Über P?P–haltige cyclische Verbindungen. I

Die Umsetzung von N?N’?-Dimethylthioharnstoff mit PCl₃ führt zur cyclischen Verbindung I mit einer direkten Phosphor—Phosphor-Bindung. Die neue Verbindung ist durch ihre ³¹P- und ¹H-NMR-Spektren, das Schwingungs- und Massenspektrum und durch eine Röntgenstrukturanalyse charakterisiert. On P? P Containing Cyclic Compounds. I Reaction of N?N’?-dimethylthiourea with PCl₃ yields the cyclic compound I with a direct phosphorus—pphosphorus bond. The new compound is characterized by its ³¹P- and ¹H-nmr spectra, the vibration and mass spectra and an X-ray structural analysis.     

Chemie polyfunktioneller Moleküle. 101 [1]: Synthese eines Diphenylphosphin-substituierten Cyclophosphamide und Röntgenstrukturanalyse seines Oxidations-produkts

Inhaltsübersicht. Diphenylphosphin und rac-Cyclophosphamid (ClCH₂CH₂)₂NP(O)N(H)(CH₂)₃O (1) reagieren in Gegenwart von n-Butyllithium zu einem Zwischenprodukt, das mit Wasser das diphenylphosphinsubstituierte Cyclophosphamid, (Ph₂PCH₂CH₂)₂NP(O)N(H)(CH₂)₃O, (2) bildet. Metallierung von 2 mit n-BuLi am N(3)-Atom und Umsetzung mit D₂O führt zum N(3)-Deuteroderivat 2a. Mit H₂O₂ reagiert 2 zur all-Phosphinoxid Verbindung, [Ph₂P(O)CH₂CH₂]₂NP(O)N(H)(CH₂)₃O, (4), die mit 0,5 Mol Wasser auskristallisiert und von der zur Charakterisierung des H-Bückenbindungssystems eine Röntgenstrukturanalyse angefertigt wurde. Die NMR-Spektren (¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P, ¹⁴N) weisen 2–4 als dynamische Moleküle aus. Chemistry of Polyfunctional Molecules. 101. Synthesis of a Diphenylphosphinesubstituted Cyclophosphamide and the X-ray Diffraction of its Oxidation Product Diphenylphosphine and rac-cyclophosphamide, (ClCH₂CH₂)₂NP(O)N(H)(CH₂)₃O, (1) react in the presence of n-BuLi to an intermediate which hydrolyses to the diphenylphosphine substituted Cyclophosphamide, (Ph₂PCH₃CH₂)₂NP(O)N(H)(CH₂)₃O, (2). Metallation of 2 with n-BuLi at the N(3) atom, followed by treatment with D₂O yields the N(3)-deuterated derivative 2a. With H₂O₂ 2 forms the all-phosphine-oxide compound, [Ph₂P(O)CH₂CH₂]₂NP(O)N(H)(CH₂)₃O, ( 4 ), which crystallizes with 0.5 mole of water. In order to characterize the H-bridge bonding system a X-ray structure analysis of 4 was carried out. The NMR-Spectra (¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P, ¹⁴N) indicate 2–4 as dynamic molecules.     

Beiträge zur Komplexchemie der Phosphine und Phosphinoxide. XXX [1]. Nickel-, Palladium- und Platinkomplexe primärer Mercaptoalkylphosphine

Primäre Mercaptoalkylphosphine H₂ (H₂P? CH₂? CH₂? SH; H₂P? CH₂? CHCH₃? SH) reagieren mit Salzen der d⁸-Metalle zu planaren 1:2-Chelatkomplexen. Synthese, Struktur und Eigenschaften der Koordinationsverbindungen werden diskutiert, wobei besonderes Interesse der Alkylierbarkeit des Schwefels sowie dem reaktiven Verhalten des primären Phosphinphosphors gilt. Letzterer läßt sich mit Kalium metallieren und anschließend mit geeigneten Alkylhalogeniden in Derivate mit sekundärem Phosphinphosphor überführen. On the Coordination Chemistry of Phosphines and Phosphinoxides. XXX. Nickel, Palladium, and Platinum Complexes of Primary Mercaptoalkylphosphines Primary Mercaptoalkylphosphines H₂ (H₂P? CH₂? CH₂? SH; H₂P? CH₂? CHCH₃? SH) react with d⁸-metal salts to give planar 1:2 chelat complexes. Synthesis, structure, and properties of these compounds are discussed. Special interest apply to the alkylation of sulphur and the reactive behaviour of the primary phosphine phosphorus. The latter can be metalled by potassium and after that it is possible to alkylate with suitable alkyl halides to give derivates with secondary phosphine phosphorus.     

Konformativer Umbau von Porphyrinen als Rezeptoren mit schaltbaren N‐H⋅⋅⋅X‐Bindungsmodi

Die Selektivität und funktionale Variabilität von Porphyrinkofaktoren basiert typischerweise auf der Substratbindung durch Metalloporphyrine, wobei die Pyrrolstickstoffatome nur zur Chelatisierung der Metallionen dienen. In einem ersten Schritt zu Porphyrinzentren mit “enzymähnlicher” Aktivität zeigt eine strukturelle und spektroskopische Untersuchung der Substratbindung im Kern jedoch, dass ein sattelverbogenes Porphyrin mit peripheren Aminorezeptorgruppen ( 1 , 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18‐Oktaethyl‐5,10,15,20‐tetrakis(2‐aminophenyl)porphyrin), abhängig von der Azidität der Lösung, Analyte in einer schaltbaren Weise koordiniert. Das supramolekulare Ensemble weist eine hohe Affinität und Selektivität für das Pyrophosphatanion (2.26±0.021)×10⁹ m ^?1 auf. ¹H‐NMR‐Spektroskopie liefert Einblicke in den wahrscheinlichen Bindungsmodus und erlaubt die Charakterisierung der Atropisomere, deren Struktur auch durch Röntgenstrukturanalysen aufgeklärt wurde.     

Structure and formation of gaseous [C4H5O]+ Ions. II–Ions of the type HCC?\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}(OH)(CH3)

Loss of an alkyl group X? from acetylenic alcohols HC?C? CX(OH)(CH₃) and gas phase protonation of HC?C? CO? CH₃ are both shown to yield stable HC?C? \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}(OH)(CH₃) ions. Ions of this structure are unique among all other [C₄H₅O]⁺ isomers by having m/z 43 [C₂H₃O]⁺ as base peak in both the metastable ion and collisional activation spectra. It is concluded that the composite metastable peak for formation of m/z 43 corresponds to two distinct reaction profiles which lead to the same product ion, CH₃\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}?O, and neutral, HC?CH. It is further shown that the [C₄H₅O]⁺ ions from related alcohols (like HC?C? CH(OH)(CH₃)) which have an α-H atom available for isomerization into energy rich allenyl type molecular ions, consist of a second stable structure, H₂C?\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}? C(OH)?CH₂.     

Structure and formation of gaseous [C4H5O]+ ions. III—Ions derived from unsaturated ethers

The abundant [C₄H₅O]⁺ (m/z 69) ions found in the 70 eV mass spectra of a series of acetylenic, allenylic and unsaturated cyclic ethers are shown to have the following structures: HC?C? \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}H? OCH₃ (e), H₂C?C?—OCH₃ (f), (g) and H? C?C? CH₂—O\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}H₂ (h). Of these, the cyclic ion g is the most stable: its ion enthalpy (≥ 165 kcal mol^?1) is close to that found for the acyclic C₃H₅\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}? O isomers identified in a previous study. Evidence that these four isomeric [C₄H₅O]⁺ ions are stable species with lifetimes ≥ 10^?5 s is obtained from their collisional activation spectra, the shape of the metastable peaks and the associated kinetic energy release values for the common loss of CO, thermochemical information and analysis of deuterium and carbon-13 labelled precursor molecules. It is further shown that loss of X? from ethers of the type X? C?C? CH₂OCH₃ involves isomerization into energy rich allenyl type ions [(X)HC?C?CHOCH₃]⁺˙ . These ions undergo loss of X? by simple bond cleavage, yielding, e type product ions, when the C? X bond strength is relatively low (X?I, Br). When X?Cl and especially CH₃ or H, X? is only lost after rearrangement yielding the cyclic product ion g. The mechanism for this cyclization reaction is related to that proposed in a previous study for the ester→ acid isomerization in the molecular ions of the esters of α, β-unsaturated carboxylic acids.     

Boron-Nitrogen Compounds. 88 [1]. Boron Derivatives of Pyridylalkylamines

Bor-Stickstoff-Verbindungen. 88. Borderivate von pyridylalkylaminen Die Umsetzung von 2-Aminomethylpyridin oder 2-Aminoäthylpyridin mit Trialkylboranen im Molverhältnis 1:2 führt zu Zwischenprodukten, deren Thermolyse (2-Pyridylalkylamino)dialkylborane C₅H₄N? 2-(CH₂)_n? NH? BR₂ (n = 1, 2; R ? C₂H₅, n-C₃H₇) ergibt. Kernresonanzspektroskopische Untersuchungen an diesen Verbindungen zeigen, daß im Falle von R ? C₂H₅ ein intramolekularer bicyclischer Komplex mit vierbindigem Bor vorliegt. Ist R ? C₃H₇, so liegt für n = 1 eine entsprechende Struktur neben der nicht koordinierten Verbindung mit dreibindigem Bor vor, während für n = 2 ausschließlich letztere Struktur existiert. Das Verhalten der beiden Basen bei Umsetzungen mit vierfach koordiniertem Bor ist dagegen gleichartig. So findet mit Trimethylamin-Boran in beiden Fällen gleichzeitige Basenverdrängung und Kondensation statt, was zu Amin-Aminoboranen H₂B? NH? (CH₂)_n? C₅H₄N? BH₃ führt, während die Reaktion mit Trimethylamin-Iodboran unter Verdrängung von Base und Iodidion zu Boronium(1+)-Salzen führt.     

Metallabis(phosphonate) als Chelatliganden. I. Synthese einkerniger Nickelbis(phosphonat)–Komplexe mit OHO-Wasserstoffbrücke und entsprechender Alkali-metall-, Ammonium- und Thallium-Verbindungen

Nickelocen reagiert mit Dialkylphosphiten HP(O)(OR)₂ zu den Komplexen C₅H₅Ni[{P(OR)₂O}₂H] ( 1 :R ? Me; 2 :R ? Et), in denen ein sechsgliedriger NiP₂O₂H-Ring mit einer vermutlich symmetrischen OHO-Wasserstoffbrücke vorliegt. Die Umsetzung von 1 mit HBF₄ führt zu C₅H₅Ni[{P(OMe)₂O}₂BF₂] ( 3 ). Mit NH₃ und Thalliumacetylacetonat entstehen aus 1 bzw. 2 die Komplexe [C₅H₅Ni{P(OR)₂O}₂]NH₄ ( 4, 5 ) und [C₅H₅Ni{P(OR)₂O}₂]Tl ( 6, 7 ). Die entsprechenden Alkalimetallverbindungen [C₅H₅Ni{P(OMe)₂O}₂]M ( 8 :M ? Li; 9 :M ? Na) sind ausgehend von C₅H₅Ni[P(OMe)₃][P(O)(OMe)₂] und LiI bzw. NaI zugänglich. C₅H₅Ni[P(OMe)₃][P(O)(OMe)₂] reagiert mit HgI₂ zu C₅H₅Ni[P(OMe)₃]I und [IHg{P(O)(OMe)₂}]₂. Metallabisphosphonates as Chelating Ligands. I. Synthesis of Mononuclear Nickelbisphosphonates Containing a OHO-Hydrogen Bridge and of Corresponding Alkali Metal, Ammonium, and Thallium Compounds Nickelocene reacts with dialkylphosphites HP(O)(OR)₂ to form the complexes C₅H₅Ni[{P(OR)₂O}₂H] ( 1 :R ? Me; 2 :Et) which contain a six-membered NiP₂O₂H ring with a presumably symmetrically OHO-hydrogen bond. The reaction of 1 with HBF₄ leads to C₅H₅Ni?[{P(OMe)₂O}₂BF₂] ( 3 ). The complexes 1 and 2 react with NH₃ and thallium acetylacetonate to give [C₅H₅Ni{P(OR)₂O}₂]NH₄ ( 4, 5 ) and [C₅H₅Ni{P(OR)₂O}₂]Tl ( 6, 7 ), respectively. The corresponding alkali metal compounds [C₅H₅Ni{P(OMe)₂O}₂]M ( 8 :M ? Li; 9 :M ? Na) are formed in the reaction of C₅H₅Ni[P(OMe)₃][P(O)(OMe)₂] with LiI or NaI. With HgI₂, C₅H₅Ni[P(OMe)₃][P(O)(OMe)₂] reacts to yield C₅H₅Ni[P(OMe)₃]I and [IHg{P(O)(OMe)₂}]₂.     

Chemie polyfunktioneller Moleküle. 119 [1] Tetracarbonyl-dicobalt-tetrahedran-Komplexe mit den Liganden Bis(diphenyl-phosphanyl)amin, 2-Butin-1,4-diol und tert-Butylphosphaacetylen — Kristallstrukturanalyse des Phosphaalkin-Derivats

Chemistry of Polyfunctional Molecules. 119 [1]. Tetracarbonyl-dicobalt-tetrahedrane Complexes with the Ligands Bis(diphenylphosphanyl)-amine, 2-Butin-1,4-diol, and tert.-Butylphosphaacetylene — Crystal Structure of the Phosphaalkyne Derivative Co₂(μ-CO)₂(CO)₄(μ-Ph₂P? NH? PPh₂—P,P′) · 1/2C₆H₅CH₃ ( 4 · 1/2C₆H₅CH₃) reacts with 2-butine-1,4-diol, HOCH₂? C?C? CH₂OH ( 5 ), to the dark-red tetrahedrane complex Co₂(CO)₄(μ-η²,η²-HOCH₂? C?C? CH₂OH? C², C³) · (μ-Ph₂P? NH? PPh₂? P,P′) · THF (6 · THF). With t-butyl-phosphaacetylene, tBu? C?P ( 7 ), 4 · THF forms Co₂(CO)₄(μ-η²,η²-tBu? C?P)(μ-Ph₂P? NH? PPh₂? P,P′) ( 8 ), which also belongs to the tetrahydrane type. The compounds were characterized by their mass, IR, ³¹P{¹H} NMR, ¹³C{¹H} NMR, and¹H NMR spectra. Crystals suitable for X-ray structure analyses have been obtained for 8 from dioxane. The dark red blocks crystallize in the monoclinic P2₁/c space group with the lattice constants a = 1404,1(5), b = 1330,0(7), c = 2578,8(10)pm; β = 90,82(3)°.     

The [CH5NO]+ ˙ potential energy surface: Distonic ions,lon-dipole complexes and hydrogen-bridged radical cations

By combining results from a variety of mass spectrometric techniques (metastable ion, collisional activation, collision-induced dissociative ionization, neutralization-reionization spectrometry, ²H, ¹³C and ¹⁸O isotopic labelling and appearance energy measurements) and high-level ab initio molecular orbital calculations, the potential energy surface of the [CH₅NO]^{+ ˙} system has been explored. The calculations show that at least nine stable isomers exist. These include the conventional species [CH₃ONH₂]^{+ ˙} and [HO? CH₂? NH₂]^{+ ˙}, the distonic ions [O? CH₂? NH₃]^{+ ˙}, [O? NH₂? CH₃]^{+ ˙}, [CH₂? O(H)? NH₂]^{+ ˙}, [HO? NH₂? CH₂]^{+ ˙}, and the ion-dipole complex CH₂?NH₂⁺ …? OH˙. Surprisingly the distonic ion [CH₂? O? NH₃]^{+ ˙} was found not to be a stable species but to dissociate spontaneously to CH₂?O + NH₃^{+ ˙}. The most stable isomer is the hydrogen-bridged radical cation [H? C?O …? H …? NH₃]^{+ ˙} which is best viewed as an immonium cation interacting with the formyl dipole. The related species [CH₂?O …? H …? NH₂]^{+ ˙}, in which an ammonium radical cation interacts with the formaldehyde dipole is also a very stable ion. It is generated by loss of CO from ionized methyl carbamate, H₂N? C(?O)? OCH₃ and the proposed mechanism involves a 1,4-H shift followed by intramolecular ‘dictation’ and CO extrusion. The [CH₂?O …? H …? NH₂]^{+ ˙} product ions fragment exothermically, but via a barrier, to NH₄^{+ ˙} HCO^…? and to H₃N? C(H)?O^{+ ˙} H˙. Metastable ions [CH₃ONH₂]^+…? dissociate, via a large barrier, to CH₂?O + NH₃⁺ + and to [CH₂NH₂]⁺ + OH˙ but not to CH₂?O^{+ ˙} + NH₃. The former reaction proceeds via a 1,3-H shift after which dissociation takes place immediately. Loss of OH˙ proceeds formally via a 1,2-CH₃ shift to produce excited [O? NH₂? CH₃]^{+ ˙}, which rearranges to excited [HO? NH₂? CH₂]^{+ ˙} via a 1,3-H shift after which dissociation follows.     

Bildung siliciumorganischer Verbindungen. 85 [1]. Bildung,Reaktionen und Struktur des 1,1,3,3-Tetramethyl-2,4-bis(trimethylsilyl)-1,3-disilabicyclo[1, 1, 0]butans

me₃Si? CCl₂?Sime₂Cl (me ? CH₃) läßt sich mit n-buLi (bu ? C₄H₉) bei–100°C (Lösungsmittel THF/Äther) in me₃Si? CCl(Li)? Sime₂Cl a überführen. das mit meJ me₃Si? CClme? Sime₂Cl bildet. Wird a in Abwesenheit eines Abfangreagenzes langsam erwärmt, so bildet sich unter Abspaltung von LiCl (Cl aus der SiCl-Gruppe) über eine reaktive Zwischenstufe des Bicyclobutans b . Die Struktur von b ist durch NMR-Untersuchung, Röntgenstrukturanalyse und Abbaureaktionen gesichert. Mit HBr bzw. CH₃OH werden die Si? C-Bindungen der Dreiringe in b gespalten, so daß sich me₃Si? CH₂? C(Sime₂X)₂Sime₃ (X ? Br, OCH₃) bildet. Formation of Organosilicon Compounds. 85. Formation, Reactions, and Structure of 1,1,3,3-Tetramethyl-2,4-bis(trimethylsilyl)-1,3-disilabicyclo[1, 1, 0]butane me₃Si? CCl₂? Sime₂Cl (me ? CH₃) with n-buLi (bu ? C₄H₉) at –100°C (solvent: THF/ether) yields me₃Si? CCl(Li)? Sime₂Cl a , which forms me₃Si? CClme? Sime₂Cl with meI. By warming a slowly in absence of any trapping reagent the bicyclobutane b is obtained via a reactive intermediate under elimination of LiCl (Cl from the SiCl group). The structure of b is established by nmr investigations, X-ray structure determination and chemical derivatisation.     

Bis­[bis­(diethyl­enetri­amine)­zinc(II)] hexa­cyano­ferrate tetrahydrate

In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Zn(C₄H₁₃N₃)₂]₂[Fe(CN)₆]·4H₂O, the asymmetric unit is formed by a [Zn(dien)₂]²⁺ cation (dien = diethyl­enetri­amine, NH₂CH₂CH₂NHCH₂CH₂NH₂), water mol­ecules and half of the [Fe(CN)₆]^4? anion which is related by inversion symmetry through the Fe atom. The geometry around the Zn and Fe atoms is distorted octahedral and octahedral, respectively. Intramolecular O—H?O hydrogen bonds involving the water mol­ecules, and intermolecular O—H?N hydrogen bonds involving the water mol­ecules and the anions, result in an infinite chain. Intramolecular O—H?O and N—H?N, and intermolecular O—H?N, N—H?O and N—H?N hydrogen bonds form a three‐dimensional framework.     

Alternating copolymerization of dienes with α-olefins

Alternating copolymerization of butadiene with several α-olefins and of isoprene with propylene were investigated by using a mixture of VO(Acac)₂, Et₃Al, and Et₂AlCl as catalyst. The alternating copolymerization ability of the olefins decreases in the order, propylene > 1-butene > 4-methyl-1-pentene > 3-methyl-1-butene. The study on the sequence of the copolymer of isoprene with propylene by ozonolysis reveals that the polymer chain is reasonably expressed by the sequence \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \rlap{--} [{\rm CH}_{\rm 2} \hbox{--} {\rm CH} \hbox{=\hskip-1pt=} {\rm C(CH}_{\rm 3}) \hbox{--} {\rm CH}_{\rm 2} \hbox{--} {\rm CH(CH}_{\rm 3}) \hbox{--} {\rm CH}_{\rm 2} \rlap{--}]_n $\end{document}. NMR and infrared spectra indicate that the chain is terminated with propylene unit, forming a structure of ?C(CH₃)? CH₂? C(CH₃)?CH₂ involving a vinylene group.     

Bis[bis(trimethylsilyl)amino]sulfan 1. Darstellung und Charakterisierung

Inhaltsübersicht. Die Titelverbindung[(CH₃)₃Si]₂N–S–N[Si(CH₃)₃]₂ wurde durch Reaktion von Lithium-bis(trimethylsilyl)arnid mit Schwefeldichlorid hergestellt. Elektronenabsorptions-, Infrarot-, Kernresonanz- (¹H, ¹³C, ²⁹Si, ¹⁵N) und Massenspektren werden mitgeteilt. Die Reaktivität der Verbindung wurde untersucht. Bis[bis (trimethylsilyl) amino] sulfane. 1. Synthesis and Characterization Abstract, The title compound [(CH₃)₃Si]₂N–S–N[Si(CH₃)₃]₂ has been prepared by reaction of lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide with sulfur dichloride. Electron absorption, infrared, nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H, ¹³C, ²⁹Si, ¹⁶N), and mass spectra are given. The reactivity of the compound has been studied. Im Zusammenhang mit unseren Untersuchungen [1–3] über S-Bis(trimethyl-eilyl)aminoester von Dithiocarbamidsäuren RR′N–CS–S–N[Si(CH₃)₃]₂ haben wir uns mit dem Bis[bis(trimethylsilyl)amino]sulfan [(CH₃)₃Si]₂N-S-N[Si(CH₃)₃]₂ befaßt. Diese Verbindung wurde erstmals 1962 von Wannagat u. Kückertz [4] hergestellt und kurz beschrieben. Wolmershäuser u. Mitarb. [5] teilten einige wenige spektroskopische Daten mit; vgl. auch [6, 7].     

Zur Bildung und Stabilität von Difluormethylenphosphoranen,R3P⊕-C̄–F2

Inhaltsübersicht. Die Reaktion von Difluorhalogenmethanen, CF₂X₂, mit Phosphanen, R₃P, in Gegenwart von Metallen und Carbonylverbindungen, R″R′CO, führt zur Bildung geminaler Difluorolefine, R″R′C=CF₂. Die sorgfältige Untersuchung der Einzelschritte dieser komplexen Reaktion zeigt, daß intermediär Difluorhalogenmethylphosphoniumhalogenide, [R₃P–CF₂X]X, und Difluormethylenphosphorane, R₃P^⊕ – c?^?-F₂, gebildet werden. Die Phosphoniumsalze sind stabil und können als kristalline Substanzen isoliert werden. Durch Metalle oder Phosphene werden sie zu den instabilen Difluormethylenphosphoranen reduziert. Diese zersetzen sich beim Fehlen geeigneter Reaktionspartner in Phosphan und Difluorcarben, CF₂. Ihre Bildung durch Addition von CF₂ an R₃P ist nicht möglich. Mit Halogenwasserstoffen bilden sie Difluormethylphosphoniumsalze, [R₃P-CHF₂]X. Formation and Stability of Difluoromcthylene Phosphoranes, R₃P^⊕ —c?F₂ In the presence of metals and carbonyl compounds, R″R′CO, the reaction of difluoro-halomethanes, CF₂X₂, with phosphanes, R₃P, leads to the formation of geminal difluoroolefins, R″R′C=CF₂. Our investigations have proved that difluorohalomethylphosphonium halides, [R₃P–CF₂X]X, and difluoromethylene phosphoranes, R₃P^⊕–C??F₂, are formed intermediately. The phosphonium salts are stable. They can be isolated as crystalline substances. They are reduced by metals or phosphanes forming unstable difluoromethylene phosphoranes as intermediates. These decompose into phosphane and difluorocarbene, CF₂, if suitable reactants are absent. Their reaction with hydrogen halides, HX, yields difluoromethylphosphonium salts, [R₃P–CHF₂]X. The formation of difluoromethylene phosphoranes by addition of CF₂ to R₃P is not possible.     

Three new isomers of [C2H6O]+˙: The radical cations [CH3O(H)CH2]+˙, [CH3CHOH2]+˙ and a low-energy isomer of unassigned structure

Three new [C₂H₆O]⁺˙ ions have been generated in the gas phase by appropriate dissociative ionizations and characterized by means of their metastable and collisionally induced fragmentations. The heats of formation, ΔH_f⁰, of the two ions which were assigned the structures [CH₃O(H)CH₂]⁺˙ and [CH₃CHOH₂]⁺˙ could not be measured. The third isomer, to which the structure \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 2} = \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm .} {\rm H} \cdot \cdot \cdot \mathop {\rm H}\limits^ + \cdot \cdot \cdot {\rm OH}_{\rm 2} $\end{document} is tentatively assigned, was measured to have ΔH_f⁰ = 732±5 kJ mol^?1, making it the [C₂H₆O]⁺˙ isomer of lowest experimental heat of formation. It was found that the exothermic ion–radical recombinations [CH₂OH]⁺+CH₃˙→[CH₃O(H)CH₂]⁺˙ and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } {\rm HOH + H}^{\rm .} $\end{document}→[CH₃CHOH₂]⁺˙ have large energy barriers, 1.4 and ?0.9 eV, respectively, whereas the recombinations yielding [CH₃CH₂OH]⁺˙ have little or none.     

Structure and formation of gaseous [C4H5O]+ ions. IV—Ions derived from the cyclopropenium ion [C3H3]+

Characterization of [C₄H₅O]⁺ ions in the gas phase using their metastable ion and collisional activation spectra shows that the three isomeric ions HC?C? \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}H? OCH₃, CH₃O? \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}?C?CH₂ and ? OCH₃ related to the two stable [C₃H₃]⁺ cations [HC?C? CH₂]⁺ and are stable for ≥ 10^?5s. In contrast to the formation of cyclopropenium ions, it is found that the methoxy cyclopropenium ion is not generated from acyclic precursor molecules. The small but significant intensity differences found in the collisional activation spectra of [C₃H₃]⁺ ions generated from HC?C? CH₂I and HC?C? CH₂Cl possibly indicate the presence of [C₃H₃]⁺ ions of different structures.     

Fragmentation reactions of some aliphatic esters in the NCl(F−) and NCl(NH2−) mass spectra

The NCI(F^?) and NCI(NH₂^?) mass spectra of a series of aliphatic acetates and of methyl and ethyl trimethylacetate have been obtained. The formation of fluoroenolate ions CH₂COF^? and of carboxamide anions RCONH^? (R ? CH₃))CH₃C). respectively, is observed besides formation of [M ? H]^? ions and carboxylate ions RCOO^? (R ? CH₃, (CH₃)₃C). The relative intensities of the different anions depend on the structure of the ester molecules and on the primary reactant anions. Usually, the NCI(NH₂^?) spectra of the acetates are dominated by [M ? H]^? ions ([M? D]^? ions in the case of trideuteroacetates) fragmenting unimolecularly by elimination of an alcohol. The carboxylate ions are important fragments, too, but carboxamide ions are only observed with large intensities in the NCI(NH₂^? spectra of the trimethylacetates. The NCI(F^?) spectra show much larger intensities of carboxylate ions and fluoroenolate ions. The mechanisms of the fragmentation reactions are discussed. The results indicate that most or even all of the fragment ions in the NCI(F^? mass spectra of aliphatic esters are formed by addition-elimination reactions via a tetrahedral intermediate, while competition between direct proton abstraction and addition-elimination reactions occurs in the NCI(NH₂^?) mass spectra because of the higher basicity of NH₂^? resulting in an early transition state for direct proton abstraction.     

Carbon-13 NMR spectra of some polychloro hydrocarbons and related compounds

Data derived from the carbon-13 NMR spectra of 37 organic polychloro compounds allow one to identify readily the ? CHCl₂, ? CCl₂? and ? CH₂Cl groups, the ¹³C signals of which are registered in the shift ranges of 67 to 78 (80), 85 to 96 and 38 to 55 (59) ppm (from TMS), respectively, and have the distinctive one bond spin-spin coupling constants ¹J(C? H) 170 to 184 Hz (for the ? CHCl₂ groups) and 147 to 158 Hz (for the ? CH₂Cl groups). The ? CCl₂CH₂CH₂Cl fragment features characteristic diamagnetic shieldings of the ? CCl₂? and ? CH₂Cl that may be related to increased electron density on both of these groups.     

Kinetics and mechanisms of homogeneous catalytic reactions: Part 13. Regioselective reduction of quinoline catalysed by Rh(acac)(CO)[P(<Superscript>t</Superscript>Bu)(CH<Subscript>2</Subscript>CH=CH<Subscript>2</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>]

The complex Rh(acac)(CO)[P(^tBu)(CH₂CH=CH₂)₂] (1) proved to be an efficient precatalyst for the regioselective hydrogenation of quinoline (Q) to 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline (THQ) under mild reaction conditions (125 °C and 4 atm H₂). A kinetic study of this reaction led to the rate law:

$$ r \, = \{ K_{1} k_{2} /(1 \, + \, K_{1} {\text{H}}_{ 2} )\} [{\text{Rh}}][{\text{H}}_{ 2} ]^{2} $$

which becomes

$$ r \, = \, K_{1} k_{2} [{\text{Rh}}][{\text{H}}_{ 2} ]^{2} $$

at hydrogen pressures below 4 atm. The active catalytic species is the cationic complex {Rh(Q)₂(CO)[P(^tBu)(CH₂CH=CH₂)₂]}⁺ (2). The mechanism involves the partial hydrogenation of one coordinated Q of (2) to yield a complex containing a 1,2-dihydroquinoline (DHQ) ligand, {Rh(DHQ)(Q)(CO)[P(^tBu)(CH₂CH=CH₂)₂]}⁺ (3), followed by hydrogenation of the DHQ ligand to give THQ and a coordinatively unsaturated species {Rh(Q)(CO)[P(^tBu)(CH₂CH=CH₂)₂]}⁺ (4); this reaction is considered to be the rate-determining step. Coordination of a new Q molecule to (4) regenerates the active species (2) and restarts the catalytic cycle.