LAH aryl alkyl ether cleavage of BINOL derivatives

Herein we report the cleaving of aryl alkyl ethers on BINOL derivatives, using the common reducing agent LAH. The cleavage of the alkyl oxygen bond is observed when the BINOL derivative is treated with LAH, in refluxing dioxane, for 60 h. The resulting BINOL derivative can then be re-alkylated using a standard Williamson ether synthesis. The same procedure was tested on 6-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid derivatives and cleavage was not observed, thus suggesting a chelating mechanism for the BINOL ether cleavage.     

Selective, controllable, and reversible aggregation of polystyrene latex microspheres via DNA hybridization

The directed three-dimensional self-assembly of microstructures and nanostructures through the selective hybridization of DNA is the focus of great interest toward the fabrication of new materials. Single-stranded DNA is covalently attached to polystyrene latex microspheres. Single-stranded DNA can function as a sequence-selective Velcro by only bonding to another strand of DNA that has a complementary sequence. The attachment of the DNA increases the charge stabilization of the microspheres and allows controllable aggregation of microspheres by hybridization of complementary DNA sequences. In a mixture of microspheres derivatized with different sequences of DNA, microspheres with complementary DNA form aggregates, while microspheres with noncomplementary sequences remain suspended. The process is reversible by heating, with a characteristic "aggregate dissociation temperature" that is predictably dependent on salt concentration, and the evolution of aggregate dissociation with temperature is observed with optical microscopy.     

Absolute configurations and circular dichroism of sesquiterpene-coumarin ethers

The absolute stereochemistry of 14 naturally occurring sesquiterpenecoumarin ethers is discussed. In 13 cases the coumarin moiety is isofraxidin (7-hydroxy-6,8-dimethoxycoumarin), in one case scopoletin (7-hydroxy-6-methoxycoumarin). The sesquiterpene moieties belong either to the bicyclic drimenole series or to its consecutive products (methyl migration, ring opening). The CD spectra of all compounds are given. The assignments of the absolute configurations are based on the method ofHoreau, chemical correlation by degradation reactions, extensive comparison of CD data, and biogenetic considerations.

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Absolute Konfigurationen und Circulardichroismus von Sesquiterpen-Cumarin-Ethern

Zusammenfassung Es wird die absolute Stereochemie von 14 natürlich vorkommenden Sesquiterpen-Cumarin-Ethern diskutiert. In 13 Fällen wird die Cumarineinheit von Isofraxidin (7-Hydroxy-6,8-dimethoxycumarin) repräsentiert, in einem Fall von Scopoletin (7-Hydroxy-6-methoxycumarin). Der Sesquiterpenteil ist entweder von Drimenol oder Folgeprodukten (Methylgruppenwanderung, Ringöffnung) abgeleitet. Die CD-Spektren aller Verbindungen sind angegeben. Die Zuordnung der absoluten Konfigurationen basiert auf der Methode vonHoreau, chemischer Korrelation über Abbaureaktionen, Vergleich der CD-Spektren und biogenetischen Überlegungen.

     

Umsetzung von Metall- und Metalloidverbindungen mit mehrfunktionellen Molekülen, 31. Mitteilung

The reaction of galliumtrichloride and galliumtribomide resp. with 2,6-dimethyl- and 2,4,6-trimethyl-N-trimethylsilyl-trifluoroacetanilide leads to the trifluoracetanilidodihalogenogallanes1–3. The 2,6,9-trioxa-4,8-diaza-1,5-digalla-bicyclo-[3.3.1]-nonadiene derivatives1 a–3 a are formed probably as by products.N-Trimethylsilyltrifluoroacetamide reacts with galliumtrichloride to yield the trifluoroacetamido-dichlorogallane4.N-Trimethylsilyl-N,N,N-triorganyl-thioureas react with galliumtrichloride under elimination of chlorotrimethylsilane to give the thio-ureido-gallanes5 and6. IfN,N-diorganylureas andN,N-diorganyl-thio-ureas resp. are reacted with galliumtrichloride and methyl-gallium-dichloride resp., the thio-ureido- and ureido-gallanes7–9 are obtained by elimination of hydrogenchloride. The compounds are characterized by analysis and spectral data (NMR:¹H,¹⁹F; MS; IR). The substances are monomeric in the gas phase, obviously due to internal coordination.

30. Mitt.:W. Maringgele undA. Meller, J. Organomet. Chem., im Druck.     

The Synthesis of 4b, 5, 12, 12a-Tetrahydro-5, 12-ethano-13H-indeno[2,3-b]anthracenes, 4b, 5, 10, 10a - tetrahydro-5,10-ethano-11H-indeno[2,3-b]naphtalenes and 1,2,3,4,4a, 9a-Hexahydro-1,4-(peri-naphthaleno)-fluorenes

The synthesis of endo- and exo-13-oxo-4b, 5, 12, 12a-tetrahydro-5, 12-ethanoindeno[2,3-b]anthracene ( 23 ; Schemes 1 and 2), exo- and endo-11-oxo-4b, 5, 10, 10a-tetrahydro-5, 10-ethano-indeno[2,3-b]naphthalene ( 31 ; Scheme 3), 1,2,3,4,4a,9a-hexahydro?1,4-(peri-naphthaleno)-fluoren-9-one (36; Scheme 4), and the corresponding hydrocarbons of the stereoisomeric ketone pairs 23 and 36 , is described.     

Die Trennung des Molybd?ns von Yanadium durch Anionenaustauscher als Thioglykolatkomplex und die photometrische Bestimmung des Vanadiums mit Thioglykols?ure

Zusammenfassung Die Trennung der Thioglykolsäurekomplexe des Molybdäns von dem des Vanadiums verläuft mit einer Molybdänausbeute von 99%. Das Vanadium kann im Durchlauf in bequemer Weise mittels Thioglykolsäure im p_H-Bereich 4,5–8 bei guter Genauigkeit photometriert werden.Herrn Prof. Dr. O. Glemser, Direktor des Anorganisch-Chem.-Instituts, danken wir sehr für das stete Interesse und die Unterstützung, die er uns zuteil werden ließ.Dem Herrn Bundesminster für Atomkernenergie und Wasserwirtschaft sowie der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft danken wir für apparative und finanzielle Hilfe.     

Structural investigation of high-valent manganese-salen complexes by UV/Vis,Raman, XANES,and EXAFS spectroscopy

XANES and EXAFS spectroscopic studies at the Mn-K- and Br-K-edge of reaction products of (S,S)-(+)-N,N'-bis(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)-1,2-cyclohexanediaminomanganese(III) chloride ([(salen)Mn(III)Cl], 1) and (S,S)-(+)-N,N'-bis(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)-1,2-cyclohexanediaminomanganese(III) bromide ([(salen)Mn(III)Br], 2) with 4-phenylpyridine N-oxide (4-PPNO) and 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (MCPBA) are reported. The reaction of the Mn(III) complexes with two equivalents of 4-PPNO leads to a hexacoordinated compound, in which the manganese atom is octahedrally coordinated by four oxygen/nitrogen atoms of the salen ligand at an average distance of approximately 1.90 A and two additional, axially bonded oxygen atoms of the 4-PPNO at 2.25 A. The oxidation state of this complex was determined as approximately +IV by a comparative study of Mn(III) and Mn(V) reference compounds. The green intermediate obtained in reactions of MCPBA and solutions of 1 or 2 in acetonitrile was investigated with XANES, EXAFS, UV/Vis, and Raman spectroscopy, and an increase of the coordination number of the manganese atoms from 4 to 5 and the complete abstraction of the halide was observed. A formal oxidation state of IV was deduced from the relative position of the pre-edge 1s-->3d feature of the X-ray absorption spectrum of the complex. The broad UV/Vis band of this complex in acetonitrile with lambda(max)=648 nm was consistent with a radical cation structure, in which a MCPBA molecule was bound to the Mn(IV) central atom. An oxomanganese(V) or a dimeric manganese(IV) species was not detected.     

Synthesis, structure, and dynamics of six-membered metallacoronands and metallodendrimers of iron and indium

In the reaction of the N-substituted diethanolamines (H(2)L(1-3)) (1-3) with calcium hydride followed by addition of iron(III) or indium(III) chloride, the iron wheels [Fe(6)Cl(6)(L(1))(6)] (4) and [Fe(6)Cl(6)(L(2))(6)] (6) or indium wheels [In(6)Cl(6)(L(1))(6)] (5), [In(6)Cl(6)(L(2))(6)] (8) and [In(6)Cl(6)(L(3))(6)] (9) were formed in excellent yields. Exchange of the chloride ions of 6 by thiocyanate ions afforded [Fe(6)(SCN)(6)(L(2))(6)] (7). Whereas the structures of 4, 5 and 7 were determined unequivocally by single-crystal X-ray analyses, complexes 8 and 9 were characterised by NMR spectroscopy. Contrary to what is normally presumed, the scaffolds of six-membered metallic wheels are not generally rigid, but rather undergo nondissociative topomerisation processes. This was shown by variable temperature (VT) (1)H NMR spectroscopy for the indium wheel [In(6)Cl(6)(L(1))(6)] (5) and is highlighted for the enantiotopomerisation of one indium centre [ 1/6[S(6)-5]<==>[1/6[S(6)-5']]. The self-assembly of metallic wheels, starting from diethanolamine dendrons, is an efficient strategy for the convergent synthesis of metallodendrimers.