Metal compounds, chelated complex

In the transition metal series there are the famous optically active octahedral metal tris-chelate complexes, e.g. [Co(en)3]X3 [3]. The first optically active octahedral compound was resolved by A. Werner in 1911 [4]. Until recently, however, there were no optically active compounds, in which a transition metal M is surrounded by four different ligands Lj - L4 (Scheme 1, bottom right) [S]. 

In the most common method for chemiluminescent immunoassay (GLIA), after the immunological reaction and any necessary separation steps, the labeled compounds or complexes react with an oxidizer, eg, hydrogen peroxide, and an enzyme, eg, peroxidase, or a chelating agent such as hemin or metal... 

The apparent acid strength of boric acid is increased both by strong electrolytes that modify the stmcture and activity of the solvent water and by reagents that form complexes with B(OH) 4 and/or polyborate anions. More than one mechanism may be operative when salts of metal ions are involved. In the presence of excess calcium chloride the strength of boric acid becomes comparable to that of carboxyUc acids, and such solutions maybe titrated using strong base to a sharp phenolphthalein end point. Normally titrations of boric acid are carried out following addition of mannitol or sorbitol, which form stable chelate complexes with B(OH) 4 in a manner typical of polyhydroxy compounds. EquiUbria of the type ... 

In chelation complexes (sometimes called inner complexes when uncharged) the central metal ion coordinates with a polyfunctional organic base to form a stable ring compound, e.g. copper(II) acetylacetonate or iron(III) cupferrate ... 

Ultraviolet spectroscopy metal in water complexes, 2, 309 redox potentials and, 1,498 Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, 1, 243 Umbellicomplexone metallofluorescent indicator, 1. 558 Undecametallic complexes, 1, 167 Uni thiol chelating agent heavy metal poisoning, 6. 767 Unsaturated compounds hydrogenation... 

The type of catalyst influences the rate and reaction mechanism. Reactions catalyzed with both monovalent and divalent metal hydroxides, KOH, NaOH, LiOH and Ba(OH)2, Ca(OH)2, and Mg(OH)2, showed that both valence and ionic radius of hydrated cations affect the formation rate and final concentrations of various reaction intermediates and products.61 For the same valence, a linear relationship was observed between the formaldehyde disappearance rate and ionic radius of hydrated cations where larger cation radii gave rise to higher rate constants. In addition, irrespective of the ionic radii, divalent cations lead to faster formaldehyde disappearance rates titan monovalent cations. For the proposed mechanism where an intermediate chelate participates in the reaction (Fig. 7.30), an increase in positive charge density in smaller cations was suggested to improve the stability of the chelate complex and, therefore, decrease the rate of the reaction. The radii and valence also affect the formation and disappearance of various hydrox-ymethylated phenolic compounds which dictate the composition of final products. 

Retard efficiently oxidation of polymers catalysed by metal impurities. Function by chelation. Effective metal deactivators are complexing agents which have the ability to co-ordinate the vacant orbitals of transition metal ions to their maximum co-ordination number and thus inhibit co-ordination of hydroperoxides to metal ions. Main use of stabilisation against metal-catalysed oxidation is in wire and cable applications where hydrocarbon materials are in contact with metallic compounds, e.g. copper. 

The solubility of most metals is much higher when they exist as organometallic complexes.4445 Naturally occurring chemicals that can partially complex with metal compounds and increase the solubility of the metal include aliphatic acids, aromatic acids, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, amines, aromatic hydrocarbons, esters, ethers, and phenols. Several complexation processes, including chelation and hydration, can occur in the deep-well environment. 

Separation is based on the reversible chelate-complex formation between the chiral selector covalently bonded to the chromatographic support, and the chiral solute with transition metal cations. Chelation properties of both the chiral selector and the chiral solute are required. Compounds therefore need to have two polar functional groups in a favorable arrangement to each other, like a )3-amino acids, amino alcohols and a-hydroxy acids, which can form rings membered with central chelating metal ions, like Cu(II), Zn(II), Cyclic... 

Class B Type MA, . Neutral coordinatively saturated complexes formed between the metal ion and a lipophihc organic acid. This class contains the large group of metal-organic chelate compounds. For monbasic acids forming bifunctional chelates, z = N/2. They belong to the extraction Type in-B, treated in section 4.8. 

Macromolecular metal complexes can be classified into three main categories, taking into consideration the manner of binding of a metal compound to suitable macroligands [33] (Fig. 1). Type 1 metal complexes are those with the metal ion or metal chelate at a macromolecular chain, network, or surface. One possible approach to synthesize such polymers is using the polymerization of vinyl-substituted metal complexes. 

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