Refined ab initio 6-31G split-valence basis set optimization of the molecular structures of biphenyl in twisted,planar, and perpendicular conformations

Improved full ab initio optimizations of the molecular structure of biphenyl in twisted minimum energy, coplanar, and perpendicular conformations by use of Poles's GAUSSIAN 82 program have been performed in the 6-31G basis set. These lead to geometries and energies of much higher reliability than our earlier STO-3G results. The torsional angle Φ_min obtained now is 45.41° in close agreement with the recent experimental value of 44.4° ± 1.2°. Calculated CC distances may be converted to experimental ED r_g-values by means of independently determined linear regression correlations with very high statistical confidence, although they agree better with experimental x ray data for coplanar biphenyl without this correction. Calculated intramolecular angles are very similar for both STO-3G and 6-31G basis sets. The calculated torsional energy barrier towards Φ = 90° (ΔE⁹⁰) is 6.76 kJ/mol in close agreement with the experimental-31G value of 6.5 ± 2.0 kJ/mol. For coplanar biphenyl with D_2h-symmetry the calculated torsional energy barrier ΔE⁰ is 13.26 kJ/mol which is surprisingly much higher than the experimental value of 6.0 ± 2.1 kJ/mol. This discrepancy could not be resolved by optimizations assumed for two kinds of distortions of planarity of orthohydrogens from the molecular plane of the coplanar carbon atoms. But for the twisted minimum energy conformation asymmetric bending of ortho-H atoms lead to a torsional angle Φ_min = 44.74° together with a dihedral angle towards ortho-H of 1.22°, and consequently even to an increase of torsional energy barriers to ΔE⁰ = 13.51 and ΔE⁹⁰ = 6.91 kJ/mol.     

Synthesis,characterization and biological activity of some 1,2,4‐triazine derivatives

4‐Amino‐6‐methyl‐3‐(2H)‐thioxo‐5‐(4H)‐oxo‐1,2,4‐triazine ( 1 ) was condensed with 2‐methyl (or phenyl)‐4H‐3,1‐benzoxazin‐4‐one ( 5a,b ) in boiling acetic acid to give compounds 8‐11 . Reacting 1 with chloroacetyl chloride afforded the corresponding chloroacetamido and triazinothiadiazine derivatives 12 and 13 . Condensing 2 with succinic anhydride and/or phthalic anhydride yielded compounds 14 and 15 . Benzoylation of 4‐amino‐6‐methyl‐3‐(2H)‐thioxo‐5‐(4H)‐oxo‐2‐(2,3,4,5‐tetra‐O‐acetyl‐α‐D‐glucopyra‐nosyl)‐1,2,4‐triazine ( 19 ) afforded the corresponding 4‐N,N‐dibenzoyl derivative 20 . Deblocking of the N‐2 glycoside 21 and the S‐glycoside 22 by methanolic ammonia gave compounds 23 and 24 . Acetylation of 4‐amino glycoside 25a afforded the corresponding 4‐mono‐ and 4‐diacetyl derivatives 26 and 27 . Deamination of 25a,b yielded compounds 28a,b . Methylation of compound 28b afforded the corresponding N4‐ and S‐methyl derivatives 29 and 30 .     

Ketendithioacetal-S-imide

Starting from 2-isopropylidene-1,3-dithiane, various ketene-dithioacetal-S-imides have been prepared and characterized by¹H- and¹³C-NMR spectra.

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Ketendithioacetal-S-imideKurze Mitteilung

     

Comparison of low-order multireference many-body perturbation theories

Tests have been made to benchmark and assess the relative accuracies of low-order multireference perturbation theories as compared to coupled cluster (CC) and full configuration interaction (FCI) methods. Test calculations include the ground and some excited states of the Be, H(2), BeH(2), CH(2), and SiH(2) systems. Comparisons with FCI and CC calculations show that in most cases the effective valence shell Hamiltonian (H(v)) method is more accurate than other low-order multireference perturbation theories, although none of the perturbative methods is as accurate as the CC approximations. We also briefly discuss some of the basic differences among the multireference perturbation theories considered in this work.     

Configurationally and conformationally homogeneous cyclic n-aryl sulfimides—IV : Synthesis,configuration and stereochemistry of the rearrangement of 1,3-di-thiane-1-N-p-chlorophenylimides

1,3-Dithiane-1-N-p-chlorophenylimides (1,4-9) were prepared and their configuration and conformation was determined by ¹H and ¹³C NMR. The compounds were rearranged to the corresponding 2-(2'-amino-5'-chlorophenyl)-1, 3-dithianes (1U,4U,9U). The rearrangement reactions took place with ?95% stereospecifity. The mechanism of the reaction was investigated with the aid of analogs specifically deuterated at C-2.     

Rhodium-Katalysierte Isomerisierungen von 2-Methylidenglutarsäureestern zu Methylglutaconsäureestern

The Rhodium(III)-catalyzed thermal isomerization of 2-methylidenglutaric acid esters affords predominantly mixtures of cis/trans-2-methylglutaconic acid esters ( 2, 3 ) which upon slow distillation isomerize completely into the cis-esters ( 2 ). Saponification of 2 yields trans-2-methylglutaconic acid ( 5 ). Attempts to prepare the acid chloride of 5 produces 6-chloro-5-methylpyrone-2 ( 9 ) or 6-chloro-3-methylpyrone-2 ( 10 ) which react with anilines to N-substituted derivatives of trans-4-methylglutaconic acid amides ( 11 ). The thermal isomerizations of the respective esters are discussed in terms of 1,5-hydrogen shifts in their ester enol structures.     

Thermal decomposition of cobalt nitrato compounds: Preparation of anhydrous cobalt(II)nitrate and its characterisation by Infrared and Raman spectra

The thermal decomposition of Co(NO₃)₂·6H₂O (1) as well as that one of NO[Co(NO₃)₃] (Co(NO₃)₂·N₂O₄) (2) was followed by thermogravimetric (TG) measurements, X-ray recording and Raman and IR spectra. The stepwise decomposition reactions of 1 and 2 leading to anhydrous cobalt(II)nitrate (3) were established. In N₂ atmosphere, cobalt oxides are finally formed whereas in H₂/N₂ (10% H₂) cobalt metal is produced. Rapid heating of cobalt(II)nitrate hexahydrate causes melting (formation of a hydrate melt) and therefore side reactions in the hydrate melt by incoupled reactions and evolution/evaporation of different species as, e.g., HNO₃, NO₂, etc. In case of larger amounts in dense packing in the sample container, the formation of oxo(hydoxo)nitrates is possible at higher temperature. For 2, its thermal decomposition to 3 was followed and its decomposition mechanism is proposed.     

Ab initio calculations and vibrational energy level fits for the lower singlet potential-energy surfaces of C3

Ab initio multireference configuration interaction potential energy surfaces are computed for the eight lowest singlet surfaces of C(3). These reveal several important features, including several conical intersections in linear, nonlinear, and equilateral triangle geometries. These intersections are important because, particularly for the excited A (1)Pi(u) state, reasonable ab initio results could only be obtained by including nearby, near degenerate, (1)Sigma(u) (-) and (1)Delta(u) states that cross the A (1)Pi(u) state around 4500 cm(-1) above the equilibrium geometry, and a (1)Pi(g) state whose potential in turn crosses the other states about 2000 cm(-1) further up. These states are probably responsible for the complexity of the shorter wavelength UV absorption spectrum of C(3). The computed potential energy surface for the ground, X (1)Sigma(g) (+), state and for the lowest two excited singlet surfaces (which both correlate with the A (1)Pi(u) state in a collinear geometry) are fitted to analytic functional forms. Vibrational energy levels are calculated for both states, taking account of the Renner-Teller coupling in the excited A (1)Pi(u) state. The potential parameters for both states are then least-squares fitted to experimental data. The ground-state fit covers a range of approximately 8500 cm(-1) above the lowest level, and reproduces 100 observed vibrational levels with an average error of 2.8 cm(-1). The A (1)Pi(u) state surfaces cover a range of 3250 cm(-1) above the zero-point level, and reproduce the 44 observed levels in this range with an average error of 2.8 cm(-1).