2-Arylimino(diferrocenyl)- and (di-p-anisyl)dihydropyrimidines: Novel Synthesis, Structures, and Electrochemistry

M-CPOnes: transition metal complexes with cyclopropenone-based ligands for light-triggered carbon monoxide release

A new class of CO-releasing molecules, M-CPOnes, was prepared combining cyclopropenone-based ligands for CO release with the modular scaffold of transition metal complexes. In proof-of-concept studies, M-CPOnes based on Zn^II, Fe^II and Co^II are stable in the dark but undergo light-triggered CO release with the cyclopropenone substituents and metal ions enabling tuning of the photophysical properties. Furthermore, the choice of metal allows the use of different spectroscopic methods to monitor photodecarbonylation from fluorescence spectroscopy to UV/vis spectroscopy and paramagnetic NMR spectroscopy. The modularity of M-CPOnes from the metal ion to the cyclopropenone substitution and potential for further functionalisation of the ligand make M-CPOnes appealing for tailored functionality in applications.

N-alkyl-2-(1,2-diferrocenylvinyl)-4,5-dihydrooxazolinium salts, multi-component synthesis and breaking of their heterocyclic systems

A new multicomponent method for the synthesis of N-alkyl-2-(Z-1,2-diferrocenylvinyl)-4,5-dihydrooxazolinium salts 3a–f, 5-(N-alkyl-2′,3′-diferrocenyl-acryloylamido)-3-aza-3-alkylpentanols 4a–d, (E)-N-alkyl-N-(2-morpholinoethyl)-2,3-diferrocenylacrylamides 9a,b,e,f and (E)-N-alkyl-N-(2-piperidinoethyl)-2,3-diferrocenylacrylamides 10a,c from reactions of 2,3-diferrocenylcyclopropenone 1 with bis-1,4-N,O-nucleophiles in the presence of triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate, alkyl iodides, morpholine, piperidine and Et3N is described. The characterization of the new compounds was done by IR, 1H- and 13C-NMR spectroscopy, mass-spectrometry, elemental analysis and X-ray diffraction studies.