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The development of new fluorine-containing building blocks and their efficient synthetic access is currently a challenging research field. Herein, the highly regio- and stereoselective addition of a large range of aldehydes onto trifluoromethylated benzofulvenes was achieved using a simple La/I2 /DIBAL-Cl system via a selective C-F bond activation process. This versatile methodology provided homodienyl alcohols bearing a terminal CF2 -alkene with potential further applications, as shown by the dehydration to the first benzofulvenes carrying a difluorovinyl group. In addition, for certain electron-poor aldehydes, unprecedented ipso substitution of the CF3 group in a diene was observed, which, according to DFT studies, is related to the presence of the large, Lewis-acidic lanthanum metal.
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An in-depth study of mechanochromic and thermochromic luminescent copper iodide clusters exhibiting structural polymorphism is reported and gives new insights into the origin of the mechanochromic luminescence properties. The two different crystalline polymorphs exhibit distinct luminescence properties with one being green emissive and the other one being yellow emissive. Upon mechanical grinding, only one of the polymorphs exhibits great modification of its emission from green to yellow. Interestingly, the photophysical properties of the resulting partially amorphous crushed compound are closed to those of the other yellow polymorph. Comparative structural and optical analyses of the different phases including a solution of clusters permit us to establish a correlation between the Cu-Cu bond distances and the luminescence properties. In addition, the local structure of the [Cu4I4P4] cluster cores has been probed by (31)P and (65)Cu solid-state NMR analysis, which readily indicates that the grinding process modifies the phosphorus and copper atoms environments. The mechanochromic phenomenon is thus explained by the disruption of the crystal packing within intermolecular interactions inducing shortening of the Cu-Cu bond distances in the [Cu4I4] cluster core and eventually modification of the emissive state. These results definitely establish the role of cuprophilic interactions in the mechanochromism of copper iodide clusters. More generally, this study constitutes a step further into the understanding of the mechanism involved in the mechanochromic luminescent properties of metal-based compounds.
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The oxidation of a Ni(II) complex bearing a tetradentate phosphasalen ligand, which differs from salen by the presence of an iminophosphorane (PN) in place of an imine unit, was easily achieved by addition of a silver salt. The site of this oxidation was investigated with a combination of techniques (NMR, EPR, UV/Vis spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, magnetic measurements) as well as DFT calculations. All data are in agreement with a high-valent Ni(III) center concentrating the spin density. This markedly differs from precedents in the salen series for which oxidation on the metal was only observed at low temperature or in the presence of additional ligands or anions. Therefore, thanks to the good electron-donating properties of the phosphasalen ligand, [Ni(Psalen)](+) represents a rare example of a tetracoordinated high-valent nickel complex in presence of a phenoxide ligand.
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Stable nucleophilic carbene compounds have recently been shown to be able to mimic in some instances the reactivity of metal fragments in the reaction of unactivated E-H bonds (E = H, R3Si, NH2, R2P). However, the insertion into a B-H bond of the strongly Lewis acidic BH3 molecule has never been observed at a single C atom or even at a metal fragment. Our results show that designed stable, highly electrophilic carbenoid fragments in compounds 4 and 6 can achieve this reactivity in a controlled manner. Density functional theory calculations corroborated the experimental results on the presently designed systems as well as the lack of reactivity on nucleophilic carbenes.
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Highly active yttrium phosphasalen initiators for the stereocontrolled ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide are reported. The initiators are coordinated by a new class of ancillary ligand: an iminophosphorane derivative of the popular "salen" ligand, termed "phosphasalen". Changing the phosphasalen structure enables access to high iso-selectivities (P(i) = 0.84) or hetero-selectivities (P(s) = 0.87). The initiators also show very high rates, excellent polymerization control, and tolerance to low loadings; furthermore, no chiral auxiliaries/ligands are needed for the stereocontrol. The combination of such high rates with high iso-selectivities is very unusual.
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Dioxanos/química , Etilenodiaminas/química , Poliésteres/síntese química , Polimerização , Ítrio/química , Ligantes , Modelos Moleculares , EstereoisomerismoRESUMO
A new unsymmetrical geminal dianion that contained both a phosphine oxide moiety and a phosphine sulfide moiety has been synthesized. Its reactivity towards Ru(II) was explored, which led to the formation of a highly reactive carbene complex that evolved at room temperature to yield a kinetic orthometalated Ru(II) complex through C-H activation of the phenyl group of the phosphine oxide moiety. This insertion was found to be thermally reversible and a second C-H insertion occurred at a phenyl group of the phosphine sulfide moiety to form the thermodynamic orthometalated Ru(II) complex in a diastereospecific manner. DFT calculations fully rationalized the experimental findings in terms of the relative energies of the kinetic and thermodynamic products and allowed the mechanism of this process to be fully understood.
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Preparation and characterization of three yttrium alkoxide complexes with new phosphasalen ligands are reported. The phosphasalens are analogues of the well-known salen ligands but with iminophosphorane donors replacing the imine functionality. The three yttrium alkoxide complexes show mono- and dinuclear structures in the solid state, depending on the substituents on the ligand. The new ligands and complexes are characterized using multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, elemental analysis, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction experiments. The complexes are all rapid initiators for lactide polymerization; they show excellent polymerization control on addition of exogeneous alcohol. The mononuclear complex shows extremely rapid rates and a high degree of stereocontrol in rac-lactide polymerization, yielding heterotactic PLA (P(s) of 0.9). The phosphasalens are, therefore, excellent ligands for lactide ring-opening polymerization catalysis showing superior rates and stereocontrol versus salen ligands, which may be related to their excellent donating ability and the high degrees of steric protection they can confer.
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A copper iodide cluster bearing reactive silanol groups exhibits thermochromic luminescence properties sensitive to its chemical environment and is thus a suitable building block for the synthesis of optically active materials.
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The reaction of perfluoroalkyl Grignard reagents with phosphorus(III) halides was explored. In the process a new convenient, one-pot, high yield method for the synthesis of (perfluoroalkyl)phosphonic acids has been developed. Perfluoroalkyl Grignard reagents react with phosphorus trichloride or phosphorus tribromide to form (perfluoroalkyl)phosphonous dihalides. Hydrolysis gives the corresponding (perfluoroalkyl)phosphonous acids. Oxidation of the phosphonous acids with H(2)O(2) produces (perfluoroalkyl)phosphonic acids in 60-78% overall yields, based on the corresponding perfluoroalkyl iodide. The X-ray crystal structures of the toluidinium salts, [MeC(6)H(4)NH(3)](2)[C(2)F(5)PO(3)] and [MeC(6)H(4)NH(3)][C(8)F(17)P(O)(2)OH], are reported.
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Three copper(I) iodide clusters coordinated by different phosphine ligands formulated [Cu(4)I(4)(PPh(3))(4)] (1), [Cu(4)I(4)(Pcpent(3))(4)] (2), and [Cu(4)I(4)(PPh(2)Pr)(4)] (3) (PPh(3) = triphenylphosphine, Pcpent(3) = tricyclopentylphosphine, and PPh(2)Pr = diphenylpropylphosphine) have been synthesized and characterized by (1)H and (31)P NMR, elemental analysis and single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. They crystallize in different space groups, namely, monoclinic P21/c, cubic Pa Ì 3, and tetragonal I Ì 42m for 1, 2, and 3, respectively. The photoluminescence properties of clusters 1 and 3 show reversible luminescence thermochromism with two highly intense emission bands whose intensities are temperature dependent. In accordance to Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations, these two emission bands have been attributed to two different transitions, a cluster centered (CC) one and a mixed XMCT/XLCT one. Cluster 2 does not exhibit luminescence variation in temperature because of the lack of the latter transition. The absorption spectra of the three clusters have been also rationalized by time dependent DFT (TDDFT) calculations. A simplified model is suggested to represent the luminescence thermochromism attributed to the two different excited states in thermal equilibrium. In contrast with the pyridine derivatives, similar excitation profiles and low activation energy for these phosphine-based clusters reflect high coupling of the two emissive states. The effect of the Cu-Cu interactions on the emission properties of these clusters is also discussed. Especially, cluster 3 with long Cu-Cu contacts exhibits a controlled thermochromic luminescence which is to our knowledge, unknown for this family of copper iodide clusters. These phosphine-based clusters appear particularly interesting for the synthesis of original emissive materials.
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Using a geminal dianion as precursor, a nucleophilic scandium carbene complex (2) has been synthesized by salt metathesis on ScCl(3)(THF)(3) in 52% isolated yield. The X-ray structure as well as an NBO analysis points to a double interaction between the carbon and the scandium atoms. Quantification of the electron density donation from the carbon to the metal center, from both σ and π symmetry orbitals, predicts a "nucleophilic carbene" behavior. Addition of benzophenone on complex 2 results in the formation of the expected alkene derivative and the trapping of a rare, µ(3)-oxo-Sc species via a "scandia-Wittig" reaction.
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The mechanochromic and thermochromic luminescence properties of a molecular copper(I) iodide cluster formulated [Cu(4)I(4)(PPh(2)(CH(2)CH=CH(2)))(4)] are reported. Upon mechanical grinding in a mortar, its solid-state emission properties are drastically modified as well as its thermochromic behavior. This reversible phenomenon has been attributed to distortions in the crystal packing leading to modifications of the intermolecular interactions and thus of the [Cu(4)I(4)] cluster core geometry. Notably, modification of the Cu-Cu interactions seems to be involved in this phenomenon directly affecting the emissive properties of the cluster.
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Cobre/química , Iodetos/química , Medições Luminescentes , Fenômenos Mecânicos , Temperatura , Modelos Moleculares , Conformação Molecular , Fosfinas/químicaRESUMO
The synthetic outcome of the Friedel-Crafts acylation of 1',2',3,3',4,4',5'-heptamethylphospharuthenocene reflects the nature of the acylating agent, with alkanoyl anhydride/trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (TfOH) reagents giving monosubstitution at the phospholyl ring, whereas alkanoyl chloride/AlCl(3) gives 2,5-disubstitution. DFT calculations indicate that this unusual double acylation can be facilitated by the intervention of the phosphorus atom at an early stage in the reaction trajectory, with the acyl group being delivered from the phosphorus atom into the ring 2- or 2,5-positions.
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Chromium(III) complexes bearing R'N(CH2PR2)2 (PCNCP) ligands have been prepared. Upon activation with methylaluminoxane, these complexes proved to be effective in the selective tri- and tetramerization of ethylene. The formation of either 1-hexene or 1-octene was found to be highly dependent on the steric bulk of the substituents R on the phosphine moieties. This observation was rationalized by using density functional theory calculations on selected steps of the metallacyclic mechanism of the ethylene oligomerization reaction.
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Protonation of a bidentate xantphos-phosphole ligand by HBF(4) affords only one enantiomer of a cyclic phospholium dihydropholene structure. DFT calculations allowed us to establish that protonation initially takes place at the phosphorus atom of the phosphole moiety to afford a transient P-H phospholium salt, which in turn protonates the C=C double bond of the second phosphole unit.
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The bis-2,5-diphenylphosphole xantphos ligand (XDPP) 1 reacts with the [AuCl(tht)] complex to afford the monocoordinated [Au(XDPP)Cl] 2 and the dicoordinated chelate species [Au(XDPP)Cl] 3. Addition of AgOTf on this mixture, at room temperature, affords the cationic [Au(XDPP)][OTf] complex 4 which was fully characterized. An X-ray crystal structure analysis confirms the bent structure of this 14 VE [ML(2)](+) complex. Reaction of 4 with HSiMe(2)Ph in tetrahydrofuran at -78 degrees C yields the dinuclear [(XDPP)Au-H-Au(XDPP)](+) cationic complex 5, in which the hydride bridges the two [Au(XDPP)](+) metal fragments. In 5, the Au-P bond lengths are different and the phosphorus atoms which are located nearly trans to the hydride ligand exhibit significantly shorter P-Au bond lengths. Reaction of 4 with DSiMe(2)Ph to form the [(XDPP)Au-D-Au(XDPP)](+) complex 6 allowed to unambiguously ascribe the chemical shift of the deuteride in (2)H NMR (delta = 7.0 ppm with a (2)J(DP) = 8.4 Hz. The electronic structure of the [(XDPP)Au-H-Au(XDPP)](+) complex was studied through density functional theory calculations. An orbital analysis is developed in which complex 5 is viewed as the combination of two 12 electrons fragments [Au(XDPP)](+) with H(-). This analysis reveals that the hydride interacts in a bonding way with the sigma MO between the two gold atoms and in an antibonding way with a combination of d orbitals at the metal centers. This simple description allows to rationalize the inequivalence of the two types of P-Au bonds in 5.
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The selective extraction of uranium by N-octylcalix[4]azacrown (NOCAC) and N-ethylhexylcalix[4]azacrown (NEHCAC) was investigated. The ligands were synthesised in three steps through the functionalisation of t-butyl calix[4]arene at the distal-1,3-positions of the lower rim with ethyl acetate groups followed by cyclisation with (imino)bis(ethane-2,1-diyl)diamide. A detailed investigation on the effect of various parameters, such as the aqueous phase acidity (sulfuric acid), the ionic strength, and ligand concentration, on the extraction of uranium(vi) has been conducted. The effect of the H2SO4 concentration has been studied from 0.02 to 3 M. Preliminary studies carried out on NOCAC in dodecane/octanol diluents showed that the uranium extraction from sulfuric acid is more efficient at a low H2SO4 concentrations. The stoichiometry of complexation was estimated from the slope method, NMR titration, and electrospray ionisation-mass spectrometry analysis. Both ligands were found to be highly selective for uranium(vi) over other competitive cations present in a simulated leach solution containing seven competitive cations. The successful recovery of the uranium from the organic phase has been performed thanks to stripping steps involving ammonium oxalate, ammonium carbonate, and sodium carbonate as stripping agents.
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Mixtures of 2,4- and 2,5-disubstituted zirconacyclopentadienes were obtained by the reductive dimerisation of terminal alkynes using the Cp2ZrCl2/lanthanum system. Reactions of dihalophosphines with these mixtures afforded selectively the corresponding 2,4-disubstituted phospholes and 1,4-disubstituted butadienes. A new series of phospholes was characterized by multi-nuclear NMR spectroscopy and X-ray analysis. A possible explanation for the observed selectivity was obtained from X-ray studies and DFT analysis of the intermediate zirconacyclopentadienes.
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Enantiopure 2-(chlorocarbonyl)phosphametallocenes [MCp*(2-{COCl}-3,4-Me(2)-5-Ph-PC(4))] (M = Fe, Ru) react with phospholide anions to give 2-phosphametallocene-2'-acylphospholides K[MCp*(2-CO-2'-{3',4'-Me(2)-5'-PhPC(4)}-3,4-Me(2)-5-Ph-PC(4))] (M = Fe, Ru) and these have been converted into keto-bis-(2-phosphametallocene)s through reaction with [FeClCp*(tmeda)]; templation of this process with CuBr gives rise to the C(2)- (or pseudo-C(2)- when M = Ru) symmetric form of [{MCp*(3,4-Me(2)-5-Ph-PC(4))}(2)-2,2'-(CO)] (M = Fe, Ru; Fe, Fe) with high (>95%) diastereoselectivity. X-Ray structures of these ligands coordinated to [RuCp*Cl] and [PtCl(2)] centres show that the spatial orientation of the very flexible keto-bis-(2-phosphametallocene) structure is highly responsive to the coordination sphere of the chelated platinum or ruthenium centre.