The unexpected desulfurization of 4-aminothiophenols

Thermolysis of 4-aminophenyl benzyl sulfide at 523 K in the hydrogen donor solvent (HDS), 9,10-dihydroanthracene (AnH2), gave 4-aminothiophenol and toluene as the predominant products of the homolytic S-C bond cleavage. Under these conditions, a portion of the 4-aminothiophenol was desulfurized to aniline with first-order kinetics and with a rate constant estimated by kinetic modeling to be 7.0x10(-6) s-1. Starting with 4-NH2C6H4SH at 523 K, it was found that sulfur loss was more efficient in the non-HDSs, anthracene and hexadecane, than in AnH2. Under similar (competitive) reaction conditions, YC6H4SHs with Y=H, 4-CN, and 3-CF3 were completely inert; with Y=4-CH3O, there was some very minor desulfurization, whereas with Y=4-N(CH3)2 and 4-N(CH3)(H), the sulfur extrusions were as fast as that for Y=4-NH2. We tentatively suggest that this apparently novel reaction is a chain process initiated by the bimolecular formation of diatomic sulfur, S2, followed by a reversible addition of ground state, triplet 3S2 to the thiol sulfur atom, 4-NH2C6H4S upward arrow(SS upward arrow)H, and insertion into the S-H bond, 4-NH2C6H4SSSH. In a cascade of reactions, aniline and S8 are formed with the chains being terminated by reaction of 4-NH2C6H4S upward arrow(SS upward arrow)H with 4-NH2C6H4SH. Such a reaction mechanism is consistent with the first-order kinetics. That this reaction is primarily observed with 4-YC6H4SH having Y=N(CH3)2, N(CH3)(H), and NH2 is attributed to the fact that these compounds can exist as zwitterions.     

Unexpected differences in the alpha-halogenation and related reactivity of sulfones with perhaloalkanes in KOH-t-BuOH

Most alkyl phenyl sulfones are readily alpha-chlorinated with CCl(4) and alpha-brominated with CBrCl3 in KOH-t-BuOH via radical-anion radical pair (RARP) reactions. While isopropyl mesityl sulfone (4) is easily alpha-chlorinated with CCl(4), it was completely recovered when treated with the more reactive CBrCl3. Subsequent investigations showed the latter result to be due to the poor acidity of 4 together with the rapid depletion of CBrCl3 and KOH by their reaction with each other, and led to a variety of other important results. 4-Hydroxyphenyl isopropyl sulfone (6) is unreactive with either CCl4 or CBrCl3 in KOH-t-BuOH, its phenoxide anion strongly reducing the electronegativity of the sulfonyl group, thereby inhibiting alpha-anion formation. This effect is reversed by the electron-withdrawing influence of two alpha-phenyls, so that benzhydryl 4-hydroxyphenyl sulfone (8) is readily alpha-halogenated in KOH-t-BuOH with CCl4 or CBrCl3. On further contact with KOH-t-BuOH the alpha-halogenated sulfones from 8 are decomposed into benzophenone and phenol. While the alpha-halogenated derivatives of 4-methoxyphenyl benzhydryl sulfone (9) are stable to base, they are decomposed even under mildly acidic conditions into 4-methoxyphenyl 4-methoxybenzenethiolsulfonate (9c), phenol, and benzophenone. Mono-alpha-halogenation of benzyl phenyl sulfone (10) enhances the rate of the subsequent halogenation, so that alpha,alpha-dihalogenation is attained while much substrate is still present and the mono-alpha-halogenated product is not detected. The ease of reductive debromination of alpha-bromo sulfones with Cl3C- was correlated with the stability of the formed alpha-anions, explaining the success with alpha-bromobenzylic sulfones but failure with alpha-bromoalkyl sulfones. In the presence of air and the absence of competing halogenation, formation of the alpha-anions of alkyl aryl sulfones is quickly accompanied by oxidative cleavage by atmospheric O2, leading to the formation of arenesulfonyl alcohols, arenesulfonyl halides, and haloarenes.     

光引发剂(4-甲苯基)(4-异丁基苯基)碘鎓六氟磷酸盐的合成研究

以对甲苯胺为原料,经重氮化、KI分解得到对-碘甲苯.在NH4Cl存在下,对-碘甲苯在过硫酸铵的氧化下与异丁苯反应,得到(4-甲苯基)(4-异丁基苯基)碘鎓氯.在丙酮溶剂中,(4-甲苯基)(4-异丁基苯基)碘鎓氯与六氟磷酸钾进行离子交换,得到目的产物(4-甲苯基)(4-异丁基苯基)碘鎓六氟磷酸盐.总收率为46.7%.通过紫外光谱、红外光谱和核磁共振测定,对产物进行了结构确证.     

The effect of tetramethylammonium ion on the voltammetric behavior of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: computations explain a long-standing anomaly

Cyclic voltammograms of several polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH's) in highly purified N,N-dimethylformamide are known to exhibit two reversible reduction waves. To a good approximation, the potential of the first wave is independent of the nature of the supporting electrolyte, but the potential of the second wave is highly dependent upon the nature of the electrolyte. The spacing ΔE° between the first and second waves increases as the size of the cation of the electrolyte is increased from Et(4)N(+) through Pr(4)N(+) to Bu(4)N(+). This is typically interpreted as due to decreasing strength of ion-pairing between the cation and the dianion of the PAH with increasing size of the electrolyte cation. However, it has been known for many years that Me(4)N(+) exhibits anomalous behavior: even though Me(4)N(+) is much smaller than Et(4)N(+), ΔE° is greater with Me(4)N(+) than with Et(4)N(+) for anthracene and in fact greater than any of the larger electrolytes with perylene. It is now shown that this behavior arises out of the fact that Me(4)N(+) ion is present in solution as a tetrasolvate [Me(4)N(+)/(DMF)(4)]. The PAH dianion (Ar(-2)) reacts with Me(4)N(+)/(DMF)(4) to displace a molecule of DMF and produce the species Me(4)N(+)/(DMF)(3)/Ar(-2). The computed pairing association constant K(ion-pairing) for the anthracene species is 35 M(-1), compared with a value of 50,000 M(-1) for association of the bare Me(4)N(+) ion with the dianion; the corresponding values for perylene are computed to be 4400 and 3.5 M(-1), respectively.     

高振动激发态吡嗪碰撞传能的QCT计算研究

用准经典轨线(QCT)方法计算了高振动激发态吡嗪(C4N2H4)与N2、O2、NH3、基态吡嗪之间的碰撞传能. C4N2H4通过计算发现, 高振动激发态C4N2H4与N2、O2碰撞发生的主要是V-V传能, 与NH3碰撞发生的主要是V-R传能, 与基态C4N2H4碰撞发生的主要是V-V(R)传能. 通过比较高振动激发态C4N2H4、C6F6、C6H6与其基态分子的碰撞传能， 发现此类碰撞传能中, 若分子的对称性高， 则V-V传能更容易实现.     

Chiral tetranuclear mu3-alkoxo-bridged copper(II) complex with 2 + 4 cubane-like Cu4O4 core framework and ferromagnetic ground state

The sugar-modified Schiff base ligand benzyl 2-deoxy-2-salicylideneamino-alpha-D-glucopyranoside H 2L, prepared by condensation of salicylaldehyde and the monomeric chitosan analogue benzyl 2-deoxy-2-amino-alpha-D-glucopyranoside, reacts with copper(II) acetate to form a self-assembled, alkoxo-bridged tetranuclear homoleptic copper(II) complex [{Cu(L)}4] (4) with Cu4O4 heterocubane core. The chiral complex 4 crystallizes in the space group P2 12 12 1. The tetranuclear complex 4 is composed of two dinuclear {Cu(L)}2 entities linked by the four mu 3-bridging C-3 alkoxide oxygen atoms of the sugar backbone. The preorganization of the dimeric {Cu(L)}2 entities is enforced by strong hydrogen bonds between the phenolate oxygen atom and the C-4 hydroxy group of the two constituting chiral monomeric building blocks. Therefore the Cu4O4 core can be classified as a type I or 2 + 4 cubane. The chirality of the structure is confirmed by circular dichroism (CD) spectra, which reveal a significant dichroism associated with the copper centered transitions at around 600 nm. Temperature dependent magnetic susceptibility measurements indicate ferromagnetic exchange interactions in complex 4. Fitting of the experimental data with a two J model based on the 2 + 4 topology ( H = - J1(S1S3 + S2S4) - J2(S1 + S3)(S2 + S4)) leads to exchange coupling constants of J1 = 64 and J2 = 4 cm(-1). The observed ferromagnetic coupling can be attributed to the very small Cu-O-Cu bridging angles within the Cu2O2 core of the constituting dimeric entities, which are a result of the conformational requirements introduced by the sugar backbone. 4 is not only the first example of an alkoxo-bridged tetranuclear copper(II) complex with Cu4O4 core representing the 2 + 4 cubane class with ferromagnetic ground state but also a rare example for the class of molecules combining a ferromagnetic ground state with optical activity. The ferromagnetic S = 2 ground state of 4 is confirmed by magnetization measurements and ESR spectroscopy.     

Quantum Chemical Study on Geometry and Property of Cluster Ni_4P

1INTRODUCTION Amorphous alloys attractive to scientists have worked in the field of materials and catalysts since they have many excellent physical and chemical pro-perties,such as high magnetic susceptibility,high specific heat,high strength,ductile in compression,low coefficient of friction,high corrosion resistance,super plasticity within the range,ferromagnetism and super conductivity[1~5].Especially,amorphous alloys as catalytic materials have shown either hig-her activity or selectiv…     

Epoxidation of propyl- and isobutyl-β-alkylvinylketones

A study is made of the epoxidation of hepten-2-one-4, octen-3-one-5, nonen-4-one-6, 2-methylhepten-5-one-4, 2-methylocten-5-one-4, and 2-methylnonen-5-one-4 with alkaline methanolic hydrogen peroxide. 46–71% yield of the corresponding epoxy ketones are obtained. It is shown that treatment of the 2, 3-epoxyheptanone-4, 3, 4-epoxyoctanone-5, 4, 5-epoxynonanone-6, 2-methyl-5, 6-epoxyheptanone-4, 2-methyl-5, 6-epoxyoctanone-4 and 2-methyl-5, 6-epoxynonanone-4 with zinc chloride isomerizes them to, respectively, heptandione-3, 4, octandione-4, 5, nonandione-4, 5, 2-methylheptandione-4, 5, 2-methyloctandione-4, 5, and 2-methylnonandione-4, 5 in upto 78% yield.     

聚丁二酸丁二酯与高氯酸锂络合物的结构与离子导电性

本文从丁二酸二甲酯和丁二醇合成了聚丁二酸丁二酯,并以高氯酸锂为掺杂剂制备了固体电解质。FT-IR、NMR、XPS测试发现酯基上的氧原子参与络合。WAXD、DSC等测试分析结果表明:络合物和聚酯的晶体相同;LiClO_4主要溶解在无定形区;盐的溶解降低聚酯的熔点、结晶度和结晶速度,而提高玻璃化温度;在低盐浓度区络合物熔点与盐浓度关系符合Flory-Huggins理论。络合物的电导率随盐浓度变化出现极大值,在低盐浓度区电导率与浓度的对数成线性关系。电解质的导电行为不能简单地为Arrhenius和WLF方程所解释。从扩散角度推导了导电方程,并描述了离子导电过程。     

Serum concentrations of soluble 4-1BB and 4-1BB ligand correlated with the disease severity in rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a multifactorial autoimmune disease whose etiopathogenesis is not well understood. Although soluble (s) forms of 4-1BB (s4-1BB) and 4-1BB legand (s4-1BBL) have been detected in the sera of RA patients, their significance is not known. We compared the serum levels of s4-1BB and s4-1BBL in RA patients with those in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Behcet's disease (BD) patients. Serum levels of s4-1BB and s4-1BBL were significantly higher in RA patients compared with healthy controls, SLE or BD patients, and the abundance was correlated with disease severity in patients with RA. The serum levels of s4-1BB in RA patients were inversely corroborated with 4-1BB expression levels on activated T lymphocytes. In addition, there was a correlation between serum levels of s4-1BB and s4-1BBL. The augmented secretion of s4-1BB and s4-1BBL levels into the serum may reflect the clinical symptoms of RA and levels of s4-1BB and s4-1BBL in sera at the time of diagnosis may be indicative of the severity and outcome of RA.     

Density functional theory analysis of the reaction pathway for methane oxidation to acetic acid catalyzed by Pd2+ in sulfuric acid

Density functional theory has been used to investigate the thermodynamics and activation barriers associated with the direct oxidation of methane to acetic acid catalyzed by Pd2+ cation in concentrated sulfuric acid. Pd2+ cations in such solutions are ligated by two bisulfate anions and by one or two molecules of sulfuric acid. Methane oxidation is initiated by the addition of CH4 across one of the Pd-O bonds of a bisulfate ligand to form Pd(HSO4)(CH3)(H2SO4)2. The latter species will react with CO to produce Pd(HSO4)(CH3CO)(H2SO4)2. The most likely path to the final products is found to be via oxidation of Pd(HSO4)(CH3)(H2SO4)2 and Pd(HSO4)(CH3CO)(H2SO4)2 to form Pd(eta2-HSO4)(HSO4)2(CH3)(H2SO4) and Pd(eta2-HSO4)(HSO4)2(CH3CO)(H2SO4), respectively. CH3HSO4 or CH3COHSO4 is then produced by reductive elimination from the latter two species, and CH(3)COOH is then formed by hydrolysis of CH3COHSO4. The loss of Pd2+ from solution to form Pd(0) or Pd-black is predicted to occur via reduction with CO. This process is offset, though, by reoxidation of palladium by either H2SO4 or O2.     

Intramolecular charge transfer with the planarized 4-cyanofluorazene and its flexible counterpart 4-cyano-N-phenylpyrrole. Picosecond fluorescence decays and femtosecond excited-state absorption

The fluorescence spectrum of the rigidified 4-cyanofluorazene (FPP4C) in n-hexane consists of a dual emission from a locally excited (LE) and an intramolecular charge-transfer (ICT) state, with an ICT/LE fluorescence quantum yield ratio of Phi'(ICT)/Phi(LE) = 3.3 at 25 degrees C. With the flexible 4-cyano- N-phenylpyrrole (PP4C) in n-hexane, such an ICT reaction also takes place, with Phi'(ICT)/Phi(LE) = 1.5, indicating that for this reaction, a perpendicular twist of the pyrrole and benzonitrile moieties is not required. The ICT emission band of FPP4C and PP4C in n-hexane has vibrational structure, but a structureless band is observed in all other solvents more polar than the alkanes. The enthalpy difference Delta H of the LE --> ICT reaction in n-hexane, -11 kJ/mol for FPP4C and -7 kJ/mol for PP4C, is determined by analyzing the temperature dependence of Phi'(ICT)/Phi(LE). Using these data, the energy E(FC,ICT) of the Franck-Condon ground state populated by the ICT emission is calculated, 41 (FPP4C) and 40 kJ/mol (PP4C). These large values for E(FC,ICT) lead to the conclusion that with FPP4C and PP4C, direct ICT excitation, bypassing LE, does not take place. FPP4C has an ICT dipole moment of 15 D, similar to that of PP4C (16 D). Picosecond fluorescence decays allow the determination of the ICT lifetime, from which the radiative rate constant k'(f)(ICT) is derived, with comparable values for FPP4C and PP4C. This shows that an argument for a twisted ICT state of PP4C cannot come from k'(f)(ICT). After correction for the solvent refractive index and the energy of the emission maximum nu(max)(ICT), it appears that k'(f)(ICT) is solvent-polarity-independent. Femtosecond transient absorption with FPP4C and PP4C in n-hexane reveals that the ICT state is already nearly fully present at 100 fs after excitation, in rapid equilibrium with LE. In MeCN, the ICT state of FPP4C and PP4C is likewise largely developed at this delay time, and the reaction is limited by dielectric solvent relaxation, which shows that the ICT reaction is ultrafast, at the experimental time limit of 50 fs. PP4C and FPP4C have a similar planar ICT structure, without an appreciable twist of the pyrrole and benzonitrile subgroups. Their crystal structure is compared with calculations for the S0 ground state.     

八面沸石用(NH4)2SiF6脱铝补硅的研究:Ⅳ.反应机理

在典型的(NH_4)_2SiF_6与(NH_4Na)Y反应条件下分别研究了(NH_4Na)Y与NH_4F、HCl和NH_4F+HCl以及HY与NH_4F的作用。发现F~-单独不能使(NH_4Na)Y脱骨架铝,HCl也不能使其脱铝(在NH_4Ac缓冲液中),而HCl+NH_4F可使其脱铝并保持较高的结晶度。据此认为(NH_4)_2SiF_6与沸石反应时,沸石的骨架铝是在H~+和F~-的共同作用下逐步脱出的,而不是被F~-抽取掉。根据反应机理提出脱铝沸石中有少量组分性氟存在,水洗不能将其除去。     

催化裂化干气与苯烷基化催化蒸馏制乙苯反应网络热力学研究

 高温气相反应条件下的催化裂化干气制乙苯过程中，容易生成甲苯和二甲苯等副产物；在该过程中采用催化蒸馏技术，使苯与乙烯在低温条件下进行反应，可大幅度降低产品中二甲苯的含量．通过对催化裂化干气与苯烷基化催化精馏过程中的各反应步骤进行分析与热力学计算，结合反应的实际产物组成，提出了苯与乙烯烷基化的反应网络，探讨了苯与乙烯烷基化反应过程中甲苯和二甲苯的形成机理及影响因素．结果表明，增大苯／乙烯比对提高乙烯平衡转化率及乙苯收率有利；在较低温度下进行烷基化反应，可大大减缓C－C键裂解速度，抑制甲苯和二甲苯生成，提高乙苯产品质量．     

Method for the determination of 4'-deoxydoxorubicin, 4'-deoxydoxorubicinol and their 7-deoxyaglycones in human serum by high-performance liquid chromatography

4'-Deoxydoxorubicin (4'-DOX) is a new and structurally similar analogue of the anti-cancer drug adriamycin (ADR). Based on known pathways of metabolism of ADR a high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the separation and identification of 4'-DOX and five possible metabolites was developed. Sensitivity for serum is 10 ng/ml for 4'-DOX and its alcoholic product 4'-deoxydoxorubicinol (4'-DOL) and 2 ng/ml for four of its aglycone products with coefficients of variation in k' of less than 5% throughout the day. An extraction step with better than 80% recovery of 4'-DOX and five reference metabolites from serum is described. Analysis of patient sera identified two metabolite peaks. These co-eluted with the reference metabolites of 4'-DOL and the 7-deoxyaglycone of 4'-DOX. Pharmacokinetics of the parent drug followed a two-compartment model. Both the metabolites were produced quickly and disappeared quickly.     

Two organometallic fragments inclusioned in a 1,3-alternate calix[4]arene tetraphosphane: evidence for transition metal-arene interaction through the cavity

The preparation of an 1,3-alternate calix[4]arene tetraphosphane ligand, 25,26,27,28-tetrakis{2-(diphenylphosphino)ethoxy}calix[4]arene (4), is described. Ligand 4 is obtained in four steps in 17% overall yield. Reaction of 4 with AgBF4 produced the encapsulated two silver complex [Ag2{(P,P,P,P)-tetraphencalix[4]arene}](BF4)2. The solid-state structure shows that the encapsulated silver undergoes a substantial pi-interaction by two opposite arene rings. Rhodation of 4 employing [Rh(cot)2]BF4 yielded the encapsulated complex with a bent coordination mode. Two organometallic fragments inclusioned inside a 1,3-alternate calix[4]arene tetraphosphane was also achieved by the reaction of 4 with [PtH(PPh3)2 (thf)]+. Full characterization includes X-ray structural studies of compounds 4-6.     

Structure–property relationships in twist-bend nematogens: the influence of terminal groups

ABSTRACT

The synthesis and characterisation of a range of non-symmetric liquid crystal dimers designed to exhibit the twist-bend nematic phase is reported. Beginning with 1-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-yloxy)-6-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-yl) hexane, each nitrile group is exchanged systematically for a methoxy group. The behaviour of these dimers is interpreted in terms of their bent shape being the predominant driving force for the formation of the twist-bend nematic phase, and the small differences between the twist-bend nematic–nematic transition temperatures are attributed to the differences between the interaction strength parameters of the mesogenic units. The 4-alkyloxyphenyl 4-[6-(4′-cyanobiphenyl-4-yl)hexyloxy]benzoates with ethyl, butyl, hexyl and octyl chains show the twist-bend nematic phase, whereas the corresponding 4-alkyloxyphenyl 4-[5-(4′-cyanobiphenyl-4-yloxy)pentyloxy]benzoates do not. This difference in behaviour is attributed to the more bent structure of the former. Increasing the terminal chain length initially decreases the twist-bend nematic–nematic transition temperature and this suggests that the chain disrupts the interactions between the mesogenic units. Subsequent increases in chain length have a smaller effect suggesting that the chain can be accommodated within an intercalated arrangement. The transitional behaviour of 1-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-yloxy)-6-(4-butyloxybiphenyl-4′-yl) hexane is compared to that of 1-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-yloxy)-6-(4-((S)-2-methyl)butyloxybiphenyl-4′-yl) hexane, and it is shown that chain branching strongly destabilises the twist-bend nematic phase. This is attributed to difficulties associated with packing the dimers.     

Zymographic screening of plant peroxidase isoenzymes oxidizing 4-hydroxystilbenes.

A zymographic assay is described for the detection of peroxidase isoenzymes oxidizing 4-hydroxystilbene following isoelectric focusing. The assay is based on coupling intermediate products of the oxidation of 4-hydroxystilbene with 4-aminoantipyrine, with resultant formation of dye complexes. Control experiments in the absence of 4-hydroxystilbene and hydrogen peroxide demonstrate the peroxidative nature of the 4-hydroxystilbene-dependent dye reaction.     

10-苄基吖啶酮的合成及其与硼氢化钠还原反应研究

合成了一系列的10-苄基吖啶酮类化合物, 并探讨了一种用硼氢化钠氢化还原吖啶酮制备10-苄基-9,10-二氢吖啶的简便方法. 吖啶酮1与氯化苄及其衍生物2在氢化钠/N,N-二甲基甲酰胺/碘化钾中反应高产率生成10-苄基吖啶酮类化合物3; 3经硼氢化钠氢化还原生成10-苄基-9,10-二氢吖啶类化合物4, 产率88%～96%. 反应中没有得到预期的产物10-苄基-9,10-二氢吖啶醇类化合物4’, 其反应机理可能是3首先被硼氢化钠还原成醇中间体4’, 4’在硼氢化钠存在下不稳定, 迅速地被进一步还原成4.