The Norbornyl Cation: Prototype of a 1,3-Bridged Carbocation

The protracted discussion of whether 2-norbornyl cations are bridged or unbridged, i.e. nonclassical or classical, has lost most of its meaning, because these terms apply to the extremes of a graded series of structures. This is shown by a study of the solvolysis of stereoisomeric 6-substituted 2-norbornyl toluenesulfonates. Norbornyl and other bicyclic cations, to which nucleophiles have limited access, are stabilized by bridging between the cationic center and a saturated carbon atom in the β-position. Bridging is reduced by electron-attracting substituents and by bridging.     

Acid-Catalyzed Cyclodimerizations via Vinyl Cations as Intermediates

The electrophilic addition of hydrogen chloride and bromide to allene and of hydrogen bromide to methylacetylene at ?70 °C leads not only to the simple Markownikoff adducts but also to cis- and trans-1,3-dihalo-1,3-dimethylcyclobutanes. These cyclodimerizations, which evidently proceed via vinyl cations, have opened up new short routes for the synthesis of cyclobutane-, cyclobutene-, and bicyclobutane derivatives starting from substrates that are industrially readily accessible.     

Vinyl Triflimides—A Case of Assisted Vinyl Cation Formation

A new concept for selectivity control in carbocation‐driven reactions has been identified which allows for the chemo‐, regio‐, and stereoselective addition of nucleophiles to alkynes—assisted vinyl cation formation—enabled by a Li⁺‐based supramolecular framework. Mechanistic analysis of a model complex (Li₂NTf₂⁺?3 H₂O) confirms that solely the formation of a complex between the incoming nucleophile and the transition state of the alkyne protonation is responsible for the resulting selective N addition to the vinyl cation. Into the bargain, a general, operationally simple synthetic procedure to previously inaccessible vinyl triflimides is provided.     

Reactions of Vinyl Azides

This review is designed to demonstrate the versatility of vinyl azides in organic reactions. The reactive azide function is susceptible to thermolysis, photolysis, cycloadditions, and attack by nucleophiles and electrophiles. The neighboring double bond accentuates the reactivity of the azide function and provides additional intramolecular pathways for reaction. Last but not least, the presence of an appreciable electron density at the β-vinyl carbon makes this class of compounds comparable with enamines in their reactions with electrophiles and 1,3-dipoles.     

Effective and Selective Mild Catalytic Hydrodehalogenation of Halocyclopropanes: Preparative Capabilities and Mechanistic Aspects

This review surveys both data obtained by the authors and published data on the partial or full hydrodehalogenation of di- and polyhalocyclopropanes (chlorides and bromides) with Grignard reagents catalyzed by titanium or zirconium compounds. The factors affecting the efficiency and selectivity of the hydrodebromination of bromocyclopropanes are considered: the nature of Grignard reagents (including isotopically labeled reagents), their transformations and effects in catalyzed and uncatalyzed reactions, the participation of solvents, catalytic and stoichiometric amounts of the catalyst, etc. A scheme is proposed in which the key steps of the mechanism of hydrodebromination of bromocyclopropanes includes three blocks of reactions: (a) the generation of a catalytically active Ti(II) species; (b) the hydrodehalogenation of bromocyclopropanes involving electron transfer from a low-valent catalyst species, formation of the cyclopropyl radical, and stabilization of this radical as a result of hydrogen atom transfer from the solvent molecule; and (c) transformations of previously formed radical species, such as dimerization and disproportionation (for example, of radical species generated from Grignard reagents or ether molecules) or the linking of alkyl radicals to radical species produced from solvent molecules.     

Access to Vinyl Ethers and Ketones with Hypervalent Iodine Reagents as Oxy-Allyl Cation Synthetic Equivalents

We report an Umpolung strategy of enol ethers to generate oxy-allyl cation equivalents based on the use of hypervalent iodine reagents. Under mild basic conditions, the addition of nucleophiles to aryloxy-substituted vinylbenziodoxolone (VBX) reagents, easily available in two steps from silyl alkynes, resulted in the stereoselective formation of substituted aryl enol ethers. The reaction was most efficient with phenols as nucleophiles, but preliminary results were also achieved for C- and N- nucleophiles. In absence of external nucleophiles, the 2-iodobenzoate group of the reagent was transferred. The obtained aryl enol ethers could then be transformed into α-difunctionalized ketones by oxidation. The described “allyl cation”-like reactivity contrast with the well-established “vinyl-cation” behavior of alkenyl iodonium salts.     

Preparative Synthesis of Vinyl Diamondoids

We describe a convenient four-step preparation of 1- vinyl adamantane, 1- vinyl diamantane, and 4,9-divinyl diamantane from the respective diamondoid acetic acids in 50–80% isolated yields involving esterification, reduction, and hydrobromination/dehydrobromination.

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Access to Vinyl Ethers and Ketones with Hypervalent Iodine Reagents as Oxy‐Allyl Cation Synthetic Equivalents

We report an Umpolung strategy of enol ethers to generate oxy‐allyl cation equivalents based on the use of hypervalent iodine reagents. Under mild basic conditions, the addition of nucleophiles to aryloxy‐substituted vinylbenziodoxolone (VBX) reagents, easily available in two steps from silyl alkynes, resulted in the stereoselective formation of substituted aryl enol ethers. The reaction was most efficient with phenols as nucleophiles, but preliminary results were also achieved for C‐ and N‐ nucleophiles. In absence of external nucleophiles, the 2‐iodobenzoate group of the reagent was transferred. The obtained aryl enol ethers could then be transformed into α‐difunctionalized ketones by oxidation. The described “allyl cation”‐like reactivity contrast with the well‐established “vinyl‐cation” behavior of alkenyl iodonium salts.     

New Methods for the Synthesis of Vinyl Azides

A critical survey of synthetic approaches to vinyl azides is presented, focusing especially on stereo- and regiochemical problems. The com bined procedure of azidohalogenation of olefins followed by dehydrohalogenation, leads to regiospecific and, in the case of ionic additions, also to stereospecific formation of vinyl azides. Nucleophilic substitutions by azide ions on activated olefinic halides result in β-azidovinyl ketones, esters, nitriles, etc., and proceed predominantly with retention of configuration about the C?C bond. The known synthetic methods leading to α-azidovinyl ketones and esters give rise to the thermodynamically more stable trans-vinyl azides.     

Synthesis of Fulvene Vinyl Ethers by Gold Catalysis

Gold-catalyzed cyclization of 1,5-diynes with ketones as reagents and solvent provides diversely substituted vinyl ethers under mild conditions. The regioselectivity of such gold-catalyzed cyclizations is usually controlled by the scaffold of the diyne. Herein, we report the first solvent-controlled switching of regioselectivity from a 6-endo-dig- to 5-endo-dig-cyclization in these transformations, providing fulvene derivatives. With respect to the functional-group tolerance, aryl fluorides, chlorides, bromides, and ethers are tolerated. Furthermore, the mechanism and selectivity are put to scrutiny by experimental studies and a thermodynamic analysis of the product. Additionally, 6-(vinyloxy)fulvenes are a hitherto unknown class of compounds. Their reactivity is briefly evaluated, to give insights into their potential applications.     

Preparative separation of isoflavone components in soybeans using high-speed counter-current chromatography

The analysis of ionic micro-contamination is of growing importance in the disc drive industry. Through the use of ion chromatography, cleanliness of drive components can be assessed. An objective to improve quantification of highly reactive inorganic ions that exist within the drive environment was implemented. This paper presents a new extraction technique used to determine low levels of ammonium, by microbore ion chromatography. Various chemical compounds within adhesive formulations can be a source of extractable ammonium. By combining this new extraction method with ion chromatography, the percentage of different chemical compounds within adhesive formulations was correlated to the level of extractable ammonium observed.     

醋酸乙烯(VAc)的活性/可控自由基聚合

本文综述了醋酸乙烯(VAc)单体的活性/可控自由基聚合研究进展.醋酸乙烯是一种重要的单体,是生产聚醋酸乙烯(PVAc)和聚乙烯醇(PVA)的原料.传统的自由基聚合方法如溶液、乳液、悬浮和分散等都可以用来实现VAc的聚合,得到不同分子量的PVAc和PVA.由于醋酸乙烯增长自由基的高活性,存在向聚合物链的链转移从而导致聚合物的分子量分布比较宽,为了得到分子量分布更窄的聚合物,活性可控聚合方法也被用来实现VAc的聚合.     

醋酸乙烯酯-丝胶可降解接枝共聚物的合成及性能研究

随着工业技术的发展 ,合成材料用途不断扩大 ,产量不断增加 ,相应废弃物也日益增多 ,其中多为非降解物 [1～ 3] .为了保护环境及可持续发展 ,许多国家正广泛探索合成降解材料的新技术、新方法和新工艺[3,4 ] .目前 ,共聚物降解材料的研究和应用主要是以淀粉、纤维素和木质素等天然植物及以甲壳素等动物体为基质的降解材料[5～ 7] ,而对蛋白质分子的接枝共聚物降解性研究甚少 .丝胶蛋白质(Sericin,简称 Ser)是一种天然的蛋白质资源 ,是生丝生产过程中的副产物 ,由于回收技术及成本限制 ,一些中小企业还是将丝胶蛋白质随工业废水一起被排放至…     

一例可分离的双核铁氢自由基阳离子

成功分离得到了一例双核铁氢自由基阳离子盐cis-[Fe₂Cp₂（μ-H）（μ-PPh₂）（CO）₂]^·+[Al（OC（CF₃）₃）₄]^-（cis-1^·+[Al（OC（CF₃）₃）₄]^-）晶体，并使用单晶X射线衍射、电子顺磁共振、红外光谱、紫外-可见光谱以及密度泛函理论对它进行了表征和理论计算。电子顺磁共振和密度泛函理论计算分析表明，自由基的自旋密度主要均等分布于2个铁原子上。     

Mechanistic Aspects of Olefin Metathesis

In this paper views regarding the nature of the transition state in olefin metathesis are discussed. Earlier concepts that assumed a pairwise scrambling mechanism have been recently challenged. Metathesis studies involving acyclic as well as cyclic olefins have been reported which strongly suggest a chain process that may involve a carbene-to-metallocycle interconversion as the pathway responsible for transalkylidenation. Catalytic systems that display a low apparent metathesis activity on terminal olefins display a unique specificity in cross reactions with internal olefins. Critical experiments indicate that terminal olefins rapidly undergo regenerative metathesis preferentially. Results suggest that in the transient metallocycle, the most stringent steric requirements occur at the β-carbon, although the origin of this steric demand is not obvious.     

醋酸乙烯酯及丙烯酸丁酯半连续法乳液共聚合

我们曾对丙烯酸丁酯(BA)与醋酸乙烯酯(VAc)一步法乳液共聚合机理进行过研究,并对其胶膜及胶乳性能进行了表征。结果表明一步法共聚乳胶粒具有类似于“核壳结构”的形态,其内核由BA含量高的共聚物组成,外壳基本是PVAc均聚物,对此用不同的方法进行了验证。在此基础上我们以VAc-BA进行了半连续法乳液共聚合,以与一步法相比较,从而探讨反应过程与胶粒结构及材料性能的关系。