Arsole

Arsole, also called arsenole[1] or arsacyclopentadiene, is an organoarsenic compound with the formula C₄H₄AsH. It is classified as a metallole and is isoelectronic to and related to pyrrole except that an arsenic atom is substituted for the nitrogen atom. Whereas the pyrrole molecule is planar, the arsole molecule is not, and the hydrogen atom bonded to arsenic extends out of the molecular plane. Arsole is only moderately aromatic, with about 40% the aromaticity of pyrrole.[2] Arsole itself has not been reported in pure form, but several substituted analogs called arsoles exist. Arsoles and more complex arsole derivatives have similar structure and chemical properties to those of phosphole derivatives. When arsole is fused to a benzene ring, this molecule is called arsindole, or benzarsole.[3]

Arsole

Structural formula of arsole with an implicit hydrogen Ball-and-stick model of the arsole molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name 1H-Arsole
Other names Arsenole Arsacyclopentadiene
Identifiers
CAS Number	287-77-4^Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:33131^Y
ChemSpider	16787685^Y
PubChem CID	6398625
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID20423217
InChI InChI=1S/C4H5As/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h1-5H^Y Key: NXHAKHHKDBVHPV-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y InChI=1/C4H5As/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h1-5H Key: NXHAKHHKDBVHPV-UHFFFAOYAK
SMILES [AsH]1C=CC=C1
Properties
Chemical formula	C4H4AsH
Molar mass	128.00 g mol^−1
Related compounds
Related compounds	Pyrrole, phosphole, bismole, stibole
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Nomenclature

Arsole belongs to the series of heterocyclic pnictogen compounds. The naming of cyclic organoarsenic compounds such as arsole is based on an extension of the Hantzsch–Widman nomenclature system[4] approved by IUPAC, as summarized below:[5]

Ring size	Unsaturated ring	Saturated ring
3	Arsirene	Arsirane
4	Arsete	Arsetane
5	Arsole	Arsolane
6	Arsinine	Arsinane
7	Arsepine	Arsepane
8	Arsocine	Arsocane
9	Arsonine	Arsonane
10	Arsecine	Arsecane

Because of its similarity to the English slang word "arsehole" (in common use outside North America), the name "arsole" has been considered a target of fun, a "silly name",[6][7] and one of several chemical compounds with an unusual name. However, this "silly name" coincidence has also stimulated detailed scientific studies.[2]

Properties

Calculated geometry and inversion barrier energy E for some C₄H₄MH molecules[8]

M	d(M-C), Å	d(M-H), Å	α(C-M-C), °	E, kJ/mol
N	1.37	1.01	110	0
P	1.81	1.425	90.5	67
As	1.94	1.53	86	125
Sb	2.14	1.725	80.5	160
Bi	2.24	1.82	78	220

Arsole itself has not been isolated experimentally yet, but the molecular geometry and electronic configuration of arsole have been studied theoretically. Calculations also addressed properties of simple arsole derivatives, where hydrogen atoms are substituted by other atoms or small hydrocarbon groups, and there are experimental reports on chemical properties of more complex arsole derivatives. The situation is similar for other C₄H₄MH metalloles where M = P, As, Sb and Bi.

Planarity

Calculations suggest that whereas pyrrole (C₄H₄NH) molecule is planar, phosphole (C₄H₄PH) and heavier metalloles are not, and their pnictogen-bonded hydrogen atom extends out of plane.[9] A similar tendency is predicted for the fluorinated C₄F₄MH derivatives (M = N, P, As, ..), but the inversion barriers are about 50–100% higher. The planarity is lost even in pyrrole when its nitrogen-bonded hydrogen atom is substituted, e.g., with fluorine. However, the planarity is evaluated in calculation by the energy required to convert between the two configurations where the M-H bond is extending left or right from the molecular plane. However, non-zero (small) value of this energy does not necessarily mean the molecule has low symmetry, because of the possibility of thermal or quantum tunneling between the two configurations.[8]

Aromaticity

Aromaticity of the arsole manifests itself in delocalization and resonance of its ring electrons. It is closely related to planarity in that the more planar the molecule the stronger its aromaticity.[10] Aromaticity of arsole and its derivatives has been debated for years both from experimental and theoretical point of view. A 2005 review combined with quantum chemical calculations concluded that arsole itself is "moderately" aromatic as its ring current is 40% that of pyrrole, which is known to be aromatic. However, comparable ring current was calculated for cyclopentadiene, which has long been regarded as non-aromatic.[2] Other reports suggest that the aromaticity (and planarity) can vary between arsole derivatives.[9]

Chemical properties (arsole derivatives)

Chemical properties of arsole derivatives have been studied experimentally; they are similar to those of phosphole and its derivatives.[1] Substitution of all hydrogen atoms in arsole with phenyl groups yields yellow needles of crystalline pentaphenylarsole, which has a melting point of 215 °C. This complex can be prepared, at a yield of 50–93%, by reacting 1,4-diiodo-1,2,3,4-tetraphenylbutadiene[11] or 1,4-dilithio-1,2,3,4-tetraphenylbutadiene with phenylarsenous dichloride (C₆H₅AsCl₂) in ether.

Substituting in this reaction arsenic trichloride for phenylarsenous dichloride yields 1-chloro-2,3,4,5-tetraphenylarsole, which also forms yellow needles but with a lower melting point of 182–184 °C. Pentaphenylarsole can further be oxidized with hydrogen peroxide resulting in yellow crystals with melting point of 252 °C. It can also be reacted with iron pentacarbonyl (Fe(CO)₅) in isooctane at 150 °C to yield a solid organoarsenic compound with the formula C₃₄H₂₅As,Fe(CO)₃.[1] Reacting pentaphenylarsole with metallic lithium or potassium yields 1,2,3-triphenyl naphthalene.[12]

Reaction of phenylarsenous dichloride with linear diphenyls results in 1,2,5-triphenylarsole (see below), a solid with a melting point of about 170 °C.[13] This compound forms various anions upon treatment with alkali metals.[14]

See also

• Pyrrole, a nitrogen analog.
• Furan, an oxygen analog.
• Thiophene, a sulfur analog.
• Simple aromatic rings
• Varsol, a petroleum distillate with a boiling range of 150–200 °C.

References

1. Frederick George Mann (1970). The heterocyclic derivatives of phosphorus, arsenic, antimony, and bismuth. John Wiley and Sons. pp. 357–360. ISBN 978-0-471-37489-3. Retrieved 21 March 2011. In English this ring system has frequently named arsenole 'for euphony'
2. M. P. Johansson; J. Juselius (2005). "Arsole Aromaticity Revisited". Lett. Org. Chem. 2: 469–474. doi:10.2174/1570178054405968. Using quantum chemical methodology, we reinvestigate the aromaticity of the much debated arsole, using the newly developed gauge-including magnetically induced currents (GIMIC) method. GIMIC provides a quantitative measure of the induced ring current strength, showing arsole to be moderately aromatic.
3. A. Muranaka; S. Yasuike; C-Y. Liu; J. Kurita; N. Kakusawa; T. Tsuchiya; M. Okuda; N. Kobayashi; Y. Matsumoto; K. Yoshida; D. Hashizume; M. Uchiyama (2009). "Effect of Periodic Replacement of the Heteroatom on the Spectroscopic Properties of Indole and Benzofuran Derivatives". J. Phys. Chem. A. 113 (2): 464–473. doi:10.1021/jp8079843. PMID 19099440.
4. "Revision of the Extended Hantzsch-Widman System of Nomenclature for Heteromonocycles" at IUPAC, retrieved 29 Sept 2008
5. Nicholas C. Norman (1998). Chemistry of arsenic, antimony, and bismuth. Springer. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-7514-0389-3. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
6. Richard Watson Todd (25 May 2007). Much ado about English: up and down the bizarre byways of a fascinating language. Nicholas Brealey Publishing. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-85788-372-5. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
7. Paul W May, Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names, publ. 2008 Imperial College Press, ISBN 978-1-84816-207-5(pbk). See also the Web page "Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names" at the School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, (retrieved 29 Sept 2008)
8. Pelzer, Silke; Wichmann, Karin; Wesendrup, Ralf; Schwerdtfeger, Peter (2002). "Trends in Inversion Barriers IV. The Group 15 Analogous of Pyrrole". The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 106: 6387. doi:10.1021/jp0203494.
9. Tadeusz Marek Krygowski; Michal K. Cyrański; M. Agostinha R. Matos (2009). Aromaticity in Heterocyclic Compounds. Springer. pp. 47–. ISBN 978-3-540-68329-2. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
10. Pelloni, Stefano; Lazzeretti, Paolo (2007). "Magnetotropicity of phosphole and its arsenic analogue". Theoretical Chemistry Accounts. 118: 89. doi:10.1007/s00214-007-0247-0.
11. Braye, E. H.; Hubel, W.; Caplier, I. (1961). "New Unsaturated Heterocyclic Systems. I". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 83: 4406. doi:10.1021/ja01482a026.
12. C. W. Bird; Gordon William Henry Cheeseman (31 December 1973). Aromatic and Heteroatomic Chemistry. Royal Society of Chemistry. pp. 23–. ISBN 978-0-85186-753-3. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
13. Gottfried Märkl & Hagen Hauptmann (1972). "Unusual Substitution in an Arsole Ring" (PDF). Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 11: 441. doi:10.1002/anie.197204411.
14. Märkl, G (1983). "Synthese von 1-phenyl-2,5-diaryl(dialkyl)-arsolen; umsetzung der arsole mit alkalimetallen und lithiumorganylen". Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 249: 335. doi:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)99433-6.