Theoretical study of thermal rearrangements of α‐silylalcohols: Effects of substituents attached to the silicon atom on the reactions

To investigate the effects of substituents attached to the silicon atom on the thermal rearrangement reactions of α‐silyl alcohols, the thermal rearrangement reactions of dimethylsilyl methanol (CH₃)₂SiHCH₂OH and vinylsilyl methanol CH₂?CHSiH₂CH₂OH were studied by ab initio calculations at the G3 level. Geometries of various stationary points were fully optimized at the MP2(full)/6‐31G(d) and MP2(full)/6‐311G(d,p) levels, and harmonic vibrational frequencies were calculated at the same levels. The reaction paths were investigated and confirmed by intrinsic reaction coordinate (IRC) calculations at the MP2(full)/6‐31G(d) level. The results show that two dyotropic reactions could occur when (CH₃)₂SiHCH₂OH or CH₂?CHSiH₂CH₂OH is heated. One is Brook rearrangement reaction (reaction A), and the dimethylsilyl or vinylsilyl groups migrates from carbon atom to oxygen atom coupled with a simultaneous migration of a hydrogen atom from oxygen atom to carbon atom passing through a double three‐membered ring transition state, forming dimethylmethoxylsilane (CH₃)₂SiHOCH₃ or methoxylvinylsilane CH₂?CHSiH₂OCH₃; the other is a hydroxyl group migration (reaction B) from carbon atom to silicon atom, coupled with a simultaneous migration of a hydrogen atom from silicon atom to carbon atom, via a double three‐membered ring transition state, forming trimethylsilanol (CH₃)₃SiOH or methylvinylsilanol CH₃SiH(OH)CH?CH₂. The G3 barriers of the reactions A and B were computed to be 312.8 and 241.4 kJ/mol for (CH₃)₂SiHCH₂OH, and 317.6 and 233.7 kJ/mol for CH₂?CHSiH₂CH₂OH, respectively. On the basis of the MP2(full)/6‐31G(d) optimized parameters, vibrational frequencies, and G3 energies, the reaction rate constants k(T) and equilibrium constants K(T) were calculated using canonical variational transition state theory (CVT) with centrifugal‐dominant small‐curvature tunneling (SCT) approximation over a temperature range of 400–1800 K. The influences of methyl and vinyl groups attached to the silicon atom on reactions are discussed. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2007     

Higher α‐olefins carbonylation in aqueous media by Pd(II) catalysts modified with substituted diphosphine ligands: Aqueous polyketone latices with high solid contents and molecular weights

Water‐soluble palladium complexes cis‐[Pd(L)(OAc)₂] ( 1–8 ) (L represents a diphosphine ligands of the general formula CH₂(CH₂PR₂)₂, where for a : R ? (CH₂)₆OH; b–g : R ? (CH₂)_nP(O)(OEt)₂, n = 2–6 and n = 8; h : R ? (CH₂)₃NH₂) have been employed, after activation with a large excess of HBF₄, for emulsion polymerization of alkenes (propene, butene, and their equimolar mixtures) with carbon monoxide. Aliphatic polyketone lattices with a high solid content (21%), high molecular weight (6.3 × 10⁴ g mol^?1), and narrow polydispersities (M_w/M_n ≈ 2) were isolated. The catalytic activity of the dicationic palladium (II) based catalysts, C1–C8 is highly dependent on the length of the alkyl chain of the ligand. Catalyst 3 proved to be highly active for propene/CO copolymers, whereas 6 is active for butene/CO and propene/CO‐butene/CO systems. The presence of methyl β‐cyclodextrin, as a phase‐transfer agent, and undecenoic acid, as an emulsifier, increase the molar mass and the stability of the polyketones and finally the activity of the catalyst. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 6715–6725, 2009     

Silicon‐modified surfactants and wetting: III. The spreading behaviour of equimolar mixtures of nonionic trisiloxane surfactants on a low‐energy solid surface

The spreading behaviour of binary and ternary equimolar mixtures of siloxane surfactants of general formula [(CH₃)₃SiO]₂CH₃Si(CH₂)₃ (OCH₂CH₂) _nOCH₃, n = 3–9, has been investigated. The mixtures show a pronounced temperature dependence on the initial spreading rate. Mixtures imitating the average oligoethylene glycol chain length n = 5 are the fastest spreaders at 15 °C. At 23 °C and 40 °C these mixtures spread fastest sucking n = 6 and n = 8, respectively. For a given average chain length an increasing length difference between the components of the binary mixtures reduces the initial spreading rate. Nevertheless, substantial differences between the phase transition temperature T_c from the lamellar phase (L_α) into the two‐phase state (2Φ) and the actual spreading temperature are tolerated. A clear relation between phase transition temperature T_c and initial spreading rate does not exist. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis,characterization, and in vitro degradation of thermotropic polyesters and copolyesters based on terephthalic acid, 3‐(4‐hydroxyphenyl)propionic acid,and glycols

A new series of thermotropic liquid‐crystalline (LC) polyesters were prepared from a diacyl chloride derivative of 4,4′‐(terephthaloyldioxy)‐di‐4‐phenylpropionic acid (PTP) and glycols with a different number of methylene groups (n) [HO(CH₂)_n OH, n = 6–10, 12] by high‐temperature solution polycondensation in diphenyl oxide. PTP6/10 and PTP6/hydroquinone (H) LC copolyesters were also prepared according to a similar procedure. The chemical structure, LC, phase‐transition behaviors, thermal stability, and solubility were characterized by elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis, and a polarizing light microscope. The melting and isotropization temperatures decreased in a zigzag manner as the number of n increased. All of the polyesters formed a nematic phase with the exception of PTP8. The temperature ranges of the mesophase (ΔT) were much wider for the polyesters with an odd number of n's than those with an even number. ΔT increased markedly for the PTP6/10 and PTP6/H copolyesters. The in vitro degradations of the polymers were ascertained by enzymatic hydrolysis and alkaline hydrolysis. The model compound, PTP dihexylester, was synthesized and found to be degraded into terephthalic acid, 3‐(4‐hydroxyphenyl)propionic acid, and 1‐hexanol by Rhizopus delemar lipase, but PTPn homopolyesters and PTP6/10 and PTP6/H copolyesters were resistant to Rhizopus delemar hydrolysis. They were degradable in a sodium hydroxide buffer solution of pH 12 at 60 °C, depending on the number of n's and the copolymer composition. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 39: 3043–3051, 2001     

Mono- and bis-alkoxides of tris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)borato molybdenum and tungsten nitrosyls

The complexes [ML^*(NO)Cl(OR)] {L^* = HB(3,5-Me₂C₃HN₂)₃; M= Mo, R = CH₂CH₂X, X = Cl, OMe or OEt; (CH₂)_nOH, n = 2, 5, 6; M = W, R = CH₂CH₂X, X = Cl, OMe or OEt; (CH₂)_nOH, n = 2–6; CH₂(CF₂)₃CH₂OH; CHMeCH₂CMe₂OH} and [ML^*(NO)(OR)₂] {M = Mo, R = CH₂CH₂X, X = Cl, OMe or OEt; (CH₂)_nOH, n = 2–6; M = W,R = CH₂CH₂X, X= Cl, OMe or OEt; (CH₂)_nOH, n = 2,4–6; CH₂(CF₂)₃CH₂OH} have been prepared from [ML^*(NO)Cl₂] and the appropriate alcohol in the presence of NEt₃ or NaCO₃, and have been characterized by IR, ¹H NMR and mass spectroscopy.     

Degenerate lithium-hydrogen exchange reactions: Ab initio models for metallation mechanisms involving H2, CH4, NH3, H2O,and HF

Hydrogen exchange reactions between lithium and sodium compounds, MX (M=Li: X=H, CH₃, NH₂, OH, F; M=Na: X=CH₃), and the corresponding hydrides, HX, have been modelled by means of ab initio calculations including electron correlation and zero point energy (ZPE) corrections. Small or no activation barriers (from the initial complexes) are encountered in systems involving lone pairs (10.8, 2.4, 0.0 kcal/mol for X=NH₂, OH, F, respectively). Since the association energies of the initial complexes are much larger (21.0, 20.4, 23.5 kcal/mol, respectively; MP2/6–31+G*/6–31+G* + ZPE), such exchange reactions should occur spontaneously in the gas phase. The methyl systems (X=CH₃) have the largest barriers: 26.7 (M=Li) and 31.7 (M=Na) kcal/mol (MP2/6–31+G*/6–31G* + ZPE), and the initial complexes are only weakly bound. The significance of these systems as models for hydrogen exchange reactions in complexes of electropositive transition metals is discussed. However, the gegenion-free exchange of hydrogen between CH₃ and CH₄ has a much lower, 11.8 kcal/mol barrier (MP2/6–31+G*/6–31+G* + ZPE). All the transition structures are highly ionic (charges on the metals > +0.8). The effect of aggregation has been considered by examining the hydrogen exchange between (LiX)₂ and HX(X=H, CH₃, NH₂, OH). Although these dimer reactions formally involve six, instead of four electrons, no “aromatic” preference is observed.     

Triphenylarsenic(V) and -antimony(V) derivatives of multidentate Schiff bases: synthesis,characterization, and antimicrobial activities

Equimolar reactions of Ph _n M(OPr ⁱ )₂ (where M?=?As and Sb) with Schiff bases [OHC₆H₄CH=N(R)OH] in benzene solution yield organoarsenic and -antimony derivatives, (where M?=?As and Sb; n?=?1 and 3; R?=?–CH₂CH(CH₃)–, –(CH₂)₃–, –(CH₂)₂–, and –C(CH₃)₂CH₂–). All these derivatives have been characterized by elemental analyses and molecular weight measurements, and structures have been proposed on the basis of IR, NMR (¹H and ¹³C), and FAB-mass studies. Schiff bases and their corresponding organoantimony derivatives have been screened for antimicrobial activity against Aspergillus flavus (fungus) and Escherichia coli (bacteria).     

Determination of the isomerization rate constant HOCH2CH2CH2CH(OO·)CH3 →HOC·HCH2CH2CH(OOH)CH3. Importance of intramolecular hydroperoxy isomerization in tropospheric chemistry

The rate constant of the title reaction is determined during thermal decomposition of di-n-pentyl peroxide C₅H₁₁O( )OC₅H₁₁ in oxygen over the temperature range 463–523 K. The pyrolysis of di-n-pentyl peroxide in O₂/N₂ mixtures is studied at atmospheric pressure in passivated quartz vessels. The reaction products are sampled through a micro-probe, collected on a liquid-nitrogen trap and solubilized in liquid acetonitrile. Analysis of the main compound, peroxide C₅H₁₀O₃, was carried out by GC/MS, GC/MS/MS [electron impact EI and NH₃ chemical ionization CI conditions]. After micro-preparative GC separation of this peroxide, the structure of two cyclic isomers (3S*,6S*)3α-hydroxy-6-methyl-1,2-dioxane and (3R*,6S*)3α-hydroxy-6-methyl-1,2-dioxane was determined from ¹H NMR spectra. The hydroperoxy-pentanal OHC( )(CH₂)₂( )CH(OOH)( )CH₃ is formed in the gas phase and is in equilibrium with these two cyclic epimers, which are predominant in the liquid phase at room temperature. This peroxide is produced by successive reactions of the n-pentoxy radical: a first one generates the CH₃C·H(CH₂)₃OH radical which reacts with O₂ to form CH₃CH(OO·)(CH₂)₃OH; this hydroxyperoxy radical isomerizes and forms the hydroperoxy HOC·H(CH₂)₂CH(OOH)CH₃ radical. This last species leads to the pentanal-hydroperoxide (also called oxo-hydroperoxide, or carbonyl-hydroperoxide, or hydroperoxypentanal), by the reaction HOC·H(CH₂)₂CH(OOH)CH₃+O₂→O()CH(CH₂)₂CH(OOH)CH₃+HO₂. The isomerization rate constant HOCH₂CH₂CH₂CH(OO·)CH₃→HOC·HCH₂CH₂CH(OOH)CH₃ (k₃) has been determined by comparison to the competing well-known reaction RO₂+NO→RO+NO₂ (k₇). By adding small amounts of NO (0–1.6×10¹⁵ molecules cm⁻³) to the di-n-pentyl peroxide/O₂/N₂ mixtures, the pentanal-hydroperoxide concentration was decreased, due to the consumption of RO₂ radicals by reaction (7). The pentanal-hydroperoxide concentration was measured vs. NO concentration at ten temperatures (463–523 K). The isomerization rate constant involving the H atoms of the CH₂( )OH group was deduced: or per H atom: The comparison of this rate constant to thermokinetics estimations leads to the conclusion that the strain energy barrier of a seven-member ring transition state is low and near that of a six-member ring. Intramolecular hydroperoxy isomerization reactions produce carbonyl-hydroperoxides which (through atmospheric decomposition) increase concentration of radicals and consequently increase atmospheric pollution, especially tropospheric ozone, during summer anticyclonic periods. Therefore, hydrocarbons used in summer should contain only short chains (<C₄) hydrocarbons or totally branched hydrocarbons, for which isomerization reactions are unlikely. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 875–887, 1998     

Electron impact ionization of ethylene–methanol heteroclusters: Stable configurations and mechanisms in intracluster ion–molecule reactions

Reactions that proceed within mixed ethylene–methanol cluster ions were studied using an electron impact time-of-flight mass spectrometer. The ion abundance ratio, [(C₂H₄)_n(CH₃OH)_mH⁺]/[(C₂H₄)_n(CH₃OH)_m⁺], shows a propensity to increase as the ethylene/methanol mixing ratio increases, indicating that the proton is preferentially bound to a methanol molecule in the heterocluster ions. The results from isotope-labelling experiments indicate that the effective formation of a protonated heterocluster is responsible for ethylene molecules in the clusters. The observed (C₂H₄)_n(CH₃OH)_m⁺ and (C₂H₄)_n(CH₃OH)_m–1CH₃O⁺ ions are interpreted as a consequence of the ion–neutral complex and intracluster ion–molecule reaction, respectively. Experimental evidence for the stable configurations of heterocluster species is found from the distinct abundance distributions of these ions and also from the observation of fragment peaks in the mass spectra. Investigations on the relative cluster ion distribution under various conditions suggest that (C₂H₄)_n(CH₃OH)_mH⁺ ions with n + m ≤ 3 have particularly stable structures. The result is understood on the basis of ion–molecule condensation reactions, leading to the formation of fragment ions, $ {\rm CH}_2=\!=\mathop {\rm O}\limits^ + {\rm CH}_3 $ and (CH₃OH)H₃O⁺, and the effective stabilization by a polar molecule. The reaction energies of proposed mechanisms are presented for (C₂H₄)_n(CH₃OH)_mH⁺(n + m ≤ 3) using semi-empirical molecular orbital calculations.     

Ferrocene-carboxylate coordination complexes bridged by different N-containing ligands

Six new coordination complexes, [Cd(η ²-OOCCH=(CH₃)CFc)₂(bix)]₂·(CH₃OH)_0.5 (1), [Zn(η ²-OOCCH=(CH₃)CFc)(η ¹-OOCCH=(CH₃)CFc)(bix)]₂·(H₂O)_0.5 (2), [Zn(η ²-OOCCH=(CH₃)CFc)₂(pbbm)]₂·(CH₃OH)₂ (3), {[Mn(η ¹-OOCCH=(CH₃)CFc)₂(bbbm)(H₂O)₂]·(CH₃OH)₃}_n (4), {[Cd(η ¹-OOCCH=(CH₃)CFc)₂(bbbm)]·(CH₃OH)₂}_n (5), and [Cd(η ²-OOCCH=(CH₃)CFc)₂(pmbbm)]_n (6) {Fc?=?(η ⁵-C₅H₄)Fe(η ⁵-C₅H₄), bix?=?1,4[bis(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene], pbbm?=?1,1′-[(1,4-propanediyl)bis-1H-benzimidazole], bbbm?=?1,1′-[(1,4-butanediyl)bis-1H-benzimidazole)], pmbbm?=?1,1′-[(1,4-pentanediyl)bis-1H-benzimidazole]}, were prepared and characterized. X-ray crystallographic analysis reveals that 1–3 are dimers bridged by bix and pbbm. Complexes 4–6 are one-dimensional (1-D) structures bridged by bbbm and pmbbm, respectively. Various π–π interactions were discovered in 1–6 that make significant contributions to molecular self-assembly. Solution differential pulse voltammetry of 1–6 indicates that the half-wave potentials of the ferrocenyl moieties in these complexes shift to positive potential compared with that of 3-ferrocenyl-2-crotonic acid.     

基团贡献法估算线性烷基醇分子体系电子相关能

在本文中,提出了极性基团电子相关能贡献的定义,并在MP2-OPT2/6-311++G(d)水平上计算了CH₃(CH₂) _mOH( m=0-4)体系中HO-、CH₃-和-CH₂-基团电子相关能贡献值。计算结果表明,在CH₃(CH₂) _mOH( m=0-4)体系中端基HO-、CH₃-基团电子相关能贡献值 E_corr(HO-)和 E_corr(cH₃-)的数值随着 m的增加而逐渐减小。同一体系中a -CH₂-基团电子相关能贡献值大于其它-CH₂-基团电子相关能贡献值,在CH₃(CH₂) _mOH( m=1-4)体系中,距离端基HO-基团越远的-CH₂-基团其电子相关能贡献值越小;通过计算结果可以推断,在CH₃(CH₂) _mOH体系中随着 m的逐渐增加,相对远离端基HO-的-CH₂-基团的电子相关能贡献值表现出收敛趋向并将趋于不变,此-CH₂-基团可看作一个标准的亚甲基而且其 E_corr(-cH₂-)的数值在CH₃(CH₂) _mOH体系中具有传递性。在MP2-OPT2/6-311++G(d)水平上对CH₃(CH₂) _mOH( m=2-4)体系的计算结果和应用Gaussian 98程序在MP2/6-311++G(d)//HF/6-311++G(d)水平上对CH₃(CH₂) _mOH( m=2-7)体系的计算结果均表明,体系总电子相关能与（ m-1）呈 中 m是体系中亚甲乙烯基的数值。     

Schiff base derivatives of lanthanons-synthesis of La(III), Pr(III) and Nd(III) derivatives of β-ketoimines derived from 2,4-pentanedione

Reactions of the isopropoxides of some of the lighter lanthanons with bidentate -ketoimines, such asAAH-n-C₄H₉ andAAH-C₆H₅ (donor system: N,OH) and tridentate -ketoimines such asAA(CH₂CH₂)H₂ andAA(CH₂CHCH₃)H₂ (donor system: HO,N.OH) have led to products of the typesLn(O-i-C₃H₇)_3n (AA-R) _n ,Ln(Oi-C₃H₇) (AAR') andLn ₂(AAR')₃ [Ln=La(III), Pr(III) or Nd(III);n=1 or 2;R=-n-C₄H₉ or-C₆H₅ andR'=-CH₂CH₂-or-CH₂CHCH₃-]. Some undergo exchange reactions with an excess oftert-butanol, leading to the corresponding complexesLn(O-tert-C₄H₉)_3n (AA-n-C₄H₉) _n andLn(O-tert-C₄H₉) (AA-CH₂CH₂). All these have been characterised by elemental analysis, molecular weight determinations and their ir spectra. A thermogravimetric analysis of the diisopropoxy derivatives has also been carried out.

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Schiff-Basen Derivate von Lanthaniden-Synthese von La(III), Pr(III) und Nd(III) chelaten mit -Ketoiminen

Zusammenfassung Reaktionen von Lanthanid-Isopropoxiden mit zweizähnigen -Ketoiminen [AAH-n-C₄H₉ undAAH-C₆H₅; Donorsystem: N,OH] und dreizähnigen -Ketoiminen [AA(CH₂CH₂)H₂ undAA(CH₂CHCH₃)H₂; Donorsystem: OH, N,OH] führten zu Produkten vom, TypLn(O-i-C₃H₇)_3-n (AA-R) _n ,Ln(O-i-C₃H₇) (AAR') undLn ₂(AAR')₃ [Ln=La(III), Pr(III) oder Nd(III);n=1 oder 2;R=n-C₄H₉ oder C₆H₅ undR'=CH₂CH₂ oder CH₂CHCH₃]. Einige Komplexe unterliegen bei Behandlung mit einem Überschuß vontert-Butanol einer Austauschreaktion, die zu den entsprechenden Butoxid-Komplexen führt [Ln(O-tert-C₄H₉)_3-n , (AA-n-C₄H₉) _n undLn(O-tert-C₄H₉) (AACH₂CH₂)]. Alle Derivate wurden mittels Elementaranalyse, Molgewichtsbestimmung und IR-Spektroskopie charakterisiert. Eine thermogravimetrische Analyse der Diisopropoxi-Derivate wurde ebenfalls ausgeführt.

     

The hydroxyl radical reaction rate constant and products of 3,5‐dimethyl‐1‐hexyn‐3‐ol

A bimolecular rate constant,k_DHO, of (29 ± 9) × 10^?12 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1 was measured using the relative rate technique for the reaction of the hydroxyl radical (OH) with 3,5‐dimethyl‐1‐hexyn‐3‐ol (DHO, HC?CC(OH)(CH₃)CH₂CH(CH₃)₂) at (297 ± 3) K and 1 atm total pressure. To more clearly define DHO's indoor environment degradation mechanism, the products of the DHO + OH reaction were also investigated. The positively identified DHO/OH reaction products were acetone ((CH₃)₂C?O), 3‐butyne‐2‐one (3B2O, HC?CC(?O)(CH₃)), 2‐methyl‐propanal (2MP, H(O?)CCH(CH₃)₂), 4‐methyl‐2‐pentanone (MIBK, CH₃C(?O)CH₂CH(CH₃)₂), ethanedial (GLY, HC(?O)C(?O)H), 2‐oxopropanal (MGLY, CH₃C(?O)C(?O)H), and 2,3‐butanedione (23BD, CH₃C(?O)C(?O)CH₃). The yields of 3B2O and MIBK from the DHO/OH reaction were (8.4 ± 0.3) and (26 ± 2)%, respectively. The use of derivatizing agents O‐(2,3,4,5,6‐pentalfluorobenzyl)hydroxylamine (PFBHA) and N,O‐bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA) clearly indicated that several other reaction products were formed. The elucidation of these other reaction products was facilitated by mass spectrometry of the derivatized reaction products coupled with plausible DHO/OH reaction mechanisms based on previously published volatile organic compound/OH gas‐phase reaction mechanisms. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 36: 534–544, 2004     

Schiff base complexes of dioxouranium(VI), III. Commun.: Dioxouranium(VI) complexes of bibasic tetradentateSchiff bases

Bibasic tetradentateSchiff bases having the donor system OH–NX–NX–OH have been shown to form UO₂(NO₃)₂(SBH₂) type of derivatives [SBH₂ is the molecule of the bibasic tetradentateSchiff bases such as HOC₆H₄C(R) N(CH₂) _n NC(R)C₆H₄OH (where R=H or CH₃ andn=2 or 3) and HOC(R)CHC(CH₃)N(CH₂) _n NC(CH₃)CH C(R)OH (where R=CH₃ or C₆H₅ andn=2 or 3)]. The 11 stoichiometry of these complexes is shown by elemental analysis and conductometric titrations. The molar conductence values in nitrobenzene indicate the non-electrolytic behaviour and the magnetic susceptibility measurements by the Gouy method show these complexes to be diamagnetic.With 1 Figure     

Carbon Dioxide Fixation with Dialkyltellurium(IV) Dihydroxides

Aqueous solutions of Me₂Te(OH)₂ and (CH₂)₄Te(OH)₂ readily absorb carbon dioxide giving rise to the formation of the dialkyltelluroxane carbonates (Me₂TeOTeMe₂CO₃)_n ( 1 ) and HO(CH₂)₄TeOTe(CH₂)₄CO₃Te(CH₂)₄OH·2H₂O ( 2 ·2H₂O), which were characterised by ¹³C MAS and ¹²⁵Te MAS NMR spectroscopy as well as X‐ray crystallography. The spatial arrangement of the tellurium atoms is defined by C₂O₂ donor sets in the primary coordination sphere and one or two secondary Te···O contacts, which involve coordination of the carbonate moieties. In turn, the different Te–O coordination modes render a lack of symmetry to the carbonate moieties, which show significantly different C–O bond lengths, an important feature when contemplating the C–O bond activation in carbonates. The structural and spectroscopic parameters of 1 and 2 are discussed in comparison with other heavy p‐block element carbonates. In solution, electrolytic dissociation of 1 and 2 takes place.     

Differential thermal analysis of n-long chain alcohols and corresponding alkoxy ethanols

The differential thermal analyses of n-long chain alcohols CH₃(CH₃)_n-1-OH, designated as C_n-OH (n = 16, 18, 20 and 22), and corresponding alkoxy ethanols CH₃(CH₂)_n-1-OCH₂CH₂OH, designated as C_n-OC₂H₄OH, have been carried out at a heating rate of 1°C min^?1. The differential e.m.f (ΔV) has been plotted against the temperature of the reference material (°C) and the onset of the peak has been taken as the appearance of the polymorphic phase transition or melting of the compound. Heats of transition (ΔH₁) and melting or fusion (ΔH_f) were computed from the areas under the respective peaks.     

Studies in organic mass spectrometry. XXII–Evidence for the existence of cyclic oxonium ions in the gas phase

The electron impact induced loss of a phenoxy radical from the molecular ions of α,ω-bis-aryloxy alkanes ΦO(CH₂)_nOΦ ( 1 _n; n = 2–7) and F-p-C₆H₄(CH₂)_nOΦ(2_n; n = 2?5) is the result of functional group interaction. Labelling data provide conclusive evidence for the O-aryl tetra-hydrofuranium and O-aryl tetrahydropyranium structures of the resulting decomposing species (lifetimes between 10^?6 and 10^?5 s) in the case of n = 4 and 5, respectively. Evidence is presented for the occurrence of phenyl participation in the loss of ΦOH from the molecular ions of the lower homologues of 1 _n and 2_n (n = 2, 3).     

Schiff base complexes of silicon(IV)

Reactions of silicon tetraacetate with different types ofSchiff bases have been investigated in anhydrous benzene. Monofunctional bidentate, C₆H₅CHNXOH and HORCHNC₆H₅ [whereX=CH₂CH₂, CH₂CH(CH₃) or o-C₆H₄ and R=o-C₆H₄ or 2,1-C₁₀H₆], bifunctional tridentate, o-HOC₆H₄CHNYOH [whereY=CH₂CH₂ or CH₂CH(CH₃)] and bifunctional tetradentateSchiff bases, o-HOC₆H₄C(CH₃)N(CH₂) _n NC(CH₃)C₆H₄OH-o (wheren=2 or 3) have been shown to yield derivatives of the type, Si(OAc)_4– m L _m, Si(OAc)_4–2 n L _n and Si(OAc)₂ L (wherem=1,2 or 3;n=1 or 2 and HL, H₂ L and H₂ L represent the molecules of monofunctional bidentate, bifunctional tridentate and bifunctional tetradentateSchiff bases resp.) and have been found to be monomeric in boiling benzene. Tentative structures based on IR and in a few cases PMR spectra have been indicated for the resulting derivatives.With 2 Figures     

Controlled cationic polymerization of cyclopentadiene with B(C6F5)3 as a coinitiator in the presence of water

The controlled cationic polymerization of cyclopentadiene (CPD) at 20 °C using 1‐(4‐methoxyphenyl)ethanol (1)/B(C₆F₅)₃ initiating system in the presence of fairly large amount of water is reported. The number–average molecular weights of the obtained polymers increased in direct proportion to monomer conversion in agreement with calculated values and were inversely proportional to initiator concentration, while the molecular weight distribution slightly broadened during the polymerization (M_w/M_n ～ 1.15–1.60). ¹H NMR analyses confirmed that the polymerization proceeds via reversible activation of the C? OH bond derived from the initiator to generate the growing cationic species, although some loss of hydroxyl functionality happened in the course of the polymerization. It was also shown that the enchainment in cationic polymerization of CPD was affected by the nature of the solvent(s): for instance, polymers with high regioselectivity ([1,4] up to 70%) were obtained in acetonitrile, whereas lower values (around 60%) were found in CH₂Cl₂/CH₃CN mixtures. Aqueous suspension polymerization of CPD using the same initiating system was successfully performed and allowed to synthesize primarily hydroxyl‐terminated oligomers (F_n = 0.8–0.9) with M_n ≤ 1000 g mol^?1 and broad MWD (M_w/M_n ～ 2.2). © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 4734–4747, 2008     

Magnetische Untersuchungen an Komplexen von La(III), Pr(III) und Nd(III) mitSchiffschen Basen

Specific magnetic susceptibilities (_s) of several newly synthesized chelates of some of the lanthanons [La(III), Pr(III) and Nd(III)] are reported. These derivatives are of the general type,Ln(O-i-C₃H₇)_3–n (C₆H₅CHNRO) _n [where,Ln=La(III), Pr(III) or Nd(III);n=1 or 2 and R=CH₂CH₂, CH₂CHCH₃ or C₆H₄] and have been prepared by the reaction of the alkoxides of the lanthanons withSchiff bases such as benzylidene-2-hydroxyethylamine (C₆H₅CHNCH₂CH₂OH), benzylidene-2-hydroxy-n-propylamine (C₆H₅CHNCH₂CHOHCH₃) and benzylidene-o-aminophenol (C₆H₅CHNC₆H₄OH) in different molar relations in dry benzene.The resulting crystalline derivatives are non-volatile, light to deep yellow or blackish in colour. These tend to polymerize on keeping as shown by their insoluble nature and higher melting points, the polymerisation possibly occurring by the intermolecular coordination through oxygen atoms as reported earlier¹.UsingGouy method², the bis-isopropoxy mono-Schiff base and mono-isopropoxy bis-Schiff base complexes of La(III) have been shown to be diamagnetic, with _s values being in the range of –0.32 to –0.45×10^–6 and –0.39 to –0.55×10^–6 c.g.s. units at 305 K respectively.In the remaining derivatives, Pr(O-i-C₃H₇)_3–n (C₆H₅CH NRO) _n and Nd(O-i-C₃H₇)_3–n (C₆H₅CHNRO) _n (where,n=1 or 2 and R=CH₂CH₂, CH₂CHCH₃ or C₆H₄) the magnetic moment values range between 3.25 to 3.32 and 3.30 to 3.33 _B respectively indicating their paramagnetic nature.