Metal Complexes with Macrocyclic Ligands,IV. Synthesis,Properties and Kinetics of Complexation with Three N-methyl Substituted 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecanes

The synthesis, properties and complexation of 1-methyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane (1-MeCyclam-14), 1,5-dimethyl-1,5,8,12-tetraazacyclotetradecane (2-MeCyclam-14) and 1,4,8,11-tetramethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane (4-MeCyclam-14) are described. While the Ni²⁺ and Cu²⁺ complexes of 1-MeCyclam-14 and 2-MeCyclam-14 exhibit square planar geometries, 4-MeCyclam-14 forms Ni²⁺ and Cu²⁺ complexes, whose absorption spectra are best explained by assuming pentaco-ordination of the metal ions. The complexation rate of the three N-methyl substituted macrocycles with Cu²⁺ and Ni²⁺ is slower than can be accounted for by water exchange and little affected by introducing methyl groups at the nitrogens. Both results are in contrast to what is known for open chain amine ligands. A mechanism for the complexation is proposed, which also explains why the products of the reaction of 4-MeCyclam-14 with Cu²⁺ and Ni²⁺ are pentaco-ordinated.     

Metal Complexes of Ditopic and Polytopic Macrocyclic Ligands

Soft Supramolecular Materials (SSM) are multicomponent materials formed bythe bulk supramolecular assembly/aggregation of building units into a regularstructure, with stronger bonding within building units and weaker bondingbetween them. The nature of the building units may vary from simple moleculesto nanoparticles, and the forces linking the units together may vary from coordinativeto van der Waals. Recently SSM have attracted a great deal of attention due to theirwide variability, easy conversion from one structure to another, and active responseto external stimuli. It seems evident that the progress in the chemistry of SSMpredestines the appearance of a new generation of functional and ``smart'' materials.     

Metal Complexes of Macrocyclic Ligands. XII. A Complexone-like Tetraazamacrocycle

The complexone-like tetraazamacrocycle 1 (LH₄) forms a series of metal complexes with Co²⁺, Ni²⁺, Cu²⁺ and Zn²⁺ (M²⁺) of the type MLH₂, ML^2? and M₂L, which have been isolated and characterized by VIS., IR. and NMR. spectroscopy. Based on these results tentative structures for the different species are proposed.     

Metal Complexes with Macrocyclic Ligands,V. Formation and dissociation kinetics of the pentaco-ordinated Ni2+, Cu2+, Co2+ and Zn2+ complexes with 1,4,8,11-tetramethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane

The formation and dissociation kinetics of the pentaco-ordinated Cu²⁺, Ni²⁺, Co²⁺ and Zn²⁺ complexes with 1,4,8,11-tetramethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane (4-MeCyclam-14) was studied by pH-stat techniques and spectrophotometrically. The rates of the reactions between 4-MeCyclam-14 and each of the four metal ions, although slower than normal complexations by a factor of 10³?10⁴, closely follow the order Cu²⁺ > Zn²⁺ > Co²⁺ > Ni²⁺, found for the rate of water exchange. This implies that beside water exchange an other constant factor plays an important role in the rate determing step. The dissociation of the pentaco-ordinated 4-MeCyclam-14 complexes is acid catalyzed. The limiting rate for acid dissociation is not reached even in 2.5M HNO₃ in the case of Ni(4-MeCyclam-14)²⁺. From the formation and dissociation rates stability constants have been calculated, which do not show any macrocyclic effect.     

Metal Complexes with Macrocyclic Ligands. PartXLV Axial coordination tendency in reinforced tetraazamacrocyclic complexes

The Cu²⁺ and Ni²⁺ complexes of three reinforced tetraazamacrocycles, containing a piperazine subunit and one or two alkyl substituents at the other two N-atoms have been prepared and their structural properties studied. In solution, the Ni²⁺ complexes are square-planar and show no tendency to axially coordinate a solvent molecule or an N ion. In contrast, the Cu²⁺ complexes change their geometry depending upon the donor properties of the solvent, being square-planar in MeNO₂ and pentacoordinate in DMF. They also easily react in aqueous solution with N to give ternary species with pentacoordinate geometry, the stabilities of which have been determined. In the solid state, the X-ray crystal structures of three Cu²⁺ complexes also show both geometrical arrangements, two having a square-planar, the other one a distorted square pyramidal geometry. The difference behavior of Ni²⁺ and Cu²⁺ stems from the fact that the structural change from square-planar to square-pyramidal can easily be accomplished for Cu²⁺, whereas, for Ni²⁺, it is accompanied by an electronic rearrangement from the low-spin to the high-spin configuration. The relatively rigid ligands cannot Adapt to the somewhat larger high-spin Ni²⁺ion.     

Metal Complexes with Macrocyclic Ligands. Part XXVI. Synthesis and spectral properties of Cu2+ complexes with mono-N-functionalized 1,4,8-trimethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecanes

A series of mono-N-functionalized 1,4,8-trimethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecanes 3 – 14 were synthesized by alkylating the secondary N-atom of the macrocycle 1 . The spectral properties of the Cu²⁺ complexes, studied under different pH conditions, are discussed in relation to the possibility of coordination of the donor group of the side chain to the axial position of the metal ion and to the effect of the length of the side chain.     

Metal Complexes with Macrocyclic Ligands Part XXX. Synthesis and structure of halocuprates of tetraprotonated 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane and its Cu2+ complex

By mixing acidic solutions of 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane (Cy) with CuX₂ (X = Cl^?, Br^?), either the hexahalocuprates of the tetraprotonated form of the macrocycle ([CyH₄] [CuX₆]) or the tetrahalocuprates of its Cu²⁺ complex ([CuCy] [CuX₄]) are obtained. The structures of the chloro derivatives are established by X-ray diffraction analysis. In [CyH₄] [CuCl₆], the Cu²⁺ is in a tetragonally distorted octahedral geometry with four short and two long Cu? Cl bonds. The tetraprotonated macrocycle is centrosymmetric, and its conformation is exodentate, so that the four ammonium groups are as far as possible from each other to minimize the electrostatic repulsion. In [CuCy] [CuCl₄], the Cu²⁺ ion complexed by the macrocycle is surrounded by four N-atoms in a square-planar arrangement. In addition, the axial positions are occupied by two Cl^? ions of two CuCl units, which act as bridges. The macrocycle is in the trans-III-configuration. The other Cu²⁺ ion is coordinated by four Cl^? ions in a distorted tetrahedral geometry. IR and VIS spectra of the chloro and bromo derivatives are used to discuss the structure of the bromo species.     

Metal Complexes with Macrocyclic Ligands. XIV. Formation,dissociation and metal exchange with an N2S2-macrocycle

10, 10, 12-Trimethyl-3,4-benzo-1,6-dithia-9,13-diazacyclopentadecen-dihydrochloride (LH, 2 ) and its Ni²⁺ complex were synthesized and their reactivity studied. The formation kinetics of 2 with Cu²⁺ were found to be a second order reaction between Cu²⁺ or CuACO⁺ and the monoprotonated form of the ligand LH⁺. The rate constant k = 29 M ^?1S ^?1 is 10⁵–10⁶ times smaller than those of monoprotonated tetraazamacrocycles either because of second bond formation or because of a strong electrostatic interaction between the positive charges of the Cu²⁺ and the ammonium group. The metal-metal exchange between NiL⁺ and Cu²⁺ was also investigated. The reaction is independent of [Cu²⁺] and has the same rate and activation parameters as the dissociation of NiL²⁺. In contrast to open chain ligands, no mixed complex CuNiL⁴⁺ as intermediate was observed.     

Metal Complexes with Macrocyclic Ligands. Part XXVII. Cu2+-promoted hydrolysis of carboxylic- and phosphonic-acid esters in the side chain of tetraazamacrocycles

The X-ray structures of the Cu²⁺ complexes of 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane derivatives with an ethylpro-pionate and diethylphosphonate group, 5 and 6 , respectively, indicate that the metal ion is pentacoordinated by the four N-atoms of the macrocycle and one O-atom. In the case of 5 , it is the carbonyl O-atom of the carboxylate group, whereas for 6 it is the phosphonyl O-atom of the phosphonate group. The hydrolysis kinetics of the functional group in the Cu²⁺ complexes with the 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecanes 3 – 6 have been measured by pH-stat and stopped-flow techniques. The rate law for the hydrolysis of the carboxylates 3 – 5 is proportional to the complex concentration and to [OH^?] up to pH 13, whereas that of the phosphonate 6 is proportional to [OH^?] up to pH 11.5, becoming independent of [OH^?] at pH > 11.5. The mechanisms of these two reactions are discussed, considering the possibility of an intra- or an intermolecular OH^? attack and the results of the X-ray structure analyses.     

Reactions of Chelate Complexes with Macrocyclic Ligands. Tetra-tert-butylphthalocyanine

Complexation reactions of tetra-tert-butylphthalocyanine (I) with Cu(II) acetate, acetylacetonate, 8-hydroxyquinolate, glycinate, valinate or dithizonate, as well as with Zn(II), Co(II), and Ni(II) 8-hydroxy-quinolates, valinates, and dithizonates were studied. Unlike porphyrins themselves and porphyrins with planar distortions, compound I was found to form metal phthalocyanines with all indicated chelate salts in common solvents. It was established that compound I exhibits more equalized dependences of the coordination rate on the nature of the salt anion and cation as compared to the majority of the other porphyrins.     

Metal Complexes with Macrocyclic Ligands. Part XXVIII.. Structures and stabilities of the Cu2+ complexes with 1,4,7-triazacyclononane-1-acetic acid

The potentiometric study of the complexation of 1,4,7-triazacyclononane-l-acetic acid ( 1 ) with Cu²⁺ (I = 0.5 (KNO₃), T = 25°) indicates the presence of the species [Cu( 1 )], [Cu( 1 )OH], [Cu( 1 )₂], and [(Cu( 1 ))₂OH], the stability constants of which are determined. The two complexes [Cu( 1 )]ClO₄ and [(Cu( 1 )₂)OH]ClO₄ were also characterized by X-ray structure analysis. In both cases, the Cu²⁺ ion is in a distorted square-pyramidal arrangement, penta-coordinated by the three N-atoms of the macrocycle, an O-atom of the carboxylate, and an additional O-atom either from a second carboxylate or from an OH^?, acting as a bridge between two metal centres.     

Comparison of the Complexation of Open-Chain and Cyclic N2S2 Ligands with Cu+ and Cu2+

The complexation properties of the open-chain N₂S₂ ligands 1–4 are described and compared to those of analogous N₂S₂ macrocycles 5–7 . With Cu²⁺, the open-chain ligands give complexes with the stoichiometry CuL²⁺ and CuLOH⁺, the stabilities and absorption spectra of which have been determined. The ligand field exerted by these ligands is relatively constant and independent of the length of the chain. With Cu⁺, the species CuLH, CuLH²⁺, and CuL⁺ were identified and their stabilities measured. The redox potentials calculated from the equilibrium constants and measured by cyclic voltammetry agree and lie between 250 and 280 mV against SHE. The comparison between open-chain and cyclic ligands shows that (1) a macrocyclic effect is found for Cu²⁺ but not for Cu⁺, (2) the ligand-field strength is very different for the two types of ligands, and (3) the redox potentials span a larger interval for the macrocyclic than for the open-chain complexes.     

Metal Complexes with Macrocyclic Ligands. Part XXI. A nonlinear relationship between the stability of Cu2+ complexes and their complexation rate with 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane

The kinetics of the reaction (1) between 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane (Cy) and a series of Cu(II) complexes CuL (L) = glycolate, malonate, succinate, picolinate, glycinate, iminodiacetate, nitrilotriacetate, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediaminetriacetate, ethyienediamine, 1,3-diaminopropane, diethylenetriamine and N,N-bis(3-aminopropylamine) were studied spectrophotometrically at 25° and I = 0.5 (KNO₃). From the analysis of the log k_obs/log [L] profiles obtained at different pH values the resolved bimolecular rate constants k (Table 3) were obtained by a nonlinear curve-fitting procedure. For nearly all systems studied, the rate constant k, describing the reaction between the 1:1 complex CuL and the monoprotonated form of the macrocycle CyH, was obtained. The nonlinear relationship between log k and log K_CuL and its nature is discussed. It is shown that the inverse relationship between reactivity and stability described by others is only a special case of the more general Eqn. 3 described here.     

模板反应及其在含氮大环金属配合物合成中的应用

扼要介绍了模板反应的概念、类型,并举例介绍了在含氮大环金属配合物合成中的应用。     

Metal Complexes of Pentadentate Macrocyclic Ligands Containing Oxygen and Nitrogen as Donor Atoms

Four macrocyclic ligands have been synthesized: 1-oxa-4,7,10,13-tetraazacyclopentadecane ( 1 ), 1,4-dioxa-7,10,13-triazacyclopentadecane ( 2 ), 1,4-dioxa-7,11,14-triazacyclohexadecane ( 3 ), 1,4-dioxa-7,11,15-triazacycloheptadecane ( 4 ), one of them 3 , for the first time. The protonation constants of the ligands and the stability constants of the complexes formed by the four ligands with some divalent first-series transition-metal ions, Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺, were determined by potentiometric methods, in aqueous solution, at 25° and I = 0.10M (KNO₃). The sequence of protonation of ligand 1 was studied by ¹H-NMR spectroscopy. The Irving-Williams' order of stability is obeyed for the complexes of all the ligands, and the metal complexes of 1 present the higher values of stability. A drop in the stability of all the metal complexes studied is observed when the metal complexes of 1 are compared with the corresponding complexes of 2 . The effect of the increase of the ring size of the macrocycle can be observed for metal complexes of the series of ligands 2 4 , where, in spite of the slight increase of the overall basicity of the ligands (20.28, 22.25, and 24.96 for 2, 3 , and 4 respectively), small differences in stability are found for the corresponding complexes of 2 and 3 , but a significant drop occurs for all the metal complexes formed with the 17-membered ligand, specially for the larger metal ions like Mn²⁺ and Pb²⁺.     

Metal Complexes with Macrocyclic Ligands. Part XXXI. Protonation studies and complexation properties of tetraazamacrocyclic methylenephosphonates with earth-alkali ions

The three ligands 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetrakis(methylenephosphonic acid) ( 1 ), 1,4,7,11-tetraazacyclotridecane-1,4,7,11-tetrakis(methylenephosphonic acid) ( 2 ), and 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane-1,4,8,1 1-tetrakis(methylenephosphonic acid) ( 3 ) have been synthesized by condensation of the corresponding macrocycles with formaldehyde and phosphorous acid. The protonation and stability constants with the earth-alkali ions have been determined at 25° and I = 0.1 M (Me₄)N(NO₃) by potentiometric titrations. Because of the high values of the first two protonation constants, ¹H-NMR measurements were necessary to determine them. Titrations in different supporting electrolytes (NaNO₃, KNO₃, RbNO₃, CsNO₃, and Me₄N(NO₃)) show that their choice is of paramount importance, as the above ligands can form complexes with alkali-metal ions. The potentiometric results for the earth-alkali ions show that beside mononuclear complexes of different degrees of protonation ([MLH_n], n = 0–4), also binuclear species are formed ([M₂LH_m], m = 0–2). It is interesting that 1 with the smallest macrocyclic ring has the greatest tendency to form binuclear complexes, which are so stable that they partially prevent the formation of the corresponding mononuclear species. For [ML], [MLH], [M₂L], and [M₂LH], the stability sequence is Mg²⁺ < Ca²⁺ > Sr²⁺ > Ba²⁺, whereas for [MLH₂], [MLH₃], and [MLH₄], the stability steadily decreases from Mg²⁺ to Ba²⁺.     

Reactions of Chelate Complexes with Macrocyclic Ligands. Octaphenyltetraazaporphine and Its Derivatives

Coordination of three azaporphines, namely, octaphenyltetraazaporphine (I), octa(4-nitrophenyl)-tetraazaporphine (II), and octa(4-bromophenyl)-tetraazaporphine (III) with some chelate salts of copper and zinc (hydroxyquinolate (IV), -nitroso--naphtholate (V), glycinate (VI), alaninate (VII), valinate (VIII), leucinate (IX), and glutaminate (X)) in DMSO were studied. As in the case with acetates, compound I was found to coordinate chelate salts according to the monomolecular mechanism and to give amino complex with the bridging nitrogen atom. Compound II reacts with all indicated salts according to the bimolecular mechanism almost instantaneously, except for VII. In the same way, reactions of III are also instantaneous, even with VII. Coordination of I with Zn(II) chelate salts proceeds at the rates higher than with acetate.