Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Ferromagnetic Properties of a New Dicyanamide Bridged Dicopper（Ⅱ） Complex with IM-1＇-MeBzIm-k2 N,O Mode

A new dinuclear copper（Ⅱ） complex with imino nitroxide radicals [Cu2（NO3）2（IM- 1 ′-MeBzIm）2（dca）2] （IM-1 ′-MeBzIm = 2-{2′-[（1′-methyl）benzimidazolyl]}-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl, dca = dicyanamide anion） has been prepared and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The complex crystallizes in triclinic, space group P 1^-, with α = 9.440（5）, b = 10.124（6）, c = 11.603（7） A, α = 102.904（7）, β = 94.033（6）,γ = 104.299（7）°, C34H40Cu2N16O8, Mr = 927.90, V= 1038.2（10） A^3, Z = 1, Dc = 1.484 g/cm^3, μ（MoKα） = 1.093 mm^-1, F（000） = 478, R = 0.0609 and wR = 0.1512 for 2889 observed reflections with Ⅰ 〉 2σ（I）. X-ray analysis reveals that two Cu（Ⅱ） atoms are bridged by two dicyanamides to form a centrosymmetric Cu（Ⅱ）-Cu（Ⅱ） dinuclear entity. Every Cu（Ⅱ） ion is five-coordinated with a distorted square pyramidal coordination geometry and IM-1′-MeBzlm ligand coordinates to the metal ion with the k^2 N（1 ′-MeBzlm）, O（IM） mode to avoid steric hindrance with the methyl group in the complex. Meanwhile, the molecules are linked by intermolecular hydrogen bonds, leading to a 1-D chain structure. Moreover, such chains are further linked by π-π stacking interactions to form a 2-D network structure. Magnetic measurement demonstrates that the intramolecular exchange couplings between Cu（Ⅱ） ion and the IM-1 ′-MeBzIm are ferromagnetic with J = 12.46 cm^-1, where the spin Hamitonian is defined as H^ = -2JS^1S^2 within the complex.     

Conformational behavior of pyrazine-bridged and mixed-bridged cavitands: a general model for solvent effects on thermal "vase-kite" switching

The controllable switching of suitably bridged resorcin[4]arene cavitands between a "vase" conformation, with a cavity capable of guest inclusion, and a "kite" conformation, featuring an extended flattened surface, provides the basis for ongoing developments of dynamic molecular receptors, sensors, and molecular machines. This paper describes the synthesis, X-ray crystallographic characterization, and NMR analysis of the "vase-kite" switching behavior of a fully pyrazine-bridged cavitand and five other mixed-bridged quinoxaline-bridged cavitands with one methylene, phosphonate, or phosphate bridge. The pyrazine-bridged resorcin[4]arene cavitand displayed an unexpectedly high preference for the kite conformation in nonpolar solvents, relative to the quinoxaline-bridged analogue. This observation led to extensive solvent-dependent switching studies that provide a detailed picture of how solvent affects the thermal vase-kite equilibration. As for any thermodynamic process in the liquid phase, the conformational equilibrium is affected by how the solvent stabilizes the two individual states. Suitably sized solvents (benzene and derivatives) solvate the cavity of the vase form and reduce the propensity for the vase-to-kite transition. Correspondingly, the kite geometry becomes preferred in bulky solvents such as mesitylene, incapable of penetrating the vase cavity. As proposed earlier by Cram, the kite form is preferred at low temperatures due to the more favorable enthalpy of solvation of the enlarged surface. Furthermore, the kite conformation is more preferred in solvents with substantial hydrogen-bonding acidity: weak hydrogen-bonding interactions between the mildly basic quinoxaline and pyrazine nitrogen atoms and solvent molecules are more efficient in the open kite than in the closed vase form. Vase-to-kite conversion is entirely absent in dipolar aprotic solvents lacking any H-bonding acidity. Thermal vase-kite switching requires fully quinoxaline- or pyrazine-bridged cavitands, whereas pH-controlled switching is also applicable to systems incorporating only two or three such bridges.     

Structure and Bonding in First‐Row Transition‐Metal Dicarbides: Are They Related to the Stability of Met‐cars?

First-row transition-metal dicarbides MC(2) (M=Sc-Zn) have been investigated by using quantum-mechanical techniques. The competition between cyclic and linear isomers in these systems has been studied and the bonding scheme for these compounds is discussed through topological analysis of electron density. All of the systems have been found to prefer a C(2v)-symmetric arrangement, although for ZnC(2) the energy difference between this and the linear isomer is rather small. In most cases the C(2v)-symmetric structure corresponds to a T-shaped structure, with the exceptions of TiC(2), CoC(2), and NiC(2) which have been shown to be true rings. A detailed analysis of the variation of the energy of the system with geometry has been carried out. An analysis of the bonding, taking into account the main interactions between the valence orbitals of both fragments, the M atom and the C(2) molecule, has allowed the main features of these compounds to be interpreted. A clear correlation between the dissociation energies of the first-row transition-metal dicarbides and the bonding energies of the corresponding met-cars was observed.     

几种烟煤及其热处理后的溶胀性能研究

研究了四种不同变质程度烟煤及其二硫化碳/N-甲基-2-吡咯烷酮（CS2/NMP）混合溶剂(1∶1,vol)的抽提物在不同溶剂中的溶胀性能,同时考察了四种煤样不同温度热处理后其溶胀性能的变化。结果表明,煤的溶胀率随煤化度增加而有所降低;变质程度较低的烟煤在极性溶剂中的溶胀率大于非极性溶剂,随着煤化度的增加,两者溶胀度差距减小;四种烟煤经混合溶剂抽提后,其抽余煤的交联密度降低,溶胀率增加。四种煤样150℃热处理后在CS2中的溶胀率均有所增加,表明热处理可以降低煤的交联密度。随着热处理温度提高至240℃,除气煤外,其余三种煤样在NMP和CS2中溶胀率均进一步增大,说明其交联密度进一步降低。这一结果与热处理煤样在混合溶剂中抽提率的变化趋势一致,如240℃热处理后瘦煤的抽提率由原煤的6.9%提高到17.3%。红外光谱研究表明,经过适当温度的热处理,可以脱除煤分子中的羰基和羟基等含氧官能团,破坏煤结构中的氢键,从而降低煤的交联密度,提高煤的溶胀率及其在混合溶剂中的抽提率。     

Study on structural properties and solution dynamics of zinc complexes with the (N,N-dimethylaminomethyl)ferrocenyl ligand

The reaction of {C,N-[Fe(η⁵-C₅H₅)(η⁵-C₅H₃(CH₂NMe₂)-2)]}Li, (FcN)Li, with zinc chloride affords the diorganozinc complex (FcN)₂Zn (1). In solution, 1 appears as a mixture of rac and meso diastereomers, whereas in the solid state it crystallizes solely as a rac diastereomer. The ratio of rac/meso diastereomers in solution is solvent-, temperature- and concentration-dependent, consistent with an intermolecular exchange between diastereomers. An intramolecular dynamic phenomenon involving dissociation and recoordination of Zn---N bonds was also observed. The reaction of 1 with zinc chloride yields the monoorganozinc compound (FcN)ZnCl (2) as a slightly soluble yellow microcrystalline powder.     

Cyclic and acyclic S2O2 donor-type ionophores. Ion-pair extraction and transport of Ag(I) picrate, and X-ray confirmation of existence of the ion-pair complex

Extraction and transport behaviors of isomeric oxathia macrocycles (L₂, ortho-; L₃, meta- and L₄, para-isomer) and their structure related open-chain compound (L₁) towards Ag(I) picrate have been examined. From the plot of log (D_Ag(I)/[pic⁻]) vs. log [L]₀ for all of the ionophores were linear with slope near unity, thereby confirming the 1:1:1 complex formations of Ag(I)/ligand/picrate ion to be extracted into the dichloromethane phase. The extractability of an acyclic ionophore was superior to those of the corresponding cyclic ones. In membrane transport experiments, the slow rate of release of Ag(I) from the membrane into the receiving phase seems to be responsible for lower transport efficiency. Upon addition of sodium thiosulfate as a stripping reagent in receiving phase, the efficiency of transport is significantly enhanced in the order of L₁ (acyclic)>L₂ (ortho-)>L₃ (meta-)>L₄ (para-) in accordance with those of log K_ex values. It is hypothesized that the ion-pair complexation of L₁ in extraction step would be more favorable in extraction and transport of Ag(I). Its structure have been confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis of [Ag(L₁)pic], where L₁=1,10-bis(mercaptobenzylyl)-4,7-dioxadecane.     

Synthese und Kristallstruktur des Goldclusters [Au16(AsPh3)8Cl6]

Synthesis and Structures of the Gold Cluster [Au₁₆(AsPh₃)₈Cl₆] Reduction of Ph₃AsAuCl with NaBH₄ in ethanol yields the gold cluster [Au₁₆(AsPh₃)₈Cl₆]. It can be crystallized from dichloromethane/diisopropyl ether in form of dark red, light sensitive crystals with the space group P2₁/n and a = 1777.68(8), b = 3372.7(1), c = 2696.2(1)pm, β = 94.166(6)°, Z = 4). The inner skeleton of the 16 Au atoms consists of a centered icosahedron of which one of the corners binds to three additional Au atoms forming a tetrahedron pendent. The shortest Au–Au distances of 264.3 to 266.6 pm correspond to the bonds to the three external Au atoms. Within the icosahedron the distances between the central atom and the peripheral atoms (273.0–279.1 pm) are distinctly shorter than the distances between the peripheral atoms (283.6–299.0 pm).     

Effect of Electrode Pattern on the Column Structure and Yield Stress of Electrorheological Fluids

For electrorheological (ER) suspensions, the aggregate structures of particles were observed in electric fields by the use of transparent cells with different electrode patterns. Although the suspension is dispersed to noninteracting particles without electric fields, many aggregates are formed on the electrode surface in electric fields. Since the dipole–dipole interactions cause chain structures of particles and equilibrium conformations of chains are always aligned with electric field, the aggregates indicate the presence of columns spanning the electrode gap. The particle concentration in columns which are developed between parallel-plate electrodes is about 22 vol %. In striped electrodes, the particles construct striped aggregates along the electrodes and no particles remain in the insulating region. The particle concentration in striped aggregates is about 35 vol %. The nonuniformity of electric field is responsible for the high particle concentration. The increase in particle concentration of column lead to the high yield stress of electrified suspension. Therefore, the ER performance of suspension as an overall response can be improved by the electrode design.