Ethylenediamine bridges

The synthesis and characterization of the ethylenediamine-bridged dimers [PtX2(CO)2en] (X = Cl or Br) have been reported. Their i.r. spectra support... 

Several publications report on the synthesis of amine- and ethylenediamine-bridged PMOs, in which a second bis-silylated precursor acts as the main network builder291-293... 

Geometric isomerism can also occur in chelated octahedral complexes (Figure 15.7, p. 416). Notice that an ethylenediamine molecule, here and indeed in all complexes, can only bridge cis positions. It is not long enough to connect to trans positions. 

Less study has been made of complexes with polydentate ligands. Ag-N linkages have been studied in relation to polynucleotide bases and the Ag-DNA interaction could be important in the use of the silver-sulphadiazine complex in burn treatment. Ethylenediamine is a bridging ligand in AgenC104 (2-coordinate silver) but essentially planar 5-coordination... 

PAMAM dendrimers are synthesized in a multistep process. Starting from a multifunctional amine (for example ammonia, ethylenediamine, or tris(2-amino-ethyl)amine) repeated Michael addition of methylacrylate and reaction of the product with ethylenediamine leads to dendrimers of different generation numbers [1,9]. Two methylacrylate monomers are added to each bifunctional ethylenediamine generating a branch at each cycle. Unreacted ethylenediamine has to be completely removed at each step to prevent the initiation of additional dendrimers of lower generation number. Excess methylacrylate has also to be removed. Bridging between two branches of the same or of two different dendrimers by ethylenediamine can also be a problem, and has to be avoided by choosing appropriate reaction conditions. 

Fig. 4.7 shows the titration with perchloric acid of a mixture of piperidine, ethylenediamine and p-toluidine. Fig. 4.8 illustrates the effect of different chain lengths on the titration (with perchloric acid) of diamines in nitrobenzene containing 2.5% (v/v) of methanol once the first amino group of EDA has been protonated, the resulting proton bridge with the lone pair of electrons of the second amino group lowers the basicity of the latter considerably the effect decreases on the introduction of more intermediate CH2 groups until complete disappearance when six are present. 

Di-t-butyl phosphate complexes of zinc were synthesized as precursors for ceramic material formation. A tetrameric zinc complex was characterized from the treatment of zinc acetate with the phosphate resulting in a compound with a bridging oxo at the center, [Zn4(/i4-0)(di-t-butyl phosphate)6]. In the presence of auxiliary donor ligands such as imidazole or ethylenediamine, monomeric complexes are formed, [Zn(di-t-butyl phosphate)2(imidazole)4]. It is also possible to convert the tetramer into the monomer by treating with a large excess of imidazole.41... 

Polymeric network structures of zinc and selenium with A.A -ethylenediamine have been formed and structurally characterized. The tetrahedral zinc centers are Se3N coordinated with the diamine bridging to give two-dimensional slabs 586... 

Only 45 ml. of ethylenediamine is needed if the solution contains no zinc, f Formation of polynuclear coordination complexes by means of hydroxyl groups as bridging ligands. 

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