Photochemistry of tetramethyl(2,2′-bipyridine)platinum(IV)

It is shown that photolysis of [PtMe₄(bipy)] using incident radiation with λ 436 or 473 nm occurs with high quantum efficiency of 0.8–1.0 to give homolysis of a methylplatinum bond; this has allowed a study of the chemical reactions of the [PtMe₃(bipy)] radical.     

Photochemical Behavior of Platinum(II) and Palladium(II) Complexes of 4,4′-Dimethyl-2,2′-Bipyridine

Several mixed-ligand complexes of formula [MX 2 (MBPY)] {where M is Pd(II) or Pt(II); X is Cl m , I m , N 3 m or NO 2 m and MBPY is 4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine} have been prepared. The UV-Vis spectra of these complexes were found to show a low-lying MLCT band and on irradiation at the MLCT band these complexes sensitize the oxidation of 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinol (XH) in N , N -dimethylformamide (DMF) to 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinoloxy free radical (XO). This photo-oxidation reaction involves singlet molecular oxygen ( 1 O 2 ) as an intermediate and its presence was confirmed by quenching studies using bis(diethyldithiocarbamato)nickel(II) [Ni(DDTC) 2 ], a well-known 1 O 2 quencher. The ability of the complexes to photosensitize the above photo-oxidation reaction follows the order: [Pt ( N 3 ) 2 ( MBPY ) ] ( 2 ) ～ [Pt ( NO 2 ) 2 ( MBPY ) ] ( 3 ) > [PtCl 2 ( MBPY ) ] ( 4 ) > [PtI 2 ( MBPY ) ] ( 1 ) > [Pd ( NO 2 ) 2 ( MBPY ) ] ( 7 ) ～ [Pd ( N 3 ) 2 ( MBPY ) ] ( 6 ) > [PdCl 2 ( MBPY ) ] ( 8 ) > [PdI 2 ( MBPY ) ] ( 5 ), which reflects the nature of the metal ion and the nature of the ligands present in the complexes.     

Electrochemistry of microparticles of tris (2,2′-bipyridine) ruthenium(II) hexafluorophosphate

The electrochemical behaviour of tris(2,2′-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) hexafluorophosphate (Ru(II)) microparticles, immobilised on a graphite electrode and adjacent to an aqueous electrolyte solution, has been studied by cyclic voltammetry and an in situ spectroelectrochemical technique. The solid Ru(II) complex exhibits one reversible redox couple with a formal potential (E_f) of 1.1 V versus Ag¦AgCl. The continuous cyclic voltammetric experiments showed that the Ru(II) microparticles are stable during the electrochemical conversions. The in situ spectroelectrochemical study showed that the absorbance at 463 nm decreased due to the oxidation of Ru(II) to Ru(III). Upon reduction, the growth of absorbance at 463 nm was observed due to the formation of Ru(II) complex and this process was reversible.     

2,2′-dipyridylamine complexes of rhenium(V)

The reactivity of oxorhenium(V) precursors with the potentially N,N-donor ligand 2,2′-dipyridylamine (dpa) has been investigated. Reaction of a two-fold molar excess of dpa with trans-[ReO(OEt)Cl₂(PPh₃)₂] in ethanol led to the isolation of [ReOCl₂(OEt)(dpa)] (1). Spectroscopic measurements indicate that dpa is coordinated as a bidentate in the equatorial plane cis to the oxo group, with the ethoxide in the trans position. Treatment of trans-[ReOCl₃(PPh₃)₂] with a tenfold molar excess of dpa in ethanol at reflux yielded the trans-dioxo complex [ReO₂(dpa)₂]Cl (2), but with a twofold molar excess (μ-O)[{ReOCl₂(dpa)}₂] (3a) was isolated. The latter reaction with (n-Bu₄N)[ReOCl₄] as starting material in ethanol at room temperature led to a dark green product, also with the formulation (μ-O)[{ReOCl₂(dpa)}₂] (3b). These compounds were characterised by common spectroscopic techniques, and the crystal structures of 2·3H₂O, 3a and 3b·2DMSO were determined. The structure of 3b presents a nearly linear O=Re–O–Re=O group, with the two [ReOCl₂(dpa)] halves of the dimer rotated by 180.0° about the Re–O–Re fragment away from an eclipsed conformation. In 3a, the two halves are only rotated by 61.4°.     

Stereochemistry of the asymmetric reduction of (1′s)-1,3-dimethyl-4(1′-phenylethylimino)piperidine

The stereochemistry of the asymmetric reduction of the imine obtained from 1,3-dimethylpiperidin-4-one and (S)--phenylethylamine has been studied. It is shown that hydride reduction of imine 1 by sodium borohydride in methanol is asymmetric and gives the cis and trans diastereomeric pair 1,3-dimethyl-4-(-phenyl-ethylamino) piperidine in the ratio 3:1. Using sodium in isopropanol gives only one trans diastereomeric pair.¹H NMR has been used to identify the stereochemical structure and diastereomer excess of the cis and trans isomers of 1,3-dimethyl-4-(-phenylethylamino)piperidine which had been separated by column chromatography.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 219–221, February, 1996.     

Synthesis and applications of (R)- and (S)-7,7′-dimethoxy-2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthalene

The synthesis of (R)- and (S)-7,7′-dimethoxy-2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthalene 5a and 5b is described. The phosphorus atoms in (S)-(−)-5b are shown to be slightly more basic than the phosphorus atoms in (S)-BINAP by comparing the magnitude of the ¹J (³¹P–⁷⁷Se) coupling constant in their respective diselenide derivatives. (S)-(−)-5b behaved similarly to (S)-BINAP in asymmetric Heck reactions.     

Tin,palladium and platinum derivatives of 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphine)ferrocene. Crystal and molecular structures of 1,1′- bis-(diphenylphosphine)ferrocenedichloropalladium(II) and of 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphine)ferrocenedichloroplatinum(II)

Summary Ten derivatives of 1,1-bis(diphenylphosphine)ferrocene (BDPF) are described in this paper. The first three, [BDPF·SnCl₄] (1), [BDPF·MeSnCl₃] (2) and [BDPF·PhSnCl₃] (3), present the two phosphorus atoms of the ligand directly bonded to a Sn centre. Two others, [BDPF-PdCl₂ (4) and [BDPF·PtCl₂] (5), similarly have the ligand BDPF acting as a bidentate species towards a transition metal. The crystal and molecular structures of (4) and (5) are presented here. Two other BDPF complexes were obtained with Pd and Pt, with the transition metals in the zerovalent state, namely [Pd(BDPF)₂] (6) and [Pt(BDPF)₂] (7). Finally, three trimetallic complexes are also described; [BDPF·Pd(-Cl)₂SnCl₂] (8), [BDPF· Pt(-Cl)₂SnCl₂] (9) and [BDPF·PdClSnCl₃] (10).     

Synthesis of (Z)-(2′R)-1-O-(2′-methoxynonadec-10′-enyl)-sn-glycerol,a new analog of bioactive ether lipids

An unsaturated 2-methoxy-substituted 1-O-alkylglycerol, (Z)-(2′R)-1-O-(2′-methoxynonadec-10′-enyl)-sn-glycerol, a new analog of bioactive ether lipids, was synthesized from oleic acid and 2,3-isopropylidene-sn-glycerol. The two key steps of this synthesis were the conversion of oleyl aldehyde to a monounsaturated epoxide using Matteson’s method followed by hydrolytic kinetic resolution and a nucleophilic epoxide opening by 2,3-isopropylidene-sn-glycerol in the presence of potassium tert-butoxide in anhydrous DMF, which appeared to be a good reagent for this purpose. Furthermore, the diol by-product of the HKR process was also easily converted back to the starting epoxide thus almost doubling the amount of target molecule.     

Thermal Decomposition of (4,4′-Dimethyl-2,2′-Bipyridine) Tris(Benzoate) Europium(III): Non-isothermal kinetics

The thermal behavior of[Eu₂(BA)₆(dmbpy)₂] (BA=C₇H₅O ₂ ^– , benzoate; dmbpy=C₁₂H₁₂N₂, 4,4-dimethyl-2,2-bipyridine) and its kinetics were studied under the non-isothermal condition in a static air atmosphere by TG-DTG, IR and SEM methods. Thermal decomposition of [Eu₂(BA)₆(dmbpy)₂] occurred in four consecutive stages at T _P 232, 360, 455 and 495°C. The kinetic parameters were obtained from analysis of the TG-DTG curves by Achar and Madhusudanan—Krishnan—Ninan (MKN) methods. The most probable mechanisms for the first stage was suggested by comparing the kinetics parameters.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Bidimensional chronoabsorptometric study of electropolymerisation of 4,4′-bis(2-methylbutylthio)-2,2′-bithiophene

Bidimensional chronoabsorptometry is a novel spectroelectrochemical technique that monitors simultaneously three different signals: current and absorbance both normal to the electrode plane and parallel to this plane during a time in which a fixed potential is imposed. This technique is applied in the visible range to the study of the electropolymerisation of 4,4^′-bis(2-methylbutylthio)- 2,2^′-bithiophene (MBTBT). Experiments are performed in a spectroelectrochemical cell under finite diffusion conditions (thin layer cell) with the aim of interpreting the processes taking place both at the electrode surface and in the adjacent solution during the potentiostatic electrogeneration and deposition of the polymer. Correlations are drawn out among the trends of the oligomers concentration in solution, the polymer electrodeposition and charging, and the current flow, on the time scales of the different steps of the process.     

Spectrophotometric Studies of V(V) Complexes of N-Methylaminothioformyl-N′-phenylhydroxylamine

The violet-colored complexes of V(V) and N-methylaminothio-formyl-N′-phenylhydroxylamine are extractable into chloroform. The spectrophotometric studies have shown that 1:3 and 1:4 (metal:ligand) complexes predominate in the acidity range 6.5–9 N and 9.5–10.5 N HCl, respectively. The values of stability constants, stepwise and overall, have been calculated by following extended Leden and Yatsimirskii methods. The analytical suitability of the reagent for the microdetermination of vanadium has also been investigated.     

Formation of asymmetric N-hydroxyaryl-N′-aryl(hetaryl)diazenes in the reaction of N-aryl(hetaryl)-N′-phosphoryldiazene-N-oxides with bases

Aromatic and heterocyclic N-phenoxyphosphoryldiazene N-oxides react with bases to give asymmetric N-hydroxyaryl-N-aryl- and N-hydroxyaryl-N-hetaryldiazenes.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 609–610, March, 1993.     

Synthesis of poly(2,2′,3,3′-indole)

New approaches to the synthesis of poly(2,2′,3,3′-indole) were developed based on the photochemical dehydropolycondensation of indole in the presence of iodine and the photochemical polycondensation of 1-(1H-indol-3-yl)-2-iodo-1-ethanone in the absence of catalyst and solvent. A suggested mechanism for the formation of the oligomeric chain in these reactions includes the intermediate formation of 3,3′-diindole with subsequent polycondensation via elimination of hydrogen atoms at position 2 of the dimer pyrrole fragment.     

4,4′-Bipyridine complexes of molybdenum(II) and tungsten(II)

Treatment of [MI₂(CO)₃(NCMe)₂] with two equivalents of 4,4-bipyridine (4,4-bipy) in CH₂Cl₂ at room temperature gave the MeCN displaced products, [MI₂(CO)₃(4,4-bipy-N)₂] (1) and (2). Equimolar amounts of [MI₂(CO)₃(NCMe)₂] and L (L = PPh₃, AsPh₃ or SbPh₃) react to give [MI₂(CO)₃(NCMe)L], which when reacted in situ with 4,4-bipy yield the new complexes, [MI₂(CO)₃(4,4-bipy-N)L] (3)–(8). Reaction of equimolar quantities of [WI₂(CO)(NCMe)( ²-RC₂R)₂] (R = Me or Ph) and 4,4-bipy gave the new bis(alkyne) complexes, [WI₂(CO)(4,4-bipy-N)( ²-RC₂R)₂] (9) and (10). Treatment of [MI₂(CO)₃(NCMe)₂] with two equivalents of (9) or (10) in CH₂Cl₂ at room temperature affords the bimetallic complexes, [MI₂(CO)₃{WI₂(CO)(4,4-bipy-N,N)( ²-RC₂R)₂}₂] (11)–(14). Equimolar quantities of [MI₂(CO)₃(NCMe)(PPh₃)] (prepared in situ) and (9) or (10), react to give the 4,4-bipy-bridged complexes, [MI₂(CO)₃{WI₂(CO)(4,4-bipy-N,N)( ²-RC₂R)₂}(PPh₃)] (15)–(18). All the new complexes, (1)–(18) were characterised by elemental analysis (C, H and N), i.r. and ¹H-n.m.r. spectroscopy.     

Role of the transition metal complexes of 2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthyl (BINAP) in asymmetric catalysis

Metal complexes of 2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthyl (BINAP) are being used as a chiral catalysts in many organic reactions. This review highlights recent developments on synthesis of metal BINAPs and its application in various organic synthesis. The studies done on the application of metal BINAPs show a unique reactivity, which enables its use in entirely different sets of chemical transformation.     

Clusters and Aggregates of 1,1′-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (dppf)

The emerging interest of ferrocenyl diphosphines in metal complexes has led to some significant developments recently in the clusters, polymetallic aggregates and oligomers of 1,1-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (dppf). In this review, we shall focus on the synthetic strategies and the chemical, structural and bonding characteristics of these materials.     

Spectroscopy of the excited-state complex of zinc(II) with 3,3′-bis(dipyrrolylmethene)

Spectra of nonstationary transient absorption of metal bis(dipyrrolylmethene) complexes in cyclohexane and ethanol, which exhibit different photophysical and photochemical properties in these solvents, have been measured and the yields of excited triplet states have been evaluated. It has been shown that the yield of triplets is determined by the intramolecular structure and the difference in fluorescence and phototransformation yields is due to intermolecular interaction of the excited molecules with the solvation shell.     

Comparative analysis of physicochemical properties of dinuclear zinc(II) helicates with 2,2′-, 2,3′-, and 3,3′-bis(dipyrromethenes)

The effect of the attachment position of a methylene spacer in 2,2′-, 2,3′-, and 3,3′-bis(dipyrromethene) N₄-ligands (H₂L) on physicochemical properties of their dinuclear homoleptic helicates [Zn₂L₂], such as specific features of their molecular structure, luminescence spectral characteristics, lability in acid solutions, and thermal stability in an argon atmosphere, has been examined. It has been shown that the substitution of the biladiene-type helicand by its 2,3- and especially 3,3′-analogues leads to a considerable enhancement of the chromophoric properties, an increase (up to 30-fold) of the fluorescence quantum yield, and an increase in the stability of corresponding dinuclear helicates [Zn₂L₂].     

Spectroscopic and structural properties of complexes of 3,3′-bis(2-benzimidazolyl)-2,2′-bipyridine with copper(I) and silver(I)

The pseudo-tetrahedral complexes [CuL₂]PF₆·7H₂O·CH₃OH (1) and [AgL₂]CF₃SO₃·H₂O (2) (L?=?3,3′-bis(2-benzimidazolyl)-2,2′-bipyridine) have been synthesized and characterized through crystal structure analyses, electrochemistry, and spectroscopic methods. X-ray structural analyses of 1 and 2 indicate that sterically constrained N₄ ligands L are cis and behave as bidentate chelates to a single metal ion in a pseudo-tetrahedral fashion through the benzimidazole. As two benzimidazolyl rings exhibit considerable steric hindrance, the bipyridine unit of L remains uncoordinated. The pseudo-tetrahedral cation [CuL₂]⁺ shows a quasi-reversible Cu^I/Cu^II oxidation–reduction wave in the CV in DMF (counter-ion PF₆^?). The fluorescence titration of L with copper(I), silver(I), and also with pH have been conducted to examine the selectivity. The ligand shows remarkably high selectivity and sensitivity for Ag(I).