Thermochemistry of 1,3-dithiacyclohexane 1-oxide (1,3-dithiane sulfoxide): calorimetric and computational study

The enthalpies of combustion and sublimation of 1,3-dithiacyclohexane 1-oxide (1,3-dithiane sulfoxide, 2) were measured by a rotating-bomb combustion calorimeter and the Knudsen effusion technique, and the gas-phase enthalpy of formation was determined, DeltafH degrees m(g) = -98.0 +/- 1.9 kJ mol(-1). This value is not as large (negative) as could have been expected from comparison with thermochemical data available for the thiane/thiane oxide reference system. High-level ab initio molecular orbital calculations at the MP2(FULL)/6-31G(3df,2p) level were performed, and the optimized molecular and electronic structures of 2 afforded valuable information on (1) the relative conformational energies of 2-axial and 2-equatorial--the latter being 7.1 kJ mol(-1) more stable than 2-axial, (2) the possible involvement of nS --> sigma*(C-S(O)) hyperconjugation in 2-equatorial, (3) the lack of computational evidence for sigma(S-C) --> sigma*(S-O) stereoelectronic interaction in 2-equatorial, and (4) the relevance of a repulsive electrostatic interaction between sulfur atoms in 1,3-dithiane sulfoxide, which apparently counterbalances any nS --> sigma*(C-S(O)) stabilizing hyperconjugative interaction and accounts for the lower than expected enthalpy of formation for sulfoxide 2.     

Thermochemistry of 2- and 3-acetylthiophenes: calorimetric and computational study

The relative stabilities of 2- and 3-acetylthiophenes have been evaluated by experimental thermochemistry and the results compared to high-level ab initio calculations. The enthalpies of combustion, vaporization, and sublimation were measured by rotating-bomb combustion calorimetry, Calvet microcalorimetry, correlation gas chromatography, and Knudsen effusion techniques and the gas-phase enthalpies of formation, at T = 298.15 K, were determined. Standard ab initio molecular orbital calculations at the G2 and G3 levels were performed, and a theoretical study on the molecular and electronic structures of the compounds studied has been conducted. Calculated enthalpies of formation using atomization and isodesmic reactions are compared with the experimental data. Experimental and theoretical results show that 2-acetylthiophene is thermodynamically more stable than the 3-isomer. A comparison of the substituent effect of the acetyl group in benzene and thiophene rings has been carried out.     

Thermochemistry of 2- and 3-thiopheneacetic acids: calorimetric and computational study

The enthalpies of formation in the condensed and gas states, Delta f H m degrees (cd) and Delta f H m degrees (g), of 2- and 3-thiopheneacetic acids were derived from their respective enthalpies of combustion in oxygen, measured by a rotating bomb calorimeter, and the variation of vapor pressure with temperature determined by the Knudsen effusion technique. Theoretical calculations at the G3 level were performed, and a study on molecular and electronic structure of the compounds has been carried out. Calculated Delta f H m degrees (g) values using atomization and isodesmic reactions are compared with the experimental data. Experimental and theoretical results show that the 3-thiopheneacetic acid is thermodynamically more stable than the 2-isomer.     

A calorimetric and computational study of the thermochemistry of halogenated 1-phenylpyrrole derivatives

The standard molar enthalpies of formation, in the crystalline phase, of three halogenated 1-phenylpyrrole derivatives, namely 1-(4-fluorophenyl)pyrrole, 1-(4-chlorophenyl)pyrrole, and 1-(4-iodophenyl)pyrrole were derived from the respective enthalpies of combustion, measured by rotating-bomb combustion calorimetry. Their enthalpies of sublimation, at T = 298.15 K, were obtained from the Knudsen mass-loss effusion technique. From these two experimental parameters, the standard molar enthalpies of formation, in the gaseous phase, at T = 298.15 K, of 1-(4-fluorophenyl)pyrrole, 1-(4-chlorophenyl)pyrrole, and 1-(4-iodophenyl)pyrrole were calculated, respectively, as (26.2 ± 2.4) kJ · mol⁻¹, (196.2 ± 2.5) kJ · mol⁻¹, and (311.5 ± 2.4) kJ · mol⁻¹.The gas-phase enthalpies of formation of both fluorine and chlorine compounds were estimated by G3(MP2)//B3LYP computations. For the iodine compound, the B3LYP/6-311G(d):ECP46MDF approach was employed. Additionally, the DFT calculations were extended to estimate the enthalpy of formation of the bromine derivative, 1-(4-bromophenyl)pyrrole, performed at the B3LYP/6-311G(d) level of theory.     

A short-cut from 1-acetyl adamantane to 2-(1-adamantyl)pyrroles

The oxime of 1-acetyl adamantane 2 is added to acetylene (KOH/DMSO, 70 °C, initial acetylene pressure 13 atm, 30 min) to afford the corresponding O-vinyl oxime 5 in 80% yield. The latter upon heating (DMSO, 120 °C, 1 h) gives 2-(1-adamantyl)pyrrole 3, 1-acetyl adamantane 1, and adamantane (6:3:1 mass ratio), the yield of the pyrrole 3 being 83% (based on 1-acetyl adamantane 1 consumed). Under harsher conditions (NaOH/DMSO, 130 °C, atmospheric pressure of acetylene, 4 h) oxime 2 reacts with acetylene to furnish pyrrole 3, 1-acetyl adamantane 1, 1-vinyl adamantane 9, and adamantane (6:7:3:1 mass ratio), with the isolated yield of pyrrole 3 reaching 34%. Under pressure (NaOH/DMSO, 120 °C, initial acetylene pressure 14 atm, 1 h) the same reaction leads to 2-(1-adamantyl)-1-vinylpyrrole 4 and ketone 1 in 48% (based on consumed ketone 1) and 24% yields, respectively. The pyrrole 4 is easily deprotected to the corresponding 1H-pyrrole 3 in 77% yield by treatment (aqueous MeCN) with Hg(OAc)₂ and NaBH₄.     

PMR spectral study of the structure of 1-vinyl-2-(2-furyl)- and 2-(2-thienyl)pyrroles

Conclusions PMR spectral data indicate that the heterocycles in 1-vinyl-2-(2-fury1- and 1-vinyl-2-(2-thienyl) pyrroles lie in a single plane with syn arrangement of the heteroatoms and trans orientation of the vinyl group relative to the non-pyrrole heterocycle. Molecular coplanarity is lost in 3-alky1-1-vinyl-2-(2-furyl)- and 3-alkyl-1-vinyl-2-(2-thienyl) pyrroles.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 184–186, January.     

Crystallography and magnetism of two 1-(4-nitroxylphenyl)pyrroles

Stable radicals 1-(4-(N-tert-butyl-N-aminoxyl)phenyl)pyrrole (BNPP) and 1-(4-(N-[para-methoxyphenyl]-N-aminoxyl)phenyl)pyrrole (MNPP) were synthesized and characterized by crystallography and magnetism. BNPP crystals exhibit 1-D chains of intermolecular nitroxide NO to nitroxide CH3 contacts, but polycrystalline magnetic susceptibility measurements show quite small antiferromagnetic (AFM) exchange interactions. MNPP shows stronger AFM exchange interactions that appear to be associated with a 2-D planar mesh of crystallographic nitroxide to nitroxide (N)O...N(O) contacts of 4.0-4.2 A. The AFM behavior of MNPP can be fitted to a 2-D square planar Heisenberg antiferromagnetic exchange model with J/k = (-)0.78 +/- 0.04 K and mean field constant theta = (-)0.77 +/- 0.12 K.     

Diels-alder reactions of 2- and 3-vinyl-1-(phenylsulfonyl)pyrroles

Regioselectively produced 2- and 3-acetyl-1-(phenylsulfonyl)pyrroles can be reduced to the corresponding alcohols and subsequently dehydrated to afford N-protected vinylpyrroles. These remarkably stable vinylpyrroles can then serve as heterodienes in [4 + 2] cycloaddition reactions with electron deficient dienophiles to afford tetrahydroindole derivatives.     

Synthesis and Properties of 2-Alkyl-1-(2-aminoethyl)pyrroles

3-Chloropropenyl alkyl ketones or 2-methoxy-3-chloropropyl alkyl ketones in reaction withethylenediamine furnish previously unknown 2-alkyl-1-(2-aminoethyl) pyrroles. Their reaction with 2'2'-dichlorodiethyl ether gave rise to 2-alkyl-1-(2-morpholinoethyl)pyrroles, with anhydrides ofdicarboxylic acids the corresponding amidoacids and imides of dicarboxylic acids were obtained.     

Synthesis of chlorinated 2-(aminomethyl)- and 2-(alkoxymethyl)pyrroles

The synthesis of chlorinated 2-(hydroxymethyl)-, 2-(alkoxymethyl)- and 2-(aminomethyl)pyrroles via aromatization of 2-aryl-3,3-dichloro-5-(bromomethyl)pyrrolines and via reduction of 2-formyl- and 2-cyanopyrroles is described. The former methodology also provided new 2-[(alkyl- or phenylamino)methyl]pyrroles and a 2-(phosphonomethyl)pyrrole. Halogenated and methylene-spaced functionalized pyrroles are of particular interest for their pronounced physiological activities.     

Molecular and Crystal Structure of 4-〔2-(4-Dimethy aminophenyl)ethenyl〕-1-methypyridinium tetraphenylborate

1　INTRODUCTIONAccordingtotheorganic“saltmethodology”principle〔1〕,whichsuggeststhatCoulombicinteractionsinorganicsaltscouldoverridedipolarinteractionswhichpro-videastrongdrivingforceforcentrosymmetriccrystallizationindipolarmolecularcrystals,asystematicsearchforSHG(SecondHarmonicGeneration)organiccrys-talswasconducted.AsearchontheCambridgeStructuralDatabase〔2〕(Version5.18)wasdonefororganicsaltshavinganionBPh4-(47cmpoundsintotal)orBF4-(147compoundsintotal)andcationcontainingatle…     

A photoelectron spectroscopic and computational study of sodium auride clusters, NanAun- (n = 1-3)

Negatively charged sodium auride clusters, NanAun- (n = 1-3), have been investigated experimentally using photoelectron spectroscopy and ab initio calculations. Well-resolved electronic transitions were observed in the photoelectron spectra of NanAun- (n = 1-3) at several photon energies. Very large band gaps were observed in the photoelectron spectra of the anion clusters, indicating that the corresponding neutral clusters are stable closed-shell species. Calculations show that the global minimum of Na2Au2- is a quasi-linear species with Cs symmetry. A planar isomer of D2h symmetry is found to be 0.137 eV higher in energy. The two lowest energy isomers of Na3Au3- consist of three-dimensional structures of Cs symmetry. The global minimum of Na3Au3- has a bent-flake structure lying 0.077 eV below a more compact structure. The global minima of the sodium auride clusters are confirmed by the good agreement between the calculated electron detachment energies of the anions and the measured photoelectron spectra. The global minima of neutral Na2Au2 and Na3Au3 are found to possess higher symmetries with a planar four-membered ring (D2h) and a six-membered ring (D3h) structure, respectively. The chemical bonding in the sodium auride clusters is found to be highly ionic with Au acting as the electron acceptor.     

A synthesis of 5-hetaryl-3-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)pyrroles

A facile and versatile procedure for the synthesis of 5-hetaryl-3-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)-1H-pyrroles and 4-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid derivatives was established on the basis of TMSCl promoted recyclization of 3-formylchromone with various hetarylmethylamines and glycine derivatives.