Hydroamination of alkynes with aromatic amines catalyzed by digallane (dpp-bian)Ga—Ga(dpp-bian)

Digallane (dpp-bian)Ga—Ga(dpp-bian) (1) (dpp-bian is the 1,2-bis[(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imino]acenaphthene) catalyzes the addition of 4-chloroaniline to some terminal alkynes RC≡CH (R = Buⁿ, Ph, 4-MeC₆H₄). The reaction orders in each of the substrates were found for the reaction of phenylacetylene with 4-chloroaniline catalyzed by compound 1. The reaction of compound 1 with phenylacetylene in a molar ratio of 1: 10 led to 1-[N-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imino]-2-(1-phenylethylidene)acenaphthene (5) and the compound [C₁₂H₆(NC₆H₃Pr₂ ⁱ)(PhC=CH₂)(PhC=CH)]Ga(C≡CPh)₂ (6). The reaction of digallane 1 with phenylacetylene and aniline in a stoichiometric ratio of 1: 2: 2 gave bis-anilide (dpp-bian)-Ga[N(H)Ph]₂ (7) in 40% yield. The compound (PhC≡C)₃Ga·THF (9) was obtained by the reaction of three equivalents of sodium phenylacetylide (prepared in situ from phenylacetylene and sodium) with one equivalent of GaCl₃ in tetrahydrofuran. Compounds 5—7 and 9 were characterized by IR spectroscopy, ¹H NMR spectroscopy was used to characterize products 5, 6, and 9, whereas EPR spectroscopy was used for amide 7. The structures of compounds 5—7 and 9 were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Syntheses and structures of magnesium,calcium, europium,gallium, and zinc complexes with bis(imino)acenaphthene ligands

The reduction of 1,2-bis(trimethylsilylimino)acenaphthene and 1,2-bis{[3,5-bis(trifluoromethylphenyl)]imino}acenaphthene with metals gave magnesium, calcium, europium, zinc, and gallium complexes containing radical-anion and dianionic ligands of the 1,2-diiminoacenaphthene type. Their structures were studied by ¹H NMR, ESR, and/or single-crystal X-ray analysis. Some chemical transformations of the complexes were carried out.     

Reactions of (dpp-BIAN)Mg(thf)<Subscript>3</Subscript> complex (dpp-BIAN is 1,2-bis{(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imino}acenaphthene) with halogen-containing reagents

The reactions of the acenaphthenediimine complex (dpp-BIAN)Mg(thf)₃ (1) (dpp-BIAN is 1,2-bis{ (2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imino}acenaphthene) with various chlorine-, bromine-, and iodine-containing reagents afforded the unsymmetrical compounds [(dpp-BIAN)MgCl(thf)]₂ (6), [(dpp-BIAN)MgBr(thf)]₂ (7), and (dpp-BIAN)MgI(DME) (8). The reaction of complex 1 with Me₃SiCl in THF is accompanied by the cleavage of the THF molecule to form [{dpp-BIAN(CH₂)₄OSiMe₃}MgCl]₂ (9), in which the trimethylsilanyloxybutyl group is bound to one of the carbon atoms of the diimine fragment. The reaction of complex 1 with Me₂NCH₂CH₂Cl in THF produces the [dpp-BIAN(H)(CH₂)₂NMe₂] compound (10) containing no magnesium. Paramagnetic complexes 6–8 were characterized by ESR spectroscopy. Diamagnetic compounds 9 and 10 were studied by ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The molecular structures of complexes 6–10 were established by X-ray diffraction analysis. In the crystalline state, compounds 6, 7, and 9 exist as halogen-bridged dimers. In all magnesium derivatives, BIAN serves as a chelate ligand.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2641–2651, December, 2004.     

Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis in the Presence of Catalysts Based on Unmodified Iron Ores

Russian Journal of Applied Chemistry - The use of commercial magnetite-type iron ore and of ferriferous quartzite type ore as catalysts for low-temperature Fischer–Tropsch synthesis is...     

Total synthesis of diaeudesmin and epieudesmin enantiomers from diallyl

Russian Chemical Bulletin - A total synthesis of both pairs of enantiomers of natural lignans, diaeudesmin and epieudesmin, was described. The synthesis involved enantioselective allylborylation of...     

α-Hydroxy- and (α-acyloxyimino)benzylphosphonates

N-Hydroxyfluorobenzimidoylphosphonates and their O-acyl derivatives are synthesized. Reaction of phosphorylated oximes with sulfinyl chloride proceeds with rearrangement and leads to synthetically prospective N-sulfonylimidoylphosphonates. By the method of ¹⁹F NMR are revealed values of σ-constants of N-hydroxy- and N-acyloxy substituted imidoylphosphonate groups.     

Reduction of benzophenone and 9(10H)-anthracenone with the magnesium complex [(2,6-iPr2C6H3-bian)Mg(thf)3

The reduction of benzophenone with the magnesium complex [(2,6-iPr(2)C(6)H(3)-bian)Mg(thf)(3)] (1), containing the 1,2-bis[(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imino]acenaphthene dianion, affords the pinacolato complex [(2,6-iPr(2)C(6)H(3)-bian)Mg(thf)](2)[micro-O(2)C(2)Ph(4)].(C(6)H(6))(4) (2). The reaction of 1 with 9(10H)-anthracenone yields the 9-anthracenolato complex [(2,6-iPr(2)C(6)H(3)-bian)Mg(OC(14)H(9))(thf)(2)] (3). Complexes 2 and 3 were characterized by elemental analyses, UV/Vis, IR, and ESR spectroscopy, as well as by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Complex 2 dissociates in solution with splitting of the bridging pinacolato unit, forming the biradical diimino/ketyl complex [(2,6-iPr(2)C(6)H(3)-bian)Mg(thf)(OCPh(2))].