Thermodynamics of H in disordered Pd-Ag alloys from calorimetric and equilibrium pressure-composition-temperature measurements

In this research, the thermodynamics of H2 solution and hydride formation in a series of disordered Pd-Ag alloys has been determined using both reaction calorimetry and equilibrium PH2-composition-T data. Trends of DeltaHH and DeltaSH with both H and Ag concentration have been determined. For the Pd0.76Ag0.24 alloy, which does not form a hydride phase, DeltaHH and DeltaSH both exhibit minima with H/(Pd0.76Ag0.24) followed by a linear increase of the former. A linear increase of DeltaHH is found for all of the alloys in the high H content region beyond the two-phase region or, if, there is no two-phase region, in the high H content region. DeltaHH degrees at infinite dilution of H decreases with atom fraction Ag, XAg, up to about 0.40 and then increases. Enthalpies for hydride formation/decomposition, 1/2H2(g) + dilute <--> hydride, have been determined calorimetrically for alloys which form two phases (303 K). The enthalpies for hydride formation become more exothermic with XAg while the corresponding entropy magnitudes are nearly constant, 46 +/- 2 J/K mol H.     

Total syntheses of beta-carboline alkaloids, (R)-(-)-pyridindolol K1, (R)-(-)-pyridindolol K2, and (R)-(-)-pyridindolol.

The total syntheses of beta-carboline alkaloids, (R)-(-)-pyridindolols (1, 5, and 6) are described. The two key steps involved are (1) a thermal electrocyclic reaction of the 3-alkenylindole-2-aldoxime 10 and (2) a thermal cyclization of 3-alkynylindole-2-aldoxime 11 to construct the beta-carboline N-oxides 8, which upon heating with acetic anhydride and sequential treatment with trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride gave the triflates 18. The Stille coupling reaction of 18 with vinylstannane, followed by cleavage of MOM ether, afforded the 1-ethenyl-3-hydroxymethyl-beta-carboline (7a). Subsequent acetylation of 7a yielded the acetate 7b, which was subjected to the Sharpless asymmetric 1,2-dihydroxylation by AD-mix-beta to produce (R)-(-)-pyridindolol K2 (6). Selective acetylation of 6 was effected by Ac(2)O and collidine to form (R)-(-)-pyridindolol K1 (5). By contrast, hydrolysis of 6 provided (R)-(-)-pyridindolol (1).     

A model calculation on the electronic structure of Ni-Cu and Pd-Ag alloys

The electronic structure of Ni-Cu and Pd-Ag alloy surfaces is investigated by the CNDO/2 tight-binding method. In both alloys, the VIIIB and IB metal atoms form the independent d sub-bands, which is qualitatively consistent with the calculations by the coherent-potential approximation and with photoemission spectroscopy experiments.     

Synthesis of 3-(aminooxoethyl)-6-methyl-1-(thiethan-3-yl)-pyrimidine-2,4-(1H,3H)-diones

A new approach to prepare 2-chloroacetamides has been developed, based on the reaction of chloroacetyl chloride with excess of secondary amines. Alkylation of 6-methyl-1-(thiethan-3-yl)pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione with the synthesized 2-chloroacetamides in the presence of potassium carbonate has afforded N ³-acetamido-substituted 6-methyl-1-(thiethan-3-yl)pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-diones.     

Proposed fluorination mechanism of CB(5)H(6)(-) and CB(9)H(10)(-) with HF. Evidence of kinetic control in the formation of 2-CB(5)H(5)F(-) and 6-CB(9)H(9)F(-)

Two pathways have been considered in the fluorination of CB(5)H(6)(-) and CB(9)H(10)(-) by HF. In the ionic HF fluorination pathway, the monocarborane anion cage is first protonated in a BBB face followed by H(2) elimination and fluoride anion addition. In the covalent HF fluorination pathway, HF is first coordinated through hydrogen to the BBB face. Next, the fluorine can add to either an axial or equatorial boron atom which opens the cage to a nido structure with an endo fluoride substituent. Endo to exo rearrangement occurs with a small activation barrier followed by H(2) elimination. In both pathways, fluorination at the equatorial boron position is predicted to have smaller activation barriers even though substitution at the axial position leads to the more stable products.     

Synthesis of (-)-(S)-3-sec-butyl- and (+)-(S)-5-sec-butyl-2(1H)-pyridinone

Optically active (+)-(S)-5-sec-butyl- and (-)-(S)-3-sec-butyl-2(1H)-pyridinone are synthesized and the relationship between optical activity and minimum optical purity of the latter is determined.     

OH(3) (-) and O(2)H(5) (-) double Rydberg anions: predictions and comparisons with NH(4) (-) and N(2)H(7) (-)

A low barrier in the reaction pathway between the double Rydberg isomer of OH(3) (-) and a hydride-water complex indicates that the former species is more difficult to isolate and characterize through anion photoelectron spectroscopy than the well known double Rydberg anion (DRA), tetrahedral NH(4) (-). Electron propagator calculations of vertical electron detachment energies (VEDEs) and isosurface plots of the electron localization function disclose that the transition state's electronic structure more closely resembles that of the DRA than that of the hydride-water complex. Possible stabilization of the OH(3) (-) DRA through hydrogen bonding or ion-dipole interactions is examined through calculations on O(2)H(5) (-) species. Three O(2)H(5) (-) minima with H(-)(H(2)O)(2), hydrogen-bridged, and DRA-molecule structures resemble previously discovered N(2)H(7) (-) species and have well separated VEDEs that may be observable in anion photoelectron spectra.     

Synthesis of 1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2,4-imidazolidinedione derivatives through cyclic transformations of ethyl 2-oxo-3(2H)-benzoxazoleacetate derivatives

A series of ethyl 2-oxo-3(2H)-benzoxazoleacetate derivatives 2 have been synthesized. By reaction with ammonia, primary amines or hydrazine, these compounds 2 were transformed into 1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2,4-imidazolidinedione derivatives 4, 5 and 6 , respectively. Some of these new hydantoins 4 , treated with phosphorus oxychloride, gave 3H-2-oxoimidazo[2,1-b]benzoxazole derivatives 9 . Ethyl 2-oxo-3(2H)-benzoxazolepropionate ( 10 ) was prepared by a Michaël reaction of ethyl acrylate with 2-benzoxazolone ( 1a ). With 10 , no cyclic transformation was observed in the presence of ammonia or alkylamine.     

Aryliodine (III) Diacetates as Substrates for Pd-Ag Catalyzed Arylation of Alkenes

An unprecedented application of aryliodine(III) diacetates as substrates in Pd-Ag catalyzed arylation of alkenes is described. The mechanistic studies revealed that the binary Pd-Ag catalysis leads to the decomposition of aryliodine(III) diacetates to oxygen and aryl iodides followed by arylation of alkenes forming Heck-type products. Under optimized conditions both electron-rich and electron-deficient alkenes undergo arylation in high yields. Advantageously, the reaction proceeds smoothly in water as a solvent and neither organic ligands nor inert atmosphere are required.     

An equilibrium analysis of the aqueous H+-MoO4(2-)-(HP)O(3)2- and H+-MoO4(2-)-(HP)O(3)2--HPO4(2-) systems

The speciation in the phosphitomolybdate system, H+-MoO4(2-)-(HP)O(3)2-, has been determined from combined potentiometric and 31P NMR measurements in 0.600 M Na(Cl) medium at 298(1) K. Potentiometric titration data were collected in the ranges 2.5<-log[H+]<6.2, 40.0相似文献   

Anion photoelectron spectroscopy of C(5)H(-)

Anion photoelectron spectroscopy is performed on the C(5)H(-) species. Analogous to C(3)H(-) and C(3)D(-), photodetachment transitions are observed from multiple, energetically close-lying isomers of the anion. A linear and a cyclic structure are found to have electron binding energies of 2.421+/-0.019 eV and 2.857+/-0.028 eV, respectively. A cyclic excited state is also found to be 1.136 eV above the linear (2)Pi C(5)H ground state. Based on our assignments of the observed transitions and previous calculations on the energetics of neutral C(5)H isomers, the cyclic (1)A(1) anion state is found to lie 0.163 eV below the (3)A linear anion.