Cationic polymerization of styrenes by activated covalent species. Direct 1H-NMR observation of complexes of 1-phenylethyl acetates with lewis acids

Complexes of boron trichloride, boron tribromide, and ethylaluminumdichloride with various acetates were directly observed by ¹H-NMR. Complexes of secondary and tertiary acetates which model macromolecular active species in polymerization of styrene and isobutene are stable at ?75°C, but decompose at temperatures above ?30°C to yield corresponding chlorides or bromides. The stability of complexes depends on the Lewis acid, the alkyl group in the ester, and the structure of acetate. Rates of the bimolecular exchange of complexes with excess acetate were calculated from dynamic NMR to be k_ex = 2 × 10¹ L mol^?1 s^?1 (?65°C) and k_ex = 5 × 10⁴ L mol^?1 s^?1 (?75°C) for 1-phenylethyl acetate with BCl₃ and EtAlCl₂, respectively.     

Conformational Analysis. XIX properties and reactions of 1,3-oxathianes VIII A 1H NMR conformational study of methyl-substituted derivatives

The addition of thioacetic acid to unsaturated alcohols or acids was utilized to obtain mercaptoalkanols which were condensed with suitable carybonyl compounds to prepare 24 methyl-substituted 1,3-oxathianes. The ¹H NMR spectra of the 1,3-oxathiane products were recorded at 60, 100 and/or 300 MHz and fully analysed. The results are best explained by a chair form which is completely staggered in the C-4? C-5? C-6 moiety ψ₄₅ or (ψ₅₆=60±1°). 1,3-Oxathianes having syn-axial 2,4- (and/or 2,6-) methyl-methyl interactions exist appreciably, if not exclusively, in twist forms. The vicinal coupling constants lead to the conformational free energies of axial methyl groups at C-4, ΔG°=7.4±0.4 kJ mol^?1, and at C-5, ΔG°=3.7±0.3 kJ mol^?1, in good agreement with previous estimates. They also show that both r-4,cis-5,trans-6- and r-4,trans-5,trans-6- trimethyl-1,3-oxathianes greatly favour the chiar form where the methyl group at C-4 is axial. The chair-twist energy parameters are reestimated at ΔH°_CT 27.0 kJ mol^?1, ΔS°_CT 11.6J mol^?1K^?1, and ΔG°_CT(298) 23.5 kJ mol^?1 for a 2,5-twist form.     

A dynamic nuclear magnetic resonance study of nitrogen inversion in N,N'-dimethylimidazolidine

The 251 MHz ¹H and the natural-abundance 63.1 MHz ¹³C NMR spectra of N,N'-dimethylimidazolidine have been measured from ?50 to ?170°C. Below about ?140°C. nitrogen inversion in the compound becomes slow on the NMR time scale and both the ¹H and the ¹³C spectra indicate that it exists in solution as a mixture of cis and trans conformations having nearly the same energies. The free-energy barrier (ΔG^≠) for nitrogen inversion in N,N'-dimethylimidazolidine is 6.4 kcal mol^?1, a value which is 1.5 kcal mol^?1 lower than that for N-methylpyrrolidine.     

Dynamic proton magnetic resonance studies on complex spin systems. Non-mutual three-spin exchange in N-(trideuteriomethyl)-2-cyanoaziridine

At room temperature and below, the proton NMR spectrum of N-(trideuteriomethyl)-2-cyanoaziridine consists of two superimposed ABC patterns assignable to two N-invertomers; a single time-averaged ABC pattern is observed at 158.9°C. The static parameters extracted from the spectra in the temperature range from –40.3 to 23.2°C and from the high-temperature spectrum permit the calculation of the thermodynamic quantities ΔH⁰ = ?475±20 cal mol^?1 (?1.987 ± 0.084 kJ mol^?1) and ΔS⁰ = 0.43±0.08 cal mol^?1 K^?1 (1.80±0.33 J mol^?1 K^?1) for the cis ? trans equilibrium. Bandshape analysis of the spectra broadened by non-mutual three-spin exchange in the temperature range from 39.4–137.8°C yields the activation parameters ΔH_tc^≠ = 17.52±0.18 kcal mol^?1 (73.30±0.75 kJ mol^?1), ΔS_tc^≠ = ?2.08±0.50 cal mol^?1 K^?1 (?8.70±2.09 J mol^?1 K^?1) and ΔG_tc^≠ (300 K) = 18.14±0.03 kcal mol^?1 (75.90±0.13 kJ mol^?1) for the trans → cis isomerization. An attempt is made to rationalize the observed entropy data in terms of the principles of statistical thermodynamics.     

Formation and Evolution of Chain‐Propagating Species Upon Ethylene Polymerization with Neutral Salicylaldiminato Nickel(II) Catalysts

Formation of Ni–polymeryl propagating species upon the interaction of three salicylaldiminato nickel(II) complexes of the type [(N,O)Ni(CH₃)(Py)] (where (N,O)=salicylaldimine ligands, Py=pyridine) with ethylene (C₂H₄/Ni=10:30) has been studied by ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. Typically, the ethylene/catalyst mixtures in [D₈]toluene were stored for short periods of time at +60 °C to generate the [(N,O)Ni(polymeryl)] species, then quickly cooled, and the NMR measurements were conducted at ?20 °C. At that temperature, the [(N,O)Ni(polymeryl)] species are stable for days; diffusion ¹H NMR measurements provide an estimate of the average length of polymeryl chain (polymeryl=(C₂H₄)_nH, n=6–18). At high ethylene consumptions, the [(N,O)Ni(polymeryl)] intermediates decline, releasing free polymer chains and yielding [(N,O)Ni(Et)(Py)] species, which also further decompose to form the ultimate catalyst degradation product, a paramagnetic [(N,O)₂Ni(Py)] complex. In [(N,O)₂Ni(Py)], the pyridine ligand is labile (with activation energy for its dissociation of (12.3±0.5) kcal mol^?1, ΔH^≠₂₉₈=(11.7±0.5) kcal mol^?1, ΔS^≠₂₉₈ =(?7±1) cal K^?1 mol^?1). Upon the addition of nonpolar solvent (pentane), the pyridine ligand is lost completely to yield the crystals of diamagnetic [(N,O)₂Ni] complex. NMR spectroscopic analysis of the polyethylenes formed suggests that the evolution of chain‐propagating species ends up with formation of polyethylene with predominately internal and terminal vinylene groups rather than vinyl groups.     

A dynamic nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic study of conformational properties of 1,3-dioxepane and 4,4,7,7-tetramethyl-1,3-dioxepane

The 251 MHz ¹H and the natural abundance 63.1 MHz ¹³C NMR spectra of 1,3-dioxepane (1) and 4,4,7,7-tetramethyl-1,3-dioxepane (2) have been investigated over the temperature range of 5 to ?180 °C. While the spectra of 1 show no dynamic NMR effect, compound 2 exists in solution as a 1:1 mixture of a symmetrical (C₂) twist-chair and its mirror image conformation. The free energy barrier for the conformational racemization of 2 is 43 kJ mol^?1 (10.3 kcal mol^?1). Interconversion paths between various conformations of 2 are discussed. Compound 1 is suggested to have a symmetrical (C₂) twist-chair conformation which is rapidly pseudorotating via a chair conformation to achieve a time averaged symmetry of C_2v, even at ?180 °C.     

Influence of chemical exchange on the temperature dependence of Eu(fod)3-induced shifts

Temperature dependences of the paramagnetic shifts induced by Eu(fod)₃ in ¹H NMR spectra of ethylene oxide in carbon disulphide solution are obtained in the temperature range from +40 to ? 100°C at 100 MHz and from +30 to ?60°C at 60 MHz. The influence of chemical exchange leads to a decrease of the observed paramagnetic shifts with decreasing temperature. It is shown that a modified Swift and Connick equation can be used to describe the observed dependences. Upper limits of the mean lifetimes of the Eu(fod)₃-ethylene oxide adduct are τ_p < 1·7 × 10^?8 s at 14 °C and τ_p < 1 × 10^?8 s at 20 °C, respectively. The corresponding activation energy is equal to V_a = 13·7 kcal/mol.     

The mechanism of neutral amino acid decomposition in the gas phase. The elimination kinetics of N,N‐dimethylglycine ethyl ester,ethyl 1‐piperidineacetate,and N,N‐dimethylglycine

The gas‐phase elimination kinetics of the ethyl ester of two α‐amino acid type of molecules have been determined over the temperature range of 360–430°C and pressure range of 26–86 Torr. The reactions, in a static reaction system, are homogeneous and unimolecular and obey a first‐order rate law. The rate coefficients are given by the following equations. For N,N‐dimethylglycine ethyl ester: log k₁(s^?1) = (13.01 ± 3.70) ? (202.3 ± 0.3)kJ mol^?1 (2.303 RT)^?1 For ethyl 1‐piperidineacetate: log k₁(s^?1) = (12.91 ± 0.31) ? (204.4 ± 0.1)kJ mol^?1 (2.303 RT)^?1 The decompositon of these esters leads to the formation of the corresponding α‐amino acid type of compound and ethylene. However, the amino acid intermediate, under the condition of the experiments, undergoes an extremely rapid decarboxylation process. Attempts to pyrolyze pure N,N‐dimethylglycine, which is the intermediate of dimethylglycine ethyl ester pyrolysis, was possible at only two temperatures, 300 and 310°C. The products are trimethylamine and CO₂. Assuming log A = 13.0 for a five‐centered cyclic transition‐state type of mechanism in gas‐phase reactions, it gives the following expression: log k₁(s^?1) = (13.0) ? (176.6)kJ mol^?1 (2.303 RT)^?1. The mechanism of these α‐amino acids differs from the decarbonylation elimination of 2‐substituted halo, hydroxy, alkoxy, phenoxy, and acetoxy carboxylic acids in the gas phase. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 33:465–471, 2001     

The proton exchange reaction between indene and the indenyl anion

The proton exchange reaction between the indenyl carbanion and its parent compound indene has been studied by NMR as a function of temperature. The rate of this bimolecular reaction is very low and has been found to be strongly dependent on the polarity of the solvent. In solvents like dimethoxyethane (? = 7·2) and diglyme the reaction becomes manifest in the NMR spectrum only at elevated temperatures (T > 150°C). In hexamethylphosphortriamide (? = 30) the rate is much greater and line broadening may be observable at room temperature. The reaction in this solvent is characterised by a frequency factor f = 7 × 10⁷ 1 mol^?1 s^?1, an activation enthalpy ΔH ≠ = 9·5 kcal mol^?1 and an entropy of activation ΔS≠ = ?23 e.u. The low reaction rate and its solvent dependence are briefly discussed.     

Sels de Pyrylium. XVIII. Etude par RMN du Carbone-13 de Sels d'Aminopyrylium et des Barrières de Rotation dans quelques Cations N,N-Diméthylaminopyrylium

The C-2—N bond of 2-N,N-dimethylaminopyrylium cations has a partial π character due to the conjugation of the nitrogen lone-pair with the ring. The values of ΔG^≠, ΔH^≠, ΔS^≠ parameters related to the corresponding hindered rotation have been determined by ¹³C NMR total bandshape analysis. This conjugation decreases the electrophilic character of carbon C-4 so that the displacement of the alkoxy group is no longer possible. Such a hindered rotation also exists in 4-N,N-dimethylaminopyrylium cations and the corresponding ΔG^≠ parameters have been evaluated. Comparison of these two cationic species shows that hindered rotation around the C—N bond is larger in position 4 than in position 2. Furthermore, the barrier to internal rotation around the C-2? N bond decreases with increasing electron donating power of the substituent at position 4. ΔG^≠ values decreases from 19.1 kcal mol^?1 (79.9 kJ mol^?1) to 12.6 kcal mol^?1 (52.7 kJ mol^?1) according to the following sequence for the R-4 substituents: -C₆H₅, -CH₃, -OCH₃, -N(CH₃)₂.     

13C, 1H and 31P dynamic NMR studies of tetraalkyldiphosphanes: Barrier to internal rotation about the P?P Bond in tetraisopropyldiphosphane

The ¹H, ³¹P and ¹³C NMR spectra of tetramethyldiphosphane (1), tetraethyldiphosphane (2) and tetraisopropyldiphosphane (3) have been studied in the temperature range 30 to ?150°C and at magnetic induction up to 5.87 T. In the range ?100 to ?135 °C, the ¹H and ¹³C spectra of 3 show important changes which can be attributed to freezing the interconversion between two equivalent non-trans conformations. The line shape analysis of the ¹³C signals leads to ΔG^≠ = 29.4 kJ mol^?1 at ?113 °C for the dynamic process involved. The spin coupling parameters ¹J(PP) and N(PC) = ¹J(PC) + ²J(PC) observed for 1 in the temperature range 30 to ?120 °C show variations which could be due to a preference for the trans conformation in this diphosphane.     

Kinetic study of the iodine-catalyzed alcoholysis of Butoxytriethylsilane: n-butoxy group—s-butoxy group exchange reaction

In order to appreciate the excellent catalytic effect of iodine on the alcoholyses of alkoxysilanes more precisely, the rates of the reaction, Et₃SiOBuⁿ + Bu^sOH ? Et₃SiOBu^s + BuⁿOH, were determined at various iodine concentrations. Both forward and reverse reactions are first order with respect to butoxysilane and to butanol, and pseudo first-order rate constants were measured at 40°, 30°, and 20°C on reaction mixtures containing both butanols in excess by means of gas-liquid chromatography. The observed rate constants as a function of iodine concentration gave linear relationships, and from these data the catalytic coefficients of iodine were evaluated: The enthalpies and the entropies of activation were estimated to be 53.2 kJ mol^?1, ?103 J K^?1 mol^?1 (forward, 30°C) and 51.8 kJ mol^?1, minus;100 J K^?1 mol^?1 (reverse, 30°C).     

X-ray structure and dynamic behaviour in solution of N-methylthio-N'-2,6-dimethylphenyl).2,6-dimethyl-1,4-quinonediimine formed by the alcoholysis of [Me2 Al{2,6-Me2C6H3NS(Me)NC6H3Me2-2,6}]2

Reaction of [Me₂Al{RNS(Me)NR}]₂ (R = 2,6-Me₂C₆H₃) with t-BuOH affords N-methylthio-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-quinonediimine in 67% yield. The X-ray structure of this compound shows that two conformational isomers are present in the solid. Temperature dependent ¹³C and ¹H NMR measurements show that in solution these conformers exchange at a rate which is fast on the NMR time scale at + 60°C and slow at ?₆₀°C. From the coalescence point of two of the ¹³C resonances, the free energy of activation is estimated to be 13.7 + 1.0 $\text{kcal}\text{mol}$ at 10°C. Possible processes for the exchange are discussed, and also a reaction scheme for the formation of the title compound is discussed.     

Kinetics and electron spin resonance study of the radical polymerization of n‐butyl acrylate mediated by a nitroxide precursor: C‐phenyl‐N‐tert‐butylnitrone

The C‐phenyl‐N‐tert‐butylnitrone/azobisisobutyronitrile pair is able to impart control to the radical polymerization of n‐butyl acrylate as long as a two‐step process is implemented, that is, the prereaction of the nitrone and the initiator in toluene at 85 °C for 4 h followed by the addition and polymerization of n‐butyl acrylate at 110 °C. The structure of the in situ formed nitroxide has been established from kinetic and electron spin resonance data. The key parameters (the dissociation rate constant, combination rate constant, and equilibrium constant) that govern the process have been evaluated. The equilibrium constant between the dormant and active species is close to 1.6 × 10^?12 mol L^?1 at 110 °C. The dissociation rate constant and the activation energy for the C? ON bond homolysis are 1.9 × 10^?3 s^?1 and 122 ± 15 kJ mol^?1, respectively. The rate constant of recombination between the propagating radical and the nitroxide is as high as 1.2 × 10⁹ L mol^?1 s^?1. Finally, well‐defined poly(n‐butyl acrylate)‐b‐polystyrene block copolymers have been successfully prepared. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 6299–6311, 2006     

3‐[4′‐(Diethylboryl)phenyl]pyridine: Exclusive Crystallization of the Cyclic Tetramer

The crystallization of 3‐[4′‐(diethylboryl)phenyl]pyridine ( 1 ), which formed a mixture of oligomers in solution with the cyclic trimer as a major component, in acetone at 0 °C afforded a cyclic tetramer that co‐crystallized with solvent molecules. Similarly, solutions of compound 1 in toluene at 10 °C and in benzene at 8 °C furnished the cyclic tetramer with the incorporation of toluene and benzene molecules, respectively, thus suggesting that the cyclic tetramer was the minor component. ¹³C CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy of precipitates of compound 1 suggested that precipitation from acetone and toluene each afforded mixtures of the cyclic trimer and the cyclic tetramer, whereas precipitation from benzene exclusively furnished the cyclic tetramer. Therefore, it appeared that crystallization readily shifted the equilibrium towards the cyclic tetramer in benzene. The thermodynamic parameters for the equilibrium between these two oligomers in [D₆]benzene, as determined from a van′t Hoff plot, were ΔH°=?8.8 kcal mol^?1 and ΔS°=?23.7 cal mol^?1 K^?1, which were coincident with previously reported calculations and observations.     

Structural studies of carbanionic species α to a phosphoryl group; anion from ketophosphonate comparison with related enoxysilanes and p-ylid

The structure of the carbanionic species 4 formed from diethyl(2-oxopropyl)phosphonate and t-BuOK has been studied by ¹H, ¹³C and ³¹P NMR. In an associating medium (pyridine), a single chelated (C) carbanionic species 4Z (C) is observed. Two slowly interconverting species 4Z and 4E co-exist when the anion-cation interaction is loose, i.e. in Me₂SO and when the gegenion K⁺ is complexed to (2,2,2)cryptand in Me₂SO. The anionic carbon of 4Z and 4E is planar, and they have a strong enolate character as shown by the barrier to rotation around the C-1? C-2 bond (ΔG_c?～92 KJ mol^?1). Their structures are compared to those of the related E and Z 1-diethylphosphonato-2-trimethylsilyloxypropenes and to (acetylmethylene)triphenylphosphorane.     

13C NMR and force field investigations of hydrindane conformations

¹³C NMR shifts of trans- and cis-annelated bicyclo[4.3.0]nonanes with substituents R in position 8 (R ? H, OH, Cl, Br) and 1-hydroxy derivatives were analysed on the basis of force field calculated torsional angles using Allinger's MM1 program. Shielding increments for the 6 membered ring agree with corresponding cyclohexane values within ± 0.8 ppm maximal deviation. ¹³C NMR line shape analysis with cis-hydrindane between 148 and 180 K yielded ΔH* = 37.0 ± 0.4 kJ mol^?1 and ΔS* = 28 J mol^?1 K^?1 for the topomerization. The force field calculated reaction profile showed ΔH* = 37 kJ mol^?1, in close agreement.     

Acyl- und Alkylidenphosphane. XXXII [1, 2]. Di-cyclo-hexoyl- und Diadamant-1-oylphosphan — Keto-Enol-Tautomerie und Struktur

Acyl- and Alkylidenephosphines. XXXII. Di-cyclohexoyl- and Diadamant-1-oylphosphine – Keto-Enol Tautomerism and Structure Lithium dihydrogenphosphide · DME (¹) [12] and cyclo-hexoyl or adamant-1-oyl chloride react in a molar ratio of 3:2 to give lithium di-cyclo-hexoylphosphide · DME and the corresponding diadamant-1-oylphosphide.2THF (¹) resp. Treatment of these two compounds with 85% tetrafluoroboric acid. diethylether adduct yields di-cyclo-hexoyl- ( 1b ) and diadamant-1-oylphosphine ( 1c ). In nmr spectroscopic studies 1b over a range of 203 to 343 K, a strong temperature dependence of the keto-enol equilibrium is found; thermodynamic data characteristic for the formation of the enol tautomer (ΔH⁰ = ?4.3 kJ. mol^?1; ΔS⁰ = ?9.2 J. mol^?1. K (^?1) are compared of 1,3-diketones. The enol tautomer of diadamant-1-oylphosphine ( E-1c ) as obtained from a benzene solution in thin colourless plates, crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c {a = 722.2(2); b = 1085.5(4); c = 2434.8(5) pm; ß = 96.43(2)° at –100 ± 3°C; Z = 4}. An X- ray structure analysis (R_w = 0.033) shows bond lengths and angles to be almost identical within the enolic system (P? C 179/180; C? O 130/129; C? C(adamant-1-yl) 152/153 pm; C? P? C 99°; P? C? O 124°/124°; P? C? C 120°/120°; C? C? O 116°/116°. The geometry of the very strong, but probably asymmetric O‥H‥O bridge is discussed (O? H 120/130, O‥O 245 pm).     

Synthesis and Study of Cationic,Two‐Coordinate Triphenylphosphine– Gold–π Complexes

Cationic, two‐coordinate triphenylphosphine–gold(I)–π complexes of the form [(PPh₃)Au(π ligand)]⁺ SbF₆^? (π ligand=4‐methylstyrene, 1? SbF₆), 2‐methyl‐2‐butene ( 3? SbF₆), 3‐hexyne ( 6? SbF₆), 1,3‐cyclohexadiene ( 7? SbF₆), 3‐methyl‐1,2‐butadiene ( 8? SbF₆), and 1,7‐diphenyl‐3,4‐heptadiene ( 10? SbF₆) were generated in situ from reaction of [(PPh₃)AuCl], AgSbF₆, and π ligand at ?78 °C and were characterized by low‐temperature, multinuclear NMR spectroscopy without isolation. The π ligands of these complexes were both weakly bound and kinetically labile and underwent facile intermolecular exchange with free ligand (ΔG^≠≈9 kcal mol^?1 in the case of 6? SbF₆) and competitive displacement by weak σ donors, such as trifluoromethane sulfonate. Triphenylphosphine–gold(I)–π complexes were thermally unstable and decomposed above ?20 °C to form the bis(triphenylphosphine) gold cation [(PPh₃)₂Au]⁺SbF₆^? ( 2? SbF₆).     

Kinetics and mechanism of the thermal decomposition reaction of acetone cyclic diperoxide in methyl tert‐butyl ether solution

The thermal decomposition reaction of acetone cyclic diperoxide (3,3,6,6‐tetramethyl‐1,2,4,5‐tetroxane, ACDP), in the temperature range of 130.0–166.0°C and initial concentrations range of 0.4–3.1 × 10^?2 mol kg^?1 has been studied in methyl t‐butyl ether solution. The thermolysis follows first‐order kinetic laws up to at least ca 60% ACDP conversion. Under the experimental conditions, the activation parameters of the initial step of the reaction (ΔH^# = 33.6 ± 1.1 kcal mol^?1; ΔS^# = ?4.1 ± 0.7 cal mol^?1 K^?1; ΔG^# = 35.0 ± 1.1 kcal mol^?1) and acetone, as the only organic product, support a stepwise reaction mechanism with the homolytic rupture of one of its peroxidic bond. Also, participation of solvent molecules in the reaction is postulated given an intermediate diradical, which further decomposes by C? O bond ruptures, yielding a stoichiometric amount of acetone (2 mol per mole of ACDP decomposed). The results are compared with those obtained for the above diperoxide thermolysis in other solvents. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 36: 302–307, 2004