Synthesis of bifunctional chelating agents based on mono and diphosphonic derivatives of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid

Bifunctional chelating agents (BFCAs) are small molecules containing a chelating unit, able to strongly coordinate a metal ion, and a reactive functional group, devised to form a stable covalent bond with another molecule. BFCAs are widely employed since their conjugation to a suitable biomolecule (e.g., a peptide or an antibody) allows the synthesis of diagnostic or therapeutic agents that specifically target diseased tissue with metals or radiometals. For this reason, BFCAs find application in diagnostic imaging, molecular imaging, and radiotherapy of cancer. The synthesis of new BFCAs based on a diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA) structure in which one or two carboxylic groups are replaced with phosphonic units is described. The phosphonic group, aside from being a classical isostere of the carboxylic acid in coordination chemistry, allows to modulate the physico-chemical properties of the ligands and of the corresponding complexes.     

双β-二酮配体配位性的理论研究

基于自洽反应场(SCRF)中的极化连续介质模型(PCM), 采用密度泛函理论B3LYP/6-31G**计算了以二硫醚和芳环为桥基的两类双β-二酮配体的空间构型和电子结构, 结合其配合物晶体结构数据, 研究配体分子电子结构与配位性的关联性. 结果表明, 配体分子的几何构型、前线轨道、偶极矩和电荷布居, 与配合物构型、活性配位原子和配位形式(单核或多核、分子内或分子间)之间的关联性与一致性十分有意义. 配体的理论计算研究可以在一定层次上为配合物几何结构特征和配位特性提供合理的分析与预测.     

Products of Photo- and Thermochemical Rearrangement of 19-Membered di-tert-Butyl-Azoxybenzocrown

The preparation and characterization of products of the photochemical and thermochemical rearrangements of 19-membered azoxybenzocrowns with two, bulky, tert-butyl substituents in benzene rings in the para positions to oligooxyethylene fragments (meta positions to azoxy group, i.e., t-Bu-19-Azo-O have been presented. In photochemical rearrangement, two colored typical products were expected, i.e., 19-membered o-hydroxy-m,m′-di-tert-butyl-azobenzocrown (t-Bu-19-o-OH) and 19-membered p-hydroxy-m,m′-di-tert-butyl-azobenzocrown (t-Bu-19-p-OH). In experiments, two colored atypical macrocyclic derivatives, one 6-membered and one 5-membered ring, bearing an aldehyde group (t-Bu-19-al) or intramolecular ester group (t-Bu-20-ester), were obtained. Photochemical rearrangement led to one more macrocyclic product being isolated and identified: a 17-membered colorless compound, without an azo moiety, t-Bu-17-p-OH. The yield of the individual compounds was significantly influenced by the reaction conditions. Thermochemical rearrangement led to t-Bu-20-ester as the main product. The structures of the four crystalline products of the rearrangement—t-Bu-19-o-OH, t-Bu-19-p-OH, t-Bu-20-ester and t-Bu-17-p-OH—were determined by the X-ray method. Structures in solution of atypical derivatives (t-Bu-19-al and t-Bu-20-ester) and t-Bu-19-p-OH were defined using NMR spectroscopy. For the newly obtained hydroxyazobenzocrowns, the azo–phenol⇄quinone–hydrazone tautomeric equilibrium was investigated using spectroscopic methods. Complexation studies of alkali and alkaline earth metal cations were studied using UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy. ¹H NMR spectroscopy was additionally used to study the cation recognition of metal cations. Cation binding studies in acetonitrile have shown high selectivity towards calcium over magnesium for t-Bu-19-o-OH.     

An asymmetric N-rim partially substituted calix[4]pyrrole: Its affinity for Ag(I) and its destruction by Hg(II)

A new partially substituted calix[4] pyrrole derivative obtained by the introduction of three thioamide functionalities in the N-rim has been synthesised and fully characterised by ¹H, ¹³C, HSQC, ROESY NMR and mass spectroscopy. Computer modelling suggested an alternate conformation which was confirmed through ROESY ¹H NMR. The receptor interacts only with the silver cation as shown by ¹H NMR. The strength of interaction is quantitatively assessed by titration calorimetry. N-rim modification eliminates the possibility of interaction with anions. Unlike calix[4] pyrrole derivatives obtained by the introduction of functionalities through the meso-position, addition of Hg(NO₃)₂ leads to the degeneration of the receptor as demonstrated by ¹H NMR, FTIR and XPS analyses. This is for the first time reported. Molecular simulation studies show significant strain in the mercury bound ligand in bonds, angles, torsions leading to the destruction of the receptor. Given the negative environmental impact produced by the availability of silver ions in aquatic organisms, the fundamental studies indicate that this receptor offers potential applications for monitoring silver (ion selective electrode) or indeed as a decontaminating material for removing silver ions from water.     

Spectrophotometric and conductometric study of complexation of salophen and some transition metal ions in nonaqueous polar solvents

The complexation reaction between Cu(2+), Co(2+) and Ni(2+) metal cations with N,N'-bis(salicylidene)-1,2-phenylenediamine (salophen), in three nonaqueous polar solvents such as: acetonitrile (AN), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), methanol (MeOH) and two binary mixtures of AN:DMSO and AN:MeOH at 25 degrees C were studied by spectrophotometric and conductometric methods. All investigated metal ions form 1:1 ML complex which their stability constants were determined and increase as Irving-Williams stability order of Co(2+)complexation reactions obtained from the temperature dependence of the stability constants and the results show that for all metal ion complexes, the value of DeltaH degrees , DeltaS degrees and DeltaG degrees are solvent dependent.     

Determination of enantiomeric composition of samples by multivariate regression modeling of spectral data obtained with cyclodextrin guest-host complexes-Effect of an achiral surfactant and use of mixed cyclodextrins

The determination of the enantiomeric composition of samples by chemometric modeling of spectral data was investigated for samples of N,N′-bis-(-methylbenzyl) sulfamide and tryptophan methyl ester hydrochloride. Multivariate regression models (PLS-1) were developed from spectral data obtained on solutions containing N,N′-bis-(-methylbenzyl)sulfamide or tryptophan methyl ester hydrochloride in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate and mixed cyclodextrin host molecules. The regression models were subsequently used to predict the enantiomeric composition of laboratory-prepared test samples of N,N′-bis(-methylbenzyl)sulfamide or tryptophan methyl ester hydrochloride. The capability of the models to accurately predict the enantiomeric composition was evaluated in terms of the root-mean-square percent relative error (RMS %R.E.) as calculated from the results obtained with independently prepared validation sets of samples. It was found that the presence of SDS in most cases either had little effect on the predictive ability of the model or it actually reduced the predictive ability of the model. Moreover, it was found that the use of mixed CDs, either in the presence or absence of SDS, reduced the predictive ability of the regression model when compared with results obtained with individual CDs.     

β-Lactam antibiotics. Spectroscopy and molecular orbital (MO) calculations: Part I: IR studies of complexation in penicillin-transition metal ion systems and semi-empirical PM3 calculations on simple model compounds

IR studies were preformed to determine possible transition metal ion binding sites of penicillin. the observed changes in spectral position and shape of characteristic IR bands of cloxacillin in the presence of transition metal ions (both in solutions and in the solid state) indicate formation of M–L complexes with engagement of –COO⁻ and/or –CONH– functional groups. The small shift of ν_C=O towards higher frequencies rules out direct M–L interaction via β-lactam carbonyl. PM3 calculations on simple model compounds (substituted formamide, cyclic ketones, lactams and substituted monocyclic β-lactams) have been performed. All structures were fully optimized and the calculated bond lengths, angles, heats of formation and C=O stretching frequencies were discussed to determine the β-lactam binding sites and to explain its susceptibility towards nucleophilic attack (hydrolysis in vitro) and biological activity. The relative changes of calculated values were critically compared with available experimental data and same correlation between structural parameters and in vivo activity was shown.     

Adsorption of Pb(2+) ions on nanosized gamma-Fe(2)O(3): formation of surface ternary complexes on ligand complexation

Adsorption of Pb²⁺ ions on the combustion derived nanosized γ-Fe₂O₃ and its thiourea complex composite is reported. The adsorbents upon adsorption of Pb²⁺ ions are characterised by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis and infrared spectroscopy techniques. The eluent is characterised by atomic absorption spectroscopy for the estimation of Pb²⁺ ions. The reduction in the amount of lead after adsorption was estimated to be around 50% in case of complex composite adsorbent and around 15% in case of the γ-Fe₂O₃ adsorbents. Orthorhombic PbSO₄ precipitated out from the eluent and is reported with a model reaction. Adsorption of lead onto the complex composite is explained through the formation of a surface tertiary complex. The advantage of employing a thiourea-γ-Fe₂O₃ complex composite as solid adsorbent for the adsorption of heavy metal pollutants is envisaged in the present investigation.     

Complexation of the N,N′,O-donor ligand N-trans-(2′-hydroxycyclohexyl)-2-aminomethylpyridine

The potentially tridentate N,N′,O-donor N-trans-(2′-hydroxycyclohexyl)-2-aminomethylpyridine (1) forms ML₂ complexes with M(II)?=?Cu, Ni, and Zn. X-ray crystal structures of the isostructural Ni(II) and Zn(II) complexes confirm bis-tridentate coordination in significantly distorted octahedral geometries as the all-cis facial isomer. Structural comparisons with the previously reported all-trans facial Cu(II) and cis,cis,trans(N_py) facial Co(III) complexes are presented. Protonation constants for 1 and stability constants with Cu(II), Ni(II), and Zn(II) are reported, with both ML and ML₂ species defined. The trend for ML (log K ₁ values for Cu, Ni, and Zn of 8.3, 6.9, and 5.3, respectively) is conventional. Protonation and stability constants with Cu(II) for N,N-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amine (2) were also defined. The log K ₁ value measured for 2 of 7.4 is very similar to that found for 1 of 8.3, despite the marked difference in the third donor group; it appears that the third donor of the tridentate ligand generally binds only poorly to Jahn–Teller elongated Cu(II) in solution.     

Lithium Selective Chromogenic Azocrown Ethers

Novel chromogenic crown ethers having an intraannular azo and phenolic hydroxy subunits have been used as complexing reagents for alkali metal cations. The complex formation was studied by visible spectroscopy and formation constants were calculated. The most pronounced spectral changes were observed for lithium ion.