5,5'-Substituted-2,2'-bipyridines: A new series of liquid crystalline materials

Dissymmetric functionalization of 5,5'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine with a 'stilbene type' chromophore bearing a terminal alkoxy group leads to a new family of mesomorphic compounds exhibiting a rich thermotropic polymorphism. A succession of smectic B, smectic A and nematic phases was observed. For the octyloxy compound, an additional phase was detected which was hexatic in symmetry.     

Preliminary Communications Thermotropic liquid crystal behaviour of 5,5'-[(4-hexadecyloxyphenyl)ethynyl]-2,2'-bipyridine

5,5'-[(4-Hexadecyloxyphenyl)ethynyl]-2,2'-bipyridine was synthesized by a palladium(O) cross-coupling reaction. Its thermotropic liquid crystalline behaviour was analysed using differential scanning calorimetry, polarizing microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. Three enantiotropic tilted smectic phases were identified upon heating: S_F, S_I, and S_C.     

Thermotropic liquid crystals from a monosubstituted 2,2'-bipyridine

Unsymmetric functionalization of 5-bromo-2,2'-bipyridine and 5,5'-dibromo-2,2'-bipyridine with 4-n-alkoxyphenylethynyl leads to two new families of mesomorphic compounds. The smectic B, smectic A and nematic phases observed were studied by polarizing optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction. The structural parameters of the smectic phases were determined. The internal structure of the smectic phases, particularly the range of the in-layer ordering of the molecules, was investigated as a function of temperature.     

Induced crystal G phase through intermolecular hydrogen bonding VII. Influence of non-covalent interactions on mesomorphism and crystallization kinetics

A series of intermolecular hydrogen bonding complexes, 2,2'-bipyridine: p- n-alkoxybenzoic acids (BP : nABA) was isolated from liquid crystalline p-n-alkoxybenzoic acids (nABA) (where n represents alkoxy carbon numbers, 3 to 10 and 12) and a non-mesogen, 2,2'-bipyridine (BP). The thermal and phase behaviour of these complexes was studied by thermal microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). These studies revealed the induction of tilted smectic F and crystal G phases. The structural elucidation pertaining to the formation of intermolecular hydrogen bonding was carried out by a detailed IR spectral investigation. Comparative crystallization kinectic studies using DSC, performed on two representative compounds, showed different forms of the crystallization process. The magnitudes of the Avrami exponent n suggests two different mechanisms operate for individual members leading to sporadic three-dimensional growth. Nevertheless, an overall unique mechanism is predicted to operate at each crystallization temperature investigated, while the Avrami constant b shows a temperature dependence suggesting a strong influence of alkoxy terminal groups on the rates of nucleation.     

Synthesis and phase behaviour of hydrogen-bonded liquid crystalline complexes of allyloxybenzoic acid compounds with 4,4'-bipyridine

Three kinds of benzoic acid compounds were synthesized and characterized; the corresponding symmetric hydrogen-bonded liquid crystalline complexes based on these benzoic acid compounds and 4,4'-bipyridine (BPy) were then prepared. The existence of the hydrogen bonds was verified by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The liquid crystalline properties of the complexes were demonstrated by polarizing microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. 4-Allyloxy-2-fluorobenzoic acid and two fluorinated hydrogen-bonded complexes exhibited only nematic phases, whereas the non-fluorinated complex showed both smectic and nematic phases. The clearing points and mesophase thermal range of the complexes decreased with increasing number of lateral fluorine atoms on the rigid core.     

Mechanism of selective oxygen reduction on platinum by 2,2'-bipyridine in the presence of methanol

Mechanism of selective oxygen reduction on platinum by 2,2'-bipyridine in the presence of methanol has been investigated by in situ surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy. The addition of 2,2'-bipyridine caused the decrease of adsorbed water molecules and those existing near the surface of platinum. The formation of both CO and formate, the latter being the intermediate in the non-CO path for methanol oxidation, depressed in the presence of 2,2'-bipyridine, suggests that 2,2'-bipyridine hinders methanol oxidation via both non-CO and CO paths on platinum. The geometrical effect of 2,2'-bipyridine adsorbed onto platinum was also investigated by multisite Monte Carlo simulation. It is indicated that selective oxygen reduction is caused by the difference in the number of required adsorption sites between methanol and dioxygen molecules. The suppression of Pt oxide species by 2,2'-bipyridine is found to be another factor that enhances the oxygen reduction.     

Synthesis, Characterization, Spectroscopic and Electro-chemical Properties of New Mono- and Binuclear Copper(I) Complexes with Substituted 2,2''''-Bipyridine

Introduction Copper(I) complexes have received much attention for their being less expensive and environmentally friendly, various coordination geometry, rich photo-chemical and photophysical properties.1-7 It is well known that copper complexes with diimine (2,2'-bipy- ridine, 1,10-phenanthroline and their substituted deriva-tives designated as diimine) generally exhibit low en-ergy metal-to-ligand charge-transfer (MLCT) states lo-cated in the regions of 350650 nm (e ≈ 103—104 dm3昺ol-1昪…     

Synthesis and characterization of tris(heteroleptic) Ru(II) complexes bearing styryl subunits

We have developed and optimized a well-controlled and refined methodology for the synthesis of substituted π-conjugated 4,4'-styryl-2,2'-bipyridine ligands and also adapted the tris(heteroleptic) synthetic approach developed by Mann and co-workers to produce two new representative Ru(II)-based complexes bearing the metal oxide surface-anchoring precursor 4,4'-bis[E-(p-methylcarboxy-styryl)]-2,2'-bipyridine. The two targeted Ru(II) complexes, (4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine)(4,4'-di-tert-butyl-2,2'-bipyridine)(4,4'-bis[E-(p-methylcarboxy-styryl)]-2,2'-bipyridine) ruthenium(II) hexafluorophosphate, [Ru(dmbpy)(dtbbpy)(p-COOMe-styryl-bpy)](PF(6))(2) (1) and (4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine)(4,4'-dinonyl-2,2'-bipyridine)(4,4'-bis[E-(p-methylcarboxy-styryl)]-2,2'-bipyridine) ruthenium(II) hexafluorophosphate, [Ru(dmbpy)(dnbpy)(p-COOMe-styryl-bpy)](PF(6))(2) (2) were obtained as analytically pure compounds in high overall yields (>50% after 5 steps) and were isolated without significant purification effort. In these tris(heteroleptic) molecules, NMR-based structural characterization became nontrivial as the coordinated ligand sets each sense profoundly distinct magnetic environments greatly complicating traditional 1D spectra. However, rational two-dimensional approaches based on both homo- and heteronuclear couplings were readily applied to these structures producing quite definitive analytical characterization and the associated methodology is described in detail. Preliminary photoluminescence and photochemical characterization of 1 and 2 strongly suggests that both molecules are energetically and kinetically suitable to serve as sensitizers in energy-relevant applications.     

Preparation of 5-brominated and 5,5'-dibrominated 2,2'-bipyridines and 2,2'-bipyrimidines.

Efficient syntheses of 5-brominated and 5,5'-dibrominated 2,2'-bipyridines and 2,2'-bipyrimidines, useful for the preparation of metal-complexing molecular rods, have been developed. 5-Bromo-2,2'-bipyridine, 5-bromo-5'-n-butyl-2,2'-bipyridine, and 5-bromo-5'-n-hexyl-2,2'-bipyridine were obtained by Stille coupling of 2,5-dibromopyridine with 2-trimethylstannylpyridine or the requisite 5-alkyl-2-trimethylstannylpyridine, obtained via regioselective zincation of a 3-alkylpyridine.BF(3) complex in the less hindered of the two reactive positions with lithium di-tert-butyl-(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidino)zincate. 5,5'-Dibromo-2,2'-bipyridine was obtained by the reductive symmetric coupling of 2,5-dibromopyridine with hexa-n-butyldistannane. The yields of these coupling reactions ranged from 70 to 90%. 5-Bromo- and 5,5'-dibromo-2,2'-bipyrimidines were obtained in yields of 30 and 15%, respectively, by bromination of 2,2'-bipyrimidine, prepared from 2-chloropyrimidine in 80% yield by an improved reductive symmetric coupling procedure.     

New atropisomeric N-N ligands for CO/vinyl arene copolymerization reaction

New atropisomeric bidentate bipyridine-based ligands (3,3'-(ethylenedioxy)-2,2'-bipyridine 4; 3,3'-(propylenedioxy)-2,2'-bipyridine 4; 3,3'-(butylenedioxy)-2,2'-bipyridine 5) containing a bridge between the 3,3' positions of the aromatic rings have been prepared. Together with the previously reported analogous ligands ((R)-3,3'-(1-methylethylenedioxy)-2,2'-bipyridine) 1and ((S,S)-3,3'-(1,2-dimethylethylenedioxy)-2,2'-bipyridine) 2, they were used to synthesize the corresponding bis-chelated dicationic complexes [Pd(N-N)2][PF6]2. Crystal structures and comparison of the data obtained by X-ray analysis on four of these complexes is reported. These palladium compounds were used as precatalysts in the CO/styrene and CO/4-Me-styrene copolymerization reactions, where they showed that small variations in the ligand backbone remarkably affects the productivity of the catalytic system.     

Synthesis,characterization, and polymerization activity of [bis(4,4'-bis(neophyldimethylsilylmethyl)-2,2'-bipyridyl)copper(I)]+CuBr2- and Implications for copper(I) catalyst structures in atom transfer radical polymerization

A series of 4,4'-disilyl-substituted-2,2'-bipyridine ligands were prepared using a metathesis reaction of the dianion of 4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine with several trialkylsilyl chlorides: 4,4'bis(tert-butyldimethylsilylmethyl)-2,2'-bipyridine (dTBDMSbipy), 4,4'-bis(dimethylthexylsilylmethyl)-2,2'-bipyridine (dTHEXbipy), and 4,4'-bis(neophyldimethylsilylmethyl)-2-2'-bipyridine (dNEObipy). It was observed that the side chain length correlated with the ability of the ligand to form hydrocarbon soluble complexes of copper(I) bromide, with dNEObipy forming the most soluble and easily crystallized complexes. The atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of styrene using dNEObipy as the ligand displayed molecular weight control equivalent to other ATRP systems in which solubilizing ligands, such as 4,4'-di-5-nonyl-2,2'-bipyridine or 4,4'-di-n-heptyl-2,2'-bipyridine, were used. The one-to-one complex of dNEObipy with CuBr was prepared and its crystal structure was determined. The resulting complex had the ionic formulation [(dNEObipy)2Cu]+[CuBr2]- and displayed similar activities in styrene ATRP as the standard 2 dNEObipy/CuBr catalyst system. These and other polymerization results in addition to NMR experiments suggest that the predominant copper(I) species formed in ATRP solutions is the 2-to-1 ligand-to-copper(I) cation, [(dNEObipy)2Cu]+, with either a dihalocuprate or halide counteranion, depending upon the conditions.     

手性联萘基-2,2'-联吡啶及其衍生物的合成及其在不对称合成中的应用

利用Kröhnke方法,以芳基乙酮为原料一锅法简洁地合成了6-芳基-6'-溴-2,2'-联吡啶2b~2d。 通过(R)-3-(4,4,5,5-四甲基-1,3,2-二噁唑硼烷基)-2,2'-乙氧基-1,1'-联萘((R)-1)与6-溴-2,2'-联吡啶及其衍生物2a~2d的Suzuki偶联, 合成了4种手性6-[3-((R)-2,2'-二乙氧基-1,1'-联萘)基]-2,2'-联吡啶(R)-3a~3d。 将配体(R)-3a~3d应用于苯乙酮的不对称氢转移反应中,配体(R)-3a给出92%的转化率和4%的对映体过量(ee)值。     

Quantum-Chemical Study of Adducts of Silicon Halides with Nitrogen-Containing Donors: V. Adducts with 2,2'-Bipyridine and 1,10-Phenanthroline

Structural and thermodynamic characteristics of adducts of silicon tetrahalides with 2,2'-bipyridine and 1,10-phenanthroline were calculated by the DFT B3LYP method. The enthalpies of sublimation of SiCl₄·2,2'-bipyridine, reconstruction energies for donor and acceptor fragments, and energies of Si-N bonds in the complexes under consideration were estimated using the data obtained. These characteristics were compared with similar data for pyridine complexes. The chelate effect on the energy of Si-N bonds upon replacement of pyridine by 2,2'-bipyridine and 1,10-phenanthroline was discussed. The significant reconstruction of the bidentate donor upon the complex formation levels off the chelate effect.     

Synthesis of a novel macrocyclic ligand containing bipyridine units

The 6-hydroxymethyl-6'-tetrahydropyranyloxymethyl-2, 2'-bipyridine (2) was synthesized by the reaction of 6,6'-dihy-droxymethyl-2, 2'-bipyridine (1) with 3, 4-dihydropyran (DHP). 6-Tetrahydropyranyloxymethyl-6'-iodomethyl-2, 2'-bipyridine (5) was obtained from mesylate and iodizating reaction of compound 2. The coupling of 2 and 5 followed by hydrolysis gave bis(6'-hydroxymethyl-2,2'-bipyridme-6-methyl)ether (7) .The macrocydic ligand 8 was obtained by treating 7 and 6,6'-dibromomethyl-2,2'-bipyridine. The synthetic conditions of the intermediate 2 and macocyclic ligand 8 were discussed.     

Laterally fluorinated liquid crystals containing the 2,2'-bithiophene moiety

The synthesis and systematic evaluation of the influence of lateral mono-, di- and tetra-fluorination of the terminal phenyl ring on mesomorphic properties in seven novel series of suitably fluoro-substituted 5-n-alkyl-5'-(4-n-decyloxyphenyl)-2,2'-bithienyls is reported. Compared with their non-fluorinated parent counterparts, lateral fluorination eliminates high order smectic phases and reduces thermal stability, to reveal compounds exhibiting a selection of nematic, smectic A and smectic C phase types. As the number of fluoro-substituents increases from one to two, mesophase thermal stability drops drastically; the disposition of the second fluoro-substituent is important. Across-axis disposition is more detrimental than along-axis. However, complete fluorination does not destroy mesophase formation. Indeed, tetrafluorophenyl compounds are more stable than certain 3,5- and 2,6-difluoro compunds. The extrapolated birefringence for members of a series of 5-n-alkyl-5'-(2,3-difluoro-4-n-decyloxyphenyl)-2,2'-bithienyls is approximately 0.21.     

Synthesis of vinyl-substituted polypyridyl ligands through Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of potassium vinyltrifluoroborate with bromopolypyridines

Suzuki-Miyauru cross-coupling of bromopolypyridines with potassium vinyltrifluoroborate affords vinyl-substituted polypyridyl ligands in moderate to good yields. This reaction allows simple and practical syntheses of numerous vinyl-substituted polypyridines, such as 4'-vinyl-2,2':6',2'-terpyridine, 5,5'-divinyl-2,2'-bipyridine, and 4,4'-divinyl-2,2'-bipyridine. In addition, a new ruthenium complex, [Ru(5,5'-divinyl-2,2'-bipyridine)(3)](2+), was synthesized and found to undergo reductive electropolymerization smoothly.     

Rhenium(IV) compounds inducing apoptosis in cancer cells

The anticancer properties of a series of mononuclear Re(IV) compounds of formula ReCl(4)L (where L is bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine; bpym = 2,2'-bipyrimidine; dmbpy = 4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine; phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) were investigated for the first time. All compounds displayed potent in vitro antiproliferative activity against selected cancer cells.     

Tuning of luminescence spectra of neutral ruthenium(II) complexes by crystal waters

Neutral ruthenium(II) complexes [RuLL'(CN)2] (L, L' = bpy, dmb, dbb; bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine, dmb = 4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine, dbb = 4,4'-tert-butyl-2,2'-bipyridine) were prepared, and the luminescence characteristics of the complexes in the solid state were measured. The luminescence was tuned by crystal waters included in the crystals; for example, [Ru(dbb)2(CN)2] x 2H2O, [Ru(dbb)2(CN)2] x H2O, and [Ru(dbb)2(CN)2] emit luminescence at 640, 685, and 740 nm, respectively.     

An unusual photosensitizer: dyad of eosin-tris(2,2'-bipyridine)Ru(II)

[structure: see text] A dyad of eosin and tris(2,2'-bipyridine)Ru(II) was prepared, and its photophysical properties were investigated. The photosensitization of eosin is greatly enhanced by introduction of tris(2,2'-bipyridine)Ru(II), which is verified via photooxygenation of anthracene derivatives. The electron-transfer mechanism of photosensitization is also discussed.     

Luminescently tagged 2,2'-bipyridine complex of FeII: synthesis and photophysical studies of 4-[N-(2-anthryl)carbamoyl]-4'-methyl-2,2'-bipyridine

The anthracene lumiphore was linked to the chelating ligand 2,2'-bipyridine, forming 4-[N-(2-anthryl)carbamoyl]-4'-methyl-2,2'-bipyridine (bpyAnth). Coupling through an amide linkage provides some electronic isolation of the anthracene lumiphore. Electrochemistry suggested little change of the anthracene oxidation whether free (1.35 V) linked to 2,2'-bipyridine as bpyAnth (1.30 V) or appended to Fe(II) (1.29 V). The bpyAnth ligand retained the structured luminescence characteristic of anthracene at 375, 400, 419, and 441 nm. This anthracene emission persists even when bpyAnth is complexed to an Fe(II) center. The complex [Fe(bpyAnth)3]2+ is emissive, in marked contrast to typical polyazine iron(II) complexes. This bpyAnth ligand serves as a luminescently tagged analogue of 2,2'-bipyridine, useful for coordination to a variety of metals.