Pyrolysis reaction of carpronium chloride and its structurally related compounds. 2—a mass spectrometric study of the lactonization mechanism

The mechanism of the pyrolysis reaction of carpronium chloride [(CH₃)₃N⁺? (CH₂)₃? COOCH₃CI^?] leading to γ-butyrolactone and tetramethylammonium chloride was investigated by means of thermal analysis, pyrolysis gas chromatography mass spectrometry and field desorption mass spectrometry, using deuterium labelling. The results indicated that carpronium chloride pyrolysed to yield equimolar amounts of γ-butyrolactone and tetramethylammonium chloride, methyl transfer occurred between N and O during the pyrolysis process. The mechanism is discussed on the basis of the experimental results, and with the aid of the theoretical results calculated by the CNDO/2 method. The mechanism presented is as follows. γ-Butyrolactone is formed by the intramolecular migration of the π-orbital of C?O to the carbon adjacent to [(CH₃)₃N]⁺ via a 5-membered ring transition state, accompanied by a bimolecular reaction between [(CH₃)₃N]⁺ and the CH₃ of O? CH₃, resulting in the formation of tetramethylammonium chloride in an amount equimolar with γ-butyrolactone.     

On the spin relaxation of57Fe(III) species produced through EC-decay in diamagnetic57Co-labelled Co(III) compounds

Absorption Mössbauer spectra of high-spin⁵⁷Fe(acac)₃ incorporated in diamagnetic Co(acac)₃ and in paramagnetic Mn(acac)₃ and of the γ-ray irradiated (⁵⁷Fe, Co) (acac)₃ and (⁵⁷Fe, Mn) (acac)₃ were compared with emission spectra of⁵⁷Co-labelled Co(acac)₃. Magnetic hfs is found in the spectra of (⁵⁷Fe, Co) (acac)₃ at 78 to 195 K, whereas such hfs is observed neither for the spectrum of⁵⁷Co-labelled Co(acac)₃ nor for that of γ-ray irradiated (⁵⁷Fe, Co) (acac)₃). The absence of magnetic hfs in the spectrum of diamagnetic⁵⁷Co-labelled cobalt(III) compounds was ascribed to the spin-spin interaction due to the radicals produced in the vicinity of the decayed atom.     

Note Water Vapor Sorption by the Polyelectrolyte Complex of Poly (Acrylic Acid) and Poly (4-Vinyl-N-Ethylpyridinium Bromide)

A great number of studies of polyelectrolyte complexes have been carried out by various investigators; most of them concentrated on the reaction between oppositely charged polyelectrolytes [1-3]. The structure and properties of the resultant complexes have been investigated to a lesser extent, and the understanding of this new class of polymer materials is still insufficient. Thus, we have been investigating the sorption of water vapor by the complexes and the morphological changes caused by this sorption [4,5].     

REDUCTION OF BIS(BROMO(MESITYL)-{2,4,6-TRIS[BIS(TRIMETHYLSILYL)METHYL]- PHENYL}SILYL)BUTADIYNE WITH POTASSIUM GRAPHITE: UNEXPECTED FORMATION OF 2-ALLENYL-1-BENZOSILOLE

The reductive debromination of an very crowded bis(bromodiaryl- silyl)butadiyne 2 was performed with potassium graphite to give the corresponding 2-allenyl-1-benzosilole 3 was isolated as a main product.     

Mechanism of Macroscopic Motion of Oleate Helical Assemblies: Cooperative Deprotonation of Carboxyl Groups Triggered by Photoisomerization of Azobenzene Derivatives

Macroscopic and spatially ordered motions of self‐assemblies composed of oleic acid and a small amount of an azobenzene derivative, induced by azobenzene photoisomerization, was previously reported. However, the mechanism of the generation of submillimeter‐scale motions by the nanosized structural transition of azobenzene was not clarified. Herein, an underlying mechanism of the motions is proposed in which deprotonation of carboxyl groups in cooperation with azobenzene photoisomerization causes a morphological transition of the self‐assembly, which in turn results in macroscopic forceful dynamics. The photoinduced deprotonation was investigated by potentiometric pH titration and FTIR spectroscopy. The concept of hierarchical molecular interaction generating macroscale function is expected to promote the next stage of supramolecular chemistry.     

A Novel Reactivity of Phosphanylalumane (>P−Al<): Reversible Addition of a Saturated Interelement Bond to Olefins

The reversible addition of olefins to a phosphanylalumane, P−Al single-bond species, was investigated. The P−Al bond added to ethylene and relatively small terminal alkenes (propylene and hex-1-ene) at room temperature to give the corresponding alkene adducts. Heating the terminal alkene adducts released the corresponding alkenes and regenerated the P−Al bond, but no release of ethylene was observed even under vacuum conditions. The reactivity of ethylene adduct as a new saturated C₂ vicinal P/Al-based FLP was also investigated. The ethylene adduct was found to undergo complexation with nitriles to give the corresponding nitrile adducts to the Al center, which retained the ethylene tether as in the case of the corresponding P/B-based FLP. However, the reactivity of ethylene toward CO₂ and benzaldehyde differed from that of the P/B system giving the corresponding adducts.     

Alternating copolymers of hexafluoroisobutylene with vinyl trifluoroacetate and vinyl pentafluorobenzoate

Copolymerizations of hexafluoroisobutylene (HFIB) with vinyl pentafluorobenzoate (VPFB) and vinyl trifluoroacetate (VTFA) were carried out in bulk using perfluorodibenzoyl peroxide as the radical initiator. The copolymers obtained were characterized by proton and fluorine NMR spectroscopy. The monomer reactivity ratios in the polymerization of HFIB with VPFB were r₁ (HFIB) = 0, r₂ (VPFB) = 0.373, and r₁r₂ = 0. The results indicated that these copolymers have alternating structures. Similarly, the copolymers of HFIB and VTFA also showed alternating structures. The films of HFIB‐co‐VPFB were prepared by casting THF solution of polymers. Films obtained were flexible and transparent. The refractive indices of copolymers were 1.4549, 1.4490, and 1.4438 at 532, 633, and 839 nm, respectively. The average T_gs of HFIB‐co‐VTFA and HFIB‐co‐VPFB were 52 and 71 °C, respectively. From these results, the T_g of the hypothetical HFIB homopolymer is postulated to be in between 70 and 90 °C, which may be useful in the assessment of T_gs of HFIB copolymers with other vinyl monomers. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2012     

Numerical study of QCD phase diagram at high temperature and density by a histogram method

We study the QCD phase structure at high temperature and density adopting a histogram method. Because the quark determinant is complex at finite density, the Monte-Carlo method cannot be applied directly. We use a reweighting method and try to solve the problems which arise in the reweighting method, i.e. the sign problem and the overlap problem. We discuss the chemical potential dependence of the probability distribution function in the heavy quark mass region and examine the applicability of the approach in the light quark region.