Stable O,N-heterocyclic plumbylenes bearing sterically hindered o-amidophenolate ligands

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Unexpected chemistry in an attempted generation of a sterically hindered silene

In an attempt to synthesis a silene, stabilizer both electronically and by extreme steric bulk, two things of considerable interest were discovered: (1) perchlorate can function as a uniquely effective leaving group for alkylation on silicon, and (2) stable αhalosilyl carbanions can be generated through the aid of steric bulk.     

A sterically hindered cobalt o-iminobenzosemiquinone complex in the polymerization of vinyl monomers

The influence of bis[4,6-di-tert-butyl-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-o-iminobenzosemiquinonato]cobalt (II) on the radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate and styrene under the conditions of radical initiation by azo-bis-isobutyric acid dinitrile in the temperature range 70–90°C has been studied. The use of the cobalt complex containing redox-oxidized ligands leads to the suppression of autoacceleration of the polymerization of methyl methacrylate and to a linear increase in the molecular masses of the polymers with conversion. In the case of styrene polymerization, the control over the kinetics of the process and molecular weight characteristics of the polymers synthesized in the presence of the cobalt iminobenzosemiquinone complex is less pronounced.     

含N,O和S的Schiff碱配体的双核锌配合物的合成与晶体结构

本文合成了具有隔室构造的Schiff碱配体H3L(L^3^-=C11H11N6OS2^3^-), 并对其进行了元素分析, IR, ^1H NMR和MS等项表征。制备了该配体的分别由醋酸根和吡啶分子协配的两种锌的双核配合物, 对后者进行了X射线单晶结构分析。[Zn2L(OH)(py)2](py)2, P21/c, a=0.9195(1), b=2.3334(6), c=1.6111(3)nm,β=93.99(1)°, Z=4。结构用直接法解得, 最终的R=0.066。测定的结果表明,两锌原子间存在酚氧和羟基的两μ2-O-桥, 每个五配位的锌均具有四方锥型的配位构型。     

Zinc complex chemistry of N,N,O ligands providing a hydrophobic cavity

Three new highly substituted bis(2-picolyl)(2-hydroxybenzyl)amine ligands were synthesized, and their biomimetic zinc complex chemistry was explored. They have tert-butyl substituents at the 3-and 5-positions of their phenyl rings, and they bear one phenyl group (HL2), two methyl groups (HL3), or two phenyl groups (HL4) at the 6-positions of their pyridyl rings. Their reactions with hydrated zinc perchlorate yield three distinctively different complex types. L2 forms a trigonal-bipyramidal aqua complex, and L3, a square-pyramidal aqua complex. The substituents on L4 leave no room for a water ligand, and the resulting zinc complex is trigonal-monopyramidal with a vacant coordination site. The water ligands on the L2Zn and L3Zn units can be replaced by anionic halide, thiocyanate, p-nitrophenolate, benzoate, and organophosphate as well as uncharged pyridine ligands. The L4Zn unit forms labile halide, p-nitrophenolate, and pyridine complexes. Triethylamine converts the aqua complexes to the labile hydroxides L2Zn-OH and L3Zn-OH, and in polar media [L3Zn-OH2]+ seems to be in equilibrium with L3Zn-OH. The hydroxides, but not the water complexes, effect the hydrolytic cleavage of tris(p-nitrophenyl) phosphate to bis(p-nitrophenyl) phosphate. The kinetic investigation of the cleavage reactions has shown them to be second-order reactions, thereby supporting the proposed four-center mechanism.     

Utilizing o-quinone methide chemistry: synthesis of sterically hindered acridin-4-ols

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Synthesis and structures of some sterically hindered zinc complexes containing 6-membered and rings

Zinc β-diketiminates containing the N,N′-chelating ligand [{N(SiMe₃)C(Ph)}₂CH]⁻ (≡LL⁻) [Zn(LL)(μ-Cl)]₂ (1) and [ZnEt(LL)thf] (2) were prepared from 2ZnCl₂ + [Li(LL)]₂ and ZnEt₂ + H(LL), respectively. The new phenols 2-(N-R-piperazinyl-N′-methyl)-4,6-di-tert-butylphenol [R = Ph (3a), Me (3b)] and 2,2-[μ-N,N′-piperazindiyldimethyl]-bis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenol) (4) were obtained from 2,4-tBu₂C₆H₃OH, (CH₂O)_n and the appropriate piperazine. Zinc phenoxides 5, 7 and 8 were derived from 2ZnEt₂ with 2(3a), 2(3b) and 4, respectively. Controlled methanolysis of 5 furnished the bis(phenoxo)zinc compound Zn[OC₆H₂tBu₂-2,4-{CH₂N(CH₂CH₂)₂NPh}-6]₂ (6). The X-ray structures of the crystalline zinc compounds 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8, are presented; each of 5-8 contains two six-membered rings. The centrosymmetric molecule 1 has a rhomboidal (ZnCl)₂ core with exceptionally different Zn-Cl and Zn-Cl′ bond lengths of 2.248(1) and 2.509(1) Å, respectively. None of 1, 2 or 5-8 was an effective catalyst for the copolymerisation of an oxirane and CO₂.     

Synthesis of sterically hindered phenolic compounds from indole and its derivatives

Reactions of 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl acetate with indole and its derivatives gave a series of sterically hindered phenolic compounds having various functional groups. The products are potentially capable of inhibiting radical chain oxidation processes according to different mechanisms.     

A highly active Suzuki catalyst for the synthesis of sterically hindered biaryls: novel ligand coordination

A catalyst system for the preparation of biaryls containing four ortho substituents via Suzuki coupling is described. The combination of a catalytic quantity of Pd2(dba)3 with either an electron-rich biarylphosphine or DPEPhos is effective using a wide range of substrates. The X-ray crystal structure of (dba)Pd(2-(9-phenanthryl)phenyl-dicyclohexylphosphine), in which the Pd is coordinated to the 9,10-double bond of the phenanthryl group, is also reported.     

Structural and functional mimic of galactose oxidase by a copper complex of a sterically demanding [N2O2] ligand

A structural and functional mimic of the galactose oxidase (GOase) enzyme active-site by a copper complex supported over a sterically demanding ligand having [N2O2] donor sites is reported. Specifically, the binding of the histidine (496 and 581) and tyrosine (272 and 495) residues to the copper center in a square-pyramidal fashion in the active-site of galactose oxidase (GOase) enzyme has been modeled in a copper complex, ([(3-tert-butyl-5-methyl-2-hydoxybenzyl)(3'-tert-butyl-5'-methyl-2'-oxobenzyl)(2-pyridylmethyl)]amine)Cu(OAc)) (1b), stabilized over a sterically demanding ligand in which the two phenolate-O atoms mimicked the tyrosine binding while an amine-N and pyridyl-N atoms emulated the histidine binding to the metal center, similar to that in the enzyme active-site. Furthermore, the copper complex 1b is found to be an effective functional model of the enzyme as it efficiently catalyzed the chemoselective oxidation of primary alcohols to aldehydes in high turnover numbers under ambient conditions. An insight into the nature of the active-species was obtained by EPR and CV studies, which in conjunction with the DFT studies, revealed that the active-species is an anti-ferromagnetically coupled diamagnetic radical cation, (1)1b+, obtained by one electron oxidation at the equatorial phenolate-O atom of the ligand in the 1b complex.     

A stepwise degradation of sterically hindered CpCo-cyclobutadiene complexes

Sterically hindered CpCo stabilized cyclobutadiene complexes 4 were oxidized by ceric ammonium nitrate to yield the dinitratocobalt complexes 5. The thermolysis of 5a and the reaction of 5a with tert-butyl isocyanide as well as NaBH4 is reported.     

Diversity of new structural types in polynuclear iron chemistry with a tridentate N,N,O ligand

The syntheses, crystal structures, and magnetochemical characterization of four new iron clusters [Fe7O4(O2CPh)11(dmem)2] (1), [Fe7O4(O2CMe)11(dmem)2] (2), [Fe6O2(OH)4(O2CBut)8(dmem)2] (3), and [Fe3O(O2CBut)2(N3)3(dmem)2] (4) (dmemH=Me2NCH2CH2N(Me)CH2CH2OH)=2-{[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]methylamino}ethanol) are reported. The reaction of dmemH with [Fe3O(O2CR)6(H2O)3](NO3) (R=Ph (1), Me (2), and But (3)) gave 1, 2, and 3, respectively, whereas 4 was obtained from the reaction of 3 with sodium azide. The complexes all possess rare or novel core topologies. The core of 1 comprises two [Fe4(mu3-O)2]8+ butterfly units sharing a common body Fe atom. The core of 2 consists of a [Fe3O3] ring with each doubly bridging O2- ion becoming mu3 by also bridging to a third, external Fe atom; a seventh Fe atom is attached on the outside of this core via an additional mu3-O2- ion. The core of 3 consists of a [Fe4(mu3-O)2]8+ butterfly unit with an Fe atom attached above and below this by bridging O atoms. Finally, the core of 4 is an isosceles triangle bridged by a mu3-O2- ion with a rare T-shaped geometry and with the azide groups all bound terminally. Variable-temperature, solid-state dc, and ac magnetization studies were carried out on complexes 1-4 in the 5.0-300 K range. Fitting of the obtained magnetization (M) vs field (H) and temperature (T) data by matrix diagonalization and including only axial anisotropy (zero-field splitting) established that 1, 2, and 4 each possess an S=5/2 ground state spin, whereas 3 has an S=5 ground state. As is usually the case, good fits of the magnetization data could be obtained with both positive and negative D values. To obtain more accurate values and to determine the sign of D, high-frequency EPR studies were carried out on single crystals of representative complexes 1.4MeCN and 3.2MeCN, and these gave D=+0.62 cm-1 and |E|>or=0.067 cm-1 for 1.4MeCN and D=-0.25 cm-1 for 3.2MeCN. The magnetic susceptibility data for 4 were fit to the theoretical chiM vs T expression derived by the use of an isotropic Heisenberg spin Hamiltonian and the Van Vleck equation, and this revealed the pairwise exchange parameters to be antiferromagnetic with values of Ja=-3.6 cm-1 and Jb=-45.9 cm-1. The combined results demonstrate the ligating flexibility of dmem and its usefulness in the synthesis of a variety of Fex molecular species.     

Bis-olefin-rhodium(I) complexes of a tripod ligand with an O,O,O-donor set

The organometallic anion [(C₅H₅)Co{P(O)(OC₂H₅)₂}₃]⁻ reacts as a tridentate oxygen ligand L⁻ with [{RhCl(diolefin)}₂] (diolefin = 1,5-cyclooctadiene, norbornadiene, tetrafluorobenzobarrelene, trimethyltetrafluorobenzobarrelene, duroquinone) and with [{RhCl(C₂H₄)₂}₂] in hexane or in acetone in the presence of AgClO₄ to give air stable compounds of the type [LRh(diolefin)] and [LRh(C₂H₄)₂]. These novel five-coordinate Rh¹ complexes are fluxional molecules. They have been characterized by elemental analysis, and ¹H NMR, IR and mass spectroscopy.     

Some highly sterically hindered organo-silanols and -siloxanes

Reaction of the iodides TsiSiMe₂I and TsiSiPh₂I, (Tsi  (Me₃Si)₃C) with AgClO₄ in t-BuOH provides a route to the silanols TsiSiMe₂OH and (Me₃Si)₂-C(SiPh₂Me)(SiMe₂OH), respectively. TsiSiMe₂OH gives the disiloxane TsiSiMe₂OSiMe₃ when treated with either (a) Me₃SiOClO₃ (prepared in situ from AgClO₄ and Me₃SiCl) in benzene, (b) Me₃SiI (in the presence of a little (Me₃Si)₂-NH), (c) O,N-bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide, or (d) MeLi followed by Me₃SiCl. It does not react with Me₃SiCl, but with Me₂SiCl₂ gives TsiSiMe₂OSiMe₂Cl, and with CH₃COCl gives TsiSiMe₂OCOCH₃. The disiloxane is stable to methanolic acid or base, but reacts with KOH in H₂O/Me₂SO and with CF₃COOH to give TsiSiMe₂OH. The disiloxane (Me₃Si)₂C(SiPh₂Me)(SiMe₂OSiMe₃) is formed by treatment of (Me₃Si)₂C(SiPh₂Me)(SiMe₂OH) with Me₃SiI/(Me₃Si)₂NH. Treatment of TsiSiPhMeI with AgClO₄ in t-BuOH gives the silanols TsiSiPhMeOH and (Me₃Si)₂C(SiPhMe₂)(SiMe₂OH) (which with Me₃SiI/(Me₃Si)₂NH give the corresponding disiloxanes) along with some of the t-butoxide (Me₃Si)₂C(SiPhMe₂)(SiMe₂OBu^t).     

Synthesis and properties of sterically hindered hydroxystyrlpyridines

A number of new sterically hindered hydroxystyrylpyridines were synthesized, and their antioxidative activity as a function of structure was studied. The antitumorigenic characteristics of three of the synthesized compounds are given.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1660–1664, December, 1971.The authors thank L. S. Vasil'eva, R. F. D'yachkovskaya, and N. A. Zakharova for their assistance in this research.     

Fulleropyrrolidine-containing sterically hindered phenol. Synthesis,structure, and properties

Fulleropyrrolidine containing a sterically hindered phenolic fragment was synthesized by the reaction of fullerene C₆₀ with N-methylglycine and 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde. Electrochemical reduction of fulleropyrrolidine-containing phenol 1 and the corresponding phenoxide ion proceeded stepwise to form stable radical anions, dianions, and trianions. The radical anion (g = 2.0000) and the phenoxyl radical (g = 2.0045) obtained by chemical oxidation with lead dioxide were identified by ESR spectroscopy. The electron affinity of fulleropyrrolidine was estimated at 2.58 eV. For the phenoxide ion, the electrochemical gap was determined (E = E _I ^ox – E _I ^red = 0.47 V). The heats of formation and the energies of the frontier orbitals of fulleropyrrolidine and its transformation products were evaluated by the PM3 method.