Homo and heteronuclear complexes of dioxime ligands

The mononuclear fragments [Cu(HDopn)(OH)2]+ and [Cu(HPopn)(OH)2]+, [H2Dopn=3,3-(trimethylene- dinitrilo)-dibutan-2–one dioximate and H2Popn, = 3, 3-(phenylenedinitrilo)-dibutan-2–one dioximate] were used to prepare four binuclear complexes [(OH2)Cu (Dopn)Cu(ditn)]2+, [(OH2)Cu(Dopn)Ni(ditn)(H2O)]2+ (ditn=diethylenetriamine) and [(OH2)Cu(Popn)Cu(L) (H2O)]2+ (L=2,2-bipyridine or 1,10–phenanthroline). Two trinuclear complexes, [{Cu(Popn)(OH2)}2M (H2O)n]2+ (when M=CuII, n=1; M=ZnII, n= 2), have been synthesised and characterised by elemental analyses, f.a.b. mass, i.r., electronic, e.s.r. spectroscopy and variable temperature (5–300K) magnetic susceptibility measurements. A strong antiferromagnetic interaction (J=–545cm–1 to –700cm–1) has been found for the binuclear copper(II) complexes. The X-band e.s.r. spectra of these complexes at 300K and for trinuclear complexes at 120K indicate square-pyramidal geometry for the copper centres with a (dx2–y2)1 ground state. The binuclear complex of copper(II)–nickel(II) centres with antiferromagnetic interaction (J=–107 cm–1) is described, and moderately strong zero-field splitting within the quartet state leads to Kramers doublet, as indicated by X-band e.s.r. spectra of this complex. The trinuclear copper(II) complex with an antiferromagnetic interaction (J= –350cm–1) is also described. The heterometallic trinuclear copper(II)–zinc(II)–copper(II) system shows a very weak interaction (J–1cm–1).     

Novel Schiff-base complexes of methyltrioxorhenium (VII) and their performances in epoxidation of cyclohexene

Methyltrioxorhenium (MTO) forms complexes with Schiff-bases derived from 2-pyridinecarboxaldehyde and amines. These complexes were isolated and fully characterized by NMR, IR, UV–Vis, EA, MS. Two were analyzed by X-ray crystallography, which showed that the compounds display distorted octahedral geometry in the solid state with a trans-position of Schiff-base ligand. The characterized results indicated that the more Lewis basic the ligand is, the stronger the metal–ligand interaction between the rhenium atom and the ligand. The complexes displayed high catalytic activity and selectivity when applied to the epoxidation of cyclohexene with urea hydrogen peroxide adduct (UHP) as oxidant in methanol, but poor performances with hydrogen peroxide (30%) as oxidant due to their decomposition. Experimental results revealed that the MTO Schiff-base complexes are, in general, more sensitive to water than MTO itself. Moreover, large excess of ligand is detrimental to the catalytic performance as it leads to the decomposition of the complexes.     

The Study of Various Rhenium Compounds by Capillary Electrophoresis

The conditions for the synthesis of rhenium compounds (pH, reaction time, concentration of reducing agent) have been determined previously by thin-layer chromatography. A Britton-Robinson buffer solution has been selected as a carrier electrolyte due to its possible use in a wide interval of pH, mainly at optimal pH for the formation of the complexes studied. The same electrolyte has been previously applied also in case of the study of rhenium and technetium complexes by polarography. The electrophoretic experiments have been carried out under both standard and reverse polarities with direct UV detection at the wavelength 214 nm and 20 °C. The signal of perrhenate has been observed at the reverse polarity (outlet+, inlet–), of reduced rhenium [probably Re(IV)] under normal polarity. The formation of rhenium complexes with EDTA has been shown by lowering of the cationic rhenium signal due to the addition of the ligand. The rhenium complexes with EDTA are observable at reverse mode of CE. The formation of rhenium complexes with HEDP (hydroxyethylidenediphosphonic acid) has been studied in two different carrier electrolytes — 40 mM Britton-Robinson buffer solution and 50 mM phosphate buffer with 20 mM HEDP. The mechanism of perrhenate reduction by stannous chloride and of the formation of rhenium complexes with EDTA has been determined. The necessity of the presence of ascorbic acid as an antioxidant in the reaction mixture at different pH values has been described as well.     

Di- and trinuclear Zn2+ complexes of calix[4]arene based ligands as catalysts of acyl and phosphoryl transfer reactions

The calix[4]arene scaffold, blocked in the cone conformation by proper alkylation of the lower rim hydroxyls, was used as a convenient molecular platform for the design of bi- and trimetallic Zn2+ catalysts. The catalytic activity of the Zn2+ complexes of calix[4]arenes decorated at the 1,2-, 1,3-, and 1,2,3-positions of the upper rim with 2,6-bis[(dimethylamino)methyl]pyridine units were investigated in the cleavage of ester 6 and of the RNA model compound HPNP. High rate enhancements, up to 4 orders of magnitude, were observed in a number of catalyst-substrate combinations. Interestingly the order of catalytic efficiency among regioisomeric dinuclear complexes in the cleavage of ester 6 is 1,2-vicinal > 1,3-distal, but it is reversed in the reaction of HPNP. The higher efficiency of trinuclear compared to dinuclear complexes provides an indication of the cooperation of three Zn2+ ions in the catalytic mechanism.     

Catalytic properties of trinuclear thio complexes of rhenium in hydrogenation of m-nitrobenzoic acid

Trinuclear thio complexes of rhenium based on Re₃S₇ and Re₃S₄ cluster groupings have been synthesized and studied as catalysts in liquid-phase hydrogenation of m-nitrobenzoic acid. Thio complexes containing as Re₃S₇ cluster surrounded by hydroxo groups are the most active. Complexes with an Re₃S₄ cluster are less active. Reversible Re₃S₇ Re₃S₄ + S₈ transitions were found to be possible in solution.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 239–242, May–June, 1992.     

Synthesis, Characterization and Luminescence Studies of Trinuclear Rhenium–Cobalt Mixed-Metal Alkynyl Complexes Containing a Tetrahedral Co2C2 Cluster Unit

The reaction of rhenium(I) diynyl complexes [Re(CO)₃(N–N)(CC--CCH)] [N–N = ^tBu₂bpy (1), bpy (2)] with Co₂(CO)₈ in THF yielded a new class of luminescent trinuclear rhenium–cobalt mixed-metal alkynyl complexes, [Co₂{-HC₂CC[Re(CO)₃(N–N)]}(CO)₆] [N–N = ^tBu₂bpy (3), bpy (4)]. Their luminescence and electrochemical properties have also been studied.     

Synthesis,spectroscopic, luminescent and electrochemical studies of new Ru–Ni–Ru and Pd–Ni–Pd trinuclear complexes with an azolo-linked tetraaza macrocycle

Ru–Ni–Ru and Pd–Ni–Pd trinuclear complexes containing azolo [thiazolo (L¹) and triazolo (L²)] linked 6,8,15,17-tetramethyldibenzo-5,9,14,18-tetraazacyclotetradecene nickel(II) diacetate as a bridging ligand were synthesised and characterized by elemental analysis, conductance and i.r., u.v.–vis., ¹H-n.m.r. spectra and FAB-mass data. The luminescent and electrochemical properties of the complexes were also studied.     

Reaction of esters of thio acids of trivalent arsenic with organomagnesium compounds

Conclusions Depending on the molar ratios, the esters of the thio acids of trivalent aresnic are alkylated by organomagnesium compounds to give the corresponding tertiary arsines or the esters of the thio acids of trivalent arsenic.Deceased.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 963–965, April, 1972.     

An ESR study of ligand exchange in organometallic radical complexes. Substitution of group VA organometals in the quinone—rhenium carbonyl paramagnetic complexes

Stable heterobinuclear and trinuclear metal organic radical complexes containing rhenium carbonyl and group VA organometals are prepared by ligand exchange reactions. ESR observations provide further insights into the dynamics and the possible exchange sites.     

Catalytic Effect of Multicomponent Supramolecular Systems in Phosphoryl-Group Transfer Reactions

The catalytic effect of the cetyltrimethylammonium bromide–poly(ethylenimine)–water system in the hydrolysis reactions of phosphonic acid esters (an increase in the rate constant by three orders of magnitude) is due to the concentration of reactants in polymer–colloid complexes and changes in their microenvironments. The catalyst efficiency depends on the structures of substrates, surfactants, and polymers.     

Untersuchungen zum polarographischen Verhalten des Rheniums in perchlorsauren L?sungen

Zusammenfassung Das polarographische Verhalten des Rheniums(VII) wurde in konzentrierteren PerchlorsäureLösungen untersucht. Zur Bestimmung kleiner Rhenium(VII)-Konzentrationen ist eine 10 M Perchlorsäure geeignet. Die Bestimmung kann mit der Gleichstrom-, Wechselstrom- und differentiellen Pulse-Polarographie durchgeführt werden. Mit der Gleichstrompolarographie lassen sich noch 2·10^–8 M Re(VII) erfassen. Die Eichkurven sind im Bereich von 5·10^–8 bis 6·10^–5M linear. Die Temperatur- und Tropfzeitabhängigkeit der polarographischen Ströme macht ihren katalytisch/kinetischen Ursprung wahrscheinlich.

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Investigations on the polarographic behaviour of rhenium in perchloric acid solutions

Summary The polarographic behaviour of rhenium(VII) was investigated in perchloric acid solutions of higher concentrations. For the polarographic determination of small concentrations of rhenium(VII) a 10 M perchloric acid is properly suited. The determination can be performed by DC-, AC- and DP-polarography. With DC-polarography 2×10^–8 M Re(VII) can be detected. The calibration curves are linear in the range from 5×10^–8 to 6×10^–5M Re(VII). From investigations of the temperature- and droptime dependence the catalytic/kinetic origin of the polarographic currents is made probable.

     

A Recyclable Trinuclear Bifunctional Catalyst Derived from a Tetraoxo Bis‐Zn(salphen) Metalloligand

A tetraoxo bis‐Zn(salphen) supramolecular host can bind various divalent metal salts, thereby providing access to trinuclear bifunctional systems that incorporate both Lewis acid sites and dynamically bound nucleophilic anions. The formation of these trinuclear species was investigated and their stability features were also determined. The application of these trinuclear complexes as bifunctional catalysts was evaluated in the formation of cyclic organic carbonates from epoxides and CO₂. The catalytic data, in combination with control experiments, clearly demonstrate that these trinuclear compounds show much higher recycling potential compared to various control compounds and they can be used in up to five cycles without an observable loss in activity. Furthermore, this new recyclable catalytic system does not require any additives and can be applied under solvent‐free conditions.     

Synthesis and characterization of rhenium-copper sulfide cluster complexes [(Ph3P)2N][Re3(CuX)(mu3-S)4Cl6(PMe2Ph)3] (X = Cl, Br, I)

The reaction of a trinuclear rhenium sulfide cluster compound Re3S7Cl7 with dimethylphenylphosphine and CuX2 (X = Cl or Br) or CuX (X = Cl, Br, or I) formed tetranuclear cluster complexes [(Ph3P)2N][Re3(CuX)(mu3-S)4Cl6(PMe2Ph)3] (X = Cl, Br, or I). Their solutions have the characteristic intense blue color with visible spectral bands near 600 nm. Single-crystal X-ray structures show that three mu-S atoms in the intermediate trinuclear rhenium complex coordinate to a copper atom, forming elongated tetrahedral structures in which Re-Cu bonding interaction is negligible (Re-Cu distances are 3.50 to approximately 3.54 A as compared with Re-Re distances ranging from 2.69 to 2.81 A).     

Variable catalytic behavior of Nb, Mo, Ta, W, and Re halide clusters: Isomerization of alkynes to conjugated dienes under nitrogen and hydrogenation to alkenes under hydrogen

When a tantalum chloride cluster [(Ta₆Cl₁₂)Cl₂(H₂O)₄]·4H₂O (1) was treated in a nitrogen stream at temperatures above 300 °C, a catalytic activity developed for the isomerization of pentynes and hexynes to the corresponding conjugated dienes with smaller amounts of allenes. Niobium and tungsten clusters with the same metal framework also catalyzed the reactions. In a hydrogen stream, niobium, molybdenum, and tungsten clusters, and a trinuclear rhenium cluster catalyzed the partial hydrogenation of alkynes to the corresponding alkenes. The isomerization activity was ascribed to the Brønsted acidity of hydroxo species of the activated cluster complexes, and the hydrogenation activity was attributed to the nature of the metal atoms incorporated in the cluster.     

Synthesis, Crystal and Molecular Structures, and Properties of Optically Active Copper(II) Complexes with 3-N,N-Dimethylaminocaran-4-one-oxime

Copper(II) complexes with 3-N,N-dimethylaminocaran-4-one-oxime (HL) were synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis, photoelectronic, IR, and EPR spectroscopy, magnetic susceptibility, and thermal analysis methods, and their optical activities were studied. The [Cu₂(HL)₂Cl₄] complex is a dimer with weak exchange interactions between unpaired electrons of the Cu(II) ions. The [Cu₃L₃(OH)Cl]Cl · 8H₂O structure is composed of triangular trinuclear complex cations, outer-sphere Cl^–anions, and water molecules. The exchange parameter Jfor the trinuclear exchange cluster is –190 cm^–1. The title complexes are optically active in the visible range of the spectrum.     

The more gold--the more enantioselective: cyclohydroaminations of γ-allenyl sulfonamides with mono-, bis-, and trisphospholane gold(I) catalysts

A series of chiral mono-, di-, and trinuclear gold(I) complexes have been prepared and used as precatalysts in the asymmetric cyclohydroamination of N-protected γ-allenyl sulfonamides. The stereodirecting ligands were mono-, di-, and tridentate 2,5-diphenylphospholanes, which possessed C(1), C(2), and C(3) symmetry, respectively, thereby rendering the catalytic sites in the di- and trinuclear complexes symmetry equivalent. The C(3)-symmetric trinuclear complex displayed the highest activity and enantioselectivity (up to 95?% ee), whilst its mono- and dinuclear counterparts exhibited considerably lower enantioselectivities and activities. A similar trend was observed in a series of mono-, di-, and trinuclear 2,5-dimethylphospholane gold(I) complexes. Aurophilic interactions were established from the solid-state structures of the trinuclear gold(I) complexes, thereby raising the question as to whether these secondary forces were responsible for the different catalytic behavior observed.     

Controlled synthesis of Bi- and tri-nuclear Cu-oxo nanoclusters on metal–organic frameworks and the structure–reactivity correlations

Precisely tuning the nuclearity of supported metal nanoclusters is pivotal for designing more superior catalytic systems, but it remains practically challenging. By utilising the chemical and molecular specificity of UiO-66-NH₂ (a Zr-based metal–organic framework), we report the controlled synthesis of supported bi- and trinuclear Cu-oxo nanoclusters on the Zr₆O₄ nodal centres of UiO-66-NH₂. We revealed the interplay between the surface structures of the active sites, adsorption configurations, catalytic reactivities and associated reaction energetics of structurally related Cu-based ‘single atoms’ and bi- and trinuclear species over our model photocatalytic formic acid reforming reaction. This work will offer practical insight that fills the critical knowledge gap in the design and engineering of new-generation atomic and nanocluster catalysts. The precise control of the structure and surface sensitivities is important as it can effectively lead to more reactive and selective catalytic systems. The supported bi- and trinuclear Cu-oxo nanoclusters exhibit notably different catalytic properties compared with the mononuclear ‘Cu₁’ analogue, which provides critical insight for the engineering of more superior catalytic systems.

The controlled synthesis of novel bi- and trinuclear Cu-oxo nanoclusters supported on UiO-66-NH₂ that show notably different catalytic properties in the photocatalytic formic acid decomposition reaction is reported.     

Reaction of cyclic phosphorus selenoacids with alkene oxides

Conclusions The alkylene glycol selenophosphoric acids react with alkene oxides in the same way as the analogous thiophosphoric acids. The selenophosphoric acid derivatives are less stable than the thio analogs when stored or heated.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 677–680, March, 1983.     

Oxidative dissolution of refractory metals by chlorination in aqueous organic media

Chlorination of rhenium, tungsten, and molybdenum with gaseous chlorine in a dimethylformamide-water medium was studied. The degree to which the metals pass to the solution is higher in the presence of water. The activating effect of water is attributed to the catalytic properties of solutions of HCl in DMF. The activating effect on metal dissolution increases in the sequence W < Mo < Re.__________Translated from Koordinatsionnaya Khimiya, Vol. 31, No. 4, 2005, pp. 262–265.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by N. Drobot, Trifonova, Krenev, D. Drobot.     

The More Gold—The More Enantioselective: Cyclohydroaminations of γ‐Allenyl Sulfonamides with Mono‐, Bis‐, and Trisphospholane Gold(I) Catalysts

A series of chiral mono‐, di‐, and trinuclear gold(I) complexes have been prepared and used as precatalysts in the asymmetric cyclohydroamination of N‐protected γ‐allenyl sulfonamides. The stereodirecting ligands were mono‐, di‐, and tridentate 2,5‐diphenylphospholanes, which possessed C₁, C₂, and C₃ symmetry, respectively, thereby rendering the catalytic sites in the di‐ and trinuclear complexes symmetry equivalent. The C₃‐symmetric trinuclear complex displayed the highest activity and enantioselectivity (up to 95 % ee), whilst its mono‐ and dinuclear counterparts exhibited considerably lower enantioselectivities and activities. A similar trend was observed in a series of mono‐, di‐, and trinuclear 2,5‐dimethylphospholane gold(I) complexes. Aurophilic interactions were established from the solid‐state structures of the trinuclear gold(I) complexes, thereby raising the question as to whether these secondary forces were responsible for the different catalytic behavior observed.