An electrochemical
sulfonylation of alkynes with sodium sulfinates
was achieved for the first time at room temperature. Employing this
electrolysis strategy, the reaction occurs efficiently under transition-metal-free,
external oxidant-free, and base-free conditions and furnishes diverse
alkynyl sulfones in satisfactory yield with broad functional group
tolerance.
The exploration of artificial luminogens with bright emission has been fully developed with the advancement of synthetic chemistry. However, many of them face problems like weakened emission in the aggregated state as well as poor renewability and sustainability. Therefore, the development of renewable and sustainable luminogens with anti-quenching function in the solid state, as well as to unveil the key factors that influence their luminescence behavior become highly significant. Herein, a new class of natural rosin-derived luminogens with aggregation-induced emission property (AIEgens) have been facilely obtained with good biocompatibility and targeted organelle imaging capability as well as photochromic behavior in the solid state. Mechanistic study indicates that the introduction of the alicyclic moiety helps suppress the excited-state molecular motion to enhance the solid-state emission. The current work fundamentally elucidates the role of alicyclic moiety in luminogen design and practically demonstrates a new source to large-scalely obtain biocompatible AIEgens.
The
dinuclear complex cis-[(CH3CN)6Mo2(O2C-Fc)2(BF4)2] (2) and the square-shaped compound [(CH3CN)4Mo2(O2C-Fc-CO2)(BF4)2]4 (3) can be
synthesized by reacting [Mo2(NCCH3)10][BF4]4 (1) with the corresponding
ferrocenemonocarboxylic and -dicarboxylic acids (FMCA and FDCA) in
a mixture of CH3CN and THF. The reaction of [Mo2(NCCH3)10] [BF4]4 (1) with tetrafluoroterephthalic acid in propionitrile solution
affords the square-shaped complex [(CH3CH2CN)4Mo2(O2C-C6F4-CO2)(BF4)2]4 (4). The interaction of 1 with 5-fluoroisophthalic acid
using acetonitrile as solvent results in the isolation of the triangular
complex [(CH3CN)6Mo2(m-bdc-F)(BF4)2]3 (5).
The products 2–5 have been characterized
by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, NMR spectroscopy (1H, 11B, 13C, 19F), IR spectroscopy,
elemental analysis, TG-MS, and UV–vis spectroscopy measurements.
Polyfunctional aromatic rings have been constructed by direct functionalization of C–H and O–H bonds to C–S and C–O bonds under mild and green conditions.
The reaction of cis-[Mo2(O2C-Fc)2(NCCH3)4][BF4]2 (cis-1) with three electronically different N,N'-diarylformamidinate (DArF) ligands [DArF = N,N'-diphenylformamidinate (DPhF), N,N'-di(p-trifluoromethylphenyl)formamidinate (DTfmpF), and N,N'-di(p-anisyl)formamidinate (DAniF)] results in products of the general composition [Mo2(O2C-Fc)2(DArF)2]. Even though the trans-[Mo2(O2C-Fc)2(DArF)2] isomers were originally expected to be the sole products, the corresponding cis-[Mo2(O2C-Fc)2(DArF)2] complexes were isolated as well via crystallization and verified unambiguously by X-ray crystallography. All novel complexes, namely, cis-[Mo2(O2C-Fc)2(DPhF)2] (cis-2a), cis-[Mo2(O2C-Fc)2(DTfmpF)2] (cis-2b), and trans-[Mo2(O2C-Fc)2(DAniF)2] (trans-2c), were studied regarding their electrochemical properties with respect to electrolyte, solvent, and ligand. The electron-donating ligand DArF(-) enables the oxidation of the [Mo2](4+) unit prior to that of Fc, while the oxidation sequence is reversed when acetonitrile or diphosphine ligands are coordinated instead of formamidinate. In the case of trans-[Mo2(O2C-Fc)2(DAniF)2], interactions were found between the two redox-active ferrocenecarboxylate ligands, with a clear ΔE1/2 value originating from the peak-to-peak separation in DPV of around 100 mV with CH2Cl2 as solvent. Furthermore, the second oxidation of the Mo2-handle [Mo2](5+)/[Mo2](6+) was exclusively observed with DAniF(-) as the ligand. Similar absorption patterns in UV-vis spectra were found within the series 2a-2c, corresponding to similar structural and electronic features of the complexes.
Three novel cis-to-trans-converted dimolybdenum(II) complexes, trans-[Mo2(O2C-Fc)2(DPPX)2][BF4]2 {2a-2c; DPPX = DPPA [N,N-bis(diphenylphosphino)amine], DPPM [1,1-bis(diphenylphosphino)methane], and DPPE [1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane], respectively}, were synthesized through the insertion of bulky diphosphine ligands, which force a permanent trans arrangement, as evidenced by X-ray crystallography and density functional theory calculations. All compounds were characterized by means of NMR, UV-vis, and IR spectroscopy as well as thermogravimetry-mass spectrometry measurements. Interestingly, uncommon UV-vis transitions and oxidation sequences were observed compared to previously reported ones. As verified by electrochemical measurements, all synthesized complexes show two separate one-electron-redox processes assigned to subsequent oxidations of the two redox-active ferrocenecarboxylate ligands, with a split of ca. 70 mV. This behavior reveals electronic interaction between the two equatorially trans-positioned ferrocenyl units. The presented work provides new insights into the rational synthesis of electronically coupled trans-coordinated Mo2 systems, paving the way toward the design of linear multicenter redox-active oligomers.
By the reactions of Mn(III) Schiff-base complexes with the tricyanometalate building block, [(Tp)Cr(CN)(3)](-) (Tp = Tris(pyrazolyl) hydroborate), two couples of enantiomerically pure chiral cyano-bridged heterobimetallic one-dimensional (1D) chain complexes, [Mn((R,R)-Salcy)Cr(Tp)(CN)(3)·1/4H(2)O·1/2CH(2)Cl(2)](n) (1) and [Mn((S,S)-Salcy)Cr(Tp)(CN)(3)·1/4H(2)O·1/2CH(2)Cl(2)](n) (2) (Salcy = N,N'-(1,2-cyclohexanediylethylene)bis(salicylideneiminato) dianion), [Mn((R,R)-Salphen)Cr(Tp)(CN)(3)](n) (3) and [Mn((S,S)-Salphen)Cr(Tp)(CN)(3)](n) (4) (Salphen = N,N'-1,2-diphenylethylene-bis(salicylideneiminato) dianion), have been successfully synthesized. Circular dichroism (CD) spectra confirm the enantiomeric nature of the optically active complexes. Structural analyses reveal the formation of neutral cyano-bridged zigzag single chains in 1 and 2, and neutral cyano-bridged zigzag double chains in 3 and 4. Magnetic studies show that antiferromagnetic couplings are operative between Cr(III) and Mn(III) centers bridged by cyanide. Complexes 1 and 2 are the rare examples of chiral ferrimagnets; while complexes 3 and 4 exhibit a coexistence of chirality and spin-glass behavior in a 1D chain.
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