碲氢化钠与苯并咪唑盐的反应和醛的合成新方法

自1975年Barton首次制备了碲氢化钠以来,由于它是一种温和的选择性还原剂和良好的亲核试剂,并具有试剂易得、后处理方便等优点,在有机合成中的应用得到了迅速发展[1-5].例如,Barton等[1]用碲氢化钠对吡啶盐和异喹啉盐的季铵化的碳氮双键在碱性乙醇溶液中还原脱卤能生成加氢衍生物.本文则首次报道碲氢化钠对苯并咪唑盐还原脱卤生成苯并咪唑烷的反应.其合成路线如图示1所示:     

碲氢化钠对α-二酮的部份还原及对RnXO(X=N,As,s;n=2,3)的脱氧

有机碲化学最近几年采发展很快,许多有机碲化合物都是有用的试剂。我们已相继报道了碲氢化钠对亚胺的还原反应。在碲氢化钠的存在下,可由羰基化合物和伯胺一步合成     

α, α'-二胺基二苄基硒醚的合成

本文以苯骈三氮唑、胺和苯甲基醛为原料,发现Mannich反应,生成胺烷基化的苯骈三氮唑衍生物。在此衍生物中,苯骈三氮唑基是亲核取代反应的良好离去基团,易被强亲核试剂的硒负离子取代,生成对称α,α'-二胺基二苄基硒醚。反应易进行,产率较高,产物均为固体,易提纯。这是合成含氮原子的对称硒醚的较好方法。     

4-单取代-1,2,3-三氮唑的合成进展(Ⅱ)—通过去取代基反应

1,2,3-三氮唑衍生物是近些年研究热点化合物之一,随着4-单取代型衍生物在医药、农药、材料等领域的广泛应用,该类化合物的合成及应用近些年引起了广大研究者的关注并获得了可喜进展。本文阐述了4-单取代-1,2,3-三氮唑衍生物的合成发展历史,着重综述了近十年来该类唑衍生物的合成发展情况。内容主要涵盖二取代-1,2,3-三氮唑的去取代基反应,包括脱羧、脱苄基、脱羟(酰氧)基及脱取代乙基等反应。文章还包括一些合成方法及其产物的应用,并对一些重要的反应机理做了分析。文章最后对该类化合物的合成做了总结并展望了未来发展方向。     

新型含吲唑环嘧啶衍生物的合成

以6-硝基-1H-吲唑为原料,经氮原子甲基化、催化氢化还原、亲核取代以及烷基化反应制得关键中间体N(2′-氯嘧啶-4′-基)-N,1-二甲基-1H-吲唑-6-胺(5);5与芳香胺进行亲核取代反应合成了一系列新型取代氨基嘧啶衍生物——N-(2′-取代氨基嘧啶-4′-基)-N,1-二甲基-1H-吲唑-6-胺,其结构经1H NMR和MS表征.     

铜催化含氮和硫化物的乙烯基化反应研究

以铜为催化剂,结合不同的反应条件,分别阐述了酰胺、胺、唑类化合物和硫化物与卤代烯烃的交叉偶联反应,从而分别得到了各种烯酰胺、烯胺、N-烯基唑类化合物和烯基硫醚化合物.上述亲核试剂与1,4-二卤-1,3-二烯化合物反应,经过两次乙烯基化反应,可以高效地得到各种取代的吡咯和噻吩衍生物.进一步阐述了N—H键以及其邻位C—H键也能够和1,4-二卤-1,3-二烯反应,生成唑并吡啶衍生物.     

新型N-(2'-芳胺嘧啶-4'-基)-N,2,3-三甲基-2H-吲唑-6-胺衍生物的合成及其抗肿瘤活性

以3-甲基-6-硝基-1H-吲唑为原料,经N-甲基化、催化还原、亲核取代及烷基化反应制得关键中间体N-(2'-氯嘧啶-4'-基)-N,2,3-三甲基-2H-吲唑-6-胺(5);5与芳胺经亲核取代反应合成了一系列新型的N-(2'-芳胺嘧啶-4'-基)-N,2,3-三甲基-2H-吲唑-6-胺衍生物,其结构经1H NMR和MS确证。初步生物活性测试结果表明,部分化合物具有明显的抗肿瘤活性。     

从Baylis-Hillman溴化物方便的合成N-取代的咪唑和苯并三氮唑

在室温下, 通过Baylis-Hillman溴化物与咪唑或苯并三氮唑反应, 方便的合成了N-取代的咪唑和苯并三氮唑衍生物. 该方法的优点为操作简单, 反应条件温和, 产率高, 好的区域和立体选择性.     

碘化1-甲基-2-异丙基(或丙基)-3-苯磺酰基咪唑啉的合成及基团转移反应

合成了新的四氢叶酸辅酶(THF)模型化合物碘化1-甲基-2-异丙基-3-苯磺酰基咪唑啉(5a)和碘化1-甲基-2-丙基-3-苯磺酰基咪唑啉(5b),研究了其反应性能.结果表明,化合物5与双官能团亲核体邻苯二胺或邻氨基苯酚反应,完全转移了4个碳的异丁基和正丁基单元,基于此探索了合成2-取代苯并咪唑及2-取代苯并唑的新方法;化合物5a与单官能团亲核体胺类反应部分转移了4个碳的异丁基单元,生成不同基团取代的N,N,N'-三取代乙二胺盐;化合物5a在Na BH4作用下可发生还原反应,在Na OH水溶液中可发生水解反应,也可与碳负离子基团(硝基甲基负离子或二腈基甲基负离子)发生亲核加成反应,生成了3类不同基团取代的N,N,N'-三取代乙二胺衍生物,探索了此类化合物的简易合成方法.这些反应模拟了四氢叶酸辅酶在生物体内转移一碳单元的功能,并将其扩展到4个碳原子单元,获得了可应用于有机合成的新方法和新试剂.     

二级胺与羰基化合物的一步还原烷基化

碲试剂作为还原剂已得到较广泛的应用,Yamashita、周洵钧将NaHTe用于羰基化合物还原胺化为二级胺,Kambe等近期用H_2Te还原烯胺、亚胺到相应的胺,我们曾用NaHTe将二级胺与羰基化合物还原烷基化。本文采用不同二级胺进一步研究发现,脂肪环胺与醛的反应效果较好,同一条件下烯胺也可被还原,反应条件温和,脯氨酸酯还原烷基化的产物不发生明显消旋化(表1,3),可应用于氨基酸类反应。     

螯形主体分子的设计、包结性能及其在细辛挥发油 有效成分选择分离中的应用

设计了两种新的具有螯形骨架的主体分子反式-1,2-二苯基-1,2-苊二醇(1)和顺式-1,2-二(1'-萘基)-1,2-苊二醇(2),主体(1),(2)可与许多有机小分子化合物形成配位包合物。用IR和粉末XRD表征了主体分子(1)和(2)的包结物,用^1NMR测定了包结物的主客体分子摩尔比：(1)·DMF(1:2),(1)·DMSO(1:2),(1)·THF(1:2),(1)·二氧六环(1:1),(1)·吡啶(1:1),(2)·DMF(1:1)和(2)·DMSO(1:1)。单晶X射线衍射分析了包结物的晶体结构,(1)·DMF：空间群Pnaa,a=0.9377(1)nm,b=1.4351(1)nm,c=4.0463(3)nm;(1)·DMSO：空间群Pbcn,a=1.6278(1)nm,b=1.0751(1)nm,c=1.4980(1)nm;(2)·DMF：P2~1/n,a=0.9796(1)nm,b=1.2377(1)nm,c=2.2344(3)nm,β=93.02(1)°;游离主体(1)：空间群P1,a=1.0461(1)nm,b=1.1213(1)nm,c=1.5496(1)nm,α=81.74(1)°,β=75.71(1)°,γ=89.00(1)°;分析了主体分子的刚性和柔韧性对包结性能的影响。并研究了主体分子(1)选择分离细辛挥发油,将顺甲基异丁香酚从挥发油中分离出来。     

Five new bidesmoside triterpenoid saponins from Stauntonia chinensis

Eleven triterpenoid saponins (1-11) were isolated from Stauntonia chinensis DC. (Lardizabalaceae), including five new compounds, yemuoside YM(21-25) (1-3, 6, 7) structures of which were elucidated by chemical methods and a combination of MS, 1D- and 2D- NMR experiments including DEPT, (1)H--(1)H COSY, HSQC, HMBC, TOCSY, and NOESY as 3-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1 --> 3)-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 --> 2)-]alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-akebonicacid-28-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 --> 4)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 --> 6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester (1), 3-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 --> 3)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 --> 2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-akebonic acid-28-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 --> 4)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 --> 6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester (2), 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 --> 3)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-akebonic acid-28-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 --> 4)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 --> 6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester (3), 3-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1 --> 3)-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 --> 2)-]alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-akebonic acid-28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 --> 6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester (6), 3-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1 --> 3)-[alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1 --> 2)-]alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-akebonic acid-28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 --> 6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester (7).     

Multiconfigurational self-consistent field and multireference internally contracted configuration interaction studies on the excited states of weakly bonded NO2 dimer (N2O4)

In this paper, the vertical excitation energies of total of 32 states of N(2)O(4) including the lowest two singlet states and two triplet states of each of the A(g), B(3u), B(2u), B(1g), B(1u), B(2g), B(3g), and A(u) symmetries were calculated at multiconfigurational self-consistent field (MCSCF) and the multireference internally contracted configuration interaction (MRCI) levels of theory on the active space (15o,16e) with aug-cc-pVDZ basis set. The potential energy curves of the eight singlet states(1 (1)A(g), 1 (1)B(3u), 1 (1)B(2u), 1 (1)B(1g), 1 (1)B(1u), 1 (1)B(2g), 1 (1)B(3g), and 1 (1)A(u)) and eight triplet states (1 (3)A(g), 1 (3)B(3u), 1 (3)B(2u), 1 (3)B(1g), 1 (3)B(1u), 1 (3)B(2g), 1 (3)B(3g), and 1 (3)A(u)) were calculated at MCSCF and MRCI levels of theory on the active space (15o,16e) with aug-cc-pVDZ basis set along the N-N distance. The vertical excitation energies of 1 (1)B(3u), 1 (1)B(2u), and 1 (1)B(1u) states with nonzero transition moment are 4.60 eV (269.6 nm), 6.06 eV (204.6 nm), and 7.71 eV (160.8 nm), respectively, at MRCI level of theory. The photodissociation asymptotics were assigned as NO(2)(X (2)A(1))+NO(2)(X (2)A(1)) for ground state 1 (1)A(g) and the 1 (3)B(1u) state, NO(2)(X (2)A(1))+NO(2)(1 (2)A(2)) for the 1 (1)B(1g), 1 (3)B(1g), 1 (1)A(u), and 1 (3)A(u) states, NO(2)(X (2)A(1))+NO(2)(1 (2)B(1)) for the 1 (1)B(3u), 1 (3)B(3u), 1 (1)B(2g), and 1 (3)B(2g) states, and NO(2)(X (2)A(1))+NO(2)(1 (2)B(2)) for the 1 (1)B(2u), 1 (3)B(2u), 1 (1)B(3g), and 1 (3)B(3g) states.     

Visible spectrum of titanium dioxide

The electronic spectrum in the region 17?500 cm(-1) to 18?850 cm(-1) of a cold molecular beam of TiO(2) has been investigated using laser induced fluorescence (LIF) and mass-resolved resonance enhanced multi-photoionization (REMPI) spectroscopy. Bands at 18?412 cm(-1), 18?470 cm(-1) and 18?655 cm(-1) were recorded at a resolution of 35 MHz, rotationally analyzed, and assigned as the ?(1)B(2) (0,1,2) ←X[combining tilde](1)A(1) (0,0,0), ?(1)B(2) (1,0,0) ←X[combining tilde](1)A(1) (0,0,0) and ?(1)B(2) (1,1,0) ←X[combining tilde](1)A(1) (0,0,0) transitions. The dispersed fluorescence from the ?(1)B(2) (0,1,2) and ?(1)B(2) (1,0,0) levels were combined with previous results to produce an improved set of vibrational parameters for the X[combining tilde](1)A(1) state. The optical Stark effect in the ?(1)B(2) (0,1,2) ←X[combining tilde](1)A(1) (0,0,0) and ?(1)B(2) (1,0,0) ←X[combining tilde](1)A(1) (0,0,0) bands were recorded and combined with earlier results for ?(1)B(2) (1,1,0) ←X[combining tilde](1)A(1) (0,0,0) to determine the permanent electric dipole moment for these states. The origin and harmonic vibrational constants for the ?(1)B(2) state are determined to be: T(000) = 17?593(5) cm(-1), ω(1) = 876(3) cm(-1), ω(2) = 184(1) cm(-1), and ω(3) = 316(2) cm(-1). A normal coordinate analysis was performed and Franck-Condon factors calculated.     

Complete 1H and 13C NMR assignments of six saponins from Sapindus trifoliatus

Complete 1H and 13C spectral assignments are reported for six saponins from the pericarp of Sapindus trifoliatus (Hindi name: Reetha) collected from Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, India, using only 1D and 2D NMR methods. The structures of the compounds were elucidated as hederagenin 3-O-(3-O-acetyl-beta-D-xylopyranosyl)-(1-3)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-2)-alpha-L-ara-binopyranoside, hederagenin 3-O-(4-O-acetyl-beta-D-xylop-yranosyl)-(1-3)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-2)-alpha-L-arabinop-yranoside, hederagenin 3-O-(3,4-O-diacetyl-beta-D-xylopy-ranosyl)-(1-3)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-2)-alpha-L-arabinopy-ranoside, hederagenin 3-O-(3,4-O-diacetyl-alpha-L-arabinop-yranosyl)-(1-3)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-2)-alpha-L-arabinop-yranoside, hederagenin 3-O-(beta-D-xylopyranosyl)-(1-3)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside and he-deragenin 3-O-(alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl)-(1-3)-alpha-L-rhamno-pyranosyl-(1-2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside. It is concluded that saponins of this complexity approach the limit of structural complexity, which can be solved by NMR alone, precisely and quickly.     

Application of equation-of-motion coupled-cluster methods to low-lying singlet and triplet electronic states of HBO and BOH

The equilibrium structures and physical properties of the X (1)sigma(+) linear electronic states, linear excited singlet and triplet electronic states of hydroboron monoxide (HBO) (A (1)sigma(-), B (1)delta, a (3)sigma(+), and b (3)delta) and boron hydroxide (BOH) (A (1)sigma(+), B (1)Pi, and b (3)Pi), and their bent counterparts (HBO a (3)A('), b (3)A("), A (1)A("), B (1)A(') and BOH X (1)A('), b (3)A('), c (3)A("), A (1)A('), B (1)A('), C (1)A(")) are investigated using excited electronic state ab initio equation-of-motion coupled-cluster (EOM-CC) methods. A new implementation of open-shell EOM-CC including iterative partial triple excitations (EOM-CC3) was tested. Coupled-cluster wave functions with single and double excitations (CCSD), single, double, and iterative partial triple excitations (CC3), and single, double, and full triple excitations (CCSDT) are employed with the correlation-consistent quadruple and quintuple zeta basis sets. The linear HBO X (1)sigma(+) state is predicted to lie 48.3 kcal mol(-1) (2.09 eV) lower in energy than the BOH X (1)sigma(+) linear stationary point at the CCSDT level of theory. The CCSDT BOH barrier to linearity is predicted to lie 3.7 kcal mol(-1) (0.16 eV). With a harmonic zero-point vibrational energy correction, the HBO X (1)sigma(+)-BOH X (1)A(') energy difference is 45.2 kcal mol(-1) (1.96 eV). The lowest triplet excited electronic state of HBO, a (3)A('), has a predicted excitation energy (T(e)) of 115 kcal mol(-1) (4.97 eV) from the HBO ground state minimum, while the lowest-bound BOH excited electronic state, b (3)A('), has a T(e) of 70.2 kcal mol(-1) (3.04 eV) with respect to BOH X (1)A('). The T(e) values predicted for the lowest singlet excited states are A (1)A(")<--X (1)sigma(+)=139 kcal mol(-1) (6.01 eV) for HBO and A (1)A(')<--X (1)A(')=102 kcal mol(-1) (4.42 eV) for BOH. Also for BOH, the triplet vertical transition energies are b (3)A(')<--X (1)A(')=71.4 kcal mol(-1) (3.10 eV) and c (3)A(")<--X (1)A(')=87.2 kcal mol(-1) (3.78 eV).     

Cyclodextrin complexation of a stilbene and the self-assembly of a simple molecular device

(E)-4-tert-Butyl-4'-oxystilbene, 1(-), is thermally stable as the (E)-1(-) isomer but may be photoisomerized to the (Z)-1(-) isomer as shown by UV-vis and (1)H NMR studies in aqueous solution. When (E)-1(-) is complexed by alphaCD two inclusion isomers (includomers) form in which alphaCD assumes either of the two possible orientations about the axis of (E)-1(-) in alphaCD.(E)-1(-) for which (1)H NMR studies yield the parameters: k(1)(298 K)= 12.3 +/- 0.6 s(-1), DeltaH(1)(++)= 94.3 +/- 4.7 kJ mol(-1), DeltaS1(++)= 92.0 +/- 5.0 J K(-1) mol(-1), and k(2)(298 K)= 10.7 +/- 0.5 s(-1), DeltaH(2)(++)= 93.1 +/- 4.7 kJ mol(-1), DeltaS2(++)= 87.3 +/- 5.0 J K(-1) mol(-1) for the minor and major includomers, respectively. The betaCD.(E)-1(-) complex either forms a single includomer or its includomers interchange at the fast exchange limit of the (1)H NMR timescale. Complexation of 1(-) by N-(6(A)-deoxy- alpha-cyclodextrin-6(A)-yl)-N'-(6(A)-deoxy- beta-cyclodextrin-6(A)-yl)urea, results in the binary complexes 2.(E)-1(-) in which both CD component annuli are occupied by (E)-1(-) and which exists exclusively in darkness and 2.(Z)-1(-) in which only one CD component is occupied by (Z)-1(-) and exists exclusively in daylight at lambda > or = 300 nm. Irradiation of solutions of the binary complexes at 300 and 355 nm results in photostationary states dominated by 2.(E)-1(-) and 2.(Z)-1(-), respectively. In the presence of 4-methylbenzoate, 4(-), 2.(Z)-1(-) forms the ternary complex 2.(Z)-1(-).4(-) where 4(-) occupies the second CD annulus. Interconversion occurs between 2.(Z)-1(-).4(-) and 2.(E)-1(-)+4(-) under the same conditions as for the binary complexes alone. Similar interactions occur in the presence of 4-methylphenolate and 4-methylphenylsulfonate. The two isomers of each of these systems represent different states of a molecular device, as do the analogous binary complexes of N,N-bis(6(A)-deoxy- beta-cyclodextrin-6(A)-yl)urea, 3, [3.(E)-1(-) and 3.(Z)-1(-), where the latter also forms a ternary complex with 4(-).     

The visible spectrum of zirconium dioxide, ZrO2

The electronic spectrum of a cold molecular beam of zirconium dioxide, ZrO(2), has been investigated using laser induced fluorescence (LIF) in the region from 17,000 cm(-1) to 18,800 cm(-1) and by mass-resolved resonance enhanced multi-photon ionization (REMPI) spectroscopy from 17,000 cm(-1)-21,000 cm(-1). The LIF and REMPI spectra are assigned to progressions in the A?(1)B(2)(ν(1), ν(2), ν(3)) ← X?(1)A(1)(0, 0, 0) transitions. Dispersed fluorescence from 13 bands was recorded and analyzed to produce harmonic vibrational parameters for the X?(1)A(1) state of ω(1) = 898(1) cm(-1), ω(2) = 287(2) cm(-1), and ω(3) = 808(3) cm(-1). The observed transition frequencies of 45 bands in the LIF and REMPI spectra produce origin and harmonic vibrational parameters for the A?(1)B(2) state of T(e) = 16,307(8) cm(-1), ω(1) = 819(3) cm(-1), ω(2) = 149(3) cm(-1), and ω(3) = 518(4) cm(-1). The spectra were modeled using a normal coordinate analysis and Franck-Condon factor predictions. The structures, harmonic vibrational frequencies, and the potential energies as a function of bending angle for the A?(1)B(2) and X?(1)A(1) states are predicted using time-dependent density functional theory, complete active space self-consistent field, and related first-principle calculations. A comparison with isovalent TiO(2) is made.     

球形主体分子的包结性能及其在制备有机非线性光学材料 中的应用

提出了球形主体分子的设计思想,把具有球形结构的分子柏木醇(1)、马钱子碱(2)、三乙烯二胺(1,4-二氮-二环[2.2.2]辛烷(3)作为主体分子,把酚类化合物,诸如苯酚(4)、邻甲苯酚(5)、间甲苯酚(6)、对甲苯酚(7)、对氯苯酚(8)和对硝基苯酚(11)等作为客体分子,进行了主客体分子相素作用实验,采用粉末X射线衍射、1^HNMR等分析手段确认了包结化合物的形成及主客体分子的摩尔比,摩尔比(H/G)分别为(1)+(4)1:1,(1)+(5)1:1,(1)+(6)1:1,(1)+(7)1:1,(1)+(11)1:2,(2)+(11)1:1,(3)+(4)1:2,(3)+(5)1:3,(3)+(6)1:2,(3)+(7)1:2,(3)+(8)1:2,(3)+(11)1:2,对典型包结化合物的单晶,诸如柏木醇和邻甲苯酚、马钱子碱和对硝基苯酚以及三乙烯二胺和对硝基苯酚,进行了四圆X射线衍射结构分析,结果表明,包结化合物的堆砌结构特征随主体分子的体积大小而改变,从隧道型如(1)+(5)和(2)+(11)转变为夹层型如(3)+(11)。用Nd:YAG激光测试晶体的SHG效应,结果表明,大部分包结物晶体具有非线性光学性质。     

Structural characterization of four members of the electron-transfer series [PdII(L)2)2]n (L = o-Iminophenolate derivative; n = 2-, 1-, 0, 1+, 2+). ligand mixed valency in the monocation and monoanion with S = (1)/(2) ground states

The reaction of the ligand 2-(2-trifluoromethyl)anilino-4,6-di-tert-butylphenol, H(2)((1)L(IP)), and PdCl(2) (2:1) in the presence of air and excess NEt(3) in CH(2)Cl(2) produced blue-green crystals of diamagnetic [Pd(II)((1)L(ISQ))(2)] (1), where ((1)L(ISQ))(*)(-) represents the o-iminobenzosemiquinonate(1-) pi radical anion of the aromatic ((1)L(IP))(2-) dianion. The diamagnetic complex 1 was chemically oxidized with 1 equiv of Ag(BF(4)), affording red-brown crystals of paramagnetic (S = (1)/(2)) [Pd(II)((1)L(ISQ))((1)L(IBQ))](BF(4)) (2), and one-electron reduction with cobaltocene yielded paramagnetic (S = (1)/(2)) green crystals of [Cp(2)Co][Pd(II)((1)L(ISQ))((1)L(IP))] (3); ((1)L(IBQ))(0) represents the neutral, diamagnetic quinone form. Complex 1 was oxidized with 2 equiv of [NO]BF(4), affording green crystals of diamagnetic [Pd(II)((1)L(IBQ))(2)](3)(BF(4))(4){(BF(4))(2)H}(2).4CH(2)Cl(2) (5). Oxidation of [Ni(II)((1)L(ISQ))(2)] (S = 0) in CH(2)Cl(2) solution with 2 equiv of Ag(ClO(4)) generated crystals of [Ni(II)((1)L(IBQ))(2)(ClO(4))(2)].2CH(2)Cl(2) (6) with an S = 1 ground state. Complexes 1-5 constitute a five-membered complete electron-transfer series, [Pd((1)L)(2)](n) (n = 2-, 1-, 0, 1+, 2+), where only species 4, namely, diamagnetic [Pd(II)((1)L(IP))(2)](2-), has not been isolated; they are interrelated by four reversible one-electron-transfer waves in the cyclic voltammogram. Complexes 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 have been characterized by X-ray crystallography at 100 K, which establishes that the redox processes are ligand centered. Species 2 and 3 exhibit ligand mixed valency: [Pd(II)((1)L(ISQ))((1)L(IBQ))](+) has localized ((1)L(IBQ))(0) and ((1)L(ISQ))(*)(-) ligands in the solid state, whereas in [Pd(II)((1)L(ISQ))((1)L(IP))](-) the excess electron is delocalized over both ligands in the solid-state structure of 3. Electronic and electron spin resonance spectra are reported, and the electronic structures of all members of this electron-transfer series are established.