N-和对位取代苯胺及其正离子基在二甲亚砜溶液中的酸性解离常数

本文报道了在DMSO中测定的N-取代苯胺和对位取代乙酰苯胺的酸性解离常数[pK_a(HA)].利用热力学循环原理,通过对pKa和中性分子及其共轭碱的氧化电位的测定,求得了用直接方法难以得到的正离子基的酸性解离常数[pK_a(HA^+·)],并对所得的pK_a(HA)和pK_a(HA^+·)的取代基效应进行了讨论。     

Homolytic cleavages in pyridinium ions,an excited state process

The favored fragmentation pathway for protonated and alkylated pyridinium cations of the general formula p-XC(6)H(4)CH(2)CH(2)CH=CH Py(+)R (R=H, Me; Py=pyridine) is a C-C homolytic cleavage. The tendency to form radicals is higher for alkylated pyridinium cations than for the protonated ones that can also afford closed-shell products. Theoretical calculations show that the singlet-triplet gap for transient structures with an elongated benzylic C-C bond is very low and the formation of radicals may result from mixing of these states. In addition to the notable substituent effect on the fragmentation efficiency of the cations under study, calculated results show a clear substituent effect on the singlet-triplet transitions. We also observe that triphenylphosphonium cations behave notably different. Thus, the pyridinium system that contains a p-chloro benzyl moiety loses a benzyl radical readily while the analogous triphenylphosphonium cation is very stable under the same conditions.     

Preparation and wittig reactions of organotrifluoroborato phosphonium ylides

[reaction: see text] Potassium [(trifluoroboratophenyl)methyl]triphenylphosphonium chlorides have been prepared from the corresponding benzyl chlorides and PPh3. In the presence of 1.2 equiv of K2CO3 and various aldehydes, these mixed salts are easily converted to the corresponding unsaturated organotrifluoroborates via the intermediate phosphorus ylides. A protocol for a one-pot transformation has also been developed.     

Reactivity and acid-base behavior of ring-methoxylated arylalkanoic acid radical cations and radical zwitterions in aqueous solution. Influence of structural effects and pH on the benzylic C-H deprotonation pathway

A product and time-resolved kinetic study of the one-electron oxidation of ring-methoxylated phenylpropanoic and phenylbutanoic acids (Ar(CH2)nCO2H, n = 2, 3) has been carried out at different pH values. Oxidation leads to the formation of aromatic radical cations (Ar.+(CH2)nCO2H) or radical zwitterions (Ar.+(CH2)nCO2-) depending on pH, and pKa values for the corresponding acid-base equilibria have been measured. In the radical cation, the acidity of the carboxylic proton decreases by increasing the number of methoxy ring substituents and by increasing the distance between the carboxylic group and the aromatic ring. At pH 1.7 or 6.7, the radical cations or radical zwitterions undergo benzylic C-H deprotonation as the exclusive side-chain fragmentation pathway, as clearly shown by product analysis results. At pH 1.7, the first-order deprotonation rate constants measured for the ring-methoxylated arylalkanoic acid radical cations are similar to those measured previously in acidic aqueous solution for the alpha-C-H deprotonation of structurally related ring-methoxylated alkylaromatic radical cations. In basic solution, the second-order rate constants for reaction of the radical zwitterions with (-)OH (k-OH)) have been obtained. These values are similar to those obtained previously for the (-)OH-induced alpha-C-H deprotonation of structurally related ring-methoxylated alkylaromatic radical cations, indicating that under these conditions the radical zwitterions undergo benzylic C-H deprotonation. Very interestingly, with 3,4-dimethoxyphenylethanoic acid radical zwitterion, that was previously observed to undergo exclusive decarboxylation up to pH 10, competition between decarboxylation and benzylic C-H deprotonation is observed above pH 11.     

Tetrachloro- and Tetrabromostibonium(V) Cations: Raman and (19)F, (121)Sb, and (123)Sb NMR Spectroscopic Characterization and X-ray Crystal Structures of SbCl(4)(+)Sb(OTeF(5))(6)(-) and SbBr(4)(+)Sb(OTeF(5))(6)(-)

The stable salts, SbCl(4)(+)Sb(OTeF(5))(6)(-) and SbBr(4)(+)Sb(OTeF(5))(6)(-), have been prepared by oxidation of Sb(OTeF(5))(3) with Cl(2) and Br(2), respectively. The SbBr(4)(+) cation is reported for the first time and is only the second example of a tetrahalostibonium(V) cation. The SbCl(4)(+) cation had been previously characterized as the Sb(2)F(11)(-), Sb(2)Cl(2)F(9)(-), and Sb(2)Cl(0.5)F(10.5)(-) salts. Both Sb(OTeF(5))(6)(-) salts have been characterized in the solid state by low-temperature Raman spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. Owing to the weakly coordinating nature of the Sb(OTeF(5))(6)(-) anion, both salts are readily soluble in SO(2)ClF and have been characterized in solution by (121)Sb, (123)Sb, and (19)F NMR spectroscopy. The tetrahedral environments around the Sb atoms of the cations result in low electric field gradients at the quadrupolar (121)Sb and (123)Sb nuclei and correspondingly long relaxation times, allowing the first solution NMR characterization of a tetrahalocation of the heavy pnicogens. The following crystal structures are reported: SbCl(4)(+)Sb(OTeF(5))(6)(-), trigonal system, space group P&thremacr;, a = 10.022(1) ?, c = 18.995(4) ?, V = 1652.3(6) ?(3), D(calc) = 3.652 g cm(-)(3), Z = 2, R(1) = 0.0461; SbBr(4)(+)Sb(OTeF(5))(6)(-), trigonal system, space group P&thremacr;, a = 10.206(1) ?, c = 19.297(3) ?, V = 1740.9(5) ?(3), D(calc) = 3.806 g cm(-)(3), Z = 2, R(1) = 0.0425. The crystal structures of both Sb(OTeF(5))(6)(-) salts are similar and reveal considerably weaker interactions between anion and cation than in previously known SbCl(4)(+) salts. Both cations are undistorted tetrahedra with bond lengths of 2.221(3) ? for SbCl(4)(+) and 2.385(2) ? for SbBr(4)(+). The Raman spectra are consistent with undistorted SbX(4)(+) tetrahedra and have been assigned under T(d)() point symmetry. Trends within groups 15 and 17 are noted among the general valence force constants of the PI(4)(+), AsF(4)(+), AsBr(4)(+), AsI(4)(+), SbCl(4)(+) and SbBr(4)(+) cations, which have been calculated for the first time, and the previously determined force constants for NF(4)(+), NCl(4)(+), PF(4)(+), PCl(4)(+), PBr(4)(+), and AsCl(4)(+), which have been recalculated for the P and As cations in the present study. The SbCl(4)(+) salt is stable in SO(2)ClF solution, whereas the SbBr(4)(+) salt decomposes slowly in SO(2)ClF at room temperature and rapidly in the presence of Br(-) ion and in CH(3)CN solution at low temperatures. The major products of the decompositions are SbBr(2)(+)Sb(OTeF(5))(6)(-), as an adduct with CH(3)CN in CH(3)CN solvent, and Br(2).     

A comprehensive self-consistent spectrophotometric acidity scale of neutral Brønsted acids in acetonitrile

For the first time, the self-consistent spectrophotometric acidity scale of neutral Br?nsted acids in acetonitrile (AN) spanning 24 orders of magnitude of acidities is reported. The scale ranges from pK(a) 3.7 to 28.1 in AN. The scale includes 93 acids that are interconnected by 203 relative acidity measurements (DeltapK(a) measurements) and contains compounds with gradually changing acidities, including representatives from all of the conventional families of OH (alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids, sulfonic acids), NH (anilines, diphenylamines, disulfonimides), and CH acids (fluorenes, diphenylacetonitriles, phenylmalononitriles). The CH acids were particularly useful in constructing the scale because they do not undergo homo- or heteroconjugation processes and their acidities are rather insensitive to traces of water in the medium. The scale has been fully cross-validated: the relative acidity of any two acids on the scale can be found by combining at least two independent sets of DeltapK(a) measurements. The consistency standard deviation of the scale is 0.03 pK(a) units. Comparison of acidities in many different media has been carried out, and the structure-acidity relations are discussed. The large variety of the acids on the scale, its wide span, and the quality of the data make the scale a useful tool for further acidity studies in acetonitrile.     

Gas-Phase and Solution-Phase Homolytic Bond Dissociation Energies of H-N(+) Bonds in the Conjugate Acids of Nitrogen Bases

The oxidation potentials of 19 nitrogen bases (abbreviated as B: six primary amines, five secondary amines, two tertiary amines, three anilines, pyridine, quinuclidine, and 1,4-diazabicyclo[2,2,2]octane), i.e., E(ox)(B) values in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and/or acetonitrile (AN), have been measured. Combination of these E(ox)(B) values with the acidity values of the corresponding acids (pK(HB)(+)) in DMSO and/or AN using the equation: BDE(HB)(+) = 1.37pK(HB)(+) + 23.1 E(ox)(B) + C (C equals 59.5 kcal/mol in AN and 73.3 kcal/mol in DMSO) gave estimates of solution phase homolytic bond dissociation energies of H-B(+) bonds. Gas-phase BDE values of H-B(+) bonds were estimated from updated proton affinities (PA) and adiabatic ionization potentials (aIP) using the equation, BDE(HB(+))(g) = PA + aIP - 314 kcal/mol. The BDE(HB)(+) values estimated in AN were found to be 5-11 kcal/mol higher than the corresponding gas phase BDE(HB(+))(g) values. These bond-strengthening effects in solution are interpreted as being due to the greater solvation energy of the HB(+) cation than that of the B(+*) radical cation.     

Evidence for a SN2-type pathway for phosphine exchange in phosphine-phosphenium cations, [R2P--PR'3]+

Abstraction of a Cl(-) ion from the P-chlorophospholes, R4C4PCl (R=Me, Et), produced the P--P bonded cations [R4C4P--P(Cl)C4R4]+, which reacted with PPh3 to afford X-ray crystallographically characterised phosphine-phosphenium cations [R4C4P(PPh3)]+ (R=Me, Et). Examination of the 31P-{1H} NMR spectrum of a solution (CH2Cl(2)) of [Et4C4P-(PPh3)]+ and PPh3 revealed broadening of the resonances due to both free and coordinated PPh3, and importantly it proved possible to measure the rate of exchange between PPh3 and [Et4C4P-(PPh3)]+ by line shape analysis (gNMR programmes). The results established second-order kinetics with DeltaS( not equal)=(-106.3+/-6.7) J mol(-1) K(-1), DeltaH( not equal)=(14.9+/-1.6) kJ mol(-1) and DeltaG( not equal) (298.15 K)=(46.6+/-2.6) kJ mol(-1), values consistent with a SN2-type pathway for the exchange process. This result contrasts with the dominant dissociative (S(N)1-type) pathway reported for the analogous exchange reactions of the [ArNCH2CH2N(Ar)P(PMe3)]+ ion, and to understand in more detail the factors controlling these two different reaction pathways, we have analysed the potential energy surfaces using density functional theory (DFT). The calculations reveal that, whilst phosphine exchange in [Et4C4P(PPh3)]+ and [ArNCH2CH2N(Ar)P(PMe3)](+) is superficially similar, the two cations differ significantly in both their electronic and steric requirements. The high electrophilicity of the phosphorus center in [Et4C4P]+, combined with strong pi-pi interactions between the ring and the incoming and outgoing phenyl groups of PPh3, favours the SN2-type over the SN1-type pathway in [Et4C4P(PPh3)]+. Effective pi-donation from the amide groups reduces the intrinsic electrophilicity of [ArNCH2CH2N(Ar)P]+, which, when combined with the steric bulk of the aryl groups, shifts the mechanism in favour of a dissociative SN1-type pathway.     

Unexpected selectivities in C-H activations of toluene and p-xylene at cationic platinum(II) diimine complexes. New mechanistic insight into product-determining factors.

The C-H activation of toluene and p-xylene at cationic Pt(II) diimine complexes (N-N)Pt(CH(3))(H(2)O)(+)BF(4)(-) (N-N = Ar-N=CMe-CMe=N-Ar; 1(BF(4)(-)), N(f)-N(f), Ar = 3,5-(CF(3))(2)C(6)H(3)); 2(BF(4)(-)), N'-N', Ar = 2,6-(CH(3))(2)C(6)H(3)) has been investigated. The reactions were performed at ambient temperature in 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol (TFE), and after complete conversion of the starting material to mixtures of Pt-aryl/Pt-benzyl complexes and methane, acetonitrile was added to trap the products as more stable acetonitrile adducts. In the reactions with toluene, the relative amounts of products resulting from aromatic C-H activation were found to decrease in the order (N-N)Pt(m-tolyl)(NCMe)(+) > (N-N)Pt(p-tolyl)(NCMe)(+) > (N-N)Pt(o-tolyl)(NCMe)(+) for both 1 and 2. Unlike the reaction at 1, significant amounts of the benzylic activation product (N'-N')Pt(benzyl)(NCMe)(+) were concurrently formed in the C-H activation of toluene at 2. The C-H activation of p-xylene revealed an even more remarkable difference between 1 and 2. Here, the product ratios of (N-N)Pt(xylyl)(NCMe)(+) and (N-N)Pt(p-methylbenzyl)(NCMe)(+) were found to be 90:10 and 7:93 for reactions at 1 and 2, respectively. The elimination of toluene from (N(f)-N(f))Pt(Tol)(2) species (3a-c; a, Tol = o-tolyl; b, Tol = m-tolyl; c, Tol = p-tolyl) after protonolysis with 1 equiv of HBF(4) was investigated. Most notably, protonation in neat TFE followed by addition of acetonitrile gave a 77:23 mixture of (N(f)-N(f))Pt(m-tolyl)(NCMe)(+) (4b) and (N(f)-N(f))Pt(p-tolyl)(NCMe)(+) (4c) from all three isomeric bis(tolyl) complexes 3a-c. The presence of acetonitrile during the protonation reactions resulted in considerably less isomerization. This behavior is explained by an associative mechanism for the product-determining displacement of toluene by the solvent. For the C-H activation reactions, our findings suggest the existence of a dynamic equilibrium between the isomeric intermediates (N-N)Pt(aryl)(CH(4))(+) (aryl = tolyl/benzyl from 1; xylyl/p-methylbenzyl from 2). The observed selectivities might then be explained by steric and electronic effects in the pentacoordinate transition-state structures for the solvent-induced associative elimination of methane from these intermediates.     

Calculation of the relative acidities and oxidation potentials of para-substituted phenols. A model for alpha-tocopherol in solution

Relative acidities (Delta pK(a)) of phenols and oxidation potentials (Delta E(ox)) of the phenoxide anions have been calculated for nine para-substituted phenols using density functional theory. Solvent effects were incorporated using the conductor-like polarisable continuum method. Using the calculated Delta pK(a) and Delta E(ox) values in a thermodynamic cycle, the DeltaBDE (bond dissociation enthalpy) of the phenols were also determined with all values calculated to within 1.5 kcal mol(-1) of experiment. The Delta pK(a) and Delta E(ox) values were calculated for 6-hydroxy-2,2,5,7,8-pentamethylchroman (HPMC), a model for alpha-tocopherol for which there are no known experimental values. The acidity of this compound is raised by 2.4 pK(a) units and lowered by -0.79 V relative to phenol with a calculated Delta BDE of -14.9 kcal mol(-1). There is a negative correlation (r(2) = 0.86) between the Delta pK(a) and the Delta BDE values. A stronger and positive correlation is found between the Delta E(ox) (r(2) = 0.98) and the Delta BDE values. Using these correlations it is uncovered that hydrogen abstraction of phenols, as measured by the Delta BDE, is driven by electron transfer rather than by proton transfer.     

On the direction and magnitude of radical substituent effects: the role of polar interaction on thermodynamic stabilities of benzylic C-H bonds and related carbon radicals

The C-H bond dissociation enthalpies (BDEs) of polarized benzylic molecules, i.e., para-substituted phenylacetonitriles (PANs), and the spin variations of the radicals of the general type p-GC6H4CH*-Y were investigated using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. In contrast to the commonly observed S-type substituent effect (see text), the present work shows that there should be three (rather than one) primary patterns (i.e., S, O, and counter-O) for remote G to affect spin and radical stability, depending upon the polarity of the alpha-Y group. Correlation analyses reveal that both the direction and magnitude of spin/radical effects are quantitatively related to the intensity of polar interaction in radical system, as registered by either the calculated group charges of the phenyl ring (C(Ph)) or by the polar constant sigma(+)s (Figures 1-4). A unified platform (Scheme 1) to rationalize the apparent differences of radical substituent effect is proposed.     

A novel series of rhenium-bipyrimidine complexes: synthesis, crystal structure and electrochemical properties

Four novel rhenium complexes of formula [ReCl(4)(bpym)] (1), [ReBr(4)(bpym)] (2) PPh(4)[ReCl(4)(bpym)] (3) and NBu(4)[ReBr(4)(bpym)] (4) (bpym = 2,2'-bipyrimidine, PPh(4) = tetraphenylphosphonium cation and NBu(4) = tetrabutylammonium cation), have been synthesized and their crystal structures determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The structures of 1 and 2 consist of [ReX(4)(bpym)] molecules held together by van der Waals forces. In both complexes the Re(iv) central atom is surrounded by four halide anions and two nitrogen atoms of a bpym bidentate ligand in a distorted octahedral environment. The structures of 3 and 4 consist of [ReX(4)(bpym)](-) anions and PPh(4)(+) () or NBu(4)(+) (4) cations. The coordination sphere of the Re(iii) metal ion is the same as in 1 and 2, respectively. However, whereas the Re-X bonds are longer the Re-N bonds are shorter than in 1 and 2. This fact reveals that the bpym ligand forms a stronger bond with Re(iii) than with Re(iv) resulting in a stabilisation of the lower oxidation state. [ReX(4)(bpym)] complexes are easily reduced, chemically and electrochemically, to the corresponding [ReX(4)(bpym)](-) anions. A voltammetric study shows that the electron transference is a reversible process characterized by formal redox potentials of +0.19 V (1) and +0.32 V (2) vs. NHE, in acetonitrile as solvent.     

Ab initio prediction of the gas- and solution-phase acidities of strong Brønsted acids: the calculation of pKa values less than -10

The intrinsic gas-phase acidities of a series of 21 Br?nsted acids have been predicted with G3(MP2) theory. The G3(MP2) results agree with high level CCSD(T)/CBS acidities for H(2)SO(4), FSO(3)H, CH(3)SO(3)H, and CF(3)SO(3)H to within 1 kcal/mol. The G3(MP2) results are in excellent agreement with experimental gas-phase acidities in the range 342-302 kcal/mol to within <1 kcal/mol for 14 out of 15 acids. Five of the six acids in the range of 302-289 kcal/mol had an average deviation of 5.5 kcal/mol and the strongest acid, (CF(3)SO(2))(3)CH, deviated by 15.0 kcal/mol. These high-level calculations strongly suggest that the experimental acidities in this very acidic part of the scale need to be remeasured. The CCSD(T)/CBS (mixed exponential Gaussian) additive approach for CH(3)CO(2)H, HNO(3), H(2)SO(4), CH(3)SO(3)H, FSO(3)H, and CF(3)SO(3)H gives excellent agreement (+/-1 kcal/mol) with experiment for the DeltaH(f)(0)'s of non-sulfur containing species, and supports the low end of the experimental values for H(2)SO(4) and FSO(3)H. Use of a larger basis set (aug-cc-pV5Z) in the CBS extrapolation improves the agreement with experiment for both H(2)SO(4) and FSO(3)H. The G3(MP2) heats of formation for RSO(3)H molecules tend to be underestimated as compared to the CCSD(T)/CBS approach by 2.5-7.0 kcal/mol. COSMO solvation calculations were used to predict solution free energies and pK(a) values with pK(a)'s up to -17.4. Including the solvation of the proton gives good agreement with experimental pK(a) values in the very acidic regime, whereas it is less reliable for weaker acids. The use of CH(3)CO(2)H and HNO(3) as reference acids in the less acidic and more acidic regions of the scale, respectively, provided improved results to within +/-2 pK(a) units in nearly all cases (+/-3 kcal/mol accuracy).     

苯乙酮缩氨脲类化合物及其正负离子基的氮氢键的断裂能

本文利用热力学循环原理,由苯乙酮缩氨脲类化合物的酸性解离常数[pK~a(HA)]和相应的氧化还原电位[E~o~x(HA),E~r~d(HA)和E~o~x(A^-)] 求得了表征自由基热力学稳定性的均裂键能(BDE)及反映正负离子基断裂方式与能量的pK~a(HA^+),BDE(HA^-),ΔG~(H^-)(A),对所得结果的取代基效应进行了讨论     

改性Y分子筛的酸碱性能及吸附性能的研究

吡啶、吡咯、苯、甲苯、乙苯作为探针分子，在Li＋, Na＋, K＋, Cs＋改性的Y型分子筛上进行吸附，用TPD及IR方法系统地研究了不同碱金属离子改性的Y型分子筛的酸碱性能和吸附性能的变化. 结果表明，按Li、Na、K、Cs的顺序, 随着碱金属离子半径的增大, 其L酸酸强度依次减弱，L碱的强度逐渐增强.由于改性Y型分子筛所含碱金属离子的不同，其对芳烃的吸附的强弱及吸附量的大小亦不同.随着骨架外的阳离子的半径逐渐增大，碱的强度逐渐增强，与芳烃的作用愈强烈，导致TPD脱附峰温增高及芳烃和侧链上的C－H伸缩振动谱带向低波数位移愈多.由于位阻的原因，对含同一种碱金属离子的分子筛来说，随着芳烃侧链C数的增加，芳烃的吸附量逐渐减小.     

Cationic sigma-phenylplatinum(II) complexes with carboxylic acid functionality: pK(a) determinations and x-ray structures

The preparation and characterization of a novel series of cationic sigma-phenylplatinum(II) complexes of the type trans-[Pt(sigma-C(6)H(5))(L)(2)A]OTf (A = picolinic acid, L = PPh(3) (4) and PMePh(2) (7); A = nicotinic acid, L = PPh(3) (5) and PMePh(2) (8); A = isonicotinic acid, L = PPh(3) (6), PMePh(2) (9), and PEt(3) (10)) are described. The pK(a) value for the carboxylic acid functionality in selected complexes was found to follow the order 7 (pK(a) = 5.23 +/- 0.09) > 8 (4.85 +/- 0.10) > 9 (3.51 +/- 0.08) > 6 (3.26 +/- 0.07) approximately 10 (3.21 +/- 0.08) by means of potentiometric titration experiments in 50% (v/v) EtOH/H(2)O solution at 295 K. The X-ray crystal structures of 9 and 10 were also determined. The asymmetric unit of each of 9 and 10 comprises a univalent complex cation, a triflate anion, and a solvent CH(2)Cl(2) molecule of crystallization. Centrosymmetrically related pairs of complex cations in 9 associate via the familiar carboxylic acid dimer motif, whereas with 10, the carboxylic acid dimer motif is absent. Instead, the carboxylic acid residue forms both donor and acceptor interactions to the triflate anion and CH(2)Cl(2) solvent of crystallization, respectively, to afford a 10-membered ring structure. Possible reasons for the observed differences in the solid-state structures of 9 and 10 are presented.     

Oxomolybdenum tetrathiolates with sterically encumbering ligands: modeling the effect of a protein matrix on electronic structure and reduction potentials

The effect of sterically encumbering ligands on the electronic structure of oxomolybdenum tetrathiolate complexes was determined using a combination of electronic absorption and magnetic circular dichroism spectroscopies, complimented by DFT bonding calculations, to understand geometric and electronic structure contributions to reduction potentials. These complexes are rudimentary models for a redox-active metalloenzyme active site in a protein matrix and allow for detailed spectroscopic probing of specific oxomolybdenum-thiolate interactions that are directly relevant to Mo-S(cysteine) bonding in pyranopterin molybdenum enzymes. Data are presented for three para-substituted oxomolybdenum tetrathiolate complexes ([PPh4][MoO(p-SPhCONHCH3)4], [PPh4][MoO(p-SPhCONHC(CH2O(CH2)2CN)3)4], and [PPh4][MoO(p-SPhCONHC(CH2O(CH2)2COOCH2CH3)3)4]). The Mo(V/IV) reduction potentials of the complexes in DMF are -1213, -1251, and -1247 mV, respectively. The remarkably similar electronic absorption and magnetic circular dichroism spectra of these complexes establish that the observed reduction potential differences are not a result of significant changes in the electronic structure of the [MoOS4]- cores as a function of the larger ligand size. We provide evidence that these reduction potential differences result from the driving force for a substantial reorganization of the O-Mo-S-C dihedral angle upon reduction, which decreases electron donation from the thiolate sulfurs to the reduced molybdenum center. The energy barrier to favorable O-Mo-S-C geometries results in a reorganizational energy increase, relative to [MoO(SPh)4](-/2-), that correlates with ligand size. The inherent flexible nature of oxomolybdenum-thiolate bonds indicate that thiolate ligand geometry, which controls Mo-S covalency, could affect the redox processes of monooxomolybdenum centers in pyranopterin molybdenum enzymes.     

Equilibrium acidities and homolytic bond dissociation energies of acidic C-H bonds in alpha-arylacetophenones and related compounds

The equilibrium acidities (pK(AH)s) and the oxidation potentials of the congugate anions [E(ox)(A(-))s] were determined in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) for eight ketones of the structure GCOCH(3) and 20 of the structure RCOCH(2)G, (where R = alkyl, phenyl and G = alkyl, aryl). The homolytic bond dissociation energies (BDEs) for the acidic C-H bonds of the ketones were estimated using the equation BDE(AH) = 1.37pK(AH) + 23.1E(ox)(A(-)) + 73.3. While the equilibrium acidities of GCOCH(3) were found to be dependent on the remote substituent G, the BDE values for the C-H bonds remained essentially invariant (93.5 +/- 0.5 kcal/mol). A linear correlation between pK(AH) values and [E(ox)(A(-))s] was found for the ketones. For RCOCH(2)G ketones, both pK(AH) and BDE values for the adjacent C-H bonds are sensitive to the nature of the substituent G. However, the steric bulk of the aryl group tends to exert a leveling effect on BDEs. The BDE of alpha-9-anthracenylacetophenone is higher than that of alpha-2-anthracenylacetophenone by 3 kcal/mol, reflecting significant steric inhibition of resonance in the 9-substituted system. A range of 80.7-84.4 kcal/mol is observed for RCOCH(2)G ketones. The results are discussed in terms of solvation, steric, and resonance effects. Ab initio density functional theory (DFT) calculations are employed to illustrate the effect of steric interactions on radical and anion geometries. The DFT results parallel the trends in the experimental BDEs of alpha-arylacetophenones.     

A Novel Three Component Reaction: The Synthesis of Stable,Highly Functionalized 1,4-Diionic Nitrogen Betaines

The protonation of a highly reactive 1,4-dipole generated in the reaction between pyridine or isoquinoline and dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates by the acidic C-H group of (ethoxycarbonylmethyl) triphenylphosphonium bromide leads to a vinyl pyridinium cation derivatives, which undergo a carbon-centered Michael type addition with the conjugate base of the CH-acid to produce highly functionalized stable 1,4-diionic nitrogen betaines.     

Proton-induced lewis acidity of unsaturated iridium amides

Oxidation of Cp*Ir((rac-TsDPEN)H (DPEN = H2NCHPhCHPhNTs) with Cp2FePF6 or Ph3CPF6 in MeCN solution generates [Cp*Ir(TsDPEN)(NCMe)]PF6 ([1H(NCMe)]PF6) together with H2 and Ph3CH, respectively. Labeling studies revealed that the Ir-H was abstracted. The formation of a transient electrophilic species is implicated by the formation of a cyclometalated derivative. The labile species [1H(NCMe)]+ was also obtained by protonation of the diamido derivative Cp*Ir(TsDPEN-H) (1) in MeCN solution (BArF4- = B(C6H3-3,5-(CF3)2)4-). The unsaturated, "naked" cation [1H]BArF4 can be prepared by protonation of 1 with H(OEt2)2BArF4 in CH2Cl2 solution or by thermal elimination of MeCN from [1H(NCMe)]+. Crystallographic analysis confirms the structure of this 16e cation in [1H]BArF4. The formally unsaturated species 1 and [1H]BArF4 have strongly contrasting Lewis acidities, with the cation binding PPh3, CO, and NH3. 1 does not measurably bind these same ligands. [1H]BArF4 is reactive toward H2, at least in the absence of inhibiting donor ligands such as MeCN. [1H]BArF4 (CH2Cl2 solutions) catalyzes the addition of H2 to 1 by proton transfer from an apparent dihydrogen complex. This work demonstrates that the protonation activates the Lewis acidity of unsaturated Ir(III) amides, giving rise to novel organometallic Lewis acids.