ESR. Spectra and Structures of Radical Anions in the Dibenzo[a,e]cyclooctene Series

ESR. studies are reported for the radical anions of 5,6-didehydro- and 5,6,11,12-tetradehydro-dibenzo[a,e]cyclooctene (III and IV, resp.), in addition to that of dibenzo[a,e]cyclooctene (II) itself, the spectrum of which has been reexamined. Comparison of the proton and ¹³C coupling constants for II·?, III·? and IV·? indicates that the three radical anions do not differ greatly in their electronic and molecular structures. This statement implies that II·? should also be substantially planar, i.e., the tub-shaped eight-membered ring in II is expected to flatten on passing from the neutral molecule to its radical anion. Support for postulating such a change in geometry, analogous to that encountered with the parent cyclooctatetraene (I), is provided by INDO calculations.     

Aminotroponiminates as ligands for potential metal-based nitric oxide sensors

A family of new fluorescently labeled ligands, HRDATI, was prepared to develop transition-metal-based NO sensing strategies. The ligands are composed of aminotroponiminates (ATIs) with a dansyl fluorophore on one of the imine nitrogen atoms and an alkyl substituent, either i-Pr (8), t-Bu (9), or Bz (10), on the other. Bis(chelate) Co2+ ([Co(i-PrDATI)2] (12), [Co(t-BuDATI)2] (14), [Co(BzDATI)2] (15)) and Zn2+ ([Zn(i-PrDATI)2] (13)) complexes were prepared and characterized by X-ray crystallography. The bis(ATI) complex [Co(i-Pr2ATI)2] (11) was also prepared and its X-ray crystal structure determined. Cyclic voltammetry reveals reversible redox waves at -2.57 and -0.045 V (vs Cp2Fe/Cp2Fe+) in THF for the Co2+/Co+ and Co3+/Co2+ couples, respectively, of 11. Only a Co2+/Co+ wave at -2.09 V is observed for 12. When excited at 350 nm, the HRDATI ligands and the diamagnetic Zn2+ complex 13 fluoresce around 500 nm, whereas the paramagnetic Co2+ complexes quench the fluorescence. These air-stable cobalt compounds react with nitric oxide to dissociate a DATI ligand and form neutral dinitrosyl complexes, [Co(NO)2(RDATI)]. The release of the fluorophore-containing ligand is accompanied by an increase in fluorescence intensity, thus providing a strategy for fluorescent NO sensing. Linking two DATI moieties via a tetramethylene chain affords the ligand H2DATI-4 (18). The Co2+ complex [Co(DATI-4)] (19) reacts more readily with NO than the bis(DATI) compounds and also displays an increase in fluorescence intensity upon NO binding.     

Determination of the chromophore structures in the photoinduced reaction cycle of phytochrome

The chromophore structures in the parent states Pr and Pfr as well as in the photocycle intermediate Lumi-R of oat phytochrome phyA are determined by comparison of the experimental resonance Raman spectra with calculated Raman spectra that have been obtained by density functional theory calculations (B3LYP) using scaled force fields. The spectra were calculated for various tetrapyrrole geometries including more than twenty different methine bridge isomers. For the parent states Pr and Pfr the best agreement in terms of vibrational frequencies, isotopic shifts, and Raman intensities was achieved with the ZZZasa and ZZEssa geometry, respectively. For the first intermediate Lumi-R, the chromophore geometry is concluded to be the ZZEasa configuration. These finding imply that the primary step of the photoactivation of phytochrome is the Z/E isomerization of the C-D methine bridge double bond, whereas the single bond remains in the anti conformation. The subsequent transition to the physiologically active state Pfr includes a (partial) single bond rotation of the A-B methine bridge.     

How constant are Ritchie's "constant selectivity relationships"? A general reactivity scale for n-, pi-, and sigma-nucleophiles

The kinetics of 82 reactions of benzhydrylium ions (Ar(2)CH(+)) with n-nucleophiles has been determined at 20 degrees C. Evaluation by the equation log k = s(N + E) delivered the reactivity parameters N and s for 15 n-nucleophiles (water, hydroxide, amines, etc.). All nucleophiles except water (s = 0.89) and (-)SCH(2)CO(2)(-) (s = 0.43) have closely similar slope parameters (0.52 < s < 0.71), indicating that the reactions of most n-nucleophiles approximately follow Ritchie's constant selectivity relationship (s = constant). The different slope parameter for water is recognized as the main reason for the deviations from the Ritchie relationship reported in 1986. Correlation analysis of the rate constants for the reactions of benzhydrylium ions with the n-nucleophiles (except H(2)O) on the basis of Ritchie's equation log k = N(+) + log k(0) yields a statistically validated set of N(+) parameters for Ritchie-type nucleophiles and log k(0) parameters for benzhydrylium ions. The N and s parameters of the n-nucleophiles derived from their reactions with benzhydrylium ions were combined with literature data for the reactions of these nucleophiles with other carbocations to yield electrophilicity parameters E for tritylium, tropylium, and xanthylium ions. While the E parameters for tropylium and xanthylium ions appear to be generally applicable, it is demonstrated that the E parameters of tritylium ions can be used to predict reactivities toward n-nucleophiles as well as hydride transfer rate constants but not rates for the reactions of tritylium ions with pi-nucleophiles. It is now possible to merge the large data sets determined by Ritchie and others with our kinetic data and present a nucleophilicity scale comprising n- (e.g., amines), pi- (e.g., alkenes and arenes), and sigma-nucleophiles (e.g., hydrides).     

Über die anomale Reaktion von Glycin bei der Aminostickstoffbestimmung Nach Van Slyke

Zusammenfassung Es wurde die anomale Reaktion von Glycin mit salpetriger Säure erneut bearbeitet, da das vonAustin angegebene Reaktionsschema nicht zur Erklärung der anomalen Gasmengen ausreicht. Zunächst wurde wahrscheinlich gemacht, daß sich aus dem Carbeniumkation, das bei der Desaminierung von Glycin entsteht, unmittelbar Methylnitrolsäure bildet. Nitroessigsäure oder Nitromethan kommen als Zwischenprodukte nur in untergeordneter Menge in Betracht. Die Methylnitrolsäure ist Ausgangspunkt für die anomale Reaktion, die in zwei Konkurrenzreaktionen abläuft. Bei der einen Konkurrenzreaktion reagiert die Isonitrosogruppe von Methylnitrolsäure mit salpetriger Säure, wobei 1 Mol (N₂ + N₂O) sowie Nitroformaldehyd entstehen. Nitroformaldehyd reduziert salpetrige Säure zu N₂O und N₂ und wird zu Nitroameisensäure oxydiert. Letztere zerfällt unter CO₂-Entwicklung. Die zweite Konkurrenzreaktion wurde im Prinzip bereits vonAustin angegeben und von uns entsprechend den Ergebnissen über den Abbau von Isonitrosoverbindungen modifiziert. Demnach wird Methylnitrolsäure thermisch unter Bildung von Knallsäure und salpetriger Säure zersetzt. Knallsäure lagert Essigsäure an. Dieses Addukt wird von salpetriger Säure unter Entwicklung von N₂ und N₂O zu Ameisensäure zersetzt. Ameisensäure wird in geringer Menge noch zu CO₂ weiter-oxydiert.

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Summary The anomalous reaction of glycine with nitrous acid was reinvestigated because the reaction scheme given byAustin is not adequate to explain the anomalous amounts of gas. At the start it was made probable that methylnitrolic acid is formed directly from the carbenium cation which results from the deamination of glycine. Nitroacetic acid or nitromethane are involved to only a minor extent as intermediate products. Methylnitrolic acid is the starting point for the anomalous reaction, which proceeds in two competing reactions. In one of the competing reactions the isonitroso group of methylnitrolic acid reacts with nitrous acid, whereby one mol (N₂ + N₂O) and also nitroformaldehyde are produced. Nitroformaldehyde reduces nitrous acid to N₂O and N₂, and is oxidized to nitroformic acid. The latter decomposes with evolution of CO₂.The second competing reaction has previously been given, in principle, byAustin and modified by the present writers to correspond with the results of the degradation of the isonitroso compounds. Accordingly, methylnitrolic acid is decomposed thermally to produce fulminic acid and nitrous acid. Fulminic acid adds acetic acid. This adduct is decomposed by nitrous acid with generation of N₂ and N₂O and formic acid results. A slight proportion of the formic acid is also oxidized further to CO₂.

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Résumé Les auteurs ont à nouveau étudié la réaction anormale de la glycine sur l'acide nitreux car le schéma réactionnel donné parAustin ne permet pas de rendre compte des dégagements gazeux anormaux qui se produisent. II a tout d'abord été établi selon toute vraisemblance qu'à partir du cation carbénium qui se forme lors de la désamination de la glycine il se produit immédiatement de l'acide méthylnitrolique. L'acide nitroacétique ou le nitrométhane n'apparaissent comme produits intermédiaires qu'en quantités minimes. L'acide méthylnitrolique est le point de départ de la réaction anormale qui se partage en fait en deux réactions concurrentielles. Lors de l'une de ces réactions, le groupement isonitrosé de l'acide méthylnitrolique réagit avec l'acide nitrolique avec formation d'une molécule du mélange (N₂ + N₂O) ainsi que de nitroformaldéhyde. Le nitroformaldéhyde réduit l'acide nitreux en N₂O et N₂ tandis qu'il s'oxyde en acide nitroformique. Ce dernier se décompose avec dégagement de CO₂. La seconde de ces réactions a été déjà indiquée en principe parAustin et modifiée par les auteurs compte tenu des données relatives à la dégradation des composés isonitrosés. D'après cette réaction l'acide nitrolique se décompose thermiquement avec formation d'acide fulminique et d'acide nitreux. L'acide fulminique se fixe par addition sur l'acide acétique. Le produit obtenu est décomposé par l'acide nitreux avec dégagement de N₂ et N₂O et formation d'acide formique. L'acide formique s'oxyde ensuite en faibles proportions en CO₂.

     

Upper limit for thermal direct photon production in heavy-ion collisions at 60 and 200A·GeV

The production of direct photons has been investigated in reactions ofp and¹⁶O projectiles at 60 and 200A·GeV with C and Au nuclei. Photon and ⁰ spectra have been measured in the pseudorapidity range 1.52.1 for the transverse momentum region 0.4 GeV/cp _T 2.8 GeV/c employing the lead-glass spectrometer SAPHIR. An upper limit of 15% at the 90% confidence level for the direct photon signal relative to the neutral pion production is obtained from the comparison of measured photon spectra with Monte Carlo simulations of the hadronic background based on the reconstructed yield of ⁰ and mesons. Consequences for a possible phase transition to a quark-gluon plasma are discussed.     

Non-covalent calixarene-amino acid complexes formed by MALDI-MS

Non-covalent inclusion complexes formed between amino acids and derivatized calix[6]arenes are observed in MALDI mass spectrometry. The methyl, ethyl, and propyl ester derivatives of calix[6]arene yielded amino acid complexes, while the smaller calix[4]arene analogs did not. Similarly the underivatized calix[6]arene and calix[4]arene did not produce complexes. Amino acid complexes were observed for nearly all 20 amino acids in time-of-flight (TOF) analysis. In Fourier transform mass spectrometry (FTMS) analysis, however, only the most basic amino acids arginine, histidine, and lysine formed stable adducts. The complexes were abundant under matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) conditions, which suggested favorable interactions between host and guest.     

Elektronenreiche übergangsmetallkomplexe : II. Nitril-phosphan-molybdändicarbonyle: Farbe und solvatochromie

Complexes of aromatic or α,β-unsaturated nitriles YCN of the type (YCN)₂(PR₃)₂Mo(CO)₂ and (YCN)(PR₃)₃Mo(CO)₂ are new chromophores. Their intense electronic absorption band in the visible spectrum is strongly influenced by substituents and solvent polarity. Acceptor properties of nitriles are discussed on the basis of CNDO-calculations. CT-character and solvato-chromism can be interpreted in terms of the back-bonding ability of the nitriles in electron-rich metal complexes.     

Bis-(tetraethylammonium)[tetraazidocuprate(II)] and catena-di-μ-1,1-azido-[di-μ-1,1-azido-bis-(2,4-dimethylpyridine)dicopper(II)]

Two new copper(II) azido complexes, namely bis-(tetraethylammonium)[tetraazidocuprate(II)] (1) and catena-di--1,1-azido-[di--1,1-azido-bis-(2,4-dimethylpyridine)dicopper(II)] (2), have been prepared and characterized by spectroscopic and crystallographic methods. Complex (1) consists of isolated NEt⁺ ₄ cations and [Cu(N₃)₄]^2– anions. The site symmetry around the copper atom in the anion is 4/m. Complex (2) features a 1 D chain structure, five coordinated square pyramidal copper(II) atoms with both azides functioning as -1,1-bridges. The i.r. spectra reveal that both complexes contain asymmetric azido ligands. The solid and solution electronic spectra of (1) and (2) show very strong absorption bands in the visible region associated with N^– ₃ Cu^II charge-transfer transitions. The e.p.r. spectra of powder samples and solutions at room temperature were recorded and discussed.     

ansa-Metallocene derivatives: VIII. Syntheses and crystal structures of ethylene-bridged titanocene and zirconocene derivatives with permethylated ring ligands

Ethylene-bridged titanocene and zirconocene derivatives with permethylated ring ligands, C₂H₄(C₅(CH₃)₄)₂TiCl₂ and C₂H₄(C₅(CH₃)₄)₂ZrCl₂, have been synthesized and their crystal structures determined.