Reactivity of dehydrometallophthalocyanines and -porphyrazines

The zinc dehydrophthalocyanine 2 and zinc dehydrobenzoporhyrazine 8 a were generated from the 1N-aminobenzotriazole-annulated zinc phtalocyanine 1 and zinc benzoporhyrazine 8, respectively, by oxidation with Pb(OAc)(4) in different solvents, for example, diethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, acetic acid, and benzene. The reactivity of 2 and 8 a was studied in detail. These species not only easily undergo Diels-Alder additions with dienes, but also the used solvents can be added. Among the addition products with solvents ethoxy-, acetoxy-, acetoxybutyloxy-substituted and barrelen-fused phthalocyanines and benzoporpyrazines were isolated. No products resulting from the dimerization of two dehydro species were observed either for 2 or 8 a. Analysis of the reaction products in comparison with those obtained by oxidation of 1-aminobenzotriazole 15 under similar conditions proves a higher reactivity (electrophilicity) of the dehydro-PcZn 2 and dehydro-PzZn 8 a in comparison with unsubstituted benzyne towards the solvents used, such as diethyl ether and benzene.     

Anionic polymerization initiated by diethylamide in organic solvents. I. The use of lithium diethylamide as a polymerization catalyst and the effect of solvent type on the polymerization of isoprene and styrene

Lithium diethylamide has been found to be an active initiator for the polymerization of isoprene both in hydrocarbon media and in a variety of polar solvents, such as diethyl ether and tetrahydrofuran. The successful initiation of styrene polymerization is, however, strongly dependent upon the type of solvent employed. Thus no polymerization is observed in hydrocarbon media or in diethyl ether solution, but polymerization occurs rapidly in either tetrahydrofuran or 1,2-dimethoxyethane solution. These polymerization processes are anionic in nature and are characterized by sigmoidal conversion–time plots, indicating that the initiation reactions are relatively slow compared to chain propagation.     

Preparation of polystyrene-supported soluble palladacycle catalyst for Heck and Suzuki reactions

A polystyrene-supported palladium complex soluble in tetrahydrofuran and N,N-dimethylacetamide and precipitated in diethyl ether or acetonitrile was prepared from two routes as an excellent and recyclable palladacycle catalyst for carbon-carbon bond formation in Heck and Suzuki reactions to give high yields of the desired products.     

Mechanism for the formation of gas-phase protonated alcohol-ether adducts by VUV laser ionization and density-functional calculations

The neutral vapors above liquid alcohol/ether mixtures, (diethyl ether/methanol, diethyl ether/ethanol, tetrahydrofuran/methanol, and tetrahydrofuran/ethanol) were co-expanded with He in a supersonic jet, ionized with a 118-nm vacuum ultraviolet laser, and detected in a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. In each case, features attributed to protonated alcohol-ether dimers and protonated ether monomers were observed, as well as those ions obtained by ionizing neat alcohol or ether samples alone. Theoretical calculations, carried out to establish the energetics of the various possible reactions leading to the formation of the observed binary adducts, indicate that the most thermodynamically favorable pathway corresponds to the addition of a protonated alcohol monomer to neutral ether.     

Polyyne synthesis using carbene/carbenoid rearrangements

Rearrangement of a carbene/carbenoid intermediate to form an acetylene moiety, known as the Fritsch-Buttenberg-Wiechell (FBW) rearrangement, was developed for the formation of polyynes and polyyne frameworks within highly conjugated organic materials. Necessary precursors can be prepared through formation of an alkynyl ketone, followed by dibromoolefination under Corey-Fuchs conditions. The carbenoid rearrangement is brought about by treatment of the dibromoolefin with BuLi under mild conditions. The success of these FBW reactions is quite solvent-dependent, and nonpolar hydrocarbon solvents (e.g., hexanes, toluene, benzene) work quite well, while use of ethereal solvents such as diethyl ether and tetrahydrofuran (THF) does not provide the desired polyyne product. This protocol was successfully applied to the formation of silyl, alkyl, alkenyl, and aryl polyynes, including di-, tri-, and tetrayne products, as well as the construction of two-dimensional carbon-rich molecules. A one-pot variant of this procedure is being developed and is particularly applicable toward the synthesis of polyyne natural products. Formation of a series of triisopropylsilyl end-capped polyynes, from the triyne to decayne, was achieved. Third-order nonlinear optical properties of these polyynes were evaluated. This study shows that the molecular second hyperpolarizabilities for the polyynes as a function of length increase at a rate that is higher than all other nonaromatic organic oligomers.     

Reaction of 2,7-dialkyl- and 1,2.7-trialkyldecahydro-4-quinolones with triethylaluminum

The reaction of triethylaluminum with stereoisomeric 2,7-dimethyl- and 1,2,7-trimethyldecahydro-4-quinolones and their 7-tert-butyl-substituted analogs was studied. The reaction of triethylaluminum with ketones that have an equatorial 2-CH₃ group proceeds in two directions — reduction of the carbonyl group to an alcohol group and alkylation to give tertiary 4-ethyl-substituted alcohols — in benzene. depending on the reagent ratio. The stereochemistry of the reduction of the carbonyl group depends on the temperature. Only an alkylation product is formed in tetrahydrofuran (THF) and diethyl ether. The reaction of triethylaluminum with ketones that have an axial 2-CH₃ group depends on the nature of the solvent. Epimeric secondary alcohols are formed in toluene at various ratios of the reacting substances, whereas tertiary ethyl-substituted alcohols are formed in THF and diethyl ether.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 946–952, July, 1976.     

Formation of phenylmagnesium halides in toluene

Formation reactions of phenylmagnesium chloride and bromide in toluene in the presence of one or two equivalents of diethyl ether or THF were investigated kinetically. Also, the reaction in diethyl ether and in chlorobenzene was addressed. Kinetic features of the reactions are similar to those found previously for the formation of alkylmagnesium halides in toluene and consist of rapid formation of a disolvated Grignard reagent followed by a slower formation of a monosolvated reagent. The latter is able of catalyzing the conversion of different halides into Grignard reagents. However, the contribution of Wurtz-type side reactions is considerable except when THF is used in toluene. Involving the kinetic data and the activation parameters some details of the reaction mechanism were discussed.     

Correlation between the 6Li,15N coupling constant and the coordination number at lithium

The 6Li,15N coupling constants of lithium amide dimers and their mixed complexes with n-butyllithium, formed from five different chiral amines derived from (S)-[15N]phenylalanine, were determined in diethyl ether (Et2O), tetrahydrofuran (THF) and toluene. Results of NMR spectroscopy studies of these complexes show a clear difference in 6Li,15N coupling constants between di-, tri- and tetracoordinated lithium atoms. The lithium amide dimers with a chelating ether group exhibit 6Li,15N coupling constants of approximately 3.8 and approximately 5.5 Hz for the tetracoordinated and tricoordinated lithium atoms, respectively. The lithium amide dimers with a chelating thioether group show distinctly larger 6Li,15N coupling constants of approximately 4.4 Hz for the tetracoordinated lithium atoms, and the tricoordinated lithium atoms have smaller 6Li,15N coupling constants, approximately 4.9 Hz, than their ether analogues. In diethyl ether and tetrahydrofuran, mixed dimeric complexes between the lithium amides and n-butyllithium are formed. The tetracoordinated lithium atoms of these complexes have 6Li,15N coupling constants of approximately 4.0 Hz, and the 6Li,15N coupling constants of the tricoordinated lithium atoms differ somewhat, depending on whether the chelating group is an ether or a thioether; approximately 5.1 and approximately 4.6 Hz, respectively. In toluene, mixed trimeric complexes are formed from two lithium amide moieties and one n-butyllithium. In these trimers, two lithium atoms are tricoordinated with 6Li,15N coupling constants of approximately 4.6 Hz and one lithium is dicoordinated with 6Li,15N coupling constants of approximately 6.5 Hz.     

Use of the Pauson–Khand reaction products as monomers in the palladium(II)‐catalyzed homopolymerization and copolymerization of norbornene derivatives

New norbornene derivatives synthesized from Pauson–Khand reaction products were homopolymerized and copolymerized with norbornene with an allyl–palladium complex as a catalyst. The ketone group was tolerated by the polymerization reaction. Monomers bearing protected alcohols were easily homopolymerized. Most of the homopolymers were soluble in tetrahydrofuran, CH₂Cl₂, toluene, and cyclohexane. As the steric bulkiness of the substituent increased, the chain length of the homopolymer decreased. Copolymers with a molecular weight of up to 153,800 were formed and were soluble in tetrahydrofuran, CH₂Cl₂, toluene, and diethyl ether. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 41: 76–83, 2003     

Untersuchungen über das Verhalten organischer Mischphasen 9. Mitteilung Vergleich der binären Systeme Tetrahydrofuran mit Wasser,Methanol und Cyclohexan,Diäthyläther mit Wasser,Methanol und Cyclohexan und Tetrahydrofuran-Diäthyläther

Activities and mixing functions of the following binary systems at 25° C are discussed: 1. mixtures of tetrahydrofuran with water, methanol, and cyclohexane; 2. mixtures of diethyl ether with water, methanol, and cyclohexane, and 3. mixtures of tetrahydrofuran with diethyl ether. Comparison with similar systems shows that in systems containing methanol, the strongest interactions are formation and breaking of hydrogen bonds between alcohol molecules; interactions between methanol and ether molecules play a minor rǒle. Systems containing water exhibit two main kinds of interaction: formation and breaking of hydrogen bonds between water molecules, and formation of hydrogen bonds between water and ether molecules. Deviations from ideality are larger for diethyl ether than for tetrahydrofuran in water and methanol, and smaller in cyclohexane.     

Determination of trace water in organic solvents by a spectrofluorimetric method

A new method for the spectrofluorimetric determination of water in organic solvents has been developed. It is based on formation of the exciplex of pyridoxal with water. The procedure is sensitive, reproducible and useful for the determination of trace water in cyclohexane, petroleum ether, benzene, carbon tetrachloride, diethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, dioxan, etc. The solubility of water in benzene at various temperatures has been determined.     

Effects of the medium on kinetics of transannular addition of iodine to dienes of the bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane series

The kinetics of the transannular iodination of 3, 7-dimethylene- and 3-methylene-7-isopropylidenebicyclo[3.3.1]nonane in benzene, toluene, dioxane, diethyl ether, and tetrahydrofuran have been investigated. The reactions obey a kinetic equation of the form w = k₃[diene][I₂]². The reaction rate is determined by both the electrostatic and electron-donor parameters of the medium. A dependence of the effect of specific solvation with a maximum has been observed due to the different directions of the effects of electron donors of different strength. The results obtained have been described in the framework of a scheme of a molecular-ionic mechanism.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 249–253, March–April, 1989.     

Solvation effects on stereochemistry of reduction of 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexanone with lithium aluminum tri-t-butoxyhydride

Specific solvation effects on stereoselectivity in the reduction of a cyclohexanone by lithium aluminum tri-t-butoxyhydride have been studied by adding measured quantities of diethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran (THF) and methyl-substituted tetrahydrofurans to benzene solvent, and various amounts of THF to diethyl ether solvent. A steric hindrance effect in the case of bulky addends was observed, and a significant increase in stereoselectivity for less bulky addends was found. The results have been explained in terms of complexing, or steric hindrance to complexing, of the lithium cation.     

Kinetics of the grignard reaction with silanes in diethyl ether and ether-toluene mixtures

Kinetics of the reactions of butylmagnesium chloride and phenylmagnesium bromide with tetraethoxysilane and methyltrichlorosilane was investigated in diethyl ether and diethyl ether-toluene mixtures. Replacement of ether by toluene significantly accelerates the reaction with alkoxysilanes, while no effect was found for the reaction with chlorosilanes. We established that the reaction with alkoxysilanes consists of replacement of a donor molecule at the magnesium center by the silane followed by subsequent rearrangement of the complex to products through a four-center transition state. Chlorosilanes react differently without solvent molecule replacement but also via a four-center transition state. Large negative activation entropies are consistent with formation of cyclic transition states. Small activation enthalpy values together with remarkable exothermicity point to early transition states of the reactions.     

环氧乙烷-四氢呋喃共聚醚中环状齐聚物的气相色谱/质谱分析

首先将环氧乙烷（EO）-四氢呋喃（THF）共聚醚与二异氰酸酯反应，然后将未反应的环状齐聚醚（OCE）用乙醚萃取出来。经气相色谱/质谱（GC/MS）联机分析，鉴定出12个主要峰的结构组成，占总峰面积的96.42%。其中环状四聚体和环状五聚体的含量较高。     

Synthesis and reactions of perfluoro-n-octylmagnesium bromide

Perfluoro-n-octylmagnesium bromide has been conveniently synthesized through the metal-halogen exchange reaction between perfluoro-n-octyl iodide and ethyl- or phenyl-magnesium bromide. The thermal stability of the Grignard reagent and the products of the thermal decomposition have been estimated in diethyl ether and tetrahydrofuran. Reactions of the Grignard reagent with various substrates such as water, acetone, hexafluoroacetone, trimethylchlorosilane and carbon dioxide indicate the synthetic utility of n-octylmagnesium bromide.     

Synthesis of new alkoxysilyl-substituted carboranes

New 1,7-bis(trialkoxysilylpropyl)-m-carboranedicarboxamides were synthesized by the reaction of 3-aminopropyltrialkoxysilanes with either m-carboranedicarboxylic acid chloride in the presence of Et₃N or m-carboranedicarboxylic acid in the presence of N,N´-carbonyl-diimidazole. The synthesized compounds are colorless liquids soluble in benzene, toluene, tetrahydrofuran, diethyl ether, and chloroform and insoluble in water. Structures of the synthesized compounds were established by IR and NMR spectroscopy and confirmed by elemental analysis. The synthesized compounds are interesting starting materials for produc-tion of heat-resistant silicon carborane polymers and metal-carborane-silicon polymers.     

Solvation Effects in the Grignard Reaction with Carbonyl Compounds

Ratios of the yields of addition and reduction products for the reactions of butylmagnesium chloride with diisopropyl ketone, methyl 2‐methylpropanoate, and isopropyl 2‐methylpropanoate in toluene were determined at different THF, diethyl ether, and tert‐butyl methyl ether contents in the Grignard reagent. Replacement of the alkoxy group in the ester leads to strikingly different results for very small additions of donors. The results are discussed in terms of the solvation of the species in the reaction mixture.     

Photolysis of oxygen saturated ethers in the presence of Sn(Ⅱ) or Cu(Ⅱ) salts

Photolysis of diethyl ether-oxygen charge transfer complex in the presence of Sn(Ⅱ)or Cu(Ⅱ)salts gave higher yields of the oxidation products,ethyl acetate,acetaldehyde,ethanol,ethyl formate and methanol compared with those without the salts.In addition,the photolysis of an oxygen saturated te-trahydrofuran(THF)or dibutyl ether solution gave y-butyro-lactone or butanol and butyl butyrate as major products with small amounts of undetermined compounds,respectively.Their yields were also affected by the addition of Cu(Ⅱ)or Sn(Ⅱ)salts.     

Interaction of diphenylzinc with “titanocene” and its derivatives

The reaction of dicyclopentadienyldiphenyltitanium with diphenylzinc proceeds at 60°C in diethyl ether, THF or toluene solutions with the elimination of 4 mol of benzene and the formation of a complex, containing titanium and zinc. Based upon a study of the chemical properties, the structure of the complex has been proposed. The interaction of diphenylzinc with different forms of “titanocene” has been investigated.