Experimental and Theoretical Investigations of Structural Isomers of Dichalcogenoimidodiphosphinate Dimers: Dichalcogenides or Spirocyclic Contact Ion Pairs?

A synthetic protocol for the tert-butyl-substituted dichalcogenoimidodiphosphinates [Na(tmeda){(EPtBu(2))(2)N}] (3 a, E=S; 3 b, E=Se; 3 c, E=Te) has been developed. The one-electron oxidation of the sodium complexes [Na(tmeda){(EPR(2))(2)N}] with iodine produces a series of neutral dimers (EPR(2)NPR(2)E--)(2) (4 b, E=Se, R=iPr; 4 c, E=Te, R=iPr; 5 a, E=S, R=tBu; 5 b, E=Se, R=tBu; 5 c, E=Te, R=tBu). Attempts to prepare 4 a (E=S, R=iPr) in a similar manner produced a mixture including HN(SPiPr(2)). Compounds 4 b, 4 c and 5 a-c were characterised by multinuclear NMR spectra and by X-ray crystallography, which revealed two alternative structures for these dimeric molecules. The derivatives 4 b, 4 c, 5 a and 5 b exhibit acyclic structures with a central chalcogen-chalcogen linkage that is elongated by approximately 2 % (E=S), 6 % (E=Se) and 8 % (E=Te) compared to typical single-bond values. By contrast, 5 c adopts an unique spirocyclic contact ion-pair structure in which a [(TePtBu(2))(2)N](-) ion is Te,Te' chelated to an incipient [(TePtBu(2))(2)N](+) cyclic ion. DFT calculations of the relative energies of the two structural isomers indicate a trend towards increasing stability for the contact ion pair relative to the corresponding dichalcogenide on going from S to Se to Te for both the isopropyl and tert-butyl series. The two-electron oxidation of [Na(tmeda){(EPtBu(2))(2)N}] (E=S, Se, Te) with iodine produced the salts [(EPtBu(2))(2)N](+)X(-) (7 a, E=S, X=I(3); 7 b, E=Se, X=I; 7 c, E=Te, X=I), which were characterised by X-ray crystallography. Compound 7 a exists as a monomeric, ion-separated complex with [d(S--S)=2.084(2) A]; 7 b and 7 c are dimeric [d(Se--Se)=2.502(1) A; d(Te--Te)=2.884(1) A].     

铑(Ⅰ)催化有机汞化合物偶联反应机理的研究

研究了β-氯化萘汞在[CIRh(CO)₂]₂催化下于六甲基磷酰胺溶液中的偶联反应动力学,证明其反应为二级,求得了偶联反应动力学常数.α-氯化萘汞和α-溴汞代苯乙酸乙酯在相同的反应条件下不发生偶联反应;在α一溴汞代苯乙酸乙酯的偶联反应条件下分离和鉴定了有机铑(I)中间体,根据所提出的反应机理,对上述现象进行了讨论.     

p-(N,N-二甲氨基)肉桂酸乙酯在分子聚集体中的光化学行为

本文报道了p(N,N-二甲氨基)肉桂酸乙酯(DMAC)在十二酸(LA)聚集体中的光谱和光化学性质。这种肉桂酸衍生物的吸收和发射光谱表现出典型的分子内电荷转移的特征,在十二酸存在下,观察到DMAC激基缔合物荧光,荧光强度随DMAC浓度增加而增加,与普通溶液中的反应相比,十二酸聚集体中的DMAC具有较大的光二聚反应速度。用荧光光谱跟踪反应的结果表明,DMAC激基缔合物具有较DMAC单体更高的光化学活性。     

A theoretical study of catalytic hydration reactions of ethylene

The hydration reaction of ethylene, C₂H₄+H₂O → C₂H₅OH, catalyzed by oxoacids (H₃PO₄, H₂SO₄, and HClO₄) and metal cations (B³⁺, Al³⁺, Sc³⁺, Ga³⁺, La³⁺, Be²⁺, Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺, Zn²⁺, and Sr²⁺) are studied systematically by density functional theory with a BLYP functional. The reaction profiles of the main reaction and some side reactions, such as ester formation, dimerization of ethylene, and dehydrogenation of ethanol, have been determined with a variety of catalysts. In each case, the intermediate states, the transition states, and their energetics are calculated. Metal cations react more efficiently for the main reaction than oxoacids, but they also make the dehydrogenation reaction active. While the dimerization reaction is strongly affected by the acidity of the catalyst, both the acidity and basicity of the catalyst are important for the dehydrogenation reaction. Efficient formation of ethanol from ethylene over a catalyst is suggested. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Comput Chem 21: 1292–1304, 2000     

离子液体降低FCC汽油烯烃体积分数的研究

向FCC汽油中分别加入两种与FCC汽油不互溶的Lewis超强酸性离子液体\[Bmim\]Cl-AlCl3 和 \[R4N\]Cl-AlCl3形成液-液两相催化降烯烃体系。结果表明：在汽油辛烷值基本保持不变的基础上,FCC汽油的烯烃体积分数分别下降14.7%和13.1%, 均达到我国新配方汽油规定的烯烃体积分数v<35%的新标准。对离子液体降低FCC汽油的机理及影响因素进行了详细研究。结果表明,正是由于具备Lewis超强酸性的离子液体催化的烯烃与烷烃的烷基化、烯烃与芳烃的烷基化以及烯烃的二聚反应使得FCC汽油中烯烃体积分数显著下降。     

新型Br(o)nsted-Lewis酸性离子液体的合成及其在松香二聚反应中的应用

合成、表征了新型Bronsted-Lewis酸性离子液体1-(3-磺酸)-丙基-3-甲基咪唑氯锌酸盐([HO3S-(CH2)3-mim]Cl-ZnCl2),并将其用于催化松香二聚反应.结果表明,[HO3S-(CH2)3-mim]Cl-ZnCl2(ZnCl2摩尔分数x＞0.5)为Bronsted和Lewis双酸性,且以[HO3S-(CH2)3-mim]Cl-ZnCl2 (x=0.64)的催化性能较佳.在松香5.0 g,甲苯15 g,离子液体质量分数5%,反应温度110℃和反应时间4 h的较佳实验条件下,所得产物聚合松香的软化点为118 ℃.此外,该催化剂的使用有利于产物的分离且分离的离子液体催化剂具有良好的重复使用性能.     

Synthesis,Properties and Formation of (RCp)Co‐ and (RCp)Rh‐Stabilized[4.8]3Cyclacene Derivatives

Metal‐stabilized belts : A torus, 3 , consisting of three four‐ and three eight‐membered conjugated rings and stabilized by (RCp)Co‐ and (RCp)Rh‐ units, was generated by irradiation of [(RCp)Co(CO)₂] and [(RCp)Rh(C₂H₄)₂], respectively, and 1 .

     

Factors affecting the dimerization of persistent nitrogen‐centered 1‐phenyl urazole radicals to tetrazanes

1‐Phenyl urazole radicals are persistent air‐stable nitrogen‐centered radicals that engage in an equilibrium with the corresponding N―N tetrazane dimers in solution. While the equilibrium typically weakly favors the dimer form, for some 1‐phenyl urazole radicals bearing substituents at the ortho position of the benzene ring, the equilibrium instead strongly favors the dimer form. With the recent surge of interest in the properties and potential applications of heterocyclic radicals, the factors that affect this equilibrium are important to determine. We examined the effect of the extent of ortho substitution (none, 1, or 2 substituents) on the equilibrium by experimentally using variable temperature ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance and UV‐visible spectroscopy in addition to supporting computational investigations at the (U)B3LYP/6‐311G(d,p) level of theory. We confirmed that the equilibrium generally favored the dimer in all cases. However, the equilibrium was more favorable towards dimer formation for urazole radicals substituted with 1 and 2 ortho substituents on the aromatic ring. The activation enthalpies for dissociation of singly substituted dimers were greater than that for dimers without ortho substituents, but lower than that for doubly substituted dimers. The greater preference for dimer formation for the ortho‐substituted urazole radicals is attributed to a greater enthalpic advantage for N―N bond formation. This advantage may be traced to a higher concentration of spin density on the urazole unit of the radicals and a lesser deformation energy required for N―N bond formation.