Kinetics of the liquid-phase chlorination of allyl chloride in a nonpolar solvent

The kinetics and mechanism of the chlorination of C₃H₅Cl were studied in a broad interval of temperatures and reactant concentrations. Competition was found between homolytic and nonradical chlorination of C₃H₅Cl in liquid phase in a nonpolar solvent. It was shown that for [C₃H₅Cl] < 0.1 M and T < 270 K the main reaction is the nonradical reaction, which has a negative temperature coefficient. The kinetics of the nonradical chlorination of C₃H₅Cl is dependent on the concentration of chlorine and is described by the sum of kinetic reactions of overall second and third orders. If [Cl₂] > 1.5 M the main reaction is the reaction involving two molecules of chlorine and one molecule of olefin.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 155–158, March–April, 1992.     

PMR of complexes of organohalostannanes with N-vinyl-N-ethylimidazole

The chemical shifts and spin-spin coupling constants of the protons of the vinyl and ethyl groups and of the imidazole ring in the PMR spectra of complexes R_4–n·SnX_n · mB, where R=C₂H₅, C₄H₉;X=Cl, Br, I; B is N-vinylimidazole or N-ethylimidazole; and n=1 (m=1) and 2 (m=2), are compared. The electronic and geometrical structures of these complexes are discussed.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 391–394, March, 1973.     

Rhodium(I) carbonyl complexes of chalcogen functionalized tripodal phosphines, [CH3C(CH2P(X)Ph2)3] {X = O, S, Se} and their reactivity

The reaction of dimeric rhodium precursor [Rh(CO)₂Cl]₂ with two molar equivalent of 1,1,1-tris(diphenylphosphinomethyl)ethane trichalcogenide ligands, [CH₃C(CH₂P(X)Ph₂)₃](L), where X = O(a), S(b) and Se(c) affords the complexes of the type [Rh(CO)₂Cl(L)] (1a–1c). The complexes 1a–1c have been characterized by elemental analyses, mass spectrometry, IR and NMR (¹H, ³¹P and ¹³C) spectroscopy and the ligands a–c are structurally determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. 1a–1c undergo oxidative addition (OA) reactions with different electrophiles such as CH₃I, C₂H₅I and C₆H₅CH₂Cl to give Rh(III) complexes of the types [Rh(CO)(COR)ClXL] {R = –CH₃ (2a–2c), –C₂H₅ (3a–3c); X = I and R = –CH₂C₆H₅ (4a–4c); X = Cl}. Kinetic data for the reaction of a–c with CH₃I indicate a first-order reaction. The catalytic activity of 1a–1c for the carbonylation of methanol to acetic acid and its ester is evaluated and a higher turn over number (TON = 1564–1723) is obtained compared to that of the well-known commercial species [Rh(CO)₂I₂]⁻ (TON = 1000) under the reaction conditions: temperature 130 ± 2 °C, pressure 30 ± 2 bar and time 1 h.     

Selective and mild oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides or sulfones using H2O2 and Cp′Mo(CO)3Cl as catalysts

Dialkyl, aryl-alkyl, benzylic, and benzothiophenic sulfides are selectively oxidized to sulfoxides or sulfones, with stoichiometric amounts of H₂O₂ (aq) or TBHP, in the presence of complexes Cp′Mo(CO)₃Cl, CpMoO₂Cl and the mesoporous material MCM-41-2 as catalysts. The use of the thianthrene 5-oxide (SSO) probe shows that CpMo(CO)₃Cl/H₂O₂ or TBHP are electrophilic oxidants (Xso ? 15). The same conclusion is drawn from competition experiments with a mixture of p-ClC₆H₄SCH₃ and C₆H₅SOCH₃.     

Homogeneous photocatalysis of ethanol reduction of nitrobenzene by titanium complexes

It was shown that when ethanol solutions of nitrobenzene are irradiated with near-UV light, which is absorbed by labile complexes of titanium(IV) present in the system, aniline is accumulated. The quantum yield of C₆H₅NH₂ formation if weakly dependent on the C₆H₅N0₂ concentration and increases with increasing titanium(lV) content in solution.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 28, Nos. 5–6, pp. 416–419, September–December, 1992.     

Synthesis,characterization, and electrochemistry of monophosphine‐containing diiron propane‐1,2‐dithiolate complexes related to the active site of [FeFe]‐hydrogenases

Five monophosphine‐substituted diiron propane‐1,2‐dithiolate complexes as the active site models of [FeFe]‐hydrogenases have been synthesized and characterized. Reactions of complex [Fe₂(CO)₆{μ‐SCH₂CH(CH₃)S}] ( 1 ) with a monophosphine ligand tris(4‐methylphenyl)phosphine, diphenyl‐2‐pyridylphosphine, tris(4‐chlorophenyl)phosphine, triphenylphosphine, or tris(4‐fluorophenyl)phosphine in the presence of the oxidative agent Me₃NO·2H₂O gave the monophosphine‐substituted diiron complexes [Fe₂(CO)₅(L){μ‐SCH₂CH(CH₃)S}] [L = P(4‐C₆H₄CH₃)₃, 2 ; Ph₂P(2‐C₅H₄N), 3 ; P(4‐C₆H₄Cl)₃, 4 ; PPh₃, 5 ; P(4‐C₆H₄F)₃, 6 ] in 81%–94% yields. Complexes 2 – 6 have been characterized by elemental analysis, spectroscopy, and X‐ray crystallography. In addition, electrochemical studies revealed that these complexes can catalyze the reduction of protons to H₂ in the presence of HOAc.     

Liquid chromatography with and of platinum complexes

Summary Reversed-phase, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) on chemically bonded C₁₈-phases with acetonitrile-water mobile phases, contianing platinum complexes like Zeise's salt C₂H₄PtCl₃, the amine derivative C₂H₄–PtCl₂–NH₂–CH(CH₃)–C₆H₅ or the amino acid compound C₂H₄–PtCl–OOC–CH(N(CH₃)₂)–C₆H₅ by analogy with argentation chromatography, was used to increase selectivity for the separation of various types of olefins, amines and heterocyclic compounds. On the other hand, normal-phase adsorption chromatography on silica with n-heptane, dichloromethane and n-propanol mobile phases proves to be an ideal tool for the analytical and preparative separation of diastereomeric platinum complexes of olefins, introduced by Gil-Av, that can be easily preparedin vitro, by the reaction of C₂H₄–PtCl–OOC–CH(N(CH₃)₂)–C₆H₅ with optically active olefins in CH₂Cl₂. The preparation of the intitial complex as well as its application to the separation of several interesting types of enantiomeric olefins is described and discussed. The number and amount of separable diastereomers formed by the above reaction is strongly influenced by sterical effects. By comparison of the chromatographic pattern of either racemic or partly racemic mixtures, it is possible to decide, which peaks belong to one or the other enantiomeric form of the olefin.     

On the reactions of dimethylsulfoxide with acyl fluorides - pummerer rearrangements and formation of monofluoromethyl esters

In stoichiometry-dependent reactions, dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) reacts with acyl fluorides, R_fC(O)F (R_f = F, CF₃), to yield CH₃SCH₂F and R_fC(O)OCH₂F, while CH₃SCH₂Cl and FC(O)OCH₂Cl are obtained with COClF. Oxalyl difluoride, C₂O₂F₂, reacts with DMSO to give CH₃SCH₂F and FCH₂OCH₂F.     

Paramagnetic complexes of nickel(I) stabilized by norbornadiene

Nickel(I) compounds whose concentration was 10^–4–10^–6 of the total concentration of nickel added to the system were identified by EPR in the reaction of 2,5-norbornadiene with nickel homoligand allyl complexes Niall₂ (all is C₃H₅, 1-CH₃C₃H₄, or 2-CH₃C₃H₄). The Ni(I) complexes were stable at room temperature under oxygen-free conditions. It was shown that the paramagnetic complexes were in equilibrium with diamagnetic forms. The temperature dependence of the concentration of the paramagnetic species was determined. The structure of the paramagnetic nickel(I) complexes and the possible routes of their formation are discussed on the basis of the obtained data.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 490–493, July–August, 1990.     

Kinetic regularities of conversion of ozone complexes with arenes

The kinetic regularities of conversion of ozone complexes with several substituted benzenes (ArX = C₆H₅Me, C₆H₅Et, C₆H₅CHMe₂, C₆H₅CMe₃, C₆H₅F, C₆H₅Cl,m-BrC ₆ H ₅ Me, and C₆H₅CH₂Cl) were studied by spectrophotometry. The rate of consumption of [ArX · O₃ in a CH₂Cl₂-ArX solution obeys the kinetic equationW =k ₀[ArX · O₃]+k ₁ [ArX · O3][ArX]. The values of the rate constants ko andk ₁for the complexes studied were determined at -60+0 °C.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 371–374, 'February, 1996.     

Complexes carbeniques des ferroporphyrines: Preparation de complexes carbeniques comportant deux substituants electrodonneurs par alcoolyse ou thionolyse des complexes halogenocarbeniques correspondants

α-Halocarbeneporphyriniron complexes, Fe(P)(C(Cl)R) react with alcohols or thiols with substitution of the chlorine atom by OR′ or SR′ groups. This reaction has been used to obtain new carbeneporphyriniron complexes in which the carbene ligand is substituted by two electrodonating groups. The complexes Fe(P)(C(XR′)R) with XR′ = OCH₃ or OC₂H₅, R = CH₃ or (CH₃)₂CH and P = TPP (tetraphenylporphyrin) or TTP (tetratolylporphyrin) and with XR′ = SCH₂C₆H₅, R = CH₃ and P = TPP or TTP, have been isolated and fully characterized.     

Die Umsetzung von Diphenylphosphinigsäurechlorid mit Natriumsalzen von aromatischen Sulfinsäuren zu Diphenylphosphinsäure-S-arylestern

Zusammenfassung Die Umsetzung von Diphenylphosphinigsäurechlorid mit Alkalisalzen aromatischer Sulfinsäuren führt unter Reduktion am Schwefel, Oxydation am Phosphor und Ausbildung einer Bindung zwischen Phosphor und Schwefel, zu Diphenylthiophosphinsäure-S-arylestern: (C₆H₅)₂P(O)–S–Ar (Ar=C₆H₅, 4-CH₃C₆H₄, 4-ClC₆H₄, 2-Cl-5-CH₃-C₆H₃, 2-C₁₀H₇). Die besten Ausbeuten (40–85%) wurden mitDMF als Lösungsmittel erhalten. Aliphatische Phosphinigsäurechloride geben keine Bindung zwischen P und S. Ebenso tritt keine Umsetzung ein, wenn im Säurechlorid eine P–O-Struktur vorliegt. Auch die Umsetzung von (C₆H₅)₂PCl und (C₆H₅)₂P(O)Cl mit Sulfonsäuren anstelle der Sulfinsäuren führt zu keiner P–S-Verknüpfung. Diese Phosphor-Schwefel-Bindung in den Thiophosphinsäure-S-estern stellt die schwächste Stelle im Molekül dar, da ein hydrolytischer, oxydativer oder reduktiver Angriff diese Bindung wieder löst.

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Reaction of diphenylchlorophosphine with alkali salts of aromatic sulfinic acids leads to diphenylthiophosphinates; reduction occurs at the sulfur atom, oxidation at the phosphorus atom and a bond between phosphorus and sulfur is formed: (C₆H₅)₂P(O)–S–Ar, Ar=C₆H₅, 4-CH₃C₆H₄, 2-ClC₆H₄, 2-Cl-5-CH₃-C₆H₃, 2-C₁₀H₇. The best yields were obtained in dimethyl formamide as solvent. With aliphatic chlorophosphines no bond formation beetween sulfur and phosphorus occurred. Similarly no reaction was observed, when a phosphorus atom in a higher state of oxidation was present, as for example in diphenylphosphonylchloride. Also, no reaction took place when sulfonic instead of sulfinic acids were used. The weakest bond found to exist in the diphenylthiophosphinates was the P–S-linkage, which readily undergoes hydrolytic, oxidative or reductive cleavage.

     

Structural,theoretical and multinuclear NMR study of mercury(II) complexes of phosphorus ylides: Mono and binuclear complexes

Reaction of phosphorus ylide Ph₃PCHC(O)C₆H₄Cl (Y₁) with HgX₂ (X = Cl, Br and I) and ylide (p-tolyl)₃PCHC(O)CH₃ (Y₂) with HgI₂ in equimolar ratios using methanol as solvent leads to binuclear products. The bridge-splitting reaction of binuclear complex [(Y₁) · HgCl₂]₂ by DMSO yields a mononuclear complex containing DMSO as ligand. O-coordination of DMSO is revealed by single crystal X-ray analysis in mononuclear complex of [(Y₁) · HgCl₂ · DMSO]. C-coordination of ylides is confirmed by X-ray structure of binuclear complex [(Y₂) · HgI₂]₂. Characterization of the obtained compounds was also performed by elemental analysis, IR, ¹H, ³¹P, and ¹³C NMR. Theoretical studies on mercury(II) complexes of Y₁ show that formation of mononuclear complexes in DMSO solution in which DMSO acts as a ligand, energetically is more favorable than that of binuclear complexes.     

Synthesis and structure of the 2-(chlorophenylazo)pyridine chelated tricarbonylrhenium(I) complex and its anion radical derivatives <Emphasis Type="Italic">via</Emphasis> electrochemical reduction

Reacting Re(CO)₅Cl with the azopyridine ligand (1) (L) in boiling benzene afford the complex Re(CO)₃Cl(L), (2) in excellent yield [L=2-(p-Cl-C₆H₄NN)C₅H₄N]. The chelation of the azopyridine ligand accompanied by displacement of the two carbon monoxide ligands furnish a five-membered chelate ring. Structure determination of complex (2) has revealed a distorted octahedral ReC₃N₂Cl coordination sphere. The Re–N(pyridine) and, Re–N(azo) distances are 2.158(3) and 2.153(6) Å respectively, and the N–N length [1.273(4) Å], implicate relatively weak Re-azo(π*) back–bonding. The Re(CO)₃Cl(L) lattice consists of C–H...Cl hydrogen bonding and Cl...O non-bonded interactions constituting a supramolecular network. Extended Hückel calculations reveal that the LUMO of Re(CO)₃Cl(L) is Ca. 57% azo in character. One-electron quasireversible electrochemical reduction of the complex occurs near −0.3 V versus Saturated Calomel electrode(s.c.e.) The redox orbital is believed to belong to the above noted LUMO. Electrogenerated Re(CO)₃Cl(L^•–) underwent spontaneous solvolytic chloride displacement in MeCN, resulting in the isolation of Re(CO)₃(MeCN)(L^•–). The latter complex in turn reacted with imidazole and triphenylphosphine, furnishing Re(CO)₃(C₃H₄N₂)(L^•–) and Re(CO)₃(PPh₃)(L^•–), respectively. The pattern of carbonyl stretching frequencies of these radical anion complexes is similar to that of Re(CO)₃Cl(L) but with shifts to lower frequencies by 10–20 cm⁻¹. All three radical anion systems are one-electron paramagnetic (1.7–1.8 μ_B). The unpaired electron is primarily localized on the azoheterocycle ligand in a predominantly azo-π* orbital, but a small metal contribution (^{185, 187}Re, I=5/2) is also present. Thus Re(CO)₃(MeCN)(L^•–) and Re(CO)₃(C₃H₄N₂)(L^•–) display six-line e.p.r. spectra (A ˜ 28 G). The line shapes and intensities are characteristic of the presence of g-strain. In the case of Re(CO)₃(PPh₃)(L^•–) seven nearly equispaced lines are observed due to virtually equal coupling between the metal and ³¹P (I=&frac;) nuclei. The g-values of the radical species are slightly higher than the free-electron value of 2.0023.     

Solvent effects on the photochemistry of dimethyl sulfoxide–Cl complexes studied by combined pulse radiolysis and laser flash photolysis

Photolysis of complexes of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) with chlorine atoms results in rapid and permanent photobleaching which may be due to intramolecular hydrogen abstraction. The effects of solvent polarity were examined in a wide variety of DMSO–carbon tetrachloride mixed solvents. The quantum yields of photobleaching decreased from 0.27 to 0.08 as the solvent polarity increased, while significant changes were observed in the low DMSO concentration range (<0.2 mol dm⁻³). This cannot be accounted for by simple solvent polarity effects. The effects of polar and nonpolar additives were also examined and it is concluded that the specific solvation effect of DMSO was the main cause of the significant change in quantum yields in the low concentration range of DMSO.     

1,10-Phenanthrolinium hydrogensquarate monohydrate—A non-centrosymmetric structure from two non-chiral agents

Four different dimethyltin(IV) complexes of Schiff bases derived from 2-amino-3-hydroxypyridine and different substituted salicylaldehydes have been synthesized. The compounds, with the general formula [Me₂Sn(2-OArCHNC₅H₃NO)], where Ar = –C₆H₃(5-CH₃) [Me₂SnL¹], –C₆H₃(5-NO₂) [Me₂SnL²], –C₆H₂(3,5-Cl₂) [Me₂SnL³], and –C₆H₂(3,5-I₂) [Me₂SnL⁴], were characterized by IR, NMR (¹H and ¹³C), mass spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Me₂SnL³ was also characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis and shows a fivefold C₂NO₂ coordination with distorted square pyramidal geometry. H₃C–Sn–CH₃ angles in the complexes were calculated using Lockhart's equations with the ¹J(^117/119Sn–¹³C) and ²J(^117/119Sn–¹H) values (from the ¹H-NMR and ¹³C-NMR spectra). The in vitro antibacterial and antifungal activities of dimethyltin(IV) complexes were also investigated.     

New mercury(II) and cadmium(II) complexes with (p-methylbenzoyl)methylene triphenylphosphorane: Synthesis,spectroscopic and structural characterization

Reaction of Ph₃PCHCOC₆H₄Me (L), with HgX₂ and CdCl₂·H₂O in methanol with equimolar ratios give binuclear complexes of the type [MX(μ-X){CH(PPh₃)C(O)C₆H₄Me}]₂ (M = Hg; X = Cl (1), Br (2), I (3), M = Cd; Cl(4)). The bridge-splitting reaction of binuclear complexes [MX(μ-X){CH(PPh₃)C(O)C₆H₄Me}]₂ by dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) yields the mononuclear complexes [MX₂{CH(PPh₃)C(O)C₆H₄Me}(OSMe₂)] (M = Hg; X = Cl (5), Br (6), I (7), M = Cd; Cl (8)). The characterization of these complexes was carried out by elemental analysis and FT-IR, ¹H, ³¹P, and ¹³C NMR spectroscopies. C-coordination of ylide and O-coordination of DMSO are demonstrated by single-crystal X-ray analysis of mononuclear complex of [HgBr₂{CH(PPh₃)C(O)C₆H₄Me}(OSMe₂)] (6). Complex 6 is monomeric with tetrahedral geometry around the metal ion.     

Alkyloxy- and aryloxy-titanocenes: Synthesis, solid-state structure and cyclic voltammetric studies

Alkyloxy- and aryloxy-functionalized titanocenes of type [Ti](Cl)(OR) (R = Me (2), CH₂PPh₂ (3), CH₂Fc (4), C₆H₅ (5), C₆H₄-4-CN (6), C₆H₄-4-NO₂ (7), C₆H₄-4-Me (8), C₆H₄-4-OMe (9), C₆H₄-4-C(O)Me (10), C₆H₄-4-CO₂Me (11), C₆H₄-3-NO₂ (12); [Ti] = (η⁵-C₅H₄SiMe₃)₂Ti; Fc = (η⁵-C₅H₄)(η⁵-C₅H₅)Fe) were synthesized by the reaction of [Ti]Cl₂ (1) with ROH in a 1:1 molar ratio and in presence of Et₂NH. Diaryloxy-titanocenes (e.g., [Ti](OC₆H₄-4-NO₂)₂ (13)) are accessible, when the ratio of 1 and ROH is changed to 1:2. This synthesis methodology also allowed the preparation of dinuclear complexes of composition ([Ti](Cl))₂(μ-OC₆H₄O) (14) and ([Ti](Cl)(μ-OC₆H₄-4))₂ (15) by the reaction of 1 with hydroquinone or 1,1′-dihydroxybiphenyl in a 2:1 stoichiometry.Cyclic voltammetric studies show the characteristic [Ti(IV)/Ti(III)] reductions. It was found that the potentials of the alkyloxy titanocenes 2–4 do not differ, while for the aryloxy-titanocenes 5–15 the reduction potentials correlate linearly with the σ_p/m Hammett substituent constants showing a strong influence of the substituents on the electron density at titanium.The structures of titanocenes 4, 5, 9, and 11–13 in the solid state are reported. Typical for these organometallic sandwich compounds is a distorted tetrahedral coordination geometry around titanium with D1–Ti–D2 angles (D1, D2 = centroids of the cyclopentadienyl ligands) of ca. 130 °. In comparison to FcCH₂O-functionalized 4, for the aryloxy-titanocenes 5, 9, and 11–13 a significant larger Ti–O–C angle was found confirming electronic interactions between the titanium atom and the appropriate aryl group.     

Theoretical studies upon the electronic structures and spectroscopic properties for a series of luminescent terpyridyl platinum(II) phenylacetylide complexes

A comprehensive calculations were carried out to get a deep insight into the ground- and excited-state electronic structures and the spectroscopic properties for a series of [Pt(4-X–trpy)CCC₆H₄R]⁺ complexes (trpy = 2,2′,6′,2″-terpyridine; X = H, R = NO₂ (1), Cl (2), C₆H₅ (3) and CH₃ (4); R = Cl, X = CH₃ (5) and C₆H₅ (6)). MP2 (second-order Møller–Plesset perturbation) and CIS (single-excitation configuration interaction) methods were employed to optimize the structures of 1–6 in the ground and excited states, respectively. The investigation showed that substituted phenylacetylide and trpy ligands only give rise to a small variation in geometrical structures but lead to a sizable difference in the electronic structures for 1–6 in the ground and excited states. The introduction of electron-rich groups into the phenylacetylide and/or terpyridyl ligands produces two different low-lying absorptions for 1 and 2–6, i.e., Pt(5d) → π^*(trpy) metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) mixed with π → π^*(CCPh) intraligand charge transfer (ILCT) for 1 and Pt(5d)/π(CCPh) → π^*(trpy) charge transfer (MLCT and LLCT) for 2–6. Remarkable electronic resonance on the whole Pt–CCPh–NO₂ moiety for 1 may be responsible for the difference. Solvatochromism calculation revealed that only LLCT/MLCT transitions showed the solvent dependence, consistent with the experimental observations.     

Thermal Stability of 4-chloro-2-nitro- and 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzoates of Rare Earth Elements: Influence of substituent positions

The physico-chemical properties and thermal stability in air of rare earth element 4-chloro-2-nitro- and 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzoates of the general formulae Ln(C₇H₃NO₄Cl)₃2H₂O were compared and the influence of the position of the Cl and NO₂ substituents on their thermal stabilities was investigated. The complexes of both series are crystalline, hydrated salts with colours typical of Ln³⁺. The carboxylate group in these complexes is a bidentate, chelating ligand. The NO₂ group in the chloronitro complexes does not undergo isomerization. The thermal stabilities of the 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzoates of rare earth elements were studied in the temperature range 293–1173 K, but those of 4-chloro-2-nitrobenzoates of those elements were studied only at 293–523 K because they decompose explosively above 523 K. The positions of the Cl and NO₂ substituents on the benzene ring influence the thermal properties of the complexes and their decomposition mechanisms. The different thermal stabilities of the complexes are connected with various inductive and mesomeric effects of the Cl and NO₂ substituents on the electron density in benzene ring.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.