Chemiluminescence in the reaction of LnI<Subscript>2</Subscript> (Ln = Dy,Nd) with water

Chemiluminescence (CL) upon the reaction of crystalline LnI₂ (Ln = Dy, Nd) with water was found. The CL emitters are the Ln³⁺* electron-excited ions (Dy³⁺*, λ_max = 470, 570 nm; Nd³⁺*, λ = 700–1200 nm) generated by the electron transfer from the Ln^II ions to the H₂O molecules. The identified reaction products are H₂, dissolved LnI₃, and insoluble LnI(OH)₂ (49–51% and 48–50% yield for DyI₂ and NdI₂, respectively). The treatment of NdI₂ with an H₂O solution in THF gives the NdI₂OH(thf)₂·3H₂O complex and hydrogen. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1890–1893, October, 2007.     

Synthesis and some properties of neodymium(<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">III</Emphasis>) and dysprosium(<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">III</Emphasis>) iodide hydrides LnI<Subscript>2</Subscript>H

The iodide hydrides NdI₂H (1) and DyI₂H (2) were obtained by the reactions of diiodides NdI₂ (3) and DyI₂ (4) with hydrogen at atmospheric pressure and temperature of 120–200 °C. Hydrolysis of products 1 and 2 gives hydrogen in a high yield. The reactions of 1 with phenol and of 2 with isopropyl alcohol in THF afford the iodide phenoxide NdI₂(OPh)(THF)₄ and iodide isopropoxide DyI₂(OPrⁱ)(PrⁱOH)₃, respectively. The reaction of 2 with cyclopentadiene is accompanied by disproportionation and gives, besides dihydrogen, Cp₂DyI(THF)₂ and DyI₃(THF)₃. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1887–1889, October, 2007.     

Reactions of neodymium(ii), dysprosium(ii), and thulium(ii) diiodides with cyclopentadiene. Molecular structures of complexes CpTmI2(THF)3 and [NdI2(THF)5]+[NdI4(THF)2]–

The reactions of LnI₂ (Ln = Nd (1) or Dy (2)) with cyclopentadiene (CpH) in THF at 0 °C afforded the CpLnI₂(THF)₃ complexes in 65—67% yields. The reaction of thulium diiodide (3) with an excess of CpH at 60 °C produced CpTmI₂(THF)₃, Cp₂TmI(THF)₂, and TmI₃(THF)₃ in 21, 58, and 63% yields, respectively. The reactions of 1 and 2 with pentamethylcyclopentadiene (Cp*H) in THF were accompanied by disproportionation giving rise to the Cp*₂LnI(THF)₂ and LnI₃(THF) _x complexes. Neodymium triiodide was isolated in the ionic form [NdI₂(THF)₅]⁺[NdI₄(THF)₂]^–. Its structure and the structure of CpTmI₂(THF)₃ were established by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Specific chemical behavior of NdII and DyII iodides in reactions with aromatic compounds

Benzene, toluene, tert-butylbenzene, or biphenyl virtually do not react with NdI₂ (1) or DyI₂ (2) in THF at –20 °C but appreciably accelerate the reactions of these salts with solvents, resulting in LnI₃ and intractable mixtures of products of the general composition [LnI(H)(R)(THF)] (R are fragments of the THF molecule). The same effect is induced by the addition of diphenylmercury or tetraphenyltin to solutions of 1 or 2. Phenol easily oxidizes 1 and 2 to give at 0 °C the PhOLnI₂(THF) _x complexes (x = 3, 4) in 55—95% yields. At –90 °C, iodide 2 is converted into a similar complex PhODyI₂(THF)₄, whereas 1 gives a mixture of PhONdI₂(THF)₄, (PhO)₂NdI(THF)₅, NdI₃(THF)₃, and [NdI(H)R(THF)]. A plausible pathway of the reactions including the intermediate formation of extremely reactive monovalent lanthanide iodides LnI is discussed.     

Reactions of benzonitrile with diiodides of neodymium, dysprosium, and thulium

The reactions of LnI₂ (Ln = Nd, Dy, Tm) with benzonitrile are accompanied by disproportionation, resulting in the formation of triiodides LnI₃(PhCN)₄ and an intractable mixture of monoiodine derivatives LnI(R)R". Hydrolysis of the mixture gives 2,4,6-triphenyl-1,3,5-tiazine, 2,3,5,6-thetraphenyl-1,4-pyrazine, and 2,4,5-triphenylimidazole. The reaction of dysprosium diiodide with acrylonitrile gives a metal-containing polymer with a molecular weight of 2700. Treatment of the polymer with water results in separation of DyI₂(OH)(H₂O) _x to give metal-free polyacrylonitrile with a molecular weight of 2400.     

Reduction of the groups C=O and C=N with neodymium and dysprosium diiodide hydrides

Neodymium diiodide hydride under mild conditions adds at the carbonyl group of benzophenone to give (diphenylmethoxy)(diiodo)neodymium(iii) of the formula I₂Nd(OCHPh₂)(THF)₄. In reactions of NdI₂H and DyI₂H with N-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-9,10-phenanthrenequinonimine, the system of conjugated C=N and C=O groups of the quinone is reduced. The resulting o-aminophenanthrolate complexes are structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction.     

Neodymium(iii) and dysprosium(iii) naphthalene hydride complexes

Reactions of neodymium and dysprosium diiodide hydrides LnI₂H with lithium naphthalenide in THF furnished heterobimetallic naphthalene hydride clusters (C₁₀H₈)₃Ln₅Li₅H₁₄ (Ln = Nd, Dy). Treatment of the latter with hexamethyldisilazane in THF leads to the removal of lithium in the form of LiN(SiMe₃)₂ and the formation of compounds of the composition (C₁₀H₈)₃Ln₅H₉ (Ln = Nd, Dy). All the clusters obtained were isolated as black pyrophoric powders insoluble in THF and other organic solvents. Reactions of (C₁₀H₈)₃Nd₅Li₅H₁₄ and (C₁₀H₈)₃Nd₅H₉ with cyclopentadiene lead to Cp₃Nd(THF).     

On the Reactivity and Stability of Iodide–Nitride–Sulfide Clusters of Neodymium and Dysprosium

The thermal decomposition of cluster Nd₃I₅(S₂)(S₂N₂)(THF)10 (I) at 50–400°C affords a mixture of products among which tetrahydrofuran (THF), sulfur, diiodine, HI, H₂S, CS₂, S₃N₆, S₃N₅, MeI, thiophene, tetrahydrothiophene, diiodobutane, iodobutene, and NdI₃ are identified. The treatment of Ln₃I₅(S₂)(S₂N₂)(THF)₁₀ (Ln = Nd (I), Dy (II)) with phenanthroline (Phen) in THF at room temperature results in the partial substitution of ТНF to form new complexes Ln₃I₅(S₂)(S₂N₂)(THF)₄(Phen)₃. The dissolution of compound I in pyridine gives a pyridine (Py) complex Ln₃I₅(S₂)(S₂N₂)(THF)3(Py)₇. The dissolution of compounds I and II in acetonitrile at 20°C is accompanied by the fast rearrangement and fragmentation of the complexes to form LnI₃(MeCN)₆, [LnI(S₂)(MeCN)], and [LnI(S₂N₂)(MeCN)]. Complex I in THF does not react with white phosphorus, carbon monoxide, fullerene C₆₀, and chromium hexacarbonyl.     

Complexes of neodymium and dysprosium triiodides with amines. Molecular structures of the {Dy[Me2N(CH2)3NH2]8}I3, NdI3(PriNH2)4, and NdI3(PriNH2)5 complexes

The dissolution of DyI₂ in diamine Me₂N(CH₂)₃NH₂ (DMDA) is accompanied by the disproportionation of the salt, hydrogen evolution, and oxidation of Dy^II to Dy^III. The [Dy(DMDA)₈]I₃ complex (1) was isolated from the solution. The neodymium amide amine complex (PrⁱNH)NdI₂(IPA)₄ was produced by the reaction of NdI₂ with isopropylamine (IPA). The recrystallization of this complex from IPA afforded the NdI₃(IPA)₄ complex (2). The recrystallization of (PrⁱNH)NdI₂(IPA)₄ from a toluene-IPA mixture gave the complex with five amine ligands, NdI₃(IPA)₅ (3). The structures of compounds 1, 2, and 3 were established by X-ray diffraction. 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. 1674–1679, September, 2007.     

Metallorganische Verbindungen der Lanthanoide. 88. Monomere Lanthanoid(III)-amide: Synthese und Röntgenstrukturanalyse von [Nd{N(C6H5)(SiMe3)}3(THF)], [Li(THF)2(μ-Cl)2Nd{N(C6H3Me2-2,6)(SiMe3)}2(THF)] und [ClNd{N(C6H3-iso-Pr2-2,6)(SiMe3)}2(THF)]

Organometallic Compounds of the Lanthanides. 88. Monomeric Lanthanide(III) Amides: Synthesis and X-Ray Crystal Structure of [Nd{N(C₆H₅)(SiMe₃)}₃(THF)], [Li(THF)₂(μ-Cl)₂Nd{N(C₆H₃Me₂-2,6)(SiMe₃)}₂(THF)], and [ClNd{N(C₆H₃-iso-Pr₂-2,6)(SiMe₃)} ₂(THF)] A series of lanthanide(III) amides [Ln{N(C₆H₅) · (SiMe₃)}₃(THF)_x] [Ln = Y ( 1 ), La ( 2 ), Nd ( 3 ), Sm ( 4 ), Eu ( 5 ), Tb ( 6 ), Er ( 8 ), Yb ( 9 ), Lu ( 10 )] could be prepared by the reaction of lanthanide trichlorides, LnCl₃, with LiN(C₆H₅)(SiMe₃). Treatment of NdCl₃(THF)₂ and LuCl₃(THF)₃ with the lithium salts of the bulky amides [N(C₆H₃R₂-2,6)(SiMe₃)]^? (R = Me, iso-Pr) results in the formation of the lanthanide diamides [Li(THF)₂(μ-Cl)₂Nd{N(C₆H₃Me₂-2, 6)(SiMe₃)}₂(THF)] ( 11 ) and [ClLn{N(C₆H₃-iso-Pr₂-2,6)(SiMe₃)} ₂(THF)] [Ln = Nd ( 12 ), Lu ( 13 )], respectively. The ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR and mass spectra of the new compounds as well as the X-ray crystal structures of the neodymium derivatives 3 , 11 and 12 are discussed.     

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Lanthanide Chloride Complexes with Diglyme

Reactions of [LnCl₃(DME)₂] (Ln = Nd, Sm, Ho, Lu; DME = dimethoxyethane) and diglyme (diglyme = diethylen glycol dimethyl ether) in THF resulted in polymeric [LnCl₃(diglyme)]_n (Ln = Nd ( 1 ), Sm ( 2 )) or mononuclear complexes [LnCl₃(diglyme)(THF)] (Ln = Ho ( 3 ), Lu ( 4 )). Neodymium and samarium atoms in 1 and 2 are eight‐coordinated by three oxygen atoms from diglyme, one terminal and four bridging chloride ions. Holmium and lutetium atoms in 3 and 4 are seven‐coordinated by three oxygen atoms from diglyme, three chloride ions and one oxygen atom from THF. [ErCl₃(diglyme)(H₂O)] ( 5 ) resulted from the reaction of ErCl₃·6H₂O, (CH₃)₃SiCl and diglyme in THF. The molecular structures of 3 , 4 and 5 are similar, with either a molecule of THF coordinated to the lanthanide atom in 3 and 4 or with a molecule of water coordinated in 5 .     

On the Reactivity of Lanthanide Iodides LnIx (x < 3) Formed in the Reactions of Lanthanide Metals with Iodine

The reduced lanthanide iodides of the composition LnI_x (Ln = Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Gd, Ho, and Er; x < 3) were obtained by the reaction of an excess of the appropriate metal with iodine at high temperatures. The diamagnetism of the Sc, Y, and La derivatives indicates the trivalent state of the metals in these products. In contrast to the diiodides of Nd(II), Dy(II), and Tm(II), the isolated solids do not dissolve in THF, DME, or liquid ammonia. Despite of their insolubility in THF, all these products readily react in this medium with phenol or alcohols to give the corresponding phenoxy‐ or alkoxylanthanide diiodides ROLnI₂(THF)_x (R = Ph, i‐C₃H₇, t‐Bu; x = 2, 3, or 5) in yields up to 55 %. Their interactions with cyclopentadiene in THF afford the complexes CpLnI₂(THF)₃ with yields up to 60 %. From the reaction of LaI_x with 2, 2'‐bipyridine (bipy), the complex LaI₂(bipy)₂(THF)₂ was isolated. Triphenylcarbinol, stilbene, naphthalene, and anthracene are inert towards the obtained substances.     

Lanthanide triiodide-catalyzed amination of phthalonitrile. The structure of 1-isopropylamino-3-(isopropylimino)isoindole

The reactions of phthalonitrile with MeNH₂, PrⁿNH₂, and PrⁱNH₂ in the presence of catalytic amounts of LnI₃ (Ln = Nd or Dy) or LnI₃(THF)₃ (Ln = Gd or Nd) afford 1,3-bis(alkylimino)isoindolines (Alk = Me (1), Prⁿ (2), or Prⁱ (3), respectively). Under analogous conditions, 2-aminopyridine gives 1,3-bis(2-pyridylimino)isoindoline (4). The X-ray diffraction study of compound 3 showed that, in the crystalline state, this compound exists as the isomer, 1-isopropylamino-3-(isopropylimino)isoindole.     

Synthesis and characterization of mixed iodide-naphthalene complexes of lanthanides

The [LnI₂(THF)₃]₂(-C₁₀H₈) complexes were obtained by reactions of LnI₃(THF)₃ (Ln = Ce, Pr, Nd, or Gd) with lithium and excess naphthalene. The magnetic moments of these complexes correspond to the oxidation state +3 of the metal atoms. The Yb^II complex, [YbI(DME)₂]₂(-C₁₀H₈), was synthesized by the reaction of YbI₂(DME)₂ with an equimolar amount of naphthalenelithium.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2573–2574, October 1996.     

New penta-nuclear and hepta-nuclear iron(II, III) complexes with ferrocenedicarboxylic acid

The reaction of [Fe₃EuO₂(O₂CCCl₃)₈(H₂O)(THF)₃] or [Fe₂CaO(O₂CCCl₃)₆(THF)₄] and [Fe₃O(O₂CCMe₃)₆(H₂O)₃]NO₃ with 1,1′-ferrocenedicarboxylic acid (fcdcH₂) yielded penta- and hepta-nuclear [Fe₄O₂(O₂CCCl₃)₆(fcdc)(THF)₂(H₂O)₂] and [Fe₆O₂(OH)₂(O₂CCMe₃)₁₀(fcdc)(H₂O)₂], respectively, which are the first X-ray structurally characterized clusters comprising Fe(III) and the ferrocenedicarboxylic organometallic ligand. Variable-temperature solid-state magnetic susceptibility measurements in the temperature range 1.8–300 K were carried out, and for both complexes a predominantly antiferromagnetic exchange interaction between the metal centres was observed. Mössbauer investigations show the presence of different environments for the Fe(III) atoms and confirm that no electron-transfer from Fe(II) of the ferrocene unit to Fe(III) of the central core occurs.     

A simple redox transmetallation synthesis of uranium tetrachloride and related preparations of uranium triiodide and chlorotris(cyclopentadienyl)uranium(IV)

Reaction of mercuric chloride with an excess of uranium metal in tetrahydrofuran (THF) yields UCl₄(THF)₃, whilst UI₃(THF)₄ is obtained from a similar reaction with mercuric iodide. Chlorotris(cyclopentadienyl)uranium(IV) has been obtained by treatment of either (C₅H₅)₂Hg and mercuric chloride, or mercuric chloride and Tl(C₅H₅) with an excess of uranium in tetrahydrofuran.     

Ruthenium(III)-carbonyl and ruthenium(II)-nitrosyl complexes of nitrogen-containing ligands with ethoxysilane groups

Reactions of γ-aminopropyltriethoxysilane and 4-(diethylamino)salicylaldehyde in ethanol afforded a Schiff base L1H, which reacted with [Ru(CO)₂Cl₂]_n in the presence of Et₃N in THF giving a ruthenium(III) carbonyl complex RuCl(CO)₂(η¹-O-L1)(η²-O,N-L1) (1). Treatment of γ-aminopropyltriethoxysilane with 4-pyridinecarboxaldehyde gave the Schiff base L2. Interactions of L2, γ-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, and Ru(NO)Cl₃?H₂O in THF led to the formation of a ruthenium(II) nitrosyl complex RuCl₃(NO)(L2)[H₂N(CH₂)₃Si(OEt)₃] (2) with linear N≡O ligand. Complexes 1 and 2 were characterized by microanalyses and IR and MS spectroscopies and confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.     

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.     

Reaction of lanthanide(II) and lanthanide(III) phenylethynyl cuprates with acetyl chloride

Praseodymium and ytterbium phenylethynyl cuprates [(PhC≡C)₃Cu]₃Pr₂(THF)₆ and {[(PhC≡C)₃Cu]·Yb(THF)₂}₂ react with acetyl chloride in tetrahydrofuran with elimination of phenylethynylcopper and formation of alkoxides [PhC≡C-CCl(CH₃)O] _n Ln (n = 3, Ln = Pr; n = 2, Ln = Yb). Then praseodymium alkoxide forms ester [methyl (phenylethynyl)chloromethylethanoate] and praseodymium chloride, alkoxy derivative. Itterbium alkoxide is oxidized to unsymmetrical dialkoxyitterbium chloride PhC≡C-CH(CH₃)-O-Yb(Cl)-O-CCl(CH₃)C≡CPh·2THF.     

Vaporization of DyI3(s) and thermochemistry of the homocomplexes (DyI3)2(g) and (DyI3)3(g)

The vaporization of DyI₃(s) was investigated in the temperature range between 833 and 1053 K by the use of Knudsen effusion mass spectrometry. The ions DyI₂⁺, DyI₃⁺, Dy₂I₄⁺, Dy₂I₅⁺, Dy₃I₇⁺, and Dy₃I₈⁺ were detected in the mass spectrum of the equilibrium vapor. The gaseous species DyI₃, (DyI₃)₂, and (DyI₃)₃ were identified and their partial pressures determined. Enthalpies and entropies of sublimation resulted according to the second- and third-law methods. The following sublimation enthalpies at 298 K were determined for the gaseous species given in brackets: 274.8±8.2 kJ mol⁻¹ [DyI₃], 356.0±11.3 kJ mol⁻¹ [(DyI₃)₂], and 436.6±14.6 kJ mol⁻¹ [(DyI₃)₃]. The enthalpy changes of the dissociation reactions (DyI₃)₂=2 DyI₃ and (DyI₃)₃=3 DyI₃ were obtained as Δ_dH°(298)=193.3±5.6 and 390.3±13.0 kJ mol⁻¹, respectively.