Kinetics of the Reaction of 2-Chloro-quinoxaline with Hydroxide Ion in ACN–H2O and DMSO–H2O Binary Solvent Mixtures

The kinetics of alkaline hydrolysis of 2-chloroquinoxaline (QCl) with hydroxide ion was investigated spectrophotometrically at different percentages of aqueous–organic solvent mixtures with acetonitrile (10–60% v/v) and with dimethylesulphoxide (10–80%) over the temperature range from 25 to 45 °C. The reaction was performed under pseudo first order conditions with respect to 2-chloroquinoxaline (QCl). An increase in the percentage of organic solvent (v/v) has different effects on the reaction rate constants, presumably due to hydrogen bond donor and acceptor differences of the media and other solvatochromic parameters. The data were discussed in terms of the Kamelt-Taft parameter and E _T(30). A nonlinear relation between the logarithm of the rate constant and reciprocal of the dielectric constant suggests the presence of selective solvation by the polar water molecules. Activation parameters ΔH ^#, ΔS ^# and ΔG ^# were determined and discussed.     

Temperature-Dependent Formation and Transformation of Mesostructures in Water–Ionic Liquid Mixtures

The temperature-dependent formation and transformation of mesostructures in binary mixtures of the ionic liquid (IL) 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([bmim⁺][BF₄⁻]) and water are characterized. Through addition of nitroxide radicals as paramagnetic spin probes, the temperature dependence of the solution structure can be assessed by using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy from typical solutes’ points of view. Additionally, the phase behavior on cooling and reheating is probed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Thermal hysteresis and memory effects are observed, and DSC is used to identify the crystallization and thawing of ice as the pertinent phase transition. The EPR data of the nitroxide radicals before and after freezing and thawing reveal a transformation of the mesostructures, probably triggered by the crystallization of water pools to ice. A more polar state results after thawing, thereby suggesting a rupture and dissolution of the ordered IL-rich mesostructures. If the thawed solutions are not agitated, the system relaxes very slowly, that is, at room temperature with a time constant of approximately 90 h, to its equilibrium state of mesophase-separated IL-rich and bulk-like water regions.     

Using Partial Least-Squares Regression in Multivariate UV Spectroscopic Analysis of Mixtures of Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids and 1-Methylimidazole for Measurements of Liquid–Liquid Equilibria

Recent interest in the use of room-temperature ionic liquids in various industrial applications sets requirements for analytical techniques that could lead to an efficient determination of concentrations of ionic liquids and/or possible impurities contained in them. Catalytic processes are particularly sensitive to the amount of impurities in the reaction media. Finding suitable and efficient techniques of determining compositions of liquid mixtures appears to be of importance not only for the design and optimization of such catalytic processes but also in measurements of phase equilibria. Imidazolium-based ionic liquids are often contaminated by their precursors 1-chlorobutane and 1-methylimidazole. Therefore, in this work a calibration technique is proposed that makes use of partial least-squares regression in UV spectroscopic determination of concentrations of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate and 1-methylimidazole. Spectra of these compounds show significant overlaps making their simultaneous quantitative analysis difficult. Partial least-squares regression using the PLS2 algorithm provides an effective resolution, decomposing complicated spectra and coping with component interferences, nonlinearities and collinearity. The calibration method for the chosen compounds was validated using test samples of known composition and by measuring liquid?Cliquid equilibria at 298.15?K in the ternary system 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate?+?1-methylimidazole?+?1-chlorobutane.     

Photochemical Reaction Mechanism of Intramolecular H Transfer Reaction of H2C3O+⋅ Radical Cation

The photochemical reaction mechanism underlying the intramolecular H-transfer of the H₂C₃O⁺⋅ radical cation to the H₂CCCO⁺⋅ methylene ketene cation was elucidated using time-dependent density functional theory and high-level ab initio methods. Once the D₁ state of H₂C₃O⁺⋅ is populated, the reaction proceeds to form an intermediate (IM) in the D₁ state (IM4_D1). The molecular structure of the conical intersection (CI) was optimized using a multiconfigurational ab initio method. The CI is readily accessible because it lies slightly above the IM4_D1 in energy. In addition, the gradient difference vector of the CI is almost parallel to the intramolecular H-transfer reaction coordinate. Once the vibration mode of IM4_D1 which is parallel to the reaction coordinate is populated, the degeneracy of the CI is readily lifted and H₂CCCO⁺⋅ was formed via a relaxation pathway in the D₀ state. Our calculated results clearly describe the photochemical intramolecular H transfer reaction reported in a recent study.     

Direct Electrochemistry of Hemoglobin in Chitosan/Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes/Ionic Liquid–Modified Carbon-Paste Electrode

Abstract

The direct electrochemistry of hemoglobin (Hb) was realized on chitosan and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)–modified carbon ionic liquid electrode (CILE). The CILE was fabricated first and further modified by MWCNTs to get an electrode as MWCNTs/CILE. The Hb was immobilized on the surface of MWCNTs/CILE with the help of chitosan film. Ultraviolet–visible (UV-vis) and Fourier transform–infrared (FT-IR) spectra indicated that Hb kept its native structure in the modified film. A pair of well-defined quasi-reversible redox peaks of heme Fe(III)/Fe(II) couple appeared with the formal potential (E^0′) as ?0.314 V (vs. SCE) in pH 7.0 phosphate buffer solution (PBS). The modified electrode showed good electrocatalytic ability for the reduction of trichloroacetic acid.     

A Correlation Between Solvatochromic Solvent Polarity Parameters and the Ionization Constants of Various Phenols in 1,4-Dioxane–Water Mixtures

Precise thermodynamic ionization constants K for 3-nitrophenol, 3,4-dichlorophenol, and 4-cyanophenol have been obtained in 1,4-dioxane-water mixtures (0–70% volume fraction in dioxane) at 25°C using a potentiometric method. The same information for another twelve cationic, neutral, and anionic phenols were taken from the literature. Three different methods were used to study the effects of the solvents on the ionization constants: one involves a single polarity parameter, E _T(30); the next involves the Kamlet–Taft multiparametric method; and the last involves the preferential solvation model. The pK values follow the preferential solvation model, but the parameters obtained are highly correlated. Using the data for the phenol molecule as reference, a linear correlation between ΔpK and E _T(30) has been used to develop a new method of obtaining pK values for any binary solvent composition, with only the pK in water known. The pK(s) values correlate with the molecular parameters for the dipolarity/polarizability of the solvent π* and its hydrogen-bond donor ability α. The preferential solvation parameter, f _12/1, correlates with the parameter for the hydrogen-bond donor ability of the solvent. All the phenols follow Hammett's equation and the reaction constants have been calculated for the different water–dioxane mixtures.     

Direct Formation of 2,3,5‐Trichloropyridine and its Nucleophilic Displacement Reactions in Ionic Liquid

Abstract

Reaction of trichloroacetaldehyde and acrylonitrile in the presence of a catalytic amount of copper (I) chloride in ionic liquid afforded 2,3,5‐trichloropyridine, fluorination of which with KF and CsF in ionic liquid afforded 3,5‐dichloro‐2‐fluoropyridine and 5‐chloro‐2,3‐dichloropyridine. Reaction of 2,3,5‐trichloropyridine, 3,5‐dichloro‐2‐fluoropyridine, or 5‐chloro‐2,3‐dichloropyride with 2‐(4‐hydroxyphenoxy)propionates in ionic liquid afforded the corresponding 2‐aryloxylpropionates in good yields.     

Effect of Temperature and Composition on the Density and Viscosity of Binary Mixtures of Ionic Liquid with Alcohols

Density and viscosity were determined for the binary mixtures containing the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate ([BMIM][SCN]) and 1-alcohols (1-butanol, 1-pentanol and 1-hexanol) at six temperatures (298.15, 308.15, 318.15, 328.15, 338.15 and 348.15) K and ambient pressure. The density and viscosity correlation for these systems was tested by an empirical second-order polynomial and by the Vogel-Fucher-Tammann equation in wide ranges of temperatures. Excess molar volumes were described by the Redlich-Kister polynomial expansions. The density and viscosity variations with composition were described by polynomials. A qualitative analysis of the trend of the properties with solvent and temperature was performed. The obtained results indicate that ionic liquid interactions with 1-alcohols are strongly dependent on the special trend of packing of this ionic liquid into hydroxylic solvents. As previously observed, an increase of the 1-alcohol carbon-chain length leads to lower interactions on mixing. Electronic Supplementary Material  The online version of this article () contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

Synthesis of 2‐Aminothiophenes on Ionic Liquid Phase Support using the Gewald Reaction

The first report of the use of task‐specific ionic liquid as soluble support for the Gewald synthesis of 2‐aminothiophenes is reported in this article. This synthetic method is simple and efficient, and the products are obtained in good to excellent yields with high purities, without the need for chromatographic purification.     

Nitration Reaction Catalyzed by Horseradish Peroxidase in the Presence of H2O2 and NaNO2

The enzymatic nitration of phenol and m-cresol catalyzed by horseradish peroxidase was studied in the presence of H2O2 and NaNO2. The results showed that the nitration products of phenol were 2-nitro and 4-nitrophenols. There was also a small amount of by-products of hydroquinone and catechol. The influences of various reaction parameters, including pH, organic solvent type, and concentrations of NaNO2 and H2O2, on the nitration products were investigated. The yields of 4-nitrophenol and 2-nitrophenol were 14% and 12%, respectively. The nitration products of m-cresol were 4-nitro-m-cresol and 6-nitro-m-cresol, and the yields of 4-nitro-m-cresol and 6-nitro-m-cresol were 19% and 30%, respectively.     

Task-Specific Ionic Liquid as Reagent and Reaction Medium for the One-Pot Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons–Type Reaction Under Microwave Irradiation

A task-specific imidazolium-based phosphinite ionic liquid (IL-OPPh₂) was used as the dual solvent–reagent for the synthesis of E-cinamates and coumarin derivatives via the one-pot Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons–type reaction. The ionic liquid containing its corresponding phosphinite moiety was reacted with α-chloro esters and benzaldehyde or salicylaldehyde derivatives in the presence of sodium methoxide under microwave irradiation to produce the related E-cinamates or coumarins, respectively. The satisfactory results were obtained with good yields, short reaction time, and simple experimental procedure.     

Thermal and Structural Investigation of the Reaction Between 1,2-propanediol and Co(NO3)2⋅6H2O

The results of an investigation concerning there action between 1,2-propanediol and Co(NO₃)₂⋅ 6H₂O, leading to a complex containing the lactate anion (L) as ligand are presented. The obtained solid homopolynuclear coordination compound[Co₂(OH)₂L₂(H₂O)₂⋅0.5H₂O]_n, has been investigated by thermal analysis, electronic and IR spectroscopy and magnetic methods. Cobalt oxide obtained by thermal decomposition of this coordinative compound was characterized by IR and X-ray spectroscopy. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Magnetic Solid-Phase Extraction and Ionic Liquid Dispersive Liquid–Liquid Microextraction Coupled with High-Performance Liquid Chromatography for the Determination of Hexachlorophene in Cosmetics

An efficient, simple, and fast method based on ionic liquid dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction (IL-DLLME) followed by magnetic solid-phase extraction (MSPE) was developed as a new technique for extracting and purifying hexachlorophene (HCP) in cosmetics prior to high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) determination. In this method based on IL-DLLME and MSPE, 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ([C₆MIM][PF₆]) is used as the extraction solvent and Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles are used to remove hydrophobic additives in the cosmetics by physical adsorption. The main parameters affecting the efficiency of the IL-DLLME and MSPE of HCP were investigated and optimized. Under the optimum conditions, the method was linear in the range 0.5–40 µg mL^?1 with a correlation coefficient (R ²) of 0.9976 and had a detection limit of 0.14 µg mL^?1 at a signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) of 3. The recoveries of HCP in three cosmetic samples using the proposed method were in the range 74.5–97.7%, and the relative standard deviations (RSD, n = 5) were in the range 3.8–6.7%. The developed method was successfully applied to the determination of HCP in cosmetics.     

A Mild and Efficient Deprotection of Geminal Diacetates Catalyzed by FeCl3 ·6H2O in Ionic Liquid

The selective deprotection of geminal diacetates promoted by FeCl3·6H2O in the ionic liquid [bmim] [BF4] canbe efficiently achieved in good yields. The ionic liquid and the catalyst can be recycled easily and the process is car ried out under mild conditions.     

Synthesis of Novel Poly(ethyleneglycol)-400 Ionic Liquid and Its Application in Morita–Baylis–Hillman Reaction

Novel Poly(ethyleneglycol)-400 ionic liquid containing imidazolium cations have been synthesized by the atom-efficient reaction of 1,2-dimethylimidazole with p-toluenesulfonate; the p-toluenesulfonate provides the anionic component of the resultant ionic liquid. It have been used for the first time as a new solvent for the Morita–Baylis–Hillman reaction under ambient conditions. A wide variety of aldehydes and active olefins participate very efficiently, resulting in good to excellent yields of products.      

Et2SnCl2 · H2O and the Trigonal–Bipyramidal Transition State of a SN2 Reaction

Abstract

The title compound Et₂SnCl₂ · H₂O was prepared and characterized by IR-spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray diffraction, showing the typical trigonal bipyramidal structure of a S_N2 transition state with the water molecule in an axial position.

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