A Mononuclear Uranium(IV) Single‐Molecule Magnet with an Azobenzene Radical Ligand

A tetravalent uranium compound with a radical azobenzene ligand, namely, [{(SiMe₂NPh)₃‐tacn}U^IV(η²‐N₂Ph₂^.)] ( 2 ), was obtained by one‐electron reduction of azobenzene by the trivalent uranium compound [U^III{(SiMe₂NPh)₃‐tacn}] ( 1 ). Compound 2 was characterized by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction and ¹H NMR, IR, and UV/Vis/NIR spectroscopy. The magnetic properties of 2 and precursor 1 were studied by static magnetization and ac susceptibility measurements, which for the former revealed single‐molecule magnet behaviour for the first time in a mononuclear U^IV compound, whereas trivalent uranium compound 1 does not exhibit slow relaxation of the magnetization at low temperatures. A first approximation to the magnetic behaviour of these compounds was attempted by combining an effective electrostatic model with a phenomenological approach using the full single‐ion Hamiltonian.     

Structural Variability and Gas Adsorption Properties of Coordination Polymers Constructed with Aromatic Multicarboxylic and Bidentate Ligands

The self‐assembly reactions of transition metal ions and 1,3,5‐benzenetricarboxylic acid (H₃btc) in the presence of auxiliary aromatic bidentate ligands 1,10‐phenanthroline (1,10‐phen) or 4,4′‐bipyridine‐N,N′‐dioxide (4,4′‐bpdo) have isolated four coordination polymers [Co₁₈(btc)₁₀(H₂O)₆(OH)₆(1,10‐phen)₆] · 14H₂O · 3DMF ( 1 ) and [M₃(btc)₂(H₂O)₄(4,4′‐bpdo)] · 2H₂O · 2DMF [M = Co ( 2 ), Mn ( 3 ), Ni ( 4 )]. Single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction analysis revealed that the M₃ clusters in the structure of 1 – 4 are connected by hydroxyl group oxygen atoms (or oxygen atoms from 4,4′‐bpdo ligands) and carboxyl groups to generate a three‐dimensional framework. The network of final assemblies can be adjusted by varying the type of auxiliary ligands (1,10‐phen, 4,4′‐bpdo). In addition, the gas adsorption properties of 2 are also investigated.     

一种含磷三足体衍生物及其铕配合物的合成及性能表征

设计合成了一种新型含磷的水溶性三足体衍生物[L:N-二(吡啶-二氨基乙酰基)甲基磷酸]及其Eu(Ⅲ)的配合物,用红外吸收光谱、元素分析、差热-热重和紫外光谱法等技术手段对该配合物进行了表征,用荧光光谱法研究了室温下该配合物和牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的相互作用。 结果表明,配体与苦味酸铕形成1:1型配合物Eu(pic)₃L;配合物与BSA之间有很强的结合作用;配合物对BSA内源荧光的猝灭方式为静态猝灭;配合物与BSA的作用力为分子间氢键和范德华力。 分别考察了Fe³⁺和Cu²⁺对配合物与BSA结合作用的影响,证明Fe³⁺和Cu²⁺能够以金属离子桥键与配合物结合使配合物-BSA的稳定性增强。 根据Foster型偶极-偶极无辐射能量转移机理可知,配合物可以和BSA以偶极-偶极无辐射进行能量传递。     

Unsymmetrical complexes containing the linear tetraphosphine ligand DPPEPM

The tetraphosphine DPPEPM reacts with [PtMe₂(cod)] to produce [PtMe₂(DPPEPM-PP)] (1) in near quantitative yield. On standing in solution, the free P atoms become oxidized to give [PtMe₂(DPPEPM(O)₂-PP)] (1a), which has been characterized by X-ray crystallography. In contrast, reactions of DPPEPM with [MCl₂(cod)] (M = Pd, Pt) yield ionic products of the form [M(DPPEPM-PP)₂]MCl₄ (3, 4). When a solution of the platinum complex was allowed to stand, crystals of [Pt(μ-Cl)(μ-DPPEPM)₂]Cl₃ (5) were obtained. In a third set of reactions, treatment of [PtClR(cod)] (R = Me, Ph) or [PdClMe(cod)] with DPPEPM gives species of the type [MR(DPPEPM-PPP)]Cl (6-8), in which one of the internal P atoms is uncoordinated. Reactions of [PtR₂(DPPEPM-PP)] with or [MCl₂(cod)] (M = Pd, Pt), or of [PtR(DPPEPM-PPP)]Cl with [MCl₂(cod)], lead to unsymmetrical bimetallic complexes. [PtMe₂(μ-DPPEPM)PdCl₂] (11) and [PtClPh(μ-DPPEPM)PdCl₂] (14) have been characterized crystallographically. Trimetallic complexes of the form [{PtR₂(μ-DPPEPM)}₂M][MCl₄] (M = Pd, Pt, 15-17) are produced by reaction of [PtR₂(DPPEPM-PP)] with [MCl₂(cod)].     

Synthesis, characterisation and X-ray structures of diorganotin(IV) and iron(III) complexes of dianionic terdentate Schiff base ligands

Diorganotin(IV) complexes, [SnR₂L] (1)-(4), (R = Me, Ph), of the terdentate Schiff bases N-[(2-pyrroyl)methylidene]-N′-tosylbenzene-1,2-diamine (H₂L¹) and N-[(2-hydroxyphenyl)metylidene]-N′-tosylbenzene-1,2-diamine (H₂L²) have been synthesised. The complexes were obtained by addition of the appropriate ligand to a methanol suspension of the corresponding diorganotin(IV) dichloride in the presence of triethylamine. However, the reaction between the precursor [η⁵-C₅H₅Fe(CO)₂]₂SnCl₂ and the Schiff bases in the presence of triethylamine gave (5) and (6), respectively. The crystal structures of the ligands and complexes have been studied by X-ray diffraction. The structure of [SnR₂L] complexes shows the tin to be five-coordinate in a distorted square pyramidal environment with the dianionic ligand acting in a terdentate manner. In 5 and 6, the iron atom is in a slightly distorted octahedral environment and is meridionally coordinated by two ligands. Spectroscopic data for the ligands and complexes (IR, ¹H, ¹³C and ¹¹⁹Sn NMR and mass spectra) are discussed and related to the structural information.     

Furanoside thioether-phosphinite ligands for Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitution reactions: Scope and limitations

A series of readily available thioether-phosphinite ligands has been tested in the Pd-catalyzed allylic substitution reactions of several acyclic and cyclic allylic substrates (S1-S7). This series of ligands have been designed to uncover their important structural features and to determine the scope of the thioether-phosphinite ligands in these catalytic reactions. Systematic variation of the electronic and steric properties at the thioether moiety provide useful information about the ligand parameters that control the enantiodiscrimination. By carefully selecting the ligand parameters, good enantioselectivities with high activities were obtained for hindered linear substrates S1 and S2 (ee’s up to 95%) and for unhindered cyclic substrates S4 and S5 (ee’s up to 91%).     

(P-Bis(pentafluorophenyl) substituted) PCP-pincer Ru(II) complexes: A theoretical study of the molecular structure and electronic properties

The differences between the molecular structures of the PCP-pincer complex [RuCl{C₆H₃(CH₂P(C₆H₅)₂)₂-2,6}(PPh₃)] ([RuCl(PCP^H)(PPh₃)], 1) and its tetrakis-pentafluorophenyl substituted analogue [RuCl{C₆H₃(CH₂P(C₆F₅)₂)₂-2,6}(PPh₃)] ([RuCl(PCP^F20)(PPh₃)], 2) have been rationalised by performing calculations on the cations [Ru(PCP^H)(PPh₃)]⁺ (1cat) and [Ru(PCP^F20)(PPh₃)]⁺ (2cat). The molecular interactions between the chloride ligand and the axial rings, as found in 1 and 2, respectively, have been studied computationally in the model systems [(C₆X₅PH₂)₂Cl⁻] (X = H, F). The calculations on 2cat show that in 2 it is most likely the attractive electrostatic interaction between the chloride ligand and the fluorinated phenyl rings that forces the C_ipso atom to occupy an axial position rather than an equatorial one in the observed (X-ray of 2) square pyramidal arrangement. In 1, however, repulsive steric hindrance forces the PPh₃ ligand to take the apical position. The applicability of the TD-DFT method for the calculation of the electronic spectra of the PCP-pincer compounds 1 and 2 has been tested. The results indicate that the excitation energies calculated for both complexes are in a reasonable agreement with the experimental absorption maxima. However, for 1, all the calculated transition energies are underestimated.     

Triorganotin 4-isopropylbenzoates as model transesterification catalysts for triorganotin carboxylates grafted to cross-linked polystyrene

Starting from 4-isopropylbenzoic acid, three new triorganotin carboxylates bearing methyl, butyl and phenyl substituents at tin, respectively, were prepared and fully characterized by spectroscopic and thermal techniques, with particular regard to the coordination number of tin atom, in solution as well as in the solid state. The triorganotin compounds, tested as transesterification catalysts in the reaction between ethyl acetate and primary, secondary or tertiary alcohol, respectively, displayed, as expected, a strong decrease of activity on passing from the primary to the tertiary alcohol reactant. Different activities by the tin carboxylates were also observed in the reaction between primary alcohol and ethyl acetate. The reaction mechanism, as elucidated by Sn NMR, involves coordination of both ester substrate and alcohol reactant to the triorganotin compound, the reaction conversion appearing related not only to the Lewis acidity of the tin atom, but also to the nature of the reactants. Preliminary catalytic tests were also carried out in the reaction between glyceryl tridodecanoate (as a model of natural triglyceride) and ethanol, mimicking the preparation of biodiesel fuel. Although in this case lower conversions were obtained with respect to the reactions on ethyl acetate, the catalytic activity of organotin derivatives appears considerable.