NMR and EPR investigations of iron corrolates: iron(III) corrolate pi cation radicals or iron(IV) corrolates?

The chloroiron corrolates of 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octamethyl- and 7,13-dimethyl-2,3,8,12,17,18-hexaethylcorrole ([(Me8C)FeCl] and [(7,13-Me2Et6C)FeCl], respectively) and their bisimidazole complexes have been investigated by NMR spectroscopy as a function of temperature, and by EPR spectroscopy at 4.2 K. Magnetic susceptibilities were measured by the modified Evans method. It is found that the electron configuration of the chloroiron corrolates is that of a S = 3/2 Fe(III) center coupled to a corrolate pi radical, where one electron has been removed from the pi system of the corrolate. This pi radical is antiferromagnetically coupled to the unpaired electrons of the iron to yield an overall S = 1 complex, as evidenced by the very large positive shifts of the meso-H resonances (183 and 172 ppm). That this antiferromagnetic coupling is very strong is supported by the near-Curie behavior of the 1H chemical shifts. For the chloroiron corrolates in the presence of imidazole, imidazole-d4, and N-methylimidazole at temperatures of -50 degrees C and below, the mono- and bisligand complexes are formed. The NMR spectra can be assigned on the basis of chemical exchange between the chloroiron(III) parent complex and the bisligand complex at -30 degrees C, and between the bisligand complex and the monoligand complex at -50 degrees C. The bisimidazole complexes show pyrrole CH2 and CH3 resonances characteristic of low-spin Fe(III) centers (S = 1/2), but with strongly upfield-shifted meso-H resonances (delta values of -95 and -82.5 ppm for the octamethyl complex and -188 and -161 ppm for the dimethylhexaethyl complex at 203 K) characteristic of the presence of a macrocycle-centered unpaired electron. The magnetic moments of these bisligand complexes are somewhat lower than expected for overall S = 1 systems, and decrease as the temperature is lowered. The lower apparent magnetic moments (2.0-1.8 mu B between -50 and -90 degrees C) are believed to be caused by a combination of weak or no magnetic coupling between the metal and macrocycle electrons and decreasing solubility of the complex as the temperature is lowered. The non-Curie behavior of the 1H chemical shifts observed in the low-temperature (-50 to -90 degrees C) NMR spectra likely arises from a combination of the effects of weak antiferromagnetic coupling of metal and macrocycle spins, a low-lying electronic excited state, and ligand binding/loss equilibria at the highest temperatures studied (-50 degrees C).     

Preparation of aminotriazole-thione derivatives from n-aryl-n-carboxyethyl-β-alanines

Depending on the substituents in the aryl moiety, the fusion of N-aryl-N-ethoxycarbonyl-β-alanines with thiocarbohydrazide gives di- or monotriazole derivatives, namely, 4-amino-(2-{[2-(4-amino-5-thioxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)ethyl]anilino}ethyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazole-5-thiones, 1-[2-(4-amino- 5-thioxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)ethyl]-2,3-dihydroquinolin-4(1H)-ones, 4-amino-3-[2-(4-methylanilino))ethyl]-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazole-5-thione and 4-amino-3-[2-(4-ethoxyanilino)-ethyl]-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazole-5-thione. A ditriazolethione derivative was also obtained from the diethyl ester of N-ethoxycarbonyl-N-(4-ethoxyphenyl)- β-alanine.     

Synthesis of phosphorylated derivatives of furoylglycine and furoyl-β-alanine

Chloromethylfuroyl chlorides react with alkyl glycinates and β-alanates to form the corresponding chloromethylfuroyl amides. The compounds obtained are phosphorylated with triethyl phosphite under the conditions of the Arbuzov reaction to give (diethoxyphosphorylmethylfuroyl amides. Alkaline hydrolysis of these compounds proceeds only at the carboxy group leading to (diethoxyphosphorylmethyl)furoylglycine and furoyl-β-alanine. Selectivity of hydrolysis does not depend on the position of carboxamide and diethoxyphosphorylmethyl groups in the furan ring.     

Reaction of α-chloro-β-oxobutanal with indole derivatives

The reactions of 2-methylindole and 2-methylindol-3-yldiphenylphosphine with α-chloro-β-oxobutanal was studied.     

Metathesis transformations of unsaturated derivatives of β-diketones

Selected β-diketones bearing unsaturated derivatives have been demonstrated to undergo homo-metathesis and cross-metathesis with selected olefins in the presence of Grubbs catalysts. The reactions led to respective homo- and cross-metathesis products mainly with good yields and selectivities.      

Synthesis of hydrogenated indazole derivatives starting with α,β-unsaturated ketones and hydrazine derivatives

The reaction of hydrazine derivatives with α,β-unsaturated ketones, such as cyclohexenyl(phenyl)methanone and (E)-2-benzylidenecyclohexanone, were investigated.The reaction between methylhydrazine and e.g., cyclohexenyl(phenyl)methanone was particularly interesting as 3a,4,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-1-methyl-3-phenyl-1H-indazole was obtained as the major product together with 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-2-methyl-3-phenyl-2H-indazole as a minor product.     

Synthesis of N-β- trifluoroethyl derivatives of maleic and citraconic acids

Summary Halogen derivatives of the N-alkylmonoamides and N-alkylimides of maleic and citraconic acid containing the strongly electronegative group CF₃ in the alkyl radical, previously unreported in the literature, have been synthesized.     

Synthesis ofN-chioroacetyl-β-glycopyranosylamines,derivatives of monosaccharides and lactose

N-Chloroacetyl--glycopyranosylimines were synthesized from various monosaccharide (hexoses, pentoses, deoxysugars, uronic acids, and sugar phosphates) and a disaccharide (lactose) byN-acylation of the corresponding -glycosylamines with chloroacetic anhydride in DMF In some cases, treatment of rnonosacc harides with NH₃ in the presence of (NH₄)₂CO₃ in MeOH or aqueous MeOH was more efficient than the methods previously described, as it gave -glycosylarnines in higher yields.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1848–1851, July, 1996.     

Chelation of somebisazophenyl-β-diketone derivatives with lanthanide metal ions

Summary The chelation behaviour ofbisazo--diketone compounds with La, Ce, Nd, Sm, Gd, Er, and Lu ions was investigated. Composition and stability constants of the chelates have been determined by conductometric and potentiometric techniques. Electronic absorption, IR, and¹H NMR spectra as well as molar conductance and elemental and thermal analyses were used to characterize the complexes.

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Komplexierung einiger Lanthaniden mitBisazophenyl--diketon-Derivaten

Zusammenfassung Das Komplexierungsverhalten einigerBisazophenyl--diketone mit La, Ce, Nd, Sm, Gd, Er und Lu wurde untersucht. Zusammensetzung und Stabilitätskonstanten der Chelate wurden mit konduktometrischen und potentiometrischen Methoden bestimmt. Zur Charakterisierung der Komplexe wurden UV/Vis-, IR- und¹H-NMR-Spektroskopie sowie molare Leitfähigkeit, Elementaranalyse und thermische Analyse herangezogen.

     

Synthesis and characterization of water-swellableα,β-polyasparthydrazide derivatives

The synthesis of a new crosslinked polymer by reaction of , -polyasparthydrazide and glutaraldehyde is reported. Different crosslinking degrees were obtained by varying the ratio between the aldehyde and the starting polymer. The crosslinked polymer was characterized by water swelling tests and thermal analysis. In particular, the crosslinking density and its effects on the glass transition temperature of the material were studied. Finally, the microstructure of the obtained polymer was observed using scanning electron microscopy.     

Synthesis and characterization of water-swellableα,β-polyasparthydrazide derivatives

, -polyasparthydrazide (PAHy) was crosslinked by glutaraldehyde to form water-swellable materials possessing a three-dimensional molecular network. Different crosslinking degrees were prepared varying glutaraldehyde/PAHy ratio and samples containing 5-fluorouracil were obtained by incorporating the drug into the polymer networks during the crosslinking reaction. All samples were characterized by swelling tests, thermal, x-ray and SEM analysis. Their microstructure was observed through scanning electron microscopy. Furthermore, for samples containing the anticancer drug,in vitro release studies were performed in pH 7.4 buffer solution.     

Synthesis of N-glycyl-β-glycopyranosylamines, human milk fucooligosaccharide derivatives

The action of ammonium carbamate in aqueous methanol in the presence of NH₃ on three-, penta-, hexa-, octa-, and nonasaccharides of human milk and on decasaccharide (N-glycan from human immunoglobulin (IgG)) containing one or two a-l-fucose residues led to the corresponding β-glycopyranosylamines. After their N-acylation upon treatment with N-hydroxysuccinimide ester of N-Boc-glycine or N-Boc-glycine anhydride (Boc is the tert-butyloxycarbonyl) with subsequent removal of the Boc group, N-glycyl-β-glycopyranosylamines were obtained in up to 75% yield.     

β-Hydroxynorbornane amino acid derivatives: valuable synthons for the diastereoselective preparation of substituted cyclopentylglycine derivatives

The behaviour towards the retro-aldol or retro-Dieckmann reactions of several norbornene and norbornane amino acids functionalized with an oxygen atom at C-β and characterized by different features, such as the substitution pattern and the constraints, was investigated. By C₂-C₃ disconnection new differently functionalized cyclopentenyl- and cyclopentylglycines were prepared. This synthetic approach allows to control the stereochemistry from two to four stereocentres depending on the starting norbornane derivative and affords, for each derivative, a couple of epimeric compounds at amino acid stereocentre. Depending on the features of the starting reagent and of the reaction conditions, a partial control of the stereochemistry of the amino acid carbon atom is also possible.     

Synthesis of α-Nitro Ketoximes from Styrenes and tert-Butyl Nitrite

We have discovered that various α-nitro ketoximes can be synthesized in good yields starting from styrenes and tert-butyl nitrite. The success of the reaction was critically dependent on the use of a mixture solvent of dimethylsulfoxide and water. The reaction can tolerate a wide variety of substituents including electron-withdrawing and electron-donating groups.     

β,β-Dinitro derivatives ofN-alkyl-N′-alkoxydiazene-N-oxides

Methods of synthesis ofN-alkyl-N-alkoxydiazene-N-oxides containing a carbonyl group in the -position of alkyl or alkoxy radicals were developed. ,-Dinitro derivatives ofN-alkyl-N-alkoxydiazene-N-oxides were synthesized for the first timevia nitration of oximes obtained from the ketones.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1534–1538, August, 1995.     

Mössbauer characterization of some new high-spin iron complexes with urea and thiourea derivatives

New high-spin iron(II) and iron(III) complexes with urea, thiourea and related ligands have been prepared and characterized by electronic, infrared, magnetic and Mössbauer measurements. The complexes with general formula FeL_nX₂ (n = 4, 6; X = Cl, Br, I), FeL₂(SCN)₂ and FeL_nX₃ (n = 2, 3, 6; X = Cl, Br) have octahedral geometry and some of them are polymeric, while the FeL₂X₂ complexes (X = Cl, Br) present monomeric tetrahedral geometry. Some results of temperature dependence of the Mössbauer parameters are presented and related to the estimated crystal field values.     

Conductivity studies of the molecular encapsulation of sodium perfluoroctanoate byβ-cyclodextrin derivatives

The molecular encapsulation of sodium perfluoroctanoate (SPFO) by hydroxypropyl--cyclodextrin (HP--CD) or 2,6-di-O-methyl--cyclodextrin (DM--CD) has been analyzed by measuring the conductivity in solution of the ternary systems formed by CD + SPFO + H₂O. The studies were carried out at 25 °C using a fully computerized electrical conductivity technique. The measurements were made as a function of CD concentration at various non-micellar concentrations of SPFO, and as a function of CD and SPFO concentrations with [CD]/[SPFO] constant at stoichiometric ratio. The inclusion complexes, HP--CD-SPFO and DM--CD-SPFO, were characterized through the stoichiometry, which has been found to be 1 : 1 in both cases, and the binding constants, which have been evaluated from the conductivity data with a model proposed by us considering the variation of the ionic molar conductivities with the concentration and the association of the surfactant counterion to the inclusion complex. The resultingK values indicate that the interaction between the CD cavity and the monomeric SPFO is strong and similar in both cases.     

Fragmentation of (η5-cyclopropentadienyl)iron carbonyl derivatives of carboranes(12) under electron impact

Mass spectra of (⁵-cyclopentadienyl)iron dicarbonyl derivatives of carborane(12), CpFe(CO)₂C₂H₁₁B₁₀ and CpFe(CO)₂COC₂H₁₁B₁₀, were studied. The effect of the carboranyl radical and the fragmentation of the organometallic moiety (decarbonylation and rearrangement with migration of the Cp ring to the carboranyl radical) and that of the organometallic moiety on the dehydrogenation of carborane were observed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 484–486, March, 1995.This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project no. 94-03-08126.     

Three 1,6-anhydro-β-d-glycopyranose derivatives

Two of the title compounds, 1,6-an­hydro-2,3-O-(S)-benzyl­idene-β-d -manno­pyran­ose, C₁₃H₁₄O₅, (I), and 1,6-an­hydro-4-O-benzyl-β-d -manno­pyran­ose, C₁₃H₁₆O₅, (II), are derived from β-d -manno­pyran­ose, while the third, 1,6-an­hydro-3,4-O-(S)-benzyl­idene-β-d -galacto­pyran­ose, C₁₃H₁₄O₅, (III), is derived from β-d -galacto­pyran­ose. In the crystal packing, each hydroxyl group is involved in O—H⃛O hydrogen bonds, where the acceptor group is the other hydroxyl group in (II), or the endocyclic O atoms of the dioxolane [in (I)], an­hydro [in (II)] or pyran­ose [in (III)] rings. Differences in the crystal packing arise from the contrasting O—H⃛O hydrogen-bonding environments.