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. 2017 Apr 24;7:46056. doi: 10.1038/srep46056

Figure 1. Synthetic routes for ligand (OD) and its metal complexes 1–3.

Figure 1

The outsphere perchlorate anions have been omitted for clarity. Reagents are as follows: (a) (CH3)2CHI, anhydrous K2CO3 and ethanol (reflux, 12 h); (b) Pb(CH3COO)4, AcOH (75 °C, 8 h); (c) CH3COOH/H2SO4 (96:4) (N2, 75 °C, 20 h); (d) MeOH/CHCl3 (4:1) for 1 and 3; MeOH/H2O (4:1) for 2, (80 °C, 72 h).