Hydroalumination of silylacetylenes: a novel and highly stereoselective synthesis of (E)-telluro(silyl)ketene acetals and their applications in Sonogashira cross-coupling reactions

The hydroalumination of silylacetylenes with DIBAL-H followed by the addition of n-butyllithium generated in situ the (Z)-β-vinylorganosilane alanates intermediates, which were trapped with butyltellurenyl bromide (C₄H₉TeBr), furnishing exclusively the (E)-1-butyltelluro-1-tri(organyl)silyl-2-organyl-1-alkenes in 45-70% yields. These telluro(silyl)ketene acetals were utilized as substrates in Sonogashira cross-coupling Pd-catalyzed reactions, furnishing the (Z)-1,4-diorganyl-2-tri(organyl)silyl-1-buten-3-ynes with total control of regio- and stereochemistry in 62-80% yield.     

Hydroalumination of Thioacetylenes: A Versatile Generation and Reactions of α-Aluminate Sulfides Intermediates

Hydroalumination of thioacetylenes using DIBAL-H and lithium di-(isobutyl)-n-(butyl)-aluminate hydride (Zweifel's reagent), followed by addition of water, furnished exclusively the (Z)- and ( E )-vinyl sulfides, respectively. The regio- and stereochemistry of the intermediates generated, (Z)- and ( E )-phenylthio vinyl alanates, were determined by capture with iodine, which afforded the corresponding ( E )- and (Z)-1-iodo-1-phenylthio-2-organoyl ethenes. Reactions of the ( E )-iodo(thio)ketene acetals with n-BuLi followed by addition of hexanal afforded the (Z)-phenylthio allylic alcohol, while the (Z)-iodo(thio)ketene acetals under similar reactions conditions gave the ( E )-phenylthio allylic alcohol exclusively.     

Photochemische Reaktionen 111. Mitteilung [1] Zur Photochemie α, β-ungesättigter γ, δ-Epoxyester I: Singulett- versus Triplettreaktivität

On triplet excitation (E)- 2 isomerizes to (Z)- 2 and reacts by cleavage of the C(γ), O-bond to isomeric δ-ketoester compounds ( 3 and 4 ) and 2,5-dihydrofuran compounds ( 5 and 19 , s. Scheme 1). - On singulet excitation (E)- 2 gives mainly isomers formed by cleavage of the C(γ), C(δ)-bond ( 6–14 , s. Scheme 1). However, the products 3–5 of the triplet induced cleavage of the C(γ), O-bond are obtained in small amounts, too. The conversion of (E)- 2 to an intermediate ketonium-ylide b (s. Scheme 5) is proven by the isolation of its cyclization product 13 and of the acetals 16 and 17 , the products of solvent addition to b . - Excitation (λ = 254 nm) of the enol ether (E/Z)- 6 yields the isomeric α, β-unsaturated ε-ketoesters (E/Z)- 8 and 9 , which undergo photodeconjugation to give the isomeric γ, δ-unsaturated ε-ketoesters (E/Z)- 10 . - On treatment with BF₃O(C₂H₅)₂ (E)- 2 isomerizes by cleavage of the C(δ), O-bond to the γ-ketoester (E)- 20 (s. Scheme 2). Conversion of (Z)- 2 with FeCl₃ gives the isomeric furan compound 21 exclusively.     

1,2‐Bis(trifluoromethyl)ethene‐1,2‐dicarbonitrile and Vinyl Ethers: Cyclic Ketene Imines on the Pathway to 1 : 2 Cycloadducts

(E)‐ and (Z)‐1,2‐bis(trifluoromethyl)ethene‐1,2‐dicarbonitrile (BTE; (=E)‐ and (Z)‐1,2‐bis(trifluoromethyl)but‐2‐enedinitrile) were reacted with an excess of methyl vinyl ether, used as solvent, and furnished 1 : 2 adducts 6 (54%) and cyclobutanes 3 as 1 : 1 adducts (41%). The four diastereoisomeric bis‐adducts 6 (different ratios from (E)‐ and (Z)‐BTE) are derivatives of 1‐azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct‐5‐ene; X‐ray analyses and ¹⁹F‐NMR spectra revealed their structures. Since the cyclobutanes 3 are resistant to vinyl ether, the pathways leading to mono‐ and bis‐adducts must compete on the level of the intermediate l,4‐zwitterions 1 and 2 . The latter either cyclize to the cyclobutanes 3 or to six‐membered cyclic ketene imines 8 which accept a second molecule of vinyl ether to yield the bis‐adducts 6 . The occurrence of the highly strained ketene imines 8 gains credibility by comparison to stable seven‐membered cyclic ketene imines recently reported.     

Sterospecific Syntheses and Spectroscopic Properties of Isomeric 2,4,6,8-Undecatetraenes. New Hydrocarbons from the Marine Brown Alga Giffordia mitchellae. Part IV.

Giffordene (=(2Z,4Z,6E,8Z)-2,4,6,8-undecatetraene; 9f ) and five steroisomers are new C₁₁H₁₆ hydrocarbons from the marine brown alga Giffordia mitchellae. Their synthesis is based on non-stereoselective Wittig reactions of (E)-2-alkenals with appropriate acetylenic phosphoranes and subsequent chromatographic separation of the resulting (E/Z)-pairs. The uniform enynes (>98% purity) are then stereospecifically reduced to (Z)-alkenes with Zn(Cu/Ag) in aq. MeOH at r.t. ¹³C- and ¹ H-NMR data of the new tetraenes are presented. Biosynthetically, giffordene ( 9f ) originates from dodeca-3,6,9-trienoic acid via an unstable (3Z,5Z,8Z)-1,3,5,8,-undecatetraene followed by a thermally allowed antarafacial 1,7-sigmatropic hydrogen shift to the (2Z,4Z,6E,8Z)-isomer 9f .     

Reactions of Sterically Hindered ‘Thiocarbonyl Ylides' with 1,2‐Bis(trifluoromethyl)ethene‐1,2‐dicarbonitrile: Isolation of a Cyclic Seven‐Membered Ketene Imine

When ‘thiocarbonyl ylide' 1A (=(2,2,4,4‐tetramethyl‐3‐oxocyclobutylidenesulfonio)methanide) is generated from the dihydrothiadiazole 5A by N₂ extrusion at 40° in the presence of 2,3‐bis(trifluoromethyl)fumaronitrile ((E)‐ 10 ), a cyclic seven‐membered ketene imine 11 and trans‐thiolane 12 are formed (81 : 19). The reaction of 1A with (Z)‐ 10 furnishes 11, 12 , and cis‐thiolane 25 in the ratio of 82 : 12 : 6. The strained ketene imine 11 is crystalline and storable as a consequence of the stabilizing ‘perfluoroalkyl effect'. The ketene imine group is stereogenic; 11 has a transoid structure with respect to the CF₃ groups, and there is no evidence for the cisoid diastereoisomer. Ketene imine 11 adds H₂O, MeOH, and PhNH₂. In solution at 60°, 11 undergoes an irreversible ring contraction, furnishing the thiolanes 12 / 25 98 : 2. The rate constant of this first‐order rearrangement increases 850‐fold, as the solvent polarity rises from cyclohexane to CD₃CN, in accordance with a zwitterionic intermediate. It is the same intermediate that is initially formed from 1A and 10 , and its intramolecular N‐ and C‐alkylation give rise to 11 and 12 + 25 , respectively. In contrast to 1A , thiocarbonyl ylide 27 , which harbors the sterically less‐demanding adamantylidene group, reacts with (E)‐ 10 to give trans‐thiolane 29 , but no ketene imine. The precursor 26 catalyzes the (Z)/(E) isomerization of 10 ((E)/(Z) ca. 95 : 5 at equilibrium), thus obviating conclusions on steric course and mechanism of this cycloaddition.     

Photochemical reactions. 148th communication. Photochemistry of acylsilanes: Preparation,photolyses, and thermolyses of α,β-unsaturated silyl ketones

The syntheses, photolyses, and thermolyses of the α,β-unsaturated silyl ketones (E/Z)-7, (E)- 8 , and (E)- 9 are described. On n,π*-excitation (λ > 347 mm), the aforementioned compounds undergo (E/Z)-isomerization followed by γ-H abstraction. The intermediate enols are trapped intermolecularly by siloxycarbenes leading to the dimeric acetals 27A + B, 30A + B , and 31A + B . In addition, the acylsilanes (E/Z)- 7 undergo photoisomerization by δ-H abstraction furnishing the acylsilanes 29A + B . Flash vacuum thermolyses (FVT) of (E/Z)- 7 , (E/Z)- 8 , and (E)- 9 give rise to intramolecular reactions of the siloxycarbene intermediates. Thus, FVT (520°) of (E)- and (Z)- 7 selectively leads to the enol silyl ethers 32 and (E)- 33 , respectively, arising from carbene insertion into an allylic C–-H bond. FVT of (E/Z)- 8 (560°) and (E)- 9 (600°) affords the trienol silyl ethers 34A + B and the cyclic silyl ethers 37A + B , respectively, which are formed by CH insertion of the siloxycarbenes. As further products of (E)- 8 and (E)- 9 , the bicyclic enol ethers 35 and 36 are formed, presumably via siloxycarbene addition to the cyclohexene C?C bond.     

Four (E,Z,E)‐1‐(4‐alkoxy­phen­yl)‐6‐(4‐nitro­phen­yl)hexa‐1,3,5‐trienes

The crystal structures of the four E,Z,E isomers of 1‐(4‐alk­oxy­phen­yl)‐6‐(4‐nitro­phen­yl)hexa‐1,3,5‐triene, namely (E,Z,E)‐1‐(4‐methoxy­phen­yl)‐6‐(4‐nitro­phen­yl)hexa‐1,3,5‐triene, C₁₉H₁₇NO₃, (E,Z,E)‐1‐(4‐ethoxy­phen­yl)‐6‐(4‐nitro­phen­yl)hexa‐1,3,5‐triene, C₂₀H₁₉NO₃, (E,Z,E)‐1‐(4‐nitro­phen­yl)‐6‐(4‐n‐propoxyphen­yl)hexa‐1,3,5‐triene, C₂₁H₂₁NO₃, and (E,Z,E)‐1‐(4‐n‐butoxy­phen­yl)‐6‐(4‐nitro­phen­yl)hexa‐1,3,5‐triene, C₂₂H₂₃NO₃, have been determined. Inter­molecular N⋯O dipole inter­actions between the nitro groups are observed for the meth­oxy derivative, while for the eth­oxy derivative, two adjacent mol­ecules are linked at both ends through N⋯O dipole–dipole inter­actions between the N atom of the nitro group and the O atom of the eth­oxy group to form a supra­molecular ring‐like structure. In the crystal structures of the n‐prop­oxy and n‐but­oxy derivatives, the shortest inter­molecular distances are those between the two O atoms of the alk­oxy groups. Thus, the nearest two mol­ecules form an S‐shaped supra­molecular dimer in these crystal structures.     

Exploring the Border between Concerted and Two‐Step Pathways of 1,3‐Dipolar Cycloadditions of Organic Azides to Cyclic Ketene N,X‐Acetals. – Synthesis and 15N‐NMR Spectra of Zwitterions and Spirocyclic Cycloadducts

Cyclic ketene N,X‐acetals 1 are electron‐rich dipolarophiles that undergo 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition reactions with organic azides 2 ranging from alkyl to strongly electron‐deficient azides, e.g., picryl azide ( 2L ; R¹=2,4,6‐(NO₂)₃C₆H₂) and sulfonyl azides 2M – O (R¹=XSO₂; cf. Scheme 1). Reactions of the latter with the most‐nucleophilic ketene N,N‐acetals 1A provided the first examples for two‐step HOMO(dipolarophile)–LUMO(1,3‐dipole)‐controlled 1,3‐dipolar cycloadditions via intermediate zwitterions 3 . To set the stage for an exploration of the frontier between concerted and two‐step 1,3‐dipolar cycloadditions of this type, we first describe the scope and limitations of concerted cycloadditions of 2 to 1 and delineate a number of zwitterions 3 . Alkyl azides 2A – C add exclusively to ketene N,N‐acetals that are derived from 1H‐tetrazole (see 1A ) and 1H‐imidazole (see 1B , C ), while almost all aryl azides yield cycloadducts 4 with the ketene N,X‐acetals (X=NR, O, S) employed, except for the case of extreme steric hindrance of the 1,3‐dipole (see 2E ; R¹=2,4,6‐(^tBu)₃C₆H₂). The most electron‐deficient paradigm, 2L , affords zwitterions 16D , E in the reactions with 1A , while ketene N,O‐ and N,S‐acetals furnish products of unstable intermediate cycloadducts. By tuning the electronic and steric demands of aryl azides to those of ketene N,N‐acetals 1A , we discovered new borderlines between concerted and two‐step 1,3‐dipolar cycloadditions that involve similar pairs of dipoles and dipolarophiles: 4‐Nitrophenyl azide ( 2G ) and the 2,2‐dimethylpropylidene dipolarophile 1A (R, R=H, ^tBu) gave a cycloadduct 13 H , while 2‐nitrophenyl azide ( 2 H ) and the same dipolarophile afforded a zwitterion 16A . Isopropylidene dipolarophile 1A (R=Me) reacted with both 2G and 2 H to afford cycloadducts 13G , J ) but furnished a zwitterion 16B with 2,4‐dinitrophenyl azide ( 2I) . Likewise, 1A (R=Me) reacted with the isomeric encumbered nitrophenyl azides 2J and 2K to yield a cycloadduct 13L and a zwitterion 16C , respectively. These examples suggest that, in principle, a host of such borderlines exist which can be crossed by means of small structural variations of the reactants. Eventually, we use ¹⁵N‐NMR spectroscopy for the first time to characterize spirocyclic cycloadducts 10 – 14 and 17 (Table 6), and zwitterions 16 (Table 7).     

Neue Zugänge zu einigen aromatischen Retinoiden

New Approaches to Some Aromatic Retinoids Starting from 2,3,5-trimethylphenol ( 2 ), two pathways to ethyl (all-E)-9-(4-methoxy-2,3,6-trimethylphenyl)-3,7-dimethylnona-2,4,6,8-tetraenoate ( 1 ) and to some of its (Z)-isomers have been developed. The first one is based on a Pd(O)-catalyzed arylation of (Z)-3-methylpent-2-en-4-yn-l-ol ( 6 ) with 4-bromo-2,3,5-trimethylanisol ( 5 ). The acetylenic C₁₅?alcohol 9 was transformed into the corresponding acetylenic phosphonium salt 10 , which was catalytically hydrogenated to the olefinic Wittig salt. Wittig olefination led, then, to the (6Z, 8Z)- and (4Z, 6Z, 8Z)-isomers, 7 and 8 , respectively. In a second approach, Friedel-Crafts reaction of 3-methylpent-l-en-4-yn-3-ol with the 2,3,5-trimethylanisol gave a C₁₅-intermediate with a terminal C?C bond in the side chain. After deprotonation and reaction with a C₅ aldehyd, the corresponding C₂₀-intermediate could be isolated in high yield. Finally, further conversion led predominantly to the (all-E)-retinoid, accompanied by its (9Z)- and (13Z)-isomers.     

Hydrozirconation of lithium alkynylselenolate anions. Generation and reactions of alpha-zirconated vinyl selenide intermediates

Lithium alkynylselenolate anions react completely with 1.0 equiv of Cp(2)Zr(H)Cl in THF at room temperature to give exclusively the alpha-zirconated vinylselenolate intermediates 23-27, which by treatment with an alkyl halide afforded the alpha-zirconated vinyl alkylselenide intermediates 29-33. Reaction of 29-33 with butyltellurenyl bromide results in the formation of ketene telluro(seleno) acetals 35-39 with total control of the regio- and stereochemistry. The synthetic utility of the ketene telluro(seleno) acetals obtained here was demonstrated by reaction of 36 with butyllithium. This promotes the exclusive and stereospecific removal of the tellurium moiety and enables formation of the corresponding selenium-containing allylic alcohol of type 44, alpha-(alkylseleno)-alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehyde 45, ester 46, or carboxylic acid 47, after reaction with different types of electrophiles.     

Synthesis,crystal structures,antiproliferative activities and reverse docking studies of eight novel Schiff bases derived from benzil

Eight novel Schiff bases derived from benzil dihydrazone ( BDH ) or benzil monohydrazone ( BMH ) and four fused‐ring carbonyl compounds (3‐formylindole, FI ; 3‐acetylindole, AI ; 3‐formyl‐1‐methylindole, MFI ; 1‐formylnaphthalene, FN ) were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, ESI–QTOF–MS, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy, as well as single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. They are (1Z,2Z)‐1,2‐bis{(E)‐[(1H‐indol‐3‐yl)methylidene]hydrazinylidene}‐1,2‐diphenylethane ( BDHFI ), C₃₂H₂₄N₆, (1Z,2Z)‐1,2‐bis{(E)‐[1‐(1H‐indol‐3‐yl)ethylidene]hydrazinylidene}‐1,2‐diphenylethane ( BDHAI ), C₃₄H₂₈N₆, (1Z,2Z)‐1,2‐bis{(E)‐[(1‐methyl‐1H‐indol‐3‐yl)methylidene]hydrazinylidene}‐1,2‐diphenylethane ( BMHMFI ) acetonitrile hemisolvate, C₃₄H₂₈N₆·0.5CH₃CN, (1Z,2Z)‐1,2‐bis{(E)‐[(naphthalen‐1‐yl)methylidene]hydrazinylidene}‐1,2‐diphenylethane ( BDHFN ), C₃₆H₂₆N₄, (Z)‐2‐{(E)‐[(1H‐indol‐3‐yl)methylidene]hydrazinylidene}‐1,2‐diphenylethanone ( BMHFI ), C₂₃H₁₇N₃O, (Z)‐2‐{(E)‐[1‐(1H‐indol‐3‐yl)ethylidene]hydrazinylidene}‐1,2‐diphenylethanone ( BMHAI ), C₂₄H₁₉N₃O, (Z)‐2‐{(E)‐[(1‐methyl‐1H‐indol‐3‐yl)methylidene]hydrazinylidene}‐1,2‐diphenylethanone ( BMHMFI ), C₂₄H₁₉N₃O, and (Z)‐2‐{(E)‐[(naphthalen‐1‐yl)methylidene]hydrazinylidene}‐1,2‐diphenylethanone ( BMHFN ) C₂₅H₁₈N₂O. Moreover, the in vitro cytotoxicity of the eight title compounds was evaluated against two tumour cell lines (A549 human lung cancer and 4T₁ mouse breast cancer) and two normal cell lines (MRC‐5 normal lung cells and NIH 3T3 fibroblasts) by MTT assay. The results indicate that four ( BDHMFI , BDHFN , BMHMFI and BMHFN ) are inactive and the other four ( BDHFI , BDHAI , BMHFI and BMHAI ) show severe toxicities against human A549 and mouse 4T₁ cells, similar to the standard cisplatin. All the compounds exhibited weaker cytotoxicity against normal cells than cancer cells. The Swiss Target Prediction web server was applied for the prediction of protein targets. After analyzing the differences in frequency hits between these active and inactive Schiff bases, 18 probable targets were selected for reverse docking with the Surflex‐dock function in SYBYL‐X 2.0 software. Three target proteins, i.e. human ether‐á‐go‐go‐related (hERG) potassium channel, the inhibitor of apoptosis protein 3 and serine/threonine‐protein kinase PIM1, were chosen as the targets. Finally, the ligand‐based structure–activity relationships were analyzed based on the putative protein target (hERG) docking results, which will be used to design and synthesize novel hERG ion channel inhibitors.     

Two 9‐[(E)‐nitrophenylvinyl]‐9H‐carbazoles

The crystal structures of 9‐[(E)‐(4‐nitrophenyl)vinyl]‐9H‐carbazole and 9‐[(E)‐(3‐nitrophenyl)vinyl]‐9H‐carbazole, both C₂₀H₁₄N₂O₂, are determined mainly by van der Waals forces and π–π interactions between the carbazole and benzene systems. However, the packing modes are different. In the 4‐nitro derivative, the molecules in the weakly bound stack are related by a unit‐cell translation, while in the 3‐nitro derivative there are centrosymmetric pairs of molecules joined by π–π interactions and also pairs of molecules, related by another centre of symmetry, connected by eight relatively short C—H...O interactions.     

Mass spectral study of substituted methyl (E)-and (Z)-cinnamates under 1,2-dibromoethane chemical ionization

Dibromoethane chemical ionization mass spectra of ten pairs of methyl (E)- and (Z)-cinnamates were studied. C₂H₄Br⁺ ion forms stable adducts with E-isomers and the adducts of Z-isomers show preferential loss of methanol. The observed results suggest that the probability of ring alkylation is greater than with the carbonyl group.     

Hydrozirconation of stannylacetylenes. Synthesis and reactions of ketene Stannyl(Telluro) acetals

Stannylacetylenes 7a-e react with Cp(2)Zr(H)Cl in THF at room temperature to give the alpha-zirconated vinylstannane intermediates 8a-e, which subsequently react with butyltellurenyl bromide (2.0 equiv) to give exclusively ketene stannyl(telluro) acetals 6a-e of E configuration. Similar reactions were performed using phenylselenenyl bromide (2.0 equiv) as the electrophile, but a mixture of products was formed including the expected ketene stannyl(seleno) acetals 12. Otherwise, the use of 1.4 equiv of Cp(2)Zr(H)Cl and 1.0 equiv of PhSeBr results in the exclusive formation of 12, in good yields. Treatment of ketene stannyl(telluro) acetals with iodine or NBS followed by reductive dehalogenation results in the formation of 1-iodo-1-telluroalkenes 4a-e and 1-bromo-1-telluroalkenes 5a-e, respectively, with total retention of the configuration.     

1,2‐Bis(trifluoromethyl)ethene‐1,2‐dicarbonitrile: Enol Ethers and Ketene Acetals as Cycloaddition Partners

(E)‐ and (Z)‐1,2‐bis(trifluoromethyl)ethene‐1,2‐dicarbonitrile ((E)‐ and (Z)‐BTE, resp., =(E)‐ and (Z)‐2,3‐bis(trifluoromethyl)but‐2‐enedinitrile) were used as a stereochemical probe in studying (2+2) cycloadditions of acceptor with donor alkenes. The additions to methyl (E)‐ and (Z)‐propenyl ether gave rise to the eight conceivable cyclobutanes 8 , although in different ratios in reactions of (E)‐ and (Z)‐BTE. The ¹⁹F‐NMR data served the structural assignment and the quantitative analysis. The mechanistic discussion is based on rotations and ring closures of the assumed 1,4‐zwitterionic intermediates. Dimethylketene dimethyl acetal, methylketene dimethyl acetal, and ketene diethyl acetal show an increasing rate in their reactions with BTE as well as in the equilibration of the cycloadducts.     

Azole. 45.

The three title compounds, namely (Z)‐1‐(4,5‐di­nitro­imidazol‐1‐yl)‐3‐morpholinopropan‐2‐one 2,4‐di­nitro­phenyl­hydrazone, C₁₆H₁₇N₉O₉, (IV), (Z)‐3‐morpholino‐1‐(4‐morpholino‐5‐nitro­imidazol‐1‐yl)propan‐2‐one 2,4‐di­nitro­phenyl­hydrazone, C₂₀H₂₅N₉O₈, (Va), and (E)‐3‐morpholino‐1‐(4‐morpholino‐5‐nitro­imidazol‐1‐yl)propan‐2‐one 2,4‐di­nitro­phenylhydra­zone tetra­hydro­furan solvate, C₂₀H₂₅N₉O₈·C₄H₈O, (Vb), have been prepared and their structures determined. In (IV), the C‐4 nitro group is nearly perpendicular to the imidazole ring and the C‐4—NO₂ bond length is comparable to the value for a normal single Csp²—NO₂ bond. In (IV), (Va) and (Vb), the C‐­5 nitro group deviates insignificantly from the imidazole plane and the C‐5—NO₂ bond length is far shorter in all three compounds than C‐4—NO₂ in (IV). In consequence, the C‐4 nitro group in (IV) is easily replaced by morpholine, while the C‐5 nitro group in (IV), (Va) and (Vb) shows an extraordinary stability on treatment with the amine. The E configuration in (Vb) is stabilized by a three‐centre hydrogen bond.     

Vinyl polymerization initiated by system of organic halides and tertiary amines

A study of the polymerization of vinyl monomers with binary systems of tertiary amines and various organic halides containing chemical bonds such as C? Cl, N? Cl, O? Cl, S? Cl, and Si? Cl has been made at 60°C. Some of the binary systems were found to be effective as radical initiator in the polymerization of methyl methacrylate. The relative initiating activities of the halides in the presence of dimethylaniline were found to be in the following order: tert-C₄H₉OCl > n-C₄H₉NCl₂ > (n-C₄H₉)₂NCl ? CH₃SiCl₃ ? C₆H₅SiCl₃ > C₆H₅SO₂Cl > C₆H₅Cl > C₆H₅PCl₂. Styrene and vinyl acetate polymerized only with the initiator system of dimethylaniline and benzyl chloride. Tri-n-butylamine was less active than dimethylaniline. Pyridine and 4-vinylpyridine, in combination with some organic halides, also initiated the polymerization of methyl methacrylate. The N-vinylcarbazole–benzenesulfonyl chloride system, in the presence of methyl methacrylate, gave only the homopolymer of N-vinylcarbazole.     

Indole- and carbazole-substituted pyridinium iodide salts: a rare case of conformational isomerism in crystals

A series of indole- and carbazole-substituted pyridinium iodide salts has been synthesized and characterized. X-ray analysis revealed that the iodide salt of the indole-substituted cation (E)-4-(1H-indol-3-yl­vinyl)-N-methyl­pyridinium (IMPE⁺), C₁₆H₁₅N₂⁺·I⁻, (I), has two polymorphic modifications, (Ia) and (Ib), and a hemihydrate structure, C₁₆H₁₅N₂⁺·I⁻·0.5H₂O, (II). Until now, only one crystal modi­fication has been identified for the (E)-4-(9-ethyl-9H-carbazol-3-yl­vinyl)-N-methyl­pyridinium (ECMPE⁺) iodide salt, C₂₂H₂₁N₂⁺·I⁻, (III). Crystals of (Ia) and (Ib) comprise stacks of antiparallel cations with iodide anions located in the channels between the stacks. Due to the presence of the water mol­ecules, the packing in (II) is quite different to that found in (Ia) and (Ib), and positional disorder involving a statistical superposition of two rotamers of IMPE⁺, with different orientations of the indole fragment, was found. Crystals of (III) contain two independent ECMPE⁺ rotamers with different orientations of their carbazole substituents. The cations are packed in stacks, with the iodide anions located in the channels between the stacks. In (III), the iodide was found to be disordered over two sites, with occupancies of 0.83 and 0.17.     

Unusual and Novel C11H16 Hydrocarbons from the Southern Australian Brown Alga Dictyopteris acrostichoides (Phaeophyceae)

Unusual and novel C₁₁H₁₆ olefins with (E)- or (E,E)-configuration instead of the previously known (Z)- or (E,Z)-configuration at the double bond(s) within the longer side chain are the main products of the Australian phaeophyte Dictyopteris acrostichoides. This configuration anomaly refers to all four series of alicyclic C₁₁H₁₆ hydrocarbons, namely the disubstituted cyclopentenes and cyclopropanes, as well as the monosubstituted cycloheptadienes and cyclopentenes. Chiral compounds within the above series have the same absolute configuration. The two (cyclopent-3-enyl)hexa-1, 3-dienes 11 and 13 are found for the first time. The absolute configuration and optical purity of the hydrocarbons are determined by gas chromatography on modified cyclodextrins as chiral stationary phases. The synthesis of chiral references via lipase-catalyzed resolutions is described.