Synthesis, structure, and electrochemistry of di- and zerovalent nickel, palladium, and platinum monomers and dimers derived from an enantiopure (S,S)-tetra(tertiary phosphine)

The ligand (S,S)-1,1,4,7,10,10-hexaphenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraphosphadecane, (S,S)-tetraphos, reacts with hexa(aqua)nickel(II) chloride in the presence of trimethylsilyl triflate (TMSOTf) in dichloromethane to give the yellow square-planar complex [Ni{(R,R)-tetraphos}](OTf)2, which has been crystallographically characterized as the square-pyramidal, acetonitrile adduct [Ni(NCMe){(R,R)-tetraphos}]OTf. Cyclic voltammograms of the nickel(II) complex in dichloromethane and acetonitrile at 20 degrees C showed two reduction processes at negative potentials with oxidative (E(p)(ox)) and reductive (E(p)(red)) peak separations similar to those observed for ferrocene/ferrocenium under identical conditions, suggesting two one-electron steps. The cyclic voltammetric data for the divalent nickel complex in acetonitrile at temperatures below -20 degrees C were interpreted according to reversible coordination of acetonitrile to the nickel(I) and nickel(0) complexes. The divalent palladium and platinum complexes [M{(R,R)-tetraphos}](PF6)2 and [M2{(R,R)-tetraphos}2](OTf)4 have been prepared. The reduction potentials for the complexes [M{(R,R)-tetraphos}](PF6)2 increase in the order nickel(II) < palladium(II) < platinum(II). The reaction of (S,S)-tetraphos with bis(cycloocta-1,5-diene)nickel(0) in benzene affords orange [Ni{(R,R)-tetraphos}], which slowly rearranges into the thermodynamically more stable, yellow, double-stranded helicate [Ni2{(R,R)-tetraphos}2]; the crystal structures of both complexes have been determined. The reactions of (S,S)-tetraphos with [M(PPh3)4] in toluene (M = Pd) or benzene (M = Pt) furnish the double-stranded helicates [M2{(R,R)-tetraphos}2]; the palladium complex crystallizes from hot benzene as the 2-benzene solvate and was structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography. In each of the three zerovalent complexes, the coordinated (R,R)-tetraphos stereospecifically generates tetrahedral M(PP)2 stereocenters of M configuration.     

Heterochiral triangulo nickel complex as evidence of a large positive nonlinear effect in catalysis

A novel triangulo complex was generated by heating, in vacuo, a racemic C2-symmetric octahedral nickel(II) diamine complex. The trinuclear species was identified by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, which revealed a 2:1 ligand stereochemistry relationship in each unit. This solid-state structure evidences the hypothesis that a 1:2 stereochemical relationship lies at the heart of the strong positive nonlinear effect observed in enecarbamate aldol-like reactions catalyzed by nickel(II) diamine complexes.     

Synthese von Nickelkomplexen mit porphinoidem Ligandsystem

Synthesis of nickel complexes with a porphine-type ligand system In the presence of nickel(II) salts the bicyclic vinylogous amidine 1 is dimerized to the diamagnetic (1-amino-10,20-diaza-octahydroporphinato)nickel(II) complex 3 . The condensation proceeds through a paramagnetic octahedral nickel(II) complex 2 . Starting from 3 , the (hexadecamethyl-10,20-diaza-hexahydroporphin)nickel bis (tetrafluoroborate) 7 (a (hexaaza [16]annulene)nickel(II) complex) was prepared in two steps. This highly electrophilic compound adds methoxide ions in consecutive and reversible steps to form first the (1-methoxy-10,20-diaza-octahydroporphinato)nickel tetrafluoroborate 8 and then the [cis-1, 11-dimethoxy-decahydroporphinato (2-)]nickel 6. 6, 7 and 8 were fully characterized and interconverted by addition and elimination reactions.     

Copper(I)-catalysed homo-coupling of aryldiazonium salts: synthesis of symmetrical biaryls

Copper(I) triflate acts as an efficient stoichiometric reagent for the homo-coupling of aryldiazonium salts bearing electron-withdrawing group(s), to yield symmetrical biaryls in acetonitrile under mild reaction conditions. Aryldiazonium salts bearing electron-donating groups undergo the reaction by using catalytic amounts of a copper complex prepared in situ from copper(II) triflate and 2,2′-bipyridine with metallic copper as an ultimate reductant.     

An insertion and Cycloaddition reaction of Dimethylketene with di-π-cyclopentadienylnickel

The complex (π-cyclopentadienyl)[σ-α,α-dimethyl-α-{2-3-π-[7,7-dimethyl-6-oxobicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-en-4-yl]}acetyl]nickel (II) has been identified as the principal product of the reaction of two moles of dimethylketene with di-π-cyclopentadienylnickel. Degradation of II in methanol solution yielded methyl α,α,7,7-tetramethyl-6-oxobicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-ene-4-acetate (III); and reduction of II gave the 6-hydroxy nickel complex (VI). Complex II is a result of 1,2-cycloaddition of one ketene function to a cyclopentadienyl ring and insertion of a second ketene function into a nickelcarbon bond.     

Investigations of Scope and Mechanism of Nickel‐Catalyzed Transformations of Glycosyl Trichloroacetimidates to Glycosyl Trichloroacetamides and Subsequent,Atom‐Economical,One‐Step Conversion to α‐Urea‐Glycosides

The development and mechanistic investigation of a highly stereoselective methodology for preparing α‐linked‐urea neo‐glycoconjugates and pseudo‐oligosaccharides is described. This two‐step procedure begins with the selective nickel‐catalyzed conversion of glycosyl trichloroacetimidates to the corresponding α‐trichloroacetamides. The α‐selective nature of the conversion is controlled with a cationic nickel(II) catalyst, [Ni(dppe)(OTf)₂] (dppe=1,2‐bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane, OTf=triflate). Mechanistic studies have identified the coordination of the nickel catalyst with the equatorial C₂‐ether functionality of the α‐glycosyl trichloroacetimidate to be paramount for achieving an α‐stereoselective transformation. A cross‐over experiment has indicated that the reaction does not proceed in an exclusively intramolecular fashion. The second step in this sequence is the direct conversion of α‐glycosyl trichloroacetamide products into the corresponding α‐urea glycosides by reacting them with a wide variety of amine nucleophiles in presence of cesium carbonate. Only α‐urea‐product formation is observed, as the reaction proceeds with complete retention of stereochemical integrity at the anomeric C?N bond.     

A new nickel(II) complex with the thiosemicarbazone of quinoline-2-carboxaldehyde: structure,DNA-binding,cleavage, and cytotoxic activities

[Ni(QTS)₂]?·?Cl?·?CH₃OH, where QST?=?quinoline-2-carboxaldehyde thiosemicarbazone, has been synthesized and characterized. The complex crystallized in a monoclinic system with space group P2(1)/n. Nickel(II) is situated in a distorted octahedral geometry with two tridentate ligands and one ligand is mono-deprotonated to coordinate to nickel(II). Interaction of the nickel(II) complex with calf thymus DNA was investigated by electronic absorption, CD, and fluorescence spectra. The results suggest that nickel(II) complex binds to DNA through a groove binding mode. The nickel(II) complex exhibited efficient DNA cleavage at micromolar concentration in the presence of ascorbate with hydroxyl radicals as the active species. In vitro cytotoxicity assay showed that the nickel(II) complex was more potent against MCF-7 cell line but less active against A-549 cell line than cisplatin at the concentrations tested.     

Different Types of Nickel,Cobalt, and Manganese Complexes originating from 2‐Imidazolecarboxaldiimine of Triethylenetetraamine

The reactivity of the 2‐imidazolecarboxaldiimine of triethylenetetraamine (H2imida) towards divalent manganese, cobalt, and nickel ions differs. It forms a cationic nickel(II) complex by acting as a hexa‐dentate ligand, whereas the cobalt(II) complex formation took place by deprotonation of the H2imida forming a neutral complex with imida. Deprotonation of the ligand by H2imida by cobalt(II) ions caused quenching of the fluorescence emission at 312 nm, such a quenching effect was not observed with the nickel ions. On the other hand, a mononuclear manganese(II) complex of a new tetradentate ligand was formed by manganese(II) assisted intramolecular cyclization reactions of H2imida.     

Metal complexes of bridging neutral radical ligands: pymDTDA and pymDSDA

Metal complexes of the 4-(2'-pyrimidyl)-1,2,3,5-dithiadiazolyl (pymDTDA) neutral radical ligand and its selenium analogue (pymDSDA) are presented. The following series of metal ions has been studied using M(hfac)(2) as the coordination fragment of choice (hfac = 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoroacetylacetonato): Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), and Zn(II). The binuclear cobalt and nickel complexes of pymDTDA both exhibit ferromagnetic (FM) coupling between the unpaired electrons on the ligand and the metal ion, while the binuclear zinc complex of pymDTDA is presented as a comparative example incorporating a diamagnetic metal ion. The binuclear manganese complex of pymDTDA, reported in a preliminary communication, is compared to the pymDSDA analogue, and new insight into the magnetic behavior reveals that intermolecular magnetic coupling, mediated by chalcogen-oxygen contacts, gives rise to a significant increase in the χT product at low temperature. Surprisingly, the binuclear nickel complex of pymDSDA forms dimers in the solid state, as do the mononuclear complexes of cobalt and nickel with pymDTDA. In addition, mixed mononuclear/binuclear complexes of Mn- and Zn(pymDTDA) have been identified.     

A Two‐in‐one Pincer Ligand and its Diiron(II) Complex Showing Spin State Switching in Solution through Reversible Ligand Exchange

A novel pyrazolate‐bridged ligand providing two {PNN} pincer‐type compartments has been synthesized. Its diiron(II) complex LFe₂(OTf)₃(CH₃CN) ( 1 ; Tf=triflate) features, in solid state, two bridging triflate ligands, with a terminal triflate and a MeCN ligand completing the octahedral coordination spheres of the two high‐spin metal ions. In MeCN solution, 1 is shown to undergo a sequential, reversible, and complete spin transition to the low‐spin state upon cooling. Detailed UV/Vis and ¹⁹F NMR spectroscopic studies as well as magnetic measurements have unraveled that spin state switching correlates with a rapid multistep triflate/MeCN ligand exchange equilibrium. The spin transition temperature can be continuously tuned by varying the triflate concentration in solution.     

Synthesis, structure, and aromaticity of the nickel(II) complex of pyricorrole, a molecular hybrid of porphyrin and corrole

Formal migration of one meso-carbon atom in the porphyrin ring into the pyrrole moiety results in an isomer "pyricorrole", a pyridine-containing corrole macrocycle. We prepared the nickel(II) complex of pyricorrole by the nickel(II)-induced cyclization of a linear precursor. Electronic absorption and proton NMR spectra of this compound revealed the presence of an 18π-electron circuit over the macrocycle, suggesting that aromaticity was retained after intensive rearrangement of the porphyrin core. X-ray crystallography of the nickel(II) complex confirmed the planar structure and demonstrated that it possesses hybrid properties of porphyrin and corrole.     

2-苯并咪唑吡啶镍配合物的合成﹑晶体结构及与DNA相互作用的共振散射光谱研究

合成了2-苯并咪唑吡啶镍配合物[Ni(C12H9N3)3](ClO4)2&#8226;H2O, 通过IR, UV-Vis和元素分析对其进行了表征, 并通过X射线单晶衍射确定了其晶体结构. 单晶结构分析表明, 该晶体属于三斜晶系, 空间群为 , a＝1.20076(5) nm, b＝1.22545(5) nm, c＝1.49077(5) nm, α＝88.2430(10)°, β＝71.7970(10)°, γ＝72.544(2)°, Z＝2, 最终偏离因子R1＝0.0608, wR2＝0.1859. 配合物的金属中心与6个配位氮原子形成八面体的几何构型. 用共振瑞利散射(RRS)研究了配合物与DNA的作用, 配合物与DNA相互作用形成复合产物并出现了相应的新的RRS光谱, 且随着配合物浓度的增大引起共振瑞利散射增强, 在低离子强度的环境下与DNA的作用比较明显. 这些实验结果表明了配合物与DNA之间存在较强的相互作用.     

The Coordination Structure of the Extracted Nickel(II) Complex with a Synergistic Mixture Containing Lix63 and Versatic10

In the present work, the nickel(II ) synergist complex with isobutyric acid (HL^I ) and 5‐hydroxy‐4‐octanone oxime (HB^I ), which were the corresponding short‐chain analogs of the active synergistic mixture of Versatic10 (HL ) and Lix63 (5,8‐diethyl‐7‐hydroxy‐6‐dodecanoneoxime, HB ), was prepared and studied by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction (XRD ). The crystal structure of the nickel(II ) synergist complex showed that the composition of the complex was Ni(L^I )₂(HB^I )₂ with a cis ‐form octahedron geometry structure. Both intra‐ and intermolecular hydrogen bonding were observed in the crystal lattice. Compared with the free ligands, similar band shifts of Fourier transform infrared (FT‐IR ) spectra assigned to the stretching vibration of carbon–oxygen single bond (C O), the stretching vibration of carbon–nitrogen double bond (CN), and the disappearance of the scissoring vibration of α‐hydroxy (OH ) were correspondingly found in both the nickel(II ) synergist complex and the extracted nickel(II ) complex in the nonpolar organic phase. Combined with the results from ESI‐MS , XRD , and slope analysis, it was concluded that the major species of the extracted nickel(II ) complex in the nonpolar organic phase might possess a similar coordination structure [Ni(HB )₂(L)₂] as the nickel(II ) synergist complex, along with the neutral complex [Ni(HB )(B)₂].     

Preconcentration of Nickel(II) in White Wine Using Quinoxaline-2,3-dithiol and a Finely Divided Anion-Exchange Resin for the Determination by Solid-Phase Spectrophotometry

A simple and sensitive method for the determination of trace amounts of nickel(II) is described. The method is based on the adsorptive enrichment of nickel(II) as the complex with quinoxaline-2,3-dithiol using a finely divided anion-exchange resin, collection of the resin on a membrane filter by filtration, and direct measurement of the absorbance of the resultant circular thin layer by reflective spectrophotometry at 605 nm. In the presence of interfering cations such as copper(II) and cobalt(II) a sample solution is first filtered, after the addition of ammonium thiocyanate and Zephiramine, to extract these cations onto a membrane filter as the ion-pair precipitate formed between the metal-thiocyanate complex anions and Zephiramine cations, then nickel(II) in the filtrate is determined. Interferences from iron(III), silver(I), bismuth(III), cadmium(II), mercury(II), indium(III), palladium(II), platinum(IV), tin(IV), and zinc(II) can also be eliminated. The proposed method was applied to the determination of nickel in white wine. The concentrations of nickel found in 5-ml aliquots of 10 different wine samples were in the range 16.1-68.0 ng ml⁻¹.     

Novel use of doublet peaks in flow injection analysis : Simultaneous Spectrophotometric Determination of Nickel(II) and Iron(II)

A simple, non-separation method for the simultaneous, single-injection determination of nickel(II) and iron(II) is described. The method is based on doublet peaks in a single-line system, with multiple vertical (absorbance) measurements of the doublet peak profile. Doublet peaks occur when the center of the sample zone remains unmixed. Nickel(II), 0.17–0.24 M, in the presence of 2.7–5.4 mM iron(II) is determined by direct spectrophotometry of the nickel(II) ion at the center of the sample zone, Iron(II) is first oxidized on-line by peroxodisulfate to iron(III), which complexes with thiocyanate to form the intensely red complex; this is measured at the peak maximum corresponding to the trailing edge of the sample zone. Correction are made for absorbance of nickel and its reduction in the iron thiocyanate complex formation. The absorbance of nickel(II) ion and the iron thiocyanate complex are both measured at 395 nm from a single injected sample. The general utility of the doublet peak method is discussed.     

Square-planar N2S2NiII complexes with an extended pi-conjugated system

The reaction of a mixture of 2-(1-naphthyl)benzothiazoline (HL1) and 2,6-diphenylbenzo[1,2-d:4,5-d']bisthiazoline (H3L2) with nickel(II) acetate tetrahydrate yielded three kinds of square-planar nickel(II) complexes: one nickel(II) complex with innocent ligands ([Ni(L1)2] (1c)) and two nickel(II) complexes with non-innocent ligands ([Ni(L1-L1)] (1a) and [Ni(L1-L2)] (1b)). The complex 1c has two bidentate-N,S ligands, which are formed via ring opening of HL1. On the other hand, the two complexes 1a and 1b contain a tetradentate-N2S2 ligand, which is created via ring opening of HL1 and H3L2, followed by bond formation between imino carbon atoms. Complexes 1a and 1b show very intense absorptions in the near-infrared (NIR) region, characteristic of square-planar complexes with non-innocent ligands. The third nickel(II) complex having a non-innocent tetradentate-N2S2 ligand ([Ni(L2-L2)] (2)) was prepared from H3L2 and nickel(II) acetate tetrahydrate. The electronic spectrum of 2 exhibits a very intense absorption at 981 nm (epsilon = 3.6 x 10(4) M-1 cm-1), which is significantly red-shifted compared with those of 1a (837 nm and 4.4 x 10(4) M-1 cm-1) and 1b (885 nm and 4.5 x 10(4) M-1 cm-1), indicating the presence of an extended pi delocalization. The reaction of 2,6-bis(3,5-dichlorophenyl)benzo[1,2-d:4,5-d']bisthiazoline (H3L3) with nickel(II) acetate tetrahydrate also led to the formation of a nickel(II) complex with a non-innocent ligand ([Ni(L3-L3)] (3)). While complex 3 is analogous to 2, its electrical conductivity is much higher than that of 2. The molecular structures of 1b, 1c, 2, and 3 were determined by X-ray crystallography.     

Syntheses and crystal structures of nickel(II), copper(II), and zinc(II) complexes with a biphenyl-bridged bis(pyrrole-2-yl-methyleneamine) ligand

The reactions of nickel(II), copper(II), and zinc(II) acetate salts with a potentially tetradentate biphenyl-bridged bis(pyrrole-2-yl-methyleneamine) ligand yielded three complexes with different coordination geometries. X-ray crystal structural analysis reveals that in the nickel(II) complex each nickel is five-coordinate, distorted trigonal bipyramid. In the copper(II) complex, each copper is four-coordinate, between square planar and tetrahedral. In the zinc(II) complex, each zinc is four-coordinate with a distorted tetrahedral geometry and the molar ratio of the zinc and ligand is 1 : 2.     

Preparation, structure and coordination properties of 3,3-bis(diisopropylamino)-3-thioxo-1-(2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenyl)-1,3- diphosphapropene

(Z)-1-Chloro-2-(2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenyl)-2-phosphaethenyllithium was allowed to react with bis(diisopropylamino)-phosphenium triflate to afford the corresponding 1,3-diphosphapropene which was converted to 3-thioxo-1,3-diphosphapropene [(Z)-Mes*P = C(Cl)-P(= S)(NiPr2)2]. The coordination properties of 3-thioxo-1,3'-diphosphapropene were investigated with carbonyltungsten(0) and dichloroplatinum(II) reagents, and the molecular structure of the chelate dichloroplatinum(II) complex was unambiguously determined by X-ray crystallography together with the free ligand. The dichloroplatinum(II) complex underwent intramolecular cyclisation involving C-H activation to give a 5,7-di-tert-butyl-3,3-dimethyl-l-(phosphinomethyl)-1-phosphaindane derivative as well.     

Nickel(II) Complexes Bearing 4-Arylimino-1,2,3-trihydroacridines: Synthesis,Characterization, and Ethylene Oligomerization

Nickel(II) complexes have attracted much attention as a new generation of olefin catalysts since the α-diiminonickel complex was discovered as a highly efficient procatalyst for ethylene polymerization. A series of novel 4-arylimino-1,2,3-trihydroacridylnickel(II) dihalide complexes was synthesized in a one-pot reaction of 2,3-dihydroacridine-4-one and different anilines with nickel(II) chloride or nickel(II) bromide 1,2-dimethoxyethane complex. The complexes were characterized by infrared spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The molecular structures of the representative complexes 4-(2,6-diisopropylphenylimino)-1,2,3-trihydroacridylnickel(II) dichloride (C3), 4-(2,4,6-trimethylphenylimino)-1,2,3-trihydroacridylnickel dichloride(II) (C4), and 4-(2,4,6-trimethylphenylimino)-1,2,3-trihydroacridylnickel(II) dibromide (C9) were confirmed by single-crystal X-ray crystallography, revealing a distorted tetrahedral geometry around the nickel(II) of C3 and distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry for C4 and C9. With the activation of trimethylaluminium (TMA), all nickel(II) complexes exhibited good activity for ethylene oligomerization, and oligomer products ranged from butene (C₄) to hexadecene (C₁₆).     

New copper(II), nickel(II), and cobalt(II) chelates derived from 2-methyl-3-{[3-methyl-5-oxo-1-phenylpyrazol-4- ylidene)methyl]amino}-quinazolin-4-one

Ligand system derived from pyrazolone-5 and N-aminoquinazolinone was prepared, its structure was studied. Metal chelates ML₂ were prepared by reaction of the obtained ligand with copper(II), nickel(II), and cobalt(II) acetates. The complexes were studied by IR, electronic, and ESR spectroscopy, magnetochemistry, X-ray diffraction. Copper(II) complex was shown to have pseudo-tetrahedral structure, nickel(II) and cobalt(II) complexes are octahedral.