Asymmetric Synthesis of 3-Hydroxyprolines by Photocyclization of N-(2-Benzoylethyl)glycinamides

The chiral N-(2-benzoylethyl)-N-tosylglycinamides 1a-c were prepared from the C₂-symmetric pyrrolidines 5a-c . Irradiation of these ketones 1a-c gave cis-3-hydroxyprolinamides 10-12 in moderate to good yields (Scheme 3). The de of the photocyclizations depended on the size of the substituents in positions C(2) and C(5) of the chiral pyrrolidine auxiliaries. In addition, the de varied with the reaction temperature, allowing the determination of activation-parameter differences. The structure of products 10-12 were established by NMR and X-ray analyses.     

Observations of the low Earth orbit radiation environment from Mir

Recent measurements of the high-energy charged particle environment with the Radiation Environment Monitor (REM) aboard the Russian Mir space station are presented. Ionizing dose rates in a silicon detector have been measured with two shieldings. The dose is mainly accumulated in two distinct areas, the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) and the region of closest approach to the magnetic poles. Whereas the radiation in the South Atlantic Anomaly varied little during 1995, large changes of the daily absorbed doses in the polar regions are observed. A comparison of REM doses with the NASA AP-8 and AE-8 radiation models revealed major differences. AP-8 tends to underestimate the average REM doses, whereas AE-8 overestimates REM doses, and rather describes the worst case.     

1-Lithio-2,2-diphenyl-1-(phenylsulfonyl)ethen: Synthese und Kristallstruktur

Syntheses and Crystal Structure of 1-Lithio-2,2-diphenyl-1-(phenylsulfonyl)ethene Crystals of [1-lithio-2,2-diphenyl-1-(phenylsulfonyl)ethene]– N,N,N′,N′ -tetramethylethylenediamine (2/2) ( 2 ) were prepared by addition of BuLi to 1,1-diphenyl-2-(phenylsulfonyl)ethene ( 1 ) in the presence of N,N,N′,N′ -tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA) at low temperature. The X-ray structure analysis shows a centrosymmetric dimer bridged over an eight-membered (Li? O? S? O)₂ ring. There are no Li–C contacts to the C(α) atoms. Both Li cations are tetracoordinated via the sulfonyl O-atoms and the N-atoms of the TMEDA ligand. The X-ray structure analysis of 1,1-diphenyl-2-(phenylsulfonyl)ethene ( 1 ) also was determined to compare interatomic distances and angles.     

Electronic energy transfer and collection in luminescent molecular rods containing ruthenium(II) and osmium(II) 2,2':6',2"-terpyridine complexes linked by thiophene-2,5-diyl spacers

The electronic absorption spectra, luminescence spectra and lifetimes (in MeCN at room temperature and in frozen n-C3H7CN at 77 K), and electrochemical potentials (in MeCN) of the novel dinuclear [(tpy)Ru(3)Os(tpy)]4+ and trinuclear [(tpy)Ru(3)Os(3)Ru(tpy)]6- complexes (3 = 2,5-bis(2,2':6',2'-terpyridin-4-yl)thiophene) have been obtained and are compared with those of model mononuclear complexes and homometallic [(tpy)Ru(3)Ru(tpy)]4+, [(tpy)Os(3)Os(tpy)]4+ and [(tpy)Ru(3)Ru(3)Ru(tpy)]6+ Complexes. The bridging ligand 3 is nearly planar in the complexes, as seen from a preliminary X-ray determination of [(tpy)Ru(3)Ru(tpy)][PF6]4, and confers a high degree of rigidity upon the polynuclear species. The trinuclear species are rod-shaped with a distance of about 3 nm between the terminal metal centres. For the polynuclear complexes, the spectroscopic and electrochemical data are in accord with a significant intermetal interaction. All of the complexes are luminescent (phi in the range 10(-4)-10(-2) and tau in the range 6-340 ns, at room temperature), and ruthenium- or osmium-based luminescence properties can be identified. Due to the excited state properties of the various components and to the geometric and electronic properties of the bridge, Ru --> Os directional transfer of excitation energy takes place in the complexes [(tpy)Ru(3)Os(tpy)]4+ (end-to-end) and [(tpy)Ru(3)Os(3)Ru(tpy)]6+ (periphery-to-centre). With respect to the homometallic case, for [(tpy)Ru(3)Os(3)Ru(tpy)]6+ excitation trapping at the central position is accompanied by a fivefold enhancement of luminescence intensity.     

Variants of Solid-State and Solution Structures of (η3-Allyl)- {2-[2′-(diphenylphosphino)phenyl]-4,5-dihydrooxazole-P,N}palladium(II) hexafluorophosphates and tetraphenylborates

Crystal and solution structures of the enantiomerically pure and the racemic pairs of (η³-allyl) {2-[2′-(diphenylphosphino)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-4-phenyloxazole}palladium(II) hexafluorophosphates ( 1 , and rac- 1 , resp.) and tetraphenylborates ( 2 , and rac- 2 , resp.) as well as (η³-allyl){2-[2′-(diphenylphosphino)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-4-isopropyloxazole}palladium(II) tetraphenylborate ( 3 ) were characterized by X-ray crystallography and ¹H-NMR spectroscopy. In the solid state, rac- 1 and rac- 2 proved to be disordered with both diastereoisomeric complexes in the crystal. The complexes 2 and 3 exist only in the ‘exo’ form. The X-ray structures show that the [Pd^II(η³-allyl)] moiety may adopt different configurations between a nearly symmetrical three-electron Pd^II(π³-allyl) system and an asymmetrical allyl group with a η¹- and a η²-bonding to the metal center. The [Pd^II(η³-allyl)] system of rac- 1 and of ‘endo’ rac- 2 is closer to the former, and that of 2 , ‘exo’-rac- 2 , and 3 closer to the later geometry. The ¹H-NMR spectra of the hexafluorophosphates 1 and rac- 1 show two sets of signals of the allylic protons in an ‘exo’/‘endo’ ratio of 2:3. The tetraphenylborates 2, rac- 2 , and 3 give only one set of broad signals of the allylic protons.     

Bestimmung spezifischer Oberfl?chen aus der Aktivit?t einer IR-Absorptionsbande

Zusammenfassung Durch Symmetrieerniedrigung der Carbonationen an der Oberfläche von Calcitpräparaten wird die infrarotverbotene symmetrische Valenzschwingung aktiviert.Aus der Intensität dieser Infrarotabsorption kann auf die Oberflächenentwicklung geschlossen werden. Am Beispiel von Cadmiumcarbonat wird durch Vergleich dieser Messungen mit röntgenographischen Methoden der Teilchengrößenbestimmung und BET-Messungen der spezifischen Oberflächen gezeigt, daß die Methode geeignet ist, schnelle Oberflächenbestimmungen durchzuführen.Wir. danken der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft und dem-Verband der Chemischen Industrie für die Förderung dieser Arbeit.     

Metal Complexes with Macrocyclic Ligands. Part XXXIX. Mono- and binuclear copper(II) complexes of a bridging bis[1, 4, 7-triazacyclononane]

The new bis-macrocycle 1, 1′-[(1H-pyrazol-3], 5-diyl)bis(methylene)bis[1, 4, 7-triazacyclononane] ( 1 ) was synthesized and its complexation with Cu²⁺ studied. Potentiometric and spectrophotometric titrations indicate that, in addition to the mononuclear species [Cu(LH₂)]⁴⁺, [Cu(LH)]³⁺, [CuL]²⁺, and [Cu(LH_?1)]⁺, binuclear complexes such as [Cu₂L]⁴⁺, [Cu₂(LH_?1)]³⁺, and [Cu₂(LH_-2)]²⁺ are also formed in solution. The stability constants and spectral properties of these are reported. The binuclear species [Cu₂(LH_?1)]³⁺ specifically reacts with an azide ion to give a ternary complex [Cu₂(LH_?1)(N₃)]²⁺, the stability and structure of which were determined spectrophotometrically and by X-ray diffraction, respectively. The two Cu²⁺ ions are in a square-pyramidal coordination geometry. The axial ligand is one of the N-atoms of the 1, 4, 7-triazacyclononane ring, whereas at the base of the square pyramid, one finds the other two N-atoms of the macrocycle, one N-atom of the pyrazolide and one of the azide, both of which are bridging the two metal centres. In [Cu₂(LH_?1)(N₃)]²⁺, a strong antiferromagnetic coupling is present, thus resulting in a species with a low magnetic moment of 1.36 B.M. at room temperature.     

Mehrkernige Kobaltkomplexe. V. Präparative Herstellung von Tetrakis (äthylendiamin)-μ-peroxo-μ-amido- und μ-peroxo-μ-thiocyanatodikobalt (III)-Komplexen ausgehend von Tetrakis (äthylendiamin)bis-(ammin)-μ-peroxo-dikobalt (III)-tetraperchlorat

Polynuclear Cobalt Complexes. V. Preparation of tetrakis (ethylenediamine)-μ-peroxo-μ-amido and μ-peroxo-μ-thiocyanato-dicobalt (III) complexes starting from tetrakis (ethylenediamine)bis-(ammine)-μ-peroxo-dicobalt (III)-tetraperchlorate Racemic tetrakis (ethylenediamine)-μ-peroxo-μ-amido-dicobalt (III) thiocyanate and its corresponding hydroperoxo- and superoxo-complexes have been isolated from [(en)₂(NH₃)Co(O₂)(NH₃)(en)₂](ClO₄)₄. A new binuclear peroxo complex containing thiocyanate as bridging ligand was prepared by the same method. The stretching frequencies of the CN- and CS-group as well as the NCS-bending frequence in the IR. spectrum of [(en)₂Co(O₂, SCN)Co(en)₂](NO₃)₃ suggest that the μ-thiocyanato group is N-bonded (2050, 750, 475 cm^?1). A comparison of IR. spectra of known singly and doubly bridged μ-peroxo complexes is made. Characteristic absorption bands, assignable to ν(O? O) and ν(Co? O) are given.     

Herstellung,Kristallstruktur und magnetische Eigenschaften von Bis (1,2-benzochinondiimid)-1,2-benzosemichinondiimidokobalt (II)-tetraphenylborat-pentahydrat

Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Magnetic Properties of Bis(1,2-benzoquinonediimide)-1,2-benzosemiquinonediimidocobalt (II)-tetraphenylborate-pentahydrate Co (II)-salts catalyze the autoxidation of 1,2-diaminobenzene in slightly alkaline solution. Deeply coloured metal complexes are formed during the reaction suggesting intermediate radical or semiquinonediimide stages of the aromatic ligands. Starting from [Co^II (1,2-diaminobenzene)₃] (ClO₄)₂ two different intermediate complexes can be isolated, the magnetic properties of which point to a high-spin cobalt (II)-complex and a low-spin cobalt (II)-complex with a radical ligand respectively. The X-ray structure determination of the latter complex yielded a square pyramidal arrangement, the Co-N₄-plane distance being only 0.5 Å. The dark blue coloured complex is diamagnetic. Two of the aromatic ligands have the oxidation state of a benzoquinonediimide while the third, coordinated by one amino group only, is pseudosemiquinonoid. Crystals of C₄₂H₄₈BCoN₆O₅ are monoclinic, a = 14.493 (5), b = 18.341 (7), c = 15.492 (5) Å, β = 99.198 (5), space group P2¹/n. D_obs. = 1.290, D_calc. = 1.289 g/cm³ for Z = 4. The structure was solved by Patterson's method and refined by least-squares techniques to R = 0.088 for 2866 of 5014 independent reflexions.