The conformation of alkyl sulfoxides

Parameters for sulfoxides used in force field MM1 were modified to be incorporated into force field MM2. The conformations of ten alkyl sulfoxides were then calculated using MM2 with these new parameters. The alkyl groups used were methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, and t-butyl. It was found that of the many possible conformations for these compounds, only one or two stable conformers exist, and that the number of these conformers agrees with the number of reported S? O stretching frequencies in almost every case. No apparent correlation between the vibration frequency and the molecular structure was found.     

The interconversion of primary alkyl halides

Using tetra-alkylammonium halides dissolved in alkyl halides as reagents a variety of halogen exchange reactions can be carried out conveniently in high yield. In particular, it becomes practicable to use -CH₂Cl as a protected equivalent of -CH₂Br.     

烷基的憎水指数

本文提出憎水指数HBI来定量烷基的憎水能力, 结果表明: 烷基的憎水指数能较好地预报有机物在水中的溶解度、在正辛醇/水两相中的分配系数。     

微乳液的热力学性质 I: 芳烃类的侧链链长对微乳液热力学函数影响

本文研究以非离子型表面活性剂-正辛醇-水-芳烃类所组成的微乳液, 探讨醇从油相转移到界面相时的自由能变化, 以及温度对自由能的影响。计算出熵和焓的变化, 发现在实验范围内, 上述热力学函数的对数值与芳烃侧链的碳原子数(n)呈线性关系。这些关系式对微乳液的构成和稳定性的讨论是重要的, 还对几种芳烃异构体所构成的微乳液的热力学函数进行了实验和讨论。     

The aldo-cis-trans-enolic equilibrium of substituted alkyl formylacetates and alkyl formylmethylphosphonates

A number of substituted ethyl formylacetates and ethyl formylmethylphosphonates were synthesized and their enolization studied by NMR. The ethyl halogen-or cyan)-formylacetates and formylmethylphosphonates exhibited stable trans-enolic forms in solutions. Variation of groupings bonded to the CO or PO groups affect the chelating centre basicity. With higher basicity the cis-enolic form is stabilized, and vice versa. Intermolecular hydrogen bonding stabilizes the trans-enolic forms of compounds containing a phosphoryl group.     

The mass spectra of alkyl phenyl tellurides

The mass spectra of several alkyl phenyl tellurides, C₆H₅TeR (R = CH₃, CD₃, C₂H₅, n-C₃H₇, i-C₃H₇ and n-C₄H₉) have been studied with special emphasis on the fragmentation patterns involving cleavage of the alkyl and aryl tellurium–carbon bonds. Each compound exhibited intense parent ions. The rearrangement ions [C₆H₆Te]⁺? and [C₆H₆]⁺? were found in the spectra of phenyl ethyl and higher tellurides. Two other rearrangement ions [HTe]⁺ and [C₇H₇]⁺ were observed in the spectrum of each compound. Examination of the mass spectrum of phenyl methyl-d₃ telluride demonstrated that the [HTe]⁺ ions derive hydrogen from the phenyl group.     

The hydroxylation of alkanes and alkyl chains

A solution of 30% aqueous H₂O₂ in trifluoroacetic acid converts linear alkanes and cycloalkanes to an equilibrium mixture of secondary alcohols and their trifluoroacetates. There is no trace of further oxidation to ketones. Yields and conversions can be 70–90%, but are limited by elimination and epoxidation to form vicinal glycols. Linear alkyl chains are also hydroxylated in good yields with selectivity for introducing the alcohol group remote from electronegative substituents. The active reagent is trifluoroperoxyacetic acid, and it is effective in the presence of 4–10% water. When tertiary hydrogens are present, the oxidations are more complex.     

The fragmentation of ionized alkyl phenyl ethers

The energetics of olefin loss from ionized alkyl phenyl ethers have been determined by ionization and appearance energy measurements. It is concluded that the reaction is governed by one or more of three features: (i) the strength of the bond between the phenoxy radical and the alkyl ion; (ii) the ease of isomerization of the alkyl ions, chiefly by H-shifts therein, and (iii) the strength of the C? H bond (primary, secondary and tertiary) involved in the H transfer to oxygen which precedes the olefin loss. The possible participation in the reaction of distonic ions and proton bound radical-molecule pairs is also discussed.     

The electron-impact-induced fragmentation of some alkyl isocyanides and α-branched alkyl cyanides

The HRP mass spectra of some alkyl isocyanides (R? NC in which R equals CH₃, C₂H₅, n-C₃H₇, n-C₄H₉ and t-C₄H₉) and two methyl branched alkyl cyanides (R? CN in which R equals i-C₃H₇ and t-C₄H₉) have been studied. Using metastable ion transitions and appearance potentials, the fragmentation patterns and spectral characteristics of the isocyanides can be given. A comparison has been made with the mass spectral data of the corresponding cyanides. Although the mass spectra of alkyl cyanides and isocyanides show close relationship, evidence could be obtained that this resemblance is not caused by rearrangement of the isocyanide into cyanide molecules. The main difference between the spectra of both compounds is caused by the strength of the α-bond, being weaker in the case of the isocyanides. The abundance of ions formed by α-bond cleavage decreases with increasing size of the alkyl group.     

Combinations of alkyl radicals with alkyl and substituted allyl radicals

In contrast with expectations based upon simple collision theory, reactions of alkyl radicals with substituted allyl radicals yield cross-combination ratios of =2. Reactions of CH ₃ ^\ with some C₅ radicals give >2, in accordance with theory.

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, =2. CH₃ ^\ C₅ >2, .

     

The reaction of potassium cyanamide with normal alkyl bromides

A study was carried out on the reaction of potassium cyanamide with normal alkyl bromides in 2-propanol, methanol, and dimethylformamide in order to obtain dialkylcyanamides. A virtually quantitative yield of dialkylcyanamides is achieved in dimethyl formamide.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1167–1169, May, 1990.     

Dipole moments of some alkyl vinyl and alkyl propenyl ethers

Dipole moments of several alkyl vinyl and alkyl propenyl ethers have been determined by the Halverstadt-Kumler method in benzene solution at 293 K. The μ values depend on the bulkiness of the alkyl group present. In the alkyl vinyl ether series, a part of the varying μ values may be ascribed to changes in molecular geometry with varying bulkiness of the alkyl group. Other factors are clearly involved, since even in the alkyl (Z)-propenyl ether series μ values depend significantly on the alkyl group, although the geometry of the molecules remains essentially constant throughout the series. In the latter series, the total dipole moment is linearly related to the Taft's σ^*-values of the alkyl groups:μ/D=?(1.17±0.15)σ^*+(1.29±0.03). This suggests that the variation of μ with the alkyl radical follows from the changing polar character of the alkyl groups, which leads to changes in the value of the group moment μro.     

The 'apparent' hydrolysis of alkyl esters during electrospray ionization

Electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry was employed to obtain both molecular weight confirmation and structural information for a series of novel alkenyldiarylmethane (ADAM) analogs. The mass spectral data were intended for use during the structure elucidation of ester hydrolysis products formed during an in vitro metabolism study of a series of novel ADAM analogs. The data on the precursor molecules show the presence of the molecular ion peak, [M+H](+), as well as a peak consistent with the hydrolysis product of the original ester ([MH-ROH+H(2)O](+)). However, chemical ionization mass spectrometry, elemental analysis and (1)H NMR data indicated the presence of only the intact diester compounds, suggesting that the formation of the hydrolysis product was an instrumental artifact, i.e., in-beam hydrolysis during ESI or a result of longer ion residence times of the ion trap mass analyzer.     

二烷氧基膦酰乙酸酯的电子轰击正离子和化学电离负离子质谱研究

本文报道一系列二烷氧基膦酰乙酸酯的电子轰击(EI)正离子和甲烷化学电离负离子(NCI)质谱.在EI谱上出现特征的[M+H]^+离子,进一步发生氢重排,然后失去烯烃,再失水和脱CH2CO.而在NCI谱中则生成[M-H]^-离子(基峰),易失去烷基,再失烷氧基和CH2CO,或氢重排后脱烯烃.正、负离子的断裂机理不同,但数据可以互相补充,以利于类似未知物的结构分析.     

The thermodynamic characteristics of ferrocene alkyl and acyl derivatives

The heat capacity of iso-butylferrocene C₅H₅FeC₅H₄-C₄H₉-i was measured over the temperature range 7–372 K in an adiabatic vacuum calorimeter. Substance purity and the thermodynamic characteristics of fusion (temperature, enthalpy, and entropy) were determined. Saturated vapor pressures and the enthalpies of vaporization of n-propylferrocene C₅H₅FeC₅H₄-C₃H₇-n, propionylferrocene C₅H₅FeC₅H₄-COC₂H₅, and iso-butylferrocene were measured by the dynamic method of substance transfer in an inert gas flow. The entropy, enthalpy, and Gibbs energy of the substances in the ideal gas state at 298.15 K were calculated. The thermodynamic values obtained in this work and reported in the literature for ferrocene alkyl and acyl derivatives were critically analyzed. The mutual consistency of the data on both homologous series was checked.     

The reaction of hexafluoropropene oxide with alkyl lithium reagents

A series of alkyl lithium reagents has been found to react with hexafluoropropene oxide in the presence of ether to give carbinols of the type CF₃CFRCR₂OH. Butyllithium in hexane reacts “abnormally” to give the carbinol CF₃C(OH) BuCF₂Bu. Mechanisms to account for these difference are presented.