作者:Corinna Wetzel、Peter C. Kunz、Indre Thiel、Bernhard Spingler
DOI:10.1021/ic2011259
日期:2011.8.15
A series of phosphanes with imidazolyl substituents were prepared as hemilabile PN ligands. The corresponding gold(I) complexes were tested as bifunctional catalysts in the Markovnikov hydration of 1-octyne, as well as in the synthesis of propargylamines by the three component coupling reaction of piperidine, benzaldehyde, and phenylacetylene. While the activity in the hydration of 1-octyne was low, the complexes are potent catalysts for the three component coupling reaction. In homogeneous solution the conversions to the respective propargylamine were considerably higher than under aqueous biphasic conditions. The connectivity of the imidazolyl substituents to the phosphorus atom, their substitution pattern, as well as the number of heteroaromatic substituents have pronounced effects on the catalytic activity of the corresponding gold(I) complexes. Furthermore, formation of polymetallic species with Au-2, Au-3, and Au-4 units has been observed and the solid-state structures of the compounds [(5)(2)Au3Cl2]Cl and [(3c)(2)Au4Cl2]Cl-2 (3c = tris(2-isopropylimidazol-4(5)-yl phosphane, 5 = 2-tert-butylimidazol-4(5)-yldiphenyl phosphane) were determined. The gold(I) complexes of imidazol-2-yl phosphane ligands proved to be a novel source for bis(NHC)gold(I) complexes (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene).
Cytotoxicity of ruthenium(II) piano-stool complexes with imidazole-based PN ligands
作者:Wilhelm Huber、Philip Bröhler、Wim Wätjen、Walter Frank、Bernhard Spingler、Peter C. Kunz
DOI:10.1016/j.jorganchem.2012.06.027
日期:2012.10
A series of p-cymene ruthenium(II) complexes with imidazol-2-yl phosphines as PN ligands was prepared. Depending on the number of imidazolyl substituents in the ligands Ph3-nP(im)(n) 1-3: n = 1-3, im imidazol-2-yl (a), 1-methylimidazol-2-yl (b)} different coordination modes were observed: kappa P, kappa N-2,N or kappa N-3,N,N. The complexes were tested for their cytotoxicity in different cancer cell lines. Most of the compounds were found to be non-toxic; The compounds [(p-cymene)Ru(1a)Cl-2] (4a) shows cytotoxicity towards A2780sens and Hct116 cells in the mM range but not in H4IIE cells. The cytotoxicity is decreased upon introduction of a methyl group as [(p-cymene)Ru(1b)Cl-2] (4b) shows only modest toxicities in the cell lines investigated. The kappa P compound [(p-cymene)Ru(2a)Cl-2] (5a) shows selective toxicity in H4IIE cells after 72 h whereas the kappa N-2, N compound [(p-cymene)Ru(2a) Cl] OTf (5a') showed no toxicity in the cell lines investigated which again. (C) 2012 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
作者:Peter C. Kunz、Indre Thiel、Anna Louisa Noffke、Guido J. Reiß、Fabian Mohr、Bernhard Spingler
DOI:10.1016/j.jorganchem.2011.10.006
日期:2012.1
cyclopentadienyl ruthenium(II) with imidazole-based PN ligands have been synthesized starting from the precursor complexes [CpRu(C10H8)]PF6, [CpRu(NCMe)3]PF6 and [CpRu(PPh3)2Cl]. PN ligands used are imidazol-2-yl, -4-yl and -5-yl phosphines. Depending on the ligand and precursor different types of coordination modes were observed; in the case of polyimidazolyl PN ligands these were κ1P-monodentate, κ2P,N-, κ2N,N-