Electronic spectra of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds—II : An evaluation of increments characteristic of structural features of β-oxy-α,β-unsaturated ketones

By comparing UV spectra of β-alkoxy-α,β-unsaturated ketones of established steric structure, spectral constants characteristic of the cis/trans configuration change and s-cis/s-trans and O-s-cis/O-s-trans conformation changes have been evaluated. These are: Δλ^cis_trans = 0, Δλ^s-cis_s-trans = 8 nm and Δλ^O-s-trans_O-s-cis = 6 nm. A comparison of cis-s-cis enol ethers with the parent enols yielded the increment for the intramolecular (“chelating”) H-bond, Δγ_chel = 24 nm. The methanol-induced bathochromic shift has been found to depend strongly on s-cis/s-trans isomerism. The substituent increments have been shown to be dependent on the degree of substitution in the reference molecule. The results obtained have been summarized in a set of spectral increments complementing the basic system of Woodward and the Fiesers.     

Matrix-isolation infrared and ultraviolet spectroscopic studies of less stable conformers of 1,3,5-hexatriene

The infrared spectra of the 3-trans and 3-cis isomers of 1,3,5-hexatriene in low-temperature Ar matrices deposited from a high-temperature nozzle or deposited under irradiation of the Hg 253.7 nm light show a number of new bands. Correspondingly, the ultraviolet spectra of the 3-trans isomer observed under similar experimental conditions show a new absorption at 276 nm. Most of these new infrared bands and the new ultraviolet absorption are attributable to less stable isomers which have the planar s-cis conformation [or gauche conformation(s) close to the planar s-cis] about either one or both of the two CC bonds.     

Influence de la longueur d'onde sur la photoisomerisation de derives de l'hexatriene-1,3,5

Kinetic studies of photoisomerization of 1-phenyl 6-methyl-cyclohexa-1,3-diene, and of the four isomeric 5-phenylhepta-1,3,5-trienes, have been performed at 313, 254, 228 and 214 nm. Photoreactions of these compounds are dependent on the wavelength of irradiation. Photolysis at short wavelength of Z,E-5-phenylhepta-1, 3,5-triene initiates a new reaction, sigmatropic [1,5] hydrogen migration, forming an ene-allenic compound. Thermal reactivity data for polyenic compounds supports the assigned structures.     

Preorganization in the Nazarov cyclization: the role of adjacent coordination sites in the highly Lewis acidic catalyst [IrMe(CO)(dppe)(DIB)](BAr4)2

The dicationic Ir(III) complex [IrMe(CO)(dppe)(DIB)](BAr₄^f)₂ where dppe=bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane and DIB=o-diiodobenzene possesses adjacent labile sites and is found to be a very active catalyst for the Nazarov cyclization. ³¹P NMR spectroscopy provides evidence for substrate-catalyst binding by chelation, and this is found to be the resting state of the system during catalysis. The efficiency of the cyclization is attributed to the electrophilicity of the Ir(III) complex and substrate activation via O,O′-chelation which employs two substrate carbonyl groups or one carbonyl and an ether function, and encourages the s-trans/s-trans conformation required for cyclization. When two point binding occurs through an oxygen atom and one of the vinyl groups, the s-trans/s-trans conformation is not achieved, and cyclization is not observed. In one case, monodentate binding of substrate occurs, and the rate of cyclization is significantly slower than when O,O′-chelation is possible. The viability of O,O′-chelation is shown by the crystal structure determination of a model substrate-catalyst complex.     

Reactivite du tetraallyletain et d'allyltrialkyletains vis a vis d'aldehydes,de cetones et d'epoxydes

Tetraallytin reacts readily with non activated ketones and exothermically with aldehydes contrary to other allylic organotins such as allytributyltin. Homoallylic alcohols are obtained after acidolysis of the adducts. Upon extended heating, allylic organotins and epoxides form products which correspond to additon products of isomeric carbonyl compounds. However, starting from cis- and trans-1-phenyl-1,2-epoxypropanes, direct regiospecific but non-stereospecific ring opening is observed with poor yields.     

Bis-enaminoketone,eine Gruppe neuer pH-Indikatoren

Symm. bis-enaminoketones easily can be prepared by condensation of hydroxymethylene ketones in the presence of ammonium acetate. The properties of the new compounds are described. In alkaline medium a bathochromic shift of the absorption maximum of 80 to 160 nm can be observed, the products are pH-indicators. The conformations were established by means of¹H-NMR-spectroscopy and correspond to two types of symmetric bis-enaminoketones. In type I both enaminoketone groups are in thecis-s-cis arrangement, while type II shows a combination of thecis-s-cis andtrans-s-cis conformation.     

Vibrational spectra and molecular conformation of diethyl fumarate and especially the maleate

Infrared and Raman spectra of diethyl maleate and diethyl fumarate were recorded in the liquid and solid states. From the spectral changes on phase transition the known conformational equilibrium s-trans/s-cis ? s-trans/s-trans in the case of dialkyl fumarates is confirmed, and the view that dialkyl maleates exist only in a single conformation is corrected. The observation of several bands in the vCC region of IR and Raman spectra of diethyl maleate, and significant intensity shifts in this region with phase transition prove the existence of at least two conformers in liquid dialkyl maleates.     

Mise en évidence d'un désordre statistique dans les structures chalcogénoiodures d'étain et d'antimoine

The crystal structures of Sn₂SbX₂I₃, with X = S or Se, and Sn₃SbSe₂I₅ are characterized by a statistical disorder of part of the [Sb] and [Sb, Sn] sites. All these crystal structures are built up from infinite ribbons (Sn₂X₄)_n of SnX₅ pyramids where X = ((S, Se) and I). The ribbons are weakly linked through Sn … I interactions to give infinite sheets. Between sheets are located [Sb] or [Sb, Sn] atoms in twinned sites.     

Reactions de photoaddition de benzo[b]selenophenes avec l'acetylene dicarboxylate de methyle et avec le dichloro-1,2 ethylene

Photoirradiated in presence of acetophenone, benzo[b]selenophene and its 3-methyl derivative add to dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate. In each ease, the primary reaction product is unstable and has not been isolated. Photoexeited in its triplet state (the energy of which is in the neighbourhood of 69 $\text{kcal}\text{mole}$) benzo[b]selenophene and its 2- and 3-methyl, 2,3 dimethyl, 3 acetoxy and 2-methyl-3-acetoxy derivatives add to 1,2 dichloroethylene leading to cyclobutanes. Neither cyclo-addition occurs in absence of photosensitiser. Single-crystal X-ray analysis gave the structures of the two adducts of 3-acetoxybenzo[b]selenophene with trans-1,2-dichloroethylene. In both compounds the chlorine atoms are trans.     

Etude cinetique de la copolymerisation alternee de l'indene et du methacrylate de methyle en presence de sesquichlorure d'ethylaluminium

The copolymerization of indene with methyl methacrylate (MAM) initiated by u.v. irradiation, in the presence of ethylaluminium sesquichloride (SCEA) as a complexing agent, yields alternating copolymers when [Indene] ≥ [MAM] ≥ [SCEA]. Values of $\text{M}$_n of the copolymers range from 32,000 to 900,000, depending on the concentrations of the reagents, reaction temperature and intensity of u.v. light. The kinetics can be explained simply by assuming a statistical copolymerization of indene with a MAM-SCEA binary complex, but intervention of a ternary complex SCEA-MAM-indene cannot be discarded. At high MAM concentrations, the free MAM becomes involved in the copolymerization.     

Aminomercuration intramoleculaire d'aziridines cycloocteniques et de leurs aminoalcools precurseurs

N-substituted cyclooctenic aziridines undergo intramolecular mercuration with mercuric salts; after reduction, N-substituted 9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]- and [4.2.1]nonanes are isolated. Mercuration of amino alcohols (precursors to aziridines) leads to the same products but with different yields dependent on the mercuric salt used. In some cases, aziridinium salts are intermediates in basic medium from the organo mercuric compounds during reduction. Extension of this reaction is studied with two aliphatic models.     

Development of a novel nucleoside analogue with S-type sugar conformation: 2′-deoxy-trans-3′,4′-bridged nucleic acids

Two novel trans-3′,4′-bridged nucleic acid (trans-3′,4′-BNA) monomers, one with a 3,5,8-trioxabicyclo[5.3.0]decane structure and the other with a 4,7-dioxabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane structure, were successfully synthesized from thymidine. The locked trans-fused ring structures of the nucleoside analogues were confirmed by X-ray crystallography, which also indicated that their furanose rings had a typical S-type conformation involving C_2′-endo or C_3′-exo sugar puckering, respectively, and the same ring conformation as that observed in the B-type helical structure of the DNA duplex.     

Transpositions thermiques de derives d'α-pinene

Novel thermal transformations of (+)-pin-2-en-9-al 1 and (+)-9-methyl-pin-2-en-9-one 3 by [3,3] sigmatropic mechanism to allyl vinyl ethers 2 and 4 are described. The ether 4 may undergo further rearrangement in an acid-catalysed step to the (-)-2.6-dimethylbicyclo[3.3.1]non-6-en-2ones (5 and 5'). Formation of the bicyclic ketones (+)-5 and 5' of opposite absolute configuration occurs by [3,3] sigmatropic rearrangement of the trimethylsilyl enol ether of 3 and hydrolysis. The proposed mechanism is confirmed by studying the deuterated ketone d₃^?3.     

Etude quantitative par absorption optique de l'homogeneite de monocristaux d'arseniure de gallium

The optical absorption coeffient of n-type gallium arsenide is measured at many places of samples with an infrared microscope (spot of 100 × 100 μm) and variable energies for the incident light. The inhomogeneities we observed are associated with free carrier density fluctuations in heavily doped single crystals and with the impurities diffusion around dislocations in lower ones.     

The barriers to methyl group rotation in s-cis- and s-trans-methyl nitrite

Ab initio Hartree-Fock calculations at the 4–21 level reproduce the structures of s-cis- and s-trans-methyl nitrite as well as the surprisingly large difference in the methyl group rotational barriers of the two conformers. Furthermore, the computations reveal the significant structural changes accompanying internal rotation. These structural changes, together with the localized orbitais and population analyses, provide information for an understanding of the unusual barriers. The extraordinarily low barrier of the s-trans conformer results from stabilization of the higher-energy eclipsed form by an attractive interaction involving the in-plane methyl hydrogen atom and the lone pair of the nitrogen atom. The high barrier of the s-cis form is due to additional stabilization of the staggered conformation by a hyperconjugative interaction of the out-of-plane C-H groups with the NO double bond.     

Enolates de l'acetylacetate d'ethyle. Structure et reactivite du sel de potassium en presence d'ether couronne et de cryptand

It is shown that, through the addition of 18-crown-6 or cryptand (2.2.2) to potassium ethyl acetoacetate enolate solutions in tetrahydrofuran, 1:1 complexes are formed. A single crystal of the 1:1 potassium énolate-18-crown-6 complex has been obtained. Its structure has been determined by X-ray diffraction. The crystal includes entities formed from an enolate anion chelating a potassium cation externally complexed by the crown-ether. The vibrational spectrometry shows that the structure of the entity is kept in solution. In the species formed through the addition of cryptand (2.2.2), the enolate anion has a structure (IR spectroscopy) and a reactivity very close to that of the free anion, observed in a dissociating solvent (DMSO, HMPA). When crown ether is added, a contact ion pair is formed, in which the cation is externally solvated by the crown. On the other hand, the cation encapsulation by the cryptand leads to a released anion with an “ S-trans” or “W” structure. The reactivity and the orientation of the alkylation reactions of these entities have been measured in THF solutions. They are discussed in relation to the structure of the species present in the reaction medium.     

Reaction de paiticipation d'amines tertiaires : applictions a la synthese d'aminoglycopyramosides

Methyl glycopyranosides with diallylamino and mesylate groups in $\text{trans}$ relationship undergo an intramolecular reaction in which the amino group assists the replacement of the mesylate group by a nucleophile. Such a reaction may result in a 1,2-shift of the nitrogen atom depending on which carbon atom of the intermediate aziridinium ion is attacked by the nucleophile. A further N,N-dideallylation using palladium on charcoal leads, for example, to chloro- or fluoroaminoglycopyranosides with a good regioselectivity.     

Etudes théoriques sur le mécanisme de formation d'un epoxyde à partir d'un métallocycle. L'étape de cycloréversion

Extended Hückel calculations of various intermediates for the reaction of olefins with MoO(O₂)₂L₂ confirm the viability of olefin coordination and metallocycle formation trans to the oxo ligand. Frontier orbital changes and couplings revelant to concerted elimination of epoxide from the metallocyclic unit $\text{MoOOCH}{}_2\text{C}$H₂ by a cycloreversion step reveal the importance, even in such polar systems, of the antarafacial alignment of the frontier orbitals.     

Potential function of the internal rotation of a methacrolein molecule in the ground (<Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis> <Subscript>0</Subscript>) electronic state

The structural parameters of s-trans- and s-cis-isomers of a methacrolein molecule in the ground (S₀) electronic state are determined by means of MP2 method with the cc-pVTZ basis set. Kinematic factor F(φ) is expanded in a Fourier series. The potential function of internal rotation (PFIR) of methacrolein in this state is built using experimental frequencies of transitions of the torsional vibration of both isomers, obtained from an analysis of the vibrational structure of the high-resolution UV spectrum with allowance for the geometry and difference between the energy (ΔH) of the isomers. It is shown that the V_n parameters of the potential function of internal rotation of the molecule, built using the frequencies of the transition of the torsional vibrations of s-trans- and s-cis-isomers of the methacrolein molecule, determined from vibrational structure of the high-resolution UV spectrum and the FTIR spectrum, are close.     

Influence des interactions attractives non liees sur les stabilites relatives d'ethers et d'acetates d'enol renfermant un groupe styryle

The measure of relative stabilities of β-alcoxystyrene isomers I: C₆H₅-CHCH-OR shows that the trans compound is the most stable when RCH₃ and C₂H₅ and the cis compound is the most stable when Ri-C₃H₇ and t-C₄H₉. The orientation of the OR group can be determined by RMN ¹³C. The stabilities of these molecules are discussed in terms of non bounded attractive interactions. This interpretation is confirmed by the measure of relative stabilities of α-methyl β-alcoxy (and acetoxy)-styrene isomers II: C₆H₅-C(CH3)CH-OR. (RCH₃, C₂H₅ et COCH₃).