Radiation-induced reduction of vanadium(IV) to vanadium(II) in aqueous picolinate-formate solutions

Quantitative reduction of V(IV)(pic) to V(III)(pic)_n and then to V(II)(pic)_n(1 ⩽ n ⩽3) occurs when N₂O-saturated formate solutions (pH 4.2–6.3) containing V(IV) and picolinic acid (2-carboxypyridine) are irradiated. Pulse radiolysis measurements show that CO^-₂ reacts with picolinate only when the N-atom is protonated (k = 2.7 × 10⁸ dm³ mol^-1 s^-1). Reduction of V(IV)(pic) and V(III)(pic)_n is effected by the electron adduct of the protonated picolinate (picH)^. with rate constants at pH 4.2 of (3.5 ± 0.2) × 10⁷ dm³ mol^-1 s^-1 for V(IV)(pic) and (6.9 ± 0.4) × 10⁸ dm³ mol^-1 s^-1 for V(III)(pic)_n. No reduction of V(II)(pic)_n is observed.     

Coordination modes of 3-hydroxypicolinic acid: Synthesis and structural characterization of polymeric mercury(II) complexes

Novel mercury(II) compounds of 3-hydroxypicolinic acid (HpicOH; IUPAC name: 3-hydroxy-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid) were synthesized and characterized. HgCl(picOH) (1) and HgBr₂(HpicOH) (2) were obtained as reaction products from the reaction of the corresponding mercury(II) halide with HpicOH, irrespective of the molar ratio of the reactants. From the reaction of HpicOH and mercury(II) acetate, Hg(picOH)₂ (3) was obtained, while mercury(II) nitrate monohydrate gave the 1/1 solvate with water Hg(picOH)₂ · H₂O (3a). Infrared, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopic data were analyzed for complexes 1, 2 and 3. X-ray crystal structure analysis of 1 and 2 revealed their polymeric nature and different coordination modes of HpicOH. In 1 the deprotonated picolinic acid is N,O-chelating and bridging, while in 2 HpicOH is a O-monodentate weakly bound ligand. Compound 1 consists of HgCl(picOH) moieties with two linear covalent bonds, Hg–N 2.143(4) and Hg–Cl 2.298(1) Å, and four additional Hg?O contacts (2.460(3)–2.904(3) Å) in which both oxygen atoms from the carboxylic group are bridging and involved in coordination to three neighboring mercury atoms, thus forming infinite layers. The coordination of mercury is 2 + 4. 2 consists of {HgBr₂(HpicOH)} moieties, which are linked into chains by means of mercury to bromine secondary long range interactions. The coordination sphere of mercury can be described as irregular 2 + 3 formed by two covalently bonded bromine atoms (Hg–Br 2.277(1) and 2.366(1) Å), two bridging bromine atoms (Hg?Br 3.309(1) and 3.247(1) Å) and by the HpicOH ligand attached to mercury in the zwitterionic form via the carboxylic oxygen atom (Hg?O 2.602(7) Å).     

Kinetics of the oxidation of hypophosphite,deuteriohypophosphite, phosphite and neutralized phenyl phosphonous acid by tris(pyridine-2-carboxylato)manganese(III) in picolinate-picolinic acid buffer medium

Hypophosphite, deuteriohypophosphite, phosphite and neutralized phenyl phosphonous acid are oxidized by tris(pyridine-2-carboxylato)manganese(III) in Na(pic)–picH [where Na(pic) = sodium salt of picolinic acid and picH = picolinic acid] buffer in the 4.63–5.45 pH range. All the reactions appear to follow the same mechanistic pathway in which the substrate initially forms a 1:1 intermediate complex with the oxidant. The complex then breaks down in the rate-determining step to give a free radical intermediate which subsequently reacts with another molecule of oxidant to give the products. A deuterium isotope effect of k _H/k _D = 4.26 at 313 K, was observed in the oxidation of hypophosphite indicating that proton removal from phosphorus takes place in the rate-determining step. A mechanism consistent with the experimental observations has been proposed.     

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Cu（pic）2[CO（NH2）2]2 and （picH2）2[Cu（pic）2（SCN）2]

1 INTRODUCTION The picolinic acid (picH), also called pyridine- 2-carboxylic acid, has a broad spectrum of physio- logical effects on the activity functions of both ani- mal and plant organisms. It is attributed increasing interest due to its ability to …     

NMR研究N-甲基咪唑与双过氧钒配合物的相互作用

为探讨过氧钒配合物上有机配体对反应平衡的影响, 在模拟生理条件下(0.15 mol/L NaCl溶液), 应用多核(¹H, ¹³C和⁵¹V)多维(COSY) NMR以及变温技术等谱学方法研究双过氧钒配合物[OV(O₂)₂LL']ⁿ− [n＝1～3, LL'＝oxalate (缩写为oxa)、picolinate(缩写为pic)、bipyridine(缩写为bipy)和1,10-phenanthroline(缩写为phen), 与它们配位的含钒物种分别缩写为bpV(oxa), bpV(pic), bpV(bipy)和bpV(phen)]与N-甲基咪唑(缩写为N-Me-Im)的相互作用, 实验结果表明N-Me-Im与4种双过氧钒配合物的反应活性从强到弱的顺序为: bpV(oxa)＞bpV(pic)＞bpV(bipy)＞bpV(phen). 研究表明金属中心上配体的配位能力和空间位阻都对反应平衡产生较大的影响, 同时竞争配位的结果导致新的过氧物种[OV(O₂)₂(N-Me-Im)]⁻的生成, 而利用上述谱学方法则有助于揭示此类相互作用体系的反应过程和配位方式.     

Physicochemical Insight into Coordination Systems Obtained from Copper(II) Bromoacetate and 1,10-Phenanthroline

Two different coordination compounds of copper were synthesized from the same building blocks (1,10-phenanthroline, bromoacetate anions, and copper cations). The synthesis parameters were carefully designed and evaluated to allow the change of the resulting compounds molecular structure, i.e., formation of mononuclear (bromoacetato-O,O’)(bromoacetato-O)aqua(1,10-phenanthroline-N,N’)copper(II) and dinuclear (μ-bromido-1:2κ²)bis(μ-bromoacetato-1κO,2κO’)bis(1,10-phenanthroline-N,N’)dicopper(II) bromoacetate bromoacetic acid solvate. The crystal, molecular and supramolecular structures of the studied compounds were determined and evaluated in Hirshfeld analysis. The UV-Vis-IR absorption and thermal properties were studied and discussed. For the explicit determination of the influence of compounds structure on radiation absorption in UV-Vis range, density functional theory and time-dependent density functional theory calculations were performed.     

Synthesis,crystal structures,and properties of copper(II) complexes with 2,6-bis(benzimidazol-2-yl)pyridine

Three new mononuclear copper(II) complexes, [CuL(2-fca)(CH₃OH)]ClO₄?·?CH₃OH (1), [CuL(m-nba)(CH₃OH)]ClO₄ (2), and [CuL(pic)(ClO₄)]?·?CH₃OH (3), were synthesized and structurally characterized, where L is 2,6-bis(benzimidazol-2-yl)pyridine, while 2-fca, m-nba, and pic are the anions of 2-furoic acid, m-nitrobenzoic acid, and picolinic acid, respectively. All of them were characterized by elemental analysis, infrared, UV-Vis, and X-ray crystallography. In 1 and 2, the Cu(II) resides within a distorted square-pyramidal N₃O₂ coordination sphere with three nitrogens of L, one carboxylate oxygen, and one methanol. In 3, Cu(II) is coordinated with three nitrogens of L, one nitrogen and one oxygen of picolinate, and one oxygen of perchlorate in a distorted octahedral geometry. Two molecules of 1, 2, and 3 are interacted by intermolecular hydrogen-bonding interactions and strong π–π stacking interactions to form a dinuclear structural unit. The dinuclear units are further connected by H-bonds via perchlorate or lattice methanol to form a 1-D chain for 1 and 2-D network structures for 2 and 3. Hydrogen-bonding and π–π stacking interactions are important for the stabilization of the final supramolecular structures of the three complexes.     

20‐Di­cyano­methyl­ene‐5,8,11,14‐tetraoxa‐2,17‐di­thia­bi­cyclo­[16.4.1]­tricosa‐1(23),18,21‐triene and its mercury(II) dichloride complex

The structures of the title compound, C₂₀H₂₄N₂O₄S₂, and its mercury(II) dichloride complex, dichloro{20‐di­cyano­methyl­ene‐5,8,11,14‐tetraoxa‐2,17‐di­thia­bi­cyclo­[16.4.1]­tricosa‐1(23),18,­21‐tri­ene‐κ⁴O,κS¹⁷}mercury(II), [HgCl₂(C₂₀­H₂₄­N₂­O₄­S₂)], have been determined by X‐ray crystallographic analyses. The mercury(II) dichloride complex has two independent mol­ecules of [HgCl₂(C₂₀H₂₄N₂O₄S₂)] in the lattice. The mercury(II) ion has pentagonal bipyramidal coordination which involves one S atom, four O atoms and two Cl^? ions.     

Solution Equilibria of Ternary Systems Involving Nickel(II) Ion,Picolinic Acid,and the Amino Acids Histidine,Cysteine, Aspartic and Glutamic Acids

Solution equilibria of the ternary systems Ni(II)–picolinic acid (Hpic) and the amino acids aspartic acid (H₂asp), glutamic acid (H₂glu), cysteine (H₂cys) and histidine (Hhis), where the amino acids are denoted as H _i L, have been studied pH-metrically. The formation constants of the resulting mixed ligand complexes have been determined at 25 °C using a ionic strength 1.0 mol·dm^?3 NaCl. In the Ni(II)–Hpic–H₂asp and Ni(II)–Hpic–H₂glu systems, the complexes [Ni(pic)H₂L]⁺, Ni(pic)HL, [Ni(pic)L]^? and [Ni(pic)L(OH)]^2? were detected. In the Ni(II)–Hpic–H₂cys system the complexes [Ni(pic)H₂L]⁺ and [Ni(pic)L]^? are present. Additionally, in the Ni(II)–Hpic–Hhis system the species [Ni(Hpic)HL]²⁺, Ni(pic)L and [Ni(pic)L(OH)]^? were identified. The species distribution diagrams as functions of pH are briefly discussed.     

Fluorogenic N,O-chelates built on a C2-symmetric aryleneethynylene platform: Spectroscopic and structural consequences of conformational preorganization and ligand denticity

Using π-extended aryleneethynylene as a rigid structural skeleton, a C₂-symmetric bis(picolinate) ligand was prepared. Binding of zinc(II) or cadmium(II) ion to this formally tetradentate N₂O₂-chelate resulted in significant red-shifts and enhancement in emission. The metal-ligand interaction responsible for such structural change was investigated by isolation and characterization of a tetrazinc(II) complex, in which the picolinate group functions not only as terminal bidentate but also as bridging with its μ-1,3 carboxylate unit.     

Synthesis and characterization of picolinate-containing nickel(II) complexes with tridentate and tripodal tetradentate ligands

Two picolinate-containing nickel(II) complexes [Ni(bbma)(pic)(H₂O)]ClO₄ · CH₃OH (1) and [Ni(ntb)(pic)]Cl · CH₃OH · 3H₂O (2) were synthesized and characterized by infrared, elemental analysis, UV-Vis, and X-ray diffraction analyses, where bbma is bis(benzimidazol-2-yl-methyl)amine, ntb is tris(2-benzimidazolylmethyl)amine, pic is the anion of picolinic acid. X-ray analysis shows that both complexes are mononuclear with picolinate coordinated to Ni(II) in a μ₂-N,O chelating mode. Both complexes adopt distorted octahedral geometry. Intermolecular N–H ··· O and O–H ··· O hydrogen bonds and π–π interactions in 1 and 2 are important in stabilization of the crystal structures.     

Synthesis and characterization of picolinato and nicotinato cobalt(II) complexes containing tris(2-benzimidazolylmethyl)amine

Two new mononuclear cobalt(II) complexes [Co(ntb)(pic)](ClO₄) · (CH₃OH)_2.35 (1) and [Co(ntb)(nic)](ClO₄) · CH₃OH (2) were synthesized and structurally characterized, where ntb is tris(2-benzimidazolylmethyl)amine, pic is the anion of picolinic acid, and nic is the anion of nicotinic acid. The X-ray analysis indicates that the Co(II) center is six-coordinate in distorted octahedral and five-coordinate in distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry for 1 and 2, respectively. In 1, the picolinate anion coordinates to Co(II) in a bidentate μ₂-N,O chelating mode. In 2, the nicotinate anion coordinates with Co(II) through a monodentate carboxylate oxygen. 1-D chain structures were formed by intermolecular hydrogen bonds in the two complexes and π–π interactions are important for the stabilization of the structures.     

Synthesis, spectroscopic, and thermal studies of some Hg(II) and Cd(II) coordination compounds of N,N-bis[(E)-3-(phenylprop)-2-enylidene]propanediamine

Some new coordination compounds of cadmium(II) and mercury(II) with N,N-bis[(E)-3-(phenylprop)-2-enylidene]propanediamine (L) as a new bidentate Schiff base ligand with general formula MLX₂ (X = Cl^?, Br^?, I^?, SCN^?, and N₃ ^?) have been prepared. They were characterized by elemental analysis, FT-infrared (FT-IR) and Ultraviolet–Visible spectra, ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR spectra. The reasonable shifts of FT-IR and NMR spectral signals of the complexes with respect to the free ligand confirm well coordination of ligand and anions(X-) in inner sphere coordination mode. The thermal behavior of the complexes from room temperature to 800 °C shows weight loss by decomposition of the anions and ligand segments in the subsequent steps. The results showed that cadmium complexes have no water molecules (neither as lattice nor as coordinated water) and are decomposed in two temperature steps except about cadmium thiocyanate complex that is decomposed in three steps. Final residual contents of cadmium complexes are suggested to be cadmium oxide or sulfide. Mercury complexes were decomposed in three to four temperature steps. Mercury bromide and azide complexes leave out a little amount of mercury oxide in final, while mercury chloride, iodide, and thiocyanate complexes were found to be completely decomposed without any residual matter.     

The effects of steric aliphatic–aliphatic interactions in the coordination polymer of bis(N,N-diethylglycinato)copper(II): Experimental evidence and theoretical modeling

New coordination polymer catena-poly[(N,N-diethylglycinato-κO,κN)copper(II)-μ-[N,N-diethylglycinato-κO¹,κN:O²]] has been obtained by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The copper(II) was surrounded with two amino N and two carboxyl O atoms in trans position in the coordination plane. Discrete polymeric chains were produced by axial coordinative bonding between copper(II) and carbonyl oxygen atom from adjacent asymmetric unit. Molecular mechanics (MM) force field developed to study the properties of copper(II) amino acid complexes reproduced well intermolecular aliphatic–aliphatic interactions between ethyl chains and C–H?O hydrogen bonding. The relative unit cell volume reproduction was 0.3%. Theoretical conformational analysis showed that experimentally obtained conformer was not the most stable in vacuo. The calculations of the unit cell packings and intermolecular interactions for a series of conformers elucidated the reasons that governed the experimentally obtained conformer to appear in the real crystal structure. MM results suggest that intermolecular aliphatic–aliphatic interactions between ethyl groups affected a conformational change concurrent with the change in the copper(II) coordination sphere upon crystallization.     

(Nitrato‐κO)bis(pyridine‐2‐carboxamide‐κ2N1,O)mercury(II) nitrate

In the title compound, [Hg(NO₃)(C₆H₆N₂O)₂]NO₃, the Hg^II atom is five‐coordinate. The distorted square‐pyramidal mercury(II) coordination environment is achieved by two N,O‐bidentate picolinamide ligands, with one O‐monodentate nitrate ion in the apical position. A seven‐coordinate extended coordination environment is completed by two additional weak Hg...O interactions, one from the coordinated nitrate ion and one from the other nitrate ion, to give seven‐coordination. The molecules are linked into a two‐dimensional network by N—H...O hydrogen bonds.     

New thallium(III) chloride complexes with pyridine carboxylic acids: from molecular compounds to supramolecular associations

Reactions of TlCl₃ with picolinic acid (Hpic), nicotinic acid (Hnic), isonicotinic acid (Hinic) and 3-hydroxy-picolinic acid (H3hpic) afford the isolation of new chlorothallium(III) complexes. The compounds are characterized by IR, Raman and multinuclear NMR (¹H,¹³C,²⁰⁵Tl). The molecular structures of [TlCl₂(pic)(Hpic)]·0.5H₂O (1), [TlCl₂(nic)(Hnic)] (2), [TlCl(inic)₂]·0.6C₂H₅OH (3) and [TlCl(3hpic)₂(h3hpic)] (4) are determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. A distorted octahedral TlCl₂N₂O₂ core containing the O,N-chelating ligands is achieved in the monomeric complex 1. The coordination polyhedron in compounds 2–4 is pentagonal bipyramidal, i.e. TlCl₂NO₄ in 2, and TlClN₂O₄ in 3 and 4, respectively. O,O′,N-Bridging ligands result in a polymer chain for 2 and a three-dimensional polymeric association in 3, while compound 4 is monomeric (O, N-and O,O-chelating ligands).     

Potentiometric study of the protonation and binary complexation equilibria between the hydrogen ion,copper(II) ion and zinc(II) ion and the picolinate ion in dioxane-water mixtures

Protonation constants of picolinic acid and stability constants of Cu(II) and Zn(II) picolinate complexes were determined potentiometrically in 50% (v/v) dioxane-water solution at 25°C and 0.2 M KNO₃. The values obtained for the constants were: protonation constants for picolinate ion: logβ₁ = 5.36±0.01 and logβ₂ = 6.80±0.04; stability constants for copper(II) complexes: logβ_1.1 = 7.766±0.001 and logβ_1.2 = 16.826±0.007; stability constants for the Zn(II) complexes: logβ_1.1 = 6.10±0.05, logβ_1.2 = 11.47±0.03 and logβ_1.3 = 15.77±0.08. No protonated nor hydroxo-complex was detected in the metal ion-picolinate systems.     

Studies on complex compounds of thorium(IV) with pyridine and quinoline carboxylic acid. Part I

Summary Thorium acetylacetonate [Th(acac)₄] reacts with pyridine carboxylic acids in acetone giving eight coordinate thorum(IV) complexes of the compositions [Th(pic)₄] and [Th(picO)₄] (picH = picolinic acid, picOH = picolinic acidN-oxide). The complex [Th(dip)₂] · 3H₂O (dipH₂ = pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid) is also reported. Thorium(IV) complexes of the types [Th(quin)₂] · 2H₂O and [Th(quind)₂(acac)₂] (quinH₂ = quinolinic acid or pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid, quindH = quinaldinic acid) were prepared by the interaction of [Th(acac)₄] with the respective acids in acetone. The lower solubility and i.r. spectral studies of the complex [Th(quin)₂] · 2 H₂O suggest that it is polymeric.     

Pyrene Carboxylate Ligand Based Coordination Polymers for Microwave-Assisted Solvent-Free Cyanosilylation of Aldehydes

The new coordination polymers (CPs) [Zn(μ-1κO¹:1κO²-L)(H₂O)₂]_n·n(H₂O) (1) and [Cd(μ₄-1κO¹O²:2κN:3,4κO³-L)(H₂O)]_n·n(H₂O) (2) are reported, being prepared by the solvothermal reactions of 5-{(pyren-4-ylmethyl)amino}isophthalic acid (H₂L) with Zn(NO₃)₂.6H₂O or Cd(NO₃)₂.4H₂O, respectively. They were synthesized in a basic ethanolic medium or a DMF:H₂O mixture, respectively. These compounds were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, FTIR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric and elemental analysis. The single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that compound 1 is a one dimensional linear coordination polymer, whereas 2 presents a two dimensional network. In both compounds, the coordinating ligand (L²⁻) is twisted due to the rotation of the pyrene ring around the CH₂-NH bond. In compound 1, the Zn(II) metal ion has a tetrahedral geometry, whereas, in 2, the dinuclear [Cd₂(COO)₂] moiety acts as a secondary building unit and the Cd(II) ion possesses a distorted octahedral geometry. Recently, several CPs have been explored for the cyanosilylation reaction under conventional conditions, but microwave-assisted cyanosilylation of aldehydes catalyzed by CPs has not yet been well studied. Thus, we have tested the solvent-free microwave-assisted cyanosilylation reactions of different aldehydes, with trimethylsilyl cyanide, using our synthesized compounds, which behave as highly active heterogeneous catalysts. The coordination polymer 1 is more effective than 2, conceivably due to the higher Lewis acidity of the Zn(II) than the Cd(II) center and to a higher accessibility of the metal centers in the former framework. We have also checked the heterogeneity and recyclability of these coordination polymers, showing that they remain active at least after four recyclings.     

Tunable Nonlinear Optical Property and Photocatalytic Activity on Luminescent Chiral Lanthanide Chains

Five chiral (P2₁) isostructural lanthanide coordination complexes Ln(pic)₃ [pic=picolinic acid, Ln=La ( 1 ), Gd ( 2 ), Nd ( 3 ), Sm ( 4 ) and Eu ( 5 )] have been hydrothermally generated, featuring one dimensional right‐handed 2₁ helical chains constructed from LnN₃O₆ of square antiprism geometry and N,O‐chelated pic^? groups, in which 3 , 4 and 5 have been reported, but we explore undiscovered properties of their own systematically. In special, 1 undergoes an abnormal transformation of symmetry as the temperature cooling to 100 K. TG‐DSC studies demonstrated that all isologues have good thermal stability with the decomposition temperature up to 400°C. Then, UV‐Vis‐NIR transmission spectroscopy measurements indicated that they possess a short‐wavelength absorption edge onset at 377 nm, corresponding to the optical band gap of 3.29 eV. Meanwhile, powder second harmonic generation (SHG) measurements revealed that the SHG intensity of 1 , 2 , 4 and 5 may be about 1.2, 2.0, 0.9 and 0.75 times that of KH₂PO₄, respectively. Interestingly, 1 and 3 exhibit efficient photocatalytic degradation for MB (Methylene Blue) upon UV‐light irradiation. Moreover, both 1 and 2 show strong blue luminescence.