Mechanism of rhodium(III)-catalyzed formal C(sp3)H activation/spiroannulation of α-arylidene pyrazolones with alkynes: A computational study

DFT calculations were performed to investigate the rhodium-catalyzed formal C(sp³)-H activation/ spiroannulation of α-arylidene pyrazolones with alkynes. The calculations indicate that the spiroannulation through the proposed C-C reductive elimination is kinetically unfeasible. Instead, the C-C coupling from the eight-membered rhodacycle was proposed to account for the experimental results     

Thermal decomposition of Pr[(C_5H_8NS_2)_3(C_(12)H_8N_2)]

The thermal behavior of the complex Pr[(C5H8NS2)3(C12H8N2)] in a dry nitrogen flow was examined by TG-DTG analysis. The TG-DTG investigations indicated that Pr[(C5H8NS2)3-(C12H8N2)] was decomposed into Pr2S3 and deposited carbon in one step where Pr2S3 predominated in the final products. The results of non-isothermal kinetic calculations showed that the decomposition stage was the random nucleation and subsequent growth mechanism (n = 2/3), the corresponding apparent activation energy ?was 115.89 kJ·mol-1 and the pre-expo-nential constant ln[A/s] was 7.8697. The empirical kinetics model equation was proposed as/(α) =3/2(1-α)[-ln(1-α)]1/3.The X-ray powder diffraction patterns of the thermal decomposition products at 800℃under N2 atmosphere show that the product can be indexed to the cubic Pr2S3 phase. The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of the final product reveals the particle appearance of a diameter within 40 nm. The experimental results show that the praseodymium sulfide nanocrystal can be prepared from thermal decomposition of Pr[(C5H8NS2)3(C12H8N2)].     

C(sp~3)–H bond functionalization of non-cyclic ethers by decarboxylative oxidative coupling with α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids

A copper-catalyzed decarboxylative oxidative coupling of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids with non-cyclic ethers is developed.This method provides a new approach for C(sp~3)–H bond functionalization of non-cyclic ethers. Mechanism study shows the reaction involves a radical process.     

Does the molecular structure of CaH2 affect the dihydrogen bonding in CaH2 … HY (Y = CH3, C2H3, C2H, CN, and NC) complexes? A quantum chemistry study using MP2 and B3LYP methods

Second-order M ller-Plesset(MP2) and density functional theory(DFT) calculations have been carried out in order to investigate the structures and properties of dihydrogen-bonded CaH 2 HY(Y = CH 3,C 2 H 3,C 2 H,CN,and NC) complexes.Our calculations revealed two possible structures for CaH 2 in CaH 2 HY complexes:linear(I) and bent(II).The bond lengths,interaction energies,and strengths for H H interactions obtained by both MP2 and B3LYP methods are quite close to each other.It was found that the interaction energy decreases with increasing electron density at the Ca-H bond critical point.Atom-in-molecule(AIM) results show that for all of Ca-H H-Y interactions considered here,the Laplacian of the electron density at the H H bond critical point is positive,indicating the electrostatic nature of these Ca-H H-Y dihydrogen bonded systems.     

Theoretical Study on the Mechanism of the Gas-phase Reaction of Sc＋ with Propargyl Alcohol

In order to elucidate the reaction mechanisms of reaction Sc^＋ with propargyl alcohol (PPA), the triplet potential energy surface for the reactions has been theoretically investigated using a DFT method. The geometries for the reactants, intermediates, transition states and products were completely optimized at B3LYP/DZVP level. The single point energy of each stationary point was calculated at MP4/(6-311＋G** for C, H, O and Lanl2dz for Sc^＋) level. All the transition states were verified by the vibrational analysis and the internal reaction coordinate (IRC) calculations. The present results show that the reaction takes an insertion-elimination mechanism both along the O—H and C—O bond activation branches, but the C—O bond activation is much more favorable in energy than the O—H bond activation. All theoretical results not only support the existing conclusions inferred from early experiment, but also complement the pathway and mechanism for this reaction.     

Copper-catalyzed enantioselective cyanation of benzylic C–H bonds via radical relay

正Direct methods that enable stereoselective functionalization of C(sp~3)–H bonds could facilitate efficient preparation of therapeutics and agrochemicals,and shall have a major effect on the discovery and development of new pharmaceuticals.Although the transformations through C(sp~2)–H bond cleavage have been significantly developed in the past decades,the direct C(sp~3)–H functionalization,especially the asymmetric transformation is still a big challenge.Demon-     

Catalytic diastereoselective and enantioconvergent C(sp~3)–C(sp~3) cross-coupling of racemic partners

正Carbon-carbon bond formation is the core of organic synthesis.Transition metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction between organohalides and organometallic reagents is one of the most important and straightforward methods for construction of C-C bonds.The catalytic cross coupling between two sp~2-carbon centers,e.g.,aryl-aryl cross-     

Density Functional Study on the Reaction Mechanism for the Reaction of Ni^＋ with Ethane

The mechanism of the reaction of Ni^ (^2D) with ethane in the gas-phase was studied by using density functional theory.Both the B3LYP and BLYP functionals with standard all-electron basis sets are used to give the detailed information of the potential energy surface (PES) of [Ni,C2,H6]^ . The mechanisms forming the products CH4 and H2 in the reaction of Ni^ with ethane are proposed.The reductive eliminations of CH4 and H2 are typical addition-elimination reactions.Each of the two reactions consists of two elementary steps:C-C or C-H bond activations to form inserted species followed by isomerizations to from product-like intermediate.The rate determining steps for the elimination reactions of forming CH4 and H2 are the isomerization of the inserted species rather than C-C or C-H bond activations .The elimination reaction of forming H2 was found to be thermodynamically favored compared to that of CH4.     

A simple kinetic model for oxidative coupling of methane over La_(0.6)Sr_(0.4)Co_(0.8)Fe_(0.2)O_(3-δ) nanocatalyst

A simplified kinetic model for the oxidative coupling of methane over a La0.6Sr0.4Co0.8Fe0.2O3-δ nanocatalyst is presented. The kinetic model was developed by experimental data in a catalytic micro-reactor covering a wide range of reaction conditions (0.04相似文献   

Bonding and Reactivity in RB-As R Systems(R=H,F,OH,CH_3,CMe_3,CF_3,SiF_3,BO): Substituent Effects

Density functional theory-based calculations have been carried out to study the bonding and reactivity in RB-As R(R=H,F,OH,CH3,CMe_3,CF_3,SiF_3,BO)systems.Our calculations demonstrated that all the studied systems adopted bent geometry(DR-B-As≈180°andDB-As-R≈90°or less).The reason for this bending was explained with the help of a valence-orbital model.The potential energy surfaces for three possible isomers of RB-As R systems were also generated,indicating that the RB-As R isomer was more stable than R_2B-As R when R=SiF_3,CMe_3,and H.The B-As bond character was analyzed using natural bond orbital(NBO)and Wiberg bond index(WBI)calculations.The WBI values for B-As bonds in F3Si B-As SiF_3 and HB-As H were 2.254 and 2.209,respectively,indicating that this bond has some triple-bond character in these systems.While the B centers prefer nucleophilic attack,the As centers prefer electrophilic attack.     

SYNTHESIS OF 1-SUBSTITUTED-BENZENESULFO-NYL-3-(4'''',6''''-DISUBSTITUTED-s-TRIAZIN.2''''-YL)-1,3,2-DIAZAPHOSPHOLIDINES AND THEIR STRUCTURAL ANALYSES

The reaction of N-substituted-benzenesulfonyl-N'-(4,6-disubstituted-s-triazin-2-yl)-ethylene diamines with tri(dialkylamine)phosphine has been studied and the cyclic products have been obtained by one-pot reaction. It was found from ~1H NMR and ~(13)C NMR analyses that the single bond rotation between the nitrogen atom 3 in the 1,3,2-diazaphospholidines and the carbon atom 2 in the s-triazine was hindered at room temperature, which was further confirmed by X-ray diffraction results. The most stable conformation of the phosphorous heterocycle is envelope-form. From the bond length and the hybridization of the nitrogen atom outside the ring, it was deduced that there was a certain contribution of dπ-pπ bond between P and N atoms.     

Visible-light-mediated external-reductant-free reductive cross coupling of benzylammonium salts with (hetero)aryl nitriles

Herein we report a novel visible-light-mediated external reductant-free reductive cross coupling for the construction of C sp~2–C sp~3 bonds. A variety of benzylammonium salts underwent selective coupling with(hetero)aryl nitriles to deliver important diarylmethanes under mild reaction conditions. Importantly, photocatalysts can be omitted for many cases, which might involve the electron donor acceptor(EDA) complex. Mechanistic studies indicated benzylic radicals might be involved as the key intermediates. Moreover, the in situ generated NMe_3 via cleavage of C–N bond in ammonium salts acts as the electron donor,thus avoiding the use of external-reductant.     

Cleavage of the Fe—Fe Bond of （Me2SiSiMe2） [η^5－C5H4Fe（CO）2]2 with Na／Hg and Molecular Structure of the Ring－Opened Complex

The reaction of the rifle cyclic complex (1) with sodium amalgam in THF resulted in the expected cleavage of the Fe-Fe bond to afford his-sodium salt ( Me2SiSiMe2 ) [η^5-C5H4Fe(CO)2]2 (4). The latter was not isolated and was used directly to react with MeI, PhCH2Cl, CH3C(O)Cl, PhC(O)Cl,Cy3SnCl (Cy= cyclohexyl) or Ph3SnCl to afford corresponding ring-opened derivatives (Me2SiSiMe2) [η^5-C5H4Fe(CO)2]2 [5, R=Me; 6, R=PhCH2; 7, R=CH3C(O); 8, R=PhC(O); 9, R = Cy3Sn or 10, R = Ph3Sn ]. The crystal and molecular structures of 10 were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The molecule took the desired ant/ conformation around the Si-Si bond. The length of the Si--Si bond is 0.2343(3)nm, which is essentially identical to that in the cyclic structure of 1[0.2346(4) tun]. This result unambiguously demonstrates that the Si--Si bond in the cyclic structure of 1 is not subject to obvious strain.     

CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURES OF TWO ISOMERS OF DIETHYL 2, 3-DICYANO-2, 3-DIPHENYLSUCCINATE

Diethyl 2, 3-dicyano-2, 3-diphenylsuccinate was prepared through the oxidative coupling of ethyl α-cyanophenylacetate with Cu~(++)-TMEDA-O_2 system. The product gave, upon chromatography, two crystalline compounds 1 and 2. The single crystals of 1 and 2 were identified by X-ray crystallographic analysis to be meso-and racemie-diethyl 2,3-dicyano-2,3-diphenylsuccinate respectively. It is noteworthy that in the molecules of 1 and 2 there is a remarkable lengthening effect of the bond length for the central C—C bond, i. e. 1: 1.585; 2: 1.62. It is also observed that there is steric hindrance between the substituent groups attached to the two carbon atoms of the central C—C bond respectively. These data provide the structural basis for the facile dissociation into radicals and the action of polymerization initiator of the title compound. CNDO/2 calculation of charge density and Wiberg bond order for compound 1 yields the results, which are consistent with the crystallographic data.     

MASS SPECTRA OF BIS (CYCLOPENTADIENYL)-BIS (ORTHO-PHENYLAMINOBENZOATO) TITANIUM AND ITS DERIVATIVES

<正> Four complexes of the types of Cp2Ti (OOCC6H4NHPh-o)2 and Cp2TiCl2(Cp=Cp, MeCp= (CH3C5H4-)) have been investigated under the electron impact condition. The experimental results of Cp2Ti(OOCC6H4NHPh-o)2 complexes suggest that the Ti -L (L =OOCC6H4NHPh-o) bond is weaker than Ti -Cp bond and their molecular ions are characterized by the ready loss of L ligands. On the other hand, the molecular ions of Cp2TiCl2 are characterized by the loss of Cp ligands. The characteristic ions [M-HCl]+ and [M - 2HCl]+ are observed in the spectra of (MeCp)2TiCl2.     

Coupling of methane under pulse corona plasma (Ⅰ)——In the absence of oxygen

At normal temperature and pressure, pulse corona plasma was used as a new method for the dehydrogenative coupling of methane in the absence of oxygen. The effects of voltage polarity and input energy on the dehydrogenative coupling of methane were investigated. The parameter "energy efficiency" was introduced to examine the coupling of the input energy and the dehydrogenative coupling of methane. The experimental results show that positive corona gives higher energy efficiency than negative corona. When the positive corona was chosen, C2. yield per pass was 31.6% and acetylene yield per pass was 30.1% with 44.6% methane conversion at an input energy density of 1788kJ/mol and a pulse repetition frequency of 66Hz. The function of input energy density towards methane conversion may be expressed as a formula of -ln(1-X) = k (P/F). In the range of input energy employed, C2 yield is proportional to input energy density, but energy efficiency drops off with increasing input energy density.     

All-at-once arrangement of both oxygen atoms of dioxygen into aliphatic C(sp~3)–C(sp~3) bonds for hydroxyketone difunctionalization

Both β-and γ-hydroxyketone structures are important units in biologically active molecules, synthetic drugs and fine chemicals.Although there are some routes available for their manufacture from pre-functionalized groups on one or two matrix molecule(s),the approaches to simply and simultaneously deposit two oxygen atoms from dioxygen into two specific C(sp~3) positions of pure saturated hydrocarbons have rarely succeeded because they are involved in the targeted activation of three inert C–H σ bonds all at once. Here, we show that a TiO_2-CH_3CN photocatalytic suspension system enables the insertion of dioxygen into one C(sp~3)–C(sp~3) bond of strained cycloparaffin derivatives, by which difunctionalized hydroxyketone products are obtained in a one-pot reaction. With the cleavage event to release strain as the directional driving force, as-designed photocatalytic reaction systems show 21 examples of β-hydroxyketone products with 31%–76% isolated yields for three-membered ring derivatives and 5 examples of γ-hydroxyketone products with 30%–63% isolated yields for four-membered ring substrates.~(18)O isotopic labeling experiments using ~(18)O_2, Ti~(18)O_2 and intentionally added H_2~(18)O, respectively, indicated that both oxygen atoms of hydroxyketone products were exclusively from dioxygen, suggesting a previously unknown H+/TiO_2-e-catalyzed arrangement pathway of the hydroperoxide intermediate to convert dioxygen into hydroxyketone units.     

Reaction mechanism and chemoselectivity of gold(Ⅰ)-catalyzed cycloaddition of 1-(1-alkynyl) cyclopropyl ketones with nucleophiles to yield substituted furans

The mechanisms of gold(Ⅰ)-catalyzed cycloaddition of 1-(1-alkynyl) cyclopropyl ketones with nucleophiles have been investigated using density functional theory calculations at the B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) level of theory.A polarizable continuum model(PCM) has been established in order to evaluate the effects of solvents on the reactions.The results of the calculations indicate that the first step of the catalytic cycle is the cyclization of the carbonyl oxygen onto the triple bond which forms a new and stable resonance structure of an oxonium ion and a carbocation intermediate.The subsequent ring expansion step results in the formation of the final product and regeneration of the catalyst.Furthermore,the regioselectivity and effect of substituents has been discussed,including an analysis of energy,bond length,and natural bond orbital(NBO) charge distributions in the rate-determining step.Our computational results are consistent with earlier experimental observations.     

Synthesis and characterization of MH···HOR dihydrogen bonded ruthenium and osmium complexes(η~5-C_5H_4CH_2OH)MH(PPh_3)_2(M = Ru,Os)

Treatment of RuCl2(PPh3)3 with 6-dimethylaminopentafulvene in THF in the presence of water produced(η5-C5H4CHO) RuCl(PPh3)2, which was reduced by NaBH4 to give the Ru–H···HO dihydrogen bonded complex(η5-C5H4CH2OH) RuH(PPh3)2. The dihydrogen bonded complex(η5-C5H4CH2OH)RuH(PPh3)2 could also be synthesized by the reduction of complex(η5-C5H4CHO)RuH(PPh3)2, which was obtained by the reaction of RuHCl(PPh3)3 with 6-dimethylaminopentafulvene in the presence of water. The analogous dihydrogen bonded osmium complex(η5-C5H4CH2OH)OsH(PPh3)2 was similarly prepared. Single crystal structures and DFT calculations support the presence of intra-molecular H···H interaction, with separations of around 1.9 to 2.0 .     

XPS,Chemical Trapping, and DRFTIR Study on Mechanism of By-Products Formation in Selective (AMM)Oxidation of Propylene on MoO_3 and γ-Bi_2MoO_6

XPS and chemical trapping experments with H2, NH3, and CH3I as trapping agents were carried out for studying the adsorption of propylene over MoO3 or r-Bi2MoO6. The results show that the fragmentation of carbon chain takes place during the adsorption of propylene through breaking C -C double bond and C-C bond on Mo2+ and the adjacent lattice oxygen, leading to formation of the oxygen- or nitrogen-containing by-products of C1 and C2 species. Diffuse-Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared (DRFTIR) Spectroscopy was used to study the surface species formed during the chemisorption and reaction of propylene over y-Bi2MoO6 at a lower temperature. The results that C1, C2 adspecies were detected by DRFTIR at 175℃ are consistent with the results of XPS and chemical trapping experiments, whlle the results at 50℃ Grasselli et al.