UV-spectroscopic study of the influence of traces of water on the protolytic equilibria of substituted pyridine N-oxides in aprotic solvents

Using a UV-spectrophotometric method, an attempt has been made to estimate quantitatively the influence of traces of water in aprotic solvents on the acidic-basic equilibria involving heterocyclic N-oxides. The N-oxides under study were pyridine N-oxide (PyO), 4-methoxy-pyridine N-oxide (4-MeOPyO), and 2-, 3-, and 4-picoline N-oxide (2-, 3-, and 4-PicO). For particular N-oxide the UV-spectra of acetonitrile solutions containing the free base and/or its simple or semiperchlorate have been recorded. To carry out the calculations various equilibrium models which include the protolytic equilibrium with water and basic species present in the solvent have been tested using the program STOICHIO which is based on non-linear regression analysis. It turned out that apart from the acidic-basic dissociation of a protonated N-oxide and cationic homoconjugation (the equilibria which are usually considered in such systems) it is absolutely necessary to take into account the protolytic equilibrium between the cationic acid and water present as impurity. Implications concerning investigations of other equilibrium systems in aprotic solvents and, in particular, the quality of the acidity constants for the calibration agents used in potentiometry are discussed.     

Simple methods for the estimation of ionization constants of substituted pyridine N-oxides in polar aprotic solvents and water

A direct method for the determination of the pK _a values of acids conjugated to substituted pyridine N-oxides has been proposed which is based on the pH measurement of the solution of the basic salt. It has been experimentally shown that the method is reliable when applied to N-oxides of not too low basicity (pK _a >5). Correlation has been performed between the pK _a values in aqueous and aprotic media solutions which shows the great influence of the solvation effect on the acid-base equilibria. The good correlation between the pK _a values in aqueous and non-aqueous solutions enables the pK _a values in water to be estimated with sufficient accuracy, even in the cases when the experimental limitations make the determination impossible which is shown on the basis of selected examples.     

Cyclocondensation of 3,3-diamino-1-phenylpropenone with pyridine and quinoline N-oxides containing an electrophilic group in position 3

The cyclocondensation of the N-oxide of the methyl ester of nicotinic acid with 3,3-diamino-1-phenylpropenone and the ethyl ester of 3,3-diaminoacrylic acid in the presence of benzenesulfonyl chloride gives the corresponding 2,7-naphthyridines. The cyclocondensation of 3,3-diamino-1-phenylpropene with the N-oxides of dimethyl 3,5-pyridinedicarboxylate and quinolines containing an electrophilic group at in position 3 yields products of the nucleophilic attack of the carbon nucleophilic site of the enediamine at the 2-pyridine ring position, while the amine group binds to the exocyclic electrophilic group. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 578–584, April, 2008.     

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Arylation of pyridine N-oxides via a ligand-free Suzuki reaction in water

We report a practical and highly efficient protocol for the arylation of pyridine N-oxides with arylboronic acid through palladium-catalyzed Suzuki reaction in water.This ligand-free Suzuki reaction is performed in the presence of diisopropylamine and gives 2-or 3-arylated pyridyl N-oxide derivatives in good to excellent yields within 1 h.     

Calculation of reference pH values for standard solutions from the corresponding acid dissociation constants

Making the simplest possible assumption about the activity coefficient of the charged species, pH values of standard buffer solutions have been evaluated from the thermodynamic acidity constants, K, of the weak acids involved. A general equation is given for a triprotic acid, H₃A, as it can be simplified to derive the equations for other systems. A computer program for the solution of the equation was written giving m_H values, species distribution coefficients, α, buffer capacities, β, species activity coefficients, γ, and ionic strength, I. Iteration was continued until agreement between successive values to within 1 ± 10^?6 was reached.The activity coefficients of singly charged ions were taken as equal to γ_Cl, where log γ_Cl=?AI^1/2 (1 + 1.5I^1/2), which is the Bates-Guggenheim convention, and those of doubly and triply charged ions were given by the valence relations of the Debye-Hückel theory as γ⁴_Cl and γ⁹_Cl, respectively.     

Carbonylrhodium complexes of pyridine ligands and their catalytic activity towards carbonylation of methanol

The cis‐[Rh(CO)₂ClL] (1) complexes, where L = 2‐methylpyridine (a), 3‐methylpyridine (b), 4‐methylpyridine (c), 2‐phenylpyridine (d), 3‐phenylpyridine (e), 4‐phenylpyridine (f), undergo oxidative addition reactions with various electrophiles, like CH₃I, C₂H₅I, C₆H₅CH₂Cl or I₂, to yield complexes of the types [Rh(CO)(COR)ClXL] (2) (where R = CH₃ (i), C₂H₅ (ii), X = I; R = C₆H₅CH₂ (iii), X = Cl) or [Rh(CO)ClI₂L] (3) and [Rh(CO)₂ClI₂L] (4). The pseudo‐first‐order rate constants of CH₃I addition with complexes 1 containing pyridine (g) and 2‐substituted pyridine (a and d) ligands were found to follow the order pyridine >2‐methylpyridine >2‐phenylpyridine. The catalytic activity of complexes 1 containing different pyridine ligands (a–g) on carbonylation of methanol was studied and, in general, a higher turnover number was obtained compared with that of the well‐known species [Rh(CO)₂I₂]^?. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A computational study on the ring stretching modes of halogen‐substituted pyridine involved in H‐bonding

Density functional method B3LYP plus the AUG‐cc‐pVDZ and AUG‐cc‐pVTZ basis sets is used to investigate ring normal modes of halogen‐substituted pyridines involved in the N ··· H? X H‐bonds with HX (X = F, Cl). The results demonstrated that the formation of hydrogen bond leads to an increase in the frequencies of the ring breathing mode v₁, the N‐para‐C stretching mode v_6a and the meta‐CC stretching mode v_8a, whereas there is no change in the triangle mode v₁₂ for free pyridine and a smaller blue shift for substituted pyridines. There is a strong coupling between the C? Y stretching vibration and the triangle mode (ortho‐ and para‐substituted) or the breathing mode (meta‐substituted) in substituted pyridines, which leads to the frequency decrease in the triangle or breathing modes. The natural bond orbital analysis suggests that electrostatic interaction and charge transfer caused by the intermolecular and intramolecular hyperconjugations are the origin of the frequency blue shift in the ring stretching modes. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2012     

Spectrophotometric investigation of protolytic equilibria of rutin

The dissociation constants of rutin in aqueous-methanol medium (6040 v/v), the values of which are pK₁=–2.92±0.06, pK₂=6.72±0.11, pK₃=8.26±0.05, pK₄=12.57±0.09, were estimated by using the spectrophotometric method. They were ascribed to the dissociation of protonated oxygen atom at position 1 and then to hydroxyl groups at positions 7, 4', 5, respectively. Resonance structures of H₃L^– ion of rutin were suggested and, by using them, the greater dissociability of the hydroxyl group at position 7 in relation to the –OH group at position 4' was explained.     

Regioselectivity of methoxydebromination of substituted pentabromobenzenes C6Br5X in pyridine

The kinetics and regioselectivity of methoxydebromination of some substituted pentabromobenzenes C₆Br₅X (X = NO₂, CN, NH₂, MeNH, and MeO) were studied in pyridine at 115°C. The partial rate factors (k _f) were calculated for different positions of the polybrominated ring in these compounds. The effect of substituents X on methoxydebromination at themeta- andpara-positions is satisfactorily described only by the Hammett substituent constants ( = 2.22,r = 0.96). This allows one to conclude that direct polar conjugation of the substituents contributes only slightly to the transition state of the reaction. Theorthobromine atoms have a significant steric effect.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1784–1788, September, 1995.     

Determination of thermodynamic pKa values of pharmaceuticals from five different groups using capillary electrophoresis

A determination of the thermodynamic acid dissociation constants (pK_a) of 22 frequently used pharmaceuticals using capillary electrophoresis in aqueous media is presented in this work. The investigated pharmaceuticals belong to different pharmacological groups: macrolides, fluoroquinolones, sulfonamides, β‐lactams, tetracyclines, and other miscellaneous pharmaceuticals. The electrophoretic mobilities of the investigated analytes were monitored in a pH range from 2.00 to 10.82. The data were fitted with an appropriate mathematical model using a nonlinear regression analysis to obtain pK_a values. Experimentally obtained data were well described by the mathematical model chosen for each analyte that was confirmed by r² values higher than 0.99 for most of the investigated analytes. Extrapolations to zero ionic strength were used to determine the thermodynamic pK_a values. Experimentally obtained acid dissociation constants were interpreted using structural formulae of investigated analytes and the moieties corresponding to specific pK_a were identified.     

Acid-base dissociation constants of 2,2'-bipyridyl in mixed protic solvents

The acid dissociation constants (K_a), base dissociation constants (K_b) and the autoprotolysis constants (K_s) for 2,2′-bipyridyl in water and in water+alcohol(methanol, ethanol, iso-propanol) mixed solvents have been determined at 25°C and an ionic strength of 0.1 mol l⁻¹, from a direct potentiometric method based on the treatment of the data of a single pH titration. It has been shown that K_a increases, whereas K_b and K_s decrease, with increasing proportion of the alcohol in the mixed solvents. Linear relations between pK_a, pK_b, pK_s and the mole fraction of the alcohol were observed in the composition range investigated. These results are discussed in terms of the properties of solvent and the interactions of the different species existing in dissociation equilibrium with solvents. It is concluded that the higher stabilization of both 2,2′-bipyridyl and its protonated form by dispersion forces and of the proton by its interaction with solvent molecules in the mixed solvents compared with that in water are largely responsible for the observed changes of pK_a with composition. On the other hand, the low stabilization of OH⁻ in the mixed solvents relative to that in water and the electrostatic effect are the main factors in determining the solvent effect on pK_b.     

Acid-base equilibria of some pyridinol derivatives in binary water/organic solvent systems

Summary pK _a values of 2-hydroxy 3-pyridinol (HHP), 2-mercapto 3-pyridinol (MHP), and 2-carboxy-3-pyridinol (CHP) were determined by potentiometric titration in water/organic solvent mixtures containing 20 mole% of organic solvent at 25±0.1 °C and 0.1M ionic strength (KNO₃) applying an empiricalpH correction for mixed aqueous solvents. The influence of the organic solvents on the dissociation constants and tautomeric equilibria of the pyridinol derivatives is discussed. The effect of the molecular structure of the compounds onpK _a is also explained. Titrations of a mixture of two weak diprotic acids (HHP andCHP) in a water/dimethylsulphoxide medium containing 20 mole% organic solvent at constant ionic strength were evaluated using theGran method.

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Säure-Basen-Gleichgewichte einiger Pyridinolderivate in binären Systemen aus Wasser und organischen Lösungsmitteln

Zusammenfassung DiepK _a-Werte von 2-Hydroxy-3-pyridinol (HHP), 2-Mercapto-3-pyriodinol (MHP) und 2-Carboxy-3-pyridinol (CHP) wurden durch potentiometrische Titration in wäßrigen Systemen mit 20 mol% organischem Lösungsmittelanteil bei 25±0.1 °C und einer lonenstärke von 0.1M KNO₃ unter Anwendung einer empirischenpH-Korrektur für Lösungsmittelgemische bestimmt. Der Einfluß der organischen Lösungsmittel auf die Dissoziationskonstanten und die tautomeren Gleichgewichte der untersuchten Verbindungen und der Einfluß der molekularen Strukturen auf diepK _a-Werte werden diskutiert. Die Titration eines Gemisches von zwei schwachen zweibasigen Säuren (HHP undCHP) in Wasser/Dimethylsulfoxid bei konstanter Ionenstärke wurde mit Hilfe derGranschen Methode ausgewertet.

     

Reaction of the carbonate radical with substituted anilines

Rate constants for the reaction of carbonate radical with aniline and some parasubstituted anilines have been determined by the flash photolysis technique. Using σ⁺ para values the rate constants at pH 8.5 correlate very well with the Hammett equation yielding ρ= − 1. The carbonate radical oxidises aniline giving the anilino radical. The products so formed have been identified through studies under conditions of continuous irradiation.     

Effect of the solvent on the equilibria of acid-base indicators in aprotic and amphiprotic solvents

The dissociation constants of a series of indicators inN,N-dimethylformamide medium have been determined, and compared with those for the indicators in other aprotic solvents (dimethylsulphoxide and acetonitrile) and in some amphiprotic solvents (water, methanol, ethanol, propan-2-ol and tertbutanol). The effect of the solvent characteristics on the pK values have been evaluated, and the pK + p _ws ^t (H⁺) values shown to be linearly correlated with the Dimroth and ReichardtE _T ^N and acceptor number solvatochromic parameters.     

Medium effects on the acid dissociation constants of some diimine heterocyclic bases

The acid dissociation constants of the protonated form of diimine heterocyclic compounds (imidazole, 2-methylimidazole, 2,2-bipyridyl, and 1,10-phenanthroline) were determinedpH-meterically in aqueous media containing different amounts of organic solvents, viz. amphiprotic (methanol, ethanol), dipolar aportic (DMSO), and low basic aprotic (acetonitrile) at 25±0.1 °C. It was observed that by increasing the amount of alcohol orDMSO in the aqueous medium thepK _a, values of the investigated compounds decreased. On the other hand, thepK _a values increased as the amount of acetonitrile in the medium was increased. These results are discussed in terms of various solvent characteristics. It is concluded that solvent effects, viz. differences in stabilization of the free base by dispersion forces and of the proton by its interaction with solvent molecules in amphiprotic or dipolar aprotic solvent-aqueous media relative to that in pure aqueous one, as well as the basicity effect of acetonitrile play a vital role in the ionisation equilibria of the investigated compounds.

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Mediumeffekte auf die Säuredissoziationskonstanten einiger heterocyclischer Diimin-Basen

Zusammenfassung Die Säuredissoziationskonstanten der protonierten Formen der heterocyclischen Dimin-Basen Imidazol, 2-Methylimidazol, 2,2-Bipyridyl und 1,10-Phenanthrolin wurdenpH-metrisch in wäßrigem Medium mit einem Anteil an organischen Lösungsmitteln bei 25±0.1 °C bestimmt. Dabei wurden als amphiprotische Zusätze Methanol und Ethanol, als dipolar aprotisches organisches LösungsmittelDMSO und als aprotisches niederer Basizität Acetonitril ausgewählt. Es wurde beobachtet, daß bei ansteigenden Konzentrationen an Alkohol oderDMSO diepK _a-Werte der untersuchten Verbindungen kleiner werden. Andererseits bewirkt Acetonitril ein Ansteigen derpK _a-Werte. Die Ergebnisse werden mittels verschiedener Lösungsmittelparameter diskutiert. Lösungsmitteleffekte wie Stabilisierung der freien Base mittels Dispersionskräften, Protonwechselwirkungen in den verschiedenen Lösungsmittelgemischen und Basizitätseffekte des Acetonitril spielen dabei eine entscheidende Rolle.

     

Complete resolution of the ionization equilibria of 5-deoxypyridoxal in water-dioxane mixtures

We have used a potentiometric method to determine the thermodynamic equilibrium constants for the macroscopic ionization processes of 5-deoxypyridoxal (DPL) in water-dioxane mixtures (0-70% weight fraction in dioxane) at temperatures ranging from 10°C to 50°C. These data, together with previously published equilibrium constants for the tautomerism and hydration processes, have allowed us to resolve the complete microconstant system. We have also calculated the microscopic ionization equilibrium constants under all the experimental conditions. The changes of standard thermodynamic function for the macroscopic and microscopic ionization processes were obtained in various water-dioxane mixtures at 25°C. The values of a given microscopic pK with different solvents and temperatures fit very well to an equation which relates this magnitude with the thermodynamic parameters, the solvation of the components of the reaction, and a solvent parameter. We have obtained an interesting linear correlation between the thermodynamic parameters corresponding to all the microscopic ionizations of DPL and the net change of the solvation during the process: enthalpies correlate linearly for all the microscopic ionizations, while entropies do so for the phenols and pyridinium ions separately.     

Redox reactions of 2-hydroxy pyridine: A pulse radiolysis study

Rate constants for reactions of 2-pyridinol with one electron reductants, such ase _aq ⁻ and H atoms and one-electron oxidants, viz. OH, N₃, Br ₂ ⁻ , C1 ₂ ⁻ and O⁻ have been determined at different pH values using the pulse radiolysis technique. From the corrected absorption spectra of the product transient species, the extinction coefficients of these species at their respective absorption maxima have been determined. The kinetics of decay of these transients have been investigated. ThepK _a values of transients formed bye _aq ⁻ and OH radical reactions have been estimated to be 7.6 and 3.5 respectively. Rate constants for electron transfer from semireduced 2-pyridinol to different electron acceptors have been determined.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of pyridine and methanol coordinated a-octabutyloxyphthalocyaninatocobalt (II)

Phthalocyanines (Pcs) have been widely used as dyes and pigments, photoelectric materials and catalysts. They also bring general attention for potential applications, for example, in solar batteries and fuel cell, charge battery, electrochromic display devices, liquid crystal, sensors and molecular devices. The Pc抯 properties, such as spectroscopic, electronic, and magnetic properties, thermostabilities, and catalytic activities, may be adjusted by modifying the molecular structure. Therefor…