Pyrazolate vs. phenylethynide: direct exchange of the anionic bridging ligand in a cyclic trinuclear silver complex.

Cyclic trinuclear Ag(I) pyrazolate interacts with phenylacetylene forming a mix-ligand complex in which one pyrazolate ligand is changed to phenylethynide. The CC- fragment coordinates only to two silver(I) atoms via one carbon atom demonstrating unique µ2-η1 σ-coordination with close Ag-C bond lengths and Ag-C-C angles. The complex exhibits blue emission under UV irradiation.

Synthesis of CF3-Containing Spiro-[Indene-Proline] Derivatives via Rh(III)-Catalyzed C-H Activation/Annulation.

An efficient method of accessing new CF3-containing spiro-[indene-proline] derivatives has been developed based on a Cp*Rh(III)-catalyzed tandem C-H activation/[3+2]-annulation reaction of 5-aryl-2-(trifluoromethyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrole-2-carboxylates with alkynes. An important feature of this spiro annulation process is the feasibility of dehydroproline moiety to act as a directing group in the selective activation of the aromatic C-H bond.

Synthesis of Functionalized Isoquinolone Derivatives via Rh(III)-Catalyzed [4+2]-Annulation of Benzamides with Internal Acetylene-Containing α-CF3-α-Amino Carboxylates.

A convenient pathway to a new series of α-CF3-substituted α-amino acid derivatives bearing pharmacophore isoquinolone core in their backbone has been developed. The method is based on [4+2]-annulation of N-(pivaloyloxy) aryl amides with orthogonally protected internal acetylene-containing α-amino carboxylates under Rh(III)-catalysis. The target annulation products can be easily transformed into valuable isoquinoline derivatives via a successive aromatization/cross-coupling operation.

Synthesis of Functionalized Azepines via Cu(I)-Catalyzed Tandem Amination/Cyclization Reaction of Fluorinated Allenynes.

An efficient method for the selective preparation of trifluoromethyl-substituted azepin-2-carboxylates and their phosphorous analogues has been developed via Cu(I)-catalyzed tandem amination/cyclization reaction of functionalized allenynes with primary and secondary amines.

Lossen rearrangement by Rh(III)-catalyzed C-H activation/annulation of aryl hydroxamates with alkynes: access to quinolone-containing amino acid derivatives.

A convenient and robust method for the preparation of new CF3-containing 2-quinolones has been developed via a Rh(III)-catalyzed C-H activation/Lossen rearrangement/annulation cascade of N-pivaloyloxy-arylamides with internal alkynes bearing an α-CF3-α-amino acid moiety on the triple bond. This work expands the scope of valuable products that are available through C-H activation/annulation reactions of arylamides in organic synthesis.

Thiophene-based water-soluble fullerene derivatives as highly potent antiherpetic pharmaceuticals.

Here we report the Friedel-Crafts arylation of chlorofullerenes C60Cl6 and C70Cl8 with thiophene-based methyl esters. While C60Cl6 formed expected Cs-C60R5Cl products, C70Cl8 demonstrated a tendency for both substitution of chlorine atoms and addition of an extra thiophene unit, thus forming Cs-C70R8 and C1-C70R9H compounds. The synthesized water-soluble C60 and C70 fullerene derivatives with thiophene-based addends demonstrated high activity against a broad range of viruses, including human immunodeficiency virus, influenza virus, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex virus. The record activity of C70 fullerene derivatives against herpes simplex virus together with low toxicity in mice makes them promising candidates for the development of novel non-nucleoside antiherpetic drugs.

Direct arylation of C60Cl6 and C70Cl8 with carboxylic acids: a synthetic avenue to water-soluble fullerene derivatives with promising antiviral activity.

We report unprecedented Friedel-Crafts arylation of chlorofullerenes C60Cl6 and C70Cl8 with unprotected carboxylic acids as an efficient single-step synthesis of the inherently stable water-soluble fullerene derivatives. Using this method, a series of previously unaccessible compounds was obtained without chromatographic purification in almost quantitative yields. Promising anti-HIV activity comparable to characteristics of commercial drugs was demonstrated for some of these compounds.

Exploitation of knowledge databases in the synthesis of zinc(II) malonates with photo-sensitive and photo-insensitive N,N'-containing linkers.

Photoinitiated solid-state reactions are known to affect the physical properties of coordination polymers, such as fluorescence and sorption behaviour, and also afford extraordinary architectures (e.g. three-periodic structures with polyorganic ligands). However, the construction of novel photo-sensitive coordination polymers requires an understanding of the factors which govern the mutual disposition of reactive fragments. A series of zinc(II) malonate complexes with 1,2-bis(pyridin-4-yl)ethylene and its photo-insensitive analogues has been synthesized for the purpose of systematic analysis of their underlying nets and mutual disposition of N-donor ligands. The application of a big data-set analysis for the prediction of a variety of possible complex compositions, coordination environments and networks for a four-component system has been demonstrated for the first time. Seven of the nine compounds possess one of the highly probable topologies for their underlying nets; in addition, two novel closely related four-coordinated networks were obtained. Complexes containing 1,2-bis(pyridin-4-yl)ethylene and 1,2-bis(pyridin-4-yl)ethane form isoreticular compounds more readily than those with 4,4'-bipyridine and 1,2-bis(pyridin-4-yl)ethylene. The effects of the precursor, either zinc(II) nitrate or zinc(II) acetate, on the composition and dimensionality of the resulting architecture are discussed. For three of the four novel complexes containing 1,2-bis(pyridin-4-yl)ethylene, the single-crystal-to-single-crystal [2 + 2] cycloaddition reactions were carried out. UV irradiation of these crystals afforded either the 0D→1D or the 3D→3D transformations, with and without network changes. One of the two 3D→3D transformations was accompanied by solvent (H2O) cleavage.

Stereoselective synthesis of novel adamantane derivatives with high potency against rimantadine-resistant influenza A virus strains.

A series of (R)- and (S)-isomers of new adamantane-substituted heterocycles (1,3-oxazinan-2-one, piperidine-2,4-dione, piperidine-2-one and piperidine) with potent activity against rimantadine-resistant strains of influenza A virus were synthesized through the transformation of adamantyl-substituted N-Boc-homoallylamines 8 into piperidine-2,4-diones 11 through the cyclic bromourethanes 9 and key intermediate enol esters 10. Biological assays of the prepared compounds were performed on the rimantadine-resistant S31N mutated strains of influenza A - A/California/7/2009(H1N1)pdm09 and modern pandemic strain A/IIV-Orenburg/29-L/2016(H1N1)pdm09. The most potent compounds were both enantiomers of the enol ester 10 displaying IC50 = 7.7 µM with the 2016 Orenburg strain.

Distorted commo-Cobaltacarboranes Based on the 5,6-Dicarba-nido-decaborane(12): The First Bimetal Cobalt-Copper Zwitterion-Containing Cluster with Four (B-H)4···Cu Bonds Not Showing Fluxional Behavior in Solution.

Treatment of a recently reported complex [Ph4P][closo,nido-CoH(2,4-C2B8H10)(7,8-C2B8H11)] (1) either by H2O2 in acetone or NaH in THF leads to the loss of both the bridging and terminal hydrides yielding the diamagnetic salt of an anionic commo-cobaltacarborane [Ph4P][Co(2,4-isonido-C2B8H10)2] (2) with the {CoC2B8}-cluster units adopting a distorted skeletal geometry of the isonido-type. The anionic commo complex 2 reacts with in situ generated cationic [CuPPh3]+ species to give stable copper-cobalt zwitterion [Ph3PCu][Co(2,4-isonido-C2B8H10)2] (3) with four two-electron, three-center (B-H)4···Cu bonds, and exhibits no fluxional behavior in solution. Complex 3, at the same time, in CH2Cl2 in the presence of 2-fold excess of PPh3 readily converts to a new anionic species [(Ph3P)3Cu][Co(2,4-isonido-C2B8H10)2] (4) which retains initial isonido geometry. All newly obtained diamagnetic commo complexes were characterized by a combination of analytical and multinuclear NMR spectroscopic data and by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies of complexes 2 and 3.

The Role of Weak Interactions in Strong Intermolecular M···Cl Complexes of Coinage Metal Pyrazolates: Spectroscopic and DFT Study.

The nondestructive reversible complexation of the macrocyclic group 11 metal pyrazolates {[3,5-(CF3)2Pz]M}3 (M = Cu(I), Ag(I)) to the halogen atom X = Cl, Br of η(3)-allyliron tricarbonyl halides (η(3)-2-R-C3H4)Fe(CO)3X is revealed by the variable-temperature spectroscopic (IR, NMR) study combined with density functional theory calculations. The composition of all complexes at room temperature is determined as 1:1. In the case of the [AgL]3 macrocycle, complexes 1:2 are observed at low temperature (<260 K). The complex's stability depends on the substituents in the allyl fragment and halide ligand as well as on the metal atom (Ag(I), Cu(I)) in the macrocycle. For bulky substituents (Me and Ph) the endo/exo equilibrium of the parent (η(3)-2-R-C3H4)Fe(CO)3X shifts upon the complex formation in favor of the exo isomer due to additional noncovalent interactions of the substituent with macrocycle.

Extraction and coordination studies of a carbonyl-phosphine oxide scorpionate ligand with uranyl and lanthanide(III) nitrates: structural, spectroscopic and DFT characterization of the complexes.

Hybrid scorpionate ligand (OPPh2)2CHCH2C(O)Me (L) was synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic methods and X-ray diffraction. The selected coordination chemistry of L with UO2(NO3)2 and Ln(NO3)3 (Ln = La, Nd, Lu) has been evaluated. The isolated mono- and binuclear complexes, namely, [UO2(NO3)2L] (1), [{UO2(NO3)L}2(µ2-O2)]·EtOH (2), [La(NO3)3L2]·2.33MeCN (3), [Nd(NO3)3L2]·3MeCN (4), [Nd(NO3)2L2]+·(NO3)−·EtOH (5) and [Lu(NO3)3L2] (6) have been characterized by IR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Single-crystal X-ray structures have been determined for complexes 1-5. Intramolecular intraligand π-stacking interactions between two phenyl fragments of the coordinated ligand(s) were observed in all complexes 1-5. The π-stacking interaction energy was estimated from Bader's AIM theory calculations performed at the DFT level. Solution properties have been examined using IR and multinuclear ((1)H, (13)C, and (31)P) NMR spectroscopy in CD3CN and CDCl3. Coordination modes of L vary with the coordination polyhedron of the metal and solvent nature showing many coordination modes: P(O),P(O), P(O),P(O),C(O), P(O),C(O), and P(O). Preliminary extraction studies of U(VI) and Ln(III) (Ln = La, Nd, Ho, Yb) from 3.75 M HNO3 into CHCl3 show that scorpionate L extracts f-block elements (especially uranium) better than its unmodified prototype (OPPh2)2CH2.

Tungsten carbonyl σ-complexes with charge-compensated nido-carboranyl thioether ligands.

Charge-compensated nido-carboranyl thioether ligands [7-MeS-10-Me2S-7,8-C2B9H10] and [7,8-(MeS)2-10-Me2S-7,8-C2B9H9] were prepared and fully characterized. They readily react with labile tungsten carbonyls to give σ-complexes - mono-substituted (CO)5W[7-MeS-10-Me2S-7,8-C2B9H10-κ(1)-S(1)] and (CO)5W[7,8-(MeS)2-10-Me2S-7,8-C2B9H9-κ(1)-S(1)] and chelate (CO)4W[7,8-(MeS)2-10-Me2S-7,8-C2B9H9-κ(2)-S(1),S(2)]. The synthesized metallocomplexes were characterized by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray diffraction. The donor ability of the 7-methylsulfide-nido-carborane ligand is not sensitive to introduction of the charge-compensating dimethylsulfonium group.

Photoinduced guest transformation promotes translocation of guest from hydroxypropyl-ß-cyclodextrin to cucurbit[7]uril.

We report that three-component systems comprising styryl dyes (1 or 2) and two hosts (hydroxypropyl-ß-cyclodextrin (HP-ß-CD) and cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7])) undergo photoinduced transformation and translocation of the styryl guest from the cavity of HP-ß-CD to CB[7]. We find that the protonation of guest trans-1 or the addition of Ba(2+) as competitor for CB[7] triggers dissociation of the container-guest complexes.

An unusual conversion of paramagnetic [3-Cl-3,3,8-{Ph2P(CH2)nPPh-µ-(C6H4-ortho)}-1,2-(CH3)2-closo-3,1,2-RuIIIC2B9H8] (n=3 and 4) to form the first 18-electron P-phenylene ortho-cycloboronated closo-ruthenacarboranes with a dioxygen ligand.

Treatment of [3-Cl-3,3,8-[Ph2P(CH2)nPPh-µ-(C6H4-ortho)]-1,2-Me2-closo-3,1,2-RuIIIC2B9H8] (1, n=3; 2, n=4) with an excess of KOH in a 1:1 benzene/methanol mixture at room temperature in air affords new dioxygen closo-ruthenacarborane complexes [3-(η2-O2)-3,3,8-[Ph2P(CH2)nPPh-µ-(C6H4-ortho)]-1,2-Me2-closo-3,1,2-RuIIIC2B9H8] (3, n=3) and (4, n=4) in 42.5% and 45.8% yield respectively. The structures of dioxygen complexes 3 and 4 were established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The IR and multinuclear NMR data [1H, 13C{1H}, 31P{1H} and 11B{1H}] along with 2D HSQC correlation spectra for the new dioxygen closo-ruthenacarboranes are discussed.

Regiospecific C-N photocyclization of 2-styrylquinolines.

Regiospecific C-N photocyclization of 2-styrylquinolines resulting in formation of potentially biologically active quino[1,2-a]quinolizinium derivatives was investigated. The presence of strong electron-donating groups in the phenyl ring reveals to be a crucial factor managing photocyclization effectiveness. Introduction of a crown ether moiety allows changing the photoreaction parameters by means of complexation with Mg(ClO4)2.

A new approach to the synthesis of functional derivatives of nido-carborane: alkylation of [9-MeS-nido-7,8-C2B9H11]⁻.

A series of asymmetrically substituted sulfonium derivatives of nido-carborane [9-R(Me)S-nido-7,8-C2B9H11] (R = Et, Pr, Bu, Bn, CH=CH2, CH2CH=CH2, CH2C≡CH, CH=C=CH2) were prepared by alkylation of the 9-methylthio-nido-7,8-carborane. The synthesized compounds are the first examples of diastereomers combining nido-carborane and sulfonium chiral centers.

Peculiarities of the complexation of copper and silver adducts of a 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)pyrazolate ligand with organoiron compounds.

Interaction of the copper, {[3,5-(CF(3))(2)Pz]Cu}(3), and silver, {[3,5-(CF(3))(2)Pz]Ag}(3), macrocycles [3,5-(CF(3))(2)Pz = 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)pyrazolate] with cyclooctatetraeneiron tricarbonyl, (cot)Fe(CO)(3), was investigated by IR and NMR spectroscopy for the first time. The formation of 1:1 complexes was observed at low temperatures in hexane. The composition of the complexes (1:1) and their thermodynamic characteristics in hexane and dichloromethane were determined. The π-electron system of (cot)Fe(CO)(3) was proven to be the sole site of coordination in solution and in the solid state. However, according to the single-crystal X-ray data, the complex has a different (2:1) composition featuring the sandwich structure. The complexes of ferrocene with copper and silver macrocycles have a columnar structure (X-ray data).