Structure of dicyano-pyridinium methylide and amidocyano-pyridinium methylide using ab initio and semi-empirical methods

Taking into account the X-ray diffraction patterns of dicyano-pyridinium methylide and amidocyano-pyridinium methylide, comparative ab initio and semi-empirical studies have been performed. The aim of this study is to elucidate some electronic and structural properties of the cycloimmonium ylides. In fact, we found that the positive charge of the ylide nitrogen atom is delocalized on the pyridine ring. The ylide carbon atom is found to be insignificantly charged. This proves that the formal negative charge often accepted for the ylidic carbanion is delocalized. Thus, we demonstrate the existence of the resonance interaction between the ylidic carbanion and the positive aromatic ring as a factor of stability for planar cycloimmonium ylides. The negative charges found for the cyclic carbon atoms adjacent to the ylide nitrogen atom precludes any nucleophilic addition on the α carbon atoms in the heterocyclic ring. This is in good agreement with the experiments, where no nucleophilic addition on such atoms has ever been observed. Among the six semi-empirical methods used in this paper, the AM1 method is the most appropriate in the study of planar cycloimmonium ylides. This method is found to reproduce the experimental values and ab initio results with good accuracy.     

Synthesis and rearrangement of diphosphorus analogues of amidinium salts

Transient diphosphinocarbocations IIP are generated either by addition of phosphenium salts to the stable [bis(diisopropylamino)phosphino](silyl)carbene or by chloride abstraction from C-phosphino-P-chloro phosphorus ylides. In contrast to their nitrogen anlogues (amidinium salts) IIN, which feature a planar 3-center-4p-electron system, calculations show that IIP should exist as IIPb, in which one phosphorus is planar, while the other remains pyramidal. With small substituents at phosphorus, derivatives of type IIP rearrange by a 1,3-shift of a phosphorus substituent to the other phosphorus center to give C-phosphoniophosphaalkenes. When bulky substituents are present at phosphorus, derivatives IIP undergo ring closure, giving rise to the corresponding cyclic valence isomers IIIP, in which the carbon atom bears a negative charge. Diphosphinocarbocations IIP can be trapped by acetonitrile giving regioselectively the corresponding [2+3] cycloadduct.     

Wittig reactions of moderate ylides with heteroaryl substituents at the phosphorus atom

The influence of various heteroaryl substituents at the phosphorus atom to the stereoselectivity of Wittig reactions of allylic and benzylic ylides has been studied. In the case of nitrogen bearing heteroaromatic ligands at the phosphorous atom of benzylidenephosphoranes high E-alkene selectivity's of up to 90:10 could be observed. NMR spectroscopic investigations revealed that substituents at the phosphorus have influences on the reactivity of ylides as well as the stability of reaction intermediates. Indications for chelation of lithium ions with ylides could also be detected and will be discussed in this article.     

Etude des reactions des diazoderives avec les cycloimmonium ylures-I : Action des sels de diazonium sur quelques pyridinium - ylures

The synthesis of cycloimmonium salts of the type $\text{7}$, $\text{8}$ and the corresponding cycloimmonium ylides $\text{9}$, $\text{10}$ are reported. In the reaction with diazonium salts $\text{11}$, $\text{12}$ the pyridinium monosubstituted carbanion ylides $\text{9}$, $\text{10}$ give the pyridinium disubstituted carbanion ylides $\text{17}$ – $\text{20}$. These are new types of isolable stable ylides. The synthesis involves the formation “in situ” of ylides $\text{9}$, $\text{10}$ which are bonded by their nucleophile ylide carbon atom to the nitrogen atom in diazonium salts. The intermediat formation of cycloimmonium salts $\text{13}$ – $\text{16}$ must be accepted. The structures of all compounds presented in this paper have been established by using elementary analysis, IR and ¹H-RMN spectra.     

Intermolecular Regio‐ and Stereoselective Hetero‐[5+2] Cycloaddition of Oxidopyrylium Ylides and Cyclic Imines

We have developed the first intermolecular hetero‐[5+2] cycloaddition reaction between oxidopyrylium ylides and cyclic imines with excellent control of regio‐ and stereoselectivity. Surprisingly, divergent stereochemistry was observed depending on the substitution pattern of the oxidopyrylium ylide. This new reaction provides quick access to highly substituted nitrogen‐containing seven‐membered rings—azepanes. Notably, a broad range of oxidopyrylium ylides and cyclic imines participate in this novel hetero‐[5+2] cycloaddition reaction and the cycloadducts can be readily transformed into the core skeletons of bioactive natural products. DFT calculations revealed that the cycloaddition proceeds through a stepwise pathway and the imine nitrogen atom serves as the nucleophile to initiate the cycloaddition.     

14N NQR study of polymorphism and hydrogen bonding in molecular complex isonicotinamide-oxalic acid (2:1)

The complete (14)N nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) spectra have been measured in the two polymorphic crystalline phases of the molecular complex isonicotinamide-oxalic acid (2:1) by nuclear quadrupole double resonance. The observed NQR frequencies, quadrupole coupling constants, and asymmetry parameters (η) have been assigned to the two nitrogen positions (ring and amide) in a molecule on the basis of the intensity and multiplicity of the double resonance signals. The NQR data for the ring nitrogen in both polymorphic phases deviate from the correlation relations observed in substituted pyridines. This deviation is analyzed in a model, where it is assumed that an additional electric charge on the nitrogen atom changes the NQR parameters. The model suggests that this additional electric charge is negative so that the N···H-O hydrogen bond seem to be partially ionic, of the type N(-)···H-O.     

Cascade reactions of nitrogen-and phosphorus-containing ylides with methyl diazoacetate and in situ generated diazocyclopropane

Reactions of pyridinium or phosphorus ylides with diazo esters are multistep processes. The first step is covalent bonding between the ylide C atom and the terminal N atom. This is followed by elimination of the ylide-forming molecule and successive addition of one or two ylide fragments. Depending on the nature of the starting reagents, this type of transformations leads to novel polyfunctional phosphorus ylides or, with pyridinium ylides, to polyalkyl 3,4(4,5)-diazaalkadienetri-or tetracarboxylates. A reaction of the in situ generated diazocyclopropane with methyl triphenylphosphoranylideneacetate stops at the first step, giving a cyclopropylazo-containing ylide. Reactions of the latter with acyl chlorides yield six-membered heterocyclic betaines with a triphenylphosphonium substituent. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 108–113, January, 2006.     

Density functional studies on the thermal aryl migration in beta-dicarbonyl ylides and related compounds

The potential energy surfaces for the unimolecular rearrangement reactions of beta-dicarbonyl ylides and beta-carbonylimidoyl ylides have been studied using the density functional method. All of the stationary points were determined at the B3LYP/LANL2DZdp level of theory. Four kinds of beta-dicarbonyl ylide species containing fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine have been chosen in this work as model reactants. Also, five beta-carbonylimidoyl ylide molecules bearing nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, stibium, and bismuth have been used in the present study. In the latter reactions, two different reaction pathways have been proposed: (1) a 1,2-aryl shift to the pnicogen element and (2) A 1,2-aryl shift to the oxygen atom. That is, path 1 is reactant-->TS-1-->Pro-1 and path 2 is reactant-->TS-2-->Pro-2. Our theoretical findings strongly suggest that all intramolecular aryl migration reactions proceed via a one-step (concerted) reaction path. For the beta-dicarbonyl ylide species, the smaller the atomic number of the halogen atom, the lower the barrier height, the larger the reaction enthalpy, and, in turn, the easier it is to undergo the intramolecular aryl migration under thermal conditions. Alternatively, the heavier the pnicogen element in the beta-carbonylimidoyl ylides, the smaller the barrier height, and the larger the migration reaction enthalpy, even under thermal conditions. The results obtained allow a number of predictions to be made.     

Photopolymeritation of Methyl Methacrylate and Styrene by Sulfur Ylides

The photoinitiating ability of some sulfur ylides was studied. Diphenylsulfonium bis (methoxycarbony1)methylide (DPSY) could photoinitiate methyl methacrylate and styrene. A free radical mechanism was confirmed by a kinetic study, the inhibiting effect of benzoquinone, and the copolymer composition. From an analysis of the photodecomposition products it is suggested that the phenyl radical generated from the bond fission between the sulfur atom and the phenyl group participates in the initiation of this free radical polymerization. Methylphenylsulfonium bis (methoxycarbonyl) methylide, as well as DPSY, served as a photoinitiator, but dimethylsulfonium bis (methoxycarbony1)methylide did not. The differences are explained based on UV spectra.     

Bonding properties and bond activation of ylides: recent findings and outlook

The interaction of phosphorus and nitrogen ylides with metallic precursors has been examined from different points of view. The first one is related to the bonding properties of the ylides. Ylides with a unique stabilizing group bond through different atoms (the Calpha or the heteroatoms); while ylides with two stabilizing groups never coordinate through the Calpha atom. In the second section we examine the cause of the stereoselective coordination of bisylides of phosphorus, nitrogen and arsenic, and of mixed bisylides. We describe here the very interesting conformational preferences found in these systems, which have been determined and characterized. The DFT study of these bisylides has allowed for the characterization of strong intramolecular PO and AsO interactions, as well as moderate CHO[double bond, length as m-dash]C hydrogen bonds as the source of these conformational preferences. The third topic is related to the amazing reactivity of phosphorus ylides in bond activation processes. Depending on the nature of the metallic precursors, ylides can behave as sources of carbenes, of phosphine derivatives, of other ylides or of orthometallated complexes through P[double bond, length as m-dash]C, P-C or C-H bond activation reactions.     

Dynamic behavior of chiral sulfonimidoyl-substituted allyl and alkyl (dimethylamino)titanium(IV) complexes: metallotropic shift, reversible beta-hydride elimination/reinsertion, and ab initio calculations of allyl and alkyl aminosulfoxonium ylides

Variable-temperature (1)H and (13)C NMR spectroscopy of the sulfonimidoyl-substituted allyltitanium(IV) complexes E-1a-c and Z-1a-c, which carry diethylamino groups at the Ti atom, revealed a fast 1,3-C,N-shift of the Ti atom, leading to an equilibrium between the epimeric Calpha-titanium allyl complexes A and C and the N-titanium allyl aminosulfoxonium ylide B. Based on these findings a model for the reactions of E-1a-c and Z-1a-c with aldehydes is proposed, which features regio- and diastereoselective reactions of the N-titanium ylide B at the alpha-position and the Calpha-titanium complex A at the gamma-position. Model ab initio calculations of the methylene and allyl (dimethylamino)sulfoxonium ylides 10 and 14, respectively, revealed short Calpha-S bonds, a stabilization by both electrostatic interaction and negative hyperconjugation, and a low Calpha-S rotational barrier. The ylides preferentially adopt Calpha-S and Calpha-N conformations in which the lone pair orbital at the Calpha atom is periplanar to the S=O bond and that at the N atom periplanar to the Calpha-Ph bond. Variable-temperature NMR spectroscopy of the sulfonimidoyl-substituted alkyltitanium(IV) complex 16, which carries diethylamino groups at the Ti atom, revealed a dynamic behavior leading to a complete topomerization of all four methylene hydrogens of the Calpha-ethyl groups. Two fast processes are held responsible for the topomerization of the hydrogens of 16. The first one is a reversible intramolecular beta-hydride elimination/alkene-Ti-H insertion with the intermediate formation of a complex between (Et(2)N)TiH and a 1-alkenyl sulfoximine, and the second one consists of a reversible 1,3-C,N-shift of the Ti atom in combination with a Calpha-S bond rotation. Interestingly, the room-temperature NMR spectra of the corresponding sulfonimidoyl-substituted alkyltitanium(IV) complex 17, which carries isopropoxy groups at the Ti atom, give no indication of a similar dynamic behavior of this complex.     

Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions of Azomethine Ylides Generated by endocyclic‐exocyclic 1,3‐dipole Rearrangement

Dipolar cycloaddition of polycyclic azomethine ylides, in which the central nitrogen atom is part of a pyrrolidine ring and bears a methoxycarbonyl group with norbornenes has been shown to produce two main types of products featuring pyrrolizidine rings. In conjuction with results of quantum chemical calculations (B3LYP), mechanistic rationale was postulated. The key reaction step is unprecedented endocyclic to exocyclic azomethine ylide rearrangement by an intermolecular prototropic migration (formal [1,3] H‐shift).     

Phosphorus-ylides: powerful substituents for the stabilization of reactive main group compounds

Phosphorus ylides are 1,2-dipolar compounds with a negative charge on the carbon atom. This charge is stabilized by the neighbouring onium moiety, but can also be shifted towards other substituents thus making ylides strong π donor ligands and hence ideal substituents to stabilize reactive compounds such as cations and low-valent main group species. Furthermore, the donor strength and the steric properties can easily be tuned to meet different requirements for stabilizing reactive compounds and for tailoring the properties and reactivities of the main group element. Although the use of ylide substituents in main group chemistry is still in its infancy, the first examples of isolated compounds impressively demonstrate the potential of these ligands. This review summarizes the most important discoveries also in comparison to other substituents, thus outlining avenues for future research directions.

The application of ylide substituents as strong donor ligands for the stabilization of reactive main group compounds with unusual properties and reactivities is discussed.     

On the mechanism of C ⇄ N migration of alkoxycarbonyl groups in reactions of pyridinium ylides with isocyanates

New examples of reversible C N migrations of alkoxycarbonyl groups, which occur in the reactions of pyridinium and 3-(diethylcarbamoyl)pyridinium ylides, viz., derivatives of dimethyl and diethyl malonates, with aryl isocyanates were studied. The mechanism of migration of the methoxycarbonyl group from the carbon atom to the nitrogen atom was considered on the basis of quantum-chemical calculations. The product of the primary attack of the isocyanate group by pyridinium ylide was established to be rearranged with low potential barriers to form carbamate without formation of cyclic intermediate compounds.     

C75N+位置异构体的电子结构和光谱研究

杂原子的介入可改变纯碳笼的电子结构, 使其在超导、光电子器件及有机铁磁体等方面得到应用, 还可改善其氧化还原性能, 提高反应活性, 因而引起人们的研究兴趣[1～3]. Averdung[1]研究了C59N+与H的反应, 用质谱检测到C59NH和C59NH+2, 并用AM1方法优化其结构; Lamparth[2]以双氮杂富勒烯为前体, 合成了C59N+和C69N+, 测定中间体的 1H NMR谱、 UV谱及产物的FAB质谱, 并用 15N标记法证实了最强的碎片峰是N原子进入母体碳笼骨架所致. Diederich[3]观察到C76氮化物的FAB质谱信号, 但未给出进一步信息. 本文用INDO系列方法对氮杂富勒烯C75N+位置异构体的结构和稳定性进行理论研究, 找出最稳定的异构体, 计算其电子吸收光谱, 为实验室合成分离提供理论依据.     

THEORY OF GAS-PHASE ACIDITY(Ⅰ)CORRELATION OF DEPROTONATION ENERGY WITH HYDROGEN CHARGE

The charge distributions of various acids and their conjugate bases are calculated by using CNDO/2 and MNDO with full geometry optimization.The deprotonation energy is found to be better correlated with the charge on the acidic hydrogen than with the charge on the atom linking to the hydrogen and with the charge on the nucleophilic atom of the conjugate base.This shows that the charge on the acidic hydrogen has an important effect on acidity,whereas the effect of the charge on the linking atom and on the nucleophilic atom of the conjugate base is not important.It can thus be deduced that the view of stabilization of the anio'n due to dispersion of the negative charge is not a significant explanation of acidity.     

Etude de la fragmentation de semi-carbazones terpeniques

Terpene semicarbazones have been investigated using high resolution mass spectrometry. We have studied correlations between rings and functional semicarbazone degradations. The mass spectra are more complicated than the mass spectra of oximes, methyloximes and hydrazones. Cleavages are explained by known mechanisms. An interpretation of almost all the peaks is offered. The fragmentation of the semicarbazone skeleton is less marked than in the oximes. Fragmentation processes induced by the functional group are numerous. Ions obtained are concerned in secondary cleavages. Thus it is not surprising that the predominant feature is localisation of charge upon the imino nitrogen atom. Other centres may, however, be responsible for the appearance of several peaks.     

Selective oxidation of a keramaphidin B model.

A crucial step in the Baldwin and Whitehead proposal for explaining the biogenesis of the marine alkaloid manzamine A is the selective oxidation of natural keramaphidin B to an iminium salt 3, which is then hydrolyzed to give the aldehyde 4. Conditions are now presented in which this selective oxidation can be performed on model compound 8, leading to the iminium salt 16. Although this salt can be considered as a model equivalent of the proposed aldehyde intermediate 4, it was found to be very resistant to hydrolysis as was the corresponding amide 20. From a synthetic point of view, the reported results illustrate the usefulness of the temporary protection of tertiary amines as aminoborane derivatives and constitute a good method for the oxidation of a sterically hindered tertiary nitrogen atom in the presence of a second nitrogen.     

An ab initio and density functional theory study of the structure and bonding of sulfur ylides

Sulfur ylides are useful synthetic intermediates that are formed from the interaction between singlet carbenes and sulfur-containing molecules. Partial double-bond character frequently has been proposed as a key contributor to the stability of sulfur ylides. Calculations at the B3LYP, MP2, and CCSD(T) levels of theory employing various basis sets have been performed on the sulfur ylides H(2)S-CH(2) and (CH(3))(2)S-CH(2) in order to investigate the structure and bonding of these systems. The following general properties of sulfur ylides were observed from the computational studies: C-S bond distances that are close in length to that of a typical C-S double bond, high charge transfer from the sulfide to the carbene, and large torsional rotation barriers. Analysis of the sulfur ylide charge distribution indicates that the unusually short C-S bond distance can be attributed in part to the electrostatic attraction between highly oppositely charged carbon and sulfur atoms. Furthermore, n --> sigma* stabilization arising from donation of electron density from the carbon lone pair orbital into S-H or S-C antibonding orbitals leads to larger than expected torsional barriers. Finally, natural resonance theory analysis indicates that the bond order of the sulfur ylides H(2)S-CH(2) and (CH(3))(2)S-CH(2) is 1.4-1.5, intermediate between a single and double bond.     

气相酸性理论(Ⅰ)——脱质子能与氢电荷的相关

采用半经验自洽场法中的cNDO/2法和MNDO法作全几何优化,计算了多种酸及其共轭碱的电荷分布。考察了气相酸的脱质子能实验数据与酸性氢原子以及相连原子和共轭碱亲核原子的电荷,表明前者相关性比后两者好得多。说明酸性氢原子上的电荷是影响酸性的重要因素,而后两者并不重要。由此推断电荷分散使负离子趋于稳定的观点不能成为酸性规律的主要解释。