Dimerization of Propylene by Nickel (Ⅱ) and Cobalt (Ⅱ) Catalysts Based on Bidentate Nitrogen-phosphino Chelating Ligands

The catalytic property of propylene dimerization by several nickel (Ⅱ), cobalt (Ⅱ) complexes containing N-P bidentate ligands was studied in combination with organoaluminum co-catalysts. The effects of the type of aluminum co-catalysts and its relative amount, the nature of precursors in terms of ligand backbone and metal center were investigated. The results indicated that precursor I (N,N-dimethyl-2-(diphenylphosphino)aniline nickel (Ⅱ) dichloride) exhibited high activity in propylene dimerization in the presence of the strong Lewis acid Et3Al2Cl3, whereas low productivity by its cobalt analogues was observed under identical reaction conditions.     

Propylene Dimerization by（η^5—C9H7）2 Nickel（Ⅱ）Catalytic System

The catalytic performance of Ni(η^5-Ind)2 complex in the dimerization of propylene was studied in combimation with an organoaluminum co-catalyst,eventually in the presence of a phosphine ligand.The effects of the type of aluminum co-catalyst and its relative amount,the nature of phosphine ligand and P/Ni ratio as well as the reaction temperature were examined.The results indicated that the nickel precatalyst exhibited high productivity for the propylene dimerization together with organoaluminum.It was likely to strongly modify the reactivity in the catalytic sytem when using phosphine ligand as additives,especially at the reaction temperature below 0℃.The catalytic system based on Ni(η^5-Ind)2 complex displaed an extremely high productivity(TOF up to 16900h^-1)and a good regioselectivity to 2,3-dimethylbutenes (2,3-DMB) in dimers(66.4%)under proper reaction parameters.     

Copolymerization of Ethylene／1-Butene with Heterogeneous TiCl4／（α-Diimine）nickel（II） Complex Combined Catalyst

The new type heterogeneous combined catalyst system TiCl4-(α-diimine)nickel(II) complexes/MgC12-SiO2/AlR3 was prepared. Ethylene and 1-butene were copolymerized with thecatalysts in slurry phase. It was found that with combined catalyst, the copolymers with lower density and higher branched degree were obtained. 13CNMR results showed that in the obtained copolymers existed not only ethyl but also some other kinds of branches due to the fact that ethylene exhibits the behavior of oligomedzation and copolymerization in-situ with combined catalysts.     

SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND CATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF N,N‘-BIS(3-ALLYL SALICYLIDENE)ETHYLENEDIAMINE COBALT(II) SCHIFF BASE COMPLEX ANCHORED ON A NEW POLYMER SUPPORT

A new chelating polymer support has been prepared by suspension copolymeriz a tion of synthesized N,N‘-bis(3-allyl salicylidene)ethylenediamine monomer Schiff base (N,N‘-BSEDA) with styrene (St) and divinylbenzene (DVB) using azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) as initiator in the presence of poly(vinyl alcohol). The content and complexation ability of monomer Schiff base (N,N‘-BSEDA) for cobalt(II) ions in prepared crosslinked polymer beads have shown dependence on the amount of DVB used in reaction mixture. The amount of monomer Schiff base (N,N‘-BSEDA) in crosslinked beads showed a substantial decreasing trend at high concentration of DVB in the reaction mixture (＞ 1.5 mol dm-3), hence the efficiency of complexation (EC%) and cobalt(II) ion loading (EL%) of polymer beads showed a decreasing trend. The structure of monomer Schiff base (N,N‘-BSEDA) and its cobalt(II) complex on polymer support was elucidated by IR, UV and magnetic measurements. The catalytic activity of polymer bound cobalt(Ⅱ) Schiff base complex was evaluated by analyzing kinetic data of decomposition of hydrogen peroxide in the presence of either supported cobalt (II) complex or free cobalt(II) complex. The activation energy for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide by polymer supported cobalt(II)complex was found to be low (33.37 kJ mol-l) in comparison with unsupported cobalt(II) complex (56.35 kJ mol-1). On the basis of experimental observations, reaction steps are proposed and a suitable rate expression derived.     

Synthesis, Characterization, Crystal Structure and Antibacterial Activities of a Nickel（Ⅱ） Complex with 2＇-（2-Thienylidene）-hydroxybenzoylhydrazide

In the ethanol solvent, a nickel(Ⅱ) complex Ni(C12H10N2O2S)2 upon reaction of 2'-(2-thienylidene)-hydroxybenzoylhydrazide with nickel acetate was synthesized, and its structure was characterized by IR, UV, elemental analysis and X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to monoclinic system, space group C2/c with a = 22.052(3), b = 5.9681(6), c = 18.522(2) (A), β = 110.679(4)° , V = 2280.6(4) (A)3, Z = 4, Mr = 551.27, μ = 1.606 mm-1, Dc = 1.075 g/cm3, F(000) = 1136 and Rint = 0.0556. The nickel(Ⅱ) atom in the compound is four-coordinated with two nitrogen atoms from amide and two oxygen atoms from keto group. The biological activities have been measured, show- ing the compound exhibits better anti-bacterial activity than the ligand.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 2,5-Di- （pyridin-3-yl）-1,3,4-oxadiazolendium Nitrate

In order to continue our studies on the synthesis, properties and coordination of s-tetrazine, 3,6-di-(pyridin-3-yl)-s-tetrazine (II, 3-dptz) was synthesized and characterized by 1H- NMR, MS and IR spectra. And the coordination reaction of 3-dptz with nitrate of Cu(II) was studied. 3-dptz reacting with CuII salt [Cu(NO3)2·2H2O] generates a new salt, nitrate of 2,5-di-(pyridin-3- yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazolene (III). III was determined by IR spectra and single-crystal X-ray diffraction to give the following crystal data: space group P21/c, a = 4.9112(1), b = 8.4101(3), c = 29.499(1) , β = 93.266(2)o, V = 1216.44(7) nm3, Mr = 287.24, Z = 4, Dc = 1.568 g/cm3,μ= 0.122 mm-1, F(000) = 592, R = 0.0430 and wR = 0.1240. The results show that III is composed of one cation and one nitrate anion. The cation consists of one H+ and one 2,5-di-(pyridin-3-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol molecule, with the former being attached to the latter via electrovalent bond with N3 atom. And the O(42) atom in the nitrate anion is disordered. Intra- and intermolecular H-bonds are observed in the crystal of the title compound. The mechanism of metal-assisted decomposition was also discussed briefly.     

Structure and Photosynthetic Mimicking of Bis（2,6—bis（benzimidazol—2—yl）pyridine）manganese（Ⅱ）

Mn(bzimpy)2(1)[bzimpy=2,6-bis(benzimidazol-2-yl)pyridine],a mononuclear manganese(Ⅱ）complex,was synthesized by the reaction of Mn(OOCMe)2 with bzimpy in absolute ethanol.The complex was structurally characterized by elemental analysis,cyclic voltammetry,and X-ray crystallography.In the complex,the manganese-nitrogen distances were different,and the geometry and the metal ion environment showed the distortion.The cyclic voltammetric measurements have been performed to assess its redox characteristics.The presence of oxidation wave at 0.62V and 0.081V vs.SCE or 0.8V and 1.0v vs.NHE suggested that this complex could catalyze the oxidation of water,therefore,simulate the water-oxidizing complex(WOC) of photosystem Ⅱ (PS Ⅱ).The measurements of photoreduction of 2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol (DCPIP),and oxygen evolution in the manganess-depleted and the comples 1-reconstituted PS Ⅱ preparations just support our conjecture.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Samarium （Ⅲ） Containing Poly-（N-vinylacetamide） Complex

Poly (N-vinylacetamide) (PNVA) was synthesized by the free radical polymerization and its samarium (Ⅲ) binary complex was prepared and characterized by means of IR, UV-vis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and fluorescence spectra. The fluorescent intensity of samarium (Ⅲ) characteristic emission was increased significantly due to efficient energy transfer from polymeric ligand to Sm (Ⅲ) ion in the complex.     

SYNTHESIS OF BRANCHED POLYETHYLENE USING (α-DIIMINE)NICKEL(Ⅱ)TiCl4 COMBINED AND SUPPORTED CATALYST*

(α-Diimine)nickel(Ⅱ) {[C6H5 -N = C(CH3)-C(CH3) = N -C6H5]NiBr2}-TiCl4 abbreviated as NiL-TiCl4 combined catalyst which is supported on MgCl2-SiO2 carrier has been prepared, by using alkyl aluminum (AIR3) as the cocatalyst in place of methylaluminoxane (MAO) to catalyze ethylene oligomerization and copolymerization in situ. The influences of procedure for supporting NiL-TiCI4, the molar ratio of NiL to TiCI4, cocatalyst type and polymerization temperature on the catalytic performance were studied. The degree of branching and the composition of the branched chain of polymers produced have been investigated by IR and ^13C-NMR spectra. The results show that the combined catalyst can synthesize the branched polyethylene with various banched chains .The polymerization reaction was monitored by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The results show that this catalyst promotes the oligomerization and copolymerization in situ for ethylene.     

四氮大环-金属配合物与DNA作用的电化学及谱学研究

Mononuclear copper（Ⅱ）, nickel（Ⅱ） and cobalt（Ⅲ） tetracoordinate macrocyclic complexes were synthesized and spectroscopically characterized. The crystal structure of the three compounds were determined by X-ray crystallography. The electrochemical experimental results indicate that the three complexes could interact with DNA mainly by electrostatic interaction. The interaction of tetracoordinate macrocyclic cobalt（Ⅲ） complex with DNA was studied by cyclic voltammetry and UV-vis spectroscopy. The experimental results reveal that tetracoordinate macrocyc- lic cobalt（Ⅲ） complex could interact with DNA by electrostatic interaction to form a 1 ： 1 DNA association complex with a binding constant of 7.50 ×10^3 L·mol^-1.     

The Oxidation of Cyelohexene with Polymer Supported Co（Ⅱ）in Supercritical Carbo

The cycloexene 1 was oxidized with polymer-supported 2.2-bipyridine cobalt(11)complex in the presence of CO2.The conversion and selectivity was sensitive to the pressure of CO2.     

ADSORPTION BEHAVIOUR OF Mn（II） AND Zn（II） ON ATTAPULGITE WITH FAAS METHOD

Active attapulbgite as adsorptive reagent, the adsorptive behavior of Mn（II） and Zn（II） was studied with Flame atomic absorption spectroscopy （FAAS） method. The mainly factors of influencing the adsorption and desorption of Mn（II） and Zn（II） were discussed. The interference of coexisting ions was investigated, and the actual sample determination from adzuki beans, mung beans and phosphating waste water was conducted with good result.     

A New Method of Synthesis of Azo Schiff Base Ligands with Azo and Azomethine Donors: Synthesis of N-4-Methoxy- benzylidene-2-(3-hydroxyphenylazo)-5-hydroxy- aniline and Its Nickel(II) Complex

A new method for the synthesis of azo Schiff an base ligand in which the azo and azomethine groups are coordination sites was developed through a Schiff base precursor. The precursor, N-4-methoxybenzylidene-3-hydroxy- phenylamine (SB) derived from 3-aminophenol was regioselectively coupled with a diazonium ion para to the hydroxyl group of the amine component of the Schiff base. The para selectivity was controlled by the directing effect of the hydroxyl group. The ligand and its nickel(II) complex were characterized by elemental analyses, IR and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The analytical and spectral data supported the mononuclear formulation of the complex with metal to ligand ratio (M∶L＝1∶2) and suggested a square planar geometry for the complex.     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Fluorescence Property and Antibacterial Activity of Two Unprecedented One-dimensional Chain Metal organic Coordination Polymers： Zn（H-SSA）（Phen）（H20）2 and Cu（H-SSA） （Phen） （H20）2

The reaction of 5-sulfosalicylic acid(H3-SSA) with o-phenanthroline(Phen),NaOH,and Mcl2(M=Zn,Cu) affords Zn(H-SSA)(Phen)(H2O)2(1) and Cu(H-SSA)(Phen)(H2O)2 (2),respectively ,compounds 1 and 2 are characterized by elemental analysis,IR,fluorescence spectra and single crystal Xray diffraction analysis.The X-ray diffraction analyses reveal that compounds 1 and 2 are isostructure.The 5-sulfosalicylic acid ligand loses two protons at the sulfo-group and carboxylic group during the reaction.The Zn(II) and Cu(II)ions are sixcoordinated and adopt distorted octahedral geometry,which are surrounded by two N atoms from Phen,two O atoms from two water molecules,one O atom from-SO3 group and one oxygen from carboxylic group of the other H-SSA.Compounds 1 and 2 have unprecedented one-dimensional linear chain formed by a repeating mononuclear structureal unit.which is bridged by H-SSA.The fluorescence intensity of 1 and 2 is stronger than that of Phen and H3-SSA at 400nm.The lowest excited single states of these complexes are assigned as mainly Phen localized 1(π π),The antibacterial activity test shows that compounds 1 and 2 strongly inhibit the growth of Streptococcus haemolyticus,Straphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli.     

SYNTHESIS OF POLY（3,4-AZOPYRIDYLENE） AND OXYGEN-BINDING AFFINITY OF ITS COMPLEX WITH COBALTPORPHYRIN

Synthesis and characteristics of poly(3,4-azopyridylene) (PAP), conductivity and oxygen-binding affinity of its complex with meso-α,α,α,α-tetrakis(o-pivalamidophenyl) porphyrinatocobalt(Ⅱ) (CoP) were studied. PAP was prepared by oxidative polymerization of 3,4-diaminopyridine (DAP) in DMF solution using CuCl/pyridine as the catalyst. IR and NMR results showed that the peak of amido group in DAP was converted to the azo group in PAP and a π conjugated polymer was synthesized. The average molecular weight of PAP was determined to be 5.0 × 103. The PAP-CoP complex was prepared by complexing the pyridyl group of PAP with the fifth coordination site of CoP in DMF solution. In comparison with the CoP complex with a non-π conjugated polymer, the PAP-CoP complex shows good electroconductivity of 5.8 × 10-6 Scm-1. The PAP-CoP complex displays a reversible change in the UV-Visible absorption spectrum from the deoxy form to the oxy or oxygen-binding one with an isosbestic point, in response to the partial oxygen pressure of the atmosphere. The oxygen-response behavior was monitored at the absorbance ascribed to the oxy form at 548 nm to give the oxygen-binding affinity.The oxygen-binding equilibrium curves of PAP-CoP complex obey a Langmuir isotherm. DMF has great effects on the oxygen-binding properties of the PAP-CoP complex. The oxygen-binding affinity of PAP-CoP complex in the solid state is higher than that in DMF solution. With decreasing temperature, the oxygen-binding affinity of the PAP-CoP complex increases.     

Thermal Behavior and Decomposition Kinetics of the Complexes of CuX2 （X=NO3, Br, CI and CIO4） with 3,3＇-Dimethyl-1 -（1 H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl）-2-butanone

The thermal behaviors of the complexes of Cu(DMTZB)4X2 (DMTZB=3,3‘-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-2-butanone, X=NO3 or ClO4) and Cu(DMTZB)2 X2 (X=Br or Cl) in a nitrogen atmosphere were studied under the non-isothermal conditions by simultaneous TG-DTG-DSC, EDS and elemental analysis techniques. The resuits showed that their decomposition proceeded in three different ways mainly depending on the anions in the molecules. The heat effect associated with the decomposition step of DMTZB molecules was also different. The decomposition mechanisms and the kinetic parameters of DMTZB were determined and calculated by jointly using four methods, which showed that its pyrolysis was controlled by D3 mechanism but with different activation energies and pre-exponential factors for different complexes.     

The roles of cysteines in the heme domain of human soluble guanylate cyclase

Soluble guanylate cyclase(sGC) is a critical heme-containing enzyme involved in NO signaling.The dimerization of sGC subunits is necessary for its bioactivity and its mechanism is a striking and an indistinct issue.The roles of heme domain cysteines of the sGC on the dimerization and heme binding were investigated herein.The site-directed mutations of three conserved cysteines(C78A,C122A and C174S) were studied systematically and the three mutants were characterized by gel filtration analysis,UV-vis spectroscopy and heme transfer examination.Cys78 was involved in heme binding but not referred to the dimerization,while Cys174 was demonstrated to be involved in the homodimerization.These results provide new insights into the cysteine-related dimerization regulation of sGC.     

Synthesis and Characterization of a New Ligand 2-（4, 5-Dihydro-2-thiazolyl）-6-methoxylbenzothiazole and Its Dinuclear Co（II） Complex

A new ligand 2-(4,5-dihydro-2-thiazolyl)-6-methoxyl benzothiazole and its new dinuclear Co(II) coordination complex [Co(C11H10N2OS2)Cl2]2·2CHCl3 (1) have been synthesized and characterized. Complex 1 was synthesized by the reaction of Co(II) salt with 2-(4,5-dihydro- 2-thiazolyl)-6-methoxyl benzothiazole under room-temperature evaporation condition and struc- turally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and IR spectroscopy. The supramolecular network of complex 1 is stabilized by the presence of intermolecular interaction, such as C–H···Cl hydrogen bonding and π-π stacking. The complex crystallizes in triclinic, space group P1 with a = 8.3288(12), b = 10.5273(15), c = 10.822(2), α = 93.416(3), β = 90.864(3), γ = 94.890(3)o, V = 943.60(2)3, Z = 2, Dc = 1.758 g/cm3, F(000) = 498 and μ = 1.840 mm-1. The final complex [Co(C11H10N2OS2)Cl2]2·2CHCl3 is a diplex bridged dinuclear complex consisting of two Co(II) ions, two ligands, two bridging Cl- anions and two terminal Cl- anions.     

Solvothermal Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Antimicrobial Activity of a Novel Imide Nickel Complex [Ni（CH_3CONCOCH_3）_2·2（H_2O）]

A novel imide nickel complex [Ni(CH3CONCOCH3)2·2(H2O)] was synthesized by the solvothermal reaction of nickel acetate tetrahydrate and acetonitrile.What amazed us is that acetonitrile had changed into acetyl imide in enol form during the formation process of the title complex.The complex was characterized by elemental analysis,IR spectrum and X-ray single-crystal diffraction analysis.It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system,space group Pbca with a = 7.4503(7),b = 13.1089(12),c = 14.1303(14),V = 1380.0(2)3,Dc = 1.420 g/cm3,Mr = 294.94,Z = 4,F(000) = 616,μ = 1.422 mm-1,the final R = 0.0487 and wR = 0.1482.The four-coordinated nickel(II) center is surrounded by 4O atoms from two imide ligands and has a distorted square planar geometry.The complex is connected to form a supramolecule with an infinite three-dimensional network through intramolecular and intermolecular hydrogen bonds.Antimicrobial activity was investigated by agar diffusion method,and the result showed that the complex was active against coli bacillus,staphylococcus aureus and bacillus subtilis.The thermal stability of the title complex was also studied by TG-DTA method.     

Solvothermal Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a 1D Helical-chain Cobalt（II） Complex Containing （Quinolin-8-yloxy）acetate

The cobalt(II) complex with (quinolin-8-yloxy)acetate, [CoCl(C11H8NO3)]n (1), has been prepared via the solvothermal method and characterized by IR, elemental analysis, UV- Vis diffuse-reflection spectra and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Complex 1 is a novel carboxylate-bridged one-dimensional helical cobalt(II) polymer, and the Co(II) centre exhibits an approximately square pyramidal CoClNO3 coordination geometry. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P21/n, with a = 9.1594(10), b = 6.8864(7), c = 17.290(2) , β = 102.629(3)o, C11H8ClCoNO3, Mr = 296.56, V = 1064.2(2) 3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.851 g/cm3, F(000) = 596, μ = 1.856 mm-1, the final R = 0.0308 and wR = 0.0807. Interestingly, the chain complexes are assembled to form two-dimensional networks through intermolecular face-to-face π-π stacking interactions with the centroid-to-centroid distance of 3.559(1)  and the dihedral angle of 8.4(1)° between the aromatic rings.