In situ generated,tetrahydrosalen stabilized yttrium borohydride complex:Efficient initiator for the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone

In this paper,we report the preparation of a new tertrahydrosalen-stabilized yttrium complex which was employed as an initiator-precursor for the polymerization ofε-caprolactone(ε-CL) in the presence of NaBH_4 to give interesting hydroxytelechelic poly(ε-caprolactone)(PCL).The effect of[monomer]/[initiator]([CL]/[I]),temperature and time on the polymerization was investigated.It was found that under the condition:[CL]/[I]= 1200,55℃,toluene:0.5 mL,ε-CL:0.5 mL,PCL with M_w = 32,600 and PDI = 1.47 was obtai...     

A New Method of Synthesis of Azo Schiff Base Ligands with Azo and Azomethine Donors： Synthesis of N-4-Methoxybenzylidene-2-（3-hydroxyphenylazo）-5-hydroxyaniline and Its Nickel（Ⅱ） Complex

A new method for the synthesis of azo Schiff an base ligand in which the azo and azomethine groups are coordination sites was developed through a Schiff base precursor. The precursor, N-4-methoxybenzylidene-3-hydroxyphenylamine （SB） derived from 3-aminophenol was regioselectively coupled with a diazonium ion para to the hydroxyl group of the amine component of the Schiff base. The para selectivity was controlled by the directing effect of the hydroxyl group. The ligand and its nickel（Ⅱ） complex were characterized by elemental analyses, IR and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The analytical and spectral data supported the mononuclear formulation of the complex with metal to ligand ratio （M ： L = 1 ： 2） and suggested a square planar geometry for the complex.     

Synthesis, characterization of neodymium chloride complex of amine-bis(phenolate) ligand and its reactivity in the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone

The neodymium chloride complex[Nd（ONN’O）Cl（THF）]₂ supported by amine-bis（phenolate） ligand was synthesized by the metathesis reaction of anhydrous NdCl₃ with Li₂（ONN’O）[H₂ONN’O = Me₂NCH₂CH₂N（CH₂-3-Bu₂^t-5-Me-C₆H₂OH）₂]in high yield.X-ray structural determination shows[Nd（ONN’O）Cl（THF）]₂ complex consists of two seven-coordinate neodymium centers linked throughμ-Cl bridges.And this complex was successfully used to initiate the ring-opening polymerization（ROP） ofε-caprolactone.     

Synthesis,characterization of neodymium chloride complex of amine-bis(phenolate) ligand and its reactivity in the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone

The neodymium chloride complex[Nd(ONN'O)Cl(THF)]_2 supported by amine-bis(phenolate) ligand was synthesized by the metathesis reaction of anhydrous NdCl_3 with Li_2(ONN'O)[H_2ONN'O = Me_2NCH_2CH_2N(CH_2-3-Bu_2~t-5-Me-C_6H_2OH)_2]in high yield.X-ray structural determination shows[Nd(ONN'O)Cl(THF)]_2 complex consists of two seven-coordinate neodymium centers linked throughμ-Cl bridges.And this complex was successfully used to initiate the ring-opening polymerization(ROP) ofε-caprolactone.     

Structural Studies and Photoluminescence of a Novel Mercury（Ⅱ） Complex Based on a Tris[4-（1-pyrazolyl）-phenyl]amine

A novel iodine-bridged mercury（Ⅱ） complex [Hg（L）（μ-I）（I）]2 was isolated by a reaction between HgI2 and the organic ligand tris[4-（1-pyrazolyl）phenyl]amine L, and the complex and ligand were both characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy, ^1H NMR and elemental analysis. The complex crystallizes in monoclinic space group P21/c with a = 9.579（5）, b = 27.331 （5）, c = 11.268（5） А, β= 105.624（5）°, Z = 2, Dc = 2.099 g·cm^-3 and μ= 7.620 mm^-1. The title complex C54H42Hg2I4N14 is a diplex bridged dinuclear complex consisting of two Hg（Ⅱ） ions, two ligands, two bridging I-anions, and two terminal I-anions. Universal hydrogen bonds in the complex with the partners of neighboring molecule have generated a supramolecular arrangement. Solid-state emission of the ligand and its complex have been investigated at room temperature.     

Ethylene (co-)polymerization by long-lifetime half-sandwich zirconium catalyst bearing a [SSO]-carborane ligand

Half-sandwich zirconium complex 3 containing tridentate carborane [S,S,O] ligand 2 [(HOC6H2R2-4,6)(CH2)SC(B10H10) C(Ph)2P=S, R=tBu] was synthesized by the reaction of CpZrCl3(Cp=η5-C5H5) with sodium salt of ligand 2. Zirconium complex 3 was characterized by elemental and NMR analyses. DFT calculations were also performed on complex 3 to analyze the stereochemistry. The results from DFT calculations indicate that structure S1, in which no sulfur atom bonds to the zirconium atom, exists at the lowest energy level. In the presence of methylaluminoxane(MAO), complex 3 exhibited good catalytic activities for ethylene polymerization and long life-time up to 10 h. Moreover, the complex 3/MAO system displayed excellent catalytic activities toword ethylene copolymerization with 1-hexene or polar olefins.     

稀土硫化物：e–己内酯开环聚合新催化剂

The ring-opening polymerization （ROP） of ε-caprolactone （ε-CL） using lanthanide thiolate complexes [（CH3CsH4）2Sm（μ-SPh）（THF）]2 （1） and Sm（SPh）3（HMPA）3 （2） as initiators has been investigated for the first time. Both of 1 and 2 were found to be highly efficient initiators for the ROP of ε-CL. The poly（ε-caprolactone） （PCL） with molecular weight Mn up to 1.97 ×10^5 and relatively narrow molecular weight distributions （1.20〈MW/Mn〈 2.00） have been obtained in high yield in the temperature range of 35-65℃. According to the polymer yield, 2 showed much higher activity than 1. However, the number-average molecular weight of PCL obtained with 2 was much lower than with 1. The possible polymerization mechanism of the ε-CL polymerization has been proposed based on the results of the end group analysis of the ε-CL oligomer.     

Solution Structure and Behavior of Benzophenone-based Achiral Bisphosphine Ligands in Noyori-Type Ru（Ⅱ）-Catalysts

We herein report on solution structural studies of Ru^Ⅱ catalysts （3a, 9） composed of achiral bisphosphine ligands （4, 8） and the enantiopure 1,2-diphenylethylenediamine （DPEN）. Complete chiral induction from enantiopure （R,R）-DPEN to achiral bisphosphine ligand 3a was observed in solution, with the complex adopting a single, stable and non-fluxional （even at 70 ℃） configuration. The coordination of the C=O moiety in 4 to the cationic Run center is considered to be of key importance in providing the higher thermodynamic and kinetic rotation barrier for the flexible bisphosphine ligand in the complex. The obtained enantioselectivity （91% enantiomeric excess） and sense of chiral induction in the hydrogenation of acetophenone were found to be solely dependent on the chirality of the 1,2-diamine. Consistent with the hydrogenation product, the （R,R）-DPEN induces a M-conformation （fight-handed） chirality for flexible phosphine ligand 4 in the complex, resulting in a 2,2-configuration about the Ru^Ⅱ center.     

[Cp2Ln(m-h1:h2-OC(SR)=CPh2 )]2 的合成和表征

[Cp2Ln（μ-SR）]2 was reacted with Ph2C=C=O to yield ketene mono-insertion products [Cp2Ln（μ-η1：η2-OC（SR）=CPh2）]2 [R=Bn, Ln=Yb （1）, Er （2）, Y （3） and R--Ph, Ln=Yb （4）], indicating that the reactions of organolanthanide thiolates with ketenes are independent of the nature of the thiolate ligand and the ketene as well as the reaction condition. These reactions could provide an efficient method for the synthesis of organolanthanide complexes with the a-thiolate-substituted enolate ligand. All these complexes were characterized by elemental analysis and spectroscopic properties and the structure of complex 1 was determined through X-ray single crystal diffraction analysis.     

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.     

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Three Novel Macrocyclic Coordination Complexes Formed by Self-assembly of Bridged Bi-or Tetrapyridine with Transition Metal Salts

Serf-assembly of a ferrocenyl-bridged bipyridine ligand bpef [bpef=1, 1＇-bis（trans-2-pyrid-4＇-ylethenyl）ferrocene] with silver triflate in CH2Cl2/MeOH or mercuric diiodide in MeCN/CH2Cl2 gave the corresponding macrocyclic coordination complexes [bpef]2[AgSO3CF3]2 （1） and [bpef]2[Hg3I6] （2） in 93% and 89% yields, respectively, whereas the pentaerythritolyl-bridged tetrapyridine ligand ptpc [ptpc=pentaerythritol tetrakis-（4-pyridinecarboxylate）] reacted with cobalt thiocyanate via self-assembly to afford the macrocyclic coordination polymer [Co（NCS）2（ptpc）], （3） in 90% yield. The X-ray diffraction analyses for 1-3 confirmed their novel macrocyclic structures and revealed that （i） the two silver atoms in complex 1 have an essentially linear geometry with N-Ag-N bond angle of 175.7° and 172.9°, （ii） the geometry of the middle mercury atom in complex 2 is square-planar, while the other two mercury atoms in the other two complexes are tetrahedral, and （iii） all the cobalt atoms in complex 3 adopt an octahedral geometry. In addition, the synthetic procedure for the known tetrapyridine ligand ptpc has been improved.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of catena-Poly[[[2,4-dibromo-6-[（3-dimethylaminopropylimino）-methyl]phenolato]copper（II）]-μ-azido]

A novel end-to-end azido-bridged polynuclear Schiff-base copper（II） complex, [Cu（C12H15Br2N2O）（N3）]n, was prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to the orthorhombic system, space group Pbcn with a = 24.588（5）, b = 10.377（2）, c = 13.022（3） A, V= 3322.6（12） A^3, Z = 8, Dc = 1.874 g/cm^3, Mr = 468.65, λ（MoKa） = 0.71073 A,μ = 6.130 mm^-1, F（000） = 1832, R = 0.0637 and wR = 0.1176. The Cu atom in the complex is five-coordinated in a square pyramidal geometry by three donor atoms of the Schiff-base ligand, and two N atoms from two bridging azide ligands. The [2,4-dibromo-6-[（3-dimethylaminopropylimino）methyl]phenolato]copper（II） units are linked by the bridging azide ligands, giving zigzag polymeric chains with backbones of the [--Cu-N-N-N--Cu]n type running along the b axis.     

Synthesis,Characterization, and DNA Binding Properties of Dinuclear Copper（Ⅱ） Complex [Cu2（TATP）2（L-Leu）2（CIO4）2]2·2H2O

A dinuclear copper（Ⅱ） complex[Cu2（TATP）2（L-Leu）2（CIO4）2]2·2H2Owas synthesized and characterized, where, TATP=1,4,8,9-tetraazatriphenylene, and L-Leu=L-leucinate. The complex was crystallized in the triclinic space group P1, with two independent molecules in a unit cell. Two Cu（Ⅱ） ions in each complex [Cu2（TATP）2（L-Leu）2（CIO4）2] molecule were found to be in different coordination geometries, i.e., Cu2 or Cu4 of a distorted square-pyramidal geometry coordinated with two nitrogens of TATP, the amino nitrogen and one carboxylate oxygen of L-Leu and one oxygen of perchlorate, and Cul or Cu3 with an octahedral geometry coordinated with the above stated similar coordinated atoms, and another carboxylate oxygen of L-Leu coordinating to Cu2 or Cu4. The complex can interact with CT-DNA by an intercalative mode and cleave pBR322 DNA in the presence of ascorbate.     

Binuclear Aluminum Complexes Supported by Linked Bis(β-diketiminate) Ligands for Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters

Binuclear aluminum alkyl complexes 2a–4g supported by linked bis(β-diketiminate) ligands were synthesized via the reaction of AlEt_3 or AlMe_3 and the corresponding proligand in a 2:1 molar ratio with moderate yields. The isolated complexes were well-characterized by ~1H-NMR, ~(13)C-NMR and elemental analysis. The binuclear nature of aluminum complex 2b was further confirmed by an X-ray diffraction study. All complexes 2a–4g could efficiently initiate the ring-opening polymerization(ROP) of ε-caprolactone in toluene. The substituents at the aromatic rings and the linker unit in the auxiliary ligands exerted significant influence on the catalytic behavior of the investigated aluminum complexes. Complex 4g(R~1 = R~2 = Cl) containing propylenyl bridging unit exhibited the highest catalytic activity among these complexes, which might be attributed to the increased electrophilicity of the metal center as well as more opened coordination sphere. The molecular weights of obtained poly(ε-caprolactone)s deviating considerably from the theoretical values indicated that the ROP of ε-caprolactone by complexes 2a–4g was not well-controlled, which was also judged from the broad molecular weight distributions(MWD = 1.47-2.47) of produced poly(ε-caprolactone)s. These complexes proved to be inactive toward the polymerization of rac-lactide alone. In the presence of alcohol the polymerization occurred, which was actually initiated by the decomposition species of the aluminum complex upon the treatment with isopropanol.     

Antitumor Metallothiosemicarbazonate： Synthesis,Crystal Structure,Spectra and Antitumor Studies of Co（Ⅲ） Complex with Thiosemicarbazone Derivative of 2-Benzoylpyridine

The title complex [Co（L）2]Cl·4H2O I has been achieved via self-assembly by incorporating cobalt into 2-benzoylpyridine thiosemicarbazonate ligand, and characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectra, mass spectra and single-crystal X-ray diffraction study. The crystal crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P2 1/n, with a = 10.227（3）, b = 17.363（4）, c = 17.459（4） A, β= 100.408（4）°, V= 3049.2（13） A^3, Z = 4, Mr = 677.08, Dc = 1.475 g/cm^3, μ（MoKα） = 0.834 mm^-1, F（000） = 1400, the final R = 0.0747 and wR = 0.0896 for 1663 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. The complex contains one six-coordinated cobalt ion connected by two thiosemicarbazone ligands which act as a tridentate ligand to coordinate with the center metal atoms via two pyridyl nitrogen atoms, two imine nitrogen atoms and two sulfur atoms giving rise to a mononuclear structure. Hydrogen bonds existing in the complex link the different components to stabilize the crystal structure. The antiturnor activity of the title complex was tested against A549 lung cancer cell line. Complex ! exhibits antitumor activity.     

Lanthanum heterocyclic Schiff-base complex initiated ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone

Lanthanum complex supported by the heterocyclic Schiff-base ligand of N-(2-pyridyl)-3,5-di-tert-butyl-salicylaldimine was prepared and employed for the ring-opening polymerization(ROP)ofε-caprolactone(ε-CL).The polymers obtained with this initiator showed a unimodal molecular weight distribution implied that only one active species was present.Mechanism study revealed that the polymerization proceeds via acyl-oxygen bond cleavage.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Biological Properties of One Zinc(Ⅱ) Complex Based on 4-Acyl Pyrazolone Derivative

[Zn(L)(CH3OH)3](H2L = N-(1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-propenylidene-5-pyrazolone)-salicylidene hydrazide) has been synthesized by the reaction of zinc nitrate and ligand H2 L. The complex crystallizes in orthorhombic system, space group Pbca with a = 5.888(15), b = 14.564(14), c = 22.20(2) , V = 5137(8) 3, Z = 8 and F(000) = 2184. The ligand serves as a negative bivalent tridentate chelating agent to coordinate with the central zinc(II) atom. DNA-binding was studied by UV-Vis spectral analysis and ethidium bromide(EB) displacement experiments. The results showed that the DNA-binding constant of the complex is 5.1×104 M–1. Antitumor activity of [Zn(L)(CH3OH)3] and the ligand have been investigated by MTT assay, which indicated that the complex has better cytotoxicity to Eca-109 and He La than free ligand.     

SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURE OF A NEW TYPE OF COORDINA-TION COMPOUND OF Gd(Ⅲ) WITH H_2 CCH_2CH_2C(~+NH_2)C-HCOO-

<正> The crystal structure of gadolinium L-proline (Pro) complex [Gd2-(C5H9NO2)6 (H2O)6] (ClO4)6 has been determined. The complex crystallizes in the triclinic space group PI with following crystal data: a = 9. 906(3), b=13. 052(5), c = 13.703(5) A. α=109. 63(3), β=110.31(2), γ=100. 73(3)°, V=1470.3(9) A3.Mr=1710. 1, F(000) = 854,μ=26. 30 cm-1, Dc = 1. 931 g/cm3, Z=1.The structure was refined to the final R of 0. 048 for 3804 reflections. The structure is of one-dimensional chain, in which each gadolinium ion lies at the center of a distorted square antiprism of the eight oxygen atoms provided by four bridging carboxylate groups from four Pro ligands, a terminal carboxylate group from one terminal Pro ligand and three water molecules and the two neighbouring gadolinium ions are linked to each other through the two bridging carboxylate groups from the two Pro ligands. The prolines exist in the form of H2 CCH2CH2(+NH2)CHCOO-, and the complexions in the crystal are linked together by the net of hydrogen bo     

Crystal Structure and Ethylene Oligomerization Catalytic Activity of {2-Carbethoxy-6-[1-[（2,6-diethylphenyl）imino]ethyl]pyridine}CoCl2

The unsymmetric precursor ethyl 6-acetylpyridine-2-carboxylate （4） was synthesized from 2,6-dimethylpyridine （1）. On the basis of this precursor, a new mono（imino）pyridine ligand （5） and the corresponding Co（Ⅱ） complex {2-carbethoxy-6-[1-[（2,6-diethylphenyl）imino]ethyl]pyridine}CoCl2 （6） were prepared. The crystal structure of complex indicates that the 2-carbethoxy-6-iminopyridine is coordinated to the cobalt as a tridentate ligand using [N, N, O] atoms, and the coordination geometry of the central cobalt is a distorted trigonal bipyramid, with the pyridyl nitrogen atom and the two chlorine atoms forming the equatorial plane. Being applied to the ethylene oligomedzation, this cobalt complex shows catalytic activity of 1.820× 10^4 g/mol-Cooh at 101325 Pa of ethylene at 15.5℃ for 1 h, when 1000 equiv, of methylaluminoxane （MAO） is employed as the cocatalyst.     

Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Selenium-functionalized Poly(ε-caprolactone)

A selenium-functionalizedε-caprolactone was synthesized by introducing a phenyl selenide group at the 7-position.A polymer was obtained through the ring-opening polymerization of this monomer in a base/thiourea binary organocatalytic system.A living polymerization process was achieved under mild conditions.The resulting polymers had a controlled molecular weight with a narrow molecular weight distributions and high end-group fidelity.Random copolymers could be obtained by copolymerizing this monomer withε-caprolactone.The thermal degradation temperature of the obtained copolymers decreased with the increasing molar ratio of selenide functionalized monomer in copolymers,while the glass transition temperature increased.In addition,the phenyl selenide side group could be further modified to a polyselenonium salt,which resulted in a polymer with good antibacterial properties.The survival rate of E.coli and S.aureus was only 9%with a polymer concentration of 62.5μg/mL.