Polypyridyl-functionalizated alkynyl gold(i) metallaligands supported by tri- and tetradentate phosphanes

Phosphole formation by 1,1-carboboration--reactions of bis-alkynyl phosphanes with a frustrated P/B Lewis pair.

The arylbis(phenylethynyl)phosphanes 1a,b (aryl = mesityl, 2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl) react with the frustrated P/B Lewis pair (P/B FLP) mes2PCH2CH2B(C6F5)2 (4) to give mixtures of three products; the major products, the phosphole systems 2a,b, are formed by a sequence of 1,1-carboboration reactions. One of the minor compounds (6a,b) is formed by 1,1-carboboration followed by internal 1,2-FLP ad...

Nucleophilic reactivity of a series of peroxomanganese(III) complexes supported by tetradentate aminopyridyl ligands.

Peroxomanganese(iii) adducts have been postulated as important intermediates in manganese-containing enzymes and small molecule oxidation catalysts. Synthetic peroxomanganese(iii) complexes are known to be nucleophilic and facilitate aldehyde deformylation, offering a convenient way to compare relative reactivities of complexes supported by different ligands. In this work, tetradentate dipyridy...

Tri- and tetra-nuclear polypyridyl ruthenium(II) complexes as antimicrobial agents.

A series of inert tri- and tetra-nuclear polypyridylruthenium(II) complexes that are linked by the bis[4(4'-methyl-2,2'-bipyridyl)]-1,n-alkane ligand ("bb(n)" for n = 10, 12 and 16) have been synthesised and their potential as antimicrobial agents examined. Due to the modular nature of the synthesis of the oligonuclear complexes, it was possible to make both linear and non-linear tetranuclear r...

Silica- and polymer-supported platinum(II) polypyridyl complexes: synthesis and application in photosensitized oxidation of alkenes.

Square-planar polypyridine platinum(II) complexes have been introduced into a silica/polymer matrix by covalent ligand modification. The photophysical properties of the supported matrices are well retained as their model complexes, and the quantum yields for singlet oxygen ((1)O(2)) generation are comparable with that of TPP (tetraphenylporphyrin) under similar conditions. A preliminary applica...

Synthesis of a new series of chiral tri- and tetradentate ligands and their application in titanium-catalyzed pinacol coupling reaction