Disordered Crystal Structure of Bis[(2.2.2-Cryptand)Sodium] Bis[Aqua(Isothiocyanato)(μ-Isothiocyanato)Sodium] 2[Na(2.2.2-Crypt)]+ · [Na2(NCS)2(μ-NCS)2(H2O)2]2–

Crystals of bis[(2.2.2-cryptand)sodium] bis[aqua(isothiocyanato)(-isothiocyanato)sodium]: 2[Na(C₁₈H₃₆N₂O₆)]⁺ · [Na₂(NCS)₂(-NCS)₂(H₂O)₂]^2– (I) were synthesized and studied by X-ray diffraction analysis. The disordered structure of I (a = 12.715 Å, b = 10.458 Å, c = 21.767 Å, = 102.56°, space group P2₁/n) was solved by the direct method and refined by the full-matrix least-squares method in anisotropic approximation to R = 0.058 from 3896 independent reflections (CAD4 automated diffractometer, MoK ). The crystal consists of two complex ions [I¹]⁺ and [I²]^2– (molar ratio 2 : 1). The Na⁺ cation of the host–guest cation I¹ is coordinated by all eight heteroatoms (6O + 2N) of the cryptand ligand. The coordination polyhedron of this Na⁺ cation is a distorted cube. The atoms of two groups (CH₂–CH₂ and CH₂–O–CH₂–CH₂) in the cryptand ligand are disordered over two positions. The independent cation Na⁺ of the centrosymmetric binuclear complex anion I² is coordinated by one bifurcated O atom of the disordered water molecule and by three N atoms of the SCN^– ligands (including two bridging ligands). The coordination polyhedron of this Na⁺ caiotn is a distorted tetrahedron. The complex ions in the crystal structure of I are united by hydrogen bonds.     

Gas chromatography of saturated fluorinated carboxylic acid esters. 3. Temperature effect on gas chromatographic parameters

In six homologous (R_FC(O)O(CH₂)_mCH₃, m=0–5) and six pseudohomologous (CF₃-(CF₂)_nC(O)OR, n=0–5) of saturated, fluorinated carboxylic acid esters the effect of analysis temperature (T_a) in the range 60–160°C on the values of retention indexes (I) and on the differential molar free energy, enthalpy, and entropy of sorption of methylene and difluoromethylene groups when using SE-30 and SKTFT-50Kh as the stationary phase (SP) was studied. For each homolog I decreases linearly as T_a increases, but the values of dI/dT_a are different for different homologs and increase as the length of the fluorinated chain increases. The sorption parameters H_m (CH₂) and S_m(CH₂) are constant when m > 3 and H_n (CF₂) and S_n(CF₂) vary regularly as n varies. The values of H_m (CH₂) and S_m (CH₂) exceed those of the corresponding H_n (CF₂) and S_n (CF₂) for m=n when adsorbed on both SPs. The thermodynamic sorption parameters of the esters for m=1 and n=1 differ sharply from the corresponding parameters for m > 2 and n > 2.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1487–1493, July, 1991.     

Molecular and crystal structures of Ph2P(O)(CH2)2OH and Ph2P(O)CH2(C6H6)OH

The molecular and crystal structures of Ph₂P(O)(CH₂)₂OH and Ph₂P(O)CH₂(C₆H₆)OH have been determined. For the first compound the space group is with unit cell dimensions a=10.505(2), b=13.720(2), c=14.782(3) Å; =72.58(6), =76.95(6), =72.49(6)° for Z=6 (Syntex diffractometer,MoK radiation, 2996 reflections, R=3.2%). The second compound crystallizes in the space group P2₁2₁2₁ with unit cell dimensions a=9.371(3), b=9.014(3), c=18.461(5) Å for Z=4 (DAR-UM diffractometer,CuK radiation, 909 reflections, R=4.9%). In Ph₂P(O)(CH₂)₂OH, three independent molecules differing in structural details are linked by the P=O...O hydrogen bonds (O...H is 1.84, 1.80, and 1.86 Å), to form a chain. In Ph₂P(O)CH₂(C₆H₆)OH, the molecules are joined by pairs of the P=O...H–O bonds (O...H is 1.81 Å) to form 16-membered dimeric associates.Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences. Translated fromZhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 34, No. 3, pp. 109–118, May–June 1993.Translated by T. Yudanova     

Kinetic parameters of the cyclization and decyclization reactions of nitrogen- and oxygen-containing radicals

The intersecting parabolas model is used to analyze experimental data for the following radical cyclization and decyclization reactions: RCH=CH(CH₂)_nN·R₁ cyclo-[NR₁CH(CH₂)_n]C·HR,R(CH₂)₂OOCH₂C·HR cyclo-[RCHOCH₂] + RCH₂CH₂O·, cyclo-[(CH₂)_nOOCHC· HR] cyclo-[RCHOCH](CH₂)_nO·, cyclo-[(CH₂)_nOC·RO] RC(O)O(CH₂) _n–1C·H₂, and cyclo-[(CH₂)_nCHO·] CH(O)(CH₂) _n–1C·H₂. The activation energy of the thermally neutral reaction (E _e,0) is calculated for each class of reactions. E _e,0 depends on the electronegativity of the heteroatom Y of the reaction center C C...Y, the force constants of the reacting bonds, and the strain energy of the ring formed. For the cyclization and decyclization of six-membered rings, the empirical relationship between the elongation of the reacting bonds in the transition state (r _e) and the difference in electronegativity (EA) between the C and Y atoms (Y = C, N, O) has the form r _e ×10₁₁, m = 3.83 – 0.0198(EA, kJ/mol).Translated from Kinetika i Kataliz, Vol. 46, No. 1, 2005, pp. 5–13.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Denisova, Denisov.     

Complexation of Palladium(II) Acetate and Acetylacetonate with Mono- and Bidentate Phosphine Ligands

Heat effects of complexation of Pd(CH₃COO)₂ and Pd(C₅H₇O₂)₂ with monophosphine Ph₃P and diphosphines Ph₂(CH₂)_nPPh₂ (n = 1–4, 6) and (PPh₂)₂Fe(C₅H₄)₂ in toluene at 50° and P : Pd = 0.3–3 were measured using calorimetry methods. Heat of the complex formation and thus, its stability, were found to increase with elongation of methylene bond between phosphorus atoms in diphosphines.     

Use of atom-atom potential functions for determining the conformations of organoarsenic compounds

Conclusions Atom-atom potential function calculations show that the (OCH₃)_nE(O)(CH₃)_3–n (E=P, As; n=1, 2, 3) molecules should exist as conformational equilibria, the conformational behavior of the organoarsenic compounds being similar to that of the organophosphorus compounds. The barriers for rotation around the As-O bond are exceptionally low.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1289–1292, June, 1981.     

Deprotonated Amines Formed Through Coordination to Sulfur/Oxygen-Bridged Incomplete Cubane-Type Molybdenum Clusters

Oxygen/sulfur-bridged incomplete cubane-type molybdenum aqua clusters [Mo₃( ₃-S)(-X)(-S)₂(H₂O)₉]⁴⁺ (X=O, S) in hydrochloric acid react with dien (diethylenetriamine) to give [Mo₃( ₃-S)(-X)(-S)₂(dien^–)(dien)₂]Cl₃·nH₂O [1, X=O, n=3; 2, X=S, n=4; dien^–=NH₂(CH₂)₂NH(CH₂)₂NH^–], respectively, where each cluster has a deprotonated dien. The X-ray structural analysis of 1 revealed proton dissociation from an amino group of one of the three dien ligands: one Mo–N distance [1.987(4) Å] is clearly shorter than the other eight Mo–N distances [2.229(3)–2.276(3) Å]. The ¹H NMR spectra of the Mo–dien clusters 1 and 2 in D₂O show two well-resolved methylene proton signals in the 2.8- to 3.0-ppm region, which indicates that both deprotonated amines in 1 and 2 receive D⁺ ions from solvent D₂O. The factors for the proton dissociation are discussed.     

Error of Atomic Charges Derived from Electrostatic Potential

The purpose of this article is to show that CHELP, CHELPG, and Merz and Kollman undergo error for the charge on atoms of HCOO^– (H₂O) _n for n = 1 6. We also demonstrate that the CHELP, CHELPG, and Merz and Kollman show error for the tendency toward change in the charges on carbons for CH₃NH⁺ ₃ (CH₃)₂NH⁺ ₂ (CH₃)₃NH⁺ (CH₃)₄N⁺.     

Transformations of formaldehyde and glycolaldehyde during the hydroformylation of formaldehyde in the presence of rhodium catalysts

Hydroformylation of formaldehyde to give glycolaldehyde (GA) in the presence of RhCl(PPh₃)₃, RhCl(CO)(PPh₃)₂, or the RhCl₃ + PPh₃ system inN,N-dimethylacetamide was studied. The hydroformylation is accompanied by the Cannizzaro-Tishchenko reaction, condensation of CH₂O with GA to give C₃-C₁₆ polyoxyaldehydes (POA), and dimerization of GA. The formation of POA, which probably occurs through coordination of GA with a Rh atom, predominates among the side reactions. The optimum conditions for hydroformylation of CH₂O were found to be: RhCl₃ + PPh₃ as the catalyst,T 383 K, 12MPa, [H₂O] 1.8 mol L^–1, [Rh] 2.5 · 10^–3 g-at. L^–1, and [CH₂O] 0.03 g L^–1. At a substrate conversion of 62–67 %, the selectivity of GA formation reaches 96 %, and the yield is 60–65 %.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 75–78, January, 1995.     

Synthesis, structure and DNA binding studies of mononuclear copper(II) complexes with mixed donor macroacyclic ligands, 2,6-bis({N-[2&3-(phenylselenato)alkyl]}benzimidoyl)-4-methylphenol

Two new phenol based macroacyclic Schiff base ligands, 2,6-bis({N-[2-(phenylselenato)ethyl]}benzimidoyl)-4-methylphenol (bpebmpH, 1) and 2,6-bis({N-[3-(phenylselenato)propyl]}benzimidoyl)-4-methylphenol (bppbmpH, 2) of the Se₂N₂O type have been prepared by the condensation of 4-methyl-2,6-dibenzoylphenol (mdbpH) with the appropriate (for specific reactions) phenylselenato(alkyl)amine. These ligands with Cu(II) acetate monohydrate in a 2:1 molar ratio in methanol form complexes of the composition [(C₆H₂(O)(CH₃){(C₆H₅)CN(CH₂)_nSe(C₆H₅)}{(C₆H₅)CO}₂Cu] (3 (n = 2), 4 (n = 3)) with the loss of phenylselenato(alkyl)amine and acetic acid. In both these complexes, one arm of the ligand molecule undergoes hydrolysis, and links with Cu(II) in a bidentate (NO) fashion, as confirmed by single crystal X-ray crystallography of complex 3. The selenium atoms do not form part of the copper(II) distorted square planar coordination sphere which has a trans-CuN₂O₂ core. The average Cu–N and Cu–O distances are, respectively, 1.973(3) and 1.898(2) Å. The N–Cu–N and O–Cu–O angles are, respectively, 167.4(11)° and 164.5(12)°. The compounds 1–4 have been characterized by elemental analysis, conductivity measurements, mass spectrometry, IR, electronic, ¹H and ⁷⁷Se{¹H} NMR spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. The interaction of complex 3 with calf thymus DNA has been investigated by a spectrophotometric method and cyclic voltammetry.     

O,O′-dialkyl and alkylene dithiophosphate derivatives of silver(I). X-ray crystal structure of [Ag{S2POCH2CMe2CH2O} PPh3]2 · 2H2O

Silver(I) dialkyl/alkylene dithiophosphates of the types [Ag{S₂P(OR)₂}] and [Ag{S₂P(OGO)}] (where R = –Pr ⁿ ; G = –CMe₂CH₂CHMe–, –CH₂CMe₂CH₂–, –CMe₂CMe₂– or –CH₂CH₂CHMe–) have been prepared by treating an aqueous solution of AgNO₃ with ammonia salts of the respective dithiophosphoric acid. The derivatives form 1:1 adducts readily with 2,2-bipyridine or Ph₃P in CH₂Cl₂ solution. These novel complexes have been characterized by elemental analyses, molecular weight measurements and spectral (i.r., ¹H- and ³¹P-n.m.r.) studies. The crystal structure of [Ag{S₂POCH₂CMe₂CH₂O · PPh₃]₂ · 2H₂O exhibits an unsymmetrical attachment of the silver(I) to the ligand moiety.     

Photochemical reactions of [(η 5-C5H5)Mn(CO)3] with Ph2P(S)(CH2) n P(S)Ph2 [n=1, dppm(S)2; 2, dppe(S)2; 3, dppp(S)2]

Six new complexes, Mn(CO)( ⁵-C₅H₅){Ph₂P(S)(CH₂) _n P(S)Ph₂}] (1a–3a) [(1a), n=1; (2a), n=2; (3a), n=3] and [Mn₂(CO)₄( ⁵-C₅H₅)₂(cis--Ph₂P(S)(CH₂) _n P(S)Ph₂)] (1b–3b) [(1b), n=1; (2b), n=2; (3b), n=3] have been synthesized by the photochemical reaction of [( ⁵-C₅H₅)Mn(CO)₃] with Ph₂P(S)(CH₂) _n P(S)Ph₂ [n=1, dppm(S)₂; 2, dppe(S)₂; 3, dppp(S)₂]. The complexes have been characterized by elemental analysis, mass spectroscopy, f.t.-i.r. and ³¹P–[¹H]-n.m.r. spectroscopy. The spectroscopic studies reveal that coordination of the ligand iscis-chelate bidentate in [Mn(CO)( ⁵-C₅H₅){Ph₂P(S)(CH₂) _n P(S)Ph₂}] (1a–3a) and cis-bridging bidentate between two metals in [Mn₂(CO)₄( ⁵-C₅H₅)₂(cis--Ph₂P(S)(CH₂) _n P(S)Ph₂)] (1b–3b).     

Apparent molal volumes and adiabatic compressibilities of ethylene glycol derivatives in water at 5, 25, and 45°C

Density and ultrasonic velocity measurements were made on a series of dilute equeous solutions of H(OCH ₂ CH ₂ )_nOH, CH ₃ (OCH ₂ CH ₂ )_nOCH ₃ , H(CH ₂ )_nOCH ₂ CH ₂ OH (n=1–4), and poly(ethylene glycol) at 5, 25, and 45°C. The additivity of the limiting partial molal volumes ( ) and adiabatic compressibilities ( ) for CH ₂ and CH ₂ CH ₂ O groups was tested by using the observed and values of the solutes. The and values of the CH ₃ , CH ₂ , CH ₂ CH ₂ O, and CH ₂ OH groups were estimated and discussed in relation to hydration effects. The and values of alkoxyethanols calculated on the basis of the additivity of the group partial molal quantities were in good agreement with the observed values. The behavior of the limiting partial molal isothermal compressibility of alkoxyethanols was similar to that of the adiabatic compressibility.     

Methyl and phenyl esters and thioesters of carboxylic acids as surrogate substrates for microassay of proteinase K esterase activity

The development of a microassay for proteinase K esterase activity with carboxylic acid esters is reported using novel substrates of the general formula R-C(O)-XR. Highest rates of hydrolysis have been obtained with the O-phenyl esters CH₃(CH₂)_{n = 1 – 2}-S-(CH₂)_{n = 1 – 2} C(O)-O-phenyl and their thioester analogs in studies where R, X and R have been varied. The phenol release has been measured with 4-aminoantipyrine and potassium ferricyanide to determine the rates of O-phenyl ester hydrolyses. Thioester hydrolyses have been monitored continuously with 5,5-dithio-bis (2-nitrobenzoic acid).     

The outersphere complex of EuCl2+ in a mixed system of methanol and water of 1.0M (H, Na) (Cl, ClO4)

The stability constans, ₁, of each monochloride complex of Eu(III) have been determined in the methanol and water mixed system with 1.0 mol·dm^–3 ionic strength using a solvent extraction technique. The values of ₁ increase with an increase in the mole fraction of methanol (X _S ) in the mixed solvent system when 0X _S 0.40. The, distance of Eu³⁺–Cl^– in the mixed solvent system was calculated using the Born-type equation and the Gibbs' free energy derived from ₁. Calculation of the Eu³⁺–Cl^– distance and the preferential solvation, of Eu³⁺ by water proposed the variation of the outersphere complex of EuCl²⁺ as follows: (1) [Eu(H₂O)₉]³⁺Cl^–, [Eu(H₂O)₈]³⁺Cl^– and [Eu(H₂O)₇(CH₃OH)³⁺Cl^– inX _S0.014, (2) [Eu(H₂O)₈]^3–Cl^– and [Eu(H₂O)₇(CH₃OH)]³⁺Cl^– in 0.014<X _S <0.25 and (3) [Eu(H₂O)₇(CH₃OH)]^3–Cl^– and [Eu(H₂O)₆(CH₃OH)[₂ ³⁺Cl^– in 0.25<X _S 0.40.     

Tin(IV) complexes ofSchiff bases derived from salicylaldehyde and aminoalcohols

11 and 12 molar reactions of tin(IV) chloride with theSchiff bases, HO–C₆H₄CHNROH [where R=–(CH₂)₂–, –CH₂–, –CH(CH₃)–, –(CH₂)₃–, and –CH(C₂H₅)CH₂–] have been studied in different stoichiometric ratios and derivatives of the type SnCl₄(SBH₂) and SnCl₄(SBH₂)₂ (whereSBH₂ represents theSchiff base molecule) have been isolated. These have been characterised by elemental analysis, conductivity measurements and I.R. spectral studies.     

Synthesis of 1,3-diazacyclanes by the benzoylation of bis-schiffs bases

Conclusions Benzoylation of the bisazomethines R-CH=N(CH₂)_nN=CH-R (R=i-C₃H₇, Ph; n=3–6.8) affords NN-dibenzoyl-2-R-1,3-diazacycloalkanes and open-chain amides. The yields of 2-R-1,3-diazacycloalkanes are at a maximum when n=2 and 3, decreasing rapidly as n increases.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1612–1615, July, 1985.     

Gas Electron Diffraction and Quantum-Mechanical Study of Dimethyloxalate

The geometrical structure and conformation of dimethyloxalate, CH₃OC(O)–C(O)OCH₃, have been studied by gas electron diffraction (GED) and quantum-chemical calculations (MP2 and B3LYP methods with 6-31G* and cc-pVTZ basis sets). The GED analysis with a dynamic model (T = 323 K) results in a mixture of two planar conformers, anti (C_2h symmetry) and syn (C_2v symmetry) orientation of the two C=O bonds. The energy difference between these conformers is 0.02(0.18) kcal/mol and barrier to internal rotation around the C–C bond is 0.44(0.41) kcal/mol. The CH₃ groups occupy synperiplanar positions with respect to the C=O bonds. The following main geometrical parameters for the anti conformer (Å and degrees) have been derived: r_g(C–C) = 1.532(3), r_g(C=O) = 1.203(2), r_g(C_sp3–O) = 1.436(3), r_g(C_sp2–O) = 1.333(3), (C_sp2–C_sp2–O) = 111.9(1.9), (C_sp2–O–C_sp3) = 116.3(1.6), (O–C= O) = 127.0(1.8).This paper is devoted to the 75th anniversary of gas electron diffraction method.     

Influence of the size of the formed cycle on the reactivity of free radicals in cyclization reactions

Numerous experimental data for the cyclization of free radicals C·H₂(CH₂)_nCH=CH₂ cyclo-[(CH₂)_n+1CH(C·H₂)], and C·H₂(CH₂)_nCH=CHR cyclo-[(CH₂)_n+1C·HCHR] were analyzed in the framework of the parabolic model. The activation energy of thermoneutral (H _e = 0) cyclization E _e0 decreases linearly with an increase in the energy of cycle strain E _rsc: E _e0(n) (kJ mol–1) = 85.5 – 0.44E _rsc(n) (n is the number of atoms in the cycle). The activation entropy of cyclization S ^# also depends on the cycle size: the larger the cycle, the lower S ^#. A linear dependence of S ^# on the difference between the entropies of formation S° of cyclic hydrocarbon and the corresponding paraffin was found: S ^# = 1.00[S°(cycle) – S°(C_nH_2n+2)]. The E _e0 values coincide for cyclization reactions with the formation of the six-membered cycle and the bimolecular addition of alkyl radicals to olefins.     

Intramolecular Rearrangements of >Si(O–C·=O)(CH2–CH3) and >Si(CH2–CH·–CH3)(CH2–CH3) Radicals

Using ESR and IR spectroscopy, the structures of >Si(O–C^·=O)(CH₂–CH₃) (1) and >Si(CH₂–CH^·–CH₃)(CH₂–CH₃) (2) radicals were deciphered. The directions and kinetic parameters of reactions of intramolecular rearrangements in these radicals were determined. The reactions of hydrogen atom abstraction in radical (1) from the CH₂ and CH₃ groups were studied. It was found that the endothermic reaction of hydrogen atom abstraction from the methyl group occurs at a higher rate than the exothermic reaction with the methylene group. The differences are determined by changes in the size of a cyclic transition state. Based on the experimental data, the strengths of separate C–H bonds in surface fragments are compared. The rearrangement >Si(CH₂–CH^·–CH₃)(CH₂–CH₃) >Si(C^·(CH₃)₂)(CH₂–CH₃) was discovered and its mechanism was determined. One of its steps is the skeletal isomerization Si- (2)- _. (1)Si- (1)- _. (2). Experimental data are analyzed using the results of quantum-chemical calculations of model systems.