Cyclometallated derivatives of palladium(II) and platinum(II) derived from 6-t-butyl-2,2′-bipyridine

The synthesis of the cyclometallated derivatives [PdLCl] and [PtLCl](HL = 6-t-butyl-2,2′-bipyridine) is reported. The deprotonated bipyridine is terdentate through the two nitrogen atoms and a carbon atom of the t-butyl substituent. The new complexes were characterized by ¹H and ¹³C NMR and FAB-MS spectra.     

Investigation on lanthanide binuclear complexes of 1,5-bis-(1′-phenyl-3′-methyl-5′-pyrazolone-4′)-1,5-pentanedione and 2,2′-bipyridine

The coordination of 1,5-bis-(1′-phenyl-3′-methyl-5′-pyrazolone-4′)-1,5-pentanedione (BPMPPD) and 2,2′-bipyridine (bipy) with lanthanide ions in water-alcohol solution has been studied. Binuclear complexes of the types : Ln₂(BPMPPD)₃(bipy)₂·nH₂O (n = 2 for Y, n = 4 for Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm and Yb); Ln₂(BPMPPD)₃bipy·nH₂O (n = 10 for La, n = 3 for Pr, Nd, Sm and Tb) were formed. The compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, molar conductance, IR, UV, ¹H NMR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis and fluorescence spectra.     

Synthesis of ansa-2,2′-bis[(4,7-dimethyl-inden-1-yl)methyl]-1,1′-binaphthyl and nsa-2,2′-bis[(4,5,6,7-tetrahydroinden1-yl)methyl]-1,1′-binaphthyltitanium and -zirconium dichlorides

2,2′-Bis[(4,7-dimethyl-inden-1-yl)methyl]-1,1′-binaphthyl and [2,2′-bis[(4,5,6,7-tetrahydroinden-1-yl)methyl]-1,1′-binaphthyl]titanium and -zirconium dichlorides have been synthesized from 2,2′-bis(bromomethyl)-1,1′-binaphthylene. 2,2′-Bis(bromomethyl)-1,1′-binaphthylene was alkylated with the lithium salt of 4,7-dimethylindene to yield 2,2′-bis[1-(4,7-dimethyl-indenylmethyl)]-1,1′-binaphthylene (S)-(−)-9. The lithium salt of 9 was metalated with either titanium trichloride followed by oxidation or zirconium tetrachloride to give titanocene dichloride (S)-(+)-10 and zirconocene dichloride 11. The known complexes ansa-[2,2′-bis[(1-indenyl)methyl]-1,1′-binaphthyl]titanium and -zirconium dichlorides were formed and hydrogenated to ansa-[2,2′-bis[(4,5,6,7-tetrahydroinden-1-yl)methyl]-1,1′-binaphthyl]titanium and -zirconium dichlorides 12 and 14 or to ansa-[2,2′-bis[(4,5,6,7-tetrahydroinden-1-yl)methyl]-5,5′,6,6′,7,7′,8,8′-octahydro-1,1′-binaphthyl]titanium dichloride 13 whose solid state structure was determined by X-ray crystallography. Complex 13 adopts a C₁-symmetrical conformation in the solid state, but is conformationally mobile in solution, exhibiting C₂-symmetry in its room temperature NMR spectra.     

H, C, N NMR, ESI mass spectral and single crystal X-ray structural characterization of three spiro[pyrrolidine-2,3′-oxindoles]

Three spiro[pyrrolidine-2,3′-oxindoles], 1,1′,2,2′,5′,6′,7′,7′a-octahydro-2-oxo-1′-phenyl-spiro[3H-indole-3,3′-[3H]-pyrrolizine]-2′-carboxylic acid methyl ester (1), 1,1′,2,2′,5′,6′,7′,7′a-octahydro-2-oxo-1′-nitro-2′-phenyl-spiro[3H-indole-3, 3′-[3H]-pyrrolizine] (2) and 1,1′,2,2′,5′,6′,7′,7′a-octahydro-2-oxo-1′-nitro-2′-(4″-chlorophenyl)-spiro[3H-indole-3,3′-[3H]-pyrrolizine] (3) have been synthesized and their ¹H, ¹³C and ¹⁵N spectra assigned. The chemical shift assignments are based on Pulsed Field Gradient (PFG) Double Quantum Filter (DQF) ¹H, ¹H correlation spectroscopy (COSY), PFG ¹H, ¹³C Heteronuclear Multiple Quantum Coherence (HMQC) and PFG ¹H,X (X = ¹³C and ¹⁵N) Heteronuclear Multiple Bond Correlation (HMBC) experiments. The single crystal X-ray structures of 1–3 have been determined. Compounds 1 and 2 crystallized in monoclinic space group C2/c and compound 3 in monoclinic space group P2₁/c, respectively. Also the ESI-TOF MS data of 1–3 are given.     

Photophysical, electrochemical and electrochromic properties of copper-bis(4,4′-dimethyl-6,6′-diphenyl-2,2′-bipyridine) complexes

The synthesis, solution and solid state structural characterization, photophysical and electrochemical properties of two redox forms of an electrochromic copper-bis(4,4′-dimethyl-6,6′-diphenyl-2,2′-bipyridine) complex, [Cu(3)₂]ⁿ (n=+1, +2), are presented. Both complexes were characterized in the solid state by X-ray diffraction methods on single-crystals showing that both forms exist in a pseudo-tetrahedral coordination, and a comparison with other structures was made. Like most copper(I) complexes, the red [Cu(3)₂]⁺ complex shows a rather weak emission (Φ_em=2.7×10⁻⁴, dichloromethane). The lifetime of the emitting MLCT state is 34±1 ns, as observed with time resolved emission, and transient absorption (in deoxygenated dichloromethane). Typical emission and transient absorption spectra are presented. The transient absorption spectra indicate that the MLCT state absorbs stronger than the ground state, which is relatively uncommon for metal bipyridine complexes, i.e. no ground state bleaching is observed. The green [(3)₂Cu]²⁺ complex does not show any observable emission or transient absorption, which is a common feature for Cu(II) complexes of this type. The electronic absorption spectra of the chemically and electrochemically produced copper(I/II) complexes are identical. The repeated electrochemical conversion of the Cu(I) center into Cu(II) and vice versa does not cause any decomposition. This is consistent with a fully reversible Cu(I)/Cu(II) redox couple in the corresponding cyclic voltammogram, (E_1/2 (Cu(I)/Cu(II))=+0.68 V vs. SCE=+0.23 V vs. Fc/Fc⁺). These observations indicate that no large structural reorganization occurs upon electrochemical timescales (sub second), and that the different ways of generating the complexes does not effect their final structure, apart from the small differences observed in the X-ray structures of both forms. These characteristics make these complexes rather well suited for their incorporation into an electrochromic display configuration.     

Structures of 3,3′-dicarbometoxy-2,2′-bipyridine complexes with silver(I) and copper(II) cations

The structures of 3,3′-dicarbometoxy-2,2′-bipyridine (dcmbpy) complexes with copper(II) and silver(I) cations have been determined using single crystal X-ray-diffraction. The crystals of Cu(dcmbpy)Cl₂ are monoclinic, C2/c, a = 16.966(3), b = 18.373(3), c = 13.154(2) Å, β = 126.543(3)°. The crystals of Ag(dcmbpy)NO₃ · H₂O are also monoclinic, C2/c, a = 16.7547(13), b = 11.0922(9), c = 18.7789(18) Å, β = 100.228(7)°. The results have been compared with the literature data on the complexes of dcmbpy and its precursors: 2,2′-bipyridine (bpy) and 3,3′-dicarboxy-2,2′-bipyridine (dcbpy). Two types of complexes of 3,3′-carboxy derivatives of bpy are distinguished: (1) with metal atom bonded to two N atoms of the same molecule and (2) with metal atom bonded to two N atoms of two different molecules. The Cu(dcmbpy)Cl₂ complex belongs to the first type, whereas Ag(dcmbpy)NO₃ · H₂O belongs to the second type.     

Synthesis and enantiomer separation of a modified tris(2,2′-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) complex

The chiral [5-(4-hydroxybutyl)-5′-methyl-2,2′-bipyridine]-bis(2,2′-bipyridine)-ruthenium(II)-bis(hexafluoroantimonate) complex 3 was prepared and characterized by different NMR techniques and successfully separated into enantiomers by electrokinetic chromatography using anionic carboxymethyl-β-cyclodextrin as chiral mobile phase additive (CMPA). The optimum separation conditions were obtained with 40 mM borate buffer at pH 9.5 and 7.5 mg/mL of the chiral selector at 20°C.     

Azo-containing phosphine complexes of palladium(II) and platinum(II) and their effectiveness in the Heck reaction: crystal and molecular structure of [PdCl2{PPh2{1-(4-MeC6H4N2)-2-OC(O)Me---C10H5}]·2EtOH

Reaction of Na[MCl₄] (M=Pd or Pd) with the azo-containing phosphines Ph₂P{1-(4-RC₆H₄N₂)-2-OR′-C₁₀H₅} {R=Me (I), NMe₂ (II); R′=C(O)Me} affords the complexes [MCl₂L₂] (1–4) in good yield. Complexes 1–4 have all been fully characterised by elemental analysis, ¹H-, ¹³C{¹H}-, and ³¹P{¹H}-NMR spectroscopy and UV–visible spectroscopy. The use of 1 in the Heck reaction has been investigated and shown to effect up to 1000 turnovers.     

Syntheses, structures and photochromism of two novel copper(II) complexes with 1,2-bis(2′-methyl-5′-(2″-pyridyl)-3′-thienyl)perfluorocyclopentene

Two novel Cu(II) complexes with 1,2-bis(2′-methyl-5′-(2″-pyridyl)-3′-thienyl)perfluorocyclopentene (BM-2-PTP) or its closed-form (closed-BM-2-PTP) were synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystallographic analysis. Both complexes are tetra-coordinated to two N atoms from distinct ligands and two Cl atoms from anions, forming 1-D polymeric structures. [Cu(BM-2-PTP)Cl₂] (1) showed typical spectral changes as analogous Ag(I) complexes with the same ligand upon appropriate light stimulus. However, closed-BM-2-PTP displayed different photocyclization from its open-ring form upon irradiation with UV light, indicating the photogenerated closed form turned into two kinds of closed-ring isomers. Furthermore, [Cu(closed-BM-2-PTP)Cl₂] (2) was revealed to contain two conformers by X-ray crystallographic analysis and displayed similarities in photocyclization to its free ligand. The distinct absorptions of the UV spectrum were attributed to the coexistence of two conformers in complex 2, both of which showed effective photoreactivities in the crystalline phase. The photochromic mechanism of complex 2 is tentatively concluded as two conformers displaying independent photoreactions.     

Synthesis, structure and nuclease activity of copper complexes of disubstituted 2,2′-bipyridine ligands bearing ammonium groups

A series of Cu(II) complexes of disubstituted 2,2′-bipyridine bearing ammonium groups [Cu(L¹⁻⁴)₂Br]⁵⁺ (1–4, L¹ = [5,5′-(Me₂NHCH₂)₂-bpy]²⁺, L² = [5,5′-(Me₃NCH₂)₂-bpy]²⁺, L³ = [4,4′-(Me₂NHCH₂)₂-bpy]²⁺, L⁴ = [4,4′-(Me₃NCH₂)₂-bpy]²⁺ and bpy = 2,2′-bipyridyl) were synthesized, of which complexes 1 and 4 were structurally characterized. Both coordination configurations of Cu(II) ions can be described as distorted trigonal bipyramid. The interaction between all complexes and CT-DNA was evaluated by thermal-denaturation experiments and CD spectroscopy. Results show that the complexes interact with CT-DNA via outside electrostatic interactions and their binding ability follows the order: 1 > 2 > 3 > 4. In the absence of any reducing agents, the cleavage of plasmid pBR322 DNA by these complexes was investigated and the hydrolysis kinetics of DNA was studied in Tris buffer (pH 7.5) at 37 °C. Obtained pseudo-Michaelis–Menten kinetic parameters: 15.0, 13.6, 2.01 and 1.69 h⁻¹ for 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively, indicate that complexes 1 and 2 exhibit very high DNA cleavage activities. According to their crystal data, the high nuclease activity may be attributed to the strong interaction of the metal moiety and two ammonium groups with phosphate groups of DNA.     

Cobalt(III) complexes of ethylenediamine-N,N′-di-S-isobutylacetic acid

A new optically active ONNO-type tetradentate ligand, ethylenediamine-N,N′- di-S-isobutylacetate (SS-eniba), has been synthesized. During the preparation of diaqua cobalt(III) complexes of SS-eniba, [Co(SS-eniba)(H₂O)₂]⁺, the title ligand has coordinated stereospecifically to the cobalt(III) ion to give three isomers, Δ-s-cis, Δ-uns-cis and Λ-uns-cis, which have been isolated and characterized via electronic absorption, circular dichroism (CD), and ¹H NMR spectroscopy, along with elemental analysis data. The preparation of Δ-s-cis-[Co(SS-eniba)Cl₂]⁺ and Δ-s-cis-[Co(SS-eniba)CO₃]⁺ are also reported.     

Synthesis, crystal structure and third-order non-linear optical property of heterobimetallic cluster compound [MoOICu3S3(2,2′-bipy)2]

Nest-shaped cluster [MoOICu₃S₃(2,2′-bipy)₂] (1) was synthesized by the treatment of (NH₄)₂MoS₄, CuI, (n-Bu)₄NI, and 2,2′-bipyridine (2,2′-bipy) through a solid-state reaction. It crystallizes in monoclinic space group P2₁/n, a=9.591(2) Å, b=14.820(3) Å, c=17.951(4) Å, β=91.98(2)°, V=2549.9(10) ų, and Z=4. The nest-shaped cluster was obtained for the first time with a neutral skeleton containing 2,2′-bipy ligand. The non-linear optical (NLO) property of [MoOICu₃S₃(2,2′-bipy)₂] in DMF solution was measured by using a Z-scan technique with 15 ns and 532 nm laser pulses. The cluster has large third-order NLO absorption and the third-order NLO refraction, its ₂ and n₂ values were calculated as 6.2×10⁻¹⁰ and −3.8×10⁻¹⁷ m² W⁻¹ in a 3.7×10⁻⁴ M DMF solution.     

Photophysics of ruthenium(II) complexes with 2-(2′-pyridyl) pyrimidine and 2,2′-bipyridine ligands in fluid solution

The photophysics of three complexes of the form Ru(bpy)₃₋(pypm)²⁺ (where bpy2,2′-bipyridine, pypm 2-(2′-pyridyl)pyrimidine and P=1, 2 or 3) was examined in H₂O, propylene carbonate, CH₃CN and 4:1 (v/v) C₂H₅OH---CH₃OH; comparison was made with the well-known photophysical behavior of Ru(bpy)₃²⁺. The lifetimes of the luminescent metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) excited states were determined as a function of temperature (between −103 and 90 °C, depending on the solvent), from which were extracted the rate constants for radiative and non-radiative decay and ΔE, the energy gap between the MLCT and metal-centered (MC) excited states. The results indicate that ^*Ru(bpy)₂(pypm)²⁺ decays via a higher lying MLCT state, whereas ^*Ru(pypm)₃²⁺ and ^*Ru(pypm)₂(bpy)²⁺ decay predominantly via the MC state.     

Methylmercury and dimethylthallium complexes of 5-(4′-dimethylaminobenzylidene)-2-thiohydantoin (HDABTd): The crystal and molecular structures of HDABTd and [TlMe2(DABTd)(DMSO)]

The ligand 5-(4′-dimethylaminobenzylidene)-2-thiohydantoin (HDABTd) was prepared and its structure determined by X-ray diffraction. In the crystal, ligand molecules are linked in chains along the [110] direction by intermolecular N(3)–H(3)O(1)^I and N(1)–H(1)Sⁱⁱ hydrogen bonds. The complexes [HgMe(DABTd)] and [TlMe₂(DABTd)] were prepared by reaction of the ligand with methylmercury acetate or dimethylthallium hydroxide, and were characterized in the solid state by IR spectroscopy and in solution by conductivity measurements and ¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁹⁹Hg and ²⁰⁵Tl NMR spectroscopy. The dimethylthallium complex crystallized in DMSO solution as [TlMe₂(DABTd)(DMSO)], an X-ray diffraction study of which showed its thallium atoms to be coordinated to the two methyl C atoms, the oxygen atom of a DMSO molecule, the S and N(1) atoms of one DABTd ligand and, more weakly, to the oxygen atom of a neighbouring DABTd. This last interaction links the molecules of the complex in chains parallel to the b axis. Crystals of the methylmercury(II) complex contain three [HgMe(DABTd)]·DMSO structures per asymmetric unit, but poor data quality prevented complete refinement.     

Reactions of the cationic diruthenium carbonyl complex [Ru2(μ-dppm)2(CO)4(μ,η-O2CMe)] with bidentate ligands; intramolecularly assisted stereospecific synthesis via the second-sphere face-to-face π–π stacking interactions

The reactions of the diruthenium carbonyl complexes [Ru₂(μ-dppm)₂(CO)₄(μ,η²-O₂CMe)]X (X=BF₄⁻ (1a) or PF₆⁻ (1b)) with neutral or anionic bidentate ligands (L,L) afford a series of the diruthenium bridging carbonyl complexes [Ru₂(μ-dppm)₂(μ-CO)₂(η²-(L,L))₂]X_n ((L,L)=acetate (O₂CMe), 2,2′-bipyridine (bpy), acetylacetonate (acac), 8-quinolinolate (quin); n=0, 1, 2). Apparently with coordination of the bidentate ligands, the bound acetate ligand of [Ru₂(μ-dppm)₂(CO)₄(μ,η²-O₂CMe)]⁺ either migrates within the same complex or into a different one, or is simply replaced. The reaction of [Ru₂(μ-dppm)₂(CO)₄(μ,η²-O₂CMe)]⁺ (1) with 2,2′-bipyridine produces [Ru₂(μ-dppm)₂(μ-CO)₂(η²-O₂CMe)₂] (2), [Ru₂(μ-dppm)₂(μ-CO)₂(η²-O₂CMe)(η²-bpy)]⁺ (3), and [Ru₂(μ-dppm)₂(μ-CO)₂(η²-bpy)₂]²⁺ (4). Alternatively compound 2 can be prepared from the reaction of 1a with MeCO₂H–Et₃N, while compound 4 can be obtained from the reaction of 3 with bpy. The reaction of 1b with acetylacetone–Et₃N produces [Ru₂(μ-dppm)₂(μ-CO)₂(η²-O₂CMe)(η²-acac)] (5) and [Ru₂(μ-dppm)₂(μ-CO)₂(η²-acac)₂] (6). Compound 2 can also react with acetylacetone–Et₃N to produce 6. Surprisingly [Ru₂(μ-dppm)₂(μ-CO)₂(η²-quin)₂] (7) was obtained stereospecifically as the only one product from the reaction of 1b with 8-quinolinol–Et₃N. The structure of 7 has been established by X-ray crystallography and found to adopt a cis geometry. Further, the stereospecific reaction is probably caused by the second-sphere π–π face-to-face stacking interactions between the phenyl rings of dppm and the electron-deficient six-membered ring moiety of the bound quinolinate (i.e. the N-included six-membered ring) in 7. The presence of such interactions is indeed supported by an observed charge-transfer band in a UV–vis spectrum.     

Tris-chelate complexes with chiral ligands: In search of diastereoisomeric selectivity with remote stereogenic centres

The chiral ligands, 4,4′-bis{(1S,2R,4S)-(−)-bornyloxy}-2,2′-bipyridine, (1S,2R,4S)-1, and 4,4′-bis{(1R,2S,4R)-(+)-bornyloxy}-2,2′-bipyridine, (1R,2S,4R)-1, have been prepared and characterized by spectroscopic techniques and, for (1S,2R,4S)-1, by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Despite the use of enantiomerically pure ligands, the formation of the complexes [Fe((1S,2R,4S)-1)₃]²⁺, [Ru((1S,2R,4S)-1)₃]²⁺, [Ru((1S,2R,4S)-1)(bpy)₂]²⁺ and [Ru((1R,2S,4R)-1)(bpy)₂]²⁺ proceeds without preference for either the Δ or Λ-diastereoisomers.     

Hydrogen peroxide photoproduction by the semicarbazide—tris(2,2′-bipyridine)ruthenium(II)—oxygen system

A light-driven system consisting of tris(2,2′-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) (Ru(bpy)₃²⁺) as the photosensitizer, semicarbazide as the electron donor and molecular oxygen as the electron acceptor has been employed for hydrogen peroxide production. The efficiency of this photosystem markedly depends on pH: while the peroxide yield is almost negligible at acid, neutral or slightly alkaline pH, it reaches significant values at high hydroxide concentrations, the initial rate of H₂O₂ formation drastically increasing from pH 12 to pH 14. In 1 M NaOH solutions containing Ru(bpy)₃²⁺ and semicarbazide at optimum concentrations, the number of catalytic cycles (or turnover number) undergone by the ruthenium complex over the complete course of the photochemical reaction is as high as 1.1 × 10⁴.

Spectrofluorometric and laser flash photolysis techniques were used to study the primary photochemical reactions involving the excited state of the ruthenium complex as well as the photochemically generated species Ru(bpy)₃³⁺ and Ru(bpy)₃⁺. It is proposed that at pH 14 a sequence of reactions leading to O₂ photoreduction by electrons from semicarbazide takes place, with the concomitant formation of H₂O₂; the excited state of Ru(bpy)₃²⁺ appears to react via oxidative quenching by oxygen rather than via reductive quenching by semicarbazide. At neutral pH, in contrast, there is no H₂O₂ formation owing to the fact that semicarbazide is unable to reduce (Ru(bpy)₃³⁺ to Ru(bpy)₃²⁺, although the photoexcited ruthenium complex is quenched equally by oxygen.     

Synthesis, characterization, and electrochemical, and electrical measurements of novel 4,4′-isopropylidendioxydiphenyl bridged bis and cofacial bis-metallophthalocyanines (Zn, Co)

4,4′-Isopropylidendioxydiphenyl bridged bis-metallophthalocyanines Zn(II) (5) and Co(II) (6) were synthesized from the compound 4,4′-isopropylidendioxydiphthalonitrile (3) and 4,5-bis(hexylthio)phthalonitrile (4). The new cofacial bis-phthalocyanines Zn(II) (7) and Co(II) (8) were synthesized from the corresponding 3 which can be obtained by the reaction of 4,4′-isopropylidendiphenol (1) with 4-nitrophthalonitrile (2). These complexes have been characterized by elemental analysis, UV/Vis, FT-IR, ¹H NMR and MALDI-TOF mass spectroscopies. The electrochemical properties of the complexes were examined by cyclic voltammetry, differential pulse voltammetry and controlled potential coulometry in nonaqueous media. Electrochemical results showed that while there is not any considerable interaction between the two phthalocyanine rings in bisphthalocyanine complexes 5 and 6, the splitting of the molecular orbitals occurs as a result of the strong interaction between the phthalocyanine rings in cofacial complexes 7 and 8.

Measurements of capacitance showed a well defined decrease with increasing frequency and an increase with increasing temperature at lower frequencies.     

Metal complexes of sterically hindered pyrzolylpyridines. The single crystal X-ray structure of [Cu(L)2]BF4 (L = 1-{pyrid-2-yl}-3-{2′,5′-dimethoxyphenyl}pyrazole)

Reaction of potassium 3{5}-(3′,4′-dimethoxyphenyl)pyrazolide with 2-bromopyridine in diglyme at 130°C for 3 days followed by an aqueous quench, affords 1-{pyrid-2-yl}-3-{3′,4′-dimethoxyphenyl}pyrazole (L²) in 69% yield after recrystallization from hot hexanes. Complexation of [Cu(NCMe)₄]BF₄ by 2 molar equivalents of 1-{pyrid-2-yl}-3-{2′,5′-dimethoxyphenyl}pyrazole (L¹) or L² in MeCN at room temperature, followed by concentration and crystallisation with Et₂O, gives [Cu(L)₂]BF₄ L = L¹, L²) in good yields. Treatment of AgBF₄ with L¹ or L² in MeNO₂ similarly gives [Ag(L)₂]BF₄ L = L¹, L²); reaction of AfBF₄ with L² in MeCN gives a product of stoichiometry [Ag(L²)(NCMe)]BF₄. The ¹H NMR spectra of the [M(L)₂]BF₄ complexes show peaks arising from a single coordinated environment. The single crystal X-ray structure of [Cu(L¹)₂]BF₄ shows a tetrahedral complex cation with Cu---N = 2.011(8), 2.036(8), 2.039(8), 2.110(8) Å. The Cu^I centre is close to tetrahedral, the dihedral angle between the least-squares planes formed by the Cu atom and the N donor atoms of the two ligands being 88.3(3)°. Complexation of hydrated Cu(BF₄)₂ by L² in MeCN at room temperature yields [Cu(L₂)₂](BF₄)₂. The cyclic voltammograms of the three Ag^I complexes in MeCN/0.1 M Bu₄ⁿ NPF₆ are suggestive of extensive ligand dissociation in this solvent.     

Magnetic susceptibility of 1,1′,2,2′-tetramethylcobaltocene and 1,1′-diethylcobaltocene: Evidence for the dynamic Jahn-Teller effect

The magnetic susceptibility of 1,1′,2,2′-tetramethylcobaltocene, Co[C₅H₃(CH₃)₂]₂, and 1,1′-diethylcobaltocene, Co(C₅H₄C₂H₅)₂, has been studied between 0.99 and 296 K. The data are well reproduced by a calculation of the dynamic Jahn-Teller effect for the ²E_1g(a_1g²e_2g⁴e_1g) ground state of D_5d symmetry. A suitable set of parameter values is given by ζ = 100 cm⁻¹, δ = 150 cm⁻¹, k_JT = 0.40, κ = 0.70. The magnetism of cobaltocene, Co(C₅H₅)₂, may be described by parameter values of comparable magnitude. The results imply a significantly larger reduction of the spin-orbit coupling parameter ζ due to covalency than of the orbital reduction factor κ.