Analysis of the Role of Peripheral Ligands Coordinated to ZnII in Enhancing the Energy Barrier in Luminescent Linear Trinuclear Zn‐Dy‐Zn Single‐Molecule Magnets

Three new Dy complexes have been prepared according to a complex‐as‐ligand strategy. Structural determinations indicate that the central Dy ion is surrounded by two LZn units (L^2? is the di‐deprotonated form of the N₂O₂ compartmental N,N′‐2,2‐dimethylpropylenedi(3‐methoxysalicylideneiminato) Schiff base. The Dy ions are nonacoordinate to eight oxygen atoms from the two L ligands and to a water molecule. The Zn ions are pentacoordinate in all cases, linked to the N₂O₂ atoms from L, and the apical position of the Zn coordination sphere is occupied by a water molecule or bromide or chloride ions. These resulting complexes, formulated (LZnX)‐Dy‐(LZnX), are tricationic with X=H₂O and monocationic with X=Br or Cl. They behave as field‐free single‐molecule magnets (SMMs) with effective energy barriers (U_eff) for the reversal of the magnetization of 96.9(6) K with τ₀=2.4×10^?7 s, 146.8(5) K with τ₀=9.2×10^?8 s, and 146.1(10) K with τ₀=9.9×10^?8 s for compounds with Zn?OH₂, Zn?Br, and Zn?Cl motifs, respectively. The Cole–Cole plots exhibit semicircular shapes with α parameters in the range of 0.19 to 0.29, which suggests multiple relaxation processes. Under a dc applied magnetic field of 1000 Oe, the quantum tunneling of magnetization (QTM) is partly or fully suppressed and the energy barriers increase to U_eff=128.6(5) K and τ₀=1.8×10^?8 s for 1 , U_eff=214.7 K and τ₀=9.8×10^?9 s for 2 , and U_eff=202.4 K and τ₀=1.5×10^?8 s for 3 . The two pairs of largely negatively charged phenoxido oxygen atoms with short Dy?O bonds are positioned at opposite sides of the Dy³⁺ ion, which thus creates a strong crystal field that stabilizes the axial M_J=±15/2 doublet as the ground Kramers doublet. Although the compound with the Zn?OH₂ motifs possesses the larger negative charges on the phenolate oxygen atoms, as confirmed by using DFT calculations, it exhibits the larger distortions of the DyO₉ coordination polyhedron from ideal geometries and a smaller U_eff value. Ab initio calculations support the easy‐axis anisotropy of the ground Kramers doublet and predict zero‐field SMM behavior through Orbach and TA‐QTM relaxations via the first excited Kramers doublet, which leads to large energy barriers. In accordance with the experimental results, ab initio calculations have also shown that, compared with water, the peripheral halide ligands coordinated to the Zn²⁺ ions increase the barrier height when the distortions of the DyO₉ have a negative effect. All the complexes exhibit metal‐centered luminescence after excitation into the UV π–π* absorption band of ligand L^2? at λ=335 nm, which results in the appearance of the characteristic Dy^III (⁴F_9/2→⁶H_J/2; J=15/2, 13/2) emission bands in the visible region.     

在N_2中[V_nCr_(3-n)(μ_3-O)(μ-O_2CCH_3)_6(THF)_3]X[n=0-3,X=Cl~-,ClO_4~-,(VO_5)_(0.5)~-]及[V_nFe_(3-n)(μ_3O)(μ-O_2CCH_3)_6(THF)_3]X(n=0-3,X=Cl~-)反应行为的原位红外光谱研究

利用原位红外光谱研究标题化合物在N2 中的反应行为。发现它们在不同温度下能使乙酸分别转化为丙酮和甲烷。它们对乙酸的丙酮化反应活性顺序 :[V3OAT]>[VFe2 OAT],[V2 CrOAT]>[Fe3OAT],[VCr2 OAT]>[Cr3OAT][OAT =(μ3 O) (μ O2 CCH3) 6(THF) 3]。它们对乙酸的甲烷化反应活性顺序 :[Cr3OAT]>[VCr2 OAT],[V2 CrOAT]>[V3OAT]>[VFe2 OAT],[FeO3OAT]。对乙酸的丙酮化反应活性[Fe3OAT]明显低于 [Fe3OAH][OAH =(μ3 O) (μ O2 CCH3) 6(H2 O) 3]。对乙酸的甲烷化反应活性 [Cr3OAT]也明显低于 [CrOAH]。并对上述 [Fe3OAT],[Cr3OAT]与 [Fe3OAH],[Cr3OAH]之间差异进行了讨论。     

一个新颖的三核镍配合物[Ni3(C13H9N2O)5(CH3OH)(CH3CH2OH)]Cl的合成、晶体结构及性质研究

在甲醇-乙醇混合溶剂中, 含有N, O给体的二齿配体2-(2-羟苯基)苯并咪唑与NiCl2•6H2O在常温下反应合成得到标题化合物, 采用元素分析、红外光谱、紫外光谱、热分析以及X射线单晶衍射法对其进行了组成和结构表征. 结果表明该化合物为三斜晶系, 空间群P-1, 晶胞参数: a＝1.2046(2) nm, b＝1.4891(3) nm, c＝2.1342(4) nm, α＝96.787(3)°, β＝104.862(3)°, γ＝99.993(3)°, V＝3.5904(12) nm3, Z＝2, Dc＝1.349 g/cm3, F(000)＝1516, GOF＝1.008, R1＝0.0583, wR2＝0.1455 [I＞2σ(I)]. 在标题化合物的晶体结构中, 晶体学不对称的三个配位中心Ni(II)原子配位环境各不相同, 五个配体提供的五个氧配位基中有四个起着桥联的作用, 形成了一个新颖的V型金属簇状化合物. 变温磁化率研究表明标题化合物在整体上表现为弱的反铁磁性耦合作用.     

系列三核铬钒羧酸配合物的FAB-MS研究

进行了系列三核羧酸配合物 [M3O(O2 CCH3) 6(THF) 3]X (M3=Cr3,X =ClO4;M3=Cr2 V ,CrV2 ,V3,X =M Cl5(M 统计为 2 /3Cr+1 /3V) ,etc)的快原子轰击质谱 (FAB MS)研究 ,在V3和Cr3两个同三核配合物中 ,V配合物易脱RCO ,而Cr配合物更易脱RCO2 。在Cr2 V和CrV2 两个异三核配合物中观察到重组反应 :Cr2 V除 [Cr2 V]还生成含有 [Cr3]重组生成的碎片离子 ,CrV2 除 [CrV2 ]则生成含有 [Cr3],[Cr2 V],[V3]等其它三种重组碎片离子。充实了前文所探讨得重组原因和规律 ,根据重组反应 ,确定了金属离子反应速率顺序为Cr >V。根据所脱落的碎片 ,初步探讨了此类三核羧酸配合物催化羧酸脱羧成酮的机理。     

Borate Buffer as a Key Player in Cu-Based Homogeneous Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation

Borate buffer was found to have both structural and functional roles within a low-cost tri-copper electrocatalyst for homogeneous water oxidation that exhibits a high turnover frequency of 310 s⁻¹. The borate buffer was shown to facilitate the catalytic activity by both bridging the three Cu ions and participating in O−O bond formation. Phosphate and acetate buffers did not show such roles, making borate a unique player in this catalytic system.     

Trinuclear salphen–chromium(III)chloride complexes as catalysts for the alternating copolymerization of epoxides and cyclic anhydrides

Although the alternating copolymerization of epoxides and cyclic anhydrides is a promising route to aliphatic polyesters, improved catalysts are required to realize commercialization of this process. Herein, trinuclear chromium complexes of salicylaldimine, in conjunction with a nucleophilic cocatalyst, are demonstrated as excellent catalysts for epoxide/cyclic anhydride copolymerization, selectively affording perfectly alternating polyesters. The effect of the distance between the chromium species is investigated by varying the bridging skeleton in a series of trinuclear salphen–Cr(III)Cl complexes for obtaining different Cr–Cr distances. Trinuclear salphenCr(III)–complexes with Cr–Cr distances of approximately 7.3 Å are found to be efficient copolymerization catalysts, even at high temperatures and extremely low catalyst loadings. In particular, a high activity of 10,620 h⁻¹ is obtained for the copolymerization of cyclohexene oxide (CHO) and phthalic anhydride (PA) under a low catalyst loading (<0.01 mol%) at 100 °C. In situ infrared spectroscopy studies suggest that the activation energy of the trinuclear Cr(III)–salphen catalyst for CHO/PA copolymerization is 15 kJ mol⁻¹ lower than that of the corresponding mononuclear catalyst owing to an intramolecular synergistic effect among the metal atoms.     

Trinuclear Organometallic Pt−Ir−Pt Complexes: Insights into Photophysical Properties,Amino Acid Binding and Protein Sensing

The rational synthesis of trinuclear emissive organometallic complexes with two equivalent platinum(II) centres appended to the ancillary substituted 2,2′-bipyridyl ligand of the cyclometalated iridium(III) centre is reported here. The alkynyl-platinum moiety and cyclometalated iridium(III) centres have been separated through a non-conjugated CH₂−O−CH₂ linkage. The emission titration with amino acids reveals that the complexes sense free amino acids. The luminescence sensing of BSA is thus attributed to the amino acid sensing ability of the complexes and confirmed by emission anisotropy and Far-UV CD spectral study. The decrease in α-helix in the CD spectra signifies the changes in the secondary structure of protein in presence of the complexes.     

Design of end-on cyanato bridged trinuclear Cu(II) Schiff base complex with salen type Schiff base ligand: synthesis,structural investigation and DFT study

One ONNO-donor tetradentate Schiff base ligand LH₂ was derived from the condensation of salicylaldehyde and 1,3-diaminopropane and reacted with Cu(NO₃)₂·6H₂O and NaNCO to yield one trinuclear complex with molecular formula [Cu₃L₂(µ_1,1-NCO)₂]. The synthesized complex was characterized by IR, UV–vis spectroscopy, and electrochemical analysis. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction study explores that the two terminal copper atoms adopt square pyramidal geometry, whereas the central copper atom situated at the inversion center is surrounded by four phenoxo oxygens and two end-on cyanato anions to adopt an octahedral geometry. The ONNO-tetradentate Schiff base ligand coordinates with the copper(II) ion via two oxygen atoms of the phenoxo-group and two nitrogen atoms from the imine moiety. A theoretical density functional theory (DFT) calculation was also carried out to supplement the experimental results. All the DFT calculations were done in gas phase.     

A trinuclear palladium(II) complex containing N,S‐coordinating 2‐(benzylsulfanyl)anilinide and 1,3‐benzothiazole‐2‐thiolate ligands with a central square‐planar PdN4 motif

The reaction of dichlorido(cod)palladium(II) (cod = 1,5‐cyclooctadiene) with 2‐(benzylsulfanyl)aniline followed by heating in N,N‐dimethylformamide (DMF) produces the linear trinuclear Pd₃ complex bis(μ₂‐1,3‐benzothiazole‐2‐thiolato)bis[μ₂‐2‐(benzylsulfanyl)anilinido]dichloridotripalladium(II) N,N‐dimethylformamide disolvate, [Pd₃(C₇H₄NS₂)₂(C₁₃H₁₂NS)₂Cl₂]·2C₃H₇NO. The molecule has symmetry and a Pd...Pd separation of 3.2012 (4) Å. The outer Pd^II atoms have a square‐planar geometry formed by an N,S‐chelating 2‐(benzylsulfanyl)anilinide ligand, a chloride ligand and the thiolate S atom of a bridging 1,3‐benzothiazole‐2‐thiolate ligand, while the central Pd^II core shows an all N‐coordinated square‐planar geometry. The geometry is perfectly planar within the PdN₄ core and the N—Pd—N bond angles differ significantly [84.72 (15)° for the N atoms of ligands coordinated to the same outer Pd atom and 95.28 (15)° for the N atoms of ligands coordinated to different outer Pd atoms]. This trinuclear Pd₃ complex is the first example of one in which 1,3‐benzothiazole‐2‐thiolate ligands are only N‐coordinated to one Pd centre. The 1,3‐benzothiazole‐2‐thiolate ligands were formed in situ from 2‐(benzylsulfanyl)aniline.