The cis-effect in trans-[PtCl2XY] compounds

The cis-influence observed in chlorine NQR data of X, Y affecting the Pt-Cl bonds in compounds of type trans-[PtCl₂XY] is interpreted. -bonding differences in Pt-Cl bonds are suggested to account for the trends in NQR frequencies. Pt-Cl -bonding is negligibly small for both d (Pt)–p (Cl) and p –p (Cl) interactions.     

Effect of substituents at silicon on the oxidative addition of trisubstituted silanes to [RhCl(cod)PPh3]

Summary Trisubstituted silanes, HSiR_3–n X _n (R = Me, Et, Pr or Bu; X = Cl, OEt or Ph; and n = 0–3) readily undergo oxidative addition to complex [RhCl(cod)PPh₃] (where cod = cycloocta-1,5-diene).The quantitative correlation between rate constants, k ₁, of the reaction, followed spectrophotometrically at 20 °C in benzene solutions, and the structure of tri-substituted silanes represented by stereoelectronic parameters , and E of the substituents, was established: logk ₁ = a + b + c + dE. The reaction rate is accelerated by electron-withdrawing substituents at silicon and retarded by the bulk and pd donation of nonalkyl substituents.Author to whom all correspondence should be directed.     

The Effect of cis-trans Isomerism on the Electronic-vibrational Structure of the Ground and Excited States and Reactivity of 2-(2-Furyl)- and 2-(2-Thienyl)oxazole

The fluorescent properties, structure, and electronic structure of the ground and excited singlet and triplet electronic states of the cis and trans forms of 4,5-dihydro-2-(2-furyl)oxazole, 4,4-dihydro-2-(2-thienyl)oxazole, 2-(2-furyl)oxazole (FO), and 2-(2-thienyl)oxazole (TO) have been studied. The orbital nature of the lower excited singlet and triplet states has been studied by the semiempirical INDO/S (valence approximation) and PPP/S ( approximation) methods. It was shown that for FO and TO molecules the lower triplet state is of the * type, for which delocalization of the electronic excitation on atoms is characteristic. In the singlet excitation state inversion was observed of the energy levels of the delocalized * states and n* states localized over several bonds (for the free TO and FO molecules the lower excited singlet states S₁* were assigned to * and n* types respectively). Owing to the low position of the T * and T _n* levels relative to the singlet level of * type, the rate constant for intercombination conversion is greater than the rate constant for radiative decay. Consequently an efficient population of the triplet states of the molecules occurs under conditions of electronic-vibrational excitation. The direction of reactions during synthesis was compared with the localization indices in the ground state for electrophilic, nucleophilic, and radical substitution, and also with the excitation localization numbers L for a wide selection of electronically excited states. It was concluded that the change in the structure of the azole molecule on replacing an O atom by an S atom, or on changing from a partially hydrogenated to a heteroaromatic system, was the main reason for the change of all the spectral parameters characterizing the electronic-vibrational or the spin-orbital interaction of the most reactive groups of atoms in the molecular structure.     

σ-π separation: Excited H2 as a model system

The low-lying states of H₂ consist of one core () and one valence () electron and afford a direct evaluation of intershell - interaction. After resolution of the electronic energy into only, only, and - parts, it is shown that an electronic change in this model system is due solely to a change in the electrons. Simple Hückel theory is examined. If the molecular core is represented properly, regardless of the wave function the calculated and parameters are in reasonable agreement with the empirical parameters. This agreement appears to be due to a fortuitous cancellation of energy contributions.

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Zusammenfassung Die niedrig liegenden -Zustände des H₂ bestehen aus einem Rumpfelektron und einem Valenzelektron und ermöglichen eine direkte Auswertung der --Wechselwirkung zwischen zwei Schalen. Nach der Zerlegung der elektronischen Energie in -,- und --Anteile wird gezeigt, daß eine elektronische Veränderung in diesem Modellsystem nur auf eine Veränderung des -Elektronenanteils zurückgeht. Die einfache Hückeltheorie wird untersucht. Wenn der Molekülrumpf geeignet dargestellt wird, so sind, unabhängig von der -Wellenfunktion, die berechneten Parameter und in guter Übereinstimmung mit den empirischen Parametern. Diese Übereinstimmung scheint auf eine starke Auslöschung von Energieanteilen zurückzugehen.

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Résumé Les états inférieurs de H₂ consistent en un électron de coeur () et un électron de valence () et fournissent une évaluation directe de l'interaction entre couches -. Après expression de l'énergie électronique en parties , et -, on montre qu'une modification électronique de ce système modèle est due seulement à une modification des électrons . La théorie de Hückel simple est examinée. Si le coeur moléculaire est convenablement représenté, quelle que soit la fonction d'onde , les paramètres at calculés sont en accord raisonnable avec les paramètres empiriques. Cet accord apparaît comme le résultat d'une compensation fortuite de contributions énergétiques.

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Work performed in part under the auspices of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.

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Work aided by the U.S. Public Health Service via grant GM 08068.     

The Exciton Model and the Circular Dichroism of Polypeptides

Summary. Exciton coupling of the 190nm ^* transition is an important factor in the CD spectrum of peptides and proteins. The CD spectrum of the -helix is dominated by the exciton effect. The spectrum is sensitive to the direction of the ^* transition dipole moment, especially for short helices. Exciton theory is much less successful in accounting for the CD spectrum of the poly(proline)II (PPII) conformation, an important conformer in collagen and in unordered peptides. Mixing of the ^* transition with high-energy transitions in the peptide backbone and in side chains must be considered to explain the strong negative CD band near 200nm of PPII.     

Homodimerization of spiro{bicyclo[2.2.1]Hepta-2,5-Diene-7,1′-cyclopropane}, catalyzed by group VIII transition metal complexes

Conclusions The homodimerization of spiro{bicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-diene-7,1-cyclopropane} (I) has been investigated in the presence of Ni-, Fe-, Co-, Rh-, and Ir-based metal complex catalysts. Depending on the nature of the metal and its ligand environment cyclodimerization of (I) can take place via [2+2]-, [2+2+2]-, and [4+4]-cycloaddition schemes, to give high yields of hepta-, octa-, and nonacyclic strained hydrocarbons.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2592–2599, November, 1988.     

Excited Π states of divinyl chalcogenides and chalcophenes

Electron transitions in divinyl chalcogenides (CH₂=CHXCH=CH₂, where X is S, Se, or Te) have been analyzed using UV absorption spectra of dialkyl and alkyl vinyl chalcogenides. The following relations for the orbital energies are found: ^* < ^* < ^* < ^* for Te and ^* < ^* < ^* < ^* for S and Se. For chalcophenes, a correlation between the energy of the excited state (E ^*) of specific symmetry, the ionization potential (I) and the electron affinity (EA) is obtained:E ^*=const+(I+EA)/2. The electron affinity of divinyl chalcogenides is estimated. The correlation between the excited ^* states of divinyl chalcogenides and chalcophenes is discussed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 831–835, May, 1994.     

Thermodynamics of adsorption (as a function of temperature and pressure) of N2 and CO2 on graphites

Summary A quantitative treatment, coupled with critical qualitative considerations, pertaining to the study of thermodynamics of adsorption of N₂ and CO₂ on different graphite samples, through the evaluation of the film pressure, as a function of temperature and pressure, is presented. The . determination of the adsorbent specific surface areas is affected through the graphic manipulation of the Langmuir adsorption equation utilizing data adopted from literature, and the values are then computed by employing the Gibbs adsorption equation by making use of the areas under them-lnP curves. The results deduced are discussed specifically in terms of as related to the nature of the adsorbents, the magnitude of the calculated thermodynamic functions and the specific surface areas for the individual adsorbents.

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Zusammenfassung Die Arbeit bringt eine thermodynamische Studie der Adsorption von N₂ and CO₂ an verschiedenen Graphitpräparaten. Grundlage der Betrachtung ist der Filmdruck als Funktion der Temperatur und des Druckes. Die Bestimmung der spezifischen Oberfläche des Adsorbens wird beeinflußt durch die graphische Behandlung der Langmuirschen Adsorptionsgleichung. Es wurden Literaturwerte adoptiert und-Werte nach der Gibbsschen Adsorptionsgleichung berechnet. Die abgeleiteten Ergebnisse werden diskutiert und zur Natur des Adsorbens, zur Größenordnung der berechneten thermodynamischen Funktionen und zur spezifischen Oberfläche der einzelnen Adsorbentien in Beziehung gesetzt.

     

All-valence-electron and transition density matrix calculations of the electronic spectra of [2.2]paracyclophanequinones

The combined CNDO/S and transition density matrix methods reproduced well the UV-VIS spectra of the intramolecular charge-transfer complexes of double- and triple-layered [2.2]paracyclophanequinones in which benzene and p-benzoquinone represent the donor and acceptor layers: DA, DDA and DAD. Calculations pointed to the already known experimental bathochromic shifts of the longest wavelength absorption band for the DADDADAD transformations. The electronic transitions corresponding to this band are for DA and DDA the CT transitions of the ^* type; however, for DAD the band represents the n ^* transition localized on the acceptor ring.     

Ab initio SCF and CI study of the electronic spectrum of pyridine N-oxide

Configuration interaction (CI) studies of ground, n *, * * electronically excited states are reported for pyridine N-oxide. The transition energy to the lowest * excited ¹ B ₂ state is calculated at 4.35 eV, compared to the experimental spectrum range of 3.67–4.0 eV. This state lies below the lowest n * excited ¹ A ₂ state calculated at 4.81 eV above the ground state. The only experimentally reported triplet state at 2.92 eV above the ground state is predicted to be the ³ A ₁ (*) state. The calculated energy lies at 3.27 eV. Numerous other high-lying singlet states as well as the triplet states have also been calculated. The intramolecular charge transfer character of the ground and the excited states have been studied in terms of the calculated dipole moment and other physical properties.     

13C and 29Si NMR spectra and intramolecular interactions in derivatives of phosphaalkenes R-P=C[Si(CH3)3]2

Analysis of the ¹³C, ²⁹Si, and ³¹P NMR spectra in the series of C-bis(trimethylsilyl)phosphaalkenes made it possible to differentiate between the mechanisms of the electronic effects of the substituents R at the P atom on the -system of the -P=C(SiMe₃)₂ group. It was established that substituents R capable of n (or ) conjugation (NMe₂, OR, Hlg) substantially perturb the -system, destabilizing the levels of the occupied MO of the P=C bond; substituents with poorly defined -donating (accepting) characteristics (tert-Bu, iso-Pr, CN, Ph) only influence the investigated system through its polarization. Criteria which agree with the reactivity characteristics of the phosphaalkenes were obtained.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 24, No. 6, pp. 729–733, November–December, 1988.     

On the excited states ofp-quinones and an interpretation of the photocycloaddition ofp-quinones to alkenes

A theoretical investigation is made of the electronic states ofp-benzoquinone (PBQ), methyl substituted PBQ's and 1,4-naphthoquinone (NQ). In accord with experiment, the lowest triplet state of PBQ is calculated to be³ B _1g (n, *), while that for duroquinone (DQ) is³ B _3g (, *). The electron densities of these states are consistent with the hypothesis that³ n, * states lead to oxetan formation and³, * states to cyclobutanes. It is predicted that trimethyl PBQ might form both adducts, as the two states are calculated to be nearly degenerate.The photochemistry of NQ is more complex. The lowest excited triplet state is calculated to be ofn, * symmetry, in accord with experiment; however, several other states are predicted near in energy, and the photochemistry cannot be rationalized unambiguously.This work was supported in part by the National Research Council of Canada.     

Über die SystemeABr/VBr2 (A=Na-Cs,Tl) [1]

Zusammenfassung Die Systeme ABr/VBr₂(A= Na, K, Tl, Rb, Cs) wurden mit der Differenzthermoanalyse untersucht. Das System mit NaBr ist rein eutektisch, in den übrigen Systemen existieren VerbindungenAVBr₃. Sie kristallisieren im CsNiCl₃-Typ: Säulen flächenverknüpfter Oktaeder werden durch die Alkaliionen zusammengehalten. Dies bedingt durch antiferromagnetische Kopplung reduzierte magnetische Momente. Das Fehlen von Verbindungen mit tetraedrisch koordiniertem V²⁺ wird mit der site-preference-energy der Ligandenfeldtheorie erklärt.

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The systemsABr/VBr₂ (A= Na, K, Tl, Rb, Cs) were investigated by means of differential thermal analysis. The system with NaBr is purely eutectic, in all other systems a compoundAVBr₃ exists. The compounds crystallize with the CsNiCl₃-structure: columns of face-shared octahedra are held together by the alkali ions. This involves reduced magnetic moments (antiferromagnetism). The lack of compounds with tetrahedral coordination of the V²⁺-ion is explained by the site-preferenceenergy according to ligand field theory.

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Résumé On a étudié par analyse thermique différentielle les systèmes ABr/VBr₂ (A=Na, K, Tl, Rb, Cs). Le système contenant NaBr est purement eutectique; dans tous les autres systèmes, il existe un composéAVBr₃. Les composés cristallisent avec la structure CsNiCl₃: les colonnes d'octaèdres ayant des surfaces communes sont maintenues par les ions alcalins. Cela implique des moments magnétiques réduits (antiferromagnétisme). L'absence de composés a coordination tétraédrique de l'ion V²⁺ s'explique par l'énergie de site préférentielle d'après la théorie de champ de ligand.

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Ar/Vr₂, =Na, K, Tl, Rb, Cs. NaBr , AVBr₃. CsNiCl₃:: - , . ( ). V²⁺ , , .

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Wir danken Herrn Prof. Hoppe, Universität Gießen, für die Berechnung von Madelung-faktoren, Herrn Prof. Babel, Universität Marburg, für die Erlaubnis, eine Hochtemperatur-DTA-Apparatur zu benutzen. Die Arbeit wurde von der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft und dem Fonds der Chemischen Industrie mit Sachmitteln unterstützt.     

Effect of aromatic π-substrates on the exchange dynamics of axial ligands in iron(III) porphyrins

The effect of aromatic -substrates on the rate of inversion of Fe₃₊ in five-coordinate high-spin iron(III) porphyrins has been investigated using PMR. It was shown that -substrates may influence both associative and dissociative inversion channels; -donor and -acceptor effects have opposite signs in the latter case, indicating that the influence of -substrates acts by an electronic mechanism.Translated form Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2519–2523, November, 1990.The authors express their sincere gratitude to E. E. Batova and G. V. Ponomarev for synthesizing the TTPFeI.     

Some peculiarities of π—π interactions between tetraphenylporphine metal complexes and aromatic solvents

The — complexes of metal tetraphenylporphinates with benzene, toluene, and xylenes were characterized by means of thermogravimetry. The ability of metalloporphyrins to form — complexes with certain -donor molecules depends largely on the -acceptor capacity of the macroheterocycle, and on the peculiarities of the metal—porphyrin coordinative linkage. Stoichiometry, energy parameters, and thermal stability of the - complexes of metalloporphyrins with various aromatic ligands are determined to a great extent by the molecular structure of solvents.Translated fromIzyestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp.850–853, May, 1993.     

CO hydration over catalysts prepared via supporting Fe3(CO)12 and (NEt4)2[Fe2Mn(CO)12] on oxide supports

A comparison of the properties of iron-containing catalysts prepared through carbonyl clusters Fe₃(CO)₁₂ and (NEt₄)₂[Fe₂Mn(CO)₁₂] and iron and manganese nitrates in CO hydration indicates that the addition of Mn incorporated in (NEt₄)₂[Fe₂Mn(CO)₁₂] decreases the methane yield and increases the portion of higher hydrocarbons.

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, Fe(CO)₁₂ (NEt₄)₂[Fe₂Mn(CO)₁₂] , CO. Mn (NEt₄)₂[Fe₂Mn(CO)₁₂] .

     

The electronic spectrum of acrylonitrile

The vapor absorption spectrum of acrylonitrile CH₂CHCN has been measured in the vacuum ultraviolet region. In addition, an all-valence-electron molecular orbital calculation has been used to calculate the electronic structure and spectrum of the molecule. On the basis of the MO calculation, as well as a vibrational analysis of the observed spectrum, several electronic transitions are assigned. The lowest energy absorption band (2107Å, = 150) is assigned as an n ^* transition. Absorption bands at 2030Å (=1600), 1725Å ( = 2100), and 1570Å ( = 1920) are assigned as 0–0 bands associated with transitions that are, respectively, ^*,^*, and ^* in character.

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Zusammenfassung Das UV-Absorptionsspektrum von dampfförmigen Acrylnitril wurde gemessen und eine CNDO/2-Rechnung für die Elektronenstruktur durchgeführt. Auf dieser Basis konnten unter Zuhilfenahme der Analyse der Schwingungsstruktur im beobachteten Spektrum mehrere Banden zugeordnet werden: die 2107-Å-Bande ( = 150) einem n^*-Übergang, die drei Banden bei 2030Å ( = 1600), 1725Å ( = 2100) und 1570 Å ( = 1920)0-0-Übergängen von ^*-, ^*- bzw. ^*-Banden.

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Résumé Mesure du spectre d'absorption en phase vapeur de l'acrilonitrile CH₂CHCN dans la région de l'ultraviolet. Par ailleurs, la structure électronique et le spectre de la molécule ont été calculés à l'aide d'une méthode des orbitales moléculaires semi-empirique pour tous les électrons de valence. Sur cette base, ainsi que sur une analyse vibrationnelle du spectre expérimental, on procède à l'attribution de plusieurs transitions électroniques. La bande d'absorption de plus basse énergie (2107 Å, = 150) est attribuée à une transition n ^*. Les bandes d'absorption à 2030Å ( = 1600), 1275Å ( = 2100) et 1570Å ( = 1920) sont considérées comme des bandes 0 - 0 associées à des transitions ^*, ^* et ^* respectivement.

     

Reactivity of pyrrole pigments,XXI: Structure and reactivity of Cu(II) and Zn(II) bilindione chelates

Summary Several Mn, Cu, and Zn chelates of etiobiliverdin-IV-, mesobiliverdin-IX, and its dimethyl ester are studied. The results show that the chemical constitution of the Cu biliverdin chelate corresponds to a formal metal oxidation state of (II) coordinated to a neutral radical of the NH trideprotonated biliverdin. The reactivity of the Cu(II) bilindione chelates in nucleophilic solvents agrees with that expected for a neutral radical structure of the ligand; in CH₃OH, they undergo oxidation towards dimethoxybilipurpurins. The magnetic behaviour of Cu(II) etiobiliverdinate-IV- in the solid state shows an intramolecular weak antiferromagnetic coupling d⁹Cu-to--radical (J=–23 cm^–1) and an intermolecular weak antiferromagnetic coupling -radical-to--radical (J=–45 cm^–1). The analogy of this magnetic behaviour to that of the cation radical of metalloporphyrins is discussed.

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Reaktivität von Pyrrolpigmenten, 21. Mitt.: Struktur und Reaktivität von Cu(II)- und Zn(II)-Chelaten von Bilindionen

Zusammenfassung Einige Mn, Cu and Zn Chelate von Etiobiliverdin-IV-, Mesobiliverdin-IX und seinem Dimethylester werden untersucht. Im Komplex koordiniert ein Metallatom (mit der Formalladung II) mit einem Neutralradikal des dreifach NH-deprotonierten Bilindions. Die Reaktivität des Komplexes gegenüber nukleophilen Lösungmitteln entspricht erwartungsgemäß dem eines neutralen -Radikals; in CH₃OH wird er zu Dimethoxybilipurpurin oxidiert. Bei Cu(II)-Etiobiliverdinat-IV beobachtet man im festen Zustand neben schwacher, antiferromagnetischer Kupplung zwischen d⁹Cu und -Radikal (J=–23 cm^–1) auch eine schwache, intermolekulare, antiferromagnetische Wechselwirkung zwischen zwei -Radikalen (J=–45 cm^–1). Dieses magnetische Verhalten wird dem des -Kationradikals von Metalloporphyrinen gegenübergestellt.

     

Electronic structure and properties of pyridyl- and quinolylamines

The -electron structures and spectra corresponding to singlet -singlet - transitions of neutral and protonated pyridyl- and quinolylamine molecules were calculated by the MO LCAO method within the semiempirical Pariser-Parr-Pople approximation with allowance for configuration interaction. It is shown that the -electron density distribution explains the different directions of nucleophilic and electrophilic substitution reactions in the neutral and protonated heterocycle molecules. It is concluded that the character of protonation of amino-substituted quinolines is distinct.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 520–524, April, 1972.     

Synthesis and chiral-optical properties of (+)-3-methyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-1-thione

(+)-3-Methyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-1-thione was obtained by sulfuration of (+)-3-methyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolone with phosphorus pentasulfide or by cyclization of (+)--benzylethyl isothiocyante under the influence of polyphosphoric acid. Measurements of the rotatory dispersion and circular dichroism showed the presence of two positive Cotton effects due to n^* and ^* transitions in the thioamide chromophore, as well as Cotton effects apparently due to ^* transitions in the aromatic chromophore.Communication XXXV from the series Stereochemical Investigations. See [11] for communication XXXIV.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 94–97, January, 1976.