异核双金属有机化合物的合成方法与反应性能研究

本文对近年来异核双金属有机化学的发展作了简要的介绍和回顾, 文中对含金属-金属键和不含金属-金属键的d/d和d/f异核双金属有机化合物的合成方法及反应性能作了归纳。     

不对称二亚胺异双核钴镍催化剂的合成及乙烯聚合研究

合成了不对称异双核钴镍催化剂MN5CoNi.该催化剂经AlEt3,MMAO,AlEt3/[PhMe2NH][B(C6F5)4](B)或MMAO/B活化后用于乙烯聚合.异双核催化剂与相应的等摩尔双组分混合单核催化剂相比,以TEA作助催化剂时,异双核催化剂的Co和Ni中心的活性都远低于双组分混合体系,且Ni中心生成的聚乙烯含量低于双组分混合体系,异双核催化剂中的Co和Ni中心同时被抑制.以MMAO作助催化剂时,异双核催化剂的活性虽低于双组分混合体系,但是异双核催化剂中的两种金属中心的活性都有了较大的提高,且Ni中心生成的聚乙烯含量高于后者.同时考察了活性随时间变化,发现异双核催化剂中活性衰减比双组分混合体系慢,说明异双核体系中Co和Ni中心在MMAO活化下比双组分混合体系的金属中心更稳定.当以TEA/B作助催化剂时,异双核催化剂中Co和Ni中心的活性有所提高,但仍远低于双组分混合体系,且Ni中心生成的聚乙烯含量低于后者,说明Ni被选择性抑制.当使用MMAO/B作助催化剂时,结果与MMAO类似.     

Synthesis and characterization of well-defined aluminum-containing heterobimetallic selenides

A series of novel aluminum heterobimetallic selenides were reported. The reaction of LAl(SeH)2 (1) with LiN(SiMe3)2 resulted in the formation of [LAl(SeLi)2(THF)2] (2) (L = HC(CMeNAr)2, Ar = 2,6-iPr2C6H3). Compound 2 reacted with Me2GeCl2, Ph2GeCl2, Cp2TiCl2, and Cp2ZrCl2, respectively, to produce LAl(mu-Se)2GeMe2 (3), LAl(mu-Se)2GePh2 (4), LAl(mu-Se)2TiCp2 (5), and LAl(mu-Se)2ZrCp2 (6) in moderate yields. Compounds 2-6 were characterized by elemental analysis, NMR, and electron impact-MS. The X-ray single-crystal structure of 3 is reported and confirms the spirocyclic arrangement of the aluminum atom within the six-membered AlN2C3 and four-membered AlSe2Ge rings.     

Ab initio study of bonding trends for f0 actinide oxyfluoride species

 Fully relativistic, four-component Dirac–Fock calculations and quasirelativistic pseudopotential calculations at different ab initio levels are used to study the bonding trends among the naked, triatomic [OAnO] ^q+ groups or the oxyfluorides [AnO _n F _m ] ^q with f ⁰ configurations. The triatomic f ⁰ series is suggested to range from the bent ThO₂ via the linear OPaO⁺ to at least NpO₂ ³⁺, a possible new gas-phase species. The neutral oxyfluoride molecules include the experimentally unknown NpO₂F₃ and PuO₂F₄. The latter is a candidate for the so far unknown oxidation state Pu(VIII), which is found to lie considerably above Pu(VI), but to be locally stable. Their all-oxygen isoelectronic analogues are NpO₅ ³⁻, known in the solid state, and the unknown PuO₆ ⁴⁻. Further possible candidates for Pu(VIII) are PuO₄(D _4h ) and the cube-shaped PuF₈(O _h ). Isoelectronic UF₈ ²⁻ is calculated to be D _4d , in agreement with experiment. Received: 18 May 2001 / Accepted: 21 June 2001 / Published online: 11 October 2001     

Synthesis and characterization of heterobimetallic oxo-bridged aluminum-rare earth metal complexes

Reaction of the aluminum hydroxide LAl(OH)[C(Ph)CH(Ph)] (1, L = HC[(CMe)(NAr)](2), Ar = 2,6-iPr(2)C(6)H(3)) with Y(CH(2)SiMe(3))(3)(THF)(2) yielded the oxo-bridged heterobimetallic yttrium dialkyl complex LAl[C(Ph)CH(Ph)](μ-O)Y(CH(2)SiMe(3))(2)(THF)(2) (2). Alkane elimination reaction of 2 with 2-(imino)pyrrole [NN]H ([NN]H = 2-(ArN═CH)-5-tBuC(4)H(2)NH) afforded the yttrium monoalkyl complex LAl[C(Ph)CH(Ph)] (μ-O)Y(CH(2)SiMe(3))[NN](THF)(2) (5). Alternatively, 5 can be prepared in high yield by reaction of 1 with [NN]Y(CH(2)SiMe(3))(2)(THF)(2) (3). The analogous samarium alkyl complex LAl[C(Ph)CH(Ph)](μ-O)Sm(CH(2)SiMe(3))[NN](THF)(2) (6) was prepared similarly. Reactions of 5 and 6 with 1 equiv of iPrOH yielded the corresponding alkoxyl complexes 7 and 8, respectively. The molecular structures of 3, 6, and 8 have been determined by X-ray single-crystal analysis. Complexes 2, 3, 5, 7, and 8 have been investigated as lactide polymerization initiators. The heterobimetallic alkoxyl 8 is highly active to yield high molecular weight (M(n) = 6.91 × 10(4)) polylactides with over 91% conversion at the lactide-to-initiator molar ratio of 2000.     

Synthesis and structures of three heterobimetallic compounds based on a new ferrocenyl pyridine ligand

The reactions of 2-PAMF with metal perchlorates [2-PAMF = (2-pyridylmethylamino)carbonylferrocene] yielded three coordination compounds, M(2-PAMF)₂(CH₃CH₂OH)₂(ClO₄)₂ (M = Co 1, Zn 2, and Cu 3), which were characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction and IR spectroscopy. Compounds 1 and 2 have similar structures with six-coordinate metals in octahedral geometries. The CuII in 3 possesses a severely distorted octahedral geometry due to Jahn–Teller distortion. Adjacent molecules in the three compounds were linked by intermolecular hydrogen bonds to form a 1-D supramolecular chain.     

Synthesis and characterization of aluminum-containing tin(IV) heterobimetallic sulfides

Three novel aluminum-containing tin(IV) heterobimetallic sulfides are reported. The reaction of [LAl(SLi)2(THF)2]2 (1) [L = HC(CMeNAr)2, Ar = 2,6-iPr2C6H3] with Ph2SnCl2, Me2SnCl2, and SnCl4 in THF respectively afforded LAl(mu-S)2SnPh2 (2), LAl(mu-S)2SnMe2 (3), and LAl(mu-S)2Sn(mu-S)2AlL (4) in moderate yields. Compounds 2, 3, and 4 were characterized by elemental analysis, NMR, electron-impact mass spectrometry, and single-crystal X-ray structural analysis.     

A homoleptic SPS-based complex and a double-cubane-type sulfur cluster of an actinide element

Treatment of UI₃(THF)₄ with [M(Et₂O)][SPS^Me] (M = Li, K; [SPS^Me]⁻ = 1-methyl-2,6-bis(diphenylphosphine sulfide)-3,5-diphenylphosphinine anion) gave the cationic tris SPS complex [U(SPS^Me)₃]I (1). Similar reaction of U(BH₄)₃(THF)₃ and [M(Et₂O)][SPS^Me] afforded, in addition to the [U(SPS)₃]⁺ cation, crystals of the sulfido complex [U{(μ₃-S)₄U₃(SPS^Me)₃(BH₄)₃}₂] (2). The metal environment in 1 is a tricapped trigonal prism and the core of the heptanuclear cluster 2 is a corner-shared double-cubane.     

Ab initio study of the electronic structure and bonding of aluminum nitride

For the diatomic aluminum nitride (AlN), we have constructed potential energy curves for 45 states employing multi-reference variational methods and quantitative basis sets. Thirty-six states are relatively strongly bound, five present local minima, and four are of repulsive nature. Almost all states are of intense multi-reference character rendering their calculation and interpretation quite problematic. Our tentative assignment of the ground state is 3Pi, while a 3Sigma- state is above by less than 1 kcal/mol. Our best estimate for the binding energy of the X3Pi state is D0 = 56.0 +/- 0.5 kcal/mol at re = 1.783 A, in good agreement with the experimental values of D = 66 +/- 9 kcal/mol and re = 1.7864 A. The binding energy of the A3Sigma- state is very similar to the X state because they both correlate to the ground-state atoms, but the bond distance of the former is 0.13 A longer. The first seven states can be tagged as follows: X3Pi, A3Sigma-, a1Sigma+, b1Pi, c1Delta, B3Sigma+, and d1Sigma+, a rather definitive order with the exception of X and A states.     

Synthesis of chiral titanium-containing phosphinoamide ligands for enantioselective heterobimetallic catalysis

The synthesis of six chiral titanium-containing phosphinoamide ligands is discussed. These ligands assemble chiral heterobimetallic Pd–Ti complexes, enable enantioselective intramolecular allylic aminations with hindered amine nucleophiles and achieve selectivity up to 53% ee. Mechanistic studies demonstrate the reversibility of the enantio-determining C–N bond forming step, which leads to a gradual increase in the % ee of the reaction over time. These results represent a rare example of enantioselective heterobimetallic catalysis and suggest that these new ligands could find broad application in enantioselective transition metal catalysis.     

Structure, bonding, vibration and ideal strength of primitive-centered tetragonal boron nitride

First-principle calculations of the structural, electronic, vibrational and mechanical properties of the primitive-centered tetragonal boron nitride (pct-BN) structure are performed. Results reveal that pct-BN is more energetically favorable than h-BN above the pressure of 8.8 GPa and dynamically stable at up to 120 GPa. Electronic bonding indicates that pct-BN possesses a covalent character with near-tetrahedral sp(3)-hybridized electronic states. Vibrational property calculations show that its characteristic sp(3) Raman peaks are at 738 cm(-1), 1032 cm(-1) and 1155 cm(-1). The mechanical failure mode of pct-BN is dominated by the shear type. The lowest peak stress of 43.1 GPa under (110) [11(-)0] shear sets an upper bound for its ideal strength. The calculated minimum hardness of pct-BN is greater than that of w-BN. Its average hardness approached that of c-BN, indicating that this novel BN allotrope is a potential superhard material.     

Synthesis and characterization of a complex salt and heterobimetallic coordination polymers of 1-benzoyl-1-cyanoethylene-2,2-dithiolate

The complex salt (NBu₄ⁿ)₂ [Cu(bcd)₂] and heterobimetallic coordination polymers MM′(bcd)₂ [M=2Ag^I, Cd^II, Hg^II or Pb^II; M′=Ni^II or Cu^II; bcd²⁻=1-benzoyl-1-cyanoethylene-2,2-dithiolate] have been synthesized from the reaction of Na₂[M′(bcd)₂] generated in situ with NBu₄ⁿBr or metal salts MX₂ [X=MeCO₂⁻, NO₃⁻, Cl⁻ or SO₄²⁻]. The complexes were characterized by elemental analyses, molar conductance, magnetic susceptibility, i.r., n.m.r., electronic and e.s.r. spectra and solid-state conductivity measurements. The MCu(bcd)₂ polymers are diamagnetic, suggesting strongly antiferromagnetically coupled Cu^II ions. The conductivities of the pressed pellets of the compounds are very small and they do not show semiconducting behaviour in the considered temperature range.*Presented at the 10th Symposium on Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry (MTIC-X), December 15–17, 2003, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India.     

Synthesis of boron nitride nanotube films with a nanoparticle catalyst

Boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) films were synthesized by combining ball milling and thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) using nano-Fe₃O₄ as a catalyst. The as-produced BNNTs have a bamboo-like structure and have a diameter in the range of 50~200 nm with an average length of more than 40 mm. Moreover, BNNT nanojunction structures were synthesized. The structure and morphology of the BNNTs were characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM and HRTEM. The possible growth mechanism of BNNTs and BNNT nanojunction structures were proposed. Though the BNNT films were observed, out of our expectation, BNNTs with thin tube wall and small average diameter have not been achieved, and this could be mainly ascribed to the aggregation of the nanoparticle catalyst, resulting in greater catalyst particles during the process of BNNT growth. This result will provide a promising approach to obtain the desired shape of BNNTs and produce branched junctions of BNNTs.     

Synthesis, crystal structure and magnetic properties of an oxalato-bridged Re(IV)Mo(VI) heterobimetallic complex

The Re(IV)-Mo(VI) compound of formula (PPh(4))(2)[ReCl(4)(μ-ox)MoO(2)Cl(2)] (1) constitutes the first example of a heterodinuclear oxalato-bridged complex in the coordination chemistry of molybdenum.     

Synthesis and characterization of binary and heterobimetallic complexes of dithiofuroate with 3d-metal ions

New complexes [M(dtf)2] (M=MnII or CuII), Cr(dtf)3 and V(dtf)4 (dtf=dithiofuroate) and heterobimetallic complexes M[Cd(dtf)4] (M=VO2+, MnII, FeII, CoII, NiII or ZnII) have been prepared in H2O−EtOH and characterized by elemental analyses, magnetic susceptibility measurements and spectroscopic studies. The known complexes Fe(dtf)3, Co(dtf)3, Ni(dtf)2, and Zn(dtf)2 have been screened towards the bacteria Pseudomonas spergillus and Bacillus spergillus. In vitro results of the binary complexes on P-815 (murine mastocytoma) indicate that these complexes show significant inhibition of [3H]thymidine and [3H]uridine incorporation in DNA and RNA in the tumour cells. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Body-centered tetragonal B2N2: a novel sp3 bonding boron nitride polymorph

A novel polymorph of boron nitride (BN) with a body-centered tetragonal structure (bct-BN) has been predicted using first-principles calculations. The structural, vibrational, and mechanical calculations indicated that bct-BN is mechanically stable at zero pressure. When pressure is above 6 GPa, bct-BN becomes energetically more stable than h-BN. The bct-BN appears to be an intermediate phase between h-BN and w-BN due to a low energy barrier from h-BN to w-BN via bct-BN. Our results also indicated that the structure of unknown E-BN phase might be bct-BN.     

Synthesis and ceramic conversion of a new oligomeric precursor to boron nitride

A new polyaminoborazine with good solubility was synthesized by ammonolysis reaction of a mixture of B‐chloroborazine, B‐bischloroborazine, and B‐trichloroborazine under mild condition. The oligomer was easily cured at 250°C. The pyrolytic residue of the cured oligomer was investigated with X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), powder X‐ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). The results indicated that crystalline h‐BN with B/N ratio of 1:1.01 is main in the residue pyrolyzed at 1500°C. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.