Helical Structures Featuring Thiolato Donors - Metallofoldamers: Supramolecular Architectures from Helicates to Biomimetics - page 173

(Me 3 PhN) 4

S

S

S

Ti

HS

S

O

S

S

HN

O

HS

NH

NH

O O

=R

1. Ti(OPr) 4
Na 2 CO 3
2. Me 3 NPhCl

NH

NH

NH

N

HN

N N

methanol

N

HN

HN

N

NH

N NH

N NHR

N

RHN

O

HN

NH

O
O

H 6 - 9

HN

S

S

S

Ti

S

S

S

(Me 3 PhN) 4 [Ti 2 ( 9 ) 2 ]

Scheme 5.5 Synthesis of the dinuclear complex (Me 3 PhN) 4 [Ti 2 (9) 2 ].

Figure 5.13 Molecular structure of the complex anion [Me 3 PhNTi 2 (9) 2 ] 3 (left) and side
view of the anion showing its banana shape (right).