The synthesis and structural characterization of Os3(CO)8[Si(OMe)3][μ-PMe2(C6H4](μ-H)2: An unusual unsaturated triosmium cluster complex

The reaction of Os₃(CO)₁₀(NCMe)[Si(OMe)₃](-H),1, with PMe₂Ph yielded the new complex Os₃(CO)₁₀(PMe₂Ph)[Si(OMe)₃](-H),2 by substitution of the MeCn ligand with the phosphine ligand. When heated to 125°C compound2 was decarbonylated and transformed into the new unsaturated cluster complex Os₃(CO)₈[-PMe₂(C₆H₄)][Si(OMe)₃](-H)₂,3 in 54% yield. Compound3 was characterized by a single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, osmium bonds. The phenyl ring of the phosphine ligand has undergoneortho-metallation by a neighboring metal atom. A terminally coordinated Si(OMe)₃ ligand is coordinated to the third osmium atom. The cluster is unsaturated by the amount of 2 electrons, and there is an open coordination site on the siloxyl substituted osmium atom that is partially filled by a weak interaction with one of the -bonds of theortho-metalled phenyl ring. Complex3 reacts with CO at 1 atm to reform compound2 in 85% yield in 5 h at 40°C. Crystal Data: for3: space group = P2₁/n,a = 9.911(2) Å,b = 18.451(6) Å,c = 14.872(2) Å, = 95.64(2)°,Z = 4, 1994 reflections,R = 0.028.     

Octanuclear Rare-Earth Clusters

The polyoxo rare-earth core (Ln = Y, Gd, and Yb) has been synthesized from the appropriate rare-earth chloride hydrate and K₂Se and Se in dmf (dimethylformamide). The cluster core is ligated with a variety of polyselenido chains in addition to a number of dmf molecules. The structure of the Gd₈(dmf)₁₃(₄-O)(₃-OH)₁₂(Se₃)(Se₄)₂(Se₅)₂ cluster, 1, was determined by X-ray diffraction methods. It is similar to an Eu cluster previously characterized. Two new clusters, Yb₈(dmf)₁₁(₄-O)(₃-OH)₁₂(Se₄)₂(Se₅)₂Cl₂·dmf, 2, and Y₈(dmf)₁₂(₄-O)(₃-OH)₁₂(Se₄)₄Cl₂·6 dmf, 3, have also been synthesized and characterized. Clusters 2 and 3 have the same octanuclear core of rare-earth atoms as the Gd cluster but contain two chloro ligands in two isomeric conformations in place of the Se ₃ ^2- ring in the Gd cluster. The geometry of the Ln ₈ core is described as a triangulated dodecahedron with ₃-OH groups capping the 12 faces. A ₄-O atom centers the cluster with close contacts to four Ln atoms in an approximate tetrahedral arrangement. Pertinent crystallographic data are: Compound 1, monoclinic, , a= 14.410(3) Å, b = 24.439(5) Å, c = 28.927(6) Å, = 101.05(3)°, V = 9998(3) ų, T = 106(2) K, Z = 4; Compound 2, orthorhombic, , a = 17.049(9) Å, b = 24.68(1) Å, c = 45.03(2)Å, V = 18,945(16) ų, T = 153(2) K, Z = 8; Compound 3, monoclinic, C _2h ⁵ -P2₁/c, a =18.728(l) Å, b = 29.263( 1) Å, c = 20.548(1) Å, = 90.144(1)°, V = 11,261(1) ų, T = 153(2) K, Z = 4.     

Extraction of environmental information from large aerosol data sets through combined application of cluster and factor analyses

To reveal useful environmental information which is contained in large analytical data sets, an approach, based on the successive application of hierarchical cluster analysis and factor analysis, is proposed. Estimation criteria to determine the most suitable number of clusters and/or factors, are discussed and the interpretation of the cluster and factor analyses results is performed using visual techniques. The data sets were obtained by scanning electron microscope-energy-dispersive X-ray analysis of individual North Sea aerosol particles.     

Covalent Structures of Phosphorus: A Comprehensive Theoretical Study

Starting from earlier work by Baudler we introduce a chemical heuristic for the systematic deduction and classification of covalent partial structures of phosphorus in polycyclic phosphanes, phosphorus-rich polycyclic phosphides, and allotropes of phosphorus except the black forms. This approach is used to direct ab initio techniques (which also confirm the rules) in the quest for as yet unknown forms of molecular or macromolecular phosphorus. Based on calculated stabilities of systematically generated structural alternatives we rationalize the stabilities of Hittorf's phosphorus and of molecular P₄, confirm the possible existence of at least one other crystalline allotropic form of phosphorus, and provide insight into the probable structure of amorphous red phosphorus. In total, the combined approach of chemical heuristics and large scale ab initio calculations presented in this work supplies a coherent chemical understanding of covalent polyphosphorus structures.     

Relaxational behavior of birefringence of aqueous carboxymethylcellulose under an alternating electric field at frequencies ranging from 0.1 Hz to 100 kHz

The d. c. component of birefringence of aqueous carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) under an a. c. electric field was measured at frequencies ranging from 0.1 Hz to 100 kHz. Three samples of different molecular weights were studied with varying degree of neutralization, polymer concentration and added salt concentration. The dispersion curve of birefringence consists of three relaxation bands,A, B andC in order of decreasing frequency. RelaxationB with a negative relaxation strength is ascribed to end-over-end rotation of almost rodlike CMC molecules. RelaxationA with a positive strength is attributed to the relaxation of electrical polarizability along the minor axis of molecule. RelaxationC possesses also a positive strength and is induced by clusters of CMC molecules.Dedicated to Prof. Dr. F. H. Müller.     

Synthesis and structural studies of polynuclear ruthenium clusters derived from reactions of 1,2,3,4-tetraphenyl-1,2,3,4-tetraphospholane with [Ru3(CO)12]

Reactions of 1,2,3,4-tetraphenyl-1,2,3,4-tetraphospholane (I) with triruthenium dodecacarbonyl at different temperatures result in the cleavage of P-P bonds and even P-C bond(s) in I to afford a series of new ruthenium cluster derivatives containing phosphido and phosphinidene ligands: a penta-ruthenium wing-tip bridged butterfly cluster [Ru₅(CO)₁₁(μ₄-PPh)(μ₃-PPh){(μ₄-η²-(PPh)₂CH₂}] (1), a hepta-ruthenium polyhedral (consisting of two fused square pyramids with a co-apex) cluster [Ru₇(CO)₁₅(μ₄-PPh)₂{(μ₂-PPh)₂CH₂}](2), a linked penta-ruthenium cluster [Ru₄(CO)₁₀(μ₄-PPh)(μ₃-PPh)₂(μ₃-η²-PPhCH₂)Ru(CO)₃] (3), and a hepta-nuclear polyhedral (consisting of two fused square pyramids with different apexes) cluster [Ru₇(CO)₁₅(μ₄-PPh)₂{(μ₂-PPh)₂CH₂}](4). Clusters 2 and 4 are isomeric and differ only in the connection of the two square pyramids in the Ru₇ polyhedron. All the newly obtained clusters have been fully characterized by spectroscopic (IR, FABMS, ¹H- and ³¹P-NMR spectroscopy) and analytical techniques, and their molecular structures are established by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Transition metal 1,2-bidentate thiolates as building blocks and their construction into cluster complexes

Simple fragments of transition metal 1,2-bidentate thiolates, the so-called building blocks of the general compositions ML₃, ML₂, ML, M(O)L₂, ML₂L, MLL, etc. have been proposed to constitute the di-, tri- and tetranuclear complexes concerned in this review. Structureal regularities and characteristics have been discussed and summarized according to the thiolato ligands edt and pdt, bdt and tdt, mp, and mpo, and mpp, respectively.Abbreviations H₂mpo o-mercaptophenol - Hmpo 2-mercaptopyridine-N-oxide - R₂dtc N,N-dialkyldithiocarbamate - Haet 2-aminoethanethiol - H₂bdt o-benzenedithiol - H₂pdt 1,2-propanedithiol - H₂tdt toluene-3,4-dithiol - Hmpp-mppH bis-(3-hydroxy-2-pyridyl)disulfide - Hmp-mpH bis-(2-oxyphenyl)disulfide - H₂edt 1,2-ethanedithiol - dppe 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane - H₂tedt 3,4,5,6-tetrachlorobenzene-1,2-dithiol - H₂tpdt 3-thiapentane-1,5-dithiol - H₂mnt maleonitriledithiol - Him imidazole - Bz benzyl - py pyridine     

~3Δ、~3Π、~3Σ~＋Ni—CO分子簇的从头算研究

用从头算研究了ｄ空穴位置不同对Ｎｉ—ＣＯ成键机制的影响。结果表明，Ｎｉ—ＣＯ键中σ／π接受作用的相对强弱，取决于Ｎｉ—ＣＯ簇所处的能态。σ空间电子云较π空间电子云弥散，因而Ｎｉ—ＣＯ簇的稳定性与σ空间电子云的排斥密切相关。随着Ｎｉ４ｐσ轨道上电子占据数的增加，Ｎｉ—ＣＯ稳定性减弱。比较了分子簇Ｎｉ—ＣＯ与ＮｉＣＯ分子及ＣＯ／Ｎｉ化学吸附体系之间的性质。     

原子簇P12（D3d）的理论研究

利用Ｇａｕｓｓｉａｎ－９２程序在６－３１Ｇ基组下优化Ｐ１２（Ｄ３ｄ）构型，研究了３Ｐ４（Ｔｄ）→Ｐ１２（Ｄ３ｄ）的相对能量，计算结果为△Ｅ＝Ｅｐ１２（Ｄ３ｄ）－３Ｅｐ４（Ｔｄ）＝－７９．８４４ｋＪ／ｍｏｌ，优化Ｐ１２（Ｄ３ｄ）获得的Ｐ－Ｐ键键长接近于实验测得的Ｐ－Ｐ单键键长，并进一步在该基组下计算了Ｐ１２（Ｄ３ｄ）原子簇的振动频率，得到的全部为正频率，表明原子簇Ｐ１２的Ｄ３ｄ构型是位能面上的稳定点     

HYDROFORMYLATION CATALYSIS USING POLYMER-SUPPORTED MULTINUCLEAR RHODIUM CARBONYL CLUSTER CATALYSTS

A series of polymer-supported tetranuclear rhodium carbonyl cluster catalysts were prepared b the reaction of Rh_4(CO)_(12) with several kinds of polymer supports such as crosslinked poly (N-vinylpyrrolidone) (PNVP) and crosslinked poly ( styrene-co-maleic anhydride) (PMAn), and subsequently were used to catalyze the hydroformylation of olefins. The catalysts were characterized by IR, SEM and XPS. The influence of the supports structure and crosslinking, metal's content and particle size of the supports on the catalysts hydroformylation properties was studied. The factors which affect the catalytic conversion were also examined. The experimental results show that the polymer-supported Rh cluster catalysts possess very high catalytic activity and aldehyde selectivity as well as good reproducibility.