Crystal structures of seven-coordinate (NH4)2[MnII(edta)(H2O)]·3H2O, (NH4)2[MnII(cydta)(H2O)]·4H2O and K2[MNII(hdtpa)]·3.5H2O complexes

The title compounds, (NH₄)₂[Mn^II(edta)(H₂O)]·3H₂O (H₄edta = ethylenediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid), (NH₄)₂[Mn^II(cydta)(H₂O)]·4H₂O (H₄cydta = trans-1,2-cyclohexanediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid) and K₂[Mn^II(Hdtpa)]·3.5H₂O (H₅dtpa = diethylenetriamine-N,N,N′,N″,N″-pentaacetic acid), were prepared; their compositions and structures were determined by elemental analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction technique. In these three complexes, the Mn²⁺ ions are all seven-coordinated and have a pseudomonocapped trigonal prismatic configuration. All the three complexes crystallize in triclinic system in P-1 space group. Crystal data: (NH₄)₂[Mn^II(edta)(H₂O)]·3H₂O complex, a = 8.774(3) ?, b = 9.007(3) ?, c = 13.483(4) ?, α = 80.095(4)°, β = 80.708(4)°, γ = 68.770(4)°, V = 972.6(5) ?³, Z = 2, D _c = 1.541 g/cm³, μ = 0.745 mm⁻¹, R = 0.033 and wR = 0.099 for 3406 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I); (NH₄)₂[Mn^II(cydta)(H₂O)]·4H₂O complex, a = 8.9720(18) ?, b = 9.4380(19) ?, c = 14.931(3) ?, α = 76.99(3)°, β = 83.27(3)°, γ = 75.62(3)°, V = 1190.8(4)?³, Z = 2, D _c = 1.426 g/cm³, μ = 0.625 mm⁻¹, R = 0.061 and wR = 0.197 for 3240 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I); K₂[Mn^II(Hdtpa)]·3.5H₂O complex, a = 8.672(3) ?, b = 9.059(3) ?, c = 15.074(6) ?, α = 95.813(6)°, β = 96.665(6)°, γ = 99.212(6)°, V = 1152.4(7) ?³, Z = 2, D _c = 1.687 g/cm³, μ = 1.006 mm⁻¹, R = 0.037 and wR = 0.090 for 4654 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2008 by X. F. Wang, J. Gao, J. Wang, Zh. H. Zhang, Y. F. Wang, L. J. Chen, W. Sun, and X. D. Zhang The text was submitted by the authors in English. Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 753–759, July–August, 2008.     

Synthesis,structures and magnetic properties of three metal-organic frameworks containing manganese(II)

Two new Mn(II) coordination polymers formed with molecular formula [Mn(H₂O)₂(HBTC)·(H₂O)] 1 and [Mn(H₂O)₂(4,4′bipy)(HBTC)₂]·(H4,4′bipy)₂ 2, where BTC = 1,2,4-benzenetricarboxylate and 4,4′bipy = 4,4′bipydine, have been synthesized via hydrothermal approach and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. 1 is composed of Mn–H₂O–Mn 1D chains and further the chains are linked by HBTC ligands to form a 2D network in the ab plane; 2 is constructed by Mn–4,4′bipy–Mn 1D chains along the b direction with Mn²⁺ ions coordinated to H₂BTC and water as terminal ligands to form a 2D network. We also prepared a third compound with the molecular formula of [Mn(H₂O)(HBTC)·(H₂O)] which has been recently structurally reported elsewhere. The magnetic properties of the three compounds have been studied in detail under variable temperatures.     

Alkali metal halogenides coordination compounds with hexamethylenetetramine

Six coordination compounds: [Li(H₂O)₄]⁺·hmta·Cl^?, [Li(H₂O)₄]⁺·hmta·I^?, [Na(H₂O)₄(hmta)] ²⁺₂ ·2H₂O·2Br^?, [Na(H₂O)₄(hmta)] ²⁺₂ ·2H₂O·2I^?, [K(H₂O)(hmta)I] _n and [Rb(H₂O)(hmta)I] _n , have been synthesized and characterised by IR spectroscopy, thermogravimetry coupled with differential thermal analysis, elemental analysis and X-ray crystallography. Both the sodium compounds are isostructural in a solid state, an isostructurality is also observed between compounds containing potassium and rubidium iodides. The sodium compounds exist as dimers (dinuclear core of the complex ion is created by two sodium cations and two water molecules). The molecules of potassium and rubidium compounds are assembled to the two dimensional hybrid nets. The each potentially multifunctional ligand (the hmta) exists in the outer coordination sphere in lithium compounds, acts in a monodentate mode in sodium compounds and in bidentate-bridging modes in potassium and rubidium compounds. The lithium ions are four coordinated, and the sodium, potassium and rubidium ions are six coordinated. Thermal analyses show that the investigated compounds decompose gradually with the formation of alkali metal halides which, during the further heating, are totally removed or they undergo partial decomposition to oxides.

     

Synthesis and guest exchange reactions of inclusion compounds of cucurbit[8]uril with nickel(II) and copper(II) complexes

Inclusion compounds of the macrocyclic cavitand cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]) with the nickel(II) complex, {trans-[Ni(en)₂(H₂O)₂]@CB[8]}Cl₂ · 23.5H₂O, the copper(II) complex, {2[Cu(dien)(bipy)(H₂O)]@CB[8]}(ClO₄)₄ · 11H₂O, and the organic molecules, 2(pyCN)@CB[8]} · 16H₂O and {2(bpe)@CB[8]} · 17H₂O, where bipy is 4,4′-bipyridyl, pyCN is 4-cyanopyridine, and bpe is trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene, were synthesized. The inclusion compounds with organic molecules were synthesized starting from inclusion compounds of cucurbit[8]uril with cyclam and ethylenediamine complexes of copper(II) and nickel(II) by the guest exchange method, which is based on the replacement of one guest with another in the cavity of the cavitand The resulting compounds were characterized by X-ray diffraction, ESR, ¹H NMR, IR, and electronic absorption spectroscopy, and electrospray mass spectrometry. Photochemically induced [2+2]-cycloaddition of two 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene molecules included in cucurbit[8]uril was studied. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 25–34, January, 2006.     

Synthesis and structure of [Ni(dien)2]3[W4S4(CN)2]·20H2O and [Cu(dien)(Hdien)]2[W4S4(CN)12]·8H2O

[Ni(dien)₂]₃[W₄S₄(CN)₁₂]·20H₂O and [Cu(dien)(Hdien)]₂[W₄S₄(CN)₁₂]·8H₂O were obtained by evaporating water-ammonia solutions containing K₆[W₄S₄(CN)₁₂]·2H₂O·2CH₃OH, diethylene triamine, and NiCl₂·6H₂O or CuCl₂·6H₂O. The crystals of the complex compounds were obtained within 3 days. The complex compounds were characterized by IR spectroscopy and by XRD and elemental analysis. XRD data for the complex [Ni(dien)₂]₃[W₄S₄(CN)₁₂]·20H₂O are: triclinic system, , a = 14.671(2) Å, b = 16.448(3) Å, c = 19.814(3) Å, α = 67.841(3)°, β = 68.996(3)°, γ = 67.527(3)°, V = 3961.6(11) ų, Z = 2; for the complex [Cu(dien)(Hdien)]₂[W₄S₄(CN)₁₂]·8H₂O: monoclinic system, C2/c, a = 37.4290(1) Å, b = 17.7370(1) Å, c = 25.7370(2) Å, β = 105.3840(2)°, V = 16474.02(16) ų, Z = 12. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2005 by I. V. Kalinina, D. G. Samsonenko, Z. A. Starikova, A. A. Korlyukov, J. Lipkowski, V. P. Fedin, and M. Yu. Antipin __________ Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 139–148, January–February, 2005.     

Syntheses and crystal structures of nine-coordinate K2[EuIII(dtpa)(H2O)]·5H2O and Na2[TbIII(Httha)]·6H2O complexes

The title complexes, K₂[Eu^III(dtpa)(H₂O)]·5H₂O (H₅dtpa = diethylenetriamine-N,N,N′,N″,N″-pentaacetic acid), Na₂[Tb^III(Httha)]·6H₂O (H₆ttha = triethylenetetramine-N,N,N′,N′,N″,N″-hexaacetic acid), were prepared, and their compositions and structures were determined by elemental analyses and single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. The crystal of K₂[Eu^III(dtpa)(H₂O)]·5H₂O belongs to triclinic crystal system and $ P\bar 1 $ P\bar 1 space group. The crystal data are as follows: a = 8.3540(17), b = 10.147(2), c = 15.059(3) α = 84.63(3)?, β = 82.02(3)°, γ = 83.96(3)°, V = 1253.1(4)?³, Z = 2, R = 0.0325 and wR = 0.1013 for 4407 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). The [Eu^III(dtpa)(H₂O)]²⁻ has a nine-coordinate pseudo-monocapped square antiprismatic structure, in which the nine coordinate atoms, three N and six O are from one dtpa ligand and one water molecule. The crystal of the Na2[Tb^III(Httha)]·6H₂O belongs to monoclinic system and P2₁/c space group. The crystal data are as follows: a = 10.3976(10), b = 12.7908(13), c = 23.199(2) ? = 90.914(2)°, V = 3084.9(5)?³, Z = 4, R = 0.0309 and wR = 0.0704 for 5429 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). In the [Tb^III(Httha)]²⁻, the Tb³⁺ ion is nine-coordinated yielding a pseudo-monocapped square antiprismatic conformation, in which the ttha ligand coordinates to the central Tb³⁺ ion with four N atoms and five O atoms. There is a free non-coordinate carboxyl group (−CH₂COOH) that can be modified by some biological molecules having target function.     

Low-temperature heat capacities and standard molar enthalpy of formation of the complex

Low-temperature heat capacities of a solid complex Zn(Val)SO₄·H₂O(s) were measured by a precision automated adiabatic calorimeter over the temperature range between 78 and 373 K. The initial dehydration temperature of the coordination compound was determined to be, T _D=327.05 K, by analysis of the heat-capacity curve. The experimental values of molar heat capacities were fitted to a polynomial equation of heat capacities (C _p,m) with the reduced temperatures (x), [x=f (T)], by least square method. The polynomial fitted values of the molar heat capacities and fundamental thermodynamic functions of the complex relative to the standard reference temperature 298.15 K were given with the interval of 5 K. Enthalpies of dissolution of the [ZnSO₄·7H₂O(s)+Val(s)] (Δ_sol H _m,l ⁰) and the Zn(Val)SO₄·H₂O(s) (Δ_sol H _m,2 ⁰) in 100.00 mL of 2 mol dm^–3 HCl(aq) at T=298.15 K were determined to be, Δ_sol H _m,l ⁰=(94.588±0.025) kJ mol^–1 and Δ_sol H _m,2 ⁰=–(46.118±0.055) kJ mol^–1, by means of a homemade isoperibol solution–reaction calorimeter. The standard molar enthalpy of formation of the compound was determined as: Δ_f H _m ⁰ (Zn(Val)SO₄·H₂O(s), 298.15 K)=–(1850.97±1.92) kJ mol^–1, from the enthalpies of dissolution and other auxiliary thermodynamic data through a Hess thermochemical cycle. Furthermore, the reliability of the Hess thermochemical cycle was verified by comparing UV/Vis spectra and the refractive indexes of solution A (from dissolution of the [ZnSO₄·7H₂O(s)+Val(s)] mixture in 2 mol dm^–3 hydrochloric acid) and solution A’ (from dissolution of the complex Zn(Val)SO₄·H₂O(s) in 2 mol dm^–3 hydrochloric acid).     

Synthesis and spectroscopic studies of 2,5-hexanedione bis(isonicotinylhydrazone) and its first raw transition metal complexes

New VO²⁺, Mn²⁺, Co²⁺, Ni²⁺ Cu²⁺ and Zn²⁺ complexes of 2,5-hexanedione bis(isonicotinylhydrazone) [H₂L] have been synthesized and characterized. The analyses confirmed the formulae: [VO(L)]·H₂O, [Mn₂(H₂L)Cl₂(H₂O)₆]Cl₂, [Co(L)(H₂O)₂]·2H₂O, [Ni(HL)(OAc)]·H₂O, [Cu(L)(H₂O)₂]·2H₂O, [Cu(L)]·2H₂O and [Zn(L)(H₂O)₂]. The formulae of [Ni(HL)(OAc)]·H₂O, [Zn(L)(H₂O)₂] and [Mn₂(H₂L)Cl₂(H₂O)₆]Cl₂, are supported by mass spectra. The molecular modeling of H₂L is drawn and showed intramolecular hydrogen bonding. The ligand releases two protons during reaction from the two amide groups (NHCO) and behaves as a binegative tetradentate (N₂O₂); good evidence comes from the ¹H NMR spectrum of [Zn(L)(H₂O)₂]. The ligand has a buffering range 10–12 and pK's of 4.62, 7.78 and 9.45. The magnetic moments and electronic spectra of all complexes provide a square-planar for [Cu(L)]·2H₂O, square-pyramidal for [VO(L)]·H₂O and octahedral for the rest. The ESR spectra support the mononuclear geometry for [VO(L)]·H₂O and [Cu(L)(H₂O)₂]·2H₂O. The thermal decomposition of the complexes revealed the outer and inner solvents where the end product in most cases is metal oxide.     

Complexes of Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) with 4-chloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid anion

The complexes of 4-chloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid anion with Mn²⁺, Co²⁺, Ni²⁺, Cu²⁺ and Zn²⁺ were obtained as polycrystalline solids with general formula M(C₈H₆ClO₃)₂·nH₂O and colours typical for M(II) ions (Mn – slightly pink, Co – pink, Ni – slightly green, Cu – turquoise and Zn – white). The results of elemental, thermal and spectral analyses suggest that compounds of Mn(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) are tetrahydrates whereas those of Co(II) and Ni(II) are pentahydrates. The carboxylate groups in these complexes are monodentate. The hydrates of 4-chloro-2-methoxybenzoates of Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) heated in air to 1273 K are dehydrated in one step in the range of 323–411 K and form anhydrous salts which next in the range of 433–1212 K are decomposed to the following oxides: Mn₃O₄, CoO, NiO and ZnO. The final products of decomposition of Cu(II) complex are CuO and Cu. The solubility value in water at 293 K for all complexes is in the order of 10^–3 mol dm^–3. The plots of χ_M vs. temperature of 4-chloro-2-methoxybenzoates of Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II) and Cu(II) follow the Curie–Weiss law. The magnetic moment values of Mn²⁺, Co²⁺, Ni²⁺ and Cu²⁺ ions in these complexes were determined in the range of 76−303 K and they change from: 5.88–6.04 μ_B for Mn(C₈H₆ClO₃)₂·4H₂O, 3.96–4.75 μ_B for Co(C₈H₆ClO₃)₂·5H₂O, 2.32–3.02 μ_B for Ni(C₈H₆ClO₃)₂·5H₂O and 1.77–1.94 μ_B for Cu(C₈H₆ClO₃)₂·4H₂O.     

Studies on mono- and dinuclear bisoxime copper complexes with different coordination geometries

Two new mono- and dinuclear Cu(II) complexes, namely [CuL¹]·0.5H₂O (1) and [(Cu₂(L²)₂)(DMF)]·0.5DMF (2) (H₂L¹ = 1,2-bis{[(Z)-(3-methyl-5-oxo-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazolidin-4(4H)-yl)(phenyl)]methylene-aminooxy}ethane; H₂L² = 1,3-bis{[(Z)-(3-methyl-5-oxo-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazolidin-4(4H)-yl)(phenyl)] methyleneaminooxy}propane), have been synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystallography. The unit cell of complex 1 contains two crystallographically independent but chemically identical [CuL¹] molecules and one crystalline water molecule, showing a slightly distorted square-planar coordination geometry and forming a wave-like pattern running along the a-axis via hydrogen bonding and π···π stacking interactions. Complex 2 has a dinuclear structure, comprising two Cu(II) atoms, two completely deprotonated phenolate bisoxime (L²)²⁻ moieties (in the form of enol), and both coordinated and hemi-crystalline DMF molecules. Complex 2 has square-planar and square-pyramidal geometries around the two copper centers, whose basic coordination planes are almost perpendicular and form an infinite three-dimensional supramolecular network structure involving intermolecular C–H···N, C–H···O, and C–H···π(Ph) hydrogen bonding and π···π stacking interactions of neighboring pyrazole rings.     

Coordination Reaction of Alanine with Neodymium(III) and Erbium(III) Nitrate. Thermochemical study

The solid-state coordination reaction: Nd(NO₃)₃·6H₂O(s)+4Ala(s) → Nd(Ala)₄(NO₃)₃·H₂O(s)+5H₂O(_l) and Er(NO₃)₃·6H₂O(s)+4Ala(s) → Er(Ala)₄(NO₃)₃·H₂O(s)+5H₂O(l) have been studied by classical solution calorimetry. The molar dissolution enthalpies of the reactants and the products in 2 mol L^–1 HCl solvent of these two solid-solid coordination reactions have been measured using a calorimeter. From the results and other auxiliary quantities, the standard molar formation enthalpies of [Nd(Ala)₄(NO₃)₃·H₂O, s, 298.2 K] and[Er(Ala)₄(NO₃)₃·H₂O, s,298.2 K] at 298.2 K have been determined to be Δ_f H _m ⁰ [Nd(Ala)₄(NO₃)₃·H₂O,s, 298.2 K]=–3867.2 kJ mol^–1, and Δ_f H _m ⁰ [Er(Ala)₄(NO₃)₃·H₂O, s, 298.2 K]=–3821.5 kJ mol^–1. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Synthesis, crystal structure and characterization of a 2-D network organic-inorganic hybrid polymer with [α-BW12O40]5? as building blocks

A two-dimensional network compound [Ce(DMF)₄(H₂O)][α-BW₁₂O₄₀]·H₂O·(HDMA)₂ (HDMA = protoned dimethylamine, DMF = N,N-dimethylformamide) was synthesized from α-H₅BW₁₂O₄₀·nH₂O, Ce(NO₃)₃·6H₂O and DMF and characterized by IR, UV spectra and TG-DTA. The result of the X-ray single crystal diffraction indicates that the crystal is monoclinic, space group P2₁/n, with unit cell dimensional: a = 1.1983(3), b = 2.4216(5), c = 1.9517(4) nm, β = 92.91(3)°, Z = 4, R ₁ = 0.07710, wR ₂ = 0.1416. Structural analysis indicates that every [Ce(DMF)₄(H₂O)]³⁺ building block is surrounded by three adjacent [α-BW₁₂O₄₀]⁵⁻ polyanions, meanwhile, every [α-BW₁₂O₄₀]⁵⁻ polyanion interconnects with three neighboring [Ce(DMF)₄(H₂O)]³⁺ subunits, by making use of which two-dimensional network structure can be constructed. The result of thermogravimetric analysis manifests that the title compound has two-stage weight loss and the decomposition temperature of the title polyanionic framework is 560°C. The electrochemical analysis shows the title polyanion has three-step redox processes in the pH = 4–7 media.     

Synthesis, spectral and thermal studies on dicarboxylate-bridged palladium(II) coordination polymers. Part I

The synthesis and thermal behavior of the new [Pd(fum)(bipy)] _n ·2nH₂O (1), [Pd(fum)(bpe)] _n ·nH₂O (2) and [Pd(fum)(pz)] _n ·3nH₂O (3) {bipy = 4,4′-bipyridine, bpe = 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethene and pz = pyrazine} fumarate complexes are described in this work as well their characterization by IR and ¹³C CPMAS NMR spectroscopies. TG curves showed that the compounds released organic ligands and lattice water molecules in the temperature range of 46–491 °C. In all the cases, metallic palladium was identified as the final residue.     

Metal Chelates of N‐(2‐pyridylmethyl)iminodiacetate(2‐) Ion (pmda). Part II. Ternary pmda Chelates with M = Co,Cu or Zn and Creatinine as Auxiliary Ligand

The compounds [Cu(pmda)(crea)]·H₂O ( 1 ), [Zn(pmda)(crea)]·H₂O ( 2 ) and [Co(pmda)(crea)(H₂O)]·H₂O ( 3 ) were prepared and characterized by thermal, spectral and X‐ray diffraction methods. In compounds 1 and 2 the M^II coordination is of type 4+1 and approaches to a trigonal bipyramid (71.85 and 86.18 %, respectively) with rather linear N(pmda)‐M^II‐N(crea) trans‐apical angles, but with different longest coordination bond (Cu‐O(pmda) or Zn‐N(apliphatic, pmda), respectively). Both compounds are isotypic and one intra‐molecular interligand N‐H···O interaction reinforces the molecular recogniton crea‐M^II(pmda) chelate. In contrast, the compound 3 exhibits an octahedral coordination, imposed by the 3d⁷ electronic configuration of the cobalt(II) atom, and the crea‐chelate recognition involves the Co‐N(crea) coordination bond and one intramolecular ‘bifurcated’ H‐bonding interaction between one N‐H(crea) bond and one O(pmda) plus the O(aqua) atoms as ‘acceptors’.     

Synthesis,structure, and magnetic properties of the cobalt(<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">II</Emphasis>) 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate layered coordination polymer

The reaction of Co(NO₃)₂·6H₂O with 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid (H₃btc, trimesic acid) in DMF at 100 °C afforded the coordination polymer [Co₃(dmf)₆(btc)(Hbtc)(H₂btc)]··9H₂O (1) (dmf is N,N′-dimethylformamide, DMF). According to the X-ray diffraction study, the metal-organic coordination polymer is composed of planar honeycomb (6,3) networks, in which the organic benzenetricarboxylate anions and the inorganic Co²⁺ cations play a role of three-connected nodes. Disordered water molecules are intercalated between the layers. A study of the magnetic properties showed the presence of a weak antiferromagnetic coupling between the Co²⁺ ions (S = 3/2). Dedicated to Academician G. A. Abakumov on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1719–1723, September, 2007.     

Synthesis and structure of cobalt α-dioximate complexes with isonicotinamide

New cobalt trans-dioximate complexes with isoniconinamide have been synthesized: [Co^II(DmgH)₂(Inia)₂] (I), [Co^III(DmgH)₂(Inia)₂][PF₆] · 1.5H₂O (II), [Co^III(NioxH)₂ (Inia)₂][PF₆] · H₂O · CH₃OH (III), and [CoIIICl(DmgH)₂(Inia)] · H₂O (IV), where DmgH⁻ and NioxH⁻ are the dimeth-ylglyoxime and 1,2-cyclohexanedionedioxime monoanions, respectively; Inia is the isonicotinamide molecule. The structures of compounds I–IV have been determined by X-ray crystallography. In I–IV, Co(II) or Co(III) has an octahedral environment with the pseudomacrocyclic (DioxH⁻)₂ moiety (DioxH⁻ is the dioximate monoanion) in the equatorial plane. The latter is stabilized by O-H…O hydrogen bonds. The isonicotinamide molecules in all four complexes are monodentately bound to the metal ion through the heterocyclic nitrogen atom.     

Thiocyanato-copper(II) complexes derived from a tridentate amine ligand and from alanine

Two thiocyanato-Cu(II) complexes including mononuclear dithiocyanato Cu(Me₃dpt)(NCS)₂ (1) and the polymeric 1D [Cu(d,l-Ala)(μ_N,S–NCS)(H₂O)] _n (2) were synthesized and structurally characterized (Me₃dpt = bis(N-methyl-3-propyl)methylamine, Ala = alaninate anion). The IR spectrum of complex 1 confirmed the N-bonding coordination mode of the thiocyanate groups, and its visible spectrum revealed the square pyramidal geometry around the central Cu²⁺ ion. Single X-ray crystallography of 1 showed that the Cu(II) center displays square pyramidal geometry with severe distortion toward trigonal bipyramidal environment. Complex 2 forms a 1-D polymeric chain with the NCS⁻ acting as a μ_N,S-ligand. A distorted SP geometry around the Cu²⁺ centers was achieved by the O and N atoms of alaninato anion, the aqua ligand and by the N and S atoms of the bridging thiocyanate groups. Hydrogen bonds of the type N–H···O, N–H···S and O–H···O are formed in this complex leading to the extension of the 1D chain to a supramolecular network.     

Polymerization of styrene catalyzed by rare earth Schiff base complexes

The rare earth Schiff base complex Nd (H₂Salen)₂Cl₃·2C₂H₅OH was synthesized by a simple and convenient method and characterized by IR and elemental analysis. The catalyst system composed of Nd (H₂Salen)₂Cl₃·2C₂H₅OH/Al(i-Bu)₃/CCl₄ is effective for the polymerization of styrene (St). The optimum conditions are as follows: [St]/[Nd] = 1000, [CCl₄]/[Nd] = 9, [Al]/[Nd] = 30, and polymerization at 50°C for 20 h. The resulting polystyrene was characterized by NMR and GPC. The results of NMR show that the polymer obtained had a stereoregularity with 52.3% isotacticity and 47.7% syndiotacticity without any random structure. __________ Translated from Journal of Zhejiang University (Science Edition), 2007, 34(2): 189–196 [译自: 浙江大学学报(理学版)]     

Kinetics and mechanism of reaction of trans-(diaqua)(N,N′-ethylene-bis-salicylidenimine) chromium(iii) with sulfur(iv): The labilizing effect of coordinated sulfite

The reaction of trans-[Cr(Salen)(OH₂)₂]⁺ with aqueous sulfite yields trans-[Cr(Salen)(OH₂)(OSO₂(SINGLEBOND)O)]⁻ (O-bonded isomer). The rate and activation parameter data for the formation of the sulfito complex are consistent with a mechanism involving rate-limiting addition of SO₂ to the Cr^III(SINGLEBOND)OH bond. The complex ions, trans-[(OH₂)Cr(Salen)(OSO₂(SINGLEBOND)O)]⁻, and trans-[(OH)Cr(Salen)(OSO₂(SINGLEBOND)O)]²⁻, undergo reversible anation by NCS⁻, N₃⁻, imidazole, and pyridine resulting in the formation of trans-[XCr(Salen)(OSO₂(SINGLEBOND)O)]^(N+1)−(n=1 for X=N₃⁻,NCS⁻, and 0 for X=imidazole and pyridine) predominantly via dissociative interchange mechanism. The labilizing action of the coordinated sulfite on the trans-Cr^III-X bond in trans-[XCr(Salen)(OSO₂)]⁽ⁿ⁺¹⁾⁻ follows the sequence: NCS⁻pyridine ca. N₃⁻ ca. imidazole. Data analysis indicated that the coordinated sulfite has little trans activating influence. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 373–384, 1998     

Syntheses, structural determination and binding studies of nine-coordinate mononuclear (EnH2)1.5 [ErIII(Ttha)] · 3H2O and (EnH2)[ErIII(Egta)(H2O)]2 · 6H2O

In this work, the title complexes, (EnH₂)_1.5[Er^III(Ttha)] · 3H₂O (I) and (EnH₂)[Er^III(Egta)(H₂O)]₂ · 6H₂O (II), where En = ethylenediamine, H₆Ttha = triethylenetetramine-N,N,N′,N″,N″’,N″′-hexaacetic acid, H₄Egta = ethyleneglycol-bis-(2-aminoethylether)-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid, have been successfully synthesized. Their structures have been characterized by IR spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. The X-ray diffraction reveals that I is nine-coordinated and crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal space group P2/n with cell dimensions a = 17.6058(16), b = 9.6249(9), c = 20.560(2) ?, β = 109.7440(10)°, and V = 3279.1(5) ?³. Compound II is also nine-coordinated and crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal space group P2₁/n with the cell dimensions a = 12.938(6), b = 12.651(5), c = 14.943(6) ?, β = 105.441(5)°, and V = 2357.5(17) ?³. In I, each EnH₂²⁺ cation connects three adjacent [Er^III(Egta)(H₂O)]⁻ complex anions through hydrogen bonds, while in I, there are two types of EnH₂ ²⁺ anions. One is highly symmetrical, forming hydrogen bonds with two neighboring [Er^III(Ttha)]³⁻ complex anions. The other anion connects three adjacent [Er^III(Ttha)]³⁻ complex anions through hydrogen bonds. These hydrogen bonds lead to the formation of 2D ladder-like layer structure.