Another example of carborane based trianionic ligand: Syntheses and catalytic activities of cyclohexylamino tailed ortho-carboranyl zirconium and titanium dicarbollides

In situ reaction of Li[closo-1-Ph-1,2-C₂B₁₀H₁₀] with 7-azabicyclo [4.1.0] heptane results in the formation of the disubstituted carborane, closo-1-Ph-2-(2′-aminocyclohexyl)-1,2-C₂B₁₀H₁₀ (1), in 63% yield. Decapitation of (1) with potassium hydroxide in refluxing ethanol produces the cage-opened nido-carborane, K[nido-7-Ph-8-(2′-aminocyclohexyl)-7,8-C₂B₉H₁₀]⁻ (2), in 80% yield. Deprotonation of the above monoanion with two equivalents of n-butyllithium followed by reaction with anhydrous MCl₄ · 2THF (M = Zr, Ti) provides d⁰-half-sandwich metallocarboranes, closo-1-M(Cl)-2-Ph-3-(2′-σ-(H)N-cyclohexyl)-2,3-η⁵-C₂B₉H₉ (3 M = Zr; 4 M = Ti) in 53% and 42% yields, respectively. The reaction of Li[closo-1,2-C₂B₁₀H₁₁] with 7-azabicyclo [4.1.0] heptane in THF affords closo-1-(2′-aminocyclohexyl)-1,2-C₂B₁₀H₁₀ (5) in 59% yield. Immobilization of the carboranyl amino ligand (1) to an organic support, Merrifield’s peptide resin (1%), has been achieved by the reaction of the sodium salt of (5) with polystyryl chloride in THF to produce closo-1-(2′-aminocyclohexyl)-2-polystyryl-1,2-C₂B₁₀H₁₀ (6) in 87% yield. Further reaction of the dianion derived from (6) with anhydrous ZrCl₄ · 2THF led to the formation of the organic polystyryl supported d⁰-half-sandwich metallocarborane, closo-1-Zr(Cl)-2-(2′-σ-(H)N-cyclohexyl)-3-polystyryl-2,3-η⁵-C₂B₉H₉ (7), in 38% yield. These new compounds have been characterized by elemental analyses, NMR, and IR spectra. Polymerizations of both ethylene and vinyl chloride with (3) and (7) have been performed in toluene using MMAO-7 (13% ISOPAR-E) as the co-catalyst. Molecular weights up to 32.8 × 10³ (M_w/M_n = 1.8) and 9.5 × 10³ (M_w/M_n = 2.1) were obtained for PE and PVC, respectively.     

Stable enols from Grignard addition to 1,2-diesters: serendipity rules

The temperature-dependent formation of a remarkably stable enol from the reaction of EtMgBr with a 1,2-diester was accidentally discovered. This compound was spectroscopically characterized (¹H and ¹³C NMR, IR), and both methyl carbonate and trimethylsilyl ether derivatives were prepared. A mechanism for the selective formation of the stable enol ester and its corresponding keto form was suggested, and the kinetic stability of the enol was also documented. The generality of the observation of such a stable enol ester was demonstrated with the use of other Grignard reagents, and also other 1,2-diesters. The reaction of EtMgBr with a series of 1,2-amide esters also produced stable enol amides. The remarkable stability of the enol esters was attributed to the steric hindrance present in the aryl ester moiety of these compounds, and further studies will address the origin of this effect.     

Anodic cyclization reactions: capitalizing on an intramolecular electron transfer to trigger the synthesis of a key tetrahydropyran building block

An anodic cyclization reaction between an enol ether radical cation and an oxygen nucleophile has been used to make a tetrahydropyran building block for the C(10)-C(16) portion of bryostatin. The oxidative cyclization was successful despite the presence of a thioacetal group that has a lower oxidation potential than the enol ether. Experimental evidence suggested that the reaction proceeded through an initial oxidation of the thioacetal followed by an intramolecular electron transfer to form the enol ether radical cation that was subsequently trapped by the oxygen nucleophile. The formation of the desired cyclic product could be explained using the Curtin-Hammett principle. By taking advantage of the intramolecular electron-transfer reaction, we used the presence of a thioacetal in an electrolysis substrate to selectively oxidize a proximal enol ether in the presence of an otherwise identical but more remote enol ether.     

E-(hydroxyimino)(hydroxymethoxyphosphinyl)acetic acid: Synthesis and pH-dependent fragmentation

In contrast to both its parent “troika” acid (E-1, a phosphorylating agent at pH 7 and 25 °C) and its C-methyl isomer (E-2, which is stable at both acidic and neutral pH), (E)-(hydroxyimino)(hydroxymethoxyphosphinyl)acetic acid E-3 was unreactive at pH 7 and 25 °C but at pH 1.5 fragmented to methyl phosphate 10 (15%) and methyl phosphorocyanidate 11 (85%). The minor product is consistent with solvent phosphorylalion, the reaction exclusively observed with E-1. The non-phosphorylating fragmentation pathway is proposed to involve a preliminary E→ Z isomerizalion of 3 prior to C-C_β cleavage. Dual fragmentation pathways were also detected (³¹P NMR) when the DCHA⁺ salt of E-3 (E-9) was heated in acetonitrile or EtOH; in addition to phosphorylation products (16–19%), 11 was formed (81–84%). Reaction of E-9 in refluxing EtOH:t-BuOH (1:1) showed low stereoselectivity in product formation (~3:1 ethyl methyl phosphate:t-butyl methyl phosphate), supporting a dissociative phosphorylation process.     

Direkte und indirekte metallierung von endo-dicylopentadien. Sn- und C-NMR studie stannylierter folgeprodukte

endo-Dicyclopentadiene (1) can be metalated by use of simple procedures with good overall yields. The attack occurs at the various vinyl, rather than at the allyl, positions of 1 as was confirmed by trapping the carbanions with Me₃SnCl. When t-BuLi/TMEDA are used, the 8- and 9-stannyl derivatives (3 and 4) are formed, whereas an excess of n-BuLi/t-BuOK leads to doubly stannylated derivatives with Me₃Sn groups in position 4/8 (6), 4/9 (7), and 3/9 (8) in addition to 3 and 4. Furthermore the latter reaction yields 5,5-bis(trimethylstannyl)cyclopentadiene (5). With stoichiometric amounts of n-BuLi/t-BuOK the formation of 3 and 4 predominates over that of 5–8. 5 is obtained from 1 after deprotonation at the allyl position, followed by an extremely fast retro-Diels-Alder reaction and then by further deprotonation. This follows from two experiments: (1) exo- and endo-5-trimethylstannyl-endo-dicyclopentadiene (11 and 12) which are synthesized from 1 in three steps give cyclopentadienyllithium and 1 when treated with methyllithium at −78°C; (2) cyclopentadiene reacts with an excess of n-BuLi/t-BuOK and Me₃SnCl to give 5. When 12 is heated syn-10-trimethylstannyl-endo-dicyclopentadiene (13) is obtained. The eight stannyl derivatives of 1 are identified mainly from the following NMR parameters: δ(¹¹⁹Sn), δ(¹³C), δ(¹H), ⁿJ(^119/117Sn---¹³C), and ⁶J(¹¹⁹Sn---^119/117Sn). The ¹³C NMR satellite spectrum of 1 yields the isotope shifts ¹Δ¹³(i(¹³C(j)) and ¹J(¹³C---¹³C). The latter lead to the revision of earlier signal assignments.     

The photoenol tautomer of 5-methyl-1, 4-naphthoquinone

Irradiation of pale yellow 5-methyl-1, 4-naphthoquinone ( 1 , Scheme 1) yields the blue photoenol 4-hydroxy-5-methylidene-1(5H)-naphthalenone (2) which is stable at 77 K. At room temperature the enol retautomerizes to starting material, the reaction rate being strongly dependent on the hydrogen-bond-acceptor basicity of the solvent. The enol is trapped in the presence of acid by protonation at the remaining carbonyl oxygen atom and subsequent electrophilic reaction of the exocylclic methylene group.     

Spectroscopic evidence of keto-enol tautomerism in deliquesced malonic acid particles

Scanning transmission X-ray microscopy combined with near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy (STXM/NEXAFS) and optical microscopy coupled with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (micro-FTIR) have been applied to observe hygroscopic growth and chemical changes in malonic acid particles deposited on substrates. The extent of the hygroscopic growth of particles has been quantified in terms of the corresponding water-to-solute ratios (WSR) based on STXM/NEXAFS and micro-FTIR data sets. WSR values derived separately from two applied methods displayed a remarkable agreement with previous data reported in the literature. Comparison of NEXAFS and FTIR spectra acquired at different relative humidity (RH) shows efficient keto-enol tautomerization of malonic acid, with the enol form dominating at higher RH. The keto-enol equilibrium constants were calculated using relevant peak intensities in the carbon and oxygen K-edge NEXAFS spectra as a function of RH. We report strong dependence of the equilibrium constant on RH, with measured values of 0.18 ± 0.03, 1.11 ± 0.14, and 2.33 ± 0.37 corresponding to 2, 50, and 90% RH, respectively. Enols are important intermediates in aldol condensation reactions pertaining to formation and atmospheric aging of secondary organic aerosol (SOA). The present knowledge assumes that constituents of atmospheric deliquesced particles undergo aqueous chemistry with kinetic and equilibrium constants analogous to reactions in bulk solutions, which would estimate absolute dominance of the keto form of carboxylic acids. For instance, the keto-enol equilibrium constant of malonic acid in diluted aqueous solution is <10(-4). Our results suggest that in deliquesced micrometer-size particles, carboxylic acids may exist in predominantly enol forms that need to be explicitly considered in atmospheric aerosol chemistry.     

Ringerweiterung bei der Reaktion eines 1,3-Cyclohexandions mit Diphenylcyclopropenon

Ring Expansion during the Reaction of a 1,3-Cyclohexanedione with Diphenylcyclopropenone The reaction of 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione ( 1 ) in form of its Na-salt with diphenylcyclopropenone ( 2 ) in DMF yielded the bicyclic triketone 3 (58 %), the structure of which was deduced as an enolizeable bicyclo[5.2.0]nonane-β-diketone from spectral data and from the following reactions: hydrolysis or methanolysis of 3 cleaved the β-dicarbonyl moiety, thereby opening the 4-membered ring to yield the keto acid 9 or its methyl ester 10 . Methylation of 3 afforded the two enol ethers 4 and 5 . The ether 5 readily underwent a thermal electrocyclic ring opening to the monocyclic enol ether 8 , whereas the ether 4 was thermally stable. The same electrocylic ring opening (in boiling benzene) converted 3 (probably via 3b ) to the monocyclic triketone 7 , which was also the hydrolysis product of the ring-opened enol ether 8 . By heating 3 in DMF/H₂O, a partial (56 %) conversion to the lactone 6 took place. The tricyclic intermediate 11 was found useful to rationalize the ring expansion during the formation of 3 from 1 and 2 as well as the corresponding ring contraction during the conversion of 3 into 6 .     

Nitrogen bridgehead compounds. Part 51 Autoxidation of 9-aminotetrahydro-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones. Synthesis and stereochemistry of 9-amino- and 9-hydroxy-6,7-dihydro-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]-pyrimidin-4-ones

In solution the 9-phenylaminotetrahydro-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones 1-5 were oxidized into the 9-aminodihydro compounds 15-19 by atmospheric oxygen at ambient temperature. Autoxidation is most probably a free-radical chain process, which takes place with ground-state triplet oxygen via the radical cation of the enamine form. The 9-aminodihydro derivatives were also prepared from 9,9-dibromo compounds 10 and 11 and from 9-hydroxydihydro compounds 12-14 . The 9-hydroxydihydro derivatives, obtained from the 9-amino compounds 16, 19 and 21 by acidic hydrolysis, showed a solvent-dependent and R¹ substituent-dependent oxo-enol tautomerism. The enol form was stabilized by electron-withdrawing R¹ groups and a polar solvent. However, for the 9-aminodihydropyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidines 15-26 only the enamine tautomer (E) could be identified independently of the substituent and the solvent. The chemical structures of the synthesized products were studied by uv, ir, ¹H- and ¹³C-nmr spectroscopy.     

Reaction of Barbituric, 2-Thiobarbituric Acids and Their Derivatives with 2-Carboxybenzaldehyde and Opianic Acid: Synthesis and Tautomerism of 5-(3'-Oxo-1',3'-dihydroisobenzofuran-1'-yl)barbituric Acids and Their 2-Thio Analogs

The reaction of barbituric, N-alkylbarbituric acids, and their 2-thio analogs with carboxybenzaldehyde and 2-carboxy-3,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde leads to the formation of the corresponding 5-(3'-oxo-1',3'-dihydroisobenzofuran-1'-yl)barbituric and 2-thiobarbituric acids, the structures of which were studied by ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. In DMSO the derivatives of barbituric acid exist in the form of mixtures of the ketone and enol tautomers, while their 2-thio analogs exist in the enol form. In chloroform the tautomeric equilibrium is displaced fully toward the ketone form.     

The 2-oxocyclobutanecarboxylic acid keto-enol system in aqueous solution: a remarkable acid-strengthening effect of the cyclobutane ring

Flash photolysis of 2-diazocyclopentane-1,3-dione in aqueous solution produced 2-oxocyclobutylideneketene, which underwent hydration to the enol of 2-oxocyclobutanecarboxylic acid; the enol then isomerized to the keto form of this acid. Rates of the ketene and enol reactions were measured in acid, base, and buffer solutions across the acidity range [H+] = 10(-1)-10(-13) M, and analysis of these data, together with rates of enolization of the keto form of 2-oxocyclobutanecarboxylic acid determined by bromine scavenging, gave keto-enol equilibrium constants as well as acidity constants of the keto and enol forms. The keto-enol equilibrum constants proved to be 2 orders of magnitude less than those reported previously for the next higher homolog, 2-oxocyclopentanecarboxylic acid, reflecting the difficulty of inserting a carbon-carbon double bond into a small, strained carbocyclic ring. The acidity constant of the enol group of 2-oxocyclobutanecarboxylate ion, on the other hand, is greater, by 4 orders of magnitude, than that of the corresponding enol in the cyclopentyl system. This remarkable increase in acidity with diminishing ring size is consistent with the enhanced s character of the orbitals used to make the exocyclic bonds of the smaller cyclobutane ring.     

层状CuyFe6-yAl2Ox催化剂的制备及其在罗丹明B降解反应中的应用

以铜铁铝水滑石为前驱体,经焙烧后得到了一系列不同组成的层状铜铁铝混合氧化物催化剂。将其应用于中性条件下高浓度罗丹明B(450 mg·L^-1)的类芬顿降解反应中,考察了催化剂中铜铁比例及焙烧温度对其降解性能的影响。实验结果表明,当铜铁物质的量之比为5∶1、焙烧温度为500℃时所得到的Cu5FeAl2Ox-500催化剂对罗丹明B的降解效率最高,能够在150 min内将罗丹明B完全降解。表征结果发现,Cu5FeAl2Ox-500催化剂中生成了新的CuFe2O4物相,而且具有较大的比表面积和介孔体积,因而有利于罗丹明B的降解。同时还发现该催化剂对多种污染物的降解均有很好的效果。     

Generation and absolute reactivity of an aryl enol radical cation in solution

Laser flash photolysis of 1-bromo-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)acetone in acetonitrile leads to the formation of the alpha-acyl 4-methoxybenzyl radical that under acidic conditions rapidly protonates to give detectable amounts of the radical cation of the enol of 4-methoxyphenylacetone. This enol radical cation is relatively long-lived in acidic acetonitrile (tau approximately equal to 200 micros), which is on the same order of magnitude as the radical cations of other 4-methoxystyrene derivatives. Rate constants for deprotonation of the radical cation and the acid dissociation constant for the enol radical cation were also determined using time-resolved absorption spectroscopy. Deprotonation is rapid, taking place with a rate constant of 3.9 x 10(6) s(-1), but the enol radical cation is found to be only moderately acidic in acetonitrile having a pK(a) = 3.2. The lifetime of the enol radical cation was also found to be sensitive to the presence of oxygen and chloride. The sensitivity toward oxygen is explained by oxygen trapping the vinyloxy radical component of the enol radical cation/vinyloxy equilibrium, while chloride acts as a nucleophile to trap the enol radical cation.     

4-氯-1,7-二羟基二氢化茚的合成及意外醚化反应的研究

以对氯苯酚(8)为原料、三乙胺作缚酸剂，与丙烯酰氯反应生成对氯苯酚丙烯 酸酯(7)，7与A1Ck共热155℃，首先发生Fries重排，然后关环得到4-氯-7-羟基二 氢化茚-1-酮(6)，再用NaBHl／CH_3OH或LiAlH_4／THF还原6的羰基得到4-氯-1，7- 二羟基二氢化茚(5)．条件控制不当易产生两个意外的醚化产物4-氯-1-甲氧基-7- 羟基二氢化茚(9)和自身醚化产物10，9的结构经x射线单晶衍射分析确证，并提出 生成10的可能机理为5的醇羟基极易通过分子内催化形成碳正离子、进而与另一分 子5形成自身醚化产物10．因此，还原反应完成后的后处理应避免长时间放置和加 热，以减少醚化产物的生成．化合物5，9，10均为未见文献报道的新化合物．     

7─羟基喹啉与甲醇、乙醇形成1：2桥式氢键化合物的AM1法研究

利用半经验ＡＭ１方法计算了基态与第一激发态７－羟基喹啉的两种异构体及其与甲醇等溶济分子形成１：２桥式氢键化合物的结构与稳定性。在基态，烯醇式结构比酮式结构稳定；而在第一激发态酮式比烯醇式稳定。１：２桥式氢键的形成使得酮式能量降低比烯醇式多。烯醇式１：２桥式氢键化合物呈交叉式结构，酮式１：２桥式氢键化合物呈折叠式结构，激发态的形成对氢键结构影响不大。在７－羟基喹啉羟基（或羰基）的邻位和间位引入取代基后，对喹啉环和桥式氢键结构的影响均不明显。     

7─羟基喹啉与甲醇、乙醇形成1：2桥式氢键化合物的AM1法研究

利用半经验ＡＭ１方法计算了基态与第一激发态７－羟基喹啉的两种异构体及其与甲醇等溶济分子形成１：２桥式氢键化合物的结构与稳定性。在基态，烯醇式结构比酮式结构稳定；而在第一激发态酮式比烯醇式稳定。１：２桥式氢键的形成使得酮式能量降低比烯醇式多。烯醇式１：２桥式氢键化合物呈交叉式结构，酮式１：２桥式氢键化合物呈折叠式结构，激发态的形成对氢键结构影响不大。在７－羟基喹啉羟基（或羰基）的邻位和间位引入取代基后，对喹啉环和桥式氢键结构的影响均不明显。     

Effects of sintering atmospheres on sintering behavior, electrical conductivity and oxygen permeability of mixed-conducting membranes

Effects of sintering atmospheres on properties of SrCo_0.4Fe_0.5Zr_0.1O_3−δ mixed-conducting membranes were in detail studied in terms of sintering behavior, electrical conductivity and oxygen permeability. The sintering atmospheres were 100% N₂, 79% N₂–21% O₂, 60% N₂–40% O₂, 40% N₂–60% O₂, 20% N₂–80% O₂ and 100% O₂ (in vol.%), and the prepared membranes were correspondingly denoted as S-0, S-21, S-40, S-60, S-80 and S-100, respectively. It was found that the properties of membranes were strongly dependent on the sintering atmosphere. As the oxygen partial pressure in the sintering atmosphere (P_O2) increased, sintering ability, electrical conductivity and oxygen permeability decreased at first, which was in the order of S-0 > S-21 > S-40. However, as P_O2 increased further, sintering ability, electrical conductivity and oxygen permeability increased gradually: S-40 < S-60 < S-80 < S-100. And the S-100 membrane had the best sintering ability, electrical conductivity and oxygen permeability in all membranes.     

Carboxyketenes from 4-hydroxy-1,3-oxazin-6-ones and Meldrum's acid derivatives

New 4-hydroxy-1,3-oxazin-6-ones 8 and 16 were prepared from chlorocarbonyl(phenyl)ketene and amides. The flash vacuum thermolysis (FVT) reactions of these compounds and the 4-methoxy derivative 17 were investigated by Ar matrix isolation IR spectroscopy and online mass spectrometry including MS/MS analysis. Carboxy(phenyl)ketene 10 is formed as the major product by thermal fragmentation of 4-hydroxy-1,3-oxazin-6-one 8. This takes place via the unstable 6-hydroxy tautomer 9. Another tautomer, the 5H-isomer 12, leads to the formation of benzoyl isocyanate 13 as a minor product together with phenylketene 14. Carboxy(phenyl)ketene 10 remains detectable at high FVT temperatures but undergoes thermal decarboxylation to phenylketene 14. The same carboxy(phenyl)ketene 10 is also produced in significant amounts by FVT of 5-phenyl-Meldrum's acid 18 via the unstable enol tautomer 19. A small amount of the unsubstituted carboxyketene 20 is observable on FVT of Meldrum's acid 1 itself.     

Meerwein arylation of methyleneglutaronitrile with anthraquinone diazonium hydrogensulfate. Synthesis of an enolizable benzanthrone lactone

The Meerwein reaction of 1-anthraquinone diazonium hydrogensulfate with 2-methyleneglutaronitrile in methanol yielded predominantly 3-hydroxy-4-(1-anthraquinone)-1,3-butanedicarbonitrile ( 5 ), while the corresponding 2-methyleneglutaric acid diethyl ester furnished a derivative of 1-(anthraquinone)butanolide 10. Catalytic dehydrocyanation of 5 was effected with Dowex-50 to furnish 3-oxo-4-(anthraquinone)butanecarbo-nitrile ( 6 ). Both nitriles 5,6 gave in a double cyclization reaction a benzanthrone lactone 12 from which a crystalline derivative of the enol form was isolated, the structure of which was elucidated by ¹H- and ¹³C-nmr spectra. The methylene group of the lactone ring underwent coupling reactions with aromatic diazonium salts to form hydrazone derivatives.     

Carbene-carbene rearrangements as a route to 1,5-dihydropentalene

1,5-Dihydropentalene (4) is formed as the main product on treatment of trans-1,2-bis(2,2-dibromocyclo-propyl)ethene 3 with methyllithium at −40°. In addition the reaction affords 1- and 2-propadienylcyclopentadienes (5a) and (5b), and trans-1,2,4,6,7-octapentaene (6), new C₈H₈ isomers. Diels-Alder adducts of 4, 5a and 5b were obt in the reaction with perfluorobut-2-yne. The formation of 1,5-dihydropentalene 4 is explained by a double ring expansion sequence involving consecutive carbene-carbene rearrangements with 1,3-carbon and subsequent 1,2-hydrogen shifts, supported by the reaction of double labelled (¹³C-depleted) 3. From readily available 3 at low temperatures formation and fusion of two 5-membered rings are achieved in one step.