Some reactions of copper(I) pentafluorothiophenolate as a nucleophile

Several aromatic compounds containing one or two C₆F₅S groups have been prepared by nucleophilic displacement reactions using CuSC₆F₅ in DMF solution. Aromatic iodine or bromine, rather than chlorine of fluorine is replaced by the SC₆F₅ group using CuSC₆F₅. A mechanism is postulated. New compounds prepared include $\text{p}$-(C₆F₆F₅S)₂C₆H₄, $\text{o}$- and $\text{m}$-(C₆F₅S)₂C₆F₄ and $\text{p}$XC₆H₄SC₆F₅(X=C1, NO₂, I, CH₃, CO₂C₂H₅).     

Organomercury compounds XX Reactions of lithium polyfluorobenzenesulphinates with mercuric salts

The lithium polyfluorobenzenesulphinates, Li O₂SR (R = C₆F₅, $\text{p}$-HC₆F₄, $\text{m}$-HC₆F₄, or $\text{o}$-HC₆F₄), and the dilithium tetrafluorobenzenedisulphinates, $\text{p}$- and $\text{o}$-(LiO₂S)₂C₆F₄, have been prepared by reaction of the appropriate polyfluoroaryllithium compounds with sulphur dioxide. All compounds were isolated as hydrates and gave the corresponding $\text{S}$-benzylthiouronium salts on treatment with $\text{S}$-benzylthiouronium chloride. From reactions of the lithium sulphinates with suitable mercuric salts in water, generally at room temperature, the derivatives RHgX (R = C₆F₅, X = Cl, Br, CH₃CO₂, or PhSO₂; R = $\text{p}$-HC₆F₄, X = Cl, Br, or CH₃CO₂; R = $\text{m}$-HC₆F₄, X = Cl or Br; R = $\text{o}$-HC₆F₄, X = Cl), $\text{p}$-(XHg)₂C₆F₄ (X = Cl, Br, or CH₃CO₂), and $\text{o}$-(XHg)₂C₆X₄ (X = Cl or Br) have been prepared. Similarly, the bispolyfluorophenylmercurials R₂Hg (R = C₆F₅, $\text{p}$-HC₆F₄, or $\text{m}$-HC₆F₄) have been prepared from the corresponding lithium sulphinates and either mercuric salts or polyfluorophenylmercuric halides in aqueous $\text{t}$-butanol. A possible mechanism for the sulphur dioxide elimination reactions is discussed.     

N-halogeno-compounds. Part 9 [1]. Azoxy- and azo-arenes derived from 4-(dichloroamino)tetrafluoropyridine; crystal structure of trans-2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl-onn-azoxy)pyridine

The nitrosoarenes ArNO (Ar = C₆H₅, 2-MeC₆H₄, 2,4,6- Me₃C₆H₂ and C₆F₅) have been condensed with 4-(dichloroamino)- tetrafluoropyridine to provide the azoxy-compounds py_FN$\text{N}\text{+}$($\text{N}\text{-}$)Ar (py_F = 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-pyridyl); de-oxygenation of the first three with triphenylphosphine or triethyl phosphite gave the corresponding azo-compounds, and the reverse reaction was achieved in the case of py_FNNC₆H₂Me₃-2,4,6 using peroxytrifluoroacetic acid. Thermolysis of 4-azidotetrafluoropyridine in the presence of pentafluoronitrosobenzene provided the perfluorinated azoxy-compound py_FN$\text{N}\text{+}$($\text{O}\text{-}$)C₆F₅. X-Ray methods have been used to determine the molecular geometry of py_FN$\text{N}\text{+}$($\text{O}\text{-}$)C₆H₂Me₃-2,4,6.     

The preparation and properties of perfluoro-N-heptylbromine(N) tetrafluoride

Reactions of $\text{n}$C₇F₁₅Br with elemental fluorine at 0°C have produced perfluoro-$\text{n}$-heptylbromine(V) tetrafluoride ($\text{n}$-C₇F₁₅BrF₄). This derivative of BrF₅ was characterized by IR, ¹⁹FNMR, mass spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The reactions of $\text{n}$C₇F₁₅BrF₄ with 1,2-dichlorohexafluorocyclopentene-1 (C₅F₆Cl₂) and 1,2-dichlorooctafluorocyclohexene-1 (C₆F₈Cl₂) were used to demonstrate in the fluorinating ability of $\text{n}$C₇F₁₅BrF₄.     

Thermal investigation of diamine complexes of Zn(II) in the solid state

The complexes [Zn(en)₃]X2·n H₂O, where en = ethylenediamine, X = Cl^?, Br^? or $\text{1}\text{2}$SO^2?₄, n = 1 or 0.5, and [Zn(tn)₂]X₂·n H₂O, where tn=1,3-diaminopropane, X=Cl^?, Br^? or $\text{1}\text{2}$SO^2?₄, n = 0 or 0.25, have been synthesized and their thermal investigations carried out. The complexes were characterized by elemental analysis and IR spectral data. These complexes have been observed to decompose through several isolable as well as non-isolable complex species as intermediates during heating. [Zn(tn)₂]SO₄ undergoes solid-state phase transition in the temperature range 126–145°C. ZnenSO₄ and ZntnX₂ (X = Cl^?, Br^? or $\text{1}\text{2}$SO^2?₄) have been synthesized pyrolytically in the solid state from their corresponding mother diamine complexes. ZnenSO₄ and ZntnX₂ (X = Cl^?, Br^? or $\text{1}\text{2}$SO^2?₄) complexes decompose through non-isolable hemidiamine species. ZnX₂ (X = Cl^? or Br^?) complexes of tn undergo melting after formation of the monodiamine species. In contrast, the corresponding en complexes undergo melting at non-stoichiometric composition. Diamine (en or tn) is found to be bridging in all monodiamine (en or tn) complexes; whilst their mother complexes possess chelated en or tn. The thermal stability sequence of en and tn complexes of Zn(II) is ZnCl₂ < ZnBr₂ < ZnSO₄. ΔH values are reported for some steps of decomposition. Possible mechanistic paths have been reported for each step of decomposition.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of a π-allyl iron carbonyl complex derived from a fluorocarbon containing ligand by loss of fluorine

The β-chlorovinylphosphines R₂P$\text{C  CCl(C}$F₂)₃ (R = C₆H₅, C₆H₁₁) react with Fe(CO)₅ yielding compounds of stoichiometry

. The crystal structure of one of these (R = C₆H₁₁) has been determined from X-ray diffraction data and refined by least-squares to $\text{R}$ = 0.037 (2313 reflections with $\text{I}$ > 2.3σ_$\text{I}$). Crystals are triclinic, space group $\text{P}$$\text{1}$, $\text{a}$ = 10.253(5), $\text{b}$ = 15.590(7), $\text{c}$ = 9.390(4)Å, α = 99.88(3), β = 103.21(2), γ = 92.02(2)°, $\text{Z}$ = 2. The fluorinated π-allyl group is σ-bonded to one Fe atom and π-bonded to the other.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoro-2-aminopentan-4-one (HFAP)

The vapour phase reaction of ammonia and hexafluoroacetylacetone leads to the formation of the new β-keto-amine C₅H₃F₆NO. Crystals of the compound are monoclinic, space group $\text{P}$2₁/$\text{n}$, $\text{a}$ = 10.01(2), $\text{b}$ = 19.33(3), $\text{c}$ = 8.40(1) Å, β = 82.27(6)°; final R = 0.044.     

Regioselectivite des substitutions nucleophiles sur des fluoro olefines fonctionnelles

The fluoroolefines CF₃C$\text{F}\text{β}$=C$\text{F}\text{α}$-Y where Y=C₆H₅, C₆H₄CF₃, CONET₂, COOC₃H₇ have been synthesized. Diethylaminolithium or lithium ethoxide attack preferentially these olefines at the α position when Y=C₆H₅ or exclusively at the β position when YCOOC₃H₇. With Y=CONEt₂ this regioselectivity is not so neat, therefore the polarising effect of CF₃ group should be not very much weaker than the amide's. The increasing of the electronic effect in the order

show that vinylic fluorine atoms have no influence on the transmission of these electronic effects.     

Organothallium compounds XII NMR spectra of some polyfluorophenylthallium (III) compounds

The PMR and ¹⁹F NMR spectra of the complexes R₂TlBr (R = C₆F₅, $\text{o}$-HC₆F₄, $\text{m}$-HC₆F₄, 3,5-H₂C₆F₃, or 3,6-H₂C₆F₃ and R₃Tl(diox) (R = C₆F₅, $\text{m}$-HC₆F₄, or 3,5-H₂C₆F₃; diox = 1,4-dioxan) have been recorded. Proton and fluorine chemical shifts, thallium-proton, thallium-fluorine, fluorine-fluorine, and fluorine-proton coupling constants, and thallium substituent chemical shifts are given and discussed     

Perhalogenmethylmercapto-heterocyclen, (VII) [1] konkurrenzreaktionen elektronenarmer,substituierter aromaten um die halogenmethylmercapto- BZW. Chlorgruppe von Cl3-nFnCSCl in starken saeuren

Electron-deficient aromatics, such as 2,5-bis(trifluoromethylmercapto)thiophene ($\text{1a}$) or (trifluoromethylmercapto)benzene ($\text{8a}$), react with F₃CSCl in the presence of F₃CSO₃ as a catalyst to give mainly 3-chloro-2,5-bis(trifluoromethylmercapto)thiophen ($\text{3a}$) and 1-chloro-4- or 2-(trifluoromethylmercapto)benzene ($\text{10}$, respectively. This reaction competes with the one expected to result in 2,3,5-tris(trifluoromethylmercapto)thiophene ($\text{2a}$) and 1,4- and 1,2-bis(trifluoromethylmercapto)benzene ($\text{9}$,$\text{9′}$), respectively. Further reactions of deactivated aromatics with Cl_3-nF_nCSCl show that the chlorine substitution is in general catalysed by strong acids. Reaction mechanisms are proposed for both Substitutions. The Cl_3-nF_nCS group in aromatics exerts a -M-effect in the case of an attack of a positive ion, e.g. H^⊕, the well-known +M-effect in the case of reactions with positively polarized molecules, e.g. CF₃S^β+Cl^β-.     

“Dibutylmagnesium”, a convenient reagent for the synthesis of useful organic magnesium reagents MgA2 including cyclopentadienyls,aryloxides, and amides. Preparation of Zr(C5H5)Cl3. X-ray structure of [Mg{μ-N(SiMe)3C6H4N}(SiMe3)-o(OEt2)]2

n-Heptane-soluble “di-butylmagnesium” (I) (a commercially available material, prepared by addition of LiBu^s to MgBuⁿCl, and subsequent addition of ca. 5% MgOct₂ⁿ) has been found to be a useful starting material for obtaining numerous organic magnesium compounds. This is illustrated by its reaction with a number of protic compounds HA to give in good yields Mg(C₅H₅)₂, Mg(C₅H₄Me)₂, or the new compounds MgA₂: IV (A = C₅H₄SiMe₃), V [A = C₅H₃(SiMe₃)₂], VII (A = OC₆H₂Bu₂^t-2,6-Me-4), and X [A₂ = N(SiMe₃)C₆H₄N(SiMe₃)-o(OEt₂)]. The value of such compounds MgA₂ as mild ligand transfer reagents is illustrated by the synthesis of Zr(C₅H₃X₂)Cl₃ (X = H or SiMe₃). Compound X was isolated from OEt₂ solution as the crystalline dimer

with two o-$\text{N}$(SiMe₃)C₆H₄$\text{N}$(SiMe₃) ligands bridging two magnesium atoms and a terminal OEt₂ ligand completing a distorted tetrahedral environment around each Mg. Some key parameters are: MgN_t 1.997(7), MgN_b 2.083(8), MgO 2.041(7) Å; OMgN_t 112.1(3), OMgN_b 119.7(3), and N_tMgN_b 118.5(3)°.     

Reactions of the tertiary phosphines R2PCCCl(CF2)n with group VI hexacarbonyls and salts of platinum and palladium

The tertiary phosphines R₂P$\text{CCCl(C}$F₂)_n (R = C₆H₅ or C₆H₁₁; n = 2,3, or 4) react with M(CO)₆ (M = Cr, Mo, W) to give R₂P$\text{CCCl(C}$F₂)_nM(CO)₅ in which the ligand is bonded to M through P alone. Similar bonding is found in some chloro-complexes of platinum and palladium.     

The thiolate anion as a nucleophile Part XII. Reactions of Lead(II) Benzenethiolate

The reactions of various fluoroaromatics, C₆F_6?xH_x, and C₆F₅X (X = C₆F₆, Cl, Me, NO₂, CF₃, COCl, CH₂Br, OMe, and NH₂) with lead(II) benzenethiolate in DMF have been examined. Lead thiolate acted as an excellent source of benzenethiolate anions and displacement of fluorine, chlorine or the nitro group was observed. The new products have been characterized by elemental analysis, and NMR (H?1 and F?19), infrared and mass spectroscopy.     

Synthesis and structural elucidation of some new heterocyclic β-diketone derivatives of boron

Some new β-diketone derivatives of boron having the general formula B₂O(OAc)_4?n[OC(R)$\text{C:CON(Ph)N:C}$ CH₃]_n (where n = 1 or 2; R = CH₃, C₂H₅, C₆H₅ and p-ClC₆H₄) have been synthesised by the reactions of oxy-bis(diacetatoborane) and substituted pyrazolones, such as 4-acyl-3-methyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrazolin-5-ones (acyl = acetyl, propionyl, benzoyl and p-chlorobenzoyl) in dry toluene solution in 1:1 and 1:2 molar ratios. These derivatives have been characterised by elemental analysis, molecular weight measurements. Structures have been proposed on the basis of chemical reactions, IR, ¹H and ¹¹B NMR spectral studies.In the derivatives B₂O(OAc)₃[OC(R)$\text{C:CON(Ph)N:C}$ CH₃] two of the three acetate groups are unidentate and the third is bridged between two boron atoms along with BOB linkage. Whereas the derivatives B₂O(OAc)₂[OC(R)$\text{C:CON(Ph)N:C}$ CH₃]₂ are the mixture of geometrical isomers.     

Synthesis of cationic dialkylgold(III) complexes: nature of the facile reductive elimination of alkane

A series of gold(III) cations of the type cis-[CH₃)₂AuL₂]⁺ X^? where L  Ph₃, PMePh₂, PMe₂Ph, PMe₃, AsPh₃, AsPh₃, SbPh₃, $\text{1}\text{2}$H₂NCH₂CH₂NH₂, $\text{1}\text{2}$ Ph₂PCH₂CH₂-PPh₂, $\text{1}\text{2}$ Ph₂AsCH₂CH₂AsPh₂, and $\text{1}\text{2}$o-C₆H₄(AsMe₂)₂ and X  BF₄^?, PF₆^?, ClO₄^?, and F₃CSO₃^? has been prepared. In addition, the cis complexes [(CH₃)(CD₃)-Au(PPh₃)₂]F₃CSO₃, [(C₂H₅)₂Au(PPh₃)₂]F₃CSO and [(n-C₄H₉)₂Au(PPh₃)₂]F₃-CSO₃ have been synthesized. All have been characterized by PMR, Raman and infrared spectroscopy. These [R₂AuL₂]X compounds yield only ethane, butane, or octane via reductive elimination, and no disproportionation is observed. The alkane eliminations have been studied in CHCl₃, CH₃Cl₂, and CH₃COCH₃ solution as a function of temperature, concentration of the complex, and concentration of added ligand L. Elimination is fastest when L is bulky (PPh₃ > PMePh₂ > PMe₂Ph > PMe₃), decreases in the sequence SbPh₃ > AsPh₃ > PPh₃, is slow with chelating ligands, is inhibited by excess ligand, and there is small anion effect as X is varied. As R is varied, the rate of elimination decreases Bu ? Et > Me. An intramolecular dissociative mechanism is proposed which involves rapid elimination of alkane from an electron deficient dialkylgold(III) complex with nonequivalent gold—carbon bonds and produces the corresponding [AuL₂]X complex.     

Synthesis and some reactions of tris (pentafluorophenyl) antimony compounds

(C₆F₅)₃Sb has been found to react with interhalogens and halo-pseudohalogens, IX(X = Cl, Br, N₃ and NCO), pseudohalogen (SCN), and elemental sulphur to give oxidative addition products (I–VI). (C₆F₅)₃SbS(VI) may also be prepared by the reaction of (C₆F₅)₃SbCl₂ with H₂S. Metathetical reactions of (C₆F₅)₃SbCl₂ with appropriate metallic salts yield covalent pentacoordinate disubstituted products (V, VII–XII) of the general formula, (C₆F₅)₃SbY₂ (Y = NCS, NCO, ?ONCMe₂, ?ONCMePh $\text{?NCO(CH}{}_2\text{)}{}_2\text{C}$O and p-NO₂C₆H₄OCO). Treatment of (C₆F₅)₃SbCl₂ with aqueous NaN₃ gives the binuclear oxo-bridge compound, [(C₆F₅)₃SbOSb(C₆F₅)₃](N₃)₂·(III) and (IV) are also accessible by displacement reaction of (I) or (II) with the corresponding metallic salt. Molecular weight, conductance measurements, and IR spectra on the new organoantimony(V) derivatives have been obtained.Reductive cleavage reactions of (C₆F₅)₃SbS with hexaaryldileads, Ar₆Pb₂(Ar = Phenyl, p-tolyl) produce (C₆F₅)₃Sb and the corresponding bis(triaryllead) sulphide but treatment of (C₆F₅)₃SbX₂(X = NCO, Cl) with Ar₆Pb₂ gave Ar₄Pb and Ar₂PbX₂ together with (C₆F₅)₃Sb.(C₆F₅)₃SbCl₂ and bis(triorganotin)sulphides undergo exchange of anionic groups.     

Bonding information in tungsten(VI) compounds from directly bonded fluorine and fluorophenoxy subtituents

The series of compounds (FC₆H₄O)_nWF_6-n, where n = 1-6 and F is meta or para to oxygen, has been prepared and all fluorine nmr chemical shifts determined. The W-$\text{F}$, para-$\text{F}$, and meta-$\text{F}$ resonances all shift upfield as a function of n with approximate relative sensitivities of 1, 1/20, and 1/30, respectively. All chemical shifts are also found to be sensitive to molecular stereochemistry, with subtituents trans to oxygen shifted to higher field than those trans to fluorine. ¹⁹F data is also reported for the complete series (C₆H₅O)_nWF_6-n     

Organotellurium derivatives: III. Synthesis of anionic complexes of 1-telluracyclopentane(IV) 11 diiodide

Complexes containing tetrahalotelluracyclopenzane anions of the type (R₄M₂)⁺[C₄H₈TeX₂X′₂]^2- (where R = CH₃, C₂H₅, C₃H₇, C₄H₉, C₆H₁₃, C₇H₁₅ or C₆H₅; M = N, P, As or Sb; X = Cl, Br, or I and X′ = I, Cl, Br, NCO, NCS, or N₃) have been synthesized, (i) by the interaction of 1-telluracyclopentane $\text{1}\text{1}$ diiodide with the corresponding tetraorganoammonium, -phosphonium, -arsonium, or -stibonium halides in nonaqueous solvents and (ii) via halogen exchange between complex anions and silver or alkali metal halides. The second method also yielded several pseudohalide and mixed halide-pseudohalide derivatives. The ionic nature of the new complex anions has been established by conductance and molecular weight measurements. NMR and IR spectra of some of the derivatives are discussed.     

The thiolate anion as a nucleophile Part XI. Effect of the size of the nucleophile

The nucleophilic substitution reactions of some simple fluorobenzenes, C₆H_6?xF_x with sodium methanethiolates Na⁺SR^?(R=Et, $\text{i}$-Pr, $\text{t}$-Bu) have been studied. Some fully substituted products, C₆H_6?x(SR)_x, could be obtained in DMF as solvent with R = Et and $\text{i}$-Pr, but not when R = $\text{t}$-Bu. All the new products isolated have been characterized by elemental analysis, and NMR (H-1 and F-19), infrared and mass spectroscopy.     

Organolanthanoids : II. Preparation and identification of some organolanthanoid species in solution

The organolanthanoid derivatives R₂M (R  C₆F₅, M  Yb or Eu; R  $\text{o}$-HC₆F₄ or PhCC, M  Yb) have been prepared by reaction of the corresponding diorganomercury compounds with ytterbium or europium metal in tetrahydrofuran at room temperature, and ($\text{o}$-HC₆F₄)₂Yb has been obtained by an analogous reaction at 0°C. The compounds were identified by determination of the amounts of polyfluoroarene or phenylacetylene and lanthanoid ions formed on acidolysis of the filtered reaction mixtures. Reaction of samarium with bis(pentafluorophenyl)mercury and of ytterbium with bis(2,3,4,5-tetrafluorophenyl) mercury at room temperature gives more complex products including RMF₂, MF₂ and RMF derivatives (R  C₆F₅, M  Sm; R  $\text{o}$-HC₆F₄, M  Yb), polyfluoropolyphenyls, and more complex organometallic species. These are considered to be derived from decomposition of initially formed (C₆F₅)₂Sm, (C₆F₅)₃Sm, and ($\text{o}$-HC₆f₄)₂Yb derivatives. The decomposition paths include fluoride elimination to give polyfluorobenzynes, reduction of polyfluoroaryl groups by lanthanoid(II) species, and hydrogen abstraction from tetrahydrofuran.