was cyclooligomerized catalytically at
115 °C by the
Three new polyselenoether macrocycles, 3,3,7,7-tetramethyl-1,5-diselenacyclooctane (2;
Me48Se2),
3,3,7,7,11,11-hexamethyl-1,5,9-triselenacyclododecane (3; Me612Se3),
and
3,3,7,7,11,11,15,15-octamethyl-1,5,9,13-tetraselenacyclohexadecane (4; Me816Se4),
along with a polymer were obtained. Two
complexes of 3,
Re2(CO)9(Me612Se3)
(5) and
Cu4I4(μ-Me612Se3)2
(6), were obtained from the
reactions with Re2(CO)9(NCMe) and
CuI, respectively. All three macrocycles and the
complexes 1, 5, and 6 were
characterized crystallographically. In all cases the
gem-dimethyl
groups of the macrocycles are directed toward the exterior of the
rings. Interestingly, some
methylene groups are directed toward the interior of the ring.
Compound 5 contains an
η1-Me612Se3 ligand, while compound
6 contains bridging
η2-Me612Se3 ligands that link
Cu4I4
clusters into a three-dimensional network in the solid state.