Reaktionen mit phosphororganischen Verbindungen, 17. Mitt.: Zur Oxydation von β-Oxophosphoniumrhodaniden mit Bleitetraacetat

Zusammenfassung Die Oxydation von Phosphoniumrhodaniden (C₆H₅)₃P–CH (Alkyl) CO–CHR₁R₂ SCN mitPbTA liefert in Abhängigkeit von den Resten R₁ und R₂ Verbindungen des Typs R₁R₂C=C=C (SCN) (Alkyl) und die daraus durch 1,3-Umlagerung resultierenden Senföle R₁R₂C(NCS)–CC-Alkyl. Für R₁=R₂=H und R₁=Cl, R₂=C₂H₅ entsteht fast nur die Allenverbindung. Für R₁=H und R₂=Alkyl isoliert man ein Gemisch aus Allenrhodanid und Acetylenverbindung. Wenn R₁=R₂=(–CH₂–CH₂–CH₂–) oder CH₃ darstellen, kommt es zur ausschließlichen Bildung des Acetylensenföls.Aus -Methoxyphosphoniumrhodaniden (C₆H₅)₃P–CH (OCH₃)CH–CHR₁R₂ SCN erhält man bei der Umsetzung mitPbTA R₁R₂CH–CO–CH(OCH₃) (NCS) und R₁R₂CH–CO–CH(OCH₃) (S–CO–CH₃).

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The oxidation of phosphoniumrhodanides (C₆H₅)₃P–CH (Alkyl)CO–CHR₁R₂ SCN with lead tetraacetate results in the formation of R₁R₂C=C=C=(SCN) (alkyl) type compounds, dependent on the substituents R₁ and R₂ sometimes followed by a 1,3-rearrangement to mustard oils R₁R₂C(NCS)–CC–alkyl. The case R₁=R₂=H and R₁=Cl, R₂=C₂H₅ yields almost exclusively the allenic compound. With R₁=H and R₂-alkyla mixture of allene rhodanide and the acetylenic compound is isolated. If R₁ and R₂ stand for –CH₂–CH₂CH₂– or CH₃, only the mustard oil with an acetylenic group is produced.Upon the oxidation of (C₆H₅)₃P–CH(OCH₃)CO–CHR₁R₂ SCN^– we observed formation of R₁R₂CH–CO–CH(OCH₃) (NCS) and R₁R₂CH–CO–CH(OCH₃) (S–CO–CH₃).

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Herrn Prof. Dr.L. Schmid zum 70. Geburtstag gewidmet.

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16. Mitt.:Elisabeth Werner undE. Zbiral, Angew. Chem.79, 899 (1967).     

Synthesis,Crystal and Molecular Structures of [Co(MH)2(Thio)2][BF4] · H2O and [Co(DH)2(NH3)2][BF4]

Crystal structures of [Co(MH)₂(Thio)₂][BF₄] · H₂O (I) and [Co(DH)₂(NH₃)₂][BF₄] (II), where MH^– is H₃C–C(NOH)–C(NO^–)–H and DH^– is H₃C–C(NOH)–C(NO^–)–CH₃, were determined by X-ray diffraction. The crystals are monoclinic, space group C2/c, unit cell parameters (for I and II, respectively): a = 22.018(2) Å, b = 7.943(1) Å, c = 11.681(1) Å, = 92.68(1)° and a = 21.436(2) Å, b = 6.400(2) Å, c = 12.389(2) Å, = 113.13(1)°. In both cases, the Co(III) coordination polyhedron is a centrosymmetrical trans-octahedron, N₄S₂ for I and N₆ for II. In the crystals of I and II, the complex cations and the outer-sphere [BF₄]^– anions (and the crystal water molecules in I) form elaborate hydrogen bonding system.     

Demetallation of coordination compounds of nickel with tetradentate ligands based on S-substituted isothiosemicarbazides

The passage of dry gaseous hydrogen chloride through chloroform solutions or acetone suspensions of S-substituted N¹,N⁴-di(salicylidene)isothiosemicarbazidates of nickel (Ni(LRR)) has led to a demetallization reaction with the liberation in the free state of S-substituted N¹,N⁴-di(salicylidene)isothiosemicarbazides with the general formula N₂LRR (where R is H and R is CH₃ (I); R is H and R is C₂H₅ (II); R is H and R is C₃H₇ (III); R is H and R is C₇H₇ (IV); and R is CH₃ and R is CH₃ (V)). The IR spectra of (I-IV) each showed bands characteristic for an aromatic ring and groups in the 1600–1500 cm^–1 region, with a band of the deformation vibrations of an OH group at 1300 cm^–1. The PMR spectra in CDCl₃ each had two singlets at 12.15-11.25 and 9.00-8.36 ppm which were assigned, respectively, to the protons of an OH group and those of a =CH group. A multiplet in the 7.70-6.83 ppm region belonged to the protons of benzene rings. In the region of lower fields there were the signals of the substituents R and R. In the mass spectra of (I-V), the peaks of the molecular ions, and also the characteristic fragments OH, R, SR, and HSR have been detected.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 21, No. 5, pp. 604–608, September–October, 1985.     

Die Schwingungsspektren von Trimethylsilyl-alkyl-bzw.-phenyl-aminen

Zusammenfassung Die Infrarot- und die Raman-Spektren der Silylamine (CH₃)₃Si–NH–R (R=CH₃, C₂H₅ und C₆H₅) sowie der analogen N-deuterierten Verbindungen werden mitgeteilt und analysiert. Starke Kopplungen führen zu einer Mischung vonv SiN bei etwa 700 cm^–1 mit anderen Schwingungen des C₃Si–NHR-Skelettes.

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The Infrared and Raman spectra of the silylamino compounds (CH₃)₃Si–NH–R (R=CH₃, C₂H₅, and C₆H₅) and the analogous N-deuterated species are reported and assigned. The SiN stretching mode at about 700 cm^–1 is strongly coupled with other vibrations of the molecules.

     

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.     

Synthesis, characterization and cyclic voltammetric studies of β-ketooximato ruthenium(II) complexes

Summary -Ketooxime [RC(O)C(NOH)R] (R = Me or Ph) ligands (HL) react with [Ru(PPh₃)₃Cl₂] in refluxing EtOH to yield [Ru(PPh₃)₂(L)₂] complexes. For R = Me, one isomer was obtained, while two isomers were isolated when R = Ph, due to a bulk effect. The complexes are diamagnetic and absorb intensely in the vis. region due to MLCT transitions. In MeCN and CH₂Cl₂ solution, Ru^II-Ru^III oxidation occurs in the 0.69–0.92 V versus s.c.e. range. The oxidation potential depends on both the electronic nature of R and the stereochemistry of the complexes.     

The MNDO study of the potential energy surface for 1,5-H-migration in the radicals ĊCl2(CH2)2X(Me)2Et (X = C,Si, Ge)

The optimal geometries of the radicals Cl₂(CH₂)₂X(Me)₂Et [R¹(X)] and CHCl₂(CH₂)₂XMe₂CHMe [R²(X)] (X = C, Si, Ge) and the transition state structures for 1,5-hydrogen migration in the radical R¹(X) (R¹(X) R²(X)) are determined by use of the MNDO method with unrestricted Hartree-Fock approximation. It is found that the activation energies of these reactions increase on going from C to Si by 1.40 kcal/mole and decrease on going from Si to Ge by 0.56 kcal/mole.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No 1, pp. 98–100, January, 1993.     

The crystal structure of bis(1,4-dithioniumdicyclo-[2,2,2]-octane) μ-oxo-bis[tetracyanooxorhenate(V)]tetrahydrate

Summary The structure of [S(CH₂CH₂)₃S]₂[Re₂O₃(CN)₈]·4H₂O has been determined from three-dimensional x-ray diffraction data. The blue crystals are monoclinic, space group P2₁/c, with cell dimensionsa=9.431(2),b=10.879(2),c=16.217(3)Å, =110.84(2)°,Z=2 andD _m=2.11 gcm^–3. Anisotropic refinement by least-squares methods of 2483 observed reflections converged toR=0.050.The centrosymmetric binuclear anion has a linear O=Re–O–Re=O grouping with an eclipsed configuration for the cyano ligands. Bond distances: Re–O (terminal)=1.69(1), Re–O (bridging)=1.921(1) and Re–C_av=2.12(2)Å. Each Re atom is displaced by 0.11(2)Å towards the terminal oxygen atom giving a slight square-pyramidal distortion of the octahedral environment. The ring-constrained cation has C–S_av=1.82(2)Å with averaged bond angles C–S–C=101(1) and S–C–C=113(1)°.     

Organosilicon Amine Complexes of Cobalt(II), Cromium(III), and Neodymium(III): Synthesis and Properties

Organosilicon amine complexes [Co(NH₂R¹)₂Cl₂] (I), [Cr(NH₂R¹)₃Cl₃] (II), and [Nd(NH₂R¹)₃Cl₃] (III) [R¹ = CH₂CH₂CH₂Si(OEt)₃] were synthesized by reacting anhydrous cobalt, chromium, or neodymium chlorides with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (NH₂R¹). Complexes I–III occur as colored viscous liquids that polymerize in air due to hydrolysis of triethoxy groups and condensation of the obtained silanol groups. Organosilicon films with a thickness of 10–200 m on glass and quartz substrates were obtained from liquid compositions containing complexes I–III, siloxanediols HO(SiMe₂O) _n H (n = 2–5), and alkoxysilanes NH₂R¹, MeSi(OMe)₃, and PhSi(OMe)₃ by solidification in air or vacuum. The obtained films were characterized by IR and electron spectroscopies, photoluminescence, transmission electron microscopy, and energy dispersion X-ray fluorescence analyses. IR and electron spectroscopies were used to study the structurization of the films and their behavior when heated to 100–300°C or exposed to gaseous O₂, NO, NH₃, or HCl. The film containing complex I was found to withstand heating in air to 250°C and to change its color in the atmosphere of NO, NH₃, and HCl. Complex I reversibly absorbs oxygen, and in the atmosphere of HCl, it converts into [NH₃R]₂[CoCl₄]. The Z-scanning method was used to uncover the cubic nonlinear-optical properties of the metal complexes.     

Sila-Riechstoffe und Riechstoffe-Isostere. 11. Mitt. Vergleich von Carbinolen und Silanolen mit Thiocarbinolen und Silanthiolen

The thiocarbinolsRC(CH₃)₂SH withR=C₆H₅CH₂ and C₆H₅CH₂CH₂ were prepared via reactions 2–5 and compared in their odors (very unpleasant) with the fragrances of the analogous carbinolsRC(CH₃)₂OH and silanolsRSi(CH₃)₂OH. Silanethiols, prepared by reactions 6–8, smell less unpleasant than thiocarbinols but decompose easily in the presence of catalytic amounts of ammonium salts (eq. 9). Very pure hexenyl-methyl-vinylsilanethiol (silathiolinalool) decomposes contrarily under cyclization to a 1-sila-2-thia-cyclopentane derivative (E 1). The differences of odors, in spite of very similar structures, are discussed in the light of the theory ofAmoore (Size and structure of molecules rule their odor qualities).

Prof. DDDr. DDr. h. c.Viktor Gutmann zum 65. Geburtstag gewidmet.     

Iodination of B12H11OC(O)CH2–3, B12H11OH2–, and B12H11SCN2–

Reactions of iodination of monosubstituted derivatives of B₁₂H₁₁X^2–anion (X = OC(O)CH₃, OH, SCN) were studied. The reactions were shown to proceed smoothly to give B₁₂H₁₀(OC(O)CH₃)I^2–((carboxy)(iodo)[decahydro[I _h1551-²⁰-closo]dodecaborate(2–)] anion), B₁₂H₁₀(OH)I^2–((hydroxo)(iodo)[decahydro[I _h1551-²⁰-closo]dodecaborate(2–)] anion), and B₁₂H₁₀(SCN)I^2–((thiocyanato)(iodo)[decahydro[I _h1551-²⁰-closo]dodecaborate(2–)] anion) in high yields, irrespective of the solvent used (benzene, H₂O–ROH, where R = C₂H₅, CH₂CH₂CH₃).¹     

Sila-Riechstoffe und Riechstoff-Isostere VII: Reaktionen und Derivate der Benzyldialkylphosphinimide

Zusammenfassung Derivatives of benzyldialkylphosphinimides C₆H₅CH₂-PRR=NH (C) with =NCH₃, =NSiMe ₃, =O, =S, –CS ₂ and –NH₂]NCS instead of =NH groups (compare Scheme 1) were prepared and characterized. They neither show the H/D exchange of CH₂ benzyl protons with CDCl₃ nor the thermal formation of stilbene on heating like the parent compounds C, but they give in the case of =NCH₃ and =NSiMe ₃ analogously aHorner-Wittig reaction with aldehydes. CS₂ reacts with C under NH/S-exchange. The quality of smell ofPhCH₂-PRR =NCH₃ (none, later fishy) is quite different from that of isostericPhCH₂-SiRR –OCH₃ (flowery-honeylike/minty) and the smell of C (metallic/chlorinated hydrocarbon-like) from that ofGrimm hydride isostersPhCH₂–PRR=O (weak; flowery-waxy). The theory ofAmoore (size and shape of molecules control their smell qualities) must be called in question.

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Sila-perfumes and isosteric perfumes, VII: Reactions and derivatives of benzyldialkylphosphinimides

     

New water-soluble and film-forming aminocellulose tosylates as enzyme support matrices with Cu<Superscript>2+</Superscript>-chelating properties

Within the framework of our studies on enzyme-compatible support matrix structures, we succeeded in making further derivatives of the new aminocellulose type P–CH₂–NH–(X)–NH₂ (P = cellulose); (X) = –(CH₂)₂– (EDA), –(CH₂)₂–NH–(CH₂)₂– (DETA), –(CH₂)₃–NH–(CH₂)₃– (DPTA), –(CH₂)₂–NH–(CH₂)₂–NH–(CH₂)₂– (TETA) accessible by nucleophilic substitution reaction with ethylenediamine (EDA) and selected oligoamines starting from 6(2)-O-tosylcellulose tosylate (DS_tosylate = 0.8). The ¹³C-NMR data show that the EDA and oligoamine residues are at C6 of the anhydroglucose unit (AGU) and that OH and tosylate are also (partially) present at C6. OH and partially tosylate are at C2/C3. All the synthesized aminocellulose tosylates were soluble in water and formed transparent films from their solutions. The aminocellulose tosylate solutions and the films prepared from them formed blue-coloured chelate complexes with Cu²⁺ ions, whose absorption maxima at wavelengths in the VIS region were located similarly to those of the Cu²⁺ chelate complexes with EDA and with the oligoamines. AFM investigations have shown that the aminocellulose films, depending on structural and environment-induced factors influencing e.g. SiO₂ polymer films, exhibit flat topographies (<1 nm), and on protonated NH₂ polymer films, such as aminopropyl-functionalized polysiloxane films, nanostructured topographies of derivative-dependent shape and nanostructure size as film supports in the form of nanotubes. The aminocellulose films could be covalently coupled with glucose oxidase enzyme by various known and novel bifunctional reactions via NH₂-reactive compounds. In this connection, it was confirmed again that the immobilized enzyme parameters, such as enzyme activity/area and K_M value, can be changed by the interplay of aminocellulose film, coupling structure and enzyme protein in the sense of an application-relevant optimization.     

Effect of chelating agent on the oxidation rate of PCP in the magnetite/H2O2 system at neutral pH

The complex [Rh(CO)₂Cl]₂ reacts with two molar equivalent of pyridine carboxylic acids ligands Py-2-COOH(a), Py-3-COOH(b) and Py-4-COOH(c) to yield rhodium(I) dicarbonyl chelate complex [Rh(CO)₂(L^/)](1a) {L^/ = η²-(N,O) coordinated Py-2-COO⁻(a^/)} and non-chelate complexes [Rh(CO)₂ClL^//](1b,c) {L^// = η¹-(N) coordinated Py-3-COOH(b), Py-4-COOH(c)}. The complexes 1 undergo oxidative addition (OA) reactions with different electrophiles such as CH₃I, C₂H₅I, C₆H₅CH₂Cl and I₂ to give penta coordinated Rh(III) complexes of the types [Rh(CO)(CORⁿ)XL^/], {n = 1,2,3; R¹ = CH₃(2a); R² = C₂H₅(3a); X = I and R³ = CH₂C₆H₅ (4a); X = Cl}, [Rh(CO)I₂L^/](5a), [Rh(CO)(CORⁿ)ClXL^//] {R¹ = CH₃(6b,c); R² = C₂H₅(7b,c); X = I and R³ = CH₂C₆H₅ (8b,c); X = Cl} and [Rh(CO)ClI₂L^//](9b,c). The complexes have been characterized by elemental analysis, IR and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. Kinetic data for the reaction of 1a–b with CH₃I indicate a first order reaction. The catalytic activity of 1a–c for the carbonylation of methanol to acetic acid and its ester is evaluated and a higher turn over number (TON = 810–1094) is obtained compared with that of the well-known commercial species [Rh(CO)₂I₂]⁻ (TON = 653) at mild reaction conditions (temperature 130 ± 5 °C, pressure 35 ± 5 bar).     

Kinetic and EPR studies on radical polymerization. Radical polymerization of di-2[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethyl itaconate

The polymerization of di-2[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethyl itaconate (1) with dimethyl 2,2-azobisisobutyrate (2) was studied, in benzene, kinetically and spectroscopically with the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) method. The polymerization rate (R _p) at 50°C is given by the equation:R _p=k[2]^0.48 [1]^2.4. The overall activation energy of polymerization was calculated to be 34 kJ·mol^–1. From an EPR study, the polymerization system was found to involve EPR-observable propagating polymer radicals of 1 under the actual polymerization conditions. Using the polymer radical concentration, the rate constants of propagation (k _p) and termination (k _t) were determined. With increasing monomer concentration,k _p(1.54.3 L·mol^–1·s^–1 at 50°C) increases andk _t (1.0·10⁴4.2·10⁴ L·mol^–1·s^–1 at 50°C) decreases, which seems responsible for the high dependence ofR _p on the monomer concentration. The activation energies of propagation and termination were calculated to be 11 kJ·mol^–1 and 84 kJ·mol^–1, respectively. For the copolymerization of 1(M ₁) and styrene (M ₂) at 50°C in benzene the following copolymerization parameters were found:r ₁=0.2,r ₂=0.53, Q₁=0.57, ande ₁=+0.7.     

Rhenium(V) complexes with vinyl amides

Summary The reactions oftrans-ReOCl₃(PPh₃)₂ with vinyl amides such as RCOCH=C(R)NH₂, where R = CH₂CH₂CO₂H and R = Ph and C₆H₁₃; or R = Me, CH₂CH₂CO₂Me and R = Ph, give complexes of the type ReOCl₂-[RC(O^–)=CHC(R)=NH]PPh₃, the coordination geometry of which have been deduced from i.r. and¹H n.m.r. spectroscopic data.     

Organosilicon Amine Gels Based on 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane, Cobalt(II) or Chromium(III) Clorides, and Triethoxysilane

Organosilicon gels [Co(NH₂R²)₂Cl₂] and [Cr(NH₂R²)₃Cl₃], containing a diaminodichloride complex of cobalt(II) and triaminotrichloride complex of chromium(III) (R² = CH₂CH₂CH₂SiO(OEt)), were synthesized by the hydrolysis of complexes [Co(NH₂R¹)₂Cl₂] (I) and [Cr(NH₂R¹)₃Cl₃] (II) incorporating peripheral triethoxysilyl groups (R¹ = CH₂CH₂CH₂Si(OEt)₃). The coprecipitated [Co(NH₂R²)₂Cl₂] · 4NH₂R³, [Cr(NH₂R²)₃Cl₃] · 6NH₂R³, [Co(NH₂R²)₂Cl₂] · 2SiO₂, and [Cr(NH₂R²)₃Cl₃] ·xSiO₂ · (3 – x)SiHO_1.5 (R³ = CH₂CH₂CH₂SiO_1.5) gels were obtained by cohydrolysis of complexes I and II with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane or triethoxysilane. Interaction with SiH(OEt)₃ is accompanied by the decomposition of silicon hydride groups and the formation of tetraethoxysilane derivatives. The heating of dry gels in a flow of argon or oxygen to 600° results in the formation of amorphous silica having a specific surface area 2–467 m²/g and containing crystalline metals, their chlorides, oxides, silicates, or carbides.     

Reactivity of radicals CCl3(CH2CHR)n (R=H,CH3, Cl; n=1, 2) in addition reactions with unsaturated compounds

Using EPR spectroscopy, the rate constants for the addition of radicals CC1₃(CH₂· CH₂)_n, (R¹ for n=1 and R² for n=2), CCl₃CH₂CHCH₃ (R³), and CCl₃CH₂CHCl (R⁴) to unsaturated compounds CH₂=CHX (X=C₆H₅, COOCH₃, CN) and CH₂=C(CH₃)Y (Y=C₆H₅, COOCH₃) at 22C have been determined. The radicals R¹ and R² exhibit ambiphilic, and R⁴ electrophilic character towards the selected unsaturated compounds. It has been shown that the presence of the CCl₃ group in the -position of the radical center has little effect on the reactivity of the radical. Replacement of a hydrogen on the -carbon in radical R¹ by a CH₃ group or chlorine atom leads to a considerable reduction in the rate of addition of the radicals to the unsaturated compounds examined.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 548–554, March, 1991.     

σ-Complexes of transition metals in organic synthesis. 9. Reactions of allyl organomanganese compounds with γ-bromine derivatives of esters of α, Β-unsaturated carboxylic acids

The allyl Mn(II) organic compounds R¹CH=C(R²)CH₂MnCl (R¹=H, Me; R²=H, Me, Bu), obtained in situ from Grignard reagents and Li₂MnCl₄, react with esters of 4-bromocrotonic, (2-bromobutylidene)-, (4-bromo-2-butenylidene)-, (2-bromoisobutylidene) malonic, and (2-bromoheptylidene)cyanoacetic acids in THF at –78 to +20C to give derivatives of substituted cyclopropanecarboxylic or cyclopropane-1, 1-dicarboxylic acids. These derivatives contain a fragment of the allyl type. When ethers of 2-(bromomethyl)acrylic, 4-bromo-2-methyl-, and 4-bromo-3-methyl-2-butenoic acids are used, cross-combination products result.For previous communication, see [1].Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 656–663, March, 1991.     

NMR spectra of a hydrocarbon-soluble organosodium compound and its lithium analogs

¹H,²³Na, and⁷Li NMR spectra of 2-ethyl hexylsodiurn, 2-ethylhexyllithium, and isobutyllithium obtained in the reaction of the corresponding alkyl chlorides and metals have been recorded. The¹H N MR signal for the protons of the CH₂Na group is shifted upheld compared with that for the protons of the CH₂Li group (doublets at -0.88 and -0.83, respectively). The composition of the products of reaction of 2-ethylhexyl chloride with sodium depends on the form of the metal reagent employed. The use of sodium balls with diameter up to 2 mm results in the formation of products containing ionic chlorine (30–50 % with respect to Na); the reaction with the dispersion proceeds faster and the reaction product is chlorine-free. The²³Na NMR spectra of these substances are also different, which is explained by the formation of 2-ethylhexylsodium complexes with NaCl in the former case.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 883–885, April, 1996.