Evaluation of lipase from Candida rugosa in the resolution of endo-(±)-1,8,9,10,11,11-hexachloropentacyclo[6.2.1.13,6.02,7.05,9]dodecan-4-alcohol

endo-(±)-1,8,9,10,11,11-Hexachloropentacyclo[6.2.1.1^3,6.0^2,7.0^5,9]dodecan-4-ol (±)-7 and exo-(±)-1,8,9,10,11,11-hexachloropentacyclo[6.2.1.1^3,6.0^2,7.0^5,9]dodecan-4-ol (±)-4 have been prepared and the enantiomeric enrichment capacity of the lipase from Candida rugosa in the transesterification with vinyl acetate of these compounds was evaluated. It was verified that the lipase recognize only the alcohol (±)-7, producing endo-(+)-1,8,9,10,11,11-hexachloropentacyclo[6.2.1.1^3,6.0^2,7.0^5,9]dodecan-4-yl acetate (+)-8 with ee >95% and conversion of 44% as the only product.     

Ruthenium(II) and iron(II) complexes of N-pyridyl substituted imidazolin-2-ylidenes

N-mesityl-N′-pyridyl-imidazolium chloride 1a and the corresponding bromide salt 1b have been deprotonated with NaH in THF giving the free N-heterocyclic carbene N-mesityl-N′-pyridyl-imidazolin-2-ylidene 2 in 80% yield (starting from 1a). Imidazolium salt 1a reacts with RuCl₃ · xH₂O to give a racemic mixture of dinuclear di-μ-chloro bridged ruthenium complexes [(κ²-2)₂Ru(μ-Cl)₂Ru(κ²-2)₂]²⁺ [3a]²⁺. The carbene carbon atoms as well as the halides are arranged in cis-positions to each other whereas the nitrogen atoms adopt a trans-configuration. The di-μ-bromo bridged derivative [(κ²-2)₂Ru(μ-Br)₂Ru(κ²-2)₂]²⁺ [3b]²⁺ was obtained from RuCl₃ · xH₂O and 1b. The bridging halide ligands can be removed by the reaction with silver or sodium salts of bidentate Lewis acids. Complex [3a]²⁺ reacts with silver pyridylcarboxylate to give a racemic mixture of the mononuclear complex [4]⁺. Reaction of [3a]²⁺ with the sodium salt of l-proline resulted in a diastereomeric mixture of complexes [5]⁺. The free N-heterocyclic carbene 2 reacts with [FeCl₂(PPh₃)₂] to give after anion exchange with NaBPh₄ cis/cis/trans coordinated [Fe(κ²-2)₂(MeCN)₂](BPh₄)₂ [6](BPh₄)₂. The molecular structures of [3b](PF₆)₂, [4]PF₆ and [6](BPh₄)₂ · H₂O are reported.     

Cp Me5P6C5[M(CO)5]3: Ungewöhnliche reaktion des tricyclischen hexaphosphans Cp2P6 mit M(CO)5thf (M = Cr,W)

3,4-Bis[pentamethylcyclopentadienyl]tricyclo-[3.1.0.0^2,6] hexaphosphane 1 reacts with Cr(CO)₅thf or W(CO)₅thf to give the zwitterionic chromium complex 1,9,10-tris(pentacarbonylchromium)−3,4,5,6,11-pentamethyl-7-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl-3,4,5,6,11-pentacarba-penta-cyclo-[6.1. 1.^1,8.1^3,6.O^2,7.0^10,11 ]-4-en-7-ium-9-id-undeca-phosphane 2 and the analogous tungsten compound 3, respectively. The basic structures of 2 and 3 are similar to the cunean-moiety of the Hittorf-modification of phosphorus.     

Computational study of radical cations of saturated compounds with sigma-type and pi-type N-N bonds.

Geometrical and electronic properties have been calculated and are compared with experimental data for three saturated diaza compounds and their radical cations and dications. The molecular geometries in the different oxidation states are consistently reproduced very well using the B3PW91 and B3LYP three-parameter density functional methods, with a modest 6-31G* basis set. The performance of the pure density functionals BLYP and BPW91 is less satisfactory. The Hartree-Fock method yields excellent results in some cases but poor results in others. Ionization potentials and electron-nuclear hyperfine interactions are reproduced moderately well with B3LYP and B3PW91. Electronic excitation energies calculated with time-dependent density functional theory agree very well with experiment in most cases. For 2,7-diazatetracyclo[6.2.2.2(3,6).0(2,7)]tetradecane 2 and its radical cation and dication, the reorganization parameters for self-electron exchange were calculated and compared with experimental and earlier computed data. The calculations allow a good estimate of the different contributions to the energy barrier, i.e., the internal and solvent reorganization energies and the work term in the case of 2+/2++.     

Acetolysis of the trifluoromethanesulphonates of syn-12-hydroxyaldrin and syn-12-hydroxyisodrin and their dihydro derivatives : Reduction in neighbouring double bond participation effected by chlorine substituents

Acetolysis rates of the trifluoromethanesulphonates of two geometric isomers of hexachlorotetracyclo[6.2.1.1^3,6.O^2,7]dodeca-4,9-dien-12-ol (6, 8; syn-12-hydroxyaldrin, syn-12-hydroxy-isodrin) and of two geometric isomers of hexachlorotetracyclo[6.2.1.1^3,6.O^2,7dodec-9-en-12-ol (7,9; syn-12-hydroxy-4, 5-dihydroaldrin, syn-12-hydroxy-4,5-hydroisodrin) have been determined. The results show that neighbouring double bond participation by a —ClCCCl— grouping that is juxtaposed to an incipient secondary carbenium ion (> CH·OSO₂CF₃ is negligible compared with that seen in the non-chlorinated prototypes containing an analogously-situated —CHCH— grouping (e.g.4). The products of acctolysis of 8 and 9 were acetates of the original carbocyclic ring system, but the acctolysis of 6 at 64° yielded, as the sole rearranged product, a hexachloropentacyclo[7.2.1.O^2,8.O^3,5.O⁴]dodecen-6-yl acetatc10. The major products of acetolysis at 64° of 7 were a mixture of two isomeric hexachlorotetracyclol[6.3.1.O^2,9.O^3,7]dodecen-11-yl acetates(17,18) and a hexachloropentacyclo[6.4.0.O^2,10.O^3,7.O^9,11 dodec-4-ene 15; these were each formed via an initial bridging reaction and subsequent rearrangement steps. The factors that dictate the nature of products formed from each compound are discussed, and probable pathways to each are delineated.     

Electrostatic forces that determine O,O-trans versus O,S-cis conformers in the aminated porphyrin complexes of Cd(N-NHCO-2-C4H3O-tpp)(OAc) and Cd(N-NHCO-2-C4H3S-tpp)(OAc)

Two new diamagnetic, mononuclear and aminated porphyrin complexes of O,O-trans-Cd (3-trans) and O,S-cis-Cd (4-cis) have been synthesized and characterized by ¹H, ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The crystal structures of (acetato)(N-2-furancarboxamido-meso-tetraphenylporphyrinato)cadmium(II) [Cd(N-NHCO-2-C₄H₃O-tpp)(OAc); 3-trans] and (acetato)(N-2-thiophenecarboxamido-meso-tetraphenylporphyrinato)cadmium(II) [Cd(N-NHCO-2-C₄H₃S-tpp)(OAc); 4-cis] were determined. The coordination sphere around Cd²⁺ is a distorted square-based pyramid in which the apical site is occupied by a bidentate chelating OAc⁻ group for 3-trans and 4-cis. The plane of three pyrrole nitrogen atoms [i.e., N(1), N(2), N(4) for 3-trans and N(1), N(2), N(3) for 4-cis] strongly bonded to Cd²⁺ is adopted as a reference plane 3N. The N(3) and N(4) pyrrole rings bearing the 2-furancarboxamido (Fr) and 2-thiophenecarboxamido groups in 3-trans and 4-cis, respectively, deviate mostly from the 3N plane, thus orienting separately with a dihedral angle of 33.4° and of 31.0°. In 3-trans, Cd²⁺ and N(5) are located on different sides at 1.06 and −1.49 Å from its 3N plane, while in 4-cis, Cd²⁺ and N(5) are also located on different sides at 1.04 and −1.53 Å from its 3N plane. An attractive electrostatic interaction between the Cd²⁺ and O(4)⁻ atoms in furan stabilizes the O,O-trans conformer of 3. A repulsive electrostatic interaction between Cd²⁺ and S(1)⁺ destabilizes the O,S-trans conformer of 4. Both of these repulsive and the mutually attractive interactions between S(1)⁺ and O(3)⁻ atoms favor the O,S-cis rotamer of 4 both in the vapor phase and in low polarity solvents. NOE difference spectroscopy, HMQC and HMBC were employed for the unambiguous assignment of the ¹H and ¹³C NMR resonances of 3-trans and 4-cis in CDCl₃ at 20 and −50 °C.     

Proton Affinities of Cationic Carbone Adducts [AC(PPh3)2]+ (A=Halogen,Hydrogen, Methyl) and Unusual Electronic Structures of the Cations and Dications [AC(H)(PPh3)2]2+

This work reports the syntheses and the first crystal structures of the cationic carbone adducts [FC(PPh₃)₂]⁺ and [BrC(PPh₃)₂]⁺ and the protonated dication [FC(H)(PPh₃)₂]²⁺, which are derived from the carbone C(PPh₃)₂. Quantum chemical calculations and bonding analyses were carried out for the series of cations [AC(PPh₃)₂]⁺ and dications [AC(H)(PPh₃)₂]²⁺, where A=H, Me, F, Cl, Br, I. The bonding analysis suggests that the cations are best described as phosphane complexes L→(CA)⁺←L (L=PPh₃), which are related to the neutral borylene adducts L→(BA)←L (L=cyclic carbene; A=H, aryl) that were recently isolated. The carbone adducts [AC(PPh₃)₂]⁺ possess a π electron lone pair at carbon and they can easily be protonated to the dications [AC(H)(PPh₃)₂]²⁺. The calculations of the dications indicate that the molecules are best represented as complexes L→(CHA)²⁺←L (L=PPh₃) where a carbene dication is stabilized by the ligands. The central carbon atom in the cations and even in the dications carries a negative partial charge, which is larger than the negative charge at fluorine. There is also the peculiar situation in which the carbon–fluorine bonds in [FC(PPh₃)₂]⁺ and [FC(H)(PPh₃)₂]²⁺ exhibit the expected polarity with the negative end at fluorine, but the carbon atom has a larger negative charge than fluorine. Given the similarity of carbodiphosphorane C(PPh₃)₂ and carbodicarbene C(NHC)₂, we expect that analogous compounds [AC(NHC)₂]⁺ and [AC(H)(NHC)₂]²⁺ with similar features as [AC(PPh₃)₂]⁺ and [AC(H)(PPh₃)₂]²⁺ can be isolated.     

Phenylation of the 5,11-diazaditwistane nucleus

A simple phenylation of the 5,11-diazatetracyclo[6.2.2.0^2,7 0^4,9]dodecane system (5,11-diazaditwistane) is described. Phenylative decarboxylation of 5,11-biscarbethoxy-5,11-diazatetracyclo[6.2.2.0^2,7 .0^4,9]dodecane-2,9-dicarboxylic acid ( 3 ) with lead tetraacetate in benzene affords the 2,9-diphenyl analogue ( 4 ). Hydrolysis yields 2,9-diphenyl-5,11-diazatetracyclo-[6.2.2.0^2,7.0^4,9]dodecane ( 5 ), whereas lithium aluminum hydride affords the 5,11-dimethyl analogue ( 6 ).     

Five-membered 2,3-dioxo heterocycles: XCII. Reaction of 3-aroyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzoxazine-1,2,4-triones with ethyl (2Z)-(3,3-dimethyl-8-oxo-2-azaspiro[4.5]deca-6,9-dien-1-ylidene)ethanoate. Synthesis of bridged analogs of pyrrolizidine alkaloids

3-Aroyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzoxazine-1,2,4-triones reacted with ethyl (2Z)-(3,3-dimethyl-8-oxo-2-azaspiro[4.5]deca-6,9-dien-1-ylidene)acetate to give ethyl 6′-aryl-2′-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-11′,11′-dimethyl-3′,4,4′,13′-tetraoxospiro[2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,9′-(7′-oxa-2′,12′-diazatetracyclo[6.5.1.0^1,5.0^8,12]tetradec-5′-ene)]-14′-carboxylates whose structure was confirmed by X-ray analysis. The products may be regarded as bridged analogs of pyrrolizidine alkaloids, 7′-oxa-2′,12′-diazatetracyclo[6.5.1.01,5.08,12]tetradecanes.     

4,7,13,16,21,24-Hexaoxa-1,10-diazoniabicyclo[8.8.8]-hexacosane Bis[tetrabromoiron(III)]: Synthesis and Crystal Structure

A new complex salt, 4,7,13,16,21,24-hexaoxa-1,10-diazoniabicyclo[8.8.8]-hexacosane bis[tetrabromoiron(III)], [H₂(Crypt-222)]²⁺ · 2[FeBr₄]^? (I), is synthesized, and its crystal structure is studied using X-ray diffraction analysis (space group C2, a = 13.605 Å, b = 11.144 Å, c = 12.977 Å, β = 117.27°, Z = 2, direct method, full-matrix least-squares method in the anisotropic approximation, R = 0.074 for 2673 reflections, CAD4 automated diffractometer, λMoK _αradiation). In the structure of salt I, the tetrahedral [FeBr₄]^? anion is somewhat distorted. The 2.2.2-cryptand dication (with two protonated nitrogen atoms) lies on the crystallo-graphic axis 2and contains N⁺-H(?O)₃ trifurcate hydrogen bonds.     

Structures and stabilities of [C3H2]+ ˙ and [C3H2]2+ ions

Ab initio molecular orbital theory using basis sets up to 6-311G^{* *}, with electron correlation incorporated via configuration interaction calculations with single and double substitutions, has been used to study the structures and energies of the C₃H₂ monocation and dication. In agreement with recent experimental observations, we find evidence for stable cyclic and linear isomers of [C₃H₂]^{+ ˙}. The cyclic structure (, a) represents the global minimum on the [C₃H₂]^{+ ˙} potential energy surface. The linear isomer (, b) lies somewhat higher in energy, 53 kJ mol^?1 above a. The calculated heat of formation for [HCCCH]^{+ ˙} (1369 kJ mol^?1) is in good agreement with a recent experimental value (1377 kJ mol^?1). For the [C₃H₂]²⁺ dication, the lowest energy isomer corresponds to the linear [HCCCH]²⁺ singlet (h). Other singlet and triplet isomers are found not to be competitive in energy. The [HCCCH]²⁺ dication (h) is calculated to be thermodynamically stable with respect to deprotonation and with respect to C? C cleavage into CCH⁺ + CH⁺. The predicted stability is consistent with the frequent observation of [C₃H₂]²⁺ in mass spectrometric experiments. Comparison of our calculated ionization energies for the process [C₃H₂]^{+ ˙} → [C₃H₂]²⁺ with the Q_min values derived from charge-stripping experiments suggests that the ionization is accompanied by a significant change in structure.     

Zur Photochemie von (Z,Z)-2,7-Cyclodecadien-1-on und 4,8-Cyclododecadien-1-on. Synthese und Eigenschaften von Tricyclo[5.3.0.02,8]decan-Systemen

On the Photochemistry of (Z,Z)-2,7-Cyclodecadien-1-one and 4,8-Cyclododecadien-1-one. Synthesis and Properties of Tricyclo[5.3.0.0^2,8]decane Systems Irradiation of (Z,Z)-2,7-cyclodecadien-1-one ( 3 ) yields (Z,Z)-3,7-cyclodecadien-1-one ( 12 ) or tricyclo-[5.3.0.0^2,8]decan-4-one ( 16 ), depending on the reaction conditions. Irradiation of 4,8-cyclododecadien-1-one ( 28 ) results also in a light-induced transannular [2 + 2] cycloaddition, yielding tetracyclo[7.3.0.0^2,100^3,6]dodecan-1-one ( 30 ). Starting from 16 , the preparation of tricyclo[5.3.0.0^2,8]dec-4-ene ( 19 ), tricyclo[5.3.0.0^2,8]dec-4-ene ( 21 ) and tricyclo[5.3.0.0^2,8]deca-3,5-diene ( 24 ) is described. The ¹H-NMR and ¹³C? NMR spectra of the newly prepared compounds are discussed. In the case of 19, 21 , and 24 , the electronic structure is discussed on hand of their PE spectra.     

Inclusion of methylviologen dication in a cadmium tetracyanoplatinate host clathrate showing photochromism and photoluminescence modulation

A cadmium tetracyanoplatinate host clathrate, (MV)[Cd₂{Pt(CN)₄}₃]?2(H₂O) (1), including a methylviologen dication (MV²⁺) was synthesized, and the crystal structures, photochromic and photoluminescence properties were investigated. In 1, the alternatively parallel stacking between the MV²⁺ dications as electron acceptors in the channels and the electron donors [Pt1(CN)₄]^2– units in the host frameworks give a unique donor-acceptor (DA) system. Under UV irradiation, the electron transfer between MV²⁺ and [Pt(CN)₄]^2– ions generates MV^·+ radicals with a photochromic behavior from pale-yellow to blue. This process occurs through single-crystal-to-single-crystal (SCSC) transformation and obvious structure variation of viologen cations is successfully observed. Moreover, the spectral overlap between the emission bands of 1 and the absorption around 623 nm for the MV^·+ radicals leads to a modulation of the photoluminescence.     

Ruthenium monoterpyridine complexes with 2,6-bis(benzoxazol-2-yl)pyridine as an ancillary ligand: Synthesis,structure and spectral studies

Ruthenium monoterpyridine complexes, [1]⁺ and [2]²⁺, with 2,6-bis(benzoxazol-2-yl)pyridine as an ancillary ligand, L, have been synthesized and characterized by UV–Vis, FT-IR and ¹H NMR spectroscopic techniques. The formulations of the complexes were confirmed by the single crystal structure of their perchlorate salts. In both complexes, the Ru^II center is hexa-coordinated in a distorted geometry. In complex [1]⁺, the ancillary ligand L behaves as a bidentate ligand; in [2]²⁺, however, it binds the metal center as a tridentate ligand. The central pyridine nitrogen of terpyridine (N_p,trpy) is in a cis position with respect to the central pyridine nitrogen of the ancillary ligand (N_p,benz) in complex [1]⁺ and in a trans-position in complex [2]²⁺. The cis orientation of N_p,trpy and N_p,benz in complex [1]⁺ forces L to behave as bidentate. The quasi-reversible Ru^II/Ru^III couple appears at 0.90 and 1.44 V versus SCE in the case of complex [1]⁺ and [2]²⁺, respectively. [1]⁺, in the presence of aqueous AgNO₃, affords [2]²⁺ through an intramolecular dissociative interchange pathway.     

Reactions of the 1-halo-7-(2-hydroxyethoxy)cycloheptenes and the 3-halo-4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)bicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-enes with potassium t-butoxide

Reactions of 1 - bromo - 7 - (2 - hydroxyethoxy)cycloheptene 2 and its chloro analogue 3 with potassium t-butoxide in dimethyl sulphoxide or tetrahydrofuran gave cycloheptatriene and cis - 8,11 - dioxabicyclo[5.4.0]undec - 2 - ene 18 as the major products together with small amounts of the trans-isomer 17,8,11-dioxabicyclo[5.4.0]undec - 1(7) - ene 14, 8,11 - dioxabicyclo[5.4.0] - undec - 1 - ene 19, cyclohept - 2 - enone ethylene ketal 15, cyclohept - 3 - enone ethylene ketal 16, and 1- and 2 - t - butoxycyclohepta - 1,3 - diene 20. Similar reactions of 3 - bromo - and 3 - chloro - 4 - (2 - hydroxyethoxy)bicyclo[3.2.1]oct - 2 - ene 4 and 5 gave 4,7 - dioxatricyclo[7.2.1.0^3,8]dodeca - 2 - ene 26 as the major product together with small amounts of 3,6 - dioxatricyclo[7.2.1.0^2,7]dodeca - 2(7) - ene 27 and bicyclo[3.2.1]oct - 3 - ene - 2 - one ethylene ketal 28. Mechanisms for these transformations are discussed.     

Simple NMR method for assigning relative stereochemistry of bridged bicyclo[3.n.1]-2-enes and tricyclo[7.n.1.0]-2-enes

The stereochemistry of syn and anti-forms of bridged bicyclo[3.n.1]-2-ene, tricyclo[7.n.1.0]-2-ene (n=1-3) and bicyclo[4.3.1]dec-7-ene derivatives can be assigned from the ¹³C chemical shift difference of the double bond. Both syn-9-R-bicyclo[3.3.1]non-2-enes and syn-13-R-tricyclo[7.3.1.0^2,7]tridec-2(7)-enes have a large shielding difference between sp² carbons, while the corresponding anti-forms have a smaller one. In contrast, 8-R-bicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-enes and 12-R-tricyclo[7.2.1.0^2,7]dodec-2(7)-enes have an inverse correlation. The reason of this specificity is the influence of the γ-gauche effect on the chemical shift of C(2) atom. The GIAO theory has been applied to investigate the ¹³C chemical shifts. The conformational equilibrium in the formamide group of 13-formylamino-tricyclo[7.3.1.0^2,7]tridec-2(7)-enes has been studied.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of octaaquaerbium(III) 4,7,13,16,21,24-Hexaoxa-1,10-diazoniabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane pentabromide hydrate

A new complex salt [Er(H₂O)₈]³⁺·[H₂(Crypt-222)]²⁺·5Br^?·1.5H₂O(I) is synthesized, and its crystal structure is studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis (space group P2₁, a = 8.315 Å, b = 32.000 Å, c = 8.383 Å, β = 120.03°, Z = 2; direct method, anisotropic full-matrix least-squares approximation, R = 0.050 for 3755 independent reflections; CAD4 automated diffractometer, λMoK _α radiation). The structural units of crystal I are complex cations [Er(H₂O)₈]³⁺, disordered dications of the 2.2.2-cryptand (with two protonated nitrogen atoms), Br^? anions, and water molecules. The coordination polyhedron of the Er³⁺ cation is a tetragonal antiprism with the oxygen atoms of eight water molecules at its vertices. The disordered [H₂(Crypt-222)]²⁺ dication contains trifurcate hydrogen bonds N⁺-H(?O)₃.     

Thermal isomerizations of cis,anti,cis-tricyclo[6.4.0.0]dodec-3-ene to trans- and cis,endo-tricyclo[6.2.2.0]dodec-9-ene: diradical conformations and stereochemical outcomes in [1,3] carbon shifts

The gas-phase thermal isomerizations at 315 °C of cis,anti,cis-tricyclo[6.4.0.0^2,7]dodec-3-ene to trans-tricyclo[6.2.2.0^2,7]dodec-9-ene and to cis,endo-tricyclo[6.2.2.0^2,7]dodec-9-ene favor the former, the more geometrically strained product, by a ratio of 2.4:1. These products correspond to suprafacial inversion (si) and suprafacial retention (sr) stereochemical outcomes. The reaction stereochemistry shown by the 11-carbon homolog, cis,anti,cis-tricyclo[6.3.0.0^2,7]undec-3-ene, is strikingly different: the [1,3] carbon shift takes place to give only the ‘forbidden’ sr product. Two related bicyclic vinylcyclobutanes, 8-deuterio- and 8-exo-methylbicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-enes, evidence contrasting reaction stereochemical predilections in [1,3] shifts, but the 12-carbon tricyclic system and the 8-exo-methyl bicyclic analog isomerize with the same si:sr ratio! These observations prompt fresh considerations of structural influences on conformational preferences available to the alkyl, allyl diradical reactive intermediates involved.     

Metastable ion studies. IV—thermochemistry and ion structures among fragmenting [C3H6]+· ions

Metastable ion peak shapes, dimensions and relative abundances have been measured for the three fragmentations [C₃H₆]⁺· → [C₃H₄]⁺· + H₂, [C₃H₆]⁺· → [C₃H₅]⁺ + H· and [C₃H₆]⁺· → [C₃H₃]⁺ + H₂ + H·. [C₃H₆]⁺· ions were derived from propene, cyclopropane, tetrahydrofuran, cyclohexanone, 2-methyl but-1-ene and cis-pent-2-ene. Activation energies for these fragmentations have been evaluated. Three daughter ion dissociations ([C₃H₅]⁺ → [C₃H₃]⁺ + H₂, [C₃H₅]⁺ → [C₃H₄]⁺· + H· and [C₃H₄]⁺· → [C₃H₃]⁺ + H·) have been similarly examined. Ion structures have been determined and the metastable energy releases have been correlated with the thermochemical data. It is concluded that the molecular ions of propene and cyclopropane become structurally indistinguishable prior to fragmentation and that differences in their metastable ion characteristics can be ascribed wholly to internal energy differences; the latter can be correlated with the photoelectron spectra of the isomers. The pathway for the consecutive fragmentation which generates the metastable ion peak (m/e 42 → m/e.39) has been shown to be It is likewise concluded that fragmentating [C₃H₆]⁺· ions generated from the various precursor molecules are also structurally indistinguishable and cannot be classified with either molecular ion of the isomeric C₃H₆ hydrocarbons.     

Metal binding studies using spiroacetal thiacrown ethers

The binding ability of a series of spiroacetal thiacrown ethers with Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Cs⁺, Co²⁺, Cd²⁺, Ag⁺ and Pb²⁺ is reported. The thiacrown ethers showed an affinity for the heavy metals. The interaction of the three thiacrown ethers 1-3 and [Al(acac)₃] 5, [Co(NH₃)₅NO₂](BPh₄)₂6 and [Co(en)₃](BPh₄)₃7 complexes is also investigated.