Ligand assisted copper-catalyzed Ullmann cross coupling reaction of bromaminic acid with amines

Three types of ligands have been developed for copper-catalyzed Ullmann cross coupling reaction of bromaminic acid with amines in aqueous solution. Ligands with large steric hindrance and strong electron-donating capacity were beneficial to the reaction. UV–Vis and CV analyses demonstrated that these ligands had strong coordination with copper(I), implying the effect of ligand coordination ability on the stability and catalytic activity of catalytic system.

Ligand Exchange Reaction of Ferrocene with Heterocycles

The ligand exchange reaction with heterocycles containing nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur atoms was carried out. For the reaction with heterocycles, the order of the reactivity was S-heterocycles > N-heterocycles > O-heterocycles. Furthermore, when the results for the heterocycles were compared to those for the corresponding hydrocarbons, the hydrocarbons had a higher reactivity. These results mean that the reactivity would be mainly governed by the electron density of these arenes.

Self-supporting and dual-active 3D Co-S nanosheets constructed by ligand replacement reaction from MOF for rechargeable Al battery

Metal sulfides with high theoretical capacities are expected as promising cathode materials of Al batteries(AIBs). However, powdery active materials are mainly synthesized and loaded on current collector by insulating binder without capacity. Meanwhile, S as inert element in metal sulfides can not usually provide capacity. So, powdery metal sulfides only exhibit limiting practical capacity and poor cycling stability due to weak conductivity and low mass utilization. Herein, the novel self-supporting and dual-active Co-S nanosheets on carbon cloth (i.e. Co-S/CC) with hierarchically porous structure are constructed as cathode of AIBs. Co-S nanosheets are derived from ZIF-67 nanosheets on CC by a facile ligand replacement reaction. As a result, the binder-free Co-S/CC cathode with good conductivity delivers excellent initial discharge capacity of 383.4 m Ah g^(-1)(0.211 m Ah cm^(-2)) at current density of 200 m A g^(-1)and maintain reversible capacity of 156.9 m Ah g^(-1)(0.086 m Ah cm^(-2)) with Coulombic efficiency of 95.8% after 500 cycles,which are much higher than those of the traditional slurry-coating cathodes. Both Co and S as active elements in Co-S/CC contribute to capacity, which leads to a high mass utilization. This work provides a significant strategy for the construction of self-supporting metallic cathode for advanced high-energy density Al battery.

Ligand Exchange Reaction of Ferrocene with Substituted Benzenes

Ligand exchange reaction is one of the typical reactions of ferrocene. In this paper, ligand exchange reactions were carried out between ferrocene and various substituted benzenes using aluminum chloride catalysis. The product yields of the reactions with alkanoyl- and alkoxybenzenes were low because of the coordination of aluminum chloride to the oxygens of the benzene substituents. Comparing the reactions using o- and p-dimethoxybenzene, the former was revealed to be less reactive;this is likely due to the deviation of the π-electrons of its benzene ring being larger.

Synthesis of Novel Bisoxazoline Ligands for the Enantioselective Diels-Alder Reaction

Four novel bisoxazoline ligands 8a-d were synthesized from （S）-amino alcohols and could be formed effective catalysts （up to 77% ee for endo isomer） with Cu（OTf）2 for enantioselective Diels-Alder addition. The facility of the reaction was dependent on the nature of the substituent R in the bisoxazoline ligand.

Asymmetric Induction of Chiral 1,1'-Bis(oxazolinyl)ferrocenes as Ligands in Metal-Catalyzed Cyclopropanation and Diels-Alder Reactions

Four chiral 1,1?bis(oxazolinyl)ferrocenes(1a-1d) have been prepared and used as ligands in the copper catalyzed asymmetric cyclopropanation of styrene with ethyl diazoacetate (EDA) and the magnesium catalyzed Diels-Alder reaction between 3-acryloyl-2-oxazolidinone and cyclopentadiene. Enantioselectivities up to 24% and 41%, respectively, for cyclopropanation and Diels-Alder reaction were observed.

1,3-Dicarbonyl compounds as phosphine-free ligands for Pd-catalyzed Heck and Suzuki reactions

Some 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds (such as pentane-2,4-dione and 3-oxo-N-phenylbutanamide) were found to constitute highly efficient, yet low-priced and phosphine-free ligands for the Pd-catalyzed Heck and Suzuki reactions of aryl bromides and iodides with very high turnover numbers (ca. 103–104).

THE SYNTHESES OF POLYQUINOLINES WITH 2,2'-PYRIDYLQUINOLINE AND 2,6-DIQUINOLYLPYRIDINE AS LIGAND AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN SOME CATALYTIC REACTIONS

The polyquinolines with 2,2'-pyridylquinoline as bidentate and 2,6-diquinolylpyridine as tridentate ligand have been prepared from 4,4-dlamino- 3,3'-dibenzoyldiphenyl ether, 4,4'-diacetyldiphenyl ether and 1,4-bis (2-acetylpyridyl-6-oxy) benzene, 2,6-diacetylpyridine, respectively. These polyquinoline-supported ligands have been used in hydrogenation and hydroformylation of olefins with some transition metal complexes.

Ligand Size Effect on PdLn Oxidative Addition with Aryl Bromide： A DFT Study

The process and mechanism of the ligand volume controlled Pd（PR3）2 （PR3=PH3, PMe3, and PtBu3） oxidative addition with aryl bromide were investigated, using density functional theory method with the conductor-like screening model. Association pathway and dissocia-tion pathway were investigated by the comparison of several energies. The cleavage energy of Pd（PR3）2 complex was calculated, as well as the oxidative addition reaction barrier energy of Pd（PR3）n （n=1,2） with aryl bromide in N,N-dimethylformamide solvent. This study proved that the ligands volume possessed a great impact on the mechanism of oxidative addition： less bulky ligand palladium associated with aryl bromide via two donor ligands,but larger bulky ligand palladium coordinated via monoligand.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of an Incomplete Cubane-type Mo_3S_4 Cluster with the N-N-O Type Tridentate Ligand: {Mo_3S_4[NH_2CH_2CH(O)CH_2NH_2]_3}(DTP)·(H_2O)_2·(DMF)

A new cluster {Mo3S4[NH2CH2CH(O)CH2NH2]3}(DTP)?(H2O)2?(DMF) (DTP = diethyldithiophosphate) has been synthesized via ligand substitution reaction of Mo3S4(DTP)4(H2O) with an alkaline ligand 1,3-diamino-2-propanol(DAPROH) in a mixed organic solvent, and its crys- tal structure was determined with the following data: Mo3S6PC16H48O8N7, Mr = 977.76, triclinic, space group P1, Z = 2, a = 10.319(2), b = 12.843(3), c = 15.335(3) ?, α = 65.26(3), β = 82.18(3), γ = 70.67(3)o, V = 1741.7(6) ?3, Dc = 1.864 g/cm3, μ = 1.517 mm-1, F(000) = 988, the final R = 0.0794 and wR = 0.2111 for 6318 observed reflections (I>2σ(I)). The structure analysis indicates that all DTP ligands of Mo3S4(DTP)4(H2O) are replaced and each DAPRO molecule acts as a tri- dentate ligand chelating to each Mo atom of the Mo3S4 core. Different from the precursor, the clus- ter symmetry is elevated to C3. In addition, the UV-spectrum of the title compound was measured.

Organic Carboxylate Ligand Tuned Topological Variations in Three Zn(Ⅱ)Coordination Polymers:Syntheses,Crystal Structures and Photoluminescent Properties

Three new Zn（Ⅱ） coordination polymers, namely [Zn2（suc）2（bib）2]n·nH2 O（1）, [Zn（glu）（bib）]n·4 nH2 O（2）, and [Zn（adp）（bib）]n（3）（bib = 1,4-bis（N-imidazolyl）butane, H2 suc = succinic acid, H2 glu = glutaric acid, H2 adp = adipic acid） have been hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized. Compound 1 features a 3D framework with 4-connected hxg-d topological network, compound 2 is comprised of 2D 44-sql-type sheets, and the adjacent 2D sheets are further packed into a 3D supramolecular architecture via intermolecular hydrogenbonding interactions, and compound 3 is a 3D framework with 4-fold interpenetrating dia topology. The structural comparison of these three compounds demonstrates that the topological variations can be well controlled by employing aliphatic dicarboxylate ligands with different spacer lengths. Moreover, the thermal stabilities and photoluminescent properties of them were also studied in detail.

A Metal-organic Framework Containing Octanuclear Zn(Ⅱ) Clusters Constructed by 5-Methoxyisophthalate and Flexible Bis(imidazolyl) Ligand

The hydrothermal reaction of 5-methoxyisophthalic acid（MeO-H2ip）, 1,3-bis（2-methylimidazol-1-yl）propane（bmip） and Zn（NO3）2·6H2O in the presence of NaOCH3 gave rise to a three-dimensional（3-D） metal-organic framework containing octanuclear Zn（II） units, [Zn4（MeO-ip）3（OH）2（bmip）]n. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the complex crystallizes in the triclinic space group P1 with a = 11.348（3）, b = 14.163（4）, c = 15.088（4） , α = 108.537（2）, β = 106.542（2）, γ = 103.106（1）o, V = 2065.4（9） -3, Z = 2, Mr = 334.62, Dc = 1.740 g·cm-（-3）, μ = 2.375 mm-（-1）, S = 1.015, F（000） = 1096, the final R = 0.0272 and w R = 0.0715 for 8929 observed reflections（I 〉 2σ（I））. The complex is thermally stable up to 370 oC, and exhibits photoluminescent emission at 450 nm on 350 nm excitation.

Aryl-guanidine/Pd-catalyzed Suzuki Cross-coupling Reaction at Room Temperature

Four aryl-guanidines（AG） were synthesized and used for the palladium-catalyzed Suzuki cross-coupling reaction to test the catalytic activity.In the presence of steric bulk AG,when aryl bromide and arylboronic acid were used as the reactants,the Suzuki reaction could be carried out smoothly at room temperature in aqueous solvent to afford the cross-coupling product in high yield.This catalysis system was also successful for the coupling of activated aryl chlorides at room temperature.

Two Zinc Complexes Supported by in situ Formed Etheric Ligands

Two zinc complexes, [Zn(MPIP)Cl2](1) and [Zn(EPIP)Cl2](2), where MPIP = 1-(methoxymethyl)-3-(pyridin-2-yl)imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine and EPIP = 1-(ethoxymethyl)-3-(pyridin-2-yl)imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine, were synthesized under solvothermal conditions. The etheric ligand MPIP was formed in situ via metal ligand reaction between(3-(pyridin-2-yl)imidazo[1,5-a]pyridin-1-yl)methanol(HPIPM) and methanol solvent. Similarly, the ligand EPIP was generated in situ from the reaction of HPIPM with ethanol solvent. The structures of 1 and 2 were characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffraction analysis. They are four-coordinated mononuclear complexes, and the ZnII ion of 1 and 2 displays distorted tetrahedral geometry. The photoluminescent properties of 1 and 2 were investigated. Strong emissions were observed for both 1 and 2, which were ascribed as the intraligand(π-π*) fluorescent transitions. This paper provides a simple and efficient method for the synthesis of etheric compounds.

Kinetic study on Iigand-exchange reaction between ethylenedicysteine (EC) and ^(99m)Tc-glucoheptonate (^(99m)Tc-GH)

A detailed kinetic study of ligand-exchange reaction between 99mTc-GH and EC was carried out. The rate constants (k) of ligand-exchange reaction at different EC concentrations and different pH values were calculated. The k values (L@mol-1@min-1) were 3.7×103, 4.1×103, 3.9×103 and 3.9×103 at EC concentrations (?mol@L-1) of 559.7, 279.9, 186.6 and 55.97, respectively, while k values were 3.7×103, 3.4×103, 1.9×103 and 3.1×102 when pH values were 10, 9, 8 and 7, respectively, and k had an increase of the order of magnitude from pH 7 to pH 8. It demonstrated that k of the ligand exchange reaction was pH dependent and pH value of the reaction solution must be equal to or little higher than 8 in order to make the labeling yield of 99mTc-EC higher than 90%.

Asymmetric Reformatsky Reaction Induced by Dipeptides

For the first time, synthetic dipeptides were applied to the catalysis of asymmetric Reformatsky reaction. Review in this domain & factors influencing enantioselectivity were discussed.

Synthesis of Coordination Polymers Using Different Maleic Acid Ligands under Hydrothermal Conditions

A novel coordination polymer, [ Ni （mal） （1,10＇-phen） （ H2O） ] n （ 1 ） （ mal = malate, 1,10＇-phen = 1,10- phenanthroline） was synthesized using malic acid which was generated from maleic acid via hydrothermal reaction. Complex 1, which displays a two-dimensional supramolecular network, was formed by the addition reaction of Ni and maleic acid with water molecules. To our knowledge, several coordination polymers have been directly synthesized from malic acid, but these types of complexes have seldom been synthesized from maleic acid via hydrothermal reactions. When Ni（ Ⅱ ） ion was changed to Zn（ Ⅱ） ion under the same condition, two-dimensional covalent complex 2 [ Zn2 （fma） 2 （1,10＇-phen） 2 ] n （fma = fumatic acid） was formed. Furthermore, complex 2 exhibits intense photolumi- nescent property at room temperature.

Synthesis and Characterization of New Chiral Monoanionic [ON] Ancillary Phenolate Ligands

Three new chiral monoanionic [ON] ancillary phenolate ligands with varying pendant arms have been synthesized in moderate to high yields (50% - 85%) via Mannich-type condensation reaction of chiral substituted phenol, formaldehyde and (+)-bis-[(R)-1-phenylethyl]amine. These new organic compounds were fully characterized via nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H and 13C) and elemental analysis. The newly synthesized ligands are suitable candidates for metal-catalyzed ring-opening of lactones and asymmetric catalysis.

Oxygen Atom Transfer Reaction of Manganese-oxo Corrole toward Dimethyl Sulfide: a Density Functional Study

The effects of axial ligand on the oxygen atom transfer(OAT)reaction from 5,10,15-tris(pentafluorophenyl)corrole((tpfc)MnVO)to dimethyl sulfide(DMS)have been investigated by density functional theory(DFT)calculations.Imidazole(Im),4-methylimidazole(4-MI)and pyridine(Py)were selected as the axial ligands.The results revealed that the axial ligand can form coordinate bond with(tpfc)MnVO in the transition state(TS)of the OAT reaction.The axial coordination favored charge transferring from(tpfc)MnVO to DMS,and weakened the Mn≡O bond in both singlet and triplet states.Furthermore,axial coordination can reduce the energy barrier of neutral(tpfc)MnVO from 23.62 kJ·mol^-1 to less than 3 kJ·mol^-1 in the triplet state,which is significantly lower than in the singlet state.This makes(tpfc)MnVO tend to direct the OAT reaction via triplet state pathway.On the other hand,the energy barriers of[(tpfc)MnVIO]+species from disproportionation pathway increased from 1.26 to 33.95 kJ·mol^-1 in a doublet state.This suggests axial ligands were conducive for direct(tpfc)MnVO OAT reaction pathway.