Synthesis and Cationic Polymerization of Open-Chain and Cyclic Enol Ethers

Abstract

Several new open-chain and cyclic enol ether monomers were prepared using simple, straightforward procedures. The reactivities of these monomers were compared using both differential scanning photocalorimetry and Fourier transform real-time infrared spectroscopy. In general, these new monomers were found to possess excellent reactivity in photoinitiated cationic polymerization using a diaryliodonium salt photoinitiator.     

Detection of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds at Jungfraujoch High-Alpine Research Station using Two-Step Laser Mass Spectrometry

Jungfraujoch (JFJ) is considered to be a location for background free troposphere measurements. Aerosol particles collected at JFJ are analyzed to characterize adsorbed polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs). Aerosol samples were collected from March 21 to 25, 2000 and from August 1 to 9, 2000. Samples were then analyzed by two-step laser mass spectrometry (L2MS). The mass spectra show higher relative concentrations of PACs present on samples collected during the August sampling period versus the March sampling period. L2MS data from March indicates good correlation with black carbon aerosol data measured in parallel. This suggests that long range transport of aerosol from combustion is responsible for the majority of PACs observed. Data from August unexpectedly showed markers indicative of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). The contribution to total aerosol may be small, but the relative signal of ETS markers correlates well with the number of visitors coming daily to JFJ, pointing to a local source of ETS.     

Ring-Opening Fluorination of Carbo/Heterocycles and Aromatics: Construction of Complex and Diverse Fluorine-Containing Molecules

Fluorine-containing molecules have attracted much attention in medicinal, agrochemical, and materials sciences because they offer unique physical and biological properties. Therefore, many efficient fluorination reactions have been developed over the years. Recent advancements in fluorination chemistry have expanded the range of substrates, and regioselectivity/stereoselectivity control has also been achieved. Ring-opening fluorination is an efficient method to construct complex fluorine-containing molecules with diversity, starting from simple cyclic compounds. This review aims to summarize developments in ring-opening fluorination, particularly with larger-sized cyclic compounds. Fluorine introduction and bond cleavage of cyclic compounds such as carbocycles, heterocycles, and aromatics provide efficient access to fluorine-containing compounds that are difficult to be synthesized by conventional methods.     

Fully regio- and endo-stereoselective synthesis of new polycyclic allylic sulfides via a Diels-Alder reaction. Synthetically useful transformations of these sulfides

Thermal and Lewis acid catalyzed cycloadditions of (Z)-1,2-diheterosubstituted-1,3-dienes to a variety of dienophiles are described. Both endo/exo and regioselectivity have been investigated. In all cases cycloaddition reactions exhibited full regio- and endo-stereoselectivity. The obtained cycloadducts are new polycyclic allylic sulfides carrying much structural and stereochemical informations. Work on transformation of the adducts, mainly to the corresponding new 1,3-dienes and aromatic compounds, is also presented.     

Contributions on Thermal Behaviour and Crystal Chemistry of Anhydrous Phosphates. XXXIV [1] Oxygen Equilibrium Pressures in Ternary Systems M / P / O (M = Co,Ni) and Heats of Formation of Anhydrous Cobalt(II) and Nickel(II) Phosphates

Oxygen equilibrium pressures have been measured in the temperature range 800 °C to 1000 °C by coulometric/potentiometric techniques for several equilibrium regions in the ternary systems M / P / O (M = Co, Ni). In both systems oxygen coexistence pressures of three‐phase equilibrium solids phosphide/phosphate are about 3 to 5 orders of magnitude smaller than p(O₂) above the corresponding M_s / MO_s system. Heats of formation Δ_fH°₂₉₈ and standard entropies S°₂₉₈ for the phosphates have been obtained from 2^nd and 3^rd law evaluation of the temperature dependence of the oxygen coexistence pressures. Thermodynamic data from literature for the phosphides of cobalt and nickel and estimated heat capacities for the anhydrous phosphates Co₃(PO₄)₂, Co₂P₂O₇, Ni₃(PO₄)₂, Ni₂P₂O₇ and Ni₂P₄O₁₂ were used for these calculations. Thus obtained enthalpies and entropies are compared to results from thermodynamic modelling of observed solid phase equilibria in the ternary systems M / P / O (M = Co, Ni).     

A facile one-pot highly chemo- and regioselective synthesis of the novel heterocyclic system indolo[1,2-c]azolo[1,5-a]quinazoline-8,10-dione

A series of novel indolo[1,2-c]azolo[1,5-a]quinazoline-8,10-diones was obtained by a multi-component reaction between cyclic 1,3-diketones, α-aminoazoles, and glyoxal. The unexpected cyclization process was established by NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction measurements.     

Catalyst- and solvent-free synthesis of highly functionalized octahydro-imidazo[1,2-a]quinolin-6-ones via a one-pot sequential four-component reaction in melt conditions

This is a report of an innovative, one-pot, catalyst-free, four-component synthesis of octahydro-imidazo[1,2-a]quinolin-6-ones from aromatic aldehydes, cyclic 1,3-diones, diamines, and nitro ketene dithioacetal in stoichiometric melt conditions. The protocol avoids the use of expensive catalysts, toxic organic solvents and anhydrous conditions, and affords potentially bioactive compounds in excellent to high yields.     

New Syntheses of Geiparvarin and 2,5-Dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone Via Co2 Mediated Bond Reorganization

A new synthesis of 3(2H)-furanones from 4-hydroxy-2-alkyn-1-one derivatives via CO₂ mediated bond reorganization has been developed to the preparation of an antitumor agent, geiparvarin and a constituent of flavors, 2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone.     

Diazodiphenylmethane and Monosubstituted Butadienes: Kinetics and a New Chapter of Vinylcyclopropane Chemistry

Diazodiphenylmethane ( DDM ) undergoes cycloadditions to 1‐substituted buta‐1,3‐dienes exclusively at the C(3)?C(4) bond. At room temperature, the N₂ loss from the initially formed 4,5‐dihydro‐3H‐pyrazoles 2 is faster than the cycloaddition and furnishes the vinylcyclopropane derivatives 7 and 9 with structural retention at the C(1)?C(2) bond. 2‐Substituted butadienes react with DDM at the C(3)?C(4) bond to give 12 ; isoprene, however, affords 3,4/1,2 products in the ratio of 86 : 14. DDM is a nucleophilic 1,3‐dipole: 1‐Cyanobutadiene reacts 400 times faster than 1‐methoxybuta‐1,3‐diene (DMF, 40°). The log k₂ for the additions to six 1‐substituted butadienes show a linear correlation with σ_p (Hammett) and ?=+2.9; the log k₂ of five 2‐substituted butadienes are linearly related to Taft's σ_I (?=+1.7). The structures of the vinylcyclopropanes 7, 9 , and 12 are established by NMR spectra and oxidation. A cyclopropyl carbinyl cation is made responsible for the isomerization of 12 , R=Ph, Me, by acetic acid to 4‐substituted 1,1‐diphenylpenta‐1,3‐dienes 25 and 29 ; TsOH at 200° converts 25 further to 9,10‐dihydro‐9‐methyl‐10‐phenyl‐9,10‐ethanoanthracene ( 27 ). Thermal rearrangement of 7, 9 , and 12 at 200–300° produces the 3‐ or 1‐substituted 4,4‐diphenylcyclopentenes 30 and 31 . These give the same mass spectra as the vinylcyclopropanes, and an open‐chain distonic radical cation is suggested as common intermediate. Besides spectroscopic evidence for the cyclopentene structures, hydrogenation and epoxidation are described; NMR data support the trans‐attack by perbenzoic acid.     

A New and Convenient Synthesis of Amino‐phthalimide (1H‐Isoindole‐1,3(2H)‐dione) Derivatives and Their Photoluminescent Properties

A new and convenient synthesis for amino‐phthalimide (1H‐isoindole‐1,3(2H)‐dione) derivatives has been developed starting from an α,β‐unsaturated ketone. The ketones were reacted with amines to give aromatic amine products. This is the first time that substituted amine groups have been incorporated in aromatic rings. The mechanism of the product formation is rationalized by the 1,2‐addition of amines to ketones. All aromatic compounds exhibited high fluorescence properties at the blue‐green region.     

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Two New Open‐Framework Tin(II) Phosphates: Sn5O2(PO4)2 and Sn4O(PO4)2

Two new three‐dimensional neutral open‐framework tin(II) phosphates, Sn₅O₂(PO₄)₂ and Sn₄O(PO₄)₂, were synthesized under hydrothermal conditions with different ratio of tin(II) oxalate, phosphoric acid and 4,4′‐diaminodiphenylmethane. Their crystal structures have been solved by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction methods. Sn₅O₂(PO₄)₂ crystallizes in the space group and contains six‐membered ring and twelve‐membered ring channels running parallel to the b axis. Sn₄O(PO₄)₂ crystallizes in the space group P2₁/n and contains intersecting eight‐membered ring channels. These two compounds have rare trigonal‐planar Sn₃O.     

New Approaches to the Synthesis of 4‐(2‐Aminophenyl)‐1,3‐dihydro‐2H‐imidazol‐2‐ones and 3‐Ureidoindoles and a Study of Their Interconversion

3‐Alkyl/aryl‐3‐ureido‐1H,3H‐quinoline‐2,4‐diones ( 2 ) and 3a‐alkyl/aryl‐9b‐hydroxy‐3,3a,5,9b‐tetrahydro‐1H‐imidazo[4,5‐c]quinoline‐2,4‐diones ( 3 ) react in boiling concentrated HCl to give 5‐alkyl/aryl‐4‐(2‐aminophenyl)‐1,3‐dihydro‐2H‐imidazol‐2‐ones ( 6 ). The same compounds were prepared by the same procedure from 2‐alkyl/aryl‐3‐ureido‐1H‐indoles ( 4 ), which were obtained from the reaction of 3‐alkyl/aryl‐3‐aminoquinoline‐2,4(1H,3H)‐diones ( 1 ) with 1,3‐diphenylurea or by the transformation of 3a‐alkyl/aryl‐9b‐hydroxy‐3,3a,5,9b‐tetrahydro‐1H‐imidazo[4,5‐c]quinoline‐2,4‐diones ( 3 ) and 5‐alkyl/aryl‐4‐(2‐aminophenyl)‐1,3‐dihydro‐2H‐imidazol‐2‐ones ( 6 ) in boiling AcOH. The latter were converted into 1,3‐bis[2‐(2‐oxo‐2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐imidazol‐4‐yl)phenyl]ureas ( 5 ) by treatment with triphosgene. All compounds were characterized by ¹H‐ and ¹³C‐NMR and IR spectroscopy, as well as atmospheric pressure chemical‐ionisation mass spectra.     

Electrochemical Investigations Give Some Insights into the Coordination Chemistry of New Stable Iridium(+1), Iridium(0), and Iridium(−1) Complexes

The redox chemistry of the stable tetracoordinated 16 valence electron d⁸‐[Ir^+I(tropp^Ph)₂]⁺(PF₆)^? and pentacoordinated 18 valence d⁸‐[Ir^+I(tropp^Ph)₂Cl] complexes was investigated by cyclic voltammetry (tropp^Ph=dibenzotropylidenyl phosphine). The experiments were performed using a platinum microelectrode varying scan rates (100 mV/s–10 V/s) and temperatures (? 40 to 20 °C) in tetrahydrofuran, THF, or acetonitrile, ACN, as solvents. In THF, the overall two‐electron reduction of the 16 valence electron d⁸‐[Ir^+I(tropp^Ph)₂]⁺(PF₆)^? proceeds in two well separated slow heterogeneous electron transfer steps according to: d⁸‐[Ir^+I (tropp^Ph)₂]⁺+e^?→d⁹‐[Ir⁰(tropp^Ph)₂]+e^?→d¹⁰‐[Ir^?I(tropp^Ph)₂]^?, [k^s₁=2.2×10^?3 cm/s for d⁸‐Ir^+I/d⁹‐Ir⁰ and k^s₂=2.0×10^?3 cm/s for d⁹‐Ir⁰/d¹⁰‐Ir^?I]. In ACN, the two redox waves merge into one “two‐electron” wave [k^s_1,2=7.76×10^?4 cm/s for d⁸‐Ir^+I/d⁹‐Ir⁰ and d⁹‐Ir⁰/d¹⁰‐Ir^?I] most likely because the neutral [Ir⁰(tropp^Ph)₂] complex is destabilized. At low temperatures (ca. ? 40 °C) and at high scan rates (ca. 10 V/s), the two‐electon redox process is kinetically resolved. In equilibrium with the tetracoordianted complex [Ir^+I(tropp^Ph)₂]⁺ are the pentacoordinated 18 valence [Ir^+I(tropp^Ph)₂L]⁺ complexes (L=THF, ACN, Cl^?) and their electrochemical behavior was also investigated. They are irreversibly reduced at rather high negative potentials (? 1.8 to ? 2.4 V) according to an ECE mechanism 1) [Ir^+I(tropp^Ph)₂(L)]+e^?→[Ir⁰(tropp^Ph)₂(L)]; 2) [Ir⁰(tropp^Ph)₂(L)]→[Ir(tropp^Ph)₂]+L, iii) [Ir⁰(tropp^Ph)₂]+e^?→[Ir^?I(tropp^Ph)₂]^?. Since all electroactive species were isolated and structurally characterized, our measurements allow for the first time a detailed insight into some fundamental aspects of the coordination chemistry of iridium complexes in unusually low formal oxidation states.     

A simple,mild, and efficient method for the preparation of α,α-dichloroketones with DCDMH catalyzed by ammonium chloride

New process that can selectively prepare α,α-dichloro ketones from various ketones with 1,3-dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin (DCDMH) using ammonium chloride as a catalyst is reported. The effects of ammonium salts, solvents, DCDMH, and reaction temperature were investigated. Under the optimal condition, most of α,α-dichlorinated products were selectively obtained in 86–98% yield.