Sequential Pd/Ru-catalysed allenylation/olefin metathesis/1,3-dipolar cycloaddition route to novel heterocycles

A novel sequential palladium/ruthenium-catalysed four component process is described involving carbonylation of an aryl/heteroaryl iodide followed by allenylation to generate (π-allyl) palladium species which are intercepted by nitrogen nucleophiles to afford 1,6-dienes. Subsequent Ring-Closing Metathesis (RCM) affords C-acyl-N-heterocycles in good yield. These heterocycles proved to be active dipolarophiles in sequential and cascade 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions (1,3-DC) as exemplified by reactions with nitrones and azomethine ylides.     

Fabrication of nanoscale metallic spirals using phospholipid microtubule organizational templates

We describe the fabrication of metallic Cu spiral/helical nanostructures prepared via selective electroless metallization of a phospholipid microtubule template. The metallization template is created through selective, sequential adsorption of the oppositely charged polyelectrolytes, sodium poly(styrenesulfonate) (PSS) and poly(ethyleneimine) (PEI), onto nanoscale seams naturally occurring on the microtubule surface. A negatively charged Pd(II) nanoparticle catalyst is bound to the terminal cationic PEI layer of the multilayer film and initiates selective template metallization to form the helical Cu nanostructures. Details of the process are presented, and a mechanism and factors affecting the control of the feature critical dimensions are discussed.     

Hyperconjugative vs. d orbital effects in unsaturated silanes : I. The energy levels in para-group IV-substituted anilines

The energy levels of a series of para substituted N,N-dimethylanilines p-MH_nMe_3?n C₆H₄NMe₂ (n = 0?3, M = C or Si) for the ground and lower lying excited states have been determined in acetonitrile solution. The levels for the carbon compounds are all slightly destailized relative to N,N-dimethylaniline and the effects are rather insensitive to n. The stabilizations produced by silicon substituents on all levels are markedly affected by silicon's substituents, showing increasing perturbations with increasing n. It is concluded that variations in the interaction of the σ^* system of the silyl substituent with the aniline π system, and not d orbital interactions, account for the trends observed.     

New routes to 1-deoxy-(3,4-dihydro-7,8-dimethyl-2,4-dioxopyrimido[4,5-b]-quinolin-10(2H)yl)-D-ribitols (5-deazariboflavins)

The acid-catalyzed reaction of 6-(N-D-ribityl-3,4-xylidino)uracil ( 1 ) with trimethyl ortho-formate yields a bis(methoxymethylene) derivative ( 2 ), which is readily deprotected to give 5-deazariboflavin ( 3 ). Correspondingly, 5-methyl-5-deazariboflavin ( 6 ) is produced by cyclization of the tetraacetate of 1 with acetyl chloride in the presence of stannic chloride followed by deacetylation.     

The thioketone–enethiol tautomerism of aliphatic thiocarbonyls: An ab initio study

Approximate minimum energy reaction paths have been calculated for two thioketone–enethiol tautomeric systems using an ab initio SCF–MO method. The calculations indicate nearly equal stabil ties of the isolated tautomers in both systems and an energy barrier of ca. 85 kcal/mol for their interconversion. This barrier is expected to be significantly lower in solution as a result of solvent–solute interactions.     

Oxidative-Rearrangement Reactions of σ3, λ3 Dialkyl(Silylamino)Phosphines with Chlorophosphines; Formation of a P–P Bond Via a New Road to Phosphinophosphoranimines

Abstract:

Chlorophosphines react with trivalent (silylamino)phosphines via a direct oxidative addition process with elimination of trimethyl silyl chloride to produce phosphino-phosphoranimines with concomitant formation of a P-P bond. Oxidation of the phosphine center with sulfur and an exchange transformation of the phosphine are discussed.     

Palladium catalysed tandem cyclisation–anion capture. Part 8: Cascade hydrostannylation—cyclisation–anion capture and cascade hydroboration—cyclisation–anion capture on solid phase

Up to four bonds and five stereocentres are created, in five component processes (five point diversity), utilising resin bound aryl iodides by hydroboration or hydrostannylation of alkynes, followed by cyclisation–anion capture involving Suzuki or Stille reactions. Three small libraries were prepared to validate the chemistry.     

Main‐chain viologen polymers with organic counterions exhibiting thermotropic liquid‐crystalline and fluorescent properties*

A series of viologen polymers with bromide, tosylate, and triflimide as counterions were prepared by either the Menshutkin reaction or metathesis reaction in a common organic solvent. Their polyelectrolyte behavior in methanol was determined by solution viscosity measurements, and their chemical structures were determined by Fourier transform infrared and Fourier transform NMR spectroscopy. They were characterized for their thermotropic liquid‐crystalline properties with a number of experimental techniques. Each of the viologen polymers with organic counterions had a low melting transition or fusion temperature above which it formed either a high‐order smectic phase or a low‐order smectic phase. Each of them also exhibited a smectic‐to‐isotropic transition. The ranges of the liquid‐crystalline phase were 80–88 °C for viologen polymers with tosylate as a counterion and 120–146 °C for viologen polymers with triflimide as a counterion. They had excellent thermal stability. The ranges of thermal stability were 288–329 °C for viologen polymers with tosylate as a counterion and 343–350 °C for viologen polymers with triflimide as a counterion. The fluorescence property for all of the viologen polymers in either aqueous or methanol solution was also included in this study. For example, the viologen polymer containing the 4,4′‐bipyridinium and p‐xylyl units along the backbone of the polymer chain with triflimide as a counterion had an absorption spectrum (λ_max = 265 nm), an excitation spectrum (λ_ex values = 357, 443, and 454 with monitoring at 533 nm), and an emission spectrum (λ_em = 536 nm with excitation at 430 and 450 nm) in methanol. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 659–674, 2002; DOI 10.1002/pola.10134     

Isoindole Cycloadditions. Part III: The Synthesis of "Windscreen Wiper" and Other N-Bridged Cavity Systems

The thermal addition of N-carbobenzyloxyisoindole (N-Z isoindole) 11a, generated by the reaction of 3,6-di(2-pyridyl)-s-tetrazine 9 with N-Z 7-azabenzonorbornadiene 8a, onto dimethyl tricyclo[4.2.1.0^2.5]nona-3,7-diene-3,4-dicarboxylate 17 occurred site selectively at the cyclobutene -bond to form a stereoisomeric mixture of 1 : 1-adducts 18 and 19, in which the bent-frame isomer 19 was dominant (ratio 5 : 1). In contrast, N-benzyl tetrafluoroisoindole 11c reacted with 17 only under high-pressure conditions (14 kbar, RT, 4 days) to afford 1 : 1-adducts at the cyclobutene site, in which the extended-frame isomer 18c was dominant and the accompanying bent-frame product 19c reverted to starting materials soon after isolation. These same stereoselectivities were used to prepare "windscreen wiper" compound 28c having two mobile N-benzyl substituents attached to a rigid scaffold by the reaction of N-benzyl tetrafluoroisoindole 11c with tetramethyl tetracyclo[4.4.1.0.^2,5.0^7.10]undeca-3,8-diene-3,4,7,8-tetracarboxylate 23. Cavity bis-(cyclobutene-1,2-diester) 6 reacted with N-benzyl tetrafluoroisoindole 11c twice over to produce cavity structure 36 with two O- and two N-benzyl bridges on the inner face, whereas the narrower cavity bis-alkene 32 stopped at the 1 : 1-addition stage. The dynamics of the Z-group in the dual adducts 26a–28a are discussed briefly and key adducts and cavity systems have been structurally evaluated by X-ray crystallography, VT NMR, and molecular modeling.