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A series of organometallic complexes containing an alkynylphosphinegold(I) fragment and a phenylene-terpyridine moiety connected together by flexible linker have been prepared using the specially designed terpyridine ligands. The... more
A series of organometallic complexes containing an alkynylphosphinegold(I) fragment and a phenylene-terpyridine moiety connected together by flexible linker have been prepared using the specially designed terpyridine ligands. The compounds were studied crystallographically to reveal that all of them contain a linearly coordinated Au(I) atom and a free terpyridine moiety. The different orientations of the molecules relative to each other in the solid state determine the multiple noncovalent interactions such as antiparallel ππ stacking, CH-π, and CH-Au, but no aurophilic interactions are realized. The organometallic Au(I) complexes obtained show fluorescence in the solution and dual singlet-triplet emission in the solid state. This means that their photophysical behavior is determined by both intermolecular lattice-defined interactions and Au(I) atom introduction. Density functional theory computational analysis supported the assignment of emission to intraligand electronic transitions only inside the phenylene-terpyridine part with no Au(I) involved. In addition, a study of the nature of the excited states for the "dimer" with an antiparallel orientation of the terpyridine fragment showed that this orientation leads to the generation of abstracted singlet and triplet states, lowering their energy in comparison with the monomer complex. Thus, the complexes obtained can be qualified as examples of Au(I)-containing organometallic aggregation-induced-emission luminogens.
A novel catalyst-free synthesis of N-pyridin-2-yl and N-quinolin-2-yl carbamates utilizes easily accessible N-hetaryl ureas and alcohols.
The treatment of cis-[PtCl2(XylNC)2] with thiazol-2-amines in a 2:1 ratio leads to a regioisomeric mixture of two binuclear complexes. These regioisomers are products of kinetic and thermodynamic control capable of regioisomerization.... more
The treatment of cis-[PtCl2(XylNC)2] with thiazol-2-amines in a 2:1 ratio leads to a regioisomeric mixture of two binuclear complexes. These regioisomers are products of kinetic and thermodynamic control capable of regioisomerization. When the same reaction is carried out with a 5-fold excess of thiazol-2-amine, the nucleophile is able to react with the in situ-formed binuclear platinum(II) complexes, yielding a new type of bis-carbene platinum species. All new isolated compounds were characterized by 1H, 13C{1H}, and 195Pt{1H} NMR spectroscopy, high-resolution ESI-MS, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
We have developed a simple and convenient method for the synthesis of 3-aryl- and 3-hetaryl-1,2,4-oxadiazin-5-ones bearing an easily functionalizable (methoxycarbonyl)methyl group at position 6 via the reaction of aryl or hetaryl... more
We have developed a simple and convenient method for the synthesis of 3-aryl- and 3-hetaryl-1,2,4-oxadiazin-5-ones bearing an easily functionalizable (methoxycarbonyl)methyl group at position 6 via the reaction of aryl or hetaryl amidoximes with maleates or fumarates. The conditions for this reaction were optimized. Different products can be synthesized selectively in good yields depending on the base used and the ratio of reactants: substituted (1,2,4-oxadiazin-6-yl)acetic acids, corresponding methyl esters, or hybrid 3-(aryl)-6-((3-(aryl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)methyl)-4H-1,2,4-oxadiazin-5(6H)-ones. The reaction is tolerant to substituents’ electronic and steric effects in amidoximes. As a result, a series of 2-(5-oxo-3-(p-tolyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,2,4-oxadiazin-6-yl)acetic acids, their methyl esters, and 1,2,4-oxadiazoles based on them were prepared and characterized by HRMS, 1H, and 13C NMR spectroscopy. The structures of three of them were elucidated with X-ray diffraction.
A method for obtaining C,S‐cyclometalated deprotonated diaminocarbene complexes via the addition of a bifunctional N,S‐nucleophile's endocyclic nitrogen atom to a coordinated isocyanide has been extended to the reactions with... more
A method for obtaining C,S‐cyclometalated deprotonated diaminocarbene complexes via the addition of a bifunctional N,S‐nucleophile's endocyclic nitrogen atom to a coordinated isocyanide has been extended to the reactions with pyridine‐2(1H)‐thione. The coupling of PdII‐ and PtII‐bis(arylisocyanide) complexes with pyridine‐2(1H)‐thione leads to the formation of mononuclear C,S‐cyclometalated deprotonated diaminocarbene complexes in 90–96 % yield. The reaction proceeds via the initial coordination of the thione sulfur atom to the metal center followed by the intramolecular nucleophilic addition of the heterocyclic nitrogen atom to the metal‐ligated isocyanide carbon. Using an excess of pyridine‐2(1H)‐thione in this reaction leads to the formation of a mono‐C,S‐cyclometalated complex with a pendant mercaptopyridine ligand which is involved in the reversible intramolecular nucleophilic addition of the pyridine nitrogen to the isocyano carbon. The obtained complexes were characterize...
A series of organometallic complexes containing an alkynylphosphinegold(I) fragment and a phenylene-terpyridine moiety connected together by flexible linker have been prepared using the specially designed terpyridine ligands. The... more
A series of organometallic complexes containing an alkynylphosphinegold(I) fragment and a phenylene-terpyridine moiety connected together by flexible linker have been prepared using the specially designed terpyridine ligands. The compounds were studied crystallographically to reveal that all of them contain a linearly coordinated Au(I) atom and a free terpyridine moiety. The different orientations of the molecules relative to each other in the solid state determine the multiple noncovalent interactions such as antiparallel ππ stacking, CH-π, and CH-Au, but no aurophilic interactions are realized. The organometallic Au(I) complexes obtained show fluorescence in the solution and dual singlet-triplet emission in the solid state. This means that their photophysical behavior is determined by both intermolecular lattice-defined interactions and Au(I) atom introduction. Density functional theory computational analysis supported the assignment of emission to intraligand electronic transitions only inside the phenylene-terpyridine part with no Au(I) involved. In addition, a study of the nature of the excited states for the "dimer" with an antiparallel orientation of the terpyridine fragment showed that this orientation leads to the generation of abstracted singlet and triplet states, lowering their energy in comparison with the monomer complex. Thus, the complexes obtained can be qualified as examples of Au(I)-containing organometallic aggregation-induced-emission luminogens.
A series of 2,5-dibromo-3-R-thiophenes (R = COONa 1, CN 2, CONH2 3, CON(H)Me 4, CON(H)Bn 5, CON(CH2CH2)2O 6, CON(H)NH2 7, CON(H)OH 8) were prepared and studied via high-resolution ESI-MS, 1H and 13...
Water soluble Pd(ii) and Pt(ii)–ADC species synthesized via the metal-mediated coupling of isocyanides and 1,2-diaminobenzene have demonstrated antitumor potential.
Abstract A simple and convenient one-pot method is reported for the synthesis of (E)-3-(3-aryl(heteroaryl, alkyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole-5-yl)acrylic acids utilizing readily accessible or commercially available substituted benzamidoximes and... more
Abstract A simple and convenient one-pot method is reported for the synthesis of (E)-3-(3-aryl(heteroaryl, alkyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole-5-yl)acrylic acids utilizing readily accessible or commercially available substituted benzamidoximes and inexpensive exo-3,6-epoxy-1,2,3,6-tetrahydrophthalic anhydride. The method is based on the reaction of amidoximes with the anhydride in a basic medium at RT followed by an acid-catalyzed retro-Diels-Alder reaction. The observed stereoselective heterocyclization/retro-Diels-Alder cascade process is suitable for the synthesis of a wide range of substituted (E)-1,2,4-oxadiazole-5-ylacrylic acids featuring electron donating and electron withdrawing groups on the aryl moiety, as well as heteroaryl or alkyl substituents at position 3 of the 1,2,4-oxadiazole ring (42–79%; 15 examples).
Three types of N(H)-nucleophiles were used to study the nucleophilic addition to the CN group of the 2-propanenitrilium closo-decaborate cluster giving N-closo-decaborato amidrazones.
The interaction between PdCl2(CH3CN)2 and 2,4,6-Me3C6H2NC (MesNC) proceeds with the substitution of acetonitrile ligands and leads to the synthesis of a cis-[PdCl2(MesNC)2] complex. The structure of this compound is determined by single... more
The interaction between PdCl2(CH3CN)2 and 2,4,6-Me3C6H2NC (MesNC) proceeds with the substitution of acetonitrile ligands and leads to the synthesis of a cis-[PdCl2(MesNC)2] complex. The structure of this compound is determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD). The complex has a slightly distorted square-planar structure of the metal center with two cis-positioned isocyanide ligands. In both CN isocyanide moieties the triple bonds have lengths similar to the lengths of the respective bonds in other isocyanide complexes. In the structure, the cis-[PdCl2(MesNC)2] complexes are bound by weak С–H∙∙∙Cl hydrogen bonds and π-stacking interactions.
A solvent- and halide-free atom-economical synthesis of practically useful pyridine-2-yl substituted ureas utilizes pyridine N-oxides and dialkylcyanamides.
Abstract Treatment of pyrazolyl acetoximes p-RC6H4{CN(H)NCCH}CH2C(Me) NOH (R = OMe, H, F, Cl, CN, NO2) with 1 equiv of ZnCl2 leads to the complexes [ZnCl2(p-RC6H4{CN(H)NCCH}CH2C(Me) NOH)] (81–91%). These species exhibit fluorescence at... more
Abstract Treatment of pyrazolyl acetoximes p-RC6H4{CN(H)NCCH}CH2C(Me) NOH (R = OMe, H, F, Cl, CN, NO2) with 1 equiv of ZnCl2 leads to the complexes [ZnCl2(p-RC6H4{CN(H)NCCH}CH2C(Me) NOH)] (81–91%). These species exhibit fluorescence at room temperature with emission maxima in the region 460–509  nm and biexponential relaxation with τ1 = 4.63–8.64  ns and τ2 = 0.482–0.955  ns, respectively. The zinc complexes were characterized by elemental analyses (C, H, N), HRESI-MS, FTIR, 1H and 13C{1H} NMR, and CP-MAS TOSS 13C{1H} NMR. In addition, two zinc complexes and one pyrazolyl acetoxime were studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
Syntheses and characterizations of novel 1,4-dihydrophosphinolines and their complexes with Pd(ii) and Pt(ii) are described.
ABSTRACT Acyclic Pd–diaminocarbene complex showed high catalytic activity in Suzuki arylation of meso-chlorine-substituted tricarboindocyanine dyes. Arylated dyes were obtained in 57–83% yields in the presence of 5 × 10−4 equiv of catalyst.
1,2,4-Oxadiazole is an essential motif in drug discovery represented in many experimental, investigational, and marketed drugs. This review covers synthetic methods that allow the conversion of different types of organic compounds into... more
1,2,4-Oxadiazole is an essential motif in drug discovery represented in many experimental, investigational, and marketed drugs. This review covers synthetic methods that allow the conversion of different types of organic compounds into 1,2,4-oxadiazole at ambient temperature and the practical application of the latter approaches for the preparation of pharmaceutically important molecules. The discussed methods are divided into three groups. The first combines two-stage protocols requiring the preliminary preparation of O-acylamidoximes followed by cyclization under the action of organic bases. The advantages of this route are its swiftness, high efficiency of the cyclization process, and uncomplicated work-up. However, it requires the preparation and isolation of O-acylamidoximes as a separate preliminary step. The second route is a one-pot synthesis of 1,2,4-oxadiazoles directly from amidoximes and various carboxyl derivatives or aldehydes in aprotic bipolar solvents (primarily DMS...
The reaction of cis-[PdCl2(CNXyl)2] (Xyl = 2,6-Me2C6H3) with various 1,3-thiazol- and 1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-amines in chloroform gives a mixture of two regioisomeric binuclear diaminocarbene complexes. For 1,3-thiazol-2-amines the isomeric... more
The reaction of cis-[PdCl2(CNXyl)2] (Xyl = 2,6-Me2C6H3) with various 1,3-thiazol- and 1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-amines in chloroform gives a mixture of two regioisomeric binuclear diaminocarbene complexes. For 1,3-thiazol-2-amines the isomeric ratio depends on the reaction conditions and kinetically (KRs) or thermodynamically (TRs) controlled regioisomers were obtained at room temperature and on heating, respectively. In CHCl3 solutions, the isomers are subject to reversible isomerization accompanied with the cleavage of Pd-N and С-N bonds in the carbene fragment XylNCN(R)Xyl. Results of DFT calculations followed by the topological analysis of the electron density distribution within the formalism of Bader's theory (AIM method) reveal that in CHCl3 solution the relative stability of the regioisomers (∆Gexp = 1.2 kcal/mol; ∆Gcalcd = 3.2 kcal/mol) is determined by the energy difference between two types of the intramolecular chalcogen bonds, viz. S•••Cl in KRs (2.8-3.0 kcal/mol) and S•••...
C,N-chelate deprotonated diaminocarbene platinum(II) complexes were synthesized by coupling coordinated isocyanides and azinyl-substituted ureas. The complexes act as catalysts of α,ω-divinylpolydimethylsiloxane and... more
C,N-chelate deprotonated diaminocarbene platinum(II) complexes were synthesized by coupling coordinated isocyanides and azinyl-substituted ureas. The complexes act as catalysts of α,ω-divinylpolydimethylsiloxane and poly(dimethylsiloxane-co-methylhydrosiloxane) hydrosilylation cross-linking. Silicone rubbers obtained with (aminoisoquinoline)-containing...
A series of N-pyridyl ureas bearing 1,2,4- (1a, 2a, and 3a) and 1,3,4-oxadiazole moiety (1b, 2b, 3b) was prepared and characterized by HRMS, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, as well as X-ray diffraction. The inspection of the crystal... more
A series of N-pyridyl ureas bearing 1,2,4- (1a, 2a, and 3a) and 1,3,4-oxadiazole moiety (1b, 2b, 3b) was prepared and characterized by HRMS, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, as well as X-ray diffraction. The inspection of the crystal structures of (1–3)a,b and the Hirshfeld surface analysis made possible the recognition of the (oxadiazole)···(pyridine) and (oxadiazole)···(oxadiazole) interactions. The presence of these interactions was confirmed theoretically by DFT calculations, including NCI analysis for experimentally determined crystal structures as well as QTAIM analysis for optimized equilibrium structures. The preformed database survey allowed the verification of additional examples of relevant (oxadiazole)···π interactions both in Cambridge Structural Database and in Protein Data Bank, including the cocrystal of commercial anti-HIV drug Raltegravir.
Complexes trans-[MCl2(NCNMe2)2] (M = Pt 1, Pd 2) were cocrystallized with CHBr3 and CHI3, forming 1:2 adducts isomorphic with previously reported trans-[PtCl2(NCNMe2)2]·2CHI3. In all cases, the C–X···M (X = Br, I; M = Pd, Pt)... more
Complexes trans-[MCl2(NCNMe2)2] (M = Pt 1, Pd 2) were cocrystallized with CHBr3 and CHI3, forming 1:2 adducts isomorphic with previously reported trans-[PtCl2(NCNMe2)2]·2CHI3. In all cases, the C–X···M (X = Br, I; M = Pd, Pt) metal-involving halogen bonding together with numerous chloride-halomethane halogen and hydrogen bonds were identified by single-crystal XRD experiments. Further DFT calculations and topological analysis of the electron density distribution within the framework of QTAIM method at the M06/DZP-DKH level of theory confirmed the existence of these interactions and their noncovalent nature. Estimated energies of such contacts vary from 1.6 to 3.1 kcal/mol.
Predominantly, carbon atoms of various species function as acceptors of noncovalent interactions when they are part of a π-system. Here, we report on the discovery of a halogen bond involving the isocyano carbon lone pair. The... more
Predominantly, carbon atoms of various species function as acceptors of noncovalent interactions when they are part of a π-system. Here, we report on the discovery of a halogen bond involving the isocyano carbon lone pair. The co-crystallization or mechanochemical liquid-assisted grinding of model mesityl isocyanide with four iodoperfluorobenezenes leads to a series of halogen-bonded adducts with isocyanides. The obtained adducts were characterized by single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, solid-state IR and 13C NMR spectroscopies, and also by thermogravimetric analysis. The formation of the halogen bond with the isocyano group leads to a strong reduction of the isocyanide odor (3- to 46-fold gas phase concentration decrease). This manipulation makes isocyanides more suitable for laboratory storage and usage while preserving their reactivity, which is found to be similar between the adducts and the parent isocyanide in some common transformations, such as ligation to metal cen...
The reaction of bis(isocyanide)palladium complex cis-[PdCl2(CNXyl)2] (Xyl=2,6-Me2C6H3) with excess of 4,5-dichlorobenzene-1,2-amine in a C2H4Cl2/MeOH mixture affords monocationic bis(diaminocarbene) complex... more
The reaction of bis(isocyanide)palladium complex cis-[PdCl2(CNXyl)2] (Xyl=2,6-Me2C6H3) with excess of 4,5-dichlorobenzene-1,2-amine in a C2H4Cl2/MeOH mixture affords monocationic bis(diaminocarbene) complex cis-[PdClC{(NHXyl)=NHC6H2Cl2NH2}{C(NHXyl)=NHC6H2Cl2NH2}]Cl (3) in moderate yield (42%). Complex 3 exists in the solid phase in the H-bonded dimeric associate of two single charged organometallic cations and two chloride anions according to X-ray diffraction data. The Hirshfeld surface analysis for the X-ray structure of 3 reveals that the crystal packing is determined primarily by intermolecular contacts H–Cl, H–H, and H–C. The intermolecular hydrogen bonds N–H···Cl and C–H···Cl in the H-bonded dimeric associate of 3 were studied by DFT calculations and topological analysis of the electron density distribution within the framework of QTAIM method, and estimated energies of these supramolecular contacts vary from 1.6 to 9.1 kcal/mol. Such non-covalent bonding means that complex 3 ...
The reaction of cis-[PdCl(CNXyl)] (Xyl = 2,6-MeCH) with the aminoazoles [1 H-imidazol-2-amine (1), 4 H-1,2,4-triazol-3-amine (2), 1 H-tetrazol-5-amine (3), 1 H-benzimidazol-2-amine (4), 1-alkyl-1 H-benzimidazol-2-amines, where alkyl = Me... more
The reaction of cis-[PdCl(CNXyl)] (Xyl = 2,6-MeCH) with the aminoazoles [1 H-imidazol-2-amine (1), 4 H-1,2,4-triazol-3-amine (2), 1 H-tetrazol-5-amine (3), 1 H-benzimidazol-2-amine (4), 1-alkyl-1 H-benzimidazol-2-amines, where alkyl = Me (5), Et (6)] in a 2:1 ratio in the presence of a base in CHCl at RT proceeds regioselectively and leads to the binuclear diaminocarbene complexes [(ClPdCNXyl){μ-C(N-azolyl)N(Xyl)C═NXyl}] (7-12; 73-91%). Compounds 7-12 were characterized by C, H, N elemental analyses, high-resolution ESI-MS, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, 1D (H, C) and 2D (H,H-COSY, H,H-NOESY, H,C-HSQC, H,C-HMBC) NMR spectroscopies, and X-ray diffraction (XRDn). Inspection of the XRDn data and results of the Hirshfeld surface analysis suggest the presence in all six structures of intramolecular π-hole···π interactions between the electrophilic C atom of the isocyanide moiety and the neighboring arene ring. These interactions also result in distortion of the Pd-C≡N-Xyl fragm...
The reaction of cis-[PdCl(CNCy)] (1) with thiazol-2-amines (2-10) leads to the C,N-chelated diaminocarbene-like complexes [PdCl{ C(N(H)4,5-R-thiazol-2-yl)NHCy}(CNCy)] (11-14; 82-91%) in the case of 4,5-R-thiazol-2-amines (R, R = H, H (2),... more
The reaction of cis-[PdCl(CNCy)] (1) with thiazol-2-amines (2-10) leads to the C,N-chelated diaminocarbene-like complexes [PdCl{ C(N(H)4,5-R-thiazol-2-yl)NHCy}(CNCy)] (11-14; 82-91%) in the case of 4,5-R-thiazol-2-amines (R, R = H, H (2), Me, Me (3), -(CH)- (4)) and benzothiazol-2-amine (5) or gives the diaminocarbene species cis-[PdCl{C(N(H)Cy)N(H)4-R-thiazol-2-yl}(CNCy)] (15-19; 73-93%) for the reaction with 4-aryl-substituted thiazol-2-amines (R = Ph (6), 4-MeCH(7), 4-FCH(8), 4-ClCH(9), 3,4-FCH(10)). Inspection of the single-crystal X-ray diffraction data for 15-17 and 19 suggests that the structures of all these species exhibit previously unrecognized bifurcated chalcogen-hydrogen bonding μCl and also Pd···Pdmetallophilic interactions. These noncovalent interactions collectively connect two symmetrically located molecules of 15-17 and 19, resulting in their solid-state dimerization. The existence of the μCl system and its strength (6-9 kcal/mol) were additionally verified/estima...

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