Chemistry of N,N-Dimethylaminoalkylchalcogenolate Complexes of Palladium(II) and Platinum(II)

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Four different series of N,N-dimethylaminoalkylchalcogenolates, viz. Me₂NCH₂ CH₂E^?, Me₂NCH(Me)CH₂E^?, Me₂NCH₂CH(Me)E^?, and Me₂NCH₂CH₂CH₂E^? (E = S, Se, Te), (referred as E^∩N) have been synthesized and characterized. Their reactions with palladium(II) and platinum(II) precursors have been explored. Complexes of the general formula, [MCl(E^∩N)]_n, [MCl(E^∩N)₂]_n, [MCl(E^∩N)(PR₃)], [M₂Cl₂(μ-E^∩N)₂(PR₃)₂], [M₂(μ-E^∩N)₂(P^∩P)₂]²⁺, etc. have been isolated. All the complexes have been characterized by elemental analysis, IR, NMR (¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P, ⁷⁷Se, ¹²⁵Te, ¹⁹⁵Pt), UV-vis, and FAB mass spectral data. A weak absorption in the electronic spectra of [MCl(E^∩N)(PR₃)] has been attributed to metal mediated ligand-to-ligand charge transfer and showed pronounced chalcogen dependence being red shifted on moving from S → Se → Te. Structures of several complexes have been established by X-ray diffraction analyses. Thermal behavior of some of these complexes has been investigated by TGA.     

Sensitive Spectrophotometric Determination of Benzoylperoxide with N,N,N′,N′-Tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine

Abstract

A highly sensitive spectrophotometric determination of benzoylperoxide (BPO) based on the color developing reaction between N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine (TMPD) and BPO in the presence of cerium(IV) in weakly acidic media is proposed. The calibration graph is linear in the range 0–6000 ng BPO per 10 ml with an apparent molar absorptivity of 4.73 × 10⁵ 1 mol^?1 cm-1 at 612 nm. The proposed method is about 50-fold more sensitive than N-ethyl-2-naphthylamine (NENA), and application to assays of flour is described.     

Electroanalytical performance of Cd(II) selective sensor based on PVC membranes of 5,5′‐(5,5′‐(benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole‐4,7‐diyl)bis(thiophene‐5,2‐diyl))bis(N1,N1,N3,N3‐tetraphenylbenzene‐1,3‐diamine)

The construction and performance characteristics of polymeric membrane electrodes based on neutral ionophore 5,5′‐(5,5′‐(benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole‐4,7‐diyl)bis(thiophene‐5,2‐diyl))bis‐(N1,N1,N3,N3‐tetraphenylbenzene‐1,3‐diamine) (L) for quantification of cadmium ions, are described. Effect of plastisizers dibutylpthalate (DBP), tri‐n‐butylphosphate (TBP), dioctylpthalate (DOP), o‐nitrophenyloctyl ether (o‐NPOE), 1‐chloronaphthalene (CN) and ionic additives sodium tetraphenylborate (NaTPB), potassium tetrakis p‐(chlorophenyl)borate (KTpClPB) was studied. Best performance was obtained with the membrane having a composition L?:?PVC?:?DBP?:?NaTPB?≡?2?:?37?:?59?:?2 (w/w; mg). The membrane electrode exhibits Nernstian response in the concentration range 6.3?×?10^?8 to 1.0?×?10?^?1?mol?L^?1 with detection limit 3.6?×?10^?8?mol?L^?1 and is not affected by H⁺ ions over a wide pH range 3.0–10.0. The electrode possess a fast response time of 10?s and shelf life period of 3 months. The analytical utility of the proposed electrode has demonstrated by its application in the determination of cadmium in water, medicinal plants and soil samples. It could also be used successfully as an indicator electrode in the potentiometric titration of Cd²⁺ with EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid).     

Mercury(II) cyanide complexes with alkyldiamines: solid-state/solution NMR,computational, and antimicrobial studies

Mercury cyanide complexes of alkyldiamines (1–6), [Hg(L)(CN)₂] (where L?=?en (1,2-diaminoethane), pn (1,3-diaminopropane), N-Me-en, N, N′-Me₂-en, N, N′-Et₂-en, and N, N′-ipr₂-en), have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, ¹³C, and ¹⁵N solution NMR in DMSO-d₆, as well as ¹³C, ¹⁵N, and ¹⁹⁹Hg solid-state NMR spectroscopy. Complexes 1 and 2 have been studied computationally, built and optimized by GAUSSIAN03 using DFT at B3LYP level with LanL2DZ basis set. Binding modes of en and bn (where bn?=?1,4-diaminobutane) toward Hg(CN)₂ are completely different. Complexes with en and pn show chelating binding to Hg(II), while bn behaves as a bridging ligand to form a polymeric structure, [Hg(CN)₂-bn]_∞ [B.A. Al-Maythalony, M. Fettouhi, M.I.M. Wazeer, A.A. Isab. Inorg. Chem. Commun., 12, 540 (2009).]. The solution ¹³C NMR of the complexes demonstrates a slight shift of the ?C≡N (0.9 to 2?ppm) and ?C–NH₂ (0.25 to 6?ppm) carbon resonances, while the other resonances are relatively unaffected. ¹⁵N labeling studies have shown involvement of alkyldiamine ligands in coordination to the metal. The principal components of the ¹³C, ¹⁵N, and ¹⁹⁹Hg shielding tensors have been determined from solid-state NMR data. Antimicrobial activity studies show that the complexes exhibit higher antibacterial activities toward various microorganisms than Hg(CN)₂.     

Synthesis and complexation of 1,4,7-oxadithiononane-5,6-dionedioxime

A new vic-dioxime 1,4,7-oxadithiononane-5,6-dionedioxime (H₂L) was prepared from reaction of 2,2-oxydiethanthiol with dichloroglyoxime. Mononuclear complexes of H₂L with Ni(II), Co(II), Cu(II), Zn(II), and Cd(II) were also prepared and their structures were determined by means of ¹H?NMR, ¹³C?NMR, IR, and mass spectroscopy. Ni(II), Co(II), and Cu(II) form square planar complexes of 1?:?2 molar ratio of metal to ligand through N,N-chelation, while Zn(II) and Cd(II) form 1?:?1 tetrahedral complexes with a N,O-chelation.     

The activation of amines of various structures in synergistic mixtures with quinones during the retardation of polymerization of methyl methacrylate

The retardation of the radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) mixed with quinones (Q) is accompanied by activation of amines of various structures (InH). In the absence of quinones, primary amines (-naphthylamine), secondary amines (diphenylamine,N-phenyl--naphthylamine, dimethyl-bis-p-(phenylaminophenoxy)silane,N,N'-diphenyl-P-phenylenediamine, andN-phenyl-p-aminophenol), and tertiary amines (N,N,N',N'- tetramethylethylenediamine andN,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine) exert no effect on the process. In the presence of 2,3,5,6-tetrachloroquinone orp-benzoquinone, amines inhibit polymerization (synergism). The consumption of amines is due to the abstraction of mobile H-atoms from their molecules. The retatdation by tertiary amines occurs only in the case when a mobile H atom is present at the-C atom of the amine; a mixture containingN,N,N',N'-tetraphenyl-p-phenylenediamine is ineffective. Analysis of various kinetic schemes shows that the activation of amine and its participation in the reaction with growing MMA radicals may occur either through the formation of active inhibitory species incorporated in the donor-acceptor complex, [InH · Q], or by inhibitory radicals, In^.and QH^., generated by the transfer of an H-atom from InH to Q.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 673–678, April, 1995.     

Indenylvanadium(V)‐Verbindungen. Darstellung,Struktur und NMR‐spektroskopische Untersuchungen

Indenylvanadium(V) Compounds Synthesis, Structure, and NMR Spectroscopic Studies Syntheses of the indenylvanadium(V)compounds are described: ^tC₄H₉N = V(η⁵‐C₉H₇)Cl₂ ( 1 ), ^tC₄H₉N = V(η⁵‐C₉H₇)Br₂ ( 2 ), ^tC₄H₉N = V(η⁵‐C₉H₇)(O^tC₄H₉)Cl ( 3 ), ^tC₄H₉N = V(η¹‐C₉H₇)(O^tC₄H₉)₂ ( 4 ), ^tC₄H₉N = V(η¹‐C₉H₇)₂(O^tC₄H₉) ( 5 ), ^tC₄H₉N = V(η¹‐C₉H₇)(η⁵‐C₅H₅) · (O^tC₄H₉) ( 6 ), ^tC₄H₉N = V(η¹‐C₉H₇)(η⁵‐C₅H₅)(NH^tC₄H₉) ( 7 ). All compounds were totally characterized by spectroscopic methods (MS; ¹H, ¹³C, ⁵¹V NMR), 3 by single crystal X‐ray diffraction. For 6 the presence of the diastereomeres RR/SS and RS/SR was shown by NMR spectroscopy. The chlorovanadate (IV) complex [NHC₄H₉]₂⁺[(^tC₄H₉N)₇V₇ · (μ‐Cl)₁₄Cl₂]^2– has been obtained by decomposition of 1 in solution; the crystal structure indicates a wheel structure with hydrogen bonds between the tert‐butylammonium cations and the complex anion.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of the Sm(ButNCHCHNBut)2(bpy) complex

Reaction of Sm(bpy)₄ (bpy is 2,2′-bipyridyl) with di-tert-butyldiazabutadiene (dad) in tetrahydrofuran (THF) affords the mixed-ligand complex Sm(dad)₂(bpy) (1). Complex1 was isolated as black paramagnetic crystals readily soluble in THF, 1,2-dimethoxyethane (DME), toluene, and ether. Compound1 was characterized by IR and ESR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis, and by the results of magnetic measurements. Based on the difference between the Sm−N bond lengths and on the data of IR spectroscopy, the following formal charge distribution in the molecule of complex1 was proposed: Sm³⁺(dad)²⁻(dad)¹⁻(bpy)⁰. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1860–1862, October. 1997.     

Crystal structure of (N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl-1,2-diaminoethane)(1,1,1-trifluoro-6-methyl-2,4-heptanedionato)copper(II) perchlorate

The solvatochromic compound [Cu(tfmh)Me₄en]ClO₄ (tfmh^? denotes the anion of 1,1,1-trifluoro-6-methyl-2,4-heptanedione) was prepared and its structure has been determined from three-dimensional X-ray diffraction data. The structure consists of discrete [Cu(tfmh)Me₄en]⁺ monomeric units and perchlorate ions. The copper(II) ion is surrounded by the two nitrogen atoms of the diamine molecule and the two oxygen atoms of the β-dionato anion. The N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl-1,2-diaminoethane, Me₄en, coordinates as bidentate ligand through the nitrogen atoms and adopts the gauche conformation and λ configuration. The CuN₂O₂ chromophore is virtually planar. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic system (space group P2₁/c) with a = 11.9520(2), b = 14.6600(2), c = 17.2240(4) Å, β = 135.72(2)°, Z = 4 and V = 2107.01(7) ų.     

Electrostatic forces that determine O,O-trans versus O,S-cis conformers in the aminated porphyrin complexes of Cd(N-NHCO-2-C4H3O-tpp)(OAc) and Cd(N-NHCO-2-C4H3S-tpp)(OAc)

Two new diamagnetic, mononuclear and aminated porphyrin complexes of O,O-trans-Cd (3-trans) and O,S-cis-Cd (4-cis) have been synthesized and characterized by ¹H, ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The crystal structures of (acetato)(N-2-furancarboxamido-meso-tetraphenylporphyrinato)cadmium(II) [Cd(N-NHCO-2-C₄H₃O-tpp)(OAc); 3-trans] and (acetato)(N-2-thiophenecarboxamido-meso-tetraphenylporphyrinato)cadmium(II) [Cd(N-NHCO-2-C₄H₃S-tpp)(OAc); 4-cis] were determined. The coordination sphere around Cd²⁺ is a distorted square-based pyramid in which the apical site is occupied by a bidentate chelating OAc⁻ group for 3-trans and 4-cis. The plane of three pyrrole nitrogen atoms [i.e., N(1), N(2), N(4) for 3-trans and N(1), N(2), N(3) for 4-cis] strongly bonded to Cd²⁺ is adopted as a reference plane 3N. The N(3) and N(4) pyrrole rings bearing the 2-furancarboxamido (Fr) and 2-thiophenecarboxamido groups in 3-trans and 4-cis, respectively, deviate mostly from the 3N plane, thus orienting separately with a dihedral angle of 33.4° and of 31.0°. In 3-trans, Cd²⁺ and N(5) are located on different sides at 1.06 and −1.49 Å from its 3N plane, while in 4-cis, Cd²⁺ and N(5) are also located on different sides at 1.04 and −1.53 Å from its 3N plane. An attractive electrostatic interaction between the Cd²⁺ and O(4)⁻ atoms in furan stabilizes the O,O-trans conformer of 3. A repulsive electrostatic interaction between Cd²⁺ and S(1)⁺ destabilizes the O,S-trans conformer of 4. Both of these repulsive and the mutually attractive interactions between S(1)⁺ and O(3)⁻ atoms favor the O,S-cis rotamer of 4 both in the vapor phase and in low polarity solvents. NOE difference spectroscopy, HMQC and HMBC were employed for the unambiguous assignment of the ¹H and ¹³C NMR resonances of 3-trans and 4-cis in CDCl₃ at 20 and −50 °C.     

Synthese und Eigenschaften von (Acido)(nitrosyl)phthalocyaninato(2–)ruthenium

Synthesis and Properties of (Acido)(nitrosyl)phthalocyaninato(2–)ruthenium (Acido)(nitrosyl)phthalocyaninato(2–)ruthenium, [Ru(X)(NO)pc^2–] (X = F, Cl, Br, I, CN, NCO, NCS, NCSe, N₃, NO₂) is obtained by acidification of a solution of bis(tetra(n-butyl)ammonium) bis(nitro)phthalocyaninato(2–)ruthenate(II) in tetrahydrofurane with the corresponding conc. mineral acid or aqueous ammonium salt solution. The nitrite-nitrosyl conversion is reversal in basic media. The cyclic and differential pulse voltammograms show mainly three quasi-reversible one-electron processes at 1.05, –0.65 and –1.25 V, ascribed to the first ring oxidation and the stepwise reduction to the complexes of type {RuNO}⁷ and {RuNO}⁸, respectively. The B < Q < N regions in the electronic absorption spectra are still typical for the pc^2– ligand, but are each split into two strong absorptions (14500/16500(B); 28000/30500(Q); 34500/37000 cm^–1(N)), whose relative intensities strongly depend on the nature of the axial ligand X. In the IR spectra is active the N–O stretching vibration between 1827 (X = I) and 1856 cm^–1 (F), the C–N stretching vibration at 2178 (X = NCO), 2072 (NCS), 2066 (NCSe), 2093 cm^–1 (CN), the N–N stretching vibration of the azide ligand at 2045 cm^–1, the fundamentals of the nitrito(O) ligand at 1501, 932, and 804 cm^–1, and the Ru–X stretching vibration at 483 (F), 332 (Cl), 225 (Br), 183 (I), 395 (N₃), 364 (ONO), 403 (CN), 263 (NCS), and 231 cm^–1 (NCSe). In the resonance Raman spectra, excited in coincidence with the B region, the Ru–NO stretching vibration and the very intense Ru–N–O deformation vibration are selectively enhanced between 580 and 618 cm^–1, and between 556 and 585 cm^–1, respectively.     

Diastereoselective Synthesis of New Dialkylphosphorylhydrazones

A series of 22 dialkylphosphorylydrazones (dialkyl ester, N′-[(1E)-(R₁ phenyl)methylene]-phosphorohydrazidic acid), 20 of them new, along with three new N,N′-bis (diisobutylphosphorylthioamide)diamines (bis-[diisobutyl ester), N-thioxomethylene]-, diamine)phosphora-midic acid, were prepared and characterized by IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, ³¹P NMR, and mass spectrometry. The analysis of ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, ³¹P NMR, and NOE spectra confirmed the observation of the single diastereoisomer E in the synthesis of dialkylphosphorylydrazones. The results of a molecular modeling study performed in order to investigate the mechanism of the synthesis of dialkylphosphorylydrazones are in agreement with the experimental results, i.e., the favored formation of diastereoisomer E over Z.     

Structurally Modelling the 2-His-1-Carboxylate Facial Triad with a Bulky N,N,O Phenolate Ligand

We present the synthesis and coordination chemistry of a bulky, tripodal N,N,O ligand, Im^Ph2NNO ^{t Bu} ( L ), designed to model the 2-His-1-carboxylate facial triad (2H1C) by means of two imidazole groups and an anionic 2,4-di-tert-butyl-subtituted phenolate. Reacting K-L with MCl₂ (M = Fe, Zn) affords the isostructural, tetrahedral non-heme complexes [Fe(L)(Cl)] ( 1 ) and [Zn(L)(Cl)] ( 2 ) in high yield. The tridentate N,N,O ligand coordination observed in their X-ray crystal structures remains intact and well-defined in MeCN and CH₂Cl₂ solution. Reacting 2 with NaSPh affords a tetrahedral zinc thiolate complex, [Zn(L)(SPh)] ( 4 ), that is relevant to isopenicillin N synthase (IPNS) biomimicry. Cyclic voltammetry studies demonstrate the ligand's redox non-innocence, where phenolate oxidation is the first electrochemical response observed in K-L , 2 and 4 . However, the first electrochemical oxidation in 1 is iron-centred, the assignment of which is supported by DFT calculations. Overall, Im^Ph2NNO ^{t Bu} provides access to well-defined mononuclear, monoligated, N,N,O-bound metal complexes, enabling more accurate structural modelling of the 2H1C to be achieved.     

Effects of substituents and n-donors on the energies of Si←N,Si←O,and Si=C bonds in hypervalent silenes

The effect of the nature of substituents at sp²-hybridized silicon atom in the R₂Si=CH₂ (R = SiH₃, H, Me, OH, Cl, F) molecules on the structure and energy characteristics of complexes of these molecules with ammonia, trimethylamine, and tetrahydrofuran was studied by the ab initio (MP4/6-311G(d)//MP2/6-31G(d)+ZPE) method. As the electronegativity, χ, of the substituent R increases, the coordination bond energies, D(Si← N(O)), increase from 4.7 to 25.9 kcal mol⁻¹ for the complexes of R₂Si=CH₂ with NH₃, from 10.6 to 37.1 kcal mol⁻¹ for the complexes with Me₃N, and from 5.0 to 22.2 kcal mol⁻¹ for the complexes with THF. The n-donor ability changes as follows: THF ≤ NH₃ < Me₃N. The calculated barrier to hindered internal rotation about the silicon—carbon double bond was used as a measure of the Si=C π-bond energy. As χ increases, the rotational barriers decrease from 18.9 to 5.2 kcal mol⁻¹ for the complexes with NH₃ and from 16.9 to 5.7 kcal mol⁻¹ for the complexes with Me₃N. The lowering of rotational barriers occurs in parallel to the decrease in D _π(Si=C) we have established earlier for free silenes. On the average, the D _π(Si=C) energy decreases by ∼25 kcal mol⁻¹ for NH₃· R₂Si=CH₂ and Me₃N·R₂Si=CH₂. The D(Si←N) values for the R₂Si=CH₂· 2Me₃N complexes are 11.4 (R = H) and 24.3 kcal mol⁻¹ (R = F). sp²-Hybridized silicon atom can form transannular coordination bonds in 1,1-bis[N-(dimethylamino)acetimidato]silene (6). The open form (I) of molecule 6 is 35.1 and 43.5 kcal mol⁻¹ less stable than the cyclic (II, one transannular Si←N bond) and bicyclic (III, two transannular Si←N bonds) forms of this molecule, respectively. The D(Si←N) energy for structure III was estimated at 21.8 kcal mol⁻¹. Dedicated to Academician N. S. Zefirov on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1952–1961, September, 2005.     

Phosphaniminato-Komplexe des Zinks mit Hydrido-, Alkinylo-, Alkenylo- und Amido-Liganden

Phosphoraneiminato Complexes of Zinc with Hydrido, Alkynylo, Alkenylo, and Amido Ligands Synthesis and properties of the phosphoraneiminato complexes [ZnCl(NPMe₃)]₄ ( 1 ), [ZnH(NPMe₃)]₄ ( 2 ) as well as of the alkynylo derivatives [Zn(C≡C–SiMe₃)(NPMe₃)]₄ ( 3 ), [Zn(C≡C–C≡C–SiMe₃)(NPR₃)]₄ [R = Me ( 4 a ), R = Et ( 4 b )], [Zn(C≡C–Ph)(NPMe₃)]₄ ( 5 ) and of the alkenylozinc complexes [Zn(CH=CHMe)(NPR₃)]₄ [R = Me ( 6 a ), R = Et ( 6 b )] are described. According to crystal structure analyses of 1 , 3 , and 4 b these complexes possess heterocubane structures with only slightly distorted Zn₄N₄ cubic skeletons. Experiments to substitute the terminal ligands at the zinc atoms by bis(trimethylsilyl)amido groups lead to disintegration of the heterocubanes and formation of the dimeric complex [Zn(μ₂-NPEt₃){N(SiMe₃)₂}]₂ ( 7 ) and of the trinuclear derivative [Zn₃(μ₂-NPMe₃)₄{N(SiMe₃)₂}₂] ( 8 ), in which the central zinc atom is surrounded by the four N atoms of the NPEt₃^– groups in a spiro-cyclic fashion. 7 and 8 are also characterized by crystal structure analyses.     

Spektroskopische Eigenschaften von HCl-Addukten der Di(phthalocyaninato(2–))lanthanidsäuren

Spectroscopic Properties of HCl Adducts of the Di(phthalocyaninato(2–))lanthanide Acids Thin films of bis(triphenylphosphine)iminiumdi(phthalocyaninato(2–))lanthanidates(III), (PNP)[Ln(Pc²)₂] (Ln = La…(? Ce, Pm)…Lu) react with hydrogen chloride yielding the green acid adduct [HLn(Pc^2?)₂] · xHCl. The typical π–π* transitions of the Pc^2? ligand are observed in the UV-VIS spectra (B: ～ 14500 cm^?1; Q: ～ 30300 cm^?1); these are broadened and shifted to lower energy with respect to those of the precursor. A N? H stretching vibration at ～ 3170 cm^?1 as well as a H? N? C deformation vibration at ～ 1200 cm^?1 in the MIR spectra are diagnostic for these HCl adducts.     

Osmium(II)-Phthalocyanine: Darstellung und Eigenschaften von Di(acido)phthalocyaninatoosmaten(II)

Osmium(II) Phthalocyanines: Preparation and Properties of Di(acido)phthalocyaninatoosmates(II) “H[Os(X)₂Pc^2?]” (X = Br, Cl) reacts in basic medium or in the melt with (ⁿBu₄N)X forming less stable, diamagnetic, darkgreen (ⁿBu₄N)₂[Os(X)₂Pc^2?]. Similar dicyano and diimidazolido(Im) complexes are formed by the reaction of “H[Os(Cl)₂Pc^2?]” with excess ligand in the presence of [BH₄]^?. The cyclic voltammograms show up to three quasireversible redoxprocesses: E_1/2(I) = 0.13 V (X = CN), ?0.03 V (Im), ?0.13 V (Br) resp. ?0.18 V (Cl) is metal directed (Os^II/III), E_1/2(II) = 0.69 V (Cl), 0.71 V (Br), 0.83 V (CN), 1.02 V (Im) is ligand directed (Pc^2?/?) and E_1/2(III) = 1.17 V (Cl) resp. 1.23 V (Br) is again metal directed (Os^III/IV). Between the typical “B” (～16.2 kK) and “Q” (～29.4 kK), “N regions” (～34.1 kK) up to seven strong “extra bands” of the phthalocyanine dianion (Pc^2?) are observed in the uv-vis spectrum. Within the row CN > Im > Br > Cl, most of the bands are shifted slightly, the “extra bands” considerably more to lower energy in correlation with E_1/2(I). The vibrational spectra are typical for the Pc^2? ligand with D_4h symmetry. M.i.r. bands at 514, 909, 1 173 and 1 331 cm^?1 are specific for hexa-coordinated low spin Os^II phthalocyanines. In the resonance Raman (r.r.) spectra polarized, depolarized or anomalously polarized deformation and stretching vibrations of the Pc^2? ligand will be selectively enhanced, if the excitation frequency coincides with “extra bands”. With excitation at ～19.5 kK the intensity of the symmetrical Os? X stretching vibration at 295 cm^?1 (X = Cl), 252 cm^?1 (X = Im) and 181 cm^?1 (X = Br) is r.r. enhanced, too. The asymmetrical Os? X stretching vibration is observed in the f.i.r. spectrum at 345 cm^?1 (X = CN), 274 cm^?1 (X = Cl), 261 cm^?1 (X = Im) and 200 cm^?1 (X = Br).     

Layered structures constructed by second-sphere coordination via N–H ··· Cl and C–H ··· Cl hydrogen bonding: synthesis and crystal structures of tribenzylamine and [MCl6] (M = Sn,Re, and Te)

A series of second-sphere coordination complexes of tribenzylamine (L ¹ ) and [MCl₆] (M = Sn, Re, Te) have been synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic techniques (IR, NMR) and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The main driving force for the encapsulation of [MCl₆] and recognition with L ¹ is the second-sphere coordination of metal halides by the amide protons of the ligand via hydrogen bonding (N–H ··· Cl–M and C–H ··· Cl–M); new layered structures are described. Thermal stability and irreversible behavior of second-sphere coordination complexes [L ² ] · 0.5[TeCl₆]^2? · HCl · (H₃O)⁺ · 0.5H₂O (L ² = N,N,N′,N′-tetrabenzyl-ethylenediamine) in contact with water vapor are also described.     

Synthese und spektroskopische Charakterisierung von [Rh(SeCN)6]3– und trans‐[Rh(CN)2(SeCN)4]3–, Kristallstruktur von (Me4N)3[Rh(SeCN)6]

Synthesis and Spectroscopic Characterization of [Rh(SeCN)₆]^3– and trans ‐[Rh(CN)₂(SeCN)₄]^3–, Crystal Structure of (Me₄N)₃[Rh(SeCN)₆] Treatment of RhCl₃ with KSeCN in acetone yields a mixture of selenocyanato‐rhodates(III), from which [Rh(SeCN)₆]^3– and trans‐[Rh(CN)₂(SeCN)₄]^3– have been isolated by ion exchange chromatography on diethylaminoethyl cellulose. The X‐ray structure determination on a single crystal of (Me₄N)₃[Rh(SeCN)₆] (trigonal, space group R3, a = 14.997(2), c = 24.437(3) Å, Z = 6) reveals, that the compound crystallizes isotypically to (Me₄N)₃[Ir(SCN)₆]. The exclusively via Se coordinated selenocyanato ligands are bonded with the average Rh–Se distance of 2.490 Å and the Rh–Se–C angle of 104.6°. In the low temperature IR and Raman spectra the metal ligand stretching modes ν(RhSe) of (n‐Bu₄N)₃[Rh(SeCN)₆] ( 1 ) and trans‐(n‐Bu₄N)₃[Rh(CN)₂(SeCN)₄] ( 2 ) are in the range of 170–250 cm^–1. In 2 ν_as(CRhC) is observed at 479 cm^–1. The vibrational spectra are assigned by normal coordinate analysis based on the molecular parameters of the X‐ray determination. The valence force constants are f_d(RhSe) = 1.08 ( 1 ), 1.10 ( 2 ) and f_d(RhC) = 3.14 mdyn/Å ( 2 ). f_d(RhS) = 1.32 mdyn/Å is determined for [Rh(SCN)₆]^3–, which has not been calculated so far. The ¹⁰³Rh NMR resonances are 2287 ( 1 ), 1680 ppm ( 2 ) and the ⁷⁷Se NMR resonances are –32.7 ( 1 ) and –110.7 ppm ( 2 ). The Rh–C bonding of the cyano ligand in 2 is confirmed by a dublett in the ¹³C NMR spectrum at 136.3 ppm.     

Synthesis and characterization of a novel organic–inorganic hybrid salt and its application as a highly effectual Brønsted–Lewis acidic catalyst for the production of N,N′‐alkylidene bisamides

In this research, a novel organic–inorganic hybrid salt, namely, N¹,N¹,N²,N²‐tetramethyl‐N¹,N²‐bis(sulfo)ethane‐1,2‐diaminium tetrachloroferrate ([TMBSED][FeCl₄]₂) was prepared and characterized by Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy (FT‐IR), energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy (EDX), elemental mapping, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE‐SEM), X‐ray diffraction (XRD), thermal gravimetric (TG), differential thermal gravimetric (DTG), and vibrating‐sample magnetometry (VSM) analyses. Catalytic activity of the hybrid salt was tested for the synthesis of N,N′‐alkylidene bisamides through the reaction of benzamide (2 eq.) and aromatic aldehydes (1 eq.) under solvent‐free conditions in which the products were obtained in high yields and short reaction times. The catalyst was superior to many of the reported catalysts in terms of two or more of these factors: the reaction medium and temperature, yield, time, and turnover frequency (TOF). [TMBSED][FeCl₄]₂ is a Brønsted–Lewis acidic catalyst; there are two SO₃H groups (as Brønsted acidic sites) and two tetrachloroferrate anions (as Lewis acidic sites) in its structure. Highly effectiveness of the catalyst for the synthesis of N,N′‐alkylidene bisamides can be attributed to synergy of the Brønsted and Lewis acids and also possessing two sites of each acid.