Tetrathiafulvalene based electroactive ligands and complexes: Synthesis,crystal structures and antifungal activity

The synthesis of two tetrathiafulvalene-appended pyridinehydrazone pyrimidine ligands, namely (Z)-4-(2-((5-([2,2′-bi(1,3-dithiolylidene)]-4-yl)pyridin-2-yl)methylene) hydrazinyl)-6-chloropyrimidine L1 and (Z)-4-(2-((6-([2,2′-bi(1,3-dithiolylidene)]-4-yl)pyridin-2-yl)methylene) hydrazinyl)-6-chloropyrimidine L2 is described. Ligand L1 was reacted with cobalt(II) to yield a cationic metal complex [Co(L1)₂] while ligand L2 was reacted with zinc(II) to afford a neutral metal complex [ZnL2Cl₂]. The crystal structure analysis of [Co(L1)₂] indicate that Co(II) ion is coordinated by six nitrogen atoms from two perpendicular ligands while in [ZnL2Cl₂], Zn(II) is coordinated by two chlorine atoms and three nitrogen atoms. The electrochemical behavior indicate that ligands L1 and L2 and the zinc(II) complex are suitable fort the preparation of crystalline radical cation salts. Finally the determination of MIC₈₀ values against C. albicans, C. glabrata, C. parapsilosis, C. krusei and E. dermatitidis revealed that the cobalt(II) metal complex [Co(L1)₂] is active against all the studied fungi.     

Thio-acids—V : Some reactions of 3-oxo-1,2-dithioles

Diphenyldiazomethane with compound (1) gave dibenzoyl, while 2 and 3 gave the corresponding 3-oxo(2H)thiophenes 5. With copper-bronze 1 gave 2,2′-di-(thiobenzoate) (4), while 2 gave 2,7-diphenylthiepin (6a) and 2,5-diphenylthiophene (7a), but 3 gave only 2,5-di-(p-methoxyphenyl)thiophene (7b). With Grignard reagents 1 gave the corresponding methanol derivative 14, while 2 gave the thiobenzoylethylenes 13a and b, but 3 gave 2,7-di-(p - methoxyphenyl) - 4,4,5,5- tetraphenyl(4H)thiepin (15). The reaction mechanisms are discussed.     

A C2-symmetric analogue of dppf: synthesis and structures of the indenyl-diphosphine complex 1,3-(Ph2PSe)2(C9H6) and the racemic and meso isomers of the heterobimetallic complex Mo(CO)4(1-PPh2-η-C9H6)2Fe

The preparation, isolation and characterisation of 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)indene (1) from indene and chlorodiphenylphosphine is described. The reaction of 1 with selenium gives the diselenide adduct 1,3-bis(diphenylselenophosphino)indene (2) which was characterised crystallographically. Deprotonation of 1 and treatment with ferrous chloride gives the unstable tetraphosphine complex bis(1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)indenyl)iron(II) (3). Complex 3 decomposes to the diphosphine complex bis(1-diphenylphosphinoindenyl)iron(II) (4) via replacement of one diphenylphosphine substituent per indenyl ligand by a hydrogen atom. Complex 4 was also prepared by treatment of two equivalents of 1-diphenylphosphinoindenide with ferrous chloride. The heterobimetallic complex tetracarbonyl(bis(1-diphenylphosphinoindenyl)iron(II))molybdenum(0) (5) was also prepared and crystal structures of both the meso (5a) and C₂-symmetric racemic (5b) isomers are reported.     

Further studies on the sesquiterpene ketone germazone

Germazane type sesquiterpenoids germazol (2), 7(11)-dihydrogermazol (3), 7(11)-dihydrogermazone (4), germazene-7(11) (17) and germazane (18) have been prepared from germazone (1). The presence and location of the cyclobutane ring in germazone (1) was confirmed by the acid-catalyzed cleavage of 2 to the cis-eudesmane derivatives 6,7 and 8.     

Siliciumorganische verbindungen: LXXXVIII. Disilatranylalkane

By hydrosilylation of triethoxyvinylsilane (1), 1,5-hexadiene (10) and 3,3-dimethyl-3-sila-1,4-pentadiene (14) with triethoxysilane (2) we obtained 1,2-bis(triethoxysilyl)ethane (3), 1,6-bis(triethoxysilyl)hexane (11) and 1,5-bis(triethoxysilyl)- 3,3-dimethyl-3-silapentane (15). The reaction of 3 with triethanolamine (4), triisopropanolamine (6) and tris(1-t-butyl-ethanol)amine (8) leads to the 1,2-disilatranylethanes 5, 7 and 9. The 1,6-disilatranylhexanes 12 and 13 are formed from 11, 4 and 6 respectively, and 15 with 4 gives 3,3-dimethyl-1,5-disilatranyl-3-silapentane (16).     

Copper(I) halide complexes of the new 4,4′-bridged heteroaromatic biscarbenes of the 1,2,4-triazole series

The stable biscarbenes, 1,4- and 1,3-bis[1-(1-adamantyl)-3-phenyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-yliden-4-yl]benzenes (4a,b) have been prepared. Treatment of 4b with copper(I) chloride and copper(I) iodide in acetonitrile or acetonitrile/toluene solution afforded the biscarbene copper(I) complexes 5a and 5b, respectively. The reactions of 4a and 4b with diphenyldiazomethane and sulfur resulted in the novel bisazine (6) and bisthione (7) derivatives, respectively. The X-ray crystal structures of 4a and 5b were determined.     

Silacyclohexadienylanionen bis- und tris-trimethylsilyl)-silacyclohexadiene

1,1-Dialkyl(1,1-diaryl)-4-R-1-silacyclohexadienyl anions (1) are available by ether cleavage of the corresponding, 1,1-dialkyl(1,1-diaryl)-4-methoxy-4-R-1-silacyclohexa-2,5-dienes (4), or by deprotonation of the 1,1-dialkyl(1,1-diaryl)-4-R-1-silacyclohexa-2,4-dienes (3) - which are available from 4 - with n-BuLi or LDA resp.The anions 1 are regioselectively silylated by trimethylchlorosilane to give the 6-trimethylsilyl-1-silacyclohexa-2,4-dienes (7,8), their alkylation or acylation occurs exclusively in 4-position to 16 or 17 resp.Deprotonation of 7, 8 with n-BuLi gives the 2-trimethylsilyl-1-silacyclohexadienyl (9), with trimethylchlorosilane they react regioselectively to give the 2,6-bis(trimethylsilyl)-1-silacyclohexa-2,4-dienes (10, 11), with alkyl halides and ketones the anion 9 reacts only in the 4-position.The 1-silacyclohexa-2,5-dienes 22, 25, 28 substituted at the silicon atom by functional groups (O-i-Prop) or by hydrogen can be transformed into 2,6-bis(trimethylsilyl)-1-silacyclohexa-2,4-dienes 24, 27, 33 resp., if LDA is used as base.The easily formed 4-R-2,6-bis(trimethylsilyl)-1-silacyclohexa-2,4-dienyl anions (by deprotonation of 10, 11, 24, 27, 33 with LDA) react with trimethylchlorosilane regioselectively to give the 4-R-2,4,6-tris(trimethylsilyl)-1-silacyclohexa-2,5-dienes 37. Accessing 37 succeeds very simply by manifold-silylation of the 1-sila-2,4-cyclohexadienes 38 with excess trimethylchlorosilane in the presence of 3 mol LDA.Owing to trimethylsilyl substitution in the 2,6-position of the 1-silacyclohexa-2,4-dienes, the ring-silicon atom is strongly sterically shielded, therefore reactions of functional groups at the silicon atom are restricted.     

Novel resolution of the anthracyclinone intermediate by the use of (2r, 3r)-(+)- and (2s, 3s)-(-).1,4-bis(4-chlorobenzyloxy)butane-2,3-diol: a simple and efficient synthesis of optically pure 4-demethoxydaunomycinone and 4-demethoxyadriamycinone

(±)-7-Deoxy-4-demethoxydaunomycinone((±)-3) was found to be cleanly resolved by forming a mixture of the diastereomereic acetals((-)-9and(+)-10 or(+)-9 and(-)-10)with the title vicinal-diol(+)-or ( )-5), affording optically pure (R)-( )-3. The resolving agents (( + )- and ( )-5) were readily synthesized from unnatural(2S,3S)-(-)-tartaric acid((-)-6)or D-(-)-mannitol and natural (2R,3R)-(+)-tartaric acid((+)6), respectively. The undesired enantiomer ((S)-(+ )-3) obtained by the optical resolution could be racemized by heating with trifluoromethanesulfonic acid in aq acetic acid. Optically pure (R)-3 was elaborated to optically pure (+)-4-demethoxydaunomycinone ((+)-2b) and (+)-demethoxyadriamycinone ((+)-2a) by featuring highly stereoselective ( ? 20:1) introduction of the OH group into the C₇-position as a key step.     

Nucleophilic subsitution at silicon: Synthesis of sterically-hindered bis(2,6-di-t-butylaryloxy)silanes

The reaction of the monomethylsilane (8a) with two equivalents of the 4-(carboalkoxy)-2,6-di-t-butyl-substituted phenol (7b) in toulene using triethylamine as an acid acceptor gave the bis(aryloxy) adduct (9a). The analogus reaction of the dimethylsilane (8b) with sodium 2,6-di-t-butyl-4-(methoxycarboxyl)-phenolate (7a) gave only the monosubstitution product (10a). The reaction of the corresponding phenolate (7e) with 8b gave a mixture of 7a, 10a, and bis-adduct (9b), whereas, in the presence of 15-crown-5, the bis-adduct 9b was obtained. The bis-adducts 9c–e were prepared in an analogous manner. The reaction of n-hexyl 3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydoxylbenzoate (7h) with the diphenylsilane (8c) gave only the monosubstitution product 12, while forcing conditions gave, unexpectedly, the methyl ether 13. The reaction of 4-(carboalkoxyethyl)-2,6-di-t-butylphenol (16a) with 8a gave the bis adduct. The reaction of 16a with 8b in THF, without a crown ether, gave a low yield of the monosubstitution product. The bis-adducts 17b–c were obtained by the reaction of 8b with the corresponding phenolates (16a–b) in tetraglyme. Compound 17b was also obtained by the reaction of 8b with 16a in THF with a crown ether. These results are discussed in terms of charge dispersal in the phenolate ion and the corresponding effect upon both ion-pairing and aggregation in solution.     

Synthesis and characterization of an extremely hindered tetraaryl-substituted digermene and its unique properties in the solid state and in solution

An extremely hindered digermene (E)-Tbt(Mes)GeGe(Mes)Tbt (1; Tbt=2,4,6-tris[bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl]phenyl; Mes=mesityl) was synthesized. X-ray crystallographic analysis of the hexane solvated single crystal [1·0.5hexane] revealed that 1 has an extremely long germanium–germanium double bond [2.416(2) Å] as that of a carbon-substituted digermene. The temperature-dependent change of UV–Vis absorption of digermene 1 in solution indicated the quantitative interconversion between 1 and the corresponding germylene Tbt(Mes)Ge: (3). The thermodynamic parameters (ΔH=14.7±0.2 kcal mol⁻¹ and ΔS=42.4±0.8 cal mol⁻¹ deg⁻¹) for the dissociation of digermene 1 to germylene 3 were obtained from temperature dependence of the absorption of 1. Since the reactivity of germylene 3 is much higher than that of digermene 1, almost all the intermolecular reactions of 1 in solution proceeded via dissociated 3. For instance, the reaction of 1 with oxygen in solution resulted in a non-stereospecific formation of the cis- and trans-1,3,2,4-dioxadigermetanes 11 and 7 via the initial formation of germanone 12 derived from oxygenation of the dissociated germylene 3. In case of the oxidation in the solid state, however, digermene 1 reacted with O₂ without dissociation to give the corresponding trans-substituted 1,3,2,4-dioxadigermetane stereospecifically. The reaction of digermene 1 with W(CO)₅(THF) was also examined to give the corresponding terminal tungsten complex of the dissociated germylene 3, i.e. Tbt(Mes)GeW(CO)₅ (23), as a marginally stable orange yellow paste.     

Homochiral (R)- and (S)-1-heteroaryl- and 1-aryl-2-propanols via microbial redox

Preparation of various heteroaryl propanols 2a–g and of the corresponding propanones 3a–g as starting materials for microbial redox is described. The kinetic resolution of the racemic propanols 2a–g is obtained via oxidation with Pseudomonas paucimobilis and Bacillus stearothermophilus [(R)-alcohols, ee 74–100%]. Similar results are achieved with 3-(2-hydroxypropyl)trifluoromethylbenzene 7 (44%, ee 100% of the (R)-alcohol 6). The reduction of the propanones 3a–d and 3g with baker's yeast and other fungi gives the (S)-alcohols (ee 100%). The pure (S)-alcohols are also obtained by reduction of 1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-2-propanone 7. 1-[(4,4-Dimethyl)-2-(Δ²)oxazolinyl]-2-propanone 3e and 1[2-(Δ²)-thiazolinyl)-2-propanone 3f are not reduced. The heterocyclic rings of (S)-5-(2-hydroxypropyl)-3-methylisoxazole 2d and of (S)-2-(2-hydroxypropyl)-4-methylthiazole 2g are deblocked to the homochiral enamino ketone 8 (78%) and to the protected β-hydroxy aldehyde 9 (73%), respectively. The (R)-3-(2-hydroxypropyl)trifluoromethylbenzene 6 is transfomed into the homochiral precursor of (S)-fenfluramine 10 (overall yield 65%).     

A convenient route to 5 -methyl-3,7-octadienic acid from 2,4-hexadienal via umpolung and double cope rearrangement

The addition product of 2,4-hexadienal and trimethylsilyl cyanide 1 reacts after deprotonation with allylic bromide 2 (n=1) to the triene 4 (n=1) which on heating undergoes double Cope rearrangement forming α-trimethylsiloxy nitriles 4(E)-7 and 4(Z)-7. These compounds are smoothly transformed into 3(E)- and 3(Z)-5-methyl-3,7-octanoic acid methyl esters 3(E)-8 and 3(Z)-8. The reaction sequence may be synthetically useful since it is supposed to be applicable to different substituent patterns.     

Enamine chemistry—XXIII: The [4+2] cycloaddition reactions between enaminothiones and electrophilic olefins and acetylenes

The enamino-thione, 1c, reacts with acrylonitrile and 2-chloroacrylonitrile at room temperature to give 3,4-dihydro-4-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-2$\text{H}$-thiopyrans, 4 and 5, respectively. The reaction between 1-aryl-3-(1-pyrrolidinyl) (piperidino)-apropene-1-thiones, 1a-c (1d-f), and dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate gives 4-(1-pyrrolidiny)(piperidino)-4$\text{H}$-thiopyrans, 6a-c (6d-f). Compounds 1a-c (1d-f) and ethyl propiolate produce 2-(1-pyrrolidinyl) (piperidino)-2$\text{H}$-thiopyrans, 8a-c (8d-f), and a new type of rearrangement is observed. The 2$\text{D}$-thiopyran, 9, is formed from 1b and ethyl 3$\text{D}$-propiolate, which elucidates the mechanism. ¹H and ¹³C NMR data of 6 and 7 are discussed.     

Synthesis,structural studies and antituberculosis evaluation of new hydrazone derivatives of quinoline and their Zn(II) complexes

The quinoline hydrazone ligands were synthesized through multi-step reactions. The 2-hydroxy-3-formylquinoline derivatives (1a–1c) were prepared from acetanilide derivatives as starting materials using Vilsmeier–Haack reaction. Then the condensation of 2-hydroxy-3-formylquinoline derivatives with hydrazide derivatives (2a–2c) yielded quinoline hydrazone ligands (3a–3i). The synthesis of a new series of Zn(II) complexes carried out by refluxing with these quinoline hydrazone ligands (3a–3i) is reported. The molecular structures of the ligands (3a–3i) and the Zn complexes were characterized by elemental analysis and spectral studies like FT-IR, ¹H and ¹³C NMR, MS, UV–Visible and fluorescence. The preliminary results of antituberculosis study showed that most of the Zn(II) complexes 4a–4i demonstrated very good antituberculosis activity while the ligands 3a–3i showed moderate activity. Among the tested compounds 4e and 4g were found to be most active with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 8.00 μM and 7.42 μM respectively against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (H37 RV strain) ATCC No-27294 which is comparable to “first and second line” drugs used to treat tuberculosis.     

Search for a simpler synthetic model system for intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition to the 5,6-double bond of a pyrimidine nucleoside

In search for a simpler model system for the study of intramolecular thermal reactions between the base and 5'-functionalized sugar moiety in nucleosides, 1-(3-azidopropyl)uracil (2), 1-(4-azidobutyl) pyrimidines (12 and 13) and 1-(5-azidopentyl)-uracil (14) was synthesized through the corresponding ω-benzoyloxy-(6,7 and 8) and ω-hydroxyalkyl-pyrimidines (9,10 and 11). Heating 2 gave 1,N⁶-trimethylene-6-aminouracil (4), while heating 12 and 13 gave N¹-C₆ cleaved addition products. 15 and 16, respectively. 15 was regiospecifically transformed to 1,2,3-triazole derivatives, 17,18 and 19. Heating 1-(4-azidobutyl)-5-bromouracil (20) yielded 3,9-tetramethylene-8-azaxanthine (22). 9 with NBA gave 1,0⁶-tetramethylene-5-bromo-6-hydroxy-5,6-dihydrouracil (24) and the 5-brominated analog of 9 (25). The 4-functionalized butyl side chain proved to serve as a substitute for the 5'-functionalized sugar moiety in pyrimidine ribonucleosides.     

New benzimidazole derivatives: Design,synthesis, docking,and biological evaluation

The aim of this study was to synthesize novel enaminonitrile derivatives starting from 2-aminobenzimidazole and utilize this derivative for the preparation of novel heterocyclic compounds and assess their function for biological activity screening. The key precursor N-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)carbonohydrazonoyl dicyanide (2) was prepared in pyridine by coupling of diazotized 2-aminobenzimidazole (1) with malononitrile. Compound 2 was subjected to react with various secondary amines such as piperidine, morpholine, piperazine, diphenylamine, N-methylglucamine, and diethanolamine in boiling ethanol to give the acrylonitriles (2Z)-2-((1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)diazenyl)-3-amino-3-(piperidin-1-yl)acrylonitrile (3), (2Z)-2-((1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)diazenyl)-3-amino-3-morpholinoacrylonitrile (4), (2Z)-2-((1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)diazenyl)-3-amino-3-(piperazin-1-yl)acrylonitrile (5), (2Z)-2-((1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)diazenyl)-3-amino-3-(diphenylamino)acrylonitrile (6), (2Z)-2-((1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)diazenyl)-3-amino-3-(methyl((2S,3R,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexyl)amino)acrylonitrile (7), and (2Z)-2-((1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)diazenyl)-3-amino-3-(bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino)acrylonitrile (8), respectively. It has been found that the behaviour of nitrile derivative 2 towards hydrazine hydrate to the creation of 4-((1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)diazenyl)-1H-pyrazole-3,5-diamine (9). The reaction of malononitrile with compound 2 in an ethanolic solution catalyzed with sodium ethoxide afforded 4-amino-1-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-6-imino-1,6-dihydropyridazine-3,5-dicarbonitrile (11). Moreover, malononitrile reacted with 7 in a boiling ethanolic sodium ethoxide solution to give 2-(5-((1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)diazenyl)-4-amino-6-(methyl((2S,3R,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexyl)amino)pyrimidin-2-yl)acetonitrile (14). Heating 7 in boiling acetic anhydride and pyridine afforded (2R,3R,4R,5S)-6-(((1E)-2-((1-acetyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)diazenyl)-1-(N-acetylacetamido)-2-cyanovinyl)(methyl)amino)hexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentayl pentaacetate (15). When compound 15 is heated for a long time in refluxing DMF including a catalytic of TEA, cyclization occurs to give the corresponding (2R,3R,4R,5S)-6-((1-acetyl-3-((1-acetyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)diazenyl)-4-amino-6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyridin-2-yl)(methyl)amino)hexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentayl pentaacetate (16). In addition, triethyl orthoformate was reacted with compound 7 in the presence of acetic anhydride to afford the corresponding ethoxymethyleneamino derivative (2R,3R,4R,5S)-6-(((1E)-2-((1-acetyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)diazenyl)-2-cyano-1-(((E) ethoxymethylene)amino)vinyl)(methyl)amino)hexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentayl pentaacetate (17). Also, it has been found that heating a mixture of 7 with DMF/DMA in anhydrous xylene yielded compound (1E)-N'-((1E)-2-((1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)diazenyl)-2-cyano-1-(methyl((2S,3R,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexyl)amino)vinyl)-N,N-dimethylformimidamide (18). In addition, compound 7, when reacted with several acid anhydrides, allowed the matching phthalimide derivatives 19–26. The results showed that compound 14 has significantly higher ABTS and antitumor activities than the other compounds. Molecular modelling was also studied for compounds 22 and 24. The viability of four many cell lines—the African green monkey kidney epithelial cells (VERO), human breast adenocarcinoma cell line (MCF-7), human lung fibroblast cell line (WI-38), and human hepatocellular liver carcinoma cell line (HepG2) was examined to determine the antitumor activities of the newly synthesized compounds. Also, it was found that compounds 9, 11, 15, 16, 22, 23, 24 and 25 are strong against HepG2 cell lines, while 16, 22, and 25 are strong against WI-38 cell lines. Moreover, it was also found that compounds 16 and 22 are strong against VERO cell lines. On the other hand, compounds 7, 14, 15, 16, and 22 are strong while the rest of the other compounds are moderate against the MCF-7 cell line. The result of docking showed that compound 24 got stabilized inside the pocket with a very promising binding score of ? 8.12 through hydrogen bonds with Arg184 and Lys179, respectively.     

Ligand properties of N-heterocyclic and Bertrand carbenes: A density functional study

In order to probe the ligand properties we have examined a series of Cr(CO)₅L and Ni(CO)₃L complexes using density functional theory (DFT). The ligands included in our study are N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) and Bertrand-type carbenes. Our study shows that the carbene–metal bonds of imidazol-2-ylidenes (1), imidazolin-2-ylidenes (2), thiazo-2-ylidenes (3), and triazo-5-ylidenes (4) are significantly stronger than those of Bertrand-type carbenes (5–7). The force constants of C–O in complexes are related to the property of isolated carbenes such as proton affinity (PA), electronegativity (χ), and charge transfer (ΔN). NHCs and Bertrand-type carbenes are identified as nucleophilic, soft ligands. Carbene stabilization energy (CSE) computations indicate that carbenes 1 and 4 are the most stable species, while 2 and 3 are less stable. In contrast to NHCs, CSE of carbenes 5–7 are much smaller, and their relative stabilities are in the order (amino)(aryl) carbenes 7e–7g > (amino)(alkyl) carbenes 7a–7d > (phosphino)(aryl) 6d–6e, and (phosphino)(silyl) carbenes 5a–5c > (phosphino)(alkyl) carbenes 6a–6c.     

Transition metal complexes of N-1-tosylcytosine and N-1-mesylcytosine

The syntheses as well as chemical and X-ray structural characterization of dichlorobis[1-(p-toluenesulfonyl)cytosine]copper(II) (2), its solvated pseudopolymorph containing two methanol molecules (3), dichlorobis[1-(p-toluenesulfonyl)cytosine]cadmium(II) (4), 1-methanesulfonylcytosine (6) and its copper complex dichlorobis(1-methanesulfonylcytosine)copper(II) (7) are described. In addition, spectroscopic studies of dichlorobis[1-(p-toluenesulfonyl)cytosine]cobalt(II) (5), as well as of dichlorobis(1-mesylcytosine)cadmium(II) (8) are presented. Pseudopolymorphs 2 and 3, as well as their 1-mesylcytosine analog 7, reveal square-planar coordination spheres, almost ideal in the case of 2, but considerably distorted in the case of 3 and 7. In all cases, the Cu(II) ion is coordinated by two endocyclic N3 atoms from two ligand molecules and by two chlorine atoms. The analogous coordination sphere was found in complex 4, where Cd(II) lies in the center of a slightly distorted tetrahedron formed by two endocyclic N3 atoms and by two chlorine atoms.     

Synthesis and characterization of new HgS nanoparticles prepared by Hg(II)-triazole-3-thiol as precursor

Nine Hg(II) complexes, [Hg(DiphtS)₂(L-L)](2–7) {where, HDiphtS = 4,5-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiol; L-L = bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (dppe) (2); 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane (dppp)(3); 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane (dppb)(4); 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (dppf)(5); 2,2′-bipyridine (Bipy)(6) and 1,10-phenanthroline (Phen)(7) } or [Hg(DiphtS)₂(L)₂] (8–9) {where L = triphenylphosphine (Ph₃P) (8) and triphenylphosphine sulphide (Ph₃PS) (9)}, have been prepared form the reaction of [Hg(DiphtS)₂](1) with phosphine or amine as co-ligands. Then characterized by the IR, NMR (¹H and ³¹P) spectroscopy, elemental analysis, molar conductivity. The results supported the monodentate behaviour of HDiphtS ligand in all complexes (1–9) in anion form through the sulfur atom. Complexes 1, 2 and 6 have been used as single source precursors for the preparation of ethylene-diamine capped HgS-nanoparticles. Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), have been used to characterize the HgS nanoparticles.     

Structure and properties of BETS salts: κ-(BETS)8(Cu2Cl6)(CuCl4), θ-(BETS)2(CuCl2) and (BETS)2(CuCl4)

κ-(BETS)₈(Cu₂Cl₆)(CuCl₄) (1), θ-(BETS)₂(CuCl₂) (2), (BETS)₂(CuCl₄) (3) (BETS = bis(ethylenedithio)tetraselenafulvalene) have been prepared by diffusion-electrocrystallisation of BETS and (AsPh₄)₂(Cu₂Cl₆) solutions in chlorobenzene–ethanol. 2 has also been obtained by simple diffusion of BETS and (AsPh₄)₂(Cu₂Cl₆) solutions. 1 and 2 exhibit metal-like behaviour, down to 40 K for 1 and 4 K for 2. 3 behaves as an insulator. The crystal structures of 1, 2, and 3 are determined by X-ray diffraction methods. The structures of 1 (at 140 and 25 K) and 2 are characterised by a strong disorder of their respective anions. The crystal structure of 3 shows an unusual packing of the BETS molecules, consisting of slipped stacked (BETS)₂ dimers, leading to insulating properties. Based on the structures of 1 (at 140 and 25 K), 2 and 3, molecular and band structure calculations are carried out for the interpretation of the physical behaviours of these phases.