Coordination chemistry of alkali and alkaline earth cations: Crystal structure of rubidium (benzo-15-crown-5)2NO3·H2O

The complex Rb(B15C5)₂NO₃·H₂O is monoclinic,P2_1/c,a=12.695(3),b=19.471(3),c=12.991(2)Å, =99.60(2)^o,V=3166 ų,D _c =1.473 g/cm³ (163 K),D _c =1.434 g/cm³ (298 K),D _o =1.44 g/cm³ (298 K),T=163K,Z=4, MoK=0.71069 Å, 2(4^o–53^o), =16.43 cm^–1,F(000)=1424. FinalR for the 4588 observed reflections (F>3) is 0.062. All ten oxygens of the two benzo-crowns are shown to coordinate to the rubidium ion (Rb...O,2.92 to 3.07 Å) forming a charge-separated sandwich. The nearest nitrate oxygen is displaced 6.51 Å from the rubidium ion and is hydrogen bonded to a water molecule. Supplementary Data relating to this article are deposited with the British Library as Supplementary Publication No. SUP 82028 (28 pages)     

Coordination chemistry of alkali and alkaline earth cations. X-ray structural analysis of bis (benzo-15-crown-5) potassium nitrate monohydrate

The 1:2 charge separated KNO₃ complex with benzo-15-crown-5 (B15C5) has been crystallized from a 50% water-methanol solution. K(B15C5)₂NO₃·H₂O is monoclinic,P2₁/c,a=12.717(2),b=19.569(2),c=13.025(3) Å, =100.79(1)^o,Z=4,D _c =1.37 g·cm^–3. The X-ray structure was refined toR=0.052 for 3049 independent reflections withF ₀ ² 2.0(F ₀ ² ), collected with MoK radiation for a 2 -range of 4–44°. The K⁺ ion is coordinated tenfold in a crown sandwich through all five oxygen atoms of the macrocyclic ligand. Nitrate and water oxygens are not involved in the cation coordination sphere. Supplementary Data relating to this article are deposited with the British Library as Supplementary Publication No. SUP 82031 (6 pages).     

Use of m-(mercaptoacetamido)phenol for the differentiation and separation of selenite,selenate, tellurite,and tellurate

Summary m-(Mercaptoacetamido)phenol (m-MAP) is used as a reductant for the distinction and separation of SeO₃ ^2–, SeO₄ ^2–, TeO₃ ^2–, and TeO₄ ^2–.

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Zusammenfassung m-(Merkaptoacetamido)-phenol wurde als Reduktionsmittel zur Unterscheidung und Trennung von SeO₃ ^2–, SeO₄ ^2–, TeO₃ ^2– und TeO₄ ^2– verwendet.

     

Microwave-assisted synthesis of nitrogen-sulfur and nitrogen-oxygen donor ferrocene-containing ligands and their organotitanium(IV) and organozirconium(IV) complexes

The synthetic routes and spectroscopic studies of organotitanium(IV) and organozirconium(IV) complexes derived from azomethines, 1-acetylferrocenethiosemicarbazone (L¹H) and 1-acetylferrocenesemi-carbazone (L²H), have been carried out in 1 : 1 and 1 : 2 stoichiometric ratios. Azomethines and their complexes have been characterized by elemental analyses, conductance measurements, molecular weight determinations, and spectral studies. The electronic, IR, and ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR spectral data indicate that azomethines act as bidentate ligands and coordinate to the metal (Ti or Zr) via nitrogen and the sulfur or oxygen atoms giving trigonal bipyramidal and octahedral geometries for the resulting complexes. All the ligands and their complexes have been screened for their biological activity on several pathogenic fungi and bacteria and were found positive in this respect. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Metal complexes of tetrapodal ligands: synthesis, spectroscopic and thermal studies, and X-ray crystal structure studies of Na(I), Ca(II), Sr(II), and Ba(II) complexes of tetrapodal ligands N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-hydroxypropyl)ethylenediamine and N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine

Twelve complexes 1-12 of general category [M(ligand)(anion)(x)(water)(y)], where ligand = N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-hydroxypropyl/ethyl)ethylenediamine (HPEN/HEEN), anion = anions of picric acid (PIC), 3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid (DNB), 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP), and o-nitrobenzoic acid (ONB), M = Ca(2+), Sr(2+), Ba(2+), or Na(+), x = 1 and 2, and y = 0-4, were synthesized. All of these complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, (1)H and (13)C NMR, and thermal studies. X-ray crystal studies of these complexes 1-12, [Ca(HPEN)(H(2)O)(2)](PIC)(2).H(2)O (1), [Ca(HEEN)(PIC)](PIC) (2), Ba(HPEN)(PIC)(2) (3), [Na(HPEN)(PIC)](2) (4), Ca(HPEN)(H(2)O)(2)](DNB)(2).H(2)O (5),Ca(HEEN)(H(2)O)](DNB)(2).H(2)O (6), [Sr(HPEN)(H(2)O)(3)](DNB)(2) (7), [Ba(HPEN)(H(2)O)(2)](DNB)(2).H(2)O](2) (8), [[Ba(HEEN)(H(2)O)(2)](ONB)(2)](2) (9), [[Sr(HPEN)(H(2)O)(2)](DNP)(2)](2) (10), [[Ba(HPEN)(H(2)O)(2)](DNP)(2)](2) (11), and [Ca(HEEN)(DNP)](DNP) (H(2)O) (12), have been carried out at room temperature. Factors which influence the stability and the type of complex formed have been recognized as H-bonding interactions, presence/absence of solvent, nature of the anion, and nature of the cation. Both the ligands coordinate the metal ion through all the six available donor atoms. The complexes 1 and 5-11 have water molecules in the coordination sphere, and their crystal structures show that water is playing a dual character. It coordinates to the metal ion on one hand and strongly hydrogen bonds to the anion on the other. These strong hydrogen bonds stabilize the anion and decrease the cation-anion interactions by many times to an extent that the anions are completely excluded out of the coordination sphere and produce totally charge-separated complexes. In the absence of water molecules as in 2 and 3 the number of hydrogen bonds is reduced considerably. In both the complexes the anions case interact more strongly with the metal ion to give rise to a partially charge-separated 2 or tightly ion-paired 3 complex. High charge density Ca(2+) forms only monomeric complexes. It has more affinity toward stronger nucleophiles such as DNP and PIC with which it gives partially charge-separated eight-coordinated complexes. But with relatively weaker nucleophile like DNB, water replaces the anion and produces a seven coordinated totally charge-separated complex. Sr(2+) with lesser charge/radius ratio forms only charge-separated monomeric as well as dimeric complexes. Higher coordination number of Sr(2+) is achieved with coordinated water molecules which may be bridging or nonbridging in nature. All charge-separated complexes of the largest Ba(2+) are dimeric with bridging water molecules. Only one monomeric ion-paired complex was obtained with Ba(PIC)(2). Na(+) forms a unique dinuclear cryptand-like complex with HPEN behaving as a heptadentate chelating-cum-bridging ligand.     

Structure of lithium (picrate) (2,2′-bipyridyl)

The title compound C₁₆H₁₀N₅O₇Li is triclinic, witha=14.51(1),b=6.90(2),c=9.10(1) Å,=101.5(1),=67.1(2), =105.6°(1),Z=2 and space groupP¯1. Data were measured by photographic methods. The structure was solved by direct methods, and refined by full matrix least-squares. The refinement, based on 1337 reflections, gave the rather highR value of 0.11 because of poor quality data. The complex is dimeric. The coordination around the cation is distorted square-pyramidal. Two coordination sites are occupied by the nitrogen atoms of the bipyridyl ligand, two by the phenolic oxygen and oxygen ofo-nitro group, and the fifth coordination site is occupied by the phenolic oxygen belonging to the symmetry-related molecule (1–x,–y,1–z). Both oxygens act as bridges to form the dimer. The bridging is unsymmetrical, with Li-O (phenolic)=1.84(2) Å and Li¹-O (phenolic)=2.16(2) Å (whereI=1–x,–y, 1–Z).