Phenoxo Oxygen Atoms Research Articles

Synthesis, structural characterization and biological applications of mono- and binuclear Cu(II) and Ni(II) complexes with N2O2 Schiff bases

The present work aims to synthesize and characterize new Schiff base metal complexes (Cu(II) and Ni(II)) derived from 4,5-Dichloro-o-phenylenediamine and 3,5-Dichloro-2-hydroxyacetophenone. The synthesized Schiff base and their complexes have been characterized with the support of more than a few standard physicochemical techniques such as elemental analysis, spectroscopic, thermal, and cyclic voltammetry studies. Further the molecular structures are ascertained by computational methods like density functional theory (DFT) methods. The newly synthesized Schiff base ligand acts as ONNO donor tetradentate chelate and coordinated through an azomethine nitrogen and phenoxo oxygen atom to the Cu(II) and Ni(II). Moreover, all the newly prepared compounds exhibit moderate biological activity such as antibacterial. The synthesized compounds were screened for their antibacterial by the disc agar diffusion method. Spectral analysis exhibits square planar geometry for Cu(II) & Ni(II) mono and binuclear complexes. The antimicrobial results indicate that the homo binuclear copper (II) complex was more active than the other mono and binuclear complexes. The theoretical DFT calculations were applied to verify the molecular geometry of chelators and their complexes. The DFT optimized geometries of the complexes are in agreement with experimental observations.

Synthesis, structural characterization and magnetic studies of two Cu(II)-azide based one-dimensional polymeric chains derived from reduced Schiff base ligands

This article describes syntheses, structural characterizations and magnetic studies of two new Cu(II)-azido based coordination polymers. The complexes, [Cu4(L1)2(N3)6]∞ (1) and [Cu4(L2)2(N3)6]∞ (2) have been synthesized by using Cu(ClO4)2·6H2O, reduced Schiff base ligands (HL1−2) and NaN3 in 1:1:2 M ratios. HL1 and HL2 are the condensation products of salicylaldehyde with N-ethyl-1,2-ethylenediamine and N,N-dimethyl-1,3-propanediamine, respectively. Structural analysis shows that both complexes have similar tetrameric Cu(II) building units in which Cu(II) ions are linked by phenoxo oxygen atoms and two different bridging azido linkages (µ1,1-N3− and µ1,1,3-N3−). An azide co-ligand is also attached with one of the Cu centres through terminal mode. The Cu(II) ions occupy distorted penta-coordinated square pyramidal geometry in complexes 1 and 2. Magnetic susceptibility measurements in the range of 300 K–2 K exhibit the presence of antiferromagnetic interactions between Cu(II) centeres of both complexes 1 and 2.

Spectroscopic Studies and X-ray Structural of Dinuclear Lanthanide (III) Complexes Derived from N'-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylidene) Nicotinohydrazide

Two Schiff bases (H₂L), derived from o-vanillin and nicotinic hydrazide, and its complexes with some lanthanides (Y, Ce, Yb, Pr, Gd and Tb) have been synthesized. These compounds have been characterized by means of elemental analysis, UV–Vis spectroscopy, FTIR spectroscopy, ¹H and ¹³C NMR (for H₂L), molar conductance and room temperature magnetic measurements. The compounds are found isostructural and are formulated as {[(Z)(<i>η</i>²-OOCH₃)Ln](<i></i>-L)₂[Ln(<i>η</i>²-OOCH₃)(Z)]} (Z = H₂O for Ln = Y, Ce, Pr, Gd or Tb and Z = OS(CH₃)₂for Ln =Yb). The two ligand molecules act in their dideprotonated forms through one azomethine nitrogen atom, one phenoxo oxygen atom and one iminolate oxygen atom. The two Ln (III) ions are bridged by two phenoxo oxygen atoms, forming a dinuclear complex. Single crystal X-ray analysis of the ytterbium complex has revealed the nature of the structure {[(OS(CH₃)₂)(<i>η</i>²-OOCH₃)Yb](<i></i>-L)₂[Yb(<i>η</i>²-OOCH₃)(OS(CH₃)₂)]} (3). The complex crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c with cell parameters of <i>a</i> = 13.0391(6) Å, <i>b</i> = 15.1199(6) Å, <i>c</i> = 20.7239(7) Å, <i>β</i> = 105.671(2)°, <I>V</I> = 3933.8(3) ų, <I>Z</I> = 4, <I>R</I>₁ = 0.025, <i>wR</i>₂ = 0.65. The ytterbium atoms are eight-coordinated, and their coordination polyhedron are best described as a square antiprismatic geometry. The aromatic rings of the ligand molecule are twisted with dihedral angle of 29.23 (1)° between their mean planes.

New Heterotrinuclear CuIILnIIICuII (Ln = Ho, Er) Compounds with the Schiff Base: Syntheses, Structural Characterization, Thermal and Magnetic Properties.

New heterotrinuclear complexes with the general formula [Cu2Ln(H2L)(HL)(NO3)2]·MeOH (Ln = Ho (1), Er (2), H4L = N,N′-bis(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1,3-diaminopropane) were synthesized using compartmental Schiff base ligand in conjugation with auxiliary ligands. The compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, ATR-FTIR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, TG, DSC, TG-FTIR and XRD analysis. The N2O4 salen-type ligand coordinates 3d and 4f metal centers via azomethine nitrogen and phenoxo oxygen atoms, respectively, to form heteropolynuclear complexes having CuO2Ln cores. In the crystals 1 and 2, two terminal Cu(II) ions are penta-coordinated with a distorted square-pyramidal geometry and a LnIII ion with trigonal dodecahedral geometry is coordinated by eight oxygen atoms from [CuII(H2L)(NO3)]− and [CuII(HL)(NO3)]2− units. Compounds 1 and 2 are stable at room temperature. During heating, they decompose in a similar way. In the first decomposition step, they lose solvent molecules. The exothermic decomposition of ligands is connected with emission large amounts of gaseous products e.g., water, nitric oxides, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide. The final solid products of decomposition 1 and 2 in air are mixtures of CuO and Ho2O3/Er2O3. The measurements of magnetic susceptibilities and field dependent magnetization indicate the ferromagnetic interaction between CuII and HoIII ions 1.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Magnetic Properties of a Trinuclear Copper(II) Complex Based on P-Cresol-Substituted Bis(α-Nitronyl Nitroxide) Biradical.

Trinuclear copper(II) complex [CuII3(NIT2PhO)2Cl4] was synthesized with p-cresol-substituted bis(α-nitronyl nitroxide) biradical: 4-methyl-2,6-bis(1-oxyl-3-oxido-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-imidazolin-2-yl)phenol (NIT2PhOH). The crystal structure of this heterospin complex was determined using single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and exhibits four unusual seven-membered metallocycles formed from the coordination of oxygen atoms of the N-O groups and of bridging phenoxo (µ-PhO−) moieties with copper(II) ions. The crystal structure analysis reveals an incipient agostic interaction between a square planar copper center and a hydrogen-carbon bond from one methyl group carried on the coordinated nitronyl-nitroxide radical. The intramolecular Cu∙∙∙H-C interaction involves a six-membered metallocycle and may stabilize the copper center in square planar coordination mode. From the magnetic susceptibility measurements, the complex, which totals seven S = 1/2 spin carriers, has almost a ground state spin S = 1/2 at room temperature ascribed to strong antiferromagnetic interaction between the nitronyl nitroxide moieties and the copper(II) centers and in between the copper(II) centers through the bridging phenoxo oxygen atom.

Syntheses, Characterization, and X-Ray Crystal Structure of a Co-Crystal Containing One Neutral Mononuclear Copper (II) Unit and One Cationic Dinuclear Copper (II) Unit Assembled with Schiff Base and Perchlorate Copper(II) Salt

The use of 2-{[2-(2-hydroxybenzylideneamino)phenylimino]methyl}phenol (H2L) in metal transition chemistry has yielded a co-crystal which is composed by one neutral mononuclear, one cationic dinuclear and one perchlorate anion. During the formation of the complex, one of the salicylaldimine groups of one of the molecules of the H2L ligand hydrolyzed to form an asymmetrical ligand with an amino group leading to the molecule (2-((2-aminophenylimino)methyl)phenol (HL'). The complex was formulated as {[Cu(L)].[Cu2(L)(L')]}.(ClO4). The structure of the complex was solved by single crystal X-ray crystallography. In the mononuclear unit, the Cu2+ atom is coordinated by one dideprotonated molecule of the ligand acting in tetradentate fashion. In the dinuclear unit, one the Cu2+ atom is coordinated by one dideprotonated molecule of the ligand acting in tetradentate fashion and the other Cu2+ is coordinated by the monodeprotonated (2-((2-aminophenylimino)methyl)phenol (HL') acting in tridentate fashion. The two Cu2+ are bridged by the two phenoxo oxygen atoms of the dideprotonated molecule of the ligand. The complex crystallizes in the triclinic space group Pī with the following parameters: a = 13.8864 (3) Å, b = 14.2078 (4) Å, c = 14.5007 (4)) Å, α = 64.593 (3), β = 71.353 (2), γ = 71.707 (2)°, V = 2395.80 (13) Å3, Z = 2, R1 = 0.037, wR2 = 0.041. The supramolecular structures are consolidated by multiple hydrogen bonds.

Slow relaxation of the magnetization in a {CoIIIMnIII} heterometallic brick-wall network

The use of the cyanide-bearing dicobalt(III) complex (PPh4)2[Co2III(μ−2,5-dpp)(CN)8] as a metalloligand towards [Mn(salen)(H2O)]ClO4 afforded the heterobimetallic two-dimensional compound of formula [{MnIII(salen)}2{(μ-NC)4Co2III(μ−2,5-dpp)(CN)4}]n (1) [PPh4+ = teraphenylphosphonium cation, 2,5-dpp = 2,5-bis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine and H2salen = N,N’-ethylenebis(salicylideneimine)] whose structure has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Compound 1 exhibits a neutral brick-wall structure, where each [Co2III(μ−2,5-dpp)(CN)8]2− unit adopts a tetrakis-monodentate bridging mode towards four {MnIII(salen)}+ fragments through four of its eight cyanide ligands. Each cobalt(III) ion is six-coordinate with one pyrazine- and one pyridine-nitrogen atoms of the 2,5-dpp molecule and four cyanide-carbon atoms describing a somewhat distorted octahedral surrounding. The two crystallographically independent manganese(III) ions are also six-coordinate in an elongated octahedral environment with two imino-nitrogen and two phenoxo-oxygen atoms occupying the equatorial positions and two cyanide-nitrogen atoms filling the axial sites. Variable-temperature direct- (1.9–300 K) and alternating-current (2.0–5.0 K) magnetic measurements of 1 show the occurrence of magnetically isolated manganese(III) ions with a local negative zero-field splitting (D = −5.87 cm−1) and slow magnetic relaxation, this compound being a new example of field-induced Single-Ion Magnet (SIM). The analysis of the ac magnetic data of 1 under an applied dc field of 5000 G reveals that the value of the energy barrier (Ea) to reverse the magnetization direction and that of the pre-exponential factor (τ0) are 10.8 cm−1 and 2.7 × 10−8 s, respectively. These values compare well with those reported for the few examples of manganese(III)-based SIMs nowadays.

Slow Relaxation of the Magnetization in a {Co &lt;sup&gt;III&lt;/sup&gt;Mn &lt;sup&gt;III&lt;/sup&gt;} Heterometallic Brick-Wall Network

The use of the cyanide-bearing dicobalt(III) complex (PPh 4 ) 2 [Co 2 III (m-2,5-dpp)(CN) 8 ] as a metalloligand towards [Mn(salen)(H 2 O)]ClO 4 afforded the heterobimetallic two-dimensional compound of formula [{Mn III (salen)} 2 {(m-NC) 4 Co 2 III (m-2,5-dpp)(CN) 4 }] n (1) [PPh 4 + = teraphenylphosphonium cation, 2,5-dpp = 2,5-bis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine and H 2 salen = N,N’ -ethylenebis(salicylideneimine)] whose structure has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Compound 1 exhibits a neutral brick-wall structure, where each [Co 2 III (m-2,5-dpp)(CN) 8 ] 2- unit adopts a tetrakis-monodentate bridging mode towards four {Mn III (salen)} + fragments through four of its eight cyanide ligands. Each cobalt(III) ion is six-coordinate with one pyrazine- and one pyridine-nitrogen atoms of the 2,5-dpp molecule and four cyanide-carbon atoms describing a somewhat distorted octahedral surrounding. The two crystallographically independent manganese(III) ions are also six-coordinate in an elongated octahedral environment with two imino-nitrogen and two phenoxo-oxygen atoms occupying the equatorial positions and two cyanide-nitrogen atoms filling the axial sites. Variable-temperature direct- (1.9-300 K) and alternating-current (2.0-5.0 K) magnetic measurements of 1 show the occurrence of magnetically isolated manganese(III) ions with a local negative zero-field splitting ( D = -5.87 cm -1 ) and slow magnetic relaxation, this compound being a new example of field-induced Single-Ion Magnet (SIM). The analysis of the ac magnetic data of 1 under an applied dc field 5000 G reveals that the value of the energy barrier ( E a ) to reverse the magnetization direction and that of the pre-exponential factor (t 0 ) are 10.8 cm -1 and 2.7 x 10 -8 s, respectively. These values compare well with those reported for the few examples of manganese(III)-based SIMs nowadays.

New Coordination Compounds of CuII with Schiff Base Ligands—Crystal Structure, Thermal, and Spectral Investigations

The new mono-, di- and tetranuclear coordination compounds [Cu(HL1)]·H2O (1), [Cu2(L1)(OAc)(MeOH)]·2H2O·MeOH (2), [Cu4(L2)2(OAc)2]·4MeOH (3), and [Cu4(L2)2(OAc)2]·4H2O·4MeOH (4) were synthesized by the direct reaction of 2,2′-{(2-hydroxypropane-1,3-diyl)bis[nitrilomethylidene]}bis(4-bromo-6-methoxyphenol) (H3L1) or 2,2′-{(2-hydroxypropane-1,3-diyl)bis(nitriloeth-1-yl-1-ylidene)}diphenol (H3L2) and the Cu(II) salt. They were characterized by elemental analysis, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, simultaneous thermal analysis and differential scanning calorimetry (TG/DSC), and thermal analysis coupled with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (TG-FTIR) techniques and the single crystal X-ray diffraction study. In the dinuclear complex 2, the copper(II) ions are bridged by an alkoxo- and a carboxylato bridges. The tetranuclear complexes 3 and 4 are formed from dinuclear species linkage through the phenoxo oxygen atoms of the fully deprotonated H3L2. Compounds 1–4 are stable at room temperature. During heating in air, at first, the solvent molecules (water and/or methanol) are lost and after that, the organic part undergoes defragmentation and combustion. The final decomposition solid product is CuO. The main gaseous products resulting from the thermal degradation of 1–4 in a nitrogen atmosphere were: H2O, MeOH, CH3COOH, CH4, C6H5OH, CO2, CO, and NH3.

Crystal structure and antibacterial properties of a new dinuclear copper complex based on an unsymmetrical NN′O type Schiff base ligand

A new dinuclear copper(II) Schiff base complex, [Cu2L2(H2O)2(µ-ClO4)]ClO4, was synthesized and characterized by single crystal X-ray crystallography, FT-IR and UV-Vis spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. In this complex, L−1 is the deprotonated form of N-5-bromosalicylidene-1,3-propanediamine. Single crystals of the complex were crystallized in the monoclinic crystal system and P21/n space group. The geometry around each metal center is distorted octahedral in which the monoanionic Schiff base ligand has occupied three apices of the octahedron and the other three apices are occupied by a water molecule, an oxygen atom of the µ-perchlorato anion, and a phenoxo type oxygen atom from the other Schiff base ligand. Antibacterial properties of the synthesized complex have been investigated against human pathogenic bacteria, such as Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, Salmonella (sp) and Proteus (sp), and Staphylococcus aureus. The complex showed moderate antibacterial activity against both Gram-type bacteria with the highest activity against K. pneumonia and E. coli.

Effects of the Exchange Coupling on Dynamic Properties in a Series of CoGdCo Complexes.

Reaction of 2-hydroxy3-methoxybenzaldehyde ( o-vanillin) with 1,1,1-tris(aminomethyl)ethane, Me-C(CH2NH2)3, or with N, N', N''-trimethylphosphorothioic trihydrazide, P(S)[NMe-NH2]3, yields two tripodal LH3 and L1H3 ligands which are able to give cationic heterotrinuclear [LCoGdCoL]+ or [L1CoGdCoL1]+ complexes. The CoII ions are coordinated to these deprotonated ligands in the inner N3O3 site, while the GdIII ion is linked to three deprotonated phenoxo oxygen atoms of two anionic [LCo]- or [L1Co]- units. Air oxidation of these trinuclear complexes does not yield complexes associating CoIII and GdIII ions. With the first ligand, the structurally characterized resulting complex is the neutral mononuclear LCoIII compound, while in the second case, oxidation of the CoII ions turned out to be impossible. The [L1CoLnCoL1]+ complexes behave as single-molecule magnets with effective energy barriers for the reversal of magnetization varying from Ueff = 51.3 K, τo = 2 × 10-6 s for the yttrium complex to Ueff = 29.5, 29.4, 27.4 K and τo = 1.3 × 10-7, 1.47 × 10-7, 1.50 × 10-7 s for the gadolinium ones, depending on the used counteranions. The energy decrease is compensated by the suppression of quantum tunneling of magnetization in absence of applied field, thanks to the introduction of a ferromagnetic Co-Gd interaction. Current work also shows that uncritical use of conventional spin Hamiltonians, based on quenched orbital momenta, can be misleading and that ab initio calculations are indispensable for establishing the picture of real magnetic interaction. Ab initio calculations show that the CoII sites in the investigated compounds possess large unquenched orbital moments due to the first-order spin-orbit coupling resulting in strongly axial magnetic anisotropy. Although the CoII ions are not axial enough for showing slow relaxation of magnetization by themselves, blocking barriers of exchange type are obtained thanks to the exchange interaction with GdIII ions.

Synthesis and characterization of phenoxo-bridged dinuclear zinc(II) halide complexes: Role of electron withdrawing group on phosphatase activity

Three phenoxo-bridged dinuclear zinc(II) halide complexes $$[\hbox {Zn}(\mathbf{L2})(\hbox {X})]_{2}$$ (X = Cl, Br, I) were isolated from a reduced Schiff base [HL2 = 2-(((2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)amino)methyl)-4-nitrophenol]. Ligand and complexes were characterized using different physico-chemical and spectroscopic methods. Structural study confirms that $$[\hbox {Zn}(\mathbf{L2})(\hbox {Cl})]_{2}$$ contains a discrete dinuclear unit where two zinc(II) ions are bridged by the two phenoxo oxygen atoms of the deprotonated ligand (L2). The complex adopts a rare cis-orientation with respect to chloride ions. The rate of hydrolysis of 4-NPP ((4-nitrophenyl)phosphatehexahydrate) in the presence of zinc(II) complexes was measured by initial rate method giving $$\hbox {k}_{\mathrm{cat}}$$ values in the order $$\hbox {I}>\hbox {Cl}>\hbox {Br}$$ and mechanistic pathway was monitored using ESI-mass spectroscopy. It is worth mentioning that presence of an electron withdrawing $$-\hbox {NO}_{2}$$ group in HL2 eventually increases the Lewis acidity of zinc(II) which in turn reduces the nucleophilic character of metal bound water molecule in the intermediate state causing an overall decrease in the rate of hydrolysis of 4-NPP as compared to our previous work with HL1 (2-((2-(dimethylamino)ethylamino)methyl)phenol). Three new dinuclear zinc(II) halide complexes were synthesized using a tridentate N,N,O-donor ligand and characterized using spectroscopic methods. Structural study of a representative complex reveals phenoxo-bridged dinuclear nature with cis-halide orientation. Complexes show good phosphatase mimicking behaviour in aqueous-DMF. The role of electron withdrawing $$-\hbox {NO}_{2}$$ on phosphatase activity is highlighted.

Phosphatase activity and DNA binding studies of dinuclear phenoxo-bridged zinc(II) complexes with an N,N,O-donor ligand and halide ions in a rare cis-configuration

Three new dinuclear zinc(II) complexes of the types [Zn2(L)2(Cl)2]·2(CH3OH) (1) and [Zn2(L)2(X)2] (HL=2-(((2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)amino)methyl)phenol; X=Br for 2 and I for 3), having a rare cis-configuration of the halide ions, were isolated using the one-pot synthesis of the building components in appropriate molar ratios and characterized. X-ray structural studies reveal that 1–3 contain a discrete dinuclear unit bridged by two phenoxo oxygen atoms of the deprotonated Schiff base ligand (HL) and adopt an overall rare cis-configuration where two halide ions are on the same side of the Zn–Zn axis and the ligand occupies the other side. Each Zn(II) centre in 1–3 has a distorted square pyramidal geometry with a ZnO2N2X chromophore (X=Cl for 1; Br for 2; I for 3). The initial rate values for the hydrolysis of 4-nitrophenylphosphate to 4-nitrophenolate by the complexes 1–3 are respectively 590, 334 and 705min−1. The complexes show an external binding propensity to calf thymus DNA with binding constant values 9.45×102, 7.06×102 and 6.51×102M−1 for 1, 2 and 3 respectively.

Circular and Chainlike Copper(II)-Lanthanide(III) Complexes Generated by Assembly Reactions of Racemic and Chiral Copper(II) Cross-Linking Ligand Complexes with LnIII(NO3)3·6H2O (LnIII = GdIII, TbIII, DyIII).

The 1:1 assembly reaction of the racemic form of the cross-linking ligand complex Na[CuIILdpen(1R2R/1S2S)] with LnIII(NO3)3·6H2O gave the centrosymmetric circular (CuIILnIII)2 complex [CuIILdpen(1R2R/1S2S)LnIII(NO3)2]2 (1Ln: Ln = Gd, Tb, Dy), while the reaction of the enantiopure form Na[CuIILdpen(1R2R)] with LnIII(NO3)3·6H2O gave the chiral chainlike (CuIILnIII)1∞ complex [CuIILdpen(1R2R)LnIII(NO3)2(CH3CN)]1∞·CH3CN (2Ln: Ln = Gd, Tb, Dy), where {CuIILdpen(1R2R)}- is (N-((1R,2R)-2-(((E)-3-ethoxy-2-oxybenzylidene)amino)-1,2-diphenylethyl)-2-oxybenzamide)copper(II) and {CuIILdpen(1R2R/1S2S)}- is the racemic mixture of {CuIILdpen(1R2R)}- and {CuIILdpen(1S2S)}-. The copper(II) component functions as a cross-linking ligand complex and bridges two LnIII ions at two phenoxo oxygen atoms and one ethoxy oxygen atom, as well as at an amido oxygen atom. For 1Ln, two binuclear species of [CuIILdpen(1R2R)LnIII(NO3)2] and [CuIILdpen(1S2S)LnIII(NO3)2] with opposite chiralities are linked by two amido oxygen atoms O3 and O3* to form a centrosymmetric circular structure with Gd-Cu = 3.370(1) Å and Gd-Cu* = 5.627(1) Å. For 2Ln, binuclear species with the same chirality are bridged by Gd-O3* = 2.228(5) Å to form a chiral chainlike structure with Gd-Cu = 3.3348(9) Å and Gd-Cu* = 6.2326(9) Å. The bridged angles through the amido group of Gd-O3*═C7* are 133.9(5) and 177.6(4)° for 1Gd and 2Gd, respectively. The magnetic susceptibilities of 1Gd and 2Gd were analyzed by the spin-only Hamiltonian on the basis of the circular tetranuclear (-CuIIGdIII-)2 and linear chainlike (-CuIIGdIII-)1∞ structures, respectively. The CuII-GdIII magnetic interactions through two phenoxo bridges and a three-atom N-C═O bridge, J1 and J2, are both ferromagnetic to be J1 = +4.6 cm-1 and J2 = +1.8 cm-1 for 1Gd and J1 = +4.2 cm-1 and J2 = +0.037 cm-1 for 2Gd. The J2 value of 2Gd is much smaller than that of 1Gd. When the temperature was lowered, 1Ln and 2Ln (Ln = Tb, Dy) showed a decrease in the χMT vs T plot due to crystal field effects on the LnIII ion (Stark splitting) and an increase due to the ferromagnetic CuII-LnIII interaction. The magnetization values of 1Ln and 2Ln (Ln = Tb, Dy) without liquid paraffin are considerably larger than the corresponding values with liquid paraffin, indicating the presence of strong magnetic anisotropy. 1Tb and 1Dy showed frequency dependence of ac magnetic susceptibility under zero external dc magnetic field, showing the behavior of single-molecule magnets (SMMs). 2Tb and 2Dy showed no frequency dependence under a zero external magnetic field but showed a meaningful frequency dependence under an external magnetic field. Their energy barriers, Δ/kB, estimated by the Arrhenius plots are 29.4(6) and 20.6(3) K for 1Tb and 2Tb under dc bias fields of 0 and 1000 Oe, respectively, and those of 1Dy and 2Dy are 13.1(9) K and 16.4(2) K under dc bias fields of 0 and 1000 Oe, respectively.

Chiral six-coordinate Dy(iii) and Tb(iii) complexes of an achiral ligand: structure, fluorescence, and magnetism.

Two new chiral six-coordinate lanthanide complexes (1 for Dy and 2 for Tb) have been synthesized using the achiral flexible ligand H2L (2,2'-[1,2-ethanediylbis[(methylimino)methylene]]bis[4,5-dimethylphenol]). Both complexes crystallize in the chiral P1 group space, and the enantiomers [Zn(L)Cl]3Dy·MeOH·0.5H2O (Λ-1), [Zn(L)Cl]3Dy·1.5H2O (Δ-1), [Zn(L)Cl]3Tb·1.5H2O (Λ-2) and [Zn(L)Cl]3Tb·H2O (Δ-2) are isolated in the reaction. Three [Zn(L)Cl]- anions coordinate to the central lanthanide ion using two phenoxo oxygen atoms of L2-, and the lanthanide ion has the coordination geometry of D3. Complex 1 exhibits a field-induced slow magnetization relaxation, which is typical of a single-ion magnet (SIM). Ab initio calculations on complex 1 and studies on magneto-structural correlationship of six-coordinate Dy(iii) SIMs indicate that the small energy barrier of complex 1 might be related to the absence of a unique anisotropic axis for the regular octahedral coordination configuration of Dy(iii) and the high quantum tunneling gap between the ground states (mJ = ±15/2). Complex 2 displays green photofluorescence and triboluminescence.

Sulfonated Schiff base Sn(IV) complexes as potential anticancer agents

Syntheses, crystal structures and biological activities of the diphenoxo-bridged diorgano dinuclear Sn(IV) compounds [Sn(Et)2(HL)(H2O)]2 (1) and [Sn(n-Bu)2(HL)(H2O)]2 (2) derived from the Schiff base 2-[(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)methylideneamino]benzenesulfonic acid trihydrate (H3L·3H2O) are described. The monoprotonated form (HL2−) of the Schiff base behaves as O,O′-bidentate ligand, chelating the metal by the two phenoxo oxygen atoms. The hexacoordinated metal centres in 1 and 2 are bridged by a phenoxo oxygen and the remaining coordination positions are fulfilled by the other phenoxo oxygen, two organic groups (ethyl for 1 and n-butyl for 2) and a water molecule. A two dimensional zigzag sheet in 1 and three dimensional polymeric networks in H3L·3H2O and 2 are stabilized by a number of non-covalent, H-bonding and π⋯π stacking interactions. The DNA binding activities of these complexes have been studied by UV-vis and fluorescence spectroscopies. Their antiproliferative efficacies have been evaluated on A-549, HeLa and MDA-MB-231 cancer cell lines by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. IC50 values (1.35±0.23, 2.43±0.54 and 1.74±0.04μM for 2) are indicative of a substantial cytotoxicity of 2, mainly towards the A-549 lung cancer cell line. The greater antiproliferative efficacy of 2has further been studied by fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS) and nuclear morphology by Hoechst/propidium iodide (PI) double staining method. The possible mode of the apoptotic pathway for 2has been substantiated by the reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation studies.

A combined computational and experimental study on the hydrogen bonding with chloride ion in a crab-claw like site of a new chromium Schiff base complex

A combined experimental and computational study to understand the nature of the hydrogen bonding in a crab-claw site of a new synthesized chromium Schiff base complex is reported. The fully optimized equilibrium structures of the Cr(III) complex in the presence and absence of chloride ion are obtained at the B3LYP functional in conjunction with LanL2DZ basis set. The crystal structure of the chromium Schiff base complex consists of [CrL2]+ cation, in which L is a tridentate Schiff base ligand with full name of N-(2-(2-hydroxyethylamino)ethyl)5-methoxysalicylideneimine, and a chloride anion, in the asymmetric unit. The chromium(III) cation possesses a distorted octahedral geometry, coordinated with four nitrogen and two phenoxo oxygen atoms derived from two chelate Schiff base ligands. The harmonic vibrational frequencies, infrared intensities and Raman scattering activities of the complexes are also reported. The scaled computational geometry and vibrational wavenumbers are in very good agreement with the experimental values of single crystal X-ray diffraction and FT-IR, respectively. The electronic properties calculations of the complexes are also performed at the TD-B3LYP/LanL2DZ level of theory. The spectroscopic excitation parameters obtained for frontier molecular orbitals of the complexes are reported as well. These findings are in good agreement with the experimental UV–Vis diffuse-reflectance spectroscopy. Parabolic diagrams are derived for the chloride insertion and hydrogen bonding in the crab-claw site with the average optimized H⋯H distances of the effective hydrogen atoms in the crab-claw site as reaction coordinate.

Abrupt Spin Transition and Chiral Hydrogen-Bonded One-Dimensional Structure of Iron(III) Complex [FeIII(Him)2(hapen)]SbF6 (Him = imidazole, H2hapen = N,N′-bis(2-hydroxyacetophenylidene)ethylenediamine)

Solvent-free spin crossover (SCO) iron(III) complex, [FeIII(Him)2(hapen)]SbF6 (Him = imidazole, H2hapen = N,N′-bis(2-hydroxyacetophenylidene)ethylenediamine), is synthesized. The FeIII ion has an octahedral coordination geometry, with N2O2 donor atoms of hapen and N2 atoms of two imidazoles at the axial positions. The saturated five-membered chelate ring of hapen moiety assumes a gauche-type δ- or λ-conformation to give chiral species of δ-[FeIII(Him)2(hapen)]+ or λ-[FeIII(Him)2(hapen)]+. One imidazole is hydrogen-bonded to phenoxo oxygen atom of hapen of the adjacent unit to give a hydrogen-bonded chiral one-dimensional structure, {δ-[FeIII(Him)2(hapen)]+}1∞ or {λ-[FeIII(Him)2(hapen)]+}1∞. The adjacent chains with the opposite chiralities are arrayed alternately. The temperature dependences of the magnetic susceptibilities revealed an abrupt one-step spin transition between high-spin (S = 5/2) and low-spin (S = 1/2) states at the spin transition temperature of T1/2 = 105 K. The crystal structures were determined at 296 and 100 K, where the populations of HS:LS of high- and low-spin ratio are evaluated to be 1:0 and 0.3:0.7, respectively, based on magnetic measurements. During the spin transition from 296 K to 100 K, the average Fe–N distance and O–Fe–O angle decrease to a regular octahedron by 0.16 Å and 13.4°, respectively. The structural change in the coordination environment is transmitted to the adjacent spin crossover (SCO) sites along the chiral 1D chain through hydrogen-bonds. The abrupt SCO profile and the spin transition temperature for the isomorphous compounds [FeIII(Him)2(hapen)]Y (Y = PF6, AsF6, SbF6) are ascribed to the chiral hydrogen-bonded 1D structure and chain-anion interaction.

Synthesis, characterization and catalytic activities towards epoxidation of olefins of dinuclear copper(II) complexes

Two copper(II) complexes, [Cu2(L1)Cl3].2H2O (1) and [Cu2(L2)(N3)Cl2] (2) where HL1 = 4-methyl-2,6-bis((2-morpholinoethylimino)methyl)phenol and HL2 = 4-methyl-2,6-bis((3-morpholinopropylimino)methyl)phenol have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, various spectroscopic methods, TGA and single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that in both the complexes, two copper atoms are linked by phenoxo oxygen atom and a bridging ligand, namely chloride and azide, respectively. These complexes have been used as catalyst for the epoxidation of cyclohexene, styrene, α-methyl styrene, trans-stilbene and norbornene using tert-butyl hydroperoxide as the oxidant in acetonitrile under mild conditions. All of the substrates undergo conversion to produce respective epoxide as the major product.

Tuning Interchain Interactions in Two-Dimensional Networks of Mn(III) Schiff-Base Complexes and Dicarboxylic Acids by Varying the Linker.

Two-dimensional (2D) coordination polymers consisting of Mn(III) Schiff-base complexes and dicarboxylic acids, [{Mn(salen)}4(L1)](PF6)2·(CH3OH)2 (C4; H2L1 = adipid acid) and [{Mn(salen)}4(L2)](PF6)2·(CH3OH)4 (C4'; H2L2 = E,E-1,3-butadiene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid) (salen(2-) = N,N'-(ethylene)bis(salicylideneiminato), were synthesized by using a one-pot reaction and characterized by using single-crystal X-ray crystallographic analysis. One-dimensional (1D) chains composed of Mn(salen) dimers, [Mn2], bridged by carboxylato ligands (-[Mn2]-OCO--[Mn2]-), were linked by dicarboxylato ligands with n-butyl (-C4H8-) (C4) and butadienyl aliphatic groups (-C4H4-) (C4'). From static magnetic measurements on both C4 and C4', there were ferromagnetic interactions between the Mn(III) ions through the phenoxo oxygen atoms of the salen(2-), and antiferromagnetic interactions between the Mn(III) ions through carboxylato ligands (-OCO-). As a result, weak ferromagnetism occurred because of the zigzag-shaped chain structure of C4 and C4', and magnetic anisotropy for Mn(salen). In the magnetization curves for C4', weak interchain interactions (Jlinker) occurred through the π-conjugated butadienyl linkers in C4', which C4 did not have. In other words, changing from saturated to unsaturated aliphatic groups in the dicarboxylic acid linkers resulted in weak interactions between 1D-magnetic chain moieties. Therefore, in the case of only C4', antiferromagnetic phase transition appeared at 2.3 K. Both coordination polymers exhibited slow relaxation of the magnetizations, which originated from SCM moieties, because C4 and C4' showed magnetic correlations. It is noteworthy that alternating current (ac) susceptibilities for C4' are frequency-dependent around the Néel temperature. From analysis of the ac susceptibilities for C4, α (dispersion coefficient of the relaxation of magnetization) varied linearly with 1/T. This signifies that C4 behaved as an SCM with a single relaxation process. On the other hand, in α versus 1/T plots for C4', an inflection point was observed at the Néel temperature, indicating that Jlinkers had an effect on the distribution of the relaxation times. Moreover, the inflection point for C4' disappeared when a dc magnetic field was applied. This is the first report showing a direct correlation between an antiferromagnetic phase transition and slow magnetic relaxation.