Chromium complexes structural isomers

The coupling of Naphtol AS or its phenyl-substituted derivatives with diazonium salts from variously substituted anilines in aqueous alkaline solution (section 4-11) gave incomplete reactions and impure products in some instances, probably because these coupling components have inadequate solubility in aqueous media. Pure dyes in ca. 90% yields were obtained by reaction in dimethylformamide in the presence of sodium acetate. Metallisation of these o,o -dihydroxyazo ligands with sodium chromium salicylate or a cobalt(II) salt gave metal-complex dyes in 80-100% yields [22]. Specific structural isomers of these complexes were identified by i.r., n.m.r., Raman and UV/visible spectroscopy [23]. 

In 1939, Drew83 proposed structures for 2 1 chromium complexes of o,octahedrally coordinated to the central chromium ion (81). Pfitzner71 independently arrived at the same conclusion and 2 1 chromium complexes having this equatorial or meridional (mer) configuration have been described84 as Drew—Pfitzner types. This configuration permits only an enantiomeric pair of isomers. 

The spiro carbon is a stereogenic center in spiropyrans, but because of the achiral structure of the open merocyanine form, the photochromic process will always lead to racemization unless additional chiral moieties are present. When a chiral substituent was introduced, remote from the spiro center, it was possible to isolate diastereo-isomers of the spiropyrans, but rapid epimerization at the spiro center occurred.1441 Diastereoselective switching was successful with 28, in which a stereogenic center was present close to the spiro carbon (Scheme 15).[45] Distinct changes in CD absorption at 250 nm were monitored upon irradiation with UV (250 nm) and with visible light (>530 nm) and a diastereomeric ratio of 1.6 1.0 was calculated for the closed form 28. Furthermore, a temperature-dependent CD effect was observed with this system it was attributed to an inversion of the diastereomeric composition at low temperatures. It might be possible to exploit such effects in dual-mode chiral response systems. A diastereoselective ring-closure was also recently observed in a photochromic N6-spirobenzopyran tricarbonyl chromium complex. 451 ... 

The simple model complex, tris(cateeholato)chromate(III) has been prepared, and complete resolution of the optical isomers was achieved at pH 13. The known crystal structure of [Cr(cat)3]3- and arguments similar to those for the hydroxamate chromium complexes lead to the assignments of absolute configuration of the CD spectra. It was found that the CD spectra of A-[Cr(cat)3f and [Cr(ent)3f " are essentially identical, and the mirror image of chromic desferriferrichrome (Fig. 28), which shows that enterobactin has a predominant A-cis absolute configuration 147). Unfortunately the usual oxidation sensitivity of the catechol dianion is substantially increased in the chromium complexes, which precludes their use as biological probes l47). 

G. Simonneaux et al. (57) published the synthesis and complexation to ruthenium(II) and iron(in) m 5(9-tetraphenylporphyrins of two new fluorinated alkyl isocyanides, 2-monofluoroethyl isocyanide and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl isocyanide. A new synthesis of trifluoromethyl isocyanide, pentafluoroethyl isocyanide and heptafluoropropyl isocyanide from R-N=Cp2 (R = CF3, C2F5, C3F7) using triphenyl phosphine has been reported (58). Geometries and HOMO and LUMO energies of fluorinated vinyl isocyanides have been calculated (59). Pentacarbonyl chromium complexes of both isomers of the first fluorinated diisocyanide, l,2-diisocyano-l,2,3,3,4,4-hexafluoro cyclobutane have been isolated from a [2+2] cycloaddition reaction of pentacarbonyl(trifluorovinyl isocyanide) chromium. The structure of the cis isomer has been elucidated by X-ray crystallography (60),... 

Thiocarbamate (tc, RHNCSO-) is a monodentate ambidentate ligand, and both oxygen- and sulfur-bonded forms are known for the simple pentaamminecobalt(III) complexes. These undergo redox reactions with chromium(II) ion in water via attack at the remote O or S atom of the S- and O-bound isomers respectively, with a structural trans effect suggested to direct the facile electron transfer in the former.1045 A cobalt-promoted synthesis utilizing the residual nucleophilicity of the coordinated hydroxide in [Co(NH3)5(OH)]2+ in reaction with MeNCS in (MeO)3PO solvent leads to the O-bonded monothiocarbamate, which isomerizes by an intramolecular mechanism to the S-bound isomer in water.1046... 

Noth and Thorn reported the preparation of P4(NH)5[M(CO)5l4 with M = Cr and Mo, by thermal decomposition of P(NH2)3M(C0)5, and of P4(NH)5S4, through the reaction of Sg on the chromium adduct the mixed P4(NH)g[Cr(CO)5jjjS4 jj were identified during the process (62). Since the parent compound P4(NH)5 itself is still unknown, this exemplifies the possibility of obtaining new closo-structures, or less stable isomers of known ones, in a complexed form. 

Crystallographic studies of the bis oxalates of chromium(III) are not abundant. However, the structure of both tarns904 and cis905 isomers has been confirmed crystallographically. Potassium tams-bis(oxalato)diaquachromate(III) is monoclinic (space group P2/c) the oxalates are strictly coplanar. The crystal structure of the complex salt [Cr(en)2(ox)][Cr(en)(ox)2] has been determined 905 this red salt is obtained as an intermediate in the preparation of salts of mixed ethylenediamine/oxalate chromium(III) complexes. The structure consists of discrete complex ions linked by H bonding to water molecules and neighbouring ions. 

Complexes of simple amino adds with chromium(lll) were first prepared by Ley.1148 The isomers possible for tris chelated complexes of this type are illustrated below (248-251). The consequences of such isomerism were first seriously considered by Gillard.1149 Red complexes of the formulae [Cr(gly)3] and [Cr(L-ala)3] were prepared by neutralizing refluxed solutions of hexaaquachromium(Ill) and the amino add in ratios between 1 5 and 1 10. These complexes were shown to be isomorphous with 0-[Co(gly)3] and D- -[Co(L-ala)3] respectively. The crystal structure of red j8-[Cr(gly)3] has also been reported.1150... 

For tridentate amino acids with three non-equivalent donor atoms such as L-aspartic acid or L-cysteine, the isomers possible are illustrated below (252-254). There have been a number of reports of the preparation of L-aspartic acid complexes.1180,1181,1182. In the earlier work the isomers were not identified, however in the later study, the complexes were tentatively identified by comparison of their spectroscopic properties with those of the corresponding cobalt(III) complexes.1183 The order of elution of the complexes on HPLC was also similar to that observed for the corresponding cobalt(III) complexes. Mixed complexes containing l- or D-aspartate and L-histidine were also prepared.1182 A crystal structure of one salt obtained from this kind of system, bis(L-histidinato-0,Ar,Ar )chromium(III) nitrate, has been determined.1184... 

HPLC separation of geometrical isomers of / -diketonates was also described. The retention of the fac- and wter-isomers of chromium(in) and cobalt(III) complexes with eight asymmetric / -diketonates was studied iu the 0DS-(Me0H-H20) system. The reteutiou order for two geometrical isomers depends on the structure of the complexing S-diketonates. Thus, the retention order/ac < mer was found for complexes of the fi-diketonates which possess a fluorinated functional group in each molecule. The reverse... 

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