Synthesis of 6,7-benzo-3-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane and its 3-aza analog from 2-allylphenyl(diallyl)borane. Intramolecular arylboration of the C=C bond

A method was developed for the synthesis of 6,7-benzo-3-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane and 6,7-benzo-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane derivatives based on intramolecular cyclization of 2-allylphenyl(diallyl)borane. Intramolecular arylboration of the double bond in 1,5-diallyl-2,3-benzo-1-boracyclohexane was carried out for the first time. Conventional oxidation (H₂O₂-OH⁻) of 6,7-benzo-3-methoxy-3-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane afforded cis-1,3-di(hydroxymethyl) tetralin. The structure of the latter was established by X-ray diffraction analysis.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 668–672, March, 2005.     

Synthesis of aromatic polythers by Scholl reaction. IV. Homopolymerization and copolymerization of α,ω-bis[4-(1-napthoxy)phenylsulfonyl]perfluoroalkanes

Polyether sulfones containing perfluoroalkyl segments were prepared by room temperature radical-cation polymerization (Scholl reaction) of 1,4-bis[4-(1-napthoxy)phenylsulfonyl]perfluorobutane ( 1a ) and 1,8-bis [4-(1-napthoxy) phenylsulfonyl] perfluoroctane ( 1b ) in nitrobenzene, using anhydrous ferric chloride as oxident. The homopolymerization of 1a and of 1b performed under various polymerization conditions, resulted in polymers with number average molecular weight (M?_n) up to 33,000 and 38,000 g/mol, respectively. Copolymerization of the fluorinated monomers 1a with 1b , and either 1a or 1b with 4,4′-bis(1-naphthoxy) diphenyl sulfone ( 4 ) and 1,5-bis (1-naphthoxy) pentane ( 5 ) produced copolymers of M?_n up to 18,100 g/mol. The reactivity of the various monomers was discussed on the basis of the induction and resonance stabilization effects.     

Synthesis of functionalized linear poly(divinylbenzene). II. Synthesis of poly(divinylbenzene) with hydroxyl pendants and/or endgroups

Poly(divinylbenzene) [poly(DVB)] derivatives having hydroxyl terminals and/or pendants were synthesized by chemical modifications (hydration and hydroxylation) of unsaturated linear poly(DVB) ( I ), which was prepared by the polymerization of DVB catalyzed by acetyl perchlorate. Hydroboration of both terminal and in-chain carbon–carbon double bonds in I with BH₃.THF complex yielded a fully hydrated poly(DVB) II , in which hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups are placed alternately. Selective hydroboration of the vinyl endgroups in I with 9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane led to an α,ω-dihydroxy-poly(DVB) ( III ). Reaction of I with m-chloroperbenzoic acid gave fully epoxidated poly(DVB) IV , which was subsequently hydrated to yield polymer V consisting of glycol repeat units and terminals. The physical properties and reactions (chain extension and crosslinking) of these polymers were also studied.     

Pincer-Supported Gallium Complexes for the Catalytic Hydroboration of Aldehydes,Ketones and Carbon Dioxide

Gallium hydrides stabilised by primary and secondary amines are scarce due to their propensity to eliminate dihydrogen. Consequently, their reactivity has received limited attention. The synthesis of two novel gallium hydride complexes HGa(THF)[ON(H)O] and H₂Ga[μ²-ON(H)O]Ga[ON(H)O] ([ON(H)O]²⁻=N,N-bis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-2-phenoxy)amine) is described and their reactivity towards aldehydes and ketones is explored. These reactions afford alkoxide-bridged dimers through 1,2-hydrogallation reactions. The gallium hydrides can be regenerated through Ga−O/B−H metathesis from the reaction of such dimers with pinacol borane (HBpin) or 9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane (9-BBN). These observations allowed us to target the catalytic reduction of carbonyl substrates (aldehydes, ketones and carbon dioxide) with low catalyst loadings at room temperature.     

Synthesis of aromatic polyethers by Scholl reaction. V. Synthesis and polymerization of 1,3-bis[4-(1-naphthoxy) benzoyl]benzene, 1,4-bis[4-(1-naphthoxy)benzoyl]benzene,bis[4-(1-naphthoxy)phenyl]methane, 1,3-bis[4-(1-naphthoxy) phenylmethyl]benzene,and 1,4-bis-[4-(1-naphthoxy)phenylmethyl]benzene

This article describes the synthesis and the cation-radical polymerization (Scholl reaction) of 1,3-bis[4-(1-naphthoxy) benzoyl] benzene ( 6 ) and 1,4-bis[4-(1-naphthoxy) benzoyl]- benzene ( 7 ) initiated by FeCI₃. This polymerization produced poly(ether ether ketone ketone)s (PEEKK) of number average molecular weight (M?_n) up to 5400 g/mol. The synthesis of bis[4-(1-naphthoxy) phenyl] methane ( 8 ), 1,3-bis[4-(1-napthoxy) phenylmethyl] benzene ( 9 ), and 1,4-bis[4-(1-naphthoxy) phenylmethyl] benzene ( 10 ) are also described. Polyethers of M?_n up to 15400 g/mol at a FeCl₃/monomer molar ratio of 2/1 were obtained. An increased polymerizability of the monomers 9 and 10 containing two CH₂ groups versus that of the corresponding monomers containing two carbonyl groups ( 6 and 7 ) was observed. This enhanced polymerizability was explained based on the increased nucleophilicity of monomers 9 and 10 .     

Organometallic polymers. XXIX. Synthesis and characterization of ferrocene-containing siloxane polymers from bis(dimethylamino)silane–disilanol condensation

A new monomer, 1,1′-bis(dimethylaminodimethylsilyl)ferrocene, was synthesized by two routes and polymerized with three aryl disilanols: dihydroxydiphenylsilane, 1,4-bis(hydroxydimethylsilyl)benzene, and 4,4′-bis(hydroxydimethylsilyl)biphenyl, yielding three different polysiloxanes. Melt polymerizations carried out at 1 torr pressure and 100°C resulted in the highest molecular weight polymers. Intramolecular cyclization competed with intermolecular chain extension in polymerization of the bis(aminosilane) with dihydroxydiphenylsilane, resulting in isolation of a bridged derivative, 1,3,5-trisila-2,4-dioxa-1,1,5,5-tetramethyl-3,3-diphenyl[5]ferrocenophane. Cyclization did not compete significantly during the formation of polymers from this bisaminosilane and the two remaining diols, as evidenced by higher yields and greater molecular weights. These polymers could be cast as tough flexible films, and fibers could be drawn from their melts. TGA and DSC data showed the polymer formed from 1,1′-bis(dimethylaminodimethylsilyl)ferrocene and 1,4-bis(hydroxydimethylsilyl)benzene to be at least as thermally stable as an arylene siloxane polymer which differed from the ferrocenylsiloxane structure only in the replacement of the ferrocene moiety with a p-substituted phenylene linkage. The ferrocene-containing polymers were generally hydrolytically stable under conditions of refluxing THF–H₂O(10 : 1) for 1 hr. The polymer-forming reaction was found to follow second-order kinetics, and the specific rate constants for formation of two of the polymers were measured.     

Charge-Transfer Salts of Ferrocene Derivatives with Bis(maleonitriledithiolato)metallate(III) Complexes ([M(mnt)2]−, M=Ni,Pt): A Ground-State High-Spin [(Ni(mnt)2)2]2− Dimer

New hexamethylated ferrocene derivatives containing thioether moieties (1,1′-bis[(tert-butyl)thio]-2,2′,3,3′,4,4′-hexamethylferrocene ( 3a , b )) or fused S-heteropolycyclic substituents (rac-1-[(1,3-benzodithiol- 2-yliden)methyl]-2,2′,3,3′,4,4′-hexamethylferrocene ( 5 ) and rac-1-[1,2-bis(1,3-benzodithiol-2-yliden)ethyl]-2,2′,3,3′,4,4′-hexamethylferrocene ( 14 )), as well as a series of ferrocene-substituted vinylogous tetrathiafulvalenes (1,1′-bis[1,2-bis(1,3-benzodithiol-2-yliden)ethyl]ferrocene ( 6a ), 1,1′-bis[1-(1,3-benzodithiol-2-yliden)-2-(5,6-dihydro-1,3-dithiolo[4,5-b] [1,4]dithiin-2-yliden)ethyl]ferrocene ( 6b ), [1,2-bis(1,3-benzodithiol-2-yliden)ethyl]ferrocene ( 21a ), [1-(1,3-benzodithiol-2-yliden)-2-(5,6-dihydro-1,3-dithiolo[4,5-b] [1,4]dithiin-2-yliden)ethyl]ferrocene ( 21b ), [1,2-bis(5,6-dihydro-1,3-dithiolo[4,5-b] [1,4]dithiin-2-yliden)ethyl]ferrocene ( 21c ), [1-(5,6-dihydro-1,3-dithiolo[4,5-b] [1,4]dithiin-2-yliden)-2-(1,3-benzodithiol-2-yliden)ethyl]ferrocene ( 21d )) were prepared and fully characterized. Their redox properties show that some of them are easily oxidized and undergo transformation to paramagnetic salts containing bis(maleonitriledithiolato)-metallate(III) anions [M(mnt)₂]⁻ (M=Ni, Pt; bis[2,3-dimercapto-κS)but-2-enedinitrilato(2⁻)]nickelate (1⁻) or -platinate (1⁻). The derivatives [ 3a ] [Ni(mnt)₂] ( 26 ), [ 3a ] [Pt(mnt)₂] ( 27 ), [Fe{(η⁵-C₅Me₄S)₂S}] [Ni(Mnt)₂] ( 28 ), [Fe{(η⁵-C₅Me₄S)₂S}] [Pt(mnt)₂] ( 29 ), [ 5 ] [Ni(mnt)₂]⋅ClCH₂CH₂Cl ( 30 ), [ 6a ] [Ni(mnt)₂] ( 31 ), [ 6a ] [Ni(mnt)₂]⋅ClCH₂CH₂Cl ( 31a ), [ 6a ] [Pt(mnt)₂] [ 32 ), and [ 6b ] [Ni(mnt)₂] ( 33 ) were prepared and fully characterized, including by SQUID (superconducting quantum interference device) susceptibility measurements. X-Ray crystal-structural studies of the neutral ferrocene derivatives 6a , b , 21c , d , and 1,1′-bis[1-(1,3-benzodithiol-2-yliden)-2-oxoethyl]ferrocene ( 23 ), as well as of the charge-transfer salts 26 – 28 , 30 , and 31a , are reported. The salts 28 and 30 display both a D⁺A⁻A⁻D⁺ structural motif, however, with a different relative arrangement of the [{Ni(mnt)₂}₂]²⁻ dimers, thus giving rise to different but strong antiferromagnetic couplings. Salt 26 exhibits isolated ferromagnetically coupled [{Ni(mnt)₂}₂]²⁻ dimers. Salt 27 displays a D⁺A⁻D⁺A⁻ structural motif in all three space dimensions, and a week ferromagnetic ordering at low temperature. Salt 31a , on the contrary, shows segregated stacks of cations and anions. The cations are connected with each other in two dimensions, and the anions are separated by a 1,2-dichloroethane molecule.     

Intramolekulare Cycloaddition von [1,1′-Binaphthyl]-2,2′-bis(allylamin)

Intramolecular cycloaddition of [1,1′-binaphthyl]-2,2′-bis(allylamine) Unlike the 1,1′-binaphthyl-2,2′-bis(allylether) the corresponding [1,1′-binaphthyl]-2,2′-bis(allylamine) (1) upon heating to 230° in mesitylene undergoes thermal decomposition only. However, when 1 is heated in a mixture of 2-methylaminoethanol and water, besides 3 the policyclic ketones 4 and 5 are formed in isolated yields of 28 and 10%, respectively (Scheme 1). Intermediates are the imines corresponding to 4 and 5 which are hydrolysed under the reaction conditions rather than decomposed. The imines are formed by a intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction, in which the double bond of one N-allylgroup reacts with the naphthalene ring of the second half of the molecule. The policyclic ketones 4 and 5 are characterized as acetates 6 and 7 , respectively, and as the acetylated reduced products 11 , and 12 and 13 , respectively. The constitutions of all compounds are derived from spectroscopic data, chiefly from the ¹H-NMR. spectra.     

Organoboron compounds : CCCXCIX. The matteson-pasto rearrangement in the series of 3-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane compounds

Bromination of 3-isopropyl-7-methyl- and 3-isopropyl-7-bromomethyl-3-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane leads to corresponding 3-(2-bromo-2-propyl) derivatives, which, on treatment with alcohols or pyridine as well as on heating, undergo the Matteson-Pasto rearrangement to convert into 3-X-4,4,8-trimethyl- and 3-X-4,4-dimethyl-8-bromomethyl-3-borabicyclo[4.3.1]decane (X = Br, OR). Interaction between triethylamine and 3-(2-bromo-2-propyl)-7-methyl-3-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane is accompanied by dehydrobromination leading to 3-isopropenyl-7-methyl-3-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane. Carbonylation of 3,4,4,8-tetramethyl-3-borabicyclo[4.3.1]decane at 140°C is accompanied by migration of two alkyl groups from the boron to the carbon atom, and subsequent oxidation with H₂O₂ produces 1-(2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-propyl)-3-acetonyl-5-methyl-cyclohexane. Under more forcing conditions (180-195°C), the third alkyl group also migrates to give, after oxidation, a mixture of isomeric 3,4,4,8-tetramethylbicyclo[4.3.1]decan-3-ols. 3-n-Butoxy-4,4-dimethyl-8-bromomethyl-3-borabicyclo[4.3.1]decane, on treatment with Lì, undergoes cyclization to afford 4,4-dimethyl-3-borahomoadamantane, carbonylation and subsequent oxidation of which gave 4,4-dimethylhomoadamantan-3-ol.     

Organometallic compounds : XII. stereochemical interconversion reactions between 1,1′−bis(α-hydroxyalkyl)ferrocenes and 7-oxa[3]ferrocenophanes

Meso and racemic isomers of 1,1′-bis(α-hydroxyalkyl)ferrocene derivatives, and trans and cis isomers of 7-oxa[3]ferrocenophanes have been isolated. The configurations of these isomers have been determined both by spectroscopy and from their reaction behavior. It has been found that the ring-closure and ring-opening interconversion reactions between 1,1′-bis(α-hydroxyalkyl)ferrocenes and 7-oxa[3]ferrocenophanes are stereospecific. PMR spectra of the diols and ethers have been examined at 100 MHz in CF₃COOH, and the existence of α-[1′-(α-hydroxyalkyl)ferrocenyl]carbonium ions has been demonstrated in this acid. A mechanism for the various interconversion reactions is proposed on the basis of their stereospecific reactivity and from the PMR spectra of the carbonium ions.     

Metallocene monomers and polymers. Ferrocenyl and ferrocenylene derivatives

The synthesis and study of some polyenes, polýiminoimides and Schiff polybases with ferrocene obtained by either polymerization or polycondensation are reported.The following monomers were used: ethynylferrocene, 1-chloro-1′-ethynyl-ferrocene, α-chloro-β-formyl-p-ferrocenylstyrene, p-ferrocenylphenylacetylene, p-ferrocenylacetophenone, 1,1′-diacetylferrocene and 1,1′-bis[β-(2-furyl)acryloyl]ferrocene which were characterized by spectral and thermodifferential analyses and Hückel MO calculations. The polymerization was performed in the presence of benzoyl and lauroyl peroxides, triisopropylboron and complex catalysts of [P(C₆H₅)₃]₂ NiX₂ type. The ferrocene derivatives were polycondensed with biuret, 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl ether, 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl thioether, 4,4′-diamino-2,2′-dinitrodiphenyl disulphide in the presence of metallic salts and p-toluene sulphonic acid as catalysts.Polymers with either linear or tridimensional structure showing good thermal stability and semiconducting properties have been obtained. Some polymers show catalytical activity in the polymerization of chloroformylated vinylic derivatives.     

Total Synthesis of (±)-Zearalanone

Summary.  A new approach to the macrocyclic lactone zearalanone is described utilizing an alkenol and an arene trifluoromethanesulfonate as starting materials. The key step is a Pd(0)-catalyzed cross-coupling of the arene trifluoromethanesulfonate with a 9-alkyl-9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane derived from the alkenol. The title compound is obtained by macrolactonization of a hydroxy acid under Mitsunobu conditions. Received December 29, 2000. Accepted February 5, 2001     

Computational and experimental structure–reactivity relationships: evidence for a side reaction in Alpine-Borane reductions of d-benzaldehydes

Extraordinary stereoselectivity, approaching 100%, has been reported in the reductions of d-benzaldehydes by B-isopinocampheyl-9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane (Alpine-Borane). This is likely because of the extreme size disparity of groups on either side of the carbonyl. Here, we present a structure–reactivity study whereby the reductions of variably substituted d-benzaldehydes are explored using highly sensitive measures for enantiomeric excess and relative reactivity. These results are compared to the relative rates predicted from density functional calculations. The results indicate that 2,6-disubstitution adversely affects the stereoselectivity by means of a non-selective reduction via the dehydroboration product of Alpine-Borane, 9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane.     

Facile and convenient synthesis of B-amino-9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes. Aminoboration of lsocyanates

The reaction of 9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane (9-BBN) with aliphatic and aromatic primary and secondary amines in tetrahydrofuran (THF) at 65°C proceeds rapidly and quantitatively with evolution of hydrogen and the formation of the corresponding B-amino-9-borabicyclo[3.3.1] nonane (B-amino-9-BBN). Simple evaporation of THF from the reaction mixture gives the B-amino-9-BBN derivatives in high yield and purity. These B-amino-9-BBN derivatives are reactive towards alkyl and aryl isocyanates. Consequently, the aminoboration of various isocyanates has been studied using B-phenylamino-9-BBN. Thus, two equivalents of isocyanates react with one equivalent of B-phenylamino-9-BBN to afford, following the hydrolysis of the intermediate with ethanolamine, N, N'-disubstituted-N -(phenylamido)-ureas in excellent yields. A plausible mechanism for this aminoboration reaction of isocyanates is also presented.     

Synthesis of well-defined chain-end- and in-chain-functionalized polystyrenes with a definite number of benzyl chloride moieties and D-glucose residues

Novel well-defined chain-end- and in-chain-functionalized polystyrenes with six, eight, twelve, and sixteen benzyl chloride moieties and with four and eight D-glucose residues have been successfully synthesized by developing the methodology based on living anionic polymerization of using new functionalized agents derived from functionalized 1,1-diphenylethylene (DPE) derivatives. They are 1,10-dichloro-4,4-7,7-tetra(3-methoxymethylphenyl)decane, its iodide derivative, the dianion prepared from 1,1-bis(3-methoxymethylphenyl)ethylene and potassium naphthalenide, and 1,1-bis[3′,5′-bis(1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D-glucofuranose-3-oxymethyl)phenyl]ethylene. The developed methodology involves diverse modes of reactions of polystyryllithium with new functionalized agents and either the subsequent transformation reaction with BCl₃ into benzyl chloride moieties or acid-hydrolysis to regenerate D-glucose residues. The resulting chain-multi-functionalized polystyrenes were precisely controlled with respect to chain length and quantitatively functionalized within experimental errors.     

Precision Graphene Nanoribbon Heterojunctions by Chain-Growth Polymerization

Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) are considered promising candidates for next-generation nanoelectronics. In particular, GNR heterojunctions have received considerable attention due to their exotic topological electronic phases at the heterointerface. However, strategies for their precision synthesis remain at a nascent stage. Here, we report a novel chain-growth polymerization strategy that allows for constructing GNR heterojunction with N=9 armchair and chevron GNRs segments ( 9-AGNR/cGNR ). The synthesis involves a controlled Suzuki–Miyaura catalyst-transfer polymerization (SCTP) between 2-(6′-bromo-4,4′′-ditetradecyl-[1,1′:2′,1′′-terphenyl]-3′-yl) boronic ester ( M1 ) and 2-(7-bromo-9,12-diphenyl-10,11-bis(4-tetradecylphenyl)-triphenylene-2-yl) boronic ester ( M2 ), followed by the Scholl reaction of the obtained block copolymer ( poly-M1/M2 ) with controlled M_n (18 kDa) and narrow Đ (1.45). NMR and SEC analysis of poly-M1/M2 confirm the successful block copolymerization. The solution-mediated cyclodehydrogenation of poly-M1/M2 toward 9-AGNR/cGNR is unambiguously validated by FT-IR, Raman, and UV/Vis spectroscopies. Moreover, we also demonstrate the on-surface formation of pristine 9-AGNR/cGNR from the unsubstituted copolymer precursor, which is unambiguously characterized by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM).     

Synthesis of aromatic polyethers by Scholl reaction. VII. Oxidative polymerization of 2,2-bis[4-(1-naphthoxy)phenyl]propane and 2,2-bis [4-(1-naphthyl)phenyl]propane

The synthesis and the mechanism of oxidative polymerization of 2,2-bis[4-(1-naphthoxy)phenyl]propane ( 4 ) and 2,2-bis[4-(1-naphthyl)phenyl]propane ( 9 ) are presented. Both monomers polymerize by two different propagation steps. The first one represents a cation-radical dimerization of the naphthyl groups to dinaphthyl structure. H⁺[FeCl₄]^? generated from the first propagation step initiates a transalkylation reaction which provides structural units containing isopropylidenic groups inserted between phenyl and naphthyl, and between two naphthyl groups, respectively. Since the phenyl groups resulted from the second propagation reaction are unreactive in both the oxidative coupling and the transalkylation steps this polymerization reaction leads to polymers with low molecular weights containing phenyl chain ends.     

Selective transformation of organoboranes to grignard reagents by using pentane-1,5-di(magnesium bromide). Syntheses of the pheromones of southern armyworm moth and Douglas fir tussock moth

The selective transformation of trialkylboranes or B-alkyl-9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]-nonanes to alkylmagnesium bromides was accomplished upon treatment with pentane-1,5-di(magnesium bromide) ($\text{1}$) in benzene.     

Synthesis of Spirocyclic Cyclobutenes through Desulfinative Spirocyclisation of gem-Bis(triflyl)cyclobutenes

A two-step synthesis of less accessible spiro[cyclobutene-1,9′-fluorene] compounds from biaryl-alkynes and 2-(2-fluoropyridin-1-ium-1-yl)-1,1-bis((trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl)ethan-1-ide, which serves as a potent precursor for outstandingly electrophilic Tf₂C=CH₂, has been developed. This synthetic methodology includes selective formation of gem-bis(triflyl)cyclobutenes from biaryl-alkynes and Tf₂C=CH₂ followed by desulfinative spirocyclisation mediated by 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropyl alcohol (HFIP). Besides, on the basis of the chameleonic reactivity of sulfone functionality, several derivatisations of triflylated spiro[cyclobutene-1,9′-fluorene] products have been successfully achieved.     

Reactions of α,β-unsaturated ketones of the bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane series with nitro alkanes

Reaction of bicyclo[3.3.1]nona-3,7-diene-2,6-dione with nitroform in boiling methanol occurs with involvement of the solvent and results in 2,6-dimethoxy-4,8-bis(trinitromethyl)-bicyclo[3.3.1]nona-2,6-diene, while the reaction in tert-butyl alcohol affords 4,8-bis(trinitromethyl)bicyclo[3.3.1]nona-2,6-dione.