Abstract
The synthesis and structures of five new compounds are reported. [Mg(6-Oq)(2)(phen)(2)] (1), [Na(phen)(3)][(6-HOq)(6-Oq)] (2), 1/infinity[Cu(3-Opy)(3-HOpy)(2)(PPh3)](infinity) (3), l/infinity[Cu-2{mu-(6-Oq)}(PPh3)(2)](infinity) (4) and [Cu-2(pht)(2)(mu-dppm)(2)] (5) (6-HOq = 6-hydroxyquinoline; phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, 3-HOpy = 3-hydroxypyridine; Hpht = phthalimide; dppm = bis-(diphenylphosphino)methane) were prepared by deprotonation of N-heterocyclic aromatic compounds with metal alkoxides. 1-5 represent useful starting materials for investigating the supramolecular cordination chemistry of organic anhydrides.