Graphical linking of a MO multicenter bond index to VB structures

The multicenter bond index proposed within the MO framework depends on the order of the centers for which it is calculated, outside from the 3-c case. For the 6-c case, the eventually different values are 60. A graphical approach links the MO values to VB structures. Benzene, chosen as our paradigm for the 6-c case, illustrates our proposition.     

Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and Antifungal Activities of Polysubstituted Furo[3,2-c]chromen-4-ones and 7,8,9,10-Tetrahydro-6H-benzofuro[3,2-c]chromen-6-ones

An efficient and novel microwave-assisted synthesis of furo[3,2-c]chromen-4-ones and 7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6H-benzofuro[3,2-c]chromen-6-ones via 4-hydroxycoumarins with α-chloroketones or α-bromocyclohexanone in the presence of acetic acid (AcOH)/ammonium acetate (NH₄OAc) using DMF as solvent under microwave irradiation is described. Systematically, antifungal biological tests showed that most of the compounds exhibited potent antifungal activity against Botrytis cinerea, Collecterichum capsica, Alternaria solani, Gibberella zeae, and Rhizoctorzia solani at the concentration of 50 µg/mL. The corresponding EC50 values of these analogues have been detected, and compound 4i showed better antifungal activity against tested fungi Botrytis cinerea and Collecterichum capsica than the reference Osthol.     

Linkage Isomerism and Spin Frustration in Heterometallic Rings: Synthesis,Structural Characterization,and Magnetic and EPR Spectroscopic Studies of Cr7Ni,Cr6Ni2, and Cr7Ni2 Rings Templated About Imidazolium Cations

The synthesis and structural characterization of three heterometallic rings templated about imidazolium cations is reported. The compounds are [2,4‐DiMe‐ImidH][Cr₇Ni^IIF₈(O₂CtBu)₁₆] 1 (2,4‐DiMe‐ImidH=the cation of 2,4‐dimethylimidazole), [ImidH]₂[Cr₆Ni^II₂F₈(O₂CCtBu)₁₆] 2 (ImidH=the cation of imidazole), and [1‐Bz‐ImidH]₂ [Cr₇Ni^II₂F₉(O₂CtBu)₁₈] 3 (1‐Bz‐ImidH=the cation of 1‐benzylimidazole). The structures show the formation of octagonal arrays of metals for 1 and 2 and a nonagon of metal centers for 3 . In all cases the edges of the polygon are bridged by a single fluoride and two pivalate ligands, and the position of the divalent metal centers cannot be distinguished by X‐ray diffraction. Magnetic studies combined with EPR spectroscopy allow the characterization of the magnetic states of the compounds. In each case the exchange is antiferromagnetic with a magnetic exchange parameter J≈?5.8 cm^?1, and it is not possible to differentiate the exchange between two Cr^III centers (J_CrCr) from the exchange between a Cr^III and a Ni^II center (J_CrNi). For 2 there is evidence for the presence of at least two, possibly four, linkage isomers of the heterometallic ring, caused by the presence of two divalent metal centers in the ring. The EPR spectroscopy of 3 suggests an S=1/2 ground state of the ring and that it is likely that only one linkage isomer is present.     

Tunable Fullerene Affinity of Cages,Bowls and Rings Assembled by PdII Coordination Sphere Engineering

For metal-mediated host compounds, the development of strategies to reduce symmetry and introduce multiple functionalities in a non-statistical way is a challenging task. We show that the introduction of steric stress around the coordination environment of square-planar Pd^II cations and bis-monodentate nitrogen donor ligands allows to control the size and shape of the assembled product, from [Pd₂L₄] cages over [Pd₂L₃] bowl-shaped structures to [Pd₂L₂] rings. Therefore, banana-shaped ligand backbones were equipped with pyridines, two different quinoline isomers and acridine, the latter three introducing steric congestion through hydrogen substituents on annelated benzene rings. Differing behavior of the four resulting hosts towards the binding of C₆₀ and C₇₀ fullerenes was studied and related to structural differences by NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and single crystal X-ray diffraction. The three cages based on pyridine, 6-quinoline or 3-quinoline donors were found to either bind C₆₀, C₇₀ or no fullerene at all.     

Studies on Quinazolines. Part III. Synthesis of Some Fused-Ring Cationic and Mesoionic Derivatives of the 1,3-Thiazolo[3,2-c]quinazoline Ring System

4-Allylthio-2-arylquinazolines 4a–c undergo cyclization by action of bromine to furnish 5-aryl-3-bromomethyl-2,3-dihydrothiazolo[3,2-c]quinazolin-4-ium bromide 5a–c. Compounds 5a–c undergo ring opening by action of water under acid catalysis to afford the corresponding dibromide derivatives 6a–c. Bromination of 3-allyl-2-aryl-4(3H)quinazolinethiones 7a–c leads to 5-aryl-2-bromomethyl-2,3-dihydrothiazolo[3,2-c]quinazolin-4-ium bromides 8a–c. However, 5-aryl-1,3-thiazolo[3,2-c]quinazolinium-3-olate 10a–c were prepared by the cyclodehydration of the corresponding thioglycolic acids 9a–c with Ac₂O.     

Heterometallic Rings: Their Physics and use as Supramolecular Building Blocks

An enormous family of heterometallic rings has been made. The first were Cr₇M rings where M=Ni^II, Zn^II, Mn^II, and rings have been made with as many as fourteen metal centers in the cyclic structure. They are bridged externally by carboxylates, and internally by fluorides or a penta‐deprotonated polyol. The size of the rings is controlled through templates which have included a range of ammonium or imidazolium ions, alkali metals and coordination compounds. The rings can be functionalized to act as ligands, and incorporated into hybrid organic–inorganic rotaxanes and into molecules containing up to 200 metal centers. Physical studies reported include: magnetic measurements, inelastic neutron scattering (including single crystal measurements), electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy (including measurements of phase memory times), NMR spectroscopy (both solution and solid state), and polarized neutron diffraction. The rings are hence ideal for understanding magnetism in elegant exchange‐coupled systems.     

聚吡咯并[3,4-c]吡咯的电子结构及导电性研究

采用密度泛函(DFT)方法在6-31g(d)水平下研究了聚吡咯和聚吡咯并[3,4-c]吡咯, 以及它们的单体和低聚物的电子结构. 对中心键的键长、电荷密度以及Weberg键级的研究表明, 随着主链聚合度的增加, 其共轭性增强. 对聚合物还进行了能带结构和态密度分析. 结果发现, 在3位聚合的并环化合物具有最优的导电性能, 其能隙仅有0.25 eV, 可以作为潜在的导电聚合物材料.     

Synthesis of furo[3,2-c]- and pyrano[3,2-c]quinolines by lanthanide triflate catalyzed imino-Diels-Alder reaction

Imino Diels-Alder reaction of imines with 2,3-dihydrofuran or 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran proceeded smoothly in the presence of a catalytic amount (0.5 mol %) of ytterbium triflate to afford furo[3,2-c]- and pyrano[3,2-c] quinolines conveniently in high yield.     

Unexpected Synergy between Magnetic Iron Chains and Stacked B6 Rings in Nb6Fe1−xIr6+xB8

The synergistic combination of experiment and density functional theory has led to the discovery of the first ferromagnetic material, Nb₆Fe_1?xIr_6+xB₈, containing in its crystal structure iron chains embedded in stacked B₆ rings. The strong ferromagnetic Fe–Fe interactions found in the iron chains induce an unexpected strengthening of the B–B interactions in the B₆ rings. Beside these strong B–B interactions, strong interlayer metal–boron bonds (Ir–B and Nb–B) ensure the overall structural stability of this phase, while the magnetic Fe–Fe interactions are mainly responsible for the observed ferromagnetic ordering below T_C=350 K.     

Synthesis of novel ferrocenyl-containing pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinolines

Synthesis of novel ferrocenyl-substituted pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinolines via the Pictet-Spengler reaction is reported. Iminium intermediate formed by the condensation of pyrazole-based arylamine substrates with ferrocenecarboxaldehyde in acidic medium, undergoes 6-endo cyclization with sufficiently reactive aromatic moiety to form a pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinoline ring.     

Novel Synthesis of Thieno[2,3-c]Pyridazine and Pyrimido[4',5':4,5]thieno[2,3-c]pyridazine Derivatives

Abstract

Novel series of thieno[2,3-c]pyridazines and pyrimido[4′,5′:4,5] thieno-[2,3-c]pyridazines have been synthesized from the readily accessible 4-cyano-5,6-dimethylpyridazin-3(2H)-thione 3b.     

A convenient one-pot synthesis of new chromeno[3,4-c]chromene and chromeno[3,4-c]pyridine derivatives in the presence of high surface area of magnesium oxide

In this investigation a new strategy involves the one-pot,three-component reaction of malononitrile,salycilaldehyde and phenol derivatives in the presence of high surface area of MgO is extended to the formation of chromeno[3,4-c]chromene derivatives in good to excellent yields in a short reaction time.Also,the three component reactions of an aldehyde such as salycilaldehyde and ketones with malononitril for the formation of chromeno[3,4-c]pyridines are investigated.     

Thieno[2,3-c]pyridazine Derivatives: Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity

Thieno[2,3-c]pyridazine 2 was selected as the starting material for the synthesis of some novel 5-arylidene amino and 5-thiazolidine derivatives. The structures of the synthesized compounds were elucidated by elemental analyses and spectral data. The antimicrobial and antifungal activities of the newly synthesized products were measured against some microorganisms.     

Pi-extended o-quinoidal tropone derivatives: experimental and theoretical studies of naphtho[2,3-c]tropone and anthro[2,3-c]tropone

pi-Extended o-quinoidal tropone derivatives, naphtho[2,3-c]tropone (3) and anthro[2,3-c]tropone (4), have been investigated theoretically as well as experimentally. The geometrical optimization of 3,4 and related compounds at the B3LYP level employing 6-31G* basis set as well as the GIAO calculations at the RHF level employing the 6-31+G* basis set have been performed to evaluate the contributions of the polarized resonance forms to these molecules. The GIAO calculated NICS(1) values indicate that the aromaticities of the tropone rings of o-quinoidal 3 and 4 are significantly increased as compared with that of parent tropone (1) at the expense of the fused benzenoid rings, consistent with the significant electronic polarization of these molecules in the ground state. On the other hand, the fusion of a benzene or naphthalene ring to the 2,3- or 4,5-position of tropone leads to diminution of aromaticity in the resulting tropone moiety. Experimentally, irradiation of 6,7-(2',3'-naphtho)bicyclo[3.2.0]hepta-3,6-dien-2-one (10) in a rigid glass at -196 degrees C leads to the formation of, which exhibits a characteristic UV-Vis absorption extending to 700 nm and undergoes rapid [pi 12 + pi 14] dimerization upon thawing the glass. In contrast, 6,7-(2',3'-anthro)bicyclo[3.2.0]hepta-3,6-dien-2-one (11) showed no sign of isomerization to 4 under the same reaction conditions.     

Syntheses of Tetrahydropyrrolizino[2,1-c]quinoline Derivatives

The three title compounds were prepared from 2-phenylaminomethyl-3H-1,2-dihydro-l-pyrrolizinols via an intramolecular Friedel-Crafts reaction. 2-Phenylaminomethyl-3H-1,2-dihydro-1-pyrrolizinols were prepared from 2-phenyl-aminomethyl-3H-1,2-dihydro-1-pyrrolizinones via reduction. The heterocyclic ring system of pyrrolizino[2,1-c] quinoline has not been found in literature.     

Studies in the Vilsmeier-Haack reaction,part VII: Synthesis and reaction of 3-methyl-1-phenyl-4-acetyl hydrazono 2-pyrazoline-5-one(-5-thione)

Summary The keto (thio) tautomers1–4 of the hydrazono pyrazolone, thiopyrazolone derivatives underwent simultaneous diformylation, chlorination (desulphurization) and ring closure under Vilsmeier reaction conditions giving the pyrazolo[3,4-c]pyrazole aminoacroleins (5,6). Treatment of5 and/or6 with proper reagents afforded the corresponding pyrazolo[3,4-c]pyrazoles with different heterocyclic systems at the 3-position.The structures of these compounds were confirmed by elemental analysis, IR and¹H-NMR spectroscopy. All synthesized compounds have been screened in vitro for their antibacterial activities against a number of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.

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Untersuchungen zur Vilsmeier-Haack Reaktion, 7. Mitt.: Synthese und Reaktionen von 3-Methyl-1-phenyl-4-acetylhydrazono-2-pyrazolin-5-on(-5-thion)

Zusammenfassung Die Keto-(Thio)-Tautomeren1–4 der Hydrazonopyrazolon-/Thiopyrazolon-Derivate gingen unter Vilsmeier-Bedingungen zugleich Diformylierung, Chlorierung (Entschwefelung) und Ringschluß zu Pyrazolo[3,4-c]pyrazol-aminoacroleinen5 und6 ein. Aus5 und/oder6 konnten die entsprechenden Pyrazolo[3,4-c]pyrazole mit verschiedenen heterocyclischen Systemen in 3-Position erhalten werden. Die Strukturen der Verbindungen wurden mittels Elementaranalyse, IR und¹H-NMR überprüft. Alle synthetisierten Verbindungen wurden in vitro bezüglich ihrer antibakteriellen Aktivität gegenüber einer Anzahl Gram-positiver und Gram-negativer Bakterien untersucht.

     

Synthesis and structural characterization of [PhE(BNMe2)2]2 (E = P or As): Six-Membered P2B4 and As2B4 Rings with Unusual Structures

The reaction of either Li₂PPh or Li₂AsPh with the diborane(4) derivative B₂(NMe₂)₂Br₂ affords the compounds [PhP(BNMe₂)₂]₂ ( 1 ) or [PhAs(BNMe₂)₂]₂ ( 2 ) in good yield. Both 1 and 2 have cyclic structures featuring non-planar P₂B₄ or As₂B₄ six-membered rings which have chair configurations. Although all four borons in each ring have planar coordination, the two phosphorus or arsenic centers have different degrees of pyramidalization. Bond distances within the rings indicate that the B? B, B? P or B? As bonds are single, whereas the exo-B? N bond lengths are consistent with significant π-bonding. The ring structures of 1 and 2 are in sharp contrast to the related boron-nitrogen species (t-BuN)₂N₄Me₄ which has a nido-N₂B₄ framework. The attempted synthesis of the nitrogen analogue of 1 or 2 by using a similar approach did not result in the isolation of [PhN(BNMe₂)₂]₂, instead the tetramino diborane(4) species [B(NMe₂)NHPh]₂ ( 3 ), which has a structure similar to other tetramine diborane(4) compounds, was isolated.     

1,3-二甲氧甲酰-4,6-二氰基噻吩并[3,4-c]噻吩的合成和密度泛函理论研究

设计采用新颖的Pummerer-氰化路线和用亚硫酰氯作S-转移试剂的路线合成了第一例全部连吸电子基的噻吩并[3,4-c]噻吩. 用¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, FTIR, 元素分析和X射线衍射分析进行了表征. 用B3LYP/6-31G^*及B3LYP/6- 311＋＋G^**方法全优化计算了1,3-二甲氧甲酰-4,6-二氰基吩并[3,4-c]噻吩分子, 得到几何构型、总能量、标准熵、标准焓和标准自由能, 计算构型与X射线衍射测定结果非常吻合. 并用电荷分布讨论了有关非经典噻吩并[3,4-c]噻吩体系的稳定性, 计算结果能很好地解释有关实验现象.