This letter describes an original freezing process that yields homogeneous solid films at ambient temperature with preservation of the layered structure of the chiral smectic phase. One of the most remarkable features of the process is its ability to provide complexly bent films with arbitrary three-dimensional shapes. Their optical homogeneity is observed in the planar as well as in the bent films. The method is very simple. After forming the films by spreading the liquid crystal above a hole in a glass slice placed over a hot stage, the film is heated from below. The hot film is exposed to ambient temperature. Then, a solid object at room temperature with a specifically adapted shape is immersed in the liquid film. The mechanical constraints imposed by the object curves the film and stabilises various solid two- and three-dimensional structures. Their homogeneous optical properties are due to long-range organisation of the molecular orientation (tilt), which combines with a complex helical arrangement of the frozen smectic layers. 相似文献
A new tetranuclear magnesium hydride cluster, [{ NN ‐(MgH)2}2], which was based on a N? N‐coupled bis‐β‐diketiminate ligand ( NN 2?), was obtained from the reaction of [{ NN ‐(MgnBu)2}2] with PhSiH3. Its crystal structure reveals an almost‐tetrahedral arrangement of Mg atoms and two different sets of hydride ions, which give rise to a coupling in the NMR spectrum (J=8.5 Hz). To shed light on the relationship between the cluster size and H2 release, the thermal decomposition of [{ NN ‐(MgH)2}2] and two closely related systems that were based on similar ligands, that is, an octanuclear magnesium hydride cluster and a dimeric magnesium hydride species, have been investigated in detail. A lowering of the H2‐desorption temperature with decreasing cluster size is observed, in line with previously reported theoretical predictions on (MgH2)n model systems. Deuterium‐labeling studies further demonstrate that the released H2 solely originates from the oxidative coupling of two hydride ligands and not from other hydrogen sources, such as the β‐diketiminate ligands. Analysis of the DFT‐computed electron density in [{ NN ‐(MgH)2}2] reveals a counterintuitive interaction between two formally closed‐shell H? ligands that are separated by 3.106 Å. This weak interaction could play an important role in H2 desorption. Although the molecular product after H2 release could not be characterized experimentally, DFT calculations on the proposed decomposition product, that is, the low‐valence tetranuclear Mg(I) cluster [( NN ‐Mg2)2], predict a structure with two almost‐parallel, localized Mg? Mg bonds. As in a previously reported β‐diketiminate MgI dimer, the Mg? Mg bond is not characterized by a bond critical point, but instead displays a local maximum of electron density midway between the atoms, that is, a non‐nuclear attractor (NNA). Interestingly, both of the NNAs in [( NN ‐Mg2)2] are connected through a bond path that suggests that there is bonding between all four MgI atoms. 相似文献
Azetidinium triflates were reacted in a one-pot two-steps sequence involving, generation of an azetidinium ylide, its alkylation with an halide, and final regioselective Hofmann elimination of the produced alkylated azetidinium ion to yield substituted α,β-unsaturated nitriles bearing an aminoethyl side-chain. The scope of this sequence was examined, and was found to depend both on the steric hindrance around the reactive center in the starting azetidinium salt, and on the nature of the reacting halide. Produced acrylonitriles were further used in DBU-catalyzed conjugate addition of amines, to yield 4-amino-2-aminomethyl-butyronitriles with fair diastereoselectivity, or, alternatively, to give C2 symmetrical cyclopropanes. 相似文献
The creation of hierarchical nanostructures in polymeric materials has been intensively studied due to the great potential to tailor their physicochemical properties. Although much success has been achieved over the past decades in block copolymers, hierarchical structure engineering in polymer blends remains a great challenge. Here, the formation of hierarchical lamellae‐in‐lamella nanostructures from polymer blends via controlled nonequilibrium freezing is reported. Polymer blends are first dissolved in molten hexamethylbenzene (HMB) to form a homogeneous melt. When cooled to below its melting temperature, the HMB is crystallized and depleted, and the polymers are directionally solidified. This process is rapid enough that phase separation of the polymer blends is kinetically trapped at the nanoscale level. Then, the polymer blend epitaxially crystallizes onto the HMB inside the nanophase, resulting in the hierarchical lamellae‐in‐lamella structure. This structure is stable under ambient conditions and tunable depending on the annealing temperature and blending ratio.
The catalyst-free conjugate addition of pyrroles to β-Fluoro-β-nitrostyrenes was investigated. The reaction was found to proceed under solvent-free conditions to form 2-(2-Fluoro-2-nitro-1-arylethyl)-1H-pyrroles. The effectiveness of this approach was demonstrated through the preparation of a series of the target products in a quantitative yield. The kinetics of a conjugate addition of pyrrole was studied in detail to reveal the substituent effect and activation parameters of the reaction. The subsequent base-induced elimination of nitrous acid afforded a series of novel 2-(2-Fluoro-1-arylvinyl)-1H-pyrroles prepared in up to an 85% isolated yield. The two-step sequence herein proposed is an indispensable alternative to a direct reaction with elusive and unstable 1-Fluoroacetylenes. 相似文献
An efficient approach for the synthesis of monosubstituted aromatic compounds relying on a ring-closing metathesis followed by spontaneous 1,2-elimination is presented. The efficiency for late-stage functionalization is highlighted in various solvents (up to 920 TON). This approach is compatible with strained cycles and other multiple bonds in the substrate. 相似文献
Rollover cyclometalation involves bidentate heterocyclic donors, unusually acting as cyclometalated ligands. The resulting products, possessing a free donor atom, react differently from the classical cyclometalated complexes. Taking advantage of a “rollover”/“retro‐rollover” reaction sequence, a succession of oxidative addition and reductive elimination in a series of platinum(II) complexes [Pt(N,C)(Me)(PR3)] resulted in a rare C(sp2)?C(sp3) bond formation to give the bidentate nitrogen ligands 3‐methyl‐2,2′‐bipyridine, 3,6‐dimethyl‐2,2′‐bipyridine, and 3‐methyl‐2‐(2′‐pyridyl)‐quinoline, which were isolated and characterized. The nature of the phosphane PR3 is essential to the outcome of the reaction. This route constitutes a new method for the activation and functionalization of C?H bond in the C(3) position of bidentate heterocyclic compounds, a position usually difficult to functionalize. 相似文献
The electronically unsaturated dirhenium complex [Re2(CO)8(µ‐AuPPh3)(µ‐Ph)] ( 1 ) was obtained from the reaction of [Re2(CO)8{µ‐η2‐C(H)?C(H)nBu}(µ‐H)] with [Au(PPh3)Ph]. The bridging {AuPPh3} group was replaced by a bridging hydrido ligand to yield the unsaturated dirhenium complex [Re2(CO)8(µ‐H)(µ‐Ph)] ( 2 ) by reaction of 1 with HSnPh3. Compound 2 reductively eliminates benzene upon addition of NCMe at 25 °C. The electronic structure of 2 and the mechanism of the reductive elimination of the benzene molecule in its reaction with NCMe were investigated by DFT computational analyses. 相似文献