Thermal properties of solid complexes with biologically important heterocyclic ligands

The stoichiometry of thermal decomposition of the complexes Co(NCS)₂(fpy)₄ (I), Co(NCS)₂(Mefpy)₄ (II) and Co(NCS)₂(bfpy)₄ (III) (where fpy = furo[3,2-c]pyridine, Mefpy = methylfuro[3,2-c]pyridine, bfpy = benzo-[2, 3]furo[3,2-c]pyridine) have been investigated in nitrogen atmosphere from room temperature (RT) to 800 °C by means of TG and DTA. The results revealed that release of heterocyclic ligands occurs in one step. Infrared data suggested that fpy, Mefpy and bfpy were coordinated to Co(II) through the nitrogen atom of the respective heterocyclic ring and anionic ligands through nitrogen atom of the NCS groups.     

Thermal properties of solid complexes with biologically important heterocyclic ligands

The stoichiometry of thermal decomposition of the complexes Ni(NCS)₂(fpy)₄ (I), Ni(NCS)₂(bfpy)₄ (II) and Ni(NCS)₂(CF₃Phfpy)₄ (III) (where fpy=furopyridine, bfpy=benzo-[2,3]furo[3,2-c]pyridine, CF₃Phfpy=2-(3-fluoromethylphenyl) furo[3,2-c]pyridine) have been investigated in nitrogen atmosphere from room temperature to 500°C by means of TG and DTG. The results revealed that release of the heterocyclic ligands occurs in two steps. IR data suggested that fpy, bfpy and CF₃Phfpy ligands were coordinated to Ni(II) through the N atom of the respective heterocyclic rings and same is the case with the anionic NCS group.     

Thermal properties of solid complexes with biologically important heterocyclic ligands

The thermal decomposition of the complexes Mg(SCN)₂(2-OHpy)₄·H₂O(I), Mg(SCN)₂(quin)₄·2H₂O(II) and Mg(SCN)(quinox)₄·5H₂O(III) (2-OHpy–2-hydroxypyridine, quin–quinoline, quinox–quinoxaline) has been investigated in static air atmosphere at 20–1000 °C by means of thermogravimetry (TG), differential thermal analysis (DTA), and infrared (IR) spectroscopy. The composition of the complexes had been identified by means of elemental analysis and complexometric titration. The possible scheme of destruction of the complexes is suggested. The final product of the thermal decomposition was MgS. IR data suggest that heterocyclic ligands were coordinated to Mg(II) through the nitrogen atom of their heterocyclic ring. Thiocyanate group is also coordinated through the nitrogen atom.     

Spectroscopic and magnetic properties of Cu(II) complexes with selected biologically important ligands

The aim of this work was to study the spectroscopic and magnetic properties of copper(II) o-, m-, p-aminobenzoates, o-, m-, p-methoxybenzoates and o-, m- and p-nitrobenzoates. The complexes were synthesized and their compositions were evaluated by elementary analysis. The infrared and Raman spectra for Cu(II) aminobenzoates, methoxybenzoates and nitrobenzoates were recorded and assigned. The obtained data were compared with those previously published for aminobenzoic, methoxybenzoic and nitrobenzoic acids and their sodium salts. The structures of Cu(II) o-, m-, p-aminobenzoates, o-, m-, p-methoxybenzoates and o-, m- and p-nitrobenzoates as well as the change in the electronic charges distribution caused by Cu(II) complex formation were discussed.     

Thermal studies on some group VIII complexes with biologically active ligands

The mode of decomposition of complexes involving biologically important ligands such as thiouracil and xanthine coordinated to some group VIII metals has been studies by thermogravimetry. The results show that the complex tris-(dithiouracil) trichlororhodium(III) is monomeric and not polymeric as suggested previously. The decomposition behavior of the complex indicates that after the initial loss of a ligand molecule to form a four-coordinate complex, further ligand removal takes place in one sharp step. In the case of the complexes bis-(3-methylxanthine) diammineplatinum(II) and bis-(9-methylxanthine) diamminepalladium(II), ammonia comes off first, followed by rapid loss of the remaining xanthine ligands. Moreover, the activation energy determined for the main decomposition step suggests that the breakdown of the xanthine ligand involves the initial cleavage of the pyrimidine moiety, followed closely by loss of the remaining imidazole portion.

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Zusammenfassung Die Art der Zersetzung von Komplexen einiger Metalle der VIII. Gruppe mit biologisch wichtigen Liganden, wie Thiouracil and Xanthin, wurde thermogravimetrisch untersucht. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, daß der Komplex Tris-(dithiouracil) trichlororhodium(III) monomer und nicht — wie früher vermutet — polymer ist. Das Zersetzungsverhalten des Komplexes zeigt, daß nach dem zu einem tetrakoordinierten Komplex führenden Verlust eines Ligandmoleküls die Abgabe eines weiteren Liganden in einem scharfen Schritt erfolgt. Im Falle der Komplexe Bis-(3-methylxanthin) diamminplatin(II) und Bis-(9-methylxanthin) diamminpalladium(II) erfolgt zunächst eine Abspaltung von Ammoniak, der ein schneller Verlust der verbleibenden Xanthinliganden folgt. Die für die Hauptzersetzungsreaktion bestimmte Aktivierungsenergie läßt vermuten, daß der Abbau der Xanthinliganden über eine Spaltung des Pyrimidinteils verläuft, der schnell die Abgabe des verbleibenden Imidazolteils folgt.

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Cyclometallated platinum complexes with heterocyclic ligands

The reactions of [Pt₂Me₄(μ-SMe₂)₂] with imine ligands derived from 3-furaldehyde, 3- or 4-pyridinealdehyde and N,N-dimethylethylenediamine, and 3-furaldehyde and chlorobenzylamine are reported. The furane ligands coordinated to platinum through the nitrogen donor and could be forced to orthometallate under severe conditions. The ligands with pyridine rings gave only substitution of the ligand for the dimethylsulphide. The oxidative addition reactions of the orthometallated complexes with methyl iodide as well as the complexes' reactions with triphenylphosphine are also reported. Correlation between aromaticity of the orthometallated ring and reactivity of the complexes is observed.     

Ternary complexes of 5′-cytidine monophosphate and cytosine with some biologically important secondary ligands

Potentiometric equilibrium measurements have been made at 35°C for the interaction of 5′-cytidine monophosphate and Cu(II), Ni(II), Zn(II), Co(II), Mn(II), Mg(II) and Ca(II) with biologically important secondary ligands (glycine, oxalic cid, histidine and histamine) in a 1:1:1 ratio. Similar studies with cytosine were carried out for comparison. For the above systems, the ternary complexes are found to be more stable than the corresponding binary complexes. The Δ log K values for 1 : 1 : 1 complexes of metal-5′-cytidine monophosphate (or cytosine) with aromatic ligands are more positive compared to the corresponding complexes with aliphatic ligands. This is explained in terms of “stacking phenomenon” that occur between the two aromatic moieties of the primary and secondary ligands in solution.     

Palladium(II) malonato complexes with some heterocyclic ligands

Palladium(II) malonato complexes with heterocyclic ligands have been synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic and biological studies. The compoun     

Copper(I) complexes of heterocyclic thiourea ligands

The coordination of heterocyclic thiourea ligands (L = N-(2-pyridyl)-N′-phenylthiourea (1), N-(2-pyridyl)-N′-methylthiourea (2), N-(3-pyridyl)-N′-phenylthiourea (3), N-(3-pyridyl)-N′-methylthiourea (4), N-(4-pyridyl)-N′-phenylthiourea (5), N-(2-pyrimidyl)-N′-phenylthiourea (6), N-(2-pyrimidyl)-N′-methylthiourea (7), N-(2-thiazolyl)-N′-methylthiourea (8), N-(2-benzothiazolyl)-N′-methylthiourea (9), N,N′-bis(2-pyridyl)thiourea (10) and N,N′-bis(3-pyridyl)thiourea (11)) with CuX (X = Cl, Br, I, NO₃) has been investigated. CuX:L product stoichiometries of 1:1–1:5 were found, with 1:1 being most common. X-ray structures of four 3-coordinate mononuclear CuXL₂ complexes (CuCl(6)₂, CuCl(7)₂, CuBr(6)₂, and CuBr(9)₂) are reported. In contrast, CuBr(1)₂ is a 1D sulfur-bridged polymer. CuIL structures (L = 7, 8) are 1D chains with corner-sharing Cu₂(μ-I)₂ and Cu₂(μ-S)₂ units, and CuCl(10) is a 2D network having μ-Cl and N-/S-bridging L. Two [CuL₂]NO₃ structures are reported: a mononuclear 4-coordinate copper complex with chelating ligands (L = 10) and a 1D link-chain with N-/S-bridging L (L = 3). Two ligand oxidative cyclizations were encountered during crystallization. CuI crystallized with 6 to produce zigzag ladder polymer [(CuI)₂(12)]·½CH₃CN (12 = N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)benzo[d]thiazol-2-amine) and CuNO₃ crystallized with 10 to form [Cu₂(NO₃)(13)₂(MeCN)]NO₃ (13 = dipyridyltetraazathiapentalene).     

Lithiation of tricarbonylchromium complexes with polyaromatic carbo-and heterocyclic ligands. DFT study

The reactions of tricarbonylchromium complexes of polyaromatic carbo-and heterocyclic derivatives with BuⁿLi was studied by the density functional theory. The kinetic and thermodynamic factors for controlling the direction and selectivity of metallation were calculated for the model biphenylenetricarbonylchromium complex. Both approaches indicate that lithiation occurs exclusively at the aromatic ring bonded to the transition metal, which agrees with experimental data, while the selectivity inside this ring is determined more exactly by the thermodynamic factor. The solvation effects were simulated for the lithium salt of the tricarbonylnaphthalenechromium complex in which the lithium atom is localized in position 1 of the coordinated ring. The simulation showed the stable coordination of the lithium atom with two THF molecules, and the addition of the next THF molecule is thermodynamically unfavorable. The results of calculation of the relative energies for all possible THF-solvated lithium salts of the tricarbonylchromium complexes of biphenyl, naphthalene, biphenylene, and dibenzothiophene indicate that the difference in energies Δ E ≤ 1 kcal mol⁻¹ corresponds to the experimentally observed absence of selectivity, while the difference more than 2.5 kcal mol⁻¹ corresponds to the selectivity of the reaction. No additional coordination of the lithium atom to the free electron pair of the heteroatom was observed for the sulfur-containing dibenzothiophene complex. Similar calculations show that double metallation in the dibenzothiophene complex occurs at positions 1 and 4. The developed approach enables one to predict the direction and selectivity of metallation reactions of transition metal complexes with different arenes. Dedicated to Academician N. S. Zefirov on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1993–2003, September, 2005.     

Thermal studies of some biologically active oxovanadium(IV) complexes containing 8-hydroxyquinolinate and hydroxamate ligands

The thermal decomposition behaviours of oxovanadium(IV)hydroxamate complexes of composition [VO(Q)_2?n(HL^1,2)_n]: [VO(C₉H₆ON)(C₆H₄(OH)(CO)NHO)] (I), [VO(C₆H₄(OH)(CO)NHO)₂] (II), [VO(C₉H₆ON)(C₆H₄(OH)(5-Cl)(CO)NHO)] (III), and [VO(C₆H₄(OH)(5-Cl)(CO)NHO)₂] (IV) (where Q?=?C₉H₆NO^? 8-hydroxyquinolinate ion; HL¹?=?[C₆H₄(OH)CONHO]^? salicylhydroxamate ion; HL²?=?[C₆H₃(OH)(5-Cl)CONHO]^? 5-chlorosalicylhydroxamate ion; n?=?1 and 2), which are synthesised by the reactions of [VO(Q)₂] with predetermined molar ratios of potassium salicylhydroxamate and potassium 5-chlorosalicylhydroxamate in THF?+?MeOH solvent medium, have been studied by TG and DTA techniques. Thermograms indicate that complexes (I) and (III) undergo single-step decomposition, while complexes (II) and (IV) decompose in two steps to yield VO(HL^1,2) as the likely intermediate and VO₂ as the ultimate product of decomposition. The formation of VO₂ has been authenticated by IR and XRD studies. From the initial decomposition temperatures, the order of thermal stabilities for the complexes has been inferred as III?>?I > II?>?IV.     

Thermal properties of ligands, salts and metal complexes of linear oligopyrroles

The effect of structure on the thermal properties of dipyrrolylmethanes, dipyrrolylmethenes, bis (dipyrrolylmethenes), their salts, and chelates is analyzed proceeding from the results of thermogravimetric analysis. The common tendency is a decrease in the thermal stability of compounds with a disturbed symmetry of alkyl substitution of ligands and with a higher degree of their alkylation, with the increased size of alkyl substituents, with the nitrogen atom in the five-member cycles replaced by S or O. The opposite effect occurs at the change in the mode of attaching methylene spacer in going from 2,2′- to 3,3′-bis(dipyrrolylmethenes). The effects of the themostabilization of the ligands of linear oligopyrroles in the composition of chelates and HBr salts are evaluated quantitatively.     

Thermal investigation of some heterocyclic ligand complexes of tin(IV) in the solid state

1,10-phenanthroline (phen), 2,2′-bipyridyl (bipy), pyridine (py) and 4-picoline (4-pic) complexes of dibutyltindichloride (Bu₂SnCl₂) and dimethyltindichloride (Me₂SnCl₂) were synthesized. The complexes were characterized with the help of elemental analyses, IR spectra and thermal analyses. The complexes were found to have the compositions [Bu₂SnCl₂·phen], [Bu₂SnCl₂·bipy], [Me₂SnCl₂·phen], [Me₂SnCl₂·bipy], [Me₂SnCl₂·2py] and [Me₂SnCl₂·2(4-pic)]·H₂O. All these complex compounds appeared to posses octahedral structures. Thermodynamic parameters, such as activation energyE _a ^* enthalpy change ΔH and entropy change ΔS, for the dehydration and sublimation of the complexes were evaluated using some standard methods.     

Rhodium(I) carbonyl complexes with heterocyclic and nonheterocyclic nitrogen-donor ligands

Summary Complexes of the [Rh(N-N)(CO)₂][RhCl₂(CO)₂], [Rh(N-N)(CO)₂]BF₄ and Rh(N-N)(CO)₂Cl types where (N-N) = 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline (Me₂Phen), 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (Ph₂Phen), 2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (Me₂2Ph₂Phen) or 2,2-biquinoline (biq), have been prepared and investigated. Benzidine (benz) ando-tolidine (tol) also form complexes of the first type. The complexes of the first two types behave as 11 electrolytes. While Ph₂Phen forms the four coordinate monocarbonyl Rh(Ph₂Phen)(CO)Cl complex, benzo(f)-quinoline (Q) yields the Rh(CO)₂ (Q)Cl compound. Triphenyl-phosphine and triphenylarsine react with the above complexes to form the well knowntrans-Rh(CO)ClL₂ where L = PPh₃ or AsPh₃. The i.r. and u.v.-visible spectra of the compounds are discussed.     

Copper(I) complexes with heterocyclic ligands involving the thioamido group

Summary The reaction of copper(I) or copper(II) halides with thiocaprolactam, tetrahydro-2-pyrimidinethione, 2-imidazolidinethione(ethylenethiourea), and 2-thioxoimidazolinone(thiohydantoin), yields complexes of general formula CuLCl or CuL₂Cl. These complexes have been characterized by analysis, and by i.r. and n.m.r. (¹H and¹³C) spectroscopy. The coordination site is discussed according to the various data obtained.     

Ternary complexes of nickel(II) withAMP,ADP andATP as primary ligands and some biologically important polybasic oxygen acids as secondary ligands

Summary Potentiometric equilibrium measurements have been made at 25±0.1 °C (=0.1 mol dm^–3 KNO₃) for the interaction of adenosine-5-mono-, -di-, and-triphosphate (AMP,ADP, andATP) and Ni(II) with biologically important secondary ligand acids (malic, maleic, succinic, tartaric, citric and oxalic acids) in a 1:1:1 ratio and the formation of various 1:1:1 mixed ligand complex species inferred from the potentiometricpH titration curves. Initial estimates of the formation constants of the resulting species and the acid dissociation constants ofAMP,ADP,ATP and secondary ligand acid, have been refined with SUPERQUAD computer program. In some systems logK values are positive, i.e. the ternary complexes are found to be more stable than the corresponding binary complexes. H-bond formation seems to be most effective in deciding the stability of the ternary complexes formed in solution. Stabilities of mixed ligand complexes increases in the orderAMP<ADP<ATP. With respect to the secondary ligands, the formation constants of the mixed lignads complexes decrease in the order succinic>maleic>tartaric>malic>citric>oxalic acid.

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Ternäre Komplexe von Nickel(II) mitAMP,ADP undATP als Primärliganden und einigen biologisch wichtigen polyfunktionellen Carbonsäuren als Sekundärliganden

Zusammenfassung Es wurde die Wechselwirkung von Adenosin-5-mono-, -di- und -triphosphat (AMP,ADP undATP) und Ni(II) mit biologisch relevanten Säuren als Sekundärliganden (Äpfel-, Malein-, Bernstein-, Wein-, Zitronen- und Oxalsäure) im Verhältnis 1:1:1 mittels potentiometrischer Gleichgewichtsmessungen bei 25±0.1 °C und =0.1 mol dm^–3 KNO₃ untersucht. Aus den potentiometrischepH-Titrationen ergaben sich verschiedene 1:1:1-Komplexe mit gemischten Liganden. Zunächst abgeschätzte Komplexbildungskonstanten und Säuredissoziations-konstanten vonAMP,ADP,ATP mit den als Sekundärliganden eingesetzten Säuren wurden über das SUPERQUAD-Rechenprogramm verfeinert. In einigen Systemen sind die Werte von logK positiv, was bedeutet, daß die ternären Komplexe stabiler sind als die entsprechenden binären Komplexe. In einige ternären Komplexen scheinen die Wasserstoffbrücken zwischen den Liganden entscheidend zu sein. Die Stabilitäten der gemischten Liganden steigen in der ReiheAMP<ADP<ATP an. Bezüglich der Sekundärliganden ergibt sich die absteigende Stabilitätsreihung Bernsteinsäure>Maleinsäure>Weinsäure>Äpfelsäure>Zitronensäure>Oxalsäure.

     

Synthesis of heterocyclic carbene ligands via 1,2,3-diheterocyclization of allenylidene complexes with dinucleophiles

Heterocyclic carbene complexes are accessible from π-donor-substituted allenylidene complexes, [(CO)₅CrCCC(NMe₂)Ph] (1) and [(CO)₅CrCCC(O-endo-Bornyl)OEt] (4), and various dinucleophiles by 1,2,3-diheterocyclization. The reaction of 1 with 1,2-dimethylhydrazine gives the 1,2-dimethylpyrazolylidene complex (2) in high yield in addition to small amounts of the α,β-unsaturated carbene complex [(CO)₅CrC(NMe₂)-C(H)C(NMe₂)Ph] (3). The analogous reaction of 4 with 1,2-dimethylhydrazine affords the 1,2-dimethylpyrazolylidene complex (5) and, via displacement of the C_γ-bound ethoxy substituent, the hydrazinoallenylidene complex [(CO)₅CrCCC(O-endo-Bornyl){NMe-N(H)Me}] (6). Treatment of 6 with catalytic amounts of acids induces cyclization to 5. On addition of 1,1-dimethylhydrazine to 1 the zwitterionic pyrazolium-5-ylidene complex (7) is formed. The reaction of 1 with 1,2-diaminocyclohexane affords a octahydro-benzo[1,4]diazepinylidene complex (10) and, via intermolecular substitution, a binuclear bisallenylidene complex (11). Thiazepinylidene complexes (12-14), containing 7-membered N/S-heterocyclic carbene ligands, are formed highly selectively in the reaction of 1 with 2-aminoethanethiol or related cysteine derivatives by a substitution/cyclization sequence. The analogous reaction of 1 with homocysteine methylester yields a thiazocanylidene complex (15). All new heterocyclic carbene ligands are strong donors exhibiting σ-donor/π-acceptor ratios similar to those of the known imidazolylidene complexes. On photolysis of 2 and 12 in the presence of triphenylphosphine, the corresponding cis-carbene tetracarbonyl triphenylphosphine complexes (16 and 17) are formed. The solid state structure of complexes 2, 7, 14, 15, and 16 is established by X-ray structural analysis.     

Allyl rhodium(III) complexes containing heterocyclic nitrogen ligands

Summary A series of hexacoordinated Rh^III complexes of general formula trans-[RhCl₂(allyl)(N-N)] (allyl = C₃H₅ or C₄H₇; N- = 1,10-phenanthroline, 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline, 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline, 2,2-bipyridine or 4,4-dimethyl-2,2-bipyridine) have been synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic methods. The complexes have an octahedral geometry with the Cl ligands coordinated in the trans positions. The catalytic activity of [RhCl₂(C₄H₇)(phen)] with respect to hydrogenation of alkenes has been investigated.