Metal ion-controlled self-assembly using pyrimidine hydrazone molecular strands with terminal hydroxymethyl groups: a comparison of Pb(II) and Zn(II) complexes

Metal complexation studies were performed with the ditopic pyrimidine-hydrazone (pym-hyz) strand 6-hydroxymethylpyridine-2-carboxaldehyde (2-methyl-pyrimidine-4,6-diyl)bis(1-methylhydrazone) (1) and Pb(ClO(4))(2)·3H(2)O, Pb(SO(3)CF(3))(2)·H(2)O, Zn(SO(3)CF(3))(2), and Zn(BF(4))(2) to examine the ability of 1 to form various supramolecular architectures. X-ray crystallographic and NMR studies showed that coordination of the Pb(II) salts with 1 on a 2:1 metal/ligand ratio in CH(3)CN and CH(3)NO(2) resulted in the linear complexes [Pb(2)1(ClO(4))(4)] (2), [Pb(2)1(ClO(4))(3)(H(2)O)]ClO(4) (3), and [Pb(2)1(SO(3)CF(3))(3)(H(2)O)]SO(3)CF(3) (4). Two unusually distorted [2 × 2] grid complexes, [Pb1(ClO(4))](4)(ClO(4))(4) (5) and [Pb1(ClO(4))](4)(ClO(4))(4)·4CH(3)NO(2) (6), were formed by reacting Pb(ClO(4))(2)·6H(2)O and 1 on a 1:1 metal/ligand ratio in CH(3)CN and CH(3)NO(2). These grids formed despite coordination of the hydroxymethyl arms due to the large, flexible coordination sphere of the Pb(II) ions. A [2 × 2] grid complex was formed in solution by reacting Pb(SO(3)CF(3))(2)·H(2)O and 1 on a 1:1 metal/ligand ratio in CH(3)CN as shown by (1)H NMR, microanalysis, and ESMS. Reacting the Zn(II) salts with 1 on a 2:1 metal/ligand ratio gave the linear complexes [Zn(2)1(H(2)O)(4)](SO(3)CF(3))(4)·C(2)H(5)O (7) and [Zn(2)1(BF(4))(H(2)O)(2)(CH(3)CN)](BF(4))(3)·H(2)O (8). (1)H NMR studies showed the Zn(II) and Pb(II) ions in these linear complexes were labile undergoing metal ion exchange. All of the complexes exhibited pym-hyz linkages in their cisoid conformation and binding between the hydroxymethyl arms and the metal ions. No complexes were isolated from reacting either of the Zn(II) salts with 1 on a 1:1 metal/ligand ratio, due to the smaller size of the Zn(II) coordination sphere as compared to the much larger Pb(II) ions.     

Novel metal-to-metal silyl-migration reactions in heterometallic complexes

An unprecedented, intramolecular metal-to-metal silyl ligand migration reaction has been discovered in a series of phosphido-bridged iron-platinum complexes and which may be triggered by an external nucleophile. Thus, reaction of solutions of [(OC)3-(R1/3Si)Fe(mu-PR2R3)Pt(1,5-COD) (1a R1 = OMe, R2 = 3 = Ph; 1b R1 = OMe, R2 = R3 = Cy; 1c R1 = Ph, R2 = R3 = Ph; 1d R1 = Ph, R2 = R3 = Cy; 1e R1 = Ph, R1 = H, R3 = Ph) in CH2Cl2 with CO rapidly afforded the corresponding complexes [(OC)4Fe(mu-PR2R3)Pt(SiR1/3)-(CO)] (2a-e) in which the silyl ligand has migrated from Fe to Pt, while two CO ligands have been ligated, one on each metal. When 1a or 1c was slowly treated with two equivalents of tBuNC at low temperature, quantitative displacement of the COD ligand was accompagnied by silyl migration from Fe to Pt and coordination of an isonitrile ligand to Fe and to Pt to give [(OC)3-(tBuNC)Fe(mu-PPh2)Pt[Si(OMe)3](CNtBu)] (3a) and [(OC)3(tBuNC)-Fe(mu-PPh2)Pt[SiPh3](CNtBu)] (3c). Reaction of 2a with one equivalent of tBuNC selectively led to substitution of the Pt-bound CO to give [(OC)4-Fe(mu-PCy2)Pt[Si(OMe)3](CNtBu)] (4b), which reacted with a second equivalent of tBuNC to give [(OC)4Fe(mu-PCy2)-Pt[Si(OMe)3](CNtBu)2] (5b) in which the metal-metal bond has been cleaved. Opening of the Fe-Pt bond was also observed upon reaction of 3a with tBuNC to give [(OC)3(tBuNC)-Fe(mu-PPh2)Pt[Si(OMe)3](CNtBu)2] (6). The silyl ligand migrates from Fe, in which it is trans to mu-PR2R3 in all the metal-metal-bonded complexes, to a position cis to the phosphido bridge on Pt. However, in 5a,b and 6 with no metal-metal bond, the Pt-bound silyl ligand is trans to the phosphido bridge. The intramolecular nature of the silyl migration, which may be formally viewed as a redox reaction, was established by a cross-over experiment consisting of the reaction of 1a and 1d with CO; this yielded exclusively 2a and 2d. The course of the silyl-migration reaction was found to depend a) on the steric properties of the -SiR1/3 ligand, and for a given mu-PR2R3 bridge (R2 = R3 = Ph), the migration rate decreases in the sequence Si(OMe)3> SiMe2Ph> SiMePh2>SiPh3; b) on the phosphido bridge and for a given silyl ligand (R1 = OMe), the migration rate decreases in the order mu-PPh2 > mu-PHCy; c) on the external nucleophile since reaction of 1c with two equivalents of P(OMe)3, P(OPh)3 or Ph2PCH2C(O)Ph led solely to displacement of the COD ligand with formation of 11a-c, respectively, whereas reaction with two equivalents of tBuNC gave the product of silyl migration 3c. Reaction of [(OC)3-[(MeO)3Si]Fe(mu-PPh2)Pt(PPh3)2] (7a) with tBuNC (even in slight excess) occurred stereoselectively with replacement of the PPh3 ligand trans to mu-PPh2, whereas reaction with CO led first to [(OC)3((MeO)3Si)Fe(mu-PPh2)Pt(CO)-(PPh3)] (8a), which then isomerized to the migration product [(OC)4Fe(mu-PPh2)Pt[Si(OMe)3](PPh3)] (9a). Most complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, IR and 1H, 31P, 13C, and 29Si NMR spectroscopy, and in five cases by X-ray diffraction.     

The butterfly dimer [(tBu3SiO)Cr]2(mu-OSitBu3)2 and its oxidative cleavage to (tBu3SiO)2Cr(=N-N=CPh2)2 and (tBu3SiO)2Cr=N(2,6-Ph2-C6H3)

Treatment of CrCl2(THF)2 with NaOSitBu3 afforded the butterfly dimer [(tBu3SiO)Cr]2(mu-OSitBu3)2 (1(2)), whose d(CrCr) of 2.658(31) A and magnetism were indicative of strong antiferromagnetic coupling. A Boltzmann distribution of low-energy 1A1, 3B1, 5A1, 7B1, and 9A1 states obtained from calculations on [(HO)2Cr]2(muOH)2 (1'(2)) were used to provide a reasonable fit of the mu(eff) vs T data. Cleavage of 1(2) with various L (L = 4-picoline, p-tolunitrile, tBuCN, tBuNC, Ph2CO, and PMe3) generated (tBu3SiO)2CrL2 (1-L2). The dimer was oxidatively severed by Ph2CN2 to give (tBu3SiO)2Cr(N2CPh2)2 (2) and by RN3 at 23 degrees C to afford (silox)2Cr=NR (3-R) for bulky R (adamantyl (Ad), 2,6-iPr2-C6H3, 2,4,6-Me3-C6H2 = Mes, 2,6-Ph2-C6H3) and (tBu3SiO)2Cr(=NR)2 (4-R) for smaller substituents (R = 1-Naph, 2-Anth). X-ray structural studies were conducted on 1(2), square planar 1-(OCPh2)2, pseudo-Td 2 and pseudo-trigonal 3-(2,6-Ph2-C6H3), whose S = 1 ground state was discussed on the basis of calculations of (H3SiO)2Cr=NPh (3' '-Ph).     

N1 and N3 linkage isomers of neutral and deprotonated cytosine with trans-[(CH3NH2)2PtII

A series of complexes obtained from the reaction of trans-[(CH3NH2)2PtII] with unsubstituted cytosine (CH) and its anion (C), respectively, has been prepared and isolated or detected in solution: trans-[Pt(CH3NH2)2(CH-N3)Cl]Cl.H2O (1), trans-[Pt(CH3NH2)2(CH-N3)2](ClO4)2 (1a), trans-[Pt(CH3NH2)2(C-N3)2].2H2O (1b), trans-[Pt(CH3NH2)2(CH-N3)2](ClO4)(2).2DMSO (1c), trans-[Pt(CH3NH2)2(CH-N1)2] (NO3)(2).3H2O (2a), trans-[Pt(CH3NH2)2(C-N1)2].2H2O (2b), trans-[Pt(CH3NH2)2(CH-N1)(CH-N3)](ClO4)2 (3a), trans-[Pt(CH3NH2)2(C-N1)(C-N3)] (3b), and trans-[Pt(CH3NH2)2(N1-CN3)(N3-C-N1)Cu(OH)]ClO(4).1.2H2O (4). X-ray crystal structures of all these compounds, except 3a and 3b, are reported. Complex 2a is of particular interest in that it contains the rarer of the two 2-oxo-4-amino tautomer forms of cytosine, namely that with the N3 position protonated. Since the effect of PtII on the geometry of the nucleobase is minimal, bond lengths and angles of CH in 2a reflect, to a first approximation, those of the free rare tautomer. Compared to the preferred 2-oxo-4-amino tautomer (N1 site protonated) of CH, the rare tautomer in 2a differs particularly in internal ring angles (7-11 sigma). Formation of compounds containing the rare CH tautomers on a preparative scale can be achieved by a detour (reaction of PtII with the cytosine anion, followed by cytosine reprotonation) or by linkage isomerization (N3-->N1) under alkaline reaction conditions. Surprisingly, in water and over a wide pH range, N1 linkage isomers (3a, 2a) form in considerably higher amounts than can be expected on the basis of the tautomer equilibrium. This is particularly true for the pH range in which the cytosine is present as a neutral species and implies that complexation of the minor tautomer is considerably promoted. Deprotonation of the rare CH tautomers in 2a occurs with pKa values of 6.07 +/- 0.18 (1 sigma) and 7.09 +/- 0.11 (1 sigma). This value compares with pKa 9.06 +/- 0.09 (1 sigma) (average of both ligands) in 1a.     

Cobalt-lanthanide coordination polymers constructed with metalloligands: a ferromagnetic coupled quasi-1D Dy3+ chain showing slow relaxation

Four types of cobalt-lanthanide heterometallic compounds based on metalloligand Co(2,5-pydc)(3) (3-) (2,5-H(2)pydc=pyridine-2,5-dicarboxylate acid), [Ln(2)Co(2)(2,5-pydc)(6)(H(2)O)(4)](n) 2n H(2)O (1) (Ln=Tb, Dy for 1 a, 1 b respectively), [Tb(2)Co(2)(2,5-pydc)(6)(H(2)O)(4)](n)3n H(2)O (2), [Tb(2)Co(2)(2,5-pydc)(6)(H(2)O)(9)](n)4n H(2)O (3), and [LaCo(2,5-pydc)(3)(H(2)O)(2)](n)2n H(2)O (4) have been synthesized. Compound 1 has a layer structure with well-isolated carboxylate-bridged Ln(3+) chains, compound 2 is a three-dimensional (3D) porous network with Tb(3+) chains that are also well isolated and carboxylate bridged, 3 is a layer structure based on dinuclear units, and 4 is a 3D network with boron nitride (BN) topology. DC magnetic studies reveal ferromagnetic coupling in all the carboxylate-bridged Ln(3+) chains in 1 a, 1 b, and 2. Compared to the silence of the out-of-phase ac susceptibility of 2, above 1.9 K the magnetic relaxation behavior of both 1 a and 1 b is slow like that of a single-chain magnet.     

Solid- and solution phase transformations in novel hybrid iodoplumbate derivatives templated by solvated yttrium complexes

Solvated yttrium iodide precursors [Y(L)8]I3 [L = dimethylformamide (DMF) or dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO)], prepared in situ by stirring YI3(Pr(i)OH)4 in DMF/DMSO, react with 3 equiv of PbI2 in the presence of NH4I to give novel hybrid derivatives based on either a one-dimensional (1D) straight chain, [Y(DMF)8][Pb3(mu-I)9](1infinity) x DMF (1), or discrete pentanuclear iodoplumbates, [Y(DMSO)8]2[(DMSO)2Pb5(mu3-I)2(mu-I)8I6] (2a). The complex 2a and a closely related [Y(DMSO)8][Y(DMSO)7(DMF)][(DMSO)2Pb5(mu3-I)2(mu-I)8I6] (2b) were obtained in good yield by solution phase transformation of 1 in DMSO under slight different conditions. Derivatives 1 and 2 also undergo unique solid-state transformation in a confined environment of paratone to give 1D polymers based on zigzag iodoplumbate chains; crystals of 1 transform into [Y(DMF)6(H2O)2][Pb3(mu3-I)(mu-I)7I](1infinity) (3) via an exchange reaction, whereas those of 2a and 2b are converted into [Y(DMSO)7][Pb3(mu3-I)(mu-I)7I](1infinity) (4) via a decomposition pathway. The trifurcate H-bonding between water ligands on yttrium cation and iodide of the iodoplumbate anion plays a pivotal role in transforming the straight 1D polymeric Pb-I chain of 1 into a zigzag chain in 3. The thermogravimetry-differential thermal analysis studies indicate that complexes with DMF ligands are thermally more stable than those with DMSO ones, the mixed DMF-H2O ligand complex 3 being the most stable one because of the presence of strong H-bonding. Diffuse-reflectance UV-visible spectral analyses of 1-4 show an optical band gap in the 1.86-2.54 eV range, indicating these derivatives as potential semiconductors. In contrast to non-emissive 3 and 4, derivatives 1, 2a, and 2b show remarkable luminescent emission with peak maxima at 703 nm, assigned as an iodine 5p-lead 6s to lead 6p charge transfer (XM-M-CT).     

Trimethylsilylated allyl complexes of nickel. The stabilized bis(pi-allyl)nickel complex [eta3-1,3-(SiMe3)2C3H3]2Ni and its mono(pi-allyl)NiX (X=Br, I) derivatives

Reaction of 2 equiv of K[1,3-(SiMe3)2C3H3] with NiBr2(dme) in THF at -78 degrees C produces the orange pi-allyl complex [1,3-(SiMe3)2C3H3]2Ni (1). Unlike the pyrophoric (C3H5)2Ni, the trimethylsilylated derivative only slowly decomposes in air (from hours to days). Both eclipsed (1a) and staggered (1b) conformations are found in solution; the eclipsed form irreversibly converts to the thermodynamically more stable staggered conformation when heated above 85 degrees C. Single-crystal X-ray structures obtained for both 1a and 1b confirm that the allyl ligands are bound in a trihapto manner to the metals and that trimethylsilyl substituents are in syn, anti arrangements. Density functional theory calculations performed on the bis(allyl)nickel complexes indicate that the substituents exert little effect on the basic metal-ligand geometries. Trimethylphosphine is converted to tetramethyltetraphosphane, (MeP)4, on reaction with 1. In toluene, 3-bromo-1,3-bis(trimethylsilyl)propene reacts with (COD)2Ni to produce the dimeric purple complex {[1,3-(SiMe3)2C3H3]NiBr}2 (2a). Both NMR and X-ray crystallographic data establish that the allyl ligands are staggered and that the trimethylsilyl substituents are in a syn, syn conformation. NMR data indicate that the reaction of one equivalent of 1 with Br2 in benzene produces an analogous complex (2b) with the allyl ligand substituents in a syn, anti configuration. When 1 equiv of 1 is treated with I2 in hexanes, the dark red dimeric complex {[1,3-(SiMe3)2C3H3]NiI}2 (3) is formed. Its X-ray crystal structure demonstrates that both eclipsed (3a) and staggered (3b) allyl conformation are present. The trimethylsilyl groups on the allyl ligands are in syn, anti arrangements in the two forms.     

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors from Cinchonae Cortex

Three strong alkaloidal monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors, quinine (1), cinchonicinol ([ 1S,3'R,4'R]-3-(3-ethenyl-4-piperidinyl)-1-(4-quinolinyl)-1-propanol) (2) and cinchonaminone ([ 3'R,4'S]-2-[2-(3-ethenyl-4-piperidinyl)-acetyl]-1H-indole-3-ethanol) (3), were isolated from Cinchonae Cortex (Cinchona succirubra Pav., Rubiaceae). The structures of 2 and 3 were elucidated on the bases of spectral data and chemical evidence, and 3 is a new alkaloid. The inhibitory effects on MAO of 1, 2, 3 and related alkaloids were assayed. The type of inhibition by 1 with respect to benzylamine as a substrate was competitive.     

Structural and kinetic study of reversible CO2 fixation by dicopper macrocyclic complexes. From intramolecular binding to self-assembly of molecular boxes

A study of the reversible CO2 fixation by a series of macrocyclic dicopper complexes is described. The dicopper macrocyclic complexes [Cu2(OH)2(Me2p)](CF3SO3)2, 1(CF3SO3)2, and [Cu2(mu-OH)2(Me2m)](CF3SO3)2, 2(CF3SO3)2, (Scheme 1) containing terminally bound and bridging hydroxide ligands, respectively, promote reversible inter- and intramolecular CO2 fixation that results in the formation of the carbonate complexes [{Cu2(Me2p)}2(mu-CO3)2](CF3SO3)4, 4(CF3SO3)4, and [Cu2(mu-CO3)(Me2m)](CF3SO3)2, 5(CF3SO3)2. Under a N2 atmosphere the complexes evolve CO2 and revert to the starting hydroxo complexes 1(CF3SO3)2 and 2(CF3SO3)2, a reaction the rate of which linearly depends on [H2O]. In the presence of water, attempts to crystallize 5(CF3SO3)2 afford [{Cu2(Me2m)(H2O)}2(mu-CO3)2](CF3SO3)4, 6(CF3SO3)4, which appears to rapidly convert to 5(CF3SO3)2 in acetonitrile solution. [Cu2(OH)2(H3m)]2+, 7, which contains a larger macrocyclic ligand, irreversibly reacts with atmospheric CO2 to generate cagelike [{Cu2(H3m)}2(mu-CO3)2](ClO4)4, 8(ClO4)4. However, addition of 1 equiv of HClO4 per Cu generates [Cu2(H3m)(CH3CN)4]4+ (3), and subsequent addition of Et3N under air reassembles 8. The carbonate complexes 4(CF3SO3)4, 5(CF3SO3)2, 6(CF3SO3)4, and 8(ClO4)4 have been characterized in the solid state by X-ray crystallography. This analysis reveals that 4(CF3SO3)4, 6(CF3SO3)4, and 8(ClO4)4 consist of self-assembled molecular boxes containing two macrocyclic dicopper complexes, bridged by CO32- ligands. The bridging mode of the carbonate ligand is anti-anti-mu-eta1:eta1 in 4(CF3SO3)4, anti-anti-mu-eta2:eta1 in 6(CF3SO3)4 and anti-anti-mu-eta2:eta2 in 5(CF3SO3)2 and 8(ClO4)4. Magnetic susceptibility measurements on 4(CF3SO3)4, 6(CF3SO3)4, and 8(ClO4)4 indicate that the carbonate ligands mediate antiferromagnetic coupling between each pair of bridged CuII ions (J = -23.1, -108.3, and -163.4 cm-1, respectively, H = -JS1S2). Detailed kinetic analyses of the reaction between carbon dioxide and the macrocyclic complexes 1(CF3SO3)2 and 2(CF3SO3)2 suggest that it is actually hydrogen carbonate formed in aqueous solution on dissolving CO2 that is responsible for the observed formation of the different carbonate complexes controlled by the binding mode of the hydroxy ligands. This study shows that CO2 fixation can be used as an on/off switch for the reversible self-assembly of supramolecular structures based on macrocyclic dicopper complexes.     

1,4-shifts in a dinuclear Ni(I) biarylyl complex: a mechanistic study of C-H bond activation by monovalent nickel

The known aryne complex (PEt3)2Ni(eta2-C6H2-4,5-F2) (1a) reacts with a catalytic amount of Br2Ni(PEt3)2 over 1% Na/Hg to afford the dinuclear Ni(I) biarylyl complex [(PEt3)2Ni]2(mu-eta1:eta1-3,4-F2C6H2-3',4'-F2C6H2) (2a), which results from a combination of C-C bond formation and C-H bond rearrangement. The dinuclear benzyne [(PEt3)2Ni]2(mu-eta2:eta2-C6H2-4,5-F2) (3) was obtained by the reaction of 1a with a stoichiometric amount of Br2Ni(PEt3)2 over excess 1% Na/Hg, and 3 was found to catalyze the conversion of 1a to 2a. The reaction of 1a with B(C6F5)3 produced the trinuclear complex (PEt3)3Ni3(mu3:eta1:eta1:eta2-4,5-F2C6H2)(mu3:eta1:eta1:eta2-4,5-F2C6H2-4',5'-F2C6H2) (6). The addition of PEt3 to 6 produced 1 equiv of 1a and 1 equiv of [(PEt3)2Ni]2(mu-eta1:eta1-4,5-F2C6H2-4',5'-F2C6H2) (7a). Both 6 and 7a were identified as intermediates in the conversion of 1a to 2a. The analogue [(PEt3)(PMe3)Ni]2(mu-eta1:eta1-4,5-F2C6H2-4',5'-F2C6H2) (7b) was prepared by the addition of PMe3 to 6 and was structurally characterized. NMR spectroscopic evidence identified the additional asymmetric biarylyl [(PEt3)2Ni]2(mu-eta1:eta1-4,5-F2C6H2-3',4'-F2C6H2) (8a) during the conversion of 1a to 2a. The initial observation of 2 equiv of 8a for every equivalent of 2a produced from solutions of 7a suggests that 8a and 2a are formed from a common intermediate. A crossover labeling experiment shows that the C-H bond rearrangement steps in the conversion of 1a to 2a occur with the intermolecular scrambling of hydrogen and deuterium labels. The evidence collected suggests that Ni(I) complexes are capable of activating aromatic C-H bonds.     

Luminescent complexes of Re(I) and Ru(II) with appended macrocycle groups derived from 5,6-dihydroxyphenanthroline: cation and anion binding

A range of ligands in which a macrocyclic unit is fused to a 1,10-phenanthroline unit has been prepared starting from 5,6-dihydroxyphenanthroline. The ligands are L1 in which the pendant ligand is 18-crown-6; L2, in which the pendant ligand is benzo-24-crown-8; and L(3), in which the macrocycle contains two carboxamide units. Ligands L1 and L2 can bind Group 1 and 2 metal cations in their crown-ether cavities; L3 contains two H-bond (amide) donors and is suitable for anion-binding. Luminescent complexes of the form [Ru(bipy)2L]2+, [ReL(CO)3Cl] and [RuL(CN)4]2- were prepared and some were structurally characterised; their interactions with various guest species were investigated by luminescence and NMR spectroscopy. For complexes with the crown ethers (L1 and L2), binding of K+ was rather weak, but the electrostatic effect due to the charge on the host complex was clear with [RuL1(CN)4]2- binding K+ more strongly than [Ru(bipy)2L1]2+. Binding to the pendant crown ethers was much stronger with Ba2+, and both [ReL1(CO)3Cl] and [ReL2(CO)3Cl] showed substantial luminescence quenching in MeCN on addition of Ba2+ ions, with binding constants of 4.5 x 10(4) M(-1) for [ReL1(CO)3Cl]/Ba2+ and 1.3 x 10(5) M(-1) for [ReL2(CO)3Cl]/Ba2+. Complexes [Ru(bipy)2L3]2+ and [ReL3(CO)3Cl], due to their H-bond donor sites, showed binding of dihydrogenphosphate to the macrocycle. Whereas [ReL3(CO)3Cl] showed 1 : 1 binding with (H2PO4)- in dmso with a binding constant of 65 M(-1), [Ru(bipy)2L3]2+ showed 1 : 2 binding, with microscopic association constants of ca. 1 x 10(6) and 1.6 x 10(6) M(-1) in MeCN. The fact that K2 > K1 suggests a cooperative interaction whereby binding of the first anion makes binding of the second one easier to an extent which overcomes electrostatic effects, and a model for this is proposed which also accounts for the substantial increase in luminescence from [Ru(bipy)2L3]2+ (5-fold enhancement) when the second (H2PO4)- anion binds. Both [Ru(bipy)2L3]2+ and [ReL3(CO)3Cl] undergo complete luminescence quenching and a change in colour to near-black in the presence of (anhydrous) fluoride in MeCN, probably due to deprotonation of the carboxamide group. These changes are however irreversible on a long timescale and lead to slow decomposition.     

Ground and low-lying excited states of propadienylidene (H2C=C=C:) obtained by negative ion photoelectron spectroscopy

A joint experimental-theoretical study has been carried out on electronic states of propadienylidene (H(2)CCC), using results from negative-ion photoelectron spectroscopy. In addition to the previously characterized X(1)A(1) electronic state, spectroscopic features are observed that belong to five additional states: the low-lying ?(3)B(1) and b(3)A(2) states, as well as two excited singlets, ?(1)A(2) and B(1)B(1), and a higher-lying triplet, c(3)A(1). Term energies (T(0), in cm(-1)) for the excited states obtained from the data are: 10,354±11 (?(3)B(1)); 11,950±30 (b(3)A(2)); 20,943±11 (c(3)A(1)); and 13,677±11 (?(1)A(2)). Strong vibronic coupling affects the ?(1)A(2) and B(1)B(1) states as well as ?(3)B(1) and b(3)A(2) and has profound effects on the spectrum. As a result, only a weak, broadened band is observed in the energy region where the origin of the B(1)B(1) state is expected. The assignments here are supported by high-level coupled-cluster calculations and spectral simulations based on a vibronic coupling Hamiltonian. A result of astrophysical interest is that the present study supports the idea that a broad absorption band found at 5450 ? by cavity ringdown spectroscopy (and coincident with a diffuse interstellar band) is carried by the B(1)B(1) state of H(2)CCC.     

Control of intramolecular π-π stacking interaction in cationic iridium complexes via fluorination of pendant phenyl rings

Intramolecular π-π stacking interaction in one kind of phosphorescent cationic iridium complexes has been controlled through fluorination of the pendant phenyl rings on the ancillary ligands. Two blue-green-emitting cationic iridium complexes, [Ir(ppy)(2)(F2phpzpy)]PF(6) (2) and [Ir(ppy)(2)(F5phpzpy)]PF(6) (3), with the pendant phenyl rings on the ancillary ligands substituted with two and five fluorine atoms, respectively, have been synthesized and compared to the parent complex, [Ir(ppy)(2)(phpzpy)]PF(6) (1). Here Hppy is 2-phenylpyridine, F2phpzpy is 2-(1-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)pyridine, F5phpzpy is 2-(1-pentafluorophenyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-pyridine, and phpzpy is 2-(1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)pyridine. Single crystal structures reveal that the pendant phenyl rings on the ancillary ligands stack to the phenyl rings of the ppy ligands, with dihedral angles of 21°, 18°, and 5.0° between least-squares planes for complexes 1, 2, and 3, respectively, and centroid-centroid distances of 3.75, 3.65, and 3.52 ? for complexes 1, 2, and 3, respectively, indicating progressively reinforced intramolecular π-π stacking interactions from complexes 1 to 2 and 3. Compared to complex 1, complex 3 with a significantly reinforced intramolecular face-to-face π-π stacking interaction exhibits a significantly enhanced (by 1 order of magnitude) photoluminescent efficiency in solution. Theoretical calculations reveal that in complex 3 it is unfavorable in energy for the pentafluorophenyl ring to swing by a large degree and the intramolecular π-π stacking interaction remains on the lowest triplet state.     

Self-assembly and odd-even effects of cis-unsaturated carboxylic acids on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite

The self-assembly of several cis-unsaturated carboxylic acids of the structure cis-CH3(CH2)p-1CH=CH(CH2)m-1COOH on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) was studied. The impact of the interior cis-CH=CH group and the molecular chain length on their self-assembled structures was considered. Due to the cis conformation of the -HC=CH- group in the interior of these molecules, they display self-assembled structures significantly different from saturated acids with all-trans configurations. As an example of the class of molecules cis-CH3(CH2)p-1CH=CH(CH2)2n-1COOH (p not equal 2n) (p=8, n=7), cis-CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)13COOH self-assembles into two kinds of enantiomer domains with opposite 2-D chirality. Due to the steric restriction of the interior cis-HC=CH group, all chains with acid groups are packed at the same side of a lamella, a head-to-head arrangement which is different from the head-to-tail packing of saturated all-trans acids. However, cis-CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)8COOH, considered as one example of the group cis-CH3(CH2)p-1CH=CH(CH2)2n-2COOH (p not equal 2n-1) (p=8, n=5), does not form any stable self-assembled domain, consistent with the molecular arrangement model. This difference in self-assembly behavior between cis-CH3(CH2)p-1CH=CH(CH2)2n-1COOH (p not equal 2n) and cis-CH3(CH2)p-1CH=CHC2n-2COOH (p not equal 2n-1) shows an odd-even chain-length effect of cis-CH3(CH2)p-1CH=CH(CH2)m-1COOH (p not equal m, m=2n or 2n-1). For another category of molecules, cis-unsaturated acids with equal numbers of all-trans carbon atoms on both sides of the cis-CH=CH group, cis-CH3(CH2)m-1CH=CH(CH2)m-1COOH (m=2n or 2n-1), display another odd-even effect. cis-CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)7COOH, one example of cis-CH3(CH2)2n-1-CH=CH(CH2)2n-1COOH (n=4), is predicted to form both an enantiomer and a nonchiral racemic structure, which is in accordance with the experimental observation of its self-assembled monolayer. However, cis-CH3(CH2)2n-2CH=CH(CH2)2n-2COOH does not form a stable self-assembled domain due to the same steric repulsion as that seen in the cis-CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)8COOH structure. These odd-even effects demonstrate that molecular self-assembly can be significantly tailored by slightly changing the molecular chain length.     

Structural and magnetic properties of layered copper(II) coordination polymers intercalating s and f metal ions

The nanoporous coordination polymer [Cu(pyrimidin-2-olate-N1,N3)2]n (1C) of the sodalite zeotype sorbs a variety of metal nitrates [M(NO3)m, M = Na+, K+, Rb+, Tl+, Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+, Pb2+, La3+, Nd3+, Gd3+, Er3+] from H2O/MeOH solutions, with a concomitant structural change to a layered [Cu(pyrimidin-2-olate-N1,N3)2]n.[M(NO3)m]n/2 (MNO3@1L) coordination framework. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses revealed that the layers are based on Cu4(pyrimidin-2-olate-N1,N3)4 square grids of copper(II) ions bridged by N1,N3 exobidentate ligands, displaying a structural motif of the metallacalix[4]arene type in pinched cone conformation. The interlayer space is occupied by the guest metal nitrates, each metal being coordinated by (at least) the four oxygen atoms of a metallacalix[4]arene. Magnetic measurements on the MNO3@1L series denoted a weak ferromagnetic ordering taking place below the Néel temperatures (typically close to 35 K), arising from spin-canting phenomena of the antiferromagnetically coupled copper centers. When M = Nd3+, Gd3+, or Er3+, additional magnetic ordering is observed at lower temperatures, which, on the basis of static and dynamic magnetic susceptibility measurements, can be attributed to copper- lanthanide interactions.     

OFF-OFF-ON switching of fluorescence and electron transfer depending on stepwise complex formation of a host ligand with guest metal ions

Stepwise complex formation is observed between 2,3,5,6-tetrakis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine (TPPZ) and a series of metal ions (M(n+) = Sc3+, Y3+, Ho3+, Eu3+, Lu3+, Nd3+, Zn2+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Ba2+, Sr2+, Li+), where TPPZ forms a 2:1 complex [(TPPZ)2-M(n+)] and a 1:1 complex [TPPZ-M(n+)] with Mn+ at low and high concentrations of metal ions, respectively. The fluorescence intensity of TPPZ begins to increase at high concentrations of metal ions, when the 2:1 (TPPZ)2-M(n+) complex is converted to the fluorescent 1:1 TPPZ-M(n+) complex. This is regarded as an "OFF-OFF-ON" fluorescence sensor for metal ions depending on the stepwise complex formation between TPPZ and metal ions. The fluorescence quantum yields of the TPPZ-M(n+) complex vary depending on the metal valence state, in which the fluorescence quantum yields of the divalent metal complexes (TPPZ-M2+) are much larger than those of the trivalent metal complexes (TPPZ-M3+). On the other hand, the binding constants of (TPPZ)2-M(n+) (K1) and TPPZ-M(n+) (K2) vary depending on the Lewis acidity of metal ions (i.e., both K1 and K2 values increase with increasing Lewis acidity of metal ions). Sc3+, which acts as the strongest Lewis acid, forms the (TPPZ)2-Sc3+ and TPPZ-Sc3+ complexes stoichiometrically with TPPZ. In such a case, "OFF-OFF-ON" switching of electron transfer from cobalt(II) tetraphenylporphyrin (CoTPP) to O2 is observed in the presence of Sc3+ and TPPZ depending on the ratio of Sc3+ to TPPZ. Electron transfer from CoTPP to O2 occurs at Sc3+ concentrations above the 1:2 ratio ([Sc3+]/[TPPZ]0 > 0.5), when the (TPPZ)2-Sc3+ complex is converted to the TPPZ-Sc3+ complex and TPPZ-(Sc3+)2, which act as promoters of electron transfer (ON) by the strong binding of O2*- with Sc3+. In sharp contrast, no electron transfer occurs without metal ion (OFF) or in the presence at Sc3+ concentrations below the 1:2 ratio (OFF), when the (TPPZ)2-Sc3+ complex has no binding site available for O2*-.     

Copolymerization of cyclic ketene N,O-acetals with phenylisothiocyanate via zwitterionic intermediates

The reaction of 3-methyl-2-methylene-1,3-oxazolidine ( 1a ) and phenylisothiocyanate (PhNCS) gives 3-methyl-2-(phenylthiocarbamoyl)methylene-1,3-oxazolidine ( 3 ) whereas that of 2-isopropylidene-3-methyl-1,3-oxazolidine ( 1b ) and PhNCS gives 1:1 alternating copolymers. It is assumed that the reaction of 1b and PhNCS forms a zwitterionic intermediate ( 2b ), followed by the successive combination of 2b to give 1:1 alternating copolymers 4 and/or 5 . Consequently, it was demonstrated that the copolymerization of 1b and PhNCS proceeds via a zwitterionic mechanism with complete ring-opening to afford the 1:1 alternating copolymer 5 .     

Cadmium(II) and copper(II) complexes with imidazole-containing tripodal polyamine ligands: pH and anion effects on carbon dioxide fixation and assembling

A new Cd(II) complex [Cd3(L)3(mu3-CO3)](ClO4)4.2CH3CN (1) with two-dimensional (2D) network structure was obtained by reaction of an imidazole-containing tripodal polyamine ligand N1-(2-aminoethyl)-N1-(2-imidazolethyl)-ethane-1,2-diamine (L) with Cd(ClO4)2.6H2O at pH 9.0 in air. The carbonate anions (CO3(2-)) are from the hydration of the atmospheric carbon dioxide, which is the same as in the previously reported Cu(II) complex [Cu3(L)3(mu3-CO3)](ClO4)4.3CH3CN (2). However, the coordination mode of CO3(2-) in 1 is mu3-eta2:eta2:eta2 while the one in 2 is mu3-eta1:eta1:eta1. One-dimensional (1D) chain Cd(II) and Cu(II) complexes [Cd(L)Cl]ClO4.H2O (3) and [Cu(L)(H2O)](ClO4)2 (4) without CO3(2-) were prepared by a similar method as that for 1 and 2 except for the different reaction pH, namely, 3 and 4 were obtained at pH 7 while 1 and 2 were obtained at pH 9. In addition, when Cu(NO3)2 was used to react with L at pH 9, a unique 1D double-stranded helical chain complex [Cu(L)Cl]NO3.1.25H2O (5) was obtained. The results revealed that the reaction pH and the counteranion have great impact on the carbon dioxide absorption and hydration as well as on the assembling and structure of the complexes. The magnetic property of complex 2 was investigated in the temperature range of 1.8-300 K, and weak ferromagnetic coupling among the mu3-eta1:eta1:eta1-CO3(2-) bridged Cu(II) atoms was observed.     

Accelerating and decelerating effects of metal ions on electron-transfer reduction of quinones as a function of temperature and binding modes of metal ions to semiquinone radical anions

The accelerating effect of Sc(3+) on the electron-transfer (ET) reduction of the p-benzoquinone derivative 1-(p-tolylsulfinyl)-2,5-benzoquinone (TolSQ) by 10,10'-dimethyl-9,9'-biacridine ((AcrH)(2)) at 233 K changes to a decelerating effect with increasing reaction temperature; the observed second-order rate constant k(et) decreases with increasing Sc(3+) concentration at high concentrations of Sc(3+) at 298 K. At 263 K the k(et) value remains constant with increasing Sc(3+) concentration. Such a remarkable difference with regard to dependence of k(et) on [Sc(3+)] between low and high temperatures results from the difference in relative activity of two ET pathways that depend on temperature, one of which affords 1:1 complex TolSQ*(-)-Sc(3+), and the other 1:2 complex TolSQ*(-)-(Sc(3+))(2) with additional binding of Sc(3+) to TolSQ*(-)-Sc(3+). The formation of TolSQ*(-)-Sc(3+) and TolSQ*(-)-(Sc(3+))(2) complexes was confirmed by EPR spectroscopy in the ET reduction of TolSQ in the presence of low and high concentrations of Sc(3+), respectively. The effects of metal ions on other ET reactions of quinones to afford 1:1 and 1:2 complexes between semiquinone radical anions and metal ions are also reported. The ET pathway affording the 1:2 complexes has smaller activation enthalpies DeltaH( not equal) and more negative activation entropies DeltaS( not equal) because of stronger binding of metal ions and more restricted geometries of the ET transition states as compared with the ET pathway to afford the 1:1 complexes.     

Exo-coordination-based supramolecular silver(I) complexes of S2O macrocycles: effect of ligand isomerism on the structural diversity

An isomeric series of S2O macrocycles incorporating a xylyl group at the ortho (L1), meta (L2), and para (L3) positions were employed to examine the influence of the ring rigidity on silver(I) coordination modes in resulting supramolecular complexes (1-3); L1 and L3 afforded sandwich (1; Ag:L1 = 1:2) and infinite 1-D (3) complexes, respectively; otherwise, L2 gave the 1-D polymer (2a), 2:3 club sandwich (2b), and unique 2:4 bridged dinuclear complex (2c) complexes, in which their topologies vary with the solvent used.