Frontier orbital control in hydrazino bridged [14]annulenes

[10b.10c]Diazapyraceheptylenes 1b and 1c were obtained from olefinic precursors 6. Treatment of 7 under the same conditions does not allow a synthesis of the parent compound 1a which may be explained by frontier orbital considerations.     

Synthesis of dibenzotetraaza[14]annulenes from 3-trimethylsiloxyacroleins

7,16-Dialkyl-5,14-dihydrodibenzo[b,i][1,4,8,11]tetraza[14]annulenes have been synthesized from o-phenylenediamine and 2-alkyl-3-trimethyl-siloxyacroleins. The probable mechanism is discussed. It is shown that metallo complexes of 7,16-dialkyldibenzotetraaza[14]annulenes have been prepared in high yield under template conditions.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1400–1403, October, 1992.     

Spectral and Electrochemical Characterization of Dibenzotetraaza[14]annulenes

The UV/Vis absorption spectra and cyclic voltammograms (CV) of the Cu(II) and Ni(II) complexes of γ,γ'-alkoxycarbonyl derivatives of α,α'- diphenyldibenzo-tetraaza[14]annulene are analyzed and compared. The observed ratio of absorption intensities at the peaks of π-π* transitions is linearly correlated with the difference of HOMO and LUMO energy levels of the substituents. Moreover, the measured values of the mid-peak potential of metal redox reactions on a Pt electrode in DMF are linearly correlated with the ionization potential values of the appropriate substituents.     

An ortho-fused tetrakisdehydro[14]annuleno[14]annulene consisting of two different types of bisdehydro[14]annulenes

Tetrakisdehydro[14]annuleno[14]annulene consisting of ‘acetylene-cumulene’ bisdehydro[14]annulene and Sondheimer's bishydro[14]annulene has been synthesized. It was found that a strong diatropicity was observed in the ‘acetylene-cumulene’ bisdehydro[14]annulene moiety, whereas diatropicity of another bisdehydro[14]annulene moiety shows marked decrease comparable with that of napthobisdehydro[14]annulene synthesized by Sondheimer.     

Preparation and characterization of 16-benzoylated tetraaza[14]annulenes

The condensation reaction between tetraaza[14]annulene ( 1 ) and a series of para-substituted benzoyl chlorides led to the 16-benzoylated corresponding products in 13–21% yields, but 1 was unreactive with alkyl acid chlorides and easily cleaved in macrocyclic framework. The mass spectra show the presence of molecular ion peaks which support the 16-benzoylated products. A strong ir band due to the C = N stretching mode of the macrocyclic moiety was observed at 1610 cm^?1 and shifted slightly toward higher energy upon benzoylation. An intense ir band which was associated with a C = 0 stretching mode was newly observed at 1640 cm¹. The very strong absorption band about 29000 cm^?1 was attributed to the π ? π* transition and gave a slight shift to higher frequency on benzoylation. All proton signals except for methyl protons exhibit downfield shifts due to the deshielding effect of the substituted benzene ring, but the methyl proton peaks show upfield shifts due to the shielding effect caused by the magnetic anisotropy of the substituted benzene ring. The ¹³C nmr result is also in accord with that of ¹H nmr.     

Magnetic susceptibilities and resonance energies of annelated [14] - and [18] annulenes

Calculations of magnetic susceptibilities and topological resonance energies of annelated [14] - and [18] annulenes are reported. For several compounds the magnetic susceptibilities are also measured. In these cases a good agreement between calculated and experimental values of magnetic susceptibilities is obtained. All compounds studied are found to be diamagnetic. According to the magnetic exaltation criterion all compounds studied are predicted to be aromatic. This result is supported in the case of annelated annulenes by the TRE criterion. However, the parent structures, [14] annulene and [18] annulene, are found by the TRE to be non-aromatic. Finally, it is found that the aromatic stability does not parallel inert reactivity, i.e., some highly aromatic annulenoids are predicted by the low HOMO—LUMO separation to be rather reactive and some low aromatic structures are predicted by the high HOMO—LUMO separation to exhibit a considerable reactive inertness.     

Subphthalocyanine-dehydro[18]annulenes

A subphthalocyanine trimer built around a dehydro[18]annulene core was prepared. The synthesis was achieved through direct homocoupling of an ortho-diethynyl-functionalized subphthalocyanine, obtained by palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling of the corresponding diiodo-subphthalocyanine with an ethynyl derivative. The lower analogue dehydro[12]annulene did not form in these homocoupling conditions. The trimers were fully characterized and their electrochemical properties investigated.     

Spectroscopic and theoretical optical properties of indoleninyl-substituted dibenzotetraaza[14]annulenes

Two new macrocyclic dibenzotetraaza[14]annulene (DBTAA) compounds with indolenine ( 5 ) and pyridoindolenine ( 6 ) moieties were synthesized and characterized by spectroscopy. Both DBTAAs exhibit strong UV-Vis absorption properties in the Soret band region. The theoretical second-order nonlinear optical property, electric dipole moment (μ), dispersion-free dipole polarizability (α) and first hyper-polarizability values were calculated by density functional theory and time dependent density functional theory. The ab-initio quantum mechanical calculation by time-dependent Hartree-Fock method was utilized to investigate the dynamic dipole polarizabilities, dynamic second-order, static, and dynamic third-order (γ) hyper-polarizabilities of the DBTAAs. The configuration interaction technique of all doubly occupied molecular orbitals possesses theoretically defined single-photon absorption (OPA) specifications for the examined structures. The computed maximum OPA wavelengths on both macrocyclic compounds coincide with the preceding measurement outcomes.     

Generation and characterization of highly strained dibenzotetrakisdehydro[12]- and dibenzopentakisdehydro[14]annulenes

To generate dibenzotetrakisdehydro[12]- and dibenzopentakisdehydro[14]annulenes ([12]- and [14]DBAs) having a highly deformed triyne moiety, [4.3.2]propellatriene-anneleted dehydro[12]- and dehydro[14]annulenes were prepared as their precursors. UV irradiation of the precursors resulted in the photochemical [2 + 2] cycloreversion to generate the strained [12]- and [14]DBAs, respectively. The [12]DBA was not detected by 1H NMR spectroscopy, but it was intercepted as Diels-Alder adducts in solution, suggesting its intermediacy. Its spectroscopic characterization was successfully carried out by UV-vis spectroscopy in a 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (MTHF) glass matrix at 77 K and by FT-IR spectroscopy in an argon matrix at 20 K. On the other hand, the [14]DBA was stable enough for observation by 1H and 13C NMR spectra in solution, though it was not isolated because of the low efficiency of the cycloreversion. The [14]DBA was also characterized by interception as Diels-Alder adducts in solution and by UV-vis spectroscopy in a MTHF glass matrix at 77 K. The kinetic stabilities of the DBAs are compared with the related dehydrobenzoannulenes with respect to the topology of the pi-systems. In addition, the tropicity of the [14]DBA is discussed based on its experimental and theoretical 1H NMR chemical shifts.     

Calculation of 1H chemical shifts of [n]annuleno[m]annulenes and [n]annulenyl[m]annulenes

The ring current and local anisotropic contributions to the ¹H chemical shifts of [n]annuleno[m]annulenes and [n]annulenyl[m]annulenes with n, m = 12, 14, 18 and n, m = 13, 15 are calculated. The agreement between experimental and calculated shifts for the few known compounds is very good so that the predictions for the as yet unknown compounds are reliable. The effect of an annulene ring on the shifts of the protons at the other ring in these bicyclic compounds is discussed for several types of fusion of the two constituent annulenes.