The structure and racemization of 1,2-bis(pentaphenylphenyl)benzene

1,2-Bis(pentaphenylphenyl)benzene (2) was synthesized by the cycloaddition of 1,2-bis(phenylethynyl)benzene and tetracyclone. Its X-ray structure was determined, and the molecule adopts a C₂-symmetric conformation in the crystal. Monomethoxy and dimethoxy derivatives of compound 2 were also prepared, and dynamic NMR studies of these compounds yielded a free energy of activation for racemization (ΔG³_rac) of 20.3?kcal/mol at 423?K. The results are compared with estimates of ΔG³_rac for 2 by various DFT methods.     

Chirality and conformational changes in 4-phenylphenanthrenes and 1-phenylbenzo[c]phenanthrene derivatives

NMR data of several 4-phenylphenanthrenes (15, 16) have revealed that the crowding in these compounds does not lead to chirality at temperatures as low as ?90°. The easy rotation of the phenyl substituent observed by NMR implies that notwithstanding the phenanthrene moiety in average behaves as a planar part the phenyl group does not experience steric hindrance.The analysis of temperature-dependent NMR spectra of several derivatives of 1-phenylbenzo[c]phenanthrenes (17-20) indicated that in these compounds exchange processes do occur. By calculations of the free energies of activation from the NMR data two processes could be distinguished: rotation of the phenyl substituent at one side of the helical benzo[c]phenanthrene moiety, for which ΔG^XXX_rot , is ca. 13.0$\text{kcal}\text{mol}$ or slightly larger when bulky substituents are present at C₂, and racemisation by a rotation of the phenyl group around the opposite end of the benzo[c]phenanthrene skeleton with simultaneous inversion of the helical conformation. For this process ΔG^XXX_rac is ca. 16$\text{kcal}\text{mol}$. The results have been compared with comparable data of related compounds like 1.8-diphenylnaphthalene, hexahelicene, and 4-methylbenzo[c] phenanthrenes, and gave evidence for the remarkably small, space-demanding properties of the phenyl substituent in these compounds.     

Activation of Strong Boron–Fluorine and Silicon–Fluorine σ‐Bonds: Theoretical Understanding and Prediction

The oxidative addition of BF₃ to a platinum(0) bis(phosphine) complex [Pt(PMe₃)₂] ( 1 ) was investigated by density functional calculations. Both the cis and trans pathways for the oxidative addition of BF₃ to 1 are endergonic (ΔG°=26.8 and 35.7 kcal mol^?1, respectively) and require large Gibbs activation energies (ΔG°^≠=56.3 and 38.9 kcal mol^?1, respectively). A second borane plays crucial roles in accelerating the activation; the trans oxidative addition of BF₃ to 1 in the presence of a second BF₃ molecule occurs with ΔG°^≠ and ΔG° values of 10.1 and ?4.7 kcal mol^?1, respectively. ΔG°^≠ becomes very small and ΔG° becomes negative. A charge transfer (CT), F→BF₃, occurs from the dissociating fluoride to the second non‐coordinated BF₃. This CT interaction stabilizes both the transition state and the product. The B?F σ‐bond cleavage of BF₂Ar^F (Ar^F=3,5‐bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl) and the B?Cl σ‐bond cleavage of BCl₃ by 1 are accelerated by the participation of the second borane. The calculations predict that trans oxidative addition of SiF₄ to 1 easily occurs in the presence of a second SiF₄ molecule via the formation of a hypervalent Si species.     

Kinetic investigation of some steroids by thermogravimetry

The kinetic values of thermal degradation of some steroids were calculated by using TG and DTG curves and the Freeman-Carroll and the Jeres methods. Then andE _a values calculated by the Jeres method are more reasonable. The kinetic thermal stabilities of the simple functional groups of the steroids were compared by using theE _a values of Jeres, and the following sequences were found: 17β-OH>17-octy 1>17-Ac-CHO>17-keto; 3β-OH> 3-keto>3a-OH; and 5a-H>5β-H>Δ⁵⁽⁶⁾>Δ⁴. The k,Z, ΔH^*, ΔS^* and ΔG^* values were calculated at the maximum decomposition rate temperatures by using the Jeres values. The ΔS^* values are negative and suggest a high ordering of the transition state. The ΔH^* and ΔG^* values are positive, as expected.     

Theoretical study of omeprazole behavior: Racemization barrier and decomposition reaction

Omeprazole is a substituted benzimidazole which suppresses gastric‐acid secretion by means of H⁺, K⁺‐ATPase inhibition. It is an optically active drug with the sulfur of the sulfoxide being the chiral center. This pro‐drug can be easily converted into its respective sulfenamide at low pH. In this work, omeprazole has been studied in relation to racemization barrier and decomposition reaction. Quantum chemistry coupled to PCA chemometric method were used to find all minimum energy structures. Conformational analysis and calculation of racemization barriers were carried out by PM3 semiempirical method (Gaussian 98). The average racemization energy barrier for all minimum energy structures (43.56 kcal mol^?1) can be related to the velocity constant in Eyring's equation. The enormous half‐life time at 100°C (9.04 × 10⁴ years) indicates that the process cannot be observed in human time scale. On the other hand, the difference of free energy change (Δ(ΔG) = ?266.78 kcal mol^?1) for the decomposition reaction shows that the process is favorable to the sulfenamide formation. The highly negative Δ(ΔG) obtained for the decomposition reaction shows that this process is extremely exothermic. This result explains why omeprazole decomposes and does not racemize. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2008     

Protonenresonanzuntersuchungen an Aminoboranen—II: Einflüsse von para-Phenylsubstituenten auf die Rotationsbarriere um die N?B-Bindung

The electronic influence of substituents on the free enthalpy of rotation around the N? B bond in aminoboranes was investigated in two series of compounds: (a) (CH₃)₂N?BCl (phenyl-p-X), containing the para-phenyl substituent at the boron atom, and (b) (p-X-phenyl)CH₃N?B(CH₃)₂, containing the para-phenyl substituent at the nitrogen atom of the N? B linkage (X = ? NR₂, ? OCH₃, ? C(CH₃)₃, ? Si(CH₃)₃, ? H, ? F, ? Cl, ? Br, ? I, ? CF₃ and ? NO₂). By comparing the rotational barriers in corresponding compounds of both series, a reverse effect of the substituents could be observed. Electron-withdrawing substituents in the para position of the phenyl ring increase the ΔG_c^≠ if the phenyl group is attached to the boron atom; on the other hand, a lower ΔG_c^≠ is observed if the phenyl ring is bonded to the nitrogen atom of the N? B system. Substitution of the phenyl ring with electron-donating substituents in the paraposition exerts the opposite effect. Within each series of compounds, the differences of ΔG_c^≠ values [δ(ΔG_c^≠) = ΔG_c^≠ (X) ? ΔG_c^≠ (X = H)] between substituted and unsubstituted compounds can be explained in terms of inductive and mesomeric effects of the ring substituents and can be correlated with the Hammett σ constant of each substituent. A comparison of the slopes of the plotted lines shows that the influence of the ring substituents is more pronounced in compounds with N-phenyl-p-X than in those with B-phenyl-p-X.     

Kinetic modeling analysis for the removal of cesium ions from aqueous solutions using polyaniline titanotungstate

Polyaniline titanotungstate has been synthesized by incorporation of organic polymer polyaniline into the inorganic precipitate of titanotungstate. This material was characterized using X-ray, IR and TGA studies. The influences of initial concentration of metal ions, particle size and temperature have been reported. The comparison of composite and inorganic materials was studied and indicating that the composite material is better than the inorganic in selectivity of Cs⁺ ions. Thermodynamic parameters, such as changes in Gibbs free energy (ΔG), enthalpy (ΔH), and entropy (ΔS) have been calculated. The numerical values of ΔG decrease with an increase in temperature, indicating that the sorption reaction of adsorbent was spontaneous and more favorable at higher temperature. The positive values of ΔH correspond to the endothermic nature of sorption processes and suggested that chemisorptions were the predominant mechanism. A comparison of kinetic models applied to the sorption rate data of Cs⁺ ions was evaluated for the pseudo first-order, the pseudo second-order, intraparticle diffusion and homogeneous particle diffusion kinetic models. The results showed that both the pseudo second-order and the homogeneous particle diffusion models were found to best correlate the experimental rate data. Self diffusion coefficient (D_i), Activation energy (Ea) and entropy (ΔS^*) of activation were also computed from the linearized form of Arrhenius equation.     

Kinetics and mechanism of diels-alder additions of tetracyanoethylene to anthracene derivatives—I : Substituent effects

The rates of addition of tetracyanoethylene to a number of 9- and 9,10-substituted anthracenes have been measured spectrophotometrically in solvent CCl₄. Substituent effects correlated well using the extended form of the Hammett equation. The importance of steric effects on the reaction was assessed by a systematic variation of the components of the data used in the above correlation.Activation parameters (ΔG_exp^≠, etc.) and the corresponding overall thermodynamic parameters for adduct formation (ΔG_ad°, etc.) were evaluated. ΔG_exp^≠ was found to be linearly related to ΔG_c°, the free energy of formation of the intermediate complex which confirms the role of the latter as a true reaction intermediate. From correlations between ΔG_exp^≠ and ΔG_ad°, an “early” transition state is suggested. The above thermodynamic and activation data enable detailed reaction profiles to be drawn.     

Changes in the inner coordination sphere as the primary chemical act of excited Gd3+aq

Photoexcited Gd(OH₂)³⁺₈ frees two water molecules to give ^*Gd(OH₂)³⁺₆ in an entropy-controlled process (ΔS^O ～ 9.5 cal/mol deg, ΔH^O ～ 0.32 kcal/mol, ΔG^O ～ ?2.5 kcal/mol) and secondary excited-state processes. This inner-sphere change may be rationalised by different 4f-shell contraction and 5p-shell expansion in the lowest and excited levels of the 4f⁷ configuration.     

Kinetik der Diazotierung der Chloraniline in methanolischer Chlorwasserstofflösung

The kinetics of the diazotization of o-, m-, p-chloroaniline in 0.005n- to 0.4n-methanolic HCl-solution at 25, 15, 0, ?10 ?20, and ?30°C was invertigated. It was found that the nitrosation reaction (the same as in¹) $$C_6 H_4 ClNH_2 + NOCl \mathop \rightleftharpoons \limits^k C_6 H_4 ClNH_2 NO^ + + Cl^ - $$ is a proceeding advance-back-reaction. The decomposition of C₆H₄ClNH₂NO⁺ by splitting off a proton is the rate determining step. The free activation enthalpies ΔG ^* for the nitrosation reaction, the activation entropies ΔS ^*, the activation enthalpies ΔH ^* and the activation energiesE _a at the given temperatures are calculated. The experimentally found and the calculated velocities are given in Tables 1–6. The equilibrium constants of the o-, m-, p-chloroanilinium ions, and nitrosyl-chloride in methanol are indicated in Table 7, diagram 1. TheK _M values (the ionic products of methanol, extrapolated at infinite dilution) together with theK _A values of Table 7 give theK _B values (p. 2) using the table¹⁰. The ΔG _B values can be calculated using equation ΔG _B = ?RTlnK _B Fig 2 shows the linear dependance of the logarithmus of the ΔG ^* values from the logarithmus of theK _B values.     

Acoustical and excess thermodynamic studies of mixtures of 2-pyrrolidone with 1,3-propanediol and water as well as 1,3-propanediol with water at 308.15 K

The density (ρ), viscosity (η) and ultrasonic velocity (u) of three mixtures consisting of 2- pyrrolidone with 1,3-propanediol (PD) and water and also of PD and water have been measured as a function of mole fraction at 308.15 K. The experimentally collected data has been used to calculate the excess molar volume (V^E), deviation in viscosity (Δη), deviation in ultrasonic velocity (Δu), isentropic compressibility (κ_s), deviation in isentropic compressibility (Δκ_s) and excess Gibbs free energy of activation (ΔG*^E). The Redlich–Kister polynomial equation has been used to fit the derived parameters. The variation in excessive thermodynamic properties as a consequence of possible molecular interactions is discussed.     

Ab initio studies of three-membered ring formation through intramolecular nucleophilic substitution

Three-membered ring (3MR) forming processes of ⁻X(SINGLE BOND)CH₂(SINGLE BOND)CH₂(SINGLE BOND)F and ⁻CH₂(SINGLE BOND)C((SINGLE BOND)Y)(SINGLE BOND)CH₂(SINGLE BOND)F (X(DOUBLE BOND)CH₂, O, or S and Y(DOUBLE BOND)0 or S) through a gas phase neighboring group mechanism (S_Ni) are studied theoretically using the ab initio molecular orbital method with the 6–31+G* basis set. When electron correlation effects are considered, the activation (ΔG^≠) and reaction energies (ΔG⁰) are lowered by ca. 10 kcal mol⁻¹, indicating the importance of the electron correlation effect in these reactions. The contribution of entropy of activation (−TΔS^≠) at 298 K to ΔG^≠ is very small, and the reactions are enthalpy controlled. The ΔG^≠ and ΔG⁰ values for these ring closure processes largely depend on the stabilities of the reactants and the heteroatom acting as a nucleophilic center. The Bell–Evans–Polanyi principle applies well to all these reaction series. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Comput Chem 18 : 1773–1784, 1997     

Thermodynamic activation parameters for viscous flow of dilute aqueous solutions of ethylenediamine,trimethylenediamine and N,N-dimethyltrimethylenediamine

The density and the viscosity data have been used to determine the thermodynamic activation parameters, free energies (ΔG ^?), enthalpies (ΔH ^?) and entropies (ΔS ^?), for viscous flow of the systems; water (W) + ethylenediamine (ED), W + trimethylenediamine (TMD) and W + N,N-dimethyltrimethylenediamine (DMTMD) in the temperature range of 303.15–323.15 K over the composition range of 0 ≤ X ₂ ≤ 0.45, where X ₂ is the mole fraction of diamines. On addition of diamines to water, ΔG ^?, ΔH ^? and ΔS ^? values increase sharply, pass through a maximum and then decline. The heights of maximum in the ΔG ^? versus X ₂ curve vary as, W + DMTMD > W + TMD > W + ED. For all systems, the excess properties, ΔG ^{? E} , ΔH ^{? E} and ΔS ^{? E} are positive. The observed increase in thermodynamic values may be due to combined effect of hydrophobic hydration of diamines and water–diamine interaction as a result of hydrophilic effect.     

New insight into the substituent effects on the hydrolytic deamination of saturated and unsaturated cytosine

Ab initio calculations were carried out to understand the effect of electron donating groups (EDG) and electron withdrawing groups (EWG) at the C5 position of cytosine (Cyt) and saturated cytosine (H₂Cyt) of the deamination reaction. Geometries of the reactants, transition states, intermediates, and products were fully optimized at the B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) level in the gas phase as this level of theory has been found to agree very well with G3 theories. Activation energies, enthalpies, and Gibbs energies of activation along with the thermodynamic properties (ΔE, ΔH, and ΔG) of each reaction were calculated. A plot of the Gibbs energies of activation (ΔG^‡) for C5 substituted Cyt and H₂Cyt against the Hammett σ-constants reveal a good linear relationship. In general, both EDG and EWG substituents at the C5 position in Cyt results in higher ΔG^‡ and lower σ values compared to those of H₂Cyt deamination reactions. C5 alkyl substituents ( H,  CH₃,  CH₂CH₃,  CH₂CH₂CH₃) increase ΔG^‡ values for Cyt, while the same substituents decrease ΔG^‡ values for H₂Cyt which is likely due to steric effects. However, the Hammett σ-constants were found to decrease at the C5 position of cytosine (Cyt) and saturated cytosine (H2Cyt) on the deamination reaction. Both ΔG^‡ and σ values decrease for the substituents Cl and Br in the Cyt reaction, while ΔG^‡ values increase and σ decrease in the H₂Cyt reaction. This may be due to high polarizability of bromine which results in a greater stabilization of the transition state in the case of bromine compared to chlorine. Regardless of the substituent at C5, the positive charge on C4 is greater in the TS compared to the reactant complex for both the Cyt and H₂Cyt. Moreover, as the charges on C4 in the TS increase compared to reactant, ΔG^‡ also increase for the C5 alkyl substituents ( H,  CH₃,  CH₂CH₃,  CH₂CH₂CH₃) in Cyt, while ΔG^‡ decrease in H₂Cyt. In addition, analysis of the frontier MO energies for the transition state structures shows that there is a correlation between the energy of the HOMO–LUMO gap and activation energies.     

Hindered rotation around the N(sp2)-C(sp3) single bond in 2,4,6-trimethyl-N-alkylpyridinium cations:H DNMR analysist

Pairwise chemical shift nonequivalence of the 2,6-methyl and 3,5-protons in ¹H NMR spectra, as well as of the 2,6-methyl, 2,6-ring and 3,5-ring carbons in ¹³C NMR spectra, was observed for N-alkyl-2,4,6-trimethylpyridinium salts 2. Dynamic NMR spectroscopy demonstrates appreciably higher activation free energies ΔG^# for rotation around the N(sp²)-C(sp³ bond than ΔG# for the analogously substituted mesityl derivatives, in agreement with the shorter N-C bond distance than for the C-C bond.     

Silicon-phosphorus analogies : Participation of external nucleophiles to activated processes of racemization and hydrolysis of chlorophosphono derivatives

Kinetic and stereochemical studies show nucleophilic assistance by dimethylformamide (DMF), dimethylacetainide (DMA), hexamethylphosphotriamide (HMPT) and N-methylimidazole (NMI) in racemization and solvolysis of menthylchloro(phenyl)phosphonate, 1a, and O-ethylchloro(phenyl)thiophosphonate, 2. Similar orders of nucleophilic reactivity (Nu = NMI?HMPT>DMF>DMA), and identical rate-laws (v_rac=k [M-Cl] [Nu]² and v_H2O = k' [M-Cl] [H₂O] [Nu]) are consistent with a common mechanism, governed by entropy (?60 u.e< ΔS^≠<?40u.e). Analogies between reaction mechanisms at silicon and phosphorus are clearly evidenced. A two-step process, involving rate-determining attack on a pentacoordinate complex is discussed.     

Unimolecular rearrangement of α-silylcarbenium ions. An ab initio study

The unimolecular rearrangements of hydrogen, methyl and phenyl groups at the Si atom in α-silylcarbenium ions have been investigated using an ab initio molecular orbital method. MP2/6–31 + G^*//HF/6–31G^* calculations predict that all three groups migrate from the Si to an adjacent C_α with no energy barrier. Thus, the silicenium ion is the only stable species in each potential energy surface. The conformation of the benzylsilicenium ion, (C₆H₅)CH₂−SiH₂⁺, indicates that the phenyl ring is significantly bent toward the silyl cationic center in order to interact with the vacant 3p(Si⁺) orbital. In contrast to MP2 results, Hartree-Fuck calculations (both HF/3–21G^* and HF/6–31G^* levels) predict small energy barriers for 1,2-migrations of H and Me (1.4 kcal mol⁻¹ for H migration, and 1.5 kcal mol⁻¹ for Me migration, respectively, at the HF/6–31G^* level). This difference provides convincing evidence that the incorporation of electron correlation is of particular importance in describing the potential energy surface for the rearrangement of α-silylcarbenium ions to silicenium ions. The results of the calculations have also been applied to the possible rearrangement mechanism of α-chlorosilanes to chlorosilanes, assuming that the experimental conditions are favorable toward the generation of ionic species. Various factors which may govern the migratory aptitudes of various R groups, i.e. (1) activation energies, (2) overall reaction energies and (3) the conformational preference of reactants have been investigated. The calculated activation energy obtained, namely the energy for the generation of the silicenium ion and the C⁻¹ ion from an α-chlorosilane, is consistent with the experimental migratory aptitude in the gas phase observed in mass spectrometers.     

Determination of thermodynamic parameters for cloud point extraction of Arsenazo-III and Magdala Red dyes using mixed micelles: An essential requirement for high performance

A simple and low cost method for extraction and preconcentration of Arsenazo-III (ARS-III) and Magdala Red (MR) was developed by an efficient cloud point extraction (CPE) method using mixed micelles of Triton X–114 (TX–114) and cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB). Various parameters, such as pH/concentration of H₂SO₄, surfactant concentrations (TX-114 and CTAB), equilibrium temperature and time have been studied to maximise efficiency. Thermodynamic quantities like change in Gibbs free energy (ΔG⁰), change in enthalpy (ΔH⁰) and change in entropy (ΔS⁰) were calculated. The results show that the CPE of ARS-III and MR dye is feasible, spontaneous, and endothermic in the temperature range of (50–80) °C indicating good recoveries for the developed method. The effect of temperature, surfactant concentration and dye concentration on various thermodynamic quantities was investigated and it was found that ΔG⁰ values increased with temperature but decreased with surfactant and dye concentration. ΔH⁰ and ΔS⁰ values increased as surfactant concentration increased and decreased as dye concentration decreased. The recoveries were found to be the range from 90.02 – 101.03 % for ARS-III and 86.07–99.46 % for MR dyes which proves that the method is highly efficient.     

Syntheses,Crystal Structures,and Thermal Properties of Energetic Semicarbazide Salt,Manganese(II) Salt,and Coordination Compound of 3,5‐Dinitrobenzoic Acid

Nitro compounds have been actively researched as driven by their potential to be high‐performing energetic materials. Herein, three new nitro compounds including semicarbazide 3,5‐dinitrobenzoate, (SCZ)(DNBA), manganese 3,5‐dinitrobenzoate dihydrate, [Mn(DNBA)₂(H₂O)₂]_n, and bis(semicarbazide) manganese(II) 3,5‐dinitrobenzoate, Mn(SCZ)₂(DNBA)₂, were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction analysis. The results indicated that the above mentioned compounds are ionic, polymeric, and molecular in nature, respectively. Moreover, their thermal decomposition properties were assessed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Their non‐isothermal reaction kinetics parameters, critical temperature of thermal explosion (T_bp), entropy of activation (ΔS^≠), enthalpy of activation (ΔH^≠), and free energy of activation (ΔG^≠) of the exothermic decomposition process were also calculated. Results suggest that there was a relationship between the structure and thermal stability.     

Physicochemical Properties and Surface Tension Prediction of Mixed Surfactant Systems: Triton X‐100 with Dodecylpyridinium Bromide and Triton X‐100 with Sodium Dodecylsulfonate

Dependences of the surface tension of aqueous solutions of ionic (dodecylpyridinium bromide, sodium dodecylsulfonate) and nonionic (Triton X‐100) surfactants and their mixtures on total surfactant concentration and solution composition were studied, and the surface tension of the mixed systems were predicted using different Miller's model. It was found that how to select the model for calculation of ω is corresponding to the degree of the deviation from the ideality during the adsorption of mixed surfactants. The compositions of micelles and adsorption layers at air‐solution interface as well as parameters (β^m, β^ads) of headgroup‐headgroup interaction between the molecules of ionic and nonionic surfactants were calculated based on Rubingh model. The parameters (B₁) of chain‐chain interaction between the molecules of ionic and nonionic surfactants were calculated based on Maeda model. The free energy of micellization calculated from the phase separation model (ΔG ₂ ^m ), and by Maeda's method (ΔG ₁ ^m ) agree reasonably well at high content of nonionic surfactant. The excess free energy ΔG _ads ^E and ΔG _m ^E (except α=0.4) for TX‐100/SDSn system are more negative than that TX‐100/DDPB system. These can be probably explained with the EO groups of TX‐100 surfactant carrying partial positive charge.