First Resolution of a Free Fluorophosphine Chiral at Phosphorus. Resolution and Reactions of Free and Coordinated (+/-)-Fluorophenylisopropylphosphine

The trivalent fluorophosphine (+/-)-PFPh(i-Pr), (+/-)-1, has been prepared by halogen exchange of the corresponding chlorophosphine with sodium fluoride in hot sulfolane. The neat fluorophosphine rapidly decomposes by equilibrium redox disproportionation into PF(3)Ph(i-Pr) and (R,R)/(R,S)-Ph(i-Pr)PPPh(i-Pr), but in benzene, (+/-)-1 has considerable thermodynamic stability. The resolution of (+/-)-1 was achieved by a fractional crystallization of the diastereomers (R,R(P))- and (R,S(P))-chloro[1-[1-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-2-naphthalenyl-C,N](fluorophenylisopropylphosphine)palladium(II), (R,R(P))- and (R,S(P))-5, whereby the less soluble (R,R(P)) diastereomer selectively crystallized in 64% yield in a typical second-order asymmetric transformation. Optically pure (S)-(-)-1, -210 (c 0.59, C(6)H(6)), was liberated from (R,R(P))-5 with (R,S)-1,2-phenylenebis(methylphenylphosphine). The optically active phosphine in benzene racemizes over 6 h without significant redox disproportionation. The methoxyphosphine (+/-)-P(OMe)Ph(i-Pr), (+/-)-9, was also resolved by the method of metal complexation. Thus, fractional crystallization of (R,R(P))- and (R,S(P))-chloro[1-[1-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-2-naphthalenyl-C,N](methoxyphenylisopropylphosphine)palladium(II), (R,R(P))- and (R,S(P))-8, followed by liberation of the respective optically active methoxyphosphines from the separated diastereomers with 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane, gave (R)-(+)- and (S)-(-)-9 of 92% and 96% ee, respectively. The barrier to unimolecular inversion for (+/-)-9 was determined to be >82.9 +/- 0.5 kJ mol(-)(1) by variable temperature (1)H NMR spectroscopy. The substitution of fluoride in (R,R(P))-5 by methoxide proceeds with predominant inversion of the configuration at phosphorus to give (R,R(P))- and (R,S(P))-8 with (R,S(P))/(R,R(P)) = (1)/(5). The crystal structures of (R,R(P))-5 and (R,R(P))-8 have been determined: (R,R(P))-5 (C(23)H(28)ClFNPPd) crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group P2(1)2(1)2(1) with a = 9.967(2) ?, b = 10.998(4) ?, c = 21.324(3) ?, Z = 4, and R = 0.031; (R,R(P))-8 (C(24)H(31)ClNOPPd) crystallizes in the space group P2(1)2(1)2(1) with a = 10.444(3) ?, b = 12.146(3) ?, c = 19.047(2) ?, Z = 4, and R = 0.026.     

Synthesis,Spectroscopic and Structural Characterization of Homochiral Polymeric S-Malato Tungstate(VI) Complex

The S-Malic acid is a natural constituent and common metabolite of plants and animals, being involved in the Krebs cycle and in the glyoxylic acid cycle. Malic acid's metal ion chelating abilities bring about changes in the solubility of metals and influence significantly their mobilization and bioavailability in biological media. Recently, a steady flow of reports on the molecular characterization of tungsten-containing enzyme from a wide range of microorganisms has drastically changed our appreciation of tungsten. Biological tungsten is not an odd remnant of evolution but a widespread, versatile catalytic entity for the activation of the carbonyl group both in carbon dioxide and in a broad spectrum of aldehydes and carboxylic acids. The interaction of tungsten with dicarboxylic acid such as malate may provide a scaffold onto which reasonable hypotheses can be built pertaining to that metal ion's chemical speciation in biological fluids. However, scant information has been available on tungsten dicarboxylate chemistry, with equally unavailable structural data on elusive complexed forms in biological media. The lack of such data prompted us to investigate the tungsten-malate chemistry, targeting low molecular weight complexes soluble in aqueous media.     

Novel Asymmetric and Stereospecific Aziridination of Alkenes with a Chiral Nitridomanganese Complex

The addition of pyridine N -oxide is necessary to obtain high enantioselectivities in the asymmetric aziridination of styrene derivatives through transfer of a nitrogen atom from chiral, toluenesulfonic anhydride activated nitridomanganese complex 1 [Eq. (a)]. Remarkably, high stereospecificity was observed in all the aziridinations of trans- and cis-1,2-disubstituted alkenes. R¹=H, Me, nPr, iPr; R²=H, Me; Ts=p-toluenesulfonyl.     

Structural Characterization of a Thrombin-Aptamer Complex by High Resolution Native Top-Down Mass Spectrometry

Native mass spectrometry (MS) with electrospray ionization (ESI) has evolved as an invaluable tool for the characterization of intact native proteins and non-covalently bound protein complexes. Here we report the structural characterization by high resolution native top-down MS of human thrombin and its complex with the Bock thrombin binding aptamer (TBA), a 15-nucleotide DNA with high specificity and affinity for thrombin. Accurate mass measurements revealed that the predominant form of native human α-thrombin contains a glycosylation mass of 2205 Da, corresponding to a sialylated symmetric biantennary oligosaccharide structure without fucosylation. Native MS showed that thrombin and TBA predominantly form a 1:1 complex under near physiological conditions (pH 6.8, 200 mM NH₄OAc), but the binding stoichiometry is influenced by the solution ionic strength. In 20 mM ammonium acetate solution, up to two TBAs were bound to thrombin, whereas increasing the solution ionic strength destabilized the thrombin–TBA complex and 1 M NH₄OAc nearly completely dissociated the complex. This observation is consistent with the mediation of thrombin-aptamer binding through electrostatic interactions and it is further consistent with the human thrombin structure that contains two anion binding sites on the surface. Electron capture dissociation (ECD) top-down MS of the thrombin–TBA complex performed with a high resolution 15 Tesla Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FTICR) mass spectrometer showed the primary binding site to be at exosite I located near the N-terminal sequence of the heavy chain, consistent with crystallographic data. High resolution native top-down MS is complementary to traditional structural biology methods for structurally characterizing native proteins and protein–DNA complexes.

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First Isolation and Structural Characterization of a Nickel(III) Complex Containing Aliphatic Thiolate Donors

Long overdue were syntheses of nickel(III ) complexes containing aliphatic thiolate ligands. The complex anion [Ni(phmi)]⁻ (phmi is the tetraanion of N,N′-1,2-phenylenebis(2-methyl-2-sulfanylpropionamide) has now been isolated—as PPh₄ salt—and structurally characterized. The stability of the nickel(III ) complex is attributed to the special properties of the ligand, which abolish or at least retard possible decomposition pathways.     

手性氮杂环丙烷衍生物的合成及结构表征

以二甲基亚砜为溶剂,在60～65℃加热回流条件下,5-(L)-■氧基-3-溴-2(5H)-呋喃酮与脂肪胺通过不对称Michael加成/分子内亲核取代反应,简便、快速、高收率地合成了手性氮杂环丙烷衍生物,产率为61%～67%。经元素分析、IR、1HNMR、13CNMR和MS对产物进行了结构表征,并通过X-射线单晶测定确认了其中的5-(R)-(1R,2S,5R)-■氧基-丁内酯[3,4-b]-2(S)-6(R)-1-N-异丙基氮杂环丙烷的立体结构。     

一种新的手性三齿膦配体的合成及其应用

自从１９６６年第一个不对称催化反应［１］问世以来，研究最为广泛、深入的是不对称催化氢化反应．由于手性配体是手性催化剂产生不对称诱导和控制的源泉，因此，人们对手性配体研究得较为深入，已经出现了上千种不同结构的手性膦配体，其中手性双膦配体较多，而三齿膦配...     

苯基碳酸烯丙酯类化合物的合成及其在手性仲胺拆分中的应用

以酚类化合物和氯化烯丙基甲酯为原料,合成了三种苯基碳酸烯丙酯化合物[1a～1c,其中2-甲氧基苯基碳酸烯丙酯(1b)为新化合物]。以1a～1c为酰基供体,在甲苯中经Novozyme 435酶催化对消旋的1-甲基-6,7-二甲氧基四氢异喹啉(2)进行拆分,得到手性仲胺S-2和R-2,转化率近50%,R-2的对映选择性>99%,其结构经1H NMR和13C NMR表征。     

手性螺-环丙烷类化合物的结构特征和解析

通过IR,¹HNMR,¹³CNMR,UV,MS以及X射线晶体衍射测定方法来确认一类新的手性螺-环丙烷化合物的化学结构.为研究新的螺环/环丙烷类复杂化合物的结构提供了有价值的依据.     

表面修饰二氧化钛纳米粒子的结构表征及形成机理

利用溶胶 凝胶法在混合溶剂中制备了硬脂酸表面修饰TiO2纳米粒子,对所合成的纳米粒子通过FTIR、XPS、XRD和TEM对其结构进行表征.结果确证了表面有机修饰层的存在,并且是羧酸根与无机内核以双齿配位形式结合;无机纳米内核的结晶度很低,但是可以确定为锐钛矿成分,平均粒径约为6～8 nm.提出了表面修饰纳米粒子的形成机理,认为在体系中硬脂酸和水之间发生竞争反应,其过程类似于聚合 阻聚反应,最后给出了硬脂酸表面修饰TiO2纳米粒子的结构模型.     

手性金属簇合物的合成、结构表征及其反应

用潜手性羰基簇合物 ( μ3 S)RuCo2 (CO) 9( 1 )与阴离子金属交换试剂Na[M (CO) 3C5 H4C(O)R][R =H ,CH3,C6 H5 ,C6 H4C(O)OCH3;M =Mo ,W ]在四氢呋喃中回流反应 ,生成一系列新的由四个不同原子组成的不对称四面体簇合物 ( μ3 S)RuCoM (CO ) 8CpCOR .研究了簇合物 ( μ3 S)RuCoMo(CO) 8CpCOCH3的还原反应 .对合成的所有化合物进行了IR、1HNMR、C/H元素分析 ,测定了簇合物( μ3 S)RuCoMo(CO) 8CpCOC6 H5 的单晶结构 .     

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of a Copper Complex with Furaldehyde Salicylylhydrazone

The copper complex Cu（C12H9N2O3）2 has been synthesized by the reaction of furaldehyde salicylylhydrazone （Hfs） and copper acetylacetonate and characterized by X-ray crystal diffraction and spectroscopic studies. The crystal crystallizes in space group P211n with a = 5.9765（3）, b = 15.7196（9）, c = 12.0514（6）A,β= 101.618（3）^o, V = 1109.0（1）A^3, C24H18CuN4O6, Mr = 521.96, Z = 2, Dc = 1.563 g/cm^3, μ = 1.035 mm^-1, F（000） = 534, R = 0.0373 and wR = 0.1058 for 2283 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. The copper atom has a square-planar CuN2O2 coordination and should be in an octahedral coordination if considering Cu-O （phenol） with distances of 2.796（2）A as weak bonds. The neighboring copper complex molecules are linked together by these weak Cu-O （phenol） bonds, resulting in an extended 1D chain. The title compound exhibits paramagnetic property and fluorescence behavior at room temperature supported by the EPR and fluorescence spectra.     

Ligand Recognition Processes in the Formation of Homochiral C3‐Symmetric LnL3 Complexes of a Chiral Alkoxide

The reaction of a chiral racemic bidentate ligand HL¹ (tBu₂P(O)CH₂CH(tBu)OH) with mid to late trivalent lanthanide cations affords predominantly homochiral lanthanide complexes (RRR)‐[Ln(L¹)₃] and (SSS)‐[Ln(L¹)₃]. A series of reactions are reported that demonstrate that the syntheses are under thermodynamic control, and driven by a ligand ‘self‐recognition’ process, in which the large asymmetric bidentate L¹ ligands pack most favourably in a C₃ geometry around the lanthanide cation. The synthesis of bis(L¹) adducts [Ln(L¹)₂X] (X=N(SiMe₃)₂, OC₆H₃tBu‐2,6) is also reported. Analysis of the diastereomer mixtures shows that homochiral (L¹)₂ complexes are favoured but to a lesser extent. The complexes Ln(L¹)₃ and [Ln(L¹)₂(OC₆H₃tBu‐2,6)] have been studied as initiators for the polymerization of ε‐caprolactone and its copolymer with lactide, glycolide and its copolymer with lactide, and ε‐caprolactam.     

键合偶联双奎宁手性固定相的制备和手性拆分性能

键合偶联双奎宁手性固定相的制备和手性拆分性能;手性固定相;奎宁;高效液相色谱;拆分     

Preparation and Characterization of a Cobalt‐Containing Mono‐Phosphine Ligand and its Coordinated Molybdenum Complex

A cobalt‐containing monodentate phosphine [(μ₂‐PPh₂CH₂PPh₂‐κ²P)Co₂(CO)₄][μ₂‐η²‐PhC≡CP(i‐Pr)₂] 2f , was prepared from the reaction of (μ₂‐PPh₂CH₂PPh₂‐κ²P)Co₂(CO)₆ 1 with PhC≡CP(i‐Pr)₂. It was accompanied by an oxidized compound, [(μ₂‐PPh₂CH₂PPh₂‐κ²P)Co₂(CO)₄][μ₂‐η²‐PhC≡CP(=O)(i‐Pr₂)] 2fo during the chromatographic process. Further reaction of 2f with Mo(CO)₆ resulted in the formation of a 2f ‐ligated molybdenum complex 4 , [(μ₂‐PPh₂CH₂PPh₂‐κ²P)Co₂(CO)₄][μ₂‐η²‐PhC≡CP(i‐Pr₂)‐κP]‐Mo(CO)₅.     

Synthesis and Characterization of the First Pyrrolidine‐Based Chiral Ionic Liquids

The first example of pyrrolidine‐based room‐temperature chiral ionic liquids using 2‐aminobutanol as chiral auxiliary is described.