Silyl Cations Stabilized by Pincer Type Ligands with Adjustable Donor Atoms

Novel E,C,E'-pincer supported silyl cations (E, E' = O, S, Se, Au) were prepared in three steps starting from 2,6-F2C6H3SiMe2H (1a) and 2,6-Br2C6H3SiMe2H (1b), which were first converted in two complementary ways into 2,6-(Ph2P)(2)C6H3SiMe2H (2). The oxidation of 2 with H2O2 center dot urea, S-8, and Se-8 afforded 2,6-(Ph2PE)(2)C6H3SiMe2H (3a, E = O; 3b, E = S; 3c, E = Se) and 2-(Ph2PE)-6-(Ph2P)-C6H3SiMe2H (4b, E = S; 4c, E = Se), which were reacted to the E,C,E-supported silyl cations [2,6-(Ph2PE)(2)C6H3SiMe2](+) (5a, E = O, counterion Br-3(-); 5b, E = S, counterion B(C6F5)(4)(-); 5c, E = Se, counterion B(C6F5)(4)(-)), the E,C-supported silyl cations [2-(Ph2PE)-6-(Ph2P)C6H3SiMe2](+) (6b, E = S, not isolated; 6c, E = Se, not isolated), the O,C,S-supported silyl cation [2-(Ph2PS)-6-(Ph2PO)C6H3SiMe2](+) (7, counterion B(C6F5)(4)(-)) as well as the E,C,Au-supported silyl cations [2-(Ph2PAuC6F5)-6-(Ph2PE)C6H3SiMe2](+) (8b, E = S, counterion [B{3,5-(CF3)(2)C6H3}(4)](-); 8c, E = Se, [B{3,5-(CF3)(2)C6H3}(4)](-)) using Br-2, O-2, S-8, (tht)AuC6F5, Ph3C[B(C6F5)(4)] and Ph3C[B{3,5-(CF3)(2)C6H3}(4)]. All compounds were characterized by multinuclear (H-1, C-13, F-19, Si-29, P-31, Se-77) NMR spectroscopy, ESI MS spectrometry and X-ray crystallography (2, 3a center dot H2O, 3b, 3c, 4b, 5a, 5c, 7, 8b, 8c). The gas phase structures of 2, 3a-c, 5a-c (fully optimized) and 8b, 8c (single-point calculations) were studied at the B3PW91/6-311+G(2df,p) level of theory. A set of real-space bonding indicators (RSBIs) derived from the theoretically calculated electron and pair densities were analyzed utilizing the atoms-in molecules (AIM) and electron-localizability indicator (ELI-D) space partitioning schemes

N-[2-(2,2-Dimethylpropanamido)- pyrimidin-4-yl]-2,2-dimethyl- propanamide n-hexane 0.25-solvate hemihydrate

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C₁₄H₂₂N₄O₂·0.25C₆H₁₄·0.5H₂O, contains two independent molecules of 2,4-bis(pivaloylamino)pyrimidine (M) with similar conformations, one water molecule and one-half n-hexane solvent molecule situated on an inversion center. In one independent M molecule, one of the two tert-butyl groups is rotationally disordered between two orientations in a 3:2 ratio. The n-hexane solvent molecule is disordered between two conformations in the same ratio. The water molecule bridges two independent M molecules via O-H...O, N-H...O and O-H...N hydrogen bonds into a 2M·H₂O unit, and these units are further linked by N-H...N hydrogen bonds into chains running in the [010] direction. Weak C-H...O interactions are observed between the adjacent chains.peerReviewe

Intermolecular Interactions of Trichloromethyl Group in the CrystalState, the Case of 2‑Trichloromethyl‑3H‑4-quinazoline Polymorphsand 1‑Methyl-2-trichloroacetylpyrrole−Hirshfeld Surface Analysis ofChlorine Halogen Bonding

Intermolecular interactions in the crystal state, apossible source of the observed polymorphism, are investigatedwith the use of the combined crystallographic methods, theoreticalcomputations, and a modern approach of Hirshfeld surface analysis.Special attention is paid to a trichloromethyl group, a potentialdonor of halogen bonding. It is demonstrated that due to packingeffects and stacking interactions, its conformation does not have tocorrespond to the lowest energy structure of an isolated molecule,leading to formation of different polymorphs. The analysis ofHirshfeld surfaces, in contrast to standard geometrical criterion ofsum of van der Waals radii, indicates the dominant role of variouschlorine intermolecular contacts into the overall molecular packing and reveals the characteristic features of the obtainedfingerprint plots. These interactions, a subject of our special interest, are discussed in details in order to provide theircomprehensive description by means of Hirshfeld surface analysis tools

Quantifying intermolecular interactions for isoindole derivatives: substituent effect vs. crystal packing

The aim of the study was to examine noncovalent interactions in considerably different crystal packings of three isoindole compounds. Their structures were compared to three other closely-related derivatives described earlier in the literature. Here we discuss the crystal structures in the context of the hydrogen-bonded motifs and other weak interactions. The hierarchy of investigated intermolecular interactions was examined in a quantitative manner through pairwise interaction energies and energy framework analysis