Synthesis, molecular structure and photochemical properties of tricarbonyl and dicarbonyl derivatives of 1N- and 2N-cymantrenylalkyl-1,2,3-triazoles

1N- and 2N-cymantrenylalkylsubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles were for the first time synthesized. It was found that irradiation by a mercury lamp light with λ = 365 nm of cymantrenylalkyl-1,2,3-triazoles 3, 5–8 gives stable dicarbonyl chelates 4, 9–12. In a closed system without CO removal, intermolecular photochromic systems between tricarbonyl and dicarbonyl complexes were formed; half-conversion time for the dark reaction was more than 10 h. The effect of a substituent position in dicarbonyl chelates 4, 9–12 on the parameters of their spectra, coordination ability of the N atom and chemical stability was studied. It was found that coordination ability of the nitrogen atoms markedly depends on steric hindrances, which are significantly different in 1N- and 2N-substituted triazoles. © 2017 Elsevier B.V.