Correlating Structural Features and 207 Pb NMR Parameters with the Stereochemical Activity of Pb II Lone Pairs in Birefringent Pb[2,6‐bis(benzimidazol‐2‐yl)pyridine] Complexes

• Published in: European journal of inorganic chemistry Vol. 2017; no. 1; pp. 88 - 98
• Main Authors: Thompson, John R., Snider, David, Wren, John E. C., Kroeker, Scott, Williams, Vance E., Leznoff, Daniel B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 03.01.2017

A series of Pb II materials containing the highly anisotropic tridentate ligand 2,6‐bis(benzimidazol‐2‐yl)pyridine (bbp) and [Au(CN) 2 ] – , Hg(CN) 2 or halide bridging units, [Pb(bbp)Br 2 ] · 2H 2 O, Pb(bbp)I 2 , [Pb(bbp)I] 2 (µ‐I)[Au(CN) 2 ], [Pb(bbp)Br] 2 (µ‐Br)[Au(CN) 2 ], [Pb(bbp)Br 2 ][Hg(CN)...