Dimeric water embedded within a hydrophobic cavity of tetra-(p-tert-butyl)thiacalix[4]arene

X-ray crystallographic analysis and density functional B3LYP/6-31G(d) calculation confirm that dimeric water is embedded within a hydrophobic cavity of tetra-(p-tert-butyl)thiacalix[4]arene and stabilized by hydrogen bondings of aromatic π?H₂O(1) and methyl?H₂O(2) in the dimeric water inclusion complex with binding energies of 1.4 and 0.9 kcal mol⁻¹ respectively, and by hydrogen bonding formed between H₂O(2) and four phenolic OH groups from an adjacent tetra-(p-tert-butyl)thiacalix[4]arene, with binding energy of 3.8-4.2 kcal mol⁻¹.     

Self-inclusion properties of C60-linked calix[5]arene

C₆₀-linked calix[5]arenes were synthesized and their intramolecular binding properties were investigated. The self-inclusion ratio of the C₆₀ moiety was determined by using UV-vis spectroscopy, and the ratio depends on chain length, temperature, and solvent. Influence of temperature and solvent was explained by the thermodynamic data of the intramolecular complex formation process.     

V2O5/TiO2 Catalytic Xerogels Raman and EPR Studies

Raman spectroscopy and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) studies were performed on a series of V₂O₅/TiO₂ catalysts prepared by a modified sol-gel method in order to identify the vanadium species. Two species of surface vanadium were identified by Raman measurements, monomeric vanadyls and polymeric vanadates. Monomeric vanadyls are characterized by a narrow Raman band at 1030 cm^–1 and polymeric vanadates by two broad bands in the region from 900 to 960 cm^–1 and 770 to 850 cm^–1. The Raman spectra do not exhibit characteristic peaks of crystalline V₂O₅. These results are in agreement with those of X-ray Diffractometry (XRD) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) previously reported (C.B. Rodella et al., J. Sol-Gel Sci. Techn., submitted). At least three families of V⁴⁺ ions were identified by EPR investigations. The analysis of the EPR spectra suggests that isolated V⁴⁺ ions are located in sites with octahedral symmetry substituting for Ti⁴⁺ ions in the rutile structure. Magnetically interacting V⁴⁺ ions are also present as pairs or clusters giving rise to a broad and structureless EPR line. At higher concentration of V₂O₅, a partial oxidation of V⁴⁺ to V⁵⁺ is apparent from the EPR results.     

Effect of p-tert-Butylcalix[4]arene Fitted with Phosphinoyl Pendant Arms as Synergistic Agent in the Solvent Extraction and Separation of Some Trivalent Lanthanoids with 4-Benzoyl-3-methyl-1-phenyl-5-pyrazolone

The synergistic solvent extraction of five selected lanthanoid ions (La³⁺, Nd³⁺, Eu³⁺, Ho³⁺ and Lu³⁺) with a 4-benzoyl-3-methyl-1-phenyl-5-pyrazolone(HP) and the 5,11,17,23-tert-butyl-25,26,27,28-tetrakis(dimethylphosphinoylmethoxy)calix[4]arene, (S) in CHCl₃ has been studied. It was found that in presence of this phosphorus-containing calix[4]arene the lanthanoids have been extracted as LnP₃ · S. On the basis of the experimental data, the values of the equilibrium constants have been calculated. The influence of the synergistic agent on the extraction process has been discussed. A synergistic effect of almost three orders of magnitude occurs in the extraction of Ln(III) with mixture of HP and S. The values of the separation factors (S.F.) between the adjacent elements have been evaluated. On the basis of the IR and NMR spectra the stoichiometry and the structure of the solid complexes of Eu(III) with HP and Eu(III) with HP and S were proposed.     

Stable Hydrogen-Bonded Spherical Capsules Formed from Self-Assembly of Pyrogallol[4]arenes

The self-assemblies of two pyrogallol[4]arenes held together by 48 intermolecular hydrogen bonds stably associate in the form of spherical hexameric capsules. The molecular structures of two hexameric capsules with large interior space were analyzed by single crystal X-ray crystallography.     

The 1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditions of 3-Arylsydnone-4-Carbonitrile Oxides with Alkenes

3-Arylsydnone-4-carbonitrile oxides may undergo 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions with alkenes to produce the corresponding 3-aryl-4-(5-substituted-isoxazolin-3-yl)sydnones. The direct reaction of 3-arylsydone-4-carbohydroximic acid chlorides with alkenes may also give the same products, and with higher yield.     

Reduced-size polarized basis sets for calculations of molecular electric properties. IV. First-row transition metals

Recent studies of the perturbation-dependent basis sets have indicated the possibility of a significant reduction of the size of the usual CGTO sets without considerable loss of accuracy in calculations of molecular electric properties. The resulting (ZPolX) basis sets have been developed for several atoms of the first and second row of the Periodic Table. The same method of the ZPolX basis set generation is extended for the first-row transition metals and the corresponding contracted ZPolX basis sets of the size [6s5p3d1f] are determined for both nonrelativistic and scalar relativistic calculations. The performance of the ZPolX basis sets is verified in calculations on the first-row transition metal oxides at the level of the ROHF, ROHF/CASPT2, and ROHF/CCSD(T) approximations. Also the study of the dipole polarizability of TiCl₄ confirms the excellent features of these very compact basis sets. The ZPolX basis sets for nonrelativistic and relativistic calculations of molecular electric properties are available on the web page http://www.chem.uni.torun.pl/zchk/basis-sets.html.     

Über Oxide mit dem “Butterfly-Motiv”: Rb6[Fe2O5] und K6[Fe2O5]

New Oxides with the “Butterfly-Motive”: Rb₆[Fe₂O₅] and K₆[Fe₂O₅] Rb₆[Fe₂O₅] and K₆[Fe₂O₅] were obtained for the first time by annealing intimate mixtures of “Rb₆CdO₄” with CdO (molar ratio 1 : 1.1) and KO_0.48 with CdO (molar ratio 5.9 : 1) respectively in closed Fe-cylinders. Determination and refinement of the crystalstructure confirms the space group C2/m (four-circle-diffractometer data). Rb₆[Fe₂O₅]: Ag Kα , 720 out of 1220 Io(hkl), R = 9.68%, R_w = 6.09%; a = 718.9pm, b = 1183.1 pm, c = 695.4pm, β = 95.05°, Z = 2; K₆[Fe₂O₅]: MoKα , 1214 Out of 12141_o(hkl), R = 3.20070, R_w = 2.48%, a = 691.21 pm, b = 1142.78pm, c = 665.50pm, β = 93.82°, Z = 2. The binuclear unit [O₂FeOFeO₂]^6? already known to be planar with oxoferrates(II) now was observed to be angular here and closely related to Na₆[Be₂O₅].     

Ratiometric chemosensing of Mg ions by a calix[4]arene diamide derivative

A new chemosensor with a phenanthroimidazole subunit based upon calix[4]arene-diamide has been synthesized, and its Mg²⁺-selective fluoroionophoric properties were investigated in an aqueous DMSO solution. The compound exhibited a pronounced Mg²⁺-selective fluoroionophoric behavior over other physiologically relevant metal ions. A significant red shift in fluorescence emission (Δλ = 86 nm) provided the ratiometric determination as well as naked-eye detection of Mg²⁺ ions.     

Selective functionalization at the small rim of calix[6]arene. Synthesis of novel non-symmetrical N3, N4 and N3ArO biomimetic ligands

Eight novel calix[6]arene-based biomimetic ligands for transition metal ions have been synthesized. They display a non-symmetrical N₃, N₄ or N₃ArO binding core that mimics enzyme active sites presenting histidine and tyrosine residues. The key step for their synthesis is the mono-alkylation at the small rim of the C_3v symmetrical trimethyl ether derivative of tBu-calix[6]arene with N-Boc-2-chloroethylamine to yield a novel calix[6]arene synthon. Its combined O-alkylation with a chloromethyl aromatic amine and N-deprotection or alkylation or reductive alkylation with a salicylaldehyde derivative yielded the calix[6]arene-based ligands with mixed N/O donors.