T. Wenzel, E. Williams, R. Haltiwanger
1985
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Polyhedron
Abstract
Abstract The synthesis of the novel ligand 2,2,7-trimethyl-3,5-octanedione, H(tod), is described, as well as the preparation of some of the transition metal and lanthanide complexes containing the anion of this unsymmetrical beta-diketone ligand. The structure of Cu(tod)2 has been determined by X-ray crystallography to be square-planar with the isobutyl groups cis to each other. Thermogravimetric analyses indicate that several of these metal complexes are volatile and thermally stable compounds. Metal complexes containing this ligand also show unusually high solubilities in non-polar solvents such as n-hexane. The properties of these compounds indicate that they may be useful for vapour-plating of metals, as fuel additives, and in other applications.