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Hydroxyapatite was synthesized in conditions of mechanoacoustic treatment of an aqueous reaction mixture consisting of ammonium hydrogen phosphate and calcium nitrate using a commercially available rotary pulsation apparatus. Mechanoacoustic treatment of the reaction mixture was found to lead to the formation of nanosized hydroxyapatite particles with a predominant mean diameter of about 20 nm. Purification of technical hydroxyapatite to remove traces of ammonium nitrate by thermal processing at 350°C is proposed. The crystalline phase of hydroxyapatite was found not to be dominant in the structure. The porosity of hydroxyapatite amounted to about 75% with a mean pore diameter of 2.8 × 103 nm. Thermal processing of hydroxyapatite in aqueous medium was found to yield a paste-like form. Hydroxyapatite paste had no cytotoxicity and did not prevent cell adhesion, though it almost completely inhibited cell spreading.

An organo-mineral composite bone-grafting material was developed and tested. The composite material is based on synthetic hydroxyapatite (HAP) (30-60 wt%) integrated into the matrix of poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (pHEMA) hydrogel. The composite was shown to have a homogeneous and isotropic microstructure, mechanical strength of ~11 MPa, high degree of water absorption reaching 34%, and elastomeric properties under physio-logical conditions (strain at failure is 57%).

New technological approaches based on biocompatible nanocomposites with hydroxyapatite (HA) and collagen matrix are described. Optimal conditions of HA synthesis in collagen fibers and its use in bone implants are discussed.

Step high-temperature condensation of dihydric phenols [1,4-dihydroxybenzene, 4,4′-dihydroxybiphenyl, and 2,2′-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane] with phenylphosphonous bis(diethylamide) is carried out. The molecular weight, composition, and structure of the resulting oligomeric arylene phenylphosphonites were assessed by means of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The widest mass range was observed in the mass spectrum of 4,4′-dihydroxybiphenyl, which corresponds to an oligomer having about 30 elementary units. The obtained data agree with the the molecular weight measured by high-speed sedimentation. The reactions of phenylphosphonous bis(diethylamide) with dihydric phenols give both acyclic and cyclic arylene phenylphosphonites.

A representative of the new class of organophosphorus ligands, viz., o,o"-dimethylene(tri-p-cresyl) bicyclophosphite (BCP), was studied as a promoter of Rh(acac)(CO)2 in hydrogenation and hydroformylation. BCP enhances the activity and stability of the catalyst much more strongly than analogous organophosphorus ligands used previously (triphenylphosphine, triphenyl phosphite, and etriolphosphite). A reason for this behavior of BCP was studied using NMR spectroscopy, quantum-chemical calculations, and molecular simulation. The high sensitivity of the 1H NMR signals of the methylene groups of BCP toward complexation appears due to the high density of the highest occupied and lowest unoccupied MO of protons of the CH2 groups, especially those directed toward the P atom. The 1H and 31P NMR spectra indicate the formation of hydrides of two types (HRh(BCP)3 and HRh(BCP)4) directly upon the addition of BCP in amounts exceeding that corresponding to the BCP/Rh = 2 ratio to a solution of Rh((acac)(CO)2. The most probable source of the hydride ion is the BCP molecule itself, namely, the bridging CH2 groups. The molecular mechanics simulation showed that in the [Rh(BCP)3]+ complexes the aromatic rings of BCP formed two molecular cavities. These cavities can alternatively open and close, thus providing flexible screening of the catalytic site. This explains the unusual behavior of the Rh complexes with BCP in hydrogenation and hydroformylation.

Phosphorous triamides react with aliphatic diols and dibasic phenols: 1,6-hexanediol, 2,2'-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane, 1,4-hydroquinone, and 4,4'-dihydroxybiphenyl in the temperature range 80-110°C in diethylene glycol dimethyl ether or without a solvent to afford phosphorus-containing regular high-molecular products having an O2P(NR2) moiety in the monomeric unit. The resulting poly(phosphoramidites) are capable of swelling in organic solvents, and they can be used as macroligands in the catalytic hydrogenation of styrene over rhodium(I) complexes.

Complexation of Rh(I) with o, o′-dimethylene-(tris-p-cresyl)-bicyclophosphite (BCP, 1) has been investigated in solution by NMR, semi-empirical quantum mechanical, and molecular mechanics calculations. 1H and 31P NMR spectroscopic data show that when the BCP/Rh ratio exceeds 2, Rh hydride complexes of the composition RhH(BCP)3 and RhH(BCP)4 are formed. The source of the hydride ion is the ligand itself; most probably, H− originates from the bridging CH2 groups of BCP. The chemical shifts of these protons are sensitive to complexation due to the considerable electron density of HOMO and LUMO at one of the bridging CH2 moieties. Molecular mechanics simulations of the molecular structure of these complexes show that two cavities are formed in [Rh(BCP)3]+ by the aromatic rings of the ligands. These cavities may alternatively open and close, thus providing for a flexibly shielded catalytic site which explains the unusual catalytic behaviour of Rh complexes with BCP in hydrogenation and hydroformylation reactions.

The data of temperature-programmed desorption of ammonia from the surface of oxide systems and IR spectroscopy were used to demonstrate that the strength of the surface acid sites in titanium oxides prepared by the alkoxo method and modified by aluminum decreases with respect to that in nonmodified titanium oxide. Modification of titanium oxide with P3+ ions from ethriol phosphite almost completely suppresses the acid properties. Modified oxides are able to chemisorb water. XANES data suggest that modification of titanium oxide with phosphorus ions increases the electron density on the titanium atoms and, correspondingly, the basicity of the materials.

The redox properties of heterogenized RhI, RhII, and RhIII complexes with different, particularly organophosphorus, ligands were studied by cyclic voltammetry (CVA). The support is a carbon-paste electrode based on a fibrous-carbon material and activated carbon. The electrochemical reduction of RhIII produces Rh metal, which further catalyzes hydrogen evolution. After the reduction of water-soluble binuclear RhII complexes, the CVA curves exhibit peaks of electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution and irreversible RhI→RhII oxidation. The RhII complexes with organophosphorus ligands are characterized only by the peak of RhI→RhII oxidation. After reduction, the RhI complexes behave as a pseudo-reverse Rh0/RhI pair. The electron-donating properties of the ligand determine the reversibility of the system. The degree of structurization of the carbon matrix and the presence of phosphorus(v) atoms in it affect the electrochemical activity of the RhII and RhI complexes.

The reactivities of cyclophosphite precursors in alkoxo syntheses involving titanium(iv) tetra(n-butoxide) were studied by 31P NMR and IR spectroscopy. 2-Diethylamido-4-methyl-1,3,2-dioxaphosphinane and 4-ethyl-2,6,7-trioxaphosphabicyclo[2.2.2]octane in benzene are inert toward Ti(OBu)4. Gelation is accompanied by hydrolysis 2-diethylamido-4-methyl-1,3,2-dioxaphosphinane to give the corresponding hydrophosphoryl compound, while 4-ethyl-2,6,7-trioxaphosphabicyclo[2.2.2]octane remains intact during gelation.

The hydrolytic activity of ethriol phosphite and triphenyl phosphite in the p-xylene/water two-phase system was studied by the31P NMR method. It was shown that the rate of hydrolysis can be controlled by varying the pH of the aqueous phase. Hydrolysis of triphenyl phosphite is much slower than that of ethriol phosphite in the tested pH range. Coordination of ethriol phosphite with a rhodium carbonyl complex completely suppresses its hydrolysis.

A study has been made of the asymmetric hydrosilylation of acetophenone by diphenylsilane under the influence of rhodium complexes with chiral phosphites. The enantioselective nature of the reaction depends on the phosphite structure, the acetophenone/rhodium and ligana/rhodium ratios, and the temperature. The maximum optical yield (24%) is attainod on the complex [Rh(COD)Cl]2/(S, S)-2-ethoxy-4,5-dicarbisopropoxy-1,3-2-dioxophiospholane.

The influence of the nature of the organophosphorus ligand and the P/Rh molar ratio on the catalytic properties of rhodium carbonyl complexes in hydroformylation of 2-butenes was studied. The difference between phosphine and phosphite ligands during the formation of highly selective catalytic complexes was found. It was supposed that a decrease in the selectivity with respect to 2-methylbutanal is due to the isomerization of olefins under conditions of a decrease in the competitive capability of CO for coordination sites (the high P/Rh ratio, a decrease in the total pressure of the synthesis-gas).

The factor responsible for the deactivation of a carbonyl triphenylphosphite rhodium hydroformylation catalyst appears to be the formation of a chelate-structure complex with diphenylphosphite, which is the product of partial hydrolysis of the organophosphorus ligand. The deactivating effect of diphenylphosphite can be suppressed upon interaction of the H(O)P(OPh)2 and P(OPh)3-modified complex with 2-butenes under hydroformylation reaction conditions.

Complete transligation of (AcO)4Rh2 with 4-ethyl-2,6,7-trioxa-1-phosphabicyclo[2.2.2]octane was conducted in the solid phase on λ-Al2O3. The reduction of Rh11 to RhI on λ-Al2O3 at 130°C under the actionof the above-mentioned bicyclic phosphite is accompanied by the oxidation of the acetate anion to the acetoxyl radical. The oxidation products were detected by IR and ESR spectroscopy. 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol was used as a “spin trap” to identify stable secondary radical cations.

It was demonstrated that the catalyst system based on acacRh(CO)2 and polyorgano-siloxanes exhibits high activity and stability in hydroformylation of 1-hexene. The effects of the nature of the oligomer, the ratio of oligomers, and the oligomer: rhodium ratio in the polymer on the synthesis and catalytic properties of the system were studied.

Ligand L I was obtained by the reaction of the diisopropyl ester of (+)-tartaric acid with P(NMe2)2OEt in i:i mole ratio at 120~ Ligand L 2 was obtained by the reaction of the (-)-menthol with di(o,o-di-tert-butyl-p-methyl)phenyl chlorophosphite in absolute benzene at 0~ Both these compounds were characterized by IH, 13C, and 31p NMR and IR spectroscopy and physicochemical indices. Catalysts were obtained in situ from [Rh(COD)CI]z and [RH(CO)2CI]z with L I and L 2. The experiments were carried out in a reactor maintained at constant temperature in an argon atmosphere. The experiment indicated by an asterisk was carried out in CCI 4. The other reactions were carried out without solvent. As shown previously, the reaction temperature and acetophenone:rhodium (AP/Rh) and ligand:rhodium (L*/Rh) ratios affect the enantioselectivity of the catalyst [2]. The results are given in Fig. I. l-Phenylethanol was obtained when the reaction was carried out with the rhodium complexes with L I in optical yield up to 23%. This is the first example of the successful use of phosphite complexes in asymmetric hydrosilylation.

1. A phosphine-palladium complex catalyst has been proposed for carbonylation of piperidine to N-for-mylpiperidine in the absence of solvent. The catalyst has high stability. 2. A mechanism for activation of the CO molecule has been proposed, which involves formation of a radical anion in the coordination sphere of the complex and its subsequent reaction with piperidine to form N-for-mylpiperidine.