Reactions of the perfluoroalkyltriazapentadiene Ph2N3C2(C3F7)2H with acids, bases, and water

Ethylene-Bridged Hexadentate Bis(amidines) and Bis(amidinates) with Variable Binding Sites

Hexadentate bis(amidines) form versatile networks of hydrogen bonds both in solid state and solution, as revealed by X-ray crystallography, IR, and NMR spectroscopy. Moreover, the corresponding bis(amidinates) produce blue and green emissions in THF solution. Tethered tetradentate bis(amidines) have emerged in coordination chemistry, enantioselective catalysis, as building blocks for polyfunctional heterocycles, and in photoluminescent materials. The next generation of flexible bis(amidine)/bis(amidinate) platforms with up to six N-donor sites has now been established.

Synthesis and characterization of silver(I) adducts supported solely by 1,3,5-triazapentadienyl ligands or by triazapentadienyl and other N-donors

Halogenated 1,3,5-triazapentadienyl ligands [N{(C(3)F(7))C(C(6)F(5))N}(2)](-), [N{(CF(3))C(C(6)F(5))N}(2)](-) and [N{(C(3)F(7))C(2,6-Cl(2)C(6)H(3))N}(2)](-), alone or in combination with other N-donors like CH(3)CN, CH(3)(CH(2))(2)CN, and N(C(2)H(5))(3), have been used in the stabilization of thermally stable, two-, three- or four-coordinate silver(i) adducts. X-Ray crystallographic analyses of {[N{(C(3)F(7))C(C(6)F(5))N}(2)]Ag}(n), {[N{(C(3)F(7))C(C(6)F(5))N}(2)]Ag(NCCH(3))}(n), {[N{(C(3)F(7))C(2,6-Cl(2)C(6)H(3))N}(2)]Ag(NCCH(3))}(n), {[N{(CF(3))C(C(6)F(5))N}(2)]Ag(NCCH(3))(2)}(n) and {[N{(C(3)F(7))C(C(6)F(5))N}(2)]Ag(NCC(3)H(7))}(n) revealed the presence of bridging 1,3,5-triazapentadienyl ligands bonded to silver through terminal nitrogen atoms. These adducts are polymeric in the solid state. [N{(C(3)F(7))C(2,6-Cl(2)C(6)H(3))N}(2)]AgN(C(2)H(5))(3) is monomeric and features a 1,3,5-triazapentadienyl ligand bonded to Ag(I) in a κ(1)-fashion via only one of the terminal nitrogen atoms. The solid state structure of [N{(C(3)F(7))C(C(6)F(5))N}(2)]H has also been reported and it forms polymeric chains via inter-molecular N-H···N hydrogen-bonding.

Varied reactions of [M(L)]3 with HgCl2, FeBr2, CeCl3, AgOTf; ligand transfer, nucleophilic attack with recombination and/or fragmentation [M = Li or Na; L = N(SiMe3){C(H)N}3SiMe3]

The crystalline compounds [Hg{N(R)C(H)NR}(2)] (1), [Fe(L)(2)](2) (2), [Ce(L)(2)Cl](2) (3), [(AlMe(2))(3){(N(R)C(H)NC(H)N)(2)C(H)NC(H)NR}] (4), and [Ag(8)Na{(N(R)C(H)N)(2)(C(H)N)(4)R}(3)] (5) were obtained from [Li(L)](3) (A) (for 1) or [Na(L)](3) (B) and HgCl(2), FeBr(2), CeCl(3), Al(Cl)Me(2), and AgOTf, respectively [L = N(R){C(H)N}(3)R; R = SiMe(3)]. Compounds 1, 2, 3, and 5 were prepared in tetrahydrofuran (THF) at 20 degrees C; for 4, it was C(6)H(14) at -78 degrees C. NMR data for 1 showed only a single SiMe(3) environment for 1, implicating a fast exchange process. Single crystal X-ray data showed dinuclear structures for 2 and 3. Each ligand [L](-) in crystalline 2 was bound to each of the two Fe atoms in a kappa(1)- or kappa(2)-fashion, respectively, with one NSiMe(3) group of the former unattached; this was consistent with VT (1)H NMR spectral data indicative of fast exchange (at 313 K) between axial kappa(1)- and equatorial kappa(2)-N,N'-coordination to Fe. The magnetic moment for 2 in C(6)H(6) was appropriate for high-spin octahedral Fe(II). The ligands [L](-) in crystalline 3 are arranged in a helical fashion. The NMR spectra of 4 in C(6)D(5)CD(3) showed that there is an equilibrium between two asymmetric structures; minor co-products were 4', assigned as a symmetrical isomer of 4, and N(R)C(H)NR(2). The anion of 5 is proposed to be identical to that of 4'. Routes to the ligands of 1, 4, 4', and 5 are suggested; the key feature is that the ligand [L](-), unless tethered in an appropriate metal-containing matrix (as in A, B, 2, or 3), is labile because of SiMe(3) mobility, fragmentation, and/or recombination.

Formazans as β-diketiminate analogues. Structural characterization of boratatetrazines and their reduction to borataverdazyl radical anions

Formazans react with boron triacetate to produce boratatetrazines, which can be reduced to yield borataverdazyl radical anions--the first boron containing verdazyl radicals.

Monomeric lithium triazapentadienyl complexes

Treatment of 1,3,5-triazapentadienes [N{(C3F7)C(Mes)N}2]H and [N{(C3F7)C(Dipp)N}2]H (where Mes = 2,4,6-Me3C6H2; Dipp = 2,6-Pr(i)2C6H3) with n-BuLi in hexane, followed by the crystallization from hexane-THF mixture afforded the corresponding lithium 1,3,5-triazapentadienyl complexes as their THF solvates. X-Ray crystallographic analyses revealed that [N{(C3F7)C(Mes)N}2]Li(THF)2 and [N{(C3F7)C(Dipp)N}2]Li(THF) are monomeric in the solid state. [N{(C3F7)C(Mes)N}2]Li(THF)2 has a four-coordinate lithium center with a distorted tetrahedral geometry, and features a boat-shaped C2N3Li metallacycle. [N{(C3F7)C(Dipp)N}2]Li(THF) has a three-coordinate lithium atom and a planar, U-shaped C2N3 ligand backbone. The synthesis, solid-state structure, and 1H and 19F NMR spectroscopic details of [N{(C3F7)C(Mes)N}2]H are also reported.