The electronic and magnetic properties of polynuclear complexes, in particular the magnetic anisotropy (zero field splitting, ZFS), the leading term of the spin Hamiltonian (SH), are commonly analyzed in a global manner and no attempt is usually made to understand the various contributions to the anisotropy at the atomic scale. This is especially true in weakly magnetically coupled systems. The...

The reactions of the Mn(III)(3) and Mn(II)Mn(III)(2) complexes [Mn(3)O(O(2)CEt)(6)(py)(3)][ClO(4)] and [Mn(3)O(O(2)CEt)(6)(py)(3)] with pyridine-2,6-dimethanol (pdmH(2)) afford the mixed-valence Mn(II)(6)Mn(III)(2) octanuclear complex [Mn(8)O(2)(py)(4)(O(2)CEt)(8)(L)(2)][ClO(4)](2) (1) and the Mn(II)(7)Mn(III)(2) enneanuclear complex [Mn(9)(O(2)CEt)(12)(pdm)(pdmH)(2)(L)(2)] (2), respectively. B...

We have investigated cyanide-based metal complexes, which were synthesized by combining [M(CN)4]2- (M = Pt, Pd, Ni) or [MN(CN)4]2- Mn, Re) with complex cations, ions, and organic focusing on their dynamic structures such as thermal expansion (TE) phase transition. For example, FePd(CN)4 is a three dimensional framework consisting of four-coordinate iron(II) nodes. This cyanide demonstrates larg...

We use two-dimensional hyperfine sublevel correlation (HYSCORE) spectroscopy to investigate the coordination geometry of the nitrogen ligands of biomimetic models of the oxygen-evolving complex of photosystem II. In the 2D HYSCORE spectroscopy study, [(bpy)2Mn(III)(μ-O)2Mn(IV)(bpy)2](ClO4)3 (bpy, 2,2'-bipyridine) (1) and [H2O(terpy)Mn(III)(μ-O)2Mn(IV)(terpy)OH2](NO3)3 (terpy = 2,2':6',2″-terpyr...

Quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) for the anticancer activity of Fe(III)-salen and salen-like complexes was studied. The methods of density function theory (B3LYP/LANL2DZ) were used to optimize the structures. A pool of descriptors was calculated: 1497 theoretical descriptors and quantum-chemical parameters, shielding NMR, and electronic descriptors. The study of structure and...

The activation of chiral titanium(IV) complexes with additives, phenolic N-oxides, is found to provide an alternative strategy for asymmetric cyanosilylation of ketones in excellent yield with up to 82% ee. 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Recent years, there are a number of important observations made in regarding the effect of additives on asymmetric catalytic reactions. The addition o...

The oxygen-evolving complex (OEC) of photosystem II contains a Mn(4)CaO(n) catalytic site, in which reactivity of bridging oxidos is fundamental to OEC function. We synthesized structurally relevant cuboidal Mn(3)MO(n) complexes (M = Mn, Ca, Sc; n = 3,4) to enable mechanistic studies of reactivity and incorporation of μ(3)-oxido moieties. We found that Mn(IV)(3)CaO(4) and Mn(IV)(3)ScO(4) were u...

Antiferromagnetically coupled Mn(III)Mn(IV) dimers have been commonly used to study biological systems that exhibit complex exchange interactions. Such is the case for the oxygen evolving complex (OEC) in photosystem II (PSII), where we have studied whether the C-terminal carboxylate of D1-Ala344 is directly bound to the Mn cluster. To probe these protein-derived carboxylate hyperfine interacti...

properly furnished, metal complexes from salen ligands can recognize neutral molecules, 1 and extract alkaline metal ions 2 as well as cations and anions 3 in addition to possessing catalytic properties. The interaction between central metal ions and substrates is much controlled by peripheral groups of ligands. In order to establish design criteria for more effective salen complexes, we prepar...