Unusual Oligonuclear Copper(II) Complexes based on a Bis( tridentate) Compartmental Pyrazolate Ligand

Some unusual oligonuclear copper(II) complexes with a bis(tridentate) pyrazolate‐based ligand that is composed of two diethylentriame‐type coordination compartments have been structurally characterized. In [(LCu₂)₂(CO₃)(H₂O)₂(ClO₄)](ClO₄)₃ ( 1 ), CO₂ has been taken up and two {LCu₂} subunits are spanned by both a μ₃‐μ₃‐κO:κO′:κO″‐bridging carbonate as well as by a μ₃‐κO:κO′:κO″‐bridging perchlorate. The latter is a rare structural motif in coordination chemistry. In one experiment, a different complex [(LCu₂(OH))₂Cu₂(OH)₄](BF₄)₄ ( 2 ) has been serendipitiously obtained. One Cu atom of each {LCu₂} subunit of 2 together with two further copper ions forms a pyrazolate‐appanded {Cu₄(OH)₄} cube.     

How Ligand Geometry Affects the Reactivity of Co(II) Cyclam Complexes

Cobalt complexes are extensively studied as bioinspired models for non-heme oxygenases as they facilitate both the stabilization and characterization of metal-oxygen intermediates. As an analog to the well-known Co(cyclam) complex Co{N₄} (cyclam=1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane), the Co^II complex Co{i-N₄} with the isomeric isocyclam ligand (isocyclam=1,4,7,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane) was synthesized and characterized. Despite the identical N₄ donor set of both complexes, Co{i-N₄} enables the 2e⁻/2H⁺ reduction of O₂ with a lower overpotential (η_eff of 385 mV vs. 540 mV for Co{N₄} ), albeit with a diminished turnover frequency. Characterization of the intermediates formed upon O₂ activation of Co{i-N₄} reveals a structurally identified stable μ-peroxo Co^III dimer as the main product. A superoxo Co^III species is also formed as a minor product, as indicated by EPR spectroscopy. In further reactivity studies, the electrophilicity of these in situ generated Co−O₂ species was demonstrated by the oxidation of the O−H bond of TEMPO−H (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-ol) via a H atom abstraction process. Unlike the known Co(cyclam), Co{i-N₄} can be employed in oxygen atom transfer reactions oxidizing triphenylphosphine to the corresponding phosphine oxide highlighting the impact of geometrical modifications of the ligand while preserving the ring size and donor atom set on the reactivity of biomimetic oxygen activating complexes.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Copper(I) Complexes Containing Tri(2‐Pyridylmethyl)Amine Ligand

Reaction of copper halides CuX (X=Cl, Br, I) with tri(2‐pyridylmethyl)amine) (TPMA) in THF under N₂ affords a series of monomeric copper(I) complexes CuX(TPMA) (X=Cl ( 1 ), Br ( 2 ) and I ( 3 )). Treatment of [CuCl(TPMA)] ( 1 ) with 0.5 equivalent of 1,4‐diisocyanobenzene following by equimolar amount of NaBF₄ affords a novel binuclear complex [(TPMA)Cu(μ‐1,4‐CNC₆H₄NC)Cu(TPMA)](BF₄)₂ ( 4 ). The copper(I) halide TPMA complexes show interesting fluxional behaviors in temperature dependence in the ¹H NMR spectrum that can be explained by the dissociation and reassociation of the pyridyl group and alkylamine nitrogen of TPMA ligand. The crystal structures of 1 , 3 and 4 are determined by an X‐ray diffractometer. Complexes 1 and 3 are distorted tetrahedral coordinates with strong bonding between three pyridyl N atoms and the corresponding halide donor. Crystallographic results of 4 clearly indicates two Cu(I) ions are bridged by 1,4‐diisocyanobenzene, forming a centro‐symmetrical homobinuclear complex with a “dangling” uncoordinated pyridyl group.     

Preparation and Catalysis of a Tri‐coordinated Copper(I) Complex with Bulky P˜N Ligand

Coordination of a bulky pyridinyl‐phosphine ( P?N ) ligand toward CuBr was investigated. However, this P?N donor behaves as a monodentate via the coordination of phosphine to form a bromide bridged dimeric [( P?N )Cu(μ‐Br)₂Cu( P?N )], which was characterized by spectral and crystal structural analysis. It appeared that the “PCu(μ‐Br)₂CuP” unit is planar with a short distance between Cu…Cu' [2.7585(9) Å]. The catalytic activity on Sonogashira coupling of phenylacetylene with aryl halides was studied.     

Synthesis and Coordination of Tripodal-Containing Copper(I) Complexes

Reaction of copper(I) chloride with 2,2-bis(diphenylphosphinomethyl)-l-phenylthiopropane P₂S produced a dimeric species [(P₂S)CuC1]₂ (2). Treatment of 2 with silver nitrate in acetonitrile gave a hexameric crystalline metal complex {[(P₂S)Cu(CH₃CN)]₆⁺6NO₃} (4), which had a “cyclodextrin-type” structure. A linear polymeric copper complex [(P₂S)Cu(NO₃)]_n was obtained by recrystallization of 4 in chloroform. These complexes were characterized by single crystal analyses, and their coordination behaviors in solution are discussed.     

Electrochemical Examination of Copper(II) Complexes with Octaazamacrocyclic Ligand and Heterocyclic Dithiocarbamate

Mixed ligand dinuclear copper(II) complexes of the general formula [Cu₂(Rdtc)tpmc)](ClO₄)₃ with octaazamacrocyclic ligand tpmc and four different heterocyclic dithiocarbamate ligands Rdtc^?, as well as the complexes [Cu₂(tpmc)](ClO₄)₄ and [Cu(tpmc)](ClO₄)₂?2H₂O were studied in aqueous NaClO₄ and HClO₄ solutions by cyclic voltammetry on glassy carbon electrode. The electrochemical properties of the ligands and Cu(II) complexes were correlated with their electronic structure. Conductometric experiments showed different stoichiometry in complexation of tpmc with Cu²⁺ ions and transport of ions in acetonitrile and in aqueous media. These studies clarified the application of this macrocyclic ligand as ionophore in a PVC membrane copper(II) selective electrode and contributed elucidation of its sensor properties.     

Copper(I) and Gold(I) Complexes with N,N′‐Bis(diphenylphosphino)‐2,6‐diaminopyridine as Ligand: Synthesis and Molecular Structures

Reaction of CuI with 1 or 2 equivalent(s) N,N′‐Bis(diphenylphosphino)‐2,6‐diaminopyridine (BDDP) gives two different complexes, [Cu(I)μ‐(BDDP‐κP,N_py)]₂ ( 1 ) and [Cu(BDDP‐κP,N_py)₂]I ( 2 ), in high yields. The determination of the molecular structure show that both Cu^I atoms are tetrahedrally coordinated, rather than a square‐planar geometry reported for Cr⁰, Ni^II‐BDDP complexes before, which contains a planar tridentate chelate ring system. The introduction of AuCl(tht) (tht = tetrahydrothiophene) into [Cu(BDDP‐κP,N_py)₂]I leads unexpectedly to the formation of a digold complex 2,6‐[(ClAuPh₂P)HN]₂C₅H₃N and dimeric [Cu(I)μ‐(BDDP‐κP,N_py)]₂.     

First Copper(I) and Silver(I) Complexes Containing Phosphanylphosphido Ligands

Three new complexes with phosphanylphosphido ligands, [Cu₄{μ₂‐P(SiMe₃)‐PtBu}₄] ( 1 ), [Ag₄{μ₂‐P(SiMe₃)‐PtBu₂}₄] ( 2 ) and [Cu{η¹‐P(SiMe₃)‐PiPr₂}₂]^–[Li(Diglyme)₂]⁺ ( 3 ) were synthesized and structurally characterized by X‐ray diffraction, NMR spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. Complexes 1 and 2 were obtained in the reactions of lithium derivative of diphosphane tBu₂P‐P(SiMe₃)Li · 2.7THF with CuCl and [iBu₃PAgCl]₄, respectively. The X‐ray diffraction analysis revealed that the complexes 1 and 2 present macrocyclic, tetrameric form with Cu₄P₄ and Ag₄P₄ core. Complex 3 was prepared in the reaction of CuCl with a different derivative of lithiated diphosphane iPr₂P‐P(SiMe₃)Li · 2(Diglyme). Surprisingly, the X‐ray analysis of 3 revealed that in this reaction instead of the tetramer the monomeric form, ionic complex [Cu{η¹‐P(SiMe₃)‐PiPr₂}₂]^–[Li(Diglyme)₂]⁺ was formed.     

A Neutral Tetraphosphacyclobutadiene Ligand in Cobalt(I) Complexes

The unusual reactivity of the newly synthesized β‐diketiminato cobalt(I) complexes, [(L^DepCo)₂] ( 2 a , L^Dep=CH[C(Me)N(2,6‐Et₂C₆H₃)]₂) and [L^DippCo ? toluene] ( 2 b , L^Dipp=CH[CHN(2,6‐ⁱPr₂C₆H₃)]₂), toward white phosphorus was investigated, affording the first cobalt(I) complexes [(L^DepCo)₂(μ₂:η⁴,η⁴‐P₄)] ( 3 a ) and [(L^DippCo)₂(μ₂:η⁴,η⁴‐P₄)] ( 3 b ) bearing the neutral cyclo‐P₄ ligand with a rectangular‐planar structure. The redox chemistry of 3 a and 3 b was studied by cyclic voltammetry and their chemical reduction with one molar equivalent of potassium graphite led to the isolation of [(L^DepCo)₂(μ₂:η⁴,η⁴‐P₄)][K(dme)₄] ( 4 a ) and [(L^DippCo)₂(μ₂:η⁴,η⁴‐P₄)][K(dme)₄] ( 4 b ). Unexpectedly, the monoanionic Co₂P₄ core in 4 a and 4 b , respectively, contains the two‐electron‐reduced cyclo‐P₄^2? ligand with a square‐planar structure and mixed‐valent cobalt(I,II) sites. The electronic structures of 3 a , 3 b , 4 a , and 4 b were elucidated by NMR and EPR spectroscopy as well as magnetic measurements and are in agreement with results of broken‐symmetry DFT calculations.     

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Copper and Silver Complexes with the Ylide Ph3PCHP(O)PPh2 as Ligand

The reactivity of the hydrolysis product of hexaphenylcarbodiphosphorane, PPh₃CHP(O)Ph₂, towards different soft Lewis acids, such as CuI and Ag[BF₄] are reported. While CuI exclusively binds at the ylidic carbon atom, reaction of the silver cation in CH₂Cl₂ leads to proton abstraction from the solvent to give the cation [PPh₃CH₂P(O)Ph₂]⁺. Surprisingly, Ag⁺ replaces the methyl group of [PPh₃CHMeP(O)Ph₂]⁺ to produce a dimeric complex, in which Ag⁺ is coordinated to C and O forming an eight membered ring. The compounds were characterized by spectroscopic methods and X‐ray diffraction.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structures of Novel Copper(I) Complexes of a Phosphanylborane

The novel copper iodide clusters [Cu₃(μ‐I)(μ₃‐I)₂(PH₂BH₂·NMe₃)₃] ( 2 ) and [Cu₄(μ‐I)₂(μ₃‐I)₂(PH₂BH₂·NMe₃)₃] ( 3 ) were synthesized by treating CuI with the primary phosphine (H₂PBH₂·NMe₃). The novel features of both compounds, which have been characterized by X‐ray crystallography, are the unsymmetrical constitution of the copper iodide core due to the influence of the monodentate phosphorus ligand. This results in copper atoms with different coordination numbers within the compound. Complex 2 , the major product of the reaction, contains a distorted octahedral Cu₃I₃‐core, in which one vertex is missing. Complex 3 was isolated as a by‐product and is composed of a Cu₄I₄‐core in a distorted octahedral coordination.     

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of two Novel Copper(I) Complexes with Oxygen Donor

Two novel copper(I) complexes with Cu‐O bonds, [Cu₂L₂(PPh₃)₂](BF₄)₂ ( 1 ) and [Cu(L)(dppeo)](BF₄) ( 2 ) ( L = 6‐(4‐diethylmethylphosphonatephenyl)‐2,2′‐bipyridine, dppeo = bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane monoxide), have been prepared and their structures characterized. In the binuclear complex 1 , the ligand L serves as tridentate donor with the N, N′ and O as coordination atoms, and the two Cu^I atoms are bridged through both P = O donor atoms in different ligand L with a triphenylphosphine molecule as auxiliary ligand. While in mononuclear complex 2 , both ligands L and dppeo behave as bidentate with N^∧N from L and P^∧O from dppeo chelating to Cu^I atom.     

Copper(I) Complexes of Anionic Tridentate CNC Pincer Ligands

New monoanionic CNC pincer ligands, [N{SiMe₂CH₂(RIm)}₂]^– (R = tBu, iPr, Ph) featuring three different N-heterocyclic carbenes and a disilylamido moiety is reported. Treatment of the lithium salt of [N{SiMe₂CH₂(RIm)}₂]^– with Cu^IOTf afforded the corresponding copper complexes [N{SiMe₂CH₂(RIm)}₂]Cu in 41–56 % yield. X-ray crystal structures of [N{SiMe₂CH₂(RIm)}₂]Cu show that they are monomeric and feature three-coordinate, pseudo T-shaped copper(I) sites. The X-ray crystal structure of one of the precursor lithium complexes, [N{SiMe₂CH₂(tBuIm)}₂]Li is also presented.     

Gold(I) and Silver(I) Complexes with Thioether Functionalized Silylamido Ligands

The thioether functionalized aminosilanes Me₂Si(NH‐C₆H₄‐2‐SR)₂ (R = Ph, Me) were lithiated with nBuLi and subsequently reacted with AgCl in the presence of PMe₃ or with [AuCl(PMe₃)]. In the case of Me₂Si(NH‐C₆H₄‐2‐SPh)₂ the dinuclear complexes [M₂{Me₂Si(NC₆H₄‐2‐SPh)₂}(PMe₃)₂] (M = Ag; Au) were isolated. The analogous reactions starting from Me₂Si(NH‐C₆H₄‐SMe)₂ afforded the dinuclear gold complex [Au₂{Me₂Si(NC₆H₄‐2‐SMe)₂}(PMe₃)₂] and the tetranuclear silver complex [Ag₄{Me₂Si(NC₆H₄‐2‐SMe)₂}₂(PMe₃)₂]. In the dinuclear compounds of the type [M₂{Me₂Si(NC₆H₄‐2‐SR)₂}(PMe₃)₂], each of the silylamide N atoms is connected to a M(PMe₃) group to give a nearly linear N–M–P arrangement with Ag–N and Au–N bonds in the range of 212.0(4)–213.3(4) pm and 205.3(3)–208.1(9) pm, respectively. [Ag₄{Me₂Si(NC₆H₄‐2‐SMe)₂}₂(PMe₃)₂] consists of a central Si₂N₄Ag₂ ring with linearly coordinated Ag atoms (Ag‐N: 223.1(4)–222.1(4) pm) and two peripheral Ag(PMe₃) units, which are connected to the amido N atoms in a chelating mode. The relatively short transannular Ag ··· Ag separation (277.6(1) pm) within the Si₂N₄Ag₂ ring hints for argentophilic interactions. The peripheral Ag atoms are three coordinated with Ag–N distances of 233.9(4)–242.8(4) pm.     

Triisopropyl Phosphorotrithioite as a Monodantate and a Tridentate Ligand in Complexes with Copper(I) Halides

Triisopropyl phosphorotrithioite reacts with copper(I) halides to form complexes (i-PrS)₃P·CuX (X = I, Br, Cl) of a cubic structure with monodentate coordination by the Cu···P bond. The complex [(i-PrS)₃P·4CuCl] _n is formed by disproportionation of diisopropyl phosphorochloridodithioite and has an unusual structure comprising a two-dimensional net of (CuCl)₈ clusters bridged by triisopropyl phosphorotrithioite ligands; a tridentate coordination by one P(III) and two S(II) atoms was first observed in the complex.     

Synthesis,Structures and Spectroscopic Properties of Platinum(II), Palladium(II) and Copper(I) Halide Complexes with Pyrimidine‐phosphine Ligand

The reactions of pyrimidine‐phosphine ligand N‐[(diphenylphosphino)methyl]‐2‐pyrimidinamine ( L ) with various metal salts of Pt^II, Pd^II and Cu^I provide three new halide metal complexes, Pt₂Cl₄(μ‐L)₂·2CH₂Cl₂ ( 1 ), Pd₂Cl₄(μ‐L)₂ ( 2 ), and [Cu₂(μ‐I)₂L₂]_n ( 3 ). Single crystal X‐ray diffraction studies show that complexes 1 and 2 display a similar bimetallic twelve‐membered ring structure, while complex 3 consists of one‐dimensional polymeric chains, which are further connected into a 2‐D supramolecular framework through hydrogen bonds. In the binuclear complexes 1 and 2 , the ligand L serves as a bridge with the N and P as coordination atoms, but in the polymeric complex 3 , both bridging and chelating modes are adopted by the ligand. The spectroscopic properties of complexes 1 ‐ 3 as well as L have been investigated, in which complex 3 exhibits intense photoluminescence originating from intraligand charge transfer (ILCT) π→π* and metal‐to‐ligand charge‐transfer (MLCT) excited states both in acetonitrile solution and solid state, respectively.     

Tb3+与氧合血红蛋白反应动力学的停流荧光光度法研究

近年来,稀土在农业中的应用引起人们对它的安全性的关注.:Evans口'曾报道稀土化合物由于其类Ca2+性导致各种负面生物效应,包括影响心血管功能及溶血.然而有关稀土离子与血红蛋白的研究工作国内外尚很少见报道.     

DNA Cleavage of the Copper（II） Complexes with a Polyamine Ditopic Ligand

The investigations on simple and efficient reagents, which can cleave nucleic acids undermild conditions have been attracted considerable attentions1,2. Generally, in order toeliminate the possibility of significant cytotoxic side effect of reactive oxygen species,pathways that result in DNA cleavage by hydrolysis mechanisms are preferable3,4. Wehave reported two novel metal complexes magnesium (II)-diethylenetriamine (dien) andcopper (II)-L-histidine systems that both can effectively promo…