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Second Molecule (second + molecule)
Selected AbstractsA Nearly Planar Stannene with a Reactive Tin,Carbon Double BondEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 12 2008Abdoul Fatah Abstract Bis(2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl)-2,7-di- tert -butylfluorenylidenestannane, Tip2Sn=CR2, an isolable stannene that displays a deep-purple colour, was synthesized by dehydrofluorination of the corresponding fluorostannane by tert -butyllithium. It exhibits the shortest Sn=C distance [2.003(5) Å] and the slightest twisting around this unsaturation (10°) among the known stannenes. Its reaction with benzaldehyde according to a [2+2] cycloaddition and that with ,-ethylenic aldehydes and ketones such as crotonaldehyde and methyl vinyl ketone by a [2+4] cycloaddition proceeded in near-quantitative yield. With acetone, an ene reaction occurred. The four-membered ring 1,2-oxastannacyclobutane obtained with benzaldehyde underwent a ring expansion with a second molecule of benzaldehyde to afford the six-membered ring dioxastannacyclohexane.(© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2008) [source] Structural, Photophysical and Chiro-Optical Properties of Lanthanide Complexes with a Bis(benzimidazole)pyridine-Based Chiral LigandEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 22 2003Gilles Muller Abstract The neutral LnIII 1:1 nitrato complexes with the chiral ligand 2,6-bis(1- S -neopentylbenzimidazol-2-yl)pyridine (L11) have been synthesised and their stability constants measured in acetonitrile (log K1 = 4.0,6.4). The crystal and molecular structure of [Eu(NO3)3(L11)(MeCN)] shows the typical meridional planar coordination of L11 to the metal ion and low symmetry of the coordination polyhedron. The influence of the steric hindrance generated by the substituent at R2 on the crystal packing and bond lengths is discussed. Photophysical measurements show that ligand L11 induces a 3,,*-to-Ln energy-transfer process in the EuIII complex, while the TbIII compound is ten times less luminescent. Addition of a second molecule of L11 to give [Ln(ClO4)2(L11)2]+ leads to a large quenching of the EuIII luminescence (140-fold) due to several factors: a less efficient 1,,*,3,,* transfer (ca. fourfold), a smaller intrinsic quantum yield QEu (ca. threefold), and a substantially less efficient ligand-to-metal transfer (ca. 12-fold). In the case of the TbIII complex, the decrease in the energy of the triplet state reduces further the TbIII emission through increased back transfer. The specific rotary dispersion of the 1:1 and 1:2 complexes points to the chirality of the complexes arising mainly from the ligand, while the circularly polarized luminescence of these complexes with EuIII and TbIII displays a weak effect, pointing to a small diastereomeric excess in solution. Altogether, this study demonstrates that electronic, thermodynamic and photophysical properties of lanthanide complexes with aromatic terdentate ligands can be tuned by modifying the number and the arrangement of the ligands, as well as their substituents, particularly those in the R2 and R3 positions. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2003) [source] Cycloadditions and Methylene Transfer in Reactions of Substituted Thiocarbonyl S -Methylides with Thiobenzophenone: A Computational StudyEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 8 2005Reiner Sustmann Abstract Regiochemistry and methylene transfer reactions in cycloadditions of aliphatic thiocarbonyl S -methylides and thiobenzophenone are analyzed by ab initio [(U)HF/3-21G*] and DFT calculations [(U)B3LYP/6-31G*//(U)HF/3-21G* and (U)B3LYP/6-31G*]. The formation of regioisomeric 1,3-dithiolanes is explained by the competition of concerted (2,4-substituted 1,3-dithiolane) and stepwise cycloaddition via C,C -biradicals (4,5-substituted 1,3-dithiolane). Aliphatic thiocarbonyl S -methylides with sterically demanding substituents undergo substantial methylene transfer in the reaction with thiobenzophenone. This process involves dissociation of the C,C -biradical intermediate with liberation of thiobenzophenone S -methylide which, in turn, combines with a second molecule of thiobenzophenone. Calculated activation parameters for the different processes are in agreement with the experimental observations. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2005) [source] Reinvestigation of the Mechanism of gem -Diacylation: Chemoselective Conversion of Aldehydes to Various gem -Diacylates and Their Cleavage under Acidic and Basic ConditionsEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 2 2005Veerababurao Kavala Abstract The mechanism of gem -diacylate formation has been studied extensively using tetrabutylammonium tribromide (TBATB) as the catalyst. The reaction proceeds by a nucleophilic attack of an anhydride on an aldehydic carbonyl group, nucleophilic attack of the hemiacylate intermediate on a second molecule of the anhydride, followed by an intermolecular attack of a second acetate group to regenerate the anhydride. gem -Diacylates of various aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes were obtained directly from the reaction of a variety of aliphatic and aromatic acid anhydrides in the presence of a catalytic quantity of tetrabutylammonium tribromide (TBATB) under solvent-free conditions. A significant electronic effect was observed during its formation as well as deprotection to the corresponding aldehyde. Chemoselective gem -diacylation of the aromatic aldehyde containing an electron-donating group has been achieved in the presence of an aldehyde containing an electron-withdrawing group. Deprotection of the gem -diacylate to the parent carbonyl compound can be accomplished in methanol in presence of the same catalyst. Here again, chemoselective deprotection of the gem -diacylate of a substrate containing an electrondonating group has been achieved in the presence of a substrate containing an electron-withdrawing group. Both the acid and base stability order of the various gem -diacylates examined follow a similar order. The stability order determined from the present study is: gem -dibenzoate > gemdipivalate > gem -diisobutyrate > gem -diacetate > gem -dipropionate. All the gem -diacylals are more stable under basic conditions than acidic condition. No correlation was found between the stability order and the pKa's of the corresponding acids; rather, the stability order is directly related to the steric crowding around the carbonyl carbon. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2005) [source] Kinetic and biochemical analyses on the reaction mechanism of a bacterial ATP-citrate lyaseFEBS JOURNAL, Issue 14 2002Tadayoshi Kanao The prokaryotic ATP-citrate lyase is considered to be a key enzyme of the carbon dioxide-fixing reductive tricarboxylic acid (RTCA) cycle. Kinetic examination of the ATP-citrate lyase from the green sulfur bacterium Chlorobium limicola (Cl -ACL), an ,4,4 heteromeric enzyme, revealed that the enzyme displayed typical Michaelis-Menten kinetics toward ATP with an apparent Km value of 0.21 ± 0.04 mm. However, strong negative cooperativity was observed with respect to citrate binding, with a Hill coefficient (nH) of 0.45. Although the dissociation constant of the first citrate molecule was 0.057 ± 0.008 mm, binding of the first citrate molecule to the enzyme drastically decreased the affinity of the enzyme for the second molecule by a factor of 23. ADP was a competitive inhibitor of ATP with a Ki value of 0.037 ± 0.006 mm. Together with previous findings that the enzyme catalyzed the reaction only in the direction of citrate cleavage, these kinetic features indicated that Cl -ACL can regulate both the direction and carbon flux of the RTCA cycle in C. limicola. Furthermore, in order to gain insight on the reaction mechanism, we performed biochemical analyses of Cl -ACL. His273 of the , subunit was indicated to be the phosphorylated residue in the catalytic center, as both catalytic activity and phosphorylation of the enzyme by ATP were abolished in an H273A mutant enzyme. We found that phosphorylation of the subunit was reversible. Nucleotide preference for activity was in good accordance with the preference for phosphorylation of the enzyme. Although residues interacting with nucleotides in the succinyl-CoA synthetase from Escherichia coli were conserved in AclB, AclA alone could be phoshorylated with the same nucleotide specificity observed in the holoenzyme. However, AclB was necessary for enzyme activity and contributed to enhance phosphorylation and stabilization of AclA. [source] Reactions of Di(tert -butyl)diazomethane with Acceptor-Substituted Ethylenes,HELVETICA CHIMICA ACTA, Issue 5 2007Rolf Huisgen Abstract Di(tert- butyl)diazomethane (4) is a nucleophilic 1,3-dipole with strong steric hindrance at one terminus. In its reaction with 2,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)fumaronitrile ((E)- BTE), a highly electrophilic tetra-acceptor-substituted ethene, an imino-substituted cyclopentene 9 is formed as a 1,:,2 product. The open-chain zwitterion 10, assumed as intermediate, adds the second molecule of (E)- BTE. The 19F- and 13C-NMR spectra allow the structural assignment of two diastereoisomers, 9A and 9B. The zwitterion 10 can also be intercepted by dimethyl 2,3-dicyanofumarate (11) and furnishes diastereoisomeric cyclopentenes 12A and 12B; an X-ray-analysis of 12B confirms the ,mixed' 1,:,1,:,1 product. Competing is an (E)- BTE -catalyzed decomposition of 4 to give 2,3,4,4-tetramethylpent-1-ene (7)+N2; the reaction of (E)- BTE with a trace of water appears to be responsible for the chain initiation. The H2SO4 -catalyzed decomposition of diazoalkane 4, indeed, produced the alkene 7 in high yield. The attack on the hindered diazoalkane 4 by 11 is slower than that by (E)- BTE; the zwitterionic intermediate 21 undergoes cyclization and furnishes the tetrasubstituted furan 22. In fumaronitrile, electrophilicity and steric demand are diminished, and a 1,3-cycloaddition produces the 4,5-dihydro-1H -pyrazole derivative 25. The reaction of 4 with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate leads to pyrazole 29+isobutene. [source] Electronic structure of iron(II),porphyrin nitroxyl complexes: Molecular mechanism of fungal nitric oxide reductase (P450nor)JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY, Issue 12 2006Nicolai Lehnert Abstract Density functional calculations are employed to investigate key intermediates of the catalytic cycle of fungal nitric oxide reductase (P450nor). The formal Fe(II),nitroxyl species Fe(II)NO/(,) can principally exist in the two spin-states S = 0 and S = 1. In the S = 0 case, a very covalent FeNO , bond is present, which leads to an electronic structure description that is actually intermediate between Fe(I)NO and Fe(II)NO,. In contrast, the S = 1 case shows a ferrous Fe(II)NO complex with the extra electron being stored in the , system of the porphyrin ligand. Importantly, the Fe(II)NO/(,) species are very basic. The electronic structures and spectroscopic properties of the corresponding N- and O-protonated forms are very different, and unequivocally show that the Mb,HNO adduct (Mb-Myoglobin) prepared by farmer and coworkers is in fact N-protonated. The presence of an axial thiolate ligand enables a second protonation leading to the corresponding Fe(IV)NHOH, species, which is identified with the catalytically active intermediate I of P450nor. This species reacts with a second molecule of NO by initial electron transfer from NO to Fe(IV) followed by addition of NO+ forming an NN bond. This is accompanied by an energetically very favorable intramolecular proton transfer leading to the generation of a quite stable Fe(III)N(OH)(NOH) complex. This way, the enzyme is able to produce dimerized HNO under very controlled conditions and to prevent loss of this ligand from Fe(III). The energetically disfavoured tautomer Fe(III)N(OH2)(NO) is the catalytically productive species that spontaneously cleaves the NOH2 bond forming N2O and H2O in a highly exergonic reaction. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem 27: 1338,1351, 2006 [source] Oxidation of thioanisole by hydrogen peroxide: activation by nitrilesJOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 9 2003Nicholas D. Gillitt Abstract The oxidation of thioanisole (PhSMe) by H2O2 is activated by acetonitrile (MeCN) and propionitrile (EtCN) and involves the formation of a transient peroxyimidate, 1, by reaction of and RCN, and 1 can be rapidly trapped by PhSMe. The rate of oxidation of PhSMe is then independent of the concentrations of PhSMe and of H2O2, but varies linearly with and [RCN]. In very dilute PhSMe it and H2O2 compete in reacting with 1, and the rate then depends on [PhSMe]. The initial reaction gives PhSOMe, and subsequent formation of PhSO2Me is slow. The rates of oxidation are slightly higher than that expected from the MeCN-activated decomposition of H2O2, which involves a second molecule of H2O2 in conversion of the peroxyimidate into amide and oxygen. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] | ||||||||||