Characterization of N‐methylated amino acids by GC‐MS after ethyl chloroformate derivatization

Methylation is an essential metabolic process in the biological systems, and it is significant for several biological reactions in living organisms. Methylated compounds are known to be involved in most of the bodily functions, and some of them serve as biomarkers. Theoretically, all α‐amino acids can be methylated, and it is possible to encounter them in most animal/plant samples. But the analytical data, especially the mass spectral data, are available only for a few of the methylated amino acids. Thus, it is essential to generate mass spectral data and to develop mass spectrometry methods for the identification of all possible methylated amino acids for future metabolomic studies. In this study, all N‐methyl and N,N‐dimethyl amino acids were synthesized by the methylation of α‐amino acids and characterized by a GC‐MS method. The methylated amino acids were derivatized with ethyl chloroformate and analyzed by GC‐MS under EI and methane/CI conditions. The EI mass spectra of ethyl chloroformate derivatives of N‐methyl ( 1–18 ) and N,N‐dimethyl amino acids ( 19–35 ) showed abundant [M‐COOC₂H₅]⁺ ions. The fragment ions due to loss of C₂H₄, CO₂, (CO₂ + C₂H₄) from [M‐COOC₂H₅]⁺ were of structure indicative for 1–18 . The EI spectra of 19–35 showed less number of fragment ions when compared with those of 1–18 . The side chain group (R) caused specific fragment ions characteristic to its structure. The methane/CI spectra of the studied compounds showed [M + H]⁺ ions to substantiate their molecular weights. The detected EI fragment ions were characteristic of the structure that made easy identification of the studied compounds, including isomeric/isobaric compounds. Fragmentation patterns of the studied compounds ( 1–35 ) were confirmed by high‐resolution mass spectra data and further substantiated by the data obtained from ¹³C₂‐labeled glycines and N‐ethoxycarbonyl methoxy esters. The method was applied to human plasma samples for the identification of amino acids and methylated amino acids. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Five related N′‐(2,2,2‐trichloroethanimidoyl)benzene‐1‐carboximidamides

In the solid state, 4‐methoxy‐N′‐(2,2,2‐trichloroethanimidoyl)benzene‐1‐carboximidamide, C₁₀H₁₀Cl₃N₃O, (I), N′‐(2,2,2‐trichloroethanimidoyl)benzene‐1‐carboximidamide, C₉H₈Cl₃N₃, (II), 4‐chloro‐N′‐(2,2,2‐trichloroethanimidoyl)benzene‐1‐carboximidamide, C₉H₇Cl₄N₃, (III), 4‐bromo‐N′‐(2,2,2‐trichloroethanimidoyl)benzene‐1‐carboximidamide, C₉H₇BrCl₃N₃, (IV), and 4‐trifluoromethyl‐N′‐(2,2,2‐trichloroethanimidoyl)benzene‐1‐carboximidamide, C₁₀H₇Cl₃F₃N₃, (V), display strong intramolecular N—H...N hydrogen bonding across the chelate ring and also intramolecular N—H...Cl contacts. Additional intermolecular hydrogen bonds link the molecules into chains, double chains or sheets in all cases except for compound (V). For compound (II), there are three independent molecules per asymmetric unit.     

Atmospheric Chemistry and Environmental Assessment of Inhalational Fluroxene

Smog chamber/gas chromatography techniques are used to investigate the atmospheric degradation of fluroxene, an anesthetic, through oxidation with OH and Cl radicals at 298 K and under atmospheric pressure of N₂ or air. The measured rate constants (k) are: k(fluroxene+OH^.)=(2.96±0.61)×10⁻¹¹ and k(fluroxene+Cl^.)=(1.62±0.19)×10⁻¹⁰ cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹. The only product detected after the oxidation of fluroxene with OH radicals is 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl formate (79 % and 83 % molar yield in the absence and presence of NOx, respectively). However, after oxidation with Cl radicals, the detected products are 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl formate (78 %), 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl-1-chloroacetate (5 %), and chloroacetaldehyde (4 %), in the absence of NOx, and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl formate (93 %), 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl-1-chloroacetate (6 %), and chloroacetaldehyde (5 %), in the presence of NOx. The results indicate that, both in the absence and presence of NOx, the main fate of fluroxene is the addition of the oxidant to the double bond and, once the alkoxy radical is formed, the main decomposition pathway is by means of degradation. Moreover, it is expected that 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl formate is the only oxidation product able to actively contribute to climate change. To successfully assess the contribution of fluroxene to global warming, we measure the infrared spectra of fluroxene and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl formate, and calculate the radiative efficiencies (REs) to be 0.27 and 0.28 W m⁻² ppbv⁻¹, respectively. In addition, the cumulative effect owing to the formation of 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl formate is investigated, and the direct, indirect, and net global-warming potentials are calculated by using the REs and lifetimes of fluroxene and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl formate.     

Hydrogen‐bonded chains in 2,2,2‐trichloro‐N,N′‐bis(4‐methoxyphenyl)ethane‐1,1‐diamine and a three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded framework in 2,2,2‐trichloro‐N,N′‐bis(4‐chlorophenyl)ethane‐1,1‐diamine

In 2,2,2‐trichloro‐N,N′‐bis(4‐methoxyphenyl)ethane‐1,1‐diamine, C₁₆H₁₇Cl₃N₂O₂, molecules are linked into helical chains by N—H...O hydrogen bonds. Molecules of 2,2,2‐trichloro‐N,N′‐bis(4‐chlorophenyl)ethane‐1,1‐diamine, C₁₄H₁₁Cl₅N₂, are connected into a three‐dimensional framework by two independent Cl...Cl interactions and one C—H...Cl hydrogen bond.     

Two N,N′‐diaryl‐2,2,2‐trichloroethane‐1,1‐diamines: hydrogen‐bonded supramolecular structures in one and two dimensions

The molecules of 2,2,2‐trichloro‐N,N′‐diphenylethane‐1,1‐diamine, C₁₄H₁₃Cl₃N₂, are linked into (040) sheets by a combination of C—H...Cl and C—H...π(arene) hydrogen bonds. In 2,2,2‐trichloro‐N,N′‐bis(4‐methylphenyl)ethane‐1,1‐diamine, C₁₆H₁₇Cl₃N₂, the molecules are linked into C(7) chains by two independent C—H...Cl hydrogen bonds and one Cl...Cl contact.     

One barbiturate and two solvated thiobarbiturates containing the triply hydrogen‐bonded ADA/DAD synthon,plus one ansolvate and three solvates of their coformer 2,4‐diaminopyrimidine

A path to new synthons for application in crystal engineering is the replacement of a strong hydrogen‐bond acceptor, like a C=O group, with a weaker acceptor, like a C=S group, in doubly or triply hydrogen‐bonded synthons. For instance, if the C=O group at the 2‐position of barbituric acid is changed into a C=S group, 2‐thiobarbituric acid is obtained. Each of the compounds comprises two ADA hydrogen‐bonding sites (D = donor and A = acceptor). We report the results of cocrystallization experiments of barbituric acid and 2‐thiobarbituric acid, respectively, with 2,4‐diaminopyrimidine, which contains a complementary DAD hydrogen‐bonding site and is therefore capable of forming an ADA/DAD synthon with barbituric acid and 2‐thiobarbituric acid. In addition, pure 2,4‐diaminopyrimidine was crystallized in order to study its preferred hydrogen‐bonding motifs. The experiments yielded one ansolvate of 2,4‐diaminopyrimidine (pyrimidine‐2,4‐diamine, DAPY), C₄H₆N₄, (I), three solvates of DAPY, namely 2,4‐diaminopyrimidine–1,4‐dioxane (2/1), 2C₄H₆N₄·C₄H₈O₂, (II), 2,4‐diaminopyrimidine–N,N‐dimethylacetamide (1/1), C₄H₆N₄·C₄H₉NO, (III), and 2,4‐diaminopyrimidine–1‐methylpyrrolidin‐2‐one (1/1), C₄H₆N₄·C₅H₉NO, (IV), one salt of barbituric acid, viz. 2,4‐diaminopyrimidinium barbiturate (barbiturate is 2,4,6‐trioxopyrimidin‐5‐ide), C₄H₇N₄⁺·C₄H₃N₂O₃⁻, (V), and two solvated salts of 2‐thiobarbituric acid, viz. 2,4‐diaminopyrimidinium 2‐thiobarbiturate–N,N‐dimethylformamide (1/2) (2‐thiobarbiturate is 4,6‐dioxo‐2‐sulfanylidenepyrimidin‐5‐ide), C₄H₇N₄⁺·C₄H₃N₂O₂S⁻·2C₃H₇NO, (VI), and 2,4‐diaminopyrimidinium 2‐thiobarbiturate–N,N‐dimethylacetamide (1/2), C₄H₇N₄⁺·C₄H₃N₂O₂S⁻·2C₄H₉NO, (VII). The ADA/DAD synthon was succesfully formed in the salt of barbituric acid, i.e. (V), as well as in the salts of 2‐thiobarbituric acid, i.e. (VI) and (VII). In the crystal structures of 2,4‐diaminopyrimidine, i.e. (I)–(IV), R₂²(8) N—H…N hydrogen‐bond motifs are preferred and, in two structures, additional R₃²(8) patterns were observed.     

A novel method for determination of inorganic oxyanions by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry using dehydration reactions

Novel methods for the determination of inorganic oxyanions by electrospray (ES) ionization mass spectrometry have been developed using dehydration reactions between oxyanions and carboxylic acids at the ES interface. Twelve oxyanions (VO₃^?, CrO₄^2?, MoO₄^2?, WO₄^2?, BO₃^3?, SiO₃^2?, SiO₄^4?, AsO₄^4?, AsO₂^?, SeO₄^2?, SeO₃^2? and NO₂^?), out of 16 tested, reacted with at least one of four aminopolycarboxylic acids, i.e. iminodiacetic acid (IDA), nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA), trans‐1,2‐diaminocyclohexane‐N,N,N′,N′‐tetraacetic acid and triethylenetetramine‐N,N,N′,N″,N′″,N′″‐hexaacetic acid, at the ES interface to produce the dehydration products that gave intense mass ion responses, sufficient for trace analysis. As examples, trace determinations of Cr^VI and silica in water samples were achieved after online ion exchange chromatography, where the dehydration product of CrO₄^2? and NTA (m/z 290) and that of SiO₄^4? and IDA (m/z 192) were measured. The limits of detection of the respective methods were 17 nM (0.83 ng Cr/ml) for Cr^VI and 0.17 μM (4.8 ng Si/mL) for SiO₄^4?. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Acylation of Cellulose with N,N′‐Carbonyldiimidazole‐Activated Acids in the Novel Solvent Dimethyl Sulfoxide/Tetrabutylammonium Fluoride

Summary: Carboxylic acids were efficiently activated with N,N′‐carbonyldiimidazole (CDI) and applied for the acylation of cellulose under homogeneous conditions using dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)/tetrabutylammonium fluoride trihydrate (TBAF) as solvent. The simple and elegant method is a very mild and easily applicable tool for the synthesis of pure aliphatic, alicyclic, bulky, and unsaturated cellulose esters with degrees of substitution of up to 1.9. Products are soluble in organic solvents, e.g., DMSO or N,N‐dimethylformamide (DMF). The cellulose esters were characterized by elemental analysis, FT‐IR, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy and show no impurities or substructures resulting from side reactions.

The esterification of cellulose using carboxylic acids activated in situ with N,N′‐carbonyldiimidazole.     

2,2,2‐trifluoroacetophenone‐based D‐π‐A type photoinitiators for radical and cationic photopolymerizations under near‐UV and visible LEDs

Two D‐π‐A‐type 2,2,2‐trifluoroacetophenone derivatives, namely, 4′‐(4‐( N,N‐diphenyl)amino‐phenyl)‐phenyl‐2,2,2‐trifluoroacetophenone (PI‐Ben) and 4′‐(4‐(7‐(N,N‐diphenylamino)‐9,9‐dimethyl‐9H‐fluoren‐2‐yl)‐phenyl‐2,2,2‐trifluoroacetophenone (PI‐Flu), are developed as high‐performance photoinitiators combined with an amine or an iodonium salt for both the free‐radical polymerization of acrylates and the cationic polymerization of epoxides and vinyl ether upon exposure to near‐UV and visible light‐emitting diodes (LEDs; e.g., 365, 385, 405, and 450 nm). The photochemical mechanisms are investigated by UV‐Vis spectra, molecular‐orbital calculations, fluorescence, cyclic voltammetry, photolysis, and electron‐spin‐resonance spin‐trapping techniques. Compared with 2,2,2‐trifluoroacetophenone, both photoinitiators exhibit larger redshift of the absorption spectra and higher molar‐extinction coefficients. PI‐Ben and PI‐Flu themselves can produce free radicals to initiate the polymerization of acrylate without any added hydrogen donor. These novel D‐π‐A type trifluoroacetophenone‐based photoinitiating systems exhibit good efficiencies (acrylate conversion = 48%–66%; epoxide conversion = 85%–95%; LEDs at 365–450 nm exposure) even in low‐concentration initiators (0.5%, w/w) and very low curing light intensities (1–2 mW cm^?2). © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2016 , 54, 1945–1954     

The effect of spiroadamantane substitution on the conformational preferences of N-Me pyrrolidine and N-Me piperidine: a description based on dynamic NMR spectroscopy and ab initio correlated calculations

Dynamic NMR spectroscopy and ab initio correlated calculations revealed that the attachment of a spiroadamantane entity at the C-2 position of N-methylpyrrolidine or N-methylpiperidine induces a severe steric crowding around nitrogen, which changes the conformational space of the heterocycle resulting in: (a) the complete destabilization of the N-Me(eq) conformer in spiranic structures; in contrast the N-Me(eq) conformer corresponds to the global minimum in N-methylpyrrolidine or N-methylpiperidine. The spiroadamantane structure raises the energy of the equatorial conformer because of the severe van der Waals repulsion between the N-Me(eq) group and adamantane C-H bonds. (b) The interconversion between the only populated enantiomeric N-Me(ax) conformers ax→[eq]→ax′; the interconversion eq→ax between N-Me(eq) and N-Me(ax) conformers, which are both populated, is observed in N-methylpyrrolidine or N-methylpiperidine. (c) The raising of ring and nitrogen inversion barriers ax→ts by ∼4-6 kcal mol⁻¹. The dynamic NMR study provides evidence that the most important process required for the enantiomerization between the axial N-Me conformers in spiropiperidine 4 and spiropyrrolidine 5 are different, i.e., a nitrogen inversion in 5 (9.10 kcal mol⁻¹) and a ring inversion in 4 (15.2 kcal mol⁻¹). While an enantiomerization interconverts N-Me axial conformers in spiropiperidine 5 and spiropyrrolidine 4, substitution of the pyrrolidine ring of 5 with a C-Me group effects a diastereomerization between two N-Me axial conformers and reduces effectively the nitrogen inversion barrier according to the protonation experiments and the calculations. In general, all the calculations levels used, i.e., the MM3, B3LYP/6-31+G^∗∗ and MP2/6-311++G^∗∗//B3LYP/6-31+G^∗∗, predict correctly the different stability of the local minima; however only MP2/6-311++G^∗∗//B3LYP/6-31+G^∗∗ was found to be reliable for the calculation of the nitrogen inversion barriers.     

Oxindole Synthesis by Direct Coupling of C?H and C?H Centers

An sp ² /sp ³ get‐together : A novel and efficient method can be used to synthesize 3,3‐disubstitued oxindoles by the direct intramolecular oxidative coupling of an aryl C? H and a C? H center (see scheme; DMF=N,N‐dimethylformamide).

     

Eight new crystal structures of 5‐(hydroxymethyl)uracil, 5‐carboxyuracil and 5‐carboxy‐2‐thiouracil: insights into the hydrogen‐bonded networks and the predominant conformations of the C5‐bound residues

In order to examine the preferred hydrogen‐bonding pattern of various uracil derivatives, namely 5‐(hydroxymethyl)uracil, 5‐carboxyuracil and 5‐carboxy‐2‐thiouracil, and for a conformational study, crystallization experiments yielded eight different structures: 5‐(hydroxymethyl)uracil, C₅H₆N₂O₃, (I), 5‐carboxyuracil–N,N‐dimethylformamide (1/1), C₅H₄N₂O₄·C₃H₇NO, (II), 5‐carboxyuracil–dimethyl sulfoxide (1/1), C₅H₄N₂O₄·C₂H₆OS, (III), 5‐carboxyuracil–N,N‐dimethylacetamide (1/1), C₅H₄N₂O₄·C₄H₉NO, (IV), 5‐carboxy‐2‐thiouracil–N,N‐dimethylformamide (1/1), C₅H₄N₂O₃S·C₃H₇NO, (V), 5‐carboxy‐2‐thiouracil–dimethyl sulfoxide (1/1), C₅H₄N₂O₃S·C₂H₆OS, (VI), 5‐carboxy‐2‐thiouracil–1,4‐dioxane (2/3), 2C₅H₄N₂O₃S·3C₆H₁₂O₃, (VII), and 5‐carboxy‐2‐thiouracil, C₁₀H₈N₄O₆S₂, (VIII). While the six solvated structures, i.e. (II)–(VII), contain intramolecular S(6) O—H…O hydrogen‐bond motifs between the carboxy and carbonyl groups, the usually favoured R₂²(8) pattern between two carboxy groups is formed in the solvent‐free structure, i.e. (VIII). Further R₂²(8) hydrogen‐bond motifs involving either two N—H…O or two N—H…S hydrogen bonds were observed in three crystal structures, namely (I), (IV) and (VIII). In all eight structures, the residue at the ring 5‐position shows a coplanar arrangement with respect to the pyrimidine ring which is in agreement with a search of the Cambridge Structural Database for six‐membered cyclic compounds containing a carboxy group. The search confirmed that coplanarity between the carboxy group and the cyclic residue is strongly favoured.     

The contribution of gas chromatography to the resynthesis of the post-Byzantine artist’s technique

Gas chromatographic analysis of ethyl chloroformate derivatives of samples taken from the paint layers of post-Byzantine panel paintings permitted the successful characterisation of the different binding media used in them. This paper describes an analytical study of various post-Byzantine binding media such as egg yolk and egg/oil emulsion, using gas chromatography. The characterisation of these icons’ binding media is an important task, as it contributes to our understanding of and the reconstruction of the post-Byzantine artists’ palette. It also enables us to investigate the validity of our assumptions about the influences of Venetian style on Greek icon painting techniques from the sixteenth to the early nineteenth century, which up to now have been based on information in artists’ handbooks. The methodology involves two experimental steps: (1) hydrolysis of the proteins and triglycerides in the binding media to obtain free amino acids and fatty acids, and (2) the formation of ethyl chloroformate derivatives via derivatization with ethyl chloroformate (ECF). This methodology is of considerable interest, since it permits the identifcation of the nature of the proteinaceous binders used in these works through the simultaneous derivatization and determination of amino acids and fatty acids. Advantages of this methodology include the small quantity of sample required and the minimum preparation time involved. The proteinaceous media can be determined based on the ratios of seven stable amino acids, while the type of emulsions and drying oils used can be determined from the fatty acid ratio. Electronic supplementary material Supplementary material is available in the online version of this article at and is accessible for authorized users.     

Four‐bond deuterium isotope effects on the chemical shifts of amide nitrogens in proteins

An approach towards precision NMR measurements of four‐bond deuterium isotope effects on the chemical shifts of backbone amide nitrogen nuclei in proteins is described. Three types of four‐bond ¹⁵ N deuterium isotope effects are distinguished depending on the site of proton‐to‐deuterium substitution: ⁴ΔN(N_i‐1D), ⁴ΔN(N_i+1D) and ⁴ΔN(C_β,i‐1D). All the three types of isotope shifts are quantified in the (partially) deuterated protein ubiquitin. The ⁴ΔN(N_i+1D) and ⁴ΔN(C_β,i‐1D) effects are by far the largest in magnitude and vary between 16 and 75 ppb and ?18 and 46 ppb, respectively. A semi‐quantitative correlation between experimental ⁴ΔN(N_i+1D) and ⁴ΔN(C_β,i‐1D) values and the distances between nitrogen nuclei and the sites of ¹H‐to‐D substitution is noted. The largest isotope shifts in both cases correspond to the shortest inter‐nuclear distances. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

吉咪替康的合成新方法

10-羟基喜树碱首先在N,N-二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)中经N-溴代丁二酰亚胺(NBS)溴代得到9-溴-10-羟基喜树碱, 9-溴-10-羟基喜树碱和氯甲酸乙酯反应得到9-溴-10-羟基喜树碱-10,20-双乙氧基碳酸酯(6). 化合物6和烯丙基三正丁基锡通过Stille偶联反应^[9]得到关键中间体7, 最后水解化合物7得到目标化合物. 通过柱层析纯化得到纯度大于99.8%, 单杂小于0.1%的吉咪替康(HPLC). 所有中间体及目标产物经¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, LRMS, HRMS表征确证.     

N-(2,2,2-Trichloroethylidene)- and N-(1-Hydroxy-2,2,2-trichloroethyl)amides in C-Amidoalkylation Reaction of Functionally-substituted Aromatic Compounds

A reaction with phenol and pyrocatechol of N-(2,2,2-trichloroethylidene)arenesulfonyl-, ethoxycarbonylamides and 1-hydroxy-substituted N-(2,2,2-trichloroethyl)amides of arenesulfonic, carbamic, and acetic acids in the presence of oleum or in sulfuric acid provided the corresponding (1-amido-2,2,2-trichloroethyl)-substituted phenols. N-(2,2,2-Trichloroethylidene)-4-chlorobenzenesulfonamide reacted with salicylamide in the presence of oleum to afford 3-aminocarbonyl-4-[2,2,2-trichloro-1-(4-chlorobenzenesulfonamido)ethyl]benzene whereas the 1-hydroxy-2,2,2-trichloroethylamides of the acetic, carbamic, and arenesulfonic acids did not enter into such reactions.     

An Efficient One-Pot Synthesis of N-Methoxy-N-methylamides from Carboxylic Acids

Abstract

Several N-methoxy-N-methylamides were prepared by the reaction of the corresponding carboxylic acids with N,O-dimethylhydroxylamine hydrochloride at room temperature using trichloromethyl chloroformate in the presence of triethylamine in excellent yields.     

Reaction site diversity in the reactions of titanium hydrazides with organic nitriles, isonitriles and isocyanates: Ti=N(α) cycloaddition, Ti=N(α) insertion and N(α) -N(β) bond cleavage

We report a range of new transformations of the diamide–amine supported Ti?NNPh₂ functional group with a variety of unsaturated substrates, along with DFT studies of the key mechanisms. Reaction of [Ti(N₂N^py)(NNPh₂)(py)] ( 4 , N₂N^py=(2‐NC₅H₄)CMe(CH₂NSiMe₃)₂; py=pyridine) with MeCN gave the dimeric species [Ti₂(N₂N^py)₂{μ‐NC(Me)(NNPh₂)}₂] through a [2+2] cycloaddition process. Reaction of 4 or [Ti(N₂N^Me)(NNPh₂)(py)] ( 5 , N₂N^Me=MeN(CH₂CH₂NSiMe₃)₂) with fluorinated benzonitriles gave the terminal hydrazonamide complexes [Ti(N₂N^R){NC(Ar)NNPh₂}(py)] (R=py or Me; Ar=2,6‐C₆H₃F₂ or C₆F₅). DFT studies showed that this proceeds through an overall [2+2] cycloaddition–reverse cycloaddition, resulting in net insertion of ArCN into the Ti?N_α bonds of the respective hydrazides. Reaction of 4 with a mixture of MeCN and PhCCMe gave the metallacycle [Ti(N₂N^py){NC(Me)C(Ph)C(Me)NNPh₂}] by sequential coupling of Ti?NNPh₂ with PhCCMe and then MeCN. A related product, [Ti(N₂N^py){NC(Me)C(Ar^F)C(H)NNPh₂}], was formed by insertion of MeCN into the Ti? C bond of the isolated azatitanacyclobutene [Ti(N₂N^py){N(NPh₂)C(H)C(Ar^F)}] (Ar^F=3‐C₆H₄F). Reaction of 4 with two equivalents of B(Ar)₃ (Ar=C₆F₅) formed the zwitterionic borate [Ti(N₂N^py){η²‐N(NPh₂)B(Ar)₃}] by electrophilic attack at N_α. Compounds 4 and 5 reacted with tBuNC and/or XylNC (Xyl=2,6‐C₆H₃Me₂) to give the N_α? N_β bond cleavage products, [Ti(N₂N^R)(NCNR′)(NPh₂)] (R=py or Me; R′=tBu or Xyl), containing metallated carbodiimide ligands. DFT studies of these reactions found an initial addition of RNC across Ti?N_α followed by N_β coordination, and finally complete N_α transfer from the NNPh₂ to the RNC fragment. Reaction of 5 with Ar′NCE (E=O, S, Se; Ar′=2,6‐C₆H₃iPr₂) gave the [2+2] cycloaddition products [Ti(N₂N^Me){N(NPh₂)C(NAr′)O}(py)] and [Ti(N₂N^Me){N(NPh₂)C(NAr′)E}] (E=S or Se), which did not undergo further transformation of the Ti? N? NPh₂ moiety.     

Providing Support in Favor of the Existence of a PdII/PdIV Catalytic Cycle in a Heck‐Type Reaction

The complex [Pd(O,N,C‐L)(OAc)], in which L is a monoanionic pincer ligand derived from 2,6‐diacetylpyridine, reacts with 2‐iodobenzoic acid at room temperature to afford the very stable pair of Pd^IV complexes (OC‐6‐54)‐ and (OC‐6‐26)‐[Pd(O,N,C‐L)(O,C‐C₆H₄CO₂‐2)I] (1.5:1 molar ratio, at ?55 °C). These complexes and the Pd^II species [Pd(O,N,C‐L)(OX)] and [Pd(O,N,C‐L′)(NCMe)]ClO₄, (X=MeC(O) or ClO₃, L′=another monoanionic pincer ligand derived from 2,6‐diacetylpyridine), are precatalysts for the arylation of CH₂?CHR (R?CO₂Me, CO₂Et, Ph) using IC₆H₄CO₂H‐2 and AgClO₄. These catalytic reactions have been studied and a tentative mechanism is proposed. The presence of two Pd^IV complexes was detected by ESI(+)‐MS during the catalytic process. All the data obtained strongly support a Pd^II/Pd^IV catalytic cycle.     

Towards validating new enzymatic routes for synthetic conversion: 7,10‐bis‐O‐(2,2,2‐trichloroethoxycarbonyl)‐10‐deacetyl baccatin III–ethyl acetate–water (1/1/1)

The title compound, C₃₄H₃₈Cl₆O₁₄·C₄H₈O₂·H₂O, prepared by the reaction of 10‐deacetyl baccatin III with 2,2,2‐trichloroethyl chloroformate in pyridine, crystallizes via strong intermolecular hydrogen bonds and noncovalent interactions between 7,10‐bis‐O‐(2,2,2‐trichloroethoxycarbonyl)‐10‐deacetyl baccatin III (7,10‐di‐Troc‐DAB), water and ethyl acetate. A detailed comparison of the molecular conformation with those of related structures is presented.