Cyclam

Cyclam

Cyclam

Chemical compound

Cyclam (1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane) is an organic compound with the formula (NHCH2CH2NHCH2CH2CH2)2. Classified as an aza-crown ether, it is a white solid that is soluble in water. As a macrocyclic ligand, it binds strongly to many transition metal cations.[1] The compound was first prepared by the reaction of 1,3-dibromopropane and ethylenediamine.[2]

Structure of one isomer of trans-Ni(cyclam)Cl2.[3]
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The compound features four secondary amines. Its complexes therefore can exist as several diastereomers, depending on the relative orientation of the N–H centres. Its complexes feature alternating five- and six-membered chelate rings. The closely related ligand cyclen ((CH2CH2NH)4) forms only five-membered C2N2M chelate rings and tends not to form square-planar complexes.

N-Alkyl derivatives

Metal-cyclam complexes are prone to oxidative degradation, which is initiated by deprotonation of the secondary amine. This flaw led to the development of cyclam derivatives wherein the NH centres are replaced by tertiary amines. For example, the tetramethyl derivatives (tetramethylcyclam, tmc) are readily prepared by methylation using formaldehyde and formic acid.[1] These oxidatively robust derivatives of cyclam have enabled a number of metal–O2 complexes.[4]

Isomers of a square planar metal cyclam complex.

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References

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    Barefield, E. Kent (2010). "Coordination chemistry of N-tetraalkylated cyclam ligands—A status report". Coord. Chem. Rev. 254 (15–16): 1607–1627. doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2010.03.007.
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    Van Alphen, J. (1937). "On Aliphatic Polyamines IV". Recl. Trav. Chim. Pays-Bas. 56 (4): 343–350. doi:10.1002/recl.19370560405.
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    Ito, T.; Kato, M.; Ito, H. (1984). "The Structures of trans-Dichloro- and trans-Bis(isothiocyanato)nickel(II) Complexes with 1,4,8,11-Tetraazacyclotetradecane, 1,4,8,12-Tetraazacyclopentadecane, and 1,5,9,13-Tetraazacyclohexadecane. The Negative Correlation between the Axial and In-plane Coordination Bond Lengths in Tetragonal Ni(II) Complexes of the trans-NiX2N4 Type". Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 57 (9): 2641. doi:10.1246/bcsj.57.2641.
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    Cho, J.; Sarangi, R.; Nam, W. (2012). "Mononuclear Metal–O2 Complexes Bearing Macrocyclic N-Tetramethylated Cyclam Ligands". Acc. Chem. Res. 45 (8): 1321–1330. doi:10.1021/ar3000019. PMC 3627547. PMID 22612523.
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