Influence of methyl‐modified silyl groups on the properties of polymers and Si/B/N/C ceramics derived from N‐silylated borazine derivatives

Thermal silazane cleavage of dichloroboryldisilylamines (SiCl_mMe_3?m)N(SiMe₃)(BCl₂) (1: m = 1; 2: m = 2) at 196 °C leads to the borazine derivates [(SiCl_mMe_3?m)NB(Cl_nMe_1?n)]₃ (3: m = 1, n = 0.185; 4: m = 2, n = 0.111) characterized by NMR and IR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction structure analyses reveal (BN)₃ units with unusual twisted boat conformations in both compounds. Additionally, more detailed studies are done to clear up the function of the by‐products (SiCl_mMe_3?m)N(SiClMe₂)(BClMe) formed during the cyclization step leading to asymmetrically boron substituted borazine derivatives. The single‐source precursors 3 and 4 were cross‐linked with methylamine producing polymers 3P and 4P, which were transformed into black amorphous materials with ceramic yields of 20.8 % and 50.3 %, respectively. Ceramic 4C (Si_1.00B_0.98 N_2.55 C_1.37O_0.05) was further investigated by ¹¹B and ²⁹Si magic angle spinning (MAS) NMR spectroscopy. A combined study of high‐temperature TG analyses and X‐ray powder diffraction analyses confirms the thermal stability of 4C up to 1670 °C. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis of Aromatic Compounds by Catalytic C?C Bond Activation of Biphenylene or Angular [3]Phenylene

Substituted phenanthrenes and picenes were easily prepared by reaction of biphenylene or angular [3]phenylene with various alkynes in the presence of a catalytic amount of [IrCl(cod)]₂/dppe (cod=1,5‐cyclooctadiene, dppe=1,2‐bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane). The reaction is based on C? C bond activation of the cyclobutane ring. The reaction tolerates the presence of bulky groups on the alkyne, such as the ferrocene moiety. In addition, a catalytic system based on [RhCl(cod)]₂/dppe enabled the, hitherto unreported, reaction of biphenylene with nitriles to provide phenanthridines.     

Two heptadentate Co(III) and Mn(III) complexes with partially deprotonated cyclen derivative bearing four hydroxypropyl pendants: structure,DNA binding and DNA cleavage

Two new complexes, (Co^III)₂(H₃L^?)₂(0.5H₂O)₂(ClO₄)₄ (I) and (Mn^III)₂(H₃L^?)₂(0.5H₂O)₂ (ClO₄)₄ (II), were synthesized and crystallographically characterized [H₄L = 1,4,7,10‐tetra‐(2‐hydroxypropyl)‐l,4,7,10‐tetraazacyclododecane] using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and X‐ray photoelectron spectrometery. The characterizations confirmed that the valences of the metal ions increased from divalent to trivalent due to deprotonation of one OH group (H₄L was in the form of H₃L^?). Owing to the instability of Co(III) and Mn(III) in both air and in solution, they preferred to exist in divalent form. The two heptadentate complexes are extraordinary in that the chiral pendants of the complexes are different in configuration. Spectroscopic studies, viscosity measurements, thermal denaturation experiments and circular dichroism spectra demonstrated that the complexes were prone to interact with DNA by groove binding. At micromolar concentrations and under physiological conditions, the two complexes were able to oxidatively cleave the supercoiled pUC19 plasmid DNA into its nicked and linear forms. Mechanistic studies using various additives suggest the complexes had structures different from those of other inorganic complexes. These are the first reported inorganic complexes not containing planar aromatic ligands and yet binding at the major groove. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

褐藻多糖铈配合物对质粒DNA及牛血清白蛋白的裂解作用

以褐藻糖胶、褐藻酸及褐藻演粉为配体，分别与四价的铈（Ce^4 ）结合，形成了水溶性的褐藻多糖铈配合物，在生理中性条件下，它们对牛血清白蛋白（BSA）均有一定的裂解作用，但对质粒DNA（Plasmide DNA）仅有褐藻淀粉铈配合物有非常明显的裂解作用。     

含磷、硫、氮配原子的钴羰基簇合衍生物的合成和表征

过渡金属原子簇化学是当今化学学科中非常活跃的研究领域之一 ,这类簇合物大多有着新颖的几何构型和多样化的成键方式 ,并且具有独特的催化性能[1 ] 。迄今为止 ,人们合成了多种含磷、硫、氮等原子的铁、钴、钌等羰基簇合衍生物 ,但其中三种以上原子同时配位的情况并不多见 ,有金振兴等的含Ｃ、Ｓ、Ｎ配原子的三核钴簇[2 ] ;Ｌｕｇａ和Ｃａｂｅｚａ的三钌簇[3 ,4] 以及Ｃｈｉｈａｒａ等合成的五核钌簇[5] ,其分子中都有Ｐ、Ｎ、Ｏ三原子配位。我们利用复杂的含Ｐ、Ｓ、Ｎ等可配原子的有机配前体与二元钴羰合物反应 ,合成了一系列三核、四核…     

一种切断酰胺C—N键的简便方法

研究了一种质子酸和Lewis酸共同催化酰胺C—N键断键的新方法,讨论了温度,CuCl2量以及Lewis酸种类对C—N键断键率的影响,并提出了在此条件下酰胺C—N键断裂的可能机理.新方法反应温度低、耗酸量小、条件温和.     

Polarography in solution of some problems in organic chemistry: recent applications

Applications of chromatographic and atomic absorption methods are compared with those of electroanalytical techniques. The limitations of electroanalytical procedures and their advantages, such as speed, sensitivity and speciation are discussed. Among applications of polarography and voltammetry to a solution of basic problems, attention has been paid to the possibility to distinguish the degree of conjugation (e.g. of compounds containing the grouping CNNC), to a contribution to understanding of solution chemistry of mitomycin C and to processes involved in the reduction of cephalosporins. Among practical applications, the possibility to analyze suspensions, which can be carried out without separation offers advantages. Examples are interactions in suspensions of bile salts in the presence of metal (II) ions, adsorptions of various pesticides and other toxic materials on lignin and the possibility to follow alkaline cleavage of lignin in buffers pH 8-12 at 25 °C. Most of these studies would not be possible to carry out using other techniques.     

A new approach for the solid-phase synthesis of pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines involving reductive cleavage

A methodology based on reductive cleavage followed by cyclization, for the solid-phase synthesis of pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines employing DIBAL-H, is described.