SYNTHESIS, PROPERTIES AND MOLECULAR-STRUCTURE OF 5-COORDINATE N,N-DIBENZYLDITHIOCARBAMATE COMPLEXES OF TITANOCENE, ZIRCONOCENE AND HAFNOCENE

The five complexes (RC5H4)2M(S2CNBz2)Cl (R = H, CH3; M = Ti, Zr, Hf; Bz = CH2C6H5) have been prepared by the reaction of (RC5H4)2MCl2 with anhydrous sodium salts of dibenzyldithiocarbamate in refluxing CH2Cl2. These complexes have been characterized by elemental analysis, IR and H-1 NMR. X-ray crystal structure determination of Cp2Zr(S2CNBZ2)Cl shows the molecule has a five-coordinate bent metallocene geometry in which the zirconium atom is attached to two eta-5-C5H5 groups, one bidentate dibenzyldithiocarbamate ligand and one chlorine [Zr-Cl, 2.549(1) angstrom; Zr-S, 2.734(1), 2.667(1); Cl-Zr-S, 137.6(1)-degrees and 73.3(1)-degrees; S-Zr-S, 64.3(1)-degrees]. The catalytic system Cp2Ti (S2CNBZ2)Cl-NaH exhibits high initial catalytic activity of hydrogenation of hexene-1 under mild conditions.

STUDY ON COMPLEXES OF RARE-EARTH WITH L-PHENYLALANINE BY POTENTIOMETRY WITH CALORIMETRY

The stability constants and thermodynamic functions for complexes of rare earth with L-phenylalanine have been determined by potentiometry and calorimetry at 25-degrees-C and ionic strength of 0.15mol.dm-3(NaCl). Stability of the complexes shows the "Tetrad effect". The entropy change makes a predominant contribution to the stability of these complexes. The ligand is coordinated to rare earth ions through its -CO2- and -NH2 group, and dehydration of ions plays an important role in coordination reaction.

MOSSBAUER-EFFECT STUDIES ON SOME BIOINORGANIC COMPLEXES OF EUROPIUM

The bioinorganic complexes of europium with N-acetyl-DL-alanine, N-acetyl-DL-valine, and DL-alanyl-DL-alanine have been synthesized and the Mossbauer spectra at room temperature have been measured for these solid state complexes. The Mossbauer parameters indicate that the water molecules in these complexes are not directly linked to the central europium ion and are outside the coordination sphere of europium and biological ligands, and that the chemical bond between the europium ion and the ligands may be predominantly ionic in character, with the possibility of partial covalent contribution.

THERMAL DECOMPOSITIONS OF SOME BIOINORGANIC COMPLEXES OF EUROPIUM

Thermogravimetric and derivative thermogravimetric investigations for three kinds of bioinorganic complexes of europium with N-acetyl-DL-alanine, N-acetyl-DL-valine and DL-alanyl-DL-alanine have been performed. It was found that the water molecules in these solid state complexes are not directly coordinated to the europium ion and that there may be three or four steps in the thermal decomposition process of these complexes after dehydration. The possible thermal decomposition reactions of these bioinorganic complexes have been suggested and discussed.

ANODIC-OXIDATION OF HYDRAZINE ON GLASSY-CARBON MODIFIED BY MACROCYCLIC TRANSITION-METAL COMPLEXES .1. COBALT PROTOPORPHYRIN DIMETHYL ESTER MODIFIED ELECTRODE

The electrocatalytic oxidation of hydrazine (N2H4) on a glassy carbon electrode (GC) modified by monolayer and polymer films of cobalt protoporphyrin dimethyl ester (CoPP) has been studied. Both the monolayer and polymer films of CoPP are very active to the anodic oxidation of N2H4. The activity of CoPP for the anodic oxidation of N2H4 is dependent on the pH of the solution, and the thickness of polymerized CoPP film. The oxidation kinetics were examined by methods of cyclic voltammetry, rotating disc electrodes and steady-state polarization measurement.