螺环倍半萜(±)-茅苍术醇和(±)-沉香螺醇的改进合成

以2,4-二氧代戊酸甲酯(1)和1,5-二甲基-6-亚甲基环己烯(2)为原料,通过[2+2]光环加成和retro-Benzilicacid重排,合成了具有螺[4,5]癸烷结构的岩兰烷基本碳架的化合物3.用锌粉选择还原五元环上碳碳双键得螺环二酮(4),对环外羰基实施保护并将环上酮基转化为亚甲基得到重要的合成前体6,经与甲基溴化镁的格氏反应生成混合的标题化合物.利用羟基和异氰酸苯酯的反应生成一对N-苯基氨基甲酸酯异构体(12),二者分离后经四氢铝锂还原,完成了螺环倍半萜(±)-茅苍术醇和(±)-沉香螺醇的全合成.     

含三氟甲基的螺[环丙烷-1,3'-吲哚啉]-2'-酮和螺[环丙烷-1,2'-茚]-1',3'-二酮衍生物的高立体选择性简易合成

采用3-(4-三氟甲基苯亚甲基)吲哚啉-2-酮和2-(4-三氟甲基苯亚甲基)-1H-茚-1,3(2H)-二酮分别与鉮盐在二氯甲烷中,碳酸钾或氟化钾存在下反应,可高产率、高立体选择性地得到以反式构型为主的含三氟甲基的3'-螺环丙基取代的氧化吲哚和2'-螺环丙基取代的茚二酮衍生物.产物相对构型经X射线单晶衍射或1H-1H NOESY谱确定.还从反应机理的角度对产物构型做了解释.     

氮叶立德高立体选择性地合成螺[环丙烷-1,4'-吡唑啉-5'-酮] 衍生物的研究

螺环丙基杂环化合物是一类具有重要药理、生理活性的化合物, 研究和发展这类化合物的新的立体选择性合成方法是当前有机合成领域的一个热点. 对1,4-二氮杂双环[2.2.2]辛环(DABCO)衍生的氮叶立德与3-甲基-1-苯基-4-芳亚甲基-5-吡唑啉酮合成螺环丙基吡唑啉酮的反应做了研究, 并与胂叶立德所参与的类似反应的结果做了比较, 发现仅得到单一反式结构产物, 但存在exo和endo两种构型, 其中前者为主要产物. 产物结构由IR, MS, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, 元素分析和X射线衍射鉴定. 还从反应机理角度对两种叶立德性质对反应的影响做了解释.     

7-(羟甲基)-8-氮杂螺[4.5]癸烷-8-羧酸叔丁酯的合成

以8-氮杂螺[4.5]癸烷-7,9-二酮为原料,通过酰胺还原、N-Boc保护、甲酰化、醛基四步反应还原反应合成得到目标化合物7-(羟甲基)-8-氮杂螺[4.5]癸烷-8-羧酸叔丁酯,总收率29.8%。反应中间体及产物结构经1H NMR和ESI-MS确证,同时对每步反应条件进行讨论。该研究提供了一种新结构的含氮螺环化合物的合成路线。     

区域和立体选择性合成新型螺羟吲哚类化合物

2-芳亚甲基苯并[4,5]咪唑并[2,1-b]噻唑-3-酮与甲亚胺叶立德(经靛红与肌氨酸反应在线生成)进行l,3-偶极环加成反应, 合成了8个新的螺羟吲哚类化合物. 采用元素分析, NMR, IR, 质谱以及X射线单晶衍射等多种谱学技术对产物进行详细表征, 而产物的晶体结构表明了此类反应具有高度的立体选择性和区域选择性.     

二代螺环树形化合物1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12-十二氢-2,2;6,6;10,10-三[3,3-二(烷氧羰基)-1,1-环亚丁基二甲氧基]三亚苯基的合成

以1,4-环己二酮、丙二酸二乙酯及多元醇等为原料, 经过两次“一锅煮”法合成了六种二代螺环树形化合物1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12-十二氢-2,2;6,6;10,10-三[3,3-二(烷氧羰基)-1,1-环亚丁基二甲氧基]三亚苯基螺环树形化合物, 其中烷氧基为异戊氧基、三羟甲基甲氧基、2,2-二溴甲基-3-羟丙氧基、2,2-二羟甲基丙氧基、二羟甲基膦甲氧基和(N-羟甲基-N-二羟甲基氨基乙基)甲氧基. 利用IR, NMR, MS和元素分析对合成的化合物进行了结构认证, 对影响反应的因素进行了讨论.     

3-羰基-10-去甲基-12-甲氧基-13-甲基罗汉松烷的全合成

以1,3-环己二酮为原料,经过甲基化反应和羰基保护构筑了A环合成子(5)。以邻甲基苯甲醚为原料,对位溴代、与环氧乙烷加成和进一步溴代等反应合成了C环合成子(9)。化合物5与9的格氏试剂偶联和关环反应完成目标产物3-羰基-10-去甲基-12-甲氧基-13-甲基罗汉松烷(11)的全合成。各中间体及目标产物结构均经红外光谱、核磁、质谱等表征,结果表明,成功实现了目标产物的合成。     

腈亚胺的1,3-偶极环加成反应合成螺吡唑-吡咯里嗪类化合物

通过2-芳亚甲基-2,3-二氢-1H-吡里-1-酮与腈亚胺[经苯甲酰氯苯腙(2)与三乙胺反应生成]的1,3-偶极环加成反应,以较高收率合成了一系列的4-芳基-2,5-二苯基-2H,4H-二氢-螺[吡唑-3,2’-吡咯里嗪]-1’(3’H)-酮.采用NMR,IR,质谱和元素分析等多种谱学技术对产物进行了结构表征.     

不饱和螺环缩酮的合成及对桔小实蝇(Bactrocera dorsalis)性引诱活性与构效关系研究（英文）

螺环缩酮结构片段广泛存在于许多具有不同来源的生物活性天然产物中,该片段往往对生物活性起着重要作用.合成了两类结构新颖的螺环缩酮类化合物,并以甲基丁香酚为标准品对照,测试其对桔小实蝇(Bactrocera dorsalis)的电生理活性.结果表明:雄性和雌性桔蝇对大部分化合物小实有明显的电生理响应.螺环缩酮的立体化学和其苯环上取代基对电生理响应有一定的影响.     

De Mayo光环加成和桥(螺)环倍半萜基本碳架的构建

通过烃单萜3-甲基-6-异丙亚甲基环己烯(1)和2,6-二氧代戊酸甲酯(2)的de Mayo反应, 得到[2＋2]环加成产物、开环产物和游离基复合产物3～10. 经retro-aldol重排, 环加成产物3开环生成取代环己烯4, 在酸和碱性介质中对开环产物进行再环合, 经分子内Claisen缩合反应形成螺环和桥环化合物11～14. 讨论了可能的反应机理, 对所得新化合物的结构经IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR及元素分析予以确定.     

Ligand-to-metal ratio controlled assembly of tetra- and hexanuclear clusters towards single-molecule magnets

A simple template-mediated route, starting from triethalolamine 1, sodium hydride or caesium carbonate, and iron(III) chloride led to the six- and eight-membered iron coronates [Na c [Fe6[N(CH2CH2O)3]6]]+ (2) and [Cs c (Fe8[N(CH2CH2O)3]8]]+ (3). In the reaction of N-methyldiethanolamine 4 (H2L1) or N-(2,5-dimethylbenzyl)iminodiethanol 6 (H2L2) with calcium hydride followed by addition of a solution of iron(III) chloride, the neutral unoccupied coronands [Fe6Cl6(L1)6] (5) and [Fe6Cl6(L2)6] (7) were formed. Subsequent exchange of the chloride ions of 7 by bromide or thiocyanate ions afforded the ferric wheels [Fe6Br6(L2)6] (8) or [Fe6(NCS)6(L2)6] (9), respectively. Titration experiments of solutions of dianion (L1)2- with iron(III) chloride in THF revealed interesting mechanistic details about the self-assembling process leading to 5. At an iron/ligand ratio of 1:1.5 star-shaped tetranuclear [Fe[Fe(L1)2]3] (11) was isolated. However, at an iron/ligand ratio of 1:2, complex 11 was transformed into the ferric wheel 5. It was shown, that the interconversion of 5 and 11 is reversible. Based on the mechanistic studies, a procedure was developed which works for both the synthesis of homonuclear 11 and the star-shaped heteronuclear clusters [Cr[Fe(L1)2]3] (12) and [Al[Fe(L1)2]3] (13). The structures of all new compounds were determined unequivocally by single-crystal X-ray analyses.     

吡啶基咪唑[4,5-f]1,10-菲咯啉合成、表征及与瓜环作用的光谱学考察

设计合成了2个吡啶基菲咯啉衍生物2-(3-吡啶基)咪唑[4,5-f]1,10-菲咯啉(G1)和2-(4-吡啶基)咪唑[4,5-f]1,10-菲咯啉(G2),通过元素分析、质谱和核磁共振氢谱对其结构进行了表征。 利用紫外吸收光谱和荧光光谱法考察了所合成化合物与六元瓜环Q[6]、七元瓜环Q[7]的相互作用,以及体系pH值对主-客体相互作用的影响。 在酸性条件下,Q[6]、Q[7]与Gl以及Q[6]与G2均发生包合形成1∶1的包合物,并有荧光增敏作用;Q[7]与G2作用形成1∶2包合物,且对G2有荧光猝灭作用;Q[6]、Q[7]与G1的包合常数分别为3.00×104和1.86×104 L/mol;Q[6]、Q[7]与G2的包合常数分别为1.64×104和1.01×103 L/mol。 随着体系酸性减弱,瓜环与客体作用减弱,在中性条件下,瓜环未与客体发生包合作用。     

Luminescent complexes of Re(I) and Ru(II) with appended macrocycle groups derived from 5,6-dihydroxyphenanthroline: cation and anion binding

A range of ligands in which a macrocyclic unit is fused to a 1,10-phenanthroline unit has been prepared starting from 5,6-dihydroxyphenanthroline. The ligands are L1 in which the pendant ligand is 18-crown-6; L2, in which the pendant ligand is benzo-24-crown-8; and L(3), in which the macrocycle contains two carboxamide units. Ligands L1 and L2 can bind Group 1 and 2 metal cations in their crown-ether cavities; L3 contains two H-bond (amide) donors and is suitable for anion-binding. Luminescent complexes of the form [Ru(bipy)2L]2+, [ReL(CO)3Cl] and [RuL(CN)4]2- were prepared and some were structurally characterised; their interactions with various guest species were investigated by luminescence and NMR spectroscopy. For complexes with the crown ethers (L1 and L2), binding of K+ was rather weak, but the electrostatic effect due to the charge on the host complex was clear with [RuL1(CN)4]2- binding K+ more strongly than [Ru(bipy)2L1]2+. Binding to the pendant crown ethers was much stronger with Ba2+, and both [ReL1(CO)3Cl] and [ReL2(CO)3Cl] showed substantial luminescence quenching in MeCN on addition of Ba2+ ions, with binding constants of 4.5 x 10(4) M(-1) for [ReL1(CO)3Cl]/Ba2+ and 1.3 x 10(5) M(-1) for [ReL2(CO)3Cl]/Ba2+. Complexes [Ru(bipy)2L3]2+ and [ReL3(CO)3Cl], due to their H-bond donor sites, showed binding of dihydrogenphosphate to the macrocycle. Whereas [ReL3(CO)3Cl] showed 1 : 1 binding with (H2PO4)- in dmso with a binding constant of 65 M(-1), [Ru(bipy)2L3]2+ showed 1 : 2 binding, with microscopic association constants of ca. 1 x 10(6) and 1.6 x 10(6) M(-1) in MeCN. The fact that K2 > K1 suggests a cooperative interaction whereby binding of the first anion makes binding of the second one easier to an extent which overcomes electrostatic effects, and a model for this is proposed which also accounts for the substantial increase in luminescence from [Ru(bipy)2L3]2+ (5-fold enhancement) when the second (H2PO4)- anion binds. Both [Ru(bipy)2L3]2+ and [ReL3(CO)3Cl] undergo complete luminescence quenching and a change in colour to near-black in the presence of (anhydrous) fluoride in MeCN, probably due to deprotonation of the carboxamide group. These changes are however irreversible on a long timescale and lead to slow decomposition.     

Excellent chiralselectivity in sulfur-bridged CoIIIMCoIII (M = NiII and PdII) trinuclear complexes containing 1,2-cyclohexanediamine

The reaction of [Ni(aet)2] with [CoCl2(R,R-chxn)2]+ (aet = 2-aminoethanethiolate, R,R-chxn = 1R,2R-cyclohexanediamine) in water gave a CoIIINiIICoIII trinuclear complex, DeltaRRDeltaRR-[Ni(Co(aet)(2-)(R,R-chxn))2]4+ ([1a]4+), in which two cis(S)-[Co(aet)2(R,R-chxn)]+ units are linked by a central NiII ion through sulfur bridges. The two CoIII units in [1a]4+ uniformly adopt the Delta configuration, which is induced by the chirality of the terminal R,R-chxn ligands. The central NiII ion in [1a]4+ was replaced by a PdII ion to produce an analogous CoIIIPdIICoIII trinuclear complex, DeltaRRDeltaRR-[Pd(Co(aet)2(R,R-chxn))2]4+ ([2a]4+), with retention of the Delta configuration. When racemic R,R/S,S-chxn was employed instead of R,R-chxn, not only the chirality about two CoIII centers but also the chirality about two chxn ligands was unified in the S-bridged trinuclear structure, leading to the selective formation of a pair of enantiomers, DeltaRRDeltaRR/LambdaSSLambdaSS-[M(Co(aet)2(chxn))2]4+ (M = NiII ([1b]4+) and PdII ([2b]4+)). The stereochemical and spectroscopic features of these complexes are discussed on the basis of the electronic absorption, CD, and NMR spectroscopies, along with the crystal structures of [1a]4+ and [2a]4+.     

Cyclocondensation of 3-amino-2-iminonaphtho[1,2-d]thiazole with oxalic acid derivatives

Refluxing 3-amino-2-iminonaphtho[1,2-d]thiazole ( 1 ) with diethyl oxalate ( 2a ) in a 2:1 molar ratio in dry pyridine provided 2,2′-binaphtho[1′,2′:4,5]thiazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazole ( 3 ). On the other hand, when 1 was treated with excess amount of 2a in dimethylformamide, it afforded ethyl naphtho[1′,2′:4,5]thiazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazole-2-carboxylate ( 4a ) on heating and ethyl N-(2-iminonaphtho[1,2-d]thiazol-3-yl)oxamate ( 5 ) by stirring at room temperature. Cyclization of 5 upon fusion led to the formation of 3-hydroxy-2H-naphtho-[1′,2′:4,5]thiazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazin-2-one ( 6 ). Compound 6 could also be prepared directly from 1 by refluxing either with 2a neatly, in glacial acetic acid or with oxalic acid ( 2b ) in the same medium. The acid form of 4a might be obtained from 1 and 2b on heating in dimethylformamide, but it was decarboxylated to naphtho-[1′,2′:4,5]thiazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazole ( 4b ) during the reaction.     

Five new peltogynoids from underground parts of Iris bungei: a Mongolian medicinal plant

Five new peltogynoids, irisoids A-E (1-5), have been isolated from the underground parts of Iris bungei. The structures of the new compounds were established on the basis of spectroscopic methods and were found to be 1,8,10-trihydroxy-9-methoxy-[1]benzopyrano-[3,2-c][2]-benzopyran-7(5H)-one (1), 1,8-dihydroxy-9,10-dimethoxy-[1]benzopyrano-[3,2-c][2]-benzopyran-7(5H)-one (2), 1,10-dihydroxy-8,9-dimethoxy-[1]benzopyrano-13,2-c][2]-benzopyran-7(5H)-one (3), 1,8-dihydroxy-9,10-methylenedioxy-[1]benzopyrano-[3,2-c][2]-benzopyran-7(5H)-one (4), and 1,8,11-trihydroxy-9,10-methylenedioxy-[1]benzopyrano-[3,2-c][2]-benzopyran-7(5H)-one (5). The structure of irisoid B (2) was established unambiguously by X-ray diffraction study.     

Synthesis, characterization, and chiral properties of CoIII2AgI3 pentanuclear, CoIII4ZnII4 octanuclear, and CoIII mononuclear complexes with aza-capped hexadentate-N3S3 thiolate ligands: crystal structures of

The reaction of an S-bridged Co2(III)Ag3(I) pentanuclear complex, [Ag3[Co(aet)3]2][BF4]3 (aet = NH2CH2CH2S-), with paraformaldehyde in basic acetonitrile, followed by adding aqueous ammonia, produced an aza-capped Co2(III)-Ag3(I) complex, [Ag3[Co(L)]2]3+ ([1]3+) (L = N(CH2NHCH2CH2S-)3). The crystal structure of [1]3+ was determined by X-ray crystallography. [1][PF6]3 x H2O, empirical formula C18H44Ag3Co2F18N8OP3S6, crystallizes in the tetragonal space group 142m with a = 13.012(1) A, c = 24.707(2) A, and Z = 4. In [1]3+ the two aza-capped [Co(L)] units are linked by three Ag(I) atoms, such that the two Co(III) atoms are encapsulated in a macrobicyclic metallocage, [Ag3(I)(L)2]3-. [1]3+ was converted to an aza-capped Co4(III)Zn4(II) octanuclear complex, [Zn4O[Co(L)]4]6+ ([2]6+), by reaction with I- in the presence of Zn2+ and ZnO in water. The crystal structure of [2]6+ was also determined by X-ray crystallography. [2][PF6]6 x 8H2O, empirical formula C36H100Co4F36N16O9P6S12Zn4, crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2(1/n) with a = 14.33(7) A, b = 25.67(10) A, c = 24.83(6) A, beta = 101.3(3) degrees , and Z = 4. In [2]6+ each of four [Co(L)] units is bound to each trigonal Zn3(II) face of the tetrahedral [Zn4(II)O]6+ core, such that each Co(III) atom is encapsulated in a macrobicyclic [Zn4(II)O(L)] fragment. Treatment of [2]6+ with a basic aqueous solution resulted in a cleavage of the Zn-S bonds to produce an aza-capped Co(III) mononuclear complex, [Co(L)] ([3]), from which [1]3+ is readily reproduced by the reaction with Ag+ in water. All the reactions were found to proceed with retention of the absolute configuration (delta or lambda) of the Co(III) chiral centers; deltadelta-[1]3+, deltadeltadeltadelta-[2]6+, and A-[3] were derived from deltadelta-[Ag3[Co(aet)3]2]3+. The contributions to circular dichroism (CD) from the triple helicity in [1]3+, besides from the asymmetric N and S donor atoms and the Co(III) chiral centers in [1]3+ and [2]6+, were estimated by comparing the CD spectra of deltadelta-[1]3+, deltadeltadeltadelta-[2]6+, and delta-[3].     

Facile access to redox-active C2-bridged complexes with half-sandwich manganese end groups

The dinuclear mixed-valent complex [(MeC5H4)(dmpe)MnC(2)Mn(dmpe)(C5H4Me)](+)[(eta2-MeC5H4)3Mn](-)[1](+)[2]- (dmpe=1,2-bis(dimethylphosphanyl)ethane) was prepared by the reaction of [Mn(MeC5H4)2] with dmpe and Me(3)SnC[triple chemical bond]CSnMe3. The reactions of [1](+)[2]- with K[PF6] and Na[BPh4] yielded the corresponding anion metathesis products [(MeC5H4)(dmpe)MnC2Mn(dmpe)(C5H4Me)][PF6] ([1][PF6]) and [(MeC5H4)(dmpe)MnC2Mn(dmpe)(C5H4Me)][BPh4] ([1][BPh4]). These mixed-valent species can be reduced to the neutral form by reaction with Na/Hg. The obtained complex [(MeC5H4)(dmpe)MnC2Mn(dmpe)(C5H4Me)] (1) displays a triplet/singlet spin equilibrium in solution and in the solid state, which was additionally studied by DFT calculations. The diamagnetic dicationic species [(MeC5H4)(dmpe)MnC2Mn(dmpe)(C5H4Me)][PF6]2 ([1][PF6]2) was obtained by oxidizing the mixed-valent complex [1][PF6] with one equivalent of [Fe(C5H5)2][PF6]. Both redox processes are fully reversible. The dinuclear compounds were characterized by NMR, IR, UV-visible, and Raman spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and magnetic susceptibility measurements. X-ray diffraction studies were performed on [1][2], [1][PF6], [1][BPh4], and [1][PF6]2.     

Probing ruthenium-acetylide bonding interactions: synthesis, electrochemistry, and spectroscopic studies of acetylide-ruthenium complexes supported by tetradentate macrocyclic amine and diphosphine ligands

The synthesis and spectroscopic properties of trans-[RuL4(C[triple bond]CAr)2] (L4 = two 1,2-bis(dimethylphosphino)ethane, (dmpe)2; 1,5,9,13-tetramethyl-1,5,9,13-tetraazacyclohexadecane, 16-TMC; 1,12-dimethyl-3,4:9,10-dibenzo-1,12-diaza-5,8-dioxacyclopentadecane, N2O2) are described. Investigations into the effects of varying the [RuL4] core, acetylide ligands, and acetylide chain length for the [(-)C[triple bond]C(C6H4C[triple bond]C)(n-1)Ph] and [(-)C[triple bond]C(C6H4)(n-1)Ph] (n = 1-3) series upon the electronic and electrochemical characteristics of trans-[RuL4(C[triple bond]CAr)2](0/+) are presented. DFT and TD-DFT calculations have been performed on trans-[Ru(L')4(C[triple bond]CAr)2](0/+) (L' = PH3 and NH3) to examine the metal-acetylide pi-interaction and the nature of the associated electronic transition(s). It was observed that (1) the relationship between the transition energy and 1/n for trans-[Ru(dmpe)2{C[triple bond]C(C6H4C[triple bond]C)(n-1)Ph}2] (n = 1-3) is linear, and (2) the sum of the d(pi)(Ru(II)) --> pi*(C[triple bond]CAr) MLCT energy for trans-[Ru(16-TMC or N2O2)(C[triple bond]CAr)2] and the pi(C[triple bond]CAr) --> d(pi)(Ru(III)) LMCT energy for trans-[Ru(16-TMC or N2O2)(C[triple bond]CAr)2]+ corresponds to the intraligand pi pi* absorption energy for trans-[Ru(16-TMC or N2O2)(C[triple bond]CAr)2]. The crystal structure of trans-[Ru(dmpe)2{C[triple bond]C(C6H4C[triple bond]C)2Ph}2] shows that the two edges of the molecule are separated by 41.7 A. The electrochemical and spectroscopic properties of these complexes can be systematically tuned by modifying L4 and Ar to give E(1/2) values for oxidation of trans-[RuL4(C[triple bond]CAr)2] that span over 870 mV and lambda(max) values of trans-[RuL4(C[triple bond]CAr)2] that range from 19,230 to 31,750 cm(-1). The overall experimental findings suggest that the pi-back-bonding interaction in trans-[RuL4(C[triple bond]CAr)2] is weak and the [RuL4] moiety in these molecules may be considered to be playing a "dopant" role in a linear rigid pi-conjugated rod.     

Formation of p-phenylenediamine-crown ether-[PMo12O40]4- salts

Electron transfer from the electron donor of p-phenylenediamine (PPD) to the electron acceptor of (H+)3[PMo12O40]3- forms a one-electron-reduced Keggin cluster of [PMo12O40]4-, bearing a S = 1/2 spin, while proton transfer from the proton donor of (H+)3[PMo12O40]3- to the proton acceptor of PPD yielded mono- and diprotonated cations of 4-aminoanilinium (HPPD+) and p-phenylenediammonium (H2PPD2+). By introduction of crown ether receptors during the crystallization process, supramolecular cations of (HPPD+)(crown ethers) and/or (H2PPD2+)(crown ethers) were successfully introduced into three new alpha-[PMo12O40]4- salts of (H2PPD2+)2([12]crown-4)4[PMo12O40]4- (1), (HPPD+)4([15]crown-5)4[PMo12O40]4- (2), and (HPPD+)2(H2PPD2+)([18]crown-6)4[PMo12O40]4- (3) as the countercation. The protonated states of PPD and molecular-assembly structures of the supramolecular cations depended on the size of the crown ethers. In salt 3, a novel mixed-protonated state of HPPD+ and H2PPD2+ was confirmed to be complexed in the cation structure. According to the changes in the cation structures, the anion arrangements were modulated from those of the two-dimensional layer for salt 1 to the isolated cluster for salts 2 and 3. The temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibilities of salts 1-3 were consistent with the isolated spin arrangements of [PMo12O40]4-. The electronic spectra of salts 1-3 indicated the intervalence optical transition from pentavalent Mo(V) to hexavalent Mo(VI) ions within the [PMo12O40]4- cluster. Temperature-dependent electron spin resonance spectra of salt 2 revealed the delocalization-localization transition of the S = 1/2 spin at 60 K. The spin on the [PMo12O40]4- cluster was localized on a specific Mo(V) site below 60 K, which was thermally activated with an activation energy of 0.015 eV.