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Numerous heteroleptic 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenolate (BHT) magnesium complexes have been synthesized by treatment of (BHT)MgBu(THF)2 with various alcohols. Molecular structures of the complexes have been determined by X-ray diffraction. The magnesium coordination number in [(BHT)Mg(µ-OBn)(THF)]2 (3) and [(BHT)Mg(µ-O-tert-BuC6H4)(THF)]2 (4) is equal to 4. Complexes formed from esters of glycolic and lactic acids, [(BHT)Mg(µ-OCH2COOEt)(THF)]2 (5) and [(BHT)Mg(µ-OCH(CH3)COOCH2COOtBu)(THF)]2 (6) contain chelate fragments with pentacoordinated magnesium. Compounds 3-6 contain THF molecules coordinated to magnesium atoms. Complex {(BHT)Mg[µ-O(CH2)3CON(CH3)2]}2 (7) does not demonstrate any tendency to form an adduct with THF. It has been experimentally determined that complexes 3 and 5 are highly active catalysts of lactide polymerization. The activity of 4 is rather low, and complex 7 demonstrates moderate productivity. According to DOSY NMR experiments, compounds 3 and 5 retain their dimeric structures even in THF. The free energies of model dimeric [(DBP)Mg(µ-OMe)(Sub)]2 and monomeric (DBP)Mg(OMe)(Sub)2 products on treatment of [(DBP)Mg(µ-OMe)(THF)]2 with a series of σ-electron donors (Sub) have been estimated by DFT calculations. These results demonstrate that the substitution of THF by Sub in a dimeric molecule is an energetically allowed process, whereas the dissociation of dimers is energetically unfavorable. DFT modeling of ε-CL and (dl)-lactide ROP catalyzed by dimeric and monomeric complexes showed that a cooperative effect of two magnesium atoms occurs within the ROP for binuclear catalytic species. A comparison of the reaction profiles for ROP catalyzed by binuclear and mononuclear species allowed us to conclude that the binuclear mechanism is favorable in early stages of ROP initiated by dimers 3 and 5.
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The gold salt [(tht)AuCl] was reacted with [1-N,N-dimethylaminométhyl-2-diphenylphosphino]ferrocene (1) forming the bimetallic derivative 4. The reaction of methyl iodide and tetramethylammonium bromide on the chloride 4 produced the ammonium salt 5 and the bromide 6 respectively. New aminophosphines 2 and 3, which represent two of the rare phosphorylated metallocenes containing P(III)-N bond have also been coordinated to gold(I) to form 7 and 8. The presence of the ethoxy group in 7 provides evidence for the lability of one nitrogen-phosphorus bond. The X-ray structure of compounds 4 and 7 have been established. Both crystallize in space group P2(1)/c, monoclinic, with a = 11.095(2) A, b = 12.030(3) A, c = 17.763(4) A, beta= 94.02(2) composite function, Z = 4 for 4 and a = 14.863(3) A, b = 8.036(5)A, c = 18.062(5)A, beta =101.64(1) degrees , Z = 4 for 7. (197)Au Mössbauer data are in good agreement with those for other linear P-Au-Cl containing complexes. The compounds were evaluated for in vitro anti-tumour activity against two human tumours. Differential cytotoxicity was observed with activity comparable to cisplatin, with the exception of one compound which was significantly more cytotoxic.
