Experimental and Theoretical Conformational Analysis of 5‐Benzylimidazolidin‐4‐one Derivatives – a ‘Playground’ for Studying Dispersion Interactions and a ‘Windshield‐Wiper’ Effect in Organocatalysis

The PF₆ salts of 5‐benzyl‐1‐isopropylidene‐ and 5‐benzyl‐1‐cinnamylidene‐3‐methylimidazolidin‐4‐ones 1 (Scheme) with various substituents in the 2‐position have been prepared, and single crystals suitable for X‐ray structure determination have been obtained of 14 such compounds, i.e., 2 – 10 and 12 – 16 (Figs. 2–5). In nine of the structures, the Ph ring of the benzyl group resides above the heterocycle, in contact with the cis‐substituent at C(2) (staggered conformation A ; Figs. 1–3); in three structures, the Ph ring lies above the iminium π‐plane (staggered conformation B ; Figs. 1 and 4); in two structures, the benzylic C? C bond has an eclipsing conformation ( C ; Figs. 1 and 5) which places the Ph ring simultaneously at a maximum distance with its neighbors, the CO group, the N?C‐π‐system, and the cis‐substituent at C(2) of the heterocycle. It is suggested by a qualitative conformational analysis (Fig. 6) that the three staggered conformations of the benzylic C? C bond are all subject to unfavorable steric interactions, so that the eclipsing conformation may be a kind of ‘escape’. State‐of‐the‐art quantum‐chemical methods, with large AO basic sets (near the limit) for the single‐point calculations, were used to compute the structures of seven of the 14 iminium ions, i.e., 3, 4 / 12, 5 – 7, 13 , and 16 (Table) in the two staggered conformations, A and B , with the benzylic Ph group above the ring and above the iminium π‐system, respectively. In all cases, the more stable computed conformer (‘isolated‐molecule’ structure) corresponds to the one present in the crystal (overlay in Fig. 7). The energy differences are small (≤2 kcal/mol) which, together with the result of a potential‐curve calculation for the rotation around the benzylic C? C bond of one of the structures, 16 (Fig. 8), suggests that the benzyl group is more or less freely rotating at ambident temperatures. The importance of intramolecular London dispersion (benzene ring in ‘contact’ with the cis‐substituent in conformation A ) for DFT and other quantum‐chemical computations is demonstrated; the benzyl‐imidazolidinones 1 appear to be ideal systems for detecting dispersion contributions between a benzene ring and alkyl or aryl CH groups. Enylidene ions of the type studied herein are the reactive intermediates of enantioselective organocatalytic conjugate additions, Diels–Alder reactions, and many other transformations involving α,β‐unsaturated carbonyl compounds. Our experimental and theoretical results are discussed in view of the performance of 5‐benzyl‐imidazolidinones as enantioselective catalysts.     

固体磺酸促进亚硝酸异戊酯催化氧化苯甲醇反应

 以亚硝酸异戊酯为催化剂, 通过固体磺酸的促进作用原位产生亚硝酰正离子, 实现了催化氧气氧化苯甲醇制备苯甲醛. 300 oC 处理的 Amberlyst 15 表现出较高的促进效果, 在 0.5 MPa O2, 80 oC 反应 2 h, 苯甲醇转化率和苯甲醛选择性可分别达到 90% 和 97%. 通过红外、热分析及酸碱滴定研究了不同方法制得的固体酸的差别及其对反应促进效果的影响, 并利用紫外-可见光谱和衍生化方法检测了亚硝酰正离子.     

4-氯-4''''-取代-苯丁酮的低能电子轰击质谱和取代基效应的研究

用离子动能谱探讨了9个苯环上不同取代基的4-氯-4′-取代-苯丁酮EI断裂的主要途径是:分子离子先进行Mclafferty重排,而后α-断裂。将电子能量降低至20e v,对Mclafferty重排的产物离子的α-断裂反应用Hammett方程处理,得回归线性方程lgZ/Z_0=-0.37σp-0.008,线性相关系数为0.9949。由此可明显地看出质谱中单分子断裂反应的取代基效应。     

Pd/PMO-SBA-15 催化剂催化苯甲醇选择氧化反应性能

 研究了 PMO-SBA-15 材料负载的金属钯纳米粒子 (Pd/PMO-SBA-15) 在水相中催化苯甲醇选择氧化制苯甲醛的反应. 考察了纳米粒子种类、氧化剂用量、反应时间和反应温度等对苯甲醇转化率及苯甲醛选择性的影响. 结果表明, 以水为溶剂, 以 H2O2 (30%) 为氧化剂时, 可得到较高的苯甲醇转化率和苯甲醛选择性. 当以 0.05 g 的 2%Pd/PMO-SBA-15 为催化剂, H2O2 用量为 1.5 ml, 反应温度为 80 oC, 反应 4 h 时, 苯甲醇转化率和苯甲醛选择性分别达到 97.1% 和 100.0%. 对该催化体系的重复使用性能进行了考察. 结果发现, 随着使用次数的增加, 苯甲醇转化率有所下降, 但苯甲醛选择性保持不变.     

苯甲醇分子HOMO和N-HOMO轨道的电子动量谱学研究

利用第三代电子动量谱仪研究了苯甲醇(C_6H_5CH_2OH)分子的最高占据轨道(HOMO)和次最高占据轨道(N-HOMO)电子动量谱,给出了外价轨道的电离能谱信息.实验在非共面对称几何条件下完成,入射电子的能量为2400 eV加结合能.通过密度泛函方法计算得到了苯甲醇分子最高和次最高占据轨道的动量谱,理论与实验结果符合较好.     

CuI/TPA/4-乙酰胺基-TEMPO催化的苄醇与烯丙基醇氧化反应的研究

CuI/TPA(tris(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amine)/4-乙酰胺基-TEMPO(2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidyl-1-oxyl)催化体系能够在室温下,以氧气作氧化剂,乙腈作溶剂,高效、高选择性地催化一系列苄醇,烯丙基醇和含杂原子伯醇的氧化,且在体系中无需添加任何碱作助催化剂.     

活性稀释剂苄基缩水甘油醚丙烯酸酯的合成及性能表征

本文以苄基缩水甘油醚和丙烯酸为原料合成活性稀释剂苄基缩水甘油醚丙烯酸酯(BGEA),研究了反应温度、催化剂和阻聚剂用量对反应的影响.结果表明最佳的反应条件为:反应温度110℃左右,催化剂N,N’-二甲基苄胺质量分数为0.9%,阻聚剂对甲氧基苯酚质量分数为0.2%.后将BGEA作为稀释剂加入到双酚A型环氧丙烯酸树脂中配制成光固化涂料,利用TG、AFM等表征手段对光固化膜的热性能、表面形貌及物理机械性能进行研究.     

十二烷基二甲基苄基氯化铵从碱性氰化液中固相萃取金的研究

建立了一种用十二烷基二甲基苄基氯化铵(BDMDAC)从碱性氰化液中固相萃取金的新方法：在碱性介质中,十二烷基二甲基苄基氯化铵溶液(BDMDAC)与Au(CN)2-络阴离子生成离子缔合物,该离子缔合物可被反相键合硅胶固相萃取柱萃取、富集,用乙醇洗脱,反相键合硅胶固相萃取柱可重复使用。该方法用于从碱性氰化液中固相萃取痕量金,萃取回收率可超过98%。     

Oxidative amidation of benzyl alcohols with amino acid esters mediated by N-hydroxysuccinimide/phenyliodine diacetate

A simple protocol involving metal-free oxidative amidation of benzyl alcohols with amino acid esters has been presented. The amidation proceeds in a radical pathway unlike in conventional metal-mediated extrusion of dihydrogen. The method is advantageous in terms of metal-free conditions, nonexpensive commercial starting substrates. Also various substituents in the starting materials are tolerated and sterically hindered amino acid side chains could provide good yields of amide products.