Triarylborane ammonia complexes as ideal precursors for arylzinc reagents in asymmetric catalysis

[reaction: see text] The value of arylboranes as precursors for arylzinc reagents in asymmetric catalysis is demonstrated. Kinetic studies on the transmetalation reaction with zinc reagents rationalize the observed differences of three classes of arylboranes in catalytic applications. By using the stable and easily accessible triarylborane ammonia complexes, an array of chiral diarylmethanols in high yield and enantioselectivity was synthesized.     

Biologically active compounds through catalysis: efficient synthesis of N-(heteroarylcarbonyl)-N'-(arylalkyl)piperazines

A practical route for the synthesis of new biologically active 5-HT(2 A) receptor antagonists has been developed. In only three catalytic steps, this class of central nervous system (CNS) active compounds can be synthesized efficiently with high diversity. As the initial step, an anti-Markovnikov addition of amines to styrenes provides an easy route to N-(arylalkyl)piperazines, which constitute the core structure of the active molecules. Here, base-catalyzed hydroamination reactions of styrenes with benzylated piperazine proceeded in high yield even at room temperature. After catalytic debenzylation, the free amines were successfully carbonylated with different aromatic and heteroaromatic halides and carbon monoxide to yield the desired compounds in good to excellent yields. The two key reactions, base-catalyzed hydroamination of styrenes and palladium-catalyzed aminocarbonylation of haloarenes/heterocycles, showed tolerance towards various functional groups, thereby demonstrating the potential to synthesize a wide variety of new derivatives of this promising class of pharmaceuticals.     

New structural motifs in the aggregation of neutral gold(I) complexes: structures and luminescence from (alkyl isocyanide)AuCN

The preparation and X-ray crystal structures of (CyNC)Au(I)CN, (n-BuNC)Au(I)CN, and (i-PrNC)Au(I)CN.0.5CH(2)Cl(2) are reported and compared with those of (MeNC)Au(I)CN and (t-BuNC)Au(I)CN, which were previously described. These linear molecules are all organized through aurophilic interactions into three structural classes: simple chains ((CyNC)Au(I)CN and (t-BuNC)Au(I)CN), side-by-side chains in which two strands make Au...Au contact with each other ((n-BuNC)Au(I)CN), and nets in which multiple aurophilic interactions produce layers of gold(I) centers ((i-PrNC)Au(I)CN and (MeNC)Au(I)CN). All of these five solids dissolve to produce colorless, nonluminescent solutions with similar UV/vis spectra. However, each of the solids displays a unique luminescence with emission maxima occurring in the range 371-430 nm.     

Synthesis and conformational analysis of naphth[1′,2′:5,6][1,3]oxazino[3,2-c][1,3]benzoxazine and naphth[1′,2′:5,6][1,3]oxazino[3,4-c][1,3]benzoxazine derivatives

A new functional group, the hydroxy group, was inserted into a Betti base by reaction with salicylaldehyde, and the naphthoxazine derivatives thus obtained were converted by ring-closure reactions with formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, propionaldehyde or phosgene to the corresponding naphth[1′2′:5,6][1,3]oxazino[3,2-c][1,3]benzoxazine derivatives. Further, the conformational analysis of these polycyclic compounds by NMR spectroscopy and an accompanying molecular modelling are reported; especially, both quantitative anisotropic ring current effects of the aromatic moieties in these compounds and steric substituent effects were employed to determine the stereochemistry of the naphthoxazinobenzoxazine derivatives.     

Synthesis,Structure, and Optical Properties of Terminally Sulfur‐Functionalized Core‐Substituted Naphthalene‐Bisimide Dyes

The synthesis, characterization, and optical properties of a series of new 2,6‐disubstituted naphthalene‐bisimide dyes as molecular rods comprising terminal AcS groups is reported. The first series of dyes ( 1 – 3 ), comprising phenylhetero (Ph‐X) core substituents, cover a broad range of the VIS spectrum, ranging from yellow ( 2 ) over red ( 3 ) to blue ( 1 ). The second series of dyes contains benzylhetero (Bn‐X) core substituents ( 4 – 7 ). For the same heteroatom connecting the substituent to the naphthalene core, both series were found to display comparable colors. For the second series, the colors were blue ( 4 ), red ( 5 ), and violet ( 6, 7 ). The Ph‐X‐substituted dyes 1 – 3 are nonfluorescent, in contrast to the Bn‐X‐substituted compounds 4 – 7 . This rich variety of optical features that can be adjusted by rather small alterations of the core substituents makes these structurally very comparable molecular rods ideal candidates for optically triggered molecular‐transport investigations. Also, thanks to the terminal AcS groups, these compounds can be placed between nobel‐metal electrodes for optically triggered transport experiments.     

In-source H/D exchange and ion-molecule reactions using matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry with pulsed collision and reaction gases

Controlled in-source ion-molecule reactions are performed for the first time in an external matrix assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) source of a Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer. The MALDI source with a hexapole ion guide that was originally designed to incorporate pulsed gas to collisionally cool ions (Baykut, G.; Jertz, R.; Witt, M. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 2000, 14, 1238-1247) has been modified to allow the study of in-source ion-molecule reactions. Upon laser desorption, a reaction gas was introduced through a second inlet and allowed to interact with the MALDI-generated ions trapped in the hexapole ion guide. Performing ion-molecule reactions in the high pressure range of the ion source prior to analysis in the ion cyclotron resonance (ICR) cell allows to maintain the ultra high vacuum in the cell which is crucial for high mass resolution measurements. In addition, due to the reaction gas pressure in the hexapole product ion formation is much faster than would be otherwise possible in the ICR cell. H/D exchange reactions with different peptides are investigated, as are proton-bound complex formations. A typical experimental sequence would be ion accumulation in the hexapole ion guide from multiple laser shots, addition of cooling gas during ion formation, addition of reaction gas, varied time delays for the ion-molecule reactions, and transmission of the product ions into the ICR cell for mass analysis. In this MALDI source H/D exchange reactions for different protonated peptides are investigated, as well as proton-bound complex formations with the reaction gas triethylamine. Amino acid sequence, structural flexibility and folding state of the peptides can be seen to play a part in the reactivity of such ions.     

Resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) spectroscopy of photolytically generated hot CF radicals

In this paper, we investigate the rotationally resolved spectra of hot CF radicals generated after IR multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD) of CFCl₃ or CF₂Cl₂ and subsequent UV photodissociation. It is shown that these conditions are advantageous for the spectroscopy of transitions involving high rotational quantum numbers and hot bands. Thus molecular constants of CF for the first vibrationally excited state of the electronic ground state (A_v=77.1 cm⁻¹, B_v=1.389 cm⁻¹, D_v=6.570×10⁻⁶ cm⁻¹) are determined for the first time or are calculated more accurately. The spectroscopic method used was resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) spectroscopy.     

Polysulfonylamine. XLI. Ein Silber(I)-Hydrat ungewöhnlicher Zusammensetzung: Röntgenstrukturanalytische und thermochemische Charakterisierung von Tetrakis(dimesylamido)aquatetrasilber(I) [Ag4(N(SO2CH3)2}4(H2O)]

Polysulfonyl Amines. XLI. A Silver(I) Hydrate with an Unusual Composition: Characterization of Tetrakis(dimesylamido)aquatetrasilver(I) [Ag₄(N)SO₂CH₃)₂}₄(H₂O)] by X-Ray Diffraction and Thermal Analysis The title compound is obtained by crystallizing AgN(SO₂CH₃)₂ from water at room temperature. Crystallographic data (at ?95°C): Triclinic space group P1 , a = 864.6(4), b = 1 211.2(5), c = 1 399.1(5) pm, α = 90.97(3), β = 90.90(3), γ = 98.25(4)°, V = 1.4496 nm³, Z = 2, D_x = 2.608 Mg m^?3. The four independent silver atoms and the water molecule form zigzag chains Ag(1)-Ag(2)-(μ-H₂O)-Ag(3) …? Ag(4) …? Ag(1′) with distances Ag(1)-Ag(2) 309.7, Ag(2)-O(w) 241.8, O(w)-Ag(3) 241.4, Ag(3) …? Ag(4) 342.9, Ag(4) …? Ag(1′) 361.4 pm. The catenated silver atoms are further connected by the dimesylamide anions acting as tridentate bridging (α-O, N, ω-O)-ligands. The resulting strands are interconnected into layers through one O(S)-Ag′ contact (247 pm) and one hydrogen bond O(w)-H(l) …? O′(S) per repeating unit. Between the layers, a weak O(S) …? Ag″ interaction (271 ptn) and a hydrogen bond O(w)-H(2) …? O(S) per repeating unit are observed. The silver atoms Ag(l) to Ag(4) display the coordination numbers 5 [NO,Ag(2), distorted trigonal bipyramid], 5[NO₂,O(w)Ag(I), distorted trigonal bipyramid], 5[O₄,O(w), trigonal bipyramid], and 2 + 1 (N₂, li-near; plus a secondary Ag …? 0 contact). The dehydration of the title compound and a solid-solid phase transformation in anhydrous AgN(SO₂CH₃)₂, were quantitatively investigated by thermoconductometry and time- and temperature-resolved X-ray diffractometry (TXRD).     

Hydrogen bonds of RNA are stronger than those of DNA, but NMR monitors only presence of methyl substituent in uracil/thymine

Recently, Vakonakis and LiWang (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 5688) reported experimental evidence for stronger hydrogen bonds in RNA A:U than in DNA A:T base pairs, which was based on differences in NMR shielding for adenine C2. We have analyzed the proposed correlation between NMR shielding and hydrogen-bond strength using density functional theory. Although we agree with the conclusion that A:U is more strongly bound, we find no correlation between the hydrogen-bond strength and the NMR shielding of C2. Our study shows that NMR merely probes the presence/absence of the methyl group in thymine/uracil, without any relation to the strength of the hydrogen bonds involved. In other words, one cannot infer the Watson-Crick hydrogen-bond strength from the NMR shielding constant of adenine C2.