Trimethylsilylverbindungen der Vb-Elemente. I Synthese und Eigenschaften von Trimethylsilylarsanen

Trimethylsilyl Derivatives of Vb-Elements. I. Syntheses and Properties of Trimethylsilylarsanes Chlorotrimethylsilane and ?Na₃As/K₃As”? prepared from a sodium potassium alloy and arsenic powder in dimethoxyethane form tris(trimethylsilyl)arsane 4 in 80 to 90percent; yield. 4 reacts with methyllithium in THF or dimethoxyethane to lithiumbis(trimethylsilyl)arsenide 5 , which crystallizes with two molecules THF – 5a – or one molecule dimethoxyethane – 5b – per formula unit. The latter adduct is dimeric in benzene. In the reaction of 5 with primary and secondary alkyl halides methyl- 1a , ethyl- 1b , isopropyl- 1c , benzyl- 1d , diphenylmethylbis(trimethylsilyl)arsane 1e and bis[bis(trimethylsilyl)arsano]methane 1f are formed. With tert. butyl chloride a β-elimination results in the formation of bis(trimethylsilyl)arsane; in the reaction with chlorodiphenylmethane and dibromoethane an alkali metal-halogen-exchange takes place yielding tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)-diarsane 6 . On heating bis[bis(trimethylsilyl)arsano]dimethylsilane 7 , synthesized from 5 and dichlorodimethylsilane, to 240°C for several days it decomposes to 4 and dodecamethyl-hexasila-tetra-arsa-adamantane 8 . Tert. butyl- 1g and phenylbis(trimethylsilyl)arsane 1h which cannot be obtained from 5 are prepared from primary arsanes via the corresponding dilithium derivatives.     

Übergangsmetallphosphidokomplexe,IX. P-funktionelle Heterocyclische Mangan-Phosphor-Vier- und Sechsringkomplexe

Transition Metal Phosphido Complexes. IX. P-Functional Heterocyclic Manganese Phosphorus Four- and Six-Membered Ring Complexes . From the reaction of Me₃SiPH₂ with (CO)₅MnCl the four-membered ring complex [(CO)₄MnPH₂]₂ 1 and the six-membered ring complex [(CO)₄MnPH₂]₃ 2 are available. Using CCl₄, CBr₄, and CI₄ 1 can be halogenated by hydrogen-halogen exchange yielding [(CO)₄MnPCl₂]₂ 3 , [(CO)₄MnPBr₂]₂ 4 , and [(CO)₄MnPI₂]₂ 5 , respectively. The corresponding reactions of 2 lead to the formation of completely P-halogenated six-membered ring complexes only in the case of CCl₄ to give [(CO)₄MnPCl₂]₃ 6 . Upon heating in solution 6 is converted into 3. 3, 4 , and 5 react with Ag[BF₄] yielding [(CO)₄MnPF₂]₂ 7 . [(CO)₄MnPF₂]₃ 8 is formed reacting 6 with Ag[BF₄]. Considerable differencies in reactivity depending upon the ring size are observed in all P-substitution reactions. I.R., N.M.R. and mass spectral data are reported.     

Trimethylsilylverbindungen der Vb-Elemente. II. Molekül- und KristallStruktur des Tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)-diarsans

Trimethylsilyl Derivatives of Vb-Elements. II. Molecular and Crystal Structure of Tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)diarsine Pale yellow tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)diarsine 1 which is easily obtained from lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)arsenide · 2 tetrahydrofurane (THF) and 1,2-dibromoethane crystallizes in a trigonal, acentric space group. The dimensions of the unit cell determined at ?95 ± 5°C are: a = 974.2(2); c = 2 080.0(4) pm; Z = 3. Considering anomalous dispersion the refinement of structural data in space group P3₁21 converges at an R-value of 0.060, in its enantiomorph P3₂21, however, at 0.031. With a dihedral angle Si2′? As′? As? Si1 of ?125.7° the molecule adopts gauche conformation. Both bis(trimethylsilyl)arsino groups are symmetry-related by the crystallographic operation of the diad. Characteristic bond lengths and angles are: As? As 245.8(1); As? Si 236.5(1) and 236.2(2) pm; Si? As? Si 100.90(5); As? As? Si 93.87(3) and 113.63(4)°. The shortest intermolecular As? As distance is found to be 662 pm.     

Scalable synthesis of an architectural library of well‐defined poly(acrylic acid) derivatives: Role of structure on dispersant performance

The synthesis and systematic comparison of a comprehensive library of well‐defined polymer architectures based on poly(acrylic acid) is reported. Through the development of new synthetic methodologies, linear, single branched, precision‐branched comb, and star polymers were prepared and their performance as dispersants was evaluated. The ability to accurately control chain lengths and branch points allows the subtle interplay between structure and dispersant performance to be defined and affords critical insights into the design of improved polymeric additives for coating formulations. The general industrial relevance of ionic polymers and branched macromolecular architectures supports these design rules for a wide range of other applications and materials, including as additives for personal care products and in water treatment. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2019 , 57, 716–725     

Special subsets of difference sets with particular emphasis on skew Hadamard difference sets

This article introduces a new approach to studying difference sets via their additive properties. We introduce the concept of special subsets, which are interesting combinatorial objects in their own right, but also provide a mechanism for measuring additive regularity. Skew Hadamard difference sets are given special attention, and the structure of their special subsets leads to several results on multipliers, including a categorisation of the full multiplier group of an abelian skew Hadamard difference set. We also count the number of ways to write elements as a product of any number of elements of a skew Hadamard difference set.      

Synthesis of perfectly sulfonated sodium polystyrene sulfonate over a wide molar mass range via reversible‐deactivation radical polymerization

An aqueous reversible‐deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) approach is used to synthesize sodium polystyrene sulfonate directly from functionalized monomers to give uniformly and completely sulfonated materials. Reproducible gram scale syntheses are achieved under simple one pot reaction conditions at ambient temperatures, and full monomer conversions are achieved within approximately 3 h. Reaction variables such as pH, sodium chloride concentration, and methanol cosolvent have a significant effect on the molecular weights (M_n ≈ 20,000–400,000 g·mol^?1) obtained by gel permeation chromatography coupled multiangle light scattering. Observed dispersities were reasonably narrow: Ð ≈ 1.05–1.3. A parametric optimization, rather than direct variation of the monomer to initiator ratio, resulted in some of the highest molecular weight polymers by an RDRP approach. Linear progression between M_n and monomer conversion occurs at a neutral reaction pH, which results in narrow polymer molecular weight distributions, along with high end‐group fidelity as demonstrated with chain extension reactions. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2019, 57, 1527–1537     

Total synthesis and structural revision of the piperarborenines via sequential cyclobutane C-H arylation

A strategy for the construction of unsymmetrical cyclobutanes using C-H functionalization logic is demonstrated in the total synthesis of piperarborenine B and piperarborenine D (reported structure). These syntheses feature a new preparation of cis-cyclobutane dicarboxylates from commercially available coumalate starting materials and a divergent approach to the controlled cis or trans installation of the two distinct aryl rings found in the natural products using the first example of cyclobutane C-H arylation. The structure of piperarborenine D is reassigned to a head-to-head dimer, which was synthesized using an intramolecular [2+2] photocycloaddition strategy.     

Modular Approach to Degradable Acetal Polymers Using Cascade Enyne Metathesis Polymerization

A modular synthetic approach to degradable metathesis polymers is presented using acetal‐containing enyne monomers. The monomers are prepared in a short and divergent synthetic sequence that features two points of modification to tune polymerization behavior and introduce molecular cargo. Steric and stereochemical elements are critical in the monomer design in order to provide rapid and living polymerizations capable of generating block polymers. The developed polyacetal materials readily undergo pH‐dependent degradation in aqueous mixtures, and the rate of hydrolysis can be tuned through post‐polymerization modification with triazolinedione click chemistry. This presents a new scaffold for responsive metathesis polymers that may find use in applications that requires controllable breakdown and release of small molecules.