Hydrogen-bonded Networks in Crown Ether Complexes of Hydrated Metal Ions

Abstract

The hydrated metal nitrates (M(NO₃)₃.6H₂O, M[dbnd]Co, Ni, Cu, Zn and Cd) have been crystallised from water in the presence of 18-crown-6 and their structures determined by X-ray crystallography. In the case of copper, a pseudo four-coordinate square planar complex resides in an extended six-coordinate octahedral array which is further bound in a single-stranded one-dimensional hydrogen bonded polymeric mode. For M[dbnd]Co,Ni,Zn and Cd isomorphous complexes are isolated where the octahedral [M(H₂O)₅(NO₃)⁺ cation resides in a two-dimensional polymeric network through hydrogen bonds between the water ligands and either the crown ether oxygens or unbound nitrate ions or water molecules.     

Synthese und Festkörperstruktur des Koordinationspolymers {Zn[Sn(CH2SMe)4]0.5Cl2}n

Synthesis and Solid State Structure of the Coordination Polymer {Zn[Sn(CH₂SMe)₄]_0.5Cl₂}_n The tin compounds Sn(CH₂SMe)₄ and Sn(CH₂PPh₂)₄ are accessible from reaction of SnCl₄ with LiCH₂SMe and LiCH₂PPh₂, respectively. X‐ray quality crystals of Sn(CH₂PPh₂)₄ (tetragonal, ) are obtained from a benzene solution at 4 °C. The lithium methanide [Li(PMDTA)CH₂PPh₂], which was a starting material in the synthesis of Sn(CH₂PPh₂)₄ crystallized from a mixture of diethyl ether and pentane at ?20 °C in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c. The coordination polymer {Zn[Sn(CH₂SMe)₄]_0.5Cl₂}_n was synthesized from Sn(CH₂SMe)₄ and ZnCl₂ in benzene. The solid state structure of this coordination polymer reveals that {Zn[Sn(CH₂SMe)₄]_0.5Cl₂}_n possesses an infinite [Zn‐SMe‐CH₂‐Sn‐CH₂‐SMe‐]‐chain as its backbone (monoclinic P2₁/c).     

Cationic cyclopolymerization of new divinyl ethers: The effect of ether and ester neighboring functional groups on their cyclopolymerization tendency

The cationic polymerization of two new divinyl ethers, 1‐(2‐vinyloxyethoxy)‐2‐[(2‐vinyloxyethoxy)carbonyl]benzene ( 2 ) and 1,2‐bis[(2‐vinyloxyethoxy)carbonyl]benzene ( 3 ), as well as 1,2‐bis(2‐vinyloxyethoxy)benzene ( 1 ), with BF₃OEt₂ in CH₂Cl₂ at 0 °C at low initial monomer concentrations ([M]₀ = 0.15 and 0.075 M) gave soluble polymers with relatively high molecular weights and broad molecular weight distributions (MWDs), whereas reactions with the HCl/ZnCl₂ initiating system yielded soluble polymers with relatively narrow MWDs (weight‐average molecular weight/number‐average molecular weight ? 1.6) under similar reaction conditions. An NMR structural analysis of the HCl/ZnCl₂‐mediated polymers from the divinyl ethers showed that poly( 1 ) had virtually no unreacted vinyl ether groups throughout the polymerization (monomer conversion = 28–98%), whereas poly( 2 ) and poly( 3 ) possessed some amount of unreacted vinyl ether groups in the initial stage of the polymerization; the content of the vinyl groups of poly( 2 ) was 18 mol % at a 15% monomer conversion, and the content of the vinyl groups of poly( 3 ) was 31 mol % at an 18% monomer conversion. Therefore, divinyl ether 1 underwent cyclopolymerization exclusively to give almost completely cyclized polymers [degree of cyclization (DC) ～ 100%], whereas divinyl ethers 2 and 3 exhibited a lower cyclopolymerization tendency [DC for poly( 2 ) = 82%; DC for poly( 3 ) = 69%]. The differences in the cyclopolymerization tendencies among the divinyl ethers can be explained by the differences in the solvation powers of the neighboring functional groups adjacent to the vinyl ether moiety with the active center: the ether oxygen of the ether neighboring group solvates intramolecularly with the active center to accelerate the intramolecular propagation, but such an interaction is less effective with the more electron‐deficient oxygen attached to the carbonyl group of the ester neighboring group. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 41: 281–292, 2003     

Palladium(II)-catalyzed isomerization-Claisen rearrangement of 2-alkoxy diallyl ethers

Diallyl ethers bearing an enol ether react in the presence of PdCl₂ as catalyst to give α-allyl α-alkoxy ketones by selective isomerization via formal 1,2-H migration at the more substituted allyl group, followed by Claisen rearrangement. This rearrangement is also promoted by AuCl₃ and IrCl₃, although the yields are lower with these catalysts.     

Fast liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for the analysis of bisphenol A-diglycidyl ether, bisphenol F-diglycidyl ether and their derivatives in canned food and beverages

In this work a fast liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) method using a C18 Fused Core™ column, was developed for the simultaneous analysis of bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE), bisphenol A (2,3-dihydroxypropyl) glycidyl ether (BADGE·H₂O), bisphenol A bis(2,3-dihydroxypropyl) ether (BADGE·2H₂O), bisphenol A (3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl) glycidyl ether (BADGE·HCl), bisphenol A bis(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl) ether (BADGE·2HCl) and bisphenol A (3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl)(2,3-dihydroxypropyl ether) (BADGE·HCl·H₂O) and bisphenol F diglycidyl ether (BFDGE), bisphenol F bis(2,3-dihydroxypropyl) ether (BFDGE·2H₂O), bisphenol F bis(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl) ether (BFDGE·2HCl). The LC method was coupled with a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer, using an ESI source in positive mode and using the [M+NH₄]⁺ adduct as precursor ion for tandem mass spectrometry experiments. The method developed was applied to the determination of these compounds in canned soft drinks and canned food. OASIS HLB solid phase extraction (SPE) cartridges were used for the analysis of soft drinks, while solid canned food was extracted with ethyl acetate. Method limits of quantitation ranged from 0.13 μg L⁻¹ to 1.6 μg L⁻¹ in soft drinks and 1.0 μg kg⁻¹ to 4.0 μg kg⁻¹ in food samples. BADGE·2H₂O was detected in all the analyzed samples, while other BADGEs such as BADGE·H₂O, BADGE·HCl·H₂O, BADGE·HCl and BADGE·2HCl were also detected in canned foods.     

Dicobalt octacarbonyl-catalyzed cationic polymerization of allylic and enolic ethers

In the presence of silanes bearing Si H groups, dicobalt octacarbonyl [Co₂(CO)₈] efficiently catalyzes the cationic polymerization of a wide variety of enol ether and other related monomers including vinyl ethers, 1-propenyl ethers, 1-butenyl ethers, 2,3-dihydrofuran, 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran, ketene acetals, and allene ethers. In addition, this catalyst system is also effective for the polymerization of complimentary allylic and propargylic ethers by a process involving tandem isomerization and cationic polymerization. This latter process occurs by a stepwise mechanism in which the allylic or propargylic ether is first isomerized, respectively, to the corresponding enol ether or allenic ether and then this latter compound is rapidly cationically polymerized in the presence of the catalyst. In accord with this mechanism, it has been shown that the structure of the polymers prepared from related enol and allyl ethers using the above catalyst system are identical. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 35: 1579–1591, 1997     

Decomposition of vinyl ethers by alkalide K, K(15-crown-5)2 via organopotassium intermediates

The structure of vinyl ethers determines the direction of the C-O bond cleavage by alkalide K⁻, K⁺(15-crown-5)₂1. Highly reactive organopotassium compounds are intermediate products formed in the system containing phenyl vinyl ether, butyl vinyl ether, ethylene glycol butyl vinyl ether or triethylene glycol methyl vinyl ether. Vinylpotassium and butylpotassium react with 15-crown-5. The oxacyclic ring of the latter is opened in this case. Organopotassium ethers possessing CH₂CH₂O units eliminate ethylene. It results in various potassium alkoxides. The reaction of 1 with butyl vinyl ether occurs very slow as compared to other vinyl ethers and most of other reagents used till now.     

Increased Rigidity in Complexes Formed from Negatively Charged Lariat Ethers and Alkali Metal Cations

Abstract

C-13 NMR longitudinal relaxation times have been measured for lariat ether complexes in which a negative charge is present in the ligand but the system is diamagnetic. A -CH₂COO^? group connected to the nitrogen of aza-15-crown-5 results in drastically increased T₁'s in the presence of Li⁺ compared to the values for the free carboxylic acid and for the acid in the presence of LiClO₄. Longer relaxation times upon complexation show the ‘cryptand-like’ behavior of the complexes, resulting from overall molecular reorientation rates due to compression. These conclusions are supported by molecular mechanics calculations described herein.     

1,2‐Bis(trifluoromethyl)ethene‐1,2‐dicarbonitrile: (2+2) Cycloadditions with Vinyl Ethers

The title compound (short version: BTE) occurs in (E)‐ and (Z)‐isomers (both with b.p. of ca. 100°) which equilibrate with nucleophilic catalysts. Both undergo (2+2) cycloadditions with methyl vinyl ether at 25°. Three stereogenic centers in the cyclobutanes led to four rac‐diastereoisomers, which were obtained in pure and crystalline state. The structures were elucidated by ¹⁹F‐NMR spectroscopy and confirmed by two X‐ray analyses. The cycloadditions were not stereospecific: e.g., (E)‐BTE furnished 73% trans‐adducts (with respect to the CF₃ groups) and 27% cis‐adducts. The loss of stereochemical integrity occurs in the intermediate gauche‐zwitterions which can cyclize or rotate, but not dissociate. Under extreme conditions (2M LiClO₄ in Et₂O, 70°, 3 months), the thermodynamic equilibrium of the four cyclobutanes was achieved. Considerations of Coulombic attraction and conformational strain in the zwitterionic intermediates allow us to rationalize the observed proportions of diastereoisomeric cyclobutanes. Ethyl vinyl ether and butyl vinyl ether furnished cyclobutanes in similar diastereoisomer ratios.     

Sequence-regulated oligomers and polymers by living cationic polymerization. III. Synthesis and reactions of sequence-regulated oligomers with a polymerizable group

New sequence-regulated macromonomers ( 3 ) with a vinyl ether terminal were prepared by the HI/ZnI₂-mediated living cationic polymerization of vinyl ethers: CH₃? CH(OR¹)? CH₂CH(OR²)? C(COOEt)₂CH₂CH₂OCH?CH₂ ( 3a : R¹ = nBu, R² = CH₂CH₂OCOPh; 3b : R¹ = iOct, R² = CH₂CH₂Cl). The synthesis consisted of three consecutive steps: (i) quantitative addition of hydrogen iodide to the first vinyl ether into an adduct [CH₃? CH(OR¹)? l]; (ii) propagation of a second vinyl ether from the adduct in the presence of zinc iodide; and (iii) quenching the resulting AB-type heterodimeric living intermediate with a carbanion [^θC(COOEt)₂CH₂CH₂OCH?CH₂] carrying a vinyl ether group. The HI/ZnI₂-initiated living cationic polymerization of 3a and 3b yielded narrowly distributed polymers $\left( {\overline {DP}} _{_n } \sim 10 \right)$ consisting of a poly(vinyl ether) backbone and sequence-regulated oligomer branches. The terminal vinyl ether function of 3 was also utilized to prepare pentamers and hexamers with controlled sequence of functional vinyl ethers by selective dimerization and chain extension reactions with HI/ZnI₂. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Transition metal-catalyzed tandem isomerization and cationic polymerization of allyl ethers. II. Structural and mechanistic studies

In the presence of organosilanes, dicobalt octacarbonyl catalyzes the polymerization of alkyl allyl ethers to give high molecular weight polymers. This article reports the results of a detailed mechanistic study of this new polymerization reaction. The evidence obtained in this study supports a stepwise process involving first, the reaction of dicobalt octacarbonyl with an organosilane to form HCo(CO)₄ and R₃SiCo(CO)₄. In subsequent steps, HCo(CO)₄ isomerizes the allyl ether to a 1-propenyl ether and then this compound is polymerized by the formal transfer of a silyl cation from R₃SiCo(CO)₄. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 35: 1985–1997, 1997     

SmI2-induced reductive cyclization of (E)- and (Z)-β-alkoxyvinyl sulfones with aldehyde

SmI₂-induced reductive cyclization of (E)- and (Z)-β-alkoxyvinyl sulfones with aldehyde stereoselectively afforded 2,6-syn-2,3-trans- and 2,6-syn-2,3-cis-tetrahydropyrans, respectively. The product having a sulfonylmethyl group was converted to a cyclic ether having a methyl group by reduction with Raney-Ni.     

Synthesis,characterization and thermogravimetric study of Dy and Sm 12-crown-4 bipy,terpy and phen complexes

The synthesis, characterization and thermogravimetric study of [Sm(12C4)(H₂O)₄]Cl₃, [Dy(12C4)(H₂O)₄]Cl₃, [Sm(12C4)(bipy)(H₂O)₂]Cl₃, [Dy(12C4)(bipy)(H₂O)₂]Cl₃, [Sm(12C4)(bipy)(phen)]Cl₃, [Dy(12C4)(bipy)(phen)]Cl₃, [Sm(12C4)(phen)₂]Cl₃, [Dy(12C4)(phen)₂]Cl₃, [Sm(12C4)(terpy)(H₂O)]Cl₃ and [Dy(12C4)(terpy)(H₂O)]Cl₃ (12C4?=?12-crown-4; bipy?=?bipyridine; phen?=?1,10-phanathroline; terpy?=?terpyridine) are reported. All compounds exhibit CN?=?8 and four oxygen–lanthanide bonds of the crown ether provide a very stable (from the thermal point of view) chemical environment, since the crown ether molecules are the last organic moiety to be released under heating.     

Stable,Hydroxyl Functional Polycarbonates With Glycerol Side Chains Synthesized From CO2 and Isopropylidene(glyceryl glycidyl ether)

A series of functional polycarbonates, poly((isopropylidene glyceryl glycidyl ether)‐co‐(glycidyl methyl ether) carbonate) (P((IGG‐co‐GME) C)) random copolymers with different fractions of 1,2‐isopropylidene glyceryl glycidyl ether (IGG) units, is synthesized. After acidic hydrolysis of the acetal protecting groups, a new type of functional polycarbonate prepared directly from CO₂ and glycerol is obtained, namely poly((glyceryl glycerol)‐co‐(glycidyl methyl ether) carbonate) (P((GG‐co‐GME) C)). All hydroxyl functional samples exhibit monomodal molecular weight distributions with PDIs between 2.5 and 3.3 and M _n between 12 000 and 25 000 g mol⁻¹. Thermal properties reflect the amorphous structure of the polymers. The materials are stable in bulk and solution.     

Relative thermodynamic stabilities of allyl vinyl and propenyl vinyl ethers

The relative thermodynamic stabilities of a number of isomeric allyl vinyl and propenyl vinyl ethers were determined by chemical equilibration in DMSO solution with KOBu-t as catalyst. From the temperature dependence of the values of the equilibrium constant the parameters G _m , H _m and S _m of isomerization at 298.15 K were evaluated. Propenyl vinyl ethers, owing to their low enthalpy contents, are much more stable than the isomeric allyl vinyl ethers. It appears that in the parent propenyl vinyl ether, the Me group attached to C- of the divinyl ether skeleton has a strong stabilizing effect, comparable to that of alkyl groups in ordinary olefins, on the unsaturated system. In more heavily alkyl-substituted divinyl ethers, however, the stabilizing effects of alkyl groups are less prominent, being comparable to the low stabilization energies of alkyl groups in vinyl ethers, and depend moreover, on the pattern of substitution.     

FURTHER STUDY OF ALLYL ETHERS AND RELATED COMPOUNDS AS TRANSFER AGENTS IN RADICAL POLYMERIZATIONS

Allyl glycidyl ether (AGE), allyl 1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoropropyl ether (AFE), allyl 2-naphthyl ether (ANE), 2-vinyl-1,3-dioxolane (2VD) and allyl alcohol (AA) have been examined as transfer agents in the radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) at 60°C; the transfer constants are 1.1 × 10^?3, 0.1 × 10^?3, 0.2 × 10^?3, 1.1 × 10^?3 and 0.6 × 10^?3, respectively. AFE and AA barely affect the rate of polymerization: AGE, ANE, and 2VD act as weak retarders. There is no direct correlation between effectiveness as a transfer agent and the extent of retardation for these additives. For copolymerization with MMA (monomer-1), the monomer reactivity ratios r₁ are 42 ± 5 and 32 ± 5 for AGE and ANE, respectively; for both cases, r₂ is very close to zero; 2VD engages in copolymerization with MMA to a negligible extent. Experiments involving styrene or acrylonitrile gave results consistent with those obtained using MMA.     

Rhodium‐Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Silylation of Acetophenone Derivatives: Formation of Silyl Enol Ethers versus Silyl Ethers

A series of rhodium–NSiN complexes (NSiN=bis (pyridine‐2‐yloxy)methylsilyl fac‐coordinated) is reported, including the solid‐state structures of [Rh(H)(Cl)(NSiN)(PCy₃)] (Cy=cyclohexane) and [Rh(H)(CF₃SO₃)(NSiN)(coe)] (coe=cis‐cyclooctene). The [Rh(H)(CF₃SO₃)(NSiN)(coe)]‐catalyzed reaction of acetophenone with silanes performed in an open system was studied. Interestingly, in most of the cases the formation of the corresponding silyl enol ether as major reaction product was observed. However, when the catalytic reactions were performed in closed systems, formation of the corresponding silyl ether was favored. Moreover, theoretical calculations on the reaction of [Rh(H)(CF₃SO₃)(NSiN)(coe)] with HSiMe₃ and acetophenone showed that formation of the silyl enol ether is kinetically favored, while the silyl ether is the thermodynamic product. The dehydrogenative silylation entails heterolytic cleavage of the Si?H bond by a metal–ligand cooperative mechanism as the rate‐determining step. Silyl transfer from a coordinated trimethylsilyltriflate molecule to the acetophenone followed by proton transfer from the activated acetophenone to the hydride ligand results in the formation of H₂ and the corresponding silyl enol ether.     

Synthesis and characterization of new aromatic polyamides bearing crown ethers or their dipodal counterparts in the pendant structure. I. Benzo‐12‐crown‐4 and ortho‐bis(2‐ethoxyethoxy)benzene

Two novel isophthalic diacid‐based monomers have been synthesized by inclusion in ring position 5 of a functionalized benzoylamine moiety. The functionalization includes a 12‐crown‐4 ether group fused with the benzene subunit and a dipodand substructure, formally a disubstitution of the benzene ring, with two sequences of ethyl‐terminated ethylene oxide units, which represent the open‐chain counterpart of the alicylic crown moiety. The polycondensation of the two diacids with five aromatic diamines yielded 10 new polyamides with crown or podand pendant substructures. The polyamides had previously been chemically characterized by NMR, IR, and elemental analysis. The polymers showed high glass transition temperatures of up to 349 °C, good thermal stability (T_{donset, N2} ≈ 400 °C), and improved solubility in organic solvents. The presence of acyclic or alicyclic oxyethylene sequences as crown ether or podand substructures and an additional amide side group per repeat unit made the polymers essentially amorphous and improved their water absorption ability in comparison with nonsubstituted polyamides. Water uptake values as high as 12% were observed at 65% relative humidity. All the polyamides showed a good film‐forming ability, and the mechanical properties of these films are considered to be satisfactory for experimental aromatic polyamides. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 2270–2281, 2006     

Study on the initiation step of 2-(9-carbazolyl)ethyl glycidyl ether polymerization by K, K (15-crown-5)2

Several reactions occur during the initiation of 2-(9-carbazolyl)ethyl glycidyl ether polymerization by K⁻, K⁺ (15-crown-5)₂. At first the oxirane ring is opened mainly in the β-position. An organometallic intermediate obtained cleaved then the linear ether bond in the substituent and the cyclic one in crown ether. Various potassium alkoxides are finally formed. They are the real initiators of the polymerization. 9-Vinylcarbazole being another reaction product is inactive in this process.     

DFT calculation of benzoazacrown ethers and their complexes with calcium perchlorate

The complexation constants of several azacrown ethers with Ca(ClO₄)₂ were determined and turned out to be the higher, the large the macrocycle. The structures of free ligands and their complexes and the complexation energies were calculated by the DFT method. In the aza-12(15)-crown-4(5) ether complexes with Ca(ClO₄)₂, the metal cations lie outside the averaged plane of heteroatoms of the macrocycle, and the coordination of both counterions is V-like. In the complexes of aza-18-crown-6 ethers, the counterions are in the axial position relatively to the macrocycle in the center of which the Ca²⁺ ion is localized. The complexation energies increase with an increase in the size of the azacrown ether macrocycle. The involvement of the nitrogen atom in binding with the Ca²⁺ ion decreases with the expansion of the macrocycle. Two methods for quantitative estimation of the degree of pre-organization of ligands to complexation were considered: geometric and energetic methods. Benzoaza-15-crown-5 ether is a ligand which is more pre-organized to complexation than N-phenylaza-15-crown-5 ether.