Investigation of n-hexane dehydrocyclization over supported Pt catalyst modified by adsorbed rhenium

A -Al₂O₃ supported Re–Pt bimetallic catalyst prepared by electrochemical adsorption has been studied in n-hexane dehydrocyclization, using the slug-pulse method. The activity of the Re–Pt/Al₂O₃ catalyst treated only in hydrogen was low, but markedly increased by a calcination step before hydrogen treatment. The modified catalyst showed higher activity and increased selectivities for benzene and iso-hexanes than the base Pt/Al₂O₃ catalyst.

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Pd/Pt, -Al₂O₃, -. Pd–Pt/Al₂O₃, , , . Pd–Pt/Al₂O₃ , Pt/Al₂O₃.

     

Dithiane additions to vinyl epoxides: steric control over the SN2 and SN2' manifolds

High chemoselectivity can be achieved in the addition of lithium dithiane anions to vinyl epoxides exploiting the steric nature of the dithiane substituent. Unencumbered dithiane anions afford SN2 adducts, whereas sterically encumbered anions lead primarily to SN2' adducts. Furthermore, the SN2' addition occurs syn to the vinyl epoxide.     

Time-resolved chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization studies of structure and reactivity of methionine radical cations in aqueous solution as a function of pH

Using time-resolved chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization (CIDNP) techniques, we have studied the mechanism of the photoreactions of triplet excited 4-carboxybenzophenone (CBP) with l-methionine (Met) and 3-(methylthio)propylamine (MTPA) in aqueous solution and the details of the formation of CIDNP at pH from 6.7 to 13.6. At a pH below the pKa of the nitrogen atom of Met, the CIDNP is strongly affected by degenerate electron exchange between the S-S cationic radical dimer and the zwitterionic form of Met with the rate constant kex = 3.4 x 10(8) s(-1) providing an exhaustive explanation of the pH dependence of steady-state CIDNP that was previously interpreted as a manifestation of fast interconversion among three different methionine radical species (Goez, M.; Rozwadowski, J. J. Phys. Chem. A 1998, 102, 7945-7953). By analyzing the polarization of different protons formed in geminate recombination as a function of the pH, we obtained the branching ratio between two reaction pathways for oxidative quenching of (T)CBP via electron transfer from the sulfur and nitrogen atoms of Met and MTPA. Nuclear spin-lattice relaxation times were determined in the dimeric cation radical of Met (T1,S = 8.5 micros). In the cyclic radical cation of MTPA with a three-electron two-center S-N bond, the estimated paramagnetic relaxation is comparatively slow for all protons. Fast deprotonation of the primary aminium radical cation of MTPA and Met in strongly basic solution takes place on the submicrosecond time scale leading to efficient formation of CIDNP in the neutral aminyl radical.     

Measurement of complex dielectric constant of inhomogeneous materials in the range 102–107 Hz

A method of measuring the complex dielectric constant of a mixture composed of a disperse substance and water by insertion of dielectric spacers between the electrodes and the investigated substance is discussed. This system exhibits relaxation of the Maxwell-Wagner type in the conductivity range 10^–8–10^{–2 –1}·m^–1. By constructing and analyzing Cole-Cole diagrams it is possible to determine the complex dielectric constant of mixtures with a water content of 1–100 wt.% in the frequency range 10²–10⁷ Hz.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 9, pp. 40–46, September, 1978.     

Reactions of 4,7‐dihydro‐1,2,4‐triazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidines with α,β‐unsaturated carbonyl compounds

The reaction of 5,7‐diphenyl‐4,7‐dihydro‐1,2,4‐triazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidine ( 1 ) with α,β‐unsaturated carbonyl compounds 2a‐f led to the formation of the alkylated heterocycles 3a‐f (Figure 1). However, the reaction of 5‐methyl‐7‐phenyl‐4,7‐dihydro‐1,2,4‐triazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidine ( 5 ) with 2a‐c yielded under the same conditions the triazolo[5,1‐b]quinazolines 6a‐c (Figure 3). In this case, the alkylation is followed by a cyclocondensation. The structure elucidation of the products is based on ir, ms, ¹H and ¹³C nmr measurements and on an X‐ray diffraction study.     

Refinement of the structure of the products of the interaction of 4-oxoalkane-1,1,2,2-tetracarbonitriles with aldehydes

It has been established by x-ray structural analysis that on reacting 4-oxoalkane-1,1,2,2-tetracarbonitriles with aldehydes 6-imino-2,7-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-4,4,5-tricarbonitriles are formed and not 3-imino-2,6-dioxabicyclo[2,2,2] octane-4,8,8-tricarbonitriles as has been proposed. Chuvash State University, Cheboksary 428015. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 497–499, April, 1997.     

A parallel solution-phase synthesis of substituted 3,7-diazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes

The parallel solution-phase synthesis of a series of building blocks and combinatorial libraries based on natural bispidine scaffold has been accomplished. Key reactions include catalytic hydrogenation of the (-)-cytisine heterocyclic system, followed by alkali-mediated ring cleavage. Using this approach, a series of new bispidine core building blocks for combinatorial synthesis with three points of diversity were effectively synthesized. The libraries from libraries were then obtained in good yields and purities using solution-phase acylation reactions. Obtained combinatorial libraries of 3,4,7-trisubstituted bispidines are potentially useful in the discovery of novel physiologically active compounds.     

New approaches to the synthesis of functionally substituted pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2-b]pyridines and the structure of the products obtained

Substituted pyrido,[3',2':4,5]thieno[3,2-b]pyndines were obtained by the reaction of 3-amino-2-benzoylthieno [2,3-b]pyridines with malononitrile and the reaction of 3-cyanopyridine-2(IH)-thiones with 2-aryl-3-bromo-I,I-dicyanopropene. 2-Amino-4-(4-bromophenyl)-7, 9-dimethyl-3-cyanopyrido [3',2':4,5]thieno[3, 2-b]-pyridine was used for the synthesis of a derivative of pyrido[3",2":4', 5']thieno[2',3':5,6]pyrido[2,3-d]-pyrimidine. The structure of these compounds was confirmed by spectral data and x-ray diffraction structural analysis.Deceased.     

Intramolecular Dynamics and Molecular Structure of Europium(III) Chelate Complexes with Crown Ethers as Studied by NMR Spectroscopy

Earlier the intramolecular inversion of the 18-crown-6 molecules was found in the complex ion pairs [Ln(ptfa)₂ (18-crown-6)]⁺ [Ln(ptfa)₄]⁻ (H₂O)₄ where Ln = La(1), Ce (2), Pr (3), Nd (4), and ptfa is 1,1,1-trifluoro-5,5-dimethyl-2,4-hexanedione. In this work the peculiarities of the molecular structure and dynamics were studied for [Eu(ptfa)₂ (18-crown-6)]⁺ [Eu(ptfa)₄]⁻ (H₂O)₄ (5) by NMR spectroscopy techniques. Through VT-NMR spectra analysis the temperature dependence was obtained for the rate constant. The free energy ΔG^‡(320) of 18-crown-6 ring inversion activation was found to be 65 ± 5 kJ mol⁻¹ for 5 in CDCl₃. This result is comparable with the earlier data [S.P. Babailov and D.A. Mainichev: J. Inclusion Phenom. Macrocyclic Chem. 43, 187–193 (2002)] for complexes 2, 3, 4 in deuterated toluene (ΔG^‡(320)=65 ± 9, 64 ± 9, 64 ± 9 kJ mol⁻¹ respectively). It was found by relaxation NMR spectroscopy that the effective distance between Ln and protons of the crown molecule is 4.5 ± 0.2 Å. The analysis of structural parameters testifies that the crown ether and chelated anions are in the first coordination sphere of a Ln cation. Obtained geometrical parameters show that the complex cations of Eu, Ce and Pr have similar spatial structures.This revised version was published online in July 2005 with a corrected issue number.     

Chlorido­bis[(2‐oxoazocan‐1‐yl)methyl]­germanium(IV) trifluoro­methane­sulfonate

In the title compound, [Ge(C₈H₁₄NO)₂Cl]CF₃SO₃, which is the first complex containing an eight‐membered lactam (enantho­lactam) as ligand, the coordination polyhedron of the Ge^IV atom is inter­mediate between trigonal–bipyramidal and square‐pyramidal. Quantum chemical calculations of the crystal structure indicate the absence of additional coordination bonding between the Ge^IV atom and the trifluoro­methane­sulfonate anion.