PCM Study of Bond Dissociation Energies of the S–NO Bond: A DFT Study

Quantum chemical calculations are used to estimate the equilibrium S–NO bond dissociation energies (BDEs) for seven S-nitro-N-acetyl-d,l-penicillamine dipeptides (SNAP-two peptides) in acetonitrile solution. These compounds were studied by employing the hybrid density functional theory (B3LYP, B3P86 and B3PW91) methods together with the 6-31G** basis set. The obtained results are compared with available experimental results. It is demonstrated that B3PW91 method is the best method to compute the bond dissociation energies of SNAP-two peptides. The substituent and solvent effects of the S–NO BDEs are further analyzed. The results show that S–NO BDE increases with the increment of isoelectric points of substituted groups. In addition, the S–NO BDE decreases due to the inclusion of solvent effects. Furthermore, SNAP-two peptides and the other NO-donors are compared.     

Cyclopalladation of N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylisophthalthioamide

Summary N,N,N,N-Tetramethylisophthalthioamide (Hmpt) was cyclopalladated with PdCl₂ in hot dimethylsulphoxide to give [PdCl(mpt)]. The structure was determined by X-ray analysis. The thioamide is metallated at C(2) to act as an S528-01C528-02S tridentate anionic ligand. There is appreciable steric repulsion between the benzene ring H(4, 6) and the dimethylamino groups. The hydrogens and the methyl groups mutually deviate from the coordination plane in opposite directions. The stability of the fused 5,5-membered chelate ring formed by the S528-03C528-04S ligand seems to overcome the steric hindrance. Derivatives were prepared by replacement of the chloride ion with iodide, diethyldithiocarbamate, 4-tert-butylpyridine, or tri-n-butylphosphine, and characterized spectroscopically. The S528-05C528-06S-fused chelate ring was maintained in these derivatives.     

A Facile Synthesis of 1,4-Diketones from Organolithium Reagents and N,N,N′,N′-Tetramethylsuccinamide

The reaction of organolithium reagents (alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl) with N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylsuccinamide at 0 °C gives good yields of the corresponding 1,4-diketones.     

Synthesis of 2′,3′-Dideoxy-2′-Fluorokanamycin A

2′,3′-Dideoxy-2′-fluorokanamycin A (23) was prepared by condensation of 6-azido-4-0-benzoyl-2,3,6-trideoxy-2-fluoro-α-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl bromide (13) and a protected disaccharide (19). Methyl 4,6-0-benzylidene-3-deoxy-β-D-arabino-hexopyranoside (5) prepared from methyl 4,6-0-benzylidene-3-chloro-3-deoxy-β-D-allo-hexopyranoside (1) by oxidation with pyridinium chlorochromate followed by reduction with Na₂ S₂O₄ was fluorinated with the DAST reagent to give methyl 4,6-O-benzylidene-2,3-dideoxy-2-fluoro-β-D-ribo-hexopyranoside (7). Successive treatment of 7 with NBS, NaN₃ and SOBr₂ gave 13. The structure of the final product (23) was determined by the ¹H and ¹⁹F and shift-correlated 2D NMR spectra.     

Sensitive Spectrophotometric Determination of Benzoylperoxide with N,N,N′,N′-Tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine

Abstract

A highly sensitive spectrophotometric determination of benzoylperoxide (BPO) based on the color developing reaction between N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine (TMPD) and BPO in the presence of cerium(IV) in weakly acidic media is proposed. The calibration graph is linear in the range 0–6000 ng BPO per 10 ml with an apparent molar absorptivity of 4.73 × 10⁵ 1 mol^?1 cm-1 at 612 nm. The proposed method is about 50-fold more sensitive than N-ethyl-2-naphthylamine (NENA), and application to assays of flour is described.     

Thermodynamic characteristics of protolytic equilibria of hexamethylenediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid

The heats of dissociation of betaine groups of hexamethylenediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid (H₄L) at 298.15 K and the ionic strengths of 0.1, 0.5, and 1.0 (KNO₃) were determined by direct calorimetry. The standard thermodynamic characteristics of the ptotolytic equilidria of H₄L were calculated using the results from thermochemical and potentiometric measurements made under identical test conditions.     

Crystal Structure and Fluorescence Spectra of A Complex of Europium Picrate with N,N,N′,N′-tetraphenyl-3,6,9-trioxaundecanediamide

The title complex Eu(Pic)₃(TTD) crystallizes in space group Pcab with a = 23.714(4), b = 29.245(6), c = 32.035(8)Å, V = 22216(7)ų, Z = 16, D_c = 1.63 g cm^-1, w = 12.5 cm^-1, F(000) = 10976 and its structure was solved and refined to R = 0.083. Two crystallographically different Eu(Pic)₃(TTD) units, in which the coordination numbers of two central ions (Eu1 and Eu2) are nine and ten, respectively, are present in the asymmetric unit. In the ⁷F₀ → ⁵D₀ excitation spectrum of the complex, there are two sharp peaks at 578.5 and 579.0 nm indicating that the complex has two Eu(III) sites. Two different patterns in the ⁵D₀ → ⁷F_j (j = 1-4) luminescence spectrum have been observed (selectively excited ⁵D₀), which further reveals the existence of two Eu(III) sites compatible with the result of the structure determination.     

Tunable Electrochemical C−N versus N−N Bond Formation of Nitrogen-Centered Radicals Enabled by Dehydrogenative Dearomatization: Biological Applications

Herein, an environmentally friendly electrochemical approach is reported that takes advantage of the captodative effect and delocalization effect to generate nitrogen-centered radicals (NCRs). By changing the reaction parameters of the electrode material and feedstock solubility, dearomatization enabled a selective dehydrogenative C−N versus N−N bond formation reaction. Hence, pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazole and tetraarylhydrazine frameworks were prepared through a sustainable transition-metal- and exogenous oxidant-free strategy with broad generality. Bioactivity assays demonstrated that pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles displayed antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity against human cancer cells. Compound 21 exhibited good photochemical properties with a large Stokes shift (approximately 130 nm) and was successfully applied to subcellular imaging. A preliminary mechanism investigation and density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed the possible reaction pathway.     

FT-IR study of the conformation and proton acceptor ability of N-tertiobutoxycarbonylsarcosine N′-methylamide and N-tertiobutoxycarbonylsarcosine N′,N′-dimethylacetamide

Two model dipeptides, N-tertiobutoxycarbonylsarcosine N′-methylamide (BSMA) and N-tertiobutoxycarbonylsarcosine N′,N′-dimethylamide (BSDA) are investigated by FT-IR spectrometry. The conformation of BSMA is very sensitive to the environment. In solvents of weak polarity (carbon tetrachloride, cyclohexane), BSMA accomodates the extended and seven-membered ring conformation, but in 1,2-dichloroethane, the C₇ conformers are greatly destabilized. Hydrogen bonding between BSMA or BSDA and phenols is studied in carbon tetrachloride. The thermodynamic data (equilibrium constants and enthalpies of complex formation) show that the BSMA complexes are stronger than the BSDA complexes. The spectroscopic data suggest that for BSMA, complex formation occurs at the O atom of the amide function while for BSDA about 50% of the complexes are formed on the O atom of the urethane group. The differences between the two sarcosine dipeptides are discussed in terms of cooperative and steric effects. It can be concluded that the global polarity of the medium exerts a greater influence on the conformation of the C₇ dipeptides than the specific interactions taking place on a given site of the molecule.     

The rare earths—XCI: Lanthanide(III) complexes of N,N′-dimethylethylenediamine and N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine

Under carefully controlled experimental conditions and with the maintenance of completely anhydrous systems, crystalline lanthanide complexes with nitrogen-donor ligands N,N′-dimethylethylenediamine (dmed) and N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine (tmed) have been isolated. Stoichiometric compositions of the products are Ln(dmed)₂Cl₃ (Ln = Sm, Er, Yb), Ln(dmed)₂(NO₃)₃ (Ln = Pr, Sm), Gd(dmed)(NO₃)₃, Ln(tmed)Cl₃ (Ln = La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Ho, Er) and Ln(tmd)(NO₃)₃·xCH₃CN (Ln = Nd, Er, Ho; x = 0, 1). Calorimetric studies indicate that the dmed complexes do not form in a stepwise fashion in acetonitrile, but rather that higher-order species form in solution.     

Thermodynamic characteristics of the protolytic equilibria of tetramethylenediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid

The stepwise dissociation constants of tetramethylenediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid (H₄L) are determined by means of potentiometry at 298.15 K and ionic strength values of 0.1, 0.5, and 1.0 (KNO₃). The heat effects of the dissociation of the betaine groups of the complexone are measured by direct calorimetry. The standard thermodynamic characteristics of the protolytic equilibria of H₄L are calculated via combined use of the results from thermochemical and potentiometric studies performed under identical experimental conditions. Our results are compared with the corresponding data on relative compounds.     

The step dissociation constants of ethylenediamine-N,N′-diacetic-N,N′-dipropionic and ethylenediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetrapropionic acids

The step dissociation constants of ethylenediamine-N,N′-diacetic-N,N′-dipropionic and ethylenediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetrapropionic acids at 298.15 K and ionic strengths of 0.1, 0.5, and 1.0 (KNO₃) were determined potentiometrically. The results were extrapolated to zero ionic strength by the equation with one individual parameter. The thermodynamic constants of dissociation were calculated. The results are compared with the corresponding data on related compounds.     

Vibrational spectra of N,N-dimethyl/diethylaniline,N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl/tetraethyl-p-phenylenediamine and N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl/tetraethylbenzidine derivatives

The ground state and protonated state (quaternized salt) vibrational spectra (200–1800 cm⁻¹) of the title amines are reported for various ring and/or methyl deuterated derivatives. Complete assignments are proposed and compared to those established for the parent hydrocarbons, benzene and biphenyl, and for the parent primary amines, aniline, p-phenylenediamine and benzidine. The electronic distribution, N(n)→ring(π) charge-transfer character and inductive effects are characterized from a vibrational point of view. Finally changes in the vibrational and electronic conformation upon protonation of the nitrogen atom are discussed. These results provide a fundamental basis for the vibrational investigation of excited states and reactive transients of aromatic amines.     

Evaluation of radiation stability of N,N-didodecyl N′,N′-di-octyl diglycolamide: a promising reagent for actinide partitioning

The radiation stability of N,N-di-dodecyl-N′,N′-di-octyl-3-oxapentane-1,5-diamide (D³DODGA) was studied by γ-irradiation of the solvent up to a absorbed dose of 1,000 kGy. The effect of γ-irradiation on the radiolytic degradation of D³DODGA was assessed by measuring the distribution ratio of Am(III) (D _Am(III)) as well as the third phase formation in the irradiated D³DODGA-n-dodecane solution. The D _Am(III) in the irradiated solution decreased with increase of absorbed dose. The critical aqueous concentration of Nd(III) above which the third phase forms, increased with increase of absorbed dose. However, the limiting organic concentration of Nd(III) remained at ~25 mM irrespective of the absorbed dose. Recovery of Am(III) from the radiolytically degraded organic phase showed that back extraction of Am(III) was quantitative in a few contacts using dilute nitric acid. Our studies clearly indicated that radiolytic degradation of D³DODGA in n-dodecane is marginal even at the absorbed dose of 1,000 kGy, and therefore D³DODGA is a potential candidate for minor actinide partitioning.     

Olefin Synthesis via,the Li-Derivative of N,N,N′,N′-Tetramethyldimides of Arylmethanephosphonic Acids

Abstract

The high erythro-stereoselective reaction of Li-tetramethyldiamides of arylmethanephosphonic acids with carbonyl compounds is used for synthesis of (Z)-alkenes by thermolysis of the erythro-adducts as well as in acidic media.     

New Approaches to the Synthesis of 2,2′: 6′,2″-Terpyridine and Some of Its Derivatives

A new two-step procedure has been developed for the synthesis of 2,2′: 6′,2″-terpyridine and 4′-methylsulfanyl-2,2′: 6′,2″-terpyridine in more than 70% yield on the basis of Potts’ condensation. Efficient methods have been proposed for purification of all condensation products.