The chemistry of rhenium has received considerable interest due to its versatility in various catalytic applications, fixation and especially the potential use of 186Re and 188Re radionuclides in nuclear medicine. This study investigates the synthesis and characterisation of rhenium complexes with potentially multidentate ligands containing the amino, imino, hydroxyl and thiol groups. It reports new rhenium complexes in the +1, +3, +4 and +5 oxidation states, which display structural diversity, from monomers to ligand-bridged dimers as well as metal-metal multiply bonded dimers. The reaction of orotic acid (H2oa) and 2-mercapto-orotic acid (H2moa) with trans- [ReOX3(PPh3)2] (X = Cl, Br) were studied and led to the formation of ligand-bridged dimers with metal-metal multiple bonds i.e. (μ-Br)(μ-O)(μ-oa)[Re2 IVBr(OEt)2(PPh3)2], (μ-X)(μ-O)(μ-oa)[Re2 IVX2(OiPr)(PPh3)2] and (μ-Cl)(μ-O)(μ-moa)2[Re(PPh3)]2. The reaction of H2oa with [ReO2(py)4]Cl, [Re(dab)Br3(PPh3)2] (H2dab = 1,2- diaminobenzene) and [Re(CO)5Cl] were also studied and monomeric complexes [ReO(py)2(OEt)(oa)], [Re(dab)Br(oa)(PPh3)2] and (Ph4P)[Re(CO)3(H2O)(oa)] were isolated. The treatment of 5-amino-orotic acid (H2aoa) with [ReOBr3(PPh3)2] led to dimers with metal-metal triple bonds ReIV≡ReIV i.e. (μ-Br)(μ-O)(μ-oa)[Re2 IVBr(OEt)2(PPh3)2], (μ-Br)(μ-O)(μ-oa)[Re2 IVBr2(OiPr)(PPh3)2], as well as the monomer [ReV(apd)Br(aoa)(PPh3)2] (apd2− = 5-imidopyrimidine-2,4-dione). The chelating ligand 5-aminopyrimidine-2,4-dione (H2apd) was formed by oxorhenium(V)-catalysed decarboxylation of 5-amino-orotic acid (H2aoa) (see Scheme 1). The reaction of the Schiff base derivative of 5-amino-ortic acid, salicylimine-orotic acid (H2soa), with trans-[ReOI2(OEt)(PPh3)2] in ethanol was also investigated and led to the formation of the rhenium(III) complex salt [Re(coa)I(PPh3)2]I [Hcoa = 5-(2- hydroxybenzylideneamino)pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione]. The chelating Hcoa is also formed from the oxorhenium(V)-catalysed decarboxylation of H2soa and coordinates to the rhenium(III) ion as a monoanionic tridentate N,O,O-donor chelate via the phenolate and ketonic oxygens, and the imino nitrogen atom. However, decarboxylation of H2soa was not observed in its reaction with [ReOCl3(PPh3)2], which led to the isolation of [ReOCl(soa)(PPh3)]. The reaction of the carboxamide derivative of 5-aminoorotic acid, 5-(5-aminopyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)- dioxamido)-1,2,3,6-tetrahedro-2,6-dioxopyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid (H2ampa) with [Re(CO)5Cl] in ethanol led to the formation of a zwitterionic rhenium(I) complex [Re(CO)3(H2O)(amef)] [amef = {5-(5-ammoniumpyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dioxamido)- 1,2,3,6-tetrahedro-2,6-dioxopyrimidine-4-ethylformate}]. The chelating ion amef was formed from the combined tricarbonylrhenium(I)-catalysed esterification and aminoprotonation of H2ampa (see Scheme 1) and coordinates to the fac-[Re(CO)3]+ core as a dianionic bidentate N,N-donor chelate via the amido nitrgens.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nmmu/vital:27053 |
| Date | January 2016 |
| Creators | Mukiza, Janvier |
| Publisher | Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Faculty of Science |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis, Doctoral, PhD |
| Format | xvi, 311 leaves, pdf |
| Rights | Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University |
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