Synthesis of N-heterocyclic carbene palladium(II) bis-phosphine complexes and their decomposition in the presence of aryl halides

Methylpalladium(II) carbene complexes of the type [Pd(NHC)Me(P-P)]BF(4) (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene, P-P = chelating phosphine) have been synthesised, the complex [Pd(tmiy)Me(dcype)]BF(4) (tmiy = 1,3,4,5-tetramethylimidazol-2-ylidene, dcype = 1,2-bis(dicyclohexylphosphino)ethane) being characterised crystallographically. Complexes bearing the tmiy ligands were shown to decompose in an analogous manner to complexes bearing monodentate phosphine ligands, with the rate of decomposition being nominally linked to the size of the chelate ring. The decomposition of these complexes in the presence of aryl halides-expected to yield Pd(Ar)X(P-P)-was studied and shown instead to yield PdX(2)(P-P) and [Pd(tmiy)X(P-P)]BF(4). Additionally, Pd(Me)X(P-P) and Pd(Ar)X(P-P) were observed in some cases. Intermolecular cross-over reactions between the starting complex and Pd(Ar)X(P-P) were found to be the source of these unexpected products.     

Extraction-spectrophotometric determination of small amounts of boron in copper metal and copper-base alloys with methylene blue

A sensitive and rapid spectrophotometric method for the determination of small amounts of boron in copper metal and some copper alloys is described. The method is based on the extraction of a BF(4)(-)-Methylene Blue complex into dichloroethane after decomposition of the sample with hydrogen peroxide and sulphuric acid. The optimum reaction conditions and the influence of alloying elements have been investigated. Boron contents in the range 0.00-0.1% can be determined with a relative error ranging from about 9 to 2%.     

Sonochemical formation of iron oxide nanoparticles in ionic liquids for magnetic liquid marble

Ionic liquids (ILs)-stabilized iron oxide (Fe(2)O(3)) nanoparticles were synthesized by the ultrasonic decomposition of iron carbonyl precursors in [EMIm][BF(4)] without any stabilizing or capping agents. The Fe(2)O(3) nanoparticles were isolated and characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and susceptibility measurements. The physicochemical properties of ILs containing magnetic Fe(2)O(3) nanoparticles (denoted as Fe(2)O(3)@[EMIm][BF(4)]), including surface properties, density, viscosity and stability, were investigated in detail and compared with that of [EMIm][BF(4)]. The Fe(2)O(3)@[EMIm][BF(4)] can be directly used as magnetic ionic liquid marble by coating with hydrophobic and unreactive polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), for which the effective surface tension was determined by the puddle height method. The resulting magnetic ionic liquid marble can be transported under external magnetic actuation, without detachment of magnetic particles from the marble surface that is usually observed in water marble.     

1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑四氟硼酸盐的热稳定性、平衡蒸汽压和标准蒸发焓

利用非等温、等温热重分析(TG)法,研究了高纯氮气气氛下1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑四氟硼酸盐([bmim][BF4])离子液体的热稳定性、平衡蒸汽压和标准蒸发焓.非等温热重(TG)曲线表明[bmim][BF4]的初始分解温度(Tonset)和最大分解速率对应的温度(Tm)分别为697和734K.然而长期等温TGA研究表明,[bmim][BF4]的最高可使用温度约为513K.另外,利用基于TG的蒸发技术研究了[bmim][BF4]的平衡蒸汽压(pe)与温度的关系并计算了标准蒸发焓.在503-543K温度范围内,离子液体[bmim][BF4]的pe和温度的关系是:lgpe=(16±1)+(-6.85±0.25)×103/T.[bmim][BF4]的标准蒸发焓为(131±5)kJ·mol-1.     

Site selectivity switch in Lewis acid catalysis. Mechanism and kinetic simulation of skeletal rearrangement of cyclobutene-fused homoquinones

[reactions: see text] We investigated the site selectivity switch in BF3-catalyzed dual skeletal rearrangements of cyclobutene-fused diarylhomobenzoquinones by changing the stoichiometric amount of acid concentration. From the lower to the higher equivalency of BF3 x Et2O, the branching product ratios (path A/path B) obeyed nonlinear sigmoid curves against the equivalency of BF3 x Et2O. The observed selectivity profiles were simulated to elucidate factors that govern thermodynamic aspects (binding affinity K of each carbonyl function with acid) and kinetic aspects (rate constants k for the cyclobutene-ring cleavage).     

Brönsted酸性离子液体催化酯化反应研究

合成了以2-吡咯烷酮和N-甲基咪唑为阳离子([Hnhp]＋和[Hmim]＋), , 和 为阴离子的一系列Brönsted酸性离子液体. 考察了这些离子液体的热稳定性和酸性. 以乙酸和异戊醇酯化合成乙酸异戊酯的反应考察了不同离子液体分别在不分水与分水条件下的催化效果, 结果表明, 不分水时, 当醇/酸/[Hnhp]HSO4物质的量比为1.2∶1∶0.2, 100 ℃下回流反应2 h, 酯收率可达93.6%, 反应结束后[Hnhp]HSO4体系可以顺利分相, [Hnhp]BF4则不能; 分水时, [Hnhp]BF4可与酯自动分相, 当醇/酸/[Hnhp]BF4物质的量比为1.2∶1∶0.01, 120 ℃下回流反应1.5 h时, 酯收率可达96.8%, 比相同条件下[Hnhp]HSO4的略高. 这两种体系中的离子液体均具有良好的重复使用性能. 实验中还探讨了不同离子液体的酸性和催化酯化反应后与酯产物的分相效果对其催化活性的影响, 结果表明, 离子液体的酸性和与酯的不可混溶性对其在不同体系中酯化反应的催化活性有不同程度的影响. 此外, 在上述不分水酯化条件(醇∶酸∶催化剂物质的量比均为1.2∶1∶0.2, 100 ℃油浴)下回流浸渍6 h比较离子液体[Hnhp]HSO4/BF4, [Hmim]HSO4/BF4和硫酸对奥氏体316不锈钢的腐蚀性, 测得离子液体腐蚀率比硫酸低; 除了[Hnhp]BF4, 离子液体[Hnhp]HSO4, [Hmim]HSO4和[Hmim]BF4的腐蚀性呈现随酸性递减而下降的趋势. 所测离子液体中[Hnhp]BF4腐蚀性最高. [Hnhp]BF4和硫酸中试样的腐蚀率分别为20.1和41.8 g/(m2•h).     

A new perspective in the Lewis acid catalyzed ring opening of epoxides. Theoretical study of some complexes of methanol, acetic acid, dimethyl ether, diethyl ether, and ethylene oxide with boron trifluoride

Several 1:1, 1:2, and 2:2 complexes between BF3 and CH3OH (Met), CH3COOH (AcA), (CH3)2O (DME), (CH3CH2)2O (DEE), and (CH2)2O (EOX) have been studied using ab initio (MP2) and density functional theory (DFT) (PBE, B3LYP) methods and the 6-311++G(3df,2pd) basis set. Geometrical structures and vibrational frequencies are reported, in most cases, for the first time. A detailed comparison of the vibrational frequencies for the O...BF3 vibrational modes, as well as for the nu(OH) band in the methanol and acetic acid complexes with BF3, is performed, and the theoretical frequency shifts are compared with the available experimental information. Thermochemical properties are calculated by employing counterpoise correction to alleviate the basis set superposition error. The DFT enthalpy of complexation of the 1:1 complexes results in the order of stability (AcA)2>AcA:BF3>DEE:BF3>DME:BF3>Met:BF3>EOX:BF3>(Met)2; in contrast, MP2 shows the noticeable difference that the AcA:BF3 complex is much less stable (similar to Met:BF3). The order of stability shows that, even though acetic acid prefers dimerization to complexation with BF3, the case is exactly the opposite for methanol. In both cases, the interaction of BF3 with the dimer gives rise to very stable trimers. However, in contrast to the interaction of BF3 with the methanol dimer being stronger than that with the monomer, the interaction of BF3 with the acetic acid dimer is weaker than that with the monomer. The relative strength of the complexes, discussed in the context of BF3-catalyzed ring opening of epoxides, suggests that the effect of the catalyst in a nonprotogenic solvent should be more properly ascribed to activation of the nucleophile instead of activation of the epoxide.     

Brönsted and Lewis acidity of the BF3/gamma-Al2O3 alkylation catalyst as revealed by solid-state NMR spectroscopy and DFT quantum chemical calculations

Multinuclear solid-state NMR techniques and DFT quantum chemical calculations were employed to investigate the detailed structure of acid sites on the BF3/gamma-Al2O3 alkylation catalyst. The NMR experiment results indicate that gaseous BF3 is able to react with the hydroxyl groups present on the surface of gamma-Al2O3, leading to the formation of new Br?nsted and Lewis acid sites. The 1H/11B and 1H/27Al TRAPDOR (TRAnsfer of Population in DOuble Resonance) experiments suggest that the 3.7 ppm signal in 1H NMR spectra of the BF3/gamma-Al2O3 catalyst is due to a bridging B-OH-Al group that acts as a Br?nsted acid site of the catalyst. On the other hand, a Lewis acid site on the surface of the catalysts, as revealed by 31P MAS and 31P/27Al TRAPDOR NMR of adsorbed trimethylphosphine, is associated with three-coordinate -OBF2 species. 13C NMR of adsorbed 2-13C-acetone indicates that the Br?nsted acid strength of the catalyst is slightly stronger than that of zeolite HZSM-5 but still weaker than that of 100% H2SO4, which is in good agreement with theoretical prediction. In addition, DFT calculations also reveal the detailed structure of various acid sites formed on the BF3/gamma-Al2O3 catalyst and the interaction of probe molecules with these sites.     

A Novel Molecularly Imprinted Potentiometric Sensor for the Fast Determination of Bisoprolol Fumarate in Biological Samples

In this study, molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) was prepared and used in the preparation of carbon paste electrode (CPE) for the quantification of bisoprolol fumarate (BF) in pure, pharmaceutical formulation and biological fluids. The selective MIP for BF was synthesized from methacrylic acid as the functional monomer, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as the cross-linker in dimethyl sulfoxide solution, BF as the template molecule and 2, 2-azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) as the initiator. The non-imprinted polymer (NIP) was synthesized by the same procedure, but in the absence of the template molecule then incorporated in the paste of the carbon paste electrodes (CPEs). The prepared MIP for BF and its corresponding NIP were well characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). The MIP and NIP based CPEs were further used for the determination of BF and the obtained results indicated that the sensor modified by the MIP have much higher recognition power for the BF molecules than the NIP based sensor where the MIP based CPE exhibited a Nernstian response 29.50±0.55 mV decade⁻¹ within a concentration range of 1.0×10⁻⁷–1.0×10⁻² mol L⁻¹and pH independence in the range 3.50–7.15. The proposed sensor has high selectivity over several possible interfering compounds. The obtained results by the proposed sensor were satisfactory with excellent percentage recovery and relative standard deviation and were comparable with those obtained from HPLC reported method.     

Synthesis and characterization of Pt0 nanoparticles in imidazolium ionic liquids

The controlled decomposition of Pt2(dba)3 (dba = dibenzylideneacetone) dispersed in 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (BMI.BF4) and hexafluorophosphate (BMI.PF6) ionic liquids in the presence of cyclohexene by molecular hydrogen produces Pt0 nanoparticles. The formation of these nanoparticles follows the two-step [A --> B, A + B --> 2B (k1, k2)] autocatalytic mechanism. The catalytic activity in the hydrogenation of cyclohexene is influenced by the nature of the anion rather than the mean-diameter of the nanoparticles. Thus, higher catalytic activity was obtained with Pt0 dispersed in BMI.BF4 containing the less coordinating anion although these nanoparticles possess a larger mean diameter (3.4 nm) than those obtained in BMI.PF6 (2.3 nm). Similar mean diameter values were estimated from in situ XRD and SAXS. XPS analyses clearly show the interactions of the ionic liquid with the metal surface demonstrating the formation of an ionic liquid protective layer surrounding the platinum nanoparticles. SAXS analysis indicated the formation of a semi-organized ionic liquid layer surrounding the metal particles with an extended molecular length of around 2.8 nm in BMI.BF4 and 3.3 nm in BMI.PF6.     

离子液体中芳烃侧链分子氧催化氧化反应研究

分别以离子液体[Hex-mim]BF4, [Bmim]BF4, [Bmim]PF6和[Omim]BF4为溶剂, Co(Ⅱ), Mn(Ⅱ)或Ni(Ⅱ)/NHPI(AIBN)为复合催化剂, 考察了不同离子液体-催化剂体系中常压分子氧氧化芳烃侧链烷基的反应. 在[Hex-mim]BF4中, Co(Ⅱ)或Mn(Ⅱ)/NHPI可有效地催化芳烃侧链烷基的分子氧氧化. 在优化条件下, 乙苯、正丙苯和正丁苯分别以高达90%, 94%和93%的收率得到相应的芳香酮; 甲苯和对位取代甲苯以32%~47%的收率被氧化为相应的芳香酸. 离子液体及金属催化剂体系在减压下除水后, 可循环使用.     

BF3.OEt2 and TMSOTf: A synergistic combination of Lewis acids

The combination of BF3.OEt2 and TMSOTf gives BF2OTf.OEt2, which is a more powerful Lewis acid than its components and especially effective in CH3CN solvent; the complex formed has been characterised by 1H, 19F, 11B and 31P (using Et3PO as an additive) NMR spectroscopy.     

Chiral phosphine-phosphite ligands in the highly enantioselective rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation.

We have investigated a series of enantiopure phosphine-phosphite ligands (P(1)-P(2) = ligands 1-4) in the rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation reaction. Intermediate [Rh(P(1)-P(2))(cod)]BF(4) and [Rh(P(1)-P(2))(5)]BF(4) complexes (cod = 1,5-cyclooctadiene; 5 = methyl acetamidoacrylate ester) were observed by (31)P[(1)H] NMR. The [Rh(P(1)-P(2))(cod)]BF(4) complexes were precursors to active catalysts of the asymmetric hydrogenation reaction of several prochiral dehydroamino acid derivatives under mild reaction conditions (1 bar of hydrogen and 20 degrees C). The enantiomeric excess reached up to 99%.     

Homoleptic, sigma-bonded octahedral superelectrophilic metal carbonyl cations of iron(II), ruthenium(II), and osmium(II). Part 2: Syntheses and characterizations of [M(CO)(6)][BF(4)](2) (M = Fe, Ru, Os)

As the first examples of homoleptic, sigma-bonded superelectrophilic metal carbonyl cations with tetrafluoroborate [BF(4)](-) as the counter anions three thermally stable salts of the composition [M(CO)(6)][BF(4)](2) (M = Fe, Ru, Os) have been synthesized and extensively characterized by thermochemical, structural, and spectroscopic methods. A common synthetic route, the oxidative carbonylation of either Fe(CO)(5) (XeF(2) as the oxidizer) or M(3)(CO)(12) (M = Ru, Os) (F(2) as the oxidizer) in the conjugate Bronsted-Lewis superacid HF/BF(3), was employed. The thermal behavior of the three salts, studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and gas-phase IR spectroscopy of the decomposition products, has been compared to that of the corresponding [SbF(6)](-) salts. The molecular structures of [M(CO)(6)][BF(4)](2) (M = Fe, Os) were obtained by single-crystal X-ray diffraction at 100 K. X-ray powder diffraction data for [M(CO)(6)][BF(4)](2) (M = Ru, Os) were obtained between 100 and 300 K in intervals of 50 K. All three salts are isostructural and crystallized in the tetragonal space group I4/m (No. 87). As for the corresponding [M(CO)(6)][SbF(6)](2) salts (M = Fe, Ru, Os), similar unit cell parameters and vibrational fundamentals were also found for the three [BF(4)](-) compounds. For the structurally characterized salts [M(CO)(6)][BF(4)](2) (M = Fe, Os), very similar bond parameters for both cations and anions were found. Hence, the invariance of structural and spectroscopic properties of [M(CO)(6)](2+) cations (M = Fe, Ru, Os) extended from the fluoroantimonates [Sb(2)F(11)](-) and [SbF(6)](-) as counteranions also to [BF(4)](-).     

BF_3活化高锰酸氧化丙烯酸反应机理的密度泛函研究

用量子化学密度泛函理论(DFT)的B3LYP方法对高锰酸根离子与丙烯酸的环加成反应机理进行了系统研究,全参数优化了反应势能面上各驻点的几何构型、振动频率和能量.计算结果表明:反应有两个竞争通道,即[2+3]反应通道和[2+2]反应通道,其中[2+3]通道比[2+2]通道的反应势垒降低了183.89kJ/mol,并通过在高锰酸根的氧原子上配位一个或两个BF3分子来研究BF3分子对反应体系的活化效应,结合两个BF3分子使得[2+3]通道的反应势垒降低为23.97kJ/mol,则有利于反应按该通道进行,然而[2+2]通道的反应势垒仍较高(195kJ/mol).这进一步表明该反应体系中加入一定量BF3能提高高锰酸氧化烯烃双键的化学活性.     

Dicarboxylate-bridged (Mo2)n (n = 2, 3, 4) paddle-wheel complexes: potential intermediate building blocks for metal-organic frameworks

The treatment of the dimeric paddle-wheel (PW) compound [Mo(2)(NCCH(3))(10)][BF(4)](4)1 with oxalic acid (0.5 equiv.), 1,1-cyclobutanedicarboxylic acid (1 equiv.), 5-hydroxyisophthalic acid (1 equiv.) (m-bdc-OH) or 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoroterephthalic acid (0.5 or 1 equiv.) leads to the formation of macromolecular dicarboxylate-linked (Mo(2))(n) entities (n = 2, 3, 4). The structure of the compounds depends on the length and geometry of the organic linkers. In the case of oxalic acid, the dimeric compound [(CH(3)CN)(8)Mo(2)(OOC-COO)Mo(2)(NCCH(3))(8)][BF(4)](6)2 is formed selectively, whereas the use of 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoroterephthalic acid affords the square-shaped complex [(CH(3)CN)(6)Mo(2)(OOC-C(6)F(4)-COO)](4)[BF(4)](8)3. Bent linkers with a bridging angle of 109° and 120°, respectively, lead to the formation of the molecular loop [(CH(3)CN)(6)Mo(2)(OOC-C(4)H(6)-COO)](2)[BF(4)](4)4 and the bowl-shaped molecular triangle [(CH(3)CN)(6)Mo(2)(m-bdc-OH)](3)[BF(4)](6)5. All complexes are characterised by X-ray single crystal diffraction, NMR ((1)H, (11)B, (13)C and (19)F) and UV-Vis spectroscopy.     

Gas-phase ion chemistry of BF3/HN3 mixtures: the first observation of [BFnNxHn-1]+ (n=1, 2; x=1, 3) ions

The gas-phase ion chemistry of BF3/HN3 mixtures was investigated by the joint application of mass spectrometric techniques and theoretical methods. The addition of BF2+ to HN3 led to the first observation of [BFnNxHn-1]+ (n=1, 2; x=1, 3) ions in the gas phase. Consistent with collisionally activated dissociation (CAD) mass spectrometric results, theoretical calculations performed at the B3LYP and CCSD(T) levels identified the F2B-NH-N2+, F2B-NH+, FB-N3+, and FBN+ ions as the most stable isomers on the [BFnNxHn-1]+ (n=1, 2; x=1, 3) potential energy surfaces. The F2B-NH+ and FBN+ ions, characterized by a triplet ground state, are formed from F2B-NH-N2+ and FB-N3+ through a spin-forbidden decomposition process. It is worth noting that F2BNH-N2+ is the protonated form of difluoroboron azide, BF2N3, a neutral molecule that has never been experimentally detected. The application of theoretical and experimental methods allowed evaluation of the unknown PA of BF2N3, whose best theoretical estimate 171.2+/-3 kcal mol-1 at the CCSD(T) level is comparable with the experimental one, 170.1+/-3 kcal mol-1. The main interest of all these ionic species is represented by their possible application in boron nitride (BN) physical and chemical vapor deposition.     

Cloning of a new allelic variant of aSaccharomyces diastaticus glucoamylase gene and its introduction into industrial yeasts

A new allelic variant of theSTA2 gene, designated asSTA2 ^K, coding for a secreted glucoamylase, was cloned. Differences were revealed both in the structural gene and in the promoter region, as compared to otherSTA genes. The most peculiar structural features ofSTA2 ^K are 1. a 1.1-kb natural deletion in its promoter located 189 nucleotides upstream of the translation start codon; and2. an Asn→ Asp single amino acid change within the putative active site of the encoded glucoamylase. Neither the presence of glucose in the medium nor the host cell's mating type constellation affected the expression level ofSTA2 ^K inS. cerevisiae. Self-replicating yeast plasmids containingSTA2 ^K were constructed and used to transform a laboratory yeast strain and various brewing strains. Pilot brewing tests with glucoamylase-secreting transformants of a brewing strain produced superattenuated beers at accelerated fermentation rates.     

Doebner condensation in ionic liquids [Bmim]BF_4 and [Bpy]BF_4 to synthesize α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid

Ionic liquids[Bmim]BF_4 and[Bpy]BF_4 were employed as environmentally benign media in Doebner condensation to synthesizeαβ-unsaturated carboxylic acid.The good results showed that[Bmim]BF_4 and[Bpy]BF_4 were efficient media for Doebner condensation,which could be recycled easily.The highest yields could reach 93%and 90%in[Bmim]BF_4 and[Bpy]BF_4,respectively.     

Gas-phase ion chemistry of BF(3)/NH(3) mixtures

The gas-phase ion chemistry of BF(3)/NH(3) mixtures was investigated by the joint application of mass-spectrometric techniques and theoretical methods. The addition of BF(2)(+) to NH(3) led to the first observation of [BF(2),NH(3)](+) and [BF,NH(2)](+) ions. Diamidoboron cation B(NH(2))(2)(+) was also detected. Consistent with collisionally activated dissociation (CAD) mass spectrometric results, theoretical calculations performed at the B3LYP and CCSD(T) levels identified the F(2)B-NH(3)(+), FB-NH(2)(+), and NH(2)-B-NH(2)(+) ions as the most stable isomers on the corresponding potential energy surfaces. The F(2)B-NH(3)(+) ion represents the protonated form of aminodifluoroborane, BF(2)NH(2), and consequently behaves as a Br?nsted acid under FT-ICR conditions. The FBNH(2)(+) ion is able to add Lewis bases such as water, ammonia, and hydrazoic acid. These species, containing the BN moiety, may represent new promising projectile ions in the boron nitride deposition techniques involving high-energy ion beams.