Quinolino[7,8-h]quinoline: a ‘just right’ ligand for beryllium(ii) coordination†
Jenna K.
Buchanan, 
a
Rebecca J.
Severinsen,
a
Magnus R.
Buchner,
b
Lewis R.
Thomas-Hargreaves,
b
Paul G.
Plieger
*a
a
Rebecca J.
Severinsen,
a
Magnus R.
Buchner,
b
Lewis R.
Thomas-Hargreaves,
b
Paul G.
Plieger
*a
Abstract
We report the synthesis and crystal structure of the first quinolino[7,8-h]quinoline beryllium(II) complex of the general formula [BeL2(MeCN)Br]Br·MeCN, containing the ligand 4,9-dihydroxyquinolino[7,8-h]quinoline (L2). The Be(II) cation is a great size match for the dinitrogen binding pocket of the quinolino[7,8-h]quinoline ligand as indicated by minimal out-of-plane displacement and ligand distortion parameters.
![Graphical abstract: Quinolino[7,8-h]quinoline: a ‘just right’ ligand for beryllium(ii) coordination](/en/Image/Get?imageInfo.ImageType=GA&imageInfo.ImageIdentifier.ManuscriptID=D1DT03367K&imageInfo.ImageIdentifier.Year=2021)
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