New lacunar-type and pendant groups containing derivatives of β-unsubstituted dibenzotetraaza[14]annulenes—syntheses and crystal structures

Three new lacunar-type derivatives of β-unsubstituted dibenzotetraaza[14]annulene have been synthesized along with a range of their open-chain pendant group containing counterparts. The crystal structures of two representative products have been determined and the noncovalent interactions explored. A number of C-H?π and π?π interactions involving aliphatic chains and aromatic regions of the macrocycle have been evidenced. The relative ease and high yield of lacunization are suggested to be largely due to self-assembly processes, driven by favorable noncovalent interactions between reacting units.     

基于Schiff-Base反应的成环策略及应用

基于Schiff-base反应的大环化合物是近些年来超分子领域研究的热点.这些大环化合物不但在传感器、功能材料等领域发挥着重要的作用,而且在自组装研究领域具有重要的意义.从模板法和非模板法两方面分析了一些具有代表性Schiff-base大环的合成,发现,不但具有合适半径和构型的离子可以作为成环反应的模板,而且强烈的分子内氢键也能有效地驱动成环反应.同时,对于该类大环分子合成所面临的问题及发展方向进行了评述和预测.     

Self-assembly of a novel 2D network polymer: Syntheses, characterization, crystal structure and properties of a four-tin-nuclear 36-membered diorganotin(IV) macrocyclic carboxylate

The novel macrocyclic complex (n-Bu₂SnL)₄·2C₆H₆1 (LH₂ = naphthalene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid, C₆H₆ = benzene) has been synthesized by the reaction of di-n-butyltin oxide and rigid naphthalene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid. Single crystal X-ray diffraction analyse shows that complex 1 has a centrosymmetric tetranuclear diorganotin dicarboxylate with 36-membered macrocycle, which is formed by n-Bu₂Sn and ligand alternately linking. All four Sn atoms are hexacoordinated, and the coordination environment can be considered as a skew-trapezoidal bipyramidal with an anisobidentate coordination mode of the carboxylate groups. Luminescent property study of complex 1 has shown that the fluorescent peak was blue-shifted and the fluorescent intensity strengthened markedly compared with ligand. Pilot studies indicated that complex 1 has shown good antitumor activities. This complex 1 is likely to serve as a new model for further investigation on the structure-antitumor activity relationship.     

Kinetic Buffers

This paper proposes a new type of molecular device that is able to act as an inverse proton sponge to slowly decrease the pH inside a reaction vessel. This makes the automatic monitoring of the concentration of pH‐sensitive systems possible. The device is a composite formed of an alkyl chloride, which kinetically produces acidity, and a buffer that thermodynamically modulates the variation in pH value. Profiles of pH versus time (pH–t plots) have been generated under various experimental conditions by computer simulation, and the device has been tested by carrying out automatic spectrophotometric titrations, without using an autoburette. To underline the wide variety of possible applications, this new system has been used to realize and monitor HCl uptake by a di‐copper(II) bistren complex in a single run, in a completely automatic experiment.     

芴基张力半导体结构和光电性质的理论研究

[4]Cyclo-9, 9-dimethyl-2, 7-fluorenylene ([4]CF) was used as a model compound to explore the steric strain effect on the structures and photoelectrical properties of materials. A series of strained cyclic polyfluorene materials, [n]CFs (n=3-8), was designed. It was found that the strain energy decreased and the energy gap increased as the number of n and ring diameter increased. The ionization potential and electronic affinity tended to increase and decrease as the strain energy decreased at the same number of [n]CFs, respectively. With a balance between hole and electron reorganization energies in the system, these compounds demonstrated great potential as ambipolar materials. It was also found that [n]CFs showed an obvious blue shift in their emission spectra wavelengths (λ_em2) as the strain energy decreased. Steric strain provides a powerful tool for the design of multifunctional semiconductors in organic optoelectronics.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Novel 1D Mercury（II） Iodide Coordination Polymer Containing 40-Membered Macrocycle

A mercury coordination polymer [Hg3(TizT)2I6]n (Mr = 1921.72, TizT = 2,4,6- tri(imidazole-1-yl)-1,3,5-triazine) containing a 40-membered macrocycle which was constructed by four TizT ligands and four mercury(II) iodide molecules had been synthesized by the reaction of HgI2 with TizT. The complex was characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR, 1H NMR spectra and X-ray crystallography. The crystal of the complex belongs to the monoclinic system and C2/c space group with a = 35.840(5), b = 8.169(5), c = 14.980(5) , β = 104.466(5)°, Z = 4, V = 4247(3) 3, Dc = 3.006 g·cm-3, μ = 15.223 mm-1, F(000) = 3384, Rint = 0.0504, wR = 0.0833 and constructs a chair-like conformation of cyclohexane one by one, which forms a 1-D polymer through the fashion of fused ring aromatic hydrocarbon. The hydrogen bonds and π-π interactions shape the 2-D network structure. The two compounds excited weak fluorescence.     

Synthesis of chiral, amphiphilic, and water-soluble macrocycles via urea formation

A simple, efficient, and flexible procedure for the synthesis of chiral, amphiphilic, and water-soluble macrocycles is reported. Acylation of p-xylylenediamine with N^α-Fmoc-protected glycine, l-aspartic acid, l-glutamic acid, and l-arginine, followed by removal of Fmoc-groups, gave amino acid:p-xylylene conjugate diamines, which were converted to ten macrocycles via stepwise urea formation using p-nitrophenyl chloroformate. l-Aspartic acid-containing macrocyles proved to be soluble in aqueous buffers and a macrocycle containing four aspartate residues was found to recognize arginine and arginine esters with moderate affinity.     

Synthesis,Isolation and X-ray Crystal Structure Characterization of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Trans</Emphasis>-γ-{(C-<Emphasis Type="Italic">meso</Emphasis>-5,5,7,12,12,14-hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane)(diisothiocyanato)} Nickel(II) Complex

Abstract  A new isomer of [Ni(tet-a)]²⁺ (assigned as γ-isomer) (tet-a = C-meso-5,5,7,12,12,14−hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane), which is found in the complex of trans-γ-[Ni(tet-a)(NCS)₂], has been isolated from the reaction of β-[Ni(tet-a)](ClO₄)₂ with NaSCN in a mixture of MeOH–H₂O (1:1, v/v) solution and characterized by X-ray crystallography. The complex crystallizes in orthorhombic Pca2(1) space group with the crystal cell parameters of a = 12.5787(10) ?, b = 11.6834(10) ?, c = 15.4019(12) ?, V = 2263.5(3) ?³, and Z = 4. The crystal structure shows that the complex is noncentrosymmetric. The conformations of the six-asymmetric centers are assigned as 1R,4R,8S,11S,7R,14S or 1S,4S,8R,11R,7S,14R (Trans-III). The coordination polyhedron around the nickel atom is axially elongated octahedron with an N₆ chromophore. The association of the complex units through N(3)–H···S(1) (2.665 ?) hydrogen bonding interactions leads one-dimensional hydrogen bonded network along c-axis. Index Abstract  A new isomer of Ni(tet-a)²⁺, which is assigned as γ-isomer, in the complex of trans-γ-[Ni(tet-a)(NCS)₂] has been synthesized, isolated and characterized by X-ray crystallography. The complex units form a one-dimensional self-assembly hydrogen bonded network.      

Macrocyclic Cr3+, Mn2+ and Fe3+ complexes of a mimic SOD moiety: Design,structural aspects,DFT, XRD,optical properties and biological activity

A novel SOD-like macrocycle “H₂DPD” and its trivalent chromium, iron and divalent manganese complexes have been isolated and characterized using the conventional tools. The macrocycle was prepared by 2:2 condensation of P-phenylenediamine with 5,5-dimethyl1,3-cyclohexanedione. IR and electronic spectral data suggested that H₂DPD coordinates to the metal ion as N₄ tetradentate donor with two Cl⁻ occupying the remaining two sites of the distorted octahedron. XRD spectrum of Cr³⁺ complex indicated that the complex crystallizes in a face-centered monoclinic structure with lattice parameters: a = 10.9380 Å; b = 12.4870 Å; c = 12.4600 Å, α = γ = 90° and β = 111.430 with space group P 1 21/c 1 (14). The energy gap (E_HOMO-E_LUMO), molecular electrostatic potential map (EPM) of title compounds, bond length, bond angle, as well as global and local reactivity were estimated using DFT method. The E_g values obtained from electronic spectra of Cr³⁺, Mn²⁺ and Fe³⁺ complexes were found to be 1.284, 1.220 and 1.138 eV, respectively which are in accordance with those evaluated by DFT revealing semiconductor nature. Also, the thermal degradation of all title compounds was carried out and the kinetic parameters were evaluated using Coats-Redfern and Horowitz-Metzger equations. Moreover, the compounds have screened for antibacterial as well as superoxide mimic activities. Cr³⁺ complex exhibited the most significant potent activity against all bacterial strains. With respect to SOD-like activity, the macrocycle showed the most remarkable SOD-like activity comparable to the standard drug, ascorbic acid.     

Crystal structure of a nickel(II) complex with macrocyclic tetraamine

A new compound [Ni(cyclen)(²-CH₃CO₂)]BF₄ (cyclen = 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclodode- cane) has been synthesized and characterized structurally. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system, space group Pnnm with a =12.045(5), b =14.906(6), c =8.913(4) Å, V =1600.4(12) ų, and Z =4. The nickel(II) ion has a distorted octahedral geometry with four secondary amines of the macrocycle and two oxygen atoms of the bidentate acetate group. TGA curve shows its thermal stability is up to 280°C.