Synthesis of Imidazole Cyclophane as Ligand of Binuclear Metalloprotein Models

Four imidazole cyclophanes have been synthesized by the oxidation of bis-imidazoline with barium manganate followed by cyclization with 2,6-bis(bromomethyl) pyridine in the presence of NaH. All the compounds were identified by IR, (HNMR)-H-1, MS and elemental analysis.

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Two Copper(Ⅱ) Coordination Polymers Derived from Aromatic Carboxylic Acids and Bis(imidazoles)Ligands

Two compounds have been obtained by the reaction of metal（Cu（II））, 4,4＇-bis（imidazol-l-yl）diphenyl thioether（BIDPT） with two carboxylic acids, 4,4＇-oxydibenzoic acid（H2oba） and phthalic acid（H2pht）. The crystal structures of the resulting compounds, namely {[Cu（BIDPT）（oba）]·H2O}n（1） and {Cu（BIDPT）（pht）}n（2）, have been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Compound 1 is of orthorhombic system, space group Pbcn with a = 27.8310（3）, b = 10.7791（1）, c = 19.3913（2）A, V = 5817.0（3） ？3 and Mr = 656.15. Compound 2 belongs to the monoclinic system, space group C2/c with a = 18.2678（2）, b = 11.0259（1）, c = 22.906（2） A, β = 97.727（2）o, V = 4571.8（8） A3 and Mr = 545.04. Structural analyses reveal that compounds 1 and 2 respectively exhibit two-dimensional（2D） wavy and corrugated layer structures. Through intermolecular hydrogen bonding, compound 1 is assembled into a 3D supramolecular structure. The thermal stability and ultraviolet spectroscopy properties of the two compounds are also investigated.

Structure and Thermal Properties of Transition Metal Imidazole Chloride

The X-ray single-crystal structure analyses have been determined for two metal imidazole chlorides: [Fe(Im)6]Cl24H2O 1 and [CuCl(Im)4]Cl 2 (Im = imidazole). The red crystal of compound 1 is of triclinic, space group Pi with Mr = 607.31 (C18H32Cl2FeN12O4), a = 8.797(2), b = 9.068(2), c = 10.581(2) ? a = 75.35(3), ?= 83.20(3), ? = 61.85(3)o, V = 720.0(2) 3, Z = 1, Dc = 1.401 g/cm3, F(000) = 316, = 0.755 mm-1, R = 0.0353 and wR = 0.1227. The blue crystal of compound 2 belongs to monoclinic, space group P21/c with Mr = 406.77 (C12H16Cl2CuN8), a = 13.909(3), b = 8.8933(18), c = 15.086(7) ? ?= 118.32(2), V = 1642.7(9) 3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.645 g/cm3, F(000) = 828, = 1.666 mm-1, R = 0.0609 and wR = 0.1726. In solid state, both 1 and 2 form three-dimensional hydrogen bond networks to stabilize the structures which were also characterized by TG and elemental analyses. The thermal gravity (TG) data indicate that the residues are Fe and Cu for 1 and 2, respectively.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Zinc(Ⅱ)Coordination Polymer Assembled by 4-Nitrophthalic Acid and Bis(imidazol)Ligands

A new complex [Zn（4-nph）（bib）]（2n）·nH2O（1） has been obtained by the reaction of metal（Zn（Ⅱ））,1,4-bis（imidazol-1-yl）-butane（bib） with 4-nitrophthalic acid（4-H（2nph））.The crystal structure of 1 has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.Compound 1 is of triclinic system,space group P1 with a = 10.3251,b = 12.4503,c = 16.6497 A,α = 88.487（3）,β = 72.529（3）,γ = 79.991（3）°,V = 2009.8（5）A^3 and Mr = 945.47.Complex 1 shows a three-dimensional（3 D） framework.Moreover,through intermolecular hydrogen bonds,compound 1 is assembled into a supramolecular structure.The thermal stability and luminescent properties of 1 are also investigated.

Two Novel Cobalt(Ⅱ)/nickel(Ⅱ) Metal-organic Coordination Polymers Based on Flexible Polycarboxylic Acids and Rigid Bis(imidazole) Mix Ligands

Two novel metal-organic coordination compounds, [Co2(OH)(chdc)1.5(bibp)]n(1) and [Ni(chdc)(bib)]n·2nH2O(2, H2chdc=1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, bibp=4,4’-bis(1-imidazolyl)biphenyl, bib=1,4-bis(1-imidazolyl)benzene), were synthesized and characterized. Compound 1 crystallizes in monoclinic system, space group PI with a=10.591(3), b=11.146(3), c=12.264(3) ?, α=89.009(6), β=88.397(4), γ=87.823(3)°, V=1446.0(6) ?3, Dc=1.554 g/cm3, C30H30Co2N4O7, Mr=676.44, F(000)=696, μ(MoKα)=1.202 mm-1, Z=2, R=0.0278 and wR=0.0718. In 1, it contains an interesting tetranuclear Co(Ⅱ) cluster. The neighboring {Co4} clusters are linked by chdc2-ligands to generate a 2D network. The bibp ligands connect adjacent layers to form an open 3 D metal-organic framework. Compound 2 crystallizes in monoclinic system, space group P21/n with a=8.8110(1), b=19.369(1), c=12.7379(4) ?, β=102.952(5)o, V=2118.5(2) ?3, Dc=1.490 g/cm3, C20H24N4NiO6, Mr=475.14, F(000)=992, μ(MoKα)=0.961 mm-1, Z=4, R=0.0306 and wR=0.0738. In 2, each deprotonated chdc 2-ligand links two Ni(Ⅱ) atoms to generate a 1 D chain along the a axis. The adjacent chains are further connected by bib ligands to build up an interesting two-dimensional network. Compound 1 shows antiferromagnetic property.

Structure of Hexakis(imidazole)nickel(II) Nitrate Water Solvate:[Ni(Im)_6] (NO_3)_2·4H_2O

Crystal structure of the title compound, (NO 3) 2·4H 2O (Im=imidazole), was determined by X-ray crystallographic analysis. The crystal structure consists of discrete Ni^(Im) 2+ 6 cation, NO - 3 anion and four uncoordinated water molecules. It crystallizes in the hexagonal system, space group P63, with lattice parameters a=b= 0.9003(2) nm, c= 2.1034(4) nm, and Z=2. The Ni(II) ion is centro- symmetric octahedron geometry with the NiN 6 core. Six imidazole molecules are coordinated to each nickel(II) atom through its tertiary nitrogen atom. The short and long bond distances of Ni-N are 0.2059(6) and 0.2204(7) nm, respectively. In the solid state, 2+, H 2O moieties and nitrate anions form the three dimensional hydrogen bonds network which stabitizes the crystal structure.