Preparation of Trans-β-Acyl Cyclopentanols and Cyclohexanols

The utility of organoboranes in the synthesis of a wide variety of functional groups is now well established.¹ There have been, however, only a limited number of reports where an organoborane containing a β-functionalized carbon was utilized in organic synthesis. Part of the reason for this is the difficulty in preparing β-functional organoboranes and their tendency to undergo elimination under a variety of reaction conditions.² Those β-functionalized organoboranes utilized synthetically, which we could find in the literature are the β-ethoxy³, 1, and β-carboethoxyvinyl-boranes⁴, 2, of Zweifel and coworkers and the trans-β-tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy organoborane, 3, of Corey and Ravindranathan,⁵ who proposed this system as a potential precursor to prostanoids.     

The Reaction of (Phenyldimethylsilyl)dichloromethyllithium with Organoboranes. A Synthesis of α-Hydroxyorganosilanes and Ketones

The α-transfer reaction of organoboranes has been utilized to great advantage in the employment of organoboranes in synthesis.² We report here that this process can be used as illustrated in eq 1 to generate α-hydroxyorganosilanes, which can be converted to ketones. This procedure serves to incorporate two of the groups of the organoborane into the product as well as generating the hydroxyl group via oxidation of the newly formed carbon-boron bond.     

9,10‐Dihydro‐9,10‐diboraanthracene: Supramolecular Structure and Use as a Building Block for Luminescent Conjugated Polymers

Building bridges : The title compound forms an unprecedented polymeric structure with bridging B–H–B three‐center two‐electron bonds in the solid state. This organoborane serves as an efficient precursor for the preparation of boron‐doped π‐conjugated polymers by hydroboration polymerization with a functionalized 1,4‐diethynylbenzene (see picture). These polymers form thin films that show intense green luminescence.

     

Ru(VI)‐catalyzed oxidation of alcohols by hexacyano‐ferrate(III): Computational analysis of mixed kinetic order

The title reaction shows a mixed kinetic order with respect to hexacyanoferrate(III). The reaction tends to be single zero order at high [Fe(CN)] and single first order at low [Fe(CN)]. For this reason, the decay of the absorbance of hexacyanoferrate(III) at 420 nm changes from linear to exponential as the reaction proceeds. This change of order has also been observed in the initial moments of the reaction. The dependence of the reaction rate on [Fe(CN)] has been obtained, by computational methods, at t = 0 and at any subsequent time during the course of the reaction. The coincidence of both equations would indicate that none of the substances produced in the reaction acts as an activator or inhibitor. The mixed order is due to the comparable rates of complex decomposition and catalyst regeneration steps. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 38: 153–158, 2006     

Study on the preparation and structure of positive sol composed of mixed metal hydroxide

Using precipitation method mixed metal hydroxide (MMH) positive sol was prepared. The preparation process and the properties of the sol were studied with powder XRD, TEM, particle size distribution determination system and microelectrophoresis instrument.The preparation of MMH was made as follows: Diluted ammonia water was added to the mixed solution of aluminum and magnesium chlorides which was prepared in the molar ratio of 1 1 or 1 2, or 1 3; then the pH values of the suspension at different amounts of ammonia water were measured. After that, the precipitate was aged for 5 h in the mother solution at room temperature, and washed after filtering. Finally, the filter cake was peptized at constant temperature of 333 K.The results showed that 1) preparation reaction was completed in three steps, 2) pH value was decisive factor, and 3) both the contents of magnesium and the -potential of MMH sol particles increased with pH values and finally remained constant. The mechanism of the reaction was that magnesium ions intercalated Al(OH)₃ crystal lattice, forming mixed metal hydroxide. The results also showed that positively charged MMH colloidal particle belonged to hexagonal system and three-layer superposition structure.     

Coupling between a fluorinated olefin and a perfluorinated iodide: a model study on the reaction mechanism of perfluorinated polymer cross-linking

In a model study, , , - and - correlated NMR techniques confirm a Markovnikov type reaction intermediate for the major coupling products between a short, low MW perfluorinated iodide C₂F₅I (I) and a short, low MW fluorinated olefin CF₃(CF₂)₇CHCH₂ (II). The reaction is peroxide induced (di-t-butyl peroxide, DTBP) and is conducted at 140 °C for a 3 h reaction time in a sealed glass ampoule. Side reaction products due to the reaction of DTBP with radical reaction intermediates were also observed and identified. The study aimed to mimic as closely as possible the peroxide-initiated coupling reaction between an iodine terminated fluoropolymer (model compound I) and its fluorinated di-olefin coupling agent (model compound II). A mono-olefin was chosen to simplify the model reaction.     

Detection of Ketones by a Novel Technology: Dipolar Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometry (DP-PTR-MS)

Proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) has played an important role in the field of real-time monitoring of trace volatile organic compounds (VOCs) due to its advantages such as low limit of detection (LOD) and fast time response. Recently, a new technology of proton extraction reaction mass spectrometry (PER-MS) with negative ions OH^– as the reagent ions has also been presented, which can be applied to the detection of VOCs and even inorganic compounds. In this work, we combined the functions of PTR-MS and PER-MS in one instrument, thereby developing a novel technology called dipolar proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry (DP-PTR-MS). The selection of PTR-MS mode and PER-MS mode was achieved in DP-PTR-MS using only water vapor in the ion source and switching the polarity. In this experiment, ketones (denoted by M) were selected as analytes. The ketone (molecular weight denoted by m) was ionized as protonated ketone [M + H]⁺ [mass-to-charge ratio (m/z) m + 1] in PTR-MS mode and deprotonated ketone [M – H]^– (m/z m – 1) in PER-MS mode. By comparing the m/z value of the product ions in the two modes, the molecular weight of the ketone can be positively identified as m. Results showed that whether it is a single ketone sample or a mixed sample of eight kinds of ketones, the molecular weights can be detected with DP-PTR-MS. The newly developed DP-PTR-MS not only maintains the original advantages of PTR-MS and PER-MS in sensitive and rapid detection of ketones, but also can estimate molecular weight of ketones.

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Phenoxyaluminium compounds: VI. Complex and reaction mechanism of methylaluminium compounds with anisole

The reactions of anisole with organoaluminium compounds Me_nAlX_3−n have been investigated.The formation of a complex is the first reaction step, followed by cleavage and elimination of the gases MeX and small amounts of hydrocarbons. The yield of the gases and the cleavage rate decreases in the order: AlCl₃ >/ MeAlCl₂ > Me₂AlCl > Me₃Al and Me₂AlI > Me₂AlCl > Me₂AlBr. For most of the investigated reactions a marked decrease in gas evolution was observed after a short period of time. This is explained by the formation of an almost inactive mixed dimer (I) which at the

reaction temperature is more stable than the Me₂(Cl)Al : O(Me)Ph complex. It is suggested that dimer I is formed after the intramolecular reaction of the 2 : 1 complex II after elimination of MeX.

     

Hexabromide salt of a tiny octaazacryptand as a receptor for encapsulation of lower homolog halides: structural evidence on halide selectivity inside the tiny cage

Tiny azacryptand 1,4,7,10,13,16,21,24-octaazabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane (L) upon reaction with 48% hydrobromic acid (containing <0.05% chloride contamination) forms hexabromide salt (1). Single crystal X-ray crystallographic investigation of the hexaprotonated bromide (1) shows no guest encapsulation inside the tiny cage. This bromide salt 1 with an empty proton cage has been utilized as the receptor for encapsulation of chloride (2) and fluoride (3). Crystallographic results of mixed chloride/bromide (2) and fluoride/bromide (3) complexes of L are examined, which show monotopic recognition of chloride in the case of 2 and fluoride in the case of 3 inside the proton cage with five bromide and three water molecules outside the cavity. Single crystals obtained from an experiment on mixed anionic system (chloride and fluoride), 1 shows selective encapsulation of fluoride, which supports the formation of complex 3 and crystals obtained upon treatment of 2 with tetrabutyl ammonium fluoride also yields complex 3. In a separate reaction between L and 49% hydrobromic acid containing higher chloride contamination (<0.2%) forms chloride/bromide salt (2). ¹H NMR studies of 1 with sodium chloride and fluoride support the encapsulation of the respective anions inside the proton cage.     

Diboramacrocycles: reversible borole dimerisation–dissociation systems

We report that the outcome of the tin–boron exchange reaction of a mixed thiophene-benzo-fused stannole with aryldibromoboranes is associated with the steric bulk of the aryl substituent of the borane reagent, leading to either boroles or large diboracycles as products. NMR spectroscopic studies indicate that the two products can reversibly interconvert in solution, and mechanistic density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal boroles to be intermediates in the formation of the diboracyclic products. The addition of Lewis bases to the diboracycles leads to the corresponding borole adducts, demonstrating that they react as “masked” boroles. Additionally, the reaction of the title compounds with a series of organic azides affords complex heteropropellanes, formally 2 : 1 borole-azide adducts, that deviate from the usual BN aromatic compounds formed via nitrogen atom insertion into the boroles.

Diboramacrocycles are a new form of borole dimers, participating in various addition reactions as “masked” boroles. The reaction of a less crowded diboramacrocycle with organic azides affords unprecedented complex heteropropellanes.     

Mischligandenderivate des 1:1-Th(IV)—DTPA-Chelates mit Milchs?ure, Mandels?ure und o-Hydroxynaphthoes?uren

Potentiometric studies of the mixed ligand derivatives of 11-Th(IV)—DTPA chelate (whereDTPA=diethylene-triamine pentaacetic acid) with certain secondary ligands, such as lactic, mandelic and o-hydroxynaphthoic acids have been carried out. The pH-titrations of the reaction mixtures containing 111 molar ratio of metal ion toDTPA to secondary ligand have shown the formation of 111 ternary complexes at higher pH (8). The equilibrium constants of the resulting mixed complexes have been determined at 30±1°C and =0.1 (KNO₃) and the order of stability in terms of secondary ligands has been found to be o-hydroxy naphthoic acids>mandelic acid>lactic acid.