Methyliminopropadienone MeN=C=C=C=O 1a was generated by flash vacuum thermolysis from four differ... more Methyliminopropadienone MeN=C=C=C=O 1a was generated by flash vacuum thermolysis from four different precursors and isolated in solid argon. The matrix-isolation infrared spectrum is dominated by unusually strong anharmonic effects resulting in complex fine structure of the absorptions due to the NCCCO moiety in the 2200 cm(-1) region. Doubling and tripling of the corresponding absorption bands are observed for phenyliminopropadienone PhN=C=C=C=O 1b and bis(phenylimino)propadiene PhN=C=C=C=NPh 9, respectively. Anharmonic vibrational frequency calculations allow the identification of a number of overtones and combination bands as the cause of the splittings for each molecule. This method constitutes an important tool for the characterization of reactive intermediates and unusual molecules by matrix-isolation infrared spectroscopy.
The structures and reactivities of nitrile imines are subjects of continuing debate. Several nitr... more The structures and reactivities of nitrile imines are subjects of continuing debate. Several nitrile imines were generated photochemically or thermally and investigated by IR spectroscopy in Ar matrices at cryogenic temperatures (Ph-CNN-H 6, Ph-CNN-CH(3)17, Ph-CNN-SiMe(3)23, Ph-CNN-Ph 29, Ph(3)C-CNN-CPh(3)34, and the boryl-CNN-boryl derivative 39). The effect of substituents on the structures and IR absorptions of nitrile imines was investigated computationally at the B3LYP/6-31G* level. IR spectra were analyzed in terms of calculated anharmonic vibrational spectra and were generally in very good agreement with the calculated spectra. Infrared spectra were found to reflect the structures of nitrile imines accurately. Nitrile imines with IR absorptions above 2200 cm(-1) have essentially propargylic structures, possessing a CN triple bond (typically PhCNNSiMe(3)23, PhCNNPh 29, and boryl-CNN-boryl 39). Nitrile imines with IR absorptions below ca. 2200 cm(-1) are more likely to be allenic (e.g., HCNNH 1, PhCNNH 6, HCNNPh 43, PhCNNCH(3)17, and Ph(3)C-CNN-CPh(3)34). All nitrile imines isomerize to the corresponding carbodiimides both thermally and photochemically. Monosubstituted carbodiimides isomerize thermally to the corresponding cyanamides (e.g., Ph-N═C═N-H 5 → Ph-NH-CN 8), which are therefore the thermal end products for nitrile imines of the types RCNNH and HCNNR. This tautomerization is reversible under flash vacuum thermolysis conditions.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English, 1984
According to a crystal structure analysis[*] on a tabular pseudohexagonal single crystal of a-lnI... more According to a crystal structure analysis[*] on a tabular pseudohexagonal single crystal of a-lnI, - xBrx (x = l), the phase crystallizes in the low-temperature CrC13-type struc-ture] with almost hexagonal close packing of the halogen atoms and ordered 2/3 occupation of the ...
This is the full list of publications as at 25 July 2016. Please see my ResearchGate site for upd... more This is the full list of publications as at 25 July 2016. Please see my ResearchGate site for updates, content and PDFs: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Curt_Wentrup2
Thermal reactions of N-benzylidene- and N-(2-pyridylmethylidene)-tert-butylamines (5 and 13) unde... more Thermal reactions of N-benzylidene- and N-(2-pyridylmethylidene)-tert-butylamines (5 and 13) under FVT conditions have been investigated. Unexpectedly, at 800 °C, compound 5 yields 1,2-dimethylindole and 3-methylisoquinoline. In the reaction of 13 at 800 °C, 3-methylimidazo[1,5-a]pyridine was obtained as the major product. Mechanisms of these reactions have been proposed on the basis of DFT calculations. Furthermore, UV-photoelectron spectroscopy combined with FVT has been applied for direct monitoring and characterization of the thermolysis products in situ.
Iminopropadienones, RN=C=C=C=O, can be generated from four different types of precursors in flash... more Iminopropadienones, RN=C=C=C=O, can be generated from four different types of precursors in flash vacuum thermolysis reactions: 1,3-dioxane-4,6-diones 1, isoxazolopyrimidinones 2, pyridopyrimidinium olates 3, and pyridopyrimidinones 4. 2,6-Difluorophenyl-, 2,6-diethylphenyl-, o-tert-butylphenyl-, and mesityliminopropadienone have been directly observed by Ar matrix IR spectroscopy in one or more of these reactions. Reactions with bis-nucleophiles afford pyridopyrimidinones and perhydrodiazepinone derivatives.
o-Tolylacetylene 5 is obtained by flash vacuum pyrolysis (FVP) of the isoxazolone 13a at 800 °C/1... more o-Tolylacetylene 5 is obtained by flash vacuum pyrolysis (FVP) of the isoxazolone 13a at 800 °C/10(-4) hPa. At 900-1000 °C the acetylene 5 isomerizes to indene 1, which reacts further by elimination of a hydrogen atom and dimerization of the 1-indenyl radical 9 to 1,1'-biindenyl 10. The latter undergoes partial isomerization to 3,3'-biindenyl 16, and further pyrolysis of the biindenyls yields higher polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), particularly chrysene 2. C-H bond breakage in indene, which occurs with an activation energy of 80 ± 5 kcal/mol with formation of the 1-indenyl radical 9, has been the subject of much investigation in relation to hydrocarbon combustion, in particular the formation of chrysene and other PAHs from indene, which itself is formed in the combustion of toluene and other hydrocarbons. However, C-C bond breakage also needs to be considered. Calculations at the B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) level indicate that key C-C bond breakages in indene have free energies of activation of ca. 80 kcal/mol. Positive entropies of activation make all these reactions more facile at high temperatures relevant to hydrocarbon combustion chemistry. C1-C2 bond breakage results in the formation of o-tolylvinylidene 6 and o-tolylacetylene 5. The reversible 1,2-shift interconverting 5 and 6 (the Roger Brown rearrangement) can lead to carbon scrambling in C3-labeled indene 1a, resulting in indene 1d carrying the label in positions 1, 2, and 3 and explaining the (14)C-labeling pattern observed by Badger et al. in the derived chrysene 2d. o-Tolylacetylene 5 and o-tolylvinylidene 6 should be considered as intermediates in models of the fuel-rich combustion of toluene, indene, and other hydrocarbons.
2-Phenyl-5-(phenylethynyl)tetrazole 44 provides a new entry to the C15H10 energy surface. Flash v... more 2-Phenyl-5-(phenylethynyl)tetrazole 44 provides a new entry to the C15H10 energy surface. Flash vacuum pyrolysis of 44 using the falling solid flash vacuum pyrolysis (FS-FVP) method afforded cyclopenta[def]phenanthrene 31 and cyclopenta[fg]fluorene 52 as the principal products. The products are explained in terms of formation of N-phenyl-C-phenylethynylnitrile imine/(phenylazo)(phenylethynyl)carbene 45 and its cyclization to 3-(phenylethynyl)-3H-indazole 46b. Pyrolytic loss of N2 from 46b generates the C15H10 intermediate 48. Cyclization of 48 to a dibenzocycloheptatetraene derivative and further rearrangements with analogies in the chemistry of phenylcarbene and the naphthylcarbenes lead to the final products. Similar pyrolysis of 2-phenyl-5-styryltetrazole 43 afforded 3-styrylindazole 58, which on further pyrolysis eliminated N2 to generate 3- and 2-phenylindenes 61 and 62 via C15H12 intermediates.
1-Azulenylcarbene 18 has been generated from 5-(1-azulenyl)tetrazole and the sodium salt of azule... more 1-Azulenylcarbene 18 has been generated from 5-(1-azulenyl)tetrazole and the sodium salt of azulene-1-carbaldehyde tosylhydrazone using the falling solid flash vacuum pyrolysis (FS-FVP) method. The principal products, which are also formed from both 1- and 2-naphthylcarbenes, cyclobuta[de]naphthalene 6, cyclopenta[cd]indene 16, and benzofulvenallene 17, are explained in terms of two reaction paths, (a) a rearrangement to benzofulvenyl-7-carbene 13 and (b) a rearrangement to 1-naphthylcarbene 1. Moreover, 16 is also formed from 2-azulenylcarbene 30, thereby indicating the occurrence of a 2-azulenylcarbene-1-azulenylcarbene rearrangement. The reaction mechanisms are supported by density functional theory calculations at the B3LYP/6-31G** level, which indicate that all the rearrangements have activation barriers of <35 kcal/mol, thus making them readily achievable under FVP conditions.
The photolysis of 2-azido-1,4-naphthoquinone (1) in argon matrices at 8 K results in the correspo... more The photolysis of 2-azido-1,4-naphthoquinone (1) in argon matrices at 8 K results in the corresponding triplet vinylnitrene (3)2, which was detected directly by IR spectroscopy. Vinylnitrene (3)2 is stable in argon matrices but forms 2-cyanoindane-1,3-dione (3) upon further irradiation. Similarly, the irradiation of azide 1 in 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (MTHF) matrices at 5 K resulted in the ESR spectrum of vinylnitrene (3)2, which is stable up to at least 100 K. The zero-field splitting parameters for nitrene (3)2, D/hc = 0.7292 cm(-1) and E/hc = 0.0048 cm(-1), verify that it has significant 1,3-biradical character. Vinylnitrene (3)2 (λmax ∼ 460 nm, τ = 22 μs) is also observed directly in solution at ambient temperature with laser flash photolysis of 1. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations support the characterization of vinylnitrene (3)2 and the proposed mechanism for its formation. Because vinylnitrene (3)2 is relatively stable, it has potential use as a building-block for h...
The structures of two derivatives of the bisdioxine diisocyanate 1, the bisurea 4 and the biscarb... more The structures of two derivatives of the bisdioxine diisocyanate 1, the bisurea 4 and the biscarbamate 5, are established by X-ray crystallography and DFT calculations. These compounds possess endo,endo structures, in the case of the bisurea 4 with two nearly parallel pendant chains. The X-ray structures are reproduced very well by DFT calculations. Similar endo,endo conformations are calculated for the bisamide crown ether derivatives 7, where two proximate and nearly parallel crown ether units endow the molecules with a claw-like molecular cleft or tweezer structure as evidenced by an enhanced ability to extract some alkali, alkaline earth and rare earth metal ions.
Methyliminopropadienone MeN=C=C=C=O 1a was generated by flash vacuum thermolysis from four differ... more Methyliminopropadienone MeN=C=C=C=O 1a was generated by flash vacuum thermolysis from four different precursors and isolated in solid argon. The matrix-isolation infrared spectrum is dominated by unusually strong anharmonic effects resulting in complex fine structure of the absorptions due to the NCCCO moiety in the 2200 cm(-1) region. Doubling and tripling of the corresponding absorption bands are observed for phenyliminopropadienone PhN=C=C=C=O 1b and bis(phenylimino)propadiene PhN=C=C=C=NPh 9, respectively. Anharmonic vibrational frequency calculations allow the identification of a number of overtones and combination bands as the cause of the splittings for each molecule. This method constitutes an important tool for the characterization of reactive intermediates and unusual molecules by matrix-isolation infrared spectroscopy.
The structures and reactivities of nitrile imines are subjects of continuing debate. Several nitr... more The structures and reactivities of nitrile imines are subjects of continuing debate. Several nitrile imines were generated photochemically or thermally and investigated by IR spectroscopy in Ar matrices at cryogenic temperatures (Ph-CNN-H 6, Ph-CNN-CH(3)17, Ph-CNN-SiMe(3)23, Ph-CNN-Ph 29, Ph(3)C-CNN-CPh(3)34, and the boryl-CNN-boryl derivative 39). The effect of substituents on the structures and IR absorptions of nitrile imines was investigated computationally at the B3LYP/6-31G* level. IR spectra were analyzed in terms of calculated anharmonic vibrational spectra and were generally in very good agreement with the calculated spectra. Infrared spectra were found to reflect the structures of nitrile imines accurately. Nitrile imines with IR absorptions above 2200 cm(-1) have essentially propargylic structures, possessing a CN triple bond (typically PhCNNSiMe(3)23, PhCNNPh 29, and boryl-CNN-boryl 39). Nitrile imines with IR absorptions below ca. 2200 cm(-1) are more likely to be allenic (e.g., HCNNH 1, PhCNNH 6, HCNNPh 43, PhCNNCH(3)17, and Ph(3)C-CNN-CPh(3)34). All nitrile imines isomerize to the corresponding carbodiimides both thermally and photochemically. Monosubstituted carbodiimides isomerize thermally to the corresponding cyanamides (e.g., Ph-N═C═N-H 5 → Ph-NH-CN 8), which are therefore the thermal end products for nitrile imines of the types RCNNH and HCNNR. This tautomerization is reversible under flash vacuum thermolysis conditions.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English, 1984
According to a crystal structure analysis[*] on a tabular pseudohexagonal single crystal of a-lnI... more According to a crystal structure analysis[*] on a tabular pseudohexagonal single crystal of a-lnI, - xBrx (x = l), the phase crystallizes in the low-temperature CrC13-type struc-ture] with almost hexagonal close packing of the halogen atoms and ordered 2/3 occupation of the ...
This is the full list of publications as at 25 July 2016. Please see my ResearchGate site for upd... more This is the full list of publications as at 25 July 2016. Please see my ResearchGate site for updates, content and PDFs: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Curt_Wentrup2
Thermal reactions of N-benzylidene- and N-(2-pyridylmethylidene)-tert-butylamines (5 and 13) unde... more Thermal reactions of N-benzylidene- and N-(2-pyridylmethylidene)-tert-butylamines (5 and 13) under FVT conditions have been investigated. Unexpectedly, at 800 °C, compound 5 yields 1,2-dimethylindole and 3-methylisoquinoline. In the reaction of 13 at 800 °C, 3-methylimidazo[1,5-a]pyridine was obtained as the major product. Mechanisms of these reactions have been proposed on the basis of DFT calculations. Furthermore, UV-photoelectron spectroscopy combined with FVT has been applied for direct monitoring and characterization of the thermolysis products in situ.
Iminopropadienones, RN=C=C=C=O, can be generated from four different types of precursors in flash... more Iminopropadienones, RN=C=C=C=O, can be generated from four different types of precursors in flash vacuum thermolysis reactions: 1,3-dioxane-4,6-diones 1, isoxazolopyrimidinones 2, pyridopyrimidinium olates 3, and pyridopyrimidinones 4. 2,6-Difluorophenyl-, 2,6-diethylphenyl-, o-tert-butylphenyl-, and mesityliminopropadienone have been directly observed by Ar matrix IR spectroscopy in one or more of these reactions. Reactions with bis-nucleophiles afford pyridopyrimidinones and perhydrodiazepinone derivatives.
o-Tolylacetylene 5 is obtained by flash vacuum pyrolysis (FVP) of the isoxazolone 13a at 800 °C/1... more o-Tolylacetylene 5 is obtained by flash vacuum pyrolysis (FVP) of the isoxazolone 13a at 800 °C/10(-4) hPa. At 900-1000 °C the acetylene 5 isomerizes to indene 1, which reacts further by elimination of a hydrogen atom and dimerization of the 1-indenyl radical 9 to 1,1&#39;-biindenyl 10. The latter undergoes partial isomerization to 3,3&#39;-biindenyl 16, and further pyrolysis of the biindenyls yields higher polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), particularly chrysene 2. C-H bond breakage in indene, which occurs with an activation energy of 80 ± 5 kcal/mol with formation of the 1-indenyl radical 9, has been the subject of much investigation in relation to hydrocarbon combustion, in particular the formation of chrysene and other PAHs from indene, which itself is formed in the combustion of toluene and other hydrocarbons. However, C-C bond breakage also needs to be considered. Calculations at the B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) level indicate that key C-C bond breakages in indene have free energies of activation of ca. 80 kcal/mol. Positive entropies of activation make all these reactions more facile at high temperatures relevant to hydrocarbon combustion chemistry. C1-C2 bond breakage results in the formation of o-tolylvinylidene 6 and o-tolylacetylene 5. The reversible 1,2-shift interconverting 5 and 6 (the Roger Brown rearrangement) can lead to carbon scrambling in C3-labeled indene 1a, resulting in indene 1d carrying the label in positions 1, 2, and 3 and explaining the (14)C-labeling pattern observed by Badger et al. in the derived chrysene 2d. o-Tolylacetylene 5 and o-tolylvinylidene 6 should be considered as intermediates in models of the fuel-rich combustion of toluene, indene, and other hydrocarbons.
2-Phenyl-5-(phenylethynyl)tetrazole 44 provides a new entry to the C15H10 energy surface. Flash v... more 2-Phenyl-5-(phenylethynyl)tetrazole 44 provides a new entry to the C15H10 energy surface. Flash vacuum pyrolysis of 44 using the falling solid flash vacuum pyrolysis (FS-FVP) method afforded cyclopenta[def]phenanthrene 31 and cyclopenta[fg]fluorene 52 as the principal products. The products are explained in terms of formation of N-phenyl-C-phenylethynylnitrile imine/(phenylazo)(phenylethynyl)carbene 45 and its cyclization to 3-(phenylethynyl)-3H-indazole 46b. Pyrolytic loss of N2 from 46b generates the C15H10 intermediate 48. Cyclization of 48 to a dibenzocycloheptatetraene derivative and further rearrangements with analogies in the chemistry of phenylcarbene and the naphthylcarbenes lead to the final products. Similar pyrolysis of 2-phenyl-5-styryltetrazole 43 afforded 3-styrylindazole 58, which on further pyrolysis eliminated N2 to generate 3- and 2-phenylindenes 61 and 62 via C15H12 intermediates.
1-Azulenylcarbene 18 has been generated from 5-(1-azulenyl)tetrazole and the sodium salt of azule... more 1-Azulenylcarbene 18 has been generated from 5-(1-azulenyl)tetrazole and the sodium salt of azulene-1-carbaldehyde tosylhydrazone using the falling solid flash vacuum pyrolysis (FS-FVP) method. The principal products, which are also formed from both 1- and 2-naphthylcarbenes, cyclobuta[de]naphthalene 6, cyclopenta[cd]indene 16, and benzofulvenallene 17, are explained in terms of two reaction paths, (a) a rearrangement to benzofulvenyl-7-carbene 13 and (b) a rearrangement to 1-naphthylcarbene 1. Moreover, 16 is also formed from 2-azulenylcarbene 30, thereby indicating the occurrence of a 2-azulenylcarbene-1-azulenylcarbene rearrangement. The reaction mechanisms are supported by density functional theory calculations at the B3LYP/6-31G** level, which indicate that all the rearrangements have activation barriers of <35 kcal/mol, thus making them readily achievable under FVP conditions.
The photolysis of 2-azido-1,4-naphthoquinone (1) in argon matrices at 8 K results in the correspo... more The photolysis of 2-azido-1,4-naphthoquinone (1) in argon matrices at 8 K results in the corresponding triplet vinylnitrene (3)2, which was detected directly by IR spectroscopy. Vinylnitrene (3)2 is stable in argon matrices but forms 2-cyanoindane-1,3-dione (3) upon further irradiation. Similarly, the irradiation of azide 1 in 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (MTHF) matrices at 5 K resulted in the ESR spectrum of vinylnitrene (3)2, which is stable up to at least 100 K. The zero-field splitting parameters for nitrene (3)2, D/hc = 0.7292 cm(-1) and E/hc = 0.0048 cm(-1), verify that it has significant 1,3-biradical character. Vinylnitrene (3)2 (λmax ∼ 460 nm, τ = 22 μs) is also observed directly in solution at ambient temperature with laser flash photolysis of 1. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations support the characterization of vinylnitrene (3)2 and the proposed mechanism for its formation. Because vinylnitrene (3)2 is relatively stable, it has potential use as a building-block for h...
The structures of two derivatives of the bisdioxine diisocyanate 1, the bisurea 4 and the biscarb... more The structures of two derivatives of the bisdioxine diisocyanate 1, the bisurea 4 and the biscarbamate 5, are established by X-ray crystallography and DFT calculations. These compounds possess endo,endo structures, in the case of the bisurea 4 with two nearly parallel pendant chains. The X-ray structures are reproduced very well by DFT calculations. Similar endo,endo conformations are calculated for the bisamide crown ether derivatives 7, where two proximate and nearly parallel crown ether units endow the molecules with a claw-like molecular cleft or tweezer structure as evidenced by an enhanced ability to extract some alkali, alkaline earth and rare earth metal ions.
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