Synthesis of oxygen-containing heterocyclic compounds via α-chloro-δ-(trimethylsilyloxy)imines

Treatment of α-chloro-δ-(trimethylsilyloxy)ketimines, obtained by regiospecific alkylation of α-chloroketimines with 3-bromo-1-(trimethylsilyloxy)propane, with bases and nucleophiles leads to a variety of oxygen-containing heterocycles, including tetrahydrofurans and tetrahydropyrans.     

Cationic Organophosphorus Chromophores: A Diamond in the Rough among Ionic Dyes

Tunable electron-accepting properties of the cationic phosphorus center, its geometry and unique preparative chemistry that allows combining this unit with diversity of π-conjugated motifs, define the appealing photophysical and electrochemical characteristics of organophosphorus ionic chromophores. This Minireview summarizes the achievements in the synthesis of the π-extended molecules functionalized with P-cationic fragments, modulation of their properties by means of structural modification, and emphasizes the important effect of cation-anion interactions, which can drastically change physical behavior of these two-component systems.     

Peripheral Templation‐Modulated Interconversion between an A4L6 Tetrahedral Anion Cage and A2L3 Triple Helicate with Guest Capture/Release

An anion‐coordination‐based A₄L₆ (“A” denotes anion and “L” is ligand) tetrahedral cage was constructed by a C₂‐symmetric bis‐bis(urea) ligand and phosphate anion, which showed reversible interconversion with the A₂L₃ triple helicate as a response to the template, concentration, or solvent. Notably, an unusual “peripheral” templation was found to be critical to stabilize the tetrahedral structure. This peripheral effect was utilized to assemble an “empty” A₄L₆ cage that allows the multi‐stimuli‐controlled capture/release of biologically important species such as choline and acetylcholine.     

Towards a Sustainable Synthesis of Oxymethylene Dimethyl Ether by Homogeneous Catalysis and Uptake of Molecular Formaldehyde

Oxymethylene dimethyl ethers (OME_n; CH₃(‐OCH₂‐)_nO‐CH₃, n=3–5) are a novel class of sustainable synthetic fuels, which are of increasing interest due to their soot‐free combustion. Herein a novel anhydrous OME_n synthesis route is presented. Catalyzed by trimethyloxonium salts, dimethoxymethane takes up monomeric gaseous formaldehyde instantaneously and forms high purity OME_n at temperatures of 25–30 °C. This new anhydrous approach using molecular formaldehyde and catalytic amounts of highly active trimethyloxonium salts represents a promising new step towards a sustainable formation of OME_n emanating from CO₂ and H₂.     

A computational study of unique properties of pillar[n]quinones: self-assembly to tubular structures and potential applications as electron acceptors and anion recognizers

Density functional theory has been used to calculate the thermodynamic properties and molecular orbitals of pillar[n]quinones. Pillar[n]quinones are expected to be effective electron acceptors and the ability to accept more than one electron increases with the size of the interior cavity. Pillar[5]quinone and pillar[7]quinone show a great intramolecular charge transfer upon the electron excitation from highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) to lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) as indicated by a large difference of electron distributions between their HOMO and LUMO and a notable dipole moment difference between the ground and first triplet excited state. The aggregation of pillar[n]quinones leads to tubular dimeric structures joined by 2n C? H···O nonclassical hydrogen bonds (HBs) with binding energies about 2 kcal/mol per HB. The longitudinal extension of the supramolecular self‐assembly of pillar[n]quinone may be adjustable through forming and breaking their HBs by controlling the surrounding environment. The tunability of the diameter of the tubular structures can be achieved by changing the number of quinone units in the pillar[n]quinone. The electrostatic potential maps of pillar[n]quinones indicate that the positive charge in the interior cavity decreases as the number of quinone units increases. Chloride and bromide anions are chosen to examine the noncovalent anion‐π interactions between pillar[n]quinones and captured anions. The calculations show that the better compatibility of the effective radius of the anions with the interior dimension of pillar[n]quinone leads to larger stabilization energy. The selectivity of spatial matching and specific interaction of pillar[n]quinone is believed to possibly serve as a candidate for ionic and molecular recognition. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem, 2011     

Reactions of isomeric 3,6- and 3,5-di-tert-butyl-ortho-benzoquinones with NH3

The interaction of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-ortho-benzoquinone (1) and 3,5-di-tert-butyl-ortho-benzoquinone (2) with NH₃ in water—alcohol medium and with (NH₄)₂CO₃ in a solid phase has been studied. Redox processes with participation of a nucleophile of the medium take place for1, while2 reacts with NH₃ at the carbonyl group with transformation of the quinone imide. The mechanism of redox transformation of1 has been proposed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1789–1793, September, 1995.This work was carried out with financial support from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project No. 94-03-08653).     

Nucleophilic trifluoromethylation of organic substrates using (trifluoromethyl)trimethylsilane in the presence of a fluoride anion II. A convenient route to aryltrifluoromethyl-sulfides, -sulfoxides and -sulfones

Aryltrifluoromethyl-sulfides, -sulfoxides and -sulfones can be prepared by trifluoromethylation of the corresponding arylsulfenyl, -sulfinyl and -sulfonyl halides using (trifluoromethyl)trimethylsilane in the presence of fluoride sources, such as TASF [tris(dimethylamino)sulfonium difluorotrimethylsilicate].     

蒙旦树脂化学组成的研究

采用阴离子交换色谱和硅胶－氧化铝柱色谱对云南寻甸蒙旦树脂（ＸＤＳＺ）、潦浒蒙旦树脂（ＬＨＳＺ）、昭通蒙旦树脂（ＺＴＳＺ）和吉林舒兰蒙旦树脂（ＳＬＳＺ）进行了族组分的分离。树脂游离酸，树脂结合酸，树脂烃和树脂醇在各树脂中的百分含量分别为ＸＤＳＺ１１．８６，８．７６，１２．３０，４５．９９；ＬＨＳＺ１５．８９，１３．９１，４．９０，４５．９９；ＳＬＳＺ２５．４６，８．０７，１７．４０，３６．２２；ＺＴ