2,3:4,6‐Di‐O‐isopropylidene‐α‐l‐sorbofuranose and 2,3‐O‐isopropylidene‐α‐l‐sorbofuranose

In the title compounds, C₁₂H₂₀O₆, (I), and C₉H₁₆O₆, (II), the five‐membered furanose ring adopts a ⁴T₃ conformation and the five‐membered 1,3‐dioxolane ring adopts an E₃ conformation. The six‐membered 1,3‐dioxane ring in (I) adopts an almost ideal ^OC₃ conformation. The hydrogen‐bonding patterns for these compounds differ substantially: (I) features just one intramolecular O—H...O hydrogen bond [O...O = 2.933 (3) Å], whereas (II) exhibits, apart from the corresponding intramolecular O—H...O hydrogen bond [O...O = 2.7638 (13) Å], two intermolecular bonds of this type [O...O = 2.7708 (13) and 2.7730 (12) Å]. This study illustrates both the similarity between the conformations of furanose, 1,3‐dioxolane and 1,3‐dioxane rings in analogous isopropylidene‐substituted carbohydrate structures and the only negligible influence of the presence of a 1,3‐dioxane ring on the conformations of furanose and 1,3‐dioxolane rings. In addition, in comparison with reported analogs, replacement of the –CH₂OH group at the C1‐furanose position by another group can considerably affect the conformation of the 1,3‐dioxolane ring.     

Zwei Tetrachlorothiotantalate: [Na‐15‐Krone‐5][TaSCl4 · Dioxan] und [Na‐15‐Krone‐5]2[(TaSCl4)2Dioxan] · S8

Two Tetrachlorothiotantalates: [Na‐15‐crown‐5][TaSCl₄ · dioxane] and [Na‐15‐crown‐5]₂[(TaSCl₄)₂dioxane] · S₈ During the reaction of Na₂S₄, TaCl₅ and 15‐crown‐5 in dichloromethane the crown ether partly suffers degradation to 1,4‐dioxane. Aside from sulfur, [Na‐15‐crown‐5][TaSCl₄ · dioxane] was the first product obtained. It crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n with a = 1066.1, b = 1781.3, c = 1258.3 pm, β = 97.14°, Z = 4. In the [TaSCl₄ · dioxane]^– ion a dioxane molecule is loosely bonded to a square‐pyramidal TaSCl₄^– unit; two chlorine atoms are in contact with an Na⁺ ion. Upon standing with the mother liquor [Na‐15‐crown‐5]₂[(TaSCl₄)₂dioxane] · S₈ was formed. It crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/m; a = 1768.5, b = 1084.0, c = 1517.3 pm, β = 118.46°, Z = 4. In this case a dioxane molecule is coordinated with two TaSCl₄^– units. The [(TaSCl₄)₂ · dioxane]^2– ions and S₈ molecules alternate in the stacking direction b.     

Unexpected Coordination Modes of the Tris(imidazolyl)phosphane Oxide Ligand 4‐TIPOiPr in the Chloro Complexes of Zinc,Cobalt and Nickel

The coordination chemistry of the water soluble phosphane oxide ligand tris[2‐isopropylimidazol‐4(5)‐yl]phosphane oxide, 4‐TIPO^iPr, has been explored. A variety of 3d‐metal halide complexes have been prepared and the crystal structures of the solvates [(4‐TIPO^iPr)ZnCl₂]·MeOH·¹/₂dioxane ( 1 ·MeOH·¹/₂dioxane), [(4‐TIPO^iPr)CoCl₂]·H₂O·2dioxane ( 2 ·H₂O·2dioxane) and [(4‐TIPO^iPr)₂Ni(MeOH)₂]Cl₂·2MeOH ( 3 ·2MeOH) have been determined. All three structures show unprecedented coordination modes of the 4‐TIPO^iPr ligand. Both zinc and cobalt complexes are coordinated in a bidentate κ²N fashion, whereas the nickel atom is coordinated by two ligands in a κN,O mode using one imidazolyl substituent and the P=O oxygen atom.     

Linear Free‐Energy Relationships Applied to the 13C NMR Chemical Shifts in 4‐Substituted N‐[1‐(Pyridine‐3‐ and ‐4‐yl)ethylidene]anilines

Two series of 4‐substituted N‐[1‐(pyridine‐3‐ and ‐4‐yl)ethylidene]anilines have been synthesized using different methods of conventional and microwave‐assisted synthesis, and linear free‐energy relationships have been applied to the ¹³C NMR chemical shifts of the carbon atoms of interest. The substituent‐induced chemical shifts have been analyzed using single substituent parameter and dual substituent parameter methods. The presented correlations describe satisfactorily the field and resonance substituent effects having similar contributions for C1 and the azomethine carbon, with exception of the carbon atom in para position to the substituent X. In both series, negative ρ values have been found for C1′ atom (reverse substituent effect). Quantum chemical calculations of the optimized geometries at MP2/6‐31G++(d,p) level, together with ¹³C NMR chemical shifts, give a better insight into the influence of the molecular conformation on the transmission of electronic substituent effects. The comparison of correlation results for different series of imines with phenyl, 4‐nitrophenyl, 2‐pyridyl, 3‐pyridyl, 4‐pyridyl group attached at the azomethine carbon with the results for 4‐substituted N‐[1‐(pyridine‐3‐ and ‐4‐yl)ethylidene]anilines for the same substituent set (X) indicates that a combination of the influences of electronic effects of the substituent X and the π₁‐unit can be described as a sensitive balance of different resonance structures.     

Synthesis and NMR‐Spectroscopic Investigations with 4‐Chloroacyl‐1‐phenylpyrazolin‐5‐ones

The synthesis of various 4‐acylpyrazolones bearing in the acyl moiety either a terminal chloro‐substituent or a terminal ortho‐chlorophenyl group was achieved by reaction of 3‐methyl‐1‐phenyl‐2‐pyrazolin‐5‐one (tautomer to 3‐methyl‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐5‐ol) with the corresponding acid chloride using calcium hydroxide / 1,4‐dioxane. In one case (reaction with chlorobutanoyl chloride) a spontaneous cyclization occurred leading to the corresponding oxepino[2,3‐c]pyrazole. Detailed NMR spectroscopic investigations with all prepared compounds were performed.     

Reactions of Pyridyl‐Functionalized,Chelating λ3‐Phosphinines in the Coordination Environment of RhIII and IrIII

Rh^III and Ir^III complexes based on the λ³‐P,N hybrid ligand 2‐(2′‐pyridyl)‐4,6‐diphenylphosphinine ( 1 ) react selectively at the P?C double bond to chiral coordination compounds of the type [( 1 H ? OH)Cp*MCl]Cl ( 2 , 3 ), which can be deprotonated with triethylamine to eliminate HCl. By using different bases, the pK_a value of the P? OH group could be estimated. Whereas [( 1 H ? O)Cp*IrCl] ( 4 ) is formed quantitatively upon treatment with NEt₃, the corresponding rhodium compound [( 1 H ? O)Cp*RhCl] ( 5 ) undergoes tautomerization upon formation of the λ⁵σ⁴‐phosphinine rhodium(III) complex [( 1? OH)Cp*RhCl] ( 6 ) as confirmed by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. Blocking the acidic P? OH functionality in 3 by introducing a P? OCH₃ substituent leads directly to the λ⁵σ⁴‐phosphinine iridium(III) complex ( 8 ) upon elimination of HCl. These new transformations in the coordination environment of Rh^III and Ir^III provide an easy and general access to new transition‐metal complexes containing λ⁵σ⁴‐phosphinine ligands.     

Regio‐ and Site Selectivity in the Reactions of Hydrazonoyl Chlorides with 3‐substituted Indolin‐2‐one Derivatives

The reaction of 3‐(3‐amino‐5‐oxo‐1,5‐dihydropyrazol‐4‐ylidene)‐1,3‐dihydroindol‐2‐one with N‐aryl‐2‐oxopropane hydrazonoyl chlorides in dioxane in the presence of triethylamine proceeded regio‐ and site selectively to give 3‐(2‐arylazo‐3‐methyl‐6‐oxo‐imidazo[1,2‐b ]pyrazol‐7‐ylidene‐indol‐2‐ones rather than the isomeric form 3‐(3‐arylazo‐2‐methyl‐6‐oxo‐imidazo[1,2‐b ]pyrazol‐7‐ylidene‐indol‐2‐ones. On the other hand, the reaction of N ’‐(2‐oxoindoline‐3‐ylidene)hydrazinecarbothiohydrazide with hydrazonoyl chlorides in refluxing ethanol and in the presence of triethylamine proceeded regio‐ and site selectively to give the respective 3‐(substituted‐1,3,4‐thiadiazol‐2‐ylidenehydrazono)indolin‐2‐ones. The mechanism of formation of the new products was also discussed. The structure assigned for the products was established by elemental and spectral data (¹H‐NMR, IR, and Mass) and NOE experiment. Moreover, the biological activity of the products was evaluated against some fungi and bacteria, and the results obtained revealed the high potency of some of them compared with the used standard references.     

Solid State Structure of [Na4(μ‐dioxane)8/2(μ‐dioxane)(PPh2)4]∞: Unprecedented Supramolecular Arrangement of Na and P Atoms in Eight‐membered Na4P4 Rings

NaPPh₂, prepared from sodium and PClPh₂ in refluxing dioxane, crystallises from dioxane as [Na₄(μ‐dioxane)_8/2(μ‐dioxane)(PPh₂)₄]_∞ ( 1 ), in which the basic structural features are eight‐membered Na₄P₄ rings, linked by intermolecularly bridging dioxane molecules to give a three‐dimensional network, and inclusion of one dioxane molecule inside the eight‐membered ring. 1 crystallises in the orthorhombic space group Cmc2₁ (no. 36), T = 203(2) K, a = 27.377(1) Å, b = 10.579(1) Å, c = 23.608(1) Å, V = 6837.3(6) ų, Z = 4, and the absolute structure parameter 0.3(2). The refinement converged to R1 = 0.0632, wR2 = 0.1701 (for reflections with I > 2σ(I)), R1 = 0.0707, wR2 = 0.1781 (all data).     

15N NMR spectroscopy of 3‐substituted 5‐trichloromethyl‐1,2‐dimethyl‐1H‐pyrazolium chlorides

¹⁵N NMR data of a series of 3‐alkyl[aryl] substituted 5‐trichloromethyl‐1,2‐dimethyl‐1H‐pyrazolium chlorides (where the 3‐substituents are H, Me, Et, n‐Pr, n‐Bu, n‐Pe, n‐Hex, (CH₂)₅CO₂Et, CH₂Br, Ph and 4‐Br‐C₆H₄), are reported. The ¹⁵N substituent chemical shifts (SCS) parameters are determined and these data are compared with the ¹³C SCS values and data obtained by MO calculations. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of novel 3 substituted 1,5‐dihydro‐2,4,3‐benzodioxaphosphepine 3‐oxides

Novel 3 substituted 1,5‐dihydro‐2,4,3‐benzodioxaphosphepine 3‐oxides ( 5a–h ) were synthesized by reacting 1,2‐benzenedimethanol ( 1 ) with phosphorus tribromide in the presence of triethylamine at 0–30°C and subsequent reaction of the monobromide ( 2 ) with different Grignard reagents ( 3 ) at room temperature. The products ( 4 ) were converted to corresponding oxides 5a–i by oxidation with H₂O₂ at room temperature. The chemical structures of all the products were confirmed by analytical, IR and NMR (¹H, ¹³C, and ³¹P) spectral data. Their antifungal and antibacterial activity is also evaluated. Most of these compounds exhibited moderate antimicrobial activity in the assay. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 16:572–575, 2005; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/hc.20154     

2‐Ethylsulfanyl‐7‐(furan‐2‐yl)‐4‐(thiophen‐2‐yl)pyrazolo[1,5‐a][1,3,5]triazine: π‐stacked chains of hydrogen‐bonded R22(10) dimers

In the title compound, C₁₅H₁₂N₄OS₂, the bond distances in the fused heterocyclic system show evidence for aromatic‐type delocalization in the pyrazole ring with some bond fixation in the triazine ring. The thiophenyl substituent is slightly disordered over two sets of atomic sites having occupancies of 0.934 (4) and 0.066 (4). The non‐H atoms in the entire molecule are nearly coplanar, with the planes of the furanyl substituent and the major orientation of the thiophenyl substituent making dihedral angles of 5.72 (17) and 1.8 (3)°, respectively, with that of the fused ring system. Molecules are linked into centrosymmetric R₂²(10) dimers by C—H...O hydrogen bonds and these dimers are further linked into chains by a single π–π stacking interaction. Comparisons are made with some related 4,7‐diaryl‐2‐(ethylsulfanyl)pyrazolo[1,5‐a][1,3,5]triazines which contain variously substituted aryl groups in place of the furanyl and thiophenyl substituents in the title compound.     

Structure analysis of some α‐(n‐methyl‐n‐formylaminomethyl)‐quinolines

The ¹H and ¹³C nmr spectra of the rotational isomers 3a and 3b of 6‐N‐methyl‐N‐formylaminomefhyl)‐thioquinanthrene were completely assigned with a combination of 1D and 2D nmr techniques. The key‐parts of this methodology were long‐range proton‐carbon correlations and NOE experiments with N‐methyl‐N‐formylaminomethyl substituent. The X‐ray study of 4‐methyl‐2‐N‐methyl‐N‐formylaminomethyl)quinoline 4a as well as ¹H and ¹³C nmr spectra show that N‐methyl‐N‐formylaminomethyl substituent in 4a and 4b has a different steric arrangement than the same substituent in 3a and 3b .     

3,17‐Dioxoandrost‐4‐en‐4‐yl acetate

The title compound, C₂₁H₂₈O₄, has a 4‐acetoxy substituent positioned on the steroid α face. The six‐membered ring A assumes a conformation intermediate between 1α,2β‐half chair and 1α‐sofa. A long Csp³—Csp³ bond is observed in ring B and reproduced in quantum‐mechanical ab initio calculations of the isolated molecule using a molecular‐orbital Hartree–Fock method. Cohesion of the crystal can be attributed to van der Waals interactions and weak C—H...O hydrogen bonds.     

Temperature Dependence of Interactions Between Stable Piperidine‐1‐yloxyl Derivatives and a Semicrystalline Ionic Liquid

The stable 2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidine‐1‐yloxyl and its derivatives with hydrogen‐bond‐forming (‐OH, ‐OSO₃H), anionic (‐OSO₃^? bearing K⁺ or [K(18‐crown‐6)]⁺ as counter ion), or cationic (‐N⁺(CH₃)₃ bearing I^?, BF₄^?, PF₆^? or N^?(SO₂CF₃)₂ as counter ion) substituents are investigated in 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide over a wide temperature range. The temperature dependence of the viscosity of the ionic liquid is well described by the Vogel–Fulcher–Tammann equation. Interestingly, the temperature dependence of the rotational correlation time of the spin probes substituted with either a hydrogen‐bond‐forming group or an ionic substituent can be described using the Stokes–Einstein equation. In contrast, the temperature dependence of the rotational correlation time of the spin probe without an additional substituent at the 4‐position to the nitroxyl group does not follow this trend. The activation energy for the mobility of the unsubstituted spin probe, determined from an Arrhenius plot of the spin‐probe mobility in the ionic liquid above the melting temperature, is comparable with the activation energy for the viscous flow of the ionic liquid, but is higher for spin probes bearing an additional substituent at the 4‐position. Quantum chemical calculations of the spin probes using the 6‐31G+d method give information about the rotational volume of the spin probes and the spin density at the nitrogen atom of the radical structure as a function of the substituent at the spin probes in the presence and absence of a counter ion. The results of these calculations help in understanding the effect of the additional substituent on the experimentally determined isotropic hyperfine coupling constant.     

Design,Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel N‐(4‐([2,2′:5′,2′′‐Terthiophen]‐5‐yl)‐2‐methylbut‐3‐yn‐2‐yl) Benzamide Derivatives

On the basis of the principle of combination of active groups, a series of novel N‐(4‐([2,2′:5′,2′′‐terthiophen]‐5‐yl)‐2‐methylbut‐3‐yn‐2‐yl) benzamide derivatives were designed, synthesized and systematically evaluated for their antiviral activity against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). The bioassay results showed that most of these compounds displayed good anti‐TMV activity, and some of them exhibited higher antiviral activity than commercial Ningnanmycin. Especially, compound 8e with excellent anti‐TMV activity (inactivation activity, 92.3%/500 µg·mL^?1; curative activity, 85.7%/500 µg·mL^?1 and protection activity, 64.7%/500 µg·mL^?1) emerged as a potential inhibitor of plant virus TMV. Quantitative structure‐activity relationship studies proved that the van der Waals volume (V) and electronic parameter (∑(∑σ_o+σ_p) and ∑σ_m) for the substituent R¹ were very important for antiviral activities in this class of compounds.     

Microwave‐Assisted Synthesis of β‐Lactams and Cyclo‐β‐dipeptides

Different cyclo‐β‐dipeptides were prepared from corresponding N‐substituted β‐alanine derivatives under mild conditions using PhPOCl₂ as activating agent in benzene and Et₃N as base. To evaluate β³‐substituent influence, the amino acids 7 – 26 were synthesized, and a β‐lactam formation reaction was carried out instead of cyclo‐β‐dipeptide formation. The crystal structures of three derivatives of cyclo‐β‐peptides and one β‐lactam are presented.     

1,6‐Anhydro‐2,3‐di‐O‐benzyl‐5C‐[(R)‐ethoxycarbonyl(hydroxy)methyl]‐β‐l‐altrofuranose

The crystal structure of the title compound, C₂₄H₂₈O₈, has been determined. The conformation of the furan­ose ring can be described as 58% ideal envelope ^OE conformer and 42% ideal twisted ^OT₁ conformer. The 1,3‐dioxane ring adopts a chair conformation with the anhydro‐O atom pointing upwards. Both phenyl rings are quasi‐perpendicular to the mean plane of the furan­ose ring. The hydrogen bonding is intermolecular and consists of infinite chains parallel to the a axis.     

Carbon‐13 NMR and PM3 Study on the Substituent Effect of 1‐Aryl‐3,3‐Difluoro‐2‐Halocyclopropenes

The substituent‐induced chemical shifts (SCS) of C2 and C3 on the ¹³C NMR spectra of 1‐aryl‐3,3‐difluoro‐2‐halocyclopropenes were studied. The correlation between SCS and Hammett constants shows that the tendency of effect by the substituents on the phenyl ring is BrC2(ρ = 4.66) > ClC2(ρ = 4.50) and ClC3(ρ = ?1.63) > BrC3(ρ = ?1.41). The DSP treatment further confirms the SCS of C2 and C3 are the main contribution of the resonance effect and field effect, respectively. Those results of the incremental shifts reveals that the gem‐difluorocyclopropenyl bearing the phenyl group possesses a triple bond character, which is also observed in IR spectra with high n?_C=C (1768–1945 cm^?1).     

Luminescent properties of three structures built from 3‐cyano‐4‐dicyanomethylene‐5‐oxo‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrrol‐2‐olate and cadmium

Yellow–orange tetraaquabis(3‐cyano‐4‐dicyanomethylene‐5‐oxo‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrrol‐2‐olato‐κN³)cadmium(II) dihydrate, [Cd(C₈HN₄O₂)₂(H₂O)₄]·2H₂O, (I), and yellow tetraaquabis(3‐cyano‐4‐dicyanomethylene‐5‐oxo‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrrol‐2‐olato‐κN³)cadmium(II) 1,4‐dioxane solvate, [Cd(C₈HN₄O₂)₂(H₂O)₄]·C₄H₈O₂, (II), contain centrosymmetric mononuclear Cd²⁺ coordination complex molecules in different conformations. Dark‐red poly[[decaaquabis(μ₂‐3‐cyano‐4‐dicyanomethylene‐5‐oxo‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrrol‐2‐olato‐κ²N:N′)bis(μ₂‐3‐cyano‐4‐dicyanomethylene‐1H‐pyrrole‐2,5‐diolato‐κ²N:N′)tricadmium] hemihydrate], [Cd₃(C₈HN₄O₂)₂(C₈N₄O₂)₂(H₂O)₁₀]·0.5H₂O, (III), has a polymeric two‐dimensional structure, the building block of which includes two cadmium cations (one of them located on an inversion centre), and both singly and doubly charged anions. The cathodoluminescence spectra of the crystals are different and cover the wavelength range from UV to red, with emission peaks at 377 and 620 nm for (III), and at 583 and 580 nm for (I) and (II), respectively.     

Molybdän‐ und Wolfram‐Komplexe mit MNS‐Sequenzen. Die Kristallstrukturen von [MoCl3(N3S2)(1,4‐Dioxan)2] und [Mo2Cl2(μ‐NSN)2(μ‐O)(NCMe3)(OCMe3)2]2

Molybdenum and Tungsten Complexes with MNS Sequences. Crystal Structures of [MoCl₃(N₃S₂)(1,4‐dioxane)₂] and [Mo₂Cl₂(μ‐NSN)₂(μ‐O)(NCMe₃)(OCMe₃)₂]₂ The cyclo‐thiazeno complexes [Cl₃MNSNSN]₂ of molybdenum and tungsten react with 1,4‐dioxane in dichloromethane suspension to give the binuclear donor‐acceptor complexes [μ‐(1,4‐dioxane){MCl₃(N₃S₂)}₂] which are characterized by IR spectroscopy. With excess 1,4‐dioxane the molybdenum compound forms the complex [MoCl₃(N₃S₂)(1,4‐dioxane)₂] in which, according to the crystal structure determination, one of the dioxane molecules coordinates at the molybdenum atom, the other one at one of the sulfur atoms of the cyclo‐thiazeno ring. The μ‐(NSN^2–) complex [Mo₂Cl₂(μ‐NSN)₂(μ‐O)(NCMe₃)(OCMe₃)₂]₂ has been obtained by the reaction of [MoN(OCMe₃)₃] with trithiazyle chloride in carbontetrachloride solution. According to the crystal structure determination this compound forms centrosymmetric dimeric molecules via two of the nitrogen atoms of two of the μ‐(NSN) groups to give a Mo₂N₂ fourmembered ring. [MoCl₃(N₃S₂)(1,4‐dioxane)₂]: Space group P2₁/c, Z = 4, lattice dimensions at –70 °C: a = 1522.9(2); b = 990.3(1); c = 1161.7(1) pm; β = 106.31(1)°, R₁ = 0.0317. [Mo₂Cl₂(μ‐NSN)₂(μ‐O)(NCMe₃)(OCMe₃)₂]₂ · 4 CCl₄: Space group P2₁/c, Z = 2, lattice dimensions at –83 °C: a = 1216.7(1); b = 2193.1(2); c = 1321.8(1) pm; β = 98.23(1)°; R₁ = 0.0507.