A Fast Catalytic Process of Transfer of a Phosphorus Atom: How Folding of the Reagent is Related to its Catalytic Activity. A Possible Correlation with Rna Behavior

Abstract

A simple and very fast process of transfer of a phosphorus atom, performed by a simple molecule acting as catalyst in an almost infinite catalytic cycle is described. The catalyst donates a P atom to a mixture of two different Grignard reagents giving, in a very fast and in a highly selective manner, only one phosphorus-containing compound with an enormous rate enhancement with respect to the corresponding no-catalyzed reaction which gives a final cluttered mixture of many organophosphorus products. The focal factor to explain this highly selective process of P transport lies in the folded structure of the reagent with particular angles around the phosphorus atom which can facilitate the formation of cyclic trigonal bipyramidal pentacoordinated species and then its catalytic activity. In a similar manner, RNA can adopt, in a precise position, a particular three-dimensional structure that might facilitate the formation of pentacoordinated species leading to the catalytic function.     

N-Isopropyl-N',N'-diphenyl-N-(silylmethyl)ureas: Synthesis and structure

New N-isopropyl-N',N'-diphenyl-N-(silylmethyl)ureas were obtained, and their structure was explored by ¹H, ¹³C, ²⁹Si NMR spectroscopy and X-ray analysis. These results have shown that N-isopropyl-N', N'-diphenyl-N-[(fluorosilyl)-methyl]ureas exist as (O–Si) chelates with intramolecular dative bond C=O→Si.     

包含平面五配位和平面四配位碳化合物的结构和稳定性

在B3LYP/6-311+G**水平上,研究了包含平面五配位碳(ppC)和平面四配位碳(ptC)的化合物CB5C2H2(C3B2)nC2H2CB5(n=1-5)的结构、能隙、IR光谱、电子光谱、Wiberg键指数以及芳香性.计算结果表明,这五种化合物的能量最低结构均位于势能面的极小值点,HOMO-LUMO能隙在0.5到1.2eV之间,第一电子的激发能在1780到2910nm之间,且与分子尺寸呈现非单调变化趋势.Wiberg键指数和键长表明这五种化合物的能量最低结构均包含平面五配位和平面四配位碳.C3B2单元和右侧CB5单元中三元环中心的核独立化学位移(NICS(0))值均为负值,而左侧CB5单元中的三元环中心的NICS(0)值中两个为正值,另两个为负值,NICS(1)值与NICS(0)值也一致,因此电子的局域离域对结构的稳定是很重要的.     

Formation of a Pentacoordinate 1,2-Oxastannetanide by Novel Base-Induced Rearrangement of a Bis(β-Hydroxyalkyl)Stannane

Treatment of a bis(β-hydroxyalkyl)diphenylstannane with potassium hydride in THF in the presence of 18-crown-6 gave the corresponding pentacoordinate t-alkoxy-l,2-oxastannetanide as stable crystals instead of a hexacoordinate stannate with two oxetane rings. This compound is considered to be formed by novel tin-1,3-migration reaction from carbon to oxygen reaction involving the formation of an oxetane ring and the subsequent tin-carbon bond cleavage.     

PO → Si intramolecular coordination in the derivatives of 1,4‐phosphasilacyclohexane 1‐oxides

The chair and boat conformers for a series of derivatives of 1,4‐phosphasilacyclohexane 1‐oxides have been calculated at the B3LYP/6‐311+G** level of theory in the gas phase and taking into account the effect of solvent polarity using the IEF‐PCM model. The stability of the boat conformers containing pentacoordinate silicon due to formation of the P?O→Si intramolecular coordination bond depends on the environment of the phosphorus atom and polarity of the solvent, and the strength of the transannular bond depends also on the nature of the substituents at the silicon atom. The highly polar boat conformers are strongly stabilized in the DMSO solution. NBO analysis showed the importance of the σ(C? Si) → σ*(H₃C? N) hyperconjugative interaction in the two H₃C? N? C? Si fragments of the ring favoring the formation of the pentacoordinate silicon atom. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2009     

直接由SiO_2低温合成含硅环氧化合物及其结构表征

研究了直接由SiO2 (沉淀白炭黑 )、乙二醇、KOH为原料低温合成高活性的五配位有机硅络合物 [KSi (OCH2 CH2 O) 2 OCH2 CH2 OH],然后与环氧氯丙烷反应 ,生成含硅环氧化合物 ,并借助于红外、核磁共振、热分析、能谱元素分析等现代测试手段 ,对合成的产物进行了结构表征     

Unusual lability of intramolecular coordination bond O→Si <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-(trifluorosilylmethyl)succinimide

According to IR spectroscopy data and ab initio quantum chemical computations, a novel representative of intracomplex organosilicon compounds — N-(trifluorosilylmethyl)succinimide (I) possesses an anomalously high sensitivity to medium effects. Coordination bond O→Si of the compound I is strong in the solid phase and polar medium, and weak in its isolated molecules. Geometric parameters calculated for the molecule I in polar medium correspond to X-ray diffraction data.     

Zwitterionic spirocyclic λ5 Si-silicates with two cis-1,2-diphenylethene-1,2-diolato(2–) ligands: Synthesis and structural characterization

The zwitterionic ⁵ Si-silicates bis[cis-1,2-diphenylethene-1,2-diolato(2–)](morpholiniomethyl)silicate (2) and bis[cis-1,2-diphenylethene-1,2-diolato(2–)][(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinio)methyl]silicate (3) were synthesized by various methods, including remarkableSi–C cleavage reactions with benzoin. Treatment of trimethoxy(morpholinomethyl)silane (4), dimethoxy(morpholinomethyl)phenylsilane (5), or dimethoxy(methyl)(morpholinomethyl)silane (6) with two molar equivalents of benzoin in acetonitrile yielded 2. Compound 3 was synthesized by treatment of trimethoxy[(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidino)methyl]silane (7) with two molar equivalents of benzoin in 1,4-dioxane/n-pentane and was isolated as the 1,4-dioxane solvate 3 ·3/2C₄H₈O₂. Compounds 2 and 3 ·3/2C₄H₈O₂ were structurally characterized by solution and solid-state NMR spectroscopy and by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. In addition, the dynamic behavior of 3 in solution was studied by VT ¹H NMR experiments.     

Structures and stereochemical non-rigidity of Si-substituted N-(dimethylsilylmethyl)- and N-(methylphenylsilylmethyl)amides and -lactams

Eleven new silicon-substituted N-(dimethylsilylmethyl)- and N-(methylphenylsilylmethyl)amides and -lactams bearing a chiral carbon in the amide or lactam fragment, and containing the OSiC₃X (X = Hal, OTf) coordination fragment have been synthesized and their structures determined in solution by spectroscopic means. These structures are consistent with the hypervalency model. Quantum chemical calculations adequately reflect correlations between the type of monodentate ligand X and the geometric parameters of the N-C-O-Si-X fragments.The activation parameters for enantiomerization and diastereomerization in these new compounds and the other related compounds were determined by the dynamic NMR (DNMR) method using full line-shape analysis. The free activation energy values in the absence of external nucleophiles vary from 9 to 27 kcal mol⁻¹. The entropies of activation (ΔS^#) are negative (−20 to −50 cal mol⁻¹ K⁻¹) in all cases except for the chloride derivatives of 4-phenyl-2-pyrrolidone and 4-oxazolidinone that have weaker intramolecular O → Si coordination. Irregular mechanisms of permutational isomerization were proposed on the basis of the DNMR data and the results of quantum-chemical calculations carried out by ab initio (HF) and DFT (PBE, B3PW91, 6-311++G(d,p)). Depending on the coordination environment at silicon, the mechanisms proposed involve either the dissociation of the Si-X bond followed by the Berry pseudorotation or similar in the intermediate or the cleavage of intramolecular O-Si bond with subsequent inversion at the silicon atom. The apparently simple pseudorotation mechanism involving only the pentacoordinate structures 1-21 does not appear to be favoured in any of the examples studied.     

Synthese sowie Kristall- und Molekülstruktur von Tetrafluoro[2-(pyrrolidinio)ethyl]silicat

Synthesis and Crystal and Molecular Structure of Tetrafluoro[2-(pyrrolidinio)ethyl]silicate The zwitterionic tetrafluoro[2-(pyrrolidinio)ethyl]silicate ( 4 ) was synthesized by reaction of trimethoxy(2-pyrrolidinoethyl)silane ( 5 ) with hydrogen fluoride in ethanol/hydrofluoric acid at 0°C. The crystal and molecular structure of 4 was studied at ?100°C by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. In addition, 4 was characterized by solution-state NMR studies (CD₃CN: ¹H, ¹³C).