Molecular Structure of Bis(trimethylsilyl) Hypophosphite HP(OSiMe3)2 by Gas-Phase Electron Diffraction and Quantum Chemistry

Geometric parameters and conformation of the bis(trimethylsilyl)hypophosphite molecule were determined by gas-phase electron diffraction and quantum-chemical calculations. The molecule has an asymmetric structure, including an asymmetric P(OSiMe₃)₂ group. The principal geometric parameters are as follows: (r _a; in parentheses are standard deviations): bond lengths: P-O 1.616 and 1.633(1), Si-O 1.670(1), Si-C 1.892(1), C-H 1.097(3) Å; bond angles: OPO 100.8(8), POSi 133.3, and 138.4(3)°; torsion angles about P-O bonds 120(2) and 41.(3)°; and torsion angles about Si-O bonds are 145 and −178(4)°.__________Translated from Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii, Vol. 75, No. 6, 2005, pp. 897–902.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Naumov, Oberhammer, Tafipol’skii.     

Steric and Electronic Structure of C6H5XCF3 Molecules (X = O or S): A Quantum-Chemical Study

The potential functions of internal rotation around the Csp ²-X bond in C₆H₅XCF₃ molecules (X = O or S) were obtained by quantum-chemical calculations in the HF/6-31G(d), MP2(f)/6-31G(d), and B3LYP/6-31G(d) approximations. The calculations were performed in the range of torsion angles (angle between the planes of the benzene ring and Csp ²-X-Csp ³ bonds) from 0° to 90° with a 15° step. The barriers to rotation around the Csp ²-X bonds (kJ mol^{- 1}) were evaluated: for C₆H₅XCF₃, 7.60 (HF), 3.04 (MP2), and 1.04 (B3LYP); for C₆H₅XCF₃, 16.57 (HF), 14.67 (MP2), and 8.73 (B3LYP). The geometries (bond angles and bond lengths), Koopmans ionization potentials, and dipole moments of the molecules were calculated. The hybridization, energy, and population of the lone electron pairs of the heteroatoms, and also the energy of their resonance interaction with antibonding orbitals and the natural atomic charges were evaluated using the NBO approach.     

The designed synthesis and crystallographic characterization of three novel heterotrimetallic linear complexes of [Et4N][(Ph3P)2{M′S2 MS2Fe}Cl2] (M=Mo,M′=Ag;M=W,M′=Cu,Ag)

The complexes [Et₄N][(Ph₃P)₂{MS₂ MS₂Fe}Cl₂] (M=Mo,M=Ag;M=W,M=Cu, Ag) have been obtained by reaction of [Et₄N]₂[S₂ MS₂FeCl₂] (M=Mo, W) with Cu(PPh₃)₃Cl or Ag(PPh₃)₃NO₃ in MeCN/CH₂Cl₂, respectively. Crystal data for [Et₄N][(PPh₃)₂ {AgS₂MoS₂Fe}Cl₂] (I): triclinic, P (No. 2),Z=2,a=13.41(1)Å,b=15.54(1)Å,c=12.30(1)Å, =105.24(6)°, =94.63(7)°, =101.38(6)°, andV=2399(4)ų. The bond lengths of Mo-Fe bond and the Mo-Ag distance are 2.756(2)Å and 3.033(2)Å, respectively. Crystal data for [Et₄N][(PPh₃)₂ {AgS₂WS₂Fe}Cl₂] (II): triclinic, P (No. 2),Z=2,a=13.457(5))Å,b=15.601(6)Å,c=12.338(4)Å, =105.20(3)°, =94.61(4)°, =101.43(4)°, andV=2426(2)ų. The bond length of W-Fe bond and the W-Ag distance are 2.786(2)Å and 3.076(1)Å, respectively. Crystal data for [Et₄N][(PPh₃)₂ {CuS₂WS₂Fe}Cl₂] (III): triclinic, P (No. 2),Z=2,a=13.498(5)Å,b=15.372(4)Å,c=12.340(4)Å, =105.54(2)°, =93.32(3)°, =101.40(3)°, andV=2401(1)ų. The bond lengths of W-Fe bond and the W-Cu bond are 2.800(1)Å and 2.851(1)Å, respectively.     

Oxidation of Substituted 1,5-Hexadien-3-ols with Various Oxidants

Substituted 1,5-hexadien-3-ols were synthesized by the [2,3]-Wittig rearrangement of unsymmetrical bis-allyl ethers, as well as by reactions of 1-(2-alkenyl)-2-chloromethyloxiranes with Mg/THF. The products were oxidized with pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC), zinc chlorochromate (ZCC), tert-butyl hydroperoxide in the presence of OsO₄, and tert-butyl hydroperoxide alone. The oxidation of substituted 1,5-hexadien-3-ols with PCC and ZCC gave the corresponding carbonyl compounds. In the reaction with tert-butyl hydroperoxide catalyzed by OsO₄ the internal double bond in the substrate was regioselectively converted into epoxy group, whereas allylic oxidation was prevented.     

Crystal structure analysis of 3,4-dimethyl-2,5-dihydrothiophen-1,1-dioxide

The geometry of 3,4-dimethyl-2,5-dihydrothiophen-1,1-dioxide was determined by X-ray diffraction: cell dimensions are reported together with bond lengths and bond angles. While bond lengths are smaller than those for the homologue 3-methyl-2,5-dihydrothiophen-1,1-dioxide, bond angles are similar. TheMe-C₃-C₄-Me torsion angle is 5.1±0.5°. These results are consistent with its relatively slow rate of decomposition.

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Kristallstrukturanalyse von 3,4-Dimethyl-2,5-dihydrothiophen-1,1-dioxid

Zusammenfassung Die Geometrie von 3,4-Dimethyl-2,5-dihydrothiophen-1,1-dioxid wurde mittels Röntgendiffraktion bestimmt. Es werden die Dimensionen der Einheitszelle zusammen mit Bindungslängen und Bindungswinkeln berichtet. Die Bindungswinkel sind sehr ähnlich denen des homologen 3-Methyl-2,5-dihydrothiophen-1,1-dioxids, die Bindungslängen sind jedoch kürzer. DerMe-C 3-C 4-Me Torsionswinkel ist 5.1±0.5°. Diese Ergebnisse sind mit der relativ langsamen Zersetzungsgeschwindigkeit im Einklang.

     

An Ab Initio Molecular Orbital Theory and Density Functional Theory (DFT) Study of Conformers and Rotamers of 4-Substituted (Methyl, Hydroxymethyl, Methanoyl, Ethanoyl, Cyano, Fluoro, Chloro, Bromo, Acetoxy) Tetrahydro-2H-thiopyran-1,1-dioxides

The structures and energies of axial and equatorial conformers and rotamers of 4-substituted tetrahydro-2H-thiopyran-1,1-dioxides (tetrahydrothiopyran-1,1-dioxides, thiacyclohexane-1,1-dioxides, thiane-1,1-dioxides, and 1,1-dioxothianes; CH₃, CH₂OH, CHO, COCH₃, CN, F, Cl, Br, and OCOCH₃) were calculated using the hybrid density functionals B3LYP, B3P86, and B3PW91, as well as MP2 and the 6-31G(d), 6-31G(2d), 6-31G(3d), 6-31G(d,p), and 6-31+G(d) basis sets. MP2/6-31+G(d)/ /HF/6-31+G(d) [–G° = 1.73 kcal/mol], B3P86/6-31G(d) [–G° = 1.75 kcal/mol], and B3PW91/6-31G(d) [–G° = 1.85 kcal/mol] gave conformational free energy (G°) values at 180 K for 4-methyltetrahydro-2H-thiopyran-1,1-dioxide which were similar to the reported experimental values for methylcyclohexane (–G° = 1.80 kcal/mol), 4-methyltetrahydro-2H-thiopyran (–G° = 1.80 kcal/mol), and other 4-methyl-substituted heterocycles. All levels of theory showed that the conformational preferences of the 4-methanoyl (4-formyl), 4-ethanoyl (4-acetyl), and 4-cyano substituents were small. The HF calculations gave conformational free energy (G°) values for 4-chlorotetrahydro-2H-thiopyran-1,1dioxide which were closer to the experimental value than the MP2 and density functional methods. The best agreement with available experimental data for 4-bromotetrahydro-2H-thiopyran-1,1-dioxide was obtained from the HF/6-31G(2d), HF/6-31G(3d), and B3LYP/6-31G(2d) calculations, and, for 4-acetoxytetrahydro-2H-thiopyran-1,1-dioxide, from the HF/6–31G(3d) calculations. The conformational free energies (G°) and relative energies (E) of the conformers and rotamers have been compared with the correspondingly substituted cyclohexanes and tetrahydro-2H-thiopyrans and are discussed in terms of dipole–dipole (electrostatic) interactions and repulsive nonbonded interactions (steric) in the most stable axial and equatorial conformers. The axial S=O bond lengths are shorter than the equatorial S=O bond lengths and the C2–C3 bond lengths in the substituents with carbon-bonded to the ring are shorter than the C3–C4 and C4–C-5 bond lengths. In contrast, the C2–C3 bond lengths in the 4-halogen and 4-acetoxy substituents are longer than the C3–C4 and C4–C-5 bond lengths.     

The crystal and molecular structure of acetonitrilechlorodicyclopentadienyltitanium tetrachloroferrate(III). Some Mössbauer and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic data

Summary The title compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group P2₁2₁2₁ with Z=4 and lattice parametersa=1744.2(4),b=1360.7(4),c=751.3(5) pm. An x-ray analysis shows the compound to consist of discrete (h⁵-C₅H₅)₂-Ti(Cl)NCMe⁺ cations and FeCl ₄ ^– anions. The cation has a distorted tetrahedral structure (Ti-C: 231.9-237.6 pm; Ti-Z: 203 and 204pm; Ti-Cl: 230.4 pm; Ti-N: 213.5 pm; Z-Ti-Z: 133.2°; Cl-Ti-N: 91.7° (Z: centre of cyclopentadienyl ring). The relatively short Ti-Cl bond length indicates a modest Ti-Cl -bonding contribution. The tetrachloroferrate(III) anion possesses a nearly undistorted tetrahedral geometry (Fe-Cl: 216.0–218.5 pm; Cl-Fe-Cl: 109.0–111.1°). Mössbauer and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopic data confirm the crystallographically derived structural features.     

Molecular structure of cyclobutanones resulting from cycloaddition of Moore's ketene to styrene, 1-vinylnaphthalene andp-methoxystyrene

Styrene or 1-vinylnaphthalene react with Moore's ketene (t-butylcyanoketene) to give cyclobutanones1a and1b, respectively, withcis configuration of the vicinal bulkyt-butyl and aryl groups. Steric crowding is reduced by (i) nonplanarity distortion of the cyclobutanone ring (ca. 20°), (ii) elongation to ca. 1.6 Å of the C₂-C₃ bond (which is flanked by the bulky groups), (iii) deviation of the vicinal bulky groups by ca. 22° from the eclipsed conformation, and (iv) increased bond angles of thet-Bu-C₂-C₃ and Ar-C₃-C₂ groups.p-Methoxystyrene reacts with Moore's ketene to give cyclobutanone2a with the vicinal bulkyt-butyl and aryl groups in thetrans configuration. In contrast to1a and1b, (i) the cyclobutanone ring is planar, (ii) the C₂-C₃ bond is shorter (1.59 Å), and the bond angles (iii) and (iv) are each reduced by 12.5°. It is concluded that in the case of styrene and 1-vinylnaphthalene the cycloaddition reaction is seemingly concerted and occurs according to a_{2 s}+2 _a reaction mode, whereasp-methoxystyrene reacts stepwise with Moore's ketene, giving the thermodynamically more stable cyclobutanone isomer.     

1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition of diazomethane and diazocyclopropane to 2-fluoro-3-methylbutadiene and thermal transformations of fluorine-containing vinylpyrazolines and vinylcyclopropanes

Reactions of 2-fluoro-3-methylbuta-1,3-diene with diazomethane in ether at 15 °C and with diazocyclopropane generated in situ by decomposition of N-cyclopropyl-N-nitrosourea in the presence of K₂CO₃ in CH₂Cl₂ at –10 °C selectively involve the double bond at the methyl group to give 3-(1-fluorovinyl)-3-methylpyrazolines. Thermal dediazotization of the latter at 250 °C yields 1-(1-fluorovinyl)-1-methylcyclopropane and -spiropentane 5, which are capable of isomerizing, under more severe conditions (400—600 °C), into 1-fluoro-2-methylcyclopent-1-ene and 5-fluoro-4-methylspiro[2.4]hept-4-ene (7), respectively. Spiropentane derivative 5 partially isomerizes into 1-fluoro-2-methyl-3-methylidenecyclohex-1-ene. In a similar way, thermolysis of 6-(2,3,3-trifluorocyclobut-1-enyl)-4,5-diazaspiro[2.4]hept-4-ene at 400 °C gives a mixture of 1-(spiropentyl)-2,3,3-trifluorocyclobut-1-ene and 2,3,3-trifluoro-1-(2-methylidenecyclobutyl)cyclobut-1-ene. Thermolysis of 1-cyclopropyl-2,3,3-trifluorocyclobut-1-ene at 550—620 °C affords a mixture of 1-(trifluorovinyl)cyclopentene and 2,3-difluorotoluene.     

Crystal and molecular structure of nitrosyl(1,10-phenanthroline)-bis(triphenylphosphine)iridium(I) Dihexafluorophosphate, [Ir(NO)(phen)(PPh3)2][PF6]2

Summary The structure of [Ir(NO)(phen)(PPh₃)₂][PF₆]₂ has been determined from x-ray diffractometer data. The compound crystallizes in space groupPnam with four molecules in a unit cell witha = 19.924(12),b = 14.793(9) andc = 16.348(9) A. Full-matrix least-squares refinement has led to a final R value of 0.061 for the 4796 observed reflections. The structure consists of well-separated ions, and the geometry around the metal is trigonal bipyramidal with nitrosyl and bidentate 1,10-phenanthroline (in spite of the very narrow bite angle of 75.8°) ligands occupying the equatorial positions and the triphenylphosphine ligands the axial positions. The cation has an imposed crystallographicm symmetry. Important bond lengths are as follows: Ir-P, 2.391(3): Ir-N (nitrosyl) 1.700(12): Ir-N (1,10-phenanthroline) 2.103(12) and 2.142(11): N-O, 1.201(18)A. The nitrosyl ligand is linear [Ir-N-O = 179.9(9)°] so that this complex can be formulated as an NO⁺ complex of iridium(I).     

Synthesis and Structure of Tri-p-tolylantimony Ditosylate

Tri-p-tolylantimony reacts with p-toluenesulfonic acid in the presence of benzoyl peroxide (1 : 2 : 1 molar ratio) in ether to give tri-p-tolylantimony ditosylate in 91% yield. According to X-ray diffraction data, the central antimony atom has the trigonal bipyramidal coordination with the axial location of the tosyl groups. The Sb-O bond lengths are 2.07(2) and 2.17(2) Å; Sb-C bond lengths, 2.08(3), 2.13(3), and 2.13(3) Å; and OSbO bond angle, 175.6(7)°.     

The crystal and molecular structure of a dinuclear copper(II) complex of a Robson-type macrocycle, [Cu2(C26H30N4O2)(H2O)2](BF4)2

Summary The crystal structure of the dinuclear complex [Cu₂(C₂₆H₃₀-N₄O₂)(H₂O)₂](BF₄)₂ was determined by x-ray crystallography. The crystals are triclinic, P¯1, witha = 10.945(5),b = 8.703(5),c = 8.495(5) Å, = 103.86(3)°, = 105.73(3)°, = 85.77(3)°, V = 756 ų D_c = 1.65 g cm^–3 for Z = 1. The copper(II) atoms are 5-coordinate and square-pyramidal. Selected bond distances are: Cu-N, 1.91 Å (mean); Cu-O(base) = 1.90(1) and 1.91(1) Å; Cu-O(apical) = 2.47(1) Å; There are O(water)-H ... F interionic hydrogen bonds in the structure. The Cu .. Cu distance is 2.847 Å.     

Polyphosphazenes combining dioxybiphenyl and butyl-amino substituents, a series with unusually high TGA residues and glass transition temperatures with negative deviation from additivity

The new copolymeric series {[NP(O₂C₁₂H₈)]_1−x[NP(NHBuⁿ)₂]_x}_n (O₂C₁₂H₈2,2′-dioxy-1,1′-biphenyl) with x = 0.1(1a), 0.31(1b), 0.43(1c), 0.63(1d) were prepared by the alkali carbonate-assisted sequential macromolecular substitution from [NPCl₂]_n. The thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) revealed that although the stability decreased with x, the final residues (ca. 50% at 800 °C under N₂; 30% at 900 °C under air; and 15% at 1100 °C under oxygen) were unusually high. The variation of the glass transition temperatures with x showed negative deviation from the additive values (Fox equation), probably due to the losing of hydrogen bonding contribution as x is decreased.     

Molecular Structure of Diphenylphosphine As Determined by Gas-Phase Electron Diffraction and Quantum-Chemical Calculations

Gas-phase electron diffraction was used to show the title molecule has an asymmetric structure with torsion angles around P-C bonds of 65° and 154(7)°. The principal geometric parameters are as follows: interatomic distances, Å: P-C 1.829 and 1.833(4), C-Cav 1.401(1); bond angles, deg: CPC 101.0(20), PCC 120.4 and 119.4(16). Quantum-chemical calculations of chlorodiphenylphosphine were performed.     

The crystal structure of tetraphenylarsonium tricyanooxopyridine-2-carboxylatotungstate(IV) dihydrate

Summary The structure of (AsPh₄)₂[WO(CN)₃(Pic)] · 2H₂O has been determined from three dimensional x-ray data. The cell dimensions are:a=17.699(8),b=13.546(6),c= 13.590(6) Å, =117.39(8), = 71.54(7) and = 115.04(8)°, space group P¯1, Z = 2, The structure was solved from 5279 observed reflections. The anisotropic refinement converged to R = 0.060.The [WO(CN)₃(Pic)]^2–-ion is a distorted octahedron. The structure indicates that the aqua group in [WO(CN)₄(H₂O)]^2– was displaced by an oxygen atom of the carboxylate of 2-picolinate, while a cyanide ligand was substituted by the pyridine nitrogen atom. Themer-arrangement of the three cyanide ligands has two normaltrans W-C_av = 2.17(2) Å bond distances and a significant shorter W-C = 2.042(18) Å bond trans to the W-N [2.188(18) Å] bond. The W=O and W-O bond lengths are 1.676(9)Å and 2.171 Å, respectively.     

Neutral solvent/crown ether interactions 3. Reorientation of the hydrogen bonds in the low temperature (−150°C) structure of 18-crown-6·2(CH3NO2)

The title complex was crystallized from a saturated solution of 18-crown-6 in nitromethane at 5°C and cooled to –150°C prior to X-ray diffraction data collection. At –150° C 18-crown-6·2(CH₃NO₂) is monoclinic,P2₁/_n witha=9.290(2),b=7.864(6),c=13.627(8) Å, =1000.84(4)° andD _calc=1.31 g cm^–3 for Z=2. Leastsquares refinement using 1521 independent observed reflections [F _o5(F _o)] led to a final conventionalR value of 0.041. The complex at –150°C is isostructural with its room temperature structure with the exception of the orientation of the methyl hydrogen atoms and their crown ether oxygen interactions. The methyl group hydrogen atoms were fully refined isotropically. The crown ether resides around a center of inversion and hasD _3d symmetry. There is one methyl hydrogen...crown interaction at 2.35(3) Å, one apparently bifurcated hydrogen bond utilizing a second methyl hydrogen atom (2.55(3), 2.65(3) Å) and the third hydrogen atom is actually directed away from the crown ring (closest H...O contact=2.67(3) Å). Supplementary Data relating to this article are deposited with the British Library as Supplementary Publication No. SUP 82048 (5 pages).For part 2, see reference [24].     

Molecular structure and conformational analysis of chirai (−)-3-(4-bromobenzylidene)-1-isopropyl-2-methoxy-4-methylcyclohexene

(–)-3-(4-Bromobenzylidene)-1-isopropyl-2-methoxy-4-methylcyclohexene, capable of inducing spiral supramolecular ordering when introduced to nematic and some smectic mesophases, has been studied by an X-ray structural analysis. The crystals are orthorhombic; at 20 °Ca = 6.055(1),b = 13.282(3),c=20.734(4) Å,V=1668(1) ų,d _calc = 1.380 g cm^–3, space groupP2 ₁2₁2₁ Z=4. The cyclohexene ring has a conformation intermediate between a sofa and a half-chair. The methyl and methoxyl groups are in asyn orientation with respect to the mean plane of the cycle. The angle between the plane of the aryl substituent and the exocyclic double bond is 33°. The observed distortions of bond angles at unsaturated carbon atoms are typical of derivatives of benzylidenecyclohexene. Molecular mechanics calculations demonstrated that the conformation observed in the crystalline state is not the most favorable, and this conformation is stabilized through intermolecular interactions upon stacking in crystals. It was shown that the relative orientation of the methyl and methoxyl groups as well as the orientation of the aryl substituent substantially affect the conformation of the cyclohexene ring.Deceased.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2437–2442, December, 1995.     

An X-ray study of a 12-crown-4 host-guest complex. Crystal structure of the 4∶6 complex between 12-crown-4 and aminosulfuric acid

The title compound was prepared by treating a methanolic solution of 12-crown-4 with an aqueous solution of aminosulfuric acid. The crystal for X-ray analysis was obtained by recrystallization from acetone. The compound [(12-crown-4)₄·[NH₃SO₃)₆] (1) is monoclinic, space groupP2₁/a,a=21.900(8),b=15.499(5),c=18.079(5) Å, =67.85(2)°. Refinement led to a final conventionalR value of 0.0788 for 3280 reflections. Supplementary Data relating to this publication have been deposited with British Library as Supplementary Publication No. 82160 (22 pages) and include: the list ofF _obs,F _calc; tables of bond distances, bond angles and selected least square planes, as well as a figure of 12-crown-4 in C₄-conformation.     

Carbon-13 kinetic isotope effects in the decarbonylation of formic acid of natural isotopic composition in phosphoric acid media

The¹³C kinetic isotope effect (K.I.E.) in the decarbonylation of formic acid of natural isotopic composition in 85% orthophosphoric acid, in 100% H₃PO₄, and in pyrophosphoric acid has been measured in different temperature intervals ranging from 19 to 133 °C. In 85% H₃PO₄ the carbon-13 K.I.E. is determined by the fractionation of carbon isotopes expected for C–O bond rupture (k ₁₂/k ₁₃=1.0531 at 70°C). In 100% H₃PO₄ the¹³C K.I.E. indicates that C–H bond rupture is the major component of the reaction coordinate motion (thek ₁₂/k ₁₃ lay in the range of 1.026–1.017 over the range 30–70 °C). In pyrophosphoric acid the fractionation factor for¹³C equals 1.010 at 19 °C. Activation parameters for the decarbonylation of H¹²COOH in phosphoric acid media have been determined also and suggestions concerning the intimate mechanisms of decarbonylation of formic acid in dilute and concentrated phosphoric acids are made.     

Synthesis of pyridinium ylide complexes of methylcobaloxime and crystal structure determination of [benzoyl(1-pyridinio)methanide]bis(dimethylglyoximato)methylcobalt benzene solvate

Summary Pyridinium ylide complexes of methylcobaloxime were synthesized by the treatment of an ylide with Co(Hdmg)₂ Me(SMe₂). The crystal structure of one of the complexes, [Co(Hdmg)₂Me C₅H₅NCHCOPh]C₆H₆ has been determined by x-ray diffraction techniques. The crystals are monoclinic, space group P2₁/c, witha = 10.456(5),b = 11.079(4),c = 24.58(1) Å, = 99.58(6), V = 2808 ų, Z = 4. The Co-C (ylide) bond distance is 2.18 Å and Co-C(methyl) 2.04 Å. C(ylide)-Co-C(methyl) bond angle is 174.9°. The crystal, i.r. and¹H n.m.r. data suggest that thetrans-influence of the ylide ligands is larger than that of py, Melm, OH₂ or PPh₃.