Molecular structure of methyl-10,14,19,19-tetramethyl-4-oxo-20-oxahexacyclo [15.3.1.16.18.06.15.09.14017.21]docosane-10-carboxylate

The synthesis of methyl-10,14,19,19-tetramethyl-4-oxo-20-oxahexacyclo[15.3.1.1^6.18.0^6.15.0^9.140^17.21] docosane-10-carboxylate III is performed and its molecular structure is determined. Compound III C₂₇H₄₀O₄ crystallizes in the monoclinic system with the cell parameters as follows: a = 12.8081(11) ?, b = 7.0384(6) ?, c = 12.8904(12) ?, β = 105.828(2)^o, P2₁ space group, Z = 2, d = 1.273 mg/m³.     

Mechanism of the thermal conversion of tetracyclo[3.3.0.02,4.0.3,6]oct-7-ene into dihydropentalenes

One of a number of possible mechanisms has been established for the title reaction.     

Dihydrodiazepine aus valenzisomeren diazatricyclo[3.2.0.0.2,4]Heptanen1)

Cycloaddition of diazoalkanes to diazabicyclo[2.2.0]hexenes and subsequent extrusion of nitrogen afford diazatricyclo[3.2.0.0^2,4]heptanes that are easily valence isomerized to novel dihydrodiazepines.     

Molecular and crystal structure of 23,24,25,26,27,29,30-heptamethyl-19,28-oxahexacyclo[15.13.18.017,18.013,14.08,9.05,10]tetracos-3-yl acetate

The molecular structure of 23,24,25,26,27,29,30-heptamethyl-19,28-oxahexacyclo[15.13.18.0^17,18.0^13,14.0^8,9.0^5,10]tetracos-3-yl acetate III. Compound III C₃₂H₅₂O₃ crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system with the unit cell parameters a = 13.265(15) ?, b = 6.481(7) ?, c = 32.274(4) ?, β = 99.333(2)°, space group C2, Z = 4, d = 1.176 g/cm³. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2009 by N. I. Medvedeva, O. B. Flechter, and A. A. Korlyukov __________ Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 399–401, March–April, 2009.     

An INDO-LMO and 13C NMR spectroscopic study of the C-H bonds in tetracyclo[3.2.0.02,7.04,6]heptane (quadricyclane) and tricyclo[3.1.0.02,4]hexane

Using an INDO approximation to Von Niessen's charge density localization method, the percent s character of the C atom hybrid orbitals engaged in C-H bonds is computed for a series of open-chain and cyclic saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons. A semi-empirical linear relationship is found between these quantities and the experimental nuclear spin-spin coupling constants J_CH (standard deviation 4·98 Hz). The experimental values of J_CH were measured for quadricyclane (1) and tricyclo[3.1.0.0^2,4]hexane (2) and were shown to be in fair agreement with the theoretical predictions. An analogous relationship is also established between the percent s character of the involved C atom hybrid orbital and the C-H bond distance, the standard deviation being 0·0040Å. This relation is used in order to predict the different C-H bond lengths in the vibrational ground state of 1 and 2, for which equal CH distances were assumed in the analysis of electron diffraction experiments. The results indicate that molecular geometries can be refined with the use of semi-empirical correlations of the above mentioned type.     

Molecular structure of 8-carboxy-18-chloro-14-hydroxy-20-isopropyl-16-methoxy-4,8-dimethyl-15-oxaoctacyclo-[11.7.1.03,1204,9012,19014,18016,21017,20]henicosane

The structure of 8-carboxy-18-chloro-14-hydroxy-20-isopropyl-16-methoxy-4,8-dimethyl-15-oxaoctacyclo[11.7.1.0^3,120^4,90^12,190^14,180^16,210^17,20]henicosane has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2008 by R. R. Fazlyev, G. F. Vafina, and F. Z. Galin __________ Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 49, No. 6, pp. 1179–1181, November–December, 2008.     

Palladium-catalyzed syntheses of condensed cyclopentanes. The crystal and molecular structure of 3-benzylidenpentacyclo[9.2.1.5,8.11,11.02,10.04,9]-pentadecane

New syntheses of condensed cyclopentanes are described, based on insertion into a sufficiently stable PdC bond of molecules able to provide an easy reductive elimination step. These reactions are highly stereoselective. Interesting features are revealed by the X-ray investigation of the title compound, which was obtained in good yield from β-bromostyrene and norbornene. The structural parameters are reported; the molecule adopts the conformation with the bridging carbon atoms of the two norbornanes trans with respect to the mean plane of the cyclopentylidene ring. The condensed cyclopentane system is highly symmetric. The phenyl group is twisted out of the plane of the cyclopentylidene ring by 25.3°.