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Fang X. Copper-catalyzed nitration of electron-deficient BN-naphthalene. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:12581-12584. [PMID: 37789819 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc04359b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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Under Cu-catalysis, a regioselective nitration of 1,8-dihalogenated BN-naphthalene (ABN) compounds (4a-4c) has been established with the use of tert-butyl nitrite as the nitrating reagent. The syntheses of dihalo-ABN nitro products (6a-6c; halo = Cl, Br and I) were case-studied in conjunction with the first synthesis and characterization of diiodo-ABN compound 4c. The molecular structures of these compounds have been spectroscopically characterized and further confirmed by X-ray single crystal diffraction experiments. This method allows direct regioselective nitration of electron-deficient ABN systems, providing a step-economical entry to novel nitro-ABN structural motifs with potential applications in agrochemicals, materials sciences, and the medicinal and pharmaceutical industries.
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- Xiangdong Fang
- College of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China.
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Yousif D, Vaghi L, Daniliuc CG, Po R, Papagni A, Rizzo F. Regioselectivity Control in Spirobifluorene Nitration under Mild Conditions: Explaining the Crivello's Reagent Mechanism. J Org Chem 2023; 88:5285-5290. [PMID: 37126427 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c02596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The regioselective nitration of 9,9'-spirobifluorene under mild conditions is reported for the first time by operating under Menke's and Crivello's conditions. The optimized protocol allows obtaining 2-nitro and 2,2'-dinitro-9,9'-spirobifluorene in yields of 79 and 95% and, for the first time, 2,2',7-trinitro-9,9'-spirobifluorene with 66% yield. Besides, the role of dinitrate salt in Crivello's protocol has been now clarified, which opens novel scenarios in the preparation of functional materials.
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- Dawod Yousif
- Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Busso-Peus-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, via R. Cozzi 55, 20125 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, via R. Cozzi 55, 20125 Milano, Italy
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstr. 36, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Eni SpA─Renewables, New Energies and Material Science Research Center, Istituto Guido Donegani, Via Fauser 4, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, via R. Cozzi 55, 20125 Milano, Italy
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- Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Busso-Peus-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche "G. Natta" (SCITEC), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), via G. Fantoli 16/15, 20138 Milano, Italy
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Steele BA, Zhang MX, Kuo IFW. Single-Step Mechanism for Regioselective Nitration of 9,10-BN-Napthalene with Acetyl Nitrate in the Gas Phase. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:5089-5098. [PMID: 35916696 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c02124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The energetics of the regioselective mononitration of 9,10-BN-naphthalene with acetyl nitrate (H3C2NO4) were modeled with ab initio simulations in the gas phase and an acetonitrile solvent. The single-electron-transfer (SET) nitration mechanism leading to a σ-complex and a single-step nitration mechanism were modeled. The energy barrier for the single-step mechanism was lower than that for the SET mechanism in the gas phase. However, the two are much more energetically competitive in the solvent. The σ-complex was found to be unstable in the gas phase owing to the interaction with the counterion. Using the single-step mechanism, the carbon site 1 nearest boron had the lowest activation energy for nitration of 22.6 kcal/mol, while site 3 had the second lowest barrier of 24.6 kcal/mol. Details on the molecular structures at intermediate and transition states as well as charges in different configurations are discussed.
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- Brad A Steele
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, P. O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, P. O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, P. O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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Biagiotti G, Perini I, Richichi B, Cicchi S. Novel Synthetic Approach to Heteroatom Doped Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Optimizing the Bottom-Up Approach to Atomically Precise Doped Nanographenes. Molecules 2021; 26:6306. [PMID: 34684887 PMCID: PMC8537472 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26206306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The success of the rational bottom-up approach to nanostructured carbon materials and the discovery of the importance of their doping with heteroatoms puts under the spotlight all synthetic organic approaches to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The construction of atomically precise heteroatom doped nanographenes has evidenced the importance of controlling its geometry and the position of the doping heteroatoms, since these parameters influence their chemical-physical properties and their applications. The growing interest towards this research topic is testified by the large number of works published in this area, which have transformed a once "fundamental research" into applied research at the cutting edge of technology. This review analyzes the most recent synthetic approaches to this class of compounds.
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- Giacomo Biagiotti
- Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”, Università di Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; (G.B.); (I.P.)
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- Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”, Università di Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; (G.B.); (I.P.)
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- Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”, Università di Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; (G.B.); (I.P.)
- National Interuniversity Consortium for Materials Science and Technology (INSTM), Via G. Giusti, 9, 50121 Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”, Università di Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; (G.B.); (I.P.)
- National Interuniversity Consortium for Materials Science and Technology (INSTM), Via G. Giusti, 9, 50121 Firenze, Italy
- Institute of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds, ICCOM-CNR, Via Madonna del Piano, 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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