Structural and magnetic properties of iron(II) complexes with 1,4,5,8,9,12-hexaazatriphenylene (HAT)

Reactions of Fe(II) salts with the ligand 1,4,5,8,9,12-hexaazatriphenylene (HAT) led to the isolation and characterization of four new compounds: [Fe3(HAT)(H2O)12](SO4)3.3.3H2O (1), [Fe2(HAT)(SO4)(H2O)5](SO4).2H2O.CH3OH (2), [Fe2(HAT)(SO4)(H2O)5](SO4).3H2O (3), and [Fe3Cl5(HAT)(CH3OH)4(H2O)]Cl (4). Compound 1 crystallizes as a trinuclear cluster in which HAT acts as a tris-chelating ligand. Compounds 2 and 3 are two polymorphs of an infinite one-dimensional structure in which the Fe atoms are coordinated to HAT and then connected into the chain through bridging sulfate anions. Compound 4 exhibits a similar chain structure, but with bridging chloride ligands. The magnetic behavior of the new compounds is indicative of weak antiferromagnetic coupling between the Fe(II) centers through the HAT ligand.     

Sorption of benzene vapors to flexible metal–organic framework [Zn2(bdc)2(dabco)]

The isotherms of benzene sorption by the metal–organic coordination polymer [Zn₂(bdc)₂(dabco)] were studied within the temperature range 25–90 °C at pressures up to 75 torr. The maximal benzene content in [Zn₂(bdc)₂(dabco)] at room temperature was demonstrated to correspond to the composition [Zn₂(bdc)₂(dabco)]·3.8C₆H₆. It was established that the process of benzene desorption from the substance under investigation occurs in three stages. (1) Evaporation of benzene from the phase of variable composition (phase C) with compression and distortion of the unit cell (the composition of the phase C varies from [Zn₂(bdc)₂(dabco)]·3.8C₆H₆ to [Zn₂(bdc)₂(dabco)]·3.2C₆H₆). (2) The transformation of the phase C into phase P. The phase P has the same unit cell geometry as that for the empty framework. The maximal benzene content is [Zn₂(bdc)₂(dabco)]·1.0C₆H₆. (3) Benzene evaporation from the phase P of variable composition. We studied the temperature dependences of the equilibrium vapor pressure of benzene for the samples with compositions [Zn₂(bdc)₂(dabco)]·3.0(3)C₆H₆ and [Zn₂(bdc)₂(dabco)]·2.0(3)C₆H₆ within the temperature range 290–370 K. The thermodynamic parameters of benzene vaporization were determined for the latter compound ( $ \Updelta {\text{H}}_{{{\text{av}} .}}^{o} = 49\left( 1 \right) \,{\text{kJ }}\left( {{\text{moleC}}_{6} {\text{H}}_{6} } \right)^{ - 1} $ ; $ \Updelta {\text{S}}_{{{\text{av}} .}}^{^\circ } = 100\left( 3 \right)\, {\text{J}}\left( {{\text{moleC}}_{6} {\text{H}}_{6} {\text{K}}} \right)^{ - 1} $ ; $ \Updelta {\text{G}}_{298}^{^\circ } = 19.0\left( 2 \right)\, {\text{kJ}}\left( {{\text{moleC}}_{6} {\text{H}}_{6} } \right)^{ - 1} $ ).     

Synthesis of 5,10,15,20-tetra[6' -nitro-1,3,3-trimethylspiro- (indolino-2,2' -2H-chromen-5-yl)]porphyrin and its metal complexes

A new 5,10,15,20-tetrasubstituted porphyrin containing four 6’-nitro-1,3,3-trimethylspiro(indolino-2,2’-2H-chromene) substituents and its complexes with Zn²⁺ and Cu²⁺ ions were prepared and characterized by physicochemical methods of analysis.     

An NMR-Based Approach to the Measurement of High Log K HL Values at Low Ionic Strength. 31P NMR Study of 1,2-Diaminoethane-N,N,N′,N′-tetra(methylenephosphonic Acid) Protonation Equilibrium at pH > 12

A sequential NMR based approach is proposed for measurements of high log K values at low ionic strength. [³¹P] NMR technique is used to determine the protonation constants of 1,2-diaminoethane-N,N,N,N-tetra(methylenephosphonic acid) (EDTPH, H₈L) at 25°C in 0.1 mol-dm^–3 KNO₃ and at 37°C in 0.15 mol-dm^–3 NaCl at pH 11–14. For equilibrium L + H HL log K are found to be 13.3 (0.1) and 12.9 (0.1), respectively.     

Tetraphenylantimony carboxylates in the cascade Pd-catalyzed C-phenylation reaction of methyl acrylate in the presence of peroxide

Tetraphenylantimony(V) carboxylates have been used in the palladium-catalyzed C-phenylation reaction of methyl acrylate in the presence of (PhCO₂)₂ or t-BuOOH under mild conditions (50 °C). The peroxides promote a cascade participation of the organoantimony compound and result in the transfer of three phenyl groups. Organoantimony intermediates have been isolated from the reaction.     

Electrochemical dissolution of magnetite in acid solutions

The present paper deals with the electrochemical behavior of magnetite microcrystals in an acid medium. A voltammetric method employing a carbon-paste electroactive electrode (CPEE) with an organic binder was used. It was found that the cathodic voltammograms, which were recorded at different scan rates, formed a set bounded in the space of i–E parameters by a generalizing voltammetric curve corresponding to the effective potential scan rate _eff. In other words, all curves are situated under one enveloping curve, just as the smaller dolls sit in the largest doll of a Russian doll. Reverse currents (a cathodic current in the anodic direction of the potential scan) were observed on the cyclic voltammogram. Forward and reverse currents obey the same laws and have one and the same generalizing curve, which could be taken as the magnetite characteristic.     

Express detection of nonylphenol in water samples by fluorescence polarization immunoassay

The development of express method for detection of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDC) such as alkylphenols is required for ecological monitoring. Several attempts have been made to produce antibodies against 4-nonylphenol (NP) in recent years. This work describes the production of new antibodies against NP and also summarizes the characterization of antibodies obtained earlier. Three approaches used to produce alkylphenol-specific antibodies are compared; these are based on: 1. omega-(4-hydroxyphenyl)nonanoic or omega-(4-hydroxyphenyl)heptanoic acid NP derivatives designed to mimic the linear NP isomer; 2. 4-aminophenol, which potentially mimics various substituted phenolic compounds with different side-chain structures at position 4 of the benzene ring; and 3. a mixture of branched NP isomers, conjugated to the carrier protein via a benzene ring by the Mannich reaction, and expected to be the closest mimic of NP structure by preserving its natural alkyl moiety.Fluorescence polarization immunoassays based on different combinations of antibody and labeled antigen for screening detection of NP were developed and structural aspects of assay sensitivity and specificity were investigated. The assays based on the antisera raised against omega-(4-hydroxyphenyl)nonanoic acid and NP conjugate via Mannich reaction are capable of express detection of NP with detection limit of 7 microg mL(-1 )and assay dynamic range of 18-300 microg mL(-1).     

Geometry changes of a Cu(I) phenanthroline complex on photoexcitation in a confining medium by time-resolved X-ray diffraction

Using a stroboscopic technique, in which the molecule is repeatedly excited and the structural change is probed more than 5000 times per second immediately after excitation, we performed a 16 K time-resolved single-crystal study of the microsecond lifetime triplet state of the Cu(I)phenanthroline derivative[Cu(I)(dmp)(dppe)][PF6] (dppe = 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane). The geometry changes on excitation differ for the two symmetry-independent molecules, but are in the same direction as calculated for an isolated reference molecule, although the flattening distortion in the crystal is significantly smaller, implying that the reorganization energy is greatly affected by the confining medium.