Dodecanuclear and octanuclear manganese rods

The reaction of the neutral triangle [Mn3O(O2CR)6(L)3] with 1,1,1-tris(hydroxymethyl)ethane (H3thme) affords novel dodecanuclear and octanuclear manganese complexes with unusual ladder-like cores built from edge-sharing triangles.     

Synthesis and studies of a tetradecanuclear manganese(II)/(III) cage

A novel Mn14 cluster is reported; this is a new nuclearity for manganese cages and highly unusual in that the ligands are not exclusively oxygen donors.     

Structure and Magnetic Properties of a Dodecanuclear Twisted-Ring Iron(III) Cluster

An unprecedented nonplanar structure characterizes the complex [Fe(OCH₃)₂(dbm)]₁₂ (on the left in the picture), which contains the largest cyclic ferric cluster yet reported with chemically equivalent bridging units. It is made up of twelve high-spin, antiferromagnetically coupled iron(III ) centers and neatly reacts with Na^I or Li^I templates in organic solution to give hexairon(III ) coronates (right). Fe=•, O=○, NaI or LiI=• Hdbm=dibenzoylmethane.     

Tris(salicylhydroxamato)manganese(III)

Summary Hydroxamic acids show a degree of selectivity towards transition metal ions having symmetrical d-electron configuration, e.g. vanadium(V) (d⁰) and iron(III) (d⁶⁵). Hydroxamato complexes of metal ions having unsymmetrical d-electron distribution are rare. Thus for manganese(III) (d⁴) only some thiohydroxamato complexes⁽¹⁾ have been characterised so far. In this communication we report on the first synthesis of a salicylhydroxamato complex of manganese(III). Such investigations are of interest because these higher valent manganese complexes are potentially models for the water-splitting complex present in photosystem II⁽²).     

Dodecanuclear [Cu(II)6Gd(III)6] nanoclusters as magnetic refrigerants

A novel dodecanuclear complex, [{(HL)(L)(DMF)Cu(II)Gd(III)(DMF)(H(2)O)}(6)]·6DMF (1; DMF = N,N-dimethylformamide), has been obtained using the ligand resulting from the condensation of 3-formylsalicylic acid with hydroxylamine (H(3)L). The exchange interaction between the phenoxo-bridged Cu(II) and Gd(III) ions is weak ferromagnetic (J = +1.01 cm(-1)). The combination of a high-spin ground state with small anisotropy leads to a significant magnetocaloric effect [-ΔS(m)(0-7 T) = 23.5 J K g(-1) K(-1) at ～2 K].     

Synthesis and crystal structures of manganese(III) complexes derived from bis-Schiff bases with antibacterial activity

Transition Metal Chemistry - Two mononuclear Mn(III) complexes, [MnL1(N3)(OH2)] (1) and [MnL2L′] (2), where L1 and L2 are the dianionic forms of...     

Tetranuclear manganese (III) salicylaldoxime ensemble

Crystal structure of {[Mn(salicylaldoximeH)(salicylaldoxime)]₄} · 3CHCl₃ 1 formed by the interaction of MnCl₂ · 4H₂O and salicylaldoxime in a 1:1 ratio is described. The compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbca (No 61) with the lattice parameters; a = 27.769 (3), b = 22.672 (2), c = 21.650 (2) Å, V = 13630 (2) Å³, Z = 8, R ₁ = 0.0776, wR ₂ = 0.2356, S = 1.164. The cluster with four Mn (III) centers formed by four terminal and four bridging salicylaldoxime ligands results in a central rotating wheel-like core with the Mn–Mn separation varying from 3.531 to 3.576 Å and with the diagonal distances being 4.156–4.165 Å. Four intramolecular H-bonds between a terminal oxime (NOH) group and the adjacent phenolate oxygen atom of another ligand stabilize the structure of the cluster. Spectral, magnetic, and cyclic voltammetry studies corroborate a stable Mn (III) tetramer.     

Some novel manganese(III) porphyrins with catalytic properties

Abstract

A series of manganese(III) porphyrins with 4-methylimidazole have been prepared. These are high-spin complexes having general formula [Mn^III(THMPP)X(4-MeIm)], where THMP?=?5,10,15,20-tetra(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)porphine ligand, X?=?Cl^?, Br^?, NCS^?, or N₃^? and 4-MeIm?=?4-methylimidazole. All the complexes have been characterized by UV-visible, FT-IR, ESI-MS spectra, elemental analyses and magnetic susceptibility measurements. These manganese(III) porphyrins oxidize aromatic alcohols to aldehydes. The oxidation reactions have been carried out at room temperature in the presence of oxidants such as NaIO₄, H₂O₂, and NaOCl. The comparative studies proved that NaIO₄ behaves as the most efficient oxidant in these oxidative transformation reactions.     

Redox chemistry of mononuclear manganese(II), binuclear manganese(III) and binuclear mixed manganese(II)-manganese(III) complexes with 3-aminopyrazine-2-carboxylate in dimethylsulphoxide

Summary Mn^II forms a yellow mononuclear species with the title ligand having a 12 stoichiometry and whose conditional stability constant is 8.9 × 10¹⁰ m ^–2. The c.v. of this complex shows an oxidation at +0.78V versus s.c.e. Controlled-potential electrolysis at +0.80V versus s.c.e. yields a binuclear species of Mn^III with a 12 metal:ligand stoichiometry.The addition of Mn^III(urea)₆(ClO₄)₃ to a solution of the ligand produces a mononuclear complex of Mn^III if the concentration of the metal ion is less than 1 mM. At higher concentrations a binuclear species is obtained. The latter is reduced in two steps, at +0.24 and –0.58 V versus s.c.e. Controlled-potential electrolysis at 0.0 V produces a dark green complex after the transfer of 0.5 equivalents of charge per mole of Mn. This binuclear L₂Mn^II-Mn^IIIL₂ mixed-valence complex can be obtained only by electrolysis of the binuclear L₂Mn^IIIMn^IIIL₂ species. Attempts to prepare the complex chemically were unsuccessful - the binuclear Mn^III species was obtained in every case.Author to whom all correspondence should be directed.     

Synthesis of bis(diethyldithiocarbamato)manganese(II) and tris(diethyldithiocarbamato)manganese(III)

An ideal undergraduate introduction to the challenges of synthesis and characterization of air-sensitive compounds is accomplished in the preparation of bis(diethyldithiocarbamato)manganese(II). This economical experiment employs a glovebag, low-cost and low-toxicity chemicals, and is completed in one undergraduate laboratory period. For comparison purposes, the synthesis and characterization of air-stable tris(diethyldithiocarbamato)manganese(III) is also described.     

Reactions of dialkyl phosphonates and phosphonates with bis(benzylideneimino)toluene

Dialkyl phosphonates bind to the C=N bond of bis(benzylideneimino)toluene, with formation of dialkyl (benzylideneimino)benzylaminobenzyl phosphonates. The complicated character of IR spectra of these compounds is connected with the possibility of formation of dimeric cyclic associates and intramolecular hydrogen bonding. Phosphinic acid reacts with bis(benzylidenimino)toluene in a 2: 1 ratio to affordN,N-benzylidenebis(-amino-benzytphosphonic) acid.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nouk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1303–1305, May, 1996.     

Complexes of chromium(III) and manganese(II) with N-naphthylideneamino acids

Summary New Cr^III and Mn^II complexes of N-naphthylideneamino acids were prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, conductance measurements, electronic and i.r. spectra. The complexes are six coordinate with the general formulae Cr(naph:AA)₂ and Mn(naph:AA)₂·2H₂O; the ligands act as mono- and/or divalent tridentate Schiff bases in an octahedral structure.     

A rare ferromagnetic manganese(III) 'cube'

A {Mn(III)4} distorted cube has been synthesized that possesses an S = 8 ground state and single-molecule magnetism behaviour.