Photochemische Umwandlungen. XXXVIII [1]. Synthese und Eigenschaften Methoxycarbonyl-substituierter «Quadricyclanone»

The three methoxycarbonyl-substituted quadricyclanones 7a , 7b and 7c have been synthesized in good to excellent yields. Some of their physical (UV., NMR.) and chemical properties (e.g. condensation and pyrolysis reactions) are discussed.     

Cyclopropane chemistry. Part 5 [1,2]. Hexafluorocyclopropane as a source of difluorocarbene

Thermolysis of hexafluorocyclopropane in the presence of ethylene, propene, vinyl chloride, and vinyl bromide gives good yields of the corresponding 1,1-difluorocyclopropanes, formed by addition of difluorocarbene to the olefin. The tetrafluoroethylene formed dimerises to octafluorocyclobutane, co-dimerises with the olefin, or survives, depending on the reaction conditions. With allene, hexafluorocyclopropane gives 1-(difluoromethylene)cyclopropane, 2,2,3,3-tetrafluorospiropentane, and products derived from tetrafluoroethylene and allene.     

Dipole-dipole interactions in spin-labeled au nanoparticles as a measure of interspin distances

A series of Au nanoparticles modified with a nitroxide-functionalized ligand was prepared with a range of spin-label coverage. The X-band EPR spectra of frozen solutions of these nanoparticles showed coverage-dependent line-broadening due to dipole-dipole interactions between spin labels. We developed a methodology to analyze such spectra in terms of geometrical features of the nanoparticles (e.g., Au core size and the length of the spin-labeled ligand). Our method is based on the assumption that the spectral line shape is determined by the average distance between nearest-neighboring spin labels adsorbed on the Au particle. Geometrical and statistical analysis then relates this distance to the line shape parameter d1/d, which was calibrated using a model system. Application of this methodology to the experimental spectra provided information about the conformation of ligands on the Au surface. We found that, if the spin-labeled ligand is substantially longer than the surrounding protecting layer, it does not adopt a fully stretched conformation but wraps around the particle immediately above the layer of surrounding ligand. Our results also show that the ligands do not adsorb cooperatively on the Au surface.     

Boron-Nitrogen Compounds. 88 [1]. Boron Derivatives of Pyridylalkylamines

Bor-Stickstoff-Verbindungen. 88. Borderivate von pyridylalkylaminen Die Umsetzung von 2-Aminomethylpyridin oder 2-Aminoäthylpyridin mit Trialkylboranen im Molverhältnis 1:2 führt zu Zwischenprodukten, deren Thermolyse (2-Pyridylalkylamino)dialkylborane C₅H₄N? 2-(CH₂)_n? NH? BR₂ (n = 1, 2; R ? C₂H₅, n-C₃H₇) ergibt. Kernresonanzspektroskopische Untersuchungen an diesen Verbindungen zeigen, daß im Falle von R ? C₂H₅ ein intramolekularer bicyclischer Komplex mit vierbindigem Bor vorliegt. Ist R ? C₃H₇, so liegt für n = 1 eine entsprechende Struktur neben der nicht koordinierten Verbindung mit dreibindigem Bor vor, während für n = 2 ausschließlich letztere Struktur existiert. Das Verhalten der beiden Basen bei Umsetzungen mit vierfach koordiniertem Bor ist dagegen gleichartig. So findet mit Trimethylamin-Boran in beiden Fällen gleichzeitige Basenverdrängung und Kondensation statt, was zu Amin-Aminoboranen H₂B? NH? (CH₂)_n? C₅H₄N? BH₃ führt, während die Reaktion mit Trimethylamin-Iodboran unter Verdrängung von Base und Iodidion zu Boronium(1+)-Salzen führt.     

Strong 1,4-P-O intramolecular interactions as a source of conformational preferences in alpha-stabilized phosphorus ylides

For the first time, the existence of a strong intramolecular 1,4-interaction between the phosphorus atom and the oxygen atom in alpha-keto-stabilized ylides has been demonstrated by means of theoretical calculations. This interaction has a notable influence on the conformational preferences and rotational barriers of alpha-stabilized phosphorus ylides and bis-ylides.     

On a semiclassical interpretation of inter- and intramolecular interactions

The semiclassical models considered here are composed by charge distributions coming from ab initio quantum-mechanical calculations on actual molecular systems. These charge distributions interact with one another according to the laws of classical electrostatics. This article describes some results of a systematic examination of the performances of this model in a variety of cases, with the aim of putting in evidence the usefulness and the limits of this inherently approximate representation of chemical interactions. Intermolecular interactions are examined first; the test cases are interactions of neutral molecules with H⁺, Li⁺, and C1^?, and the formation of H-bonded complexes. Attention is paid mainly to the energetics of the processes; each interacting molecule is considered as a unique entity and classical molecular reactivity indexes (electrostatic potential V, polarization term P) are introduced to compute the interaction energy, to interpret the details of the interaction process, and then to elaborate on less expensive computational procedures. Intramolecular interactions are considered. Attention is paid to the question of defining chemical groups starting from SCF molecular wavefunctions. The transferability and conservation degree of groups derived from localized orbitals of actual molecules is examined in detail, taking as tests their ability to reproduce charge distribution, one-electron observables, and energy. The effect of classical fields on these groups is then examined, taking into consideration external fields originated either by a point charge or by a solvent, and internal fields deriving from substitution of chemical groups. The intergroup analysis is then extended to the case of bimolecular reaction acts by considering the whole system as a supermolecule. Approximate computational procedures able to reproduce the main features of these interactions are proposed and tested. All through the article the performances of the classical models are compared with ab initio SCF calculations (mainly of low or intermediate quality).     

Communication: Frequency shifts of an intramolecular hydrogen bond as a measure of intermolecular hydrogen bond strengths

Infrared-ultraviolet double resonance spectroscopy has been applied to study the infrared spectra of the supersonically cooled gas phase complexes of formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, formamide, and water with 9-hydroxy-9-fluorenecarboxylic acid (9HFCA), an analog of glycolic acid. In these complexes each binding partner to 9HFCA can function as both proton donor and acceptor. Relative to its frequency in free 9HFCA, the 9-hydroxy (9OH) stretch is blue shifted in complexes with formic, acetic, and propionic acids, but is red shifted in the complexes with formamide and water. Density functional calculations on complexes of 9HFCA to a variety of H bonding partners with differing proton donor and acceptor abilities reveal that the quantitative frequency shift of the 9OH can be attributed to the balance struck between two competing intermolecular H bonds. More extensive calculations on complexes of glycolic acid show excellent consistency with the experimental frequency shifts.     

Polyfluorocycloalkenes. Part XVI [1]. Some addition reactions of 1-trifluoromethylnonafluorocyclohex-1-ene

Reactions with alcohols and base replaced the vinylic fluorine of 1-trifluoromethylnonafluorocyclohex-1-ene(I) by methoxy and ethoxy groups. Fluorination with cobaltic fluoride gave, from the former, a number of saturated polyfluoro-ethers. Oxidation of the alkoxy-cycloalkenes gave hexafluoroglutaric acid. Cycloalkene I gave which ammonia an imino-enamine, which was hydrolysed by dilute acid to a keto-enamine. I was defluorinated by heated iron to octafluorotoluene.     

Fluorocarbon derivatives of nitrogen. Part IV [1]. Perfluoro-1-azacyclohex-1-ylcaesium

Caesium fluoride combined with perfluoro-1-azacyclohexene in acetonitrile to yield perfluoro-1-azacyclohex-1-ylcaesium (1), which was characterised by ¹⁹F n.m.r. spectroscopy and by treatment with iodomethane to give 2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6-decafluoro-1-methyl-1-azacyclohexane (2). Attempts to derivatize the caesium salt with chlorotrimethylsilane provided fluorotrimethylsilane, perfluoro-[1-(1-azacyclohex-1-en-2-yl)-1-azacyclohexane] (4), and 2-chloro-3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6-octafluoro-1-azacyclohexene (5); information on the course of this reaction was obtained through experiments in which perfluoro-1-azacyclohexene was shown to undergo conversion into its chloro-analogue (5) and its dimer (4) $\text{via}$ treatment with chlorotrimethylsilane and fluoride ion, respectively. Aluminium chloride also converts perfluoro-1-azacyclohexene into its chloro-analogue (5).     

Fluoro-olefin chemistry Part 20 [1]. Reaction of hexafluoropropene with alcohols

Reaction of hexafluoropropene (HFP) with a series of alcohols under thermal, photochemical or peroxide-initiated conditions affords the 1:1 adducts CF₃CHFCF₂CR¹R²OH (R¹ = H, R² = H, Me, Prⁿ or CF₃; R¹ = Me, R² = Me or Et) in high yield via a radical chain mechanism. Adduct are not formed with the alcohols (CF₃)₂CHOH and CF₃CHFCF₂CH₂OH. Other 1:1 adducts of structure CHF₂CF(CF₃)CH₂OH and CH₃(C₂H₃CF₂CHFCF₃)CH₂OH are formed as minor products in the methanol and $\text{n}$-butanol reactions, respectively.     

Inter- and intramolecular pi-stacking interactions in cis-bis[1-(9-anthracene)]phosphirane complexes of platinum(II)

The bis[1-(9-anthracene)phosphirane]dithiolatoplatinum(II) complexes, Pt[1-(9-anthracene)phosphirane](2)(dithiolate), where dithiolate = 1,1-dimethoxycarbonyl-ethylene-2,2-dithiolate (dmdt) (2), 1,1-diethoxycarbonyl-ethylene-2,2-dithiolate (dedt) (3), 1-ethoxycarbonyl-1-cyano-ethylene-2, 2-dithiolate (ecdt) (4), and 1,1-dicyano-ethylene-2,2-dithiolate (dcdt) (5), were prepared from cis-dichlorobis[1-(9-anthracene)phosphirane]platinum(II) (1). Complexes 3 and 5 were characterized by X-ray crystallography and were found to have vastly different crystal and molecular structures. The crystal and molecular structure of 3 is dominated by intramolecular pi-stacking between the anthracene rings of the cis-bis(anthracene)phosphiranes with a ring...ring separation of 3.48(6) A. The molecular structure of 5 does not exhibit an intramolecular interaction between the anthracene rings. Instead, the crystal structure of 5shows significant intermolecular pi-stacking between the anthracene rings of the phosphirane ligands of adjacent molecules packed in the crystal lattice. The intermolecular stacking interaction results in a ring...ring separation of 3.33(4) A. Complexes 2-5 were found to emit at 530 nm at low temperatures in the solid state. Complex 5 emits strongly in fluid THF or benzene solution at 430 nm.     

Polyfluorocycloalkenes. Part XV [1]. Reactions of decafluorocyclohexene with secondary amines

Pyrrolidine, 3,3,4,4-tetrafluoropyrrolidine, and dimethylamine, react with decafluorocyclohexene to give the non-basic enamines, 1-pyrrolidino-, 1-(3′,3′,4′,4′-tetrafluoropyrrolidino)-, and 1-dimethylamino-nonafluorocyclohex- 1-ene, respectively.