Theoretical Studies on the Cu-Cu Interaction and Stability of [Cu_a(Ph_2Ppy)_b(CH_3CN)_c]~(a+) (a=1～2,b=1～3,c=0～2)

To study the Cu-Cu interaction and stability of the title complexes,the structures of complexes [Cu(Ph2Ppy)(CH3CN)]+ 1,[Cu(Ph2Ppy)]+ 2,[Cu2(Ph2Ppy)2(CH3CN)2]2+ 3,[Cu2(Ph2Ppy)2(CH3CN)]2+ 4,[Cu2(Ph2Ppy)2]2+ 5 and [Cu2(Ph2Ppy)3(CH3CN)]2+ 6 were calculated by density functional theory PBE0 method,and the following conclusions can be drawn:(1) There is no orbital overlapping between two Cu atoms,indicating no Cu-Cu orbital interaction exists in complexes 3～6.Due to a breakdown of the closed shell configuration of Cu atoms,the weak Cu-Cu interactions result from the 3dCu → 4sCu' charge-transfer in 4～6.The Cu-Cu interaction strength follows 5 6 4,implying that there are stronger Cu-Cu interactions in the complexes with fewer CH3CN or more Ph2Ppy ligands.(2) The calculated interaction energies suggest that the coordination of Cu to Ph2Ppy is stronger than that to CH3CN.In 3～6,there are weaker interactions between Cu and CH3CN or Ph2Ppy in the complexes with more CH3CN or Ph2Ppy ligands.(3) The P-Cu and N-Cu interactions are much stronger than the Cu-Cu interaction,so we mainly attribute the stabilities of the binuclear complexes to the eight-membered rings Cu2P2N2C2.     

SYTHESE AND REACTIONS OF HETEROBINUCLEAR COMPLEXES [PhCl_2SnM(Cl)(CO)_3(CH_3CN)_2] (M = Mo, W)

Abstract The complexes [M(CO)_3(CH_3CN)_3](M=Mo, W)react with an equimolar quantity ofPhSnCl_3 in dichloromethane at room tempreture to afford new heterobinuclearcomplexes [PhCl_2SnM(Cl)(CO)_3(CH_3CN)_2] [M=Mo(1); W(2)]. The complexes reactwith two equivalents of PR_2R'(R=Ph, R'=Ph, Me; R=Cy, R'=H) to yield stablecomplexes [PhCl_2SnM(Cl)(CO)_3(PR_2R')_2]. Reaction of[PhCl_2SnM(Cl)(CO)_3(CH_3CN)_2]with one equivalent of PPh_2(CH_2)nPPh_2(n=I,2) or bulky phosphine ligands PBu_2~tClin dichloromethane at room tempreture to give [PhCl_2SnMo(Cl)(CO)_3{PPh_2(CH_2)n-PPh_2}] .CH_2Cl_2, [PhCl_2SnMo(Cl)(CO)_3PBu_2~tCl]. CH_2Cl_2, respectively. The complexes1 and 2 react with phosphite donor ligands P(OMe)_3 to give [PhCl_2SnM(Cl)(CO)_2-{P(OMe)_3}_3]. All complexes have been characterized by elemental analysis, IRand ~1HNMR spectroscopies. Here we report the preliminary results of this work.     

Cleavage of the Fe—Fe Bond of （Me2SiSiMe2） [η^5－C5H4Fe（CO）2]2 with Na／Hg and Molecular Structure of the Ring－Opened Complex

The reaction of the rifle cyclic complex (1) with sodium amalgam in THF resulted in the expected cleavage of the Fe-Fe bond to afford his-sodium salt ( Me2SiSiMe2 ) [η^5-C5H4Fe(CO)2]2 (4). The latter was not isolated and was used directly to react with MeI, PhCH2Cl, CH3C(O)Cl, PhC(O)Cl,Cy3SnCl (Cy= cyclohexyl) or Ph3SnCl to afford corresponding ring-opened derivatives (Me2SiSiMe2) [η^5-C5H4Fe(CO)2]2 [5, R=Me; 6, R=PhCH2; 7, R=CH3C(O); 8, R=PhC(O); 9, R = Cy3Sn or 10, R = Ph3Sn ]. The crystal and molecular structures of 10 were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The molecule took the desired ant/ conformation around the Si-Si bond. The length of the Si--Si bond is 0.2343(3)nm, which is essentially identical to that in the cyclic structure of 1[0.2346(4) tun]. This result unambiguously demonstrates that the Si--Si bond in the cyclic structure of 1 is not subject to obvious strain.     

Synthesis and Structure of [Cu2（μ—NO2）（aepy）4]（ClO4）3 （aepy=2—（2—Aminoethyl）pyridine）

1 INTRODUCTION There has been great and considerable interest in the study of copper nitrite complexes because they are relevant to the study of copper-containing enzymes involved in the denitrification process[1]; in particular, copper-nitrite complexes are potentially relevant to the nitrite reductases[2] (the enzyme from Achromobacter Cycloclastes) which convert NO2－ to NO and/or N2O. Many attempts have been made to synthesize a variety of copper-nitrite complexes, in which the n…     

Cyanido-bridged one-dimensional systems assembled from [ReⅣCl4（CN）2]2- and [MⅡ（cyclam）]2+ （M=Ni,Cu） precursors

Three new cyanido-bridged heterometallic ReIVNiII and ReIVCuII one-dimensional systems were synthesized and extensively characterized both structurally and magnetically. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that these compounds display a common topology, with chains composed of alternating [ReⅣCl4(CN)2]2- and [MⅡ(cyclam)]2+ (M = Ni in 1, Cu in 2) or [CuⅡ(N,N′-dimethylcyclam)]2+ (in 3) building units. Two different chain orientations with a tilt angle of ca. 51° to 55° are present in the crystal packing of these compounds. The magnetic susceptibility measurements suggest the presence of intrachain ferromagnetic interactions between the S = 3/2 ReIV centers and the 3d metal ions: S = 1 NiII or S = 1/2 CuII. At low temperature, a three-dimensional ordered magnetic phase induced by interchain antiferromagnetic interactions (antiferromagnetic for 1 and 2; canted antiferromagnetic for 3) is detected for the three compounds.     

Interactions with ATP, DNA Cleavage and Anti-tumor Activities of Complexes with Anions [Mo（V）O2（O2CeH4）2]^3-, [Mo（Ⅴ）0.5W（Ⅵ）0.5O2（O2C6H4）2]^2.5- and [W（Ⅵ）O2（O2C6H4）2]^2-

(NH3CH2CH2NH2)3[Mo(Ⅴ)O2(O2C6H4)2] (1), (NH3CH2CH2NH2)2.5[Mo(Ⅴ)o.sW(Ⅵ)o.502(O2C6H4)2] (2) and(NH3CH2CH2NH2)2[VC(Ⅵ)O2(O2C6H4)2] (3) were synthesized, structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis, and studied on their interactions with ATP, their DNA cleavage activities and antitumor properties. The redox state of molybdenum was not changed on going from crystal to aqueous solutions in complexes 1 and 2, while tungsten underwent reduction from W(VI) to W(V) in complexes 2 and 3. ATP promoted the oxidation of both molybdenum and tungsten from M(Ⅴ) to M(Ⅵ) and the hydrolysis of catecholate ligands in solution consisting of ATP and the complexes. Complex 1 possesses fairly good activity to DNA cleavage and against tumor S180 in mice, and is more effective than the control drug cyclophosphamide under the identical conditions. However, complexes 2 and 3 exhibited marginal effectiveness. The effectiveness of anti-tumor of the complexes was related positively to their DNA cleavage activities and their hydrolysis of catecholate ligands.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Electrochemistry of Two Complexes （YLn）3＋[PW12O40]3-（L=Me2SO,Me2NCHO）

The reaction of α-H3[PW12O40] with Y（NO3）3 in the presence of DMF or DMSO leads to two complexes with the formulae {Y（DMSO）7}·PW12O40（1） and {[Y（DMF）7]2PW12O40}·PW12O40（2）. The crystal structures indicate that complex 1 consists of discrete [YLn]3＋ cations and α-Keggin heteropolyanions [PW12O40]3-, whereas, in complex 2, donor-acceptor interaction results in a cation-anion-cation triplet. In addition, the electrochemical behavior of the two complexes indicates the usual successive reduction processes of the W atoms in the anions.     

Computational studies of σ-type weak interactions between NCO/NCS radicals and XY(X = H,Cl;Y = F,Cl,and Br)

The triatomic radicals NCO and NCS are of interest in atmospheric chemistry,and both the ends of these radicals can potentially serve as electron donors during the formation of σ-type hydrogen/halogen bonds with electron acceptors XY(X = H,Cl;Y = F,Cl,and Br).The geometries of the weakly bonded systems NCO/NCS···XY were determined at the MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ level of calculation.The results obtained indicate that the geometries in which the hydrogen/halogen atom is bonded at the N atom are more stable than those where it is bonded at the O/S atom,and that it is the molecular electrostatic potential(MEP)-not the electronegativity-that determines the stability of the hydrogen/halogen bond.For the same electron donor(N or O/S) in the triatomic radical and the same X atom in XY,the bond strength decreases in the order Y = F > Cl > Br.In the hydrogen/halogen bond formation process for all of the complexes studied in this work,transfer of spin electron density from the electron donor to the electron acceptor is negligible,but spin density rearranges within the triatomic radicals,being transferred to the terminal atom not interacting with XY.     

Two Ion-pair Complexes Constructed by[M（mnt）2]n- （M=Ni,Co,mnt = Maleonitriledithiolate）:Syntheses,Characterization and Thermal Stability

Two new ion-pair complexes [Co(BBP)2]2[Ni(mnt)2]Cl2·4DMF·2H2O(1, BBP =2,6-bis(benzimidazol-2'-yl) pyridine, mnt = maleonitriledithiolate) and [(Py)2CH2][Co(mnt)2]2·4DMF(2) have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, IR spectroscopy,thermogravimetric analyses and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. X-ray diffraction studies show that complex 1 crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P21/c. The crystal of 2 belongs to a triclinic system with space group P1. Due to the hydrogen bonding interactions, anions and cations formed the mixed packing in complex 1 while the anions and cations formed segregated columns in 2. In addition, thermogravimetric analyses of the two complexes are also investigated.     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure, UV-vis and EPR Studies of（ NH3CH2CH2NH2 ） 2.5 [ Mo0.5^（V）W0.5^（VI）O2 （ OC6H4O ） 2]

Cis-dioxo-metal complex ( NH3CH2CH2NH2 ) 2.5 [ Mo0.5^(V)W0.5^(VI)O2 ( OC6H4O ) 2] 1 was obtained by the reaction of tetra-butyl ammonium hexamolybdotungstate with 1, 2-dihydroxybenzene in the mixed solvent of CH3OH, CH3CN and ethylenediamine,and characterized by X-ray diffraction, UV-vis and EPR analysis. Compared with its analogous complexes (NH3CH2CH2NH2)3[Mo^(V)O2(OC6H40)2] 2 and (NH3CH2CH2NH2)2[W^(VI)O2(OC6H4O)2] 3, the results show that tungsten(VI) is less active in redox than molybdenum (VI) and that the change of the valence induced by substitution of W(VI) for Mo(V) in EMO2(OC6H40)2]n- does not influence the coordination geometry of the complex anion in which the metal center exhibits distorted octahedral coordination with cis-dioxo catechol. The responses to EPR of complexes 1 and 2 are active but complex 3 is silent,and the UV-vis spectra exhibited by the three complexes are obvious different because of the different electronic configuration between the central Mo(V) and W(VI) ions in the complexes.It is noteworthy that complexes 1 and 2 have the similar EPR signal to flavoenzyme, suggesting that the three complexes have the same coordination geometry feature with the co-factor of flavoenzyme.     

Synthesis and Structure of Iron Complex with 1,2—Dithiolate—1,2—dicarba—closo—dodecaborane [Li（THF）4][Fe（S2C2B10H10）2（THF）]

1 INTRODUCTION The complexes containing dithiolate ligands have played a well-established role in modern coordination chemistry[1]. There is continuous interest in complexes of chalcogenolate ligands with transition metals such as complexes of Pd[1], Mo[1], Au[2], Ir[3～6], Rh[4, 5], Co[7] and Re[1, 8] containing a chelating 1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecabarane-1,2-dich- alcogenolate ligand. Some of these complexes have become important in the study of new molecular materials[1, 9, 10]. Th…     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of cis—[meso—1,3—Bis（propylsulfinyl）propane]dichloroplatinum（Ⅱ）

1 INTRODUCTION A number of Pt complexes with monosulfoxide have been isolated and characterized[1]. It was indicated that the sulfoxide group trends to coordinate to soft metals (Pt, Pd, etc.) by its sulfur atom[2]. Pt(Ⅱ) trends to bond to disulfoxides in cis-mode and such complexes have potential antitumor activity[2]. However, only few examples of such complexes have been structurally characterized[3]. We will report herein the crystal structure of a new Pt(Ⅱ) complex with a disulf…     

Two New Nitronyl Nitroxide Radicals and Their Complexes with M（hfac）2 [M=Co（II）, Ni（ll）, Mn（ll）]： Syntheses,Crystal Structures,and Magnetic Characterizations

Two new nitronyl nitroxides with amido units L1 and L2 were synthesized and characterized. Reactions of L1 and L2 with M（hfac）2 [hfac=hexafluoroacetylacetonate, M=Co（II）, Ni（II）, Mn（II）] afforded five hetero-spin complexes LiCo（hfac）2, LlNi（hfac）2, L2Co（hfac）2, L2Ni（hfac）2 and L2Mn（hfac）2. The crystal structures and magnetic characterizations of L1, L2 and their metal complexes LM（hfac）2 were described and discussed. Crystal structural analysis shows that both the carbonyl oxygen and the nitroxide oxygen are coordinated to the metal ions. Strong antiferromagetic coupling between the nitronyl nitroxides and metal ions were observed for all the five LM（hfac）2 complexes.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Novel Polymeric Complex [WS4Cu4（PY）4（μ-CN）2]∞

1 INTRODUCTION The synthesis of Mo(W)/Cu(Ag,Tl)/S polymeric complexes from the reactions of [MS4]2- (M = Mo, W) with Cu , Ag or Tl remains attractive due to their rich coordination chemistry[1～10] and NLO ma- terials[7, 10]. For example, the reacti…     

Syntheses and Structures of Two New Oxalate-bridged Transition-metal Supramolecular Polymers of [ M （ 2-NH2 py） 2 （ox）

Two new supramoleeular polymers [ M （2-NH2 py）2 （ox） ] [ M = Co （1）, Ni （2） ; 2-NH2py = 2-aminopyridine; ox = oxalate ] were hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, IR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. The isomorphic compounds 1 and 2 both possess one-dimensional zigzag chain structures, which are composed of [ M （2-NH2 py）2 ]^2＋ units bridged by tetradentate oxalate ligands to form three-dimensional supramolecular network v/a the C-H…O hydrogen bonds and π-π stacking interactions. Compound 1 displays antiferromagnetie interaction.     

Quantum Chemistry Studies on the Fe-Cu Interactions and 31p NMR in Fe（CO）3（Ph2Ppy）2（CuXn） （Xn = Cl2^2-, Cl-, Br-）

In order to study the Fe-Cu interactions and their effects on 31p NMR, the structures of mononuclear complex Fe（CO）3fPhzPpy）a 1 and binuclear complexes Fe（CO）3（PhEPpy）z（CuXn） （2： Xn = Cl2^2-, 3： Xn = Cl-, 4： Xn = Br-） are calculated by density functional theory （DFT） PBE0 method. For complexes 1, 3 and 4, the 31p NMR chemical shifts calculated by PBE0-GIAO method are in good agreement with experimental results. The 31p chemical shift is 82.10 ppm in the designed complex 2. The Fe-Cu interactions （including Fe→Cu and Fe←Cu charge transfer） mainly exhibit the indirect interactions. Moreover, the Fe-Cu（I） interactions （mostly acting as σFe-p→4Scu and aFe-C→4Scu charge transfer） in complexes 3 and 4 are stronger than Fe-Cu（Ⅱ） interactions （mostly acting as σFe-p→4Scu and σFe-p←4Sc,） in complex 2. In complex 2, the stronger Fe←Cu interac- tions, acting as σFe-p←44SCu charge transfer, increase the electron density on P nucleus, which causes the upfield 31p chemical shift compared with mononuclear complex 1. For 3 and 4, although a little deshielding for P nucleus is derived from the delocalization of σFe-p→4Scu due to the Fe→Cu interactions, the stronger σFe-c→np charge-transfer finally increases the electron density on P nucleus. As a result, an upfield 31p chemical shift is observed compared with 1. The stability follows the order of 2〉3=4, indicating that Fe（CO）3（PhzPpy）2（CuCl2） is stable and could be synthesized experimentally. The N-Cu（Ⅱ） interaction plays an important role in the stability of 2. Because the delocalization of σFe-p→4SCu and σFe-c→πc-o weakens the a bonds of Fe-C and ~r bonds of CO, it is favorable for increasing the catalytic activity of binuclear complexes. Complexes 3 and 4 are expected to show higher catalytic activity compared to 2.     

Reactions and crystal structures of heterodinuclear complexes R3Sn-M（CO）5 （M = Mn, Re） with some nitrogen ligands

Some reactions of R_3SnM(CO)_5(M = Mn,Re) with CH_3CN or pyridine were investigated to give complexes R_3SnMn(CO)_3LL′or R_3SnMn(CO)_4L by a facile mild method.X-ray diffractions analyses show that,in contrast to the phosphine ligand occupying in axial position,nitrogen ligands occupy equatorial position.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structures of Three Ladder Distannoxane Dimers [（PhCH2）2（Cl）SnOSn（X）（CH2Ph）2]2（X=Cl,OMe,OEt）

Three distannoxane dimers[(PhCH2)2(Cl)SnOSn(X)(CH2Ph)2]2(X=Cl,OMe,OEt)were prepared by the hydrolytic reaction of (PhCH2)2SnCl2 with sodium alkoxides.The compounds are assigned tetranuclear distannoxane structures in solid state.which contain the so-called ladder arrangement with a central planar Sn2O2 four-membered ring.The endo-and exo-cyclic Sn atoms are both five-coordinate,and have distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometries.A variety of hydrolyses of(PhCH2)2SnCl2 were performed and these dimers were characterized by IR,^1H NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Ring-opening Copolymerization of Cyclohexene Oxide and Maleic Anhydride Catalyzed by Mononuclear [Zn（L）（H2O）] or Binuclear [Zn2（L）（OAc）2（H2O）] Complex Based on the Salen-type Schiff-base Ligand

From the self-assembly of the typical Salen-type Schiff-base ligand H2L and Zn(OAc)2·2H2O in the molar ratio of 1:1 or 1:2, the mononuclear [Zn(L)(H2O)](1) or binuclear [Zn2(L)(OAc)2(H2O)](2) are obtained, respectively. For both complexes 1 and 2, the unsaturated five-coordinate coordination environment to the catalytic active centers(Zn2+ ions) permits the monomer insertion for the effective solution copolymerization of cyclohexene oxide and maleic anhydride. All the solution copolymerizations afford poly(ester-co-ether)s, while lower catalyst and co-catalyst concentrations are helpful for the formation of alternating polyester. Of the three co-catalysts, 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine is found to be the most efficient, while an excess thereof is detrimental for chain growth of the copolymers.     

Cyclic M（S02） （M=Zn,Cd） and its Anions： Matrix Infrared Spectra and DFT Calculations

Reaction of laser ablated zinc and cadmium atoms with SO2 molecules was studied by low temperature matrix isolation infrared spectroscopy. Cyclic M（SO2） and anion M（SO2）-（M=Zn, Cd） were produced in excess argon and neon, which were identified by 34SO2 and S18O2 isotopic substitutions. The observed infrared spectra and molecular structures were confirmed by density functional theoretical calculations. Natural charge distributions indicated significant electron transfer from s orbitals of zinc or cadmium metal atom to S02 ligand and cyclic M（SO2） complexes favored ＂ion pair＂ M＋（SO2）-formation, which were trapped in low temperature matrices. In addition Zn-O or Cd-O bond in M（SO2） exhibited strong polarized covalent character. Reaction of Hg atom with SO2 was also investigated, but no reaction product was observed, due to the relativistic effect that resulted in the contraction of 6s valence shell and high ionization potential of Hg atom.