Fluoro-olefin chemistry Part 20 [1]. Reaction of hexafluoropropene with alcohols

Reaction of hexafluoropropene (HFP) with a series of alcohols under thermal, photochemical or peroxide-initiated conditions affords the 1:1 adducts CF₃CHFCF₂CR¹R²OH (R¹ = H, R² = H, Me, Prⁿ or CF₃; R¹ = Me, R² = Me or Et) in high yield via a radical chain mechanism. Adduct are not formed with the alcohols (CF₃)₂CHOH and CF₃CHFCF₂CH₂OH. Other 1:1 adducts of structure CHF₂CF(CF₃)CH₂OH and CH₃(C₂H₃CF₂CHFCF₃)CH₂OH are formed as minor products in the methanol and $\text{n}$-butanol reactions, respectively.     

Theoretical study of substituent effects on the acidity of the methyl group: Structure of anions CH2X−

Geometries have been optimized using molecular-orbital calculations (a) with a 4-31G Gaussian basis set for carbanions CH₂X^? where X = H, CH₃, NH₂, OH, F, C?CH, CH?CH₂, CHO, COCH₃, CN, and NO₂; and (b) with an STO -3G basis set for methyl acetate and acetyl deprotonated methyl acetate. All the carbanions containing unsaturated substituents are planar, with a considerable shortening of the C? X bond. Carbanions containing saturated substituents are pyramidal with the out-of-plane angle α increasing with the electronegativity of the substituent. Double-zeta basis set calculations give proton affinities over the range 449 (for CH₃CH₂^?) to 355 kcal/mol (for CH₂NO₂^?), with all unsaturated anions having smaller affinities than saturated anions. The correlation of proton affinities with 1s binding energies, and with charges on both the carbon of the anion and on the acidic proton of the neutral molecule are examined.     

Electron-Rich Half-Sandwich Complexes—Metal Bases par excellence

Electron-rich, half-sandwich complexes of the type C_nR_nML₂ or C_nR_nMLL′ are built up of an aromatic five- or six-membered ring, a d⁸-metal, and either a pair of two-electron donors or an equivalent chelating ligand. Such complexes behave like Lewis bases and react with a wide variety of electrophiles, El or ElX, to form products with a new metal-element bond. According to their reactivity they are comparable to the Vaska-type compounds. Certain of the products obtained after addition of the electrophile undergo interesting subsequent reactions in which, for example, metal complexes containing molecules that are unstable in the free state, such as CS, CSe, CH₂S, CH₂Se, CH₂Te, CH₃CHS, CH₃CHSe, CH₂?C?S, CH₂?C?Se, and CH₂?C?Te are formed. Moreover, cycloadditions as well as reactions with coordinatively unsaturated transition-metal compounds which result in formation of heterometal binuclear complexes demonstrate that the metal bases C_nR_nML₂ and C_nR_nMLL′ are valuable synthetic building blocks. Furthermore, very recent investigations have indicated links between metal basicity and the problem of C? H activation.     

The role of ion–neutral complexes in the reactions of onium ions and related species

An account is given of the development of the proposal that ion–neutral complexes are involved in the unimolecular reactions of onium ions (R¹R²C?Z⁺R³; Z = O, S, NR⁴; R¹, R², R³, R⁴ = H, C_nH_{2n + 1}), with particular emphasis on the informative C₄H₉O⁺ oxonium ion system (Z = O; R¹, R² = H; R³ = C₃H₇). Current ideas on the role of ion-neutral complexes in cation rearrangements, hydrogen transfer processes and more complex isomerizations are illustrated by considering the behaviour of isomeric CH₃CH₂CH₂X⁺ and (CH₃)₂CHX⁺ species [X = CH₂O, CH₃CHO, H₂O, CH₃OH, NH₃, NH₂CH₃, NH(CH₃)₂, CH₂?NH, CH₂?NCH₃, CO, CH₃˙, Br˙ and I˙]. Attention is focused on the importance of four energetic factors (the stabilization energy of the ion–neutral complex, the energy released by rearrangement of the cationic component, the enthalpy change for proton transfer between the partners of the ion neutral complex and the ergicity of recombination of the components) which influence the reactivity of the complexes. The nature and extent of the chemistry involving ion-neutral complexes depend on the relative magnitudes of these parameters. Thus, when the magnitude of the stabilization energy exceeds the energy released by cation rearrangement, the ergicity of proton transfer is small, and recombination of the components in a new way is energetically favourable, extensive complex-mediated isomerizations tend to occur. Loss of H₂O from metastable CH₂?O⁺C₃H₇ ions is an example of such a reaction. Conversely, if the stabilization energy is small compared with the magnitude of the energy released by eation rearrangement, the opportunities for complex-mediated processes to become manifest are decreased, especially if proton transfer is endoergic. Thus, CH₃CH₂CH₂CO⁺ expels CO, with an increased kinetic energy release, after rate-limiting isomerization of CH₃CH₂CH₂⁺? CO to (CH₃)₂CH⁺? CO has taken place. When proton transfer between the components of the complex is strongly exoergic, fragmentation corresponding to single hydrogen transfer occurs readily. The proton-transfer step is often preceded by cation rearrangement for CH₃CH₂CH₂X⁺ species. In such circumstances, the involvement of ion–neutral complexes can be detected by the observation of unusual site selectivity in the hydrogen-transfer step. Thus, C₃H₆ loss from CH₂?N⁺(R¹)CH₂CH₂CH₃ (R¹ = H, CH₃, C₃H₇) immonium ions is found by ²H-labelling experiments to proceed via preferential α-and γ-hydrogen transfer; this finding is explained if the incipient ⁺CH₂CH₂CH₃ ion isomerizes to CH₃CH⁺CH₃ prior to proton abstraction. In contrast, the isomeric CH₂?N⁺(R¹)CH(CH₃)₂ species undergo specific β-hydrogen transfer because the developing CH₃CH⁺CH₃ cation is stable with respect to rearrangements involving a 1,2-H shift.     

Mono- and bis-alkoxides of tris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)borato molybdenum and tungsten nitrosyls

The complexes [ML^*(NO)Cl(OR)] {L^* = HB(3,5-Me₂C₃HN₂)₃; M= Mo, R = CH₂CH₂X, X = Cl, OMe or OEt; (CH₂)_nOH, n = 2, 5, 6; M = W, R = CH₂CH₂X, X = Cl, OMe or OEt; (CH₂)_nOH, n = 2–6; CH₂(CF₂)₃CH₂OH; CHMeCH₂CMe₂OH} and [ML^*(NO)(OR)₂] {M = Mo, R = CH₂CH₂X, X = Cl, OMe or OEt; (CH₂)_nOH, n = 2–6; M = W,R = CH₂CH₂X, X= Cl, OMe or OEt; (CH₂)_nOH, n = 2,4–6; CH₂(CF₂)₃CH₂OH} have been prepared from [ML^*(NO)Cl₂] and the appropriate alcohol in the presence of NEt₃ or NaCO₃, and have been characterized by IR, ¹H NMR and mass spectroscopy.     

Alkene loss from metastable methyleneimmonium ions: Unusual inverse secondary isotope effect in ion-neutral complex intermediate fragmentations

The mechanism of propene elimination from metastable methyleneimmonium ions is discussed. The first field-free region fragmentations of complete sets of isotopically labelled methyleneimmonium ions (H₂C = $ \mathop {\rm N}\limits^{\rm +} $⁺R¹R²: R¹ = R² = n-C₃H₇; R¹ = R² = i-C₃H₇; R¹ = n -C₃H₇; R² = C₂H₅; R¹ = n-C₃H₇; R² = CH₃; R¹ = n-C₃H₇; R² = H) were used to support the mechanism presented. The relative amounts of H/D transferred are quantitatively correlated to two distinct mathematical concepts which allow information to be deduced about influences on reaction pathways that cannot be measured directly. Propene loss from the ions examined proceeds via ion-neutral complex intermediates. For the di-n-propyl species rate-determining and H/D distribution-determining steps are clearly distinct Whereas the former corresponds to a 1,2-hydride shift in a 1-propyl cation coordinated to an imine moiety, the latter is equivalent to a proton transfer to the imine occurring from the 2-propyl cation generated by the previous step. For the diisopropyl-substituted ions which directly form the 2-propyl cation-containing complex, the rate-determining hydride shift vanishes. The 2-propyl cation-containing complex can decompose directly or via an intermediate proton-bridged complex. Competition of these routes is not excluded by the experimental results. Assuming a 2:1:3 distribution, a preference for the α- and β-methylene of the initial n-propyl chain as the source of the hydrogen transferred is detected for n-propylimmonium ions containing a second alkyl chain R². This preference shows a clear dependence on the steric influence of R². During the transfer step isotopic substitution is found to affect the H/D distribution strongly. For the alternative route of McLafferty rearrangement leading to C₂H₄ loss, specific γ-H transfer is observed.     

Basis set and correlation effects on computed proton affinities of some oxygen and nitrogen bases

Basis set expansion and correlation effects on the computed proton affinities of the oxygen and nitrogen bases CH₃OH, H₂CO, CO, CH₃NH₂, CH₂NH, and HCN have been evaluated. Basis set enhancements lead to systematic changes in computed proton affinities. These effects appear to be additive, and are greater for correlated proton affinities than for Hartree-Fock energies. Inclusion of correlation decreases proton affinities, with fourth-order Møller-Plesset energies bracketed by second and third order energies.     

Dissociation constants of 2‐azidoethanamines in aqueous solution

Aqueous‐phase dissociation constants (K_a) for the conjugate acids of a series of 2‐azidoethanamine bases: R¹N(R²)CH₂CH₂N₃ ( 1 , R¹ = CH₃, R² = H; 2 , R¹ = CH₃, R² = CH₃; 3 , R¹ = CH₂CH₃, R² = CH₂CH₃; 4 , R¹/R² =  CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂ ; 5 , R¹/R² =  CH₂CH₂OCH₂CH₂ ; 6 , R¹ = CH₂CH₃, R² = CH₂CH₂N₃) were measured and found to fall between those for analogous unfunctionalized and cyano‐functionalized ethanamines. To explore the possibility of a relationship existing between the constants and molecular geometry, a theoretically based study was conducted. In it, the Gibbs free energies of aqueous‐phase (equilibrium) conformers of the bases and their conjugate acids were determined via a density functional theory/polarizable continuum model method. The results indicate that an attractive interaction between the amine and azide groups that underlies the lowest‐energy gas‐phase conformer of 2 is negated in an aqueous environment by solvent–solute interactions. The magnitudes of the free energy changes of solvation and −TS (entropic) energies of the conformers of the 2‐azidoethanamines and their conjugate acids are observed to correlate with the magnitude of the separation between the conformers' amine and azide groups. However, those correlations are not by themselves sufficient to predict the relative free energies of a molecule's conformers in an aqueous environment. That insufficiency is due to the influence of the correlations being mitigated by three other parameters that arise within the thermodynamic framework employed to compute the observable. The nature of those parameters is discussed. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2010     

Replacement of C−O by P−O in Cyclic Acetals and Ketals

Efficiency and structural specificity earmark the reaction of phosphonium ions 1 with cyclic acetals and ketals to yield 1,3,2‐dioxaphospholanium ions 2 [Eq. (1)]. Potential applications of this reaction are in monitoring trace levels of organophosphorus esters and in developing novel carbonyl deprotection agents. R=OCH₃, CH₃; R¹=H, CH₃; R²=CH₃, C₆H₅; R³=H, CH₃.     

Amino-substituted gem-diphosphonic acids: structures of complexes with divalent metal cations in aqueous solutions

A comparative study of complexation of acids R₂N(CH₂)_nCR"(PO₃H₂)₂ (R = H or Me; R" = OH or H; n = 1 or 2) with the Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, Zn²⁺, and Cu²⁺ cations in aqueous solutions was carried out by vibrational (IR and Raman) and electronic spectroscopy using the data of ESR spectroscopy and conformational analysis (molecular mechanics). The MOPCPO chelate ring is formed in all ML and MHL complexes. The involvement of the N atom in coordination was found only in the Cu²⁺ complexes and is determined by the structure of the ligand. The relationship between the stability constants and the structures of the complexes in aqueous solutions is analyzed.     

The reactivity of ketyl and alkyl radicals in reactions with carbonyl compounds

A parabolic model of bimolecular radical reactions was used for analysis of the hydrogen transfer reactions of ketyl radicals: >C·OH+R¹COR²→>C=O+R¹R²C·OH. The parameters describing the reactivity of the reagents were calculated from the experimental data. The parameters that characterize the reactions of ketyl and alkyl radicals as hydrogen donors with olefins and with carbonyl compounds were obtained: >C·OH+R¹CH=CH₂→>C=O+R¹C·HCH₃; >R¹CH=CH₂+R²C·HCH₂R³→R²C·HCH₃+R²CH=CHR³. These parameters were used to calculate the activation energies of these transformations. The kinetic parameters of reactions of hydrogen abstraction by free radicals and molecules (adelhydes, ketones, and quinones) from the C−H and O−H bonds were compared. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2178–2184, November, 1998.     

An ab initio molecular orbital study of the protonation of amines

Ab initio molecular orbital calculations using an 8 ^s , 3 ^p ; 3 ^s Gaussian basis set, with contraction, have been used to study a series of primary amines XNH₂, where X = H, CH₃, OH, F, CN, CHO, and NO₂. The geometries of the corresponding ammonium ions have been optimised and the energy differences have been used to estimate relative proton affinities. The 1 ^s orbital energies for both the amines and ammonium ions, when corrected for the effects of charges on the other atoms in the molecule by use of an ESCA equation, give a good correlation with the computed charge on the nitrogen atom.     

Synthesis of sulphonated aminomethylphosphines and some nickel(II), palladium(II), platinum(II) and rhodium(I) complexes. Crystal structure of [Et3NH][(Ph2PCH2)2 N(CH2)2SO3]

Summary Aminoalkanesulphonic acids H₂N(CH₂) _n SO₃H, (n = 1, 2 or 3) react with phosphonium salts [R₂P(CH₂OH)₂]Cl (R = Ph or Cy, Cy = cyclohexyl) in the presence of Et₃N to give the sulphonated aminomethylphosphines [Et₃NH] [(R₂PCH₂)₂N(CH₂) _n SO₃] (R = Ph, n = 1, 2 or 3; R = Cy, n = 1). The single crystal X-ray structure of [Et₃NH] [(Ph₂PCH₂)₂N(CH₂)₂SO₃] has been determined. Some Ni^II, Pd^II, Pt^II and Rh^I complexes of the phosphines have been prepared.     

Incorporation of Titanium(IV) into Sterically Hindered Schiff Bases of Heterocyclic β -Diketones Involving Ketooximes and Glycol as Coligands: Preparation and Structural Considerations

Titanium(IV) complexes of the general formula TiL(OPr ⁱ )₂ [where LH₂ = R CH₃ where R = ─C₆H₅, ─C₆H₄Cl(p)] were prepared by the interaction of titanium isopropoxide with sterically hindered Schiff bases derived from heterocyclic β -diketones in 1:1 molar ratio in dry benzene. The complexes TiL(OPr ⁱ )₂ were used as versatile precursors for the synthesis of other titanium(IV) complexes. Titanium(IV) complexes of the type TiLL'(OPr ⁱ ) (where L'H═R¹R²C═NOH, R¹ = R² = ─CH₃; R¹ = ─CH₃,R² = ─C₆H₅; R¹ = ─COC₆H₅, R² = ─C₆H₅) were synthesized by the reaction of TiL(OPr ⁱ )₂ with ketooximes (L'H) in equimolar ratio in dry benzene. Another type of titanium(IV) complexes having the general formula TiLGH(OPr ⁱ ) (where GH₂═HO─G─OH, G = ─CH₂─CH₂─) have been prepared by the reaction of TiL(OPr ⁱ )₂ with glycol in 1:1 molar ratio in dry benzene. Plausible structures of these new titanium(IV) complexes have been proposed on the basis of analytical data, molecular weight measurements, and spectral studies.     

Cyclic voltammetry of iron dimine complexes in acetonitrile

The electrochemical behavior of iron diimine complexes, (H₃C?N=C(R)?C(R′)=N?CH₃)₃Fe(II) (R, R′=H,H;H, CH₃; CH₃, CH₃), and (C₅H₄N?C(R₁)=N(R₂))₃Fe(II) (R₁, R₂=H, CH₃; CH₃, CH₃) on a platinum working electrode in acetonitrile is described, and compared to that of the parent aromatic complex, tris-(2,2′-bipyridine)Fe(II). One-electron reversible oxidations were found for all the compounds studied. The electrochemical reductions show 2–3 reduction waves in the potential range studied. Only for the complexes of mixed diimine ligands or 2,2′-bipyridine, a pre-adsorption wave is also observed. It is possible to stabilize low valence states with all ligands studied. A formal iron(I) state is described for the first time for all aliphatic diimine complexes, thus showing that the acceptor properties of the diimine complexes do not depend on the presence of the aromatic rings, but on the iron-diimine chromophore.     

Darstellung und Eigenschaften von Chromorganylen aus Phillips‐Katalysatoren und Ethylen

Surface Compounds of Transition Metals. XLI [1] Preparation and Properties of Organochromium Compounds by Reaction of Phillips Catalysts with Ethylene Reaction of reduced Phillips catalysts with ethylene at 300 °C deactivates the catalyst; supported organochromium compounds are formed. These can be cleaved from the silica support by HCl and other acids, and transferred into solution by extraction with CH₃OH. Chromatography yields fractions of organochromium compounds which differ by CH₂ moieties. XPS, ^1/2H NMR, and mass spectra as well as magnetic measurements prove that an ensemble of (R_nCp)CrCl₂(CH₃OH) (R_nCp = alkylated cyclopentadienyl) has been formed. The R_nCp ligand results from a chromium‐assisted oxidative coupling of the olefin with or without CC‐cleavage. According to UV/Vis and mass spectroscopy Cl^– and CH₃OH can be substituted for other anions and donor molecules. Without a donor dinuclear, Cl‐bridged molecules are obtained, of which [(1,2,3‐Me₃Cp)CrCl₂]₂ was established by crystal structure analysis. Reaction with O₂ reversibly leads to chromium(V) compounds of the type (R₂Cp)Cr(O)Cl₂.     

Crystallographic characterization of the first reported crystalline form of the potent hallucinogen (R)‐2‐amino‐1‐(8‐bromobenzo[1,2‐b;5,4‐b′]difuran‐4‐yl)propane or `bromodragonfly': the 1:1 anhydrous proton‐transfer compound with 3,5‐dinitrosalicylic acid

The 1:1 proton‐transfer compound of the potent substituted amphetamine hallucinogen (R)‐2‐amino‐1‐(8‐bromobenzo[1,2‐b;5,4‐b′]difuran‐4‐yl)propane (common trivial name `bromodragonfly') with 3,5‐dinitrosalicylic acid, namely 1‐(8‐bromobenzo[1,2‐b;5,4‐b′]difuran‐4‐yl)propan‐2‐aminium 2‐carboxy‐4,6‐dinitrophenolate, C₁₃H₁₃BrNO₂⁺·C₇H₃N₂O₇⁻, forms hydrogen‐bonded cation–anion chain substructures comprising undulating head‐to‐tail anion chains formed through C(8) carboxyl–nitro O—H...O associations and incorporating the aminium groups of the cations. The intrachain cation–anion hydrogen‐bonding associations feature proximal cyclic R₃³(8) interactions involving both an N⁺—H...O_phenolate and the carboxyl–nitro O—H...O associations and aromatic π–π ring interactions [minimum ring centroid separation = 3.566 (2) Å]. A lateral hydrogen‐bonding interaction between the third aminium H atom and a carboxyl O‐atom acceptor links the chain substructures, giving a two‐dimensional sheet structure. This determination represents the first of any form of this compound and is in the (R) absolute configuration. The atypical crystal stability is attributed both to the hydrogen‐bonded chain substructures provided by the anions, which accommodate the aminium proton‐donor groups of the cations and give crosslinking, and to the presence of the cation–anion aromatic ring π–π interactions.     

Synthesis of novel zirconium complexes bearing mono‐Cp and tridentate Schiff base [ONO] ligands and their catalytic activities for olefin polymerization

A series of novel zirconium complexes {R²Cp[2‐R¹‐6‐(2‐CH₃OC₆H₄N?CH)C₆H₃O]ZrCl₂ ( 1 , R¹ = H, R² = H, 2 : R¹ = CH₃, R² = H; 3 , R¹ = ^tBu, R² = H; 4 , R¹ = H, R² = CH₃; 5 , R¹ = H, R² = n‐Bu)} bearing mono‐Cp and tridentate Schiff base [ONO] ligands are prepared by the reaction of corresponding lithium salt of Schiff base ligands with R²CpZrCl₃·DME. All complexes were well characterized by ¹H NMR, MS, IR and elemental analysis. The molecular structure of complex 1 was further confirmed by X‐ray diffraction study, where the bond angle of Cl? Zr? Cl is extremely wide [151.71(3)°]. A nine‐membered zirconoxacycle complex Cp(O? 2? C₆H₄N?CHC₆H₄‐2? O)ZrCl₂ ( 6 ) can be obtained by an intramolecular elimination of CH₃Cl from complex 1 or by the reaction of CpZrCl₃·DME with dilithium salt of ligand. When activated by excess methylaluminoxane (MAO), complexes 1–6 exhibit high catalytic activities for ethylene polymerization. The influence of polymerization temperature on the activities of ethylene polymerization is investigated, and these complexes show high thermal stability. Complex 6 is also active for the copolymerization of ethylene and 1‐hexene with low 1‐hexene incorporation ability (1.10%). Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Behavior of 1,1-diphenyl-2,5-dihydrophospholium salts toward bases: Ylide formation or ring opening

Efficient procedures are described leading to pure 3,4-R¹, R²-substituted 1,1-diphenyl-2,5-dihydrophospholium salts (R¹ = R² = CH₃, H; R¹ = CH₃, R² = H). Their behaviors toward bases such as nBuLi and tBuOK in THF or DMSO have been examined. According to the nature of the substituents R¹ and R², the complete monodeprotonation of these salts leads either to the corresponding pure five-membered cyclic ylide (and, in some cases, its prototropic isomer) or to a dienylphosphine resulting from a ring opening. The reactivity of the 3,4-dimethyl-disubstituted salt was especially studied. The corresponding monoylide functions as a good Wittig reagent, allowing stereoselective access to interesting alkadienylphosphine oxides and subsequently to trienes. However, in the presence of alkylating electrophiles, it reacts under an open dienylphosphine form giving rise to P-alkylated phosphonium salts. Nevertheless, this monoylide does not undergo further deprotonation into the corresponding cyclic diylide. Most of the synthetisized derivatives are original. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Kinetics and mechanism of acid hydrolysis of peroxyketals

The kinetics of hydrolysis of aliphatic ketone di-tert-butylperoxyketals R¹R²C=O, R¹, R²=CH₃, CH₃; CH₃, C₂H₅; CH₃, n-C₃H₇; CH₃, n-C₆H₁₃; CH₃, i-C₅H₁₀; CH₃, i-C₄H₉; C₂H₅, i-C₃H₇; n-C₄H₉, n-C₄H₉; CH₃, C₆H₅-CH₂, in dioxane in the presence of H₂SO₄ were investigated by IR spectroscopy. It was found that the reaction is reversible and takes place according to the equation R¹R²C· (OOC(CH₃)₃)₂ + H₂O;_H+ R¹R²C=O + 2HOOC(CH₃)₃. The proposed mechanism of hydrolysis includes the fast, quasiequilibrium formation of protonated peroxyketal and subsequent formation of the alkylperoxycarbenium ion. A three-parameter correlation equation is proposed for describing the initial rates of hydrolysis of R¹R²C(oo-t-Bu)₂ peroxyketals.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2501–2506, November, 1990.