Osmium liquid-phase catalysts for hydrogenolysis of saturated hydrocarbons and hydrogenation of arenes

Reduction of OsO₄ by molecular hydrogen in alkane (cycloalkane) or benzene (toluene) solution produces small-ligand clusters of osmium of composition Os_1.5–2.5. CH_0–2 with a particle size 10–40 Å and a specific surface area of 34–46 m²/g. Hydrogenation of dry catalyst produces methane. The small-ligand osmium clusters obtained effectively catalyze hydrogenolysis of alkanes and cycloalkanes at 100–150°C and =5 MPa and hydrogenation of benzene at 20°C and =0.1 MPa.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2428–2433, November, 1989.     

Effect of solvent on reactions of coordination complexes. Part 12: Kinetics and mechanism of chloride substitution reactions ofcis-(chloro)(2-aminoethanol)bis(ethylenediamine) cobalt(III) andcis-(chloro)(1-aminopropan-2-ol)-bis(ethylenediamine) cobalt(III) ions in acidic and basic ethylene glycol-water media

Summary The loss of chloride ion from the title complexes resulted in the predominant formation of the chelated amino-alcohol productscis-[Co(en)₂(NH₂CH₂CH(X)O/H)]^2+/3+ (X=H or Me). The kinetics of chloride release were investigated in aqueous ethylene glycol (EG) media (0 to 80% by wt of EG) at 40°–65°C in acidic media and at 20°–35°C in basic media. The rate constants decreased linearly with increasing mol fraction of the cosolvent. The plots of log kversus D _s ^–1 (S_s=bulk dielectric constant, k=first order or second order rate constants) were essentially linear with negative slopes for the reactions in an acidic medium, and tended to be curved for the base catalysed reactions. The activation enthalpies and entropiesversus X_EG (X_EG=mol fraction of EG) plots indicated extrema which might be associated with the effects of the solvent structural changes on these thermodynamic parameters. The observed solvent isotope effect at 50°C, [HClO₄]=0.010 mol dm^–3 for Cl^– release was lower than the value for the aquation ofcis-[Co(en)₂(alkylamine)Cl]²⁺ complexes reported in the literature. This is consistent with the lack of direct solvent molecule participation in the actual act of substitution at the cobalt(III) centre, as expected for a true intramolecular reaction.Part-11: A. C. Dash and J. Pradhan,Ind. J. Chem.,29A, 167 (1990).     

Solid-solute phase equilibria in aqueous solutions,VIII: The standard gibbs energy of La2(CO3)3·8H2O

The solubilities of lanthanum carbonate La₂(CO₃)₃·8H₂O in solutionsS ₀([H⁺]=H mol kg^–1, [Na⁺]=(I–H) mol kg^–1, [ClO ₄ ^– ]=I mol kg^–1) at various fixed partial pressures of CO₂ have been investigated at 25.0 °C. The hydrogen ion molality and the total molality of La(III) ion in equilibrium with the solid phase were determined by e.m.f. and analytical methods, respectively. The stoichiometric solubility constants

Structure of products of the addition of methane- and ethane-sulfenyl chlorides to acrylic acid derivatives

Conclusions When alkanesulfenyl chlorides are added to acrylic derivatives CH₂=CHR (R=COOH, COOCH₃, COOCH₃ CN, CONH₂ a mixture of the isomers and is formed and the proportions of these depend on the nature of the substituent R.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1069–1075, June, 1966.     

The effect of pressure on the dissociation of boric acid and sodium borate ion pairs at 25°C

A high pressure UV-visible spectrophotometer was used to determine the dissociation constant of boric acid using an indicator technique. The measurements were made at 25°C and at ionic strengths of 0.1 and 1.0m over a pressure range of 1 to 2000 atm. Extrapolation to I=0 gave a thermodynamic dissociation constant of 5.16×10^–10 at 1 atm. The pressure dependence yielded a partial molal volume change of –28.9 and –31.8 cm³-mol^–1 and a compressibility change of –3.1 and –4.8×10^–3 cm³-mol^–1-atm^–1 for the dissociation at I=0.1 and 1.0m, respectively. The association constant for the formation of the sodium borate ion pair was determined by comparing the acid constants in tetramethylammonium chloride to those in sodium chloride solutions. Extrapolation to I=0 yielded a K_A for [NaB(OH)₄] of 0.64 at 1 atm. The pressure dependence of K_A gave and for the formation of the ion pair.     

Kinetics and mechanism of the oxidation of hydrogen peroxide by the octacyanotungstate(V) ion in alkaline aqueous media

Summary The oxidation of H₂O₂ by [W(CN)₈]^3– has been studied in aqueous media between pH 7.87 and 12.10 using both conventional and stopped-flow spectrophotometry. The reaction proceeds without generation of free radicals. The experimental overall rate law, , strongly suggests two types of mechanisms. The first pathway, characterized by the pH-dependent rate constant k _s, given by , involves the formation of [W(CN)₈· H₂O₂]^3–, [W(CN)₈· H₂O₂·W(CN)₈]^6– and [W(CN)₈· HO]^3– intermediates in rapid pre-equilibria steps, and is followed by a one-electron transfer step involving [W(CN)₈·HO]^3– (k _a) and its conjugate base [W(CN)₈·O]^4– (k _b). At 25 °C, I = 0.20 m (NaCl), the rate constant with H _a =40±6kJmol^–1 and S _a =–151±22JK^–1mol^–1; the rate constant with H _b =36±1kJmol^–1 and S _b =–136±2JK^–1mol^–1 at 25 °C, I = 0.20 m (NaCl); the acid dissociation constant of [W(CN)₈·HO]^3–, K ₅ =(5.9±1.7)×10^–10 m, with and is the first acid dissociation constant of H₂O₂. The second pathway, with rate constant, k _f, involves the formation of [W(CN)₈· HO₂]^4– and is followed by a formal two-electron redox process with [W(CN)₈]^3–. The pH-dependent rate constant, k _f, is given by . The rate constant k ₇ =23±6m ^–1 s ^–1 with and at 25°C, I = 0.20 m (NaCl).     

1-organyl-3-(2-vinyloxyethoxymethyl)silatranes

Conclusions The reaction of N-[2-hydroxy-2-(2-vinyloxyethoxymethyl)ethyl]-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amine with organyltriethoxysilanes at 20–40°C gave previously unreported 1-organyl-3-(2-vinyloxy-ethoxymethy)silatranes, (R=CH₃, ClCH₂, CH₂=CH, C₆H₅, C₂H₅O).Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 740–742, March, 1989.     

Square-Planar Nickel(II) O,O′-Dialkyldithiophosphato Complexes with Triphenylphosphine of the Type [NiX(S2P{OR}2)(PPh3)] (X = Cl,Br, I and NCS)

A series of new [NiX(S₂P{O-c-Hex}₂)(PPh₃)](X = Cl^–, Br^–, I^– and NCS^–)(1)–(4) and [Ni(NCS)(S₂P{OR}₂)(PPh₃)][R =n-Pr (5), i-Pr (6)] complexes has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, f.i.r., i.r., u.v.–vis., ¹H-, ¹³C{¹H}- and ³¹P{¹H}-n.m.r. spectra, magnetochemical and conductivity measurements. A single crystal X-ray analysis of [Ni(NCS)(S₂P{O-n-Pr}₂)(PPh₃)](5) reveals the molecular structure of the complex and confirms a square-planar geometry around the central atom of nickel with the NCS anion coordinated via the nitrogen atom.     

Dissociation Constants for Citric Acid in NaCl and KCl Solutions and their Mixtures at 25 °C

The constants for the dissociation of citric acid (H₃C) have been determined from potentiometric titrations in aqueous NaCl and KCl solutions and their mixtures as a function of ionic strength (0.05–4.5 mol-dm^–3) at 25 °C. The stoichiometric dissociation constants (K_i^*)

Oxidative homolysis of organochromium(III) macrocyclic complexes

Summary Organochromium complexes, [CrRL(H₂O)]²⁺] (L = 1,4,8,12-tetraazacyclopentadecane; R = 1°- or 2°-alkyl, or para-substituted benzyl), are oxidized to [CrRL(H₂O)]³⁺, which rapidly decomposes (k ₃ > 10² s^–1) by homolysis of the Cr-C bond. Rate constants of the oxidation of these complexes by [IrCl₆]^2– range from 2.20 × 10^–1 (R = Me) to 4.60 × 10⁵ (R = 4-MeC₆H₄CH₂)dm³ mol^–1 s^–1. A very negative reaction constant (–4.3) is found for the oxidation of para-substituted benzlchromium(III) complexes which, in conjunction with the results of product analysis, indicates a [Cr^III/R^.] type transition state.     

Kinetics and mechanism of hydrolysis ofcis-bis(ethylenediamine)imidazole(salicylato)cobalt(III) ion

Summary The kinetics of aquation and base hydrolysis reactions ofcis-[(en)₂Co(imH)O₂CC₆H₄OH-o-o]²⁺ (imH = imidazole) have been investigated in a medium of 1.0 M ionic strength, In the 0,1–1,0 M [H⁺] range (60–70°) aquation proceedsvia spontaneous and acid catalysed paths . In the 0,05–1.0 M [OH^–] range (30–40°), the complex exists predominantly as the bis-deprotonated species,cis-[(en)₂Co(im)O₂CC₆H₄O-o], and the pseudo-first-order rate constant fits the relationship k_obs = k_b + k_b° [OH^–] satisfactorily. The labilizing action of coordinated imidazolate anion(im^–) on the cobalt(III)-bound salicylate is 10³ times stronger than that of imidazole. The mechanism is essentially I_d in the aquation paths and SN₁cb (Co-O bond fission) in the alkali independent and dependent paths respectively.     

Zur Kenntnis der Organophosphorverbindungen. XV. Darstellung und Reaktionen von Trimethylsilylestern der Phosphinsäuren

On Organophosphorus Compounds. XV. Preparation and Reactions of Trimethylsilyl Esters of Phosphinic Acids Trimethylsilylesters of Phosphinic acids R₂P(X)YSi(CH₃)₃ (R ? CH₃, C₂H₅, C₃H₇, t?C₄H₉, C₆H₅; X, Y ? O, S) were prepared by 7 different methods as in some cases easily hydrolysable but thermally remarkably stable compounds. The properties and some reactions of these substances are reported, their structures confirmed by IR? as well as ¹H- and ³¹P-NMR-spectroscopy. Dimethylsilylen-bis(phosphinic acid esters) were obtained according to \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ 2{\rm R}_{2} {\rm P(\rm X)\rm ONH}_{4} + {\rm R}_{\rm 2} {\rm SiCl}_{2} \to 2{\rm E NH}_{4} {\rm Cl + R}_{2} {\rm P(X) - O - SiR}_{2} - {\rm O - P(X)R}_{2} ({\rm R = CH}_{3};{\rm X = O,S}) $\end{document}.     

The reactions of methyl radicals with atomic and molecular oxygen

The reaction of methyl radicals with atomic and molecular oxygen was studied with a photoionization mass spectrometer. The methyl radicals were generated by reacting oxygen atoms with ethylene in a fast-flow tube reactor. The rate constant for the reaction of methyl radicals with oxygen atoms was (1.0 ± 0.2) × 10^?10 cm³/molec · sec with no significant variation with temperature over the range of 259–341°K. The reaction of methyl radicals with molecular oxygen involves both a two-body reaction, having a rate constant \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$\begin{array}{*{20}c} {k_{{\rm 3a}} = (10^{- 12.54 \pm 0.35})\exp [(- 940 \pm 250)T^{- 1}]} & {{\rm cm}^{\rm 3} /{\rm molec} \cdot {\rm sec}} \end{array}$\end{document} and a three-body recombination having a negative temperature dependence. The methyl peroxy radical could be observed at its steady-state concentration. The rate constants determined at low pressures are compatible with the values determined at higher pressures by flash photolysis. Formaldehyde appears to be a major product of the two-body reaction of CH₃ with O₂, and also of the reaction of CH₃O₂ with oxygen atoms.     

Polymerization of silylacetylenes by W and Mo catalysts

Polymerization of HC?CSiMe₃ homologues (HC?CSiMe₂R; R = n-C₆H₁₃, CH₂CH₂Ph, CH₂Ph, Ph, and t-Bu) was studied by use of W and Mo catalysts. W catalysts provided polymers in good yields from all these monomers. Mo catalysts gave mainly a polymer from HC?CSiMe₂–t-Bu, but virturally only cyclotrimers from sterically less croweded monomers (R = n-C₆H₁₃, CH₂CH₂Ph, CH₂Ph, and Ph). Polymers with flexible R groups (n-C₆H₁₃, CH₂CH₂Ph, and CH₂Ph) were totally soluble, their number-average molecular weights being 7000–18,000. Polymers with inflexible R groups (Ph and t-Bu) were partly insoluble. Every polymer was a yellow rubber or powder, and had the structure, \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \rlap{--} [{\rm CH} = {\rm C}\left( {{\rm SiMe}_{\rm 2} {\rm R}} \right)\rlap{--} ]_n $\end{document}. The results were compared with the polymerization and polymer of HC?CSiMe₃.     

O,O′-dialkyl and alkylene dithiophosphate derivatives of silver(I). X-ray crystal structure of [Ag{S2POCH2CMe2CH2O} PPh3]2 · 2H2O

Silver(I) dialkyl/alkylene dithiophosphates of the types [Ag{S₂P(OR)₂}] and [Ag{S₂P(OGO)}] (where R = –Pr ⁿ ; G = –CMe₂CH₂CHMe–, –CH₂CMe₂CH₂–, –CMe₂CMe₂– or –CH₂CH₂CHMe–) have been prepared by treating an aqueous solution of AgNO₃ with ammonia salts of the respective dithiophosphoric acid. The derivatives form 1:1 adducts readily with 2,2-bipyridine or Ph₃P in CH₂Cl₂ solution. These novel complexes have been characterized by elemental analyses, molecular weight measurements and spectral (i.r., ¹H- and ³¹P-n.m.r.) studies. The crystal structure of [Ag{S₂POCH₂CMe₂CH₂O · PPh₃]₂ · 2H₂O exhibits an unsymmetrical attachment of the silver(I) to the ligand moiety.     

Homolytic replacement of a hydrogen atom in 2-methylquinoline by A 1,3-dioxolanyl residue

The reaction of 1,3-dioxolane with sulfuric-acid-protonated 2-methylquinoline initiated by the ROOH + Fe²⁺ system [where R = H, (CH₃)₃C, or C₆H₅C(CH₃)₂] at 5–10 °C in water forms 4-(1,3-dioxacyclopent-2-yl)-2-methylquinoline and 4-(1,3-dioxacy-clopent-4-yl)-2-methylquinoline. The selectivity of the formation of the first reaction product increases on passing from hydrogen peroxide to cumyl and tert-butyl hydroperoxide and with an increase in the pH of the medium.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 25–28, January, 1984.     

Synthesis and study of 4-aminopyrazolones (5)

Some 4-N-thioureido- and -ureido derivatives are synthesized by reacting 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-aminopyrazolone(5) hydrochloride at 40–50°, in alcohol solution, with potassium thiocyanate in the presence of sodium acetate plus carbon disulfide, phenylisothiocyanate, and hexamethylenediisocyanate. Acetylation of 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-aminopyrazolone(5) with C₁–C₈ aliphatic carboxylic acids takes place under more drastic conditions at 100–150°, to give the corresponding 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-acylaminopyrazolones(5), isolated in 40–60% yield. The UV spectra of the compounds studied are investigated.For Part I, see [1].     

2-(Trialkoxysilylalkylthio)ethyl vinyl sulfides

Conclusions Trialkoxysilylalkanethiols (CH₃O)₃Si(CH₂)_nSH (n=1–3) react with divinyl sulfide at 100–110° to give 2-(trialkoxysilylalkylthio)ethyl vinyl sulfides (CH₃O)₃Si(CH₂)_nS (CH₂)₂SCH=CH₂ in high yield. The reactivity of the trialkoxysilylalkanethiols decreases with increase in the number of CH₂ groups between the S and Si atoms. A second molecule of the organosilicon thiol acids adds with difficulty to divinyl sulfide to give the diadduct.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 197–199, January, 1977.     

Synthesis and properties of polyamides and polyamidoesters based on bis-[N-alkyl-(or aryl-)aminomethyl]-phosphonic acids

Conclusions The activity of bis-[N-alkyl-(or aryl)-aminomethyl] phosphonic acids of the general formula (RNHCH₂)₂ in the interfacial polycondensation reaction with bisphenol A has been studied.In their activity the diamines studied can be placed in the following series: R=C₆H₅CH₂, C₄H₉, C₆H₅, C₃H₇.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 633–636, March, 1969.     

Iodine Hydrolysis Equilibrium

The equilibrium constant for the hydrolytic disproportionation of I₂