One- and two-photon absorption properties of two metalloporphyrin complexes

The linear and nonlinear optical properties of two metalloporphyrin complexes formed by the complementary coordination of central zinc or magnesium ions to the ligand 5, 10, 15-tri-(p-tolyl)-20-phenylethynylporphyrin are theoretically investigated by using the analytic response theory at the density functional theory level. The results indicate that the studied complexes present more symmetric geometry structures than the ligand. The charge-transfer states of the two complexes in the lower energy region are all almost degenerate but those of the ligand are well separated. The ratio of the two-photon absorption cross sections of the ligand, zinc-porphyrin and magnesium-porphyrin complexes is 1.0:1.5:1.8, demonstrating that the two-photon absorption capability can be greatly increased when the ligand is coordinated with a metal ion. Moreover, several physical micro-mechanisms including electron transitions and intramolecular charge-transfer processes are discussed to explore the differences in optical property between the ligand and two complexes.     

High‐pressure studies of the micro‐Raman spectra of iron cyanide complexes: Prussian blue (Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3), potassium ferricyanide (K3[Fe(CN)6]), and sodium nitroprusside (Na2[Fe(CN)5(NO)]·2H2O)

The pressure dependences of the peaks observed in the micro‐Raman spectra of Prussian blue (Fe₄[Fe(CN)₆]₃), potassium ferricyanide (K₃[Fe(CN)₆]), and sodium nitroprusside (Na₂[Fe(CN)₅(NO)]·2H₂O) have been measured up to 5.0 GPa. The vibrational modes of Prussian blue appearing at 201 and 365 cm⁻¹ show negative dν/dP values and Grüneisen parameters and are assigned to the transverse bending modes of the Fe C N Fe linkage which can contribute to a negative thermal expansion behavior. A phase transition occurring between 2.0 and 2.8 GPa in potassium ferricyanide is shown by changes in the spectral region 150–700 cm⁻¹. In the spectra of the nitroprusside ion, there are strong interactions between the FeN stretching mode and the FeNO bending and the axial CN stretching modes. The pressure dependence of the NO stretching vibration is positive, 5.6 cm⁻¹ GPa⁻¹, in contrast to the negative behavior in the iron(II)‐meso‐tetraphenyl porphyrinate complex. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

金属络合物分子间交换反应的核磁共振研究Ⅲ.噻吩甲酰三氟丙酮铝与苯甲酰丙酮铝体系分子间配体交换的19F NMR研究

用¹⁹F NMR研究了噻吩甲酰三氟丙酮铝与苯甲酰丙酮铝体系分子间的团体交换反应,求得了交换反应的平衡常数及自由能,结果表明交换反应有利于混合配体络合物生成,平衡时混和溶液中各组分分布偏离统计分布。     

Molecular dynamics and quantum chemical approaches in the study of the hydration of protonated cyclohexyldiamines

Explicit hydration of the neutral and charged cyclohexylamine and of the cyclohexyldiamine isomers in their mono- or diprotonated forms is investigated through classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations in aqueous solutions combined with DFT calculations in amine–water complexes. The MD studies performed in the monoamines reveal that the structure of the hydration shell around the neutral amino group (NH₂) is quite distinct from that around the charged one (NH₃⁺). On average, the number of water molecules surrounding the two groups is calculated to be ～2 and 3–4, respectively. The variation of the hydration structure prompted by the groups’ proximity is discussed based on the data found for the mono- and diprotonated diamines. To have a more detailed picture of the water molecules’ arrangement around the amino groups and of the amine–water hydrogen bonds, geometry optimisations in hydrates with up to six water molecules are carried out at the B3LYP/aug-cc-pVDZ level. Complexation energies are also computed. The main findings emerging from these calculations are found to be very helpful to rationalise the mutual influence of the amino groups and therefore to better elucidate the MD findings. The complementary nature of the two research methods is emphasised as an excellent tool in order to closely examine the hydration of polyamines, as exemplified for the cyclohexyldiamines.     

3-Amino-1,2,4-triazolium salts as NHC-proligands: synthesis and postmodification of a new type of amino-functionalized Pd/NHC complexes

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Electrocatalytic reactions involving the NiII—ZnII—2,2"-bipyridine system

Factors determining the effect of Zn^II ions on the catalytic activity of the Ni^II complexes with 2,2"-bipyridine (bpy) in the reduction of organohalides were elucidated by cyclic voltammetry and electrolysis. The mechanism proposed involves the reduction of the Ni^IIbpy complex to Ni⁰bpy, the oxidative addition of organohalides to the Ni⁰bpy complex, and nickel transmetallation with the cathode-generated Zn⁰ to form an organozinc compound.     

Reaction of Bioflavonoids with Copper(II) Acetate in Aqueous Solution

The reaction of dihydroquercetin, quercetin, and rutin with Cu(II) acetate in aqueous solution is studied. Quercetin and dihydroquercetin form complexes with Cu. The water-insoluble complexes are characterized as chelates of the 3,4-positions of the main -pyrone ring. Electronic spectroscopy showed the presence of stable polynuclear rutin complexes of composition rutin :Cu = 1:x, where x > 2.     

Novel and elegant modes of SbF3 coordination in the complexes with azacrown ethers

Synthesis and single-crystal X-ray structures are recorded for three adducts of SbF₃ with different azacrown ethers. [SbF₃·H₂O·L₁], 1, (L₁ = 12,13-benz-1,10-di(azamethyl)-4,7-dioxacyclotetradecane-1,14-dione), triclinic, , a = 11.234(2), b = 11.691(2), c = 8.869(2) Å, = 94.66(3), = 113.12(3), = 67.82(3)°, Z = 2. [SbF₃Cl·H₂O·(HL₂)], 2, (L₂ = monoaza-18-crown-6), orthorhombic, P2₁2₁2₁, a = 8.763(2), b = 13.003(3), a = 16.836(3) Å, Z = 4. [(SbF₃)₂Cl₂·(H₂L₃)], 3, (L₃ = 1,10-diaza-18-crown-6), triclinic, , a = 8.284(2), b = 9.016(2), c = 9.134(2) Å, = 82.92(3), = 65.24(3), = 63.38(3)°, Z = 1. All three structures include SbF₃ neutral molecules in the pyramidal mode and the antimony second coordination sphere is completed up to six in different fashions. In 1 the dimeric (SbF₃)₂ adducts are made up due to the involvement of the symmetry-related fluorine atom in coordination. The distorted octahedron is then completed by water molecule and carbonyl oxygen of L₁. The neutral molecules are joined by coordination and hydrogen bonds in the infinite ribbons. 2 and 3 are both comprised of neutral and charged species also bounded via coordination and hydrogen bonds. L₂ and L₃ in the complexes adopt the form of single and double-charged cations, respectively. The inorganic backbone unites the neutral SbF₃ molecules and chloride anions in the alternative mode. The sixth coordination site in the antimony polyhedron is completed by the water molecule in 2 and the ethereal oxygen atom in 3. Alignment of the inorganic entities within the structures of 2 and 3 is strikingly similar. Hydrogen bonding patterns are discussed.     

Crystal structure and vibrational spectra of two complexes of manganese(II) with glicyne

Two polymeric complexes of glicyne with manganese(II) have been prepared and characterized by means of spectroscopic and x-ray analyses. The first complex of the formula [Mn(Gly)Cl₂(H₂O)₂] crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n with a = 6.519(2), b = 15.981(3), c = 7.893(2) Å, and = 97.18(3)°. The Mn atoms are in distorted octahedral environments with all ligands in cis positions. The adjacent manganese(II) ions are linked in polymeric chains via carboxylate groups. The second complex [Mn(Gly)₂Cl₂] crystallizes in the triclinic space group P with a = 4.968(2), b = 6.582(2), c = 7.925(3) Å, = 106.17(3), = 92.86(3), and = 107.21(3)°. The octahedral-coordinated manganese(II) ion is situated on a crystallographic center of symmetry and is bound to four carboxylate oxygen atoms from different glicyne molecules and two chloride ions.