Reactivity of [M(CO)3(NN)(thioureas)] (M = Mo,W; NN = 2,2′bipyridine, 1,10-phenanthroline) complexes towards systems with mercury-halides bonds. Trimetallic compounds with XMHgM′X (M′ = Mo,W; X = Cl,Br, I) bondings

New heterotrimetallic complexes were isolated by reaction of M(CO)₃(NN)L (M = Mo, W; NN = bipy, phen; L = thioureas) either with HgX₂ (X = Cl, Br, I) giving complexes of the formula [M(CO)₃(NN)(X)]₂Hg or with M′(CO)₃(NN′)(Cl)(HgCl) (M′ = Mo, W; NN′ = bipy, phen) producing compounds of the type (Cl)(NN)(CO)₃MHgM′(CO)₃(NN′)(Cl). These new photosensitive substances were characterized through IR spectroscopy and conductivity measurements. Structures involving XMHgM′X bonding are proposed and the reactions are discussed in terms of an insertion of the fragment M(CO)₃(NN) into the HgX bonds.     

Endohedral Plumbaspherenes of the Group 9 Metals: Synthesis,Structure and Properties of the [M@Pb12]3− (M=Co,Rh, Ir) Ions

The icosahedral [M@Pb₁₂]³⁻ (M=Co( 1 ), Rh( 2 ), Ir( 3 )) cluster ions were prepared from K₄Pb₉ and Co(dppe)Cl₂ (dppe=1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane)/[Rh(PPh₃)₃Cl]/[Ir(cod)Cl]₂ (cod=1,5-cyclooctadiene), respectively, in the presence of 18-crown-6/ 2,2,2-cryptand in ethylenediamine/toluene solvent mixtures. The [K(2,2,2-cryptand)]⁺ salt of 1 and the [K(18-crown-6)]⁺ salt of 3 were characterized via X-ray crystallography; the ions 1 and 3 are isostructural and isoelectronic to the [Rh@Pb₁₂]³⁻ ( 2 ) ion as well as to the group 10 clusters [M′@Pb₁₂]²⁻ (M′=Ni, Pd, Pt). The ions are all 26-electron clusters with near perfect icosahedral I_h point symmetry. Clusters 1 – 3 show record downfield ²⁰⁷Pb NMR chemical shifts due to σ-aromaticity of the cluster framework. Calculated and observed ²⁰⁷Pb NMR chemical shifts and ²⁰⁷Pb–^xM J-couplings (^xM=⁵⁹Co, ¹⁰³Rh, ¹⁹³Ir) are in excellent agreement and DFT analysis shows that the variations of ²⁰⁷Pb NMR chemical shifts for the [M@Pb₁₂]^{2, 3−} ions (M=Co, Rh, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt) are mainly governed by the perpendicularly oriented σ₁₁ component of the chemical shift anisotropy tensor. The laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (LDI-TOF) mass spectra contain the molecular ions as well as several new gas phase clusters derived from the parents. The DFT-minimized structures of these ions are described.     

Synthesis and structures of new heterometallic clusters [Fe2(MCp x )(CO)6(μ3-S)2] (M = Rh, Ir; Cp x = Cp*, C5H3But 2)

The reaction of the [Fe₂(CO)₆(μ-S)₂]^2? anion (prepared in situ by reduction of [Fe₂(CO)₆(μ-S₂)] with Na/K alloy) with [Cp″RhCl₂]₂ (Cp″ = η⁵-(1,3-Bu^t ₂)C₅H₃) and [Cp*Ir(CH₃CN)₃](CF₃SO₃)₂ (Cp^* is pentamethylcyclopentadienide) yielded new heterometallic clusters [Fe₂(MCp ^x )(CO)₆(μ₃-S)₂]. The core of the resulting clusters can be described as the distorted [Fe₂S₂M] square pyramid with the M atom in the apical position. The structures of the clusters were established by X-ray diffraction.     

Spectroscopic properties of [M(CN)5py]n− complexes [M  Fe(II), Co(III); py = pyridine]

The IR, electronic and NMR spectra of K₂[Co(CN)₅py]·H₂O and Na₃[fe(CN)₅py]·3H₂O, as well as the Mössbauer spectrum of the latter complex, are reported and discussed. In particular it is argued that the wavenumbers and intensities of the i.r.-active CN stretching vibrations and the NMR chemical shifts of the m- and p-but not o-protons suggest greater metal to ligand back π-bonding in the Fe(II) complex than in the Co(III) complex.     

Investigation of thermal properties of double complex salts [M(NH3)5Br][AuBr4]2·nH2O, M?=?Rh, Ir

Novel double complex salts [M(NH₃)₅Br][AuBr₄]₂·nH₂O, M?=?Rh, Ir, have been synthesized and examined. The processes of thermal decomposition of the compounds in inert and reductive atmospheres have been studied and intermediate products identified. Simultaneous thermal analysis with parallel mass-spectrometric analysis of evolved gases (STA-EGA) has been employed for identification of main gaseous products of thermolysis in inert atmosphere. It has been revealed that the final products of decomposition in inert or reductive atmospheres are fine powders of gold and the corresponding platinum metal with sizes of crystallites 4?C40?nm. The possibility of preparation of the metastable solid solution Au_0.05Ir_0.95 on thermolysis of [Ir(NH₃)₅Br][AuBr₄]₂·H₂O in inert atmosphere has been demonstrated.     

Transition-metal-centered nine-membered boron rings: MⓒB9 and MⓒB9(-) (M = Rh, Ir)

We report the observation of two transition-metal-centered nine-atom boron rings, Rh?B(9)(-) and Ir?B(9)(-). These two doped-boron clusters are produced in a laser-vaporization supersonic molecular beam and characterized by photoelectron spectroscopy and ab initio calculations. Large HOMO-LUMO gaps are observed in the anion photoelectron spectra, suggesting that neutral Rh?B(9) and Ir?B(9) are highly stable, closed shell species. Theoretical calculations show that Rh?B(9) and Ir?B(9) are of D(9h) symmetry. Chemical bonding analyses reveal that these complexes are doubly aromatic, each with six completely delocalized π and σ electrons, which describe the bonding between the central metal atom and the boron ring. This work establishes firmly the metal-doped B rings as a new class of novel aromatic molecular wheels.     

P2(2-) and P(3-) units in the [Rh8P9]δ- polyanion of La4Rh8P9

The phosphide La(4)Rh(8)P(9) was synthesized from the elements in a bismuth flux. The structure was refined from single crystal diffractometer data: space group Cmcm, a = 1303.1(2), b = 1893.2(2), c = 576.70(6) pm, wR2 = 0.0277, 1380 F(2) values, 65 variables. The rhodium and phosphorus atoms build up a three-dimensional [Rh(8)P(9)] polyanion which leaves larger cages for the three crystallographically independent lanthanum sites. The rhodium atoms have between four and six phosphorus neighbors at Rh-P distance ranging from 229 to 254 pm. Three of the four crystallographically independent phosphorus atoms are isolated (P(3-) units), while the P4 atoms form dimers with double bond character (208 pm P-P). The P(2)(2-) diphosphenide units bond side-on to a Rh3 and end-on to four Rh5 atoms. (31)P magic angle spinning (MAS) NMR spectroscopy is able to resolve three of the four crystallographically distinct phosphorus sites. The doubly bonded phosphorus site P4 is characterized by an axially symmetric shielding tensor of moderate anisotropy Δσ = σ(33) - σ(iso) = 257 ppm. Electronic band structure calculations prove the metallic character and reveal the significant difference between the isolated P(3-) and the phosphorus atoms of the P(2)(2-) units. Magnetic susceptibility measurement reveals Pauli paramagnetism.     

Formation of M(4)Se(4) cuboids (M = As, Sb, Bi) via secondary pnictogen-chalcogen interactions in the co-crystals MX(3)·Se[double bond, length as m-dash]P(p-FC(6)H(4))(3) (M = As, X = Br; M = Sb, X = Cl; M = Bi, X = Cl, Br)

The reactions of the group 15 trihalides, MX(3) (M = As, Sb, Bi; X = Cl, Br), with the phosphine selenide SeP(p-FC(6)H(4))(3) result in the formation of co-crystals of formula MX(3)·SeP(p-FC(6)H(4))(3). No reaction was observed with MI(3) (M = As, Sb, Bi). The structures of MX(3)·SeP(p-FC(6)H(4))(3) (M = As, X = Br 2; M = Sb, X = Cl 3; M = Bi, X = Cl 5; M = Bi, X = Br 6) have been established, and are isomorphous, crystallising in the cubic I23 space group. All the structures feature a primary MX(3) unit, which has three weak secondary MSe interactions to SeP(p-FC(6)H(4))(3) molecules. However, each of these SeP(p-FC(6)H(4))(3) molecules bridges three MX(3) molecules, resulting in the generation of an M(4)Se(4) (M = As, Sb, Bi) distorted cuboid linked by the pnictogen-chalcogen interactions. Four opposing corners of the cuboid are occupied by the M atom (M = As, Sb, Bi) of an MX(3) pyramid, and the other four by the selenium atom of the phosphine selenide.     

Syntheses,structures and properties of two complexes bridged by [M(CN)2] − (M = Ag (I), Au (I))

A dinuclear complex Cu₂(bpca)₂(H₂O)₂(Ag₂(CN)₃) (1) and a 1D complex [Cu₂(bpca)₂(H₂O)₂(Au(CN)₂)₂] _n (2) (bpca = bis(2-pyridylcarbonyl)amide anion) have been prepared, structurally characterized and 2 has been magnetically characterized. The magnetic properties show an antiferromagnetic interaction between the two Cu(II) ions. Based on the Hamiltonian ? = ?2J Σ (S_i · S_{i +1}), best fitting for the experimental data leads to J = ?0.045 cm^?1.     

Homoleptic diphosphacyclobutadiene complexes [M(η(4)-P2C2R2)2]x- (M = Fe, Co; x = 0, 1)

The preparation and comprehensive characterization of a series of homoleptic sandwich complexes containing diphosphacyclobutadiene ligands are reported. Compounds [K([18]crown-6)(thf)(2)][Fe(η(4)-P(2)C(2)tBu(2))(2)] (K1), [K([18]crown-6)(thf)(2)][Co(η(4)-P(2)C(2)tBu(2))(2)] (K2), and [K([18]crown-6)(thf)(2)][Co(η(4)-P(2)C(2)Ad(2))(2)] (K3, Ad = adamantyl) were obtained from reactions of [K([18]crown-6)(thf)(2)][M(η(4)-C(14)H(10))(2)] (M = Fe, Co) with tBuC[triple bond]P (1, 2), or with AdC[triple bond]P (3). Neutral sandwiches [M(η(4)-P(2)C(2)tBu(2))(2)] (4: M = Fe 5: M = Co) were obtained by oxidizing 1 and 2 with [Cp(2)Fe]PF(6). Cyclic voltammetry and spectro-electrochemistry indicate that the two [M(η(4)-P(2)C(2)tBu(2))(2)](-)/[M(η(4)-P(2)C(2)tBu(2))(2)] moieties can be reversibly interconverted by one electron oxidation and reduction, respectively. Complexes 1-5 were characterized by multinuclear NMR, EPR (1 and 5), UV/Vis, and M?ssbauer spectroscopies (1 and 4), mass spectrometry (4 and 5), and microanalysis (1-3). The molecular structures of 1-5 were determined by using X-ray crystallography. Essentially D(2d)-symmetric structures were found for all five complexes, which show the two 1,3-diphosphacyclobutadiene rings in a staggered orientation. Density functional theory calculations revealed the importance of covalent metal-ligand π bonding in 1-5. Possible oxidation state assignments for the metal ions are discussed.     

Binary Complexes [M(NH3)5Cl][PdCl4] · H2O (M = Rh, Co): Crystal Structure of [Rh(NH3)5Cl][PdCl4] · H2O

Monohydrates of chloropentammine rhodium(III) and chloropentammine cobalt(III) tetracloropalladates(II) were synthesized. Single crystals of [Rh(NH₃)₅Cl][PdCl₄] · H₂O were obtained and studied by Xray diffraction. The crystallographic data are as follows: a = 7.8730(16) Å, b = 10.905(2) Å, c = 16.038(3) Å, = 102.70(3)°, V = 1343.3(5) ų, space group P2₁/c, Z = 4, d_calc = 2.422 g/cm³. The structure consists of alternating layers of [Rh(NH₃)₅Cl]²⁺ complex cations and [PdCl₄]^2- complex anions. Each anion layer contains two crystallographically independent Pd atoms, and the square coordination environment of one of these atoms is converted to a bipyramide. The structure of the compound [Co(NH₃)₅Cl][PdCl₄] · H₂O is determined and its unitcell parameters are refined: a = 7.813(3) , b = 10.896(4) , c = 15.966(5) , = 102.85(4)°, V = 1325.2(8) ³, and d_calc = 2.148 g/cm³. The synthesis temperature is shown to have an effect on the content of hydrated and anhydrous complexes in the mixture formed during precipitation of these binary salts from aqueous solutions.     

电场对金属串配合物M3(dpa)4Cl2 (M=Co,Rh, Ir; dpa=dipyridylamide)结构的影响

应用密度泛函理论PBE0 方法研究具有分子导线潜在应用的金属串配合物M₃(dpa)₄Cl₂ (1: M=Co, 2: M=Rh, 3: M=Ir; dpa=dipyridylamide)在电场作用下的几何和电子结构. 结果表明: 配合物基态均是二重态. 1和2的M₃⁶⁺金属链形成三中心三电子σ键, 3 中M₃⁶⁺形成三中心四电子σ键且存在弱的δ键. 随金属原子周期数增大其M―M键增强、LUMO与HOMO能隙减小、金属原子的反铁磁耦合减弱以至消失且自旋密度向配体的离域增强. 在Cl4→Cl5 电场作用下, 低电势端的M3－Cl5 键缩短, 高电势端的M2―Cl4 键增长, M―M平均键长略为缩短, M―M键增强, 有利于分子线的电子传递; 分子能量降低, 偶极矩线性增大. 低电势端Cl5的负电荷向高电势端Cl4 转移, 且3 中金属原子的正电荷由高电势端向低电势端的转移较明显, 自旋电子由低电势端向高电势端金属原子移动, 但桥联配体dpa^-与M和Cl 所在的分子轴间没有电荷转移. 电场使LUMO与HOMO能隙减小, 有利于分子的电子输运. 随金属原子周期数增大, 电场作用下M―M平均键长变化减小, LUMO、HOMO的能级交错现象减少.     

Crystal structure of Ir(III) complexes with 1,10-phenanthroline: K[Ir(phen)Cl4]·H2O and (Me4N)[Ir(phen)Cl4]

The crystal structure of two salts of the complex [Ir(phen)Cl₄]^? anion with K⁺ (K[Ir(phen)Cl₄]·H₂O, 1) and Me₄N⁺ ((Me₄N)[Ir(phen)Cl₄], 2) cations is determined. The iridium(III) ion is in a distorted octahedral environment consisting of chloride anions and a bidentate heterocyclic ligand of 1,10-phenanthroline (phen). A crucial role in the formation of the crystal structure of complex 1 belongs to K…Cl contacts, while in the crystal structure of complex 2, the stacking interactions dominate.     

Relationship between electrochemical potentials and substitution reaction rates of ferrocene-containing β-diketonato rhodium(I) complexes; cytotoxicity of [Rh(FcCOCHCOPh)(cod)

A series of ferrocene-containing rhodium complexes of the type [Rh(FcCOCHCOR)(cod)] (cod = 1,5-cyclooctadiene) with R = CF(3), 1, (E(pa)(Rh) = 269; E(o)'(Fc) = 329 mV vs. Fc/Fc(+)), CCl(3), 2, (E(pa) = 256; E(o)' = 312 mV), CH(3), 3, (E(pa) = 177; E(o)' = 232 mV), Ph = C(6)H(5), 4, (E(pa) = 184; E(o)' = 237 mV), and Fc = ferrocenyl = (C(5)H(5))Fe(C(5)H(4)), 5, (E(pa) = 135; E(o)'(Fc1) = 203; E(o)'(Fc2) = 312 mV), have been studied electrochemically in CH(3)CN. Results indicated that the rhodium(I) centre is irreversibly oxidised to Rh(III) in a two-electron transfer process before the ferrocenyl fragment is reversibly oxidized in a one-electron transfer process. The peak anodic (oxidation) potential, E(pa), (in V vs. Fc/Fc(+)) of the rhodium core in 1-5 relates to k(2), the second-order rate constant for the substitution of (FcCOCHCOR)(-) with 1,10-phenanthroline in [Rh(FcCOCHCOR)(cod)] to form [Rh(phen)(cod)](+) in methanol at 25 °C with the equation lnk(2) = 39.5 E(pa)(Rh) - 3.69, while the formal oxidation potential of the ferrocenyl groups in 1-5 relates to k(2) by lnk(2) = 40.8 E(o)'(Fc)-6.34. Complex 4 (IC(50) = 28.2 μmol dm(-3)) was twice as cytotoxic as the free FcCOCH(2)COPh ligand having IC(50) = 54.2 μmol dm(-3), but approximately one order of magnitude less toxic to human HeLa neoplastic cells than cisplatin (IC(50) = 2.3 μmol dm(-3)).     

Stereoselectivity and nonmigratory insertion mechanism of dimethylacetylene dicarboxylate into metallocene-hydride of Cp2M(L)H [Cp = η5-C5H5; M = Nb,V; L = CO,P (OMe)3]: A DFT study

The insertion of an alkyne into transition metal–hydrogen bonds is a key elementary step in catalytic polymerization and hydrogenation processes. It was found that a (Z)- or (E)-type alkyenyl complex can be formed through trans/cis stereospecific processes. In this work, the reaction mechanism of Cp₂M(L)H [Cp = η⁵-C₅H₅; M = Nb, V; L = CO, P (OMe)₃] with dimethylacetylene dicarboxylate (DMAD), and the factors influencing the stereoselectivity have been investigated based on density functional theory calculations. The calculated results show that all of the reactions are exothermic. For L = CO, the Z-isomer product forms first even at low temperatures because of the low Gibbs free energy barrier (ΔG^#). Then the Z-pro converts to E-pro , while for L = P (OMe)₃, the exclusive product is the E-isomer. For different metal centers, the reaction mechanisms of the Cp₂M(CO)H + DMAD (M = Nb and V) reaction are similar, while their products are different at room temperature. For M = Nb, because the energy barrier of the isomerization from Z-pro to E-pro is low and the relative free energies of Z-pro and E-pro are almost equal, both Z-pro and E-pro can be obtained. While for the Cp₂V(CO)H + DMAD reaction, only the Z-pro can be obtained under mild conditions, E-pro can be obtained only at high temperatures. For the Cp₂M(CO)H+DMAD(M=V and Nb) reactions, the formation of E-isomer products proceeds via two five-membered ring transition states. The calculated results provide an reasonable explanation for the experimental results and predict a new insertion reaction.     

Synthesis,structure, and electrochemical properties of [M(N-MeIm)6]2+ (M = Ni,Co, Cu) associated with [HgCl4]2−

Reaction of Hg(NO₃)₂ with 4 equivalent KI in water afford K₂[HgI₄]. By using K₂[HgI₄] as the precursor, three new heterobimetallic compounds [Ni(N-MeIm)₆][HgI₄] (I), [Co(N-MeIm)₆][HgI₄] (II), and [Cu(N-MeIm)₆][HgI₄] (III) have been characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra, and the singlecrystal X-ray crystallorgraphy analysis. Three complexes are isomorphous and crystallized in monoclinic symmetry space group P2₁/c. The coordination around each center metal(II) atom is octahedral with six nitrogen atoms of N-MeIm ligand. Each structure contains one tetrahedral [HgI₄]^2? as an anion to balance the charge of the molecular. Thermogravimetry analysis indicates these complexes have the similar departure process and cyclic voltammogram exhibits a significant pair of redox peaks.     

XPS study of the electronic structure of heterometallic complexes [Fe2MO(O2CCH3)6(H2O)3] · 3H2O (M = Co,Ni)

Heterometallic compounds of general formula [Fe ₂ ^III M^IIO(O₂CR)₆(H₂O)₃] · 3H₂O (R = CH₃, M = Co, Ni; R = CCl₃, M = Co, Ni) have been studied by XPS. The compounds have been identified as high-spin complexes with metal atoms in oxidation states M(II) and M(III). Analysis of the XPS data revealed the tendency of the XPS pattern and magnetic parameters of molecules to change with a change in the electronic nature of metal atoms. The assignment is based on the degree of covalence of the M-O bond. In chloro-substituted heterocomplexes, electron density delocalization on the metal atoms with metal-to-ligand charge transfer through three bonds (M-O-C-C) is observed. The substitution in terminal groups leads to the change in the electron density distribution between the carboxylate and terminal groups.