Radical Reactions of 1,4-Bis(vinylsulfonyl)tetrafluorobenzene with Tetrahydrofuran

Homolytic addition of tetrahydrofuran at the vinylsulfonyl groups of 1,4-bis(vinylsulfonyl)tetrafluorobenzene in the absence of radical initiator at 20 and 55°C leads to formation of 1,4-bis[2-(2-tetrahydrofuryl)ethylsulfonyl]tetrafluorobenzene in 16 and 42% yield, respectively, and a mixture of telomers. The latter are formed as a result of opening of the tetrahydrofuran ring in the adduct.     

Triethylamin-mediated addition of 2-aminoethanethiol hydrochloride to chalcones: Synthesis of 3-(2-aminoethylthio)-1-(aryl)-3-(thiophen-2-yl) propan-1-ones and 5,7-diaryl-2,3,6, 7-tetrahydro-1,4-thiazepines

The triethylamin-mediated addition of 2-aminoethanethiol hydrochloride to chalcone analogs was investigated. This addition, bearing a 2-thienyl group at the 3-position, gave the only addition adduct at room temperature in 3 h, whereas the chalcones bearing the 2-furyl group at the 1-position gave an addition-cyclization product (1, 4-thiazepine) in the same conditions. The effect of the groups to the reaction was investigated by changing the 1- and 3-position groups. The chalcones bearing the 2-thienyl group at the 1-position and the others afforded the mixture of products in different ratio at rt for 0.5–24 h. Moreover, the addition–cyclization products (1,4-thiazepine) were obtained under reflux conditions in 36 h. The structures of the synthesized compounds were elucidated by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, infrared, and elemental analysis.     

Model reactions for preparing poly(imino-tetrafluoro-1,4-phenylene)

2,3,4,5,6-Pentafluoroformanilide was prepared giving, in addition, two new compounds 4,5,6,7-tetrafluoro-1-pentafluorophenyl-benzimidazole and 2,3,4,5-tetrafluoro-6-[(pentafluorophenyl)amino]formanilide. Sodium 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluoro-formanilide was reacted with hexafluorobenzene in a molar ratio of 1:4 to give oligomers of α-pentafluorophenyl-ω-fluoro-poly(imino-tetrafluoro-1,4-phenylene). Some of the oligomers were isolated. The results indicate that poly(imino-tetrafluoro-1,4-phenylene) could be formed. Model reaction on hexafluorobenzene with sodium acetanilide, molar ratio 1:2, gave a low yield of N,N′-diacetyl-diphenyl-tetrafluoro-1,4-phenylenediamine.     

Synthesis of 2,5 -Bis(4-methyl-2-thienyl)thiophene and 2,5-Bis(4-methyl-2-thienyl)pyrrole

Syntheses of 2,5-bis(4-methyl-2-thienyl)thiophene 3 and 2,5-bis(4-methyl-2-thienyl)pyrrole 4 are described. The key step involves Stetter reaction between 4-methyl-2-thiophenecarboxaldehyde and divinyl sulfone. Cyclizaton of the resulting 1,4-bis-(4-methyl-2-thienyl)-1,4-butanedione 2 with Lawesson's reagent gives 2,5-bis(4-methyl-2-thienyl)thiophene 3, whereas condensation with ammonium acetate provides the 2,5-bis(4-methyl-2-thienyl)pyrrole 4.     

The electrochemical properties of a series of phenylene-thienyl polymers in tetramethylene sulfone based electrolytes

Electronically conducting polymers based on polythiophene and polyparaphenylene exhibit generally, both n-doping and p-doping. In most cases, however, the n-doping process is associated usually with poor reversibility and stability. One approach to improve the doping behavior is to modify the structure of the monomer repeat unit at the molecular level. In this paper we report on the electrochemical properties of the polymer series: pTHP, pTFP (1,4-bis(2-thienyl)-2-fluorobenzene), pTF₂P (1,4-bis(2-thienyl)-2,5-difluorobenzene), and pTF₄P (1,4-bis(2-thienyl)-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorobenzene) in tetramethylene sulfone (sulfolane) TBABF₄ based electrolytes.     

Electrochemical Polymerization of Dithienylbenzene and Dithienylpyridine

1,4-Bis(2-thienyl)benzene (T14B), 2,5-bis(2-thienyl)pyridine (T25P), and 2,6-bis(2-thienyl)pyridine (T26P) were electrochemically polymerized. The conductivity of poly-T14B, poly-T25P, and poly-T26P was 1.7 × 10^?1, 2.6 × 10^?8, and 1.2 × 10^?7 S/cm, respectively. A poly-T26P film has a very even surface and is composed of fibrils growing on a thin, dense layer. Infrared spectra showed the monomer units to be linked through the 5,5′-positions of the thiophene rings. On electrochemical oxidation, poly-T26P became a quaternary ammonium salt. Visible/near-infrared spectra of poly-T14B showed that bipolaron states were formed. The conductivities of poly-T25P and poly-T26P rose to about 10^?2 S/cm by iodine doping, irrespective of the bonding sites of pyridine.     

Rhodium-catalyzed substitution reaction of aryl fluorides with disulfides: p-orientation in the polyarylthiolation of polyfluorobenzenes

In the presence of a catalytic amount of RhH(PPh3)4 and 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)benzene, an aromatic fluoride, an organic disulfide (0.5 equiv), and triphenylphosphine (0.5 equiv) reacted in refluxing chlorobenzene to give an aryl sulfide in high yield. Since triphenylphosphine trapped fluoride atoms forming phosphine difluoride, both organothio groups of the disulfide reacted effectively, and the fluoride substituent reacted more readily than the chloride and bromide. The reaction of hexafluorobenzene and a diaryl disulfide gave 1,4-diarylthio-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorobenzene, 1,2,4,5-tetraarylthio-3,6-difluorobenzene, and hexaarylthiobenzene in a stepwise manner; pentafluorobenzene gave 1-arylthio-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorobenzene; 1,2,3,4-tetrafluorobenzene gave 1,2-diarylthio-3,6-difluorobenzene; and 1,2,4,5-tetrafluorobenzene gave 1,4-diarylthio-2-5-difluorobenzene. The polyarylthiolation reaction of polyfluorobenzenes exhibited a strong tendency to form 1,4-difluorobenzenes.     

Syntheses and optoelectronic properties of four photochromic dithienylethenes

Four photochromic dithienylethene compounds, 1,2-bis(2-methyl-5-naphthalene-3-thienyl)perfluorocyclopentene 1a, 1,2-bis[2-methyl-5(p-fluorophenyl)-3-thienyl]perfluorocyclopentene 2a, 1,2-bis[2-methyl-5(p-ethoxyphenyl)-3-thienyl]perfluorocyclopentene 3a, and 1,2-bis[2-methyl-5(p-N,N-dimethylaminophenyl)-3-thienyl]perfluorocyclopentene 4a were synthesized, and their optoelectronic properties, such as photochromism in solution as well as in poly-methylmethacrylate (PMMA) amorphous films, fluorescences and electrochemical properties were investigated in detail. These dithienylethenes have shown good photochromic behavior both in solution and in PMMA amorphous film. All of them exhibited relatively strong fluorescence and gave a bathochromic shift upon increasing concentration in THF. The irreversible anodic oxidation of 1a, 2a and 4a was observed by performing cyclic voltammetry experiments.     

Studies in the tetraarylborates: Part 8. The synthesis and reagent properties of tetrathienylborates

The following cesium tetrathienylborates were synthesized and screened for gravimetric reagent properties: tetrakis(2-thienyl), tetrakis(3-thienyl), tetrakis(5-bromo-2-thienyl), tetrakis(5-chloro-2-thienyl),tetrakis(2,5-dimethyl-3-thienyl), tetrakis(5-ethyl-2-thienyl), tetrakis(5-methyl-2-thienyl), and tetrakis(5-t-butyl-2-thienyl). Of these, the tetrakis(5- alkyl-2-thienyl) borates were not sufficiently stable for complete characterization. The following are possible reagents for cesium and quaternary ammonium cations: sodium tetrakis(2-thienyl), tetrakis(3-thienyl), and tetrakis(2,5-dimethyl-3-thienyl)borates.     

Preparations of bis[2-(2-arylethynyl)-3-thienyl]arenes and bis[2-{2-(trimethylsilyl)ethynyl}-3-thienyl]arenes

4,4′-Bis[2-(2-phenylethynyl)-3-thienyl]biphenyl, 4,4′-bis[2-{2-(trimethylsilyl)ethynyl}-3-thienyl]biphenyl and their congeners were prepared and their properties were studied. Extension of π-system through the central benzene ring was suggested by UV-vis spectra. Connection of two 1,4-bis[2-{2-(trimethylsilyl)ethynyl}-3-thienyl]benzene units was exemplified.     

Production of alkane and cyclohexane derivatives with two heterocyclic substituents of the furan,pyrrole, and thiophene series

Heating 1,2,11,12-tetrachloro-2,11-bis(R-4,9-dodecanediones) and 1,4-bis(3-R-3,4-dichlorobutanoyl)cyclohexanes gave, respectively, 1,4-difuryl derivatives of butane and cyclohexane, while treatment of them with primary amines or phosphorus pentasulfide in DMF was used to synthesize dipyrryl and dithienyl compounds. 1-R-3-R¹-3,4-Dichlorobutanones react with ethylenediamine in aqueous alkali solutions to give 1,2-dipyrryl or monopyrryl derivatives of ethane.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1185–1189, September, 1991.     

Préparation de dithiényl-2-éthène-1,2, de dithiényl-2-pyrimidine-2,4 et de dithiényl-2-pyridazine-3,6

The condensation of 2-thienylmagnesium bromide with (Z)-1,2-dichloroethene 2,4-dichloropyrimidne, 3,6-dichloropyridazine and with a transition metal catalyst is described. The yields of these reactions are very good; 1,2-bis(2-thienyl)ethene and two new heterocyclic compounds 2,4-bis92-thientyl)pyrimidine and 3,6-bis(2-thienyl)pyridazine were obtained in one step from commercial products.     

Electrophilic additions involving fluoronium ions II. The addition of fluoroxy groups to perfluoro-aromatic compounds

The addition of fluoroxy groups to perfluoroaromatic compounds results in the formation of stable adducts. Thus, for the reaction of equimolar quantities of hexafluorobenzene and trifluoromethyl hypofluorite, the main products are the 1,4-monofluoroxy and 1,2-monofluoroxy adducts, but the latter adduct is not detected in the corresponding reaction with perfluoro-t-butyl hypofluorite. Polyfluoroxy additions to perfluoroaromatic compounds occur more readily for (CF₃)₃ COF than for CF₃OF in spite of steric hindrance in the former. The other OF-containing compound which has been studied is oxygen difluoride which reacts with hexafluorobenzene to form polymeric perfluoroalicyclic ethers. In contrast to nucleophilic reactions, fluoroxy addition reactions occur more readily with hexafluorobenzene than with octafluorotoluene, a result which may be attributed to deactivation of the fluoroaromatic ring towards electrophilic addition by the trifluoromethyl group.     

Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric tandem allylic substitution using chiral 2-(phosphinophenyl)pyridine ligand

Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric tandem allylic substitution of (Z)-1,4-diacyloxy- and (Z)-1,4-bis(alkoxycarbonyloxy)-2-butene (2a-c) using 2-(phosphinophenyl)pyridine 1 as chiral ligand provided optically active six-membered 2-vinyl-1,4-diheterocyclic compounds with good to high enantioselectivity. For example, the reactions with catechol, 2-(benzylamino)phenol, or 1,2-bis(benzylamino)ethane as a nucleophile gave 2-vinyl-1,4-benzodioxane (71% ee), 4-benzyl-2-vinyl-1,4-benzoxazine (86% ee), and 1,4-dibenzyl-2-vinylpiperazine (86% ee), respectively.     

Enantioselective Copper-Catalyzed 1,4-Addition of Grignard Reagents to α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds

The enantioselective copper-catalyzed 1,4-addition of Grignard reagents to α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds was studied with the following Cu^I compounds as catalyst precursor and 1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-3-thio-α-D -glucofuranose (Hsiig) as chiral ligand: CuI, iodo[bis(dibutylsulfide)]copper(I), [Cu(siig)], [Cu(siig)(pp)] (pp =1,2-bis)(diphenylphosphinoethene), and tetrakis[iodo(tributylphosphine)]copper(I). The addition of BuMg halides to cyclohex-2-en-1-one was tested under several reaction conditions. The chemical yields and regioselectivities for this reaction were, in all cases, larger than 90 and 98%, respectively, and independent of the experimental conditions. The enantioselectivity was strongly dependent on the reaction conditions and reached a maximum of 60%. Several other substrates were also tested in the above reaction. The X-ray crystal structure for [Cu(siig)(pp)] was determined by X-ray crystallography.     

Guest-dependent flexible coordination networks with fluorinated ligands

Guest-dependent flexible coordination networks are formed from 1,4-bis(4-pyridylmethyl)tetrafluorobenzene (bpf), 4,4'-bis(4-pyridylmethyl)octafluorobiphenyl (bpfb), 2,6-bis(4-pyridylmethyl)hexafluoronaphthalene (2,6-bpfn), and 2,7-bis(4-pyridylmethyl)hexafluoronaphthalene (2,7-bpfn) with Cd(NO3)2 in the presence of various organic compounds. The reaction of bpf affords one-dimensional cyclic chains, two-dimensional rhombus grid sheets, and three-dimensional diamond frameworks with threefold interpenetration. The reaction of bpfb mainly affords two-dimensional rhombus grid sheets with twofold parallel interpenetration. The reaction of 2,6-bpfn affords a one-dimensional ladder and two-dimensional rhombus grid, twisted grid, and herringbone sheets. The reaction of 2,7-bpfn affords two-dimensional rhombus grid sheets and grid sheets with dumbbell-shaped cavities. This diversity of network topologies is induced by interactions between the guest molecules and the flexible ligand frameworks.     

Chloromethylation of substituted di(2-thienyl)methanes and the reductive desulfuration of some diamines of the thiopene series

The action of chloromethyl ether on di(2-thienyl)methane, 1, 1-di-(2-thienyl)ethane, 2, 2-di(2-thienyl)propane, 2, 5-bis(dimethyl-2-thienylmethyl)thiophene, and 1, 1, 1-tri(2-thienyl)ethane has given, respectively: 5-chloromethyl -2 -thienylthiophene, 1, 1-bis(5-chloro-methyl-2-thienyl)ethane, 2, 2-bis(5-chloromethyl-2-thienyl)propane, 2, 5-bis(dimethyl-5-chloromethyl-2-thienylmethyl)thiophene, 1-(2-thienyl)-1, 1-bis(5-chloromethyl-2-thienyl)-ethane, and the corresponding amines: 5-diethylaminomethyl-2-thienylthiophene, 1,1-Bis(5-diethylaminomethyl-2-thienyl)ethane, 2, 2-bis(5-aminomethyl-2 -thienyl)propane, 2, 2-bis(5-methylaminomethyl-2-thienyl)propane, 2, 5-bis(dimethyl-5-dimethylaminomethyl-2-thienylmethyl)thiophene, and 2, 8, 8, 14, 20, 20-hexamethyl-2, 14-diaza-3, 2, 3, 2--cyclotetrathiene. The reductive desulfonation over Raney nickel of the diacetyl derivatives of 2, 2-bis(5-aminomethyl-2-thienyl)propane and 2, 2-bis(5-methylaminomethyl-2-thienyl)propane has given the diacetyl derivatives of aliphatic amines.     

Chloromethylation of substituted di(2-thienyl)methanes and the reductive desulfuration of some diamines of the thiopene series

The action of chloromethyl ether on di(2-thienyl)methane, 1, 1-di-(2-thienyl)ethane, 2, 2-di(2-thienyl)propane, 2, 5-bis(dimethyl-2-thienylmethyl)thiophene, and 1, 1, 1-tri(2-thienyl)ethane has given, respectively: 5-chloromethyl -2 -thienylthiophene, 1, 1-bis(5-chloro-methyl-2-thienyl)ethane, 2, 2-bis(5-chloromethyl-2-thienyl)propane, 2, 5-bis(dimethyl-5-chloromethyl-2-thienylmethyl)thiophene, 1-(2-thienyl)-1, 1-bis(5-chloromethyl-2-thienyl)-ethane, and the corresponding amines: 5-diethylaminomethyl-2-thienylthiophene, 1,1-Bis(5-diethylaminomethyl-2-thienyl)ethane, 2, 2-bis(5-aminomethyl-2 -thienyl)propane, 2, 2-bis(5-methylaminomethyl-2-thienyl)propane, 2, 5-bis(dimethyl-5-dimethylaminomethyl-2-thienylmethyl)thiophene, and 2, 8, 8, 14, 20, 20-hexamethyl-2, 14-diaza-3, 2, 3, 2-α-cyclotetrathiene. The reductive desulfonation over Raney nickel of the diacetyl derivatives of 2, 2-bis(5-aminomethyl-2-thienyl)propane and 2, 2-bis(5-methylaminomethyl-2-thienyl)propane has given the diacetyl derivatives of aliphatic amines.     

Synthesis and photochromic properties of tetrakis(3,5-dimethyl-2-thienyl)- and tetrakis(2,5-dimethyl-3-thienyl)ethylenes

Tetrakis(3,5-dimethyl-2-thienyl)ethylene and tetrakis(2,5-dimethyl-3-thienyl)ethylene were obtained from the corresponding dithienyl ketones by the McMurry reaction. The photochromic properties of the compounds obtained were studied. Dedicated to the Academician N. K. Kochetkov on the occasion of his 90th birthday. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1177–1181, May, 2005.     

Reaction of 2,3-epoxyoctafluorobutane with 2-aminobenzenethiol

The reaction of 2,3-epoxyoctafluorobutane with 2-aminobenzenethiol in N,N-dimethylacetamide gave 3-(2-aminophenylsulfanyl)-1,1,1,3,4,4,4-heptafluorobutane-2,2-diol. In the reaction of the same compounds in dioxane, 2,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzothiazin-2-ol was formed as a result of primary attack by the amino group in 2-aminobenzenethiol on the epoxy ring. The same product was obtained by treatment with 2-aminobenzenethiol of 2,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-2-ol which was synthesized from 2,3-epoxyoctafluorobutane and 2-aminophenol.