Die Deprotonierung von Metallaquoionen II: Aquochrom(III)-ion. Zur Struktur aktiver Chromhydroxide

On alkalinization of solutions of the chromiun(III)-aquo ion simple deprotonation takes place first. The degree of hydroxylation n _OH however can be brought up to only about 1 (the exact value depending on the total concentration [Cr]_t), before the uncharged complex Cr(OH)₃(OH₂)₃ is precipitated. The structure of the very sparingly soluble complex (solubility ～10^?7M ) is held together by hydrogen bonds of type I between the molecules, so that its formula may be written as Cr(OH)₂H_6/2-lattice. The formation of the well ordered structure is extremely fast. On aging, the metallic centers become connected by μ-hydroxo-bridges (type II) and the substances become amorphous and very insoluble. The dinuclear (H₂O)₄Cr(OH)₂Cr(OH₂)₄⁴⁺ behaves similar on deprotonation. Concerning the various equilibria constants see Table 1.     

Nickel- und Palladiumkomplexe mit Phosphinothioäthern

A new terdentate ligand bis-(diphenylphosphinoethyl)-sulfide (PSP) and a new quadridentate ligand 1, 2-bis-(diphenylphosphinoethylthio)-ethane (PSSP) (structures see page 1928) have been synthesized and their Ni^II- and Pd^II-complexes have been studied. There is good evidence that the metal has coordination number five in some of these complexes containing halogen (Cl, Br, J).     

Silbermercaptide und -mercaptokomplexe

The complex formation of silver(I) has been studied with the anions of simple mercaptans RSH which have been rendered soluble by replacing some H in the substituent R by OH. All equilibria constants refer to a solvent of ionic strength μ = 0,1 and 20°C. Monothioglycol HO? CH₂? CH₂? SH (pK = 9.48) forms an amorphous insoluble mercaptide {AgSR} (s), ionic product [Ag⁺] [SR^?] = 10^?19.7. The solution in equilibrium with the solid contains the molecule AgSR at a constant concentration of 10^?6.7 M which furnishes the formation constant of the 1:1-complex: K₁ = 10^{13. 0}. The solid is soluble in excess of mercaptide (AgSR+SR^? → Ag(SR)₂^?: K₂ = 10^{4. 8}) as well as in an excess of silver ion (AgSR + Ag⁺ → Ag₂SR⁺K ≈? 10⁶). With the bulky monothiopentaerythrite (HO? CH₂? )₃C? CH₂? SH (pK = 9.89) no precipitation occurs with silver when the mercaptan concentration is below 10^{?3. 2}M. A single polynuclear Ag₁₀(SR)₉⁺ (β_10.9 = 10¹⁷⁵) is formed in acidic solutions which breaks up with the formation of Ag₂SR⁺ (β_2.1 = 10^19.0) when an excess of silver ion is added. Below the mononuclear wall ([RS]_total < 10^?6) Ag₂SR⁺ is formed via the mononuclear AgSR (K₁ = 10¹³). At higher mercaptan concentrations ([RS]_tot > 10^?3.2) an amorphous precipitate is formed which has almost the same solubility product as silver thioglycolate ([Ag⁺] [SR^?] = 10^?19.1). Apparently silver(I) forms with mercaptans always the complexes Ag₂SR⁺, AgSR and Ag(SR)₂^?. Above the mononuclear wall, these species condense to chain-like polynuclears which are cations Ag(SRAg)_n⁺ in presence of an excess of Ag⁺, and anions SR (AgSR)_n^? when the concentration [RS^?] is larger than [Ag⁺]. Usually n becomes rapidly very large as soon as the condensation starts (n → ∞: precipitate). The decanuclear Ag(SRAg)₉⁺ formed with thiopentaerythrit is somewhat more stable than the shorter chains (n < 9) and larger chains (n > 9), because it can tangle up to a ball by coordination of bridging mercapto-sulfur to the terminal silver ions (figure 12, page 2179). This ball seems to be further stabilized by hydrogen bonds between the many alcoholic OH groups of the substituent R = (HO? CH₂)₃C? CH₂? . The stability of the bonds Ag? S, however, is little influenced by the substituent R which carries the mercaptide sulfure.     

The GdPS structure,a new PbFCl-type derivative

The structure of GdPS is orthorhombic, space group Pmnb; a = 5.3620(5), b = 5.4079(6), c = 16.742(2)Å, Z = 8. It is a distorted derivative of the tetragonal PbFCl structure (a₀, c₀) with $\text{a ≈ b ≈ 2}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{a}{}_0\text{, c = 2c}{}_0$. The distortions are due to the formation of phosphorus chains. This structure type is found also in other rare-earth sulfopolyphosphides, e.g., with Ln = La···Sm, Tb···Tm, Y.     

Die Komplexe der Hexamine «penten» und «ptetraen» Thermodynamik ihrer Bildung in wässeriger Lösung

The two hexamines (H₂N? CH₂? CH_{2? )2}N? (CH_2)n? N(? CH₂? CH₂? NH₂₎₂, «penten» (n = 2) and «ptetraen» (n=3) have been investigated as chelating agents for COIII (preparative Study) and some of the divalent metal ions (potentiometric and calorimetric studies). Both amines function as sexadentate ligands for Co^III, Co^II and Ni^II, but one of the terminal aminogroups is much easier detached from the metal in case of M (penten)^v+ than in case of M(ptetraen)^v+, thus revealing more strain in the fivemembered chelate rings of the girdle plane of the «penten» complexes. On the other hand, the sixmembered chelate ring in M(ptetraen)^v+ is more strained than the five-membered ring comprising the tertiary nitrogen atoms of M(penten)^v+ Cu^II and Zn^II coordinate with both ligands only 5 of the 6 basic nitrogen atoms present. Both hexaamines function as sexadentates again with Mn^II, but the metal is coordinated with a molecule of water in addition to the 6 nitrogen atoms in the «penten» complex in contrast to the «ptetraen» complex. The thermodynamic functions for the protonation of the hexamines and for the addition of metal ions in aqueous solution are understood in almost every detail. The dielectric shielding of the charges of the reactants exerted by the solvent has to be taken into account; it is reduced by electrostriction as well as by an increase in temperature. It is shown that the approach of charges of equal sign often is an exothermic process.     

Dielectric Shielding of Ionic Charges in Aqueous Solutions of Different Ionic Strength

The thermodynamic functions of the proton transfer H₂tn²⁺+tn → 2 Htn⁺ (tn = 1,3-diaminopropane) have been determined in aqueous solutions containing different amounts of KCl (0.05 ? μ ? 3.01). The free energy (?ΔG) of the process decreases, whereas the enthalpy (-ΔH) increases with μ. There is reason to believe that the reaction is entirely controlled by the Coulomb forces between the two protonic charges. The electrostatic energy involved can be described in terms of a model incorporating an effective dielectric constant εe, such that δε_e/δμ and δ²ε_e/δμδT are both positive. The polarisation of pure water is produced by orientation of hydrogen-bonded dipole molecules H₂O, whereas the electrolyte solution is polarised in addition by dislocation of the ions K⁺ and Cl^?. Our results demonstrate that the former type of polarisation is much more temperature dependent than the latter.     

Die Deprotonierung von Metall-Aquoionen I.: Be · aq2+ Solvatations-Isomerie

The reaction of Be · aq²⁺ with OH^? leeds not only to loss of protons by the metalaquo ion but also to structural changes in the solvation sphere. These can be studied by following the pH variations during the first decisecond after mixing the solutions of metal salt and alkali hydroxide. The equilibrium Be²⁺ ? BeOH⁺ is reached within 5 milliseconds if acid free Beryllium solutions are used. If the metal solution is strongly acidic, however, the establishment of the equilibrium needs more time because of the slowness of the process H⁺ + BeOH⁺ → Be²⁺ (k ～ 10⁵ M^?1, s^?1). The extraction of two protons produces in the first instance an unstable Be(OH) species which transforms into the stable isomer Be(OH)₂ (solvatation isomerism) in a first-order reaction of half-life of 7 ms. This isomerisation causes almost complete disappearance of BeOH⁺ from the equilibrium Be²⁺ ? BeOH⁺ ? Be(OH)₂. (KAKIHANA & SILLEN state that the relaxed solutions contain only Be²⁺, Be(OH)₂, Be₃(OH) and some Be₂OH³⁺.) The formation of the polynuclear species Be₃(OH) needs about 30 seconds to go to completion.     

The Yellow Polymorphs of Mercuric Iodide (HgI2)

HgI₂ crystallizes under ambient conditions from various solvents and by sublimation into three concomitant polymorphs whose colors are red, orange, and yellow. The orange and yellow phases are metastable and transform into the red phase when touched. A phase transition from red to yellow occurs at 400 K. The reverse transition from yellow to red shows a huge hysteresis. We established that the structures of the metastable yellow^M phase (determined by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction) and the high‐temperature yellow^HT phase (determined by powder synchrotron X‐ray diffraction and second‐harmonic generation) are different, albeit closely related. Both show analogous packings of I? Hg? I molecules, which are straight in the first and bent with an angle of ca. 160° in the second. The red and orange phases are tetrahedral semiconductor structures that sublime even at room temperature. The growth of the yellow^M phase from 2‐chloroethanol and the kinetics of the reconstructive phase transition red to yellow^HT and back were studied by optical microscopy, Raman spectroscopy in solution, luminescence, and powder synchrotron X‐ray diffraction as a function of time at various temperatures. Both yellow phases grow by accretion of HgI₂ molecules, present in the solution or liberated from the red crystals, on the surface of the crystal. In contrast, the reverse transformation from yellow to red occurs in the bulk of the crystal, presumably by migration of Hg in the packing of I and subsequent rearrangement of I. The displacement parameters of Hg in both structures are considerably larger than those of I and apparently not dominated by disorder effects.     

Face Selectivity of the Diels-Alder Additions of Sulfur-Substituted Dienes and Tetraenes Grafted onto 7-Oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes

Stereoselective synthesis of 2-methylidene-3-[(Z)-(2-nitrophenylsulfenyl)methylidene]-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]-heptane ( 16 ), 1,4-epoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-5,8-dimethoxy-2-methylidene-3-[(Z)-(2-nitrophenylsulfenyl)methylidene]anthracene ( 18 ), and 1,4-epoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-5,8-dimethyoxy-2-methylidene-3-[(Z)-(phenylsulfenyl)-methylidene]anthracene ( 19 ) are presented. The Diels-Alder additions of these S-substituted dienes and those of 2,5-dimethylidene-3,6-bis{[(Z)-(2-nitrophenyl)sulfenyl]methylidene}-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane ( 17 ) have been found to be face selective and ‘ortho’ regiospecific. The face selectivity depends on the nature of the dienophile. It is exo-face selective with bulky dienophiles such as ethylene-tetracarbonitrile (TCNE) and 2-nitro-1-butene and endo-face selective with methyl vinyl ketone, methyl acrylate, and 3-butyn-2-one. In the presence of a Lewis acid, the face selectivity of the Diels-Alder reaction can be reversed. The addition of the first equivalent of a dienophile to tetraene 17 is at least 100 times faster than the addition of the second equivalent of the same dienophile to the corresponding mono-adduct. The X-ray structure of the crystalline bis-adduct 43 , a 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-diene system annellated to two cyclohexene rings, resulting from the successive additions of methyl acrylate and methyl vinyl ketone to tetraene 17 is presented. Only one of the two endocyclic double bonds of the 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-diene deviates from planarity, the substituents bending towards the endo face by 5.7°.     

Synthesis of a Sialyl Lewis x Mimic with Fixed Carboxylic Acid Group: Chemical Approach toward the Elucidation of the Bioactive Conformation of Sialyl Lewis x

The relation of the solution and bioactive conformation of sialyl Lewis x (sLe(x)) has been addressed by chemical means. To mimic the preferred solution conformation of sLe(x) 1, the more rigid analog 2 has been designed and synthesized. The sialic acid residue of 1 was replaced by a carboxylic acid function which is fixed in the equatorial position of a six membered ring acetal fused to galactose. Due to entropic considerations, an increased biological activity could be expected if the preferred solution conformation and bound form of sLe(x) were similar. Since mimic 2 was found to be inactive in an E-selectin binding assay, the bound form of sLe(x) most probably differs from the prevailing solution conformation.