P. Segl′a, M. Jamnický, M. Koman
Nov 27, 1998
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Polyhedron
Abstract
Abstract Pyridine-2-carbonitrile (2-CNpy) undergoes Cu(II) or Co(II)-promoted hydrolysis to pyridine-2-carboxamide (piaH) and/or pyridine-2-carboxylic acid (pycH). The pathway of pycH formation depends on the presence of 2-amino-2-hydroxymethyl-1,3-propanediol (AL1) and on the central atom. In the absence of AL1, Co(II) or Cu(II) ions mediate piaH formation under mild reaction conditions in the first hydrolytic step. Cu(II) ions assist in piaH transformation to pycH by subsequent reflux. In the presence of AL1 and Co(II), a Co(II) complex containing pyoxaL1 (2-(2-pyridinyl)-4,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-oxazoline) is formed in the first stage; subsequent decomposition of pyoxaL1 under the reflux yields pycH. Under similar conditions, no solid Cu(II) complex with pyoxaL1 can be isolated, but a Cu(II) complex with coordinated pyc− anions precipitates from the reaction mixture. The synthesis, spectral and magnetic properties of the complexes [Co(H2O)2 (piaH)2]Cl2, [Co(H2O)2(pyc)2] · 2H2O, [Cu(H2O)2(piaH)2]Cl2, [Cu(pyc)2] and [Cu(pyc)2] · 2H2O, including the structure determination of the latter one, are described.