Hydrogen oxidation catalysis by a nickel diphosphine complex with pendant tert-butyl amines

A bis-diphosphine nickel complex with tert-butyl functionalized pendant amines [Ni(P(Cy)(2)N(t-Bu)(2))(2)](2+) has been synthesized. It is a highly active electrocatalyst for the oxidation of hydrogen in the presence of base. The turnover rate of 50 s(-1) under 1.0 atm H(2) at a potential of -0.77 V vs. the ferrocene couple is 5 times faster than the rate reported heretofore for any other synthetic molecular H(2) oxidation catalyst.     

Combined polymerization catalysis of nickel complex and zirconocene for branched polyethylene

The polymerization behavior of 2-(2′-pyridyl) quinoxaline nickel dibromide/Cp₂ZrCl₂/MAO system was investigated in three ways: the Ni catalyst was added first, followed by addition of Zr catalyst (method I); the Ni and Zr catalysts were added simultaneously (method II); and the Zr catalyst was added first, followed by addition of Ni catalyst (method III). Results of GC-MS, GPC,¹³C NMR and DSC investigations indicated that the properties of resulting polyethylene were greatly varied by changing feeding orders of the two catalysts. Decreasing Ni/Zr molar ratio or increasing polymerization temperature gave corresponding polyethylenes with less branches and higher melting point. Compared to the procedure using Cp₂ZrCl₂ catalyst only, the activity of Zr catalyst in those combined system decreased because of the competition of ethylene between the [Ni−C] and [Zr−C] active centers. In addition, other zirconocenes were also employed as copolymerization catalysts in the combined system with nickel complex. compared to Cp₂ZrCl₂ case, the ethyl-bridged Zr catalyst performed better for polymerization of ethylene while the Si-bridged Zr catalyst showed better copolymerization ability.     

Chiral-at-metal ruthenium complex as a metalloligand for asymmetric catalysis

The mononuclear [Ru(bpy)(2)(bpym)][PF(6)](2) complex (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine; bpym = 2,2'-bipyrimidine) has been prepared in its enantiopure Lambda form. Because of the chelating property of the bipyrimidine moiety, it is possible to use this chiral-at-metal complex as a chiral inorganic ligand for a second metal cation acting as a catalytic center. Here we report the synthesis and the structural characterization of a novel dinuclear Lambda-[(bpy)(2)Ru(bpym)RuCl(p-cymene)](3+) compound (1). The asymmetric-inducing properties of the enantiopure chiral-at-metal metalloligand have been probed during asymmetric transfer hydrogenation to ketones catalyzed by 1. This provides one of the very few illustrations of the potential of this original class of chiral inorganic ligands.     

Cyclobutadiene nickel complex as a catalyst for CH-activation reactions: computational study

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Third-order nonlinear optical response of a new polymeric material based on epoxides containing a nickel(II) complex

A novel polymeric material having nonlinear optical properties has been prepared from the diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A and a macrocyclic complex of nickel(II). It has been shown that relatively high levels of third-order nonlinear susceptibility of polymers can be obtained without the use of highly conjugated systems. L. V. Pisarzhevskii Institute of Physical Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 31 Nauka Prospect, Kiev 252039, Ukraine. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i éksperimental’naya Khimiya, Vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 165–169, May–June, 1997.     

Aqueous biphasic hydroformylation in the presence of cyclodextrins mixtures: evidence of a positive synergistic effect

Mixtures of randomly methylated cyclodextrins of various sizes have been evaluated in the rhodium-catalysed hydroformylation of higher olefins in an aqueous biphasic medium. A marked positive non-linear effect on 1-tetradecene conversion is observed when the CD molar ratio in the mixture is modified. The formation of 2:1 ternary inclusion complexes between RAME-CDs and the olefin is supposed to be responsible for the extra conversion observed.     

A positive nonlinear effect in catalytic asymmetric cyclopropanation of styrene with ethyl diazoacetate

The existence of a positive nonlinear effect [(+)-NLE] in the asymmetric cyclopropanation of styrene with ethyl diazoacetate catalysed by a chiral Cu(I)-bisoxazoline complex was observed. This effect can be explained by the possible formation of a catalytically inactive heterochiral meso-complex.     

The reactivity of a nucleophilic nickel acylate complex

The reactivity of a nucleophilic nickel acylate complex with a tungsten carbene complex, Fe(CO)₅, Cr(CO)₆, PPh₃, and CO was investigated. With the tungsten carbene complex, a methyl transfer occurred. With the metal carbonyl complexes, the acylate group on the nickel and a carbonyl on the iron or chromium traded places. With the PPh₃ and CO, the acylate anion was replaced by the phosphine or CO ligand.     

Determination of nickel(II) as the nickel dimethylglyoxime complex using colorimetric solid phase extraction

Colorimetric solid phase extraction (C-SPE) is an analytical technique in which analytes in water samples are extracted onto a solid adsorbent matrix impregnated with a colorimetric reagent and then quantified directly on the adsorbent surface using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. This paper presents a further development in C-SPE. In this case, the reagent employed to detect the analyte is not impregnated on the extraction medium. Instead, the reagent is weakly immobilized on a solid support (i.e., filter paper) and released into the sample as it flows through the support. The reagent complexes the analyte in solution, forming a highly colored precipitate that is collected on the surface of an extraction membrane. The concentration of analyte is determined using the Kubelka-Munk function calculated from the diffuse reflectance spectrum of the precipitate on the membrane surface. This precipitation-spectrophotometric platform is extensively evaluated by determining nickel(II) using dimethylglyoxime (DMG) as the precipitating reagent. The ability to optimize reaction conditions with immobilized reagents by in-line buffering is also demonstrated. Specifically, borax buffer was utilized to adjust the pH of nickel(II) samples prepared in deionized water. This combination of immobilized buffer and reagent allows C-SPE to operate in a solid-phase mode in which all the reagents requisite for optimal analyte determination are immobilized on solid supports. Using this method, nickel(II) was determined in a single processing step over the concentration range 0.50-5.0 ppm in ∼40 s with 1.0 ml sample volumes.     

Intergenerational continuity as a key factor for efficient development of organic chemistry and metal complex catalysis in Russia

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Differential spectrophotometry of nickel as its pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid complex

The determination of nickel with pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid by means of differential spectrophotometry at 1,025 mmicro is described. At the Ni concentration level of 2 mg/ml the relative standard deviation is 0.1 %. Only a few elements interfere.     

Modification of biologically active plant metabolites via the metal complex catalysis reactions as a promising direction in medicinal chemistry

Developed by the authors methods for the functionalization of some plant metabolites or their derivatives, viz., the eudesmane-type methylidenelactones, diterpene and morphinane alkaloids, furanolabdanoids, lupanes triterpenoids, and coumarins, using the metal complex catalysis, are reviewed.     

纳米分子筛LTA包裹Ni-Salen配合物为修饰碳糊电极用于电催化氧化肼反应

采用柔性配体法将Ni-salen配合物包裹在纳米分子筛LTA的超笼中,用来修饰碳糊电极制得Ni(Ⅱ)-SalenA/CPE,并采用循环伏安法、计时电流法和计时库仑法考察了该电极电催化氧化0.1 mol/L NaOH溶液中肼反应性能.首先采用无有机模板剂法合成纳米分子筛LTA,并用各种技术进行了表征.XRD和粒径分析结果分别显示LTA晶体的平均粒径为56.1和72nm.在Ni(Ⅱ)-SalenA/CPE电极氧化还原位上水合肼催化氧化反应电子转移系数为0.64,速率常数为1.03×105cm3/(mol·s).电催化反应机理研究表明,水合肼氧化反应通过它与Ni3+(Salen)O(OH)反应或直接进行电氧化反应.阳极峰电流与扫描速率的平方根呈线性关系,表明反应受扩散控制,水合肼的扩散系数为1.18×10?7cm2/s.结果表明,Ni(Ⅱ)-SalenA/CPE对水合肼氧化反应表现出高的电催化活性,这是由于纳米分子筛LTA的多孔结构以及Ni(Ⅱ)-Salen的存在.最后研究了水合肼在碱性溶液中Ni(Ⅱ)-SalenA/CPE电极上的氧化反应机理,发现其为四电子过程,第一个电子转移反应为速率控制步骤,然后是一个三电子过程,产生环境友好的最终产物氮气和水.