Nuclear quantum and H/D isotope effects on three-centered bonding diborane: Path integral molecular dynamics simulations

Nuclear quantum and H/D isotope effects of bridging and terminal hydrogen atoms of diborane (B₂H₆) molecules were systematically studied by classical ab initio molecular dynamics (CLMD) and ab initio path integral molecular dynamics (PIMD) simulations with BHandHLYP/6-31++G** level of theory at room temperature (298.15 K). Calculated results clearly show that H/D isotope effect appears in the distribution of hydrogen (deuterium) of B₂H₆ (B₂D₆). Geometry of B₂H₆ also plays a significant role in the nuclear quantum effect proved by PIMD simulations, but slightly deviated from its equilibrium structure when simulated via CLMD simulation. The bond lengths between boron atoms R (B1 … B2) and the bridging hydrogen atoms R_HH (H_B1 … H_B2) of the B₂H₆ molecule obtained from PIMD simulations are slightly longer than those of the deuterated form of the diborane (B₂D₆) molecule. The principal component analysis (PCA) was also employed to distinguish the important modes of bridging hydrogen as related to the nuclear quantum and H/D isotope effects. The highest level of contribution obtained from PCA of PIMD simulations is bending, while various mixed vibrations with less contribution were also found. Therefore, the nuclear quantum and H/D isotope effects need to be taken into account for a better understanding of diborane geometry.     

Hydroborierung von 3-methyl-1,3-butadien mit 1,2:1,2-bis(tetramethylen)diboran(6)

The nature of the hydroboration product obtained from 3-methyl-1,3-butadiene and 1,2 : 1,2-bis(tetramethylene)diborane(6) (1) allows for the discussion of the reaction mechanism. The hydroboration proceedsby retention of the cyclic structure in the first step, followed by exchange of BH and BC bonds and final cyclic hydroboration to give 1-(boracyclopentyl)-4-(3-methylboracyclopentyl)butane (5). The structural assignment of 5 is based on ¹H, ¹¹B and ¹³C NMR data.     

Three sulfur‐containing diborane(4) compounds

The preparation and structures of three diborane(4) compounds are described. The compound B₂(3,4‐S₂C₄H₂‐1‐S)₂ [2,2′‐bi(1,3,5,2‐tri­thia­borapentalene), C₈H₄B₂S₆] is planar and lies at a crystallographic inversion centre. The amine adducts [B₂(C₃S₅)₂(NHMe₂)₂] [2,2′‐bis­(di­methyl­amino)‐2,2′‐bi(1,3,4,6,2‐tetra­thia­borapentalene‐5‐thione), C₁₀H₁₄B₂N₂S₁₀] and [B₂(1,2‐S₂C₂H₄)₂(NHMe₂)₂]·0.33CH₂Cl₂ [1,2‐bis­(di‐methylamino)‐1,1:2,2‐bis(dimethylenedithioxy)diborane(4) di­chloro­methane solvate, C₈H₂₂B₂N₂S₄·0.33CH₂Cl₂] contain di­methyl­amine ligands bound to each boron in an anti conformation about the B—B bond, with tetrahedral geometry at the B atoms. The crystal structures display a number of S?S interactions, which appear to dictate the packing arrangements.     

Theoretical Investigations on Fluorine-Substituted Ethylene Dications C2HnF4-n 2+(n = 0–4)

The optimized geometries and energies of fluorine-substituted ethylene dications C₂H_nF_4-n ²⁺ (n = 0–4) have been investigated by means of ab initio methods. At the MP3/6-31G**//6-31G* + zero-point energy level of theory, the results predict that C₂F₄²⁺ and C₂HF₃²⁺ are planar, while C₂H₄²⁺, C₂H₃F²⁺ and 1,1—C₂H₂F₂²⁺ prefer a perpendicular geometry. For 1,2—C₂H₂F₂²⁺ an energy difference of only 0.3 kcal/mol is found between the (trans) planar and perpendicular structure. The stabilizations attributed to hyperconjugation, fluorine lone-pair donation, and (C? F) double-bond conjugation are discussed. A comparison is made for the C? C and C? F stretching frequencies determined at 6-31G*//6-31G* between the neutral and dicationic species. The theoretically determined ionization energies for the vertical process N⁺ → N²⁺ at the MP3/6-31G*//3-21G level are compared with experimental Q_min values.     

Supertetrahedrane and its boron analogs

Novel stable structures, viz., supertetrahedrane (C₁₀₄H₃₂), supertetraborane (B₁₀₄H₃₂), and mixed supertetracarboranes (B₆₄C₄₀H₃₂ and B₄₀C₆₄H₃₂), derived by substituting for carbon atoms in the diamond lattice by tetrahedra C₄ and B₄, respectively, and being supermolecular models of the corresponding carbon and boron crystalline structures were studied by the DFT B3LYP/6-311+G** method. The low difference in energies of the frontier orbitals indicate semiconduction properties of these compounds. The carbon-carbon, boron-boron, and carbon-boron bonds in the studied compounds are shorter than in diamond and in the borane or carboranes systems, respectively. Along with the calculated vibrational spectra, this indicates that their mechanical properties are similar to those of diamond. However, a considerably low density of these compounds shows their high potential possibility of applying them in aerospace technology.     

Oxidative addition of boron–boron, boron–chlorine and boron–bromine bonds to platinum(0)

The synthesis and spectroscopic characterisation of the new diborane(4) compounds B₂(1,2-O₂C₆Cl₄)₂ and B₂(1,2-O₂C₆Br₄)₂ are reported together with the diborane(4) bis-amine adduct [B₂(calix)(NHMe₂)₂] (calix=Bu^tcalix[4]arene). B–B bond oxidative addition reactions between the platinum(0) compound [Pt(PPh₃)₂(η-C₂H₄)] and the diborane(4) compounds B₂(1,2-S₂C₆H₄)₂, B₂(1,2-O₂C₆Cl₄)₂ and B₂(1,2-O₂C₆Br₄)₂ are also described which result in the platinum(II) bis-boryl complexes cis-[Pt(PPh₃)₂{B(1,2-S₂C₆H₄)}₂], cis-[Pt(PPh₃)₂{B(1,2-O₂C₆Cl₄)}₂] and cis-[Pt(PPh₃)₂{B(1,2-O₂C₆Br₄)}₂] respectively, the former two having been characterised by X-ray crystallography. In addition, the platinum complex [Pt(PPh₃)₂(η-C₂H₄)] reacts with XB(1,2-O₂C₆H₄) (X=Cl, Br) affording the mono-boryl complexes trans-[PtX(PPh₃)₂{B(1,2-O₂C₆H₄)}] as a result of oxidative addition of the B–X bonds to the Pt(0) centre; the chloro derivative has been characterised by X-ray crystallography.     

Synthesis of a functionalized tetrahydro-1,4-thiazepine in water as the solvent and theoretical investigation of its tautomeric structures

Reaction of sodium 2,2-dicyanoethene-1,1-bis(thiolate) with 2-chloroethylamine hydrochloride in water afforded the novel (Z)-5-amino-7-thioxo-2,3,4,7-tetrahydro-1,4-thiazepine-6-carbonitrile. The molecular geometry of the most stable tautomeric structure was investigated with DFT and AIM at the B3LYP level of theory using the standard 6-31G** basis set. Correspondence: Mehdi Bakavoli, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Ferdowsi University, 91775-1436 Mashhad, Iran.     

Synthesis and characterization of new air stable primary amido substituted diborane(4) derivatives

Three new diborane(4) derivatives, 1,2-bis(2,4,6-trimethylanilide)-1,2-bis(dimethyamido)diborane(4) (1), 1,2-bis(2,4,6-trimethylanilide)-1,2-bis(duryl)diborane(4) (2) and 1,2-bis(anilide)-1,2-bis(duryl)diborane(4) (3), have been synthesized and characterized by means of elemental analysis, IR, ¹H, ¹³C and ¹¹B NMR spectroscopy. Additionally, the structures of compounds 1 and 2 have been determined by the single crystal X-ray diffraction technique. The compounds 1 and 2 crystallize in the monoclinic P21/c space group. All of the compounds were found to be air stable.     

Koordinationseigenschaften von Carbaboranylchlorophosphanen: Synthese und Molekülstruktur von cis-rac-Molybdäntetracarbonyl{1,2-bis(chlorophenylphosphino)-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaboran(12)}

Coordination Properties of Carbaboranylchlorophosphines: Synthesis and Molecular Structure of cis-rac -Molybdenumtetracarbonyl{1,2-bis(chlorophenylphosphino)-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12)} Rac-1,2-bis(chlorophenylphosphino)-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12) ( 1 ) reacts with [Mo(CO)₄(NBD)] (NBD = norbornadiene) after several hours at 50–55 °C to yield cis-rac-[Mo(CO)₄{1,2-(PPhCl)₂C₂B₁₀H₁₀}] ( 2 ). 2 was characterised spectroscopically (¹H, ¹³C, ¹¹B and ³¹P NMR) and by crystal structure determination.     

An Ab Initio Study of Conformational Energies in Dioxo-, Trioxo-, and Tetroxo-Dithianes

Ab initio Hartree–Fock calculations at the HF/6-31G* level of theory for geometry optimization and the MP2/6-31G*//HF/6-31G* and B3LYP/6-311G(2df,p)//HF/6-31G* levels for a single point total energy calculation are reported for the important energy-minimum conformations of 1,1-dioxo-thiane (2), 1,1-dioxo-1,2-dithiane (3), 1,1-dioxo-1,3-dithiane (4), 1,1-dioxo-1,4-dithiane (5), 1,1,2-trioxo-1,2-dithiane (6), 1,1,3-trioxo-1,3-dithiane (7), 1,1,4-trioxo-1,4-dithiane (8), 1,1,2,2-tetroxo-1,2-dithiane (9), 1,1,3,3-tetroxo-1,3-dithiane (10), and 1,1,4,4-tetroxo-1,4-dithiane (11). According to the MP2/6-31G*//HF/6-31G* calculations, compound 5 is more stable than 3 and 4 by 7.8 and 8.9 kJ mol^?1, respectively. The axial geometries of 6 and 8 are more stable than the equatorial forms by 21.4 and 19.1 kJ mol^?1, respectively, but the equatorial form of 7 is 4.1 kJ mol^?1 more stable than the axial geometry. Compound 11 is more stable than 9 and 10 by 49.3 and 31.0 kJ mol^?1, respectively.     

Reaction‐path calculations and crystal structures of 1,1′‐(ethylene‐1,2‐diyl)dipyridinium dichloride dihydrate and 1,1′‐(ethylene‐1,2‐diyl)dipyridinium dibromide

The design of new organic–inorganic hybrid ionic materials is of interest for various applications, particularly in the areas of crystal engineering, supramolecular chemistry and materials science. The monohalogenated intermediates 1‐(2‐chloroethyl)pyridinium chloride, C₅H₅NCH₂CH₂Cl⁺·Cl⁻, (I′), and 1‐(2‐bromoethyl)pyridinium bromide, C₅H₅NCH₂CH₂Br⁺·Br⁻, (II′), and the ionic disubstituted products 1,1′‐(ethylene‐1,2‐diyl)dipyridinium dichloride dihydrate, C₁₂H₁₄N₂²⁺·2Cl⁻·2H₂O, (I), and 1,1′‐(ethylene‐1,2‐diyl)dipyridinium dibromide, C₁₂H₁₄N₂²⁺·2Br⁻, (II), have been isolated as powders from the reactions of pyridine with the appropriate 1,2‐dihaloethanes. The monohalogenated intermediates (I′) and (II′) were characterized by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, while (I) and (II) were structurally characterized using powder X‐ray diffraction. Both (I) and (II) crystallize with half the empirical formula in the asymmetric unit in the triclinic space group P. The organic 1,1′‐(ethylene‐1,2‐diyl)dipyridinium dications, which display approximate C2h symmetry in both structures, are situated on inversion centres. The components in (I) are linked via intermolecular O—H…Cl, C—H…Cl and C—H…O hydrogen bonds into a three‐dimensional framework, while for (II), they are connected via weak intermolecular C—H…Br hydrogen bonds into one‐dimensional chains in the [110] direction. The nucleophilic substitution reactions of 1,2‐dichloroethane and 1,2‐dibromoethane with pyridine have been investigated by ab initio quantum chemical calculations using the 6–31G** basis. In both cases, the reactions occur in two exothermic stages involving consecutive S_N2 nucleophilic substitutions. The isolation of the monosubstituted intermediate in each case is strong evidence that the second step is not fast relative to the first.     

Reactions of bis(tetrazole)phenylenes. Surprising formation of vinyl compounds from alkyl halides

The reactions of 1,2-bis(tetrazol-5-yl)benzene (1), 1,3-bis(tetrazol-5-yl)benzene (2), 1,4-bis(tetrazol-5-yl)benzene (3), 1,2-(Bu₃SnN₄C)₂C₆H₄ (4), 1,3-(Bu₃SnN₄C)₂C₆H₄ (5) and 1,4-(Bu₃SnN₄C)₂C₆H₄ (6) with 1,2-dibromoethane were carried out by two different methods in order to synthesise pendant alkyl halide derivatives of the parent bis-tetrazoles. This lead to the formation of several alkyl halide derivatives, substituted at either N1 or N2 on the tetrazole ring, as well as the surprising formation of several vinyl derivatives. The crystal structures of both 1,2-[(2-vinyl)tetrazol-5-yl)]benzene (1-N,2-N′) (1b) and 1,3-bis[(2-bromoethyl)tetrazol-5-yl]benzene (2-N,2-N′) (5d) are discussed.     

PCM study of the solvent and substituent effects on bond dissociation energies of the C?NO bond

Quantum chemical calculations are used to estimate the equilibrium C? NO bond dissociation energies (BDEs) for eight X? NO molecule (X = CCl₃, C₆F₅, CH₃, CH₃CH₂, iC₃H₇, tC₄H₉, CH₂CHCH₂, and C₆H₅CH₂). These compounds are studied by employing the hybrid density functional theory (B3LYP, B3PW91, B3P86) methods together with 6‐31G** and 6‐311G** basis sets and the complete basis set (CBS‐QB3) method. The obtained results are compared with the available experimental results. It is demonstrated that B3P86/6‐31G** and CBS‐QB3 methods are accurate for computing the reliable BDEs for the X? NO molecule. Considering the inevitably computational cost of CBS‐QB3 method and the reliability of the B3P86 calculations, B3P86 method with 6‐31G** basis set may be more suitable to calculate the BDEs of the C? NO bond. The solvent effects on the BDEs of the C? NO bond are analyzed and it is shown that the C? NO BDEs in a vacuum computed by using B3PW91/6‐311G** method are the closest to the computed values in acetontrile and the average solvent effect is 1.48 kcal/mol. Subsequently, the substituent effects of the BDEs of the C? NO bond are further analyzed and it is found that electron denoting group stabilizes the radical and as a result BDE decreases; whereas electron withdrawing group stabilizes the group state of the molecule and thus increases the BDE from the parent molecule. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2009     

AB INITIO MOLECULAR ORBITAL STUDY OF 1,2-DITHIANE AND 1,2,4,5-TETRATHIANE

Ab initio calculations at HF/6-31+G? level of theory for geometry optimization, and MP2/6-31+G?//HF/6-31+G? and B3LYP/6-31+G?//HF/6-31+G? levels for a single-point total energy calculation, are reported for the chair and twist conformations of 1,2-dithiane (1), 3,3,6,6-tetramethyl-1,2-dithiane (2), 1,2,4,5-tetrathiane (3), and 3,3,6,6-tetramethyl-1,2,4,5-tetrathiane (4). The C₂ symmetric chair conformations of 1 and 2 are calculated to be 21.9 and 8.6 kJ mol^?1 more stable than the corresponding twist forms. The calculated energy barriers for chair-to-twist processes in 1 and 2 are 56.3 and 72.8 kJ mol^?1, respectively. The C_2h symmetric chair conformation of 3 is 10.7 kJ mol^?1 more stable than the twist form. Interconversion of these forms takes place via a C₂ symmetric transition state, which is 67.5 kJ mol^?1 less stable than 3-Chair. The D₂ symmetric twist-boat conformation of 4 is calculated to be 4.0 kJ mol^?1 more stable than the C_2h symmetric chair form. The calculated strain energy for twist to chair process is 61.1 kJ mol^?1.     

Indazaboles—synthesis and molecular structure

The reaction of 1‐trimethylsilyl‐indazole with boranes affords indazaboles accompanied by elimination of trimethysilane. Thus, the two isomers of parent indazabole are formed in a 1:1 ratio using borane in THF (BH₃/THF), characterized by NMR spectroscopy in solution (¹H, ¹¹B and ¹³C NMR). In contrast, the analogous reaction with 1,2‐bis(tetramethylene)diborane(6) proceeds to give a single isomer of the B‐alkylated indazabole via symmetric ring cleavage of the diborane(6), as shown by NMR in solution and X‐ray structural analysis in the solid state. The molecular structure is fluxional in solution. In the solid state, the central B₂N₄ ring adopts a distorted boat conformation. Calculated gas phase geometries of the parent indazaboles and of the B‐alkylated indazabole were optimized by DFT methods at the B3LYP/6‐311 + G(d,p) level of theory. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Comparative studies between hydrated hydrogen bonded and stacked DNA base pair

Influence of hydration on the Watson–Crick guanine–cytosine hydrogen bonded (h-bonded) base pair (GC) and stacked pair (G/C) was investigated in their first hydration shell. An electrostatic based approach has been used to identify the potential binding sites for water molecules around GC and G/C pairs. Several geometries of the complexes, GC…(H₂O)_n and G/C…(H₂O)_n (n=1–6) were investigated using HF/6-31G** and HF/6-31G++** methods. Further minimization calculations were performed at both B3P86/6-31G** and MP2/6-31G** levels to assess the role of electron correlation contribution in the hydration process. It can be concluded from the present findings that the stacked base-pair hydrate better than the corresponding h-bonded base pair, and DNA base pairs can accommodate up to 4–5 water molecules whereas stacked pair do accommodate 5–6 water molecules.     

The dimeric mixed‐ligand titana­carborane sandwich [1‐(Cp)‐1‐Ti‐2‐(Me)‐3‐(SiMe3)‐2,3‐C2B4H4]2

The title dimer, bis­[1‐cyclo­penta­dienyl‐2‐methyl‐1‐titana‐3‐tri­methylsilyl‐2,3‐dicarba‐closo‐hexaborane(6)], [Ti(C₅H₅)(C₆­H₁₆­B₄Si)]₂, reveals that the centrosymmetric mol­ecule consists of two bent‐sandwich titanacarboranes bridged by the B—H—Ti bonds. The average bond distances are Ti—B 2.445 (3), Ti—C(cage) 2.334 (2) and Ti—C(Cp) 2.376 (3) Å, and the corresponding bond angles are Cp—Ti—Cp 163.2 (1) and Cp—Ti—Cb (Cb = C₂B₃ face) 139.9 (1)°; the Ti—H separations are 2.10 (2) and 2.19 (2) Å.     

Quantum-Chemical Study of Alkyl Carbenium Ions in 100% Sulfuric Acid

A quantum-chemical study of neutral and protonated monoalkyl sulfates RHSO₄and [RH₂SO₄]⁺(where R = CH₃, C₂H₅, iso-C₃H₇, and tert-C₄H₉) is carried out. Calculations are performed using the Hartree–Fock method in the 6-31G** and 6-31++G** basis sets taking into account electron correlation according to the Müller–Plesset perturbation theory MP2/6-31+G*//6-31+G*. Protonated tert-butyl sulfate was also calculated by the DFT B3LYP/6-31++G** method. It was found that monoalkyl sulfates are covalent compounds, and the complete abstraction of alkyl carbenium ions from them has substantial energy cost: 196.4, 161.7, 150.8 and 136.0 kcal/mol, respectively. Protonated methyl and ethyl sulfates are also covalent compounds according to the calculation. They have lower but still high energies of heterolytic dissociation (65.0 and 33.5 kcal/mol, respectively). The energy of R⁺abstraction from protonated isopropyl sulfate is much lower: 23.6 kcal/mol. The main covalent state and the ion–molecular pair, which is a carbenium ion [C(CH₃)₂H]⁺solvated by the H₂SO₄molecule, have about the same energy. The ground state of protonated tert-butyl sulfate corresponds to the ion–molecular complex [C(CH₃)⁺ ₃H₂SO₄] with still lower energy of carbenium ion [C(CH₃)₃]⁺abstraction, which is equal to 10.0 kcal/mol. Calculation according to the DFT B3LYP/6-31++G** method shows the absence of a minimum for the protonated tert-butyl sulfate with a covalent structure on the potential energy surface.     

Beiträge zur Chemie des Phosphors. 239 [1]. Reaktion von Diphosphan(4) mit Diboran(6) und mit THF-Boran: Bildung von Diphosphan-boran,P2H4 · BH3, und Diphosphan-1,2-bis(boran), BH3 · P2H4 · BH3

Contributions to the Chemistry of Phosphorus. 239. On the Reaction of Diphosphane(4) with Diborane(6) and with THF-Borane: Formation of Diphosphane-borane, P₂H₄ · BH₃, and Diphosphane-1,2-bis(borane), BH₃ · P₂H₄ · BH₃ Diphosphane(4) always reacts with diborane(6) in the temperature range of ?118 to ?78°C, to furnish a mixture of diphosphane-borane, P₂H₄ · BH₃ ( 1 ), and diphosphane-1,2-bis(borane), BH₃ · P₂H₄ · BH₃ ( 2 ), in addition to small amounts of triphosphane-1,3-bis(borane), BH₃ · P₃H₅ · BH₃, and phosphane-borane, BH₃ · PH₃, irrespective of the molar ratios of the reactants employed. The formation of the 1 : 1 adduct P₂H₄ · B₂H₆ reported in the literature [4] could not be confirmed. The structures of compounds 1 and 2 were investigated by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy which revealed the complete, homolytic cleavage of diborane(6). As a result of the bonding of one BH₃ group to diphosphane(4), the Lewis basicity of the other PH₂ group is markedly reduced. Similar mixtures of products are obtained when the borane adduct THF · BH₃ is employed in an analogous reaction. In the case of a 1 : 1 molar ratio of P₂H₄ : THF · BH₃ at ?78°C, the reaction furnishes compound 1 exclusively. This product can be isolated in the pure state and is found to be appreciably more stable than diphosphane(4).     

Linkage Isomerism Leading to Contrasting Carboboration Chemistry: Access to Three Constitutional Isomers of a Borylated Phosphaalkene

We describe the reactivity of two linkage isomers of a boryl-phosphaethynolate, [B]OCP and [B]PCO (where [B]=N,N’-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,3,2-diazaboryl), towards tris- (pentafluorophenyl)borane (BCF). These reactions afforded three constitutional isomers all of which contain a phosphaalkene core. [B]OCP reacts with BCF through a 1,2 carboboration reaction to afford a novel phosphaalkene, E-[B]O{(C₆F₅)₂B}C=P(C₆F₅), which subsequently undergoes a rearrangement process involving migration of both the boryloxy and pentafluorophenyl substituents to afford Z-{(C₆F₅)₂B}(C₆F₅)C=PO[B]. By contrast, [B]PCO undergoes a 1,3-carboboration process accompanied by migration of the N,N’-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,3,2-diazaboryl to the carbon centre.