Ruthenium (II) complexes bearing thioether-appended α-iminopyridine ligands: Arene precursors permit access to κ2-N,N and κ3-N,N,S complexes

Herein we report the preparation of a series of Ru(II) complexes featuring α-iminopyridine ligands bearing thioether functionality (NNS^R, where R = Me, CH₂Ph, Ph). Metallation using [(p-cymene)RuCl]₂ permits access to Ru complexes with a κ²-N,N donor set in which the thioether moiety remains uncoordinated. In the presence of a strong field ligand such as acetonitrile or triphenylphosphine, the p-cymene moiety is displaced, and the ligand adopts a κ³-N,N,S binding mode. These complexes are characterized using a combination of solution and solid state methods, including the crystal structure of [(NNS^Me)Ru (NCMe)₂Cl]Cl. The κ²-N,N-Ru(II) complexes are shown to serve as efficient precatalysts for the oxidation of sec-phenethyl alcohol at modest loadings (alcohol: Ru = 20:1), using a variety of external oxidants and solvents. The complex bearing an S-Ph donor was found to be the most active oxidation catalyst of those surveyed, suggesting that the thioether donor plays an active role in the catalytic cycle.     

Synthesis and Structure of Acetonitrile Solvates of Copper(II) Monofluoroacetate and Silver(I) Trifluoroacetate, [Cu2(CH2FCOO)4· 2CH3CN](CH3CN) and Ag3(CF3COO)3(CH3CN)2

Compounds [Cu₂(CH₂FCOO)₄· 2CH₃CN](CH₃CN) (I) and Ag₃(CF₃COO)₃(CH₃CN)₂(II) were synthesized and studied by X-ray structural analysis. Crystals Iare monoclinic, space group C2/c, a= 27.854(6), b= 8.286(2), c= 19.428(4) Å, = 106.82(3)°, V= 4292(2) ų, Z= 8, R ₁= 0.0426; crystals IIare triclinic, space group , a= 8.676(2), b= 9.819(2), c= 11.961(2) Å, = 95.27(3), = 109.59(3)°, = 104.60(3)°, V= 911.4(3) ų, Z= 2, R ₁= 0.0252. Structure Iis composed of the structural units (lanterns) typical of copper(II) carboxylates. The presence of an additional acetonitrile molecule noncoordinated by the copper atoms makes it possible to consider compound Ias a lattice clathrate. Structure IIhas no analogs among the silver carboxylates. It simultaneously contains silver atoms with coordination numbers varying from 2 to 4.     

Synthesis and equilibrium binding studies of cationic, two-coordinate gold(I) π-alkyne complexes

Reaction of a 1:1 mixture of (L)AuCl [L = P(t-Bu)₂o-biphenyl or IPr] and AgSbF₆ with internal alkynes led to isolation of the corresponding cationic, two-coordinate gold π-alkyne complexes in ≥ 90% yield. Equilibrium binding studies show that the binding affinities of alkynes to gold(I) are strongly affected by the electron density of the alkyne and to a lesser extent on the steric bulk of the alkyne. These substituent effects on alkyne binding affinity are greater than are the differences between the inherent binding affinities of alkynes and alkenes to gold(I).     

Ionic coordination complexes based on [Re6S8(CN)4L2]n– (L = OH–, NH3; n = 2, 3) cluster anions,and Ni(II) and Cd(II) ammine cations

Two new complexes containing M(II) ammine cations (M = Ni, Cd) and octahedral rhenium(III) thiocyanoammine and thiocyanohydroxoammine cluster anions, [Ni(NH₃)₆][Re₆S₈(CN)₄(NH₃)₂]?2H₂O (1) and [Cd(NH₃)₆][{Cd(NH₃)₅}{Re₆S₈(CN)₄(OH)(NH₃)}]₂?5H₂O (2), have been synthesized by hydrothermal reactions starting from Cs_1.83K_2.17[Re₆S₈(CN)₄(OH)₂]?2H₂O. The compounds were structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, elemental analysis, energy dispersive spectroscopy, and IR spectroscopy. Both compounds adopt monoclinic crystal structures composed from discrete ionic species which are held together by multiple hydrogen bonds between CN^–, OH^–, and NH₃ ligands and lattice water. 2 consists of {Cd(NH₃)₅}²⁺ attached to the OH group of the [Re₆S₈(CN)₄(OH)(NH₃)]^3– cluster anion via the Re–OH–Cd linkage.     

Spectroscopic investigations on the structure and fluxionality of the trihaptocycloheptatrienyl complexes [MX(CO)2(LL)(η3-C7H7)] (M  Mo,W; X  I,Cl; LL  bisphosphine or diamine) and synthesis of the tetracyanoethene adducts [WI(CO)2{Ph2P(CH2)nPPh2}{η3-C9H7(CN)4}] (n = 1 or 2)

Spectroscopic investigations, including ³¹P, ¹H and ¹³C NMR studies, on the formally 6-coordinate bisphosphine complexes [MX(CO)₂{Ph₂P(CH₂)_nPPh₂}(η³-C₇H₇)] (M  Mo, W; X  I, Cl; n = 2 (dppe), n = 1 (dppm); C₇H₇  cycloheptatrienyl) reveal a structure with no molecular plane of symmetry in which inequivalent P-donor atoms are arranged cis-cis and cis-trans to the two mutually cis-carbonyl groups. The dppe complexes exhibit a fluxional process which interconverts inequivalent phosphorus environments. Low temperature ¹H and ¹³C NMR studies on the diamine derivatives [MCl(CO)₂(H₂NCH₂CH₂NH₂)(η³-R)] (M  Mo, W, R  C₇H₇; M  Mo, R  C₃H₅ (allyl)) imply that the non-symmetric structure of the bisphosphine analogues is adopted. The adducts [WI(CO)₂{Ph₂P(CH₂)_n-PPh₂} {η³-C₉H₇(CN)₄}] (n = 1 or 2) are formed by tetracyanoethene addition to the trihapto-bonded cycloheptatrienyl ring of the tungsten complexes [WI(CO)₂-{Ph₂P(CH₂)_nPPh₂}(η³-C₇H₇)] (n = 1 or 2).     

Structures and dynamic solution behavior of cationic, two-coordinate gold(I)-π-allene complexes

A family of seven cationic gold complexes that contain both an alkyl substituted π-allene ligand and an electron-rich, sterically hindered supporting ligand was isolated in >90% yield and characterized by spectroscopy and, in three cases, by X-ray crystallography. Solution-phase and solid-state analysis of these complexes established preferential binding of gold to the less substituted C=C bond of the allene and to the allene π face trans to the substituent on the uncomplexed allenyl C=C bond. Kinetic analysis of intermolecular allene exchange established two-term rate laws of the form rate=k(1)[complex]+k(2)[complex][allene] consistent with allene-independent and allene-dependent exchange pathways with energy barriers of ΔG(≠)(1)=17.4-18.8 and ΔG(≠)(2)=15.2-17.6 kcal mol(-1), respectively. Variable temperature (VT) NMR analysis revealed fluxional behavior consistent with facile (ΔG(≠)=8.9-11.4 kcal mol(-1)) intramolecular exchange of the allene π faces through η(1)-allene transition states and/or intermediates that retain a staggered arrangement of the allene substituents. VT NMR/spin saturation transfer analysis of [{P(tBu)(2)o-binaphthyl}Au(η(2)-4,5-nonadiene)](+)SbF(6)(-) (5), which contains elements of chirality in both the phosphine and allene ligands, revealed no epimerization of the allene ligand below the threshold for intermolecular allene exchange (ΔG(≠)(298K)=17.4 kcal mol(-1)), which ruled out the participation of a η(1)-allylic cation species in the low-energy π-face exchange process for this complex.     

Interpretation der Absorptionsspektren der Komplexionen [Mo(CN)8]4−, [Mo(CN)8]3−, [W(CN)8]4− und [W(CN)8]3−

Zusammenfassung Die Absorptions- und Reflexionsspektren der Oktocyanokomplexe desMo(IV) undW(IV) sowie die Absorptionsspektren der Oktocyanotomplexe desMo(V) undW(V) werden mitgeteilt. Die Spektren werden unter Zugrundelegung der durch Raman- und IR-spektroskopische Untersuchungen gefordertenD _4d-Symmetrie dieser Verbindungen interpretiert. Die beobachteten Banden niedriger Intensität (log<3) werden Übergängen in einem Termsystem zugeordnet, das für die Konfigurationend ² undd ₁ und die SymmetrieD _4d berechnet worden ist. Banden hoher Intensität (log>3) werden auf Übergänge in antibindende Zustände zurückgeführt, an denen höherep-Zustände des Zentralions sowie Ligandenzustände beteiligt sind. Die erhaltenen Werte des Feldparameters stimmen mit ligandenfeldtheoretischen Erwartungen überein.

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Absorption and reflection spectra of the octacyanides ofMo(IV) andW(IV) and the absorption spectra of the octacyanides ofMo(V) andW(V) are presented. The spectra are interpreted in terms of theD _4d symmetry of the compounds supported by investigations of Raman and infrared spectra. Bands of low intensity (log<3) correspond to transitions between levels obtained in the case of the configurationsd ² andd ¹ respectively, in a field ofD _4d symmetry. Bands of high intensity (log>3) are attributed to transitions into antibonding levels in which p-orbitals of the central ion and ligand orbitals participate. The values of the field parameter obtained are in accord with ligand field theory.

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Résumé Les spectres d'absorption et de réflexion des complexes octocyanurés duMo(IV) et duW(IV) ainsi que les spectres d'absorption des mêmes complexes deMo(V) et de W(V) sont présentés. Les spectres sont interprétés en supposant la symétrieD _4d des molécules indiquée par des analyses des spectres Raman et infrarouges. Les bandes de faible intensité (log<3) sont attribuées à des transitions dans un système de niveaux, calculé pour les configurationsd ² etd ¹, respectivement, en symétrieD _4d. Des bandes de forte intensité (log>3) sont attribuées à des transitions vers des niveaux antiliants auxquels participent des fonctions élevéesp de l'ion central et des fonctions des groupes liés. Les valeurs obtenues pour le paramètre de champ sont en accord avec les prévisions de la théorie.

     

Binuclear cationic μ-bromo complexes of vanadium(II)

The compounds [V₂(μ-Br)₃L₆]BPh₄, with L = 3-methyltetrahydrofuran (1) and tetrahydrofuran (2), have been prepared. The crystal and molecular structures of 1 have been determined. The compound crystallizes in space group Cc with unit cell dimensions a = 18.499(3), b = 10.923(3), c = 29.619(7) Å, β = 103.18(2)^o, V = 5827(5) ų and Z = 4. The [V₂(μ-Br)₃(CH₃C₄H₇O)₆]⁺ ion is analogous to the [V₂(μ-Cl)₃L₆]⁺ cations previously described, but has a longer V—V distance, viz. 3.146(4) A. The UV-vis spectrum shows a double spin-flip transition but it is extremely weak compared to that in the chloro analog. Qualitatively, this was expected because of the ca 0.16 Å increase in the V—V distance, but the magnitude of the decrease (∼ 5 fold) is of interest.     

Syntheses and crystal structures of cobalt(II) and zinc(II) complexes with 4′-methoxy-5,6,7-trihydroxyisoflavone-3′-sulfonate

Abstract Sodium 4′-methoxy-5,6,7-trihydroxyisoflavone-3′-sulfonate (1) is synthesized by the sulfonation of 6-hydroxybiochanin A and its structure is characterized by elemental analysis, ¹H-NMR, and IR spectroscopy. It is assembled with cobalt(II) or zinc(II), hexaquacobalt(II) bis(4′-methoxy-5,6,7-trihydroxyisoflavone-3′-sulfonate) tetrahydrate (2) and hexaquazinc(II) bis(4′-methoxy-5,6,7-trihydroxyisoflavone-3′-sulfonate) tetrahydrate (3) are obtained and characterized by IR spectroscopy. Simultaneously, their three-dimensional structures are determined by single-crystal X-ray analysis. It turns out that 2 and 3 are isomorphous and crystallize in the triclinic crystal system, space group P-1. Hydrophilic regions are defined by O–H···O hydrogen bonds involving the coordinated water molecules, the included water molecules, and sulfonate groups. Aromatic π...π stacking interactions assemble the isoflavone skeletons into columns and these columns formed hydrophobic regions. The sulfonate group is an important bridge as a structural link between the hydrophilic regions and the hydrophobic regions. Hydrogen bonds, π...π stacking interactions and the electrostatic interactions assemble 2 and 3 into three-dimensional network structures. Graphical abstract Sodium 4′-methoxy-5,6,7-trihydroxyisoflavone-3′-sulfonate (1) is synthesized and assembled with cobalt(II) or zinc(II). Hexaquacobalt(II) bis(4′-methoxy-5,6,7-trihydroxyisoflavone-3′-sulfonate) tetrahydrate (2) and hexaquazinc(II) bis(4′-methoxy-5,6,7-trihydroxyisoflavone-3′-sulfonate) tetrahydrate (3) are obtained and determined by single-crystal X-ray analysis. It turns out that 2 and 3 are isomorphous and assembled into three-dimensional network structures, characterized by hydrophilic regions defined by hydrogen bonds involving the coordinated water molecules, the included water molecules, and the sulfonate groups and by hydrophobic columns, formed by the isoflavone skeletons, interacting through π...π stacking interactions.      

Influence of axial ligands and anions on the Ni–Ni distances in trinickel string complexes: synthesis,structure, and properties of [Ni3(dpa)4(CH3CN)2] · (ClO4)2 · (CH3CN) · H2O

A cation–anion metal string complex with neutral axial ligands, [Ni₃(dpa)₄(CH₃CN)₂] · (ClO₄)₂ · (CH₃CN) · H₂O (1) where dpa^? is 2,2′-dipyridylamine anion, was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, fluorescence, UV, and CV spectroscopic methods, and single crystal X-ray analysis. The Ni–Ni distances in 1 are longer than those in [Ni₃(dpa)₄(CH₃CN)₂] · (PF₆)₂ · 3.14CH₃CN (2) and [Ni₃(dpa)₄F₂] · [Ni₃(dpa)₄(H₂O)₂] · (BF₄)₂ · 2CH₃OH, indicating that the counter anions affect the Ni–Ni distances of trinickel string complexes. Compared with Ni₃(dpa)₄Cl₂ and Ni₃(dpa)₄(ClO₄)₂, 1 also has different fluorescence, UV, and CV properties. Therefore, this study clearly indicates that ligands and counter anions largely influence the structures and properties of trinickel string complexes.     

Structure and electron counting of tetrahedral and butterfly M2E2 clusters: an Mo analysis of (LnM)2(μ-X2) (X  P,PR, PM′L5) complexes

M₂E₂ clusters where both M and E are in a local conical coordination adopt a tetrahedral structure if they have six skeletal electron pairs (SEP). For a 5 SEP count, two different geometries are observed: a “contracted” tetrahedron such as Fe₂(CO)₆(μ-C₂-t-Bu)₂ or a butterfly structure such as Fe₂(CO)₆[μ-PMnCp(CO)₂]₂. By means of extended Hückel calculations on Co₂(CO)₆E₂ (E  P, PH, PCr(CO)₅, CH, CO) complexes, the criteria determining the choice of one of these two geometries are analysed. In particular, the role of the energy of the π-type frontier orbitals of E is emphasized. The possibility of existence of tetrahedral and butterfly-like M₂E₂ clusters is examined for 5, 6, and 7 SEP counts.     

Studies on organolanthanide complexes: XLII. Synthesis of the unsolvated monomeric complexes (MeOCH2CH2C5H4)3Ln (Ln  La,Pr) and X-ray structure of (MeOCH2CH2C5H4)3Pr

(MeOCH₂CH₂C₅H₄)₃Ln (Ln  La, Pr) complexes have been synthesized by reaction of LnCl₃ with MeOCH₂CH₂C₅H₄Na in THF at room temperature. A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study shows that the complex (MeOCH₂CH₂C₅H₄)₃Pr is monomeric in structure, and that the coordination number of the central Pr atom is 11. This is the first example of unsolvated monomeric La and Pr metallocene complexes with the largest possible coordination number of the metal.     

Syntheses of μ3-η2 phosphaalkyne; complexes of trinuclear iron and ruthenium hydridononacarbonyl anions [M3H(CO)9(ButCP)]− (M  Fe,Ru)

Syntheses of the anionic μ³-η² phosphaalkyne complexes [M₃H(CO)₉(Bu^tCP)]⁻ (M  Fe, Ru) are reported.     

Synthesis and structure of gold complexes [Ph3PR]+[Au(CN)2I2-trans]−, R = Et,CH2Ph,Ph

Russian Chemical Bulletin - Gold complexes [Ph3PR]+[Au(CN)2I2-trans]?, where R = Et (1), CH2Ph (2), Ph (3), were synthesized by the reaction of potassium dicyanodiiodoaurate with...     

Synthesis, structure, luminescence properties, quantum chemistry and cytotoxic effects of two vanadium(IV) complexes with polypyrazolylborates, HB(pz)3VO(acac) and HB(3,5-Me2pz)3VO(acac)·CH3CN (pz = pyrazole)

The reaction of VO(acac)₂ (acac = acetylacetonate) with NaHB(pz)₃ (pz = pyrazole) or NaHB(3,5-Me₂pz)₃ in methanol gave vanadium(IV) complexes HB(pz)₃VO(acac) (1) or HB(3,5-Me₂pz)₃VO(acac)·CH₃CN (2), respectively. The complexes 1 and 2 were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV-vis, NMR and X-ray diffraction crystallography methods. Complex 1 crystallizes in space group P2₁/c, a = 7.641(2) Å, b = 17.008(4) Å, c = 13.362(2) Å; β = 92.092(17)°, V = 1735.5(7) ų, Z = 4. Complex 2 crystallizes in space group P2₁/c, a = 17.410(13) Å, b = 8.076(16) Å, c = 19.300(13) Å; β = 101.75(5)°, V = 2657(6) ų, Z = 4. X-ray structure analyses have shown that the complexes 1 and 2 are monomeric with a similar coordination environment of the vanadium atom. Luminescence properties and cytotoxic effects of the complexes are discussed. On CBRH-7919 cells, the complexes 1 and 2 caused a slight stimulation of growth at low doses (1–10 μM) and a significant cytotoxic effect at higher doses (100–1000 μM). The electronic structure and the bonding characters of the two complexes were analyzed with ab initio calculations. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2006 by Y. H. Xing, Z. Sun, W. Zou, J. Song, K. Aoki, and M. F. Ge __________ Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 47, No. 5, pp. 924–932, September–October, 2006.     

Syntheses,structures, and properties of transition metal complexes with 2-( n -pyridyl)benzimidazole ( n = 2, 3, and 4)

Three pyridylbenzimidazoles (2-PBIM, 3-PBIM, and 4-PBIM) have been prepared (2-PBIM: 2-(2-pyridyl)-benzimidazole, 3-PBIM: 2-(3-pyridyl)-benzimidazole, 4-PBIM: 2-(4-pyridyl)-benzimidazole). Reactions of several transition metals (Cd²⁺, Cu²⁺, Fe²⁺) with the three ligands gave four new coordination complexes, [(Cd)₂(2-PBIM)₂(CH₃COO)₄] (1), [Cu(3-PBIM)₂(CH₃COO)₂]?·?2H₂O (2), [Cu(4-PBIM)₂(CH₃COO)₂(H₂O)]?·?H₂O (3), and [Fe(4-PBIM)₂(Cl)₂(H₂O)₂] (4), respectively. These four complexes have been characterized by X-ray crystallography, IR spectroscopy, and UV absorption spectroscopy. Thermogravimetric properties of 2 and 4 were also measured. X-ray crystallographic studies reveal that these four complexes are very different, although the ligands are similar in structure. The role of hydrogen-bonding and π–π interactions in extending dimensionality of simple complexes has been discussed.     

A synthetic route to cationic ‘3 + 2’ oxorhenium(V) complexes containing imidazole derivatives

The neutral complex [ReOBr₂(tmi)] [Htmi?=?2-(1-ethanolthiomethyl)-1-methylimidazole] was synthesized by reaction of (n-Bu₄N)[ReOBr₄(OPPh₃)] with an equimolar amount of Htmi in acetonitrile. The ‘3?+?2’ complex [ReO(tmi)(mi)]Cl [Hmi?=?2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-methylimidazole] was isolated from a one-pot reaction of (n-Bu₄N)[ReOCl₄] with Htmi and Hmi in equimolar quantities in acetonitrile. The compounds were characterized by spectroscopic methods and X-ray crystallography. Both complexes have distorted octahedral geometries with the alcoholate oxygen of tmi coordinated trans to the oxo group.     

Structures of Pd(CN)2 and Pt(CN)2: intrinsically nanocrystalline materials?

Analysis and modeling of X-ray and neutron Bragg and total diffraction data show that the compounds referred to in the literature as "Pd(CN)(2)" and "Pt(CN)(2)" are nanocrystalline materials containing small sheets of vertex-sharing square-planar M(CN)(4) units, layered in a disordered manner with an intersheet separation of ~3.44 ? at 300 K. The small size of the crystallites means that the sheets' edges form a significant fraction of each material. The Pd(CN)(2) nanocrystallites studied using total neutron diffraction are terminated by water and the Pt(CN)(2) nanocrystallites by ammonia, in place of half of the terminal cyanide groups, thus maintaining charge neutrality. The neutron samples contain sheets of approximate dimensions 30 ? × 30 ?. For sheets of the size we describe, our structural models predict compositions of Pd(CN)(2)·xH(2)O and Pt(CN)(2)·yNH(3) (x ≈ y ≈ 0.29). These values are in good agreement with those obtained from total neutron diffraction and thermal analysis, and are also supported by infrared and Raman spectroscopy measurements. It is also possible to prepare related compounds Pd(CN)(2)·pNH(3) and Pt(CN)(2)·qH(2)O, in which the terminating groups are exchanged. Additional samples showing sheet sizes in the range ~10 ? × 10 ? (y ~ 0.67) to ~80 ? × 80 ? (p = q ~ 0.12), as determined by X-ray diffraction, have been prepared. The related mixed-metal phase, Pd(1/2)Pt(1/2)(CN)(2)·qH(2)O (q ~ 0.50), is also nanocrystalline (sheet size ~15 ? × 15 ?). In all cases, the interiors of the sheets are isostructural with those found in Ni(CN)(2). Removal of the final traces of water or ammonia by heating results in decomposition of the compounds to Pd and Pt metal, or in the case of the mixed-metal cyanide, the alloy, Pd(1/2)Pt(1/2), making it impossible to prepare the simple cyanides, Pd(CN)(2), Pt(CN)(2), or Pd(1/2)Pt(1/2)(CN)(2), by this method.