Electrocatalytic Synthesis of Non-Symmetric Biphenols Mediated by Tri(p-bromophenyl)amine:Selective Oxidative Cross-Coupling of Different Phenols and Naphthols

An efficient electrochemical access to the non-symmetric biphenols using tri(p-bromophenyl)amine(TBPA)as a redox mediator has been developed.The electrochemical protocol features highly selective cross-coupling products in up to 83% yield,instead of forming homo-coupling ones.

Synthesis and Characterization of the First Dinuclear Europium(Ⅱ) Complex Supported by Carbon-Bridged Biphenolate Ligand

Anhydrous EuCl3 reacted with sodium carbon-bridged biphenolate LNa2[ L = 2,2＇-methylene bis（6-tert-butyl-4- methyl-phenoxo ] in a 1 ： 1 molar ratio in THF in the presence of HMPA （HMPA = hexamethylphosphoric triamide）, then the product formed in situ was reduced by Na-K alloy to generate the divalent carbon-bridged biphenolate europium complex [ LEu （HMPA） 2 ] 2 （THF） 4 （ 1 ） in a good isolated yield. Complex 1 was fully characterized by elemental analysis, NMR and IR spectra, and X-ray structural determination. The crystal data of complex 1 are monoclinic, P2 1/c space group, a=1.6521（3） nm, b=2.8274（3） nm, c=1.2074（2） nm, β=111.723（6）°, V=5.2393（14） nm^3, Z=2, Dc= 1.259 mg·m^-3, μ = 1.304 mm^-1, F（000） = 2092, R = 0.0815, wR = 0. 1723. Complex 1 is a dimer with two Eu - O bridges. The coordination geometry of each europium atom can be best described as a distorted trigonal bipyramid.

Synthesis,Structure and Characterization of a 3D Chiral Carboxylate and Phosphonate Metalorganic Framework Based on 1,1?-Biphenol Ligand

A novel phosphonate-based chiral metal-organic framework 1 was synthesized from C2-symmetric 1,1？-biphenol-based ligand and structurally characterized by single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared spectra（FTIR）, circular dichroism（CD） and thermogravimetric analyses（TGA）. Two neighboring Mn ions are linked by two carboxylate groups and one phosphate group to form a di-manganese unit [Mn2] and each [Mn2] cluster in 1 is linked by five ligands, generating a 3D network with fns topology. In addition, the photoluminescence properties of 1 and H4 L were investigated.

Synthesis,structure and catalytic activity of complexes [Ln(EDBP)_2(DME)Na(DME)_3](Ln=Er,Yb,Sm) for ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone

Discrete ion-pair complexes [Ln(EDBP)2(DME)Na(DME)3] [Ln=Er (1), Yb (2), Sm (3)] have been synthesized by the reaction between sodium salt of 2,2'-ethylidene-bis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenol)(EDBPH2) and Ln(BH4)3·3THF (Ln=Er, Yb, Sm) followed by centrifugation and recrystalization. The complexes were characterized by elemental analysis and FT-IR, and the bonding model of these compounds was confirmed by X-ray single crystal diffraction for complex 1. It was found that four O atoms in two biphenol ligands as well as two O atoms in one ethylene glycol dimethyl ether (DME) molecule connect to the center rare earth metal atom, while sodium exists as counterpart cation to balance the charge. Complexes 1―3 can all be used as single component initiators for the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone.

RARE EARTH COMPLEXES[Ln(EDBP)_2(DME)Na(DME)_3]AS CATALYSTS FOR THE POLYMERIZATION OF 2,2-DIMETHYLTRIMETHYLENE CARBONATE

The biphenol based discrete ion-pair rare earth complexes, [Ln（EDBP）2（DME）Na（DME）3] [Ln = Er（1）, Yb（2）, Sm（3）], were prepared and used as catalysts for the ring-opening polymerization （ROP） of 2,2-dimethyltrimethylene carbonate （DTC）. Three complexes show moderate activities for the polymerization, and the catalytic activities increase in the following sequence： （Yb 〈 Er 〈 Sm）. The effect of different ratios of [DTC]/[Ln], polymerization temperature and time on the polymerization was investigated. Moreover, PDTC without ether unit developed from possible CO2 elimination was prepared.