Formation of Three-Membered Rings by S(H)i Displacement. Reverse of Cyclopropyl Ring Opening(1)

The general methods, photoinitiated or peroxide-initiated free radical chain additions of halomethanes to olefins, yield 1,2-addition products at temperatures ranging from 20 to 100 degrees C. At lower temperatures, -42 to -104 degrees C, a competitive reaction, subsequent to the addition of CCl(2)X(*), yields alkylcyclopropanes. The reactions of 1-octene or 1-hexene and 1-methylcyclohexene with atomic hydrogen carried out in the presence of several transfer agents (CCl(4), CCl(3)Br, CCl(2)Br(2)) initiate a radical chain addition of CCl(2)X(*) and yield cyclized materials resulting from the S(H)i displacement of halogen by a carbon-centered radical. The radical displacement of a halogen on carbon, the reverse of homolytic displacement on cyclopropyl carbon, is dominant at low temperatures. The rate constants for cyclization (k(c)) vs transfer with halomethane (k(t)) showed isokinetic temperatures of -46 degrees C (CCl(4), 1-hexene); -35 degrees C (CCl(4), 1-methylcyclohexene). The isokinetic temperatures for the reactions of the two substrates carried out in the presence of BrCCl(3) were calculated as -204 degrees C (1-octene) and -109 degrees C (1-methylcyclohexene).     

Regioselective preparation of vinyl chlorides from 2-methylcyclohexanone

Treatment of 2-methylcyclohexanone with PCl₅, in hexane at reflux gives predominantly 2-ch1oro-3-methylcyclohexene (3). ⁵On the other hand, treatment with catechyl phosphorus trichloride followed by alcoholic KOH gives predominantly the isomeric viny1 chloride, 1-chloro-2-methylcyclohexene (4).     

Polar effects in free-radical reactions. New selective alkylations of heteroaromatic bases by benzoylperoxide and olefins.

The decomposition of benzoylperoxide in the presence of cyclohexene and 1-methylcyclohexene and protonated lepidine provides a new type of selective homolytic aromatic substitution.     

用新方法催化合成6-乙酰基-1-甲基环己烯

室温下用HY沸石取代传统催化剂通过1-甲基环己烯与乙酐的酰基化反应合成了6-乙酰基-1-甲基环己烯，考察了HY沸石的SiO2／Al2O2摩尔比、用量和活化时间以及反应时间对该酰化反应的影响．当1-甲基环己烯／乙酐／HY沸石(SiO2／Al2O3摩尔比=29)=1mmol／10mmol／0．200g、反应温度25℃、反应时间3h时，所得酰化产品的产率为60％，HY沸石能够回收和重新使用，显示出与新鲜催化剂几乎相同的催化活性．     

Photochemically generated silicon-carbon double-bonded intermediates VIII. Photolysis of phenyldisilane derivatives in the presence of olefins

Photolysis of phenylpentamethyldisilane, 1,1-diphenyltetramethyldisilane and 1-isopropyl-1-phenyltetramethyldisilane in the presence of a wide variety of olefins has been studied. All reactions investigated, with the exception of those with 1-methylcyclohexene and tetramethylethylene, afforded the corresponding 1/1 addition products. Yields of the adducts depended highly on the structure of the olefins used. In the photolysis of phenylpentamethyldisilane in the presence of an equimolar mixture of 1,1- and 1,2-bis(trimethylsilyl)ethene under competitive reaction conditions, the main product was the one arising from the 1,1-isomer. A possible mechanism for the process of addition of olefin to the photochemically generated silicon-carbon double-bonded intermediate (A) is discussed.     

Catalytic epoxidation of olefins using MoO3 and TBHP: Effect of the addition of chiral 2-substituted pyridines on the catalytic rate and asymmetric induction

Attempts were made at epoxidising enantioselectively some simple olefins using MoO₃ (0.17 mol%), TBHP and five different chiral non-racemic 2-substituted pyridine ligands. A maximum conversion of 88% using 4-methylstyrene, and a maximum selectivity of ≥98% using 1-methylcyclohexene and 1-phenylcyclohexene were obtained. All ligands screened showed the ability to accelerate the reaction. However, it was ligand 4, that was the quickest to do so and showed the greatest acceleration. The observation of a reaction rate acceleration in the presence of such ligands appeared to indicate the formation of a Mo(VI)oxoperoxy-ligand complex. In no case was asymmetric induction observed.     

Conversion of epoxides to bromohydrins by B-bromobis (dimethylamino) borane

Reaction of the title reagent with 1-alkene oxides regioselectively yields the corresponding 1-bromo-2-alkanols, while the more substituted bromide predominates in the cases of styrene oxide and 1-methylcyclohexene oxide.     

(-)-(R)- and (+)-(S)-Carvone in the Synthesis of Optically Active Acetylenic Alcohols,Ethers, and Dichlorosilyl Derivatives

Reaction of butyllithium with acetylene and 1-hexyne gave the corresponding lithium acetylides which reacted with (-)-(R)- and (+)-(S-carvone in a stereospecific fashion to give lithium (1-ethynyl- or 1-hexynyl)-5-isopropenyl-2-methyl-2-cyclohexenolates. Hydrolysis of the latter gave individual optically active tertiary terpene alcohols having both acetylenic and p-menthene fragment. Their treatment with methyl iodide in the presence of hexamethylphosphoric triamide afforded the corresponding methyl ethers. The reaction of 3-ethynyl-5-isopropenyl-3-methoxy-2-methylcyclohexene with butyllithium and trichloro(vinyl)silane yielded optically active dichlorosilyl-containing acetylenic compounds.     

Aqueous synthesis of alkanethiolate-protected Ag nanoparticles using Bunte salts

The one-pot synthesis of monolayer-protected metal nanoparticles derived from sodium S-dodecylthiosulfate (Bunte salt) in aqueous solution is described. Silver nanoparticles, which were produced by the borohydride reduction of silver nitrate in H2O, were stabilized by the adsorption of S-dodecylthiosulfate followed by the removal of the SO3- moiety. Temporary stabilization of silver sols by the adsorption of borohydride and borate prevented aggregation of silver nanoparticles in H2O. The syntheses of other metal nanoparticles, including gold, copper, and palladium particles in H2O, were less successful. Gold and copper particles were completely aggregated and precipitated out immediately after the addition of NaBH4, yielding only insoluble clusters. Stable and soluble palladium nanoparticle could be prepared, but the presence of Pd-thiolate complex was also observed. These nanoparticles were characterized using 1H NMR, UV-vis spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy.     

Development of catalytically active silver colloid nanoparticles stabilized by dextran

Colloidal silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) with a mean diameter of 6.1 nm and a narrow size distribution were prepared by reduction of the correspondent metal salt with injection of NaBH(4), in the presence of dextran, and characterized by UV-vis, TEM, and DLS. The concentration of all reactants involved in the formation of the nanoparticles was optimized with the use of a new multivariate method, which revealed a significant reduction in the number of experiments when compared with the vast majority of univariate methods described in the literature. The Ag-NPs-dextran composite was able to efficiently catalyze the p-nitrophenol reduction in water by NaBH(4) with a rate constant normalized to the surface area of the nanoparticles per unit volume (k(1)) of 1.41 s(-1) m(-2) L, which is higher than values ever reported for Ag-NPs catalytic systems.     

9-Mesityl-10-methylacridinium: an efficient type II and electron-transfer photooxygenation catalyst

The visible-light irradiation of 9-mesityl-10-methylacridinium perchlorate 1 in the presence of monoalkenes and molecular oxygen leads to typical products of singlet oxygen addition (type II photooxygenation). The molecular probes 1-methylcyclohexene and limonene, respectively, result in hydroperoxide mixtures with a characteristic product pattern. A switch in the oxidative mechanism (electron-transfer photooxygenation) is observed for naphthalene derivatives as electron-rich acceptor molecules, revealing that the 9-mesityl-10-methylacridinium cation serves as a dual sensitizer with the capacity of efficient singlet oxygen formation and electron-transfer reaction. [reaction: see text].     

Green preparation of hollow mesoporous silica nanosphere inside-loaded gold nanoparticles and the catalytic activity

In this work, an active nano-catalyst with gold nanoparticles loaded in hollow mesoporous silica nanospheres (HMSNs/Au) was prepared by a one-pot sol-gel method, in which gold ions were loaded in hollow mesoporous silica spheres followed by sodium alginate reduction. The characterization of the HMSNs/Au were determined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), N₂ adsorption–desorption isotherms (BET). The high catalytic activity of HMSNs/Au, denoted as apparent turn-over frequency (TOF), was detected by UV-Vis spectrophotometer for the catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol (74.5 h^?1) and 2-nitrophenol (108.7 h^?1) in the presence of sodium borohydride solution due to the small gold nanoparticles size and overall exposure of active sites. It is expected that this ecofriendly approach to prepare inorganic composited nanoparticles as high active catalysts based on hollow mesoporous materials was a promising platform for loading noble metal nanoparticles.     

Synthesis of silver nanoprisms in formamide

Polygonal (mainly triangular) silver nanoprisms were prepared by reducing silver perchlorate in formamide in the presence of polyethylene glycol (PEG) at room temperature. The reduction of silver ions by formamide leads to the deposition of arrays of triangular shaped silver nanoparticles on the glass walls of the container, accompanied by evolution of CO2 gas. In the presence of poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) (PVP) and PEG (1:1), both nanospheres and nanoprisms are formed.     

Ionic hydrogenation of thiophenes by HSiEt3-HCl/AlCl3

It has been found that 2,5-dimethylthiophenium and 2,3,5-trimethylthiophenium tetrachloroaluminates react with triethylsilane and diphenylsilane in the presence of HCl to form the corresponding thiophanes. This fact in the light of the ionic hydrogenation mechanism has led to the proposal of a new hydrogenating system: HSiEt₃-HCl/AlCl₃). This system has been successfully used for hydrogenating thiophenes such as 2,5-dimethyl-, 2-ethyl- and 2,5-diphenylthiophene to the respective thiophanes. It has been also extended to branched olefines, 1-methylcyclohexene being hydrogenated in high yield to methylcyclohexane.     

Synthesis and characterization of catalytic iridium nanoparticles in imidazolium ionic liquids

The reduction of [Ir(cod)Cl](2) (cod=1,5-cyclooctadiene) dissolved in 1-n-butyl-3-methyl tetrafluoroborate, hexafluorophosphate and trifluoromethane sulphonate ionic liquids in the presence of 1-decene by molecular hydrogen produces Ir(0) nanoparticles. The formation of these nanoparticles follows the two-step [A-->B, A+B-->2B (k(1),k(2))] autocatalytic mechanism. The same mean diameter values of around 2-3 nm were estimated from in situ TEM and SAXS analyses of the Ir(0) nanoparticles dispersed in the ionic liquids and by XRD of the isolated material. XPS and EXAFS analyses clearly show the interactions of the ionic liquid with the metal surface demonstrating the formation of an ionic liquid protective layer surrounding the iridium nanoparticles. SAXS analysis indicated the formation of an ionic liquid layer surrounding the metal particles with an extended molecular length of around 2.8-4.0 nm depending on the type of the anion.     

Role of phenol derivatives in the formation of silver nanoparticles

We demonstrate that dihydroxy benzenes are excellent reducing agents and may be used to reduce silver ions to synthesize stable silver nanoparticles in air-saturated aqueous solutions. The formation of Ag nanoparticles in deaerated aqueous solution at high pH values suggests that the reduction of silver ions occurs due to oxidation of dihydroxy benzenes and probably on the surface of Ag2O. Pulse radiolysis studies show that the semi-quinone radical does not participate in the reduction of silver ions at short time scales. Nevertheless, results show that primary intermediates undergo slower transformation in the presence of dihydroxy benzenes than in their absence. This slow transformation eventually leads to the formation of silver nanoparticles. The Ag nanoparticles were characterized by UV-vis absorption spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). XRD and TEM techniques showed the presence of Ag nanoparticles with an average size of 30 nm.     

配位自还原法制备纳米银及其电催化活性

Pt是质子交换膜燃料电池(PEMFC)阴极氧还原最好的催化剂,但价格昂贵,且易被渗透到阴极的燃料分子及中间体毒化,导致电池性能降低。 本文以乙二胺四甲叉膦酸(EDTMP)为配位剂和还原剂,采用配位自还原法快速合成银纳米粒子(Ag NPs),并研究了其对氧还原的电催化性能。 透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)等测试结果表明,Ag NPs分散性好且粒径均一,还原反应6 h所得Ag NPs的平均粒径约6 nm;循环伏安法(CV)等电化学测试发现,在碱性条件下此种合成方法制得的银作为电催化氧还原反应(ORR)的催化剂具有良好的催化活性,通过EDTMP配位自还原得到的Ag NPs对氧还原的半波电位(E1/2)比传统的NaBH4直接还原所制得Ag NPs的E1/2正移60 mV。     

Synthesis and controlled polymerization of p-(1-methylcyclohexyloxy)styrene and quick-response deblocking ability of the obtained polymer

p-(1-Methylcyclohexyloxy)styrene (PC6ST) was synthesized by acid catalyzed addition reaction of p-bromophenol with 1-methylcyclohexene, followed by Grignard coupling with vinyl bromide catalyzed by NiCl₂(dppp). Radical polymerization of PC6ST in the presence or absence of TEMPO afforded poly(PC6ST) with narrow molecular weight distribution without the elimination of the protective group. The obtained poly(PC6ST) showed a higher deprotection ability in response to external stimulation such as an acid compared with poly(p-tert-butoxystyrene).     

Synthesis, spectral and electrochemical studies of Cu(II) and Ni(II) complexes with new N2O2 ligands: a new precursor capable of depositing copper nanoparticles using thermal reduction

Cu(II) and Ni(II) complexes of the general type [M(N2O2)] are described. The N2O2 ligands used are [N,N'-bis(2-hydroxy-6-methoxybenzylidene)propane-1,3-diamine] (HOMeSalpn) and [N,N'-bis(2-hydroxy-6-methoxybenzylidene)propane-1,2-diamine (HOMeSalpr). These complexes have been characterized by IR, UV-vis, CV, TG-DTA and 1H NMR spectroscopy. The electrochemical behavior of these complexes at a glassy carbon electrode in acetonitrile solution indicates that the first reduction process corresponding to Cu(II)-Cu(I) and Ni(II)-Ni(I) is electrochemically irreversible. The new copper complexes have been applied for the preparation of copper nanoparticles using non-ionic surfactant (Triton X-100) by thermal reduction. The copper nanoparticles with average size of 48nm were formed by thermal reduction of [N,N'-bis(2-hydroxy-6-methoxybenzylidene)propane-1,3-diamine]copper(II) in the presence of triphenylphosphine thus releasing the reduced copper and affording the high-purity copper nanoparticles.     

Preparation and characterization of dendrimer-templated Ag-Cu bimetallic nanoclusters

Ag-Cu bimetallic nanoclusters with different shapes were prepared by a co-complexation method in the presence of PAMAM dendrimers. Small and evenly sized spherical Ag-Cu bimetallic nanoparticles were obtained with N2H4.H2O as the reducing agent, and long rod-shaped bimetallic nanoclusters were prepared with NaBH4 as the reducing agent. The mechanisms of formation of Ag-Cu bimetallic nanolusters with different shapes were discussed. The different shapes of the cluster were likely caused by the differences in the reduction rate of metal ions with NaBH4 and N2H4.H2O. Structure characterization by TEM, UV-vis spectra, EDX, and TGA showed that, in the presence of PAMAM dendrimers, Ag-Cu alloy bimetallic nanorods were obtained with NaBH4 reduction, and Ag-Cu bimetallic nanoparticles were prepared with N2H4.H2O as the reducing agent.