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Salen ligand
Names
Other names
2,2′-Ethylenebis(nitrilomethylidene)diphenol, N,N′-Ethylenebis(salicylimine)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 202-376-3
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C16H16N2O2/c19-15-7-3-1-5-13(15)11-17-9-10-18-12-14-6-2-4-8-16(14)20/h1-8,11-12,19-20H,9-10H2/b17-11+,18-12+
    Key: VEUMANXWQDHAJV-JYFOCSDGSA-N
  • C1=CC=C(C(=C1)/C=N/CC/N=C/C2=CC=CC=C2O)O
Properties
C16H16N2O2
Molar mass 268.32
Melting point 126 °C (259 °F; 399 K)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H315, H319, H335
P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Salen refers to a tetradentate C2-symmetric ligand synthesized from salicylaldehyde (sal) and ethylenediamine (en). It may also refer to a class of compounds, which are structurally related to the classical salen ligand, primarily bis-Schiff bases. Salen ligands are notable for coordinating a wide range of different metals, which they can often stabilise in various oxidation states.[1] For this reason salen-type compounds are used as metal deactivators. Metal salen complexes also find use as catalysts.[2]

Synthesis and properties

H2salen may be synthesized by the condensation of ethylenediamine and salicylaldehyde.[3]

Salcomine, a complex of salen with cobalt
Jacobsen's salen-Mn catalyst

Complexes of salen with metal cations may be made without isolating it from the reaction mixture.[4][5] This is possible because the stability constant for the formation of the metal complexes are very high, due to the chelate effect.

H2L + Mn+ → ML(n−2)+ + 2 H+

where L stands for the ligand. The pyridine adduct of the cobalt(II) complex Co(salen)(py) (salcomine) has a square-pyramidal structure; it can act as a dioxygen carrier by forming a labile, octahedral O2 complex.[6][7]

The name “salen ligands” is used for tetradentate ligands which have similar structures. For example, in salpn there is a methyl substituent on the bridge. It is used as a metal deactivation additive in fuels.[8] The presence of bulky groups near the coordination site may enhance the catalytic activity of a metal complex and prevent its dimerization. Salen ligands derived from 3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylaldehyde fulfill these roles, and also increase the solubility of the complexes in non-polar solvents like pentane. Chiral “salen” ligands may be created by proper substitution of the diamine backbone, the phenyl ring, or both.[5] An example is the ligand obtained by condensation of the C2-symmetric trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane with 3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylaldehyde. Chiral ligands may be used in asymmetric synthesis reactions, such as the Jacobsen epoxidation:[9][10]

Related ligands

Synthesis and complexation of Jäger's ligand.[11]

A class of tetradentate ligands with the generic name acacen are obtained by the condensation of derivatives of acetylacetone and ethylenediamine.[11] Cobalt complexes [Co(acacen)L2]+, selectively inhibit the activities of histidine-containing proteins through exchange of the axial ligands. These compounds show promise for the inhibition of oncogenesis.[12]

The salan and salalen ligands are similar in structure to salen ligands, but have one or two saturated nitrogen-aryl bonds (amines rather than imines). They tend to be less rigid and more electron rich at the metal center than the corresponding salen complexes.[13][14] Salans can be synthesized by the alkylation of an appropriate amine with a phenolic alkyl halide. The “half-salen” ligands have only one salicylimine group. They are prepared from a salicylaldehyde and a monoamine.[15]

The name “salen” or “salen-type” may be used for other ligands that have similar environment around the chelating site, namely two acidic hydroxyls and two Schiff base (aryl-imine) groups. These include the ligands abbreviated as salph, from the condensation of 1,2-phenylenediamine and salicylaldehyde, and salqu, from the condensation of salicylaldehyde and 2-quinoxalinol.[16]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Shaw, Subrata; White, James D. (11 June 2019). "Asymmetric Catalysis Using Chiral Salen–Metal Complexes: Recent Advances". Chemical Reviews. 119 (16): 9381–9426. doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00074. PMID 31184109. S2CID 184486101.
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  11. ^ a b Weber, Birgit; Jäger, Ernst-G. (2009). "Structure and Magnetic Properties of Iron(II/III) Complexes with N
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  13. ^ Atwood, David A.; Remington, Michael P.; Rutherford, Drew (1996). "Use of the Salan Ligands to Form Bimetallic Aluminum Complexes". Organometallics. 15 (22): 4763. doi:10.1021/om960505r.
  14. ^ Berkessel, Albrecht; Brandenburg, Marc; Leitterstorf, Eva; Frey, Julia; Lex, Johann; Schäfer, Mathias (2007). "A Practical and Versatile Access to Dihydrosalen (Salalen) Ligands: Highly Enantioselective Titanium. In Situ Catalysts for Asymmetric Epoxidation with Aqueous Hydrogen Peroxide". Adv. Synth. Catal. 349 (14–15): 2385. doi:10.1002/adsc.200700221.
  15. ^ Pang, Xuan; Duan, Ranlong; Li, Xiang; Sun, Zhiqiang; Zhang, Han; Wang, Xianhong; Chen, Xuesi (2014). "Synthesis and characterization of half-salen complexes and their application in the polymerization of lactide and ε-caprolactone". Polymer Chemistry. 5 (23): 6857–6864. doi:10.1039/C4PY00734D.
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