Structure and properties of high stability geminal dicationic ionic liquids

Thirty-nine geminal dicationic ILs were synthesized and characterized in terms of their surface tensions, densities, melting points, refractive indices, viscosities, and miscibilities with a polar and nonpolar solvent. Two imidazolium or pyrrolidinium cations were joined via different length hydrocarbon linkage chains (from 3 to 12 carbons long). The various geminal dications were paired with up to four different anions. The effect of the dication type, linkage chain, alkyl substituents, and anion type on the physicochemical properties of these compounds was examined. Among the more interesting findings for this class of compounds was that their liquid and thermal stability ranges generally exceeded those of the more conventional, better known ILs. Indeed, this range was from -4 to >400 degrees C for one of the pyrrolidinium-based geminal dicationic liquids. X-ray crystallography of the smaller solid ionic compounds indicated that there may be a correlation between the configurational degrees of freedom of the ILs and their melting points/glass transition temperatures. In one case, the crystal structure showed that a dicationic moiety had three distinct conformations in an asymmetric unit cell. The solvation properties of the geminal dicationic ILs tend to be similar to those of their monocationic analogues.     

Bond-formation versus electron transfer: C-C-coupling reactions of hydrocarbon dications with benzene

The bimolecular reactions of several hydrocarbon dications C(m)H(n)(2+) (m = 6-10, n = 4-9) with neutral benzene are investigated by tandem mass spectrometry using a multipole instrument. Not surprisingly, the major reaction of C(m)H(n)(2+) with benzene corresponds to electron transfer from the neutral arene to the dication resulting in the pair of monocationic products C(m)H(n)(+) + C(6)H(6)(+). In addition, also dissociative electron transfer takes place, whereas proton transfer from the C(m)H(n)(2+) dication to neutral benzene is almost negligible. Interestingly, the excess energy liberated upon electron transfer from the neutral arene to the C(m)H(n)(2+) dication is not equally partitioned in the monocationic products in that the cations arising from the dicationic precursor have a higher internal energy content than the monocations formed from the neutral reaction partner. In addition to the reactions leading to monocationic product ions, bond-forming reactions with maintenance of the two-fold charge are observed, which lead to a condensation of the C(m)H(n)(2+) dications with neutral benzene under formation of intermediate C(m+6)H(n+6)(2+) species and then undergo subsequent losses of molecular hydrogen or neutral acetylene. This reaction complements a recently proposed dicationic route for the formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons under extreme conditions such as they exist in interstellar environments.     

DFT Study of the Geometrical and Electronic Structures of Geminal Dicationic Ionic Liquids 1,3‐Bis[3‐methylimidazolium‐1‐yl]hexane Halides

In this work, the geometrical and electronic properties of the mono cationic ionic liquid 1‐hexyl‐3‐methylimidazolium halides ([C₆(mim)]⁺_X^?, X=Cl, Br and I) and dicationic ionic liquid 1,3‐bis[3‐methylimidazolium‐1‐yl]hexane halides ([C₆(mim)₂X₂], X=Cl, Br and I) were studied using the density functional theory (DFT). The most stable conformer of these two types ionic liquids (IL) are determined and compared with each other. Results show that in the most stable conformers, in both monocationic ILs and dicationic ILs, the Cl^? and Br^? anions prefer to locate almost in the plane of the imidazolium ring whereas the I^? anion prefers nearly vertical location respect to the imidazolium ring plan. Comparison of hydrogen bonding and ionic interactions in these two types of ionic liquids reveals that these ionic liquids can be formed hydrogen bond by Cl^? and Br^? anion. The calculated thermodynamic functions show that the interaction of cation — anion pair in the dicationic ionic liquids are more than monocationic ionic liquids and these interactions decrease with increasing the halide anion atomic weight.     

Geometrical and electronic structures of the dication and ion pair in the geminal dicationic ionic liquid 1,3-bis[3-methylimidazolium-yl]propane bromide

Geminal dicationic ionic liquids (ILs), a new category of IL family, have been developed recently and found to possess unique properties compared to conventional monocationic ILs. To establish a basis for understanding their novel properties, we studied the geometrical and electronic structures of the dication ([(mim)C₃(mim)]²⁺) and the ion pair ([(mim)C₃(mim)]²⁺-2Br⁻) in the geminal dicationic IL 1,3-bis[3-methylimidazolium-yl]propane bromide by performing density functional theory calculations. The geometrical structures and relative stabilities for the dication and the ion pair are discussed, and their electronic properties are analyzed in detail. The intrinsic interaction between the dication and Br anions in the most stable conformer was investigated by performing the natural bond orbital analyses. Results for the dication and the ion pair are compared with those of the corresponding monocation ([C₄mim]⁺) and ion pair ([C₄mim]⁺-Br⁻). ¹H NMR spectroscopy for the most stable ion pair has been calculated and the general trend is found to be in fairly agreement with the experimental data.     

Effects of structural factors on the pi-dimerization and/or disproportionation of the cation radical of extended TTF containing thiophene-based pi-conjugated spacers

The electrochemical and chemical oxidation of extended TTF 4 and 5 are analysed by cyclic voltammetry, Visible/NIR and ESR spectroscopies, and the X-ray structures of the new salts 5 x BF(4)(CH(2)Cl(2)) and 4 x ClO(4)(THF)(1/2) are presented. The effects of structural factors on the pi-dimerization or the disproportionation reaction of the cation radical are shown. The oxidation of compound 4 presents the successive formation of stable cation radical and dication species both in dichloromethane (DCM) and in a CH(3)CN/THF mixture. In contrast, for compound 5, the stability of the oxidation states strongly depends on the nature of the solvent. In DCM, the oxidation of 5 proceeds by two close one-electron transfers while in CH(3)CN/THF the dication is directly formed via a two-electron process. The X-ray structures of the two salts reveal the formation of pi-dimers of cation radical. While the dimer (5(2))(2+) is due mainly to pi-pi interactions between the conjugating spacer, the multiplication of the sulfur atoms in compound 4 contributes to stabilize the dimer by the combined effects of S-S and pi-pi interactions. Visible/NIR and ESR experiments confirm the higher tendency of 4(+)(.) to dimerize with the occurrence of dimer and monomer in solution, while for 5(+)(.) only the monomer is detected in DCM. On the other hand, by dissolution of 5 x BF(4)(CH(2)Cl(2)) in CH(3)CN, only the neutral and the dicationic states of compounds 5 are observed owing to the disproportionation reaction.     

Synthesis and characterization of dicationic ionic liquids that contain both hydrophilic and hydrophobic anions

A series of dicationic ionic liquids, in which each dication is associated with both a hydrophobic anion and a hydrophilic anion, are synthesized. The thermal properties and solubility in organic solvents of these ILs are characterized. The ionic liquids show interesting properties, which are different from those of dicationic ionic liquids, in which each dication is associated with two identical anions.     

低能氮离子诱发丙酮与重水溶液的反应机理

利用氮气火花放电产生离子,其中的正离子在阴极位降的加速下“注入”到丙酮的重水溶液中,诱发其中的化学反应.利用气相色谱 质谱（GC MS）分析离子注入后的样品,证实有氘代产物（CH3COCH2D）、氘羟基取代产物（CH3COCH2OD）生成,这表明低能N＋诱发重水溶液中的反应主要是由于重水分子分解产生的自由基引起的,其中氘自由基和氘羟基自由基起重要作用;同时,产物中还检测到氘代乙酸（CH3COOD）和氘氨基丙酮（CH3COCH2ND2）,说明反应是在氧化性氛围中进行的,氮离子俘获重水中的氘形成氘氨基可能是氘氨基取代产物生成的主要原因,也是氮“沉积”在溶液中的重要形式.这些结果对初步揭示低能离子诱发水溶液的反应机理具有一定的意义.     

Cationic rare-earth metal trimethylsilylmethyl complexes supported by THF and 12-crown-4 ligands: synthesis and structural characterization

To expand the limited range of rare-earth metal cationic alkyl complexes known, a series of mono- and dicationic trimethylsilylmethyl complexes supported by THF and 12-crown-4 ligands with [BPh4]-, [BPh3(CH2SiMe3)]-, [B(C6F5)4]-, [B(C6F5)3(CH2SiMe3)]-, and [Al(CH2SiMe3)4]- anions were prepared from corresponding neutral precursors [Ln(CH2SiMe3)3Ln] (Ln = Sc, Y, Lu; L = THF, n = 2 or 3; L = 12-crown-4, n = 1) as solvent-separated ion pairs. The syntheses of the monocationic derivatives [Ln(CH2SiMe3)2(12-crown-4)n(THF)m]+[A]- are all high yielding and proceed rapidly in THF solution at room temperature. A "one pot" procedure using the neutral species directly for the syntheses of a number of lutetium and yttrium dicationic derivatives [Ln(CH2SiMe3)(12-crown-4)n(THF)m]2+[A]-2 with a variety of different anions, a class of compounds previously limited to just a few examples, is presented. When BPh3 is used to generate the ion triple, the presence of 12-crown-4 is required for complete conversion. Addition of a second equiv of 12-crown-4 and a third equiv of [NMe2PhH]+[B(C6F5)4]- abstracts a third alkyl group from [Ln(CH2SiMe3)(12-crown-4)2(THF)x]2+[B(C6F5)4]-2 (Ln = Y, Lu). X-ray crystallography and variable-temperature (VT) NMR spectroscopy reveal a structural diversity within the known series of neutral 12-crown-4 supported tris(trimethylsilylmethyl) complexes [Ln(CH2SiMe3)3(12-crown-4)] (Ln = Sc, Y, Sm, Gd-Lu) in the solid and solution states. The X-ray structure of [Sc(CH2SiMe3)3(12-crown-4)] exhibits incomplete 12-crown-4 coordination. VT NMR spectroscopy indicates fluxional 12-crown-4 coordination on the NMR time scale. X-ray crystallography of only the second structurally characterized dicationic rare-earth metal alkyl complex [Y(CH2SiMe3)(12-crown-4)(THF)3]2+[BPh4]-2 shows exocyclic 12-crown-4 coordination at the 8-coordinate metal center with well separated counteranions. 11B and 19F NMR spectroscopy of all mono- and dicationic rare-earth metal complexes reported demonstrate that the anions are symmetrical and noncoordinating on the NMR time scale. A series of trends within the 1H and 13C{1H} NMR resonances arising from the Ln-CH2 groups and, in the case of yttrium, the 1JYC coupling constants at the Y-CH2 group and the 89Y chemical shift values are discussed.     

The mechanism of formation of cyclic triphosphenium ions; detection of transient intermediates in solution

The mechanism of formation of cyclic triphosphenium ions [-(CH(2))(n)P(R(2))PP(R(2))-](+) 3 from diphosphanes R(2)P(CH(2))(n)PR(2) and phosphorus(III) halides PX(3)(X = Cl or Br) has been unequivocally established for the six-membered heterocycles with R = Et, (i)Pr or c-Hex, n= 3, and for five-membered rings with R = Et, n= 2. The initial stage is the formation of an acyclic species, [R(2)P(CH(2))(n)P(R(2))PX(2)](+)X(-) 1. The cation of this species cyclises to a symmetrical dication [-R(2)P(CH(2))(n)P(R(2))P(X)-](2+) 2 by loss of halide, where the middle P atom has an X group attached and is still formally P(iii). The rate-determining step is then a redox reaction to form the final cyclic monocationic product 3, with a 'bare' middle P atom. Several transient intermediate species, including the precursor cyclic dication 2 in each case, have been identified by means of (31)P NMR solution-state spectroscopy.     

Vaporisation of a Dicationic Ionic Liquid Revisited

The vaporization of a dicationic ionic liquid at moderate temperatures and under reduced pressures —recently studied by line‐of‐sight mass spectrometry—was further analyzed using an ion‐cyclotron resonance mass spectroscopy technique that allows the monitoring of the different species present in the gas phase through the implementation of controlled ion–molecule reactions. The results support the view that the vapour phase of an aprotic dicationic ionic liquid is composed of neutral ion triplets (one dication attached to two anions). Molecular dynamics simulations were also performed in order to explain the magnitude of the vaporization enthalpies of dicationic ionic liquids vis‐à‐vis their monocationic counterparts.     

六核钴原子簇化学 3: 一些含Co~6八面体簇骼的原子簇化合物的合成、结构和电化学性质

(R~8P)~4-nCoX~n(R=Ph,Et 等;X=C,B=1,2)与Na~E~x(E=S,Se;X=1,2)在DMF或DMF/乙醇介质中反应得到了一系列六核钴的原子簇化合物Co~6(μ~3-E)~8(PR~3)~6.这些化合物含有正规的或畸变的Co~6八面簇骼.化合物可以用I~2氧化生成正一价的簇合物而不改变簇骼的几何构型,反达来,正一价的簇合物也可以被苊烯钠还生成中性的簇合物.本文还研究了这些化合物的电化学性质并提出了氧化还原反应的电子传递过程.     

Photochemistry of the pi-extended 9,10-bis(1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene)-9,10-dihydroanthracene system: generation and characterisation of the radical cation, dication, and derived products

Flash photolysis of bis[4.5-di(methylsulfanyl) 1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene]-9,10(-dihydroanthracene (1) in chloroform leads to formation of the transient radical cation species 1.+ which has a diagnostic broad absorption band at lambdamax approximately 650 nm. This band decays to half its original intensity over a period of about 80 micros. Species 1.+ has also been characterised by resonance Raman spectroscopy. In degassed solution 1.+ disproportionates to give the dication 1(2+), whereas in aerated solutions the photodegradation product is the 10-[4,5-di(methylsulfanyl) 1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene]anthracene-9(10 H)one (2). The dication 1(2+) has been characterised by a spectroelectrochemical study [lambdamax (CH2Cl2) = 377, 392, 419, 479 nm] and by an X-ray crystal structure of the salt 1(2-) (ClO4)2, which was obtained by electrocrystallisation. The planar anthracene and 1,3-dithiolium rings in the dication form a dihedral angle of 77.2 degrees; this conformation is strikingly different from the saddle-shaped structure of neutral 1 reported previously.     

Synthesis of mono-cationic and dicationic analogs of hoechst 33258

The synthesis of fourteen mono-cationic and six dicationic analogs of Hoechst 33258 is described. The monocationic benzimiazoles 7a-7g and the dicationic benzimidazoles 9a-9c are obtained in five steps starting from 4-acetamidobenzonitrile. The monocationic bis-benzimiazoles 12a-12g are synthesized in four steps starting from 4-amino-3-nitrobenzonitrile. The dicationic bis-benzimiazoles 17a-17c are obtained in six steps starting from 4-amino-3-nitrobenzonitrile.     

Theoretical studies on the dimerization of substituted paraphenylenediamine radical cations

Organic radical cations form dicationic dimers in solution, observed experimentally as diamagnetic species in temperature-dependent EPR and low temperature UV/Vis spectroscopy. Dimerization of paraphenylenediamine, N,N-dimethyl-paraphenylenediamine and 2,3,5,6-tetramethyl-paraphenylenediamine radical cation in ethanol/diethylether mixture was investigated theoretically according to geometry, energetics and UV/Vis spectroscopy. Density Functional Theory including dispersion correction describes stable dimers after geometry optimization with conductor-like screening model of solvation and inclusion of the counter-ion. Energy corrections were done on double-hybrid Density Functional Theory with perturbative second-order correlation (B2PLYP-D) including basis set superposition error (BSSE), and multireference M?ller-Plesset second-order perturbation theory method (MRMP2) based on complete active space method (CASSCF(2,2)) single point calculation, respectively. All three dication π-dimers exhibit long multicenter π-bonds around 2.9±0.1? with strongly interacting orbitals. Substitution with methyl groups does not influence the dimerization process substantially. Dispersion interaction and electrostatic attraction from counter-ion play an important role to stabilize the dication dimers in solution. Dispersion-corrected double hybrid functional B2PLYP-D and CASSCF(2,2) can describe the interaction energetics properly. Vertical excitations were computed with Tamm-Dancoff approximation for time-dependent Density Functional Theory (TDA-DFT) at the B3LYP level with the cc-pVTZ basis set including ethanol solvent molecules explicitly. A strong interaction of the counter-ion and the solvent ethanol with the monomeric species is observed, whereas in the dimers the strong interaction of both radical cation species is the dominating factor for the additional peak in UV/Vis spectra.     

Synthesis and properties of new (μ-oxo)bis[trichloroferrate(III)] dianion salts incorporated with dicationic moiety

New (μ-oxo)bis[trichloroferrate(III)] dianions-based ionic compounds that contain various counterdications were synthesized and characterized with regards to their crystal structures, thermal properties, and magnetic susceptibility. These salts are soluble in polar solvents such as methanol and water. The melting point of these compounds is affected by the dication following the order of triphenylphosphinium > pyridinium > imidazolium dications, and symmetrical dicationic salts > unsymmetrical ones. In these compounds, the trichloroferrate dianion exists in either a linear or a bent form, which is affected by the dications. Interestingly, the dicationic diferrate compounds show magnetic coupling constants fairly smaller than those reported in literature for diferrate salts in which monocations are the counterion. Furthermore, unlike the diferrate salts associated with separate monocations, the linear diferrate dicationic compounds show magnetic coupling constant lower than that of bent diferrate dicationic salts.     

Chemistry of dicationic electrophiles: superacid-catalyzed reactions of amino acetals

Amino acetals are shown to form highly electrophilic systems in Bronsted superacids. It is proposed that amino acetals give dicationic electrophiles, and this proposal is supported by the direct observation of a dication by low-temperature (13)C NMR. When reacted with C(6)H(6) and superacidic CF(3)SO(3)H, amino acetals are shown to provide 1-(3,3-diphenylpropyl)amines and 1-(2,2-diphenylethyl)amines as condensation products in good yields (50-99%).     

The Employment of a Removable Chitosan‐Derivatized Polymeric Sensitizer in the Photooxidation of Polyhydroxylated Water‐Pollutants

The known O₂(¹?_g)‐sensitizer system Chitosan bounded Rose Bengal (CH‐RB), with Rose Bengal (RB) immobilized by irreversible covalent bonding to the polymer Chitosan (CH), soluble in aquous acidic medium, was employed in the photodegradation of three tri‐hydroxy benzene water‐contaminants (THBs). The system sensitizes the O₂(¹?_g)‐mediated photodegradation of THBs by a process kinetically favored, as compared to that employing free RB dissolved in the same solvent. Additionally the free xanthene dye, degradable by O₂(¹?_g) through self‐sensitization upon prolonged light‐exposure, is considerably protected when bonded to CH‐polymer. The polymeric sensitizer, totally insoluble in neutral medium, can be removed from the solution after the photodegradative cycle by precipitation through a simple pH change. This fact constitutes an interesting aspect in the context of photoremediation of confined polluted waters. In other words, the sensitizing system could be useful for avoiding to dissolve dyestuffs in the polluted waters, in order to act as conventional sunlight‐absorbing dye‐sensitizers. In parallel the interaction CH ‐ O₂(¹?_g) in acidic solution was evaluated. The polymer quenches the oxidative species with a rate constant 2.4 × 10⁸ M^?1 s^?1 being the process mostly attributable to a physical interaction. This fact promotes the photoprotection of the bonded dye in the CH‐RB polymer.     

Reactivity of the CHBr2+ dication toward molecular hydrogen

Structural aspects as well as the stability and reactivity of the CHBr(2+) dication are studied both experimentally and theoretically. Translational energy distributions of the CHBr(+) products from charge transfer between CHBr(2+) and Kr indicate that the dication exists in two isomeric forms, H-C-Br(2+) and C-Br-H(2+). In the reaction of CHBr(2+) with H(2), the dominant channel corresponds to proton transfer leading to CBr(+) + H(3)(+). Other reaction channels involve the formation of the intermediates CH(3)Br(2+) and CH(2)BrH(2+), respectively. Both of the latter dications can either lose a proton to form CH(2)Br(+) or undergo a spin-isomerization followed by cleavage of the C-Br bond. The proposed mechanisms are supported by DFT calculations and deuterium labeling experiments.     

Phosphorus(III) cations supported by a PNP pincer ligand and sub-stoichiometric generation of P4 from thermolysis of a nickel insertion product

Neutral, mono-, and dicationic phosphorus(III) compounds are accessible with a supporting PNP pincer ligand (PNP = [4-Me-2-iPr(2)P-C(6)H(3))(2)N]). Reaction of (PNP)H with PCl(3) and nBu(3)N furnished (PNP)PCl(2) (1), which displays a highly temperature-dependent structure in solution. Synthesis and characterization by NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography of Cl/Br-scrambled derivatives, a monocationic derivative [(PNP)PCl][HCB(11)H(11)] (4), and the dicationic derivatives [(PNP)P][OTf](2) (5), [(PNP)P][B(C(6)F(5))(4)](2) (6), [(PNP)P][B(12)Cl(12)] (7) established that 1 not only undergoes several fluxional processes in solution but also possesses a temperature-dependent ground state structure. Reaction of 1 with a Ni(0) source initially leads to a phosphine-phosphinidene complex, followed by thermal generation of P(4).     

Electron-Deficient Imidazolium Substituted Cp Ligands and their Ru Complexes

The synthesis of electron-poor mono-, di- and tri(imidazolium)-substituted Cp-ylides is presented and their electronic properties are discussed based on NMR spectroscopy, X-ray structure analyses, electrochemical investigations and DFT calculations as well as by their reactivity toward [Ru(CH₃CN)₃Cp*](PF₆). With mono- and di(imidazolium)-substituted cyclopentadienides the respective monocationic and dicationic ruthenocences are formed (X-ray), whereas tri(imidazolium) cyclopentadienides are too electron-poor to form the ruthenocenes. Cyclic voltammetric analysis of the ruthenocenes shows reversible oxidation at a potential that increases with every additional electron-withdrawing imidazolium substituent at the Cp ligand by 0.53–0.55 V in an electrolyte based on a weakly coordinating anion. A reversible oxidation can be observed for the free 1,3-disubstituted ligand as well.