Stepwise selective reaction of two N-cyanoethyl groups attached to C-racemic tetraaza macrocyclic nickel(II) and copper(II) complexes in aqueous solutions
作者:Shin-Geol Kang、Nahee Kim、Jong Hwa Jeong
DOI:10.1016/j.ica.2010.11.003
日期:2011.1
Stepwise hydrolysis of two N-(CH2)(2)CN groups attached to [Ni(C-racemic-L-2)(OAc)](+) and [Cu(C-racemic-L-2)](2+) (L-2 = 1,8-bis(N-cyanoethyl)-5,5,7,12,12,14-hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane) has been investigated. The reaction of [Ni(C-meso-L-2)](2+) has also been examined. Interestingly, [Ni(C-racemic-L-2)(OAc)](+) is readily hydrolyzed to [Ni(C-racemic-L-3)](2+) bearing one N-(CH2)(2)CONH2 and one N-(CH2)(2)CN pendant arms at pH <= 6, whereas [Cu(C-racemic-L-2)](2+) and [Ni(C-meso-L-2)](2+) are quite inert against hydrolysis under similar acidic conditions. Although [Cu(C-racemic-L-2)](2+) is hydrolyzed to [Cu(C-racemic-L-3)](2+) at pH 9, [Ni(C-meso-L-2)](2+) readily undergoes C-N bond cleavage to yield [Ni(C-meso-L-1)](2+) (L-1 = 5,5,7,12,12,14-hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane) in basic aqueous solutions. The hetero-functionalized complex [Ni(C-racemic-L-3)](2+) undergoes hydrolysis and C-N bond cleavage at pH 9 and 13, respectively; both [Ni(C-racemic-L-4)](2+) bearing two N-(CH2)(2)CONH2 pendant arms and [Ni(C-racemic-L-5)](2+) bearing one N-(CH2)(2)CONH2 group can be prepared selectively by controlling pH of the solution. However, [Cu(C-racemic-L-3)](2+) readily undergoes C-N bond cleavage to produce [Cu(C-racemic-L-5)](2+) even at pH 9. Crystal structure of [Ni(C-racemic-L-3)](2+) shows that the complex has severely distorted trigonal bipyramidal coordination geometry. Electronic absorption spectra of [Cu(C-racemic-L-3)](2+), [Ni(C-racemic-L-5)](2+), and [Cu(C-racemic-L-5)](2+) indicate that they also have trigonal bipyramidal coordination geometry. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.