三联苯基配体稳定的锇-锗配合物合成及表征

研究了锇-锗单键双金属配合物[OsGe(ArTrip)(PPh₃)(H) Cl₂] (1)的反应性, 其中 ArTrip=C₆H₃-2-(η⁶-Trip)-6-Trip, Trip=2, 4,6-ⁱPr₃-C₆H₃。通过与不同试剂反应, 成功合成并表征了 3个新型锇-锗双金属配合物。通过配合物 1与 EtMgBr反应合成了锗原子上氯原子被溴原子取代的产物[OsGe(ArTrip)(PPh₃)(H)Br₂] (2); 1 与 LiHBEt₃反应合成了锗原子上氯原子被乙基取代的产物[OsGe(ArTrip)(PPh₃)(H) Et₂] (3); 1 与 HBF₄ 作用合成了加成产物[OsGe(ArTrip)(PPh₃)(H)₂Cl₂]BF₄ (4)。配合物 4 不稳定, 在 H₂O(n_H2O/n₄=1)作用下能转化为配合物 1。     

氨基糖衍生物二丁基锡配合物的合成、结构表征和生物活性

分别由2-[(2Z)-3-羧基-1-氧代-2-丙烯基]氨基-2-脱氧-1,3,4,6-四-O-乙酰基-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖(1a), 2-[(2-羧基苯甲酰基)氨基]-2-脱氧-1,3,4,6-四-O-乙酰基-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖(2a)和氧化二正丁基锡反应合成了两个新化合物双-{2-[(2Z)-3-羧基-1-氧代-2-丙烯基]氨基-2-脱氧-1,3,4,6-四-O-乙酰基-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖}-二正丁基锡酯(1)和双-{2-[(2-羧基苯甲酰基)氨基]-2-脱氧-1,3,4,6-四-O-乙酰基-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖}-二正丁基锡酯(2), 并经红外光谱、核磁共振(¹H, ¹³C NMR)、质谱初步确定了其结构. 体外抗肿瘤活性结果表明, 化合物1对人肺癌细胞株A-549和人肝癌细胞株BEL-7402的细胞毒活性显示为强效; 而对小鼠白血病细胞株P388和人白血病细胞株HL-60的细胞毒活性为弱效. 化合物2对肿瘤细胞株HL-60, A-549和BEL-7402具有强效的细胞毒活性; 而对肿瘤细胞株P388的作用则为弱效. 克隆基因分析表明化合物1和2在3.82×10^－6 和 3.02×10^－6 mol/L均具有造血细胞毒性.     

Cu4簇合物“元件组装”合成及其结构与电催化作用

以元件组装方法合成了Cu₄(HL)₄·2H₂O簇合物(H₂L=N-乙氧羰基-N’-o-硝基苯基硫脲)。用X射线单晶衍射技术、核磁共振谱、红外光谱和元素分析等确定了簇合物及其相应组装元件的晶体结构和化学组成,并对簇合物的电催化性质进行了检测。结果表明,该簇合物由4个Cu(Ⅰ)以M-M键构成簇核,4个硫脲配体分别以硫羰基硫原子和氮原子配位于Cu(Ⅰ)构成簇合物配位结构,DPV分析显示该簇合物对O₂具有较高催化活性。     

水杨醛肟和乙酰氧肟酸钛氧簇合物的合成及光电性质

通过溶剂热合成方法,以水杨醛肟(H₂Saox)和乙酰氧肟酸(H₂Ahox)为染料敏化功能配体,分别以异丁酸(HiBuac)和苯基膦酸(PhPO₃H₂)为辅助配体,与钛酸四异丙酯(Ti (OⁱPr)₄)反应,合成了六核钛氧簇配合物[Ti₆(μ₃-O)₄(Saox)₂(ⁱBuac)₄(OⁱPr)₈](1)和八核钛氧簇配合物[Ti₈(μ₃-O)₂(Ahox)₂(PhPO₃)₄(OⁱPr)₁₆](2)。配合物1和2均通过红外光谱、元素分析和单晶X射线衍射进行了结构表征。光谱性质表明,配合物1和2在可见光区均有吸收,其带隙分别为2.43和2.61 eV。配合物2是首个基于乙酰氧肟酸的钛氧簇,具有光催化析氢性能且速率可达140.2 μmol·g^-1·h^-1。     

L-鼠李糖基(氨基)硫脲类化合物的合成

以L-鼠李糖为起始原料, 制备1-溴-2,3,4-三-O-乙酰基-β-L-吡喃型鼠李糖, 然后在甲苯中与Pb(SCN)₂作用, 得到中间体2,3,4-三-O-乙酰基-α-L-吡喃型鼠李糖基异硫氰酸酯(1). 利用2,3,4-三-O-乙酰基-α-L-吡喃型鼠李糖基异硫氰酸酯易发生亲核加成的性质, 在不同溶剂中, 与取代的苯并噻唑胺(2a～2f)、取代的苯并噻唑肼(2g～2l)、氧化和非氧化的哒嗪酮甲酰肼(2m, 2n)以及取代的嘧啶胺(2o, 2p)反应, 合成了16种新的(氨基)硫脲类化合物3a～3p. 所有化合物的结构均经IR, ¹H NMR, LC-MS和元素分析确证, 并对它们的生物活性做了初步测试.     

基于吡啶基苯甲酸盐的两个银(Ⅰ)配合物的合成、晶体结构及荧光性质

合成了2个含有吡啶基苯甲酸盐的银(Ⅰ)配合物,即[Ag₂(PPh₃)₂(4,4-pybz)₂(H₂O)₂]_n(1)和[Ag₂(PPh₃)₂(4,3-pybz)₂]·2CH₃OH(2)(PPh₃=三苯基膦,4, 4-pybz=4-吡啶-4-基-苯甲酸根, 4,3-pybz=4-吡啶-3-基-苯甲酸根),并通过红外光谱、元素分析和荧光光谱进行分析和表征,它们的结构由X射线单晶衍射测定。在不同的溶剂下,2个配合物由AgBF₄、PPh₃和不同的吡啶苯甲酸在氨水作用下,以1:1:1的比例反应而成。在配合物1中,所有的银原子由吡啶基苯甲酸桥连形成一维链状结构。在配合物2中,2个银原子通过2个4-吡啶-3-基-苯甲酸根配体形成双核结构。在荧光光谱中,在发射状态下所有的峰均来源于配体的π-π*跃迁。     

Lewis酸催化下2-(2,3,5-三-O-苯甲酰基-D-呋喃核糖)-1,4-氢醌的合成

在不同Lewis酸催化下, 使用1,4-二苯酚和1-O-乙酰基-2,3,5-三-O-β-D-呋喃核糖进行反应, 以较高产率合成了α和β型芳香呋喃糖苷, 并利用¹H-¹H NOESY谱对2-(2,3,5-三-O-苯甲酰基-D-呋喃核糖)-1,4-氢醌(5)的立体构型进行了表征. 应用无水AlCl₃, ZnCl₂和BF₃•Et₂O等Lewis酸催化剂仅得到β型氧糖苷3, 应用TiCl₄得到β型氧糖苷3以及α和β型碳糖苷的混合物5, 而应用SnCl₄则得到α和β型碳糖苷5.     

三联苯基配体稳定的锇-锗配合物合成及表征

研究了锇-锗单键双金属配合物[OsGe(ArTrip)(PPh₃)(H)Cl₂] (1)的反应性,其中ArTrip=C₆H₃-2-(η⁶-Trip)-6-Trip,Trip=2,4, 6-ⁱPr₃-C₆H₃。通过与不同试剂反应,成功合成并表征了3个新型锇-锗双金属配合物。通过配合物1与EtMgBr反应合成了锗原子上氯原子被溴原子取代的产物[OsGe(ArTrip)(PPh₃)(H)Br₂] (2);1与LiHBEt₃反应合成了锗原子上氯原子被乙基取代的产物[OsGe(ArTrip)(PPh₃)(H)Et₂] (3);1与HBF₄作用合成了加成产物[OsGe(ArTrip)(PPh₃)(H)₂Cl₂]BF₄ (4)。配合物4不稳定,在H₂O (n_H2O/n₄=1)作用下能转化为配合物1。     

新型环烷烯并嘧啶并噻唑-3-酮类化合物的合成

以环戊酮、环庚酮为起始原料合成的环烷烯并[1,2-d]嘧啶-2-硫酮(2)与氯乙酸、芳香醛反应, 合成具有潜在抗癌活性的稠合杂环化合物5-芳基-2,8-二芳亚甲基-2,3,6,7-四氢-5H,8H-环戊烯并[1,2-d]噻唑并[3,2-a]嘧啶-3-酮(3)以及5-芳基-2,10-二芳亚甲基-2,3,6,7,8,9-六氢-5H,10H-环庚烯并[1,2-d]噻唑并[3,2-a]嘧啶-3-酮(4). 3和4的结构经¹H NMR, IR, MS分析确认.     

两个闭式十一顶钌硼烷簇合物[(PPh3)(p-BrC6H4CO2)2RuB10H8]和[(PPh3)2Ru(p-BrC6H4CO2)(PPh3)RuB10H9]的合成与晶体结构

[RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃],B₁₀H₁₀^2-与p-BrC₆H₄COOH在CH₂Cl₂中回流, 得到两个闭式十一顶钌十硼烷簇合物: [(PPh₃)(p-BrC₆H₄CO₂)₂RuB₁₀H₈] (1) 和 [(PPh₃)₂Ru(PPh₃)(p-BrC₆H₄CO₂)RuB₁₀H₉] (2), 并进行了元素分析、红外光谱、¹H核磁共振谱、¹³C核磁共振谱、X-射线单晶衍射表征. 簇合物1属于单斜晶系，空间群为C2/c, a = 2.569(4) nm, b=1.546(2) nm, c=1.927(3) nm, β=95.11(2)°, Z=8, V=7.622(21) nm³, D_c=1.533 Mg/m³, F(000)=3472, S=1.009, R=0.0418, wR=0.0775; 簇合物2属于三斜晶系, 空间群为P-1, a = 1.3142(3) nm, b=1.3761(3) nm, c=1.8503(4) nm, α=90.445(4)°, β=105.950(4)°, g=108.980(4)°, Z=2, V=3.0251(12) nm³, D_c=1.434Mg/m³, F(000)=1316, S=1.007, R=0.0464, wR=0.1175. 单晶结构分析表明, 两个簇合物的中心都具有一个闭式1:2:4:2:2堆砌结构的十一顶{RuB₁₀}金属硼烷骨架, 硼笼开口处具有船式构象的环状的六个硼原子对Ru(1)原子呈h⁶船式配位. 在簇合物1中, 钌原子有三个簇外配体, 一个三苯基膦, 两个对溴苯甲酸根. 对溴苯甲酸根上另外的两个氧原子分别取代了B(2)和B(3)上的氢原子, 从而在簇合物的两侧形成两个对称的Ru-O-C-O-B五员环. 簇合物2是一个双金属钌硼烷簇合物, Ru(2)通过一个Ru-Ru键和两个{RuH_mB}桥键与簇合物中心{RuB₁₀}相连, 从而在簇外形成了一个变形的Ru(1)-Ru(2)-B(3)-B(6)四面体结构.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of three nido 11‐vertex platinaborane clusters

The reaction of [PtCl₂(PPh₃)₂] with closo‐B₁₀H₁₀^2? in ethanol under reflux conditions gave two nido 11‐vertex platinaundecaborane clusters: [(PPh₃)₂PtB₁₀H₁₀‐8,10‐(OEt)₂]·CH₂Cl₂ (1) and [(PPh₃)₂PtB₁₀H₁₁‐11‐OEt]·CH₂Cl₂ (2) . A novel B₁₀H₁₀^2? deboronated nido 11‐vertex diplatinaundecaborane [(µ‐PPh₂)(PPh₃)₂Pt₂B₉H₆‐3,9,11‐(OEt)₃]·CH₂Cl₂ (3) was obtained when the same reaction was carried out under solvothermal conditions. All of these compounds were characterized by infrared spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy, elemental analysis and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. Both clusters 1 and 2 have a nido 11‐vertex {PtB₁₀} polyhedral skeleton in which the Pt atom lies in the open PtB₄ face. Each Pt atom connects with four B atoms and two P atoms of the PPh₃ ligands. Cluster 3 has a nido 11‐vertex {Pt₂B₉} polyhedral skeleton in which two Pt atoms sit in neighbouring positions of the open Pt₂B₃ face, bridged by a PPh₂ group. Each Pt atom connects three B atoms and a P atom of the PPh₃ ligand. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis and characterization of 11-vertex platinaborane compounds having nido-PtB10H12 and nido-Pt2B9H10 skeletons

The reaction of closo-[B₁₀H₁₀]²⁻ with [PtCl₂(PPh₃)₂] in MeOH at reflux affords the B-methoxy substituted 11-vertex nido-platinaborane compound [(PPh₃)₂PtB₁₀H₁₀-8-H_0.5(OCH₃)_0.5-10-(OCH₃)] (1) and the known species [(PPh₃)₂PtB₁₀H₁₁-8-(OCH₃)] (2) and 1,6-(PPh₃)₂B₁₀H₈ (3). The same reaction under solvothermal condition gives the partially degraded diplatinaborane [(PPh₃)₂(μ-PPh₂)Pt₂B₉H₇-3,9,11-(OMe)₃] (4) with a novel nido-Pt₂B₉H₁₀ skeleton. The new metallaborane compounds have been characterized by spectroscopic methods and single-crystal X-ray analyses. In particular, computational/theoretical chemistry supports the ultimate structural confirmation of 4. The structures of these metallaboranes exhibit interesting intra- and/or intermolecular C-H?O hydrogen bonding interactions.     

3-Pyridylacetonitrile-ligated 11-vertex rhodathiaboranes: synthesis,characterization, and X-ray crystal structure

The reaction between the 11-vertex rhodathiaborane [8,8-(PPh₃)₂-nido-8,7-RhSB₉H₁₀] (1) and 3-pyridylacetonitrile affords the hydrorhodathiaborane [8,8,8-(PPh₃)₂H-9-(3-Py-CH₂CN)-nido-8,7-RhSB₉H₉] (2) in good yield. Treatment of this cluster with ethylene leads to the formation of red, [1,1-(PPh₃)(η²-C₂H₄)-3-(3-Py-CH₂CN)-closo-1,2-RhSB₉H₈] (3). Both 11-vertex polyhedral boron-based clusters have been characterized by multielement NMR spectroscopy. In addition, (3) has been analyzed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and is only the second ethylene-ligated metalla-heteroborane to be characterized in the solid state. The molecular structure of this cluster is based on an octadecahedron. In the crystal lattice, the individual clusters form layers supported by short edge-to-face π-interactions between the phenyl rings of neighboring molecules.     

Rhodathiaboranes with `anomalous' electron counts: synthesis, structure and reactivity

Analysis of the structures of 8,8-(PPh₃)₂-8,7-nido-RhSB₉H₁₀ and 9,9-(PPh₃)₂-9,7,8-nido-RhC₂B₈H₁₁ by RMS misfit calculations has confirmed that these rhodaheteroboranes possess nido 11-vertex cluster geometries in apparent contravention of Wade's rules. However, examination of the molecular structures of both species shows that the {RhP₂} planes are inclined by ca. 66° with respect to the metal-bonded SB₃ or CB₃ faces, and that two weak ortho-CHRh agostic interactions occupy the vacant co-ordination position thereby created. As a consequence of these agostic bonds the Rh atom, and hence the overall cluster, is provided with an additional electron pair, meaning that their nido structures are now fully consistent with Wade's rules. The chelated diphosphine compound 8,8-(dppe)-8,7-nido-RhSB₉H₁₀ is similar to the PPh₃ compound in showing the same agostic bonding. Attempts to prepare a bis-P(OMe)₃ analogue result in ligand scavenging and the formation of 8,8,8-{P(OMe)₃}₃-8,7-nido-RhSB₉H₁₀. Similarly, reaction between Cs[6-arachno-SB₉H₁₂] and RhCl(dmpe)CO does not result in CO loss but in formation of 8,8-(dmpe)-8-(CO)-8,7-nido-RhSB₉H₁₀, shown to exist as a mixture of two of three possible rotamers. Deprotonation of 8,8-(PPh₃)₂-8,7-nido-RhSB₉H₁₀ and 8,8-(dppe)-8,7-nido-RhSB₉H₁₀ with MeLi yields the anions [1,1-(PPh₃)₂-1,2-closo-RhSB₉H₉]⁻ and [1,1-dppe-1,2-closo-RhSB₉H₉]⁻, respectively, with octadecahedral cage structures. It is argued that anion formation causes the agostic bonding to be `switched-off' and results in the cluster adopting the closo architecture predicted by Wade's rules. This structural change is fully reversible on reprotonation, and if reprotonation of [1,1-(dppe)-1,2-closo-RhSB₉H₉]⁻ is carried out in MeCN, the product 8,8-(dppe)-8-(MeCN)-8,7-nido-RhSB₉H₁₀ forms. Interestingly, 8,8-(dppe)-8-(MeCN)-8,7-nido-RhSB₉H₁₀ reconverts to 8,8-(dppe)-8,7-nido-RhSB₉H₁₀ on standing in CDCl₃, suggesting that the agostic bonding is sufficiently strong to displace co-ordinated MeCN. All new compounds are fully characterised by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy and, in many cases, by single crystal X-ray diffraction.     

A Triple Cluster Platinaborane：[（P（2）Ph3）Pt（1）（μ2—B（11）—B（9）—OC（CH3）3—B10H10））Pt（7）（P（1）Ph3）]2

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Reaction of chloromercuriocobaltacarborane with derivatives of the undecaborate anion

The reactions of the undecaborate anion Cs⁺C₂B₉H₁₂ ^– (1) and exo-nido-ruthenacarborane exo-nido-5,6,10-[Cl(Ph₃P)₂Ru]-5,6,10-(-H)₃-10-H-7,8-C₂B₉H₈ (2) with the 9-chloromercurated cobaltacarborane, viz., 3-(⁵-Cp)-9-ClHg-3,1,2-CoC₂B₉H₁₀ (3), afforded Cs[10-{3"-(⁵-Cp)-3",1",2"-CoC₂B₉H₁₀-9"-Hg}-7,8-C₂B₉H₁₁] (4) and 5,6,10-exo-nido-[Cl(Ph₃P)₂Ru]-5,6,10-(-H)₃-10-{3"-(⁵-Cp)-3",1",2"-CoC₂B₉H₁₀-9"-Hg}-7,8-C₂B₉H₈ (5), respectively. The latter compound exists as two isomers. Compound 5 was prepared also by the reaction of compound 4 with Ru(PPh₃)₃Cl₂.     

Synthesis, isomerism, and catalytic properties of chelate ruthenium copper bimetallacarborane cluster exo-closo-(Ph3P)Cu(μ-H)Ru[Ph2P(CH2)4PPh2](η5-C2B9H11), in radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate

Chelate exo-nido-ruthenacarboranes exo-5,6,10-[RuCl(Ph₂P(CH₂)₄PPh₂)]-5,6,10-(μ-H)₃-10-H-7,8-R,R′-nido-7,8-C₂B₉H₆ (R, R′ = H, PhCH₂) were synthesized by the direct method using the reaction of Cl₂Ru(PPh₃)(Ph₂P(CH₂)₄PPh₂) with [7,8-R,R′-nido-7,8-C₂B₉H₁₀][K] in benzene. Unsubstituted exo-nido-ruthenacarborane (R, R′ = H) was used in situ for the synthesis of the dinuclear Ru-Cu exo-closo cluster of the formula exo-closo-(Ph₃P)Cu(μ-H)Ru(Ph₂P(CH₂)₄PPh₂)(η⁵-C₂B₉H₁₁). The isomerism of the complex and the crystal structure were studied by NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The catalytic activity of the cluster in the atom transfer radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate was investigated.     

Solvothermal Synthesis and Characterization of Two New Nickel <Emphasis Type="Italic">Nido</Emphasis>-Carborane Diphosphine Complexes

Solvothermal synthesis method has been successfully introduced into the diphosphine carborane system, and two new nickel complexes containing nido-carborane diphosphine ligand [7,8-(PPh₂)₂-7,8-C₂B₉H₁₀]⁻ with the formula [Ni₂(μ-Cl)(μ-OOPPh₂){7,8-(PPh₂)₂-7,8-C₂B₉H₁₀}₂]·CH₂Cl₂ (1) and [H₃O][NiBr₂] {7,8-(PPh₂)₂-7,8-C₂B₉H₁₀}·C₆H₆ (2) were obtained by the reactions of 1,2-(PPh₂)₂-1,2-C₂B₁₀H₁₀ with NiCl₂·6H₂O or NiBr₂·6H₂O in CH₂Cl₂ under the solvothermal condition. Both of the two complexes have been characterized by the elemental analysis, FT-IR, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray diffraction. The X-ray structure analysis for these two complexes reveals the nido-nature of the carborane diphosphine ligand, indicating that the solvothermal synthesis is an efficient method for the degradation of the closo-carborane diphosphine ligand.     

Three monoalkoxy‐substituted nido‐platinaboranes: [(PPh3)2PtB10H11‐8‐(OCH3)], [(PPh3)2PtB10H11‐8‐{OCH(CH3)2}] and [(PPh3)2PtB10H10‐9‐{OCH(CH3)2}]

Each of the title compounds, 8‐methoxy‐7,7‐bis­(tri­phenyl­phosphine‐P)‐8,9:10,11‐di‐μH‐7‐platina‐nido‐undecaborane di­chloro­methane hemisolvate, [Pt(CH₁₄B₁₀O)(C₁₈H₁₅P)₂]·0.5CH₂Cl₂, (I), 8‐isopropoxy‐7,7‐bis­(tri­phenyl­phosphine‐P)‐8,9:10,11‐di‐μH‐7‐platina‐nido‐undecaborane di­chloro­methane solvate, [Pt(C₃H₁₈B₁₀O)(C₁₈H₁₅P)₂]·CH₂Cl₂, (II), and 9‐isopropoxy‐7,7‐bis­(tri­phenyl­phosphine‐P)‐8,9:10,11‐di‐μH‐7‐platina‐nido‐undecaborane di­chloro­methane solvate, [Pt(C₃H₁₈B₁₀O)(C₁₈H₁₅P)₂]·CH₂Cl₂, (III), has an 11‐vertex nido polyhedral skeleton, with the 7‐platinum centre ligating to two exo‐polyhedral PPh₃ groups and an alkoxy‐substituted polyhedral borane ligand. Compounds (II) and (III) are isomers. The Pt—B distances are in the range 2.214 (7)–2.303 (7) Å for (I), 2.178 (16)–2.326 (16) Å for (II) and 2.205 (6)–2.327 (6) Å for (III).     

Metallaborane reaction chemistry. Part 12. Some interactions of acetylenes and isocyanides with selected metallaboranes

Compared to the chemistry associated with the basic syntheses and structures of the metallaboranes, their reaction chemistry is relatively uninvestigated. To illustrate the potential variety of such reaction chemistry, a linked overview of some previously reported and previously unreported reactions of the nido-6-metalladecaboranes [(PPh₃)₂HIrB₉H₁₃], [(PPh₃)(Ph₂PC₆H₄)HIrB₉H₁₂], [(η⁶-C₆Me₆)RuB₉H₁₃], [(η⁶-MeC₆H₄^isoPr)RuB₉H₁₃] and [(η⁵-C₅Me₅)RhB₉H₁₃] with acetylenes and isocyanides is presented, together with some related chemistry derived from the arachno-type 4-metallanonaboranes [(PMe₂Ph)₂PtB₈H₁₂] and [(PMe₃)₂(CO)HIrB₈H₁₂]. Reductions, oligomerisations, and reductive oligomerisations of the unsaturated species are observed, as well as complete or partial incorporation of carbon and nitrogen hetero atoms into the metallaborane clusters.¹