Catalytic behavior of wool‐osmium tetroxide complex for asymmetric dihydroxylation of olefins

A new chiral polymer‐metal complex, wool‐osmium tetroxide (wool‐OsO₄) complex was prepared by a very simple method. This complex was found to be able to catalyze the asymmetric dihydroxylation of allylamine to (R)‐(+)‐3‐amino‐1, 2‐propanediol and allyl chloride to (S)‐(+)‐3‐chloro‐1,2‐propanediol. The optical yields amounted to 83.7 and 57.2%, and the product yields were 80.2 and 68.5% respectively. The experimental results showed that OsO₄ content in the complex, reaction time, allylamine/OsO₄ molar ratio and solvent all have an effect on the product and optical yields. Additionally, wool‐OsO₄ complex catalyst could be reused without any remarkable change in optical catalytic activity. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Ligand-assisted reduction of osmium tetroxide with molecular hydrogen via a [3+2] mechanism

Osmium tetroxide is reduced by molecular hydrogen in the presence of ligands in both polar and nonpolar solvents. In CHCl3 containing pyridine (py) or 1,10-phenanthroline (phen), OsO4 is reduced by H2 to the known Os(VI) dimers L2Os(O)2(mu-O)2Os(O)2L2 (L2 = py2, phen). However, in the absence of ligands in CHCl3 and other nonpolar solvents, OsO4 is unreactive toward H2 over a week at ambient temperatures. In basic aqueous media, H2 reduces OsO4(OH)n(n-) (n = 0, 1, 2) to the isolable Os(VI) complex, OsO2(OH)4(2-), at rates close to that found in py/CHCl3. Depending on the pH, the aqueous reactions are exergonic by deltaG = -20 to -27 kcal mol(-1), based on electrochemical data. The second-order rate constants for the aqueous reactions are larger as the number of coordinated hydroxide ligands increases, k(OsO4) = 1.6(2) x 10(-2) M(-1) s(-1) < k(OsO4(OH)-) = 3.8(4) x 10(-2) M(-1) s(-1) < k(OsO4(OH)2(2-)) = 3.8(4) x 10(-1) M(-1) s(-1). The observation of primary deuterium kinetic isotope effects, k(H2)/k(D2) = 3.1(3) for OsO4 and 3.6(4) for OsO4(OH)-, indicates that the rate-determining step in each case involves H-H bond cleavage. Density functional calculations and thermochemical arguments favor a concerted [3+2] addition of H2 across two oxo groups of OsO4(L)n and argue against H* or H- abstraction from H2 or [2+2] addition of H2 across one Os=O bond. The [3+2] mechanism is analogous to that of alkene addition to OsO4(L)n to form diolates, for which acceleration by added ligands has been extensively documented. The observation that ligands also accelerate H2 addition to OsO4(L)n highlights the analogy between these two reactions.     

The OsO4F-, OsO4F2(2)-, and OsO3F3- anions, their study by vibrational and NMR spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations, and the X-ray crystal structures of [N(CH3)4][OsO4F] and [N(CH3)4][OsO3F3

The fluoride ion acceptor properties of OsO4 and OsO3F2 were investigated. The salts [N(CH3)4][OsO4F] and [N(CH3)4]2[OsO4F2] were prepared by the reactions of OsO4 with stoichiometric amounts of [N(CH3)4][F] in CH3CN solvent. The salts [N(CH3)4][OsO3F3] and [NO][OsO3F3] were prepared by the reactions of OsO3F2 with a stoichiometric amount of [N(CH3)4][F] in CH3CN solvent and with excess NOF, respectively. The OsO4F- anion was fully structurally characterized in the solid state by vibrational spectroscopy and by a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of [N(CH3)4][OsO4F]: Abm2, a = 7.017(1) A, b = 11.401(2) A, c = 10.925(2) A, V = 874.1(3) A3, Z = 4, and R = 0.0282 at -50 degrees C. The cis-OsO4F2(2-) anion was characterized in the solid state by vibrational spectroscopy, and previous claims regarding the cis-OsO4F2(2-) anion are shown to be erroneous. The fac-OsO3F3- anion was fully structurally characterized in CH3CN solution by 19F NMR spectroscopy and in the solid state by vibrational spectroscopy of its N(CH3)4+ and NO+ salts and by a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of [N(CH3)4][OsO3F3]: C2/c, a = 16.347(4) A, b = 13.475(3) A, c = 11.436(3) A, beta = 134.128(4) degrees, V = 1808.1(7) A3, Z = 8, and R = 0.0614 at -117 degrees C. The geometrical parameters and vibrational frequencies of OsO4F-, cis-OsO4F2(2-), monomeric OsO3F2, and fac-OsO3F3- and the fluoride affinities of OsO4 and monomeric OsO3F2 were calculated using density functional theory methods.     

C70(OsO4Py2)3配合物的合成和表征

自从1985年Kroto等[1,2]发现富勒烯(球烯)以来,在化学、物理和材料等领域逐渐地形成了富勒烯的研究热潮,现在人们正将较多注意力投向富勒烯的各类衍生物结构与性能之间内在联系规律的研究,以期望在开发应用方面取得更大的进展,为此也更加重视对具有特殊组成与结构的富勒烯衍生物的研究.本文首次合成并表征了C70(OsO4PY2)3配合物,推测了其可能的结构.     

Selective metallic tube reactivity in the solution-phase osmylation of single-walled carbon nanotubes

Single-walled carbon nanotubes have been reacted with osmium tetroxide (OsO(4)) in solution in the presence of O(2) and UV irradiation at 254 nm. We observe one main structural motif, namely thickly coated nanotube structures, densely covered with OsO(2), consisting of multiple bundles of derivatized tubes. In a few instances, bridging uncoated tubes, connecting these thickly coated structures, incorporate a number of smaller nanotube bundles, projecting out from the larger functionalized aggregates of tubes. It is believed that OsO(2) (a) initially forms on the nanotubes by the preferential covalent sidewall functionalization of metallic nanotubes and (b) subsequently self-aggregates. The formation of an intermediate charge-transfer complex is likely the basis for the observed selectivity and reactivity of metallic tubes. Extensive characterization of these osmylated adducts has been performed using a variety of electron microscopy and optical spectroscopy techniques.     

Alkane oxidation by osmium tetroxide

Aqueous alkaline OsO4 at 85 degrees C oxidizes saturated alkanes, including primary, secondary, and tertiary C-H bonds. Isobutane affords tert-butanol in quantitative yield based on consumed OsO4. Cyclohexane is oxidized to a mixture of adipate and succinate. Ethane and propane are oxidized to acetate, which itself is further oxidized under the reaction conditions. A few turnovers of isobutane oxidation have been accomplished using NaIO4 as the terminal oxidant. The alkane oxidation is an example of ligand accelerated catalysis, as hydroxide binding to OsO4 is required for reaction. A concerted mechanism involving [3+2] addition of a C-H bond to two oxo groups of OsO4(OH)- is suggested, analogous to the pathways for dihydroxylation of alkenes by OsO4(L) and for addition of H2 to OsO4(L).     

Osmium(VII) fluorine compounds

Of the four published osmium fluorine compounds in the oxidation state +7, OsO3F, OsO2F3, OsOF5, and OsF7, only one (OsOF5) is a real Os(VII) compound. OsO(3)F has obviously been OsO4. OsO2F3 in its two modifications is a mixed-valence Os(VI)/Os(VIII) compound, whereas a new compound Os2O3F7 is a mixed-valence OsV/Os(VIII) compound. The molecular structures of OsO3F, OsO2F3, and OsO3F2 are calculated. OsO3F2 seems to exist in two forms, with D3h and Cs symmetry. The original preparation of OsF7 could not be reproduced, only OsF6 has been obtained.     

Carbocyclic ribosylamines: synthesis of 5-substituted carbocyclic beta-ribofuranosylamines

A synthesis of 5-substituted cyclopentylamine precursors for 5'-substituted carbocyclic nucleoside analogues was developed. We show that the stereochemistry of the OsO4-catalyzed hydroxylation of an apically brominated lactam, 7-bromo-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-3-one, can be controlled through the appropriate selection of the lactam N-H protecting group. Sterically large groups direct the hydroxylation to the exo-face of the olefin, yielding hydroxylation products that can be converted into analogues of carbocyclic ribosides. Conversely, a sterically small protecting group permits OsO4 approach from the endo-face, yielding hydroxylation products analogous to carbocyclic lyxosides. A key intermediate for carbocyclic sugar production, (1S,2S,3R, 4R,5S)-1-(tert-butyloxycarbonyl)amino-5-bromo-2,3-(dimethylmethylene)dioxy-4-hydroxymethylcyclopentane, was synthesized starting from a commercially available enantiomerically pure lactam, (1S)-(+)-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-3-one, in seven steps in an overall yield of 21%.     

Oxidation of tertiary silanes by osmium tetroxide

In the presence of an excess of pyridine ligand L, osmium tetroxide oxidizes tertiary silanes (Et(3)SiH, (i)Pr(3)SiH, Ph(3)SiH, or PhMe(2)SiH) to the corresponding silanols. With L = 4-tert-butylpyridine ((t)Bupy), OsO(4)((t)Bupy) oxidizes Et(3)SiH and PhMe(2)SiH to yield 100 +/- 2% of silanol and the structurally characterized osmium(VI) mu-oxo dimer [OsO(2)((t)Bupy)(2)](2)(mu-O)(2) (1a). With L = pyridine (py), only 40-60% yields of R(3)SiOH are obtained, apparently because of coprecipitation of osmium(VIII) with [Os(O)(2)py(2)](2)(mu-O)(2) (1b). Excess silane in these reactions causes further reduction of the OsVI products, and similar osmium "over-reduction" is observed with PhSiH(3), Bu(3)SnH, and boranes. The pathway for OsO(4)(L) + R(3)SiH involves an intermediate, which forms rapidly at 200 K and decays more slowly to products. NMR and IR spectra indicate that the intermediate is a monomeric Os(VI)-hydroxo-siloxo complex, trans-cis-cis-Os(O)(2)L(2)(OH)(OSiR(3)). Mechanistic studies and density functional theory calculations indicate that the intermediate is formed by the [3 + 2] addition of an Si-H bond across an O=Os=O fragment. This is the first direct observation of a [3 + 2] intermediate in a sigma-bond oxidation, though such species have previously been implicated in reactions of H-H and C-H bonds with OsO(4)(L) and RuO(4).     

3-位苯并含氮杂环取代的焦脱镁叶绿酸-a甲酯的合成

以焦脱镁叶绿酸-a甲酯(MPP-a)(1)为起始原料，在二氯甲烷中与醋酸锌共回流得锌配合物2，在四氯钯锂催化下，通过与苯基氯化汞的偶联反应生成3b-苯基焦脱镁叶绿酸-a甲酯(3)．分别选用四氧化锇、高钌酸四丙基铵(TPAP)和N-甲基吗啉N-氧化物将环外烯键氧化成邻二酮(4)．在酸性条件下，4与邻苯二胺的缩合形成了3-位喹喔啉取代的焦脱镁叶绿酸-a甲酯(5)．用四氧化锇和高碘酸钠将1的3-位碳碳双键氧化，则生成焦脱镁叶绿酸-d甲酯(6)．所得卟吩醛与环己二酮和萘胺进行一锅法反应，得到3-位苯并吖啶取代的焦脱镁叶绿酸-a甲酯(7)．所合成的新卟吩化合物均经UV，IR，^1H NMR及元素分析证明其结构．     

Determination of ruthenium and osmium in each other's presence in chloride solutions by direct and third-order derivative spectrophotometry

Ruthenium and osmium (up to 20 mug Ru(Os) ml(-1)) can be determined in chloride solutions directly after absorption of RuO(4) and OsO(4) in hydrochloric acid. In 9 M HCl, RuO(4) and OsO(4) are quantitatively converted into RuCl(6)(2-) (lambda(max) = 480.0 nm, epsilon = 4.8 x 10(3) l mol(-1) cm(-1)) and OsCl(6)(2-) (lambda(max) = 334.8 nm, epsilon = 8.4 x 10(3) l mol(-1) cm(-1)) respectively. Osmium does not interfere with the determination of ruthenium in the form of the RuCl(6)(2-) complex by direct spectrophotometry. The absorbance of the obtained solution at lambda(max) = 480.0 nm corresponds only to the concentration of ruthenium. A derivative spectrophotometric method using numerical calculation of absorption spectra of the RuCl(6)(2-) and OsCl(6)(2-) complexes has been developed for the determination of osmium in a mixture with ruthenium. The interfering effect of ruthenium on the determination of osmium can be eliminated by measuring the value of a third-order derivative spectrum of the OsCl(6)(2-) complex at 350.0 nm ("zero-crossing point" of ruthenium). Simple and rapid determination of ruthenium and osmium in a calibration standard solution of the noble metals (Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt and Au) for plasma spectroscopy using the proposed methods has been achieved.     

Directed and undirected asymmetric dihydroxylation reactions: application in the synthesis of a C-linked analogue of allolactose

The complex OsO4.(S,S)-1,2-diphenyl-N,N'-bis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzyl)ethane-1,2-diamine is an effective reagent for the desymmetrisation of meso-1,2-bis(3,6-dihydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)ethanes by asymmetric dihydroxylation; this process, whose sense of diastereoselectivity depends on substitution and stereochemistry, has been exploited in the synthesis of a C-linked analogue of allolactose.     

Osmium tetroxide anchored to porous resins bearing residual vinyl groups: a highly active and recyclable solid for asymmetric dihydroxylation of olefins

[reaction: see text] OsO(4) was simply immobilized onto resins such as Amberlite XAD-4 or XAD-7 bearing residual vinyl groups. The resulting osmylated resins are air-stable, nonvolatile, and much easier to handle than their homogeneous counterpart (OsO(4)). Moreover, the resin-bound OsO(4) exhibited excellent catalytic activity in the asymmetric dihydroxylation of olefins and was easily recovered and reused in five consecutive reactions without any significant decrease in product yield. Turnover time, however, was significantly increased for the fourth and fifth reactions.     

Facile Syntheses of (6S)-6-Fluoroshikimic Acid and (6R)-6-Hydroxyshikimic Acid

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Optical Gas Sensor Fabrication Based on Porphyrin-Anchored Electrostatic Self-Assembly onto Tapered Optical Fibers

Tapered optical fibers with nano-assembled coatings of thicknesses of order tens of nanometres were used for the detection of ammonia gas. The film coating was composed of alternate layers of tetrakis-(4-sulfophenyl) porphine (TSPP) and poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH), which were deposited using the electrostatic self-assembly process (ESA). Exposure of a PAH/TSPP nano-assembled non-adiabatic tapered optical fiber with a waist diameter of 10 µm to ammonia induced significant optical changes in the transmission spectrum of the optical fiber. The fiber optic sensor showed a linear sensitivity to the concentration of ammonia in the range of 10–100 ppm, with response and recovery times less than 100 and 240 sec, respectively. The 3σ limit of detection (LOD) was estimated to be ca. 2 ppm.     

Tunable meso-tetraphenyl-alkyloxazolo-chlorins and -bacteriochlorins

Alkyl-Grignard addition to meso-tetraphenylporpholactone generates monoalkyl- and gem-bis-alkyloxazolochlorins. Together with compounds made by further synthetic manipulations of these derivatives, a series of chlorin-type chromophores with modulated optical properties is generated. Furthermore, their OsO(4)-mediated dihydroxylations and subsequent functional group transformations generate a family of bacteriochlorins that possess substituent-dependent optical properties. Thus, the formal replacement of a pyrrolidine moiety in chlorins and bacteriochlorins by variously substituted oxazoles is a flexible methodology to generate novel and stable chromophores that are tunable over a considerable range of the optical spectrum.     

Crystal growth, structural transitions, and magnetic properties of the fluorite-related osmates: Sm3OsO7, Eu3OsO7, and Gd3OsO7

The Ln3OsO7 (Ln = Sm, Eu, Gd) compounds were grown as single crystals from molten hydroxide fluxes. At temperatures above 235, 330, and 430 K, respectively, the Ln3OsO7 (Ln = Sm, Eu, Gd) compounds exist in the orthorhombic space group Cmcm. When they are cooled below these temperatures, the compounds undergo a structural phase transition from space group Cmcm to P2(1)nb. The structure transition results in a loss of lattice centering, a doubling of the b axis, a distortion of the vertex-shared Os-O chains, and a reduction in the coordination of one of the rare earth cations from 8-fold to 7-fold. Sm3OsO7 and Eu3OsO7 exhibit complex magnetic behavior below about 50 K, and Gd3OsO7 shows a ferromagnetic-like order at 34 K in applied fields of less than 10 kG.     

Molecular and vibrational structure of tetroxo d0 metal complexes in their excited states. a study based on time-dependent density functional calculations and Franck-Condon theory

We have applied time dependent density functional theory to study excited state structures of the tetroxo d(0) transition metal complexes MnO(4)(-), TcO(4)(-), RuO(4), and OsO(4). The excited state geometry optimization was based on a newly implemented scheme [Seth et al. Theor. Chem. Acc. 2011, 129, 331]. The first excited state has a C(3v) geometry for all investigated complexes and is due to a "charge transfer" transition from the oxygen based HOMO to the metal based LUMO. The second excited state can uniformly be characterized by "charge transfer" from the oxygen HOMO-1 to the metal LUMO with a D(2d) geometry for TcO(4)(-), RuO(4), and OsO(4) and two C(2v) geometries for MnO(4)(-). It is finally found that the third excited state of MnO(4)(-) representing the HOMO to metal based LUMO+1 orbital transition has a D(2d) geometry. On the basis of the calculated excited state structures and vibrational modes, the Franck-Condon method was used to simulate the vibronic structure of the absorption spectra for the tetroxo d(0) transition metal complexes. The Franck-Condon scheme seems to reproduce the salient features of the experimental spectra as well as the simulated vibronic structure for MnO(4)(-) generated from an alternative scheme [Neugebauer J. J. Phys. Chem. A 2005, 109, 1168] that does not apply the Franck-Condon approximation.     

Highly diastereoselective and stereodivergent dihydroxylations of acyclic allylic amines: application to the asymmetric synthesis of 3,6-dideoxy-3-amino-L-talose

Aminohydroxylation of tert-butyl sorbate [tert-butyl (E,E)-hexa-2,4-dienoate] using enantiopure lithium (R)-N-benzyl-N-(α-methylbenzyl)amide and (-)-camphorsulfonyloxaziridine gives tert-butyl (R,R,R,E)-2-hydroxy-3-[N-benzyl-N-(α-methylbenzyl)amino]hex-4-enoate in >99:1 dr. Subsequent dihydroxylation under Upjohn conditions (OsO(4)/NMO) gives tert-butyl (2R,3R,4S,5S,αR)-2,4,5-trihydroxy-3-[N-benzyl-N-(α-methylbenzyl)amino]hexanoate (in 95:5 dr) while dihydroxylation under Donohoe conditions (OsO(4)/TMEDA) proceeds with antipodal diastereofacial selectivity to give the (R,R,R,R,R)-diastereoisomer (in 95:5 dr). The amino triols resulting from these dihydroxylation reactions are useful for further elaboration, as demonstrated by the asymmetric synthesis of 3,6-dideoxy-3-amino-L-talose.     

Directed dihydroxylation of cyclic allylic alcohols and trichloroacetamides using OsO4/TMEDA

The oxidation of a range of cyclic allylic alcohols and amides with OsO4/TMEDA is presented. Under these conditions, hydrogen bonding control leads to the (contrasteric) formation of the syn isomer in almost every example that was examined. Evidence for the bidentate binding of TMEDA to OsO4 is presented and a plausible mechanism described.