Showing papers on "Substituent published in 2016"
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the impact of n-alkyl substituents on the polymerization thermodynamics and kinetics of substituted δ-valerolactone monomers and developed guiding design principles based on critical structure-property relationships.
Abstract: Aliphatic polyester block polymers constitute a highly useful and amazingly versatile class of self-assembled materials. Analogous to styrenic block polymers in both design and function, the property profiles of these degradable materials can be precisely tailored by altering the chemical structure of the components. Driven by this ideal, we have examined the impact of n-alkyl substituents on the polymerization thermodynamics and kinetics of substituted δ-valerolactone monomers and developed guiding design principles based on critical structure–property relationships in the resulting aliphatic polyesters. Under bulk room temperature conditions the polymerization rate depends strongly on substituent position and exhibits a more modest dependence on alkyl length (from −CH3 to −(CH2)8CH3). The enthalpy and entropy of polymerization are significantly influenced by substituent position, but both are largely insensitive to n-alkyl length. However, the physical properties of the resulting aliphatic polyesters de...
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TL;DR: The AIM and NBO analyses revealed that the P···N bonds in the majority of the hemi-bonded complexes are partly covalent in nature.
Abstract: Ab initio calculations have been performed to study the structures, binding energies, and bonding properties of the hemi-bonded binary complexes (XH2P···NH2Y)(+) with the substituents X and Y being H, F, Cl, Br, NH2, CH3, and OH. The P···N interactions in these open-shelled systems have typical pnicogen bond characteristics but much stronger than the usual pnicogen bonds in closed-shell systems. This P···N bond can be strengthened by an electron-withdrawing substituent X or an electron-donating substituent Y, the bonding energy varies from 17 kcal mol(-1) of (CH3H2P···NH2F)(+) to 54 kcal mol(-1) of (FH2P···NH2CH3)(+). A nearly linear X-P···N arrangement is required by the pnicogen bond P···N and results in a strong hyperconjugation and charge transfer from the N lone pair to the X-P σ* antibond orbital for α spin, the P···N interaction is described as a single-electron σ bond of β spin. The AIM and NBO analyses revealed that the P···N bonds in the majority of the hemi-bonded complexes are partly covalent in nature. Graphical Abstract The P···N interactions in the open-shelled systems (XH2P···NH2Y)(+) (X, Y=H, F, Cl, Br, NH2, CH3, OH) with bonding energy of 17~54 kcal mol(-1) have typical pnicogen bond characteristics but much stronger than the usual pnicogen bonds in closed-shell systems. This P···N bond can be strengthened by an electron-withdrawing substituent X or an electron-donating substituent Y.
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TL;DR: In this paper, through-structure inductive substituent effects are discussed for the reference thermodynamic index, how the global substituents effect may be expressed as a function of this index, and how it may be dissected into individual effects assigned to each of the reaction steps.
Abstract: Redox pairs of transition metal complexes are often involved in small molecule activation in response to modern energy challenges as well as in other areas of electrocatalysis. Within such a family of molecular electrocatalysts, ligand substitution is a means of varying catalytic efficiency, best gauged through catalytic Tafel plots relating overpotential and turnover frequency. In practice, efficient molecular catalysis involves multielectron–multistep processes. It is in this framework that we discuss through-structure inductive substituent effects. What the best choice is for the reference thermodynamic index, how the global substituent effect may be expressed as a function of this index, and how it may be dissected into individual effects assigned to each of the reaction steps are challenging questions that are addressed and resolved here for the first time. The discussion is illustrated by the effect of successive phenyl perfluoration and of o,o′-methoxy substitution of the FeI/0 tetraphenylporphyrin...
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TL;DR: In this article, the effects of cyano substitution on the electron accepting ability of the common acceptor 4,7-bis(thiophen-2-yl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole (DTBT) were investigated.
Abstract: We report a systematic study into the effects of cyano substitution on the electron accepting ability of the common acceptor 4,7-bis(thiophen-2-yl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole (DTBT). We describe the synthesis of DTBT monomers with either 0, 1, or 2 cyano groups on the BT unit and their corresponding copolymers with the electron rich donor dithienogermole (DTG). The presence of the cyano group is found to have a strong influence on the optoelectronic properties of the resulting donor–acceptor polymers, with the optical band gap red-shifting by approximately 0.15 eV per cyano substituent. We find that the polymer electron affinity is significantly increased by ∼0.25 eV upon addition of each cyano group, while the ionization potential is less strongly affected, increasing by less than 0.1 eV per cyano substituent. In organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices power conversion efficiencies (PCE) are almost doubled from around 3.5% for the unsubstituted BT polymer to over 6.5% for the monocyano substituted BT polymer. How...
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TL;DR: It has been shown that the recognition properties of the chalcogen centre at the solid state could be programmed by selectively barring one of its σ-holes through a combination of electronic and steric effects exerted by the substituent at the 2-position.
Abstract: The high-yielding synthesis of 2-substituted benzo-1,3-tellurazoles and benzo-1,3-selenazoles through a dehydrative cyclization reaction has been reported, giving access to a large variety of benzo-1,3-chalcogenazoles. Exceptionally, these aromatic heterocycles proved to be very stable and thus very handy to form controlled solid-state organizations in which wire-like polymeric structures are formed through secondary N⋅⋅⋅Y bonding interactions (SBIs) engaging the chalcogen (Y=Se or Te) and nitrogen atoms. In particular, it has been shown that the recognition properties of the chalcogen centre at the solid state could be programmed by selectively barring one of its σ-holes through a combination of electronic and steric effects exerted by the substituent at the 2-position. As predicted by the electrostatic potential surfaces calculated by quantum chemical modelling, the pyridyl groups revealed to be the stronger chalcogen bonding acceptors, and thus the best ligand candidate for programming the molecular organization at the solid state. In contrast, the thiophenyl group is an unsuitable substituent for establishing SBIs in this molecular system as it gives rise to chalcogen–chalcogen repulsion. The weaker chalcogen donor properties of the Se analogues trigger the formation of feeble N⋅⋅⋅Se contacts, which are manifested in similar solid-state polymers featuring longer nitrogen–chalcogen distances.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the design, synthesis, and implementation of a head-to-head linkage containing the TRTOR (3-alkyl-3′-alkoxy-2,2′-bithiophene) donor subunit having a single strategically optimized, planarizing noncovalent S···O interaction was reported.
Abstract: We report the design, synthesis, and implemention in semiconducting polymers of a novel head-to-head linkage containing the TRTOR (3-alkyl-3′-alkoxy-2,2′-bithiophene) donor subunit having a single strategically optimized, planarizing noncovalent S···O interaction. Diverse complementary thermal, optical, electrochemical, X-ray scattering, electrical, photovoltaic, and electron microscopic characterization techniques are applied to establish structure–property correlations in a TRTOR-based polymer series. In comparison to monomers having double S···O interactions, replacing one alkoxy substituent with a less electron-donating alkyl one yields TRTOR-based polymers with significantly depressed (0.2–0.3 eV) HOMOs. Furthermore, the weaker single S···O interaction and greater TRTOR steric encumberance enhances materials processability without sacrificing backbone planarity. From another perspective, TRTOR has comparable electronic properties to ring-fused 5H-dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]pyran (DTP) subunits, but a cen...
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TL;DR: The concept of amide bond ground-state twist as a blueprint for activation of amides toward N-C bond cleavage is supported and offers considerable opportunities for organic synthesis and biological processes involving non-planar amide bonds.
Abstract: Herein, we show that acyclic amides that have recently enabled a series of elusive transition-metal-catalyzed N−C activation/cross-coupling reactions are highly twisted around the N−C(O) axis by a new destabilization mechanism of the amide bond. A unique effect of the N-glutarimide substituent, leading to uniformly high twist (ca. 90°) irrespective of the steric effect at the carbon side of the amide bond has been found. This represents the first example of a twisted amide that does not bear significant steric hindrance at the α-carbon atom. The 15N NMR data show linear correlations between electron density at nitrogen and amide bond twist. This study strongly supports the concept of amide bond ground-state twist as a blueprint for activation of amides toward N−C bond cleavage. The new mechanism offers considerable opportunities for organic synthesis and biological processes involving non-planar amide bonds.
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TL;DR: The synthesis of fluorinated anilines by palladium-catalyzed coupling of fluoroalkylamines with aryl bromides and aryL chlorides is reported, and the fluoroalkylaniline products are unstable under typical conditions for C-N coupling reactions (heat and strong base).
Abstract: Methods for synthesizing trifluoroethyl, difluoroethyl, pentafluoropropyl, and difluorophenethyl anilines by palladium-catalyzed coupling of fluoroalkylamines with aryl bromides and aryl chlorides are provided herein. The reaction is conducted with a weaker base such as KOPh in the presence of a catalyst derived from AdBippyPhos and [Pd(allyl)Cl] 2 . The reactions occur with catalyst loadings less than about 0.50 mol% and tolerate the presence of various functional groups that react with the strong bases that are typically used in Pd-catalyzed C-N cross coupling reactions of aryl halides. The resting state of the catalyst is the phenoxide complex, (BippyPhosPd(Ar)OPh); due to the electron-withdrawing property of the fluoroalkyl substituent, the turn-over limiting step of the reaction is reductive elimination to form the C-N bond.
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TL;DR: The ΔVC data and the present classification of substituents are very useful to design π-conjugated organic molecular systems with desired electron rich/poor character.
Abstract: Substituent effects in organic chemistry are generally described in terms of experimentally derived Hammett parameters whereas a convenient theoretical tool to study these effects in π-conjugated molecular systems is molecular electrostatic potential (MESP) analysis. The present study shows that the difference between MESP at the nucleus of the para carbon of substituted benzene and a carbon atom in benzene, designated as ΔVC, is very useful to quantify and classify substituent effects. On the basis of positive and negative ΔVC values, a broad classification of around 381 substituents into electron withdrawing and donating categories is made. Each category is again sorted based on the magnitude of ΔVC into subcategories such as very strong, strong, medium, and weak electron donating/withdrawing. Furthermore, the data are used to show the transferability and additivity of substituent effects in π-conjugated organic molecules such as condensed aromatic, olefinic, acetylenic, and heterocyclic systems. The transferability properties hold good for ΔVC in all these molecular systems. The additive properties of substituent effects are strongly reflected on ΔVC and the predictive power of the data to assign the total substituent effects of multi-substituted systems is verified. The ΔVC data and the present classification of substituents are very useful to design π-conjugated organic molecular systems with desired electron rich/poor character.
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TL;DR: A series of diazonium salts bearing different para substituents was used to functionalize glassy carbon (GC) and pyrolyzed photoresist film (PPF) under electrografting conditions in the absence and presence of the radical scavenger diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH).
Abstract: A series of diazonium salts bearing different para substituents was used to functionalize glassy carbon (GC) and pyrolyzed photoresist film (PPF) under electrografting conditions in the absence and presence of the radical scavenger diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH). Depositions were monitored by electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance (EQCM) and the grafted layers were analyzed by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). DPPH was used to selectively suppress film growth by radical coupling and thereby to reveal the existence of secondary mechanisms involved in the polymerization. Differences in grafting behaviors between various diazonium ion derivatives can be explained by the influence of the para substituent’s electronic properties on the electrophilic aromatic substitutions of diazonium ions on already grafted aromatic groups.
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TL;DR: Statistical analysis suggested that the introduction of substituents at the ortho-position relative to the sulfonate group favors enantiomorphic site control over chain end control in the chain propagation step.
Abstract: Moderately isospecific homopolymerization of propylene and the copolymerization of propylene and polar monomers have been achieved with palladium complexes bearing a phosphine-sulfonate ligand. Optimization of substituents on the phosphorus atom of the ligand revealed that the presence of bulky alkyl groups (e.g. menthyl) is crucial for the generation of high-molecular-weight polypropylenes (Mw ≈10(4) ), and the substituent at the ortho-position relative to the sulfonate group influences the molecular weight and isotactic regularity of the obtained polypropylenes. Statistical analysis suggested that the introduction of substituents at the ortho-position relative to the sulfonate group favors enantiomorphic site control over chain end control in the chain propagation step. The triad isotacticity could be increased to mm=0.55-0.59, with formation of crystalline polar polypropylenes, as supported by the presence of melting points and sharp peaks in the corresponding X-ray diffraction patterns.
TL;DR: A Rh(III)-catalyzed highly efficient C6-alkylation of 2-pyridones has been achieved successfully with α-diazo carbonyl compounds with a broad range of substrate scope.
Abstract: A Rh(III)-catalyzed highly efficient C6-alkylation of 2-pyridones has been achieved successfully with α-diazo carbonyl compounds. The developed method is simple, mild, and highly regioselective with a broad range of substrate scope. The regioselectivity is guided by the pyridyl substituent attached to the nitrogen center of the pyridone ring. The directing group can be easily removed, and the only formed byproduct is nitrogen. Furthermore, other similar heterocyclic scaffolds can also be functionalized regioselectively under the developed conditions.
TL;DR: In this article, a series of α-diimine ligands with different substituents on the acenaphthyl backbone were synthesized and characterized, and the corresponding Ni(II) and Pd-II complexes were prepared and used in ethylene polymerization and copolymerization with methyl acrylate.
TL;DR: In a reaction series, the Leffler-Hammond parameter α = δΔG⧧/δ ΔG° describes the fraction of the change in the Gibbs energy of reaction as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: ConspectusThe mechanistic model of Organic Chemistry is based on relationships between rate and equilibrium constants. Thus, strong bases are generally considered to be good nucleophiles and poor nucleofuges. Exceptions to this rule have long been known, and the ability of iodide ions to catalyze nucleophilic substitutions, because they are good nucleophiles as well as good nucleofuges, is just a prominent example for exceptions from the general rule.In a reaction series, the Leffler–Hammond parameter α = δΔG⧧/δΔG° describes the fraction of the change in the Gibbs energy of reaction, which is reflected in the change of the Gibbs energy of activation. It has long been considered as a measure for the position of the transition state; thus, an α value close to 0 was associated with an early transition state, while an α value close to 1 was considered to be indicative of a late transition state. Bordwell’s observation in 1969 that substituent variation in phenylnitromethanes has a larger effect on the rates o...
TL;DR: By introducing the heteroatom into the benchmark hole transport material Spiro-MeOTAD, the energy level of hole transport materials can be tuned.
Abstract: Three new spirofluorene-based hole transport materials, Spiro-S, Spiro-N, and Spiro-E, are synthesized by replacing the para-methoxy substituent in 2,2′,7,7′-tetrakis(N,N-di-p-methoxyphenylamine)-9,9′-spirobifluorene (Spiro-MeOTAD) with methylsulfanyl, N,N-dimethylamino and ethyl groups. Their properties as hole transport materials in perovskite solar cells are investigated. The impact of replacing the para-methoxy substituent on bulk properties, such as the photophysical properties, HOMO/LUMO energy level, hole extraction properties and morphologies of perovskite thin films are investigated. Their optoelectronic and charge-transport properties and performance in perovskite solar cells are compared with the current benchmarked and structurally-related hole transport material (HTM) Spiro-MeOTAD. Surprisingly, the methylsulfanyl substituted spirofluorene shows the highest power conversion efficiency of 15.92% among the investigated spirofluorenes, which is an over 38% increase in PCE compared with that of Spiro-MeOTAD under similar device fabrication conditions.
TL;DR: Isotopic perturbation of equilibrium NMR studies along with computation on the DFT level indicate that all studied systems possess static, symmetric [N–I–N]+ halogen bonds, independent of their electron density.
Abstract: We have investigated the influence of electron density on the three-center [N–I–N]+ halogen bond. A series of [bis(pyridine)iodine]+ and [1,2-bis((pyridine-2-ylethynyl)benzene)iodine]+ BF4– complexes substituted with electron withdrawing and donating functionalities in the para-position of their pyridine nitrogen were synthesized and studied by spectroscopic and computational methods. The systematic change of electron density of the pyridine nitrogens upon alteration of the para-substituent (NO2, CF3, H, F, Me, OMe, NMe2) was confirmed by 15N NMR and by computation of the natural atomic population and the π electron population of the nitrogen atoms. Formation of the [N–I–N]+ halogen bond resulted in >100 ppm 15N NMR coordination shifts. Substituent effects on the 15N NMR chemical shift are governed by the π population rather than the total electron population at the nitrogens. Isotopic perturbation of equilibrium NMR studies along with computation on the DFT level indicate that all studied systems possess...
TL;DR: A comparative study was constructed to correlate the electronic property of the substituents with the degradation rates of phenolic compounds and their oxidation pathways under UV with Ag(+)/TiO2 suspensions, and it was found that electron donating group (EDG) substituted phenols were more likely nucleophilically attacked by O2(-), while O2(-) preferred to electrophilically assault electron withdrawing group (EWG) substitution phenols.
TL;DR: The effects of aryl ring ortho-, meta-, and para-substitution on site selectivity and enantioselectivity were investigated in reactions and it was demonstrated that the electronic and steric effects of various substituents on selectivities obtained in these reactions can be described by NBO charges, the IR carbonyl stretching frequency, and Sterimol values of various substituted benzoic acids.
Abstract: The effects of aryl ring ortho-, meta-, and para-substitution on site selectivity and enantioselectivity were investigated in the following reactions: (1) enantioselective Pd-catalyzed redox-relay Heck reaction of arylboronic acids, (2) Pd-catalyzed β-aryl elimination of triarylmethanols, and (3) benzoylformate decarboxylase-catalyzed enantioselective benzoin condensation of benzaldehydes. Through these studies, it is demonstrated that the electronic and steric effects of various substituents on selectivities obtained in these reactions can be described by NBO charges, the IR carbonyl stretching frequency, and Sterimol values of various substituted benzoic acids. An extended compilation of NBO charges and IR carbonyl stretching frequencies of various substituted benzoic acids was used as an alternative to Hammett values. These parameters provide a correlative tool that allows for the analysis of a much greater range of substituent effects because they can also account for proximal and remote steric effects.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used choline derivative salts [N 1,1, n C 2 OH]Cl (n ǫ = 1, 4, 6, 8) for the separation of 26 kinds of phenolic compounds from model oil (toluene) by forming deep eutectic solvents (DESs).
TL;DR: Mild magnesium-mediated reduction of the PhSO2CF2S group leads to a facile synthesis of difluoromethylthiolated molecules and their deuterated analogs.
Abstract: The (benzenesulfonyl)difluoromethylsulfanyl (PhSO2CF2S) group is a valuable substituent with specific properties which can provide access to new applications of fluoroalkylthiolated compounds. Direct introduction of this moiety can be performed by in an electrophilic manner by using a new shelf-stable reagent, namely a (benzenesulfonyl)difluoromethanesulfenamide. Furthermore, mild magnesium-mediated reduction of the PhSO2CF2S group leads to a facile synthesis of difluoromethylthiolated molecules and their deuterated analogs.
TL;DR: The data presented in this study provides the thermochemical foundation for the synthesis of NH3 by proton coupled electron transfer at a well-defined transition metal center.
Abstract: The hydrogenolysis of titanium–nitrogen bonds in a series of bis(cyclopentadienyl) titanium amides, hydrazides and imides by proton coupled electron transfer (PCET) is described. Twelve different N–H bond dissociation free energies (BDFEs) among the various nitrogen-containing ligands were measured or calculated, and effects of metal oxidation state and N-ligand substituent were determined. Two metal hydride complexes, (η5-C5Me5)(py-Ph)Rh–H (py-Ph = 2-pyridylphenyl, [Rh]-H) and (η5-C5R5)(CO)3Cr−H ([Cr]R-H, R= H, Me) were evaluated for formal H atom transfer reactivity and were selected due to their relatively weak M–H bond strengths yet ability to activate and cleave molecular hydrogen. Despite comparable M–H BDFEs, disparate reactivity between the two compounds was observed and was traced to the vastly different acidities of the M–H bonds and overall redox potentials of the molecules. With [Rh]–H, catalytic syntheses of ammonia, silylamine and N,N-dimethylhydrazine have been accomplished from the corresp...
TL;DR: This method offers an efficient route for the synthesis of vinyl and allyl benzamides in a highly stereoselective manner and it is observed that the ortho substituent on the benzamide moiety is crucial for the observation of allylated products in unactivated alkenes.
TL;DR: Quantitative (13)C NMR spectra of the CMC samples allowed determination of the AGU composition, as well as the substituent distribution at the 2-, 3-, and 6-positions of cellulose, which allowed estimation of the reactivity of the hydroxyl groups toward the carboxymethylation.
TL;DR: A range of symmetric amidinate ligands have been investigated for their ability to stabilize calcium hydride complexes of the type RAmArCaH as mentioned in this paper, and it was found that the precursors of these structures are only stable toward ligand exchange for Ar = DIPP (2,6-diisopropylphenyl).
TL;DR: It is established that steric and electronic factors can effectively control the transformations of Bn-heterocycles, allowing access to important and previously unknown BN-embedded species.
Abstract: Electron-rich and -poor BN-heterocycles with benzyl-pyridyl backbones and two bulky aryls on the boron (Ar = tipp, BN-1, Ar = MesF, BN-2) have been found to display distinct molecular transformations upon irradiation by UV light. BN-1 undergoes an efficient photoelimination reaction forming a BN-phenanthrene with ΦPE = 0.25, whereas BN-2 undergoes a thermally reversible, stereoselective, and quantitative isomerization to a dark colored BN-1,3,5-cyclooctatriene (BN-1,3,5-COT, BN-2a). This unusual photoisomerization persists for other BN-heterocycles with electron-deficient aryls such as BN-3 with a benzyl-benzothiazolyl backbone and MesF substituents or BN-4 with a benzyl-pyridyl backbone and two C6F5 groups on the boron. The photoisomerization of BN-4 goes beyond BN-1,3,5-COT (BN-4a), forming a new species (BN-1,3,6-COT, BN-4b) via C–F bond cleavage and [1,3]-F atom sigmatropic migration. Computational studies support that BN-4a is an intermediate in the formation of BN-4b. This work establishes that ster...
TL;DR: These very fast H-shift reactions are much faster than the reactions with NO and HO2 under most atmospheric conditions and must be included in the atmospheric modeling of volatile organic compounds where hydroperoxy peroxy radicals are formed.
Abstract: Using quantum mechanical calculations, we have investigated hydrogen shift (H-shift) reactions in peroxy radicals derived from the atmospheric oxidation of 1-pentene (CH2═CHCH2CH2CH3) and its monosubstituted derivatives. We investigate the peroxy radicals, HOCH2CH(OO)CR1HCH2CH3, HOCH2CH(OO)CH2CR1HCH3, and HOCH2CH(OO)CH2CH2CR1H2, where the substituent R1 is an alcoholic (OH), a hydroperoxy (OOH), or a methoxy (OCH3) group. For peroxy radicals with an OOH substituent, the H-shift reaction from the hydrogen atom on the OOH group to the OO group is extremely fast. We find that the rate constants of this type of H-shift reactions are greater than 10(3) s(-1) for both the forward and the reverse reactions. It leads to the formation of two different radical isomers that react through different reaction mechanisms and yield different products. These very fast H-shift reactions are much faster than the reactions with NO and HO2 under most atmospheric conditions and must be included in the atmospheric modeling of volatile organic compounds where hydroperoxy peroxy radicals are formed.
TL;DR: This dye possesses favorable HOMO and LUMO energy levels to render efficient sensitizing action in solar cells and results in high power conversion efficiency in the series with high photocurrent density and open circuit voltage.
Abstract: Three benzimidazole-based isomeric organic dyes possessing two triphenylamine donors and a cyanoacrylic acid acceptor are prepared by stoichiometrically controlled Stille or Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction which predominantly occurs on the N-butyl side of benzimidazole due to electronic preferences. Combined with the steric effect of the N-butyl substituent, placement of the acceptor segment at various nuclear positions of benzimidazole such as C2, C4, and C7 led to remarkable variations in intramolecular charge transfer absorption, electron injection efficiency, and charge recombination kinetics. The substitution of acceptor on the C4 led to red-shifted absorption, while that on C7 retarded the charge transfer due to twisting in the structure caused by the butyl group. Because of the cross-conjugation nature and poor electronic interaction between the donor and acceptor, the dye containing triphenylamine units on C4 and C7 and the acceptor unit on C2 showed the low oxidation potential. Thus, this dye po...
TL;DR: A series of short tryptophan-phenylalanine peptides containing an iodo substituent on the phenyl ring was subjected to Pd-catalyzed CH activation reactions to give the corresponding aryl-indole coupled products.
Abstract: A series of short tryptophan-phenylalanine peptides containing an iodo substituent on the phenyl ring was subjected to Pd-catalyzed CH activation reactions to give the corresponding aryl-indole coupled products. Two types of adducts were generated: cyclomonomer and cyclodimeric peptides; no evidence of oligo- or polymerization products was detected. Contrary to standard peptide macrocyclizations, the factors controlling the fate of the reaction are the number of amino acids between the aromatic residues and the regiochemistry of the parent iodo derivative, independent of both the concentration and the cyclization mode. The method is general and allows access to novel biaryl peptidic topologies, which have been fully characterized.
TL;DR: In this article, two α-O-4 and one completely substituted lignin dimeric model compounds were studied using in situ synchrotron vacuum ultraviolet photoionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (SVUV PIMS) at 350-500 °C.
Abstract: To investigate the lignin pyrolysis mechanism, two α-O-4 and one completely substituted β-O-4 lignin dimeric model compounds were studied using in situ synchrotron vacuum ultraviolet photoionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (SVUV PIMS) at 350–500 °C. The collision-reduced vacuum condition, in situ characteristic, and “soft” ionization technique of this reactor system allowed for the direct detection of thermolysis radicals and high-boiling-point compounds. For the α-O-4 compound 4-(benzyloxy)phenol (BOP) pyrolysis, benzyl radical, p-semiquinone radical, toluene, and bibenzyl were confirmed, supplying firm evidence for the free radical dominant mechanism. Experiments of the p-methoxy substituent on the hydroxyl position of BOP show that the p-methoxy substituent can lower the Caromatic–Cα and Oether–Caromatic bond dissociation energies. For β-O-4 compound guaiacylglycerol-β-guaiacyl ether (GGGE), it is inferred that the C–O homolysis mechanism was minor and the concerted reaction dominated in the e...
TL;DR: In this article, the design and synthesis of various sulfonated hyperbranched poly(arylene oxindole)s (SHPAOs) with different substituents via a convenient A2 + B3 polycondensation and subsequent sulfonation as water-soluble and recyclable acid catalysts for the conversion of cellulose to levulinic acid (LA).