Microwave‐assisted synthesis of phenylenedi(4′,4“‐tetrahydroquinoline) and di(4′,4”‐tetrahydropyridine) derivatives

The synthesis of bifunctional pyridine and quinolione derivatives were investigated using terephthalic and isophthalic aldehydes as a precursor. The reaction proceeds under microwave irradiation with good yield (70–92%) and short reaction time (7–9 min.). We provide a rapid and efficient method of synthesizing a range of bifunctional monocyclic and bicyclic products related to 1,4‐dihydropyridines (1,4‐DHPs).     

(Ge4Bi14)4−: A Case of “Element Segregation” on the Molecular Level

Extraction of a solid with the nominal composition “K₂GeBi” with 1,2‐diaminoethane (en) in the presence of 4,7,13,16,21,24‐hexaoxa‐1,10‐diazabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane (crypt‐222) afforded the salt [K(crypt‐222)]₄(Ge₄Bi₁₄). The 18‐atom Zintl anion (Ge₄Bi₁₄)⁴⁻ has a heretofore unknown molecular topology, which can be thought of as the formal condensation product of two E₁₁³⁻ cages along a shared Ge₄ waist. In this way, (Ge₄Bi₁₄)⁴⁻ represents the largest and most structurally complex Bi‐containing polyanion. We describe its stepwise formation, its geometric and electronic structure, and comment on relative stabilities of isomers with different distributions of the four Ge atoms on the 18 positions that were investigated using DFT calculations.     

“Cage‐like” Carboxyl Bridged Octaphenyltetraantimony Compounds (SbPh2)4(μ‐O)4(μ‐OH)2(μ‐O2CR)2: Synthesis and Structural Characterization

The metal‐directed self‐assembly of biphenylantimony trichloride and homocarboxylic acids LH [L = 2‐CHO‐C₆H₄COO^– ( 1 ), 2, 3‐2F‐C₆H₄COO^– ( 2 ), 4‐CF₃–C₆H₄COO^– ( 3 )] provided three novel tetranuclear organoantimony(V) complexes, which were characterized by elemental analysis, FT‐IR, ¹H, and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy as well as melting point, and X‐ray single crystal analysis. In the molecular structure, four hexacoordinate antimony atoms are linked into a [Sb₂(μ‐O)₂]₂(μ‐O)₂ “cage” architecture by oxo‐bridges which are terminally bridged by two carboxyl groups.     

Stepwise Assembly of [(C5H5)4(C5Me5)4Co4Rh4(CN)12]4+, an “Organometallic Box”

A volume of 132 Å ³ is enclosed by the title compound 1 , which thus offers plenty of room for potential guest molecules. The synthesis from 2 [{Cp*RhCl₂}₂] and 4 [CpCo(CN)₃]⁻ begins with the construction of a “molecular square” whose corners are alternately occupied by Co and Rh centers. Two squares react with one another to give a “molecular box” without cleavage of any M–C bonds. Cp=C₅H₅, Cp*=C₅Me₅.