The new poly-imidazole N(8) ligand (S)-2-piperazinemethanamine-1,4-bis[2-((N-(1-acetoxy-3-(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl))-2-(S)-propyl)-(N-(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-2-ylmethyl)))ethyl]-N-(phenylmethyl)-N-(acetoxy), also named (S)-Pz-(C2-(HisIm))(2) (L), containing three chiral (S) centers, was obtained by a multi-step synthesis and used to prepare dinuclear [Cu(2)(L)](4+) and trinuclear [Cu(3)(L)](6+)...

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Cu(2)(C(12)H(9)O(2))(4)(C(3)H(7)NO)(2)], contains two independent centrosymmetric dinuclear copper(II) complexes. The central paddle-wheel units are formed by four bridging bidentate naphthalene-1-acetate ligands with two dimethyl-formamide ligands in the axial positions. The unique Cu(II) ions have slightly distorted square-pyramidal coordination geo...

A series of dissymmetric dinuclear complexes were synthesized, as dual site catalysts in ethylene polymerization, by coupling the allylated a-diimine complexes of the metals Ti, Zr, V, Ni and Pd with the ansa-zirconocene complex [C5H4-SiH(Me)-C5H4]ZrCl2 possessing a hydride silane moiety. The different stages of syntheses included the formation of bis(cyclopentadienide)methyl silane which was u...

Global warming concern has dramatically increased interest in using CO2 as a feedstock for preparation of value-added compounds, thereby helping to reduce its atmospheric concentration. Here, we describe a dinuclear copper(I) complex that is oxidized in air by CO2 rather than O2; the product is a tetranuclear copper(II) complex containing two bridging CO2-derived oxalate groups. Treatment of th...

Reaction of Cu(NO3)2·3H2O or Cu(CH3COO)2·H2O with the bis(2-hydroxyphenylimine) ligands H2L-H2L gave four Cu(II) complexes of composition [Cu2(L)(NO3)2(H2O)]·MeOH, [Cu2(L)2], [Cu2(L)2] and [Cu2(L)2]·2MeOH. Depending on the spacer unit, the structures are characterized by a dinuclear arrangement of Cu(II) within one ligand (H2L), by a double-stranded [2 + 2] helical binding mode (H2L and H2L) an...

The synthesis, spectroscopic and magnetic characterization of a series of new alkoxo-bridged binuclear copper (II) compounds are described. All complexes have the general formula [Cu (m-OR)(L)2]2(ClO4)2 · x H2O, in which m-OR = CH3O-, C2H5O- or C3H7O-<e...

a series of dissymmetric dinuclear complexes were synthesized, as dual site catalysts in ethylene polymerization,by coupling the allylated a-diimine complexes of the metals ti, zr, v, ni and pd with the ansa-zirconocenecomplex [c5h4-sih(me)-c5h4]zrcl2 possessing a hydride silane moiety. the different stages of syntheses includedthe formation of bis(cyclopentadienide)methyl silane which was util...

Three novel, bifunctional triazine-based ligands, namely , and , containing both a TEMPO and a bipyridine moiety have been synthesized. These bpy/TEMPO-based molecules have been used as catalyst precursors for the copper-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes and ketones, in the presence of tert-BuOK as co-catalyst. The complexes obtained in situ from ligands and with copper(II) b...

A new synthetic procedure for the efficient preparation of dinuclear ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes is reported. The compounds synthesized are [(bpy)2Ru(BPBT)Ru(bpy)2](PF6)2 and [(bpy)2Ru(BPZBT)Ru(bpy)2](PF6)2. (bpy = 2,2’bipyridine; H2BPBT = 5,5’-bis(pyridin-2-yl)-3,3’-bis(1,2,4-triazole); H2BPZBT = 5,5’bis(pyrazin-2-yl)-3,3’-bis(1,2,4-triazole). Electrochemical experiments show that the ...