Synthesis and Tautomeric Equilibrium of Polyfluoroacyl-Containing 1,5-Benzodiazepines

Summary. The reaction of bis(polyfluoroalkyl)-containing 1,3,5-triketones with o-phenylenediamine yielded 2-polyfluoroacylmethylene-4-polyfluoroalkyl-1,3- or 1,5-dihydro-1,5-benzodiazepines. The tautomeric equilibrium of the obtained benzodiazepines in CDCl₃, CD₃CN, DMSO, and DMF solution was studied.     

Simple synthesis of quinolines and dibenzo[b,f][1,5]diazocines under microwave irradiation

Quinolines 3a–f, 5a–f, and dibenzo[b,f][1,5]diazocines 4, 6 were synthesized in the presence of 0.5 equiv. of diphenyl phosphate (DPP) under microwave irradiation. The obtained yield of 6,12-diphenyl-dibenzo[b,f][1,5]diazocine 4 was higher when using anhydrous DPP than when using HCl, H₃PO₄, and CH₃COOH.     

The molecular and supramolecular structures of four 1,5,6,10b‐tetrahydropyrazolo[1,5‐c]quinazolines

The supramolecular structures of the title compounds, 2‐phenyl‐5‐p‐tolyl‐1,5,6,10b‐tetra­hydro­pyrazolo­[1,5‐c]quinazoline, C₂₃H₂₁N₃, (I), 5‐(4‐bromo­phenyl)‐2‐phenyl‐1,5,6,10b‐tetra­hydro­pyrazolo­[1,5‐c]­quinazoline, C₂₂H₁₈BrN₃, (II), 2‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐5‐phenyl‐1,5,6,10b‐tetrahydropyrazolo[1,5‐c]quinazoline, C₂₂H₁₈ClN₃, (III), and 5‐(4‐bromo­phenyl)‐2‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐1,5,6,10b‐tetrahydropyrazolo[1,5‐c]quinazoline, C₂₂H₁₇BrClN₃, (IV), are of two general types. Compounds (I), (II) and (III) form base‐paired dimers via N—H?N hydrogen bonds, where (I) and (II) are isomorphous, while in (IV), there are no conventional hydrogen bonds.     

Copolymerization of propylene and 1,5‐hexadiene with stereospecific metallocene/Al(i‐Bu)3/[Ph3C][B(C6F5)4]

Copolymerizations of propylene (P) with 1,5‐hexadiene (1,5‐HD) were carried out with isospecific rac‐1,2‐ethylenebis(1‐indenyl)Zr(NMe₂)₂ [rac‐(EBI)Zr(NMe₂)₂, 1] and syndiospecific isopropylidene(cyclopentadienyl)(9‐fluorenyl)ZrMe₂ [i‐Pr(Cp)(Flu)ZrMe₂, 2] compounds combined with Al(i‐Bu)₃/[Ph₃C][B(C₆F₅)₄] as a cocatalyst system. Microstructures of poly(propylene‐co‐1,5‐HD) were determined by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, Raman spectroscopies and X‐ray powder diffraction. The isospecific 1/Al(i‐Bu)₃/[Ph₃C][B(C₆F₆)₄] catalyst showed much higher polymerization rate than 2/Al(i‐Bu)₃/[Ph₃C][B(C₆F₆)₄] system, however, the latter system showed higher incorporation of 1,5‐HD (r_P = 8.85, r_1,5‐HD = 0.274) than the former system (r_P = 16.25, r_1,5‐HD = 0.34). The high value of r_P × r_1,5‐HD far above 1 demonstrated that the copolymers obtained by both catalysts are somewhat blocky. The insertion of 1,5‐HD proceeded by enantiomorphic site control; however, the diastereoselectivity of the intramolecular cyclization reaction of 1,2‐inserted 1,5‐HD was independent of the stereospecificity of metallocene compounds, but dependent on the concentration of 1,5‐HD in the feed. The insertion of the monomers by enantiomorphic site control could also be realized by Raman spectroscopy and X‐ray powder diffraction of the polymers. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 38: 1590–1598, 2000     

Synthese von [1,2,4]Triazolo [1,5-a]chinazolinen. Ableitung der Konformation von Substituenten mit Hilfe der 13C-NMR.-Spektroskopie

Synthesis of [1,2,4]Triazolo[1,5-a]quinazolines. Assignment of the Conformation of Substituents with the Aid of ¹³C-NMR. Spectroscopy The synthesis of [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]quinazolines by condensation of 2-hydrazinobenzoic acid with N-cyano-imidates is reported. The preferred conformation of substituents at C (5), e.g. N (CH₃)₂, N (CH₃)NH₂, N (CH₃)OH, relative to the aromatic system is deduced with the aid of ¹³C-NMR. chemical shifts and proton nuclear Overhauser effect experiments.     

Two closely related,and unexpected,quinolinone derivatives: a three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded framework structure and a hydrogen‐bonded molecular ribbon of R22(18) and R44(24) rings

1,5‐Bis(4‐chlorophenyl)‐3‐(2‐oxo‐1,2‐dihydroquinolin‐3‐yl)pentane‐1,5‐dione, (Ia), and 1,5‐bis(2‐chlorophenyl)‐3‐(2‐oxo‐1,2‐dihydroquinolin‐3‐yl)pentane‐1,5‐dione, (Ib), crystallize as an 84:16 mixture, 0.84C₂₆H₁₉Cl₂NO₃·0.16C₂₆H₁₉Cl₂NO₃, in the space group I4₁/a, where the molecules of the two isomers occupy very similar sites in the unit cell. A combination of one N—H...O hydrogen bond and one C—H...O hydrogen bond links the molecules, regardless of isomeric form, into a single three‐dimensional framework structure. The molecules of (9RS,10RS)‐8,9‐bis(4‐chlorobenzyl)‐10‐(2‐oxo‐1,2‐dihydroquinolin‐3‐yl)‐5,6,9,10‐tetrahydrophenanthridine, C₃₆H₂₂Cl₂N₂O₄, (II), are linked by two hydrogen bonds, one each of the N—H...O and C—H...O types, into a molecular ribbon in which centrosymmetric rings of R₂²(18) and R₄⁴(24) types alternate. The hydrogen‐bonded ribbons enclose channels, which contain highly disordered solvent molecules.     

A structural study of 4‐aminoantipyrine and six of its Schiff base derivatives

Six derivatives of 4‐amino‐1,5‐dimethyl‐2‐phenyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrazol‐3‐one (4‐aminoantipyrine), C₁₁H₁₃N₃O, (I), have been synthesized and structurally characterized to investigate the changes in the observed hydrogen‐bonding motifs compared to the original 4‐aminoantipyrine. The derivatives were synthesized from the reactions of 4‐aminoantipyrine with various aldehyde‐, ketone‐ and ester‐containing molecules, producing (Z)‐methyl 3‐[(1,5‐dimethyl‐3‐oxo‐2‐phenyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrazol‐4‐yl)amino]but‐2‐enoate, C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₃, (II), (Z)‐ethyl 3‐[(1,5‐dimethyl‐3‐oxo‐2‐phenyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrazol‐4‐yl)amino]but‐2‐enoate, C₁₇H₂₁N₃O₃, (III), ethyl 2‐[(1,5‐dimethyl‐3‐oxo‐2‐phenyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrazol‐4‐yl)amino]cyclohex‐1‐enecarboxylate, C₂₀H₂₅N₃O₃, (IV), (Z)‐ethyl 3‐[(1,5‐dimethyl‐3‐oxo‐2‐phenyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrazol‐4‐yl)amino]‐3‐phenylacrylate, C₂₂H₂₃N₃O₃, (V), 2‐cyano‐N‐(1,5‐dimethyl‐3‐oxo‐2‐phenyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrazol‐4‐yl)acetamide, C₁₄H₁₄N₄O₂, (VI), and (E)‐methyl 4‐{[(1,5‐dimethyl‐3‐oxo‐2‐phenyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrazol‐4‐yl)amino]methyl}benzoate, C₂₀H₁₉N₃O₃, (VII). The asymmetric units of all these compounds have one molecule on a general position. The hydrogen bonding in (I) forms chains of molecules via intermolecular N—H...O hydrogen bonds around a crystallographic sixfold screw axis. In contrast, the formation of enamines for all derived compounds except (VII) favours the formation of a six‐membered intramolecular N—H...O hydrogen‐bonded ring in (II)–(V) and an intermolecular N—H...O hydrogen bond in (VI), whereas there is an intramolecular C—H...O hydrogen bond in the structure of imine (VII). All the reported compounds, except for (II), feature π–π interactions, while C—H...π interactions are observed in (II), C—H...O interactions are observed in (I), (III), (V) and (VI), and a C—O...π interaction is observed in (II).     

Unkatalysierte sigmatrope 1,5-Wanderung von Acylgruppen bei der Thermolyse von 5-Acyl-5-methyl-1,3-cyclohexadienen

Uncatalyzed Sigmatropic 1,5-Shift of Acyl Groups in the Thermolysis of 5-Acyl-5-methyl-1,3-cyclohexadienes Four different 5-acyl-5-methyl-1,3-cyclohexadienes 1a–d (R = COOCH₃, COCH₃, COC₆H₅, CHO) have been shown to yield mixtures of 1,3-disubstituted cyclohexadienes 2–7 and 1,3-disubstituted aromatic product 8 upon thermolysis at 150–300° in solution and at 350–500° in the gas phase in a flow system. Two reaction pathways (A and B in Scheme 2) are considered for the rearrangement of the C-Skeleton. For the ester 1a ¹³C-isotopic substitution shows that products arise to 75–86% through a 1,5-sigmatropic shift of the methoxycarbonyl group ( A in Scheme 2) and to 14–25% through a sequence of reaction steps involving a 1,7-H-shift reaction in an acyclic intermediate ( B in Scheme 2). For the more reactive compounds 1b–d isomerization is assumed to follow the 1,5-sigmatropic pathway exclusively ( A in Scheme 2). A kinetic study yields the following sequence for the migration tendency of acyl groups toward sigmatropic 1,5-shift: COOCH₃ < COCH₃ < COC₆H₅ < CHO.     

On Triazoles. XXXII. The reaction of 5-amino-1 H-1,2,4-triazolylcarbothiohydrazides with β- and γ-oxo-esters

5-Amino-lH-1,2,4-triazolylcarbothiohydrazides gave β and γ-oxo-esters in boiling ethanol [1,2,4]triazolo- [1,5-d][1,2,4,6]tetrazepine-5-thiones 3 . Analogously ethyl 2-oxocyclohexanecarboxylate provided a mixture of two diastereomeric spiro derivatives 5 and 6 . At 130°, 2-acetonyl-5-methyl-4,5-dihydro-1,3,4-oxadiazole-5-thione ( 8 ) was formed. Ring closure of 3e (R¹ = CH₃, R² = CH₂CH₂COOEt, Q = morpholino) lead to the isomeric pyrrolo[2,1-g][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-d][1,2,4,6]tetrazepin-8(11H)-one ( 12 ) and pyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazolo-[1,5-d][1,2,4,6]tetrazepin-10(7H)-one ( 13 ) derivatives representing two new ring systems.     

2,5‐Dimethyl‐6,7‐dihydrobenzo[h]pyrazolo[1,5‐a]quinazoline and 2‐tert‐butyl‐5‐methyl‐6,7‐dihydrobenzo[h]pyrazolo[1,5‐a]quinazoline

In both 2,5‐dimethyl‐6,7‐dihydrobenzo[h]pyrazolo[1,5‐a]quinazoline, C₁₆H₁₅N₃, (I), and 2‐tert‐butyl‐5‐methyl‐6,7‐dihydrobenzo[h]pyrazolo[1,5‐a]quinazoline, C₁₉H₂₁N₃, (II), which crystallizes with Z′ = 2 in the space group P, the non‐aromatic carbocyclic rings adopt screw‐boat conformations. The molecules of (I) are linked into chains of rings by a combination of C—H...N and C—H...π(arene) hydrogen bonds, while in (II) there are no hydrogen bonds of any kind.     

Conformationally Locked Cyclo[2]Dipyrrins Linked with Anthracene Subunits: Synthesis and Chiroptical Properties

Herein, we report the synthesis of anthracene-containing twisted cyclo[2]dipyrrin 1 by utilizing a non-planar building block, 1,5-dipyrrylanthracene (1,5-DPA). The non-planar nature of the macrocycle enhanced the solubility and helped in structural characterization. Macrocycle 1 adopts a twisted ‘figure of eight’ conformation stabilized by strong intramolecular H-bonding interactions and exists as a pair of helical enantiomers, as revealed by X-ray crystallographic analysis. More importantly, the sterically locked structure enabled facile optical resolution using chiral HPLC. The (P,P) and (M,M) enantiomers show moderate chiroptical properties, such as absorption dissymmetry factors |g_abs| in the order of 10⁻³, and luminescence dissymmetry factors |g_lum| of 3.8×10⁻³ and 2.9×10⁻³ at 702 nm, respectively.     

Aromatische sigmatropische Wasserstoffverschiebungen in 2-Vinyl- und 2-Allylphenolen

Aromatic Sigmatropic Hydrogen-Shifts in 2-Vinyl- and 2-Allyl-phenols It is shown by deuterium labeling experiments that 2-vinylphenols, on heating at 142,5°, undergo aromatic [1,5]-H-shifts whereby o-quinone methides are formed as intermediates (Scheme 7). Thus, heating of 2-isopropenylphenol ( 6 ) in a D₂O/dioxane mixture leads to a rapid deuterium incorporation into the methylidene group of the isopropenyl moiety (Table 1) whereas its methyl group shows only a slow uptake of deuterium. The latter exchange process can be attributed to intermolecular reactions (Scheme 8). The quinone methide intermediates (e.g. 26 , Scheme 8) can be regarded as vinyl homologues of alkyl ketones. Therefore, 26 can exchange hydrogen in both methyl groups by an acid- and base-catalysed mechanism. Indeed, when 6 is heated in D₂O/pyridine or D₂O/CH₃COOD/dioxane, an almost statistical incorporation of deuterium into the methylidene and the methyl group of the isopropenyl moiety is observed (Table 3). As a consequence of thermally induced [1,5]-H-shifts, 2-(1′-propenyl)-phenols undergo rapid (E,Z) isomerization with first order kinetics on heating above 140° in decane solution. Activation parameters are given in Table 4. The observed primary +++++ H/D isotope effect of 3.3 in the (E,Z) isomerization of phenol 8 is in +++ment with intramolecular H/D-shifts in the rate determing step (Scheme 9 +++ Table 5). As expected aromatic sigmatropic [1,5]-H-shifts in 2-(1′-propenyl)-+++ are much faster than aromatic homosigmatropic [1,5]-H-shifts in 2-(2′-+++++)phenols (Scheme 1 and Table 6). The structurally comparable phenols +++ (Z)- 10 and (E)/(Z)- 14 (Scheme 3) show k([1,5])/k(homo-[1,5]) ≈ 2300 at ++++

1 A more detailed discussion in English is given in [1].

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Influence of the Homopolar Dihydrogen Bonding CH⋅⋅⋅HC on Coordination Geometry: Experimental and Theoretical Studies

The reaction of the N‐thiophosphorylated thiourea (HOCH₂)(Me)₂CNHC(S)NHP(S)(OiPr)₂ (HL), deprotonated by the thiophosphorylamide group, with NiCl₂ leads to green needles of the pseudotetrahedral complex [Ni(L‐1,5‐S,S′)₂] ? 0.5 (n‐C₆H₁₄) or pale green blocks of the trans square‐planar complex trans‐[Ni(L‐1,5‐S,S′)₂]. The former complex is stabilized by homopolar dihydrogen C?H???H?C interactions formed by n‐hexane solvent molecules with the [Ni(L‐1,5‐S,S′)₂] unit. Furthermore, the dispersion‐dominated C?H??? H?C interactions are, together with other noncovalent interactions (C?H???N, C?H???Ni, C?H???S), responsible for pseudotetrahedral coordination around the Ni^II center in [Ni(L ‐1,5‐S,S′)₂] ? 0.5 (n‐C₆H₁₄).     

Raspailynes,Novel Long-Chain Acetylenic Enol Ethers of Glycerol from the Marine Sponges Raspailia pumila and Raspailia ramosa

The sponges Raspailia pumila and ramosa (Demospongiae, Tetractinomorpha, Axinellida) from the North-East Atlantic are shown to contain a series of novel long-chain enol ethers of glycerol where the enol ether C?C bond is conjugated, in sequence, to both an acetylenic and an olefinic bond. Polar extracts give raspailynes hydroxylated at their (1Z5Z)-1,5-alkadien-3-ynyl chain, like raspailyne Al ( = (+)-(S)-3-[((1Z,5Z)-16-hydroxy-hexadeca-1,5-dien-3-ynyl)oxy]-1,2-propanediol; (+ 2 ) and isoraspailyne A ( = (+)-3-[((1Z,5Z)-17-hydroxyocta-deca-1,5-dien-3-ynyl)oxy]-1,2-[propanediol; (+)- 3 ). Less polar extracts give 3 different types of raspailynes not hydroxylated at the chain. Raspailynes of the first type have either the (1Z,5Z)-configuration in a linear chain such as raspailyne B2 (( = (?)-(s)-3-[((1Z,5Z)-trideca-1,5-dien-3-ynyl)oxy]-1,2-propanediol; (?)-4), raspailyne Bl ( = (?)-3-[((1Z,5Z)-tetradeca-1,5-dien-3-ynyl)oxy]-1,2-propanediol;(?)- 5 ), and raspailyne B ( = 3-[((1Z,5Z)-pentadeca-1,5-dien-3-ynyl)oxy]-1,2-propanediol; 6 ) or the (1Z,5Z)-pentadeca-1,5-dien-3-ynyl)oxy]-1,2-propanediol; 6 )or the (1Z,5Z)-configuration in a chain ending with an isopropyl group, like isoraspailyne Bl ( = 3-[((1Z,5Z)-12-methyltrideca-1,5-dien-3-ynyl)oxy]-1,2-propanediol; 7 ) and isoraspailyne B ( = 3-[((1Z,5Z)-13-methyltetradeca-1,5-dien-3-ynyl)oxy]-1,2-propanediol; 8 ). Raspailynes of the second type have the (1Z,5E)-configuration, like isoraspailyne Bla ( =3-[((1Z,5E)-tetradeca-1,5-dien-3-ynyl)oxy]-1,2-propanediol; 9 ) and isoraspailyne Ba ( = 3-[((1Z,5E)-13-methyltetradeca-1,5-dien-3-ynyl)oxy]-1,2-propanediol; 10 ). Raspailynes of the third type have the (1E,5Z)-configuration, like isoraspailyne Blb ( = 3-[((1E,5Z)-tetradeca-1,5-dien-3-ynyl)oxy]-1,2,-propanediol; 11 ). The (S)-configuration for (+)- 1 ,((+)- 2 , and (?)- 4 is derived from chemical correlations.     

Purine analog inhibitors of xanthine oxidase - structure activity relationships and proposed binding of the molybdenum cofactor

A number of new hypoxanthine analogs have been prepared as substrate inhibitors of xanthine oxidase. Most noteworthy inhibitory new hypoxanthine analogs are 3-(m-tolyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-one ( 47 ), ID₅₀ 0.06 μM and 3-phenylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-one ( 46 ), ID₅₀ 0.40 μM. 5-(p-Chlorophenyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-one ( 63 ) and the corresponding 5-nitrophenyl derivative 64 exhibited an ID₅₀ of 0.21 and 0.23 μM, respectively. 7-Phenylpyrazolo[1,5-a]-s-triazin-4-one ( 40 ) is shown to exhibit an ID₅₀ of 0.047 μM. The structure-activity relationships of these new phenyl substituted hypoxanthine analogs are discussed and compared with the xanthine analogs 3-m-tolyl- and 3-phenyl-7-hydroxypyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-5-ones ( 90 ) and ( 91 ), previously reported from our laboratory to have ID₅₀ of 0.025 and 0.038 μM, respectively. The presence of the phenyl and substitutedphenyl groups contribute directly to the substrate binding of these potent inhibitors. This work presents an updated study of structure-activity relationships and binding to xanthine oxidase. In view of the recent elucidation of the pterin cofactor and the proposed binding of this factor to the molybdenum ion in xanthine oxidase, a detailed mechanism of xanthine oxidase oxidation of hypoxanthine and xanthine is proposed. Three types of substrate binding are viewed for xanthine oxidase. The binding of xanthine to xanthine oxidase is termed Type I binding. The binding of hypoxanthine is termed Type II binding and the specific binding of alloxanthine is assigned as Type III binding. These three types of substrate binding are analyzed relative to the most potent compounds known to inhibit xanthine oxidase and these inhibitors have been classified as to the type of inhibitor binding most likely to be associated with specific enzyme inhibition. The structural requirements for each type of binding can be clearly seen to correlate with the inhibitory activity observed. The chemical syntheses of the new 3-phenyl- and 3-substituted phenylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines with various substituents are reported. The syntheses of various 8-phenyl-2-substituted pyrazolo-[1,5-a]-s-triazines, certain s-triazolo[1,5-a]-s-triazines and s-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine derivatives prepared in connection with the present study are also described.     

Insertion of carbon disulfide and the nitrile group into the diaziridine ring of 6-aryl-1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes in ionic liquids catalyzed by BF<Subscript>3</Subscript> · Et<Subscript>2</Subscript>O

The present study revealed two new reactions resulting in the diaziridine ring expansion, viz., the insertion of the CS₂ molecule and the CN group of activated nitriles into the C—N bond of the diaziridine fragment of 6-aryl-1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes. These reactions can be performed only in ionic liquids in the presence of BF₃ · Et₂O as the catalyst. Based on these reactions, we developed simple one-pot methods for the synthesis of 3-aryldihydro-5 H-pyrazolo[1,2- c][1,3,4]thiadiazole-1-thiones and 1-aryl-6,7-dihydro-1 H,5H-pyrazolo-[1,2-a][1,2,4]triazoles in high yields. Dipolar intermediates of new reactions, which are direct precursors of the final products, were detected by NMR methods. One of the intermediates was isolated and characterized. The reaction of 6-aryl-1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes with benzoyl cyanide affords (2-benzoyrpyrazolidin-1-yl)(aryl)acetonitriles.     

Oxidation of Substituted 1,5-Hexadien-3-ols with Various Oxidants

Substituted 1,5-hexadien-3-ols were synthesized by the [2,3]-Wittig rearrangement of unsymmetrical bis-allyl ethers, as well as by reactions of 1-(2-alkenyl)-2-chloromethyloxiranes with Mg/THF. The products were oxidized with pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC), zinc chlorochromate (ZCC), tert-butyl hydroperoxide in the presence of OsO₄, and tert-butyl hydroperoxide alone. The oxidation of substituted 1,5-hexadien-3-ols with PCC and ZCC gave the corresponding carbonyl compounds. In the reaction with tert-butyl hydroperoxide catalyzed by OsO₄ the internal double bond in the substrate was regioselectively converted into epoxy group, whereas allylic oxidation was prevented.     

Poly[[di‐μ3‐acetato‐di‐μ2‐aqua‐diaqua‐di‐μ3‐hydroxo‐tricopper(II)] naphthalene‐1,5‐disulfonate]

The crystal structure of the title complex, {[Cu₃(C₂H₃O₂)₂(OH)₂(H₂O)₄](C₁₀H₆O₆S₂)}_n, is built of infinite polymeric cationic {[Cu₃(C₂H₃O₂)₂(H₂O)₄(OH)₂]²⁺}_n chains stretching along the a axis, with naphthalene‐1,5‐disulfonate (1,5‐nds) anions in between. One independent Cu^II cation and the 1,5‐nds anion occupy special positions on crystallographic inversion centres. Each Cu^II cation has an octa­hedral coordination environment formed by two carboxyl O atoms, two hydroxo O atoms and two water mol­ecules. The carboxyl­ate and hydroxo groups perform a bridging function, linking adjacent Cu atoms in the chain, with a shortest Cu⋯Cu distance of 2.990 (3) Å. The chains are further linked into a three‐dimensional supra­molecular framework via hydrogen‐bonding inter­actions involving the sulfonate groups of the 1,5‐­nds dianions.     

Binuclear titanium complexes coordinated by rigid p-phenylene linked bis-β-carbonylenamine: Synthesis,structure, ethylene polymerization and copolymerization with 1,5-hexadiene

Binuclear complexes for olefin polymerization have attracted great attention due to their unique catalytic properties compared with their mononuclear counterparts. Here a series of p-phenylene-bridgedbis-β-carbonylenamine ligands and their binuclear Ti complexes Ti ₂ L ¹ – Ti ₂ L ³ were prepared and characterized by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. The binuclear complex Ti ₂ L ³ bearing an octylthio sidearm was further investigated by single-crystalX-ray diffraction, which revealed that the ligand was of β-imino enol form, with one titanium atom ligated with six other atoms, forming a deformed octahedral configuration. Furthermore, the ligand in Ti ₂ L ³ adopted a cis configuration, which was different from the trans configuration of its m-phenylene-bridged derivatives. These binuclear complexes ( Ti ₂ L ¹ – Ti ₂ L ³ ) could catalyze ethylene polymerization and copolymerization with 1,5-hexadiene(1,5-HD) efficiently under modified methylaluminoxane activation. Compared with the mononuclear complex TiL ⁵ , the binuclear catalysts were thermally more stable and showed higher activity for ethylene polymerization at higher temperatures. The activity of these titanium complexes for the copolymerization of ethylene with 1,5-HD were over 10⁶ g/mol Ti.h.atm, almost twice as high as for homopolymerization. Compared with the mononuclear analogue TiL ⁵ and the m-substituted binuclear derivative Ti ₂ L ⁴ , binuclear catalyst Ti ₂ L ² showed higher activity and insertion rate of the comonomer. The activity of Ti ₂ L ² was two to three times higher than that of TiL ⁵ and Ti ₂ L ⁴ , indicating that p-substituted binuclear catalysts generate clear bimetallic synergistic effect for the copolymerization of ethylene and 1,5-HD. Meanwhile, 1,5-HD takes 1,3-cyclopentyl form in the polymer by 1,3-insertion. The copolymer prepared by binuclear catalysts had higher molecular weight and wider molecular weight distribution than that prepared by the mononuclear catalyst.     

Synthesis,crystal structure and conformational analysis of an unexpected [1,5]dithiocine product of aminopyridine and thiovanillin

The condensation reaction of 2‐mercapto‐3‐methoxybenzaldehyde with 3‐aminopyridine afforded an unexpected N‐alkylated [1,5]dithiocine instead of the N‐salicylideneaniline. The proposed mechanism for this condensation involves a strong intramolecular hydrogen bond between the thiol and the amine groups, leading to a second condensation. The corresponding product, i.e. 4,10‐dimethoxy‐13‐(pyridin‐3‐yl)‐6H,12H‐6,12‐epiminodibenzo[b,f][1,5]dithiocine methanol 0.463‐solvate, C₂₁H₁₈N₂O₂S₂·0.463CH₃OH, was characterized by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction analysis. The supramolecular structure shows π–π stacking and S…S interactions in the crystal packing. Within the asymmetric unit, two geometries of the N atom are observed. Although a planar geometry should be expected, a pyramidal one is observed due to the crystal packing. The presence of the two geometries was further supported by density functional theory (DFT) calculations that show an electronic energy difference of less than 2 kJ mol^?1 between the two conformers.