Surface‐initiated ring‐opening polymerization of p‐dioxanone on Wang resin bead

Biodegradable poly(p‐dioxanone) (PPDO) was formed on Wang resin surface by surface‐initiated ring‐opening polymerization (SI‐ROP). The SI‐ROP of p‐dioxanone (PDO) was achieved by heating a mixture of Tin(II) bis(2‐ethylhexanoate) [Sn(Oct)₂], hydroxyl functionalized Wang resin, and PDO in anhydrous toluene at 80 °C. The resultant polymer‐grafted Wang resin (Wang‐g‐PPDO) was characterized by fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), optical microscopy (OM), and field‐emission scanning electron microscopy (FE‐SEM). The FTIR spectra of Wang‐g‐PPDO show peak characteristic of PPDO at 2943 cm^?1 (? C? H stretch), at 1741 cm^?1 (? C?O stretch), and 1136 cm^?1 (C? O? C stretch) indicating the formation of ester linkage between PPDO and hydroxyl terminated Wang resin. The DSC thermogram show melting peak corresponding to PPDO polymer on Wang resin surface. Thermogravimetric investigation shows increase in PPDO content on the Wang resin surface in terms of percentage of weight loss with increase in reaction time. The OM and SEM photographs clearly show the formation of PPDO polymer on the Wang resin surface without altering the spherical nature of Wang resin bead. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 1178–1184, 2008     

An efficient synthesis of polymer-supported silyl linkers using a di-Grignard reagent

Various trialkylsilyl linked polymer supports have been prepared by reacting benzyl chloride resin and a di-Grignard reagent with CuBr·Me₂S, followed by dialkylchlorosilanes. 4-Alkoxybenzyl type resin, Wang-Cl 2c and Argogel Wang-Cl 2d provided 4c and 4d at ambient temperature, whereas nonactivated resin, Merrifield 2a and Argogel-Cl 2b afforded 4a and 4b at 60 °C. Primary and secondary alcohols 6-10 were attached to the alkyldiisopropyl-linked Wang type resin 4cA by a novel dehydrosilation with B(C₆F₅)₃ as well as by conventional methods.     

Solid-phase synthesis of isoindolinones and naturally-occurring benzobutyrolactones (phthalides) using a cyclative-cleavage approach

Starting from Merrifield resin, 2-formylbenzoic acids were immobilized on solid supports. Reactions between immobilized 2-formylbenzoic acids and different organometallic reagents (Grignard reagents, zinc reagents, allyl silanes via Sakurai type reactions) furnished secondary alcohols which cyclized depending on the metal counter ion and reaction conditions, forming benzoannelated lactones. Asymmetric synthesis was possible on the resin using chiral [2.2]paracyclophane ligands. While the reaction of immobilized ortho-carboxy benzaldehydes with primary amines at elevated temperatures yielded 3-hydroxyisoindolinones, a reaction at ambient temperature allowed imine formation, which underwent 1,2-addition-cleavage reaction with various nucleophiles, yielding isoindolinones with three points of diversity.     

Selective and solventless oxidation of organic sulfides and alcohols using new supported molybdenum (VI) complex in microwave and conventional methods

A new dioxo-molybdenum (VI) complex supported on functionalized Merrifield resin ( MR-Mo ) has been synthesized and characterized by elemental, scanning electron mcroscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, TGA, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller method, powder-X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and DRS–UV–vis analysis. The virgin Merrifield resin ( MR ) was functionalized by carbonylation followed by Schiff base formation with ethanolamine ( MR-SB ). Experimental data showed that the Schiff base coordinated with the MoO₂²⁺ moiety via O- and N-atoms. The catalytic activity of MR-Mo was explored under solventless conditions toward the oxidation of organic sulfides and alcohols using 30% aqueous H₂O₂ as oxidant. The oxidation reactions were conducted under microwave and conventional methods. The microwave-assisted oxidation reactions were found to be many times faster than the conventional methods. The oxidation reactions were selective and formed sulfoxides or aldehydes as the sole product with superior TOF values among the molybdenum (VI)-based complexes. Besides these, the MR-Mo was purely heterogeneous in nature and can be recycled for at least five reaction cycles without the loss of catalytic efficiency and product selectivity.     

Aniline-terephthalaldehyde resin p-toluenesulfonate (ATRT) as a highly efficient and reusable catalyst for alcoholysis,hydrolysis, and acetolysis of epoxides

Alcoholysis, hydrolysis, and acetolysis of epoxides were carried out in the presence of a catalytic amount of aniline-terephthalaldehyde resin p-toluenesulfonate (ATRT) to give the corresponding β-substituted alcohols in good yields. Alcoholysis and hydrolysis of epoxides catalyzed by ATRT proceeded faster than those by pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate (PPTS).     

Phenylsulfonic Acid Functionalized Mesoporous Silica Catalyzed Transetherification of Alcohols with Dimethoxymethane

Phenylsulfonic acid functionalized mesoporous silica was synthesized by condensation of tetraethylorthosilicate with phenyltrimethoxysilane, and then sulfonation using 30% fuming sulfuric acid. The material was characterized using FT‐IR, DSC, XPS, TEM and N2 adsorption/desorption measurements. DSC revealed that sulfonic acid group of the catalyst was decomposed at 354.8°C, indicating that the catalyst exhibited high thermal stability. XPS showed that there existed three kinds of different silicon species on surface of the catalyst. The catalytic performance of the catalyst was evaluated using transetherification of alcohols with dimethoxymethane. It was found that among primary alcohols, the selectivities of the two long‐chain alcohols for n‐dedocanol and n‐tetradecyl alcohol were higher than 97.0% at the conversions of 43.6% and 65.3%, respectively, while the selectivities of the short‐chain alcohols except for n‐hexanol were less than 90.0% at the conversions of over 80.0%. Due to steric barrier, the secondary alcohols such as iso‐butanol and cyclohexanol afforded conversions of 79.4% and 60.5%, and the selectivities of the two alcohols were more than 90.0%. The sequence in conversion of the substituted phenols is as follows: p‐nitrophenol>p‐fluorophenol≥p‐bromophenol>p‐cresol>m‐cresol.     

Application of a recyclable pseudoephedrine resin in asymmetric alkylations on solid phase

A pseudoephedrine resin has been successfully employed in asymmetric alkylations on solid phase. Immobilized pseudoephedrine amides are conveniently prepared by the one-step attachment of pseudoephedrine to Merrifield resin through the hydroxyl group and subsequent acylation on nitrogen. Deprotonation and alkylation of the resin-bound amides proceeds smoothly. Ketones and alcohols are cleaved from the resin in high enantiomeric excess and moderate to good overall yield. The parallel, asymmetric solid-phase synthesis of a small library of chiral ketones and alcohols has been carried out to illustrate the utility of the approach. Finally, the pseudoephedrine resin can be conveniently recycled and utilized with no significant loss in the yield or enantiomeric excess of the products.     

Copper p-toluenesulfonate/acetic acid: a recyclable synergistic catalytic system for the tetrahydropyranylation of alcohols and phenols

Copper p-toluenesulfonate/acetic acid was found to be an efficient, chemoselective synergistic catalytic system, with catalyst loading as low as 0.3 mol% leading to clean, high-yielding tetrahydropyranylation of a variety of alcohols and phenols. By simple phase-separation, copper p-toluenesulfonate can be easily recovered and reused for several times without deterioration in catalytic activity. Correspondence: Min Wang, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Bohai University, Jinzhou, China.     

Polymer-supported phosphines: Reactivity of pendant and crosslink groups

Two groups of phosphine-containing resins were prepared by bead copolymerization. In one the phosphine residues were introduced as pendant groups with p-styryldiphenylphosphine, whereas in the other the phosphine residues were located specifically at crosslinked points with bis(p-styryl)phenylphosphine. Both groups of resins were used to convert alcohols to alkyl chlorides in the presence of carbon tetrachloride and benzaldyhyde to benzal chloride and β,β-dichlorostyrene. In the first reaction an increase in the crosslink ratio of the support reduced the reactivity of the resins, although both octanol and octadecanol substrates behaved similarly. No clear difference emerged between resins with pendant phosphine groups and those located on crosslinks and the absence of a strong substrate size effect or substrate selectivity with both series of resins was apparent. The production of benzal chloride and β,β-dichlorostyrene requires interaction of two phosphine residues to generate the reactive intermediate, and inhibition of phosphine–phosphine interactions in these highly crosslinked networks does indeed inhibit this reaction. Again both series of resins behaved similarly. Among the possible routes by which PPh₃/CCl₄ converts alcohols to chlorides one involving phosphine-phosphine interactions must also be inhibited in these supported systems.     

Polymers containing fluorinated ketone groups. II. NMR studies of the reaction of methylbenzyl trifluoromethyl ketones with alcohols in carbon tetrachloride

Prior to the study of poly(o- and p-vinylbenzyl trifluoromethyl ketone) (PVTFK) polymers and their reaction with alcohols, the reactions of some simple model compounds with alcohols were investigated. The reaction of fluorinated ketones toward alcohols was determined by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Two fluorinated ketones–p-methylbenzyl trifluoromethyl ketone (p-MTFK) and o-methylbenzyl trifluoromethyl ketone (o-MTFK)–were prepared. Studies of the reaction of p-MTFK and o-MTFK to various alcohols based on NMR produced equilibrium constants (1M in CCl₄) at 31°C that ranged from 0.1 to 6.0. The equilibrium constants for p-MTFK with alcohols were larger than those for o-MTFK. In addition, the equilibrium constants for primary alcohols were larger than those for secondary and tertiary alcohols. Steric effects in this reaction could explain the lowered equilibrium constants for o-MTFK and the secondary and tertiary alcohols.     

Evaluation of a pseudoephedrine linker for asymmetric alkylations on solid phase

[reaction: see text] Immobilized pseudoephedrine amides have been conveniently prepared by attachment of pseudoephedrine to Merrifield resin and acylation on nitrogen. Deprotonation and alkylation of the resin bound amides proceeds smoothly. Products were cleaved from the resin to give ketones and alcohols in high enantiomeric excess and moderate to good overall yield.     

Pyrrolo[3,2-e][1,4]diazepin-2-one synthesis: a head-to-head comparison of soluble versus insoluble supports

Aryldiazepin-2-ones are known as "privileged structures", because they bind to multiple receptor types with high affinity. Toward the development of a novel class of aryldiazepin-2-one scaffolds, the synthesis of pyrrolo[3,2-e][1,4]diazepin-2-ones on a support was explored starting from N-(PhF)-4-hydroxyproline and featuring an acid-catalyzed Pictet-Spengler reaction to form the diazepine ring. Three supports [Wang resin, tetraarylphosphonium (TAP) soluble support, and Merrifield resin] were examined in the synthesis of the heterocycle and exhibited different advantages and disadvantages. Wang resin proved effective for exploratory optimization of the synthesis by identification of intermediates after resin cleavage under mild conditions; however, the acidic conditions of the Pictet-Spengler reaction caused premature loss of resin-bound material. Direct monitoring of reactions by TLC, RP-HPLC-MS, and in certain cases NMR spectroscopy was possible with the TAP support, which facilitated purification of intermediates by precipitation; however, incomplete precipitation of material led to overall yields lower than those from solid-phase approaches on resin. Merrifield resin proved stable to the conditions for the synthesis of the pyrrolo[3,2-e][1,4]diazepin-2-one targets and would be amenable to "split-and-mix" chemistry; however, relatively harsh conditions were necessary for final product cleavage. Perspective for the application of different solid-phase approaches in heterocycle library synthesis was thus obtained by demonstration of the respective utility of the three supports for preparation of pyrrolo[3,2-e][1,4]diazepin-2-one.     

Synthesis and olefination of carbonyl compounds using solid-supported reagents

The development and application of three new solid-supported reagents for use in the synthesis or olefination of carbonyl compounds are described. The reagents include the Weinreb amide, Mukaiyama's S-2-pyridyl thioate and a Peterson methylenation reagent. As solid-supports p-benzyl alcohol resin, Wang resin and Merrifield resin (1-2% crosslinked polystyrene) have been used.     

Solid-Phase Supported Synthesis of the Branched Pentasaccharide Moiety That Occurs in Most Complex Type N-Glycan Chains

Repetitive glycosylation on a sulfanylalkyl-functionalized Merrifield resin leads to the branched, complex pentasaccharide 1 in 20% overall yield in ten steps when appropriately protected O-glycosyl trichloroacetimidates are used as glycosyl donors. A decisive factor here was the tuning of the reaction conditions for the solid-phase glycosylation and the conditions for selective removal of the protecting groups and for cleavage of the samples from the resin for characterization. The subsequent cleavage of the product was achieved with a thiophilic reagent that does not attack the O-glycosidic linkages.     

Development of a new linker for the solid-phase synthesis of N-hydroxylated and N-methylated secondary amines

Merrifield resin was modified by the introduction of an ortho-nitrophenylethanal group that served as a linker moiety to attach amines to the resin by reductive amination. Resin-bound tertiary amines were shown to be readily transferred into the respective liberated N-hydroxylated or N-methylated derivatives by either an oxidation/Cope elimination or a permethylation/Hofmann elimination protocol. With these two divergent liberation/derivatization options, the new resin offers new flexibility in the solid phase synthesis of N-modified secondary amines, for instance in spider toxin synthesis.     

Formation and cure of novolacs: NMR study of transient molecules

High-resolution magnetic resonance spectroscopy has been used to investigate three areas of novolac resin chemistry: first, the lifetimes of glycol species in formalin under acid and base conditions and the reactivity of methylene glycol towards alcohols; second, the in situ identification of novolac resin intermediates; third, the novolac–hexamethylenetetramine cure mechanisms. It is shown that the mean lifetime of a given glycol species is an order of magnitude shorter under basic conditions than under an acid of equal normality. The ratio of the equilibrium constants for the addition of methylene glycol to methanol, benzyl alcohol, and phenol was measured as 70:20:1. New reactive intermediates were discovered while monitoring the reaction of phenol and formalin. The reactions of various phenols with hexamethylenetetramine were studied, and short-lived benzoxazines were detected at 100–120°C whenever ortho hydrogen was available on the phenolic nucleus. The NMR peak assignments in the reaction sequence: benzoxazine, dibenzylamine, tribenzylamine, diphenylmethane are presented. Spectra of the very elusive p-benzylamines of 2,6-xylenol were recorded at 100–155°C. At 170°C, the lifetimes of these p-benzylamines are too short to afford proton resonance spectra. No evidence of hexahydrotriazine or (CH₂ = N-CH₂)₃N type structures was found in 100 MHz NMR spectra of reaction mixtures of a phenol and hexamethylene-tetramine.     

Synthesis of polymeric microspheres from a Merrifield resin by surface‐initiated nitroxide‐mediated radical polymerization

Polymeric microspheres were prepared from a Merrifield resin via nitroxide‐mediated radical polymerization. Polystyrene, poly(acetoxystyrene), and poly[styrene‐b‐(methyl methacrylate‐co‐styrene)], poly(acetoxystyrene‐b‐styrene), and poly(styrene‐co‐2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate) copolymers were demonstrated to graft onto 2,2,6,6‐tetramethyl‐1‐piperidinyloxy nitroxide bound Merrifield resins. The polymerization control was enhanced both on the surface and in solution by the addition of sacrificial nitroxide. The significant increase in the particle diameter (more than a fivefold volume increase for polystyrene brushes) showed that polymer growth was not only on the surface but also within the particles, and this diameter increase could be adjusted through changes in the molecular weight of the polymers. The microspheres were characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, particle size analysis, and optical microscopy. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43: 2145–2154, 2005     

经济实用的Boc保护氨基酸键合氯甲基树脂的方法研究

在固相多肽合成中, 探索一种经济有效的Boc保护氨基酸键合氯甲基树脂的方法. 采用K₂CO₃/KI作为键合试剂, 一步合成产物, 反应条件为: Boc保护氨基酸2.5倍量, K₂CO₃ 2.5倍量, KI 0.01倍量, 氯甲基树脂1.0倍量, 普通DMF作反应溶剂, 70 ℃空气浴中旋转反应25 h. 考察了28种不同结构的氨基酸底物在此条件下与氯甲基树脂的键合收率, 大多数氨基酸都能得到几乎定量的酯化产率. 并选取了不同空间位阻的4种Boc保护氨基酸, 比较了KOH, Cs₂CO₃, TEA/KI, DCHA/KI, DIPA/KI, Cs₂CO₃/KI和K₂CO₃/KI等不同键合条件对收率的影响. 结果表明, 除Boc-Asn-OH外, K₂CO₃/KI条件与Cs₂CO₃/KI的效果大体相同, 但K₂CO₃/KI更为经济、可行.     

Grubbs Catalysts Immobilized on Merrifield Resin for Metathesis of Leaf Alcohols by using a Convenient Recycling Approach

Three new types of heterogeneous catalysts were prepared using a facile approach by the immobilization of Grubbs catalysts on PEGylated Merrifield resin. One of the immobilized catalysts was more efficient than the free catalyst for the metathesis of leaf alcohols in conversion and selectivity and was reused repeatedly (up to 5 cycles) with only a slight loss of activity (10.5 %). The long-chain PEGylated linker provided an appropriate distance between the resin and the catalytic center so that the ruthenium catalysts acted as the free catalyst.     

Polystyrene resins cross-linked with di- or tri(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylates as supports for solid-phase peptide synthesis

Polystyrene resins cross-linked with di(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate (DEGDMA) and tri(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate (TEGDMA), DEGDMA-PS and TEGDMA-PS, were synthesized by suspension copolymerization. Four functionalized resins, chloromethyl resin, 4-hydroxymethylphenoxymethyl resin (Wang resin), 4-methylbenzhydrylamine resin (MBHA resin) and 2-chlorotrityl chloride resin, were prepared from DEGDMA-PS and TEGDMA-PS. DEGDMA-PS and TEGDMA-PS showed high reactivity in the functionalization reactions in comparison with Merrifield resin (polystyrene cross-linked with divinylbenzene, DVB-PS). DEGDMA-PS-Wang resin and TEGDMA-PS-Wang resin were used as the solid-phase support for the synthesis of a difficult sequence, the fragment of acyl carrier protein 65-74. The yields of the crude peptide synthesized using DEGDMA-PS-Wang resin, TEGDMA-PS-Wang resin and DVB-PS-Wang resin were 92.3%, 91.6% and 78.8%, respectively. The purities of the crude peptides were 85.7%, 88.1% and 73.3%, respectively.