Theoretical studies on the complexation of Eu(Ⅲ) and Am(Ⅲ) with HDEHP: structure,bonding nature and stability

Separation of trivalent lanthanides(Ln(Ⅲ)) and actinides(An(Ⅲ)) is a key issue in the advanced spent nuclear fuel reprocessing. In the well-known trivalent actinide lanthanide separation by phosphorus reagent extraction from aqueous komplexes(TALSPEAK) process, the organophosphorus ligand HDEHP(di-(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid) has been used as an efficient reagent for the partitioning of Ln(Ⅲ) from An(Ⅲ) with the combination of a holdback reagent in aqueous lactate buffer solution. In this work, the structural and electronic properties of Eu~(3+) and Am~(3+) complexes with HDEHP in nitric acid solution have been systematically explored by using scalar-relativistic density functional theory(DFT). It was found that HDEHP can coordinate with M(Ⅲ)(M=Eu, Am) cations in the form of hydrogen-bonded dimers HL_2~-(L=DEHP), and the metal ions prefer to coordinate with the phosphoryl oxygen atom of the ligand. For all the extraction complexes, the metal-ligand bonds are mainly ionic in nature. Although Eu(Ⅲ) complexes have higher interaction energies, the HL_2~- dimer shows comparable affinity for Eu(Ⅲ) and Am(Ⅲ) according to thermodynamic analysis, which may be attributed to the higher stabilities of Eu(Ⅲ) nonahydrate. It is expected that this work could provide insightful information on the complexation of An(Ⅲ) and Ln(Ⅲ) with HDEHP at the molecular level.     

Hydrothermal Syntheses,Crystal Structures and Luminescence Properties of Zn(Ⅱ) and Cu(Ⅱ) Complexes Based on 2,2'-((Sulfonylbis(4,1-phenylene))bis(oxy))diacetic Acid

The 2,2'-((sulfonylbis(4,1-phenylene))bis(oxy))diacetic acid(H2L) and 4,4'-bipyridine(4,4'-bipy) are employed as organic ligands to react with metal salts to obtain two new metal-organic frameworks(MOFs), namely [M2L2(4,4'-bipy)](M = Zn(1), Cu(2)). They have been successfully synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction reveals that two complexes are isostructural and crystallize in orthorhombic system with space group Pbcn. All L^2- ligands bridge metal ions to form an infinite 1D Z-shaped chain along the a axis. Then through 4,4'-bipy, contiguous Z-shaped chains are linked to form a 2D layer structure. The luminescent studies of the H2L ligand and complex 1 in the solid state and thermogravimetric analyses(TGA) of two complexes are investigated.     

Preparation,Characterization and Properties of Two New Lanthanide(Ⅲ)-5-(2-pyridyl)tetrazolate Complexes

Two new mononuclear lanthanide(Ⅲ) complexes Ln(pytz)3(H2O)3·(H2O)3.5[Ln=Tb(1);Eu(2);Hpytz=5-(2-pyridyl)tetrazole] were synthesized by reacting Hpytz with the corresponding lanthanide(Ⅲ) ions and characterized.The single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that complexes 1 and 2 are isostructural and the lanthanide(Ⅲ) ions in both complexes 1 and 2 are nine-coordinated,with three oxygen atoms of three coordination water molecules and six nitrogen atoms of three pytz ligands,forming a monocapped square antiprism.Extensive hydrogen bonds exist,resulting in a three-dimensional supramolecular network structure by hydrogen-bonds in both complexes 1 and 2,respectively.Complex 1 exhibits typical green fluorescence of Tb(Ⅲ) ion and complex 2 red fluorescence of Eu(Ⅲ) ion,in solid state at room temperature.     

Crystal Structures and Theoretical Calculation of Zn（Ⅱ） and Cu（Ⅱ） Supramolecular Complexes Based on Macrocyclic Triamine Ligand 1,4,7-Triazacyclodecane （tacd）

Two supramolecular complexes [Zn（tacd）2]（C6H8O4）·6H2O（1） and [Cu（tacd）2]Cl2·4H2O（2） were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra, TGA and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal structure showed that the metal ions in complexes 1 and 2 had similar coordination circumstance. But for the complex 2, it formed a novel two-dimensional supramolecular network with 12-membered rings and four-membered rings via hydrogen bond interaction. The thermal gravimetric analyses indicated that the two complexes had similar steps of weight-loss. On the basis of experiment, the two complexes were calculated by DFT-B3LYP/6-31G（d） in Gaussian 03. The results of calculation are in good agreement with the experiment.     

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.     

Complexation of radionuclide ~(152+154)Eu(Ⅲ) with alumina-bound fulvic acid studied by batch and time-resolved laser fluorescence spectroscopy

To contribute to the understanding of Eu(Ⅲ)interaction properties on hydrous alumina particles in the absence and presence of fulvic acid(FA),the complexation properties of Eu(Ⅲ)with hydrous alumina,FA and FA-alumina hybrids are studied by batch and time-resolved laser fluorescence spectroscopy(TRLFS)techniques.The continuous increase in the fluorescence lifetime of Eu-alumina and Eu-FA with increasing pH indicates that the complexation is accompanied by decreasing number of hydration water in the first coordination sphere of Eu(Ⅲ).Eu(Ⅲ)is adsorbed onto alumina particles as outer-sphere surface complexes of≡(Al-O)-Eu·(OH)·7H_2O and≡(Al-O)-Eu·6H_2O at low pH values,and as inner-sphere surface complexes as≡(Al-O)_2-Eu~+·4H_2O at high pH.In FA solution,Eu(Ⅲ)forms complexes with FA as(COO)_2Eu~+(H_2O)_x and the hydration water number in the first coordination sphere decreases with pH increasing.The formation of≡COO-Eu-(O-Al≡)·4H_2O is observed on FA-alumina hybrids,suggesting the formation of strong inner-sphere surface complexes in the presence of FA.The surface complexes are also characterized by their emission spectra[the ratio of emission intensities of~5D_0→~7F_1(λ=594nm)and~5D_0→~7F_2(λ=619nm)transitions]and their fluorescence lifetime.The findings is important to understand the contribution of FA in the complexation properties of Eu(Ⅲ)on FA-alumina hybrids that the clarification of the environmental behavior of humic substances is necessary to understand fully the behavior of Eu(Ⅲ),or its analogue trivalent lanthanide and actinide ions in natural environment.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structures and Properties of Two Novel Co（Ⅱ） and Cd（Ⅱ） Complexes of N-AcetyI-L-glutamic Acid and Imidazole Ligands

Two novel complexes {[Co（A-glu）（Im）2]·0.5H2O}n （1） and [Cd（A-glu）（Im）3]n （2） （H2A-glu=N-acetyl-L-glutamic acid, Im=imidazole） have been synthesized from the reaction of H2A-glu with Co（CH3COO）2·4H2O or Cd（CH3COO）2·2H2O in the presence of Im. Both of the complexes display different coordination environment and similar one-dimensional chain structure. The magnetic susceptibility measurements for 1 show a weak antiferromagnetic interaction between two cobalt（Ⅱ） ions bridged by A-glu ligand. The complex 2 exhibits an intense fluorescent emission in solid state at room temperature.     

Luminescence properties of sol-gel derived silica gels doped and undoped with RE-complexes(RE=Eu,Tb)

The luminescence properties of silica gels and silica gels doped with two rare earth complexes,Eu(TTA)3 and Tb(o-CBA)3 (TTA=thenoyltrifluocetate,o-CBA=o-chlorobenzoic acid) are reported and discussed.Pure silica gels show a blue luminescence,and the maximum excitation and emission wavelengths depend strongly on the solvents used.Both of the studied rare earth complexes exhibit the characteristic emissions of the rare earth ions in silica gels,i.e.,Eu3+5 Do→7 FJ(J=0,1,2,3,4),Tb3+5D4→7FJ(J=3,4,5,6) transitions.Compared with the pure RE-complexes powder,the silica gels doped with RE-complexes show fewer emission lines of the rare earth ions.Furthermore the rare earth ion (Tb3+) presents a longer lifetime (1346μs) in silica gel doped with Tb(o-CBA)3 than in pure Tb(o-CBA)3 powder (744μs).The reasons responsible for these results are discussed in the context.     

10种2-[(N-取代芳胺基)羰基]苯甲酸与Cr(Ⅲ)的配合物研究

Complexes of Cr(Ⅲ) with ten of substituted phthalanilic acids have been prepared and characterized by the basis of elemental analysis, infrared and electronic spectra and magnetic susceptibility. The ligand field parameters, e.g. 10Dq, LFSE, B, β, λ, g-have been evaluated from the spectral and magnetic data for all the complexes. The results show that coordination occurs though two oxygen atoms in amido and hydroxy of carboxylates and the complexes have octahedral structure.     

Syntheses,Crystal Structures and Property Studies on Cu（Ⅱ） and Co（Ⅱ） Complexes with 1,8-Naphthalimid Schiff Base

The ligand of N-(2-hydroxybenzylideneamino)-1,8-naphthalimide (HL) and its metal complexes of CuL2 (1) and CoL2 (2) have been synthesized. Elemental analysis, IR and X-ray single-crystal diffraction characterizations for 1 and 2 have been carried out. In the complexes of 1 and 2, the central metallic ions of Cu2+ and Co2+ coordinate with two deprotonated ligands of L-, respectively and adopt distorted square planar geometries. The thermal analysis result shows that the two complexes undergo two similar decomposition processes because of their similar geometric configurations. For the two complexes, fluorescence spectra measurements indicate that complex CoL2 emits stronger blue fluorescence than HL and the complex CuL2 does not emit fluorescence at all.     

Synthesis and Characterization of New Macrocyclic Cu（Ⅱ） Complexes from Various Diamines, Copper（Ⅱ） Nitrate and 1,4-Bis（2-formylphenoxy）butane

Six new macrocyclic complexes were synthesized by a template reaction of 1,4-bis（2-formylphenoxy）butane with diamines and Cu（NO3）2·3H2O and their structures were proposed on the basis of elemental analysis, FT-IR, UV-Vis, magnetic susceptibility measurements, molar conductivity measurements and mass spectra. The metal to ligand molar ratios of the Cu（Ⅱ） complexes were found to be 1 ： 1. The Cu（Ⅱ） complexes are 1 ： 2 electrolytes as shown by their molar conductivities （∧m） in DMF at 10^-3 mol·L^-1. Due to the existence of free ions the Cu（Ⅱ） complexes are electrically conductive. Their configurations were proposed to be probably distorted octahedral.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structures,DNA Cleavage and DNA-binding Studies of Ho(Ⅲ) and Er(Ⅲ)Complexes Based on Macrocyclic Schiff Base

Two novel macrocyclic Schiff base complexes [LnL(PhCOO)(CH_3OH)](ClO_4)_2·(CH_3OH)_2(Ln =Ho, 1; Ln = Er, 2), in which L denotes the macrocyclic ligand, were synthesized via condensation of 2,6-diformyl-4-methyl-phenol and 1,3-diamino-2-propanol by employing benzoate as the second ligand. Their crystal structures were determined by X-ray diffraction, which showed that both complexes belong to a monoclinic system with space group P2_(1/c). The coordination polyhedron displayed a distorted bicapped trigonal prism with the coordination number of eight. Both complexes efficiently cleaved supercoiled DNA to its nicked circular form. The UV-vis absorption results and ethidium bromide(EB) fluorescence spectra indicated that the complexes bind to CT-DNA in an intercalative mode, with K_(sq) values to be 11830 and 10560, respectively.     

Structural Studies and Photoluminescence of a Novel Mercury（Ⅱ） Complex Based on a Tris[4-（1-pyrazolyl）-phenyl]amine

A novel iodine-bridged mercury（Ⅱ） complex [Hg（L）（μ-I）（I）]2 was isolated by a reaction between HgI2 and the organic ligand tris[4-（1-pyrazolyl）phenyl]amine L, and the complex and ligand were both characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy, ^1H NMR and elemental analysis. The complex crystallizes in monoclinic space group P21/c with a = 9.579（5）, b = 27.331 （5）, c = 11.268（5） А, β= 105.624（5）°, Z = 2, Dc = 2.099 g·cm^-3 and μ= 7.620 mm^-1. The title complex C54H42Hg2I4N14 is a diplex bridged dinuclear complex consisting of two Hg（Ⅱ） ions, two ligands, two bridging I-anions, and two terminal I-anions. Universal hydrogen bonds in the complex with the partners of neighboring molecule have generated a supramolecular arrangement. Solid-state emission of the ligand and its complex have been investigated at room temperature.     

四种钌（Ⅱ）配合物的中心离子电化学行为的比较

The electrochemical behavior of mononuclear and symmetrical binuclear ruthenium（Ⅱ） complexes [Ru1:Ru(bpy)2DIPB(ClO4)2,Ru2:(bpy)2 Ru(DIPB)Ru(bpy)2(ClO4)4,Ru3:Ru(phen)2DIPB(ClO4)2 and Ru4:(phen)2 Ru(DIPB)Ru (phen)2(ClO4)4] containing binuclear ligand 2,2′-bipyridine(bpy),1,10-phenanthroline(phen) and bridging ligand 1,4-di-[2-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10] phenanthroine benzene(DIPB) on a platinum electrode and the intermetallic interaction of binuclear complexes have been investigated using cyclic voltammetry,cyclic ac voltammetry and differential capacitance techniques,etc.In acetonitrile solution with a concentration of 0.1 mol穌m-3 TBAP,the central ions in four complexes all display single 1e and 2e reversible oxidation- reduction waves on the cyclic voltammograms,with apparent diffusion coefficients of the mononuclear complexed cations being larger than that of the binuclear ones.The apparent diffusion coefficients for complexed cations with auxiliary ligands bpy are also found to be larger than that with ligands phen.It appears that the overlapping of two continuous single-electron processes by cyclic ac voltammetry and differential capacitance techniques occurs during the redox processes of the central ions binuclear complexes.The results show that a weak electronic interaction exits between the two central ruthenium ions in binuclear complexes.     

Synthesis and characterization of novel heteronuclear complexes of Ln(Ⅲ)-Cu(Ⅱ) with non-cyclic polyether Schiff base

Nine novel heteronuclear complexes of Ln(Ⅲ)-Cu(Ⅱ) with salicylidene tetraethvlcne glycol diamine (SALTTA) have been synthesized and characterized.They have the general formulae [LnCu2(SALTTA)2(NO3)3](NO3)4 3H2O (Ln=La,Pr.Nd,Srn) and [LnCu3(SALTTA)3(NO3)5]-(NO3)4-4H2O (Ln=Gd,Tb,Er,Yb,Y).The IR spectra show that vc=N in the Ln(Ⅲ)-Cu(Ⅱ) het-eronuclear complexes are splitted up into two peaks with a far distance.It has been confirmed that oxygen atoms in oxyethylene of the ligand are not all coordinated to the central metal ions by both IR and NMR methods.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of N-Benzyl-N＇-（2-pyridyl）urea and Its Mononuclear Cu（Ⅱ） Complex

A new ligand of N-benzyl-N＇-（2-pyridyl）urea L and its self-assembly product with CuCl2, [Cu（Ⅱ）LCl2]∞ 1, have been synthesized and structurally characterized by IR, 1H NMR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. In the structure of L, the urea groups adopt Z,E conformation to form dimers through intermolecular hydrogen bonds; while in complex 1, it assumes Z,Z conformation to fit for the coordination sphere of the Cu（Ⅱ） ions. The coordinated units are connected through intermolecular N-H...Cl hydrogen bonds to form an extended 2D framework. Finally, a 3D structure is obtained via π-π stacking interactions between pyridyl rings     

STUDIES ON CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURES OF DEMETHYLCANTHARATE-M (M=Zn, Cu, Ni, Co)

The complexes of demethylcantharic acid coordinating with Zn~(2+), Cu~(2+), Ni~(2+) and Co~(2+) wereprepared and the five crystal structures were all determined by X-ray diffraction. Metal ions in thefive structures are of six-membered coordination. The demethylcantharate ions can act as a tri-,tetra- or penta-dentate ligand toward metal ions to form ion-pair structure, chain structure or threedimensional polymer structure respectively. The bridge oxygen atom in ligand always participatesin coordination. In the structures of KM(C_8H_8O_5)_2·6H_2O, the formal valence of M (Ni, Co) is+3, but the data of crystal structures show that M are M~(2+) ions and Ni may form a Ni~(2+) -stabilizedligand radical. In addition, the metal ions are assumed to be probes and some possible Interactionsbetween the acceptor and the receptor are discussed.     

Assembly, crystal structure, and luminescent properties of three-dimensional (10,3)-a netted rare earth coordination polymers

Solid complexes [REL(NO3)3]n with novel (10,3)-a type three-dimensional networks structure have been assembled using rare earth nitrates and an amide type semirigid tripodal bridging ligand, 1,3,5-tris {[(2′-benzylaminoformyl)phenoxyl]methyl}benzene (L), as building blocks. The complexes were crys- tallized in the orthorhombic system with chiral space group P212121. The whole structure consists of an infinite array of trigonal RE(III) ions bridged by tridentate ligands, and a novel (10,3)-a net is formed, which is very uncommon in the rare earth complexes. At room temperature, the Sm(III), Eu(III), Tb(III), Dy(III) complexes all exhibited characteristic luminescence emissions of central metal ions under UV light excitation.     

Synthesis and Magnetic Properties of Fe（Ⅱ） and Nd（Ⅲ） Complexes of Poly（N-2-thiazolylacrylamide）

N-2-Thiazolylacrylamide （NTA） was polymerized by a radical route to obtain the polymer in good yield. The polymer with a pendent heterocyclic group is soluble in common organic solvents, which allow to prepare the corresponding metal complexes with higher loads easily. FTIR, ^1H NMR, elemental analysis, and energy-dispersive X-Ray spectroscopy （EDX） were applied to characterize these materials. The magnetic behavior of Fe（Ⅱ） and Nd（Ⅲ） complexes of poly（N-2-thiazolylacrylamide） was examined by a PPMS-9T magnetometer, exhibiting the characteristics of a soft ferromagnet. It is found that the Nd（Ⅲ） complex has an extremely high relative saturation magnetization of 35 emu/g.     

A Novel Cobalt（Ⅲ） Complex with Macrocyclic Triamine Ligand for High Capacity Hydrogen Adsorption

The coordination complex of Co(Ⅲ) based on a macrocyclic triamine ligand 1,4-diacetate-1,4,7-triazacyclodecane (L) has been synthesized and characterized. The metal cation is bonded with three nitrogen atoms and two oxygen atoms of L and one chloride ion to form a distorted octahedral geometry. This complex coordinated with macrocyclic ligand possesses large pore volume that will be contributed to observe high H2 adsorption. With respect to the first-principles electronic structure calculations, the feasibility to store hydrogen in the complex is explored. Indeed, the complex has shown a very high total H2 adsorption of 7.2 wt% (wt% = (weight of adsorbed H2)/(weight of host material)), with a binding energy of 0.03 eV/H2.