The first polyoxometalatocyclophanes have been synthesized by the covalent linkage of a hexamolybdate cluster and bisarylimido ligands containing flexible chains. These metallamacrocycles are chiral, and some of them can undergo spontaneous resolution. The work provides a new protocol for preparing chiral polyoxometalates (POMs) and chiral metallamacrocycles from achiral building blocks by fastening both ends of a flexible chain onto an achiral POM to remove the symmetric center and mirror.
Tuning the selectivity of metal catalysts is of paramount importance yet a great challenge. A new strategy to effectively control the selectivity of metal catalysts, by tuning the lattice strain, is reported. A certain amount of Co atoms is introduced into Ru catalysts to compress the Ru lattice, as confirmed by aberration-corrected high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) measurements. We discover that the lattice strain of Ru catalysts can greatly affect their selectivity, and Ru with 3 % lattice compression exhibits extremely high catalytic selectivity for hydrogenation of 4-nitrostyrene to 4-aminostyrene compared to pristine Ru (99 % vs. 66 %). Theoretical studies confirm that the optimized lateral compressive strain facilitates hydrogenation of the nitro group but impedes the hydrogenation of the vinyl group. This study provides a new guideline for designing metal catalysts with high selectivity.
A series of remote hydroxyl functionalized organoimido derivatives of hexamolybdate, (Bu(4)N)(2)[Mo(6)O(18)(Cres)] (1) (Cres = 4-amino-m-cresol), (Bu(4)N)(2)[Mo(6)O(17)(Cres)(2)] x H(2)O (2), (Bu(4)N)(2)[Mo(6)O(18)(Phen)] x i-PrOH (Phen = p-aminophenol)(3), (Bu(4)N)(2)[Mo(6)O(18)(Phen)] x EtOH (4), (Bu(4)N)(2)[Mo(6)O(17)(Phen)(2)] (5), (Bu(4)N)(2)[Mo(6)O(18)(Naph)] (Naph = 5-amino-1-napheynyl) (6), and (Bu(4)N)(2)[Mo(6)O(18)(Chex)] x 1.5 H(2)O (Chex = trans-4-aminocyclohexanol) (7) were synthesized and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction, FT-IR spectra, UV-vis spectra, elemental analysis, (1)H NMR, and cyclic voltammetry. X-ray structural study reveals that intermolecular and intramolecular hydrogen bonding plays an important role in their supramolecular assembly; it is found that (i) bridged oxo ligands of hexamolybdate cluster are more inclined to form hydrogen bonds as acceptors than terminal oxo ligands in this system; (ii) small solvent molecules with hydrogen bonding donor and acceptor, such as water, i-PrOH, and EtOH, usually act as hydrogen bonding bridge in their supramolecular assembly; (iii) hydrogen bonding has an important influence on their anion conformation besides cell packing; (iv) the hydrogen bonding supramolecular assembly of compounds 1-7 demonstrate an interesting change from dimer (3), to 1D infinite single chain (4), to 1D infinite double chain (2), and to 2D network (1, 5, 6, and 7) owing to the alteration of the grafting organic ligand, the substituted number, and the crystallized solvent molecule. To explore their potential application in conductivity, the optical band gap of compounds 1-7 were determined upon their solid state reflectance spectra. Our current study not only surveys systematically hydrogen bonding interaction and supramolecular assembly of remote hydroxyl functionalized organoimido-derivatized hexamolybdates but also provides some available precursors for further modification including esterification.
. (2014). Pristine organo-imido polyoxometalates as an anode for lithium ion batteries. RSC Advances: an international journal to further the chemical sciences, 4 (15), 7374-7379. Pristine organo-imido polyoxometalates as an anode for lithium ion batteries AbstractHere we have designed a strategy to improve the electronic conductivities of polyoxometalates (POMs) via property-oriented organic grafting for use in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). POMs usually exhibit limited electronic conductivity that hinders their use in electronic applications. Organic grafting of POMs defines a valuable path for improving electronic conductivities of POMs, due to the enhanced metal to ligand charge transfer (MLCT) via d-π electronic interactions, and results in their feasible application in LIBs. Comparative practical and theoretical study of the effect of functional groups revealed that grafting of the remote electron withdrawing group (-SCN) on POMs via organo-imidoylization along with lower values of lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals (LUMO) results in an enhanced performance as Mo6-SCN shows initial discharge capacity of ∼1678 mA h g-1 with ∼85% capacity retention and coulombic efficiency ∼100% after 100 cycles. 2014 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Comparative practical and theoretical study of the effect of functional groups revealed that grafting of the remote electron withdrawing group (-SCN) on POMs via organo-imidoylization along with lower values of lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals (LUMO) results in an enhanced performance as Mo 6 -SCN shows initial discharge capacity of $1678 mA h g À1 with $85% capacity retention and coulombic efficiency $100% after 100 cycles.
The carbonyl-compound-catalyzed nitrosation of amines to form carcinogenic nitrosamines under nonacidic condition is different from the classic nitrosation via acidification of nitrite anion. The mechanistic pathways of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) formation by the reactions of dimethylamine (DMA) with the nitrite anion catalyzed by carbonyl compounds have been investigated using the DFT/B3LYP method at the 6-311+G(d,p) level. The computational results show that the energy barriers of the nucleophilic addition reaction, which were calculated as 27-40 kcal/mol, increase significantly with methylation but vary slightly with chloromethylation on the carbonyl group. Comparison of energy barriers of this nucleophilic addition reaction and the electrophilic substitution reaction indicates that the former is the rate-determining step, from which the order of the catalytic activity is obtained as formaldehyde > chloral > acetaldehyde > acetone. Furthermore, analysis of electronic and steric effects on catalytic activity reveals that electron-withdrawing substituents decrease the energy barrier but electron-donating substituents and steric hindrance will block this catalytic reaction. Based on this discovery, fluoral is proposed as a good catalyst for the nitrosation of DMA by nitrite anion, which has a calculated energy barrier of about 26 kcal/mol. The results obtained in this work will help elucidate the mechanisms of formation of nitrosamines.
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