Latest Paper Posted on ChemRxiv
Antiaromaticity versus Electron Affinity: Quantitative Insights into Metal–Ligand Interactions in Ni–Pentalene Complexes
R. Kuwata, T. Imanishi, S. Hasegawa, Z. Wang, J. Usuba, K. Yasui, Y. Uetake,* A. Fukazawa*
ChemRxiv
DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-l8c87
ペンタレンのニッケル錯体に関する論文を ChemRxiv に載せました。
当研究室では,安定性と強力な反芳香族性をあわせもつ炭化水素の創製に注力してきました[1–3]。これらの研究を通して,縮環部位の選択が安定性と反芳香族性のバランスに大きな影響を与えることを明らかにしており,新たな誘導体としてベンゾチオフェン-S,S-ジオキシドを縮環部位にもつペンタレンの合成に取り組んでいました。ところが,合成の過程で,目的物であるベンゾチオフェン-S,S-ジオキシド縮環ペンタレンそのものではなく,ニッケルが配位した錯体が安定な化合物として得られることを予期せず見出しました。この錯体との出会いを契機に,反芳香族炭化水素を配位子にもつ遷移金属錯体の本質を見つめ直してみた,という研究です。錯体の電子構造の解析は,大阪大学の植竹裕太先生との共同研究により行いました。ぜひ論文をご覧ください!
We’ve just posted a new preprint on ChemRxiv about a nickel complex of pentalene!
Our lab has been exploring the design of cyclic conjugated hydrocarbons that combine strong antiaromatic character with remarkable stability.[1–3] Through these studies, we’ve found that the choice of fused rings plays a critical role in balancing antiaromatic character and stability. Building on this, we set out to synthesize a new pentalene derivative featuring a benzothiophene-S,S-dioxide moiety as the fused ring. Unexpectedly, during the synthesis, we didn’t isolate the targeted fused pentalene itself; instead, we obtained a stable Ni complex coordinated with the pentalene framework. This surprising result led us to take a closer look at transition metal complexes featuring antiaromatic hydrocarbons as ligands. Throughout these studies, we enjoyed fruitful collaboration with Dr. Yuta Uetake (The University of Osaka) for the experimental and computational analysis of the electronic structures of Ni–pentalene complexes.
We hope you’ll check out the full paper!
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