Translational-energy spectroscopy of NO+ and NO2+

High-resolution translational-energy spectroscopy (up to 0.1 eV) has been carried out on 8

V beams of NO^? and NO^2?. Several features in the spectrum of NO⁴ are assigned to the transitions within the triplet manifold of this ion. The observed transitions originate in several excited electronic states, indicating long lifetimes (> 10 μs) for the states involved. Two electronic transitions in NO²' have been observed at low energies which are attributed to excitations to the first two excited states of this ion.     

Selective alkylation and Suzuki coupling as an efficient strategy for introducing functional anchors to the ethylene-bis(indenyl) ligand

Chiral ansa-ethylene-bis(indenyl)-metal complexes, EBI-MX₂, are useful pre-catalysts for a wide variety of reactions, including hydrogenations, hydrosilylations, and polymerization reactions. In order to immobilize these complexes onto heterogeneous supports, a new methodology was developed to introduce functional anchors to the ethylene-bis(indenyl) ligand, EBI. This was accomplished by selective alkylation of indene to form toluene-4-sulfonic acid 2-(3H-inden-1-yl)-ethyl ester, which was then used to alkylate 6-bromoindene. The selective introduction of an aryl bromide then undergoes coupling reactions with aryl borates via the Suzuki coupling to efficiently introduce an alkenyl or alcohol, functional anchor in a simple four step synthesis.     

Structural features of organic anions: 7-Norbornadienyllithium

The structure of 7-norbornadienyllithium, a homoantiaromatic carbanion, is investigated with the semiempirical MNDO molecular orbital method. Alkene out-of-plane bendings persist even when the metal is fully solvated. The structural integrity of the monomer is retained in the dimer and solvated dimer; previously proposed dimers are inconsistent with lithium bonding and are not minimum energy structures on the MNDO hypersurface.     

Nitrile ylide dimerization: investigation of the carbene reactivity of nitrile ylides

A series of novel hexaaryl diazatrienes 5 ("nitrile ylide dimers") were synthesized directly from the corresponding diaryl ketimines 12 and dichlorotoluenes 13 in a facile one-pot synthesis. The carbene character of the nitrile ylides was investigated by varying the substituents on the aromatic ring adjacent to the carbene center. The isolation of the corresponding carbene dimers as stable crystalline materials with absorption maxima (lambda(max)) from 363 to 422 nm was shown to be promoted by the absence of strongly electron-withdrawing substituents. The crystal structures indicate that the E-isomers were isolated when phenyl, 3-methylphenyl, and 3-chlorophenyl substituents are present at the carbene carbon; the Z-isomer was isolated when the more sterically hindered 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl substituent (Mes) is present. The (1)H NMR spectra of the E-isomers demonstrate the nonequivalence of the aromatic rings, in which two of the aromatic rings of the imine moiety are pseudoaxial and the remaining aromatic rings are pseudoequatorial. The reactions proceed via the intermediate nitrile ylides 1 generated by the base-promoted 1,1-elimination of HCl from the intermediate chloroimine 14. The nitrile ylide was also generated by 1,3-elimination of HCl from the imidoyl chloride 18, confirming common pathways via the nitrile ylide as the dimer products obtained from these different routes were identical. The strongly electron-withdrawing 4-nitrophenyl substituent promotes the linear carbanion character of the 1,3-dipole and no dimer is formed.     

Thermal Gradients for the Control of Elution in RP-LC: Application to the Separation of Model Drugs

The use of temperature as a variable in liquid chromatography enables the facile alteration of eluotropic strength without the need to change solvent composition. The ability to change eluotropic strength via temperature alone means that thermal gradients can be used to mimic the effects of solvent gradients but without many of the unwanted effects of changes in solvent composition. Here we illustrate the use of thermal gradients as a means of controlling chromatographic separations using either constant flow or, with the flow rate increased to maintain isobaric conditions, constant pressure, performed using columns packed with 1.7 μm particles. A model is described that can be used to used to predict flow, pressure and temperature under gradient conditions. Practical experimental factors such as the need for post column cooling and the use of frit restrictors in order to obtain optimum results are described.     

Radical cyclisation reactions with indoles

Several radical cyclisation reactions involving indoles are described. Most notably, we have shown that radical additions to C3 of an indole are frequently facile. A dichotomy in the course of radical cyclisation reactions to C2 of the indole has also been exposed wherein 6-endo-trig cyclisations are propagated by the loss of a hydrogen atom from C2 while 5-exo-trig cyclisations are propagated by hydrogen atom abstraction at C3 from tributyltin hydride. Cyclisations involving the addition of indolyl radical intermediates to arenes have also been demonstrated.     

Reactions of metal carbonyl cluster complexes with multidentate phosphine ligands; reactions with bis(diphenylphosphino)methane

Reactions of Rh₆(CO)₁₆ with bis(diphenylphosphino)methane (dppm) gave Rh₆(CO)₁₄(dppm), Rh₆(CO)₁₂(dppm)₂, or Rh₆(CO)₁₀(dppm)₃, depending upon the reaction conditions. Rh₄(CO)₁₀(dppm) may be obtained from the reaction of Rh₄(CO)₁₂ with dppm, but this derivative rapidly decomposes in solution to give Rh₄(CO)₈(dppm)₂, Rh₆(CO)₁₄(dppm), and Rh₆(CO)₁₂(dppm)₂. Ir₄(CO)₁₀(dppm) and Ir₄(CO)₈(dppm)₂ have also been prepared, and their structures are discussed on the basis of infrared and ³¹P NMR spectroscopic data.     

Bifunctional pincer-type organometallics as substrates for organic transformations and as novel building blocks for polymetallic materials

The reactivity of the bifunctionalized ligand NC(Br)N-I 1 [IC(6)H(2)(CH(2)NMe(2))(2)-3,5-Br-4] has been studied as a versatile synthon for organic and/or organometallic synthesis. Chemoselective metalation (M = Pd, Pt, Li) at the C(aryl)-I or C(aryl)-Br bonds was achieved by choosing the appropriate metal precursors. In this way a series of Pt(II) and Pd(II) complexes were prepared that have a second functional group available for further reactions. These Pt(II) and Pd(II) complexes were subjected to a wide range of organic and organometallic reactions, revealing the remarkable stability of their M-C sigma-bond and opening an easy route for the synthesis of mono- and (hetero)bimetallic building blocks. The scope of the chemistry of such building blocks shows that they are good candidates for use in the synthesis of dendrimers, bioorganometallic systems, or polymetallic materials. The X-ray crystal structures of the most representative complexes (2, 3a, 19, 20, and 24) are also reported.     

Chiral bidentate aminophosphine ligands: synthesis, coordination chemistry and asymmetric catalysis

Chiral aminophosphines Ph2PN(R)(CH2)nN(R)PPh2 1-4 [n= 2, R = CH(CH3)(Ph) 1; n= 3, R = CH(CH2CH3)(Ph) 2, n= 2, R = CH(CH3)(1-naphthyl) 3; n= 2, R = CH(CH3)(C6H11) 4] were synthesized by the reaction of ClPPh2 with the appropriate easily accessible enantiopure amine building blocks. For compounds 1 and 2, the corresponding selenides 5 and 6 were prepared to determine the electronic character of the phosphine moieties. By reaction of 1 with either PdCl2(cod) or PdCl(CH3)(cod) the cis-complexes 7 and 8 were obtained. The molecular structure for complex 7, cis-[PdCl2(1)], was determined by X-ray crystallography. Reaction of PtCl2(cod) with 1 or 2 yielded the corresponding monomeric cis-isomers 9 and 10. The rhodium derivative [RhCl(CO)(1)] (11) was obtained as a mixture of cis and trans-isomers. Preliminary results in the rhodium catalyzed hydroformylation of styrene and vinyl acetate, with ee's up to 51% and high regioselectivities, showed the potential of these chiral aminophosphines for homogeneous catalysis.     

Procedures for the enhancement of selectivity in liquid phase chemiluminescence detection

An overview of liquid phase chemiluminescence (CL) processes is presented and the potential for CL detection in liquid chromatography (LC) is discussed, with particular reference to the luminol and peroxyoxalate reactions. Post column ion displacement from a solid phase reagent [a cation exchange resin in the copper(II) form] followed by catalysis of the luminol reaction is used for the quantification of mixtures of weak acids after separation by ion-exclusion chromatography. Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) released during the combustion of biomass fuels are separated by reversed-phase chromatography and quantified by their sensitizing effect on the peroxyoxalate reaction. This procedure is also used for the determination of carboxylic acids in non-aqueous media after selective pre-column derivatization with a fluorescent label (9-anthracenemethanol).