Conformational transformations and autooxidation of 5-bromo-2-(2-methylpropyl)-5-nitro-1,3,2-dioxaborinane

Conformational study of 5-bromo-2-(2-methylpropyl)-5-nitro-1,3,2-dioxaborinane at the DFT PBE/3ξ level of theory revealed the only sofa–sofa interconversion pathway through a transition state corresponding to 2,5-twist conformer. The barrier to internal rotation of the axial nitro group is several times higher than that for the equatorial nitro group. According to the ¹H, ¹³C, and ¹¹B NMR, IR, and X-ray diffraction data, the main autooxidation products of 5-bromo-2-(2-methylpropyl)-5-nitro-1,3,2-dioxaborinane are 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol and boric acid.     

Stereochemistry of heterocycles

A number of previously undescribed alkyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinanes were synthesized by condensation of substituted 1,3-diols with alkylboron dichlorides or dibutyl isopropylborate. It was shown by PMR spectroscopy that the 2,5-dialkyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane molecules are conformationally homogeneous and do not contain an axial substituent in the 5 position, whereas the 2-isopropyl-5,5-dimethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane molecules exist in a state of rapid ring inversion, and introduction of methyl substituents in the 4, 4, and 6 positions of the 1,3,2-dioxaborinane ring leads to distortion of the ring conformation and conformational heterogeneity of the investigated sample. The observed regularities are explained from the position of intensive oxygen-boron electron exchange in the heteroring. It is concluded that the 2,5-dialkyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane molecules have primarily a conformation with a semiplanar form.See [1] for communication XLVIII.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp, 26–30, January, 1978     

Reaction of 2-isobutyl-5-methyl-4-phenyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane with acetonitrile

Reaction of 2-isobutyl-5-methyl-4-phenyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane (a mixture ofcis- andtrans-isomers in a 81 : 19 ratio) with acetonitrile yielded 2,5-dimethyl-4-phenyl-5,6-dihydro1, 3-oxazine as a mixture ofcis- andtrans-forms in a 50 : 50 ratio. The possible mechanism of this transformation is discussed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1297–1298, May, 1996.     

Conformational analysis of stereoisomers of 2,4-dimethyl-5-isopropyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane

The investigation of conformation conversions of cis- and trans-isomers of 2,4-dimethyl-5-isopropyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane using ab initio quantum-chemical approximation HF/6-31G(d) and the hybrid DFT-method PBE/3z showed that the routes of the transformations presuppose an equilibrium between sofa conformers with the different orientation of substituents at the atoms C⁴ and C⁵ of the ring that convert into each other through transition states corresponding to the equatorial and axial conformations of the 2,5-twist form. Based on experimental data of ¹H NMR spectra and calculated vicinal spin-spin coupling constants the quantitative conformational composition of cis- and trans-isomers was established and also the ΔG^o value of the conformation equilibrium was determined.     

Structure and reactions of benzo-4-diphenylphosphino-2-phenyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane

The crystal structure of 5,6-benzo-4-diphenylphosphino-2-phenyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane 1 indicates the occurrence of an interaction between the π-systems of the 1,3,2-dioxaborinane ring and the appropriate phenyl group of the diphenylphosphino group. Complexes of compound 1 with PtCl₂, PdCl₂, and Cul were synthesized. Compound 1 and its complexes are readily hydrolyzed in solution to give diphenylphosphine and its corresponding complexes (NMR).     

Chemical ionization induced fragmentations of 2-phenyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolanes and 2-phenyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinanes

Chemical ionization induced fragmentations (with 2-methylpropane as reagent gas) of 4-methyl- and 4,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane and 4-methyl-2-phenyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane gave in each case two fragments, a hydrocarbon ion and metaboric acid. Propeae and thence metaboric acid are eliminated from 4,6-dimethyl-2-phenyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane. The mechanisms of the fragmentations are discussed. Under the conditions used 2-phenyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane and 2-phenyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane do not fragment.     

Molecular structure and conformational preference of 2-methyl-5-nitro-5-bromo-1,3,2-dioxaborinane and its complex with pyridine

The molecular structure of 2-methyl-5-nitro-5-bromo-1,3,2-dioxaborinane and its complex with pyridine is determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The structure of the synthesized compounds in the solution is also confirmed by the NMR spectroscopy data, and the conformational preference of their molecules is confirmed by the calculations using hybrid density functional theory.     

Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of cyano derivatives of 2-(4-carbohydroxy-3-halogenphenyl)-5-alkyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinanes

Abstract

Cyano derivatives of 2-(4-carbohydroxy-3-halogenphenyl)-5-alkyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane have been synthesized. These compounds are characterized by low nematic-isotropic transition temperatures and a high positive dielectric anisotropy; they are promising for use in liquid-crystalline mixtures intended for high information electrooptic display devices.     

Conformational analysis of 2-methyl-5-nitro-1,3,2-dioxaborinane

Quantum-chemical methods HF/6-31G(d), HF/6-31+G(d), MP2/6-31G(d)//HF/6-31G(d), and MP2/6-31+G(d)//HF/6-31+G(d) were used to investigate the conformational isomerization of 2-methyl-5-nitro-1,3,2-dioxaborinane. It has been shown that a potential energy surface of this compound includes two minima: an axial form of semi-chair and equatorial sofa together with a transition state belonging to the conformation of 2,5-twist-form. A comparison between experimental NMR ¹H and theoretical vicinal coupling constants was used to determine the quantitative conformational composition of cyclic boric acid ester and a value of ΔG ⁰ for nitro group at the ring carbon atom C⁵ in CCl₄ and C₆D₅NO₂ solutions.     

Configuration and isomerization of 2,4,5-substituted 1,3,2-dioxaborinanes

Reaction of esters of isobutylboronic acid with 2-methyl-1-phenyl-1,3 propanediol and 2-benzyl-1,3-butanediol gave 2-isobutyl-5-methyl-4-phenyl- and 4-methyl-5-benzyl-1, 3, 2-dioxaborinanes respectively, with a preponderance of the cis-isomers in the mixtures. Cis-2-isobutyl-5-methyl-4-phenyl-1, 3, 2-dioxaborinane was converted to thetrans isomer on heating to 150°C with a catalytic amount of ZnCl₂.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1291–1294, September, 1995.     

Nonempirical approach to the conformational analysis of 2,4-dimethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane and its oxonium ions

Using nonempirical quantum-chemical approximations RHF//STO-3G, 3-21G, 6-31G(d) and MP2//6-31G(d,p) a conformation isomerism of 2,4-dimethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane and its oxonium ions was studied. It was shown that the potential energy surface of the studied molecules has minima corresponding to equatorial (main minimum) and axial sofa forms and maxima corresponding to equatorial and axial conformations of 2,5-twist forms. Calculated values of the barriers of internal rotation of methyl group at the ring C⁴ atom were found. It was also established that the heat of protonation of the cyclic boric ester was smaller than of the non-boric analog, cis-2,4-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane, owing to decrease in basicity of the oxygen atoms in the cyclic boric ester due to partial double bond character of B-O bond.     

Conformational Composition of 2,5-Disubstituted 1,3,2-Dioxaborinanes

We have used ¹H NMR spectra and also MM+ and AM1 calculation methods to show that the conformational equilibrium of 2,5-disubstituted 1,3,2-dioxaborinane molecules, including two sofa forms, is shifted toward the equatorial conformer. We have established the values of G ⁰ for a number of substituents on the C₍₅₎ ring atom.     

Synthesis and steric structure of 3,4-dimethyl-2-(3-methyl-1-phenylbuta-1,2-dienyl)-5-phenyl-1,3,2λ<Superscript>5</Superscript>-oxazaphospholane 2-oxide

Allenic 1,3,2-oxazaphospholanes on the basis of d-pseudoephedrine were synthesized. The steric structure of 3,4-dimethyl-2-(3-methyl-1-phenylbuta-1,2-dienyl)-5-phenyl-1,3,2λ⁵-oxazaphospholane 2-oxide was determined by X-ray diffraction.     

Borylation of calix[4]resorcinols under ultrasonic irradiation

The use of ultrasonic irradiation in the reactions of trialkyl borates with octahydroxytetraoctyl[l ₄] metacyclophane allowed us obtaining tetraalkoxyboratocavitands with higher yields and under milder conditions. We first obtained 1,3,2-dioxaborolane and 1,3,2-dioxaborinane derivatives of tetraoctyl[l ₄]metacyclophane using ultrasonic irradiation. Boratocavitands were converted into the corresponding amine complexes with isobutylamine.     

Specific Features of Reaction of 2-R-Benzo[e][1,3,2]dioxaphosphinin-4-ones with Perfluorodiacetyl. Synthesis and Steric Structure of 4′,5′-Bis(trifluoromethyl)-4-oxo-2-(2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropoxy)-2λ 5-spiro[benzo[e][1,3,2]dioxaphosphinine-2,2′-[1,3,2]dioxaphosphole]

2-R-benzo[e][1,3,2]dioxaphosphinin-4-ones react with perfluorodiacetyl under mild conditions to form relatively labile spirophosphoranes containing a 1,3,2-dioxaphosphole ring. These compounds gradually convert to more stable 2-R-4,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1,3,2λ⁵-dioxaphosphole 2-oxides and diastereometic 2-R-4-(trifluoroacetyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[f][1,3,2λ⁵]dioxaphosphepine 2-oxides, whose structure was confirmed by means of NMR and IR spectroscopy. The structure of 4′,5′ -bis(trifluoromethyl)-4-oxo-2-(2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropoxy)-2λ ⁵-spiro[benzo[e][1,3,2]dioxaphosphinine-2,2′-[1,3,2]dioxaphosphole] was confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis.__________Translated from Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii, Vol. 75, No. 4, 2005, pp. 587–599.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Konovalova, Mironov, Ivkova, Zagidullina, Gubaidullin, Litvinov, Kurykin.     

The Conformation of Sterically Congested Seven-Membered Rings Containing Tetracoordinate Germanium(IV): A First X-Ray Crystallographic Structure Determination

The X-ray crystallographic analysis of 6,6-dimethyl-2,4,8,10-tetra-tert-octyl-dibenzo[d,f][1,3,2]dioxagermepin, 1 is reported. In the solid-state conformation of 1, the dihedral angle about the C─C sp²-sp ² σ bond connecting the two aryl rings is 50.1°. The observed C₂ symmetry in the solid-state conformation of 1 is consistent with the previously suggested solution conformation.     

2-(5-O-nitro-1,4:3,6-dianhydro-D-glucit-2-yloxy)-5-R-5-nitro-2-oxo-1,3,2-λ5-dioxaphosphorinanes: synthesis and structure

5,5-Disubstituted 1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinanes were synthesized by the reaction of (5-O-nitro-1,4:3,6-dianhydro-D-glucit-2-yl) phosphochloridate with 2-nitro-2-R-propane-1,3-diols in the presence of organic bases. The structure of 5-bromo-5-nitro-2-(5-O-nitro-1,4:3,6-dianhydro-d-glucit-2-yloxy)-2-oxo-1,3,2-λ⁵-dioxaphosphorinane was established by X-ray diffraction.     

Synthesis and physical properties of laterally fluorinated liquid crystals containing 1,3,2-dioxaborinane and cyclohexyl units

Six series of laterally fluorinated liquid crystals containing 1,3,2-dioxaborinane and cyclohexyl units have been synthesized and characterized. Their mesomorphic properties were characterized by polarizing optical microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. All these compounds are thermotropic liquid crystalline materials. All three-ring compounds (series A, B and C) and most four-ring compounds (series D, E and F) exhibit only a nematic phase, while some four-ring compounds with long terminal alkyl chains show nematic, smectic A and even smectic B phases. In addition, four compounds containing a 1,3-dioxane unit were prepared, and their mesomorphic properties compared with their 1,3,2-dioxaborinane analogues. The dielectric anisotropies of selected target compounds were determined; some showed a negative anisotropy. The relationships between the properties and chemical structures of these new compounds are discussed.     

Quantum-chemical investigation of conformational characteristics of the complex of 2-methyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane with dimethyl ether

With the help of the quantum-chemical approximation MP2/6-31G(d)//HF/6-31G(d) conformational characteristics were investigated of donor-acceptor associate of 2-methyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane with dimethyl ether, 1:1. The character of the conformational isomerization of the adduct differs from that established for the proper cyclic boric ester and involves an interconversion between two conformers nondegenerate by the energy. The stability of the associate under study is comparable with those of the molecular complexes of 2-methyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane with water and methanol.     

A stereoselective synthesis of 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatrienes utilising 4,4,6-trimethyl-2-vinyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane as a two-carbon alkenyl building block

A number of 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatrienes of varying alkene geometries were stereoselectively prepared from just two starting materials: iodobenzene and 4,4,6-trimethyl-2-vinyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane via a series of Heck, Suzuki-Miyaura and stereocontrolled iododeboronation reactions. These results demonstrate how 4,4,6-trimethyl-2-vinyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane can be used as a genuine two-carbon vinyl-dianion building block in stereocontrolled polyene synthesis.