Conformations of fused cycloalkanes in organometallic complexes : IV. The crystal and molecular structure of tricyclo-[6.4.0.02.7]dodeca-3,5-dienetricarbonyliron

The precise molecular structure of the title compound has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffractometry. It consists of a cyclohexadiene ring fused at the 5 and 6 positions to a cyclobutane ring which is in turn fused to a cyclohexane ring. The two six-membered rings are trans to each other with respect to the shared four-membered ring. The Fe(CO)₃ moiety is bound in the usual way to the conjugated diene portion of the cyclohexadiene ring. The feature of greatest interest is the mutual influence of the conformations of the two fused cycloalkane rings, whose intrinsically preferred conformations are mutually incompatible. Under the influence of the fused cyclohexadiene ring the C₄ ring would tend to be planar, while the cyclohexane ring would tend, of itself, to have a chair conformation. The actual result is a compromise, with the C₄ ring being folded by 15° along its diagonal and the C₆ ring having a conformation intermediate between planarity and a chair. Crystallographic data: space group, P2₁, Z = 2. Unit cell dimensions at 3°C are a = 6.176(1), b = 11.307(2), c = 9.781(2) Å and β = 92.89(2)°. A set of 1733 reflections having 2θ(Mo-K_α) < 63.7° and I > σ(I) was refined to convergence (R₁ = 0.055; R₂ = 0.034) with hydrogen atoms refined isotropically and all others anisotropically.     

Mass spectral structure elucidation of substituted 4-oxazolidones,the photocycloexpansion products of 2,4-azetidindiones

Abstract-2-Methoxy-4-oxazolidone structures are assigned to the photocycloexpansion products of the substituted 2,4-azetidindiones on the basis of mass spectral evidence. A discussion is given of the mass spectra of 2-methoxy-4-oxazolidones and of their hydrolysis products, the 2-hydroxy-4-oxazolidones and the ring opened substituted 2-hydroxy-N-formyl acetamides. Ring and chain forms, when both isolated, yield completely different mass spectra, indicating that no rapid tautomeric equilibrium is established in the gas phase.     

Connection between the electronic structure of tin in its compounds and the isomer shifts in the Mössbauer spectra

A formula is obtained which relates the isomer shifts in the Mössbauer spectra to the electronic structure of tin in its compounds. It is shown that these formulas describe the isomer shifts of various kinds of chemical compounds: tetravalent tin with -bonding (tin tetrahalides), tetravalent tin with no -bonding (compounds in which the tin is bound to alkyl, aryl, or metal carbonyl radicals), divalent tin, etc. The formulas are used to analyze the electronic structures of tin in compounds of these classes. It is shown that in tetravalent tin compounds with -bonding the isomer shift in the negative direction (with respect to -Sn) is due to the decreased number of 5s-valence electrons, and in the absence of -bonding, by an increase in the number of 5s-valence electrons.     

Determination of phosphite,hypophosphite, tellurium and mercury

A new catalytic oxidation procedure, involving the use of a cerium(IV) sulfate reagent in perchloric acid with a mixed silver(I)—manganese(II) perchlorate catalyst, has been developed for the determination of phosphite, hypophosphite, and tellurium. By this method 15—100 mg of phosphite, 5—35 mg of hypophosphite, and 10—105 mg of tellurium may be determined with standard deviations of ±0.17, ±0.32, and ±0.21% respectively. A direct titration procedure for mercury(I) is described using a ceric perchlorate solution as titrant with the mixed catalyst system. Samples from 65–510 mg may be analyzed with a standard deviation of ±0.36%.     

Syntheses of seven-membered rings: ruthenium-catalyzed intramolecular [5+2] cycloadditions

The Ru-catalyzed intramolecular [5+2] cycloaddition of cyclopropylenynes is investigated with respect to the regio- and diastereoselectivity as well as the functional group compatibility of the reaction. Evidence for the mechanism as occurring through a ruthenacyclopentene intermediate is elucidated from 1) the study of the diastereoselectivity of the cycloaddition; 2) the effect of variation of substituents on the regioselectivity of cyclopropyl bond cleavage in 1,2-trans- and 1,2-cis-disubstituted cyclopropanes and 3) examples that clearly do not involve ruthenacyclohexene as intermediates as products still incorporate the cyclopropyl moiety. The scope and limitations of the Ru-catalyzed cycloaddition are discussed and compared with the Rh-catalyzed reaction. The potential power of this methodology towards natural product total synthesis is demonstrated by the formation of several polycyclic systems with the chosen reaction conditions and readily available cyclopropylenyne substrates.     

Studies of the thermal degradation of acetaminophen using a conventional HPLC approach and electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry

The thermal degradation of acetaminophen is studied via conventional accelerated aging studies by initially thermally stressing the compound at temperatures between 160 degrees C and 190 degrees C and measuring the rate of decomposition by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. Rates of decomposition of the compound in the dry state and the activation energy for the process are determined and compared with previously published kinetic and thermodynamic data for the degradation of acetaminophen in solution. In addition, the thermal fragmentation of acetaminophen under electrospray ionization (ESI) conditions using an interface with a heated capillary inlet is studied and the apparent activation energy for this process also is characterized. A comparison of the data shows that acetaminophen is significantly more stable in the dry state than in solution. However, the gas-phase fragmentation of acetaminophen under ESI conditions occurs more readily than either dry- or solution-state degradation. Although the resulting electrospray fragmentation mimics the breakdown product that is formed when the compound undergoes either acid or base catalyzed hydrolysis in aqueous solutions, the mechanism that produces the fragment ion appears to involve a two-step process. Initially, the parent ion forms of the analyte are produced in the spray region of the interface followed by wall-catalyzed decomposition and re-ionization in the heated inlet capillary of the spectrometer.     

Kinetics and Mechanism of Monomolecular Heterolysis of Commercial Organohalogen Compounds: XXXVII.1 Effect of Nucleofuge and Solvent of the Relative Rates of Heterolysis of 1-Halo-1-methylcyclopentanes and 1-Halo-1-methylcyclohexanes. Correlation Analysis of Solvation Effects

The effect of solvent ionizing ability on heterolysis rate enhances in the series 1-chloro-1-methylcyclohexane < 1-bromo-1-methylcyclohexane 1-chloro-1-methylcyclopentane < 1-bromo-1-methyl- cyclopentane. The lower sensitivity of cyclohexyl substrates compared with cyclopentyl is determined by conformational effects. Bromides are more sensitive to solvent effects than chlorides because of the stronger polarizability of the C-Br bond.     

Application of neural network calibrations to an halide ISE array

The Neural Network (NN) technique was applied to the calibration of an ion selective electrode (ISE) array comprising a bromide selective electrode, two chloride ISEs and one thiocyanate ISE. The measured samples were synthetic mixture solutions of chlorides and bromides in concentration ranges such that interference occurs. The NN method allowed to perform the calibration without estimating the coefficients of the Nikolskii-Eisenman theoretical relation. Only the determination of bromide was detailed. The results obtained using this method were better than those obtained using linear multivariate calibration methods.