Synthesis, X-ray structural and thermal analysis of a novel copper compound containing dissymmetric independent 5- and 6-coordinate CuL(H2O)n (n = 2, 3) units and hydrogen bond bridges.

The synthesis, thermogravimetric and X-ray structure analysis of a highly unusual copper compound prepared from a chiral tridentate Schiff base ligand is reported. The title compound [CuL(H(2)O(2)]. CuL(H(2)O(3)].

Synthesis of novel Schiff base ligands from gluco- and galactochloraloses for the Cu(II) catalyzed asymmetric Henry reaction.

A series of chiral Schiff base ligands has been prepared using aminochloralose derivatives of glucose and galactose. These ligands were used as catalysts in the asymmetric Henry reaction in the presence of Cu(II) ions giving yields of up to 95%. An interesting solvent dependency on enantiomeric control was observed with the best enantiomeric excesses (up to 91%) being obtained in the presence of water.

trans-Diaqua{5,5'-[(E,E)-pyridine-2,6-diylbis(methylidynenitrilo)]bis[pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione]}zinc(II) nitrate hexafluorophosphate trihydrate.

The title compound, [Zn(C(15)H(11)N(7)O(4))(H(2)O)(2)](NO(3))(PF(6)).3H(2)O, contains a mononuclear zinc(II) complex. The Zn(2+) centre is seven-coordinated in a slightly distorted pentagonal-bipyramidal geometry, with the two water O atoms located in the apical positions, and the pyridine N atom, the two imine N atoms and two carbonyl O atoms of the uracil groups located in the equatorial plane.