Synthesis of linear and tripoidal oligo(phenylene ethynylene)-based building blocks for application in modular DNA-programmed assembly

Rigid linear and tripoidal organic modules based on the oligo(phenylene ethynylene) backbone having salicylaldehyde-derived termini are synthesized. A highly functionalized 5-iodosalicyl aldehyde was prepared and coupled to each ethynyl group of 1,4-diethynylbenzene or 1,3,5-triethynylbenzene in Sonogashira couplings. The two or three termini of the compounds are functionalized for incorporation in linear and branched oligonucleotide strands. For the linear module (LM), the two termini are equipped with amide spacers, and one of these was functionalized with a DMTr (dimethoxytrityl)-protected hydroxy group and the other with a phosphoramidite. One of the tripoidal modules is prepared with DMTr groups in two of its three termini. A tripoidal module is also synthesized with three different groups on its hydroxy termini: a phosphoramidite, a DMTr group, and an Fmoc group. Extended studies have shown that these rigid linear and tripoidal organic modules can be incorporated into short oligonucleotides. Several of these modules can be applied for DNA-directed assembly and covalent coupling into structures of predetermined connectivity. Such structures have potential application for molecular electronics and nanotechnology.     

Synthesis, structure, and electrochemical properties of copper(I) complexes with S/N homoscorpionate and heteroscorpionate ligands

Dinuclear Cu(I) complexes with bifunctionalized homoscorpionate ligands, hydrotris(thioxotriazolyl)borato [Li(Tr(Me,o)(-)(Py)) (1) and Li(Tr(Mes,Me)) (2)], and the heteroscorpionate ligand hydro[bis(thioxotriazolyl)-3-(2-pyridyl)pyrazolyl]borato [K(Br(Mes)pz(o)(-)(Py))] (3) were synthesized and crystallographically characterized. The complexes [Cu(Tr(Mes,Me))](2) (4) and [Cu(Tr(Me,o)(-)(Py))](2) (5) exhibit a similar coordination geometry where every metal is surrounded by three thioxo groups in a trigonal arrangement. The presence of a [B-H...Cu] three-center-two-electron interaction in both compounds causes the overall coordination to become tetrahedrally distorted (S(3)H coordination for each metal). The complex [Cu(Br(Mes)pz(o)(-)(Py))](2) (6) presents a trigonal geometry in which the metals interact with two thioxo groups and a bridging pyrazolyl nitrogen atom. A weak contact with a pyridine nitrogen atom completes the coordination of the metals (S(2)N,N' coordination for each metal). [Cu(Tr(Mes,Me))](2), [Cu(Tr(Me,o)(-)(Py))](2), and [Cu(Br(Mes)pz(o)(-)(Py))](2) exhibit fluxional behavior in solution as evidenced by variable-temperature NMR spectroscopy, and for 5 and 6 two species in equilibrium [in the ratio 2/1 for 5 (CDCl(3)) and 3/2 for 6 (CD(2)Cl(2))] are distinguishable in the (1)H NMR spectra at 270 K. 2D-NOESY spectra recorded at 270 K assisted in the attribution of solution molecular geometries for each isomer of 5 and 6. The free energy of activation (DeltaG()(Tc)) was determined for both equilibria from the evaluation of the coalescence temperature. DFT calculations were performed to describe plausible molecular geometry for the minor isomer of 5 and 6 and to propose a possible mechanism of interconversion between major and minor isomers. Cyclic voltammograms were recorded in CH(2)Cl(2) (3 and 6) or CH(2)Cl(2)/CH(3)CN (1/1, v/v) (2, 4, and 5) solutions using 0.1 M TBAHFP or TBAOTf as supporting electrolytes. [Cu(Tr(Mes,Me))](2), [Cu(Tr(Me,o)(-)(Py))](2), and [Cu(Br(Mes)pz(o)(-)(Py))](2) exhibit a quasi-reversible Cu(I)/Cu(II) redox behavior with E(pa) = +719 mV and E(pc) = +538 mV for 4, E(pa) = +636 mV and E(pc) = -316 mV for 5, and E(pa) = +418 mV and E(pc) = -319 mV for 6.     

A novel method for the synthesis of dinucleoside boranophosphates by a boranophosphotriester method

2'-Deoxyribonucleoside-3'-boranophosphates (nucleotide monomers), including four kinds of nucleobases, were synthesized in good yields by the use of new boranophosphorylating reagents. We have explored various kinds of condensing reagents as well as nucleophilic catalysts for the boranophosphorylation reaction with nucleosides. In the synthesis of dinucleoside boranophosphates, undesirable side reactions occurred at the O-4 of thymine and the O-6 of N2-phenylacetylguanine bases. To avoid these side reactions, additional protecting groups, benzoyl (Bz) and diphenylcarbamoyl (Dpc) groups, were introduced to thymine and guanine bases, respectively. As a result, the condensation reactions proceeded smoothly without any side reactions, and the dimers including four kinds of nucleobases were obtained in excellent yields. In the deprotection of the 5'-DMTr group, Et3SiH was found to be effective as a scavenger for the DMTr cation which caused a P-B bond cleavage. After removal of the other protecting groups by the conventional procedure, four kinds of dinucleoside boranophosphates were obtained in good yields.     

A simple method relating specific rate constants k(E,J) and Thermally averaged rate constants k(infinity)(T) of unimolecular bond fission and the reverse barrierless association reactions

This work describes a simple method linking specific rate constants k(E,J) of bond fission reactions AB --> A + B with thermally averaged capture rate constants k(cap)(T) of the reverse barrierless combination reactions A + B --> AB (or the corresponding high-pressure dissociation or recombination rate constants k(infinity)(T)). Practical applications are given for ionic and neutral reaction systems. The method, in the first stage, requires a phase-space theoretical treatment with the most realistic minimum energy path potential available, either from reduced dimensionality ab initio or from model calculations of the potential, providing the centrifugal barriers E(0)(J). The effects of the anisotropy of the potential afterward are expressed in terms of specific and thermal rigidity factors f(rigid)(E,J) and f(rigid)(T), respectively. Simple relationships provide a link between f(rigid)(E,J) and f(rigid)(T) where J is an average value of J related to J(max)(E), i.e., the maximum J value compatible with E > or = E0(J), and f(rigid)(E,J) applies to the transitional modes. Methods for constructing f(rigid)(E,J) from f(rigid)(E,J) are also described. The derived relationships are adaptable and can be used on that level of information which is available either from more detailed theoretical calculations or from limited experimental information on specific or thermally averaged rate constants. The examples used for illustration are the systems C6H6+ <==> C6H5+ + H, C8H10+ --> C7H7+ + CH3, n-C9H12+ <==> C7H7+ + C2H5, n-C10H14+ <==> C7H7+ + C3H7, HO2 <==> H + O2, HO2 <==> HO + O, and H2O2 <==> 2HO.     

Synthesis of a protected ribonucleoside phosphoramidite-linked spin label via an alkynyl chain at the 5′ position of uridine

New, spin-labeled nucleosides, and an efficient synthetic route for a modified uridine amidite, were developed. The spin-labeled part was the 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) group, which was linked via an alkynyl chain at the 5 position of uridine. Three typical protecting groups, the t-butyldimethylsilyl (TBDMS) group at 2′, the dimethoxytrityl (DMTr) group at 5′, and the phosphoramidite group at 3′, were introduced to produce an automated nucleic acid synthesizer. The TEMPO group at the 5 position in the uridine structure affected introduction of bulky protecting groups, such as the DMTr group at the 5′ position and the TBDMS group at the 2′ position. The electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) data revealed a nitroxyl radical in the structure of synthetic nucleoside compounds; however, RNA produced by automated synthesis using a TEMPO-linked uridine phosphoramidite building block was EPR silent.     

Simultaneous discrimination of diastereotopic groups and faces: the first example in intramolecular [3+2] and [2+2+1] cycloaddition reactions

To explore a novel concept for controlling diastereoselectivity, systematic studies on the sense and degree of diastereotopic groups and face selections in intramolecular [3 + 2] (nitrile oxide and nitrone) and [2 + 2 + 1] (Pauson-Khand) cycloadditions have been conducted. Optically pure methyl (S)-3,4-O-isopropylidene-3,4-dihydroxybutanoate (5) and methyl (S)-2,3-O-isopropylidene-2,3-dihydroxypropanoate (6) were converted to substrate aldehydes (1-4) that bear geminal allyl groups and four types of controllers with the intention of imparting a stereochemical bias to the allylic groups and their faces. The controllers involve 1,2-bis(tert-butyldimethylsiloxy), 1,3-bis(tert-butyldimethylsiloxy), 1,2-acetonide, and 1,3-acetonide groups, which are referred to as 1,2-(TBDMSO)(2), 1,3-(TBDMSO)(2), 1,3-dioxolane, and 1,3-dioxane, respectively. Twelve runs of cycloaddition reactions as combinations between the three types of reactions and the four types of substrates were performed to provide bicyclo[4.3.0] or -[3.3.0] adducts of synthetic importance in which isoxazolidine, isoxazoline, or cyclopentenone segments were fused. For every case, high levels of diastereoselectivity have been achieved: >99% (in eight cases), 82%, and 76% for the discrimination of diastereotopic groups and 68-->99% for the discrimination of diastereotopic faces. On the basis of the absolute structures of the cycloadducts, plausible stereochemical models are proposed.     

Substitution of Au or Hg into BaTl2 and BaIn2. New ternary examples of smaller CeCu2-type intermetallic phases

The compounds BaAu(0.40(2))Tl(1.60(7)) (1), BaAu(0.36(4))In(1.64(4)) (2), and BaHg(0.92(2))In(1.08(2)) (3) have been prepared by high-temperature techniques. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction shows that these have the orthorhombic CeCu(2)-type structure, Imma, Z = 4 (a = 5.140(1), 5.104(1), 5.145(1) A; b = 8.317(2), 8.461(2), 8.373(2) A; c = 8.809(2), 8.580(2), 8.715(2) A, respectively). The structure consists of a four-linked honeycomblike polyanion (4(2)6(3)8) of infinity3[Tr2]2- (Tr = In or Tl) with encapsulated Ba2+ cations. The Au or Hg randomly replace Tr in a single type of site. The two gold phases exhibit appreciable nonstoichiometry ranges. Band calculations (EHTB) demonstrate that the three compounds are electron-poor and metallic, and the latter has been confirmed for 1 through resistivity and magnetic susceptibility measurements. The orthorhombic structure of 1 contrasts with the hexagonal structure of BaTl2 (CaIn2-type, P6(3)/mmc), a change that appears to be driven by substitution of the smaller Au atoms into the polyanion network. Relativistic effects for the heavier Au and Hg are evidently responsible for decreases in lattice parameters and bond lengths from BaIn2 to those in isostructural 2 and 3.     

MMTr as an efficient anomeric S-protecting group for the synthesis of glycosyl thiols

The 4-monomethoxytrityl (MMTr) group was introduced in high yields to anomeric sulfhydryl functions using commercially available MMTrCl. Significantly, it is stable to a variety of reaction conditions, including acids and bases, and is removable under very mild acidic conditions, which are compatible with the presence of a number of other acid-labile hydroxyl protecting groups. The successful preparation of seven glycosyl thiols indicates that MMTr has potential application for the synthesis of complex 1-thiosugars.     

Synthesis of branched oligonucleotides with three different sequences using an oxidatively removable tritylthio group

We synthesized a three-way branched oligodeoxynucleotide (ODN) 30-mer using a new branch unit with acid-labile DMTr and oxidatively cleavable TrS groups as orthogonal protecting groups. The branched ODN was successfully synthesized using 5-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1H-tetrazole and (2R,8aS)-(+)-(camphorylsulfonyl)oxaziridine as the activator of phosphoramidite units and the oxidizing reagent, respectively. We also found that the TrS group was orthogonal to the Lev, TBDMS, and Fmoc groups. These results indicate the possibility of the synthesis of more complex four- and five-way branched ODNs by the combined use of DMTr, TrS, Lev, TBDMS, and Fmoc groups.     

Synthesis of the ribosomal P-site substrate CCA-pcb

[reaction: see text] CCA-pcb (cytidylyl-(3'5')-cytidylyl-(3'5')-3'(2')-O-(N-(6-D-(+)-biotinoylaminohexanoyl)-L-phenylalanyl)adenosine), a ribosomal P-site substrate, was synthesized by phosphoramidite chemistry in 26 steps with an overall yield of 18%, starting from biotin. The synthesis relies on the judicious selection of orthogonal silyl protecting groups for the 5'-hydroxyls and acid-labile protecting groups (DMTr, AcE, and MeE) at other reactive sites to ensure the intactness of the labile ester. Both 3'-esterification and nucleotide coupling were accomplished by in situ activation with imidazolium ions.     

Synthesis and incorporation into PNA of fluorinated olefinic PNA (F-OPA) monomers

[structure: see text] A fluorinated OPA monomer containing the base thymine ((Z)-t-F-OPA) was synthesized in 12 steps, featuring a highly selective allylic over homoallylic Mitsunobu substitution for the introduction of the nucleobase. F-OPA modified PNA decamers were prepared by the MMTr/acyl protection strategy. The thermal stability of duplexes of PNA decamers containing (Z)-t-F-OPA units with antiparallel complementary DNA was measured. We found a strong dependence of stability from the sequential position of the (Z)-t-F-OPA units, ranging from DeltaT(m) of +2.4 to -8.1 degrees C/modification relative to unmodified PNA.     

Thermochemistry and accurate quantum reaction rate calculations for H2/HD/D2 + CH3

Accurate quantum-mechanical results for thermodynamic data, cumulative reaction probabilities (for J = 0), thermal rate constants, and kinetic isotope effects for the three isotopic reactions H2 + CH3 --> CH4 + H, HD + CH3 --> CH4 + D, and D2 + CH3 --> CH(3)D + D are presented. The calculations are performed using flux correlation functions and the multiconfigurational time-dependent Hartree (MCTDH) method to propagate wave packets employing a Shephard interpolated potential energy surface based on high-level ab initio calculations. The calculated exothermicity for the H2 + CH3 --> CH4 + H reaction agrees to within 0.2 kcal/mol with experimentally deduced values. For the H2 + CH3 --> CH4 + H and D2 + CH3 --> CH(3)D + D reactions, experimental rate constants from several groups are available. In comparing to these, we typically find agreement to within a factor of 2 or better. The kinetic isotope effect for the rate of the H2 + CH3 --> CH4 + H reaction compared to those for the HD + CH3 --> CH4 + D and D2 + CH3 --> CH(3)D + D reactions agree with experimental results to within 25% for all data points. Transition state theory is found to predict the kinetic isotope effect accurately when the mass of the transferred atom is unchanged. On the other hand, if the mass of the transferred atom differs between the isotopic reactions, transition state theory fails in the low-temperature regime (T < 400 K), due to the neglect of the tunneling effect.     

Cu(I) dinuclear complexes with tripodal ligands vs monodentate donors: triphenylphosphine, thiourea, and pyridine. A 1H NMR titration study

Complexes [PPh3Cu(Tr(Mes,Me))] (1), [PPh3Cu(Tr(Me,o-Py))] (2), and [PPh3Cu(Br(Mes)pz(o-Py))] (3) (Tr(Mes,Me) = hydrotris[1,4-dihydro-3-methyl-4-mesityl-5-thioxo-1,2,4-triazolyl]borate; Tr(Me,o-Py) = hydrotris[1,4-dihydro-4-methyl-3-(2-pyridyl)-5-thioxo-1,2,4-triazolyl]borate; Br(Mes)pz(o-Py) = hydro[bis(thioxotriazolyl)-3-(2-pyridyl)pyrazolyl]borate; PPh3 = triphenylphosphine) were synthesized by the reaction of dinuclear complexes [Cu(Tr(Mes,Me))]2, [Cu(Tr(Me,o-Py))]2, [Cu(Br(Mes)pz(o-Py))]2, and PPh3. 1-3 were characterized by 1H, 13C, and 31P NMR spectroscopy and ESI-mass spectrometry. Crystal structure analyses were performed for 1 and 2. Both complexes crystallize in the triclinic P space group with the metal in a slightly distorted tetrahedral geometry (S3P coordination) bound by a kappa3-S3 ligand and a PPh3 molecule. The solution molecular structures were investigated by means of variable-temperature (210-310 K, CDCl3, 1-2; 200-310 K, CD2Cl2, 3) and NOESY NMR spectroscopy. The solution structures of 1-2 are in accordance with the X-ray structures, and the complexes do not exhibit fluxional behavior. On the other hand, 3 is subject to an equilibrium between two species with a coalescing temperature of approximately 260 K. DFT geometry optimizations suggest that the major species of 3 consists of the Br(Mes)pz(o-Py) ligand bound to Cu(I) in the kappa3-S2H fashion with two C=S groups and a [Cu...H-B] interaction. A PPh3 completes the copper coordination (S2HP coordination). The complex [TuCu(Tr(Mes,Me))] (4) (Tu = thiourea) was crystallized using an excess of Tu with respect to [Cu(Tr(Me,2-Py))]2 (approximately a 6:1 ratio). The metal adopts a distorted tetrahedral geometry with an overall S3H coordination determined by the bound kappa3-S2H ligand (two C=S groups and a [B-H...Cu] interaction) and by a Tu. The reactivity of dinuclear complexes [Cu(Tr(Mes,Me))]2, [Cu(Tr(Me,o-Py))]2, and [Cu(Br(Mes)pz(o-Py))]2 with monodentate ligands was investigated by means of NMR titrations with PPh3, Tu. and pyridine (Py), and formation constants for the adducts [DCu(L)] (D = monodentate donor, L = tripodal ligand) were determined.     

碱土金属与DBC-偶氮氯膦配位反应及配合物结构的研究

本文研究了DBC-偶氮氯膦在不同酸度下的存在形式、质子化情况及反应中的质子释放情况, 测定了钙、锶、钡与其形成的配合物的稳定常数。利用红外、激光Raman、核磁共振光谱等对所生成的配合物的结构进行了研究, 并根据实验结果和分子结构的几咱理论, 提出了碱土金属与其生成的配合物的结构。本文还就配位反应和配合物的成键情况进行了讨论。     

Protolytic behavior of hydroxylated Pyrex glass surfaces in NaCl media

Adsorption of hydrogen ions from aqueous NaCl solutions at the Pyrex glass-water interface was investigated by acid-base titration (glass electrode) at 25 degrees C and at the ionic strengths 0.010, 0.030, 0.10, 1.0, and 3.0 mol dm(-3). The pH values ranged from 2 to 7. The Pyrex samples had a specific surface area of 19.2x10(3) m(2)kg(-1) and a porous structure (pores 2.4 nm thick, 280 nm long). The reactions were found to be extremely slow but showed good reversibility. The potentiometric data, due to the small effect of ionic strength on the equilibria, were fitted with a simple nonelectrostatic model based on strong specific interactions of medium ions with deprotonated silanol, >SiO(-), and boranol, >BO(-), as well as with protonated sites. The acid-base properties are described by the reactions and equilibrium constants at the infinite dilution reference state: >SiONa + H(+) <==> >SiOHNa(+), logbeta110Si=3.1+/-0.2; >SiONa + 2H(+) + Cl(-) <==> >SiOH(2)Cl + Na(+), logbeta201Si=6.75+/-0.15; >SiONa + H(+) <==> >SiOH + Na(+), logbeta100Si=1.8+/-0.2, >BONa + H(+) <==>BOH + Na(+), logbeta100B=6.4+/-0.2; >BONa + H(+) <==> >BOHNa(+), logbeta110B=6.6+/-0.2; >BONa + 2H(+) <==> >BOH(+)(2) + Na(+), logbeta200B=11.56+/-0.15.     

Solid-phase synthesis of oligonucleotide glycoconjugates bearing three different glycosyl groups: orthogonally protected bis(hydroxymethyl)-N,N'-bis(3-hydroxypropyl)malondiamide phosphoramidite as key building block

Diethyl O,O'-(methoxymethylene)bis(hydroxymethyl)malonate (3) was observed to undergo a stepwise aminolysis when treated with 3-aminopropanol. This allowed convenient preparation of bis(hydroxymethyl)-N,N'-bis(3-hydroxypropyl)malondiamide bearing orthogonal levulinyl (Lev) and tert-butyldiphenylsilyl (TBDPS) protections at the two N-hydroxypropyl groups (8). One of the hydroxylmethyl functions was then protected with a 4,4'-dimethoxytrityl (DMTr) group, and the other one was phosphitylated to obtain a methyl N,N-diisopropylphosphoramidite (1). This building block was used for the synthesis of oligonucleotide glycoconjugates (25 and 26) carrying three different sugar units. After conventional phosphoramidite chain assembly of the sequence containing 1, the 5'-terminal DMTr group was removed and an appropriate glycosyl 6-O-phosphoramidite was coupled. The remaining protections of the branching unit were removed in the order of Lev and TBDPS, and the exposed hydroxyl functions were reacted one after another with the desired glycosyl 6-O-phosphoramidites. Global deprotection and cleavage of the conjugate from the support were achieved by conventional ammonolysis.     

Leaving group effects in gas-phase substitutions and eliminations

Using a methodology recently developed for studying the product distributions of gas-phase S(N)2 and E2 reactions, the effect of the leaving group on the reaction rate and branching ratio was investigated. Using a dianion as the nucleophile, reactions with a series of alkyl bromides, iodides, and trifluoroacetates were examined. The alkyl groups in the study are ethyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, isopropyl, sec-butyl, and tert-butyl. The data indicate that leaving group abilities are directly related to the exothermicities of the reaction processes in both the gas phase and the condensed phase. Gas-phase data give a reactivity order of iodide > trifluoroacetate > bromide for S(N)2 and E2 reactions. Previous condensed phase data indicate a reactivity order of iodide > bromide > trifluoroacetate for substitution reactions; however, the basicities of bromide and trifluoroacetate are reversed in the condensed phase so this reactivity pattern does reflect the relative reaction exothermicities. Aside from this variation, the gas-phase data parallel condensed phase data indicating that the substituent effects are rooted in the nature of the alkyl substrate rather than in differences in solvation. The experimental data are supported by calculations at the MP2/6-311+G(d,p)//MP2/6-31+(d) level.     

Three characteristic reactions of organocobalt compounds in organic synthesis

Organocobalt compounds in organic synthesis have three characteristic reactions. The first occurs because cobalt has a high affinity to carbon–carbon π‐bonds or carbon–nitrogen π‐bonds. The second occurs because cobalt has a high affinity to carbonyl groups. The third is due to cobalt easily tending to form square‐planar bipyramidal six‐coordination structures with four nitrogen atoms or two nitrogen atoms and two oxygen atoms at the square‐planar position, and to bond with one or two carbon atoms at the axial position. The first characteristic reactions are the representative reactions of organocobalt compounds with a mutually bridged bond between the two π‐bonds of acetylene and the cobalt–cobalt bond of hexacarbonyldicobalt. These are reactions with a Co₂(CO)₆ protecting group to reactive acetylene bond, the Nicholas reactions, the Pauson–Khand reactions ([2 + 2 + 1] cyclizations), [2 + 2 + 2] cyclizations, etc. These reactions are applied for the syntheses of many kinds of pharmaceutically useful compounds. The second reactions are carbonylations that have been used or developed as industrial processes such as hydroformylation for the manufacture of isononylaldehyde, and carbonylation for the production of phenylacetic acid from benzyl chloride. The third reactions are those reactions with the B₁₂‐type catalysts, and they have recently been used in organic syntheses and are utilized as catalysts for stereoselective syntheses. These reactions have been used as new applications for organic syntheses. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Kinetics and mechanism of interactions of some monofunctional Au(III) complexes with sulphur nucleophiles

Kinetics of the substitution reactions between monofunctional Au(III) complexes, [Au(dien)Cl]²⁺, [Au(bpma)Cl]²⁺ and [Au(terpy)Cl]²⁺ (dien?=?3-azapentane-1,5-diamine, bpma?=?di-(2-picolyl) amine, terpy?=?2,2′;6′,2″-terpyridine), and biologically relevant sulphur ligands, namely glutathione (GSH), l-methionine (l-Met) and l-cysteine (l-Cys), were studied in 0.1 M HCl (pH?=?1.0). The reactions were followed under pseudo-first-order conditions as a function of ligand concentration and temperature using stopped-flow spectrophotometry. The [Au(terpy)Cl]²⁺ complex proved to be more reactive than the [Au(bpma)Cl]²⁺ and [Au(dien)Cl]²⁺ complexes. The reactivities of the nucleophiles follow the same order for all three complexes, viz. l-Met?>?GSH?>?l-Cys. Values of the activation parameters of the reactions support an associative substitution mechanism. In order to confirm that these monofunctional Au(III) complexes undergo a single substitution process in strongly acidic medium, the reaction between [Au(terpy)Cl]²⁺ and l-Met was studied by HPLC. At pH?=?1.0, only one reaction product was detected.     

Characterization of surface composition of platinum and ruthenium nanoalloys dispersed on active carbon

Supported samples of 8 wt % monometallic Pt/C and Ru/C, as well as 12 wt % bimetallic Pt50Ru50/C, were prepared by the method of incipient wetness impregnation. Impregnated samples were subsequently reduced by hydrogen and then oxidized in air at different To temperatures. TEM and XRD examinations indicated that metal crystallites were finely dispersed with a diameter of dM < or = 3 nm on the reduced samples. Reductive behavior of the oxidized samples by hydrogen was pursued with the technique of temperature programmed reduction (TPR). The temperature of the reduction peaks (Tr) noticed in the TPR profiles varied with the metal composition of catalysts and To temperature of oxidation. At To = 300 K, oxidation was confined to the surface layer of metallic crystallites. As a result, Pts O (with a peak at Tr = 230 K) or PtsO2 (Tr = 250 K) was formed on monometallic Pt/C while RusO2 (Tr approximately 380 K) was formed on Ru/C. A reductive peak with Tr = 250 K was found from the bimetallic sample from Pt50Ru50/C oxidized at To = 300 K. The reductive peak suggests bimetallic crystallites were dispersed with cherry type structure, with Pt exposed at the surface and Ru in the core. On increasing the To temperature of oxidation treatment to 370 K and higher, Tr peaks between 270 and 350 K were gradually noticed on the oxidized bimetallic sample. Peaks in this Tr region are assigned to reduction of the oxidized alloy surface (AsO). Evidently, a segregation of Ru to the surface of the bimetallic crystallites is indicated upon oxidation at To > 380 K.