Copper(II) complexes with derivatives of salen and tetrahydrosalen: a spectroscopic, electrochemical and structural study

Salen type complexes, CuL, the corresponding tetrahydrosalen type complexes, Cu[H₄]L, and N,N′-dimethylated tetrahydrosalen type complexes, Cu[H₂Me₂]L, were investigated using cyclic voltammetry, and electronic and ESR spectroscopy. In addition, the analogous copper(II) complexes with a derivative of the tetradentate ligand ‘salphen’ [salphen=H₂salphen=N,N′-disalicylidene-1,2-diaminobenzene] were studied. Solutions of CuL, Cu[H₄]L and Cu[H₂Me₂]L are air-stable at ambient temperature, except for the complex Cu(^tBu, Me)[H₄]salphen [H₂(^tBu, Me)[H₄]salphen=N,N′-bis(2-hydroxy-3-tert-butyl-5-methylbenzyl)-1,2-diaminobenzene]. Cu(^tBu, Me)[H₄]salphen interacts with dioxygen and the ligand is oxidatively dehydrogenated (–CH₂–NH–→–C=N–) to form Cu(^tBu, Me)[H₂]salphen and finally, in the presence of base, Cu(^tBu, Me)salphen. X-ray structure analysis of Cu(^tBu, Me)[H₂Me₂]salen confirms a slightly tetrahedrally distorted planar geometry of the CuN₂O₂ coordination core. The complexes were subjected to spectrophotometric titration with pyridine, to determine the equilibrium constants for adduct formation. It was found that the metal center in the complexes studied is only of weak Lewis acidity. In dichlormethane, the oxidation Cu(II)/Cu(III) is quasireversible for the CuL type complexes, but irreversible for the Cu[H₄]L and Cu[H₂Me₂]L type. A poorly defined wave was observed for the irreversible reduction Cu(II)/Cu(I) at potentials less than −1.0 V. The ESR spectra of CuL at both 77 K and room temperature reveal that very well resolved lines can be attributed to the interaction of an unpaired electron spin with the copper nuclear spin, ¹⁴N donor nuclei and to a distant interaction with two equivalent protons [A^Cu(iso)≈253 MHz, A^N(iso)≈43 MHz, A^N(iso)≈20 MHz]. These protons are attached to the carbon atoms adjacent to the ¹⁴N nuclei. In contrast to CuL, the number of lines in the spectra of the complexes Cu[H₄]L and Cu[H₂Me₂]L is greatly reduced. At room temperature, only a quintet with a considerably smaller nitrogen shf splitting constant [A^N(iso)≈27 MHz] is observed. Both factors, planarity and conjugation, are thus essential for the observation of distant hydrogen shf splitting in CuL. Due to the C=N bond hydrogenation, the coordination polyhedra of the complexes Cu[H₄]L and Cu[H₂Me₂]L is more flexible and more sensitive to ligand modification than that of CuL. The electron-withdrawing effect of the phenyl ring of the phenylenediamine bridge is reflected in a reduction of the copper hyperfine coupling constants in Cu(^tBu, Me)[H₄]salphen and Cu(^tBu, Me)[H₂Me₂]salphen complexes [A^Cu(iso)≈215 MHz].     

Potent 5-nitrofuran derivatives inhibitors of Trypanosoma cruzi growth: electrochemical, spectroscopic and biological studies

Cyclic voltammetry and electron spin resonance techniques were used in the investigation of several potential antiprotozoal containing thiosemicarbazone and carbamate nitrofurans. In the electrochemical behaviour, a self-protonation process involving the nitro group was observed. The reactivity of the nitro anion radical for these derivatives with glutathione, a biological relevant thiol, was also studied in means of cyclic voltammetry. These studies demonstrated that glutathione could react with radical species from 5-nitrofuryl system. Furthermore, from the voltammetric results, some parameters of biological significance as E(7)(1) (indicative of the biological nitro anion radical formation), and [Formula: see text] (thermodynamic indicator the of oxygen redox cycling) have been calculated. We also evaluated the stability of the nitro anion radical in terms of the dimerization constant (k(d)). The nitrofuran-free radicals from cyclic voltammetry were characterized by electron spin resonance. A clear dependence between both the thiosemicarbazone or carbamate substructure and the length of the linker, furyl- or furylpropenyl-spacer, and the delocalization of the unpaired electron was observed. Through of biological assays we obtained important parameters that account for the selective anti-trypanosomal activity of these derivatives. The trypomastigote viability study showed that all derivatives are as active as in the epimastigote form of the parasite in a doses dependent manner.     

Synthesis, spectroscopic, electrochemical and Pb2+-binding studies of tetrathiafulvalene acetylene derivatives

A series of tetrathiafulvalene acetylene derivatives, [TTF-Ctriple bondC-A] [A=C6H4N(CH3)2-4 (1), C6H4OCH3-4 (2), C6H5 (3), C6H4F-4 (4), C6H4NO2-4 (5), C5H4N-2 (6), C5H4N-3 (7), and C5H4N-4 (8)], have been designed and synthesized to provide insight into the nature of the donor-acceptor interaction via a pi-conjugated triple bond. The X-ray crystal structure of [TTF-(Ctriple bondC)-C6H4OCH3-4] (2) reveals that the phenyl ring linked by acetylene is almost coplanar to the plane of TTF with a dihedral angle of 3.6 degrees. The strong intermolecular C-H...O hydrogen bonding was found to direct the molecular helical assemblies with a screw pitch of 5.148 A when viewed along the a-axis. Spectroscopic and electrochemical behaviors of the tetrathiafulvalene acetylene derivatives demonstrate that the TTF unit interacts with the electron-accepting group through the triple bond, thus leading to the intramolecular charge transfer. The pyridine-substituted TTF compounds 6-8 show remarkable sensing and coordinating properties toward Pb2+. Comparison of the spectroscopic and electrochemical properties and the calculation at the B3LYP/6-31G* level available in Gaussian 03 reveals that varying the bridged unit of the TTF-pi-A system from a double bond to a triple bond leads to positive shifts for the first and second oxidation potentials of the TTF moieties, while the extent of intramolecular charge transfer interactions through the pi-conjugated triple bond is smaller than that through the double bond.     

Synthesis and spectroscopic and electrochemical studies of chitosan Schiff base derivatives

Schiff derivatives were prepared by the reactions of salicylaldehyde and its derivatives (5-chloro, 5-methoxy, 5-fluoro, 5-methyl, 5-nitro) with the amino group of chitosan. The Schiff bases were studied by Fourier IR spectroscopy and by UV-visible spectroscopy. The cyclic voltammograms of the Schiff bases were analyzed and compared to those of chitosan and salicylaldehyde. The formal potential of the chitosan Schiff base derivative correlates with the Hammett parameters. The oxidation potential increases and the optical density decreases with enhancement of the electron-acceptor properties of the functional group R in the m-position to the -N=CH-group. Chitosan (Chi) is a polysaccharide whose chains consist of recurrent units of acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucode linked by the 1,4-β-glycoside bond. This polysaccharide was widely studied as drug carrier [1, 2], because it is nontoxic, biodegradable, and well biocompatible [3].     

A pyrazolate-supported Fe(3)(mu(3)-O) core: structural, spectroscopic, electrochemical, and magnetic study

A comparison is made between the structural, spectroscopic, electrochemical, and magnetic properties of pyrazolate versus carboxylate complexes [Fe3(mu3(mu3O)(mu-LL)6Cl3]2- containing the Fe3(mu3-O)-motif. While the Fe3(mu3-O)-cores are structurally indistinguishable in the two types of complexes, their magnetic properties deviate from the expected values as a result of a through-pyrazole contribution to the overall antiferromagnetic exchange with J1/hc = -80.1 cm(-1) and J2/hc = -72.4 cm(-1), or J1/hc = 70.6 cm(-1) and J2/hc = -80.8 cm(-1), (Hex = -J1(S1S2 + S2S3) - J2S1S3). The magnetic properties of the pyrazolate complexes are further tuned by an antisymmetric exchange interaction term.     

Mechanistic study of the aldol condensation occurring in the alkaline solution of 3-hydroxy 2-oxo propranoate (β hydroxypyruvate)

With 3-bromo-2-oxopropanoate (β bromopyruvate) and its ethyl ester, the ionisation of the gemdiol of the hydrated form BrCH₂-C(OH)₂-COOR 1 initiates the elimination of bromide anion yielding 3-hydroxy-2-oxopropanoate 2 (β-hydroxypyruvate). The mechanism of the reaction was investigated essentially by polarography in aqueous solution.In neutral (and acid) media, the polarographic behaviour of 2 resembled that of other α-ketoacids: reduction at the mercury electrode yielded glycerate.In alkaline media, there was evidence of the carbanion enolate ^-O—CHC(OH)—COO^-. 3'. The overall rate constant was determined according to a kinetic law of the typer:v = k.¦2¦.¦OH^-¦; found k = 1,56 min^-1 in NaOH 0.5 N at 25°.In the pH range 10.5 to 11.5,3' existed in minor amounts and initiated a slow aldol condensation with the tautomer 3-oxo-2-hydroxypropanoate 4 (tartronate Semialdehyde) according to a kinetic law of the type v = k?.¦2¦².¦OH^-¦found k? = 211.mol^-1 min ^-1 at 25° , at pH 11.0.The aldol product was isolated as a sodium sail and its structure established by ¹³C NMR.     

Highly conjugated multiporphyrins: synthesis, spectroscopic and electrochemical properties

A series of meso-to-meso ethynyl-bridged multiporphyrin arrays have been synthesized using Sonogoshira palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions involving the appropriate ethynylporphyrin and iodoporphyrin precursors. The absorption spectra of these multiporphyrins show splitting of the Soret bands and significant red shifts of the Q bands as compared to the combination of the corresponding components. These conjugated multiporphyrins also show red shifts in their emission spectra as the pi-conjugation is expanded. In the electrochemical measurements, the porphyrins dimer 7 shows two 1 - e- oxidations at E(1/2) = +0.63 and +0.76 V for the first electron abstraction from the two porphyrin rings, indicating electronic communication between the two porphyrin units. The porphyrin trimer 4 exhibits the first and second 1 - e- oxidations at E(1/2) = +0.68 and +0.77 V, respectively, which correspond to the two outer porphyrins. The cyclic voltammogram of pentamer 5 shows two overlapping 1 - e- couples at E(1/2) = +0.56 and +0.66 V, and one 2 - e- couple at E(1/2) = +0.86 V, for the four outer porphyrin units. These results demonstrate that in the porphyrin trimer and pentamer the individual peripheral porphyrin units are electrochemically coupled via a central porphyrin core. The UV-Vis-NIR spectra of the oxidized species of these multiporphyrins exhibit a broad intervalence charge transfer (IVCT) band in the region from 1200 to 3000 nm. The present work shows that a central porphyrin unit appended with ethynyl bridges affords strong electronic interactions between the peripheral porphyrin rings over a distance of about 15 A.     

The photoreduction of zinc tetra-2,3-pyridino porphyrazine: A photochemical,electrochemical and spectroscopic study

The behavior of zinc tetra-2,3-porphyrazine (PcZnPy) has been studied by means of spectroscopy (u.v.-visible and in situ Raman diffusion), electrochemistry and photochemistry. In contrast to its phthalocyanin analog, this dye has to undergo a one-electron reduction process prior to being able to photosensitize reduction reactions. The application of this property to perform two-electron transfers is considered.     

A theoretical, spectroscopic, and photophysical study of 2,7-carbazolenevinylene-based conjugated derivatives

A combined theoretical and experimental study of the structure, optical, and photophysical properties of four 2,7-carbazolenevinylene-based derivatives in solution is presented. Geometry optimizations of the ground states of PCP, PCP-CN, TCT, and TCT-CN were carried out using the density functional theory (DFT/B3LYP/6-31G*). It is found that PCP and TCT are nearly planar in their ground electronic states (S0), whereas the cyano derivatives are more twisted. The nature and the energy of the first singlet-singlet electronic transitions have been obtained from time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) calculations performed on the optimized geometries. For all the compounds, excitation to the S1 state corresponds mainly to the promotion of one electron from the highest-occupied molecular orbital to the lowest-unoccupied molecular orbital, and the S1 <-- S0 electronic transition is strongly allowed and polarized along the long axis of the molecular frame. The optimization (relaxation) of the first singlet excited electronic state (S1) has been done using the restricted configuration interaction (singles) (RCIS/6-31G*) approach. It is observed that all four investigated compounds become more planar in their S1 relaxed excited state. Electronic transition energies from the relaxed excited states have been obtained from TDDFT calculations performed on the S1-optimized geometries. The absorption and fluorescence spectra of the carbazolenevinylenes have been recorded in chloroform. A good agreement is obtained between TDDFT vertical transitions energies and the (0,0) absorption and fluorescence bands. The change from phenylene to thiophene rings as well as the incorporation of cyano substituents induce bathochromic shifts in the absorption and fluorescence spectra. From the analysis of the energy of the frontier molecular orbitals, it is believed that thiophene rings and CN substituents induce some charge-transfer character to the first electronic transition, which is responsible for the red shifts observed. Finally, the fluorescence quantum yield and the lifetime of the compounds in chloroform have been obtained. In sharp contrast with many oligothiophenes, it is observed that TCT possesses a high fluorescence quantum yield. On the other hand, the CN-containing derivatives exhibit much lower fluorescence quantum yields, probably due to the combined influence of steric effects and charge-transfer interactions caused by the cyano groups.     

Nitro-functionalized oligothiophenes as a novel type of electroactive molecular material: spectroscopic,electrochemical, and computational study

A novel series of terthiophenes bearing electron-donor and electron-acceptor groups at the end alpha-positions has been prepared. The analysis of the UV-vis, infrared, and Raman spectra, performed with the aid of density functional theory calculations, shows that the asymmetrically substituted nitro compounds PhT(3)NO(2) and BrT(3)NO(2) behave as push-pull systems and present an intense photoinduced charge transfer in the visible spectrum. The symmetrically substituted dinitro compound NO(2)T(3)NO(2) displays a highly delocalized structure with a low single-double bond length alternation and also displays a low-energy absorption band in the visible region. The novel nitroterthiophenes possess attractive electrochemical properties since they generate stable species both upon oxidation and reduction. Oxidation mainly involves changes in the oligothiophene backbone and leads to the formation of stable cations even for NO(2)T(3)NO(2). Reduction is mainly nitro-centered but also affects the conjugated structure. Radical anions and dianions are formed for PhT(3)NO(2) and BrT(3)NO(2). Dianions, not radical anions, and trianions are obtained for NO(2)T(3)NO(2). Nitro-functionalized terthiophenes are shown to be very promising as electroactive molecular materials since they behave as push-pull systems, present a very intense photoinduced charge transfer in the visible region, and could act as both n- and p-channel conductors in organic electronic transistors.     

Synthesis and spectroscopic studies of 3-carbamoylisonicotinic acid derivatives

An unusual example of the selective hydrolysis of a cyano group to the corresponding carboxyl group under mild reaction conditions in the presence of a carboxamide group is reported. The reaction resulted in the formation of a rare combination of vicinal carboxamide and carboxyl groups on a pyridone ring. The structure of the synthesized products was thoroughly studied using one- and two-dimensional NMR experiments and the reaction pathway was monitored fluorometrically.     

Synthesis, spectroscopic and electrochemical characterization, and DFT study of seventeen C70(CF3)n derivatives (n=2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12)

Eight new C70(CF3)n derivatives (n=2, 6, 10, 12) have been synthesized and characterized by UV/Vis and 19F NMR spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and quantum chemical calculations at the DFT level of theory. Nine previously known derivatives of C70(CF3)n with n=2-12 were also studied by cyclic voltammetry (and seven of them by UV/Vis spectroscopy for the first time). Most of the 17 compounds exhibited two or three reversible reductions at scan rates from 20 mV s(-1) up to 5.0 V s(-1). In general, reduction potentials for the 0/- couple are shifted anodically relative to the C70 0/-) couple. However, the 0/- E1/2 values for a given composition are strongly dependent on the addition pattern of the CF3 groups. The data show that the addition pattern is as important, if not more important in some cases, than the number of substituents, n, in determining E1/2 values. An analysis of the DFT-predicted LUMOs indicates that addition patterns that have non-terminal double bonds in pentagons result in derivatives that are strong electron acceptors.     

Novel crown-containing 3-styryl derivatives of oligothiophenes: synthesis,structure, and optical and electrochemical characteristics

A method for the synthesis of the 3-substituted polythiophene derivatives including two crown-containing styryl fragments was proposed. The optical properties of the obtained compounds are characterized by the presence of intense absorption and fluorescence bands. The oxidation to the thiophene derivatives involves the crown-containing styryl fragment and should be sensitive to the presence of the metal cation in the crown ether cavity.     

A chemoselective and one-pot synthesis of 5-hydroxy and 7-hydroxy coumarin derivatives

Abstract  An efficient one-pot reaction of dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates with 2,4-dihydroxybenzo(or aceto)phenones in the presence of triphenylphosphine produces 5-hydroxy- and 7-hydroxycoumarin derivatives. The novel procedure features short reaction time, fairly good yields, and simple workup. Graphical abstract        

A chemoselective and one-pot synthesis of 5-hydroxy and 7-hydroxy coumarin derivatives

Abstract  

An efficient one-pot reaction of dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates with 2,4-dihydroxybenzo(or aceto)phenones in the presence of triphenylphosphine produces 5-hydroxy- and 7-hydroxycoumarin derivatives. The novel procedure features short reaction time, fairly good yields, and simple workup.     

Novel dipeptide macrocycles from 4-oxo, -thio,and -amino-substituted proline derivatives

Dipeptide macrocycles of type A have been constructed in a versatile manner from the corresponding 4-heteroatom-substituted proline derivatives using an intramolecular Mitsunobu strategy.     

Synthesis, crystal structures, electrochemical and spectroscopic properties of ruthenium(II) complexes containing diamino-1,3,5-triazine derivatives

Three Ru(II) complexes [Ru(bpy)₂(1-IQTNH)](ClO₄)₂ (1), [Ru(bpy)₂(2-QTNH)](ClO₄)₂ (2) and [Ru(bpy)₂(3-IQTNH)](ClO₄)₂ (3) (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine, 1-IQTNH = 6-(isoquinolin-1-yl)-1,3,5-triazine- 2,4-diamine, 2-QTNH = 6-(quinolin-2-yl)-1,3,5-triazine- 2,4-diamine, 3-IQTNH = 6-(isoquinolin-3-yl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine) have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, ¹H NMR spectroscopy, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and X-ray crystallography. The electrochemical and spectroscopic properties of the complexes differ from those of [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺ owing to the structural differences between the ligands and their complexes.     

Synthesis and spectroscopic study of arylazo derivatives of benzimidazolo[2′, 1′:2, 3]thiazolidin-4-one

The coupling of benzimidazolo[2, 1:2, 3]thiazolidin-4-one with benzenediazonium chlorides in acetic acid in the presence of sodium acetate at pH 4.5–4.0 has yielded 5-arylazo derivatives of the thiazolidone. By a study of the IR and UV spectra of the aryl derivatives of benzimidazolo[2, 1:2, 3]thiazolidin-4-one synthesized, it has been shown that the latter has the azo structure.