Synthesis of Imidazole Derivatives Using 2‐Unsubstituted 1H‐Imidazole 3‐Oxides

The reaction of 1,4,5‐trisubstituted 1H‐imidazole 3‐oxides 1 with Ac₂O in CH₂Cl₂ at 0 – 5° leads to the corresponding 1,3‐dihydro‐2H‐imidazol‐2‐ones 4 in good yields. In refluxing Ac₂O, the N‐oxides 1 are transformed to N‐acetylated 1,3‐dihydro‐2H‐imidazol‐2‐ones 5 . The proposed mechanisms for these reactions are analogous to those for N‐oxides of 6‐membered heterocycles (Scheme 2). A smooth synthesis of 1H‐imidazole‐2‐carbonitriles 2 starting with 1 is achieved by treatment with trimethylsilanecarbonitrile (Me₃SiCN) in CH₂Cl₂ at 0 – 5° (Scheme 3).     

Design,synthesis and crystallographic study of novel indole‐based cyano derivatives as key building blocks for heteropolycyclic compounds of major complexity

A four‐stage reaction sequence has been designed and developed for the synthesis of highly functionalized enolate esters as key building blocks for the synthesis of novel heteropolycyclic compounds of potential pharmaceutical value. The sequence starts with simple commercially available indoles and proceeds via 3‐(indol‐3‐yl)‐3‐oxopropanenitriles, which react with 2‐bromobenzaldehyde to form the corresponding chalcones; these are readily reduced to dihydrochalcones, which are in turn acylated to form the enolate esters. The compounds in this sequence have been characterized by IR and ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy, by mass spectrometry and by elemental analysis. The molecular and supramolecular structures are reported for representative examples, namely (E )‐3‐(2‐bromophenyl)‐2‐(1‐methyl‐1H‐indole‐3‐carbonyl)acrylonitrile, C₁₉H₁₃BrN₂O, (Ib ), (2RS )‐2‐(2‐bromobenzyl)‐3‐(1‐methyl‐1H‐indol‐3‐yl)‐3‐oxopropanenitrile, C₁₉H₁₅BrN₂O, (IIb ), and (2RS )‐3‐(1‐benzyl‐1H‐indol‐3‐yl)‐2‐(2‐bromobenzyl)‐3‐oxopropanenitrile, C₂₅H₁₉BrN₂O, (IIc ), the latter two of which crystallize with Z ′ = 2, and (E )‐1‐(1‐acetyl‐1H‐indol‐3‐yl)‐3‐(2‐bromophenyl)‐2‐cyanoprop‐1‐en‐1‐yl acetate, C₂₂H₁₇BrN₂O, (III), and (E )‐1‐(1‐benzyl‐1H‐indol‐3‐yl)‐3‐(2‐bromophenyl)‐2‐cyanoprop‐1‐en‐1‐yl benzoate, C₃₂H₂₃BrN₂O, (IV). The structure of the related chalcone (E )‐2‐benzoyl‐3‐(2‐bromophenyl)prop‐2‐enenitrile, (V), has been redetermined at 100 K, where it is monoclinic, as opposed to the triclinic form reported at ambient temperature.     

The influence of sulfur substituents on the molecular geometry and packing of thio derivatives of N‐methylphenobarbital

The room‐temperature crystal structures of four new thio derivatives of N‐methylphenobarbital [systematic name: 5‐ethyl‐1‐methyl‐5‐phenylpyrimidine‐2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)‐trione], C₁₃H₁₄N₂O₃, are compared with the structure of the parent compound. The sulfur substituents in N‐methyl‐2‐thiophenobarbital [5‐ethyl‐1‐methyl‐5‐phenyl‐2‐thioxo‐1,2‐dihydropyrimidine‐4,6(3H,5H)‐dione], C₁₃H₁₄N₂O₂S, N‐methyl‐4‐thiophenobarbital [5‐ethyl‐1‐methyl‐5‐phenyl‐4‐thioxo‐3,4‐dihydropyrimidine‐2,6(1H,5H)‐dione], C₁₃H₁₄N₂O₂S, and N‐methyl‐2,4,6‐trithiophenobarbital [5‐ethyl‐1‐methyl‐5‐phenylpyrimidine‐2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)‐trithione], C₁₃H₁₄N₂S₃, preserve the heterocyclic ring puckering observed for N‐methylphenobarbital (a half‐chair conformation), whereas in N‐methyl‐2,4‐dithiophenobarbital [5‐ethyl‐1‐methyl‐5‐phenyl‐2,4‐dithioxo‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydropyrimidine‐6(5H)‐one], C₁₃H₁₄N₂OS₂, significant flattening of the ring was detected. The number and positions of the sulfur substituents influence the packing and hydrogen‐bonding patterns of the derivatives. In the cases of the 2‐thio, 4‐thio and 2,4,6‐trithio derivatives, there is a preference for the formation of a ring motif of the R₂²(8) type, which is also a characteristic of N‐methylphenobarbital, whereas a C(6) chain forms in the 2,4‐dithio derivative. The preferences for hydrogen‐bond formation, which follow the sequence of acceptor position 4 > 2 > 6, confirm the differences in the nucleophilic properties of the C atoms of the heterocyclic ring and are consistent with the course of N‐methylphenobarbital thionation reactions.     

Continuous Dehydrogenation of n‐Pentanol over a Cr Modified Cu/γ‐Al2O3‐La2O3 Catalyst

The oxidant‐free dehydrogenation of n‐pentanol over copper based catalysts was investigated in this paper. The effect of metal modification on the activity and stability of the copper catalyst supported on γ‐Al₂O₃ and La₂O₃ (Cu/γ‐Al₂O₃‐La₂O₃) was clarified and a Cr modified Cu/Al₂O₃‐La₂O₃ (Cu‐Cr/γ‐Al₂O₃‐La₂O₃) showed the best catalytic performance. The conversion of n‐pentanol was 70.0% and the selectivity for n‐pentanal increased to 97.1% over Cu‐Cr/γ‐Al₂O₃‐La₂O₃. X‐ray diffraction and temperature programmed reduction of H₂ indicated that the addition of Cr favors the formation and reduction of the copper oxide, and the dispersion of the active Cu⁰ species, accounting for the good activity and stability of this catalyst. Furthermore, the lower amount of acidic sites in Cu‐Cr/γ‐Al₂O₃‐La₂O₃ is suggested to suppress the dehydration in oxidant‐free dehydrogenation of n‐pentanol, accounting for the higher selectivity for n‐pentanal.     

Luminescent properties of three structures built from 3‐cyano‐4‐dicyanomethylene‐5‐oxo‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrrol‐2‐olate and cadmium

Yellow–orange tetraaquabis(3‐cyano‐4‐dicyanomethylene‐5‐oxo‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrrol‐2‐olato‐κN³)cadmium(II) dihydrate, [Cd(C₈HN₄O₂)₂(H₂O)₄]·2H₂O, (I), and yellow tetraaquabis(3‐cyano‐4‐dicyanomethylene‐5‐oxo‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrrol‐2‐olato‐κN³)cadmium(II) 1,4‐dioxane solvate, [Cd(C₈HN₄O₂)₂(H₂O)₄]·C₄H₈O₂, (II), contain centrosymmetric mononuclear Cd²⁺ coordination complex molecules in different conformations. Dark‐red poly[[decaaquabis(μ₂‐3‐cyano‐4‐dicyanomethylene‐5‐oxo‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrrol‐2‐olato‐κ²N:N′)bis(μ₂‐3‐cyano‐4‐dicyanomethylene‐1H‐pyrrole‐2,5‐diolato‐κ²N:N′)tricadmium] hemihydrate], [Cd₃(C₈HN₄O₂)₂(C₈N₄O₂)₂(H₂O)₁₀]·0.5H₂O, (III), has a polymeric two‐dimensional structure, the building block of which includes two cadmium cations (one of them located on an inversion centre), and both singly and doubly charged anions. The cathodoluminescence spectra of the crystals are different and cover the wavelength range from UV to red, with emission peaks at 377 and 620 nm for (III), and at 583 and 580 nm for (I) and (II), respectively.     

1‐Aminoindan‐2‐ol,a Suitable Ligand for the Synthesis of Chiral,Intramolecularly Stabilized Compounds of Aluminum,Gallium, and Indium

The reactions of enantiomerically pure (1R, 2S)‐(+)‐cis‐1‐aminoindan‐2‐ol, (1S, 2R)‐(‐)‐cis‐1‐aminoindan‐2‐ol, and racemic trans‐1‐aminoindan‐2‐ol with trimethylaluminum, ‐gallium, and ‐indium produce the intramolecularly stabilized, enantiomerically pure dimethylmetal‐1‐amino‐2‐indanolates (1R, 2S)‐(+)‐cis‐Me₂AlO‐2‐C*HC₇H₆‐1‐C*HNH₂ ( 1 ), (1S, 2R)‐(‐)‐cis‐Me₂AlO‐2C*HC₇H₆‐1‐C*HNH₂ ( 2 ), (1R, 2S)‐(+)‐cis‐Me₂GaO‐2‐C*HC₇H₆‐1‐C*HNH₂ ( 3 ), (1R, 2S)‐(+)‐cis‐Me₂InO‐2‐C*HC₇H₆‐1‐C*HNH₂ ( 4 ), (1S, 2R)‐(‐)‐cis‐Me₂InO‐2‐C*HC₇H₆‐1‐C*HNH₂ ( 5 ), and racemic (+/‐)‐trans‐Me₂InO‐2‐C*HC₇H₆‐1‐C*HNH₂ ( 6 ). The compounds were characterized by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, ²⁷Al NMR and mass spectra as well as 1 and 3 to 6 by determination of their crystal and molecular structures. The dynamic dissociation/association behavior of the coordinative metal‐nitrogen bond was studied by low temperature ¹H NMR spectroscopy.     

Hexakis(2,4,6‐triisopropylphenyl)cyclotristannoxane – a Molecular Diorganotin Oxide with Kinetically Inert Sn–O Bonds

The single‐crystal X‐ray structure analysis of hexakis(2,4,6‐triisopropylphenyl)cyclotristannoxane, cyclo‐[(2,4,6‐i‐Pr₃‐C₆H₂)₂SnO]₃ ( 1 ), is reported and reveals this compound to contain an almost planar six‐membered ring. Redistribution reactions of 1 with cyclo‐(t‐Bu₂SnO)₃ and t‐Bu₂SiCl₂, respectively, failed and indicate an unusual kinetic inertness of the Sn–O bonds in 1 as compared to related molecular diorganotin oxides containing less bulkier substituents. The redistribution reaction of cyclo‐(t‐Bu₂SnO)₃ with cyclo‐(t‐Bu₂SnS)₂ leads to an equilibrium involving the trimeric diorganotin oxysulphides cyclo‐t‐Bu₂Sn(OSnt‐Bu₂)₂S ( 2 a ) and cyclo‐t‐Bu₂Sn(SSnt‐Bu₂)₂O ( 2 b ).     

Thermal isomerization of ruthenium hydride compounds containing asymmetric bidentate pyrrole‐imine ligands

A series of ruthenium hydride compounds containing substituted bidentate pyrrole‐imine ligands were synthesized and characterized. Reacting RuHCl(CO)(PPh₃)₃ with one equivalent of [C₄H₃NH(2‐CH=NR)] in ethanol in the presence of KOH gave compounds {RuH(CO)(PPh₃)₂[C₄H₃N(2‐CH=NR)]} where trans‐Py‐Ru‐H 1, R = CH₂CH₂C₆H₉; cis‐Py‐Ru‐H 2, R = Ph‐2‐Me; and cis‐Py‐Ru‐H 3, R = C₆H₁₁. Heating trans‐Py‐Ru‐H 1 in toluene at 70°C for 12 hr resulted a thermal conversion of the trans‐Py‐Ru‐H 1 into its cis form, {RuH(CO)(PPh₃)₂[C₄H₃N(2‐CH=NCH₂CH₂C₆H₉)]} (cis‐Py‐Ru‐H 1) in very high yield. The ¹H NMR spectra of trans‐Py‐Ru‐H 1, cis‐Py‐Ru‐H 2, cis‐Py‐Ru‐H 3, and cis‐Py‐Ru‐H 1 all show a typical triplet at ca. δ–11 for the hydride. The trans and cis form indicate the relative positions of pyrrole ring and hydride. The geometries of trans‐Py‐Ru‐H 1, cis‐Py‐Ru‐H 1, and cis‐Py‐Ru‐H 3 are relatively similar showing typical octahedral geometries with two PPh₃ fragments arranged in trans positions.     

Iron‐Catalyzed Highly Enantioselective cis‐Dihydroxylation of Trisubstituted Alkenes with Aqueous H2O2

Reliable methods for enantioselective cis‐dihydroxylation of trisubstituted alkenes are scarce. The iron(II) complex cis‐α‐[Fe^II(2‐Me₂‐BQPN)(OTf)₂], which bears a tetradentate N₄ ligand (Me₂‐BQPN=(R,R)‐N,N′‐dimethyl‐N,N′‐bis(2‐methylquinolin‐8‐yl)‐1,2‐diphenylethane‐1,2‐diamine), was prepared and characterized. With this complex as the catalyst, a broad range of trisubstituted electron‐deficient alkenes were efficiently oxidized to chiral cis‐diols in yields of up to 98 % and up to 99.9 % ee when using hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) as oxidant under mild conditions. Experimental studies (including ¹⁸O‐labeling, ESI‐MS, NMR, EPR, and UV/Vis analyses) and DFT calculations were performed to gain mechanistic insight, which suggested possible involvement of a chiral cis‐Fe^V(O)₂ reaction intermediate as an active oxidant. This cis‐[Fe^II(chiral N₄ ligand)]²⁺/H₂O₂ method could be a viable green alternative/complement to the existing OsO₄‐based methods for asymmetric alkene dihydroxylation reactions.     

Stacking patterns of thieno[3,2‐b]thiophenes functionalized by sequential palladium‐catalyzed Suzuki and Heck cross‐coupling reactions

The crystal structures of three 5‐alkenyl‐2‐arylthieno[3,2‐b]thiophenes, namely 3,6‐dibromo‐5‐(4‐tert‐butylstyryl)‐2‐(naphthalen‐1‐yl)thieno[3,2‐b]thiophene, C₂₈H₂₂Br₂S₂, (I), 3,6‐dibromo‐5‐(4‐methylstyryl)‐2‐(naphthalen‐1‐yl)thieno[3,2‐b]thiophene, C₂₅H₁₆Br₂S₂, (II), and 3,6‐dibromo‐2‐(4‐tert‐butylphenyl)‐5‐(4‐methylstyryl)thieno[3,2‐b]thiophene, C₂₅H₂₂Br₂S₂, (III), have been determined in order to evaluate the geometry of the molecules. The π‐conjugated system containing the thieno[3,2‐b]thiophene skeleton, the ethylene bridge and the phenyl rings is almost planar. The aromatic ring directly attached to the thieno[3,2‐b]thiophene moiety is not coplanar with the thieno[3,2‐b]thiophene moiety itself due to steric hindrance of the bromo substituent. The crystal packings are characterized by π–π stacking [only for (II)] and C—Br...π interactions. The long axes of the molecules in (I) are oriented in two directions; for the two other structures the long axis is oriented in one direction only.     

6‐Propyl‐2‐thiouracil versus 6‐methoxymethyl‐2‐thiouracil: enhancing the hydrogen‐bonded synthon motif by replacement of a methylene group with an O atom

The understanding of intermolecular interactions is a key objective of crystal engineering in order to exploit the derived knowledge for the rational design of new molecular solids with tailored physical and chemical properties. The tools and theories of crystal engineering are indispensable for the rational design of (pharmaceutical) cocrystals. The results of cocrystallization experiments of the antithyroid drug 6‐propyl‐2‐thiouracil (PTU) with 2,4‐diaminopyrimidine (DAPY), and of 6‐methoxymethyl‐2‐thiouracil (MOMTU) with DAPY and 2,4,6‐triaminopyrimidine (TAPY), respectively, are reported. PTU and MOMTU show a high structural similarity and differ only in the replacement of a methylene group (–CH₂–) with an O atom in the side chain, thus introducing an additional hydrogen‐bond acceptor in MOMTU. Both molecules contain an ADA hydrogen‐bonding site (A = acceptor and D = donor), while the coformers DAPY and TAPY both show complementary DAD sites and therefore should be capable of forming a mixed ADA/DAD synthon with each other, i.e. N—H…O, N—H…N and N—H…S hydrogen bonds. The experiments yielded one solvated cocrystal salt of PTU with DAPY, four different solvates of MOMTU, one ionic cocrystal of MOMTU with DAPY and one cocrystal salt of MOMTU with TAPY, namely 2,4‐diaminopyrimidinium 6‐propyl‐2‐thiouracilate–2,4‐diaminopyrimidine–N,N‐dimethylacetamide–water (1/1/1/1) (the systematic name for 6‐propyl‐2‐thiouracilate is 6‐oxo‐4‐propyl‐2‐sulfanylidene‐1,2,3,6‐tetrahydropyrimidin‐1‐ide), C₄H₇N₄⁺·C₇H₉N₂OS⁻·C₄H₆N₄·C₄H₉NO·H₂O, (I), 6‐methoxymethyl‐2‐thiouracil–N,N‐dimethylformamide (1/1), C₆H₈N₂O₂S·C₃H₇NO, (II), 6‐methoxymethyl‐2‐thiouracil–N,N‐dimethylacetamide (1/1), C₆H₈N₂O₂S·C₄H₉NO, (III), 6‐methoxymethyl‐2‐thiouracil–dimethyl sulfoxide (1/1), C₆H₈N₂O₂S·C₂H₆OS, (IV), 6‐methoxymethyl‐2‐thiouracil–1‐methylpyrrolidin‐2‐one (1/1), C₆H₈N₂O₂S·C₅H₉NO, (V), 2,4‐diaminopyrimidinium 6‐methoxymethyl‐2‐thiouracilate (the systematic name for 6‐methoxymethyl‐2‐thiouracilate is 4‐methoxymethyl‐6‐oxo‐2‐sulfanylidene‐1,2,3,6‐tetrahydropyrimidin‐1‐ide), C₄H₇N₄⁺·C₆H₇N₂O₂S⁻, (VI), and 2,4,6‐triaminopyrimidinium 6‐methoxymethyl‐2‐thiouracilate–6‐methoxymethyl‐2‐thiouracil (1/1), C₄H₈N₅⁺·C₆H₇N₂O₂S⁻·C₆H₈N₂O₂S, (VII). Whereas in (I) only an AA/DD hydrogen‐bonding interaction was formed, the structures of (VI) and (VII) both display the desired ADA/DAD synthon. Conformational studies on the side chains of PTU and MOMTU also revealed a significant deviation for cocrystals (VI) and (VII), leading to the desired enhancement of the hydrogen‐bond pattern within the crystal.     

Estimation of Critical Temperature of Thermal Explosion for Nitrosubstituted Azetidines Using Non-isothermal DSC

Based on reasonable hypothesis, two general expressions and their six derived formulae for estimating the critical temperature (T_b) of thermal explosion for energetic materials (EM) were derived from the Semenov's thermal explosion theory and eight non‐isothermal kinetic equations. We can easily obtain the values of the initial temperature (T_0i) at which DSC curve deviates from the baseline of the non‐isothermal DSC curve of EM, the onset temperature (T_ei), the exothermic decomposition reaction kinetic parameters and the values of T₀₀ and T_e0 from the equation T_{0i or ei}=T_{00 or e0}+a₁β_i+a₂β_i²+···+a_L?2β_i^L?2, i=1, 2, ;···, L and then calculate the values of T_b by the six derived formulae. The T_b values for seven nitrosubstituted azetidines, 3,3‐dinitroazetidinium nitrate ( 1 ), 3,3‐dinitroazetidinium picrate ( 2 ), 3,3‐dinitroazetidinium‐3‐nitro‐1,2,4‐triazol‐5‐onate ( 3 ), 1,3‐bis(3′,3′‐dinitroazetidine group)‐2,2‐dinitropropane ( 4 ), 1‐(2′,2′,2′‐trinitroethyl)‐3,3‐dinitroazetidine ( 5 ), 3,3‐dinitroazetidinium perchlorate ( 6 ) and 1‐(3′,3′‐dinitroazetidineyl)‐2,2‐dinitropropane ( 7 ), obtained with the six derived formulae are agreeable to each other, whose differences are within 1.5%. The results indicate that the heat‐resistance stability of the seven nitrosubstituted azetidines decreases in the order 6 > 7 > 5 > 4 > 3 > 2 > 1 .     

Crystal structures of functional building blocks derived from bis(benzo[b]thiophen‐2‐yl)methane

The syntheses of three bis(benzo[b]thiophen‐2‐yl)methane derivatives, namely bis(benzo[b]thiophen‐2‐yl)methanone, C₁₇H₁₀OS₂, (I), 1,1‐bis(benzo[b]thiophen‐2‐yl)‐3‐(trimethylsilyl)prop‐2‐yn‐1‐ol, C₂₂H₂₀OS₂Si, (II), and 1,1‐bis(benzo[b]thiophen‐2‐yl)prop‐2‐yn‐1‐ol, C₁₉H₁₂OS₂, (III), are described and their crystal structures discussed comparatively. The conformation of ketone (I) and the respective analogues are rather similar for most of the compounds compared. This is true for the interplanar angles, the C_aryl—C_bridge—C_aryl angles and the dihedral angles. The best resemblance is found for a bioisotere of (I), viz. 2,2′‐dinaphthyl ketone, (VII). By way of interest, the crystal packings also reveal similarities between (I) and (VII). In (I), the edge‐to‐face interactions seen between two napthyl residues in (VII) are substituted by S…π contacts between the benzo[b]thiophen‐2‐yl units in (I). In the structures of the bis(benzo[b]thiophen‐2‐yl)methanols, i.e. (II) and (III), the interplanar angles are also quite similar compared with analogues and related active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) containing the dithiophen‐2‐ylmethane scaffold, though the dihedral angles show a larger variability and produce unsymmetrical molecules.     

A trinuclear palladium(II) complex containing N,S‐coordinating 2‐(benzylsulfanyl)anilinide and 1,3‐benzothiazole‐2‐thiolate ligands with a central square‐planar PdN4 motif

The reaction of dichlorido(cod)palladium(II) (cod = 1,5‐cyclooctadiene) with 2‐(benzylsulfanyl)aniline followed by heating in N,N‐dimethylformamide (DMF) produces the linear trinuclear Pd₃ complex bis(μ₂‐1,3‐benzothiazole‐2‐thiolato)bis[μ₂‐2‐(benzylsulfanyl)anilinido]dichloridotripalladium(II) N,N‐dimethylformamide disolvate, [Pd₃(C₇H₄NS₂)₂(C₁₃H₁₂NS)₂Cl₂]·2C₃H₇NO. The molecule has symmetry and a Pd...Pd separation of 3.2012 (4) Å. The outer Pd^II atoms have a square‐planar geometry formed by an N,S‐chelating 2‐(benzylsulfanyl)anilinide ligand, a chloride ligand and the thiolate S atom of a bridging 1,3‐benzothiazole‐2‐thiolate ligand, while the central Pd^II core shows an all N‐coordinated square‐planar geometry. The geometry is perfectly planar within the PdN₄ core and the N—Pd—N bond angles differ significantly [84.72 (15)° for the N atoms of ligands coordinated to the same outer Pd atom and 95.28 (15)° for the N atoms of ligands coordinated to different outer Pd atoms]. This trinuclear Pd₃ complex is the first example of one in which 1,3‐benzothiazole‐2‐thiolate ligands are only N‐coordinated to one Pd centre. The 1,3‐benzothiazole‐2‐thiolate ligands were formed in situ from 2‐(benzylsulfanyl)aniline.     

Polymerization of 1‐olefins by zirconium/titanium precatalysts with O,N,O‐ligating atoms—can aggregation of catalyst be inferred from the reaction profile?

The 2‐[benzyl‐(2‐hydroxy‐2‐phenylethyl)‐amino]‐1‐phenylethanol ligand (1‐H₂) prepared as a diastereomeric mixture or in racemic and meso forms, from known procedure, has been disodiated and complexed with ZrCl₄. The precatalysts (mix‐1‐ZrCl₂, rac‐1‐ZrCl₂, and meso‐1‐ZrCl₂) were used in combination with methylaluminoxane and found to be active for the polymerization of 1‐hexene and 1‐octene. The high molecular weight polyhexenes (PHs) and polyoctenes (POs) thus obtained were isotactic in nature and showed a negligible amount of end groups arising from the chain termination reactions. In PHs and POs, there was linear correlation in the modified Arrhenius plot (the natural logarithm of the number‐average molecular weight vs. the reciprocal of the temperature), indicating the presence of a single active species. The enantiomerically pure titanium precatalyst ((R,R)‐1‐TiCl₂), when employed for the polymerization of 1‐hexene, was found to be active and the modified Arrhenius plot showed linear dependence demonstrating presence of a single active species. The analogous titanium precatalysts (mix‐1‐TiCl₂, rac‐1‐TiCl₂, and meso‐1‐TiCl₂) obtained from known procedures were also found to be active for the polymerization of 1‐octene. The rac‐1‐TiCl₂ precatalyst demonstrated a sigmoidal behavior in the modified Arrhenius plot for the POs and the mix‐1‐TiCl₂ precatalyst showed an exponential type of behavior. The obtained POs seemed to have small amounts of chain termination via β‐hydride elimination alone. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 3599–3610, 2007     

Intramolecular excited state complexes in trichromophoric model compounds for polyesters derived from 2,6‐naphthalenedicarboxylic acid and aliphatic glycols: experiment,rotational isomeric state model,and molecular dynamics

Steady‐state fluorescence was used to measure the ratio of emission intensities, denoted I_D/I_M, for excited state complexes and excited monomers of five trichromophoric compounds, 2‐naphthyl‐COO‐(CH₂)_m‐OOC‐2,6‐dinaphthyl‐COO‐(CH₂)_m‐OOC‐2‐naphthyl, m = 2–6. The linear aliphatic alcohols H(CH₂)_nOH, n = 1–7, as well as mixtures of ethylene glycol and methanol, were used to change the viscosity of the medium, η. The values of I_D/I_M depend on η and m. A Rotational Isomeric State model and Molecular Dynamics simulations were used for interpretation of the experimental results. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 37: 253–266, 1999     

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Two Novel Linear Trinuclear Schiff Base Nickel(II) and Cadmium(II) Complexes

Two novel linear trinuclear Schiff base complexes, [Ni{Ni(C₁₇H₁₄Br₂N₂O₂)(NO₃)(H₂O)}₂] · 2MeOH · 2H₂O ( 1 ), and [Cd{Ni(C₂₅H₂₀N₂O₂)(CH₃COO)}₂] ( 2 ), were synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, infrared spectroscopy, and X‐ray single crystal determinations. There are three bridges across the Ni‐M atom pairs (M is Ni for 1 , and Cd for 2 ) in each complex, involving two phenolate O atoms of a Schiff base ligand (N,N′‐bis(5‐bromosalicylidene)‐1,3‐propanediaminate (BSPD) for 1 and N,N′‐bis(2‐hydroxynaphthylmethenylimino)‐1,3‐propanediaminate (HNPD) for 2 ), and an O‐N‐O moiety of a μ‐nitrato group for 1 or an O‐C‐O moiety of a μ‐acetato group for 2 . In each of the complexes, the central M²⁺ is located on an inversion center and has an octahedral coordination involving four bridging O atoms from two Schiff base ligands in the equatorial plane and one O atom from each bridging nitrate or acetate group in the axial positions. The coordination around the terminal Ni²⁺ ions is also octahedral for 1 , but square pyramidal for 2 . The nitrate or acetate bridges linking the central and terminal metal ions are mutually trans. The Ni···M distances are 3.006(2) Å in 1 , and 3.175(2) Å in 2 .     

Synthesis and Characterization of Various Benzyl Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic Acids (dtpa) and Their Paramagnetic Complexes,Potential Contrast Agents for Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Four derivatives of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (=3,6,9‐tris(carboxymethyl)‐3,6,9‐triazaundecanedioic acid (H₅dtpa)), potential contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), carrying benzyl groups at various positions of the parent structure were synthesized and characterized by a thorough multinuclear NMR study, i.e., the (S)‐ and (R)‐stereoisomers 1a and 1b of 4‐benzyl‐3,6,9‐tris(carboxymethyl)‐3,6,9‐triazaundecanedioic acid (H₅[(S)‐(4‐Bz)dtpa] and H₅[(R)‐(4‐Bz)dtpa], the diamide derivative N,N″‐bis[(benzylcarbamoyl)methyl]diethylenetriamine‐N,N′,N″‐triacetic acid (=3,9‐bis[2‐(benzylamino)‐2‐oxoethyl]‐6‐(carboxymethyl)‐3,6,9‐triazaundecanedioic acid; H₃[dtpa(BzA)₂]; 2 ), and the diester derivative N,N″‐bis{[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]methyl}diethylenetriamine‐N,N′,N″‐triacetic acid (=3,9‐bis[2‐(benzyloxy)‐2‐oxoethyl]‐6‐(carboxymethyl)‐3,6,9‐triazaundecanedioic acid; H₃[dtpa(BzE)₂]; 3 ). From the ¹⁷O‐NMR chemical shift of H₂O induced by their dysprosium complexes with ligands 1 – 3 , it was concluded that only one H₂O molecule is contained in the first coordination sphere of these lanthanide complexes. The rotational correlation times (τ_R) of the complexes were estimated from the ²H‐NMR longitudinal relaxation rate of the deuterated diamagnetic lanthanum complexes. The exchange time of the coordinated H₂O molecule (τ_M) was studied through the temperature dependence of the ¹⁷O‐NMR transverse relaxation rate. As compared to [Gd(dtpa)]²⁻, the H₂O‐exchange rate is faster for [Gd{(S)‐(4‐Bz)dtpa}]²⁻ and [Gd{(R)‐(4‐Bz)dtpa}]²⁻‐, slower for [Gd{dtpa(BzA)₂}], and almost identical for [Gd{dtpa(BzE)₂}]. The analysis of the ¹H‐relaxivity of the gadolinium complexes recorded from 0.02 to 300 MHz established that i) the relaxivity of [Gd{dtpa(BzE)₂}] is similar to that of [Gd(dtpa)]²⁻, ii) the slightly slower molecular rotation of [Gd{dtpa(BzA)₂}] induces a mild enhancement of its relaxivity, and iii) the marked increase of relaxivity of [Gd{(S)‐(4‐Bz)dtpa}]²⁻ and [Gd{(R)‐(4‐Bz)dtpa}]²⁻ mainly results from an apparently shorter distance between the gadolinium ion and the H₂O protons of the coordinated H₂O molecule.     

5‐Ethynyl‐2′‐deoxycytidine: a DNA building block with a `clickable' side chain

The title compound [systematic name: 4‐amino‐1‐(2‐deoxy‐β‐d ‐erythro‐pentofuranosyl)‐5‐ethynylpyrimidin‐2(1H)‐one], C₁₁H₁₃N₃O₄, shows two conformations in the crystalline state. The N‐glycosylic bonds of both conformers adopt similar conformations, with χ = −149.2 (1)° for conformer (I‐1) and −151.4 (1)° for conformer (I‐2), both in the anti range. The sugar residue of (I‐1) shows a C2′‐endo envelope conformation (²E, S‐type), with P = 164.7 (1)° and τ_m = 36.9 (1)°, while (I‐2) shows a major C3′‐exo sugar pucker (C3′‐exo‐C2′‐endo, ₃T², S‐type), with P = 189.2 (1)° and τ_m = 33.3 (1)°. Both conformers participate in the formation of a layered three‐dimensional crystal structure with a chain‐like arrangement of the conformers. The ethynyl groups do not participate in hydrogen bonding, but are arranged in proximal positions.     

Tuning CO2 Uptake and Reversible Iodine Adsorption in Two Isoreticular MOFs through Ligand Functionalization

The synthesis and characterization of two isoreticular metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), {[Cd(bdc)(4‐bpmh)]}_n?2 n(H₂O) ( 1 ) and {[Cd(2‐NH₂bdc)(4‐bpmh)]}_n?2 n(H₂O) ( 2 ) [bdc=benzene dicarboxylic acid; 2‐NH₂bdc=2‐amino benzene dicarboxylic acid; 4‐bpmh=N,N‐bis‐pyridin‐4‐ylmethylene‐hydrazine], are reported. Both compounds possess similar two‐fold interpenetrated 3D frameworks bridged by dicarboxylates and a 4‐bpmh linker. The 2D Cd‐dicarboxylate layers are extended along the a‐axis to form distorted square grids which are further pillared by 4‐bpmh linkers to result in a 3D pillared‐bilayer interpenetrated framework. Gas adsorption studies demonstrate that the amino‐functionalized MOF 2 shows high selectivity for CO₂ (8.4 wt % 273 K and 7.0 wt % 298 K) over CH₄, and the uptake amounts are almost double that of non‐functional MOF 1 . Iodine (I₂) adsorption studies reveal that amino‐functionalized MOF 2 exhibits a faster I₂ adsorption rate and controlled delivery of I₂ over the non‐functionalized homolog 1 .