Intramolecular π-complexes based on nitroaryl derivatives of furotroponimine: structure and stereodynamics

Neutral aromatic electrophiles, such as trinitrobenzene and dinitrobenzofuroxane, covalently bound to the furotroponimine moiety form intramolecular through-space charge-transfer π-complexes both in solution and in the crystalline state. The kinetic and activation parameters of stereodynamic processes were determined by dynamic NMR spectroscopy. These parameters provide quantitative estimates of the kinetic stability of the p-complexes. The electronic and geometric characteristics of the π-complexes were calculated by the B3LYP/6-31G** method.     

Characteristic Features of the Formation of Copper(I) π-Complexes with N-Allyl Derivatives of Piperazinium Sulfamate

The crystals of two copper(I) complexes and piperazinium sulfamate were synthesized by ac electrochemical technique from Cu(NH₂SO₃)₂· xH₂O and N,N-diallylpiperazine, N-allylpiperazine, or piperazine titrated by sulfamic acid in aqueous methanol to pH 4. The crystal structures of the complexes were determined (DARCh diffractometer, MoK radiation, /2 scan mode). The crystal data: [C₃H₅NH(CH₂)₄NHC₃H₅]_0.5[Cu(NH₂SO₃)₂] · H₂O (I), space group P1¯, a = 8.053(1) Å, b = 10.247(2) Å, c = 8.918(2) Å, = 113.03(1)°, = 107.14(2)°, = 95.15(1)°, Z = 2; [NH₂(CH₂)₄NH₂]_0.5NH₂SO₃ (II), space group P2₁/a, a = 8.468(7) Å, b = 5.92(1) Å, c = 10.890(9) Å, = 100.40(9)°, Z = 4; {[C₃H₅NH(CH₂)₄NHC₃H₅][NH₂(CH₂)₄NH₂]}_0.5[Cu(NH₂SO₃)₃] · H₂O (III), space group P1¯, a = 11.729(3) Å, b = 8.266(2) Å, c = 10.611(3) Å, = 82.13(2)°, = 65.73(2)°, = 74.86(2)°, Z = 2. Structure III is a hybrid of elements of structures I and II and contains the -coordinated Cu(I) atom surrounded by three -donor sulfamate nitrogen atoms, which was found for the first time.     

Molecular and crystal structure of iron(III) and nickel(II) complexes with 1′-phthalazinylhydrazones of heterocyclic carbonyl compounds

Journal of Structural Chemistry - The structures of iron(III) and nickel(II) complexes with the composition [FeL2]Cl·H2O (1) and [Ni(HL′2)]·DMSO·0.5H2O (2), where L and...     

Copper(I) promoted CC bond forming reactions: direct activation of allyl alcohols

Allylic alcohols, acetates, carbonates and chlorides can be activated by copper(I) salts towards nucleophilic substitution by carbon nucleophiles under relatively mild conditions.     

Ladder oligo(m-aniline)s: derivatives of azaacenes with cross-conjugated π-systems

We describe the synthesis and electronic properties of ladder oligomers of poly(m-aniline) that may be considered as derivatives of azaacenes with cross-conjugated π-systems. Syntheses of ladder oligo(m-aniline)s with 9 and 13 collinearly fused six-membered rings employed Pd-catalyzed aminations and Friedel-Crafts-based ring closures. Structures were confirmed by either X-ray crystallography or correlations between DFT-computed and experimental spectroscopic data such as (1)H, (13)C, and (15)N NMR chemical shifts and electronic absorption spectra. All compounds have planar "azaacene" moieties. The experimental band gaps E(g) ≈ 3.5-3.65 eV, determined by the UV-vis absorption onsets, were in agreement with the TD-DFT-computed vertical excitation energies to the S(1) state. Fluorescence quantum yields of up to 20% were found. Electrochemically estimated HOMO energies of -4.8 eV suggested propensity for a facile one-electron oxidation and just sufficient environmental stability toward oxygen (O(2)). For two oligomers with "tetraazanonacene" moieties, potentials of E(4+/3+) ≈ 1.6-1.7 V vs SCE were determined for four-electron oxidation to the corresponding tetraradical tetracations.     

Zwitterionic copper(I) π-complexes with monosubstituted alkynes. Synthesis and X-ray diffraction study of a π-complex of copper(I) chloride with 4-ethynyl-4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinium chloride

The first mononuclear π-complex of copper(I) chloride with monosubstituted alkyne of the formula [(C₉H₁₆NH₂(OH)C≡CH)CuCl₂] was obtained in the system CuCl-HCl-H₂O-(C₉H₁₆NH₂(OH)C≡CH)Cl (C₉H₁₆NH ₂ ⁺ (OH)C≡CH is the 4-ethynyl-4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinium cation) and studied by single-crystal X-ray and X-ray powder diffraction. The crystals are monoclinic: a = 16.868(8) Å, b = 13.177(8) Å, c = 13.32(1) Å, γ = 103.50(4)°, space group P2₁/b, Z = 8. The structure of the complex contains two crystallographically independent zwitterionic entities of the formula [(C₉H₁₆NH₂(OH)C≡CH)CuCl₂], which result from π-coordination of the potential π-bidentate bond C≡C of the organic cation to one Cu(I) atom of the inorganic anion CuCl ₂ ^? . The distances Cu-m (m is the midpoint of the C≡C bond) are 1.91(2) Å. Along with weak intermolecular hydrogen bonds ≡CH...Cl and intramolecular contacts OH...Cl, the structure is stabilized by a directed ionic interaction through strong NH...Cl bonds.     

Synthesis and hydrophosphorylation of π-complexes of dibenzylideneacetone and cyclic conjugated dienones with homocarbonyl and carbonylcyclopentadienyl molybdenum compounds

Reactions of dibenzylideneacetone and cyclic cross-conjugated dienones with hexacarbonylmolybdenum(0) and bis[tricarbonyl(cyclopentadienyl)molybdenum(0)] afforded the corresponding complexes with η²-(C=C),η²-(C=O) coordination of the diketone to metal center, regardless of the ligand structure and initial molybdenum compound. The reactivity of the multidentate ligands may change as a result of coordination.     

σ versus π-radical: Tuning the electronic nature of neutral carbon (I) compounds with three non-bonding electrons

The bonding and reactivity of the hypo-coordinated compounds with one, two, and four non-bonding electrons namely, carbon-centered free radical, carbenes, and carbones were well earlier established. Here, we report stability, bonding and reactivity of compounds RCL, where R is one-electron donor group (R =  CH₃ ( a ),  CHO ( b ), and  NO₂ ( c )) and L is two-electron donor ligand (L = cAAC ( 1 ), CO ( 2 ), NHC ( 3 ) and PMe₃ ( 4 )), having three non-bonding electrons. The ground states of molecules exist in a doublet with a lone pair of electrons and an unpaired electron at the central carbon atom (C1). The spin hops over from π- to σ-type orbitals is observed as the π-acceptor strength of the donor ligand increases. The replacement of the methyl group by  CHO and  NO₂ indicate that the cAAC and  CHO substituted compounds gives a σ-radical except in compound 2c . These molecules show very high proton affinity and exothermic reaction energy for the hydrogen atom addition indicating dual reactivity namely, radical and lone pair reactivity.     

Solid state reactions of nitrogenous heterocyclic compounds (Ⅱ)——Solid state reactions of indole with carbonyl compounds

Solid state Michael addition reaction of indole with α,β-unsaturaled carbonyl compounds was carried out,by which a series of compounds containing three different heterocyclic groups binding to one carbon atom were obtained.In the presence of Lewis acid,indole could undergo the solid state condensation reaction with aromatic ketones and aldehydes or quinones.The solid state reaction showed higher selectivity and yield than solution reaction The structures of products were identified by IR,1H NMR,MS,elemental analysis and X-ray crystal analysis.The reaction mechanism was also proposed.     

On the possibility of existence of η5-π-complexes of C60 fullerene: π-complexes with silicon

Qualitative estimates of possibility of the formation of fullerene ⁵--complexes have been carried out by the MNDO/PM3 method. It was shown, as exemplified by the C₆₀ cluster, that the introduction of five univalent functional groups R (R = H, Cl, Br) to -positions of a separate pentagon of C₆₀ with the formation of [R₅C₆₀]^– anions results in a pronounced increase in the -electron density on the atoms of this five-membered cycle and more favorable conditions for the formation of -bonds with the ⁵-ligand. The nature of the interaction between the atoms of the separate cycle in [R₅C₆₀]^– anion and ⁵-ligand was analyzed by the example of hypothetical sandwich systems R₅C₆₀SiCp. Half-sandwich complexes R₅C₆₀SiX (X = H, Cl) were also investigated. The local energy minima were found on the potential energy surfaces (PES) of systems R₅C₆₀SiCp and R₅C₆₀SiX with C_5p symmetry. These systems transform barrirlessly into q5-7E-complexes with the angular structure if the symmetry restrictions are removed. The most favorable conditions for ⁵--complexes of R₅C₆₀ to form are realized for R = H. The results obtained were compared to those of semiempirical and nonempirical calculations of bis (cyclopentadienyl) silicon.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2422–2429, October, 1996.     

γ-hydroxypropylation of 2,6-dialkyl(aryl)phenols with allyl alcohol and its derivatives

The composition of the products of the reaction of 2,6-disubstituted phenols with allyl alcohol and its derivatives in an alkaline medium was investigated, the conditions for carrying out the reaction with the predominant formation of 4-(3-hydroxypropyl)-2,6-dialkyl(aryl)phenols were found, and its mechanism was suggested. The reaction was examined on an industrial scale. An important result is the practical demonstration of alkaline catalysis performed under homogeneous conditions with participation of phenols, when the used alkaline catalyst is recovered in the process without the formation of waste waters.     

Heterophase Reactions of Hydrazine Vapor with Copper(I) π-Complexes at the Surface of a Piezoelectric Quartz Crystal

Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) was used to study heterophase reactions of hydrazine vapor with solid copper(I) -complexes Cu₂Cl₂ · DVB, CuCl · AA, (HDAA)CuCl₂, and Cu(HMA) · H₂O (where DVB is CH₂=CH-C₆H₄-CH=CH₂, AA is CH₂=CH-CH₂-NH₂, HDAA is (CH₂=CH-CH₂)₂NH₂ ⁺, and HMA is the HOOC-CH=CH-COO^-. It was found that all the complexes can add hydrazine reversibly. However, in contrast to ionic complexes, molecular complexes gradually decomposed while reacting with the vapor of N₂H₄. The kinetic parameters such as the rate constants of forward and reverse heterophase reactions were determined. Complex Cu(HMA) · H₂O was found to be most sensitive to the vapor of N₂H₄.     

Copper(I) Chloride π-Complexes with 2,5-Bis(Allylthio)-1,3,4-Thiadiazole: Synthesis and Structural Features

Three new Cu(I) π-complexes with 2,5-bis(allylthio)-1,3,4-thiadizole (Bialtia) ([Cu₃Cl₃(Bialtia)₂] (1), [Cu₃Cl₃(Bialtia)] (2), and [Cu₂Cl₂(Bialtia)] (3)) are obtained by the alternating current electrochemical synthesis and studied by single crystal X-ray diffraction. A distinctive feature of Bialtia is its ability to coordinate to Cu(I) atoms by nitrogen atoms of the thiadiazole core and two allyl groups. The formation of island inorganic {Cu₃Cl₃} moieties occurs in 1 through π coordination of two independent Bialtia molecules by three metal atoms. Due to the absence of one Bialtia molecule in 2, inorganic {–Cu₃Cl₃–} subunits join into infinite chains {[Cu₃Cl₃(Bialtia)]}_n}. The structure of [Cu₂Cl₂(Bialtia)] (3) contains two Cu(I) atoms with different coordination environments: distorted tetrahedral and trigonal.     

Phosphine nickel(0) π-complexes with vinylcyclosilazane—synthesis and structure

Synthesis, spectroscopic (¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P, ²⁹Si NMR) characterisation and X-ray structure of the first nickel(0) π-complex with vinylcyclosilazane [{Ni(PPh₃)}₂{μ-(η-CH₂CH(Me)Si(μ-NH))₄}] (1a) have been presented. This is the first report on the structure of a TM complex with a vinylsilazane ligand. Complex 1a is synthesised by the reaction of [Ni(cod)₂] with cyclotetra (vinylmethylsilazane). The complex occupies a special position of the space group P2₁/c on the centre of symmetry that lies in the middle of the cyclotetrasilazane ring. The coordination of nickel is close to triangular one.     

Aliphatic acid dihydrazide derivatives of dicyclopentadienylzirconium(IV) dichloride and their reactions with β-diketones. Formation of cyclic compounds

The reactions of dicyclopentadienylzirconium(IV) dichloride with bidentate aliphatic acid dihydrazide (LH₂) derived from oxalic, succinic, and adipic acids (metal to ligand molar ratios 1 : 1 and 1 : 2, respectively) in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran in the presence of base led to the formation of the [Cp₂Zr(L)] and [CpZr(LH)₂Cl] complexes. The complexes were characterized by elemental analyses, electrical conductance, magnetic measurements and spectroscopic studies. These ligands appear to behave as bidentate chelate agents. All the complexes contain terminal amino or terminal hydrazinc nitrogen atoms with an unshared electron pair, enabling nucleophilic condensations. Therefore, the reactions of these complexes with β-diketones (acetylacetone, benzoylacetone, dibenzoylmethane, thenoyltrifluoroacetone) in the presence of glacial acetic acid have been studied viz., ring closure and formation of macrocyclic ligand (mac) complexes. Two types of cyclic products viz., [Cp₂Zr(mac)] and [CpZr(Mac)Cl] were isolated. The spectral studies of these cyclic products are reported.     

Mechanically Activated Solid-Phase Reaction of Copper(I) Chloride with Sodium β-Diketonates: Formation of Metallic Copper Nanoparticles

Russian Journal of General Chemistry - Solid-phase reaction of copper(I) chloride with sodium β-diketonates under mechanical activation in a vibration ball mill involves disproportionation of...     

Molecular complexes of quinones: I. π-π complexes of p-chloranil with benzene and its derivatives

The relation between the position of the charge transfer band of molecular complexes formed by p-chloranil with benzene derivatives and ionization potentials of the donor molecule was analyzed. Electronic absorption spectra of p-chloranil complexes with donor molecules possessing degenerate molecular orbitals were examined. Unlike complexes with other acceptors, such as 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene and 1,3-dinitrobenzenea, molecular complexes of p-chloranil with analogous donors were classed within a single group.     

Cu(I)-catalyzed α-alkylation of ketones with styrene derivatives

α-Alkylation of ketones with styrene derivatives was developed using a mesitylcopper-dppp complex as a soft Brønsted base catalyst. No waste derived from the alkylating reagent was produced in this catalytic alkylation reaction. The bisphosphine ligand structure, as well as the reaction solvent, had profound effects on catalyst activity. The reaction proceeded under mild conditions from a range of ketones and styrene derivatives. The present catalysis is especially useful for the selective mono-alkylation of ketones.     

Solid state reactions of nitrogenous heterocyclic compounds(Ⅰ)——Solid state reactions of 3-methyl-l-phenyl-5-pyrazolone with carbonyl compounds

The solid state reaction of 3-methyl-1-phenyl-5-pyrazolone (MPP) with aromatic aldehydes and ke-tones benzil derivatives and imides,and the solid state Michael addition reaction of MPP with 4-arylidene-3-methyl-1-phenyl-5-pyrnzolone 2 were investigated.Some new solid state reactions between the reactants were found,from which a series of new compounds were obtained The structures of the products were identified by IR,1H NMR,MS,elemental analyses and also by X-ray crystal analysis,and the reaction mechanism of MPP with aromatic aldehydes and ketones was proposed