Syntheses and Characterization of Half—Sandwich Zirconium Complexes with Dichalcogenolate o—Carborane Ligands

Metallocene complex Cp2^ttZrCl2(Cp^tt=η^5-1,3-^tBu2C5H3)(1)has been prepared from the reaction of LiCp^tt with ZrCl4 in good yield.Reactions of 1 with dilithium dichalcogenolate o-carboranes afforded new type of half-sandwich compounds with dichalcogenolate o-carboranyl ligands,[Li(THF)4][Cp^ttZr(E2C2B10H10)2](E=S,2a;E=Se,2b)in which only one cyclopentadienyl ring ligand existed.Complexes 1 and 2a were structurally characterized by X-ray analyses.In complex 2a,the Zr(IV)ion is η^5-bound to one 1,3-ditert-cyclopentadienyl ring and σ-bound to four μ2-sulfur atoms of two dithio-carboranes.the zirconium atom and four sulfur atoms form a distorted pyramid.The coordination sphere around the zirconium atom resembles in a piano stool structure with four legs of sulfur stoms and the fulcrum at the zirconium stom.     

Appended corrole manganese complexes:Catalysis and axial-ligand effect

A series of N-base appended corroles and their manganese complexes were synthesized and their binding constants with three different nitrogenous ligands, triethylamine, N-methylimidazole and pyridine, were evaluated by spectroscopy. Kinetic studies indicated that the presence of appended N- donor ligands may cause a significant enhancement of the rate of oxygen atom transfers （OAT） from （oxo）manganese（V） corrole to alkene, and the stronger axial ligand binding has impact on the rate of the oxidation reaction. Turnover frequency （TOF） for the catalytic oxidation of alkenes by appended manganese corroles varies with the following ligand order： acetamido 〈 pyridyl 〈 imidazolyl. The influence of the external axial ligands on the catalytic epoxidation was investigated by using appended acetamido manganese corrole as catalyst, with the results revealing that N-methylimidazole gave the best enhancement on the yields of total oxidation products among the investigated nitrogenous ligands.     

Synthesis of Novel Bisoxazoline Ligands for the Enantioselective Diels-Alder Reaction

The Diels-Alder reaction is the most useful method for six-membered ring formation1. As a consequence, a number of effective enantioselective processes have been developed over the years 2-4. Of particular interest, metal bisoxazoline complexes formed fro…     

自旋交叉配合物[Fe(ttd)2(NCS)2]·H2O的合成和磁性研究

The ligand ttd(ttd=1,4,8,9-Tetraaza-triphenylene-2,3-dicarbonitrile) and a novel spin crossover complex [Fe(ttd)₂(NCS)₂]·H₂O were synthesized, and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, MS, and UV-vis spec-troscopy. The temperature dependence of magnetic susceptibility shows that there are a little break between 150～190K and an unusual step transition with a 50K width between 190～240K. Compared with the other complexes with the resemble structure, it can be found that the influence of ligand is very notable.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of an Interpentateing 3-D Framework Constructed from Mixed Ligands

A novel organic-inorganic hybrid compound constructed from mixed ligands, Co3（SIP）2（bipy）4（H2O）6·6.5H2O （H3SIP = 5-sulfoisophthalic acid, bipy = 4,4′-bipyridyl）, has been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by IR, TGA and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to orthorhombic, space group P212121 with a = 11.395（2）, b = 19.395（4）, c = 30.675（6） A^°, Mr = 1513.05, V= 6779（2） A^°^3, Dc= 1.482 g/cm^3, F（000） = 3120, μ = 0.873 mm^-1, Z= 4, the final R = 0.0439 and wR = 0.119 for 13421 observed reflections with I〉 2σ（I）. The structure of the compound presents a 3-D framework containing Co-bipy 1-D chain and 2-D bilayer motifs and carboxylate spacers, and the connection of 1-D chain and 2-D bilayer motifs by carboxylate ligand results in the final open framework with twofold interpenetration net. A probe reaction of the oxidation of benzaldehyde with H2O2 using the title compound as catalyst was carded out in a liquid-solid system, showing that the compound has high oxidative catalytic activity to the reaction.     

Cluster-based Magnetic Porous Coordination Polymers

The creation of a porous magnet is a long-sought academic goal since magnetism and porosity are hostile to one another. While long-range magnetic ordering needs spin carriers of short separation through short bridges, porosity relies on the use of extended connecting ligands. Here, we will give a survey of the cluster-based magnetic porous coordination polymers, i.e., 0-D MPCPs, according to their functional subunits： （1） nanoporous spin crossover materials with single metal nodes; （2） metal-radical approach with rigid organic radical ligands and single metal nodes; （C） PCPs with rigid organic ligands and metal oligomer nodes; （D） PCPs with metal complex linkers and polymetal cluster nodes; （E） PCPs with organo-polymetal cluster linkers and single metal nodes. The assembly from clusters can provide a reasonable route to resolve the hostility between magnetism and porosity. This assembly’s merits are obvious： the pore benefits from the big cluster according to ＂Scale Chemistry＂, and the functional framework inherits interesting physical properties from the clusters with a large ground spin S.     

Highly efficient and magnetically separable nano-CuFe_2O_4 catalyzed S-arylation of thiourea by aryl/heteroaryl halides

The non-toxic and magnetically separable nano-CuFe_2O_4 catalyzed synthesis of symmetrical aryl sulfides by the reaction of thiourea with a wide variety of aryl halides,including aryl chlorides has been reported.Excellent yields of products have been obtained under ligand-free conditions and without the use of any expensive catalyst,such as palladium.     

A dual ligand targeted nanoprobe with high MRI sensitivity for diagnosis of breast cancer

Antibody targeted delivery is an effective strategy to improve the diagnostic imaging outcome of nanoscale imaging agents in the focal areas.Dual targeting micelles encapsulating superparamagnetic iron oxide were prepared from the amphiphilic block copolymer poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(ε-caprolactone)(PEG-b-PCL) with different targeting ligands cRGD and scFv-ErbB single chain antibody conjugated to the distal ends of PEG block.The breast cancer animal model was established by subcutaneous injecting the BT474 cells into the BALB/c-nu female nude mice and then employed to assess the potential of the dual ligand targeted magnetic micelles as a novel MRI contrast agent on a 1.5 T clinical MRI scanner.The T2 signal intensity of the tumor in animals receiving the dual ligand targeted magnetic micelles via tail vein decreased more significantly than the single ligand targeted and nontargeted magnetic micelles.These results indicate that the dual ligand targeted magnetic micelles,cRGD/scFv-ErbB-PEG-PCL-SPION,have great potential to act as a new type of effective nanoscale MRI contrast agent for early diagnosis of breast cancer.     

Copper-catalyzed Ullmann-type synthesis of diaryl ethers assisted by salicylaldimine ligands

A series of salicylaldimine ligands were designed to promote the copper-catalyzed Ullmann cross- coupling reaction. After a screening process, 2-（（2-isopropylphenylimino）methyl）phenol was found to serve as a good supporting ligand for this reaction. Employing this Schiff-base ligand as a new supporting ligand, the copper-catalyzed coupling reactions of aryl bromides and aryl iodides with various phenols successfully proceeded in good yields under mild conditions. Various diaryl ethers were obtained with excellent yields in dioxane in the presence of K3P04 and a catalytic amount of copper（I） salt.     

Synthesis and Characterization of a One-dimensional Coordination Polymer Generated from Unsymmetrical Bridging Organosulfur Ligand

A new one-dimensional（1D） coordination polymer [Zn（MMTA）2]n（MMTA=5-mercapto-l-methyl-tetrazole） was synthesized under solvothermal conditions and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. This compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c, with cell parameters： a=1.4938（7） nm, b=1.3599（5） nm, c=1.2180（4） nm, fl=120.84（3）^＊, V=2.1243（2） nm^3, and Z=8. The deprotonated HMMTA molecule as a/a2-1igand links the zinc center, forming ID chains, which are luther linked by weak C--H...N hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional supramolecular framework. The compound exhibits intense photoluminescence at room temperature. On the basis of the results of TG/DTA analyses, the structure is thermally stable up to -280 ℃.     

IndTiCl2(OR)/MAO体系催化苯乙烯间规聚合

Since Ishihara et al［1］ reported that a new macromolecule syndiotact ic polystyrene (s-PS) could be produced with high stereoregularity by using ( η5-Cp)TiCl3 activated with methylaluminoxane (MAO), more efforts were de voted to syntheses of new kinds of half-sandwich titanocenes and to elucidation of the relationship of precursor structure to its catalytic behavior［2～4］. The effect of the substituents attached to π-ligand on the styrene polym erization has been discussed［2～4］, but the effect of σ-bonded ligands has not been reported properly.     

A chiral stationary phase with special hydrophobic framework for ligand-exchange chromatography

A novel chiral stationary phase (CSP1) for ligand-exchange chromatography (CLEC) was prepared by firstly using dimethyl- chlorosilane as an endcapping reagent for decreasing residual silanol group on the surface of silica gel,and then introducing L-Pro as a chiral selector and hydrophobic octyl group to the silica gel surface simultaneously.The enantioseparations of 14 DL-amino acids on CSP1 were achieved with the enantioselectivityαranging from 1.09 to 2.44 and the resolution Rs being between 0.8 and 6.3.The chromatographic performances of CSP1 with the bonded phase (CSP2) prepared using reference method were compared.The results showed that the column efficiency and resolution Rs of chiral stationary phase could be improved by using the above modifying method.     

A New Cadmium（Ⅱ） Coordination Polymer Incorporating a 3D Framework with 1D Channels Bridged by Flexible Cyclohexane-1,2,4,5-tetracarboxylate Ligand

The hydrothermal reaction of Cd(OAc)2·2H2O, 4,4'-bpy and cyclohexane-1,2,4,5-tetracarboxylic acid (H4L) yields a three-dimensional (3D) coordination porous framework [Cd2LI(4,4'-bpy)1.5(H2O)2]n·2nH2O, which was characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (MoKα radiation, λ = 0.71073), elemental analysis and IR. This complex crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group C2/c with a = 25.951(3), b = 11.6618(12), c = 20.046(2) , β = 114.863(2)o, V = 5504.4(10) 3, Z = 8, Dc = 1.900 g/cm3, Mr = 787.30, μ = 1.615 mm-1, F(000) = 3128, the final R = 0.0978 and wR = 0.1780. The structure of the complex is a 3D coordination Cd-carboxylate framework consisting of 1D hexagonal channels along the c-axis filled with the bridging 4,4'-bpy ligands. The 4,4'-bpy ligands with two kinds of conformations are located alternately in the channels through coordination and hydrogen interactions to support the whole porous framework, in which the conformation-flexible cyclohexane-1,2,4,5-tetracarboxylate ligand adopts the I (e,a,a,e) conformation and acts as a pentadentate ligand to connect five Cd(Ⅱ) atoms via the carboxylate groups in different coordination modes.     

Effect of metal ions on enantioseparation of five amino acids by ligand exchange capillary zone electrophoresisEI北大核心CSCD

Enantioseparation of five amino acids was conducted by chiral ligand exchange capillary zone electrophoresis (CLE-CZE). L-His and different metal ions in a certain proportion were used to form chiral recognition complexes. The enantiomers were exchanged with L-His ligands in the complex. Then, the separation of enantiomers was obtained according to the different ligand exchange ability. Effects of the valence and the electron layers of metal ions on the resolution were investigated systemically. Baseline separation of D, L-Phe, D, L-Tyr and D, L-Trp was obtained within 12 min when 4 mmol/L Co(Ⅱ) and 8 mmol/L L-His were added to the phosphate buffer solution (20 mmol/L, pH 8.0). The resolutions of D, L-Phe, D, L-Tyr and D, L-Trp were 1.53, 2.04, and 1.58, respectively. Partial chiral separation of D, L-Ser and D, L-Val was achieved under the same conditions. When Co(II) was used as the central ion, the resolution was better than that of Cu(II) and Zn(II), although they had the same number of electron layers and valence. The resolution of amino acids with Ag(I) as the central ion was not as good as that of divalent metal ions. Metal ions with three electron layers had better separation results than that with four electron layers. © 2023, Youke Publishing Co.,Ltd. All rights reserved.     

Asymmetric catalytic anhydride openings via carbon-based nucleophiles

The asymmetric desymmetrization of cyclic anhydrides via the addition of carbon-based nucleophiles has been the focus of considerable levels of interest because it leads to optically active products. Over the past 20 years, a variety of different catalytic asymmetric alkylation reactions have been developed for the desymmetrization of cyclic anhydrides using different metal reagents as nucleophiles and using chiral ligands. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of significant developments in this field. ~ 2013 Fen-Er Chen. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Chinese Chemical Society. All rights reserved.     

Pi Stacking Interactions in Two TPT Derivatives and Their Photoluminescence Characters

π-π Stacking in the 2,4,6-tris（4-pyridyl）-1,3,5-triazine aromatic nitrogen-containing ligand and its metal-ligand complex Zn（TPT）2（H2O）4（OH）2 1 has been investigated by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. The stacking mode of the ligand changes from the offset conformation to a perfect face-to-face alignment with the coordination to the zinc centers. The structure features are correlated with their solid-state luminescence properties. With excitation at 360 nm, free TPT ligand gives a strong fluorescent emission at 455 nm and the ligand-centered emission of the metal-ligand complex occurs at the same wavelength with lower emission intensity. The distance between the aromatic rings responds to the difference of luminescence characters.     

Hydrothermal Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Novel Binuclear Cd（ Ⅱ ） Coordination Polymer Based on 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylate and Imidazole

The hydrothermal reaction of Cd（OAc）2.H2O with 1,2-benzenedicarboxylate （1,2-BDC）, imidazole and H2O resulted in the formation of a binuclear polymeric Cd（ Ⅱ ） complex {[Cd2（1,2-BDC）2（Im）4].（H2O）}n which was then characterized by elemental analyses and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal is of monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 14.6455（3）, b = 9.3530（2）, c = 23.7838（5）A, β= 106.6290（10）°, Cl12H104CdgN32O36, Mr = 3373.47, V = 3121.64（11）A^3, Dc = 1.795 g/cm^3, F（000） = 1672,μ= 1.428 cm^-1 and Z = 1. The final R = 0.0316 and wR = 0.0687 for 5045 reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. In the title complex, the two Cd（ Ⅱ） ions are in different coordination environments with distorted octahedral and pengonal bipyramidal geometries, respectively. Two Cd polyhedra are linked together through one μ2-η^1：η^1 and one μ2-η^1：η^1 carboxylate groups from different 1,2-BDC ligands, giving rise to a binuclear Cd（ Ⅱ ） cluster, and such clusters are connected by bridged 1,2-BDC ligands to form a 2-D structure along the c axis. The inter- and intermolecular hydrogen bonds further connect the 2-D structures into a 3-D supramolecular network.     

Investigation on the Coordination Mode of IL-Supported Diols Used as Phosphine-Free Ligands for Palladium Catalyzed Heck Reaction

The coordination mode of IL-supported diols used as phosphine-free ligands for palladium catalyzed Heck reaction has been investigated by tuning their compositions. The difference in coordination of these IL-supported diols with metal Pd in Heck reaction was related to the changes of the cation rings, leading to the different activities of Pd catalyst in the reaction. The experimental results indicated that the activities of Pd catalyst were affected mainly by n-electron density of the cation rings. Compared to pyridinium and piperidinium cations, imidazolium cations showed the best coordination to metal Pd. In the meantime, C-2 hydrogen and the length of alkyl side chains had impacts on the coordination as well.     

A Novel 3D Zn-La Heterometallic Coordination Polymer Involving in situ Glycinate Ligand Synthesis

One novel 3D 3d-4f coordination polymer, [LaZn(glc)(ox)2(H2O)2]n (1, glc = glycinate, ox = oxalate), was obtained by the in situ synthesis of glycinate from the reaction of tetrazole-1-acetic acid, sodium oxalate, zinc nitrate and lanthanide oxide in the presence of a trace quantity of nitric acid under hydrothermal conditions. Compound 1 is of monoclinic, space group P21/n with a = 0.99601(9), b = 1.14592(10), c = 1.19107(10) nm and β = 108.7150(10)°. 1 exhibits an unusual 3D heterometallic coordination framework constructed by heterometallic dinuclear LaZn subunits and mixed ox and glc linkers with a uninodal 6-connected vme {33 .43 .58 .6} net.     

Syntheses,Crystal Structures and Antibacterial Activities of Schiff Base Ligand and Its Nickel(Ⅱ) Complex

A complex [NiL2] was synthesized, in which L, or to be exact, a Schiff base ligand(HL), was derived from the condensation of 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-phenylacetyl-5-pyrazolone(PMPAP) with L-phenylalanine methyl ester. They were characterized by IR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Green block crystals of both ligand and its complex were grown at room temperature. The ligand, which consists of two individual fragments, crystalizes in the P1 space group(a = 5.6268(5), b = 10.6892(11) and c = 19.4869(18) ). The complex crystalizes in the P21 space group(a = 21.4076(18), b = 9.4792(8) and c = 25.287(2) ), which consists of a nickel six-coordinated compound. Every fragment is a distorted octahedron with four oxygen and two nitrogen atoms. The Schiff base ligand(HL) and its complex have been tested in vitro to evaluate their antibacterial activity against bacteria Escherichia Coli and Bacillus subtilis. It is found that the complex has higher activity than the corresponding free Schiff base ligand(HL) against the same bacterial.