Coordination behaviour of nicotinamide: an infrared spectroscopic study

A series of Hofmann-type complexes containing two nicotinamide(nia) molecules attached to transition metal (II) (M) tetracyanonickelate frame with the formula: M(nia)₂Ni(CN)₄ (where M=Mn, Co, Ni, Cu or Cd) have been synthesised for the first time. Metal (II) halide complexes of nicotinamide complexes of the type [M(nia)₂X₂ (M=Cd, Ni, Cu, Hg; X=Cl, Br) and Ni(nia)₄Br₂ nia=nicotinamide] have also synthesised. The FTIR spectra are reported in the 4000-400 cm⁻¹ region. Vibrational assignments are given for all the observed bands. The analysis of the vibrational spectra indicates that there are some structure-spectra correlations. A pronounced change was observed in the N-H stretching frequencies of the NH₂ group. It is proposed that the amide NH₂ group influence by the intramolecular hydrogen bond in the complexes. The coordination effect on the nicotinamide modes is analysed.     

An Alumanylyttrium Complex with an Absorption due to a Transition from the Al−Y Bond to an Unoccupied d-Orbital

The reaction between a dialkyl-substituted alumanyl anion and [Y(CH₂SiMe₃)₂(thf)₃][BPh₄] resulted in the formation of (dialkylalumanyl)yttrium complex 2 , which exhibits the first 2-center–2-electron (2 c-2 e) Al−Y bond. The ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra of 2 together with an X-ray crystallographic analysis indicated a C_2v symmetrical structure. DFT calculations on 2 revealed that its LUMO consists of overlapping 3 p- and 4 d-orbitals of the Al and Y atoms, respectively, and that the HOMO–LUMO gap is narrow. The UV/Vis spectrum of 2 exhibited a visible absorption at 432 nm, which suggests that the strong σ-donating and π-accepting character of the three-coordinate dialkylalumanyl ligand generates a colored d⁰-complex that does not contain any π-electrons.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Dinuclear Titanium(IV) Complex containing an Allopyranosidato Ligand

The reaction of methyl‐4,6‐O‐benzylidene‐α‐D ‐allopyranoside (α‐MeBAH₂) with trichlorocyclopentadienyltitanium [CpTiCl₃] and triethylamine in dichloromethane led to the dinuclear complex [(CpTiCl₂)₂‐μ‐(α‐MeAG)] ( 1 ). 1 was characterized by elemental analysis, ¹H NMR spectroscopy as well as single crystal X‐ray diffraction.     

Synthesis and X-ray structure of an unexpected bidentate allene-aminocarbene complex of tungsten

This contribution describes the results obtained from the alkylation reaction upon base-induced of propargyl bromide at nitrogen of Ferrocenyl-N-pentylaminocarbene of tungsten, chromium and molybdenum. This led to unexpected highly strained Fischer-type carbene complexes (5a-c) containing a bidentate allene-aminocarbene ligand. This is the first report of the η²-allene Fischer carbene complexes. The structure of 5a was confirmed by an X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Synthesis and structure of N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of rhodium and iridium derived from an imidazolium-linked cyclophane

This paper describes the synthesis, spectroscopic and structural characterisation, and electrochemical behaviour of some rhodium and iridium complexes of the form LM(X₁)(X₂)⁺, where L is a chelating bis(carbene) derived from an imidazolium-linked ortho-cyclophane. The complexes where X₁/X₂ = 1,5-cycooctadiene or norbornadiene were prepared from the imidazolium-linked cyclophane and the appropriate metal source. In these complexes, the M-L bonding was quite robust, but the diene could be displaced by CO to give the dicarbonyl complexes , from which one or both carbonyl ligands could be displaced by monodentate or bidentate phosphines, respectively. Structural studies revealed only minor variations in the cyclophane unit upon exchange of the ancillary ligands, in each case the rhodium complex being isomorphous with its iridium analogue. In cyclovoltammetric studies of LRh(dppe)⁺, reversible Rh(I/II) and Rh(II/III) redox couples were observed. The other rhodium complexes displayed more complex electrochemical behaviours and did not undergo simple reversible redox reactions.     

Square planar diphosphinoazine rhodium(I) amido carbonyl complexes with an unsymmetrical PNP′ pincer-type coordination

A series of novel diphosphinoazine rhodium amido carbonyl complexes [{R₂PCHC(Bu^t)–NNC(Bu^t)CH₂PR₂}Rh(CO)] (R = Ph, Prⁱ, c-C₆H₁₁, Bu^t) was prepared by deprotonation of cationic diphosphinoazine rhodium amino carbonyl complexes. The complexes were characterized by NMR as were also their precursors. The crystal structures of two cationic and one neutral deprotonated complex were determined by X-ray diffraction showing the complexes to be essentially planar with mutual trans arrangement of phosphine groups and nitrogens trans to carbonyl ligands. Measurement of valence vibration frequencies of carbonyl groups in the complexes allowed to estimate the electron density on the rhodium centre. The ene-hydrazone ligand backbone (nitrogen covalently bonded) is more electron donating than the azine backbone (nitrogen bonded by electron pair donation) as expected. In the neutral series of complexes electron donation increases with phosphine substitution in the order Ph < Prⁱ = c-C₆H₁₁ < Bu^t with the corresponding decrease of carbonyl valence vibration frequency. The tert-butyl cationic complex undergoes in a low yield an unusual diphosphinoazine bond cleavage with simultaneous oxidation of the metal resulting in a binuclear bis(iminophosphine)dirhodium complex [{(Bu^t)₂PCH₂C(Bu^t)NH}Rh(Cl)₂(μ-Cl)]₂ the structure of which was also determined by X-ray diffraction.     

1,3-Thiazoline-2-thione-4,5-dithiolato, an efficient building block towards functionalized dithiadiazafulvalenes

The first synthesis and X-ray structural determination of the bis(tetraethylammonium) Zn dithiolene complex involving N-methyl-1,3-thiazoline-2-thione-4,5-dithiolate, [NEt₄]₂[Zn(Me-thiazdt)₂], are reported. The reactivity of this dithiolene complex as a nucleophilic dithiolate synthon and as a precursor of the air sensitive electron rich olefine, the bis ethylenedithiodithiadiazafulvalene (BEDT-DTDAF), is also described.     

Thermal decomposition of Y,La and lanthanide benzene-1,2-dioxyacetates in an air atmosphere

The thermal decompositions of Y, La and lanthanide (from Ce(III) to Lu(III) benzene-1,2-dioxyacetates with general formula Ln₂(C₁₀H₈O₆)₃·nH₂O were studied. The hydrated complexes first lose water of crystallization in one or two steps to yield anhydrous compounds or hydrates containing coordination water molecules, and then decompose to the oxides Ln₂O₃, CeO₂, Pr₆O₁₁ and Tb₄O₇ with formation of intermediates, carbonates and oxycarbonates (La, Pr-Eu), oxycarbonates (Y, Tb-Lu) or carbonate (Gd) only. Anhydrous cerium(III) benzene-1,2-dioxyacetate decomposes on heating directly to CeO₂.     

Einfluß von Ringgröße und Substitution auf die oxidative Addition cyclischer Carbonsäureanhydride und -imide an den Rumpf (N N)Niº (N N = α, α′-Dipyridyl,Tetramethylethylendiamin)

Influence of Ring Size and Substitution on the Oxidative Addition of Cyclic Carboxylic Acid Anhydrides and Imides to the Moiety (N N)Ni^º (N N = bipy, tetramethylethylenediamine) (dipy)(COD) or a mixture of tmed/Ni(COD)₂ easily react with cyclic carboxylic acid anhydrides by an oxidative addition. After decarbonylation with succinic acid anhydride a five-membered, with glutaric acid anhydride a six-membered metallacycle are formed – or With diphenic acid anhydride we obtained a seven-membered chelate in the boat form ( XIV ). Along their bond axis the two aromatic rings are twisted by 127°, i.e. the conjugative interaction is weak. Itaconic acid anhydride, as a polar olefine, can coordinate to the moiety (tmed)Ni side-on. But also on oxidative addition, yielding the five-membered chelate ( XVI ), is possible. The five-membered chelate is the only Product of the reaction with (dipy)Ni(COD). 1.8-naphthalic acid anhydride (NSA), because of its rigidity, is not suitable for an oxidative addition to electron-rich nickel(O) complexes. But as a π acceptor ligand with a relatively low half wave potential NSA displaces COD of (dipy)Ni(COD) forming (dipy)Ni(NSA) · 0.25 THF ( XVIII ). One of the final products of the acidolysis of [(dipy)Ni]₂(PPI) · 1.5 THF ( XIX PPI=N-phenyl phthalimide) is benzanilide, a compound which might be an indicator of an oxidative additive connected with an -bond breaking in the course of the synthesis of XIX . But ir-data shows the framework of PPI to be preserved in the complex XIX . Evidently the bond breaking proceeds in the course of the acidolysis.     

Potassium tetraphenylimidodiphosphinate complex of 1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclooctadecane an inorganic (carbon-free) chelate ring

Summary Potassium tetraphenylimidodiphosphinate, [K][Ph ₂P(O)NP(O)Ph ₂], reacts with 18-crown-6 ether to give the monohydrated complex [K(18-crown-6][Ph ₂P(O)NP(O)Ph ₂]·H₂O. The compound shows an interaction potassium-oxygen, forming an inorganic (carbon free) chelate ring and it is different to the sulphur homolog which has no interaction cation-anion.

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Kaliumtetraphenylimidodiphosphinat-Komplex von 1,4,7,10,13,16-Hexaoxacyclooctadecan. Ein anorganischer (Kohlenstoff-freier) Chelat-Ring

Zusammenfassung Kaliumtetraphenylimidodiphosphinat, [K][Ph ₂P(O)NP(O)Ph ₂], reagiert mit 18-Krone-6-ether unter Ausbildung des mohydydratisierten Komplexes [K(18-Krone-6)][Ph ₂P(O)-NP(O)Ph ₂]. Die Verbindung zeigt eine Kalium-Sauerstoff-Wechselwirkung under Formierung eines anorganischen (Kohlenstoff-freien) Chelat-Ringes. Dies ist im Gegensatz zum Schwefel-Analogen, das keine Kation-Anion-Wechselwirkung zeigt.

     

Übergangsmetall-Silyl-Komplexe, 44. Darstellung der zweikernigen Silyl-Komplexe (CO)3(R3Si)Fe(μ-PR′R′′)Pt(PPh3)2 durch oxidative Addition von (CO)3(R′R′′HP)Fe(H)SiR3 an (C2H4)Pt(PPh3)2

Transition Metal Silyl Complexes, 44. — Preparation of the Binuclear Silyl Complexes (CO)₃(R₃Si)Fe(μ-PR′R′′)Pt(PPh₃)₂ by Oxidative Addition of (CO)₃(R′R′′HP)Fe(H)SiR₃ to (C₂H₄)Pt(PPh₃)₂ The complexes (CO)₃(R′R′′HP)Fe(H)SiR₃ ( 1 ) [PHR′R′′ = PHPh₂, PH₂Ph, PH₂Cy; SiR₃ = SiPh₃, SiPh₂Me, SiPhMe₂, Si(OMe)₃] react with Pt(C₂H₄)(PPh₃)₂ to give the dinuclear, silyl-substituted complexes (CO)₃(R₃Si)Fe(μ-PR′R′′)Pt(PPh₃)₂ ( 2 ) in high yields. Upon reaction of 2 (R = R′ R′′ = Ph) with CO, the PPh₃ ligand at Pt being trans to the PPh₂ bridge is exchanged, and (CO)₃(Ph₃Si)Fe(μ-PPh₂)Pt(PPh₃)CO ( 3 ) is formed. Complex 3 is characterized by an X-ray structure analysis. The rather short Fe — Si distance [233.9(2) pm] and the infrared spectrum of 3 indicate that the Fe — Pt bond is quite polar.     

Diimido‐, Imido(oxo)‐, Dioxo‐ und Imido(alkyliden)‐Halbsandwich‐Verbindungen über selektive Hydrolyse und α—H‐Abstraktion an Organylkomplexen des sechswertigen Molybdäns und Wolframs

Diimido, Imido Oxo, Dioxo, and Imido Alkylidene Halfsandwich Compounds via Selective Hydrolysis and α—H Abstraction in Molybdenum(VI) and Tungsten(VI) Organyl Complexes Organometal imides [(η⁵‐C₅R₅)M(NR′)₂Ph] (M = Mo, W, R = H, Me, R′ = Mes, tBu) 4 — 8 can be prepared by reaction of halfsandwich complexes [(η⁵‐C₅R₅)M(NR′)₂Cl] with phenyl lithium in good yields. Starting from phenyl complexes 4 — 8 as well as from previously described methyl compounds [(η⁵‐C₅Me₅)M(NtBu)₂Me] (M = Mo, W), reactions with aqueous HCl lead to imido(oxo) methyl and phenyl complexes [(η⁵‐C₅Me₅)M(NtBu)(O)(R)] M = Mo, R = Me ( 9 ), Ph ( 10 ); M = W, R = Ph ( 11 ) and dioxo complexes [(η⁵‐C₅Me₅)M(O)₂(CH₃)] M = Mo ( 12 ), M = W ( 13 ). Hydrolysis of organometal imides with conservation of M‐C σ and π bonds is in fact an attractive synthetic alternative for the synthesis of organometal oxides with respect to known strategies based on the oxidative decarbonylation of low valent alkyl CO and NO complexes. In a similar manner, protolysis of [(η⁵‐C₅H₅)W(NtBu)₂(CH₃)] and [(η⁵‐C₅Me₅)Mo(NtBu)₂(CH₃)] by HCl gas leads to [(η⁵‐C₅H₅)W(NtBu)Cl₂(CH₃)] 14 und [(η⁵‐C₅Me₅)Mo(NtBu)Cl₂(CH₃)] 15 with conservation of the M‐C bonds. The inert character of the relatively non‐polar M‐C σ bonds with respect to protolysis offers a strategy for the synthesis of methyl chloro complexes not accessible by partial methylation of [(η⁵‐C₅R₅)M(NR′)Cl₃] with MeLi. As pure substances only trimethyl compounds [(η⁵‐C₅R₅)M(NtBu)(CH₃)₃] 16 ‐ 18 , M = Mo, W, R = H, Me, are isolated. Imido(benzylidene) complexes [(η⁵‐C₅Me₅)M(NtBu)(CHPh)(CH₂Ph)] M = Mo ( 19 ), W ( 20 ) are generated by alkylation of [(η⁵‐C₅Me₅)M(NtBu)Cl₃] with PhCH₂MgCl via α‐H abstraction. Based on nmr data a trend of decreasing donor capability of the ligands [NtBu]^2— > [O]^2— > [CHR]^2— ? 2 [CH₃]^— > 2 [Cl]^— emerges.     

Thermal properties and reactions towards nucleophiles of an iron complex displaying an acetyl and a pyruvoyl ligands

Thermal evolution at 4 °C of the structurally characterized cis(CO)₄Fe[C(O)C(O)CH₃][C(O)CH₃] (1(2)) gives rise to the cis(CO)₄Fe[C(O)CH₃]₂ (1(3)) which, probably owing to synthetic problems, has never been described in the literature. By reaction with anionic nucleophiles (Nu⁻), 1(2) affords anionic trifunctionalized metallalactones {(CO)₃Fe[C(O)CH₃][C(O)C(CH₃)(Nu)OC⁷(O);(Fe-C⁷)]}⁻ (3) formed by addition of the nucleophile reagent on the β carbon of the pyruvoyl moiety followed by the cyclization of this ligand on a terminal carbonyl of the complex. Anions 3 are characterized by ¹H and ¹³C NMR and by X-ray diffraction for the complex with Nu = C(H)(CO₂C₂H₅)₂. Complexes 3 are also prepared by reaction of CH₃Li with the neutral metallalactones (CO)₄Fe[C(O)C(CH₃)(Nu)OC⁷(O);Fe-⁷C] (2). The results of this study shed light on the reaction of cyclization of a pyruvoyl ligand as they clearly show that the presence of a second ligand (for example CO₂R) with a labile OR group is not required to perform the formation of the metallalactone ring and then that the observed reaction has no connection with organic chain-ring transformations.     

Iron chemistry of an asymmetrically substituted,triazole-functionalised calixarene ligand

The synthesis and characterisation of an asymmetrically substituted calix-triazole ligand are reported. The ligand reacts with the Fe(II) precursor Fe₂Mes₄ to yield an iron(II) calixarene complex that is oxidised by dioxygen to provide a dinuclear Fe(III) compound featuring an oxido bridge.     

Ruthenium Trichloride,Tricyclohexyl- phosphane, 1-Alkynes,Magnesium, Hydrogen,and Water—Ingredients of an Efficient One-Pot Synthesis of Ruthenium Catalysts for Olefin Metathesis

An active role is played by MgCl₂ during the conversion of the vinylidene precursor 2 into carbenes 3 (R=H, Ph; L=P(C₆H₁₁)₃). These complexes can be prepared in a convenient and very efficient one-pot synthesis and have a catalytic activity in metathesis comparable to that of Grubbs compound (Ph instead of CH₂R).     

Kinetic studies of dicopper complexes in catechol oxidase model reaction by using an approximationless evaluating method

The oxidation of 3,5-di-tert-butylcatechol to 3,5-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone catalyzed by dinuclear copper(II) complexes {[Cu₂(L¹)(CF₃SO₃)₂(H₂O)₄]-(CF₃SO₃)₂ (1) and [Cu₂(L²O)](CF₃SO₃)₂ (2)| has been investigated in methanol saturated with O₂ at ambient temperature. Detailed kinetic studies were carried out and for the treatment the fitting software ZiTa was applied. On the basis of the results in the kinetic studies a possible mechanism of the catalytic reaction is proposed.This revised version was published online in December 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.