Investigation of the structure and reactivity of the stable perfluorodiisopropylethylmethyl radical by ESR and molecular mechanics

The hyperfine coupling (HFC) constants of the unpaired electron with the fluorine nuclei in the stable radical [(CF₃)₂CF]₂CF₂CF₃ (II) were determined by ESR. The stable conformation and the barriers to rotation of the substituents in this radical were calculated by molecular mechanics. The results were consistent with the ESR data. The kinetics of the destruction of the radical (II) were investigated, and the kinetic parameters of the dissociation were determined (k₁₄₀=4.6·10^–4 sec^–1, E_act=30±5 kcal/mole). The disappearance of the radical (II) is accompanied by the accumulation of the new radical (CF₃)₂CF(CF₃)CF(CF₃)CF₂CF₃ (IV), which was studied by ESR. Heating of (II) in the presence of electron donors leads to the partly reversible reduction of the radical (II).Translated from Izvestiva Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1507–1512, July, 1991.     

Reactions of the radical cations of aliphatic aldehydes in freon matrices

ESR spectra of -irradiated, at –196 °C, solutions of acetic and propionic aldehydes in freon-11 and freon-113 affected by aldehyde concentration, temperature, and the action of light have been studied. It has been shown that the radical cations CH₃CHO⁺ are converted into neutral radicals CH₃O and CH₃HOH and the cations CH₃CH₂CHO⁺. are converted to RO and CH₃HCHO due to ion-molecular reactions of proton transfer /CH₃O and CH₃HCHO/ of hydrogen atom transfer /CH₃HOH/.     

A spin-trap ESR study of the regrouping of radicals with 1,3 or 1,5 hydrogen migration

Conclusions Spin-trap (2-methyl-2-nitrosopropane) ESR methods have been used to demonstrate the formation of R¹O₂CR²CH₂CH₂C₆H₁₃ (R¹=H, CH₃ and R²=Cl, CH₃) radicals during the photoinitiated reaction ( 2537 Å) of 1-octene with BrCHClCOOH and CH₃CHBrCOOCH₃ in the presence of tert-outyl peroxide and (C₃H₅)₃SiH. Formation of these radicals indicates regrouping of the R¹O₂CCHR²CH₂HC₆H₁₃ radical with 1,3 H atom migraion and, possibly, regrouping of the R¹O₂CCHR²CH₂CH(C₆H₁₃)CH₂CHC₆H₁₃ radical with 1,5 H atom migration.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 545–549, March, 1977.     

Structure du radical cyano-vinyle CH2=Ċ-CN Etude expérimentale et théorique

Résumé Tout d'abord, on montre par RPE que le radical CH₂=-CN possède à basse température une structure instable pliée et à température plus élevée une structure stable linéaire. Un calcul théorique sur ce radical ainsi que sur le radical butatriényle est en bon accord avec les résultats expérimentaux.

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The structure of the Cyano-Vinyl Radical CH₂=-CN experimental and theoretical study

First, it is shown by ESR that the radical CH₂=-CN at low temperature presents an unstable bent structure and at higher temperature a stable linear structure. A theoretical calculation on this radical and on the butatrienyl one is in good agreement with the experimental results.

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Zusammenfassung Aus ESR Messungen wird gefolgert, daß das Radikal CH₂=-CN bei tiefer Temperatur in einer instabilen gebogenen Struktur und bei höherer Temperatur in einer stabilen linearen Struktur vorliegt. Theoretische Berechnungen stehen sowohl für dieses als auch für das Butatrienyl-Radikal in guter Übereinstimmung mit experimentellen Daten.

     

ESR spectroscopic investigation of steric and polar factors in the addition of radicals to unsaturated compounds

The rate constants of the addition of CCl₃CH₂ClCH₃(R⁶) radicals to -methyl-styrene, styrene, methyl methacrylate, methyl acrylate, and acrylonitrile and of CCl₃CH₂(CH₃)₂(R⁷) radicals to styrene, methyl acrylate, and acrylonitrile were determined by ESR spectroscopy. It was shown that the radicals R⁶ and R⁷ possess approximately equal reactivity in addition to unsaturated compounds, despite the difference in the donor-acceptor properties of the substituents at the vinyl group. In a comparison of the reactivity of radicals R⁶ and R⁷ with the reactivity of radicals CCl₃CH₂H₂(R¹), CCl₃CH₂HCH₃(R³), CCl₃CH₂HCl(R⁴), and ClCH₂CH₂Cl₂(R⁵) [1] in addition reactions, it was shown that polar and steric effects of the substituents situated in the -position to the radical site of the above-mentioned radicals, as well as the donor-acceptor properties of the substituents at the vinyl group in the unsaturated compounds, lead to appreciable changes in reactivity.A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Heteroorganic Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117813 Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 136–141, January, 1992.     

Reaction of benzyl chloride with propylene and trifluoropropene under metallocomplex initiation conditions

The reactions of benzyl chloride with propylene and 3,3,3-trifluoropropene in the presence of Fe(CO)₅ ` + DMF were studied. With propylene, the reaction stops at the addition stage with the simultaneous formation of dibenzyl. In the case of 3,3,3-trifluoropropene, a telomerization takes place, whereby the second growing radical C₆H₅CH₂CH₂CH(CF₃)CH₂HCF₃ practically completely isomerizes with a 1,5-migration into the radical C₆H₅HCH₂CH(CF₃)CH₂CH₂CF₃. To confirm the structure of the isolated compounds, chromato-mass-spectrometry and¹³C NMR were used.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1384–1388, June, 1991.     

A spin-trap ESR study of the decomposition of alkyl formates

Conclusions By using nitroso compound ESR spin traps it has been shown that the alkyl formates break down into radicals under irradiation at 2537 Å and 25°C, and this regardless of whether or not the system contains added tert-butyl peroxide. The mechanism of breakdown varies with the alkyl-formate structure, Under our conditions of irradiation, the product radicals were as follows: OOCH₃ from methyl formate; OOCH₂CH₃ and HCOOHCH₃ from ethyl formate; OOC(CH₃)₃ and (CH₃)₃ from tert-butyl formate.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 542–545, March, 1977.     

EPR study of the rearrangement of (C2H5)3SiCH2CH2ĊCl2 radicals

Conclusions It has been established that the rearrangement of (C₂H₅)₃Si(CH₂)₂Cl₂ radicals into (C₂H₅)₂Si(CH₃CH)(CH₂)₂CCl₂H takes place by an intramolecular mechanism with 1,5-migration of a hydrogen atom. The rate constant for the isomerization has been determined at 20°C and found to be (2.2 ± 0.3)·10³ sec^–1.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2512–2516, November, 1988.     

Transformations of Dichloromethane Radicals in Alkaline Water Solutions

Among transformation products of HCl₂ and H₂Cl radicals generated by -irradiation of deaerated water solutions of dichloromethane oxygen-containing compounds (formic acid, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide) and chloride ions were found. The radicals CHCl₂ suffer nucleophilic substitution by hydroxyl ions affording anion-radicals HCOO^{- 2} that further transform into formic acid. At the growing concentration of alkali the frequency of chlorine substitution with hydroxyl ions in the dichloromethane radicals increases, and their transformation process becomes a chain reaction.     

Rearrangement with 1,2-migration of chlorine in reaction of p-methylbenzyl radicals with 3,3,3-trichloropropene

Conclusions The reaction of p-xylene with 3,3,3-trichloropropene, initiated by peroxides, leads to the formation of 1,1-dichloro-4-(p-tolyl)-1-butene, 1,1,2-trichloro-4-(p-tolyl)butane, and 1,1-dichloro-2-chloromethyl-3-(p-tolyl)propane, which testifies to a rearrangement of the CCl₃HCH₂CH₂C₆H₄CH₃ radicals to the C1₂CHCI-CH₂ CH₂C₆H₄CH₃ radicals with the 1,2-migration of chlorine.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 2122–2124, September, 1976.     

Mass spectrometric study of the vacuum pyrolysis of perfluorohexene-2 and determination of the ionization potential of the perfluoro-2-buten-4-yl radical

The ionization potential (IP) of the perfluoro-2-buten-4-yl radical, generated at 950C and 1·10⁵ torr by vacuum pyrolysis of perfluorohexene-2, was found to be 10.3 ± 0.1 eV by the electron impact method. This value is close to the IP of the perfluoro radicals n-C₃F₇ (10.06 ± 0.1 eV) and i-C₃F₇ (10.5 ± 0.1 eV); however, it is 1.8 eV higher than that of the perfluoroallyl radical, possibly because of the weak delocalization of the unpaired electron. At pyrolysis temperatures above 800C, the perfluoro-2-buten-4-yl radical decomposed to the tetrafluoroallene and trifluoromethyl radicals.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1220–1223, May, 1991.     

The use of3H- and14C-labelled tyrosines and product analysis to measure the mono- to diiodination rate constant ratio for iodination by molecular iodine and chloramine-T/I−

The observed rate constant ratio,^k ₁obs/^k ₂ obs, for the sequential iodination of L-tyrosine was determined in the concentration range 1.84·10^–3 to 1·10^–6 M by the use of³H- and¹⁴C-labels and product analysis by HPLC. Iodinations by chloramine-T/I^– gave (^k ₁ obs/^k ₂ obs)· values (=the pH dependent factor) in the range 72±3 to 55±2 and molecular iodine iodinations gave values in the range 64±5 to 39±10. It is concluded that molecular iodine is the iodinating species in both cases.     

Reactivity studies of trans-[PtClMe(SMe2)2] towards anionic and neutral ligand substitution processes

Reaction of trans-[PtClMe(SMe₂)₂] with the mono anionic ligands azide, bromide, cyanide, iodide and thiocyanate result in substitution of the chloro ligand as the first step. In contrast the neutral ligands pyridine, 4-Me-pyridine and thiourea substitute a SMe₂ ligand in the first step as confirmed by ¹H NMR spectroscopy and the kinetic data. Detailed kinetic studies were performed in methanol as solvent by use of conventional stopped-flow spectrophotometry. All processes follow the usual two-term rate law for square-planar substitutions, k_obs = k₁ + k₂[Y] (where k₁ = k_MeOH[MeOH]), with k₁ = 0.088 ± 0.004 s⁻¹ and k₂ = 1.18 ± 0.13, 3.8 ± 0.3, 17.8 ± 1.3, 34.9 ± 1.4, 75.3 ± 1.1 mol⁻¹ dm³ s⁻¹ for Y⁻ = N₃, Br, CN, I and SCN respectively at 298 K. The reactions with the neutral ligands proceed without an appreciable intercept with k₂ = 5.1 ± 0.3, 15.3 ± 1.8 and 195 ± 3 mol⁻¹ dm³ s⁻¹ for Y = pyridine, 4-Me-pyridine and thiourea, respectively, at 298 K. Activation parameters for MeOH, , Br⁻, CN⁻, I⁻, SCN⁻, and Tu are ΔH^≠ = 47.1 ± 1.6, 49.8 ± 0.6, 39 ± 3, 32 ± 8, 39 ± 5, 34 ± 4 and 31 ± 3 kJ mol⁻¹ and ΔS^≠ = −107 ± 5, −77 ± 2, −104 ± 9,−113 ± 28, −85 ± 18, −94 ± 14 and −97 ± 10 J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹, respectively. Recalculation of k₁ to second-order units gives the following sequence of nucleophilicity: (1:13:42:57:170:200:390:840:2170) at 298 K. Variation of the leaving group in the reaction between trans-[PtXMe(SMe₂)₂] and SCN⁻ follows the same rate law as stated above with k₂ = 75.3 ± 1.1, 236 ± 4 and 442 ± 5 mol⁻¹ dm³ s⁻¹ for X⁻ = Cl, I and N₃, respectively, at 298 K. The corresponding activation parameters were determined as ΔH^≠ = 34 ± 4, 32 ± 2 and 39.3 ± 1.7 kJ mol⁻¹ and ΔS^≠ = −94 ± 14, −86 ± 8 and −68 ± 6 J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹. All the kinetic measurements indicate the usual associate mode of activation for square planar substitution reactions as supported by large negative entropies of activation, a significant dependence of the reaction rate on different entering nucleophiles and a linear free energy relationship.     

Kinetic investigation of a ruthenium metathesis catalyst

The complex [(IMesH₂)(PPh₂Cy)Cl₂RuCHPh] was synthesised and shown to be an active catalyst in ring-closing metathesis of a diallylmalonate. Its phosphine exchange was investigated in C₆D₆ using magnetisation transfer ³¹P NMR spectroscopy and it was found to operate via a dissociative mechanism with k³⁵³ = 4.1 ± 0.9 s⁻¹, ΔH^‡ = 84 ± 10 kJ mol⁻¹ and ΔS^‡ = 4 ± 28 J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹.     

Synthesis, characterization and standard molar enthalpy of formation of La(C7H5O3)2·(C9H6NO)

The product from reaction of lanthanum chloride seven-hydrate with salicylic acid and 8-hydroxyquinoline, La(C₇H₅O₃)₂·(C₉H₆NO), was characterized by IR, elemental analysis, molar conductance, and thermogravimetric analysis. The standard molar enthalpies of solution of [LaCl₃·7H₂O (s)], [2C₇H₆O₃ (s)], [C₉H₇NO (s)] and [La(C₇H₅O₃)₂·(C₉H₆NO) (s)] in a mixed solvent of absolute ethyl alcohol, dimethyl formamide (DMF) and perchloric acid were determined by calorimetry to be [LaCl₃·7H₂O (s), 298.15 K] = −96.45 ± 0.18 kJ mol⁻¹, [2C₇H₆O₃ (s), 298.15 K] = 14.99 ± 0.17 kJ mol⁻¹, [C₉H₇NO (s), 298.15 K] = −3.86 ± 0.06 kJ mol⁻¹ and [La(C₇H₅O₃)₂·(C₉H₆NO) (s), 298.15 K] = −117.78 ± 0.11 kJ mol⁻¹. The enthalpy change of the reaction

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Spectral and kinetic characteristics of the α-propionic acid methyl ester radical in cyclohexane and water

The -propionic acid methyl ester radical was produced in dissociative electron capture reaction of 2-chloropropionic acid methyl ester. The absorption maxima of the radical are at 310 and 300 nm in cyclohexane and water with extinction coefficients of 440±50 and 400±50 mol^–1 dm³ cm^–1. The second order decay rate parameter in water is (2.3±0.5)×10⁹ mol^–1 dm³ s^–1. The peroxy radicals have the characteristics: _max=265–270 nm, _max=700–900 mol^–1 dm³ and 2k=(7±2)·10⁸ mol^–1 dm³ s^–1.     

OH-radical induced degradation of 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T) and 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxyacetic acid (MCPA): A pulse radiolysis and gamma-radiolysis study

The reactions of OH, H and e_aq⁻ with 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T) and 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxyacetic acid (MCPA) were studied by pulse radiolysis. The site of OH-radicals addition to the aromatic ring of 2,4,5-T was found to be—C1: ∼18%, C2/C4/C5: total ∼28% and C3/C6: total ∼41%. The overall rate constants with OH-radicals were k(OH+2,4,5-T)=6.4 (±0.5)×10⁹ mol dm⁻³ s⁻¹ and k(OH+MCPA)=8.5 (±0.8)×10⁹ mol dm⁻³ s⁻¹. The radiation induced decomposition of the pesticides, chloride- and product formation (phenolic compounds, aliphatic acids) was studied by gamma radiolysis as a function of dose. A mechanism for acetate formation is discussed. The presence of oxygen during irradiation affected the decomposition rate only indiscernibly, however, chloride elimination, ring fragmentation (formation of aliphatic acids), TOC- and toxicity reduction were strongly enhanced. For complete removal of 500 μmol dm⁻³ herbicides a dose of ∼4 kGy was required. Using air saturation during irradiation a reduction of 37-40% of the TOC was observable at 5 kGy, detoxification (luminescence inhibition <20%) was achieved with 10 kGy.     

The PVT properties of concentrated aqueous electrolytes. IV. Changes in the compressibilities of mixing the major sea salts at 25°C

The speed of sound of mixtures of the six possible combinations of the major sea salt ions (Na⁺, Mg²⁺, Cl^–, and SO ₄ ^2– ) have been determined at I=3.0 and at 25°C. The results have been used to determine the changes in the adiabatic compressibility of mixing K_m the major sea salts. The values of K_m have been fit to the equation K_m=y₂y₃I²[k₀+k₁(1-2y₃)] where y_i is the ionic strength fraction of solute i, k₀ and k₁ are parameters related to the interactions of like-charged ions. The Young cross-square rule is obeyed to within ±0.04×10^–6 cm³-kg^–1-bar^–1. A linear correlation was found between the compressibility k₀ and volume v₀ interaction parameters (10⁴k₀=–0.24+3.999 v₀, s=0.15) in agreement with out earlier findings. Estimates of the sound speeds for the cross square mixtures (NaCl+MgSO₄ and MgCl₂+Na₂SO₄) were made using the equations of Reilly and Wood. The estimated sound speeds were found to agree on the average with the measured values to ±0.36 m-sec^–1.     

Chemiluminescent stages of Belousov-Zhabotinskii reactions in systems with ruthenium complexes

The autooscillatory catalytic oxidation of malonic acid (MA) by bromate (the Belousov-Zhabotinskii reaction) in the presence of the trisbipyridyl complexes of ruthenium Ru(II, III) is accompanied by bright chemiluminescence (CL) which appears during the reduction of the Ru(III) by the active intermediate products (organic radicals). It was shown that the chemiluminescence results from interaction of the Ru(III) not with MA radicals formed at the first stage of its oxidation but with stronger reducing agents, i.e., the radicals of hydroxymalonic acid and, probably, the OCOOH and HO₂ radicals. The main paths leading to the formation and consumption of these radicals are reactions involving the bromate. A simplified scheme is presented for the process leading to the appearance of chemiluminescence in the MABrO₃ ^–-Ce(III, III) and MA-BrO₃ ^–-Ce(III, IV)-Ru(II, III) systems. It confirms the experimental relatinships between the maximum intensity of the chemiluminescence and the concentrations of the reagents.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 26, No. 5, pp. 566–573, September–October, 1990.