Study of Complex Formation Between Dicyclohexano-18-Crown-6 (DCH18C6) with Mg 2+, Ca2+, Sr 2+, and Ba2+ Cations in Methanol–Water Binary Mixtures Using Conductometric Method

The complexation reactions between Mg²⁺,Ca²⁺,Sr²⁺ and Ba²⁺ metal cations with macrocyclic ligand, dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 (DCH18C6) were studied in methanol (MeOH)–water (H₂O) binary mixtures at different temperatures using conductometric method . In all cases, DCH18C6 forms 1:1 complexes with these metal cations. The values of stability constants of complexes which were obtained from conductometric data show that the stability of complexes is affected by the nature and composition of the mixed solvents. While the variation of stability constants of DCH18C6-Sr ²⁺ and DCH18C6-Ba²⁺versus the composition of MeOH–H₂O mixed solvents is monotonic, an anomalous behavior was observed for variations of stability constants of DCH18C6-Mg²⁺ and DCH18C6-Ca²⁺ versus the composition of the mixed solvents. The values of thermodynamic parameters (ΔH_c°, ΔS_c°) for complexation reactions were obtained from temperature dependence of formation constants of complexes using the van’t Hoff plots. The results show that in most cases, the complexation reactions are enthalpy stabilized but entropy destabilized and the values of thermodynamic parameters are influenced by the nature and composition of the mixed solvents. The obtained results show that the order of selectivity of DCH18C6 ligand for metal cations in different concentrations of methanol in MeOH–H₂O binary system is: Ba²⁺>Sr²⁺>Ca²⁺> Mg²⁺.     

Molecular Structure of ortho-Fluoronitrobenzene Studied by Gas Electron Diffraction and Ab Initio MO Calculations

The molecular structure of ortho-fluoronitrobenzene (o-FNB) has been investigated by gas-phase electron diffraction and ab initio MO calculations. The geometrical parameters and force fields of o-FNB were calculated by ab initio and DFT methods. The obtained force fields were used to calculate vibrational amplitudes required as input parameters in an electron diffraction analysis. Within the experimental error limits, the geometrical parameters obtained from the gas-phase electron diffraction analysis are mostly in agreement with the results obtained from the ab initio calculations. The main results are: the molecular geometry of o-FNB is nonplanar with a dihedral angle about C–N of 38(3)°. The r _g (C–F) bond is shortened to 1.307(13) Å in comparison with r _g (C–F) = 1.356(4) Å in C₆H₅F.     

Comparison of Ab Initio MP2/6-311+G(d,p) Predicted Carbon–Hydrogen Bond Distances with Experimentally Determined r 0 (C–H) Distances

Fifty different carbon–hydrogen distances have been predicted from ab initio MP2/6-311+G(d,p) calculations, which range from a short value of 1.0611 Å for HCNO to a long value of 1.1044 Å for H₂CO. The values include those predicted for a series of methyl (CH₃) moieties where the two different C–H distances vary by as much as 0.005 Å. These predicted values are compared to r ₀(C–H) distances obtained from the isolated carbon–hydrogen stretching frequencies, as well as to r ₀ or r _s parameters obtained from microwave data. Except for the very short C–H bonds, the ab initio values from the MP2/6–311+G(d,p) calculations can be used for the carbon–hydrogen distances with error limits of ± 0.003 Å. By utilizing the spectral data from CD₃CClO, it is shown that combination bands in the C–H stretching region could cause problems in the identification of the isolated C–H stretching frequency from the CD₂HCClO isotopomer. The value of the ab initio predicted C–H distances for checking unusually long or short r _s (C–H) or r ₀ values is demonstrated.     

Investigation of Geometrical and Conformational Isomers of Cobalt(II) Bis(diphenylacetato)-bis(γ-picolinate) by Dynamic NMR Spectroscopy and Molecular Mechanics

Cobalt(II) bis(diphenylacetato)-bis(-picolinate) is synthesized and its geometrical and conformational isomers are investigated using dynamic NMR and molecular mechanics methods. The complex in the solution is shown to exist as cis and trans isomers, which are detected at 263 K in the course of a slow intermolecular ligand exchange. At T < 223 K, the intramolecular rotation of the phenyl radicals about the ^–O₂C–CH(Ph)₂ and ^–O₂CCH(Ph)–Ph bonds slows, which results in the formation of different conformers. The energies of the retarded intermolecular exchange and of the retarded rotation of the phenyl radicals were calculated from ¹H NMR and molecular mechanics data.     

Thermodynamics of Formation of Ni(II) Valinate Complexes in Aqueous Solution

Heat effects are determined for complex formation in the system L-valine–Ni²⁺ ion in an aqueous solution at the ionic strength of 0.25, 0.50, and 0.75 (with KNO₃ as a supporting electrolyte) at 298.15, 308.15, and 318.15 K using calorimetric method. Thermodynamic characteristics of formation of the Ni valinate complexes are calculated. The effect of a ligand structure on thermodynamic parameters of complexation reaction in a solution is considered.     

Ferrocene Compounds. XXVII. Synthesis and Structure of 2-(Ferrocenylmethyl)propane-1,3-diol

The title compound was obtained by reduction of diethyl (ferrocenylmethyl)malonate with lithium aluminium hydride in diethyl ether. The structure of this novel ferrocene derivative was assigned by means of elemental analysis, IR, [¹H]NMR, and [¹³C]NMR spectroscopy. The structure was also confirmed by a single crystal X-ray study. The compound crystallizes in monoclinic P2₁/a space group with unit cell dimensions: a = 9.7360(6), b = 27.040(5), c = 14.767(3) Å, = 103.835(6)°, V = 3774.8(11) ų, Z = 12. The asymmetric unit contains three crystallographically independent molecules. In the ferrocenyl moieties, the Fe–C bond distance values are in the range 2.006(5)—2.051(3) Å and C–C distances in the range 1.366(7)–1.425(4) Å. The cyclopentadienyl rings in each of the molecules are mutually twisted by about 13° from the eclipsed conformation. The hydroxyl groups are involved in the intermolecular O–H...O hydrogen bond formation with O-O distances in the range 2.686(3)–2.801(4) Å forming infinite two-dimensional network in a [0 0 1] plane. The crystal structure is additionally stabilized by C–H-O weak intermolecular hydrogen bonds.     

Catalytic hydrogenation of pyrylium salts

On catalytic reduction of 2,6-diphenylpyrylium salts, hydrogenolysis occurs at the C–O bond with the formation of 1,5-diphenylpentanes. The principal direction of the hydrogenation of 9-phenyl-sym-octahydroxanthylium tetrafluoroborate is the formation of a mixture of products of partial and complete reduction of the heterocycle. The structure of the substances obtained was established by IR and¹³C NMR spectroscopy.N. G. Chernyshevskii Saratov State University, Saratov 410026, Russia. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 614–617, May, 1998.     

IR spectroscopic study of the conformational lability of 4′-ethyl-4-cyanobiphenyl

The conformational lability of 4-ethyl-4-cyanobiphenyl molecules in solid crystal (SC) and isotropic liquid (IL) states was investigated by IR spectroscopic techniques (experiment and theory). IR absorption spectra were measured at 28°C–95°C in the frequency range 400 cm^–1–4000 cm^–1. Spectrum simulation was performed using the fragment method with allowance for the conformational fluctuations of molecules. The experimental and calculated spectra were compared and analyzed, and it was shown that in the IL, the samples are mixtures of conformers. The temperature changes in the spectra in the stated range are caused by the conformational lability of molecules.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by L. M. Babkov, I. I. Gnatyuk, G. A. Puchkovskaya, and S. V. TrukhachevTranslated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 398–405, May–June, 2004.     

Effect of intermolecular =C–HO interaction on the crystal structure and vibrational properties of 2,6-dimethyl-4-nitropyridine N-oxide

The crystal structure of 2,6-dimethyl-4-nitropyridine N-oxide (DMNPO) has been determined at ambient temperature. The compound crystallizes as a monoclinic structure, space group P2/n, with 12 molecules per unit cell. The unit cell contains three non-equivalent formula units. The nitro group is not coplanar with the pyridine ring. Through a system of =C–HO hydrogen bonds the molecules are arranged into a two-dimensional network of layers parallel to the axc plane.The IR and Raman spectra, measured in the 3500–100 cm⁻¹ region at ambient temperature, are correlated with X-ray structural data. The assignment of IR and Raman bands is given. The appearance of characteristic vibrational features in the spectra of this compound and the observed shifts of the =C–H and N–O IR active stretching modes, when the sample is dissolved in CCl₄, is discussed in terms of the relatively strong =C–HO hydrogen bonds present in this crystal.     

The improved synthesis and crystal structure of 20-thiocrown-4

An improved synthesis of 20-thiocrown-4 is reported, which exploits the Kellogg method of cesium carbonate in DMF mediated macrocyclization of precondensed synthones which converge at the cycloicosane structure. The crystal structure of 20-thiocrown-4 reveals a rectangular conformation for the free ligand. Each sulfur is in onegauche and oneanti torsion angle. Four carbon positions make up the corners. There are two short sides comprised of –C–C– torsion angle sequencesg ^–ag^– and two long sides (aaa, g ^–ag⁺). The S–C and C–C bond distances average 1.816(2) and 1.523(3) , respectively. Supplementary data relating to this article are deposited with the British Library as Supplementary Publication No. SUP 82147 (9 pages)     

Cyclopropane Adsorption on Zeolites Studied by IR Spectroscopy: II. Adsorption and Conversion of Cyclopropane on Na- and Ca-Exchanged Zeolite Y

The adsorption and isomerization of cyclopropane on the calcium- and sodium-exchanged zeolite Y are studied by IR spectroscopy. Cyclopropane is adsorbed on CaY in two different forms. Weaker adsorption is related to residual sodium ions, which were not completely removed from the zeolite by ion exchange. This form can be removed from the surface after evacuation of the samples at room temperature. Stronger adsorption is attributed to the Ca ions. It is stable up to 100°C. The corresponding diffuse-reflectance spectrum indicates the C _2v symmetry of the cyclopropane complex with Ca ions. At 200°C cyclopropane adsorbed on the calcium-exchanged zeolite converts to propylene. On the sodium-exchanged zeolite, this reaction only occurs at 400°C. The reaction coordinate of cyclopropane isomerization on CaY is related to the simultaneous cleavage of the C–C bond in the cyclopropane ring and hydrogen atom transfer from one of the CH₂ fragments to another. The reaction coordinate corresponds to a combination of the stretching vibration of the C–C bond with the fan vibration of the CH₂ group and the stretching vibration of the CH bond. These composite vibrations result in the strong polarization of the C–C and C–H bonds and, hence, exhibit anomalously high molar absorption coefficients in the IR spectrum.     

Towards the understanding of the spectroscopic behaviour of the C–H oscillator in C–HO hydrogen bonds: the effect of solvent polarity

The effect of solvent polarity versus specific C–HO contacts on the vibrational νC–H mode is studied using CHCl₃ as a model system. Ab initio SCI–PCM calculations show that the overall shift of the νC–H band, sometimes ascribed to the C–HO hydrogen bonding, can in fact be explained by the electrostatic interaction with a dielectric environment. The presence of a new νC–H band – assigned to the C–HO bonded forms – remains as the most reliable evidence of C–HO hydrogen bonding.     

Blue-shifted hydrogen-bonded complexes. II. CH3F(HF)1 n 3 and CH2F2(HF)1 n 3

The equilibrium structures, binding energies, and vibrational spectra of the clusters CH₃F(HF)_{1 n 3} and CH₂F₂(HF)_{1 n 3} have been investigated with the aid of large-scale ab initio calculations performed at the Møller–Plesset second-order level. In all complexes, a strong C–FH–F halogen–hydrogen bond is formed. For the cases n = 2 and n = 3, blue-shifting C–HF–H hydrogen bonds are formed additionally. Blue shifts are, however, encountered for all C–H stretching vibrations of the fluoromethanes in all complexes, whether they take part in a hydrogen bond or not, in particular also for n = 1. For the case n = 3, blue shifts of the ν(C–H) stretching vibrational modes larger than 50 cm⁻¹ are predicted. As with the previously treated case of CHF₃(HF)_{1 n 3} complexes (A. Karpfen, E. S. Kryachko, J. Phys. Chem. A 107 (2003) 9724), the typical blue-shifting properties are to a large degree determined by the presence of a strong C–FH–F halogen–hydrogen bond. Therefore, the term blue-shifted appears more appropriate for this class of complexes. Stretching the C–F bond of a fluoromethane by forming a halogen–hydrogen bond causes a shortening of all C–H bonds. The shortening of the C–H bonds is proportional to the stretching of the C–F bond.     

IR-Spektren der Ketyle einiger aromatischer Ketone und Elektronenübergänge zwischen Ketyl-und neutralen Keton-Molekülen

Zusammenfassung Die IR-Spektren (670–2000 cm^–1) der Metallketyle von Benzophenon, 1-Benzoylnaphthalin, 4-Benzoylbiphenyl, 3-Benzoylphenanthren, p-Tolylphenylketon, Triphenylacetophenon, Fluorenon, Xanthon und Benzanthron, die aus den Ausgangsketonen und Alkalimetallen in Tetrahydrofuran(THF) erhalten wurden, wurden gemessen. Die Umsetzung der Ketone in Ketyle führt zu starker Lockerung der C=O-Bindung sowie zu Frequenzerniedrigung der nichtebenen Deformations-schwingungen der C–H-Bindung, die von Größe und Bau des konjugierten Systems abhängen. Die IR-Spektren wurden zur Untersuchung der Oxydation von Ketylen und der Elektronen-übergänge zwischen Metallketylen und neutralen Molekülen der genannten Ketone herangezogen.

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IR spectra of ketyls of some aromatic ketones and electron transitions between ketyls and neutral molecules

The IR spectra (670–2000 cm^–1) of the metal ketyls of benzophenone, 1-benzoylnaphthalene, 4-benzoylbiphenyl, 3-benzoylphenanthrene, p-tolyl-phenylketone, triphenylacetophenone, fluorenone, xanthone and benzanthrone prepared from the corresponding ketones and alkali metals inTHF are investigated. The transformation of the ketones into ketyls leads to a considerable loosening of the C=O bond and to a decrease of the frequency of the C–H out-of-plane bending vibrations which depends on the size and structure of the conjugated system. The IR spectra are used for the study of the oxidation of ketyls and the electron transitions between the metal ketyls and the neutral molecules of the ketones investigated.

     

The Crystal Structure of the Macrocyclic Hexathioether 1,4,7,11,14,17-Hexathiacycloeicosane: Implications for Metal Complexation

Several metal complexes of the twenty-membered ring hexathioether macrocycle, 1,4,7,11,14,17-hexathiacycloeicosane (20S6), have now been prepared and crystallographically characterized. In order to examine structural changes in the ligand which may occur under complexation, we undertook an analysis of the structure of the 20S6 ligand by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C₂/c with the unit cell dimensions: a = 22.481(1) Å, b = 5.433(2) Å, c = 17.9259(9) Å, and = 117.711(4)°. The conformation adopted by this ligand is such that four of the sulfur atoms are exodentate, but two sulfur atoms are syn endodentate, unusual for a macrocycle of this type. All twelve of the C—S—C—C torsional bond angles in 20S6 are gauche as expected, and the ligand conformation may account for the complexation properties observed for this hexathioether macrocycle.     

Phosphorus-containing podands. 8. A study of metal-ligand interaction by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in anhydrous acetonitrile

The interaction of phosphorus-containing monopodands with Li⁺, Na⁺, and K⁺ cations in anhydrous CH₃CN has been studied by FTIR spectroscopy. It has been shown that phosphoryl groups of the ligands take part in the formation of complexes with the alkali metal cation. The IR results obtained do not permit a clear conclusion as to whether or not the ether oxygen atoms of the ligand polyether chain participate in the complexation. It is suggested that in CH ₃ CN the formation of 1:1 complexes is not accompanied by conformational reorganization of the monopodand.Institute of Physiologically Active Substances, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka 142432. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 884–889, April, 1992.     

The Mechanism of Transformation of Triethylsilane by Collision-Free IR Multiphoton Excitation of Its Molecules

The mechanism of IR multiphoton dissociation of triethylsilane (TES) in the collision-free mode was studied. The principal unimolecular reactions are the C–Si and C–C bond rupture. The reactions of molecular elimination of CH₄, C₂H₄, and C₃H₆do not play a substantial part in the mechanism of chemical transformations of TES. The spontaneous fragmentation of C₂H₅and (C₂H₅)₂Si(CH₂)H radicals produced by C–Si and C–C bond rupture, respectively, was shown to be feasible.     

C–C Bond Rupture in the Oxidation of Lower (C2–C6) Alcohols with Hydrogen Peroxide Mediated by Iron-Containing Compounds

C–C bond rupture upon the oxidation of alcohols in the Fe(ClO₄)₃+ H₂O₂system in aqueous acetonitrile at room temperature is found. The relative yield of the products of C–C bond rupture is 20–30% under standard conditions for C₂and C₃alcohols and decreases in the series C₂> C₃> C₄> C₆. The alkyl radical and carboxylic acid are the products of C–C bond rupture in alcohol oxidation. Cyclohexane is a competitive inhibiting agent for C–H bond oxidation in 1-propanol, and it does not affect the yield of the products of C–C bond rupture. When H₂O₂is replaced by tert-BuOOH, the fraction of the products of C–C bond rupture decreases by an order of magnitude. Our data suggest that a non-radical intermediate, likely Fe(III) hydroperoxo complex, is responsible for C–C bond rupture in alcohol under the reaction conditions.     

Novel Schiff-base complexes of methyltrioxorhenium (VII) and their performances in epoxidation of cyclohexene

Methyltrioxorhenium (MTO) forms complexes with Schiff-bases derived from 2-pyridinecarboxaldehyde and amines. These complexes were isolated and fully characterized by NMR, IR, UV–Vis, EA, MS. Two were analyzed by X-ray crystallography, which showed that the compounds display distorted octahedral geometry in the solid state with a trans-position of Schiff-base ligand. The characterized results indicated that the more Lewis basic the ligand is, the stronger the metal–ligand interaction between the rhenium atom and the ligand. The complexes displayed high catalytic activity and selectivity when applied to the epoxidation of cyclohexene with urea hydrogen peroxide adduct (UHP) as oxidant in methanol, but poor performances with hydrogen peroxide (30%) as oxidant due to their decomposition. Experimental results revealed that the MTO Schiff-base complexes are, in general, more sensitive to water than MTO itself. Moreover, large excess of ligand is detrimental to the catalytic performance as it leads to the decomposition of the complexes.     

Extending bond orbital-connection matrix method to the QSPR study of alkylbenzenes: Some thermochemical properties

The properties of alkylbenzenes were estimated, using the contributions of the σ bonds, the conjugated π bond and the steric effect in alkylbenzene molecule. And a novel bond orbital-connection matrix, conjugated π bond orbital-connection matrix in aromatic molecules, was proposed. The eigenvalues of the conjugated π bond orbital-connection matrix can well express the contribution of the conjugated π bond to the properties of aromatic molecules. Using this eigenvalue together with the parameters proposed in our early works, the bond orbital-connection matrix method was extended successfully to the QSPR studies of alkylbenzenes and a general model was obtained to evaluate the thermochemical properties of alkylbenzenes, that is,

p_{(alkylbenzene)}=aN_C–C+b∑X_1CC+cN_C–H+d∑X_1CH+eS_Z/E+k∑X_1π,