Role of steric factors in formation of O—H...M hydrogen bonds with metallocenes

Molecular mechanics calculations of geometric parameters and energies of molecular complexes with a O-H...M hydrogen bond have been performed for osmocene and decamethylosmocene with three proton donors. The results of calculations demonstrated that when rings are methylated, steric hindrances to formation of this hydrogen bond increase. This is the reason for anomalously low formation constants of H-bonded Cp ₂ ^* M molecular associates compared to CP₂M associates.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1925–1927, October, 1995.The work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project No. 93-03-4610) and the International Science Foundation (Grant MP5 000).     

Four new chamigrane sesquiterpenoids from the opistobranch mollusk <Emphasis Type="Italic">Aplysia dactylomela</Emphasis>

Four new chamigrane sesquiterpenoids, (6S,10S)-10-bromo-3,11,11-trimethyl-7-methylidenespiro[5.5]undec-2-ene-4-one, (4S,6S,10S)-10-bromo-3,11,11-trimethyl-7-methylidenespiro[5.5]undec-2-ene-4-ol, (3R,4S,6S,10R)-10-bromo-3,11,11-trimethyl-7-methylidenespiro[5.5]undecane-3,4-diol, and (6S,7S,11R)-2-chloro-3,7,11-trimethyl-10-methylidenespiro[5.5]undec-2-ene-7-ol, were isolated from the sea hare Aplysia dactylomela. The chemical structures of new compounds were established by NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. The cytotoxic activity of some of the obtained compounds against promyelocytic HL-60 and monocytic THP-1 leukemia cells was demonstrated.     

The character of interaction of organometallic derivatives of 4-nitrophenol and 4-nitrothiophenol with anions in different media

Interaction of R _n M-derivatives of 4-nitrophenol and thiophenol (R _n M= PhHG, PPh₃Au, Ph₃Sn, Ph₄Sb) with a set of inorganic and organic anions (Cl^–, Br^–, I^–, CN^–, [PhOCO]^–, [4-NO₂C₆H₄OCO]^–) was studied by IR and electronic spectroscopy in solvents with different polarities and coordinating properties (C₆H₆, CH₂Cl₂, DMSO). The dependence of the character of the interaction with the anions on the nature of the metal atom and heteroatom, the type of anions and the nature of the media was analyzed. Such interaction leads to ion-molecular complexes, and also to dissociation of the X-M bond (X = O, S, M = Au, Hg. Sb) with formation of the (4-NO₂C₆H₄X)^– anion even in weakly polar media. Only in the case of 4-NO₂C₆H₄OSnPh₃ does the reaction stop at the stage of complex formation. In other cases the role of complex formation with anions is less than with neutral coordinating reagents.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1838–1841, July, 1996.     

Coordination chemistry of anticrowns. Complexation of cyclic trimeric perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury (o-C6F4Hg)3 with the cyanoborohydride anion [H3BCN]− and triethylamineborane Et3NBH3

As was shown by IR spectroscopy, the reaction of the three-mercury anticrown (o-C₆F₄Hg)₃ (1) with the [H₃BCN]ion in THF affords the complexes {[(o-C₆F₄Hg)₃][H₃BCN](5) and [(o-C₆F₄Hg)₃]₂[H₃BCN](6). Complex 6 was isolated from solution in the analytically pure state. According to X-ray diffraction data, complex 6 has a double-decker sandwich structure, in which the borohydride group of the [H₃BCN]^? anion is bound to one anticrown molecule by three B-H-Hg bridges, whereas the cyanide group is cooperatively coordinated by three mercury centers of another molecule 1 through the nitrogen atom. The reaction of compound 1 with triethylamineborane Et₃NBH₃ in THF affords the 1: 1 complex ～[(o-C₆F₄Hg)₃][Et₃NBH₃]～ (7). In this adduct, the binding of the aminoborane to the mercury anticrown is also accomplished by B-H-Hg bridges. The stability constants of complexes 5 and 6 in THF were determined.     

How can the metal affect the proton transfer to the dihydrides [{P(CH2CH2PPh2)3}MH2] (M = Fe,Ru, Os)? A low-temperature electronic spectroscopy study

According to low-temperature UV-Vis spectroscopy data, the two-step protonation of iron subgroup metal hydrides [{P(CH₂CH₂PPh₂)₃}MH₂] (M = Fe, Ru, Os) with p-nitrophenol includes the formation of ion pairs stabilized by a hydrogen bond between the cationic dihydrogen complex and the phenolate anion. The trend of the extent of proton transfer appeared to be aperiodic, FeI OsI < RuI, in contrast to the previously obtained sequence of the proton-acceptor capacity of the hydride ligand, which increases down the group.     

Cage‐like Fe,Na‐Germsesquioxanes: Structure,Magnetism, and Catalytic Activity

A series of four unprecedented heterometallic metallagermsesquioxanes were synthesized. Their cage‐like architectures have a unique type of molecular topology consisting of the hexairon oxo {Fe₆O₁₉} core surrounded in a triangular manner by three cyclic germoxanolates [PhGe(O)O]₅. This structural organization induces antiferromagnetic interactions between the Fe^III ions through the oxygen atoms. Evaluated for this first time in catalysis, these compounds showed a high catalytic activity in the oxidation of alkanes and the oxidative formation of benzamides from alcohols.     

Synthesis,structures and photophysical properties of phosphorus-containing silver 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)pyrazolates

Reaction of a trinuclear silver pyrazolate {[3,5-(CF₃)₂Pz]Ag}₃ complex with tricyclohexylphosphine at different reagent ratios leads to the formation of heteroleptic dinuclear or tetranuclear complexes. According to the single crystal X-ray analysis of the dinuclear complex, hexane molecules are incorporated into the cavities formed as the result of supramolecular packing. Coordination of a phosphine ligand makes dinuclear silver pyrazolate to exhibit blue emission at room temperature.     

Adsorption properties of the MOF-5 metal-organic framework in relation to water and benzene

Adsorption properties of synthesized metal-organic frameworks based on 1,4-dicarboxylate ligands and zinc ions were studied. It was shown that the adsorption properties of these metal-organic frameworks in relation to water and benzene are much higher than those for the known adsorbents: KT-1 and KT-2 coals, USY and ZSM-5 zeolites, and pentasil.     

Effect of ion bombardment on the phase composition and mechanical properties of diamond-like carbon films

It is established that the addition of hydrogen to methane in the reaction mixture upon the fabrication of diamond-like carbon films via the plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition method decreases residual stresses in the obtained films and significantly reduces their growth rate. The films were investigated via atomic force microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Irradiation of the prepared films with P⁺ and PF ₄ ⁺ ions results in strong sample swelling with increasing dose, as well as in a decrease in the compressive stress up to transition to tensile one reaching saturation. Moreover, the fraction of sp ³ bonds increases with increasing ion dose while the fraction of sp ² bonds decreases symmetrically with the processes proceeding faster upon irradiation with molecular ions. Qualitative mechanisms explaining the experimental results are proposed.