Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Two New Supramolecular Architectures Constructed from the Main Group Metal Chloride and Protonated 2-(3-Pyridyl)benzimidazole

The reactions of SbCl3 and HgCl2 with 2-（3-pyridyl）benzimidazole （PyBIm） in solution acidified with HCl have been investigated. The PyBIm ligands are protonated into 2-（3-pyridinio）benzimidazolium （H2PyBIm） cations and the corresponding metal ions are bonded with chloride atoms into coordination anions, forming two new coordination compounds, namely, （H2PyBIm）（SbCl5） 1 and （H2PyBIm）2（Hg2Cl8） 2. Both compounds were characterized by X-ray crystallography. Crystal data for 1： triclinic, space group P1^- with a = 5.7030（7）, b = 9.0625（11）, c = 16.5929（18） A, α = 91.808（7）°, β = 93.234（6）, γ = 99.216（7）°, C12H11N3SbCl5, Mr = 496.24, V = 844.44（17） A^3, Z = 2, Dc = 1.952 g/cm^3, μ（MoKα） = 2.419 mm^-1, F（000） = 480, the final R = 0.0496 and wR = 0.1382 for 3433 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. Crystal data for 2： monoclinic, space group P21/c with a = 7.8061（5）, b = 15.8127（9）, c = 12.2435（9） , β = 91.955（4）o, C24H22N6Hg2Cl8, Mr = 1079.26, V = 1510.40（17） 3, Z = 2, Dc = 2.373 g/cm3, μ（MoKα） = 10.889 mm-1, F（000） = 1008, the final R = 0.0293 and wR = 0.0562 for 2854 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the antimony（III） is five-coordinated, exhibiting a slightly distorted square-pyramidal coordination geometry; while in 2, a dimeric [Hg2Cl8]^4-anion consists of two trigonal bipyramids sharing two common edges. The organic cations and coordination anions are connected into a one-dimensional belt and a two-dimensional sheet through N-H···Cl hydrogen bonding interactions in compounds 1 and 2, respectively; both are further aggregated into 3D frameworks by strong π-π contacts.

Some New Derivatives of 3H-benzo[b]Furo[3,2-f]- Benzimidazole with Expected Biological Activity

On the base of benzimidazole and benzofuran containing heterocyclic system, several derivatives with expected biological activity were synthesized. 2,3-diaminodibenzofuran was the primary substance. Adding various cyclic agents, 2-phenil was got, 2-（o-chlorophenil）, 2-（o-oxyphenil）, 2-chlorometyl- and 2-hydroximethyl-3H-benzo[b[furo（3,2-f] benzimidazoles. The aforementioned substances were characterized by IR and NMR spectroscopy.

Synthesis, Electrochemistry and Antitumor Activity of 1’H, 3’H(Me)-spiro-[(aza)benzimidazoline-2’, 3-(1,2-diferrocenylcyclopropenes)], 2-(1,2-Diferrocenylvinyl)benz- and Azabenzimidazoles

A new method of synthesis of 2-(1,2-diferrocenylvinyl)benz- and azabenzimidazoles (3a-f), (4a-f) and 1’H,3’H(Me)-spiro-[(aza)benzimidazoline-2’,3-(1,2-diferrocenylcyclopropenes)] (5a-f) via reactions of diferrocenyl(methylsulfanyl)cyclopropenylium iodide (1) with aromatic o-diamines (2a-f) in the presence of Et3N (80°C - 82°C) is described. The structures of the resultant compounds are established using IR, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and elemental analysis. The structure of one compound, cis-2-(1,2-diferrocenylvinyl)-1-methylbenzimidazole (3b), is confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis. The electrochemical properties of compounds 3a, 3b, 3d and 5f are investigated using cyclic square wave voltammetry. Two electrochemical processes (I-II), attributed to oxidation of the ferrocene moieties, and the values of E0’(I), E0’(II), DE0’(II-I) and comporportionation constant Kcom are reported. The bioactivities of seven compounds 3a, 3c-f, 5d, 5f are evaluated. Compound 5f is the most active compound with a modest cytotoxic activity against six human cancer cell lines: U-251 (glioma), PC-3 (prostate cancer), K-562 (leukemia), HCT-15 (colon cancer), MCF-7 (breast cancer) and SKLU-1 (lung cancer).