Electron Transfer Reactions of Photochemically Generated Ruthenium(III)–Polypyridyl Complexes with Methionines

The oxidation of methionine (Met) plays an important role during biological conditions of oxidative stress as well as for protein stability. Ruthenium(III)–polypyridyl complexes, [Ru(NN)₃]³⁺, generated from the photochemical oxidation of the corresponding Ru(II) complexes with molecular oxygen, undergo a facile electron transfer reaction with Met to form methionine sulfoxide (MetO) as the final product. Interaction of [Ru(NN)₃]³⁺ with methionine leads to the formation of >S^+● and (>S∴S<)⁺ species as intermediates during the course of the reaction. The interesting spectral, kinetic, and mechanistic study of the electron transfer reaction of four substituted methionines with six [Ru(NN)₃]³⁺ ions carried out in aqueous CH₃CN (1:1, v/v) by a spectrophotometric technique shows that the reaction rate is susceptible to the nature of the ligand in [Ru(NN)₃]³⁺ and the structure of methionine. The rate constants calculated by the application of Marcus semiclassical theory to these redox reactions are in close agreement with the experimental values.     

Photoinduced Electron and Energy Transfer in Rigidly Bridged Ru(II)-Rh(III) Binuclear Complexes

A series of binuclear Ru(II)-Rh(III) complexes of general formula (ttpy)Ru-tpy-(ph)(n)-tpy-Rh(ttpy)(5+) (n = 0-2) have been synthesized, where ttpy = 4'-p-tolyl-2,2':6,2"-terpyridine and tpy-(ph)(n)-tpy represents a bridging ligand where two 2,2':6',2"-terpyridine units are either directly linked together (n = 0) or connected through one (n = 1) or two (n = 2) phenyl spacers in the 4'-position. This series of complexes is characterized by (i) rigid bridge structures and (ii) variable metal-metal distances (11 ? for n = 0, 15.5 ? for n = 1, 20 ? for n = 2). The photophysics of these binuclear complexes has been investigated in 4:1 methanol/ethanol at 77 K (rigid glass) and 150 K (fluid solution) and compared with that of mononuclear [Ru(ttpy)(2)(2+) and Rh(ttpy)(2)(3+)] or binuclear [(ttpy)Ru-tpy-tpy-Ru(ttpy)(4+)] model compounds. At 77 K, no quenching of the Ru(II)-based excited state is observed, whereas energy transfer from excited Rh(III) to Ru(II) is observed for all complexes. At 150 K, energy transfer from excited Rh(III) to Ru(II) is again observed for all complexes, while quenching of excited Ru(II) by electron transfer to Rh(III) is observed, but only in the complex with n = 0. The reasons for the observed behavior can be qualitatively understood in terms of standard electron and energy transfer theory. The different behavior between n = 0 and n = 1, 2 can be rationalized in terms of better electronic factors and smaller reorganizational energies for the former species. The freezing of electron transfer quenching but not of energy transfer, in rigid glasses reflects the different reorganizational energies involved in the two processes. Unusual results arising from multiphotonic and conformational effects have also been observed with these systems.     

Volume Profile for Substitution in Labile Chromium(III) Complexes: Reactions of Aqueous [Cr(Hedta)OH(2)] and [Cr(edta)](-) with Thiocyanate Ion

A procedure is given for correcting optical absorbance measurements made at variable pressure with a le Noble-Schlott ("pillbox") cell for the inner sleeve wall thickness. With this technique, the molar volume change for the acid ionization of aqueous [Cr(Hedta)OH(2)] was found to be +5.1 +/- 0.6 cm(3) mol(-)(1) (0-200 MPa, 25.0 degrees C, ionic strength 1.0 mol L(-)(1) HClO(4)/NaClO(4)), an anomalous positive value which implies a change from quinquedentate to predominantly sexidentate edta and expulsion of the coordinated water on ionization. For thiocyanate substitution into labile [Cr(Hedta)OH(2)], high pressure stopped-flow measurements gave the volume of activation as -7.8 +/- 0.9 cm(3) mol(-)(1) and the volume of reaction as +3 +/- 2 cm(3) mol(-)(1), while for the reaction of [Cr(edta)](-) with NCS(-) the activation volume is -13.6 +/- 0.6 cm(3) mol(-)(1) (same conditions). These and other data support the notion that the anomalous substitutional lability of Cr(III)(edta) complexes relative to typical Cr(III) species is due to activation by transient chelation of the pendant arm of quinquedentate edta.     

Ruthenium(II) Tris-Pyrazolylmethane Complexes in Transfer Hydrogenation Reactions

While ruthenium(II) arene complexes have been widely investigated for their potential in catalytic transfer hydrogenation, studies on homologous compounds replacing the arene ligand with the six-electron donor tris(1-pyrazolyl)methane (tpm) are almost absent in the literature. The reactions of [RuCl(κ³-tpm)(PPh₃)₂]Cl, 1 , with a series of nitrogen ligands (L) proceeded with selective PPh₃ mono-substitution, affording the novel complexes [RuCl(κ³-tpm)(PPh₃)(L)]Cl (L=NCMe, 2 ; NCPh, 3 ; imidazole, 4 ) in almost quantitative yields. Products 2 – 4 were fully characterized by IR and multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, moreover the molecular structure of 4 was ascertained by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Compounds 2 – 4 were evaluated as catalytic precursors in the transfer hydrogenation of a series of ketones with isopropanol as the hydrogen source, and 2 exhibited the highest activity. Extensive NMR experiments and DFT calculations allowed to elucidate the mechanism of the transfer hydrogenation process, suggesting the crucial role played by the tpm ligand, reversibly switching from tri- to bidentate coordination during the catalytic cycle.     

Gold(II) Porphyrins in Photoinduced Electron Transfer Reactions

In the context of solar-to-chemical energy conversion, inspired by natural photosynthesis, the synthesis, electrochemical properties and photoinduced electron-transfer processes of three novel zinc(II)-gold(III) bis(porphyrin) dyads [Zn^II(P)–Au^III(P)]⁺ are presented (P: tetraaryl porphyrin). Time-resolved spectroscopic studies indicated ultrafast dynamics (k >10¹⁰ s⁻¹) after visible-light excitation, which finally yielded a charge-shifted state [Zn^II(P ^{⋅ +})–Au^II(P)]⁺ featuring a gold(II) center. The lifetime of this excited state is quite long due to a comparably slow charge recombination (k ≈3×10⁸ s⁻¹). The [Zn^II(P ^{⋅ +})–Au^II(P)]⁺ charge-shifted state is reductively quenched by amines in bimolecular reactions, yielding the neutral zinc(II)–gold(II) bis(porphyrin) Zn^II(P)–Au^II(P). The electronic nature of this key gold(II) intermediate, prepared by chemical or photochemical reduction, is elucidated by UV/Vis, X-band EPR, gold L₃-edge X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) and paramagnetic ¹H NMR spectroscopy as well as by quantum chemical calculations. Finally, the gold(II) site in Zn^II(P)–Au^II(P) is thermodynamically and kinetically competent to reduce an aryl azide to the corresponding aryl amine, paving the way to catalytic applications of gold(III) porphyrins in photoredox catalysis involving the gold(III/II) redox couple.     

Radical Addition and Substitution Reactions of (η6-Arene)-tricarbonylmetal Complexes

We report here the first alkyl radical additions of (η6-arene)tricarbonylmanganese complexes in the presence of alkylmercury chloride and NaI (Eq. 1). The mechanism was postulated to be the alkyl radical addition to ArMn- (CO)+3 cation to form the corresponding 17 valence electron intermediate, which was then reduced by alkylmercury chloride via a single electron transfer process to afford the product and regenerate an alkyl radical. [1]     

单电子转移反应

本文对重要有机反应之一的单电子转移过程作了综述。单电子转移反应与极性反应的根本区别在于,前者每次只发生一个电子的转移,而后者通常每次发生一对电子的转移。影响这二种历程的主要因素是反应物的立体因素,电子结构及氧化还原能力。单电子转移按其反应方式又被细分(?)inner-sphere ET (?) outer-sphere ET 二种历程。一些典型的单电子转移反应已被分类介绍。     

Effect of the Ligand Nature in Zinc(II) Complexes on the Inner-Sphere Reorganization in the Electron Transfer Reactions

The effect of the ligand surrounding on the character and degree of the inner-sphere reorganization during electroreduction of aqua, aquahydroxy, hydroxy, and Edta complexes of zinc(II) is studied in the framework of a quantum-chemical approach. It is established that the most substantial intramolecular reorganization occurs during the transfer of the first electron onto [Zn(Edta)]^2–. The solvent's reorganization energy is estimated.     

Recent Advances in Organic Reactions Catalyzed by Lanthanide（Ⅲ） Complexes

Lanthanide compounds have been attracting much attention in organic synthesis.Chiral Ln-substituted BINOL have been widely studied in several asymmetric organic reactions.LnCl3 and Ln(OTf)3 have been expected to serve as Lewis acide and have been applied to many important synthetic reactions in a one-pot manner,Ln(O-i-Pr)3 exhibits some basic characters,which also can be utilized in some special organic transformation.This article deals with some lanthanides(Ⅲ）complexes promoted organic reactios,which we have recently developed.     

Recent Advances in Organic Reactions Catalyzed by Lanthanide(III) Complexes

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Electron Transfer Reactions in Chemistry: Theory and Experiment (Nobel Lecture)

Since the late 1940s, the field of electron transfer processes has grown enormously, both in chemistry and biology. The development of the field, experimentally and theoretically, as well as its relation to the study of other kinds of chemical reactions, presents to us an intriguing history, one in which many threads have been brought together. In this lecture, some history, recent trends, and my own involvement in this research are described.     

Kinetics of the Electron-Transfer Reactions between (Ethylenediaminetetraacetato) Cobaltate (III) and (4-Aminopyridine)Pentacyanoferrate (II) Complexes

Kinetic measurements for the forward reaction Fe(CN)₅4-AmPy^3? + Co(edta)^? ? Fe(CN)₅s4-AmPy^2? + Co(edta)^2? have been carried out; the rate constant is 2.72 ± 0.07 M^?1s^?1, at pH = 8, μ = 0.10 M LiClO₄, and T = 25°C. The activation parameters of the reaction were also studied with and . The mechanism of the reaction is discussed in the context of the Marcus cross relation for an outer-sphere process.     

Memory of Chirality in Electron Transfer Mediated Benzylic Umpolung Reactions of Arene–Cr(CO)3 Complexes

As density functional calculations suggest , Cr(CO)₃-complexed benzylic radicals (such as 2 ) exhibit a significant degree of configurational stablility. This was exploited in an efficient method for the electron transfer mediated transformations of readily available 1-arylalkanol–Cr(CO)₃ derivatives 1 to afford alkylated products 3 in good yields and with a high degree of stereochemical retention.     

Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer between 4-Cyanophenol and Photoexcited Rhenium(I) Complexes with Different Protonatable Sites

Two rhenium(I) tricarbonyl diimine complexes, one of them with a 2,2'-bipyrazine (bpz) and a pyridine (py) ligand in addition to the carbonyls ([Re(bpz)(CO)(3)(py)](+)), and one tricarbonyl complex with a 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy) and a 1,4-pyrazine (pz) ligand ([Re(bpy)(CO)(3)(pz)](+)) were synthesized, and their photochemistry with 4-cyanophenol in acetonitrile solution was explored. Metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) excitation occurs toward the protonatable bpz ligand in the [Re(bpz)(CO)(3)(py)](+) complex while in the [Re(bpy)(CO)(3)(pz)](+) complex the same type of excitation promotes an electron away from the protonatable pz ligand. This study aimed to explore how this difference in electronic excited-state structure affects the rates and the reaction mechanism for photoinduced proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) between 4-cyanophenol and the two rhenium(I) complexes. Transient absorption spectroscopy provides clear evidence for PCET reaction products, and significant H/D kinetic isotope effects are observed in some of the luminescence quenching experiments. Concerted proton-electron transfer is likely to play an important role in both cases, but a reaction sequence of proton transfer and electron transfer steps cannot be fully excluded for the 4-cyanophenol/[Re(bpz)(CO)(3)(py)](+) reaction couple. Interestingly, the rate constants for bimolecular excited-state quenching are on the same order of magnitude for both rhenium(I) complexes.