Off-on-off Luminescent Switching of a Novel Ru(II) Complex

There has been explosive interest in the synthesis and applications of novel Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes with respect to molecular sensors1,2, switches3, and sensitizers of Gr鋞zel solar cells based on nanocrystalline TiO24. Here we report a novel Ru(II) complex, which can serve as pH-induced remarkable off-on-off luminescent switch. Scheme 1 The acid-base equilibria of the complex UV-vis absorption and emission spectroscopic pH titration experiments of the Ru complex wit…     

Molecular and Supramolecular Structures of a Nickel(II)–Copper(II)–Nickel(II) Trinuclear Complex Containing a New Macrocyclic Oxamido Complex Ligand

The title complex, [Cu(NiL)₂(H₂O)₂](ClO₄)₂, has been obtained by self-assembly, where [NiL] is a new macrocyclic oxamido complex ligand. In the crystal, a new kind of supramolecular interaction between the carbon atoms of the oxamido group of each [NiL] complex ligand in a [Cu(NiL)₂(H₂O)₂]^{2 +} cation and the oxygen atom of one of the ester carbonyls of another [Cu(NiL)₂(H₂O)₂]^{2 +} cation, and C—HO, O—HO and interactions are observed and link the trinuclear fragments and perchlorate ions to form a 3D supramolecular network.     

Complex formation of 1,4,7-tris(β-diphenylphosphinylethyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane with divalent copper salts

An investigation of the monoligand complex of 1,4,7-tris(-diphenylphosphinylethyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane with divalent copper has been carried out in various solvents using electronic, IR, and ESR spectroscopy. It was found that the five-coordination polyhedron formed in the complex involves only donor atoms of the ligand and has the structure of a tetragonally elongated square pyramid with two nitrogen atoms and two oxygen atoms at the base and a nitrogen atom at the apex. Compared with the copper(II) complex with the corresponding acid, 1,4,7-tris(-dihydroxyphosphinylethyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane, the coordination compound studied has a higher order of symmetry. The absence of observable distortions in the case of the acid is probably connected with steric interaction of the bulky phenyl substituents in the test ligand.A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Heteroorganic Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117813. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 594–601, March, 1992.     

Spectroscopic study of copper(II) complexes with 1,4,7-tris(dihydroxyphosphorylmethyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane and 1,4,7-tris(β-dihydroxyphosphorylethyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane

The reaction of 1,4,7-tris(dihydroxyphosphorylmethyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane and 1,4,7-tris(-dihydroxyphosphorylethyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane with divalent copper over a wide pH range in aqueous solution has been studied using electronic, vibrational, and ESR spectroscopy. Normal and protonated complexes of both compounds have a pentacoordinate structure of the tetragonal type with coordination of three nitrogen atoms and two phosphonic groups. The difference lies in the different degree of distortion and flexibility of the square-pyramidal polyhedron.A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelemental Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117813 Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1776–1784, August, 1992.     

Crystal Structure of a Nickel(II) Complex with Asymmetric _L-Histidine Ligand

1 INTRODUCTION Metal-amino acid complexes are involved in the process of some important metal transport in humans. These complexes and their derivatives are important due to their biochemical and pharmacological pro- perties[1～5]. Nickel(II), as a Jahn-Teller center, when complexed with amino acids, adopts a variety of coordination geometries from distorted square plane, flattened tetrahedron and distorted square pyramid to distorted octahedron as observed in structures reported[6, 7], …     

Synthesis of a New Cobalt (II) Complex and its Interaction with DNA

The interaction of metal complexes with DNA has been widely studied by differentmethods such as spectrophotometry, light scattering technique, fluorometry1-3. Manycomplexes such as Co(phen)2 ,Co(en)2 ,Fe(EDTA)2- etc.4,5 have been synthesized and 3+ 3+their effect on DNA has been studied in order to further explain the mechanism of genemutation, anti-cancer or cancer-induced reason and DNA targeted drugs. In this paper,a new cobalt complex was synth…     

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of a New Cadmium(II) Complex with a Double Betaine

1 INTRODUCTION The construction of supramolecular aggregates has received much attention due to their intriguing network topologies and potential functions as new classes of materials[1, 2]. Multiple noncovalent interac- tions, such as hydrogen bonds, π-π stacking and host- guest ionic interactions, play important roles in the supramolecular assembly of metal ions and organic ligands[3, 4]. In this context the multidentate ligands with conjugated groups are employed as building blocks in…     

Synthesis, Structure and Magnetic Properties of a Diphenoxo-bridged Binuclear Copper(II) Complex

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One-Dimensional Hydrogen-bonded Double Chain Composed of a Copper(II) Complex with Chelidamic Acid

1INTRODUCTION Chelidamic acid(2,6-dicarboxy-4-hydroxypyri-dine),an emblematical polydentate ligand,has been of great attraction due to its usage in many areas of science,such as coordinate chemistry,biochemis-try,organic chemistry,medical chemistry and even in HIV investigation[1].More and more metal com-plexes containing chelidamic acid ligands have been reported,which play a significant role in de-signing the molecules and extending chemistry of chelidamic acid[2].In our previous paper…     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Antimicrobial Activity of a Novel Ni(II) Complex

A new nickel(II) complex, C34H38N8NiO4, has been prepared and charac- terized by X-ray diffraction analysis. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 11.715(5), b = 12.328(5), c =11.113(5) , β = 92.589(5)°, Z = 2, Dc = 1.411 g/cm3, μ = 0.658 mm-1, the final R = 0.0427 and wR = 0.1099 for 2229 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I). The complex is a centrosymmetric plane in which nickel(II) is coordinated in a regular octahedron to the ligand phenytoin through the nitrogen atoms of ethylenediamine, imine and amine. The complex was valued for its antimicrobial activity against bacterial strands using the agar diffusion method, and found to be active against the four test bacterial organisms. Preliminary screening for antimicrobial activities showed that the title complex is quite active against standard strains of Salmonella species, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus pumilus and Eschierichia coli.     

Polymerization of Styrene by Neutral Ni (II) Acetylide Complex

Over the past few years, the utilization of late transition metal-based soluble complexes as styrene polymerization catalysts has received considerable attention1. Various systems have been explored. For example, cationic h3-allylnickel complexes alone2 or modified by P (III) ligands3 as well as a few other systems (e. g., cationic h3-benzylic nickel complexes4) are active homogeneous catalysts for the low molecular weight polymerization of styrene by simple cationic mechanism2,3,4. Neut…     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Novel Hetero-bimetallic Complex with a Three-dimensional Network Structure: Bis(malonato)tetra(aqua)calcum(II)cobalt(II)

1INTRODUCTION There has been considerable interest in the designand synthesis of transition metal complexes withcarboxylate ligands in coordination chemistry due tothe fact that this type of complexes has potentialapplications in molecule-based magnets,catalysis,supramolecular chemistry and biological systems[1～3].As an important flexibility dicarboxylate ligand,malonate dianion may act as momodentate,chelatedbidentate and tridentate bridging ligands to formvarious1D,2D and3D structures[…     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Copper(II) Complex with 2,4-Dihydroxybenzylidene Benzoylhydrazone Ligand

1 INTRODUCTION The chemical properties of acylhydrazones Schiff bases and their complexes with some transition metal ions have been intensively investigated in several re- search areas because of their chelating capability and pharmacological applications[1～10]. Intriguingly, the copper(II) complexes are shown to be signifycantly more potent than the metal free chelate, suggesting that the metal complex is the biologically active species. Owing to the biological interest in these types …     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Copper(II) Complex with 4-Cyanobenzoic Acid

1 INTRODUCTION Exploration on the syntheses and properties of car- boxylate complexes, especially aromatic carboxylate complexes, has always been a fascinating and chal- lenging research field for decades either in coor- dination chemistry or in functional materials[1, 2]. Cy- anobenzoic acid (Hcba) possessing two functional coordination groups should display structural diver- sities on the formation of complexes[3～15]. In particu- lar, the copper(II) carboxylate complexes bearing spe- …     

One and Two-dimensional Structures of a New Oxamido Copper(II) Complex with Phthalato Bridged

1 INTRODUCTION Coordination polymers are a family of materials composed of 1D chains, 2D sheets, and 3D networks of metal-organic building blocks connected via co- valent and hydrogen bonds. Recently, they have re- ceived increasing attention for their fascinating struc- tures and topological features[1～4]. The complex as ligands approach is one of the best strategies to de- sign and synthesize polynuclear species, and a good example of ‘complex ligand’ is represented by mono- nuclear…     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Complex [Bis(dien)zinc(II)] Zinc(II) Tetrachloride (dien = Diethylenetriamine)

The title complex [bis(dien)zinc(II)] zinc(II) tetrachloride was synthesized and characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffraction, elemental analysis, electric conductivity, IR and electronic spectra. The compound crystallizes in the tetragonal system, space group I4 with a = 10.250(3), b = 10.250(3), c = 9.054(2) -, V = 951.2(5) 3, Mr = 486.95, Z = 2, F(000) = 504, Dc = 1.700 g/cm3, μ = 3.083 mm-1, λ = 0.71073 , the final R = 0.0226 and wR = 0.0642. The symmetric crystal structure consists of a zinc complex cation [Zn(dien)2]2+ and a zinc tetrachloride anion [ZnCl4]2-, forming a three-dimensional framework through intramolecular and intermolecular hydrogen bonds.     

Syntheses and crystal structure of binuclear μ-oxamido copper(II) complexes containing 1,4,7-triazacyclononane as a terminal ligand

Two new binuclear copper(II) complexes, Cu(tacn)Cu(oxpn)(ClO₄)₂·C₂H₅OH (1), and Cu(tacn)Cu(oxap)(ClO₄)₂·CH₃OH (2), have been prepared from the planar fragment Cu(oxpn) and Cu(oxap) (tacn denotes 1,4,7-triazacyclononane, oxpn and oxap stand for the dianions of N,N′-bis(3-aminopropyl)oxamide, and N,N′-bis(2-aminopropyl)oxamide, respectively). The complexes have been characterized by means of elemental analyses and IR, and UV spectra. The crystal structure of compound 1 shows that copper(II) coordinates to the four nitrogen atoms of oxpn in a square-planar environment and the other copper(II) ion is in a distorted square-pyramidal environment.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Copper(II) Complex with N-Acetoxyl-picolinamide

1 INTRODUCTION The picoloylhydrazide compounds are close to thebiologic environment and can react with microele-ments in organism so as to have antitubercular andantineoplastic activities. However, owing to the exis-tence of amino group, this kind of compounds aretoxic to some extent[1]. In order to decrease theirtoxicity, hydrazone or hydrazide compounds synthe-sized by the condensation reaction of amino and car-bonyl groups have been well studied in recentyears[1～7]. Herein we report t…     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Kinetic Mechanism of Thermal Decomposition of a Zinc(II) Complex with N-Salicylidene-p-toluidine

1 INTRODUCTION Over the past decades, considerable attention has been devoted to the synthesis, characterization and property studies of Schiff bases and their com- plexes because of their potential and developed appli- cations in the fields of conducting and magnetic ma- terials, dyes, non-linear optics, catalysis, analytical chemistry, biochemical research, agriculture and so on[1～7]. A large number of reports are available in the chemistry and biologic activities of transition metal co…