Conformational analysis—XXVIII : Four-component equilibria in 1,3-dioxanes. Ring deformations and the chair-twist free energy difference

Four-component equilibria in substituted 1,3-dioxanes were applied to the determination of conformational energies not accessible by conventional equilibration, with the following conclusions: 1. The difference in free energy between the chair and twist forms of 2,2,trans - 4,6 - tetramethyl - 1,3 -dioxane is 7·4 kcal/mol. 2. Equatorial Me substituents at C-4,6 exert a palpable buttressing effect on the corresponding axial substituents. 3. Equatorial substituents at C-2 exert a similar buttressing effect on the geminal axial substituent. 4. The effect of equatorial t-Bu substitution or gem-dimethyl substitution at C-5 on conformational energy seems to be of minor importance. The more complex effects of equatorial 4-t-Bu substitution are discussed.     

Use of isooctyl thioglycolate for the separation of tin and antimony

The extraction characteristics of isooctyl thioglycolate (IOTG), a chelating agent, in various diluents has been studied with respect to the metal ions, tin(IV) and antimony(III), in hydrochloric acid medium. It is concluded that antimony(III) can be separated from tin(IV) with 85% yield and with a decontamination factor of at least 1·10⁵ using IOTG diluted with petroleum ether and 3M HCl medium. Tin(IV) can be separated conveniently from antimony(III) in 2M HCl with 95% yield and with a decontamination factor greater than 7·10⁵ using IOTG diluted with carbon tetrachloride.     

1,2-oxazine chemistry—IV : The conformational equilibria in 2,5- and 2,4-dimethyltetrahydro-1,2-oxazines

The synthesis of 2,5-dimethyltetrahydro-1,2-oxazine via 5-methyldihydro-1,2-oxazine and the preparation of a pure sample of 2,4-dimethyltetrahydro-1,2-oxazine are reported. For the 2,5-dimethyl derivative low temperature (?40° to ?45°) ¹H NMR measurements show signals from the trans (95%) and cis (5%) conformations. From this result it follows that an axial 5-Me group in a tetrahydro-1,2-oxazine ring is 5·7 ± 0·4 kJ mole^?1 less stable than when equatorial. Low temperature measurements on the 2,4-dimethyl derivative fail to show any sign of the conformation with an axial Me group. These results in conjunction with earlier relative free energy difference measurements, give the following conformational free energy differences for Me groups on ring C atoms; C(4) 7·1 ± 1·0; C(3) 7·9 ± 0·8; C(6) 10·1 ± 1·6 kJ mole^?1.     

Solvent effects of pyridine on the NMR spectra of carboxylic acids. I—study of the acrylic,trans-crotonic and 3-butenoic acids

Proton magnetic resonance spectral parameters of acrylic, trans-crotonic and 3-butenoic acids, their methyl esters and the corresponding alcohols (COOH substituted by CH₂OH) have been measured for 5% (w/v) solutions in carbon tetrachloride and in pyridine-d₅ at 33·5 °C. The total solvent effect of pyridine on the shifts of the skeleton protons of the acid was found to consist of three different effects independently measured from the reference samples.     

Crystal and molecular structure of 6- t -butyl-3-cyclohexyl-3,4-dihydro-2-(2-chlorophenoxy)-2H-1,3,2-benzoxazaphosphorine-2-oxide

The structure of the title compound was determined by the Patterson method and refined to anR of 0·10 for 8065 observed reflections. The crystals are triclinicP1,a=12·408(2),b=13·157(2),c=14·479(8)?, α=74·706(8), β=88·728(9), γ=88·660(13)° withZ=4. The intensity data were collected on an Enraf-Nonius CAD-4 single crystal X-ray diffractometer. The benzoxazaphosphorine ring adopts a conformation intermediate between a half-chair and a sofa with the phosphoryl oxygen O(2) in an axial and the 2-chlorophenyl andt-butyl groups which aretrans to each other in equatorial positions. The cyclohexyl ring adopts a chair conformation with the nitrogen atomN(5) in an equatorial position. In one conformation of the molecule (I) thet-butyl group atoms and one of the carbon atoms, C(24) in the cyclohexyl ring are disordered. In the other conformation (molecule II) the 2-chlorophenyl ring adopts a conformation midway between a half-chair and a sofa. The molecular packing involves mainly van der Waals contacts.     

The synthesis of cypridina etioluciferamine and the proof of structure of cypridina luciferin

An unambiguous synthesis of Cypridina etioluciferamine was accomplished in order to prove the structure of this important bioluminescent natural product. Several 2-aminopyrazine 1-oxides were synthesized in order to establish a spectroscopic method for determining the placement of substituents on the pyrazine nucleus of Cypridina etioluciferamine. Titanium tetrachloride was used to improve the yields of these compounds; for example, the yield of 2-amino-3-methyl-5-phenylpyrazine 1-oxide (19) from reaction of phenylglyoxal 1-oxime and α-aminopropionitrile was raised from 3% to 51% by the use of titanium tetrachloride. The pyrazine ring proton is found at τ 1·37 (DMSO-d₆). The isomeric 2-amino-3-methyl-6-phenylpyrazine 1-oxide (22) was similarly prepared and its pyrazine ring proton is found at τ 2·18. This large difference (0·81 ppm) in chemical shift was used to determine whether a 2-aminopyrazine 1-oxide was 5- or 6- substituted. Prepared in an analogous fashion were 2-amino-5-(indol-3-yl)-3-methylpyrazine 1-oxide (23) and 2-amino-5-(indol-3-yl)-3-(3-phthalimidopropyl)pyrazine 1-oxide (16). The structures of these compounds were verified by NMR spectroscopy. By treatment with Raney nickel and hydrogen gas, then 100% hydrazine hydrate, 16 was converted to 2-amino-3-(3-aminopropyl)-5-indol-3-ylpyrazine (5), isolated as the dihydrochloride. This compound, with the indole moiety definitely placed at C-5, is identical with Cypridina etioluciferamine dihydrochloride (IR, UV, TLC). These results show that the structures of Cypridina etioluciferamine and luciferin are correct as published.     

13C NMR of organosulphur compounds: I—the effects of sulphur substituents on the 13C chemical shifts of alkyl chains and of S-heterocycles

The ¹³C NMR spectra have been determined of: (i) aliphatic compounds having at one end a functionalized sulphur atom (? SH, ? S^?, ? SMe, ? S(O)Me, ? SO₂Me and ? S⁺Me₂) and (ii) saturated sulphur heterocycles variously substituted at the S-atom . The results are discussed in terms of the familiar deshielding effects for α- and β-carbons and shielding effects for γ-carbons, exerted by the sulphur atom itself and/or by the atoms or groups of which the sulphur function is made up. The γ-effect of the S-atom appears to be nearly independent of the nature of the S-function and of comparable magnitude to that of an aliphatic carbon (?2·5 + ?3·0 ppm). Surprisingly, however, a S? CH₃ group shields the carbon in γ position with respect to CH₃ by an amount (?5·4 ppm) which is more than twice that (?2·5 ppm) exerted by the aliphatic γ-carbon on the S-CH₃ carbon itself. As to the cyclic compounds, the shieldings of the α- and β-carbons can be rationalized in terms of the conformational orientation of the substituent at sulphur, and the equilibrium distribution of the conformers. The results confirm the great value of ¹³C NMR for configurational and conformational assignment of S-heterocycles.     

13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of ethers and glycols

The ¹³C NMR spectra of 21 linear and branched ethers together with the corresponding alcohols have been determined in an attempt to correlate the shieldings in both series. It has been found that the shielding of a carbon in an acyclic ether can be given by the summation of additive shift parameters for substituents and correction parameters for the substitution patterns based on the shielding of the parent alcohol. On examination of solvent-induced shifts for α- and β-carbons in ethers and alcohols, significant ones have been noted in carbon tetrachloride→dimethylsulfoxide and carbon tetrachloride→trifluoroacetic acid. No appreciable concentration-dependent shifts of the shieldings have been observed in both ethers and alcohols. For the shieldings of α-carbons in acyclic glycols, it has been noticed that the observed and predicted values are in accord in 1,3-, 1,4- and 1,5-glycols but deviate in 1,2-glycols. The latter has been examined in a polycyclic system, where the deviations ( > 3·5ppm) in a cis (gauche) 1,2-glycol are larger than those (<2·5 ppm) in a trans (anti-parallel) 1,2-glycol.     

Weak interactions: Potency for stabilization of molecule in solid state

Weak interactions usually show a versatile property to stabilize the molecular conformation and crystal packing in solid state. Crystal packing and conformational property of the synthesized compound 1(3‐cyano‐4,6‐dimethyl nicotinonitril‐1‐yl)‐3‐(phalimido‐1‐yl)‐1‐thioxyethane ( 2 ) is stabilized by CH···O, CH···N, and CH···π interactions. J. Heterocyclic Chem., 00 , 00 (2011).     

Dense compounds of C,H, N,and O atoms: Nitramine derivatives of diimino- and dioxodecahydro-1 h,5h-diimidazo-[4,5-b:4′,5′-e]pyrazine

Guanidine condensed with 1,4-diformyl-2,3,5,6-tetrahydroxypiperazine 1 to give 2,6-diiminodecahydro-1H,5H-diimidazo[4,5-b:4′,5′-e]pyrazine 3 isolated as the tetrahydrochloride salt. nitric acid (100%) at −40°C converted the bisguanidine 3 to 2,6-dinitrimino-4,8-dinitrodecahydro-1H,5H-diimidazo[4,5-b:4′,5′-e]- pyrazine 8 isolated as a dihydrate, whereas nitration by nitronium tetrafluoroborate at 0° to 25°C afforded 2,6-diimino-4,8-dinitrodecahydro-1H,5H-diimidazo[4,5-b:4′,5′-e]pyrazine 9 isolate as the monohydrated bistetrafluoroborate salt, and treatmetn with nitric acid (100%) and acetic anhydride or phosphorus pentoxide converted the bisguanidine 3 to 2,6-dioxo-1,3,4,5,7,8-hexanitrodecahydro-1H,5H-diimidazo[4,5-b:4′,5′-e]pyrazine 4 , also obtained from the tetra N-nitro compound 8 · 2 H₂O and from the dinitramine 9 · 2 BHF₄ · H₂O after similar treatment. The cis-syn-cis- configuration of the tricyclic bisurea 4 and bisguanidine 9 was confirmed by X-ray crys-tallographic analysis. Nitrosation by nitrous acid or by dinitrogen tetroxide converted the bisguanidine 3 to a hydrated 2,6-dinitrosimino-4,8-dinitrosodecahydro-1H,5H-diimidazo[4,5-b:4′,5′-]pyrazine 10 · 2.5 H₂O, whereas treatment with nitrosonium tetrafluo-roborate afforded the bistetrafluoroborate salt of 4,8-dinitroso derivative 11 · 2 BHF 4 . The nitrosamines 10 and 11 were converted to the tetranitro compound 8 · 2 H₂O on treatment with nitric acid (100%) at −40°C. Treatmnt with fluoroboric acid etherate in acetonitrile converted nitroimino groups in compound 8 · 2 H₂O and nitrosimino groups in compound 10 · 2.5 H₂O to imino groups in compounds 9 · 2 BHF₂ · H₂O and 11 · 2 HBF₄ respectively.     

Homolytic displacement at carbon: XI. Intramolecular homolytic displacement as a route to cyclopentane and tetrahydrofuran derivatives from hex-5-enyl- andhex-3-oxo-5-enylcobaloximes

5-Methylhex-5-enylcobaloxime reacts with carbon tetrachloride and with fluorotrichloromethane at 80–100°C to give substantially pure 1-methyl-1-(β,β,β-trichloroethyl)- and 1-methyl-1-β-fluoro-β,β-dichloroethyl)-cyclopentane. Hex-5-enylco-baloxime also gives trichloroethylcyclopentane from carbon tetrachloride, but the yield is dependent on the concentration of carbon tetrachloride. Similar cyclisation to give trichloroethyl- or fluorodichloroethyltetrahydrofuran is observed in the reactions of hex-3-oxo-5-enylcobaloxime with carbon tetrachloride and fluorotrichloromethane. However, no cyclisation was observed in the reactions of the ester, hex-2-one-3-oxo-5-enylcobaloxime, with carbon tetrachloride. These reactions are believed to take place by attack of a polyhalogenomethyl radical at the terminal unsaturated carbon of the organic ligand, followed either by an intramolecular homolytic displacement in which the carbon radical at position-5 attacks carbon-1 with displacement of cobaloxime(II), or by a halogen atom abstraction.     

Darstellung und Einkristall-Strukturanalyse von Hexachloro-μ-dichloro-bis[N-(trimethylsilyl)imidazol]dititan-Chloroform (1/2) [Ti2Cl8(C6H12N2Si)2] · 2 CHCl3

Synthesis and Crystal Structure Determination of Hexachloro-μ-dichloro-bis[N-(trimethylsilyl)imidazol]dititanium Chloroform (1/2) Hexachloro-μ-dichloro-bis[N-(trimethylsilyl)-imidazol]dititanium chloroform (1/2) 1 has been prepared by the reaction of titanium tetrachloride with N-trimethylsilylimidazole (NTMSI) in chloroform solution as orange crystals. The structure consists of two distorted TiCl₅N octahedrons, which are connected by two chlorine atoms via common edges to a centrosymmetric dimer [Ti₂Cl₈(NTMSI)₂] · 2 CHCl₃. The N-trimethylsilylimidazole ligands each are located at one axial position of each octahedron, whereas the equatorial positions are occupied by the chloro ligands. The results presented are discussed assuming a gradual formation of an 1 : 1 and 1 : 2 adduct.     

Substituted thienyl stibines and bismuthines: syntheses,structures and cytotoxicity

New stibine and bismuthine substituted thienyl ring compounds, i.e. tris(3‐methyl‐2‐thienyl)stibine (1), tris(3‐methyl‐2‐thienyl)bismuthine (2), tris(3‐thienyl)stibine (3), tris(3‐thienyl)bismuthine (4) and tris(5‐chloro‐2‐thienyl)stibine (5), have been synthesized and characterized by IR, mass, ¹H, ¹³C, COSY, and HETCOR NMR spectroscopy. The metal centres in all compounds are pyramidal, and molecules in the stibine compound (1) and bismuthine compound (2) associate via Sb···S or Bi···S interactions to form supramolecular chains. The cytotoxicity of compounds 1 and 5 was determined. For compound 5, 85% of carcinogenic cell growth inhibition (U, K and H) was observed. Compound 1 shows a significant selectivity (>80%) for carcinogenic cell growth (K and U) inhibition. Both the compounds are highly toxic for the growth of normal lymphocytes with ～95% lethality. Compound 1 is approximately 20 times more toxic than 5 against Artemia salina. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis,characterization and crystal structure of a Ni(II) complex derived from heterocyclic acylpyrazolone

A new complex, [Ni(PMFP)₂(C₂H₅OH)₂] (HPMFP = 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-(2-furoyl)-5-pyrazolone), has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV, and fluorescence spectra, thermal analysis, and X-ray single crystal diffraction. Its crystal structure is in an orthorhombic system, space group Pbca with cell parameters: a = 15.2269(14) Å, b = 9.3399(9) Å, c = 22.794(2) Å, and Z = 4, S = 1.019. The Ni lies at an inversion center and has a slightly distorted octahedral coordination environment with four oxygens of the pyrazolone rings in the equatorial plane and two ethanols in axial positions. The compound displays O–H···N and weak C(6)–H(6)···O(4) hydrogen bonds. The fluorescent emission is at 539 nm.     

Physical properties of a new iron(III) complex, [3-pmH · 3-pm][Fe(NCS)4(3-pm)2]

The iron(III) compound of formula [3-pmH · 3-pm][Fe(NCS)₄(3-pm)₂] (3-pm = 3-(hydroxymethyl)pyridine) has been prepared by reaction between iron(III) thiocyanate and 3-(hydroxymethyl)pyridine in ethanol. The characterization was based on elemental analysis, infrared spectra and magnetic measurements. Single crystal X-ray diffraction methods show the monoclinic P2(1)/c space group with unit cell parameters: a = 12.295(3) Å, b = 15.854(3) Å, c = 16.880(3) Å, β = 100.12(3)° and Z = 4. The asymmetric unit of the title compound consists of [3-pmH · 3-pm]⁺ and [Fe(NCS)₄(3-pm)₂]^? held together by ionic interaction and a hydrogen bond interaction (O(68)–H(68) ··· O(78)). The central metal ion is octahedrally coordinated by six nitrogens, four from NCS^? form the equatorial plane and two from two 3-(hydroxymethyl)pyridines occupy axial positions. Magnetic susceptibility data in the temperature range 1.8–300 K show that iron(III) is high-spin S = 5/2(⁵ T _2g). Structural parameters and IR spectra of similar complexes are compared and discussed.     

F···HO intramolecular hydrogen bond as the main transmission mechanism for 1hJF,H(O) coupling constant in 2′‐fluoroflavonol

Flavonoids are useful compounds in medicinal chemistry and exhibit conformational isomerism, which is ruled by intramolecular interactions. One of the main intramolecular forces governing the stability of conformations is the hydrogen bond. Hydrogen bond involving fluorine covalently bonded to carbon has been found to be rare, but it appears in 2′‐fluoroflavonol, although the F···HO hydrogen bond cannot be considered the main effect governing the conformational stability of this compound. Because ¹⁹F is magnetically active and suitable for NMR studies, the ^1hJ_F,H(O) coupling constant can be used as a probe for such an interaction in 2′‐fluoroflavonol. In fact, the ^1hJ_F,H(O) coupling was computationally analyzed in this work, and the F···HO hydrogen bond was found to be its main transmission mechanism, which modulates this coupling in 2′‐fluoroflavonol, rather than overlap of proximate electronic clouds, such as in 2‐fluorophenol. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Bis(1-adamantanecarboxylato)triphenylantimony: Synthesis and structure

Bis(1-adamantanecarboxylato)triphenylantimony Ph₃Sb[OC(O)C₁₀H₁₅]₂ was synthesized in 92% yield by reacting triphenylantimony with 1-adamantanecarboxylic acid in the presence of hydrogen peroxide in diethyl ether. X-ray crystallography shows that the antimony atom has a distorted trigonal-pyramidal coordination with axially positioned oxygen atoms of carboxy groups. The axial angle OSbO and equatorial angles CSbC are 179.93(6)° and 99.90(5)°, 99.90(5)°, and 160.20(9)°, respectively; intramolecular contacts Sb···O(=C) are 2.613(1) Å. Structure data on structurally characterized triarylantimony dicarboxylates are systematized.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of an Ionic Compound [Fe(CN)_6(phCH_2NC_5H_5)3]·(H_2O)_4

A novel ionic compound [Fe(CN)6(phCH2NC5H5)3]·(H2O)4(Mr = 794.71) has been synthesized and its structure was characterized by IR, elemental analysis and X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P21/c with a = 10.837(2), b = 16.551(3), c = 23.402(5) , β = 97.531(4)o, V = 4161.0(15) A3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.269 g/cm3, F(000) = 1668, μ = 0.414 mm-1, R = 0.0479 and wR = 0.1232. The building unit of the title compound consists of three (phCH2N+C5H5) ions, one [Fe(CN)6]3- anion and four water molecules. According to the structural analysis, [Fe(CN)6]3- are linked together by O–H···N and O–H···O hydrogen bonds, but [Fe(CN)6]3- and [(phCH2N+C5H5)3] ions are bound by electrostatic force to form an ionic compound.     

μ3-ethylidyne-triphenylphosphine-octacarbonyltricobalt: a re-determination from diffractometer data

The structure of the title compound was originally reported from film data (Brice et al., Inorg Chem 9:362, 1970) and comprises a triangle of cobalt atoms capped by an ethylidyne substituent to form an approximately tetrahedral cluster unit. The triphenylphosphine ligand lies in an equatorial position with respect to the plane of the cobalt triangle. Two carbonyl groups, one axial the other equatorial, complete the coordination sphere of the cobalt atom bound to phosphorus. The other two cobalt atoms each carry two equatorial and one axial carbonyl ligand. The Co–Co bond cis to the phosphine substituent is significantly longer than the other two Co–Co distances. The crystal structure is stabilised by C—H···π interactions and C—H···O hydrogen bonds. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

A 3D supramolecular dimeric assembly based on thiacalix[4]arene by halogen bonding and carbonyl bonding and its dynamic NMR study of conformational preferences

The dimeric assembly of 5,11,17,23-tetrabromo-25,26,27,28-tetrahydroxy thiacalix[4]arene (2) was constructed with several interesting noncovalent interactions such as halogen bonding, sulfur···sulfur (S···S), C=O···π, and hydrogen bonding which were also supported by DFT calculations. In addition, we studied the conformational preferences of 2 using variable temperature NMR experiments. The results revealed that the compound exists in various conformations in a solution state and in a partial cone conformation in a solid state.