Naphthalene conjugation

Donor Acceptor In dyes in which a particular benzene ring carries a donor and an acceptor group, these groups are introduced in positions ortho or para to each other. In condensed-ring systems such as naphthalene, conjugated-bond paths between donors and acceptors are necessary for interaction. 

The enone 807 is converted into the dienol triflatc 808 and then the conjugated diene 809 by the hydrogenolysis with tributylammonium for-mate[689,690]. Naphthol can be converted into naphthalene by the hydrogenolysis of its triflate 810[691-693] or sulfonates using dppp or dppf as a ligand[694]. Aryl tetrazoyl ether 811 is cleaved with formic acid using Pd on carbon as a catalyst[695]. 

The cross-conjugated system of two a,P-unsaturated carbonyl groups of both 1,2- and 1,4-quinones occurs in many polynuclear hydrocarbons, eg, 1,2-naphthoquinone [524-42-5] (8) and 1,4-naphthalenedione [130-15-4] (1,4-naphthoquinone) (9) (see Fig. 1). The carbonyl groups may be located in different rings, but occupy positions corresponding to the 1,2- or 1,4-orientation of monocyclic quinones, eg, in naphthalenes such as 2,6-naphthoquinone... 

An important distinction for conjugated hydrocarbons is the classification into alternant and non-alternant hydrocarbons. Alternant hydrocarbons are those like ethene, hexatriene, benzene and naphthalene where we can divide the carbon atoms into two sets called starred and unstarred , such that no member of one set is directly bonded to another member (Figure 7.4). 

Methylisoquinolinium 2-carboxylate (230), originally prepared by Quast (70LA64), was recently identified as a defensive betaine from Photuris versicolor fireflies (99JNP378). It is a pseudo-cross-conjugated mesomeric betaine isoconjugate to the odd alternant hydrocarbon 2-isopropenyl-naphthalene anion which is an odd alternant hydrocarbon anion. This compound therefore is a member of class 13, which is very rare. The UV absorption maxima Imax (methanol) were found at 235 (4.35), 320 (shoulder, 3.97), and 326 (3.99) nm. This compound undergoes similar reactions as Homarine 19 (Scheme 75). The NMR data are presented in Table VIII. 

The aromaticity of naphthalene is explained by the orbital picture in Figure 15.12. Naphthalene has a cyclic, conjugated it electron system, with p orbital overlap both around the ten-carbon periphery of the molecule and across the central bond. Since ten 77 electrons is a Hiickel number, there is tt electron delocalization and consequent aromaticity in naphthalene. 

The versatility of poly(phenylcne) chemistry can also be seen in that it constitutes a platform for the design of other conjugated polymers with aromatic building blocks. Thus, one can proceed from 1,4- to 1,3-, and 1,2-phenylene compounds, and the benzene block can also be replaced by other aromatic cores such as naphthalene or anthracene, helerocyclcs such as thiophene or pyridine as well as by their substituted or bridged derivatives. Conceptually, poly(pheny ene)s can also be regarded as the parent structure of a series of related polymers which arc obtained not by linking the phenylene units directly, but by incorporation of other conjugated, e.g. olefinic or acetylenic, moieties. 

The delocalization of molecular orbitals lies at the heart of modern chemistry. The concept that the tt orbitals of benzene or naphthalene cover the entire carbon skeleton promoted the successful understanding of conjugated molecules. The work of R. Hoffmann and others has proven that in saturated molecules [Pg.1]

In general we avoid the use of circles as a symbol for 6-conjugated electrons in cyclic compounds because circles are often used incorrectly (e. g. naphthalene with two circles). Formulas 4.2 and 4.4 are exceptions to this policy, because they were originally proposed in this form by the respective authors. 

The quantum-mechanical treatment previously applied to benzene, naphthalene, and the hydrocarbon free radicals is used in the calculation of extra resonance energy of conjugation in systems of double bonds, the dihydro-naphthalenes and dihydroanthracenes, phenylethylene, stilbene, isostilbene, triphenylethylene, tetraphenylethyl-... 

The secular equation for 1,2-dihydroanthracene resulting from the consideration of (I) the symmetrical unexcited structure, (II) the two unsymmetrical unexcited structures, (III) the sixteen first-excited structures not involving conjugation of the double bond and the naphthalene nucleus, and (IV) the six first-excited structures involving this conjugation, is... 

The secular equation for phenylethylene, in which a phenyl group is conjugated with a double bond, is the same as for 1,2-dihydro-naphthalene, and leads to the same value for the resonance energy. 

Aromatic hydrocarbons can be divided into two types alternant and nonalternant.In alternant hydrocarbons, the conjugated carbon atoms can be divided into two sets such that no two atoms of the same set are directly linked. For convenience, one set may be starred. Naphthalene is an alternant and azulene a nonaltemant hydrocarbon ... 

The previous analysis by the dual substituent parameter equation of substituent effects in the naphthalene series provided support for the scale, especially for sets involving nonconjugating positions (2p). The available data yield six basis sets which presumably give a critical analysis and, in particular, provide distinctions between conjugative (three sets) and nonconjugative positions (three sets). The results (using the earlier symbolism (2p)) are given in Table X. 

Yang ZM, Liang GL, Ma ML et al (2007) Conjugates of naphthalene and dipeptides produce molecular hydrogelators with high efficiency of hydrogelation and superhelical nanofihers. J Mater Chem 17 850-854... 

Initially formed polar metabolites such as phenols and amines may be conjugated to water-soluble terminal metabolites that are excreted into the medium and function as an effective mechanism of detoxification. For example, pentachlorophenol and pentachlorothiophenol produced from pentachloronitrobenzene conjugated represented the major metabolites. Although the naphthalene dihydrodiol was the major metabolite produced from naphthalene, the further transformation... 

Extension of -conjugation from naphthalene to anthracene and phenanthrene has a small effect on the tmax of the photomerocyanine form. Replacement of the indoline ring with piperidine, benzoxazole, or benzo-thiazole83 has resulted in hypsochromic shift by ca. 10 nm.72... 

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