Studies of Silicon Podand Solvents

Three types of silicon podands, Me₂Si(OR)₂, EtSi(OR)₃ and PhSi(OR)₃, where R is a polyoxaethylene chain with different numbers of oxygen atoms (two, three or four), were obtained and studied by ¹H, ¹³C and ²⁹Si NMR methods. NMR spectra of ¹H, ⁷Li, ¹³C, ²³Na and ²⁹Si nuclei were also used for the study of lithium, sodium and rubidium complexes with the silicon podands. Theoretical calculations were performed using the PM3 hamiltonian. The heats of reactions between the compounds obtained and SbCl₅ were determined.     

Studies of reaction heats and structures of complexes formed between macro compounds and SbCl5 in CCl4

The heats of reactions between the acyclic and cyclic macro-compounds are determined. The values can be used as a measure of the donor abilities of the macro ligands. Formation of two types of complexes between the macro compounds and SbCl₅ is established. The acyclic macro-compounds form 1:1 complexes, whereas the macrocyclic compounds only 1:2 complexes.     

Solvents effect on SN2 reactions

We attempt to find out the origin of rate difference of the S_N2 reaction in the gas phase and in the aqueous solution which is about twenty orders of magnitude. To do this, we calculate the interaction energies of both reactant-complex and activated-complex of the S_N2 reaction with the hydrated water molecules and their interaction energy differences, varying the number of hydrated water molecules step by step. The calculated results show that the rate of the S_N2 reaction decreases with an increase of the number of hydrated water molecules due to the increase of the reaction barrier height and also about sixty or more water molecules are needed to explain the rate difference of the S_N2 reaction in the gas phase and solution.     

Efficient Synthesis of a New Podand and Application as a Suitable Carrier for Silver Ion‐Selective Electrode

A new podand of 1,1′‐thia‐bis‐[1‐(chloroethan‐2‐acetamid‐α‐oxy)] naphtol was synthesized and used as a suitable carrier for Ag⁺ PVC membrane electrode. The electrode exhibited linear response with a Nernstian slope of (59.5±0.8 mV/decade) within a wide concentration range of 1.0×10^?7 to 1.5×10^?2 mol L^?1 silver ions. The electrode had a fast response time of <10 s and detection limit of 8.6×10^?8 mol L^?1 with a working pH range from 3.7 to 9.0. The electrode was highly selective for Ag(I) ions over a large number of cations such as alkali, alkaline earth, and heavy metal ions. The proposed sensor has been applied as an indicator electrode for indirect determination of vitamin B₁ in tablets by determination of Cl^? ions in this compound with a standard solution of Ag(NO₃).     

Ureas as Solvents for Chemical Investigations

N-Alkylated ureas, including cyclic derivatives, are readily obtained pure. These stable compounds are already used as industrial solvents owing to their considerable solvent power, their wide liquid range, and their favorable dielectric constants and dipole moments. They are being increasingly employed as reaction media for electrochemical and analytical studies.     

A Simple,Quick, and Precise Procedure for the Determination of Water in Organic Solvents

Abstract

A procedure for the UV/VIS-spectroscopic determination of water by the use of a solvatochromic pyridiniumphenolate betaine is given. The water content of organic solvents is calculated by a two parameter equation from λ_max of the dye. A typical, detection limit is of the order of 1 mg in 1 ml solvent for routine spectrometers. The parameters for the determination of water are given for a number of commonly used solvents.     

深共熔溶剂在有机反应中的应用

深共熔溶剂(DES)作为一种低共熔混合物,由于具有廉价易得、蒸汽压低、无毒性、不易燃、可生物降解、可调控以及易循环使用等优点,逐渐成为一种新型的绿色溶剂或催化剂。本文介绍了DES的组成、分类,重点综述了DES作为溶剂或催化剂应用于常见的加成、取代、偶联、缩合、环化、酯化、多组分及解聚等有机反应。最后展望了DES在有机反应中的发展前景。     

Gel Chromatography of Metal Acetylacetonates in Organic Solvents

Abstract

Tris (acetylacetonato)cobalt(III) and tris(acetylacetonato)-chromium(III) have been eluted by gel chromatography through styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer gel using an organic solvent as an eluent. Elution counts of these chelates in these solvents reflect some mutual interactions between metal chelate, gel and solvent. When benzene or chloroform was used as an eluent, sieving effect seems to be dominant for the separation of these chelates. Discussions were done in relation to solubility parameters of the solvent, the complex and the gel.     

Chiral Deep Eutectic Solvents Enable Full-Color and White Circularly Polarized Luminescence from Achiral Luminophores

Herein, chiral deep eutectic solvents (DES) are prepared by lauric acid as hydrogen bond donors (HBD) and chiral menthol as hydrogen bond acceptors (HBA). When achiral fluorescent molecules are dopedin the menthol-based chiral DES, they emit circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) with handedness controlled by the molecular chirality (l or d ) of menthol. Remarkably, the strategy is universal and a series of achiral fluorescent molecules can be endowed with CPL activity, showing a full-color and white CPL upon appropriate mixing, which paves the way to prepare white CPL materials. Interestingly, CPL appears only in a certain temperature range in the DES. Variable-temperature spectra and other characterization methods reveal that the H-bond network in the chiral DES plays an important role in inducing CPL. This work unveils how the interior structure as well as the hydrogen-bond network of a chiral DES can transfer its chirality to achiral luminophores for the first time and realizes a full-color and white CPL in a DES.     

Solubility of Xanthene in Organic Nonelectrolyte Solvents: Comparison of Observed Versus Predicted Values Based Upon Mobile Order Theory

Experimental solubilities are reported at 25.0°C for xanthene dissolved in 34 different organic nonelectrolyte solvents containing ether-, chloro-, hydroxy-, cyano and t -butyl-functional groups. Results of these measurements are used to test the applications and limitations of expressions derived from Mobile Order theory. For the 27 solvents for which predictions could be made computations show that Mobile order theory does provide fairly reasonable estimates of the saturation mole fraction solubilities. Average absolute deviation between predicted and observed values is 71.4%.     

Photosystem II Inspired NiFe-Based Electrocatalysts for Efficient Water Oxidation via Second Coordination Sphere Effect

The mismatched fast-electron-slow-proton process in the electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) severely restricts the catalytic efficiency. To overcome these issues, accelerating the proton transfer and elucidating the kinetic mechanism are highly sought after. Herein, inspired by photosystem II, we develop a family of OER electrocatalysts with FeO₆/NiO₆ units and carboxylate anions (TA²⁻) in the first and second coordination sphere, respectively. Benefiting from the synergistic effect of the metal units and TA²⁻, the optimized catalyst delivers superior activity with a low overpotential of 270 mV at 200 mA cm⁻² and excellent cycling stability over 300 h. A proton-transfer-promotion mechanism is proposed by in situ Raman, catalytic tests, and theoretical calculations. The TA²⁻ (proton acceptor) can mediate proton transfer pathways by preferentially accepting protons, which optimizes the O−H adsorption/activation process and reduces the kinetic barrier for O−O bond formation.     

Inorganic Molten Salts as Solvents for Cellulose

Inorganic molten salts can be used as efficient solvents for cellulose in a wide range of degrees of polymerization. Furthermore, molten salts can be applied as reaction medium for the derivatization of cellulose. For both dissolution and derivatization of cellulose, knowledge of the solution state as well as information about chemical interactions with the solvent system is essential. Using the melts of LiClO₄·3H₂O, NaSCN/KSCN/LiSCN·2H₂O and LiCl/ZnCl₂/H₂O as cellulose solvents, factors which determine the dissolving ability will be discussed. Besides the specific structure of the molten salt hydrate, the cation and the water content of the melt are the most important factors for the dissolving capability of a molten salt hydrate system. FT-Raman spectroscopy, ⁷Li and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy were applied to describe solvent–cellulose interactions and the state of cellulose dissolved in the molten salts. Using Raman and solid state NMR spectroscopy it was proved that cellulose is amorphous in the frozen solvent system. The application of inorganic molten salts as a medium for cellulose functionalization is demonstrated for cellulose carboxymethylation and acetylation.     

The Reactions of 1-Acetothiosemicarbazidc with P(NR_2)_3 PC1_3 and PCI_5

A Series of new heterocyciophosphorus compounds were synthesizec oy cyclocondensa-tion of 1-acetothiosemicarbazide with P(NR2)3. The further reaction of these compounds with P(NR2)3 gave different compounds depending upon different reaction conditions. The 1-acetothiosemicarbazide can also condense with PCl3 and PCl5 similarly, The reaction mechanism, the spectral properties and chemical properties of these products were also studied and discussed.     

Spectrophotometric Determination of Water Content in Alcohol Organic Solvents

In this work, the absorption spectral characteristics and color‐change reaction mechanism of cobalt(II) chloride(CoCl₂) in alcohol organic solvents has been investigated in the presence of water, and then the optimum conditions for determining the water content in the solvents were selected. Results indicated that the absorption spectra of CoCl₂ in alcohols decreased with the increment of water content. At the maximum absorption wavelength of 656 nm, there were good linear relationships between the logarithm of the absorbance and the water content in organic solvents such as ethanol, n‐propanol, iso‐propanol and n‐butanol with related coefficients in the range of 0.9996?0.9998. For determining water content in organic solvents, this method is simple, rapid, sensitive, reproducible and environmentally friendly. Furthermore, the linear range cannot restrict determination of the water content in organic solvents. This method had been applied to determine the water content in ethanol and n‐butanol with satisfactory recovery of water in n‐butanol between 98.41%?101.29%.     

有机溶剂中微量水分的测定

绕丹宁与水在有机溶剂中发生诱导荷移反应,产生吸收光谱移动且吸收峰增大。基于此,优化了实验条件,建立了一种快速、简便、灵敏的测定有机溶剂中微量水分的新方法。甲醇、醋酸溶剂中的水分含量分别在3％-10％（φ）、0～4％（φ）范围及乙醇、1-丙醇、丙酮、乙酸乙酯溶剂中水分含量在0～5％（φ）范围内与吸光度（A）呈线性关系。其相关系数分别是0．9992、0．9996、0．9992、0．9982、0．9990和0．9995。使用本方法测定了灯用酒精中水分含量,结果令人满意。     

Reactions at the B–B Bond of Bis(trisyl)oxadiborirane: Ring Extensions

The B–B bond of bis(trisyl)oxadiborirane OB₂R₂ (R = C(SiMe₃)₃) is opened by amides R′CO(NHR″) to give the dioxaazadiboracyclohexanes [–BR–O–BR–NR″–CHR′–O–] (R′/R″ = H/H, H/Me, H/Et, Me/H: 5 a – d ). The amide MeCO(NHMe) yields 5 e (R′/R″ = Me/Me), when an excess of the amide is applied for 24 h, but yields an isomeric 1 : 1 adduct ( 6 e ), when a stoichiometric amount of the amide is applied for 15 h; upon refluxing this isomer in hexane, it is transformed into 5 e .     

Solubility of the Pesticide Monuron in Organic Nonelectrolyte Solvents. Comparison of Observed Versus Predicted Values Based upon Mobile Order Theory

Experimental solubilities are reported at 25.0°C for monuron (also called 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethyl urea) dissolved in 18 different organic nonelectrolyte solvents containing ether-, chloro-, hydroxy-, ester, methyl- and t -butyl-functional groups. Results of these measurements, combined with published literature data, are used to test the applications and limitations of expressions derived from Mobile Order theory. For the 21 nonalcoholic solvents for which predictions could be made computations show that Mobile Order theory does provide fairly reasonable estimates of the saturation mole fraction solubilities. Average absolute deviation between predicted and observed values is 48.4%. Monuron solubilities in the alcohol solvents are used to calculate stability constants for presumed solute-solvent hydrogen bonds that are believed to occur in solution.     

稀土化合物Yb(OTf)3催化的有机合成反应的最新进展

研究和开发环境友好的有机合成反应是"绿色化学"研究的一个重要内容,其中也包括新型绿色催化剂的研究.本文对近两年来Yb(OTf)3作为催化剂的有机合成反应按照反应类型进行了综述.进一步总结和拓展了Yb(OTf)3的催化范围,证明了稀土化合物广泛的应用前景.     

Scales of Nucleophilicity and Electrophilicity: A System for Ordering Polar Organic and Organometallic Reactions

Contrary to widely held opinion, for many reactions in organic and organometallic chemistry it is possible to define nucleophilicity and electrophilicity parameters that are independent of the reaction partners. This phenomenon, discovered by Ritchie during the early 1970s for reactions of highly stabilized carbenium and diazonium ions with n-nucleophiles, also occurs with reactions of carbenium ions with aliphatic and aromatic π-electron systems and in hydride transfer reactions. With the aid of the scales of nucleophilicity and electrophilicity set out here, which extend over eighteen orders of magnitude, forecasts can be made about the feasibility and rate of a given CC bond formation, ionic reduction, or diazo coupling. Linkage with the reactivity scales of Ritchie and Sweigart/Kane-Maguire enables a unified treatment of a large number of polar reactions.     

Thermal Behavior of VARIOUS sulfone-based diimid-diacids Solvated with Polar Organic Solvents

Thermal analysis techniques were performed to reveal ‘crystalline solvate’ behavior between organic compounds and polar solvents. Diimide-dicarboxylic acid (DIDA) was formed by reacting 3,3'-diaminodiphenylsulfone (3,3'-DPS) or 4,4'-diaminodiphenylsulfone (4,4'-DPS) with trimellitic anhydride (TMA) in some polar solvents (PSv). The products could crystallize upon cooling in a polar solvent media to form a solvate containing a finite quantity of solvents, leading to what can be termed as ‘crystalline solvates’ (CS). This study has demonstrated that sampling techniques in TG and DSC must be kept to be as similar as possible, which is a critical point in practices of thermal analysis techniques. DSC analysis revealed that there are two endothermic peaks in the CS, with the lower one being the de-solvate temperature of CS (T _d) at which the solvated solvent molecules were removed, and the higher peak being the melting point of the de-solvated DIDA (T _m). T _d was found to vary with the types of polar solvents and structures of DIDA. The TG result indicated that most of the sulfone-based DIDA-CS contained 2 moles of solvent per mole of solvate. X-ray analysis revealed that different crystalline structures were found for DIDA-CS solvated with different solvent molecules, but all de-solvated DIDA possessed the same crystal unit. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.