Inhibition of Ru Complex Electrochemiluminescence by Phenols and Anilines

The effect of 30 phenols and anilines on typical Ru complex electrochemiluminescence (ECL) was systematically investigated under different conditions. It was found that all the tested compounds showed an ECL inhibiting signal. The magnitude of ECL inhibition was related to the position of the substituting group in the benzene ring and decreased in the following order: meta‐>ortho‐>para‐. The oxidation potential of the tested compounds, the ECL spectra and UV‐visible absorption spectra of Ru(bpy) /tripropylamine (TPrA) in the presence of phenols and anilines, and the direct ECL between Ru(bpy) and phenols/aniline were studied. The mechanism of ECL inhibition has been proposed due to energy transfer from the excited state Ru(bpy) to a quinone or ketone or their polymer formed by electro‐oxidation of phenols and anilines. The potential of analytical application was explored by use of the inhibited ECL. The results demonstrate that numerous compounds are detectable with the detection limits in the range of 10^?8–10^?9 mol/L for Ru(bpy) /TPrA system and in the range of 10^?6–10^?7 mol/L for Ru(bpy) /C₂O system, respectively.     

Use of two-parameter correlations for studying the radical reactivity of aromatic compounds

Two-parameter equation correlations are reported for radical reactions of aromatic compounds. In these correlations polar and resonance substituent constants identical with the substituent constants of aliphatic compounds were used. The equations correlate the rate constants for H abstraction reactions and for the addition of a variety of free radicals to the ortho-, meta-, and para-substituted aromatic compounds. Besides, they correlate parameters of the spectra for substituted aromatic radicals. The correlations show that the effects of para substituents on the reactions studied are nearly entirely resonance effects, whereas for the meta- and ortho-substituted compounds polar (inductive) effects become essential. Application of the two-parameter correlations permits also to determine the structure of transition states (σ or π-complex) in free-radical reactions.     

C→N Migrations of the ethoxycarbonyl group in reactions of ortho-substituted aryl isocyanates with the 1,3-zwitterion derived from triisopropylphosphine and ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate

The reactions of meta—para-substituted aryl isocyanates with phosphorus-containing 1,3-zwitterions, which proceed with the CN migration of the CO₂Et group to form the corresponding carbamates, were extended to ortho-substituted aryl isocyanates. The influence of the steric and electronic effects of the ortho substituents in the aromatic rings of aryl isocyanates on the ease of this rearrangement is qualitatively considered.     

Kinetics of chlorination of some Ortho-, Meta-, and Para-substituted phenols by N-chloro-3-methyl-2,6-diphenylpiperidin-4-one: A LFER study

The kinetics of chlorination of a number of ortho-, meta-, and para-substituted phenols by N-chloro-3-methyl-2,6-diphenylpiperidin-4-one (NCP) in acid medium have been investigated. The reaction is of first order with respect to oxidant and the order with respect to the substrate varies depending on the nature of the substituent present in the ring. With cresols and m-chlorophenol the order is unity, with p-methoxyphenol, zero and with the other phenols, a fraction. Isokinetic and Exner plots give straight lines with fine correlation coefficients. But the Hammett plot gives a curve that was concave downwards, instead of a straight line. The observed Hammett plot deviation has been accounted for suitably. Regression analyses of the rate data of ortho-substituted phenols by using Taft and Charton equations to separate steric effects from electronic effects have been carried out. In this reaction, the localized electronic effect plays a major role while steric and resonance effects play a minor role.     

A ‘meta effect’ in the fragmentation reactions of ionised alkyl phenols and alkyl anisoles

The competition between benzylic cleavage (simple bond fission [SBF]) and retro‐ene rearrangement (RER) from ionised ortho, meta and para RC₆H₄OH and RC₆H₄OCH₃ (R = n‐C₃H₇, n‐C₄H₉, n‐C₅H₁₁, n‐C₇H₁₅, n‐C₉H₁₉, n‐C₁₅H₃₁) is examined. It is observed that the SBF/RER ratio is significantly influenced by the position of the substituent on the aromatic ring. As a rule, phenols and anisoles substituted by an alkyl group in meta position lead to more abundant methylene‐2,4‐cyclohexadiene cations (RER fragmentation) than their ortho and para homologues. This ‘meta effect’ is explained on the basis of energetic and kinetic of the two reaction channels. Quantum chemistry computations have been used to provide estimate of the thermochemistry associated with these two fragmentation routes. G3B3 calculation shows that a hydroxy or a methoxy group in the meta position destabilises the SBF and stabilises the RER product ions. Modelling of the SBF/RER intensities ratio has been performed assuming two single reaction rates for both fragmentation processes and computing them within the statistical RRKM formalism in the case of ortho, meta and para butyl phenols. It is clearly demonstrated that, combining thermochemistry and kinetics, the inequality (SBF/RER)_meta < (SBF/RER)_ortho < (SBF/RER)_para holds for the butyl phenols series. It is expected that the ‘meta effect’ described in this study enables unequivocal identification of meta isomers from ortho and para isomers not only of alkyl phenols and alkyl anisoles but also in other alkyl benzene series. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

不饱和半夹芯式16e化合物Cp*Ir(S2C2B10H10)与邻、间位取代苯基叠氮的反应性

考虑取代基的位置和电子效应对反应体系的影响, 本文系统地研究了16e化合物Cp^*Ir(S₂C₂B₁₀H₁₀) (1)与邻、间位取代苯基叠氮的反应。研究结果表明:与邻、间位取代苯基叠氮反应均生成苯环邻位碳发生C-H 活化形成C-S 键的金属配合物。这些配合物通过核磁(¹H、¹¹B、¹³C)、红外、质谱、元素分析和单晶结构解析进行了全面地表征。在光照反应结果的基础上, 提出了形成这类产物的自由基机理。     

A Convenient and Environmentally Benign Method of Reducing Aryl Ketones or Aldehydes by Zinc Powder in an Aqueous Alkaline Solution

A convenient and environmentally benign method for reducing the carbonyl group in hydroxy- and amino- 9,10-anthracenediones, ortho （or para） acyl phenols and acyl anilines to a methylene group by zinc powder in an aqueous sodium hydroxide solution was reported. Based on theoretical calculations using the density functional theory （DFT）, the mechanism of these reduction reactions was postulated. This mechanism can be applied to help predicting the reduced products of aryl ketones （or aldehydes） in an alkaline solution.     

From Electrode Surface Fouling to Sensitive Electroanalytical Determination of Phenols

The present investigation of phenol and chlorophenols is conducted on the surface of glassy carbon by cyclic and square wave stripping voltammetry, and by Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy. The surface fouling is accompanied by the appearance of reversible peaks at lower potential range (+0.1 to+0.4 V), that grew up with CV‐cycling and attributed to the electro‐redox reactions of formed polymer film via electropolymerization. The electroanalytical monitoring of formed polymer oxidation peaks improved both sensitivity and detection limit by 35 and 10 times, respectively. The FT‐IR supported semiempirical prediction attributes the electropolymerization to the formation of ortho‐para and/or ortho‐meta C? C coupled‐system.     

Mechanistic Insights into Rhenium-Catalyzed Regioselective C-Alkenylation of Phenols with Internal Alkynes

A (μ-aryloxo)rhenium complex was isolated and confirmed as a key precatalyst for rhenium-catalyzed ortho-alkenylation (C-alkenylation) of unprotected phenols with alkynes. The reaction exclusively provided ortho-alkenylphenols; the formation of para or multiply alkenylated phenols and hydrophenoxylation (O-alkenylation) products was not observed. Several mechanistic experiments excluded a classical Friedel–Crafts-type mechanism, leading to the proposed phenolic hydroxyl group assisted electrophilic alkenylation as the most plausible reaction mechanism. For this purpose, the use of rhenium, a metal between the early and late transition metals in the periodic table, was key for the activation of both the soft carbon–carbon triple bond of the alkyne and the hard oxygen atom of the phenol, at the same time. ortho-Selective alkenylation with allenes also provided the corresponding adducts with a substitution pattern different from that obtained by the addition reaction with alkynes.     

苯酚和苯胺类化合物对鲁米诺电致化学发光的增强和抑制作用

系统研究了不同pH下的NaHCO₃-Na₂CO₃和NaOH缓冲介质中, 36种苯酚和苯胺类化合物对鲁米诺电致化学发光(Electrochemiluminescence, ECL)体系的影响. 发现苯酚和苯胺类化合物的抑制和增强作用与化合物的结构、氧化电位和介质的pH有直接的关系: 具有较高氧化电位的苯酚和苯胺类化合物对鲁米诺的ECL没有影响; 而具有较低的氧化电位、苯环上有两个处于对位的-OH(或-NH₂)或苯环上有多个相邻的-OH的化合物, 在较低的pH下有增强作用, 在较高的pH下具有抑制作用; 其它的化合物则呈现抑制作用, 抑制作用的大小与化合物的结构有关. 通过研究化合物的氧化半峰电位、ECL光谱、荧光光谱等, 提出了增强和抑制作用的可能机理: 各种有机物的电氧化产物如醌、酮及具有醌、酮结构的聚合物等能够淬灭激发态3-氨基邻苯二甲酸根阴离子(3-AP^2－*)的发射, 导致了鲁米诺的ECL的降低; 同时, 反应过程中生成的半醌自由基中间体或 会促进鲁米诺的发光反应, 呈现增强作用.     

13C chemical shifts of phenol derivatives. A correlation with electronic structure

The ¹³C chemical shifts of twenty chloro- and nitro-substituted phenols have been measured in d-chloroform. The influence of substituents on the screening at C-1, on the total charge at this position and on the dipole moments is reported and analysed. The results of this study suggest that variations of the chemical shifts at C-1 for meta-methyl-, meta-chloro-, meta-nitro-, ortho- and para-methyl-, ortho- and para-chlorosubstituents mainly reflect charge density changes. The influence of ortho-nitro groups on the screening of C-1 is more complex.     

Direct assignment of positional isomers by mass spectrometry: ortho,meta and para acyl and amidyl anilines and phenols and derivatives

A direct MS/MS method for the ortho, meta or para configuration assignment of any single molecule that forms reference ions upon ionization and dissociation is demonstrated. Gas-phase structure diagnostic ion–molecule reactions with acetonitrile are shown to distinguish the isomeric 2-, 3- and 4-hydroxybenzoyl cations and the 2- from the 3- and 4-aminobenzoyl cations. These reference ions, which display indistinguishable 15 eV collision-induced dissociation product ion mass spectra, react with acetonitrile to yield characteristic ratios of product ions, most particularly for the 2-isomers. The reactivity of the 2-benzoyl cations is the most characteristic since the ortho configuration allows for [4⁺ + 2] polar cycloaddition that yields relatively stable heterocycles in N-protonated forms. Distinction of the reference isomeric 2-, 3- and 4-hydroxy- and aminobenzoyl cations permits, therefore, partially or completely, direct ‘MS-only’ positional assignment of either ortho, meta or para configuration for any single molecule that forms such reference ions upon ionization and dissociation. This “class-universal” method for direct MS assignment of a single positional isomer should therefore be applicable to many members of the homologous series of isomeric ortho, meta and para acyl and amidyl anilines and phenols and derivatives. Such molecules dissociate, or are likely to dissociate, after or during ionization processes to form the reference and structurally diagnostic ortho, meta or para hydroxy- or aminobenzoyl cations. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Chemoselective Borane‐Catalyzed Hydroarylation of 1,3‐Dienes with Phenols

A B(C₆F₅)₃‐catalyzed hydroarylation of a series of 1,3‐dienes with various phenols has been established through a combination of theoretical and experimental investigations, affording structurally diverse ortho‐allyl phenols. DFT calculations show that the reaction proceeds through a borane‐promoted protonation/Friedel–Crafts pathway involving a π‐complex of a carbocation–anion contact ion pair. This protocol features simple and mild reaction conditions, broad functional‐group tolerance, and low catalyst loading. The obtained ortho‐allyl phenols could be further converted into flavan derivatives using B(C₆F₅)₃ with good cis diastereoselectivity. Furthermore, this transformation was applied in the late‐stage modification of pharmaceutical compounds.     

Practical Access to meta-Substituted Anilines by Amination of Quinone Imine Ketals Derived from Anisidines: Efficient Synthesis of Anti-Psychotic Drugs

Reversing the conventional site-selectivity of C−H activation provides efficient retrosynthetic disconnections to otherwise unreactive bonds. Described herein is the Brønsted acid-catalyzed reaction that selectively performs meta-amination of anisidines with aliphatic-, heterocyclic- and aromatic amines in a one-pot procedure. In addition to dramatically simplifying the synthesis of meta-substituted anilines, our approach has the advantage of the scalability and remarkable functional group tolerance, including late-stage functionalization of pharmaceutical compounds and natural products. The control experiments and detailed computational analysis provide insight into the reaction mechanism and the origin of meta-selectivity. The protocol extended to the synthesis of challenging tri-aminated arenes and successfully applied for the efficient synthesis of 5-HT6 receptor antagonists, the anti-psychotic drugs viz.. SB-214111, SB-258510, and specifically, anti-schizophrenic drug SB-271046.     

Direct alkenylation of arylamines at the ortho-position with magnesium alkylidene carbenoids and some theoretical studies of the reactions

1-Chlorovinyl p-tolyl sulfoxides were synthesized from ketones and chloromethyl p-tolyl sulfoxide in high yields. Treatment of the sulfoxides with isopropylmagnesium chloride at −78 °C in toluene gave magnesium alkylidene carbenoids (α-chloro alkenylmagnesium chlorides), which were treated with N-lithio arylamines to afford ortho-alkenylated arylamines in moderate yields. The reaction, in some cases, proceeded in a highly stereospecific manner at the carbon bearing the chlorine and the sulfinyl group. The structures of the α-chloro alkenylmagnesium chlorides and the reactivity of the N-lithio meta-substituted anilines were studied at the B3LYP and MP2 levels of theory with the 6-31(+)G* basis set. This reaction offers a quite novel and direct alkenylation of arylamines at the ortho-position of the aromatic ring.     

Radical Arylation of Phenols,Phenyl Ethers,and Furans

Radical arylations of para‐substituted phenols and phenyl ethers proceeded with good regioselectivity at the ortho position with respect to the hydroxy or alkoxy group. The reactions were conducted with arenediazonium salts as the aryl radical source, titanium(III) chloride as the reductant, and diluted hydrochloric acid as the solvent. Substituted biaryls were obtained from hydroxy‐ and alkoxy‐substituted benzylamines, phenethylamines, and aromatic amino acids. The methodology described offers a fast, efficient, and cost‐effective new access to diversely functionalized biphenyl alcohols and ethers. Free phenolic hydroxy groups, aromatic and aliphatic amines, as well as amino acid substructures, are well tolerated. Two examples for the applicability of the methodology are the partial synthesis of a β‐secretase inhibitor and the synthesis of a calcium‐channel modulator.     

Synthesis of Optically Active Tricyclic Ethers by Reactions of (−)‐β‐Pinene with Phenols in Organized Media

The reactions of (−)‐β‐pinene ( 1 ) with some methyl‐ and hydroxy‐substituted phenols on Hβ‐zeolite yield optically active products – tricyclic terpenyl phenyl ethers – in contrast to reactions in homogeneous media, which occur with loss of optical activity. The formation of these products is promoted by the presence of meta‐substituents in the phenol molecule.     

Pd‐Catalyzed C−H Alkylation of Arenes Using PyrDipSi,a Transformable and Removable Silicon‐Tethered Directing Group

An efficient Pd‐catalyzed ortho‐C?H alkylation reaction of arenes using a transformable and removable Si‐tethered pyridyldiisopropylsilyl (PyrDipSi) directing group has been developed. In addition, the PyrDipSi directing group allows for an efficient sequential double‐fold C?H alkylation/oxygenation of arenes to produce meta‐alkylated phenols. This directing group can easily be removed or converted into valuable functionalities, such as aryl, iodo, boronic ester, or phenol.     

Mitsunobu reactions of aliphatic alcohols and bulky phenols

Alkylation of hydrazinedicarboxylate (a Mitsunobu by-product) is not a notable problem in common Mitsunobu alkyl aryl etherification reactions. Good yields can be obtained with a wide range of solvents. However, this side reaction can cause yield reduction for the reactions of sterically hindered phenols and primary alcohols. To suppress the side reaction, solvent effect was investigated. It was found that hydrazinedicarboxylate is about five times less soluble in diethyl ether than in THF, and the yields are improved for ortho-substituted phenols of a wide range of steric hindrance using diethyl ether as the solvent instead of THF which is the more commonly used for Mitsunobu reactions.     

Role of para-substituted phenols in curing resole-type phenolic resins

Certain para-substituted phenols, namely, those phenols without ortho substituents and containing an electron-attracting atom or group in the para position, e.g. p-nitro-, p-bromo-, and p-chlorophenol, hasten gelation of etherified phenolic resoles. A mechanism involving cleavage of dibenzyl ether linkages in these resins is proposed to explain gelation.