Intramolecular O → Si donor-acceptor interaction in R2P(=O)CH2CH2SiF3 molecules: Synthesis of dialkyl [2-(trifluorosilyl)ethyl]phosphonate and bis[(chloromethyl)dimethylsilyl] styrylphosphonate

The reaction of diethyl [2-(triethoxysilyl)ethyl]phosphonate with boron trifluoride etherate was used to synthesize diethyl [2-(trifluorosilyl)ethyl]phosphonate. The reaction of bis(trimethylsilyl) styrylphosphonate with chloro(chloromethyl)dimethylsilane gave bis[(chloromethyl)dimethylsilyl] styrylphosphonate. Multinuclear ¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁹F, ²⁹Si, and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy established the absence of a P=O → Si coordination bond in these compounds and the four-coordinate state of the silicon atom. Evidence for this finding was obtained by B3LYP/6-31G(d) quantum-chemical calculations. However, the same calculations for R₂P(=O)· CH₂CH₂SiF₃ (R = Me, Me₂N) showed the presence in such molecules of an O → Si coordination bond both in the gas phase and in CHCl₃ solution. The distance between the O and Si atoms in this series molecules decreases with R in the order: MeO > Me > Me₂N. The axial Si-F bond length increases in the same order and parallels the order of the Hammet σ ₀ ^m constants of these substituents, relating to their interaction with π-electron systems.     

Synthesis and oxidative cleavage of poly(trimethylene diselenides)

1-Bromo-3-chloropropane and elemental selenium react in hydrazine hydrate-alkali and hydrazine hydrate-amine systems to form poly(trimethylene diselenides). The reductive cleavage of the resulting selenokols yielded 1,3-propanediselenol, 1,2-diselenolane, and bis(alkylseleno)propanes. These compounds are important reagents for organic synthesis and ligands for complex formation. The products obtained were studided by GC-MS.     

Ab Initio Study of the Acetylene–Allene Rearrangement in 2-Propargylpyrrole, 2-Propargylfuran, and 2-Propargylthiophene

Ab initio (MP4/6-31G*//RHF/6-31+G*) calculations have been performed to study the acetylene–allene rearrangement in X–CH₂–CCH propargyl systems, where X = ethenyl, E-1-butadienyl, 2-pyrrolyl, 2-furanyl, and 2-thienyl. The spatial and electronic structures, as well as the relative stability, of the initial and final acetylene structures and the corresponding allenes are examined. Migration of the triple bond from the terminal position into the chain, including the stage of allene structure formation, is shown to be thermodynamically favorable for the whole series of compounds. The propargyl substituents of heterocycles isomerize as readily as open diene systems. The differences in the isomerization energies in the series of allenyl- and 1-propynyl-substituted pyrrole, furan, and thiophene are mainly due to the differences in the nature of long-range interactions between heteroatoms and the tricarbon system.     

Multiple bond migration with participation of a protophilic agent

Ab initio study of the pathways of migration of the double bond in the 3-methylthioprop-1-ene (1) and 3-methoxyprop-1-ene (2) molecules with participation of hydroxide ion was carried out by the RHF/6-31+G^* and MP2/6-31+G//RHF/6-31+G^* methods. Conformational isomerism of the initial molecules and reaction products was considered. The distinctions are discussed in the spatial and electronic structure of intermediate carbanions stabilized (for1) due to the negative hyperconjugation. Stationary points corresponding to complexes between the molecules under study and the hydroxide ion and between the corresponding carbanion and water molecule were localized on the potential energy surfaces of the proton transfer reactions. For2, the single-stage mechanism of prototropic rearrangement involving the H atom of the hydroxide ions was found to be more energetically preferable than the two-stage mechanism, whereas both mechanisms are expected to be equiprobable for1. For Parts 1–3, see Refs. 1–3. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Kimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 407–413, March, 2000.     

N-Isopropenylazoles: I. Direct N-Isopropenylation of Azoles with Propyne and Allene

A number of previously unknown N-isopropenyl-substituted pyrroles, indoles, and di- and -triazoles were synthesized in 20-86% yield by reaction of the corresponding azole with an equilibrium mixture of propyne with allene or pure propyne and allene in the system KOH-DMSO (105-145°C, 5-15 h, atmospheric or elevated pressure). The reaction is regioselective. The electronic and steric structure and the degree of conjugation between the exocyclic double bond and the azole ring are discussed on the basis of the ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra. Almost complete absence of p- conjugation in ,'-disubstituted N-isopropenylazoles have been found.     

Reaction of 1-bromo-3-chloropropane with tellur and dimethyltelluride in the system of hydrazine hydrate-alkali

A synthesis of oligomeric substance of thiocol type, the poly(trimethyleneditelluride), from 1-bromo-3-chloropropane and elemental tellurium is performed using a hydrazine hydrate-alkali system. Reductive splitting of the tellurocol followed by alkylation with methyl iodide give rise to preparation of bis(methyltelluro)propane, which was synthesized also from dimethyltelluride and 1,3-dihalopropanes using the N₂H₄·H₂O/KOH system. Mass spectra of the synthesized low molecular weight organotellurium compounds are considered.     

Study of the Synthetic Potential of the Reaction of Benzimidazole with Bis(iodomethyl)tetramethyldisiloxane by Matrix-Free Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry

Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry - According to the matrix-free laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometric data, the reaction of benzimidazole with...     

Distinguishing Features of reactions of 2-chloro-and 2,2-dichloro(bromo)vinyl ketones with alkyl-and arylhydrazines

2-Chlorovinyl alkyl ketones react with alkylhydrazines to give mixtures of 1-R-3-R′- and 1-R-5-R′-pyrazoles: The 1-R-3-R′-pyrazoles form through the heterocyclization of 2-chlorovinyl ketone alkylhydrazones whereas in the heterocyclization into 1-R-5-R′-pyrazoles N ¹-alkyl-N ²-(2-acylvinyl)hydrazines are involved. The regiospecific heterocyclization of 2-chloro-and 2,2-dichlorovinyl ketones with arylhydrazines and also of 2,2-dichloro(bromo)vinyl trifluoromethyl ketones with C alkylhydrazines into pyrazoles and 5-chloro(bromo)-pyrazoles proceeds through a stage of haloenones hydrazones formation. The study of the structure of the obtained 1-alkyl-3(5)-alkylpyrazoles by means of two-dimenaional ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy and GC-MS method made it possible to assign the proton and carbon signals of isomeric pyrazoles and to establish the diagnostic ions for the pair of 1,3-and 1,5-isomers.