Surface-confined 2D polymerization of a brominated copper-tetraphenylporphyrin on Au(111)

A coupling-limited approach for the Ullmann reaction-like on-surface synthesis of a two-dimensional covalent organic network starting from a halogenated metallo-porphyrin is demonstrated. Copper-octabromo-tetraphenylporphyrin molecules can diffuse and self-assemble when adsorbed on the inert Au(111) surface. Splitting-off of bromine atoms bonded at the macrocyclic core of the porphyrin starts at room temperature after the deposition and is monitored by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy for different annealing steps. Direct coupling between the reactive carbon sites of the molecules is, however, hindered by the molecular shape. This leads initially to an ordered non-covalently interconnected supramolecular structure. Further heating to 300{\deg}C and an additional hydrogen dissociation step is required to link the molecular macrocycles via a phenyl group and form large ordered polymeric networks. This approach leads to a close-packed covalently bonded network of overall good quality. The structures are characterized using scanning tunneling microscopy. Different kinds of lattice defects and, furthermore, the impact of polymerization on the HOMO-LUMO gap are discussed. Density functional theory calculations corroborate the interpretations and give further insight into the adsorption of the debrominated molecule on the surface and the geometry and coupling reaction of the polymeric structure.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figure

Chlorido[1-diphenyl­phosphanyl-3-(phenyl­sulfan­yl)propane-κ2 P,S](η5-penta­methyl­cyclo­penta­dien­yl)iridium(III) chloride monohydrate

The crystal structure of the title compound, [Ir(C10H15)Cl(C21H21PS)]Cl·H2O, consists of discrete [Ir(η5-C5Me5)Cl{Ph2P(CH2)3SPh-κP,κS}]+ cations, chloride anions and water mol­ecules. The IrIII atom is coordinated by an η5-C5Me5 ligand, a chloride and a Ph2P(CH2)3SPh-κP,κS ligand, leading to a three-legged piano-stool geometry. In the crystal, two water molecules and two chloride anions are linked by weak O—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonding into tetra­mers that are located on centers of inversion. The H atoms of one of the methyl groups are disordered and were refined using a split model

(Spectro)electrochemical investigations on (ferrocenyl)thiophenes modified by tungsten Fischer carbenes

Please abstract in the article.National Research Foundation, South Africa and Fonds der Chemischen Industrie and Chemifonds Fellowships.http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jorganchem2015-12-31hb201

Metal–metal interaction in Fischer carbene complexes : a study of ferrocenyl and biferrocenyl tungsten alkylidene complexes

A series of ferrocenyl (Fc = ferrocenyl; fc = ferrocen-1,1'-diyl) and biferrocenyl (Bfc = 1',1''-biferrocenyl; bfc = 1',1''-biferrocen-1,1'''-diyl) mono- and biscarbene tungsten(0) complexes of the type [(CO)5W=C(OMe)R] (1, R = Fc; 3, R = Bfc) and [(CO)5W=C(OMe)-R'-(OMe)C=W(CO)5] (2, R' = fc; 4, R' = bfc) were synthesized according to the classical synthetic methodology by reacting W(CO)6 with LiR (R = Fc, fc, bfc), followed by a subsequent alkylation using methyl trifluoromethanesulfonate. Electrochemical investigations were carried out on these complexes to get a closer insight into the electronic properties of 1 - 4. The ferrocenyl and biferrocenyl moieties in 1 – 4 show reversible one electron redox events. It was further found that the Fischer carbene unit is reducible in an electrochemical one electron transfer process. For the tungsten carbonyl moieties, irreversible oxidation processes were found. In addition, charge transfer studies were performed on 1 - 4 by the use of in situ UV-Vis-NIR and infrared spectroelectrochemical techniques. During the UV-Vis-NIR investigations typical low energy transitions for the mixed-valent biferrocenyl unit were found. A further observed high energy NIR absorption is attributed to a metal-metal charge transfer transition between the tungsten carbonyl fragment and the ferrocenyl/biferrocenyl group in the corresponding oxidized states, which can be described as class II systems according to Robin and Day. This assignment was verified by infrared spectroelectrochemical studies. The electrochemical investigations are supported by DFT calculations. The structural properties of 1 - 4 in the solid state were investigated by single-crystal Xray diffraction studies showing no substituent effects on bond lengths and angles. The biferrocenyl derivatives exhibit synconformation of the ferrocenyl and carbene building blocks.D.I.B. and B.v.d.W. acknowledge the National Research Foundation, South Africa for financial support (Grant number 76226). We are grateful to the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie for financial support. J.M.S. and M.K. thank the FCI for Chemiefonds Fellowships.http://pubs.acs.org/journal/inocajhb201

Turning the Tap: Conformational Control of Quantum Interference to Modulate Single Molecule Conductance

Together with the more intuitive and commonly recognized conductance mechanisms of charge‐hopping and tunneling, quantum interference (QI) phenomena have been identified as important factors affecting charge transport through molecules. Consequently, establishing simple, flexible molecular design strategies to understand, control and exploit QI in molecular junctions poses an exciting challenge. Here we demonstrate that destructive quantum interference (DQI) in meta‐substituted phenylene ethylene‐type oligomers (m‐OPE) can be tuned by changing the position and conformation of pendant methoxy (OMe) substituents around the central phenylene ring. These substituents play the role of molecular‐scale ‘taps’, which can be switched on or off to control the current flow through a molecule. Our experimental results conclusively verify recently postulated magic ratio and orbital product rules, and highlight a novel chemical design strategy for tuning and gating DQI features, to create single‐molecule devices with desirable electronic functions

Turning the Tap: Conformational Control of Quantum Interference to Modulate Single-Molecule Conductance.

Together with the more intuitive and commonly recognized conductance mechanisms of charge-hopping and tunneling, quantum-interference (QI) phenomena have been identified as important factors affecting charge transport through molecules. Consequently, establishing simple and flexible molecular-design strategies to understand, control, and exploit QI in molecular junctions poses an exciting challenge. Here we demonstrate that destructive quantum interference (DQI) in meta-substituted phenylene ethylene-type oligomers (m-OPE) can be tuned by changing the position and conformation of methoxy (OMe) substituents at the central phenylene ring. These substituents play the role of molecular-scale taps, which can be switched on or off to control the current flow through a molecule. Our experimental results conclusively verify recently postulated magic-ratio and orbital-product rules, and highlight a novel chemical design strategy for tuning and gating DQI features to create single-molecule devices with desirable electronic functions

Der Geologische Dienst in Sachsen: Festband zum Jubiläum 150 Jahre Landesgeologie

Der Geologische Dienst von Sachsen feiert im Jahr 2022 sein 150-jähriges Jubiläum – am 6. April 1872 wurde die Geologische Landesuntersuchung im Königreich Sachsen gegründet. Auf 153 Seiten der Reihe „Geoprofil“ werden Einblicke in die Arbeit des Geologischen Dienstes im LfULG, seinen Aufgaben und die Dienste als zuständige Fachbehörde gegeben. Die elf Einzelbeiträge zeigen die aktuellen Herausforderungen und Chancen, die sich aus den Themenbereichen Umwelt, Naturschutz und Geologie für Sachsen stellen. Im Einzelnen geht es in den Beiträgen um die sächsische Rohstoffstrategie, die Suche nach einem Endlagerstandort für radioaktive Abfälle, Erdwärme, Hydrogeologie, die Eisenbahn Neubaustrecke Dresden – Prag, Naturgefahren, das geowissenschaftliche Archiv, Träger öffentlicher Belange (TöB), Geoparks und einen Blick in die 150 jährige Geschichte. Redaktionsschluss: 30.11.202

Anionic Phospho-Fries Rearrangements for the Synthesis of Planar-Chiral Ferrocenes and their Application in (atropselective) Suzuki-Miyaura Reactions

The present PhD thesis describes the synthesis and characterization of novel planarchiral 1,2-P,O-ferrocenes and their application in the Pd-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura reaction. It was especially focused on the development of a new synthetic pathway to this type of substitution pattern by applying the anionic phospho-Fries rearrangement in ferrocene chemistry. Starting from hydroxy ferrocene, a high diversity of Fc–O–P- type (Fc = (n5-C5H5)(n5-C5H4)) compounds were synthesized, whereby the electronic properties of the phosphorus fragments were varied. The anionic phospho-Fries rearrangement successfully occurred subsequent to an ortho-lithiation with a non-nucleophilic base giving the 1,2-P,O-ferrocenes in up to quantitative yields. The usage of chiral pool-based alcohols for the synthesis of chiral ferrocenyl phosphates allowed a diastereoselective proceeding, giving single isomers in up to 95% de. Temperature-dependent investigations of mixed ferrocenyl-, phenyl- and Nheterocyclicphosphates revealed a limitation of ferrocenyl-based rearrangements per reaction step, contrary to phenyls. 1,2-P,O-ferrocenyl phosphonates could successfully be converted into phosphines by applying Stelzer P,C cross-coupling reactions on ferrocenes for the first time. Their usage as ligands for C,C cross-coupling reactions was confirmed by the synthesis of sterically hindered biaryls in high yields at 70°C with a low catalyst loading of 1 mol-% Pd. Functionalization of the 1,2-P,O -structural motif could be achieved by applying nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions (SNAr) as an alternative pathway for the synthesis of ferrocenyl aryl ethers. Subsequent to a Fries rearrangement sterically-demanding 1,3-di-orthosubstituted aryloxy ferrocenes could be obtained. Multi SNAr reactions of hydroxyferrocenes at polyfluorinated arenes gave up to pentaferrocenyl-functionalized aryl ethers, whose electrochemical properties were investigated. The reaction of CH2-enlarged ferrocenylmethanols gave α-ferrocenylcarbenium ions instead of phosphates, while treating them with chlorophosphates. Enantiopure 2-P(S)Ph2-substituted derivatives of these ions underwent a subsequent intermolecular “S2−“ migration, resulting in thioethers, for example (Sp,Sp)-(2-(P(S)Ph2)FcCH2)2S, in a unique mechanism. Instead, the presence of electronrich arenes gave electrophilic aromatic substituted benzenes bearing chiral ferrocenylmethyl backbones. These type of ligands gave biaryls with up to 26 % ee.Die vorliegende Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Synthese und Charakterisierung von neuartigen planar-chiralen 1,2-P,O-ferrocenen sowie deren Anwendung in der Pd-katalysierten Suzuki-Miyaura Reaktion. Dabei lag der Focus in der Anwendung anionischer phospho-Fries Verschiebungen auf Ferrocene um dieses spezielle Substitutionsmuster erhalten zu können. Ausgehend von Hydroxyferrocenen wurde so eine Vielzahl neuer Verbindungen des Typs Fc–O–P (Fc = (n5-C5H5)(n5-C5H4)) synthetisiert, wobei die elektronischen Eigenschaften des Phosphor-tragenden Fragmentes variiert wurden. Die anionische phospho-Fries Verschiebung erfolgte im Anschluss einer ortho-Lithiierung mit einer nicht-nucleophilen Base, was 1,2-P,O-Ferrocene nahezu quantitative ergab. Durch die Verwendung von chiral-pool basierten Alkoholen für die Synthese chiraler Ferrocenylphosphate konnte eine diastereoselective 1,3-O->C Umlagerung mit Isomerenreinheiten von bis zu 95 % erreicht werden. Untersuchungen von gemischten Ferrocenyl-, Phenyl- und N-heterocyclischen Phosphaten bei verschiedenen Temperaturen zeigte eine Limitierung Ferrocenyl-basierter Umlagerungen pro Reaktionsschritt im Gegensatz zu denen von Phenylen. Die erhaltenen 1,2-P,O-Ferrocenylphosphate wurden erstmals mittels Stelzer P,C Kreuz-Kupplungsreaktionen erfolgreich in Phosphane umgesetzt. Deren Verwendung als Ligand in C,C Kreuz-Kupplungsreaktionen wurde am Beispiel der Synthese räumlich anspruchsvoller Biaryle in hohen Ausbeuten bei nur 70°C und niedrigen Katalysatorbeladungen von 1 mol-% Pd demonstriert. Die Funktionalisierung des 1,2-P,O-Strukturmotifes konnte durch die Anwendung von nucleophilen aromatischen Substitutionsreaktionen erreicht werden, die einen alternativen Zugang zu Ferrocenylarylethern bietet. Im Anschluss an eine Fries Umlagerung konnten so sterisch anspruchsvolle 1,3-di-ortho-substituierte Ferrocenylarylether erhalten werden. Durch mehrfache SNAr Reaktionen von Hydroxyferrocenen an polyfluorierten Aromaten wurden bis zu fünf-fach substituierte Ether erhalten, deren elektrochemischen Eigenschaften untersucht wurden. Die um eine CH2-Einheit verlängerten Ferrocenylmethanole gaben bei Reaktion mit Chlorophosphaten alpha Ferrocenylcarbeniumionen anstelle der gewünschten Phosphate. Enantiomerenreine 2-P(S)Ph2-substituierte Derivate dieser Ionen durchliefen anschließend einen intermolekularen ”S2–“ Transfer in einem einzigartigen Mechanismus, was bspw. in Thioethern des Typs (Sp,Sp)-(2-(P(S)Ph2)FcCH2)2S resultierte. In Anwesenheit elektronenreicher Aromaten wurden elektrophile aromatischen Substitutuionen und die Bildung chiraler ferrocenylmethyl-substitutuierter Benzene beobachtet. Deren Einsatz als Ligand ergab Biaryle mit bis zu 26 % ee

Crystal structure of bis[tetrakis(triphenylphosphane-κP)silver(I)] (nitrilotriacetato-κ4N,O,O′,O′′)(triphenylphosphane-κP)argentate(I) with an unknown amount of methanol as solvate

The structure of the title compound, [Ag(C18H15P)4]2[Ag(C6H6NO6)(C18H15P)], exhibits trigonal (P-3) symmetry, with a C3 axis through all three complex ions, resulting in an asymmetric unit that contains one third of the atoms present in the formula unit. The formula unit thus contains two of the cations, one anion and disordered molecules of methanol as the packing solvent. Attempts to refine the solvent model were unsuccessful, indicating uninterpretable disorder. Thus, the SQUEEZE procedure in PLATON [Spek (2015). Acta Cryst. C71, 9–18] was applied, accounting for 670 electrons per unit cell, representing approximately 18 molecules of methanol in the formula unit. The stated crystal data for Mr, μ etc do not take these into account