Synthesis and study of block copolycondensates containing polysiloxane and unsaturated polyester blocks in the chain. I. Poly(unsaturated esters-b-siloxanes) with blocks linked by Si?O?C bonds

Block copolycondensates containing both unsaturated polyester and polysiloxane blocks have been prepared by copolycondensation of reactive oligomers; the bonds between the blocks are either Si? O? C or Si? C. This article is devoted to poly(ethylene adipate-co-maleate-b-siloxane) with Si? O? C bonds. The reactive oligomers are studied, before or after modification, by tonometry, end-group titration, GPC, and NMR. Contrary to the block copolycondensates of the same kind described in the literature, those reported in this work have high molecular weights (five block of each kind). These high-molecular-weight block polycondensates have been obtained by a careful study of the parameters of the polycondensation.     

Complexes of Dichlorogermylene with Phosphine/Sulfoxide-Supported Carbone as Ligand

Due to their remarkable electronic features, recent years have witnessed the emergence of carbones L₂C, which consist in two donating L ligands coordinating a central carbon atom bearing two lone pairs. In this context, the phosphine/sulfoxide-supported carbone 4 exhibits a strong nucleophilic character, and here, we describe its ability to coordinate dichlorogermylene. Two original stable coordination complexes were obtained and fully characterized in solution and in the solid state by NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis, respectively. At 60 °C, in the presence of 4, the Ge(II)-complex 5 undergoes a slow isomerization that transforms the bis-ylide ligand into an yldiide.     

Synthesis,photopolymerization, and adhesive properties of new bisphosphonic acid monomers for dental application

Four new monomers, 3‐(N‐methylacrylamido)propylidenebisphosphonic acid, 3‐(N‐propyl‐acrylamido)propylidenebisphosphonic acid, 3‐(N‐hexylacrylamido)propylidenebisphosphonic acid, and 3‐(N‐octylacrylamido)propylidenebisphosphonic acid, have been synthesized in good yields and fully characterized by ¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P NMR, and HRMS. The copolymerization of these monomers with N,N′‐diethyl‐1,3‐bis(acrylamido)propane (DEBAAP) has been investigated with differential scanning calorimetry. These mixtures show a higher reactivity than DEBAAP. New self‐etch dental primers, based on these acrylamide monomers, have been formulated. Dentin shear bond strength measurements have shown that primers based on these bisphosphonic acids assure a strong bond between the tooth substance and a dental composite. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 5258–5271, 2009     

An escapade in the world of sulfenate anions: generation,reactivity and applications in domino processes

An escapade in the world of sulfenate anions is described and shows that these nucleophiles, despite being described as unstable species, are mild and efficient sulfinylating agents, allowing access to a variety of allyl and aryl sulfoxides under smooth and operationally very simple conditions. Their use in asymmetric catalysis is also possible allowing the preparation of enantio-enriched sulfoxides. Moreover, such anions have been involved in the development of two new pseudo–domino processes.     

Polymerization kinetics of phosphonic acids and esters using an iodonium initiator

Phosphonic acids are known to be useful monomers in dental restorative materials because of their good potential to provide enhanced adhesion to hydroxyapatite and their high hydrolytic stability. In this study, the photopolymerization of phosphonic acid‐based monomer via the camphorquinone (CQ)/ethyl‐4‐(dimethylaminobenzoate) (EDAB) photoredox system is compared with a ternary system composed of iodonium hexafluorophosphate and CQ/EDAB. Photocalorimetry shows that the ternary system does not provide a significant acceleration of the polymerization with either acrylamide or methacrylate phosphonic acids. The complexation of the iodonium by the phosphonic moiety of the acidic monomers leads to a lowered iodonium reactivity and reduced polarizability of the medium and as a consequence limits the rate enhancement effect normally observed by phosphonic acids on the polymerization rate. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2013 , 51, 5046–5055     

Stability and performance analysis of a block elimination solver for bordered linear systems

A new block elimination method for bordered systems is proposedand its numerical properties are analysed. In the case wherethe leading principal block is ill-conditioned or singular andthe method becomes unstable a perturbation approach is usedto enhance the stability. Results of experiments performed onthe SGI Power Challenge 8000 and on the Cray J-9x illustratethe performance of the new algorithm and compare it with thecurrent best approach. It is shown that the new method worksfaster while preserving stability.     

A Bis‐Sulfonyl O,C,O Aryl Pincer Ligand and its Tin(II) Complex: Synthesis,Structural Studies,and DFT Calculations

The efficiency of the deprotonated aryl bis‐sulfone [2,6‐{(p‐tolyl)SO₂}₂C₆H₃]^? as an O,C,O‐coordinating pincer‐type ligand was described. The bis‐sulfone precursor was synthesized using a straightforward palladium‐catalyzed cross‐coupling reaction. As a result of directed ortho metalation (DoM) through sulfonyl groups, a selective lithiation of the aryl group was achieved and the corresponding carbanion was isolated and its structure determined by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction analysis. A heteroleptic tin(II) complex has been prepared by a nucleophilic substitution reaction. Crystallographic analysis and DFT calculations indicate that the bis‐sulfonyl moiety acts as a new O,C,O‐coordinating pincer‐type ligand with intramolecular S?O coordination to a tin(II) center. The cis form with the two nonbonded oxygen atoms of the sulfonyl groups on the same side is preferentially obtained.     

γ- and δ-lactams through palladium-catalyzed intramolecular allylic alkylation: enantioselective synthesis, NMR Investigation, and DFT rationalization

The Pd-catalyzed intramolecular allylic alkylation of unsaturated amides to give γ- and δ-lactams has been studied in the presence of chiral ligands. Ligand (R)-3,5-tBu-MeOBIPHEP (MeOBIPHEP = 6,6'-dimethoxybiphenyl-2,2-diyl)bis(diphenylphosphine)) afforded the best results and allowed the cyclization reactions to take place in up to 94:6 enantiomeric ratio. A model Pd-allyl complex has been prepared and studied through NMR spectroscopic analysis, which provided insight into the processes responsible for the observed enantiomeric ratios. DFT studies were used to characterize the diastereomeric reaction pathways. The calculated energy differences were in good agreement with the experimentally observed enantiomeric ratios.     

Allylic alkylation and ring-closing metathesis in sequence: a successful cohabitation of Pd and Ru

An allylic alkylation/ring-closing metathesis domino catalytic process, wherein a palladium and a ruthenium catalyst are concomitantly present in the reaction mixture from the outset of the reaction, is developed. Evidence for Grubbs' catalysts activity in allylic alkylation is also reported.     

New picropodophyllin analogs via palladium-catalyzed allylic alkylation-Hiyama cross-coupling sequences

Unsaturated malonyl esters underwent Pd-catalyzed intramolecular allylic alkylation to give 4-vinyl-substituted gamma-lactones. In contrast to the formerly studied cyclization of malonamides, this reaction could be achieved only with a substrate incorporating a suitably positioned silicon moiety, which directs the ionization toward the desired eta(3)-allylpalladium complex. The resulting 4-[dimethyl-(2-thienyl)silylvinyl]lactone could be subsequently engaged into Hiyama couplings with various iodoarenes, to give the corresponding 4-(alpha-styryl)-gamma-lactones. The use of a specifically substituted iodoarene generated an advanced tetracyclic lactone intermediate incorporating rings A-D of lignans belonging to the podophyllotoxin family. Subsequent electrophilic aromatic substitution with a variety of electron-rich arenes afforded the target picropodophyllin analogs.