Total synthesis of indole and dihydroindole alkaloids. VIII. Studies on the synthesis of bisindole alkaloids in the vinblastine-vincristine series. The chloroindolenine approach.

Studies on the syntheses of 18′-epi-4′-deoxo-4′-epivinblastine (IX, R = CO₂CH₃; R₁ = H), 18′-decarbomethoxy-18′-epi-4′-deoxo-4′-epivinblastine (IX, R = R₁ = H) and related analogues are described. The synthetic method employs a coupling reaction involving chloroindolenine derivatives of the cleavamine series (for example, III) with vindoline (V) under acidic conditions. The complete structures, including absolute configuration, of the resulting dimers are established by a combination of chemical and spectroscopic techniques, including X-ray analysis.     

Synthesis of New Multibenzo Oxygen–Sulfur Donor Macrocycles Containing Lactams at Room Temperature

Some new oxygen–sulfur, multibenzo macrocyclic ligands containing amide groups have been prepared using the macrocyclization process with the reaction of 2,2′-thiobis-[4-methyl(2-aminophenoxy)phenyl ether] as a symmetrical diamine with appropriate dicarboxylicacid dichlorides in moderate yields. This macrocyclization led to the formation of di- and tetramide macrocycles. These reactions were routinely carried out at ambient temperature in CH₂Cl₂ as solvent in high dilution without template effect conditions. It is found that sulfur the atom affects the rigidity of the macrocycles and diastereotopicity of nuclei in the ring of these series of macrocyclic compounds.     

Total synthesis of indole and dihydroindole alkaloids. IX. Studies on the synthesis of bisindole alkaloids in the vinblastine-vincristine series. The biogenetic approach.

A detailed study of the reaction of catharanthine N-oxide and vindoline has been carried out employing various conditions. Under optimum conditions, which involve low temperatures and trifluoroacetic anhydride as reagent, 3′, 4′-dehydrovinblastine (XIII, R = COOCH₃), in reasonable yields is essentially the exclusive product. However two additional products, 18′ (epi)- 3′, 4′-dehydrovinblastine (XIV, R = COOCH₃) and 1′-hydroxy- 3′, 4′-dehydrovinblastine (XVI, R = COOCH₃) are also often isolated. The reaction, which follows the course of a Polonovski-type fragmentation process, has been extended to the N-oxide derivatives of dihydrocatharanthine and decarbomethoxycatharanthine to provide again a series of bisindole alkaloid derivatives, also vinblastines. A mechanistic rationale is provided to explain the various results obtained.     

Umsetzung von Metall- und Metalloidverbindungen mit mehrfunktionellen Molekülen. XLI. Synthese von 9-Bora-10-oxa-phenanthrenen,Bis(2′-oxy-terphenylyl)halogenoboranen und Bis(9-bora-10-oxa-phenanthrenyl)-oxiden

Reaction of Metal and Metalloid Compounds with Polyfunctional Molecules. XLI. Synthesis of 9-Bora-10-oxa-phenanthrenes, Bis(2′-oxy-terphenylyl)halogenoboranes, and Bis(9-bora-10-oxa-phenanthrenyl)oxides The reaction of 2′-hydroxy-m-terphenyl and 2-hydroxy-biphenyl resp. with n-C₄H₉Li and Na resp. and subsequent addition of trihalogenoboranes yields 9-halogeno-9-bora-10-oxa-phenanthrenes 1, 2, 5 and A besides 9-2′-oxy-m-terphenylyl-9-bora-10-oxa-phenanthrene 3 and bis-(9-bora-10-oxa-phenanthrenyl)oxides 4 and 6 . Under somewhat different reaction conditions one obtains also the bis(2′-oxy-terphenylyl)halogenoboranes 7 and 8 , tris(2-oxy-biphenylyl)-borane 9 and t-butyl-chloro-(2-oxy-biphenylyl)borane 10. 11 results from reaction of 2 with lithated hexamethyldisilazane. The compounds are characterized analytically and spectroscopically (¹H, ¹¹B-nmr spectra; mass spectra). For 4 and 6 X-ray analyses were performed.     

Neuartige Cycloadditionsreaktionen von 2- und 4-Vinylpyridin mit N-Alkyl-maleinimiden

4-Vinylpyridine ( 1a ) combines with 3 moles of dienophilic N-alkyl-maleinimides ( 2 ) in the presence of polymerization inhibitors. The first step of the reaction probably consists of 1:1-addition with participation of an aromatic double bond, comparable to the analogous behavior of styrene and its derivatives under similar conditions. The unstable intermediates 3 , like other Schiff bases (imines), add 2 further moles of the N-alkyl-maleinimides forming the spiro compounds 4 . These are split in an acidic medium into the N-alkyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline-7,8-dicarboximides ( 5 ), and N,N′-dialkyl-2-butene-1,2,3,4-tetracarboxylic 1,2,:3,4-diimides ( 6 ). LiAlH₄ reduction of these two types of compounds leads to N-alkyl-1 H-(3,4-d)-pyrrolo-2,3,3a,4,5,9b-hexahydroisoquinolines ( 7 ) and to N,N′dialkyl-3,3′-bipyrrolidyls ( 8A ) and their dehydro-products 8B , respectively. From the reaction of 2-vinylpyridine ( 1b ) with N-alkyl-maleinimides ( 2 ) the 1:2-addition products 9 can be isolated in the presence of polymerization inhibitors, which are derivatives of N-alkyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-5,6-dicarboximides ( 9 ). This again corresponds to the reaction type of cycloadditions with styrene. Furthermore 1:3 adducts are formed which according to ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR.-data most likely have the structure 10 , representing a new type of cycloaddition involving the pyridine nitrogen.     

Synthesis of nitrogen-containing heterocycles. 8. Preparation and ring-opening of spiro[cycloalkane-[1′,2′,4′]triazolo[1′,5′-c]pyrimidine] derivatives

Diaminomethylene- and aminomethylthiomethylenehydrazones [2] of cyclic ketones 1–8 readily reacted with ethoxymethylenemalononitrile to give spiro[cycloalkane-1,2′-[1,2′,4′]triazolo[1,5′-c]pyrimidine-8′-carbonitrile] derivatives 12–19 through the electrocyclic reaction of the initially formed condensation products 26 in moderate to high yields. The spiro[cyclopentanetriazolopyrimidine] derivatives underwent ring-opening at the cycloalkane moiety upon heating in solution to give 2-alkyl-5-substituted-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine-8′-carbonitriles 20–23 . When an alkyl substituent was introduced into the cyclopentane ring, cleavage of the spiro compounds occurred preferentially at the cyclopentane moiety between the spiro carbon and the more branched one. In contrast, the cyclohexane ring, especially of spiro-5-amino-triazolopyrimidines 17 and 18 strongly resisted to ring-opening under similar conditions, but those of 5-methylthiotriazolopyrimidines 14 gave up to 17 percent of cleavage after prolonged heating in hot ethanol. 2-t-Butyl-5-methylthio-2,3-dihydro[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine-8-carbonitrile 25 [R³ = C(CH₃)₃] was highly susceptible to the cleavage even at room temperature and produced the corresponding 2-unsubstituted triazolopyrimidine 24 with loss of the t-butyl group.     

Synthesis of certain 6-alkylthio-2,2′-anhydro-5-azauridines

β-D-Arabinofurano[1′,2′:4,5]oxazolo-s-triazin-4-one-6-thione ( 7b ) and its t-butyldimethylsilyl protected counterpart 7a were synthesized by treating the appropriate 2-amino-β-D-arabinofurano[1′,2′:4,5]-2-oxazoline with ethoxycarbonyl isothiocyanate. These 2,2′-anhydro-s-triazine nucleosides were then subjected to alkylation under similar reaction conditions. Alkylation of 3′,5′-bis(O-t-butyldimethylsilyl)-β-D-arabinofurano[1′,2′:-4,5]oxazolo-s-triazin-4-one-6-thione ( 7a ) provided the targeted S-alkylated nucleosides, i.e., the C6-SCH₃ ( 9a ), C6-SCH₂-CH = CH₂ ( 10a ), and C6-S-CH₂-C = CH ( 11a ), in reasonable yields. Attempted deprotection of these nucleosides failed. In order to circumvent this problem, 7b was alkylated with the same reagents. In each case, instead of the expected S-alkylated anhydronucleosides, a mixture of the 5-N-alkylanhydro-s-triazine-4,6-dione and 5-N-alkylanhydro-s-triazin-4-one-6-thione derivatives were obtained. The 2,2′-anhydro linkage of 7a was also found to be more stable than the s-triazine ring to mild base. Basic conditions displaced the C6-sulfur substituent and eventually caused ring opening of the s-triazine aglycone.     

Synthesis of coruscanones A and B,metabolites of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Piper coruscans</Emphasis>, and related compounds

Base-catalyzed rearrangements of both individual 4-(acylmethylidene)butenolides and their mixtures prepared by condensation of citraconic anhydride with various phosphoranes occur successfully only in the presence of 5.2% MeONa in MeOH (molar ratio MeONa: substrate ≤ 10: 1, room temperature, 1–2 h). Under these conditions, the yields of 2-cinnamoyl-4-methylcyclopent-4-ene-1,3-dione (coruscanone B) and 2-acetyl-4-methylcyclopent-4-ene-1,3-dione are 56 and 65%, respectively. With a considerable increase in the reaction temperature or the molar ratio MeONa: substrate, formal addition of MeOH to the C(4)=C(5) double bond of these triketones becomes an appreciable (or predominant) process. A reaction of coruscanone B with CH₂N₂ in ether gives coruscanone A as a ~3: 2 mixture of (Z)- and (E)-methyl enolates (43%); other products (10%) result from the expansion and aromatization of the five-membered ring of the triketone. The simplest analog of coruscanone B, 2-acetyl-4-methylcyclopent-4-ene-1,3-dione, reacts with CH₂N₂ in a similar way.     

Regioselectivity in the C-alkylation of triethyl 3-methyl-4-phosphonobut-2-enoate

The reaction of triethyl 3-methyl-4-phosphonobut-2-enoate (1) with three alkyl halides AlkX (Alk=Prⁱ, Me₂CHCH₂CH₂, andc-C₅H₉; X=Br, I) in the system KOH(solid)∩DMF∩Buⁿ ₄NBr at ≈20°C gives exclusively products of alkylation at C(2) with Δ² and/or Δ³ position of the double bond. Under the same conditions, the reaction of 1 with MeI gives a mixture of products with different substitution patterns. Only the use of an ion pair extraction technique affords 2-methyl-Δ²-products selectively, albeit in rather moderate yields. The Horner—Emmons olefination of PhCHO with the resulting phosphonates gives ethyl 2-alkyl-3-methyl-5-phenylpenta-2,4-dienoates in high yields. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1839–1844, October, 1997.     

Recyclable Palladium Catalysts for the Heck/Sonogashira Reaction under Microwave‐assisted Thermomorphic Conditions

The reaction of allyl palladium(II) chloride dimer and 4,4′‐bis(R_fCH₂OCH₂)‐2,2′‐bpy, 1a–b , in the presence of AgOT_f resulted in the synthesis of cationic palladium complex, [Pd(η³‐allyl)(4,4′‐bis‐(R_fCH₂OCH₂)‐2,2′‐bpy)](OT_f), 2a–b where R_f = C₉F₁₉ ( a ), C₁₀F₂₁ ( b ), respectively. The reaction of [PdCl₂(CH₃CN)] or K₂PdCl₄ with 1b , gave rise to the synthesis of [PdCl₂(4,4′‐bis‐(C₁₀F₂₁CH₂OCH₂)‐2,2′‐bpy)], 3b . The quantitatively determined solubility curves of 2a–b and 3b in DMF indicated dramatic increase of solubility for 2a – b and 3b from ?40 to 90 °C. The catalyst‐recoverable Pd‐catalyzed Heck/Sonogashira reactions were successfully achieved in DMF with microwave‐assistance. The cationic Pd‐catalyzed Heck arylation of methyl acrylate was selected to demonstrate the feasibility of recycling 2a–b using DMF as a solvent under microwave‐assisted thermomorphic conditions. At the end of each cycle, the product mixtures were cooled, and then the catalysts were recovered by decantation. The Heck arylation catalyzed by 2b under microwave‐assisted mode exhibited good recycling results favoring the trans product. To our knowledge, this is the first example of cationic Pd‐catalyzed Heck arylation under microwave‐assisted thermomorphic conditions. Additionally, recoverable 3b ‐catalyzed Sonogashira reactions were also achieved successfully in DMF. The reactions under microwave‐assistance gave much better results in yield and in efficiency than that under conventional thermal heating.     

Effect of Substituents,Solvent, and Temperature on the Reactivity of the Zwitterionic Peroxides Arising from the Photo-Oxygenation of 2-(Methoxymethylidene)- and 2-(Phenoxymethylidene)adamantane

The photo-oxygenation of 2-(methoxymethylidene)adamantane ( 3 ) creates a zwitterionic peroxide which may be captured by acetaldehyde to give the corresponding pair of diastereoisomeric tricyclo[3.3.1.1^3,7]decane-2-spiro-6′ -(3′ -methyl-5′ -methoxyl′, 2′, 4′ -trioxanes) ( 4 ). Ease of capture depends strongly on solvent polarity and temperature. When these are low, yields of trioxine are high (～ 80%). Conversely, 1,2-dioxetane formation is favoured at high temperature and solvent polarity. 2-(Phenoxymethylidene)adamantane ( 5 ), on photo-oxygenation, only gives the corresponding 1,2-dioxetene, even in the presence of acetaldehyde. From a Hammett, study of the-oxygenation of the enol ether 5 and p-methoxy, p-methyl, p-chloro and m-chloro derivatives, 9, 11, 13 , and ( 15 ), a good linear relation was found between substituent constants and oxygenation rates which yielded reaction constants (ρ) of 2.59, ?2.40, ?1.09, and ?0.90 in benzene, AcOET, CH₂Cl₂, and MeOH respectively. This data to the formation of a zwitterionic peroxide which enjoys stabilization from its won substituents and by competing solvation and further explains the predominance of dioxetane to the detriment of trioxane formation.     

Pyrromethene–BF2 complexes as laser dyes:1.

Condensations between 3-X-2,4-dimethylpyrroles (X = H, CH₃, C₂H₅, and CO₂C₂H₅) and acyl chlorides gave derivatives of 3,5,3′,5′-tetramethylpyrromethene (isolated as their hydrochloride salts): 6-methyl, 6-ethyl, 4,4′,6-trimethyl, 4,4′-diethyl-6-methyl, and 4,4′-dicarboethoxy-6-ethyl derivatives for conversion on treatment with boron trifluoride to 1,3,5,7-tetramethylpyrromethene–BF₂ complex (TMP–BF₂) and its 8-methyl (PMP–BF₂), 8-ethyl, 2,6,8-trimethyl (HMP–BF₂),2,6,-diethyl-8-methyl (PMDEP–BF₂), and 2,6-dicarboethoxy-8-ethyl derivatives. Chlorosulfonation converted, 1,3,5,7,8-pentamethylpyrromethene–BF₂ complex to its 2,6-disulfonic acid isolated as the lithium, sodium (PMPDS–BF₂), potassium, rubidium, cesium, ammonium, and tetramethylammonium disulfonate salts and the methyl disulfonate ester. Sodium 1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-8-ethylpyrromethene-2,6-disulfonate–BF₂ complex was obtained from the 8-ethyl derivative of TMP–BF₂. Nitration and bromination converted PMP–BF₂ to its 2,6-dinitro-(PMDNP–BF₂) and 2,6-dibromo- derivatives. The time required for loss of fluorescence by irradiation from a sunlamp showed the following order for P–BF₂ compounds (10⁻³ to 10⁻⁴ M) in ethanol: PMPDS–BF₂, 7 weeks; PMP–BF₂, 5 days; PMDNP–BF₂, 72 h; HMP–BF₂, 70 h; and PMDEP–BF₂, 65 h. Under similar irradiation PMPDS–BF₂ in water lost fluorescence after 55 h. The dibromo derivative was inactive, but each of the other pyrromethene–BF₂ complexes under flashlamp excitation showed broadband laser activity in the region λ 530–580 nm. In methanol PMPDS–BF₂ was six times more resistant to degradation by flashlamp pulses than was observed for Rhodamine-6G (R-6G). An improvement (up to 66%) in the laser power efficiency of PMPDS–BF₂ (10⁻⁴ M in methanol) in the presence of caffeine (a filter for light <300 nm) was dependent on flashlamp pulse width (2.0 to 7.0 μsec).     

Trägerfixierte Organometallkomplexe. IV. Strukturuntersuchungen an neutralen und kationischen (Ether-phosphan)palladium(II)-Komplexen

Supported Organometallic Complexes. IV. Structural Investigations on Neutral and Cationic (Ether-phosphane)palladium(II) Complexes . Reaction of the (ether-phosphane) ligands PhP(R)CH₂—D ( 2a?c ) [D=CH₂OCH₃: R=Ph ( a ), (CH₂)₃Si(OCH₃)₃ ( b ), (CH₂)₃SiO_3/2 ( b ′); D= R=(CH₂)₃Si(OCH₃)₃ ( c ), (CH₂)₃SiO_3/2 ( c ′)] with Cl₂Pd(COD) ( 1 ) results in the formation of Cl₂Pd(P — O)₂ ( 3a?c ). Cleavage of Cl^? from 3 with AgSbF₆ yields the cationic, monochelated complexes [ClPd(P — O)(P ∩ O)]⁺ ( 4 a—c ) (P — O: η¹-P-coordinated; P ∩ O: η²-O ∩ P-coordinated). 4 a crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c with the lattice constants a=1 062,4(2), b=1 912,2(4) und c=1 635,5(3) pm, β=101,22(3)° and Z=4 (R=0,0341; R_w=0,033). With water 3 b, c and 4 b, c are subjected to polycondensation to give the supported complexes 3 b′, c′, 4 b′, c ′. The structure 3 b′, c′, 4 b′, c ′ is investigated by comparison of their ³¹P CP MAS data with the ³¹P{¹H} NMR spectra of their soluble precursors 3 b, c, 4 b, c . ¹³C CP MAS NMR spectra of 3 b′, c ′ and 4 b′, c ′ indicate η¹-P- and η²-O ∩ P-coordination of the ligands. The polysiloxane network of 4 b ′ was inspected by contact time variation of the ²⁹Si CP MAS NMR spectra and it appeared that 77% of the Si—O units are crosslinked, corresponding to a ratio T₄:T₃:T₁=67:100:10.     

Pentafluorsulfanylamine und Sulfanylammonium-Salze

Pentafluorosulfanylamines and Sulfanylammonium Salts . From the addition of HF to sulfurtetrafluorideimides N-alkylpentafluorosulfanylamines RNHSF₅(2a, 2b: R=CH₃, C₂H₅) are obtained in quantitative yield. N, N-dialkylpentafluorosuIfanylamines Et₂NSF₅(5a) and pip-SF₅ (5b) are isolated from the reaction of the appropriate sulfurdifluoronitridearnides NSF₂NR₂ and HF/SF₄. Protonation of the amines with the superacidic system HF/AsF₅ gives stable pentafluorosulfanyl-ammonium salts SF₅NHRR′_. AsF₆ (12: R = R′ = CH₃; 14: R=R′=H; 10: R=CH₃, R′ = H). Under the same conditions the adduct AsF₅· NSF₂CF(CF₃)₂ (15) forms a cation with hexacoordinated sulfur (trans-H₃NSF₄CF(CF₃)₂^?AsF₆⁶: 16), while with Asp₅ · NSF₂NMe₂ (17) the reaction stops at tetracoordination (HNSF₂NMe₂⁺AsF₆ : 18).     

Regio‐ and Stereoselective Reductive Coupling of Bicyclic Alkenes with Propiolates Catalyzed by Nickel Complexes: A Novel Route to Functionalized 1,2‐Dihydroarenes and γ‐Lactones

7‐Oxabenzonorbornadienes derivatives 1 a – d underwent reductive coupling with alkyl propiolates CH₃C?CCO₂CH₃ ( 2 a ), PhC?CCO₂Et ( 2 b ), CH₃(CH₂)₃C?CCO₂CH₃ ( 2 c ), CH₃(CH₂)₄C?CCO₂CH₃ ( 2 d ), TMSC?CCO₂Et ( 2 e ), (CH₃)₃C?CCO₂CH₃ ( 2 f ) and HC?CCO₂Et ( 2 g ) in the presence of [NiBr₂(dppe)] (dppe=Ph₂PCH₂CH₂PPh₂), H₂O and zinc powder in acetonitrile at room temperature to afford the corresponding 2alkenyl‐1,2‐dihydronapthalen‐1‐ol derivatives 3 a – n with remarkable regio‐ and diastereoselectivity in good to excellent yields. Similarly, the reaction of 7azabenzonorbornadienes derivative 1 e with propiolates 2 a, b and d proceeded smoothly to afford reductive coupling products 2alkenyl‐1,2‐dihydronapthalene carbamates 3 o – p in good yields with high regio‐ and stereoselectivity. This nickel‐catalyzed reductive coupling can be further extended to the reaction of 7oxabenzonorbornene derivatives. Thus, 5,6‐di(methoxymethyl)‐7‐oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept‐2‐ene ( 4 ) reacted with 2 a and 2 d to furnish cyclohexenol derivatives bearing four cis substituents 5 a and b in 81 and 84 % yield, respectively. In contrast to the results of 4 with 2 , the reaction of dimethyl 7oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept‐5‐ene‐2,3‐dicarboxylate ( 6 ) with propiolates 2 a – d afforded the corresponding reductive coupling/cyclization products, bicyclo[3.2.1]γ‐lactones 7 a – d in good yields. The reaction provides a convenient one‐pot synthesis of γ‐lactones with remarkably high regio‐ and stereoselectivity.     

Synthesis of some new substituted oxiranes from 4′-hydroxy-3′,5′-dinitrochalcones and their sulfanilic acid-catalyzed aminolysis

A new series of (4′-hydroxy-3′,5′-dinitrophenyl) (3-aryloxiran-2-yl) methanone derivatives has been synthesized by the reaction of 4′-hydroxy-3′,5′-dinitro-substituted chalcones and alkaline H₂O₂. The resulted oxiranes on sulfanilic acid-catalyzed aminolysis afforded 2-hydroxy-1-(4′-hydroxy-3′,5′-dinitrophenyl)-3-aryl-3-(arylamino) propan-1-one derivatives. The advantage of this environmentally benign safe protocol offers a simple reaction set-up, mild reaction conditions, high product yields and short reaction time. The catalyst was reused several times without significant loss of catalytic activity.     

High Fluorine Content Bis(fluoro‐Ponytailed) Bipyridine Palladium Complexes as Catalyst for Mizoroki‐Heck Reactions under Fluorous Biphasic Catalysis Conditions

Two highly fluorinated bipyridine derivatives, (4,4′‐bis(R_fCH₂OCH₂)‐2,2′‐bpy) {R_f = n‐C₁₀F₂₁ ( 1a ), n‐C₁₀F₂₃ ( 1b )}, have been synthesized starting from 4,4′‐bis(BrCH₂)‐2,2′‐bpy and the corresponding fluorinated alkoxides. The fluorine contents of ligands 1a‐b are 62.3% and 63.3%, respectively, both being white solids, virtually insoluble in CH₂Cl₂ or DMF and highly fluorophilic with a partition ratio between DMF and n‐C₈F₁₈ less than 1:1000. The reaction of ligands 1a‐b with [Pd(CH₃CN)₂Cl₂] results in novel Pd complexes [PdCl₂(4,4′‐bis‐(R_fCH₂OCH₂)‐2,2′‐bpy)] where R_f = n‐C₁₀F₂₁ ( 2a ), n‐C₁₀F₂₃ ( 2b ), respectively. The Pd complexes 2a‐b are pale yellow solids, soluble only in fluorinated solvents. The Pd complexes 2a‐b have been satisfactorily tested for Mizoroki‐Heck arylation under fluorous biphasic catalysis conditions in that the Pd complexes 2a‐b are easily recovered and maintain good catalytic activity after 8 consecutive cycles (> 90% yield). The TGA studies indicate that the Pd complexes 2a‐b are thermally stable up to 300 °C.     

Copper(II) Complexes with N‐(9‐anthracenyl)‐N′‐(3‐pyridyl)urea (L) and a Derivative of L: Synthesis,Structure, and Fluorescent Properties

Three copper(II) complexes, [Cu₂(OAc)₄L₂] · 2CH₃OH ( 1 ), [CuBr₂L′₂(CH₃OH)] · CH₃OH ( 2a ), and [CuBr₂L′₂(DMSO)] · 0.5CH₃OH ( 2b ) {L = N‐(9‐anthracenyl)‐N′‐(3‐pyridyl)urea and L′ = N‐[10‐(10‐methoxy‐anthronyl)]‐N′‐(3‐pyridyl)urea} have been synthesized by the reaction of L with the corresponding copper(II) salts. Complex 1 shows a dinuclear structure with a conventional “paddlewheel” motif, in which four acetate units bridge the two Cu^II ions. In complexes 2a and 2b , the anthracenyl ligand L has been converted to an anthronyl derivative L′, and the central metal ion exhibits a distorted square pyramidal arrangement, with two pyridyl nitrogen atoms and two bromide ions defining the basal plane and the apical position is occupied by a solvent molecule (CH₃OH in 2a and DMSO in 2b ).     

The reaction of methoxy radicals with nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide

By allowing dimethyl peroxide (10^?4M) to decompose in the presence of nitric oxide (4.5 × 10^?5M), nitrogen dioxide (6.5 × 10^?5M) and carbon tetrafluoride (500 Torr), it has been shown that the ratio k₂/k_2′ = 2.03 ± 0.47: CH₃O + NO → CH₃ONO (reaction 2) and CH₃O + NO₂ → CH₃ONO₂ (reaction 2′). Deviations from this value in this and previous work is ascribed to the pressure dependence of both these reactions and heterogeneity in reaction (2). In contrast no heterogeneous effects were found for reaction (2′) making it an ideal reference reaction for studying other reactions of the methoxy radical. We conclude that the ratio k₂/k_2′ is independent of temperature and from k₁ = 10^10.2±0.4M^?1 sec^?1 we calculate that k_2′ = 10^9.9±0.4M^?1 sec^?1. Both k₂ and k_2′ are pressure dependent but have reached their limiting high-pressure values in the presence of 500 Torr of carbon tetrafluoride. Preliminary results show that k₄ = 10.^9.0±0.6 10^?4.5±1.1/ΘM^?1 sec^?1 (Θ = 2.303RT kcal mole^?1) and by k₄ = 10^8.6±0.6 10^?2.4±1.1/ΘM^?1 sec^?1: CH₃O + O₂ → CH₂O + HO₂ (reaction 4) and CH₃O + t-BuH → CH₃OH + (t-Bu) (reaction 4′).