Synthesis of β–Amino Acid Derivatives

In recent years, β-amino acids and their derivatives have attracted considerable attention due to their occurrence in biologically active natural products, such as dolastatins, cyclohexylnorstatine and Taxol. β–Amino acids also find application in the synthesis of β–lactams, piperidines, indolizidines. Moreover, the peptides consisting of β–amino acids, the so-called β–peptides, have been extensively studied recently. Consequently, considerable efforts have been directed to the synthe…     

Volumetric and Refractive Index Behaviour of α-Amino Acids in Aqueous CTAB at Different Temperatures

Densities （ρ） and refractive indices （nD） of glycine （Gly）, DL-alanine （Ala）, DL-valine （Val） （0.02, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08, and 0.10 mol·L^-1） in 0.005 and 0.008 mol·L^-1 aqueous cetyltrimethylammonium bromide （CTAB） have been measured at 298.15, 303.15, 308.15, and 313.15 K. The density data have been utilized to calculate apparent molar volumes （φv）, partial molar volumes （φv^0）, at infinite dilution and partial molar volumes of transfer φv^0 （tr） of amino acids. The refractive index data have been used to calculate molar refractivity （Rr,） of amino acids in aqueous cetyltrimethylammonium bromide. It has been observed that φv^0 varies linearly with increasing number of carbon atoms in the alkyl chain of amino acids, and hence, was split to get contributions from the zwitterionic end groups （NH3^＋ COO^-） and methylene group （CH2） of the amino acids. The behaviour of these parameters has been used to investigate the solute-solute, solute-solvent interactions and the effect of cetyltrimethylammoniuln cation on these interactions,     

A new general, practical and enantioselective synthesis of α-amino acids

In recent years, considerable efforts have been expended to the development ofenantioselective synthesis of α-amino acids and the use of α-amino acids as chiralbuilding blocks for the synthesis of complex molecules. Numerous unnatural aminoacids which are often the characteristic units of biologically active peptides, have alsobeen discovered. Herein we describe a convenient and general access to natural andunnatural α-amino acids which are based on the use of the chiral building blocks,(S)-1a-e and (R)-1a-e from kinetic resolution of α-furfuryl amines (Scheme 1).     

InCl_3·4H_2O Catalyzed Aldol Condensation of Cycloalkanones with Aromatic Aldehydes

a, a-Bis (substituted) benzylidenecycloalkanones are widely used as precursors for synthesis of bioactive pyrimidine derivatives and their synthesis have attracted considerable attention1. Aldol condensation of cyclopentanone or cyclohexanone with aldehydes is employed, and the reactions were carried out in the presence of strong acids or bases2. Recently, the application of metal ions as catalyst in this type of reaction has been reported3. For example, RuCl3 has been reported to be an exc…     

Solid Phase Synthesis of β-Carbolines

Much attention has been paid to carbolines in recent years, owing to the wide range of their biological activity 1. Many papers have reported the synthesis and reactivity of carbolines2,3. Generally there are two ways to synthesize carbolines. One is through the Bischler-Napieralski reaction, and the other through Pictet-Spengler reaction. In the former method, the reaction of carboxylic acids with tryptophan using PPE or POCl3 as the condensing agent give dihydro-?-carbolines, which are c…     

Synthesis of Optically Active trans-2-Aminocyclopropanecarboxylic Esters

The research on optical alicyclic β-amino acids has recently attracted increasingly attention due to their significant pharmacological properties endowed by rigid frameworks, stable conformation1. Numerous biologically active peptides, β-lactams and some other natural products2 contain optical alicyclic β-amino acids. Cyclopropyl-modified alanines have been proved to be useful intermediates in medicine synthesis because of their rigid framework and reactive functional groups (amino and carb…     

A Novel Synthesis of β-Hydroxy-α-amino Acids

β-hydroxy-α-amino acids constitute an important class of compounds as naturally occurring amino acids and as components of many complex natural products possessing a wide range of biological activities. [1] As a consequence of the essential role played by these amino acids in the biological systems and their utility as synthetic building blocks, a number of useful strategies have been devised for their preparation. [2]     

Synthesis,Characterization and Properties of Bis{oxo—bis[heteroaromatic carboxylatodibenzyltin（Ⅳ）]}and Crystal Structure of Bis{oxo—bis[2—furylcarboxylatodibenzyltin（Ⅳ）]}

IntroductionThe organotin( ) derivatives of carboxylicacids have been extensively studied due to their bio-logical activities[1— 4] . In recent years more andmore reports on the synthesis,antitumour activi-ties,biocidal activities,antibiotic activities andstructural elucidation of various organotin ( )derivatives of carboxylic acids have appeared[5— 10 ] .In particular,the diorganotin ( ) complexes ofcarboxylic acids have aroused a considerable inter-est of some scientists in the structur…     

Polypeptide Brushes Grown via Surface-initiated Ring-opening Polymerization of α-Amino Acid N-Carboxyanhydrides

Polypeptide brushes are attractive platforms to generate functional and responsive interfaces that are of potential interest due to their possible biodegradability, biocompatibility and tunable secondary structures. Surface-initiated ringopening polymerization(SI-ROP) of α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides represents a powerful and versatile strategy to generate polypeptide brushes. This review is an attempt to capture the state-of-the-art in this field and highlights the latest developments in several selected areas. In addition to presenting an overview of the synthetic methods that have been used to generate polypeptide brushes via SI-ROP, this article will discuss the preparation of patterned polypeptide brushes, the conformational properties of surface-tethered polypeptides, ways to control chain orientation at surfaces as well as properties and applications of these thin polymer films.     

Synthesis of a Novel Conjugate of Bromoarene and Polyamide Containing N-Methylimidazoles

DNA-photocleavage agents have generated considerable attention in chemistry,biology and medicine1,2,because their DNA-cleavage activities can be easily controlled by photoirradiation.In the past decade,several DNA-cleavage agents have been successfully attached to polyamide3,4,to obtain new conjugates with higher and specific DNA-cleavage activities.Most of them contain only one photocleavage group to induce single-strand breaks,and the conjugates inducing double-strand breaks have been ra…     

Chemoselective Bromodecarboxylation of α-Carboxy- α-cinnamoyl Ketene Cyclic Dithioacetals

α-Oxoketene dithioacetals（ compound 1 ） are versatile synthons for organic synthesis due to their specially structural characteristic, that is, the masked ketene is conjugated with the convertible carbonyl in their molecules. Although there have been numerous reports covering the reactions in which they have been taken as 1,3-electrophiles, the reaction at the α-carbon atom of α-oxoketene dithioacetals has seldom been investigated. Junjappa and co-workers found the α- bromination of compound 2 in the presence of NBS led to α-aroyl-α-bromo ketenedithioacetals. However, the flexibility of the functional groups at the α-carbon atom of compound 2 are still limited.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Glycinato Copper Compound

1 INTRODUCTION Amino acids (AA) are some of the most important biological ligands, and metal ions are known to par- ticipate in a variety of biological reactions, therefore, research on the coordination behavior of metal-ami- no acid complexes is one of the most essential ele- ments of chemical biology[1, 2]. For over three deca- des their structures have been of considerable inte- rest and importance in coordination chemistry[2, 3]. Studies of these relatively simple complexes may en- ha…     

Polystyrene-supported Selenomethyl-sulfonates: Efficient Reagents for Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Substituted Vinyl Sulfones

Solid-phase methodology has been rapidly and extensively applied to the preparation of small organic molecules recently1. Organic selenides are of considerable interest in academia because of their wide involvement as key intermediates in organic synthesis. However, organic selenides are highly malodorous and generally unpleasant and difficult to handle, especially because of their toxicity. Since the first organoselenium resin2 was reported in 1976, several groups have developed some organ…     

A General Route to Synthesis of 1-Substituted Taurines

Several 2-aminoalkanesulfonic acids have been found in many mammalian tissues till now and are involved in various and important physiological processes. Recently attention has been paid to their syntheses for studies of these physiological processes, the structural modification of natural peptides to overcome the limitations associated with their development as therapeutically useful agents, and information on the nature and mechanism of the peptide-receptor interactions.     

Stereoselective Synthesis of C-Glycosides by Suzuki Cross-coupling Reaction

Carbohydrates and their conjugates have been recognized to play a wide variety of metabolic roles in numerous biological processes.[1] Various modified sugars and analogues have been recently synthesized for further investigation of glycosidase reactions and for the development of specific glycosidase inhibitors.[2] As one of the most important carbohydrate mimics, C-glycosides have attracted great attention due to their stability to chemical or enzymatic hydrolysis of the glycosidic linkage. A number of methodologies for the preparation of C-glycosides have been extensively investigated.[3] We have recently reported the syntheses of novel C-glycosyl amino acids and amino-C-disaccharides possessing a ketose form via the stereoselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of exo-methylenesugars (1) and nitrones.[4,5] As a continuation of our research on the synthesis of C-glycosides using exo-methylenesugar as the precursor, we wish to describe here a stereoselective synthesis of C-glycosides by Suzuki cross-coupling reaction.     

Direct Asymmetric Aldol Type Reaction with Ethyl Diazoacetate: Stereoselective Synthesis of α, β-Dihydroxy Esters

Enantioselective aldol condensation under catalytic condition remains a challenging task in modern organic synthesis, and numerous efforts have been directed to this area. In particular, the direct catalytic asymmetric aldol reaction is very attractive considering the requirement of atom efficiency. This has been studied only recently, and several very practical processes have been developed. We have recently initiated a study on the direct asymmetric aldol type reaction with ethyl diazoacetate as nucleophile. Moderate enantioselectivities (65% ～91% ee ) were achieved in the condensation of aldehydes with ethyl diazoacetate catalyzed by the chiral complex of BINOL derivatives-Zr (OBu- t )4. [1]     

Synthesis and Structure of a New Copper(II) Complex Cu(C_(13)H_9N_3O_2Br)_2.H_2O

1 INTRODUCTION Owing to their biological activities and chemical/industrial versalities, considerable attention has been continually attracted to metal-hydrazine complexes. For instance, Schiff base hydrazine and its analogues have been well studied in order to better understand the action mechanism of Vitamin B6-containing enzymes[1~3]. Six-coordinated copper(Ⅱ) complexes are of considerable interest, mainly due to their coordination geometry and spectroscopic properties[4]. Due to th…     

Thermal Behavior of Zn(Thr)SO_4·H_2O

IntroductionRecently,a considerable interest has been fo-cused on the complexes of zinc with amino acidsdue to their excellent additives in medicine foodstuff and cosmetics[1— 6] .The investigation on thethermal behavior and the thermochemistry of somezinc amino acids is important to its further applica-tion,which has been reported in references[4,5 ,7— 1 0 ].However,the studies on solid complexZn( Thr) SO4· H2 O has not been reported,whichcan provide the necessary data and the foundation…     

Organophosphonotungstic HPA of Keggin Type with Sulfo,Taurine and Glycine Substituted Ethylphosphonic Acids as the Coordinate Center

Recent years, heteropoly acids (HPA)and their derivatives have received current attention due to their potential applications in analytical chemistry, catalysis, material sciences and medicine1-2. Usually, the core or coordinate center for most of the heteropoly compounds (HPC) are inorganic acids such as H3PO4, H3SiO3 etc. Although HPC with organophosphonic acids as coordinate center have been confirmed about 15 years ago, in which the molar ratio x: m for most of the heteropoly anion…     

Formation of Benzyl Oxazole, A Competitive Path with the Classical Bishler-Napieralski Reaction

1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acids (TIC) are of considerable interest due to their biological activity and as an important structural element in several important alkaloids and other medically useful products1. Moreover, TIC is a phenylalanine analogue in which the dihedral angle is limited to a very small range because of its bicyclic nature2. In connection with the design of topographically constrained peptides, TIC has been utilized in several instance as a replacement o…