[Cu3(dppm)3(μ 3-I)2][(0.5TCNQ)], a radical salt derived from a donor with a copper(I) trimer

A radical salt 1, [Cu₃(dppm)₃(μ ₃-I)₂][(0.5TCNQ)], has been prepared by reaction of CuI, dppm (diphenylphosphinomethane) and TCNQ (7,7′,8,8′-tetracyanoquinodimethane) with a molar ratio of 1 : 1 : 0.5 and characterized by IR, UV–Vis and solid-emission spectroscopy. Its structure was determined by X-ray crystallography. 1 also has photoluminescence (λ _max = 653 nm) at room temperature. Magnetic properties indicate that TCNQ is in the reduced state (TCNQ^2?).     

1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition between a metal-azide (Ph3PAuN3) and a metal-acetylide (Ph3PAuC≡CPh): an inorganic version of a click reaction

This report describes the synthesis and characterization of 1,5-bis-triphenylphosphinegold(I) 1,2,3-triazolate (3((1,5))). The synthesis of the dinuclear complex 3((1,5)) is achieved via an unprecedented inorganic click (iClick) reaction between the metal-azide PPh(3)AuN(3) (1) and the metal-acetylide PPh(3)Au-C≡CPh (2). Characterization of 3((1,5)) includes multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, combustion analysis, and single crystal X-ray crystallography. Experimental characterization is complemented with density-functional-theory (DFT) calculations which indicate the 1,4-isomer 3((1,4)) is less stable by 3.3 kcal mol(-1). The energetic difference lies primarily in the ability of the phenyl group in the 4-position of 3((1,5)) to lie coplanar with the triazolate to create a delocalized π-bonding HOMO orbital.     

New access to (η(5)-cyclohexadienyl)Mn(CO)3 and cationic (η(6)-arene)Mn(CO)3 complexes by Suzuki-Miyaura reaction

First Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reactions applied to (η(5)-chloro-cyclohexadienyl)Mn(CO)3 complexes are described and lead to the syntheses of (η(5)-aryl-cyclohexadienyl)Mn(CO)3 and of cationic (η(6)-arene)Mn(CO)3 complexes after rearomatization. The structures of two of the new complexes have been investigated by X-ray diffraction study.     

Spectroscopic Studies on Charge Transfer from Ce~(3 ) to Yb~(3 ) in KMgF_3∶Ce,Yb Nanocrystals

Nanocrystals of KMgF3 single-doped and codoped with Ce3 or/and Yb3 were synthesized separately by the microemulsion method.The X-ray diffraction(XRD)patterns were indexed to show that the KMgF3 crystal system was unchanged.The fluorescent spectra of KMgF3∶Ce,Yb polycrystal powders were studied and compared with those of the Ce,Yb doped KMgF3 crystals produced using the high-temperature solid phase method.The diffuse reflection spectra and infrared emission of KMgF3∶Ce,Yb were investigated.From the results,the authors could confirm that there were charge transfer processes from Ce3 to Yb3 in both KMgF3∶Ce,Yb nanocrystals and polycrystal powders.     

Synthesis and Structure of a Novel Macrocyclic Ligand( C_(22) H_(29) N_3 O_3 Br_2)

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Novel coupling between tricarbonyl(7-azabenzonorbornadiene)iron complexes and cyclohexene to form stereospecifically a (C-5 substituted η4-cyclohexadiene)Fe(CO)3 moiety

Novel coupling between tricarbonyl(7-azabenzonorbornadiene)iron complexes 1 and cyclohexene occurs thermally and photochemically. Complexes 2 were formed stereospecifically with a yield of 21–34% via C-C bond formation from the exo-face of 7-ABND accompanied by the generation of (⁴η-cyclohexadiene)Fe(CO)₃ moieties with Fe(CO)₃ syn to the new C-C bond. At the same time, C-5 of this moiety was functionalized with a bulky 7-ABND heterocycle.     

Activation of Nitromethane to Cyanide by a Mononuclear Cu(Ⅱ) Complex

The tridentate ligand DPA-Me(2) was readily prepared from DPA(DPA = 2,2-dipicolylamine) in high yield. The mixture of 2 and Cu(Cl O4)26H2O in methanol gave a five-coordinated mononuclear complex [(DPA-Me)Cu(Me CN)(Cl O4)](Cl O4)(3). Recrystallization of 3 in CH3NO2 led to an activation of CH3NO2 to CN- by the formation of product as a dinuclear cyanide bridged complex {[Cu(DPA-Me)]2(CN)(Cl O4)3CH3NO2}n(4). Both 3 and 4 were characterized by X-ray crystallography, IR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The crystal of 4 was grown in space group P21/c with a = 17.74582(15), b = 13.89877(11), c = 14.92546(13) , β = 91.4246(8)°, V = 3680.15(5) 3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.695 g/cm3, F(000) = 1912, C28H33Cl3Cu2N8O14, Mr = 939.05, μ = 1.602 cm-1, Cu Kα radiation(λ = 1.54184 ), R = 0.0485 and w R = 0.1246 for 6414 observed reflections with I 2σ(I).     

Formation of ultracold Rb2 molecules in the v' = 0 level of the a(3)Σ+(u) state via blue-detuned photoassociation to the 1(3)Π(g) state

We report on the observation of blue-detuned photoassociation in Rb(2), in which vibrational levels are energetically above the corresponding excited atomic asymptote. (85)Rb atoms in a MOT were photoassociated at short internuclear distance to levels of the 1(3)Π(g) state at a rate of approximately 5 × 10(4) molecules s(-1). We have observed most of the predicted vibrational levels for all four spin-orbit components; 0(+)(g), 0(-)(g), 1(g), and 2(g), including levels of the 0(+)(g) outer well. These molecules decay to the metastable a(3)Σ(+)(u) state, some preferentially to the v' = 0 level, as we have observed for photoassociation to the v' = 8 level of the 1(g) component.     

Reduction of Cr(6+) to Cr(3+) in a Packed‱Bed Bioreactor

Hexavalent chromium, Cr(6⁺), is a common and toxic pollutant in soils and waters. Reduction of the mobile Cr(6⁺) to the less mobile and less toxic trivalent chromium, Cr(3⁺), can be achieved with conventional chemical reduction technologies. Alternatively, Cr(6⁺) can be biochemically reduced to Cr(3⁺) by anaerobic microbial consortia which appear to use Cr(6⁺) as a terminal electron acceptor. A bioprocess for Cr(6⁺) reduction has been demonstrated using a packed-bed bioreactor containing ceramic packing, and then compared to a similar bioreactor containing DuPont Bio-Sep beads. An increase in volumetric productivity (from 4 mg Cr(6⁺)/L/h to 260 mg Cr(6⁺)/L/h, probably due to an increase in biomass density, was obtained using Bio-Sep beads. The beads contain internal macropores which were shown by scanning electron microscopy to house dense concentrations of bacteria. Comparisons to conventional Cr(6⁺) treatment technologies indicate that a bioprocess has several economic and operational advantages.     

Experimental studies of the NaCs 5(3)Π0 and 1(a)3Σ+ states

We report high resolution measurements of 372 NaCs 5(3)Π(0)(v, J) ro-vibrational level energies in the range 0 ≤ v ≤ 22. The data have been used to construct NaCs 5(3)Π(0) potential energy curves using the Rydberg-Klein-Rees and inverted perturbation approximation methods. Bound-free 5(3)Π(0)(v, J) → 1(a)(3)Σ(+) emission has also been measured, and is used to determine the repulsive wall of the 1(a)(3)Σ(+) state and the 5(3)Π(0) → 1(a)(3)Σ(+) relative transition dipole moment function. Hyperfine structure in the 5(3)Π(0) state has not been observed in this experiment. This null result is explained using a simple vector coupling model.     

Synthesis of a di(2-picolyl)amino-b-diketone dual-functional ligand that can coordinate to europium(Ⅲ) for responding to copper(Ⅱ) and sulfide ions

Lanthanide complex-based luminescent probes/chemosensors have shown great utilities in various biological and environmental assays with time-resolved detection mode to eliminate background noises.In this work,by conjugating di(2-picolyl)amine(DPA)with a tetradentateβ-diketone 1,2-bis[4'-(1",1",1",2",2"-pentafluoro-3",5"-pentanedion-5"-yl)benzyl]-4-chlorosulfo-benzene(BPPBCB),a novel dual-functional ligand that can coordinate to Eu~(3+)for responding to Cu~(2+)and S~2 ions in aqueous media,DPA-BPPBCB,has been designed and synthesized.Theβ-diketone moiety of DPA-BPPBCB can form a strongly luminescent complex with Eu~(3+).Upon reaction with Cu~(2+),accompanied by the formation of heterobimetallic complex Cu~(2+)-DPA-BPPBCB-Eu~(3+),the Eu~(3+)luminescence was quenched.While in the presence of S~2,owing to the high affinity of S~2 to Cu~(2+),stable CuS was formed,which resulted in the release of Cu~(2+)from Cu~(2+)-DPA-BPPBCB-Eu~(3+),to restore the luminescence of the Eu~(3+)complex.This unique"on-off-on"luminescence response of the Eu3+complex enabled Cu~(2+)and S~2 ions in aqueous media to be detected with time-resolved luminescence detection mode.     

A sugar's choice: coordination to a mononuclear or a dinuclear copper(II) complex?

We proposed a decisive role of the number of metal ions at the sugar binding site for carbohydrate-coordinating copper(II) complexes. To verify this hypothesis, we studied the binding of the representatively chosen carbohydrates D-ribose (7), D-mannose (8), D-glucose (9), and D-maltose (10) to structurally related mono- and dinuclear copper(II) complexes in alkaline solution. All carbohydrates coordinate to the metal complexes in a 1:1 molar ratio. Coordination of 7 or 8 to the dinuclear copper(II) complex 1 is about 0.5 order of magnitude stronger than the complex formation with related mononuclear complexes. On contrast, 9, which is an epimer of 8, coordinates stronger to either one of the mononuclear copper(II) complexes in alkaline aqueous solution.     

Facile reduction of a uranyl(VI) β-ketoiminate complex to U(IV) upon oxo silylation

Reaction of the uranyl β-ketoiminate complex UO(2)((tBu)acnac)(2) (1) ((tBu)acnac = (t)BuNC(Ph)CHC(Ph)O) with Me(3)SiI, in the presence of Ph(3)P, results in the reductive silylation of the uranyl moiety and formation of the U(V) bis-silyloxide complex [Ph(3)PI][U(OSiMe(3))(2)I(4)] (2). Subsequent reaction of 2 with Lewis bases, such as 2,2'-bipyridine (bipy), 1,10-phenanthroline (phen), and tetrahydrofuran (THF), results in a further reduction of the metal center and isolation of the U(IV) complexes U(OSiMe(3))(2)I(2)(bipy)(2) (3), U(OSiMe(3))(2)I(2)(phen)(2) (4), and [U(OSiMe(3))(2)I(THF)(4)][I(3)] (5), respectively.     

Physical properties of a new iron(III) complex, [3-pmH · 3-pm][Fe(NCS)4(3-pm)2]

The iron(III) compound of formula [3-pmH · 3-pm][Fe(NCS)₄(3-pm)₂] (3-pm = 3-(hydroxymethyl)pyridine) has been prepared by reaction between iron(III) thiocyanate and 3-(hydroxymethyl)pyridine in ethanol. The characterization was based on elemental analysis, infrared spectra and magnetic measurements. Single crystal X-ray diffraction methods show the monoclinic P2(1)/c space group with unit cell parameters: a = 12.295(3) Å, b = 15.854(3) Å, c = 16.880(3) Å, β = 100.12(3)° and Z = 4. The asymmetric unit of the title compound consists of [3-pmH · 3-pm]⁺ and [Fe(NCS)₄(3-pm)₂]^? held together by ionic interaction and a hydrogen bond interaction (O(68)–H(68) ··· O(78)). The central metal ion is octahedrally coordinated by six nitrogens, four from NCS^? form the equatorial plane and two from two 3-(hydroxymethyl)pyridines occupy axial positions. Magnetic susceptibility data in the temperature range 1.8–300 K show that iron(III) is high-spin S = 5/2(⁵ T _2g). Structural parameters and IR spectra of similar complexes are compared and discussed.     

[Re(η2-CS3)4]3−, a new trithiocarbonate-containing rhenium(V) dodecahedral anion

The mononuclear complex (NMe₄)₃[Re(²-CS₃)₄] has been prepared by adding CS₂ to ReS^– ₄ in a mixture of MeOH and NH₃. During the reaction, Re^VII is reduced to Re^V, the measured diamagnetism (X = –3.04 × 10^–4cm³mol^–1) of the complex showing that the two added electrons are coupled. (NMe₄)₃[Re(²-CS₃)₄] crystallizes in the space group Fddd, a = 11.985(4) Å, b = 23.001(11) Å, c = 47.463(19) Å, V = 13085(9) ų. The reaction of CS₂ results in the formation of trithiocarbonates bonded to the rhenium in a dodecahedral geometry.     

Oxidative-Rearrangement Reactions of σ3, λ3 Dialkyl(Silylamino)Phosphines with Chlorophosphines; Formation of a P–P Bond Via a New Road to Phosphinophosphoranimines

Abstract:

Chlorophosphines react with trivalent (silylamino)phosphines via a direct oxidative addition process with elimination of trimethyl silyl chloride to produce phosphino-phosphoranimines with concomitant formation of a P-P bond. Oxidation of the phosphine center with sulfur and an exchange transformation of the phosphine are discussed.     

Molecular complexes of copper(I): Easy access to CuF(PPh3)3 · 2ROH (R = Me or Et)

Treatment of a CuSO₄ · 5H₂O solution with NH₂OH · HCl and NaOH produces orange–yellow Cu₂O, which on being reacted with Ph₃P and aqueous HF (48%) in MeOH or EtOH yields CuF(PPh₃)₃ · 2ROH (R = Me or Et) in high yield. The volatile compounds have been characterised by spectroscopic techniques in addition to chemical analyses and solution electrical conductance measurements. Typically, CuF(PPh₃)₃ · 2MeOH appears to be stable up to 118 °C and loses 2 MeOH and 3 PPh₃ between 118 and 274 °C yielding volatile CuF at 274 °C.     

Spin frustration in a Cu(II)3 triangle frustrated?

A spiral hexanuclear antiferromagnetic Cu(II) complex with a [Cu(3)(μ(2)-NO)(3)(μ(3)-O)] triangular core has direct metal spin coupling through diazine (μ(2)-NN), oxime (μ(2)-NO) and oxide/hydroxide (μ(3)-O) bridges. Spin frustration, expected in the triangular core, is suppressed (frustrated) by the bridging antiferromagnetic connections to the external metals, and so any residual spin in the triangle effectively cannot be stabilized.     

Concise route to 3-arylisoquinoline skeleton by Lewis acid catalyzed C(sp3)-H bond functionalization and its application to formal synthesis of (±)-tetrahydropalmatine

An expeditious route to furnish an isoquinoline skeleton via hydride shift mediated C-H bond functionalization was developed. In this process, an unusual [1,5]-H shift without the assistance of the adjacent heteroatom took place to produce tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives in good to excellent chemical yields. The formal synthesis of (±)-tetrahydropalmatine was achieved by exploiting this new transformation.