Attempts at stepwise reduction of the carbon-nitrogen triple bond of a nitrile at two metal centres: study of the reactivity of [(CO)(PPh3)2Re( (μ-NCHPh)Ru(PPh3) 2(PhCN)] towards tetrafluoroboric acid and dihydrogen

The reaction of [(CO)PPh₃)₂Re(μ-H)₂(μ-NCHPh)Ru(PPh₃)₂(PhCN)] (2) with HBF₄-Me₂O generates [(CO)PPh₃)₂Re(μ- H)₂(μ,η¹,η²HNCHPh)Ru(PPh₃)₂(PhCN)][BF₄] (3). Monitoring the reaction by NMR spectroscopy shows the intermediate formation of [(CO)(PPh₃)₂ HRe(μ-H)₂(μ-NCHPh)Ru(PPh₃)₂(PhCN)][BF₄] (4). Attempted reduction of the imine ligand by a nucleophile (H⁻ or CN⁻) failed, regenerating 2. Under dihydrogen at 50 atm, 3 is slowly transformed into [(CO)(PPh₃)₂HRe(μ-H)₃Ru(PPh₃)₂(PhCN)][BF₄] (5) with liberation of benzyl amine.     

Effect of ionic and non-ionic surfactants on the reduction of water soluble colloidal MnO<Subscript>2</Subscript> by glycolic acid

Kinetics of the redox reaction between colloidal MnO₂ and glycolic acid have been studied spectrophotometrically by monitoring the decay in the absorbance of colloidal MnO₂ in absence and presence of surfactants. Anionic sodium dodecyl sulfate has no effect, non-ionic Triton X-100 catalyzed the reaction and experiments were not possible in presence of cationic cetyltrimethylammonium bromide due to the precipitation of MnO₂.The reaction followed the same type of kinetic behavior, i.e., fractional-, first- and fractional-order dependencies, respectively, in [glycolic acid], [MnO₂] and [H⁺ ] in both the media. Effects of gum arabic and manganese(II) have also been studied and discussed. Mechanisms in accordance with the experimental data are proposed for the reaction.     

BaFeO3-x与Cu-ZSM-5耦合催化剂的NOx储存还原性能

为替代传统的贵金属基NO_x储存还原（NSR）催化剂,本文设计并制备了不含贵金属的BaFeO_3-x+Cu-ZSM-5 耦合催化剂,用于催化消除稀燃发动机尾气中的NO_x. 在稀燃阶段,NO在BaFeO_3-x催化剂上发生了氧化和储存反应;在富燃阶段,从BaFeO_3-x催化剂中脱附出来未能消除的NO_x被置于其后的Cu-ZSM-5催化剂进一步催化消除. 实验结果表明,BaFeO_3-x+Cu-ZSM-5 耦合催化剂的工作温度窗口被拓宽到250-400 ℃,同时NO_x消除性能得到了显著提高：NO_x转化率最高可达98%,N₂选择性接近100%.     

Biomimetic Asymmetric Reduction of Quinazolinones with Chiral and Regenerable NAD(P)H Models

A facile approach to chiral dihydroquinazolinone derivatives has been described via biomimetic asymmetric reduction of quinazolinones with chiral and regenerable NAD(P)H models. The utility of this method was demonstrated by a concise synthesis of the bromodomain protein divalent inhibitor.     

Chinazolinone, 2. Mitt.: Synthese und einige Reaktionen von 2-Azidomethyl-3-aryl-4-chinazolinonen

Starting with the chloromethyl compounds7 the new 2-azidomethyl-3-aryl-4-quinazolinones8 a-h were prepared, some of which have been reduced so far to the corresponding amines9 a, b, e, g by H₂S in good yield. As a first example for the capability of the azides8 to undergo 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition the 2-quinazolinmethyl-1,2,3-triazol-4,5-dicarboxylicacid dimethylesters11 b, e, g were prepared by reacting8 with dimethylacetylenedicarboxylate (10).

1. Mitt.:Domanig R., Arch. Pharm., im Druck.     

Sodium Borohydride – Ammonium Carbonate: An Effective Reducing System for Aldehydes and Ketones

Summary. Reduction of aldehydes and ketones to the corresponding alcohols was achieved in a simple procedure using the system sodium borohydride and ammonium carbonate. This system needs lower excesses of reducing agent and leads to significantly shortened reaction times.     

Distinct chemoselectivity in the reaction of N-(thio)phosphoryl imines with diethylzinc

This report describes the reaction of N-(thio)phosphoryl imines with diethylzinc under different conditions. An interesting and distinct chemoselectivity between hydrogen-addition and ethyl-addition to imine double bond is disclosed: in weakly polar solvent, e.g. toluene, N-(thio)phosphoryl imines were exclusively reduced in excellent yields via a β-H transfer from diethylzinc to imine double bond; in polar solvents like THF, the reduction product was competitively formed as a major product together with the minor product resulting from ethyl-addition to imine double bond; in sharp contrast, in the presence of strong coordinative additive N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA), the ethylation product was formed exclusively from the reaction of N-(thio)phosphoryl imine with diethylzinc. These results are discussed and explained in terms of the coordination interactions between the imine, solvent, and additive with diethylzinc.     

Protein family classification and functional annotation

With the accelerated accumulation of genomic sequence data, there is a pressing need to develop computational methods and advanced bioinformatics infrastructure for reliable and large-scale protein annotation and biological knowledge discovery. The Protein Information Resource (PIR) provides an integrated public resource of protein informatics to support genomic and proteomic research. PIR produces the Protein Sequence Database of functionally annotated protein sequences. The annotation problems are addressed by a classification-driven and rule-based method with evidence attribution, coupled with an integrated knowledge base system being developed. The approach allows sensitive identification, consistent and rich annotation, and systematic detection of annotation errors, as well as distinction of experimentally verified and computationally predicted features. The knowledge base consists of two new databases, sequence analysis tools, and graphical interfaces. PIR-NREF, a non-redundant reference database, provides a timely and comprehensive collection of all protein sequences, totaling more than 1,000,000 entries. iProClass, an integrated database of protein family, function, and structure information, provides extensive value-added features for about 830,000 proteins with rich links to over 50 molecular databases. This paper describes our approach to protein functional annotation with case studies and examines common identification errors. It also illustrates that data integration in PIR supports exploration of protein relationships and may reveal protein functional associations beyond sequence homology.     

The circular chemistry conceptual framework: A way forward to sustainability in industry 4.0

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Reduction of 4-fluoro-5-(1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl)-3H-1,2-dithiole-3-thione with sodium sulfide: Synthesis of fluoro-containing sulfur-rich heterocycles

Treatment of 4-fluoro-5-(1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl)-3H-1,2-dithiole-3-thione with 2 equivalents of sodium sulfide gives after acidification 3,4-difluoro-2-mercapto-1,6,6aλ⁴-trithiapentalene, which can be further reduced by sodium sulfide to 3,5-difluoro-4-mercapto-thiopyran-2-thione.