Highly efficient synthesis of linear pyrrole oligomers by twofold Heck reactions

The twofold Heck reaction of the vinylpyrroles 3a and 3b with the iodobenzenes 4a-c led to the linear pyrrole oligomers 5, 6, and 7. The synthesis of both symmetrical and unsymmetrical oligomers, such as 10a and 10b, was also accomplished by a Heck reaction of 8 and 9 and by a Heck reaction of 3a and 11 followed by a Wittig reaction and a second Heck reaction with 8. The pentacyclic oligomers 14 and 19 were prepared by a twofold Heck reaction of 13 with 4 and by a twofold Heck reaction of 15 with 16 followed by a Wittig reaction and a twofold Heck reaction with 8.     

Time-resolved gas-phase kinetic and quantum chemical studies of reactions of silylene with chlorine-containing species. 2. CH3Cl

Time-resolved kinetic studies of the reaction of silylene, SiH2, generated by laser flash photolysis of both silacyclopent-3-ene and phenylsilane, have been carried out to obtain second-order rate constants for its reaction with CH3Cl. The reaction was studied in the gas phase at six temperatures in the range 294-606 K. The second-order rate constants gave a curved Arrhenius plot with a minimum value at T approximately 370 K. The reaction showed no pressure dependence in the presence of up to 100 Torr SF6. The rate constants, however, showed a weak dependence on laser pulse energy. This suggests an interpretation requiring more than one contributing reaction pathway to SiH2 removal. Apart from a direct reaction of SiH2 with CH3Cl, reaction of SiH2 with CH3 (formed by photodissociation of CH3Cl) seems probable, with contributions of up to 30% to the rates. Ab initio calculations (G3 level) show that the initial step of reaction of SiH2 with CH3Cl is formation of a zwitterionic complex (ylid), but a high-energy barrier rules out the subsequent insertion step. On the other hand, the Cl-abstraction reaction leading to CH3 + ClSiH2 has a low barrier, and therefore, this seems the most likely candidate for the main reaction pathway of SiH2 with CH3Cl. RRKM calculations on the abstraction pathway show that this process alone cannot account for the observed temperature dependence of the rate constants. The data are discussed in light of studies of other silylene reactions with haloalkanes.     

(CH3)3C+NO2反应机理的理论研究

用量子化学密度泛函方法,在B3LYP/6-31G*水平下研究了叔丁基自由基(CH3)3C和NO2气体的反应机理.研究表明,该反应是在单、三态势能面上的多通道反应.不同反应通道的产物不同,单态下反应更容易发生.常温下对于一个敞开体系(例如在大气当中),(CH3)3C自由基和NO2作用主要生成比较稳定的化合物(CH3)3CONO和(CH3)3CNO2.这对于消除大气污染起到一定的作用.     

An Mo theoretical study on the reaction of benzocyclobutene with ethylene. Concerted vs stepwise

In an attempt to determine the reaction mechanism of the Diels-Alder type cycloaddition reaction of benzocyclobutene with dienophiles, the stabilities for the assumed intermediate structures were examined by using MINDO/3, STO-3G, and 4-31G methods. The potential energies of the ring-opening reaction of the benzocyclobutene and cycloaddition reaction of quinodimethane with a dienophile were obtained by MINDO/3 and discussed in relation to the controversial reaction mechanism of the cycloaddition, concerted vs stepwise mechanisms. The results lead to a conclusion that the reaction involves a biradical intermediate followed by a stepwise cycloaddition.     

Molecular beam studies of the F atom reaction with propyne: site specific reactivity

The dynamics of the F atom reaction with propyne (CH(3)CCH) has been investigated using a universal crossed molecular beam apparatus. Two reaction channels have been clearly observed: H+C(3)H(3)F and HF+C(3)H(3). The substitution of F for H occurs mainly via a complex formation mechanism, producing reaction products with some contribution from a direct reaction mechanism. The HF product, however, appears to be dominantly forward scattered relative to the F atom beam direction, suggesting that the HF formation occurs via a direct abstraction mechanism. Branching ratios for the two observed reaction channels are also determined. The H formation channel is found to be the major reaction pathway, while the HF formation channel is also significant. From the measurements of DF versus HF products from the F atom reaction with deuterated propyne, the H atom picked up by the F atom in the reaction with normal propyne seems to come mostly from the CH(3) group. In addition, the H atom produced in the H atom formation channel appears to be mostly from the CH(3) group with some contribution from the CCH group.     

Purine N-oxides—XLI : The 3-acyloxypurine 8-substitution reaction: On the mechanism of the reaction

The 3-acyloxypurine 8-substitution reaction involves elimination of the 3-acyloxy group and nucleophilic substitution at C-8 to yield 8-substituted xanthines or guanines. In aqueous solutions the reaction of 3-acetoxyxanthine proceeds slowly below pH 2, but is greatly accelerated with an increase of the pH from 3 to 7. It is proposed that the slow reaction involves heterolytic cleavage of the 3-acetoxy moiety from 3-acetoxyxanthine to yield a nitrenium ion at N-3 followed by intermolecular nucleophilic substitution of the incipient carbonium ion at the allylic C-8 position, also the most probable mechanism in polar aprotic solvents. The beginning of the fast reaction coincides with the beginning of ionization of the imidazole hydrogen of 3-acetoxyxanthine. It is proposed that this ionization induces a similar but more rapid departure of the 3-acetoxy group from the anion of 3-acetoxyxanthine to produce dehydroxanthine. The latter, upon protonation, yields the same reactive carbonium ion at C-8 that is formed in the slow reaction. Some reduction of 3-acetoxyxanthine to xanthine accompanies the fast reaction. That reduction has the characteristics of a free-radical mediated reaction. It is proposed that reduction results from a homolytic cleavage of the NO bond in the 3-acetoxyxanthine anion to produce a radical-anion, which abstracts hydrogen from water to yield xanthine. These reaction mechanisms and possible alternatives are evaluated.     

Synthesis of steroidal extranucleo 1,3,4-oxadiazoles

Cholest-5en-3β-ol 1 , 3,3-ethylenedioxy-androst-4-en-17β-ol 2 and 17,17-ethylenedioxy-1,3,5(10)-estratrien-3β-ol 3 were converted into ethyl ester 1a, 2a and 3a by reaction with ethyl chloroacetate in the presence of potassium. The ethyl esters 1a, 2a and 3a on reaction with hydrazine gave hydrazides 1b, 2b and 3b , which on reaction with cyanogen bromide afforded 1,3,4-oxadiazoles 1c, 2c and 3c .     

CH4+O(3P)→CH3+OH反应的准经典轨线研究

用准经典轨线方法研究了O（3P）与CH4的反应，计算结果表明，CH4（υ＝0，j＝0）与O（3P）的反应在低及高的碰撞参数下都是直接反应，无短寿命的碰撞复合物生成，产物OH以向后散射为主，基本上处于振转基态.CH4（υ＝1，j＝1）与O（3P）的反应在低及高的碰撞参数下反应机理不一样。在低碰撞参数下是直接反应，无短寿命的碰撞复合物生成，产物OH以向后散射为主，主要处于振动基态，转动基本上是冷的，但比高碰撞参数下的热.在高的碰撞参数下则生成短寿命的碰撞复合物，产物OH以向前散射为主，表现出明显的周边动力学反应的特征，主要处于振动激发态（υ＝1），但转动仍然是较冷的。     

Modeling SN2 reactions in methanol solution by ab initio calculation of nucleophile solvent-substrate clusters

[Structure: see text]. Ab initio calculations were used to study the S(N)2 reactions of the CH3OCH2I molecule with a methoxide ion (CH3O-) and a methanol molecule by systematically building up the reaction system with explicit incorporation of the methanol solvent molecules. For the reaction of CH3OCH2I with a methoxide ion, the explicit incorporation of the methanol molecules to better solvate the methoxide ion led to an increase in the barrier to reaction. For the reaction of CH3OCH2I with a methanol molecule, the explicit incorporation of the methanol molecules led to a decrease in the barrier to reaction because of an inclination of this reaction to proceed with the nucleophilic displacements accompanied by proton transfer through the H-bonding chain. The H-bonding chain served as both acid and base catalysts for the displacement reaction. A ca. 10(15)-fold acceleration of the methanol tetramer incorporated S(N)2 reaction was predicted relative to the corresponding methanol monomer reaction. The properties of the reactions examined are discussed briefly.     

Metal Al produced by H2 plasma reduction of AlCl3: a thermodynamic and kinetic study on the plasma chemistry

In this paper we reported that low temperature plasma may reverse the direction of a chemical reaction. The thermodynamically forbidden reaction between H 2 and AlCl 3 was able to take place with the assistance of low temperature plasma, yielding metal Al. The plasma chemistry of the reaction was investigated by optical emission spectroscopy, which suggested that the dissociation of H 2 and AlCl 3 molecules by plasma led the reaction to a thermodynamically favorable one by creating reaction channels with low Gibbs free energy change. The addition of Ar promoted the reaction kinetics dramatically, which was attributed to the enhanced dissociation of AlCl 3 molecules by excited Ar species.     

Purine N-oxides—XL The 3-acyloxypurine 8-substitution reaction: Scope: Syntheses of 8-substituted xanthines and guanines

The 3-acyloxypurine 8-substitution reaction is a substitution-elimination reaction involving attack at C-8 by inorganic or organic nucleophiles and departure of an acyloxy group from N-3. It has been studied with 3-acetoxyxanthine, 3-hydroxyguanine and a number of related derivatives and is the method of choice for the preparation of many 8-substituted xanthines or guanines. It proceeds extremely rapidly in neutral aqueous solutions at room temperature. With water alone an 8-hydroxypurine results, and water always competes to some degree with other nucleophiles. The reaction can be carried out in dipolar aprotic solvents, in which it is also possible to prepare the acyloxy derivative in situ and to choose more effective leaving groups such as mesyloxy or tosyloxy. The reaction has been demonstrated with chloride, bromide, nitrite, and azide ions; with the thioether of methionine; a variety of pyridine derivatives, and with primary and secondary alcohols. This reaction is apparently restricted to 3-acyloxypurines which are also substituted at position-2. The behaviour of 3-acetoxy-1-methylxanthine is similar to that of 3-acetoxyxanthine, but 3-acetoxy-7-methylxanthine fails to undergo the reaction.     

Catalyzed Diels-Alder reaction of alkylidene- or arylideneacetoacetates and Danishefsky's dienes with lanthanide salts aimed at selective synthesis of cis-4,5-dimethyl-2-cyclohexenone derivatives.

The first successful example of the catalyzed Diels-Alder reaction of 1-methoxy-3-trimethylsiloxy-1,3-diene (Danishefsky's diene, 2a), giving the corresponding carbocyclic adducts, is described. The reaction of (Z)-ethylideneacetoacetate 1a with 2a is catalyzed with lanthanide salts such as Yb(OTf)(3) at 0 degrees C, affording the corresponding 2-cyclohexenone 3a in good yield with complete integrity of the starting geometry of 1a. The thermal version of the same cycloaddition results in a decrease in the cis arrangement of the 5-methyl and the 4-alkoxycarbonyl groups on 2-cyclohexenone. The catalyzed reaction of (E)-1a unexpectedly affords the cis-arranged 3a. The reaction path for the catalyzed Diels-Alder reaction is postulated on the basis of these results.     

Comprehensive theoretical studies on the CF3H dissociation mechanism and the reactions of CF3H with OH and H free radicals

The potential energy surfaces for the CF3H unimolecular dissociation reaction and reactions of CF3H with free radical OH and H were investigated at the B3LYP6-311++G(**) and QCISD(T)6-311++G(**) levels and by the G3B3 theory. All the possible stationary and first-order saddle points along the reaction paths were verified by the vibrational analysis. The calculations account for all the product channels. The reaction enthalpies obtained at the G3B3 level are in good agreement with the available experiments. Canonical transition-state theory with Wigner tunneling correction was used to predict the rate constants for the temperature range of 298-2500 K without any artificial adjustment, and tshe computed rate constants for elementary channels can be accurately fitted with three-parameter Arrhenius expressions. The theoretical rate constants of the CF3H+H reaction agree with the available experimental data very well. The theoretical and experimental rate constants for the CF3H+OH reaction are in reasonable agreement. The H abstraction of CF3H by OH is found to be the main reaction channel for the CF3H fire extinguishing reactions while the CF3H unimolecular dissociation reaction plays a negligible role.     

Ultrasound Assisted Pictet–Spengler Synthesis of Tetrahydro‐β‐Carboline Derivatives

The synthesis of twelve tetrahydro‐β‐carboline derivatives 3a , 3b , 3c , 3d , 3e , 3f , 3g , 3h , 3i , 3j , 3k , 3l prepared via the Pictet–Spengler reaction is described. The reaction of tryptamine and a variety of arylaldehydes were carried out under ultrasonic irradiation and trifluoracetic acid catalysis at room temperature. These tetrahydro‐β‐carbolines have been synthesized in higher yields and shorter reaction times compared to the conventional method. Moreover, the reaction proceeded successfully even employing arylaldehydes with electron‐donating or electron‐attracting substituents which did not react under conventional method.     

Theoretical study of the [2+3] cycloaddition of nitrones to nitriles-influence of nitrile substituent,solvent and Lewis acid coordination

The [2+3] cycloaddition of nitrone PhCHdoublebondN(Me)O to nitriles RCtriplebondN (R=Me, Ph, CF(3)) was studied using quantum chemical calculations at the HF/6-31G* and B3LYP/6-31G* level of theory. With MeCN and PhCN, the reaction occurs through a concerted mechanism and leads selectively to Delta(4)-1,2,4-oxadiazolines rather than Delta(2)-1,2,5-oxadiazolines. Electron withdrawing substituents such as CF(3) at the nitrile provoke a non-synchronous bond formation, with the C-O bond being established on an earlier stage than the C-N bond. Additionally, the reaction becomes thermodynamically and kinetically more favourable. In the reaction of adducts of MeCN with BH(3) or BF(3) as model Lewis acids, the mechanism was found to change from fully concerted in the case of free MeCN towards a two-step reaction in the presence of BF(3), in which C-O bond formation occurs first. The BH(3)-mediated reaction occupies an intermediate stage where ring formation occurs in one-step but non-simultaneously, similar to the reaction of CF(3)CN. Interaction of the Lewis acid with the nitrile in the course of the reaction facilitates the cycloaddition by stabilizing transition states, intermediate and product rather than by activating the nitrile. The solvent influences the organic reaction mainly by lowering the energy of the reagents, thus leading to a higher activation barrier in a more polar solvent. In the Lewis acid mediated reaction, in contrast, the intermediate is strongly stabilised by a polar solvent and with that the synchronicity of the reaction changes in favour of a two-step mechanism.     

From allylic alcohols to aldols by using iron carbonyls as catalysts: computational study on a novel tandem isomerization-aldolization reaction

The tandem isomerization-aldolization reaction between allyl alcohol and formaldehyde mediated by [Fe(CO)3] was studied with the density functional B3LYP method. Starting from the key [(enol)Fe(CO)3] complex, several reaction paths for the reaction with formaldehyde were explored. The results show that the most favorable reaction path involves first an enol/allyl alcohol ligand-exchange process followed by direct condensation of formaldehyde with the free enol. During this process, formation of the new C-C bond takes place simultaneously with a proton transfer between the enol and the aldehyde. Therefore, the role of [Fe(CO)3] is to catalyze the allyl alcohol to enol isomerization affording the free enol, which adds to the aldehyde in a carbonyl-ene type reaction. Similar results were obtained for the reaction between allyl alcohol and acetaldehyde.     

Unusual catalytic effect of the two-dimensional molecular space with regular triphenylphosphine groups

A novel organic-inorganic hybrid 2D molecular space with regular triphenylphosphine groups (triphenylphosphineamidephenylsilica, PPh(3)APhS) was successfully synthesized through grafting triphenylphosphine groups in the 2D structure of layered aminophenylsilica dodecyl sulfate (APhTMS-DS), which was developed in our previous research, with regular ammonium groups. The 2D structures were kept after the grafting reaction of triphenylphosphine groups in PPh(3)APhS. The catalytic potentials of 2D molecular space with regular triphenylphosphine groups were investigated. An unusual catalytic effect was found in a carbon-phosphorus ylide reaction. The PPh(3)-catalyzed reaction of modified allylic compounds, including bromides and chlorides with tropone yielded a [3 + 6] annulation product. However, an unusual [8 + 3] cycloadduct was obtained in the reaction of modified allylic compounds, including bromides and chlorides with tropone catalyzed by PPh(3)APhS. Otherwise, the stable catalytic intermediate was successfully separated, and the reaction activity of the catalytic intermediate was confirmed in the reaction of modified allylic compounds with tropone catalyzed by PPh(3)APhS. This research is the first successful example of directly influencing catalytic reaction processes and product structures by utilizing the chemical and geometrical limits of 2D molecular spaces with regular catalyst molecules and affords a novel method for controlling catalytic reaction processes and catalyst design.     

混合多卤甲烷与金属镁反应产生溴氯卡宾及其反应机理的研究

应用CHBr3/CHCl3或CHBr3/CCl4和金属镁在一般的Grignard反应条件下与烯烃反应, 制备偕溴氯环丙烷衍生物。该反应原料易得, 反应条件温和, 产率良好, 后处理方便, 是制备偕溴氯环丙烷衍生物的一种简便的新方法。文中研究了上述反应的单电子转移和自由基链循环的复杂反应机理。     

Mechanism of stereo- and regioselectivity in the Paternò-Büchi reaction of furan derivatives with aromatic carbonyl compounds: importance of the conformational distribution in the intermediary triplet 1,4-diradicals

Temperature and substituent effects on the stereo- and regioselectivity have been investigated in the photochemical [2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction, the so-called Paternò-Büchi (PB) reaction, of unsymmetrically substituted furans 2a,b (2-methyl- and 3-methylfuran) with aromatic carbonyl compounds 1a,b (benzaldehyde and benzophenone). The regio-random but stereoselective (exo/endo > 97/3) formation of lower substituted oxetane 3a and higher substituted oxetane 4a is found in the reaction with benzaldehyde (1a). The exclusive stereoselectivity is not dependent on the position of methyl substituent on the furan ring and the reaction temperature. The double-bond selection (3a versus 4a) is slightly dependent on the reaction temperature (3a/4a = 55/45 to 40/60). The Eyring plots of the regioselectivity are linear. Contrastively, in the reaction with benzophenone (1b), the double-bond selection (3b versus 4b) largely depends on the reaction temperature. The Eyring plots are not linear, but the inflection points are observed. The transient absorption spectroscopic analyses (picosecond time scale) clarify the intervention of triplet 2-oxabutane-1,4-diyls in the photochemical processes. Computational studies reveal the equilibrium structures of the triplet diradicals, energy barriers between the conformers, and the equilibrium constants. A rational mechanism is herein proposed by the support of both experimental and computational investigations to account for not only the exclusive formation of the exo-configured oxetanes 3a and 4a but also the nonlinear Eyring plots observed in the reaction with 1b.     

A comparative study on p-doping behavior of polythiophenes with CH_3SO_3H

Four kinds of polythiophenes have been doped with CH3SO3H in CHCl3 under air,oxygen,and nitrogen. In the doping of two types of poly(3-hexylthiophene)s,P3HexTh(Zn/Ni)and P3HexTh(Fe)with different contents of a head-to-tail unit,the p-doping occurs at a similar rate.The reaction between poly(3-dodecylthiophene),P3DodTh,and the acid takes place more rapidly.P3OBuTh with a butoxy substituent undergoes more facile p-doping and receives photochemical reaction with CHCl3,and this reaction obeys a pseudo-first-order rate law with a rate constant kobs of 1.42×10-5s-1at room tempera- ture.