A first <Emphasis Type="Italic">P,N</Emphasis>-bidentate phosphite with a chiral ketimine fragment. Catalytic properties of its Rh<Superscript>I</Superscript> and Pd<Superscript>II</Superscript> complexes in comparison with those of phosphine analogs

A chiral P,N-bidentate aryl phosphite ligand containing peripheral (R)-(+)-camphor-derived ketimine and its rhodium(I) and palladium(II) chelate complexes were synthesized for the first time. These compounds were found to be suitable for asymmetric allylic substitution. The Pd-catalyzed sulfonylation of 1,3-diphenylallyl acetate with sodium p-toluenesulfinate gave the product in 73% ee; in the alkylation of the same substrate with dimethyl malonate, the ee was 94%. These ee values are higher than the enantioselectivity achieved with the known phosphine analogs.Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1942–1945, September, 2004.     

BINOL-derived diphosphoramidites bearing unsymmetrical 1,2-diamine link and their application in asymmetric catalysis

New P,P-bidentate diastereomeric diphosphoramidite chiral ligands with mixed stereogenic elements and a C₁ backbone symmetry have been prepared from (S_a)- and (R_a)-1,1′-binaphthyl-2,2′-diol (BINOL) and (S)-N-benzyl-1-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)methanamine and are fully characterized. The use of these ligands provides up to 84% ee in the Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitution of (E)-1,3-diphenylallyl acetate and up to 95% ee in the Rh-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of α-dehydrocarboxylic acid esters. The results indicate that the catalytic performance is highly affected by the axial chirality of the binaphthyl moieties of the ligand and the nature of the solvent.     

Palladium-catalyzed allylic substitution assisted by 1,3,2-diazaphospholidine derivatives of (<Emphasis Type="Italic">R,R</Emphasis>)-<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-naphthyltartarimide

P,P-Bidentate diamidophosphite ligands containing the (3R,4R)-3,4-dioxy-1-(1-naphthyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-dione framework and 1,3,2-diazaphospholidine rings with the stereogenic P atoms were obtained. The use of these ligands provides up to 85% ee in Pd-catalyzed asymmetric amination of (E)-1,3-diphenylallyl acetate and up to 95% ee in its asymmetric alkylation with dimethyl malonate.     

Lax Pairs for Linear Hamiltonian Systems

Siberian Mathematical Journal - We construct Lax pairs for linear Hamiltonian systems of differential equations. In particular, the Gröbner bases are used for computations. It is proved that...     

The influence of local distortions on the static and dynamic properties of copper and silver eightfold-coordinated Jahn-Teller complexes in mixed crystals with a fluorite-type structure

The influence of local distortions on the structure and properties of copper and silver impurity Jahn-Teller complexes in mixed crystals, namely, Ca_xSr_1?x F₂: Me ²⁺ and Sr_1?x Ba_xF₂: Me ²⁺ (0≤x≤1, Me ²⁺=Cu²⁺ or Ag²⁺), is investigated using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy at frequencies of 9.3 and 37 GHz in the temperature range 4.2–250 K. Local distortions of the tensile and compressive types are induced by Ca²⁺, Sr²⁺, and Ba²⁺ impurity ions incorporated into the first or second coordination sphere of the cationic environment of the Me ²⁺ impurity ion during crystal growth.     

Pd-Catalyzed asymmetric transformations involving P*-mono- and P*,N-bidentate diamidophosphites derived from (2S,3S)-N 2,3-dimethyl-N 1-phenylpentane-1,2-diamine

The synthesis of new P*-mono- and P*,N-bidentate diamidophosphites, containing 1,3,2-diazaphospholidine rings formed starting from (2S,3S)-N ²,3-dimethyl-N ¹-phenylpentane-1,2-diamine, is described. Comparison of their efficiency in the Pd-catalyzed enantioselective allylation with (E)-1,3-diphenylallyl acetate showed that up to 97% ee was reached in the reaction involving dimethyl malonate as a C-nucleophile. The Pd-catalyzed desymmetrization of N,N′-ditosyl-meso-cyclopent-4-ene-1,3-diol biscarbamate gave up to 61% ee.     

On First Integrals of Linear Hamiltonian Systems

Doklady Mathematics - In the paper, Lax pairs for linear Hamiltonian systems of differential equations are found. Besides, first integrals of the system which are obtained from the Lax pairs are...     

Various P-chiral phosphite-type ligands: their synthesis, stereochemistry and use in Pd-catalysed allylation

A new family of readily available modular phosphite, phosphoramidite and diamidophosphite ligands with P^∗-stereocentres have been prepared from inexpensive optically active precursors. Using these novel ligands, up to 91% ee was achieved in Pd-catalysed asymmetric allylic amination. The catalytic performance is affected greatly by the structure of the phosphocentre of the ligand.     

Trimers of bivalent copper impurity ions in CaF<Subscript>2</Subscript> crystals: The structure and mechanism of formation

Crystals of CaF₂: Cu (with a copper impurity content higher than 0.1 at. %) grown by the Czochralski method from a melt in a mixed helium-fluorine atmosphere are investigated using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. It is found that the crystals contain paramagnetic centers whose magnetic properties at low temperatures are identical to those of [CuF₄F₄]^6? (S=1/2) single centers. The magnetic properties of the centers exhibit a qualitative change in the temperature range 77–300 K. These changes are described within a model according to which the center is treated as a cluster composed of three [CuF₄F₄]^6? impurity complexes involved in exchange interactions and interactions occurring in the field of Jahn-Teller lattice distortions.