Synthesis, crystal structure, DFT studies and photophysical properties of a copper(I)-triphenylphosphane complex based on trans-(±)-2,4,5-tris(pyridin-2-yl)-2-imidazoline.

The possibility of using less expensive and nontoxic metals, such as copper, as substitutes for more expensive heavy metals in the synthesis of new transition-metal complexes to be used as sensitizers in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) has stimulated research in this field. The novel photoluminescent copper(I) complex bis(triphenylphosphane-κP)[trans-(±)-2,4,5-tris(pyridin-2-yl)-2-imidazoline-κN,N]copper(I) hexafluorophosphate, [Cu(CHN)(CHP)]PF, has been successfully synthesized and characterized by IR and H NMR spectroscopy, as well as by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and thermogravimetric analysis. The complex showed interesting photophysical properties, which were studied experimentally in solution and in the solid state by UV-Vis and fluorescence spectroscopy.

Efficient Synthesis of β-Aryl-γ-lactams and Their Resolution with (S)-Naproxen: Preparation of (R)- and (S)-Baclofen.

An efficient synthesis of enantiomerically-pure β-aryl-γ-lactams is described. The principal feature of this synthesis is the practical resolution of β-aryl-γ-lactams with (S)-Naproxen. The procedure is based on the Michael addition of nitromethane to benzylidenemalonates, which was easily obtained, followed by the reduction of the γ-nitroester in the presence of Raney nickel and the subsequent saponification/decarboxylation reaction.

N-(2-Pyridylmeth-yl)phthalimide.

In the title compound, C(14)H(10)N(2)O(2), the phtalimide and 2-pyridylmethyl units are almost perpendicular, with an inter-planar angle of 85.74 (2)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by weak C-H⋯O inter-actions, forming chains running along the b axis.

Template-assisted self assembly of two lipophilic polyion aggregates derived from sodium tetraphenyl imidodiphosphinate-complexes containing sodium ions in four different coordination environments.

The molecular structures of two lipophilic polyion aggregates derived from tetraphenyl imidodiphosphinate are described: [Na(crown ether)][MNa(2)[Ph(2)P(O)NP(O)Ph(2)](4)] with crown ether = 15-crown-5 for 1and benzo-15-crown-5 for (M = Na(+) for 1 and Na(H(2)O)(+) for 2).