Synthesis of an Iron(IV) Aqua–Oxido Complex Using Ozone as an Oxidant

The iron(IV) oxido complex [(tmc)Fe=O(OTf)]OTf with the macrocyclic ligand 1,4,8,11‐tetramethyl‐1,4,8,11‐tetraazacyclo‐tetradecane (tmc) has been synthesized using ozone as an oxidant. By adding water to this compound the complex [(H₂O)(tmc)Fe=O)](OTf)₂ could be prepared. This complex is important in regard to a better understanding of the reactivity of Fe^IV oxido complexes. Mössbauer measurements using the solid compound showed an isomer shift of δ=0.19 mm s^?1 and a quadrupole splitting ΔE_Q=1.38 mm s^?1, confirming the high‐valent Fe^IV state. DFT calculations were performed and led to an assignment of triplet spin multiplicity. Crystallographic characterization of [(H₂O)(tmc)Fe=O)](OTf)₂ as well as of starting materials [(tmc)Fe(CH₃CN)](OTf)₂ and [(tmc)Fe(OTf)]OTf together with previous results strongly suggest that [(H₂O)(tmc)Fe=O)](OTf)₂ was formed similar to the oxido–hydroxido tautomerism analogous to heme systems.     

Selective radical cyclisation of propargyl bromoethers to tetrahydrofuran derivatives via electrogenerated nickel(I) tetramethylcyclam

The controlled-potential reduction of [1-bromo-2-methoxy-2-(prop-2′-ynyloxy)ethyl]benzene (1a), 1-[2-bromo-2-phenyl-1-(prop-2′-ynyloxy)ethyl]-4-methoxybenzene (1b) and 2-bromo-3-(3′,4′-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-propargyloxypropanamide (1c) catalysed by (1,4,8,11-tetramethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane)nickel(I), [Ni(tmc)]⁺, at a vitreous carbon cathode in DMF/Et₄NBF₄ leads to 2-methoxy-4-methylene-3-phenyl-tetrahydrofuran (2a), 2-(4′-methoxyphenyl)-4-methylene-3-phenyl-tetrahydrofuran (2b) and 2-(3′,4′-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-carbamoyl-4-methylenetetrahydrofuran (2c), respectively, in very high yields.     

Crystal and molecular structure of 1,4,8,11-tetramethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane: Energy and structural relationships for this tetraazamacrocycle in its neutral and protonated forms

The X-ray crystal structure of 1,4,8,11-tetramethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane has been determined. The neutral ligand crystallises in the triclinic space groupP with unit cell parametersa=8.467(4),b=10.057(5),c=10.637(5) Å, =67.68(3), =75.38(4), =76.34(4)°,V=800.75 ų andD _c=1.063 g cm^–3 forZ=2.R=0.047 for 2140 unique observed (I/(I)2.0) reflections (R _w=0.052). Two crystallographically independent molecules are observed. Both are centrosymmetric and adopt a mesodentate conformation. Molecule (1) is identified as the (R, S, S, R)-[trans-IV] isomer and molecule (2) as the (R, R, S, S)-[trans-III] isomer. Molecular mechanics calculations provide a basis for understanding the structural and energetic relationships between the neutral and protonated forms of this tetraazamacrocyclic ligand. Supplementary Data relating to this article have been deposited with the British Library at Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, U.K. as Supplementary Publication No. 82149 (13 pages).