The first unequivocally ferromagnetically coupled squarato complex: origin of the ferromagnetism in an interlocked 3D Fe(II) system

An unprecedented interlocked 3D Fe(II) system, [Fe(squarate)(bpy)(2H2O)] x 3H2O, 1 (bpy = 4,4'-bipyridine), the first unequivocally ferromagnetically coupled squarato complex to be reported, has been synthesised and magnetically characterized.     

Synthesis, structural analysis, and magnetic behaviour of three fumarate bridged coordination polymers: five-fold interpenetrated diamond-like net of NiII, sheets of NiII and CoII

The hydrothermal reactions of Ni(NO(3))(2).6H(2)O, disodium fumarate (fum) and 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane (bpe)/1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)propane (bpp) in aqueous-methanol medium yield one 3-D and one 2-D metal-organic hybrid material, [Ni(fum)(bpe)] (1) and [Ni(fum)(bpp)(H(2)O)] (2), respectively. Complex possesses a novel unprecedented structure, the first example of an "unusual mode" of a five-fold distorted interpenetrated network with metal-ligand linkages where the four six-membered windows in each adamantane-type cage are different. The structural characterization of complex 2 evidences a buckled sheet where nickel ions are in a distorted octahedral geometry, with two carboxylic groups, one acting as a bis-chelate, the other as a bis-monodentate ligand. The metal ion completes the coordination sphere through one water molecule and two bpp nitrogens in cis position. Variable-temperature magnetic measurements of complexes 1 and 2 reveal the existence of very weak antiferromagnetic intramolecular interactions and/or the presence of single-ion zero field splitting (D) of isolated Ni(II) ions in both the compounds. Experimentally, both the J parameters are close, comparable and very small. Considering zero-field splitting of Ni(II), the calculated D values are in agreement with values reported in the literature for Ni(II) ions. Complex 3, [[Co(phen)]](2)(fum)(2)](phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) is obtained by diffusing methanolic solution of 1,10-phenanthroline on an aqueous layer of disodium fumarate and Co(NO(3))(2).6H(2)O. It consists of dimeric Co(II)(phen) units, doubly bridged by carboxylate groups in a distorted syn-syn fashion. These fumarate anions act as bis-chelates to form corrugated sheets. The 2D layer has a (4,4) topology, with the nodes represented by the centres of the dimers. The magnetic data were fitted ignoring the very weak coupling through the fumarate pathway and using a dimer model.     

Polymer-supported 1,3-oxazolium-5-olates: synthesis of 1,2,4-triazoles

A traceless synthesis of 3,5-disubstituted 1,2,4-triazoles has been developed on polymeric supports. The synthetic process utilizes immobilized mesoionic 1,3-oxazolium-5-olates (munchnones) as key intermediates in the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction. The initial step in the synthesis involves reductive alkylation of phenylglycine methyl esters with Ameba resin. The resulting immobilized amino acid esters were subsequently acylated with a variety of carboxylic acid chlorides and subjected to hydrolysis with 15% KOH to yield the polymer-bound carboxylic acids. Finally, the cycloaddition between diethyl diazocarboxylate or 4-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione and the polymer-bound munchnones generated from the corresponding carboxylic acids afforded the polymer-bound 3,5-disubstituted 1,2,4-triazoles. Cleavage from the polymeric support using trifluoroacetic acid gave the desired 3,5-disubstituted 1,2,4-triazoles with excellent yield and high purity.     

Some charge exchange processes at very high energies

A systematic study of the cross sections for the charge exchange scattering of the type N₁ + + (N₂ + e)(N₁ + e) + N₂ for various nuclei at high energies has been presented. A discussion of the results revealing interesting features has also been included.The authors are thankful to Professor P. K.Ghosh for his interest in this work. Computations reported in this article were done on the IBM 1130 system at the Computer Centre, Calcutta University.     

Gallium(III) halide promoted synthesis of 1,3,5-triaryl- 1,5-dihalo-1,4-pentadienes

Aryl substituted alkynes undergo smooth coupling with aldehydes in the presence of gallium(III) halides under extremely mild conditions to afford the corresponding 1,3,5-triaryl-1,5-dihalo-1,4-pentadienes in good yields with E,Z-selectivity. Similarly 1,3,5-triaryl-1,5-dichloro-1,4-pentadienes are also obtained with niobium(V) chloride.     

Synthesis of Pyrimidine-Annelated Heterocycles: Regioselective Heterocyclization of 5-(Cyclohex-2-enyl)-1,3-dimethyl-6-hydroxyuracil [1]

Summary.  5-(Cyclohex-2-enyl)-1,3-dimethyl-6-hydroxyuracil undergoes regioselective heterocyclization to afford fused tricyclic heterocycles upon treatment with bromine and m-CPBA. However, the same substrate furnished bridged tricyclic heterocycles when treated with N-iodosuccinimide and conc. H₂SO₄ and a mixture of bridged tricyclic heterocycles and fused tricyclic heterocycles when treated with hexamine hydrotribromide or pyridine hydrotribromide. Corresponding author. E-mail: kcm@klyuniv.ernet.in Received September 27, 2001. Accepted (revised) December 3, 2001     

Synthesis of Pyrimidine-Annelated Heterocycles: Regioselective Heterocyclization of 5-(Cyclohex-2-enyl)-1,3-dimethyl-6-hydroxyuracil [1]

 5-(Cyclohex-2-enyl)-1,3-dimethyl-6-hydroxyuracil undergoes regioselective heterocyclization to afford fused tricyclic heterocycles upon treatment with bromine and m-CPBA. However, the same substrate furnished bridged tricyclic heterocycles when treated with N-iodosuccinimide and conc. H₂SO₄ and a mixture of bridged tricyclic heterocycles and fused tricyclic heterocycles when treated with hexamine hydrotribromide or pyridine hydrotribromide.     

Universal density functional approach to the calculation of correlation energies of atoms

A new local density functional approach for the calculation of correlation energies of many-electron atomic systems is proposed by using the exact results for the correlation energy of a two-electron system bound by a harmonic oscillator external potential. This is motivated by the fact that the correlation energy is a universal functional of the electron density, and the form of this functional is independent of the external potential. The calculated numerical results for the correlation energies show very good agreement with the standard values reported in the literature. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Quant Chem 62: 461–465, 1997