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Durham E-Theses Tailored ligands for zinc coordination Edlin, Christopher David How to cite: Edlin, Christopher David (1998) Tailored ligands for zinc coordination, Durham theses, Durham University. Available at Durham E-Theses Online: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/4787/ Use policy The full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that: • a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in Durham E-Theses • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders. Please consult the full Durham E-Theses policy for further details. Academic Support Oce, Durham University, University Oce, Old Elvet, Durham DH1 3HP e-mail: [email protected] Tel: +44 0191 334 6107 http://etheses.dur.ac.uk Tailored Ligands For Zinc Coordination by Christopher David Edlin B.Sc. (Hons) The copyright of this thesis rests with the author. No quotation from it should be published without die written consent of the author and information derived from it should be acknowledged. Department of Chemistry University of Durham A Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy September 1998 1 3 JAW 1999 Abstract Tailored Ligands For Zinc Coordination Selective coordination to zinc over other members of the first row transition metal series is important for the commercial application of lipophilic ligands for the hydrometallurgic recovery of the metal. In order to achieve selectivity for zinc(n) over other ions, particularly copper(II) and iron(HT), ligands have to be designed which take advantage of zinc's preferred tetrahedral coordination geometry and the borderline donor atom preference of the metal. With such ligands in mind, three new classes of ligand system have been designed and synthesised based on the benzimidazole, quinoline and pyridine ring systems with appended phosphinic and thiophosphinic acid anionic donor groups. Benzimidazole ligands which bind zinc in a 2:1 manner in solution have been made and their complexation ability assessed by ESMS, 31P NMR, liquid-liquid extraction, fluorescence and UV absorption spectroscopic methods. A bisbenzimidazole ligand with a C3 spacer in the 2,2' position was synthesised and shown to bind zinc initially in a 2:1 manner, at low metal concentrations, and predominantly as a 1:1 species at higher metal concentrations. The formation constant for the ML complex was shown to be logK\n=5 by analysis of the NMR titration curve, which was in close agreement with the value obtained from liquid-liquid extraction studies. A directly linked 2,2'- bisbenzimidazole system was also synthesised as an extension to previous work, however isolation of the target ligand proved to be difficult due to the insolubility of the desired bis-acid. 8-(Quinolinyl)phenylphosphinic acid and 8-(2-methylquinolinyl)phenylphosphinic acid were also synthesised and their solution complexation behaviour studied in detail. The unsubstituted ligand appeared to form 1:1 complexes with zinc at all the metal concentrations studied, and the absence of the methyl substituent does not inhibit coordination to the ferric ion. In contrast the methyl substituted ligand initially forms a 2:1 L:M complex, and 1:1 complexes at higher metal concentrations. The initial ML2 complex probably involves coordination of two of the phosphinic acid moieties. Three pyridyl derived ligand systems were also synthesised varying the bulk of the C-6 substituent and the effect of the phosphinic versus the thiophosphinic acid moiety towards zinc coordination was examined. Both of the methyl appended ligands were shown to bind zinc in a 2:1 manner, with the thiophosphinic acid exhibiting a greater avidity for zinc. In contrast, the unsubstituted ligand predominantly forms 1:1 complexes at all metal concentrations. Christopher David Edlin, 1998 - ii - Declaration The content of this thesis represents the work of the author unless indicated to the contrary or acknowledged by reference. The thesis describes the results of research carried out in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Durham, and also at Zeneca Specialties, Blackley between October 1995 and September 1998. This work has not been submitted for a higher degree in any other academic institution. Statement of Copyright The copyright of this thesis rests with the author. Any quotation published or any information derived from it should be acknowledged. Acknowledgements I would like to thank my supervisor, Professor David Parker, for his enthusiasm, help, encouragement and sometimes optimism throughout the time I have worked with him. For my short stay at Zeneca, 1 thank Dr. Dom Cupertino for looking after me. I am also grateful to many staff in the department, without whom this work would not have been possible; Alan Kenwright, Ian McKeag, Julia Say and Ray Matthews for NMR; Mike Jones and Lara Turner for Mass Spectroscopy; Ritu Kataky for electrochemistry; Lenny Lauchlin for help with HPLC, ion analysis (and football!); and the remainder of the technical staff of the department for all their help over the years. Special thanks are due to everbody who has passed through CG27 (the 'Wolfson' laboratory!) over the past three years, particularly Steve, for their support, friendship, laughs and a few beers! Thanks to all the members of Grad. Soc football club for a great few years and the occaisonal sore head on a Saturday morning, and to all the members of SC Chemistry for a cup winning year! Financial support from the EPSRC and Zeneca (under the CASE scheme) is gratefully acknowledged - iii - To Mum and Dad - iv - Contents Chapter One 1. Introduction ........ 2 1.1 Metal Recovery ....... 2 1.2 Hydrometallurgy ....... 3 1.3 Coordination Chemistry . 11 1.4 Ligand Design Requirements ..... 22 1.5 Ligand Design and Target Ligands ..... 25 1.6 Scope of Work 26 1.7 References ........ 28 Chapter Two 2 Introduction to Phosphorus Chemistry .... 33 2.1 The Need For Phosphinic Acids ..... 33 2.2 Comparison of Phosphinic and Carboxylic Acids ... 34 2.3 Phosphinic Acids Linked Directly to an Aromatic Ring . 34 2.4 Phosphinic Acids Linked by a Nitrogen Spacer to an Aromatic Ring 39 2.5 References . 41 Chapter Three 3. Benzimidazole Based Ligands ..... 44 3.1 Benzimidazoles ....... 44 3.2 Previous Aspects of Benzimidazole Zinc Coordination . 45 3.3 Design of Monobenzimidazole Ligand .... 48 3.4 Ligand Synthesis ....... 50 3.5 Solution Complexation Behaviour ..... 57 3.6 Dimethylthiophosphoryl Ligand System .... 70 3.7 Ligand Synthesis ....... 72 3.8 Solution Complexation Behaviour ..... 74 3.9 2,2'-Bisbenzimidazole Ligand ..... 79 3.10 Improved Ligand Design ...... 79 3.11 Ligand Synthesis .80 3.12 A Trime thy lene Spaced Bisbenzimidazole Ligand ... 88 3.13 Ligand Design ....... 88 3.14 Ligand Synthesis .90 3.15 Solution Complexation Behaviour ..... 98 - v - 3.16 Conclusions and Summary .... 3.17 References ...... Chapter Four 4 Quinoline Based Ligand Systems 4.1 Quinolines ...... 4.2 Zinc Coordination and Fluorescence Probes . 4.3 Design of New Ligand System 4.4 Synthesis ...... 4.5 Solution Coordination Chemistry 4.6 Conclusions ...... 4.7 References ...... Chapter Five 5 Pyridyl Derived Ligand Systems 5.1 Pyridines ...... 5.2 Examples of Pyridyl Based Ligands for Zinc Coordination 5.3 Ligand Design ..... 5.4 Syntheis ...... 5.5 Solution Coordination Chemistry 5.6 Conclusions ...... 5.7 References ...... Chapter Six 6 Experimental Methods .... 6.1 Methods ...... 6.2 Chapter Two Experimental . 6.3 Chapter Three Experimental .... 6.4 Chapter Four Experimental .... 6.5 Chapter Five Experimental .... 6.6 References ...... Appendices ....... - vi - Abbreviations Ac acetyl AT aromatic aq aqueous bz benzyl Bu butyl °C degrees celsius CF crystal field CFT crystal field theory CFSE crystal field stabilisation energy Ch. chapter CHEF chelation enhanched fluoresence CHN carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen combustion analysis CI chemical ionisation cy cyclohexyl d doublet 8 chemical shift 2D two dimensional DCI dicyclohexylcarbodiimide DCM dichloromethane dd doublet of doublets D2EHPA di(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid DIBAL-H di-wo-Butyl Aluminium Hydride DMF N, N-dimethylformamide DMSO dimethylsulfoxide e" electron EDCI l,r-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbomide hydrochloride EDTA ethylene diamine diacetic acid EI electron impact ionisation en ethylenediamine ESMS electrospray mass spectrometry Et ethyl EtOH ethanol Eqn. Equation eV electron volt Fig. figure FTIR fourier transform infra red h hours HDOP di(n-octyl)phosphinic acid - vii - HEHfEHP] 2-ethylhexylphosphonic acid mono 2-ethylhexyl ester HOMO highest occupied molecular orbital HPLC high performance liquid chromatography HSAB hard and soft, acid and base Hz hertz I ionic strength ICT internal charge transfer IR infra red J coupling constant K kelvin L ligand LDA lithium diisopropylamide lit literature LUMO lowest unoccupied molecular orbital m multiplet M metal Me methyl MeOH methanol mm millimetre M/L metal:ligand ratio min minute m. p. melting point MS mass spectrometry n neutron I2N3 1,5,9 triazacycldodecane 12N4 1,4,7,10 tetra-aza cyclododecane HN4 1,5,8,12 tetra-aza cycloundecane run nanometer NMR nuclear magnetic resonance NOE nuclear overhauser effect p pentet PCC pyridinium chloro chromate Ph phenyl PhH benzene PhMe toluene PPA polyphosphoric acid q quartet ri ionic radius Rf retention time s singlet - viii - ha half life t triplet TBDMS terriary-butyldimethylsilyl td triplet of doublets tt triplet of triplets TFA trifluoroacetic acid THF tetrahydrofuran tic thin layer chromatography tren tris(ethylenediamine) Ts toluene sulfonyl UV ultra violet VT variable temperature - LX - Chapter One Introduction Chapter One: Introduction 1 Introduction A brief comparison is made between the more traditional methods of metal recovery (1.1) and hydrometallurgy, the industrial focus of this work (1.2). The set-up and factors influencing the design of the industrial extractants currently employed are surveyed in the second section.