Syntheses, crystal structures and fluorescence emission of one-dimensional and mononuclear complexes generated from zinc(II) and carbamyldicyanomethanide

Synthesis of benzimidazoles containing pyrazole group and quantum chemistry calculation of their spectroscopic properties and electronic structure

Five benzimidazole compounds containing pyrazole group were synthesized via one-step reaction of o-phenylenediamine and 1-arylpyrazole-4-carbaldehyde in ethanol under mild conditions. The composition and structure of resultant benzimidazole compounds were analyzed by means of elemental analysis, mass spectrometry, (1)H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and X-ray single crystal diffraction. The ultraviolet-visible light spectra and fluorescent spectra of the products were measured. Their ground-state (S(0)) equilibrium geometries and vibrational frequencies were determined based on B3LYP method, and their first excited-state (S(1)) geometries were fully optimized based on 6-31G (d, p) basis set of TD-B3LYP method. Besides, the spectroscopic properties of the products were computed based on cc-pVTZ basis set of TD-B3LYP method and compared with corresponding experimental data. It has been found that benzimidazole compounds containing pyrazole group can be readily synthesized in a high yield via one-step reaction of o-phenylenediamine and 1-arylpyrazole-4-carbaldehyde in ethanol solvent. The fluorescence properties of the five synthesized compounds are closely related to their molecular structure; and their computed fluorescence spectra well correspond to their experimental values. Moreover, they have stable structure and strong fluorescence, showing potential application in time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay and DNA probe.

Syntheses, crystal structures, and magnetism of one-dimensional complexes generated from copper(II) and carbamyldicyanomethanide bridging ligand

Two one-dimensional chain complexes, {[Cu(cda)2H2O]·H2O}n (1) and {[Cu(cda)(H2O)2]·(ClO4)·3H2O}n (2) (cda = carbamyldicyanomethanide anion) have been synthesized and their crystal structures determined by X-ray crystallography. The copper(II) ions in 1 are bridged by two µ1,5-cda bridging ligands, whereas in 2 the copper(II) ions are connected by a single µ1,5-cda ligand. Complex 1 is red while 2 is green. Variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility data indicate that there is a very weak antiferromagnetic interaction between the bridged copper(II) ions in both 1 and 2.Key words: synthesis, crystal structure, copper complex, polynitrile ligand, magnetism.