Synthesis and characterization of cobalt(II), nickel(II) and copper(II) perchlorate complexes with bis [(diphenylphosphinyl)methyl] phenylphosphine oxide,bis [(disphenylphosphinyl)methyl]ethyl phosphinate,and bis [(diphenylphosphinyl)methyl] phosphinic acid

The synthesis and characterization of cobalt(II), nickel(II) and copper(II) perchlorate complexes containing bis [(diphenylphosphinyl)methyl] [phenylphosphine oxide (RPPH), bis [(diphenylphosphinyl)methyl] ethyl phosphinate (RPOEt), and bis [(diphenylphosphinyl)methyl] phosphinic acid (RPOH) have been studied. The substituent at the central phosphorus atom of the ligand is responsible for the types of complexes formed. The new complexes [M(RPPh)₂(ClO₄)₂.nH₂O, [M(RPPh)₃](ClO₄)₂.4H₂O, [M(RPOEt)₂](ClO₄)₂.2H₂O, and [M(RPOH)₃] (ClO₄)₂.nH₂O are characterized as high spin and most of them have an octahedral or distorted octahedral geometry [M = Co(II), Ni(II), or Cu(II); n = 2?5]. The coordination of two P = O groups from one ligand to the metal has been proposed for most of the complexes formed. The coordination of all three P = O groups has been assumed for complexes [M(RPPh)₂](ClO₄)₂.nH₂O and [M(RPOEt)₂](ClO₄)₂.2H₂O.     

Preparation, crystal structure, and reactivity of bis {tris(trimethylsilyl) methyl} magnesium

Heating of the lithium magnesate [Li(THF)₂(μ-Br)₂Mg(Tsi)(THF)] (Tsi = (Me₃Si)₃C) under vacuum gives the dialkylmagnesium compound Mg(Tsi)₂, the first two-coordinate magnesium derivative to have been structurally characterized in the solid state. The compound is remarkably thermally stable, not decomposing (or melting) when heated to 350°C. It has a very low reactivity, failing to react in toluene with, for example, CO₂, Me₃SiCl, Me₂SiHCl, MeI, BCl₃ or CH₃COCl, and even with neat CH₃COCl at its boiling point. It does react, though fairly slowly, with I₂ in toluene to give TsiI, and more rapidly with Br₂ to give TsiBr, and with an excess of PhSO₂Cl in toluene at 1OO°C to give TsiCl. It decomposes quickly in the air, and reacts readily with MeOH in toluene to give TsiH without formation of detectable amounts of the intermediate TsiMgOMe, and with O₂ in toluene.     

Preparation and crystal structure of binuclear chloro{6-[[chloro(triphenylphosphine)platinum](mesitylimino)methyl]pyridin-2-yl}bis(triphenylphosphine)platinum(II)

Treatment of N,N′-bis(mesityl)pyridine-2,6-carboxyimidoyl dichloride, 1, in toluene solution with [Pt(PPh₃)₄] at 100 °C afforded a novel platinacyclic compound, 3, in 63% yield, instead of the expected compound 2. The molecular and crystal structures of the title compound, 3, have been determined by the single crystal X-ray diffraction technique. The coordination geometries around the Pt atoms are distorted square-planar. In the crystal structure, the molecules are linked by a pair of C–H···N hydrogen bonds into a centrosymmetric dimer with an ring, centred at (1/2,1/2,1/2).     

The synthesis and structure of terpyridine-N-oxide complexes of copper(II) perchlorate

The co-ordination of a series of terpyridine-N-oxide ligands to the Cu(ii) ion is reported. Addition of two equivalents of ligand results in the formation of the expected 2 : 1 six co-ordinate product, while the addition of one equivalent of ligand allows the isolation of 1 : 1 species if the ligand has a meridonal binding mode. The five complexes isolated were characterised in the solid state by X-ray crystallography while they are studied in solution using EPR, UV-vis spectroscopy and IR spectroscopy.     

Vibrational spectra and crystal structure of ethyl methyl sulfide-mercury(II) chloride complex

The crystal structure of the ethyl methyl sulfide-mercury(II) chloride complex, CH₃SCH₂CH₃· HgCl₂, has been determined by X-ray diffraction. The conformation about the CS-CC axis of the complex is trans, which is different from the conformation of crystalline ethyl methyl sulfide. The Raman and IR spectra of the complex have been measured. Observed wavenumbers of the CH₂ rocking and C-C stretching vibrations of the complex are close to those of the trans form of ethyl methyl sulfide in the liquid state, but the wavenumber of the C-S stretching vibration shifts on formation of the S-Hg bond.     

Tridentate (NNO) Schiff-base copper(II) complex: synthesis,crystal structure,and magnetic study

A new azido adduct of a tridentate Schiff-base copper(II) complex has been synthesized and characterized structurally and magnetically. X-ray single crystal structure analysis reveals that the asymmetric unit of [Cu₂(L)₂(µ_1,1-N₃)₂][Cu(L)(N₃)] (1) [HL = 1-(N-ortho-hydroxyacetophenimine)-2,2-diethyl-aminoethane] has two independent moieties. One of these forms a dimer, containing end-on azido bridges, with its center of inversion related equivalents. The complex crystallizes in monoclinic space group P₂1/c with a = 10.112(2), b = 31.938(4), c = 9.718(2) Å and β = 95.00(2)°. Variable temperature magnetic susceptibility data show antiferromagnetic interactions between copper(II) centers.     

Bis(oxamato)palladate(II) complexes: synthesis,crystal structure and application to catalytic Suzuki reaction

New bis(oxamato)palladate(II) complexes, [Pd(H₂O)₄][Pd(2,6-Me₂pma)₂]·2H₂O (1), (n-Bu₄N)₂[Pd(2,6-Me₂pma)₂]·2H₂O (2a), and (n-Bu₄N)₂[Pd(2,6-Me₂pma)₂]·2CHCl₃ (2b) (2,6-Me₂pma = N-2,6-dimethylphenyoxamate and n-Bu₄N⁺ = tetra-n-butylammonium), have been synthesized and the structures of 1 and 2b characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Complex 1 is a double salt constituted by tetraaquapalladium(II) cations and bis(oxamato)palladate(II) anions interlinked by hydrogen bonds. The palladium(II) ions in 1 are four-coordinate with two oxygens and two nitrogens from two fully deprotonated oxamate ligands (anion), and four water molecules (cation) building centrosymmetric square-planar surroundings. Centrosymmetric bis(oxamato)palladate(II) anions occur in 2b as in 1, the charge balance in this compound being ensured by the bulky n-Bu₄N⁺. The catalytic role of 1 and 2a for the Suzuki reaction has been investigated by using a series of aryl iodide/bromide derivatives in the conventional organic medium dimethylformamide. The tetraaquapalladium(II) unit in 1 appears to be active in the catalytic Suzuki cross-coupling reactions, but it readily decomposes to inactive palladium black.     

Rational assembly of soluble copper(II) phosphonates: synthesis, structure and magnetism of molecular tetranuclear copper(II) phosphonates

The reactions of the dinuclear copper complexes [Cu(2)(L)(OAc)] [H(3)L = N,N'-(2-hydroxypropane-1,3-diyl)bis(salicylaldimine) or [Cu(2)(L')(OAc)] (H(3)L' = N,N'-(2-hydroxypropane-1,3-diyl)bis(4,5-dimethylsalicylaldimine)] with various phosphonic acids, RPO(3)H(2) (R = t-Bu, Ph, c-C(5)H(9), c-C(6)H(11) or 2,4,6-i-Pr(3)-C(6)H(2)), leads to the replacement of the acetate bridge affording tetranuclear copper(II) phosphonates, [Cu(4)(L)(2)(t-BuPO(3))](CH(3)OH)(2)(C(6)H(6)) (1), [Cu(4)(L)(2)(PhPO(3))(H(2)O)(2)(NMe(2)CHO)](H(2)O)(2) (2), [Cu(4)(L')(2)(C(5)H(9)PO(3))](CH(3)OH)(2) (3), [Cu(4)(L')(2)(C(6)H(11)PO(3)](MeOH)(4)(H(2)O)(2) (4) and [Cu(4)(L')(2)(C(30)H(46)P(2)O(5))](PhCH(3)) (5). The molecular structures of 1-4 reveal that a [RPO(3)](2-) ligand is involved in holding the four copper atoms together by a 4.211 coordination mode. In 5, an in situ formed [(RPO(2))(2)O](4-) ligand bridges two pairs of the dinuclear subunits. Magnetic studies on these complexes reveal that the phosphonate ligand is an effective conduit for magnetic interaction among the four copper centers present; a predominantly antiferromagnetic interaction is observed at low temperatures.     

Dinuclear copper(II) complex and 1-D copper(II) complex with taurine Schiff base: synthesis,crystal structure,and properties

A dinuclear copper(II) compound, [Cu(btssb)(H₂O)]₂ · 4(H₂O) (1), and a 1-D chain copper(II) compound, [Cu(ctssb)(H₂O)] _n (2) [where H₂btssb is 2-[(5-bromo-2-hydroxy-benzylidene)-amino]-ethanesulfonic acid and H₂ctssb is 2-[(3,5-dichloro-2-hydroxy-benzylidene)-amino]-ethanesulfonic acid], were prepared and characterized. Compound 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c, with a = 10.109(2) Å, b = 20.473(4) Å, c = 6.803(1) Å, β = 100.32(3)°, V = 1385.1(5) ų, and Z = 2; R ₁ for 1796 observed reflections [I > 2σ(I)] was 0.0357. The geometry around each copper(II) can be described as slightly distorted square pyramidal. The Cu^II ··· Cu^II distance is 5.471(1) Å. Compound 1 formed a 1-D network through O–H ··· O hydrogen bonds and 1-D water chains exist. The 1-D chain complex 2 crystallizes in the triclinic space group P 1, with a = 5.030(2) Å, b = 7.725(2) Å, c = 17.011(5) Å, α = 92.706(4)°, β = 97.131(4)°, γ = 102.452(3)°, V = 638.6(3) ų, and Z = 2; R ₁ for 1897 observed reflections [I > 2σ(I)] was 0.0171. In 2, Cu(II) was also a slightly distorted square pyramid formed by two oxygens and one nitrogen from ctssb, one oxygen from another ctssb, and one water molecule. The complex formed a 1-D chain through O–S–O bridge of ctssb ligand. The 1-D chain further constructed a double chain through O?H ··· O hydrogen bonds.     

Bis[N‐(2‐hydroxy­ethyl)‐β‐alaninato]copper(II)

The Cu^II ion in the title complex, [Cu(C₅H₁₀NO₃)₂] or [Cu(He‐ala)₂] [He‐ala = N‐(2‐hydroxy­ethyl)‐β‐alaninate], resides at the inversion centre of a square bipyramid comprised of two facially arranged tridentate He‐ala ligands. Each He‐ala ligand binds to a Cu^II ion by forming one six‐membered β‐alaninate chelate ring in a twist conformation and one five‐membered ethanol­amine ring in an envelope conformation, with Cu—N = 2.017 (2) Å, Cu—O_COO = 1.968 (1) Å and Cu—O_OH = 2.473 (2) Å. The [Cu(He‐ala)₂] mol­ecules are involved in a network of O—H⋯O and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming layers parallel to the (10) plane. The layers are connected into a three‐dimensional structure by van der Waals inter­actions, so that the mol­ecular centres form pseudo‐face‐centered close packing.