Effect of the method used for crystal structure formation on the rheological behavior of organocyclotetrasiloxane in the plastically crystalline state

The rheological properties of cis-cyclotetrasiloxane, cis-[PhSi(O)(OSiMe₃)]₄, in the plastically crystalline state were investigated. The yield stress and non-Newtonian character of the flow indicates that cis-[PhSi(O)(OSiMe₃)]₄ is a viscoplastic material with respect to its rheological behavior. The conditions of crystal structure formation determine the rheological properties of organocyclotetrasiloxane in the mesophase. The temperature and stress during capillary flow were shown to affect the size and orientation of crystallites formed upon cooling of extrudates.     

New mesomorphic organocyclosiloxanes I. Thermal behaviour and mesophase structure of organocyclotetrasiloxanes

cis-Cyclotetrasiloxanes of the formula cis-[PhSi(O)(OSiMe₂R)]₄ with R = Me, CH₂Cl, CH CH₂ and cis-[ClC₆H₄Si(O)(OSiMe₃)]₄ were synthesized and investigated in terms of their thermotropic phase transitions. Two ordered phases were observed for the cis-cyclotetrasiloxanes, one at lower temperature exhibiting the properties of a crystal and one at higher temperature exhibiting the properties of a plastically crystalline (3D) mesophase. A detailed examination of the mesophase behaviour and mesophase structure of octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane was also carried out. It was shown that the thermal properties and structural characteristics of the mesophase are influenced by the structural characteristics of the substituent attached at the silicon atom in the tetracyclosiloxane. The new mesomorphic cis-cyclotetrasiloxanes are by far the largest molecules reported to date as forming plastic crystals, and the temperature region of the mesophase is much broader than in other plastic crystals. All five cyclotetrasiloxanes studied were found to be isomorphous in the 3D-mesophase and the low temperature forms of the two cis-cyclotetrasiloxanes: PhSi(O)(OSiMe₂R)₄ (R = Me, CH CH₂) were also isomorphous.     

Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of cis-penta[(phenyl)(trimethylsiloxy)]cyclopentasiloxane

New stereoregular cis-penta[(phenyl)(trimethylsiloxy)]cyclopentasiloxane cis-[PhSi(O)(OSiMe₃)]₅ was synthesized. According to the data from DSC, X-ray diffraction, and polarization microscopy, the noncrystallizable cyclopentasiloxane exists in the mesomorphic state throughout the temperature range below the temperature of destruction and is transformed into mesomorphic glass below the glass transition temperature. This compound possesses the polymesomorphic properties and forms two mesomorphic modifications. The type of mesomorphic ordering for these modifications was determined. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1353–1358, July, 2007.     

REACTIONS OF A PHOSPHORANIMINE ANION WITH SOME ORGANIC ELECTROPHILES

Abstract

The reactions of a variety of electrophiles with the N-silyl-P-trifluoroethoxyphosphoranimine anion Me₃Sin°P(Me)(OCH₂CF₃)CH^? ₂ (1a), prepared by the deprotonation of the dimethyl precursor Me₃SiN[dbnd]P(OCH₂CF₃)Me₂ (1) with n-BuLi in Et₂O at-78°C, were studied. Thus, treatment of 1a with alkyl halides, ethyl chloroformate, or bromine afforded the new N-silylphosphoranimine derivatives Me₃SiN[dbnd]P(Me)(OCH₂CF₃)CH₂R [2: R = Me, 3: R = CH₂Ph, 4: R = CH[sbnd]CH₂, 5: R = C(O)OEt, and 6: R = Br]. In another series, when 1a was allowed to react with various carbonyl compounds, 1,2-addition of the anion to the carbonyl group was observed. Quenching with Me₃SiCl gave the O-silylated products Me₃SiN[dbnd]P(Me)(OCH₂CF₃)CH₂°C(OSiMe₃)R¹R² [7: R ¹ = R ² = Me; 8: R ¹ = Me, R ² = Ph; 9: R¹ = Me, R ² = CH[sbnd]CH₂; and 10: R ¹ = H, R ² = Ph]. Compounds 2–10 were obtained as distillable, thermally stable liquids and were characterized by NMR spectroscopy (¹H, ¹³C, and ³¹P) and elemental analysis.     

Preparation of siloxycarbenemanganese complexes including a chelated siloxycarbene-alkene complex

Reaction of Li{(η⁵-C₅H₄Me)Mn(CO)₂]C(O)Ph]} with one equivalent of RSiMe₂Cl yields (η⁵-C₅H₄Me)Mn(CO)₂[C(Ph)(OSiMe₂R)] for R  CH₃, CHCH₂, and CH₂CHCH₂ (1a–c, respectively). Low temperature photolysis of the vinyl derivative, 1b, results in formation of a chelated manganese siloxycarbene-alkene complex, (η⁵-C₅H₄Me)MN(CO)[C(Ph)(η²-OSiMe₂CHCH₂)]. (2). Photolysis of the allyl derivative, 1c, under similar conditions leads to uncharacterized decomposition products. Infrared, ¹H, ¹³C, and ²⁹Si NMR data are reported for these new siloxycarbenemanganese derivatives.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">cis</Emphasis>-Tetra[(organo)(trimethylsiloxy)]cyclotetrasiloxanes: Synthesis and mesomorphic properties

Hydrolytic condensation of organotrialkoxysilanes RSi(OR′)₃ (R = Me, Et, Pr, CH=CH₂; R′ = OMe, OEt) in the presence of sodium and/or potassium hydroxide gave new alkali organosiloxanolates {(M⁺)₄[RSi(O)O⁻]₄}·nL (R = Me, Et, Pr, CH=CH₂; M = Na, K; L = R′OH, H₂O) in which the main structural fragment is the cyclotetrasiloxanolate fragment cis-[RSi(O)O⁻]₄. Based on these organosiloxanolates, a series of cis-tetra[(organo)(trimethylsiloxy)]cyclotetrasiloxanes was synthesized. For new cyclotetrasiloxanes, the thermotropic transitions and mesomorphic orderings were determined by differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction analysis, and polarization microscopy. In addition, new mesomorphic compounds were revealed. The character of thermotropic and time evolution of the phase state was found for a mixture of cis-tetra[ethyl(trimethylsiloxy)]-and cis-tetra[phenyl(trimethylsiloxy)]cyclotetrasiloxanes. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 80–86, January, 2007.     

Chiral Salan Aluminium Ethyl Complexes and Their Application in Lactide Polymerization

Synthetic routes to aluminium ethyl complexes supported by chiral tetradentate phenoxyamine (salan‐type) ligands [Al(OC₆H₂(R‐6‐R‐4)CH₂)₂{CH₃N(C₆H₁₀)NCH₃}‐C₂H₅] ( 4 , 7 : R=H; 5 , 8 : R=Cl; 6 , 9 : R=CH₃) are reported. Enantiomerically pure salan ligands 1–3 with (R,R) configurations at their cyclohexane rings afforded the complexes 4 , 5 , and 6 as mixtures of two diastereoisomers ( a and b ). Each diastereoisomer a was, as determined by X‐ray analysis, monomeric with a five‐coordinated aluminium central core in the solid state, adopting a cis‐(O,O) and cis‐(Me,Me) ligand geometry. From the results of variable‐temperature (VT) ¹H NMR in the temperature range of 220–335 K, ¹H–¹H NOESY at 220 K, and diffusion‐ordered spectroscopy (DOSY), it is concluded that each diastereoisomer b is also monomeric with a five‐coordinated aluminium central core. The geometry is intermediate between square pyramidal with a cis‐(O,O), trans‐(Me,Me) ligand disposition and trigonal bipyramidal with a trans‐(O,O) and trans‐(Me,Me) disposition. A slow exchange between these two geometries at 220 K was indicated by ¹H–¹H NOESY NMR. In the presence of propan‐2‐ol as an initiator, enantiomerically pure (R,R) complexes 4 – 6 and their racemic mixtures 7 – 9 were efficient catalysts in the ring‐opening polymerization of lactide (LA). Polylactide materials ranging from isotactically biased (P_m up to 0.66) to medium heterotactic (P_r up to 0.73) were obtained from rac‐lactide, and syndiotactically biased polylactide (P_r up to 0.70) from meso‐lactide. Kinetic studies revealed that the polymerization of (S,S)‐LA in the presence of 4 /propan‐2‐ol had a much higher polymerization rate than (R,R)‐LA polymerization (k_SS/k_RR=10.1).     

Tridentate Lewis Acids Based on 1,3,5‐Trisilacyclohexane Backbones and an Example of Their Host–Guest Chemistry

Directed tridentate Lewis acids based on the 1,3,5‐trisilacyclohexane skeleton with three ethynyl groups [CH₂Si(Me)(C₂H)]₃ were synthesised and functionalised by hydroboration with HB(C₆F₅)₂, yielding the ethenylborane {CH₂Si(Me)[C₂H₂B(C₆F₅)₂]}₃, and by metalation with gallium and indium organyls affording {CH₂Si(Me)[C₂M(R)₂]}₃ (M=Ga, In, R=Me, Et). In the synthesis of the backbone the influence of substituents (MeO, EtO and iPrO groups at Si) on the orientation of the methyl group was studied with the aim to increase the abundance of the all‐cis isomer. New compounds were identified by elemental analyses, multi‐nuclear NMR spectroscopy and in some cases by IR spectroscopy. Crystal structures were obtained for cis‐trans‐[CH₂Si(Me)(Cl)]₃, all‐cis‐[CH₂Si(Me)(H)]₃, all‐cis‐[CH₂Si(Me)(C₂H)]₃, cis‐trans‐[CH₂Si(Me)(C₂H)]₃ and all‐cis‐[CH₂Si(Me)(C₂SiMe₃)]₃. A gas‐phase electron diffraction experiment for all‐cis‐[CH₂Si(Me)(C₂H)]₃ provides information on the relative stabilities of the all‐equatorial and all‐axial form; the first is preferred in both solid and gas phase. The gallium‐based Lewis acid {CH₂Si(Me)[C₂Ga(Et)₂]}₃ was reacted with a tridentate Lewis base (1,3,5‐trimethyl‐1,3,5‐triazacyclohexane) in an NMR titration experiment. The generated host–guest complexes involved in the equilibria during this reaction were identified by DOSY NMR spectroscopy by comparing measured diffusion coefficients with those of the suitable reference compounds of same size and shape.     

Synthesis and reactivity of metal-containing monomers

Optically active mixed alkoxy orthotitanates with general formula Ti(OR¹)₂(OR²)(OR³) (R¹=Et, Buⁿ; R²=CH₂CH₂OCOC(Me)=CH₂; R³=menthyl, CH(Me)CH₂Me, CH(Ph)CH(NHMe)Me, CH(C₉H₆N)(C₉H₁₄N)) were obtained for the first time by transesterification. The Ti^IV monomers synthesized were characterized by elemental analysis, ozonolysis, and¹H and¹³C NMR and IR spectroscopy. Polymer products with optical activity were obtained by liquid phase radical copolymerization of Ti^IV-containing monomers. For Part 51, see Ref. 1. Deceased. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1739–1743, September, 1999.     

Synthese,Struktur und Photochemie von Olefiniridium(I)‐Komplexen mit Acetylacetonatoliganden

Synthesis, Structure, and Photochemical Behavior of Olefine Iridium(I) Complexes with Acetylacetonato Ligands The bis(ethene) complex [Ir(κ²‐acac)(C₂H₄)₂] ( 1 ) reacts with tertiary phosphanes to give the monosubstitution products [Ir(κ²‐acac)(C₂H₄)(PR₃)] ( 2 – 5 ). While 2 (R = iPr) is inert toward PiPr₃, the reaction of 2 with diphenylacetylene affords the π‐alkyne complex [Ir(κ²‐acac)(C₂Ph₂)(PiPr₃)] ( 6 ). Treatment of [IrCl(C₂H₄)₄] with C‐functionalized acetylacetonates yields the compounds [Ir(κ²‐acacR^1,2)(C₂H₄)₂] ( 8 , 9 ), which react with PiPr₃ to give [Ir(κ²‐acacR^1,2)(C₂H₄)(PiPr₃)] ( 10 , 11 ) by displacement of one ethene ligand. UV irradiation of 5 (PR₃ = iPr₂PCH₂CO₂Me) and 11 (R² = (CH₂)₃CO₂Me) leads, after addition of PiPr₃, to the formation of the hydrido(vinyl)iridium(III) complexes 7 and 12 . The reaction of 2 with the ethene derivatives CH₂=CHR (R = CN, OC(O)Me, C(O)Me) affords the compounds [Ir(κ²‐acac)(CH₂=CHR)(PiPr₃)] ( 13 – 15 ), which on photolysis in the presence of PiPr₃ also undergo an intramolecular C–H activation. In contrast, the analogous complexes [Ir(κ²‐acac)(olefin)(PiPr₃)] (olefin = (E)‐C₂H₂(CO₂Me)₂ 16 , (Z)‐C₂H₂(CO₂Me)₂ 17 ) are photochemically inert.     

Mono and Bisphosphonates from Perfluoro Olefins and Polyfunctional Fluoro Ketones. Syntheses,Molecular Structure and Derivatives

Perfluoroalkenyl phosphonates were formed along with Me₃SiF using CF₃CF=CF₂, CF₃CH=CF₂, F₅SCF=CF₂ or F₅SCH=CF₂ and silylated phosphites, (R¹O)₂POSiMe₃ (R¹=Et, SiMe₃). This straightforward method could be extended to perfluorobutadienes CF₂=C(R^F)C(R^F)=CF₂ (R^F F=F, CF₃). The formation of CF₃C(=O)P(=O)(OSiMe₃)₂ and further reactions to yield bisphosphonates will be described. Acetylphosphonates, R²C(=O)P(=O)(OSiMe₃)₂ (R²=CH₃, CF₃) reacted with the ketimine, CH₃C(=NiPr)Ph to give α-hydroxy-γ-imino phosphonates. Trifluoroacetylphenol and 2,6-bis(trifluoracetyl)-4-methyl-phenol have been proven to be versatile precursors for α-and γ-hydroxy phosphonates. Intermediates in these reactions were found to be cyclic λ⁵σ⁵P species.     

Bis(trimethylsilyl)-hypophosphit und Alkoxycarbonylphosphonigsäure-bis(trimethylsilyl)ester als Schlüsselsubstanzen für die Synthese von Organophosphorverbindungen

Bis(trimethylsilyl)hypophosphite und Alkoxycarbonylphosphonous Acid Bis(trimethylsilyl) esters as Building Blocks in Organophosphorus Chemistry The oxidation of pure bis(trimethylsilyl)hypophosphite ( BTH ) with chalcogenides forming (Me₃SiO)₂P(X)H (X = O, S, Se, Te) is described as well as its reactions with alkylhalides RX (X = Cl, Br, I) and Cl? C(O)OR (R = Me, Et, Bzl). By reaction with oxygen, sulfur, and selenium the alkoxycarbonylphosphonous acid bis(trimethylsilyl)esters form RO? C(O)? P(X)(OSiMe₃)₂ (X = O, S, Se) whereas with Cl? C(O)OR the bis(alkoxycarbonyl)-phosphinic acid trimethylsilylesters are obtained. After partial hydrolysis the resulting instable RO? C(O)? P(O)H(OSiMe₃) gives RO? C(O)? P(O)(OSiMe₃)? CH₂? NH? A? COOR′ (A = CH₂, CH₂CH₂, CHCH₃, CH₂CH₂SH, CHCH(CH₃)₂,…) when allowed to react with hexahydro-s-triazines of the aminoacid esters. Reactions of the alkoxycarbonyl-P-silylesters with NaOR or NaOH result in the corresponding mono-, di-, or trisodium salts. With mineral acids decarboxylation occurs, but H? P(O)(OH)? CH₂? NH? A? COOH can be obtained, too. The structure of the compounds described are discussed by their n.m.r. data.     

Catalysis of Mononuclear Aquaruthenium Complexes in Oxygen Evolution from Water: A New Radical Coupling Path using Hydroxocerium(IV) Species

The mechanism of O₂ evolution from water catalyzed by a series of mononuclear aquaruthenium complexes, [Ru(terpy)(bpy)(OH₂)]²⁺, [Ru(tmtacn)(R₂bpy)(OH₂)]²⁺ (R=H, Me, and OMe; R₂bpy=4,4′‐disubstituted‐2,2′‐bipyridines), and [Ru(tpzm)(R₂bpy)(OH₂)]²⁺ (R=H, Me, and OMe), is investigated, where terpy=2,2′:6′,2′′‐terpyridine, bpy=2,2′‐bipyridine, tmtacn=1,4,7‐trimethyl‐1,4,7‐triazacyclononane, and tpzm=tris(1‐pyrazolyl)methane. The kinetics of O₂ evolution is investigated as a function of either the catalyst concentration or the oxidant concentration by employing Ce(NH₄)₂(NO₃)₆ as an oxidant; these catalysts can be classified into two groups that have different rate laws for O₂ evolution. In one class, the rate of O₂ evolution is linear to both the catalyst and Ce⁴⁺ concentrations, as briefly reported for [Ru(terpy)(bpy)(OH₂)]²⁺ (S. Masaoka, K. Sakai, Chem. Lett. 2009 , 38, 182). For the other class, [Ru(tmtacn)(R₂bpy)(OH₂)]²⁺, the rate of O₂ evolution is quadratic to the catalyst concentration and independent of the Ce⁴⁺ concentration. Moreover, the singlet biradical character of the hydroxocerium(IV) ion was realized by experimental and DFT investigations. These results indicate that the radical coupling between the oxygen atoms of a Ru^V?O species and a hydroxocerium(IV) ion is the key step for the catalysis of [Ru(terpy)(bpy)(OH₂)]²⁺ and [Ru(tpzm)(R₂bpy)(OH₂)]²⁺, while the well‐known oxo‐oxo radical coupling among two Ru^V?O species proceeds in the catalysis of [Ru(tmtacn)(R₂bpy)(OH₂)]²⁺. This is the first report demonstrating that the radical character provided by the hydroxocerium(IV) ion plays a crucial role in the catalysis of such ruthenium complexes in the evolution of O₂ from water.     

Stereochemistry of the insertion of disubstituted alkynes into the metal aminocarbyne bond in diiron complexes

Terminal alkynes (HCCR^′) (R^′=COOMe, CH₂OH) insert into the metal-carbyne bond of the diiron complexes [Fe₂{μ-CN(Me)(R)}(μ-CO)(CO)(NCMe)(Cp)₂][SO₃CF₃] (R=Xyl, 1a; CH₂Ph, 1b; Me, 1c; Xyl=2,6-Me₂C₆H₃), affording the corresponding μ-vinyliminium complexes [Fe₂{μ-σ:η³-C(R^′)CHCN(Me)(R)}(μ-CO)(CO)(Cp)₂][SO₃CF₃] (R=Xyl, R^′=COOMe, 2; R=CH₂Ph, R^′=COOMe, 3; R=Me, R^′=COOMe, 4; R=Xyl, R^′=CH₂OH, 5; R=Me, R^′=CH₂OH, 6). The insertion is regiospecific and C-C bond formation selectively occurs between the carbyne carbon and the CH moiety of the alkyne. Disubstituted alkynes (R^′CCR^′) also insert into the metal-carbyne bond leading to the formation of [Fe₂{μ-σ:η³-C(R^′)C(R^′)CN(Me)(R)}(μ-CO)(CO)(Cp)₂][SO₃CF₃] (R^′=Me, R=Xyl, 8; R^′=Et, R=Xyl, 9; R^′=COOMe, R=Xyl, 10; R^′=COOMe, R=CH₂Ph, 11; R^′=COOMe, R=Me, 12). Complexes 2, 3, 5, 8, 9 and 11, in which the iminium nitrogen is unsymmetrically substituted, give rise to E and/or Z isomers. When iminium substituents are Me and Xyl, the NMR and structural investigations (X-ray structure analysis of 2 and 8) indicate that complexes obtained from terminal alkynes preferentially adopt the E configuration, whereas those derived from internal alkynes are exclusively Z. In complexes 8 and 9, trans and cis isomers have been observed, by NMR spectroscopy, and the structures of trans-8 and cis-8 have been determined by X-ray diffraction studies. Trans to cis isomerization occurs upon heating in THF at reflux temperature. In contrast to the case of HCCR^′, the insertion of 2-hexyne is not regiospecific: both [Fe₂{μ-σ:η³-C(CH₂CH₂CH₃)C(Me)CN(Me)(R)}(μ-CO)(CO)(Cp)₂][SO₃CF₃] (R=Xyl, 13; R=Me, 15) and [Fe₂{μ-σ:η³-C(Me)C(CH₂CH₂CH₃)CN(Me)(R)}(μ-CO)(CO)(Cp)₂][SO₃CF₃] (R=Xyl, 14, R=Me, 16) are obtained and these compounds are present in solution as a mixture of cis and trans isomers, with predominance of the former.     

Synthesis and properties of stereoregular cyclic polysilanols: cis-[PhSi(O)OH](4), cis-[PhSi(O)OH](6), and tris-cis-tris-trans-[PhSi(O)OH](12)

New stereoregular cyclic polysilanols of the general formula [PhSi(O)OH]n (n = 6 and 12) have been selectively obtained in high yields by the reaction of cagelike oligophenylmetallasiloxanes with dilute solutions of hydrochloric acid at low temperatures. An alternative method was used to prepare cis-[PhSi(O)OH](4) from sodium phenylsiloxanolate, cis-[(Na(+))(4)[PhSi(O)O(-)](4)].(1-butanol)(x). All compounds were fully characterized by NMR and IR spectroscopy and molecular weight determinations. The structure of cis-[PhSi(O)OH](6) was confirmed by single-crystal X-ray analysis. Furthermore, a series of stereoregular cyclosiloxanes containing triorganylsiloxy groups at each silicon atom was prepared by the reactions of the cyclic polysilanols with triorganylchlorosilanes Me(3)SiCl, Me(2)ViSiCl, and Me(2)(CH(2)Cl)SiCl.     

Low-temperature equilibriums in solutions of isocyanide-phosphine complexes of palladium(II) chloride

cis-[PdCl₂(CNR)(PPh₃)] [R = Cy, t-Bu, C(Me)₂CH₂C(Me)₃] have been synthesized via the interaction of [(PPh₃)ClPd(μ-Cl)₂PdCl(PPh₃)] with isocyanide in CH₂Cl₂ at room temperature with 90–98% yield and characterized by means of mass spectrometry as well as ¹H, ¹³C{¹H, ³¹P}, and ³¹P{¹H} NMR spectroscopy. The complexes structure in the solid phase has been elucidated by means of X-ray diffraction analysis. Dynamic processes in the solutions of the complexes in CDCl₃ and CD₂Cl₂ at temperature of–95 to 60°С have been studied by means of ¹H and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy. It has been found that the studied compounds existed exclusively in the cis-[PdCl₂(CNR)(PPh₃)] form in the solutions. In the case of cis-[PdCl₂(CNCy)(PPh₃)] in CH₂Cl₂, the conformational transitions of the equilibrium forms (the transition of the substituent in the cyclohexyl cycle between the equatorial and axial positions) are slowed down, the equatorial conformer prevailing in the solution (2: 1 at–95°С). Quantum-chemical simulation (DFT) has revealed that the standard Gibbs energy of the conformational transition from the axial form of cis-[PdCl₂(CNCy)(PPh₃)] into the equatorial one in the CH₂Cl₂ solution at 178 K equals–2.5 kJ/mol, being in agreement with the experimental data.     

Thermotropic Liquid Crystals Based on Extended 2,5‐Disubstituted‐1,3,4‐Oxadiazoles: Structure–Property Relationships,Variable‐Temperature Powder X‐ray Diffraction,and Small‐Angle X‐ray Scattering Studies

A class of extended 2,5‐disubstituted‐1,3,4‐oxadiazoles R¹‐C₆H₄‐{OC₂N₂}‐C₆H₄‐R² (R¹=R²=C₁₀H₂₁O 1 a , p‐C₁₀H₂₁O‐C₆H₄‐C?C 3 a , p‐CH₃O‐C₆H₄‐C?C 3 b ; R¹=C₁₀H₂₁O, R²=CH₃O 1 b , (CH₃)₂N 1 c ; F 1 d ; R¹=C₁₀H₂₁O‐C₆H₄‐C?C, R²=C₁₀H₂₁O 2 a , CH₃O 2 b , (CH₃)₂N 2 c , F 2 d ) were prepared, and their liquid‐crystalline properties were examined. In CH₂Cl₂ solution, these compounds displayed a room‐temperature emission with λ_max at 340–471 nm and quantum yields of 0.73–0.97. Compounds 1 d , 2 a – 2 d , and 3 a exhibited various thermotropic mesophases (monotropic, enantiotropic nematic/smectic), which were examined by polarized‐light optical microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. Structure determination by a direct‐space approach using simulated annealing or parallel tempering of the powder X‐ray diffraction data revealed distinctive crystal‐packing arrangements for mesogenic molecules 2 b and 3 a , leading to different nematic mesophase behavior, with 2 b being monotropic and 3 a enantiotropic in the narrow temperature range of 200–210 °C. The structural transitions associated with these crystalline solids and their mesophases were studied by variable‐temperature X‐ray diffractometry. Nondestructive phase transitions (crystal‐to‐crystal, crystal‐to‐mesophase, mesophase‐to‐liquid) were observed in the diffractograms of 1 b, 1 d , 2 b, 2 d , and 3 a measured at 25–200 °C. Powder X‐ray diffraction and small‐angle X‐ray scattering data revealed that the structure of the annealed solid residue 2 b reverted to its original crystal/molecular packing when the isotropic liquid was cooled to room temperature. Structure–property relationships within these mesomorphic solids are discussed in the context of their molecular structures and intermolecular interactions.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Intramolecularly Stabilized Chiral Dimethylindium Alkoxides and their Use as Cross Coupling Reagents

The enantiomerically pure dimeric N, O‐5‐chelates [Me₂In(μ‐OCH₂CH(R)NMe₂)]₂ {R = Me (S) ( 2 ); R = ⁱPr (S) ( 3 ); R = ⁱBu (S) ( 4 ); R = Bz (S) ( 5 )}, and [Me₂In‐{μ‐(1R, 2S)‐OCH(Ph)CH(Me)NMe₂}]₂ ( 6 ), as well as the achiral dimeric N, O‐6‐chelate [Me₂In(μ‐O(CH₂)₃NMe₂)]₂ ( 7 ) have been synthesized from trimethylindium and equimolar amounts of the corresponding enantiomerically pure dimethylamino alcohols or of the achiral dimethylaminopropanol by elimination of methane. Their ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and mass spectra as well as the X‐ray single crystal structure analyses of [Me₂In{μ‐O(CH₂)₂NMe₂}]₂ ( 1 ), 3, 5, 6 and 7 are described and discussed. The coordinative N→In bonds of the five‐coordinate indium complexes show dynamic dissociation/association processes. 1—6 were found to be useful reagents for the partial kinetic resolution of 2‐carbomethoxy‐1, 1′‐binaphthyl triflate.     

The Photochemistry of the (Cycloalkene)(hydro)(trispyrazolylborato)iridium Complexes [Ir(η4-cod)(TpMe2)] and [Ir(η2-coe)H2(TpMe2)]: the Formation of [IrH4(TpMe2)] and [Ir(CO)H2(TpMe2)]

Photolysis of [Ir(η²-coe)H₂(Tp^Me2)] ( 1 ; Tp^Me2=hydrotris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)borato, coe=(Z)-cyclooctene) in CH₃OH gives a mixture of [IrH₄(Tp^Me2)] ( 4 ) and [Ir(CO)H₂(Tp^Me2)] ( 5 ) in a ca. 1 : 1 ratio. Mass-spectral analysis of the distillate of the reaction mixture at the end of the photolysis shows the presence of coe. When pure CD₃OD is used as solvent, the deuteride complexes [IrD₄(Tp^Me2)] ((D₄)- 4 ) and [Ir(CO)D₂(Tp^Me2)] ((D₂)- 5 ) are obtained. Also the photolysis of [Ir(η⁴-cod)(Tp^Me2)] ( 3 ) (cod=cycloocta-1,5-diene) gives 4 and 5 . A key feature of this photoreaction is the intramolecular dehydrogenation of cod with formation of cycloocta-1,3,5-triene, detected by mass spectroscopy at the end of the photolysis. Labeling experiments using CD₃OD show that the hydrides in 4 originate from MeOH. When ¹³CH₃OH is used as solvent, [Ir(¹³CO)H₂(Tp^Me2)] is formed demonstrating that CH₃OH is the source of the CO ligand. The observation that the photolysis of both 1 and 3 give the same product mixture is attributed to the formation of a common intermediate, i.e., the coordinatively unsaturated 16e⁻ species {IrH₂(Tp^Me2)}.     

NEW NONGEMINAL CYCLOPHOSPHAZENES

A series of new nongeminally-substituted cyclic phosphazenes with various substituents has been prepared via deprotonation-substitution reactions at the Me groups of both the cis and trans isomers of [(Me)(Ph)PN] ₃ . Treatment of [(Me)(Ph)PN] ₃ with n-BuLi followed by reaction with organic electrophilic reagents affords a variety of cyclic derivatives, [(RCH ₂ )(Ph)PN] ₃ , [R = Me, Cl, Br, I, (CH ₂ ) ₂ Br, CH ₂ CH═CH ₂ , SR, C(═O)OLi, C(═O)OMe, C(═O)OEt]. The structures of theses cis cyclic phosphazenes, which were obtained by x-ray diffraction, illustrate the basket-like shape of the molecules. Heating the cis and trans isomers of the parent [(Me)(Ph)PN] ₃ produced mixtures of cyclic trimers and tetramers. The latter were isolated and characterized by x-ray crystallography. Nanoparticles of gold and silver were prepared by reduction of metal salts with a reducing agent in the presence of selected trimers.