Neutral group 6B (Cr, Mo, W) pentacarbonyl complexes M(CO)5-L possessing various P-ligands such as phosphines, phosphaalkenes, and phospha-quinomethanes can form radical cations and anions under redox conditions. There is significant interest in whether the radical site is localized on the metal or on a "non-innocent" ligand. Density functional theory was used to predict whether the radicals of...

New dimolybdenum complexes of composition [Mo2{μ-Me}2Li(S)}(μ-X)(μ-N^N)2] (3a-3c), where S = THF or Et2O and N^N represents a bidentate aminopyridinate or amidinate ligand that bridges the quadruply bonded molybdenum atoms, were prepared from the reaction of the appropriate [Mo2{μ-O2CMe}2(μ-N^N)2] precursors and LiMe. For complex 3a, X = MeCO2, while in 3b and 3c, X = Me. Solution NMR studies i...

Crystalline complexes of S-tert-butylisothiuronium perchlorate ( t-BuSC(NH2),C104) and 18-crown-6 (18C6) and 1,3-xylyl-18-crown-5 (1,3X18C5) with a 1:l stoichiometry were obtained via extraction. X-ray diffraction analysis showed that in the solid state the guest molecule is coordinated via one of the two NH, groups to the crown ether. The second NH2 group is bound to the anion. 'H NMR spectros...

The reaction of copper(II) chloride and zinc(II) chloride with N-(2-methylphenyl)-3-(1'-salicylaldehydene-2'-imine-ethane)-butanamide(H2L2a) or (MPSB), N-(2-methylphenyl)-3-(1'-(3'-methoxysalicylaldehydene-2'-imine-ethane)-butanamide (H2L2b) or (MPMSB) and N-(2-methylphenyl)-3-(1'-(2'-hydroxyacetylene-2'-imine-ethane)-butanamide (H2L2c) (MPHB) leads to the formation of a series of new complexes...

The G-3 poly(ethylene imine) ligand L2 shows a multifaceted coordination ability, being able to bind metal cations, anions and ion-pairs. The equilibrium constants for the formation of metal (Cu2+, Zn2+), anion (SO₄2-) and ion-pair (Cu2+/SO₄2-) complexes were determined in 0.1 M Me₄NCl aqueous solution at 298.1 ± 0.1 K by means of potentiometric titrations. Thanks to its dendrimeric nature, L2 ...

The excited-state dynamics of the methylperylene/tetracyanoethylene (MPe/TCNE) donor-acceptor complex has been investigated in various solvents using femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy. The transient spectra reveal the formation of two types of ion pairs: The first (IP1), constituting the major fraction of the total ion-pair population, is characterized by a broad and red-shifted abs...

New hetero-binuclear Hg-Cu Schiff base complexes were prepared by reaction of 2,2'-[1,1'-(2,2-‎dimethylpropane-1,3-diyldinitrilo)-diethyldyne]diphenolato}copper(II) (CuL1) and 6,6'-X-2,2'-[(2,2-‎dimethylpropane-1,3-diyl)bis(nitrilomethanylylidene)]diphenolato copper(II) [(X = ethoxy (CuL2) and ‎methoxy (CuL3)], with HgCl2 to give [Cu(L1)HgCl2] (1), [Cu(L2)HgCl2] (2), and [Cu(L3)HgCl2] (3), ‎res...