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Linkage isomerism in coordination polymers.
2012
The use of the recently prepared polynitrile ligand tcnopr3OH(-) ([(NC)(2)CC(OCH(2)CH(2)CH(2)OH)C(CN)(2)](-)) with different salts of Fe(II), Co(II), and Ni(II) has led to a very rare example of linkage isomerism in a coordination chain. These pairs of linkage isomers can be formulated as [M(tcnopr3OH-κN,κO)(2)(H(2)O)(2)]; M = Fe (1), Co (3), and Ni(5) and [M(tcnopr3OH-κN,κN')(2)(H(2)O)(2)]; M = Fe (2), Co (4), and Ni (6). Compounds 1-2, 3-4, and 5-6 are three pairs of linkage isomers since they present the same formula and chain structure and they only differ in the connectivity of the polynitrile ligand bridging the metal ions in the chain: through a N and an O atom (1κN:2κO-isomer) or th…
Molecular-Programmed Self-Assembly of Homo- and Heterometallic Tetranuclear Coordination Compounds: Synthesis, Crystal Structures, and Magnetic Prope…
2009
New homo- and heterobimetallic tetranuclear complexes of formula [Cu4(mpba)(Me4en)4(H2O)4](ClO4)4·3H2O (1), [Cu4(mpba)(Me4en)4(H2O)4](PF6)4·2H2O (2), [Cu4(ppba)(Me4en)4(H2O)4](ClO4)4·2H2O (3), [Cu4(mpba)(dipn)4](ClO4)4·3H2O (4), [Cu4(ppba)(dipn)4](ClO4)4·2H2O (5), and [Cu2Ni2(ppba)(dipn)4(H2O)2](PF6)4 (6) [mpba = N,N′-1,3-phenylenebis(oxamate), ppba = N,N′-1,4-phenylenebis(oxamate), Me4en = N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine, and dipn = dipropylenetriamine] have been synthesized and structurally and magnetically characterized. Complexes 1−6 have been prepared following a molecular-programmed self-assembly method, where a heteropolytopic tetranucleating phenylenedioxamato bridging ligand (…
Dinuclear Zn II Complexes of Polydentate Polyamines as Minimalist Models of Hydrolytic Reactions
2004
The synthesis of the novel macrocycle 2,6,9,12,16-pentaaza[17](2,9)(1,10)phenanthrolinophane (L3) is reported. Speciation studies on the systems ZnII−L3 and ZnII−L2 (L2 =2,6,10,13,17,21-hexaaza[22]metacyclophane) performed in aqueous solution show the formation of mono- and dinuclear ZnII complexes. In the two systems, the dinuclear complexes readily hydroxylate, with the hydroxo species being the main ones in solution at relatively low pH values. This feature makes these complexes promising hydrolytic agents for carboxy and phosphate esters. The hydrolytic ability of the L1−L3 dinuclear complexes toward the carboxy and phosphate ester bond was tested by addition of p-nitrophenyl acetate (N…
Heptacoordinated MnIIin oxalate-based bimetallic 2D magnets: synthesis and characterisation of [Mn(L)6][Mn(CH3OH)MIII(ox)3]2(MIII= Cr, Rh; ox = oxala…
2006
Oxalate-based magnets have been known with several different crystallographic structures, from 1D to 3D, but with all of them based in metal ions with octahedral coordination. In this article we report a new bidimensional oxalate-bridged bimetallic magnet where the divalent metal appears heptacoordinated, which has strong effects in the structure and properties of this materials.
Dimensionality Variation in Polymeric Metallo‐Organic Frameworks
2003
Single crystal X-ray crystallography was used to determine the structures of four metallo-organic complexes derived from pyridyl ligands and the metal ions, Cu2+, Zn2+ and Ag+. Two metallo-organic layer framework structures (1 and 3), a strand (2) and a dimer (4) structure were formed when the tetradentate ligands, tetrakis(nicotinoxymethyl)methane (TNM) and tetrakis(isonicotinoxymethyl)methane (TINM), were reacted with the first and second row transition metal cations, copper, silver, and zinc. The choice of anion and ligand was found to affect the outcome of the structure. Contrary to our previous results with the same ligands and similar transition metal cations, no genuine 3D metallo-or…
Weak alkali and alkaline earth metal complexes of low molecular weight ligands in aqueous solution
2008
This work is aimed at reviewing the chemical literature dealing with thermodynamic aspects of the weak complex formation (species with log K values less than about 3) between alkali and alkaline earth metal ions with low molecular weight inorganic and organic ligands in aqueous solution. The following ligands (up to hexavalent anions) were examined in detail: (i) hydroxide, chloride, sulfate, carbonate and phosphate as inorganic, and (ii) carboxylates, amines, amino acids, complexones and nucleotides as organic ligands. The paper also identifies the main reasons responsible for the dispersion of the stability data on ion pairs in the literature. When possible, the trend of stability for the…
Self-consistent continuum solvation (SCCS): the case of charged systems.
2013
The recently developed self-consistent continuum solvation model (SCCS) [O. Andreussi, I. Dabo, and N. Marzari, J. Chem. Phys. 136, 064102 (2012)] is applied here to charged species in aqueous solutions. Describing ions in solution represents a great challenge because of the large electrostatic interactions between the solute and the solvent. The SCCS model is tested over 106 monocharged species, both cations and anions, and we demonstrate its flexibility, notwithstanding its much reduced set of parameters, to describe charged species in solution. Remarkably low mean absolute errors are obtained with values of 2.27 and 5.54 kcal/mol for cations and anions, respectively. These results are co…
Reversible Colorimetric Probes for Mercury Sensing
2005
The selectivity and sensitivity of two colorimetric sensors based on the ruthenium complexes N719 [bis(2,2'-bipyridyl-4,4'-dicarboxylate)ruthenium(II) bis(tetrabutylammonium) bis(thiocyanate)] and N749 [(2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine-4,4',4' '-tricarboxylate)ruthenium(II) tris(tetrabutylammonium) tris(isothiocyanate)] are described. It was found that mercury ions coordinate reversibly to the sulfur atom of the dyes' NCS groups. This interaction induces a color change in the dyes at submicromolar concentrations of mercury. Furthermore, the color change of these dyes is selective for mercury(II) when compared with other ions such as lead(II), cadmium(II), zinc(II), or iron(II). The detection limit…
Kinetic and equilibrium study for cadmium and copper removal from aqueous solutions by sorption onto mixed alginate/pectin gel beads
2013
Abstract Kinetic and equilibrium studies have been carried out to evaluate Cd(II) and Cu(II) sorption from aqueous solution by calcium alginate and new synthesized hybrid calcium alginate/pectate gel beads with different alginate/pectate concentration ratios. Physical and chemical properties of the beads were characterized by different techniques (SEM, EDX, TGA). The best experimental pH conditions were selected on the basis of a study on the acid–base properties of pectin and alginate in aqueous solution and their ability to act as sequestering agents for copper(II) and cadmium(II) ions. Calcium released during the sorption process was determined in order to elucidate a possible ion exchan…
Scanning electrochemical microscopy as a probe of Ag+ binding kinetics at Langmuir phospholipid monolayers
2005
A new method has been developed for measuring local adsorption rates of metal ions at interfaces based on scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM). The technique is illustrated with the example of Ag+ binding at Langmuir phospholipid monolayers formed at the water/air interface. Specifically, an inverted 25 microm diameter silver disc ultramicroelectrode (UME) was positioned in the subphase of a Langmuir trough, close to a dipalmitoyl phosphatidic acid (DPPA) monolayer, and used to generate Ag+ via Ag electro-oxidation. The method involved measuring the transient current-time response at the UME when the electrode was switched to a potential to electrogenerate Ag+. Since the Ag+/Ag couple…