Synthesis of N,N'-Diacyl-1,2-di-(4-pyridyl)ethylenedianiines

Reaction of N-(4-pyridylmethyl)benzamide N-oxides with acetic anhydride yielded dimerization compounds. This dimerization occurs at the atom attached to the pyridine ring. These compounds so obtained were evaluated for analgesic and antiinflammatory activity.     

Synthesis of 2-phenyl-1,3-di(4-pyridyl)naphthvalene by photoinduced reversible valence isomerization of 2-phenyl-1,3-di(4-pyridyl)naphthalene

2-Phenyl-1,3-di(4-pyridyl)naphthvalene 3a was synthesized by the photoinduced reversible valence isomerization of 2-phenyl-1,3-di(4-pyridyl)naphthalene 2a. Then, 3a was converted into 3-phenyl-1,2-di(4-pyridyl)naphthalene 4a and 2a simultaneously. The t_1/2 of 3a in DMSO-d₆ at 90 °C was 2 h, while that at 110 °C was approximately 10 min.     

Reaction of 3,6-di(tert-butyl)-4-chloro-1,2-benzoquinone with N,N-disubstituted dithiocarbamates

A reaction of 3,6-di(tert-butyl)-4-chloro-1,2-benzoquinone with disubstituted N,N-dithiocarbamates leads to zwitterionic compounds containing 2-iminio-1,3-dithiole ring annulated to the quinone skeleton. These products reversibly add acids, giving salts of the corresponding catechols; they form complexes with copper involving oxygen atoms, as well.     

Titanium(III) and vanadium(III) chloride complexes with 2-pyridylphenylacetonitrile and 1,2-dicyano-1,2-diphenyl-1,2-di(2′-pyridyl)ethane

Summary 2-Pyridylphenylacetonitrile (ppa) and 1,2-dicyano-1,2-diphenyl-1,2-di(2-pyridyl)ethane (dcppe) react with titanium(III) and vanadium(III) chlorides yielding complexes of formulae: [TiCl₃(ppa)₂], [TiCl₃(ppa)₃], [VCl₃(ppa)], [TiCl₃(dcppe)] and [(VCl₃)₂(dcppe)]. The results obtained suggest pentacoordinated structures for complexes, except for [TiCl₃(ppa)₃] where an hexacoordinated stereochemistry around the metal is proposed.     

Reactions of 2-pyridylphenylacetonitrile and 1,2-dicyano-1,2-di(phenyl)-1,2-di(2-pyridyl)ethane with titanium(IV), vanadium(IV), chromium(III) and iron(III) chlorides

Summary 2-Pyridylphenylacetonitrile (ppa) is oxidized by iron(III) chloride in dry ethanol to 1,2-dicyano-1,2-di(phenyl)-1,2-(2-pyridyl)ethane (dcppe). When 1,2-dichloroethane or ether are used as solvents, a 31 complex of dcppe with iron trichloride, [(FeCl₃)₃(dcppe)] is obtained.Titanium(IV), vanadium(IV) and chromium(III) chlorides react with ppa and dcppe, giving complexes of general formulae [MCl₄(ppa)] (M = Ti or V), [CrCl₃(ppa)_n] (n = 2 or 3), [(MCl₄)₂(dcppe)] (M = Ti or V) and [CrCl₃(dcppe)].     

Synthesis,structures and magnetic properties of two isomeric coordination polymers constructed from pamoic acid and 1,2-di(4-pyridyl)ethane

Two isostructural compounds, [Co(pam)(bpe)(H₂O)₂]_n (1) and [Mn(pam)(bpe)(H₂O)₂]_n (2) (H₂pam = pamoic acid, bpe = 1,2-di(4-pyridyl)ethane), have been solvothermally synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, IR, and powder X-ray diffraction. Single-crystal X-ray analysis reveals that 1 and 2 are isostructural and feature a threefold interpenetrated cds topological framework. Magnetic investigations reveal that both 1 and 2 exhibit antiferromagnetic properties.     

Spin crossover in iron(II) complexes of 3,5-di(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazoles and 3,5-di(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazolates

The iron coordination chemistry of 3,5-di(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazoles and 3,5-di(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazolates is reviewed. This includes both mononuclear and dinuclear complexes, and both iron(II) and iron(III) oxidation states. The main focus is on the synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of these complexes.     

Structural and spatial considerations in the N,N'-diacyl- and bis(alkoxycarbonyl)bispidinone series

Diamidic and dicarbamic bispidinones show trans-cis isomerism, the relative population in solution of the cis form increasing with solvent polarity. The mutual proximity of the two amide functions in 4a has no impact on the barrier to isomerization. The system represents a peculiar case of planar chirality posing a challenge to its specification.     

Di­chloro­[N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(2-pyridyl­methyl)­benzene-1,4-di­amine]­iron(II)

In the title complex, [FeCl₂(C₃₀H₂₈N₆)], the Fe atom is five-coordinated by two terminal chloride ligands and one end of the bis-tridentate ligand. The complexes display intermolecular C—H⃛π, π-stacking and C—H⃛X (X = N, Cl) interactions.     

The reduction products of 2-phenyl-1,3-di(4-pyridyl)-2-propanol

A number of chemical modifications of 2-phenyl-1,3-di(4-pyridyl) - 2 - propanol are described. Dehydration, alkylation and hydrogenation, concomitant and independent, gave a variety of novel compounds. Independent syntheses produced the related compounds X and XVI which were subjected to some of the same reactions. Structural assignments (spectral) were corroborated by the synthesis of common reaction products.     

Synthesis of 1,2-di-(4-pyridyl)ethylenediamine and related compounds

Hydrolysis of N,N'-diacyl-1,2-di(4-pyridyl)ethylenediamines 1 in aqueous sulfuric acid gave the corresponding imidazolines 3. 1,2-Di-(4-pyridyl)ethylenediamine 2 was prepared in 61 % yield by treating N,N'-di-t-butyl-oxycarbonyl-1,2-di(4-pyridyl)ethylenediamine 4 with trifluoroacetic acid or in 94% yield by the hydrolysis under basic conditions of N,N'-diphthaloylglycyl-1,2-di(4-pyridy)ethylenediamine 13.     

Synthesis of substituted 1,2-di(alkylsulfonyl)indolizines. Molecular and crystal structure of 3-(4-fluorobenzoyl)-6-methyl-1,2-di(propylsulfonyl)indolizine

The reactions of substituted pyridinium salts with E-1,2-di(alkylsulfonyl)-1,2-dichloroethenes proceed regiospecifically. Heating of these reagents in chloroform in the presence of a threefold excess of Et₃N affords substituted 1,2-di(alkylsulfonyl)indolizines in high yields. The structures of the reaction products were confirmed by physicochemical methods, including X-ray diffraction. Dedicated to Academician N. K. Kochetkov on the occasion of his 90th birthday. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1205–1209, May, 2005.