Reactions of diethylmagnesium - ethyllithium solutions with pyridine

In contrast to the reactions of pyridine with diethylmagnesium or ethyllithium alone, which lead only to 1,2-addition, reactions with diethylmagnesium-ethyllithium solutions lead to significant amounts of 1,4-addition; magnesium ate species are proposed to be responsible.     

Reactions of 2,3-diferrocenylcyclopropenone with methyllithium and phenyllithium

Reactions of 2,3-diferrocenylcyclopropenone with methyllithium and phenyllithium afford products of the nucleophilic opening of the three-membered ring, viz., α,β-unsaturated ketones (cis-3,4-diferrocenylbut-3-en-2-one and cis-2,3-diferrocenyl-1-phenylprop-2-enone) and allylic alcohols (cis-3,4-diferrocenyl-2-methylbut-3-en-2-ol and cis-1,1-diphenyl-2,3-diferrocenylprop-2-en-1-ol). The insertion product of a methyl(diferrocenyl)vinylcarbenoid into a σ-bond of the starting compound, viz., 2,3,4-triferrocenyl-4-(1-ferrocenyl-2-oxopropyl)cyclobutenone, along with intramolecular ortho-alkylation products, viz., 2,3-diferrocenylindanone and 2,3-diferrocenyl-2-hydroxyindanone, were also isolated. X-ray diffraction data for triferrocenylcyclobutenone and 2,3-diferrocenyl-2-hydroxyindanone are presented.     

The protonation of gaseous cyclopropane

The protonation of cyclopropane by gaseous Br?nsted acids of varying strength in radiolytic experiments at atmospheric pressure leads to two distinct C3H7- isomers that have been sampled by their reaction with benzene. The neutral end products, nC3H7-C6H5 and iC3H7-C6H5, arise from the electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction with the cC3H7+ and iC3H7+ ions, respectively. Their relative abundance was studied as a function of pressure, temperature, and the presence of additives in the gaseous systems; the results indicate a large extent of isomerization to the thermodynamically favored iC3H7+ from the protonation by strong acids. The presence of a kinetic barrier prevents any thermal isomerization from taking place in the time frame of 10(-8) s. In the peculiar case in which protonated benzene is the Br?nsted acid, C3H7+ ions are formed in the presence of neutral benzene within the same ion - molecule complex. The ensuing reaction shows that cC3H7+ ions are formed exclusively and react in the 10(-10) s(-1) estimated lifetime of the complex. Still, such cC3H7+ ions undergo complete randomization of their hydrogen atoms; this points to a low kinetic barrier for the process. Agreement is found between the reported experimental results and updated computations of the relevant species in the C3H7+ potential energy surface.     

The protonation of allene and some heteroallenes, a computational study

Protonation of allene and seven heteroallenes, X = Y = Z, at the terminal and central positions has been studied computationally at the MP2/6-311+G**, B3LYP/6-31+G**, and G3 levels. In all but one case protonation at a terminal position is preferred thermodynamically. The exception is allene, where protonation at C2 giving allyl cation prevails by about 10 kcal/mol over end-protonation, which gives the 2-propenyl cation. In the heteroallenes, protonation at a terminal carbon is strongly favored, activated by electron donation from the other terminal atom. Transition states for identity proton-transfer reactions were found for 10 of the "end-to-end" proton transfers. When the transfer termini are heteroatoms these processes are barrier free. We found no first-order saddle point structures for "center-to-center" proton transfers. An estimate of DeltaH++ for an identity center-to-center proton transfer could be made only for the reaction between the allyl cation and allene; it is approximately 22 kcal/mol higher than DeltaH++ for the end-to-end proton transfer between the 2-propenyl cation and allene. First-order saddle points for the proton transfer from H3S+ to both C1 and C2 of allene were found. The difference in activation enthalpies is 9.9 kcal/mol favoring protonation at C1 in spite of the thermodynamic disadvantage. We infer that protonation of X = Y = Z at central atoms passes through transition states much like primary carbenium (nitrenium, oxenium) cations, poorly conjugated with the attached vinylic or heterovinylic group. Several other processes following upon center protonation were studied and are discussed in the text, special attention being given to comparison of open and cyclic isomers.     

Reaction of ethyl quininate derivatives with phenyllithium

The reactions of ethyl quininate and its 1-methyl-2-oxo derivative and ethyl 1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquininate with phenyllithium were investigated. The structures of the products were confirmed by IR, PMR, and mass-spectroscopic data.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 368–373, March, 1978.     

Addition-elimination reactions between phenyllithium and some perfluorovinylether compounds

Reactions between C₆H₅Li and C₃F₇OCFCF₂ (I) yield phenyl substituted perfluorovinylethers. Stoichiometry and reaction temperature dictate the degree of substitution. With each replacement of F^θ by C₆H₅^θ the subsequent substitutions require more forcing conditions. The F^θ is substituted easier than the C₃F₇O^θ during the addition-elimination reactions.     

三氯苯的标准生成焓和异构化焓

报导了用精密转动弹量热计测定诸三氯苯燃烧热的实验结果,并计算出这些化合物在液态(或固态)和气态下的标准生成焓.同时还计算出它们的异构化焓和原子化热,并与一般公认为比较精确的热化学键能模式的计算值进行比较和讨论.     

The reaction of lithium phenylacetylide and phenyllithium with N-(ω-Bromoalkyl)phthalimides

Lithium phenylacetylide reacted with short-chain N-(ω-bromoalkyl)phthalimides 1b and 1c to give tricyclic products 2b and 2c in moderate yields. Likewise, tricyclic products 3a-c were obtained when short-chain imides 1a-c were treated with phenyllithium. When longer-chain imides 1d-f in this series were treated with lithium phenylacetylide only tertiary alcohols 4d-f could be isolated. Partial hydrogenation of 2b and 2c yielded the corresponding alkenes 5b and 5c , products which corroborated the structural assignment of 2b and 2c .     

Direct regioselective phenylation of acridine derivatives by phenyllithium

Acridine and acridine derivatives have been converted directly to phenyl derivatives regioselectively using phenyllithium.     

The enthalpies of formation and evolved gas detection

The standard molar enthalpies of formation of H₄SiW₁₂O₄₀·6H₂O (I), H₄SiW₁₂O₄₀·6DMF·H₂O (II), H₄SiW₁₂O₄₀·8DMSO·H₂O (III) have been determined. Thermodynamic cycles were designed, and the heat of reactions in the thermodynamic cycles were measured calorimetrically. The infrared spectra were compared with those of the heteropoly anion α-H₄SiW₁₂O₄₀ [1] and of the ligands DMF and DMSO. The evolved gas from the adducts was monitored by a quadrupole mass spectrometer at a heating rate of 16 deg·min^?1.     

The stereospecific ring protonation of diindenyliron

Reactions of protonic acids (HCl, CF₃COOH) with diindenyliron give the h⁵-indenyl-h⁶-indeneiron(II) monocation, [Fe(C₉H₇)(C₉H₈)]⁺, which can be isolated as a hexafluorophosphate salt. Two deuterium labeling experiments, the reaction of Fe(C₉H₇)₂ and DCl and the reaction 1,1′,3,3′-tetradeuteriobis(indenyl)iron with HCl, confirm that the products in this reaction have been formed by stereospecific addition of the proton to the indenyl ring. Because of the wealth of data on metal protonations, including data on the protonation of ferrocene at the iron atom, preference is indicated here for endo ring protonation which is proposed to occur via an intermediate protonated metal species. Protonation of Fe(C₅H₅)(C₉H₇) is also reported. Deprotonation with n-butyllithium regenerates diindenyliron. However, data on these reactions suggest preferential loss of an exo-proton, which is perhaps realistic in view of the known attack of nucleophiles on the exo position of coordinated hydrocarbon rings.     

The enthalpies of formation and reorganization of aromatic radicals

The enthalpies of formation of some biphenyl derivatives were determined. A "double difference" method for calculating the enthalpies of formation of aromatic radicals and the bond dissociation energies was proposed. The enthalpies of formation of the radicals biphenyl, diphenyl oxide, and phenyl oxide were determined. The energies of reorganization of these radicals as well as phenyl and 4-, 3-, and 2-pyridyls were calculated. The sums of the energies of the chemical bonds in the molecular moieties transformed into radicals upon the decomposition of chemical compounds were found to be constant for different compounds. The energies of the chemical bonds in arenes were determined.     

The enthalpies of formation of two dibenzocyclooctadienones

The standard molar enthalpies of formation (Δ_fH_m⁰(s)/kJmol⁻¹) for 2,3:6,7-dibenzocycloocta-2,6-dien-1-one and 2,3:7,8-dibenzocycloocta-2,7-dien-1-one [6H-11,12-dihydro-dibenzo[a,e]cycloocten-5-one (ketone 1) and 10H-11,12-dihydrodibenzo[a,d]-cycloocten-5-one (ketone 2), respectively] were derived from enthalpies of combustion, measured by means of a microbomb calorimeter. The fusion and vaporization enthalpies of these compounds were obtained from DSC and correlation gas chromatography measurements. The standard molar enthalpies of formation in the gas phase were calculated by combining the condensed phase standard molar enthalpies of formation with the fusion and vaporization enthalpies adjusted to 298.15 K. Values for Δ_fH_m⁰(g) of (−39.9±5.5) and (−14.8±5.3) kJ mol⁻¹ were obtained for 2,3:6,7-dibenzocycloocta-2,6-dien-1-one and 2,3:7,8-dibenzocycloocta-2,7-dien-1-one, respectively. Quantum chemical calculations are reported for the compounds investigated experimentally and an additional four isomers. Isomerization enthalpies are derived from computed energies. The enthalpies of formation are also calculated by group additivity, compared with the experimental values and then correlated with the structure of the molecules investigated. The X-ray analysis of ketone 1 is also reported.     

The site of protonation in amino-substituted pteridines

SCF -LCAO -MO -CI calculations made on 2- and 4-amino-, and 2,4-diaminopteridines indicate that the most favorable site where the protonation can take place is N-1.