Preparation of polyfluorinated cycloalk-1-enyl-, alk-1-enyl-, and alkyliodine tetrafluorides using XeF2 in the presence of appropriate Lewis acids as fluorooxidant

Previously unknown polyfluorocyclohexenyl, and acyclic perfluoroalkenyliodine tetrafluorides were prepared in high yields. Perfluorocyclohex-1-enyliodine tetrafluoride was obtained from pentafluoroiodobenzene using XeF₂-NbF₅ in aHF. The reaction of C₆F₅I with the weaker fluorooxidant XeF₂-BF₃ in 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane (PFB) yielded C₆F₅IF₂, perfluorocyclohexa-1,4-dienyliodine difluoride, C₆F₅IF₄, perfluorocyclohexa-1,4, and 1,3-dienyliodine tetrafluoride as intermediate products on parallel reaction routes. Both perfluoroalkenyl iodides, cis- and trans-(CF₃)₂CFCFCFI, reacted with XeF₂-BF₃ in PFB to give the corresponding perfluoroalkenyliodine tetrafluorides, cis- and trans-(CF₃)₂CFCFCFIF₄. Even perfluoroalkyl iodides can be fluorinated by this reagent as was demonstrated by the preparation of C₆F₁₃IF₄ from C₆F₁₃I. Generally, the CFCIF_n fragment (n = 0, 2, or 4) in cyclic or acyclic perfluoroalkenyliodine compounds R_FIF_n did not undergo a transformation to the corresponding perfluoroalkyliodine compound. Furthermore, no perfluoroorganoiodine hexafluorides were detected in reactions with the fluorooxidant XeF₂-aHF or BF₃ or NbF₅.     

On the critical difference of almost bipartite graphs

Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics - A set $$S\subseteq V$$ is independent in a graph $$G=\left( V,E\right) $$ if no two vertices from S are adjacent. The independence number $$\alpha (G)$$ is the...     

Microporous hypercrosslinked polystyrene Styrosorb as a restricted access packing in sample clean-up for high performance liquid chromatography. Part I: Evaluation of restricted access properties

Summary Styrosorb is a beaded microporous polystyrene with particle sizes between 2 and 4 m. In spite of hypercrosslinkage the material was seen to swell in organic solvents. The native material is functionalized with Tris-groups at the outer surface of the particles. The average pore diameter was determined as 1.45±0.3 nm from size exclusion data using polystyrene and polyethylene standards in THF. The reversed phase behavior of the restricted access phase Styrosorb was investigated by injection of two test mixtures. Mixture I contained five aromatic amines, mixture II consisted of Amperozide^R and four related compounds. The optimum range of mobile phase composition was assessed so that analytes were separated whilst any proteins present were eluted unretained. Due to the small particle size short columns of 29×4 mm can be used for both sample clean-up and analytical separation of Amperozide^R and its metabolite.     

Chemo- and regioselectivity in the reactions between highly electrophilic fluorine containing dicarbonyl compounds and amines. Improved synthesis of the corresponding imines/enamines

Chemo- and regioselectivity in the reactions between highly electrophilic fluorine containing dicarbonyl compounds (ethyl 4,4,4-trifluoroacetoacetate, 3,3,3-trifluoropyruvate and 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoropentane-2,4-dione) and various benzylamines were systematically studied. The results obtained lead to the development of a generalized and practical method for large-scale synthesis of the corresponding imines/enamines, useful starting materials for preparation fluorinated amines and amino acid.     

Michael addition reactions between chiral equivalents of a nucleophilic glycine and (S)- or (R)-3-[(E)-enoyl]-4-phenyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-ones as a general method for efficient preparation of beta-substituted pyroglutamic acids. Case of topographically controlled stereoselectivity

This paper describes a systematic study of addition reactions between the chiral Ni(II) complex of the Schiff base of glycine with (S)-o-[N-(N-benzylprolyl)amino]benzophenone and (S)- or (R)-3-[(E)-enoyl]-4-phenyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-ones as a general and synthetically efficient approach to beta-substituted pyroglutamic acids and relevant compounds. These reactions were shown to occur at room temperature in the presence of nonchelating organic bases and, most notably, with very high (>98% diastereomeric excess (de)) stereoselectivity at both newly formed stereogenic centers. The stereochemical outcome of the reactions was found to be overwhelmingly controlled by the stereochemical preferences of the Michael acceptors, and the chirality of the glycine complex influenced only the reaction rate. Thus, in the reactions of both the (S)-configured Ni(II) complex and the Michael acceptors, the reaction rates were exceptionally high, allowing preparation of the corresponding products with virtually quantitative (>98%) chemical and stereochemical yields. In contrast, reactions of the (S)-configured Ni(II) complex and (R)-configured Michael acceptors proceeded at noticeably lower rates, but the addition products were obtained in high diastereo- and enantiomeric purity. To rationalize the remarkably high and robust stereoselectivity observed in these reactions, we consider an enzyme-substrate-like mode of interaction involving a topographical match or mismatch of two geometric figures. Excellent chemical and stereochemical yields, combined with the simplicity and operational convenience of the experimental procedures, render the present method of immediate use for preparing various beta-substituted pyroglutamic acids and related compounds.     

13C CPMAS spectroscopy of deuterated proteins: CP dynamics, line shapes, and T1 relaxation

(13)C CPMAS NMR has been investigated in application to protein samples with a variety of deuteration patterns. Samples were prepared with protons in either all hydrogen positions, only in the exchangeable sites, or in the exchangeable sites plus select methyl groups. CP dynamics, T(1) relaxation times, and (13)C line widths have been compared. Using ubiquitin as a model system, reasonable (1)H-(13)C CP transfer is observed for the extensively deuterated samples. In the absence of deuterium decoupling, the (13)C line widths observed for the deuterated samples are identical to those observed for the perprotio samples with a MAS rate of 20 kHz. Extensive deuteration has little effect on the T(1) of the exchangeable protons. On the basis of these observations, it is clear that there are no substantive compromises accompanying the use of extensive deuteration in the design of (1)H, (15)N, or (13)C solid-state NMR methods.     

Tailoring pore properties of MCM-48 silica for selective adsorption of CO2

Four different types of amine-attached MCM-48 silicas were prepared and investigated for CO(2) separation from N(2). Monomeric and polymeric hindered and unhindered amines were attached to the pore surface of the MCM-48 silica and characterized with respect to their CO(2) sorption properties. The pore structures and amino group content in these modified silicas were investigated by XRD, FT-IR, TGA, N(2) adsorption/desorption at 77 K and CHN/Si analysis, which confirmed that in all cases the amino groups were attached to the pore surface of MCM-48 at 1.5-5.2 mmol/g. The N(2) adsorption/desorption analysis showed a considerable decrease of the pore volume and surface area for the MCM-48 silica containing a polymeric amine (e.g., polyethyleneimine). The CO(2) adsorption rates and capacities of the amine-attached MCM-48 samples were studied employing a sorption microbalance. The results obtained indicated that in addition to the concentration of surface-attached amino groups, specific interactions between CO(2) and the surface amino groups, and the resultant pore structure after amine group attachment have a significant impact on CO(2) adsorption properties of these promising adsorbent materials.     

Determination of stability constants of fixed-site complexes of copper(II) ions and of sorbed copper-l-proline complexes with an asymmetric resin containing l-proline groups

By study of the distribution of copper(II) and l-proline (Pro) ions between an aqueous phase and a resin phase with l-proline groupings on a polystyrene matrix (R ), the conditional stability constants of fixed-site R (2) Cu and sorbed R CuPro complexes have been determined and a method for calculation of the constants for alkaline and neutral media is proposed. The values obtained reflect the actual behaviour of the system, and strongly depend on the ph and the ionic strength of the solution in equilibrium with the resin phase. It was established that this dependence and the high values of the conditional constants of complex formation in comparison with the stability constants of low molecular-weight model compounds are due to the donnan distribution of the low molecular-weight participants and to the effect of the electrostatic field of the polyanion. The distribution of the fixed-site ligands on the resin causes considerable differences in the stability of individual fixed-site R Cu complexes and their capacity to enter into reactions with ligands in the aqueous phase.     

Hydrolytic metal-mediated coupling of dialkylcyanamides at a Pt(IV) center giving a new family of diimino ligands

Addition of excess R(2)NCN to an aqueous solution of K(2)[PtCl(4)] led to the precipitation of [PtCl(2)(NCNR(2))(2)] (R(2) = Me(2) 1; Et(2) 2; C(5)H(10) 3; C(4)H(8)O, 4) in a cis/trans isomeric ratio which depends on temperature. Pure isomers cis-1-3 and trans-1-3 were separated by column chromatography on SiO(2), while trans-4 was obtained by recrystallization. Complexes cis-1-3 isomerize to trans-1-3 on heating in the solid phase at 110 degrees C; trans-1 has been characterized by X-ray crystallography. Chlorination of the platinum(II) complexes cis-1-3 and trans-1-4 gives the appropriate platinum(IV) complexes [PtCl(4)(NCNR(2))(2)] (cis-5-7 and trans-5-8). The compound cis-6 was also obtained by treatment of [PtCl(4)(NCMe)(2)] with neat Et(2)NCN. The platinum(IV) complex trans-[PtCl(4)(NCNMe(2))(2)] (trans-5) in a mixture of undried Et(2)O and CH(2)Cl(2) undergoes facile hydrolysis to give trans-[PtCl(4)[(H)=C(NMe(2))OH](2)] (9; X-ray structure has been determined). The hydrolysis went to another direction with the cis-[PtCl(4)(NCNR(2))(2)] (cis-5-7) which were converted to the metallacycles [PtCl(4)[NH=C(NR(2))OC(NR(2))=NH]] (11-13) due to the unprecedented hydrolytic coupling of the two adjacent dialkylcyanamide ligands giving a novel (for both coordination and organic chemistry) diimino linkage. Compounds 11-13 and also 14 (R(2) = C(4)H(8)O) were alternatively obtained by the reaction between cis-[PtCl(4)(MeCN)(2)] and neat undried NCNR(2). The structures of complexes 11, 13, and 14 were determined by X-ray single-crystal diffraction. All the platinum compounds were additionally characterized by elemental analyses, FAB mass-spectrometry, and IR and (1)H and (13)C[(1)H] NMR spectroscopies.