Synthesis,characterization and catalytic activity of novel Co(II) and Pd(II)‐perfluoroalkylphthalocyanine in fluorous biphasic system; benzyl alcohol oxidation

Tetrakis[heptadecafluorononyl] substituted phthalocyanine complexes were prepared by template synthesis from 4‐(heptadecafluorononyloxy)phthalonitrile with Co(CH₃COO)^·₂H₂O or PdCl₂ in 2‐N, N‐dimethylaminoethanol. The corresponding phthalonitrile was obtained from heptadecafluorononan‐1‐ol and 4‐nitrophthalonitrile with K₂CO₃ in DMF at 50 °C. The structures of the compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, FTIR, UV–vis and MALDI‐TOF MS spectroscopic methods. Metallophthalocyanines are soluble in fluoroalkanes such as perfluoromethylcyclohexane (PFMCH). The complexes were tested as catalysts for benzyl alcohol oxidation with tert‐butylhydroperoxide (TBHP) in an organic–fluorous biphasic system (n‐hexane–PFMCH). The oxidation of benzyl alcohol was also tested with different oxidants, such as hydrogen peroxide, m‐chloroperoxybenzoic acid, molecular oxygen and oxone in n‐hexane–PFMCH. TBHP was found to be the best oxidant for benzyl alcohol oxidation since higher conversion and selectivity were observed when this oxidant was used. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Author Index to Volume 62

The gaseous reaction of oxygen atoms with dimethylamine was studied in a cross-jet reactor and found to proceed by electrophilic addition to form an energy-rich N-oxide which rearranges to an hydroxylamine and then decomposes via three routes: (CH₃)₂ N + OH, CH₃NCH₂ + H₂O and CH₃NHO + CH₃.     

Umsetzung von Dimethylaminodimethylarsin mit 1,2-Diolen

Reaction of Dimethylamino Dimethylarsine with 1,2-Diols The reactions of (CH₃)₂As? N(CHs₃)₂ with 1,2-diols lead to the formation of the esters (CH₃)₂As? O? CR₂? CR₂? O? As(CH₃)₂ and (CH₃)₂As? O? CR₂? CR₂? OH. The same reaction with HS? CH₂CH₂? OH yields only (CH₃)₂As? S? CH₂CH₂OH, whereas the cleavage of the As? N bond with HS? CH₂CH₂? SH results in mixture of mono- and diesters. The mechanism and its influence on the products are discussed. IR and ¹H-NMR spectral data are presented.     

Synthese von Fluoro-λ5-monophosphazenen und Fluoro-1, 3-diaza-2λ5, 4λ5-diphosphetidinen mittels der Staudinger-Reaktion

Synthesis of Fluoro-λ⁵-monophosphazenes and Fluoro-1,3-diaza-2λ⁵,4λ⁵-diphosphetidines by Means of the Staudinger Reaction 35 Tetrafluoro- and 2 difluorodiaza-diphosphetidines as well as 4 difluoro- and 30 monofluoro-λ⁵-monophosphazenes were prepared by the Staudinger reaction between tervalent phosphorus fluorides, R_nPF_3?n (n = 1, 2; R = R₂N, (CH₂)₅N, O(CH₂)₄N, RO, (CH₂O)₂, alkyl, aryl) and phenylazides, X? C₆H₄N₃ (X = H, 4-CH₃, 4-Cl, 4-Br, 4-NO₂, 3-NO₂). PF₃ does not react with phenylazide The influence of substituents on the structure of the reaction products is discussed. Kinetic measurements allowed to determine the constants λ^P_I of the substituents (CH₂)₅N, O(CH₂)₄N and R(C₆H₅)N (R = CH₃, C₂H₅, n-C₄H₉).     

Chemie polyfunktioneller Moleküle. 101 [1]: Synthese eines Diphenylphosphin-substituierten Cyclophosphamide und Röntgenstrukturanalyse seines Oxidations-produkts

Inhaltsübersicht. Diphenylphosphin und rac-Cyclophosphamid (ClCH₂CH₂)₂NP(O)N(H)(CH₂)₃O (1) reagieren in Gegenwart von n-Butyllithium zu einem Zwischenprodukt, das mit Wasser das diphenylphosphinsubstituierte Cyclophosphamid, (Ph₂PCH₂CH₂)₂NP(O)N(H)(CH₂)₃O, (2) bildet. Metallierung von 2 mit n-BuLi am N(3)-Atom und Umsetzung mit D₂O führt zum N(3)-Deuteroderivat 2a. Mit H₂O₂ reagiert 2 zur all-Phosphinoxid Verbindung, [Ph₂P(O)CH₂CH₂]₂NP(O)N(H)(CH₂)₃O, (4), die mit 0,5 Mol Wasser auskristallisiert und von der zur Charakterisierung des H-Bückenbindungssystems eine Röntgenstrukturanalyse angefertigt wurde. Die NMR-Spektren (¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P, ¹⁴N) weisen 2–4 als dynamische Moleküle aus. Chemistry of Polyfunctional Molecules. 101. Synthesis of a Diphenylphosphinesubstituted Cyclophosphamide and the X-ray Diffraction of its Oxidation Product Diphenylphosphine and rac-cyclophosphamide, (ClCH₂CH₂)₂NP(O)N(H)(CH₂)₃O, (1) react in the presence of n-BuLi to an intermediate which hydrolyses to the diphenylphosphine substituted Cyclophosphamide, (Ph₂PCH₃CH₂)₂NP(O)N(H)(CH₂)₃O, (2). Metallation of 2 with n-BuLi at the N(3) atom, followed by treatment with D₂O yields the N(3)-deuterated derivative 2a. With H₂O₂ 2 forms the all-phosphine-oxide compound, [Ph₂P(O)CH₂CH₂]₂NP(O)N(H)(CH₂)₃O, ( 4 ), which crystallizes with 0.5 mole of water. In order to characterize the H-bridge bonding system a X-ray structure analysis of 4 was carried out. The NMR-Spectra (¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P, ¹⁴N) indicate 2–4 as dynamic molecules.     

Vaporisation dEcomposition thermique de dimethylhydrazine,d'hydrate d'hydrazine de leur melange UH25

Engine Viking of Ariane 4 is supplied with asymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) (CH₃)₂NNH₂. An addition of a small amount of hydrazine hydrate N₂H₄×H₂O was proposed to increase the thermal stability of UDMH. The mixture where the mass ratio (CH₃)₂NNH₂/N₂H₄×H₂O is equals to 75/25, is called UH25. These propelling agents are unstable when they are heated and the optimisation of burning conditions requires a good knowledge of their vaporisation and of their thermal decomposition kinetics. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Chemie polyfunktioneller Moleküle. 103 [1]: Chrom-, Molybdän- und Wolframtetra- sowie -tricarbonyl-Komplexe eines Diphenylphosphin-substituierten Cyclophosphamide

Inhaltsübersicht. (Ph₂PCH₂CH₂)₂N-P(O)N(H)CH₂CH₂CH₂O ( 2 ) bildet mit cis-M(CO)₄(C₇H₈) bzw. fac-M(CO)₃(CH₃CN)₃ (M = Cr, Mo, W; C₇H₈ = Norbornadien) die Chelat-komplexe cis-M(CO)₄(PPh₂CH₂CH₂)₂N-P(O)N(H)CH₂CH₂CH₂O ( 3a–c ) bzw. fac-M(CO)₃(PPh₂CH₂CH₂)₂N–P(O)N(H)CH₂CH₂CH₂O ( 4a–c ). 3a kristallisiert mit einem Mol Methanol aus, während 4a–c jeweils ein halbes Mol THF als Solvat enthalten. Alle Verbindungen wurden, soweit möglich, durch IR-, Raman-, ¹H-NMR-, ³¹P-NMR-, ¹³C-NMR- und Massenspektren charakterisiert. Chemistry of Polyfunctional Molecules. 103. Chromium, Molybdenum, and Tungsten Tetra- and Tricarbonyl Complexes of a Diphenylphosphine-substituted Cyclophosphamide Abstract. (Ph₂PCH₂CH₂)₂N–P(O)N(H)CH₂CH₂CH₂O (2) forms with cis-M(CO)₄(C₇H₈) or fac-M(CO)₃(CH₃CN)₃ (M = Cr, Mo, W; C₇H₈ = norbornadiene) the chelate complexes cis-M(CO)₄(PPh₂CH₂CH₂)₂N–P(O)N(H)CH₂CH₂CH₃O ( 3a–c ) or fac-M(CO)₃(PPh₂CH₂CH₂)₂N–P(O)N(H)CH₂CH₂CH₂O ( 4a–c ). 3a crystallizes with one mole of methanol whereas 4a–c contain 1/2 mole of THP as solvate. All compounds were, as far as possible, characterized by their IR, Raman, ¹H NMR, ³¹P NMR, ¹³C NMR, and mass spectra.     

Ir spectra of complexes of n- and s-butyllithium with electron donors

Complexes of n- and s-butyllithium (BL) with THF, (CH₃)₂O and (CH₃)₃N have been investigated over a wide temperature range (+20 to ?100°C). These electron donors (D) are much less actively complexed with s-BL than with n-BL. For both alkyllithium compounds the trend of D to complexation decreases in the following order: THF > (CH₃)₂O > (CH₃)₃N. Usually, for the n-BL/D systems several complexes coexist with different Li/D ratios. At low temperatures and at the n-BL/D ratio ? 4, in addition to complexes with the limiting stoichiometry (n-BL)₄ · 4D, associates complexed with one D molecule and a hexamer n-BL are present. The bands of ν(CLi) stretching vibrations for s-BL complexes are not very characteristic and therefore only the average stoichiometry of the complex can be evaluated; the limiting stoichiometry detected was (s-BL)₄ · 4D. It is supposed that as the temperature decreases the inversion of the molecules of s-BL occurs during their interaction with excess ethers.     

Syntheses and Spectroscopic Study of Some New N‐4‐Fluorobenzoyl Phosphoric Triamides; Crystal Structures of 4‐F‐C6H4C(O)N(H)P(O)R2, R = NH‐C(CH3)3, NH‐CH2C6H5, N(CH3)(CH2C6H5)

Some new N‐4‐Fluorobenzoyl phosphoric triamides with formula 4‐F‐C₆H₄C(O)N(H)P(O)X₂, X = NH‐C(CH₃)₃ ( 1 ), NH‐CH₂‐CH=CH₂ ( 2 ), NH‐CH₂C₆H₅ ( 3 ), N(CH₃)(C₆H₅) ( 4 ), NH‐CH(CH₃)(C₆H₅) ( 5 ) were synthesized and characterized by ¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P NMR, IR and Mass spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The structures of compounds 1 , 3 and 4 were investigated by X‐ray crystallography. The P=O and C=O bonds in these compounds are anti. Compounds 1 and 3 form one dimensional polymeric chain produced by intra‐ and intermolecular ‐P=O···H‐N‐ hydrogen bonds. Compound 4 forms only a centrosymmetric dimer in the crystalline lattice via two equal ‐P=O···H‐N‐ hydrogen bonds. ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra show two series of signals for the two amine groups in compound 1 . This is also observed for the two α‐methylbenzylamine groups in 5 due to the presence of chiral carbon atom in molecule. ¹³C NMR spectrum of compound 4 shows that ²J(P,C_aliphatic) coupling constant for CH₂ group is greater than for CH₃ in agreement with our previous study. Mass spectra of compounds 1 ‐ 3 (containing 4‐F‐C₆H₄C(O)N(H)P(O) moiety) indicate the fragments of amidophosphoric acid and 4‐F‐C₆H₄CN⁺ that formed in a pseudo McLafferty rearrangement pathway. Also, the fragments of aliphatic amines have high intensity in mass spectra.     

Tin Tetrachloride Adducts with Arylphosphoramidates: A Multinuclear (31P, 19F,and 119Sn) NMR Characterization in Solution

Abstract

The synthesis of octahedral complexes [SnCl₄L₂] (L = R₂NP(O)(OCH₂CF₃)(O-p-tolyl): R₂N = Me₂N (1), Et₂N (2), CH₂(CH₂CH₂)₂N (3), and O(CH₂CH₂)₂N (4), or L = R₂NP(O)(OCH₂CF₃)(O-p-PhNO₂): R₂N = Me₂N (5), Et₂N (6), and O(CH₂CH₂)₂N (7) is described. The new adducts have been characterized by multinuclear (³¹P, ¹⁹F, ¹¹⁹Sn) NMR, IR spectroscopy, and elemental analyses. The solution NMR data show the presence of a mixture of cis and trans isomers. The structure of the complexes in solution was further confirmed by ¹¹⁹Sn NMR spectra, which display a triplet for each isomer, indicating an octahedrally coordinated tin center. The effects of the nature of R and Ar substituents on the donor ability of the P=O group in the ligands R₂NP(O)(OCH₂CF₃)(OAr) were investigated on the basis of ¹¹⁹Sn NMR chemical shifts and used to classify these ligands according to their Lewis basicity.     

Energetic Hydrazine‐Based Salts with Nitrogen‐Rich and Oxidizing Anions

1,1,1‐Trimethylhydrazinium iodide ([(CH₃)₃N? NH₂]I, 1 ) was reacted with a silver salt to form the corresponding nitrate ([(CH₃)₃N? NH₂][NO₃], 2 ), perchlorate ([(CH₃)₃N? NH₂][ClO₄], 3 ), azide ([(CH₃)₃N? NH₂][N₃], 4 ), 5‐amino‐1H‐tetrazolate ([(CH₃)₃N? NH₂][H₂N? CN₄], 5 ), and sulfate ([(CH₃)₃N? NH₂]₂[SO₄]?2H₂O, 6 ?2H₂O) salts. The metathesis reaction of compound 6 ?2H₂O with barium salts led to the formation of the corresponding picrate ([(CH₃)₃N? NH₂][(NO₂)₃Ph ‐ O], 7 ), dinitramide ([(CH₃)₃N? NH₂][N(NO₂)₂], 8 ), 5‐nitrotetrazolate ([(CH₃)₃N? NH₂][O₂N? CN₄], 9 ), and nitroformiate ([(CH₃)₃N? NH₂][C(NO₂)₃], 10 ) salts. Compounds 1 – 10 were characterized by elemental analysis, mass spectrometry, infrared/Raman spectroscopy, and multinuclear NMR spectroscopy (¹H, ¹³C, and ¹⁵N). Additionally, compounds 1 , 6 , and 7 were also characterized by low‐temperature X‐ray diffraction techniques (XRD). Ba(NH₄)(NT)₃ (NT=5‐nitrotetrazole anion) was accidentally obtained during the synthesis of the 5‐nitrotetrazole salt 9 and was also characterized by low‐temperature XRD. Furthermore, the structure of the [(CH₃)₃N? NH₂]⁺ cation was optimized using the B3LYP method and used to calculate its vibrational frequencies, NBO charges, and electronic energy. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was used to assess the thermal stabilities of salts 2 – 5 and 7 – 10 , and the sensitivities of the materials towards classical stimuli were estimated by submitting the compounds to standard (BAM) tests. Lastly, we computed the performance parameters (detonation pressures/velocities and specific impulses) and the decomposition gases of compounds 2 – 5 and 7 – 10 and those of their oxygen‐balanced mixtures with an oxidizer.     

Di‐μ‐methoxy‐bis[(η5‐cyclopentadienyl)(nitrosyl‐κN)(trimethylsilylmethyl)molybdenum(II)]

The title complex, [Mo₂(C₅H₅)₂(CH₃O)₂(C₄H₁₁Si)₂(NO)₂], is formed in high yield by treating [CpMo(NO)(CH₂SiMe₃)₂] (Cp is cyclo­penta­dienyl) with methanol. The nitro­syl ligands are nearly linear [O—N—Mo 170.1 (4) and 170.1 (5)°], with short Mo—N bonds [1.769 (4) and 1.776 (4) Å] and long N—O bonds [1.216 (5) and 1.201 (4) Å]. The central four‐membered Mo₂O₂ ring exhibits an average Mo—O bond length of 2.15 Å.     

Beitrag zur Chemie der Phosphor-Stickstoff-Verbindungen. Reaktion von Cl2(O)P?NH?P(O)Cl2 mit Tetrahydrofuran

Contribution to the Chemistry of Phosphorus-Nitrogen Compounds. Reaction of Cl₂(O)P? NH? P(O)Cl₂ with Tetrahydrofuran As well as many phosphorus compounds, the imidodiphosphoryl tetrachloride HN(P(O)Cl₂)₂ reacts with a large excess of tetrahydrofuran to give the polytetrahydrofuran. Otherwise, if we use smaller molecular ratios THF/HN(P(O)Cl₂)₂ (1/2 to 3) a polytetrahydrofuran with short chains and N(ω-hydroxypolytetramethylenoxy)imidodiphosphoryl tetrachloride R? N(P(O)Cl₂)₂; R = H(O(CH₂)₄)_n- are obtained at 22° or 30°C. The ¹H and ³¹P n.m.r. spectra show that oxonium ions are formed with progressive additions of THF to HN(POCl₂)₂/CCl₄ solution. Then two mechanisms have been considered by nucleophilic attack on carbon α of oxonium ion coming from: the free electronic dublett on oxygen of THF to give polytetrahydrofuran or (and) from the nitrogen of imido diphosphoryl tetra chloride anion ((Cl₂OP)₂N)^? to obtain N(ω-hydroxypolytetramethylenoxy)imidodiphosphoryl tetrachloride.     

Organic Phosphorus Compounds 61. Esterification and chlorination of nitrilo-tri(methylene-phosphonic acid), N(CH2PO3H2)3, and hydroxyethylidenediphosphonic acid,H2O3PC(OH)(CH3)PO3H2, and the corresponding esters

Nitrilo-tri(methylenephosphonic acid) and hydroxyethylidenediphosphonic acid are esterified in high yield when treated with excess orthoformic acid ester under reflux. Because of the high temperature necessary to effect esterification a partial isomerization of hydroxyethylidenediphosphonate to the phosphate-phosphonate isomer V takes place. Chlorination of N(CH₂PO₃H₂)₃ or a mixture of the ester and the acid with PCl₅ yields tris(chloromethyl)amine, N(CH₂Cl)₃. Interaction of N(CH₂Cl)₃ and (EtO)₃P yields nitrilo-tri(methylenephosphonate), which on hydrolysis with HCl conc. produces N(CH₂PO₃H₂)₃. Chlorination of a mixture of hydroxyethylidene-diphosphonic acid and the corresponding ethyl ester IV which contained the phosphate-phosphonate isomer V gave the products VII to XI. Chlorination of the acid III with PCl₅ gave 4 products, i.e., VIII, IX, XI and Cl₂(O)POP(O)Cl₂. The ¹H- and ³¹P-NMR. spectra of the products are discussed.     

Über Reaktionen des P4S10 mit siliciumorganischen Verbindungen

Reactions of P₄S₁₀ with Organosilicon Compounds P₄S₁₀ ( 1 ) can be degraded with silicon-nitrogen compounds. 1 reacts with (CH₃)₃Si? N(CH₃)₂ ( 2 a ) and (CH₃)₃Si? N(C₂H₅)₂ ( 2 b ) to yield S?P[N(CH₃)₂]₂SSi(CH₃)₃ ( 3 a ) and ( 3 b ). By the reaction of 1 with [(CH₃)₃Si]₂S ( 4 ) S?P[S? Si(CH₃)₃]₃ ( 6 ) is formed in high yield. (C₆H₅PS₂)₂ ( 7 ) was used as a model to investigate the course of the reaction. This leads to C₆H₅P(S)? [N(CH₃)₂]SSi(CH₃)₃ ( 9 ) and C₆H₅P(S)[SSi(CH₃)₃]₂ ( 10 ). The reaction mechanism will be discussed. The n.m.r. data and mass spectra are reported.     

Bis­[bis­(diethyl­enetri­amine)­zinc(II)] hexa­cyano­ferrate tetrahydrate

In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Zn(C₄H₁₃N₃)₂]₂[Fe(CN)₆]·4H₂O, the asymmetric unit is formed by a [Zn(dien)₂]²⁺ cation (dien = diethyl­enetri­amine, NH₂CH₂CH₂NHCH₂CH₂NH₂), water mol­ecules and half of the [Fe(CN)₆]^4? anion which is related by inversion symmetry through the Fe atom. The geometry around the Zn and Fe atoms is distorted octahedral and octahedral, respectively. Intramolecular O—H?O hydrogen bonds involving the water mol­ecules, and intermolecular O—H?N hydrogen bonds involving the water mol­ecules and the anions, result in an infinite chain. Intramolecular O—H?O and N—H?N, and intermolecular O—H?N, N—H?O and N—H?N hydrogen bonds form a three‐dimensional framework.     

Übergangsmetall-carben-Komplexe. LXXX. α-Alkoxy- und α,α-dialkoxysubstituierte Phenylacetyl-(pentacarbonyl)metallate und Pentacarbonyl[alkoxy(benzyl)-carben]-Komplexe des Chroms und Wolframs

Vibrational Spectra of Dichlorophosphorylmethylamine CH₃? NH? P(?O)Cl₂ and its Adducts with SbCl₅ and SnCl₄ The vibrational spectra of liquid samples and solutions, as well as cryoscopic molecular weight determinations show that CH₃? NH? P(?O)Cl₂ exists largely in the dimeric form. The association occurs through hydrogen bridges. The adducts SbCl₅ · CH₃? NH? P(?O)Cl₂ and SnCl₄ · 2 CH₃? NH? P(?O)Cl₂ are formed through addition via an oxygen atom. The ligands have cis-configuration in the tin compound.     

Lignin-type, α,β-unsaturated aldehydes of lignin-type in organic solvents

A 1:1 reaction of [HO(CH₂)₃]₃P with 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-cinnamaldehyde (coniferaldehyde) or 3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxycinnamaldehyde (sinapaldehyde) in acetone at room temperature affords phosphonium zwitterions of the type R₃P⁺CH(4-O^?-Ar)CH₂CHO; other phosphines [R = Et, n-Bu, (CH₂)₂CN, and p-Tol] do not react under the same conditions. In alcohols R??OH(D) [R?? = CD₃, Et, (CD₃)₂CD, s-Bu, HOCH₂CH₂], the above phosphines (except the cyano-derivative) and those where R = i-Pr, Cy, Me₂Ph, MePh₂ do react within an equilibrium established between the reactants and the zwitterion-hemiacetal products R₃P⁺CH(4-O^?-Ar)CH₂CH(OH)(OR??) that are formed as a mixture of two diastereomers. The nature of the phosphine and the alcohol affects the equilibrium and the diastereomeric ratio.     

Synthesis,characterization, and X-ray crystal structure of the manganese(III) complex Mn(Sal<Subscript>2</Subscript>hn)(CH<Subscript>3</Subscript>OH)(N<Subscript>3</Subscript>) [Sal<Subscript>2</Subscript>hn = N,N′-bis(salicylidene)-1,2-hexanediamine]

The new manganese(III) complex, Mn(Sal₂hn)(CH₃OH)(N₃), where Sal₂hn = N,N′-bis(salicylidene)-1,2-hexanediamine, was prepared from a reaction mixture containing Sal₂hn, MnCl₂ · 2H₂O, and NaN₃ (2: 1: 8 molar ratio) in methanol and characterized using elemental analysis, FT-IR spectroscopy, and X-ray single-crystal diffraction. In the title complex, the Mn(III) center is in a distorted octahedral coordination geometry with the basal plane formed by the N₂O₂ donors of the tetradentate Schiff base dianion; the two phenolate O atoms and the two imine N atoms are each mutually in the cis position. The azide ion and the O atom of the methanol molecule occupy the other two positions of the octahedron. The hydrogen bond O(3)-H(3O)⋯N(5) links the mononuclear Mn(Sal₂hn)(CH₃OH)(N₃) units into a 1D chain extended along the x axis. The crystal structure is further stabilized by C(7)-H(7)⋯N(3) and C(16)-H(16)⋯N(5) hydrogen bonds.     

A temperature‐dependent kinetics study of the reaction of O(3PJ) with (CH3)2SO

A laser flash photolysis–resonance fluorescence technique has been employed to investigate the kinetics of the reaction of ground state oxygen atoms, O(³P_J), with (CH₃)₂SO (dimethylsulfoxide) as a function of temperature (266–383 K) and pressure (20–100 Torr N₂). The rate coefficient (k_R1) for the O(³P_J) + (CH₃)₂SO reaction is found to be independent of pressure and to increase with decreasing temperature. The following Arrhenius expression adequately describes the observed temperature dependence: k_R1(T) = (1.68 ± 0.76) × 10_?12 exp[(445 ± 141)/T] cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1, where the uncertainties in Arrhenius parameters are 2σ and represent precision only. The absolute accuracy of each measured rate coefficient is estimated to be ±30%, and is limited predominantly by the uncertainties in measured (CH₃)₂SO concentrations. The observed temperature and pressure dependencies suggest that, as in the case of O(³P_J) reactions with CH₃SH and (CH₃)₂S, reaction occurs by addition of O(³P_J) to the sulfur atom followed by rapid fragmentation of the energized adduct to products. The O(³P_J) + (CH₃)₂SO reaction is fast enough so that it could be a useful laboratory source of the CH₃SO₂ radical if this species is produced in significant yield. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 34: 156–161, 2002; DOI 10.1002/kin.10040