Synthesis of Imidazole-Containing Ligands and Studies on Metal Complexes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.69.3317

1,5-Di(imidazol-l-yl)-3-(2-(imidazol-l-yl)ethyl]pentane, 1,7-di(imidazol-l-yl)-4-[3-(imidazol-l-yl)propyl]heptane, N,N′,N″ -tris[2-(imidazol-4-yl)ethyl]benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide, and 1,3,5-tris[3-(imidazol-l-yl)propyl]benzene (TIPB) have been synthesized for a study of the formation and characteristics of zinc complexes. TIPB forms a crystalline zinc complex, not a tetrahedral complex but an octahedral complex. Other ligands form either microcrystalline complexes or polymer complexes with zinc.