Photochemical reactions. 152nd Communication. Photochemistry of acylsilanes; photolysis and thermolysis of cyclopropyl silyl ketones

The photolysis and thermolysis of the Cyclopropyl silyl ketones 3, 4 , and 5 are described. On n,π* excitation, the silyl ketones 3 and 4 undergo a Norrish-type-II reaction involving γ-H abstraction, cyclopropyl ring cleavage followed by retro-enolization to the acylsilanes 6 and (E/Z)- 12 , respectively. As a common product of 3 and 4 , the dihydrofuran 7 is formed via the alternative C(α)-C(β) cleavage of the cyclopropyl moiety. Compounds 6 , 7 , and (E/Z)- 12 are new types of acylsilane photoproducts. The irradiation of acylsilane 5 gave the analogous dihydrofuran 15 as the only product. On photolysis of 3 and 4 , products 8A + B and 13A + B , derived from a siloxy carbene intermediate, were found as well. On thermolysis of 3 and 4 , the acylsilanes 6 (80%), and (E)- 12 (33%) and (Z)- 12 (34%), respectively, are formed as the only products. Their formation may occur via a [1, 5] sigmatropic H-shift. The thermolysis of 5 gave the diene 16 whose formation can be explained by insertion of a siloxycarbene into the neighboring cyclopropane leading to the cyclobutene 28 as thermally unstable intermediate.     

Bis (2,4,6,8-cyclononatetraen-1-yl)methane

Bis (2,4,6,8-cyclononatetraen-1-yl)methanes Bis (2,4,6,8-cyclononatetraen-1-yl)methanes ( 2a–c ) have been prepared by reaction of all-cis-cyclononatetraenide with 1,1-dichlorodimethyl ether as well as with carbenium ion precursors 9b and 9c . The title compounds 2 are attractive precursors of highly delocalised nonafulvenes of type 3 ; however, elimination experiments 2→3 failed so far.     

Sublimation enthalpy of dye molecules measured using fluorescence

We present an in-flight fluorescence detection scheme for molecular beams which is applied to determine the enthalpy of sublimation of dye molecules. We investigate tetraphenylporphyrin (TPP), porphine, and nile red, which are believed to be suitable candidates for molecular de Broglie wave interferometry. The measured values are H(sub)(TPP)=142+/-3 kJ/mol, H(sub)(porphine)=87+/-3 kJ/mol, and H(sub)(nile red)=66+/-2 kJ/mol. For TPP, sublimation enthalpies differ in the literature by more than a factor of 2. Our measurements confirm a value at the lower end of this scale. We discuss changes in the character of the molecular flow with the source temperature as a prime reason for discrepancies in the published data.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Three Homoleptic Bismuth Silanolates: [Bi(OSiR3)3] (R = Me,Et, iPr)

The bismuth tris(triorganosilanolates) [Bi(OSiR₃)₃] ( 1 , R = Me; 2 , R = Et; 3 , R = iPr) were prepared by reaction of R₃SiOH with [Bi(OtBu)₃]. Compound 1 crystallizes in the triclinic space group with Z = 2 and the lattice constants a = 10.323(1) Å, b = 13.805(1) Å, c = 21.096(1) Å and α = 91.871(4)°, β = 94.639(3)°, γ = 110.802(3)°. In the solid state compound 1 is a trimer as result of weak intermolecular bismuth‐oxygen interactions with Bi–O distances in the range 2.686(6)–3.227(3) Å. The coordination at the bismuth atoms Bi(1) and Bi(3) is best described as 3 + 2 coordination whereas Bi(2) shows a 3 + 3 coordination. The intramolecular Bi–O distances fall in the range 2.041(3)–2.119(3) Å. Compound 3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbcm with Z = 4 and the lattice constants a = 7.201(1) Å, b = 23.367(5) Å and c = 20.893(1) Å, whereas the triethylsilyl‐derivative 2 is liquid. In contrast to [Bi(OSiMe₃)₃] ( 1 ) compound 3 is monomeric in the solid state, but shows similar intramolecular Bi–O distances in the range 1.998(2)–2.065(5) Å. The bismuth silanolates are highly soluble in common organic solvents and strongly moisture sensitive. Compound 1 shows the lowest thermal stability.     

Electronic energy transfer and collection in luminescent molecular rods containing ruthenium(II) and osmium(II) 2,2':6',2"-terpyridine complexes linked by thiophene-2,5-diyl spacers

The electronic absorption spectra, luminescence spectra and lifetimes (in MeCN at room temperature and in frozen n-C3H7CN at 77 K), and electrochemical potentials (in MeCN) of the novel dinuclear [(tpy)Ru(3)Os(tpy)]4+ and trinuclear [(tpy)Ru(3)Os(3)Ru(tpy)]6- complexes (3 = 2,5-bis(2,2':6',2'-terpyridin-4-yl)thiophene) have been obtained and are compared with those of model mononuclear complexes and homometallic [(tpy)Ru(3)Ru(tpy)]4+, [(tpy)Os(3)Os(tpy)]4+ and [(tpy)Ru(3)Ru(3)Ru(tpy)]6+ Complexes. The bridging ligand 3 is nearly planar in the complexes, as seen from a preliminary X-ray determination of [(tpy)Ru(3)Ru(tpy)][PF6]4, and confers a high degree of rigidity upon the polynuclear species. The trinuclear species are rod-shaped with a distance of about 3 nm between the terminal metal centres. For the polynuclear complexes, the spectroscopic and electrochemical data are in accord with a significant intermetal interaction. All of the complexes are luminescent (phi in the range 10(-4)-10(-2) and tau in the range 6-340 ns, at room temperature), and ruthenium- or osmium-based luminescence properties can be identified. Due to the excited state properties of the various components and to the geometric and electronic properties of the bridge, Ru --> Os directional transfer of excitation energy takes place in the complexes [(tpy)Ru(3)Os(tpy)]4+ (end-to-end) and [(tpy)Ru(3)Os(3)Ru(tpy)]6+ (periphery-to-centre). With respect to the homometallic case, for [(tpy)Ru(3)Os(3)Ru(tpy)]6+ excitation trapping at the central position is accompanied by a fivefold enhancement of luminescence intensity.     

Variants of Solid-State and Solution Structures of (η3-Allyl)- {2-[2′-(diphenylphosphino)phenyl]-4,5-dihydrooxazole-P,N}palladium(II) hexafluorophosphates and tetraphenylborates

Crystal and solution structures of the enantiomerically pure and the racemic pairs of (η³-allyl) {2-[2′-(diphenylphosphino)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-4-phenyloxazole}palladium(II) hexafluorophosphates ( 1 , and rac- 1 , resp.) and tetraphenylborates ( 2 , and rac- 2 , resp.) as well as (η³-allyl){2-[2′-(diphenylphosphino)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-4-isopropyloxazole}palladium(II) tetraphenylborate ( 3 ) were characterized by X-ray crystallography and ¹H-NMR spectroscopy. In the solid state, rac- 1 and rac- 2 proved to be disordered with both diastereoisomeric complexes in the crystal. The complexes 2 and 3 exist only in the ‘exo’ form. The X-ray structures show that the [Pd^II(η³-allyl)] moiety may adopt different configurations between a nearly symmetrical three-electron Pd^II(π³-allyl) system and an asymmetrical allyl group with a η¹- and a η²-bonding to the metal center. The [Pd^II(η³-allyl)] system of rac- 1 and of ‘endo’ rac- 2 is closer to the former, and that of 2 , ‘exo’-rac- 2 , and 3 closer to the later geometry. The ¹H-NMR spectra of the hexafluorophosphates 1 and rac- 1 show two sets of signals of the allylic protons in an ‘exo’/‘endo’ ratio of 2:3. The tetraphenylborates 2, rac- 2 , and 3 give only one set of broad signals of the allylic protons.     

NMR spectroscopic characterization of millisecond protein folding by transverse relaxation dispersion measurements

The cold shock protein CspB adopts its native and functional tertiary structure on the millisecond time scale. We employed transverse relaxation NMR methods, which allow a quantitative measurement of the cooperativity of this fast folding reaction on a residue basis. Thereby, chemical exchange contributions to the transverse relaxation rate (R(2)) were observed for every residue of CspB verifying the potential of this method to identify not only local dynamics but also to characterize global events. Toward this end, the homogeneity of the transition state of folding was probed by comparing Chevron plots (i.e., dependence of the apparent folding rate on the denaturant concentration) determined by stopped-flow fluorescence with Chevron plots of six residues acquired by R(2) dispersion experiments. The coinciding results obtained for probes at different locations in the three-dimensional structure of CspB indicate the ability and significance of transverse relaxation NMR to determine Chevron plots on a residue-by-residue basis providing detailed insights on the nature of the transition state of folding.     

Synthesen und Kristallstrukturen neuer selenidoverbrückter Ruthenium-Clusterverbindungen

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of New Selenido-bridged Ruthenium Clusters The reaction of Se(SiMe₃)₂ with [RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃], or a mixture of [RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃] and alkylphosphines leads to the formation of selenido-bridged ruthenium clusters. In this publication the compounds [Ru₆Se₈(PPh₃)₆] ( 1 ), [Ru₆Se₈(PEt₃)₆] ( 2 ) und[Ru₆Se₈(PⁿPr₃)₆] ( 3 ) are described.The compounds 1-3 contain Ru₆¹⁶⁺ cluster cores with Ru²⁺ and Ru³⁺ centers. The structures of these compounds were elucidated by single crystal X-ray structural analyses.