Multinuclear solid-state high-resolution and 13C -{27Al} double-resonance magic-angle spinning NMR studies on aluminum alkoxides

A combination of 27Al magic-angle spinning (MAS)/multiple quantum (MQ)-MAS, 13C-1H CPMAS, and 13C-{27Al} transfer of population in double-resonance (TRAPDOR) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) were used for the structural elucidation of the aluminum alkoxides aluminum ethoxide, aluminum isopropoxide, and aluminum tertiarybutoxide. Aluminum alkoxides exist as oligomers with aluminum in different coordinations. High-resolution 27Al MAS NMR experiments with high-spinning speed distinguished the aluminum atoms in different environments. The 27Al MAS NMR spectrum gave well-resolved powder patterns with different coordinations. Z-filter MQ-MAS was performed to obtain the number and types of aluminum environments in the oligomeric structure. 13C-1H CPMAS chemical shifts resolved the different carbon species (-CH3, =CH2, =CH-, and =C=) in the structures. 13C-{27Al} TRAPDOR experiments were employed to obtain relative Al-C dipolar interactions and to distinguish between terminal and bridging alkoxides in the crystallographic structures. The complete characterization of selected aluminum alkoxides using advanced NMR methods has evidenced the tetrameric structure for aluminum isopropoxide and the dimeric structure for aluminum tertiary-butoxide, as reported in the literature, and proposed a polymeric structure for aluminum ethoxide.     

Characterization of flavonoids by aluminum complexation and collisionally activated dissociation

Aluminum complexes of the type [Al(III) (flavonoid-H)2]+ are generated by electrospray ionization in order to allow differentiation of isomeric flavonoids by tandem mass spectrometry. The dominant species observed from the aluminum complexation reaction has a 1:2 aluminum(III):flavonoid stoichiometry. Differentiation of 18 flavonoids constituting seven isomeric series was achieved based on the collisionally activated dissociation patterns of the aluminum complexes. Characteristic fragmentation pathways allow identification of the site of glycosylation, the type of saccharide (rutinose versus neohesperidose) and the type of bond between the C-2 and C-3 atoms (thus distinguishing flavanones from flavonols and flavones). Two stable coordination geometries of the aluminum complex of apigenin were identified. The non-planar structure with a plane-angle of nearly 90 degrees is 25.3 kcal mol-1 more favorable than the planar structure. The conformations of the complexes, which involve multiple interactions between the aglycone and disaccharide portions of the flavonoid with the metal ion, are significantly different for the isomeric flavonoids.     

Substituent effects on the reductions of quinoline-N-boranes

Reductions of 2-substituted quinoline-$\text{N}$-boranes by sodium bis-(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminum dihydride lead to 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines by hydride attack at C-4 and subsequent reduction of the resulting enamine.     

Carboncarbon bond cleavage during lithium aluminum hydride reduction of a terminal propargyl alcohol

Reduction of dehydronerolidol with lithium aluminum hydride in the presence of sodium methoxide gave, in addition to the expected nerolidol, geranyl acetone. Labeling experiments established that the C-1 methyl of geranyl acetone is derived from one of the carbons of the acetylene.     

Preparation of C-(aminomethyl)cellulose

Conclusions The reaction of keto-6-O-tritylcellulose with nitromethane, followed by reduction of the condensation product with aluminum lithium hydride, gave C-(aminomethyl)cellulose with a degree of substitution equal to 0.35.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 879–881, April, 1971.     

Deoxygenation at C-4 and Stereospecific Branched-Chain Construction at C-3 of a Methyl Hexopyranuloside. Synthetic Approach to the Amipurimycin Sugar Moiety

A five-step synthesis from 3 leading to a partially protected amipurimycin sugar moiety 14 in an overall yield of 47% is described and includes deoxygenation at C-4 and regio- and stereoselective construction of the branched chain. Deoxygenation at C-4 of 3 was possible by three different methods. Radical reduction with tri-n-butyltin hydride of the appropriate phenoxythiocarbonyl derivative afforded the desired deoxysugar 5 in 47% overall yield together with the secondary products 6 and 7 due to depivaloylation at C-2 and elimination of methanol. The most adequate deoxygenation procedure used the system Ph(3)P/I(2)/imidazole which led to the preparation of 5 in one step in 61% yield. When the system Ph(3)PBr(2)/Ph(3)P was tried, only 8 was formed due to elimination of methanol. The synthesis of 5 was then accomplished by reaction of 8 with methanol in the presence of triphenylphosphine hydrobromide in 37% overall yield. Branched-chain construction was accomplished by Wittig reaction of 5 with [(ethoxycarbonyl)methylene]triphenylphosphorane, followed by osmilation and reduction with lithium aluminum hydride. Isopropylidenation of 14 afforded 16 with a free hydroxy group at C-6 for chain elongation and further synthesis of amipurimycin.     

The synthesis of 1-haloalkyl-1,3,4,5-tetrahydro-2-benzoxepins

Short, efficient routes to several 7,8-dimethoxy-1-haloalkyl-1,3,4,5-tetrahydro-2-benzoxepins were developed. These benzoxepins were prepared by the Lewis acid catalyzed condensation of the acetals of chloropropionaldehyde or bromoacetaldehyde with 3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-1-propanol. This condensation was facilitated by methyl substitution on the propanol. In an alternate route, ethyl 3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)propanoate was acylated with 3-chloropropionyl chloride. The adduct was reduced with lithium aluminum hydride. The resultant 3-[2-(3-chloro-1-hydroxypropyl)-4,5-dimethoxyphenyl]propanol was dehydrated to the corresponding tetrahydrobenzoxepin. By these two general routes, 7,8-dimethoxy-1,3,4,5-tetrahydro-2-benzoxepins were produced which were substituted by hydrogen or methyl at benzoxepin C-4 and chloroethyl or bromomethyl at benzoxepin C-1.     

Friedel-crafts reactions of 2-amino-4-(alkyl or aryl)oxazoles with acid chlorides and acid anhydrides: Synthesis of 5-acyl-2-amino-4-alkyloxazoles

Acid chlorides and anhydrides react with 2-amino-4-alkyloxazoles in the presence of aluminum chloride to produce 5-acyl substituted 2-amino-4-alkyloxazoles in modest yields. However, in the absence of the Lewis acid reaction occurs at the amino group to give the corresponding amides. This provides a viable entry for functionalising and making carbon-carbon bond at C-5 of this heterocyclic system.     

A study of the friedel-crafts acylation of 1-benzenesulfonyl-1H-pyrrole in the preparation of 3-aroylpyrroles

In this work, we studied the aluminum chloride catalyzed reaction of 1-benzenesulfonyl-1H-pyrrole with a series of eleven aroyl chlorides. The products formed were not isolated, but hydrolyzed to the target 3-aroylpyrroles in overall yields, usually, higher than 50%. However, in the cases with the π electron rich 1-phenyl-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonyl chloride and 1-methyl-1H-indole-3-carbonyl chloride significant C-2 substitution occured, resulting in the isolation of the corresponding 1-benzenesulfonyl-2-aroylpyrroles as the predominant or the sole products. The desired C-3 isomers were synthesized starting with 1-triisopropylsilanyl-1H-pyrrole.     

Convenient Synthesis of Julolidines Using Benzotriazole Methodology

Reaction of N,N-bis[(benzotriazol-1-yl)methyl]aniline (2) with 1-vinylpyrrolidin-2-one gives a mixture of diastereomeric 1,7-bis(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)julolidines 3. After reduction of 3 with LAH, the predominant trans diastereomer of 1,7-di(pyrrolidin-1-yl)julolidine (4) is separated. Reaction of 2 with ethyl vinyl ether yields predominantly trans-1,7-di(benzotriazol-1-yl)julolidine (11). Stepwise synthesis from tetrahydroquinoline 15 gives access to julolidines with two different substituents on C-1 and C-7. Reaction of 1-[(benzotriazol-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline (25) with enolizable aldehydes gives a mixture of tetrahydroquinolines 26-29 which are converted into single julolidine products upon treatment with sodium hydride, LAH, or phenylmagnesium bromide. Reactions of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines with benzotriazole and 2 molar equiv of enolizable aldehydes gives 1,2,3-trisubstituted julolidines 38-41, which with lithium aluminum hydride, sodium hydride, or a Grignard reagent produce single diastereomers of products 42, 43, and 45, respectively.     

Determination of Aluminum and Beryllium by Diffuse Reflectance Spectrometry with the Use of Chromaticity Functions

Immobilized Eriochrome Cyanine R was used for the direct determination of trace aluminum and beryllium by diffuse reflectance spectrometry. Anion exchanger AV-17, silica gel Silochrom C-120, Chromaton N-Super, octadecyl silica gel, and cellulose were examined as supports. Optimal sorption conditions were found. The dependence of chromaticity functions (chromaticity coordinates, lightness, color saturation, yellowness, and whiteness) on different factors was studied. Advantages of the use of chromaticity functions rather then the diffuse reflectance coefficient were demonstrated. A method is developed for the separate determination of aluminum and beryllium using cellulose as the support; the method was used for the analysis of real samples and tested with standard samples. When solution samples of 50 and 100 mL were used, the determination limit was 0.004 g/mL for aluminum and 0.0002 g/mL for beryllium.     

由含铝金属有机骨架材料制备的多孔碳在锂硫电池中的应用

采用水热法制备了一种含铝金属有机骨架材料, 其在高温下发生炭化得到多孔碳, 最后与硫复合制得锂硫电池正极材料. XRD图谱显示在高温炭化时多孔碳样品出现了部分石墨化. N₂等温吸附-脱附测试分析显示合成的多孔碳材料含有微孔和介孔结构. 对不同载硫量的锂硫电池进行了充放电性能测试, 结果显示S质量分数为46.3%的样品在0.01 C倍率下首次放电容量达到1272 mA·h/g; 在0.1 C倍率下首次放电容量为934 mA·h/g, 循环性能良好.     

Dimeric aluminum-phosphorus compounds as masked frustrated Lewis pairs for small molecule activation

Hydroalumination of aryldialkynylphosphines RP(C≡C-(t)Bu)(2) (R = Ph, Mes) with equimolar quantities of diethylaluminum hydride afforded mixed alkenyl-alkynyl cyclic dimers in which the dative aluminum-phosphorus bonds are geminal to the exocyclic alkenyl groups. Addition of triethylaluminum to isolated 1 (R = Ph) or to the in situ generated species (R = Mes) caused diethylaluminum ethynide elimination to yield the arylethylphosphorus dimers 2 and 3. These possess a chair-like Al(2)C(2)P(2) heterocycle with intermolecular Al-P interactions. The boat conformation (4) was obtained by the reaction of (t)Bu-P(C≡C-(t)Bu)(2) with di(tert-butyl)aluminum hydride. Despite being dimeric, 2 behaves as a frustrated Lewis pair and activates small molecules. The reaction with carbon dioxide gave cis/trans isomeric AlPC(2)O heterocycles that differ only by the configuration of the exocyclic alkenyl unit. Four isomers resulted from the reaction with phenyl isocyanate. This is caused by cis/trans isomerization of the initial C=O adduct and subsequent rearrangement to the AlPC(2)N heterocycle, being the C=N adduct.     

CnAl-(n=1~11)结构的量子化学从头计算

在RHF／ROHF6－311G*水平上，优化了直链构型CnAl－（n＝1～11）的几何参数，计算了体系的能量以及它们失去C，C2，C3，Al，CA1，C2Al等六种解离方式的解离能，并与CnP－的计算结果加以对比．计算结果证实了我们以往的实验观察，即CnAl的结构稳定性具有奇偶交替的变化规律，其中n为偶数的族离子相对比较稳定．还根据对计算结果的分析，探讨了CnAl－的其它结构特性．     

Preparation of [5,6]- and [6,6]-oxahomofullerene derivatives and their interconversion by Lewis acid assisted reactions of fullerene mixed peroxides

[60]Fullerene mixed peroxides C60(O)(OOtBu)4 exhibit chemo- and regioselective reactions under mild conditions. The epoxy moiety is opened by ferric chloride to form vicinal hydroxy chloride C60Cl(OH)(OOtBu)4. BF3 is also effective in opening the epoxy moiety. The O-O bond of the fullerene mixed peroxide is cleaved by aluminum chloride to form both [5,6]- and [6,6]-fullerene hemiketals (oxohomo[60]fullerenes). A Hock-type rearrangement is proposed for the formation of the hemiketals, in which a fullerene C-C bond is cleaved. Lewis acids and/or visible light can initiate isomerization of the hemiketal isomers. Single-crystal X-ray analysis and theoretical calculations confirmed the results.     

Effects of systematic methyl substitution of metal (III) tris(n-methyl-8-quinolinolato) chelates on material properties for optimum electroluminescence device performance.

We relate the chemical structure of a series of methyl (Me) substituted group III metal tris(8-quinolinolato) chelates (nMeq(3)M: n = 0, 3, 4, 5; M = Al(3+), Ga(3+)) to their photoluminescence (PL), electroluminescence, and thermal properties. Methylation of the 8-quinolinol ligand at the 3 or 4 position (pyridyl ring) results in a factor of 1.4 and 3.0 enhancement of PL quantum efficiency (phi(PL)), respectively, whereas methylation at the 5 position (phenoxide ring) results in a factor of approximately 3.0 decrease in phi(PL) relative to the unsubstituted analogue. Electroluminescent quantum efficiencies of undoped organic light-emitting devices using the aluminum tris(8-quinolinolato) chelates are 1, 0.45, 1.4, and 0.80% for unsubstituted 5-, 4-, and 3-methyl-8-quinolinol ligands, respectively. Devices made with the latter two ligands have a higher operating voltage to generate the same current density. Similar trends were observed for methylation of gallium tris(8-quinolinolato) chelates. We relate these results to the thermal properties of the compounds measured by simultaneous differential scanning calorimetry and thermal gravimetric analysis. The C-4 methylated derivatives exhibit approximately 60 degrees C lower crystalline melting points than all other derivatives, indicating the weakest cohesive forces between molecules. Unlike Alq(3), both the C-4 and C-5 methylated derivatives show no recrystallization of the glassy state below 500 degrees C and exhibit approximately 20-25 degrees C higher glass transition temperatures. We infer that methylation of the 8-quinolinol ligand reduces intermolecular interactions and consequently impedes charge transport through the film.     

NMR studies on the reaction between methacrylonitrile and trimethylaluminum

The reaction of MAN with AlMe₃ was studied by the ¹³C- and ¹H-NMR spectral measurement. In the presence of an excess of AlMe₃, it was found that a 1:1 complex of MAN and AlMe₃ is initially formed and subsequently dimethyl(α-methyl isopropylidene amino)aluminum is produced by the reaction of the complex with AlMe₃. The isolated product was pale yellow crystal (mp 39–40°C). The kinetics of the reaction were also examined.     

Biosynthetic study of amphidinolide W

The biosynthetic origins of amphidinolide W (1) were investigated on the basis of (13)C-NMR data of 13C-enriched samples obtained by feeding experiments with [1-13C], [2-13C], and [1,2-13C2] sodium acetate in cultures of a strain Y-42 of the dinoflagellate Amphidinium sp. These incorporation patterns suggested that 1 was generated from a hexaketide chain, two acetate units, four isolated C1 units from C-2 of acetates, and four branched C1 units from C-2 of acetates. The acetate-incorporation patterns for C-1-C-2-(C-21) and C-8-C-18-(C-23, C-24) of 1 corresponded well to those for C-1-C-2-(C-27) and C-5-C-15-(C-28, C-29) of amphidinolide H (2) isolated from this strain.     

Amphidinolides T2, T3, and T4, new 19-membered macrolides from the dinoflagellate Amphidinium sp. and the biosynthesis of amphidinolide T1.

Three new 19-membered macrolides, amphidinolides T2 (2), T3 (3), and T4 (4), structurally related to amphidinolide T1 (1) have been isolated from two strains of marine dinoflagellates of the genus Amphidinium. The structures of 2-4 were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data. The absolute configurations at C-7, C-8, and C-10 of 1-4 were determined by comparison of NMR data of their C-1-C-12 segments with those of synthetic model compounds for the tetrahydrofuran portion. The biosynthetic origins of amphidinolide T1 (1) were investigated on the basis of 13C NMR data of a 13C enriched sample obtained by feeding experiments with [1-(13)C], [2-(13)C], and [1,2-(13)C2] sodium acetates and 13C-labeled sodium bicarbonate in the cultures of the dinoflagellate. These incorporation patterns suggested that amphidinolide T1 (1) was generated from four successive polyketide chains, an isolated C1 unit formed from C-2 of acetates, and three unusual C2 units derived only from C-2 of acetates. Furthermore, it is noted that five oxygenated carbons of C-1, C-7, C-12, C-13, and C-18 were not derived from the C-1 carbonyl, but from the C-2 methyl of acetates.     

Cal-B-catalyzed alkoxycarbonylation of a-ring stereoisomeric synthons of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and 1alpha,25-dihydroxy-19-nor-previtamin D3: a comparative study. first regioselective chemoenzymatic synthesis of 19-nor-A-ring carbonates

A comparative study of alkoxycarbonylation processes of both 19-nor-A-ring and A-ring stereoisomers of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 analogues catalyzed by Candida antarctica lipase B (CAL-B) has been described. The presence of the methyl group in the A-ring at C-2, as in 3-6, has a determining role in the regioselectivity of the biocatalysis, mainly allowing the hydroxyl group at C-5 position to react. For the 19-nor-A-ring stereoisomers 7-10, which lack the C-2 methyl group, the configurations at C-3 and C-5 have a high influence in the selectivity exhibited by CAL-B. Thus, each couple of enantiomers showed opposing regioselectivities depending on the C-3 configuration. When C-3 possesses an (S)-configuration, enzymatic alkoxycarbonylations took place at the C-5-(R) or C-5-(S) hydroxyl groups. However, if the chiral centers at C-3 are (R), CAL-B alkoxycarbonylated the C-3-(R) hydroxyl group independently of the configuration at C-5. The corresponding carbonates are useful A-ring precursors of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 analogues, selectively modified at the C-1 or C-3 positions. In addition, an improved synthesis of cis A-ring synthons 5 and 6 is described using a Mitsunobu methodology.