Structural Organization of Symmetrical Dialkylthiuram Disulfides and Their Cyclic Analogs: X-Ray Diffraction and CP/MAS (13C, 15N) NMR Studies

High-resolution ¹³C and ¹⁵N solid-state NMR spectra were recorded for seven crystalline tetraalkyl-thiuram disulfides and their cyclic analogs of the general formula [R₂NC(S)S]₂ (where R = CH₃, C₂H₅, C₃H₇, and i-C₃H₇ or R₂ = (CH₂)₅, (CH₂)₆, and (CH₂)₄O). The ¹⁵N and ¹³C NMR resonances were assigned to the particular atoms in the compounds studied. Different isotropic ¹⁵N chemical shifts for both dialkyldithiocarbamato groups were interpreted while considering the inductive effects of the alkyl substituents combined with the mesomeric effect of the dithiocarbamato group. X-ray diffraction data were used to refine the molecular structure of bis(cyclohexamethylene)thiuram disulfide and to quantitatively characterize the conformations of the seven-membered N(CH₂)₆ heterocycles.     

Adducts of zinc and copper(II) dialkyldithiocarbamate complexes with dialkylamines: Synthesis,EPR, and <Superscript>13</Superscript>C and <Superscript>15</Superscript>N CP/MAS NMR

Crystalline adducts of zinc and copper(II) dithiocarbamate (Dtc) complexes with dialkylamines [M(NHR′₂)(S₂CNR₂)₂] (M = Zn, ⁶³Cu, ⁶⁵Cu; R = CH₃, C₂H₅, or R₂ = (CH₂)₄O; R′ = C₂H₅, C₃H₇) have been preparatively isolated. The structures and spectral properties of the adducts have been studied by EPR and ¹³C and ¹⁵N MAS NMR. Chemisorption of bases on powders of dinuclear dithiocarbamates leads to their dissociation into monomeric adducts. Computer simulation demonstrates that the experimental EPR spectra of isotope-substituted copper(II) adducts have an individual character. The geometry of the copper polyhedra is intermediate between a trigonal bipyramid (TBP) and a tetragonal pyramid (TP). The TBP and TP contributions have been quantified based on EPR data. ¹³C and ¹⁵N MAS NMR data show that the Dtc ligands incorporated into the zinc adduct molecule are structurally nonequivalent. The dependence of the isotropic ¹⁵N chemical shifts of the Dtc groups on the alkyl substituents at the nitrogen atom is interpreted based on the concept of joint manifestation of the (+)inductive effect of the alkyl substituents and the mesomeric effect of the Dtc groups.     

Structural organization of mercury(II) and copper(II) dithiocarbamates from EPR and <Superscript>13</Superscript>C and <Superscript>15</Superscript>N MAS NMR spectra and X-ray diffraction analysis

The structures and spectroscopic properties of mononuclear and binuclear mercury(II) and copper(II) complexes with four dithiocarbamate ligands R₂NC(S)S^? (R = CH₃, C₂H₅, or iso-C₃H₇; R₂ = (CH₂)₆) were studied by solid-state ¹³C and ¹⁵N CP/MAS NMR and EPR spectroscopy. Mercury(II) N,N-cyclohexamethylenedithiocarbamate [Hg₂{S₂CN(CH₂)₆}₄] was obtained and characterized in detail by X-ray diffraction analysis at 299 K. The binuclear molecule of the complex is centrosymmetric; the central tricyclic fragment [Hg₂S₄C₂] is in the chair conformation. In the ¹³C and ¹⁵N NMR spectra, the signals were assigned to the dithiocarbamate ligands with different structural functions: bidentate chelating and combined (both chelating and bridging) ones. The differences between the isotropic ¹⁵N chemical shifts for the dialkyldithiocarbamate ligands were interpreted in terms of combination of the mesomeric effect of the =NC(S)S-groups and the inductive effect of the alkyl substituents. According to the EPR data, copper(II) in magnetically diluted systems is mainly found in heterobinuclear molecules [CuHg(S₂CNR₂)₄] and the geometry of the chromophores [CuS₅] approximates to a tetragonal pyramid.     

Adducts of zinc and copper(II) dialkyldithiocarbamate complexes with dibutyl-and diisobutylamines: Synthesis,structures, EPR and solid-state natural abundance <Superscript>13</Superscript>C and <Superscript>15</Superscript>N CP/MAS NMR spectra

Crystalline adducts of zinc and copper(II) dithiocarbamate complexes with dibutyl-and diisobutylamines of the general formula [M(NHR′₂)(S₂CNR₂)₂] (M = Zn, ⁶³Cu, and ⁶⁵Cu; R = CH₃ and C₂H₅; R₂ = (CH₂)₄O; R′ = C₄H₉ and i-C₄H₉) were synthesized. Their structures and spectroscopic properties were studied by EPR and solid-state natural abundance ¹³C and ¹⁵N CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy. Experimental EPR data and computer-assisted modeling confirmed the individual character of copper(II) adducts. The geometries of the copper coordination polyhedra were found to be intermediate between a tetragonal pyramid and a trigonal bipyramid (TBP). The contributions from TBP to the geometries of the adducts obtained were calculated from the EPR data. According to the X-ray diffraction data, the adduct of zinc diethyldithiocarbamate with diisobutylamine exists in two isomeric forms. The ¹³C and ¹⁵N CP/MAS NMR signals were assigned to the atomic positions in two crystallographically independent conformer molecules.     

Structural studies of bacterial cellulose through the solid-phase nitration and acetylation by CP/MAS <Superscript>13</Superscript>C NMR spectroscopy

The solid-phase nitration and acetylation processes of bacterial cellulose have been investigated mainly by CP/MAS ¹³C NMR spectroscopy to clarify the features of these reactions in relation to the characterization of the disordered component included in the microfibrils. CP/MAS ¹³C NMR spectra of bacterial and Valonia cellulose samples are markedly changed as the nitration progresses, in a similar way to the case of cotton linters previously reported; and the relative reactivity of the OH groups in the glucose residues is found to decrease in the order of O(6)H>O(2)H>O(3)H. Moreover, the nitration rate and mode greatly depend on the concentration of nitric acid in the reaction media. At dilute and medium concentrations, the O(6)H groups in the crystalline and disordered components are subjected to nitration at nearly the same rate, indicating that these two components are distributed almost at random in the entire region of each microfibril. The preferential penetration of nitric acid into each microfibril also occurs prior to nitration at the medium concentration, resulting in an increase in the mole fraction of the disordered component. In contrast, all OH groups undergo nitration very rapidly at the higher concentration, although nitration levels off to a certain extent for O(3)H groups. In solid-phase acetylation, no regio-selective reactivity is observed among the three kinds of OH groups, which may be due to the characteristic reaction that proceeds in a very thin layer between the acetylated and nonacetylated regions in each microfibril. The almost random distribution of the disordered component in the entire region of the microfibrils is also confirmed in this solid-phase acetylation. On the basis of these results, the mechanism of the solid-phase reactions and the microfibril structure are discussed.     

2-Amino-4-aryl-1-arylideneaminoimidazoles and Acylation Products: A Multinuclear (<Superscript>1</Superscript>H, <Superscript>13</Superscript>C, <Superscript>15</Superscript>N) NMR Study

Summary. The structure of 2-amino-4-aryl-1-arylideneaminoimidazoles in DMSO-d₆ solution was investigated by means of NMR spectroscopic methods (¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁵N). From these data the (E)-configuration at the excocyclic C=N bond and a strong preference for the conformer with the imidazole H-5 and the N=CH proton being spatially close (s-trans regarding the N–N bond) can be concluded. Reaction of the title compounds with acetic anhydride leads to mono and diacylation at the 2-amino group, whereas treatment with pivalic anhydride exclusively affords the corresponding monoacyl product. The mono- and diacylation products exhibit similar configurational and conformational properties as the parent compounds.     

Crystalline cadmium dialkyl phosphorodithioate complexes: Synthesis and structural organization as probed by multinuclear <Superscript>13</Superscript>C, <Superscript>31</Superscript>P,and <Superscript>113</Superscript>Cd CP/MAS NMR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction

The cadmium O,O′-dethyl (I) and O,O′-di-sec-butyl phosphorodithioate (II) complexes have been synthesized and characterized in detail by ¹³C, ³¹P, and ¹¹³Cd CP/MAS NMR. X-ray crystallography shows that complex II has a binuclear molecular structure [Cd₂{S₂P(O-s-C₄H₉)₂}₄]. For ³¹P and ¹¹³Cd NMR signals, the chemical shift anisotropy δ_aniso and the asymmetry parameter η have been calculated. The ³¹P NMR signals are assigned to the terminal and bridging ligands in the complexes.     

A Thermodynamic Study Of N,N,N',N'-Tetrakis(2-Hydroxyethyl)-Ethylenediamine Complexes With Nickel(II), Copper(II), And Zinc (II)

Abstract

Thermodynamic parameters have been determined by poten-tiometric techniques for complex ions formed by N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine TKED, with nickel (II), copper(II), and zinc(II) ions. The formation constants, enthalpy, and free energy data for the complexes exhibited values qualitatively consistent with predicted ligand field stabilization trends for these cations. The general expected stability of the complexes in the order Ni(II) < Cu(II) > Zn(II) is observed.     

Copper(II) and Nickel(II) Alkylxanthate Complexes (R = C2H5, i-C3H7, i-C4H9, s-C4H9, and C5H11): EPR and Solid-State 13C CP/MAS NMR Studies

Alkylxanthate complexes of the general formula [M{S(S)COR}₂] (M = Ni, ⁶³Cu, and ⁶⁵Cu; R = C₂H₅, i-C₃H₇, i-C₄H₉, s-C₄H₉, and C₅H₁₁) were synthesized and studied by EPR and high-resolution solid-state ¹³C CP/MAS NMR. In the copper(II) complexes stabilized in the matrix of nickel(II) compounds, square planar chromophores [CuS₄] are characterized by rhombic distortion (EPR data). Experimental EPR spectra were simulated at the second order of perturbation theory. Nickel(II) complexes were characterized by ¹³C NMR spectra. In all cases, the –OC(S)S– groups were found to exhibit intramolecular structural equivalence.     

Spin-spin Coupling Constants <Superscript>13</Superscript>C-<Superscript>13</Superscript>C in Structural Studies: XXXVIII. Nonempirical Calculations: Oximes

Ab initio calculation of spin-spin coupling constants ¹³C-¹³C for a series of ketone oximes was carried out in a framework of the second order polarization propagator approximation (SOPPA). Taking into account the electron correlation effects and the use of special correlation-consistent basic sets including functions allowing for internal correlation and dense functions provided a good agreement between the calculated and experimental values. These results open new possibilities for the configurational assignment of imine nitrogen compounds.     

Bis(dimethyldithiocarbamato)(pyridine)zinc and -copper(II) and Their Benzene Solvates: EPR and Solid-State Natural Abundance (13C, 15N) CP/MAS NMR

Adducts of bis(dimethyldithiocarbamato)zinc and -copper(II) complexes with pyridine, [M(Py)(Mdtc)₂], and their benzene solvates [M(Py)(Mdtc)₂] · 0.5C₆H₆ were synthesized. The electron paramagnetic resonance method and solid-state ¹³C and ¹⁵N CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy were used to perform a comparative study of the compounds obtained. The EPR data showed that the geometry of Cu(II) coordination polyhedra both in the adduct itself [Cu(Py)(Mdtc)₂], and in its solvate, [Cu(Py)(Mdtc)₂] · 0.5C₆H₆ is intermediate between a square pyramid (SP) and a trigonal bipyramid (TBP), the contribution from the latter being dominant (75%) in [Cu(Py)(Mdtc)₂]. In the solvated adduct [Cu(Py)(Mdtc)₂] · 0.5C₆H₆, the copper(II) polyhedron is distorted to form an SP-enriched structure (the contribution from TBP is reduced to 55%). It was found NMR data that [Zn(Py)(Mdtc)₂] exists in a single high-symmetry molecular form. Coordinated pyridine molecule shows molecular motion about the Zn–N bond. The solvation of the adduct results in structural nonequivalence of the Mdtc^–ligands in [Zn(Py)(Mdtc)₂] · 0.5C₆H₆. Signals in the ¹⁵N NMR spectra were assigned to the structural positions of the atoms in the previously described molecular structure of a solvated adduct. It was found that the heterogeneous reaction of adduct formation during the absorption of pyridine from the gas phase by polycrystalline [Zn₂(Mdtc)₄] species is accompanied by the dissociation of binuclear molecules.     

Structural Determination of Bis-histidinopeptide Zinc Complexes by 15N NMR (HMBC) Spectra

Polynitrogen receptors such as bis-histidine peptides possess strong ability to bind metals, which play much important roles in medicinal, bioinorganic, bioorganic, biomimetic and supramolecular chemistry. In order to investigate the interaction of these hosts with a variety of neutral, cationic and anionic guests, several techniques, for example, NMR,potentiometric tirations and monocrystal X-ray diffraction have been employed. Among them NMR is a powerful technique for unraveling the structure of polynitrogen receptors as long as they are in solution where the rapid tumbling of molecules averages out the anisotropies such as chemical shift and dipole-dipole interactions. General 1H NMR approach has been widely used for the study of host-guest interaction, but it is difficult for the accurate measurement in complexes structures, particularly metal complexes structures in which how the polynitrogen receptors bind metal, and which nitrogen binds metal and so on.     

Cobalt(II), Nickel(II), and Copper(II) Complexes with Diphenylthiocarbazide

New [ML(H₂O)₂] complexes (M = Co²⁺, Ni²⁺, or Cu²⁺; H₂L = diphenylthiocarbazide) were synthesized and studied using IR and diffuse reflection electronic spectroscopy, magnetic chemistry, conductometry, and DTA. The metals were shown to coordinate L^2–through nitrogen and sulfur atoms. The complex [CuL(H₂O)₂] is a dimer.     

Synthesis, Characterization and the Antioxidative Activity of Zinc(II), Copper(II) and Nickel(II) Schiff-base Complexes

A naringenin Schiff-base ligand (H₃L) and its three complexes, MHL . nH₂O (M = Zn and Cu, n = 0.5) and NiH₂LOAc . 3.5H₂O, have been synthesized and characterized on the basis of elemental analysis, molar conductivity and i.r. spectrum, ¹H-n.m.r., u.v. spectra and thermal analyses. In addition, the suppression ratio for O₂^−˙ (a) and the suppression ratio for OH˙(b) were determined by the use of spectrophotometric methods. IC₅₀(a) and IC₅₀(b) of the complexes are given. The results show that compared to the ligand, the complexes exhibit high activity in the suppression of O₂^−˙ (a) and OH˙(b).     

<Superscript>1</Superscript>H and <Superscript>13</Superscript>C NMR spectra of some drimanic sesquiterpenoids

One- and two-dimensional homo- and heteronuclear correlation proton, carbon, proton—proton, and proton—carbon NMR spectra of fifteen drimanic sesquiterpenoids: 11,12-dibromodrima-5,8-dien-7-one, drim-8-en-7-one, 11-hydroxydrim-8-en-7-one, 11,12-dihydroxydrim-8-en-7-one, 11-hydroxy-11,12-epoxydrim-8-en-7-one, 11-hydroxy-11,12-epoxydrim-8-en-7-one, 8,9-epoxydriman-7-one, 8,9-epoxydriman-7-ol, 11,12-diacetoxydrim-8-en-7-ol, drimane-7,8,11-triol, 7,8-isopropylidenedioxydriman-11-al, 9, 11-dihydroxydrim-7-en-6-one, drimane-7,8,9-triol, drimane-7,8,11-triol, and drim-8-ene-7,11,12-triol were studied. The proton and carbon chemical shifts were assigned.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2589–2594, December, 2004.     

Structural features of acidic fluorophosphatozirconates (hafnates) from the <Superscript>19</Superscript>F, <Superscript>31</Superscript>P, <Superscript>1</Superscript>H NMR data

Fluorophosphatometallates with the composition K₃H₃Zr₃F₃(PO₄)₅, Rb₃H₃Zr₃F₃(PO₄)₅, Rb₃H₃Hf₃F₃(PO₄)₅, CsH₂Hf₂F₂(PO₄)₃?2H₂O are studied by ³¹P, ¹⁹F, and ¹H NMR. It is found that protons enter in the composition of hydrophosphate groups and fluorine atoms occupy the terminal sites in the tetravalent metal environment. Schemes of the crystal structure of fluorophosphatometallates are proposed. It is established that in CsH₂Hf₂F₂(PO₄)₃?2H₂O water molecules are bonded to the phosphate group proton via a strong hydrogen bond and are characterized by a low energy barrier of molecular motions.