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Chuprin AS, Belova SA, Vologzhanina AV, Dorovatovskii PV, Voloshin YZ. Preparation, X-ray Characterization, and Reactivity of the Rod-like and Angular Germanium- and Titanium(IV)-Capped Iron(II) Bis-Clathrochelates and Their Mono- and Bis-Capped (Semi)clathrochelate Precursors. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:4299-4311. [PMID: 38364313 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c04319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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Transmetalation of the bis{triethylantimony(V)}-capped iron(II) tris-α-dioximate with n-butylboronic acid afforded the mixed antimony, boron cross-linked clathrochelate with single reactive antimony(V)-based apical fragment. This macrobicyclic precursor easily underwent the transmetalation reactions with germanium and titanium(IV) alkoxides to give the rod-like and angular FeII2MIV-trinuclear bis-clathrochelates. Those of the aforementioned diantimony(V)-capped complex with 3- and 4-carboxyphenylboronic acids afforded the monoboron-capped iron(II) semiclathrochelates, undergoing a double-cyclization (macrobicyclization) with germanium- and titanium(IV)-based capping agents. The reactions in the low-temperature range unexpectedly gave the stable 2:1 associates, formed by the bridging of two carboxyl-terminated macrobicyclic molecules of the mixed carboxylboron, triethylantimony-capped iron(II) clathrochelate with a triethylantimony(V)-based linker fragment. The obtained complexes were characterized using elemental analysis, MALDI-TOF, 1H and 13C{1H} NMR and UV-vis spectra, and single-crystal XRD experiments. The encapsulated iron(II) ion in their 3D-molecules is situated almost in the center of its FeN6-coordination polyhedron possessing a truncated trigonal-pyramidal geometry. Fe-N distances fall in the range 1.887(7)-1.945(4) Å characteristic of the low-spin iron(II) complexes. The cross-linking titanium and germanium(IV) ions in the corresponding bis-clathrochelate molecules form the octahedral MIVO6-coordination polyhedra, the MIV-O distances of which vary from 1.946(2) to 1.964(2) Å and from 1.879(7) to 1.907(6) Å, respectively.
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- Alexander S Chuprin
- Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 28-1 Vavilova St., 119334 Moscow, Russia
- Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 31 Leninsky Prosp., 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 28-1 Vavilova St., 119334 Moscow, Russia
- Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 31 Leninsky Prosp., 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 28-1 Vavilova St., 119334 Moscow, Russia
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- National Research Center Kurchatov Institute, 1 Kurchatova pl., 123098 Moscow, Russia
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- Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 28-1 Vavilova St., 119334 Moscow, Russia
- Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 31 Leninsky Prosp., 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Corcho-Valdes AL, Ponce de Leon-Cabrera J, Padron-Ramirez I, Chao-Mujica FJ, Lebed E, Gutierrez-Quintanilla A, Desdin-Garcia LF, Voloshin Y, Antuch M. Precise Fingerprint Determination of Vibrational Infrared Spectra in a Series of Co(II) Clathrochelates through Experimental and Theoretical Analyses. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:9419-9429. [PMID: 37935045 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c04161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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The energetic demands of modern society for clean energy vectors, such as H2, have caused a surge in research associated with homogeneous and immobilized electrocatalysts that may replace Pt. In particular, clathrochelates have shown excellent electrocatalytic properties for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). However, the actual mechanism for the HER catalyzed by these d-metal complexes remains an open debate, which may be addressed via Operando spectroelectrochemistry. The prediction of electrochemical properties via density functional theory (DFT) needs access to thermodynamic functions, which are only available after Hessian calculations. Unfortunately, there is a notable lack in the current literature regarding the precise evaluation of vibrational spectra of such complexes, given their structural complexity and the associated tangled IR spectra. In this work, we have performed a detailed theoretical and experimental analysis in a family of Co(II) clathrochelates, in order to establish univocally their IR pattern, and also the calculation methodology that is adequate for such predictions. In summary, we have observed the presence of multiple common bands shared by this clathrochelate family, using the B3LYP functional, the LANL2DZ basis, and effective core potentials (ECP) for heavy atoms. The most important issue addressed in this article was therefore related to the detailed assignment of the fingerprint associated with cobalt(II) clathrochelates, which is a challenging endeavor due to the crowded nature of their spectra.
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- Angel Luis Corcho-Valdes
- Centro de Aplicaciones Tecnologicas y Desarrollo Nuclear (CEADEN), No. 502, Calle 30 y 5ta Ave., Miramar, C.P. 11300 La Habana, Cuba
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- Centro de Aplicaciones Tecnologicas y Desarrollo Nuclear (CEADEN), No. 502, Calle 30 y 5ta Ave., Miramar, C.P. 11300 La Habana, Cuba
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- Centro de Aplicaciones Tecnologicas y Desarrollo Nuclear (CEADEN), No. 502, Calle 30 y 5ta Ave., Miramar, C.P. 11300 La Habana, Cuba
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- Centro de Aplicaciones Tecnologicas y Desarrollo Nuclear (CEADEN), No. 502, Calle 30 y 5ta Ave., Miramar, C.P. 11300 La Habana, Cuba
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- Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 28-1 Vavilova st., 119334 Moscow, Russia
- Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 31 Leninsky pr., 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Centro de Aplicaciones Tecnologicas y Desarrollo Nuclear (CEADEN), No. 502, Calle 30 y 5ta Ave., Miramar, C.P. 11300 La Habana, Cuba
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- Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 28-1 Vavilova st., 119334 Moscow, Russia
- Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 31 Leninsky pr., 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Centro de Aplicaciones Tecnologicas y Desarrollo Nuclear (CEADEN), No. 502, Calle 30 y 5ta Ave., Miramar, C.P. 11300 La Habana, Cuba
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