Synthesis and studies of spectroscopic and electrochemical properties of dinuclear ruthenium(<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">II</Emphasis>) and manganese(<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">II</Emphasis>) complexes

New dinuclear ruthenium manganese complexes of general composition (bpy)₂Ru(L)MnCl_x(H₂O)₂ (L is 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione, 3,3′-dicarboxy-2,2′-bipyridyl, or bis(pyrazolyl); x = 2 or 4) were synthesized by the reaction of (bpy)₂Ru(L) with MnCl₂ · 4H₂O. These compounds and the starting mononuclear ruthenium complexes were studied by spectrophotometric and electrochemical methods in MeCN. The position of the charge-transfer band Ru^II → L in the spectra depends on the donor-acceptor characteristics of the ligand L. For the dinuclear complex under study, the formal potentials of reversible one-electron oxidation of Ru^II are in the range of 0.9–1.2 V (vs. the standard hydrogen electrode), whereas oxidation of Mn^II occurs at more positive (by 0.1–0.2 V) potentials. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2281–2285, October, 2005.     

Co<Superscript>II</Superscript> and Rh<Superscript>I</Superscript> complexes with <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis><Subscript>2</Subscript>-symmetric chiral diamines of the dioxolane series

The reaction of di-μ-chlorobis(1,5-cyclooctadiene)dirhodium with (4S, 5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(methylaminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane (1) gave the complex [Rh(cod)(1)]Cl (cod is 1,5-cyclooctadiene). The composition of the complexes CoCl₂ · L₂ and [Rh(cod)(L₂)]X (L₂ = 1, (4S,5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(aminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane, and (4S, 5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(dimethylaminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane; X = Cl, TfO) was studied using IR and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. In the Rh^I cyclooctadienediamine complexes, the diene molecule forms a stronger bond with the metal atom than that in the cyclooctadienediphosphine analogs. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2270–2274, October, 2005.     

IR and <Superscript>31</Superscript>P NMR spectroscopic study of complexation of carbamoyl methyl phosphinates with U<Superscript>VI</Superscript> and Th<Superscript>IV</Superscript> in nitric acid solutions

The composition of complexes formed upon the extraction of U^VI and Th^IV nitrates with O-n-nonyl(N,N-dibutylcarbamoylmethyl) methyl phosphinate (L) from solutions of nitric acid without additional solvent was determined by ³¹P NMR spectroscopy. The structures of the complexes formed were studied by IR spectroscopy. Uranium(VI) is extracted from 3 and 5 M solutions of HNO₃ as the [UO₂(L)₂(NO₃)₂] complex, while thorium(IV) is extracted from 5 M HNO₃ as the [Th(L)₃(NO₃)₃]⁺·NO ₃ ⁻ complex. In both cases, ligand L has bidentate coordination. Ligand L contacts with 3 and 5 M nitric acid to form adducts L·HNO₃ and L· (HNO₃)₂, respectively. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2460–2464, November, 2005.     

Heterospin mixed-ligand heterotrinuclear Co<Superscript>II</Superscript>, Gd<Superscript>III</Superscript>, Co<Superscript>II</Superscript> complex with nitronyl nitroxide

A method was developed for the synthesis of mixed-metal heterospin compounds with the direct coordination of the nitroxide fragment based on the replacement of acetonitrile molecules in the heterotrinuclear complex [Co₂Gd(NO₃)Piv₆(CH₃CN)₂] with nitroxide molecules. The molecular and crystal structure of the heterospin mixed-ligand heterotrinuclear Co^II, Gd^III, Co^II complex [Co₂Gd(NO₃)Piv₆(NIT-Me)₂], where NIT-Me is stable nitronyl nitroxide, was established. The magnetic properties of this complex were investigated in the temperature range of 2–300 K. The coordination of nitroxide groups to Co^II ions is responsible for strong exchange interactions between the unpaired electrons in the exchange clusters {>-·O-Co^II}, resulting in the virtually complete spin coupling between each coordinated >N-·O group and one of the unpaired electrons of each Co^II ion at temperatures below 200 K. Dedicated to Academician G. A. Abakumov on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1742–1745, September, 2007.     

5-[2-(Methylthio)ethyl]-3-phenyl-2-thioxoimidazolidin-4-one and its complexes with transition metals (Co<Superscript>II</Superscript>, Ni<Superscript>II</Superscript>, and Cu<Superscript>II</Superscript>). Synthesis and electrochemical investigation

The reaction of 5-[2-(methylthio)ethyl]-3-phenyl-2-thioxoimidazolidin-4-one (LH) with salts MCl₂· xH₂O (M = Co, Ni, Cu; x = 2, 6) afforded the [M(L)Cl]_n complexes of Ni^II, Co^II, and Cu^II. The electrochemical behavior of the LH ligand and its complexes was studied using the cyclic voltammetry and rotating disk electrode techniques. The structures of the synthesized compounds were determined by the data of UV—Vis and IR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and electrochemical characteristics. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 339–343, February, 2007.     

Synthesis and physicochemical study of Ni<Superscript>II</Superscript> complexes with tetradentate acyclic and macrocyclic N<Subscript>2</Subscript>S<Subscript>2</Subscript> ligands as thiosalen analogs

N,N’-Polymethylenebis(thiosalicylidene)iminate and macrocyclic dithiadiazadibenzocycloalkadiene complexes of nickel(II) were synthesized and their electrochemical and spectroscopic properties were studied. Dithiadiazadibenzocycloalkadiene complexes containing two DMSO molecules coordinated to Ni²⁺ and two outer-sphere ClO₄ ⁻ anions were synthesized by the reaction of the corresponding macrocyclic ligands with Ni(ClO₄)₂·6H₂O. The structure of 3,6-dithia-10,14-diazadibenzo[a,g]cyclopentadeca-9,14-dienylnickel(II)[bis(dimethyl sulfoxide) bis-perchlorate] was established by X-ray diffraction. The UV-Vis spectroscopic data are consistent with octahedral structures of diiminobis(sulfide) complexes, a square-planar structure of the thiosalen complex, and distorted tetrahedral structures of other diiminodithiolate complexes. The reaction of S-tert-butylthiosalicylaldehyde with hydrazine hydrate afforded di(ortho-tert-butylthiobenzal)azine. The reaction of the latter with anhydrous NiCl₂ produced a colored complex with the simplest molecular formula Ni(C₁₆H₁₂N₂S₂) in 15% yield. Semiempirical PM3(tm) calculations and the results of UV-Vis, ESR, and ¹H NMR spectroscopy demonstrate that this complex has most probably a dimeric structure, in which two Ni centers adopt a nearly square-planar configuration. The complexes are clearly divided into two types according to their electrochemical behavior in DMF solutions. The type 1 is characterized by reversibility of the first reduction steps. The type 2 is characterized by irreversible two-electron reduction as the first step accompanied by deposition of Ni metal on the electrode surface. Rapid electrochemically initiated alkylation occurs in the presence of various alkylating agents (BuⁿI, BuⁿBr, (DmgH)₂CoCH₃) in a solution of complex 1 in DMF.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 169–183, January, 2005.     

Synthesis and structure of the [Ni(H<Subscript>2</Subscript>L)Cl]Cl complex with the chiral pentadentate nitrogen-containing ligand H<Subscript>2</Subscript>L derived from the natural terpenoid (+)-3-carene

The reaction of NiCl₂ with the chiral pentadentate nitrogen-containing ligand H₂L derived from the natural terpenoid (+)-3-carene produced the paramagnetic [Ni(H₂L)Cl]Cl complex. The crystal structure of this complex was established by X-ray diffraction. Dedicated to Academician G. A. Abakumov on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1708–1711, September, 2007.     

Synthesis and electrochemical characterization of complexes of 1,2-bis[2-(pyridylmethylideneamino)phenylthio]ethanes with transition metals (CoII, NiII, CuII)

Transition metal (Ni^II, Co^II, and Cu^II) complexes with 1,2-bis[2-(3-pyridylmethylideneamino)phenylthio]ethane (1) and 1,2-bis[2-(4-pyridylmethylideneamino)phenylthio]ethane (2) were synthesized for the first time by slow diffusion of solutions of compounds 1 or 2 in CH₂Cl₂ into solutions of MX₂ · nH₂O (M = Ni, Co, or Cu; X = Cl or NO₃; n = 2 or 6) in ethanol. The reactions with Co^II and Cu^II chlorides afford complexes of composition M(L)Cl₂ (L = 1 or 2). The reactions of compound 1 with Ni^II salts produce complexes with 1,2-bis(2-aminophenylthio)ethane. The molecular structure of dinitrato[1,2-bis(2-aminophenylthio)ethane]nickel(ii) was confirmed by X-ray diffraction. The ligands and the complexes were investigated by cyclic voltammetry and rotating disk electrode voltammetry. The initial reduction of the complexes proceeds at the metal atom. The oxidation of the chlorine-containing complexes proceeds at the coordinated chloride anion. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 350–355, February, 2008.     

Ionic mobility in the antimony(<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">iii</Emphasis>) fluorochloride complexes

Ionic mobility in the NaSbClF₃ · H₂O, KSbClF₃, and NH₄SbClF₃ fluorochloride complexes was studied by ¹H and ¹⁹F NMR spectroscopy in the temperature interval from 150 to 480 K. The types of ionic motions in the compounds were determined. Their physicochemical characteristics were compared with those of the earlier studied sodium, potassium, and ammonium tetrafluoroantimonates(iii). The replacement of one F atom by the Cl atom in MSbF₄ (M = Na, K, NH₄) changes both the structure of the Sb polyhedra forming the structure of the antimony(iii) fluorochloride complex and the character of ionic motions in the compounds. The ionic conductivity in the 324–436 K range was determined for NH₄SbClF₃: σ = 1.07 · 10⁻⁴ S cm⁻¹ at T = 423 K. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1353–1357, July, 2008.     

Borohydride reduction of acetophenone and esters of dehydrocarboxylic acids in the presence of chiral cobalt(<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">II</Emphasis>) diamine complexes

The catalytic reduction of acetophenone, methyl α-acetamidocinnamate, and dimethyl itaconate with alcohol-modified sodium borohydride was studied in the presence of complexes CoCl₂·L₂ (L₂ are chiral C ₂-symmetric diamines: (4S,5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(aminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane, (4S, 5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(methylaminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane, (4S, 5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(dimethylaminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane, and (4S, 5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(diphenylaminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane). The maximum enantiomeric excess of (S)-1-phenylethanol was 24%, that of dimethyl α-methylsuccinate was 38%.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 342–347, February, 2005.     

Estimation of the specific content and nature of sorption sites of iron(<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">III</Emphasis>) and zirconium(<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">IV</Emphasis>) oxyhydroxides

The sorption of anions H₂PO₄ ⁻, HPO₄ ²⁻, PO₄ ³⁻, [Fe(CN)₆]³⁻, and [Fe(CN)₆]⁴⁻ from aqueous solutions on the surface of Fe^III and Zr^IV oxyhydroxide hydrogels freshly precipitated at pH 4–13 was studied. The region of sorbate concentrations was from 0.00025 to 0.06 mol L⁻¹. The plots of the anion uptakes vs. their equilibrium concentrations are represented by isotherms of the first type, which are well described by the Langmuir equation if the quantity of the amount adsorbed is expressed as mol-site g⁻¹. The maximum uptakes and constants of the Langmuir equation were calculated. The phosphate anions occupy the same number of sorption sites on the sorbents precipitated at different pH. The average specific content of sorption sites for the ferro- and zirconogels in the metastability period is independent of the pH of their precipitation, being 3.1·10⁻³ and 3.2·10⁻³ mol-site g⁻¹, respectively. The [Fe(CN)₆]³⁻ and [Fe(CN)₆]⁴⁻ anions are sorbed only on the positively charged sites of the hydrogels and occupy not more than 2·10 mol-site g⁻¹ in the studied interval of pH of precipitation. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1736—1741, August, 2005.     

Effect of anionic and cationic micelles on the oxidation of <Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">D</Emphasis>-glucose by cerium(IV) in presence of H<Subscript>2</Subscript>SO<Subscript>4</Subscript>

The influence of surfactants (anionic and cationic) on the reactivity of the redox couple cerium(IV) and D-glucose was examined spectrophotometerically. Various kinetic parameters have been determined in the absence and presence of surfactants. The kinetics were followed by monitoring the disappearance of the absorbance of cerium(IV) at 385 nm. The reaction obeyed first-order kinetics with respect to [D-glucose] in both media. No effect of anionic micelles of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) was observed due to electrostatic repulsion between the negative head group of SDS and reactive species of cerium(IV) (Ce(SO₄) ₃ ²⁻ ). A twofold increase in the oxidation rate was observed in the presence of cationic micelles of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). The observed catalytic role has been analyzed in terms of the Menger–Portnoy model. The effects of various inorganic salts (Na₂SO₄, NaNO₃ and NaCl) were also studied in micellar media.     

Kinetics and mechanism of hydrogen peroxide decomposition in the presence of the tetraaquapalladium(<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">II</Emphasis>) complex

Kinetics of hydrogen peroxide decomposition in the presence of the tetraaquapalladium(II) complex in an aqueous solution at 40–70 °C was studied. The reaction rate is the first order with respect to the concentration of both Pd^II and H₂O₂ and the negative first order with respect to perchloric acid. Using free radicals traps, the reaction mechanism was found to differ from the traditional free-radical mechanism known for d-metal aqua ions and proceeds without generation of hydroxyl radicals. The kinetic data obtained suggest a mechanism involving the formation of an intermediate palladium complex with oxygen. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1077–1082, May, 2005.     

Inclusion of nickel(<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">II</Emphasis>) and copper(<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">II</Emphasis>) complexes with aliphatic polyamines in cucurbit[8]uril

The inclusion compound of macrocyclic cavitand cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]) with the nickel(II) complex containing the tetraazamacrocyclic ligand cyclam, {[Ni(cyclam)]@CB[8]}Cl₂··16H₂O (1), and the inclusion compounds of CB[8] with the copper(II) bis-ethylene-diamine complex, {trans-[Cu(en)₂(H₂O)₂]@CB[8]}Cl₂·{CB[8]}·42H₂O (2a) and {trans-[Cu(en)₂(H₂O)₂]@CB[8]}Cl₂·17H₂O (2b), were synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis, IR and ESR spectroscopy, and electrospray mass spectrometry. Guest—host inclusion compounds can be directly synthesized starting from a metal complex and cucurbit[8]uril, as was exemplified by the preparation of compounds 2a and 2b.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2414–2419, November, 2004.     

Hexanuclear methanediolate bridged iron(<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">III</Emphasis>) complex

The hexanuclear complex [Fe₆(O)₂(CH₂O₂) (OOCCMe₃)₁₂ (THF)₂]·THF was synthesized. The characteristic feature of this complex is the presence of the methanedithiolate bridge.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 795–797, March, 2005.     

Synthesis and electrochemical study of 2-(2-pyridyl)benzothiazole complexes with transition metals (CoII, NiII, and CuII). Molecular structure of aquabis[2-(2-pyridyl)benzothiazole]copper(II) diperchlorate

The reactions of 2-(2-pyridyl)benzothiazole (1) with MX₂·nH₂O salts (M = Ni^II, Co^II, or Cu^II; X = Cl or ClO₄; n = 0–2) in EtOH afforded the corresponding complexes. Depending on the nature of the counterion in the starting metal salt, the reactions give compounds of composition M(1)Cl₂·nH₂O or Cu(1)₂(ClO₄)₂·H₂O. The molecular and crystal structure of the Cu^II(1)₂(ClO₄)₂·H₂O complex was established by X-ray diffraction. The copper atom in this complex has a distorted tetragonal-pyramidal ligand environment and is coordinated by four nitrogen atoms of two ligand molecules and one water molecule. Electrochemical study of the ligand and the resulting complexes by cyclic voltammetry and at a rotating disk electrode demonstrated that ligand 1 stabilizes reduced forms of complexes containing Ni, Co, or Cu atoms in the oxidation state +1. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1738–1744, October, 2006.     

Determination of serum <Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">d</Emphasis>-lactic and <Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">l</Emphasis>-lactic acids in normal subjects and diabetic patients by column-switching HPLC with pre-column fluorescence derivatization

d-Lactic and l-lactic acids were simultaneously determined by means of a column-switching high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence detection. As a fluorescence reagent, 4-nitro-7-piperazino-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (NBD-PZ) was employed for the fluorescence derivatization of lactic acid. The proposed HPLC system adopted both octylsilica (Cadenza CD-C8) and amylose-based chiral columns (CHIRALPAK AD-RH), which proved to give a sufficient enantiomeric separation of the lactic acid derivatives with a separation factor () of 1.32 and a resolution (R_s) of 1.98. Moreover, the features of the first elution of d-lactic acid peak in the proposed HPLC were convenient for the determination of trace amount of serum d-lactic acid, which is known to increase under diabetes. Intra-day and inter-day accuracies were in the range of 90.5–101.2 and 89.0–100.7%, and the intra-day and inter-day precisions were 0.3–1.2 and 0.4–4.8%, respectively. The proposed method was applied to determine d-lactic and l-lactic acids in human serum of normal subjects and diabetic patients, showing that both d-lactic and l-lactic acid concentrations were significantly increased in the serum of diabetic patients (n=31) as compared with normal subjects (n=21). This fact was found for the first time owing to the development of the proposed HPLC method which is able to determine d-lactic and l-lactic acid simultaneously. Finally, serum d-lactic acid concentrations determined by the proposed HPLC method were compared with those from a reported enzymatic assay, and the smaller p value between normal subjects and diabetic patients was shown by the proposed HPLC method.     

Reduction of soluble colloidal MnO<Subscript>2</Subscript> by <Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">DL</Emphasis>-malic acid in the absence and presence of nonionic TritonX-100

Kinetics of oxidation of DL-malic acid by water soluble colloidal MnO₂ (prepared from potassium permanganate and sodium thiosulfate solutions) have been studied spectrophotometrically in the absence and presence of nonionic Triton X-100 surfactant. The reaction is autocatalytic and manganese(II) (reduction product of the colloidal MnO₂) may be the autocatalyst. The order of the reaction is first in colloidal [MnO₂] as well as in [malic acid] both in the absence and presence of the surfactant. The reaction has acid-dependent and acid-independent paths and, in the former case, the order is fractional in [H⁺]. The effect of externally added manganese(II) is complex. The results show that the rate constant increases as the manganese(II) concentration is increased. It is not possible to predict the exact dependence of the rate constants on manganese(II) concentration, which has a series of reactions with other reactants. In the presence of TX-100, the observed effect on k is catalytic up to a certain [TX-100]; thereafter, an inhibitory effect follows. The catalytic effect is explained in terms of the mathematical model proposed by Tuncay et al. (in Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Aspects 149:279 3). Activation parameters associated with the observed rate constants (k_obs/k) have also been evaluated and discussed.     

New cobalt and iron pivalate complexes with 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine: synthesis, structure, and magnetic properties

The mononuclear complexes (η³-terpy)M(Piv)²·MeCN (M = Fe ⁱⁱ (3) and Co ⁱⁱ (4), and Piv is the pivalate anion) were synthesized by the reactions of polymeric iron(ii) and cobalt(ii) pivalates with 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine (terpy). The oxidation of compound 3 affords the pentanuclear heterospin iron(ii,iii) complex (η³-terpy)Fe₅(μ₄-O)(μ₃-OH)(μ-OH)₂(μ-Piv)₇(η¹-Piv)₂ (5). All compounds were characterized by X-ray diffraction. Dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the L. Ya. Karpov Institute of Physical Chemistry. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1186–1190, June, 2008.     

Synthesis and electrochemical characterization of CoII, NiII, and CuII complexes with organic N2S2-type ligands derived from 2-thio-substituted benzaldehydes and aromatic amines

Transition metal complexes (Ni^II, Co^II, and Cu^II) with tetradentate N₂S₂-type ligands (L), which are reaction products of 2-thio-substituted benzaldehydes with aromatic amines (3-aminopyridine or 2-aminothiophenol), were synthesized for the first time. The complexes have the composition L·MX₂ or L·2MX₂ (X = Cl or ClO₄). The electrochemical behavior of the ligands and complexes was studied by cyclic voltammetry and rotating disk electrode voltammetry. Depending on the structure of the complexes, the metal atom in the latter is initially reduced in a one-or two-electron process. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2115–2124, November, 2007.