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Sivaev IB. Bis(Dicarbollide) Complexes of Transition Metals: How Substituents in Dicarbollide Ligands Affect the Geometry and Properties of the Complexes. Molecules 2024; 29:3510. [PMID: 39124915 PMCID: PMC11314212 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29153510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2024] [Revised: 07/23/2024] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
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The interaction between different types of substituents in dicarbollide ligands and their influence on the stabilization of various rotational conformers (rotamers) of transition metal bis(dicarbollide) complexes [3,3'-M(1,2-C2B9H11)2]- are considered. It has been shown that the formation of intramolecular CH···X hydrogen bonds between dicarbollide ligands is determined by the size of the proton acceptor atom X rather than its electronegativity. Due to the stabilization of rotamers with different dipole moments, intramolecular hydrogen bonds between ligands in transition metal bis(dicarbollide) complexes can have a significant impact on the biological properties of their derivatives. In the presence of external complexing metals, weak intramolecular CH···X hydrogen bonds can be broken to form stronger X->M donor-acceptor bonds. This process is accompanied by the mutual rotation of dicarbollide ligands and can be used in sensors and molecular switches based on transition metal bis(dicarbollide) complexes.
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- Igor B Sivaev
- A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, 28 Vavilov Str., Moscow 119991, Russia
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Wang J, Cai J, Ren KX, Liu L, Zheng SJ, Wang ZY, Zang SQ. Stepwise structural evolution toward robust carboranealkynyl-protected copper nanocluster catalysts for nitrate electroreduction. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadn7556. [PMID: 38691609 PMCID: PMC11062576 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adn7556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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Atomically precise metal nanoclusters (NCs) are emerging as idealized model catalysts for imprecise metal nanoparticles to unveil their structure-activity relationship. However, the directional synthesis of robust metal NCs with accessible catalytic active sites remains a great challenge. In this work, we achieved bulky carboranealkynyl-protected copper NCs, the monomer Cu13·3PF6 and nido-carboranealkynyl bridged dimer Cu26·4PF6, with fair stability as well as accessible open metal sites step by step through external ligand shell modification and metal-core evolution. Both Cu13·3PF6 and Cu26·4PF6 demonstrate remarkable catalytic activity and selectivity in electrocatalytic nitrate (NO3-) reduction to NH3 reaction, with the dimer Cu26·4PF6 displaying superior performance. The mechanism of this catalytic reaction was elucidated through theoretical computations in conjunction with in situ FTIR spectra. This study not only provides strategies for accessing desired copper NC catalysts but also establishes a platform to uncover the structure-activity relationship of copper NCs.
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Wang B, Zhu Z, Liang MJ, Ren YK, Xue JB, Zhang JY, Qi F, Xiao XQ. A 12-Vertex Metallacarborane of Silver(I). Inorg Chem 2024; 63:5481-5486. [PMID: 38446017 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c04329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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The discovery of ferrocene in 1951 was a significant landmark in the field of organometallic chemistry, and since then, numerous sandwich- or half-sandwich metallic complexes have been reported. However, silver stands as an intriguing exception in this regard, and knowledge of its bonding situation has remained undisclosed. Herein, unprecedented 12-vertex metallacarboranes of Ag(I) (2a and 2b) were synthesized through the reaction of sodium hexamethyldisilazide (NaHMDS) with the mixture of nido-C2B9 carborane anion-supported N-heterocyclic carbene precursors (1a and 1b) and [Ag(PPh3)Cl]4. The X-ray structural analysis of the resulting metallacarboranes revealed a unique "slipped" half-sandwich structure, which is a rarity among cyclopentadienyl analogues. DFT calculations provided insights into the asymmetric π-interactions between the pentagonal C2B3 face and the silver ion.
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- Beining Wang
- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, No. 2318 Yuhangtang Rd., Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, No. 2318 Yuhangtang Rd., Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, No. 2318 Yuhangtang Rd., Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, No. 2318 Yuhangtang Rd., Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, No. 2318 Yuhangtang Rd., Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, No. 2318 Yuhangtang Rd., Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, No. 2318 Yuhangtang Rd., Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, No. 2318 Yuhangtang Rd., Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, China
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Stogniy MY, Anufriev SA, Bogdanova EV, Gorodetskaya NA, Anisimov AA, Suponitsky KY, Grishin ID, Sivaev IB. Charge-compensated nido-carborane derivatives in the synthesis of iron(II) bis(dicarbollide) complexes. Dalton Trans 2024. [PMID: 38264799 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03549b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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A series of stable iron(II) bis(dicarbollide) derivatives [8,8'-(RNHC(Et)HN)2-3,3'-Fe(1,2-C2B9H10)2] (R = Pr, R = Ph, (CH2)2OH, (CH2)3OH, (CH2)2NMe2) was prepared starting from FeCl2 or [FeCl2(dppe)] and the corresponding nido-carboranyl amidines [10-RNHC(Et)HN-7,8-C2B9H11]. In a similar way, the reactions of the oxonium derivatives of nido-carborane with FeCl2 in tetrahydrofuran in the presence of t-BuOK lead to the corresponding stable oxonium derivatives iron(II) bis(dicarbollide) [8,8'-(RR'O)2-3,3'-Fe(1,2-C2B9H10)2] (RR' = (CH2)4, (CH2)2O(CH2)2, (CH2)5; R = R' = Et), which can be alternatively prepared by the reaction of the parent iron(II) bis(dicarbollide) with tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane in the presence of Me2SO4. The cyclic voltammetry studies of the synthesized iron(II) bis(dicarbollide) derivatives revealed that the introduction of amidinium and oxonium substituents leads to a significant increase in the Fe2+/Fe3+ redox potential relative to the parent iron(II) bis(dicarbollide). The redox potentials of the oxonium derivatives are close to the redox potential of ferrocene and somewhat lower than redox potentials of sulfonium and phosphonium derivatives of iron(II) bis(dicarbollide).
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- Marina Yu Stogniy
- A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
- M.V. Lomonosov Institute of Fine Chemical Technology, MIREA - Russian Technological University, Moscow, Russia
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- A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
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- A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
- M.V. Lomonosov Institute of Fine Chemical Technology, MIREA - Russian Technological University, Moscow, Russia
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- A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
- M.V. Lomonosov Institute of Fine Chemical Technology, MIREA - Russian Technological University, Moscow, Russia
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- A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
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- A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
- G.V. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, Russia
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- Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
- Faculty of Chemistry, National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University), Moscow, Russia
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