Anion-controlled nuclearity in nickel complexes with potentially dinucleating, poly(oxime) amine ligands.

Two new ligands consisting of bis(oxime) amine units tethered by a bridge have been synthesized. Their nickel chloride and nickel nitrate complexes have also been synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystallography, FTIR, mass spectrometry, and elemental analysis. One of these ligands, L1 (N,N,N',N'-tetra(1-propan-2-onyl oxime)-diamino-m-xylene), is always dinucleating, while the other ligand, L2 (N,N,N',N'-tetra(1-propan-2-onyl-oxime)-1,3-diaminopropane), shows an unusual anion dependence on the nuclearity.

Dibenzotetraaza crown ethers: a new family of crown ethers based on o-phenylenediamine.

Dibenzotetraaza (DBTA) crown ethers possess two o-phenylenediamine moieties. They are homologues of dibenzo crown ether phase-transfer catalysts and were prepared from the condensation of benzimidazoles with oligo(ethyleneglycol) dichlorides and oligo(ethyleneglycol) ditosylates. Compounds with ring sizes ranging from 18-crown-6 to 42-crown-14 were prepared.

Photoenolization of 2-(2-methyl benzoyl) benzoic acid, methyl ester: effect of E photoenol lifetime on the photochemistry.

[reaction: see text] Photolysis of 3 in argon-saturated 2-propanol led to formation of 5 via intermolecular H-atom abstraction followed by lactonization. Irradiation of 4 in 2-propanol gave compounds 6 and 7 that also come from intermolecular H-atom abstraction. In contrast, photolysis of an oxygen-saturated solution of 3 in 2-propanol yields products 8, 9, and 10, which were all formed from intramolecular H-atom abstraction and trapping of the corresponding biradical with oxygen.

Novel metallamacrocyclic gold(I) thiolate cluster complex: structure and luminescence of [Au9(mu-dppm)4(mu-p-tc)6](PF6)3.

The structure of a novel metallamacrocyclic phosphine gold(I) thiolate cluster, [Au9(mu-dppm)4(mu-p-tc)6](PF6)3, where dppm = bis(diphenylphosphine)methane and p-tc = p-thiocresolate, is reported and shows AuAu attractions of approximately 3.0 A and gold(I) atoms linked to thiolate and phosphine ligands in distorted trigonal and nearly linear geometries.

Intramolecular metal...sulfur interactions of platinum(II) 1,4,7-trithiacyclononane complexes with bipyridyl ligands: the relationship between molecular and electronic structures.

Five platinum(II) 1,4,7-trithiacyclononane (ttcn) complexes with bidentate-substituted 2,2'-bipyridine ligands have been prepared and structurally characterized: [Pt(bpy)(ttcn)](PF6)2 (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine), triclinic, P1, a = 10.2529(3) A, b = 10.7791(3) A, c = 10.

Luminescent platinum(II) dimers with a cyclometallating aryldiamine ligand.

Triflate salts of three (Pt(pip2NCN))2(mu-L)2+ (pip2NCNH = 1,3-bis(piperidylmethyl)benzene) dimers bridged by a series of nitrogen-donor ligands (L = pyrazine (pyz), 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane (bpa), trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene (bpe)) are reported. These complexes have been fully characterized by 1H NMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The X-ray crystal structures of [(Pt(pip2NCN))2(mu-pyz)](CF3SO3)2 and [(Pt(pip2NCN))2(mu-bpe)](CF3SO3)2 x 2CH2Cl2 are reported.

Mu-biphenyl-2,2'-dithiolato-kappa2S:S'-bis[(triphenylphosphine-kappaP)gold(I)].

The reaction of ClAuPPh3 and 1,1'-biphenyl-2,2'-dithiol in the presence of trimethylbenzylammonium chloride and K2CO3 in a tetrahydrofuran/methanol solution gives the title complex, [Au2(C12H8S2)(C18H15P)2]. The molecule contains P-Au-S units which 'cross' with torsion angles of approximately 90 degrees [P-Au-Au-P = 86.23 (5) degrees and S-Au-Au-S = 95.

A luminescent platinum(II) 2,6-bis(N-pyrazolyl)pyridine complex.

Four platinum(II) cationic complexes were prepared with the mer-coordinating tridentate ligands 2,6-bis(N-pyrazolyl)pyridine (bpp) and 2,6-bis(3,5-dimethyl-N-pyrazolyl)pyridine (bdmpp): [Pt(bpp)Cl]Cl.H(2)O; [Pt(bdmpp)Cl]Cl.H(2)O; [Pt(bpp)(Ph)](PF(6)); [Pt(bdmpp)(Ph)](PF(6)).

Tuning the electronic structures of platinum(II) complexes with a cyclometalating aryldiamine ligand.

Triflate salts of four platinum(II) pyridyl complexes with a mer-coordinating tridentate pincer ligand, pip(2)NCN(-) (pip(2)NCNH = 1,3-bis(piperidylmethyl)benzene), are reported: Pt(pip(2)NCN)(L)(+) (2, L = pyridine; 3, L = 4-phenylpyridine; 5, L = 2,6-pyridinedimethanol) and [(Pt(pip(2)NCN))(2)(micro-4,4'-bipyridine)](2+) (4). The complexes have been fully characterized by (1)H NMR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and X-ray crystallography. Compound 2(CF(3)SO(3)(-)): triclinic, P1, a = 9.

Binuclear rhenium(I) complexes with bridging [2.2]paracyclophane-diimine ligands: probing electronic coupling through pi-pi interactions.

Two pseudo-para substituted bis-diimino[2.2]paracyclophane ligands (4,16-bis(picolinaldimine)-[2.2]paracyclophane (BPPc) and 4,16-bis(methyl-picolinaldimine)-[2.

Emission energy correlates with inverse of gold-gold distance for various [Au(SCN)2]- salts.

A series of bis(thiocyanato)gold(I) complexes with Au-Au interactions show luminescence in the range from 500 to 670 nm. The series of salts correlates emission energy with the reciprocal of the Au-Au distance. As the Au-Au distance increases, the emission energy decreases.

Photoaddition reactions of acetylene and butadiyne derivatives to benzodithiophene.

The photochemical [2pi +2pi] cycloaddition of dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate to benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']dithiophene has been used to synthesize substituted cyclobuta[b]thieno[2,3-f][1]benzothiophene. The first [2pi + 2pi] photocycloaddition reaction of a series of butadiynes to benzodithiophene is reported to yield regioselective and acetylene-substituted cyclobutene derivatives containing an aromatic thiophene moiety.

X-ray structure and variable temperature NMR spectra of [meso-triarylcorrolato]copper(III).

The diamagnetic square planar d(8) complexes [meso-arylcorrolato]copper(III) become paramagnetic upon warming, indicative of the equilibrium between the [corrolato]copper(III) and the [corrolato](+)* copper(II) forms of the complex. [meso-Triphenylcorrolato]copper(III) was structurally characterized and found to be saddled.

[Mu-o-phenylenebis(diphenylphosphine)-kappa2P:P']bis[chlorogold(I)], dppbz(AuCl)2.

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Formation of a cationic gold(I) complex and disulfide by oxidation of the antiarthritic gold drug auranofin.

The mechanism of action of auranofin, an antiarthritic gold(I) drug, is unknown, but several studies suggest that oxidation may be important for its biochemical effect. Bulk electrolysis studies on auranofin [(Et(3)P)Au(TATG); TATG = 2,3,4,6-tetraacetyl-1-thio-d-glucopyranosato] at +1.2 and +1.

An outer-sphere two-electron platinum reagent.

A strategy for designing cooperative outer-sphere two-electron platinum reagents is demonstrated. The novel platinum(II) complex, [Pt(tpy)(pip2NCN)][BF4] (1(BF4-)) (tpy = 2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine, pip2NCN- = 2,6-(CH2N(CH2)5)2-C6H3-), in which the metal is bonded to two pincer type ligands, has been prepared. Treatment of 1 with protic acid results in protonation of the pendant piperdyl groups, allowing for the isolation of [Pt(tpy)(pip2NCNH2)][PF6]3 (2(PF6-)3).

Synthesis and atructure of [meso-triarylcorrolato]silver(III).

An efficient meso-triarylcorrole synthesis is detailed, and the formation and spectroscopic properties of their diamagnetic square-planar d(8) Ag(III) complexes are described. The spectroscopic properties of the [corrolato]Ag(III) complexes are contrasted with those of the corresponding [porphyrinato]Ag(II) complexes. The oxidation state of the central metal in the corrolato complexes was inferred from their diamagnetic NMR spectra, from X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements, and by single-crystal X-ray diffractometry of the [meso-tetra-p-tolylcorrolato]silver(III) complex TTCAg(III), as its toluene solvate (crystal data for C(40)H(29)N(4)Ag.

The solid state structure of [b(10)h(11)](-) and its dynamic NMR spectra in solution.

The structure of [PPh(3)(benzyl)][B(10)H(11)] was determined at -123 degrees C and 24 degrees C by single-crystal X-ray analyses. The B(10) core of [B(10)H(11)](-) is similar in shape to that of [B(10)H(10)](2)(-). The 11th H atom asymmetrically caps a polar face of the cluster and shows no tendency for disorder in the solid state.

Structural and spectroscopic studies of nickel(II) complexes with a library of Bis(oxime)amine-containing ligands.

A library of tripodal amine ligands with two oxime donor arms and a variable coordinating or noncoordinating third arm has been synthesized, including two chiral ligands based on l-phenylalanine. Their Ni(II) complexes have been synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystallography, UV-vis absorption, circular dichroism, and FTIR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and room-temperature magnetic susceptibility. At least one crystal structure is reported for all but one Ni/ligand combination.

Oxygen reactivity of a nickel(II)-polyoximate complex.

The ligand tris(2-hydroxyiminopropyl)amine (Ox(3)H(3)) binds to nickel(II) in multiple protonation states. In the neutral state, the X-ray crystal structure of the monomeric complex [Ni(Ox(3)H(3))(NO(3))(H(2)O)](NO(3)).(H(2)O), 1, has six-coordinate pseudo-octahedral geometry, with binding of the amine and three oxime nitrogens, a nitrate, and a water.

Synthesis, structures, and emissive properties of platinum(II) complexes with a cyclometallating aryldiamine ligand.

A new series of square planar Pt(II) complexes with the mer-coordinating tridentate ligand, pip(2)NCN(-) (pip(2)NCNH = 1,3-bis(piperdylmethyl)benzene), has been prepared: Pt(pip(2)NCN)Cl (2), Pt(pip(2)NCN)Br (3), Pt(pip(2)NCN)I (4), and [Pt(pip(2)NCN)(CH(3)N=C(CH(3))(2))][CF(3)SO(3)] (5). The complexes have been fully characterized by (1)H NMR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and UV-vis spectroscopy. The X-ray crystal structures of pip(2)NCNBr (1), 2, and 5 are reported.