Asymmetric annellations—V Phenylacenes

An asymmetric annellation effect is recorded in passing from an acene to a phenylacene and then to a diphenylacene if the formation of an exocyclic electron quartet is possible. This is considered an important unit in a polycyclic system. The electronic structures are discussed involving a subdivision of the π-electrons into π and πβ electrons.     

Asymmetric annellation effects—II

The comparison of the U.V. absorption spectra of acenes, 1:2–3:4-dibenzacenes and tetrabenzacenes shows a strong asymmetric annellation effect. This is explained on the basic assumption that an aromatic sextet or benzenoid ring can transfer only two electrons to another ring. Three benzenoid rings can thus produce an induced aromatic sextet in an included ring of the type of the central ring in triphenylene.

The synthesis of tetrabenzotetracene is described.     

Annellation effects in the perylene and coronene series

Naphtho(2′:3′, 2:3)perylene (VIII), dinaphtho(2′:3′, 2:3); (2″:3″, 8:9)perylene (VII), anthraceno(1′:4′, 1:12)perylene(IV), 1:12-benzonaphtho(2″:3″, 2:3)perylene(II), 1:12-benzonaphtho (2″:3″, 4:5)perylene (III) and 1:12-benzodinaphtho(2″:3″, 2:3); (2″“:3″”,8:9)perylene (XV) were synthesized. There are two different annellation effects in passing from 1:12-benzoperylene (I) to II or III resp., the one in naphthocoronene (V) lies in between these two effects. The annellation effect in the perylene series cannot be related to the molecular axes but is easily explained by the strict application of Robinsons aromatic sextet.     

Synthesis and evaluation of thermal, photophysical and magnetic properties of novel starlike fullerene–organosilane macromolecules

Thermal, photophysical and magnetic properties of some novel fullerenol–silane adducts are described. Excellent improvement of thermal stability and high char yield due to the presence of silicon is the key feature of these adducts. Highest luminescence quenching due to maximum π–π electronic interactions between phenyl ring and fullerene are observed in the aromatic-silane adducts and the quenching ability of the aromatic ring reduces with further delocalization of the π-electrons as in naphthyl silane. The alkyl vinyl silane, on the other hand, records better fluorescence intensity owing to increase population of the electron density (+I effect) and non-effective charge transfer complex formation between isolated vinylic double bond and fullerene. Emission peak positions of these adducts are comparable to fullerenol because of control derivatization of fullerene ring causing less perturbation of the symmetric π-electronic system. These adducts are paramagnetic in nature with peaks around 3515 G and higher g-values (2.005–2.009) compared to fullerenol (1.985). The fullerenol–silane adducts are synthesized using fullerenol as substrate and different chloro and alkoxy silanes as silylating agents adopting simple nucleophilic displacement and transesterification reactions. All the fullerenol–silane adducts are characterized spectroscopically.     

Mittlere ringe-XIII Die intramolekulare acylierung der ω-(1-naphthyl)-fettsäuren

The intramolecular Friedel-Crafts cyclisation of ω-arylalkanoic acids, which is in the benzene series a valuable synthetic route to bicyclic ketones with medium-sized and large rings, has been investigated with ω-(1-naphthyl)alkanoyl chlorides. The lower members, including naphthyl-caproic acid, close the ring at position 2 to form IV. The higher homologous acids show a preference for annellation at 7, making available a new type of heteronuclear naphthalene cyclic ketones (VII). During cyclisation of ω-(1-naphthyl) decanoic acid, the 1,4 ring closure competes with the 1,7 type.

Steric hindrance of resonance as a consequence of “medium ring torsion” was studied in different classes of naphthocyclenones.     

The significance of benzenoid rings for the stability of aromatic hydrocarbons

The hitherto unknown tribenzotetracene(V) was synthesized and fitted into the series: heptacene(I), benzohexacene(II), the dibenzopentacenes III and IV, tribenzotetracene(V) and tetrabenzanthracene (VI). It is obvious that in the series I → VI the stability increases and the absorption bands shift to shorter wavelength with the number of benzenoid rings (marked with circles). In contrast to this the absorption spectra of the benzotetracenes show little change in the annellation series VII → V → VIII because the benzenoid rings were fused to double bond which are already localized.     

Annellation effects in the pyrene series and the classification of absorption spectra

The classification of absorption bands in the acene series (, p, β-bands) was first based on the annellation effect and later on the polarization of the bands with regard to the molecular axes (L_b,L_a,B_b,B_a-bands). Both give the same result since annelation axes and molecular axes coincide. This is not so in the pyrene series. Annellation axes and molecular axes are different and it is shown that the classification of bands can be based only on the annellation effects. Moreover, the electronic asymmetry of the pyrene system is demonstrated by a striking asymmetric annellation effect. A number of higher annellated pyrenes have been synthesized:

1·-benzonaphtho-(2″·3″ :6·7)-pyrene, dinaphto-(2'·3 :1·2)-(2″·3″:6·7)-pyrene, 1·14,4·5-dibenzo-pentacene, 5·,15·16-dibenzohexacene, 6·7,16·17-dibenzoheptacene, 1·16,4·5-dibenzohexacene and 7·8,17·18-dibenzo-octacene.     

Investigation of the association of the 1-dodecene-lauryl alcohol bicomponent system

The 1-dodecene-lauryl alcohol bicomponent system was investigated as an exemplary one, able to form the hydrogen-bonded mixed multimers, involving the olefinic double bond π-electrons. We applied the following analytical techniques: IR spectroscopy, dielectric permeativity measurements, and examinations taking advantage of the cellulose sorbents.     

On isomers and tautomers of Nitro-1-deazapurine: A DFT study

The 1-deazapurine molecules substituted by the NO₂ group at three different positions of the six-membered ring were subject of computational study performed at the B3LYP/cc-pVTZ level. For each substitution three tautomers were considered. The N3H tautomers are relatively instable in the gas and water phases which is due to significant decrease in aromaticity of the N3H forms. In the gas phase, the equilibria between the N7H and N9H tautomers are determined by a competition of the repulsive and attractive intermolecular interaction of different moieties of Nitro-1-deazapurine. The close neighborhood of the two tertiary N atoms and attractive close neighborhood of the tertiary N atom and the NH group result in preference of the N9H tautomer over the N7H one by ca. 3.5 kcal/mol. By comparing energy of different forms and proposed isodesmic reaction we showed that the Gibbs free energy of the attractive interaction between the NO₂ and HN groups is equal to ca. 1.0 kcal/mol, whereas the repulsive interaction between the NO₂ group and the tertiary N atom of the imidazole is equal to ca. 6.4 kcal/mol. It was shown also that the increase in dipole moment in the water media is the crucial effect influencing the N7H/N9H tautomeric equilibria of Nitro-1-deazapurines. For the three isomers dissolved in water, the two tautomers, N7H and N9H, are predicted to be observed and the former should dominate slightly for the 2-Nitro isomer whereas the latter for the 6-Nitro and 1-Nitro isomers. The NBO analysis showed that the NO₂ group withdraws 0.3 e of the σ-electrons from the pyridine ring of 1-deazapurine and has no influence on the σ-electrons of the imidazole ring. The NBO analysis shows also that the ratio between number of π-electrons which are withdrawed from imidazole vs. pyridine ring is characteristic for position of the substitution. The isodesmic reaction used revealed also that the NO₂ group destabilizes the N3H-1-deazapurine system, whereas it stabilizes the N7H- and N9H-1-deazapurine systems.     

Pros and cons of σ -aromaticity

A discussion of σ-aromaticity requires a distinction between σ-conjugation, σ-electron delocalization, and σ-bond delocalization, all of which can be considered as prerequisites of σ-aromatic character. All molecules with three or more atoms encounter σ-conjugative interactions. Also, all σ-electrons are delocalized if the term delocalization is taken in its quantum theoretical meaning. However, σ-conjugation and σ-electron delocalization do not necessarily imply σ-bond delocalization. - One can distinguish between three different modes of σ-delocalization: ribbon delocalization in acyclic molecules and larger rings, surface delocalization in small rings, and volume delocalization in cage compounds. Surface delocalization of σ-electrons is found to lead to σ-bond delocalization. An example is cyclopropane. Bonding in cyclopropane can only be described in terms of nonclassical 2-electron 3-center and 4-electron 3-center bonds. Application of the criteria used to define π-aromaticity reveals that the properties of cyclopropane are in line with these criteria and that the term σ-aromaticity cannot be rejected on the grounds that aromaticity is restricted to π-electrons. The pros and cons of using the term σ-aromaticity in chemical discussions are presented.     

The angle of twist between the two phenyl rings in the nematic liquid crystal 4-n-pentyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl

The NMR spectrum of the protons in the biphenyl group of 4-n-pentyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl (5CB), was obtained by Sinton et al. (1984, Molec, Phys., 53, 333) and analysed by them to give an angle of twist, φ_min, between the normals to the two phenyl rings of 30 ± 2°. Their analysis made the assumption that V(φ), the potential for rotation about the inter ring bond, is such that only the structures with the minimum energy need be considered when calculating averaged dipolar couplings. Re-analysis of their data by a method which allows for the whole of V(φ) to be sampled when averaging the dipolar couplings yields a value for φ_min of 38.4 ± 0.1°.     

Infrared spectroscopic study of a phenyl benzoate side group—methacrylate main chain polymeric liquid crystal

The temperature dependence of the infrared dichroism of a side chain polymeric liquid crystal was investigated for two homogeneously oriented samples, one aligned with a PVA coating and the other aligned by a magnetic field. From the apparent order parameters, it was found that the rotation of the mesogenic side group was restricted. Not only the rigid part of the side group, but also the alkyl chains were found to be partly ordered. Realignment of the side groups was observed in the case of the magnetically aligned sample at the smectic-nematic transition temperature. Unlike the other absorption bands, the C=O bond vibration band shifted to higher wavenumbers with increasing temperature. This behaviour was explained by the influence of the neighbouring mesogenic groups on the conjugation existing between the π-electron cloud of the benzene rings and the π-electrons of the C=O bond.     

Tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) thermochemolysis of 2-arylcoumaran lignin model compounds

Phenolic 2-arylcoumarans 1–6 were used to examine the behaviors of β-5 subunits in lignin during tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) thermochemolysis. Products were monitored by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. The process predominantly provided dimeric products with the opened hydrofuran ring. Substituent changes at the γ-position of ring A and at the 5-position of ring B had a large effect on the product compositions. 2-Arylcoumarans 1 and 6 with the γ-CH₂OH substituent predominantly gave 2,3,3′,4′-tetramethoxystilbenes involving the elimination of the γ-CH₂OH substituent, while 2–5 with the γ-CH₃ substituent gave a mixture of 2,3,3′,4′-tetramethoxy-α-methylstilbenes and α-methoxy-α-(3′,4′-dimethoxyphenyl)-β-(2,3-dimethoxyphenyl)propanes. Substituent –CHCHCH₃ on ring B remained unaffected. Substituents –CHCHCH₂OH and –COOH on ring B produced the corresponding methyl ether and ester, respectively, by methylation. The –CHCHCHO substituent on ring B was converted to the –CHO substituent.     

Ab initio structural trends and torsional sensitivity in n-hexane and comparisons with crystallographic structural results

The molecular structures of n-hexane were determined by RHF/4-21G ab initio geometry optimization at 30° grid points in its three-dimensional τ₁(C11–C8–C5–C1), τ₂(C14–C11–C8–C5), τ₃(C17–C14–C11–C8) conformational space. Of the resulting 12×12×12=1728 grid structures, 468 are symmetrically non-equivalent and were optimized constraining the torsions τ₁, τ₂, and τ₃ to the respective grid points, while all other structural parameters were relaxed without any constraints. From the results, complete parameter surfaces were constructed using natural cubic spline functions, which make it possible to calculate parameter gradients, |P|=[(∂P/∂τ_i)²+(∂P/∂τ_j)²]^1/2, where P is a C–C bond length or C–C–C angle. The parameter gradients provide an effective measure of the torsional sensitivity of the system and indicate that dynamic activities in one part of the molecule can significantly affect the density of states, and thus the contributions to vibrational entropy, in another part. This opens the possibility of dynamic entropic conformational steering in complex molecules; i.e. the generation of free energy contributions from dynamic effects of one part of a molecule on another. When the conformational trends in the calculated C–C bond lengths and C–C–C angles are compared with average parameters taken from some 900 crystallographic structures containing n-hexyl fragments or longer C–C bond sequences, some correlation between calculated and experimental trends in angles is found, in contrast to the bond lengths for which the two sets of data are in complete disagreement. The results confirm experiences often made in crystallography. That is, effects of temperature, crystal structure and packing, and molecular volume effects are manifested more clearly in bond lengths than bond angles which depend mainly on intramolecular properties. Frequency analyses of the τ₁, τ₂ and τ₃ torsional angles in the crystal structures show conformational steering in the sense that, if τ₁ is trans peri-planar (170°≤τ₁≤180°; −180°≤τ₁≤−170°), the values of τ₂ and τ₃ are clustered closely around the ideal gauche (±60°) and trans (±180°) positions. In contrast, when τ₁ is in the region (50°≤τ₁≤70°), there is a definite increase in the populations of τ₂ and τ₃ at −90 and −150°.     

Ionic polymers and oligomers with expanded π-conjugation system derived from through-space interaction in piperazinium ring

Reactions of N-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)-4-arylpyridinium chlorides (aryl (Ar) = phenyl and 4-pyridyl) with piperazines caused the ring opening of the pyridinium ring and yielded polymers that consisted of 5-piperazinium-3-aryl-penta-2,4-dienylideneammonium chloride units [N(CH(R)CH₂)₂N⁺(Cl⁻)CHCHC(Ar)CHCH, RH, Me, and phenyl]. However, the same reactions occurring in the presence of piperidine yielded oligomers that consisted of 5-piperazinium-3-aryl-penta-2,4-dienylideneammonium chloride units having piperidine and/or piperazine rings at both ends. ¹H NMR spectra suggested that π-electrons of the penta-2,4-dienylideneammonium group of the polymers and the oligomers were delocalized. UV-vis measurements revealed that the π-conjugation system expanded along the polymer and oligomer chains due to the orbital interaction between electrons on the two nitrogen atoms of the piperazinium ring. Conversion of the piperazinium ring from the boat form to the chair form caused decrease in the π-conjugation length. The rate constants of the conversion of the oligomers depended on their chain lengths. The surface of pellets that were molded from the polymers and oligomers exhibited metallic luster. These polymers and oligomers underwent electrochemical oxidation in solution.     

反式和顺式含磷稠环6,13-二硫丙基-5,12-二氧-6,13-二硫羰基-6a,7,13a,14-四氮-6,13-二磷杂二苯并(a,h)蒽烷的晶体结构

采用X射线分析测定了标题化合物的晶体结构和分子结构。化合物C_(20)H_(22)-O_2N_4P_2S4(1)为反式构型,M_r=540.63,正交晶系,空间群Pcab,a=7.255(2),b=18.297(3),c=18.576(2),V=2465.9 ~3,Z=4,D_c=1.456g/cm~(-3),最终偏离因子R=0.058,R_ω=0.049;化合物(2)为顺式构型,单斜晶系,空间群Ic,a=14.649(5),b=7.009(2),c=22.694(8),β=100.60(3)°,V=2290.1 ~3,Z=4,D_c=1.643g/cm~(-3),最终偏离因子R=0.061,R_ω=0.065。晶体结构测定结果表明,这对顺反异构体的构象明显不同:反式异构体的分子本身有对称中心且与晶体学对称中心重合,氧,氮,磷杂六员环为椅式构象,磷硫单键为轴向键,磷硫双键为平伏键;顺式异构体的分子本身无对称中心,两个氧氮磷杂六员环分别为椅式和船式构象,环上的磷硫单键为平伏键,磷硫双键为轴向键,与反式异构体恰恰相反。     

π-Relaxation of the ring strain: design of polycyclic unsaturated silicon molecules

Introduction of a double bond into cyclic silanes lowers the ring strain by the cyclic delocalization of π-electrons through the hyperconjugation with the σ bonds, which is favored by the high π-orbital energy of the SiSi bond and the low σ*-orbital energy of the Si-H bonds. The π-relaxation of strains significantly occurs in the small rings. Unsaturated small silicon ring molecules are less strained than the saturated ones and the unsaturated carbon congeners. We calculated a series of polycyclic silicon molecules to confirm the π-relaxation and suggested that some unknown molecules could be prepared due to the low strain.     

Crystal structure of Schiff base derivative of 2,2′-dihydroxybiphenyl-3-carbaldehyde with n-butylamine

Crystals of the Schiff base derivative of 2,2′-dihydroxybiphenyl-3-carbaldehyde with n-butylamine were examined using X-ray diffraction, FT-IR and CPMAS spectroscopy. Their space group is with a=8.377(2), b=12.214(2), c=14.774(3) Å, =76.62(3)°, β=81.34(3)°, γ=86.62(3)° and Z=4. The unit cell contains two symmetry-independent zwitterions. The hydrogen atom of the protonated N atom of the Schiff base is linked to the oxygen atom of the carbonyl group at position 2, which in turn is linked to the hydroxyl group by a short hydrogen bond [molecule A: NO=2.614(3), OO=2.520(3) Å; molecule B: NO=2.594(4), OO=2.526(3) Å]. The OHO⁻H⁺N bifurcated intramolecular hydrogen bonds are crystallographically asymmetric. The results of the FT-IR, ¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁵N NMR and CPMAS study of the crystals are in agreement with the X-ray data. Instead of a continuous absorption, only a broad band is found indicating relatively low proton polarizability in the two types of the cooperative relatively short intramolecular hydrogen bonds. The ¹⁵N NMR chemical shift indicates the protonation of the Schiff base.     

High resolution proton magnetic resonance spectra of tertiary alcohols related to 3-buten-1-ol and phenethyl alcohol

The OH proton resonance spectra of tertiary alcohols related to 3-buten-1-ol and phenethyl alcohol in carbon tetrachloride have been measured in wide range of concentration at 56·4 Mc/sec. The resonance position rises steadily to the higher applied magnetic field on dilution, owing to the dissociation of the associated alcohols. The chemical shifts at infinite dilution (δ₀), which are obtained by extrapolating the δ versus concentration curves and concerned with the pure monomer, are characteristic for the respective alcohols. The results are discussed with reference to the data from the infra-red spectroscopy and the δ_i of the hydroxyl group interacting with the ethylenic and the benzenoid π-electrons are obtained as 3·19 and 3·50 parts per million, respectively, from the proton of water used as an external standard. The difference may be attributed either to the higher basicity of the ethylenic compounds or to the diamagnetic effect by the ring current of the phenyl group.