Efficient Chemoselective Oxidation of Phenylmethanols to Aldehydes with Iodosobenzene

Primary phenylmethanols are selectively and efficiently oxidized to the corresponding aldehydes by the system C₆H₅IO/(C₆H₅)₄PBr/CH₂Cl₂, T = 298 K under aerobic conditions. The use of the relatively stable iodosobenzene, an iodine(III) compound, in place of the usually employed and potentially explosive iodine(V) reagents, the easy work-up procedure, and the facile recycling of solvent and oxidant provides a convenient and environmentally benign oxidation method.     

邻异丙硫基苯甲酰基和苯硫甲基铁衍生物的合成与反应

利用异丙基苯硫醚与丁基锂反应后,再依次与羰基铁和碘反应制得了碘桥双核邻异丙硫基苯甲酰基铁配合物[（o-ⁱPrS） C₆H₄COFe（CO）₂I]₂,而苯甲硫醚类似的反应却仅得到单核苯硫甲基铁配合物C₆H₅SCH₂Fe（CO）₃I。当与亲核试剂作用时,这2个化合物表现出显著不同的反应活性。如双核配合物[（o-ⁱPrS） C₆H₄COFe（CO）₂I]₂与2-吡啶硫醇钠（PySNa）反应得到单核配合物（o-ⁱPrS） C₆H₄COFe（CO）₂（SPy）,但单核配合物C₆H₅SCH₂Fe（CO）₃I与PySNa反应导致其分解。另一方面,单核配合物C₆H₅SCH₂Fe（CO）₃I与三苯基膦（PPh₃）反应得到羰基取代配合物C₆H₅SCH₂Fe（CO）₂（PPh₃） I,但是双核配合物[（o-ⁱPrS） C₆H₄COFe（CO）₂I]₂类似的反应却导致其分解,没有获得可表征的化合物。所有新合成的化合物都通过了核磁与红外光谱的表征,它们的结构也获得了X射线单晶衍射的确证。     

Tetraphenylphosphonium Diiodobromide: Crystal and Molecular Structure

Complex formation in systems containing 3-carboxypropyltriphenylphosphonium or tetraphenylphosphonium bromide, molecular iodine, and chloroform solution was compared. The maximum number of iodine molecules coordinated by bromides in the solution was established by spectrophotometric method using a function of average iodine number and the stability constants of the complexes were determined. The diiodobromide [(C₆H₅)₄P]BrI₂ was studied by X-ray diffraction analysis. The ab initio calculations were performed for [Y(R)₄]I₃ (Y = N, P, As; R = CH₃, C₆H₅). The obtained experimental data and the correlations with the results of quantum-chemical calculations revealed that the tetraphenylphosphonium cation binds diiodobromide anions through the terminal halogen atoms with equal probability.     

邻异丙硫基苯甲酰基和苯硫甲基铁衍生物的合成与反应

利用异丙基苯硫醚与丁基锂反应后,再依次与羰基铁和碘反应制得了碘桥双核邻异丙硫基苯甲酰基铁配合物[（o-ⁱPrS）C₆H₄COFe（CO）₂I]2,而苯甲硫醚类似的反应却仅得到单核苯硫甲基铁配合物C₆H₅SCH₂Fe（CO）₃I。当与亲核试剂作用时,这2个化合物表现出显著不同的反应活性。如双核配合物[（o-ⁱPrS）C₆H₄COFe（CO）₂I]2与2-吡啶硫醇钠（PySNa）反应得到单核配合物（o-ⁱPrS）C₆H₄COFe（CO）₂（SPy）,但单核配合物C₆H₅SCH₂Fe（CO）₃I与PySNa反应导致其分解。另一方面,单核配合物C₆H₅SCH₂Fe（CO）₃I与三苯基膦（PPh₃）反应得到羰基取代配合物C₆H₅SCH₂Fe（CO）₂（PPh₃）I,但是双核配合物[（o-ⁱPrS）C₆H₄COFe（CO）₂I]2类似的反应却导致其分解,没有获得可表征的化合物。所有新合成的化合物都通过了核磁与红外光谱的表征,它们的结构也获得了X射线单晶衍射的确证。     

Beiträge zur Chemie der Alkylverbindungen von Übergangsmetallen. XLIII. Über die Reduktion von Organozirconium(IV)-Verbindungen mit Lithiumorganylen

Contributions to the Chemistry of Transition Metal Alkyl Compounds. XLIII. Reduction of Organozirconium(IV) Compounds with Lithium Organyls. (C₅H₅)₂ZrR₂ derivatives react with lithium organyls by forming of organozirconium(III) or organozirconium(II) compounds. (C₅H₅)Zr(CH₂C₆H₅)₂ · O(C₂H₅)₂ and (C₅H₅)ZrC₆H₅ · 3 O(C₂H₅)₂ were isolated in a definite form. Informations on the formation of (C₅H₅)Zr(C₆H₅)₂ · 2 O(C₂H₅)₂ could be confirmed. The compounds obtained were characterized by elementary analysis, hydrolysis products, reactions with iodine, magnetic moments, and the IR and EPR spectra.     

Copolymerization of trans-2,6-diazido-hexaphenylcyclophosphonitrile tetramer with 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane or 4,4′-bis(diphenylphosphino)biphenyl

Polymers [N(PN)₄(C₆H₅)₆N?P(C₆H₅)₂(CH₂)₄P(C₆H₅)₂]_x and [N(PN)₄(C₆H₅)₆N?P–(C₆H₅)₂C₆H₄C₆H₄P(C₆H₅)₂]_x have been formed by thermal copolymerization of trans-2,6-diazidohexaphenylcyclophosphonitrile [N₃(PN)₄(C₆H₅)₆N₃] with either 1,4-bis-(diphenylphosphino)butane [(C₆H₅)₂P(CH₂)₄P(C₆H₅)₂] or 4,4′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-biphenyl [(C₆H₅)₂C₆H₄C₆H₄P(C₆H₅)₂]. The maximum molecular weights obtained were about 10,000. A polymer endcapped with triphenyl phosphine was stable to 400°C.     

Two New Modifications of [P(C6H5)4]2[Cu2I4]

Single crystals of two new modifications of [P(C₆H₅)₄]₂[Cu₂I₄] were obtained by reaction of granulated copper with iodine and [P(C₆H₅)₄]I in dry acetone under nitrogen atmosphere. They crystallise monoclinically, space group P2₁/n (No. 14), a = 11.550(6), b = 7.236(2), c = 27.232(13) Å, β = 98.13(3)°, V = 2253(2) ų, and Z = 2 ([P(C₆H₅)₄]₂[Cu₂I₄]-C), and space group Cc (No. 9), a = 17.133(5), b = 15.941(5), c = 18.762 (6) Å, β = 114.02(1)°, V = 4681(3) ų, and Z = 4 ([P(C₆H₅)₄]₂[Cu₂I₄]-D), respectively. In these compounds the [CuI₂]^? anions form dimers di-μ-iodo-diiodocuprate(I), which are either planar ( C ) or folded ( D ).     

Functionalization of cis-1,4-polyisoprene using hypervalent iodine compounds with tetrazole ligands

Hypervalent iodine(III) compounds with tetrazole ligands C₆H₅I(N₄CR)₂ (R  CH₃, C₆H₅, 4-CH₃C₆H₄) reacted, in the presence of elemental iodine, with the double bonds in cis-1,4-polyisoprene (polyIP) to afford iodo-tetrazolylated polymers. The alkyl-iodide groups in the products of the polyIP functionalization were utilized as macro chain-transfer agents for the iodine-transfer polymerization of methyl methacrylate, which yielded brush polymers with well-defined poly(methyl methacrylate) side chains. In addition, the iodo-tetrazolylated polymers were reacted with NaN₃ in DMF at room temperature, and it was noticed that, in addition to nucleophilic substitution, elimination reactions took place. However, the presence of azide groups was taken advantage of and successful click chemistry-type of grafting-onto reactions were carried out with alkyne-capped poly(ethylene oxide) in the presence of CuBr and N,N,N′,N″,N″-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine. The thermal decomposition of both the iodo-tetrazolylated and the azido-tetrazolylated polymers was exothermic, especially for the latter materials. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci. 2020 , 58, 172–180     

Mass spectra of organometallic compounds—VIII. Some transition metal organometallic halide derivatives

The positive ion mass spectra of the transition metal organometallic halide derivatives C₅H₅M(CO)₃Cl(M ? Mo or W), C₇H₇W(CO)₂I, C₃H₅Fe(CO)₃I, [C₃H₅PdCl]₂, and [C₅H₅Mo(NO)I₂]₂ have been investigated. Further examples of the elimination of CO and C₂H₂ fragments were noted. In addition the following effects of particular interest were observed: (i) Evidence in the mass spectra of the chlorides for reactions with adventitious iodine and even bromine present in the mass spectrometer; (ii) Evidence for conversion of the compounds C₅H₅Mo(CO)₃X to the new halides [C₅H₅Mo(CO)X]₂ upon pyrolysis; (iii) Evidence for facile losses of the π-allyl group, the iodine atom, and methyl iodide in the mass spectrum of the π-allyl derivative C₃H₅Fe(CO)₃I; (iv) Evidence for loss of iodine upon introducing [C₅H₅Mo(NO)I₂]₂ into the mass spectrometer to give ions derived from [C₅H₅Mo(NO)I]₂.     

Cocrystals of 6‐methyl‐2‐thiouracil: presence of the acceptor–donor–acceptor/donor–acceptor–donor synthon

The results of seven cocrystallization experiments of the antithyroid drug 6‐methyl‐2‐thiouracil (MTU), C₅H₆N₂OS, with 2,4‐diaminopyrimidine, 2,4,6‐triaminopyrimidine and 6‐amino‐3H‐isocytosine (viz. 2,6‐diamino‐3H‐pyrimidin‐4‐one) are reported. MTU features an ADA (A = acceptor and D = donor) hydrogen‐bonding site, while the three coformers show complementary DAD hydrogen‐bonding sites and therefore should be capable of forming an ADA/DAD N—H...O/N—H...N/N—H...S synthon with MTU. The experiments yielded one cocrystal and six cocrystal solvates, namely 6‐methyl‐2‐thiouracil–2,4‐diaminopyrimidine–1‐methylpyrrolidin‐2‐one (1/1/2), C₅H₆N₂OS·C₄H₆N₄·2C₅H₉NO, (I), 6‐methyl‐2‐thiouracil–2,4‐diaminopyrimidine (1/1), C₅H₆N₂OS·C₄H₆N₄, (II), 6‐methyl‐2‐thiouracil–2,4‐diaminopyrimidine–N,N‐dimethylacetamide (2/1/2), 2C₅H₆N₂OS·C₄H₆N₄·2C₄H₉NO, (III), 6‐methyl‐2‐thiouracil–2,4‐diaminopyrimidine–N,N‐dimethylformamide (2/1/2), C₅H₆N₂OS·0.5C₄H₆N₄·C₃H₇NO, (IV), 2,4,6‐triaminopyrimidinium 6‐methyl‐2‐thiouracilate–6‐methyl‐2‐thiouracil–N,N‐dimethylformamide (1/1/2), C₄H₈N₅⁺·C₅H₅N₂OS⁻·C₅H₆N₂OS·2C₃H₇NO, (V), 6‐methyl‐2‐thiouracil–6‐amino‐3H‐isocytosine–N,N‐dimethylformamide (1/1/1), C₅H₆N₂OS·C₄H₆N₄O·C₃H₇NO, (VI), and 6‐methyl‐2‐thiouracil–6‐amino‐3H‐isocytosine–dimethyl sulfoxide (1/1/1), C₅H₆N₂OS·C₄H₆N₄O·C₂H₆OS, (VII). Whereas in cocrystal (I) an R₂²(8) interaction similar to the Watson–Crick adenine/uracil base pair is formed and a two‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonding network is observed, the cocrystals (II)–(VII) contain the triply hydrogen‐bonded ADA/DAD N—H...O/N—H...N/N—H...S synthon and show a one‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonding network. Although 2,4‐diaminopyrimidine possesses only one DAD hydrogen‐bonding site, it is, due to orientational disorder, triply connected to two MTU molecules in (III) and (IV).     

Acid-catalyzed polycondensation of bisdiazoalkanes

Dimerization reactions of diphenyldiazomethane have been applied to the polycondensation of six bisdiazobenzyl arylenes, namely 1,4- and 1,3-bis(α-diazobenzyl)-benzenes C₆H₅CN₂? (C₆H₄)? CN₂C₆H₅; 1,4- and 1,3-bis(α-diazo-p-methoxybenzyl)-benzenes, p,p′-MeO? C₆H₄? CN₂? (C₆H₄)? CN₂C₆H₄? OMe; 4,4′-bis(α-diazobenzyl)-diphenylmethane, C₆H₅CN₂? (C₆H₄CH₂C₆H₄)? CN₂C₆H₅; and 4,4′-bis(α-diazobenyl)-diphenyl ether, C₆H₅CN₂? (C₆H₄? O? C₆H₄)CN₂C₆H₅. Depending on the nature of the catalysts, polyene-arylenes (? C(Ar)?C(Ar)? C₆H₄)_n, and polyazine-arylenes, (? C(Ar)?N? N? C(Ar)? C₆H₄? )_n, can be obtained selectively by acid-catalyzed decomposition of these bisdiazoalkanes at room temperature. With perchloric acid and with arylsulfonic acids in strong polar media, polyene-arylenes are formed. On the other hand, boron trifluoride and arylsulfonic acids in solvents of low dielectric constant afford polyazine-arylenes. Less selective is the thermal decomposition at 75°C in toluene solution; it gives a polymer containing about 90% azine and 10% olefinic groups. All these polymers are soluble in common solvents. Their molecular weight vary from 3 200 to 5 000, i.e., X?_n from 12 to 20. The polyene-arylenes are very stable and decompose only around 500°C; the polyazine-arylenes are less stable and decompose around 370°C by losing nitrogen.     

Molecular, Thermodynamic, and Kinetic Parameters of the Free Radical C2H5 · in the Gas Phase

The wave function, energy, equilibrium geometry, and normal vibration frequencies of the ground state of the free radical C₂H₅ ^· were obtained by ab initio calculations with inclusion of electron correlation effects at the UB3LYP/6-311++G^{* *} level. The resulting molecular parameters were used to estimate the thermodynamic functions of an ideal gas of C₂H₅ ^·. From the thermodynamic functions of C₂H₅ ^·, I^·, C₂H₅I, C₂H₄, and HI and the kinetic curves of isothermal pyrolysis of ethyl iodide, the absolute rate constants of elementary reactions of free ethyl radical and the mentioned iodine compounds were estimated. The dissociation energy E _{D , 0}(C₂H₅-I) and the standard formation enthalpy _f H ⁰298 (C₂H₅ ^·) were found.     

The reactivity of cyclohexadienyl(cyclopentadienyl)iron derivatives

Oxidation of exo-substituted (cyclohexadienyl)cyclopentadienyliron derivatives, exo-RC₆H₆FeC₅H₅ (R = C₂H₅, C₆H₅CH₂ or C₅H₅), by (Ph₃C)BF₄ or bromosuccinimide proceeds by either of two routes, exo-R abstraction or endoH abstraction. Mixtures of [C₆H₆FeC₅H₅]⁺ and [RC₆H₅FeC₅H₅]⁺ axe formed in the reactions. The tendency for R-abstraction rises along the series C₅H₅ C₂H₅ < C₆H₅CH₂. When heated, the compounds (arene H) FeC₅H₅ axe transformed to ferrocene.     

6‐Chloroisocytosine and 5‐bromo‐6‐methylisocytosine: again,one or two tautomers present in the same crystal?

It is well known that pyrimidin‐4‐one derivatives are able to adopt either the 1H‐ or the 3H‐tautomeric form in (co)crystals, depending on the coformer. As part of ongoing research to investigate the preferred hydrogen‐bonding patterns of active pharmaceutical ingredients and their model systems, 2‐amino‐6‐chloropyrimidin‐4‐one and 2‐amino‐5‐bromo‐6‐methylpyrimidin‐4‐one have been cocrystallized with several coformers and with each other. Since Cl and Br atoms both have versatile possibilities to interact with the coformers, such as via hydrogen or halogen bonds, their behaviour within the crystal packing was also of interest. The experiments yielded five crystal structures, namely 2‐aminopyridin‐1‐ium 2‐amino‐6‐chloro‐4‐oxo‐4H‐pyrimidin‐3‐ide–2‐amino‐6‐chloropyrimidin‐4(3H)‐one (1/3), C₅H₇N₂⁺·C₄H₃ClN₃O⁻·3C₄H₄ClN₃O, (Ia), 2‐aminopyridin‐1‐ium 2‐amino‐6‐chloro‐4‐oxo‐4H‐pyrimidin‐3‐ide–2‐amino‐6‐chloropyrimidin‐4(3H)‐one–2‐aminopyridine (2/10/1), 2C₅H₇N₂⁺·2C₄H₃ClN₃O⁻·10C₄H₄ClN₃O·C₅H₆N₂, (Ib), the solvent‐free cocrystal 2‐amino‐5‐bromo‐6‐methylpyrimidin‐4(3H)‐one–2‐amino‐5‐bromo‐6‐methylpyrimidin‐4(1H)‐one (1/1), C₅H₆BrN₃O·C₅H₆BrN₃O, (II), the solvate 2‐amino‐5‐bromo‐6‐methylpyrimidin‐4(3H)‐one–2‐amino‐5‐bromo‐6‐methylpyrimidin‐4(1H)‐one–N‐methylpyrrolidin‐2‐one (1/1/1), C₅H₆BrN₃O·C₅H₆BrN₃O·C₅H₉NO, (III), and the partial cocrystal 2‐amino‐5‐bromo‐6‐methylpyrimidin‐4(3H)‐one–2‐amino‐5‐bromo‐6‐methylpyrimidin‐4(1H)‐one–2‐amino‐6‐chloropyrimidin‐4(3H)‐one (0.635/1/0.365), C₅H₆BrN₃O·C₅H₆BrN₃O·C₄H₄ClN₃O, (IV). All five structures show R₂²(8) hydrogen‐bond‐based patterns, either by synthon 2 or by synthon 3, which are related to the Watson–Crick base pairs.     

Cyclopentadienyleisen-komplexe mit P(OR)3-liganden; Synthese und spektroskopische charakterisierung

Reactions of reactive cyclopentadienyliron complexes C₅H₅Fe(CO)₂I, [C₅H₅Fe(CO)₂THF]BF₄, [C₅H₅Fe(CO)((CH₃)₂S)₂]BF₄ and [C₅H₅Fe(p-(CH₃)₂C₆H₄)]PF₆ with P(OR)₃ as ligands (R = CH₃, C₂H₅, i-C₃H₇ and C₆H₅) lead to the formation of the complex compounds C₅H₅Fe(CO)_2?n(P(OR)₃)_nI and [C₅H₅Fe(CO)_3?n(P(OR)₃)_n]X (n = 1, 2 and n = 1–3, X = BF₄, PF₆). Spectroscopic investigations (IR, ¹H, ¹³C and ³¹P NMR) indicate an increase of electron density on the central metal with increasing substitution of CO groups by P(OR)₃ ligands. The stability of the compounds increase in the same way.     

Electrocatalytic Conversion of Products of Chemisorption of Simple Iodoaromatic Molecules on Smooth Platinum

The electrochemical behavior of chemisorption products of iodoaromatic compounds (C₆H₅I, C₆H₅IO) and iodide anions on a platinum electrode is studied. An assumption is made of a possible cleavage of the C–I bond upon C₆H₅IO adsorption and the formation of a product with properties similar to those of adsorbed iodine atoms.     

Reaction of (η5‐C5H5)Fe(CO)2I with Anionic Bidentate Phosphine Ligands PPh2(o‐C6H4NHLi) or PPh2(o‐C6H4OLi)

The o‐substituted hybrid phenylphosphines, PPh₂(o‐C₆H₄NH₂) and PPh₂(o‐C₆H₄OH), could be deprotonated with LDA or n‐BuLi to yield PPh₂(o‐C₆H₄NHLi) and PPh₂(o‐C₆H₄OLi), respectively. When added to a solution of (η⁵‐C₅H₅)Fe(CO)₂I at room temperature, these two lithiated reagents produce a chelated neutral complex 1 (η⁵‐C₅H₅)Fe(CO)[C(O)NH(o‐C₆H₄)PPh₂‐C,P‐η²] for the former and mainly a zwitterionic complex 2 , (η⁵‐C₅H₅)Fe⁺(CO)₂[PPh₂(o‐C₆H₄O^?)] for the latter. Complex 1 could easily be protonated and then decarbonylated to give 4 [(η⁵‐C₅H₅)Fe(CO){NH₂(o‐C₆H₄)PPh₂‐N,P‐η²}⁺]. Complexes 1 and 4‐I have been crystallographically characterized with X‐ray diffraction.     

Carbon—carbon formation at a diiron centre by intramolecular coupling of ethoxycarbyne and 1,2-diphenylethenyl ligands in Fe2(CO)6(μ-COC2H5)(μ-C(C6H5)C(C6H5)H). X-ray crystal structure of hexacarbonyl-μ-(1η2,2-diphenyl- 3-ethoxy-η3η1-allyl)-diiron

[Fe₂(CO)₆(μ-CO)(μ-C(C₆H₅)C(C₆H₅)H)]^? reacts with triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate to yield Fe₂(CO)₆(μ-COC₂H₅)(μ-C(C₆H₅)C(C₆H₅)H). This compound is smoothly transformed at room temperature or more quickly in refluxing hexane into the title compound resulting from the coupling of the ethoxycarbyne and 1,2-diphenylethenyl bridges.     

Ansa‐Complexes of [Mn(η5‐C5H5)(η6‐C6H6)]: Preparation,Characterization, and Reactivity of [n]Manganoarenophanes (n=1, 2, 3)

We report the synthesis of [n]manganoarenophanes (n=1, 2) featuring boron, silicon, germanium, and tin as ansa‐bridging elements. Their preparation was achieved by salt‐elimination reactions of the dilithiated precursor [Mn(η⁵‐C₅H₄Li)(η⁶‐C₆H₅Li)]?pmdta (pmdta=N,N,N′,N′,N′′‐pentamethyldiethylenetriamine) with corresponding element dichlorides. Besides characterization by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis, the identity of two single‐atom‐bridged derivatives, [Mn(η⁵‐C₅H₄)(η⁶‐C₆H₅)SntBu₂] and [Mn(η⁵‐C₅H₄)(η⁶‐C₆H₅)SiPh₂], could also be determined by X‐ray structural analysis. We investigated for the first time the reactivity of these ansa‐cyclopentadienyl–benzene manganese compounds. The reaction of the distannyl‐bridged complex [Mn(η⁵‐C₅H₄)(η⁶‐C₆H₅)Sn₂tBu₄] with elemental sulfur was shown to proceed through the expected oxidative addition of the Sn?Sn bond to give a triatomic ansa‐bridge. The investigation of the ring‐opening polymerization (ROP) capability of [Mn(η⁵‐C₅H₄)(η⁶‐C₆H₅)SntBu₂] with [Pt(PEt₃)₃] showed that an unexpected, unselective insertion into the C_ipso?Sn bonds of [Mn(η⁵‐C₅H₄)(η⁶‐C₆H₅)SntBu₂] had occurred.     

Etudes sur les composés organométalliques. XI [1]. Action du tétrabutoxytitane sur des solutions de Grignard

The reaction of titanium tetra-n-butoxide with phenylmagnesium bromide inether has been investigated. The species (C₆H₅)₂Mg in the Grignard reagent leads to (C₆H₅)₄Ti, whereas the dimeric species (C₆H₅)₂Mg · MgBr₂ produces an insoluble complex mTi(OBu)₄ · n[(C₆H₅)₂Mg · MgBr₂]. Applied to other Grignard reagents, the use of R₂Mg allowed the preparation of tetrabenzyltitanium, tetracyclohexyltitanium and tetramethyltitanium. Cristalline (C₆H₅)₄Ti and (C₆H₅CH₂)₄ Ti have been isolated.