The cross-coupling reactions of organic halides with organic derivatives of tin,mercury and copper catalyzed by palladium

The palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling of organic halides with organometallic compounds of tin, mercury and copper is discussed. It is shownn that the “ligandless” palladium complexes RPdXL₂ (L = solvent), in which solvent molecules act as weak donating ligands, are the most active catalysts for reactions of organotin compounds. It is found that nucleophilic catalysis is an efficient method of activatioin of organomercury and organocopper compounds in cross-coupling reactions. In the presence of iodide ion the palladium-catalyzed reactions of these compounds proceed under mild conditions giving high yields of cross-coupling products.     

农药光解平均波长量子产率的测定

本文报道一种以高压汞灯复合光为光源测定农药平均波长量子产率的方法。该方法的光最计为草酸铁钾，通过光量计测得光源的照射强度。以气相色谱分析农药降解的残余浓度求得反应速率常数，用紫外分光光度计测定农药在确定波长下的摩尔吸光系数，并与该波长光强相乘进行积分，计算出十二种农药的平均波长Φ。本法所得结果更接近于自然光下的结果，更适合应用于实际环境中。     

FLASH PHOTOLYSIS STUDY OF ALIPHATIC AMINO ACIDS AND PEPTIDES IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION*

Abstract— The intermediates produced in the photolysis of oxygen-free aqueous solutions of a number of aliphatic amino acids and peptides were observed spectrophotometrically using the fast-reaction technique of flash photolysis. Included among the compounds examined are the N-acetyl derivatives of glycine, alanine, sarcosine, glutamic acid and glycylglycine; the esters and amides of these N-acetyl compounds; diketopiperazines; the amino acids glycine, alanine and β-alanine; and finally the oligopeptides di-, tri- and tetraglycine. The direct optical excitation of these compounds was found to lead primarily to a photo-induced decarboxylation reaction:
The transient spectra of the radicals produced have been identified. The quantum yields of these processes were found to be directly proportional to the p K _a of the carboxyl groups of the corresponding ground-state molecules, and hence to the concentration of the non-ionized carboxylic acids. The φ's of these processes for the ionized acids were close to zero. The dependence of φ upon pH is correlated to the absorption spectra of these compounds. The quantum yields of the corresponding esters were lower but independent of pH. No intermediates were observed from excitation of the amine derivatives. Other photolytic reactions are suggested. The photo-decarboxylation of alanine and diglycine were found to be monophotonic, while that of N-acetyl alanine, N-acetyl diglycine, and tetraglycine were found to be biphotonic. A triplet excited state precursor is indicated for the latter group of compounds. These and other results are discussed.     

反相液相色谱法测定化工废水中的无机汞和有机汞

用反相离子对色谱对无机汞和3种有机汞化合物进行了形态分析。以65%甲醇作流动相,加入四丁基溴化铵（TBA）做离子对试剂,用紫外检测器在230nm进行检测。对影响汞化合物吸收强度和保留时间的因素如甲醇和四丁基溴化铵的浓度进行了优化。在不同的线性范围内对无机汞和3种有机汞化合物作了工作曲线,4种化合物均成良好的线性关系。     

Gas-chromatographic determination of organomercury(II) compounds

Gas chromatography has proved to be an invaluable technique not only for the identification and determination of organomercury(II) compounds but also for differentiating inorganically bound from organically bound mercury. It also offers a possible route for determining various inorganic species through their conversion into organomercury(II) compounds. These procedures and the chemical and instrumental problems associated with them are reviewed.     

A single crystal X-ray study of the products of halogen mercury cyclization of 8-allylthioquinoline

The reaction products of 8-allylthioquinoline with mercury halides are studied by single crystal X-ray diffraction. It is shown that the products are organomercury derivatives of salts of 2,3-dihydro[1,4]-thiazino[2,3,4-ij]quinoliniuim.     

Mechanistic insights into the photochromism of trans-10b,10c-dimethyl-10b,10c-dihydropyrene derivatives

A series of dimethyldihydropyrene derivatives was studied to elucidate the photochemical mechanism associated with the switching between the dimethyldihydropyrene (DHP, closed) and metacyclophanediene (CPD, open) forms of the molecule. Quantum yields of ring opening and closure, fluorescence quantum yields and lifetimes, as well as laser flash photolysis studies were performed to establish the effect of substituents on the switching efficiency. Ring opening of the DHPs occurs from the first singlet excited state. The low quantum yields for the ring opening reaction observed (< or =0.042) are a consequence of the low rate constant (< or =1.7 x 10(7) s(-1)) for this process. The quantum yields for ring closure of the CPD were determined for select compounds and were of the order of 0.1-0.4. These results show that the efficiency for ring opening of this class of compounds is intrinsically low, but can be modulated to some extent by the introduction of substituents. These properties should be taken into account when considering what type of photoswitching devices DHPs might be useful for.     

Photochemistry of thioxanthones—III. Spectroscopic and flash photolysis study on hydroxy and methoxy derivatives

The spectroscopic properties of 9 oil soluble hydroxy and methoxy thioxanthone derivatives have been examined in various solvents and the data compared to their photopolymerization efficiency and flash photolysis behaviour in solution. Absorption maxima, extinction coefficients, fluorescence and phosphorescence spectra and quantum yields have been measured. Generally, most of the compounds exhibit low fluorescence and high phosphorescence quantum yields except 1-substituted derivatives where intra-molecular hydrogen bonding is involved. These observations are consistent with the high photoreactivity of the molecules occurring via the lowest excited triplet state. Photopolymerization rates of n-butyl methacrylate, using N-diethylmethylamine as co-initiator, correlate to some extent with the absorption maxima and extinction coefficients of the thioxanthones. Transient formation on micro-second flash photolysis is associated with the ketyl radical formed by the lowest excited triplet state of the thioxanthones abstracting a hydrogen atom from the solvent. In the presence of a tertiary amine, a new longer wavelength transient absorption is produced and is assigned to a radical-anion formed by the lowest excited triplet state of the thioxanthones abstracting an electron from the amine. A correlation was observed between the transient absorption due to the radical-anion and the ionisation potential of various amines. Flash photolysis studies in acid and base media confirmed the identity of the radical and radical-ion species. Intra-molecular hydrogen bonding in the α-position to the carbonyl group deactivates both the lowest excited singlet and triplet states of thioxanthone but has little effect on polymerization efficiency. The latter is associated with competition of the carbonyl group with the amine co-initiator for hydrogen bonding and consequent electron abstraction to give an active radical-anion. This is confirmed using micro-second flash photolysis.     

Chemically-induced dynamic nuclear polarisation. Photoreactions of organomercury compounds

The photolysis of symmetric and asymmetric organomercury compounds has been studied by CIDNP. No indications of the existence of RHg· radicals have been found. Depending on the solvent, reactions occur from excited states with different spin multiplicities.     

X-ray structural investigation of the products of ring closure of 2-alkenylthiopyridines upon treatment with mercury iodide

The products of the reaction of 2-alkenylthiopyridines with mercury iodide have been studied by single crystal X-ray diffraction. It has been demonstrated that the products are organomercury derivatives of salts of 2,3-dihydrothiazolo[3,2-a]pyridinium.     

Voltammetric quantification and speciation of mercury compounds

The use of a carbon paste electrode modified with a thiolic resin for the determination of inorganic mercury and organomercury compounds, present simultaneously in a sample, is described. The compounds are first preconcentrated at the electrode surface by means of a purely chemical reaction with the modifier on the electrode surface. The high affinity of the modifier for the mercury compounds ensures low limits of detection and determination. Differentiation between several mercury species is possible by control of the reduction potential applied to the working electrode. This selective reduction results in the formation of atomic mercury at the electrode surface which can be determined with a very high sensitivity by means of its re-oxidation wave in cyclic voltammetry. Optimization of the instrumental parameters and evidence for the reduction processes are discussed. Analysis of inorganic mercury in the presence of methylmercury, with a detection limit of 4 μg Hg 1⁻¹, and of methylmercury in the presence of inorganic mercury, with a detection limit of 2 μg Hg 1⁻¹, is described in detail. In both cases the preconcentration time is 6 min. Other organomercury species can also be quantified. Application of the method to environmental aquatic samples is discussed.     

ON THE MECHANISMS OF PHOTOLYSIS OF COMPOUNDS I AND II OF HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE AT 77 K*

Abstract—When Compounds I and II of horseradish peroxidase in glycerol/water glasses at 77 K were irradiated with the light of a mercury lamp, some changes in optical spectra as well as the development of strong EPR signals of a free-radical type were detected. In case of photolysis of Compound I the light of wavelengths around 400 nm was the most effective, while only short wavelength (≥ 280 nm) light affected Compound II. The results of experiments with thawing and freezing the product of photolysis of Compound I (called Intermediate Y) provide further evidence for the suggestion that the ferric state of the heme iron is generated in the course of the photolysis. The quantum yields of the photolysis of Compound I at different wavelengths of irradiating light were obtained and mechanisms of the photolysis of Compounds I and II are proposed.     

On assistance in β-elimination reactions

It has been shown that organomercury compounds containing strongly electro-negative groups in the β-position and which are not capable of inter- and intramolecular interaction with the mercury atom, undergo symmetrization and substitution reactions rather than β-elimination in the presence of nucleophiles.     

Critical review of analytical methods for determination of inorganic mercury and methylmercury compounds

This review describes determinations of mercury compounds under three categories: total mercury; separate determinations of inorganic mercury(II) and organomercury compounds by selective reduction; and speciation of inorganic mercury(II), monomethylmercury cation, and dimethylmercury. Topics described for each category include sample treatment, separation, detection, and limit of detection. Finally, we note that most methods would not detect dimethylmercury if it were present.     

THE EFFECT OF pH ON THE AEROBIC and ANAEROBIC PHOTOLYSIS OF TRYPTOPHAN AND SOME TRYPTOPHAN-CONTAINING DIPEPTIDES

Abstract— Rates of photolysis, quantum yields of fluorescence, and fluorescence emission maxima for the dipeptides glycyltryptophan (Gly-Trp) and tryptophylglycine (Trp-Gly) and for free tryptophan (Trp) were determined under both degassed and aerated conditions in the pH range 4.5-10.0. The photolyses were performed at 25°C using 290 nm radiation from a 1000 W xenon lamp. Photolysis rates were determined by monitoring tryptophan fluorescence loss with time. It was found that Trp-Gly and free Trp showed similar behavior in that their fluorescence quantum yields and photolysis rates increased significantly above neutral pH. In contrast, the Gly-Trp fluorescence yield was smaller than that of Trp or Trp-Gly, showing no significant increase at high pH and the photolysis rate for Gly-Trp decreased with increasing pH. In comparing aerated to degassed samples, it was found that degassing had a far greater effect on the photolysis rates of Trp and Trp-Gly than on the photolysis rate of Gly-Trp especially at higher pH. But, degassing did not change the relative fluorescence quantum yields or fluorescence emission maxima of any of the three compounds. Possible mechanisms for photolysis under various experimental conditions were examined in light of the data.     

Utilization of aminomercuration and hydroxymercuration reactions in the synthesis of heterocycles (review)

The cyclization of ethyleneamines by the action of mercury salts to give five- and six-membered nitrogen heterocycles is examined. The mechanism and stereochemistry of this reaction and the chemical and three-dimensional structures of the intermediate organomercury compounds and some chemical properties of the latter are discussed.     

Dynamics of photoprocesses in novel bifunctional salicylideneiminospironaphthoxazines

The dynamics of photochemical processes in a number of novel photobifunctional compounds, whose molecules combine a photochromic spironaphthoxazine fragment with the salicylideneimine moiety containing different substituents, was studied by the flash photolysis technique. Three products of photolysis of these compounds were detected, and the effects of the substituents and the solvent nature (toluene and methanol) on their spectral and kinetic characteristics and quantum yields were studied.     

Photolysis of 3-(1-acyl-5-aryl-3-pyrazolinyl)coumarins—Effective Fluorescence Decay

Photophysical characteristics of new 3-(1-acyl-5-aryl-3-pyrazolinyl)coumarins have been measured. These coumarin derivatives are found to be effective fluorophores and show high values of quantum yields of fluorescence both in nonpolar and in polar solvents. The 3-(1-acyl-5-aryl-3-pyrazolinyl)coumarins turned to be photosensitive compounds and undergo photolysis under irradiation in the range of 310–465 nm. Photolysis is suggested to include retro-cyclization and retro-condensation steps. The process is accompanied by a sharp drop of fluorescence that can be of interest for the creation of new media in optical recording of information.     

Dual Effect of Organomercury Compounds on Peroxide Oxidation of Oleic Acid

Oxidation of oleic acid with atmospheric oxygen in the presence of HgCl₂ and various organo- mercury compounds (methylmercury iodide, isopropylmercury bromide, n-hexylmercury bromide, phenylmercury bromide, diphenylmercury, p-tolylmercury bromide, bis-p-tolylmercury) was studied. Mercury compounds exert a dual effect on accumulation of oleic acid hydroperoxide in the temperature range 20-90°C. Below 50°C, the concentration of the hydroperoxides formed in the presence of mercury compounds is lower, and at higher temperatures, higher than in the experiments performed without mercury compounds. Comparison of the concentrations of oleic acid hydroperoxides with those of their transformation products, carbonyl compounds, determined spectrophotometrically, shows that actually organomercury compounds and HgCl₂ accelerate peroxide oxidation at all the studied temperatures. Decreased accumulation of peroxides below 50°C is apparently due to the fact that the rate of their reaction with organomercury compounds is higher than the rate of their formation.     

Rapid separation of elemental species by multicapillary GC

Multicapillary gas chromatography has been applied to the speciation of organomercury compounds. Basic investigation of the fundamental properties of multicapillary columns, to evaluate their potential and limitations as a rapid separation unit, are presented. For analysis of methylated and ethylated mercury compounds a complete separation can be performed within 45 s under isothermal conditions. The adaptation of the technique for use with a purge and trap system and with an element-selective plasma-emission detector results in a compact and effective system for mercury speciation. Results from analysis of certified reference materials were in good agreement with certified values within the significance levels.