Synthesis and complexation properties towards amino acids of mono-substituted p-sulphonato-calix-[n]-arenes

A series of mono-hydroxy functionalised calix-[n]-arenes, and p-sulphonato-calix-[n]-arenes where n=4, 6 and 8, have been synthesised, with the pendant functions being ethoxycarbonyl methoxy group, 2-carboxy methoxy group, 2-amido methoxy group or 2-amino ethoxy group. With calix-[4]-arene and calix-[6]-arenes the compounds are obtained in good yield by treatment of the relevant p-H-calix-[n]-arene with a suitable metal carbonate, as a weak base, in the presence of one equivalent of the corresponding alkyl bromide. However in the case of calix-[8]-arene, the extremely low solubility of p-H-calix-[8]-arene prevented its use and p-tBu-calix-[8]-arene was used in the monosubstitution reactions. The corresponding sulphonate derivatives were prepared in the case of the 2-carboxy methoxy group, 2-amido methoxy group and 2-amino ethoxy group systems, either by sulphonation of the para-H derivatives or by ipso-sulphonation of the tert-butyl derivatives. The complexation properties of the water-soluble p-sulphonato-derivatives with regard to 11 amino acids have been studied by ¹H NMR titration experiments. The obtained association constants show a 1:1 stoichiometry. The presence of a pendant group at the lower rim of calix strongly modifies the observed association constant as compared to the parent p-sulphonato-calix-[n]-arenes. While generally, the cationic amino acids lysine and arginine bind strongly to all the derivatives, the binding of other amino acids is dependant on the nature of the pendant functions, in particular pendant arm-lateral chain function leads to strong binding with aspartic acid, serine and tryptophan.     

Hydroxylation of azomethine carbon: isolation of complexes of η5 and η6-cyclic hydrocarbon platinum group metals with a new Schiff-base ligand

A new Schiff base, (pyridin-2-yl)-N-(3,5-di(pyridin-2-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)methanimine, (L), was synthesized. Reaction of [(η⁶-arene)Ru(µ-Cl)Cl]₂ and [Cp*M(µ-Cl)Cl]₂ (M = Rh and Ir) with one equivalent of L in the presence of NH₄PF₆ in methanol yielded dinuclear complexes, [(η⁶-arene)₂Ru₂(L-OH)Cl](PF₆)₂ {arene = C₆H₆ (1), p-ⁱPrC₆H₄Me (p-cymene) (2) and C₆Me₆ (3)}, and [Cp*₂M₂(L-OH)Cl](PF₆)₂ [M = Rh (4) and Ir (5)], respectively, leading to the formation of five new chiral complexes with –OH on the azomethine carbon. L is a pentadentate ligand where one of the metal centers is coordinated to two nitrogen atoms in a bidentate chelating fashion while the other metal is bonded tridentate to three nitrogen atoms. Although the ligand is neutral before coordination, after complexation it is anionic (uni-negative) with negative charge on the azo nitrogen {see the structures: N(5) in 2[PF₆]₂ and N(3) for 4[PF₆]₂}. The complexes have been characterized by various spectroscopic methods including infrared and ¹H NMR and the molecular structures of the representative complexes are established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies.     

Synthesis,characterization, antiproliferative,and antimicrobial activity of osmium(II) half-sandwich complexes

New osmium(II)-arene complexes [(η⁶-C₆H₆)OsCl(C₅H₄N-2-CH=N-C₆H₅X)](PF₆) (X = p-flouro (1), p-chloro (2), p-methyl (3)) were synthesized by reaction of the corresponding bidentate N,N′-ligands with the osmium-arene precursor [(η⁶-C₆H₆)Os(μ-Cl)Cl]₂ in a 2:1 ratio. These complexes were characterized by UV–Vis, IR, ¹H, ¹³C NMR spectroscopy, and elemental analysis and, for compound 1, a single crystal X-ray structure was also obtained. The complexes were investigated for antiproliferative activity in vitro against MCF-7 (human breast adenocarcinoma), Caco-2 (human epithelial colorectal adenocarcinoma), and HepG2 (human hepatocellular carcinoma) tumor cell lines. To test their selectivity, the non-tumor HEK293 (human embryonic kidney) cell line was used. The compounds were selective toward the tumor cell lines when compared to the known anticancer drug 5-fluorouracil which displayed low selectivity. The compounds were substantially more active against Caco-2 than 5-fluorouracil. They also showed moderate activity against the other two tumor cell lines. In addition, the antimicrobial activity of complex 2 was explored against a panel of antimicrobial-susceptible and -resistant Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. Complex 2 showed anti-mycobacterial activity against Mycobacterium smegmatis and bactericidal activity against drug-resistant Enterococcus faecalis and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 43300.     

Determination of the Stability Constants of Inclusion Complexes of p-H-37-(2-carboxy-methyloxy)-calix-[6]-arene and p-sulphonato-37-(2-carboxy-methyloxy)-calix-[6]-arene with 15 Amino acids by RP-HPLC

Reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (Separon SGX CN, UV detection at 254~nm and water as mobile phase) was applied to thestudy of the host–guest complexation ofp-H-37-(2-carboxy-methyloxy)-calix-[6]-arene (1) and p-sulphonato-37-(2-carboxy-methyloxy)-calix-[6]-arene (2)with 15 amino acids in the mobile phase. It was established that the formation ofthe inclusion complexes results in changes in the retention times and capacity factorsof amino acids. Stability constants of the complexes were determined. The variations instability constant values may be explained in terms of the different interactions, whichmay occur between amino acids and 1 and 2.     

Separation of xylenes by extractive crystallization with calixarenes

Several calixarenes1–5 and benzopinacolone6 were recrystallized from 1:1:1 mixtures of the three xylene isomers.p-Iso-propylcalix[4]arene 1 was shown to extractp-xylene with 86% selectivity.p-Iso-propylbishomooxacalix[4]arene5 extractso-xylene with 84% selectivity.     

Synthesis of p-Alkylcalixarenes by Friedel-Crafts Alkylation

Calix[n]arenes 1 - 3 (n = 4, 6 and 8) were alkylated with alkyl chlorides in the presence of anhydrous aluminium chloride in chloroform by Friedel-Crafts reaction to give p-alkylcalix[n]arenes 5 - 7 (n = 4, 6 and 8) in good to excellent yields.     

Synthesis,Voltammetric and Analytical Applications of Some Fluorine Substituted Spirosteroidalthiazolidin‐4‐one Derivatives of Sulfa Drugs

A new 5‐arylidene‐4‐oxo‐(sulfonamoyl phenyl)‐spiro[thiazolidinone‐2,2′‐steroids] series (7–10) was prepared by condensation of sulfanilamide, sulfapyridine and sulfadiazine sulfa drugs with testosterone, epiandrosterone and progesterone steroids, respectively. The resultant imino derivatives 1–3 upon cycloaddition with thioacetic acid in dry 1,4‐dioxane afforded 3‐sulfo‐namoylphenylspiro[4‐oxo‐thiazolidin‐2,2′steroids] (4–6). The latter compounds (4–6) upon condensation with p‐fluorobenzaldehyde in ethanol‐piperidine yielded the corresponding 4‐fluoroarylidene derivatives 7, 8 & 9, respectively. All the newly synthesized compounds were confirmed by UV, IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, mass spectral data, elemental analysis and molecular weight determination. In vitro antimicrobial screening of some of the synthesized compounds showed good antimicrobial activities towards some pathogenic Gram‐positive, Gram‐negative bacteria and fungi vs. piperacillin and mycostatine antibiotics as standard antibacterial and antifungal agents, respectively. The voltammetric behavior of two newly spirothiazolidinone steroids ( 2a & 5a ) was critically studied. Compound 5a physically immobilized polyurethane foam solid sorbent was successfully used for removal and/or separation of bismuth(III) from water.     

Azocalixarenes. 6: Synthesis, complexation, extraction and thermal behaviour of four new azocalix[4]arenes

Four new azocalix[4]arenes {5,11,17,23-tetrakis[(2-hydroxy-5-tert-butylphenylazo)]-25,26,27,28-tetrahydroxycalix[4]arene (1), 5,11,17,23-tetrakis[(2-hydroxy-5-nitro phenylazo)]-25,26,27,28-tetrahydroxycalix[4]arene (2), 5,11,17,23-tetrakis[(2-amino-5-carboxylphenylazo)]-25,26,27,28-tetrahydroxycalix[4]arene (3) and 5,11,17,23-tetrakis[(1-amino-2-hydroxy-4-sulfonicacidnapthylazo)]-25,26,27,28-tetrahydroxycalix[4]arene (4)} have been synthesized from p-tert-butylphenol, p-nitrophenol, p-aminobenzoic acid and 1-amino-2-hydroxy-4-sulphonic acid by diazo coupling reaction with p-aminocalix[4]arene. The resulting ligands (1–4) were treated with three transition metal salts (e.g., CuCl₂·2H₂O, NiCl₂·6H₂O or CoCl₂·6H₂O). Cu(II), Ni(II) and Co(II) complexes of the azocalix[4]arene derivatives were obtained and characterized by UV-vis, IR, ¹H-NMR spectroscopic techniques and elemental analysis. All the complexes have a metal:ligand ratio of 2:1. The Cu(II) and Ni(II) complexes of azocalix[4]arenes are square-planar, while the Co(II) complexes of azocalix[4]arenes are octahedral with water molecules as axial ligands. The solvent extraction of various transition metal cations from the aqueous phase to the organic phase was carried out by using azocalix[4]arenes (1–4). It was found that, azocalix[4]arenes 1, 2 and 3 examined selectivity for transition metal cations such as Ag⁺, Hg⁺ and Hg²⁺. In addition, the thermal stability of metal:azocalix[4]arene complexes were also reported. Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Mustafa Yılmaz on the occasion of his 50th birthday     

基于对叔丁基杯[8]芳烃的3d-5f核簇化合物（MxThy, M=Co、Ni、Zn）的合成、结构与磁性研究

本文以对叔丁基杯[8]芳烃（H₈C₈A）为配体,在溶剂热条件下制得了3个3d-5f化合物,[Co₂Th₄（HC8A）₂O₂（OH）₂（DMF）₆]（1）、[Ni₂Th₅（H₂C8A）（C₈A）O₄（OH）₂（DMF）₅（CH₃OH）₂]（2）、[Zn₂Th₆（HC8A）（C8A）O₅（CH₃O）（C₃H₆NO₂）₂（DMF）₅（CH₃OH）]（3）（其中H₈C8A=对叔丁基杯[8]芳烃,DMF=N,N-二甲基甲酰胺）。X-射线单晶测试表明,这3个化合物均为2个以尾对尾方式排列的杯[8]芳烃分子中间夹1个3d-5f核簇的三明治型结构。杯[8]芳烃均表现为双锥式构型,且每个锥式空腔下缘结合1个钍离子,双锥的连接处及2个杯芳烃分子之间由过渡金属离子或钍离子连接。不同过渡金属离子不同的配位环境导致3种不同核簇的形成。化合物1的磁性研究表明,该化合物在低温下表现出弱铁磁性相互作用。     

Discotic derivatives of 6-oxoverdazyl radical

Substitution of each phenyl in 1,3,5-triphenyl-6-oxoverdazyl with three alkoxy groups induces an ordered columnar hexagonal phase (Col_h(o)) below 130°C in 1b[n], while in the alkylsulfanyl analogues 1a[n] additional periodicity along the columns was found rendering the phase a true three-dimensional columnar hexagonal phase (Col_h(3D)) below 60°C. Both series exhibit broad absorption bands in the visible region with maxima at 540 and 610 nm in series 1a[n] and at 486 and 614 nm in series 1b[n]. Unusual reversible thermochromism is observed in series 1b[n], in which the dark green isotropic phase turns red in the discotic phase. Analysis of 1a[8] revealed redox potentials E^0/+1_1/2 = +0.99 V and E^{0/ ?1}_1/2 = –0.45 V vs. saturated calomel electrode (SCE), while the potentials in the alkoxy analogue 1b[8] are shifted cathodically by 0.16 V. Photovoltaic studies of 1a[8] demonstrated hole mobility of μ_h = 1.52 × 10^?3 cm² V^?1 s^?1 in the mesophase with an activation energy E_a = 0.06 ± 0.01 eV. Magnetisation studies of 1a[8] revealed nearly ideal paramagnetic behaviour in either the solid or fluid phase above 200 K and weak antiferromagnetic interactions at low temperatures. In contrast, a noticeable drop of about 4% in μ_eff was observed during the I→Col phase transition in 1b[8], which coincide with the thermochromic effect.     

Synthesis,characterization, and some electrocatalytic properties of heteromultinuclear FeI/RuII Clusters

A series of new heteromultinuclear Fe^I/Ru^II clusters are described. The complexes (η⁶-arene)RuFe₂S₂(CO)₆ (arene = p-cymene 1 , C₆Me₆ 2 ) and Fe₂[μ-S (Cp*Ru)(CO)₂]₂(CO)₆ (Cp* = η⁵-C₅Me₅) ( 3 ) were prepared by the reduction reactions of (μ-S)₂Fe₂(CO)₆ with 2 equiv of LiHBEt₃, followed by treatment (μ-SLi)₂Fe₂(CO)₆ with ruthenium-arene complexes Ru₂(μ-Cl)₂Cl₂(η⁶-arene)₂ or Cp*Ru (CO)₂Cl in 22–33% yields. Further reactions of 1 and 2 with 1 equiv of triphenylphosphine in the presence of the decarbonylating agent Me₃NO·2H₂O, afforded the corresponding monophosphine-substituted Fe^I/Ru^II complexes (η⁶-arene)RuFe₂S₂(CO)₅(Ph₃P) (arene = p-cymene 4 , C₆Me₆ 5 ) in 75% and 78% yields. While treatment of parent complex 1 or 2 with 1 equiv of diphosphine Ph₂PCH₂PPh₂ (dppm) in xylene at reflux temperature resulted in the formation of the diphosphine-bridged RuFe₂S₂(CO)₉ derivate RuFe₂S₂(CO)₇(dppm) ( 6 ). The possible pathway for the formation was proposed. Two isomers of novel macrocyclic complexes involve the (η⁶-arene) Ru-bridged quadruple-butterfly Fe/S clusters [{μ-S (CH₂)₃S-μ}{(μ-CS₂)Fe₂(CO)₆}₂]₂[(η⁶-arene)Ru]₂ (arene = p-cymene 7a and 7b , C₆Me₆ 8a and 8b ) were isolated by reactions of two μ-CS₂-containing dianion [{μ-S (CH₂)₃S-μ}{(μ-S=CS)Fe₂(CO)₆}₂]²⁻ with [Ru₂(μ-Cl)₂Cl₂(η⁶-arene)₂], in which the propylene groups are attached to two S atoms by ee and ea types of bonds respectively. All the new complexes 1 – 8 have been characterized by elemental analysis, spectroscopy, and particularly for 1 – 6 , 7b and 8a by X-ray crystallography. In addition, the electrochemical properties of representative complexes 1 – 4 and 6 have been investigated.     

An Efficient Aerobic Oxidation for p-Xylene to p-Toluic Acid using Azacrown Ether-tethered Mn(III) Schiff Base Complexes as Catalysts

The oxidation of p-xylene to p-toluic acid with air at 110°C under normal atmospheric pressure occurs efficiently in the presence of crown Mn(III) Schiff base complexes [Formula: See Text] (n=1-4). Significant conversion levels (up to 75%) and selectivity (up to 92-96%) are obtained; the effect of the azacrown ether pendants in Mn(III) Schiff base complexes on the oxidation of p-xylene are also investigated by comparison with the crown-free analogues [Formula: See Text] Moreover, addition of alkali metal ions accelerates the rate of conversion of p-xylene to p-toluic acid.     

Reactivity studies of (η6-arene)ruthenium(II) dimers with arylazoimidazole ligands: molecular structure of [(η6-p-cymene)RuCl(Me-C6H4-Nequals;N-C3H2N2-1-CH3)]PF6

The complexes [{(η ⁶-arene)Ru(μ-Cl)Cl}₂] (arene?=?p-cymene (1), hexamethylbenzene reacts at low temperature with the arylazoimidazole (RaaiR′) ligands 2-(phenylazo)imidazole (Phai-H), 1-methyl-2-(phenylazo)imidazole (Phai-Me), 1-ethyl-2-(phenylazo)imidazole (Phai-Et), 2-(tolylazo)imidazole (Tai-H), 1-methyl-2-(tolylazo)imidazole (Tai-Me) and 1-ethyl-2-(tolylazo)imidazole (Tai-Et) to give complexes of the type [(η ⁶-arene)RuCl(RaaiR′)]⁺. The complexes were characterized by FTIR and ¹H NMR and ¹³C {¹H} NMR spectroscopy. The molecular structure of [(η ⁶-p-cymene)RuCl(Me-C₆H₄-N=N-C₃H₂N₂-1-CH₃)]PF₆ was established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods.     

Observation of slowed rotation about the (η6-arene)-chromium bond in the chromium tricarbonyl complex of thesyn-anti-syn trimer of bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yne

Summary The crystal and molecular structures are reported for the chromium tricarbonyl complexes of the sterically-demanding and rigidsyn-anti-syn andall-syn trimers of bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yne, (3-Cr) and (4-Cr). At very low temperatures, a decoalescence phenomenon occurs in the 75.49 MHz¹³C-{¹H}-NMR spectrum of (3-Cr) and is unambiguously assigned to slowed rotation about the (⁶-arene)-chromium bond.Dedicated to Professor Dr. Karl Schlögl on the occasion of his 65th birthday     

Surfactant Ion Selective Membrane Electrodes

Abstract

Calix[8]arene ethers, carboxylic esters having various p-substituents and acid are synthesized and studied. In a bulk membrane transport of dodecylpyridinium the better carrier is the simplest host, calix[8]arene octamethyl ether. Inversely, it is the worst carrier for dodecyltrimethylammonium; the better here is carboxy ester with adamantyl p-substituents. Various calixarenes are successfully used in plasticized membrane ion-selective electrodes (ISE) for both above ammonium and pyridinium surfactants. Operational characteristics, potentiometric selectivity and optimal membrane compositions are reported. Typical limit of detection is at the level of nx10^?6 - 1x10^?5 M, response time 5-10 s, and lifetime is at least 6 months. ISE's selectivity is significantly better than that of ion-association and crown-ether based electrodes.     

Ionic recognition by thiacalixarenes: binding of alkali and heavy metal ions by thiacalix[4]arene-bis-crown[n] ethers

The binding properties of two thiacalix[4]arene-bis-crown[n] derivatives (n = 5 and 6) were examined through extraction experiments. The stability constants of the resulting complexes in methanol were determined. The replacement of the bridging CH2 groups by sulfur atoms leads to a strong decrease in both extraction and complexation levels of alkali metal ions but does not affect the selectivity within the series of crown ethers. The stability of complexes with heavy metal ions does not change markedly on passing from thiacalix[4]arene-bis-crown[n] ethers to their calix[4]arene-bis-crown[n] counterparts; therefore no clear-cut conclusions about the possible interactions between these cations and the sulfur atoms can be drawn.     

系列双核稀土配合物的合成、晶体结构及光物理性质

本文采用水热法合成了4种双核稀土配合物[Y₂(p-MBA)₆(Phen)₂] (1)、[Y₂(p-ClBA)₆(Phen)₂] (2)、[Pr₂(BA)₆(Phen)₂](3)和[Pr₂(p-ClBA)₆(H₂O)₂(Phen)₂](4)[Phen=邻菲咯啉、p-MBA=对甲基苯甲酸、BA=苯甲酸、p-ClBA=对氯苯甲酸]。测定了4种配合物的单晶结构。4种配合物在结构和配位方式上有很多的相似之处,它们的晶体都属于三斜晶系,P1空间群。在分子中,每个稀土离子与1个邻菲咯啉分子螯合,2个稀土离子均以苯甲酸根或其衍生物为桥。但是,桥连配体的数目以及配体的配位方式不尽相同。配合物4中配位水分子与对氯苯甲酸根之间形成了氢键,氢键将双核配合物4连接成二维层状网络结构。对4种配合物的UV-Vis-NIR、IR和荧光性质进行了测定和对比分析。配合物1和2的荧光指认为LLCT和LMCT,而配合物3和4的荧光表现出LLCT与LMCT混合跃迁及Pr³⁺的特征发射。     

A Preliminary Investigation of the Solution Complexation of 4-Sulphonic calix[n]arenes with Testosterone

The complexation between water soluble calixarenes and testosterone has been studied. Stability constants of the host guest complexes of 4-sulphonic calix[n]arenes (n = 4, 6 and 8) with testosterone in water and buffers (pH 5.8, 7.3 and 10.0) were determined from phase solubility curves. These solubility curves indicated that the complexes were all of the A_L type. The constants were in the range 26–341 M^-1, dependent on the size of the calixarene and the pH of the solutions.     

Syntheses and structural studies of mononuclear arene ruthenium complexes with nitrogen-based chelating ligands

Dinuclear arene ruthenium complexes [(η⁶-arene)Ru(μ-Cl)Cl]₂ (arene?=?C₆H₆; p ⁱPrC₆H₄Me; C₆Me₆) and monomeric cyclopentadienyl complexes [(η⁵-Cp)Ru(PPh₃)₂Cl] (Cp?=?cyclopentadienyl) react with polypyridyl nitrogen ligands L¹ (3-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole) and L² (1,3-bis(di-2-pyridylaminomethyl)benzene) in methanol to afford cationic mononuclear compounds [(η⁶-arene)Ru(L¹)Cl]⁺ (arene?=?C₆H₆, 1; p ⁱPrC₆H₄Me, 2; C₆Me₆, 3), [(η⁶arene)Ru(L²)Cl]⁺ (arene?=?C₆H₆, 4; p ⁱPrC₆H₄Me, 5; C₆Me₆, 6), [(η⁵-Cp)Ru(L¹)(PPh₃)]⁺ (7), and [(η⁵Cp)Ru(L²)(PPh₃)]⁺ (8). All cationic mononuclear compounds were isolated as their hexafluorophosphate salts and characterized by elemental analyses, NMR, and IR spectroscopic methods and some representative complexes by UV-Vis spectroscopy. The solid state structures of two derivatives, [6]PF₆ and [7]PF₆, have been determined by the X-ray structure analysis.     

(Tetramethylcyclobutadiene)cobalt complexes 7. Mono- and dinuclear arene complexes containing the [(C<Subscript>4</Subscript>Me<Subscript>4</Subscript>)Co]<Superscript>+</Superscript> fragment

The mononuclear arene complexes [Cb*Co(arene)]⁺ (3a–g; Cb* = C₄Me₄; arene is biphenyl (a), diphenylmethane (b), 1,2-diphenylethane (c), diphenyl ether (d), p-terphenyl (e), 1,2-dimesitylethane (f), or 1,3-dimesitylpropane (g)) were synthesized by the reactions of arenes either with the benzene complex [Cb*Co(C₆H₆)]⁺ (1) under visible light irradiation or with the acetonitrile derivative [Cb*Co(MeCN)₃]⁺ (2) in refluxing THF. The reactions of 2 with 1,2-diphenyle-thane, 1,3-dimesitylpropane, and p-terphenyl in a ratio of 2: 1 afforded the dinuclear complexes [Cb*Co(μ-η:η-arene)CoCb*]²⁺ (4c,e,g). The stability of the dinuclear arene complexes was estimated by DFT calculations. The structures of the complexes [3a]PF₆ and [3e]PF₆ ere established by X-ray diffraction. For Part 6, see Ref. 1. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 535–539, March, 2008.