Synthesis of organoboron compounds bearing an azo group and substituent effects on their structures and photoisomerization

2-(Phenylazo)phenylboranes bearing several substituents were synthesized and substituent effects on their structures and photoisomerization behaviors were investigated to reveal the scope of the photoswitching of the coordination number of the boron by using an azobenzene-based photoresponsive ligand, 2-(phenylazo)phenyl group. ¹¹B NMR, X-ray crystallographic analysis, and UV-vis spectra revealed that electron-donating ability of the substituents at both the boron atom and the azobenzene moiety determined the strength of the interaction between the boron and the nitrogen of the azo group. Photoisomerization behaviors of 2-(phenylazo)phenylboranes are largely affected by the B-N interaction.     

Systematic study on the structures and reactivity of hydrazobenzenes and azobenzenes bearing a chalcogenophosphoryl group

Hydrazobenzenes 3-5 bearing a chalcogenophosphoryl group were synthesized by palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions. Their X-ray crystallographic analyses and NMR and IR spectra showed the presence of intramolecular hydrogen bonds between the N-H protons and the chalcogenophosphoryl groups. The intermolecular hydrogen bonds in phosphine oxide 3 and selenide 5 were observed in the solid state. Phosphine oxide 3, sulfide 4, and selenide 5 constructed a dimeric structure, a discrete monomeric structure, and a chain structure, respectively. As the chalcogen atom changed, the crystalline structures of the 2-chalcogenophosphorylhydrazobenzenes also changed. The hydrogen bonds affected the oxidation reactions of the hydrazobenzenes, and oxidation of hydrazobenzenes bearing a lighter chalcogen atom was more difficult. For azobenzenes bearing a chalcogenophosphoryl group, X-ray crystallographic analyses and NMR spectra showed little interaction between the azo group and the chalcogenophosphoryl groups. However, in the UV-vis spectra, the red shifts of the absorption maxima due to the n --> pi transitions indicated intramolecular interactions in the excited state, in contrast to the corresponding 4-substituted azobenzenes. In addition, photoirradiation of phosphine oxide (E)-7 gave (Z)-7, whereas that of phosphine sulfide (E)-8 and phosphine selenide (E)-9 did not give (Z)-8 and (Z)-9, suggesting that heavy chalcogen atoms quench excited states by through-space interactions. Introduction of a chalcogenophosphoryl group at the 2-position had a significant effect on the structure, spectral properties, and reactivity of hydrazobenzenes and azobenzenes. Although azobenzene (E)-10 bearing a hydroxyphosphoryl group at the 2-position did not show hydrogen bonding in the crystalline state, its optical properties and photoisomerization ratio were different from those of (E)-7.     

1H, 13C and 15N NMR assignments of phenazopyridine derivatives

Phenazopyridine hydrochloride (1), a drug in clinical use for many decades, and some derivatives were studied by one- and two-dimensional (1)H, (13)C and (15)N NMR methodology. The assignments, combined with DFT calculations, reveal that the preferred protonation site of the drug is the pyridine ring nitrogen atom. The chemoselective acetylation of phenazopyridine (2) and its influence on the polarization of the azo nitrogen atoms were evidenced by the (15)N NMR spectra. Molecular calculations of the phenazopyridines 2-4 show that the pyridine and phenyl groups are oriented in an antiperiplanar conformation with intramolecular hydrogen bonding between the N-b atom and the C-2 amino group preserving the E-azo stereochemistry.     

Intramolecular allylation of the azo group of 2-(allylsilyl)azobenzenes and its photocontrol

Pentacoordinate allylsilanes bearing an azobenzene moiety were synthesized and their structures were elucidated. The reaction of allyldifluorosilane (E)-7a with BF₃ · OEt₂ did not proceed, but (E)-7a was allowed to react with a fluoride ion to give tetrafluorosilicate 8a via intramolecular allyl-migration from the silicon atom onto the azo group. Activation of both the nucleophilic and electrophilic parts by the Si⋯N interaction was found to be important for promotion of the allyl-migration reaction. The azobenzene moiety of the allylsilane was reversibly isomerized by photoirradiation. The (Z)-7a formed by photoirradiation of (E)-7a is in a tetracoordinate state in contrast to the (E)-7a, and it did not react with a fluoride ion at all under the conditions where (E)-7a reacted quantitatively. The reactivity was successfully controlled without changing any conditions other than the change of the coordination number of the silicon atom induced by photoirradiation.     

Syntheses, spectroscopic characterization and thermal behavior on novel binuclear transition metal complexes of hydrazones derived from 4,6-diacetylresorcinol and oxalyldihydrazine

4,6-Diacetylresorcinol (DAR) serves as precursor for the formation of different hydrazone ligands, which are di-, tetra- or hexa-basic with two symmetrical sets of O(2)N tridentate, O(2)N(2) tetradentate or O(4)N(2) hexadentate chelating sites. The condensation of 4,6-diacetylresorcinol (DAR) with oxalyldihydrazine (ODH), in the molar ratio 1:1 and 1:2, yields the corresponding hydrazone, H(6)L(a) and H(4)L(b), ligands, respectively. The structures of these ligands were elucidated by elemental analyses and IR, mass, (1)H NMR and UV-vis spectra. Reactions of the hydrazone ligands with cobalt(II), nickel(II), copper(II), zinc(II), cadmium(II), iron(III) and chromium(III) ions in 1:2 molar ratio afforded the corresponding transition metal complexes. A variety of binuclear transition metal complexes were obtained in its di-, tetra- or hexa-deprotonated forms. The structures of the newly prepared complexes were identified by elemental analyses and IR, UV-vis, mass, (1)H NMR and ESR spectra, as well as, magnetic susceptibility measurements and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). The bonding sites are the azomethine and CO oxygen atoms in either keto or enol forms and amino nitrogen atoms, and phenolic oxygen atoms. The metal complexes exhibit different geometrical structures such as tetrahedral and octahedral arrangements.     

Ammonium eneselenolates: stereochemistry and electronic properties.

Ammonium eneselenolates were generated with high efficiency by reacting selenothioic acid S-esters with a THF solution of TBAF. The methylation of ammonium eneselenolates gave ketene selenothioacetals as stereoisomeric mixtures. The ratio of the two stereoisomers depended on the duration of the reaction before the addition of MeI. Ammonium eneselenolates were characterized by examining their (1)H, (13)C, and (77)Se NMR spectra, which indicated that ammonium eneselenolates were present almost exclusively as Z-isomers. These results suggested that ammonium eneselenolates are kinetically generated as stereoisomeric mixtures, and isomerization of E-isomers to Z-isomers then takes place to result in the exclusive formation of Z-isomers. During the methylation of Z-isomers of ammonium eneselenolates, the isomerization of Z-isomers to E-isomers occurs to give stereoisomeric mixtures of ketene selenothioacetals. NMR spectra of ammonium eneselenolates implied that the electrons at the selenium atom are somewhat delocalized to the carbon-carbon double bond and the carbon-selenium bond shows partial double-bond character.     

Singlet diradical complexes of chromium, molybdenum, and tungsten with azo anion radical ligands from M(CO)6 precursors

The homoleptic diamagnetic complexes M(mer-L)(2), M = Cr, Mo,W (1a,b, 2a,b, and 4a,b), were obtained by reacting the hexacarbonyls M(CO)(6) with the tridentate ligands 2-[(2-N-arylamino)phenylazo]pyridine (HL = NH(4)C(5)N=NC(6)H(4)N(H)C(6)H(4)(H) (HL(a)) or NH(4)C(5)N=NC(6)H(4)N(H)C(6)H(4)(CH(3)) (HL(b))) in refluxing n-octane. In the case of M = Mo, the dinuclear compounds [Mo(L)(pap)](2)(mu-O) (3a,b) (pap = 2-(phenylazo)pyridine), were obtained as second products in moist solvent. X-ray diffraction analysis for Cr(L(b))(2) (1b), Mo(L(a))(2) (2a), and W(L(a))(2) (4a) reveals considerably distorted-octahedral structures with trans-positioned azo-N atoms and cis-positioned 2-pyridyl-N and anilido nitrogen atoms. Whereas the N(azo)-M-N(azo) angle is larger than 170 degrees, the other two trans angles are smaller, at about 155 degrees (M = Cr, 1b) or 146 degrees (M = Mo, W; 2a, 4a), due to the overarching bite of the mer-tridentate ligands. The bonds from M to the neutral 2-pyridyl-N atoms are distinctly longer by more than 0.08 A than those to the anilido or azo nitrogen atoms, reflecting negative charge on the latter. The N-N bond distances vary between 1.339(2) A for 1b and 1.373(3) A for 4a, clearly indicating the azo radical anion oxidation state. Considering the additional negative charge on anilido-N, the mononuclear complexes are thus formulated as M(IV)(L*(2-))(2). The diamagnetism of the complexes as shown by magnetic susceptibility and (1)H NMR experiments is believed to result from spin-spin coupling between the trans-positioned azo radical functions, resulting in a singlet diradical situation. The experimental structures are well reproduced by density functional theory calculations, which also support the overall electronic structure indicated. The dinuclear 3a with N-N distances of 1.348(10) A for L(a) and 1.340(9) A for pap is also formulated as an azo anion radical-containing molybdenum(IV) species, i.e., [Mo(IV)(L*(2-))(pap*-)](2)(mu-O). All compounds can be reversibly reduced; the Cr complexes 1a,b are also reversibly oxidized in two steps. Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy indicates metal-centered spin for 1a+ and 1a- and g approximately 2 signals for 2a-, 3a+, 3a-, and 4a-. Spectroelectrochemistry in the UV-vis-NIR region showed small changes for the reduction of 2a, 3a, and 4a but extensive spectral changes for the reduction and oxidation of 1a.     

Reactivity control of an allylsilane bearing a 2-(phenylazo)phenyl group by photoswitching of the coordination number of silicon

Photoswitching of the coordination number of silicon between four and five in allyldifluoro[2-(phenylazo)phenyl]silane, which was confirmed by X-ray analysis and multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, caused multistep reactions to proceed or stop, yielding tetrafluoro[2-(1-allyl-2-phenylhydrazino)phenyl]silicate without altering other reaction conditions.     

Structure of azo dye organotin(IV) compounds containing a C,N‐chelating ligand

Two complexes derived from simple azo dyes (methyl orange and para‐methyl red) and the [(2‐dimethylaminomethyl)phenyl](diphenyl)tin(IV) moiety have been prepared and their NMR, MS, IR, Raman and UV–VIS spectra were measured and X‐ray structures determined. Both compounds reveal the same structure in chloroform and in the solid state. The central tin atoms exist in a slightly distorted trans‐trigonal bipyramidal geometry. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

1,2‐Diphenyl‐2‐(phenyldiazenyl)‐2‐tosylethanone,an example of a fungicide containing a sulfonyl group

The mol­ecule of the title compound, C₂₇H₂₂N₂O₃S, adopts an irregular propeller shape with the tetrahedral C1 atom pivotal. The α‐azo­phenyl and α‐phenyl moieties are approximately coplanar. Electrostatic attraction of the oppositely charged atoms generates several short intramolecular contacts involving the sulfonyl, azo and carbonyl groups. Characteristic bond‐length distribution of the central part of the mol­ecule indicates that the Coulombic charge transfer is supplemented by hyperconjugation involving donation of electron density from the azo moiety towards the sulfonyl and carbonyl groups.     

Structural, spectral, electric-field-induced second harmonic, and theoretical study of Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II), and VO(II) complexes with [N2O2] unsymmetrical schiff bases of S-methylisothiosemicarbazide derivatives

New unsymmetrical [N2O2] tetradentate Schiff base complexes of Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II), and VO(II) were synthesized by template condensation of the tetradentate precursor 1-phenylbutane-1,3-dione mono-S-methylisothiosemicarbazone with o-hydroxybenzaldehyde or its 5-phenylazo derivative. They were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV-vis, electron spin resonance, and NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and magnetic measurements. The crystal structures of five of them have been determined by X-ray diffraction using, in some cases, synchrotron radiation. These compounds are characterized by a large thermal stability; their decomposition temperatures range from 240 up to 310 degrees C. Complexes with the phenylazo substituent were found to possess a large second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) response, as determined both by measurements of solution-phase direct current electric-field-induced second harmonic generation and by theoretical time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) calculations. The molecular hyperpolarizability was found to decrease in the order Zn(II) > Cu(II) > Ni(II) approximately VO(II). The active role of the metal in determining the NLO properties of the complexes was shown through an analysis of their UV-vis spectra, which revealed the presence of metal-to-ligand (in closed-shell complexes) and ligand-to-metal (in open-shell complexes) charge-transfer bands together with intra-ligand charge-transfer transitions. Assignment of the bands was based on the analysis of the TDDFT computed spectra.     

(Z)-1-三苯基锡基-3-对氯苯基-1-丁烯-3-醇及其卤代物的合成、表征和晶体结构

在氮气保护下,3-对氯苯基-1-丁炔-3-醇与三苯基氢化锡进行游离基加成反应,获得加成物(Z)-1-三苯基锡基-3-对氯苯基-1-丁烯-3-醇(1).加成物(1)与卤素反应后,与锡原子相连的苯基被取代,得到一卤代、二卤代和混合二卤代物(2-8).通过元素分析、¹HNMR和IR表征了化合物1～8的结构,并测定了加成物(1)、一溴代物(3)和二溴代物(5)的晶体结构.在加成物(1)的晶体结构中存在一对对映体,由于分子内存在较弱的O→Sn配位作用,构成以锡原子为中心的扭曲四面体构型.在化合物3和5分子中,存在分子内O→Sn配位键,构成以锡为中心的扭曲三角双锥构型.该系列化合物分子内的O→Sn配位能力和Lewis酸性强弱的顺序为:二卤化物>一卤化物>加成物;氯代物>溴代物>碘代物.     

Experimental and computational studies of structure and bonding in parent and reduced forms of the azo dye Orange II

The structure and bonding of the azo dye Orange II (Acid Orange 7) in parent and reduced forms have been studied using NMR, infrared, Raman, UV-visible, and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, allied with density functional theory (DFT) calculations on three hydrazone models (no sulfonate, anionic sulfonate, and protonated sulfonate) and one azo model (protonated sulfonate). The calculated structures of the three hydrazone models are similar to each other and that of the model without a sulfonate group (Solvent Yellow 14) closely matches its reported crystal structure. The 1H and 13C NMR resonances of Orange II, assigned directly from 1D and 2D experimental data, indicate that it is present as > or = 95% hydrazone in aqueous solution, and as a ca. 70:30 hydrazone:azo mixture in dimethyl sulfoxide at 300 K. Overall, the experimental data from Orange II are matched well by calculations on the hydrazone model with a protonated sulfonate group; the IR, Raman, and UV-visible spectra of Orange II are assigned to specific vibrational modes and electronic transitions calculated for this model. The EPR spectrum obtained on one-electron reduction of Orange II by the 2-hydroxy-2-propyl radical (*CMe2OH) at pH 4 is attributed to the hydrazyl radical produced on protonation of the radical anion. Calculations on reduced forms of the model dyes support this assignment, with electron spin density on the two nitrogen atoms and the naphthyl ring; in addition, they provide estimates of the structures, vibrational spectra, and electronic transitions of the radicals.     

Synthesis and properties of the first stable germabenzene

The first stable germabenzene (1a) bearing an efficient steric protection group, 2,4,6-tris[bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl]phenyl, was successfully synthesized by the reaction of the corresponding chlorogermane (4) with lithium diisopropylamide in THF. The molecular structure and aromaticity of 1a were discussed on the basis of its NMR, UV-vis, and Raman spectra, X-ray crystallographic analysis, and theoretical calculations. All (1)H and (13)C NMR chemical shifts of the germabenzene ring of 1a were in good agreement with those calculated. UV-vis and Raman spectra of 1a showed patterns similar to those of benzene, suggesting the structural similarity between germabenzene and benzene. X-ray crystallographic analysis of 1a revealed that the germabenzene ring was almost planar, indicating the delocalization of pi-electrons. Theoretical calculations (NICS(1) and ASE(isom)) also indicated the ring current effects and aromatic stabilization of the germabenzene. While germabenzene 1a reacted as a Ge[bond]C double-bond compound (germene) with mesitonitrile oxide and 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene, 1a also reacted as a 1-germabuta-1,3-diene with C[bond]C double- and triple-bond compounds. Furthermore, 1a reacted with water and MeOH to give both 1, 2- and 1, 4-adducts.     

Ruthenium complexes of 2-[(4-(arylamino)phenyl)azo]pyridine formed via regioselective phenyl ring amination of coordinated 2-(phenylazo)pyridine: isolation of products,X-ray structure,and redox and optical properties

Aromatic ring amination reactions in the ruthenium complex of 2-(phenylazo)pyridine is described. The substitutionally inert cationic brown complex [Ru(pap)(3)](ClO(4))(2) (1) (pap = 2-(phenylazo)pyridine) reacts smoothly with aromatic amines neat and in the presence of air to produce cationic and intense blue complexes [Ru(HL(2))(3)](ClO(4))(2) (2) (HL(2) = 2-[(4-(arylamino)phenyl)azo]pyridine). These were purified on a preparative TLC plate. The X-ray structure of the new and representative complex 2c has been solved to characterize them. The results are compared with those of the starting complex, [Ru(pap)(3)](ClO(4))(2) (1). The transformation 1 --> 2 involves aromatic ring amination at the para carbon (with respect to the diazo function) of the pendant phenyl rings of all three coordinated pap ligands in 1. The transformation is stereoretentive, and the amination reaction is regioselective. The extended ligand HL(2) coordinates as a bidentate ligand and chelates to ruthenium(II) through the pyridine and one of the azo nitrogens. The amine nitrogen of this bears a hydrogen atom and remains uncoordinated. Similarly, the amination reaction on the mixed-ligand complex [Ru(pap)(bpy)(2)](ClO(4))(2) produces the blue complex [Ru(HL(2))(bpy)(2)](ClO(4))(2) (3) as anticipated. The reactions of [RuCl(2)(dmso)(4)] and [Ru(S)(2)(L)(2)](2+) (dmso = dimethyl sulfoxide, S = labile coordinated solvent, L = 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy) and pap) with the preformed HL(2) ligand have been explored. The structure of the representative complex [RuCl(2)(HL(2a))(2)] (5a) is reported. It has the chlorides in trans configuration while the pyridine as well as azo nitrogens are in cis geometry. Optical spectra and redox properties of the newly synthesized complexes are reported. All the ruthenium complexes of HL(2) are characterized by their intense blue solution colors. The lowest energy transitions in these complexes appear near 600 nm, which have been attributed to intraligand charge-transfer transitions. For example, the lowest energy visible range transition in [Ru(HL(2b))(3)](2+) appears at 602 nm and its intensity is 65 510 M(-1) cm(-1). All the tris chelates show multiple-step electron-transfer processes. In [Ru(HL(2))(3)](2+), six reductions waves constitute the complete electron-transfer series. The electrons are believed to be added successively to the three azo functions. In the mixed-ligand chelates [Ru(HL(2))(pap)(2)](2+) and [Ru(HL(2))(bpy)(2)](2+) the reductions due to HL(2), pap, and bpy are observed.     

N-fluorsilyl-phosphinimine,darstellung und eigenschaften

Numerous N-fluorosilyl triorganophosphine imines of the general formula R₃P=N-Si(CH₃)_3-nF_n have been prepared by two different routes, (a) by trans-silylation of the corresponding N-trimethylsilyl compounds with fluorosilanes, and (b) by the reaction of N-chlorosilyl phosphine imines with sodium fluoride, and characterized by IR and NMR spectra, elemental analyses, and molecular weight determinations. In solution all these compounds are monomeric, but in the solid state two of these phosphine imines are dimers containing pentacoordinated silicon atoms.     

2,5-二[4-(2-芳基乙烯基)苯基]噁二唑的合成及发光特征

二乙烯联苯及其衍生物是一种可发射蓝光的小分子空穴型有机发光材料, 通过Wittig-Horner反应, 将电子传输型噁二唑环“嵌入”其中, 设计合成了6个2,5-二[4-(2-芳基乙烯基)苯基]-1,3,4-噁二唑化合物. 经光谱分析和元素分析等方法确认了它们的化学结构. IR和UV-vis分析数据表明标题化合物分子结构中的C＝C双键均为反式结构特征. 研究结果表明: 2,5-二[4-(2-对二甲氨基苯基乙烯基)苯基]-1,3,4-噁二唑具有良好的蓝色发光性能; 取代基对标题化合物的UV-vis吸收光谱和发光特性的影响显着.     

Synthesis, solid-state and solution structures of tris[(2-methoxymethyl)phenyl]germanes with a substituent on germanium

A series of tris[(2-methoxymethyl)phenyl]germanes with a substituent on germanium was prepared and their solid-state and solution structures were investigated by means of X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy to elucidate the effect of the substituent on the hypercoordination of the germanium atom in triarylgermanes. It was shown that when the substituent is a halogen, the triarylgermanes tend to be pentacoordinated trigonal bipyramidal while the triarylgermane is tetrahedral with no coordination when the substituent is a phenyl group. The methyl derivative is a monocapped tetrahedron.     

Spectral Response to Protonation of 4-(4-(4-(Didodecylamino)phenylazo)phenyl)butyric Acid in Its Langmuir-Blodgett Monolayer

4-(4-(4-(Didodecylamino)phenylazo)phenyl)butyric acid is synthesized, and its Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) monolayer is successfully fabricated. The drastic changes in electronic spectra of this compound are found in acidic solution and in LB monolayer upon exposure to HCl vapor (mainly the decrease in absorption at 416 nm and great increase at 540 nm). The UV-visible and infrared spectra reveal a mechanism of protonation to either azo group or amino group. This phenomenon has been suggested to have its prospective application in fundamental interfacial materials for pH sensors. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

Spectroscopy and stereochemistry of the optically active copper(II), cobalt(II) and nickel(II) complexes with Schiff bases N,N′-(1R,2R)-(−)-1,2-cyclohexylenebis(3-methylbenzylideneiminato) and N,N′-(1R,2R)-(−)-1,2-cyclohexylenebis(5-methylbenzylideneiminato)

Schiff bases obtained from N,N′-(1R,2R)-1,2-cyclohexanediamine and 2-hydroxy-3-methylbenzaldehyde, 2-hydroxy-5-methylbenzaldehyde, have been used as ligands for copper(II), cobalt(II) and nickel(II). The complexes were characterized with UV–Vis, circular dichroism (CD), infrared, diamagnetic and paramagnetic ¹H NMR spectroscopy. CD spectra revealed exciton coupled π→π* transitions. Assignments of LMCT and d–d transitions in CD spectra of Ni(II), Co(II) and Cu(II) complexes is proposed. CD data are characteristic for central ion tetrahedral distortion from the planarity and λ conformation of the cyclohexane ring. ¹H NMR of Ni(II) complexes exhibited significant coordination shifts of CHN and ring protons which are in the closest proximity to Ni(II). The ¹H NMR paramagnetic spectra of Co(II) complexes revealed the most upfield shifted resonance at −60 ppm assigned to CHN and −28 ppm to hydrogen atom at C(5′) of the phenyl ring. Results of spectral analyses suggest central ions in a distorted square-planar geometry with N₂O₂ chromofore group.