Similarities and differences in the structures of 5‐bromo‐6‐hydroxy‐7,8‐dimethylchroman‐2‐one and 6‐hydroxy‐7,8‐dimethyl‐5‐nitrochroman‐2‐one

The title compounds, C₁₁H₁₁BrO₃, (I), and C₁₁H₁₁NO₅, (II), respectively, are derivatives of 6‐hydroxy‐5,7,8‐trimethylchroman‐2‐one substituted at the 5‐position by a Br atom in (I) and by a nitro group in (II). The pyranone rings in both molecules adopt half‐chair conformations, and intramolecular O—H...Br [in (I)] and O—H...O_nitro [in (II)] hydrogen bonds affect the dispositions of the hydroxy groups. Classical intermolecular O—H...O hydrogen bonds are found in both molecules but play quite dissimilar roles in the crystal structures. In (I), O—H...O hydrogen bonds form zigzag C(9) chains of molecules along the a axis. Because of the tetragonal symmetry, similar chains also form along b. In (II), however, similar contacts involving an O atom of the nitro group form inversion dimers and generate R₂²(12) rings. These also result in a close intermolecular O...O contact of 2.686 (4) Å. For (I), four additional C—H...O hydrogen bonds combine with π–π stacking interactions between the benzene rings to build an extensive three‐dimensional network with molecules stacked along the c axis. The packing in (II) is much simpler and centres on the inversion dimers formed through O—H...O contacts. These dimers are stacked through additional C—H...O hydrogen bonds, and further weak C—H...O interactions generate a three‐dimensional network of dimer stacks.     

Application of ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for the determination of steroid oestrogens in wastewaters

An ultra-performance liquid chromatography method using a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer was developed and validated for the determination of steroid oestrogens in wastewater matrices. To date, analytical methods established in the literature for 17α-ethinylestradiol have been unable to achieve the proposed predicted no effect concentration of 0.1?ng?l^?1. The extensive sample pretreatment and analytical methodology proposed herein enable 17α-ethinylestradiol to be determined at very low background concentrations with a theoretical method detection limit of 0.06?ng?l^?1 which has been applied in real environmental matrices. During the validation process, a trickling filter wastewater treatment works was monitored to demonstrate the method's application. Oestrogen removal across the filters demonstrated good removals of natural free oestrogens (≥62.0%) with lower removals of the synthetic oestrogen 17α-ethinylestradiol (29.2%) from wastewaters at 10°C. The method's application illustrates its capability of detecting oestrogen concentrations in real wastewater samples comprising complex organics of comparatively high concentration. Furthermore, a complete process mass balance for 17α-ethinylestradiol is now attainable which has previously posed a challenge owing to the low environmental concentrations typically exhibited, but more significantly as a result of the lower sensitivity inherent in previously reported analytical methods.     

Triphenylamine-substituted 2-pyridyl-1,2,3-triazole copper(I) complexes: an experimental and computational investigation

Abstract

Four new heteroleptic copper(I) complexes bearing either 2-pyridyl-1,2,3-triazole (pytri) or the related triphenylamine (TPA) substituted (TPA-tripy) ligands and the ancillary ligands 6,6′-dimesityl-2,2′-bipyridine (diMesbpy) or bis[(2-diphenylphosphino)phenyl] ether (POP) were synthesized in good yields (75-95%). All the complexes were extensively characterized using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopies and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESIMS) and in the case of the two pytri compounds the solid state structures were determined via X-ray crystallography. The pytri complexes showed MLCT absorption bands which shift from 433?nm for the diMesbpy complex to 347?nm for POP. TPA-pytri complexes introduce an ILCT band resulting in improved visible absorption (376?nm, 26,400 M^?1 cm^?1 for [Cu(TPA-pytri)(diMesbpy)](PF₆)). Emission from this ILCT state (470?nm, Φ?=?0.08) was red-shifted compared to the free ligand with negligible effects from ancillary ligands. Band assignments were confirmed with resonance Raman spectroscopy and TD-DFT calculations.     

The reactions of some σ-alkynylnickel complexes with 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane

The σ-alkynyl complexes Ni(η⁵-C₅H₅)(PPh₃)-CC-R (1), Ni(η⁵-C₅H₅)(PPh₃)-CC-X-CCH (2) and Ni(η⁵-C₅H₅)(PPh₃)-CC-X-CC-Ni(η⁵-C₅H₅)(PPh₃) (3), reactwith 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane, TCNQ, at 30 °C by insertion of the alkyne CC into a CC(CN)₂ bond to give Ni(η⁵-C₅H₅)(PPh₃)-C{C₆H₄C(CN)₂}-C{C(CN)₂}-R (4), from 1, Ni(η⁵-C₅H₅)(PPh₃)-C{C₆H₄C(CN)₂}-C{C(CN)₂}-X-CCH (5), from 2, and Ni(η⁵-C₅H₅)(PPh₃)-C{C₆H₄C(CN)₂}-C{C(CN)₂}-X-CC-Ni(η⁵-C₅H₅)(PPh₃) (6),and Ni(η⁵-C₅H₅)(PPh₃)-C{C₆H₄C(CN)₂}- C{C(CN)₂}-X-C{C(CN)₂}-C{C₆H₄C(CN)₂}-Ni(η⁵-C₅H₅)(PPh₃) (7),from 3 {R = (a) C₆H₅, (b) 4-PhC₆H₄, (c) 4-Me₂NC₆H₄, (d) 1-C₁₀H₇ (1-naphthyl), (e) 2-C₁₀H₇ (2-naphthyl), (f) 9-C₁₄H₉ (9-phenanthryl), (g) 9-C₁₄H₉ (9-anthryl), (h) 3-C₁₆H₉ (3-pyrenyl), (i) 1-C₂₀H₁₁ (1-perylenyl), (j) 2-C₄H₃S (2-thienyl), (k) C₁₀H₉Fe (ferrocenyl = Fc) and (l) H; X = (a) nothing, (b) 1,4-C₆H₄, (c) 1,3-C₆H₄ and (d) 4,4′-C₆H₄-C₆H₄}. The reaction is regiospecificand the other possible insertion product, R-C{C₆H₄C(CN)₂}-C{C(CN)₂}-Ni(η⁵-C₅H₅)(PPh₃) etc., is not formed. Under the same conditions, there is no evidencefor the reaction of TCNQ with the -CCH of 2, PhCCH, 1,4-C₆H₄(CCH)₂ or FcCCH, or for the reaction of more than one CC(CN)₂ of TCNQ with a Ni-alkynyl moiety. Complexes 4-7 are all air-stable, purple solids which have been characterised by elemental analysis and spectroscopy (IR, UV-Vis, ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR),and by X-ray diffraction for 4a, 4b and 4l. The UV-Vis spectra of 4-7 are very similar. This implies that all contain the same active chromophore which, it is suggested, is Ni-C(5)C₆H₄C(CN)₂ and not R-C(4)C(CN)₂. This isconsistent with the molecular structures of 4a, 4b and 4l which show that the first of these potentially chromophoric fragments is planar or close to it with an in-built potential for delocalisation, whilst in the second the aryl group R is almost orthogonal to the CC(CN)₂ plane. The molecular structures of 4a, 4b and 4l also reveal a short Ni?C(4) separation, indicative of a Ni → C(4) donor-acceptor interaction. The electrochemistry of 4a shows aquasi reversible oxidation at ca. 1 V and complicated reduction processes. It is typical of most 4, but 4l is different in that it shows the same quasi reversible oxidation at ca. 1 V but two reversible reductions at −0.26 and −0.47 V (vs. [Fe(η⁵-C₅Me₅)₂]^+/0 0.0 V).     

Optimisation of dead-end filtration conditions for an immersed anoxic membrane bioreactor

The optimisation of the energy demand in the application of dead-end filtration in an immersed membrane bioreactor applied to groundwater denitrification has been studied. Filtration cycle length was varied at a set flux to control the amount of foulant deposited at the membrane surface. Physical cleans comprising a simultaneous backflush and gas injection were subsequently instigated and the reversibility of the deposit determined by the residual resistance, R_res. Examination of R_res versus flux and cycle length variation indicated an operational envelope where limited fouling occurred. The transition from limited fouling to extensive fouling was indicated by a parameter based on the critical accumulated mass, indicating incipient deposit consolidation. The transition between regions became less severe when the solids retention time was increased from 10 to 25 and 40 days. This was apparently related to a shift in bulk physical characteristics. Nevertheless, low residual fouling was observed during long-term filtration when operating below the critical mass, resulting in a 20× reduction in energy demand over that of constant gas injection.     

Stereochemical studies of fluoride ion-assisted reductions of ketones by organosilicon hydrides

The stereochemistry at the silicon and carbon centers has been studied in the fluoride ion-catalyzed reaction between ($\text{R}$)?(+)-α-naphthylphenylmethylsilane and several prochiral aromatic ketones which gives alkoxysilane product.