Correlation analysis of “arylic strengthening” of the extraction capacity of bidentate organophosphorus extractants

This paper is devoted to the so-called effect of anomalous arylic strengthening (AAS) observed upon extraction of a series of elements, mainly actinides and lanthanides, by bidentate neutral organophosphorus compounds (BNOPC). This anomalous effect is an increase in the extraction capacity of a reagent when alkyl substituents at the phosphorus atom are replaced with more electronegative aryl groups. The influence of phenyl substituents at the phosphorus atom on the reactivity of organophosphorus compounds of various types was considered. Based on the data on electronic effects of substituents, hypotheses were formulated about the reasons for AAS involving phenyl groups that are biphilic because they have substituents capable of manifesting both donor and acceptor properties depending on several factors such as,e.g., the nature of the reaction center, the character of the attacking reagent, the nature of the solvent,etc. When a strong complex of a metal with a phenyl substituted reagent of BNOPC is formed during extraction, the phenyl groups become donating, and additional strengthening of the complex appears.In extraction practice, the ratio of the extraction constants of an element with aryl- and alkyl-substituted reagents, K_ex ^Ar/K _ex ^Alk, is usually accepted as the quantitative estimationTranslated fromlzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2624–2630, November, 1996.     

Sigmatropic isomerizations in azaallyl systems: XXI. Alkanimidoylphosphonates and their prototropic and phosphorotropic isomers

Synthetic procedures for alkanimidoylphosphoryl derivatives with -hydrogen atoms in the N-alkyl radical are developed. Data on the effect of substituents at the carbon and phosphorus atoms on the facility of prototropic transitions in the C=N-C triad are summarized. The most facile proton transfer occurs in the N-benzyl derivatives, and the prototropic isomer is the more stable, the stronger the electron-acceptor power of the substituent at the sp ³-carbon atom of the azaallyl triad. The proton transfer in N-(-phenethyl)-trifluoroacetimidoylphosphonates proceeds selectively, which allows preparation of enantiomerically enriched derivatives of -aminotrifluoroethylphosphonic acid. A specific effect of substituents at the phosphorus atom on the prototropism attendant on phosphorylation of imidoyl chlorides is demonstrated.Translated from Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii, Vol. 74, No. 12, 2004, pp. 1981–1991.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by Onysko, Kim, Kiseleva, Sinitsa.For communication XX, see [1].This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected cover date.     

Radical chain monoalkylation of pyridines

The monoalkylation of N-methoxypyridinium salts with alkyl radicals generated from alkenes (via hydroboration with catecholborane), alkyl iodides (via iodine atom transfer) and xanthates is reported. The reaction proceeds under neutral conditions since no acid is needed to activate the heterocycle and no external oxidant is required. A rate constant for the addition of a primary radical to N-methoxylepidinium >10⁷ M⁻¹ s⁻¹ was experimentally determined. This rate constant is more than one order of magnitude larger than the one measured for the addition of primary alkyl radicals to protonated lepidine demonstrating the remarkable reactivity of methoxypyridinium salts towards radicals. The reaction has been used for the preparation of unique pyridinylated terpenoids and was extended to a three-component carbopyridinylation of electron-rich alkenes including enol esters, enol ethers and enamides.

N-Methoxypyridinium salts are exceptionally reactive radical traps that can be used in efficient radical chain reactions with organoboranes.     

Intermediacy of Proton-Bound Dimers and Ion/Dipole Complexes in the Unimolecular Decompositions of Dialkyl-Peroxide Radical Cations: Evidence for a coupled proton and hydrogen-atom transfer

The unimolecular fragmentation reactions of the radical cations of diethyl, diisopropyl, dipropyl, isopropyl propyl, and di(tert-butyl) peroxide have been investigated by mass spectrometric and isotopic labeling techniques. Two competing pathways for unimolecular decomposition in the μs time regime (metastable ions) are observed: i) A combination of an α-C? C bond cleavage and a H migration gives rise to proton-bound dimers of two ketone or aldehyde molecules. ii) Ion/dipole complexes of alkyl cations and alkylperoxy radicals are generated by C–O bond cleavage. These complexes either exhibit direct losses of alkylperoxy radicals, or they rearrange via a coupled proton and H-atom transfer, this sequence of unprecedented isomerizations is completed by losses of alkyl radicals. Collisional activation experiments confirm that the ionic products of the latter process correspond to RR′C?OOH⁺; these ions can be regarded as protonated carbonyl oxides. In addition, we observe the elimination of alkenes leading to hydroperoxide radical cations and the expulsion of HO radicals. The latter process implies a C? C bond formation step between the two alkyl fragments leading to higher alkyl cations.     

Redox catalysis versus heterogeneous one-electron catalysis. Mixed reduction of arenes and alkyl halides at specific palladized electrodes

Reduction of aromatic compounds (A) is achieved in the presence of alkyl halides RX (X = I or Br) at Ag–Pd electrodes in organic solvents. Those electrodes allow the one-electron reduction of RX with the selective formation of free radicals R. This new process (heterogeneous one-electron catalysis, H1EC) was used to alkylate in situ arenes. This mode of alkylation leads to re-visit previous results concerning redox catalysis published by Henning Lund when more conventional electrodes (like glassy carbon or mercury) were used and afforded similar results within a totally different potential scale. These preliminary results underline the reactivity differences between the molecular electrode (A⁻) and the almost ideal catalysis process (facile and specific liberation of free alkyl radicals).     

A First‐Principles Study on the Interaction between Alkyl Radicals and Graphene

The interaction between alkyl radicals and graphene was studied by means of dispersion‐corrected density functional theory. The results indicate that isolated alkyl radicals are not likely to be attached onto perfect graphene. It was found that the covalent binding energies are low, and because of the large entropic contribution, Δ${G{{{\ominus}\hfill \atop 298\hfill}}}$ is positive for methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, and tert‐butyl radicals. Although the alkylation may proceed by moderate heating, the desorption barriers are low. For the removal of the methyl and tert‐butyl radicals covalently bonded to graphene, 15.3 and 2.4 kcal mol^?1 are needed, respectively. When alkyl radicals are agglomerated, the binding energies are increased. For the addition in the ortho position and on opposite sides of the sheet, the graphene–CH₃ binding energy is increased by 20 kcal mol^?1, whereas for the para addition on the same side of the sheet, the increment is 9.4 kcal mol^?1. In both cases, the agglomeration turns the Δ${G{{{\ominus}\hfill \atop 298\hfill}}}$ <0. For the ethyl radical, the ortho addition on opposite sides of the sheet has a negative Δ${G{{{\ominus}\hfill \atop 298\hfill}}}$ , whereas for isopropyl and tert‐butyl radicals the reactions are endergonic. The attachment of the four alkyl radicals under consideration onto the zigzag edges is exergonic. The noncovalent adsorption energies computed for ethyl, isopropyl, and tert‐butyl radicals are significantly larger than the graphene–alkyl‐radical covalent binding energies. Thus, physisorption is favored over chemisorption. As for the Δ${G{{{\ominus}\hfill \atop 298\hfill}}}$ for the adsorption of isolated alkyl radicals, only the tert‐butyl radical is likely to be exergonic. For the phenalenyl radical we were not able to locate a local minimum for the chemisorbed structure since it moves to the physisorbed structure. An important conclusion of this work is that the consideration of entropic effects is essential to investigate the interaction between graphene and free radicals.     

The Three-Center, Four-Electron Bond in Hexacoordinated AB6-Type Main Group Molecules: An Alternative Model of Bonding without d-Orbital Participation in the Central Atom

The hexacoordinated AB₆-type main group molecules have long been thought to have sp³d² hybridization on the central atom, accounting for their molecular geometry (octahedral). However, the s-p-d hybridization does not explain how an energetically unfavorable np nd excitation in an atom of nonmetallic elements, such as sulfur and phosphorus, can be achieved. In this article, the author has re-examined bonding in SF₆ and PF₆^– (O_h symmetry) and proposed that the linear F—S—F and F—P—F bonds in both species are formed via the overlap of the 3p orbital on the central atom with terminal ligand orbitals, resulting in a three-center, four-electron bond. This alternative model, which does not involve d orbitals in bonding, is supported by a partial charge analysis using Allens electronegativity approach. SF₆ or PF₆^– can be characterized by several ionic resonance structures containing a postulated SF₄²⁺ or PF₄⁺ cation (octet on sulfur or phosphorus). The three-center, four-electron bond model can also be used to study bonding in hexacoordinated AB₅E (e.g., halogen pentafluorides) and AB₄E₂ (e.g., xenon tetrafluoride) explaining well the molecular geometry. The author believes that all the results will be useful in updating chemistry texts.     

The reaction of cyclopentyl radicals with carbon tetrachloride

The photolysis of azocyclopentane in the presence of cyclopentane–carbon tetrachloride mixtures has been investigated in the gas phase. Product analysis data have been used to determine the Arrhenius parameters for the reactions The rate data for chlorine atom abstraction from CCl₄ by the cyclopentyl radical were compared with available data for other alkyl radicals in both the gas and the solution phases. The results indicate that the rate constant for chlorine atom abstraction in the gas phase is fairly insensitive to the nature of the attacking alkyl radical and that the activation energy for a secondary radical is about 4 kcal/mol higher than the corresponding reaction in the solution phase.     

Chemical structure and surface activity

Surface tension measurements on aqueous solutions of 2-alkyl-2-methyl-1,3-dioxolanes, 2-alkyl-4-methyl-1,3-dioxolanes, and 2-alkyl-1,3-dioxanes at a temperature of 293.2 K are presented. The surface tension isotherms obtained were used to calculate some adsorption parameters, i. e. the efficiency of surface tension reduction, pC₂₅, surface excess concentration, , and surface area,A, per molecule in the adsorption layer. The Temkin adsorption isotherm equation was used to calculate standard free energy of adsorption, G ⁰ _=0.5 . The increments for a methylene group in the alkyl chain, G ^o [–CH₂–], and for the residual part of the molecule, G ^o [W], were also determined.The results obtained show that: (i) an increase in alkyl chain length at the C-2 carbon atom of the ring by one methylene unit brings about a marked increase in surface activity; (ii) the introduction of a methyl group into the 1,3-dioxolane ring (i. e., at C-2 or C-4 atom) has a weaker effect on surface activity of alkyl-substituted 1,3-dioxolanes, and (iii) the contribution of the 5- and 6-membered 1,3-dioxacyclane rings to a total surface activity of, respectively, 2-alkyl-1,3-dioxolanes and 2-alkyl-1,3-dioxanes is similar.     

Dependence of the δ31P chemical shift on the electronic and stereochemical structure of compounds of tricoordinated phosphorus

The trends in the variation of the paramagnetic component p^p of the magnetic screening constant of the ³¹p nucleus with variation in the electronic and stereochemical structure of the compounds of tricoordinated phosphorus are examined on the basis of the concepts of perturbation theory. The dependence of p^p on the bond angle at the phosphorus atom in symmetrically substituted phosphines PM₃, on the electronegativity of the substituents M, and on the resonance integral of interaction in the a bonds of the phosphorus atom was investigated. The nature of the ³¹P chemical shift in the transition from phosphines PM₃ to symmetrical phosphonium salts P⁺M₄, and the role of the unshared electron pair of the phosphorus atom in the screening of its nucleus are examined.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 419–426, July–August, 1986.     

Electron impact induced fragmentation of aromatic N-alkoxy-imines I. Ring closure in (M-CH2O)+• ions by intramolecular aromatic substitution

Summary N-Butoxy- and N-propoxy-imines derived fromo-,m-, andp-substituted benzaldehydes (X = F, Cl, Br, I) decompose upon electron impact to the respective aldoximes by loss of C _n H_2n and competitivelyvia 1,5-distonic radical cations by loss of CH₂O to 1,3-distonic ions which eliminate H and/or a halogen atom in the course of homolytic aromatic substitution, giving rise to cyclic (M-CH₂O-H)⁺ or (M-CH₂O-X )⁺ ions.Dedicated with warm regards to Prof. Dr.D. Seebach, Zürich, on the occasion of his 60^th birthday     

Stereochemistry of base-induced cleavage of methoxide ion on cis- and trans-1,4-diphenylphosphorinanium salts. A different behavior with a phenyl substituent

The synthesis and characterization of pure cis- and trans-1,4-diphenyl-1-methoxy-phosphorinanium tetrafluoroborate salts 11a and 11b, molecules designed to evaluate the effect of a phenyl substituent at C-4 on the stereochemical course of base-induced nucleophilic displacement of the methoxy group at phosphorus, was accomplished. The presence of a phenyl substituent at C-4 changes the stereochemical course of these reactions, from complete inversion with alkyl groups to products where retention of configuration at phosphorus predominates. We suggest a mechanism involving Berry pseudorotations and provide evidence that the hydroxide ion attacks the phosphorus atom through experiments with NaOH enriched with ¹⁷O.     

O−• chemical ionization of carbonyl compounds

The negative ion chemical ionization mass spectra of twentyeight C₄ to C₇ carbonyl compounds were recorded using the oxide radical anion O^?? as reagent ion. As noted earlier, the reactions occurring include H⁺ abstraction, H ₂ ^+? abstraction, H? atom displacement, and alkyl radical displacement. In addition, the [M?2H]^? ions fragment further by alkyl radical elimination. The relative importance of these reactions depends strongly on molecular structure, with the result that isomer distinction frequently is possible. Where this is not possible, as for isomeric aldehydes, the collisional charge inversion mass spectra of common product ions provides isomer distinction. The H ₂ ^+? abstraction reaction is shown to involve abstraction not only of two hydrogens from the same α-carbon but also, in part, abstraction of one hydrogen from each α-carbon.     

Reactions ofβ-chloroethyl derivatives of tricoordinated phosphorus acids with 1-nitro-1-propene

Conclusions The reactions of the-chloroethyl derivatives of trivalent phosphorus acids proceed via an ionic intermediate, which, depending on the experimental conditions, is stabilized in the direction of ring closure to give an adduct with a pentacovalent phosphorus atom and the formation of the corresponding unsaturated and (-methyl--nitroethyl)phosphoryl compounds. The liberated-chloroethyl nitrite functions as an oxidizing agent of the starting-chloroethyl derivatives of trivalent phosphorus acids.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1398–1401, June, 1978.The authors thank É. I. Gol'dfarb for taking the³¹P–{¹H} NMDR spectra.     

Special features in the chemical structure of phosphorus isocyanates

The UV and IR absorption spectra and the NMR and NQR spectra of certain isocyanates of three- and four-coordinated phosphorus have been investigated. The reciprocal effect of the phosphorus atom and the NCO group is discussed on the basis of spectral analysis, quantum chemical calculations of the electron systems, and calculations of the normal vibrational forms. Comparison of the (PO) frequencies in the IR spectra of the phosphorus isocyanates with the Taft gives a linear relationship which testifies to the predominant inductive effect of the NCO group on the P(O)R₁R₂ grouping. A similar relationship is observed between the resonance frequency _res in the NMR spectra and for C1P(O)R₁R₂ compounds. The effect of the phosphorus atom on the electronic system in the NCO group is shown by the hypsochromic shift of the absorption band in the210-m region and an appreciable increase in its intensity, compared with alkyl isocyanates. This fact, which agrees with the NMR spectral data and the quantum chemical calculations, indicates the presence of conjugation in the P-N bond. We found the order of the P-N bond to be approximately 1.2. This partial double-bond nature of the P-N bond results from the interaction of the p electrons of nitrogen in the NCO group with the d orbitals of the phosphorus atom.We are grateful to our colleagues at the Kazan Physicotechnical Institute AS USSR A. I. Rivkind, S. G. Salikhov, and I. A. Safin for recording the spectra.     

Arylation of 6<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-dibenzo[<Emphasis Type="Italic">c,e</Emphasis>][1,2λ<Superscript>5</Superscript>]oxaphosphinine 6-oxide

Arylation and alkylation of 6H-dibenzo[c,e][1,2⁵]oxaphosphinine 6-oxide at the phosphorus atom was accomplished. Tetrafluoro-4-pyridyl fragment was introduced via reaction of 6-trimethylsiloxy-6H-dibenzo[c,e][1,2]oxaphosphinine with pentafluoropyridine. The arylation of the title compound with aryl iodides containing both electron-acceptor and electron-donor substituents was effected under catalysis by palladium or nickel complexes.__________Translated from Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, Vol. 40, No. 12, 2004, pp. 1831–1835.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by Beletskaya, Neganova, Veits.     

Synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of complexes Cp(CO)2MnP(SR)3 (R = Pri,Ph)

Cp(CO)₂Mn · THF reacts in THF with thiosters of phosphorus acid, P(SR)₃, to give new complexes Cp(CO)₂MnP(SR)₃ in which the manganese atom is coordinated to the phosphorus atom. The X-ray crystal structure of compounds with R = Prⁱ and Ph was established. The metal atom has a coordination enviroment of the three-legged piano stool type. The bond angles OC-Mn-CO and OC-Mn-P are 90.6–95.9(4)°. Bond distances are: Mn-P 2.188(2) and 2.171(2) E, P-S 2.097(3)-2.137(3) E.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1116–1119, June, 1994.This work was carried out with financial support from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project No.93-03-5830).     

Electrochemical transformations and antiradical activity of asymmetrical RS-substituted pyrocatechols

Redox transformations of sulfides 1–8 combining a fragment of sterically hindered pyrocatechol with alkyl, cycloalkyl, and aromatic substituents were studied. The first step of electrooxidation of thioethers affords o-benzoquinones. The introduction of the redox-active thioether group extends the range of redox properties of pyrocatechols. In the second step, the thioether fragment is involved in the quasi-reversible anodic process, and the number of electrons participating in the electrode reaction depends on the structure of the hydrocarbon group bonded to the sulfur atom. The reactivity of compounds 1–8 toward O₂^?– was evaluated on the basis of the electrochemical data. Cyclopentyl, phenyl, or benzyl substituents in the thioether group exert a greater effect on the antiradical activity than the alkyl moieties. The formation of an o-semiquinolate radical anion in the reaction of pyrocatechol thioethers with KO₂ was detected by the ESR method. It was shown using the reaction with the stable 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical as an example that RS-functionalized pyrocatechols show a higher antiradical activity compared to 3,5-di-tert-butylpyrocatechol.     

Reaction of N-(Trichloroacetyl)trichloroacetimidoyl Chloride with Phosphites

N-(Trichloroacetyl)trichloroacetylimidoyl chloride reacts with trialkyl phosphites with substitution of the imidoyl chlorine atom and formation of C-phosphorylated heterodienes. The reaction with triphenyl phosphite or o-phenylene diethylphosphoroamidite proceeds as [4+1]-cycloaddition to give mono- or spirocyclic oxazaphospholines with the five-coordinate phosphorus atom. Dialkyl or diphenyl hydrogen phosphites add across the C = N bond of imidoyl chloride to give labile N-(-phosphorylated) trichloroacetamides.     

Redox reactions of 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine (AZT) and interaction of its OH-derived radical with bilirubin and riboflavin: A pulse radiolysis study

Using the technique of pulse radiolysis, redox studies of 3-azido-3-deoxythymidine (azidothymidine or AZT) with hydrated electron and hydroxyl radicals, generated in phosphate-buffered aqueous medium, are reported. The hydrated electron reacts with AZT (k = 1.9 × 10¹⁰ dm³ mol^-1 s^-1) to generate transients with absorption maxima at 300 and 340 nm. The hydroxyl radical adds to AZT to generate transients with absorption maxima at 310 and 365 nm, with formation rate constant of 9.0 × 10⁹ dm³ mol^-1 s^-1 as observed at 310 and 365 nm. The secondary radical 6-hydroxy-5-yl-azidothymidine, formed in the reaction of AZT with hydroxyl radical, reacts with bilirubin to give a transient of bilirubin with bimolecular rate constant of 1.8 × 10⁸ dm³ mol^-1 s^-1. In the reaction of hydroxyl radical with AZT/riboflavin pair, an ^. H atom transfer from riboflavin to the 6-hydroxy-5-yl-azidothymidine is observed. Reactions of OH-derived radicals of thymine with bilirubin and riboflavin are similar to that of AZT. Possible mechanisms are proposed for the observed reactions.