Synthesis of hybrid structures comprising diaziridine and cyclopropane rings in one molecule

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Ruthenium-catalyzed hydroarylations of methylenecyclopropanes: mild C-H bond functionalizations with conservation of cyclopropane rings

Ring conservation was observed in the first catalytic intermolecular hydroarylation of methylenecyclopropanes via C-H bond functionalization, a remarkable reactivity mode for a transformation proceeding through (cyclopropylcarbinyl)metal intermediates.     

Scope and limitations of montmorillonite K 10 catalysed opening of epoxide rings by amines

Montmorillonite K 10 efficiently catalyses the opening of epoxide rings by amines in high yields with excellent regio- and diastereo-selectivities under solvent-free conditions at room temperature affording an improved process for synthesis of 2-amino alcohols. Reaction of cyclohexene oxide with aryl/alkyl amines leads to the formation of trans-2-aryl/alkylaminocyclohexanols. For unsymmetrical epoxides, the regioselectivity is controlled by the electronic and steric factors associated with the epoxide and the amine. Selective nucleophilic attack at the benzylic carbon of styrene oxide takes place with aromatic amines, whereas, aliphatic amines exhibit preferential nucleophilic attack at the terminal carbon. Aniline reacts selectively at the less hindered carbon of other unsymmetrical epoxides. The difference in the internal strain energy of the epoxide ring in cycloalkene oxides and alkene oxides led to selective nucleophilic opening of cyclohexene oxide by aniline in the presence of styrene oxide. Due to the chelation effect, selective activation of the epoxide ring in 3-phenoxy propylene oxide takes place in the presence of styrene oxide leading to preferential cleavage of the epoxide ring in 3-phenoxy propylene oxide by aniline.     

Propellanes—XXXIX : 13C NMR-spectra of configurationally different propellane isomers containing cyclopropane rings

The mono- and bis-adducts obtained in the reaction of carbethoxycarbene with 12-methyl-11,13-dioxo-12-aza[4.4.3]propella-3,8-diene have established configurations of cyclopropane rings and ester groups with respect to the hetero-ring. Thus ¹³C NMR measurements afford data which correlates the ¹³C absorptions of these isomers with their configurations.     

Magnetic g-C3N4 nanocomposite-catalyzed environmentally benign aminolysis of epoxide

Research on Chemical Intermediates - A magnetic graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanocomposite was prepared and used as a novel magnetically retrievable nanocatalyst for efficient ring opening of...     

Magnetic anisotropy in a heavy atom radical ferromagnet

High-field, single-crystal EPR spectroscopy on a tetragonal bisdiselenazolyl ferromagnet has provided evidence for the presence of easy-axis magnetic anisotropy, with the crystallographic c axis as the easy axis and the ab plane as the hard plane. The observation of a zero-field gap in the resonance frequency is interpreted in terms of an anisotropy field several orders of magnitude larger than that observed in light-heteroatom, nonmetallic ferromagnets and comparable (on a per-site basis) to that observed in hexagonal close packed cobalt. The results indicate that large spin-orbit-induced magnetic anisotropies, typically associated with 3d-orbital-based ferromagnets, can also be found in heavy p-block radicals, suggesting that there may be major opportunities for the development of heavy p-block organic magnetic materials.     

Magnetic anisotropy parameters of matrix-isolated septet 1,3,5-trinitreno-2,4,6-trichlorobenzene

An ESR spectrum of high-symmetry septet 1,3,5-trinitreno-2,4,6-trichlorobenzene generated under photolysis of 1,3,5-triazido-2,4,6-trichlorobenzene in solid argon at 15 K was recorded. Computer simulation revealed that the spectrum corresponds to the septet spin state with the fine structure parameters D _S = ?0.0957±0.0006 cm^?1 and E _S = 0±0.0004 cm^?1. These values of the magnetic anisotropy parameters D _S and E _S are in good agreement with the results of UDFT calculations. The spin-spin (D _SS) and spin-orbit (D _SO) coupling parameters of septet molecules with D _3h symmetry are negative and mutually enhance the magnetic anisotropy of these molecules. The contribution of the spin-orbit coupling to the magnetic anisotropy of 1,3,5-trinitreno-2,4,6-trichlorobenzene is higher than 11% due to the presence of three chlorine atoms in the molecule. This suggests the possibility of further strengthening the magnetic properties of septet 1,3,5-trinitrenobenzenes by introducing bromine and iodine atoms into positions 2, 4, and 6 of their benzene rings.     

Magnetic anisotropy of liquid crystals based on lanthanide mesogenic complexes

The values of magnetic anisotropy of smectic A-phases for a number of lanthanide complexes (LH)₂LM(NO₃)₂, where M=Nd, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, and Er, and LH is a Schiff's base), were measured. These values are two orders of magnitude larger than those normally found for diamagnetic liquid crystals and are well correlated with magnetic birefringence constants and molecular mangetic anisotropy of nomesogenic lanthanide diketonates. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 694–697, April, 1999.     

Magnetic and mechanical anisotropy in a manganese 2-methylsuccinate framework structure

Hybrid inorganic-organic framework materials exhibit unique properties that can be advantageously tuned through choice of the inorganic and organic components and by control of the crystal structure. We present a new hydrothermally prepared 3D hybrid framework, [Mn(2-methylsuccinate)](n) (1), comprising alternating 2D manganese oxide sheets and isolated MnO(6) octahedra, pillared via syn, anti-syn carboxylates. Powder magnetic characterization shows that the compound is a homospin Mn(II) ferrimagnet below 2.4 K. The easy-axis is revealed by single-crystal magnetic susceptibility studies and a magnetic structure is proposed. Anisotropic elastic moduli and hardness, observed through nanoindentation on differing crystal facets, were correlated with specific structural features. Such measurements of anisotropy are not commonly undertaken, yet allow for a more comprehensive understanding of structure-property relationships.     

An efficient synthesis of 2-amino alcohols by silica gel catalysed opening of epoxide rings by amines

Silica gel (60-120 mesh) efficiently catalyses the opening of epoxide rings by amines at rt under solvent-free conditions providing an easy method for the synthesis of 2-amino alcohols. Aromatic and aliphatic amines react with cyclohexene oxide with exclusive formation of the trans-2-aryl/alkylaminocyclohexanols in high yields. A complementary regioselectivity is exhibited by aromatic and aliphatic amines during the reaction with styrene oxide. The epoxide ring of non-styrenoidal unsymmetrical alkene oxide undergoes selective nucleophilic attack at the sterically less hindered carbon by aniline.     

Magnetic anisotropy in the excited states of low symmetry lanthanide complexes

Ab initio investigation of multiplet spectrum of lanthanides in archetypal coordination geometries shows an unexpected regular structure consisting of (i) mirror symmetry of anisotropic magnetic properties of doublet states, (ii) high magnetic axiality of low-lying and high-lying doublets, comparable to complexes with ideal axial symmetry, and (iii) the strong rotation of the anisotropy axes of individual doublets. The obtained high axiality of the ground doublet states explains the SMM behaviour of low-symmetry lanthanide complexes.     

ZrCl4 as a new and efficient catalyst for the opening of epoxide rings by amines

Zirconium(IV) chloride catalyses the nucleophilic opening of epoxide rings by amines leading to the efficient synthesis of β-amino alcohols. The reaction works well with aromatic and aliphatic amines in short times at room temperature in the absence of solvent. Exclusive trans stereoselectivity is observed for cyclic epoxides. Aromatic amines exhibit excellent regioselectivity for preferential nucleophilic attack at the sterically less hindered position during the reaction with unsymmetrical epoxides. However, in case of styrene oxide, selective formation of the benzylic amine was observed during the reactions with aromatic amines.     

Structure and energetics of cyclopropane carboxaldehyde

We use the energies obtained by a focal point analysis including extrapolation from results with basis sets cc‐pVnZ and aug‐cc‐pVnZ with n up to 4 and correlation corrections through CCSD(T), to estimate thermodynamic functions for the syn and anti isomers of cyclopropane carboxaldehyde (CPCA). These agree with values obtained by well‐established thermochemical schemes CBS‐QB3 and G4. The structures obtained in these studies also conform to the best experimental determination of the rotational constants in the gas phase. The kinetics of gas phase interconversion of the syn‐ and anti‐isomers of CPCA have been studied by a chirped‐pulse dynamic rotational spectroscopy. Computational modeling of the internal rotational potential allows the estimate of the interconversion rates by statistical (RRKM) methods. RRKM rates using a range of barrier heights including a CBS‐Q estimate are more than 10× the rates deduced from the dynamical rotational spectra. This suggests that nonstatistical effects may be limiting the rate. Detailed study of the interconversion potential by a variant of the focal point analysis suggests that previous estimates of the barrier may be too low, and thus, the inferred rice‐ramsperger‐kassel‐marcus (RRKM) rate could be too high. These results cast some doubt on the presence of nonstatistical effects and suggest that molecular dynamics studies should be conducted to characterize the energy flow in detail. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.