The vibrational spectra of some 1,3-dimethyl-1,3-diaza-2-boracyclopentanes

A detailed vibrational assignment is proposed for 1,3-dimethyl-1,3-diaza-2-boracyclopentanes:

where X = Cl, Br or NMe₂. The assignments are generally in accord with C_2v symmetry, but there is some evidence for a slight breakdown, as some A₂ modes appear in the IR. The BN₂ stretches are near 1500 cm^?1, (antisymmetric) and 1300 cm^?1 (symmetric), consistent with a large degree of π-bonding.     

A facile one-pot synthesis of 2-fluoroalkyl 1,3-imidazolines and 1,3-oxazolines through imidoyl halide intermediates

A facile one-pot procedure has been developed for the synthesis of 1,3-imidazolines and 1,3-oxazolines bearing fluorinated alkyl groups at the 2-position. The reaction involves the condensation of N-monosubstituted ethane-1,2-diamines or 2-aminoethanols with a fluorinated carboxylic acid in the presence of PPh₃/CX₄. The proposed mechanism is that the amide intermediates were initially formed, and then converted to the imidoyl halide intermediates in the presence of PPh₃/CX₄, followed by rapid intramolecular cyclization to 1,3-diazoline products. This protocol allows for the synthesis of 2-bromodifluoromethyl-1,3-imidazoline, a useful CF₂Br-heterocyclic building block, which can be used for the synthesis of gem-difluoromethylene linked compounds.     

Vibrational spectroscopic studies on some 2-substituted 1,3-dithi a-2-boracyclopentanes

Infrared and Raman spectra are reported for 2-X-1,3-dithia-2-boracyclopentanes, where X = Br, Cl, Ph or NMe₂. In all cases the vibrations of the heterocyclic ring unit can be assigned in terms of C₂ symmetry, corresponding to a “twisted-ring” conformation similar to that found for the related molecule 1,3-dithiolan-2-thione. The internal modes of the B-Ph unit are in agreement with C_2v “local” symmetry, while those for B-NMe₂ suggest a considerably lower symmetry.     

Synthesis of 1,3-dialkylimidazolium-2-carboxylates by direct carboxylation of 1,3-dialkylimidazolium chlorides with CO2

1,3-Dialkylimidazolium-2-carboxylates 1a and 1b are obtained in good to excellent yield and selectivity by carboxylation of the corresponding 1,3-dialkylimidazolium chloride salts with a CO₂/Na₂CO₃ system at temperatures ranging from 80 to 135 °C. The effect of temperature and reaction time on the yield and the selectivity of the carboxylation products has been studied. Coupling the CO₂-based synthesis of 1,3-dialkylimidazolium-2-carboxylates with the transcarboxylation reaction described earlier [Tommasi, I.; Sorrentino, F.; Tetrahedron Lett., 2005, 46, 2141] allows us to set up a new synthetic procedure for the synthesis of organic carboxylates and alkylcarbonate anions avoiding the use of strong bases.     

Crystal structures of 2-ferrocenylmethylidenehydrazono-1,3-dithiane and 2-ferrocenylmethylidenehydrazono-1,3-dithiepane

Two compounds of 2-ferrocenylmethylidenehydrazono-1,3-dithiane (1) and 2-ferrocenylmethylidenehydrazono-1,3-dithiepane (2) are synthesized and their single crystal structures are determined by the X-ray diffraction method. Compound 1 belongs to the orthorhombic Pca2₁ space group with the cell parameters: a = 13.989(4) Å, b = 5.785(2) Å, c = 18.231(5) Å, V = 1475.4(7) ų; while compound 2 crystallizes in a monoclinic symmetry, P2₁/c space group with a = 15.320(2) Å, b = 5.8028(6) Å, c = 36.584(4) Å, β = 91.932(1)° and V = 3250.4(6) ų.     

Vibrational and electronic spectral studies of substituted 1,3-dihydro-1,3-diphenyl-2-thioxo-2H,5H-pyrimidine-4,6-diones

The vibrational spectra of 1,3-diphenyl-; 1,3-di (4′-chlorophenyl)-; 1,3-di(3′-methoxyphenyl)-1,3-dihydro-2-thioxo-2H,5H-pyrimidine-4,6-diones in solid state (KBr pellet) and in solution (CHCl₃ and CCl₄) have been studied and assignments made. Tautomeric and hydrogen bonding behaviour are discussed. Electronic spectra in various solvents at different pH values are recorded. The effect of substituents, change of solvent on the π—π* and n—π* transitions of all the compounds is explained. The bathochromic and hypsochromic shifts observed when the neutral form changes to the cationic or anionic form depending on the pH of solution, are also discussed.     

Synthesis of electron-poor 4-halo-2-azabuta-1,3-dienes by Rh(II)-catalyzed diazo ester-azirine coupling. 2-Azabuta-1,3-diene-2,3-dihydroazete valence isomerism

The Rh₂(OAc)₄-catalyzed reaction of alkyl 2-acyl-2-diazoacetates and dimethyl diazomalonate with methyl 2-bromo- and 2-chloro-3-phenyl-2H-azirine-2-carboxylates gives rise to electron-poor 4-halo-substituted (3E)-2-azabuta-1,3-dienes. Their formation proceeds with complete stereoselectivity via ring-opening of the intermediate azirinium ylide. 2-Azabuta-1,3-dienes with electron-withdrawing substituents at the 1,1,4-positions are stable compounds at room temperature, but are in equilibrium with cyclic valence isomers, 2,3-dihydroazetes, at elevated temperatures.     

1,3-Dichloro-2-butene: a useful precursor for the 2-butene-1,3-dianion and its corresponding 1,3-dipolar synthon

The reaction of 1,3-dicloro-2-butene (1; 5:1 Z:E-mixture) with lithium powder and a catalytic amount of 4,4′-di-tert-butylbiphenyl (DTBB, 1% molar) in the presence of different electrophiles [EtCHO, PrⁱCHO, Bu^tCHO, c-C₆H₁₁CHO, Me₂CO, Et₂CO, (CH₂)₄CO, (CH₂)₅CO, (c-C₃H₅)₂CO, Me₃SiCl] in THF at temperatures ranging between −78 and −50°C gives, after hydrolysis with water, the corresponding products 2 in different Z:E-ratios depending on the electrophile used. Treatment of some diols 2 with hydrochloric acid gives dienic alcohols 3 or substituted dihydropyrans 4, depending on the structure of the starting diol. Finally, the same dichlorinated starting material is transformed into the corresponding allylic amines derived from morpholine and benzyl methyl amine and submitted to the same DTBB-catalysed lithiation as above, so after reaction with different electrophiles [Bu^tCHO, c-C₆H₁₁CHO, Me₂CO, Et₂CO, (CH₂)₄CO, (CH₂)₅CO, Me₃SiCl] and final hydrolysis with water, compounds 7 are isolated having a Z-configuration. A mechanistic explanation for this behaviour is given.     

Cationic polymerizations of substituted 2-methylene-1,3-dioxocyclic acetals, 2-methylene-1,3-dithiolane and copolymerization of 2-methylene-1,3-dithiolane with 4-(t-butyl)-2-methylene-1,3-dioxolane1

Carbon black-supported sulfuric acid or BF₃·Et₂O-initiated polymerizations of 2-methylene-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3-dioxolane (1), 2-methylene-4-phenyl-1,3-dioxolane (2), and 2-methylene-4-isopropyl-5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane (3) were performed. 1,2-Vinyl addition homopolymers of 1–3 were produced using carbon black-supported H₂SO₄ initiation at temperatures from 0°C to 60°C whereas both ring-opened and 1,2-vinyl structural units were present in the polymers using BF₃·Et₂O as an initiator. Cationic polymerizations of 2-methylene-1,3-dithiolane (4) and copolymerization of 4 with 2-methylene-4-(t-butyl)-1,3-dioxolane (5) were initiated with either carbon black-sulfuric acid or BF₃·Et₂O. Insoluble 1,2-vinyl addition homopolymers of 4 were obtained upon initiation with the supported acid or BF₃·Et₂O. A soluble copolymer of 2-methylene-1,3-dithiolane (4) and 4-(t-butyl)-2-methylene-1,3-dioxolane (5) was obtained upon BF₃·Et₂O initiation. This copolymer is composed of three structural units: a ring-opened dithioester unit, a 1,2-vinyl-polymerized 1,3-dithiolane unit, and a 1,2-vinyl polymerized 4-(t-butyl)-1,3-dioxolane unit. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 37: 2823–2840, 1999     

retro-Cheletropic ene reactions with 2-carbena-1,3-dioxolane as chelefuge

N[β-(Hetero)arylvinyl] ketenimines and carbodiimides bearing adequately positioned 1,3-dioxolane functions experience a new class of tandem process consisting of a 6π electrocyclic ring closure followed by a rare retro-cheletropic ene reaction, the extrusion of 2-carbena-1,3-dioxolane. This mechanistic sequence is supported by a computational study using DFT methods, showing that the simultaneous recovery of aromaticity at two rings is the clue for the low energy barrier of the retro-cheletropic step. Moreover, the highly exergonic decomposition of 2-carbena-1,3-dioxolane into CO₂ plus ethylene contribute to the success of the tandem sequences.     

Quantum chemical modeling of the structure formation and proton transfer in 2-hydroxybenzenesulfonic, 4-hydroxy-1,3-benzenedisulfonic, and 1,3-benzenedisulfonic acids

Hydrate clusters of 2-hydroxybenzenesulfonic and 1,3-benzenedisulfonic acids were calculated in terms of the density functional theory (DFT) by the B3LYP/6-31G** method. The process of water adsorption on the crystal surface of 4-hydroxy-1,3-benzenedisulfonic acid dihydrate was simulated using the generalized gradient approximation (DFT/PBE) and periodic boundary conditions. For the model system (OHC₆H₄SO₃ ^?)·H₅O₂ ⁺, the activation barriers for the proton transfer were calculated depending on the distance between the O atoms and the deviation of the proton from the O...O bond line. The presence of one H₂O molecule per SO₃H group is energetically most favorable for the formation of clusters of 1,3-benzenedisulfonic acid containing a stoichiometric amount of water. The simulation of the hydration of 4-hydroxy-1,3-benzenedisulfonic acid dihydrate (OHC₆H₃(SO₃H)₂·2 H₂O + n H₂O, n = 1–3) showed that the superstoichiometric H₂O molecule is adsorbed on the crystal surface of this dihydrate with energy release of 0.75–0.95 eV. The position of this water molecule is less favorable in the bulk than on the surface.     

Substituted propanes: VI. The vibrational spectra and conformations of 1,3-dichloro-, 1,3-bromochloro-, 1,3-dibromo- and 1,3-diiodo-propane

The infrared and Raman spectra of 1,3-dichloro-, 1,3-bromochloro-, 1,3-dibromo- and 1,3-diiodopropane were recorded as liquids and in the crystalline state at low temperatures. Crystals of 1,3-dibromo- and 1,3-diiodopropane formed under ca. 20 kbar pressure at ambient temperature were studied by infrared technique.No evidence was found for the GG₁ conformer (parallel C-halogen bonds), but the other three staggered conformers (GG, AA, and AG) (four for 1,3-bromo-chloropropane) were observed in the liquid. In all the stable low temperature crystals the GG conformers were present, at high pressure 1,3-dibromopropane crystallized in GG and 1,3-diiodopropane in the AA conformation. The C-halogen stretching vibrations have been interpreted in detail. A complete list of fundamentals have been proposed for the GG conformers in each compound, for 1,3-diiodopropane the additional AA fundamentals have been assigned whereas some AG bands were interpreted for each compound.     

Structure and spectra of 1,3-dioxanes. II. Microwave spectrum, structural parameters, and ab initio calculations of 2-methyl-1,3-dioxane

The microwave spectra of five isotopomers with the ¹³C and ¹⁸O natural abundance isotopes of the 2-methyl-1,3-dioxane molecule (22–50 GHz) were studied. Rotational transitions of a and c types with 4 ≤ J ≤ 12 were identified. The rotational constants and the substitution r _s and effective r _o structural parameters of the molecule were determined. Ab initio calculations on 2-methyl-1,3-dioxane were performed with molecular structure optimization. The results of quantum-chemical calculations at different levels are compared with experimental data.     

Synthesis of 2-phenyl-1,3-di(4-pyridyl)naphthvalene by photoinduced reversible valence isomerization of 2-phenyl-1,3-di(4-pyridyl)naphthalene

2-Phenyl-1,3-di(4-pyridyl)naphthvalene 3a was synthesized by the photoinduced reversible valence isomerization of 2-phenyl-1,3-di(4-pyridyl)naphthalene 2a. Then, 3a was converted into 3-phenyl-1,2-di(4-pyridyl)naphthalene 4a and 2a simultaneously. The t_1/2 of 3a in DMSO-d₆ at 90 °C was 2 h, while that at 110 °C was approximately 10 min.     

Syntheses and coordination behaviour of 2-(ortho-phosphinophenyl)-functionalised 1,3-dioxolanes and 1,3-dioxanes towards a [(COD)Rh]-complex fragment - models for immobilised complexes

The syntheses are reported of the ether-phosphine ligands: 2-(ortho-diphenylphosphinophenyl)-1,3-dioxolane (1a), 2-(ortho-diisopropylphosphinophenyl)-1,3-dioxolane (1b), 2-(ortho-diphenylphosphinophenyl)-1,3-dioxane (1c), 2-(ortho-diisopropylphosphinophenyl)-1,3-dioxane (1d). Their reaction with [(COD)RhCl]₂ (COD: 1,5-cyclooctadiene) results in the formation of the mononuclear complexes: {chloro(COD)[2-(ortho-diphenylphosphinophenyl)-1,3-dioxolane]rhodium(I)} (2a), {chloro(COD)[2-(ortho-diisopropylphosphinophenyl)-1,3-dioxolane]rhodium(I)} (2b), {chloro(COD)[2-(ortho-diphenylphosphinophenyl)-1,3-dioxane]rhodium(I)} (2c), and {chloro(COD)[2-(ortho-diisopropylphosphinophenyl)-1,3-dioxane]rhodium(I)} (2d). The chloride ligands of compounds 2a and 2b were abstracted with TlPF₆, with accompanied insertion of an acetal oxygen atom of the ligands 1a and 1b into the coordination sphere of the metal centre, producing {(COD)[η²-P,O-2-(ortho-diphenylphosphinophenyl)-1,3-dioxolane]rhodium(I)}PF₆ (3a∗PF₆) and {(COD)[η²-P,O-2-(ortho-diisopropylphosphinophenyl)-1,3-dioxolane]rhodium(I)}PF₆ (3b∗PF₆). In contrast the dioxane analogues of 3, 3c∗BF₄ and 3d∗BF₄, were formed by reacting the ligands 1c, 1d with [Rh(COD)₂]BF₄. The ligands 1 and the complexes 2 serve as model compounds for their via acetalation to a polyvinylalcohol resin bound analogues. The complexes synthesised were employed as pre-catalysts in the hydroformylation reaction of 1-octene.     

Cationic copolymerization of 2-methylene-5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane with 2-methylene-1,3-dioxolane and 2-methylene-1,3-dioxane

Copolymers of the cyclic ketene acetals, 2-methylene-5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane, 3 , (M₁) with 2-methylene-1,3-dioxolane, 4 , (M₂) or 2-methylene-1,3-dioxane, 5 , (M₂), were synthesized by cationic copolymerization. An experimental method was designed to study the reactivity of these very reactive and extremely acid sensitive cyclic ketene acetal monomers. The reactivity ratios, calculated using a computer program based on a nonlinear minimization algorithm, were r₁ = 6.36 and r₂ = 1.25 for the copolymerization of 3 with 4 , and r₁ = 1.56 and r₂ = 1.42 for the copolymerization of 3 with 5. FTIR and ¹H-NMR spectra when combined with the values of r₁ and r₂ showed that these copolymers were formed by a cationic 1,2-polymerization (ring-retained) route. Furthermore the tendency existed to form very short blocks of M₁ or M₂ within the copolymers. Cationic copolymerization of cyclic ketene acetals have the potential to be used for synthesis of novel polymers. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Synthesis of novel 2-phenyl-5-substituted dihydropyrimidines using 2-phenyl-1,3-diaza-1,3-butadienes and electron-deficient olefins

A novel synthetic method for 2,5-disubstituted dihydropyrimidines was developed. The cyclization of 1,3-diaza-4-dimethylamino-1,3-butadienes having a N-protecting group (N-Boc, N-Cbz, N-n-C₄H₉, N-Bn or N-Ph) with electron-deficient olefins, such as α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, phenyl vinyl sulfone, and acrylonitrile was studied in detail. The cyclization smoothly proceeded to afford 4-dimethylamino-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidines or 1,6-dihydropyrimidines in good yields. The isolated 4-dimethylamino-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidines were converted to 2,5-disubstituted-1,6-dihydropyrimidines through the β-elimination of the dimethylamino group. 2,5-Disubstituted-1,4(6)-dihydropyrimidines were obtained after removal of the N-Boc or N-Cbz group. Independent tautomers of the resulting dihydropyrimidines were observed.     

Synthesis of 1-Bromo-3-butyn-2-one and 1,3-Dibromo-3-buten-2-one

Synthetic procedures for the preparation of 1-bromo-3-butyn-2-one and 1,3-dibromo-3-buten-2-one are given. These compounds are prepared from 2-bromomethyl-2-vinyl-1,3-dioxolane, which can readily be prepared from 2-ethyl- 2-methyl-1,3-dioxolane. The synthetic routes are as follows: 2-bromomethyl-2-vinyl-1,3-dioxolane is converted to 2-(1,2-dibromoethyl)-2-bromomethyl-1,3-dioxolane. Double dehydrobromination with ^tBuOK affords 2-ethynyl-2-bromomethyl-1,3-dioxolane. Formolysis with formic acid gives 1-bromo-3-butyn-2-one. Deacetalized 2-bromoethyl-2-vinyl-1,3-dioxolane was treated with Br₂ and Li₂CO₃/12-crown-4 in tetrahydrofuran to give 1,3-dibrom-3-buten-2-one in moderate yield.     

Synthesis of 1,3-dihalo-1,3-dioximino-2-propanones

1,3-Dihalo-1,3-dioximino-2-propanones (Hal=Cl or Br), which had been difficult to prepare or unreported, were obtained by the nitrosation of 1,3-dihalo- and 1,3-dihalo-1-oximino-2-propanones by nitrosylsulfuric acid in concentrated H₂SO⁴.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 506–509, February, 1991.     

Hydrothiolysis of 1,3-dihalopropan-2-ones

Acid-catclyzed hydrothiolysis of 1,3-dihaloacetones (XCH₂)₂CO (X=Cl, Br) at low temperature was investigated in various solvents. Optimum conditions were found for the formation of 1,3-dichloropropan-2-ol-2-thiol and 1,3-dibromo(dichloro)propan-2-thiones, the first representatives of compounds containing (XRR′C)₂C(OH)SH and (XRR′C)₂C=S (X=Hlg, R,R′=H, hydrocarbyl) fragments.