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PubMed1979

Soluble oligovalent antigen-antibody complexes. I. The effect of antigen valence and combining ratio on the composition of fluorescein-carrier anti-fluorescein complexes.

Soluble oligovalent antigen--antibody complexes were prepared and analysed by ultracentrifugation in order to study the effect of the combining ratio, antigen valence and concentration upon the size and molecular composition of the composition of the complexes. Fluorescein (F) conjugates of rabbit serum albumin (RSA) and thyroglobulin (RTg) were combined with high affinity rabbit anti-F antibodies to form soluble complexes. The effect of the combining ratio paralleled findings in precipitating systems in that the largest soluble complexes were found at equimolarity and mild molar antibody excess. Tetravalent antigen formed precipitates at combining ratios near equimolarity, whereas trivalent antigens failed to precipitate at similar concentrations. Complexes prepared near equimolarity were most sensitive to changes in concentration, higher concentrations leading to larger complexes. The Ab/Ag ratios of different-size complexes in the same preparation were remarkably similar. This ratio was dependent on the antibody--antigen combining ratio, was limited by antigen valence and was not affected by concentration differences. The data support the hypothesis that soluble complexes are formed in two steps. First, antigen and antibody combine to form subunits whose Ab/Ag ratio is determined by the combining ratio and antigen valence. These subunits then combine to form larger complexes in a manner analogous to polymerization.

Antibodies↗
PubMed1984

Influence of immune-complex size and antigen-antibody ratio on immune complex detection with monoclonal rheumatoid factor and C1q.

Stabilized aggregates of human IgG were prepared over a wide range of molecular weights. These fractions with increasing molecular weight were adjusted to the same molarity or the same protein concentration and were tested in the solid phase C1q and monoclonal rheumatoid factor immune complex assays. At constant molarity results were linearly correlated with the size of the aggregates. At constant protein concentration, results were also linearly correlated with the size of the aggregates in the lower molecular weight fractions, although the number of aggregates in the fractions decreased with increasing molecular weight. It is concluded that results in these assays can only be compared with respect to concentration if the immune complexes have identical sizes. Consequently, we studied the relative affinity of C1q and monoclonal rheumatoid factor for antigen/antibody immune complexes of different sizes or different antigen/antibody ratios, using model immune complexes composed of tetanus toxoid/anti-toxoid and streptolysine O/anti-streptolysine O. Compared to C1q, monoclonal rheumatoid factor was found to have higher affinity for smaller complexes, and for complexes with higher antigen/antibody ratio. Immune complex containing sera of 5 patients with connective tissue diseases, and one normal serum, were fractionated on a Sepharose 4B column. The binding patterns of the different fractions to solid phase C1q and monoclonal rheumatoid factor were quite variable and in only one of these sera monoclonal rheumatoid factor had the expected preference for small complexes and C1q for large complexes. Moreover a remarkably high binding to C1q and/or monoclonal rheumatoid factor of the monomeric IgG fraction was found in 4 out of 5 patient sera.

Antibodies, Monoclonal↗
PubMed1996

Intra- and inter-complex cross-linking of subunits in the quinol oxidase super-complex from thermophilic Bacillus PS3.

Gram-positive thermophilic Bacilli contain quinol-cytochrome c reductase and cytochrome c oxidase as two major respiratory complexes of the electron transfer chain, and these enzymes can be extracted with mild detergents as an associated quinol oxidase super-complex. The reductase is composed of three subunits; cytochrome b6, cytochrome c1, and FeS protein, whereas cytochrome c oxidase consists of four subunits numbered 1 through 4. In order to clarify the interactions between the subunits, the super-complex isolated from Bacillus PS3 was cross-linked with three bifunctional cross-linkers; disuccinimidyl tartrate, 3,3'-dithiobis(succinimidylpropionate), and ethylene glycolbis(sulfosuccinimidylsuccinate). The most prominent cross-linking was observed for the combination of subunit 1 plus 2 in cytochrome c oxidase, and for that of cytochrome b6 plus cytochrome c1 in the reductase. In addition to these intra-complex cross-linkings, inter-complex linking was observed for the combination of cytochrome b6 plus subunit 1 with ethylene glycolbis(sulfosuccinimidylsuccinate), and for the combinations of cytochrome b6 plus subunit 1 and cytochrome b6 plus subunit 2 with 3,3'-dithiobis(succinimidylpropionate). Incubation in the presence of Triton X-100, which was confirmed to cleave the two enzyme complexes, selectively reduced the inter-complex cross-linking, suggesting that the chemical cross-linking reflect the spatial arrangement of subunits in the super-complex.

Bacillus↗
PubMed1996

Subunit 8 of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cytochrome bc1 complex interacts with succinate-ubiquinone reductase complex.

We have investigated the function of subunit 8 of the cytochrome bc1 complex by generating six site-directed mutants, F46C, R51S, P62V, G64A, R91N, and W69-stop, in the cloned QCR8 gene and expressing the mutated genes in a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain in which the chromosomal copy of QCR8 is deleted. The W69-stop mutation impairs assembly of the bc1 complex and growth of yeast on nonfermentable carbon sources as does deletion of QCR8 [Maarse, A. C., De Haan, M., Schoppink, P. J., Berden J. A., and Grivell, L. A. (1988) Eur. J. Biochem. 172, 179-184], implying that the C-terminus of subunit 8 is important for assembly and/or the stability of the bc1 complex. The F46C, R51S, P62V, G64A, and R91N mutations do not affect the growth of yeast on nonfermentable carbon sources, not do they lower the activity or alter the inhibitor sensitivity of the bc1 complex. Rather, some of the mutations increase the cytochrome C reductase activity of the bc1 complex by as much as 40%. However, succinate-ubiquinone reductase activity was consistently reduced 40-60% in mitochondrial membranes from these mutants, while NADH-ubiquinone reductase activity was not affected. In addition, the activation of succinate-ubiquinone reductase activity by succinate was diminished by the F46C, R51S, P62V, and G64A mutations. These results indicate that the cytochrome bc1 complex participates in electron transfer from succinate to ubiquinone in situ and also suggest an interaction between succinate-ubiquinone reductase and cytochrome bc1 complex which involves subunit 8 of the bc1 complex.

Amino Acid Sequence↗
PubMed2000

Fischer Carbene Complexes as Chemical Multitalents: The Incredible Range of Products from Carbenepentacarbonylmetal alpha,beta-Unsaturated Complexes.

The metal carbene complexes, discovered by E. O. Fischer at the start of the 1960s and carrying his name, have since proved themselves to be irreplaceable building blocks for organic synthesis. In particular, since the discovery of the Dötz reaction, a formal cycloaddition of Fischer alpha,beta-unsaturated carbene complexes to alkynes with CO insertion, this area of chemistry has become increasingly interesting to organic chemists. In spite of the considerable diversity of reactions performed with these complexes, proper selection of substrates and careful adjustment of the reaction conditions have allowed, in most cases the perfectly selective preparation of individual compounds of this enormous range of products. The spectrum of new successes begins with the conventional Diels-Alder reaction of alkynylcarbene complexes and the formal regioselective [3+2] cycloaddition of alkenylcarbene complexes to alkynes. It extends much further, however, from cascade reactions with the formation of oligofunctional and oligocyclic products of impressive molecular complexity to complex, formal [3+6] cocyclizations in which six bonds are formed in a single operational step. Beyond doubt, the methodological arsenal of preparative organic chemistry cannot be imagined any more without the valuable transformations of the Fischer carbene complexes; it only remains to be seen whether one or other of the numerous new types of cocyclization products of these complexes can establish itself as a lead structure in the search for biologically active compounds.

Journal Article↗
PubMed1982

Spectroscopic studies on bleomycin-iron complexes with carbon monoxide, nitric oxide, isocyanide, azide, and cyanide and comparison with iron-porphyrin complexes.

The bleomycin-iron complexes with CO, NO, C2H5NC, OH-, N-3, CN-, and CH3NH2 were characterized by electronic, ESR, 1H-NMR, and Mössbauer spectroscopies and the findings were compared with the corresponding hemoprotein complexes. The 1H-NMR and Mössbauer features for the CO and C2H5NC adducts of the bleomycin-Fe(II) complex are consistent with an S = 0 ferrous assignment. The OH-, CH3NH2, and N-3 adducts of the bleomycin-Fe(III) complex show the ESR, 1H-NMR, and Mössbauer spectra typical of a low-spin Fe(III). The unique Mössbauer parameters of the bleomycin-Fe(II)-NO complex demonstrate mixing between the NO pi- and the Fe 3d-orbitals. The magnitude of the proton chemical shifts over +/- 50 ppm indicates a high-spin ferric type for the bleomycin-Fe(III)-CN complex. The Mössbauer parameters (delta EQ = 0.89 and delta = 0.48 mm/s) of the CN- adduct differ substantially from those of typical low-spin hemoprotein-cyanide complexes. Except for the CN- adduct, the Mössbauer and crystal field parameters of these bleomycin-iron complexes are similar to those of the corresponding hemoprotein complexes.

Azides↗
PubMed2004

Synthesis and structural characterization of silver(I), aluminium(III) and cobalt(II) complexes with 4-isopropyltropolone (hinokitiol) showing noteworthy biological activities. Action of silver(I)-oxygen bonding complexes on the antimicrobial activities.

Through two unequivalent oxygen donor atoms of the hinokitiol (Hhino; C10H12O2; 4-isopropyltropolone) ligand that showed noteworthy biological activities, the dimeric, silver(I)-oxygen bonding complex [Ag(hino)]2 1, the monomeric aluminium(III) complex [Al(hino)3].0.5H2O 4 and the cobalt(II) complex "[Co(hino)2]2.H2O" 6 were synthesized and characterized with elemental analysis, thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis (TG/DTA), FTIR and solution (1H and 13C) NMR spectroscopy. The crystal structure of 1 was determined by Rietveld analysis based on X-ray powder diffraction (XPD) data and those of [Al(hino)3].MeOH 4a and [Co(hino)2(EtOH)]2 6a, being obtained as yellow block crystals and red platelet crystals, respectively, by crystallization of 4 and 6, were determined by single-crystal X-ray analysis. The antimicrobial activities of 1, 4 and 6, evaluated with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC; microg ml(-1)), were compared with those of other metal complexes (M=Na, Li, Cs, Ca, V, Zn) with the hino- ligand. The antimicrobial activities observed in the alkali-metal salts strongly suggested that they were attributed to the effect of the anionic hino- species. The antimicrobial activities of 1 were significantly enhanced, whereas those of other metal complexes were suppressed, compared with those of the neutral Hhino and anionic hino- molecules. The antimicrobial activities observed in 1 were comparable with those of other recently found silver(I)-oxygen bonding complexes, the ligands of which had no activity. Thus, it is proposed that the antimicrobial activities of the silver(I)-oxygen bonding complexes are due to a direct interaction or complexation of the silver(I) ion with biological ligands such as protein, enzyme and membrane, and the coordinating ligands of the silver(I) complexes play the role of a carrier of the silver(I) ion to the biological system.

Aluminum↗
PubMed2005

Charge transfer complexes of adenosine-5'-monophosphate and cytidine-5'-monophosphate with water-soluble cobalt(II) Schiff base complexes in aqueous solution.

Water-soluble cobalt(II) tetradentate Schiff base complexes have been shown to form charge transfer (CT) complexes with a series of nucleoside monophosphates including adenosine-5'-monophosphate (AMP) and cytidine-5'-monophosphate (CMP). The investigated water-soluble cobalt(II) Schiff base complexes are (i) disodium[{bis(5-sulfo-salicylaldehyde)-o-phenylenediiminato}cobalt(II)], Na2[Co(SO3-salophen)] (1); (ii) disodium[{bis(5-sulfo-salicylaldehyde)-4,5-dimethyl-o-phenylenediiminato}cobalt(II)], Na2[Co(SO3-sal-4,5-dmophen)] (2) and (iii) disodium[{bis(4-methoxy-5-sulfo-salicylaldehyde)-4,5-dimethyl-o-phenylenediiminato}cobalt(II)], Na(2)[Co(SO3-4-meosal-4,5-dmophen)] (3). The formation constant and thermodynamic parameters for charge transfer complex formation of water-soluble cobalt(II) Schiff base complexes with nucleoside monophosphates were determined spectrophotometrically in aqueous solution at constant ionic strength (I = 0.2 mol dm(-3) KNO3) under physiological condition (pH 7.0) and at various temperatures between 288 and 308 K. The stoichiometry has been found to be 1:1 (water-soluble cobalt(II) Schiff base complex: nucleoside monophosphate) in each case. Our spectroscopic and thermodynamic results show that the interaction of water-soluble cobalt(II) Schiff base complexes with the investigated nucleoside monophosphates occurs mainly through the phosphate group. The trend of the interaction according to the cobalt(II) Schiff base complexes due to electronic and steric factors is as follows: Na2[Co(SO3-salophen)] > Na2[Co(SO3-sal-4,5-dmophen)] > Na2[Co(SO3-4-meosal-4,5-dmophen)]. Also the trend of the interaction of a given cobalt(II) Schiff base complex according to the nucleoside monophosphate is as follows: CMP > AMP.

Adenosine Monophosphate↗
PubMed2004

Surface functionalized cationic lipid-DNA complexes for gene delivery: PEGylated lamellar complexes exhibit distinct DNA-DNA interaction regimes.

Cationic lipid-DNA (CL-DNA) complexes are abundantly used in nonviral gene therapy clinical applications. Surface functionality is the next step in developing these complexes as competent, target-specific gene carriers. Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) is the natural choice to serve as a protective coat or act as a tether for a specific ligand on the surface of these complexes due to its biocompatibility and ability to convey stealth-like properties. Understanding the effect of PEG on the internal structure and surface properties of CL-DNA complexes is essential in developing vectors with more complex derivatives of PEG, such as Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD)-based peptide-PEG-lipids. We report on x-ray diffraction studies to probe the internal structure of CL-DNA complexes consisting of a ternary mixture of cationic lipids, neutral lipids, and PEG-lipids. The PEG-coated complexes are found to exhibit a structure consistent with the lamellar phase. In addition, three distinct DNA interchain interaction regimes were found to exist, due to a), repulsive long-range electrostatic forces; b), short-range repulsive hydration forces; and c), novel polymer-induced depletion attraction forces in two dimensions. Optical microscopy and reporter gene assays further demonstrate the incorporation of the PEG-lipids into the lamellar CL-DNA complexes under biologically relevant conditions, revealing surface modification. Both techniques show that PEG-lipids with a polymer chain of molecular weight 400 do not provide adequate shielding of the PEGylated CL-DNA complexes, whereas PEG-lipids with a polymer chain of molecular weight 2000 confer stealth-like properties. This surface functionalization is a crucial initial step in the development of competent vectors for in vivo systemic gene delivery and suggests that a second type of surface functionality can be added specifically for targeting by the incorporation of peptide-PEG-lipids.

Animals↗
PubMed2002

Polymer complexes XXXVII novel models and structural of symmetrical poly-Schiff base on heterobinuclear complexes of dioxouranium(VI).

Some binary and ternary novel complexes of dioxouranium(VI) with 5-vinylsalicylaldehyde (VSH) have been prepared and characterized by various physico-chemical techniques. The amine exchange reactions of coordinated poly-Schiff bases in these complexes have been also carried out which give symmetrical tetradentate poly-Schiff base complexes. Metal exchange reaction of these dioxouranium(VI) complexes with copper(II) gives the corresponding Cu(II) complexes. Reaction of tetradentate poly-Schiff base complexes of Cu(II) so obtained with ZrCl4 gives heterobinuclear polymer complexes. Magnetic, electronic and IR spectral information commensurate that configurations of square planar copper(II) polymer complexes. All the polymer complexes are coloured and appear to be nonelectrolytes in DMF. The ligands behave as bi-(O, O) and tetradentate (N2, O2) donors. El-Sonbati equation was used to evaluate the symmetric stretching frequency from which the fU-O and fUO, UO- were calculated.

Aldehydes↗
PubMed1995

Protein-protein interactions in colicin E9 DNase-immunity protein complexes. 1. Diffusion-controlled association and femtomolar binding for the cognate complex.

The cytotoxic activity of the secreted bacterial toxin colicin E9 is due to a nonspecific DNase housed in the C-terminus of the protein. A kinetic and thermodynamic analysis of complex formation for both the holotoxin and the isolated DNase domain with the cytoplasmic inhibitor of this enzyme, the immunity protein Im9, is presented. The dissociation constant for each complex was calculated from the ratio of the association and dissociation rate constants. Association was monitored by stopped-flow fluorescence and comprises at least two steps for both complexes, an initial fluorescence enhancement followed by a fluorescence quench. The data are consistent with a two-step binding mechanism in which the rate of formation of an encounter complex (k1) is rate determining and essentially diffusion controlled (4.0 x 10(9) M-1 s-1 for colicin E9) in buffer of low ionic strength. This encounter complex then rearranges to the final stable complex. Sequential stopped-flow experiments using 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan labeled DNase domain support the two-step mechanism and further show that the rate of encounter complex rearrangement is significantly faster than its dissociation. The overall rate of dissociation of the colicin E9-Im9 complex (k(off)) was determined by radioactive subunit exchange to be 3.7 x 10(-7) s-1. Thus, the Kd for the complex (k(off)/k1) is 9.3 x 10(-17) M, which corresponds to a change in free energy on binding of -21.9 kcal mol-1 at 25 degrees C.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Bacterial Proteins↗
PubMed1985

Structures of manganese(II) complexes with ATP, ADP, and phosphocreatine in the reactive central complexes with creatine kinase: electron paramagnetic resonance studies with oxygen-17-labeled ligands.

Coordination of Mn(II) to the phosphate groups of the substrates and products in the central complexes of the creatine kinase reaction mixture has been investigated by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy with regiospecifically 17O-labeled substrates. The EPR pattern for the equilibrium mixture is a superposition of spectra for the two central complexes, and this pattern differs from those observed for the ternary enzyme-Mn(II)-nucleotide complexes and from that for the dead-end complex enzyme-Mn(II)ADP-creatine. In order to identify those signals that are associated with each of the central complexes of the equilibrium mixture, spectra were obtained for a complex of enzyme, Mn(II)ATP, and a nonreactive analogue of creatine, 1-(carboxymethyl)-2-iminoimidazolidin-4-one, which is a newly synthesized competitive inhibitor. This inhibitor permits an unobstructed view of the EPR spectrum for Mn(II)ATP in the closed conformation of the active site. The EPR spectrum for this nonreactive complex with Mn(II)ATP matches one subset of signals in the spectrum for the equilibrium mixture, i.e., those due to the enzyme-Mn(II)-ATP-creatine complex. Chemical quenching of the samples followed by chromatographic assays for both ATP and ADP indicates that the enzyme-Mn(II)ADP-phosphocreatine and the enzyme-Mn(II)ATP-creatine complexes are present in a ratio of approximately 0.7 to 1. A similar value for the equilibrium constant for enzyme-bound substrates is obtained directly from the EPR spectrum for the equilibrium mixture.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Adenosine Diphosphate↗
PubMed1979

CO and O2 complexes of soybean leghemoglobins: pH effects upon infrared and visible spectra. Comparisons with CO and O2 complexes of myoglobin and hemoglobin.

The effects of pH upon infrared spectra [CO stretching frequency (vco) region] and visible spectra of the CO complexes of soybean leghemoglobins a, c1, and c2, sperm whale myoglobin, and human hemoglobin A are reported. The vco for leghemoglobin--CO complexes was 1947.5 cm-1 at neutral pH. At acid pH myoglobin-- and hemoglobin--CO complexes developed vco bands at 1966--1968 cm-1, whereas leghemoglobin--CO complexes developed vco bands at approximately 1957 cm-1. All pKapp co values determined by pH-dependent variation of vco fell in the range 4.0--4.6. The pKapp co values determined from visible spectra were consistent with vco-determined values except for that of myoglobin--CO (visible pKapp co = 5.8). The pKapp co values in the 4.0--4.6 range appear to be pK values of the distal histidines, while the visible pKapp co of myoglobin--CO appears to be the pK of a group other than the distal and proximal histidines. The data are consistent with a model in which protonation of the distal histidine permits protein-free heme FeCO geometry in leghemoglobin--CO complexes but not in myoglobin-- or hemoglobin--CO complexes. Thus the heme pockets of leghemoglobins appear to be more flexible than the heme pockets of myoglobin and hemoglobin. The effects of pH upon visible spectra of the O2 complexes of soybean leghemoglobins a, c1, and c2, sperm whale myoglobin, and human hemoglobin A also are reported. pKapp o2 values of approximately 5.5 (leghemoglobins) and 4.4 (hemoglobin) are probably the pK values of the distal histidines. Comparisons of pKapp o2 values with pKapp co values indicate a more flexible heme pocket in leghemoglobins than in hemoglobin. The O2 complex of leghemoglobin c2 differed significantly from the O2 complexes of leghemoglobins a and c1 in visible spectra and titration behavior. These differences might be associated with the small structural differences in the region between the E and F helixes of leghemoglobins.

Animals↗
PubMed2002

New monomeric cobalt(II) and zinc(II) complexes of a mixed N,S(alkylthiolate) ligand: model complexes of (His)(His)(Cys) metalloprotein active sites.

The new N(2)S(alkylthiolate) ligand 2-methyl-1-[methyl-(2-pyridin-2-ylethyl)amino]propane-2-thiolate, PATH (1), has been prepared and reacted with zinc(II) and cobalt(II) to give the monomeric complexes [(PATH)ZnBr] (2), [(PATH)ZnNCS] (3), [(PATH)CoBr] (4), and [(PATH)CoNCS] (5). The molecular structures of 4 and 5 have been determined by X-ray diffraction. Each complex displays a distorted tetrahedral geometry at the metal center, with the PATH ligand providing the N(2)S(alkylthiolate) donors. These complexes are close structural mimics of the active site of metalloproteins with a His(2)Cys-M(II) site such as that found in peptide deformylase. Complexes 4 and 5 are the first examples of crystallographically characterized Co(II) complexes with an N(2)SL (L not equal N,S) donor set. Only one diastereomer for 2-5 is observed in the solid state, and simple molecular mechanics (Chem3D) calculations suggest this isomer is stable because of a favorable ligand conformation. NMR studies in the case of Zn(II) and UV-vis studies in the case of Co(II) provide strong evidence that their solid-state structures are retained in solution. Cyclic voltammetry reveals processes for both the Co(II/I) (4, - 1.51 V; 5, - 1.49 V) and Co(III/II) (4, + 0.9 V; 5, + 0.9 V) couples. The UV-vis data for the cobalt complexes are consistent with a monomeric, four-coordinate geometry regardless of the nature of the solvent (i.e., donating (MeOH, CH(3)CN) vs nondonating (CH(2)Cl(2))) and are compared with other cobalt complexes as well as cobalt-substituted His(2)Cys metalloproteins (peptide deformylase and blue-copper proteins). In addition, reaction of the bromide complexes 2 and 4 with hydroxide anion leads to the formation of 1:1 hydroxide:M(II) complexes which have been characterized in situ by (1)H NMR and UV-vis spectroscopy, respectively.

Amidohydrolases↗
PubMed2002

Novel copper(II) induced formation of a porphyrinogen derivative: X-ray structural, spectroscopic, and electrochemical studies of porphyrinogen complexes of Cu(II) and Co(III) complex of a trispyrazolyl tripodal ligand.

Copper(II) complexes of a novel pyrazole containing porphyrinogen and cobalt(III) and zinc(II) complexes of a pyrazole containing tripodal ligand having N-donor atoms have been investigated. 5-Methyl-3-formylpyrazole (MPA) on reaction with copper(II) nitrate or perchlorate in the presence of tris(2-aminoethyl)amine (tren) forms novel pyrazole-based porphyrinogen complexes [Cu(T(3)-porphyrinogen)(H(2)O)](NO(3))(2) (1a) and [Cu(T(3)-porphyrinogen)(H(2)O)](ClO(4))(2) (1b) where T(3)-porphyrinogen is 1,6,11,16-tetraaza-5,10,15,20-tetrahydroxy-2,7,12,17-tetramethylporphyrinogen. The same products are also obtained when tren is replaced by triethylamine. By contrast, the reaction between MPA, tren, and cobalt(II) perchlorate produces the cobalt(III) complex [Co(HMPz(3)tren)]ClO(4) (2) derived from the tripodal Schiff base tris[4-(3-(5-methyl-pyrazolyl)-3-aza-3-butenyl]amine (H(3)MPz(3)tren). The X-ray crystal structures of the copper(II) complexes (1a and 1b) and the cobalt(III) complex (2) have been determined. The structures show distorted square pyramidal coordination environments for 1a and 1b with the water molecule occupying the apical site, while for complex 2 a distorted octahedral geometry is obtained. Data for 1a follow: a = 19.476(3) A, b = 9.4116(8) A, c = 14.204(3) A; alpha = 90 degrees = gamma, beta = 107.58(2) degrees; V = 2482.0(7) A(3), Z = 4. Data for 1b follow: a = 20.967(3) A, b = 9.1563(18) A, c = 14.858(4) A; alpha = 90 degrees = gamma, beta = 108.44(3) degrees; V = 2706.0(10) A(3), Z = 4. Data for 2 follow: a = 21.293(3) A, b = 12.724(2) A, c = 19.777(4) A; alpha = 90 degrees = gamma, beta = 93.03(2) degrees; V = 5350.6(15) A(3), Z = 8. All three complexes crystallize in the monoclinic crystal system with the C2/c space group. The complexes are further characterized by UV-vis, IR, EPR, and electrochemical studies.

Journal Article↗