Calculations of thermodynamic stability of CpCoC<Subscript>2</Subscript>B<Subscript>9</Subscript>H<Subscript>11</Subscript> cobaltacarborane isomers

Quantum-chemical calculations of the geometry and energies of nine possible isomers of 12-vertex cobaltacarborane CpCoC₂B₉H₁₁ (1) were carried out by the DFT method (PBEPBE/DGDZVP/DGA1). Thermodynamic stability of the isomers increases with increasing distance between the carbon atoms in the cage and is virtually independent of the position of the CpCo vertex. The relative stabilities of the 1,2,3-(17.57 kcal mol⁻¹), 1,2,4-(3.72 kcal mol⁻¹), and 1,2,9-isomers of 1 (0 kcal mol⁻¹) are similar to the corresponding values for the ortho (17.61 kcal mol⁻¹), meta (3.21 kcal mol⁻¹), and para isomers (0 kcal mol⁻¹) of carborane C₂B₁₀H₁₂. The results of the present study confirm a close similarity of the CpCo and BH fragments in metallacarborane chemistry. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1557–1559, July, 2005.     

Synthesis,structure, and NO-donor activity of the paramagnetic complex [Fe<Subscript>2</Subscript>(SC<Subscript>3</Subscript>H<Subscript>5</Subscript>N<Subscript>2</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>(NO)<Subscript>4</Subscript>] as a model of nitrosyl [2FE-2S] proteins

The neutral dinuclear iron nitrosyl complex [Fe₂(SC₃H₅N₂)₂(NO)₄] (1) of the “g = 2.03” family with a ligand analogous to natural mercaptohistidine was synthesized by the metathesis reaction of the thiosulfate ligands in the [Fe₂(S₂O₃)₂(NO)₄]²⁻ anion with imidazolidine-2-thiolate ligands. The electrochemical determination of nitrogen oxide in solution showed that compound 1 has a lower NO-donor ability compared to the iron complexes with 1-methylimidazole-2-thiol and imidazole-2-thiol synthesized earlier. Study of the magnetic properties of polycrystals of 1 demonstrated that the effective magnetic moment at room temperature is ca. 2.45 μ_B and corresponds to a molecule containing a pair of the noninteracting spins S = 1/2. This is evidence that each iron coordination unit in complex 1 contains one unpaired electron, and the iron atom is in the low-spin state. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 28–34, January, 2007.     

Hydrothermal Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Two New Heteropolyoxovanadoborates Containing {(VO)<Subscript>12</Subscript>O<Subscript>6</Subscript>[B<Subscript>3</Subscript>O<Subscript>6</Subscript>(OH)]<Subscript>6</Subscript>(H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O)} Cluster

Two new heteropolyoxovanadoborates (H₂dap)₂H₆{(VO)₁₂O₆[B₃O₆(OH)]₆(H₂O)}·13H₂O (1, dap = 1,2-diaminopropane) and {[Zn(dien)]₂[Zn(dien)(H₂O)]₄(VO)₁₂O₆[B₃O₆(OH)]₆(H₂O)}₂·15H₂O (2, dien = diethylenetriamine) have been hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized. Both 1 and 2 contain {(VO)₁₂O₆[B₃O₆(OH)]₆(H₂O)} cluster (denoted on V₁₂B₁₈), which is constructed by a puckered B₁₈O₃₆(OH)₆ ring sandwiched between two triangles of six alternating cis and trans edge-sharing vanadium atoms, and a central water molecule. 1 consists of discrete [V₁₂B₁₈]¹⁰⁻ cluster anions with H₂dap²⁺ as counterions, while 2 consists of discrete neutral {[Zn(dien)]₂[Zn(dien)(H₂O)]₄[V₁₂B₁₈]} clusters, which are built from two types of zinc(II) complex fragments connecting with V₁₂B₁₈ cluster through two Zn-(μ ₃-O)-B bonds. Interestingly, 2 is the only example of the V₁₂B₁₈ cluster decorated by two types of zinc(II) complex fragments.     

Generation of fullerenyl radicals and chemiluminescence in the (C<Subscript>60</Subscript>—R<Subscript>3</Subscript>Al)—O<Subscript>2</Subscript> system

Fullerenyl radicals (FR) RC₆₀ ^· and chemiluminescence (CL) are generated in the presence of O₂ in C₆₀—R₃Al (R = Et, Buⁱ) solutions in toluene (T = 298 K). The FR are formed due to the addition of the R^· radical, which is an intermediate of R₃Al autooxidation, to C₆₀. Mass spectroscopy and HPLC were used to identify Et_nC₆₀H_m (n, m = 1–6), Et_pC₆₀ (p = 2–6), and dimer EtC₆₀C₆₀Et as stable products of FR transformations. As found by ESR, the EtC₆₀ ^· radical (g = 2.0037) is also generated by photolysis of solutions obtained after interaction in the (C₆₀— R₃Al)—O₂ system. In the presence of dioxygen, the FR is not oxidized but yields complexes with O₂, which appear as broadening of the ESR signals. Chemiluminescence arising in the (C₆₀—R₃Al)—O₂ system is much brighter (I _max = 1.86·10⁸ photon s⁻¹ mL⁻¹) than the known background CL (I _max = 6.0·10⁶ photon s⁻¹ mL⁻¹) for the autooxidation of R₃Al and is localized in a longer-wavelength spectral region (λ_max = 617 and 664 nm). This CL is generated as a result of energy transfer from the primary emitter ³CH₃CHO* to the products of FR transformation: R_nC₆₀H_m, R_pC₆₀, and EtC₆₀C₆₀Et. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 205–213, February, 2007.     

Measurement of the rate constants of the reactions of the chlorine atom with C<Subscript>3</Subscript>F<Subscript>7</Subscript>I and CF<Subscript>3</Subscript>I using the resonance fluorescence of chlorine atoms

The rate constants of the reactions of the chlorine atom with C₃F₇I (k ₁) and CF₃I (k ₂) have been measured using the resonance fluorescence of chlorine atoms in a flow reactor at 295 K: k ₁ = (5.2 ± 0.3) × 10⁻¹² cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹ and k ₂ = (7.4 ± 0.6) × 10⁻¹³ cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹. No iodine atoms have been detected in the reaction products.     

Synthesis and Structure of Vitamin B<Subscript>12</Subscript>-Derivatives with a Modified Ribose-Unit

Summary. The acylation at the 5′-OH group of the ribose-unit of vitamin B₁₂ (cyanocobalamin) or of aquocobalamin with two conventional reagents gave mono-acylated B₁₂-derivatives with good to very high selectivity. The site of the modification was deduced from spectral data of the products and was further supported by the crystal structure data of three such modified B₁₂-derivatives. These three B₁₂-derivatives were found to crystallize in the space group P2₁2₁2₁, irrespective of the nature of the appendage. Acylation at 5′-OH has been used to protect (or block) this group in the context of functionalization of 2′-OH or elsewhere in the B₁₂-molecule. Attachment of the bifunctional succinyl-unit has allowed the preparation of further modified derivatives of vitamin B₁₂ and binding of B₁₂-derivatives to biological carriers and other macromolecules. In aqueous solution, 5′-acylcobalamins turned out to be rather susceptible to hydrolytic loss of the acyl-functionality. Bernhard Kr?utler: In memoriam Prof. Karl Schl?gl     

Photochemical substitution of benzene in the iron cyclohexadienyl complex [(η<Superscript>5</Superscript>-C<Subscript>6</Subscript>H<Subscript>7</Subscript>)Fe(η-C<Subscript>6</Subscript>H<Subscript>6</Subscript>)]<Superscript>+</Superscript>

The visible light irradiation of the [(η⁵-C₆H₇)Fe(η-C₆H₆)]⁺ cation (1) in acetonitrile resulted in the substitution of the benzene ligand to form the labile acetonitrile species [(η⁵-C₆H₇)Fe(MeCN)₃]⁺ (2). The reaction of 1 with Bu^tNC in MeCN produced the stable isonitrile complex [(η⁵-C₆H₇)Fe(Bu^tNC)₃]⁺ (3). The photochemical reaction of cation 1 with pentaphosphaferrocene Cp*Fe(η-cyclo-P₅) afforded the triple-decker cation with the bridging pentaphospholyl ligand, [(η⁵-C₆H₇)Fe(μ-η:η-cyclo-P₅)FeCp*]⁺ (4). The latter complex was also synthesized by the reaction of cation 2 with Cp*Fe(η-cyclo-P₅). The structure of the complex [3]PF₆ was established by X-ray diffraction. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2088–2091, November, 2007.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of new double mercury silver phosphide iodide Hg<Subscript>12</Subscript>Ag<Subscript>41</Subscript>P<Subscript>88</Subscript>I<Subscript>41</Subscript>

New double mercury silver phosphide iodide Hg₁₂Ag₄₁P₈₈I₄₁ (1) was synthesized and its crystal structure was established. Compound 1 crystallizes in the cubic system. The characteristic feature of the crystal structure 1 is the presence of the anionic cage clusters P₁₁ ³⁻, which have been previously found in alkali metal compounds only. The well-ordered P₁₁ ³⁻ clusters form a system of polyhedra, which encapsulate various disordered α-AgI-type fragments. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1882–1886, October, 2007.     

Determination of vitamin B<Subscript>1</Subscript> in seawater and microalgal fermentation media by high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection

A highly sensitive high-performance liquid chromatographic method with fluorescence detection has been developed for determination of vitamin B₁. Vitamin B₁ was converted into a fluorescent compound by treatment with hydrogen peroxide–horseradish peroxidase and the derivative was subsequently analyzed by HPLC on a Waters Spherisorb ODS2 column (250 mm×4.6 mm ID, 5 μm) with 40:60 methanol–pH 8.5 acetate buffer solution as mobile phase and fluorescence detection at 440 nm (with excitation at 375 nm). The calibration graph was linear from 5.00×10⁻¹⁰ mol L⁻¹ to 5.00×10⁻⁷ mol L⁻¹ for vitamin B₁ with a correlation coefficient of 0.9991 (n=9). The detection limit was 1.0×10⁻¹⁰ mol L⁻¹. The method was successfully used for determination of vitamin B₁ at pg mL⁻¹ levels in microalgal fermentation media and seawater after solid-phase extraction. Recovery was from 89 to 110% and the relative standard deviation was in the range 1.1 to 4.3%.     

Mechanisms for the formation of layered A<Subscript>4</Subscript>B<Subscript>3</Subscript>O<Subscript>12</Subscript> compounds from coprecipitated hydroxocarbonate and hydroxide systems

We have established and analyzed the sequences of phase transitions in synthesis of layered compounds in the A_nB_n–1O_3n family ( \textA₃^\textII\textLnB₃^\textV\textO₁₂ {\text{A}}_3^{\text{II}}{\text{LnB}}_3^{\text{V}}{{\text{O}}_{{12}}} (A^II = Ba, Sr, Ln = La, Nd, B^V = Nb, Ta) and La₄Ti₃O₁₂ with n = 4) from coprecipitated hydroxocarbonate and hydroxide systems, including steps involving the formation, solid-phase reaction, or structural rearrangement of intermediates.     

Features of laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry fragmentation of vitamin B<Subscript>12</Subscript>

A comparative analysis of the laser desorption/ionization of vitamin B₁₂ by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) and desorption/ionization on porous silicon (DIOS) was carried out. The mass spectra obtained were interpreted and the pathways for ion formation and decomposition were established. The MALDI fragmentation of the positive vitamin B₁₂ ions is more extensive than the DIOS fragmentation. The most extensive fragmentation was found using the MALDI method for negative vitamin B₁₂ ions, which are lacking when using the DIOS method. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i éksperimental’naya Khimiya, Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 251–256, July–August, 2007.     

Structure and properties of H<Subscript>8</Subscript>(PW<Subscript>11</Subscript>TiO<Subscript>39</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>O heteropoly acid

Heteropoly acid (HPA) H₈(PW₁₁TiO₃₉)₂O·xH₂O (I) is synthesized by three different ways and studied by chemical analysis, potentiometric titration, mass-spectrometry, IR, ³¹P, ¹⁸³W, and ¹⁷O NMR spectroscopy, thermogravimetry, and transmission electron microscopy. Anion I consists of two subparticles of the Keggin structure bridged by Ti-O-Ti. The dimeric anion exists in HPA aqueous solutions at [I] > 0.02 M. At pH > 0.6 it splits to a [PW₁₁TiO₄₀]⁵⁻ monomer stable up to pH ∼ 6. When heated (150–400)°C, I splits into H₃PW₁₂O₄₀ and, apparently, H₃PW₁₀Ti₂O₃₈ without phase separation. Thermolysis products are soluble and when dissolved in water turn again into I. Complete decomposition of I to oxides occurs at ∼450°C.     

Singlet-triplet splitting of divalent five-membered fused rings C<Subscript>12</Subscript>H<Subscript>8</Subscript>M (M = C,Si, Ge,Sn, and Pb): Application in nanocomplex synthesis

Energy differences, ΔX _s−t (X = E, H, and G) (ΔX _s−t = X(singlet) − X(triplet)) between singlet (s) and triplet (t) states of C₁₂H₈M were calculated at B3LYP/6-311+G*. The DFT calculations indicated that the ΔG _s−t between singlet (s) and triplet (t) states of C₁₂H₈M were increased from M = C to M = Pb. The ΔG _s−t of C₁₂H₈M was compared with its analogue C₄H₄M through replacement of heavy atoms from M = C to M = Pb. Configurations of the electrons in orbitals (σ² or π²) for the singlet state of C₁₂H₈M were discussed.     

Voltammetric determination of vitamin B<Subscript>6</Subscript> (pyridoxine) at a graphite screen-printed electrode modified with graphene oxide/Fe<Subscript>3</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript>@SiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> nanocomposite

The preparation and study of electrochemical properties of a graphite screen-printed electrode (SPE) modified with the GO/Fe₃O₄@SiO₂ (GO is graphene oxide) nanocomposites are described. The morphologies of the GO/Fe₃O₄@SiO₂ nanocomposites were examined by scanning electron microscopy. The electrochemical oxidation of vitamin B₆ (pyridoxine) on SPE modified with the GO/Fe₃O₄@SiO₂ nanocomposite was investigated by cyclic voltammetry, differential pulse voltammetry, and chronoamperometry. Under optimum conditions (pH 7.0), the vitamin B₆ oxidation at the surface of the modified SPE occurs at a potential about 190 mV less positive than that at the unmodified SPE. A linear voltammetric response for vitamin B₆ was obtained in the concentration range 1.0?10 ⁶—9.0?10 ⁴ mol L^–1 with a detection limit of 5.2?10 ⁷ mol L^–1 using differential pulse voltammetry. The developed sensor was also successfully applied for determination of trace level of vitamin B₆ in both the standard vitamin B₆ sample and biological samples (urine).     

Determination of vitamin B12 in pharmaceutical preparations by a highly sensitive fluorimetric method

A fluorimetric method for the determination of vitamin B₁₂ has been developed. The fluorescence emission was measured at λ_ex/λ_em275/305 nm in phosphate buffer solution (pH 7.0), and the experimental variables and possible interference were studied. The linear calibration range was 1.000 ng/mL to 100.0 ng/mL with a correlation coefficient of 0.9994 and a detection limit of 0.1 ng/mL. The method is rapid, simple and highly sensitive. It was used to determine vitamin B₁₂ in pharmaceutical preparations. The recovery was 96%–98% and the relative standard deviation was in the range of 1.8%–2.7%. The results agreed with those obtained by spectrophotometry. Received: 17 July 2000 / Revised: 4 September 2000 / Accepted: 7 September 2000     

Hydrothermal synthesis,crystal structure and magnetic properties of a new one-dimensional polymer [{Cu(4,4′- bipy)(CH<Subscript>3</Subscript>COO)<Subscript>2</Subscript>}·3H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O]<Subscript>n</Subscript>

One new metal – organic coordination framework formulated as [{Cu(4,4′-bipy)(CH₃COO)₂}·3H₂O]_n (1) (where 4,4′-bipy=4,4′-bipyridine) has been hydrothermally synthesised and characterised by elemental analysis, IR and electronic spectroscopy, variable temperature magnetic moment measurement and single crystal X-ray diffraction study. Single crystal X-ray analysis reveals that 1 is one dimensional polymeric compound in which acetate ligand shows both mono- and bidentate bonding mode, and 4,4′-bipy acts as bridging ligand which supports the formation of infinite chains. The global feature of the χ _M T vs. T curve in 1 is characteristic of moderate antiferromagnetic interaction and the best fit parameters from 300 down to 2 K are found as J = −78.7 cm⁻¹.     

Theoretical study on S<Subscript>1</Subscript>(<Superscript>1</Superscript>B<Subscript>3u</Subscript>) state electronic structure and absorption spectrum of pyrazine

Making use of a set of quantum chemistry methods, the harmonic potential surfaces of the ground state (S₀(¹ A _g)) and the first (S₁(¹ B _3u)) excited state of pyrazine are investigated, and the electronic structures of the two states are characterized. In the present study, the conventional quantum mechanical method, taking account of the Born-Oppenheimer adiabatic approximation, is adopted to simulate the absorption spectrum of S₁(¹ B _3u) state of pyrazine. The assignment of main vibronic transitions is made for S₁(¹ B _3u) state. It is found that the spectral profile is mainly described by the Franck-Condon progression of totally symmetric mode ν_6a. For the five totally symmetric modes, the present calculations show that the frequency differences between the ground and the S₁(¹ B _3u) state are small. Therefore the displaced harmonic oscillator approximation along with Franck-Condon transition is used to simulate S₁(¹ B _3u) absorption spectra. The distortion effect due to the so-called quadratic coupling is demonstrated to be unimportant for the absorption spectrum, except the coupling mode ν_10a. The calculated S₁(¹ B _3u) absorption spectrum is in reasonable agreement with the experimental spectra. Supported by Taiwan National Science Council (Grant Nos. NSC 96-2113-M-009-021 and NSC 96-2811-M-009-023)     

Local structure and photoluminescent characteristics of Eu<Superscript>3+</Superscript> in ZnO–SiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> glasses

The photoluminescence properties of xZnO–(100−x)SiO₂ (x = 0, 5, 10, 20) containing 1% Eu₂O₃ prepared by a sol–gel method were systematically investigated. The results indicated that the relative proportion of f–f transitions to charge transfer (CT) absorption decreased with the increase of ZnO concentration. The intensity of ⁵D₀–⁷F_J transitions of Eu³⁺ ions was enhanced with the increase of ZnO content due to local structure changes and decreased quantities of Eu³⁺ ions clusters. The results of fluorescence line narrow (FLN) spectra indicated that Eu³⁺ ions occupied one site in SiO₂ glass and two sites in ZnO–SiO₂ glasses. The second-order crystal field parameters were calculated. B₂₀ and B₂₂ for site 1 increased with excitation energy, while ones hardly changed for site 2.     

Oxygen- versus carbon-coordination of the alpha-stabilized phosphorus ylide Ph<Subscript>3</Subscript>P=C(H)R in palladacycles bearing secondary amines

The ortho-metalated complex [Pd(x){κ ² (C,N)-[C₆H₄CH₂NRR′ (Y)}] (2a–4a and 2b–3b) was prepared by refluxing in benzene equimolecular amounts of Pd(OAc)₂ and secondary benzylamine [a, EtNHCH₂Ph; b, t-BuNHCH₂Ph followed by addition of excess NaCl. The reaction of the complexes [Pd(x){κ ² (C,N)-[C₆H₄CH₂NRR′ (Y)}] (2a–4a and 2b–3b) with a stoichiometric amount of Ph₃P=C(H)COC₆H₄-4-Z (Z = Br, Ph) (ZBPPY) (1:1 molar ratio), in THF at low temperature, gives the cationic derivatives [Pd(OC(Z-4-C₆H₄C=CHPPh₃){κ ² (C,N)-[C₆H₄CH₂NRR′(Y)}] (5a–9a, 4b–6b, and 4b′–6b′), in which the ylide ligand is O-coordinated to the Pd(II) center and trans to the ortho-metalated C(6)H(4) group, in an “end-on carbonyl”. Ortho-metallation, ylide O-coordination, and C-coordination in complexes (5a–9a, 4b–6b, and 4b′–6b′) were characterized by elemental analysis as well as various spectroscopic techniques.     

Flow injection-solid phase spectrofluorimetric determination of pyridoxine in presence of group B-vitamins

A flow-through optosensor has been prepared for the sensitive and selective determination of pyridoxine (vitamin B₆) in aqueous solutions. The sensor was developed in conjunction with a monochannel flow-injection analysis system with fluorimetric detection using Sephadex SP-C25 resin as an active sorbent substrate. This method of determination is carried out without any derivatization. The wavelengths of excitation and emission were 295 and 385 nm, respectively. When a HCl (10^–3 mol L^–1) / NaCl (3 × 10^–2 mol L^–1) solution is used as carrier solution, the sensor responds linearly in the measuring range of 5–200, 10–400 and 50–1800 ng mL^–1 with detection limits of 0.33, 0.67, and 5.70 ng mL^–1 for 2000, 1000 and 200 μL of sample volume, respectively. The relative standard deviation for ten independent determinations is less than 0.75% for 0.2 and 1.0 mL of sample volumes used, and 1.31% for 2.0 mL of sample volume used. The method was satisfactorily applied to the determination of vitamin B₆ in pharmaceutical preparations. Received: 4 June 1998 / Revised: 16 July 1998 / Accepted: 6 August 1998