Preparation and characterization of oxorhenium(V) complexes with 2,2'-biimidazole: the strong affinity of coordinated biimidazole for chloride ions via N-H...Cl- hydrogen bonding

Stereoelectronic Profiling of Neutral and Monoanionic Biimidazoles and Mixed Diimines

14 mono-, di-, and tetranuclear palladium complexes were prepared to study the coordination chemistry of symmetrical and unsymmetrical azole-derived diimines and their anions. The diverse range of complexes obtained highlights the structural and electronic diversities imposed by these ligands. Using the monopalladium species, the electronic properties of selected bidentate ligands were determined, ranked, and compared by ¹³C NMR spectroscopy, extending the scope of the HEP2 (Huynh electronic parameter 2) scale, which can detect even subtle differences. Moreover, the %V_bur (percentage volume buried) values as an estimate for the steric bulk of some ligands were determined using the solid-state molecular structures of their complexes, and a preliminary stereoelectronic map was established.

Synthesis, characterization and DFT study of oxorhenium(v) complexes incorporating quinoline based tridentate ligands

Two mononuclear Re(v) complexes were synthesized using two different O, N, N coordinating Schiff base ligands. The X-ray structure and catalytic properties of the complexes are investigated and the electronic structure and absorption spectra were also calculated.

3,3'-(2,2'-Bi-1H-imidazole-1,1'-diyl)dipropanol

In the title compound, C₁₂H₁₈N₄O₂, unlike other unconjugated disubstituted biimidazole derivatives reported so far, the two imidazole rings in a trans conformation exhibit a large planar rotation angle of 51.27 (4)°, and consist of half-mol­ecule asymmetric units related by a twofold rotation. The mol­ecules are linked into a three-dimensional framework with a parallel laminated construction via O—H⋯N and C—H⋯O inter­actions.

Synthesis, characterization, and crystal structures of novel oligomeric Zn(II) and Cd(II) complexes with N,N′-dimethyl-2,2′-biimidazole

Zn(II) and Cd(II) complexes with N,N′-dimethyl-2,2′-biimidazole (Me2biim) were synthesized and characterized by IR spectroscopy and by X-ray crystallographic methods. The reaction of zinc perchlorate with Me2biim produced the dinuclear compound [(Me2biim)Zn(µ-Me2biim)3Zn(Me2biim)](ClO4)4, containing two monodentate and three bridging Me2biim ligands bonded to Zn atoms in a distorted tetrahedral environment. A related neutral (NO3)2Cd(µ-Me2biim)3Cd(NO3)2 complex, containing only bridging Me2biim ligands, was also synthesized, in which the distorted octahedral coordination of each Cd atom is completed by one monodentate and one bidentate nitrato ligand. Two ionic trinuclear Cd compounds were also obtained, which include two sets of three bridging Me2biim ligands connecting a central Cd atom to two terminal Cd centers. An extra Me2biim ligand is chelated to each terminal metal, and the sixth coordination site is occupied by water molecules in the symmetric [(Me2biim)(H2O)Cd(µ-Me2biim)3Cd(µ-Me2biim)3Cd(H2O)(Me2biim)](ClO4)6 complex, whereas the aqua ligand is replaced by methanol at one of the terminal units in the non-symmetric [(Me2biim)(H2O)Cd(µ-Me2biim)3Cd(µ-Me2biim)3Cd(CH3OH)(Me2biim)](ClO4)6 compound. In the chelating ligands, dihedral angles of ~38° between the two imidazole rings reduce repulsion between the N-methyl groups, but considerable strain remains, as evidenced from one of the Cd–N bonds being much longer than the other. In the various compounds, dihedral angles of 60–80° are found between the imidazole rings in the bridging ligands, and intramolecular inter-ligand π–π stacking contributes to stabilization.Key words: zinc, cadmium, dimethylbiimidazole, crystal structure, dinuclear, trinuclear.

Pillared-Layer Microporous Metal−Organic Frameworks Constructed by Robust Hydrogen Bonds. Synthesis, Characterization, and Magnetic and Adsorption Properties of 2,2‘-Biimidazole and Carboxylate Complexes

Two new isostructural complexes [M(H2biim)3][M(btc)(Hbiim)].2H2O (M = Co, (1); M = Ni, (2)) (btc = 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate; H2biim = 2,2'-biimidazole) have been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. They present a unique structure consisting of two distinct units: the monomeric cations [M(H2biim)3]2+ and the two-dimensional (2D) anionic polymer [M(Hbiim)(btc)]2-. In the anionic moiety, the Hbiim- monoanion is simultaneously coordinated to one metal atom in a bidentate mode and further to another metal atom in a monodentate mode. The imidazolate groups bridge the two adjacent metal ions into a helical chain which is further arranged in left- and right-handed manners. These chains are bridged by btc ligands into a 2D brick wall structure. The most interesting aspect is that the [M(H2biim)3]2+ cations act as pillars and link the anionic layers via robust heteromeric hydrogen-bonded synthons (9) and (7) formed by the uncoordinated oxygen atoms of carboxylate groups and the H2biim ligands, resulting in a microporous metal-organic framework with one-dimensional (1D) channels (ca. 11.85 angstroms x 11.85 angstroms for 1 and 11.43 angstroms x 11.43 angstroms for 2). Magnetic properties of these two complexes have also been studied in the temperature range of 2-300 K, and their magnetic susceptibilities obey the Curie-Weiss law in the temperature range of 20-300 K (for 1) and 2-300 K (for 2), respectively, showing anti-ferromagnetic coupling through imidazolate bridging. Taking into consideration the Heisenberg infinite chain model as well as the possibility of chain-to-chain and chain-to-cation interactions, the anti-ferromagnetic exchange of 2 is analyzed via a correction for the molecular field, giving the values of g(cat) = 2.296, g(Ni) = 2.564, J = -13.30 cm(-1), and zJ' = -0.017 cm(-1). The microporous frameworks are stable at ca. 350 degrees C. They do not collapse after removal of the guest water molecules in the channels, and they adsorb methanol molecules selectively.