Synthesis,crystal structure and catalytic performance of bis (imino)pyridyl nickel complexes

Two new Ni(II) complexes of 2,6-bis[1-(2,6-diethylphenylimino)ethyl]pyridine (L¹), 2,6-bis[1-(4-methylphenylimino)ethyl]pyridine (L² ) have been synthesized and structurally characterized. Complex Ni(L¹)Cl₂?·?CH₃CN (1), exhibits a distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry, whereas complex Ni(L¹)(CH₃CN)Cl₂ (2), is six-coordinate with a geometry that can best be described as distorted octahedral. The catalytic activities of complexes 1, 2, Ni{2,6-bis[1-(2,6-diisopropyl-phenylimino)ethyl]pyridine} Cl₂?·?CH₃CN (3), and Ni{2,6-bis[1-(2,6-dimethylphenylimino) ethyl]pyridine}Cl₂?·?CH₃CN (4), for ethylene polymerization were studied under activation with MAO.     

Gold(I) complexes bearing P-pyrrole phosphine ligands: Synthesis and catalytic activity towards cycloisomerization of 1,6-enynes

P-pyrrole phosphines (R₂Ppyr), in which a pyrrole group is directly bonded to the phosphorus atom, act as monodentate k-P ligands towards gold(I) center to afford either neutral or cationic mononuclear complexes as well as neutral dinuclear complexes. All of these new gold(I) complexes have been structurally characterized and their first uses in catalysis have demonstrated their effectiveness as precatalysts for the enyne cycloisomerization reactions.     

Dibromomanganese(II) complexes with hexamethylphosphoramide and phenylphosphonic bis(diamide) ligands

Tetrahedral dibromomanganese(II) complexes having formulas [MnBr₂{O?=?PR(NMe₂)₂}₂] (R?=?NMe₂ (1); Ph (2)) were isolated and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. [MnBr₂{O?=?P(NMe₂)₃}₂] (1) crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The asymmetric unit contains one half of the molecule with the Mn(II) atom in a distorted tetrahedral coordination. The intermolecular network of this coordination compound was studied by generating and inspecting its Hirshfeld surface, while the weak intramolecular hydrogen bonds were investigated computationally by AIM analysis in the gas phase and in solution. The Hirshfeld analysis was extended to the related [MnBr₂{O?=?PPh(NMe₂)₂}₂] complex (2).     

Synthesis and characterization of (pyrazolylethylphosphinite)nickel(II) complexes and catalytic activity towards ethylene oligomerization

Compounds (2‐(3,5‐dimethyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐yl)ethyldiphenylphosphinite ( L1 ), 2‐(3,5‐di‐tert‐butyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐yl)ethyldiphenylphosphinite ( L2 ) , and 2‐(3,5‐diphenyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐yl)ethyldiphenylphosphinite ( L3 ) were prepared using the synthetic routes reported in literature. These compounds were reacted with [NiCl₂(DME)₂] or [NiBr₂(DME)₂] under appropriate reaction conditions to afford six new nickel(II) compounds ([NiCl₂( L1)] ( 1 ), [NiCl₂( L2 )] ( 2 ), [NiCl₂( L3 )] ( 3 ), [NiBr₂( L1 )] ( 4 ), [NiBr₂( L2 )] ( 5 ) and [NiBr₂( L3 )] ( 6 )). The new nickel(II) pre‐catalysts catalyze the oligomerization of ethylene, in the presence of ethylaluminium dichloride as co‐catalyst, to produce butenes, hexenes, octenes and higher carbon chain ethylene oligomers with very little Friedel‐Crafts alkylation products when the reactions were run in toluene.     

Structural and catalytic aspects of copper(II) complexes containing 2,6-bis(imino)pyridyl ligands

The synthesis, structure, and ligand substitution mechanism of a new five-coordinate trigonal-bipyramidal copper(II) complex, [Cu^II(py ^tBuMe₂N₃)Cl₂] (1), with a sterically constrained py ^tBuMe₂N₃ chelate ligand, py ^tBuMe₂N₃?=?2,6-bis-(ketimino)pyridyl, are reported. The kinetics and mechanism of chloride substitution by thiourea, as a function of nucleophile concentration, temperature, and pressure, were studied in detail and compared with an earlier study reported for the analogous complex [Cu^II(py ^tBuN₃)Cl₂] (2) [py ^tBuN₃?=?2,6-bis-(aldimino)pyridyl]. Catalysis of the oxidation of 3,5-di-tert-butylcatechol to 3,5-di-tert-butylquinone by 1 and 2 was studied. Correlations between the reactivity, chloride substitution behavior, and reduction potentials of both complexes were made. These show that the rate of oxidation is independent of the rate of chloride substitution, indicating that the substitution of chloride by catechol as substrate occurs in a fast step. Spectral data show a non-linear relationship between the ability of the complexes to oxidize 3,5-DTBC and the Lewis acidity of their copper(II) centers. Electrochemical data demonstrate that the most effective complex 1 has a E ⁰ value that approaches the E ⁰ value of the natural tyrosinase enzyme.     

Quantum chemical study of nickel(II) complexes with cyclic diimine ligands on the base of bis[3,3′-iminopropyl]methylamine

A quantum chemical study of spatial and electronic structures of molecules in the frame complexes, bis[3,3′(RR′)-ketiminepropyl]methylamine nickel dichlorides, where R = H, CH₃, and R′ = H, CH₃, has been performed by DFT(B3LYP/LANL2DZ) method. The molecules of these complexes were found to be in a triplet state. Energy stability of the endo form of the complex molecules was shown. In the molecule of bis[3,3′-aldiminopropyl]methylamine nickel dichloride (R = R′ = H), a considerable strengthening of the bond Ni-N(amine) takes place when passing from the diamagnetic into paramagnetic state, and all bonds Ni-N become equivalent with respect to interatomic distance values. The topology analysis of the electron density for the complexes with R = R′ =H and R = R′ = CH₃ was carried out. It is stated that all Ni-N bonds are covalent in the molecules of paramagnetic complexes.     

Unique catalytic behavior of chromium complexes having halogenated bis(imino)pyridine ligands for ethylene polymerization

Reactions of CrCl₃(thf)₃ with bis(imino)pyridines gave a series of {bis(imino)pyridine}chromium(III) trichloride complexes, {2,6‐(RN?CMe)₂C₅H₃N}CrCl₃ [R = C₆HPr₂‐2,6 ( 1 ), C₆H₃Et₂‐2,6 ( 2 ), C₆H₃Me₂‐2,6 ( 3 ), C₆H₂Me₃‐2,4,6 ( 4 ), C₆H₃Me₂‐3,5 ( 5 ), C₆H₅ ( 6 ), cyclohexyl ( 7 ), 2‐methyl‐1‐naphthyl ( 8 ), C₆H₃F₂‐2,6 ( 9 ), C₆H₃Br₂‐2,6 ( 10 ), C₆F₅ ( 11 )]. Pseudo‐octahedral geometries of 6 , 10 , and 11 were revealed by X‐ray crystallography. The complexes having bulky substituents such as 1 – 4 showed high activity for ethylene polymerization in combination with modified methylaluminoxane (MMAO) to give linear polyethylenes. In sharp contrast, the pentafluorophenyl complex 11 /modified methylaluminoxane system was found to be moderately active for ethylene homopolymerization to give moderately branched polyethylene with only ethyl branches. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43: 3368–3375, 2005     

Chiral and Achiral Bis（2-oxazolinylphenolato）nickel（Ⅱ） Complexes-Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Catalytic Properties

Introduction Oxidation was a very important reaction both in synthetic pathways and in industrial processes. Metal-catalyzed oxidation provided excellent alternatives in synthetic processes. However, molecular oxygen has been applied only in a limited number of metal-catalyzed oxidations, because it was very difficult to activate molecular oxygen and most of transition metal complexes were sensitive to oxygen. It was noted that metal-catalyzed Baeyer-Villiger oxidation was a convenient method…     

Catalytic activity of nickel(II), copper(II) and oxovanadium(II)‐dihydroindolone complexes towards homogeneous oxidation reactions

Three novel paramagnetic metal complexes (MH₂ID) of Ni²⁺, Cu²⁺ and VO²⁺ ions with 3‐hydroxy‐3,3’‐biindoline‐2,2’‐dione (dihydroindolone, H₄ID) were synthesized and characterized by different spectroscopic methods. The ligand (H₄ID) was synthesized via homocoupling reaction of isatin in presence of phenylalanine in methanol. Complexation of low valent Ni²⁺, Cu²⁺ ions and high valent VO²⁺ ions with H₄ID carried out in 1: 2 molar ratios. A comparison in the catalytic potential of paramagnetic complexes of low and high valent metal ion was explored in the oxidation processes of cis‐cyclooctene, benzyl alcohol and thiophene by an aqueous H₂O₂, as a green terminal oxidant, in the presence and absence of acetonitrile, as an organic solvent, at 85 °C. NiH₂ID, CuH₂ID and VOH₂ID show good catalytic activity, i.e. good chemo‐ and regioselectivity. VOH₂ID has the highest catalytic potential compared to both Ni²⁺‐ and Cu²⁺‐species in the same homogenous aerobic atmosphere. Catalytic oxidation of other alkenes and alcohols was also studied using NiH₂ID, CuH₂ID or VOH₂ID as a pre‐catalyst by an aqueous H₂O₂. A mechanistic pathway for those oxidation processes was proposed.     

Solid-phase thermal decomposition of polynuclear nickel(II) and cobalt(II) complexes

Solid-phase thermal decomposition of polynuclear Ni^II and Co^II pivalate complexes was studied by differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetry. The decomposition of the polynuclear (from bi-to hexanuclear) Co^II carboxylate complexes is accompanied by aggregation to form a volatile octanuclear complex. Thermolysis of the polynuclear NiII carboxylates results in their destructure, and the phase composition of the decomposition products is determined by the nature of coordinated ligands. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 250—260, February, 2006.     

Activation of white phosphorus in the coordination sphere of nickel complexes with σ-donor ligands

Routes of white phosphorus activation in the coordination sphere of the nickel complexes with different ligands are shown. The first route is based on the coordination of a P₄ molecule with the metal, resulting in the deformation of the P₄ tetrahedron without destruction. This case is characteristic of the NiX₂L complexes, which are reduced at higher cathodic potentials (|E_red| > 0.9 V) (X = BF₄, Br, and Cl; L is bpy in DMF, MeCN, and acetone; 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline (phen) and PPh₃ in DMF and acetone). To cleave the P—P bonds in the P₄ molecule, this complex should be reduced on the electrode. The second route is the oxidation of white phosphorus in the coordination sphere of the Ni^II complex. It occurs when the complex has a sufficiently high oxidizing ability and is reduced rather easily (|E_red| < 0.9 V) (X = BF₄, L is 1,1,1-tris(diphenylphosphinomethyl)ethane (triphos) in acetone; 1,1′,5,5′-bis[methylenedi(p-phenylene)]di(3,7-diphenyl-1,5-diaza-3,7-diphosphacyclooctane) (n²p²) in DMF; phen and PPh₃ in MeCN). The P₄ molecule opening is observed to form a new Ni^I complex containing the (P₃) fragment, for example, [(triphos)Ni(P₃)Ni(triphos)](BF₄)₂. Dedicated to the Academician V. I. Minkin on the occasion of his 70th birthday. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 919–924, April, 2005.     

Photooxidation of bis(ethylxanthato)nickel(II) containing aromatic nitrogen heterocyclic ligands in chloroform

The photochemistry of the complexes [Ni(Etxn)₂(N-N)] [Etxn=ethylxanthate,N-N=2,2-bipyridine(bpy), 4,4-dimethyl-2,2-bipyridine (4,4-Me-bpy), 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) or 2,2-bipyrimidine (bpym)] has been investigated. These complexes were not light sensitive in most solvents such as acetonitrile. Upon irradiation of chloroform solutions of these complexes, a photoredox reaction occurred giving the parent Ni(Etxan)₂. It is suggested that the reactive excited state is of the charge-transfer-to-solvent (CTTS) type. The energy of this state depends on the redox potentials of the solvent. When CHCl₃ as solvent was replaced by the stronger oxidant CCl₄, the photoactive wavelength region was shifted to the red. It was blue shifted when the weaker oxidant CH₂Cl₂ was used. From quantum yield measurements it is concluded that the photostability of the studied complexes decreases in the following order:bpym>phen>bpy>4,4-Me-bpy.

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Photooxidation von Bis(ethylxanthato)nickel(II) mit aromatischen Stickstoffheterocyclen enthaltenden Liganden in Chloroform

Zusammenfassung Es wurde die Photochemie der Komplexe [Ni(Etxn)₂(N-N) [Etxn=Ethylxanthat,N-N=2,2-Bipyridin (bpy), 4,4-Dimethyl-2,2-bipyridin (4,4-Me-bpy), 1,10-Phenanthrolin (phen) oder 2,2-bipyrimidin (bpym)] untersucht. Diese Komplexe waren in den meisten Lösungsmitteln wie etwa Acetonitril nicht lichtsensitiv. Bei Bestrahlung von Chloroformlösungen der Komplexe trat jedoch eine Photoreaktion auf, die zum Stammkomplex Ni(Etxn)₂ führte. Es wird vorgeschlagen, für den reaktiven angeregten Zustand einen Charge-Transfer-zu-Lösungsmittel (CTTS)-Typ anzunehmen. Die Energie dieses Zustands hängt vom Redoxpotential des Lösungsmittels ab. Bei Ersatz von CHCl₃ als Lösungsmittel durch das stärkere Oxidans CCl₄ wurde die photoaktive Wellenlänge nach Rot verschoben. Eine Blauverschiebung ergab sich hingegen, wenn das schwächere Oxidans CH₂Cl₂ verwendet wurde. Aus Messungen der Quantenausbeuten ergab sich die folgende Ordnung nach abnehmender Photostabilität der untersuchten Komplexe:bpym>phen>bpy>4,4-Me-bpy.

     

Styrene polymerization by ziegler-natta catalysts based on bis(salicylaldiminate)nickel(II) complexes and methyl aluminoxane

The homopolymerization of styrene by using different catalytic systems based on bis(salicylaldiminate)nickel(II) and methylaluminoxane was investigated. In particular, the effect on catalyst activity and polymer characteristics by electron withdrawing groups located on the phenolic moiety was studied. The influence of the bulkiness of the substituents on the N-aldimine ligand was also ascertained. Finally the catalytic performances were investigated as a function of the main reaction parameters, such as temperature, Al/Ni molar ratio and duration.     

Titanium(IV) complexes with monocyclopentadienyl and phenoxy-alkoxo ligands: Synthesis,structures and catalytic properties for ethylene polymerization

Three monochlorotitanium complexes Cp′Ti(2,4-^tBu₂-6-(CPh₂O)C₆H₂O)Cl [Cp′ = η⁵-C₅H₅ (2), η⁵-C₅(CH₃)₅ (3), η⁵-C₅H₂Ph₂CH₃ (4)] have been synthesized in high yields (>90%) by the reaction of corresponding Cp′TiCl₃ with the dilithium salt of ligand 2,4-^tBu₂-6-(CPh₂OH)C₆H₂OH (1). When activated by [Ph₃C]⁺[B(C₆F₅)₄]⁻ and AlⁱBu₃, complexes 2–4 exhibit reasonable catalytic activity for ethylene polymerization, producing polyethylenes with moderate molecular weights and melting points. Addition of excess water to complex 2 gave the oxo-bridged complex [Ti(η⁵-C₅H₅)(2,4-^tBu₂-6-(CPh₂O)C₆H₂O)]₂O (5). Complexes 4 and 5 were characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction.     

Syntheses and structures of magnesium,calcium, europium,gallium, and zinc complexes with bis(imino)acenaphthene ligands

The reduction of 1,2-bis(trimethylsilylimino)acenaphthene and 1,2-bis{[3,5-bis(trifluoromethylphenyl)]imino}acenaphthene with metals gave magnesium, calcium, europium, zinc, and gallium complexes containing radical-anion and dianionic ligands of the 1,2-diiminoacenaphthene type. Their structures were studied by ¹H NMR, ESR, and/or single-crystal X-ray analysis. Some chemical transformations of the complexes were carried out.     

Synthesis and spectroscopic studies of copper(II) and nickel(II) complexes containing hydrazonic ligands and heterocyclic coligand

Two types of copper(II) and nickel(II) complexes derived from benzophenone anthranoylhydrazone (L1), 2-acetonaftanone anthranoylhydrazone (L2), 4-phenylacetonaftonone anthranoylhydrazone (L3), benzophenone salicyoylhydrazone (L4), 2-acetonaftanon salicyoylhydrazone (L5), 4-phenylacetonaftanon salicyoylhydrazone (L6) and bidentate heterocyclic base [1,10-phenanthroline (phen)] with general stoichiometry [ML2] and [ML(phen)]Cl have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectra, UV-vis electronic absorption spectra and magnetic susceptibility measurements. The effect of varying pH and solvent on the absorption behavior of both ligands and complexes have been investigated. According to the IR spectra, the ligands act as monobasic bidentate and coordination takes place in the enol tautomeric form.     

Syntheses and characterization of nickel(II), zinc(II) and palladium(II) complexes derived from three pyrazole-based polydentate ligands

Two pyrazole-based polydentate ligands, 1,3-bis(5-methyl-3-phenylpyrazol-1-yl)-propan-2-ol (Hmppzpo) and 1,3-bis(5-methyl-3-p-isopropylphenylpyrazol-1-yl)-propan-2-ol (Hmcpzpo), have been synthesized. A third ligand, 1,3-bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)-propan-2-ol (Hdmpzpo), has been synthetically modified. Seven new M(II) coordination compounds of general formula M₂L₂X₂ (M?=?Zn, Ni; X?=?NO₃ or ClO₄; L?=?dmpzpo, mppzpo or mcpzpo) or MLX (M?=?Pd; L?=?dmpzpo; X?=?Cl) were synthesized and structurally characterized by elemental analysis and FT-IR analysis. The crystal structures of [Zn₂(μ-dmpzpo-O,N,N′)₂(NO₃)₂]?·?2H₂O (1?·?2H₂O), [Ni₂(μ-dmpzpo-O,N,N′)₂(CH₃CN)₂](ClO₄)₂ (2) and Pd(μ-dmpzpo-N,N′)Cl₂ (4) were determined by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. The crystal structures show that complexes 1?·?2H₂O and 2 are center-symmetric dinuclear compounds, with two metal ions bridged by two alkoxo groups and each metal ion with a distorted square-pyramidal environment. The palladium complex, 4, displayed square-planar coordination geometry around the Pd(II) ion with trans arrangement.     

Synthesis and characterization of nickel(II) maltolate complexes containing ancillary bisphosphine ligands

Cationic nickel(II) complexes containing chelating O,O′-donor maltolate or ethyl maltolate ligands in conjunction with bidentate bisphosphine ligands Ph₂P(CH₂) _n PPh₂ were prepared by a one-pot reaction starting from nickel(II) acetate, bisphosphine, maltol (or ethyl maltol), and trimethylamine, and isolated as their tetraphenylborate salts. An X-ray structure determination of [Ni(maltolate)(Ph₂PCH₂CH₂PPh₂)]BPh₄ shows that the maltolate ligand binds asymmetrically to the (slightly distorted) square-planar nickel(II) center. The simplicity of the synthetic method was extended to the synthesis of the known platinum(II) maltolate complex [Pt(maltolate)(PPh₃)₂]BPh₄ which was obtained in high purity.     

Synthesis and properties of nickel(ii) diiminodithiolate and diiminodisulfide N2S2-type complexes. New complexes with non-innocent ligands

The following two groups of nickel(ii) diiminodithiolate and diiminodisulfide N₂S₂-complexes were synthesized for the first time: (1) complexes with complete conjugation between all four donor centers, viz., compounds with non-innocent ligands, and (2) complexes containing a short conjugation system involving only two imino groups of the ligand. The complexes were studied by ¹H NMR, ESR, and UV spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and electrochemistry. Solutions of glyoxal bis(2-mercaptoanil)nickel(ii) in DMF showed an ESR signal, which decreased with time, the processes being accompanied by an analogous change in the intensity of the absorption band at 931 nm. The electrochemical properties of this complex also change with time. The results of studies demonstrated that compounds with non-innocent ligands of this type were initially generated as classical diiminodithiolate structures, which were transformed into the ortho-iminothiosemiquinonate biradicals and then into oligomeric complexes both in solution (fast transformation) and in the solid state (slow transformation). Oligomeric structures of these compounds are stable for a long period of time.     

Structures and magnetic properties of tetranuclear nickel(II) complexes with unusual mu3-1,1,3 azido bridges

Pyrazolate-based dinucleating ligands with thioether-containing chelate arms have been used for the synthesis of a family of novel tetranuclear nickel(II) complexes [L2Ni4(N3)3(O2CR)](ClO4)2 that incorporate three azido bridges and one carboxylate (R = Me, Ph). Molecular structures have been elucidated by X-ray crystallography in four cases, revealing Ni4 cores with a unique topology in which two of the azido ligands adopt an unusual mu3-1,1,3 bridging mode. The compounds were further characterized by mass spectrometry, IR spectroscopy, and variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements. Magnetic data analyses indicate a combination of significant intramolecular ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic exchange interactions that give rise to an overall S(T) = 0 ground state. The sign and the magnitude of the individual couplings have been rationalized in the framework of the common magnetostructural correlations for end-to-end and end-on azido linkages, suggesting that these correlations also remain valid for the respective fragments of multiply bridging mu3-1,1,3 azido ligands.