Torsional and Electronic Factors Control the C−H⋅⋅⋅O Interaction

The precise role of non‐conventional hydrogen bonds such as the C?H???O interaction in influencing the conformation of small molecules remains unresolved. Here we survey a series of β‐turn mimetics using X‐ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy in conjunction with quantum calculation, and conclude that favourable torsional and electronic effects are important for the population of states with conformationally influential C?H???O interactions. Our results also highlight the challenge in attempting to deconvolute a myriad of interdependent noncovalent interactions in order to focus on the contribution of a single one. Within a small molecule that is designed to resemble the complexity of the environment within peptides and proteins, the interplay of different steric burdens, hydrogen‐acceptor/‐donor properties and rotational profiles illustrate why unambiguous conclusions based solely on NMR chemical shift data are extremely challenging to rationalize.     

Binding of permanganate anion to pentaammineazidocobalt(III) cation in solution and solid phases: synthesis,characterization, X-ray structure,and genotoxic effects of [Co(NH3)5N3](MnO4)2⋅H2O

A pentaammineazidocobalt(III) complex, [Co(NH₃)₅N₃](MnO₄)₂XH₂O has been synthesized by an one-pot synthesis method. It was characterized by studies such as infrared (IR) and UV-visible spectroscopy. The single crystal X-ray structure analysis revealed that the title complex crystallizes in space group Cc. The cobalt center is six coordinated with slightly octahedral geometry. The supramolecular architecture is also formed by intermolecular N-H…O (anion and H₂O) and Mn-O…O-H hydrogen bonds. The binding property of the cation, [Co(NH₃)₅N₃]²⁺ with the anion, MnO₄^– has also been determined (in solution phase) with the help of UV-visible spectroscopic titrations. Further, the genotoxic effects of KMnO₄, [Co(NH₃)₅N₃]Cl₂ and [Co(NH₃)₅N₃](MnO₄)₂XH₂O were studied using Allium cepa root chromosomal aberration assay and it revealed that the genotoxicity of the newly synthesized complex is 1.97–1.76 fold, which is less compared to KMnO₄. The order of genotoxic potential has been observed to be KMnO₄ > [Co(NH₃)₅N₃](MnO₄)₂XH₂O > [Co(NH₃)₅N₃]Cl₂.     

Fluorinated tellurium(IV) azides and their precursors

The perfluoroaryl tellurolates C₆F₅TeLi (1) and 4-CF₃C₆F₄TeLi (2) were prepared. These intermediates were identified by NMR spectroscopy and may form, depending on the reaction conditions, either the corresponding ditellanes C₆F₅TeTeC₆F₅ (3) and CF₃C₆F₄TeTeC₆F₄CF₃ (4) by subsequent oxidation, or in the case of 1, a telluranthrene (C₆F₄Te)₂ (5) by reaction with itself. The halogenation products of 5, ( C₆F₄Te)₂F₄ (6), (C₆F₄Te)₂Cl₄ (7), (C₆F₄Te)₂Br₄ (8), as well as the azidation product (C₆F₄Te)₂(N₃)₄ (9) were synthesized. Furthermore, in pursuit of our recent work on tellurium azides, the syntheses and properties of R₂Te(N₃)₂ (R=CF₃ (10), C₆F₂H₃ (11)) and RTe(N₃)₃ (R=CF₃ (12) and C₆F₅ (13)) are reported. The crystal structures of CF₃C₆F₄TeTeC₆F₄CF₃ (4), (C₆F₄Te)₂Br₄ (8), and (C₆F₂H₃)₂Te(N₃)₂ (11) were determined.     

Building Functionality into 4′‐Hydrazone Derivatives of 2,2′: 6′,2″‐Terpyridine

The syntheses of the five 2,2′: 6′,2″‐terpyridine (tpy) ligands 5 – 9 functionalized in the 4′‐position with a hydrazone substituent RR′C?N? NH (R=R′=Me; R=H, R′=4‐BrC₆H₄, 4‐O₂NC₆H₄, 4‐MeOC₆H₄, or 3,5‐(MeO)₂C₆H₃) are described. Protonation of the tpy domain of the ligands is facile. Solution behaviour has been studied by NMR and electronic spectroscopies. Representative structural data are presented for neutral and monoprotonated ligands, and illustrate that H‐bonding involving the formal amine NH unit is a dominant structural motif in all cases.     

Synthesis and THF Accompanied Crystal Structure of 11H-Naphtho[1′,2′,:5,6]-pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidin-11(10H)-one

8,9,12-Trihydro-9,9-pentamethylene-12-(3-nitrophenyl)-11H-naphtho[1′,25,6] pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidin-11(10H)-one 1, another conversion product of Friedl(a)ndler reaction, has been synthesized by the reaction of 2-amino-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-4H benzo[f]chromene-3-carbo- nitrile 2 with cyclohexanone in the presence of Lewis acid catalysts. The crystal of the title compound 1 THF solvate, C60H62N6O10, was obtained and determined by X-ray diffraction me- thod. The crystal is of triclinic, space group P with a = 11.4633(11), b = 12.6247(12), c = 19.658(2)(A), α = 72.642(8), β = 89.045(9), γ = 68.340(5)°, V = 2509.6(4), Z = 2, Dc = 1.359 g/cm3, F(000) = 1088, Mr = 1027.16, the final R = 0.0674 and wR = 0.1869 with I > 2σ(I) and the goodness-of-fit S = 1.045 on F2. The pyrimidine ring has an envelope conformation, linked with a six-membered ring through a spiro C atom. The crystal packing of 1 THF solvate is stabilized by N-H…O hydrogen bonds, and π-π stacking interaction occurs between two adjacent nearly planar molecules of 1.     

多孔硅形成机理的逆结晶学模型

本文概述了多孔硅形成机理和现有模型.通过观察和分析多晶多孔硅化学腐蚀机理提出了一个新模型:多孔硅形成机理的逆结晶学模型.这个模型指出多晶多孔硅均匀形貌具有自选择性,而此自选择性受结晶学原理控制.此模型的提出对研究晶体生长有用.     

Di- and tetranuclear heterometallic CuII-LnIII complexes (Ln = Gd and Dy): Synthesis, structure and magnetic properties

Four 3d-4f heterometallic complexes, [CuⅡ LnⅢ (bpt) 2 (NO 3 ) 3 (MeOH)] (Ln = Gd, 1; Dy, 2; bptH = 3,5-bis(pyrid-2-yl)-1,2,4- triazole), [CuⅡ 2 LnⅢ 2 (μ-OH) 2 (bpt) 4 Cl 4 (H 2 O) 2 ]·6H 2 O (Ln = Gd, 3; Dy, 4), have been synthesized under solvothermal conditions. X-ray structural analyses reveal that 1 and 2 are isostructural while 3 and 4 are isostructural. In each complex, the copper and gadolinium or dysprosium ions are linked by two triazolate bridges and form a CuⅡ -LnⅢ dinuclear unit. The intramolecular Cu-Ln distances are 4.542, 4.525, 4.545 and 4.538 for 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively. Two dinuclear CuLn units are bridged by two OH- groups into the zig-zag tetranuclear {CuⅡ 2 LnⅢ 2 } structures with the Ln(Ⅲ) Ln(Ⅲ) distances of 3.742 and 3.684 for 3 and 4, respectively. Magnetic studies show that the antiferromagnetic CuⅡ-LnⅢ interactions occur in 1 (J CuGd = 0.21 cm-1 ) and 2. The antiferromagnetic interaction occurs in complex 3 with J CuGd = 0.82 cm-1 and J GdGd = 0.065 cm-1 , while dominant ferromagnetic interaction occurs in complex 4.     

α‐Peptide–Oligourea Chimeras: Stabilization of Short α‐Helices by Non‐Peptide Helical Foldamers

Short α‐peptides with less than 10 residues generally display a low propensity to nucleate stable helical conformations. While various strategies to stabilize peptide helices have been previously reported, the ability of non‐peptide helical foldamers to stabilize α‐helices when fused to short α‐peptide segments has not been investigated. Towards this end, structural investigations into a series of chimeric oligomers obtained by joining aliphatic oligoureas to the C‐ or N‐termini of α‐peptides are described. All chimeras were found to be fully helical, with as few as 2 (or 3) urea units sufficient to propagate an α‐helical conformation in the fused peptide segment. The remarkable compatibility of α‐peptides with oligoureas described here, along with the simplicity of the approach, highlights the potential of interfacing natural and non‐peptide backbones as a means to further control the behavior of α‐peptides.