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A Five-Coordinate Iron Center in the Active Site of [Fe]-Hydrogenase: Hints from a Model Study

The synthesis, structure, and reactivity of a five-coordinate model complex of [Fe]-hydrogenase are described. The work suggests that the iron center in [Fe]-hydrogenases could be five-coordinate in the resting state. ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2011

Application of Ionic Liquids Containing Tricyanomethanide [C(CN)(3)](-) or Tetracyanoborate [B(CN)(4)](-) Anions in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Rosario Scopelliti, Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei, Magdalena Anna Marszalek

A series of novel ionic liquids composed of imidazolium, pyridinium, pyrrolidinium, and ammonium cations with tricyanomethanide or tetracyanoborate anions were prepared. The ionic liquids were characterized by NMR and IR spectroscopy and ESI-mass spectrome ...

2011

Molecular Networks Based on Dative Boron-Nitrogen Bonds

Kay Severin, Rosario Scopelliti, Vincent Krampl, Erin Sheepwash, Antonia Neels, Olha Sereda

The BN connection: Crystalline and soft molecular networks can be constructed using dative BN bonds (see picture). The networks are obtained in a one-step, three-component reaction involving a triboronic acid, a catechol, and a bipyridyl linker. ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2011

A bright tetranuclear iridium(III) complex

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Davide Di Censo, Rosario Scopelliti

A cyclic tetranuclear cyclometallated iridium(III) complex using cyanide anions as bridging ligands and displaying a tetrahedrally distorted square geometry has been obtained with high yield; photo- and electrochemical characterizations show that most inte ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2011

5f-Element complexes with a p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene bearing phosphinoyl pendant arms: Separation from rare earths and structural studies

Jean-Claude Bünzli, Rosario Scopelliti

Phosphinoylated calixarenes feature high coordination ability toward f elements and a great potentiality toward actinide/rare earth separation. Here, we report three characteristic properties of a tetra-phosphinoylated p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene, B(4)bL(4) ...

Elsevier2011

Cyclometalated Iridium(III) Complexes Based on Phenyl-Imidazole Ligand

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Rosario Scopelliti, Xiaoyu Zhang, Filippo de Angelis

Phenyl-imidazole-based ligands with various substitution patterns have been used as the main ligand for heteroleptic bis-cyclometalated Iridium complexes. Two series of complexes have been prepared and their photophysical and electrochemical properties wer ...

2011

Beyond Click-Chemistry: Transformation of Azides with Cyclopentadienyl Ruthenium Complexes

Kay Severin, Rosario Scopelliti, Julie Risse

The cyclopentadienyl Ru complexes CpRuCl(cod) (cod = 1,5-cyclooctadiene), CpRuCl(PPh3)2, and [CpRuCl2]2 (Cp = η5-1-methoxy-2,4-di-tert-butyl-3-neopentylcyclopentadienyl) are able to catalyze the decomposition of benzyl azides to give 1,3,5-triphenyl-2,4- ...

American Chemical Society2011

Dative boron–nitrogen bonds in structural supramolecular chemistry: multicomponent assembly of prismatic organic cages

Kay Severin, Rosario Scopelliti, Kurt Schenk, Burçak Içli, Erin Sheepwash

The multicomponent reaction of diboronic acids with a catechol and a tripyridyl linker results in the formation trigonal prismatic cages. The cages feature six dative boron–nitrogen bonds as structure-directing elements. The size of the cages can be varied ...

2011

A molecular probe for the optical detection of biogenic amines

Kay Severin, Rosario Scopelliti, Bo Ram Lee

A coumarin derivative was employed for the detection of biogenic amines in buffered aqueous solution by UV-Vis or fluorescence spectroscopy. Incorporated in a polymeric matrix, the dye can also be used for the optical detection of gaseous amines. ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2011

A Structure-Activity Study of Ni-Catalyzed Alkyl-Alkyl Kumada Coupling. Improved Catalysts for Coupling of Secondary Alkyl Halides

Rosario Scopelliti, Oleg Vechorkin, Xile Hu, Peng Ren, Kim Dimuth Von Allmen

A structure–activity study was carried out for Ni catalyzed alkyl–alkyl Kumada-type cross coupling reactions. A series of new nickel(II) complexes including those with tridentate pincer bis(amino)amide ligands (RN2N) and those with bidentate mixed amino-am ...

2011

Synthesis and Characterization of a Series of Model Complexes of the Active Site of [Fe]-Hydrogenase (Hmd)

Rosario Scopelliti, Xile Hu, Dafa Chen

A series of Fe complexes were synthesized and characterized as small molecule mimics for the active site of [Fe]-hydrogenase (Hmd). The collection includes both structurally new compounds and analogues of previously reported models. These complexes contain ...

2011

Connecting C-19 Norditerpenoids to C-20 Diterpenes: Total Syntheses of 6-Hydroxy-5,6-dehydrosugiol, 6-Hydroxysugiol, and Taiwaniaquinone H, and Formal Synthesis of Dichroanone

Rosario Scopelliti, Karl Gademann

Oxidation of the B-ring of abietane derivatives by Sharpless dihydroxylation gave the natural products 6-hydroxy-5,6-dehydrosugiol and 6-hydroxysugiol. Moreover, further oxidation gave a hydroxy dione derivative that provides a synthetic entry into the C-1 ...

2010

A Synthetic Entry into the Taiwaniaquinoids Based on a Biogenetic Hypothesis: Total Synthesis of (-)-Taiwaniaquinone H

Rosario Scopelliti, Karl Gademann

(Chemical Equation Presented) Less carbon: Following a biogenetic proposal, the unusual 6-5-6 carbon skeleton of C19 taiwaniaquinoids was obtained by an intramolecular benzilic acid rearrangement from a C20 precur-sor. A protecting-group-free total synthes ...

2010

Antimalarial and antitubercular nostocarboline and eudistomin derivatives: synthesis, in vitro and in vivo biological evaluation

Simone Bonazzi, Luc Patiny, Rosario Scopelliti, Karl Gademann, Stewart Cole

The synthesis of nine nostocarboline derivatives with substitutions of the 2-methyl group by alkyl, aryl and functionalized residues, 10 symmetrical bis cationic dimers linking 6-Cl-norharmane through the 2-position and fifteen derivatives of the marine al ...

2010

A Fluorescent Sensor for Pyrophosphate Based on a Pd(II) Complex

Kay Severin, Rosario Scopelliti, Jie Gao

A mixture of the Pd(II) complex [Pd(NO3)2(bipy)] (bipy = 2,2-bipyridine) and the fluorescent dye Methylcalcein blue (MCB) constitutes a chemosensing ensemble which can be used for the detection of pyrophosphate (PPi) by fluorescence spectroscopy. The senso ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2010

Reactions of Alkynes with [RuCl(cyclopentadienyl)] Complexes: The Important First Steps

Kay Severin, Rosario Scopelliti, Euro Solari, Ursula Röthlisberger, Basile Curchod, Barnali Dutta, Pablo Campomanes Ramos

Cyclopentadienyl-ruthenium half-sandwich complexes with 2-bound alkyne ligands have been suggested as catalytic intermediates in the early stages of Ru-catalyzed reactions with alkynes. We show that electronically unsaturated complexes of the formula [RuCl ...

2010

Synthesis and characterization of ether-derivatized aminophosphines and their application in C-C coupling reactions

Rosario Scopelliti, Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei

Four new bis(phosphino)amine ligands (Ph2P)2N-C6H3-R, where R = 3,5-OMe (1), 2,5-OMe (2), 2,4-OMe (3) or 3,4-OMe (4), were prepd. via aminolysis of the corresponding dimethoxyanilines with 2 equiv. of diphenylphosphine chloride in the presence of tri-Et am ...

Elsevier2010

Nitrile-functionalized pyrrolidinium ionic liquids as solvents for cross-coupling reactions involving in situ generated nanoparticle catalyst reservoirs

Rosario Scopelliti, Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei, Ilaria Biondi, Cinzia Chiappe, Christian Hartinger, Yugang Cui, Manish Chaubey, Yuehui Li, Xuemei Yang

Nitrile-functionalized pyrrolidinium-based ionic liqs. were prepd. and characterized by spectroscopic methods and x-ray crystallog. The application of these new ionic liqs. as reaction media for Suzuki and Stille C-C cross-coupling reactions was studied an ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2010

Synthesis and characterisation of the water soluble bis-phosphine complex [Ru(η6-cymene)(PPh2(o-C6H4O)-κ2-P,O)(pta)]+ and an investigation of its cytotoxic effects

Rosario Scopelliti, Paul Joseph Dyson, Anna Katherine Renfrew, Christian Hartinger

Metal complexes bearing phosphine ligands are attracting increasing attention for their applications in medicinal chem. In particular, organometallic ruthenium-phosphine complexes have been found to exhibit promising antitumor activity. The synthesis, anti ...

Elsevier2010

Crystallisation of inorganic salts containing 18-crown-6 from ionic liquids

Gabor Laurenczy, Rosario Scopelliti, Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei, Ning Yan

Reaction of the zwitterionic imidazolium salt [(CH2COOH)(CH2COO)i.m.] with K2CO3 or BaO in the presence of 18-crown-6 affords the salts [(CH2COO)2i.m.][K(18-crown-6)] and [(CH2COO)2i.m.]2[Ba(18-crown-6)]. Recrystn. of these crown complexes from the ionic l ...

Elsevier2010

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