Synthesis and reactions of 3-carboxytropolone. Conversion to heterocycle-fused troponoid compounds

The haloform reaction of 3-acetyltropolone ( 1 ) afforded 3-carboxytropolone ( 2 ) which was treated with diazomethane to give 2-methoxy-3-methoxycarbonyltropone (3a) and 2-methoxy-7-methoxycarbonyltropone (3b). The tropolone 2 reacted with hydrazine to afford 2-hydrazino-3-hydrazinocarbonyltropone ( 10 ) or 2-hydrazinotropone ( 11 ), depending on the reaction time. The reaction of 2 with phenylhydrazine produced 3-hydroxy-1-phenyl-1,8-dihydrocycloheptapyrazol-8-one (14). The treatment of 2-methoxy-3-methoxycarbonyltropone (3a) with hydrazine or phenylhydrazine gave cyclization products 12 and 15 , respectively. The reaction of 2-methoxy-7-methoxycarbonyltropone (3b) with hydrazine, phenylhydrazine, or methylhydrazine gave 2-hydrazino- ( 13 ), 2-(2-phenylhydrazino)- ( 16 ), and 2-(2-methylhydrazino)-7-methoxycarbonyltropone ( 17 ), respectively.     

2-取代吲哚的染料敏化光氧化反应

2-苯基吲哚 (1a) 在甲醇中的染料敏化光氧化反应给出2-苯基-2-(2'-苯基-3'-吲哚基)二氢吲哚-3-酮 (2a) 和2-甲氧基-2-苯基二氢吲哚-3-酮 (4a), 相应N-甲基取代产物由1-甲基-2-苯基吲哚 (1b) 的类似反应获得。发现反应产物分布随吲哚 (1) 的浓度和介质酸度的变化而变化。对反应机理进行了推测, 其中当1a的反应在乙腈中进行时, 分离到了相应的反应中间体: 2-苯基-3H-吲哚-3-酮 (3a)。     

Synthesis and structural characterization of a series of lanthanide(II) amides: steric effect of amido ligand

The synthesis and structures of a series of lanthanide(II) and lanthanide(III) complexes supported by the amido ligand N(SiMe3)Ar were described. Several lanthanide(III) amide chlorides were synthesized by a metathesis reaction of LnCl3 with lithium amide, including {[(C6H5)(Me3Si)N]2YbCl(THF)}2.PhCH3 (1), [(C6H3-iPr2-2,6)(SiMe3)N]2YbCl(mu-Cl)Li(THF)3.PhCH3 (4), [(C6H3-iPr2-2,6)(SiMe3)N]YbCl2(THF)3 (6), and [(C6H3-iPr2-2,6)(SiMe3)N]2SmCl3Li2(THF)4 (7). The reduction reaction of 1 with Na-K alloy afforded bisamide ytterbium(II) complex [(C6H5)(Me3Si)N]2Yb(DME)2 (2). The same reaction for Sm gave an insoluble black powder. An analogous samarium(II) complex [(C6H5)(Me3Si)N]2Sm(DME)2 (3) was prepared by the metathesis reaction of SmI2 with NaN(C6H5)(SiMe3). The reduction reaction of ytterbium chloride 4 with Na-K alloy afforded monoamide chloride {[(C6H3-iPr2-2,6)(SiMe3)N]Yb(mu-Cl)(THF)2}2 (5), which is the first example of ytterbium(II) amide chloride, formed via the cleavage of the Yb-N bond. The same reduction reaction of 7 gave a normal bisamide complex [(C6H3-iPr2-2,6)(SiMe3)N]2Sm(THF)2 (8) via Sm-Cl bond cleavage. This is the first example for the steric effect on the outcome of the reduction reaction in lanthanide(II) chemistry. 5 can also be synthesized by the Na/K alloy reduction reaction of 6. All of the complexes were fully characterized including X-ray diffraction for 1-7.     

Observation of a hidden intermediate in the Stille reaction. Study of the reversal of the transmetalation step

A study of the reaction of cis-[PdRf2(AsPh3)2] (Rf = 3,5-C6Cl2F3) with ISnBu3 (that is the reversal of the natural Stille reaction of [PdRfI(AsPh3)2] with RfSnBu3) allows for the observation of cis-[PdRf2(AsPh3)(ISnBu3)], the expected intermediate from a cyclic transmetalation in the direct Stille reaction, thus providing experimental support to the operation of cyclic transmetalation pathways.     

Influence of Cu(II) on the interaction of sulfite with DNA

The quantitative influence of Cu(II) on the interaction of eukaryotic DNA with sulfite (SO(3)(2-)), which is a derivative of sulfur dioxide in the human body, was studied using ultraviolet (UV) absorption spectrometry. The results showed that under physiological pH conditions, SO(3)(2-) reacted weakly with DNA at concentrations of up to 10(-1)M, at which point a rapid increase in the reaction constant and the reaction number of SO(3)(2-) with DNA was observed. The addition of Cu(II) at concentrations ranging from 6.67 x 10(-4) to 3.33 x 10(-3)M to DNA-SO(3)(2-) binary systems increased the reaction constant of SO(3)(2-) with DNA 41- to 115-fold at a low concentration of SO(3)(2-) (10(-3)M), and 4- to 84-fold at an intermediate concentration of SO(3)(2-) (10(-2)M), but had little influence on the reaction number of SO(3)(2-) with DNA compared with the absence of Cu(II). When the concentration of SO(3)(2-) reached 10(-1)M, the presence of Cu(II) reduced the reaction number but had no effect on the reaction constant of SO(3)(2-) with DNA. These results show that the efficiency of SO(3)(2-) is increased in the presence of Cu(II) at high concentrations of SO(3)(2-).     

Investigation of the radical product channel of the CH3COO2 + HO2 reaction in the gas phase

The reaction of CH(3)C(O)O(2) with HO(2) has been investigated at 296 K and 700 Torr using long path FTIR spectroscopy, during photolysis of Cl(2)/CH(3)CHO/CH(3)OH/air mixtures. The branching ratio for the reaction channel forming CH(3)C(O)O, OH and O(2) (reaction ) has been determined from experiments in which OH radicals were scavenged by addition of benzene to the system, with subsequent formation of phenol used as the primary diagnostic for OH radical formation. The dependence of the phenol yield on benzene concentration was found to be consistent with its formation from the OH-initiated oxidation of benzene, thereby confirming the presence of OH radicals in the system. The dependence of the phenol yield on the initial peroxy radical precursor reagent concentration ratio, [CH(3)OH](0)/[CH(3)CHO](0), is consistent with OH formation resulting mainly from the reaction of CH(3)C(O)O(2) with HO(2) in the early stages of the experiments, such that the limiting yield of phenol at high benzene concentrations is well-correlated with that of CH(3)C(O)OOH, a well-established product of the CH(3)C(O)O(2) + HO(2) reaction (via channel (3a)). However, a delayed source of phenol was also identified, which is attributed mainly to an analogous OH-forming channel of the reaction of HO(2) with HOCH(2)O(2) (reaction ), formed from the reaction of HO(2) with product HCHO. This was investigated in additional series of experiments in which Cl(2)/CH(3)OH/benzene/air and Cl(2)/HCHO/benzene/air mixtures were photolysed. The various reaction systems were fully characterised by simulations using a detailed chemical mechanism. This allowed the following branching ratios to be determined: CH(3)C(O)O(2) + HO(2)--> CH(3)C(O)OOH + O(2), k(3a)/k(3) = 0.38 +/- 0.13; --> CH(3)C(O)OH + O(3), k(3b)/k(3) = 0.12 +/- 0.04; --> CH(3)C(O)O + OH + O(2), k(3c)/k(3) = 0.43 +/- 0.10: HOCH(2)O(2) + HO(2)--> HCOOH + H(2)O + O(2), k(17b)/k(17) = 0.30 +/- 0.06; --> HOCH(2)O + OH + O(2), k(17c)/k(17) = 0.20 +/- 0.05. The results therefore provide strong evidence for significant participation of the radical-forming channels of these reactions, with the branching ratio for the title reaction being in good agreement with the value reported in one previous study. As part of this work, the kinetics of the reaction of Cl atoms with phenol (reaction (14)) have also been investigated. The rate coefficient was determined relative to the rate coefficient for the reaction of Cl with CH(3)OH, during the photolysis of mixtures of Cl(2), phenol and CH(3)OH, in either N(2) or air at 296 K and 760 Torr. A value of k(14) = (1.92 +/- 0.17) x 10(-10) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1) was determined from the experiments in N(2), in agreement with the literature. In air, the apparent rate coefficient was about a factor of two lower, which is interpreted in terms of regeneration of phenol from the product phenoxy radical, C(6)H(5)O, possibly via its reaction with HO(2).     

Reaction mechanisms and structural characterization of the reactive intermediates observed after the photolysis of 3-(hydroxymethyl)benzophenone in acetonitrile, 2-propanol, and neutral and acidic aqueous solutions

Nanosecond time-resolved resonance Raman (ns-TR(3)) spectroscopy was employed to investigate the photoinduced reactions of 3-(hydroxymethyl)benzophenone (1) in acetonitrile, 2-propanol, and neutral and acidic aqueous solutions. Density functional theory calculations were utilized to help the interpretation of the experimental spectra. In acetonitrile, the neutral triplet state 1 [denoted here as (m-BPOH)(3)] was observed on the nanosecond to microsecond time scale. In 2-propanol this triplet state appeared to abstract a hydrogen atom from the solvent molecules to produce the aryphenyl ketyl radical of 1 (denoted here as ArPK of 1), and then this species underwent a cross-coupling reaction with the dimethylketyl radical (also formed from the hydrogen abstraction reaction) to form a long-lived light absorbing transient species that was tentatively identified to be mainly 2-(4-(hydroxy(3-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl)methylene)cyclohexa-2,5-dienyl)propan-2-ol. In 1:1 H(2)O:CH(3)CN aqueous solution at neutral pH, (m-BPOH)(3) reacted with water to produce the ArPK of 1 and then underwent further reaction to produce a long-lived light absorbing transient species. Three photochemical reactions appeared to take place after 266 nm photolysis of 1 in acidic aqueous solutions, a photoreduction reaction, an overall photohydration reaction, and a novel photoredox reaction. TR(3) experiments in 1:1 H(2)O:CH(3)CN aqueous solution at pH 2 detected a new triplet biradical species, which is associated with an unusual photoredox reaction. This reaction is observed to be the predominant reaction at pH 2 and seems to face competition from the overall photohydration reaction at pH 0.     

溶液中甲醇和二氯亚砜的化学反应

用B3LYP方法和SCIPCM模型(模拟溶剂效应)研究了甲醇和二氯亚砜在两种非极性(ε<15)和两种极性(ε>15)溶剂中的反应(最终产物为氯代甲烷和二氧化硫). 反应过程由反应(1)和反应(2)组成, CH3OS(O)Cl是反应(1)的主要产物和反应(2)的反应物. 反应(2)有“前面取代”(经过渡态TS3f)和“背后取代”(先经CH3OS(O)Cl的电离, 再经过渡态TS3b)两种机理. 计算表明, 在气相和四种溶剂中反应(1)和(2)都是放热反应, 反应(1)具有相同的反应途径(经过渡态→中间体→过渡态), 溶剂的极性对反应(2)有很大的影响. 在气相和非极性溶剂中, TS3f的能量比(CH3OSO++Cl-)离子对(中间体IM2)的能量低, 反应(2)应为前面取代机理; 在极性溶剂中, IM2和TS3b的能量都比TS3f低, 反应(2)应为背后取代机理.     

A temperature-dependent relative-rate study of the OH initiated oxidation of n-butane: the kinetics of the reactions of the 1- and 2-butoxy radicals

The kinetics of the reactions of 1-and 2-butoxy radicals have been studied using a slow-flow photochemical reactor with GC-FID detection of reactants and products. Branching ratios between decomposition, CH3CH(O*)CH2CH3 --> CH3CHO + C2H5, reaction (7), and reaction with oxygen, CH3CH(O*)CH2CH3+ O2 --> CH3C(O)C2H5+ HO2, reaction (6), for the 2-butoxy radical and between isomerization, CH3CH2CH2CH2O* --> CH2CH2CH2CH2OH, reaction (9), and reaction with oxygen, CH3CH2CH2CH2O* + O2 --> C3H7CHO + HO2, reaction (8), for the 1-butoxy radical were measured as a function of oxygen concentration at atmospheric pressure over the temperature range 250-318 K. Evidence for the formation of a small fraction of chemically activated alkoxy radicals generated from the photolysis of alkyl nitrite precursors and from the exothermic reaction of 2-butyl peroxy radicals with NO was observed. The temperature dependence of the rate constant ratios for a thermalized system is given by k7/k6= 5.4 x 10(26) exp[(-47.4 +/- 2.8 kJ mol(-1))/RT] molecule cm(-3) and k9/k8= 1.98 x 10(23) exp[(-22.6 +/- 3.9 kJ mol(-1))/RT] molecule cm(-3). The results agree well with the available experimental literature data at ambient temperature but the temperature dependence of the rate constant ratios is weaker than in current recommendations.     

(CH3)3C+NO2反应机理的理论研究

用量子化学密度泛函方法,在B3LYP/6-31G*水平下研究了叔丁基自由基(CH3)3C和NO2气体的反应机理.研究表明,该反应是在单、三态势能面上的多通道反应.不同反应通道的产物不同,单态下反应更容易发生.常温下对于一个敞开体系(例如在大气当中),(CH3)3C自由基和NO2作用主要生成比较稳定的化合物(CH3)3CONO和(CH3)3CNO2.这对于消除大气污染起到一定的作用.     

Alkene oxidation by a platinum oxo complex and isolation of a platinaoxetane

Oxo complex [(1,5-COD)4Pt4(mu3-O)2Cl2](BF4)2 (1) reacts readily with ethylene and norbornylene. The ethylene reaction yields acetaldehyde and a 1:1 mixture of (1,5-COD)Pt(Cl)(CH2CH3) (2) and [(1,5-COD)Pt4(eta3-CH2CHCH(CH3))](BF4) (3), while the norbornylene reaction yields a platinaoxetane complex, the first metallaoxetane to be obtained from the reaction of an oxo complex and an alkene.     

Ab initio Study of Mechanism of Forming Germanic Hetero-Polycyclic Compound between Germylene Carbene (H2Ge=C: ) and Formaldehyde

The mechanism of the cycloaddition reaction of forming germanic hetero‐polycyclic compound between singlet germylene carbene and formaldehyde has been investigated with MP2/6‐31G* method, including geometry optimization and vibrational analysis for the involved stationary points on the potential energy surface. The energies of the different conformations are calculated by CCSD (T)//MP2/6‐31G* method. From the potential energy profile, we predict that the cycloaddition reaction of forming germanic hetero‐polycyclic compound between singlet germylene carbene and formaldehyde has two competitive dominant reaction pathways. First dominant reaction pathway consists of four steps: (1) the two reactants (R1, R2) first form an intermediate (INT1) through a barrier‐free exothermic reaction of 117.5 kJ/mol; (2) intermediate (INT1) then isomerizes to a four‐membered ring compound (P2) via a transition state (TS2) with an energy barrier of 25.4 kJ/mol; (3) four‐membered ring compound (P2) further reacts with formaldehyde (R2) to form an intermediate (INT3), which is also a barrier‐free exothermic reaction of 19.6 kJ/mol; (4) intermediate (INT3) isomerizes to a germanic bis‐heterocyclic product (P3) via a transition state (TS3) with an energy barrier of 5.8 kJ/mol. Second dominant reaction pathway is as follows: (1) the two reactants (R1, R2) first form an intermediate (INT4) through a barrier‐free exothermic reaction of 197.3 kJ/mol; (2) intermediate (INT4) further reacts with formaldehyde (R2) to form an intermediate (INT5), which is also a barrier‐free exothermic reaction of 141.3 kJ/mol; (3) intermediate (INT5) then isomerizes to a germanic bis‐heterocyclic product (P5) via a transition state (TS5) with an energy barrier of 36.7 kJ/mol.     

Lipase-catalyzed resolution of (2R*,3S*)- and (2R*,3R*)-3-methyl-3-phenyl-2-aziridinemethanol at low temperatures and determination of the absolute configurations of the four stereoisomers

[reaction: see text] Lipase-catalyzed resolution of (2R*,3S*)-3-methyl-3-phenyl-2-aziridinemethanol, (+/-)-2, at low temperatures gave synthetically useful (2R,3S)-2 and its acetate (2S,3R)-2a with (2S)-selectivity (E = 55 at -40 degrees C), while a similar reaction of (2R*,3R*)-3-methyl-3-phenyl-2-aziridinemethanol, (+/-)-3, gave (2S,3S)-3 and its acetate (2R,3R)-3a with (2R)-selectivity (E = 73 at -20 degrees C). Compound (+/-)-2 was prepared conveniently via diastereoselective addition of MeMgBr to tert-butyl 3-phenyl-2H-azirine-2-carboxylate, (+/-)-1a, which was successfully prepared by the Neber reaction of oxime tosylate of tert-butyl benzoyl acetate 7a. The tert-butyl ester was requisite to promote this reaction. For determination of the absolute configuration of (2S,3R)-2a, enantiopure (2S,3R)-2 was independently prepared in three steps involving diastereoselective methylation of 3-phenyl-2H-azirine-2-methanol, (S)-10, with MeMgBr. The absolute configuration of (2S,3S)-3 was determined by X-ray analysis of the corresponding N-(S)-2-(6-methoxy-2-naphthyl)propanoyl derivative (S,S,S)-13.     

Dynamics of the F2+CH3SCH3 reaction: a molecule-molecule reaction without entrance barrier

The F(2)+CH(3)SCH(3) reaction was studied with crossed molecular beam techniques and high level ab initio calculations. Significant reactivity was observed even at low collision energies, consistent with the negligible barrier height obtained from the ab initio calculations. All experimental findings are consistent with a weakly bound reaction intermediate of F-F-S(CH(3))(2) structure, which possesses a special type of three-center four-electron bonding. Analogous intermediates can also explain the reactions of F(2) with CH(3)SH and CH(3)SSCH(3).     

Direct formation of Ge-C bonds from GeO(2)

Germanium dioxide in the presence of 5% KOH reacted with dimethyl carbonate (DMC) at 250 degrees C to give (MeO)(4)Ge. The reaction of GeO(2) and DMC is similar to that reported for SiO(2); however, the rate of reaction for germanium is much higher than that of the corresponding silicon reaction. In a side-by-side experiment using SiO(2) and GeO(2) where the surface area of the silicon dioxide was 2 orders of magnitude higher than that of the GeO(2), the base-catalyzed reaction with DMC was about an order of magnitude higher for the germanium dioxide. When GeO(2) and 5% KOH were reacted with DMC at 350 degrees C, two products formed: (MeO)(4)Ge (70%) and MeGe(OMe)(3) (30%). Confirmation of the identity of MeGe(OMe)(3) was by GCMS, (1)H and (13)C NMR, and comparison to an authentic sample made by reaction of MeGeCl(3) with NaOMe. Experiments to determine the mechanism of the direct formation of Ge-C from GeO(2) ruled out participation from CO, H(2), or carbon. The KOH-catalyzed reaction of other metal oxides was explored including B(2)O(3), Ga(2)O(3), TiO(2), Sb(2)O(3), SnO(2), and SnO. Boron reacted to give unknown volatile products. Antimony reacted to give a solid which analyzed as Sb(OMe)(3). SnO reacted with DMC to give a mixture that included (MeO)(4)Sn and possibly Me(3)Sn(OMe).     

ClONO2与Cl(2P3/2)的反应机理

在密度泛函理论B3LYP/6-31G^*水平上,研究了ClONO₂+Cl(²P_3/2)Cl₂+NO₃和ClONO₂+Cl(²P_3/2)ClO+ClONO(cis)及ClONO₂+Cl(²P_3/2)ClOCl+NO₂的反应机理.计算得到各可能反应途径的过渡态,并经过内禀反应坐标(IRC)分析加以证实.反应ClONO₂+Cl(²P_3/2)Cl₂+NO₃反应活化能垒最低,为4.5kJ/mol,是反应主通道.     

Assembly of a heterobinuclear 2-D network: a rare example of endo- and exocyclic coordination of Pd(II)/Ag(I) in a single macrocycle

The S3O2 macrocycle L1 was synthesized by a dithiol-dihalide coupling reaction under high-dilution conditions. The reaction of L1 with K2PdCl4 afforded an exocoordinated complex 1, [cis-Cl2Pd(L1)], which can then be manipulated to provide a heterobinuclear complex 3, {[Pd(L1)Ag(NO3)(2.5)](NO3)(0.5)}n, utilizing endocyclic Pd(II) and exocyclic Ag(I) in a single macrocycle through a successive reaction with AgNO3. The network of 3 contains a unique honeycomb-like 2-D sheet made up of the repeating unit [Ag6(NO3)6].     

Density functional theory study of the platinum-catalyzed cyclopropanation reaction with olefin

A computational study of the platinum-catalyzed cyclopropanation reaction with olefin is presented. The model system is formed by an ethylene molecule and the active catalytic species, which forms from a CH2 fragment and the Cl2Pt(PH3)2 complex. The results show that the active catalytic species is not a metal-carbene of the type (PH3)2Cl2Pt=CH2 but two carbenoid complexes which can exist in almost two degenerate forms, namely (PH3)2Pt(CH2Cl)Cl (carbenoid A) and (PH3)Pt(CH2PH3)Cl2 (carbenoid B). The reaction proceeds through three pathways: methylene transfer, carbometalation for carbenoid A, and the reaction of a monophosphinic species for carbenoids (A and B). The most favored reaction channel is methylene transfer pathway for (PH3)Pt(CH2PH3)Cl2 (carbenoid B) species with a barrier of 31.32 kcal/mol in gas phase. The effects of dichloromethane, THF, and benzene solvent are investigated with PCM method. For carbenoid A, both methylene transfer and carbometalation pathway barriers to reaction become remarkably lower with the increasing polarity of solvent (from 43.25 and 52.50 kcal/mol for no solvent to 25.36 and 38.53 kcal/mol in the presence of the dichloromethane). In contrast, the reaction barriers for carbenoid B via the methylene transfer path hoist 6.30 kcal/mol, whereas the barriers do not change significantly for the reaction path of a monophosphinic species for carbenoids (A and B).     

Reactions of 1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl radicals with NO2-: time-resolved electron spin resonance

The reaction of the alpha-hydroxyalkyl radical of 2-propanol (1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl radical) with nitrite ions was characterized. A product of the reaction was assigned as the adduct nitro radical anion, [HO-C(CH(3))(2)NO(2)](*-). This radical was identified using time-resolved electron spin resonance (TRESR). The radical's magnetic parameters, the nitrogen hyperfine coupling constant (a(N) = 26.39 G), and its g-factor (2.0052) were the same as those of the nitro radical anion previously discovered in (*)OH spin-trapping experiments with the aci-anion of (CH(3))(2)CHNO(2). Production of [HO-C(CH(3))(2)NO(2)](*-) was determined to be 38% +/- 4% of the reaction of (CH(3))(2)C(*)-OH with nitrite. The reason why this fraction was less than 100% was rationalized by invoking the competitive addition at oxygen, which forms [HO-C(CH(3))(2)ONO](*-), followed by a rapid loss of (*)NO. Furthermore, by taking this mechanism into account, the bimolecular rate constant for the total reaction of (CH(3))(2)C(*)-OH with nitrite at reaction pH 7 was determined to be 1.6 x 10(6) M(-1) s(-1), using both decay traces of (CH(3))(2)C(*)-OH and growth traces of [HO-C(CH(3))(2)NO(2)](*-). This correspondence further confirms the nature of the reaction. The reaction mechanism is discussed with guidance by computations using density functional theory.     

Catalyzed Diels-Alder reaction of alkylidene- or arylideneacetoacetates and Danishefsky's dienes with lanthanide salts aimed at selective synthesis of cis-4,5-dimethyl-2-cyclohexenone derivatives.

The first successful example of the catalyzed Diels-Alder reaction of 1-methoxy-3-trimethylsiloxy-1,3-diene (Danishefsky's diene, 2a), giving the corresponding carbocyclic adducts, is described. The reaction of (Z)-ethylideneacetoacetate 1a with 2a is catalyzed with lanthanide salts such as Yb(OTf)(3) at 0 degrees C, affording the corresponding 2-cyclohexenone 3a in good yield with complete integrity of the starting geometry of 1a. The thermal version of the same cycloaddition results in a decrease in the cis arrangement of the 5-methyl and the 4-alkoxycarbonyl groups on 2-cyclohexenone. The catalyzed reaction of (E)-1a unexpectedly affords the cis-arranged 3a. The reaction path for the catalyzed Diels-Alder reaction is postulated on the basis of these results.