Atropisomerism of 2,2'-Binaphthalenes

2000 ◽  
Vol 53 (12) ◽  
pp. 925 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert W. Baker ◽  
Zinka Brkic ◽  
Melvyn V. Sargent ◽  
Brian W. Skelton ◽  
Allan H. White

The synthesis of diastereo-enriched substituted (4S)-4-isopropyl-2-(2,2′-binaphthalen-1-yl)-4,5-dihydrooxazoles from substituted 2-naphthalenylmagnesium bromides and (4S)-4-isopropyl-2-(2-methoxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4,5-dihydrooxazole (4) and (4S)-4-isopropyl-2-(2,3-dimethoxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4,5-dihydrooxazole (5) is described. The product oxazolines were converted into a number of derivatives and the free energy barriers to internal rotation of several of these derivatives were determined. The determination of the X-ray crystal structures and the c.d. spectra of (S,1S)-N-[2-hydroxy-1-(isopropyl)ethyl]-3-methoxy-1′,N-dimethyl-2,2′-binaphthalene-1-carboxamide (22) and (R,4S)-4-isopropyl-3-methyl-2-(1′,2′,4′-trimethyl-2,2′-binaphthalen-1-yl)-4,5-dihydrooxazolium iodide (38) allowed the assignment of the absolute configurations of all the synthetic 2,2′-binaphthalenes by comparison of their c.d. spectra with those of compounds (22) and (38).

Author(s):  
Stuart McKernan ◽  
C. Barry Carter

The determination of the absolute polarity of a polar material is often crucial to the understanding of the defects which occur in such materials. Several methods exist by which this determination may be performed. In bulk, single-domain specimens, macroscopic techniques may be used, such as the different etching behavior, using the appropriate etchant, of surfaces with opposite polarity. X-ray measurements under conditions where Friedel’s law (which means that the intensity of reflections from planes of opposite polarity are indistinguishable) breaks down can also be used to determine the absolute polarity of bulk, single-domain specimens. On the microscopic scale, and particularly where antiphase boundaries (APBs), which separate regions of opposite polarity exist, electron microscopic techniques must be employed. Two techniques are commonly practised; the first [1], involves the dynamical interaction of hoLz lines which interfere constructively or destructively with the zero order reflection, depending on the crystal polarity. The crystal polarity can therefore be directly deduced from the relative intensity of these interactions.


1999 ◽  
Vol 23 (9) ◽  
pp. 578-579
Author(s):  
Rainer Schobert ◽  
Hermann Pfab ◽  
Jutta Böhmer ◽  
Frank Hampel ◽  
Andreas Werner

Racemates of (η3-allyl)tricarbonyliron lactone complex Fe(CO)3{η1:η3-C(O)XCH2CHCMeCH2} 1a (X = O) and (η3-allyl)tricarbonyliron lactam complex 2a (X = NMe) are resolved on a preparative scale by HPLC on cellulose tris(3,5-dimethylphenyl)carbamate/silica gel RP-8 and the absolute configuration of (-)-2a is determined by X-ray crystal structure analysis.


1987 ◽  
Vol 65 (6) ◽  
pp. 1308-1312 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Michel ◽  
Guy Evrard ◽  
B. Norberg

The synthesis of the title compounds has been described recently. It was anticipated that the product would be a diastereomeric mixture. Surprisingly, only one isomer was obtained. The present work is an attempt to find the conformationnal properties accounting for those observations. X-ray structure determination of 3R-[p-hydroxybenzyl]-6-carbethoxy-2-oxopiperazine shows that the molecule adopts a folded conformation and that the absolute configuration at C6 is [R]. Investigation in solution using 1H nuclear magnetic resonance shows the existence of three conformers and discusses the relative populations. Those findings are also relevant in terms of the activity of such compounds at the opiate receptor level.


2010 ◽  
Vol 66 (6) ◽  
pp. 579-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Robertson ◽  
David Bish

X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) data were used to solve the crystal structures of phases in the magnesium perchlorate hydrate system, Mg(ClO4)2·nH2O (n = 4, 2). A heating stage and humidity generator interfaced to an environmental cell enabled in-situ XRD analyses of dehydration reactions under controlled temperatures and partial pressures of H2O (P_{{\rm H}_2{\rm O}}). The crystal structures were determined using an ab initio charge-flipping method and were refined using fundamental-parameter Rietveld methods. Dehydration of magnesium perchlorate hexahydrate to tetrahydrate (348 K) results in a decrease in symmetry (space group = C2), where isolated Mg2+ cations are equatorially coordinated by four H2O molecules with two [ClO4]− tetrahedra at the apices. Further dehydration to the dihydrate (423 K) leads to bridging of the isolated packets to form double corner-sharing chains of octahedra and polyhedra (space group = C2/m).


2018 ◽  
Vol 148 (18) ◽  
pp. 184104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhishek K. Sharma ◽  
Fernando A. Escobedo

Chemistry ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 777-786
Author(s):  
Sigurd Øien-Ødegaard ◽  
Karl Lillerud

Ab initio structure determination of new metal-organic framework (MOF) compounds is generally done by single crystal X-ray diffraction, but this technique can yield incorrect crystal structures if crystal twinning is overlooked. Herein, the crystal structures of three Zirconium-based MOFs, that are especially prone to twinning, have been determined from twinned crystals. These twin laws (and others) could potentially occur in many MOFs or related network structures, and the methods and tools described herein to detect and treat twinning could be useful to resolve the structures of affected crystals. Our results highlight the prevalence (and sometimes inevitability) of twinning in certain Zr-MOFs. Of special importance are the works of Howard Flack which, in addition to fundamental advances in crystallography, provide accessible tools for inexperienced crystallographers to take twinning into account in structure elucidation.


1996 ◽  
Vol 74 (9) ◽  
pp. 1671-1681 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Passmore ◽  
Paul D. Boyle ◽  
Gabriele Schatte ◽  
Todd Way ◽  
T. Stanley Cameron

Alternative and, in some cases, improved syntheses of the salts MX3(As/Sb)F6 (M = S, Se) and SCl3(SbCl6/AlCl4) are described. In addition, the synthesis of SeCl3SbF6 is reported. The compounds were characterized by FT–Raman spectroscopy and the X-ray crystal structures of SeCl3AsF6 (also 77Se NMR) and a new phase of SBr3SbF6 were determined. Crystals of SeCl3AsF6 and SBr3SbF6 are monoclinic, space group P21/c with [values for SBr3SbF6 in brackets] a = 7.678(1) [8.137(1)] Å, b = 9.380(3) [9.583(2)] Å, c = 11.920(3) [12.447(2)] Å, β = 98.19(2)° [97.36(1)]°, V = 849.72(3) [962.6(3)] Å3,z = 4, Dx = 2.925 [3.502] Mg m−3, R = 0.0525 [0.055], and Rw = 0.0554 [0.060] for 1151 [1472] observed reflections. Key words: MX3+ salts, FT–Raman spectroscopy, X-ray crystal structures of SeCl3AsF6, SBr3SbF6, and preparation of SeCl3SbF6.


1992 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 355-372
Author(s):  
George D. Wignall

Scattering technigues have been employed since the beginnings of polymer science to provide information on the spatial arrangements of macromolecules. The first measurements were made in the 1920s and were concerned primarily with the determination of crystal structures via the Bragg lawnλ = 2dsinθ.


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