Linkage isomerism in 5-exo thiocyanate and isothiocyanate substituted tricarbonyl(η-cyclohexa-1,3-diene)iron and tricarbonyl(η-cyclohepta-1,3-diene)iron

Nucleophilic addition to the tricarbonyl(η-cyclohexadienyl)iron cation and the tricarbonyl(η-cycloheptadienyl)iron cation by the thiocyanate ion forms initially the 5-exo-isothiocyanate (NCS) isomers, C₆H₇NCSFe(CO)₃ and C₇H₉NCSFe(CO)₃, both of which isomerise to the corresponding 5-exo thiocyanate isomers C₆H₇SCNFe(CO)₃ and C₇H₉SCNFe(CO)₃ on exposure to air.     

The electrophilic acetylation of tricarbonyl(cyclohexa-1,3-diene)iron

Friedel—Crafts acetylation of the title compound yielded as the major reaction product a $\text{4}\text{1}$ mixture of the 5-exo- and 5-endo-acetyl complexes. The major component of the mixture was shown to be the exo isomer by comparison with an authentic sample, synthesised stereospecifically.     

Optical resolution of tricarbonyl(1-carboxycyclohexa-1,3-diene) iron and the absolute configuration of the products

Resolution of the acid ($\text{1}$) (shown as the (+)-isomer) into its optically pure (+) and (?) isomers and reduction of the CO₂H yields the 2-Me derivative ($\text{2}$) (shown as the (?)-isomer). The absolute configuration of ($\text{2}$) is defined by conversion of the salt ($\text{3}$) of known configuration into ($\text{2}$) and ($\text{4}$). This is the first resolution leading to preparation of pure complexes of known absolute configuration.     

Reaction of halides with tricarbonylcyclohexadienyliron cation: Preparation of tricarbonyl(5exo-Fluorocyclohexa-1,3-diene)iron

Tricarbonyl(5-exo-fluorocyclohexa-1,3-diene)iron has been prepared by reaction of tricarbonyl(cyclohexadienyl)iron cation with KF in the presence of 18-crown-6. Reactions of chloride and bromide salts of potassium also give unstable 5-substituted compounds while the iodo salt reacts to form a mixture of the ring and metal substituted products.     

DFT calculation and AIM-analysis of the substituent influence on the structure of (1-azabuta-1,3-diene)tetracarbonyliron(0) complexes

1-Azabuta-1,3-dienes can coordinate to the tetracarbonyliron(0) moiety in four ways, to form (1-azabuta-1,3-diene)tetracarbonyliron(0) complexes with the ligand bonded in an η² fashion through the alkene, η² coordinated through its CN bond, σ-bonded to the lone pair of the nitrogen atom, or η³ coordinated through the CC-C moiety under concomitant coupling of the imine nitrogen with one of the carbonyl ligands to a carbamoyl species. In the experiment, the equilibrium between these species strongly depends on factors such as the nature of the substituents at the ligand, the solvent and the temperature. In this work, DFT calculations (B3LYP/LANL2DZ/6-31G* and 6-311++G**) and an AIM-analysis of the topology of the charge density were used to investigate the influence of the substituents at the 1-azabuta-1,3-diene ligand on the structural, electronic and energetic properties of these constitutional isomers. In most cases, the calculations correctly predict the observed structure, even in situations where the energy differences between related species are rather small. Substituents larger than CH₃ at N and H at C2 disfavour the structures with an η² coordination to the CN bond to such an extent that they cease to exist as minimum energy structures. Also the σ-N forms distort significantly with the introduction of substituents at N or C2 and become energetically less favourable. The geometries of the η²-alkene form do not change much upon substitution, whereas the η³ form tolerates steric strain best and becomes most favourable when the substituent at C2 is large. The activation barrier between the η²-alkene and the η³-allyl form is low (7.5-1.4 kcal/mol) and allows for an equilibration between these species. The conversion of the η²-alkene into the σ-N form requires almost complete dissociation of the ligand from the Fe(CO)₄ moiety. Accordingly, its activation barrier is higher (approx. 14 kcal/mol) and fairly independent of the nature of the substituents at the azabutadiene ligand.     

Synthesis and reactivity of tricarbonyl(1-methoxycarbonyl-5-phenylpentadienyl)iron(1+) cation

Tricarbonyl(1-methoxycarbonyl-5-phenylpentadienyl)iron(1+) hexafluorophosphate (7) was prepared in two steps from tricarbonyl(methyl 6-oxo-2,4-hexadienoate)iron. While addition of carbon and heteroatom nucleophiles to 7 generally occurs at the phenyl-substituted dienyl carbon to afford (2,4-dienoate)iron products, the addition of phthalimide proceeded at C2 to afford a (pentenediyl)iron product (18). Complex 18 was structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Selective method for the preparation of isomeric N-alkyl and N-aryl-3(5)-amino-5(3)-hydroxy-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamides

As part of a program to develop novel mechanism based skeletal muscle relaxants we identified 5-amino-3-hydroxy-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamide (1) as a potential structural lead. This highly functionalized pyrazole was prepared via a published procedure [1] (Scheme 1, R¹ = R¹ = H), which utilized 3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamide as an aminocarbonyl transfer reagent, to give with cyanoacethydrazide the semicarbazide intermediate 6 . Base catalyzed cyclization of 6 afforded the initial lead compound. This reaction scheme was extended to the synthesis of additional 4-alkyl- and 4-aryl-5-amino-3-hydroxy-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamides (Table 1).     

The stereochemistry of (5exo-acylcyclohexa-1,3-diene)tricarbonyliron derivatives and the crystal structure of (5-exo-cyanocyclohexa-1,3-diene)tricarbonyliron

(5-Cyanocyclohexa-1,3-diene)tricarbonyliron reacts with Grignard reagents to yield a series of (5-acylcyclohexa-1,3-diene)tricarbonyliron complexes. The cyano derivative crystallises in space group Pna2₁, with Z = 3, and cell dimensions of a 28.235(19), b 6.498(7), c 11.114(10) Å. The structure was solved by Patterson and Fourier methods, and final residuals were R = 0.070 and R_w = 0.057 on 803 observed intensity data. The molecules are monomeric and the cyano ligand adopts the exo stereochemistry.     

1H and 13C NMR of substituted chromium tricarbonyl complexes; substituent effects and Cr(CO3) conformation

It is shown that ¹³C NMR is not suitable for determining the conformation of the Cr(CO)₃ group in monosubstituted chromium tricarbonyl complexes. However,. ¹H NMR can be used for such determinations if one takes substituent effects into account, whn necessary, and an appropriate relationship is proposed. The populations, x_A, of the eclipsed conformer so obtained for various substituents increase with the π donor ability of the substituent. These results are consistent with X-ray results and with Carter and Hoffmann's models.     

The role of chelate substituent steric effects in reactions between hydroperoxyl radicals and copper bis(salicylalalkyliminates)

Rate constants for the reactions between HOO radicals and [2-(R-N= CH)C₆H₄O]₂Cu decreased according to the nature of the R substituent in the order (70°C): CH₃ > n-C₄H₉ > iso-C₃H₇ > cyclo-C₆H₁₁ > tert-C₄H₉; this followed the same sequence as the Charton steric constants of the R substituents.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 70–73, January–February, 1993.The authors would like to express their gratitude to the Ukrainian Basic Reaearch Fund for financing the current work.     

DFT study of 1-, 4-, and 5-substituted 2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidines: substituent steric and electronic effects,and ring flipping

Steric and the electronic effects caused by the substituents in the 1-, 4-, and 5-positions of substituted 2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidines were investigated using density functional theory at the B3LYP/6-31++G(d,p) level. Results of this study show that the heterocyclic ring adopts a pseudo-boat conformation, in which the C₄ and N₁ atoms are deviated from ring planarity. The C₄-substituent occupies a pseudo-axial position and the space orientation of the substituent depends on the type and position of the additional substituent in this aryl group. The heights of the C₄ and N₁ atoms from the boat plane and the orientation of 5-CO moiety toward the heterocyclic ring depend on the electronic and steric effects of the substituents in the various positions. Ring flip calculations for 4-phenyl substituent explain the extreme steric effect caused by the substituent in the 1-position. These calculations indicate the more favored pseudo-axial orientation of the phenyl group over the equatorial orientation.     

The chemistry of (1-azabuta-1,3-diene)tricarbonyliron(0) complexes

In this review, an overview of synthetic and structural aspects of 1-azabuta-1,3-diene complexes of iron is given and the reactivity of these complexes is discussed with regard to inorganic, organometallic, organic and stereochemical aspects of their chemistry. Their application in the synthesis of organic and organometallic target compounds, or as transfer reagents of the tricarbonlyiron(0) moiety is demonstrated.     

Electrophile and solvent dependent syntheses of cyclic ethers from (z,z)-cycloocta-1,-5-diene

The isomer ratio in the formation of disubstituted 9-oxabicyclo-[4.2.1]nonane and 9-oxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane derivatives 2 and 3 by an oxyhalogenation procedure depends both on the electrophile and on the solvent utilized.     

DFT-calculation of the structural isomers of (1-methyl-4-phenyl-1-azabuta-1,3-diene)tetracarbonyliron(0) and (4-phenyl-1-oxabuta-1,3-diene)tetracarbonyliron(0)

DFT calculations (B3LYP/LANL2DZ/6-31 G*) were used to investigate the ways in which 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1-azabuta-1,3-diene and 4-phenyl-1-oxabuta-1,3-diene bind to a Fe(CO)(4) moiety. As possible coordination modes, eta(2)-coordination across the C=C or C=N/C=O bond, sigma-coordination to the lone pair of the heteroatom, or eta(3)-coordination through the C=C-C or the N=C-C/O=C-C moiety were considered. The latter forms involve coupling of the non-coordinated atom of the heterodiene with one of the carbonyl ligands to an acyl species. The calculated geometric parameters of all structures compare well with X-ray crystallographic data of similar complexes. The species in which the ligand is transoid and sigma-coordinated is lowest in energy, for both compounds studied. However, the eta(2)-alkene bound 1-oxabuta-1,3-diene complex is practically equal in energy to the sigma-transoid form and thus competes. This agrees with experimental observations that the heterodiene is sigma-bonded in Fe(CO)(4)(1-methyl-4-phenyl-1-azabuta-1,3-diene) but eta(2)-coordinated in Fe(CO)(4)(4-phenyl-1-oxabuta-1,3-diene). The solvent dependence was estimated from single point PCM calculations, for CH(2)Cl(2) as solvent. For the 1-azabuta-1,3-diene complexes, the relative energies of eta(2)-olefin and eta(3)-allyl forms are inverted, with the eta(3)-allyl form being more stable in polar solvents. The 1-oxabuta-1,3-diene complexes in their eta(2)-olefin and sigma-O forms change order of relative energy, and conversion to the sigma-O form is expected in a polar medium for these complexes. Calculated IR vibrational stretching frequencies of the carbonyl ligands and the C[double bond, length as m-dash]N/C[double bond, length as m-dash]O bond were compared with experimental data, to produce the best fits for the sigma-transoid form of Fe(CO)(4)(1-methyl-4-phenyl-1-azabuta-1,3-diene) and eta(2)-olefin bonded Fe(CO)(4)(4-phenyl-1-oxabuta-1,3-diene). These results are again consistent with the experiment and show that the DFT method applied in this work can be used as an aid for structural validation.     

Synthesis,structure, and host-guest chemistry of a pair of isomeric selenanthrene-bridged molecular cages

A pair of selenanthrene-bridged molecular cages have been constructed through a one-step cyclization reaction of a tetrakis(iodo) crown ether with selenium powder. The tubular belt-shaped cage has an intrinsic cavity which can adaptively transform to accommodate electron-deficient guests forming [2]pseudorotaxane complexes. The other product was determined to be an isomeric cage featuring a Möbius strip structure, which exhibits slower twist-migration dynamics than its thianthrene counterpart. The success of using selenanthrene as joints enables an alternative way to structural design and property regulation of molecular cages.