Carbon−Fluorine Bond Formation via a Five-Coordinate Fluoro Complex of Ruthenium(II), Preliminary Communication

The 16-electron, five-coordinate fluoro complex [RuF(dppp)₂]PF₆ ( 1a ; dppp=propane-1,3-diylbis[diphenylphosphine] smoothly reacts with 1,3-diphenylallyl bromide (=1,1′-(3-bromoprop-1-ene-1,3-diyl)bis[benzene]) in dry CDCl₃ to give 1,3-diphenylallyl fluoride and [RuBr(dppp)₂]⁺ in nearly quantitative yield. Under similar conditions, bromide (or chloride)/fluoride exchange also occurs with chlorotriphenylmethane, bromodiphenylmethane, and tert-butyl bromide. The crystal structure of 1a is reported.     

Synthesis and structures of 4,5-dimethyl-1,3-bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-1H-imidazolium chloride and 1,1′-bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-2,2′-bis(4,5-dimethylimidazole)

4,5-Dimethyl-1,3-bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-1H-imidazolium chloride (1) was synthesized and characterized by IR and NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. An attempt to prepare the free tridentate N-heterocyclic carbene pincer ligand by the reaction of 1 with KN(SiMe₃)₂ resulted in the formation of 1,1′-bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-2,2′-bis(4,5-dimethylimidazole) as a product of dimerization of the target carbene followed by the rearrangement accompanied by the elimination of dipyridylethane.

     

Unusual reaction of chloroacetyl chloride with 1,2-dichloroethene. Synthesis and properties of 2-chlorovinyl dichloromethyl ketone

The reaction of chloroacetyl chloride with 1,2-dichloroethene in the presence of AlCl₃ unexpectedly led to the formation of (E)-1,1,4-trichlorobut-3-en-2-one whose structure was proved by ¹H and ¹³C NMR, IR, and mass spectra and independent synthesis. A probable reaction scheme was proposed, which involves transformation of initially formed 1,2,4-trichloro-3-oxobutan-2-yl cation by the action of AlCl₃. The high reactivity of the vinylic halogen atom in (E)-1,1,4-trichlorobut-3-en-2-one was demonstrated by its reactions with nitrogen-centered nucleophiles (triethylamine, aniline, 3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole) and sodium sulfide. These reactions involved only the C-Cl bond in the vinyl fragment and afforded (4,4-dichloro-3-oxobut-2-en-1-yl)triethylammonium chloride, 1,1-dichloro-4-phenylaminobut-3-en-2-one, 1-(4,4-dichloro-3-oxobut-2-en-1-yl)-3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole, and 4,4′-thiobis(1,1-dichlorobut-3-en-2-one), respectively. The reaction of 1,1,4-trichlorobut-3-en-2-one with benzylhydrazine gave a mixture of 1,3- and 1,5-disubstituted pyrazoles.     

Asymmetric Synthesis and Characterization of Chiral 2,2′‐Diamino‐3,3′‐diethoxycarbonyl‐8,8′‐diphenyl‐1,1′‐biazulene

Abstract

rac‐2,2′‐Diamino‐3,3′‐diethoxycarbonyl‐8,8′‐diphenyl‐1,1′‐biazulene was synthesized from diethyl 2‐aminoazulene‐1,3‐dicarboxylate and was optically resolved into two enantiomers of S‐form and R‐form. The enantioselective oxidative couplings with two chiral amines [(?)‐sparteine and (R)‐(+)‐α‐methylbenzylamine] and ferric chloride catalyst, and the asymmetric couplings with two chiral oxovanadium(IV) complexes of ethyl 2‐amino‐4‐phenylazulene‐1‐carboxylate, easily yielded chiral 2,2′‐diamino‐3,3′‐diethoxycarbonyl‐8,8′‐diphenyl‐1,1′‐biazulene. Therefore, the introduction of two phenyl groups at the 8‐ and 8′‐postions of each azulene ring using phenyl magnesium bromide via an addition–oxidation–decarboxylation mechanism resulted in 1,1′‐biazulene forming a chiral C₂ axis.     

Synthesis and transformations of metallacycles 42. Cp2ZrCl2-Catalyzed cycloalumination of 3-methylidenespiro[cyclobutane-1,3′-(5′α)-cholestane] with Et3Al

A Cp₂ZrCl₂-catalyzed cycloalumination of 3-methylidenespiro[cyclobutane-1,3′-(5′α)-cholestane] with Et₃Al gives 3-ethyl-3-aluminadispiro[cyclopentane-1,1′-cyclobutane-3′,3″-(5″α)-cholestane] in 84% yield.     

Tin(II) Halide Insertion or Halogen Exchange in the Reactions of Dihaloplatinum(II) Complexes with Tin(II) Halide

Reactions of SnCl₂ with the complexes cis‐[PtCl₂(P₂)] (P₂=dppf (1,1′‐bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene), dppp (1,3‐bis(diphenylphosphino)propane=1,1′‐(propane‐1,3‐diyl)bis[1,1‐diphenylphosphine]), dppb (1,4‐bis(diphenylphosphino)butane=1,1′‐(butane‐1,4‐diyl)bis[1,1‐diphenylphosphine]), and dpppe (1,5‐bis(diphenylphosphino)pentane=1,1′‐(pentane‐1,5‐diyl)bis[1,1‐diphenylphosphine])) resulted in the insertion of SnCl₂ into the Pt? Cl bond to afford the cis‐[PtCl(SnCl₃)(P₂)] complexes. However, the reaction of the complexes cis‐[PtCl₂(P₂)] (P₂=dppf, dppm (bis(diphenylphosphino)methane=1,1′‐methylenebis[1,1‐diphenylphosphine]), dppe (1,2‐bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane=1,1′‐(ethane‐1,2‐diyl)bis[1,1‐diphenylphosphine]), dppp, dppb, and dpppe; P=Ph₃P and (MeO)₃P) with SnX₂ (X=Br or I) resulted in the halogen exchange to yield the complexes [PtX₂(P₂)]. In contrast, treatment of cis‐[PtBr₂(dppm)] with SnBr₂ resulted in the insertion of SnBr₂ into the Pt? Br bond to form cis‐[Pt(SnBr₃)₂(dppm)], and this product was in equilibrium with the starting complex cis‐[PtBr₂(dppm)]. Moreover, the reaction of cis‐[PtCl₂(dppb)] with a mixture SnCl₂/SnI₂ in a 2 : 1 mol ratio resulted in the formation of cis‐[PtI₂(dppb)] as a consequence of the selective halogen‐exchange reaction. ³¹P‐NMR Data for all complexes are reported, and a correlation between the chemical shifts and the coupling constants was established for mono‐ and bis(trichlorostannyl)platinum complexes. The effect of the alkane chain length of the ligand and Sn^II halide is described.     

Polymerizable Ester-Type Banana Liquid Crystals: A Comparative Study of Mesophase Behavior

Two families of ester-type banana monomers are presented, 1,3-phenylene bis{4-[4′-(10-undecenyloxy)benzoyloxy]benzoate}s and 1,3-phenylene bis{[4′-(10-undecenyloxy)]-1,1′-biphenyl-4-carboxylate}s, in which the nature of the substituents on the central phenyl ring and the side arms was varied. The mesophase behavior of the monomers, including B₂ and B₇ phases, was correlated with their chemical structure and was compared with that of analogous azomethine-type banana mesogens. It is also shown that the banana monomers can be incorporated into new architectures of liquid crystal polymers.     

An economic,practical access to enantiopure 1,1′-bi-2-naphthols: enantioselective complexation of threo-(1S,2S)-N-benzyl-N,N-dimethyl[1,3-dihydroxy-1-(4′-nitrophenyl)]-2-propylammonium chloride

An economic, convenient access to enantiopure (R)- and (S)-1,1′-bi-2-naphthol (BINOL) has been discovered. Racemic 1,1′-bi-2-naphthol was reacted with threo-(1S,2S)-N-benzyl-N,N-dimethyl-[1,3-dihydroxyl-1-(4′-nitrophenyl)]-2-propylammonium chloride (BDDNPAC) in water-containing acetonitrile under reflux until the solid dissolved completely, and then cooled to ambient temperature to isolate a yellow-greenish crystal consisting of BDDNPAC, (S)-BINOL, and water, which was analyzed by single crystal X-ray structural analysis. Enantiopure (S)- and (R)-1,1′-bi-2-naphthols were obtained in high yield after decomposition of the colored crystalline complex and evaporation of the acetonitrile solution removed from the complex crystals and successive crystallization. The chiral quaternary ammonium salt BDDNPAC can be recovered and reused without any decrease in efficiency.     

Synthesis,structure, and conformation of terphenylene-derived azacalix[4]aromatics

Several novel azacalix[4]aromatics constituting terphenylene units have been synthesized via sequential nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions of 5′-t-butyl-(1,1′:3′,1″-terphenyl)-3,3″-diamine 9 and 5′-t-butyl-(1,1′:3′,1″-terphenyl)– 4,4″-diamine 11 with 1,5-difluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene and cyanuric chloride, respectively. The bridging –NH– functions of the tetra-nitro substituted azacalix[2]arene[2]terphenylenes 1 and 2 have been transformed to the corresponding –N(CH₃)– bridged azacalix[2]arene[2]terphenylenes 3 and 4 via N-alkylation. Single crystal X-ray analysis revealed that the terphenyl-3,3″-diamine derived azacalix[2]terphenylene[2]triazine 5 adopts a distorted chair conformation in the solid state, and the terphenyl-4,4″-diamine derived azacalix[2]terphenylene[2]triazine 6 was found to adopt a 1,3-alternate conformation.     

Komplexe mit sterisch anspruchsvollen Liganden: IV. Gehinderte Rotation der Ringliganden in Tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)metallocenen des Eisens und des Titans

Variable-temperature ¹H NMR studies have revealed that in 1,1′,3,3′-tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)ferrocene, Fe[η⁵-C₅H₃(SiMe₃)₂-1,3]₂, as well as in 1,1′,3,3′-tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)titanocene dichloride, Ti[η⁵-C₅H₃(SiMe₃)₂-1,3]₂Cl₂, the rotation of the five-membered ring about the metal-ring vector is hindered at lower temperatures. The titanocene complex was prepared from TiCl₃ and bis(trimethylsilyl)cyclopentadienyllithium via Ti[η⁵-C₅H₃(SiMe₃)₂-1,3]₂Cl.     

Syntheses of dibenzo[c,e][1,2]diselenin and related novel chalcogenide heterocyclic compounds

Reaction of 2,2′-dilithio-1,1′-binaphthyl with selenium followed by air oxidation gives a mixture of dinaph-thoselenophene and dimer and oligomers of 2,2′-diseleno-1,1′-binaphthyl. 2,2′-Dilithio-1,1′-biphenyl reacts with selenium to afford dibenzo[c,e][1,2]diselenin. Structures of the dimeric 2,2′-diseleno-1,1′-binaphthyl and dibenzo[c,e][1,2]diselenin have been confirmed by X-ray crystallographic analyses. Similar reaction of 2,2′-dilithio-1,1′-binaphthyl with sulfur or tellurium gives a mixture of dinaphthothiophene and dinaphtho[2,1-c:-1′,2′-e][1,2]dithiin or a mixture of dinaphthotellurophene and oligomer of 2,2′-ditelluro-1,1′-binaphthyl, respectively. Dibenzotellurophene and oligomer of 2,2′-ditelluro-1,1′-biphenyl are obtained from reaction of 2,2′-dilithio-1,1′-biphenyl with tellurium.     

Ferrocenderivate LX. Rationelle synthesen der ferrocen-1,1′-dicarbonsäure sowie von isomeren methyl-, phenyl-ferrocen- und [3]ferrocenophan-mono- und -1,1′-di-carbonsäuren

Mono- or 1,1′-bis-acylation of ferrocene, its mono and 1,1′-dimethyl and phenyl derivatives and of [3]ferrocenophane with o-chlorobenzoyl chloride/AlCl₃ affords the corresponding (isomeric) chlorobenzoyl ferrocenes in high yields which can be separated by column, layer or high pressure liquid chromatography and in the case of the monomethylferrocene monoketones also by crystallization. The cleavage of the (o-chlorobenzoyl)ferrocenes by potassium-t-butoxide (and traces of water) yields the corresponding ferrocene carboxylic acids except for the α-phenyl derivatives in almost quantitative yields, thus offering a very convenient access to these acids. In all cases the isomer distribution and thereby the relative site reactivities were determined.     

Reactions of Sulfenamides with Compounds of Trivalent Phosphorus

Chloro-dimethylamino-phenyl-p-tolylthio-phosphonium chloride 2 , dimethylamino-diphenyl-p-tolylthio-phosphonium chloride 3 , bis(diethylamino)-dimethylamino-p-tolylthiophosphonium chloride 4 and tert-butyl-dimethylamino-phenyl-p-tolylthio-phosphonium chloride 5 were prepared by the reaction of N,N-dimethylamino-p-tolylsulfenamide 1 with PhPCl₂, Ph₂PCl, (Et₂N)₂PCl and ^tBu(Ph)PCl, respectively. The reaction of N,N′-dimethyl-N,N′-bis(trimethylsilyl)urea 9 and N-methyl-N′-phenyl-N,N′-bis(trimethylsilyl)urea 10 with phenylsulfenyl chloride 6 or p-nitrophenylsulfenyl chloride 8 furnished the N-arylthio-N,N′-diorgano-N′-(trimethylsilyl)-ureas 11 – 14 . The reaction of 11 – 14 and of the previously known compounds 15 and 16 with MePCl₂, ClCH₂PCl₂, ^tBuPCl₂ and PhPCl₂ resulted in the formation of the 2-arylthio-2-chloro-1,2,3-triorgano-1,3,2λ⁵-diazaphosphetidin-4-ones 17 – 26 . 1,3-Dimethyl-2-(1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propoxy)-2-phenyl-2-phenylthio-1,3,2λ⁵-diazaphosphetidin-4-one 29 and the 2-arylthio-1,3-dimethyl-2-(p-nitrophenoxy)-2-organyl-1,3,2λ⁵-diazaphosphetidin-4-ones 30 – 32 were obtained in the reactions of compounds 17, 24 and 27 with 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol or p-nitrophenol in the presence of triethylamine. The reaction of compound 21 with thiophenol in the presence of triethylamine resulted in a mixture of products, from which 1,3,4,5,7-pentamethyl-1,3,5,7-tetraaza-4λ⁵-phosphaspiro[3.3]heptan-2,6-dione 33 was isolated. The identity and structure of all the new compounds were established by ¹H-, ¹³C- and ³¹P-NMR spectroscopy and by elemental analysis. A possible mechanism of reaction of sulfenamides with compounds of trivalent phosphorus is discussed. For the compounds 5a, 32 and 33 X-ray structure analyses were conducted. The cation of compound 5a involves four-coordinate phosphorus (essentially tetrahedral geometry) and is a rare example of a P–S single bond in such a system (P–S 207.37(9) pm). In 32 the geometry at phosphorus is distorted trigonal bipyramidal, with axial positions occupied by oxygen and nitrogen atoms. In the spirophosphorane 33 the geometry at phosphorus is intermediate between trigonal bipyramidal and square pyramidal, with essentially planar four-membered rings.     

Bisthiourea: thermal and structural investigation

Bisthiourea derivatives 1,1′-(ethane-1,2-diyl)bis(3-phenylthiourea), 1,1′-(propane-1,3-diyl)bis(3-phenylthiourea), and 1,1′-(butane-1,4-diyl)bis(3-phenylthiourea) have been synthesized and characterized by IR, ¹H NMR, and ¹³C NMR. Suitable crystals of 1,1′-(propane-1,3-diyl)bis(3-phenylthiourea) were grown for single-crystal X-ray analysis and from the data it was observed that they organize into the P-1 space group. The thermal decomposition of these compounds has been studied by TG–DSC.     

Charge-Transfer Salts of Ferrocene Derivatives with Bis(maleonitriledithiolato)metallate(III) Complexes ([M(mnt)2]−, M=Ni,Pt): A Ground-State High-Spin [(Ni(mnt)2)2]2− Dimer

New hexamethylated ferrocene derivatives containing thioether moieties (1,1′-bis[(tert-butyl)thio]-2,2′,3,3′,4,4′-hexamethylferrocene ( 3a , b )) or fused S-heteropolycyclic substituents (rac-1-[(1,3-benzodithiol- 2-yliden)methyl]-2,2′,3,3′,4,4′-hexamethylferrocene ( 5 ) and rac-1-[1,2-bis(1,3-benzodithiol-2-yliden)ethyl]-2,2′,3,3′,4,4′-hexamethylferrocene ( 14 )), as well as a series of ferrocene-substituted vinylogous tetrathiafulvalenes (1,1′-bis[1,2-bis(1,3-benzodithiol-2-yliden)ethyl]ferrocene ( 6a ), 1,1′-bis[1-(1,3-benzodithiol-2-yliden)-2-(5,6-dihydro-1,3-dithiolo[4,5-b] [1,4]dithiin-2-yliden)ethyl]ferrocene ( 6b ), [1,2-bis(1,3-benzodithiol-2-yliden)ethyl]ferrocene ( 21a ), [1-(1,3-benzodithiol-2-yliden)-2-(5,6-dihydro-1,3-dithiolo[4,5-b] [1,4]dithiin-2-yliden)ethyl]ferrocene ( 21b ), [1,2-bis(5,6-dihydro-1,3-dithiolo[4,5-b] [1,4]dithiin-2-yliden)ethyl]ferrocene ( 21c ), [1-(5,6-dihydro-1,3-dithiolo[4,5-b] [1,4]dithiin-2-yliden)-2-(1,3-benzodithiol-2-yliden)ethyl]ferrocene ( 21d )) were prepared and fully characterized. Their redox properties show that some of them are easily oxidized and undergo transformation to paramagnetic salts containing bis(maleonitriledithiolato)-metallate(III) anions [M(mnt)₂]⁻ (M=Ni, Pt; bis[2,3-dimercapto-κS)but-2-enedinitrilato(2⁻)]nickelate (1⁻) or -platinate (1⁻). The derivatives [ 3a ] [Ni(mnt)₂] ( 26 ), [ 3a ] [Pt(mnt)₂] ( 27 ), [Fe{(η⁵-C₅Me₄S)₂S}] [Ni(Mnt)₂] ( 28 ), [Fe{(η⁵-C₅Me₄S)₂S}] [Pt(mnt)₂] ( 29 ), [ 5 ] [Ni(mnt)₂]⋅ClCH₂CH₂Cl ( 30 ), [ 6a ] [Ni(mnt)₂] ( 31 ), [ 6a ] [Ni(mnt)₂]⋅ClCH₂CH₂Cl ( 31a ), [ 6a ] [Pt(mnt)₂] [ 32 ), and [ 6b ] [Ni(mnt)₂] ( 33 ) were prepared and fully characterized, including by SQUID (superconducting quantum interference device) susceptibility measurements. X-Ray crystal-structural studies of the neutral ferrocene derivatives 6a , b , 21c , d , and 1,1′-bis[1-(1,3-benzodithiol-2-yliden)-2-oxoethyl]ferrocene ( 23 ), as well as of the charge-transfer salts 26 – 28 , 30 , and 31a , are reported. The salts 28 and 30 display both a D⁺A⁻A⁻D⁺ structural motif, however, with a different relative arrangement of the [{Ni(mnt)₂}₂]²⁻ dimers, thus giving rise to different but strong antiferromagnetic couplings. Salt 26 exhibits isolated ferromagnetically coupled [{Ni(mnt)₂}₂]²⁻ dimers. Salt 27 displays a D⁺A⁻D⁺A⁻ structural motif in all three space dimensions, and a week ferromagnetic ordering at low temperature. Salt 31a , on the contrary, shows segregated stacks of cations and anions. The cations are connected with each other in two dimensions, and the anions are separated by a 1,2-dichloroethane molecule.     

[2+3] Cycloadditions of ‘Thiocarbonyl Ylides’ (= (Alkylidenesulfonio)methanides) and diazoalkanes with N,N′-(thiocarbonyl)diimidazole (= 1,1′-(carbonothioyl)bis[1H-imidazole])

Heating of a mixture of N,N′-(thiocarbonyl)diimidazole (= 1,1′-(carbonothioyl)bis[1H-imidazole]; 1 ) and 2,5-dihydro-1,3,4-thiadiazole 2a or 2b gave the 1,3-dithiolanes 4a and 4b , respectively, via a regiospecific 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of the corresponding ‘thiocarbonyl methanides’ 3a , b onto the C?S group of 1 (Schemes 1 and 2). The adamantane derivative 4b was not stable in the presence of 1H-imidazole and during chromatographic workup. The isolated 1,3-dithiole 5 is the product of a base-catalyzed elimination of 1H-imidazole from the initial cycloadduct 4b . The formation of the S,N-acetal 6 can be rationalized by a protonation of the ‘thiocarbonyl ylide’ 3b followed by a nucleophilic addition of 1H-imidazole. With the diazo compounds 8a–e (Scheme 3) 1 underwent a regiospecific 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition to give the corresponding 2,5-dihydro-1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives 9 , which spontaneously eliminated 1H-imidazole to yield (1H-imidazol-1-yl)-1,3,4-thiadiazoles 10 . The structures of 10a and 10d were established by X-ray crystallography. In the case of diazodiphenylmethane ( 8f ), the initial cycloadduct 9f decomposed via a ‘twofold extrusion’ of N₂ and S to give 1,1′-(2,2-diphenylethenylidene)bis[1H-imidazole] ( 11 ; Scheme 3).     

Studies on organolanthanide complexes: XII. Synthesis,identification and reactivity of organolanthanide and -yttrium chlorides with the chelating 1,1′-(3-oxa-pentamethylene)dicyclopentadienyl ligand

Seven new 1,1′-(3-oxa-pentamethylene0dicyclopentadienyl lanthanide and yttrium chlorides, (C₅H₄CH₂CH₂OCH₂CH₂C₅H₄)LnCl(Ln = Nd, Gd, Ho, Er, Yb, Lu and Y) were synthesized by using 1,1′-(3-oxa-pentamethylene)biscyclopentadienyl as ligand. Disproportionation of xicyclopentadienyl neodymium chloride is thus succesfully prevented, and a stable early lanthanocene chloride is obtained. All seven complexes are unsolvated monomers, containing an intramolecular coordination bond. Their structures were verified by elemental analyses, and IR, MS, XPS, ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. They are readily soluble in various solvents and more stable towards air and moisture than other related complexes without an intramolecular coordination bond. The complex/NaH system hydrogenates 1-hexane catalytically in hydrogen.     

Syntheses of helical polymers through the combination of axially dissymmetric segments

Wholly aromatic polymers with various helical structures were prepared through the combination of two axially dissymmetric bifunctional compounds. The palladium-catalyzed condensation of (R)-2,2-diethoxy-6,6′-dibromo-1,1′-binaphthyl with (R)-1,1′-binaphthyl-2,2′-diamine and the reaction of (S)-2,2-diethoxy-6,6′-dibromo-1,1′-binaphthyl with (S)-1,1′-binaphthyl-2,2′-diamine produced helical polyamines, and the chiral conformation was confirmed by their circular dichroism spectra and large specific rotations. The combination of (R)-2,2-diethoxy-6,6′-dibromo-1,1′-binaphthyl and (S)-1,1′-binaphthyl-2,2′-diamine afforded polyamines with a zigzag conformation. The condensation of (R)-2,2′-dimethylbiphenyl-6,6′-dicarbonyl chloride with (R)-2,2′-diamino-6,6′-dimethylbiphenyl and the reaction of (S)-2,2′-dimethylbiphenyl-6,6′-dicarbonyl chloride with (S)-2,2′-diamino-6,6′-dimethylbiphenyl predominantly yielded cyclic dimers and tetramers because of the steric proximity of the reactive groups of the propagating species. The experimental results indicated that the structures of the obtained polymers depended on the combination of the chirality of the bifunctional atropisomeric compounds and the position of the functional groups on the aromatic rings. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 4607–4620, 2004     

Poly(enonsulfides) from the addition of aromatic dithiols to aromatic dipropynones

Novel poly(enonsulfides) were prepared with inherent viscosities as high as 1.35 dL/g by nucleophilic addition of various aromatic dithiols to 1,1′-(1,3- or 1,4-phenylene)bis(3-phenyl-2-propyn-1-one) in m-cresol at 25–40°C. A tough clear yellow film with a tensile strength of 11,300 psi and a tensile modulus of 466,000 psi at 25°C was cast from a chloroform solution of the polymer prepared from 1,3-dithiobenzene and 1,1′-(1,4-phenylene)bis(3-phenyl-2-propyn-1-one). The poly(enonsulfides) exhibited T_g's as high as 180°C and weight losses of approximately 10% at 331°C in air. The synthesis and characterization of several poly(enonsulfides) are discussed.     

Synthesis of diols containing 5-benzyluracil base and their polymers

Preparation of analogs of acyclic nucleoside, two diols containing 5-benzyluracil base derived from 2-(5-benzyluracil-1-yl)propanoic acid (BUPA), and the corresponding model polymers of polynucleotide with linear polyester backbone and 2-(5-benzyluracil-1-yl)propionamido-type pendant as a side chain are described. N-(1′,3′-Dihydroxy-2′-methyl-2′-propyl)-2-(5-benzyluracil-1-yl)propionamide (HEBUPA) and its isomer N(β,β′-dihydroxyethyl)-2-(5-benzyluracil-1-yl)propionamide (HEBUPA) were prepared through the selective N-acylation of primary aminodiol, 2-methyl-2-amino-1,3-propanediol and secondary aminodiol, diethanolamine with BUPA, respectively, by the active ester-N-hydroxy-5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboximide (HONB) method. The resulting diols were polycondensed with active diamide of benzotriazole (HBT) such as 1,1′-(terephthaloyl)bisbenzotriazole (PBBT), 1,1′-(isophthaloyl)bisbenzotriazole (IPBBT), 1,1′-(sebacocyl)bisbenzotriazole (SeBBT), giving semirigid and flexible polyesters containing 5-benzyluracil derivative as the side group, by the selective O-acylation of active diamide-benzotriazole technique. Diols HMBUPA and HEBUPA were found to be very potent inhibitors of uridine phosphorylase isolated from Sarcoma 180 cells, with K_i values of 0.13 and 0.11 μM, respectively.