New optically active organoantimony (BINASb) and bismuth (BINABi) compounds comprising a 1,1′-binaphthyl core: synthesis and their use in transition metal-catalyzed asymmetric hydrosilylation of ketones

Racemic 2,2′-bis[diarylstibano]-1,1′-binaphthyls [(±)-BINASbs] and 2,2′-bis[di(p-tolyl)bismuthano]-1,1′-binaphthyl [(±)-BINABi], which are the antimony and bismuth congeners of BINAP, have been prepared from 2,2′-dibromo-1,1′-binaphthyl (DBBN) via 2,2′-dilithio-1,1′-binaphthyl intermediate by treatment with the appropriate metal halides [(p-Tol)₂SbBr, Ph₂SbBr and (p-Tol)₂BiCl]. The optical resolution of the (±)-BINASbs could be achieved via the separation of a mixture of the diastereomeric Pd-complexes derived from the reaction of (±)-BINASbs with di-μ-chlorobis{(S)-2-[1-(dimethylamino)-ethyl]phenyl-C¹,N}dipalladium(II). Optically active (R)-BINASb and (R)-BINABi could be also obtained from optically active (R)-DBBN by the same procedure. The enantiopure BINASbs have been shown to be effective chiral ligands for the rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrosilylation of ketones.     

Catalytic transformations of sulfur dioxide into organic sulfur compounds

The applications of catalytic transformations of SO₂ into sulfur-containing organic compounds, reported in the literature, are briefly reviewed. The authors' studies in this field of chemistry,viz., the hydrosulfination of alkenes, the synthesis of γ-oxo sulfonesvia hydrosulfination, and the synthesis of aromatic sulfinic acids from diazonium salts, are summarized. Current results on the synthesis of the new sulfinato complex [Pd(SO₂Ph)(Cl)dppp] and its hydrogenation to PhSO₂H are presented, and a mechanism for the catalytic synthesis of sulfinic acids is proposed. The structure of ([Pd(μ-Cl)(dppp)l₂ ²⁺(SO₄)^2?·4SO₂ salt is studied by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Cross reactions of cyanoacetic acid derivatives with carbonyl compounds 3. One-step synthesis of substituted 2-amino-5-oxo-4,5-dihydropyrano[3,2-c]chromenes

Three-component reactions of 4-hydroxycoumarin, carbonyl compounds, and malono-nitrile or alkyl cyanoacetates in ethanol in the presence of Et₃N as a catalyst give substituted 2-amino-5-oxo-4,5-dihydropyrano[3,2-c]chromenes. Dedicated to Academician V. I. Minkin on the occasion of his 70th birthday. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 968–972, April, 2005.     

The synthesis of bis(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl-phenylmethyl) sulfides and other related 1,3,4-oxadiazoles from 1,1′-diphenylthiodiacetic acid dihydrazide and triethyl orthoesters

Reactions of symmetrical 1,1′-diphenylthiodiacetic acid dihydrazide and triethyl orthoesters in the presence of catalytic amount of glacial acetic acid resulted in the formation of three heterocyclic products: the appropriate bis(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl-phenylmethyl) sulfides, 2-benzyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles and 2-benzoyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles. The presence of the latter two compounds is connected with carbon-sulfur fission in the molecule of the starting hydrazide. The identity of the unexpected fission products was confirmed by parallel syntheses of the model 1,3,4-oxadiazoles from phenylacetic acid hydrazide and 2-hydroxymethyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives.     

Acylpyrazolone ligands: Synthesis, structures, metal coordination chemistry and applications

This review summarizes the literature on 4-acyl-5-pyrazolone ligands, their synthesis, characterization and coordination chemistry toward main group, transition, lanthanide and actinide metals and relevant applications of their metal complexes.