1,3‐Dipolar cycloaddition reaction of 4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐imidazole 3‐oxides with alkynes

4,5‐Dihydro‐1H‐imidazole 3‐oxides bearing different substituents at positions 1 and 2 of the heterocycle were shown to react with a wide range of acceptor‐substituted alkynes forming corrsponding cycloadducts ‐ derivatives of 1,2,3,7a‐tetrahydroimidazo[1,2‐b]isoxazole. High regioselectivity of this process stipulated by conjugation of the nitrogen atom with the nitrone group was revealed.     

Synthesis of 2‐substituted benzimidazoles by iodine‐mediated condensation of orthoesters with 1,2‐phenylenediamines

Iodine was found to be an efficient catalyst for the synthesis of 2‐substituted benzimidazoles by the condensation of orthoesters and 1,2‐phenylenediamines in good to excellent yields under mild reaction conditions.     

Synthesis of two 1,3‐2,4‐calix[4]bis‐crown ethers containing two 1,2‐phenylene and one pyridine or anisole units in each crown ether moiety

Syntheses of 1,3–2,4‐calix[4]bis‐crown ethers ( 1 and 2 ) fixed in the 1,3‐alternate conformation by 1,3‐ and 2,4‐bridges made of two modified polyether chains each containing two 1,2‐phenylene residues and one pyridine or anisyl unit are reported. The structures of compounds 1 and 2 were established by ¹H nmr, ¹³C nmr, hrms and elemental analyses.     

Crystal structures of dibenzo[ce]‐1,2‐dithiine and its related oxides

The X‐ray structures of dibenzo[ce]‐1,2‐dithiine, dibenzo[ce]‐1,2‐dithiine‐5,5‐dioxide, diben‐ zo[ce]‐1,2‐dithiine‐5,5,6‐trioxide, and dibenzo[ce]‐1, 2‐dithiine‐5,5,6,6‐tetraoxide are reported and compared with the related “constrained'' naphthalene deri‐ vatives. The S‐S distances vary upon oxidation of the S centers in the order S‐S < SO‐S > SO₂‐S < SO₂‐SO > SO₂‐SO₂ i.e. the most oxidized sulfur atoms do not lead to the longest bond lengths. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 16:346–351, 2005; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/hc.20101     

Hydrogen bonding in 4‐nitrobenzene‐1,2‐diamine and two hydrohalide salts

The structures of 4‐nitrobenzene‐1,2‐diamine [C₆H₇N₃O₂, (I)], 2‐amino‐5‐nitroanilinium chloride [C₆H₈N₃O₂⁺·Cl⁻, (II)] and 2‐amino‐5‐nitroanilinium bromide monohydrate [C₆H₈N₃O₂⁺·Br⁻·H₂O, (III)] are reported and their hydrogen‐bonded structures described. The amine group para to the nitro group in (I) adopts an approximately planar geometry, whereas the meta amine group is decidedly pyramidal. In the hydrogen halide salts (II) and (III), the amine group meta to the nitro group is protonated. Compound (I) displays a pleated‐sheet hydrogen‐bonded two‐dimensional structure with R₂²(14) and R₄⁴(20) rings. The sheets are joined by additional hydrogen bonds, resulting in a three‐dimensional extended structure. Hydrohalide salt (II) has two formula units in the asymmetric unit that are related by a pseudo‐inversion center. The dominant hydrogen‐bonding interactions involve the chloride ion and result in R₄²(8) rings linked to form a ladder‐chain structure. The chains are joined by N—H...Cl and N—H...O hydrogen bonds to form sheets parallel to (010). In hydrated hydrohalide salt (III), bromide ions are hydrogen bonded to amine and ammonium groups to form R₄²(8) rings. The water behaves as a double donor/single acceptor and, along with the bromide anions, forms hydrogen bonds involving the nitro, amine, and ammonium groups. The result is sheets parallel to (001) composed of alternating R₅⁵(15) and R₆⁴(24) rings. Ammonium N—H...Br interactions join the sheets to form a three‐dimensional extended structure. Energy‐minimized structures obtained using DFT and MP2 calculations are consistent with the solid‐state structures. Consistent with (II) and (III), calculations show that protonation of the amine group meta to the nitro group results in a structure that is about 1.5 kJ mol⁻¹ more stable than that obtained by protonation of the para‐amine group. DFT calculations on single molecules and hydrogen‐bonded pairs of molecules based on structural results obtained for (I) and for 3‐nitrobenzene‐1,2‐diamine, (IV) [Betz & Gerber (2011). Acta Cryst. E 67 , o1359] were used to estimate the strength of the N—H...O(nitro) interactions for three observed motifs. The hydrogen‐bonding interaction between the pairs of molecules examined was found to correspond to 20–30 kJ mol⁻¹.     

Practical synthesis of thiirene 1‐oxides that possess two bulky alkyl substituents

Acetylenes that possess two bulky alkyl substituents reacted with sulfur dichloride to furnish the corresponding 2,3‐dialkyl‐2,3‐dichlorothiiranes ( 5 ) nearly quantitatively. The alkaline hydrolysis of 5 afforded 2,3‐dialkylthiirene 1‐oxides ( 10 ) in high yields. These two reactions could be successively carried out in one flask, and 2,3‐di‐tert‐butyl‐, 2,3‐di‐(1‐adamantyl)‐, and 2‐(1‐adamantyl)‐3‐tert‐butylthiirene 1‐oxides ( 10a–c ) were obtained in 70, 80, and 90% yields, respectively, based on the starting acetylenes, thus providing the most convenient synthesis of thiirene 1‐oxides. Disulfur dichloride also reacted with acetylenes to give 5 in good yields with the elimination of one sulfur atom. Although the alkaline hydrolysis of 5 provided 10 exclusively, acid hydrolysis gave a mixture of α‐oxothioketone 9 and thiirene 1‐oxide 10 in modest yields. All thiirene 1‐oxides 10a–c isomerized to produce α‐oxothioketones 9 in high yields when heated in boiling toluene. Reactions of a bis‐acetylene ( 18 ) with disulfur dichloride and with sulfur dichloride gave a dihydropentathiepin ( 19 ) in high yields. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 13:424–430, 2002; Published online in Wiley Interscience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/hc.10070     

Thermal transformation of arylamidoximes in the presence of phosphorus ylides. Unexpected formation of 3‐aryl‐5‐arylamino‐1,2,4‐oxadiazoles

The unexpected formation of 3‐aryl‐5‐arylamino‐1,2,4‐oxadiazoles took place, when arylamidoximes reacted thermally with ethoxycarbonylmethylene(triphenyl)phosphorane. Furoxans, nitriles, ureas were also isolated suggesting aryl cyanide oxides as intermediates. 3‐Aryl‐5‐arylamino‐1,2,4‐oxadiazoles were formed via an aryl migration from the carbon atom to the nitrogen atom of the amidoxime, and the structure was further proved from the X‐ray crystal structure of the N‐(4‐bromobenzoyl) derivative.     

Controlled radical polymerization of styrene in the presence of cyclic 1,2‐disulfides

The thermal polymerization of styrene (St) in the presence of cyclic 1,2‐disulfides at 120 °C was investigated. In the polymerization of St in the presence of 1,2‐dithiane (DT), that is, six‐member cyclic 1,2‐disulfide, the polymer yields and molecular weights increased with the reaction time. The linear relation between the polymer yields and molecular weights was observed, and the line passed through an original point. The molecular weight distributions of the polymers remained almost constant but were not narrow. For this polymerization with a living nature, we proposed the following mechanism: the propagating St radical reacted with thiyl radicals derived from DT, leading to the formation of dormant species, and the formed C S bond of the dormant was dissociated again to give the propagating polystyryl radical and thiyl radical. Similar results were obtained in the thermal polymerization of St at 120 °C in the presence of 1,2‐dithiacycloheptane, that is, seven‐member cyclic 1,2‐disulfide. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 39: 145–151, 2001     

Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of 3‐(N‐arylamino)‐2‐phenyl‐naphtho[1,3‐d]‐1,2‐oxaphosphole 2‐oxides

The efficient preparation of cis‐3‐(N‐arylamino)‐2‐phenylnaphtho[1,3‐d]‐1,2‐oxaphosphole 2‐oxides 4 and 5 is described by a three‐component reaction involving phenyldichlorophosphine ( 2 ) 1‐hydroxy‐2‐naph‐thaldehyde/1‐hydroxy‐2‐acetonaphthone ( 1 ) and different substituted amines ( 3 ) in anhydrous benzene. The stereo structure, of the products ( 4 and 5 ), as well as the reaction mechanism of the cyclization is discussed. The title compounds ( 4 and 5 ) were fully characterized by NMR and mass spectral data. Their anti microbial activity was evaluated     

Guest‐responsive excimer emission in an α‐helix peptide bearing γ‐cyclodextrin and two naphthalene units

An α‐helix peptide (17 amino acids) bearing γ‐cyclodextrin (γ‐CD) and two naphthyl units (γ‐N₂17) was designed and prepared as a new type of chemosensor. The α‐helix peptide with γ‐CD sandwiched between two naphthyl moieties exhibits excimer emission by inserting the two naphthalene moieties into the γ‐CD cavity from the opposite sides in the side chain of the peptide. The two reference peptides, which have one naphthalene moiety and one γ‐CD unit, exhibit only monomer fluorescence and have larger binding constants for the examined guests than γ‐N₂17.     

Halogen bonding in 1,2‐dibromo‐4,5‐dimethoxybenzene and 1,2‐diiodo‐4,5‐dimethoxybenzene

An interesting case of `halogen‐bonding‐promoted' crystal structure architecture is presented. The two title compounds, C₈H₈Br₂O₂ and C₈H₈I₂O₂, have almost indistinguishable molecular structures but very different spatial organization, and this is mainly due to differences in the halogen‐bonding interactions in which the different species present, i.e. Br and I, take part. The dibromo structure exhibits a π‐bonded columnar array involving all four independent molecules in the asymmetric unit, with intercolumnar interactions governed by C—Br...Br—C links and with no C—Br...O/N interactions present. In the diiodo structure, instead, the C—I...O synthon prevails, defining linear chains, in turn interlinked by C—I...I—C interactions.     

Unexpected formation of 1,2‐dihydro‐2‐azolyl‐and azinylisoquinolines by the reduction of the corresponding isoquinolinium salts with sodium borohydride in methanol

The reduction of different 2‐azolyl‐and azinylisoquinolinium salts with sodium borohydride in methanol was studied. Surprisingly, contrary to what is found in the literature 1,2‐dihydroisoquinoline derivatives were obtained. Their formation was attributed to the electron withdrawing character of the heterocyclic ring in position 2 of the isoquinolinium moiety. This was corroborated by synthesis and reduction of differently substituted 2‐phenyl‐ and 2‐methylisoquinolinium salts.     

Unexpected 1,2 syn diastereoselectivity in the three-component ‘aza Sakurai-Hosomi’ reaction

The three-component ‘aza Sakurai-Hosomi’ reaction performed on (±) O-protected mandelic aldehydes provided the unexpected syn hydroxy homoallylamines 2 and 2d as the major adducts. An intramolecular chelated transition state via a hydrogen bond is proposed to explain this 1,2 syn diastereoselectivity.     

Mechanistic Investigations on the Photoisomerization Reactions of 1,2‐Dihydro‐1,2‐Azaborine

The mechanisms of the photochemical isomerization reactions were investigated theoretically by using a model system of 1,2‐dihydro‐1,2‐azaborine with the CAS(6,6)/6‐311G(d,p) and MP2‐CAS‐(6,6)/6‐311++G(3df,3pd)//CAS(6,6)/6‐311G(d,p) methods. Three reaction pathways, which lead to three kinds of photoisomers, have been examined. The structures of the conical intersections, which play a decisive role in such photorearrangements, were obtained. The thermal (or dark) reactions of the reactant species have also been examined by using the same level of theory to assist in providing a qualitative explanation of the reaction pathways. The model investigations suggest that the preferred reaction route for 1,2‐dihydro‐1,2‐azaborine, which leads to the Dewar 1,2‐dihydro‐1,2‐azaborine photoproduct, is as follows: reactant→Franck–Condon region→conical intersection→photoproduct. The results obtained allow a number of predictions to be made.     

Supramolecular structures of bis‐thionooxalamic acid esters derived from (±)‐cyclohexane‐1,2‐diamine and (±)‐1,2‐diphenylethylenediamine

The bis‐thionooxalamic acid esters trans‐(±)‐diethyl N,N′‐(cyclohexane‐1,2‐diyl)bis(2‐thiooxamate), C₁₄H₂₂N₂O₄S₂, and (±)‐N,N′‐diethyl (1,2‐diphenylethane‐1,2‐diyl)bis(2‐thiooxamate), C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₄S₂, both consist of conformationally flexible molecules which adopt similar conformations with approximate C₂ rotational symmetry. The thioamide and ester parts of the thiooxamate group are significantly twisted along the central C—C bond, with the S=C—C=O torsion angles in the range 30.94 (19)–44.77 (19)°. The twisted s‐cis conformation of the thionooxamide groups facilitates assembly of molecules into a one‐dimensional polymeric structure via intermolecular three‐center C=S...NH...O=C hydrogen bonds and C—H...O interactions formed between molecules of the opposite chirality.     

1,2‐Dithioquadratato‐ und 1,2‐Dithiooxalatoindate(III)

Indium(III) chloride forms in water with potassium 1,2‐dithiooxalate (dto) and potassium 1,2‐dithiosquarate (dtsq) stable coordination compounds. Due to the higher bridging ability of the 1,2‐dithiooxalate ligand in all cases only thiooxalate bridged binuclear complexes were found. From 1,2‐dithioquadratate with an identical donor atom set mononuclear trischelates could be isolated. Five crystalline complexes, (BzlMe₃N)₄[(dto)₂In(dto)In(dto)₂] ( 1 ), (BzlPh₃P)₄[(dto)₂In(dto)In(dto)₂] ( 2 ), (BzlMe₃N)₃[In(dtsq)₃] ( 3 ), (Bu₄N)₃[In(dtsq)₃] ( 4 ) and (Ph₄P)[In(dtsq)₂(DMF)₂] ( 5 ), have been isolated and characterized by X‐ray analyses. Due to the type of the complex and the cations involved these compounds crystallize in different space groups with the following parameters: 1 , monoclinic in P2₁/c with a = 14.4035(5) Å, b = 10.8141(5) Å, c = 23.3698(9) Å, β = 124.664(2)°, and Z = 2; 2 , triclinic in P with a = 11.3872(7) Å, b = 13.6669(9) Å, c = 17.4296(10) Å, α = 88.883(5)°, β = 96.763(1)°, γ = 74.587(5)°, and Z = 1; 3 , hexagonal in R3 with a = 20.6501(16) Å, b = 20.6501(16) Å, c = 19.0706(13) Å and Z = 6; 4 , monoclinic in P2₁/c with a = 22.7650(15) Å, b = 20.4656(10) Å, c = 14.4770(9) Å, β = 101.095(5)°, and Z = 4; 5 , triclinic in P with a = 9.2227(6) Å, b = 15.3876(9) Å, c = 15.5298(9) Å, α = 110.526(1)°, β = 100.138(1)°, γ = 101.003(1)°, and Z = 2.     

Kinetic study of the crosslinking reaction of 1,2‐polybutadiene with dicumyl peroxide in the absence and presence of vinyl acetate

The crosslinking reaction of 1,2-polybutadiene (1,2-PB) with dicumyl peroxide (DCPO) in dioxane was kinetically studied by means of Fourier transform near-infrared spectroscopy (FTNIR). The crosslinking reaction was followed in situ by the monitoring of the disappearance of the pendant vinyl group of 1,2-PB with FTNIR. The initial disappearance rate (R₀) of the vinyl group was expressed by R₀ = k[DCPO]^0.8[vinyl group]^−0.2 (120 °C). The overall activation energy of the reaction was estimated to be 38.3 kcal/mol. The unusual rate equation was explained in terms of the polymerization of the pendant vinyl group as an allyl monomer involving degradative chain transfer to the monomer. The reaction mixture involved electron spin resonance (ESR)-observable polymer radicals, of which the concentration rapidly increased with time owing to a progress of crosslinking after an induction period of 200 min. The crosslinking reaction of 1,2-PB with DCPO was also examined in the presence of vinyl acetate (VAc), which was regarded as a copolymerization of the vinyl group with VAc. The vinyl group of 1,2-PB was found to show a reactivity much higher than 1-octene and 3-methyl-1-hexene as model compounds in the copolymerization with VAc. This unexpectedly high reactivity of the vinyl group suggested that an intramolecular polymerization process proceeds between the pendant vinyl groups located on the same polymer chain, possibly leading to the formation of block-like polymer. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 4437–4447, 2004