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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Medium effects on the direct cis-trans photoisomerization of 1,4-diphenyl-1,3-butadiene in solution

Quantum yields for the photoisomerization of trans,trans-1,4-diphenyl-1,3- butadiene (tt-DPB), determined in benzene, cyclohexane, methylcyclohexane, hexane, and perfluorohexane, confirm the low values reported earlier for benzene and cyclohexane and reveal even lower values in the last two solvents. In contrast to trans-stilbene (t-St), fluorescence and torsional relaxation leading to photoisomerization do not account exclusively for S1tt-DPB decay. Competing radiationless singlet excited-state decay pathways exist in tt-DPB, which do not lead to photoisomerization and may not involve large-amplitude torsional motions. Our results invalidate analyses of tt-DPB fluorescence quantum yields and lifetimes that assign all radiationless decay to the isomerization channel. Gas-phase chromatography analysis of tt-DPB photoisomerization in hexane shows the reaction to be concentration-independent and reveals, for the first time, a significant, two-bond photoisomerization pathway, βtt→tc = 0.092 and βtt→cc = 0.020. The dominant one-bond-twist (OBT) process is accompanied by a bicycle pedal (BP) process that accounts for almost 20% of tt-DPB photoisomerization. The OBT tt-DPB photoisomerization quantum yield is largest in benzene (Bz) and smallest in perfluorohexane (PFH). Contrary to expectations, reduction in medium friction in PFH is accompanied by a decrease in βtt→tc. The 11Bu/21Ag order and energy gap appear to control the contribution of torsional relaxation to radiationless decay. Lowering the 11Bu energy as in Bz favors photoisomerization. Reversal of the 11Bu/2 1Ag order in PFH is accompanied by short τf and small βf and βtt→tc values that suggest the presence of competing 21Ag → 1 1Ag relaxation paths that are unproductive with respect to photoisomerization. We conclude that the Birks extension to diphenylpolyenes of the Orlandi-Siebrand cis-trans photoisomerization mechanism is not valid. Photoisomerization appears to occur in the 1IBu state, and we argue that this applies to t-St as well.

Cobalt-Catalyzed Z to e Geometrical Isomerization of 1,3-Dienes

An efficient cobalt-catalyzed geometrical isomerization of 1,3-dienes is described. In the combination of a CoCl2 precatalyst with an amido-diphosphine-oxazoline ligand, the geometrical isomerization of E/Z mixtures of 1,3-dienes proceed in a stereoconvergent manner, affording (E) isomers in high stereoselectivity. This facile transformation features a broad substrate scope with good functional group tolerance and could be scaled up to the gram scale smoothly with a catalyst loading of 1 mol %.

Acetylene as a Dicarbene Equivalent for Gold(I) Catalysis: Total Synthesis of Waitziacuminone in One Step

The gold(I)-catalyzed reaction of acetylene gas with alkenes leads to (Z,Z)-1,4-disubstituted 1,3-butadienes and biscyclopropanes depending on the donor ligand on gold(I). Acetylene was generated in situ from calcium carbide and water in a user-friendly p

Efficient Z-Selective Semihydrogenation of Internal Alkynes Catalyzed by Cationic Iron(II) Hydride Complexes

The bench-stable cationic bis(σ-B-H) aminoborane complex [Fe(PNPNMe-iPr)(H)(η2-H2B = NMe2)]+ (2) efficiently catalyzes the semihydrogenation of internal alkynes, 1,3-diynes and 1,3-enynes. Moreover, selective incorporation of deuterium was achieved in the case of 1,3-diynes and 1,3-enynes. The catalytic reaction takes place under mild conditions (25 °C, 4-5 bar H2 or D2) in 1 h, and alkenes were obtained with high Z-selectivity for a broad scope of substrates. Mechanistic insight into the catalytic reaction, explaining also the stereo- and chemoselectivity, is provided by means of DFT calculations. Intermediates featuring a bisdihydrogen moiety [Fe(PNPNMe-iPr)(η2-H2)2]+ are found to play a key role. Experimental support for such species was unequivocally provided by the fact that [Fe(PNPNMe-iPr)(H)(η2-H2)2]+ (3) exhibited the same catalytic activity as 2. The novel cationic bisdihydrogen complex 3 was obtained by protonolysis of [Fe(PNPNMe-iPr)(H)(η2-AlH4)]2 (1) with an excess of nonafluoro-tert-butyl alcohol.

Carbon-carbon bond forming reactions via Pd-catalyzed detellurative homocoupling of diorganyl tellurides

A simple and highly efficient method for the constructions of Csp-Csp, Csp2-Csp2 and Csp3-Csp3 bonds is reported. The symmetrical diaryl tellurides undergo detellurative homocouplings to afford symmetrical biaryl products. The reactions are carried out at ambient temperature using PdCl2 as a catalyst in the presence of Ag2O and Na2CO3. Similarly, the detellurative homocouplings of dibenzyl telluride and bis(phenylethynyl)telluride give bibenzyl and the conjugated diyne, respectively.

Cyclobutene vs 1,3-Diene Formation in the Gold-Catalyzed Reaction of Alkynes with Alkenes: The Complete Mechanistic Picture

The intermolecular gold(I)-catalyzed reaction between arylalkynes and alkenes leads to cyclobutenes by a [2 + 2] cycloaddition, which takes place stepwise, first by formation of cyclopropyl gold(I) carbenes, followed by a ring expansion. However, 1,3-butadienes are also formed in the case of ortho-substituted arylalkynes by a metathesis-type process. The corresponding reaction of alkenes with aryl-1,3-butadiynes, ethynylogous to arylalkynes, leads exclusively to cyclobutenes. A comprehensive mechanism for the gold(I)-catalyzed reaction of alkynes with alkenes is proposed on the basis of density functional theory calculations, which shows that the two pathways leading to cyclobutenes or dienes are very close in energy. The key intermediates are cyclopropyl gold(I) carbenes, which have been independently generated by retro-Buchner reaction from stereodefined 1a,7b-dihydro-1H-cyclopropa[a]naphthalenes.

Unsupported Nanoporous Gold Catalyst for Chemoselective Hydrogenation Reactions under Low Pressure: Effect of Residual Silver on the Reaction

For the first time, H-H dissociation on an unsupported nanoporous gold (AuNPore) surface is reported for chemoselective hydrogenation of C=C, C=C, C=N, and C=O bonds under mild conditions (8 atm H2 pressure, 90 °C). Silver doping in AuNPore, which was inevitable for its preparation through a process of dealloying of Au-Ag alloy, exhibited a remarkable difference in catalytic activity between two catalysts, Au>99Ag1NPore and Au90Ag10NPore.The former was more active and the latter less active in H2 hydrogenation, while the reverse tendency was observed for O2 oxidation. This marked contrast between H2 reduction and O2 oxidation is discussed. Further, Au>99Ag1NPore showed a high chemoselectivity toward reduction of terminal alkynes in the presence of internal alkynes which was not achieved using supported gold nanoparticle catalysts and other previously known methods. Reductive amination, which has great significance in synthesis of amines due to its atom-economical nature, was also realized using Au>99Ag1NPore, and the Au>99Ag1NPore/H2 system showed a preference for the reduction of aldehydes in the presence of imines. In addition to this high chemoselectivity, easy recovery and high reusability of AuNPore make it a promising heterogeneous catalyst for hydrogenation reactions.

Cross-Electrophile Coupling of Vinyl Halides with Alkyl Halides

An improved method for the reductive coupling of aryl and vinyl bromides with alkyl halides that gave high yields for a variety of substrates at room temperature with a low (2.5 to 0.5 mol %) catalyst loading is presented. Under the optimized conditions, difficult substrates, such as unhindered alkenyl bromides, can be coupled to give the desired olefins with minimal diene formation and good stereoretention. These improved conditions also worked well for aryl bromides. For example, a gram-scale reaction was demonstrated with 0.5 mol % catalyst loading, whereas reactions at 10 mol % catalyst loading completed in as little as 20 minutes. Finally, a low-cost single-component pre-catalyst, (bpy)NiI2 (bpy=2,2′-bipyridine) that is both air- and moisture-stable over a period of months was introduced.

Quinonediimine-induced oxidative coupling of organomagnesium reagents

N,N′-Diphenyl-p-benzoquinonediimine, a redox-active unit of polyaniline, efficiently induced the oxidative homocoupling of various aryl- and vinylmagnesium reagents in suppressing the side reactions, such as 1,2- or 1,4-addition reaction. Copyright

Regio- and stereoselective hydrosilylation of 1,3-enynes catalyzed by palladium

In the presence of Pd(0) and a phosphine, hydrosilylation of 1,3-enynes with Me2SiHCl proceeds to yield dienylsilanes with the silicon function added to the internal alkyne carbon atom and with (E)-configuration of newly formed olefinic bond. The silanols isolated after hydrolysis of the primarily obtained products serve as precursors to conjugated dienes with different substitution patterns.