The new Co(III) carbonate complexes [Co(uns-penp)(O₂CO)]ClO₄�H₂O and [Co(trpyn)(O₂CO)]ClO₄, containing tripodal tetraamine ligands, have been synthesised and characterised by microanalysis, �H, ��C and ⁵⁹Co NMR, mass spectrometry (MS) and UV-vis spectroscopy. In addition, the ⁵⁹Co NMR spectra have been obtained for two series of [Co(N₄)(O₂CO)]⁺ complexes containing aliphatic (N₄ = tren, baep, abap, trpn) and pyridyl (N₄ = tpa, pmea, pmap, tepa) tripodal tetraamine ligands and the complex [Co(dppa)(O₂CO)]⁺. The ⁵⁹Co NMR signal increases as [Delta] decreases, indicating there is less electron density at the Co(III) nucleus as the metal-ligand orbital overlap becomes poorer. A linear relationship was found to exist between the [Delta] for the individual complexes and their ⁵⁹Co NMR chemical shifts which follows the relationship: [Delta] = 29 174 + -0.89363 x [delta](⁵⁹Co)
For the two series of [Co(N₄)(O₂CO)]+ complexes, plots of the magnetogyric ratio (γ) and [lambda][max] have y-intercepts that do not accurately correspond to the magnetogyric ratio of the bare cobalt nucleus (γ₀(Co)). This is due to the deviation of the complexes from pure octahedral symmetry. A fluxional process in the complex [Co(pmea)(O₂CO)]⁺ was investigated using variable temperate (VT) NMR. This was found to involve the inversion of a six-membered chelate ring about a pseudo mirror plane with a [Delta]G[double dagger] of 58 kJ mol⁻� at 25 �C. Mass spectra have been obtained for all the [Co(N₄)(O₂CO)]⁺ complexes, and these show a common fragmentation pattern for all the complexes except [Co(trpn)(O₂CO)]⁺, where CO₂ is lost from the molecular ion to give a [Co(N₄)O]⁺ adduct. Single crystal X-ray structural analyses were performed on [Co(abap)(O₂CO)]ClO₄ (orthorhombic, Pca2₁, a = 15.9744(11) Å, b = 8.6200(6) Å, c = 21.8568(15) Å, α = β = γ = 90�, Z = 8, R1 = 0.0350, wR2 = 0.0902), [Co(trpn)(O₂CO)]ClO₄�H₂O (monoclinic, P2₁/c, a = 11.9510(19) Å, b = 12.0740(19) Å, c = 12.917(2) Å, β = 117.56(4)�, α = γ = 90�, Z = 4, R1 = 0.0476, wR2 = 0.1188), [Co(tpa)(O₂CO)]ClO₄�2H₂O (triclinic, P-1, a = 16.2298(5) Å, b = 17.2291(5) Å, c = 17.3393(5) Å, α = 106.760(1)�, β = 92.809(1)�, γ = 108.004(1)�, Z = 8, R1 = 0.0349, wR2 = 0.0799), [Co(uns-penp)(O₂CO)]ClO₄�H₂O (triclinic, P-1, a = 6.7544(3) Å, b = 11.5523(5) Å, c = 12.3201(6) Å, α = 73.397(2)�, β = 89.749(2)�, γ = 84.551(2), Z = 2, R1 = 0.0277, wR2 = 0.0842) and [Co(trpyn)(O₂CO)]ClO₄ (monoclinic, P2₁/n, a = 12.2777(5) Å, b = 11.9322(4) Å, c = 27.9622(11) Å, β = 100.082(2)�, α = γ = 90�, Z = 8, R1 = 0.0435, wR2 = 0.1130).
Rates of acid hydrolysis of [Co(N₄)(O₂CO)]⁺ (N₄ = baep, abap, trpn, tpa, pmea, pmap, tepa, uns-penp, dppa, trpyn, Me₃-tpa) complexes were measured by stopped flow or UV-vis spectroscopy (I = 1.0 mol L⁻�). The product of acid hydrolysis of [Co(pmea)(O₂CO)]⁺ has been indentified by X-ray crystallography as [Co(pmea)(OH₂)₂]�⁺ (triclinic, P-1, a = 9.7065(5) Å, b = 15.5645(8) Å, c = 11.5740(5) Å, α = 84.660(1)�, β = 123.255(1)�, γ = 104.283(1)�, Z = 2, R1 = 0.0402, wR2 = 0.1009). The acid hydrolysis reactions of the [Co(N₄)(O₂CO)]⁺ complexes containing aliphatic (N₄ = baep, abap, trpn) tripodal tetraamine ligands and [Co(tpa)(O₂CO)]⁺ and [Co(Me₃-tpa)(O₂CO)]⁺ have been investigated over the range [H₃O⁺] = 0.10 - 1.0 mol L⁻� Three processes were observed for the hydrolysis of [Co(baep)(O₂CO)]⁺, [Co(abap)(O₂CO)]⁺ and [Co(trpn)(O₂CO)]⁺ at all [H₃O⁺]. The first and second processes were thought to be [H₃O⁺] dependent, while the third was fit to a first order exponential decay and was [H₃O⁺] independent (k[obs] ~ 4.2 x 10⁻� s⁻� for [Co(baep)(O₂CO)]⁺, 3.8 x 10⁻� s⁻� for [Co(abap)(O₂CO)]⁺ and 3.5 x 10⁻� s⁻� for [Co(trpn)(O₂CO)]⁺). However, none of the processes could be confidently assigned to a step in the acid hydrolysis mechanism. The data obtained from the studies of [Co(tpa)(O₂CO)]⁺ and [Co(Me₃-tpa)(O₂CO)]⁺ showed a single first order [H₃O⁺] dependent process which was fit to the following expression: k[obs] = (k₁K[H₃O]⁺)/(1 + K[H₃O]⁺
This gave k₁ = 5.8 x 10⁻⁴ � 2.3 x 10⁻⁴ s⁻� and K = 0.13 � 0.06 L mol⁻� for [Co(tpa)(O₂CO)]⁺ at 25 �C and k₁ = 6.0 x 10⁻⁵ � 2.0 x 10⁻⁶ s⁻� and K = 0.38 � 0.02 L mol⁻� for [Co(Me₃-tpa)(O₂CO)]⁺ at 50 �C. Both values of K indicate that protonation of chelated carbonate is far from complete at [H₃O⁺] = 1.0 mol L⁻�. Comparative rates of acid hydrolysis at [H₃O⁺] = 6.0 mol L⁻� were obtained for the complexes [Co(tpa)(O₂CO)]⁺ (k[obs] = 1.79 x 10⁻� s⁻�, 25 �C), [Co(pmea)(O₂CO)]⁺ (k[obs] = 1.8 x 10⁻⁵ s⁻�, 25 �C), [Co(pmap)(O₂CO)]⁺ (k[obs] = 2.5 x 10⁻⁵ s⁻�, 50 �C), [Co(tepa)(O₂CO)]⁺ (k[obs] = 4.3 x 10⁻⁵ s⁻�, 25 �C) and [Co(trpyn)(O₂CO)]⁺ (k[obs] = 1.3 x 10⁻⁴ s⁻�, 50 �C) and at [H₃O⁺] = 1.0 mol L⁻� for the complexes [Co(uns-penp)(O₂CO)]⁺ (k[obs] = 2.9 x 10⁻� s⁻�, 25 �C) and [Co(dppa)(O₂CO)]⁺ (k[obs] = 2.7 x 10⁻⁴ s⁻�, 25 �C). The vast differences in the rates of acid hydrolysis can be rationalised on a steric basis. Bulkier ancillary ligands impede the direct protonation of an endo oxygen atom, or the transfer of a proton from the exo to an endo oxygen atom.
The chelated bicarbonate complex [Co(trpyn)(O₂COH)]ZnCl₄�3H₂O has been synthesised and characterised by microanalysis and X-ray crystallography (orthorhombic, Pbca, a = 18.1820(66) Å, b = 14.7256(44) Å, c = 19.6344(68) Å, α = β = γ = 90�, Z = 8, R1 = 0.0435, wR2 = 0.1130). The first products of direct metallion of coordinated carbonate, under both acidic and neutral conditions, have been isolated and characterised by microanalysis and IR spectroscopy. The X-ray crystal structures of the bimetallic complexes [Co(Me-tpa)O₂COZnCl₃]�H₂O (triclinic, P-1, a = 8.262(1) Å, b = 11.290(1) Å, c = 13.766(2) Å, α = 95.314(4)�, β = 103.160(4)�, γ = 107.071(5)�, Z = 2, R1 = 0.0382, wR2 = 0.0940) and [Co(pmea)O₂COZnCl₃]�H₂O (triclinic, P-1, a = 8.2916(7) Å, b = 11.0999(11) Å, c = 14.0994(13) Å, α = 8.2916(7)�, β = 102.607(4)�, γ = 108.600(4)�, Z = 2, R1 = 0.0347, wR2 = 0.0770), and the trimetallic complex [(Co(trpyn)(O₂CO))₂Zn(H₂O)̀₄](ZnCl₄)₂�3H₂O (monoclinic, P2₁/c, a = 20.9734(17) Å, b = 17.3712(12) Å, c = 15.7635(13) Å, β = 111.376(4)�, α = γ = 90�, Z = 4, R1 = 0.0235, wR2 = 0.0517) have been obtained. In addition, the X-ray crystal structures of the complexes [Co(trpyn)(O₂CO)](Zn(OH)₂Cl₃)�4H₂O (triclinic, P-1, a = 7.4962(7) Å, b = 13.4019(11) Å, c = 13.6887(11) Å, α = 74.631(4)�, β = 82.893(4)�, γ = 82.324(4)�, Z = 2, R1 = 0.0268, wR2 = 0.0638) and [Co(tepa)(O₂CO)]₂(ZnCl₄)�3H₂O (triclinic, P-1, a = 9.9250(10) Å, b = 15.5561(13) Å, c = 15.8730(16) Å, α = 89.545(4)�, β = 85.019(5)�, γ = 72.714(4)�, Z = 2, R1 = 0.0291, wR2 = 0.0722) were obtained. These two complexes were synthesised under analogous conditions to the bi- and trimetallic complexes. However, in these cases metallation of chelated carbonate did not occur.
DFT calculations have been used to calculate the relative energies of pairs of geometric isomers of [Co(N₄)(O₂CO)]⁺ complexes (N₄ = baep, abap, pmea, pmap, dppa, Me-tpa, Me₂-tpa). In all cases, except that of [Co(Me-tpa)(O₂CO)]⁺, the calculations correctly predict that the experimentally observed isomer is lower in energy. An electronic study on two series of [Co(N₄)(O₂CO)]⁺ complexes containing pyridyl (N₄ = tpa, pmea, pmap, tepa) and Me-pyridyl (N₄ = tpa, Me-tpa, Me₂-tpa, Me₃-tpa) tripodal tetraamine ligands correctly reproduces the observed trends in ⁵⁹Co NMR chemical shift and [Delta] values. A molecular orbital analysis of the two series of complexes shows that there is no significant difference between the highest energy occupied orbitals with the largest contribution from the coordinated oxygen atoms. Bond decomposition analyses of the two series of complexes indicate that there is also no difference in total bond energies. These results indicate that there is no electronic explanation for the large differences in reactivity towards acid that is observed experimentally.
The first mononuclear complex containing chelated hydrogen phosphate, [Co(pmea)(O₂PO₂H)]ClO₄, has been synthesised and characterised using microanalysis, �H, ��C, ��P and ⁵⁹Co NMR, UV-vis spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography (monoclinic, P2₁/c, a = 8.7017(17) Å, b = 27.639(5) Å, c = 9.586(2) Å, β = 112.818(9)�, α = γ = 90�, Z = 4, R1 = 0.0443, wR2 = 0.1076). The X-ray crystal structure of [Co(pmeaH)(OH₂)Cl₂](CoCl₄)�H₂O (orthorhombic, P2₁2₁2₁, a = 12.6354(3) Å, b = 12.6354(3) Å, c = 15.8261(11) Å, α = β = γ = 90�, Z = 4, R1 = 0.0397, wR2 = 0.0954), in which the pmea ligand is coordinated in a hypodentate fashion, was also obtained. [Co(pmeaH)(OH₂)Cl₂](CoCl₄)�H₂O is thought to be an impurity in crude samples of [Co(pmea)Cl₂]Cl. The pK[a] of [Co(pmea)(O₂PO₂H)]⁺ was determined to be 4.99 � 0.02 by potentiometric titration. A ring inversion fluxional process, analogous to that observed for [Co(pmea)(O₂CO)]⁺, was found by VT-NMR to have a [Delta]G[double dagger] of 60 kJ mol⁻� at 35 �C. A ��P NMR spectrum, taken after the solution was left standing for approximately three hours, showed evidence of cleavage of the hydrogen phosphate chelate via a bimetallic hydrolysis mechanism. Attempts were also made to synthesise Co(III) complexes containing chelated phosphate ester ligands (monomethyl phosphate and monophenyl phosphate), with pmea as the ancillary ligand. ��P NMR spectra of the crude samples indicate that the monomethyl phosphate moiety is chelated to Co(III) (��P [delta] = 21.05 ppm). However, it is unclear whether the monophenyl phosphate is chelated or bridging between two Co(III) ions (��P [delta] = 14.36 ppm).
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/217863 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | McClintock, Lisa F, n/a |
| Publisher | University of Otago. Department of Chemistry |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | http://policy01.otago.ac.nz/policies/FMPro?-db=policies.fm&-format=viewpolicy.html&-lay=viewpolicy&-sortfield=Title&Type=Academic&-recid=33025&-find), Copyright Lisa F McClintock |
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