Eu(fod)3 binding on the 1H‐NMR spectra of bis(2′‐ethylbenzoate)ethylene glycol podands

The complexing and selective binding constants of Eu(fod)₃ with bis(2′‐ethylbenzoate)ethylene glycol podands having one to four oxyethylene groups was observed on their ¹H‐NMR spectra at 250 MHz and 295 K in CDCl₃. The Eu(fod)₃ interaction displayed the selective binding role of oxygen on H₂C–O–CH₂ backbones with referring the ¹H chemical shifts. The estimated equilibrium constants, K_a, of 1:1 ratio of interactions were in accordance with the Eu(fod)₃ ionic radii to bind the oxygen sites depending on the size and conformation of the esters. Esters having one or two ethyleneoxy groups gave mainly 2:2 complexes using ester sites. The minimum lanthanide‐podand ester distance displayed the maximum stability so that ester with four oxyethylene groups was found to bind the Eu(fod)₃ moderately, whereas ester with three oxyethylene groups showed a large induced chemical shift due to the stability of Eu³⁺ complexes with larger ethyleneoxy groups. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Characterization of di- and trimethoxybenzaldehydes by analysis of deshielding gradients obtained with Eu(fod)3 shift reagent

Eu(fod)₃ shift reagent was used to simplify PMR spectra from isomeric mono-, di and trimethoxybenzaldehydes. Deshielding gradients, obtained by plotting induced shift vs. molar ratio of [Eu(fod)₃]/[substrate] made it possible to assign methoxyl proton signals to the correct positional substituent in polymethoxylated benzaldehydes. Anomalous upfield shifts for the aldehydic protons of 2,6-dimethoxy- and 2,4,6-trimethoxybenzaldehyde were observed with Eu(fod)₃ Various instances of long-range (⁵J) proton coupling between the aldehydic proton and a meta-proton provide insight to the geometry of the substrate in the complexed state with Eu(fod)₃. Di- and trimethoxybenzaldehydes are important precursors for the synthesis of the correspondingly methoxylated amphetamines which are of pharmacological and forensic interest because of abuse and illicit manufacture.     

Effect of the Excitation of the 4f Shell of Eu(fod)3 on the Formation of Complexes with 1,10-Phenanthroline

The effect of the electronic excitation of the -diketonate Eu(fod)₃ (fod is 6,6,7,7,8,8,8-heptafluoro-2,2-dimethyloctanedione-3,5) on complexation with 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) in benzene solutions was studied. The excitation of the f–f transitions of Eu³⁺ increased the stability of the Eu(fod)₃ · phen complex, thus providing direct evidence for the involvement of the 4f shell of Eu³⁺ in chemical bonding. The thermodynamic parameters of complexation were determined. The temperature quenching of Eu(fod)₃ · phen luminescence was studied.     

Thermal properties of amphiphilic biodegradable triblock copolymer of <Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">l</Emphasis>,<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">l</Emphasis>-lactide and ethylene glycol

Samples of poly(l,l-lactide)-block-poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(l,l-lactide) (PLLA-PEG-PLLA) were synthesized from l,l-lactide polymerization using stannous 2-ethylhexanoate, Sn(Oct)₂ as initiator and di-hydroxy-terminated poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) (M _n  = 4000 g mol⁻¹) as co-initiator. The chemical linkage between the PEG segment and the PLA segments was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Thermogravimetry analysis (TG) revealed the copolymers composition and was capable to show the deleterious effect of an excess of Sn(Oct)₂ in the polymer thermal stability, while Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) allowed the observation of the miscibility between the PLLA and PEG segments in the different copolymers.     

Lanthanide induced shifts as a conformational probe for o,o,o′,o′-tetrasubstituted diphenyls

The ¹H NMR spectra of several symmetrical diphenyls, having two unlike substituents on the ortho positions of each aromatic ring, were determined in the presence of Eu(fod)₃ and of Pr(fod)₃. The lanthanide induced shifts were used to establish the more probable conformation of the molecules, as deduced from computer calculations assuming pseudocontact interactions. It was found that the two like groups are in opposite conformation and that the inter-ring angles are in the order of 15–35°.     

Use of silver trifluoroacetate together with lanthanide shift reagents for simplification of 1H NMR spectra of aromatic hydrocarbons

The equimolar mixtures of typical lanthanide shift reagents such as Eu(fod)₃, Pr(fod)₃ or Yb(fod)₃ with silver trifluoroacetate, previously used to induce paramagnetic shifts in the ¹H NMR spectra of alkenes, have been successfully applied to simple aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes. In benzene and p-xylene the signals of all the aromatic protons are shifted identically. In other substituted benzenes the magnitude of the induced shift depends on the distance between the proton and the substituents. In addition, the different behaviour of the signals of the methyl groups in meta-and para-xylene on the addition of the complex shift reagent allows the quantitative analysis of the two xylenes in their mixtures.     

Eu(fod)(3) binding on the (1)H-NMR spectra of some benzo[3n]crown-n and dibenzo[3n+2]crown-n

The complexing of Eu(fod)₃ with macrocyclic ethers, benzo[15]crown-5, benzo[12]crown-4, dibenzo[20]crown-6, dibenzo[23]crown-7 and dibenzo[26]crown-8 was observed on their ¹H-NMR spectra and the selective binding constants at 400 MHz and 305 K in CDCl₃ were reported. The Eu(fod)₃ interaction displayed the selective binding role of oxygen on macrocyclic, H₂COCH₂, backbones with o- or m-dioxyphenyl groups referring the ¹H chemical shifts. The estimated equilibrium constants, K_a of 1:1 ratio of interactions were in accordance with the Eu³⁺ ionic radii to bind the oxygen sites depending on the macrocyclic size and conformation of the ethers. The minimum lanthanide-macrocyclic ether distance displayed the maximum stability so that benzo[3n]crown-n (n=4, 5) group was found to bind the Eu(fod)₃ moderately whilst dibenzo[3n+2]crown-n (n=6-8) oligomer chemical shifts were induced largely since the such Eu³⁺ complexes are more stable with larger ethyleneoxy groups.     

Large lanthanide-induced chemical shifts in cobalt complexes of enethials (α,β-unsaturated thioaldehydes)

Eu(fod)₃-, Yb(fod)₃- and Pr(fod)₃-induced chemical shifts of the ‘thioaldehydic’ protons in enethial ligands complexed to a cobalt cyclopentadienyl group are unusually large and in the same direction (10–30 ppm downfield per mole of shift reagent per mole of substrate). The shifts of the protons induced by Eu(fod)₃ and Pr(fod)₃ in the enethial ligands show an alternation in sign on proceeding away from the sulfur atom. In contrast to the results with the fod reagents, the ytterbium and lanthanum shift reagents Yb(thd)₃ and La(thd)₃ caused only small shifts of protons in the 2-phenylpropenethial ligand. No induced shifts with the Eu or Pr reagents were observed for a cyclopentadienyl cobalt complex of dithioglyoxal. The induced shifts in these enethial complexes may be caused by varying blends of complex formation, contact and pseudocontact shifts. Caution is advised in assigning origins to lanthanide induced shifts in such organometallic systems.     

Synthesis and characterization of ABA-type block copolymer of poly(trimethylene carbonate) with poly(ethylene glycol): Bioerodible copolymer

ABA-type block copolymers of poly(trimethylene carbonate) with poly(ethylene glycol) (M_n 6820), PTMC-b-PEG-b-PTMC, were synthesized by the ring-opening polymerization of 1,3-dioxan-2-one (trimethylene carbonate) in the presence of poly-(ethylene glycol) with stannous octoate catalyst, and the copolymers with various compositions were obtained. The PTMC-b-PEG-b-PTMC copolymers were characterized with Fourier transform infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopies. The intrinsic viscosities of resulting copolymers increased with the increase of 1,3-dioxan-2-one content in feed while the molar ratio of monomer over catalyst kept constant. It has been observed that the glass transition temperature (T_g) of the PTMC segments in copolymers, recorded from differential scanning calorimetry, was dependent on the composition of copolymers. The melting temperature (T_m) of PEG blocks in copolymer was lower than that of PEG polymer, and then disappeared as the length of PTMC blocks increased. The results of dynamic contact angle measurement clearly revealed that the hydrophilicity of resulting copolymers increased greatly with the increase of PEG content in copolymers. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 36: 695–702, 1998     

The use of lanthanide-induced shifts for conformational and structural studies of (R)-MTPA (α-methoxy-α-trifluoromethyl-α-phenylacetic acid) esters. 2—Complexes of the (R)-MTPA esters of 4-tert-butylcyclohexanols with Eu(fod)3

It is shown that the complexation of the (R)-MTPA (α-methoxy-α-trifluoromethyl-α-phenylacetic acid) ester of cis-4-tert-butylcyclohexanol with Eu(fod)₃ is very similar to that of the corresponding trans-ester and ketones with Eu(fod)₃. Further evidence is provided that the MTPA moiety exists as two different rotamers. The LIS technique, used as a tool for structure and conformation elucidation, was found by means of a Monte Carlo error analysis not to be dependent on small experimental errors.     

Excitation Energy-Transfer Processes in the Sensitization Luminescence of Europium in a Highly Luminescent Complex

The excitation energy transfer (EET) pathways in the sensitization luminescence of Eu^III and the excitation energy migration between the different ligands in [Eu(fod)₃dpbt] [where fod=6,6,7,7,8,8,8-heptafluoro-2,2-dimethyl-3,5-octanedione and dpbt=2-(N,N-diethylanilin-4-yl)-4,6-bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)-1,3,5-triazine], exhibiting well-separated fluorescence excitation and phosphorescence bands of the different ligands, were investigated by using time-resolved luminescence spectroscopy for the first time. The data clearly revealed that upon the excitation of dpbt, the sensitization luminescence of Eu^III in [Eu(fod)₃dpbt] was dominated by the singlet EET pathway, whereas the triplet EET pathway involving T₁(dpbt) was inefficient. The energy migration from T₁(dpbt) to T₁(fod) in [Eu(fod)₃dpbt] was not observed. Moreover, upon the excitation of fod, a singlet EET pathway for the sensitization of Eu^III luminescence, including the energy migration from S₁(fod) to S₁(dpbt) was revealed, in addition to the triplet EET pathway involving T₁(fod). Under the excitation of dpbt at 410 nm, [Eu(fod)₃dpbt] exhibited an absolute quantum yield for Eu^III luminescence of 0.59 at 298 K. This work provides a solid and elegant example for the concept that singlet EET pathway could dominate the sensitization luminescence of Eu^III in some complexes.     

Influence of Excitation of the Lanthanide 4 fShell on Complexation with Organic Substrates in Solutions: 2. Isotope Effects in Complexation of Tris(heptafluorodimethyloctanedionato)europium(III) with Dimethyl Sulfoxide in Benzene Solutions

The effect of deuteration of dimethyl sulfoxide on the fluorescence quantum yield, temperature quenching of fluorescence, and its complexation with tris(heptafluorodimethyloctanedionato)europium(III) (Eu(fod)₃) in the ground and excited states was studied. It was found that excitation of f–ftransitions in Eu(III) increases the stability of Eu(fod)₃complexes with sulfoxides but has a very insignificantly influence on isotope effects. The deuterium effect is displayed to a small extent in altering the quantum yield and is accompanied by a decrease in the efficiency of temperature quenching of Eu(fod)^* ₃fluorescence.     

Influence of Excitation of the Lanthanide 4 fShell on Complexation with Organic Substrates in Solutions: 1. The Complexation of the β-Diketonate Tris(heptafluorodimethyloctanedionato)europium(III) with Sulfoxides in Benzene Solutions

Complexation of sulfoxides R¹R²S=O with the -diketonate Eu(fod)₃(fod is heptafluorodimethyloctanedionato) in the ground and excited states in benzene solutions was studied. Excitation of Eu(fod)₃was found to increase the formation constants and to reverse the sign of the enthalpy of complexation. The compensation effect was observed for the thermodynamic parameters: S ₀= (3.4 ± 0.4) × 10^–3H ₀+ (50.0 ± 4.7) in the ground state and S ^* ₀= (3.2 ± 0.4) × 10^–3H ^* ₀+ (62.0 ± 0.6) in the excited state of Eu(fod)₃. The enhancement of the stability of the complexes [Eu(fod)^* ₃· R¹R²S=O] is due to an increase in the entropy of complexation upon excitation of f–ftransitions in Eu(III).     

The influence of soft segment length on the properties of poly(butylene terephthalate-co-succinate)-b-poly(ethylene glycol) segmented random copolymers

Three series of poly(butylene terephthalate-co-succinate)-b-poly(ethylene glycol) segmented random copolymers with starting PEG number-average molecular weight (M_n(PEG)) at 600, 1000 and 2000, respectively, as well as hard segment poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) molar fraction (M_PBS) increasing from 10% to 30% were synthesized through a transesterification/polycondensation process and characterized by means of GPC, NMR, DSC, WAXD and mechanical testing etc. The investigations were mainly focused on the influence of M_n(PEG) on the properties of resulting copolymers bearing two sorts of hard segments. It is revealed that all the samples show a relatively symmetrical GPC curves with the number-average molecular weight more than 4 × 10⁴, while the polydispersity decreases from 1.9 to 1.4 as the increasing M_n(PEG) because of the prolonged time for polycondensation and the faster exclusion of small molecules by-product with the decreased molten viscosity. The sequence distribution analysis shows that the average sequence length of hard segment PBT decreases while that of PBS increases with the increasing M_PBS and are independent of the soft segment length. The approximate unit degree of randomness as well as the soft segment length turns out that the segments take a statistically random distribution along the backbone. Micro-phase separation structure is verified for the appearance of two glass transition temperatures and two melting points, respectively, in DSC thermograms of most samples. The depression of melting points and the reduction of crystallinity of hard segments with increasing M_PBS are related to the crystal lattice transition from α-PBT to PBS and discussed in the viewpoint of cohensive energy. Mechanical testing results demonstrate that the increase of amorphous domains the increase of M_PBS as well as M_n(PEG) will provide high elongation and good flexibility of copolymer chain. The in vitro degradation experiments show that the partial substitution of aromatic segment PBT with aliphatic PBS will substantially accelerate the degradation rate with enhanced safety of degradation by-products and while changing M_n(PEG) broaden the spectrum to tailor the properties.     

Nuclear magnetic resonance of 1,4-benzodiazepines. II Stereochemistry of 1,3-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones by lanthanide shift reagents

The sterochemistry of some 1,3-dihydro-2H-1,4-benxodiazepin-2-ones, employed as psychotherapeutic agents, is deduced by proton magnetic resonance using the paramagnetic shift reagent Eu(fod)₃. the lanthanide induced shifts are computer simulated on the basis of the geometric parameters of the protons in different model structures, having intermediate conformations between a cycloheptadiene- and a cyclohepatatriene-like system. N-Desmethyldiazepam shows a conformational equilibrium between two pseudoboat forms, while the 1-alkyl substituted derivatives exist, at room temperature, in olny one boat cycloheptatriene-like conformation.     

Study on the synthesis of the lanthanide chelates of α′-(trifluoromethyl)polyfluoroalkyl β-diketones and their application as 1H NMR shift reagents

The synthesis of the lanthanide chelates of α′-(trifluoromethyl)polyfluoroalkyl β-diketones Ln {CF₃CF₂[CF₂OCF(CF₃)]_n COCHCOC(CH₃)₃}₃ [ 1 , n=1; Ln=Eu (1a) , Pr (1b) , Nd (1c) , Sm (1d) , Gd (1e) , Tb (1f) , Dy (1g) , Er (1h). 2 , n=2; Ln=Eu (2a) , Pr (2b) , Nd (2c) , Sm (2d) , Gd (2e) , Tb (2f) , Dy (2g) and Er (2h) ] was reported and the ¹H NMR shift properties were studied using alcohol, ketone, ether and amine as substrates. Compounds 1a, 1b, 2a and 2b induce shifts similar to that induced by Ln(fod)₃ (Ln=Eu, Pr). However compounds 1a and 2a are superior to Eu(fod)₃, because their ¹H signal shifts to higher field in the presence of substrate than that of Eu(fod)₃, does. For example, Δh for 1a and 2a is close to zero ppm in the presence of alcohol. A very satisfactory first order spectra can be obtained using 1a, 2a, 1b and 2b as ¹H NMR shift reagents. 1c, 1f, 1g, 2c, 2f and 2g produce upfield shifts, and 1h and 2h produce downfield shifts. 1c and 2c induce shifts smaller than that of 1b and 2b , whereas 1f, 1g, 1h, 2f, 2g and 2h induce very large shifts.     

Formation of polymeric micelles with amino surfaces from amphiphilic AB‐type diblock copolymers composed of poly(glycolic acid lysine) segments and polylactide segments

Amphiphilic AB‐type diblock copolymers composed of hydrophobic poly(L ‐lactide) (PLA) segments and hydrophilic poly(glycolic acid lysine) [poly(Glc‐Lys)] segments with amino side‐chain groups self‐associated to form PLA‐based polymeric micelles with amino surfaces in an aqueous solution. The average diameter of the loose core–shell polymeric micelles for poly(Glc‐Lys) [number‐average molecular weight (M_n) = 1240]‐b‐PLA (M_n = 7000) obtained by a dimethyl sulfoxide/water dialysis method was estimated to be about 50 nm in water by dynamic light scattering measurements. The size and shape of the obtained polymeric micelles were further observed with transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. To investigate the possibility of applying the obtained PLA‐based polymeric micelles as bioabsorbable vehicles for hydrophobic drugs, we tested the entrapment of drugs in poly(Glc‐Lys) (M_n = 1240)‐b‐PLA (M_n = 7000) micelles and their release with doxorubicin as a hydrophobic drug. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 1426–1432, 2002     

Etudes d'Alkylidènehydrazono-2 Méthyl-3 Dihydro-2,3 Benzothiazoles par RMN 1H en Présence d'Eu(fod)3

The study of the ¹H n.m.r. spectra of a series of 2-alkylidenehydrazono-3-methyl-2,3-dihydrobenzothiazoles in the presence of Eu(fod)₃ shows that the site of coordination of the lanthanide complex at the two nitrogen atoms of these azines varies as a function of either steric or polar factors. The use of Eu(fod)₃ also makes it possible to determine the Z or E configuration of these compounds, as well as their isomer ratio in different solvents.     

Effect of 4f-shell excitation of Eu(fod)3 on its complex formation with alicyclic ketones

The complex formation of alicyclic ketones, viz., camphor, cyclohexanone, menthone, and cytisine, with the Eu(fod)₃ chelate (fod is 7,7-dimethyl-1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluorooctane-4,5-dione) in the ground and excited states was studied by chemiluminescence and kinetic luminescence spectroscopy, respectively. The stability constants and thermodynamic parameters of complex formation were determined. An increase in the stability of the electron-excited complexes [Eu(fod)₃*·Ketone] is explained by the enhancement of the acceptor ability of the Eu³⁺ chelate due to an increase in the fraction of the covalent component caused by the involvement of 4f-orbitals. The results obtained give direct evidence for the effect of the 4f-shell excitation of Eu(fod)₃ on complex formation due to the involvement of f-electrons in the chemical bonds.     

Ethylene Adsorption and Oxidation Kinetics in the Reactions with Pd(II)/SiO2 and Cr(VI)/SiO2: Consideration of Substrate Distribution between the Gas Phase,Silica Gel,and Reaction Centers

The kinetics of ethylene oxidation by PdCl₂ and CrO₃ complexes supported on silica gel (300 K, closed batch reactor) and the adsorption of C₂H₄ by silica gel and metal complex reaction centers (M ⁿ ) were studied. A new version of the kinetic distribution method was applied to determine the rate constants of ethylene reactions with metal complexes with consideration for the equilibrium distribution of C₂H₄ among the reactor gas phase, silica gel, and M ⁿ . The rate constant of a first-order reaction with respect to Cr(VI) (k _e) remained constant as [M ⁿ ] was increased up to 0.15 mol % with the absence of detectable ethylene adsorption by chromium(VI). In the case of Pd(II)/SiO₂, strong ethylene adsorption by palladium(II) was found, and k _e was an exponential function of [M ⁿ ]. This exponential function is indicative of an increase in the specific activity of Pd(II) with palladium concentration on SiO₂. Taking into account the adsorption of ethylene (physisorption on SiO₂ and chemisorption on Pd(II)), we found an analogy between the kinetic behaviors of Pd(II) in reactions with ethylene on silica gel and with ethylene and other hydrocarbons in solutions.