Photolysis of copolymers 4-methoxyacrylophenone with 2-hydroxy-4-(2-methacroyloxyethoxy) benzophenone

The photolysis of copolymers of 4-methoxyacrylophenone with 2-hydroxy-4-(2-methacroyloxyethoxy) benzophenone (4MAP/PBMA) containing 0–8 wt/wt 2% of BPMA was compared with that of poly-4-methoxyacrylophenone (P4MAP) in the presence of 2-hydroxy-4-(2-isobutyroyloxyethoxy) benzophenone (BPIB) in ethyl benzoate at 366 nm. In the photolysis of P4MAP proceeding through the long-lived triplet state, it was possible to separate quenching and screening effects of BPIB. The dependence of the ratio of quantum yields of main chain scission without and with quencher was linear for free quencher; for copolymerized quencher, however, the dependence indicated static quenching. Using the Perrin model for copolymers, the quenching sphere of 1.56 nm was calculated. Study of the emission decay of copolymers 4MAP/BPMA in poly(methyl methacrylate) films at 77 K give 1.86 nm for the quenching sphere. Similar values were found for quenching of 4-methoxyacrylophenone chromophore by built-in acceptors naphthalene and diphenyl (1.60 nm). These results indicate that energy transfer in carbonyl copolymers, both in dilute solution and in film, at 77 K proceeds at a distance a little greater than the sum of donor and acceptor diameters (about 1.2 nm) showing that the extent of triplet energy migration is limited.     

Synthesis and photolysis of copolymers with 1-(4-carbethoxyphenyl)-2-propen-1-one structural units

New light-sensitive copolymers containing 1-(4-carbethoxyphenyl)-2-propen-1-one (PCOOEt) chromophore and as comonomer styrene (S), vinyl acetate (VAC), ethyl acrylate (EA), phenyl acrylate (PhA), acrylonitrile (AN) and 1-buten-3-one (MVK) were prepared. Copolymers with MVK were crosslinked. In the copolymerization with VAC, an oligomer with M_GPC about 5000 Dalton and rich in PCOOEt is formed initially. Later, after consumption of PCOOEt, VAC polymerizes to high molecular weight. The oligomers are built in the main chain of VAC. Since the ketone-containing structures are only in the oligomeric part and in the side-chains, no decrease of the molecular weight, as followed by viscometry, was observed during photolysis. Copolymers of PCOOEt with EA, PhA, S and AN degrade under 366 nm irradiation in benzene or dimethylformamide solution with a quantum yield of main chain scission of the same order of magnitude as homopolymer. The quenching of the photolysis of copolymers shows that the reactivity of the triplet state is influenced by the comonomer. A comparison of quenching constants for copolymers with those of homopolymers indicate that self-quenching is not an important deactivation route of the triplet carbonyl group.     

Laser photolysis of 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-3-methylpyrazole and 1-ethyl-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-chloropyrazole

The spectral kinetic characteristics of the triplet states of 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-3-methylpyrazole (1) and 1-ethyl-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-chloropyrazole (2) were studied by the laser nanosecond photolysis technique in different solvents. The triplet lifetimes (τ_T) of molecules 1 and 2 were found to depend strongly on the solvent nature. An increase in τ_T by approximately two orders of magnitude on going from nonpolar and polar aprotic solvents (τ_T ≤ 15 ns) to aqueous-acetonitrile solutions (τ_T = 1100 ns for a volume acetonitrile to water ratio of 1 : 3) was analyzed, taking into account the influence of the medium on the relative contribution of the n,π*- and π,π*-configurations to the lowest triplet state. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1115–1119, May, 2005.     

Photopolymerization of 7,7′-coumarinyl polymethylene dicarboxylates: Fluorescence and kinetic study

All eight 7,7′-(4-methylcoumarinyl) polymethylene dicarboxylates (3, 4) containing terminal photoreactive coumarin chromophores show strong fluorescence intensities at room temperature in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and CH₂Cl₂. After irradiation with 350 nm light for 2 h, the fluorescence characteristics of the dicarboxylates reveal their photopolymerization paths. On irradiation of the unsubstituted dicarboxylates (3) in DMSO, singlet excited state excimers are formed, leading to syn head-to-head coumarin dimer configuration. However, for all dicarboxylates in CH₂Cl₂, the dimerization of the coumarin chromophore proceeds via a triplet excited state in the presence of benzophenone to form the anti-configuration photoproducts. Further confirmations of the reaction mechanism are made by kinetic studies. At high concentration, photopolymerization of 7,7′-(4-methylcoumarinyl) polymethylene dicarboxylate (4c) obeys zero-order and first-order kinetics for coumarin chromophore and benzophenone, respectively. This is a powerful proof of the proposed mechanism of a triplet excited state reaction. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 35 : 2999–3008, 1997     

Kinetics and mechanism of sensitized photooxidation of tetramethylammonium salt of 2-(phenylthio)acetic acid in solution: Steady-state and flash photolysis studies

The mechanism for the photo-induced oxidation of the tetramethylammonium salt of 2-(phenylthio)acetic acid was elucidated. The photosensitizer was the benzophenone triplet in acetonitrile solutions. Time-resolved absorption spectra and kinetics were used to follow the intermediates which included the triplet of benzophenone, the ketyl radical of benzophenone, and an ion pair consisting of a radical anion of benzophenone and a tetramethylammonium cation. Rate constants for the growth and decay of the transients were determined along with the quantum yields of the transients. The intermediacy of other radicals was inferred by the products observed following steady-state photolysis. Quantum yields were also determined for photoproducts resulting from the steady-state irradiation. The mechanism was proposed that rationalized the quantitative observations. Of particular note was how the nature of the counter ion effected the secondary reactions of the radicals and the radical ions.     

Synthesis of Novel New 2-(2-(4-((3,4-Dihydro-4-oxo-3-aryl quinazolin-2-yl)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)acetoyloxy)-2-phenyl Acetic Acid Esters

Stereoselective diazotization of (S)-2-amino-2-phenyl acetic acid (L-phenyl glycine) (4) with NaNO₂ in 6% H₂SO₄ in a mixture of acetone and water gave optically pure (S)-2-hydroxy-2-phenyl acetic acid (L-mandelic acid) (5). Esterification, gave (S)-2-hydroxy-2-phenyl acetic acid esters (6). The latter was treated with chloroacetyl chloride in the presence of triethylamine (TEA) in dichloromethane (DCM) to yield (S)-2-chloroacetyloxy phenyl acetic acid ester (2). In another sequence, the reaction of 2-(chloromethyl)-3-arylquinazolin-4(3H)-one (9) treated with N-Boc piperazine, followed by deprotection of the Boc group, to obtain 3-aryl-2-((piperazin-1-yl)methyl) quinazolin-4(3H)-one (3). Reaction of 2 with 3 in the presence of K₂CO₃ and KI gave the title compound, 2-(2-(4-((3,4-dihydro-4-oxo-3-arylquinazolin-2-yl)methyl)piperazin-1-yl) acetoyloxy)-2-phenyl acetic acid esters (1). The structures of all the new compounds obtained in the present work are supported by spectral and analytical data.     

Reactions of 2-chloro-2-(4-pyridyl)propane with nucleophiles. Substitution on tertiary carbon

The reaction of 2-chloro-2-(4-pyridyl)propane ( 2 ) with lithium 2-propanenitronate affords the C-alkylation product 2-nitro-3-(4-pyridyl)-2,3-dimethylbutane ( 3 ), the Michael-adduct 2-nitro-2-methyl-4-(4-pyridyl)pentane ( 4 ), 4-isopropenylpyridine ( 5 ) and 2-(4-pyridyl)-2-propanol ( 6 ). Of these four products, only the formation of 3 is suppressed when the reaction is performed in the presence of radical inhibitors. The reaction of compound 2 with sodium azide gives the tertiary substitution product 2-azido-2-(4-pyridyl)propane ( 8 ). The reaction is not influenced by radical inhibitors. This is also the case in the reaction of 2 with sodium benzenethiolate, which affords 2-mercaptophenyl-2-(4-pyridyl)propane ( 9 ) and 1-mercaptophenyl-2-(4-pyridyl)propane ( 10 ). Compound 5 , the product of an E₂-type elimination is also formed in the azide and thiolate reactions. A Michael type addition of sodium benzenethiolate to 5 explains the formation of 10 . Similarly, generation of 5 in reactions of 2 with sodium methanethiolate and sodium cyanide accounts for the formation of 1-mercaptomethyl-2-(4-pyridyl)propane ( 11 ) and 3-(4-pridyl)butanenitrile ( 12 ), respectively.     

Synthesen und Ringerweiterungsreaktionen von 2-(4-Hydroxyalkyl)-2-nitrocycloalkanonen

Syntheses and Ring-Enlargement Reactions of 2-(4-Hydroxyalkyl)-2-nitrocycloalkanones Syntheses of the title compounds were achieved by [Pd{P(C₆H₅)₃}₄]-catalyzed reaction of 2-nitrocycloalkanones 3 with vinyloxirane followed by catalytic hydrogenation. By another route, the known methyl 4-(1-nitro-2-oxocycloalkyl)butanoates 6 were reduced to the corresponding aldehydes 7 which by NaBH₄ reduction or methylation with (CH₃)₂Ti(i-Pr)₂ were transformed to the alcohols 5 and 8 , respectively (Saheme 1). Treatment of 5 and/or 8 with KH/THF under reflux gave, via a 7-membered intermediate, the nitrolactones 12 and oxolactones 13 (Scheme 3). Compared with similar reactions running via 5- or 6-membered intermediates (see 1 and 2 ), the yields are distinctly lower. The natural occurring 12-tridecanolid ( 14 ) was synthesized.     

Mechanistic studies of the sensitized photoreduction of bis(acetylacetonato)copper(II) by phenylalkyl ketones

Bis(acetylacetonato)copper(II) (Cu(acac)₂) interacts with both the triplet excited state and the triplet biradical of phenylalkyl ketones which undergo the Norrish type II reaction. Mechanistic studies by static quenching methods show that the triplet biradicals interact with the paramagnetic copper species, leading to the preferential formation of cyclobutanols without the formation of new products; in the presence of Ph₃P the former interaction causes the known reduction of Cu(acac)₂) to Cu(acac)(Ph₃P)₂, with a rate constant of about 6 × 10⁹ M⁻¹ s⁻¹. It is shown that Ph₃P interacts with one reactive intermediate, the triplet excited state ketone. The results of extensive kinetic analysis strongly support the proposed reaction mechanism.     

Molecular and crystal structure of 4-trifluoro-2-[2-(4-fluorophenyl)hydrazine-1-ylidene]-1-(thiophen -2-yl)butane-1,3-dione

Single crystal X-ray diffraction is used to determine the crystal and molecular structure of 4-trifluoro-2-[2-(4-fluorophenyl)hydrazine-1-ylidene]-1-(thiophen-2-yl)butane-1,3-dione. Crystallographic data for C₁₄H₈F₄N₂O₂S are as follows: a = 8.2723(6) ?, b = 9.3009(7) ?, c = 9.9895(7) ?; α = 79.224(2)°, β = 75.851(2)°, γ = 72.337(2)°. Triclinic crystal system, P-1 space group, d _x = 1.622 g/cm³, V = 704.83(9) ?³, μ = 0.286 mm⁻¹, crystal size 0.30×0.20×0.20 mm, R1 = 0.0891, wR2 = 0.1989.     

Photochemical behavior of cyclopropyl-substituted benzophenones and valerophenones

p-Cyclopropylbenzophenone, 20, gives no photoreduction when irradiated in i-PrOH solvent. This is a general phenomenon and a number of cyclopropyl-substituted benzophenones, including 4-(endo-6-bicyclo[3.1.0]hexyl)benzophenone, 19, 4-(cis-2,3-dimethylcyclopropyl)benzophenone, 21, 4-(cis-2-vinylcyclopropyl)benzophenone, 22, and 4-(endo-7-bicyclo[4.1.0]hept-2-enyl)benzophenone, 23, also fail to undergo photoreduction. Instead these latter compounds undergo cis-trans isomerization when irradiated. A mechanism involving formation of an (n, π*) triplet, which subsequently fragments the strained cyclopropane bond to give a lower energy and unreactive open triplet, has been suggested. p-Cyclopropylvalerophenone, 25, and p-(endo-6-bicyclo[3.1.0]hexyl)valerophenone, 24, also undergo photoisomerization and fail to undergo the Norrish Type II photoreactions. Triplet energy dissipation by fragmentation of the cyclopropane bond is also proposed. In addition to the Norrish Type II reaction, p-cyclobutylvalerophenone, 27, undergoes a photofragmentation to give ethylene and p-vinylvalerophenone, 60, by an energy dissipation mechanism involving a 1,4-biradical derived from cyclobutane bond fragmentation.     

The structures of 1-(2′-hydroxybenzoyl)piperidine and 4-(2′-hydroxybenzoyl)morpholine

1-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)piperidine, C₁₂H₁₅NO₂, orthorhombic, Pbc2₁-C _2v ⁵ ;a=9.529 (1),b=10.001 (1),c=11.652 (1) Å;Z=4. The structure was determined from 1 510 single crystal X-ray data by direct methods and the refinement of the structure parameters yieldedR=0.040. There is one molecule in the asymmetric unit.4-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)morpholine, C₁₁H₁₃NO₃, orthorhombic, P2₁2₁2₁-D ₂ ⁴ ;a=13.006 (1),b=17.258 (2),c=9.125 (1) Å;Z=8. The structure parameters of the isotypic compound 4-(2-hydroxythiobenzoyl)morpholine were used in a starting set of refinement; finallyR=0.054 was obtained for 1 900 single crystal X-ray data. There are two molecules in the asymmetric unit.In both compounds the hydrogen atoms could be located by means of differenceFourier summations. The intermolecular hydrogen bonds with O ... O distances of 2.649 (2) Å for the piperidine derivate and 2.688 (3) resp. 2.754 (3) Å for the morpholine derivate are typical for intermediate bond strengths.

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Die Strukturen von 1-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)piperidin und 4-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)morpholin

Zusammenfassung 1-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)piperidin, C₁₂H₁₅NO₂, orthorhombisch, Pbc2₁-C _2v ⁵ ;a=9.529 (1),b=10.001 (1),c=11.652 (1) Å;Z=4. Die Struktur wurde aus 1 510 Einkristallröntgendaten mittels direkter Methoden bestimmt; die Strukturverfeinerung ergabR=0.040. Es ist ein Molekül in der asymmetrischen Einheit.4-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)morpholin, C₁₁H₁₃NO₃, orthorhombisch, P2₁2₁2₁-D ₂ ⁴ ;a=13.006 (1),b=17.258 (2),c=9.125 (1) Å;Z=8. Die Strukturparameter der isotypen Verbindung 4-(2-hydroxythiobenzoyl)morpholin wurden als Startsatz für die Strukturverfeinerung benutzt. Es wurdeR=0.054 aus 1 900 Einkristallröntgendaten erreicht. Es befinden sich zwei Moleküle in der asymmetrischen Einheit.In beiden Verbindungen konnten mittels Differenz-Fourier-Summierungen die Wasserstoffatome lokalisiert werden. Die intermolekularen Wasserstoffbrükken mit O ... O-Distanzen von 2.649 (2) Å für das Piperidinderivat und 2.688 (3) bzw. 2.754 (3) Å für das Morpholinderivat sind typisch für mittlere Bindungsstärken.

     

Kristallstruktur von Tetraphenylphosphonium-Monothiocyanatohydro-closo-Decaborat, [P(C6H5)4]2[2-(SCN)B10H9] · CH3CN

Crystal Structure of Tetraphenylphosphonium Monothiocyanatohydro-closo-Decaborate, [P(C₆H₅)₄]₂[2-(SCN)B₁₀H₉] · CH₃CN The X-ray structure determination of [P(C₆H₅)₄]₂[2-(SCN)B₁₀H₉] · CH₃CN (monoclinic, space group P2₁/n, a = 10.6040(10), b = 13.8880(9), c = 33.888(3) Å, β = 94.095(8)°, Z = 4) reveals the S coordination of the SCN substituent with a B? S distance of 1.913(6) Å and a B? S? C angle of 105.3(3)°. The SCN group is nearly linear (178.2(7)°).     

Syntheses,Characterization, and Crystal Structures of a Dinuclear Complex and Coordination Polymer of Mercury(II) with Schiff Base Ligands containing N3 and N4 Donors

Two dinuclear mercury(II) iodide compounds, [Hg₂(L)(I)₄] ( 1 ) and [(L′)Hg(μ‐I)₂HgI₂]_n ( 2 ) [L = N,N′‐bis(phenyl(pyridin‐2‐yl)methylene)propane‐1,2‐diamine and L′ = N‐(phenyl(pyridin‐2‐yl)methylene)propane‐1,2‐diamine] were synthesized and characterized. The molecular structures of [Hg₂(L)(I)₄] ( 1 ) and [(L′)Hg(μ‐I)₂HgI₂]_n ( 2 ), which were determined by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction, indicate that each Hg^II in 1 has a distorted tetrahedral environment around the metal atom with a HgN₂I₂ chromophore, whereas in 2 one mercury(II) atom adopts a distorted tetrahedral arrangement with a HgI₄ chromophore and the other has a distorted square pyramidal environment with HgN₃I₂ chromophore. In the solid state, compound 2 consists of a 1D coordination polymer structure.     

The preparation of M(PR3)2 (S2(S)PC6H4OMe) (M=Ni,Pd, Pt) from Lawessons reagent

Summary Reaction of Lawessons reagent (MeOC₆H₄P(S)S₂P(S)C₆H₄OMe) (1) withbis-phosphine-dihalide complexes of nickel, palladium and platinum proceeds with asymmetric bridge cleavage to give M(PR₃)₂(S₂(S)PC₆H₄OMe) (2). The new compounds were characterised by³¹P n.m.r., i.r. and microanalyses.     

Synthese von 4-Benzylthio- und 4-(Arylthio)-1,3-oxazol-5(2H)-onen

Synthesis of 4-(Benzylthio)-and 4-(Arylthio)-1,3-oxazole-5(2H)-ones Following a known procedure, 4-(benzylthio)-1,3-oxazol-5(2H)-one ( 4a ) was synthesized starting from sodium cyanodithioformate ( 1 ) and cyclohexanone (Scheme 1). The structure of the intermediate 4-(benzylthio)-1,3-thiazol-5(2H)-one ( 3a ) was established by X-ray crystallography. An alternative route was developed for the synthesis of 4-(arylthio)-1,3-oxazol-5(2H)-ones which are not accessible by the former reaction. Treatment of ethyl cyanoformate ( 5 ) with a thiophenol in the presence of catalytic amounts of Et₂NH and TiCl₄, followed by addition of a ketone and BF₃.Et₂O in a one-pot-reaction, gave 4f–i in low-to-fair yields (Scheme 3). Both synthetic pathways-complementary as for benzyl–S and aryl-S derivatives–seem to be limited with respect to variation of substituents of the ketone.     

Time-resolved luminescence of terbium complexes with poly(2- and 4-vinylpyridine N-oxide)s in aqueous solution

Terbium complexes with polymer ligands of poly(2- and 4-vinylpyridine N-oxide)s (P2VPNO, P4VPNO) in aqueous solution were prepared and characterized. Multi-exponential decays of the ⁵D₄ → ⁷F₅ terbium transition at 545 nm of [P2VPNO-Tb³⁺] and [P4VPNO-Tb³⁺] complexes were measured. The non-linearity of semi-logarithmic plots of time-resolved luminescence was more pronounced in [P4VPNO-Tb³⁺] than in [P2VPNO-Tb³⁺], being reduced by addition of salts such as sodium formate or acetate. We assume that multi-exponential decays of Tb³⁺ in the complexes are caused by a back metal-to-ligand energy transfer via triplet state of N-oxide polymer ligand. By carrying out separate experiments in water and deuterium oxide, the number of coordinated water molecules in the [P4VPNO-Tb³⁺] complex was estimated as 4-5, assuming that the Tb³⁺ aqua complex contains nine water molecules.     

Novel modified chiral NiII complexes with the Schiff bases of (E)-and (Z)-2-aminobut-2-enoic acids: Synthesis and study

Ni^II complexes with the Schiff bases of (E)-and (Z)-2-aminobut-2-enoic acids were obtained with (S)-N-(2-benzoylphenyl)-1-(2-chlorobenzyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide and (S)-N-(2-benzoylphenyl)-1-(3,4-dimethylbenzyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide as new chiral auxiliaries. Asymmetric addition of nucleophiles to the C=C bond of these complexes was studied. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 428–435, March, 2006.     

Kristallstrukturen der iso‐Thiocyanatoberyllate (Ph4P)2[Be(NCS)4] und (Ph4P)4[{Be2(NCS)4(μ‐NCS)2}{Be2(NCS)6(μ‐H2N2C2S2)}]

Bis(tetraphenylphosphonium) hexachloridodiberyllate, (Ph₄P)₂[Be₂Cl₆], reacts with excess trimethylsilyl‐iso‐thiocyanate to give a mixture of colourless single crystals of (Ph₄P)₂[Be(NCS)₄] ( 1 ) and (Ph₄P)₄[{Be₂(NCS)₄(μ‐NCS)₂}{Be₂(NCS)₆(μ‐H₂N₂C₂S₂)}] ( 2 ), which can be separated by selection. Both complexes were characterized by X‐ray diffraction. Compound 1 can be prepared without by‐products by treatment of (Ph₄P)₂[BeCl₄] with excess Me₃SiNCS in dichloromethane solution. 1 : Space group I4₁/a, Z = 4, lattice dimensions at 100(2) K: a = b = 1091.2(1), c = 3937.1(3) pm, R₁ = 0.0474. The [Be(NCS)₄]^2– ion of 1 forms tetragonally distorted tetrahedral anions with Be–N distances of 168.4(2) pm and weak intermolecular S ··· S contacts along [100] and [010]. 2 ·4CH₂Cl₂: Space group P , Z = 1, lattice dimensions at 100(2) K: a = 919.5(1), b = 1248.3(1), c = 2707.0(2) pm, α = 101.61(1) °, β = 95.08(1) °, γ = 94.52(1) °, R₁ = 0.103. Compound 2 contains two different anionic complexes in the ratio 1:1. In {Be₂(NCS)₄(μ‐NCS)₂}^2–, the beryllium atoms are connected by (NCS)^– bridging groups forming centrosymmetric eight‐membered Be₂(NCS)₂ rings with distances Be–N of 168(1) pm and Be–S of 235.2(9) pm. The second anion {Be₂(NCS)₆(μ‐H₂N₂C₂S₂)}^2– consists of two {Be(NCS)₃}^– units, which are linked by the nitrogen atoms of the unique dimeric cyclo‐addition product of HNCS with Be–N distances of 179(1) pm.     

Röntgenstrukturanalyse von N-((E)-2-Methyl-2-butenyl)-N-(4-methylphenylsulfonyl)-N′-(4-nitrophenyl)schwefeldiamid

X-Ray Structure Analysis of N-((E)-2-Methyl-2-butenyl)-N-(4-methylphenylsulfonyl)-N′-(4-nitrophenyl)sulfurdiamide The title compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n with a = 16.893(3), b = 14.285(2), c = 18.422(4), β = 114.765(5)°, V = 4037 ų, Z = 8. The formal S? N single bonds of the diaminosulfane moiety are shortened and differ in length (1.700 and 1.644 Å). The bonds of the N? S? N group to the p-nitrophenyl and tosyl rest are also a bit shorter than single bonds. The hybridization of the N atoms of the N? S? N moiety is sp² with a tendency in the direction of sp³. Analogously to open chained sulfur diimides with respect to the N? S? N moiety an E/Z configuration can be derived. In the crystal structure the molecules are connected to one-dimensional polymers via hydrogen bridges between the nitrogen of the secondary amino group as a donor and an oxygen of the nitro group as an acceptor.