The catalytic system [(Cp2TiCl)2]:LiAlH4 in aromatic solvents,Part II. Formation of η3-allyltitanocene derivatives in the presence of dienes — their structure and e.s.r. spectra

Summary The addition of dienes to the system [(Cp₂TiCl)₂] LiAlH₄toluene changes the system so that the complex [Cp₂TiAlH₄] is quantitatively formed instead of a titanocene hydride — aluminium hydride cluster. The complex [Cp₂TiAlH₄] is further converted into ³-allyltitanocene derivatives ([Cp₂TiA]) if the diene structure is suitable for formation of stable [Cp₂TiA] compounds and if the equilibrium [Cp₂TiAlH₄]+diene[Cp₂TiA]+A1H₃ is shifted towards the formation of [Cp₂TiA] by the excess of diene. All the compounds [Cp₂TiA] exhibit high-resolution e.s.r. spectra at g=1.993, showing interaction of the unpaired electron with the cyclopentadienyl and ³-allyl protons. The e.s.r. spectra clearly reveal the presence of alkyl substituents atsyn-1,3-positions of ³-allyl ligand, and show a triplet of multiplets for (³-allyl)titanocene, doublets of multiplets for (1-alkyl-³-allyl)titanocenes and single multiplets for (1,3-dialkyl-³-allyl)-titanocenes. thermal isomerization of (1,3-dimethyl-³-allyl)-titanocene and (1-methyl-3-ethyl-³-allyl)titanocene, hitherto considered as the stable Cp₂TiA compounds, into (1-alkyl-³-allyl)titanocenes was confirmed by e.s.r. and electronic absorption spectroscopy as well as by chemical means.     

Reductive coupling of hydantoins with benzophenones by low-valent titanium: Synthesis of 4-substituted 1H-imidazol-2(3H)-ones and unusual two-to-two coupled products

The reductive coupling of 1,3-dimethyhydantoin with benzophenones by TiCl₄-Zn in THF gave 4-diarylmethyl-1H-imidazol-2(3H)-ones as four-electron reduced one-to-one coupled products and their dimers as two-to-two coupled products predominantly by controlling the reaction conditions. The reductive coupling of 5-alkyl-1,3-dimethyhydantoins with benzophenones produced 5-alkyl-4-diarylmethyl-1H-imidazol-2(3H)-ones as the sole products irrespective to the reaction conditions. On the other hand, the reductive coupling of 1,3-dimethyhydantoin with cyclic benzophenones selectively 4-arylhydroxymethyl-1H-imidazol-2(3H)-ones as two-electron reduced one-to-one coupled products and they were further reduced to 4-diarylmethyl-1H-imidazol-2(3H)-ones.     

Synthesis of quinazolin-4(3H)-ones and 1,2-dihydroquinazolin-4(3H)-ones with the aid of a low-valent titanium reagent

A short and facile synthesis of a series of quinazolin-4(3H)-ones and 1,2-dihydroquinazolin-4(3H)-ones was accomplished in good yields via the novel reductive cyclization of o-nitrobenzamides and triethyl orthoformate, aldehydes or ketones promoted by TiCl₄/Zn.     

An efficient one-step synthesis of 2-arylquinolin-4(1H)-ones with the aid of a low-valent titanium reagent

A short and facile synthesis of a series of 2-arylquinolin-4(1H)-ones was accomplished in good yields via the novel reductive cyclization of 2-nitrochalcones promoted by TiCl₄/Zn. This method has the advantages of accessible starting materials, one-step procedure, convenient manipulation, and moderate to high yields.     

Electron paramagnetic resonance study of the TiCl4/Al(i-C4H9)3 system

Toluene solutions of titanium tetrachloride-triisobutyl aluminium varying in molar ratio from 1: 3 to 1: 30 are studied by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy at 77 K. It is shown that the stepwise reduction of Ti(IV) to Ti(III) occurs under these conditions, resulting in the formation of TI ₂ ⁷⁺ and TI ₂ ⁶⁺ heterovalent compounds. A feasible mechanism for the interaction between TiCl₄ and Al(i-Bu)₃ is proposed.     

Reductive dehalogenation of α-halogenated carbonyl and cyano compounds with the hexamethyldisilane/tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium system

Treatment of α-halogenated carbonyl or cyano compounds with hexamethyldisilane in the presence of catalytic amounts of tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)-palladium gives the corresponding parent carbonyl or cyano compounds in excellent yields via oxy-π-allyl(trimethylsilyl)palladium intermediates.     

Ionization of fluoromethanes: CHF3 and CF4. A Green function study and an (e, 2e) spectroscopic investigation

A Green's function study has been performed on CHF₃ and CF₄. Theoretical results are compared with (e 2e) spectral data. Previous assignment of valence-shell orbitals is confirmed and a splitting of the innermost ionizations over many shake-up terms in experimental and theoretical results on both molecules.     

Nanocomposite particles with core-shell morphology II. An investigation into the affecting parameters on preparation of Fe3O4-poly (butyl acrylate-styrene) particles via miniemulsion polymerization

The encapsulation of inorganic particles with polymers is desirable for many applications in order to improve the stability of the encapsulated products and disperse ability in different media. Colloidal particles with magnetic properties have become increasingly important both technologically and for fundamental studies. This is due to their tunable anisotropic. In the absence of an applied magnetic field, the particles have isotropic sphere dispersion, whereas in an external magnetic field the particles form anisotropic structures. Here, latexes containing nanocomposite particles of styrene-butyl acrylate/Fe₃O₄ with core-shell structure were prepared through miniemulsion polymerization technique. Magnetic composite nanospheres with high magnetic content were synthesized through miniemulsion polymerization using a new process based on a three-steps preparation route including two miniemulsion processes: (1) preparing a dispersion of oleic acid coated magnetite particles in water; (2) mixing of modified magnetite particles with styrene/butyl acrylate in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), sorbitane mono oleate (Span 80), hexadecane (HD) and (3) miniemulsification of the modified Fe₃O₄ into the monomer droplets to reach to complete encapsulation. Subsequent polymerization generated magnetic nanocomposite spheres. Hence, the copolymerization reaction was performed on the surface of such particles in order to obtain core-shell morphology for these nanoparticles, which were characterized by several techniques such as TEM, SEM, DLS, TGA, VSM and FT-IR. The magnetic copolymer particles with diameter of 120-170 nm were obtained. The effect of several parameters such as magnetite, surfactants and hydrophobe amounts on the stability, particle size and magnetization were investigated and also optimized.     

Novel resolution of the anthracyclinone intermediate by the use of (2r, 3r)-(+)- and (2s, 3s)-(-).1,4-bis(4-chlorobenzyloxy)butane-2,3-diol: a simple and efficient synthesis of optically pure 4-demethoxydaunomycinone and 4-demethoxyadriamycinone

(±)-7-Deoxy-4-demethoxydaunomycinone((±)-3) was found to be cleanly resolved by forming a mixture of the diastereomereic acetals((-)-9and(+)-10 or(+)-9 and(-)-10)with the title vicinal-diol(+)-or ( )-5), affording optically pure (R)-( )-3. The resolving agents (( + )- and ( )-5) were readily synthesized from unnatural(2S,3S)-(-)-tartaric acid((-)-6)or D-(-)-mannitol and natural (2R,3R)-(+)-tartaric acid((+)6), respectively. The undesired enantiomer ((S)-(+ )-3) obtained by the optical resolution could be racemized by heating with trifluoromethanesulfonic acid in aq acetic acid. Optically pure (R)-3 was elaborated to optically pure (+)-4-demethoxydaunomycinone ((+)-2b) and (+)-demethoxyadriamycinone ((+)-2a) by featuring highly stereoselective ( ? 20:1) introduction of the OH group into the C₇-position as a key step.     

Ionization of fluoromethanes: CHF3 and CF4. A Greens̀ function study and an (e, 2e) spectroscopic investigation

A Green's function study has been performed on CHF₃ and CF₄. Theoretical results are compared with (e 2e) spectral data. Previous assignment of valence-shell orbitals is confirmed and a splitting of the innermost ionizations over many shake-up terms in experimental and theoretical results on both molecules.     

An investigation of a sol-gel/melt transition: the poly(ethylene oxide)/methanol/LiClO4 system

The crossover behavior of 50 000 molar mass poly(ethylene oxide)/methanol solutions from dilute solution to the melt/gel was examined. At first this behavior was investigated without LiClO(4) and then reexamined with LiClO(4). To better understand this behavior, the dependencies of dynamic light scattering (specifically, photon correlation spectroscopy) measurement results on polymer concentration, on the scattering wave vector and on temperature, and the dependence of static light scattering results on the scattering wave vector were studied. This study produced interesting and important results about network structure and behavior in poly(ethylene oxide) solutions and melts generally and about the effects of LiClO(4) on this structure and behavior more particularly.     

A new insight into the mechanism of 1,3‐dienes cationic polymerization. II. Structure of poly(1,3‐pentadiene) synthesized with tBuCl/TiCl4 initiating system

The microstructure of poly(1,3‐pentadiene) synthesized by cationic polymerization of 1,3‐pentadiene with ^tBuCl/TiCl₄ initiating system is analyzed using one‐dimensional‐ and two‐dimensional‐NMR spectroscopy. It is shown that unsaturated part of chain contains only homo and mixed dyads with trans?1,4‐, trans?1,2‐, and cis?1,2‐structures with regular and inverse (head‐to‐head or tail‐to‐tail) enchainment, whereas cis?1,4‐ and 3,4‐units are totally absent. The new quantitative method for the calculation of content of different structural units in poly(1,3‐pentadiene)s based on the comparison of methyl region of ¹³C NMR spectra of original and hydrogenated polymer is proposed. The signals of tert‐butyl head and chloromethyl end groups are identified in a structure of poly(1,3‐pentadiene) chain and the new approaches for the quantitative calculation of number‐average functionality at the α‐ and ω‐end are proposed. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2013, 51, 3297–3307     

4-Substituted-3-alkyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,3-benzoxazin-2-ones. IV (2-4). Keto-Enol tautomerism of β-keto ester derivatives. Reaction of β-dicarbonyl compounds with diamines

A series of α-[3-alkyl-3,4-dihydro-2-oxo-2H-1,3-benzoxazin-4-yl]-β-keto ester derivatives 1 (Table I) were synthesized by the condensation of 3-alkyl-3,4-dihydro-4-hydroxy-2H-1,3-benzoxazine-2-ones 3 (2) with β-keto esters 4 in the presence of traces of mineral acids under azeotropic conditions. Condensation of 1 with hydrazines 5 gave pyrazolone derivatives 2 (Table II). Condensation of β-diketone derivatives 6 with hydrazines 5 and with 1,2-benzenediamine ( 8 ) resulted in the formation of pyrazoles ( 7a-c ) and diazepine derivatives 12 (Table III) and 13 , respectively.     

Chemistry of iron complexes—IX. I.r. and e.s.r. studies of triisothiocyanatobis(triarylphosphine/arsine oxide) iron(III) and their polynuclear metal complexes with mercury(II) chloride

Summary X-band e.s.r. and i.r. spectra of [Fe(NCS)₃(Ph₃PO)₂](1) and [Fe(NCS)₃(p-Tol₃AsO)₂](2), before and after heating to 100, 150 and 200° C (±2°C), were studied at room temperature. Reactions of (1) and (2) with HgCl₂ in Me₂CO form heteropolymetallic 13 (Fe:hg) complexes: [Fe(NCS)₃(Ph₃PO)₂(HgCl₂)₃]·2Me₂CO (3) and [Fe(NCS)₃(p-Tol₃AsO)₂(HgCl₂)₃]·H₂O (4). Room temperature i.r. and e.s.r. spectra of (3) and (4) have been studied.     

Reductive cross-coupling of 3-substituted delta 3-cephems with alkenyl halides in an Al/PbBr2/NiBr2(bpy) triplemetal redox system. Synthesis of 3-alkenyl-delta 3-cephems.

Synthesis of 3-alkenyl-delta 3-cephems was performed successfully by cross-coupling 3-(trifluoromethylsulfonyloxy or chloro)-delta 3-cephem with alkenyl halides, e.g., vinyl bromide, trans-1-bromo-1-propene, and trans-beta-bromostyrene in an Al/cat.PbBr2/cat.NiBr2(bpy)/NMP (or DMF) system. Reduction of 3-(trifluoromethylsulfonyloxy)-delta 3-cephem into norcephalosporin was also achieved by a similar reaction in the presence of 5 molar equiv of water. Scope and a plausible mechanism of the Al/Pb/Ni triplemetal-redox promoted reactions are discussed.