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The interaction of pinanediol with 2-fluorophenylboronic acid and several other substituted phenylboronic acids was studied in 40% vol. aqueous acetonitrile by 1H and 11B NMR, potentiometric and spectrophotometric titrations at variable pH values. The experimental results reveal the formation of a very stable trigonal ester (Ktrig ≈ 2 × 104 M-1) and a significantly less stable tetrahedral hydroxocomplex (Ktet ≈ 5 × 103 M-1) in contrast to the traditionally observed inverted order of stabilities KtrigKtet. Comparison of the crystal structure of the trigonal ester isolated from aqueous acetonitrile with the DFT simulated structure of the respective hydroxocomplex shows that an unusual order of stabilities KtrigKtet is observed in spite of the existence of the usual strain release effect in the O-B-O angle considered responsible for the typically observed increased stability of the tetrahedral hydroxocomplex. A complementary study of the stability of the six-membered cyclic boronate esters of chromotropic acid demonstrated the order Ktrig ≪ Ktet although the strain was absent in these esters. The results for m-, p-substituted phenylboronic acids show that the stability of both five- and six-membered trigonal esters formed with pinanediol and chromotropic acid, respectively, is insensitive to electronic effects but the electron accepting substituents stabilize the hydroxocomplexes. It follows from the whole set of results that Ktet can be much larger than Ktrig in the absence of the strain, but with a sufficiently acidic diol, and that the presence of the strain does not necessarily make Ktet larger than Ktrig for a less acidic diol with a purely saturated hydrocarbon backbone. Thus, the electronic effects manifested in the acidity of the diol appear to be more significant than the strain release effect in determining the Ktet/Ktrig ratio.

Metallobacitracins are complexes with an extensive antimicrobial and biological activity. In this work, we investigated the metal complexation of bacitracin with several divalent metal ions in aqueous solution. The binding constants of Zn(2+), Cd(2+), Hg(2+), Cu(2+), Ni(2+), Pd(2+), Fe(2+), Mn(2+) and Mg(2+) to bacitracin were measured by UV/Vis spectroscopy, isotermic titration calorimetry (ITC) and potentiometry while the complexes were studied by Circular Dichroism and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (15N HSQC) for Zn(2+), Cd(2+) and Hg(2+) at different pH. By UV/Vis spectroscopy the affinity is in the range 104 to 105 M−1 at pH 6 and follows the order Ni(2+) > Cd(2+) > Hg(2+) > Zn(2+) > Fe(2+). By potentiometry, the binding constants were determined in the pH range 2–12. Microcalorimetry shows that the stoichiometry of metallobacitracins investigated is 1:1 with binding constants in the range 105–102 M−1 at pH 6 and with an order of stability of Ni(2+) > Cd(2+) > Zn(2+) > Hg(2+); ΔS, ΔH and ΔG parameters were also determined. NMR spectroscopy lets us establish the binding site of the metal ion when comparing 15N HSQC of free bacitracin and complex in natural abundance; these findings agree with calorimetric results. Chemical shift changes in complexes containing Zn(2+) and Cd(2+) exhibit a similar behavior despite pH differences. Conversely, there is not a significant change for Hg(2+) complex. The obtained data contribute to understand the mechanism of the biological activity of the metallobacitracins and give the guideline for the design of more powerful metalloantibiotics.

Two new chlorodiorganotin(IV) dithiocarbamate complexes with general formula {(R2SnCl)dtc} (dtc = R1R2NCS2−, R1 = Bn, R2 = naphtylimide; 3, R = n-Bu; 4, R = Ph) have been prepared from sodium N-[2-(benzylamino)ethyl]naphthalene-1,8-dicarboximide dithiocarbamate 2. The bis-dithiocarbamete 3d (R2Sn(dtc)2, R = n-Bu) was obtained as the thermodynamic product during the titration process (vide infra). All compounds were characterized by mass spectrometry, IR, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. The chlorodiorganotin(IV) dithiocarbamate complexes 3–4 also were characterized by 119Sn NMR spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystallographic study of these complexes showed the existence of C H…π, S…π and π…π intramolecular interactions, indicating that the naphthylimide aromatic fragment stabilized the complexes. Complexes 3 and 4 were studied as host for anions (CH3CO2−, F−, H2PO4−) in CDCl3 by UV–Vis and 119Sn NMR spectrometric titrations. The tested anions cause the displacement of the chloride ligand of the metallic centre. The excess of F− or H2PO4− induce the self-assembly of diorganotin(IV) dithiocarbamate to bis-dithiocarbamates R2Sn(dtc)2 (3d) instead of the breaking of the S Sn covalent bond. Quantum mechanical calculations at DFT level (B3LYP/def2-TZVP) were performed to obtain the thermodynamic parameters of the reactions involved in the anion addition to the complexes.

Phase relations in the pseudo-binary systems RFeO 3 -R 2 Ti 2 O 7 (R: Lu, Ho and Dy), RGaO 3 -R 2 Ti 2 O 7 (R: Lu and Er), LuAlO 3 -Lu 2 Ti 2 O 7 and RAO 3 -R 2 Ti 2 O 7 (R: Lu and Yb. A: Cr and Mn) at elevated temperatures in air were determined by means of a classic quenching method. There exist Lu(Fe 1−x Ti x )O 3+x/2 , R(Ga 1−x Ti x )O 3+x/2 (R: Lu and Er) and Lu(Al 1−x Ti x )O 3+x/2 (2/3≤ x≤3/4) having the Yb(Fe 1−x Ti x )O 3+x/2 -type of crystal structure (x=0.72, space group: R 3 m , a(A)=17.9773 and c(A)=16.978 as a hexagonal setting) in these pseudo binary systems. Eighteen compounds R(A 1−x Ti x )O 3+x/2 (R: Lu-Sm and Y, A: Fe, Ga and Al) were newly synthesized and their lattice constants as a hexagonal setting were measured by means of the X-ray powder diffraction method. The R occupies the octahedral site and both A and Ti does the trigonalbipyramidal one in these compounds. Relation between lattice constants for the rhombic R(A 1−x Ti x )O 3+x/2 and the monoclinic In(A 1−x Ti x )O 3+x/2 are as follows, a h ≈5 x b m , c h ≈3 x c m x sin β and a m =3 1/2 x b m , where a h and c h are the lattice constants as a hexagonal setting for R(A 1−x Ti x )O 3+x/2 and a m , b m , c m and β are those of the monoclinic In(A 1−x Ti x )O 3+x/2 . Crystal structural relationships among α-InGaO 3 (hexagonal, high pressure form, space group: P 63/ mmc ), InGaO 3 (rhombic, hypothetical), (RAO 3 ) n (BO) m and RAO 3 (ZnO) m (R: Lu-Ho, Y and In, A: Fe, Ga, and Al, B: divalent cation element, m, n: natural number), the orthorhombic-and monoclinic In(A 1−x Ti x )O 3+x/2 (A: Fe, Ga, Al, Cr and Mn) and the hexagonal-and rhombic R(A 1−x Ti x )O 3+x/2 (R: Lu-Sm and Y, A: Fe, Ga and Al) are schematically presented. We concluded that the crystal structures of both the α-InGaO 3 (high pressure form, hexagonal, space group: P 63/ mmc ) and the hypothetical InGaO 3 (rhombic) are the key structures for constructing the crystal structures of these compounds having the cations with CN=5.

In this work the interaction of halide anions and simple aromatic compounds with a bichromophoric fluorescent dyad derived from 1,8-naphthalimide (NAPIM) and 5-(dimethylamino)naphthalene-1-sulfonyl (DANS) was studied using electronic spectroscopy, 1H, and 19F NMR spectroscopy and quantum chemistry modeling (b3lyp/def2-TZVP). The NAPIM-DANS dyad interacts with electron-rich guests with binding constants in the range of 6 × 103 to 8 × 103 M−1 in CHCl3. The formed complexes are stabilized through aryl C–H … anion and aryl C–H … π interactions.

The chlorodiphenyltin(IV) dithiocarbamate complexes 1–5 with general formula {(Ph2SnCl)dtc} (dtc = R1R2NCS2−; 1, R1 = Bn, R2 = 9-anthrylmethyl; 2, R1 = Bn, R2 = 9-phenanthrylmethyl; 3, R1 = Bn, R2 = 1-pyrenylmethyl; 4, R1 = 1-naphthylmethyl, R2 = 1-pyrenylmethyl; 5, R1 = R2 1-pyrenylmethyl) have been tested as host for anions and neutral amines in acetonitrile by spectrophotometric UV/Vis titrations. In addition, the titrations of the complexes 1 and 5 were studied in chloroform by 1H and 119Sn NMR spectroscopy. It was found that anions as acetate, benzoate, and dihydrogen phosphate cause a displacement of the dithiocarbamate ligands of metallic center independently of the aromatic nature of the substituents on the nitrogen atom functioning as chemodosimeters in which the indicator is displaced. However, some aliphatic amines and aromatic methylene amines and its aromatic analogs can act as guests with binding constants in the range of 103 to 106 M−1. Also, in these cases compound 5 functions as chemodosimeter without displacement of the indicator. According to 1H, 13C, 119Sn NMR data and using DFT (B3LYP) and Poisson–Boltzmann (PB) to model the solvent, structures of the complexes are proposed in which the hydrophobic and π–π interactions are suggested as the dominant interactions.

Four new homoditopic bis[chlorodiorganotin(IV) and triorganotin(IV) dithiocarbamate] complexes derived from naphthalene diimide (NDI) with general formula NDI-[(CH2)2-N(CH2Ph)(CS2SnR2X)]2, 3: R = n-Bu, X = Cl; 4: R = Me, X = Cl; 5: R = Ph, X = Cl; 6: R = X = Me; were prepared from triethylammonium ((1,3,6,8-tetraoxo-1,3,6,8-tetrahydrobenzo[lmn][3,8]phenanthroline-2,7-diyl)bis(ethane-2,1-diyl))bis(benzylcarbamodithioate) 2. All compounds were characterized by IR, as well as 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. The complexes 3–6 also were characterized by 119Sn NMR spectroscopy. In addition, complex 3 was further characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystallographic study performed on complex 3 showed that the tin atom has a coordination geometry intermediate between square-pyramid and a trigonal-bipyramidal, with τ value of 0.69. In addition the presence of cooperative C H…π, C H…S, C H…O and S…π intramolecular interactions in the crystal structure of 3 was observed. The interaction of complexes 3–6 with anions (CH3CO2−, F−, H2PO4−) in CDCl3 was studied by UV/Vis, fluorescence and 119Sn NMR titrations. The addition of the foregoing anions to complexes 3-6 lead to the displacement of the chloride ligand at the tin(IV) atom. However, an the excess of F− or H2PO4− induced the self-assembly of complexes 3 and 5 in their corresponding binuclear metallomacrocycles.

Imine formation in aqueous solution of kanamycin A with pyridoxal 5'-phosphate and other aldehydes was studied by potentiometry, NMR spectroscopy and computational chemistry. It was found that imines are formed with yields near 100 % at pH 7 in equimolar reactant ratio. In order to identify the kanamycin amino groups involved in the reaction, a NMR spectroscopic study was conducted. The structures of possible imines formed between kanamycin and FURAN or PLP were optimized by molecular mechanics with the OPLS-2005 force field. The 1H NMR spectra were calculated at the DFT-GIAO B3LYP/6-31G(d) level of theory for all structures and compared with the experimentally observed spectra. From these results a probable structure of the imines was proposed. The results obtained in this work show that kanamycin has the ability to form imine derivatives in high yields due to its anion recognition properties. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Nine mononuclear diorganotin(IV) dithiocarbamate complexes 1–9 with 19-, 20- and 21-membered macrocyclic structures were synthesized from dimethyl, di-n-butyl, and diphenyltin(IV) dichloride and three bis-dithiocarbamate ligands derived from secondary bis-amines having aromatic spacer groups. All compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, mass spectrometry, and spectroscopic methods (IR and 1H, 13C, and 119Sn NMR). Additionally, quantum chemical DFT calculations were performed for the dimethyltin(IV) derivatives in order to model the molecular structures. For one compound series the NMR spectra showed a concentration-dependent behavior in solution, which was analyzed in detail and permitted to postulate the existence of an equilibrium with the corresponding [2+2] macrocycles.

Five new chlorodiorganotin(IV) complexes derived from dithiocarbamate ligands have been prepared and structurally characterized. The complexes 1–5 with the general formula {(Ph2SnCl)dtc} (dtc = R1R2NCS2−; 1, R1 = Bn, R2 = 9-anthrylmethyl; 2, R1 = Bn, R2 = 9-phenanthrylmethyl; 3, R1 = Bn, R2 = 1-pyrenylmethyl; 4, R1 = 1-naphthylmethyl, R2 = 1-pyrenylmethyl; 5, R1 = R2 = 1-pyrenylmethyl) have been obtained from Ph2SnCl2 and the sodium dithiocarbamate salts of benzyl(9-anthrylmethyl)amine, benzyl(9-phenanthrylmethyl)amine, benzyl(1-pyrenylmethyl)amine, 1-naphthylmethyl(1-pyrenylmethyl)amine and di(1-pyrenylmethyl)amine. Compounds 1–5 have been analyzed as far as possible by elemental analysis, FAB+ mass spectrometry, IR, UV–Vis, fluorescence and NMR (1H, 13C, 119Sn) spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis (1–3). The solid-state and solution studies showed that the dtc ligands are coordinated to the tin atoms in the anisobidentate manner. In all cases the metal centers are five-coordinate. The coordination geometry is intermediate between square-pyramidal and trigonal-bipyramidal coordination polyhedra with τ-values in the range of 0.49–0.55. The crystal structures show the presence of C–H···Cl, C–H···S, C–H···π, offset π–π and S···π contacts. The stability of the (Ph2SnCl)dtc complexes in the presence of the acetate anion has been examined in acetonitrile solutions. For all of these organotin(IV) complexes the displacement of the coordinated ligands (i.e., chloride and dtc) by the acetate anion was observed. The lability, as well as their intrinsic fluorescent properties of the polyaromatic moieties in these (Ph2SnCl)dtc compounds make them interesting candidates to detect the presence of O-donor anions at very low concentrations by displacement of the metal-coordinated dtc.

Fluorescent responses and conformational changes against pH were studied on four new water-soluble 1-pyrene and 1-methylpyrene bichromophores, (ttha1py)H4, (edta1mpy)H2, (dtpa1mpy)H3 and (ttha1mpy)H4, with the objective of modifying pH–fluorescence profiles and other solution properties of 1-pyrene bichromophores, (edta1py)H2 and (dtpa1py)H3, developed previously by our group; the abbreviations with acidic protons stand for pyrenyl moieties interlinked by an EDTA, DTPA (diethylenetriaminepentacetic acid) or TTHA (triethylenetetraminehexaacetic acid) chain through amide linkages. The new derivatives exhibit emission bands of monomeric pyrene and an intense structureless excimer band; the latter responds to pH sensitively. The pH dependence of the emission intensity of the DTPA and TTHA derivatives is well correlated with species distribution determined by potentiometry. In every derivative, the completely deprotonated species Ln− is the most efficient for excimer emission, followed by the corresponding monoprotonated species LH(n−1)−. In the latter, the acidic hydrogen is located on the central amine, as confirmed by 1H NMR. The resulting hydrogen bond between amino nitrogen atoms makes the aliphatic chain rigid. Further protonation stretches the interlinking chain due to electrostatic repulsion. These conformational changes with protonation result in fluorescent on–off cycles against pH window. The switching cycles of the methylpyrene derivatives are reverse to those of the corresponding pyrene derivatives, as the CH2 spacer between the amide and aromatic groups defines the orientation of pyrene rings. The sensitiveness of amide group to environment leads to a sharp change in excimer emission above pH ∼11. The combined functions of amide and amino groups lead to the novel pH-responses.

Interactions of protonated forms of kanamycin A with nucleotides and several simple phosphate anions have been studied by potentiometric and NMR titrations. The affinity of kanamycin A to anions is comparable to that observed with other aliphatic polyammonium receptors of similar charge, but it discriminates triphosphate nucleotides with different nucleobases with binding constants following the order GTP≫CTP ≈ ATP. Kanamycin A also binds the respective uncharged nucleosides with the same selectivity. Binding of ATP is exothermic with a negative entropic contribution in contrast to what is expected for simple ion pairing. Other tested aminoglycosides, amikacin and streptomycin, bind ATP less efficiently than kanamycin A. Models of structures of kanamycin A complexes with ATP and GTP obtained by molecular mechanics (OPLS-2005) calculations based on 1H and 31P NMR data confirm the possibility of nucleotide discrimination by simultaneous ion pairing of terminal nucleotide phosphate groups with ammonium sites...

Association of amino acids and some other low molecular weight compounds with rifamycin SV in water has been studied by 1H NMR titrations. Rifamycin binds aromatic amino acids with pronounced enantioselectivity in favor of l-enantiomers and forms complexes with heterocyclic compounds but does not interact with simple benzene derivatives. Binding constants correlate with LUMO energies and hydrophobicities (expressed as log P values) of guest molecules indicating contributions to the binding free energy from aromatic stacking interactions with the naphthohydroquinone fragment of rifamycin SV and from hydrophobic interactions. Proposed mode of binding is supported by semiempirical calculations of structures of host–guest complexes.

A new water soluble 26-membered macrocyclic pyridinophane functionalized by amide and carboxymethyl groups has been synthesized in a single step reaction and characterized by elemental analysis, mass spectrometry (FAB+), UV-vis, fluorescence, and 1H NMR spectroscopy as well as single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Its complexation properties with the nucleobases thymine and uracil have been explored in aqueous media by performing 1H NMR titration experiments and potentiometric studies. The binding constants of the 1:1 host-guest complexes were determined as 103 M− 1 by proton NMR and 102–103 M− 1 by potentiometry. Semiempirical molecular modelling studies have shown that the nucleobases are included within the cavity of the macrocyclic receptor and that the complexes are stabilized by hydrogen bonding.

Five hydrazone derivatives of streptomycin were synthetized (D0h, D1ph, D2bt, D3dctf, D4ag) and characterized by IR, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and elemental analysis. Protonation constants were determined by potentiometry for all derivatives. D1ph and D2bt derivatives were investigated as receptors of dicarboxylates and adenine nucleotides in aqueous solution by potentiometric and 1H NMR titrations. D1ph and D2bt derivatives have the highest affinity with AMP and ATP, respectively, which shows that electrostatic forces are not always the dominant factor in binding of streptomycin derivatives with nucleotides, but the conformational fit between them. Calculated structures at the DFT level of the D1ph derivative bonded with either AMP or ADP showed that the complexes are stabilized by the formation of multiple interactions with the receptors. The antibiotic activity of the derivatives was explored and compared with native streptomycin.

A simplified method of synthesis and purification of Erbium-Tetraphenylporphyrin (ErTpp) complexes, and their incorporation within a silica gel by the sol–gel process, is presented. On the basis of optical spectroscopic measurements in the UV–VIS range it was found that in ErTpp complexes the tetraphenylporphyrin molecule served as a protective screen for erbium ions. The half-width of the erbium ion luminescence band for the 4 S 3/2 → 4 I 15/2 transition was narrower by a factor of 5–6 in the new material than the corresponding value in erbium doped glasses or glass ceramics. It was shown that the value of the nonlinear refraction coefficient in ErTpp gels could considerably exceed that of silica glasses.

A condensation reaction between ethylenediaminetetraacetic dianhydride and p-xylenediamine gave a new chelating cyclophane, 3,10,21,28-tetraoxo-5,8,23,26-tetrakis(carboxymethyl)-2,5,8,11,20,23,26,29-octaaza[12.12]paracyclophane, abbreviated as (32edtaxan)H(4), which has three types of electron-donor groups, i.e., amine, carboxylate, and amide groups. The formation of the cyclophane has been confirmed by a single-crystal X-ray analysis of its Zn(2+) complex, [Zn(2)(32edtaxan)].7.5H(2)O, which crystallized in the monoclinic space group P2(1)/c with a = 19.818(1) Å, b = 13.169(1) Å, c = 18.134(1) Å, beta = 104.491(6) degrees, and Z = 4. Each cyclophane molecule coordinates two Zn(2+) ions and results in the formation of a binuclear chelate molecule. The coordination geometry around each metal ion is distorted octahedral, the donor atoms being two carboxylate oxygen atoms, two amine nitrogen atoms, and two amide oxygen atoms. The new cyclophane exhibited a well-defined fluorescence band at 290 nm with 210 nm excitation. The emission intensity was markedly increased in the Zn(2+) complex, in which the coordination of Zn(2+) ions increases the rigidity of the cyclophane leading to a high fluorescence quantum yield. When the cyclophane was coordinated to Cu(2+) ions, the molar absorptivity of a pi-pi transition band observed at 260 nm was increased by a factor of about 10. Such a large spectral change was not observed for the Zn(2+) and Ni(2+) complexes. In the Cu(2+) complex, the two phenyl rings of the cyclophane are expected to be brought closer, as a result of the coordination of deprotonated amide nitrogens to the central metal ion. This allosterism via ring contraction is responsible for the novel behavior of the absorption spectrum. The emission band of the cyclophane was weakened by coordination of copper and nickel as a result of fluorescence quenching caused by a photo-induced electron transfer.

Glycine and N,N-dimethylglycine stabilize La(III) hydroxide complexes of the type La2L2(OH)4 which possess phosphodiesterolytic activity close to that observed with most active tetravalent cations like Ce(IV).

Dicationic N-methylated at pyridyl or quinolyl moieties derivatives of three isomers of N,N'-bis(pyridyl)pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide (o-, m-, and p-1) and of N,N'-bis(3-quinolyl)pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide (4) strongly bind anions in MeCN (log K in the range 3.5-6.5) with pronounced selectivity for Cl(-) and also bind neutral urea and amide guests with log K in the range 1.1-2.8. Crystal structures of the triflate salts of m-1, p-1, and 4 show that amide NH and pyridinium o-CH groups are directed inside the receptor cleft with their four protons forming a circle of radius ca. 2.35 A optimal for inclusion of Cl(-). The binding of anions to these protons is evident from the crystal structure of a mixed triflate/chloride salt of p-1, calculated (DFT/B3LYP 6-31G**) structures of 1:1 complexes of all receptors with Cl(-), and results of (1)H NMR titrations. In the crystal structure of o-1 pyridinium N-Me(+) groups are directed inside the receptor cleft impeding the anion complexation, but calculations demonstrate that simple rotation of pyridinium rings in opposite directions by ca. 30 degrees creates a cavity to which the Cl(-) ion can fit forming 4 hydrogen bonds to amide NH and aliphatic CH groups of N-Me(+). The results of (1)H NMR titrations confirm this type of binding in solution. Anions quench the intense fluorescence of 4, which allows their fluorescent sensing in the muM range. A new methodology for determination of anion binding constants to strongly acidic receptors by inhibitory effects of anions on the receptor deprotonation by an external base has been developed. High affinity and selectivity of anion complexation by dicationic pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamides is attributed to the rigid preorganized structure of receptors, the high acidity of NH and CH groups, and the electrostatic charge effect.

Protonation of an aminoglycoside antibiotic kanamycin A sulfate was studied by potentiometric titrations at variable ionic strength, sulfate concentration and temperature. From these results the association constants of differently protonated forms of kanamycin A with sulfate and enthalpy changes for protonation of each amino group were determined. The protonation of all amino groups of kanamycin A is exothermic, but the protonation enthalpy does not correlate with basicity as in a case of simple polyamines. The sites of stepwise protonation of kanamycin A have been assigned by analysis of 1 H– 13 C–HSQC spectra at variable pH in D 2 O. Plots of chemical shifts for each H and C atom of kanamycin A vs. pH were fitted to the theoretical equation relating them to p K a values of ionogenic groups and it was observed that changes in chemical shifts of all atoms in ring C were controlled by ionization of a single amino group with p K a 7.98, in ring B by ionization of two amino groups with p K a 6.61 and 8.54, but in ring A all atoms felt ionization of one group with p K a 9.19 and some atoms felt ionization of a second group with p K a 6.51, which therefore should belong to amino group at C3 in ring B positioned closer to the ring A while higher p K a 8.54 can be assigned to the group at C1. This resolves the previously existed uncertainty in assignment of protonation sites in rings B and C.

Diphenylmethane underwent oxidative coupling in the presence of di-t-butyl peroxide and formed 1,1,2,2-tetraphenylethane. This coupling reaction resulted in the formation of a copolymer of diphenylmethane andp-xylene. The new copolymer was soluble in common organic solvents and had a molecular weight of 32,000 (polystyrene base).

Interactions of 2-, 3- and 4-formyl phenylboronic acids (FPBAs) with sugars, amino sugars, aminoglycosides and various poly- and monoamines have been studied by UV-vis, (1)H and (11)B NMR titrations in water at variable pH. Behavior of 2-FPBA was anomalous in several aspects. Transformation of the acid into its conjugate base was slow in NMR time scale and was accompanied by intramolecular cyclization affording the respective benzoboroxole. The equilibrium constants for imine formation (K(imine)) between 2-FPBA and simple monoamines including amino sugars were ca. 2 orders of magnitude larger than those with other isomers. Still one order of magnitude larger K(imine) values were observed for 2-FPBA with aminoglycosides (kanamycin, amikacin, gentamicin, neomycin) and polyamines (spermine, spermidine). The examination of UV-vis and (11)B NMR spectra of imines formed with 2-FPBA showed that formally neutral Schiff bases in fact were zwitterionic species containing a protonated imine group and an anionic B(OH)(3)(-) group. The enhanced stability of imines with monoamines can therefore be attributed to the electrostatic stabilization provided by the zwitterionic structure and further increased stability of imines with antibiotics and polyamines is explicable by additional stabilization of the borate anionic group by ion paring with ammonium groups not involved in Schiff base formation. Thanks to high molar absorptivity of protonated imines interaction of 2-FPBA with aminoglycosides allows detecting them spectrophotometrically in a μM concentration range in neutral aqueous solutions in the presence of sugars, amino sugars and amino acids.

The alkali metal (Na+, K+, Rb+, Cs+) bis-dithiocarbamate (bis-dtc) salts of N,N′-dibenzyl-1,2-ethylenediamine have been prepared from the reaction of N,N′-dibenzyl-1,2-ethylenediamine with carbon disulfide in the presence of two equivalents of the corresponding alkali metal hydroxide. Additionally, the analogous triethylammonium derivative has been obtained. The resulting compounds have been analyzed as far as possible by elemental analysis, FAB+ mass spectrometry, IR, UV-Vis and NMR (1H, 13C) spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction, showing that the composition of the metal salts can be described by the general formula [{[(H2O)xM-µ-(H2O)yM(H2O)x][bis-dtc]}n] (1, M = Na+, x = 3, y = 2; 2, M = K+, x = 1, y = 2; 3, M = Rb+, x = 0, y = 1; 4, M = Cs+, x = 0, y = 1; 5, M = Et3HN+, x = 0, y = 0). The solid-state and solution studies showed that all alkali metal ions participate in the formation of M–O and cation-π(arene) interactions, while M–S interactions are only observed for the larger alkali metals K+, Rb+ and Cs+. As expected, within the alkali metal group there is a clear tendency for a decreasing number of M–O bonds in favor of M–S and cation–π(arene) interactions, however, only K+ forms a semi-sandwich type complex with η6-coordination.

Kinetics of the cleavage of two phosphate diesters, bis(4-nitrophenyl) phosphate and 2-hydroxypropyl 4-nitrophenyl phosphate and a triester, 4-nitrophenyl diphenyl phosphate, in the presence of Mg(II), Ca(II) and Sr(II) were studied in 90% vol. DMSO at 37 degrees C. The alkaline hydrolysis of the triester was inhibited by all cations, but with both phosphodiesters strong catalytic effects were observed. Potentiometric titrations of metal perchlorates by Bu4N(OH) revealed formation of M2(OH)3+, M(OH)+, M(OH)2 and M2(OH)5- species. Rate constants for phosphodiester cleavage by individual species were obtained from analysis of rate-concentration profiles. Observed first-order rate constants in the presence of 1-2 mM Mg(II) or Ca(II) in neutral and weakly basic solutions were 10(8)-10(11) times higher than those for background hydrolysis at the same pH while in water additions of up to 50 mM metal produced100-fold accelerations. Possible structures of DMSO solvated catalyst-substrate complexes were modeled by DFT calculations with Mg(II). The increased catalytic activity in 90% DMSO is attributed to stronger association of hydroxide ions and anionic phosphodiesters with metal ions and to preferable solvation of cations by DMSO, which creates favorable for reaction anhydrous microenvironment in the coordination sphere of the catalyst.

Our research group have reported that, under high dilution conditions, condensation reactions between 4,4’-ethylenebis(2,6-morpholinedione), 1, and aromatic diamines gave a new series of tetraaza chelating cylophanes, which have amide and aromatic groups in the ring framework and pendant carboxymethyl groups [1].[...]

Oxidation of aniline with ammonium peroxodisuffate in aqueous solutions containing poly(3-sutfonato-4-hydroxystyrene) gave polymer alloys (or polymer blends) with a general composition of {(—C6H4NH—)[—CH2—CH(C6H3·OH·SO3–)—]x(H2SO4)y·zH2O}n. Their electrical conductivities depended on the composition and varied between 10–5 and 0.5 S cm–1 at 300 K. The polyaniline salts were soluble in water and exhibited an electronic absorption band characteristic of emeraldine salts at 800 nm. The corresponding alkaline solutions showed a band due to emeraldine bases at 600 nm. These bands showed a pH dependence that is a consequence of an interchain interaction between two kinds of polymer chains. A polymer with x= 04, y= 1.2 and z= 3.6 was soluble enough to observe EPR spectra, whose pH dependence showed that, with increasing pH, deprotonation occurs at polarons prior to deprotonation at bipolarons.

A protonated cation salt of title compound C36H48N8O12 crystallized in the monoclinic space group with cell parameters a = 11.4721(8)A, b = 23.1049(16)A, c = 21.0730(14)A, β = 99.0040(10)° and Z = 4; the final residual factor was 0.0582 with 9694 reflections. A cyclophane conformation was determinated by an interplay between the ridigidy of amide and phenyl groups and the presence of intramolecular hydrogen bonds and C-H…π interactions.

Five hydrazone derivatives of streptomycin were synthetized (D0h, D1ph, D2bt, D3dctf, D4ag) and characterized by IR, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and elemental analysis. Protonation constants were determined by potentiometry for all derivatives. D1ph and D2bt derivatives were investigated as receptors of dicarboxylates and adenine nucleotides in aqueous solution by potentiometric and 1H NMR titrations. D1ph and D2bt derivatives have the highest affinity with AMP and ATP, respectively, which shows that electrostatic forces are not always the dominant factor in binding of streptomycin derivatives with nucleotides, but the conformational fit between them. Calculated structures at the DFT level of the D1ph derivative bonded with either AMP or ADP showed that the complexes are stabilized by the formation of multiple interactions with the receptors. The antibiotic activity of the derivatives was explored and compared with native streptomycin.

A chelating cyclophane has been synthesized by cyclocondensation of two ethylenediaminetetraacetic (EDTA) units with two p-phenylenediamine units: the resulting cyclophane is 2,9,18,25-tetraoxo-4,7,20,23-tetrakis(carboxymethyl)-1,4,7,10,17,20,23,26-octaaza[10.10]paracyclophane, abbreviated as (bis-edtapdn)H(4). Cyclocondensation of two EDTA and two 1,5-diaminonaphthalene units has given the naphthalenophane, 2,9,22,29-tetraoxo-4,7,24,27-tetrakis(carboxymethyl)-1,4,7,10,21,24,27,30-octaaza[10.10](1,5)naphthalenophane, (bis-edtanap)H(4). Studies of electronic and EPR spectra have been carried out on the binuclear Cu(2+) complexes of these new ligands and of related chelating cyclophanes, 2,9,25,32-tetraoxo-4,7,27,30-tetrakis(carboxymethyl)-1,4,7,10,24,27,30,33-octaaza[10.1.10.1]paracyclophane, abbreviated as (bis-edtabpm)H(4), and 2,9,25,32-tetraoxo-4,7,27,30-tetrakis(carboxymethyl)-1,4,7,10,24,27,30,33-octaaza-17,40-dioxa[10.1.10.1]paracyclophane, abbreviated as (bis-edtabpe)H(4). Common features of these chelating cyclophanes are as follows: (1) amino, amide, and pendant carboxymethyl donor groups are substituents in the cyclophane ring, and (2) the amide groups are directly bound to the aromatic groups. These ligands formed neutral binuclear Cu(2+) chelates [Cu(2)L](0) that are water-insoluble. In alkaline solutions, these Cu(2+) complexes were converted to anionic chelates [Cu(2)(LH(-)(4))](4)(-) in which deprotonated amide nitrogens coordinated Cu(2+) ions. These anionic metal chelates of (bis-edtapdn)H(4), (bis-edtabpm)H(4), and (bis-edtabpe)H(4) exhibited three pi-pi transition bands in the spectral range 240-340 nm, in contrast to the uncoordinated cyclophanes, which showed a single band in this spectral range. The unusual pi-pi transition spectra of the [Cu(2)(LH(-)(4))](4)(-) complexes originate from the combined effect of metal-ligand charge transfer and proximity of the pi systems. The absorption and emission spectra of (bis-edtanap)H(4) were also influenced by coordination with copper. The EPR spectrum of [Cu(2)(bis-edtanapH(-)(4))](4)(-) in a methanol glass matrix showed a hyperfine structure due to the spin exchange between two Cu(2+) ions. These unusual spectral and magnetic properties arise from the strong coordination between Cu(2+) ions and deprotonated amide nitrogens that are bound to the pi systems.

Two bis crown ether receptors were synthesized and tested as host molecules for protonated forms of alkyl amines and amino acid esters. Molecular recognition studies were conducted in CH2Cl2:MeOH (92:8) by spectrophotometric UV/Vis titrations andby spectrometric 1H NMR titrations in CDCl3. The calculated binding constants are in the range 102-105 M-1. A high affinity for L-amino acid methyl ester derivatives was found. A theoretical study at the DFT level of the synthesized receptor and some analog ligands with three different ammonium ions helps to rationalize the experimentally found trends.

Polyaniline salts of toluenesulfonate (TS) and sulfonated poly( p -vinylphenol) (SPVP) have been prepared. The polyaniline salt of TS exhibited a room-temperature electrical conductivity of 10 S cm −1 . The activation energy for electrical conduction was 0.02 eV, which was significantly smaller than the value 0.04 eV reported for other salts. The aromatic nature of the organic anion is expected to enhance the interchain diffusion of charge carriers. The electrical conductivity of the polyaniline salt of the polymer anion was of the order of 10 −4 S cm −1 . A polyaniline base derived from the SPVP salt was water-soluble in the presence of excess NaSPVP, due to complexation between the two polymers.