Charge control in the formation of complexes of phenol with unsaturated compounds containing organometallic substituents from group IV

The resonance donor effect of the , conjugation of R₃M and R₃MCH₂ (M = Si, Ge, Sn; R is an alklyl group) substituents with the triple bond in compounds R₃MC=CX and R₃MCH₂CCX (X = H, R) changes on passing from isolated molecules to their H-complexes. A partial ⁺ charge on the triple bond enhances , conjugation; a partial ^– charge on the triple bond has practically no effect on the resonance properties of R₃M substituents, whereas the , conjugation of R₃MCH₂ substituents diminishes owing to the effect of negative direct resonance interaction. The effect of , conjugation on the effective negative charges of the carbon atoms in the -CC- fragments was estimated quantitatively.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1041–1046, June, 1994.This work was supported by the Russian Fundation for Basic Research (Grant 93-03-18372).     

Ab initio SCF and CI study of the electronic spectrum of pyridine N-oxide

Configuration interaction (CI) studies of ground, n *, * * electronically excited states are reported for pyridine N-oxide. The transition energy to the lowest * excited ¹ B ₂ state is calculated at 4.35 eV, compared to the experimental spectrum range of 3.67–4.0 eV. This state lies below the lowest n * excited ¹ A ₂ state calculated at 4.81 eV above the ground state. The only experimentally reported triplet state at 2.92 eV above the ground state is predicted to be the ³ A ₁ (*) state. The calculated energy lies at 3.27 eV. Numerous other high-lying singlet states as well as the triplet states have also been calculated. The intramolecular charge transfer character of the ground and the excited states have been studied in terms of the calculated dipole moment and other physical properties.     

Theoretical Study of the Products of Acetylene Addition to HgCl2

The ab initio MP2 method is used with the LANL2DZ basis to calculate the mercury chloride ,-complex with two acetylene molecules (1) and various isomeric forms of mercury di()-vinyl chloride -complexes (2): cis-cis (2A), cis-trans (2B), and trans-trans (2C). The ,-complex is the most stable form of all those considered; the difference between 1 and 2A is 24.9 kcal/mole. A relation between the total energies (kcal/mole) for isomeric forms 2 is established to be 2A (0) < 2B (0.98) < 2C (1.58). Complex 1 is shown to be transformed into 2A via the intermediate formation of 3, which is a hybrid form of the complex (,-complex of mercury chloride with two acetylene molecules). The structures of the transition states for the transformations of 1 into 3 (structure 4) and of 3 into 2A (structure 5) and the corresponding transition activation energies are determined. The interaction of 2A, 2B, and 2C with the Cl^- anion as a model nucleophile is considered. It is shown that the resulting anions (6A, 6B, 6C) have a planar structure with the relative stability increasing in the series 6A<6B<6C.     

Circular Dichroism Spectra of 5- and 7-Bromo-6-ketosteroids

Circulardichroismspectra of 5- and 7-bromo-6-ketosteroidsof the cholestane and stigmastane serieswere studied. A negative Cotton effect corresponding to the n-* -transition of the ketone was observed in the CD spectra of 5-bromo-6-ketosteroids at 300 nm. The analogous Cotton effect was positive in CD spectra of 7-bromo-6-ketosteroids.     

Reactivity of pyrrole pigments,XXI: Structure and reactivity of Cu(II) and Zn(II) bilindione chelates

Summary Several Mn, Cu, and Zn chelates of etiobiliverdin-IV-, mesobiliverdin-IX, and its dimethyl ester are studied. The results show that the chemical constitution of the Cu biliverdin chelate corresponds to a formal metal oxidation state of (II) coordinated to a neutral radical of the NH trideprotonated biliverdin. The reactivity of the Cu(II) bilindione chelates in nucleophilic solvents agrees with that expected for a neutral radical structure of the ligand; in CH₃OH, they undergo oxidation towards dimethoxybilipurpurins. The magnetic behaviour of Cu(II) etiobiliverdinate-IV- in the solid state shows an intramolecular weak antiferromagnetic coupling d⁹Cu-to--radical (J=–23 cm^–1) and an intermolecular weak antiferromagnetic coupling -radical-to--radical (J=–45 cm^–1). The analogy of this magnetic behaviour to that of the cation radical of metalloporphyrins is discussed.

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Reaktivität von Pyrrolpigmenten, 21. Mitt.: Struktur und Reaktivität von Cu(II)- und Zn(II)-Chelaten von Bilindionen

Zusammenfassung Einige Mn, Cu and Zn Chelate von Etiobiliverdin-IV-, Mesobiliverdin-IX und seinem Dimethylester werden untersucht. Im Komplex koordiniert ein Metallatom (mit der Formalladung II) mit einem Neutralradikal des dreifach NH-deprotonierten Bilindions. Die Reaktivität des Komplexes gegenüber nukleophilen Lösungmitteln entspricht erwartungsgemäß dem eines neutralen -Radikals; in CH₃OH wird er zu Dimethoxybilipurpurin oxidiert. Bei Cu(II)-Etiobiliverdinat-IV beobachtet man im festen Zustand neben schwacher, antiferromagnetischer Kupplung zwischen d⁹Cu und -Radikal (J=–23 cm^–1) auch eine schwache, intermolekulare, antiferromagnetische Wechselwirkung zwischen zwei -Radikalen (J=–45 cm^–1). Dieses magnetische Verhalten wird dem des -Kationradikals von Metalloporphyrinen gegenübergestellt.

     

Charge-transfer complexes of indenophanes with π-acceptors

The charge-transfer (CT) spectra of the -complexes formed by a number of -acceptors with several indenophanes as well as indene as a model compound have been measured in methylene chloride at 20 °C. Association constants and transition energies of these complexes as well as ionization potentials of the -donors have been determined. The data obtained indicate the existence of transannular electronic interactions in the indenophane nucleus. Furthermore, the pseudo-para- andmeta[2.2]indenophane isomers (3 and4) show a large difference in their -base strength. A good linear relationship has been observed between the association constants and _max of the long wavelength CT bands for the -complexes of these -donors with both tetracyanoethylene (TCNE) and 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinone (DDQ). All CT complexes studied have a 1:1 stoichiometry.

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Charge-transfer-Komplexe aus Indenophanen und -Akzeptoren

Zusammenfassung Die Charge-transfer-Spektren (CT-Spektren) von -Komplexen aus Indenophanen bzw. der Modellverbindung Inden und verschiedenen -Akzeptoren wurden in Methylenchlorid bei 20 °C bestimmt. Die Assoziationskonstanten und Übergangsenergien dieser Komplexe sowie die Ionisationspotentiale der -Donatoren wurden ermittelt. Die Daten sprechen für das Vorliegen transannularer elektronischer Wechselwirkungen im Indenophan-System. Die isomeren pseudo-para- und -meta[2.2]indenophane3 und4 unterscheiden sich in ihrer -Basizität deutlich. Es besteht eine gute lineare Korrelation zwischen den Assoziationskonstanten und _max der langwelligen CT-Banden der verschiedenen -Donatoren mit Tetracyanoethylen (TCNE) und 2,3-Dichlor-5,6-dicyano-p-benzochinon (DDQ). Alle untersuchten CT-Komplexe besitzen 1:1-Stöchiometrie.

     

A new theoretical approach to the empirical resonance energies of the aromatic hydrocarbons

In the framework of the Hückel MO approximation, the differences in total binding energy between a given molecule and the corresponding distorted Kekulé-type structure are calculated for a variety of benzenoid hydrocarbons. The total binding energy is assumed to be given by the sum of the -electron and -electron binding energies. It is shown that there is a good linear relationship between the calculated differences in total binding energy and the -electron delocalization energies (DE) as obtained by using the simple Hückel MO method. This provides a physical basis for the use of the -electron DE as a theoretical index to the empirical resonance energy (RE). Further, by examining the changes in -electron binding energy between a given molecule and the corresponding distorted Kekulé-type structure, it is concluded that in benzenoid hydrocarbons the main contributor to the RE is not the -electron DE but the compressional energy of bonds.     

Ab initio calculation of the band structure of some boron-nitrogen polymers

Ab initio calculations using a Gaussian orbital basis set were performed on the two boron-nitrogen polymer systems polyaminoborane and polyboronimide. For the polyaminoborane system an alternating B-N bond model appears to be more stable than a symmetric B-N bond model. An electron drift from the NH₂ group to the BH₂ moiety was calculated for both models although the nitrogen atom was found to possess a negative charge stemming from polarization of the N-H bonds. The energy band diagrams derived from both models show rather featureless bands indicative of weakly interactive systems although that of polyboronimide indicates that it is a more delocalized system than its saturated counterpart. The conduction and valence bands at the X-point are composed of orbitals and the lowest electronic transition is predicted to be —* in nature. The electron distribution of polyboronimide indicates a movement of -electrons from the boron to the nitrogen coupled with a smaller -electron drift from the nitrogen to the boron.     

Regression Analysis for the Host–Guest Interaction of β-Cyclodextrin with Mono- and 1,4-Disubstituted Benzenes

A multiple regression model was generated, which can satisfactorily estimate the association constants (K _a ) for the inclusion complexation of -cyclodextrin with mono- and 1,4-disubstituted benzenes. It was found that lnK K _a was correlated with the substituent molar refraction (R _m ), hydrophobic constant () and Hammett constant ) of the guest compounds with a correlation coefficient of 0.95. The main driving forces for -cyclodextrin complexation was concluded to consist of van der Waals forces and hydrophobic interactions, while the influence of electronic effects was small.     

Excited states of phenyl carbonyl compounds

In an attempt to clarify the origin of the dual phosphorescence in phenyl alkyl ketones, we have made some calculation (within the C.I.P.S.I. method in an excitonic scheme) to elucidate the conformation of both ground states and excited states of propiophenone. Our calculations have shown the presence of two stable isomers in the ground state, first n ^* state, and first ^* singlet and triplet states. So our work suggests that the origin of the dual phosphorescence of propiophenone could be related to the conformational change of the molecule in the n ^* state, because the most stable conformations in the n ^* state and in the ground state are different.     

Calculation of some electronic excited states of formaldehyde

The optimized MO's of several excited states of formaldehyde have been calculated by means of a large basis set of modified Gaussian functions; particular attention has been paid to the * transition. The total energy of the various states has been obtained as the sum of the SCF and correlation energies; the last one has been calculated as a functional of the electronic density. The calculated values for the transition energies are in good agreement with the experiment. A strong interaction of the * state with the continuum is evidentiated; this fact can justify the absence of the * band in the absorption spectrum.     

NMR Spectral Assignment of Per-substituted Key-Intermediates of β-Cyclodextrin and Implications in the Structures of the Derivatives

The compounds, 6-per-O-(t-butyldimethylsilyl)--cyclodextrin(1), 2,3-per-O-benzyl-6-per-O-(t-butyldimethylsilyl)--cyclodextrin(2), 2,3-per-O-benzyl--cyclodextrin (3),2,3,6-per-O-benzyl--cyclodextrin (4),2,3,6-per-O-benzoyl--cyclodextrin (5), are used as keyintermediates in the synthesis of selectively substituted -CD derivatives. Simple and assignable ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra (chemical shifts and coupling constants) were obtained for compounds1–4 indicating C₇ symmetry, ⁴C₁ glucose conformation and major arrangement of H6, H6' atoms at the primary side. The derivative 5, however, gave very broad peaksat room temperature. The peaks could partially be assigned at 270 K, but the broadening was still present at 220 K. This implies that there exist several conformers of similar energyand C₁ symmetry that continuously interchange, since there is not a single type of stabilizing interaction thatpredominates. We attributed this phenomenon to the presence of the carbonyl group, which probablydisfavors - stacking and induces random arrangements of the aromatic rings.     

Infrared spectra of vinyl compounds and the effects of conjugation involving the π-electrons of the vinyl group

Conclusions The frequencies of the =CH₂ group wagging vibration in CH₂=CH-X compounds reflects both the inductive effect of the substituents X, and the effects of, -, ,p- and (d-p)-conjugation in which these substituents take part.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No.l, pp. 152–154, January 1970.     

Some peculiarities of π—π interactions between tetraphenylporphine metal complexes and aromatic solvents

The — complexes of metal tetraphenylporphinates with benzene, toluene, and xylenes were characterized by means of thermogravimetry. The ability of metalloporphyrins to form — complexes with certain -donor molecules depends largely on the -acceptor capacity of the macroheterocycle, and on the peculiarities of the metal—porphyrin coordinative linkage. Stoichiometry, energy parameters, and thermal stability of the - complexes of metalloporphyrins with various aromatic ligands are determined to a great extent by the molecular structure of solvents.Translated fromIzyestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp.850–853, May, 1993.     

Matrix IR spectra and quantum chemical studies of the reaction between difluorostannylene and hept-1-yne. The first direct observation of a carbene analog π-complex with alkne

IR studies of SnF₂ and hept-1-yne codeposited in an argon matrix at 12 K has revealed new bands at 540, 565, 1011, 2088 and 3256 cm^–1, assigned to the formation of a complex between SnF₂ and the alkyne. Quantum chemical AM1 and PM3 calculations confirm this assignment to the -complex of SnF₂ and the triple bond of hept-1-yne, and show that the complex forms without an activation barrier. The energy of the formation of the complex according to AM1 and PM3 calculations is 7.4 and 9.1 kcal/mol, respectively. The calculations indicate that the product of the cycloaddition of SnF₂ to a triple bond, stannyrene, is significantly less stable than the -complex.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 54–56, January, 1994.     

Quantum-chemical study of allylic compounds with two bonded heavy atoms

It has been shown by the CNDO method that the bathochromic shift of the long-wave absorption band in the transition from allylstannane to compounds of the type C=C-C-Sn-X and C=C-Sn-X (where X is a heavy atom) is connected with the formation of a low-energy vacant *_S-X orbital, localized mainly in the region of the Sn-X chemical bond, and of an occupied _Sn-X orbital, the energy of which is somewhat higher than of the _C-Sn orbital. The dependence of the position of the long-wave absorbance region on conformation is related to the fact that, in planar and nonplanar conformers, the long-wave transitions are of a different type ( * and *, respectively); the bathochromic shift is determined to a large degree by the difference in the energies of the highest occupied MO ( - ) in the s-trans form. In the nonplanar conformers the heavy atom orbitals interact with the -orbital of the ethylene moiety through the bridge group; this leads to a significant delocalization of the HOMO and to a considerable change in its energy. On the other hand, their interaction with the *-orbital in compounds of the C=C-C-Sn-X type is very low and does not favor the delocalization of lower vacant MO. In vinyldistannane the *-orbital is noticeably delocalized, due to the interaction with the *_Sn-Sn orbital in planar and with the *_Sn-Sn orbital in nonplanar conformers.N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117913 Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 636–641, March, 1992.     

Diatomic interactions in momentum space. The 2pπ u and 3dπ g states of H 2 + system

The recently proposed method of momentum electron density for interatomic interactions is applied to the two states of the H ₂ ⁺ system. The processes of the attractive 2P _u and repulsive 3d _g interactions are analysed based on the behaviour of the momentum density and Compton profile. The results are compared with the previous ones for the 1 _{S g} and 2p _u states. The guiding principle of contraction and expansion for the energy-density relation in momentum space is shown to be common to both the and states.     

The Exciton Model and the Circular Dichroism of Polypeptides

Summary. Exciton coupling of the 190nm ^* transition is an important factor in the CD spectrum of peptides and proteins. The CD spectrum of the -helix is dominated by the exciton effect. The spectrum is sensitive to the direction of the ^* transition dipole moment, especially for short helices. Exciton theory is much less successful in accounting for the CD spectrum of the poly(proline)II (PPII) conformation, an important conformer in collagen and in unordered peptides. Mixing of the ^* transition with high-energy transitions in the peptide backbone and in side chains must be considered to explain the strong negative CD band near 200nm of PPII.     

Ab-initio-Berechnungen des π-Bindungsbeitrages in BF3 und BCl3

Ab initio gradient calculations were performed on BF₃ and BCl₃ to evaluate the -contribution in these compounds. The influence of the basis set on the results is studied for borontrifluoride. For the chlorine compound the -contribution is smaller than for the fluorine compound.

     

Theoretical assignments of the electronic spectrum of acetylene

Non empirical calculations of energies and properties of some excited states of acetylene are presented. A frozen core approximation is used and excitations to , and MO's are taken into account. Both valence and Rydberg states are considered. Assignments of the UV and electron impact spectra are proposed and some questions are raised.