Molecular and crystal structure of iron(III) and nickel(II) complexes with 1′-phthalazinylhydrazones of heterocyclic carbonyl compounds

Journal of Structural Chemistry - The structures of iron(III) and nickel(II) complexes with the composition [FeL2]Cl·H2O (1) and [Ni(HL′2)]·DMSO·0.5H2O (2), where L and...     

Practical synthesis of 1,4-dioxane derivative of the closo-dodecaborate anion and its ring opening with acetylenic alkoxides

Practical method of synthesis of the 1,4-dioxane derivative of the closo-dodecaborate anion was developed. The cleavage of the dioxonium ring in [B₁₂H₁₁O(CH₂CH₂)₂O]⁻ with acetylenic alcohols gave rise to the preparation of closo-dodecaborate derivatives with terminal acetylene group. These compounds can be introduced into click reactions with phenylazide leading to the corresponding triazoles. The structures of (Bu₄N)[B₁₂H₁₁O(CH₂CH₂)₂O] and (Bu₄N)₂[B₁₂H₁₁(OCH₂CH₂)₂OCH₂CCH] · 0.5HOCH₂CCH were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.     

Synthesis and structures of the η5-C5H5Cl(CO)2W-η1,η5-(PPh2)C5H4(CO)2Fe-η1,η5-C5H4Mn(CO)3 and MeSi[C5H4(CO)2Fe-η1,η5-C5H4Mn(CO)2PPh3]3 complexes

The metallation of the η⁵-C₅H₅(CO)₂Fe-η¹,η⁵-C₅H₄Mn(CO)₃ complex with BuⁿLi (THF, ?78 °C) followed by the treatment of the lithium derivative with Ph₂PCl afforded the η⁵-Ph₂PC₅H₄(CO)₂Fe-η¹,η⁵-C₅H₄Mn(CO)₃ complex. The reaction of the latter with η⁵-C₅H₅(CO)₃WCl in the presence of Me₃NO produced the trinuclear complex η⁵-C₅H₅Cl(CO)₂W-η¹,η⁵-(Ph₂P)C₅H₄(CO)₂Fe-η¹,η⁵-C₅H₄Mn(CO)₃. The structure of the latter complex was established by IR, UV, and 1H and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The reaction of MeSiCl₃ with three equivalents of LiC₅H₄(CO)₂Fe-η¹,η⁵-C₅H₄Mn(CO)₂PPh₃ gave the hexanuclear complex MeSi[C₅H₄(CO)₂Fe-η¹,η⁵-C₅H₄Mn(CO)₂PPh₃]₃.     

Synthesis and properties of dihetaryl-substituted furanones

The reactions of dithienyl-substituted furanones with hydrazines afford the corresponding pyridazinone-bridged dithienylethenes with photochromic properties. The structure of 4,5-bis-(2,5-dimethyl-3-thienyl)-2,6-dimethyl-2H-pyridazin-3-one was established by X-ray diffraction.     

Photochemical arene exchange in the ferracarborane complex [1-(η-C6H6)-12-ButNH-1,2,4,12-FeC3B8H10]+

The benzene complex [1-(η-C₆H₆)-12-Bu^tNH-1,2,4,12-FeC₃B₈H₁₀]⁺ (3a) was synthesized by the photochemical reaction of [(η⁵-C₆H₇)Fe(η-C₆H₆)]⁺ (1) with the anion [7-Bu^tNH-7,8,9-C₃B₈H₁₀]⁻ followed by the treatment of ferracarborane 1-(η⁵-C₆H₇)-12-Bu^tNH-1,2,4,12-FeC₃B₈H₁₀ (2) with hydrochloric acid. The benzene ligand in cation 3a is replaced by alkyl-substituted benzenes under visible light irradiation in CH₂Cl₂ to form [1-(η-C₆R₆)-12-Bu^tNH-1,2,4,12-FeC₃B₈H₁₀]⁺ (3b–e; C₆R₆ is toluene (b), mesitylene (c), hexamethylbenzene (d), or anisole (e)). The structure of [3c]PF₆ was established by X-ray diffraction.     

Synthesis and the structure of 1,2-bis(6-acetyl-2-methylbenzo[<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>]thiophen-3-yl)cyclopentene

New 1,2-dihetarylethene containing two 6-acetyl-2-methylbenzo[b]thiophene moieties linked by the cyclopentene bridge was synthesized. In a toluene solution, this compound exhibits photochromic properties. The X-ray diffraction study showed that the crystal structure also has properties characteristic of photochromic compounds, viz., the anti-parallel conformation of the molecule and the distance between the reaction centers equal to 3.729 Å.     

Effective synthesis of methyl 3β-amino-3-deoxybetulinate

A practical method for preparing methyl 3β-amino-3-dexoybetulinate that is based on column chromatographic separation of 3α- and 3β-t-butoxycarbonates and subsequent removal of the protecting group using formic acid is proposed. The structure of methyl 3β-N-(t-butoxycarbonyl)-3-deoxybetulinate was established by an x-ray structure analysis. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 488–490, September-October, 2008.     

Molecular and crystal structure,and stability of 4-bromobenzyltriphenylphosphonium diiodobromide

Complexation in system 4-bromobenzyltriphenylphosphonium bromide–molecular iodine in chloroform has been studied. The limit number of iodine molecules coordinated by 4-bromobenzyltriphenylphosphonium bromide in solution and the stability constant of the complex have been determined by a spectrophotometric method using iodine average number functions. According to the X-ray diffraction data, the crystal structure of the charge transfer complex is formed by anion BrI₂^? and cation [(C₆H₅)₃PCH₂C₆H₄Br]⁺. In a crystal, translationally identical cations C₂₅H₂₁BrP⁺ form stacks along the y axis. Diiodobromide anions dimerized due to the I–I shortened contacts are located between the stacks.     

Computational modeling of spin crossover phenomenon in adducts of iron <Emphasis Type="Italic">bis</Emphasis>-chelates with <Emphasis Type="Italic">o</Emphasis>-diiminobenzoquinones

A density functional B3LYP*/6-311++G(d,p) quantum chemical study of the interaction of Fe^II complexes with o-diiminobenzoquinones showed that adduct formation is accompanied by oxidation of the metal ion and conversion of the redox-active ligand to the semiquinonate form. Variation of substituents at nitrogen atoms of the bis-chelate and diimine made it possible to reveal the spin-crossover complexes. The nature and strength of the exchange interactions between the unpaired electrons of paramagnetic centers of the adducts studied depend on the spin state of their isomers and on the type of the iron complex.     

Synthesis, ionisation potentials and electron affinities of hexaazatrinaphthylene derivatives

Several hexaazatrinaphthylene derivatives and a tris(thieno)hexaazatriphenylene derivative have been synthesised by reaction of the appropriate diamines with hexaketocyclohexane. The crystal structure of 2,3,8,9,14,15-hexachloro-5,6,11,12,17,18-hexaazatrinaphthylene has been determined by X-ray diffraction; this reveals a molecular structure in good agreement with that predicted by density functional theory (DFT) calculations and pi-stacking with an average spacing between adjacent molecular planes of 3.18 A. Solid-state ionisation potentials have been measured by using UV photoelectron spectroscopy and fall in the range of 5.99 to 7.76 eV, whereas solid-state electron affinities, measured using inverse photoelectron spectroscopy, vary in the range -2.65 to -4.59 eV. The most easily reduced example is a tris(thieno)hexaazatriphenylene substituted with bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl groups; DFT calculations suggest that the highly exothermic electron affinity is due both to the replacement of the outermost phenylene rings of hexaazatrinaphthylene with thieno groups and to the presence of electron-withdrawing bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl groups. The rather exothermic electron affinities, the potential for adopting pi-stacked structures and the low intramolecular reorganisation energies obtained by DFT calculations suggest that some of these molecules may be useful electron-transport materials.