Homo-metathesis of vinylsilanes catalysed by ruthenium carbene complexes

Effective homo-metathesis of a series of dichloro-substituted vinylsilanes H₂C = C(H)SiCl₂R (where R = Me, OSiMe₃, C₆H₅, C₆H₄–Me-4, C₆H₄–CF₃-4) in the presence of second generation Grubbs catalyst [Cl₂(PCy₃)(IMesH₂)Ru(=CHPh)] (I) and Hoveyda–Grubbs catalyst (II) leads to selective formation of E-1,2-bis(silyl)ethenes and ethene. On the basis of the results of experiments with deuterium-labelled reagents, a metallacarbene mechanism has been suggested for these reactions.     

Catalysis of reactions of allyltin compounds and organotin phenoxides by lithium perchlorate

The effect of increase of polarity of the solvent binary mixture methanol-benzene and acetonitrile-chloroform on the selectivity and the rate of metalloene reaction of different allyltin compounds with 4-phenyl-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione (PTAD), diethyl azodicarboxylate (DEAD) and singlet oxygen was studied. The more polar solvent favored the production of the M-ene product. Analogous comparative studies were carried out in Et₂O and 4 mol dm⁻³ solutions of LiClO₄ in diethyl ether. All studied reactions were strongly catalysed by LiClO₄. Physicochemical studies were carried out in purpose to explain the catalytic effect of LiClO₄ on the aforementioned reactions. In case of singlet oxygen and diethyl azodicarboxylate it was presumably a result of facilitation of the formation of the polar intermediate by the ionic medium. Whereas, in case of PTAD the mentioned previously effect could be associated with lowering its LUMO by association with lithium. The analogous catalytic effect of LiClO₄ was also observed for reactions of organotin phenoxides with DEAD and bis(trichloroethyl) azodicarboxylate leading to corresponding ring-aminated phenols in excellent yield, and with diethyl acetylenedicarboxylate giving a mixture of corresponding vinyl ethers and ring ethenylated phenols. Organotin phenoxides were distinctly more active than the corresponding phenols.     

Segmented polyurethane elastomers derived from aliphatic polycarbonate and poly(ester‐carbonate) soft segments for biomedical applications

A series of biomedical polyurethane elastomers (PURs) based on poly(ester‐carbonate)s (PECs) and polycarbonates (PCs) were synthesized and spectrally characterized fully. PEC or PC diols were synthesized by the ring‐opening polymerization of ε‐caprolactone, trimethylene carbonate, and neopentyl carbonate catalyzed by lipase from Candida antarctica. PURs were prepared by free‐metal method from PEC or PC diols and 4,4′‐methylenebis(phenyl isocyanate), with 1,4‐butanediol as a chain extender. The physical and mechanical properties as well as hydrolytic stability of the obtained PURs were determined. The toxicity of the received polymers was evaluated using bacterial luminescence test and two protozoans assays. The presented preliminary studies suggest that PEC or PC diols prepared in this way might be applied for the synthesis of biomedical PURs with improved hydrolytic stability. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2012     

Metathesis of silicon-containing olefins: IX. Synthesis of 1-(trimethylsilyl)-1-alkenes by olefin metathesis

1-(Trimethylsilyl)-1-alkenes of general formula CH₃(CH₂)_nCH?CHSi(CH₃)₃, where n = 3–15, have been prepared by a novel method, viz. by an effective cross-metathesis of vinyltrimethylsilane with 1-alkenes catalyzed by RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃. Excess of 1-alkene in the reaction mixture gave 1-(trimethylsilyl)-1-alkenes in good yields of up to 60% (in terms of vinylsilane). The products were identified by NMR spectroscopic (¹H, ¹³C NMR) and GC MS methods.     

The Influence of C(sp3)H–Selenium Interactions on the 77Se NMR Quantification of the π-Accepting Properties of Carbenes

Selenium NMR has become a standard tool for scaling the π-accepting character of carbenes. Herein, we highlight that non-classical hydrogen bonding (NCHB), likely resulting from hyperconjugation, can play a significant role in the carbene–selenium ⁷⁷Se NMR chemical shift, thus triggering a non-linear behavior of the Se-Scale.