The structure and dynamics of FeH(DMPE)2(BH4), FeH(DEPE)2(BH4) and FeH(DPrPE)2(BH4): Iron complexes containing monodentate borohydride ligands

FeH(DMPE)₂(BH₄) [DMPE = 1,2-bis(dimethylphosphino)ethane] is a stable, diamagnetic complex which can be synthesized readily by borohydride reduction of FeH(DMPE)₂Cl or by treatment of Fe(DMPE)₂H₂ with borane. The complex contains an unsupported B? H? Fe hydrogen bridge. Analogous complexes with bulkier ligands, FeH(DEPE)₂(BH₄), [DEPE = 1,2-bis(diethylphosphino)ethane] and FeH(DPrPE)₂(BH₄) [DPrPE = 1,2-bis(di-n-propylphosphino)ethane], are less stable. In all complexes, in solution the borohydride ligand undergoes rapid internal motion, with all four boron-bound hydrogens interchanging environments. The barriers for BH₄ reorientation (measured by NMR spectroscopy) are in the sequence FeH(DMPE)₂(BH)₄ > FeH(DEPE)₂(BH)₄ > FeH(DPrPE)₂(BH₄).     

Synthesis of asymmetrical bis(arene) iron complexes

Visible light irradiation of the [(η-C₆H₇)Fe(η-C₆H₆)]⁺ cation (1) in CH₂Cl₂ in the presence of alkyl-substituted benzenes results in arene exchange forming the [(η⁵-C₆H₇)Fe(η-C₆R₆)]⁺ cations (2a–d: C₆R₆ is toluene, p-xylene, mesitylene, and durene). The mixed bis(arene) [(η-C₆H₆)Fe(η-C₆R₆)]²⁺ iron complexes (3a–d) were synthesized by hydride ion abstraction from 2a–d by [Ph₃C]⁺. 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. 1864–1865, September, 2007.     

Synthesis and magnetic properties of copper(II) bis(phenylsulphinyl)ethane complexes

Summary Two Cu^II complexes, [Cu₂(-L)Cl₄·H₂O (1) and Cu₂(-L)Cl₄ (2) [-L and -L = meso- and rac-PhS(O)(CH₂)₂S(O)Ph, respectively], were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, i.r. spectra and molar conductances. In each case, the Cu^II ion bonds to the 557-01 moiety through oxygen, and may be bridged by the ligand (-L or -L). From magnetic moment measurements at room temperature and variable temperature magnetic susceptibilities, we suggest that complexes (1) and (2) exhibit weak ferromagnetic behaviour.     

Synthesis of bis(glycosylamino)alkanes and bis(glycosylamino)arenes

The condensation of D-mannose and D-galactose with aliphatic and aromatic diamines afforded a series of bis(glycosylamino)alkanes and-arenes. A possible mechanism was proposed for the formation of 1,2-bis(β-D-glycosylamino)benzenes. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2793–2801, December, 2005.     

双(三苯基锗)二元羧酸酯的合成和性质

通过三苯基氯化锗与二元羧酸钠反应合成了12种新的双(三苯基锗)二元羧酸酯。利用元素分析、红外光谱、核磁共振氢谱表征了这些化合物的结构,红外光谱测试表明,所有化合物中羧基是以单齿形式与锗原子配位。生物活性测试结构表明,该类化合物对MCF-7和WiDr癌细胞具有较高的体外抑制活性。     

Computational study of structures and properties of metallaboranes: cobalt bis(dicarbollide)

A density functional study at the BP86/AE1 level is presented for the cobalt bis(dicarbollide) ion [3-Co-(1,2-C2B9H11)2]- (1) and selected isomers and rotamers thereof. Rotation of the two dicarbollide moieties with respect to each other is facile, as judged by the small energetic separation of the three rotamers located (within 11 kJ mol(-1)) and by the low barriers for their interconversion (at most 41 kJ mol(-1)). Among the isomers differing in carbon atom positions that contain two equivalent dicarbollide ligands, the 1,7 ("carbon apart") form [2-Co-(1,7-C2B9H11)2]- is the most stable, 121 kJ mol(-1) below 1. The electronic structure of 1 is characterized in terms of molecular orbitals, population analysis, and excitation energies from time-dependent density functional theory, relevant to UV/Vis spectroscopy. Experimental 11B NMR chemical shifts of 1 are reproduced to better than 5 ppm at the GIAO-B3LYP/II' level, and the computed delta(11B) values are only little affected by rotational averaging or the presence of a polarizable continuum. Larger such effects are found for the as-yet unknown 59Co chemical shift, for which a value in the range between -1800 and -2400 ppm is predicted. Even though the accuracy achieved for the theoretical delta(11B) values is somewhat lower than that for heteroboranes at conventional ab initio levels, the level of density functional employed can afford qualitatively reliable chemical shifts, which can be useful in assignments and structural refinements of heteroboranes containing transition metal.     

Synthesis and structures of dinuclear iron, molybdenum and tungsten complexes derived from (PhCHCHPh)-coupled bis(cyclopentadiene)

Reductive coupling of phenylfulvene with amalgamated calcium metal followed by hydrolysis yields CpPhCHCHPhCp (1) in high yield. Refluxing ligand 1 and Fe(CO)₅ in xylene produces (PhCHCHPh)-coupled bis(cyclopentadienyl) tetracarbonyl diiron (PhCHCHPh)[(η⁵-C₅H₄)Fe(CO)₂]₂ (2) as a mixture of meso (2-meso) and racemic isomers (2-rac). The pure racemic isomers of the Mo and W analogues (3-rac and 4-rac) have been synthesized by lithiation of ligand 1 and addition of (MeCN)₃M(CO)₃ (M = Mo, W) followed by oxidation with 2 equiv. of ferrocenium tetrafluoroborate. All the new complexes have been fully characterized. The molecular structures of 1-meso, 2-meso, 2-rac, 3-rac, and 4-rac have been determined by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Polynorbornenes Containing Ferrocene Derivatives and Alkyne‐bis(tricarbonylcobalt)

Coordination of dicobalt hexacarbonyl to the alkyne moiety of norbornene complexes containing either ferrocene or η⁶‐chlorobenzene‐η⁵‐cyclopentadienyliron hexafluorophosphate, gave two unique trimetallic complexes available for ROMP. Polymerization of each monomer using Grubbs second generation catalyst gave organoiron/organocobalt polynorbornenes with weight average molecular weights between 55 300 and 69 000 with PDIs between 1.2 and 1.9. Cyclic voltammetric studies of the monomers and polymers at −40 °C showed a reversible reduction for cationic complexes containing η⁶‐benzene‐η⁵‐cyclopentadienyliron and for the dicobalt hexacarbonyl moieties while, a reversible oxidation for the ferrocene containing complex was observed. Thermal analysis showed that the cobalt carbonyl moiety of the polymers degraded near 130 °C; however, the polymeric backbone was stable up to 350 °C. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and SEM‐EDS indicated that the polymers possessed a fine globular morphology and that the distribution of iron and cobalt atoms was homogenous on the macro‐scale.

     

贮氢电极电化学阻抗谱及其数学模型

从分析贮氢电极的放电过程着手，建立了具有明显物理意义贮氢电极电化学阻抗谱的数学模型，以该数学模型为基础，讨论了与电极材料性质和电极荷电状态相联系的一些参数。     

Synthesis and structures of iron(iii) complexes based on azo derivatives of 5-oxo- and 5-thioxopyrazole

New potentially tridentate ligands, viz., 3-methyl-1-phenyl-4-(quinolin-8-ylhydrazono)pyrazol-5(1H)-one and 3-methyl-1-phenyl-4-(quinolin-8-ylhydrazono)pyrazole-5(1H)-thione (LH), and their complexes with Fe^III were synthesized. The structures of the ligands and metal chelates (FeL₂A; A = ClO₄ or FeCl₄) were studied by ¹H NMR spectroscopy and magnetochemistry. The FeL₂A complex (A = FeCl₄) was investigated by X-ray diffraction. These low-spin complexes have pseudooctahedral structures with the N₄X₂ ligand environment (X = O or S).     

Synthesis of bis(amidoxime)s and evaluation of their properties as uranyl-complexing agents

Uranium pollution involves high toxicity and radioactivity and, therefore, constitutes a grave threat to human health and the environment. Chelation is an effective method for sequestering uranium. It is well known that chelators based on oxime groups are able to complex uranyl cations efficiently. To this end, various bis(amidoxime)s were synthesized by reaction of hydroxylamine with the corresponding dinitriles. In these compounds the amidoximes are separated by chains of various lengths, some including a heterocycle (pyridine or 1,3,5-triazine). The abilities of these bis(amidoxime)s to complex uranyl cation in water were evaluated by determining their affinity constants and thermodynamic parameters by means of Isothermal Titration Calorimetry (ITC). DFT calculations were also performed, to determine the optimum structures of the complexes formed between uranyl cations and the oximate groups. A tetrakis(amidoxime), also synthesized in this work, shows good affinity for uranium, and a single molecule is able chelate several uranyl cations. These results are of importance for the remediation of uranium-polluted wastewaters, and open up several perspectives for the design and synthesis of new amidoxime compounds.     

Synthesis, structures and spectroelectrochemistry of methyl-substituted bis(η-indenyl)iron(II) complexes

Several new methyl-substituted indenyl ferrocenes were prepared by metathesis reactions of the indenide (generated from the appropriate indene with BuLi) with ferrous chloride. The indenides used to prepare new ferrocenes were: 2-methyl-, 1,2-dimethyl-, 4,7-dimethyl-, 1,4,7-trimethyl-, and 1,3,4,7-tetramethyl-indenide. These indenyl ferrocenes, along with those prepared from indenide, 1-methylindenide, and 1,3-dimethylindenide, were then characterized by ¹H and ¹³C NMR, UV/visible spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry and mass spectrometry. The cyclic voltammetry showed an additive relationship between oxidation potential and the number of methyl groups which is also position-dependent, whereas the UV/visible spectra showed two absorptions essentially unaffected by methyl substitution. Additionally, bis(2-methylindenyl)iron(II) and bis(4,7-dimethylindenyl)iron(II) were characterized by X-ray crystallography.     

Synthesis and properties of the chain-like polymeric copper (II) complexes bridged by bis(diphenylphosphino oxide)ethane

At room temperature, the chain-like polymeric copper (II) complexes bridged by bis (diphenylphosphino oxide) ethane (dppeO2), [Cu(dppeO2)X2]n[X=Cl(1), Br(2)] have been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, 31P NMR, TG-DTA and X-ray analysis for [ CuBr2 (dppeO2) ] n The chain is composed of subunits containing tetrahedron coordinated copper (II) atoms. The four-coordinated copper (II) atom is ligated to another four-coordinated copper (II) atom through dppeO2. The coordination sphere of copper(II) atom is completed by two monodentate bromide and two oxygen atoms from bridging dppeO2. Crystal data are as follows: C26-H24CuP2BnO2, 0.50 mm× 0.40 mm×0.40 mm, monoclin-ic, space group: C2/c, λ= 0.07107 nm(Mo Ka), a = 1.2286(2) nm, b=2.0555(8) nm, c = 1.0652(2) nm, β = 97.366(9)°, V = 2.668nm3, Z = 4, Dcalc = 1.628 g·cm-3, R = 0.066; Rw = 0.091.     

Synthesis, structure, and dynamics of six-membered metallacoronands and metallodendrimers of iron and indium

In the reaction of the N-substituted diethanolamines (H(2)L(1-3)) (1-3) with calcium hydride followed by addition of iron(III) or indium(III) chloride, the iron wheels [Fe(6)Cl(6)(L(1))(6)] (4) and [Fe(6)Cl(6)(L(2))(6)] (6) or indium wheels [In(6)Cl(6)(L(1))(6)] (5), [In(6)Cl(6)(L(2))(6)] (8) and [In(6)Cl(6)(L(3))(6)] (9) were formed in excellent yields. Exchange of the chloride ions of 6 by thiocyanate ions afforded [Fe(6)(SCN)(6)(L(2))(6)] (7). Whereas the structures of 4, 5 and 7 were determined unequivocally by single-crystal X-ray analyses, complexes 8 and 9 were characterised by NMR spectroscopy. Contrary to what is normally presumed, the scaffolds of six-membered metallic wheels are not generally rigid, but rather undergo nondissociative topomerisation processes. This was shown by variable temperature (VT) (1)H NMR spectroscopy for the indium wheel [In(6)Cl(6)(L(1))(6)] (5) and is highlighted for the enantiotopomerisation of one indium centre [ 1/6[S(6)-5]<==>[1/6[S(6)-5']]. The self-assembly of metallic wheels, starting from diethanolamine dendrons, is an efficient strategy for the convergent synthesis of metallodendrimers.     

Reduction of bis[(2-phosphinoethyl)tetramethyl-cyclopentadienyl]zirconium dichlorides: intramolecular C-H activation <Emphasis Type="Italic">vs.</Emphasis> stabilization of the low-valence metal center

Reduction of the R₂P-functionalized zirconocene dichlorides [C₅Me₄(CH₂)₂PR₂] (C₅Me₅)ZrCl₂ (R = Me (1) and Ph (2)) and [C₅Me₄(CH₂)₂PMe₂][C₅Me₄(CH₂)₂PR₂]ZrCl₂ (R = Me (3) and Ph (4)) with amalgamated magnesium was studied. In the reduction of compounds 1 and 2, intramolecular C-H activation highly selectively afforded the fulvene hydride complexes Zr(H)(η⁵−C₅Me₅)[η⁵:η²(C,P)−(CH₂)C₅Me₃CH₂CH₂PR₂] (R = Me (7), Ph (8)); in the case of compound 2, the aryl hydride Zr(H)(η₅:C₅Me₅)[η⁵:η¹(C)−C₅Me₄CH₂CH₂PPh(o−C₆H₄)] (9) was also formed. The reduction of complexes 3 and 4 gave the Zr^II derivatives Zr[η⁵:η¹(P)− C₅Me₄CH₂CH₂PMe₂]₂ (12) and Zr[η⁵:η₁(P)−C₅Me₄CH₂CH₂PMe₂][η⁵:η¹(P)−C₅Me₄CH₂ CH₂PPh₂] (14) stabilized by two phosphine groups. The second product in the reduction of compound 4 was the fulvene hydride complex Zr(H)(η⁵−C₅Me₄CH₂CH₂PPh₂)[η⁵:η²(C,P)−(CH₂)C₅Me₃CH₂CH₂PMe₂] (15). The reaction of compound 7 with an excess of MeI resulted selectively in replacement of the hydride ligand by iodide to give the complex ZrI(η⁵−C₅Me₅)[η⁵:η²(C,P)−(CH₂)C₅Me₃CH₂CH₂PMe₂] (10). In contrast, in the reaction of compound 7 with Me₂Si(H)Cl, the Zr-CH₂ bond underwent cleavage to give the chloride hydride complex Zr(H)Cl(η₅−C₅Me₅)[η⁵:η¹(P)−C₅Me₃(CH₂SiMe₂H)CH₂CH₂PMe₂] (11). In the reaction of complex 12 with CO, a phosphine group was replaced by CO to form the complex Zr(CO)(η5−C₅Me₄CH₂CH₂PMe₂)[η⁵:η¹(P)−C₅Me₄CH₂CH₂PMe₂] (13). The results obtained were compared with analogous reduction reactions of MeO-, MeS-, and Me₂N-functionalized zirconocene dichlorides. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 65–74, January, 2008.     

Solution behavior and structural diversity of bis(dialkylphosphino)methane complexes of palladium

The preparation of dipalladium complexes containing sterically nondemanding diphosphine (P-P) ligands of the type R(2)PCH(2)PR(2) where R = Me (dmpm) or Et (depm) is reported. Variable-temperature (1)H NMR spectra of the Pd(I)(2) complexes Pd(2)X(2)(dmpm)(2) (X = Cl, Br, or I; the P-P ligands in the Pd(2) complexes are always bridged, but for convenience, the micro -symbol is omitted) show the complexes to be fluxional in solution, the barriers to a ring-flipping process being DeltaG( double dagger ) = 37.9, 39.0, and 43.2 +/- 0.9 kJ mol(-)(1) for the chloro, bromo, and iodo complexes, respectively. Treatment of Pd(2)X(2)(P-P)(2) (X = Cl or Br) with X(2) generates the stable, face-to-face Pd(II)(2) derivatives trans-Pd(2)X(4)(P-P)(2), while oxidation of Pd(2)I(2)(P-P)(2) complexes with I(2) generates a new type of symmetrically di-iodo-bridged, five-coordinate complexes Pd(2)I(2)(micro -I)(2)(dmpm)(2) and Pd(2)I(2)(micro -I)(2)(depm)(2). The molecular crystal structures of four dipalladium(II) complexes are described: trans-Pd(2)Cl(4)(dmpm)(2).2CHCl(3), trans-Pd(2)Br(4)(dmpm)(2), trans-Pd(2)Cl(4)(depm)(2), and Pd(2)I(2)(micro -I)(2)(dmpm)(2). Solution NMR and UV-vis absorption spectra are consistent with the solid-state structures determined by X-ray diffraction. The stability of the dimeric Pd(II) complexes is attributed primarily to ligand steric factors.     

Synthesis and reactivity of bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)ethane tetracarbonylmolybdenum and tungsten X-ray crystal structureof bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)ethane tetracarbonyltungsten

Bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)ethane tetracarbonylmolybdenum (1a) and tungsten (1b) have been synthesized by the direct reaction of bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)ethane (bmpze) with M(CO)₆ (M = Mo or W). The molecular structure (1b), determined by x-ray crystallography, showed the seven-membered ring W–N–N–C–C–N–N to be in the boat conformation. Upon treatment with RSnCl3 (R=Ph or Cl) in CH₂Cl₂ at room temperature, complexes (1a) and (1b) gave the seven-coordinate oxidative-addition products [(bmpze)M(CO)₃(SnCl₂R)Cl] [M = Mo, R = Ph, (2a); M = W, R=Ph, (2b); M = Mo, R = Cl, (2c); M = W, R = Cl, (2d)]. When complexes (1b) and (2b) were heated under reflux with 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (dppe), the ligand, bmpze, in these complexes was easily removed. The novel compounds were characterized by ¹H-n.m.r., i.r. and elemental analysis.     

Synthesis and structure of bis(2-phenylethyl) phosphine selenide

Bis(2-phenylethyl)phosphine selenide was obtained with 86% yield from bis(2-phenylethyl)phosphine and selenium. XRD, IR, UV, and multinuclear NMR spectroscopic studies revealed that the phosphorus atom in the bis(2-phenylethyl)phosphine selenide molecule is four-coordinated irrespective of the phase state (crystals or solution).