Iminopropadienethiones, Ar=N=C=C=C=S

Aryliminopropadienethiones 9 have been generated by flash vacuum thermolysis of isoxazolones of the type 5 and characterized by mass spectrometry and matrix isolation IR spectroscopy in conjunction with DFT calculations and chemical trapping.     

Chemistry of stable iminopropadienones, RN=C=C=C=O

The synthesis, spectroscopic properties, and chemical reactions of the stable (neopentylimino)-, (mesitylimino)-, and (o-tert-butylphenylimino)propadienones (6) are reported. Nucleophilic addition of amines affords the malonic amidoamidines 7 and 8. 3,5-Dimethylpyrazole reacts analogously to form 9b. Addition of 1,2-dimethylhydrazine produces pyrazolinones 10-12. Addition of N,N'-dimethyldiaminoethane, -propane, and -butane gives diazepine, diazocine, and diazonine derivatives 13-15, respectively (X-ray structures of 13c, 14a, and 15a are available). The mesoionic pyridopyrimidinium olates 18 are obtained by addition of 2-(methylamino)pyridine (X-ray structure of 18b available). Primary 2-aminopyridines afford the pyridopyrimidininones 20-29 and 31 (X-ray structure of 21a available), and 2-aminopyrimidines and 2-aminopyrazine afford pyrimidopyrimidinones and pyrazinopyrimidinones 33-35. Pyrimidoisoquinolinone 36 results from 1-aminoisoquinoline and pyridoquinolinone 40 from 8-aminoquinoline. 2-Aminothiazoline and 2-aminothiazole afford thiazolopyrimidinone derivatives 41-43 (X-ray structure of 43a available).     

Metal Ion-Driven Constitutional Adaptation in Dynamic Covalent C=C/C=N Organo-Metathesis

Knoevenagel barbiturate derivatives and imines are able to undergo efficient component recombination through dynamic covalent C=C/C=N organo-metathesis in absence of a catalyst. A [2×2] dynamic covalent library (DCL) containing two Knoevenagel derivatives Kn1 and Kn2 and two imines A1 and A2 has been established and its adaptive features in response to the addition of metal cations have been investigated. Addition of Cu(I) triflate as an effector, induces fast and remarkable constitutional selection of the DCL towards amplification of the Cu(I)- A2 complex and its agonist Kn1 . This adaptation process could be reversed by addition of neocuproine as a competitive Cu(I) ligand. Furthermore, separate addition of five other metal cations as input agents, i. e. Ag(I), Fe(II), Zn(II), Cu(II) and Li(I), led to the generation of cation-specific distribution patterns as outputs, showing the ability of the present DCL to recognize different effectors.     

Reaction of heterocumulenes R---N=C=N---R and R---P=C=P---R with a di-iron aminocarbene complex

Reaction of R---N=C=N---R (R=p-Me-C₆H₄) and R---P==C=P---R (R=2,4,6-^tBu₃C₆H₂) with the di-iron aminocarbene complex [Fe₂(CO)₇{1μ-C(Ph)C(NEt₂)}] (1c) gave corresponding complexes [Fe₂(CO)₆{C(Ph)C(NEt₂)C(NC₆H₄Me)N (C₆H₄Me)}] (2) and [Fe₂(CO)₆{C(Ph)C(NEt₂)C(PC₆H₂^tBu₃)P(C₆H₂^tBu₃)}] (4), resulting from a coupling reaction with carbon-carbon bond formation. [Fe₂(CO)₅(CNC₆H₄Me){C(Ph)C(NEt₂)N(C₆H₄Me)}], complex 3, obtained in the reaction with R---N=C=N---R, resulted from C=N bond rupture insertion of a nitrene fragment into the Fe=C bond. Complexes 2–4 were characterized by X-ray diffraction. The different geornetries of complexes 2 and 4 are discussed. The formation of these complexes may be explained by cycloaddition on the Fe =C metal-carbene bond.     

Volume parameters of some Diels-Alder reactions involving C=C,C=S,and N=N bonds

The effect of a hydrostatic pressure of up to 1000 kg cm⁻² on the rate constants of the Diels-Alder reactions of maleic anhydride with 1,2,3,4-tetraphenylcyclopentadiene and with 6,13-dichloropentacene, of 4-phenyl-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione with hexachlorocyclopentadiene, and of thiobenzophenone with isoprene was studied at 25 °C. The volume parameters and ratios of the activation to reaction volumes make it possible to exclude electrostriction of the solvent during transition state solvation in all the reactions studied, which corresponds to the nonpolar nature of the transition state. Dedicated to Academician A. L. Buchachenko on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1973–1980, September, 2005.     

Comparison of the kinetics and thermodynamics for methyl radical addition to C=C, C=O, and C=S double bonds

The barriers, enthalpies, and rate constants for the addition of methyl radical to the double bonds of a selection of alkene, carbonyl, and thiocarbonyl species (CH(2)=Z, CH(3)CH=Z, and (CH(3))(2)C=Z, where Z = CH(2), O, or S) and for the reverse beta-scission reactions have been investigated using high-level ab inito calculations. The results are rationalized with the aid of the curve-crossing model. The addition reactions proceed via early transition structures in all cases. The barriers for addition of methyl radical to C=C bonds are largely determined by the reaction exothermicities. Addition to the unsubstituted carbon center of C=C double bonds is favored over addition to the substituted carbon center, both kinetically (lower barriers) and thermodynamically (greater exothermicities). The barriers for addition to C=O bonds are influenced by both the reaction exothermicity and the singlet-triplet gap of the substrate. Addition to the carbon center is favored over addition to the oxygen, also both thermodynamically and kinetically. For the thiocarbonyl systems, addition to the carbon center is thermodynamically favored over addition to sulfur. However, in this case, the reaction is contrathermodynamic, addition to the sulfur center having a lower barrier due to spin density considerations. Entropic differences among corresponding addition and beta-scission reactions are relatively minor, and the differences in reaction rates are thus dominated by differences in the respective reaction barriers.     

1,3-Digermacyclobutanes with exocyclic C=P and C=P=S double bonds

New 1,3-digermacyclobutanes, with two exocyclic C=PMes* bonds, and the corresponding first bis(methylenethioxo)phosphoranes with C=P(S)Mes* moieties have been synthesized.     

Reducing ability of supramolecular C60 dianion toward C=O, C=C and N-N bonds

Different from C60 dianion which readily reacts with electrophiles, supramolecular C60 dianion (2) generated from gamma-cyclodextrin-bicapped C60 (1) and NaBH4 (or diborate) in DMSO-H2O (9:1, v/v) is able to reduce N-N+, C=C-EWG and C=O bonds to provide the respective dihydro derivatives; 1-mediated reduction of acetophenone with NaBH4 in the presence of (Me2N)2CH2 and EtONa gives turn over frequency (TOF)/h of 400.     

A Linear C=Ge=C Heteroallene with a Di-coordinated Germanium Atom**

Allenes (>C=C=C<) are classified as cumulated dienes with a linear structure and an sp-hybridized central carbon atom. We have synthesized and isolated a stable 2-germapropadiene with bulky silyl substituents. The 2-germapropadiene allene moiety adopts a linear structure both in the solid state and in solution. An X-ray diffraction electron-density-distribution (EDD) analysis of this 2-germapropadiene confirmed the linear C=Ge=C geometry with a formally sp-hybridized germanium atom that bears two orthogonal C=Ge π-bonds. Based on detailed structural and computational studies, we concluded that the linear geometry of the isolated 2-germapropadiene most likely arises from the negative hyperconjugation of the silyl substituents at the terminal carbon atoms. The 2-germapropadiene reacts rapidly with nucleophiles, indicating that the linearly oriented germanium atom is highly electrophilic.     

SYNTHESES OF AZETIDINES VIA PHOTOCYCLOADDITION OF C=C TO C=N DOUBLE BONDS

The photocycloaddition of 6-azauracil (AU) with olefins have been carried out. Four new compounds,1,2,4-triazabicyclo [4,2,0] octane and 1,2,4-triazatricyclo [4,2,0^1.6,0^7.12]dodecane derivatives,were obtained. Based on structure identificationof productsand photosensitization behavior of this syste,the regioselection and the multiplicity of thisreaction were discussed.     

Ethenedithione (S=C=C=S): trapping and isomerization in a cobalt complex

Swing bridge: The triplet species ethenedithione has been generated within the coordination sphere of cobalt, leading to a dinuclear μ-η(2)-η(2)-C(2)S(2) complex (see picture: C?gray, Co?blue, P?purple, S?yellow). Depending on the solvent, the C(2)S(2) moiety displays a transoid or a cisoid geometry. This isomerization step changes the sign of the magnetic coupling between the cobalt centers.     

Quantum-chemical study of manifestations of conjugation in molecules containing conjugated C=C and C=O bonds

Based on the MNDO calculations of the electronic structure of the molecules of acrolein, glyoxal, and butadiene, possible mechanisms of the conjugation in systems containing conjugated C=C and C=O bonds have been analyzed. In the electronic ground state ofs-trans-acrolein, the , -conjugation is very small, whereas in the first excited electronic state, the conjugation is substantial, In the ground state ofs-trans-glyoxal, the ,-conjugation should manifest itself clearly but should be weaker than in butadiene, whereas in the first excited electronic state, this conjugation should be more pronounced, Alternation of double and single bonds in the classic structural formula of a molecule does not ensure that this molecule exhibits the properties of a -conjugated system even in planar conformations.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1648–1652, July, 1996.     

New Reactivity Patterns in 3H-Phosphaallene Chemistry [Aryl-P=C=C(H)-tBu]: Hydroboration of the C=C Bond,Deprotonation and Trimerisation

3H-Phosphaallenes, R−P=C=C(H)C−R’ ( 3 ), are accessible in a multigram scale on a new and facile route and show a fascinating chemical reactivity. BH₃(SMe₂) and 3 a (R=Mes*, R’=tBu) afforded by hydroboration of the C=C bonds of two phosphaallene molecules an unprecedented borane ( 7 ) with the B atom bound to two P=C double bonds. This compound represents a new FLP based on a B and two P atoms. The increased Lewis acidity of the B atom led to a different reaction course upon treatment of 3 a with H₂B-C₆F₅(SMe₂). Hydroboration of a C=C bond of a first phosphaallene is followed in a typical FLP reaction by the coordination of a second phosphaallene molecule via B−C and P−B bond formation to yield a BP₂C₂ heterocycle ( 8 ). Its B−P bond is short and the B-bound P atom has a planar surrounding. Treatment of 3 a with tBuLi resulted in deprotonation of the β-C atom of the phosphaallene ( 9 ). The Li atom is bound to the P atom as demonstrated by crystal structure determination, quantum chemical calculations and reactions with HCl, Cl-SiMe₃ or Cl-PtBu₂. The thermally unstable phosphaallene Ph−P=C=C(H)-tBu gave a unique trimeric secondary product by P−P, P−C and C−C bond formation. It contains a P₂C₄ heterocycle and was isolated as a W(CO)₄ complex with two P atoms coordinated to W ( 15 ).     

Novel Triplet Ground State Silylenes: H–N = C = Si, CN–N = C = Si, and MeO–N = C = Si at DFT Levels

Summary.  DFT calculations predict the existence of three new triplet ground state silylenes: [(imino)-methylene]silylene, [(cyanoimino)methylene]silylene, and [(methoxyimino)methylene]silylene, with CNSiX formula (X = H, CN, and OMe, respectively). Discrepancies are found between DFT and some ab initio results.     

Phosphasila-, phosphagerma-, and phosphaarsaallenes --P=C=E (E = Si,Ge, As) and arsa- and diarsaallenes --As=C=E" (E" = C,As)

The paper reviews the contribution from our group to the studies of heteroallenes. The transient 1,3-phosphasilaallene ArP=C=Si(Ph)Tip (Ar = 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenyl, Tip = 2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl) and 1,3-phosphagermaallene ArP=C=GeMes₂ (Mes = 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl) were characterized below –40 °C by NMR spectroscopy and chemical trapping. These compounds dimerize above –40 °C through two routes. With increased steric hindrance on germanium, the phosphagermaallene ArP=C=Ge(Bu^t)Tip was stabilized as monomer at room temperature. 3-Chloro-2-lithio-1,3-phosphasilapropene ArP=C(Li)Si(Cl)CMeR₂ (CMeR₂ = 9-methylfluorenyl) behaves, at least in some cases, as a synthetic equivalent of the functionalizable allene ArP=C=Si(Cl)CMeR₂. Arsaallene ArAs=C=CR₂, phosphaarsaallenes ArP=C=AsAr and ArP=C=AsDmt (Dmt = 2,6-dimesityl-4-methylphenyl), and diarsaallene ArAs=C=AsAr exhibit a higher thermal, air, and moisture stability than the above phosphasilaallenes and phosphagermaallenes. The physicochemical data for the arsaallenes and diarsaallenes, particularly, their X-ray structural parameters, display a bonding system close to allenes. On going down the Periodic table, the stabilization becomes more difficult. For this reason, tin allenic derivatives are very rare and antimony allenic compounds have not yet been isolated.     

Energy of the C = C Double Bond

Determination of the bond energy as the difference between the experimental energy of the double bond and standard value of the C-C bond energy does not take into account changes in the energy of the C-C bond as it becomes shorter. The change in the single bond energy upon its shortening by 0.2 Å was evaluated from the compressibilities of diamond and polyethylene, and also by quantum-chemical calculations. With this value taken into account, the energies of the and bonds in ethylene become close, which proves the equivalence of the traditional and banana models of the C = C bond.     

Gallium “Shears” for C=N and C=O Bonds of Isocyanates

Digallane [L¹Ga−GaL¹] ( 1 , L¹=dpp-bian=1,2-[(2,6-iPr₂C₆H₃)NC]₂C₁₂H₆) reacts with RN=C=O (R=Ph or Tos) by [2+4] cycloaddition of the isocyanate C=N bonds across both of its C=C−N−Ga fragments to afford [L¹(O=C−NR)Ga−Ga(RN−C=O)L¹] (R=Ph, 3 ; R=Tos, 4 ). The reactions with both isocyanates result in new C−C and N−Ga single bonds. In the case of allyl isocyanate, the [2+4] cycloaddition across one C=C−N−Ga fragment of 1 is accompanied by insertion of a second allyl isocyanate molecule into the Ga−N bond of the same fragment to afford compound [L¹Ga−Ga(AllN− C=O)₂L¹] ( 5 ) (All=allyl). In the presence of Na metal, the related digallane [L²Ga−GaL²] ( 2 ; L²=dpp-dad=[(2,6-iPr₂C₆H₃)NC(CH₃)]₂) is converted into the gallium(I) carbene analogue [L²Ga:]⁻ ( 2 A ), which undergoes a variety of reactions with isocyanate substrates. These include the cycloaddition of ethyl isocyanate to 2 A affording [Na₂(THF)₅]{L²Ga[EtN−C(O)]₂GaL²} ( 6 ), cleavage of the N=C bond with release of 1 equiv. of CO to give [Na(THF)₂]₂[L²Ga(p-MeC₆H₄)(N−C(O))₂−N(p-MeC₆H₄)]₂ ( 7 ), cleavage of the C=O bond to yield the di-O-bridged digallium compound [Na(THF)₃]₂[L²Ga-(μ-O)₂-GaL²] ( 8 ), and generation of the further addition product [Na₂(THF)₅][L²Ga(CyNCO₂)]₂ ( 9 ). Complexes 3 – 9 have been characterized by NMR (¹H, ¹³C), IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and X-ray diffraction analysis. Their electronic structures have been examined by DFT calculations.     

Dry synthesis of triple cumulative double bonds (C=C=C=N) on Si(111)-7 x 7 surfaces

The interactions of cyanoacetylene and diacetylene with a Si(111)-7 x 7 surface have been studied as model systems to mechanistically understand the chemical binding of unsaturated organic molecules to diradical-like silicon dangling bonds. Vibrational studies show that cyanoacetylene mainly binds to the surface through a diradical reaction involving both cyano and C[triple bond]C groups with an adjacent adatom-rest atom pair at 110 K, resulting in an intermediate containing triple cumulative double bonds (C=C=C=N). On the other hand, diacetylene was shown to the covalently attached to Si(111)-7 x 7 only through one of its C[triple bond]C groups, forming an enynic-like structure with a C=C-C[triple bond]C skeleton. These chemisorbed species containing triple cumulative double bonds (C=C=C=N) and C=C-C[triple bond]C may be employed as precursors (or templates) for further construction of bilayer organic films on the semiconductor surfaces.