The N—H and O—H bond dissociation energies in 4-hydroxydiphenylamine and its phenoxyl and aminyl radicals

The N—H and O—H bond dissociation energies in 4-hydroxydiphenylamine Ph—NH—C₆H₄—OH (D _NH= 353.4, D _OH=339.3 kJ mol^–1) and its semiquinone radicals D _NH(Ph—NH—C₆H₄—O^·) = 273.6, D _OH(Ph—N^·—C₆H₄—OH) = 259.5 kJ mol^–1 were first estimated using the parabolic model and experimental data (rate constants) on two elementary reactions with participation of N-phenyl-1,4-benzoquinonemonoimine (2). One of the reactions, namely, that of 2 with aromatic amines, was studied in this work using a specially developed method.     

New heteroorganic betaines containing the (+)E15—C—E14—X(–) and (+)E15—C—E14(–) structural fragments (E15 = P,As; E14 = Si,Ge, Sn; X = C,S, O,NR)

The review surveys the data on the reactions of phosphorus and arsenic ylides with compounds containing E=X bonds (E = C, Si, Ge, or Sn; X = C or S), cyclic oligomers (R₂ES)_n (n = 2 or 3), and heavier analogs of carbenes. These reactions give rise to two new classes of heteroorganic betaines containing the ⁽⁺⁾E¹⁵—C—E¹⁴—X^(–) (I) and ⁽⁺⁾E¹⁵—C—E^14(–) (II) (E¹⁵ = P or As; E¹⁴ = Si, Ge, or Sn; X = C or S) structural fragments. Procedures for the synthesis of these compounds, their reactivities, the X-ray diffraction structures, and the electronic structures established by high-level quantum-chemical calculations are considered in detail. The carbon analogs of betaines of type I, viz., compounds bearing the ⁽⁺⁾P—C—C—X^(–) fragment (III), are also discussed. The latter were long considered as possible intermediates in the reactions of compounds containing the polar C=X bond (X = C, O, S, NR, etc.) with phosphorus ylides (classical Wittig and Corey—Chaykovsky reactions and related processes).     

Heteroorganic betaines. 6. Structure and reactivity of silicon-containing organophosphorus betaines with the –S—Si—C—P+ fragment: a DFT study

The structures of silicon-containing organophosphorus betaines ^–S—SiR¹ ₂—CR² ₂—P⁺R³ ₃ and their ylide isomers were calculated using the density functional approach with the gradient-corrected PBE functional and extended TZ2P basis set. Three possible pathways of thermal decomposition of these betaines were analyzed. These are (i) cleavage of the central C—Si bond with the formation of a Wittig ylide and silanethione, (ii) intramolecular nucleophilic S _N-substitution with elimination of phosphine PR³ ₃ and the formation of silathiirane (the Corey—Chaikovscky transformation), and (iii) a Wittig-type decomposition followed by the formation of substituted silaethylene.The structures of products and transition states of these reactions were calculated. The cis-gauche conformation of the ^–S—Si—C—P⁺ fragment of betaines was found to be the most stable. This is in agreement with the results of X-ray diffraction study and can be rationalized by strong Coulomb attraction between the cationic and anionic centers. The betaines are stable toward retro-Wittig thermal decomposition. The Corey—Chaikovscky formation of thiirane is preferable under conditions of thermal decomposition. Retro-Wittig-type decomposition of betaines followed by the formation of silanethione is favored by intra- and intermolecular coordination of donor ligands.     

Molecular structure,conformational mobility,vibrational spectra,and thermochemistry of peroxyacetic acid: an ab initio and density functional study

The structure of the peroxyacetic acid (PAA) molecule and its conformational mobility under rotation about the peroxide bond was studied by ab initio and density functional methods. The free rotation is hindered by the trans-barrier of height 22.3 kJ mol^–1. The equilibrium molecular structure of AcOOH (C _s symmetry) is a result of intramolecular hydrogen bond. The high energy of hydrogen bonding (46 kJ mol^–1 according to natural bonding orbital analysis) hampers formation of intermolecular associates of AcOOH in the gas and liquid phases. The standard enthalpies of formation for AcOOH (–353.2 kJ mol^–1) and products of radical decomposition of the peroxide — AcO^· (–190.2 kJ mol^–1) and AcOO^· (–153.4 kJ mol^–1) — were determined by the G2 and G2(MP2) composite methods. The O—H and O—O bonds in the PAA molecule (bond energies are 417.8 and 202.3 kJ mol^–1, respectively) are much stronger than in alkyl hydroperoxide molecules. This provides an explanation for substantial contribution of non-radical channels of the decomposition of peroxyacetic acid. The electron density distribution and gas-phase acidity of PAA were determined. The transition states of the ethylene and cyclohexene epoxidation reactions were located (E _a = 71.7 and 50.9 kJ mol^–1 respectively).     

Synthesis and heteroelectrocyclization of unsymmetrically substituted diazomalonamides

A selective procedure was developed for the synthesis of 1,2,3-triazoles and unsymmetrically substituted diazomalonamides. Cyclization of unsymmetrically substituted diazomalonamides to 1,2,3-triazoles was studied by the method of intramolecular competitive reactions. The kinetic and thermodynamic characteristics of the process were determined. Quantum-chemical calculations for the monorotatory electrocyclic and nonrotatory heteroelectrocyclic mechanisms of cyclization were carried out. N-Aryldiazomalonamides undergo cyclization according to the heteroelectrocyclic mechanism, whereas cyclization of N-alkyldiazomalonamides proceeds by the monorotatory mechanism. The experimental constant of competition between these processes is (1.3—8.3)·10³ (DMSO-d₆) and (45.2—72.4)·10³ (CD₃OD).     

Mechanism of reaction of n-butane with but-2-enes in the presence of LaCaX faujasites

The reactions of n-butane and an n-butane (80 mol.%)—isobutane (20 mol.%) mixture with but-2-enes in the presence of polycationic PdLaCaX faujasites were studied. Quantum-chemical calculation of the enthalpies of formation of alkanes C₄—C₈ and their cations showed that the reaction [Bnⁿ]⁺ [Buⁱ]⁺ is of crucial importance for the isomeric composition of the products of alkane alkylation. The general scheme of transformations of the hydrocarbons in the alkylation of n- and iso-paraffins was proposed based on the experimental data on the distribution of the C₈ isomers in the catalyzate at different temperatures and duration of the reaction.     

Heteroorganic betaines. 8. Synthesis and structures of silicon- and germanium-containing organoarsenic betaines R13As+—CR2R3—EMe2—S– (E = Si,Ge)

The reactions of ylides R¹ ₃As=CHR² with hexamethyl-2,4,6-trisila- and hexamethyl-2,4,6-trigermatrithiacyclohexanes afforded betaines R¹ ₃As⁺—CHR²—SiMe₂—S^– (2) (R¹ = Et; R² = Ph (a), Me₃Si (b); R¹ = R² = Ph (c)) and Et₃As⁺—CH(SiMe₃)—GeMe₂—S^– (3), respectively. Betaines 2a,b and 3 were characterized by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy. According to the X-ray diffraction data, in the crystals the As⁺—C—E—S^– main chain (E = Si or Ge) of molecules 2a,b and 3 adopts a twisted cis conformation due to strong intramolecular Coulomb interactions between the anionic and cationic centers. The equilibrium geometries of isolated molecules 2a and 3, which were calculated within the framework of the density functional theory (the PBE functional, the TZ2P basis set), are in qualitative agreement with the X-ray data. In solutions, betaines 2a (in the absence of Li salts) and 2c (in the presence of LiBr) selectively decomposed according to the Corey—Chaykovsky reaction, which was accompanied by elimination of R₃As and, probably, the intermediate formation of silathiirane. The subsequent transformation of the latter afforded 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-5-phenyl-2,4-disila-1,3-dithiolane.     

Reduction of nitrosoarene ligands in binuclear palladium(ii) complexes

Reduction of the binuclear Pd^II complexes Pd₂(OCOR)₂(o-CH₂C₆H₄—NO)₂ (1) and Pd₂(OCOR)₂(o-PhN—C₆H₄—NO)₂ (2) (where R = Me, CF₃, Bu^t, or Ph) by sodium borohydride, an ethanolic solution of KOH, or molecular hydrogen was examined. The first stage of reduction was demonstrated to afford metallic palladium and aromatic amines, viz., o-toluidine o-Me—C₆H₄—NH₂ from complex 1 and aniline Ph—NH₂ from complex 2. The reactions with molecular hydrogen involve deeper stages to yield cyclic ketones (o-methylcyclohexanone and cyclohexanone) and then cycloalkanes (methylcyclohexane and cyclohexane, respectively). The latter reactions are accompanied by elimination of N₂. The mechanism of reduction of complexes 1 and 2 with molecular hydrogen was proposed.     

Effect of the potential of an external electron donor on C<Subscript>2</Subscript>H<Subscript>2</Subscript> reduction catalyzed by the nitrogenase active center (FeMoco) isolated from the enzyme

The effect of potential value and chemical properties of an external electron donor on C₂H₂ reduction catalyzed by nitrogenase active center (cluster [(₆-N)Fe₇MoS₉·homocitrate] FeMoco isolated from the enzyme) has been investigated in the presence of proton donors of different acidity. The temperature—reaction rate dependences of these reactions have been studied. It has been shown that the rate-limiting steps of the reactions differ depending on the proton donor used. When thiophenol or water are used as proton donors, and electrochemical step — the electron transfer from cathode to adsorbed catalytic cluster — has been found to be a rate-limiting one. The effective activation energy of ethane formation as a product of four-electron C₂H₂ reduction is found to be 1.5 times lower than that of ethylene, namely, 13 kcal mol^–1. When stronger acid, pentafluorothiophenol, is used as a proton donor, the chemical step of intramolecular rearrangement of the catalyst—substrate complex taking place in solution becomes a rate-limiting one. The effective activation energies of both ethylene and ethane become equal to 32 kcal mol^–1.Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1583–1591, August, 2004.     

Synthesis of Diels—Alder Adducts of Phencyclone and NMR Studies of Hindered Rotations of Unsubstituted Bridgehead Phenyls: Microscale Experiments in Organic Chemistry

Synthesis of Diels—Alder adducts of phencyclone with diverse dienophiles provides the basis for a major extended module in the second-semester laboratory of an organic chemistry course. With many accessible target compounds, students can have individual novel compounds to prepare. Especially attractive for students, the adducts are highly hindered, resulting in slow rotation about the C—C sp²—sp³ single bond to the unsubstituted bridgehead phenyl groups. Slow-exchange-limit NMR spectra (¹H at 300 MHz and ¹³C at 75 MHz) are obtained at ambient temperatures for these phenyl groups. The highly crystalline products are easily prepared and offer excellent opportunities to integrate modern 1-D and 2-D NMR techniques into this synthesis experiment, while introduccing concepts of dynamic NMR spectroscopy. The synthetic reactions are readily carried out at the microscale level.     

Etude de la structure du cortège électronique par la méthode des états de valence

Résumé La méthode des états de valence décrite précédemment est appliquée à l'état fondamental de l'atome neutre de Carbone. On obtient les valeurs suivantes des énergies associées aux termes spectraux ³ P,¹ D et ¹ S: — 75,47900, — 75,36826 et — 75,30856 en unités Rydberg. L'erreur relative reste inférieure à 4 pour mille.

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The method of valence states previously described, is applied to the ground configuration of the neutral carbon atom. The term energies obtained are (in Rydbergs) ³ P: — 75.47900, ¹ D: — 75.36826, and ¹ S: — 75.30856, with errors below 4%.

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Zusammenfassung Die früher beschriebene Methode der Valenzzustände wird auf die Grundkonfiguration des neutralen C-Atoms angewandt. Man erhält folgende Termenergien (in Rydberg): ³ P: — 75,47900, ¹ D: — 75,36826 und ¹ S: — 75,30856, mit Fehlern unter 4%.

     

Synthesis,crystal structure and magnetic properties of a two-dimensional mixed-valence assembly [Fe(salen)]2[Fe(CN)5NO]

A cyanide-bridged Fe^III–Fe^II mixed-valence assembly, [Fe^III(salen)]₂[Fe^II(CN)₅NO] [salen = N,N-ethylenebis(salicylideneiminato)dianion], prepared by slow diffusion of an aqueous solution of Na₂[Fe(CN)₅NO] · 2H₂O and a MeOH solution of [Fe(salen)NO₃] in an H tube, has been characterized by X-ray structure analysis, i.r. spectra and magnetic measurements. The product assumes a two-dimensional network structure consisting of pillow-like octanuclear [—Fe^II—CN—Fe^III—NC—]₄ units with dimensions: Fe^II—C = 1.942(7) Å, C—N = 1.139(9) Å, Fe^III—N = 2.173(6) Å, Fe^II—C—N = 178.0(6)°, Fe^III—N—C = 163.4(6)°. The Fe^II—N—O bond angle is linear (180.0°). The variable temperature magnetic susceptibility, measured in the 4.8–300 K range, indicates the presence of a weak intralayer antiferromagnetic interaction and gives an Fe^III–Fe^III exchange integral of –0.033 cm^–1.     

Specific features of the thermodynamics of activation in the LaNi<Subscript>5</Subscript>-H<Subscript>2</Subscript> and CeNi<Subscript>5</Subscript>-H<Subscript>2</Subscript> systems

Using heat conducting Tian—Calvet calorimetry and volumetric measurements, the first hydrogen absorption—desorption cycles in the LaNi₅-H₂ and CeNi₅-H₂ systems were studied. The pressure—composition isotherms were plotted, the equilibrium pressures of hydrogen along the absorption and desorption branches and in the region of hysteresis for different activation steps were determined, and the enthalpies of phase transitions α → β and β → α were calculated. The profiles of the heat evolution curves were analyzed. It was concluded that the mechanism of the reactions studied changes upon activation.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 134–139, January, 2005.     

Über Ringöffnungen einiger Azolo-und Azinoazine

Zusammenfassung Es wird über Ringöffnungen von Tetrazolo[1,5—a]pyridinen, Imidazo[1,2—b]pyridazinen, s-Triazolo[4,3—b]pyridazinen und Pyrimido[1,2—b]pyridazinen berichtet. Die Reaktion verläuft stets am Sechserring der Azoloazine und bei den entstandenen monocyclischen Verbindungen kann nachfolgend einecis—trans-Isomerisierung stattfinden, oder es kommt zu einem neuen Ringschluß.

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Heterocycles, Pt. 93. ring opening reactions of some azolo-and azinoazines

Ring opening reactions of tetrazolo[1.5—a]pyridines, imidazo[1.2—b]pyridazines, s-triazolo[4.3—b]pyridazines and pyrimido[1.2—b]pyridazines are reported. The reaction takes place at the six-membered ring of azoloazines and the formed monocyclic compounds may subsequently isomerize at the double bonds or new cycles may be formed.

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Herrn Prof. Dr.E. Ziegler zum 60. Geburtstag gewidmet.

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Diels—Alder reaction between naphthalene and N-phenylmaleimide under mild conditions

The rate and equilibrium constants for the Diels—Alder reactions between benzene or naphthalene and several dienophiles at 25 °C were calculated from the data on the ionization potentials of dienes and electron affinity energies of dienophiles, as well as the reaction enthalpies. The highest yield of the adduct was predicted for the reaction of naphthalene with N-phenylmaleimide. However, the time of its formation in 50% yield exceeds 30 years. The use of gallium chloride as a catalyst affords the endo-adduct for seven days at room temperature in 30% yield. The rate ((2±0.5)·10–6 L mol^–1 s^–1) and equilibrium constants (5±2 L mol^–1) of the reaction were determined.     

Complexation in the copper(ii)—L-histidine—D-ornithine system as studied by ESR spectroscopy

Equilibria in the copper (ii)—L-histidine—D-ornithine system were investigated by ESR spectroscopy in an aqueous solution in the pH range 2—11. Analysis of the spectrum lineshape at different pH and ligand to metal ratios showed that the mixed-ligand complexes Cu(OrnH)(HisH₂)⁴⁺, Cu(OrnH₂)(HisH)³⁺, and Cu(Orn)(His) occur in the system along with the binary complexes. The stability constants, g-factors, HFC constants, and relaxation parameters of the complexes were determined, and the structures of the complexes were suggested.     

Electron transfer in the photochemical reactions of phenothiazine with halomethanes

Photochemical transformations of phenothiazine (PTA) in solutions of halomethanes CH_nX_4–n (X = Cl, Br; n = 0, 1, 2) and in n-hexane—CH_nX_4–n mixtures under the irradiation with = 337 and 365 nm were studied. The rate constants of quenching of PTA fluorescence with halomethanes (k _q) are 4·10⁵—1.3·10¹⁰ L mol^–1 s^–1. The process occurs due to electron transfer with the C—X bond cleavage in the radical anion fragment of the primary radical ion pair. This results in the formation of the stable radical cation salt (PTA^·+X^–). The plot of k _q vs. free energy of electron transfer corresponds to the Rehm—Weller empirical equation for a one-electron process and is satisfactorily described in terms of the theory of nonradiative electron transitions in the approximation of one quantum vibration.     

The rα-structure of thieno[2,3-b] thiophene. A H-NMR study in a nematic phase including C-satellites in natural abundance

The ¹H-NMR spectrum of thieno[2,3-b]thiophene in a nematic phase has been recorded and analysed. The ¹H,¹³C dipole—dipole couplings were obtained from ¹³C satellites in natural abundance. The indirect ¹H,¹H and ¹H,¹³C spin—spin coupling constants were determined from an isotropic sample. The dipole—dipole couplings were corrected for harmonic vibrational contribution. The corrected dipole—dipole couplings were used to evaluate the r_α-structure of the molecule.     

Transformations of the chiral diphosphine rhodium catalyst [(1,5-COD)Rh(—)R,R-DIOP]+CF3SO3– under conditions of hydrogenation

Transformation products of the cationic rhodium complex [(1,5-COD)Rh(—)R,R-DIOP]⁺CF₃SO₃ ^– (1) (COD is cycloocta-1,5-diene and DIOP is (±)-2,3-O-isopropylidene-2,3-dihydroxy-1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane), which were obtained in its reactions with molecular hydrogen, base (NEt₃), and solvents in the absence of a substrate, were investigated by ¹H and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy. The solvate complexes [(Solv)₂Rh(—)R,R-DIOP]⁺CF₃SO₃ ^–, which were generated from complex 1 in its reaction with molecular hydrogen, underwent destruction of the diphosphine ligand with elimination of benzene and were subjected to oxidation by traces of moisture and oxygen to form the DIOP dioxide complex with Rh^I. In the absence of hydrogen, complex 1 in solutions produced the diphosphine dioxide rhodium(i) complex and mono- and binuclear rhodium(i) solvate complexes. The scheme of deactivation of the complex in the absence of the substrate was proposed. The catalytic activity of the solvate complexes [(ArH)Rh(—)R,R-DIOP]⁺CF₃SO₃ ^–, which contain benzene, p-xylene, and mesitylene in the coordination sphere, was studied in hydrogenation of Z--acetamidocinnamic acid.     

Sulfurization of polymers. 5. Poly(6-methyl-5-sulfanylthieno[2,3-b]pyridine-4-thione), poly(thieno[2,3-b]azepine-4,5(6H)-dithione), and related structures from poly(2-methyl-5-vinylpyridine) and elemental sulfur

Poly(2-methyl-5-vinylpyridine) is sulfurized with elemental sulfur at 140—320 °C to release hydrogen sulfide and to give black lustrous powders (sulfur content up to 45%) possessing electric conductivity (6.4·10^–11—1.6·10^–7 S cm^–1), paramagnetism (spin concentration 6.2·10¹⁸—5.0·10¹⁹ sp g^–1, g = 2.0043—2.0046, H = 0.49—0.58 mT), and redox and complex-forming properties. Elemental analysis data, IR, ESR, and mass spectra, DSC and TGA data, electric conductivity, electrochemical activity and chemical properties (salt formation and complexation) of the materials synthesized correspond to cross-liked poly(6-methyl-5-sulfanylthieno[2,3-b]pyridine-4-thione), poly(thieno[2,3-b]azepine-4,5(6H)-dithione), and related structures.