The Flipping of CO Ligand Groups in Metal Carbonyl Compounds and its Frequency in Fe(CO)5

It has been proven qualitatively by a number of authors using variable temperature NMR experiments that most metal carbonyl complexes are nonrigid. A quantitative determination of the ligand exchange frequency v_e is often achieved by a line shape analysis or by measurement of the transverse relaxation time T₂ using the Carr-Purcell method. In the case of a “very fast” exchange, however, both methods prove unsuccessful. It is shown in this study that a simultaneous fit of IR or Raman spectra on the one hand and NMR spectra on the other can make possible the determination of v_e for the “very fast” exchange and can also facilitate the determination of v_e in “slow” and “medium” exchange cases considerably. The ligand exchange frequency thus found for Fe(CO)₅, 1.1 × 10¹⁰s^?1, is unexpectedly high; comparison with variable temperature measurements on solid Fe(CO)₅, yields similar energy barriers. A mechanism of exchange closely related to the “Berry mechanism” is proposed. Finally the consequences of this surprisingly large ligand exchange rate are discussed with respect to IR band assignments for molecular “fragments” M(CO)^x (where x=coordination number, and M is a transition metal, typically lanthanoid or actinoid).     

Pulse radiolysis of alkali metal cations in isopropylamine: Correlation of optical absorption spectra with electron spin resonance data

Pulse radiolysis of alkali metal cations in isopropylamine indicates the formation of three distinct optical bands attributed to solvated electrons, e^?_s, ion-pairs (M⁺, e^?_s) and alkali anions M^?. It is found that the ion-pair spectra exhibit a distinct blue shift from that of e^?_s. Comparisons with results obtained in ethylamine, tetrahydrofuran and other solvents demonstrate that the position of the ion-pair band can be correlated with the percent atomic character observed by ESR for the “monomer” species in alkali metal solutions. Results are presented for the alkali metal series, Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs.     

Dynamics of strained ring systems as studied by ESR and saturation transfer sensitive spectroscopic techniques

Effective spin-lattice relaxation rates for the cyclopentyl-1-carboxylic acid radical in X-irradiated 1,1-cyclopentanedicarboxylic acid measured by saturation-recovery and electron spin echo techniques are found to be determined by van Vleck and Raman mechanisms. Analysis of ESR, ELDOR, ENDOR, and passage spectra permitted characterization of the temperature dependence of the ring inversion frequency as τ_c^?1 = 3.35 × 10¹¹ exp(?1540/T), implying a barrier to ring inversion of 3 kcal. The magnetic resonance and double resonance spectra at low temperatures are characterized by nearly isotropic beta hyperfine couplings of 56 and 112 MHz which are averaged by the dynamic ring puckering to yield a value of 84 MHz at ambient temperatures. The gamma couplings are not resolved in the ENDOR spectra but from the linewidth of the ENDOR line at the free proton frequency a value of 3 MHz is established as the upper limit for these couplings.     

Spectroscopic and antimicrobial studies of macrocyclic metal complexes derived from 1,8-diaminonaphthalene and dimedone

A new series of macrocyclic metal complexes have been synthesized and characterized by the template condensation reaction of 1,8-diaminonaphthalene and dimedone in presence of divalent transition metals, resulting into the formation of the macrocyclic complexes of the type: [M(C₃₆H₃₆N₄)X₂]; where M = Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) and X = Cl^?, NO₃ ^?, CH₃COO^?. The synthesized macrocyclic complexes have been characterized with the aid of elemental analysis, conductance measurements, magnetic susceptibility measurements, electronic, infrared, NMR, Mass and ESR spectral studies. The complexes were also investigated for their fluorescence activity. Electronic spectra along with magnetic moments suggest the six coordinated octahedral geometry for all these complexes. The low value of molar conductance indicates them to be non-electrolyte. The in vitro antimicrobial activities of these macrocyclic complexes have also been investigated against some bacterial strains and yeast. Further minimum inhibitory concentration shown by these complexes against these pathogens was compared with MIC shown by standard antibiotic and standard antifungal drug.     

Nuclear quadrupole and magnetic resonance studies of structure and the molecular motion in SYMC6Cl3F3

³⁵Cl and ¹⁹F relaxation time measurements were carried out on symC₆Cl₃F₃. The analyses of the ¹⁹F high-resolution NMR spectra and the ³⁵Cl spin-lattice relaxation time showed that the crystal belongs to a trigonal or a hexagonal crystal system in which the molecules undergo three-fold reorientation about the molecular figure axis with the correlation time τ_c/s=3.42·10^?7 exp(18.2 kJ mol^?1/RT). Temperature dependences of the ³⁵Cl NQR frequency and ¹⁹F spin-lattice relaxation times are such that only a minor structural change is associated with the phase transition at 296 K.     

A Study of Transition‐Metal Organometallic Complexes Combining 35Cl Solid‐State NMR Spectroscopy and 35Cl NQR Spectroscopy and First‐Principles DFT Calculations

A series of transition‐metal organometallic complexes with commonly occurring metal? chlorine bonding motifs were characterized using ³⁵Cl solid‐state NMR (SSNMR) spectroscopy, ³⁵Cl nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) spectroscopy, and first‐principles density functional theory (DFT) calculations of NMR interaction tensors. Static ³⁵Cl ultra‐wideline NMR spectra were acquired in a piecewise manner at standard (9.4 T) and high (21.1 T) magnetic field strengths using the WURST‐QCPMG pulse sequence. The ³⁵Cl electric field gradient (EFG) and chemical shielding (CS) tensor parameters were readily extracted from analytical simulations of the spectra; in particular, the quadrupolar parameters are shown to be very sensitive to structural differences, and can easily differentiate between chlorine atoms in bridging and terminal bonding environments. ³⁵Cl NQR spectra were acquired for many of the complexes, which aided in resolving structurally similar, yet crystallographically distinct and magnetically inequivalent chlorine sites, and with the interpretation and assignment of ³⁵Cl SSNMR spectra. ³⁵Cl EFG tensors obtained from first‐principles DFT calculations are consistently in good agreement with experiment, highlighting the importance of using a combined approach of theoretical and experimental methods for structural characterization. Finally, a preliminary example of a ³⁵Cl SSNMR spectrum of a transition‐metal species (TiCl₄) diluted and supported on non‐porous silica is presented. The combination of ³⁵Cl SSNMR and ³⁵Cl NQR spectroscopy and DFT calculations is shown to be a promising and simple methodology for the characterization of all manner of chlorine‐containing transition‐metal complexes, in pure, impure bulk and supported forms.     

Experiments on solvated electron generation and deposition in hexamethylphosphoramide

Theory is developed and compared to experiment for the cyclic voltammetric ejection and redeposition of solvated electrons e_s^? in NaClO₄ and LiCl solutions in HMPA. In current reversal chronopotentiometry, e_s^? mass transfer can be observed free from uncompensated resistance effects by cathodic generation of e_s^? for time t_f followed by anodic current redeposition leading to a reverse transition time τ_b. The ratio τ_b/t_f depends on t_f, applied current, and LiCl electrolyte concentration. Comparison of τ_b/t_f to theory detects a highly reactive scavenger at micromolar concentration levels.     

Trace Determination and Pressure Estimation of Fluorine F2 Caused by Irradiation Damage in Minerals and Synthetic Fluorides

Irradiated alkali and earth alkali halides can form metal colloids and halogen molecules, which stay trapped inside the crystal. In this paper we provide ¹⁹F NMR spectroscopic evidence of trapped F₂ fluids in heavy ion‐bombarded synthesized LiF crystals as well as in a variety of the mineral Villiaumite (NaF). This is the 2nd mineral in which F₂ is unambiguously detected in nature. The trace quantification of the latter is in the order of magnitude of 10^?6 mol g^?1. Pressures and densities of the F₂ fluids are estimated based on the theory of nuclear spin relaxation in dilute gases.     

Experimental verification of the theory of J-diffusion in nitrogen gas

The measured linewidths of NMR spectra for ¹⁵N₂ and ¹⁴N₂ have been used to calculate rotational (τJ) and orientational (τθ₂) relaxation times. Within the density range studied (0–100 amagat) τθ₂ is proportional to τ_J in line with the impact theory of orientational and rotational relaxation.     

Binuclear metal carbonyl dab complexes : II. The syntheses and coordination properties of Mn(CO)5M′(CO)3DAB (M′ = Mn,Re; DAB = 1,4-diazabutadiene)

Mn(CO)₅M′(CO)₃DAB complexes (M′ = Mn, Re; DAB = R₁N=C(R₂)-C(R′₂)=NR₁) can be easily obtained from the reaction between Mn(CO)₅^? and M′(CO)₃X(DAB) (M′ = Mn, Re; X = Cl, Br, I). The complexes are formed by a nucleophilic mechanism, while a redistribution is responsible for the formation of a small amount of Mn₂(CO)₁₀.A diastereotopic effect can be observed in the ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra of complexes having isopropyl groups attached to the DAB ligand skeleton. A comparison is made with mononuclear complexes of the same symmetry, and the chemical shift differences for the methyl groups strongly depend on the substituent on the central metal responsible for the asymmetry.The low temperature enhancement of the σ → σ^★ transition localised on the metal—metal bond, which is normally observed for this type of compounds, was not observed for the Mn(CO)₅M′(CO)₃(DAB) complexes. The metal—metal bond can be activated by irradiating at the wave lengths associated with the CT transitions between the metal and the DAB ligand. Metal—metal bond cleavage occurs and Mn₂(CO)₁₀ is formed.     

Intermolecular nuclear relaxation in paramagnetic solutions: from free radicals to rare earths

The principles of the intermolecular relaxation of a nuclear spin by its fluctuating magnetic dipolar interactions with the electronic spins of the paramagnetic surrounding species in solution are briefly recalled. It is shown that a very high dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) of solvent protons is obtained by saturating allowed transitions of free radicals with a hyperfine structure, and that this effect can be used in efficient Earth field magnetometers. Recent work on trivalent lanthanide Ln³⁺ aqua complexes in heavy water solutions is discussed, including paramagnetic shift and relaxation rate measurements of the ¹H NMR lines of probe solutes. This allows a determination of the effective electronic magnetic moments of the various Ln³⁺ ions in these complexes, and an estimation of their longitudinal and transverse electronic relaxation times T_1e and T_2e. Particular attention is given to Gd(III) hydrated chelates which can serve as contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The full experimental electronic paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra of these complexes can be interpreted within the Redfield relaxation theory. Monte-Carlo simulations are used to explore situations beyond the validity of the Redfield approximation. For each Gd(III) complex, the EPR study leads to an accurate prediction of T_1e, which can be also derived from an independent relaxation dispersion study of the protons of the probe solutes.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Spinel‐Type Gallia‐Alumina Solid Solutions

By precipitation with ammonia of ethanolic solutions containing the appropriate proportions of gallium and aluminium nitrate, following by calcination of the resulting gels at 773 K, mixed Ga₂O₃/Al₂O₃ oxides having Ga:Al ratios of 9:1, 4:1, 1:1, 1:4 and 1:9 were obtained. Powder X‐ray diffraction showed that these mixed metal oxides form a series of solid solutions having the spinel‐type structure; also shown by γ‐Al₂O₃ and γ‐Ga₂O₃. The specific surface area (determined by nitrogen adsorption at 77 K) was found to range from 160 m² g^?1 for the mixed oxide having Ga:Al = 9:1 up to 370 m² g^?1 for that having Ga:Al = 1:9. High resolution MAS NMR showed that Ga³⁺ and Al³⁺ ions occur at both tetrahedral and octahedral sites in the spinel‐type structure of the mixed metal oxides, although there is a preferential occupation of tetrahedral sites by Ga³⁺ ions. A proportion of penta‐coordinated Al³⁺ ions was also found. IR spectra of carbon monoxide adsorbed at 77 K showed that the mixed metal oxides have a considerable Lewis acidity, related mainly to tetrahedrally coordinated metal ions exposed at crystal surfaces. The characteristic infrared absorption band of coordinated (adsorbed) CO appears in the range 2205–2190 cm^?1, and its peak wavenumber is nearly independent of Ga:Al ratio in the mixed gallia‐alumina oxides.     

Stimuli-Responsive Polymers in Solution Investigated by NMR and Infrared Spectroscopy

Summary: Temperature-induced and solvent composition-induced phase separation in solutions of poly(N-isopropylmethacrylamide) (PIPMAm) and other thermoresponsive polymers as studied by NMR and infrared (IR) spectroscopy is discussed. The fraction p of phase-separated units (units with significantly reduced mobility) and subsequently, e.g., thermodynamic parameters characterizing the coil-globule phase transition induced by temperature, were determined from reduced integrated intensities in high-resolution ¹H NMR spectra. This approach can be especially useful in investigations of phase separation in solutions of binary polymer systems. Information on behaviour of water during temperature-induced phase transition was obtained from measurements of ¹H NMR relaxation times of HDO molecules. NMR and IR spectroscopy were used to investigate PIPMAm solutions in water/ethanol (D₂O/EtOH) mixtures where the phase separation can be induced by solvent composition (cononsolvency). Some differences in globular-like structures induced by temperature and solvent composition were revealed by these methods.     

Complexation in the copper(ii)—L-histidine—D-ornithine system as studied by ESR spectroscopy

Equilibria in the copper (ii)—L-histidine—D-ornithine system were investigated by ESR spectroscopy in an aqueous solution in the pH range 2—11. Analysis of the spectrum lineshape at different pH and ligand to metal ratios showed that the mixed-ligand complexes Cu(OrnH)(HisH₂)⁴⁺, Cu(OrnH₂)(HisH)³⁺, and Cu(Orn)(His) occur in the system along with the binary complexes. The stability constants, g-factors, HFC constants, and relaxation parameters of the complexes were determined, and the structures of the complexes were suggested.     

Evidence of polyphenols nitrosation by computer aided ESR spectroscopy

Polyphenols play an important role as model systems in transition metal derivatives for the preparation of macromolecular systems. Among the metal ions ironnitrosyl coordination chemistry has received much attention in the past because of its important role in inorganic and biological processes. In the case of Fe(I)(NO)₂ complexes with polyphenols ligands in solution, difficulties in the interpretation of the ESR spectra arise from complicated patterns due to simultaneous presence of different nitrogen nuclei directly bound to the metal ion or due to the presence of equilibria between species under slow exchange conditions. In order to overcome these difficulties the investigations reported here were carried out using computer simulation of ESR spectra combined with selective isotopic substitution of ¹⁴NO with ¹⁵NO. Resorcinol displays an unexpected nine lines ESR pattern at g=2.018 which can be explained only by considering more than two nitrogen atoms interacting with the unpaired electron delocalized over the metal complex.     

Metal Complexes of Free Radicals. Part II: Identification and structures of radical complexes of alkaline earth metals and zinc

The formation of chelate complexes between free radicals and closed-shell metal ions is observed by ESR. spectroscopy. High resolution spectra of 1:1 complexes formed between the radical anion of glyoxal-bis-(N-t-butylimine) (GLIR) and Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺ and Zn²⁺ are completely analysed. The complexes formed in dimethoxyethane or tetrahydrofuran solutions are Ca(GLIR)⁺, Mg(GLIR)X, Zn (GLIR)X and Zn(GLIR)Y^?₂, where X = Cl^?, Br^?, I^?, and Y = CN^?, NCS^?. The formation of the heterometallic, binuclear cyanide-bridged complex Zn(GLIR)Fe(CN)₆^3? is also described. Isotropic coupling constants are given for protons and ¹⁴N in GLIR as well as for the metal nuclei and magnetic nuclei in the groups X and Y. Stabilities, structures and ESR. parameters of these radical complexes are discussed.     

Structure and Dynamics of Lanthanide Complexes of Triethylenetetramine‐N,N,N′,N″,N′′′,N′′′‐hexaacetic Acid (H6ttha) and of Diamides H4ttha(NHR) Derived from H6ttha as Studied by NMR,NMRD, and EPR

A multinuclear NMR study on [Ln(ttha)]^3? and [Ln{ttha(NHR)₂}]^? complexes (R=Et, CH₂(CHOH)₄CH₂OH) shows that coordinating groups of the organic ligands in these complexes are occupying all coordination sites of the metal ions, leaving no space for coordination of H₂O molecules (H₆ttha=triethylenetetramine‐N,N,N′,N″,N′′′,N′′′‐hexaacetic acid). The lanthanides of the first half of the series bind the ttha‐type ligands in a decadentate fashion, while the complexes formed with the smaller ions of the second half of the lanthanide series are nonadentate. One carboxylate group of the ligand remains unbound in the latter complexes. In principle, the ttha complexes can exist in six enantiomeric forms. Only one of the pair of diastereoisomers can interconvert without decoordination of the ligand. This pair of isomers seems to be predominant in solution. For the [Ln{ttha(NHR)₂}]^? complexes, the number of chiral centers is larger, resulting in 32 possible enantiomeric forms of the complexes. The NMR spectra of [Nd{ttha(NHEt)₂}]^? indicate that two dynamic processes occur between the isomers in solution. The NMRD curves of [Gd(ttha)]^3?, [Gd{ttha(NHEt)₂}]^?, and [Gd{ttha(NHgluca)₂}]^? (NHgluca=D ‐glucamine) show significant differences with the previously determined outer‐sphere contributions to the NMRD profiles of the corresponding [Gd{dtpa(NHR)₂}]^? complexes, which can be ascribed to differences in the parameters determining the electronic relaxation.     

Crystal field aspects of vibrational spectra: VII. Derivation of a spectrochemical series of ligands from infrared spectra

The infrared spectra (700-200 cm^?1) of 52 complexes of general formula Na[ML₃] or [ML₂B] (where M = a divalent metal ion of the first transition series; L = α-thenoyltrifluoroacetonate or benzoyltrifluoroacetonate anion; B = 2H₂O, 2NH₃, 2pyridine, 2,2'-bipyridine or 1,10-phenanthroline) are discussed. Within each series of complexes with common L and B, the IR band near 400 cm^?1 which exhibits maximum sensitivity to the coordinated metal ion (the sensitivity being in the sequence of crystal field stabilization energies) and which generally occurs in a region free from ligand absorption, is assigned to the metal—oxygen stretching frequency (v(M—O)). For each series of complexes with common M and L, the magnitude of v(M—O) decreases progressively with increasing ligand field strength of B. This relationship enables the coordinated bases, B, to be arranged in a spectrochemical series which is practically identical with that obtained from electronic spectra.     

Synthesis and magnetic,spectral and thermal eukaryotic DNA studies of some 2-acetylpyridine- [N-(3-hydroxy-2-naphthoyl)] hydrazone complexes

Complexes of Ni(II), Co(II), Cu(II), Zn(II), Cd(II), Hg(II) and U(VI)O₂ with 2-acetylpyridine-[N-(3-hydroxy-2-naphthoyl)] hydrazone (H₂APHNH) have been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, molar conductance, thermal (TG, DTG), spectral (¹H NMR, IR, UV–Vis, ESR) and magnetic measurements. ¹H NMR spectrum of the ligand suggests the presence of intramolecular hydrogen bonding. IR spectra show that H₂APHNH is a bidentate, tridentate and/or tetradentate ligand. Thermal decomposition of some complexes ended with metal oxide as a final product. ESR spectra gave evidence for the proposed structure and the bonding for some Cu(II) complexes. Biological activity measurements were carried out.     

Preparation and Characterization of Novel Asymmetrical Schiff-Base Ligands Derived from 2-methyl-7-formyl-8-hydroxyquinoline and their Metal Complexes

Two novel asymmetrical Schiff-base ligands, H₂L¹ and H₂L², were prepared by reacting two half-unit Schiff-base compounds with 2-methyl-7-formyl-8-hydroxyquinoline. The two half-unit Schiff-base compounds were initially prepared by condensing dimedone with either ethylenediamine or p-phenylenediamine, respectively. Both ligands are dibasic and contain two sets of NO coordinating sites. Twelve metal complexes were obtained by reacting both ligands with Cu(II), Ni(II), Co(II), Mn(II), Fe(III), VO(IV) cations. The ligands and their metal complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV-Vis, ESR and mass spectra, also magnetic moments of the complexes were determined. Visible spectra of the complexes indicated distorted octahedral geometries around the metal cations. ESR spectra indicated mononuclear and dinuclear structures of the complexes of ligands H₂L¹ and H₂L², respectively. Magnetic moments of the complexes were rather low compared with those expected for octahedral geometries and indicated polymeric linkage of the metal complex molecules within their crystal lattices. The insolubility of the metal complexes in most organic solvents support the polymeric structures.