Deprotonative Metalation of Substituted Benzenes and Heteroaromatics Using Amino/Alkyl Mixed Lithium–Zinc Combinations

Different homoleptic and heteroleptic lithium–zinc combinations were prepared, and structural elements obtained on the basis of NMR spectroscopic experiments and DFT calculations. In light of their ability to metalate anisole, pathways were proposed to justify the synergy observed for some mixtures. The best basic mixtures were obtained either by combining ZnCl₂ ? TMEDA (TMEDA=N,N,N′,N′‐tetramethylethylenediamine) with [Li(tmp)] (tmp=2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidino; 3 equiv) or by replacing one of the tmp in the precedent mixture with an alkyl group. The reactivity of the aromatic lithium zincates supposedly formed was next studied, and proved to be substrate‐, base‐, and electrophile‐dependent. The aromatic lithium zincates were finally involved in palladium‐catalyzed cross‐coupling reactions with aromatic chlorides and bromides.     

Adding a Structural Context to the Deprotometalation and Trans‐Metal Trapping Chemistry of Phenyl‐Substituted Benzotriazole

Organometallic bases are becoming increasingly complex, because mixing components can lead to bases superior to single‐component bases. To better understand this superiority, it is useful to study metalated intermediate structures prior to quenching. This study is on 1‐phenyl‐1H‐benzotriazole, which was previously deprotonated by an in situ ZnCl₂ ? TMEDA/LiTMP (TMEDA=N,N,N′,N′‐tetramethylethylenediamine; TMP=2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidide) mixture and then iodinated. Herein, reaction with LiTMP exposes the deficiency of the single‐component base as the crystalline product obtained was [{4‐R‐1‐(2‐lithiophenyl)‐1H‐benzotriazole ? 3THF}₂], [R=2‐C₆H₄(Ph)NLi], in which ring opening of benzotriazole and N₂ extrusion had occurred. Supporting lithiation by adding iBu₂Al(TMP) induces trans‐metal trapping, in which C?Li bonds transform into C?Al bonds to stabilise the metalated intermediate. X‐ray diffraction studies revealed homodimeric [(4‐R′‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐benzotriazole)₂], [R′=(iBu)₂Al(μ‐TMP)Li], and its heterodimeric isomer [(4‐R′‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐benzotriazole){2‐R′‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐benzotriazole}], whose structure and slow conformational dynamics were probed by solution NMR spectroscopy.     

Evaluating cis‐2,6‐Dimethylpiperidide (cis‐DMP) as a Base Component in Lithium‐Mediated Zincation Chemistry

Most recent advances in metallation chemistry have centred on the bulky secondary amide 2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidide (TMP) within mixed metal, often ate, compositions. However, the precursor amine TMP(H) is rather expensive so a cheaper substitute would be welcome. Thus this study was aimed towards developing cheaper non‐TMP based mixed‐metal bases and, as cis‐2,6‐dimethylpiperidide (cis‐DMP) was chosen as the alternative amide, developing cis‐DMP zincate chemistry which has received meagre attention compared to that of its methyl‐rich counterpart TMP. A new lithium diethylzincate, [(TMEDA)LiZn(cis‐DMP)Et₂] (TMEDA=N,N,N′,N′‐tetramethylethylenediamine) has been synthesised by co‐complexation of Li(cis‐DMP), Et₂Zn and TMEDA, and characterised by NMR (including DOSY) spectroscopy and X‐ray crystallography, which revealed a dinuclear contact ion pair arrangement. By using N,N‐diisopropylbenzamide as a test aromatic substrate, the deprotonative reactivity of [(TMEDA)LiZn(cis‐DMP)Et₂] has been probed and contrasted with that of the known but previously uninvestigated di‐tert‐butylzincate, [(TMEDA)LiZn(cis‐DMP)tBu₂]. The former was found to be the superior base (for example, producing the ortho‐deuteriated product in respective yields of 78 % and 48 % following D₂O quenching of zincated benzamide intermediates). An 88 % yield of 2‐iodo‐N,N‐diisopropylbenzamide was obtained on reaction of two equivalents of the diethylzincate with the benzamide followed by iodination. Comparisons are also drawn using 1,1,1,3,3,3‐hexamethyldisilazide (HMDS), diisopropylamide and TMP as the amide component in the lithium amide, Et₂Zn and TMEDA system. Under certain conditions, the cis‐DMP base system was found to give improved results in comparison to HMDS and diisopropylamide (DA), and comparable results to a TMP system. Two novel complexes isolated from reactions of the di‐tert‐butylzincate and crystallographically characterised, namely the pre‐metallation complex [{(iPr)₂N(Ph)C?O}LiZn(cis‐DMP)tBu₂] and the post‐metallation complex [(TMEDA)Li(cis‐DMP){2‐[1‐C(=O)N(iPr)₂]C₆H₄}Zn(tBu)], shed valuable light on the structures and mechanisms involved in these alkali‐metal‐mediated zincation reactions. Aspects of these reactions are also modelled by DFT calculations.     

Boosting Conjugate Addition to Nitroolefins Using Lithium Tetraorganozincates: Synthetic Strategies and Structural Insights

We report the first transition metal catalyst- and ligand-free conjugate addition of lithium tetraorganozincates (R₄ZnLi₂) to nitroolefins. Displaying enhanced nucleophilicity combined with unique chemoselectivity and functional group tolerance, homoleptic aliphatic and aromatic R₄ZnLi₂ provide access to valuable nitroalkanes in up to 98 % yield under mild conditions (0 °C) and short reaction time (30 min). This is particularly remarkable when employing β-nitroacrylates and β-nitroenones, where despite the presence of other electrophilic groups, selective 1,4 addition to the C=C is preferred. Structural and spectroscopic studies confirmed the formation of tetraorganozincate species in solution, the nature of which has been a long debated issue, and allowed to unveil the key role played by donor additives on the aggregation and structure of these reagents. Thus, while chelating N,N,N’,N’-tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA) and (R,R)-N,N,N’,N’-tetramethyl-1,2-diaminocyclohexane (TMCDA) favour the formation of contacted-ion pair zincates, macrocyclic Lewis donor 12-crown-4 triggers an immediate disproportionation process of Et₄ZnLi₂ into equimolar amounts of solvent-separated Et₃ZnLi and EtLi.     

Silicon–oxygen‐bonded oligomers having thermoelectric switching properties

The electrical properties of siloxane oligomers prepared from the reaction of 1,4‐naphthalenediol or 1,4‐naphthoquinone with diphenylsilane using different palladium catalysts, such as PdCl₂, Pd(TMEDA)Cl₂, Pd(TEEDA)Cl₂ (where TMEDA = N,N′‐tetramethylethylenediamine, TEEDA = N,N′‐tetraethylethylenediamine), are dependent on the catalyst. Thermoelectric switching properties can be obtained from the siloxane prepared from the coupling reaction of diphenylsilane with 1,4‐naphthoquinone or 1,4‐naphthalenediol using Pd(TMEDA)Cl₂ as catalyst. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Lewis‐Base Stabilized N‐Silver(I) Succinimide Complexes: Synthesis,Crystal Structures and Their Use as CVD‐Precursors

Four Lewis‐base stabilized N‐silver(I) succinimide complexes of type [L_n·R_m·AgNC₄H₄O₂] (L = N,N,N′,N′‐tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA), n = 1, m = 0, 2a ; L = P(OEt)₃, n = 2, m = 0, 2b ; L = PPh₃, m = 0, n = 2, 2c ; L = P(OMe)₃, R = TMEDA, n = 1, m = 1, 2d ) were prepared by a “one‐pot” synthesis methodology and characterized. The molecular structures of 2a and 2c have been determined by using X‐ray single crystal analysis. Complex 2a exists as ion pair {[Ag(TMEDA)₂]⁺[Ag(NC₄H₄O₂)₂]^–} in the solid state and complex 2c is a monomer with the three‐coordinate silver atom. Complex 2b was used as precursor in the deposition of silver for the first time by using MOCVD technique. The silver films obtained were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy‐dispersion X‐ray analysis (EDX). SEM and EDX studies show that the dense and homogeneous silver films could be obtained.     

Structural Diversity in Alkali Metal and Alkali Metal Magnesiate Chemistry of the Bulky 2,6‐Diisopropyl‐N‐(trimethylsilyl)anilino Ligand

Bulky amido ligands are precious in s‐block chemistry, since they can implant complementary strong basic and weak nucleophilic properties within compounds. Recent work has shown the pivotal importance of the base structure with enhancement of basicity and extraordinary regioselectivities possible for cyclic alkali metal magnesiates containing mixed n‐butyl/amido ligand sets. This work advances alkali metal and alkali metal magnesiate chemistry of the bulky arylsilyl amido ligand [N(SiMe₃)(Dipp)]^? (Dipp=2,6‐iPr₂‐C₆H₃). Infinite chain structures of the parent sodium and potassium amides are disclosed, adding to the few known crystallographically characterised unsolvated s‐block metal amides. Solvation by N,N,N′,N′′,N′′‐pentamethyldiethylenetriamine (PMDETA) or N,N,N′,N′‐tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA) gives molecular variants of the lithium and sodium amides; whereas for potassium, PMDETA gives a molecular structure, TMEDA affords a novel, hemi‐solvated infinite chain. Crystal structures of the first magnesiate examples of this amide in [MMg{N(SiMe₃)(Dipp)}₂(μ‐nBu)]_∞ (M=Na or K) are also revealed, though these breakdown to their homometallic components in donor solvents as revealed through NMR and DOSY studies.     

Diamine‐Catalyzed Addition of ZnEt2 to PhC(O)CF3: Two Mechanisms and Autocatalytic Asymmetric Enhancement

NMR spectroscopic studies of the catalytic addition reaction of ZnEt₂ to PhC(O)CF₃ in the presence of three very efficient catalysts [TMEDA, tBuBOX, and L ; where L is a chiral diamine synthesized from optically pure (R,R)‐1,2‐diphenylethylenediamine and (S)‐2,2′‐bis‐(bromomethyl)‐1,1′‐binaphthalene] reveal large differences in their behavior. For the ligands TMEDA and tBuBOX, the catalysis shows no unusual features and proceeds via [(N?N)Zn(Et){OC(CF₃)(Et)Ph}]. For N?N? L , the observation of autocatalytic asymmetric enhancement during the catalysis, and unusual inverse concentration dependence on the reaction rate, indicate the participation of an additional novel catalytic cycle that goes through a dinuclear intermediate containing one ZnEt₂ and one ZnEt fragment connected by N?N and OR bridges. Interestingly, the ¹⁹F NMR signals of the main product of the reaction ([Zn(Et){OC*(CF₃)(Et)Ph}]₂) allowed us to assess the enantioselectivity of the processes in situ without the assistance of chiral chromatography.     

Methyl {1‐[2,3‐O‐iso­propyl­idene‐5‐O‐(4‐nitro­benzoyl)‐α‐d‐ribo­furan­osyl]‐4‐methoxy­carbonyl‐1H‐1,2,3‐triazol‐5‐yl}acetate

In the title compound, C₂₂H₂₄N₄O₁₁, the N‐glycosidic torsion angles O′—C′—N—C and O′—C′—N—N are ?34.1 (6) and 148.8 (3)°, respectively. The mol­ecule displays an α‐d configuration with the ribo­furan­ose moiety in an O′‐exo–C′‐endo pucker. There are only weak C—H?O and C—H?N intra‐ and intermolecular interactions.     

Developing a Hetero‐Alkali‐Metal Chemistry of 2,2,6,6‐Tetramethylpiperidide (TMP): Stoichiometric and Structural Diversity within a Series of Lithium/Sodium,Lithium/Potassium and Sodium/Potassium TMP Compounds

Studied extensively in solution and in the solid state, Li(TMP) (TMP=2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidide) is an important utility reagent popular as a strongly basic, weakly nucleophilic tool for C? H metallation. Recently, there has been a surge in interest in mixed metal derivatives containing the bulky TMP anion. Herein, we start to develop hetero (alkali metal) TMP chemistry by reporting the N,N,N′,N′‐tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA)‐hemisolvated sodium–lithium cycloheterodimer [(tmeda)Na(μ‐tmp)₂Li], and its TMEDA‐free variant [{Na(μ‐tmp)Li(μ‐tmp)}_∞], which provides a rare example of a crystallographically authenticated polymeric alkali metal amide. Experimental observations suggest that the former is a kinetic intermediate en route to the latter thermodynamic product. Furthermore, a third modification, the mixed potassium–lithium‐rich cycloheterotrimer [(tmeda)K(μ‐tmp)Li(μ‐tmp)Li(μ‐tmp)], has also been synthesised and crystallographically characterised. On moving to the bulkier tridentate donor N,N,N′,N′′,N′′‐pentamethyldiethylenediamine (PMDETA), the additional ligation forces the sodium–lithium and potassium–dilithium ring species to open giving the acyclic arc‐shaped complexes [(pmdeta)Na(μ‐tmp)Li(tmp)] and [(pmdeta)K(μ‐tmp)Li(μ‐tmp)Li(tmp)], respectively. Completing the series, the potassium–lithium and potassium–sodium derivatives [(pmdeta)K(μ‐tmp)₂M] (M=Li, Na) have also been isolated as closed structures with a distinctly asymmetric central MN₂K ring. Collectively, these seven new bimetallic compounds display five distinct structural motifs, four of which have never hitherto been witnessed in TMP chemistry and three of which are unprecedented in the vast structural library of alkali metal amide chemistry.     

Post‐Synthetic Reversible Incorporation of Organic Linkers into Porous Metal–Organic Frameworks through Single‐Crystal‐to‐Single‐Crystal Transformations and Modification of Gas‐Sorption Properties

The porous metal–organic framework (MOF) {[Zn₂(TCPBDA)(H₂O)₂]?30 DMF?6 H₂O}_n ( SNU‐30 ; DMF=N,N‐dimethylformamide) has been prepared by the solvothermal reaction of N,N,N′,N′‐tetrakis(4‐carboxyphenyl)biphenyl‐4,4′‐diamine (H₄TCPBDA) and Zn(NO₃)₂?6 H₂O in DMF/tBuOH. The post‐synthetic modification of SNU‐30 by the insertion of 3,6‐di(4‐pyridyl)‐1,2,4,5‐tetrazine (bpta) affords single‐crystalline {[Zn₂(TCPBDA)(bpta)]?23 DMF?4 H₂O}_n ( SNU‐31 SC ), in which channels are divided by the bpta linkers. Interestingly, unlike its pristine form, the bridging bpta ligand in the MOF is bent due to steric constraints. SNU‐31 can be also prepared through a one‐pot solvothermal synthesis from Zn^II, TCPBDA^4?, and bpta. The bpta linker can be liberated from this MOF by immersion in N,N‐diethylformamide (DEF) to afford the single‐crystalline SNU‐30 SC , which is structurally similar to SNU‐30 . This phenomenon of reversible insertion and removal of the bridging ligand while preserving the single crystallinity is unprecedented in MOFs. Desolvated solid SNU‐30′ adsorbs N₂, O₂, H₂, CO₂, and CH₄ gases, whereas desolvated SNU‐31′ exhibits selective adsorption of CO₂ over N₂, O₂, H₂, and CH₄, thus demonstrating that the gas adsorption properties of MOF can be modified by post‐synthetic insertion/removal of a bridging ligand.     

Deprotonative Metalation of Functionalized Aromatics Using Mixed Lithium–Cadmium,Lithium–Indium,and Lithium–Zinc Species

In situ mixtures of CdCl₂?TMEDA (0.5 equiv; TMEDA=N,N,N′,N′‐tetramethylethylenediamine) or InCl₃ (0.33 equiv) with [Li(tmp)] (tmp=2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidino; 1.5 or 1.3 equiv, respectively) were compared with the previously described mixture of ZnCl₂?TMEDA (0.5 equiv) and [Li(tmp)] (1.5 equiv) for their ability to deprotonate anisole, benzothiazole, and pyrimidine. [(tmp)₃CdLi] proved to be the best base when used in tetrahydrofuran at room temperature, as demonstrated by subsequent trapping with iodine. The Cd–Li base then proved suitable for the metalation of a large range of aromatics including benzenes bearing reactive functional groups (CONEt₂, CO₂Me, CN, COPh) or heavy halogens (Br, I), and heterocycles (from the furan, thiophene, pyrrole, oxazole, thiazole, pyridine, and diazine series). Five‐membered heterocycles benefiting from doubly activated positions were similarly dideprotonated at room temperature. The aromatic lithium cadmates thus obtained were involved in palladium‐catalyzed cross‐coupling reactions or simply quenched with acid chlorides.     

A Convenient Preparation of Fluorinating Reagent F‐TEDA Bearing Bisphenylsulfonylimide Counterion and Its Fluorination to Oxindoles

The direct preparation of a kind of fluorinating reagent 1 [F‐TEDA‐N(SO₂Ph)₂] was realized in high yield via the complexation of N‐fluorobenzenesulfonimide (NFSI) with 1‐(chloromethyl)‐1,4‐diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octan‐1‐ium N′,N′‐bis‐(benzenesulfonylimide) salt. In its fluorination to oxindoles, the fluorinating products 6 were afforded in moderate to high yields.     

A μ4‐oxide‐containing a dimeric variant of a sodium dialkyl(amido)zincate reagent

Post‐metallation derivatives of the sodium dialkyl(amido)zincate reagent (TMEDA)Na(μ‐TMP)Zn(^tBu)₂ (TMEDA is N,N,N′,N′‐tetramethylethylenediamine and TMP is 2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidide) have been of structural interest due to the insight they give into aromatic metallation mechanisms. Here, the aromatic substrate is formally replaced with [ZnO]₂ to give tetra‐tert‐butyldi‐μ₄‐oxido‐bis(tetramethylethylenediamine‐κ²N,N′)bis(μ₂‐2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidin‐1‐ido‐κ²N:N)disodiumtetrazinc hexane 0.59‐solvate, [Na₂Zn₄(C₄H₉)₄(C₉H₁₈N)₂O₂(C₆H₁₆N₂)₂]·0.59C₆H₁₄. The crystallographically centrosymmetric complex retains many of the structural features of its parent monomer but has an unusual dimeric structure, with a central planar Zn–O–Zn–O ring joined to two orthogonal near‐planar Zn–O–Na–N rings through the distorted tetrahedral geometries of the oxide ions.     

Reactivity of ortho‐Substituted Aryl–Palladium Complexes towards Carbodiimides,Isothiocyanates, Nitriles,and Cyanamides

Complexes [Pd(C₆H₃XH‐2‐R′‐5)Y(N^N)] (X=O, NH; Y=Br, I; R′=H, NO₂; N^N=N,N,N′,N′‐tetramethylethylenediamine (tmeda), 2,2′‐bipyridine (bpy), 4,4′‐di‐tert‐butyl‐2,2′‐bipyridine (dtbbpy)) react with RN?C?E (E=NR, S) or RC≡N (R=alkyl, aryl, NR′′₂) and TlOTf (OTf=CF₃SO₃) to give, respectively, 1) products of the insertion of the C?E group into the C? Pd bond, protonation of the N atom, and coordination of X to Pd, [Pd{κ²‐X,E‐(XC₆H₃{EC(NHR)}‐2‐R′‐4)}(N^N)]OTf or [Pd(κ²‐X,N‐{ZC₆H₃(NH?CR)‐2‐R′‐4})(N^N)]OTf, or products of the coordination of carbodiimides and OH addition, [Pd{κ²‐C,N‐(C₆H₄{OC(NR)}NHR‐2)}(bpy)]OTf; or 2) products of the insertion of the C≡N group to Pd and N‐protonation, [Pd(κ²‐X,N‐{XC₆H₃(NH?CR)‐2‐R′‐4})(N^N)]OTf.     

A one‐dimensional zinc(II) coordination polymer incorporating [1,1′‐biphenyl]‐4,4′‐dicarboxylate and N,N′‐bis(pyridin‐3‐ylmethyl)‐[1,1′‐biphenyl]‐4,4′‐dicarboxamide ligands

In the title compound, catena‐poly[[[N,N′‐bis(pyridin‐3‐ylmethyl)‐[1,1′‐biphenyl]‐4,4′‐dicarboxamide]chloridozinc(II)]‐μ‐[1,1′‐biphenyl]‐4,4′‐dicarboxylato‐[[N,N′‐bis(pyridin‐3‐ylmethyl)‐[1,1′‐biphenyl]‐4,4′‐dicarboxamide]chloridozinc(II)]‐μ‐[N,N′‐bis(pyridin‐3‐ylmethyl)‐[1,1′‐biphenyl]‐4,4′‐dicarboxamide]], [Zn₂(C₁₄H₈O₄)Cl₂(C₂₆H₂₂N₄O₂)₃]_n, the Zn^II centre is four‐coordinate and approximately tetrahedral, bonding to one carboxylate O atom from a bidentate bridging dianionic [1,1′‐biphenyl]‐4,4′‐dicarboxylate ligand, to two pyridine N atoms from two N,N′‐bis(pyridin‐3‐ylmethyl)‐[1,1′‐biphenyl]‐4,4′‐dicarboxamide ligands and to one chloride ligand. The pyridyl ligands exhibit bidentate bridging and monodentate terminal coordination modes. The bidentate bridging pyridyl ligand and the bridging [1,1′‐biphenyl]‐4,4′‐dicarboxylate ligand both lie on special positions, with inversion centres at the mid‐points of their central C—C bonds. These bridging groups link the Zn^II centres into a one‐dimensional tape structure that propagates along the crystallographic b direction. The tapes are interlinked into a two‐dimensional layer in the ab plane through N—H...O hydrogen bonds between the monodentate ligands. In addition, the thermal stability and solid‐state photoluminescence properties of the title compound are reported.     

TMEDA in Iron‐Catalyzed Hydromagnesiation: Formation of Iron(II)‐Alkyl Species for Controlled Reduction to Alkene‐Stabilized Iron(0)

N,N,N′,N′‐Tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA) has been one of the most prevalent and successful additives used in iron catalysis, finding application in reactions as diverse as cross‐coupling, C?H activation, and borylation. However, the role that TMEDA plays in these reactions remains largely undefined. Herein, studying the iron‐catalyzed hydromagnesiation of styrene derivatives using TMEDA has provided molecular‐level insight into the role of TMEDA in achieving effective catalysis. The key is the initial formation of TMEDA–iron(II)–alkyl species which undergo a controlled reduction to selectively form catalytically active styrene‐stabilized iron(0)–alkyl complexes. While TMEDA is not bound to the catalytically active species, these active iron(0) complexes cannot be accessed in the absence of TMEDA. This mode of action, allowing for controlled reduction and access to iron(0) species, represents a new paradigm for the role of this important reaction additive in iron catalysis.     

Ligand Substitution Reactions on Aquapentachloro‐ and Hexachloroplatinic Acid — Synthesis and Characterization of Tetrachloroplatinum(IV) Complexes with Heterocyclic N,N Donors

Reactions of aquapentachloroplatinic acid, (H₃O)[PtCl₅(H₂O)]·2(18C6)·6H₂O ( 1 ) (18C6 = 18‐crown‐6), and H₂[PtCl₆]·6H₂O ( 2 ) with heterocyclic N, N donors (2, 2′‐bipyridine, bpy; 4, 4′‐di‐tert‐butyl‐2, 2′‐bipyridine, tBu₂bpy; 1, 10‐phenanthroline, phen; 4, 7‐diphenyl‐1, 10‐phenanthroline, Ph₂phen; 2, 2′‐bipyrimidine, bpym) afforded with ligand substitution platinum(IV) complexes [PtCl₄(N∩N)] (N∩N = bpy, 3a ; tBu₂bpy, 3b ; Ph₂phen, 5 ; bpym, 7 ) and/or with protonation of N, N donor yielding (R₂phenH)₂[PtCl₆] (R = H, 4a ; Ph, 4b ) and (bpymH)⁺ ( 8 ). With UV irradiation Ph₂phen and bpym reacted with reduction yielding platinum(II) complexes [PtCl₂(N∩N)] (N∩N = Ph₂phen, 6 ; bpym, 9 ). Identities of all complexes were established by microanalysis as well as by NMR (¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁹⁵Pt) and IR spectroscopic investigations. Molecular structures of [PtCl₄(bpym)]·MeOH ( 7 ) and [PtCl₂(Ph₂phen)] ( 6 ) were determined by X‐ray diffraction analyses. Differences in reactivity of bpy/bpym and phen ligands are discussed in terms of calculated structures of complexes [PtCl₅(N∩N)]^— with monodentately bound N, N ligands (N∩N = bpy, 10a ; phen, 10b ; bpym, 10c ).     

Ethyl 3‐(2′‐deoxyuridin‐5‐yl)‐3‐hydroxy‐2‐iodopropanoate,a ­nucleoside analogue

In the title compound, C₁₄H₁₉IN₂O₈, an almost planar heterocyclic base is oriented anti with respect to the puckered sugar moiety. The sugar pucker is C2′‐endo/C3′‐exo, the N‐glycosidic torsion angle is 166.4 (4)° and the conformation of O5′ is +sc. The mol­ecules are linked by hydrogen bonds of the types N—H?O and O—H?O.     

Synthese und Kristallstrukturen von 1,1,3,3‐Tetramethylimidazolinium‐dichlorid und 1,1,4‐Trimethylpiperazinium‐chlorid

Synthesis and Crystal Structures of 1,1,3,3‐Tetramethylimidazolinium Dichloride and 1,1,4‐Trimethylpiperazinium Chloride Single crystals of 1,1,3,3‐tetramethylimidazolinium dichloride ( 1 ) and 1,1,4‐trimethylpiperazinium chloride ( 2 ) were obtained by reaction of CH₂Cl₂ with tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA) and NNN′N″N″‐pentamethyldiethylenetriamine (PMDETA), respectively. Both compounds are characterized by single crystal X‐ray diffraction and by IR spectroscopy. 1: [C₇H₁₈N₂]Cl₂, space group P2₁/c, Z = 4, lattice dimensions at 193(2) K: a = 821.97(11), b = 1130.38(8), c = 1143.08(13) pm, β = 100.348(15)°, R₁ = 0.0271. The C₇N₂ heterocyclic ring has envelope conformation like other salts with this dication. 2: [C₇H₁₇N₂]Cl, space group P2₁2₁2₁, Z = 4, lattice dimensions at 100(2) K: a = 1030.37(8), b = 1036.55(6), c = 831.39(4) pm, R₁ = 0.0180. Although the heterocyclic mono‐cation is without site symmetry in the crystal, its molecular symmetry is close to C_s, forming chair conformation of the C₄N₂ six‐membered ring.