New phosphine-amino-alcohol tridentate ligands (3a-c) and six new ruthenium complexes (4a-c and 5a-c) were synthesized and characterized. Catalytic activities of the metal complexes were tested on aryl alkyl ketones. All of the substrates were converted to related sec-alcohols in excellent yields (up to 99%), but enantioselectivities were insufficient (up to 40% ee). Despite the catalytic performance of 5a-c complexes can be considered as better than 4a-c, actually the catalytic activity of the complexes has been differed according to substrate. The ketones with less positive carbonyl carbons tend to give S-configuration with 5a-c and R-configuration with 4a-c. The catalytic performance of the complexes was rationalized by means of DFT calculations.
Novel phosphine oxides, (((3-methylpyridin-2-yl)amino)methyl)diphenylphosphine oxide (1) and diphenyl((pyrazin-2-ylamino)methyl)phosphine oxide (2), were synthesized and characterized. Phosphines ligands (3 and 4) were obtained by the reduction of 1 and 2 with AlH3, monitored by 31P NMR spectroscopy. Pd(II) complexes of 3 and 4 were synthesized and characterized (5 and 6). The catalytic activity of 5 and 6 was tested on the reaction of styrene with both activated and deactivated aryl bromides in air. The results of the catalytic experiments were discussed through DFT calculations.
Transition metal complexes of Ni(II) and Pd(II) with ditertiary bis(diphenylphosphinomethyl)amino ligands, (Ph2PCH2)2NC(CH3)3 (1) and [(Ph2PCH2)Nm-PhSO3]Na (2) (Ph = phenyl), have been synthesized in good yields under nitrogen atmosphere by Schlenk technique. All complexes have been characterized using elemental analyses and spectroscopic techniques such as atomic absorption, FT-IR, and NMR (1H, 31P). Atomic absorption spectroscopic analysis showed that the reactions of ligands 1 and 2 with NiCl2 ⋅ 6H2O and [PdCl2(COD)] occurred in 1:1 molar ratio. The metal complexes [NiCl2(Ph2PCH2)2Nm-PhSO3Na] (4) and [PdCl2(Ph2PCH2)2Nm-PhSO3Na] (6) were found to be soluble in ethanolic and aqueous solutions, as well as slightly soluble in water. Electrochemical behaviors of complexes were investigated b...
Nural, Yahya | Dondas, Haci Ali | Serin, Mehmet Sami | Ince, Tuncay
A series of Ni(II), Pd(II) and Cu(II) metal complexes of highly functionalized aroylaminocarbo-N-thioyl pyrrolidines were prepared and characterized by microanalysis, spectroscopic methods, magnetic susceptibility measurements and single crystal X-ray diffraction studies. The antifungal activity of the metal complexes against the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisae and against the fungus Penicillium digitatum was studied.