Vinylimidazole copolymers: coordination chemistry,solubility, and cross-linking as function of Cu<Superscript>2+</Superscript> and Zn<Superscript>2+</Superscript> complexation

P(1-VIm-co-MMA) copolymers with 4 or 44 wt.% 1-VIm (abbreviated PVM-4 and PVM-44) where polymerized from 1-VIm (1-vinylimidazole) and methylmethacrylate with azobisisobutyronitrile as initiator and reacted with either Cu²⁺ or Zn²⁺. The resulting coordinated polymer complexes were studied using ICP-AES, CP/MAS ¹³C NMR, conductivity measurements, vibrational spectroscopy (mid-FTIR and far-FTIR), DSC, and EPR. It was established by ICP-AES, CP/MAS ¹³C NMR, conductivity, mid-FTIR and EPR measurements that the transition metal ions in the complexes were exclusively coordinated by the imidazole ligand. The coordination geometry is square planar with regard to Cu(II) complexes. The strong interaction between the polymeric imidazole ligand and the transition metal ion cross-links the system, resulting in augmentation of T _g (the glass transition temperature), especially for copolymers with high relative amount of 1-VIm. The effect of changing metal ion is more complicated and depends on both the strength of the coordinate interaction as well as the coordination number. The solubility of the coordinate polymer complex in conventional solvents is low due to the coordinate cross-links. However, the coordinate polymer complexes are soluble in strongly coordinating solvents such as acetonitrile and dimethylsulfoxide.     

Fuzzy characterization and classification of solvents according to their polarity and selectivity. A comparison with the Snyder approach

Abstract

Advanced chemometric methods, such as fuzzy c-means, a semi-supervised clustering method, and fuzzy discriminant analysis, a robust supervised method, have been successfully applied for characterization and classification of 72 solvents according to the chemical parameters (P’ and x_i) developed by Snyder. The obtained results (fuzzy partitions) and parameters of the prototypes (robust fuzzy means) clearly demonstrated the efficiency and information power of the advanced fuzzy methods in solvent characterization and classification, and allow a rationale choice of a good solvent or an efficient mixture of solvents in chromatography and other fields. Also, this methodology generates the premises for future investigations using other different properties of solvents.     

EPR spectroscopy of thermally induced and light-induced spin transitions in heterospin exchange clusters of compounds Cu(hfac)<Subscript>2</Subscript>L<Superscript>R</Superscript>

The review summarizes the results of EPR investigations of magneto-structural anomalies occurring in exchange-coupled copper-nitroxide clusters belonging to the family of compounds Cu(hfac)₂L^R. The key features and potential of EPR spectroscopy in studies of such systems, the methods developed to determine the exchange constants, and experiments using the optical switching of magnetic parameters in the heterospin exchange clusters studied are discussed.     

EPR-spektroskopische Untersuchung von Kaolin Caminau,seiner Entwässerungsprodukte sowie der Chlorierungs-produkte des Metakaolins

EPR Studies of Caminau Kaolin, its Heating Products, and of the Chlorination Products of Metakaolin EPR-spectra of kaolin, metakaolin and of the heating and chlorination products of metakaolin have been measured and partially interpreted. Fe³⁺ ions are found in kaolin in at least five different coordination conditions. Coordination changes of Fe³⁺ ions by heating kaolin and tempering metakaolin are reflected sensitively in the EPR spectra. Correlations between EPR spectra of the solid not fluidable chlorination residues and chlorination conditions have been found.     

A Novel Method of Determining Certain Group VIII Metal Ions by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Measurements

Abstract

Although electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) has long proven itself a valuable technique for the study of various organic free radicals¹ including those that are biochemically interesting, only recently has it come into use as a convenient and sensitive method for inorganic analysis. Guilbault and coworkers have demonstrated the usefulness of EPR methods for the determination of low concentrations of various ions of the first transition metal series both in aqueous solution^{2, 3, 4} and extracted into organic solvents.⁵ Moyer and McCarthy⁶ have also demonstrated the application of EPR to quantitative inorganic analysis. Inasmuch as the area under the EPR first derivative curve is related to the number of unpaired electrons, this can serve as a measure of the concentration of a relatively large number of inorganic free radicals including most paramagnetic metal ions. Some of the Group VIII metal ions such as Ni(II), Pd(II), and Pt(II), while paramagnetic in their high spin complexes, however, do not exhibit an EPR signal at room temperatures because of their very rapid relaxation times.     

Paramagnetic probe for molecular interactions: I. EPR and electronic absorption studies of lithium cation solvation by a nitroxide radical

The 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine nitroxide radical (TMPN) was studied by EPR and electronic absorption spectroscopy in LiClO₄ solutions in various organic solvents. The¹⁴N hyperfine structure, together with the exchange broadening of its components in EPR and the electronic n^* transition in the visible region, provide useful information about Li⁺-TMPN complexes. Both spectroscopic methods prove that the oxygen atom of TMPN was involved in the Li⁺-TMPN interaction. The complex formation constants 15.61, 2.50, 0.75, 0.61, 0.75, and 0.33 dm³-mol^–1 were found in nitromethane, benzonitrile, acetonitrile, propylene carbonate, acetone and tetrahydrofurane, respectively. These formation constants were correlated with donor and acceptor numbers of the solvents and interpreted in terms of competitive Li⁺-TMPN, solvent-Li⁺, and solvent-TMPN interactions.     

Darstellung von Cyclischen SbV–N-Verbindungen

Synthesis of Cyclic Sb^V-N-Compounds The preparation of cyclic Sb^V–N-compounds by oxidative amination of SbCl₃ with N-chloramides and by thermolysis of N-silylated amides with SbCl₅ in polar aprotic solvents under mild conditions is reported.     

Synthese,Strukturen, EPR‐ und ENDOR‐spektroskopische Untersuchungen an Übergangsmetallkomplexen von N,N‐Diisobutyl‐N′‐(2, 6‐difluor)benzoylselenoharnstoff

Synthesis, Structures, EPR and ENDOR Investigations on Transition Metal Complexes of N, N‐diisobutyl‐N′‐(2, 6‐difluoro)benzoyl selenourea The synthesis and the structures of the Ni^II and Pd^II complexes of the ligand N, N‐diisobutyl‐N′‐(2, 6‐difluoro)benzoylselenourea HBuⁱ₂dfbsu are reported. The ligands coordinate bidentately forming bis‐chelates. The structure of the ligand could not be obtained, however, the structure of its O‐ethyl ester will be reported. Attempts to prepare the Cu^II complex result only in the formation of oily products. However, the Cu^II complex could be incorporated into the corresponding Ni^II and Pd^II compounds. From this diamagnetically diluted powder and single‐crystal samples were obtained being suitable for EPR‐ENDOR measurements. We report X‐ and Q‐band EPR investigations on the systems [Cu/Ni(Buⁱ₂dfbsu)₂] and [Cu/Pd(Buⁱ₂dfbsu)₂] as well as a single‐crystal X‐band EPR study for [Cu/Ni(Buⁱ₂dfbsu)₂]. The obtained ^{63, 65}Cu and ⁷⁷Se hyperfine structure tensors allow a determination of the spin‐density distribution within the first coordination sphere. In addition, orientation selective ¹⁹F Q‐band pulse ENDOR investigations on powder‐samples of [Cu/Ni(Buⁱ₂dfbsu)₂] have been performed. The hyperfine structure tensors of two intramolecular ¹⁹F atoms could be determined. According to the small ¹⁹F couplings only a vanishingly small spin‐density of < 1 % was obtained for these ¹⁹F atoms.     

Zusammenhang zwischen freien standard-transferenthalpien von ionen und empirischen lösungsmittelparametern

Standard free energies of transfer from the reference solvent acetonitrile to various protic and aprotic solvents have been calculated based on the assumption of negligible diffusion potentials in certain galvanic cells. The standard free energies of transfer of Cl^–, Br^–, and I^– are linearly related to the acceptor numbers of unstructured solvents. Similarly, linear relationships were found to exist between the donor numbers of unstructured solvents and the standard free energies of transfer of K⁺ and in part Ag⁺. Deviations from linearity occuring in protic solvents like water, methanol, ethanol or trifluoroethanol are interpreted in terms of changes in solvent structure.

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Zusammenhang zwischen freien standard-transferenthalpien von ionen und empirischen lösungsmittelparametern

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Probabilistic model‐based discriminant analysis and clustering methods in chemometrics

In chemometrics, the supervised and unsupervised classification of high‐dimensional data has become a recurrent problem. Model‐based techniques for discriminant analysis and clustering are popular tools, which are renowned for their probabilistic foundations and their flexibility. However, classical model‐based techniques show a disappointing behaviour in high‐dimensional spaces, which up to now have been limited in their use within chemometrics. The recent developments in model‐based classification overcame these drawbacks and enabled the efficient classification of high‐dimensional data, even in the ‘small n / large p’ condition. This work presents a comprehensive review of these recent approaches, including regularization‐based techniques, parsimonious modelling, subspace classification methods and classification methods based on variable selection. The use of these model‐based methods is also illustrated on real‐world classification problems in chemometrics using R packages. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

An electrochemical study of (η-C5H5)2Ti(NCS)2

The reduction of titanocene dithiocyanate in various solvents has been examined using the techniques of polarography, voltammetry, controlled potential electrolysis and cyclic voltammetry. In THF and CH₂Cl₂, Cp₂Ti(NCS)₂ undergoes successive one-electron transfer reactions, and by using a combination of electrochemical and EPR techniques it has been possible to confirm the stability of [Cp₂Ti(NCS)₂]^? in these solvents. In DMF, however, an irreversible dimerization follows the first electron transfer.     

Solid‐state NMR and EPR Spectroscopy of Mn2+‐Substituted ATP‐Fueled Protein Engines

Paramagnetic metal ions deliver structural information both in EPR and solid‐state NMR experiments, offering a profitable synergetic approach to study bio‐macromolecules. We demonstrate the spectral consequences of Mg²⁺/ Mn²⁺ substitution and the resulting information contents for two different ATP:Mg²⁺‐fueled protein engines, a DnaB helicase from Helicobacter pylori active in the bacterial replisome, and the ABC transporter BmrA, a bacterial efflux pump. We show that, while EPR spectra report on metal binding and provide information on the geometry of the metal centers in the proteins, paramagnetic relaxation enhancements identified in the NMR spectra can be used to localize residues at the binding site. Protein engines are ubiquitous and the methods described herein should be applicable in a broad context.     

19F Dynamic Nuclear Polarization and SEM in Suspensions Consisting of Fluorobenzene Derivatives and Asphaltene Extracted from MC-800 Liquid Asphalt

A variety of analytical techniques, such as scanning electron microscopy and ¹⁹F dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) methods, are applied to characterize asphaltene extracted from MC-800 liquid asphalt in fluorobenzene derivatives at 1.53 mT and at room temperature. Different solvents show variable affinities for the asphaltene surface. The low field EPR spectrum of the asphaltene/hexafluorobenzene sample was recorded. The DNP parameters were determined. Additionally, the interactions between the nuclei of the solvent and the electrons delocalized on the asphaltene are interpreted. Not only dipolar but also scalar interactions between the nuclear spin and the electron spin were found.     

Sub‐Micromolar Pulse Dipolar EPR Spectroscopy Reveals Increasing CuII‐labelling of Double‐Histidine Motifs with Lower Temperature

Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) distance measurements are making increasingly important contributions to the studies of biomolecules by providing highly accurate geometric constraints. Combining double‐histidine motifs with Cu^II spin labels can further increase the precision of distance measurements. It is also useful for proteins containing essential cysteines that can interfere with thiol‐specific labelling. However, the non‐covalent Cu^II coordination approach is vulnerable to low binding‐affinity. Herein, dissociation constants (K_D) are investigated directly from the modulation depths of relaxation‐induced dipolar modulation enhancement (RIDME) EPR experiments. This reveals low‐ to sub‐μm Cu^II K_Ds under EPR distance measurement conditions at cryogenic temperatures. We show the feasibility of exploiting the double‐histidine motif for EPR applications even at sub‐μm protein concentrations in orthogonally labelled Cu^II–nitroxide systems using a commercial Q‐band EPR instrument.     

Ligandenaustauschreaktionen am Bis(1,3-diselenol-2-selon-4,5-diselenolato)-kupferat(II) ([Cu(dsis)2]2−) mit Kupfer(II)-Vier- und Fünfringchelaten geminaler und vicinaler ungesättigter Dichalkogenoliganden. Eine EPR-Untersuchung

Ligand Exchange on Bis(1,3-diselenole-2-selone-4,5-diselenolato)cuprate(II) ([Cu(dsis)₂]^2?) with Cu^II Four and Five Ring Bis-chelates Containing Unsaturated Vicinal and Geminal Dichalcogeno Ligands. An EPR Study Ligand exchange reactions (“chelate metathesis”) of bis(1,3-diselenole-2-selone-4,5-diselenolato)cuprate(II), ([Cu(dsis)₂]^2?, with other Cu^II four- or five-ring chelates of unsaturated dichalcogeno ligands are reported. The small solubility of salts of the title complex in common solvents like acetone or chloroform requires pyridine. Mixed-ligand complexes could be detected for all combinations of two starting complexes studied by means of their g_o and a_o^Cu (EPR) parameters. Due to the coordinating properties of pyridine and electronic reasons commonly used linear dependences of the g value from the composition of the first coordination sphere (“additivity rules”) are not applicable.     

[AuII([12]anS4)]2+ – X‐ und Q‐Band‐EPR‐spektroskopischer Nachweis einer neuen monomeren Gold(II)‐Verbindung

[Au^II([12]anS₄)]²⁺ – X‐ and Q‐Band EPR Evidence of a New Monomeric Gold(II) Compound The reaction of [Au^IIICl₄]^– with the thiacrown ether [12]aneS₄ leads to an instable [Au^II([12]anS₄)]²⁺ complex (5d⁹, S = 1/2) which was characterized by X‐ and Q‐ band EPR. The spin Hamiltonian parameters g , A ^Au and P ^Au were derived using a program package allowing an exact diagonalisation of the spin‐Hamiltonian‐Matrix. The EPR parameters suggest the coordination of only one thiacrown ether ligand in the new Au^II complex.     

Synthese,Strukturen und X‐/Q‐Band‐EPR‐Untersuchungen von N,N‐Diethyl‐N′‐3,5‐di(trifluormethyl)benzoylthioureato‐Komplexen des CuII,NiII und PdII sowie EPR‐spektroskopische Charakterisierung eines CuII‐CuII‐Dimers

The synthesis and the structures of (i) the ligand N,N‐Diethyl‐N′‐3,5‐di(trifluoromethyl)benzoylthiourea HEt₂dtfmbtu and (ii) the Ni^II and Pd^II complexes of HEt₂dtfmbtu are reported. The ligand coordinates bidendate forming bis chelates. The Ni^II and the Pd^II complexes are isostructural. The also prepared Cu^II complex could not be characterized by X‐ray analysis. However, the preparation of diamagnetically diluted powders Cu/Ni(Et₂dtfmbtu)₂ and Cu/Pd(Et₂dtfmbtu)₂ suitable for EPR studies was successful. The EPR spectra of the Cu/Ni and Cu/Pd systems show noticeable differences for the symmetry of the CuS₂O₂ unit in both complexes: the Cu/Pd system is characterized by axially‐symmetric g< and A ^cu tensors; for the Cu/Ni system g and A ^Cu have rhombic symmetry. EPR studies on frozen solutions of the Cu^II complex show the presence of a Cu^II‐Cu^II dimer which is the first observed for Cu^II acylthioureato complexes up to now. The parameters of the fine structure tensor were used for the estimation of the Cu^II‐Cu^II distance.     

Assoziationsverhalten von Stannatranen

Association Behaviour of Strannatranes 1-Alkylstannatranes (R = Me, Et, Bu, Phenyl) associate in unpolar solvents to relatively stable trimeric units. In aqueous solution 1-methylstannatran displays no autoassociation. 1-t-Butylstannatran, 1-o-tolylstannatran, and 1-alkylthiostannatranes are monomeric in all kinds of solvents. The association behaviour is characterized by molecular mass estimation and ¹H-, ¹³C-, and ¹¹⁹Sn-NMR measurements.     

EPR Studies of the Binding Properties,Guest Dynamics,and Inner‐Space Dimensions of a Water‐Soluble Resorcinarene Capsule

Nitroxide free radicals have been used to study the inner space of one of Rebek’s water‐soluble capsules. EPR and ¹H NMR spectroscopy, ESI‐MS, and DFT calculations showed a preference for the formation of 1:2 complexes. EPR titrations allowed us to determine binding constants (K_a) in the order of 10⁷ M ^?2. EPR spectral‐shape analysis provided information on the guest rotational dynamics within the capsule. The interplay between optimum hydrogen bonding upon capsule formation and steric strain for guest accommodation highlights some degree of flexibility for guest inclusion, particularly at the center of the capsule where the hydrogen bond seam can be barely distorted or slightly disturbed.