Monosaccharides with Phosphorus in the Sugar Ring

Abstract

In recent years attention has been directed toward the synthesis of modified sugars wherein the oxygen atom in the sugar ring is replaced by sulfur, selenium or phosphorus. Synthesis of sugar analogs with phosphorus as the ring heteroatom is interesting from the point of view of their possible biological activity.     

Preparation of Aryl‐Substituted E‐Homoallylic Bromides from Cyclopropylcarbinol and PBr3

An expeditious synthesis of aryl substituted E‐homoallylic bromides has been accomplished by the cleavage of cyclopropylcarbinols with phosphorus tribromide.     

Stereoselective Cycloaddition of Monosubstituted Ketene to a Methyl Glyoxylate- and Threonine-Derived Imine: Synthesis of Optically Pure β-Lactamic α-Amino Ester with High Functionality

The reaction of chloroacetyl chloride and triethylamine with a chiral imine derived from the combination of methyl glyoxylate and protected L-threonine gave two optically active α-amino acid derivatives with a cis-substituted β-lactam skeleton in a 72:28 ratio. The major product is obtained in 59% yield by simple crystallisation.     

An Anthracene-Based Metal-Organic Framework for Selective Photo-Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Formic Acid Coupled with Water Oxidation

A Zr-based metal-organic framework has been synthesized and employed as a catalyst for photochemical carbon dioxide reduction coupled with water oxidation. The catalyst shows significant carbon dioxide reduction property with concomitant water oxidation. The catalyst has broad visible light as well as UV light absorption property, which is further confirmed from electronic absorption spectroscopy. Formic acid was the only reduced product from carbon dioxide with a turn-over frequency (TOF) of 0.69 h⁻¹ in addition to oxygen, which was produced with a TOF of 0.54 h⁻¹. No external photosensitizer is used and the ligand itself acts as the light harvester. The efficient and selective photochemical carbon dioxide reduction to formic acid with concomitant water oxidation using Zr-based MOF as catalyst is thus demonstrated here.     

Multi-choice stochastic transportation problem involving extreme value distribution

In this paper a multi choice stochastic transportation problem is considered where the supply and demand parameters of the constraints follow extreme value distribution. Some of the cost coefficients of the objective function are multi-choice type. At first all the probabilistic constraints are transformed into deterministic constraints. Further using the binary variables, multi-choice type cost coefficients are handled. Then the transformed problem is considered as a deterministic multi-choice transportation problem. Finally, a numerical example is presented to illustrate the solution procedure.     

N-Acetylneuraminic Acid: Neoglycoproteins and Pseudopolysaccharides

Abstract

A simplified procedure for the synthesis of acetochloroneuraminic acid is described starting from the methyl ester. N-acetyl neuraminic acid α-allyl glycoside was prepared in high yield using silver salicylate as catalyst. Reductive ozonolysis of the allyl group, followed by direct reductive ami nation to protein carriers, gave immunogenic neoglycoproteins. Copolymerization of the α-allyl glycoside with acrylamide produced a water-soluble pseudopolysaccharide useful for the EL ISA technique.     

Dioxane Dibromide–Mediated Solvent‐Free Synthesis of Vicinal Dibromides

Structurally varied vicinal dibromides have been synthesized in high yield and good purity through highly stereoselective anti‐addition of bromine across the olefinic linkages using dioxane dibromide (DD) under solvent‐free conditions.     

Overgrowth of Rhodium on Gold Nanorods

This study focuses on the deposition and growth mode of rhodium (Rh) on gold (Au) seed nanorods (NRs). Using a combination of scanning transmission electron microscopy imaging, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and UV-visible absorption spectroscopy, we show that Rh deposition results in an uneven overlayer morphology on the Au NR seeds, with a tendency for Rh deposition to occur preferentially on the Au NR ends. The results suggest that complex and kinetically driven metal-metal interactions take place in this system.