RM1: a reparameterization of AM1 for H, C, N, O, P, S, F, Cl, Br, and I

Twenty years ago, the landmark AM1 was introduced, and has since had an increasingly wide following among chemists due to its consistently good results and time-tested reliability--being presently available in countless computational quantum chemistry programs. However, semiempirical molecular orbital models still are of limited accuracy and need to be improved if the full potential of new linear scaling techniques, such as MOZYME and LocalSCF, is to be realized. Accordingly, in this article we present RM1 (Recife Model 1): a reparameterization of AM1. As before, the properties used in the parameterization procedure were: heats of formation, dipole moments, ionization potentials and geometric variables (bond lengths and angles). Considering that the vast majority of molecules of importance to life can be assembled by using only six elements: C, H, N, O, P, and S, and that by adding the halogens we can now build most molecules of importance to pharmaceutical research, our training set consisted of 1736 molecules, representative of organic and biochemistry, containing C, H, N, O, P, S, F, Cl, Br, and I atoms. Unlike AM1, and similar to PM3, all RM1 parameters have been optimized. For enthalpies of formation, dipole moments, ionization potentials, and interatomic distances, the average errors in RM1, for the 1736 molecules, are less than those for AM1, PM3, and PM5. Indeed, the average errors in kcal x mol(-1) of the enthalpies of formation for AM1, PM3, and PM5 are 11.15, 7.98, and 6.03, whereas for RM1 this value is 5.77. The errors, in Debye, of the dipole moments for AM1, PM3, PM5, and RM1 are, respectively, 0.37, 0.38, 0.50, and 0.34. Likewise, the respective errors for the ionization potentials, in eV, are 0.60, 0.55, 0.48, and 0.45, and the respective errors, in angstroms, for the interatomic distances are 0.036, 0.029, 0.037, and 0.027. The RM1 average error in bond angles of 6.82 degrees is only slightly higher than the AM1 figure of 5.88 degrees, and both are much smaller than the PM3 and PM5 figures of 6.98 degrees and 9.83 degrees, respectively. Moreover, a known error in PM3 nitrogen charges is corrected in RM1. Therefore, RM1 represents an improvement over AM1 and its similar successor PM3, and is probably very competitive with PM5, which is a somewhat different model, and not fully disclosed. RM1 possesses the same analytical construct and the same number of parameters for each atom as AM1, and, therefore, can be easily implemented in any software that already has AM1, not requiring any change in any line of code, with the sole exception of the values of the parameters themselves.     

Determination of traces of As,Cd, Cr,Hg, Mn,Ni, Sb,Se, Sn and Pb in human hair by triple quadrupole ICP-MS

With the wide range of metallic contaminants discharged in the environment, studying the human health requires a growing number of elements to be monitored in biological samples. Hair analysis has been suggested as a suitable tool for biomonitoring environmental and occupational exposure to toxic elements. This study describes a method for the determination of 10 trace elements in hair samples using ICP-QQQ-MS. Combining the power of the MS/MS high-energy Helium mode with the MS/MS O₂ mass-shift mode, the method offers great analytical performances with detection limits reaching 0.0014 µg g^?1 for As, 0.0016 µg g^?1 for Cd, 0.012 µg g^?1 for Cr, 0.0035 µg g^?1 for Hg, 0.0055 µg g^?1 for Mn, 0.10 µg g^?1 for Ni, 0.0012 µg g^?1 for Sb, 0.0083 µg g^?1 for Sn, 0.011 µg g^?1 for Se and Pb. The accuracy of the method was tested on a human hair ERM® certified reference material. Percent recoveries varied from 91.3% and 106.9% being always in the acceptance range of 90–110%. For all analysed elements, RSD% of repeatability ranged between 0.6% and 9.0% and those of intermediate precision did not exceed the limit of 20% being always lower than 10% (except for As). The proposed method was applied for the determination of trace elements in hair samples from 20 unexposed subjects. The geometric mean levels were as follows: Cr 0.28 µg g^?1, Mn 0.30 µg g^?1, Sn 1.04µg g^?1, Sb 0.07 µg g^?1, Hg 0.42 µg g^?1, As 0.02 µg g^?1, Cd 0.03 µg g^?1, Ni 0.51 µg g^?1, Se 0.45 µg g^?1 and Pb 1.83 µg g^?1. Element concentrations were in the same range with the reported data. The reported results may be useful for environmental exposure assessment or comparisons studies when establishing reference values of trace elements in exposed population.     

New n-type organic semiconductors: synthesis, single crystal structures, cyclic voltammetry, photophysics, electron transport, and electroluminescence of a series of diphenylanthrazolines

The synthesis, properties, and electroluminescent device applications of a series of five new diphenylanthrazoline molecules 1a-1e are reported. Compounds 1b, 1c, and 1d crystallized in the monoclinic system with the space groups P2(1)/c, C2/c, and P2(1)/c, respectively, revealing highly planar molecules. Diphenylanthrazolines 1a-1e have a formal reduction potential in the range -1.39 to -1.58 V (versus SCE) and estimated electron affinities (LUMO levels) of 2.90-3.10 eV. Compounds 1a-1e emit blue light with fluorescence quantum yields of 58-76% in dilute solution, whereas they emit yellow-green light as thin films. The diphenylanthrazoline molecules as the emissive layers in light-emitting diodes gave yellow light with a maximum brightness of 133 cd/m(2) and an external quantum efficiency of up to 0.07% in ambient air. Bilayer light-emitting diodes using compounds 1a-1e as the electron-transport layer and poly(2-methoxy-5-(2'-ethyl-hexyloxy)-1,4-phenylene vinylene) as the emissive layer had a maximum external efficiency of 3.1% and 2.0 lm/W and a brightness of up to 965 cd/m(2) in ambient air. These results represent enhancements of up to 50 times in external quantum efficiency and 17 times in brightness when using 1a-1e as the electron-transport materials in polymer light-emitting diodes. These results demonstrate that the new diphenylanthrazolines are promising n-type semiconductors for organic electronics.     

Synthesis of New Polyfused Thienopyrimidine,Thienopyridine, Thienothiazine,Thienoxazine, and Thienodiazepine Derivatives

3,4-Diamino-2-carbethoxy-5-cyanothieno(2,3-b)thiophene (1) was treated with ethylenediamine to afford 3,4-diamino-2,5-bi[2-(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole-2-yl]-thieno(2,3-b)thiophene 2 , which in turn was treated with chloroacety chloride to give bis[imidazolothieno diazepine] derivative 3 and with each of p-chlorobenzaldehyde, triethyl orthoformate, and Lawesson's reagent (LR) to yield bis[imidazolothienopyrimidine] derivatives 4-6 . Compound 1 was subjected to Mannich reaction to afford Mannich bases 7 and 8a , b . The later products ( 8a , b ) were treated with malononitrile yielding 9a and 9b . Treatment of compound 1 with CS 2 , NaOH and CH 3 I produced compounds 10 and 11 . The reaction of compound 10 with each of o-aminothiphenal, o-phenylenediamen, hydrazine hydrate, and phenylhydrazine afforded compounds 12a , b , 13a , b . Compound 1 was allowed to react with CS 2 , phenyl (benzoyl)isothiocyanate and phenylisocyanate to get the described products 14-19 , respectively. On reacting compound 1 with ethylcyanoacetate thieno(2,3-b)pyridine derivative 21 was obtained through the intermediate 20 . Finally, compound 1 was treated with malononitrile to yield compound 22 .     

Enthalpies of formation, bond dissociation energies, and molecular structures of the n-aldehydes (acetaldehyde, propanal, butanal, pentanal, hexanal, and heptanal) and their radicals

Aldehydes are important intermediates and products in a variety of combustion and gas-phase oxidation processes, such as in low-temperature combustion, in the atmosphere, and in interstellar media. Despite their importance, the enthalpies of formation and bond dissociation energies (BDEs) for the aldehydes are not accurately known. We have determined enthalpies of formation for acetaldehyde, propanal, and butanal from thermodynamic cycles, using experimentally measured reaction and formation enthalpies. All enthalpy values used for reference molecules and reactions were first verified to be accurate to within around 1 kcal mol-1 using high-level ab initio calculations. Enthalpies of formation were found to be -39.72 +/- 0.16 kcal mol-1 for acetaldehyde, -45.18 +/- 1.1 kcal mol-1 for propanal, and -49.27 +/- 0.16 kcal mol-1 for butanal. Enthalpies of formation for these three aldehydes, as well as for pentanal, hexanal, and heptanal, were calculated using the G3, G3B3, and CBS-APNO theoretical methods, in conjunction with bond-isodesmic work reactions. On the basis of the results of our thermodynamic cycles, theoretical calculations using isodesmic work reactions, and existing experimental measurements, we suggest that the best available formation enthalpies for the aldehydes acetaldehyde, propanal, butanal, pentanal, hexanal, and heptanal are -39.72, -45.18, -50.0, -54.61, -59.37, and -64.2 kcal mol-1, respectively. Our calculations also identify that the literature enthalpy of formation of crotonaldehyde is in error by as much as 1 kcal mol-1, and we suggest a value of -25.1 kcal mol-1, which we calculate using isodesmic work reactions. Bond energies for each of the bonds in the aldehydes up to pentanal were calculated at the CBS-APNO level. Analysis of the BDEs reveals the R-CH(2)CH=O to be the weakest bond in all aldehydes larger than acetaldehyde, due to formation of the resonantly stabilized vinoxy radical (vinyloxy radical/formyl methyl radical). It is proposed that the vinoxy radical as well as the more commonly considered formyl and acetyl radicals are important products of aldehyde combustion and oxidation, and the reaction pathways of the vinoxy, formyl, and acetyl radicals are discussed. Group additivity values for the carbon-oxygen-hydrogen groups common to the aldehydes are also determined. Internal rotor profiles and electrostatic potential surfaces are used to study the dipole induced dipole-dipole interaction in the synperiplanar conformation of propanal. It is proposed that the loss of this dipole-dipole interaction in RC(.-)HCH(2)CH=O radicals causes a ca. 1-2 kcal mol-1 decrease in the aldehyde C-H and C-C bond energies corresponding to RC(.-)HCH(2)CH=O radical formation.     

Synthesis, reactivities, and magnetostructural properties of FeIII, FeIII-O-FeIII, and ZnIIFeIII-O-FeIIIZnII complexes of a tetraiminodiphenolate macrocycle

The mononuclear iron(III) complexes [Fe(LH2)(H2O)Cl](ClO4)2.2H2O (1) and [Fe(LH2)(H2O)2](ClO4)3.H2O (2) have been prepared by reacting [Pb(LH(2))](ClO4)2 with FeCl3.6H2O and Fe(ClO(4))(3).6H(2)O, respectively. Complex 2 upon treatment with 1 equiv of alkali produces the oxo-bridged dimer [{Fe(LH2)(H2O)}2(mu-O)](ClO4)4.2H2O (3). In these compounds, LH2 refers to the tetraiminodiphenol macrocycle in the zwitterionic form whose two uncoordinated imine nitrogens are protonated and hydrogen-bonded to the metal-bound phenolate oxygens. The aqua ligands of complexes 1-3 get exchanged in acetonitrile. Reaction equilibria involving binding and exchange of the terminal ligands (Cl-/H2O/CH3CN) in these complexes have been studied spectrophotometrically. The equilibrium constant for the aquation reaction (K(aq)) [1]2+ + H2O <==> [2]3+ + Cl- in acetonitrile is 8.65(5) M, and the binding constant (K(Cl)-) for the reaction [1]2+ + Cl- [1Cl]+ + CH3CN is 4.75(5) M. The pK(D) value for the dimerization reaction 2[2]3+ + 2OH- <==> [3]4+ + 3H(2)O in 1:1 acetonitrile-water is 9.38(10). Complexes 1-3 upon reaction with Zn(ClO4)(2).6H(2)O and sodium acetate (OAc), pivalate (OPiv), or bis(4-nitrophenyl)phosphate (BNPP) produce the heterobimetallic complexes [{FeLZn(mu-X)}2(mu-O)](ClO4)2, where X = OAc (4), OPiv (5), and BNPP (6). The pseudo-first-order rate constant (k(obs)) for the formation of 4 at 25 degrees C from either 1 or 3 with an excess of Zn(OAc)2.2H2O in 1:1 acetonitrile-water at pH 6.6 is found to be the same with k(obs) = 1.6(2) x 10(-4) s(-1). The X-ray crystal structures of 3, 4, and 6 have been determined, although the structure determination of 3 was severely affected because of heavy disordering. In 3, the Fe-O-Fe angle is 168.6(6) degrees, while it is exactly 180.0 degrees in 4 and 6. Cyclic and square-wave voltammetric (CV and SWV) measurements have been carried out for complexes 1-4 in acetonitrile. The variation of the solvent composition (acetonitrile-water) has a profound effect on the E(1/2) and DeltaE(p) values. The binding of an additional chloride ion to an iron(III) center in 1-3 is accompanied by a remarkable shift of E(1/2) to more negative values. The observation of quasi-reversible CV for complexes containing a Fe(III)-O-Fe(III) unit (3 and 4) indicates that in the electrochemical time scale unusual Fe(III)-O-Fe(II) is produced. The 1H NMR spectra of complexes 3-6 exhibit hyperfine-shifted signals in the range 0-90 ppm with similar features. The metal-hydrogen distances obtained from T(1) measurements are in good agreement with the crystallographic data. Variable-temperature (2-300 K) magnetic susceptibility measurements carried out for 3 and 4 indicate strong antiferromagnetic exchange interaction (H = -2JS1.S2) between the high-spin iron(III) centers in the Fe-O-Fe unit with J = -114 cm(-1) (3) and -107 cm(-1) (4).     

Synthesis,Crystal Structures,Optical Properties,and Photocurrent Response of Heteroacene Derivatives

Six 5,9,14,18‐tetrathiaheptacene derivatives ( 1 a – 1 f ) were synthesized by using a simple ether–ether exchange reaction and fully characterized. In contrast to the planar conformation usually observed in thiophene‐fused benzene systems, single‐crystal analysis indicates that 7,16‐dipropyl‐5,9,14,18‐tetrathiaheptacene ( 1 a ), 7,16‐diphenyl‐5,9,14,18‐tetrathiaheptacene ( 1 b ), and 7,16‐di(4′‐chlorophenyl)‐5,9,14,18‐tetrathiaheptacene ( 1 c ) adopt chair conformations. The as‐formed dihedral angle between anthracene and the terminal benzene units are 137.258, 137.855, and 134.912° for 1 a , 1 b , and 1 c , respectively, which is close to the theoretical optimization results (128° for 1 b ). Interestingly, the oxidized product of 7,16‐di(trifluoromethylphenyl)‐5,9,14,18‐tetrathiaheptacene ( 1 e ) has a saddle shape, which results in the formation of column‐shaped units in the single crystal. The substituents on the side phenyl group have less effect on their UV/Vis absorption spectra, but a distinct redshift that accounts for the intramolecular charge transfer can be observed in the emission spectra. The electrochemical measurements show that all compounds present two oxidation waves. The photoswitching behavior based on 1 a–1 f was further measured and the experimental results suggest that these heteroacene derivatives are promising semiconductor materials for organic electronics.     

3,3,6,6-四甲基-4a-羟基-9-邻甲氧基苯基-1,8-二氧代-2,3,4,4a,5,6,7,8,9,9a-十氢化-1H-氧杂蒽的合成和晶体结构

标题化合物C24H30O5是由邻甲氧基苯甲醛与5，5-二甲基-1，3-环己二酮在N，N-二甲基甲酰胺中反应而得。结构通过单晶X-射线衍射法确定，其晶体属于单斜晶系，空间群C2／c，a=33．942（6），b=7273（1），c=22667（4）A，β=128．989（9）°，Mr=398．50，V=4349（1）A3，Dc=1．2179·cm-3，Z=8，μ（MoKa）=840mm－1，F（000）=1712。晶体结构用直接法解出，经用全矩阵最小二乘法对原子参数进行修正，最后的偏离因子为R=0.043，Rw=0．052。在晶体结构中，存在一个分子间氢键。     

Structure, bonding, and solvation of lithium vinylcarbenoids

[reaction: see text] Molecular modeling was used to determine the structure of lithium vinylcarbenoids in the gas phase and in THF solution. Solvent effects were modeled by microsolvation with explicit THF ligands on each of the lithium atoms. The carbenoid geometries are dependent on the heteroatom and on solvation. The calculations predict 1-chlorovinyllithium and 1-bromovinyllithium to be a mixture of monomer and dimer at 200 K and mostly monomer at higher temperatures, whereas the 1-fluoro-, 1-methoxy-, and 1-dimethylaminovinyllithium are predicted to be dimeric in solution.     

Thermochemistry of methyl and ethyl nitro, RNO2, and nitrite, RONO, organic compounds

Computational quantum theory is employed to determine the thermochemical properties of n-alkyl nitro and nitrite compounds: methyl and ethyl nitrites, CH3ONO and C2H5ONO, plus nitromethane and nitroethane, CH3NO2 and C2H5NO2, at 298.15 K using multilevel G3, CBS-QB3, and CBS-APNO composite methods employing both atomization and isodesmic reaction analysis. Structures and enthalpies of the corresponding aci-tautomers are also determined. The enthalpies of formation for the most stable conformers of methyl and ethyl nitrites at 298 K are determined to be -15.64 +/- 0.10 kcal mol-1 (-65.44 +/- 0.42 kJ mol-1) and -23.58 +/- 0.12 kcal mol-1 (-98.32 +/- 0.58 kJ mol-1), respectively. DeltafHo(298 K) of nitroalkanes are correspondingly evaluated at -17.67 +/- 0.27 kcal mol-1 (-74.1 +/- 1.12 kJ mol-1) and -25.06 +/- 0.07 kcal mol-1 (-121.2 +/- 0.29 kJ mol-1) for CH3NO2 and C2H5NO2. Enthalpies of formation for the aci-tautomers are calculated as -3.45 +/- 0.44 kcal mol-1 (-14.43 +/- 0.11 kJ mol-1) for aci-nitromethane and -14.25 +/- 0.44 kcal mol-1 (-59.95 +/- 1.84 kJ mol-1) for the aci-nitroethane isomers, respectively. Data are evaluated against experimental and computational values in the literature with recommendations. A set of thermal correction parameters to atomic (H, C, N, O) enthalpies at 0 K is developed, to enable a direct calculation of species enthalpy of formation at 298.15 K, using atomization reaction and computation outputs.     

Design, synthesis, and characterization of conifer-shaped dendritic architectures

An elongated structural design leading to more conical-shaped dendritic architectures by using a combination of 1-->3, 1-->(2+1), and 1-->(2+1 Me) C-branched monomers is presented. Synthesis of the conifer-shaped macromolecule was achieved by reaction between isocyanate 20 and amine 26 in dry CH2Cl2. A resultant extended focal adamantane-modified dendron was deprotected to generate the water-soluble product, which was subsequently complexed with beta-cyclodextrin in D2O to create the desired tree-like product. Host-guest interactions of the adamantane moiety with the beta-cyclodextrin cavity were monitored by 1H NMR spectroscopy. All monomers, key intermediates, and final products were fully characterized by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, ESI or MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, and IR spectroscopy.     

2, 5-二取代基-1, 3, 4-恶二唑及恶二唑啉类化合物的合成

2-苯基-1,2,3-连三唑-4-甲酰肼(1)与芳酸在POCl~3催化下得到6种新的2-芳基-5-(2'-苯基-1',2',3'-连三唑-4'-基)-1,3,4-恶二唑(2)。1与羰基化合物缩合得到相应的酰腙(3),在Ac~2O作用下环化成2-取代基-3-乙酰基-5-(2'-苯基-1',2',3'-连三唑-4'-基)-1,3,4-恶二唑啉(4)。化合物的结构经元素分析,IR,^1HNMR和MS确证。     

Behaviour of Mo,Al, As,Cs, Sn,Sb, Pd,Rh, Ru,Ge, Se and Te on the macroporous resin AG MP-1 in alkaline medium

The behaviour of Mo and some other elements on Ag MP-1 in alkaline medium was investigated. Equilibrium distribution coefficients, K_d, are presented for Mo on the anion exchangers AG 1-X2, AG 1-X4, AG 1-X8 and AG MP-1, and for some elements on AG MP-1 in alkaline medium. An anion exchange chromatographic separation of Mo from some of these elements is described and some results obtained with this method are reported.     

Unusual,selective, reductive,deoxygenation of cyclopentenone alcohols

A selective, reductive, deoxygenation of 2-aryl-4-hydroxycyclopent-2-en-1-ones to afford 2-aryl-cyclopent-2-en-1-ones was achieved by NaBH₄–CeCl₃ in methanol.     

Concise syntheses of cystothiazoles A, C, D, and melithiazol B

A convergent synthesis of cystothiazoles C 1 and D 3 was achieved based on Julia coupling between the functionalized aldehyde 5b, corresponding to left half of the final molecule, and aryl sulfone 6 or 7, bearing a bithiazole moiety, corresponding to right half. Methylation of 1 and 3 gave cystothiazole A 2 and melithiazol B 4, respectively. The overall yield (5 steps from (2R,3S)-3-methylpent-4-yne-1,2-diol 10; 57%) of 5b via the present route was improved in comparison to that of the previously reported functionalized aldehyde 5a (7 steps from 10; 13%). By applying the modified Julia coupling method, selectivity (6E/6Z=20 : 1-26 : 1) toward the (6E)-form of the coupled products (15 or 19) against the corresponding (6Z)-form was improved in comparison to the Wittig method (6E/6Z=4 : 1-6.9 : 1).     

Behaviour of the dithiocarbamate complexes of arsenic, antimony, bismuth, mercury, lead, tin and selenium in methanol with a hydride generator

A study was carried out with a continuous hydride generator coupled to an atomic emission spectrometer with inductively-coupled plasma to determine whether hydrides of As, Bi, Pb, Sb, Sn and Se and mercury vapor could be generated in methanol solutions of their dithiocarbamate complexes. It was found that (with the exception of Pb) hydride generation with sufficient efficiency for simultaneous multi-element determination is achieved using 0.25% NaBH(4)-0.6 mol 1(-1) HCl as reaction medium. The detection limit was found to be 0.2 ng ml(-1) for As, 30 ng ml(-1) for Bi, 0.03 ng ml(-1) for Se, Sb and Sn.     

Synthesis, dual fluorescence, and fluoroionophoric behavior of dipyridylaminomethylstilbenes

The synthesis, dual fluorescence, and fluoroionophoric behavior of two donor-sigma spacer-acceptor (D-s-A) compounds, trans-4-(N,N-bis(2-pyridyl)amino)methylstilbene (1H) and trans-4-(N,N-bis(2-pyridyl)amino)methyl-4'-cyanostilbene (1CN), are reported and compared to that of trans-4-(N,N-bis(2-pyridyl)amino)methyl-4'-(N,N-dimethylamino)stilbene (1DPA). To gain insights into the dual fluorescence properties for 1H and 1CN in polar but not in nonpolar solvents, model compounds resulting from a replacement of the stilbene group by alkyl (2R) or xylyl (2X) groups or from a replacement of the dipyridylamino (dpa) group by dianisoleamino (3AA), diethylamino (3EE), methylanilino (3MP), or diphenylamino (3PP) groups also have been investigated. In addition to 1H and 1CN, all four compounds of 3 display dual fluorescence. The locally excited (LE) fluorescence mainly results from the stilbene group and the ICT fluorescence from the through-bond interactions between the amino donor and the stilbene acceptors. In the presence of transition metal ions such as Zn(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), and Cd(II), the ICT processes are switched from dpa (D) --> stilbene (A) in 1H and 1CN to stilbene (D) --> dpa/metal ion (A) in their complexes. Whereas the ICT states for the complexes are generally nonfluorescent, an exception was found for the case of 1H/Zn(II). As a result, substituent-dependent fluoroionophoric behavior has been demonstrated by 1H, 1CN, and 1DPA in response to Zn(II).     

The Synthesis of 12-Methyl-1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 12B-Octahydroindolo [2,3-A]Quinolizine (1), 1-Benzoyl-1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 12B-Octahydroindolo[2, 3-A]Quinolizine (2), and 1-Phenylcarbinol-1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 12B-Octahydroindolo[2, 3-A]Quinolizine (3)

12-Methyl-l, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 12b-octahydroindolo[2, 3-a]quinolizine (1) is synthesized through a new route developed in our laboratory. The most important step in this synthesis is the condensation of I-methyltryptophyl bromide (4) with 2-piperidone (5) to give N -(2-(1-methylidol)-3-ylethyl)-2-piperidone (6) in good yield (70%). The synthesis of 1-benzoyl-1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 12b-octahydroindolo(2, 3-a]quinolizine (2) and 1-phenylcarbinol-1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 12b-octahydroindolo[2, 3-a]quinolizine (3) follow the method developed by Wenkert. But the yield of tetrahydropyridine 9 from partial hydrogenation of pyridinum bromide 8 with 10% palladium-charcoal is 84% which is much higher than the best yield (40%) in the literature, since the phenyl group contribute additional stability.     

Synthesis of cone, partial-cone, and 1,3-alternate 25, 27-Bis

The preparation of 25,27-bis[1-(2-ethyl)hexyl]- and 25, 27-bis[1-(2-tert-butoxy)ethyl]calix[4]arene-crown-6 combining one polyether crown-6 and one alkylchain O-attached on each side of a calix[4]arene in the cone, partial-cone, and 1,3-alternate conformations are reported. The control over 25, 27-bisalkylcalix[4]arene-crown-6 conformation via varying specific reaction conditions was studied. The series of calix[4]arenes have been prepared by two routes, which differ in the order in which the alkyl or polyether groups were introduced. Moreover, methods have been developed to selectively prepare the cone and partial-cone conformers by using an appropriate base in the alkylation reactions. The conformations of these new derivatives have been probed by (1)H NMR analysis and X-ray crystallography. The (1)H and (13)C NMR spectra of 25,27-bis[1-(2-ethyl)hexyl]calix[4]arene-crown-6, 1, 3-alternate 1, cone 2, and partial-cone 3 are also discussed.     

Prediction of possible crystal structures for C-, H-, N-, O-, and F-containing organic compounds

A procedure is reported for the prediction of dense crystal structures of C-, H-, N-, O-, and F-containing organic compounds in the primitive triclinic, monoclinic, and orthorhombic space groups with Z ≤ 4. The crystal environments of molecules in 242 crystal structures have been analyzed to determine the common coordination sphere pattens. This led to the development of the MOLPAK (MOLecular PAcKing) program, which uses a rigid-body molecular structure probe to build packing arrangements (possible crystal structures) in the various space groups. A MOLPAK search, which involves the investigation of all unique orientations of a central molecule and the construction of the appropriate coordination patterns about the central molecule, provides a 3-D map of minimum unit cell volume as a function of the orientation of the central molecule. MOLPAK uses a repulsion-only potential and a preset threshold to place molecules in contact with each other. The 5–10 smallest volume packing arrangements from a search are subjected to a lattice energy minimization refinement with the WMIN program to yield possible crystal structures. The results are described from the analyses of several known compounds starting with the crystal molecular structures as the MOLPAK search probes in the P1, P2₁, P2₁/c, and P2₁2₁2₁ space groups. In addition, several examples are given in which the search probes were created by AM1 geometry optimization of preliminary molecular models. More extensive data are given in supplementary tables. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.