anti-Markovnikov addition of tellurium tetrachloride to trimethyl ethynyl silane

An investigation of the TeCl₄ interaction with trimethyl ethynyl silane 1 in CHCl₃ has shown that anti-Markovnikov adduct [Z-1-(trimethylsilyl)-2-chlorovinyl]tellurium trichloride is formed as the only product. In time, it is hydrolyzed to give [Z-1-(trimethylsilyl)-2-chlorovinyl]tellurium (hydroxy) dichloride which, in turn, is dehydrated to afford bis[(2-chloro-1-trimethyl-silylvinyl)dichlorotellurium]oxide. These data revealed that the reaction studied was the first example of anti-Markovnikov syn-addition of TeCl₄ to terminal acetylenes. A computed simulation of the TeCl₄ interaction with ethynyl silane 1 in a gas state using PES method did not reveal dominating orientation of the addition but showed the conditions at which anti-Markovnikov addition can occur and which were probably met in carrying out the reaction in CHCl₃.     

Silver-promoted cross-coupling of substituted allyl(trimethyl)silanes with aryl iodides by palladium catalysis

A ligand-free Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling of substituted allyl(trimethyl)silanes with aryl iodides enabled by silver salts was developed. This reaction delivered allylic arenes chemoselectively and regioselectively. The study suggested that the reaction might proceed through oxidative addition of ArI to Pd(0) followed by halide abstraction to give an electrophilic complex ArPdX, which further reacted with allyl(trimethyl)silanes via electrophilic addition/desilylation/reductive elimination to afford the allyl-aryl coupling products.     

Oxidative cross-coupling of allyl(trimethyl)silanes with aryl boronic acids by palladium catalysis

The first oxidative cross-coupling of allylsilanes with aryl boronic acids has been developed by palladium catalysis. The reaction between β-substituted allyl(trimethyl)silanes and a wide range of aryl boronic acids afforded allylarenes in moderate to good yields and excellent selectivity. On the basis of experimental results and literature reports, it was suggested that the reaction might start from transmetalation of aryl boronic acid with AgOAc followed by transmetalation with Pd(II) to give an arylpalladium acetate complex as a key intermediate. This intermediate underwent either electrophilic addition/desilylation or transmetalation with allylsilane and subsequent reductive elimination to give the final product.     

纳米钯催化苄基氯代物与烯丙基硼酸频哪醇酯的羧化Suzuki偶联反应

CO2是廉价的C1源,同时具有无毒、储量丰富的优点, 符合绿色化学发展要求. 利用 CO2构筑新的 C–C 键是化学固定CO2的重要方法. Β,γ-不饱和酯类结构单元是许多生物活性分子的重要组成部分, 经由双π-烯丙基钯中间体与 CO2反应, 合成新的β,γ-不饱和酯类化合物, 具有重要意义. CO2与有机硼化合物的羧化反应已有报道, 有机硼化合物具有低毒、对水不敏感等优点. 但是已报道的羧化 Suzuki 偶联反应存在诸多缺点: (1) 需要使用含膦或者氮杂环卡宾配体的催化剂, 而这些催化剂的制备过程使前期实验步骤变得冗长, 同时反应液的酸化后处理过程也会造成环境污染; (2) 有机硼试剂的官能团兼容范围窄, 限制了底物范围的拓展. 本课题组以原位生成的纳米钯粒子为催化剂, 在 CO2存在的温和条件下, 高效实现了苄氯与烯丙基硼酸频哪醇酯的羧化 Suzuki 偶联反应. 反应过程中无其它配体加入, 反应结束后不需要酸化或酯化的后处理过程. 该反应将具有广泛的官能团兼容性.本文以 TBAB 稳定的纳米钯粒子为催化剂, 在温和条件下, 实现了氯甲基芳香化合物、烯丙基硼酸频哪醇酯和 CO2的三组分羧化 Suzuki 偶联反应. 最佳反应条件为: Pd(acac)2(5 mol%)、TBAB (0.7 mmol, 1.4 equiv.)、KF (1 mmol, 2.0 equiv.)、苄基卤代物 (0.5 mmol)、烯丙基硼酸频哪醇酯 (0.6 mmol, 1.2 equiv.)、CO2(2.0 Mpa)、溶剂 THF (5 mL), 50 oC 反应 24 h. 在最佳反应条件下, 苯环、萘环以及杂芳环的氯甲基化合物均可发生该羧化反应. 苯环上取代基的位置对产物的收率有影响. 当使用 1-溴甲基萘作为底物时反应也能够发生, 收率与 1-氯甲基萘作为底物时的收率相当. 与已报道有机硼试剂的羧化反应相比, 该反应体系无需加入配体, 原位生成了纳米钯粒子, 避免了催化剂或者配体的复杂制备过程. 该反应中, 氟离子的存在是必要的, 对烯丙基硼酸频哪醇酯具有活化作用.     

Multicomponent reactions of allenes, diaryl diselenides, and nucleophiles in the presence of iodosobenzene diacetate: direct synthesis of 3-functionalized-2-arylselenyl substituted allyl derivatives

A multicomponent reaction of allenes, diaryl diselenides, and nucleophiles in the presence of iodosobenzene diacetate has been developed, providing a novel method for the preparation of synthetically useful 3-functionalized-2-arylselenyl substituted allyl derivatives.     

Direct insertion of sulfur, selenium and tellurium atoms into metallaborane cages using chalcogen powders

Reaction of [(η⁵-C₅Me₅)MCl₄], 1-2 (1: M = Mo and 2: W) with six fold excess of [LiBH₄·thf] followed by thermolysis with excess chalcogen powders (S, Se and Te) yielded dichalcomolybda- and tungstaboranes, [(η⁵-C₅Me₅M)₂B₄H₄E₂], 5-8 (5: M = Mo, E = S; 6: M = Mo, E = Se; 7: M = Mo, E = Te; 8: M = W, E = Se) in modest yields. The geometry of 5-8 resembles a hexagonal bipyramid with a missing connectivity of two chalcogen vertices and a very short cross cage metal-metal bonding. All these new dichalcometallaboranes have been characterized by mass, ¹H, ¹¹B, ¹³C NMR spectroscopy, and the structural types were unequivocally established by crystallographic analysis of compound 6.     

Ab Initio Study of Structures,Metallotropic 1,2-Shifts and Prototropic 1,2-Shifts of Cyclopentadienyl(trimethyl)silane, -germane and -stannane

Molecular structures, metallotropic and prototropic shifts of cyclopentadienyl(trimethyl)silane ( 1 ), cyclopentadienyl(trimethyl)germane ( 2 ), and cyclopentadienyl(trimethyl)stannane ( 3 ) were investigated using ab initio molecular orbital and the Becke, Lee, Yang, and Parr density functional (B3LYP) methods. The results show that the most stable structure of compounds 1-3 has the (CH 3 ) 3 M fragment in the allylic position. The energy barrier of metallotropic shifts in compound 1 is higher than in 2 , and in compound 2 higher than in 3 , in good agreement with experimental data. The cyclopentadienyl rings in compounds 1-3 are found to be planar but this result contradicts the reported experimental data.     

Cobalt complexes of a selenium diimide and a tellurium diimide dimer

[CoCl₂{N,N′-Te₂(N^tBu)₄}] (1) was obtained in good yields by the reaction of equimolar amounts of (^tBu)NTe(μ-N^tBu)₂TeN(^tBu) and CoCl₂ in toluene under an argon atmosphere. The crystal structure of 1·CH₂Cl₂ showed that the dimeric tellurium diimide ligand is N,N′-chelated to cobalt. The related reaction of Se(N^tBu)₂ and CoCl₂ affords a green product tentatively identified as a 1:1 adduct [CoCl₂{N,N′-Se(N^tBu)₂}] (CHN analysis). However, recrystallization from thf produces the ion-separated complex [Co₂(μ-Cl)₃{N,N′-Se(N^tBu)₂}₂(thf)₂][CoCl₃{NH₂(^tBu)}]·1½thf (2·1½thf), in which the monomeric selenium diimide ligand is N,N′-chelated to cobalt in the cation. A pathway for the formation of 2 from [CoCl₂{N,N′-Se(N^tBu)₂}] in thf is proposed.     

X-ray structural and dynamic behaviour study of allyl palladium compounds with fluorinated benzenethiolate bridges

In solution, allyl palladium homobimetallic complexes bridged by fluorinated benzenethiolates, [{Pd(μ-SR)(η³-C₃H₅)}₂] where R=C₆F₅, 1; C₆HF₄-4, 2; C₆H₄F-2, 3; C₆H₄F-3, 4 and C₆H₄F-4, 5, are found as a mixture of syn/anti and cis/trans isomers. The variable temperature ¹H and ¹⁹F NMR study of these compounds show that the four isomers undergo interconversion through two probable mechanisms, allyl rotation assisted by the solvent and inversion of the configuration at the sulphur atoms. The X-ray crystal structure determination of [{Pd(μ-SC₆F₅)(η³-C₃H₅)}₂] and [{Pd(μ-S C₆HF₄-4)(η³-C₃H₅)}₂] shown both complexes to be bimetallic with the metal centres found in a slightly distorted square planar environments.     

Reactions of selenium dichloride and dibromide with unsaturated ethers. Annulation of 2,3-dihydro-1,4-oxaselenine to the benzene ring

Highly chemo-, regio-, and stereoselective syntheses of novel organoselenium compounds from selenium dichloride or dibromide and unsaturated ethers are described. The reactions of selenium dichloride with allyl and propargyl phenyl ethers afford either annulated products or bis-adducts depending on the conditions. The first examples of annulation of 3-chloromethyl- and 3-chloromethylene-2,3-dihydro-1,4-oxaselenine to the benzene ring are reported.     

Mechanism of the cyclization of dimethyl diethynyl silane with selenium tetrabromide: Computational and structural studies, and monitoring

The structure of 2,4-dibromo-2-dibromomethyl-3,3-dimethyl-1-selena-3-silacyclopentene-4, formed by regioselective electrophilic addition of SeBr₄ to dimethyl diethynyl silane, has been determined using X-ray analysis technique. Quantum chemistry methods were used to study elementary stages of the reaction. It was found that the first stage consisted of SeBr₄ conversion into bimolecular complex Br₂?SeBr₂, initiated by dimethyl diethynyl silane. Possible formation of five-membered and six-membered heterocycles involves different cyclization mechanisms. The formation of only five-membered heterocycle is explained by kinetically preferable ring closure through four-center transition state. The conclusions obtained by calculations were confirmed by monitoring of the reaction using ¹H NMR method.     

Influence of copper salts, solvents, and ligands on the structures of precatalytic phosphoramidite copper complexes for conjugate addition reactions

For copper-catalyzed enantioselective conjugate addition reactions of organozinc reagents, the available knowledge about the mechanism and the structures involved is still insufficient to understand in detail the strong influences of solvent, salt, and ligand size, or to enable a rational control of this reaction. Screening with three phosphoramidite ligands and four copper(I) salts using NMR spectroscopy has revealed a binuclear copper complex with mixed trigonal/tetrahedral stereochemistry as the basic structural motif of the ground state of precatalysts with highly stereoselective ligands. Ligands with smaller amine moieties allow higher coordination numbers and higher aggregation levels, leading to reduced ee values. Since the ESI mass spectra of several precatalytic copper halide complexes show a striking correlation with the structures observed in solution, ESI-MS may be used as a fast tool to determine the maximum number of phosphoramidite ligands attached to copper.     

Determination of bismuth, selenium and tellurium in nickel-based alloys and pure copper by flow-injection hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry—with ascorbic acid prereduction and cupferron chelation-extraction

Diverse matrix effects on the determination of bismuth, selenium and tellurium (μg g⁻¹) in nickel-based alloys and pure copper by flow-injection hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (FIAS-HGAAS) were investigated. Sodium tetrahydroborate was used as the reductant. The separation of analytes from copper matrix was mandatory while the analytes were successfully determined without being separated from the alloy matrix. Hydrochloric acid was effective in the prereduction of bismuth and selenium, however, it did not give any satisfactory result for tellurium in nickel-based alloys. In this work, 5% (w/v) ascorbic acid was proved effective for the prereduction of tellurium.Successful determination of tellurium in copper was achieved when N-nitroso-N-phenylhydroxylamine (cupferron) chelation-extraction was employed for the separation of tellurium from copper matrix. Cupferron chelation-extraction was performed in phosphate buffer (a mixture of 0.2 mol l⁻¹ sodium phosphate and 0.1 mol l⁻¹ citric acid). Lanthanum hydroxide coprecipitation at pH 10.0±0.5 was effective for bismuth and selenium. Standard reference materials of nickel-based alloys and pure copper were analyzed using the proposed methods. The linear range for the calibration curves were 0.30-15 and 0.20-10 ng ml⁻¹ for BiH₃ and H₂Se, respectively, with a correlation coefficient of 0.9995. For H₂Te, the linear range for the calibration curves was 0.50-12 ng ml⁻¹ with the correlation coefficient of 0.9994. Good agreement was obtained between experimental values and certified values. Satisfactory recovery ranged from 91±1 to 106±2% was obtained from five replicate determinations.     

Comparison of the capacity of nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and selenium atoms to exist in onium states. quantum-chemical investigation of isomeric model systems with two heteroatoms

HF, B3LYP, and MP2 calculations with the 6-31+G(d) basis set with correction to the energy of zero-point vibrations were carried out to determine the energy characteristics of model molecules containing two heteroatoms in the sp ³- and sp ²-hybrid states; different combinations of N, O, S, and Se atoms were studied. The stability of the onium states of the nitrogen atom was found to be greater than for its chalcogen analogs and the relative stability of onium states of the chalcogen analogs was found to depend on the hybridization of these atoms. Analysis of these results permitted us to construct a stability series of onium derivatives and to interpret the positional selectivity in electrophilic substitution reactions of five-membered heterocyclic compounds with one heteroatom. To J. Stradins, an outstanding and tireless scientist, with our deep respect and sincere affection. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1801–1808, December, 2008.     

Synthesis of substituted uracils by the reactions of halouracils with selenium, sulfur, oxygen and nitrogen nucleophiles under focused microwave irradiation

Under microwave irradiation, the nucleophilic substitution reactions of halouracils with selenium, sulfur, oxygen and nitrogen nucleophiles was complete within several minutes with yields up to 99%. The method using microwave irradiation is superior to those conducted under conventional heating processes.     

Ionic complexes of 1,1′‐dimethyltitanocene(IV) dichloride with simple α‐amino acids: synthesis,structural characterisation and investigation on hydrolytic stability in aqueous solution

Five cationic complexes of the general formula [Cp′₂Ti(A)₂]²⁺ [Cl^?]₂ [Cp′ = η⁵‐(CH₃)C₅H₄ and A = glycine, 1 ; 2‐methylalanine, 2 ; N‐methylglycine, 3 ; L ‐alanine, 4 ; and D ‐alanine 5 ] were prepared by the reaction of Cp′₂TiCl₂ and the appropriate α‐amino acid in 1:2 molar ratio from methanol–water solution in high yield. Air‐stable crystalline solids, highly soluble in water, were characterized by means of elemental analysis, IR, Raman, ¹H, ¹³C and ¹⁴N NMR spectroscopy. The structure of compound 3 was determined by single crystal X‐ray crystallography: orthorhombic Pbca No. 61, a = 9.5310(3), b = 18.2980(5), c = 26.6350(5) Å, V = 4654 ų, Z = 8. Hydrolytic stability of all compounds in D₂O was investigated using ¹H NMR spectroscopy within the pD interval of 2.9–6.5. All compounds slowly decomposed during 24 h at pD = 2.94, forming a mixture of hydrolytic products [Cp′₂Ti(A)(D₂O)]²⁺, [Cp′₂Ti(D₂O)₂]²⁺ and respective α‐amino acids. By elevating pD to 4.0 and up to 6.5, a yellowish precipitate was formed, which indicates decomposition of the complexes. These compounds were characterized using elemental analyses, IR and Raman spectroscopy and attributed to oligomeric and/or polymeric structures described empirically by the formula Ti(Cp′)_xO_y(OH)_z (x = 0.65; y = 0.3, z = 1.9). Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

An unusual way of formation of spirophosphoranes during the oxidative addition of hexafluoroacctone to σ5P-σ3P-diphosphorus compounds,and in the reaction of 2-chloro-l,2-dimethyl-3-phenyl-2-phenylseleno-l,3,5σ5-diazaphosphetidin-4-one with bis(2-chloroethyl)amine hydrochloride/ triethylamine

The reaction of (chloromethyl)dichlorophosphine 1 with N,N′-dimethyl-N,N′-bis(trimethylsilyl)urea 2 furnished the σ⁵P-σ³P-diphosphorus compound 3 . The reaction of 3 with hexafluoroacetone proceeded in an unusual fashion, with the rupture of the P? P bond, resulting in 4,4-bis(trifluoromethyl)-3-chloro-2-hexfluoroisopropoxy-2-oxo-1,2-oxaphosphetane 7 and the spirophosphorane 4-chloromethyl-1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetraaza-4σ⁵-phosphaspiro-[3,3]heptan-2,6-dione 8 . The reaction of 2-chloro-1,2-dimethyl-3-phenyl-2-phenylseleno-1,3,2σ⁵-diazaphosphetidin-4-one 9 with bis(2-chloroethyl)amine hydrochloride/triethylamine 10 also proceeded in an unexpected fashion, leading to the spirophosphorane 11 as the only identified product. Single-crystal X-ray structure analyses of compounds 8 and 11 were conducted. The coordination geometry at phosphorus in both compounds shows a large deviation from idealized forms. This distortion arises mainly from the presence of the four-membered rings.     

Regioselectivity of reactions of vinyl- and isopropenylcyclopentadienide anions with electrophilic agents. Synthesis and crystal structures of complexes [C5H4C(Me)=CH2]ZrCl3 · 2THF and [C5Me4CH=CH2]ZrCl3 · 2THF

Regioselectivity of the reactions of lithium vinyl- and isopropenylcyclopentadienides C₅H₄C(R)=CH₂ ^-Li⁺(R = H, Me) and lithium tetramethylvinylcyclopentadienide C₅Me₄CH=CH₂ ^-Li⁺ with various electrophilic agents (Me₃SiCl, Me₃SnCl, Et₂PCl, 2-chloro-1, 3-dioxaphospholane, and MeI) was studied. Two new monocyclopentadienyl zirconium complexes, [C₅H₄C(Me) = CH₂]ZrCl₃ · 2THF and [C₅Me₄CH=CH₂]ZrCl₃ · 2THF, were synthesized. Their crystal structures were established by X-ray diffraction. The results of quantum chemical calculations for the C₅H₄C(R) = CH₂ ^- (R = H, Me) and C₅Me₄CH=CH₂ ^- anions by the DFT method (RMPW1PW91) with the 6-311+G(d, p) split valence basis set are in good agreement with experimental data on the regioselectivity of their reactions with electrophilic agents.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 390–399, February, 2005.     

Complexes in polymers III: Addition reactions of trans-Ir(PPh3)2(CO)Cl embedded in polystyrene with hydrogen,oxygen, sulfur dioxide,carbon monoxide and gaseous iodine and of (η-C5H5)Ru(η4-1,5-cyclooctadiene)Cl in polystyrene with carbon monoxide

The addition rections of trans-Ir(PPh₃)₂(CO)Cl embedded in films of polystyrene (PS) with hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide and gaseous iodine were monitored by infrared spectroscopy and found to be similar to those occurring in toluene. While the reaction with iodine was rapid at the surface of the film as determined by attenuated-total-reflectance infrared spectroscopy, the reaction was much slower in the body of the film, as shown by transmission infrared spectroscopy. No such difference was observed for oxygen. The complex CpRu(COD)Cl (Cp = η-C₅H₅, COD = 1,5-cyclooctadiene) in PS readily undergoes ligand substitution by carbon monoxide (CO and ¹³CO) to give CpRu(CO)₂Cl and CpRu(¹³CO)₂Cl embedded in PS, respectively.     

A widely varying range of products in reactions of C6F5BrF2, C6F5IF2, and C6F5IF4 with Lewis acids of different strength

The relative fluoride donor ability: C₆F₅BrF₂ > C₆F₅IF₂ > C₆F₅IF₄ was outlined from reactions with Lewis acids of graduated strength in different solvents. Fluoride abstraction from C₆F₅HalF₂ with BF₃·NCCH₃ in acetonitrile (donor solvent) led to [C₆F₅HalF·(NCCH₃)_n][BF₄]. The attempted generation of [C₆F₅BrF]⁺ from C₆F₅BrF₂ and anhydrous HF or BF₃ in weakly coordinating SO₂ClF gave C₆F₅Br besides bromoperfluorocycloalkenes C₆BrF₇ and 1-BrC₆F₉. In reactions of C₆F₅IF₂ with SbF₅ in SO₂ClF the primary observed intermediate (¹⁹F NMR, below 0 °C) was the 4-iodo-1,1,2,3,5,6-hexafluorobenzenium cation, which converted into C₆F₅I and 1-IC₆F₉ at 20 °C. The reaction of C₆F₅IF₄ with SbF₅ in SO₂ClF below −20 °C gave the cation [C₆F₅IF₃]⁺ which decomposed at 20 °C to C₆F₅I, 1-iodoperfluorocyclohexene, and iodoperfluorocyclohexane. Principally, the related perfluoroalkyl compound C₆F₁₃IF₄ showed a different type of products in the fast reaction with AsF₅ in CCl₃F (−60 °C) which resulted in C₆F₁₄. Intermediate and final products of C₆F₅HalF_n−1 (n = 3, 5) with Lewis acids were characterized by NMR in solution. Stable solid products were isolated and analytically characterized.