Synthesis of Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane (BCP)-Based Straight-Shaped Diphosphine Ligands**

[1.1.1]Propellane, which is structurally simple and compact, exhibits promising potential for the synthesis of disubstituted straight-shaped bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane (BCP) compounds by manipulation of its highly reactive internal C−C bond. BCPs are considered to be isosteres of 1,4-disubstituted benzenes, which have found broad applications in the areas of functional molecules and drug discovery. The internal C−C single bond of [1.1.1]propellane is regarded as a charge-shift bond, which can be readily cleaved by radical means to construct BCPs. We herein report a novel synthetic method for (un)symmetric diphosphines based on the BCP motif, which can be interpreted as isosteres of 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)benzenes. The obtained BCP-diphosphine derivatives were used to generate a straight-shaped Au complex and an Eu-based coordination polymer.     

Bridging and Conformational Control of Porphyrin Units through Non-Traditional Rigid Scaffolds

Connecting two porphyrin units in a rigid linear fashion, without any undesired electron delocalization or communication between the chromophores, remains a synthetic challenge. Herein, a broad library of functionally diverse multi-porphyrin arrays that incorporate the non-traditional rigid linker groups cubane and bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane (BCP) is described. A robust, reliable, and versatile synthetic procedure was employed to access porphyrin-cubane/BCP-porphyrin arrays, representing the largest non-polymeric structures available for cubane/BCP derivatives. These reactions demonstrate considerable substrate scope, from utilization of small phenyl moieties to large porphyrin rings, with varying lengths and different angles. To control conformational flexibility, amide bonds were introduced between the bridgehead carbon of BCP/cubane and the porphyrin rings. Through varying the orientation of the substituents around the amide bond of cubane/BCP, different intermolecular interactions were identified through single crystal X-ray analysis. These studies revealed non-covalent interactions that are the first-of-their-kind including a unique iodine-oxygen interaction between cubane units. These supramolecular architectures indicate the possibility to mimic a protein structure due to the sp³ rigid scaffolds (BCP or cubane) that exhibit the essential conformational space for protein function while simultaneously providing amide bonds for molecular recognition.     

新型富勒烯膦金属配合物的合成

用配体取代法合成了新型富勒烯膦金属配合物——C60.双(二苯基膦)戊烷合钯[C60Pd(dpppe),1],其结构经UV-Vis,IR,XPS及元素分析表征。在1的分子结构中,C60以σ-π配位方式与Pd配位,形成新型的η2-C60双齿膦金属配合物。     

1,3-Difunctionalizations of [1.1.1]Propellane via 1,2-Metallate Rearrangements of Boronate Complexes

1,3-Disubstituted bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes (BCPs) are valuable bioisosteres of para-substituted aromatic rings. The most direct route to these structures is via multicomponent ring-opening reactions of [1.1.1]propellane. However, challenges associated with these transformations mean that difunctionalized BCPs are more commonly prepared by multistep reaction sequences with BCP-halide intermediates. Herein, we report three- and four-component 1,3-difunctionalizations of [1.1.1]propellane with organometallic reagents, organoboronic esters, and a variety of electrophiles. This process is achieved by trapping intermediate BCP-metal species with boronic esters to form boronate complexes, which are versatile intermediates whose electrophile-induced 1,2-metallate rearrangement chemistry enables a broad range of C−C bond-forming reactions.     

Calculated polar substituent effects on the stability of 3‐substituted(X) bicyclo[1.1.1]pent‐1‐yl cations and 4‐substituted(X) bicyclo[2.2.1]hept‐1‐yl cations: a DFT study

The effects of substituents on the stability of 3‐substituted(X) bicyclo[1.1.1]pent‐1‐yl cations (3) and 4‐substituted(X) bicyclo[2.2.1]hept‐1‐yl cations (4), for a set of substituents (X = H, NO₂, CN, NC, CF₃, CHO, COOH , F, Cl, HO, NH₂, CH₃, SiH₃, Si(CH₃)₃, Li, O^?, and NH₃⁺) covering a wide range of electronic substituent effects were calculated using the DFT theoretical model at the B3LYP/6‐311 + G(2d,p) and B3LYP/6‐31 + G (d) levels of theory, respectively. Linear regression analysis was employed to explore the relationship between the calculated relative hydride affinities (ΔE, kcal/mol) of the appropriate isodesmic reactions for 3/4 and polar field/group electronegativity substituent constants (σ_F and σ_χ, respectively). The analysis reveals that the ΔE values for both systems are best described by a combination of both substituent constants. The result highlights the importance of the σ_χ dependency of charge delocalization in these systems. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

磷钨杂多酸及其铯盐上的常温正戊烷异构化反应

制备了一系列用于正戊烷异构化的磷钨杂多酸及其铯盐催化剂,并对它们进行了详细的物性表征。实验结果表明, Cs含量对催化剂的比表面、孔结构、热稳定性和表面酸量有显著的影响。考察了所制备的催化剂上常温下正戊烷异构化反应的活性和选择性。利用催化剂表征结果讨论了活化温度和Cs含量等因素对催化性能的影响。磷钨杂多酸及其铯酸式盐属固体超强酸。根据35℃时正戊烷异构化反应速率常数估测H~3PW~1~2O~4~0和Cs~2~.~2~5H~0~.~7~5PW~1~2O~4~0的酸强度H~0约在-13～-12.4之间。     

气相色谱法测定DIANP纯度标准物质中有机杂质

建立了气相色谱法测定1,5-二叠氮基-3-硝基氮杂戊烷纯度标准物质中微量二氯甲烷、二甲基亚砜、1-羟基-5-叠氮基-3-硝基-3-氮杂戊烷含量的方法.样品以四氢呋喃作为溶剂进行溶解,采用RTX-1毛细管色谱柱(30 m×0.32 mm,5μm)和程序升温进行分离,外标法定量.线性相关系数(r)为0.999 0～0.99...     

Methane elimination from n‐pentane

The quantum chemical calculations at the different levels of theory were performed with the target being to determine the vibration frequencies and to estimate the barriers to internal rotations of n‐pentane molecules. In connection with the observed losses of CH₃ and CH₄ from the n‐pentane in gas phase, the calculations at the B3LYP level of theory with the 6‐31G(d) basis set were used to study the ground‐state potential energy surface of the n‐pentane. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2009     

NOVEL BIOMARKERS FOUND IN SOUTH FLORIDA BASIN

Some 11 novel series of biological markers, aryl isoprenoids, have been found in Sunniland sedimentary organic matter (both oil and its source rock) of the South Florida Basin (USA). All of them have the same homologous key ions m/z 91+14n (n=0—10). In this paper, only one of these homologous series, 2, 3, 6-trimethylphenylisoprenoids, will be discussed organic-geochemically. Two new maturity indicators, ΣHⅠ/ΣHⅡ and ΣHB/ΣHA, have been put forward, and it is suggested that these novel biomarker compounds can be used as indicators of organic facies and maturity of sedimentary organic matter.     

Solubility of pentane, 2-methylbutane,and cyclopentane in liquid nitrogen at 77.4 K

The solubilities of pentane, 2-methylbutane (isopentane) and cyclopentane were measured in liquid nitrogen at 77.4 K by the filtration method. The solubilities of the C₅ hydrocarbons in liquid nitrogen at 77.4 K vary from 1.8×10^–8 mole fraction for cyclopentane, to 3.0×10^–8 mole fraction for pentane and 3.2×10^–7 mole fraction for 2-metylbutane. Correlations between the solubilities of alkanes, alkenes and cyclic hydrocarbons in liquid nitrogen, and some properties of solutes [normal boiling point T _b , enthalpy of vaporization at normal boiling point H _b and the mean of the enthalpy of vaporization and the enthalpy of melting [(H _b +H _m )/2] are presented.