铜(Ⅱ)与α,β-不饱和酸根和乙酰胺配合物的合成、 表征、晶体结构和磁性

合成了铜(Ⅱ)与丙烯酸根和乙酰胺及铜(Ⅱ)与α-甲基丙烯酸根和乙酰胺两种配合物,进行了元素分析、红外光谱、电子光谱、ESR谱和变温磁化等研究,确定配合物的组成为Cu~2A~4(C~2H~5NO)~2,其中A=CH~2＝CHCOO^-,CH~2＝C(CH~3)COO^-;C~2H~5NO=乙酰胺,测定了它们的晶体结构。Cu~2(CH~2＝CHCOO)~4(C~2H~5NO)~2(1)晶体属单斜晶系,P2~1/c群;晶胞参数：a=1.5333(5)nm,b=1.0044(3)nm,c=1.6184(7)nm,β=115.28(3)°;Z=4;最终偏离因子R=0.0701。Cu~2[CH~2＝C(CH~3)COO]~4(C~2H~5NO)~2(2)晶体属三斜晶系,P1群;晶胞参数：a=0.93327(11)nm,b=1.12484(11)nm,c=1.3740(6)nm,α=94.90(2)°,β=108.409(14)°,γ=110.556(5)°;Z=2;最终偏离因子R=0.0351。配合物中Cu(Ⅱ)具有畸变的四角锥形配位环境,两个Cu(Ⅱ)由四个α,β-不饱和酸根桥联,在Cu(Ⅱ)的端位各有一个乙酰胺分子以O原子配位。Cu(Ⅱ)－Cu(Ⅱ)间具有一对称中心。配合物1中Cu(Ⅱ)－Cu(Ⅱ)间距离为0.26302(13)nm,配合物2中Cu(Ⅱ)－Cu(Ⅱ)间距离为0.26383(4)nm。变温磁化率研究表明,两种配合物中Cu(Ⅱ)－Cu(Ⅱ)间具有强烈的反铁磁性偶合作用。     

1,3-亚丙基双(草胺酸根)桥联的Gd(Ⅲ)Cu(Ⅱ)Gd(Ⅲ)三核配合物

合成和表征了三种新的异三核配合物, {[Gd(L)2]2[Cu(pba)]}(ClO4)4,其中pba为1,3-亚丙基双(草胺酸根)和L表示1,10-菲咯啉(phen),5-硝基-1,10-菲咯啉(NO2-phen)或2,2'-联吡啶(bpy)。基于{[Gd(phen)2(ClO4)]2[Cu(pba)]}(ClO4)2.2H2O的变温磁化率测量(4.1~300K),求出交换积分J=3.576cm^-^1。表明在铜(Ⅱ)和钆(Ⅲ)离子间存在铁磁性偶合。     

铜(Ⅱ)与α,β-不饱和酸根和乙酰胺配合物的合成、表征、晶体结构和磁性

合成了铜(Ⅱ)与丙烯酸根和乙酰胺及铜(Ⅱ)与α-甲基丙烯酸根和乙酰胺两种配合物,进行了元素分析、红外光谱、电子光谱、ESR谱和变温磁化等研究,确定配合物的组成为Cu~2A~4(C~2H~5NO)~2,其中A=CH~2＝CHCOO^-,CH~2＝C(CH~3)COO^-;C~2H~5NO=乙酰胺,测定了它们的晶体结构。Cu~2(CH~2＝CHCOO)~4(C~2H~5NO)~2(1)晶体属单斜晶系,P2~1/c群;晶胞参数：a=1.5333(5)nm,b=1.0044(3)nm,c=1.6184(7)nm,β=115.28(3)°;Z=4;最终偏离因子R=0.0701。Cu~2[CH~2＝C(CH~3)COO]~4(C~2H~5NO)~2(2)晶体属三斜晶系,P1群;晶胞参数：a=0.93327(11)nm,b=1.12484(11)nm,c=1.3740(6)nm,α=94.90(2)°,β=108.409(14)°,γ=110.556(5)°;Z=2;最终偏离因子R=0.0351。配合物中Cu(Ⅱ)具有畸变的四角锥形配位环境,两个Cu(Ⅱ)由四个α,β-不饱和酸根桥联,在Cu(Ⅱ)的端位各有一个乙酰胺分子以O原子配位。Cu(Ⅱ)－Cu(Ⅱ)间具有一对称中心。配合物1中Cu(Ⅱ)－Cu(Ⅱ)间距离为0.26302(13)nm,配合物2中Cu(Ⅱ)－Cu(Ⅱ)间距离为0.26383(4)nm。变温磁化率研究表明,两种配合物中Cu(Ⅱ)－Cu(Ⅱ)间具有强烈的反铁磁性偶合作用。     

双大环配体与铜双核配合物的合成、晶体结构和磁偶合性质

由新型双功能配体2,6-双(1,5,9-三氮杂环十二烷)-2,6-二甲基苯甲酸(L)与溴化铜在甲醇中反应得到新型铜双核配合物[Cu~2LBr~2]Br.3H~2O单晶。晶体结构分析表明:2个Cu(II)中心离子由配体L中的羧酸基团桥联;2个等价的Cu(II)中心离子均由双功能配体L的1,5,9-三氮杂环十二烷([12aneN~3)的3个氮原子和羧酸的1个氧原子及1个Br^-离子配位,并都处在三角双锥的配位环境中;分子内Cu...Cu双核间的距离为0.5884(6)nm。变温磁化率数据表明:在同一分子中的2个铜核之间存在反铁磁偶合作用(J=-22.49cm^-^1)。     

铜(Ⅱ)与反式丁烯二酸根和2,2'-联吡啶配合物的研究

合成了铜(Ⅱ)与反式丁烯二酸根和2,2'-联吡啶形成的配合物,并进行了元素分析、红外光谱、电子反射光谱和变温磁化率等研究,确定其组成为[Cu~2(fum)(bipy)~4][fum]·12H~2O,其中bipy=2,2'-联吡啶,fum=反式丁烯二酸根。测定了配合物的晶体结构,[Cu~2(fum)(bipy)~4][fum]·12H~2O晶体属三斜晶系,P1(#2)群;晶胞参数：a=1.0697(2)nm,b=1.2820(2)nm,c=1.0470(3)nm,α=101.88(2)°,β=101.93(2)°,γ=79.41(1)°;Z=1,最终偏离因子R=0.033。分子为反式丁烯二酸根桥联两个Cu(Ⅱ)单元的双核结构,每个Cu(Ⅱ)具有畸变的三角双锥配位环境。变温磁化率研究表明,配合物中存在弱的铁磁性偶合作用。     

具有铁磁偶合的新型草酸根桥联Cu(Ⅱ)-Cr(Ⅲ)-Cu(Ⅱ)三核配合物

合成和表征了两种新的异三核配合物,[Cu~2(phen)~2Cr(OX)~3NO~3]和[Cu~2(Mebpy)~2Cr(OX)~3]NO~3(phen表示1,10-邻菲咯啉,Mebpy表示4,4'-二甲基-2,2-联吡啶,OX表示草酸根阴离子).基于变温磁化率测量(4.2～300K)和自旋哈密顿算符H=-2J(S~C~u~1·S~C~r+S~C~u~2·S~C~r)已推出交换积分J=35.18cm^-^1(Mebpy) 和J=30.24cm^-^1(phen),表明配合物中Cu(Ⅱ)和Cr(Ⅲ)离子间为铁磁偶合     

铜(Ⅱ)与反式丁烯二酸根和2,2'-联吡啶配合物的研究

合成了铜(Ⅱ)与反式丁烯二酸根和2,2'-联吡啶形成的配合物,并进行了元素分析、红外光谱、电子反射光谱和变温磁化率等研究,确定其组成为[Cu~2(fum)(bipy)~4][fum]·12H~2O,其中bipy=2,2'-联吡啶,fum=反式丁烯二酸根。测定了配合物的晶体结构,[Cu~2(fum)(bipy)~4][fum]·12H~2O晶体属三斜晶系,P1(#2)群;晶胞参数：a=1.0697(2)nm,b=1.2820(2)nm,c=1.0470(3)nm,α=101.88(2)°,β=101.93(2)°,γ=79.41(1)°;Z=1,最终偏离因子R=0.033。分子为反式丁烯二酸根桥联两个Cu(Ⅱ)单元的双核结构,每个Cu(Ⅱ)具有畸变的三角双锥配位环境。变温磁化率研究表明,配合物中存在弱的铁磁性偶合作用。     

廿员大环双核铜(II)配合物的合成和对超氧歧化酶的摸拟

本文合成了六个新的廿员大环双核铜(II)配合物作为Cu,Zn-SOD模拟物, 其配体是用2,6-二甲酰基吡啶与1,3一丙二胺缩合而成, 以SCN,Cl-Br-,I-,N3-,OH-桥联, 用多种物理方法进行表征, 并用核黄素光照法研究与O2-反应的动力学, 结果表明, 反应速率常数大约在107mol-1.Clm3,S-1其中以SCN为桥的配合物速率常数最高,而含N3-桥的最低, ESR谱研究结果表明前者与O2-为可逆的催化反应, 后者为不可逆的氧化还原反应, 这种情况与作者曾研究过的二乙酰基吡啶缩丙二胺合铜配合物一致, N3-桥对配合物的阻化作用与N3-对SOD的阻化作用类似。     

新催化光度法测定痕量铜的研究

目前,关于光度法测定痕量铜的方法很多,其中应用催化光度法测定痕量铜也有报道.本文采用具有助发色基团的2,4-二硝基苯肼在氯酸钾的催化作用下,与变色酸偶合,然后与Cu(Ⅱ)配合显色,反应机理如下:(?)试验确定了反应最佳条件,配合物的表现摩尔吸光系数ε=2.43×10~5L·mol~(-1)·cm~(-1),铜量在1     

硒代蛋氨酸与铜离子的相互作用(英文)

采用循环伏安法和库仑法研究了硒代蛋氨酸(SeMet)与铜离子的相互作用.当SeMet不存在时,铜离子在-132和71mV有一对氧化还原峰(峰Ⅴ,Ⅵ).当铜离子与SeMet共存时,配合物在14,128,271,-194mV有4个峰(峰Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ,Ⅳ).扫描电位从600mV到-600mV时,Cu(Ⅱ)-(SeMet)2配合物在14mV时被还原为Cu(I)-SeMet配合物;Cu(Ⅰ)-SeMet配合物在-194mV被还原为Cu(0)和SeMet.由-600mV回扫时,还原产物被逐次氧化为Cu(Ⅰ)-SeMet配合物(128mV)和Cu(Ⅱ)-(SeMet)2配合物(271mV).同时发现Cu(Ⅰ)-SeMet配合物在电位-100mV至200mV间是稳定的,Cu(Ⅰ)的氧化还原过程被观察到.此外,采用毛细管电泳法测得二元Cu-SeMet配合物的稳定常数(K1和K2)分别为2.24×107和2.24×106.最后,推测Cu-SeMet配合物的结构为:在pH3.9时,铜离子通过Cu—Se和Cu—OCO键与SeMet发生配位作用;在生理条件时,铜离子通过Cu—N和Cu—OCO键与SeMet发生配位作用.     

七星草乌化学成分的研究

从毛茛科植物七星草乌的根中分离得到四个新化合物和一个已 知化合物,根据它们的物理化学常数和IR, UV, ^1H NMR, ^1^3NMR和MS分析, 分别确定为七星草乌碱(conaconitine)(1), N, N-双(甲氨甲酰基)-甲胺[N,N-bis(methylcarbamyl)-methylamine](2),三(甲氨甲酰基)-胺[tris(methylcabamyl)amine ](3),1-(1-溴乙基)-4-(1,2-二溴乙基)-苯[1-bromocthyl)-4-(1,2-dibromoethyl)-benzene](4)和已知化合物对-双(1,2-二溴乙基)-苯[p-bis(1,2-dibro-moethyl)-benzene](5)。     

Transition metal coordination chemistry ofN,N-bis(2-{pyrid-2-ylethyl})hydroxylamine

Although directly relevant to metal mediated biological nitrification as well as the coordination chemistry of peroxide, the metal complexes of hydroxylamines and their functionalized variants remain largely unexplored. The chelating hydroxylamine ligand N,N-bis(2-{pyrid-2-ylethyl})hydroxylamine can be readily generated via a solvent free reaction in high purity; however, the ligand is prone to decomposition which can hamper metal reaction. N,N-bis(2-{pyrid-2-ylethyl})hydroxylamine forms stable complexes with chromium(III), manganese(II), nickel(II), and cadmium(II) ions, coordinating in a side-on mode in the case of chromium and via the nitrogen in the case of the latter three metal ions. The hydroxylamine ligand can also be reduced to form N,N-bis(2-{pyrid-2-ylethyl})amine upon exposure to a stoichiometric amount of the metal salts cobalt(II) nitrate, vanadium(III) chloride, and iron(II) chloride. In the reaction with cobalt nitrate, the reduced ligand then chelates to the metal to form [N,N-bis(2-{pyrid-2-ylethyl})amine]dinitrocobalt(II). Upon reaction with vanadium(III) chloride and iron(III) chloride, the reduced ligand is isolated as the protonated free base, resulting from a metal-mediated decomposition reaction.     

Synthesis, structure, and stereochemistry of trinuclear metal complexes formed from the phosphorus-based achiral tripodal ligand {P(S)[N(Me)N=CHC6H4-o-OH]3} (LH3): luminescent properties of L2Cd3 x 2H2O

Neutral trinuclear metal complexes L2Cd3 x 2H2O, L2Mn3 x MeOH, and L2Zn3 x MeOH were isolated in the reaction between the phosphorus-centered achiral tris(hydrazone) P(S)[N(Me)N=CHC6H(4)-o-OH]3 (LH3) and the corresponding divalent metal ions. The trinuclear complexes contain two equivalent terminal metal ions (M(t)) and a central metal ion (M(c)). The ligand encapsulates M(t) in a facial N3O3 coordination environment. From the coordination sphere of the two terminal metal ions a pair of phenolic oxygen atoms further coordinate to the central metal ion. The coordination requirements of M(c) are completed by the solvents of coordination. The achiral trianionic tripodal ligand (L)3- induces chirality in the metal complexes. This results in a delta (clockwise) or lambda (anticlockwise) configuration for the terminal metal ions. The enantiomeric complexes 2-4 (delta-delta or lambda-lambda) crystallize as racemic compounds. The supramolecular structures of 2-4 reveal chiral recognition in the solid-state; every molecule with the delta-delta configuration interacts stereospecifically, through C-H...S=P bonds, with two lambda-lambda molecules to generate a one-dimensional polymeric chain. Photophysical studies of the diamagnetic trinuclear complexes reveal that the tricadmium complex is luminescent in the solid state as well as in solution. In contrast LH3 and L2Zn3 x MeOH are nonluminescent.     

Trigonal planar copper(I) complex: synthesis, structure, and spectra of a redox pair of novel copper(II/I) complexes of tridentate bis(benzimidazol-2'-yl) ligand framework as models for electron-transfer copper proteins

The copper(II) and copper(I) complexes of the chelating ligands 2,6-bis(benzimidazol-2'-ylthiomethyl)pyridine (bbtmp) and N,N-bis(benzimidazol-2'-ylthioethyl)methylamine (bbtma) have been isolated and characterized by electronic and EPR spectra. The molecular structures of a redox pair of Cu(II/I) complexes, viz., [Cu(bbtmp)(NO(3))]NO(3), 1, and [Cu(bbtmp)]NO(3), 2, and of [Cu(bbtmp)Cl], 3, have been determined by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. The cation of the green complex [Cu(bbtmp)(NO(3))]NO(3) possesses an almost perfectly square planar coordination geometry in which the corners are occupied by the pyridine and two benzimidazole nitrogen atoms of the bbtmp ligand and an oxygen atom of the nitrate ion. The light-yellow complex [Cu(bbtmp)]NO(3) contains copper(I) with trigonal planar coordination geometry constituted by the pyridine and two benzimidazole nitrogen atoms of the bbtmp ligand. In the yellow chloride complex [Cu(bbtmp)Cl] the asymmetric unit consists of two complex molecules that are crystallographically independent. The coordination geometry of copper(I) in these molecules, in contrast to the nitrate, is tetrahedral, with pyridine and two benzimidazole nitrogen atoms of bbtmp ligand and the chloride ion occupying the apexes. The above coordination structures are unusual in that the thioether sulfurs are not engaged in coordination and the presence of two seven-membered chelate rings facilitates strong coordination of the benzimidazole nitrogens and discourage any distortion in Cu(II) coordination geometry. The solid-state coordination geometries are retained even in solution, as revealed by electronic, EPR, and (1)H NMR spectra. The electrochemical behavior of the present and other similar CuN(3) complexes has been examined, and the thermodynamic aspects of the electrode process are correlated to the stereochemical reorganizations accompanying the redox changes. The influence of coordinated pyridine and amine nitrogen atoms on the spectral and electrochemical properties has been discussed.     

1,1'-二(N-水杨酰腙乙基 )二茂铁及其过渡金属(Ⅱ)的配合物

本文合成了1,1'-二(N-水杨酰腙乙基)二茂铁及其过渡金属配合物,ML.nH~2O[M=Mn(II)、Co(II)、Ni(II)、Cu(II)、Zn(II)和Cd(II)],并用元素分析、UV、IR、^1HNMR、TG-DTA和摩尔电导进行了表征.配体以烯醇式以通过亚胺基氮原子和酰胺基氧负离子与金属离子配位,按摩尔比1:1结合.Ni(II)配合物有一分子DMF配位.大部分配合物比配体热稳定性高.     

二(2-苯并咪唑亚甲基)胺配合物的合成、晶体结构、活性和量子 化学研究

合成了[二(2-苯并咪唑亚甲基)胺][咪唑]合Cu(II)Zn(II)Cu(II)高氯酸盐配合物C~5~7H~5~7N~2~1Cu~2Zn(ClO~4)~6.6[(CH~3)~2NCHO],并进行了元素分析、红外和紫外表征,用X射线衍射的方法测定了晶体结构,进行了生物活性测试和量子化学计算。     

Trinuclear copper complexes with triplesalen ligands: geometric and electronic effects on ferromagnetic coupling via the spin-polarization mechanism

A series of trinuclear Cu(II) complexes with the tris(tetradentate) triplesalen ligands H(6)talen, H(6)talen(tBu(2) ), and H(6)talen(NO(2) ), namely [(talen)Cu(II) (3)] (1), [(talen(tBu(2) ))Cu(II) (3)] (2), and [(talen(NO(2) ))Cu(II) (3)] (3), were synthesized and their molecular and electronic structures determined. These triplesalen ligands provide three salen-like coordination environments bridged in a meta-phenylene arrangement by a phloroglucinol backbone. The structure of [(talen)Cu(II) (3)] (1) was communicated recently. The structure of the tert-butyl derivative [(talen(tBu(2) ))Cu(II) (3)] (2) was established in three different solvates. The molecular structures of these trinuclear complexes show notable differences, the most important of which is the degree of ligand folding around the central Cu(II)-phenolate bonds. This folding is symmetric with regard to the central phloroglucinol backbone in two structures, where it gives rise to bowl-shaped overall geometries. For one solvate two trinuclear triplesalen complexes form a supramolecular disk-like arrangement, hosting two dichloromethane molecules like two pearls in an oyster. The FTIR spectra of these complexes indicate the higher effective nuclear charge of Cu(II) in comparison to the trinuclear Ni(II) complexes by the lower C--O and higher C=N stretching frequencies. The UV/Vis/NIR spectra of 1-3 reflect the stronger ligand folding in the tert-butyl complex 2 by an intense phenolate-to-Cu(II) LMCT. This absorption is absent in 1 and is obscured by the nitro chromophore in 3. The more planar molecular structures cause orthogonality of the Cu(II) d(x(2)-y(2) ) orbital and the phenolate O p(z) orbital, which leads to small LMCT dipole strengths. Whereas 1 and 3 exhibit only irreversible oxidations, 2 exhibits a reversible one-electron oxidation at +0.26 V, a reversible two-electron oxidation at +0.59 V, and a reversible one-electron oxidation at +0.81 V versus Fc(+)/Fc. The one-electron oxidized form 2(+) is strongly stabilized with respect to reference mononuclear salen-like Cu complexes. Chemical one-electron oxidation of 2 to 2(+) allows the determination of its UV/Vis/NIR spectrum, which indicates a ligand-centered oxidation that can be assigned to the central phloroglucinol unit by analogy with the trinuclear Ni triplesalen series. Delocalization of this oxidation over three Cu(II)-phenolate subunits causes the observed energetic stabilization of 2(+). Temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibility measurements reveal ferromagnetic couplings for all three trinuclear Cu(II) triplesalen complexes. The trend of the coupling constants can be rationalized by two opposing effects: 1) electron-withdrawing terminal substituents stabilize the central Cu(II)-phenolate bond, which results in a stronger coupling, and 2) ligand folding around the central Cu(II)-phenolate bond opens a bonding pathway between the magnetic Cu(II) d(x(2)-y(2) ) orbital and the phenolate O p(z) orbital, which results in a stronger coupling. Density functional calculations indicate that both spin-polarization and spin-delocalization are operative and that slight geometric variations alter their relative magnitudes.     

Rhodium, palladium and platinum complexes of tris(pyridylalkyl)amine and tris(benzimidazolylmethyl)amine N4-tripodal ligands

To investigate the influence of a potentially N4-tripodal amine ligand on the structure and internal exchange processes of its complexes with late transition metals, five rhodium, six palladium and two platinum complexes have been prepared from seven alkyl-bridged N-heterocyclic amine tripodal ligands: tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine, (2-(2-pyridylethyl))bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amine, bis(2-(2-pyridylethyl))-2-pyridylmethylamine, bis(2-(2-pyridylethyl))amine, ((6-(hydroxymethyl)-2-pyridyl)methyl)bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amine, tris(2-benzimidazolylmethyl)amine (tbima) and tris(3-ethyl-2-benzimidazolylmethyl)amine. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies were completed for ten complexes: the d6-rhodium(III) complexes are octahedral with kappa 4 N-bound ligands, whereas the d8-palladium(II) and d8-platinum(II) complexes are square planar, kappa 3 N-bound by the tripodal ligand with a dangling N-donor leg, except for the unusual [Pd2(tbima)2Cl2]Cl2 dimer in which each palladium(II) ion is square planar and bound by two benzimidazole legs from one tbima ligand, one leg from the other tbima ligand and a chloride ancillary ligand. Cation bilayers are a common structural motif in the crystal structures. Variable-temperature 1H NMR studies reveal exchange occurs between the coordinated and dangling N-donor legs in the palladium and platinum complexes. Exchange free energy (Delta G++ c) values have been calculated and some general rules governing the favoured complex structures and exchange pathways elucidated. The palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes of a ligand with an pyridylethyl leg are unstable with respect to elimination of vinylpyridine.     

Synthesis of a Heteroditopic Cryptand Capable of Imposing a Distorted Coordination Geometry onto Cu(II): Crystal Structures of the Cryptand (L), [Cu(L)(CN)](picrate), and [Cu(L)(NCS)](picrate) and Spectroscopic Studies of the Cu(II) Complexes

The synthesis of a new macrobicyclic cryptand (L) with heteroditopic receptor sites has been achieved in good yields by the [1 + 1] Schiff base condensation of tris(2-aminoethyl)amine (tren) with the tripodal trialdehyde, tris{[2-(3-(oxomethyl)phenyl)oxy]ethyl}amine at 5 degrees C temperature. The crystal structure of L (P2(1)/c, a = 10.756 (5) ?, b = 27.407(9) ?, c = 12.000(2) ?, beta = 116.22(3) degrees, Z = 4, R = 0.060, R(w) = 0.058) shows a pseudo-3-fold symmetry axis passing through the two bridgehead nitrogens. This symmetry is maintained in chloroform solution also, as indicated from its (1)H-NMR spectral data. The cryptand readily forms inclusion complexes with the Cu(II) ion at the tren end of the cavity. The tetracoordinated Cu(II) cryptate (1) thus formed with Cu(picrate)(2) exhibits a very small A(II) value (60 x 10(-)(4) cm(-)(1)) in its EPR spectrum and low-energy ligand field bands in its electronic spectrum in MeCN at room temperature. The bound Cu(II) ion readily accepts the anions CN(-), SCN(-), or N(3)(-), forming distorted trigonal bipyramidal complexes (2-4). The crystal structure of [Cu(L)(CN)](picrate) (2) (P2(1)/C, a = 13.099(1) ?, b = 11.847(8) ?, c = 25.844(7) ?, beta = 91.22(1) degrees, Z = 4, R = 0.056, R(w) = 0.054) has been determined. The equatorial coordination is provided by the three secondary amino N atoms of the tren unit in L, while the two axial positions are occupied by the bridgehead N of the tren unit and the C atom of the cyanide group. One of the equatorial Cu-N bond distances is 2.339(6) ?, which is longer than normal values. The crystal structure of [Cu(L)(NCS)](picrate) (3) (C2/c, a = 47.889(10) ?, b = 10.467(5) ?, c = 16.922(2) ?, beta = 93.90(2) degrees, Z = 8, R = 0.054, R(w) = 0.055) shows the coordination geometry around the Cu(II) ion to be very similar to that in the case of 2. The electronic spectral and EPR spectral data obtained on 2-4 are characteristic of trigonal bipyramidal Cu(II) complexes. The three meta-substituted benzene rings present in L makes the donor atom somewhat rigid in nature which enforces a distorted geometry around the Cu(II) ion.     

Amino acid and peptide bioconjugates of copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes with a modified N,N-bis(2-picolyl)amine ligand

Four chelating nitrogen ligands 2-5 derived from N,N-bis(2-picolyl)amine (bpa, 1) were synthesized, namely, (PyCH(2))(2)N-CH(2)-p-C(6)H(4)-CO(2)R (R = Me, 2, and R = H, 3) and (PyCH(2))(2)N-(CH(2))(n)-CO(2)H (n = 2, 4, and n = 5, 5). Amino acid conjugates 6 and 7 were formed by condensation of 3 with H-Phe-OMe and H-betaAla-OMe, respectively. Cu(II) and Zn(II) complexes of 1-7 were prepared and fully characterized. The X-ray structures of 1(Zn), 2(Zn), 4(Cu), and 7(Cu) were determined. The Zn complexes 1(Zn) and 2(Zn) as well as 7(Cu) show a distorted trigonal bipyramidal coordination environment in the solid state. An octahedral complex is observed for 4(Cu) which forms chains along the crystallographic b axis by intermolecular coordination of the carboxylic acid to the metal ion of a neighboring complex. Ligand 3 was used to prepare the peptide bioconjugate 8 (3-Ahx-Pro-Lys-Lys-Lys-Arg-Lys-Phe-NH(2)) with a nuclear localization signal (nls) heptapeptide by solid phase synthesis. Cu(II) and Zn(II) complexes of 8 were synthesized in situ and studied by FAB-MS, ESI-MS, UV/vis, and EPR (for 8(Cu)), and FAB-MS, ESI-MS, and NMR (for 8(Zn)). All spectroscopic results clearly support metal coordination to the bpa ligand in the bioconjugates 8(M), even in the presence of other potential ligands from amino acid side chains of the peptide. We suggest metal-peptide conjugates like 8(M) as artificial metallochaperones because they have the potential to deliver metal ions to specific compartments in the cell as determined by the peptide moieties.