Chemie polyfunktioneller liganden LXIII. Adamantankäfigverbindungen mit den heteroelementen arsen,stickstoff und silizium

The reaction of 1,1,1-tris(diiodarsinomethyl)ethane, CH₃C(CH₂AsI₂)₃ (I), with i-C₃H₇NH₂, n-C₄H₉NH₂, C₆H₅NH₂, p-CH₃C₆H₄NH₂ and [(CH₃)₃Si]₂NH in the presence of (C₂H₅)₃N as auxiliary base in THF gives the adamantane cage compounds CH₃C(CH₂AsNC₃H₇)₃ (III), CH₃C(CH₂AsNC₄H₉)₃ (IV), CH₃C(CH₂AsNC₆H₅)₃ (V), CH₃C(CH₂AsNC₆H₄CH₃)₃ (VI) and CH₃C[CH₂AsNSi(CH₃)₃]₃ (VII). VII is also obtained in the reaction of I with NaN[Si(CH₃)₃]₂. The by-product (CH₃)₃SiO(CH₂)₄I (VIII) could be isolated in both syntheses of VII. All compounds have been characterized by mass spectrometry and infrared, Raman and ¹H NMR spectroscopy.     

Theoretical investigation of paramagnetic NMR shifts in transition metal acetylacetonato complexes: analysis of signs, magnitudes, and the role of the covalency of ligand-metal bonding

Ligand chemical shifts are calculated and analyzed for three paramagnetic transition metal tris-acetylacetonato (acac) complexes, namely high-spin Fe(III) and Cr(III), and low-spin Ru(III), using scalar relativistic density functional theory (DFT). The signs and magnitudes of the paramagnetic NMR ligand chemical shifts are directly related to the extent of covalent acac oxygen-to-metal σ donation involving unoccupied metal valence d(σ) acceptor orbitals. The role of delocalization of metal-centered spin density over the ligand atoms plays a minor secondary role. Of particular interest is the origin of the sign and magnitude of the methyl carbon chemical shift in the acac ligands, and the role played by the DFT delocalization error when calculating such shifts. It is found that the α versus β spin balance of oxygen σ donation to metal valence d acceptor orbitals is responsible for the sign and the magnitude of the ligand methyl carbon chemical shift. A problematic case is the methyl carbon shift of Fe(acac)(3). Most functionals produce shifts in excess of 1400 ppm, whereas the experimental shift is approximately 279 ppm. Range-separated hybrid functionals that are optimally tuned for Fe(acac)(3) based on DFT energetic criteria predict a lower limit of about 2000 ppm for the methyl carbon shift of the high-spin electronic configuration. Since the experimental value is based on a very strongly broadened signal it is possibly unreliable.     

What is the role of acid–acid interactions in asymmetric phosphoric acid organocatalysis? A detailed mechanistic study using interlocked and non-interlocked catalysts

Organocatalysis has revolutionized asymmetric synthesis. However, the supramolecular interactions of organocatalysts in solution are often neglected, although the formation of catalyst aggregates can have a strong impact on the catalytic reaction. For phosphoric acid based organocatalysts, we have now established that catalyst–catalyst interactions can be suppressed by using macrocyclic catalysts, which react predominantly in a monomeric fashion, while they can be favored by integration into a bifunctional catenane, which reacts mainly as phosphoric acid dimers. For acyclic phosphoric acids, we found a strongly concentration dependent behavior, involving both monomeric and dimeric catalytic pathways. Based on a detailed experimental analysis, DFT-calculations and direct NMR-based observation of the catalyst aggregates, we could demonstrate that intermolecular acid–acid interactions have a drastic influence on the reaction rate and stereoselectivity of asymmetric transfer-hydrogenation catalyzed by chiral phosphoric acids.

Supramolecular acid–acid interactions lead to competing monomeric and dimeric pathways in phosphoric acid catalysis – so that stereoselectivities depend on catalyst concentration.     

The need for new isotope reference materials

Isotope reference materials are needed to calibrate and validate analytical procedures used for the determination of isotope amount ratios, procedurally defined isotope ratios or so-called δ values. In contrast to the huge analytical progress in isotope ratio analytics, the production of isotope reference materials has not kept pace with the increasing needs of isotope analysts. Three representative isotope systems are used to explain the technical and non-technical difficulties and drawbacks, on one hand, and to demonstrate what can be achieved at its best, on the other hand. A clear statement is given that new isotope reference materials are needed to obtain traceable and thus comparable data, which is essential for all kinds of isotope research. The range of available isotope reference materials and δ reference materials should be increased and matrix reference materials certified for isotope compositions or δ values, which do not exist yet, should be provided.     

Theoretical investigation of the apparently irregular behavior of pt-pt nuclear spin-spin coupling constants

One-bond Pt-Pt nuclear spin-spin coupling constants J(Pt-Pt) for closely related dinuclear Pt complexes can differ by an order of magnitude without any obvious correlation with Pt-Pt distances. As representative examples, the spin-spin couplings of the dinuclear Pt(I) complexes [Pt(2)(CO)(6)](2+) (1) and [Pt(2)(CO)(2)Cl(4)](2-) (2) have been computationally studied with a recently developed relativistic density functional method. The experimental values are (1)J((195)Pt-(195)Pt) = 5250 Hz for 2 but 551 Hz for 1. Many other examples are known in the literature. The experimental trends are well reproduced by the computations and can be explained based on the nature of the ligands that are coordinated to the Pt-Pt fragment. The difference for J(Pt-Pt) of an order of magnitude is caused by a sensitive interplay between the influence of different ligands on the Pt-Pt bond, and relativistic effects on metal-metal and metal-ligand bonds as well as on "atomic orbital contributions" to the nuclear spin-spin coupling constants. The results can be intuitively rationalized with the help of a simple qualitative molecular orbital diagram.     

Mechanistic studies of UV assisted [4 + 2] cycloadditions in synthetic efforts toward vibsanin E

Quantum chemical DFT calculations at the B3LYP/6-31G(d) level have been used to study the stereochemical course of the photochemical cycloaddition of enone 9 with dienes. The observed products of this photochemically induced cycloaddition showed a stereoselectivity, which is opposite to what would be expected by FMO considerations. The quantum chemical calculations revealed that the unusual stereoselectivity of the reaction can be rationalized by assuming a stereospecific photochemical cis-trans isomerization of enone 9 to trans isomer 9a followed by a thermal Diels-Alder reaction of the diene onto the highly reactive trans enone. The photochemical reaction step involves the selective formation of a twisted triplet intermediate, which accounts for the selectivity of the reaction.     

(Meta)stabiles CaC2

(Meta)stable CaC₂ One out of four modifications of CaC₂ is the so‐called metastable Calcium Carbide, CaC₂‐III, which was synthesized as pure material. It forms by heating monoclinic CaC₂‐II (C2/c) above 150 °C and remains stable after cooling down to room temperature. The structure was refined from X‐ray powder patterns (C2/m, Z = 4, a = 722.6(1) pm, b = 385.26(7) pm, c = 737.6(1) pm, β = 107.345(2)°). After grinding CaC₂‐III transforms back into CaC₂‐II. Heating CaC₂‐III induces a reversible phase transition into the cubic modification (CaC₂‐IV) at 460 °C. Differences between the three different structures of CaC₂ I–III, being stable at ambient conditions are also shown by ¹³C‐MAS‐NMR measurements, especially the presence of two distinct types of carbon atoms in the structure of the title compound.     

Struktur und elektrochemische Untersuchung von Nb3Cl8

Structure and Electrochemical Study of Nb₃Cl₈ The compound Nb₃Cl₈ was synthesized from NbCl₅ and niobium metal in a sealed quartz ampoule at 700 °C. Single crystals, obtained from LiCl melt were used for X‐ray structure determination (space group P 3 m1, Z = 2, lattice parameters a = b = 672.95(7) pm, c = 1223.2(2) pm (at 100 K), R1 = 0.029, wR2 = 0.064 for all independent reflections). Electrical resistivity measurements are reported. Electrochemical intercalation of lithium into the structure of Nb₃Cl₈ was studied.     

Lithium‐ und Caesium‐Alkoxometallate

Lithium and Cesium Alkoxometalates The aluminium alkoxide, Al(OCH₂Ph)₃ ( 1 ), can be obtained from a direct synthesis of Al and PhCH₂OH under HgCl₂ catalysis. The formation of the metalate [{(Diglyme)Li}{Al(O^tBu)₄}] ( 2 ) from LiAlH₄ and ^tBuOH in THF under evolution of hydrogen takes place, if the reaction product is heated under reflux with additional ^tBuOH in diglyme. The nucleophilic attack of F^– ions leads during the treatment of CsF on a THF solution of Al(O^cHex)₃ after ligand redistribution to the coordination polymer [{Cs(THF)₂}{Cs(THF)}{Al(O^cHex)₄}₂]_n ([3]_n). 1 , 2 , and 3 were characterized by NMR, IR and MS techniques as well as by crystal structure analyses. According to them 1 is present as tetramer in solution and the solid state. The central structural motif of the metalate 2 is a heteronuclear and planar LiO₂Al four‐membered ring with a penta‐coordinated Li⁺ ion. In the chainlike coordination polymer [ 3 ]_n Cs⁺ ions with coordination number five and six occupy alternating positions.