Solid-phase ligand substitution reactions by borohydride anions in chromium(III) and cobalt(III) amine complexes

The kinetic and thermodynamic characteristics of solid-phase ligand substitution reactions were determined for chromium(III) and cobalt(III) amine complexes with B₁₀H ₁₀ ^2– and C₂B₉H ₁₂ ^– in the outer sphere. The kinetic equation of the topochemical process was found to be of the formf()=(1–)^2/3, corresponding to a reaction proceeeding on the interface between the phases (shrinking sphere). Two types of solid-phase ligand substitution reactions were found: endothermic and exothermic reactions taking place either through thermal activation of the metal-ligand bond (in substitution reactions by the anion B₁₀H ₁₀ ^2– ), or through the acid-base proton-exchange reaction between the anion C₂B₉H ₁₂ ^– entering the coordination sphere and the amine leaving it; in this case the process proceeds without mass loss. It could be demonstrated that the reactions occurring in crystalline complex salts cannot proceed by purely dissociative or associative mechanisms; depending on the structure of the crystal lattice, mutually adapted dissociative or associative mechanisms are feasible. Reactions proceeding by the first mechanism haveE _a=300–500 kJ/mol and logA=30–50; the values for reactions proceeding by the second mechanism areE _a= =180–250 kJ/mol and logA=15–25.

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Zusammenfassung Die kinetischen und thermodynamischen Kennwerte der Ligandensubstitutionsreaktionen in fester Phase bei Chrom(III)- und Kobalt(III)-Aminkomplexen mit B₁₀H ₁₀ ^2– und C₂B₉H_12/– als Anionen in der externen Sphäre wurden untersucht. Die kinetische Gleichung des topochemischen Prozesses hat die Formf()=(1–)^2/3, was einer an der Grenzfläche zwischen zwei Phasen verlaufenden Reaktion entspricht. Zwei Typen von Ligandsubstitutionsreaktionen in fester Phase wurden gefunden: endotherme und exotherme Reaktionen verlaufen entweder infolge thermischer Aktivierung der Metall-Ligand-Bindung (in Substitutionsreaktionen des Anions B₁₀H ₁₀ ^2– ) oder durch Protonenaustausch zwischen dem in die Koordinationssphäre eintretende Anion C₂B₉H ₁₂ ^– und dem daraus austretenden Amin; in diesem Falle verläuft der Prozeß ohne Massenverlust. Es konnte gezeigt werden, daß die in kristallinen Komplexsalzen vor sich gehenden Reaktionen nicht nach einem rein dissoziativen oder assoziativen Mechanismus verlaufen können; abhängig von der Struktur des Kristallgitters ist ein wechselseitig angepasster dissoziativer oder assoziativer Mechanismus wahrscheinlich. Die nach dem ersten Mechanismus verlaufenden Reaktionen weisen fürE _a Werte von 300 500 kJ/mol und für logA von 30–50 auf, während bei nach dem zweiten Mechanismus verlaufenden Reaktionen die entsprechenden Werte zwischen 180 und 250 kJ/mol bzw. 15 und 25 liegen.

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() () B₁₀H ₁₀ ^2- C₂B₉ H _12/- . , f()=(1-)^2/3, ( ). : - , - ( B₁₀H ₁₀ ^2- ), - _{29 12} ^- ; ., . . , , _a =300–500 / logA=30–50, –ina=180–250 / log=15–25.

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The authors are grateful to F. G. Szabó (ETALON Factory, Baku) for help in the application of the derivatograph for quantitative measurements and for development of a method to record thermoanalytical curves for measuring enthalpies of reactions.     

Nucleophilic substitution reactions in chromium arene phosphite dicarbonyl chelate complexes

Conclusions An F atom and PhO group on a coordinated P atom in chromium arene phosphite dicarbonyl chelate complexes undergo nucleophilic substitution when treated with PhLi without ring opening to give the corresponding arene diphenylphosphinite chelates.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1900–1902, August, 1981.     

Ethylene polymerization by chromium complexes with phosphorous‐bridged bisphenoxy ligand

Chromium catalysts combined with phosphorous‐bridged bisphenoxy ligands were found to be highly active for ethylene polymerization. The most efficient catalyst precursor among them, generated by combining bis[3‐tert‐butyl‐5‐methyl‐2‐hydroxyphenyl](phenyl)phosphine hydrochloride ( 1a ) and CrCl₃(THF)₃, was characterized. X‐ray analysis of (3‐tert‐butyl‐5‐methyl‐2‐phenoxy)(3‐tert‐butyl‐5‐methyl‐ 2‐hydroxyphenyl)(phenyl)phosphine bis(tetrahydrofuran)chromium dichloride ( 6 ), obtained by the reaction of 1a and CrCl₃(THF)₃ in the presence of NaH, revealed a unique structure in which one phenol moiety of the bisphenol did not coordinate to the chromium center. Complex 6 showed higher activities than those observed in the in situ catalyst system. Polyethylene of various molecular weights was obtained with differing activators. The highest activity (113.5 kg mmol (cat)^?1 h^?1) was observed when TIBA/TB was used as a cocatalyst. A medium molecular weight polymer with narrow molecular weight distribution (M_w = 128,700, M_w/M_n = 1.8) was obtained using a 6 ‐TIBA/B(C₆F₅)₃ system. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 3668–3676, 2007     

Two new oximate‐bridged square‐planar dinuclear nickel(II) complexes

The synthesis and characterization of two new dinuclear nickel(II) complexes, namely bis{μ‐3‐[2‐(dimethylamino)ethylimino]butan‐2‐one oximato}dinickel(II) bis(perchlorate) acetonitrile solvate, [Ni₂(C₈H₁₆N₃O)₂](ClO₄)₂·CH₃CN, (I), and bis{μ‐3‐[2‐(dimethylamino)ethylimino]‐3‐phenylpropan‐2‐one oximato}dinickel(II) bis(perchlorate), [Ni₂(C₁₃H₁₈N₃O)₂](ClO₄)₂, (II), are reported. Single‐crystal X‐ray analyses of the complexes reveal that the nickel(II) ions are in square‐planar N₃O environments and form six‐membered (NiNO)₂ metallacycles. The cation in (II) possesses crystallographically imposed inversion symmetry.     

Solid-phase ligand substitution processes by outer-sphere anions in isomeric mixed-ligand hexamine chromium(III) complexes

The mixed-ligand complex compoundscis- andtrans-[Cr(en)₂(NH₂CH₃)₂]Br(B₁₀H₁₀) were synthetized. It was demonstrated by IR spectroscopy that the hydrogen atoms of the anions B₁₀H ₁₀ ^2? carrying the negative charge interact with the proton of the amino group in the coordinated amine, forming the bond system N-H-H-B. The complex salts obtained have high densities (d ²⁰=1.55 g/cm³ and 1.47 g/cm³ for thecis andtrans isomer, respectively) and high thermal stability 230–250 °C. At 250–270 °C both thecis and thetrans compound dissociate, with simultaneous substitution of two methylamine molecules in the coordination sphere of the chromium(III) ion by the anions Br^? and B₁₀H ₁₀ ^2? . The process is described by the topochemical equationf(α)=(1?α)^2/3 (reaction on the interface of the phases), and is characterized by high values of the kinetic parameters: E_a=510–524 kJ/mol, logA=49.9–50.2. We found that the value ofE _a for the amine substitution process in thecis compound, determined by evolved gas analysis under non-isothermal conditions, decreases by 220 kJ/mol when the heating rate is increased from 5.0 to 7.5 deg/min. This finding can be explained in that when the heating rate is increased, the intervals in which thecis- trans isomerization and ligand substitution reactions proceed come closer to one another, and finally overlap; the activation energy of the isomerization process then compensates part of the energy required for activation of the ligand substitution process.     

Mechanism of the axial ligand substitution reactions on the head-to-tail alpha-pyridonato-bridged cis-diammineplatinum(III) dinuclear complex with olefins

Reactions of the head-to-tail alpha-pyridonato-bridged cis-diammineplatinum(III) dinuclear complex having equivalent two platinum atoms, Pt(N(3)O), with p-styrenesulfonate and 4-penten-1-ol were studied kinetically. Under the pseudo first-order reaction conditions in which the concentration of the Pt(III) dinuclear complex is much smaller than that of olefin, a consecutive basically four-step reaction was observed for the reaction with p-styrenesulfonate, but for the reaction with 4-penten-1-ol, the reaction was three step. The olefin pi-coordinates to one of the two equivalent Pt atoms in the first step (step 1), followed by the second pi-coordination of another olefin molecule to the other Pt atom (step 2). In the next step (step 3), the nucleophilic attack of water to the first pi-coordinated olefin initiates its pi-sigma bond conversion on the Pt atom, and the second pi-bonding olefin molecule on the other Pt atom is released. Finally, dissociation of the alkyl group on the Pt(N(3)O) and reduction of the Pt(III) dinuclear complex to the Pt(II) dinuclear complex occur (step 4). The first water substitution with olefin (step 1) consists of two paths, the reaction of the diaqua dimer complex (path a) and the reaction of the aquahydroxo dimer complex (path b), whereas the second substitution (step 2) proceeds through three reaction paths: the normal path of the direct substitution of H(2)O (path c), the path of the coordinated OH(-) substitution (path d), and the path via the coordinatively unsaturated five-coordinate intermediate (path e). The reaction with p-styrenesulfonate proceeds through paths c, d, and e, whereas the reaction with 4-penten-1-ol proceeds through paths c and d. The third step (step 3) for the reaction with p-styrenesulfonate involves the coordinatively unsaturated intermediate, but that for the 4-pentene reaction does not. The reactivities of the HH dimer and HT dimer with olefins are compared and discussed.     

Enantioselective glyoxylate-ene reactions catalysed by (salen)chromium(III) complexes

An enantioselective carbonyl-ene reaction of alkyl glyoxylates with various 1,1-disubstituted olefins, catalysed by chiral (salen)Cr(III)BF₄ complexes, has been studied. We found that a chromium complex bearing adamantyl substituents at the 3,3′-positions of the salicylidene moiety catalysed the reaction with much greater selectively than the classic Jacobsen-type catalyst. The reaction proceeded effectively under undemanding conditions in the presence of 2 mol % of the catalyst in an acceptable yield and with 59-92% ee.     

Nucleophilic substitution reactions of 1,4-dichlorobenzene chromium tricarbonyl with mono- and diphenoxides

The nucleophilic substitution reactions of 1,4-dichlorobenzene chromium tricarbonyl ( 1 ) with the phenoxide anion were investigated. The substitution of the first chlorine was very fast and gave the mono-substituted product in high yield. The substitution of the second chlorine group was significantly retarded by the presence of the phenoxy group incorporated during the first reaction and also due to the competing decomplexation reaction. The application of 1,4-dichlorobenzene chromium tricarbonyl ( 1 ) to the synthesis of new monomers was demonstrated by the preparation of 2,2′-bis[4-(4-chlorophenoxy)phenyl]propane ( 9 ). 2,2′-Bis[4-(4-chlorophenoxyl)phenyl]propane ( 9 ) was synthesized by a nucleophilic substitution reaction of 4,4′-isopropylidenediphenolate with 1,4-dichlorobenzene chromium tricarbonyl ( 1 ) followed by decomplexation with I₂. 2,2′-Bis[4-(4-chlorophenoxy)-phenyl]propane ( 9 ) was also synthesized via a three-step reaction starting from the nucleophilic substitution reaction of 4,4′-isopropylidenediphenol ( 7a ) with 1-chloro-4-nitrobenzene ( 10 ). 2,2′-Bis[4-(4-chlorophenoxy)phenyl]propane ( 9 ) was polymerized by a Ni(0)-catalyzed reaction to yield amorphous aromatic polyethers with number-average molecular weights of up to 11,200 g/mol. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Synthesis and characterization of dinuclear pyrazolato bridged platinum(IV) complexes

Reactions of [PtMe₃(OCMe₂)₃](BF₄) and [(PtMe₃I)₄] with pyrazole (pzH) afforded mononuclear pyrazole platinum(IV) complexes [PtMe₃(pzH)₃](BF₄) (1) and [PtMe₃I(pzH)₂] (2), respectively. The formation of dinuclear pyrazolato bridged platinum(IV) complexes (PPN)[(PtMe₃)₂(μ-pz)₃] (3), (PPN)[(PtMe₃)₂(μ-I)(μ-pz)₂] · 1/2Et₂O (4) and [K(18C6)][(PtMe₃)₂(μ-I)(μ-pz)₂] (5) was achieved by the reaction of each 1 and 2 with [PtMe₃(OCMe₂)₃](BF₄) in the presence of KOAc followed by reaction with (PPN)Cl (PPN⁺ = bis(triphenylphosphine)iminium cation) and 18C6, respectively. The reaction of complex 4 with AgO₂CCF₃ followed by addition of RSR′ (R/R′ = Me/Me, Me/Ph) resulted in the formation of complexes [(PtMe₃)₂(μ-pz)₂(μ-RSR′)] (R/R′ = Me/Me, 6; Me/Ph, 7). All complexes were characterized unambiguously by microanalysis and NMR (¹H, ¹³C) spectroscopic investigations. Additionally, crystal structures of complexes 3 and 4 as well as DFT calculation are presented. Furthermore, in vitro studies on the anti-proliferative activity of complexes 2 and 5 were carried out.     

Triamidoamine complexes of chromium(III) and chromium(IV)

Treatment of [CrCl3(THF)3] with slightly more than 1 equiv of Li3(N3N) [(N3N)(3-) = ((Me3SiNCH2CH2)3N)(3-)] affords the triamidoamine complex [Cr(N3N)] (1) in 75% yield. 1 is oxidized by PhICl2, CuCl2, or AgCl to give the chromium(IV) complex [Cr(N3N)Cl] (2) in moderate yields. Alternatively, complex 2 is obtained directly from [CrCl3(THF)3] in 50% yield after treatment with 0.5 equiv of Li3(N3N). Both compounds are high-spin complexes bearing three and two unpaired electrons, respectively. Their molecular structures are described revealing a trigonal monopyramidal and trigonal bipyramidal coordination geometry of the chromium center, respectively.     

Mechanistic disparity in the electron transfer reactions of thiosulfate with di‐μ‐oxo‐bis(1,4,8,11‐tetraazacyclotetradecane)‐dimanganese(III,IV) and di‐μ‐oxo‐bis(1,4,7,10‐tetraazacyclododecane)‐dimanganese(III,IV) complexes

A comparative kinetic study of the reactions of two mixed valence manganese(III,IV) complexes of macrocyclic ligands, [L¹Mn^IV(O)₂Mn^IIIL¹], 1 (L¹ = 1,4,8,11‐tetraazacyclotetradecane) and [L²Mn^IV(O)₂Mn^IIIL²], 2 (L² = 1,4,7,10‐tetraazacyclododecane) with thiosulfate has been carried out by spectrophotometry in aqueous buffer at 30°C. Reaction between complex 1 and thiosulfate follows a first‐order rate saturation kinetics. The pH dependency and kinetic evidences suggest the participation of two complex species of Mn^III(μ‐O)₂Mn^IV under the experimental conditions. Detailed kinetic study shows that reduction of 2 proceeds through an autocatalytic path where the intermediate (Mn^III)₂ species has been assumed to catalyze the reaction. The difference in the reaction mechanisms is ascribed to the difference in stability of the intermediate complex species, the evidence for which comes from the electrochemical behavior of the complexes and time dependent EPR spectroscopic measurements during the reduction of 2 . © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 36: 119–128, 2004     

1,4-Bis(4-nitrosophenyl)piperazine: novel bridging ligand in dinuclear complexes of rhodium(III) and iridium(III)

The synthesis, spectroscopic characterization and crystal structures of the first 1,4-bis(4-nitrosophenyl)piperazine (BNPP) (4) bridged dinuclear complexes of rhodium(III) and iridium(III) are presented. The reaction of the μ(2)-halogenido-bridged dimers [(η(5)-C(5)Me(5))IrX(2)](2) [X = Cl (5a), Br (5b), I (5c)] and [(η(5)- C(5)Me(5))RhCl(2)](2) (6a) with 4 yields the dinuclear complexes [(η(5)-C(5)Me(5))IrX(2)](2)-BNPP (7a-c) and [(η(5)-C(5)Me(5))RhCl(2)](2)-BNPP (8a). All new compounds were characterized by their NMR, IR and mass spectra. The X-ray structure analyses of the obtained half-sandwich complexes revealed a slightly distorted pseudo-octahedral configuration ("three-legged pianostool") for the metal(III) centers. The bridging BNPP ligand is σ-N coordinated by both nitroso groups and shows different conformations of the piperazine ring depending on the solvent used for crystallization. Moreover the crystal structures of 1,4-bis(4-nitrosophenyl)piperazine (4) and its precursor 1,4-diphenylpiperazine (3) are reported.     

News in reactions of electrophilic substitution of organomercury compounds nucleophilic promotion and nucleophilic catalysis

Conclusions The influence of nucleophilic catalysis and nucleophilic promotion in various reactions of electrophilic substitution of organomercury compounds was considered.Report at the General Meeting of the Department of General and Technical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, on December 15, 1965.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 955–963, June, 1966.     

Nucleophilic substitution reactions at the Si-Cl bonds of the dichloro(methyl)silyl ligand in five- and six-coordinate complexes of ruthenium(II) and osmium(II)

Treatment of either RuHCl(CO)(PPh₃)₃ or MPhCl(CO)(PPh₃)₂ with HSiMeCl₂ produces the five-coordinate dichloro(methyl)silyl complexes, M(SiMeCl₂)Cl(CO)(PPh₃)₂ (1a, M = Ru; 1b, M = Os). 1a and 1b react readily with hydroxide ions and with ethanol to give M(SiMe[OH]₂)Cl(CO)(PPh₃)₂ (2a, M = Ru; 2b, M = Os) and M(SiMe[OEt]₂)Cl(CO)(PPh₃)₂ (3a, M = Ru; 3b, M = Os), respectively. 3b adds CO to form the six-coordinate complex, Os(SiMe[OEt]₂)Cl(CO)₂(PPh₃)₂ (4b) and crystal structure determinations of 3b and 4b reveal very different Os-Si distances in the five-coordinate complex (2.3196(11) Å) and in the six-coordinate complex (2.4901(8) Å). Reaction between 1a and 1b and 8-aminoquinoline results in displacement of a triphenylphosphine ligand and formation of the six-coordinate chelate complexes M(SiMeCl₂)Cl(CO)(PPh₃)(κ²(N,N)-NC₉H₆NH₂-8) (5a, M = Ru; 5b, M = Os), respectively. Crystal structure determination of 5a reveals that the amino function of the chelating 8-aminoquinoline ligand is located adjacent to the reactive Si-Cl bonds of the dichloro(methyl)silyl ligand but no reaction between these functions is observed. However, 5a and 5b react readily with ethanol to give ultimately M(SiMe[OEt]₂)Cl(CO)(PPh₃)(κ²(N,N-NC₉H₆NH₂-8) (6a, M = Ru; 6b, M = Os). In the case of ruthenium only, the intermediate ethanolysis product Ru(SiMeCl[OEt])Cl(CO)(PPh₃)(κ²(N,N-NC₉H₆NH₂-8) (6c) was also isolated. The crystal structure of 6c was determined. Reaction between 1b and excess 2-aminopyridine results in condensation between the Si-Cl bonds and the N-H bonds with formation of a novel tridentate “NSiN” ligand in the complex Os(κ³(Si,N,N)-SiMe[NH(2-C₅H₄N)]₂)Cl(CO)(PPh₃) (7b). Crystal structure determination of 7b shows that the “NSiN” ligand coordinates to osmium with a “facial” arrangement and with chloride trans to the silyl ligand.     

A 13C-NMR. Study of naphthalene chromium complexes. Correlation with reactivity: Nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions

The ¹³C-NMR. spectra of the series of complexes η⁶-naphthalene · CrL₃ (L? CO ( 1 ), PF₃ ( 2 ), PF₂OMe ( 6 ), P(OMe)₃ ( 3 ), C₁₀H₈ (= 3 L) ( 4 ) and PMe₃ ( 5 )) are reported. Definite assignments of the ¹³C-NMR. resonances were made through the synthesis of [2, 3, 6, 7-²H₄]-naphthalene complexes. The coordinated ring ¹³C-resonance are found to undergo a smooth transition to higher field with increasing donor character of the coligands L. A correlation of the coordination shifts with the reactivity of the coordinated naphthalene is proposed. In complexes containing strong acceptor ligands the naphthalene is activated to attack by nucleophiles. Sequential treatment of complexes 1–4 , 6 and [C₁₀H₈FeC₅H₅]⁺[PF₆]^? ( 7 ) with stabilized carbanions and I₂ or Ce(IV)-salt yields α-substituted naphthalenes in the case of 1 , 2 , 6 and 7 but not in the case of 3 and 4 . Treatment of 3 with an excess of HBF₄ results not in the expected metal protonation but in a novel ligand transformation to yield 6 .     

Synthesis and magnetic properties of trinuclear chromium(III)palladium(II)-chromium(III) complexes bridged by extended dioximato groups

Summary Heterotrinuclear Cr^III-Pd^II-Cr^III complexes of formulae [Cr(salen)-Pd(dmg)₂-Cr(salen)]·H₂O (1), [Cr(salen)-Pd(-BD) ₂-Cr(salen)]·H₂O (2) and [Cr(salen)-Pd(-FD) ₂-Cr(salen)]·2H₂O (3) [dmg^2- =dimethyl-glyoximato, (-BD)^2/2- = -benzyldioximato, (-FD)^2/2- = -furildioximato and salen^2– = N,N-ethylenebis(salicylideneiminate)] have been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, i.r. and electronic spectroscopies, and molar conductances. These complexes are thought to contain extended diomixato bridges. The magnetic properties of complex (1) has been investigated over the 80–300 K range and corresponds to what is expected for an antiferromagnetic Cr^III-Cr^IIIi pair with S _Cr = 3/2 and S _Pd = 0 (Pd²⁺ is a diamagnetic in a square-planar environment) local spins. The exchange integral (J) was evaluated as -3.38cm^–1 using the spin Hamiltonians = -2J _{A B}(S _A = S _B = 3/2).     

Nucleophilic, radical, and electrophilic (phenylsulfonyl)difluoromethylations

Selective incorporation of a fluoroalkyl moiety to modulate the properties of an organic molecule has become a frequently used strategy in life science- and materials science-related applications. In this context, selective introduction of a (phenylsulfonyl)difluoromethyl group (PhSO₂CF₂) into organic molecules has attracted much attention, since the PhSO₂CF₂ group can be regarded as a “chemical chameleon” that can be readily transformed into difluoromethyl (CF₂H), difluoromethylene (–CF₂–), and difluoromethylidene (CF₂) functionalities. This article overviews the recent development of (phenylsulfonyl)difluoromethylation reactions from 2003, including the nucleophilic (phenylsulfonyl)difluoromethylations with PhSO₂CF₂H, PhSO₂CF₂SiMe₃ and PhSO₂CF₂Br reagents, free radical (phenylsulfonyl)difluoromethylations with PhSO₂CF₂I reagent, and electrophilic (phenylsulfonyl)difluoromethylations with a hypervalent iodine(III)-CF₂SO₂Ph reagent.     

Synthesis and characterisation of phenoxo bridged dinuclear complexes of copper(II)

A series of model complexes for the type III site, in oxidised hemocyanin, containing Cu₂(μ-0Ph)³⁺ core have been synthesised using a heptadentate ligand (H₃L) formed from the Schiff base condensation of triethylenetetramine and salicylaldehyde. The ligand provides one imine and one inbuilt imidazole nitrogen and two phenolic oxygen donors with both five- and six-membered chelate rings to each metal centre. In the pentacoordinated complexes [Cu₂(L)X]·nH₂O, a third exogenous bridging ligand is present. The TG curve indicates the loss of lattice water molecules between 70 and 125°C. The residue after decomposition is CuO above 550°C. Theg values of theX-band EPR spectrum of [Cu₂L(μ-OAc)]·2H₂O in methanol glass (77 K) are typical of a variety of bridged copper(II) dimers. The copper-copper magnetic interaction is dependent on the presence and nature of X in these complexes.