The doublet instabilities of the Hartree-Fock solutions for the cation and anion radicals of fulvalene systems

The doublet instabilities of the restricted Hartree-Fock (RHF) solutions for the ion radicals of fulvalene systems, some of which have been known to show the lattice instabilities, are examined in the framework of the semiempirical SCF MO approximation. The RHF solutions for the anion radical of heptafulvalene and the cation radical of pentafulvalene are found to be doublet unstable at the conventional D_2h nuclear arrangement. We calculate the broken-symmetry charge-density-wave (CDW) solutions lower in energy than the usual symmetry-adapted RHF solutions and examine their properties. It is shown that the energy lowerings due to the CDW solutions are very small in both the ion radicals, but their density matrix elements are remarkably different from those for the symmetry-adapted RHF solutions. It is also shown that the proton hyperfine splittings for the anion radical of heptafulvalene calculated assuming the CDW solution are in good agreement with the experimental values. Finally, we refer to the relationship between the doublet instability of the RHF solution and the lattice instability.     

A stereoselective total synthesis of (±)-oxylubimin

(±)-Oxylubimin (1), the highest oxidized spirovetivane-type phytoalexin, was totally synthesized with high stereoselectivity using a novel method for α′-hydroxylation of α,β-unsaturated ketones.     

Reaction of singlet oxygen with α,β-unsaturated aldimines

The reaction of singlet oxygen with N-1-(2-alkenylidene)-t- butylamines ( and ) gives the unsaturated hemiperacetal derivatives ( and 4) of the hydroperoxy aldimines ( and ). Several α, β-unsaturated aldimines which are held in the s-trans conformation failed to react with singlet oxygen.     

Polymeric networks by the cationic crosslinking reaction of poly(allenyl ether)s having oligo(oxyethylene) moieties in the side chain

Cationic crosslinking reactions of poly(allenyl ether)s having oligo(oxyethylene) moieties prepared by the radical polymerization of the corresponding allenyl ethers were carried out under some varied reaction conditions. For instance, a crosslinked polymer was obtained in 82% yield by the treatment of poly(ethylene glycol methyl allenyl ether) ( 1a ) with 1.2 mol% of BF₃·OEt₂ ( 2 ) under high concentration in dichloromethane (46 wt %). The gels obtained showed good swelling properties in water, alcohols, and polar organic solvents such as dichloromethane. In particular, the degrees of swelling of these gels in aqueous sodium chloride (1M) were quite similar to those in ion-free water, indicating that these gels served as nonionic hydrogels. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Studies on the thermal decomposition of phthalate esters: IX. Thermal decomposition of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

A flow apparatus equipped with a spray nozzle was developed for investigating the thermal decomposition of esters with high boiling points and viscosities. The thermal decomposition of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (BEHP), which is a typical plasticizer for poly(vinyl chloride) with a high boiling point and viscosity, was carried out by the use of the flow apparatus. The thermal decomposition products were analysed by gas chromatography and the kinetic parameters were calculated. The kinetic parameter of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate was k_BEHP (s^?1)=4.59·10¹¹ exp(?40600/RT). From a comparison with the values for phthalic esters, it is proposed that a cis-elimination reaction takes place with a two-step mechanism in which the rate-determining step is α-carbon cleavage.     

Enantioselective synthesis of heliannuol E; structural consideration of natural molecule

Heliannuol E 1, isolated from Helianthus annuus L. cv. SH-222, was successfully synthesized in both optically active forms, by novel ring-expansion reaction of the corresponding spirodienone derivatives 8 and 17, which were produced from 7 and 16 under anodic oxidation conditions. The absolute structure of the natural product was determined to have R-configuration at the benzylic position.     

Photochemistry of Flavins in Micelles: Specific Effects of Anionic Surfactants on the Monomerization of Thymine Cyclobutane Dimers Photosensitized by Tetra-O-acyl Riboflavins*

It was found that tetra-o-acyl riboflavins efficiently photosensitize the monomerization of the cis, syn-cyclobutane dimers of 1,3-dimethylthymine and 1,3-dimethyluracil in aqueous solution in the presence of such anionic surfactants as sodium dodecyl sulfate and sodium hexadecyl sulfate at concentrations higher than their critical micelle concentration, while little monomerization of the dimers was photosensitized by the flavins in the absence of the surfactants and even in the presence of cationic and nonionic surfactants.     

Stereoselective total synthesis of ( + )-brefeldin A

A total synthesis of ( + )-brefeldin A, an antibiotic fungal metabolite, has been achieved stereoselectively starting from ( + )-mannitol and ( + )-glutamic acid.