Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Electrochemical Properties of a Cadmium(II) Complex with α-Furoic Acid and 1,10-Phenanthroline

A new cadmium complex [Cd(phen)3]·(ClO4)2·(α-FRA)·(H2O)3 was prepared by self-assembly of α-furoic acid, 1,10-phenanthroline (phen), and cadmium perchlorate. It crystal- lizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/n, with a = 1.28130(15), b = 2.5957(3), c = 1.35449(16) nm, β = 109.395(2)o, V = 4.2492(9) nm3, Dc = 1.491 g/cm3, Z = 4, F(000) = 1926, GOOF = 1.023, the final R = 0.0729 and wR = 0.2086. The crystal structure analysis indicates that the cadmium ion is coordinated with six nitrogen atoms from six 1,10-phenanthroline molecules, giving a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. The cyclic voltametric behavior of the com- plex was also investigated.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Copper（Ⅱ） Complex with Benzilic Acid and 1,10-Phenanthroline

A new complex [Cu（phen）3][（C6H4）2C（OH）COO]2·6H2O was prepared by selfassembly of benzilic acid, 1,10-phenanthroline （phen）, and copper perchlorate. It crystallizes in triclinic, space group P1-, with a = 1.14661（17）, b = 1.6455（2）, c = 1.6457（2） nm, α= 74.779（2）, β = 74.904（3）, γ = 84.424（3）°, V = 2.8914（7） nm^3, Dc = 1.340 g/cm^3, Z = 2, F（000） = 1218, GOOF = 1.018, the final R = 0.0643 and wR= 0.1633. The crystal structure shows that the copper ion is coordinated with six nitrogen atoms from six 1,10-phenanthroline molecules, forming a distorted octahedral coordination geometry.     

Hydrothermal Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Electrochemical Properties of Complex [Cd(phen)3]·(ClO4)2·(p-MBA)2·(H2O)2

One new cadmium complex [Cd(phen)3]·(ClO4)2·(p-MBA)2·(H2O)2 has been hydro- thermally synthesized by reacting p-methylbenzoic acid (p-MBA), 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) and cadmium perchlorate. It crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P, with a = 1.2809(3), b = 1.3431(3), c = 1.3734(3) nm, α = 84.259(4), β = 71.603(3), γ = 74.424(3)o, V = 2.1594(8) nm3, Dc = 1.532 g/cm3, Z = 2, F(000) = 1008, μ = 0.697 mm-1, R = 0.0646 and wR = 0.1648. The crystal structure shows that the cadmium ion is coordinated with six nitrogen atoms from three 1,10-phenanthroline molecules, forming a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. The result of electrochemical property analysis shows that the electron transfer in the electrode reaction is irreversible.     

Studies on the Interaction of Dinitratobis（phen） Cadmium Complex with DNA

DNA-binding properties of the dinitratobis（phen） cadmium complex [Cd（phen）2（NO3）2] （where phen = 1,10-phenanthroline） have been investigated with absorption titration, fluorescence spectroscopy, viscosity measurement, molecular modeling and density functional theory （DFT） calculations. The results indictate DNA-binding mode of the complex to be weak groove binding rather than partial intercalative interaction expected of the extended planar aromatic phen ring. In addition, the DNA cleavage study was carried out by gel electrophoresis experiment. The results showed that the complex both hardly cleaves pBR322 DNA in the absence and present ascorbate. So it is suggested that the formation of cadmium complex can decrease cadmium toxicity to some extents.     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Thermal Stability of a Saturated Dimeric Ce（III）-chelated Complex Based on Benzoate and 1,10-Phenanthroline Ligands

The title complex, [Ce（BA）3phen]2 （BA = benzoate, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline）, was prepared by the reaction of Ce（NO3）3.6H2O, benzoic acid and 1,10-phenanthroline. The complex was characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis, IR spectra and TG-DTG techniques. The results show that the crystal is of triclinic, space group P1 with a = 10.912（2）, b = 11.962（3）, c = 12.474（3） A, α = 104.889（3）, β = 93.523（3）, γ = 113.332（3）^o, C66H46Ce2N4O12, Mr = 1366.90, V= 1420.2（6） ,A^3, Z = 1, Dc = 1.598 g/cm^3, μ = 1.652 mm^-1, S = 1.024 and F（000） = 682. The final R = 0.0391 and wR = 0.0947 for 4878 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. The structure of the title complex consists of two Ce（C6HsCOO）3（C12H8N2） units, forming a binuclear molecule. Each Ce（Ⅲ） is coordinated by two O atoms of one bidentate chelating carboxylate group, five O atoms of two bidentate bridging and two tridentate chelating-bridging carboxylate groups, and two N atoms of one 1,10-phenanthroline molecule to complete a distorted monocapped square antiprism geometry. Its thermogravimetric analysis was determined by TG-DTG techniques.     

Hydrothermal Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Thermal Stability of [Ni（phen）3]-（C8H12O4）-（H2O）14

One novel complex [Ni（phen）3],（C8H12O4）·（H2O）14 with hexane dicarboxylic acid and 1,10-phenanthroline has been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized. Crystal data： monoclinic, space group C2/c, a = 2.3475（5）, b = 1.2208（2）, c = 1.9499（4） nm, β= 114.682（3）°, V = 5.0778（16） nm^3, Dc = 1.339 g/cm^3, Z = 4,μ（MoKa） = 0.458 mm^-1, F（000） = 2168, GOOF = 1.014, R = 0.0401 and wR = 0.0961. The nickel（H） center in the title complex is coordinated with six nitrogen atoms of three 1,10-phenanthroline molecules, giving a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. However, the nickel（Ⅱ） ion does not coordinate to the hexane dicarboxylic acid. The complex molecules form a 3D structure through hydrogen bonds. TG analysis shows that the title complex is stable below 240.0 ℃.     

Hydrothermal Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Electrochemical Properties of Complex [Cd(phen)_3]·(ClO_4)_2·(p-MBA)_2·(H_2O)_2

One new cadmium complex [Cd(phen)3]·(ClO4)2·(p-MBA)2·(H2O)2 has been hydro-thermally synthesized by reacting p-methylbenzoic acid (p-MBA),1,10-phenanthroline (phen) and cadmium perchlorate. It crystallizes in the triclinic system,space group P1,with a=1.2809(3),b= 1.3431(3),c=1.3734(3) nm,α=84.259(4),β=71.603(3),γ=74.424(3)o,V=2.1594(8) nm3,Dc= 1.532 g/cm3,Z=2,F(000)=1008,μ=0.697 mm-1,R=0.0646 and wR=0.1648. The crystal structure shows that the cadmium ion is coordinated with six nitrogen atoms from three 1,10-phenanthroline molecules,forming a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. The result of electrochemical property analysis shows that the electron transfer in the electrode reaction is irreversible.     

Preparation, Crystal Structure and Enthalpy Change of Formation of the Reaction in Liquid Phase of a New Three- Dimensional Mixed-Ligand Holmium（Ⅲ）Coordination Polymer Based on Strong π-π Stacking Interactions

A new three-dimensional coordination polymer, [Ho（5-nip）（phen）（NO3）（DMF）] （5-nip=5-nitroisophthalic acid and phen=1,10-phenanthroline）, was prepared and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis, IR spectrum and DTG-DSC techniques. The results show that the title complex crystallizes in space group P2/m with a= 1.0906（3） nm, b =1.2804 （3） nm, c= 1.6987（4） nm, β=91.400（5）°, Z=4, Dc= 1.931 Mg/m^3, F（000）= 1352. Each Ho（Ⅲ） ion is nine-coordinated by one chelating bidentate and two monodentate bridging carboxylate groups, one chelating bidentate NO3 anion, one DMF molecule and one 1,10-phenanthroline molecule. The complex is constructed with one-dimensional ribbons featuring dinuclear units and the one-dimensional ribbons are further assembled into two-dimensional networks by strong π-π stacking interactions with the distance of 0.327 nm, then the networks are arranged into three-dimensional structure according to ABAB fashion. The complex exhibits high stability up to 600 ℃. Its enthalpy change of formation of the reaction in liquid-phase in solvent DMF was measured using an RD496-Ⅲ type microcalorimeter with a value of （-11.016±0.184） kJ·mol^-1.     

Synthesis and Thermal Decomposition Kinetics of the Complex of Samarium p-Methylbenzoate with 1 ,10-Phenanthroline

The complex [Sm（p-MBA）3phen]2 （p-MBA, p-methylbenzoate; phen, 1,10-phenanthroline） was prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and UV spectra. The thermal decomposition process of [Sm（pMBA）3phen]2 was studied under a static air atmosphere by TG-DTG and IR techniques. Thermal decomposition kinetics was investigated employing a newly proposed method, together with the integral isoconversional non-finear method. Meanwhile, the thermodynamic parameters （AH#, △G# and AS#） were also calculated. The lifetime equation at mass-loss of 10% was deduced as In r=-24.7825＋ 18070.43/T by isothermal thermogravimetric analysis.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Threedimensional Thiocyanate Supramolecular Compound [Cd（phen）（NCS）（SCN）]n

The compound [Cd（phen）（NCS）（SCN）]n（phen = 1,10-phenanthroline） was synthe- sized under hydrothermal conditions and characterized by IR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The complex is of monoclinic, space group C2/c with a = 14.607（3）, b = 10.505（2）, c = 10.631（2）A,β = 115.14（3）^o, V = 1476.8（5）A^3, C14H8CdN4S2, Mr = 408.76, Z = 4, F（000） = 800, μ = 1.757 mm^-1 and Dc = 1.839 g/cm^3. The final R = 0.0409 and wR = 0.0811 for 1367 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. In the title compound, each cadmium atom is six-coordinated and connected with two adjacent metal ions by two NCS bridges, creating a zigzag chain. The neighboring chains are linked to each other by the weak van der Waals＇ S…S interactions and π…π interactions to form a new three-dimensional supramolecular framework.     

Synthesis,Structure and Property of a 1D Coordination Polymer [Mn{5-（NO2）sal}2（phen）]n with 5-Nitrosalicylate Ligand

A new coordination polymer [Mn{5-（NO2）sal}2（phen）]n （5-（NO2）sal = 5-nitrosalicylate, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline） was synthesized by a hydrothermal reaction and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and X-ray single-crystal diffraction. The title complex crystallizes in orthorhombic, space group Pbcn with α = 25.747（8）, b = 13.220（4）, c = 7.009（3） A, V= 2386（1）A^3, Z = 4, R = 0.0427 and wR = 0.0890. The 5-nitrosalicylate anions doubly bridge the Mn（Ⅱ） atoms to form a one-dimensional polymeric chain with repeated eight-membered ring units （Mn-O-C-O）2. The crystal structure is stabilized by intra- and interchain hydrogen bonding interactions. The cyclic voltammetric behavior of the title complex is also reported.     

Synthesis,Structure and Thermal Stability of a Cadmium Coordination Polymer：[Cd（phen）（4,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-isophthalic Acid）]_n

One cadmium(Ⅱ)coordination polymer [Cd(phen)(4,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-isophtha-lic acid)]n(1)has been synthesized with 4,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-isophthalic acid,phen(phen = 10-phenanthroline),and cadmium nitrate in the mixture of DMSO:H2O(V:V = 2:1).Crystallogra-phic data for this complex:monoclinic,space group P21/c,with a = 11.668(2),b = 11.841(6),c = 14.446(2),β = 102.440(4)°,V = 1.9491(8)3,Dc = 1.805 g/cm3,Z = 1,F(000)= 1056,GOOF = 0.999,R = 0.0280 and wR = 0.0662.The crystal structure analysis indicates that the cadmium ion is coordinated with two nitrogen atoms of one 1,10-phenanthroline molecule and five oxygen atoms from three 4,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-isophthalic acid molecules.The curve of TGA shows that 1 is stable up to 380.0 ℃.     

Hydrothermal Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Thermal Stability of [Ni(phen)3]·(C8H12O4)·(H2O)14

One novel complex [Ni(phen)3]·(C8H12O4)·(H2O)14 with hexane dicarboxylic acid and 1,10-phenanthroline has been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized. Crystal data: monoclinic, space group C2/c, a = 2.3475(5), b = 1.2208(2), c = 1.9499(4) nm, β = 114.682(3)o, V = 5.0778(16) nm3, Dc = 1.339 g/cm3, Z = 4, μ(MoKα) = 0.458 mm-1, F(000) = 2168, GOOF = 1.014, R = 0.0401 and wR = 0.0961. The nickel(Ⅱ) center in the title complex is coordinated with six nitrogen atoms of three 1,10-phenanthroline molecules, giving a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. However, the nickel(Ⅱ) ion does not coordinate to the hexane dicarboxylic acid. The complex molecules form a 3D structure through hydrogen bonds. TG analysis shows that the title complex is stable below 240.0 ℃.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Thermal Stability Properties of the Supramolecular Complex [Co（phen）3][（C6H5）2C（OH）COO]2·7H2O

One new cobalt complex [Co（phen）3][（C6Hs）2C（OH）COO]2·7H2O with benzeneacetic acid （BAA）, 1,10-phenanthroline and cobaltous perchlorate has been synthesized by means of solvent method. It crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P^-1, with a = 1.14181（13）, b = 1.64417（18）, c = 1.65342（18） nm, α = 74.2830（10）, β= 84.4490（10）, γ = 74.9430（10）°, V = 2.8842（6） nm^3, Dc = 1.359 g/cm^3, Z = 2, F（000） = 1234, R = 0.0621 and wR = 0.1673. The crystal structure shows that the cobalt ion is coordinated with six nitrogen atoms from three 1,10-phenanthroline molecules, giving a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. There are a lot of hydrogen bonds in the complex, from which a two-dimensional network is constructed. The result of TG analysis shows that the title complex is stable below 130.0 ℃.     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Thermal Stability of a Saturated Dimeric Ce(III)-chelated Complex Based on Benzoate and 1,10-Phenanthroline Ligands

The title complex, [Ce(BA)3phen]2 (BA = benzoate, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline), was prepared by the reaction of Ce(NO3)3·6H2O, benzoic acid and 1,10-phenanthroline. The complex was characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis, IR spectra and TG-DTG techniques. The results show that the crystal is of triclinic, space group P1 with a = 10.912(2), b = 11.962(3), c = 12.474(3) , α = 104.889(3), β = 93.523(3), γ = 113.332(3)o, C66H46Ce2N4O12, Mr = 1366.90, V = 1420.2(6) 3, Z = 1, Dc = 1.598 g/cm3, μ = 1.652 mm-1, S = 1.024 and F(000) = 682. The final R = 0.0391 and wR = 0.0947 for 4878 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I). The structure of the title complex consists of two Ce(C6H5COO)3(C12H8N2) units, forming a binuclear molecule. Each Ce(III) is coordinated by two O atoms of one bidentate chelating carboxylate group, five O atoms of two bidentate bridging and two tridentate chelating-bridging carboxylate groups, and two N atoms of one 1,10-phenanthroline molecule to complete a distorted monocapped square antiprism geometry. Its thermogravimetric analysis was determined by TG-DTG techniques.     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Thermal Stability of a Saturated Dimeric Ce(Ⅲ)-chelated Complex Based on Benzoate and 1,10-Phenanthroline Ligands

The title complex, [Ce(BA)3phen]2 (BA = benzoate, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline),was prepared by the reaction of Ce(NO3)3·6H2O, benzoic acid and 1,10-phenanthroline. The complex was characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis, IR spectra and TG-DTG techniques. The results show that the crystal is of triclinic, space group P(1) with a =10.912(2), b = 11.962(3), c = 12.474(3)(A), a = 104.889(3), β = 93.523(3), γ = 113.332(3)°,C66H46Ce2N4O12, Mr = 1366.90, V= 1420.2(6) (A)3, Z = 1, Dc = 1.598 g/cm3,μ = 1.652 mm-1, S =1.024 and F(000) = 682. The final R = 0.0391 and wR = 0.0947 for 4878 observed reflections with I ＞ 2σ(1). The structure of the title complex consists of two Ce(C6H5COO)3(C12H8N2) units,forming a binuclear molecule. Each Ce(Ⅲ) is coordinated by two O atoms of one bidentate chelating carboxylate group, five O atoms of two bidentate bridging and two tridentate chelating-bridging carboxylate groups, and two N atoms of one 1,10-phenanthroline molecule to complete a distorted monocapped square antiprism geometry. Its thermogravimetric analysis was determined by TG-DTG techniques.     

Crystal structure and DNA binding studies of a cobalt(Ⅱ) complex containing mixed-ligands of 1,10-phenathroline and glycollic acid

A cobalt（11） complex containing mixed-ligands of 1,10-phenathroline（phen） and glycollic acid（GA）.|Co（GA）₂（phen）| was synthesized and its structure was characterized by X-ray diffraction.The interaction of the complex with DNA was investigated by electronic absorption spectra and electrochemical methods.Electronic absorption spectrum experiments showed that after interaction with DNA.the characteristic absorption peaks of |Co（GA）₂（phen）| underwent hypochromic effect as well as redshift. Also,the binding strength of 3.8×10⁴L/mol was estimated by titration method.Electrochemical assays revealed that the redox peak currents of the complex decreased obviously accompanied by a positive shift of the formal potential after association with DNA.All these results revealed that the synthesized cobalt complex bound with DNA via an intercalation mode.     

Hydrothermal Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Electrochemical Properties of Complex Zn（phen）（m-CBA）2（H2O）

A novel complex Zn(phen)(m-CBA)2(H2O) with m-chlorobenzoic acid (m-CBA), 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) and zinc chloride has been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized. Crystal data for this complex: triclinic, space group P1, a = 0.8361(5), b = 1.2455(7), c = 1.3107(7) nm, α = 115.637(8), β = 91.014(9), γ = 104.857(8)o, V = 1.1763(11) nm3, Dc = 1.623 g/cm3, Z = 2, F(000) = 584, GOOF = 1.078, the final R = 0.0453 and wR = 0.1192. Structure analysis shows that the zinc ion coordinates with two nitrogen atoms of one 1,10-phenanthroline molecule, three oxygen atoms from two m-chlorobenzoic acid molecules and one water molecule, giving a distorted square-pyramidal coordination geometry. The cyclic voltametric behavior of the complex was also investigated.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Cu（Ⅱ） Dithiocarbamate Complex CuI（prdtc）（phen）

A new mononuclear Cu（Ⅱ） dithiocarbamate complex CuI（prdtc）（phen） 1 （prdtc = N-pyrrolidinyldithiocarbamate, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline） was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectrum, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 8.7110（9）, b = 14.7143（14）, c = 14.8507（15） A, β = 109.721（6）°, V = 1791.9（3） A3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.916 g/cm3, CI7H16CulN3S2, Mr = 516.89, λ（MoKa） = 0.71073A,μ = 3.178 mm^-1, F（000） = 1012, the final R = 0.0369 and wR = 0.0987. A total of 4082 unique reflections were collected, of which 2916 with I 〉 2σ（I） were observed. The Cu（Ⅱ） atom is five-coordinated in a distorted square-pyramidal geometry by one I atom in the apical position, two S atoms from a prdtc ligand and two N atoms from a phen ligand in the basal plane. There exist face-to-face aromatic π-π stacking interactions between adjacent phen ligands stabilizing the structure and making the complex assemble into a 1D structure along the a axis. It can be concluded that the difference of the dtc flexibility and reaction conditions result in the structural difference between complex 1 and CuI（dmdtc）（phen） （dmdtc = N, N-dimethyldithiocarbamate）.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Copper(II) Complex with Benzilic Acid and 1,10-Phenanthroline

A new complex [Cu(phen)3][(C6H5)2C(OH)COO]2·6H2O was prepared by self-assembly of benzilic acid, 1,10-phenanthroline (phen), and copper perchlorate. It crystallizes in triclinic, space group P1, with a = 1.14661(17), b = 1.6455(2), c = 1.6457(2) nm, α = 74.779(2), β = 74.904(3), γ = 84.424(3)o, V = 2.8914(7) nm3, Dc = 1.340 g/cm3, Z = 2, F(000) = 1218, GOOF = 1.018, the final R = 0.0643 and wR = 0.1633. The crystal structure shows that the copper ion is coordinated with six nitrogen atoms from six 1,10-phenanthroline molecules, forming a distorted octahedral coordination geometry.