Sterically congested tripodal phosphites: conformational analysis,solid-state polymorphism,metal complexation,and application to the asymmetric hydrosilation of ketones

The synthesis as well as isolation and crystallographic analysis of two solid-state polymorphs of the tripodal ligand tri[2,2',2' '-tris[(2,4,8,10-tetrakis(1,1-dimethylethyl)dibenzo[d,f][1,3,2]dioxaphosphepin-6-yl)oxy]ethyl]amine (3) is described. Form I crystallized from ethyl acetate in the space group P2(1)/n with the unit-cell parameters a = 20.070(10) A, b = 17.477(2) A, c = 27.620(3) A, and beta = 93.050(10) degrees, V = 9674.5(14) A(3), and Z = 4. Form II crystallized from a mixture of acetone and toluene in the space group P1 with the unit-cell parameters a = 12.493(1) A, b = 19.701(2) A, c = 21.027(2) A, alpha = 116.23(1) degrees, beta = 100.15(1) degrees, and gamma = 91.07(1) degrees, V = 4542 A(3), and Z = 2. Differences in the relative absolute stereochemistry of the stereoaxes in the seven-membered dibenzo[d,f][1,3,2]dioxaphosphepin ring are discussed. The synthesis and X-ray characterization of enantiomerically pure (S,S,S)-tri[2,2',2' '-tris[(2,4,8,10-tetrakis(1,1-dimethylethyl)dibenzo[d,f][1,3,2]dioxaphosphepin-6-yl)oxy]propyl]amine [(S,S,S)-7] are reported. Two crystallographically independent molecules exist in the unit cell that cannot be superimposed with each other by either a translation or a symmetry operation. The two solid-state conformers in the unit cell differed predominately by the absolute stereochemistry of the stereoaxes in the seven-membered dibenzo[d,f][1,3,2]dioxaphosphepin ring. The Rh(I)-catalyzed hydrosilation of acetophenone with the chiral ligands (R,R,S)-7 and (S,S,S)-7 showed significant differences in chiral induction. Chiral cooperativity between the stereoaxes and stereocenters in (S,S,S)-7 is observed. The mechanism of the communication between the stereocenters and stereoaxes leading to chiral cooperativity in the stereoselective transition state is suggested to be primarily steric in nature.     

On-line preconcentration and speciation of arsenic by flow injection hydride generation atomic absorption spectrophotometry

A flow injection-column preconcentration-hydride generation atomic absorption spectrophotometric (FI-column-HGAAS) method was developed for determining μg/l levels of As(III) and As(V) in water samples, with simultaneous preconcentration and speciation. The speciation scheme involved determining As(V) at neutral pH and As(III + V) at pH 12, with As(III) obtained by difference. The enrichment factor (EF) increased with increase in sample loading volume from 2.5 to 10 ml, and for preconcentration using the chloride-form anion exchange column, EFs ranged from 5 to 48 for As(V) and 4 to 24 for As(III + V), with corresponding detection limits of 0.03-0.3 and 0.07-0.3 μg/l. Linear concentration range (LCR) also varied with sample loading volume, and for a 5-ml sample was 0.3-5 and 0.2-8 μg/l for As(V) and As(III + V), respectively. Sample throughput, which decreased with increase in sample volume, was 8-17 samples/h. For the hydroxide-form column, the EFS for 2.5-10 ml samples were 3-23 for As(V) and 2-15 for As(III + V), with corresponding detection limits of 0.07-0.4 and 0.1-0.5 μg/l. The LCR for a 5-ml sample was 0.3-10 μg/l for As(V) and 0.2-20 μg/l for As(III + V). Sample throughput was 10-20 samples/h. The developed method has been effectively applied to tap water and mineral water samples, with recoveries ranging from 90 to 102% for 5-ml samples passed through the two columns.     

Spectrophotometric study of the solubility and the protolytic properties of 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol in different ethanol–water solutions

The solubility and the protolytic constants of 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol (PAN) have been accurately determined at temperatures between 20.0 and 30.0°C in ethanol–water solutions with ethanol concentrations ranging from 10.0% to 95.0% (v/v). The measurement of the protolytic constants is based on the spectrophotometric determination of the concentrations of the corresponding conjugate acid–base pairs in ethanol–water solutions containing PAN and hydrochloric acid or sodium hydroxide. The traditionally used pH measurements in such studies in non-aqueous solutions are thus avoided. The solubility and the protolytic constants of PAN in pure water have been calculated by extrapolating the ethanol–water results to pure water where PAN is practically insoluble. The determination of the thermodynamic data mentioned above is necessary for elucidating the interactions of PAN with various metal ions in solutions and in cation-exchange membranes (e.g., Nafion^®) used as PAN-based optodes.