Highly enantioselective Michael addition of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds to nitroalkenes catalyzed by designer chiral BINOL–quinine–squaramide: efficient access to optically active nitro-alkanes and their isoxazole derivatives

A chiral BINOL–quinine–squaramide has been identified as the best catalyst for the asymmetric Michael addition of nitroalkenes to 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds. A series of chiral nitroalkanes were prepared with approximately >99% ee. Furthermore, the methodology was applied successfully to the synthesis of enantiomerically pure isoxazoles derivatives (>99% ee).     

Ligand exchange reactions between Cu(II), Pb(II), Al(III), and Cr(III) acetylacetonates and dipivaloylmethanates: The possibility of using exchange reactions in estimation of standard enthalpies of formation of metal β-diketonates

Ligand exchange reactions between Cu(II), Pb(II), Al(III), and Cr(III) acetylacetonates and dipivaloylmethanates were studied by mass spectrometry with sample evaporation from an analog of the Knudsen effusion cell (direct inlet probe). It was shown that exchange reactions can be used to estimate the standard enthalpies of formation of metal β-diketonates.     

Syntheses,crystal structures,and properties of optically active Lu(III) and Yb(III) complexes of N,N′-bis(2-hydroxybenzyl)-N,N′-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)-R-1,2-propanediamine with chloride or thiocyanate

The reaction of N,N′-bis(2-hydroxybenzyl)-N,N′-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)-R-1,2-propanediamine (R-bbppnH₂) with LnCl₃?6H₂O (Ln: Lu, Yb) stereoselectively gave an optically active complex, [LnCl(R-bbppn)], which crystallizes in the acentric space group of P2₁2₁2₁. The central lutetium(III) is coordinated by two oxygens from two phenolates, four nitrogens from two pyridines, and one bidentate propanediamine of R-bbppn^2?, one chloride to form a seven-coordinate distorted pentagonal bipyramidal geometry. Although two optical isomers, ΔΛΔ and ΛΔΛ, are possible for such a structure, the absolute configuration of the complex is stereoselectively unified to ΔΛΔ. The coordinated chloride of the complex is readily replaced by other ligands, and hence the reaction with thiocyanate results in formation of another seven-coordinate complex, [Ln(NCS)(R-bbppn)].     

Chiral recognition of α-amino acids by an optically active (2S,5S,8S,11S)-2,5,8,11-tetraethyl cyclen cobalt(III) complex

The optically active cobalt(III) complex with chiral cyclen, (2S,5S,8S,11S)-2,5,8,11-tetraethyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane, preferentially binds to D-phenylglycine (D-Phg) or D-t-leucine (D-t-Leu) rather than L-Phg or L-t-Leu, respectively, with 20% de in dimethyl sulfoxide at 293 K. Comparative studies on the crystal structures of cobalt(III) complexes with d-Phg and l-Phg revealed that the diastereoselectivity is due to the difference in the steric hindrance that should occur between the amino group of Phg and the ethyl group of cyclen.     

Synthesis and Reactivity of 2-(Furan-2-yl)benzo[1,2-d:4,3-d′]bis[1,3]thiazole

Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry - Acylation of 1,3-benzothiazol-6-amine with furan-2-carbonyl chloride in propan-2-ol gave N-(1,3-benzothiazol-6-yl)furan-2-carboxamide which was converted to...     

A novel application of the chiral reagent (s)-2-N-(N′benzylprolyl)-aminobenzaldehyde: Synthesis of optically pure α-methylvaline and α-methylglutamic acid

The synthesis of -methyl substituted amino acids using Ni(II) complexes of the Schiff base obtained from alanine and (S)-2-N-(N'-benzylpropyl)amino-benzaldehyde is described. This complex was alkylated with isopropyl bromide, gramine iodomethylate, and methyl acrylate (in a Michael reaction). From the resulting mixtures of products, diastereomerically pure complexes were obtained by crystallization or silica gel chromatography. Both (S)- and (R)-enantiomers of the optically active amino acids -Me-Val and -Me-Glu were obtained after decomposing the diastereomerically pure complexes.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1536–1542, July, 1991.     

Homopolymerization of ethylene, 1-hexene, styrene and copolymerization of styrene with 1,3-cyclohexadiene using (η⁵-tetramethylcyclopentadienyl)dimethylsilyl(N-Ar')amido-TiCl₂/MAO (Ar'=6-(2-(diethylboryl)phenyl)pyrid-2-yl, biphen-3-yl)

The propensity of a half-sandwich (η?-tetramethylcyclopentadienyl) dimethylsilylamido Ti(IV)-based catalyst bearing an auxiliary diethylboryl-protected pyridyl moiety (Ti-8), activated by methylaluminoxane (MAO) to homopolymerize α-olefins such as ethylene, 1-hexene and styrene as well as to copolymerize styrene with 1,3-cyclo-hexadiene is described. The reactivity of Ti-8 was investigated in comparison to a 6-(2-(diethylboryl)phenyl)pyrid-2-yl-free analogue (Ti-3).     

Cooperative catalysis with chiral Brønsted acid-Rh2(OAc)4: highly enantioselective three-component reactions of diazo compounds with alcohols and imines

An asymmetric three-component reaction of diazo compounds and alcohols with imines catalyzed cooperatively by a rhodium complex and a chiral Br?nsted acid provides a general and efficient entry to beta-amino-alpha-hydroxyl acid derivatives in high yields with excellent stereoselectivities.     

Amphiphilic allylation of arylidene-1,3-oxazol-5(4H)-one using bis-π-allylpalladium complexes: an approach to synthesis of cyclohexyl and cyclohexenyl α-amino acids

An efficient method for synthesis of cyclohexyl and cyclohexenyl α-amino acids via palladium-catalyzed three-component assemblies followed by ring-closing metathesis (RCM) is described. The present catalytic reaction is successfully extended to substituted benzylidene azlactones 2a-j RCH=(1,3-oxazole): R = alkyl or aryl. The amphiphilic bis-allylation of these substrates has been achieved by replacing toxic allylstannanes with allyltrifluoroborate and the reaction proceeded smoothly to afford the corresponding 1,7-diene derivatives 3a-j in acceptable to good yields. RCM of the resulting octadienes using the first generation Grubbs catalyst gave easy access to stereodefined substituted cyclohexene derivatives 7-11 in high yields. Acid hydrolysis of the oxazolone ring of 7-10 gave protected amino acids 12-16. Debenzoylation of 13 and 15 afforded 1-amino-6-aryl-cyclohex-3-enecarboxylic acids 17 and 18 in excellent yields, respectively. Moreover, catalytic reduction of 13 gave the corresponding cyclohexane derivative 19 which could be debenzoylated to give 1-amino-2-phenylcyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid (20). The structures of compounds 9, 12 and 13 were confirmed by X-ray structural analysis. It is an excellent method for creating a wide range of cyclic α,α-disubstituted α-amino acids.     

Synthesis and characterization of heteronuclear germanium(IV) and lanthanum(III) (chromium(III)) complexes with 1,3-diamino-2-propanoltetraacetic acid: Crystal and molecular structure of [Ge(OH)(μ-Hpdta)(μ-OH)La(H2O)4] · H2O

Two heteronuclear germanium(IV) and lanthanum(III) (chromium(III)) complexes with 1,3-diamino-2-propanoltetraacetic acid (H₅Hpdta) have been synthesized. The compounds have been characterized by elemental analysis and X-ray powder diffraction data. The structure of [Ge(OH)(??-Hpdta)(??-OH)La(H₂O)₄] · H₂O (I) has been determined by X-ray crystallography. The crystals are monoclinic, a = 9.3805(3) ?, b = 10.3023(4) ?, c = 21.6527(6) ?, ?? = 94.829(2)°, V = 2085.10(12) ?³, Z = 4, space group P2₁/n, R1 = 0.0294 based on 5480 reflections with I > 2??(I). Compound I is composed of binuclear [Ge(OH)(??-Hpdta)(??-OH)La(H₂O)₄] molecules and crystal water molecules. In the dimeric molecule, the germanium and lanthanum atoms are linked by the bridging oxygen atom of the hydroxo ligand and the oxygen atom of the deprotonated isopropanol group of Hpdta^5?. The coordination spheres of germanium and lanthanum each contains one nitrogen atom and two carboxyl oxygen atoms of the four acetate arms of the heptadentate Hpdta^5? ligand. The Ge coordination polyhedron is completed to a distorted octahedron by the oxygen atom of the terminal hydroxo group, and the lanthanum coordination polyhedron is completed to a nine-vertex polyhedron by the oxygen atoms of four water molecules. In crystal, the complex molecules and crystal water molecules are combined by a system of hydrogen bonds.     

Electronic conductivity of Ce0.9Gd0.1O(1.95-δ) and Ce0.8Pr0.2O(2-δ): Hebb-Wagner polarisation in the case of redox active dopants and interference

The electronic conductivity of Ce(0.9)Gd(0.1)O(1.95-δ) and Ce(0.8)Pr(0.2)O(2-δ) under suppressed ionic flow was measured as a function of pO(2) in the range from 10(3) atm to 10(-17) atm for temperatures between 600 °C and 900 °C by means of Hebb-Wagner polarisation. The steady state I-V curve of Ce(0.9)Gd(0.1)O(1.95-δ) could be well described by the standard Hebb-Wagner equation [M. H. Hebb, J. Chem. Phys., 1952, 20, 185; C. Wagner, Z. Elektrochem., 1956, 60, 4], yielding expressions for the n- and p-type conductivity as a function of pO(2). On the other hand, significant deviation of the steady state I-V curve from the standard Hebb-Wagner equation was observed for the case of Ce(0.8)Pr(0.2)O(2-δ). It is shown that the I-V curve can be successfully reproduced when the presence of the redox active dopant, Pr(3+)/Pr(4+), is taken into account, whereas even better agreement can be reached when further taking into account the interference between the ionic and electronic flows [C. Chatzichristodoulou, W.-S. Park, H.-S. Kim, P. V. Hendriksen and H.-I. Yoo, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2010, 12, 33]. Expressions are deduced for the small polaron mobilities in the Ce 4f and Pr 4f bands of Ce(0.8)Pr(0.2)O(2-δ).     

The synthesis,characterization and spectral studies of Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) and Cd(II) complexes with N,N-bis(2-{[(2-methyl-2-phenyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl) methyl]amino}butyl) N′,N′-dihydroxyethanediimidamide

Co^II, Ni^II, Cu^II, Zn^II and Cd^II complexes of N,N-bis(2-{[(2-methyl-2-phenyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methyl]amino}butyl)N′,N′-dihydroxyethanediimidamide (LH₂) were synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, IR, ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR spectra, electronic spectra, magnetic susceptibility measurements, conductivity measurements and thermogravimetric analyses (TGA). The Co^II, Ni^II and Cu^II complexes of LH₂ were synthesized with 1?:?2 metal ligand stoichiometry. Zn^II and Cd^II complexes with LH₂ have a metal ligand ratio of 1?:?1. The reaction of LH₂ with Co^II, Ni^II, Cu^II, Zn^II and Cd^II chloride give complexes Ni(LH)₂, Cu(LH)₂, Zn(LH₂)(Cl)₂, Cd(LH₂)(Cl)₂, respectively.     

Structure and magnetic properties of an unprecedented syn-anti μ-nitrito-1κO:2κO' bridged Mn(III)-salen complex and its isoelectronic and isostructural formate analogue

The preparation, crystal structures and magnetic properties of two new isoelectronic and isomorphous formate- and nitrite-bridged 1D chains of Mn(III)-salen complexes, [Mn(salen)(HCOO)](n) (1) and [Mn(salen)(NO(2))](n) (2), where salen is the dianion of N,N'-bis(salicylidene)-1,2-diaminoethane, are presented. The structures show that the salen ligand coordinates to the four equatorial sites of the metal ion and the formate or nitrite ions coordinate to the axial positions to bridge the Mn(III)-salen units through a syn-antiμ-1κO:2κO' coordination mode. Such a bridging mode is unprecedented in Mn(III) for formate and in any transition metal ion for nitrite. Variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements of complexes 1 and 2 indicate the presence of ferromagnetic exchange interactions with J values of 0.0607 cm(-1) (for 1) and 0.0883 cm(-1) (for 2). The ac measurements indicate negligible frequency dependence for 1 whereas compound 2 exhibits a decrease of χ(ac)' and a concomitant increase of χ(ac)' on elevating frequency around 2 K. This finding is an indication of slow magnetization reversal characteristic of single-chain magnets or spin-glasses. The μ-nitrito-1κO:2κO' bridge seems to be a potentially superior magnetic coupler to the formate bridge for the construction of single-molecule/-chain magnets as its coupling constant is greater and the χ(ac)' and χ(ac)' show frequency dependence.     

A fixation mode of gold(III) in the course of the chemisorption interaction with cadmium cyclo-hexamethylene dithiocarbamate: Structural organization and thermal behavior of the heteropolynuclear complex ([Au{S2CN(CH2)6}2]2[CdCl4] · 3/4H2O) n (an example of the complicated supramolecular structure)

The chemisorption interaction of binuclear cadmium cyclo-hexamethylene dithiocarbamate with H[AuCl₄] in a solution of 2 M HCl is studied. The state of the chemisorbent is monitored by ¹¹³Cd and ¹³C MAS NMR spectroscopy. The result of the heterogeneous reaction, including the chemisorption of gold(III) from a solution and partial ion exchange, is the formation of the heteropolynuclear gold(III)-cadmium complex. The crystal, molecular, and supramolecular structures of the hydrated form of the synthesized coordination compound ([Au{S₂CN(CH₂)₆}₂]₂[CdCl₄] · 3/4H₂O) _n (I) are determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. Compound I includes three structurally nonequivalent complex cations [Au{S₂CN(CH₂)₆}₂]⁺. The character of structural differences between them indicate that they correlate as conformers: cations (A), (B), and (C) are present in the ratio 2: 1: 1. The isomeric cations perform different functions in the self-organization of the chemical system into unusually complicated supramolecular structure I. Cations (A) form centrosymmetric dimers [Au₂{S₂CN(CH₂)₆}]²⁺, which are involved together with cations (B) in the formation of polymeric chains ([Au₂{S₂CN(CH₂)₆}]²⁺ · [Au{S₂CN(CH₂)₆}₂]⁺) _n alternating along the chain length. Cations (C) are structurally isolated, as well as anions [CdCl₄]^2?. The chemisorption capacity of the cadmium cyclo-hexamethylene dithiocarbamate complex calculated from the reaction of Au(III) binding is 427.2 mg of gold per 1 g of the sorbent. To establish the optimum conditions for the regeneration of bound gold, the thermal behavior of I is studied by simultaneous thermal analysis (STA). The multistage process of chemical destruction includes the desorption of hydrate water, the thermolysis of the dithiocarbamate part of the complex and [CdCl₄]^2? (with the release of metallic gold and cadmium chloride and the partial formation of CdS), and the evaporation of CdCl₂ and CdS. The final product of thermal transformations is reduced metallic gold.