(Bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)methane)silver(I) phosphino complexes: structures and spectroscopic properties of mixed-ligand coordination polymers

Adducts of the ligand bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)methane (tz(2)(CH(2))) of the form AgX:tz(2)(CH(2)):ER(3):MeCN (1:1:1:x) (X = NO(3), R = Ph, E = P, As, or Sb, x = 1 or 2; X = NO(2), ClO(4), O(3)SCF(3), E = P, R = Ph, x = 0, 1 or 2; X = NO(3), ClO(4), E = P, R = cy, x = 1; X = ClO(4), E = As, R = Ph, x = 2) and AgNO(3):tz(2)(CH(2)):P(o-tolyl)(3) (2:2:1) have been synthesized and characterized in the solid state and in solution by analyses, spectral (IR, far-IR, (1)H and (13)C NMR, ESI MS data) data, and conductivity measurements. In the one-dimensional polymers (characterized by X-ray studies) AgNO(3):tz(2)(CH(2)):PPh(3):CH(3)CN (1:1:1:1), AgClO(4):tz(2)(CH(2)):PPh(3):CH(3)CN (1:1:1:2), AgNO(3):tz(2)(CH(2)):AsPh(3): CH(3)CN (1:1:1:2), and AgNO(3):tz(2)(CH(2)):SbPh(3):CH(3)CN (1:1:1:2), the silver atom can be regarded as four-coordinate, the tz(2)(CH(2)) ligands behaving as bridging groups rather than chelates, with no pair of ligands being dominant, quasi-trans, in their interactions. The AgNO(3):tz(2)(CH(2)):P(o-tolyl)(3) (2:2:1) adduct is a two-dimensional polymer containing two independent silver atoms, one four-coordinated unsymmetrically by a pair of triazolyl rings, one P(o-tolyl)(3), and a unidentate nitrate and the second by a quasi-symmetrical O(2)NO chelate and a pair of equivalent triazolyl rings.     

Observation of the pi...H hydrogen-bonded ternary complex, (C(2)H(4))(2)H(2)O, using matrix isolation infrared spectroscopy

FTIR absorption spectra of water-containing ethene:Ar matrices, with compositions of ethene up to 1:10 ethene:Ar, have been recorded. Systematically increasing the concentration of ethene reveals features in the spectra consistent with the known 1:1 ethene:water complex, which subsequently disappear on further increase in ethene concentration. At high concentrations of ethene, new features are observed at 3669 and 3585 cm(-1), which are red-shifted with respect to matrix-isolated nu(3) and nu(1) O-H stretching modes of water and the 1:1 ethene:water complex. These shifts are consistent with a pi...H interaction of a 2:1 ethene:water complex of the form (C(2)H(4)...H-O-H...C(2)H(4)). The analogous (C(2)D(4))(2)H(2)O complex shows little shifting from positions associated with (C(2)H(4))(2)H(2)O, while the (C(2)H(4))(2)D(2)O isotopomer shows large shifts to 2722.3 and 2617.2 cm(-1), having identical nu(3)(H(2)O)/nu(3)(D(2)O) and nu(1)(H(2)O)/nu(1)(D(2)O) values when compared with monomeric water isotopomers. Features at 3626.1 and 2666.2 cm(-1) are also observed and are attributed to (C(2)H(4))(2)HDO. DFT calculations at the B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) level for each isotopomer are presented, and the predicted vibrational frequencies are directly compared with experimental values. The interaction energy for the formation of the 2:1 ethene:water complex from the 1:1 ethene:water complex is also presented.     

Hydrogen electrosorption in nanocrystalline Ti-based alloys

The electrochemical behavior in alkaline solution (1 M NaOH) of nanocrystalline Ti:Ru:Fe:O (2:1:1:2) prepared by high-energy ball milling was studied over its whole electroactivity domain, with a particular emphasis on the hydrogen evolution reaction (her). Comparison has also been made with nanocrystalline Ti:Ru:Fe (2:1:1) and a mixture of Ti:TiO:Ru:Fe₂O₃ (3/2:1/2:1:1/2). It was shown by cyclic voltammetry, open circuit potential decay and chronopotentiometry measurements that hydrogen absorption in the electrode material occurs during hydrogen discharge. The electrochemical behavior of nanocrystalline Ti:Ru:Fe:O (2:1:1:2) closely follows that of Ti:Ru:Fe (2:1:1), but differs radically from that of Ti:TiO:Ru:Fe₂O₃ (3/2:1/2:1:1/2). This is due to the fact that the former two compounds contain a significant fraction of B2 phase (59 and 97 wt.%, respectively), while the latter does not. In steady state conditions, the ratio H/B2 phase in nanocrystalline Ti:Ru:Fe:O (2:1:1:2) is 0.15, about 1.6 times less than that for the O-free nanocrystalline compound. The coefficient of diffusion of hydrogen in nanocrystalline Ti:Ru:Fe:O (2:1:1:2) is 2.6×10⁻¹³ cm² s⁻¹, more than three times less than that in nanocrystalline Ti:Ru:Fe (2:1:1). The difference between the hydrogen absorption characteristics of both nanocrystalline compounds are tracked down to the fact that their B2 phases have different stoichiometries.     

d(10) Metal complexes assembled from isomeric benzenedicarboxylates and 3-(2-pyridyl)pyrazole showing 1D chain structures: syntheses, structures and luminescent properties

Seven new d10 metal coordination polymers with isomeric benzenedicarboxylates and 3-(2-pyridyl)pyrazole ligands, [Zn2 L2(1,2-BDC)(H2O)]n ( 1), {[Cd2(H L)2(1,2-BDC)2] x H2O}n ( 2), [Cd(H L)(1,2-BDC)(H2O)]n (3), [Zn(H L)(1,3-BDC)(H2O) x 3H2O]n ( 4), [Cd2 L2(1,3-BDC)(H2O)]n (5), [Zn(H L)2(1,4-BDC)]n ( 6) and [Cd(H L)2(1,4-BDC)]n (7) (BDC = benzenedicarboxylate, H L = 3-(2-pyridyl)pyrazole), have been synthesized and structurally characterized by elemental analysis, IR and X-ray diffraction. Single-crystal X-ray analyses reveal that each complex takes a different one-dimensional (1D) chain structure. In 1-7, the BDCs act as bridging ligands, exhibiting rich coordination modes to link metal ions. The three BDC isomers exhibit different coordination modes: micro(1)-eta(1):eta(1)/micro(3)-eta(2):eta(1), micro(3)-eta(1):eta(2)/micro(3)-eta(2):eta(1), micro(2)-eta(1):eta(1)/micro(1)-eta(1):eta(0) and micro(1)-eta(1):eta(1)/micro(1)-eta(1):eta(0) for 1,2-BDC, micro(1)-eta(1):eta(1)/micro(1)-eta(1):eta(0) and micro(1)-eta(1):eta(0)/micro(2)-eta(2):eta(1) for 1,3-BDC, and micro(1)-eta(1):eta(0)/micro(1)-eta(0):eta(1), micro(1)-eta(1):eta(0)/micro(1)-eta(1):eta(0) and micro(1)-eta(1):eta(1)/micro(1)-eta(1):eta(1) for 1,4-BDC, respectively. In these complexes, H acts as a simple bidentate chelate ligand (in 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7), similar to 2,2'-bipyridine, or as a tridentate chelate-bridging ligand (in 1 and 5) via deprotonation of the pyrazolyl NH group and coordination of the pyrazolyl N atom to a second metal ion. The structural differences indicate that the backbone of such dicarboxylate ligands plays an important role in governing the structures of such metal-organic coordination architectures, and the chelating bipyridyl-like ligand H leads to the formation of these coordination polymers with one-dimensional structures by occupying the coordination sites of metal ions. Moreover, the photoluminescent properties of complexes were also studied in the solid-state at room temperature.     

Interactions of cholesterol with cyclodextrins in aqueous solution

The interaction of cholesterol with several cyclodextrins (CDs) was investigated in water using solubility method. It was found that heptakis (2,6-di-O-methyl)-beta-CD (DOM-beta-CD) forms two types of soluble complex, with molar ratios of 1 : 1 and 1 : 2 (cholesterol : DOM-beta-CD), and neither a soluble nor insoluble complex is formed between cholesterol and alpha-CD, beta-CD, and gamma-CD, although a minor soluble complex formation was observed between cholesterol and 2-hydroxylpropyl-beta-CD. The thermodynamic parameters for 1 : 1 and 1 : 2 complex formation of cholesterol with DOM-beta-CD obtained from the changes in K with temperature are as follows: DeltaG degrees (1 : 1)=-11.6 kJ/mol at 25 degrees C (K(1 : 1)=1.09x10(2) M(-1)); DeltaH degrees (1 : 1)=-3.38 kJ/mol; TDeltaS degrees (1 : 1)=8.25 kJ/mol; DeltaG degrees (1 : 2)=-27.1 kJ/mol at 25 degrees C (K(1 : 2)=5.68x10(4) M(-1)); DeltaH degrees (1 : 2)=-3.96 kJ/mol; and TDeltaS degrees (1 : 2)=23.2 kJ/mol. The formation of the 1 : 2 complex occurred much more easily than that of the 1 : 1 complex. The driving force for 1 : 1 and 1 : 2 complex formation was considered to be mainly hydrophobic interaction. Also, based on the measurements of proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectra and studies with Corey-Pauling-Koltun atomic models, the probable structutures of the 1 : 2 complex were estimated.     

A polarographic study of the complexes formed in alkaline solution by the cadmium(II) ion with ethylenediamine,N-(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine,and N,N′-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine

A multiple regression analysis of polarographic data has been used to determine the formulas and formation constants of complexes formed in alkaline solution by reaction of cadmium(II) ion and hydroxide ion with ethylenediamine (en), N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-ethylenediamine (hn) and N,N′-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine (2hn). The complexes formed are designated by the general formula Cd(A)_p(OH)_p^2?q and the formation constants are given as log β_pq. The complexes found and their formation constants are: for en, 1 : 2 (10.3), 1 : 3 (12.3), and 1 : 2 : 1 (12.2); for hn, 1 : 2 (9.5), 1 : 2 : 1 (12.2), and 1 : 2 : 2 (12.6); and for 2hn, 1 : 2 (8.9), 1 : 1 : 2 (11.1), 1 : 2 : 1 (11.2), and 1 : 2 : 2 (12.6). It is concluded that in each case for which the hydroxide ion is reacted, a proton is removed from an alcoholic hydroxyl group which is coordinated to form a five-membered chelate ring linking a nitrogen atom and oxygen atom to the cadmium(II) ion.     

The first acetimino complexes of Rh(III). 4-imino-2-methylpentan-2-amino-Rh(III) complexes through metal-assisted intramolecular aldol-type condensation of two acetimino ligands

[Rh(Cp)Cl(mu-Cl)](2) (Cp = pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) reacts (i) with [Au(NH=CMe(2))(PPh(3))]ClO(4) (1:2) to give [Rh(Cp)(mu-Cl)(NH=CMe(2))](2)(ClO(4))(2) (1), which in turn reacts with PPh(3) (1:2) to give [Rh(Cp)Cl(NH=CMe(2))(PPh(3))]ClO(4) (2), and (ii) with [Ag(NH=CMe(2))(2)]ClO(4) (1:2 or 1:4) to give [Rh(Cp)Cl(NH=CMe(2))(2)]ClO(4) (3) or [Rh(Cp)(NH=CMe(2))(3)](ClO(4))(2).H(2)O (4.H(2)O), respectively. Complex 3 reacts (i) with XyNC (1:1, Xy = 2,6-dimethylphenyl) to give [Rh(Cp)Cl(NH=CMe(2))(CNXy)]ClO(4) (5), (ii) with Tl(acac) (1:1, acacH = acetylacetone) or with [Au(acac)(PPh(3))] (1:1) to give [Rh(Cp)(acac)(NH=CMe(2))]ClO(4) (6), (iii) with [Ag(NH=CMe(2))(2)]ClO(4) (1:1) to give 4, and (iv) with (PPN)Cl (1:1, PPN = Ph(3)P=N=PPh(3)) to give [Rh(Cp)Cl(imam)]Cl (7.Cl), which contains the imam ligand (N,N-NH=C(Me)CH(2)C(Me)(2)NH(2) = 4-imino-2-methylpentan-2-amino) that results from the intramolecular aldol-type condensation of the two acetimino ligands. The homologous perchlorate salt (7.ClO(4)) can be prepared from 7.Cl and AgClO(4) (1:1), by treating 3 with a catalytic amount of Ph(2)C=NH, in an atmosphere of CO, or by reacting 4with (PPN)Cl (1:1). The reactions of 7.ClO(4) with AgClO(4) and PTo(3) (1:1:1, To = C(6)H(4)Me-4) or XyNC (1:1:1) give [Rh(Cp)(imam)(PTo(3))](ClO(4))(2).H(2)O (8) or [Rh(Cp)(imam)(CNXy)](ClO(4))(2) (9), respectively. The crystal structures of 3 and 7.Cl have been determined.     

Speciation of organic-soluble europium(III) α1-Wells-Dawson complexes

In this contribution, we provide a comprehensive understanding of the speciation of the Eu(III) complex of the lacunary Wells-Dawson isomer, α1-[P(2)W(17)O(61)](10-) in organic media. The Wells-Dawson polyoxometalate, α1-[P(2)W(17)O(61)](10-) (abbreviated as α1) forms well-defined complexes with europium(III) (and other lanthanide(III)) ions in aqueous solution of predominantly 1 : 1 stoichiometries. The 8-coordinate Eu(III) ion is bound to 4 basic terminal oxygens (O(α1)) and four water molecules (O(H(2)O)) that complete the coordination sphere. Tetra-n-butylammonium (TBA) cations are employed to render the [(H(2)O)(4)Eu(α1-P(2)W(17)O(61))](7-) (Eu-α1) complex soluble in acetonitrile. Europium(III) provides the unique opportunity to employ luminescence spectroscopy and multinuclear NMR to probe the coordination environment. We interrogate the innermost coordination sphere of the Eu(III) ion in acetonitrile solution and in MeCN/H(2)O mixtures. We provide evidence toward the fractional displacement and coordination of acetonitrile within the TBA salts, that is consistent with recent EXAFS data. (31)P NMR and Stern-Volmer quenching studies suggest that dimerization to the 2 : 2 species is negligible in acetonitrile and MeCN-H(2)O mixtures. The decreasing transition energy in the excitation spectroscopy of the TBA-Eu-α1 analog upon dilution is consistent with a nephelauxetic effect, which is attributed to a slight increase in covalency upon replacement of water with acetonitrile. Determination of the number of bound waters (q) is also consistent with acetonitrile-water exchange. The reactivity of the 1 : 1 TBA-Eu-α1 with heterocyclic aromatic amines (1,10-phenanthroline, phen, and 2,2' bipyridine, bipy) in MeCN was probed by titrations monitoring the Eu(III) emission upon sensitization by the "antenna ligands". Binding constants for the products 1 : 1 TBA(x-y)H(y)[(Phen)(H(2)O)(2)Eu(α1-P(2)W(17)O(61))] and 1 : 2 TBA(x-y)H(y)[(Phen)(2)Eu(α1-P(2)W(17)O(61))] (denoted 1 : 1 TBA-Eu-α1:phen and 1 : 2 TBA-Eu-α1:phen, respectively), were determined: logK(1): 7.05 ± 0.04 and logK(2): 4.63 ± 0.10. These are reasonably strong formation constants for Ln phenanthroline complexes. In comparison the bipyridine complexes are much weaker. Excitation spectroscopy reveals that the coordination environment about the Eu(III) center is consistent with the ternary 1 : 1 TBA-Ln-α1:phen or 1 : 2 TBA-Ln-α1:phen complexes. Multinuclear NMR spectroscopy shows significant chemical shift changes at 1 : 1 and 1 : 2 stoichiometries and the chemical shift of bound water tracks with the titration to validate expulsion of the H(2)O upon coordination of phenanthroline.     

Annellation effects in the perylene and coronene series

Naphtho(2′:3′, 2:3)perylene (VIII), dinaphtho(2′:3′, 2:3); (2″:3″, 8:9)perylene (VII), anthraceno(1′:4′, 1:12)perylene(IV), 1:12-benzonaphtho(2″:3″, 2:3)perylene(II), 1:12-benzonaphtho (2″:3″, 4:5)perylene (III) and 1:12-benzodinaphtho(2″:3″, 2:3); (2″“:3″”,8:9)perylene (XV) were synthesized. There are two different annellation effects in passing from 1:12-benzoperylene (I) to II or III resp., the one in naphthocoronene (V) lies in between these two effects. The annellation effect in the perylene series cannot be related to the molecular axes but is easily explained by the strict application of Robinsons aromatic sextet.     

Influence of the solvent and metal center on supramolecular chirality induction with bisporphyrin tweezer receptors. Strong metal modulation of effective molarity values

We describe the synthesis of a bisporphyrin tweezer receptor 1·H(4) and its metalation with Zn(II) and Rh(III) cations. We report the thermodynamic characterization of the supramolecular chirality induction process that takes place when the metalated bisporphyrin receptors coordinate to enantiopure 1,2-diaminocyclohexane in two different solvents, toluene and dichloromethane. We also performed a thorough study of several simpler systems that were used as models for the thermodynamic characterization of the more complex bisporphyrin systems. The initial complexation of the chiral diamine with the bisporphyrins produces a 1:1 sandwich complex that opens up to yield a simple 1:2 complex in the presence of excess diamine. The CD spectra associated with the 1:1 and 1:2 complexes of both metalloporphyrins, 1·Zn(2) and 1·Rh(2), display bisignate Cotton effects when the chirogenesis process is studied in toluene solutions. On the contrary, in dichloromethane solutions, only 1·Zn(2) yields CD-active 1:1 and 1:2 complexes, while the 1:2 complex of 1·Rh(2) is CD-silent. In both solvents, porphyrin 1·Zn(2) features a stoichiometrically controlled chirality inversion process, which is the sign of the Cotton effect of the 1:1 complex is opposite to that of the 1:2 complex. In contrast, porphyrin 1·Rh(2) affords 1:1 and 1:2 complexes in toluene solutions with the same sign for their CD couplets. Interestingly, in both solvents, the signs of the CD couplets associated with the 1:1 sandwich complexes of 1·Zn(2) and 1·Rh(2) are opposite. The amplitudes of the CD couplets are higher for 1·Zn(2) than for 1·Rh(2). This observation is in agreement with 1·Rh(2) having a smaller extinction coefficient than 1·Zn(2). We performed DFT-based calculations and assigned molecular structures to the 1:1 and 1:2 complexes that explain the observed signs for their CD couplets. Unexpectedly, the quantification of the thermodynamic stability of the two metallobisporphyrin/diamine 1:1 sandwich complexes revealed the existence of interplay between effective molarity values (EM) and the strength of the intermolecular interaction (K(m); N···Zn or N···Rh) used in their assembly. The EM for the N···Rh(III) intramolecular interaction is 3 orders of magnitude smaller than that for the N···Zn(II) interaction, both of which are embedded in the same scaffold of the 1·M(2) bisporphyrin receptor.     

合成双酚AF的新方法

由六氟丙酮三水合物和苯胺,经缩合、重氮化、水解、Friedel-Crafts烷基化等4步反应在常压下合成了双酚 AF。首先,以五氧化二铌为催化剂,在 n (HFA•3H₂O) : n (aniline) : n (Nb₂O₅) = 2 : 1 : 0.1,回流 6 h 条件下,合成出中间体（Ⅰ）,收率高达96.3%。然后在重氮化温度为 ﹣2 ～ 2 ℃,硫酸质量分数为 14.7%,n (Ⅰ) : n (H₂SO₄) : n (NaNO₂) = 1 : 4.1 : 1.1,及水解时硫酸质量分数为 50%,n (H₂SO₄) : n (Ⅰ) = 11.0 : 1、108～112 ℃反应 1.5 ～ 2 h 的优化条件下,化合物Ⅰ经重氮化、水解后以 92.7%的高收率得到中间体 2-（4-羟基苯）六氟异丙醇（Ⅱ）;再在甲磺酸存在下,化合物Ⅱ与苯酚经Friedel-Crafts烷基化反应以 72.4% 的收率合成了目标产物双酚 AF（Ⅲ）,总收率为 64.6%（以苯胺为基准计算）。     

Solution chemistry of uranyl ion with iminodiacetate and oxydiacetate: A combined NMR/EXAFS and potentiometry/calorimetry study

The solution chemistry of uranyl ion with iminodiacetate (IDA) and oxydiacetate (ODA) was investigated using NMR and EXAFS spectroscopies, potentiometry, and calorimetry. From the NMR and EXAFS data and depending on stoichiometry and pH, three types of metal:ligand complex were identified in solution in the pH range 3-7: 1:1 and 1:2 monomers; a 2:2 dimer. From NMR and EXAFS data for the IDA system and previous studies, we propose the three complex types are [UO(2)(IDA)(H(2)O)(2)], [UO(2)(IDA)(2)](2)(-), and [(UO(2))(2)(IDA)(2)(mu-OH)(2)](2)(-). From EXAFS spectroscopy, similar 1:1, 2:2, and 1:2 complexes are found for the ODA system, although (13)C NMR spectroscopy was not a useful probe in this system. For the 1:1 and 1:2 complexes in solution, EXAFS spectroscopy is ambiguous because the data can be fitted with either a long U-N/O(ether) value (ca. 2.9 A) suggesting 1,7-coordination of the ligand or a U-C interaction at a similar distance, consistent with terminal bidentate coordination. However, the NMR data of the IDA system suggest that 1,7-coordination is the more likely. The stability constants of the three complexes were determined by potentiometric titrations; the log beta values are 9.90 +/-, 16.42 +/-, and 10.80 +/- for the 1:1, 1:2, and 2:2 uranyl-IDA complexes, respectively, and 5.77 +/-, 7.84 +/-, and 4.29 +/- for the 1:1, 1:2, and 2:2 uranyl-ODA complexes, respectively. The thermodynamic constants for the complexes were calculated from calorimetric titrations; the enthalpy changes (kJ mol(-)(1)) and entropy changes (J K(-)(1) mol(-)(1)) of complexation for the 1:1, 1:2, and 2:2 complexes respectively are the following. IDA: 12 +/- 2, 230 +/- 8; 8 +/- 2, 151 +/- 9; -33 +/- 3, -283 +/- 11. ODA: 26 +/- 2, 198 +/- 12; 20 +/- 2, 106 +/- 8; -24 +/- 2; -219 +/- 8.     

Characterization of associates in ternary mixtures of amines, diprotic acid dyes and quaternary ammonium compounds in dichloromethane and in dichloromethane/water systems

Ternary mixtures of Bromocresol Green (BCGH), Benzethonium Chloride (BZ(+)Cl(-)), and Quinine (Q) in dichloromethane (CH(2)Cl(2) for ratios 1:>/=1:>/=1 (BCGH(2):BZ(+)Cl(-):Q) generate species BCGH(-)BZ(+), BZ(+)BCG(-)-H-Q) and BCG(2-) (BZ(+))(2) in chemical equilibrium; whose thermodynamic parameters are determined. A new method to study ternary mixtures in a non-polar solvent has been given and other amines (A) and quaternary ammonium compounds (QAC) instead of Q and BZ(+)Cl(-) have also been researched. Species BCGH(-)BZ(+), and BCG(2-)(BZ(+))(2) are ion associates of 1:1 and 1:2 (dye:BZ(+)Cl(-)) stoichiometry and species BZ(+)BCG(-)-H-Q presents a hydrogen bond, being of 1:1:1 (dye:BZ(+)Cl(-):Q) stoichiometry. The Vis-VU, IR and (1)H-NMR spectra of the associates suggest that they are in nature resonance hybrids. A new and fundamental equation which governs extraction of any 1:1:1 associate is deduced and checked experimentally, showing that its extraction depends on the high capacity of the amine to accept hydrogen bonds and the high extractability of the ammonium ion. Extraction of the 1:1:1 associate using different amines and ammonium ions is studied both, experimentally and by the new equation, checking that the 1:1:1 associate containing Q and BZ(+) is selectively extracted due to the fact that Q has a high hydrophobicity and high capacity to form hydrogen bonds and species BZ(+)Cl(-) has a high ion-associability. Selective extraction of this 1:1:1 associate is useful for quantitative determination in complex mixtures of ammonium ions of high ion associability as BZ(+)Cl(-).     

Structural studies of N,N'-di(ortho-fluorophenyl)formamidine group 1 metallation

The treatment of N,N'-di(ortho-fluorophenyl)formamidine (HFPhF) in tetrahydrofuran with equimolar amounts of n-butyllithium, sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide or potassium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide affords the colourless crystalline formamidinate complexes [Li(FPhF)(thf)] (1), [Na(FPhF)(thf)] (2) and [K(FPhF)] (5). Low-temperature preparation of 2 in diethyl ether yields the Et(2)O adduct [Na(FPhF)(Et(2)O)] (3). At ambient temperature the sodium fluoride inclusion complex [Na(3)(FPhF)(3)(Et(2)O)(NaF)] (4) is also formed. Spectroscopic ((1)H, (13)C and (19)F((1)H) NMR) data for 1-5, microanalytical analyses for compounds 1, 2 and 5 and X-ray structure determinations for 1, 3-5 confirm the formulae of these species. In the solid-state, 1 and 3 possess a dimeric nature in which the formamidinate ligands coordinate through mu(2):eta(2):eta(1) (1) and mu(2):eta(2):eta(2) (3) binding modes. These are enabled by partial ortho-fluoro donation. Compound 4, which is also dimeric, contains two trisodium tris(formamidinate) units that comprise mu(2):eta(2):eta(2)-FPhF ligands, a bridging diethyl ether moiety and an unprecedented mu(3):eta(2):eta(2):eta(2)-formamidinate donor. Together, these trinuclear units encapsulate two sodium fluoride units by eta(2)-N,N-formamidinate chelation of the sodium cations (thereby creating further mu(3):eta(2):eta(2):eta(2)-bound formamidinates) and fluoride-sodium interactions. Compound 5 extends the coordinative versatility of FPhF to mu(2):eta(4):eta(3) coordination by the generation of K(2)(mu(2):eta(4):eta(3)-FPhF)(2) units that exhibit eta(2)-arene interactions. Macromolecularly, the overlaying of these units affords a polymeric solvent-free structure that incites coordination of the FPhF ligands to metal atoms above and below the K(2)(FPhF)(2) plane. Overall, this generates a remarkable mu(4):eta(4):eta(3):eta(2):eta(1)-amidinate binding mode that incorporates both bridging and terminal fluorine donors. Compounds 1-5 are the first non-chromium complexes of N,N'-di(ortho-fluorophenyl)formamidinate.     

Mechanism of change in enantiomer migration order of enantioseparation of tartaric acid by ligand exchange capillary electrophoresis with Cu(II) and Ni(II)-D-quinic acid systems

The mechanism of change in the enantiomer migration order (EMO) of tartarate on ligand exchange CE with Cu(II)- and Ni(II)-D-quinic acid systems was investigated thoroughly by circular dichroism (CD) spectropolarimetry. The (13) C NMR spectra of solutions containing D-quinate (pH 5.0) with Cu(II) or Ni(II) revealed the coordination of carboxylate and hydroxyl groups on D-quinate. The D-quinic acid concentration dependence of the CD spectra at a fixed Cu(II) concentration at pH 5.0 indicates that the 1:1, 1:2 and 1:3 Cu(II)-D-quinate complexes were formed with an increase in the concentration of D-quinic acid. The CD spectral behavior revealed that D-tartarate is selectively coordinated to the 1:1 complex to give the 1:1:1 Cu(II)-D-quinate-D-tartarate ternary complex while L-tartarate is selectively bound to the 1:2 and 1:3 complexes to form the 1:2:1 ternary complex. In the Ni(II)-D-quinic acid system, it became apparent that the 1:2 Ni(II)-D-quinate complex is mainly formed in the wide range of D-quinic acid concentration at pH 5.0 and D-tartarate is selectively coordinated to the 1:2 complex to form the 1:2:1 ternary complex. The change in EMO of tartarate on ligand exchange CE was explainable by the change in coordination selectivity for D- and L-tartarates in the Cu(II)- and Ni(II)-D-quinic acid systems depending on the compositions of the complexes formed in BGE.     

Study of the reaction of complexation of penicillin V with cobalt(II) in methanolic medium

As shown by spectrophotometry, two specific complexes with stoichiometry 1:1 and 2:1 are formed when penicillin V reacts with cobalt(II) in a methanolic medium. Stability constants are determined at 20 degrees , as well as the molar absorptivities at 510 nm. The results obtained are: log beta(1:1) = 1.67 +/- 0.01 l.mole(-1) and log beta(2:1) = 5.76 +/- 1.01 l(2).mole(-2), (1:1) = 13.62 +/- 0.73 and (2:1) = 12.95 +/- 0.61 l.mole(-1).cm(-1).     

Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of silver(I) complexes with the bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)alkane ligand tz2(CH2). X-ray structures of two- and three-dimensional coordination polymers

1:1 AgX:tz(2)(CH(2)) (X = NO(3), NO(2), ClO(4)), 3:4 (X = O(3)SCF(3) (=OTf), O(2)CCF(3) (= tfa)), and 2:1 adducts (X = BrO(3)) have been synthesized and characterized in the solid state and in solution by analyses, spectral (IR, far-IR, (1)H and (13)C NMR, ESI MS) data, and conductivity measurements. The crystal structures of the 1:1 AgNO(3):tz(2)(CH(2)) and AgNO(2):tz(2)(CH(2)) adducts determined by X-ray studies show that tz(2)(CH(2)) coordinates to silver through the exodentate nitrogen atoms at the 4-positions of the triazole rings, yielding neutral polymers, while the ionic Ag(OTf):tz(2)(CH(2)) (3:4) adduct has a three-dimensional polymeric cation. The NMR and ESI MS data suggest that tz(2)(CH(2)) is only weakly coordinating, adducts between Ag(I) and CH(3)CN being more prevalent in acetonitrile solution.     

2-[(8-Hydroxyquinolinyl)methylene]hydrazinecarboxamide: expanding the coordination sphere of 8-hydroxyquinoline for coordination of rare-earth metal(III) ions

The semicarbazone of 8-hydroxyquinoline-2-carbaldehyde can be easily synthesized and is an effective tetradentate ligand for the coordination of rare-earth(III) ions. Investigations with yttrium(III) and lanthanum(III) in solution and in the solid state show, that the small yttrium ion can form 2 : 2 (1 : 1 stoichiometry) and 2 : 1 ligand to metal complexes (X-ray structures: [LY(NO3)(DMF)2]2Cl2 x 2DMF and [LL'Y] x 3MeOH x Et2O). With the larger lanthanum(III) ion only a well defined 1 : 1 complex (X-ray structure: [LLa(NO3)(MeOH)2]2(NO3)2) can be observed but probably 2 : 1 complexes are also formed. The X-ray structure analyses of [(L-H)MCl3] x MeOH (M = Er, Ho) and Na[(micro-NO3){LEu(NO3)2}2] x 2DMF show different coordination modes of the ligand. It can coordinate in its deprotonated but also in the protonated form.     

Exo-coordination-based supramolecular silver(I) complexes of S2O macrocycles: effect of ligand isomerism on the structural diversity

An isomeric series of S2O macrocycles incorporating a xylyl group at the ortho (L1), meta (L2), and para (L3) positions were employed to examine the influence of the ring rigidity on silver(I) coordination modes in resulting supramolecular complexes (1-3); L1 and L3 afforded sandwich (1; Ag:L1 = 1:2) and infinite 1-D (3) complexes, respectively; otherwise, L2 gave the 1-D polymer (2a), 2:3 club sandwich (2b), and unique 2:4 bridged dinuclear complex (2c) complexes, in which their topologies vary with the solvent used.     

Orientational effect of aryl groups in aryl selenides: how can 1h and 13c NMR chemical shifts clarify the effect?

Two sets of delta(H) and delta(C) are proposed by employing 9-(arylselanyl)anthracenes [9-(p-YC6H4Se)Atc: 1] and 1-(arylselanyl)anthraquinones [1-(p-YC6H4Se)Atq: 2] with various Y's. Structures of 1 and 2 are (A: pl) and (B: pd), respectively, for all Y examined in chloroform-d. After elucidation of the behavior of delta(H, C: 1) and delta(H, C: 2), they are applied to determine the structures in chloroform-d solutions for 1-(arylselanyl)naphthalenes (3), 1-(arylselanyl)-2-methylnaphthalenes (4), and 1-(arylselanyl)-8-bromonaphthalenes (5). Although the structure of 4 remains in (A: pl) in the solutions for all Y examined, that of 5 is (B: pd), except for Y = CN and NO2. On the other hand, 3 is shown to equilibrate between (A: pl) and (B: pd). Although the contributions of (B: pd) and (A: pl) are predominant for Y = NMe2 and NO2, respectively, the equilibrium constants change from Y to Y in the solutions. The results are supported by the quantum chemical calculations, containing the solvent effect of chloroform. These results demonstrate that delta(H, C: 1) and delta(H, C: 2), as well as delta(Se), serve as the practical standards for pl and pd, respectively, to analyze the structures of p-YC6H4ZR (Z = Se) in solutions.