Study of the lithiated phenylacetonitrile monoanions and dianions formed according to the lithiated base used (LHMDS,LDA, or n-BuLi). 1. Evidence of heterodimer ("Quadac") or dianion formation by vibrational spectroscopy

It is evidenced through vibrational spectroscopy that a heterodimer or "Quadac" is formed when an excess of base (LHMDS, LDA, or n-BuLi) is added to PhCH(2)CN in THF, THF-hexane, or THF-toluene solution. The amount of heterodimer increases with the pK(H)(a) of the lithiated base. A dianionic species may be formed through decomposition of this heterodimer if the pK(H)(a) of the base is sufficiently high, as in the case of n-BuLi. With LDA, only a very small amount of dianion is observed, and with LHMDS, no dianion is detected. The predominant dianionic species observed are the linear and bridged separated ion pairs of the dilithiated dianion. The presence of the amine in the medium is of paramount importance. The PhCHCNLi monomer-dimer equilibrium is entropy driven toward the dimer solvated by the amine.     

Rotation and inversion barriers in 2-lithio-2-phenyl-1,3-dithianes

The barriers to phenyl rotation in 2-lithio-2-phenyl-cis-4,6-dimethyl-, 2-lithio-2-phenyl-4,4,6-trimethyl- and 2-lithio-2-phenyl-trans-4,6-dimethyl-1,3-dithiane are compared in tetrahydrofuran (THF) and hexamethylphosphortriamide (HMPA). In the first two cases, the barriers in THF are lower than those in HMPA, presumably because the lithio compound exists as a tight ion pair in THF but as a solvent-separated ion pair (with more delocalization of charge into the phenyl ring) in HMPA. However, in the trans-4,6-dimethyl compound the barriers are the same in the two solvents and nearly equal to the barriers for ring reversal. It is concluded that in this compound the rate-determining step for phenyl rotation may actually be ring reversal, at least in solvent HMPA.     

Study of the Lithiated Phenylacetonitrile Monoanions and Dianions Formed According to the Lithiated Base Used (LHMDS, LDA, or n-BuLi). 2. Alkylation and Deuteriation Mechanism Study by Vibrational and NMR Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemistry Calculations

Mechanisms of alkylation by PhCH(2)Cl or CH(3)I in THF and of deuteriation by DCl (4 N in D(2)O) in THF or THF-toluene of lithiated phenylacetonitrile monoanions and dianions obtained with LHMDS, LDA, or n-BuLi are studied by vibrational and NMR spectroscopy and quantum chemistry calculations. Dialkylation of the three dilithio dianions generated with n-BuLi (2.0-2.7 equiv, THF-hexane) depends on their structure: N-lithio (PhCCNLi)(-)Li(+) and (C,N)-dilithio PhCLiCNLi dianions afford PhCR(2)CN (R = PhCH(2), CH(3)) from the intermediate N-lithio monoalkylated monoanion PhCRCNLi 10; C-lithio dianion (PhCLiCN)(-)Li(+) leads to a carbenoid species, the C-lithio monoalkylated nitrile PhCLiRCN 11, which either eliminates carbene Ph-C?-R and different LiCN species or isomerizes to PhCRCNLi in the presence of LiX (X = Cl, I). Dialkylation or dideuteriation of monoanions (monomers, dimers, and heterodimers [PhCHCNLi·LiR'], R' = (SiMe(3))(2)N, (i-Pr)(2)N) obtained with LHMDS or LDA (2.4 equiv, THF) proceeds via a sequential mechanism involving monometalation-monoalkylation (or monodeuteriation) reactions. Some carbene and (LiCNLi)(+) are also observed, and explained by another mechanism implying the C-lithio monoalkylated monoanion PhCLiRCN 9 in the presence of LiX. These results show the ambiphilic behavior of PhCLiRCN as a carbenoid (11) or a carbanion (9) and the importance of LiX formed in situ in the first alkylation step.     

Rare earth metal complexes bearing thiophene-amido ligand: synthesis and structural characterization

2,6-diisopropyl-N-(2-thienylmethyl)aniline (H2L) has been prepared, which reacted with equimolar rare earth metal tris(alkyl)s, Ln(CH2SiMe3)3(THF)2, afforded rare earth metal mono(alkyl) complexes, LLn(CH2SiMe3)(THF)3 (:Ln=Lu; :Ln=Y). In this process, H2L was deprotonated by one metal alkyl species followed by intramolecular C-H activation of the thiophene ring to generate dianionic species L2- with the release of two tetramethylsilane. The resulting L2- combined with three THF molecules and an alkyl unit coordinates to Y3+ and Lu3+ ions, respectively, in a rare N,C-bidentate mode, to generate distorted octahedron geometry ligand core. Whereas, with treatment of H2L with equimolar Sc(CH2SiMe3)3(THF)2, a heteroleptic complex (HL)(L)Sc(THF) () was isolated as the main product, where the dianionic L2- species bonds to Sc3+ via chelating N,C atoms whilst the monoanionic HL connects to Sc3+ in an S,N-bidentate mode. All complexes have been characterized by NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Negative Charge as a Lens for Concentrating Antiaromaticity: Using a Pentagonal “Defect” and Helicene Strain for Cyclizations

Incorporation of a five‐membered ring into a helicene framework disrupts aromatic conjugation and provides a site for selective deprotonation. The deprotonation creates an anionic cyclopentadienyl unit, switches on conjugation, leads to a >200 nm red‐shift in the absorbance spectrum and injects a charge into a helical conjugated π‐system without injecting a spin. Structural consequences of deprotonation were revealed via analysis of a monoanionic helicene co‐crystallized with {K⁺(18‐crown‐6)(THF)} and {Cs⁺₂(18‐crown‐6)₃}. UV/Vis‐monitoring of these systems shows a time‐dependent formation of mono‐ and dianionic species, and the latter was isolated and crystallographically characterized. The ability of the twisted helicene frame to delocalize the negative charge was probed as a perturbation of aromaticity using NICS scans. Relief of strain, avoidance of antiaromaticity, and increase in charge delocalization assist in the additional dehydrogenative ring closures that yield a new planarized decacyclic dianion.     

Syntheses and experimental studies on the relative stabilities of spiro, ansa, and bridged derivatives of cyclic tetrameric fluorophosphazene

Reactions of (CF2CH2OSiMe3)2 and CF2(CF2CH2OSiMe3)2 with N4P4F8 (1) in a 1:2.5 molar ratio resulted in the formation of monospiro compounds [(CF2CH2O)2PN](F2PN)3 (2) and [CF2(CF2)CH2O)2PN](F2PN)3 (4) as well as the intermolecular bridged compounds F7N4P4OCH2CF2CF2CH2OP4N4)F7 (3) and F7N4P4OCH2CF2CF2CF2CH2OP4N4F7 (5). An equimolar reaction of dilithiated 1,3-propanediol with 1 resulted in the 1,3-ansa-substituted compound CH2(CH2O)2[P(F)N]2(F2PN)2 (6) as the major product in good yield. However, an analogous reaction of the dilithiated 1,3-propanedithiol with 1 gave only the spirocyclic compound CH2(CH2S)2(PN)(F2PN)3 (8). The molecular structures of 2 and 6 were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. In the presence of catalytic amounts of CsF in THF, the bridged compound 3 was converted to the spirocyclic compound 2 while the 1,3-ansa compound 6 under similar conditions transformed into the monospiro-substituted compound CH2(CH2O)2 (PN)(F2PN)3 (7). These transformations were monitored by time-dependent 19F and 31P NMR studies.     

Microsolvation of the sodium and iodide ions and their ion pair in acetonitrile clusters: a theoretical study

The structural and thermodynamic properties of Na+(CH3CN)n, I-(CH3CN)n, and NaI(CH3CN)n clusters have been investigated by means of room-temperature Monte Carlo simulations with model potentials developed to reproduce the properties of small clusters predicted by quantum chemistry. Ions are found to adopt an interior solvation shell structure, with a first solvation shell containing approximately 6 and approximately 8 acetonitrile molecules for large Na+(CH3CN)n and I-(CH3CN)n clusters, respectively. Structural features of Na+(CH3CN)n are found to be similar to those of Na+(H2O)n clusters, but those of I-(CH3CN)n contrast with those of I-(H2O)n, for which "surface" solvation structures were observed. The potential of mean force calculations demonstrates that the NaI ion pair is thermodynamically stable with respect to ground-state ionic dissociation in acetonitrile clusters. The properties of NaI(CH3CN)n clusters exhibit some similarities with NaI(H2O)n clusters, with the existence of contact ion pair and solvent-separated ion pair structures, but, in contrast to water clusters, both types of ion pairs adopt a well-defined interior ionic solvation shell structure in acetonitrile clusters. Whereas contact ion pair species are thermodynamically favored in small clusters, solvent-separated ion pairs tend to become thermodynamically more stable above a cluster size of approximately 26. Hence, ground-state charge separation appears to occur at larger cluster sizes for acetonitrile clusters than for water clusters. We propose that the lack of a large Na+(CH3CN)n product signal in NaI(CH3CN)n multiphoton ionization experiments could arise from extensive stabilization of the ground ionic state by the solvent and possible inhibition of the photoexcitation mechanism, which may be less pronounced for NaI(H2O)n clusters because of surface solvation structures. Alternatively, increased solvent evaporation resulting from larger excess energies upon photoexcitation or major solvent reorganization on the ionized state could account for the observed solvent-selectivity in NaI cluster multiphoton ionization.     

Synthesis, characterization, and structural determination of polynuclear lithium aggregates and factors affecting their aggregation

The reaction of [(mu3,mu3-EDBP)Li2]2[(mu3-nBu)Li(0.5Et2O)]2 (1) [EDBP-H2 = 2,2'-ethylidenebis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenol)] with 1 equiv of ROH in toluene gave [(mu3,mu3-EDBP)Li2]2[(mu3-OR)Li]2 [R = Bn (2), CH2CH2OEt (3), and nBu (4)]. In the presence of 3 equiv of tetrahydrofuran (THF), the hexanuclear compound 1 slowly decomposed to an unusual pentanuclear Li complex, [(mu2,mu3-EDBP)2Li4(THF)2][(mu3-nBu)Li] (5). Further reaction of 5 with ROH gave [(mu2,mu3-EDBP)2Li4(THF)3][(mu4-OR)Li] [R = Bn (6), nBu (7), and CH2CH2OEt (8)] without a major change in its skeleton. Treatment of 2 with an excess of hexamethylphosphoramide (HMPA) yields [(mu2,mu2-EDBP)Li2(HMPA)2][(mu3-OBn)Li(HMPA)] (9). Compounds [(mu2,mu3-EDBP)2Li4(THF)][(mu4-OCH2CH2OEt)Li]2 (10) and [(mu2,mu2-EDBP)2Li4(mu4-OCH2CH2OEt)(HMPA)]-[Li(HMPA)4]+ (11) can be obtained by the reaction of 3 with an "oxygen-donor solvent" such as THF and HMPA, respectively. Among the compounds described above, 8 has shown great reactivity toward ring-opening polymerization of L-lactide, yielding polymers with very low polydispersity indexes in a wide range of monomer-to-initiator ratios.     

The second cyclopropannulene: cycloprop-[8]annulene

Reacting (at 0 degrees C) a mixture of CH2Cl2 and monobromo[8]annulene (C8H7Br) with potassium tert-butoxide in hexamethylphosphoramide (HMPA) and following with exposure to potassium metal led to the formation of the anion radical of an HMPA-[6.1.0]bicyclononatetraene condensation product, in which two HMPA fragments are geminal and attached to the number 9 carbon. When the reaction sequence is carried out in THF, the dianion of cycloprop[8]annulene is predominantly formed. Neutral cycloprop[8]annulene can be isolated via the I2 oxidation of the THF solution. The NMR analysis reveals that the eight-membered ring is nearly planar, and the three-membered ring is more like a dimethylenecyclopropane than it is like a cyclopropene. Further, the chemical shifts due to the protons on the eight-membered ring are nearly 2 ppm further upfield than are those for [8]annulene itself, suggesting a paratropic ring current.     

Addition of lithiated 5-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dithiane to benzaldehyde: HMPA-controlled trans stereoselectivity

Addition of 5-substituted dithianyl anions to carbonyl compounds normally produces trans adducts. The presence of a nucleophilic hydroxymethyl group in position 5 dramatically decreases the trans stereoselectivity of the reaction in THF. The trans/cis ratio shows a bell curve dependence on HMPA, fitted to a quantitative model involving a series of equilibrated ion pairs, of which an intermediate contact ion pair possessing three (effective) HMPA molecules yields the trans adduct with much higher stereoselectivity. [structure: see text]     

Anisole-diphenoxide ligands and their zirconium dichloride and dialkyl complexes

Linear triphenol H3[RO3] (2,6-bis(3-tert-butyl-5-methyl-2-hydroxybenzyl)-4-R-phenol; R = Me, tBu) was found to undergo selective mono-deprotonation and mono-O-methylation. Deprotonation of H3[RO3] with 1 equiv of nBuLi resulted in the formation of Li{H2[RO3]}(Et2O)2 (R = Me (1a), tBu (1b)), in which the central phenol unit was lithiated. Treatment of H3[RO3] with methyl p-toluenesulfonate in the presence of K2CO3 in CH3CN gave the corresponding anisol-diphenol H2[RO2O] (2,6-bis(3-tert-butyl-5-methyl-2-hydroxybenzyl)-4-R-anisole; R = Me (2a), tBu (2b)). Reaction of H2[RO2O] with 2 equiv of nBuLi gave the dilithiated derivatives Li2[RO2O]. The lithium salts were reacted with ZrCl4 in toluene/THF to obtain the dichloride complex [RO2O]ZrCl2(thf) (R = Me (3a), tBu (3b)). 3b underwent dimerization along with a loss of THF to generate {[tBuO2O]ZrCl2}2 (4), whereas 4 was dissolved in THF to regenerate the monomer 3b. Alkylation of 3 with MeMgBr, PhCH2MgCl, and Me3SiCH2MgCl gave [MeO2O]ZrMe2(thf) (5), [RO2O]Zr(CH2Ph)2 (R = Me (6a), tBu (6b)), and [tBuO2O]Zr(CH2SiMe3)2 (7), respectively. Reaction of 3b with LiBHEt3 produced the hydride-bridged dimer [Li2(thf)4Cl]{[tBuO3]Zr}2(micro-H)3} (8), in which demethylation of the dianionic [tBuO2O] ligand took place to give the trianionic [tBuO3] ligand. The X-ray crystal structures of 1b, 2a, 3a, 4, 6a, and 7 were reported.     

Identification of the monoanions and of their complexes with lithium salts possibly formed in solution during the alkylation of lithiated phenylacetonitrile dianions: infrared spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations

The carbanionic species possibly formed during the first alkylation step of phenylacetonitrile lithiated anion by CH(3)I and PhCH(2)Cl in THF-hexane solution and their complexes with the lithium salt formed have been observed by infrared spectrometry and characterized by density functional theory calculations. The spectra of alkylated phenylacetonitrile lithiated anion monomers and dimers have been identified in good agreement with calculations. The wave numbers of the vibrational modes of the alkylated species differ significantly from those of PhCHCNLi species, but do not depend appreciably on the substituent nature. Nevertheless with the methyl substituent, the isomerization equilibrium of the monomer is noticeably shifted toward the bridged (C-lithiated) species. The formation of a heterodimer at the expense of the dimer after addition of LiCl has been confirmed by experiment.     

An NMR and quantum-mechanical investigation of tetrahydrofuran solvent effects on the conformational equilibria of 1,4-butanedioic acid and its salts

Vicinal proton-proton NMR couplings have been used to compare the influences of water and tetrahydrofuran (THF) as solvents on the conformational equilibria of 1,4-butanedioic (succinic) acid and its mono- and dianionic salts. An earlier NMR investigation (Lit, E. S.; Mallon, F. K.; Tsai, H. Y.; Roberts, J. D. J. Am Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 9563-9567) showed that, in water, the conformational preferences for the gauche conformations for butanedioic acid and its monoanion and dianion were, respectively, approximately 84%, 66%, and 43%, essentially independent of the nature of the cation or concentration. We now report the corresponding gauche percentages calculated in the same way for 0.05 M solutions in THF to be 66%, 90-100%, and 46-64%. Substantial evidence was adduced for the rotational angle between the substituents in the monoanion being approximately 70 degrees. The positions of conformational equilibria of the salts in THF, particularly of the dianion, were found to be rather insensitive to concentration and temperature, but more sensitive to the amount of water present. Ab initio quantum-mechanical calculations for 1,4-butanedioate dianion indicate that, as expected for the gas phase, the trans conformation of the dianion should be heavily favored over the gauche, but, in both THF and water, the gauche conformation is calculated to predominate with rotational angles substantially less than 60 degrees. This conclusion is, in fact, generally consistent with the experimental vicinal proton couplings, which are wholly inconsistent with the trans conformation.     

NMR-Untersuchungen an 1,2-Bis(alkylphosphino)-benzenen und ihren Anionen

NMR-Studies of 1,2-Bis(alkylphosphino)benzenes and their Anions ⁷Li, ¹³C, and ³¹P magnetic resonance spectroscopy, including studies of spin-lattice relaxation times, have been used to investigate the structure of 1,2-bis-(alkylphosphino)benzenes and their dilithiated species in THF and Et₂O solutions. A phosphorus inversion barrier of 100–110 kJ/mol has been determined for the diastereomeric bisphosphines. The chemical shifts of the diphosphides demonstrate the delocalization of the negative charge of the anions in the aromatic ring. ⁷Li-³¹P-nuclear spin couplings and T₁ measurements for ¹³C nuclei indicate that all lithiated species are dimers with intermolecular P–Li–P-bridges.     

Synthesis and molecular structure of piperazidine-bridged bis(phenolate) samarium(II) complex and its reactivity to carbodiimides

The reaction of Sm[N(TMS)(2)](2)(THF)(2) with H(2)L (L = 1,4-bis(2-hydroxy-3-tert-butyl-5-methyl-benzyl)-piperazidine) afforded [SmL(HMPA)(2)](4)·8THF 2 upon treatment with 2 equivalents of HMPA (hexamethyl phosphoric triamide). X-ray crystallographic analysis of 2 reveals a tetrametallic macrocyclic structure, which represents the first example of a crystal structure of a Sm(II) complex stabilized by heteroatom bridged bis(phenolate) ligands. Reduction of carbodiimides RNCNR (R = (i)Pr and Cy) by [SmL](2)(THF) 1, which was formed in situ by the reaction of Sm[N(TMS)(2)](2)(THF)(2) with H(2)L in THF, yielded the Sm(III) complex with an oxalamidinate ligand [LSm{(N(i)Pr)(2)CC(N(i)Pr)(2)}SmL]·THF 3 for (i)PrNCN(i)Pr and the Sm(III) complex with a diamidocarbene ligand [LSm(μ-CyNCNCy)SmL]·5.5THF 4 for CyNCNCy.     

The effect of HMPA on the reactivity of epoxides,aziridines, and alkyl halides with organolithium reagents

A kinetic study of the effect of added HMPA cosolvent on the reaction of 2-lithio-1,3-dithiane (1), bis(phenylthio)methyllithium (2), and bis(3,5-bistrifluoromethylphenylthio)methyllithium (3) with methyloxirane (propylene oxide), N-tosyl-2-methylaziridine, and the several alkyl halides (BuCl, BuBr, BuI, allyl chloride) was carried out. Widely varied rate effects of HMPA on these SN2 substitutions were observed, ranging from >108 rate increases for 1 and butyl chloride to >103 rate decreases for 3 and methyloxirane. These reactions appear to go through separated ion pair intermediates, so a key effect is the ease of ion pair separation of the lithium reagent (3 > 2 > 1). Because 3 is already almost fully separated in THF, HMPA has no effect on the rate of halide substitution, but a large reduction is observed with the epoxide as substrate, a consequence of strong lithium assistance to the ring opening which is suppressed when excess HMPA is present. When ion pair separation is difficult (1), modest rate increases (104) are seen for epoxide opening, but very large increases are seen for aziridine (106) and alkyl halide reactions (108), for which lithium assistance is much less important. Reagent 2 shows more complicated behavior in reaction with the epoxide: 1-2 equiv of HMPA causes a small rate increase, while larger amounts cause a large rate decrease. Here the rate-accelerating effects of SIP formation are more nearly balanced with the rate-retarding effects of suppression of lithium catalysis.     

Characterization of imidazolate-bridged dinuclear and mononuclear hydroperoxo complexes

Dinucleating ligands having two metal-binding sites bridged by an imidazolate moiety, Hbdpi, HMe(2)bdpi, and HMe(4)bdpi (Hbdpi = 4,5-bis(di(2-pyridylmethyl)aminomethyl)imidazole, HMe(2)bdpi = 4,5-bis((6-methyl-2-pyridylmethyl)(2-pyridylmethyl)aminomethyl)imidazole, HMe(4)bdpi = 4,5-bis(di(6-methyl-2-pyridylmethyl)aminomethyl)imidazole), have been designed and synthesized as model ligands for copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (Cu,Zn-SOD). The corresponding mononucleating ligands, MeIm(Py)(2), MeIm(Me)(1), and MeIm(Me)(2) (MeIm(Py)(2) = (1-methyl-4-imidazolylmethyl)bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amine, MeIm(Me)(1) = (1-methyl-4-imidazolylmethyl)(6-methyl-2-pyridylmethyl)(2-pyridylmethyl)amine, MeIm(Me)(2) = (1-methyl-4-imidazolyl-methyl)bis(6-methyl-2-pyridylmethyl)amine), have also been synthesized for comparison. The imidazolate-bridged Cu(II)-Cu(II) homodinuclear complexes represented as [Cu(2)(bdpi)(CH(3)CN)(2)](ClO(4))(3).CH(3)CN.3H(2)O (1), [Cu(2)(Me(2)bdpi)(CH(3)CN)(2)](ClO(4))(3) (2), [Cu(2)(Me(4)bdpi)(H(2)O)(2)](ClO(4))(3).4H(2)O (3), a Cu(II)-Zn(II) heterodinuclear complex of the type of [CuZn(bdpi)(CH(3)CN)(2)](ClO(4))(3).2CH(3)CN (4), Cu(II) mononuclear complexes of [Cu(MeIm(Py)(2))(CH(3)CN)](ClO(4))(2).CH(3)CN (5), [Cu(MeIm(Me)(1))(CH(3)CN)](ClO(4))(2)( )()(6), and [Cu(MeIm(Me)(2))(CH(3)CN)](ClO(4))(2)( )()(7) have been synthesized and the structures of complexes 5-7 determined by X-ray crystallography. The complexes 1-7 have a pentacoordinate structure at each metal ion with the imidazolate or 1-methylimidazole nitrogen, two pyridine nitrogens, the tertiary amine nitrogen, and a solvent (CH(3)CN or H(2)O) which can be readily replaced by a substrate. The reactions between complexes 1-7 and hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) in the presence of a base at -80 degrees C yield green solutions which exhibit intense bands at 360-380 nm, consistent with the generation of hydroperoxo Cu(II) species in all cases. The resonance Raman spectra of all hydroperoxo intermediates at -80 degrees C exhibit a strong resonance-enhanced Raman band at 834-851 cm(-1), which shifts to 788-803 cm(-1) (Deltanu = 46 cm(-1)) when (18)O-labeled H(2)O(2) was used, which are assigned to the O-O stretching frequency of a hydroperoxo ion. The resonance Raman spectra of hydroperoxo adducts of complexes 2 and 6 show two Raman bands at 848 (802) and 834 (788), 851 (805), and 835 (789) cm(-1) (in the case of H(2)(18)O(2), Deltanu = 46 cm(-1)), respectively. The ESR spectra of all hydroperoxo complexes are quite close to those of the parent Cu(II) complexes except 6. The spectrum of 6 exhibits a mixture signal of trigonal-bipyramid and square-pyramid which is consistent with the results of resonance Raman spectrum.     

Ab initio study of the spectroscopy of (CH3)(3)CN and (CH3)(2)CHN

Using the complete active space self-consistent field (CASSCF) method with 6-311++g(3df,3pd) basis sets, a few electronic states of nitrenes (CH3)3CN and (CH3)2CHN and their positive ions are calculated. All calculated states are valence states, and their characteristics are discussed in detail. In order to investigate the Jahn-Teller effect on (CH3)3CN radical, Cs symmetry was used for (CH3)3CN and (CH3)2CHN in the calculations. The results of our calculations (CASPT2 adiabatic excitation energies and RASSI oscillator strengths) suggest that the calculated transitions of (CH3)3CN at 27,710 cm(-1) and (CH3)2CHN at 28,110 cm(-1) are attributed to 23A' --> 13A', while those of (CH3)3CN at 28,916 cm(-1) and (CH3)2CHN at 29,316 cm(-1) are attributed to 13A' --> 13A'. The vertical and adiabatic ionization energies were obtained to compare with the photoelectron spectroscopic data. These results are in agreement with previous experimental data. Also, we present a comprehensive review on the CAS calculation results for (CH3)nCH(3-n)N (n = 0-3) presented in our previous and present papers.     

Solution structures and reactivities of the mixed aggregates derived from n-butyllithium and vicinal amino alkoxides

Low-temperature (6)Li, (13)C, and (15)N NMR spectroscopies reveal that mixtures of n-BuLi and (1R,2S)-R'(2)NCH(R)CH(Ph)OLi (ROLi; R = Ph or Me; R'(2)N = pyrrolidino or Me(2)N) in THF/pentane afford a (n-BuLi)(3)(ROLi) (3:1) mixed tetramer and a C(2)-symmetric (n-BuLi)(2)(ROLi)(2) (2:2) mixed tetramer depending on the proportions of the reactants. The corresponding (n-BuLi)(ROLi)(3) (1:3) mixed tetramer is not observed. ROLi-mediated additions of n-BuLi to benzaldehyde proceed with up to 21:1 enantiomeric ratios that depend on the n-BuLi/ROLi stoichiometries. The enantioselectivities are considered in light of a previously posited mechanism involving reaction via the C(2)-symmetric 2:2 mixed tetramer.     

α-甲基苯乙烯与丁二烯在环己烷中阴离子共聚合研究——共聚合反应动力学及机理

以正丁基锂为引发剂,四氢呋喃为极性添加剂,环己烷为溶剂,研究了α-甲基苯乙烯与丁二烯的共聚反应动力学规律,求得了两种单体通过不同聚合活性种增长反应及解聚反应的速度常数,提出了多活性种存在下伴有解聚的共聚反应机理。