Mass spectral behavior of some homoleptic and mixed aryldichalcogenide bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocenenickel(II), palladium(II), and platinum(II), and bis(diisopropylphosphino)ferrocenepalladium(II) complexes

The mass spectral behavior of a number of organometallic complexes containing the Group 10 metals Ni, Pd, and Pt, together with various thiolate ligands were studied. For Pd, two main types of complexes, differing by the substituents on the phosphorus atom were studied. Types I and II were substituted with bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene and bis(diisopropylphosphino)ferrocene ligands, respectively. The Ni complexes, except for one, and the Pd Type I complexes had no molecular radical cations (M(+.)) in their EI spectra. On the other hand, all the Pt complexes showed intense M(+.) ions in their EI spectra indicating that these complexes were more stable as radical cations than those of Ni and Pd. The FAB and MALDI spectra of all the complexes displayed intense quasi-molecular ions (MH(+)) and the fragmentations in both modes were similar. The MALDI spectra of several complexes displayed only M(+.) ions while one gave evidence of both MH(+) and M(+.) ions. Several Pd Type II complexes yielded intense M(+.) in their EI spectra.     

Constructor graph description of hydrogen bonding in a supramolecular assembly of (3,5‐dimethyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐4‐ylmethyl)isopropylammonium chloride monohydrate

Five distinct strong hydrogen‐bonding interactions of four kinds (N—H...Cl, N—H...O, O—H...N, and O—H...Cl) connect molecules of the title compound, C₉H₁₈N₃⁺·Cl⁻·H₂O, in the crystal structure into corrugated sheets stacked along the a axis. The intermolecular interactions are efficiently described in terms of the first‐ through fifth‐level graph sets. A two‐dimensional constructor graph helps visualize the supramolecular assembly.     

Aqueous Solution Chemistry of the Mo(3)PdS(4) Cube: Substitution Reactions and the Double to Single Cube Interconversion Induced by CO, Two Phosphines, Cl(-), Br(-), and NCS(-)

The kinetics of conversion of an edge-linked double cube, in this case [{Mo(3)PdS(4)(H(2)O)(9)}(2)](8+), to the corresponding single cube [Mo(3)(PdX)S(4)(H(2)O)(9)](4+), has been studied for the first time. Reaction is induced by six reagents X = CO, two water-soluble phosphines, Cl(-), Br(-), and NCS(-), which complex at the tetrahedral Pd. The first stage of reaction is fast and is accompanied by color changes, e.g. purple to dark blue in the case of Cl(-), assigned as double to single cube conversion. With X = CO and the two phosphines, when absorbance changes are intense enough for stopped-flow monitoring with reactants at Pd-SCN. On removal of e.g. Cl(-) by chromatography or addition of Ag(+), the double cube re-forms.     

Electrospun Nanofibers Sorbents for Pre-Concentration of 1,1-dichloro-2,2 bis-(4-chlorophenyl)ethylene with Subsequent Desorption by Pressurized Hot Water Extraction

Electrospun polystyrene (PS) nanofibers (130–500 nm) incorporating a potassium salt of imidazole-1-carbodithioate were evaluated as potential sorbents for the pre-concentration of a model organochlorine pesticide; 1,1-dichloro-2,2bis-(4-chlorophenyl)ethylene (DDE). The efficiencies of DDE (0.25–1.0 μg L^?1) adsorption by the nanofiber sorbent followed by desorption employing pressurized hot water extraction (PHWE) were investigated and monitored using gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC-ECD). Parameters such as time, temperature and pressure of extraction, sample volume, DDE concentration and sorbent mass were optimized. The maximum adsorption of DDE (0.50 μg L^?1) on electrospun PS and carbodithioate incorporated PS nanofibers was at 43.7 and 94.6%, respectively, in 20 min. Incorporation of carbodithiote doubled the adsorption efficiency of PS and achieved LOD of 0.000234 μg L^?1 for DDE. The optimal DDE desorption on the PHWE system was 93.8% in 10 min. It would seem that the use of electrospun nanofibers as sorbent material with subsequent desorption by PHWE has great potential and thus warrants further investigations. This approach as it uses water as an extraction solvent for an organochlorine pesticide provides an opportunity to eliminate organic solvents, especially for procedures aimed at monitoring organic pollutants in the environment.     

Positional disorder manifested as compositional in a pseudo‐C2‐symmetrical Pd complex

The title compound {2‐[3,5‐bis(trifluoromethyl)‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐ylmethyl]‐6‐(3,5‐dimethyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐ylmethyl)pyridine}methylpalladium(II) tetrakis[3,5‐bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]borate, [Pd(C₁₈H₁₈F₆N₅)][B(C₈H₃F₆)₄], crystallizes as discrete cations and anions. The cation possesses a pseudo‐twofold axis about which positional disorder of the tridentate ligand is exhibited. The four substituents on the two pyrazole rings exhibit CH₃/CF₃ disorder, while all other atoms are ordered. Thus, this disorder can be conveniently described `locally' as compositional, while `globally' for the entire tridentate ligand it is positional. The anion also exhibits typical rotational positional disorder in three of the CF₃ groups. All disordered CF₃ groups were modeled with idealized C_3v geometry.     

Bis(pyrazole)- and bis(pyrazolyl)-palladium complexes as phenylacetylene polymerization catalysts

Two types of pyrazole-based palladium complexes were used to catalyze the polymerization of phenylacetylene. Catalysts with electron-withdrawing linkers, [{1,3-(3,5-R₂pzCO)₂C₆H₄}Pd₂Cl₂(μ-Cl)₂] (R = ^tBu (1), Ph (2), Me (3), [{2,6-(3,5-R₂pzCO)₂C₅H₃N)}PdCl₂] (R = ^tBu (4), Me (5)), show high conversion; whilst those with simple pyrazole ligands, [(3,5-R₂pz)₂PdCl₂] (R = H (6), Me (7), ^tBu (8)), [(3,5-^tBu₂pz)₂PdCl(Me)] (9), have much lower conversions. Conversion greatly improved when 9 was used to catalyze the co-polymerization of sulfur dioxide and phenylacetylene. Both types of catalysts produce predominantly trans–cisoidal polyphenylacetylene.     

(Pyrazol-1-ylmethyl)pyridine palladium complexes: Synthesis,molecular structures,and activation of small molecules

Reactions of 2-(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-ylmethyl)pyridine (L1) and 2-(3,5-di-tert-butylpyrazol-1-ylmethyl)pyridine (L2) with either [PdClMe(COD)] or [PdCl₂(COD)] gave the mononuclear palladium complexes [PdCl₂(L1)] (1), [PdClMe(L1)] (2) [PdCl₂(L2)] (3) and [PdClMe(L2)] (4) in good yields. All compounds were characterized by NMR spectrometry, mass spectrometry, elemental analyses and also by single crystal X-ray crystallography for complexes 1, 3, and 4. The reaction of 2 with NaBAr₄ in NCMe gave the salt, [[PdMeNCMe(L3)]BAr₄ (5), in good yield. This salt was used as a catalyst to oligomerize ethylene at high pressures to branched polyethylene, but catalytic activity was low. The reaction of 2 with SO₂ and CO formed the respective insertion products [PdClS(O)₂Me(L1)] (6) and [PdClC(O)Me(L1)] (7).     

Conformational studies of 1-4-bis(3,5-di-<Emphasis Type="Italic">tert-</Emphasis> butylpyrazolyl-1-carbonyl)benzene

In the solid state structure of the title compound (1) the carbonyl group is coplanar with neither the phenyl group nor pyrazolyl moiety. The electron density delocalization between these three aromatic parts of the molecule is minimal. The molecular conformation about the C–N bond of the O=C–N–N fragment is E due to electrostatic reasons. Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Natural Bond Orbital Theory (NBO) studies of related (pyrazolyl-1-carbonyl)benzenes are presented.     

Desulfurization of Morupule Coal with Subcritical Aqueous Ethanol Extraction

Coal combustion greatly contributes to global emissions of toxic gases into the atmosphere, with sulfur emissions as one of the prominent pollutants in addition to carbon dioxide. Nevertheless, Botswana utilizes Morupule''s sub‐bituminous coal with average sulfur and ash contents, as determined in this study being 1.9 and 24.4 % by weight with an average calorific value of 22 MJ Kg⁻¹ to generate electricity. We report an optimized extraction method for reducing total sulfur in Morupule coal from 1.9±0.2 to 0.43±0.02 wt.% at optimum conditions of ethanol/water (90/10, v/v %) at 129 °C (105 bars) in 10 minutes. A Box–Behnken experimental design was employed to select the optimal conditions of temperature (100–180 °C), water proportion in ethanol (10–90, v/v %) and extraction time (10–30 minutes), thus reducing the total sulfur under these mild conditions compared to conventional extraction. The optimized conditions were however not efficient in removing ash.