Palladium(II)- and mercury(II)-catalyzed rearrangements of propargyl acetates

The scope and utility of the metal-catalyzed rearrangement of propargyl acetates first reported by Rautenstrauch were expanded. Treatment of a series of appropriate acetate substrates with Pd(II)- and Hg(II)-catalysts afforded synthetically useful fused 5,6-bicyclic-1,4-cyclopentadienyl acetates and 2-cyclopentenones. It was found that the substituents at the terminal alkynyl and alkenyl positions of the acetate substrate had a significant impact on the outcome of the reaction.     

Palladium-catalyzed allylation of α-isocyanocarboxylates

α-Isocyanocarboxylates underwent palladium-catalyzed allylation with allylic acetates, in which π-allylpalladium(II) intermediate was involved. The catalytic allylation of methyl α-isocyano(phenyl)acetate using an optically active ferrocenylphosphine ligand caused an asymmetric induction of up to 39% ee.     

Reactivity of α,α-dipyrrolylmethene in reactions with some Co(II) and Cu(II) complexes

Reactivity of 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethyl-4,4′dibutyldipyrrolylmethene (HL) in reactions Co(II) and Cu(II) acetates, acetylacetonates, and valinates in DMF (298.15 K) was estimated by spectrophotometric and calorimetric titration methods. The product of the exchange reaction between HL and Co acetate or acetylacetonate was found to be CoL₂ complex. With an excess of Cu(II) acetate or acetylacetonate, the reaction resulted in mixed-ligand complexes CuL(AcO) and CuL(Acac), while with an excess of HL, the CuL₂ complex was formed. Irrespective of the reagent concentration ratios, the exchange reactions with Cu(II) and Co(II) valinates gave ML(Val) complexes. Thermodynamic parameters of HL reactions with Cu(II) and Co(II) acetates, acetylacetonates, and valinates were determined.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of two new discrete, neutral complexes of manganese and zinc using a rigid organic clip

Two discrete neutral dimanganese(II) and tetrazinc(II) complexes were synthesized from a rigid organic clip and the corresponding metal acetates. The compounds were characterized by elemental analysis and single crystal X-ray diffraction study. The manganese species is a dinuclear discrete product with two disordered acetates bridging two manganese centers, while the zinc one consists of two octahedral and two tetrahedral Zn(II) centers with both bridging acetates and triply micro(3)-hydroxides. Variable temperature magnetic measurement reveals the existence of weak antiferromagnetic interaction (J = -1.6 cm(-)(1); H = -2JS(1).S(2)) within the manganese complex.     

Oxidation of 2,4-dinitrotoluene with ozone in the presence of a stop reagent

Liquid-phase oxidation of 2,4-dinitrotoluene with ozone in the presence of acetic anhydride as stop reagent and manganese(II) acetate as catalyst was studied. The major products of oxidation with ozone in acetic anhydride are 2,4-dinitrobenzyl alcohol (65.8%) and 2,4-dinitrobenzaldehyde (18.8%) in the form of the corresponding acetates. A reaction scheme accounting for the results obtained is considered.     

Trends in formation and stability of homo- and heteroligand <Emphasis Type="Italic">d</Emphasis>-metal complexes with 2,2′-dipyrrolylmethenes in dimethylformamide

The reactions of symmetric and nonsymmetric alkyl-substituted 2,2′-dipyrrolylmethenes with Cu(II), Ni(II), Co(II), Zn(II), Cd(II), and Hg(II) acetates in dimethylformamide solutions at 298.15 K were studied. The formation of hetero- and homoligand complexes was observed in the systems studied depending on the concentration conditions and the nature of the complexing metal. The stepped and complete constants of formation for metal complexes were determined. The key trends of the influence of the metal and ligand nature on the stabilization of the complexes were established.     

Ring‐opening metathesis polymerization of cyclododecene using an electrochemically reduced tungsten‐based catalyst

The ring‐opening metathesis polymerization of cyclododecene using an electrochemically reduced tungsten‐based catalyst (WCl₆? e^?? Al? CH₂Cl₂) is described. In addition, the influence of reaction conditions on the polymerization yield was determined. The resulting polymer has been characterized by NMR, IR, gel permeation chromatography and differential scanning calorimetry. The glass transition temperature and melting point of the polydodecenamer are 19.6°C and 70.0°C respectively. Furthermore, cyclododecene has been polymerized into a low‐molecular‐weight polymer (12.0 × 10³) with a polydispersity of 2.06 in high yields (94%). IR and NMR analysis indicate that the polydodecenamer has a high trans content (60%). Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

First raw transition metal complexes of salicylidene and 2-hydroxy-1-naphthylidene-N-cyanoacetohydrazone

Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) complexes of salicylidene-N-cyano-acetohydrazone H2L1 and 2-hydroxy-l-naphthylidene-N-cyanoacetohydrazone H2L2 have been prepared in ethanolic solution and characterized by analytical, spectral, magnetic susceptibility, molar conductivity and TGA measurements. The analytical data show that all the complexes derived from H2L1 and H2L2 are formed in molar ratios 1M:2L, except the complexes of Mn(II), Co(II) and Cu(II) acetates of H2L2 and the complexes of Mn(II), Co(II) and Ni(II) acetates and CuCl2 of H2L1 are formed in 1:1 molar ratios. The conductance data show that all metal complexes are non-electrolytes. Electronic absorption spectra and magnetic susceptibility measurements proved that the prepared complexes have octahedral configuration except [Co(HL2)OAc] which has tetrahedral structure. The ligand field parameters were calculated for the Co(II) and Ni(II) complexes and the data show that the covalent character of the metal ligand sigma-bond is low. The ESR parameters of the Cu(II) complexes at room temperature were calculated. Thermal TGA for some solid complexes are reported.     

Synthesis, structure, and complexing ability of hetarylhydrazones of glyoxylic acid

Benzoxazolyl-, benzthiazolyl-, 2′-quinolinyl- and 1′-phthalazinylhydrazones of glyoxylic acid (H₂L) and their complexes have been synthesized. The acid-base properties of the obtained hydrazones were studied by the methods of potentiometric titration and spectrophotometry. The hydrazones were shown to form mononuclear octahedral complexes M(HL)₂ with Ni(II) and Mn(II) acetates, whereas with Zn(II) and Cu(II) acetates binuclear complexes M₂L₂ were formed. The nature of the exchange interaction between the Cu(II) ions is discussed.     

A mild and efficient method for the stereoselective formation of C-O bonds: palladium-catalyzed allylic etherification using zinc(II) alkoxides

[reaction: see text] A highly chemo- and stereoselective palladium-catalyzed allylic etherification reaction is described. The use of zinc(II) alkoxides proved effective in promoting the addition of the oxygen nucleophile derived from aliphatic alcohols to eta(3)-allylpalladium complexes. Using diethylzinc (0.5 equiv), 5 mol % of Pd(OAc)(2), and 7.5 mol % of 2-di(tert-butyl)phosphinobiphenyl in THF, the cross-coupling reaction between various aliphatic alcohols and allylic acetates proceeded at ambient temperature to furnish allylic ethers with high stereoselectivity.     

N-Acetyl-5-arylidenetetramic acids: synthesis,X-ray structure elucidation and application to the preparation of zinc(II) and copper(II) complexes

A new route to N-acetyl-3-acyl-5-arylidenetetramic acids was developed and applied to the synthesis of a small library of compounds with diversity at carbon 3 of the heterocyclic ring. The 3-acetyl derivative was used as ligand for complexation with zinc(II) and copper(II) acetates. Both the ligand and the zinc complex were studied by X-ray single crystal structure analysis, the zinc complex forms ribbons by H-bonding from the ethanol to a neighbouring molecule.     

Amidation of silyl enol ethers and cholesteryl acetates with chiral ruthenium(II) schiff-base catalysts: catalytic and enantioselective studies

Chiral ruthenium(II)-salen complexes [RuII(salen)(PPh3)2] catalyse asymmetric aziridination of alkenes with up to 83% ees, asymmetric amidation of silyl enol ethers with up to 97% ees, and allylic amidation of cholesteryl acetates with good regioselectivity.     

New copper(II), nickel(II), and cobalt(II) chelates derived from 2-methyl-3-{[3-methyl-5-oxo-1-phenylpyrazol-4- ylidene)methyl]amino}-quinazolin-4-one

Ligand system derived from pyrazolone-5 and N-aminoquinazolinone was prepared, its structure was studied. Metal chelates ML₂ were prepared by reaction of the obtained ligand with copper(II), nickel(II), and cobalt(II) acetates. The complexes were studied by IR, electronic, and ESR spectroscopy, magnetochemistry, X-ray diffraction. Copper(II) complex was shown to have pseudo-tetrahedral structure, nickel(II) and cobalt(II) complexes are octahedral.     

Reactivity of pyrrole pigments,XIX. On the structure of Cu(II) and Zn(II) chelates of dipyrrins in solution

Summary The Cu(II) and Zn(II) chelates of 1,2,3,7,9-pentamethyldipyrrin and 1,2,3,7,9-pentamethyl-8-sulfodipyrrin are studied. When metal acetates are used for the formation of the metal complexes, dipyrrinate metal acetates could be detected as precursors of thebis-dipyrrinates.

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Reaktivität von Pyrrolpigmenten, 19. Mitt. Über die Struktur von Cu(II)- und Zn(II)-Chelaten von Dipyrrinen in Lösung

Zusammenfassung Die Cu(II)- und Zn(II)-Chelate von 1,2,3,7,9-Pentamethyldipyrrin und 1,2,3,7,9-Pentadimethyl-8-sulfodipyrrin wurden untersucht. Bei Einsatz von Metalldiacetaten für die Komplexbildung wurden Dipyrrinmetallacetate als Vorläufer derbis-Dipyrrinate nachgewiesen.

     

Interactions of hexamethyltetrabutyl-substituted biladiene-a,c with cobalt(II) and zinc(II) acetates

The thermodynamics of the reaction of 1,3,7,13,17,19-hexamethyl-2,8,12,18-tetrabutylbiladiene-a,c (H₂L) with cobalt(II) and zinc(II) acetates in dimethylformamide (298.15 K) was studied by spectrophotometric and calorimetric titration. It was found that H2L and Zn(II) form a mononuclear complex ZnL, and in the case of Co(II), a binuclear biligand complex Co₂L₂ is formed. Thermodynamic characteristics of the formation of Co(II) and Zn(II) complexes with biladiene-a,c in DMF at 298.15 K were determined.     

Acetylation of cellulose I and II studied by limiting viscosity and X-ray diffraction

When cellulose triacetates and some hydrolyzed acetates are boiled in 2.5N hydrochloric acid there is no residue. Under the same conditions cellulose is hydrolyzed, and a residue is obtained with a limiting viscosity that is related to the average length of the cellulose crystallites. These findings are combined to develop a method for studying the progress of acetylation through the amorphous portion of cellulose and into the crystallites, and to investigate the relative reactivities of cellulose I and cellulose II. Acetates were made from cotton and wood cellulose by a “fibrous” (heterogeneous) esterification involving sulfoacetic acid or perchloric acid catalyst in acetic acid-acetic anhydride; the final acetyl contents (10–41%) were attained by stopping the reaction at various points short of the triester (rather than by hydrolyzing a triester). When these acetates were boiled in 2.5N HCI they did not disappear completely, and the residues were cellulose I, indicating that cellulose acetate had been removed. With increasing acetyl the yield of residue decreased, and beyond about 33% acetyl the viscosity and x-ray measurements showed that the length and width of the crystallites decreased. However, when a nonsolvent such as toluene was added to the acetylation medium, the limiting viscosity did not change over the same acetyl range (up to 40%). Samples of varying acetyl values were taken during a regular acetylation of cotton linters in a mixer with sulfuric acid catalyst. X-ray studies of the residues obtained by boiling the acetates in 2.5N HCI revealed the presence of unreacted cellulose I even after 40% acetyl had been reached. This explains why the manufacture of cellulose esters from cellulose I requires complete esterification before they are hydrolyzed to the desired acetyl level. It was shown that there is a distinct difference between the acetylation reactivity of cellulose I and cellulose II. This indicates the importance of avoiding cellulose II formation during the refinement of cellulose for the manufacture of cellulose acetate in a process involving activation with acetic acid.     

Highly efficient route for enantioselective preparation of chlorohydrins via dynamic kinetic resolution

Dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) of various aromatic chlorohydrins with the use of Pseudomonas cepacia lipase (PS-C "Amano" II) and ruthenium catalyst 1 afforded chlorohydrin acetates in high yields and high enantiomeric excesses. These optically pure chlorohydrin acetates are useful synthetic intermediates and can be transformed to a range of important chiral compounds.     

Kinetics of homogeneous acetoxylation of cyclododecene and 1,5,9-cyclododecatriene catalyzed by Pd(OAc)2

The kinetics of acetoxylation of cyclododecene and (E,E,E)-1,5,9-cyclododecatriene catalyzed by Pd(OAc)₂ has been studied in glacial acetic acid solutions at 323–343 K and atmospheric pressure. The experimental data were described by kinetic equations of the Michaelis-Menten type.     

Thermochemical Reactivity of Transition Metal Acetates and of A Novel DMSO Solvate of Iron(II) Acetate in Molecular Hydrogen

The thermal decomposition of acetates of the transition metals Fe, Co, Ni, Mn and Cu in molecular hydrogen has been investigated by means of combined thermogravimetry/mass spectrometry, X-ray diffraction, and transmission as well as scanning electron microscopy. In the context of the reproducible preparation of the parent phases, i.e. the hydrated or anhydrous metal(II) acetates, single crystalline Fe₃(CH₃COO)₆(DMSO)₂, a novel DMSO solvate of iron(II) acetate, has been isolated and its crystal structure has been determined by means of X-ray diffraction. For the series of metal(II) acetates it has been found that the course of the thermal degradation in molecular hydrogen, in particular the formation of the gaseous products, strongly depends on the transition metal ion present in the parent compound. The detailed characterisation of the solid products revealed, that phases exhibiting different catalytic activities and selectivities are formed as micro- or nanocrystalline metals and/or metal oxides.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Toward less dependence on platinum group metal catalysts: the merits of utilizing tin

Minute stoichiometric bimetallic clusters rich in tin (PtSn 2, RhSn 2, and RuSn 2) are powerful selective hydrogenation catalysts: these "molecular metallic" entities, supported on mesoporous silica and characterized by aberration-corrected electron microscopy, yield high percentages of cyclododecene (CDE) at fractional conversions ranging from 0.45 to 0.70 of the parent cyclododecatriene (CDT) at modest temperatures and under solvent-free conditions.