Dediazoniations of Arenediazonium Ions in Homogeneous Solutions. Part XV. Products of dediazoniation of p-chlorobenzenediazonium tetrafluoroborate in weakly alkaline aqueous solutions

The products of decomposition of solutions of p-chlorobenzenediazonium tetrafluoroborate in aqueous buffer solutions (pH 9.0–10.3; ionic strength 0.1–0.5) at 20.0° have been analyzed quantitatively. Up to eleven low molecular weight compounds could be identified besides the major product, the complex polymeric diazo tar. The distribution of products is influenced by trace amounts of oxygen as well as by p-chlorophenol and the radical trapping reagent iodoacetic acid. Mechanisms of formation of the products are discussed.     

Nucleophilic substitution and ring closure reactions of 4-chloro-3-nitro-2-quinolones

4-Chloro-3-nitro-2-quinolones 3 obtained from the 4-hydroxy quinolones 1 by nitration and chlorination, reacted with sodium azide to the 4-azido derivatives 4 which cyclized on thermolysis to yield the furoxanes 5 . Nucleophilic substitution reactions of 3 led to the 4-amino-, 4-fluoro- and 4-alkoxy-3-nitroquinolones 7, 8 and 9 , respectively. With thiols either 4-thio-3-nitro- 10 or 3,4-dithioquinolones 11 were obtained depending on the basic catalyst.     

Electronic determinants of photoacidity in cyanonaphthols

We present semiempirical AM1 calculations for the ground and excited state of 2-naphthol and some of its cyano derivatives in the gas phase. Following photoexcitation, the Mulliken electron density on the oxygen diminishes slightly for the acid and more conspicuously for the anionic conjugated base. This agrees with the measured solvatochromic parameters for 2-naphthol. In both electronic states, we find a nice correlation with the measured pK values in water. The electronic charge distribution on the distal ring of the anion agrees with the experimental acidity order in both S(0) and S(1). Upon excitation, it increases predominantly in positions 3, 5, and 8. The ring system of the anion assumes an alternate quinoidal structure in the ground state of the anion, which becomes more symmetric in the relaxed excited state. This suggests that the enhanced aromatic character of a 4n electron system in the excited state allows for better delocalization of the oxygen charge within the ring.     

Effects of pretreatments and modifiers on electrochemical properties of carbon paste electrodes

The electrochemical properties of carbon paste electrodes (CPEs), including unmodified and modified with protein and polycations, were investigated by impedance spectroscopy (IS) using ferricyanide and ferrocene monocarboxylic acid (FcMA) as redox probes. Various electrochemical pretreatments were applied to the unmodified CPE. The heterogeneous charge transfer rate constant of ferro/ferricyanide couple is enhanced by 2 to 10 times compared with that obtained at untreated electrodes. It was found that for ferricyanide the more suitable pretreatments are successive cyclic voltammetric scans, cathodization and a square wave-like stepping rather than high-potential anodization. However, the pretreatment only exhibits a slight effect on the kinetics of FcMA. At the CPEs containing modifier, the electron transfer rate of the redox couple depends more on the pH of electrolyte solution if ferro/ferricyanide is used. The results can be explained by the differently charged states of the CPEs that were caused by the protonation or deprotonation of the modifiers in various pH solutions and demonstrate the importance of the electrostatic interaction on the kinetics of the highly polar species such as ferricyanide. The different adsorptive behavior of ferricyanide and FcMA is also discussed.     

Localization of electronic excitation energy in Ru(2,2′-bipyridine)2(2,2′-bipyridine-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid)2+ and related complexes

The absorption spectra of Ru(2,2′-bipyridine)₂ (2,2′-bipyridine-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid)²⁺ (I) and its diethyl ester (II) are closely related and are both significantly different from the spectra of the mono-protonated (Ia) and deprotonated (Ib) complexes. Luminescence polarization measurements show that for I and II the luminescent states have the transferred electron in the bipy-4,4′(COOH)₂ and bipy-4,4′(COOEt)₂ ligands, respectively, rather than in the unsubstituted bipy ligands.     

On the Stereochemistry of Natural Irones,Dihydroirones, and their Precursors

Natural irones from the essential oil of Iris rhizomes develop by oxidative degradation of C₃₁-triterpenoids produced by the plant. Two enantiomeric forms of irones are found in Iris, oils of different origin. The optical properties and CD spectra of irones, dihydroirones and their C₃₁-precursors are reported and their absolute stereochemistry is determined.     

Chlor-dimethylaminosulfonium-Salze Darstellung und IR-Spektren

Chloro-dimethylaminosulfonium Salts. Preparation and I. R. Spectra By reaction of bis-dimethylamino-mono- resp. -disulfane with a mixture of chlorine/antimony(V) chloride the chloro dimethylaminosulfonium hexachloroantimonates(V) [(CH₃)₂N]₂SCI^⊕SbCl₆^? (I) and (CH₃)₂NSCI₂^⊕SbCl₆^? (II) are yielded. The i. r. spectra of these compounds were measured and assigned.     

Beitrag zur Mikrobestimmung des aktiven Wasserstoffs

Zusammenfassung Es wird über eine modifizierte Methode zur mikroanalytischen Bestimmung des aktiven Wasserstoffs in organischen Substanzen berichtet. Die von Lieb und Schöniger, als Ersatz der Grignard-Reaktion in die Mikroanalyse eingeführte Umsetzung mit dem wesentlich stärker und auch rascher reagierenden Lithiumaluminiumhydrid, konnte sich trotz vieler Vorteile nicht allgemein durchsetzen. Dies lag in erster Linie daran, daß das reine Lithiumalanat nur in sehr wenigen Lösungsmitteln, die zudem wegen ihres hohen Dampfdruckes für eine exakte Mikrobestimmung ungeeignet sind, löslich ist. Ersetzt man jedoch ein oder mehrere Wasserstoffatome des Alanats durch eine Alkyl- bzw. Alkoxygruppe, so führt dies zu einer wesentlichen Löslichkeitserhöhung. Unter den mög- lichen substituierten Alanaten, die wir auf ihre Brauchbarkeit zur Bestimmung aktiver Wasserstoffatome getestet haben, entsprach insbesondere das Natriumaluminiumdiäthyldihydrid weitgehend unseren Anforderungen. Es ist in Kohlenwasserstoffen, wie auch in stark polaren Lösungsmitteln sehr gut löslich. Dadurch ist auch die Möglichkeit für vergleichende Analysen mit Methylmagnesiumjodid gegeben, wodurch in manchen Fällen auf eine bestimmte Stellung oder auch sterische Hinderung der funktionellen Gruppe in der Molekel geschlossen werden kann. Die Anwendungsbreite wie auch die Genauigkeit der Alanatmethode wird an Hand der Analysendaten zahlreicher Testsubstanzen demonstriert.     

Metal Nanoparticles on Stainless Steel Surfaces as Novel Heterogeneous Catalysts

The goal of this work was the development of a novel type of heterogeneous catalyst, consisting of bare metal nanoparticles on stainless steel foils, which can be shaped to any kind of architecture and, if necessary, heated electrically. Solutions of pre-prepared, ligand protected and monodispersed gold, palladium, platinum and rhodium nanoparticles were sprayed onto stainless steel foils, followed by the careful removal of the ligand molecules by an oxygen plasma treatment. Due to this, bare particles become irreversibly fixed on the steel support. It could be shown that the original particle sizes do not change during the plasma treatment. Foils, densely coated with the nanoparticles, were used for gas phase catalyses in a self-made reactor at room temperature or at 60 °C. Hydrogenation of 1,3-butadiene at 15 nm Pd and 2 nm Pt, CO oxidation at 16 nm, 8 nm and 1.4 nm gold and NO reduction with NH₃ at 2 nm Rh particles were performed, indicating that the novel catalysts might in principle be applicable in technical processes if the experimental conditions like form and temperature would be optimized. Dedicated to Professor Dieter Fenske on the occassion of his 65th birthday.     

Synthesis and characterization of Cu,Ni and Zn binding capability of some amino- and imidazole hydroxamic acids: Effects of substitution of side chain amino-N for imidazole-N or hydroxamic-N-H for -N-CH3 on metal complexation

Solution equilibrium studies on Cu(II)-, Ni(II)- and Zn(II)-N-Me-β-Alaninehydroxamic acid (N-Me-β-Alaha), -N-Me-α-alaninehydroxamic acid (N-Me-α-Alaha), -Imidazole-4-carbohydroxamic acid (Im-4-Cha), -N-Me-imidazole-4-carbohydroxamic acid (N-Me-Im-4-Cha) and -Imidazole-4-acetohydroxamic acid (Im-4-Aha) systems have been performed by pH-potentiometry, UV–Vis spectrophotometry, EPR, CD, ESI-MS and ¹H NMR methods. According to the results: (i) the amino-N atoms are more basic in N-Me-α-Alaha and N-Me-β-Alaha than the hydroxamate function, but the trend is just the opposite between the imidazole-N(3) and hydroxamate. (ii) The metal ion anchor is always the hydroxamate part in the amino acid derivatives, while it is always the imidazole-N(3) in the studied imidazolehydroxamic acids. (iii) The three studied N-Me derivatives do not form metallacrowns. Only hydroxamate type chelate is formed with N-Me-β-Alaha, but with N-Me-α-Alaha a new type of coordination mode (via amino-N and hydroxamate-O) also exists. N-Me-Im-4-Cha also forms a dinuclear complex, [M₂L₃], with Cu(II) and Ni(II) (but not with Zn(II)). In this complex, one of the three ligands might bridge the two metal ions (five-membered hydroxamate-(O,O) plus five-membered (N_im, O_carb) bridging bis-chelating mode), while each of the additional two ligands binds to one metal. (iv) The two studied N–H derivatives, having dissociable proton on the hydroxamic-N, are able to form metallacrown species. A pentanuclear complex, [M₅L₄H₋₄], is exclusively formed above pH 4 between Cu(II) and Im-4-Aha. Interestingly, this 12-metallacrown-4 type complex, although together with various mononuclear binding isomers, appears also with Ni(II) and Zn(II). Unfortunately, the complexes of Im-4-Cha are not soluble in water at physiological pH at all.