EPR and UV—vis studies of biomimetic complexes of molybdoenzyme and tungstoenzyme

The biomimetic synthesis and the study of the ca-talysis mechanism of molybdenum and tungsten oxotransfer enzyme have been attracted considerable at-tention for a long time, because the oxotransfer enzymes play an important part in the nitrogen, sulfur and carbon cycles in the biological system[1—4]. With the development of the X-ray crystallography, it is possible to determine the structure of molybdenum and tungsten enzymes. However, due to the complexity and dedicated nature of the protein…     

Synthesis and characterization of carbon-bridged bis(phenolate) lanthanum alkoxides and their catalytic behavior for the polymerization of L-lactide

Four lanthanum alkoxides stabilized by a carbon-bridged bis(phenolate) ligand were synthesized and their catalytic behavior for the ring-opening polymerization of L-lactide was explored. Reactions of [(MBMP)LaCp(THF) 2 ] (MBMP 2 = 2,2′-methylene-bis(6-tert-butyl-4-methyl phenoxo)) with HOCH 2 Ph, HOCH 2 CF 3 , HOCH(CH 3 ) 2 , and HOCH 2 CH 2 N(CH 3 ) 2 , respectively, in a 1:1 molar ratio in THF gave the dimeric lanthanum alkoxo complexes [(MBMP)Ln(μ-OR)(THF) 2 ] 2 (OR = OCH 2 Ph(1), OCH 2 CF 3 (2), OCH(CH 3 ) 2 (3), OCH 2 CH 2 N(CH 3 ) 2 (4)]. These complexes were well characterized, and the definitive molecular structure of complex 1 was determined. It was found that complexes 1 to 4 are efficient initiators for the ring-opening polymerization of L-lactide. The structure of the alkoxo groups has a significant effect on the catalytic behavior, and complex 2 can initiate L-lactide polymerization in a controlled manner.     

Synthesis,Structural Characterization,and Electrochemical Properties of Binuclear Copper(Ⅱ) Complexes Containing Tetradentate Schiff Base Ligand

Two binuclear copper(Ⅱ) complexes, [Cu2(saloph)2 (μ-O)2]-2(DMF)[H2saloph=N,N′-o-phenylenebis(salicylideneaminato)] (a) and [Cu2(salen)2(μ-O)2] [H2salen=N,N′-bis(salicylic-deneaminato) ethylene] (b)were synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystallography. Both of them have distorted rectangular pyramidal geometry around Cu(Ⅱ). The complete series of complexes show bridging phenoxo groups between the copper centers, together with hydroxo-bridges in these complexes. The complexes have also been characterized by elemental analysis, IR, TG-DTA, and electrochemical results.     

Synthesis, structure and ethylene polymerization behavior of titanium complexes [C3H6（N = CH-Ar-O）2]TiCl2

Early transition metal catalysts containing twophenoxy-imine ligands, called FI catalysts which havevery high potential to become a new generation of olefinpolymerization catalysts, are new-type catalysts whichhave attracted much attention in recent years[1—3]. Many ofthem display activities comparable to those of the metal-locene catalysts and, in some cases, behave as living po-lymerization catalysts of α-olefins. Brookhart and Gibsonet al.[4,5] recently reported separately series of Schi…     

Synthesis of new bis-diphenyl-22-and diphenyl-11-membered ring N-pivot lariat crown ethers

Bis-diphenyl 22 and 11-Membered Ring N-pivot lariat Crown Ethers^[1,2] were prepared by one step reaction of 2,2′-dihydroxy-diphenyl with N-tosyl-diethanolamine ditoskylate in DMF at refluxing temperature under N₂, Using anhydrous potassium carbonate as condensing agent, respectirely. The tosyl group of (1,2) were removed by treatment with 40% HBr in AcoH in the presence gf a large amount of phenol to give correspondence crown ether compounds (3,4). New N-pirot lariat crown thers (5,6) were prepared by one step reaction of (3) with RBr (R=?CH₂CH=CH₂, ?CH₂(CH₂)₁₄CH₃) in CH₃CN at, refluxing temperature under N₂, Using anhydrous K₂CO₃ as condensing, agent. New N-pivot lariat croon ether(7) were prepared by one step reaction (4) withn-bromohexadecane in CH₃CN at refluxing temperature under N₂, Using anhydrous potassium carbonate as condensing agent. New compounds (1,3,5,6,7) were characterized by IR,¹H NMR, Ms and elemental analysis.     

Polymerization of acrylonitrile catalyzed by lanthanide-sodium alkoxide clusters Lne（OCH2CH2NMe2）12（OH）eNas [Ln=Yb （1）, Nd （2） and Sm （3）]

Polymerization of acrylonitrile was carried out using,for the first time,the lanthanide-sodium alkoxide clusters Ln2(OCH2CH2NMe2)12(OH)2Na8 [Ln=Yb (1),Nd (2) and Sm (3)] as single component catalysts.These heterobimetallic complexes exhibit high activity and give atactic polyacrylonitriles with high molecular weight.The polymerization temperature can be varied over the range ?78 to 50°C.The solvent has a substantial effect on the polymerization activity.The order of activity for solvents is DMF>DME≈toluene≈...     

A multiphoton ionization study of acetone using time-of-flight mass spectrometry

The 3p Rydberg states of acetone and photodissociation of the acetone cation were studied using time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometry. The 3p Rydberg state spectroscopy of acetone was investigated with linearly polarized two-photon resonance enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) from 320 to 337 nm. Several new transition bands were observed in the spectra. In addition to the CH₃COCH₃ ⁺ ion, CH₃CO⁺ and CH₃ ⁺ fragments were observed. The laser power dependences suggest that the CH₃COCH₃ ⁺, CH₃CO⁺ and CH₃ ⁺ ions are produced in three-, four-, and four-photon processes, respectively. Production of CH₃CO⁺ and CH₃ ⁺involves excitation of the ground state acetone cation by an additional photon and subsequent decomposition of the excited acetone ion. The average translational energies of CH₃CO⁺ and CH₃ ⁺ from dissociation in CH₃COCH₃ ⁺(X) + hv → CH₃CO⁺ + CH₃ and CH₃COCH₃ ⁺(X) + hv → CH₃ ⁺ + CH₃CO, respectively, were derived from the ion TOF peak profiles.     

Nonlinear optical properties and optical limiting response of a metal cluster [PPh4][ Cp＊ MoS3（CuBr）3]

Nonlinear optical properties of a metal cluster [PPh4][Cp*MoS3(CuBr)3] have been studied, with the third-order susceptibility χ^[3]) for this cluster determined by degenerate four-wave mixing (DFWM) experiment, the optical limiting (OL) effect observed by transmission technique,and the nonlinear absorption measured by using Z-scan technique.     

混合配体构筑的钌-铀酰异金属配位聚合物的合成和晶体结构及荧光性能

利用钌金属络合物离子和芳香有机二羧酸配体与铀酰离子在水热条件下反应，合成了一例新的异金属有机配位聚合物，也即[Ru(bipy)₃][(UO₂)₂(BDC)₃]·2H₂O，利用单晶X-射线衍射方法、粉末X-射线衍射方法、红外光谱对该配位聚合物结构进行了基本表征。该配合物是由金属配合物阳离子客体[Ru(bipy)₃]²⁺ 、二维蜂窝状平面结构的聚阴离子主体框架[(UO₂)₂(BDC)₃]_n^2-之间通过分子内和分子间C-H···O氢键的相互作用形成准三维超分子结构。此外，固体紫外-可见漫反射光谱测试表明此配合物具有半导体性质，是潜在的光电材料。固体荧光测量表明配合物表现出强烈的发光性能。     

Synthesis of monosubstituted N-arylamidines by divalent diaminobisphenolate ytterbium complex catalyzed addition of amines to nitriles

Divalent ytterbium complex YbL^（ONNO）（THF）2 （L^（ONNO）= Me2NCH2CH2N（CH2-2-O-3,5-C6H2（^1Bu）2）2） （1） has first been found to serve as a catalyst for addition of amines to nitriles to give monosubstituted N-arylamidine in moderate to good yields. The aromatic amines and nitriles showed better activity. The outcome of the addition reaction was greatly affected by the structure of divalent ytterbium complexes. The reaction mechanism was proposed and the benzonitrile-coordinated divalent ytterbium phenoxide Yb（OAr）2（C6H5CN）（THF）2 （Ar = 2,6-di^tBu-4-MeC6H3） was isolated as one of the intermediates.     

Crystal structure and photoelectricity property of Fe(II/III) coordination supermolecules

Three new mixed-ligand Fe(II/III) complexes [Fe₂(μ₂–btec)(μ₂–H2btec)(phen)₂(H₂O)₂]_n (1), [Fe2(btec) (phen)₂(H₂O)₄] (2), and {[Fe(o-pha)(phen)(H₂O)]•H₂O}_n (3) (phen=1,10-phenanthroline, o-H₂pha=o-phthalic acid, H₄btec=1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid) have been hydrothermally synthesized and detected by single crystal X-ray diffraction, showing that complexes (1) and (2) are both bridged by the betc⁴⁻ ligands to form 1D chain and dinuclear structure and complex (3) is bridged by the o-pha groups to form 1D chain structure. The coordinated modes of the carboxyl groups adopt μ₂-η¹η¹ηη¹η¹ and μ₂-η²η¹ respectively in com-plexes (2) and (3). The betc groups in complex (1) show two different coordinated modes: μ₂-η¹η¹η¹η¹ and μ₂-η¹η¹. In addition, the hydrogen bonds and π…π type interactions make the complex molecule further connect to three-dimensional and two-dimensional networks respectively. These complexes are detected by IR, UV-Vis-NIR and surface photovoltage spectrum (SPS). The SPS of complexes (1)–(3) indicate that there are positive SPV responses in the range of 300–600 nm and show p-type semiconductor characteristic. Because the structure, the valence and the coordinative environment of the Fe ions are all different in the three complexes, the intensity, position and the number of the response bands are different obviously. The results of SPS are corresponding with UV-Vis-NIR spectra.     

Supermolecular layered double hydroxides

Research progresses in the layered double hydroxides [M _(1-x ^)/2+ M _x ³⁺ (OH)₂] ^x+ A _x ^n/n− ·mH₂O intercalated with metal coordinate ions or oxometalates in the last ten years are reviewed. These layered double hydroxides are mainly intercalated with polyoxometalate (POM) ions, a LiAl-LDH photochemical assembly containing TiO₂ and CH₃(CH₂)₁₂COO⁻ anions, together with Zn(TPPC) (porphyrin derivate) and macrocyclic ligand-containing porphyrin derivate anions. Emphasis is put on the synthesis methods for intercalation of the anions into the interlayer regions, the characterization techniques and structures for the layered compounds and the newest research progress in the fields such as catalysis. The review also forecasts the prospects of the field.     

Na(THF)2(μ2-η5-Cp)(η5,η5,η1-Cp3Yb)(THF)]n: The synthesis and X-ray structure of an anionic organolanthanidepolymer formed via self-assembly

Cp2Yb·2THF reacts with CpNa in 1：1 molar ratio in THF at 40℃ for 2 h, and the in situ generated anionic divalent complex NaYbCp3（THF）n reacts further with an excess of CpH at 40℃ for 48h, after work-up, affording the trivalent anionic ytterbium complex[Na（THF）2（μ2-η^5-Cp） （η^5, η^5,η^1-Cp3Yb）（THF）]n：（1） by oxidation reaction of Cp2Yb with CpH. Crystal structure determination reveals that complex 1 has one-dimension polymeric chains of distinct Na（THF）2（μ2-η^5-Cp） （η^5, η^5,η^1-Cp3Yb）（THF） units, which were formed by the coordination of the bridging Cp ligand with Cp3Yb＇THF and Na（THF）2 in η^5,η^5 mode via self-assembly.     

Three new zinc（Ⅱ） coordination polymers： Modulation of extended structures driven by assistant ligands

Three new complexes, [Zn（dtb）（4,4′-bipy）]·5H2O （1）, [Zn（dtb）（bpp）]·H2O （2） and [Zn（dtb）（phen）2]·CH3- CH2OH·H2O （3） （dtb = 5,5′-dithiobis（2-nitrobenzoic acid）, 4,4′-bipy = 4,4′-bipyridine, bpp = 1,3-bi（4-pyridyl） propane, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline）, have been constructed by dtb ligand and zinc salt in the presence of different assistant N-containing ligands under hydrothermal conditions. The structures of the complexes were established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Although compounds 1 and 2 are both 2D networks, the cavities＇ forms and pitch of helix are different. The structure of compound 3 shows a 1D helical chain, and is extended by the supermolecule interactions into a 2D framework. These neutral polymeric complexes exhibit structural and dimensional diversity due to the different coordination modes of the flexible dtb ligand and the effect of assistant ligands.     

Crystal structure and surface photo-electric property of Mn（Ⅱ） coordination supramolecules

Two Mn（Ⅱ） coordination supramolecules, [Mn2（C8HTO2）4（phen）2（p-H20）] （1） and [Mn2（btec）（phen）2（H2O）6]·2H2O （2） （phen=1,10-phenanthroline, H4btec=1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid）, were synthesized by hydrothermal method. The crystal structures of the complexes were determined by X-ray single crystal diffraction. The result indicates that （1） and （2） are both binuclear Mn（Ⅱ） complexes. The existence of hydrogen bonds makes the binuclear complexes become further connected to coordination supramolecules, which possess 1D and 3D infinite structures respectively. The complexes were identified by IR, UV-Vis, surface photovoltage spectrum （SPS） and field-induced surface photovoltage spectrum （FISPS）. The results of SPS for the complexes indicate that they both exhibit positive surface photovoltage response bands in the range of 300-600 nm. The SPS phase spectrum and FISPS of complexes indicate that they show certain p-type semiconductor characteristic. However, the intensity, position and number of the SPV response bands are different obviously. The difference of the SPV response bands is mainly attributed to the different structures of the complexes and the different coordination environment of Mn（ll） in the two complexes. This paper discusses the action of hydrogen bonds in the construction of the supramolecule and the change on the surface photovoltage of complex in different coordination environment.     

Effects of Sr2+ substitution on the structural,dielectric, and piezoelectric properties of PZT-PMN ceramics

This study described the structural, dielectric, and piezoelectric behavior of Pb_1?x Sr _x [(Zr_0.52Ti_0.48)_0.95(Mn_1/3Nb_2/3)_0.05]O₃ ceramics (PSZT-PMN, x = 0, 0.025, 0.050, and 0.075), prepared by a semi-wet route. X-ray diffraction, dielectric, and piezoelectric investigations were carried out to analyze the crystal structure. The relative dielectric constant and dielectric loss were both calculated as the functions of temperature. The room-temperature dielectric constant reaches a maximum for a Sr²⁺-modified PZT-PMN ceramic with an x value of 0.050, which corresponds to the morphotropic phase boundary (MPB). Raman spectroscopy studies also confirm the existence of this MPB for x = 0.050. The piezoelectric strain coefficients (d ₃₃) value shows a maximum response for this composition. In addition, the phase transition temperature decreases significantly when the Sr²⁺ concentration increases in the PZT-PMN ceramics.     

Synthesis,structure and catalytic behavior of yttrium complexes bearing a diaminobis（phenolate） ligand

Yttrium complexes stabilized by a diaminobis（phenolate） ligand were synthesized and their catalytic behavior was explored. Reaction of YCI3 with 1 equiv of LNa2 [L= Me2NCH2CH2N{CH2-（2-O-C6H2-^1Bu2-3,5）}2] gave the yttrium chloride LYCI（THF） （1） in 92% yield. Complex I can be used as starting material to prepare the yttrium amido derivative. Complex 1 reacted with 1 equiv of LiNPh2 in THF to afford the expected yttrium amido complex LYNPh2 （2） in high yield. Both of complexes 1 and 2 have been well detected by elemental analysis, NMR spectra and single-crystal X-ray analysis. It was found that complex 2 can efficiently initiate the ring-opening polymerization of L-lactide and ε-caprolactone, and a controlled manner is observed in the former case.     

Ionic iron（III） complex of aryloxo-linked bis（imidazolium） cations： efficient and recyclable catalyst for aryl Grignard cross-coupling of alkyl chlorides

A novel phenol-linked bis（imidazolium） salt, H3LCl2 （L = O-4-C（CH3）3-C6H2-2,6-di[CH2{C（NCHCH- NAr）}]2, Ar = 2,6-diisopropylphenyl, 1）, was designed and used to prepare an ionic iron（III） complex [H2L][FeCl4] （2）. Complex 2 was a highly efficient catalyst for aryl Grignard cross-coupling of alkyl chlorides bearing β-hydrogens. Furthermore, complex 2 was reusable and could be reused in at least eight times without significant loss in catalytic activity.     

聚合物[M(μ2-bpdc)(H2O)2]n(M =Fe2+, Mn2+)的合成

采用溶剂热法，在130℃下合成配位聚合物[M(μ₂-bpdc)(H₂O)₂]_n(M =Fe²⁺, Mn²⁺)（bpdc=2,2′-联吡啶3,3′-二羧酸根）。通过元素分析和红外光谱推测此晶体的组成与结构，光吸收特性显示了晶体的能隙值分别为1.7eV和2.2eV，都属于半导体。对溶剂热反应的影响因素如反应物浓度、pH值、溶剂种类进行了系统研究 。     

Development of Fe(III)-containing ether-functionalized imidazolium ionic liquids for aryl Grignard cross-coupling of alkyl halides

A series of Fe(Ⅲ)-containing imidazolium-based ionic liquids containing ether substituents,including[C3OMim][FeCl4](1,[C3OMim]=1-(2-methoxyethyl)-3-methylimidazolium),[C3OiPim][FeCl4](2,[C3OiPim]=1-isopropyl-3-(2-methoxyethyl)imidazolium),[C3OBim][FeCl4](3,[C3OBim]=1-butyl-3-(2-methoxyethyl)imidazolium),[(C3O)2im][FeCl4](4,[(C3O)2im]=1,3-bis(2-methoxyethyl)imidazolium),[C3OMim][FeBr4](5)and[(C3O)2im][FeBr4](6),were prepared and characterized by elemental analysis,Raman spectroscopy and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry.The catalytic performances of 1–6 and related Fe(III)-based catalysts in the cross-coupling of aryl Grignard reagents with alkyl halides bearing-hydrogens were studied,revealing that mono(ether)functionality improves the catalytic activity and that bis(ether)functionality improves the reusability.After simply decanting the product contained in the ethereal layer,complex 4,which containing bis(ether)-functionalized imidazolium cation,could be successfully recycled seven times.