Organometallic complex compounds,part 6(1). Property-specific ligand control of stability and reactivity of (1,3-dimethyl-η3-allyl)methylnickel-ligand complexes. Separation of electronic and steric effects

Summary The property-specific ligand control of 28 ligands on the decomposition temperatures in solution, measured by d.t.a. of a four-coordinate nickel(II)-complex is reported. A quantitative separation of electronic and steric effects by a multilinear regression analysis (75% electronic and 25% steric influence for the chosen ligands) is presented. The controlling effect of the selectivity on the decomposition (fraction of the C-C-linked product) (25 P-ligands) leads to an electronic: steric ratio of the property-specific ligand control of 5545 for the chosen ligands. An increase in the relative acceptor character of the P-ligands relatively destabilizes the complexes and thereby favours formation of a C-C-bond. An increase in steric hindrance also favours C-C-bond formation. A method for revising the steric parameter of P-ligands is presented and is used to correct the -value of (PhCH₂)₃P is corrected to 135°. SCCC-MO-calculations for testing the chemical reasoning of the separated electronic and steric ligand property control are shown.     

New photochromic 2H-1.4-oxazines and spiro-2H-1.4-oxazines

The synthesis and the photochemical behaviour of 4 new 2H-1.4-oxazines and 3 new spiro-2H-1.4-oxazines is described.     

Die Synthese von 4-substituierten Bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-1-yl-p-nitrobenzolsulfonaten

Synthesis of 4-Substituted Bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-1-yl-p-Nitrobenzenesulfonates The syntheses of the 4-substituted bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-1-yl-p-nitrobenzenesulfonates 1a–2s are described.     

Synthesis and supramolecular properties of molecular clips with anthracene sidewalls

Novel molecular clips with anthracene sidewalls (1 a-c) were synthesized; they form stable host-guest complexes with a variety of electron-deficient aromatic and quinoid molecules. According to single-crystal structure analyses of clip 1 c and 1,2,4,5-tetracyanobenzene (TCNB) complex 14@1 b, the clips' anthracene sidewalls have to be compressed substantially during the complex formation to provide attractive pi-pi interactions between the aromatic guest molecule and the two anthracene sidewalls in the complex. The compression and expansion of aromatic sidewalls are calculated by molecular mechanics to be low-energy processes, so the energy required for compression of the anthracene sidewalls during complex formation is apparently overcompensated by the gain in energy resulting from the attractive pi-pi interactions. The finding that complexes of the clips 1 a-c are more stable than those of the corresponding clips 2 a-c can be explained in terms of the larger van der Waals contact surfaces of the anthracene sidewalls in 1 a-c (relative to the naphthalene sidewalls in 2 a-c). Color changes resulting from charge-transfer (CT) bands are observed in complex formation by 1 a-c: from colorless to red or purple with TCNB (14), and from yellow to green with 2,4,7-trinitro-9-fluorenone TNF (17). Independently, the host 1 b and guest 14 fluoresce from their respective excited singlet states, whilst in the complex 14@1 b the charge-transfer state quenches the higher-energy singlet states of the two components, and as a result luminescence is only observed from this new CT state. To the best of our knowledge, complex 14@1 b is the first example of CT luminescence from a host-guest complex. The binding constant determined for the formation of the TCNB complex 14@1 b from a UV/Vis titration experiment (Ka = 12 400 m(-1)) agrees well with the value (K(a) = 12 800 m(-1)) obtained by 1H NMR titration.     

Biosynthesis of δ-Jasmin Lactone ( = (Z)-Dec-7-eno-5-lactone) and (Z,Z)-Dodeca-6,9-dieno-4-lactone in the Yeast Sporobolomyces odorus

(all-Z)-(9,10,12,13,15,16-²H₆)Octadeca-9,12,15-trienoic acid ( = α-linolenic acid; D₆- 4 ) was synthesized to investigate the biochemical formation of linolenic-acid-derived aroma compounds in cultures of the yeast Sporobolomyces odorus, using an established gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric (GC/MS) method. Three compounds were identified as labeled: (Z)-dec-7-eno-5-lactone (δ-jasmin lactone), (Z,Z)-dodeca-6,9-dieno-4-lactone, and (2E,4Z)-hepta-2,4-dienoic acid. Both lactones were biosynthesized mostly under conservation of the initial configuration from their corresponding oxygenated linolenic-acid intermediates. The application of (13S,9Z,11E,15Z)-13-hydroxy(9,10,12,13,15, 16-²H₆)octadeca-9,11,15-trienoic acid (D₆- 7 ) as a OH-functionalized precursor of δ-jasmin lactone allowed to gain insight into the stereochemical course of the biosynthesis to both enantiomers of this lactone. In this experiment, 88.3% of the metabolized labeled precursor was transformed under retention of the original configuration of the (R)-enantiomer. This investigation is also a contribution to a better understanding of the C?C bond isomerization steps which took place during the β-oxidative degradation of the substrate.     

Pyrrolopyrimidine nucleosides VII. A study on electrophilic and nucleophilic substitution at position six of certain pyrrolo[2,3-d] pyrimidine nucleosides

A study involving the reactivity of the pyrrolo[2,3-d] pyrimidine ring system at position 6 with another exocyclic group (CN or -NH₂) already residing at C5 has established that hydrogen and bromine are susceptible to electrophilic and acid-catalyzed nucleophilic substitution, respect-tively. In one instance a strong nucleophile (hydrazine) gave nucleophilic substitution at position 6 which was followed by a reaction with the o-nitrile group to afford the tricyclic nucleoside 4,5-diamino-8-(β-D-ribofuranosyl)pyrazolo[3′, 4′ :5,4] pyrrolo[2,3-d] pyrimidine (4).     

Formation and reactions of metal-metal bonded heterobimetallic (C5H4PR2)-bridged (Zr-Ir) and (Zr-Rh) complexes: evidence for the participation of metal hydride intermediates

Treatment of the complexes [(C(5)H(4)PR(2))(2)Zr(CH(3))(2)](b: R = isopropyl; c: R = cyclohexyl) with the reagent HIr(CO)(PPh(3))(3) (2b) yield the heterobimetallic complexes [mu-C(5)H(4)PR(2))(2)(H(3)C-Zr-Ir(CO)(PPh(3)))] (4b, 4c) with evolution of methane. The reaction of the -PPh(2) substituted analogue with initially yields an intermediate [(H(3)C)(2)Zr(mu-C(5)H(4)PPh(2))(2)Ir(H)(CO)(PPh(3))] 5a, that still contains both methyl groups at zirconium and does not contain a metal-metal bond. At room temperature, the intermediate reacts further with methane formation to eventually yield the (Zr-Ir) complex 4a. The corresponding [mu-C(5)H(4)PR(2))(2)(H(3)C-Zr-Rh(CO)(PPh(3)))] complexes 3a (R = Ph) and 3b (R = isopropyl) react cleanly with isopropyl alcohol to liberate methane and yield the corresponding [mu-C(5)H(4)PR(2))(2)(Me(2)CHO-Zr-Rh(CO)(PPh(3)))] products (7a, 7b). Carefully monitoring the reaction of with Me(2)CHOH by NMR revealed that the Zr-Rh functionality is attacked first to give the intermediate [Me(Me(2)CHO)Zr([micro sign]-C(5)H(4)PR(2))(2)Rh(H)(CO)(PPh(3))] (6b). This intermediate then reacts further to cleave off methane and re-form the (Zr-Rh) metal-metal bond to yield the product 7b. The tetrametallic mu-oxo-(Zr-Rh) metallocene derivate 11a was obtained starting from the (Zr-Rh) complex 3a and it was characterized by X-ray diffraction. It may be that this reaction is also initiated by H-OH addition to the [Zr-Rh] metal-metal bond.     

Über Pterinchemie 81. Mitteilung Die Konfiguration an C(6) von natürlichem 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-L-biopterin und seinem Pentaacetylderivat

The Configuration at C(6) of Natural 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-L-biopterin and of its Pentaacetate The structure of (6.R)-pentaacetyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-L-biopterin, one of two diastereoisomers obtained by catalytic hydrogenation and subsequent acetylation of L-biopterin, has been determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The space group is P2₁2₁2₁, a=8,053(l), b=14,955(3), c= 21,502 (4) Å. The asymmetric unit contains one molecule of the biopterin derivative and one of ethyl acetate. The R-configuration can be assigned to C(6) by reference to the known configurations of the other asymmetric C-atoms. As hydrolysis of this diastereoisomer yields the natural 5, 6,7,8-tetrahydro-L-biopterin, the latter also possesses the (6 R)-configuration.     

The two-step chemical vapor deposition of Pd(allyl)Cp as an atom-efficient route to synthesize highly dispersed palladium nanoparticles on carbon nanofibers

Highly dispersed palladium nanoparticles supported on carbon nanofibers, which show high catalytic activity and stability in the hydrogenation of cyclooctene, were synthesized by the two-step metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) of allylcyclopentadienylpalladium (Pd(allyl)Cp) as precursor at atmospheric pressure.