Oxomolybdenum(VI) complexes with glycine bisphenol [O,N,O,O′] ligand: synthesis and catalytic studies

The oxomolybdenum(VI) complex [MoOCl(L)] with a tetradentate glycine bisphenol ligand (H₃L) was prepared by reaction of [MoO₂Cl₂(DMSO)₂] with a ligand precursor in hot toluene. The product was isolated in moderate yield as separable cis and trans isomers along with the third minor component, [MoO₂(HL)]. The solid-state structure of trans-[MoOCl(L)] was determined by X-ray diffraction. The ligand has tetradentate coordination through three oxygens and one nitrogen, which is located trans to the terminal oxo whereas the sixth coordination site is occupied by a chloride. Both cis and trans isomers of [MoOCl(L)] are active catalysts for epoxidation of cis-cyclooctene and sulfoxidation of tolyl methyl sulfide. The cis isomer gave higher activity in epoxidation and sulfoxidation reactions at room temperature than the trans isomer but they performed identically at 50?°C.     

Chromatographic determination of position and configuration isomers of methyl oleate hydroxides from corresponding hydroperoxides

Summary Studies of lipid oxidation usually employ such model systems as purified fatty-acid methyl ester. While methyl oleate hydroperoxides (MOPHs) can only be readily separated from the matrix by HPLC, because of their heat-susceptibility and relative instability, these same techniques are unable to separatecis MOHP fromtrans isomers. The present study reports an enhanced, rapid separation method forcis andtrans isomers of methyl oleate hydroxides, as well as HPLC determination of positional isomers per fraction of configuration isomer and isomer identification by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.     

Reactivities of cis- and trans-3-substituted acrylic acids on copolymerization with acrylamide

Several pairs of cis- and trans-3-substituted acrylic acids (3SAA) were copolymerized with acrylamide in order to determine the major factors affecting the relative reactivities of geometrical isomers of 1,2-disubstituted ethylenes (1,2-DE). The results were that the relative reactivity of cis isomer is larger than that of trans isomer when one substituent is electron-withdrawing and the other is electron-donating. The trans isomer is more reactive than the cis isomer when both substituents are electron-withdrawing. A new method of reactivity comparison of cis- and trans-1,2-DE is proposed in regard to the inductive substituent constant.     

Mechanistic insights into the cis-trans isomerization of ruthenium complexes relevant to catalysis of olefin metathesis

The mechanism of the trans to cis isomerization in Ru complexes with a chelating alkylidene group has been investigated by using a combined theoretical and experimental approach. Static DFT calculations suggest that a concerted single‐step mechanism is slightly favored over a multistep mechanism, which would require dissociation of one of the ligands from the Ru center. This hypothesis is supported by analysis of the experimental kinetics of isomerization, as followed by ¹H NMR spectroscopy. DFT molecular dynamics simulations revealed that the variation of geometrical parameters around the Ru center in the concerted mechanism is highly uncorrelated; the mechanism actually begins with the transformation of the square‐pyramidal trans isomer, with the Ru?CHR bond in the apical position, into a transition state that resembles a metastable square pyramidal complex with a Cl atom in the apical position. This high‐energy structure collapses into the cis isomer. Then, the influence of the N‐heterocyclic carbene ligand, the halogen, and the chelating alkylidene group on the relative stability of the cis and trans isomers, as well as on the energy barrier separating them, was investigated with static calculations. Finally, we investigated the interconversion between cis and trans isomers of the species involved in the catalytic cycle of olefin metathesis; we characterized an unprecedented square‐pyramidal metallacycle with the N‐heterocyclic carbene ligand in the apical position. Our analysis, which is relevant to the exchange of equatorial ligands in other square pyramidal complexes, presents evidence for a remarkable flexibility well beyond the simple cis–trans isomerization of these Ru complexes.     

Cationic copolymerization of anethole: Reactivity of geometric isomers of α,β-disubstituted ethylenes

Cationic copolymerizations of anethole were carried out under various conditions in order to confirm the relative reactivities of its geometric isomers. trans-Anethole was more reactive than cis-anethole in copolymerizations with p-methoxystyrene or styrene, but less reactive in the mutual copolymerization of cis- and trans-anethole; i.e., the trans isomer was more reactive to a growing chain end with little steric hindrance. Thus the intrinsic reactivity of an olefinic double bond to carbonium ion is greater for the trans isomer than for the cis isomer. This idea is supported by ¹³C NMR spectra, since the signal of the olefinic β-carbon of the trans isomer is at higher field than that of the cis isomer. The behavior of anethole was compared with the results observed in vinyl ethers, where the cis isomer was always more reactive irrrspective of the structure of the growing chain end. In addition, the dependence of monomer reactivity ratios on polymerization conditions is discussed.     

Selective formation of thecis isomer of the nitridotechnetium(V) complex with 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine

The reaction of [TcNCl₂(PPh₃)₂] with 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine producedcis-[TcNCl₂(terpy)] selectively. The resulting complexes were characterized by¹H NMR and IR spectroscopy. The geometries of thecis andtrans isomers were estimated by theoretical calculations following a density functional method. Thecis isomer is likely more stable than thetrans one with respect to thetrans influence of the nitrido ligand. Furthermore, the behavior of nitridotechnetium complexes in polar solvents was compared to Os-analogues.     

A 1H NMR study of tautomerism in some 1-arylamino-3-aryliminopropenes

¹H n.m.r. spectra at ambient temperatures reveal that an equilibrium exists between the ‘all-trans’ and ‘all-cis’ isomers of some of the 1-arylamino-3-aryliminopropenes. The ‘all-cis’ isomer predominates in nonpolar solvents, whereas the ‘all-trans’ isomer is favoured in hydrogen bonding solvents. From a consideration of the magnitudes of the ³J coupling constants, it is reported that the ‘cis-trans’ isomer is the most stable form of the 4-nitrophenyl derivative in dimethyl sulphoxide.     

Syntheses and Characterization of a Pair of Isomers of Heteroleptic Bis(Bidentate) Ruthenium(II) Complexes with Two Different Monodentate Ligands

Two isomers of heteroleptic bis(bidentate) ruthenium(II) complexes with dimethyl sulfoxide (dmso) and chloride ligands, trans(Cl,N_bpy)- and trans(Cl,N_Hdpa)-[Ru(bpy)Cl(dmso-S)(Hdpa)]⁺ (bpy: 2,2′-bipyridine; Hdpa: di-2-pyridylamine), are synthesized. This is the first report on the selective synthesis of a pair of isomers of cis-[Ru(L)(L′)XY]ⁿ⁺ (L≠L′: bidentate ligands; X≠Y: monodentate ligands). The structures of the ruthenium(II) complexes are clarified by means of X-ray crystallography, and the signals in the ¹H NMR spectra are assigned based on ¹H–¹H COSY spectra. The colors of the two isomers are clearly different in both the solid state and solution: the trans(Cl,N_bpy) isomer has a deep red color, whereas the trans(Cl,N_Hdpa) isomer is yellow. Although both complexes have intense absorption bands at λ≈440–450 nm, only the trans(Cl,N_bpy) isomer has a shoulder band at λ≈550 nm. DFT calculations indicate that the LUMOs of both isomers are the π* orbitals in the bpy ligand, and that the LUMO level of the trans(Cl,N_bpy) isomer is lower than that of the trans(Cl,N_Hdpa) isomer due to the trans effect of the Cl ligand; thus resulting in the appearance of the shoulder band. The HOMO levels are almost the same in both isomers. The energy levels are experimentally supported by cyclic voltammograms, in which these isomers have different reduction potentials and similar oxidation potentials.     

Triple-color super-resolution imaging of live cells: resolving submicroscopic receptor organization in the plasma membrane

In living color: efficient intracellular covalent labeling of proteins with a photoswitchable dye using the HaloTag for dSTORM super-resolution imaging in live cells is described. The dynamics of cellular nanostructures at the plasma membrane were monitored with a time resolution of a few seconds. In combination with dual-color FPALM imaging, submicroscopic receptor organization within the context of the membrane skeleton was resolved.     

Cis/trans ISOMERIZATION OF CAROTENOIDS BY THE TRIPLET CARBONYL SOURCE 3-HYDROXYMETHYL-3,4,4-TRIMETHYL-1,2-DIOXETANE*

Abstract— The interaction of biological carotenoids with 3-hydroxymethyl-3,4,4-trimethyl-1,2-dioxetane (HTMD), a thermodissociable source of electronically excited ketones, was investigated using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. Incubation of the all-trans isomers of β-carotene, lycopene and canthaxanthin with HTMD led to significant trans-to-cis isomerization, with cis isomers accounting for 20–50% of products formed (the balance assigned as oxidation products). The isomers forming from all-trans-β-carotene were identified as 9-cis-, 13-cis- and 15-cis-β-carotene by cochromatography of cis isomer standards and by on-line diode array absorbance spectroscopy. An HTMD-dependent cis-to-trans isomerization was observed in incubations started with 15-cis-β-carotene, and it occurred more rapidly and to a greater extent than the isomerization of all-trans-β-carotene. The isomer patterns generated from lycopene and β-carotene are generally similar to those reported recently for various human tissues (Stahl et al, 1992, Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 294 , 173–177).     

Photoisomerization of zeta-carotene stereoisomers in cells of Euglena gracilis mutant W3BUL and in solution

Abstract— Dark-grown cells of Euglena gracilis var. bacillaris bleached mutant W₃BUL are shown by a novel alumina HPLC method to accumulate a cis isomer of ζ-carotene (cis I; δ_max at 286,296,377,398,422 nm; ε_mM= 97 at 398 nm). Illumination of cells with saturating blue light converts nearly all of this to the trans isomer (δ_max at 379,400,425 nm) and a small amount of a second cis isomer (cis II; δ_max at 285.5,296, 374, 394.5, 419 nm; ε_mM= 111 at 394.5 nm) with no significant changes in any other carotenoids. Photoisomerization of the purified isomers in hexane yields the same mixture of stereoisomers in all three cases, and this mixture is similar to that produced in the cells. Photoisomerization of the purified cis isomers in hexane occurs readily with first order kinetics indicating that no additional photosensitizer or catalyst is necessary for the reaction in vivo. Wild-type cells grown in darkness in the presence of 72 μM J₃₃₄ accumulate ζ-carotene almost exclusively with approximately equal amounts of the cis I and trans isomers, thus cis I is not unique to the mutant. Cis I is identified as 15-cis-ζ-carotene by UV, visible, infrared and mass spectra; cis II may be the 13-eis isomer. Since W₃BUL also accumulates cis isomers of phytoene and phytofluene while the other carotenoids are trans, it is suggested that, in Euglena, ζ-carotene is the point of isomerization from cis to trans in the biosynthetic pathway.     

CHARACTERIZATION OF CIS- AND TRANS-DINITROBIS-(l-CYCLOHEXANEDIAMINE)-COBALT(III) CHLORIDE1

Abstract

Two geometrical isomers of [Co(l-chxn)₂(No₂)₂]Cl have been isolated. The trans-isomer is eluted first from a cellulose ion exchange column as a single isomer. The cis-isomer corresponds to the complex previously reported as the trans-isomer. The cis-isomer with the same CD sign pattern as for the trans-isomer is stereoselectively favored, but a small amount of the second cis-isomer separates using Cellex CM ion exchange cellulose. The CD spectra of the cis- and trans- isomers are similar to those of the corresponding isomers of the l-pn complex.     

Reversible Live-Cell Labeling with Retro-engineered HaloTags Enables Long-Term High- and Super-Resolution Imaging

Self-labeling enzymes (SLE) such as the HaloTag have emerged as powerful tools in high and super-resolution fluorescence microscopy. Newly developed fluorogenic SLE substrates enable imaging in the presence of excess dye. To exploit this feature for reversible labeling, we engineered two variants of HaloTag7 with restored dehalogenase activity. Kinetic studies in vitro showed different turnover kinetics for reHaloTagS (≈0.006 s⁻¹) and reHaloTagF (≈0.055 s⁻¹). Imaging by confocal and stimulated emission depletion microscopy yielded 3-5-time enhanced photostability of reHaloTag labeling. Prominently, single molecule imaging with reHaloTags enabled controlled and stable labeling density over extended time periods. By combination with structured illumination, simultaneous visualization of single molecule diffusion and organellar dynamics was achieved. These applications highlight the potential of reHaloTag labeling for pushing the limits of advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques.     

Structures and NMR Parameters of 1,2-Diphenylcyclobutanes

A new reaction scheme for obtaining cis and trans 1,2-diphenylcyclobutane is described. Using ¹H-NMR at 600 MHz, full spectral assignment was made for both isomers, obtaining all J coupling constants and chemical shifts. NMR results on cis and trans 1,2-diphenylcyclobutane are compared with the vicinal coupling constants obtained by the Barfield–Smith equations from the literature internal and dihedral angles of cyclobutane. In the trans isomer, in agreement with previous results on halo-cyclobutanes, the conformation with the phenyls in the pseudo-di-equatorial position is strongly preferred. On the contrary, the cis isomer fluctuates between the two equivalent conformations: phenyl pseudo-axial and pseudo-equatorial.     

Photo-controllable electro-optic response of liquid crystalline cells using photo-isomeric molecules

A photo-controllable liquid crystal (LC) material was evaluated using a nematic LC mixture with azobenzene. This study aimed to determine the mechanisms that result in variations of material parameters specifically caused by the morphological change of guest molecules. The transition from rod-shaped trans isomers to bent-shaped cis isomers weakened the intermolecular ordering interactions and the decreasing order parameter caused variations of material parameters. The shift of dielectric response cannot be solely explained by the weakened intermolecular interactions but is also significantly influenced by the properties of the guest cis isomer itself. The bend elastic constant was more affected than the splay elastic constant, which implies that the shift of the elastic properties is due to the morphological shape of the cis isomer as well as the decreased molecular ordering. Thus, three different mechanisms are involved in the variations of the material properties: (i) weakened intermolecular ordering interactions, (ii) direct contribution of cis isomers, and (iii) molecular morphological interactions of the cis isomer with the host LCs. It was also demonstrated that the optical properties of twisted nematic (TN) cells can be controlled, and that the stability of the bend state in the optically compensated birefringence (OCB) mode cell can be improved.     

Observation of Collective Photoswitching in Free-Standing TATA-Based Azobenzenes on Au(111)

Light-induced transitions between the trans and cis isomer of triazatriangulenium-based azobenzene derivatives on Au(111) surfaces were observed directly by scanning tunneling microscopy, allowing atomic-scale studies of the photoisomerization kinetics. Although the azobenzene units in these adlayers are free-standing and spaced at uniform distances of 1.26 nm, their photoswitching depends on the isomeric state of the surrounding molecules and, specifically, is accelerated by neighboring cis isomers. These collective effects are supported by ab initio calculations indicating that the electronic excitation preferably localizes on the n–π* state of trans isomers with neighboring cis azobenzenes.     

The keto→enol photoisomerization of N‐salicilydenemethylfurylamine: Nonadiabatic ab initio dynamics simulation

The photoinduced isomerization of cis‐keto and trans‐keto isomers in N‐salicilydenemethylfurylamine has been studied using the surface‐hopping approach at the CASSCF level of theory. After the cis‐keto or trans‐keto isomer is excited to S₁ state, the molecule initially moves to a excited‐state local minimum. The torsional motion around relative bonds in the chain drives the molecule to approach a keto‐form conical intersection and then nonadiabatic transition occurs. According to our full‐dimensional dynamics simulations, the trans‐keto and enol photoproducts are responsible for the photochromic effect of cis‐keto isomer excited to S₁ state, while no enol isomer was obtained in the photoisomerization of trans keto on excitation. The cis keto to enol and cis keto to trans keto isomerizations are reversible photochemical reactions. It is confirmed that this aromatic Schiff base is a potential molecular switch. Furthermore, the torsion of C N bond occurs in the radiationless decay of trans‐keto isomer, while it is completely suppressed by an intramolecular hydrogen bonding interaction in the dynamics of cis‐keto form. Moreover, the excited‐state lifetime of cis keto is longer than that of trans‐keto form due to the O···H N hydrogen bond.     

Configuration and conformation of substituted azetidines

Studies of compounds such as 1-cyclohexyl-2-carbomethoxy-4-methylazetidine by H-1 nmr coupling constants, nuclear Overhauser effects, C-13 steric shifts, and N-15 nmr support the revised assignment of configuration for cis/trans isomers in a series of N-alkyl substituted azetidines. The trans isomer displayed spectral characteristics consistent with a planar or nearly planar ring. The cis isomer favors a puckered ring, with major substituents at C-2 and C-4 equatorial. Compounds lacking the C-4 methyl are also puckered. Puckering angles are estimated. In contrast, trans-1-cyclohexyl-2-carboxy-4-methylazetidine (a zwitterion) prefers a puckered ring, possibly implicating the time averaged effect of nitrogen inversion on ring shape. The N-15 spectra show a large difference in chemical shift between cis and trans isomers of the azetidines, although analogous aziridines show an even larger difference.     

Guest‐Triggered Supramolecular Isomerism in a Pillared‐Layer Structure with Unusual Isomers of Paddle‐Wheel Secondary Building Units by Reversible Single‐Crystal‐to‐Single‐Crystal Transformation

Solvothermal reaction of Zn(NO₃)₂ ? 4 H₂O, 1,4‐bis[2‐(4‐pyridyl)ethenyl]benzene (bpeb) and 4,4′‐oxybisbenzoic acid (H₂obc) in the presence of dimethylacetamide (DMA) as one of the solvents yielded a threefold interpenetrated pillared‐layer porous coordination polymer with pcu topology, [Zn₂(bpeb)(obc)₂] ? 5 H₂O ( 1 ), which comprised an unusual isomer of the well‐known paddle‐wheel building block and the trans–trans–trans isomer of the bpeb pillar ligand. When dimethylformamide (DMF) was used instead of DMA, a supramolecular isomer [Zn₂(bpeb)(obc)₂] ? 2 DMF ? H₂O ( 2 ), with the trans–cis–trans isomer of the bpeb ligand with a slightly different variation of the paddle‐wheel repeating unit, was isolated. In MeOH, single crystals of 2 were transformed by solvent exchange in a single‐crystal‐to‐single‐crystal (SCSC) manner to yield [Zn₂(bpeb)(obc)₂] ? 2 H₂O ( 3 ), which is a polymorph of 1 . SCSC conversion of 3 to 2 was achieved by soaking 3 in DMF. Compounds 1 and 2 as well as 2 and 3 are supramolecular isomers.     

A Conformational Study of Cyclohexane‐1,3,5‐tricarbonitrile Derivatives

Cyclohexane‐1,3,5‐tricarbonitrile reached equilibrium having 1,3‐cis‐1,5‐cis and 1,3‐cis‐1,5‐trans isomers in a ratio of 3:7. The cis, cis‐isomer preferred the conformation with three equatorial cyano groups, where as the cis, trans‐isomer displayed two cyano groups on equatorial positions and another cyano group on axial position. Condensation of cis, cis‐cyclohexane‐1,3,5‐tricarbonitrile with L‐(S)‐valinol by the catalysis of ZnCl₂ in refluxing 1,2‐dichlorobenzene afforded two isomeric cyclohexane‐1,3,5‐trioxazolines in favor of the 1,3‐cis‐1,5‐trans isomer. Metalation of cis, cis‐cyclohexane‐1,3,5‐tricarbonitrile, followed by alkylations with dimethyl sulfate, benzyl bromide or allyl bromide, gave the cor responding trialkylation products with predominance of 1,3‐cis‐1,5‐trans isomers. The cis, trans‐isomer showed two cyano groups on axial positions and another cyano group on equatorial position, where as the cis, cis‐isomer exhibited three axial cyano groups. Treatment of trimethyl cis, cis‐cyclohexane‐1,3,5‐tricarboxylate with lithium diisopropylamide and dimethyl sulfate afforded mainly the trimethyl ester of Kemp's triacid, which showed three axial carboxylate groups. Two competitive factors, i.e. the steric effect of in coming electrophiles and the dipole‐dipole inter actions of the cyano or carboxylate groups, might inter play to give different stereoselectivities in these reaction systems.