Predicting Nitrogen‐Based Families of Compounds: Transition‐Metal Guanidinates TCN3 (T=V,Nb, Ta) and Ortho‐Nitrido Carbonates T′2CN4 (T′=Ti,Zr, Hf)

Due to its unsurpassed capability to engage in various sp hybridizations or orbital mixings, carbon may contribute in expanding solid‐state nitrogen chemistry by allowing for different complex anions, such as the known NCN^2? carbodiimide unit, the so far unknown CN₃^5? guanidinate anion, and the likewise unknown CN₄^8? ortho‐nitrido carbonate (onc) entity. Because the latter two complex anions have never been observed before, we have chemically designed them using first‐principles structural searches, and we here predict the first hydrogen‐free guanidinates TCN₃ (T=V, Nb, Ta) and ortho‐nitrido carbonates T′₂CN₄ (T′=Ti, Zr, Hf) being mechanically stable at normal pressure; the latter should coexist as solid solutions with the stoichiometrically identical nitride carbodiimides and nitride guanidinates. We also suggest favorable exothermic reactions as useful signposts for eventual synthesis, and we trust that the decay of the novel compounds is unlikely due to presumably large kinetic activation barriers (C?N bond breaking) and quite substantial Madelung energies stabilizing the highly charged complex anions. While chemical‐bonding analysis reveals the novel CN₄^8? to be more covalent compared to NCN^2? and CN₃^5? within related compounds, further electronic‐structure data of onc phases hint at their physicochemical potential in terms of photoelectrochemical water splitting and nonlinear optics.     

N,N′,N′′,N′′′‐Tetraethylterephthalamidinium bis(tetrazolate)

The crystal structure of the title 2:1 salt of tetrazole and a substituted terephthal­amidine, C₁₆H₂₈N₄²⁺·2CHN₄^?, contains an infinite network of hydrogen bonds, with short N?N distances of 2.820 (2) and 2.8585 (19) Å between the tetrazolate anion and the amidinium cation. Involvement of the lateral N atoms of the tetrazole in the hydrogen bonding appears to be a typical binding pattern for the tetrazolate anion.     

Separation of (3R, 3′ R)-, (3R, 3′ S; meso)-, (3S, 3′ S)- Zeaxanthin, (3R, 3′ R, 6′ R)-, (3R, 3′ S, 6′ S)- and (3S, 3′ S, 6′ S)-Lutein via the dicarbamates of (S)-(+)-α-(1-naphthyl) ethyl isocyanate

A method is described for the qualitative and quantitative determination of configurational isomers of zeaxanthin (=3,3′ -dihydroxy-β, β -carotene) and lutein (=3,3′ -dihydroxy-α -cartotene). It is based on the reaction of these zeaxathin and lutein isomers with (S)-(+)-α-(1-naphthyl) ethyl isocyanate to afford diastereomeric dicarbamates, which are analyzed by HPLC.     

Hexaamminecobalt(III) aquabis(nitrilotriacetato‐κ4N,O,O′,O′′)gadolinate(III) octahydrate

Crystals of the title compound, [Co(NH₃)₆][Gd(C₆H₆NO₆)₂(H₂O)]·8H₂O, were synthesized in and collected from aqueous solution. The hexaamminecobalt(III) cation has the expected octahedral geometry, while the Gd coordination sphere has the geometry of a tricapped trigonal prism, with the two nitrilo­tri­acetate N atoms and one water mol­ecule occupying the capping positions.     

Dimeres N-Lithium-N′,N′-bis(dimethylphenylsilyl)- und trimeres N,N′-Dilithium-N,N′-bis(dimethylphenylsilyl)hydrazid – Synthesen,Strukturen und Reaktionen

Dimeric N-Lithium-N′,N′-bis(dimethyphenylsilyl)- and trimeric N,N′-Dilithium-N,N′-bis(dimethylphenylsilyl)hydrazide – Syntheses, Structures, and Reactions Dilithiated hydrazine reacts with two equivalents chlorodimethylphenylsilane to the isomeric bis(silyl)hydrazines 1 a and 1 b . Reactions of 1 a / 1 b with one and two equivalents n-butyllithium lead to the lithium derivatives 2 and 4 . The crystal structure analyses of 2 and 4 are reported. 2 forms with difluorodiisopropylsilane the tris(silyl)hydrazine 3 . The tetrakis(silyl)hydrazines 5 and 6 are formed in reactions of 4 with trifluoromethylsilane and tetrafluorosilane.     

[N,N′‐Bis(3‐aminopropyl)ethylenediamine‐κ4N,N′,N′′,N′′′](trithiocyanurato‐κ2N,S)zinc(II) ethanol solvate

In the crystal structure of the title compound, [N,N′‐bis(3‐­amino­propyl)­ethyl­enedi­amine‐κ⁴N,N′,N′′,N′′′][1,3,5‐triazine‐2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)‐tri­thionato(2−)‐κ²N,S]­zinc(II) ethanol sol­vate, [Zn(C₈H₂₂N₄)₂(C₃HN₃S₃)]·C₂H₆O, the Zn^II atom is octa­hedrally coordinated by four N atoms [Zn—N = 2.104 (2)–2.203 (2) Å] of a tetradentate N‐donor N,N′‐bis(3‐­amino­propyl)­ethyl­enedi­amine (bapen) ligand and by two S and N atoms [Zn—S = 2.5700 (7) Å and Zn—N = 2.313 (2) Å] of a tri­thio­cyanurate(2−) (ttcH²⁻) dianion bonded as a bidentate ligand in a cis configuration. The crystal structure of the compound is stabilized by a network of hydrogen bonds.     

Mass spectral rearrangements of N,N-bis(4′-arylthio-2′-butynyl)anilines and N,N-bis(4′-arylsulfonyl-2′-butynyl)anilines

The title compounds display unusual modes of fragmentation under electron impact. One of the dominant modes is the concerted elimination of the two arylthio and arylsulfonyl moieties followed by further extrusion of the C₆H₄ unit as a cumulene. No elimination of SO₂ is observed from any of the sulfones nor an expulsion of the C₄H₄ fragment. Such behavior contrasts strikingly with that of 1,4-diarylsulfonyl-2-butynes and of the 1,6-diarylsulfonyl-2,4-hexadiynes.     

Separation of (3S, 3′S)-, (3R 3′R)- and (3S, 3′R)-astaxanthin via (−)-camphanic acid esters

A method is described for the qualitative and quantitative determination of configurational isomers of astaxanthin. It is based on the esterification of astaxanthin with (—)-camphanic acid chloride and analysis of the corresponding diesters by HPLC.     

Metallophilic interactions in iodido(2,2′:6′,2′′‐terpyridine)platinum(II) diiodidoaurate(I)

In the title compound, [PtI(C₁₅H₁₁N₃)][AuI₂], the [PtI(terpy)]⁺ cations (terpy is 2,2′:6′,2′′‐terpyridine) stack in pairs about inversion centers through Pt...Pt interactions of 3.5279 (5) Å. The [AuI₂]⁻ anions also exhibit pairwise stacking, with Au...I distances of 3.7713 (5) Å. The [PtI(terpy)]⁺ cations and [AuI₂]⁻ anions aggregate forming infinite arrays of stacked ...({[PtI(terpy)]⁺...[PtI(terpy)]⁺}...{[AuI₂]⁻...[AuI₂]⁻})... units.     

Synthesis of well‐defined second‐generation dendritic polymers of isoprene (I) and styrene (S): (S2I)3, (SI′I)3, (I″I′I)3, and (I′2I)4

The synthesis of second‐generation (G‐2) dendritic polymers of isoprene (I) and styrene (S) was achieved with anionic polymerization high‐vacuum techniques and by performing the following steps: (1) selective reaction of a living chain with the chlorosilane group of 4‐(chlorodimethylsilyl)styrene (a dual‐functionality compound) to produce a macromonomer, (2) addition of a second living chain (same or different) to the double bond of the macromonomer, (3) polymerization of I with the anionic sites, and (4) reaction of the produced off‐center living species with trichloromethyl silane or tetrachlorosilane (CH₃SiCl₃ or SiCl₄). The combined characterization results showed that the G‐2 dendritic macromolecules synthesized—(S₂I)₃, (SI′I)₃, (I″I′I)₃, (I′₂I)₄—have a high molecular and compositional homogeneity. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 1519–1526, 2002     

(1H‐Pyrazole‐κN2)(2,2′:6′,2′′‐terpyridine‐κ3N,N′,N′′)platinum(II) bis(perchlorate) nitromethane monosolvate

The reaction between [PtCl(terpy)]·2H₂O (terpy is 2,2′:6′,2′′‐terpyridine) and pyrazole in the presence of two equivalents of AgClO₄ in nitromethane yields the title compound, [Pt(C₃H₄N₂)(C₁₅H₁₁N₃)](ClO₄)₂·CH₃NO₂, as a yellow crystalline solid. Single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction shows that the dicationic platinum(II) chelate is square planar with the terpyridine ligand occupying three sites and the pyrazole ligand occupying the fourth. The torsion angle subtended by the pyrazole ring relative to the terpyridine chelate is 62.4 (6)°. Density functional theory calculations at the LANL2DZ/PBE1PBE level of theory show that in vacuo the lowest‐energy conformation has the pyrazole ligand in an orientation perpendicular to the terpyridine ligand (i.e. 90°). Seemingly, the stability gained by the formation of hydrogen bonds between the pyrazole NH group and the perchlorate anion in the solid‐state structure is sufficient for the chelate to adopt a higher‐energy conformation.     

(2,2′‐Biquinoline‐κ2N,N′)bis(nitrato‐κ2O,O′)copper(II)

In the title monomer, [Cu(NO₃)₂(C₁₈H₁₂N₂)], the six‐coordinated Cu^II atom lies on a twofold axis which bisects one of the ligands (a chelating biquinoline) and duplicates the remaining ligand, a chelating nitrate. The latter binds in a very asymmetric way, consistent with a Jahn–Teller distortion in the coordination polyhedron which, due to the triple chelation, is extremely distorted and difficult to describe in terms of any regular model.     

Syntheses of N,N′-Bis(salicylideneiminoethyl)oxamidatodicopper(II), N,N′-Bis(salicylideneiminoisopropyl)-oxamidatodicopper(II), and N,N′-Bis(2-pyridylideneiminopropyl)oxamidatodicopper(II) Nitrate and Corresponding Perchlorate

Reactions of coordinated functional groups were carried out as follows: The product formed by reaction of A-1a

1 The four new complexes are shown as A-3a, A-3b, B-3a, and B-3b (cf. Fig. 1), and other related complexes are shown as A-1a, A-1b, A-2a, A-2b, B-n, B-1, B-4, and B-5 (cf. Fig. 2)

or A-1b with copper(II), reacts with salicylaldehyde to give A-3a or A-3b, respectively. And the product formed by reaction of B-1 with copper(II), reacts with pyridine-2-aldehyde to give B-3a or B-3b. The four binuclear copper(II) complexes thus isolated as the new compounds have been characterized by elemental analyses, u.v. and i.r. spectra, magnetic susceptibility, and electronic conductivity measurements. Attempts to exchange the reactants with one another were unsuccessful.     

Angiotensin-II Analogues. I: Synthesis and incorporation of the halogenated amino acids 3-(4′-iodophenyl)alanine, 3-(3′,5′-dibromo-4′-chlorophenyl)alanine, 3-(3′,4′,5′-tribromophenyl)alanine,and 3-(2′,3′,4′,5′,6′-pentabromophenyl)alanine

The synthesis of the polyhalogenated phenylalanines Phe(3′,4′,5′-Br₃) ( 3 ), Phe(3′,5′-Br₂-4′-Cl) ( 4 ) and DL -Phe (2′,3′,4′,5′,6′-Br₅) ( 9 ) is described. The trihalogenated phenylalanines 3 and 4 are obtained stereospecifically from Phe(4′-NH₂) by electrophilic bromination followed by Sandmeyer reaction. The most hydrophobic amino acid 9 is synthesized from pentabromobenzyl bromide and a glycine analogue by phase-transfer catalysis. With the amino acids 4, 9 , Phe(4′-I) and D -Phe, analogues of [1-sarcosin]angiotensin II ([Sar¹]AT) are produced for structure-activity studies and tritium incorporation. The diastereomeric pentabromo peptides L - and D - 13 are separated by HPLC. and identified by catalytic dehalogenation and comparison to [Sar¹]AT ( 10 ) and [Sar¹, D -Phe⁸]AT ( 14 ).     

(6′RS,8′RS,2E)- und (6′RS,8′SR,2E)-3-Methyl-3-(2y,2′,6′-trimethyl-7′-oxabicyclo[4.3.0]non-9′-en-8′-yl)-2-propenal ([(5RS,8RS)- und (5RS,8SR)-5,8-Epoxy-5,8-dihydro-ionyloinden]acetaldehyd): Synthese und Röntgenstrukturanalyse

Synthesis and X-Ray Structure of (6′RS,8′RS,2E)- and (6′RS,8′SR,2E)-3-Methyl-3-(2′,2′,6′-trimethyl-7′-oxabicyclo[4.3.0]non-9′-en-8′-yl)-2-propenal ([(5RS,8RS)- and (5RS,8SR)-5,8-Epoxy-5,8-dihydro-ionylidene]acetaldehyde) To check our previous spectroscopic assignments of the structures of trans- and cis-substituted furanoid end groups of carotenoid-5,8-epoxides, we now have synthesized the title compounds. An X-ray structure determination of a single crystal of the trans-isomer (±)- -10A is in agreement with the ¹ H-NMR spectroscopic arguments: isomers with Δδ (H? C(7), H? C(8)) = 0.15–0.22 ppm and J > 1.4 for H? C(7) belong to the cis-series; Δδ in trans-compounds is < 0.07 ppm, and H? C(7) appears as a broad singulett.     

Triaqua(oxalato‐O,O′)oxovanadium(IV) dihydrate

In the structure of the title compound, [VO(C₂O₄)(H₂O)₃]·2H₂O, the V atom of the oxovanadium(IV) cation is coordinated to one bidentate oxalate anion and three water mol­ecules, resulting in a neutral complex. Two more water mol­ecules are not coordinated to the V atoms but are involved in the hydrogen‐bonding network, which consists of ten different hydrogen bonds.     

Preparation of 3-(3′-,4′-Hydroxyphenyl)sydnones

3-(3′-,4′-Hydroxyphenyl)sydnones were prepared by dealkylation of 3-(3′-,4′-alkoxyphenyl)sydnones with concentrated sulfuric acid at room temperature in a range of 59 to 86% yield.     

Mass spectral rearrangements of N-(4′-arylthio-2′-butynyl) N-(2″-arylthio-2″-propenyl)-p-toluidines,N,N-bis(2′-arylthio-2′-propenyl)-p-toluidines and 1,2-bis(arylthio)acenaphthenes

Under electron impact the title compounds display, in addition to the sequential loss of the arylthio groups, the elimination of a bisaryl disulphide moiety, but they do not eliminate sulphur. The behaviour of the p-toluidine derivatives supports the rearrangement pathway proposed earlier for N,N-bis(4′-arylthio-2′-butynyl)anilines.