Infrared spectra of cyclic ethers and their derivatives

The IR spectra of six monosubstituted and of four 2,6-disubstituted 1,4-dioxanes have been studied in the 650–1800cm^–1 region. The assignment of the bands due to the vibrations of the 1,4-dioxane ring and to the deformation vibrations of the methylene groups of the ring is given. The appearance of a whole series of new absorption bands on passing from unsubstituted 1,4-dioxane to its derivatives is explained by the change in the symmetry of the molecule and the removal of the prohibition from the vibrations previously inactive in the IR spectra connected with this reduction in symmetry. It is proposed to use, in order to confirm the presence of a 1,4-dioxane ring in a molecule from the results of IR spectroscopy, not only the 1126-cm^–1 band but the whole group of bands lying in the frequency ranges 800–950, 1000–1150, and 1200–1300 cm^–1.For part I, see [3].     

Structural Changes Induced by Quinones: High-Resolution Microwave Study of 1,4-Naphthoquinone

1,4-Naphthoquinone (1,4-NQ) is an important product of naphthalene oxidation, and it appears as a motif in many biologically active compounds. We have investigated the structure of 1,4-NQ using chirped-pulse Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy and quantum chemistry calculations. The rotational spectra of the parent species, and its ¹³C and ¹⁸O isotopologues were observed in natural abundance, and their spectroscopic parameters were obtained. This allowed the determination of the substitution r_s, mass-weighted r_m and semi-experimental r_e^SE structures of 1,4-NQ. The obtained structural parameters show that the quinone moiety mainly changes the structure of the benzene ring where it is inserted, modifying the C−C bonds to having predominantly single or double bond character. Furthermore, the molecular electrostatic surface potential reveals that the quinone ring becomes electron deficient while the benzene ring remains a nucleophile. The most electrophilic areas are the hydrogens attached to the double bond in the quinone ring. Knowledge of the nucleophilic and electrophilic areas in 1,4-NQ will help understanding its behaviour interacting with other molecules and guide modifications to tune its properties.     

Electronic Properties of Oxidized Cyclometalated Diiridium Complexes: Spin Delocalization Controlled by the Mutual Position of the Iridium Centers

Four cyclometalated diiridium complexes, with IrCp*Cl (Cp*=η⁵-C₅Me₅⁻) termini bridged by 1,4- and 1,3-bis(p-tolyliminoethyl)benzene ( 1 , 2 ), or 1,4- and 1,3-bis(2-pyridyl)benzene ( 3 , 4 ), were prepared and characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction (complexes 1 , 2 , and 4 ). The two iridium centers in complexes 1 and 3 are thus bound at the central benzene ring in the para-position (trans-Ir2), whereas those in complexes 2 and 4 are in the meta-position (cis-Ir2). Cyclic voltammograms of all four complexes show two consecutive one-electron oxidations. The potential difference between the two anodic steps in 1 and 3 is distinctly larger than that for 2 and 4 . The visible–near-infrared (NIR)–short-wave infrared (SWIR) absorption spectra of trans-Ir2 monocations 1 ⁺ and 3 ⁺ are markedly different from those of cis-Ir2 monocations 2 ⁺ and 4 ⁺. Notably, strong near-infrared electronic absorption appears only in the spectra of 1 ⁺ and 3 ⁺ whereas 2 ⁺ and 4 ⁺ absorb only weakly in the NIR-SWIR region. Combined DFT and TD-DFT calculations have revealed that (a) 1 ⁺ and 3 ⁺ (the diiridium-benzene trans-isomers) display the highest occupied spin-orbitals (HOSO) and the lowest unoccupied spin-orbital (LUSO) evenly delocalized over both molecule halves, and (b) their electronic absorptions in the NIR-SWIR region are attributed to mixed metal-to-ligand and ligand-to-ligand charge transfers (MLCT and LLCT). In contrast, cis-isomers 2 ⁺ and 4 ⁺ do not feature this stabilizing π-delocalization but a localized mixed-valence state showing a weak intervalence charge-transfer (IVCT) absorption in the SWIR region.     

“Coordination‐insertion” ring‐opening polymerization of 1,4‐dioxan‐2‐one and controlled synthesis of diblock copolymers with ε‐caprolactone

This communication deals with the coordination‐insertion ring‐opening polymerization of 1,4‐dioxan‐2‐one (DX) as initiated by aluminium triisopropoxide (Al(OⁱPr)₃) either in bulk or in solution. First, polymerization of DX has been carried out in bulk at 100°C and compared to the ring‐opening polymerization promoted by tin(II)octoate. Block copolymers of ε‐caprolactone (CL) and DX have been then selectively obtained by first initiating CL polymerization with Al(OⁱPr)₃ in toluene and then adding DX to the living PCL macroinitiator solution at room temperature. In spite of the inherent poor solubility of poly(1,4‐dioxan‐2‐one) in most organic solvents, DX polymerization has proven to proceed through a “living” mechanism. Interestingly enough, the semi‐crystalline P[CL‐b‐DX] block copolymers displayed two well separated melting endotherms at ca. 55 and 102°C for PCL and PDX sequences, respectively.     

C CP MAS NMR and DFT study of vascular-selective drugs felodipine and amlodipine

Amlodipine besylate (AM) and felodipine (FL) have been studied in solid by ¹³C CP MAS NMR and DFT. The spectra have been successfully reproduced from the theoretical calculations of the nuclear magnetic shielding tensors, using the GIAO method, after the SCF partial geometry optimisation. A very good correlation between the ¹³C chemical shifts and quadrupole coupling constants for chlorobenzene, AM and FL was obtained. ¹³C NMR as well as ³⁵Cl NQR do not differentiate between S and R enantiomers of AM and FL due to the symmetry of the 4-aryl ring comprising one (AM) or two (FL) chlorine atoms oriented in a perpendicular fashion over the 1,4-DHP ring.     

1,4-Benzodioxin-2(3H)-one and some of its derivatives

The methods of synthesis of 1,4-benzodioxin-2(3H)-one have been reexamined. Frequently quoted in the literature the method of Ghosh has been found to give impure (2-hydroxyphenoxy)acetic acid rather than the lactone. Using various methods some simple derivatives of the title lactone substituted in the benzene ring have been prepared and characterized. The bromination of the lactone with NBS gives predominantly 7-bromo-1,4-benzodioxin-2(3H)-one under electrophilic conditions, while 6-bromo-1,4-benzodioxin-2(3H)-one is obtained as a major isomer under photolytic conditions.     

Triplet excited states of nitronaphthalenes. III. 1,4-dinitronaphthalene

Nanosecond flash photolysis of 1,4-dinitronaphthalene (1,4-DNO₂N) in aerated and deaerated solvents shows a transient species with absorption maximum at 545 nm. The maximum of the transient absorption is independent of solvent polarity and its lifetime seems to be a function of the hydrogen donor efficiency of the solvent. The transient absorption is attributed to the lowest excited triplet state of 1,4-DNO₂N. The reactivity of this state for hydrogen abstraction from tributyl tin hydride (Bu₃SnH), K_q = 3.8 × 10⁸M^?1 sec, is almost equal to that of nitrobezene triplet state which has been characterized as an n → π* state. Based on spectroscopic and kinetic evidence obtained in the present work, the triplet state of 1,4-DNO₂N behaves as an n → π* state in nonpolar solvents, while in polar solvents the state is predominantly n → π* with a small amount of intramolecular charge transfer character.     

New heterocyclic ring systems. XII. Synthesis of [1,4]thiazinocarbazoles

Five [1,4]thiazinocarbazoles have been synthesized from 6-, 7- and 8-amino-2H[1,4]benzo-thiazin-3(4H)ones by the Jaap-Klingemann reaction with 2-hydroxymethylenecyclohexanone followed by Fischer indolisation of the resulting hydrazones. The structures of the hitherto unknown ring systems have been confirmed by pmr spectral data.     

Synthesis,Physical Properties and Memory Device Application of a Twelve‐Ring Fused Twistheteroacene

Developing new organic conjugated materials for high density memory devices is highly desirable. In this research, a novel donor–acceptor‐type twelve‐ring fused twistheteroacene, 2,7,19,24‐tetra‐tert ‐butyl‐13,30‐didodecyl‐9,17,26,34‐tetraphenyl benzo[8′,9′]triphenyleno[2′,3′:7,8]dibenzo[b,e][1,4]dioxino[1,2,3,4‐lmn]dibenzo[6′,7′:10′,11′]tetraceno[2′,3′:5,6][1,4]dioxino[2,3‐f][3,8]phenanthroline‐12,14,29,31(13H ,30H )‐tetraone ( DPyN ) has been synthesized and characterized. It displays high thermal stability, possesses a broad absorption band centered at 510 and 538 nm, and emits red fluorescence in organic solvents. A solution‐processed memory device with DPyN as an active element shows an excellent memory performance with an ON/OFF current ratio of 10^3.46:1 and a threshold voltage of −2.44 V.     

Proton magnetic resonance studies of compounds with bridgehead nitrogen atoms—XIX Configurational and conformational studies with derivatives of hexahydropyrido [2,1-c][1,4]oxazin-4(3H)-ones

A series of substituted hexahydropyrido [2,1-c][1,4]oxazin-4(3H)-ones has been prepared by reaction of the sodio derivative of the appropriate piperidyl carbinol with ethyl chloroacetate. From a study of their NMR spectra the configurations of these compounds have been assigned and the conformation of the perhydro-1, 4-oxazinone moiety shown to be that with the ring oxygen atom and the angular hydrogen on the same side of the plane defined by C3? C(O)? N. The synthesis and NMR spectra of hexahydro-2H-pyrido [1,2-d][1,4]oxazepin-5(4H)-one, 1,6,11,11a-tetrahydro [1,4]-oxazino [4,3-b]isoquinolin-4(3H)-one and of hexahydropyrido [2,1-c][1,4]thiazin-4(3H)-one are also discussed. cis-6,9a-H-6-Methyl-hexahydropyrido[2,1-c][1,4]oxazin-4(3H)-one is shown to exist in a conformation containing a deformed perhydropyridine ring.     

Carbazoledioxazines having long alkyl groups 1. Synthesis of carbazoledioxazines with linear type structure

Carbazoledioxazines with linear type structure (5,15-dialkyl-8,18-dichloro-5,15-dihydrodiindolo[3,2-b:-3′,2′-m]triphenodioxazine) were selectively synthesized by demethanolation ring closure of 2,5-bis(2-methoxy-9-alkyl-3-carbazolylamino)-3,6-dichloro-1,4-benzoquinone in a high boiling solvent. The structure has been confirmed by ¹H-nmr and X-ray crystallography.     

Stereoselective synthesis of substituted piperazines

The treatment of allylarylamines with mercury(II) acetate in tetrahydrofuran followed by a double decomposition reaction with potassium bromide leads to trans-2,5-bis(bromomercuriomethyl)-1,4-diarylpiperazines (2). The stereochemistry of the reaction products has been elucidated by an ¹H-nmr spectroscopic study of the trans-2,5-dimethyl-1,4-diarylpiperazines (3) obtained by sodium borohydride reduction of 2 in alkaline media. The course of the reaction strongly depends on the steric demand of the groups attached to either the allylic group or the ortho-position in the aromatic ring of the starting amine (1).     

Synthesis and Molecular Structure of Substituted 4-[N-Phenyl-N-(2-chloroethyl)amino]-1,4-dihydro-1,2,4λ5-diazaphosphorines

The reaction of 3-phenyl-2-phenylethynyl-1,3,2λ³-oxazaphospholidine with nitrilimines is a multistep process involving formation of the diazaphosphorine ring and cleavage of the oxazaphospholidine ring. The final products are the substituted 4-[N-phenyl-N-(2-chloroethyl)amino]-1,4-dihydro-1,2,4λ⁵-diazaphosphorines. According to X-ray structural data obtained for 4-[N-phenyl-N-(2-chloroethyl)amino]-1,4-dihydro- 1,5-diphenyl-3-ethoxycarbonyl-1,2,4λ⁵-diazaphosphorine, the heteroring of these compounds has the conformation of a flattened P-envelope.__________Translated from Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii, Vol. 75, No. 3, 2005, pp. 406–410.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Trishin, Gonchar, Namestnikov, Stash, Zavodnik, Bel’skii     

NMR spectroscopic and theoretical study on the isomerism of dimethyl benzodiazepine(diylidene)diacetates

The isomerism of dimethyl 2,2′-(7,8-dichloro-1H-benzo[b][1,4]diazepine-2,4-(3H,5H)diylidene)diacetate ( 1a ) and dimethyl 2,2′-(7,8-dichloro-3-methyl-1H-benzo[b][1,4]diazepine-2,4-(3H,5H)diylidene)diacetate ( 1b ) was investigated by ¹H, ¹³C and ¹⁵N nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. In CDCl₃ solution, inversion of the diazepine ring was observed, whereas in (D₆)DMSO and (D₇)DMF solution, besides the ring inversion, a partial cleavage of one chelate ring appeared connected with (E/Z) isomerization about one of the exocyclic C=C bonds. Gibbs free energies (ΔG) and free activation energies (ΔG^≠) were calculated based on B3PW91-SCRF/ZVP DFT computations. Agreement between NMR data and density functional theory (DFT) computations was found.     

Mass Spectral Fragmentation Patterns of 11-(o- and p-R-Anilino)-5H-dibenzo[b,e][1,4]diazepines. IV

The mass spectral fragmentation patterns of eleven 11-(o- and p-R-anilino)-5H-dibenzo[b,e][1,4]diazepines obtained by electron impact have been studied. All the spectra analyzed contain molecular ions, which are base peak for para isomers and the principal fragmentation routes takes place either from the molecular ion, or from (M⁺ - 1) ion. There are, however, some deviations from the general fragmentation pattern in the case of 1,4-dibenzodiazepines with o-amino and p-methoxy substituents caused by direct interaction of these groups with the dibenzodiazepine ring.     

1H-NMR,Ultraviolet and infrared spectra of some (Z)-α-(phenyl)-β-(2-furyl), -(2-pyrrolyl) and -(N-methyl-2-pyrrolyl)acrylonitriles

The ¹H-nmr data of some (Z)-α-(p-substituted-phenyl)-β-(2-furyl), -(2-pyrrolyl), and -(N-methyl-2-pyrrolyl)-acrylonitriles have been investigated to indicate the preferred conformation and to establish the conformational preferences of the β-heterocyclic ring. The ultraviolet spectra have been discussed in order to obtain information about the chromophores responsible for the absorption. The infrared spectra have been analyzed for the identification of the main absorption frequencies of cyano and ethylenic groups and to assign the characteristic absorption bands to specific normal vibrations of the heteroaromatic nuclei.     

Zur Verwendbarkeit von 13C-Substituenteninkrementen bei 1,4-Benzo- und 1,4-Naphthochinonen

About the Availability of ¹³C-NMR Substituent Increments in 1,4-Benzo- and 1,4-Naphthoquinones The ¹³C-NMR spectra of a number of substituted 1,4-benzo- and 1,4-naphthoquinones have been obtained and assigned. Effects of CH₃-, O-alkyl-, Cl-, NH₂- and N₃- substituents have been deduced for the quinoid part of the molecules and used for the calculation of ¹³C-chemical shifts.     

Synthesis, 13C NMR spectrum and crystal structure of 10-Phenylpyrido[3,2-b][1,4]benzothiazine 5-Oxide

The compound 10-phenylpyrido[3,2-b][1,4]benzothiazine 5-oxide, 1 , has been obtained in nearly quantitative yield oxidation of 10-phenylpyrido[3,2-b][1,4]benzothiazine with oxygen in dioxane solution. The ¹³C nmr chemical shift assignments of 1 are reported. Its structure has been determined by X-ray single crystal methods. The crystals of 1 are monoclinic, space group P2₁/n. There are four molecules in a unit-cell of dimensions a = 12.347(3), b = 12.947(3), c = 8.987(1)Å, β = 106.73(1)° and V = 1375.8(5) ų. The central ring is in a boat conformation and the sulfoxide oxygen atom occupies the axial position. The folding angle between the planes of the pyrido and the benzo planes is 161.55(9)°.     

(Hetero) Arylene Polymers Having Polystyrene Chains as Branches

Summary : Four monomers; 1,4-bis(1-naphthyl) benzene ( 5 and 7 ) and 1,4-bis(2- thienyl)benzene ( 6 and 8 ) containing one or two polystyrene short chains substituted in 2 or 2, 5 positions of central phenylene ring were synthesized by Suzuki coupling reaction of two polystyrene based macromonomers ( 3 and 4 ) with 1-naphthalene- and 2-thiophene boronic acid, respectively. By chemical oxidative polymerization using FeCl₃ as oxidant, copolymers containing alternating phenylene and binaphthyl ( 9 , 11 ) or phenylene and bithienyl groups ( 10 , 12 ) and polystyrene as side chains have obtained. The exact control of polystyrene branch length was performed by atom transfer radical polymerization of styrene using as initiators 1,4 dibromo-2-(bromomethyl)benzene ( 1 ) and 1,4-dibromo-2,5 di(bromomethyl)benzene ( 2 ). Polymers were characterized by FT-IR, ¹H-NMR, UV and fluorescence spectroscopy and thermal methods.     

Hydrochlorination and Hydrobromination of N-(N-Arylsulfonylbenzimidoyl)-1,4-benzoquinonimines

The direction of hydrohalogenation of N-substituted p-quinonimines was predicted on the basis of orbital coefficients of the C² and C³ atoms in the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital, calculated by the PM3 method. It was assumed that the reaction is orbital-controlled and that the initial act of hydrohalogenation is nucleophilic attack by halide ion. The proposed approach was verified by experimental hydrochlorination and hydrobromination of N-(N-arylsulfonylbenzimidoyl)-1,4-benzoquinonimines which take up HHlg molecule following the 1,4-addition scheme, i.e., the halogen atom adds to C² of the quinoid ring.