Abstract
The bridged μ-hydroxo zinc(II) complex [TtiZn(μOH)ZnTti]ClO
4 (
2) cleaves the P–O bond in tris(
p-nitrophenyl)phosphate, affording a mixture of the monomeric phosphate diester complex TtiZn–OP(O)(OC
6H
4-
p-NO
2)
2 (
3) and phenoxide complex TtiZn–OC
6H
4-
p-NO
2 (
4). The coordination geometry in both complexes is best described as distorted tetrahedral with an S
3O ligand donor set.
The bridged μ-hydroxo dinuclear four-co-ordinated zinc(II) complex
2, derived from hydrotris(
N-xylyl-2-thioimidazolyl)borate cleaves the P–O bond in tris(
p-nitrophenyl)phosphate to form a mixture of a monomeric phosphate diester complex
3 and phenoxo complex
4.