Preliminary Study of Cationic Copolymerization of α-Methylstyrene and Isobutyl Vinyl Ether. II

α-Methylstyrene (α-MS) and isobutyl vinyl ether (IBVE) were copolymerized by using the H₂O/EtAlCl₂ initiator system and CH₂Cl₂ and CH₃Cl solvent in the temperature range from -30 to -90°C. As compared to homopolymerization of α-MS, both yields and molecular weights are reduced upon addition of small amounts of IBVE to the feed. The reactivity ratios were calculated by the method of Kelen and Tödös as well as the Fineman and Ross method, and the combined effect of change of solvent and temperature on reactivity ratios was determined. Effects of feed composition and temperature on the copolymer yield, composition, and number-average molecular weight M _n were studied in detail. M _n showed a novel exponential dependence on the IBVE concentration in the feed. The overall activation energies of molecular weight were determined from the Arrhenius plots for both homo-and copolymerization systems. Based on these and the yield data, a speculation is made regarding reaction mechanism for molecular weight control. NMR and DTA data are reported, which establish the random nature of the copolymers.     

Living Cationic Polymerization of α-Methylstyrene. 2. Synthesis of Block and Random Copolymers with 2-Chloroethyl Vinyl Ether and End-Functionauzed Polymers†

Abstract

Both AB and BA block copolymers of α-methylstyrene (αMeSt) and 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether (CEVE) were synthesized by the sequential living cationic polymerization initiated with the HCl-CEVE adduct (1a)/SnBr₄ system in CH₂Cl₂ at -78°C. αMeSt-CEVE (AB) block copolymers with narrow molecular weight distributions ([Mbar]_w/[Mbar]_n ～ 1.15) were obtained when αMeSt was polymerized first, followed by addition of CEVE to the resulting αMeSt living polymer solution. The reverse order of monomer addition, from CEVE to αMeSt, also led to a BA-type block copolymer. In the polymerization of a mixture of the two monomers, almost random copolymers were obtained. Living polymerizations of αMeSt were also induced with functional initiating systems, HCl-functionalized vinyl ether adducts (1b-1d)/SnBr₄, to give end-function-alized poly(αMeSt)s with a methacrylate, an acetate, or a phthalimide terminal.     

Friedel-Crafts Polymers. 10. Polycondensation of 4-4′-Dichloromethlydiphenyl Ether with Phenol and Isomeric Cresols

Friedel-Crafts polycondensations of 4, 4′-dichloromethyldiphenyl ether (DDE) with phenol and isomeric cresols were carried out under different experimental conditions. The molecular weight of the polymer products was estimated by end group analysis, that of soluble products by VPO, and they were characterized by TGA and solution viscosity. DMF solutions of samples prepared from phenol and p- and m-cresols, but not those from o-cresol, showed abnormal viscosity behavior. However, the viscosity behavior of DMF-water solutions was normal. Abnormal vis-cisoty data of DMF solutions were correlated by an empirical relation. Curing of one fusible and soluble DDE-phenol polymer sample with hexamine was studied by measuring the percentage of cured material as a function of time at selected temperatures.     

Synthesis of binuclear complexes of PdCl2 with chiral α,α′-diamino-meta-xylene dioximes H2L1, H2L2, and H2L3, the derivatives of the terpenes (+)-3-carene, (R)-(+)-limonene, and (S)-(−)-α-pinene. Crystal structure of [Pd2(H2L1)Cl4]

Chiral α,α′-diamino-meta-xylene dioximes H₂L¹, H₂L², and H₂L³ were obtained from the naturally occurring terpenoids (+)-3-carene, (R)-(+)-limonene, and (S)-(?)-α-pinene, respectively. Reactions of these ligands with PdCl₂ gave the diamagnetic complexes Pd₂(H₂L¹)Cl₄ (I), Pd₂(H₂L²)Cl₄ (II), and Pd₂(H₂L³)Cl₄ (III). According to X-ray diffraction data, the crystal structure of complex I consists of acentric binuclear molecules [Pd₂(H₂L¹)Cl₄]. The coordination polyhedron PdN₂Cl₂ is a square distorted in a tetrahedral manner (trapezium) made up of two N atoms of the tetradentate bridging cyclic ligand H₂L¹ and two Cl atoms. The fragments PdCl₂ in the complex are cis to each other. According to the ¹H NMR spectra of complexes I–III in CDCl₃, the organic ligands are coordinated through the N atoms; in solution, the complexes exist in several forms.     

Optimized Synthesis of Vinyl Ether Sugars and Vinyl Glycosides through Transfer Vinylation Catalyzed by (4,7‐Ph2‐phen)Pd(OOCCF3)2

Sugar vinyl ethers and vinyl glycosides are conveniently synthesized by catalytic transfer vinylation with butyl vinyl ether, which serves as both the solvent and source of vinyl. The air‐stable catalyst (4,7‐diphenyl‐1,10‐phenanthroline)Pd(OOCCF₃)₂ is prepared in situ from commercially available components.     

Synthesis of a Novel Perfluorinated Vinyl Ether Containing Sulfonimide and Phosphonic Acid Functionalities

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Infrared and Raman spectra of CuCl2·2(H,D)2O and K2CuCl4·2(H,D)2O. Vibrational modes,assignment and coupling of the water librations

The i.r. and Raman spectra of CuCl₂·2H₂O and K₂CuCl₄·2H₂O and of deuterated samples of these compounds are presented in the range 50–1700 cm⁻¹ at liquid helium, liquid nitrogen, and ambient temperatures. The spectra obtained are discussed and compared with the literature data in terms of both bonding structure of the water molecules and vibrational modes, assignment, intermolecular coupling, and combination bands of the H₂O, HDO, and D₂O librations. The i.r. and Raman bands of the librational modes of CuCl₂·2H₂O are very broad even at liquid helium temperature indicating orientational disorder of the water molecules.     

The Synthesis and Structures of Cyclic Oligoether-Esters. 4. The Formation and Conformation of Macrocyclic Ether Rings of α, β-Dioxo-cyclopolyoxa Oligo(Ether-Esters)

The cyclic ether-ester formation from the condensation of oxalyl chloride with tri and tetraethyleneglycols were tried in benzene/dioxan solutions in the presence of pyridine. The conformation of the ether linkage of the isolated products were investigated by high resolution ¹³C, ¹H and 2D-COSY spectra.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of (2S,2'S,4'R)-2-(1-Hydroxy-1-ethylpropyl)-1-[(1'-p-tosyl-4'-hydroxypyrrolidin-2'-yl)methyl]pyrrolidine

1 INTRODUCTION In recent years, chiral β-amino alcohols have attracted much attention due to their special bio- logical functions and catalytic activities. Chiral β- amino alcohol moieties are usually found not only in natural products (e.g., cinchona alkaloids, ephe- drine, toxal, etc.) with special biological activities[1, 2], but also critical structural segments of some syn- thesized biologically active compounds, such as adrenergic agonists or antagolist[3, 4] and inhibitors for HI…     

Synthesis of 1-[6-Fluoro-(2S)-3H,4H-dihydro-2H-2-chromenyl]-(1R)-1,2- ethanediol and 1-[6-Fluoro-(2R)-3H,4H-dihydro-2H-2-chromenyl]- (1R)-1,2-ethanediol

Benzopyran compounds possess diverse pharmacological properties such as β-blockade, anticonvulsant and antimicrobial.[1,2] Our interest has been focused on the synthesis of 1-[6-Fluoro-2S]-3H,4H-dihydro-2H-2-chromenyl]-(1R)-1,2-ethanediol (6) and 1-[6-fluoro-(2R)-3H,4H-dihydro-2H-2-chromenyl]-(1R)-1,2-ethanediol (7) which are particularly convenient precursor to (S,R,R,R)-NE (8). 8 containing four asymmetrical carbon atoms was reported to be the most active isomer.[3] Chandrasekhar[4] has reported on the synthesis of 8. The key step to synthesize this compound is to obtain the chiral chromanone 6 and 7. 6 was accomplished in 8 steps by the Clasien rearrangement and a one-pot Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation, but the compound 7 was accomplished in 10 steps. Johannes[5] used Zr-catalytic kinetic resolution of allylic ethers and Mo-catalyzed chromene formation to synthesize 8 in 14 steps. However both of the methods request many synthetic steps and expensive reagents.     

Quasiliving Carbocationic Polymerization. VII. Block Polymerization of α-Methylstyrene from Quasiliving Poly(isobutyl Vinyl Ether) Dication

Poly(α-methylstyrene-b-isobutyl vinyl ether-b-α-methylstyrene) triblock polymers have been prepared by blocking α-methyl-styrene (αMeSt) from biheaded quasiliving poly(isobuty1 vinyl ether) (PIBVE) cations generated with the bifunctional p-dicumyl chloride/AgSbF₆ initiating system in methylene chloride solvent at -90°C. The products were fractionated with 2-propanol, a good solvent for PIBVE and a nonsolvent for PaMeSt. The 2-propanol-insoluble fractions had much higher molecular weights (M _n = 30,500–69,100) than the starting PIBVE (M _n =6,600–10,600) and contained 13–29 wt% IBVE together with 87–71 wt% αMeSt units. The 2-propanol-soluble fractions (M _n = 7,300–11,600) contained ～90 wt% IBVE and ～10 wt% αMeSt units.     

Organometallic Polymers. XXVII. Radical-Initiated Polymerization and Copolymerization of π-(2, 4-Hexadien-1-yl Acrylate) tricarbonyliron

The novel monomer, π-(2, 4-hexadiene- l-yl acrylate) tricarbonyliron (HATI), has been prepared by two routes. It was homopolymerized and copolymerized with acrylonitrile, vinyl acetate, styrene, and methyl acrylate in benzene solutions. In all cases azobisisobutyronitrile was the initiator. The relative reactivity ratios, where HATI is defined as M₁, were determined: r₁ = 0.34, r₂ = 0.74, M₂ = acrylonitrile; r₁ = 2.0, r₂ = 0.05, M₂ = 0.74, M₂ = acrylonitrile; r₁ = 2.0, r₂ = 0.05, M₂ = vinyl acetate; r₁ = 0.26, r₂ = 1.81, M₂ = styrene; and r₁ = 0.30, r₂ = 0.74, M₂ = methyl acrylate. The homo-and copolymers had high values of T_g. When polymerizations are carried out at high concentrations, a very high molecular weight tail is observed in HATI hompolymerizations and in HATI-methyl acrylate copolymerizations. The polymers were characterized by IR, gel permeation chromatography, viscosity, and differential scanning calorimetry studies. Finally, thermal decompositions carried out in air resulted in decomposition of the Fe(CO)₃ group, producing Fe₂O₃ as a fine powder. Thermal decomposition under nitrogen (in solution and on solids ground into KBr pellets) resulted in slow destruction of the Fe(CO)₃ groups but the resulting polymer mass was insoluble, and the question of what form the iron exists in (Fe metal, oxides, carbides, etc.) has not been answered.     

Anions of Transition Metals Carbonyls in Nucleophilic Vinyl Substitution: VII.2* Carbonylates Reaction with 1-Chloro-2-(trifluoromethyl)- and 1-Chloro-2-(perfluoro-tert-butyl)hexafluorocyclopent-1-enes,and with Z and E Isomers of ββ-Chloro-αα,ββ-difluorostyrenes. Halophilic and/or Nucleophilic Reaction mechanism2*2*

Reactions were studied between 1-chloro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-hexafluorocyclopent-1-ene with anions [CpFe(CO)₂]^-, [Re(CO)₅]^-, [Mn(CO)₅]^-, [CpMo(CO)₃]^-, and [CpW(CO)₃]^-. The effect of proton donors on the composition of reaction products was established. The reactions with [Re(CO)₅]^- and [Mn(CO)₅]^- were shown to proceed quantitatively along nucleophilic route (S_N2Vin) resulting in -vinyl complexes of rhenium and manganese. The [CpMo(CO)₃]^- and [CpW(CO)₃]^- anions turned out to be 10⁴ times less nucleophilic than [Mn(CO)₅]^-. In this case the main course of the reaction is the metal-halogen exchange with concurrent nucleophilic substitution. In reaction of [CpMo(CO)₃]^- and [CpW(CO)₃]^- with 1-chloro-2- (trifluoromethyl)-hexafluorocyclopent-1-ene the -vinyl complexes arise along an unusual autocatalytic mechanism: the reaction of carbonyl occurs not with the initial substrate but with pentafluoromethylcyclopent-1-ene that forms from the substrate under the action of a fluoride ion. In an extremely fast reaction of the same substrate with [CpFe(CO)₂]K the main process is carbonylate oxidation along unestablished mechanism. The reaction between carbonylates and 1-chloro-2-(perfluoro-tert-butyl)hexafluorocyclopent-1-ene proceeds exclusively as metal-halogen exchange that with [Re(CO)₅]^- furnishes anionic acyl complex cis[C₉F_{1 5}C(O)Re(CO)₄Cl]^-. The reaction of Z and E isomers of -chloro-,-difluorostyrenes with [CpFe(CO)₂]^- in the presence of proton donors confirmed the previously assumed (S_N2Vin) mechanism of nucleophilic substitution and also the intermediate formation of alkenyl carbanions in the parallel redox process.     

Friedel-Crafts Polymers. 2. Friedel-Crafts Polycondensation of 4,4′-Dichloromethyldiphenyl Ether with Benzene,Toluene, and Isomeric Chlorotoluenes

Polymers are prepared by polycondensation of 4,4′-dichloro-methyldiphenyl ether (DDE) with benzene, toluene, and isomeric chlorotoluenes, respectively, in the absence of any solvent at room temperature and in the presence of dioxane. These polymer samples are found to be insoluble and infusible. IR spectral characteristics and thermal characteristics as revealed by TGA are reported. The polymers are shown to have a complicated cross-linked structure.     

Extraction,Separation and Spectrophotometric Determination of Bismuth(III) Using 1(4′-Bromophenyl) 4,4,6-Trimethyl (1H,4H)-Pyrimidine-2-Thiol

Abstract

The operating conditions for the spectrophotometric determination of bismuth(III) with 1-(4′-bromophenyl)-4,4,6-trimethyl-(1H,4H)-pyrimidine-2-thiol (4′bromo PTPT) as a ligand by a liquid-liquid extraction technique are presented. In acidic conditions bismuth(III) forms a yellow complex with the ligand which can be extracted in chloroform with an absorption maxima at 410 nm. The molar absorptivity is 1.5×10⁴ l mole^?1 cm^?1 and Sandell's sensitivity is 14.3 ng cm^?2. The difference in the absorbance between the chloroform blank and bismuth(III) sample increases linearly in the concentration range 2-14 ppm at 0.3 M hydrochloric acid. The proposed method is extremely sensitive, rapid, reproducible and has been satisfactorily applied to the determination of trace amounts of bismuth(III) in synthetic mixtures, alloys and pharmaceutical formulations and also provides binary separation of bismuth(III) from selenium, tellurium, lead, antimony, copper and gold. The overall process of extraction and determination takes about 15 to 20 min.     

Substituted 4(5H)-Oxazolones and Their Salts. 10. Synthesis of 2-[β-(Phenylamino)vinyl]-4(5H)-oxazolones from Their Salts and Z,E-Isomerization at the Double Bond

2-[-(Phenylamino)vinyl]-5-(1,1-dimethyl-2-acetoxyethyl)-4(5H)-oxazolonium perchlorate was synthesized. The deprotonation ability of this compound in chloroform by the action of sodium carbonate to give 4(5H)-oxazolone, containing enamine fragment at C₍₂₎ in the ring was studied. Z,E-Isomerization at the double bond was found at room temperature by the action of the solvents.     

Synthesis of 2[(1R,2R)-2-(2,4-Difluorophenyl)-2-hydroxy-1-methyl-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-yl)propyl]-4-[4-tetrafluoropropoxy)phenyl]-3-(2H,4H)-1,2,4-triazol-3-thione—A Novel and Potent Azole Antifungal Agent

A simple approach involving refluxing appropriately disubstituted thiosemicarbazide 8 in presence of formic acid for the synthesis of 1, a potent azole antifungal agent, has been described.     

Structural, spectroscopic, electrochemical and computational studies of C,C′-diaryl-ortho-carboranes, 1-(4-XC6H4)-2-Ph-1,2-C2B10H10 (X = H, F, OMe, NMe2, NH2, OH and O−)

The influence of aryl ring substituents X (F, OMe, NMe₂, NH₂, OH and O⁻) on the physical and electronic structure of the ortho-carborane cage in a series of C,C′-diaryl-ortho-carboranes, 1-(4-XC₆H₄)-2-Ph-1,2-C₂B₁₀H₁₀ has been investigated by crystallographic, spectroscopic [nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), UV–vis], electrochemical and computational methods. The cage C1–C2 bond lengths in this carborane series show small variations with the electron-donating strength of the substituent X, but there is no evidence of a fully evolved quinoid form within the aryl substituents in the ground state. In the ¹¹B and ¹³C NMR spectra, the ‘antipodal’ shift at B12, and the C1 shift correlates with the Hammett σ _p value of the substituent X. The UV–visible absorption spectra of the cluster compounds show marked differences when compared with the spectra of the analogous substituted benzenes. These spectroscopic differences are attributed to variation in contributions from the cage orbitals to the unoccupied/virtual orbitals involved in the transitions responsible for the observed absorption bands. Electrochemical studies (cyclic and square-wave voltammetry) carried out on the diarylcarborane series reveal that one-electron reduction takes place at the cage in every case with the voltage required for reduction of the cage influenced by the electron-donating strength of the substituent X, affording a series of carborane radicals with formal [2n + 3] electron counts. Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

Ethyl 2-(quinoxalin-2(1H)-on-3-yl)acetate and its mono- and dibromo derivatives in the synthesis of 2,2′-biquinoxalin-3,3′(4H,4’H)-diones

Russian Chemical Bulletin - The synthetic scope of ethyl 2-(quinoxalin-2(1H)-on-3-yl)acetates and their mono- and dibromo derivatives in the synthesis of...     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 2-(4-Nitrophenyl)-1,2-benzisoselenazol-3(2H)-one DMF (1:1) Solvate

The title compound (C13H8N2O3Se-C3H7NO) has been synthesized by a simple synthetic route and by recrystallization from DMF. The molecular structure of this compound was obtained by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallized in the triclinic space group P with a = 7.450(6), b = 8.150(7), c = 13.859(12) , α = 75.014(14), β = 83.072(18), γ = 84.409(14)°, V = 805.0(12)3, Z = 2 and R = 0.0271 for 2575 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I). X-ray analysis reveals that not only intermolecular Se…O and C-H…O interactions, but also π…π stacking interactions exist in the adjacent molecules. The above three kinds of intermolecular interactions extend the complex into an infinite three-dimensional layered network.