Polymer supported copper(II) amine‐imine complexes in the C‐N and A3 coupling reactions

New polymer supported Cu(II) complexes based on an epoxy functionalized gel type resin were prepared using the multi‐stage procedures. The reactions of epoxy groups with ethylenediamine or tris(2‐aminoethyl)amine, and then NH₂ groups with salicylaldehydes were used for the preparation of a series of amine‐imine functionalized polymer supports. Copper(II) acetate was used as a source of metal ions. The complexes were characterized using ICP‐OES, FTIR, DR UV–Vis and TGA techniques, and tested as catalysts in two model C‐N and a series of A³ coupling reactions. Their catalytic activity was rather low in the C‐N coupling reactions between imidazole and iodobenzene or phenylboronic acid. However, the second of the reactions could be conducted effectively under milder conditions. The complexes were efficient used as recyclable catalysts in the A³ coupling reactions. A series of aromatic aldehydes and secondary amines and phenylacetylene could be coupled using 1% mol catalyst.     

Regiospecific formation of 1,3-dienes by the palladium catalysed intra- and inter-molecular coupling of vinyl halides.1

Palladium acetate (5 mol %) effects catalytic inter-and intra-molecular coupling of vinyl bromides in good yield under mild conditions provided sufficient triarylphosphine and potassium carbonate are present to regenerate the active palladium(O) species. Wilkinson's catalyst is a poor catalyst for the same coupling reaction. Double bond isomerisation is not observed under these conditions. The palladium catalyst also couples iodobenzene to biphenyl in 48% yield whilst Wilkinson's catalyst is ineffective. The mechanism of the coupling process is discussed.     

4-tbutyl iodoxybenzene : an effective ozone equivalent

The specifically designed reagent, 4-^tButyl iodoxybenzene (1)-soluble in hot, benzene, chlorobenzene and nitrobenzene- cleaves a range of π bonds to carbonyl compounds in 50–75% isolated yields. In every case, the reagent 1 is transformed to 4-^tbutyl iodobenzene (2) in 90–97% yields, which can be recycled.     

Local radiolytic effectiveness of Auger electrons of iodine-125 in benzene-iodine solutions

The gas-chromatographic analysis of benzene-iodine solutions containing molecular iodine-125 after various storage times showed that no radiolytic products appeared while some products such as benzene, iodobenzene, biphenyl, and iodobiphenyl, were detected under the same analytical conditions in our recent studies concerning the reactions of iodine atoms activated by L shell photoelectric ionization in benzene-iodine solutions, and the self-radiolysis of iodobenzene labelled with iodine-125¹⁵. On the other hand, our theoretical calculations showed that if iodine molecules were uniformly distributed in benzene, iodobenzene should be detected as a radiolytic product due to the local absorption of Auger electrons of iodine-125. The absence of any radiolytic product clearly demonstrated that iodine aggregates have an important role in the absorption of Auger electrons of iodine-125 in benzene-iodine solutions. In addition, theoretical calculations showed that if the iodine aggregation is taken into account the experimental result agrees well with theoretical calculations.     

Self-radiolysis of iodobenzene labelled with125I

The radiolysis of iodobenzene labelled with¹²⁵I has been investigated at liquid nitrogen and room temperatures, in the presence and absence of oxygen. After various storage times the samples were analyzed by gas chromatography, and benzene, vinyl iodide, biphenyl, and iodobiphenyl were detected. Biphenyl, benzene, and iodobiphenyl were found to be formed as a result of local radiolytic effect of Auger electrons of¹²⁵I, and vinyl iodide was probably produced due to the decay effect of¹²⁵I in labelled iodobenzene molecules. At the site of¹²⁵I decay the Auger electrons are radiolytically effective within a spherical volume with diameter of about 30 . Outside this sphere the energy absorbed by iodobenzene molecules is not high enough to produce any radiolytical damage.     

Polymerization of ionized acetylene clusters into covalent bonded ions: evidence for the formation of benzene radical cation

Since the discovery of acetylene and benzene in protoplanetary nebulae under powerful ultraviolet ionizing radiation, efforts have been made to investigate the polymerization of ionized acetylene. Here we report the efficient formation of benzene ions within gas-phase ionized acetylene clusters (C2H2)n+ with n = 3-60. The results from experiments, which use mass-selected ion mobility techniques, indicate that the (C2H2)3+ ion has unusual stability similar to that of the benzene cation; its primary fragment ions are similar to those reported from the benzene cation, and it has a collision cross section of 47.4 A2 in helium at 300 K, similar to the value of 47.9 A2 reported for the benzene cation. In other words, (C2H2)3+ structurally looks like benzene, it has stability similar to that of benzene, it fragments such as benzene, therefore, it must be benzene!     

Photoinitation of cationic polymerization. II. Laser flash photolysis of diphenyliodonium salts

Laser flash photolysis of diphenyliodonium salts produces phenyliodinium radical cation (PhI^+·), which was also generated independently by flash-induced electron transfer from iodobenzene to a phenanthrolinium salt. Apparent second-order rate constants were determined for reaction of the transient (PhI^+·) with nucleophiles, including iodobenzene and cyclohexene oxide. Quantum yields of formation of acid from stationary photolysis of diphenyliodonium hexafluoroarsenate were found to be significantly higher than yields of iodobenzene. These results may be explained by facile reaction of PhI^+· with PhI to yield a new iodonium salt together with a proton. High reactivity of PhI^+· with cyclohexene oxide suggests that the transient may directly initiate cationic polymerization of epoxides.     

Copper nanoparticles modified silicon nanowires with enhanced cross-coupling catalytic ability

Copper nanoparticles modified silicon nanowires show enhanced catalytic activity for the coupling reaction of benzene halides (iodobenzene, bromobenzene, and chlorobenzene) and aniline.     

用于Suzuki-Miyaura反应的阴离子交换树脂负载钯催化剂(英文)

以碱性阴离子交换树脂Amberlite IRA-900为载体,Pd(C3H5)(C5H5)为金属有机前体,采用金属有机气相沉积法在室温下制备了Pd@IRA-900多相催化材料.紫外-可见光谱分析证明前体和树脂骨架之间的化学作用以及树脂本身的孔道结构使得Pd纳米粒子均匀分散在载体上.透射电镜结果显示钯纳米粒子的平均尺寸为2.6 nm.在较温和的条件下Pd@IRA-900对多种卤代芳烃和苯硼酸的Suzuki偶联都具有良好的催化活性,并且催化剂重复使用5次之后依然具有很好的活性.此外,对树脂载体进行碱性交换处理后可得到一种双功能催化材料Pd@IRA-900(OH),该催化剂在不加入碱的条件下也可以催化碘苯和苯硼酸的Suzuki偶联反应.     

Arylation of adamantanamines: IX. Copper(I)-catalyzed arylation of adamantane-containing amines

Copper(I)-catalyzed arylation of 14 adamantane-containing amines with iodobenzene, 1-fluoro-4-iodobenzene, 1-iodo-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzene, and 1-iodo-4-methoxybenzene has been studied under the conditions optimized previously. The yields of the N-arylation products have been shown to depend in a complicated manner on the amine structure, steric environment of the amino group, and substituent nature in iodobenzene.     

13C n.m.r. spectra of 2-substituted pyrimidines

¹³C n.m.r. chemical shifts and carbon-proton coupling constants of 2-substituted pyrimidines are reported. The carbon chemical shifts are correlated with π-electron densities. Substituents which cause deshielding at the directly bound carbon (e.g. NH₂, OCH₃ and F) exert a more powerful effect in the benzene series than in the pyridine or pyrimidine series. The carbon-proton coupling constants do not correlate with the electronegativity of the substituents. Carbon-proton coupling constants and proton-proton coupling constants over the same number of bonds do not obey the Karabatsos relationship. The changes in the carbon-proton coupling constants in 2(1H)-pyrimidinone and 2(1H)-pyrimidinethione which accompany anion and cation formation are reported.     

Complete basis set limit of Ab initio binding energies and geometrical parameters for various typical types of complexes

Using basis‐set extrapolation schemes for a given data set, we evaluated the binding energies and geometries at the complete basis set (CBS) limit at the levels of the second order Møller–Plesset perturbation theory (MP2) and the coupled cluster theory with singles, doubles, and perturbative triples excitations [CCSD(T)]. The systems include the hydrogen bonding (water dimer), aromatic interaction (benzene dimer), π–H interaction (benzene–water), cation–water, anion–water, π–cation interaction (cation–benzene), and π–anion interaction (anion–triazine). One extrapolation method is to exploit both BSSE‐corrected and BSSE‐uncorrected binding energies for the aug‐cc‐pVNZ (N = 2, 3, 4, …) basis set in consideration that both binding energies give the same CBS limit (CBS^B). Another CBS limit (CBS^C) is to use the commonly known extrapolation approach to exploit that the electron correlation energy is proportional to N^?3. Since both methods are complementary, they are useful for estimating the errors and trend of the asymptotic values. There is no significant difference between both methods. Overall, the values of CBS^C are found to be robust because of their consistency. However, for small N (in particular, for N = 2, 3), CBS is found to be slightly better for water–water interactions and cation–water and cation–benzene interactions, whereas CBS is found to be more reliable for bezene–water and anion–water interactions. We also note that the MP2 CBS limit value based on N = 2 and 3 combined with the difference between CCSD(T) and MP2 at N = 2 would be exploited to obtain a CCSD(T)/CBS value for aromatic–aromatic interactions and anion–π interactions, but not for cationic complexes. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem, 2008     

A versatile and uncomplicated method for the analysis of volatile organic compounds in ambient urban air

A method was developed for sampling and selective quantitative determination of typical volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in ambient urban air. A mobile and self-contained dual-channel air sampling tool based on solid phase adsorption was constructed. A simple calibration procedure circumventing the adsorption/desorption process was designed. The method was validated for seven “key-analytes”: n-hexane, 3-methyl-2-pentene, benzene, tetrachloroethene, styrene, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene and acetophenone. The complete air sampling equipment is easily accommodated in a business suitcase. The lower limits of the practical working ranges are between 0.1 μg m^–3 (tetrachloroethene) and 1.2 μg m^–3 (benzene). Air samples were collected at a location in Salzburg with heavy motor vehicle traffic and measured in order to prove a satisfactory method performance under practical monitoring conditions.     

Dediazoniation of arenediazonium ions in homogeneous solution. Part VIII. Reaction kinetics and products in dimethyl sulfoxide

p-Nitrobenzenediazonium tetrafluoroborate dissolved in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) at 50° forms p-nitrophenol in 88–90% yield. The phenolic oxygen atom originates exclusively from the oxygen atom of DMSO as demonstrated by the use of ¹⁸O-labelled DMSO. The first-order rate of dediazoniation is the same under N₂ as it is in the presence of air. The rate is little influenced by the addition of benzene or iodobenzene. However, the products formed in the presence of these additives are significantly different. UV. spectra and the reactivity of diazonium salt solutions in DMSO when mixed with reagents in aqueous solution demonstrate that a relatively stable charge-transfer complex is formed between the diazonium ion and DMSO. The product analyses and the kinetic and spectral results of dediazoniation in DMSO with and without additives are consistent with a mechanism in which the rate-limiting step is the formation of a p-nitrophenyl radical from the charge-transfer complex. p-Nitrophenol and the products with benzene and iodobenzene are formed in subsequent fast competition steps. In the presence of small amounts of pyridine the dediazoniation is much faster and follows a different kinetic law. Pyridine effectively competes with DMSO in the reaction with diazonium ions.     

Marked effect of aromatic solvent on unfolding rate of helical ethynylhelicene oligomer

Optically active acyclic ethynylhelicene oligomers were synthesized in high yields by a two-directional method involving Sonogashira coupling and deprotection. Their CD spectra in chloroform exhibited large differences between the oligomers with less than seven helicenes and their higher homologues, which indicated the formation of helical structures for the latter and random coil structures for the former. The helical heptamer gradually unfolded to a random coil structure in chloroform at room temperature. The unfolding rate was examined by CD in several aromatic solvents as well, and the rate constant k was found to be highly dependent on the type of aromatic substituent: k differed by seven orders of magnitude between iodobenzene and trifluoromethylbenzene. Several features of the rates are notable: The reaction rates in halobenzenes were in the order of iodobenzene > bromobenzene > chlorobenzene > benzene > fluorobenzene > m-difluorobenzene, those in alkylbenzenes were styrene > phenylacetylene > ethylbenzene > toluene > benzene, and those in heteroatom-substituted arenes were thioanisole > benzonitrile > anisole > ethyl benzoate > benzene > trifluoromethylbenzene. The log k values exhibited good correlation with the absolute hardness, eta, of the arenes, and higher unfolding rates were observed in the soft arenes. Vapor pressure osmometry studies indicated that the helical structure of the heptamer is dimeric in benzene, fluorobenzene, and trifluoromethylbenzene, while the random coil structure of the heptamer is monomeric in chloroform and toluene. When a chloroform solution of the random coil structure was concentrated to a small volume, the helical structure could be regenerated.     

Charge inversion as a structural probe for C6H 5 + and C6H 6 +· cations

Charge reversal (⁺CR⁻) of cations to anions can be used to structurally differentiate isomeric C₆H₅⁺ and C₆H₆^+· hydrocarbon ions by means of tandem mass spectrometry. In view of the manifold of possible isomers, only a few prototype precursors are examined. Thus, charge inversion demonstrates that electron ionization of 2,4-hexadiyne yields an intact molecular ion, whereas the charge inversion spectra of C₆H₆^+· obtained from benzene, 1,5-hexadiyne, and fulvene are identical within experimental error. Similarly, the ⁺CR⁻ spectrum of the C₆H₅⁺ cation generated by dissociative ionization of 2,4-hexadiyne is significantly different from the ⁺CR⁻ spectrum of C₆H₅⁺ obtained from iodobenzene, suggesting the formation of a 2,4-hexadiynyl cation from the former precursor. Although charge inversion of cations to anions has a low efficiency and requires large precursor ion fluxes, the particular value of this method is that the spectra may not just differ in fragment ion intensities, but these differences can directly be related to the underlying ion structures.     

磁性纳米颗粒负载钯催化剂对Heck反应的催化活性

采用水热法合成了碳包埋磁性纳米复合颗粒C/(Au@Fe),并以之为载体制备了纳米钯催化剂,利用透射电镜、X射线光电子能谱和振动样品磁强计等手段对催化剂进行了表征,评价了催化剂对Heck反应的催化活性.结果表明,催化剂的平均粒径约为300nm,表面覆盖着一层粒径为12nm的钯颗粒,整个催化剂呈现超顺磁性.对于碘代苯与丙烯酸之间的Heck反应,在乙酸钠或三乙胺碱性条件下反应4h,碘代苯转化率可达95%以上.催化剂重复使用10次时仍可保持很高的催化活性(碘代苯转化率88%).对于其他不同反应底物之间的Heck反应,催化剂同样显示有较高的催化活性.催化剂可稳定分散于反应体系中,并可在外磁场作用下快速与反应体系分离.     

Potassium Cryptate of a Macrobicyclic Ligand Featuring a Reducible hexakis(phenylthio)benzene electron-acceptor site

The synthesis and structural characterization of the macrobicyclic ligand 1 containing a reducible hexakis-(phenylthio)benzene electron-acceptor site is described. It is based on the condensation of the tetraoxa-diazamacrocycle 3 with a suitably functionalized derivative 4 of hexakis(phenylthio)benzene. Complexation of a potassium cation by 1 gives the corresponding cryptate 2 , with a stability constant of ca. 4000 M ^?1 as determined by ¹H-NMR titration in CD₃CN. The reduction potential of the hexakis(phenylthio)benzene electron-acceptor site in 2 is shifted by 170 mV towards more positive values with respect to that in 1 by complexation of potassium.     

Vibronic coupling in benzene cation and anion: vibronic coupling and frontier electron density in Jahn-Teller molecules

Vibronic coupling constants of Jahn-Teller molecules, benzene radical cation and anion, are computed as matrix elements of the electronic part of the vibronic coupling operator using the electronic wave functions calculated by generalized restricted Hartree-Fock and state-averaged complete active space self-consistent-field methods. The calculated vibronic coupling constants for benzene cation agree well with the experimental and theoretical values. Vibronic coupling density analysis, which illustrates the local properties of the coupling, is performed in order to explain the order of magnitude of the coupling constant from view of the electronic and vibrational structures. This analysis reveals that the couplings of the e2g2 and e2g3 modes in which the large displacements locate on C-C bonds are strong in the cation. On the other hand, they are greatly weakened in the anion because of the decrease of electron density in the region of the C-C bonds, which originates from the antibonding nature of the singly occupied molecular orbital of the anion. However, the difference of the electronic structure has a little influence on the vibronic coupling of the e2g4 mode. These results indicate that the vibronic coupling depends not only on the direction of the nuclear displacement but also on the frontier electron density.     

Selectivity studies in the reaction between iodobenzene and phenylacetylene: Sonogashira coupling vs hydroarylation

The selectivity of the coupling reaction between iodobenzene and phenylacetylene was evaluated. Several palladium catalysts, ligands and reaction conditions were tested, showing that supported catalysts, room temperature or ionic liquids (NHC precursors) favor Sonogashira coupling, while the non‐supported ones, higher temperature and PPh₃ as ligand, favor hydroarylation. Neither excess of iodobenzene nor phenylboronic acids are required; and it is possible to avoid the use of PPh₃, although this lowers selectivity. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.