First separation and characterization of cis and trans 1,2-bisaryloxy perfluorocyclobutanes

4-Bromotrifluorovinyloxybenzene (4-Br-TFVE) undergoes cyclodimerization upon heating at 150 °C affording cis and trans isomers of 1,2-bis(4-bromophenoxy)hexafluorocylcobutane. Stereoisomers were separated by selective crystallization, confirmed by single crystal X-ray, and further characterized by NMR. Remarkable difference in the solid state structures include aryl to aryl dihedral angles of 12° for the trans isomer and 88° for the cis isomer. Polymers containing roughly equal amounts of cis and trans fused perfluorocyclobutyl (PFCB) rings should be expected to have low crystallinity due to the marked difference in the two unit cells as is observed.     

A short, simple and general approach for the synthesis of (3S,4S)-3-methoxy-4-methylamino pyrrolidine and (3S,4R)-3-methoxy-4-methylamino pyrrolidine

A general and efficient stereoselective approach for the synthesis of (3S,4S) and (3S,4R)-3-methoxy-4-methylamino pyrrolidines, a part of the structure of AG-7352, a naphthyridine antitumor agent and quinoline antibacterial compounds has been described.     

Molecular dynamics in polyethylene and ethylene-1-butene copolymer investigated by NMR methods

1H and 13C NMR spectra and 1H spin-lattice relaxation times T₁ and T_1ρ have been employed to study the structure and molecular dynamics in polyethylene and ethylene-1-butene copolymer in the temperature range from 100 to 370 K. Results are interpreted in terms of α, β and γ -relaxation, as well as methyl group rotation. The activation energies for all motions were established. The incorporation of 1-butene into ethylene chain leads to an increase of mobility in amorphous and crystalline phases as well as appearance the 13C resonance characteristic to the monoclinic structure in addition to the orthorhombic observed in both polymers. The crystallinity degree derived from T_1ρ in studied polymers is close to that determined using DSC method.     

Action des hydrazines fluoroalkylées sur les phosphoallènes: synthèse d’hydrazones N-fluoroalkylées β-phosphonatées

Ten phosphorylated β-hydrazones of structure R₂P(O)C(NNHR_F)CHR₂′ were prepared in 54-91% yield by heating the allenes R₂P(O)CHCCR₂′ with fluorinated hydrazines H₂NNHR_F in chloroform or methanol [R=Ph, OCH₂C(Me)₂CH₂O or OCH₂C(Me)(Pr)CH₂O, R′=H or Me and R_F=CH₂CF₃ or C₆F₅]. Two cyclohexyl derivatives were prepared similarly from R₂P(O)CHCCy. The triphenyl derivatives Ph₂P(O)CH₂C(NNHCH₂CF₃)Ph and Ph₂P(O)CH₂C(NNHC₆F₅)Ph were made in 91 and 68% yield by heating the ketones Ph₂P(O)CH₂C(O)Ph with an ethanol solution of the corresponding hydrazines. The stereochemistry of the hydrazones was determined by multinuclear NMR experiments. Compounds with C(NNHR_F)Me groups exist as a mixture of Z and E isomers, with the Z form predominating (fluorinated group syn to phosphorus). Those with C(NNHR_F)CHMe₂, C(NNHR_F)Cy or C(NNHR_F)Ph groups were formed selectively, the Z isomers being the only products. The results are explained by steric hindrance, the bulkier isopropyl, cyclohexyl or phenyl group disfavouring the E configuration. , , , NMR data, coupling constants and IR data are reported.     

Effect of doping and temperature on the crystal structure of (V1−xMox)2O3 above and below the metal/insulator transition

The crystal structure of new molybdenum-doped vanadium sesquioxides (V_1−xMo_x)₂O₃ (0?x?0.20) has been studied at low temperature (10 K) and up to room temperature, through neutron and X-ray powder diffraction. The transition from insulating I- to metallic M-type phases, either by doping or thermally driven, is accompanied by an abrupt decrease of all interatomic distances. Within each structural type however, at 10 K, the effect of doping is essentially the same as at room temperature: it increases cation-oxygen distances, and decreases cation-cation distances, making the cationic coordination octahedra more regular. Thermal effects differ for each phase type: all interatomic distances normally increase in the M-type phase (but with different octahedral modifications depending on doping), but they decrease or remain constant in the I-type phase. This produces an unusual negative thermal expansion coefficient up to 5% at low temperature for the doped compounds.     

Organoaluminum fluorides

In this review we introduce a survey of organoaluminum fluorides with some examples of other related aluminum-fluorine compounds. A systematic overview of currently available synthetic methods for the preparation of organoaluminum fluorides is presented first. Then major examples of molecular structures of different classes of compounds are discussed in connection with their structural parameters and and NMR spectroscopic characteristics.     

Mixed micelles of homologous perfluoropolyether anionic surfactants in water

The mixtures of sodium and ammonium salts of three homologous perfluoropolyether carboxylic acids having Cl-terminated perfluoroalkyl group (Cl-PFPE) and differing in the average molecular weight (MW) were examined. The surfactants, namely n2, n3 and n4, have two, three and four PFPE units, respectively. Each surfactant was studied alone and in mixture with the other surfactants with the same counterion. NMR chemical shifts were measured for each surfactant and for the mixtures in different concentrations. For a given mixture the micelle composition, X_i, can be determined from the observation of the chemical shifts of the micellar components. It was found that Cl-PFPE surfactant mixtures form in water mixed micelles which contain the surfactants in equilibrium with monomeric species. The analysis of NMR chemical shift variations allowed evaluating the partition of the various surfactants in the mixed aggregates as a function of the total concentration. Composition of mixed micelles resembles ideal mixing predictions particularly at high surfactant concentrations.     

{[K.18-Crown-6]Br3}n: a unique tribromide-type and columnar nanotube-like structure for the oxidative coupling of thiols and bromination of some aromatic compounds

Reaction of 18-crown-6 with KBr and then with bromine (Br₂) afforded a unique tribromide salt with a nanotube-like structure ({[K.18-crown-6]Br₃}_n). Oxidative coupling of thiols and bromination of some aromatic compounds is the first report on the chemistry of this reagent.     

Isolation of C60(CF3)n (n = 2, 4, 6, 8, 10) with high compositional purity

The high temperature reaction of C₆₀ with silver(I) trifluoroacetate followed by 500 °C sublimation and subsequent HPLC purification has led to the isolation of the five trifluoromethyl[60]fullerenes C₆₀(CF₃)_n (n=2, 4, 6, 8, 10). Four of them have >90% compositional purity. Two of the compounds, C₆₀(CF₃)₄ and C₆₀(CF₃)₆, were obtained as C₁-symmetry isomers with >90% isomeric purity, and a sample of C₆₀(CF₃)₂ also contained ca. 15-20% of a C_s-symmetry isomer of C₆₀(CF₃)₄. The new compounds were characterized by IR and EI mass spectrometry (all five compounds), NMR spectroscopy (C₆₀(CF₃)₂, C₆₀(CF₃)₄, and C₆₀(CF₃)₆), and 2D COSY NMR spectroscopy (C₆₀(CF₃)₄ and C₆₀(CF₃)₆). Calculations at the AM1 and DFT levels of theory have led to the prediction of the most likely structures for C₆₀(CF₃)₂, C₁-C₆₀(CF₃)₄, C_s-C₆₀(CF₃)₄, and the two most likely structures of C₁-C₆₀(CF₃)₆.     

The regioselectivity of the formation of 2-pyrazolylthiazoles and their precursors from the reaction of 2-hydrazinothiazoles with 4,4,4-trifluoro-1-hetaryl-1,3-butanediones

Reaction of 2-hydrazinothiazoles 1 with 1-thienyl- and 1-furyl-1,3-butanediones 2a,b in methanol in the presence of hydrochloric acid mainly leads to a mixture of pyrazoles 3 and pyrazolines 4 or pyrazoles 3 and 5 in strong acidic conditions. Isomeric hydrazones 6 and pyrazolines 4 were formed and isolated in these reactions in the absence of hydrochloric acid. It has been shown that the regioselectivity in the reaction of diketones 2 with hydrazine 1 is governed by both the concentration of acid and the nature of substituents in the 1,3-diketones 2. Cyclization of hydrazones 6 is shown to occur under milder conditions than dehydration for pyrazolines 4. The new heterocyclic compounds were prepared and fully characterized by NMR spectra and by X-ray analysis for 3c.     

Reactions of β-methoxyvinyl trifluoromethyl ketones with 2-pyridinecarboxamidrazone: A convenient route to trifluoromethylated 4,5-dihydro-1H-1-picolinoylpyrazole hydrochlorides

A new series of six 3-aryl-5-hydroxy-5-trifluoromethyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-1-picolinoylpyrazole hydrochlorides were synthesised in one-step in high yields by the reaction of β-methoxyvinyl trifluoromethyl ketones with 2-pyridinecarboxamidrazone in the presence of hydrochloric acid. The hydrochloride salts were easily converted to the respective new series of free trifluoromethylated 4,5-dihydro-1H-1-picolinoylpyrazoles using triethylamine in anhydrous diethyl ether. X-ray structure and NMR data from the pyrazole hydrochlorides are reported.     

Synthesis and NMR studies of 2- and 3-fluorosubstitued five-membered heterocycles

A set of 2-fluoro- and 3-fluoro-substituted thiophenes, pyrroles and furans has been synthesized by a treatment of the corresponding lithio derivatives with N-fluorodibenzenesulfonamide. For all these compounds, and coupling constants and NMR chemical shifts have been measured. In all cases, a dramatic increase of the couplings has been observed in 2-fluoro- and 3-fluoro-substituted compounds in comparison with those measured for the parent compounds. The same is valid for measured in 3-fluoro derivatives.The DFT calculations performed for 2- and 3-fluoro-substituted compounds reproduce very well the experimental coupling values and show that the Fermi contact contribution is the main factor determining their magnitude. Also the trends observed in the NMR shieldings are well reflected in the calculated DFT data.     

Solvent effects on the O NMR chemical shifts of 4-dimethylsulfoximide-1,1,1-trifluoro-3-alken-2-ones

A multi-linear-regression analysis using the Kamlet-Abbout-Taft (KAT) solvatochromic parameters in order to elucidate and quantify the solvent effects on the chemical shifts of three 4-dimethylsulfoximide-1,1,1-trifluoro-3-buten-2-ones is reported. The predominant conformational structures of compounds has been determined by energy minimization calculations using the Austin Model (AM1) semi-empirical method, which has been used to explain the NMR chemical shifts for CO and SO groups. The chemical shifts of carbonyl and sulfoximide oxygen’s of molecules showed similar dependencies (in ppm) on the solvent polarity-polarizability and the solvent hydrogen-bond-donor (HBD) acidities. The influence of solvent hydrogen-bond-acceptor (HBA) basicities was little significant.     

H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy analysis for simultaneous determination of levodopa, carbidopa and methyldopa in human serum and pharmaceutical formulations

A method utilizing NMR spectroscopy has been developed to confirm the identity and quantity of levodopa, carbidopa and methyldopa in human serum and pharmaceutical preparations. The method is based on 500 MHz proton NMR spectra of individual catecholamine molecules. Qualitative and quantitative analyses are based on resonance characteristics of the functional groups present in their structures and the integral ratio of selected signals belonging to different compounds with respect to those of an internal standard, respectively. Experiments are performed to validate the quantitative NMR method, and the linearity and reproducibility of the proposed method are verified. The detection limit of the proposed method was estimated as 4.2, 1.7 and 1.6  μg ml⁻¹ for levodopa, carbidopa and methyldopa, respectively. The recovery studies performed on human serum samples ranged from about 82-96% with relative standard deviations of <4%. The method was also applied successfully to the determination of each active compound in real pharmaceutical samples, and compared with the results obtained by the reference methods. The method is rapid, precise, accurate, and suitable for routine analyses.     

Synthesis of an original poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene)-g-perfluoropolyether graft copolymer

The synthesis of one original poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene)-g-perfluoropolyether graft copolymer, achieved from the radical terpolymerization of vinylidene fluoride (VDF), hexafluoropropylene (HFP) and a perfluoropolyether (PFPE) bearing an ω-allylic group, is presented. This functional PFPE was synthesized from the condensation of an ω-carboxylic PFPE with an allyl amine. The terpolymerization was initiated by t-butyl peroxide in a perfluorohexane/acetonitrile mixture. NMR spectroscopy enabled the VDF, HFP and allyl amido PFPE base units contained in the terpolymer to be assessed, showing the good incorporation of VDF and the poor reactivity of HFP.