Influence of tetrahydrofuran on reactivity, aggregation, and aggregate structure of dimethylcuprates in diethyl ether

The comprehension of factors influencing the reactivity of organocuprates is still far from enabling a rational control of their reactions. Especially the degree of aggregation and structures of organocuprates are the focus of discussion about the factors affecting their reactivity. Therefore, this study combines kinetic measurements and NMR investigations to elucidate the influence of disaggregation via addition of tetrahydrofuran (THF) on the reactivity and aggregate structure of Gilman cuprates. As model systems, Me(2)CuLi.LiI (1.LiI) and Me(2)CuLi.LiCN (1.LiCN) in diethyl ether (DEE) were chosen; as model reaction, the 1,4-addition to 4,4-dimethylcyclohex-2-enone. The kinetic data show for 1.LiI a pronounced acceleration effect upon addition of distinct amounts of THF, whereas the reactivity of 1.LiCN continuously decreases with the addition of THF. Series of NMR diffusion measurements as well as (1)H-(7)Li heteronuclear Overhauser effect (HOE), and (1)H-(1)H nuclear Overhauser effect (NOE) spectra show different structural influences of THF on 1.LiI and 1.LiCN. For 1.LiI, small salt units are separated from the cuprate aggregate by THF. In contrast to this, THF disaggregates the oligomeric structures of 1.LiCN, while the core structures remain intact with salt attached. Thus, the reactivity of 1.LiI seems to be fine-tuned through distinct amounts of salt or THF, whereas the decreasing reactivity of 1.LiCN correlates with the disaggregation of oligomers via THF. Thus, for synthetic chemists with reactivity problems in specific reactions of iododialkylcuprates, the addition of small amounts of THF might be useful to enhance the reactivity. In addition to these structure-reactivity studies, the CN(-) group is shown to be directly attached to the cuprate moiety via a combination of (1)H-(13)C HOE- and (1)H-(1)H NOEs. This represents the first direct experimental evidence in solution for the position of the CN(-) group relative to the cuprate moiety in cyano-Gilman cuprates.     

Efficient construction of biaryls and macrocyclic cyclophanes via electron-transfer oxidation of Lipshutz cuprates

An efficient method for the homocoupling of aryl halides by electron-transfer oxidation of Lipshutz cuprates (Ar2Cu(CN)Li2) with organic electron acceptors is disclosed. Thus, various types of Lipshutz cuprates are prepared by successive treatment of aryl or heteroaryl bromides with tert-butyllithium and CuCN. The electron-transfer oxidation of Lipshutz cuprates with p-benzoquinones proceeds smoothly to afford the corresponding homocoupling products in moderate to good yields. Furthermore, it can be applied to the construction of either thiophene- or benzene-fused 10-membered ring cyclophanes. For the synthesis of 10-membered cyclophanes, the linear C-Cu-C structure of Lipshutz cuprates should be maintained in the dimetallacyclic intermediates, producing the large ring cyclophanes efficiently. The X-ray analysis of the cyclophanes reveals that the difference in the bridging atoms results in the different conformations of the macrocyclic rings. Thus, the silicon-bridged cyclophane 5a adopts a D2-symmetric structure with a twisted rhombic arrangement of four thiophene rings, whereas the methylene- and oxygen-bridged cyclophanes 5b and 5c possess C2h- and C2-symmetric structures with chair- and boatlike conformations, respectively. The 1H NMR spectrum of C2-symmetric 5c is temperature-dependent, and the activation energy (DeltaG) for the conformational change is 10.1 kcal/mol.     

The relation between ion pair structures and reactivities of lithium cuprates

From Li+ well-solvating solvents or complex ligands such as THF, [12]crown-4, amines etc., lithium cuprates R2CuLi(*LiX) crystallise in a solvent-separated ion pair (SSIP) structural type (e.g. 10). In contrast, solvents with little donor qualities for Li+ such as diethyl ether or dimethyl sulfide lead to solid-state structures of the contact ion pair (CIP) type (e.g. 11). 1H,6Li HOESY NMR investigations in solutions of R2CuLi(*LiX) (15, 16) are in agreement with these findings: in THF the SSIP 18 is strongly favoured in the equilibrium with the CIP 17, and in diethyl ether one observes essentially only the CIP 17. Salts LiX (X=CN, Cl, Br, I, SPh) have only a minor effect on the ion pair equilibrium. These structural investigations correspond perfectly with Bertz's logarithmic reactivity profiles (LRPs) of reactions of R2CuLi with enones in diethyl ether and THF: the faster reaction in diethyl ether is due to the predominance of the CIP 17 in this solvent, which is the reacting species; in THF only little CIP 17 is present in a fast equilibrium with the SSIP 18. A kinetic analysis of the LRPs quantifies these findings. Recent quantum-chemical studies are also in agreement with the CIP 17 being the reacting species. Thus a uniform picture of structure and reactivity of lithium cuprates emerges.     

Réactivité des dérivés organocuivreux vis-à-vis des aldéhydes αβ-éthyléniques

Secondary lithium dialkylcuprates react with αβ-ethylenic aldehydes to give a mixture of 1,2 and 1,4 addition products. Only 1,2 addition products are obtained with allylic and acetylenic cuprates whereas homallylic, phenyl and vinylic cuprates give 1,4 addition products. The $\text{1,4}\text{1,2}$ ratio also depends on the nature of the metal in the cuprate (Mg or Li). Thus chloromagnesium dimethyl cuprate, in THF, is the most favorable compound to give the 1,4 addition product.     

Electrochemistry and electrogenerated chemiluminescence of a spirobifluorene-based donor (triphenylamine)-acceptor (2,1,3-benzothiadiazole) molecule and its organic nanoparticles

A new D-A-π-A-D molecule (Spiro-BTA) containing two 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole (BTA) as the acceptor (A) and triphenylamine as the donor (D) bridged by a spirobifluorene moiety has been synthesized. The novel D-A molecule shows intense red emission (612 nm) with a high PL quantum yield (Φ(PL) = 0.51) in a solid film. A cyclic voltammogram of Spiro-BTA in 1:2 MeCN:benzene/0.1 M Bu(4)NPF(6) shows two reversible oxidation waves and one reversible reduction wave. The first oxidation wave and reduction wave were assigned as two successive electron transfer peaks separated by ～50 mV related to the oxidation of the two noninteracting donors and the reduction of the two noninteracting acceptors, respectively. Electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL) of Spiro-BTA upon cyclic oxidation and reduction in MeCN:benzene 1:2 shows a very bright and stable red emission that could be seen in a well-lit room. Using a reprecipitation method, well-dispersed organic nanoparticles (NPs) of the Spiro-BTA were prepared in aqueous solution. The nanoparticles were analyzed by dynamic light scattering (DLS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), yielding a NP size (without surfactant) of 130 ± 20 nm, while with surfactant, 100 ± 20 nm. Bathochromic shifts of absorption spectra (～16 ± 2 nm), as compared to that of the dissolved Spiro-BTA in THF, were observed for both NPs in water and as a thin film. While blue shifts (14 ± 2 nm) were observed for the photoluminescence (PL). The PL intensity of the Spiro-BTA nanoparticles was slightly enhanced (Φ(PL) of nanoparticles in water = 48%) over that of the dissolved Spiro-BTA in THF. The ECL of the organic Spiro-BTA nanoparticles in aqueous solution could be observed upon oxidation with tri-n-propylamine as a coreactant.     

Novel electron-transfer oxidation of Lipshutz cuprates with 1,4-benzoquinones: an efficient homo-coupling reaction of aryl halides and its application to the construction of macrocyclic systems

The electron transfer reaction from Lipshutz cuprates, which can be easily prepared from aryl bromides, to 1,4-benzoquinones was found to proceed smoothly, affording either the corresponding homo-coupling products, in modest to excellent yields, or macrocyclic products selectively.     

Organic crystal fibers aligned into oriented bundles with polarized emission

We demonstrate a simple method for growing organic crystal fiber bundles as long as centimeters by controlling the shape and dimension of the evaporation channel of the chloroform solution of N,N'-bis(1-ethylpropyl)-3,4,9,10-perylenebis(dicarboximide) (EPPTC). The capillary effect induces a thin solution film (capillary film) on the wall of the evaporation channel, and fast evaporation of the solvent gives rise to a concentration gradient along the channel. Thus, the strong pi-stacking between the EPPTC molecules in the capillary film results in formation of crystal fibers. Nearly linearly polarized emission centered around 620 nm has been detected from these crystal fibers under optical excitation. Measurements of the electron diffraction pattern and optical microscopic properties show well-defined stacking of the molecules in the crystal fibers with excellent alignment.     

三苯基吡啶-芴交替共轭聚合物的合成与光致发光性能研究

通过Suzuki偶合反应得到了两种间位连接的三苯基吡啶同分异构体和9,9-二辛基芴的交替共聚物PFOTPP1和PFOTPP2.并对它们的紫外-可见吸收光谱、光致发光光谱以及电化学性能等进行了初步研究.结果表明,将间位连接的三苯基吡啶基引入聚芴主链能使聚合物的LUMO能级降低,光致发光光谱发生蓝移,得到了两种有望应用于电致炼光发光器件的共轭聚合物蓝光发光材料.     

芳杂环推拉型大分子的多光子上转换荧光性质

用Wittig反应和Heck反应制备了2个新的芳杂环推-拉型荧光大分子聚[(2,5-二苯撑-1,3,4-噁二唑)-4,4'-乙烯撑-交替-N,N'-二(4-苯乙烯撑)]苯胺(P1)和聚[(2,5-二苯撑-1,3,4-噁二唑)-4,4'-乙烯撑-交替-N-乙基-3,6-咔唑乙烯撑](P2). P1和P2的分解温度分别为373和412 ℃, 热稳定性良好. 电化学性能用循环伏安法测定. P1和P2的最高占有分子轨道(HOMO)能级分别为-5.39和-5.81 eV, 最低未占有分子轨道(LUMO)能级分别为-2.81和-3.09 eV. 用飞秒Ti:Sapphire激光器测定了P1和P2的三光子和双光子上转换荧光光谱. 在1250 nm波长激发下, 在四氢呋喃溶液中P1和P2的三光子荧光发射峰分别位于510和491 nm. 在800 nm波长激发下, 在四氢呋喃溶液中P1和P2的双光子荧光发射峰分别位于511和495 nm. 在四氢呋喃溶液中大分子P1和P2单光子荧光发射峰分别位于503 和475 nm, P1和P2的荧光量子产率分别为0.80和0.31. 研究了多光子荧光发射过程的溶剂效应. 结果表明, 溶剂极性增大, P1和P2的多光子荧光发射波长明显红移.     

聚酰亚胺硅氧烷/聚酰亚胺两面异性复合膜的制备及性能研究

以氨丙基封端的聚二甲基硅氧烷(PDMS)、 4,4'-二氨基二苯醚(4,4'-ODA)和3,4,3',4'-联苯四酸二酐(s-BPDA)为原料, 合成了聚酰胺酸硅氧烷嵌段共聚物. 将此嵌段共聚物和聚酰胺酸(s-BPDA/4,4'-ODA)共混, 通过控制制膜条件, 利用各组分在不同溶剂中的溶解度的差别, 使聚酰亚胺硅氧烷富集在膜的上表面. 因为两相在结构和性质上的相似性, 当聚酰胺酸硅氧烷和聚酰胺酸混合时, 具有很好的相容性, 消除了两相间的界面, 从而制备了优异的聚酰亚胺硅氧烷/聚酰亚胺两面异性的复合膜材料. 利用X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和水滴接触角对此复合膜进行了表征, 证明了此复合膜的两面异性, 并对此复合膜进行了热性能和机械性能研究, 发现此薄膜保持了聚酰亚胺优异的性能.     

两个双核Cu(Ⅰ)-4，4′-联吡啶配合物的合成、结构和光谱分析

采用乙醚蒸汽扩散法,由四氟合硼酸四乙腈合铜(Ⅰ)、4,4′-联吡啶、二(2-二苯基膦基)苯基醚或者三苯基膦的反应后的二氯甲烷和乙腈混合溶液中,晶化出[Cu₂(4,4′-bipy)(POP)₂(CH₃CN)₂(C₂H₅O)₂](BF₄)₂ (1)和[Cu₂(4,4′-bipy)(PPh₃)₄(CH₃CN)₂](BF₄)₂ (2)两种配合物。对它们进行了元素分析和X射线衍射单晶结构表征,同时测定了UV-Vis光谱及相应的激发态寿命。配合物1和2展示了较好的光物理特性,在275 nm紫外光的激发下,固体粉末样品的最大发射峰位分别位于527和483 nm,这归因于金属干扰的配体内部跃迁。     

Photochromism of viologens included in crown ether cavity

The effect of a pi-electron-donating macrocyclic molecule on the photochromic behavior of viologen derivatives was investigated in a thin polymer film. The intermolecular interactions between the viologens and the macrocyclic molecule were investigated in a solution before photoirradiation. In acetone, benzylviologens, N,N'-dibenzyl-4,4'-bipyridinium hexafluorophosphate (1) and N,N'-dibenzyl-trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridinium)ethylene hexafluorophosphate (2) each derived from 4,4'-bipiyridine and trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene, respectively, form an inclusion complex with p-benzocrown ether (3) with binding constants of ca 200 M-1, which was driven by a charge transfer interaction. The peak wavelength of the charge transfer absorption band was at 453 and 421 nm for the inclusion complexes of 1 and 2 with 3, respectively. Upon photoirradiation to the polymer film containing 1, the film changed color from colorless to blue, associated with the reduction of 1 from the dication to the radical cation. The original dication was recovered after 120 min. The addition of 3 into the film containing 1 caused not only the color change from colorless to yellow, associated with the charge transfer interaction between 1 and 3 before photoirradiation, but also an acceleration in the bleaching rate of the photoreduced 1. When p-dimethoxybenzene (4) was used as an acyclic analog of 3, a negligible change in the photochromic behavior of 1 was observed. Similar effect of 3 on the photochromic behavior of 2 was observed. These results imply that the pi-electron-donating macrocyclic molecule causes a faster bleaching of photoreduced viologens by forming the inclusion complex.     

Conjugate addition with 2-pyridylcopper and lithium 2-pyridylcuprates

2-Pyridylcopper/dibutyl sulfide, 2-pyridylcopper/tributylphosphine, lithium di(2-pyridyl)cuprate and lithium (2-pyridyl)(phenyl)cuprate all add the 2-pyridyl group to 4-phenyl-3-buten-2-one in good yields. The cuprates also add the 2-pyridyl group to ethyl 3-phenylpropenoate.     

一种可溶性聚萘酰亚胺的合成与性能

本文合成了既带有一个苯环侧基又带2个醚键的萘二酐单体, 并采用该二酐单体与4,4′-ODA进行聚合得到了具有良好溶解性和耐热性的聚萘酰亚胺, 该PNI表现出了非常好的耐水解性能, 其耐水解性远远超过五元环聚酰亚胺.     

Synthesis and Polymerization of Some New Bis-Triazolinediones: A Stability Study of 4-Substituted Triazolinediones

Three new bis-triazolinediones, 3,3′-dimethyl-4,4′-bis-[3,5-dioxo-1,2,4-triazoline-4-yl]biphenyl, t-1,4-bis-[3,5-dioxo-1,2,4-triazoline-4-yl]methyl cyclohexane, and 4,4′-bis-[3,5-dioxo-1,2,4-triazoline-4-yl] phenyl ether, were synthesized from their corresponding bis-amines or bis-isocyanates. The compounds were identified by their quantitative ene reaction with 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene. The high degree of reactivity of the triazoline moiety makes solvent selection for reaction media rather difficult. This fact prompted a study of rates of reaction with a variety of polar and nonpolar solvents, including halogenated aliphatics, aromatics, tetrahydrofuran (THF), and N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF). The compounds exhibited reasonable stability in the halogenated solvents, as well as in the aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, but they underwent reaction with THF and DMF. The structure of the reaction product of N-phenyl-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione in DMF solution was determined, and a mechanism for product formation was proposed. Two of the bis- triazolinediones were polymerized via a base-catalyzed condensation mechanism which eliminates N₂ from the triazolinedione ring.     

An iridium(III) complex that exhibits dual mechanism nonlinear absorption

The photophysical properties of the complex (L)Ir(ppy)(2)(+), where ppy = 2-phenylpyridine and L = 4,4'-(2,2'-bipyridine-5,5'-diylbis(ethyne-2,1-diyl))bis(N,N-dihexylaniline), have been investigated under one- and two-photon excitation conditions. In THF solution, the complex exhibits broad ground-state absorption with lambda(max) approximately 500 nm and weak photoluminescence with lambda(max) approximately 730 nm. Excitation of (L)Ir(ppy)(2)(+) at 355 nm produces a long-lived excited state (tau approximately 1 mus) that features a strong excited-state absorption in the near-infrared (lambda(max) approximately 875 nm, Deltaepsilon approximately 6.1 x 10(4) M(-1) cm(-1)). Photoluminescence and transient absorption studies of (L)Ir(ppy)(2)(+) carried out using 5 ns, 1064 nm pulsed excitation demonstrate that the same long-lived and strongly absorbing excited state can be efficiently produced by two-photon absorption. Solutions of the complex in THF display nonlinear absorption of 5 ns, 1064 nm pulses in a process that is believed to involve a combination of two-photon absorption and reverse saturable absorption.     

Binding ability and assembly behavior of beta-cyclodextrin complexes with 2,2'-dipyridine and 4,4'-dipyridine

Two channel-type supramolecular aggregations 1 and 2 were prepared by the inclusion complex of beta-cyclodextrin with 2,2'-dipyridine and 4,4'-dipyridine, respectively, and their binding ability and assembly behavior were investigated comprehensively by X-ray crystallography, (1)H NMR, circular dichroism spectra, and microcalorimetric titration in solution and the solid state. The obtained results revealed that the hydrogen bonds and pi-pi stacking interactions are crucial factors for the formation of the molecular aggregations containing beta-cyclodextrin and dipyridines. The disparity of nitrogen atom position in dipyridines leads not only to the distinct crystal system and space group, i.e., monoclinic system (C2) for 1 and triclinic system (P-1) for 2, but also different binding modes and thermodynamical parameters upon complexation of 2,2'-dipyridine and 4,4'-dipyridine with beta-cyclodextrin in aqueous solution.     

Vapochromic behavior of {Ag2(Et2O)2[Au(C6F5)2]2}n with volatile organic compounds

The vapochromic behaviors of {Ag2L2[Au(C6F5)2]2}n (L = Et2O (1), Me2CO (2), THF (3), CH3CN (4)) were studied. {Ag2L2[Au(C6F5)2]2}n (L = Et2O (1)) was synthesized by the reaction of [Bu4N][Au(C6F5)2] with AgOClO3 in 1:1 molar ratio in CH2Cl2/Et2O (1:2). 1 was used as starting material with THF to form {Ag2L2[Au(C6F5)2]2}n (L = THF (3)). 3 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c and consists of tetranuclear units linked together via aurophilic contacts resulting in the formation of a 1D polymer that runs parallel to the crystallographic z axis. The gold(I) atoms are linearly coordinated to two pentafluorophenyl groups and display additional Au...Ag close contacts within the tetranuclear units with distances of 2.7582(3) and 2.7709(3) A. Each silver(I) center is bonded to the two oxygen atoms of the THF molecules with a Ag-O bond distance of 2.307(3) A. TGA analysis showed that 1 loses two molecules of the coordinated solvent per molecular unit (1st one: 75-100 degrees, second one: 150-175 degrees C), whereas 2, 3, and 4 lose both volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and fluorinated ligands in a less well defined manner. Each complex loses both the fluorinated ligands and the VOCs by a temperature of about 325 degrees C to give a 1:1 gold/silver product. X-ray powder diffraction studies confirm that the reaction of vapors of VOCs with 1 in the solid state produce complete substitution of the ether molecules by the new VOC. The VOCs are replaced in the order CH3CN > Me2CO > THF > Et2O, with the ether being the easiest to replace. {Ag2(Et2O)2[Au(C6F5)2]2}n and {Ag2(THF)2[Au(C6F5)2]2} n both luminesce at room temperature and at 77 K in the solid state. Emission maxima are independent of the excitation wavelength used below about 500 nm. Emission maxima are obtained at 585 nm (ether) and 544 nm (THF) at room temperature and at 605 nm (ether) and 567 nm (THF) at 77 K.     

Polyimides from 4,4′-(alkylene-α,ω-dioxy) bis(phenylsuccinic anhydride)s and bis(phenylglutaric anhydride)s

4,4′-(Alkylene-α,ω-dioxy)bis(phenylsuccinic anhydride)s and bis(glutaric anhydride)s were obtained by the condensation of 4,4′-diformyl-α,ω-diphenoxyalkanes with ethyl cyanoacetate followed by the addition of potassium cyanide or meldrum acid (2,2-dimenthyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dione), hydrolysis with concentrated hydrochloric acid, and dehydration with acetic anhydride. Alkylene groups were ethylene, trimethylene, and tetramethylene. Polyimides were prepared from these anhydrides with 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl ether, 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl sulfide, and 4,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane through thermal ring closure of polyamic acids obtained by solution polymerization in dimethylacetamide, and thermal stability of these polyimide film was examined by thermogravimetric analysis.