Size-Controlled Hapticity Switching in [Ln(C9H9)(C8H8)][Ln(C_{9}H_{9})(C_{8}H_{8})] Sandwiches

Sandwich complexes of lanthanides have recently attracted a considerable amount of interest due to their applications as Single Molecule Magnet (SMM). Herein, a comprehensive series of heteroleptic lanthanide sandwich complexes ligated by the cyclononatetraenyl (Cnt) and the cyclooctatetraenyl (Cot) ligand [Ln(Cot)(Cnt)] (Ln=Tb, Dy, Er, Ho, Yb, and Lu) is reported. The coordination behavior of the Cnt ligand has been investigated along the series and shows different coordination patterns in the solid-state depending on the size of the corresponding lanthanide ion without altering its overall anisotropy. Besides the characterization in the solid state by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and in solution by $^{1}H$NMR, static magnetic studies and ab initio computational studies were performed

Chimie de coordination et reactivite redox de l'uranium

The study and the understanding of actinides chemistry have important implications in the nuclear field both for the development of new actinides materials and the retreatment of the nuclear wastes. One of the major issues in that chemistry is that the actinides elements are known to undergo redox reaction and to form assemblies of different size and different topologies. In that context uranium can be a good model of the heavier radioelement because it is much less radioactive. So, this work concerns the synthesis and the study of the spectroscopy and the magnetic properties of several uranium based polymetallic assemblies synthesized by taking advantage of the redox properties and the coordination chemistry of uranium. The hydrolysis reactivity of trivalent uranium has been studied in absence of sterically hindered ligands and led to the synthesis of oxo/hydroxo uranium assemblies with different sizes by changing the starting complex or the reaction conditions. By following the same strategy, the controlled oxidation of trivalent uranium complexes led to an original azido/nitrido uranium complex. The coordination chemistry of the pentavalent uranyl polymer {[UO2py5][KI2py3]}n has also been studied with different ligand and in different conditions and led to several cation-cation complexes for which the stability is sufficient for studying there dismutation by proton NMR. By changing the ancillary ligands stable monomeric complexes of pentavalent uranyl complexes were also obtained. The magnetic properties of all the complexes, monomers and polymetallic complexes were studied and an antiferromagnetic coupling was observed for the cation-cation pentavalent uranyl dimer [UO2(dbm)2(K18C6)]2.L'étude et la compréhension de la chimie des actinides constitue un axe de recherche privilégié dans le cadre de la technologie nucléaire aussi bien en amont pour le développement de matériaux à bases d'actinides qu'en aval pour l'étude du retraitement des déchets nucléaire produits dans les centrales. Une des problématiques principales dans ces études réside dans la capacité que possèdent les actinides à subir des réactions redox et à former des assemblages de tailles et de topologies variées. Dans ce contexte, l'uranium, peu radioactif, est un bon modèle des actinides plus lourds et beaucoup plus difficiles à manipuler. Ainsi, l'objectif de ce travail réside dans la synthèse d'assemblages polymétalliques à base d'uranium en mettant à profit quelques aspects de sa réactivité redox et de sa chimie de coordination. Ainsi, la synthèse et l'étude des propriétés spectroscopiques et magnétiques de nouveaux complexes d'uranium ont été étudiées. La réactivité d'hydrolyse de complexes d'uranium trivalent en absences de ligands stériquement encombrants a permis l'accès à des assemblages oxo/hydroxo d'uranium de différentes tailles en modulant le complexe de départ et les conditions de synthèse. L'élargissement de cette stratégie de synthèse à l'oxydation contrôlée avec l'azoture a ainsi permis la synthèse d'un complexe nitrure/azoture d'uranium présentant une topologie originale. L'étude de la chimie de coordination du polymère d'uranyle pentavalent {[UO2py5][KI2py3]}n avec différents ligands a également été abordée a permis l'accès à plusieurs complexes cation-cation d'uranyle pentavalent dont la stabilité est suffisante pour que l'étude de leur dismutation ait pu être suivie par RMN du proton. La modulation des ligands a également permis l'accès à des complexes monomères stables en solution vis-à-vis de la dismutation dans les solvants organiques. Les propriétés magnétiques des complexes monomères et polymétalliques obtenus ont été étudiées et un couplage anti ferromagnétique a été mis en évidence pour le complexe dimère cation-cation d'uranyle pentavalent [UO2(dbm)2(K18C6)]2

Reversible Sigma C-C Bond Formation Between Phenanthroline Ligands Activated by (C5Me5)2Yb

The electronic structure and associated magnetic properties of the 1,10-phenanthroline adducts of Cp*2Yb are dramatically different from those of the 2,2?-bipyridine adducts. The monomeric phenanthroline adducts are ground state triplets that are based upon trivalent Yb(III), f13, and (phen ) that are only weakly exchange coupled, which is in contrast to the bipyridine adducts whose ground states are multiconfigurational, open-shell singlets in which ytterbium is intermediate valent ( J. Am. Chem. Soc 2009, 131, 6480; J. Am. Chem. Soc 2010, 132, 17537). The origin of these different physical properties is traced to the number and symmetry of the LUMO and LUMO+1 of the heterocyclic diimine ligands. The bipy has only one 1 orbital of b1 symmetry of accessible energy, but phen has two orbitals of b1 and a2 symmetry that are energetically accessible. The carbon p-orbitals have different nodal properties and coefficients and their energies, and therefore their populationschange depending on the position and number of methyl substitutions on the ring. A chemical ramification of the change in electronic structure is that Cp 2Yb(phen) is a dimer when crystallized from toluene solution, but a monomer when sublimed at 180190 C. When 3,8-Me2phenanthroline is used, the adduct Cp*2Yb(3,8-Me2phen) exists in the solution in a dimer monomer equilibrium in which G is near zero. The adducts with 3-Me, 4-Me, 5-Me, 3,8-Me2, and 5,6-Me2-phenanthroline are isolated and characterized by solid state X-ray crystallography, magnetic susceptibility and LIII-edge XANES spectroscopy as a function of temperature and variable-temperature 1H NMR spectroscopy

Reversible Sigma C-C Bond Formation Between Phenanthroline Ligands Activated by (C5Me5)2Yb

The electronic structure and associated magnetic properties of the 1,10-phenanthroline adducts of Cp*2Yb are dramatically different from those of the 2,2?-bipyridine adducts. The monomeric phenanthroline adducts are ground state triplets that are based upon trivalent Yb(III), f13, and (phen ) that are only weakly exchange coupled, which is in contrast to the bipyridine adducts whose ground states are multiconfigurational, open-shell singlets in which ytterbium is intermediate valent ( J. Am. Chem. Soc 2009, 131, 6480; J. Am. Chem. Soc 2010, 132, 17537). The origin of these different physical properties is traced to the number and symmetry of the LUMO and LUMO+1 of the heterocyclic diimine ligands. The bipy has only one 1 orbital of b1 symmetry of accessible energy, but phen has two orbitals of b1 and a2 symmetry that are energetically accessible. The carbon p-orbitals have different nodal properties and coefficients and their energies, and therefore their populationschange depending on the position and number of methyl substitutions on the ring. A chemical ramification of the change in electronic structure is that Cp 2Yb(phen) is a dimer when crystallized from toluene solution, but a monomer when sublimed at 180190 C. When 3,8-Me2phenanthroline is used, the adduct Cp*2Yb(3,8-Me2phen) exists in the solution in a dimer monomer equilibrium in which G is near zero. The adducts with 3-Me, 4-Me, 5-Me, 3,8-Me2, and 5,6-Me2-phenanthroline are isolated and characterized by solid state X-ray crystallography, magnetic susceptibility and LIII-edge XANES spectroscopy as a function of temperature and variable-temperature 1H NMR spectroscopy

Influence of the Torsion Angle in 3,3'-Dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine on the Intermediate Valence of Yb in (C5Me5)2 Yb(3,3'-Me2-bipy)

The synthesis and X-ray crystal structures of Cp-2*Yb(3,3'-Me(2)bipy) and [Cp-2 Yb(3,3'-Me(2)bipy)][Cp-2 YbCl1.6I0.4]center dot CH2Cl2 are described. In both complexes, the NCCN torsion angles are approximately 40 degrees. The temperature-independent value of n(f) of 0.17 shows that the valence of ytterbium in the neutral adduct is multiconfigurational, in reasonable agreement with a CASSCF calculation that yields a n(f) value of 0.27; that is, the two configurations in the wave function are f(13)(pi(1))(1) and f(14)(pi(1))(0) in a ratio of 0.27:0.73, respectively, and the open-shell singlet lies 0.28 eV below the triplet state (n(f) accounts for f-hole occupancy; that is, n(f) = 1 when the configuration is f(13) and n(f) = 0 when the configuration is f(14)). A correlation is outlined between the value of nf and the individual ytterbocene and bipyridine fragments such that, as the reduction potentials of the ytterbocene cation and the free x,x'-R-2-bipy ligandsapproach each other, the value of nf and therefore the f(13):f(14) ratio reaches a maximum; conversely, the ratio is minimized as the disparity increases

Chimie de coordination et reactivite redox de l'uranium

The study and the understanding of actinides chemistry have important implications in the nuclear field both for the development of new actinides materials and the retreatment of the nuclear wastes. One of the major issues in that chemistry is that the actinides elements are known to undergo redox reaction and to form assemblies of different size and different topologies. In that context uranium can be a good model of the heavier radioelement because it is much less radioactive. So, this work concerns the synthesis and the study of the spectroscopy and the magnetic properties of several uranium based polymetallic assemblies synthesized by taking advantage of the redox properties and the coordination chemistry of uranium. The hydrolysis reactivity of trivalent uranium has been studied in absence of sterically hindered ligands and led to the synthesis of oxo/hydroxo uranium assemblies with different sizes by changing the starting complex or the reaction conditions. By following the same strategy, the controlled oxidation of trivalent uranium complexes led to an original azido/nitrido uranium complex. The coordination chemistry of the pentavalent uranyl polymer {[UO2py5][KI2py3]}n has also been studied with different ligand and in different conditions and led to several cation-cation complexes for which the stability is sufficient for studying there dismutation by proton NMR. By changing the ancillary ligands stable monomeric complexes of pentavalent uranyl complexes were also obtained. The magnetic properties of all the complexes, monomers and polymetallic complexes were studied and an antiferromagnetic coupling was observed for the cation-cation pentavalent uranyl dimer [UO2(dbm)2(K18C6)]2.L'étude et la compréhension de la chimie des actinides constitue un axe de recherche privilégié dans le cadre de la technologie nucléaire aussi bien en amont pour le développement de matériaux à bases d'actinides qu'en aval pour l'étude du retraitement des déchets nucléaire produits dans les centrales. Une des problématiques principales dans ces études réside dans la capacité que possèdent les actinides à subir des réactions redox et à former des assemblages de tailles et de topologies variées. Dans ce contexte, l'uranium, peu radioactif, est un bon modèle des actinides plus lourds et beaucoup plus difficiles à manipuler. Ainsi, l'objectif de ce travail réside dans la synthèse d'assemblages polymétalliques à base d'uranium en mettant à profit quelques aspects de sa réactivité redox et de sa chimie de coordination. Ainsi, la synthèse et l'étude des propriétés spectroscopiques et magnétiques de nouveaux complexes d'uranium ont été étudiées. La réactivité d'hydrolyse de complexes d'uranium trivalent en absences de ligands stériquement encombrants a permis l'accès à des assemblages oxo/hydroxo d'uranium de différentes tailles en modulant le complexe de départ et les conditions de synthèse. L'élargissement de cette stratégie de synthèse à l'oxydation contrôlée avec l'azoture a ainsi permis la synthèse d'un complexe nitrure/azoture d'uranium présentant une topologie originale. L'étude de la chimie de coordination du polymère d'uranyle pentavalent {[UO2py5][KI2py3]}n avec différents ligands a également été abordée a permis l'accès à plusieurs complexes cation-cation d'uranyle pentavalent dont la stabilité est suffisante pour que l'étude de leur dismutation ait pu être suivie par RMN du proton. La modulation des ligands a également permis l'accès à des complexes monomères stables en solution vis-à-vis de la dismutation dans les solvants organiques. Les propriétés magnétiques des complexes monomères et polymétalliques obtenus ont été étudiées et un couplage anti ferromagnétique a été mis en évidence pour le complexe dimère cation-cation d'uranyle pentavalent [UO2(dbm)2(K18C6)]2

Influence of the Torsion Angle in 3,3'-Dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine on the Intermediate Valence of Yb in (C5Me5)2 Yb(3,3'-Me2-bipy)

The synthesis and X-ray crystal structures of Cp-2*Yb(3,3'-Me(2)bipy) and [Cp-2 Yb(3,3'-Me(2)bipy)][Cp-2 YbCl1.6I0.4]center dot CH2Cl2 are described. In both complexes, the NCCN torsion angles are approximately 40 degrees. The temperature-independent value of n(f) of 0.17 shows that the valence of ytterbium in the neutral adduct is multiconfigurational, in reasonable agreement with a CASSCF calculation that yields a n(f) value of 0.27; that is, the two configurations in the wave function are f(13)(pi(1))(1) and f(14)(pi(1))(0) in a ratio of 0.27:0.73, respectively, and the open-shell singlet lies 0.28 eV below the triplet state (n(f) accounts for f-hole occupancy; that is, n(f) = 1 when the configuration is f(13) and n(f) = 0 when the configuration is f(14)). A correlation is outlined between the value of nf and the individual ytterbocene and bipyridine fragments such that, as the reduction potentials of the ytterbocene cation and the free x,x'-R-2-bipy ligandsapproach each other, the value of nf and therefore the f(13):f(14) ratio reaches a maximum; conversely, the ratio is minimized as the disparity increases

N-aromatic heterocycle adducts of bulky [1,2,4-(Me3C)3C5H2]2Sm: Synthesis, structure and solution analysis.

International audienceThe reactions of the bulky samarocene [1,2,4-(Me3C)3C5H2]2Sm (1) with several N-aromatic heterocycles, namely, pyridine (3), picoline (4), 4-tert-butyl-pyridine (5), isoquinoline (6) and quinoline (7), are reported. All reactions proceed smoothly in pentane in good yield and crystals of all adducts have been obtained in moderate to good yield and analyzed by X-ray crystallography. The X-ray crystal structures are in agreement with Sm(II) coordination adducts in which no electrons are transferred to the N-aromatic heterocycle. Magnetic data were recorded for 1 and for all adducts, 3-7, and reinforce the electronic structure of Sm(II), f6 simple coordination adducts. 1H NMR at different temperatures and visible spectroscopy in toluene show that fast exchange of the N-aromatic heterocyclic ligand (L) occurs in solution according to a ML = M + L equilibrium in which the equilibrium constant is dependent on the bulkiness of L. This fast exchange is stopped below a coalescence temperature Tc, at which the three tert-butyl groups of the cyclopentadienyl are differentiated. The associated rotational barriers have been calculated. Cyclic voltammetry of 1 in THF showed a quasi-reversible wave at a reducing potential of −2.10 V versus the ferricinium/ferrocene couple for the Sm(III)-Sm(II) couple and leads to the conclusion that the non-reduction of L lies in the sterics of 1

Chimie de coordination et réactivité redox de l'uranium

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Reversible C–C coupling in phenanthroline complexes of divalent samarium and thulium

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