Selective ortho methylation of nitroheteroaryls by vicarious nucleophilic substitution

An efficient and scalable three-step one-pot approach to 6-methyl-5-nitroisoquinoline (1) from inexpensive 5-nitroisoquinoline, utilizing the vicarious nucleophilic substitution (VNS) as a key step, is described. The optimized reaction conditions can be applied to a limited number of other aromatic and heteroaromatic nitro compounds. Attempts to understand the observed selectivity in the VNS step led to the discovery of two new reaction pathways under VNS conditions, one leading to an isoxazole and the other resulting in the formal cyclopropanation of an aromatic nitro compound.     

Selective ortho C-h activation of haloarenes by an Ir(I) system

The cationic PNP-Ir(I)(cyclooctene) complex 1 (PNP = 2,6-bis-(di-tert-butyl phosphino methyl)pyridine) reacts with benzene at 25 degrees C to quantitatively yield the crystallographically characterized, square pyramidal, iridium phenyl hydride complex cis-(PNP)Ir(Ph)(H), 2, in which the hydride is trans to the vacant coordination site. The cationic complex 2 is stable to heating at 100 degrees C, in sharp contrast to the previously reported unstable neutral, isoelectronic (PCP)Ir(H)(Ph) (PCP = eta(3)-2,6-((t)()Bu(2)PCH(2))(2)C(6)H(3)). Heating of 2 at 50 degrees C with other arenes results in arene exchange. Complex 1 activates C-H bonds of chloro- and bromobenzene with no C-halide oxidative addition being observed. Selective ortho C-H activation takes place, the process being directed by halogen coordination and being thermodynamically and kinetically favorable. The meta- and para-C-H activation products are formed at a slower rate than the ortho isomer and are converted to it. NMR data and an X-ray crystallographic study of the ortho-activated chlorobenzene complex, which was obtained as the only product upon heating of 1 with chlorobenzene at 60 degrees C, show that the chloro substituent is coordinated to the metal center.     

Selective removal of cesium and strontium by crystalline silicotitanates

Crystalline silicotitanate ion exchanger (58.5 mmol Ti, and 620 mmol Na) with 6 mmol of SiO₂ after 10 days of hydrothermal synthesis was optimized for selective removal of ⁹⁰Sr. Studies on X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive spectroscopy revealed that the silicotitanate is highly crystalline with bright cubic and rod like morphology with varying amounts of Ti, Si, Na, and O. The decontamination factor and distribution coefficient values for uptake of ¹³⁷Cs and ⁹⁰Sr from actual radioactive waste solutions by the ion exchanger after 24 h of equilibration was found to be 40 and 176 and 4025 ml g^?1 and 7525 ml g^?1, respectively. The exchange capacity for ⁹⁰Sr and ¹³⁷Cs was estimated to be 14.6 and 4.4 meq g^?1, respectively.     

Selective removal of nitrate by using a novel macroporous acrylic anion exchange resin

An anion exchange resin NDP-5 has been prepared successfully and applied on the selective removal of nitrate from SO₄^2-/ NO₃^- binary co-existence system.The composition and morphology of NDP-5 were confirmed by FT-IR and SEM.The NDP-5 resin exhibits the completely different behavior on the adsorption capacity,adsorption kinetic and the effect of the completing anion in the absence or presence of sulfate,compared to D213.And,the resultants of kinetic are well fitted by the pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order models.These results are very important to develop novel resins with great features.     

Reaction of a diphosphene with various halogens

Bis(2,4,6-tri-$\text{tert}$-butylphenyl) diphosphene reacts with various halogens to give the corresponding phosphoric dihalides, haloarene, and arene depending upon the halogen and solvent used.     

Selective addition to iridium of aryl C-H bonds ortho to coordinating groups. Not chelation-assisted

Precursors of the pincer-ligated iridium species, (PCP)Ir, react with nitrobenzene or acetophenone at ambient temperature to give O,C-chelated complexes resulting from addition of an aryl C-H bond and coordination of a nitro or acetyl oxygen. The C-H additions appear to be completely regioselective for the position ortho to the functional group; however, structural characterization and low-temperature NMR studies demonstrate that the reaction does not proceed via coordination of the functional group followed by C-H addition. In the case of nitrobenzene, kinetic preference for the para and meta positions is demonstrated at low temperature. Addition occurs more slowly at the ortho position, without assistance by the functional group; the ortho-C-H addition product is then trapped by chelation.     

Selective ortho hydroxylation of nitrobenzene with molecular oxygen catalyzed by the H5PV2Mo10O40 polyoxometalate

Nitrobenzene was regioselectively oxidized to 2-nitrophenol with oxygen in a reaction catalyzed by the H5PV2Mo10O40 polyoxometalate. The reaction was first order in oxygen and catalyst. 15N NMR showed the interaction between nitrobenzene and the polyoxometalate. Use of labeled 18O2, H218O, a competitive kinetic isotope experiment, and use of phenyl-tert-butylnitrone as a spin-trap and identification by EPR provided evidence for formation of a radical intermediate involving a selective intramolecular interaction at the ortho position due to formation of a H5PV2Mo10O40-nitrobenzene complex.     

Gas chromatography of halogens

Summary The semi-empirical theory on the retention volume in gas chromatography recently developed by some experiments, was found to require partial correction. It was newly refined and summarized. Overall experimental checking was performed by the use of Cl₂, Br₂, and I₂.

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Gas-Chromatographie von Halogenen

Zusammenfassung Die halbempirische Theorie über das Retentionsvolumen in der Gas-Chromatographie, die kürzlich an Hand einiger Versuche entwickelt wurde, erforderte eine teilweise Korrektur. Sie wurde verbessert und zusammenfassend dargestellt. Kontrollversuche wurden mit Hilfe von Chlor, Brom und Jod durchgeführt.

     

Solvent extraction of halogens

Summary The solubility formula previously proposed was applied to the partition of halogens between water and some typical organic solvents, and the character of parameter in the formula was examined. The formula reproduces the experimental data of the solvent extraction of halogens reasonably. The ratio is controlled by the solute independently of the solvent. The ratio is unity for all solutes in the water-hydrocarbon system, and is 3 ^n–1 (n is periodic number) depending on the solute in the water-non-hydrocarbon system.

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Lösungsmittelextraktion von Halogenen

Zusammenfassung Die früher vorgeschlagene Löslichkeitsformel wurde auf die Verteilung von Halogenen zwischen Wasser und einigen typischen organischen Lösungsmitteln angewendet und der Charakter des Parameters in der Formel untersucht. Die Formel gibt die experimentellen Werte der Halogenextraktion zufriedenstellend wieder. Das Verhältnis der -Werte wird vom Gelösten unabhängig vom Lösungsmittel bestimmt. Dieses Verhältnis ist im Wasser-Kohlenwasserstoff-System in allen Fällen gleich 1. Im System aus Wasser und Nicht-Kohlenwasserstoff hängt es vom Gelösten ab und beträgt 3 ^n–1 (n = Periodenzahl des Halogens).

     

Selective stabilization of transition state structures for cope rearrangements of semibullvalene and barbaralane through interactions with halogens

A new means-discovered through quantum chemical studies (B3LYP/6-31G(d))-of selectively stabilizing the delocalized forms of unsubstituted semibullvalene and barbaralane is described. Calculations indicate that complexation of delocalized semibullvalene and barbaralane Cope rearrangement transition structures by halogen-containing molecules (homo- and heteronuclear diatomics and Lewis acids) can reduce the barrier significantly, in many cases causing it to disappear entirely.     

Selective removal of radio-sodium from neutron-activated materials by retention on hydrated antimony pentoxide

A new method is presented to remove sodium interferences from neutron-activated materials. The method is based on passage of the samples, dissolved in a concentrated acid solution on a column of hydrated antimony pentoxide (HAP). The retention is quantitative with a maximum capacity of 31 mg Na/g HAP. Only tantalum, in addition to sodium, was retained by HAP out of the 60 elements tested. The method should find applications in neutron activation analysis, particularly of biological materials. Applications are also foreseen in other analytical techniques, such as emission spectroscopy and flame spectrophotometry, where high sodium concentrations in the sample can be a source of interference.     

Selective removal of Cu versus Ni, Zn and Mn by using a new carrier in a supported liquid membrane

A study on transport, kinetic selectivity and stability in SLM operations using a new carrier, the molecule 2-hydroxy-5-dodecylbenzaldehyde (2H5DBA) in kerosene, is described. A simple transport model is derived to evaluate the mass transfer coefficient in the membrane. Finally a comparison with the di-(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid (D2EHPA) carrier in kerosene is made. The SLM system was employed and tested in the removal of Cu²⁺ from wastewater by using the operating conditions obtained from L–L extraction tests. Studies on the kinetics of copper extraction by using the 2H5DBA showed that complexation reaction is very fast. Transport tests were performed at different carrier concentrations (10%, 30%, 50% (v/v)) showing the improvement of SLM performance with increasing its concentration. Operating the SLM at optimum conditions (50% (v/v) 2H5DBA concentration in kerosene, feed pH 5, strip pH 2.2) final copper concentrations in the feed and strip phases were, respectively, 2.0 and 47.0 mg L⁻¹, starting from 50 mg L⁻¹ in the feed, meaning a significant up-hill transport. The fluxes (J) were calculated by fitting the experimental data of copper concentration in the feed by an exponential equation. They were used to calculate the transport (kinetic) selectivities of Cu²⁺ SLM separation over Ni²⁺, Zn²⁺ and Mn²⁺, given by the ratio J₀(Cu)/J₀(M), where M = Ni, Zn and Mn. The values were 37.4, 48.2 and 42.1, respectively. Transport and stability tests at the optimal carrier concentration by using the 2H5DBA and the D2EHPA in kerosene were carried out to compare them in terms of flux, lifetime and mass transfer coefficients. Experimental data evidenced for 2H5DBA a lower copper flux (8.67 mmol h⁻¹ m⁻² versus 36.71 mmol h⁻¹ m⁻²), a lower lifetime (20 h versus 57 h) and lower mass transfer coefficient in the membrane (3.00 × 10⁻⁷ m s⁻¹ versus 2.00 × 10⁻⁶ m s⁻¹) but the selectivity of the separation process can overcome the disadvantages.     

Group IV imino-semiquinone complexes obtained by oxidative addition of halogens

An isostructural series of titanium, zirconium, and hafnium complexes, M[ap] 2L 2 (M = Ti, Zr, Hf; L = THF, pyridine), of the redox-active 4,6-di- tert-butyl-2- tert-butylamidophenolate ligand ([ap] (2-)) have been prepared. The zirconium and hafnium derivatives react readily with halogen oxidants such as XeF 2, PhICl 2, and Br 2, leading to products in which one-electron oxidation of each [ap] (2-) ligand accompanies halide addition to the metal center. Iodine proved to be too weak of an oxidant to yield the corresponding oxidative addition product, and under no conditions could halogen oxidative addition products be obtained for titanium. According to X-ray crystallographic studies, the zirconium and hafnium oxidation products are best formulated as MX 2[isq.] 2 ([isq.] (-) = 4,6-di- tert-butyl-2- tert-butylimino-semiquinonate; M = Zr, Hf; X = F, Cl, Br) species, in which the molecule is symmetric with each redox-active ligand in the semiquinone oxidation state. Temperature-dependent magnetization measurements suggest a singlet ( S = 0) ground-state for the diradical complexes with a thermally accessible triplet ( S = 1) excited state. Solution electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra are consistent with this assignment, showing both Delta m s = 1 and Delta m s = 2 transitions for the antiferromagnetically coupled electrons.     

Reaction of halogens with trialkylaluminums

Summary A study was made of the reaction of trialkylaluminums with halogens, which results in the formation of alkyl halides.