Two strong emitting coordination polymers with chain and ladder structures

Two coordination polymers [Zn(Cabo)₂(EtOH)₂(4,4-Bipy)] _n (1), and [Zn₂(Cabo)₂(NO₃)₂(4,4-Bipy)₂] _n (2) (Cabo = carbazolylacetate, 4,4-Bipy = 4,4-bipyridine) with chain and ladder structures, respectively, were prepared and characterized by X-ray single-crystal structural analysis. The results showed that the different anions of metal salts have a large effect on the construction of coordination frameworks. Both complexes show strong emissions in the solid state as well as high thermal stability.     

Helically annelated and cross-conjugated oligothiophenes: asymmetric synthesis, resolution, and characterization of a carbon-sulfur [7]helicene

The synthesis and characterization of a novel oligothiophene, in which the thiophene rings are annelated into a [7]helicene with cross-conjugated pi-system, are described. Such [7]helicenes may be viewed as fragments of the unprecedented carbon-sulfur (C(2)S)(n)() helix, possessing sulfur-rich molecular periphery. Racemic synthesis of [7]helicene is based upon iterative alternation of two steps: C-C bond homocouplings between the beta-positions of thiophenes and annelation between the alpha-positions of thiophenes. Asymmetric synthesis is carried out using (-)-sparteine-mediated annelation of the axially chiral bis(aryllithium) with electrophilic sulfur equivalent. Alternatively, enantiomers of the [7]helicene are obtained via resolution using menthol-based chiral siloxanes. Racemic [7]helicene and four other macrocyclic products of the annelation are characterized by X-ray crystallography. One of the solvent polymorphs of the [7]helicene possesses pi-stacked columns of opposite enantiomers and multiple short intermolecular contacts, including both homochiral and heterochiral short S...S contacts, suggesting an effective intermolecular electronic coupling in two-dimensions. The [7]helicene is configurationally stable at room temperature and racemizes at 199 degrees C with a half-time of about 11 h. Selected physicochemical studies (UV-vis absorption, CD, optical rotation, and cyclic voltammetry) of the [7]helicene are described.     

11‐Methyl‐12a‐phenyl‐9a,12a‐di­hydro­phenanthro­[9′,10:5,6][1,4]­dioxino­[2,3‐d]­thia­zole

In the title compound, C₂₄H₁₇NO₂S, the dioxine and thia­zoline rings are distorted from planarity towards a half‐chair and an envelope conformation, respectively. The configurations of the dioxine ring, the thiazoline ring and the attached phenyl ring are conditioned by the sp³ state of the two bridgehead C atoms. The phenanthrene system is nearly coplanar with the dioxine ring, while the attached phenyl ring is orthogonal to the thia­zoline ring.     

Hexa­methyl­enetetraminium 2,4,6‐tri­nitro­phenolate

In the title complex, the 1:1 ionic adduct of hexa­methyl­enetetraminium and 2,4,6‐tri­nitro­phenolate, C₆H₁₃N₄⁺·­C₆H₂N₃O₇^?, the cation acts as a donor for bifurcated hydrogen bonds to the O atoms of the phenolate and one of the nitro groups of the 2,4,6‐tri­nitro­phenolate anion. The crystal structure is built from sheets of cations and anions, and is stabilized by intermolecular C—H?O and C—H?π interactions.     

The ternary complex 4‐(2‐pyridyl)pyridinium–3,5‐di­nitro­benzoate–3,5‐di­nitro­benzoic acid (1/1/1)

In the title ternary complex, C₁₀H₉N₂⁺·C₇H₃N₂O₆^?·C₇H₄N₂O₆, the pyridinium cation adopts the role of the donor in an intermolecular N—H?O hydrogen‐bonding interaction with the carboxyl­ate group of the 3,5‐di­nitro­benzoate anion. The mol­ecules of the ternary complex form molecular ribbons perpendicular to the b direction, which are stabilized by one N—H?O, one O—H?O and five C—H?O intermolecular hydrogen bonds. The ribbons are further interconnected by three intermolecular C—H?O hydrogen bonds into a three‐dimensional network.     

Bis(O,O′-diiso­propyl di­thio­phosphato-S,S′)(1,10-phenanthroline-N,N′)metal(II) complexes with cadmium(II) and iron(II)

The two title compounds, [M(C₆H₁₄O₂PS₂)₂(C₁₂H₈N₂)], where M = Cd^II and Fe^II, are isomorphous. Each compound has a crystallographic twofold axis of symmetry through the metal atom and the 1,10-phenanthroline mol­ecule. The central metal atom is coordinated to four S atoms from the two dithiophos­phate groups and two N atoms from the 1,10-phenanthroline ligand. The environment of the metal atom is a distorted octahedron.     

Electrochemical analysis of chloramphenicol using boron-doped diamond electrode applied to a flow-injection system.

The electrochemical properties of chloramphenicol at a boron-doped diamond thin-film (BDD) electrode were studied using cyclic voltammetry. The highest current response of chloramphenicol was obtained with phosphate buffer, pH 6 (0.1 M) in 1% ethanol. The relationship between the concentration of chloramphenicol and the current response was linear over the range of 0.1-10 mM (R2=0.9990). The amount of chloramphenicol was analyzed by flow-injection analysis. A thin-layer flow cell equipped with a BDD electrode was used as an amperometric detector, and experiments were carried out at -0.7 V (vs. Ag/AgCl). The linear relationship between the current response and the concentration of chloramphenicol in the range of 0.1-50 microM (R2=0.9948) and the limit of detection of 0.03 microM (S/N=3) were obtained. This method has been successfully applied to the determination of chloramphenicol in sterile eye drops and milk sample by the standard addition method. The average recoveries of chloramphenicol in eye drops were 98.0%, and the average recoveries of chloramphenicol from spiked milk were 93.9-103%.     

pi-Conjugated conjoined double helicene via a sequence of three oxidative CC- and NN-homocouplings

Dimerization of planarized diamine 2 using benzoyl peroxide gave dihydrazine 1 in about 70% yield; that is, three dehydrogenations (one CC- and two NN-homocouplings) and two ring closures were attained in one synthetic step. Dihydrazine 1 may be viewed as a chiral pi-conjugated conjoined double helicene, with two homochiral [5]helicene-like fragments, annelated in their mid-sections. A relatively high barrier of approximately 35 kcal mol-1 for inversion of configuration for one of the [5]helicene-like helices in 1 was found.     

Organic spin clusters: macrocyclic-macrocyclic polyarylmethyl polyradicals with very high spin S = 5-13

Synthesis and magnetic studies of a new class of organic spin clusters, possessing alternating connectivity of unequal spins, are described. Polyarylmethyl polyether precursors to the spin clusters, with linear and branched connectivity between calix[4]arene-based macrocycles, are prepared via modular, multistep syntheses. Their molecular connectivity and stereoisomerism are analyzed using NMR spectroscopy. The absolute masses (4-10 kDa) are determined by FABMS and GPC/MALS. Small angle neutron scattering (SANS) provides the radii of gyration of 1.2-1.8 nm. The corresponding polyradicals with 15, 22, and 36 triarylmethyls, which are prepared and studied as solutions in tetrahydrofuran-d(8), may be described as S' = 7/2, 1/2, 7/2 spin trimer (average S = 5-6), S' = 7/2, 1/2, 6/2, 1/2, 7/2 spin pentamer (average S = 7-9), and spin nonamer (average S = 11-13), respectively, as determined by SQUID magnetometry and numerical fits to linear combinations of the Brillouin functions. For spin trimer and pentamer, the quantitative magnetization data are fit to new percolation models, based upon random distributions of chemical defects and ferromagnetic vs antiferromagnetic couplings. The value of S = 13 is the highest for an organic molecule.