"Alpha"-, "beta"- and "delta"-anhydrodigitoxigenin

The syntheses of 3β-hydroxy-5β-carda-14, 20:22-dienolide (= «β»-anhydro-), 3β-hydroxy-5β-carda-8:14, 20:22-dienolide (= «α»-anhydro-) and «δ»-anhydro-digitoxigenin (= probably 3β-hydroxy-5β, 14β-carda-8, 20:22-dienolide) by the best ways known to date, have been described. «δ»-Anhydro-digitoxigenin represents the thermodynamically most stable isomer. In this isomer the double bond in position 8 is unaffected by hydrogenation with Pt in acetic acid; with perbenzoic acid an epoxide results from which, on hydrogenation, the double bond can be regenerated in its original position. Analogous reactions are known to occur in the 8:14-epoxides.     

Tetraalkylphosphonium polyoxometalates: electroactive, "task-specific" ionic liquids

The pairing of selected polyoxometalate (POM) anions with appropriate tetraalkylphosphonium cations is shown to yield an original family of ionic liquids, among them an ambient-temperature "liquid POM".     

Synthesis of sapphyrins, heterosapphyrins, and carbasapphyrins by a "4 + 1" approach

Sapphyrins are an important group of expanded porphyrins that show valuable anion binding characteristics. In this study, a "4 + 1" route to sapphyrin systems has been developed. Reaction of dialdehydes with a known tetrapyrrole intermediate 11b incorporating a bipyrrolic subunit afforded a wide range of sapphyrin-type products. The best conditions for these reactions involved carrying out the condensation of the dialdehydes with the tetrapyrrole in TFA-dichloromethane, followed by oxidation with dilute aqueous solutions of ferric chloride. A pyrrole dialdehyde reacted under these conditions to give sapphyrin in 50% yield, while furan and thiophene dialdehydes afforded the corresponding oxa- and thiasapphyrins in 66-90% yield. Pyrrole dialdehydes with fused phenanthrene or acenaphthylene rings also reacted with 11b to give the related phenanthro- and acenaphthosapphyrins in excellent yields. As was the case for acenaphthoporphyrins, the acenaphthosapphyrin gave longer wavelength absorptions than the corresponding phenanthrene fused structure, although the differences were not as marked as those seen in the porphyrin series. Reaction of 11b with 1,3-diformylindene gave a benzocarbasapphyrin in 38% yield, while a triformyl cyclopentadiene reacted with the tetrapyrrole to give a carbasapphyrin aldehyde in 7-12% yield. The free base carbasapphyrins were unstable but the monoprotonated hydrochloride salts could easily be isolated and characterized. Carbasapphyrins retain a strong diatropic ring current due to the presence of 22pi electron delocalization pathways. In the presence of trifluoroacetic acid, C-protonated dications are generated. Condensation of 1,3-azulenedicarbaldehyde with 11b gave an azulisapphyrin dihydrochloride salt in 35% yield, and this also showed a strong diatropic ring current. Addition of base gave the unstable free base form, while pyrrolidine formed an unstable adduct that showed an intense Soret band at 480 nm. These results demonstrate that many of the themes observed for modified porphyrins and carbaporphyrins also apply to the sapphyrin series, although in some cases reduced stability hampers these investigations.     

Allylsilanes in "tin-free" oximation, alkenylation, and allylation of alkyl halides

Tin-free oximation, vinylation, and allylation of alkyl halides have been developed by using allylsilanes as di-tin surrogates. Initiation of the radical process with a peroxide provides the silyl radical, which can abstract a halogen from the corresponding alkyl halide. The resulting carbon-centered radical then adds to various acceptors, including a sulfonyloxime, a vinylsulfone, and an allylsulfone, leading to formation of the desired products along with the corresponding allylsulfone resulting from the reaction of the PhSO(2) radical with the allylsilane precursor. Better results were generally obtained with methallylsilane 1b than with 1a. This observation was rationalized by invoking the higher nucleophilicity of 1b and the faster β-fragmentation of the corresponding β-silyl radical intermediate. Calculation of the energy barrier for the β-fragmentation of a series of β-silyl radicals at the DFT level supported this hypothesis. Finally, a second version of these oximation and vinylation reactions, based on the utilization of 3-tris(trimethylsilyl)silylthiopropene, was devised, affording the desired oximes and olefins in reasonable yields. This strategy allowed the title reaction to be performed under milder conditions (AIBN, benzene, 80 °C), as a result of the easier β-fragmentation of the C-S bond as compared with the C-Si bond.     

Facile synthesis of Janus "double-concave" tribenzo[a,g,m]coronenes

Hexabutoxytribenzo[a,g,m]coronenes have been prepared in three steps from readily accessible hexabutoxytriphenylene. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that these molecules can adopt an extraordinary "double-concave" conformation that makes them ideal hosts for the binding of different guest molecules at each face.     

Facile "green" synthesis, characterization, and catalytic function of beta-D-glucose-stabilized Au nanocrystals

We present a straightforward, economically viable, and "green" approach for the synthesis and stabilization of relatively monodisperse Au nanocrystals with an average diameter of 8.2 nm (standard deviation, SD=2.3 nm) by using nontoxic and renewable biochemical of beta-D-glucose and by simply adjusting the pH environment in aqueous medium. The beta-D-glucose acts both as reducing agent and capping agent for the synthesis and stabilization of Au nanocrystals in the system. The UV/Vis spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), electron diffraction (ED), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques were employed to systematically characterize Au nanocrystals synthesized. Additionally, it is shown that these beta-D-glucose-stabilized Au nanocrystals function as effective catalyst for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol in the presence of NaBH4 (otherwise unfeasible if only the strong reducing agent NaBH4 is employed), which was reflected by the UV/Vis spectra of the catalytic reaction kinetics.     

“课前六备、课中六讲、课后六辅”在线课程混合式教学模式研究与实践——以基于“雨课堂+钉钉直播”的中等无机化学课程为例

Taking the online teaching of "inorganic chemistry" course at Dezhou University as an example, the "six steps before class, six steps in class, six steps after class" online course teaching model based on "Rain Class + Dingding Live" and an online "short class" were constructed. The main content and implementation methods of teaching design, teaching process, teaching effect, teaching reflection, teaching evaluation in online course teaching were discussed. It has been proved in practice that this model can effectively improve students' learning interest and enhance teaching effects.     

"Depth-profiling" and quantitative characterization of the size, composition, shape, density, and morphology of fine particles with SPLAT, a single-particle mass spectrometer

A significant fraction of atmospheric particles are composed of inorganic substances that are mixed or coated with organic compounds. The properties and behavior of these particles depend on the internal composition and arrangement of the specific constituents in each particle. It is important to know which constituent is on the surface and whether it covers the particle surface partially or entirely. We demonstrate here an instrument consisting of an ultrasensitive single-particle mass spectrometer coupled with a differential mobility analyzer to quantitatively measure in real time individual particle composition, size, density, and shape and to determine which substance is on the surface and whether it entirely covers the particle. For this study, we use NaCl particles completely coated with liquid dioctyl phthalate to generate spherical particles, and NaCl particles partially coated with pyrene, a solid poly aromatic hydrocarbon, to produce aspherical particles with pyrene nodules and an exposed NaCl core. We show that the behavior of the mass spectral intensities as a function of laser fluence yields information that can be used to determine the morphological distribution of individual particle constituents.     

S,O-acetals as novel "chiral aldehyde" equivalents

Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylations (AAA) to form "chiral aldehyde" equivalents were investigated. Alpha-acetoxysulfones were formed in high enantiomeric excess as single regioisomers in AAA reactions of allylic geminal dicarboxylates with sodium benzenesulfinate. The directing ability of this novel functional group was highlighted by a series of dihydroxylations, affording syn diols exclusively anti to the acetoxy sulfone as single diastereomers in excellent yields. This is the first example of an asymmetric dihydroxylation protocol that gives the equivalent of reaction with a simple enal. The synthetic value of this process was exemplified by subsequent transformations of the diols including the development of a one-pot dihydroxylation-deprotective acyl migration protocol to give differentially protected 1,2-diols.     

Coordination "oligomers" in self-assembly reactions of some "tritopic" picolinic dihydrazone ligands-mononuclear, dinuclear, hexanuclear, heptanuclear, and nonanuclear examples

"Tritopic" picolinic dihydrazone ligands with tridentate coordination pockets are designed to produce homoleptic [3 x 3] nonanuclear square grid complexes on reaction with transition-metal salts, and many structurally documented examples have been obtained with Mn(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II) ions. However, other oligomeric complexes with smaller nuclearities have also been discovered and identified structurally in some reactions involving Fe(II), Co(II), Ni(II), and Cu(II), with certain tritopic ligands. This illustrates the dynamic nature of the metal-ligand interaction and the conformationally flexible nature of the ligands and points to the possible involvement of some of these species as intermediates in the [3 x 3] grid formation process. Examples of mononuclear, dinuclear, hexanuclear, heptanuclear, and nonanuclear species involving Fe(II), Co(II), Ni(II), and Cu(II) salts with a series of potentially heptadentate picolinic dihydrazone ligands with pyrazine, pyrimidine, and pyridine end groups are described in the present study. Iron and cobalt complexation reactions are complicated by redox processes, which lead to mixed-oxidation-state Co(II)/Co(III) systems when starting with Co(II) salts, and reduction of Fe(III) to Fe(II) when starting with Fe(III). Magnetic exchange within the polynuclear structural frameworks is discussed and related to the structural features.     

Entropy-driven hydrogen bonding: stereodynamics of a protonated, N,N-chiral "proton sponge"

The C2-symmetric ("[DL]") and achiral ("[meso]") diastereoisomers of the hydrogen iodide salt of 1,8-bis-(N-benzyl-N-methylamino)naphthalene ([2H]-[I] ) interconvert in solution. Direct interconversion of the diastereoisomers of [2H]+ must involve hydrogen bond fission (to give "[nonHB-2H+]") and rotation-inversion of the non-protonated nitrogen centre. The global activation parameters (deltaH++ and deltaS++) for diastereoisomer interconversion in [D7]DMF have been determined from rate data obtained by temperature-drop and magnetisation-transfer 13C NMR spectroscopy over a temperature range of 170 degrees C. The process is found to have a high entropy of activation in both directions (deltaS++=163(+/-4) and 169(+/-4) JK(-1)mol(-1)) and this is suggested to arise through hydrogen bonding of the ammonium centre in [nonHB-2H+] with the solvent ([D7]DMF). Comparison of the enthalpy of activation (deltaH++) with that earlier found for diastereoisomer interconversion of the free-base form 2 suggests that the intramolecular hydrogen bond in [2H]+ is roughly equal in enthalpic strength (deltaH) with that made with the solvent ([D7]DMF) in the non-hydrogen-bonded intermediate [nonHB-2H+]. As such, the hydrogen bonding in [2H]+ may be considered as predominantly an entropically driven process, without any unusual enthalpic strength.     

Beta-deuterium isotope effects on amine basicity, "inductive" and stereochemical

Secondary beta deuterium isotope effects on acidity constants of ammonium ions are measured using a remarkably precise NMR titration method. Deuteration is found to increase the basicity of methylamine, dimethylamine, benzylamine, and N,N-dimethylaniline. The effect is attributed to a lowered zero-point energy of a CH bond adjacent to an amine nitrogen. The method permits a determination of the stereochemical dependence of the isotope effect in a locked piperidine, and it is found that deuteration is more effective when antiperiplanar to a lone pair. The values are consistent with a cos(2) dependence on dihedral angle, with no detectable angle-independent inductive effect.     

Structural investigation of "cis" and "trans" vinylogous peptides: cis-vinylog turn in folded cis-vinylogous peptides, an excellent mimic of the natural beta-turn

[structure: see text] Various sequences of modified peptides including those containing a cis- or trans-vinylogous residue have been studied using X-ray diffraction in the solid state and 1H NMR and IR spectroscopy in solution. A cis-vinylogous residue promotes an NH to CO intramolecular H-bond, closing a nine-membered pseudocycle that stabilizes a folded moiety that we proposed to name the cis-vinylogous turn. A trans-vinylogous residue involves an extended conformation. Two consecutive vinylogous residues retain their own structural propensity: "Xaa(tr)"-"Xaa(cis)" or "Xaa(cis)"-"Xaa(tr)" sequence is singly folded, whereas "Xaa(cis)"-"Xaa(cis)" sequence is doubly folded. Oligo vinylogs with all-trans or all-cis or alternating cis-trans motifs could constitute new classes of foldamers.     

Wall "thickness" effects on Raman spectrum shift, thermal conductivity, and Young's modulus of single-walled nanotubes

We demonstrate that at a finite temperature, an effective wall thickness of a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) should be W = Ws + Wd, where Ws is the static thickness defined as the extension of the outmost electronic orbit and Wd the dynamic thickness due to thermal vibration of atoms. Both molecular simulations and a theoretical analysis show that Wd is proportional to T1/2. We find that the increase of dynamic thickness with temperature is the main mechanism of Raman spectrum shift. The introduction of the dynamic thickness changes some conclusions about Young's modulus and reduces the values of thermal conductivity.     

化“材”为“筑”

Chemistry is a central, practical and creative discipline. The development of chemistry plays an important role in the progress of science and society, as well as the improvement of the quality of human life. This paper introduces the chemical knowledge of stone, concrete, glass and other inorganic nonmetallic building materials by the anthropomorphically story. Taking nanomaterials as an example, the prospect of building materials development in the future is put forward.     

Self-associated, "distillable" ionic media

Liquid or low melting association products of carbon dioxide and a secondary amine, both neutral molecules that may be gaseous, are recognised as "distillable" ionic media.     

Iron tetraanthracenotetraazaporphyrins: synthesis, structural characterization, ligand binding properties, and unexpected selectivity of a bis-"bowl" tetraazaporphyrin

The synthesis and characterization, by optical spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometry, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction, of six iron complexes of tetraanthracenotetraazaporphyrin (TATAP) are reported. Eight benzo groups, flanking the macrocycle periphery, form a nonpolar "bowl" on each face of the porphyrazine and prevent mu-oxo dimer formation. Fe(TATAP) readily binds THF, a variety of neutral nitrogenous axial ligands, and carbon monoxide. The equilibrium binding constants for the first two are higher than those of analogous porphyrins while those of the latter are smaller. We attribute these differences to the higher pi acidity of the porphyrazine ligand. Fe(TATAP) also shows different relative magnitudes of the successive equilibrium binding constants, K1 and K2, for hindered nitrogenous ligands when compared to those of porphyrin analogues. Surprisingly, Fe(TATAP), in toluene solution, shows no affinity for O2 when exposed to 1 atm partial pressure of O2 at 25 degrees C. These results are explained in terms of an unusually positive iron(III/II) redox potential when coordinated by the TATAP ligand.     

"Sponge" nanoparticle dispersions in aqueous mixtures of diglycerol monooleate, glycerol dioleate, and polysorbate 80

Lipid nanoparticles of nonlamellar lyotropic phases have a wide solubilizing and encapsulating spectrum for a range of substances thanks to their nanostructured interior featuring both lipophilic and hydrophilic domains. As a consequence, these systems have emerged as promising drug delivery systems in various pharmaceutical and diagnostic applications. Here we present the phase behavior and dispersion properties of a novel three-component lipid system composed of diglycerol monooleate (DGMO), glycerol dioleate (GDO), and polysorbate 80 (P80) which shows several advantageous features relating to drug delivery applications including: spontaneous dispersion formation with a narrow size distribution and tunable particle phase-structure. The obtained phase diagram shows the presence of lamellar (L(alpha)), hexagonal (H(2)), and reverse bicontinuous cubic (V(2)) liquid crystalline phases and an inverse micellar (L(2)) solution. A particularly interesting observation is the presence of a phase region where two liquid phases coexist, most likely the L(2) and L(3) ("sponge phase"). These two phase structures appear also to coexist in the submicron particles formed in the dilute water region, where the L(3) element appears to stabilize nanoparticles with inner L(2) structure. Increasing the fraction of the dispersing P80 component results in the growth of the more water rich L(3) "surface phase" at the expense of the size of the inner L(2) core.     

Neutralization of a sec-ammonium group unusually stabilized by the "rotaxane effect": synthesis, structure, and dynamic nature of a "free" sec-amine/crown ether-type rotaxane

A fifteen-year riddle has been settled: neutralization, the most popular chemical event, of a crown ether/sec-ammonium salt-type rotaxane has been achieved and a completely nonionic crown ether/sec-amine-type rotaxane isolated. A [2]rotaxane was prepared as a typical substrate from a mixture of dibenzo[24]crown-8 ether (DB24C8) and sec-ammonium hexafluorophosphate (PF(6)) with a terminal hydroxy group through end-capping with 3,5-dimethylbenzoic anhydride in the presence of tributylphosphane as a catalyst in 90% yield. A couple of approaches to the neutralization of the ammonium rotaxane were investigated to isolate the free sec-amine-type rotaxane by decreasing the degree of thermodynamic and kinetic stabilities. One approach was the counteranion-exchange method in which the soft counterion PF(6)(-) was replaced with the fluoride anion by mixing with tetrabutylammonium fluoride, thus decreasing the cationic character of the ammonium moiety. Subsequent simple washing with a base allowed us to isolate the free sec-amine-type rotaxane in a quantitative yield. The other approach was a synthesis based on a protection/deprotection protocol. The acylation of the sec-ammonium moiety with 2,2,2-trichloroethyl chloroformate gave an N-carbamated rotaxane that could be deprotected by treating with zinc in acetic acid to afford the corresponding free sec-amine-type rotaxane in a quantitative yield. The structure of the free sec-amine-type rotaxane was fully confirmed by spectral and analytical data. The generality of the counteranion-exchange method was also confirmed through the neutralization of a bisammonium-type [3]rotaxane. The mechanism was studied from the proposed potential-energy diagram of the rotaxanes with special emphasis on the role of the PF(6)(-) counterion.     

Bicyclo[2.2.2]octene-based "crab-like" molecules: synthesis, complexation, luminescence properties, and solid-state structures

[structure, reaction: see text] The U-shaped, multifunctionalized tetraetheno-bridged dicyclopenta[b,i]anthracenediol 10 was synthesized to serve as a platform molecule. The molecule was prepared from the Diels-Alder adduct 5a of tricycloundecatriene 3 and bicyclo[2.2.2]octene-fused p-benzoquinone 4. Functionalization of 10 to construct crab-like molecules was achieved via the base-promoted bis-O-alkylation of two endo-oriented hydroxyl groups at termini in 10 with the following alkyl halides: allyl, propagyl, and benzyl bromides; 1-bromo- and 1-iodo-4-(bromomethyl)benzene; 9-(bromomethyl)anthracene; 1-(bromomethyl)pyrene; and isomeric bromomethylpyridines. Single-crystal X-ray structures were obtained for bis-phenyl (21) and bis-pyrenyl (25) crabs, and for the silver(I) complex (32 and 33) crabs. The silver(I) complex 32 from bis-o-pyridyl crab 30 is a [2+2] dimeric dimetallocyclophane, and 33 from bis-m-pyridyl crab 29 is a [1+1] metallo-bridged cyclophane. The self-assembled intramolecular pi-stacking of pyrenyl rings in 25 with an interplanar distance of 3.40 A and the consequent pi-pi interactions were revealed by the X-ray crystal structure and its luminescence property.