Enantioselective phosphorescence behavior of naproxen in β-cyclodextrin supramolecular complex

In the presence of small amount of 1-iodo butane (IBu) (0.1 % (v/v)), Naproxen (Nap) displays strong room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) in β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) solution without deoxygenation because of the formation of ternary complex of β-CD, Nap, and IBu. The results indicate that β-CD shows good enantiodiscrimination for (R)-Nap and (S)-Nap. The RTP intensity of (R)-Nap is larger than that of (S)-Nap, the difference being 29.2 %. Both (R)-Nap and (S)-Nap exhibit single exponential phosphorescence decay with different lifetimes of 2.535 ± 0.056 and 1.798 ± 0.076 ms for (R)-Nap and for (S)-Nap, respectively. The corresponding association constants evaluated for (R)-Nap/β-CD/IBu and (S)-Nap/β-CD/IBu ternary complexes are (8.02 ± 0.15) × 10³ and (2.50 ± 0.06) × 10³ L mol^?1, respectively. Thus, the observation of RTP differences between (R)-Nap and (S)-Nap can be attributed to their different ability to form complexes with chiral β-CD.     

The palladium-catalyzed addition of aryl- and heteroarylboronic acids to aldehydes

Reaction of aryl- or heteroarylboronic acids with aldehydes, in the presence of PdCl2 and P(1-Nap)3, afforded carbinol derivatives in good to excellent yields. The efficiency of this reaction was demonstrated by the compatibility with nitro, cyano, acetamido, acetoxy, acetyl, carboxyl, trifluoromethyl, fluoro, and chloro groups and the possibility of involving aliphatic aldehyde or hindered substrates. Moreover, the rigorous exclusion of air/moisture is not required in these transformations.     

Stereoselective synthesis of either (E)- or (Z)-silyl enol ether from the same acyclic α,β-unsaturated ketone using cationic rhodium complex-catalyzed 1,4-hydrosilylation

The stereoselective synthesis of either (E)- or (Z)-silyl enol ether from the same acyclic α,β-unsaturated ketone is reported. Highly (Z)-selective conditions were the use of [Rh(cod)₂]BF₄/DPPE at room temperature with no solvent, whereas (E)-selective conditions were the use of [Rh(cod)₂]BF₄/P(1-Nap)₃ (1-Nap = 1-naphthyl) under refluxing dichloromethane.     

萘和丹酰基修饰的扇形树枝状分子聚集体的能量转移行为

分别对1-3代聚(酰胺-胺)(PAMAM)结构的dendron分子的外端基和focal point进行了修饰,得到了外端基为萘(给体)色团、焦点(focal point)为丹酰(受体)色团的树枝状化合物Dan-ABπ-Nap(n=2,4,8).利用荧光光谱测定了不同浓度下所得一系列树枝状分子在水中的荧光强度,并计算了它...     

C- and O-Alkylation with α-Haloketones of the Adamantane Series

Reactions of 1-adamantyl bromomethyl ketone and 1-(1-adamantyl)-3-bromo-2-propanone with acetylacetone and ethyl acetoacetate in a mixture of dry diethyl ether with anhydrous methanol in the presence of sodium methoxide afforded 3-(1-adamantylcarbonylmethyl)-2,4-pentanedione, ethyl 2-(1-adamantylcarbonylmethyl)-3-oxobutanoate, 4-acetyl-1-(1-adamantyl)-2,5-hexanedione, and ethyl 2-acetyl-5-(1-adamantyl)-4-oxopentanoate. The Knoevenagel-Cope reactions of 1-adamantyl bromomethyl ketone and 1-(1-adamantyl)-3-bromo-2-propanone with diethyl malonate yielded, respectively, diethyl 1-(1-adamantyl)-2-bromoethylidenemalonate and diethyl 1-(1-adamantylmethyl)-2-bromoethylidenemalonate. O-Alkylation of ethyl acetoacetate with 1-adamantyl bromomethyl ketone gave ethyl 3-(1-adamantylcarbonylmethoxy)-2-butenoate. Carboxylic acids reacted with 1-adamantyl bromomethyl ketone to form the corresponding 2-(1-adamantyl)-2-oxoethyl carboxylates.     

Characterization of singlet ground and low-lying electronic excited states of phosphaethyne and isophosphaethyne

The singlet ground ((approximate)X(1)Sigma1+) and excited (1Sigma-,1Delta) states of HCP and HPC have been systematically investigated using ab initio molecular electronic structure theory. For the ground state, geometries of the two linear stationary points have been optimized and physical properties have been predicted utilizing restricted self-consistent field theory, coupled cluster theory with single and double excitations (CCSD), CCSD with perturbative triple corrections [CCSD(T)], and CCSD with partial iterative triple excitations (CCSDT-3 and CC3). Physical properties computed for the global minimum ((approximate)X(1)Sigma+HCP) include harmonic vibrational frequencies with the cc-pV5Z CCSD(T) method of omega1=3344 cm(-1), omega2=689 cm(-1), and omega3=1298 cm(-1). Linear HPC, a stationary point of Hessian index 2, is predicted to lie 75.2 kcal mol(-1) above the global minimum HCP. The dissociation energy D0[HCP((approximate)X(1)Sigma+)-->H(2S)+CP(X2Sigma+)] of HCP is predicted to be 119.0 kcal mol(-1), which is very close to the experimental lower limit of 119.1 kcal mol(-1). Eight singlet excited states were examined and their physical properties were determined employing three equation-of-motion coupled cluster methods (EOM-CCSD, EOM-CCSDT-3, and EOM-CC3). Four stationary points were located on the lowest-lying excited state potential energy surface, 1Sigma- -->1A", with excitation energies Te of 101.4 kcal mol(-1) (1A"HCP), 104.6 kcal mol(-1)(1Sigma-HCP), 122.3 kcal mol(-1)(1A" HPC), and 171.6 kcal mol(-1)(1Sigma-HPC) at the cc-pVQZ EOM-CCSDT-3 level of theory. The physical properties of the 1A" state with a predicted bond angle of 129.5 degrees compare well with the experimentally reported first singlet state ((approximate)A1A"). The excitation energy predicted for this excitation is T0=99.4 kcal mol(-1) (34 800 cm(-1),4.31 eV), in essentially perfect agreement with the experimental value of T0=99.3 kcal mol(-1)(34 746 cm(-1),4.308 eV). For the second lowest-lying excited singlet surface, 1Delta-->1A', four stationary points were found with Te values of 111.2 kcal mol(-1) (2(1)A' HCP), 112.4 kcal mol(-1) (1Delta HPC), 125.6 kcal mol(-1)(2(1)A' HCP), and 177.8 kcal mol(-1)(1Delta HPC). The predicted CP bond length and frequencies of the 2(1)A' state with a bond angle of 89.8 degrees (1.707 A, 666 and 979 cm(-1)) compare reasonably well with those for the experimentally reported (approximate)C(1)A' state (1.69 A, 615 and 969 cm(-1)). However, the excitation energy and bond angle do not agree well: theoretical values of 108.7 kcal mol(-1) and 89.8 degrees versus experimental values of 115.1 kcal mol(-1) and 113 degrees. of 115.1 kcal mol(-1) and 113 degrees.     

Stereoselective synthesis of optically active disilanes and selective functionalization by the cleavage of silicon-naphthyl bonds with bromine

Optically active disilanes with one chiral silicon center, (R)-1,2-dimethyl-1-(naphth-1-yl)-1,2,2-triphenyldisilane and (R)-1,2,2-trimethyl-2-(4-methoxynaphth-1-yl)-1-(naphth-1-yl)-1-phenyldisilane, were obtained by the reaction of (S)-methyl(naphth-1-yl)phenylchlorosilane (> 99% ee) with methyldiphenylsilyllithium or by the reaction of methyldiphenylchlorosilane with optically active (S)-methyl(naphth-1-yl)phenylsilyllithium and by the reaction of (S)-methyl(naphth-1-yl)phenylchlorosilane (> 99% ee) with dimethyl(4-methoxynaphth-1-yl)silyllithium. Under the optimized conditions, the reactions proceeded with almost complete inversion for the cholorosilanes and retention for the silyl anions. Optically active disilanes with two chiral centers, (1R,2R)-1,2-dimethyl-1,2-di(naphth-1-yl)-1,2-diphenyldisilane and (1S,2S)-1,2-di(4-methoxynaphth-1-yl)-1,2-dimethyl-1,2-diphenyldisilane, were obtained in high optical purity by the reactions of corresponding optically active halogenosilanes (Cl or F) with optically active silyllithiums. The silicon-silicon bond and the silicon-naphthyl bond of (R)-1,1,2-trimethyl-1,2-di(naphth-1-yl)-2-phenyldisilane and (1R,2R)-1,2-dimethyl-1,2-di(naphth-1-yl)-1,2-diphenyldisilane were cleaved without selectivity on bromination. The silicon-(4-methoxynaphth-1-yl) bond of (R)-1,2,2-trimethyl-2-(4-methoxynaphth-1-yl)-1-(naphth-1-yl)-1-phenyldisilane was regiospecifically cleaved, followed by the stereoselective cleavage of the remaining chiral silicon-naphthyl bond (94% inversion). Although the silicon-(4-methoxynaphth-1-yl) bonds of (1S,2S)-1,2-di(4-methoxynaphth-1-yl)-1,2-dimethyl-1,2-diphenyldisilane (> 99% ee) were regioselectively cleaved without silicon-silicon bond scission, remarkable racemization could not be avoided during the one-pot reaction.     

The first acetimino complexes of Rh(III). 4-imino-2-methylpentan-2-amino-Rh(III) complexes through metal-assisted intramolecular aldol-type condensation of two acetimino ligands

[Rh(Cp)Cl(mu-Cl)](2) (Cp = pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) reacts (i) with [Au(NH=CMe(2))(PPh(3))]ClO(4) (1:2) to give [Rh(Cp)(mu-Cl)(NH=CMe(2))](2)(ClO(4))(2) (1), which in turn reacts with PPh(3) (1:2) to give [Rh(Cp)Cl(NH=CMe(2))(PPh(3))]ClO(4) (2), and (ii) with [Ag(NH=CMe(2))(2)]ClO(4) (1:2 or 1:4) to give [Rh(Cp)Cl(NH=CMe(2))(2)]ClO(4) (3) or [Rh(Cp)(NH=CMe(2))(3)](ClO(4))(2).H(2)O (4.H(2)O), respectively. Complex 3 reacts (i) with XyNC (1:1, Xy = 2,6-dimethylphenyl) to give [Rh(Cp)Cl(NH=CMe(2))(CNXy)]ClO(4) (5), (ii) with Tl(acac) (1:1, acacH = acetylacetone) or with [Au(acac)(PPh(3))] (1:1) to give [Rh(Cp)(acac)(NH=CMe(2))]ClO(4) (6), (iii) with [Ag(NH=CMe(2))(2)]ClO(4) (1:1) to give 4, and (iv) with (PPN)Cl (1:1, PPN = Ph(3)P=N=PPh(3)) to give [Rh(Cp)Cl(imam)]Cl (7.Cl), which contains the imam ligand (N,N-NH=C(Me)CH(2)C(Me)(2)NH(2) = 4-imino-2-methylpentan-2-amino) that results from the intramolecular aldol-type condensation of the two acetimino ligands. The homologous perchlorate salt (7.ClO(4)) can be prepared from 7.Cl and AgClO(4) (1:1), by treating 3 with a catalytic amount of Ph(2)C=NH, in an atmosphere of CO, or by reacting 4with (PPN)Cl (1:1). The reactions of 7.ClO(4) with AgClO(4) and PTo(3) (1:1:1, To = C(6)H(4)Me-4) or XyNC (1:1:1) give [Rh(Cp)(imam)(PTo(3))](ClO(4))(2).H(2)O (8) or [Rh(Cp)(imam)(CNXy)](ClO(4))(2) (9), respectively. The crystal structures of 3 and 7.Cl have been determined.     

Square-planar N2S2NiII complexes with an extended pi-conjugated system

The reaction of a mixture of 2-(1-naphthyl)benzothiazoline (HL1) and 2,6-diphenylbenzo[1,2-d:4,5-d']bisthiazoline (H3L2) with nickel(II) acetate tetrahydrate yielded three kinds of square-planar nickel(II) complexes: one nickel(II) complex with innocent ligands ([Ni(L1)2] (1c)) and two nickel(II) complexes with non-innocent ligands ([Ni(L1-L1)] (1a) and [Ni(L1-L2)] (1b)). The complex 1c has two bidentate-N,S ligands, which are formed via ring opening of HL1. On the other hand, the two complexes 1a and 1b contain a tetradentate-N2S2 ligand, which is created via ring opening of HL1 and H3L2, followed by bond formation between imino carbon atoms. Complexes 1a and 1b show very intense absorptions in the near-infrared (NIR) region, characteristic of square-planar complexes with non-innocent ligands. The third nickel(II) complex having a non-innocent tetradentate-N2S2 ligand ([Ni(L2-L2)] (2)) was prepared from H3L2 and nickel(II) acetate tetrahydrate. The electronic spectrum of 2 exhibits a very intense absorption at 981 nm (epsilon = 3.6 x 10(4) M-1 cm-1), which is significantly red-shifted compared with those of 1a (837 nm and 4.4 x 10(4) M-1 cm-1) and 1b (885 nm and 4.5 x 10(4) M-1 cm-1), indicating the presence of an extended pi delocalization. The reaction of 2,6-bis(3,5-dichlorophenyl)benzo[1,2-d:4,5-d']bisthiazoline (H3L3) with nickel(II) acetate tetrahydrate also led to the formation of a nickel(II) complex with a non-innocent ligand ([Ni(L3-L3)] (3)). While complex 3 is analogous to 2, its electrical conductivity is much higher than that of 2. The molecular structures of 1b, 1c, 2, and 3 were determined by X-ray crystallography.     

Reactions of tetrafluoroethene oligomers. Part 4. Some reactions of the major hexamer oligomer with nucleophiles based on oxygen and sulphur

The major hexamer oligomer of tetrafluoroethene [perfluoro-2-(1-ethyl-1-methylpropyl)-3-methyl-pent-1-ene] (1) reacted with sodium hydroxide under vigorous conditions to afford perfluoro-[(1-ethyl-1-methylpropyl) (1-methylpropyl)]keten (3). Reaction of (1) with methoxide ion in methanol afforded 4-methoxycarbonyl-heneicosafluoro-3,5-dimethyl-5-ethyl-hept-3-ene (5) whereas reaction with methanol In the presence of triethylamine initially afforded (5), but on further reaction yielded (E, Z)-4H-heneicosafluoro-3,5-dimethyl-5-ethylhept-3-ene (4). Reaction of (1) with potassium-t-butoxide in t-butanol afforded (3) whilst with water/triethylamine (4) was obtained. With ethanethiol and sodium benzylthiolate, respectively, hexamer (1) gave ethyl and benzyl [tricosafluoro-3-ethyl-3-methyl-2-(1-methylpropyl)pent-1-enyl]sulphides (6) and (7). With aqueous potassium cyanide 1-cyanotricosafluoro-3-ethyl-3-methyl-2-(1-methylpropyl)pent-1-ene (8) was obtained.     

Synthesis, crystal structures and magnetic properties of tricyanomethanide-containing copper(II) complexes

The preparation, crystal structures and magnetic properties of the copper(II) complexes of formula [Cu(pyim)(tcm)(2)](n) (1), [Cu(bpy)(tcm)(2)](n) (2), [Cu(4)(bpz)(4)(tcm)(8)] (3), {[Cu(terpy)(tcm)].tcm}(n) (4) and {[Cu(2)(tppz)(tcm)(4)].3/2H(2)O}(n) (5) [pyim = 2-(2-pyridyl)imidazole, tcm = tricyanomethanide, bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine, bpz = 2,2'-bipyrazine, terpy = 2,2':6',2'-terpyridine and tppz = 2,3,5,6-tetrakis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine] are reported. Complexes, 1, 2 and 4 are uniform copper(II) chains with single- (1 and 4) and double-(2) micro-1,5-tcm bridges with values of the intrachain copper-copper separation of 7.489(1) (1), 7.520(1) and 7.758(1) (2) and 7.469(1) A (4). Each copper atom in 1, 2 and 4 is five-coordinate with bidentate pyim (1)/bpy (2) and tridentate terpy (4) ligands and nitrile-nitrogen atoms from bridging (1,2 and 4) and terminal (1) tcm groups building a distorted square pyramidal surrounding. The structure of 3 is made up of neutral centrosymmetric rectangles of (2,2'-bipyrazine)copper(II) units at the corners, the edges being built by single- and double-micro-1,5-tcm bridges with copper-copper separations of 7.969(1) and 7.270(1) A, respectively. Five- and six-coordinated copper atoms with distorted square pyramidal and elongated octahedral environments occur in . Compound 5 is a neutral copper(II) chain with regular alternating bis-tridentate tppz and double micro-1,5-tcm bridges, the intrachain copper-copper distances being 6.549(7) and 7.668(1) A, respectively. The two crystallographically independent copper atoms in 5 have an elongated octahedral geometry with three tppz nitrogen atoms and a nitrile-nitrogen atom from a bridging tcm group in the equatorial positions, and two nitrile nitrogen atoms from a terminal and a bridging tcm ligand occupying the axial sites. The investigation of the magnetic properies of 1-5 in the temperature range 1.9-295 K has shown the occurrence of weak ferro- [J = +0.11(1) cm(-1) (2)] and antiferromagnetic interactions [J = -0.093(1) (1), -0.083(1) (4), -0.04(1) and 1.21(1) cm(-1) (3)] across the micro-1,5-tcm bridges and intermediate antiferromagnetic coupling [-J = 37.4(1) cm(-1) (5)] through bis-tridentate tppz. The values of the magnetic interactions are analyzed through simple orbital symmetry considerations and compared with those previously reported for related systems.     

Observation of the pi...H hydrogen-bonded ternary complex, (C(2)H(4))(2)H(2)O, using matrix isolation infrared spectroscopy

FTIR absorption spectra of water-containing ethene:Ar matrices, with compositions of ethene up to 1:10 ethene:Ar, have been recorded. Systematically increasing the concentration of ethene reveals features in the spectra consistent with the known 1:1 ethene:water complex, which subsequently disappear on further increase in ethene concentration. At high concentrations of ethene, new features are observed at 3669 and 3585 cm(-1), which are red-shifted with respect to matrix-isolated nu(3) and nu(1) O-H stretching modes of water and the 1:1 ethene:water complex. These shifts are consistent with a pi...H interaction of a 2:1 ethene:water complex of the form (C(2)H(4)...H-O-H...C(2)H(4)). The analogous (C(2)D(4))(2)H(2)O complex shows little shifting from positions associated with (C(2)H(4))(2)H(2)O, while the (C(2)H(4))(2)D(2)O isotopomer shows large shifts to 2722.3 and 2617.2 cm(-1), having identical nu(3)(H(2)O)/nu(3)(D(2)O) and nu(1)(H(2)O)/nu(1)(D(2)O) values when compared with monomeric water isotopomers. Features at 3626.1 and 2666.2 cm(-1) are also observed and are attributed to (C(2)H(4))(2)HDO. DFT calculations at the B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) level for each isotopomer are presented, and the predicted vibrational frequencies are directly compared with experimental values. The interaction energy for the formation of the 2:1 ethene:water complex from the 1:1 ethene:water complex is also presented.     

Optically active antifungal azoles. XI. An alternative synthetic route for 1

New routes for the synthesis of the optically active antifungal triazoles 1-[(1R,2R)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-2-hydroxy-1-methyl-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)propyl]-3-[4-(1H-1-tetrazolyl)phenyl]-2-imidazolidinone (1b) and the 3-14-(1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)phenyl]-2-imidazolidinone analog (1a) that possess an imidazolidine nucleus were established. The key synthetic intermediates, (2R,3R)-3-(2,2-diethoxvethyl)amino-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-1-(1H1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-2-butanol (8) and (2R,3R)-2-(2,4-difiuorophenyl)-3-(2-h ydroxyethyl)amino-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-2-butanol (14), were prepared by the ring-opening reaction of the oxirane (2) with the corresponding 2-substituted ethylamines. The acetal (8) was converted to the imidazolidinones (1a, b) by condensation with the carbamates (10a, b) followed by treatment with hydrochloric acid and subsequent catalytic hydrogenation. The candidate selected for the clinical trials, 1b (TAK-456), was alternatively prepared from the hydroxyethylamino intermediate (14) via two reaction steps: condensation with the carbamate (10b) to the urea (15) and subsequent cyclization to the imidazolidinones. This newly developed synthetic route could be applied to a large scale preparation of 1b.     

Synthesis, structures, and magnetic properties of face-sharing heterodinuclear Ni(II)-Ln(III) (Ln = Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy) complexes

Heterodinuclear [(Ni (II)L)Ln (III)(hfac) 2(EtOH)] (H 3L = 1,1,1-tris[(salicylideneamino)methyl]ethane; Ln = Eu, Gd, Tb, and Dy; hfac = hexafluoroacetylacetonate) complexes ( 1.Ln) were prepared by treating [Ni(H 1.5L)]Cl 0.5 ( 1) with [Ln(hfac) 3(H 2O) 2] and triethylamine in ethanol (1:1:1). All 1.Ln complexes ( 1.Eu, 1.Gd, 1.Tb, and 1.Dy) crystallized in the triclinic space group P1 (No. 2) with Z = 2 with very similar structures. Each complex is a face-sharing dinuclear molecule. The Ni (II) ion is coordinated by the L (3-) ligand in a N 3O 3 coordination sphere, and the three phenolate oxygen atoms coordinate to an Ln (III) ion as bridging atoms. The Ln (III) ion is eight-coordinate, with four oxygen atoms of two hfac (-)'s, three phenolate oxygen atoms of L (3-), and one ethanol oxygen atom coordinated. Temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibility and field-dependent magnetization measurements showed a ferromagnetic interaction between Ni (II) and Gd (III) in 1.Gd. The Ni (II)-Ln (III) magnetic interactions in 1.Eu, 1.Tb, and 1.Dy were evaluated by comparing their magnetic susceptibilities with those of the isostructural Zn (II)-Ln (III) complexes, [(ZnL)Ln(hfac) 2(EtOH)] ( 2.Ln) containing a diamagnetic Zn (II) ion. A ferromagnetic interaction was indicated in 1.Tb and 1.Dy, while the interaction between Ni (II) and Eu (III) was negligible in 1.Eu. The magnetic behaviors of 1.Dy and 2.Dy were analyzed theoretically to give insight into the sublevel structures of the Dy (III) ion and its coupling with Ni (II). Frequency dependence in the ac susceptibility signals was observed in 1.Dy.     

Regiochemistry of the photostimulated reaction of the phthalimide anion with 1-iodoadamantane and tert-butylmercury chloride by the S(RN)1 mechanism

The photostimulated reaction of the phthalimide anion (1) with 1-iodoadamantane (2) gave 3-(1-adamantyl) phthalimide (3) (12%) and 4-(1-adamantyl) phthalimide (4) (45%), together with the reduction product adamantane (AdH) (21%). The lack of reaction in the dark and inhibition of the photoinduced reaction by p-dinitrobenzene, 1,4-cyclohexadiene, and di-tert-butylnitroxide indicated that 1 reacts with 2 by an S(RN)1 mechanism. Formation of products 3 and 4 occurs with distonic radical anions as intermediates. The photoinduced reaction of anion 1 with tert-butylmercury chloride (10) affords 4-tert-butylphthalimide (11) as a unique product. By competition experiments toward 1, 1-iodoadamantane was found to be ca. 10 times more reactive than tert-butylmercury chloride.     

Novel rearrangement of chloromethylvinylsilanes into allylsilanes. Stereoselective synthesis of metallated allylsilanes from 1-alkynes

Regio and stereoselective hydralumination of 1-(chloromethyldimethylsilyl)-1-alkyne with diisobutylaluminium hydride (DIBAH) affords (Z)-1-(chloromethyldimethylsilyl)-1-(diisobutylalumino)-1-alkene. Treatment of the aluminium-substituted vinylsilane with 3 equivalents of methyllithium affords (E)-1-(trimethylsilyl)-2-lithio-2-alkene as a sole product. Reaction of aluminium-substituted vinylsilane with trimethylaluminium in refluxing heptane produces a mixture of (E)-1-trimethyl-silyl-2-alumino-2-alkene and 2-trimethylsilyl-1-alkene. Reaction of 1-(chloromethyldimethylsilyl)-1-alkyne with triisobutylaluminium gives 2-(isobutyldimethylsilyl)-1-alkene exclusively. Reactions of the lithiated allylsilane with several electrophiles give the corresponding carbometallated products, allylsilanes bearing alkyl, allyl, vinyl, or alkoxycarbonyl groups. Protodesilylation of 3-(trimethylsilylmethyl)-1,3-decadiene gives 3-methylene-1-decene selectively. Reaction of trialkylaluminium with trimethylsilylethyne gives bistrimethylsilylated diene by successive addition of silylethyne to the aluminium reagent; in contrast, chloromethyldimethylsilylethyne gives the mono-adduct regio and stereoselectively.     

An iron reservoir model based on ferrichrome: iron(III)-binding and metal(III)-exchange properties of tripodal monotopic and ditopic hydroxamate ligands with an L-alanyl-L-alanyl-N-hydroxy-beta-alanyl sequence

To gain knowledge about biological iron mobilization, tripodal monotopic and ditopic hydroxamate ligands (1 and 2) are prepared, and their iron-chelating properties are investigated. Ligands 1 and 2 contain three Ala-Ala-beta-(HO)Ala units and three [Ala-Ala-beta-(HO)Ala](2) units connected with tris(alanylaminoethyl)amine, respectively, and form six-coordinate octahedral complexes with iron(III) in aqueous solution. Ligand 1 and 1 equiv of iron give Fe-1, and ligand 2 and 1 or 2 equiv of iron produce Fe(1)-2, or Fe(2)-2. These complexes exhibit absorptions at lambda(max) 425 nm of epsilon 2800-3000/Fe, characteristic of tris(hydroxamato)iron(III) complexes, and preferentially assume the Delta-cis configuration. Loading of Fe(III) on 1, 2, and M(III)-loaded ligands (M-1 and M(1)-2, M = Al, Ga, In) with ammonium ferric oxalate at pH 5.4 is performed, and the second-order rate constants of loading with respect to Fe(III) and the ligand or M(III)-loaded ligands are determined. The rates of loading of Fe(III) on M-1 increase in the order Al-1 < Ga-1 < In-1, and those on M(1)-2 in the order Al(1)-2 < Ga(1)-2 < Fe(1)-2 < In(1)-2, indicating that the dissociation tendency of M(III) ions from the hydroxamate ligand is an important factor. The iron complexes formed with 2 are subjected to an iron removal reaction with excess EDTA in aqueous pH 5.4 solution at 25.0 degrees C, and the collected data are analyzed by curve-fitting using appropriate first-order kinetic equations, providing the rate constants for the upper site and the lower site of 2. Similar analysis for FeM-2 affords removal rate constants for Fe(up)-2, M(up)-2, and Fe(low)-2, and the iron residence probability at each site. The protonation constants of the hydroxamate groups for 1 and 2 (pK(1,) pK(2), pK(3), and pK(1,) pK(2)., pK(6)) are determined, and the proton-independent stability constants for Fe-1, the upper site of Fe(2)-2, and the lower site of Fe(1)-2 are 10(28), 10(29), and 10(28.5), respectively.     

UV-Vis, fluorescence and NMR spectroscopic investigations on inclusion properties of a designed tetrahomocalix[8]arene with fullerenes C60 and C70 in solution

The present article reports the spectroscopic investigations on non-covalent interaction of fullerenes C(60) and C(70) with a macrocyclic receptor molecule, namely, 1,3,5,7-tetrahomo-p-tert-butylcalix[8]arene (1) in toluene. Jobs method of continuous variation reveals 1:1 stoichiometry for the fullerene complexes of 1. The most fascinating feature of the present study is that 1 binds selectively C(60) compared to C(70) as obtained from binding constant (K) data of C(60)-1 (K(C60-1)) and C(70)-1 (K(C70-1)) complexes which are enumerated to be 265,000 dm(3) mol(-1) and 63,43 dm(3) mol(-1), respectively, and selectivity in binding (K(C60-1)/K(C70-1)) is estimated to be 4.18 as obtained from UV-Vis study. Steady state fluorescence studies reveal quenching of fluorescence of 1 in presence of fullerenes and the K value of the C(60)-1 and C(70)-1 complexes are estimated to be 80,760 and 68,780 dm(3) mol(-1), respectively, with selectivity in binding (K(C60-1)/K(C70-1)) ~1.18. (1)H NMR analysis provides very good support in favor of strong binding between C(60) and 1. The high value of K value for C(60)-1 complex indicates that 1 forms an inclusion complex with C(60).     

(E)-1-alkyl-4-

(E)-1-Alkyl-4-[2-(alkylsulfonyl)-1-ethenyl]pyridinium salts were synthesized in two steps. These sulfones were stable at pH 7.3 and underwent a nucleophilic vinylic substitution (S(N)V) with mercaptans, including thiouracile, to give the corresponding 4-(thiovinyl)-pyridinium salts. The X-ray diffraction structure of (E)-1-methyl-4-[2-(ethylsulfanyl)-1-ethenyl]pyridinium iodide indicated conjugation of the sulfur with the pyridinium ring. (Z)-1-Methyl-4-[2-(methylsulfanyl)-1-ethenyl]pyridinium iodide, prepared from the corresponding thioether by reaction with methyl iodide in diethyl ether, underwent isomerization to the E isomer in a first-order reaction in deuterated [D6]DMSO with an activation energy of 14 kcalmol(-1). At pH 7, the (E)-1-methyl-4-[2-(methylsulfonyl)-1-ethenyl]pyridinium iodide (19) reacted specifically with thiols. The reaction of this sulfone with glutathione in a TES buffer at pH 7 was a second-order reaction (k = 4,100 M(-1)s(-1) at 30 degrees C) and gave the corresponding substitution product with an intense long wavelength absorption band (lambdamax=360 nm, epsilon = 27,500 M(-1)cm(-1)). The modification of different enzymes of known structure with 19 showed the high selectivity of this reagent towards thiol groups and its usefulness in the quantitative determination of free thiol groups in proteins.     

Thermodynamic and kinetic studies of H atom transfer from HMo(CO)3(eta(5)-C5H5) to Mo(N[t-Bu]Ar)3 and (PhCN)Mo(N[t-Bu]Ar)3: direct insertion of benzonitrile into the Mo-H bond of HMo(N[t-Bu]Ar)3 forming (Ph(H)C=N)Mo(N[t-Bu]Ar)3

Synthetic studies are reported that show that the reaction of either H2SnR2 (R = Ph, n-Bu) or HMo(CO)3(Cp) (1-H, Cp = eta(5)-C5H5) with Mo(N[t-Bu]Ar)3 (2, Ar = 3,5-C6H3Me2) produce HMo(N[t-Bu]Ar)3 (2-H). The benzonitrile adduct (PhCN)Mo(N[t-Bu]Ar)3 (2-NCPh) reacts rapidly with H2SnR2 or 1-H to produce the ketimide complex (Ph(H)C=N)Mo(N[t-Bu]Ar)3 (2-NC(H)Ph). The X-ray crystal structures of both 2-H and 2-NC(H)Ph are reported. The enthalpy of reaction of 1-H and 2 in toluene solution has been measured by solution calorimetry (DeltaH = -13.1 +/- 0.7 kcal mol(-1)) and used to estimate the Mo-H bond dissociation enthalpy (BDE) in 2-H as 62 kcal mol(-1). The enthalpy of reaction of 1-H and 2-NCPh in toluene solution was determined calorimetrically as DeltaH = -35.1 +/- 2.1 kcal mol(-1). This value combined with the enthalpy of hydrogenation of [Mo(CO)3(Cp)]2 (1(2)) gives an estimated value of 90 kcal mol(-1) for the BDE of the ketimide C-H of 2-NC(H)Ph. These data led to the prediction that formation of 2-NC(H)Ph via nitrile insertion into 2-H would be exothermic by approximately 36 kcal mol(-1), and this reaction was observed experimentally. Stopped flow kinetic studies of the rapid reaction of 1-H with 2-NCPh yielded DeltaH(double dagger) = 11.9 +/- 0.4 kcal mol(-1), DeltaS(double dagger) = -2.7 +/- 1.2 cal K(-1) mol(-1). Corresponding studies with DMo(CO)3(Cp) (1-D) showed a normal kinetic isotope effect with kH/kD approximately 1.6, DeltaH(double dagger) = 13.1 +/- 0.4 kcal mol(-1) and DeltaS(double dagger) = 1.1 +/- 1.6 cal K(-1) mol(-1). Spectroscopic studies of the much slower reaction of 1-H and 2 yielding 2-H and 1/2 1(2) showed generation of variable amounts of a complex proposed to be (Ar[t-Bu]N)3Mo-Mo(CO)3(Cp) (1-2). Complex 1-2 can also be formed in small equilibrium amounts by direct reaction of excess 2 and 1(2). The presence of 1-2 complicates the kinetic picture; however, in the presence of excess 2, the second-order rate constant for H atom transfer from 1-H has been measured: 0.09 +/- 0.01 M(-1) s(-1) at 1.3 degrees C and 0.26 +/- 0.04 M(-1) s(-1) at 17 degrees C. Study of the rate of reaction of 1-D yielded kH/kD = 1.00 +/- 0.05 consistent with an early transition state in which formation of the adduct (Ar[t-Bu]N)3Mo...HMo(CO)3(Cp) is rate limiting.