A Dimer of Hydrogen Cyanide Stabilized by a Lewis Acid

A highly labile dimer of hydrogen cyanide, HCN???HCN, was extracted from liquid HCN by adduct formation with the bulky Lewis acid B(C₆F₅)₃, affording HCN???HCN?B(C₆F₅)₃, which was fully characterized. The influence of the solvent (HCN, CH₂Cl₂, and aromatic hydrocarbons) on the crystallization process was studied, revealing dimer formation when using HCN or CH₂Cl₂ as solvent, whereas aromatic hydrocarbons led to the formation of monomeric arene??HCN?B(C₆F₅)₃ adducts, additionally stabilized by η⁶‐coordination of the aromatic ring system similar to well‐known half‐sandwich complexes.     

Stereochemistry in Lewis acid-catalyzed silylation of alcohols, silanols, and methoxysilanes with optically active methyl(1-naphthyl)phenylsilane

Stereochemistry in silylation reactions of alcohols, silanols, and methoxysilanes with optically pure (R)-methyl(1-naphthyl)phenylsilane were studied in the presence of Lewis acid catalysts. Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane [B(C₆F₅)₃] was found to be highly reactive and stereoselective in the reactions. Optically active (R)-(alkoxy)methyl(1-naphthyl)phenylsilanes with 91–97% ee were produced from alcohols through the inversion stereochemistry of the silane. Stereoselectivity in the reaction with triphenylsilanol was moderate (64% ee). (R)-1,3-Dimethyl-1-(1-naphthyl)-1,3,3-triphenyldisiloxane with 94% ee was obtained from the silane with (methoxy)methyldiphenylsilane. The reaction with (R)-(methoxy)methyl(1-naphthyl)phenylsilane (88% ee) gave (R, R)-1,3-dimethyl-1,3-di(1-naphthyl)-1,3-diphenyldisiloxane [(R, R):(R, S):(S, S) = 87:12:0.5]. The stereochemistry was proved to almost completely inversion and retention for the chiral silicon centers of the silane and methoxysilane, respectively.     

Living Polymerization of Propene with Alkyltitanium-Based Catalysts

Living polymerization of propene with alkyltitanium-based catalysts is described with emphasis on the role of the activators employed. (¹ : ³-tert-Butyl(dimethylfluorenylsilyl)amido)dimethyltitanium activated by tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane (B(C₆F₅)₃) catalyzes the living polymerization at -50 °C. The use of dried methylaluminoxane (MAO) in place of B(C₆F₅)₃ raises the living polymerization temperature to 0 °C and improves the syndiospecificity. A chelating diamide dimethyltitanium activated by dried modified MAO (MMAO) catalyzes the living polymerization at 0 °C to give a statistically atactic polymer. The heterogenization of the living systems is attempted by supporting MAO, MMAO and dried MMAO on SiO₂ as solid activators.     

A novel reduction reaction for the conversion of aldehydes, ketones and primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols into their corresponding alkanes

A novel one-pot reaction has been developed for the reduction of aldehydes, ketones and primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols into their corresponding alkyl function. This is also the first reported method which can efficiently reduce primary, secondary, or tertiary alcohols, without affecting carbon-carbon double bonds, into their corresponding alkyl function in high yields. The reduction utilises either diethylsilane or n-butylsilane as the reducing agent in the presence of the Lewis acid catalyst tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane.     

Catalytic asymmetric borane reduction of prochiral ketones using chiral camphor-derived mercapto-alcohols

Easily available D-(+)-camphor-derived chiral mercapto-alcohols 2 and 3 were employed for catalytic asymmetric borane reduction of aromatic ketones. Moderate enantioselectivities with e.e. 20.2-72.1% were obtained with 10 mol% catalyst. Opposite asymmetric induction was achieved when mercapto-alcohols 2 and 3 were used.     

手性噁唑硼烷结构与还原苯基乙基甲酮的对映选择性研究~≠

本文以苯基乙基甲酮为还原底物,研究了原地(in situ)制备的在3、4、5位具有不同取代基的手性1,3,2-(口恶)唑硼烷催化剂的结构与不对称催化效应关系。研究结果表明,在不对称催化硼烷还原反应中(CBS方法),产物的构型和对映选择性主要受手性(口恶)唑硼烷的4位取代基控制。     

双(2,2-二硝基丙基)肼甲硼氢络合物的合成及性能研究

本文报道了双(2,2-二硝基丙基)肼甲硼氢络合物的合成及其性能。实验表明,该络合物在较低温度下(0～5℃)有一定安定性,放置几天后,基本不变,在稍高温度下(20～25℃)放置1～2小时即迅速分解,自燃或自爆。此外,还讨论了可能的机理。     

First electrophilic substitution of 4-methoxyindole with triethyl orthoformate as an a1-synthon

Summary 4-Methoxyindole (2) reacts with triethyl orthoformate (1a) under proton catalysis to yield the functionalized indoles3a–3e in dependence on the reaction conditions. The attack of the electrophile takes place regiospecifically at the 3-position of the indole2

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Erste elektrophile Substitution von 4-Methoxyindol mit Orthoameisensäuretriethylester als a¹-Synthon (Kurze Mitt.)

Zusammenfassung In Abhängigkeit von den Reaktionsbedingungen reagiert 4-Methoxyindol (2) mit Orthoameisensäuretriethylester (1a) zu funktionalisierten Indolderivaten3a–3e. Der Angriff des Elektrophils erfolgt regiospezifisch an der 3-Position von2.

     

由(1R,2S)-麻黄碱制备的硼杂噁唑烷催化甲硼烷不对称还原苯乙酮

由(1R,2S)-麻黄碱制得了五个新的手性硼杂(口恶)唑烷1～5,它们催化甲硼烷不对称还原苯乙酮,获得了高产率的具有38.5～72.4％e.e.的R-1-苯基乙醇。讨论了催化剂的结构-活性关系及反应参数(催化剂用量、反应温度)对还原反应对映选择性的影响。