Synthesis and properties of gemini-type hydrocarbon-fluorocarbon hybrid surfactants

Gemini-type hybrid surfactants with two fluorocarbon chains connected through a hydrocarbon spacer, F(CF₂)_m(CH₂)₂CH(OSO₃Na)(CH₂)_nCH(OSO₃Na)(CH₂)₂(CF₂)_mF [Fm(Hn)FmOS, m = 4, 6; n = 5, 6, 7, 8)], were synthesized and their surface chemical properties were examined with the aim to have highly functional and highly water-soluble fluorinated surfactants when compared with the conventional fluorinated surfactants. Comparisons of the surface chemical properties of the synthesized gemini-type hybrid surfactants with those of monounit-type hybrid surfactants, F(CF₂)_m(CH₂)₂CH(OSO₃Na)(CH₂)_nH [FmEHnOS, m = 4, 6; n = 3, 5)], revealed that gemination causes a remarkable lowering (about 1/100) in cmc value while it produces little changes in Krafft point (below 0 °C) and surface tension at cmc (γ_cmc).     

Synthesis and characterization of tri-block fluorinated-n-alkanes

A series of triblock semifluorinated n-alkanes of general formula F(CF₂)_n(CH₂)_m(CF₂)_nF (n = 6, 8 and m = 4, 6, 8) have been synthesized and characterized. The synthesis of triblock compounds was performed in two different ways according to the length of the hydrogenated moiety. Coupling of two molecules of β-(perfluoro-n-alkyl)ethyl iodides leads to the triblock materials F(CF₂)₆(CH₂)₄(CF₂)₆F and F(CF₂)₈(CH₂)₄(CF₂)₈F. The synthesis of compounds with larger hydrogenated part is accomplished in two steps by the addition of perfluoro-n-alkyl iodide F(CF₂)_nI to 1,5-hexadiene and 1,7-octadiene, respectively to give the diiodo-adducts which are subsequently deiodinated to the final triblock products F(CF₂)₆(CH₂)₆(CF₂)₆F, F(CF₂)₆(CH₂)₈(CF₂)₆F, F(CF₂)₈(CH₂)₆(CF₂)₈F and F(CF₂)₈(CH₂)₈(CF₂)₈F. The obtained triblock semifluorinated n-alkanes are characterized by low surface free energies with good lubricant properties usable as additives in ski-wax formulations.     

Novel generation ponytails in fluorous chemistry: Syntheses of primary, secondary, and tertiary (nonafluoro-tert-butyloxy)ethyl amines

(Nonafluoro-tert-butyloxy)ethyl tosylate 4 was prepared in 65% yield from nonafluoro-tert-butanol 1 using commercially available reagents. Further reaction of 4 with HNR¹R² (R¹ = R² = H, CH₃; R¹ = H, R² = CH₃, (CH₂)₃C₈F₁₇, CH₂CH₂OC(CF₃)₃) affords the appropriate (CF₃)₃COCH₂CH₂NR¹R² amines in 20-69% yields. Improved overall yields of [(CF₃)₃COCH₂CH₂]_3−nNR_n to 1 were obtained by the reaction of (CF₃)₃CONa 2 and (XCH₂CH₂)_3−nNR_n (X = Cl, n = 0, 1, 2, R = CH₃; X = CH₃SO₂O, n = 1, R = CH₃SO₂) nitrogen mustards and a similar reactive β-substituted ethyl amine. The title amines are mobile colorless liquids and volatile with steam. The bulky fluorous ponytail (CF₃)₃CO(CH₂)₂ displays high acidic stability and increases fluorous character almost as much as the classical straight-chain C₈F₁₇(CH₂)₃ ponytail.     

Fluorinated phosphorus compounds: Part 9. The reactions of bis(fluoroalkyl) phosphorochloridates with oxygen nucleophiles

Twenty nine bis(fluoroalkyl) phosphates (R_FO)₂P(O)OR were prepared in 18-75% yield by treating phosphorochloridates (R_FO)₂P(O)Cl, where R_F was HCF₂CH₂, HCF₂CF₂CH₂, H(CF₂)₄CH₂, C₂F₅CH₂, C₃F₇CH₂, (CF₃)₂CH, (FCH₂)₂CH and (CH₃)₂CF₃C with methanol, ethanol, propanol and isopropanol in diethyl ether in the presence of triethylamine. The bulky chloridate [(CH₃)₂CF₃CO]₂P(O)Cl reacted with methanol, ethanol and propanol, but not with isopropanol - even on heating in the presence of the catalyst 4-dimethylaminopyridine - due to steric hindrance at phosphorus. The relative reactivities of three of the chloridates decreased in the order [(CF₃)₂CHO]₂P(O)Cl > [(FCH₂)₂CHO]₂P(O)Cl > [(CH₃)₂CF₃CO]₂P(O)Cl. Also described is the synthesis of phosphates (CF₃CH₂O)₂P(O)OCH₂R, where R = CH₂Br, CH₂Cl, CH₂F and CHF₂, and diphosphates [H(CF₂)_nCH₂O]₂P(O)OCH₂(CF₂)₂CH₂OP(O)[OCH₂(CF₂)_nH]₂, where n = 1, 2 and 4.     

Thermomorphic fluorous phosphines as organocatalysts for Michael addition reactions

The fluorous phosphines P[(CH₂)_mR_fn]₃ (R_fn = (CF₂)_n−1CF₃; m/n = 2/8, 3/8, 3/10) are efficient nucleophilic catalysts of Michael addition reactions. They can be easily recycled based upon their highly temperature-dependent solubilities (thermomorphism), with recovery by simple liquid/solid phase separation. The phosphonium salt formed by reaction of the nucleophilic phosphine with the α,β-unsaturated system appears to be a significant component of the catalyst rest state.     

Carbosiloxandendrimere mit terminalen SiH-Bindungen

An efficient method for the preparation of carbosiloxane dendrimers with end-grafted SiH-bonds is given by using the alcohols HOCH(Me)(CH₂)₄SiMe_3 − nH_n (4a: n = 1, 4b: n = 2, 4c: n = 3), which themselves are accessible by the hydrosilylation of MeCOCH₂CH₂CHCH₂ (1) with the chlorosilanes HSiMe_3 − nCl_n (2a: n = 1, 2b: n = 2, 2c: n = 3) and hydrogenation of the latter species with Li[AlH₄]. Alcohols 4a-4c can be used as starting materials for the preparation of carbosiloxane dendrimers of the 1^st-3^rd generation. For the synthesis of the 1^st generation dendrimers, Me_4 − mSiCl_m (5a: m = 1, 5b: m = 2, 5c: m = 3, 5d: m = 4) is reacted with 4a-4c in presence of NEt₃ as base. The dendritic molecules Me_4 − mSi[OCH(Me)(CH₂)₄SiMe_3 − nH_n]_m (n = 1: 6a, m = 1; 6b, m = 2; 6c, m = 3; 6d, m = 4. n = 2: 7a, m = 1; 7b,m = 2; 7c, m = 3; 7d, m = 4. n = 3: 8a, m = 3; 8b, m = 4) are thereby obtained in excellent yield. Carbosiloxane dendrimers of the 2^nd and 3^rd generation with a MeSiO₃- or SiO₄-core can be isolated from the reaction of MeSi(OCH₂CH₂CH₂SiMe₂Cl)₃ (9), MeSi(OCH₂CH₂CH₂SiMeCl₂)₃ (11), Si(OCH₂CH₂CH₂SiMe₂Cl)₄ (13) and MeSi(OCH₂CH₂CH₂SiMe(OCH₂CH₂CH₂SiMe₂Cl)₂)₃ (15) with 4a or 4b, respectively, under similar reaction conditions. Thereby MeSi[OCH₂CH₂CH₂SiMe₂OCH(Me)(CH₂)₄SiMe₂H]₃ (10), MeSi[OCH₂CH₂CH₂SiMe[OCH(Me)(CH₂)₄SiMe_3 − nH_n]₂]₃ (12a, n = 1; 12b, n = 2), Si[OCH₂CH₂CH₂SiMe[OCH(Me)(CH₂)₄SiMe₂H]₂]₄ (14) and MeSi[OCH₂CH₂CH₂SiMe[OCH₂CH₂CH₂SiMe₂OCH(Me)(CH₂)₄SiMe_3 − nH_n]₂]₃ (16) are formed as colourless oils.Compounds 3, 4, 6-8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 were characterised by elemental analysis as well as spectroscopic (IR, NMR) and mass spectrometric (ESI-TOF) studies.     

Synthesis and characterization of fluorous (S)- and (R)-1-phenylethylamines that effect heat facilitated resolution of (±)-2-(8-carboxy-1-naphthylsulfinyl)benzoic acid via diastereomeric salt formation and study of their circular dichroism

Perfluoroalkyl- or nonafluoro-tert-butoxy-alkyl-substituted enantiopure amines having the structure PhCHCH₃(NR¹R²) [R¹ = H, CH₃; R² = (CH₂)₃C₈F₁₇, (CH₂)₂OC(CF₃)₃; R¹ = R² = (CH₂)₃C₈F₁₇, (CH₂)₂OC(CF₃)₃] are obtained in high yields, when (S)-(−)-1-phenylethylamine is reacted with readily accessible alkylating reagents or fluorous 2° amines (R¹ = H; R² = (CH₂)₃C₈F₁₇, (CH₂)₂OC(CF₃)₃) are methylated in a Leuckart-Wallach reaction. The solubility patterns of these novel chiral amines and their hydrochlorides are qualitatively described for a broad spectrum of solvents and the fluorous partition coefficients of the free bases are determined by GC. A novel method for the resolution of enantiomers is disclosed here, which involves the use a half-equivalent of the selected resolving agent in solvent water that displays low solubility for the crystalline diastereomeric salt(s) formed even at temperatures near to its boiling point. Compound (S)-(−)-PhCHCH₃[NH(CH₂)₃C₈F₁₇] is found to satisfy all the latter conditions and successfully used for the heat facilitated resolution of the title racemic acid. The circular dichroism (CD) spectra of six novel fluorous (S)-(−)-1-phenylethylamine derivatives are measured in ethanol, trifluoroethanol and hexafluoropropan-2-ol and discussed in detail.     

Synthesis of novel lipophilic and/or fluorophilic ethers of perfluoro-tert-butyl alcohol, perfluoropinacol and hexafluoroacetone hydrate via a Mitsunobu reaction: Typical cases of ideal product separation

Fluorophilic ethers having the structure RC(CF₃)₂O(CH₂)₃C_nF_2n + 1 are obtained in high yields, when F-tert-butyl alcohol (R = CF₃), F-acetone hydrate (R = O(CH₂)₃C_nF_2n + 1), F-pinacol (R = C(CF₃)₂O(CH₂)₃C_nF_2n + 1) are reacted with 3-perfluoroalkyl-1-propanols (C_nF_2n + 1(CH₂)₃OH, n = 4, 6, 8, 10) in a Mitsunobu reaction (Ph₃P/DIAD [i-PrO₂CN = NCO₂Pr-i]/ether). The parent lipophilic ethers with the structure of (CF₃)₃CO(CH₂)₃C_nH_2n + 1 were prepared analogously using the corresponding fatty alcohols and F-tert-butyl alcohol. To achieve ideal separations, products were transferred to orthogonal phases relative to the other reaction components using fluorous extraction, fluorous solid-organic liquid filtration, or steam-distillation. Selected physical properties including melting and boiling point, together with fluorous partition coefficients of these ethers were determined and the figures obtained were qualitatively analyzed using relevant thermodynamic theories. Some of these ethers are liquids with rather low freezing points and are miscible with fluorocarbon solvents.     

First examples of stable polyfluorinated bis- and tris-(alkoxy)methyl cations

Stable polyfluorinated bis- and tris-(alkoxy)methyl cations were prepared by the reaction of the corresponding difluoroformals (R_fO)₂CF₂ (R_f = -CH₂CF₃, -CH(CF₃)₂, -CH₂CF₂Cl) with an excess of SbF₅. Although the cation (CF₃CH₂O)₂CF⁺ (1a) is stable at ambient temperature, the chlorinated analog (ClCF₂CH₂O)₂CF⁺ (3a) can be generated only at low temperature in SO₂ClF solvent and rapidly decomposes at ambient temperature. Although the salt [(CF₃)₂CHO]₂CF⁺Sb_nF_5n+1⁻ (2a) is slightly more stable than the salt of cation 3a, at ambient temperature it undergoes rapid disproportionation with formation of equal amounts of [(CF₃)₂CHO]₃C⁺Sb_nF_5n+1⁻ (2b) and CF₃OCH(CF₃)₂ (2c). Stable solid salt 2b (n = 2) was isolated and fully characterized by ¹H, ¹⁹F and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy and its structure was confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction.     

Nickel (II) complexes with β-enaminoketonato chelate ligands: Synthesis, solid-structure characterization and reactivity toward the addition polymerization of norbornene

Based on two β-enaminoketonato ligands [ArNC(CH₃)C(H)C(CF₃)OH] (L₁, Ar = 2,6-Me₂C₆H₃; L₂, Ar = 2,6-i-Pr₂C₆H₃), their mono(β-enaminoketonato)nickel (II) complexes [(ArNC(CH₃)C(H)C(CF₃)O)Ni(Ph)(PPh₃)] (1, Ar = 2,6-Me₂C₆H₃; 3, Ar = 2,6-i-Pr₂C₆H₃) and bis(β-enaminoketonato)nickel (II) complexes [(ArNC(CH₃)C(H)C(CF₃)O)₂Ni] (2, Ar = 2,6-Me₂C₆H₃; 4, Ar = 2,6-i-Pr₂C₆H₃) have been synthesized and characterized. The molecular structures of complex 1, 2 and 4 have been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray analyses. After being activated with methylaluminoxane (MAO) these catalytic precursors 1-4 could polymerize norbornene to afford addition-type polynorbornene (PNB). Interestingly, catalytic activities and PNB productivity were greatly enhanced due to the introduction of strong electron-withdrawing group - trifluoro methyl into the ligands. Catalytic activities, polymer yield, M_w and M_w/M_n of PNB have been investigated under various reaction conditions.     

Synthesis of technically useful perfluorocarboxylic acids

The influence of technological parameters on the dehydroiodination of perfluoroalkylethene iodides (CF₃)₂CF(CF₂CF₂)_nCH₂CH₂I, where n = 1, 2, 3 and 4, has been investigated. The most advantageous conditions for the two-stage oxidation of (CF₃)₂CF(CF₂CF₂)_nCHCH₂, with ozone in the first stage, followed by the oxidation with hydrogen peroxide to the perfluorocarboxylic acids, were determined. The effects of temperature and time on the conversion of perfluoroalkylethenes during the oxidation with ozone were studied. In the second stage, the selectivity of transformation (of each homologue) to the perfluorocarboxylic acid in relation to the theoretical amount resulting from a quantity of perfluoroalkylethene used and the conversion of perfluoroalkylethene in the temperature range of 10-80 °C has been determined.     

sp C-H bond functionalization of methyl n-alkyl ketones [MeCOCnH2n+1 (n = 6-8)] as a novel method for the one-pot regioselective synthesis of ‘bifunctional alkanes’ with remote functional groups

Selective one-pot functionalization of methyl n-alkyl ketones, C_nH_2n+1COMe (n = 6-8) involving C-sp³-H bond cleavage with CO and various nucleophilic substrates [ⁱPrOH, BuCH(Et)CH₂OH, CF₃CH₂OH, (CF₃)(Me)CHOH, H(CF₂)₂CH₂OH, HCCCH₂OH, furan, thiophene, and anisole] in the presence of the superelectrophilic system CBr₄·2AlBr₃ has been performed for the first time.     

Synthesis and coordination chemistry of fluorinated xanthate ligands

Alkali metal, copper, nickel and rhodium complexes of alkylated [S₂COC₈H₁₇] and fluoroalkylated xanthate ligands [S₂COC_mH_2mC_nF_2n+1] (m = 2, n = 4, 6; m = 3, n = 1, 8) have been prepared in high yields and characterised by elemental analysis, mass spectrometry, IR and NMR spectroscopies. The structures of [Cu(S₂COC₈H₁₇)(PPh₃)₂], [Cu(S₂COC₃H₆CF₃)(PPh₃)₂], [Ni(S₂COC₃H₆CF₃)₂], [Cp^*RhCl(S₂COC₈H₁₇)] and [Cp^*RhCl(S₂COC₃H₆CF₃)] have been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction.     

Novel perfluoroalkylated oligo(oxyethylene) methyl ethers with high hemocompatibility and excellent co-emulsifying properties for potential biomedical uses

Two series of novel perfluoroalkylated amphiphilic compounds were synthesized from monomethyl ethers of mono-, di- and tri-(oxyethylene) glycols. The first series CH₃(OCH₂CH₂)_nOCH₂CH(OH)CH₂-CF₂(CF₂CF₂)_nCF₃ (n = 1-3) bearing the hydroxy group at the spacer between hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts was prepared by the reactions of the monomethyl ethers with 2-(perfluoroalkylmethyl)oxiranes in 76-97% yields. The second series CH₃(OCH₂CH₂)_nOCH₂CH₂CH₂-CF₂(CF₂CF₂)_nCF₃ (n = 1-3) possessing the non-hydroxylated spacer was synthesized from allyl methyl ethers of oligo(oxyethylene) glycols using radical additions of perfluoroalkyl iodides and subsequent selective reductions of the C-I bond in the adducts in overall yields of 23-69%. Some of the novel amphiphilic compounds displayed very low hemolytic activity to erythrocytes and excellent co-emulsifying properties on testing on perfluorodecalin/Pluronic F-68 microemulsions. 1-O-(2-Hydroxy-4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,9,9,9-tridecafluorononyl)-d-xylitol was prepared by a novelized synthesis and employed as a standard compound in the testing.     

New synthesis and thermal studies of palladacycloalkanes and their precursors

A series of new palladacycloalkanes of formula cis-[PdL₂(CH₂)_n] (9. n = 6, L = PPh₃; 10. n = 6, L₂ = dppe; 11. n = 8, L = PPh₃; 12. n = 8, L₂ = dppe) have been prepared by two routes. In the first route, the precursor bis(1-alkenyl) complexes cis-[PdL₂((CH₂)_nCHCH₂)₂] (1. n = 2, L = PPh₃, 2. n = 2, L₂ = dppe, 3. n = 3, L = PPh₃, 4. n = 3, L₂ = dppe) were allowed to react with Grubb’s 2nd generation catalyst to give the palladacycloalkenes, cis-[PdL₂(CH₂)_nCHCH(CH₂)_n] (5. n = 2, L = PPh₃, 6. n = 2, L₂ = dppe, 7. n = 3, L = PPh₃, 8. n = 3, L₂ = dppe), which were then hydrogenated to the palladacycloalkanes, 9-12. In the second route, the di-Grignard reagents BrMg(CH₂)_nMgBr (n = 6, 8) were reacted with the palladium complex [PdCl₂(COD)] followed by immediate ligand displacement to form the respective palladacycloalkanes 10 and 12. The complexes obtained were characterized by a range of spectroscopic and analytical techniques. Thermal decomposition studies were carried out on the palladacycloalkanes 9-12 and the main organic products shown to be 1-alkenes and 2-alkenes.     

Site directed synthesis of mono and disubstituted SF5-polyfluoroalkyl benzenes

A novel method for the preparation of o-, m-, p-SF₅CF₂CFYC₆H₄X (Y = Br, F and X = m-Br, p-Br, Cl, CH₃, CF₃, NO₂, o-NO₂, F, CF₃, CH(CH₃)₂) derivatives was devised by a two-step reaction: SF₅Br-addition to o-, m-, p-CF₂CFC₆H₄X followed by reaction of AgBF₄ with the o-, m-, p-SF₅CF₂CFBrC₆H₄X adducts. Additional studies have been carried out with several derivatives and includes the preparation of SF₅CF₂C(O)C₆H₅, p-CF₃CFBrC₆H₄NO₂, SF₅CF₂CF₂C₆H₃(NO₂)₂, SF₅CF₂CF₂C₆H₃(NH₂)₂, and an SF₅CF₂CF₂-containing polyimide and dye. The complete characterization (IR, NMR, and MS) of these compounds is given.     

Fluorinated phosphorus compounds: Part 10. Bis(fluoroalkyl) S-alkyl phosphorothiolates and tris(fluoroalkyl) phosphorothionates

Treatment of bis(fluoroalkyl) phosphites (R_FCH₂O)₂P(O)H, where R_F was CF₃ or C₂F₅ with sulfur in pyridine at 80 °C gave salts of structure [(R_FCH₂O)₂P(O)SH]NC₅H₅ in 90 and 88% yield, respectively. The salts reacted with alkyl iodides in acetonitrile at 50 °C to furnish bis(fluoroalkyl) S-alkyl phosphorothiolates (R_FCH₂O)₂P(O)SR, where R was Me, Et, n- and i-Pr (when R_F = CF₃) and Me (when R_F = C₂F₅). Yields ranged from 21 to 57%. Bis(trifluoroethyl) S-methyl phosphorothiolate (CF₃CH₂O)₂P(O)SMe underwent fluorination by silver(I) fluoride in acetonitrile at room temperature to yield the phosphorofluoridate (CF₃CH₂O)₂P(O)F in 75% yield. Tris(fluoroalkyl) phosphorothionates (R_FCH₂O)₃P = S, where R_F was CF₃, C₂F₅ and C₃F₇, were prepared in 30-34% yield by heating the tris(fluoroalkyl) phosphites (R_FCH₂O)₃P and sulfur to 200 °C in a sealed tube for 8 h.     

Preparation of ferrocenes with high fluorous-phase affinities

The reaction of 1,1′-bis(pentafluorophenyl)ferrocene with fluorous alkoxides having the general formula NaOCH₂(CF₂)_nCF₃ (n = 0, 2, 5, 7, and 8) afforded a series of ferrocenes of general formula {η⁵-4-[CF₃(CF₂)_nCH₂O]C₆F₄C₅H₄}₂Fe (1). The reaction of 1,1′-bis(4-tetrafluoropyridyl)ferrocene with the same fluorous alkoxides afforded a series of ferrocenes of general formula (η⁵-4-{2,6-[CF₃(CF₂)_nCH₂O]₂C₅F₂N}C₅H₄)₂Fe (2). Perfluoro(methylcyclohexane)/toluene partition coefficients increase with the number (2 or 4) and length (n) of the fluorous substituent. Complexes 1a and 2a (both n = 0) were structurally characterized.     

Synthesis, characterization and catalytic behaviors of water-soluble phosphine-sulfonato nickel methyl complexes bearing PEG-amine labile ligand

Two novel water-soluble phosphine-sulfonato nickel (II) methyl complexes [(P^O)NiMeL] (P^O = κ²-P,O-2-(2-MeO-C₆H₄)₂PC₆H₄SO₃, L = H₂N(CH₂CH₂O)_nMe, n = ca. 52, 2a; n = ca. 16, 2b) have been prepared and characterized by ¹H, ³¹P NMR and elemental analysis, and their reactivity towards ethylene was studied.     

Practice of fluorous biphase chemistry: convenient synthesis of novel fluorophilic ethers via a Mitsunobu reaction

The evolution of the term fluorous is addressed first, then a concise terminology is proposed, including fluorous partition coefficient, specific fluorophilicity and fluorousness. Some examples are shown for the design of higher generation fluorophilic molecules, involving Class I to Class III ponytails. Fluorophilic ethers of the structure of ArC(CF₃)₂O(CH₂)_m(CF₂)_nF (m=1, n=1, 7; m=3, n=8) are obtained in high yields, when 2-aryl-1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-propanols are reacted either with trifluoroethyl- and 1H,1H-perfluorooctyl triflates (NaH/DMF, Williamson ether synthesis) or with 3-perfluorooctyl-propanol (Ph₃P/EtO₂CNNCO₂Et/PhCF₃, Mitsunobu reaction), respectively. Fluorophilic phenol- and perfluoro-tert-butyl ethers can also be prepared effectively by the latter method. In case of higher homologues (n=7, 8) product isolation can be facilitated using fluorous extraction (C₆F₁₄/CH₃OH). Specific fluorophilicity values of target molecules are estimated using a 2D method and compared with experimentally determined ones.