Selective alkylation and Suzuki coupling as an efficient strategy for introducing functional anchors to the ethylene-bis(indenyl) ligand

Chiral ansa-ethylene-bis(indenyl)-metal complexes, EBI-MX₂, are useful pre-catalysts for a wide variety of reactions, including hydrogenations, hydrosilylations, and polymerization reactions. In order to immobilize these complexes onto heterogeneous supports, a new methodology was developed to introduce functional anchors to the ethylene-bis(indenyl) ligand, EBI. This was accomplished by selective alkylation of indene to form toluene-4-sulfonic acid 2-(3H-inden-1-yl)-ethyl ester, which was then used to alkylate 6-bromoindene. The selective introduction of an aryl bromide then undergoes coupling reactions with aryl borates via the Suzuki coupling to efficiently introduce an alkenyl or alcohol, functional anchor in a simple four step synthesis.     

Electrochemical synthesis of π-indenyl-π-(3)-1,2-dicarbollyliron(III)

Co-electrolysis of potassium 1,2-dicarbadodecahydroundecaborate and indene in 0.1N sodium bromide solution in dimethylsulfoxide using iron electrodes afforded -indenyl--(3)-1,2-dicarbollyliron(III).Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 764–765, April, 1993.     

Cationic copolymerization of indene with styrene derivatives: Synthesis of random copolymers of indene with high molecular weight

Random copolymers with high molecular weights of indene and p‐methylstyrene (pMeSt) were synthesized by cationic polymerization with trichloroacetic acid/tin tetrachloride in CH₂Cl₂ at low temperatures. When indene and pMeSt (1:1 v/v), for example, were polymerized at ?40 °C, both monomers were consumed at very similar rates to give a copolymer with high molecular weight [number‐average molecular weight (M_n): 8–9 × 10⁴]. This is indeed quite unexpected behavior for the combination of these two monomers because pMeSt polymerized over 1000 times faster than indene in the homopolymerization under the reaction conditions previously described. The product copolymer of indene and pMeSt had a random monomer sequence in it that was confirmed by NMR analyses and thermal‐property measurements. In sharp contrast with pMeSt, styrene and p‐chlorostyrene, which have no electron‐donating groups on the phenyl ring, led to low molecular weight polymers (M_n < 10,000) in the copolymerization with indene (1:1 v/v). © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 2449–2457, 2002     

Investigation of 2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-5,6-dimethoxy-1H-indene by X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy

2-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)-5,6-dimethoxy-1H-indene (obtained by acid treatment of 1,2-bis(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-1,3-propanediol) crystallizes in space groupP2₁/c witha=6.836(6),b=28.631(9),c=16.344(6) Å, =95.73(5)°, andZ=8. There are two molecules in the asymmetric unit; the conformations of these molecules exhibit minor differences. In the crystals the double bond in the five-membered ring of the compound is disordered over two positions. The nature of the bonds in the five-membered ring could be ensured by¹H-NMR and¹³C-NMR spectral examinations.     

On a possible growth mechanism for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon di-cations: C(7)H(6)(2+) + C(2)H(2)

The mechanism of the bond-forming reaction between C(7)H(6) (2+) and C(2)H(2) to yield C(9) entities has been investigated by density functional theory calculations with close comparison with experimental data. It is shown that the reaction produces the C(9)H(6) (2+) and C(9)H(7) (2+) di-cations with geometries most probably derived from the indene skeleton. In comparison, the formation of linear structures of di-cations is much more energy-demanding and therefore appears improbable.     

Single crystal x-ray diffraction study of dioxane,pyrazine, and pyridine complexes of 3-(1-amino-2,2,2-trifluoroethylidene)-2-imino-1,1,4,5,6,7-hexafluoroindan

Single crystals of complexes of 3-(1-amino-2,2,2-trifluoroethylidene)-2-imino-1,1,4,5,6,7-hexafluoroindan (1) with 1,4-dioxane, pyrazine, and pyridine have been synthesized. Their structure was investigated by X-ray analysis. In crystals of the dioxane complex, compound 1 is present together with its tautomer — 2-amino-3-(1-imino-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-1,1,4,5,6,7-hexafluoroindene (1a), and these compounds are in an equilibrium ratio of ～60:40. Gas-phase quantum chemical calculations have been performed to examine the possibility of a tautomeric equilibrium of enaminoimine 1 in the corresponding complexes.     

Synthesis and molecular and crystal structure of 3-(1-amino-2,2,2-trifluoroethylidene)-2-imino-1,1,4,5,6,7-hexafluoroindan and its N-methyl and N,N′-dimethyl derivatives

3-(1-Amino-2,2,2-trifluoroethylidene)-2-imino-1,1,4,5,6,7-hexafluoroindan (2) and its N-methyl and N,N′-dimethyl derivatives were synthesized by the reaction of perforo-1-ethylideneindan with ammonia and methylamine or by methylation of compound 2 with dimethylsulfate. Single crystals were grown and the molecular and crystal structure of the emaninoimine products was investigated. The density functional theory (DFT) quantum chemical calculations were performed to determine possible tautomeric equilibrium of the emaninoimine products.     

Cyclisation of Allenylidene Ligands to Indenyl Groups on Ruthenium Clusters

Thermolysis of Ru₃ cluster complexes containing diarylallenylidene and dppm ligands results in phenyl migration from dppm to the allenylidene with concomitant H migration and C–C bond formation reactions to give several complexes each containing a cluster-bound indenyl group. In initially-formed complexes 3 or 6, the diarylindenyl group is attached to the cluster by two localized C=C double bonds of one aryl group and a benzylic interaction of the remaining C=C double bond combined with one carbon of the five-membered ring. Thermal rearrangement of these complexes with concomitant loss of CO gives 4 or 7, respectively, in which the indenyl group is more symmetrically bonded to the cluster by two C=C double bonds from the six-membered ring and an ⁵-interaction from the five-membered ring, both of the indenyl ligand. The X-ray crystal structure determination of Ru₃( ₃-PPhCH₂PPh₂)( ₃-C₉H₅Ph₂)(CO)₅ (4) is reported. A related reaction was found between Ru₃(-H)(-CCCPh₂)(-OH)(CO)₉ and Co₂(CO)₈, which afforded CoRu₃( ₃-C₉H₆Ph) (-CO)₄(CO)₅ (8), also structurally characterized, in which the indenyl group caps the Ru₃ face of a CoRu₃ tetrahedron; unusually, there are four CO groups bridging the three Co–Ru bonds.     

Facile synthesis of indene and fluorene derivatives through AlCl3‐catalyzed cyclization of in situ formed iminium ions

A simple AlCl₃‐catalyzed condensation/cyclization cascade process between aldehydes and sulfonamide is reported, in which two new bonds and one five‐membered ring are simultaneously formed with water as the byproduct. This method provides a rapid access to indenamine and 9‐aminofluorene derivatives. Additionally, these products can be transformed into corresponding indanones and fluorenones under the developed conditions.     

Gas-phase pyrolysis of benzimidazole derivatives: novel route to condensed heterocycles

Gas-phase pyrolysis of N-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)-N′-arylidenehydrazines 1a-e gave the corresponding arylnitriles 2a-e, 2-aminobenzimidazole 3, 2,4,5-triphenylimidazole 4, 1,3-diphenyl-8H-2,3a,8-triazacyclopenta[a]indene 5, and 5,11-diphenyl-6H,12H-dibenzimidazo[1,2-a];1’,2’-d]pyrazine 6. The kinetics and analysis of the products of reaction are reported and used to elucidate the mechanism of the elimination process.