3-Alkoxymethyl-1-(1R,2S,5R)-(−)-menthoxymethylimidazolium salts-based chiral ionic liquids

A new group of imidazolium salt-based chiral ionic liquids have been prepared and characterized. The chiral ionic liquids obtained are stable in air, in contact with water and popular organic solvents. Their physicochemical properties, single-crystal X-ray structures, antimicrobial activities, and antielectrostatic effects have been determined. The chiral ionic liquids synthesized have proven to represent not only potential new solvents in asymmetric synthesis but also effective disinfectants with antielectrostatic activity.     

Stereoselective synthesis and absolute configuration of (1′R,3R,4R)-4-acetoxy-3-(2′,2′,2′-trifluoro-1′-hydroxyethyl)azetidin-2-one

The title compound 3, an intermediate in the synthesis of fluorocarbapenems, is obtained with high stereocontrol by the condensation of (R)-(+)-ethyl 4,4,4-trifluoro-3-hydroxybutanoate with N-trimethylsilyl cinnamylidenimine. X-Ray diffraction analysis of the condensation product and chemical correlations allowed the unambiguous determination of the absolute configuration.     

Synthesis,characterization, and investigations of antimicrobial activity of 6,6-dimethyl-3-aryl-3′,4′,6,7-tetrahydro-1′H,3H-spiro[benzofuran-2,2′-naphthalene]-1′,4(5H)-dione

Chalcone-like compounds 3a–l, 2-(benzylidene)-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-1(2H)-one, were synthesized from the addition of different benzaldehyde derivatives (2a–l) to 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-napthalone (1) in basic medium. Mn(OAc)₃-mediated addition of dimedone (4) to chalcone-like compounds gave the spirobenzofuran derivatives (5a-l), 6,6-dimethyl-3-aryl-3′,4′,6,7-tetrahydro-1′H,3H-spiro[benzofuran-2,2′-naphthalene]-1′,4 (5H)-dione, in good yields. The structures of synthesized compounds 5a–l were elucidated on basis of spectral data (NMR, IR) and elemental analysis. In addition, their antibacterial activities were screened against some human pathogenic microorganisms.     

Determination of the enantiomeric composition of N,N-dimethyl-α-ferrocenylethylamine by 1H NMR spectroscopy

A new method for the determination of enantiomeric composition of N,N-dimethyl--ferrocenylethylamine by ¹H NMR spectroscopy using (S)-mandelic acid as a chiral protonating agent was proposed.     

Efficient resolution of (±)-pantolactone by inclusion crystallization with the use of chiral 1,1,2-triphenylethane-1,2-diol

Enantioselective formation of crystalline 1 : 1 host—guest complexes with (R)-or (S)-1,1,2-triphenylethane-1,2-diol as a host compound allows efficient preparative resolution of (±)-pantolactone. Optically active pantolactones (98%ee) were obtained in 65–67% yield. Published inIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1489–1490, August, 2000.     

Crystal structure of the N,N′,N″-triphenyl-guanidinium-bis-[η5-π-(3)-dicarbollide]Ni(III) complex

Single crystals of a new compound containing triphenylguanidinium and bis(dicarbollide)nickel(III) [C(NHC₆H₅)₃][Ni(B₉C₂H₁₁)₂] are obtained and analyzed by LOW-TEMPERATURE. Crystallographic data are: C₂₃H₄₀B₁₈N₃Ni, M = 611.87, monoclinic system, space group P2₁/c, unit cell parameters: a = 21.9085(5) Å, b = 19.9294(4) Å, c = 14.8721(4) Å, β = 91.4033(9)°, V = 6491,5(4) ų, Z = 8, d _x = 1.252 g/cm³, T = 100 K, F(000) = 2536, μ = 0.621 mm^?1. The structure was solved by direct and Fourier methods and refined by the full matrix least squares technique in the anisotropic/isotropic (for H atoms) approximation up to the final factor R ₁ = 0.053 for 10429 I _hkl ≥ 2σ _I (Bruker X8 APEX diffractometer, {ie547-1} radiation). It contains two independent [C(NHC₆H₅)₃]⁺ cations with different conformations and two [Ni(B₉C₂H₁₁)₂]^? anions with the same transoid conformation. Three types of weak intermolecular interactions are found: {ie547-2}; C-H…π between the H(C) atoms of cluster anions and delocalized π systems of Ph rings of cations; π…π interactions of Ph rings of cation 2 with each other.     

Kinetics and mechanism of oxidation of bis(2,2′,6′,2″-terpyridine) iron(II) by manganese(IV)

A study has been made on the oxidation of bis(2,2,6, 2-terpyridine)-iron(II), Fe(tpy) ₂ ²⁺ by manganese (IV) using stopped-flow spectrophotometry in H₂SO₄–H₃PO₄ mixtures. The reaction is first order in each the substrate and the oxidant. The rate of the reaction increases with hydrogen ion concentration. A plausible mechanism is proposed considering the protonated forms of manganese(IV) as reactive oxidizing species. The reaction obeys the rate law

Preparation and Structure of (E)-1-(3′-Hydroxy-2-Furanyl)-3-(3″-Hydroxy-4″-Methoxyphenyl)-2-Propen-1-One

Abstract

A facile procedure is presented for the synthesis of (E)-1-(3′-hydroxy-2′-furanyl)-3-(3″-hydroxy-4″-methoxyphenyl)-2- propen-1-one (6). Galactosylisomaltol (1) was condensed with isovanillin (2) under strong alkaline conditions at 25 [ddot]C to form (E)-1-(3′-O-β-D-galactopyranosyloxy-2′-furanyl)-3-(3″- hydroxy-4″-methoxyphenyl)-2-propen-1-one (4). (E)-1-(3′-hydroxy-2′-furanyl)-3-(3″-hydroxy-4″-methoxyphenyl)-2-propen-1-one (6) was obtained by acid hydrolysis of 4 in a 53.9% yield. This hetero-cyclic 2-propen-1-one was characterized on the basis of spectral data (IR and ¹H NMR), physicochemical properties, and conversion to a mono-O-acetyl derivative.     

The synthesis and spectral properties of the novel monodentate(s) coordinated thiosemicarbazide and thiosemicarbazone complexes [Fe(CO)2L(η5-C5H5)][PF6] (L = H2NNHCSNH2, cy-C5H10CNNHCSNH2 or R′R″CNNHCSNH2, R′ = R″ = Me; R′= H,R″ = Ph; R′= H,R″ = p-NO2Ph,R′= Me,R″ = p-MePh)

The acetone complex [Fe(CO)₂(Me₂CO)(η⁵-C₅H₅)][PF₆] reacts with L (L = H₂NNHCSNH₂, cy-C₅H₁₀CNNHCSNH₂, or R′R″CNNHCSNH₂ where R′ = R″ = Me; R′ = H, R″ = Ph; R′ = H, R″ = p-NO₂Ph; R′ = p-MePh) in refluxing trichloromethane to give the new complexes [Fe(CO)₂L(η⁵-C₅H₅)][PF₆]. The complexes are clearly coordinated through the sulphur atom since the thiosemicarbazide complex reacts with benzaldehyde to afford the corresponding thiosemicarbazone compound.     

Synthesis of binuclear complexes of PdCl2 with chiral α,α′-diamino-meta-xylene dioximes H2L1, H2L2, and H2L3, the derivatives of the terpenes (+)-3-carene, (R)-(+)-limonene, and (S)-(−)-α-pinene. Crystal structure of [Pd2(H2L1)Cl4]

Chiral α,α′-diamino-meta-xylene dioximes H₂L¹, H₂L², and H₂L³ were obtained from the naturally occurring terpenoids (+)-3-carene, (R)-(+)-limonene, and (S)-(?)-α-pinene, respectively. Reactions of these ligands with PdCl₂ gave the diamagnetic complexes Pd₂(H₂L¹)Cl₄ (I), Pd₂(H₂L²)Cl₄ (II), and Pd₂(H₂L³)Cl₄ (III). According to X-ray diffraction data, the crystal structure of complex I consists of acentric binuclear molecules [Pd₂(H₂L¹)Cl₄]. The coordination polyhedron PdN₂Cl₂ is a square distorted in a tetrahedral manner (trapezium) made up of two N atoms of the tetradentate bridging cyclic ligand H₂L¹ and two Cl atoms. The fragments PdCl₂ in the complex are cis to each other. According to the ¹H NMR spectra of complexes I–III in CDCl₃, the organic ligands are coordinated through the N atoms; in solution, the complexes exist in several forms.     

Asymmetric Synthesis of (-)-(2R,3R,6S)-Irnigaine

Introduction　　Asarelativelynewmemberofnaturalalkaloidswith2 ,6 disubstituted 3 piperidinolskeleton ,irnigaine 1wasisolatedfromthetubersofArisarumVulgare (Araceae)in1995byMelhaouiandBode .1Itsstructureandrelativeconfigurationswereelucidatedby1HNMRstudiesandtheabsoluteconfigurationwasproposedonthebasisofitsopti calrotation .1Soonafterthen ,Meyerandhisco workersreportedthefirstsynthesisof (- ) (2R ,3R ,6S) irni gaineandtheconfigurationconfirmation .Althoughtheirsynthesisroutewasshortan…     

Synthesis of (-)-swainsonine and (-)-8-epi-swainsonine by the addition of allenylmetals to chiral α,β-alkoxy sulfinylimines

The asymmetric synthesis of (-)-swainsonine and (-)-8-epi-swainsonine is reported through the addition of either the allenylzinc or the allenyl lithio cyanocuprate reagents derived from [3-(methoxymethoxy)prop-1-ynyl]trimethylsilane to enantiopure α,β-dialkoxy N-tert-butanesulfinylimines derived from d-erythronolactone.     

Efficient,Green, Solvent-Free Synthesis of 3,4-Dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones via Biginelli Reaction Catalyzed by Cu(NO3)2·3H2O

The synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2-(1H)-ones derivatives via a three-component Biginelli reaction using copper nitrate as a catalyst under solventless conditions is reported, providing a green, rapid, efficient, and convenient method for the preparation of Biginelli compounds in good yields.     

Preparation of (−)-(R)-2-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorophenoxy)-2-(phenyl-d5)acetic acid: an efficient 1H NMR chiral solvating agent for direct enantiomeric purity evaluation of quinoline-containing antimalarial drugs

The title compound was prepared as a racemate from (±)-mandelic acid-d₅ in one step. The corresponding (−)-(R)-enantiomer (98% ee) was obtained by resolution with (−)-(R)-1-phenylethylamine and evaluated as a chiral solvating agent (CSA) for direct ¹H NMR enantiomeric excess determination of mefloquine (Lariam®), chloroquine (Chloroquine Bayer®), and hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil®) enantiomers. The displayed non-equivalence was high for signals in the aromatic region of all three antimalarials. Thus, the mandelic acid derivative described herein may be considered as the first efficient CSA ‘invisible’ in the aromatic region, useful for direct ¹H NMR ee value determination of chiral quinoline-containing antimalarial drugs.     

Efficient synthesis of (−)-(R)- and (+)-(S)-rolipram

A novel, efficient and protecting group free enantioselective synthetic approach of (?)-(R)-1 and (+)-(S)-rolipram 2 is described employing the organocatalyzed asymmetric Michael addition, Henry condensation, Wittig olefination and reductive lactamization reactions as key steps.     

Efficient synthesis of methyl (+)-(1S,3R)-3-(2,2-dimethoxycarbonylethyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-1-carboxylate from (+)-4α-acetyl-2-carene

The title compound is synthesized from (+)-4α-acetyl-2-carene in four steps. Published inIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1480–1481, August, 2000.     

Determination of the Chemical Structure of Poly-β (-)-pinene by NMR Spectroscopy

This paper is dedicated to the memory of our friend and colleague Annalaura Segre.

The chemical structure of a series of β (-)-pinene polymers (PBP) obtained by radiation-induced polymerization, free radical initiation, cationic polymerization over a Friedel-Craft catalyst and by coordinative polymerization over a Ziegler-Natta catalyst has been fully elucidated by ¹H and ¹³C-NMR spectroscopy. 2D NMR techniques have been applied in order to assign all the NMR resonances to the structures of the PBP investigated. The NMR spectra show that the most regular PBP structure is obtained by radiation-induced polymerization followed by the free radical initiated polymerization. The most defective structure has been observed in the case of PBP prepared by cationic mechanism over a Friedel-Crafts catalyst. The discussion accounts for different types of defects and cross-links present in the PBPs investigated whose fundamental structure is based on the p-menthene repeating unit.

NMR self-diffusion measurements have been performed to evaluate the molecular weight of all the PBP investigated. The highest molecular weight (2600 Dalton) was found in the case of PBP prepared by Ziegler-Natta catalyst, while the lowest molecular weight was found in the case of PBP prepared by radiation-induced polymerization (about 1000 Dalton).     

Catalytic asymmetric hydrosilylation of ketones by rhodium(I) complexes containing the enantiomers of (R1, R1)-(±)-1,2-phenylenebis(methylphenylarsine) and their phosphorus isosteres

Soluble (bicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-diene)rhodium(I) complexes containing the enantiomers of (R¹,R¹-(±)-1,2-phenylenebis(methylphenyl-arsine) or its phosphorus isosteres have been found to be highly efficient catalysts for the asymmetric hydrosilylation of prochiral ketones. The rates of reaction for both the bis(tertiary arsine)- and the bis(tertiary phosphine)-containing catalysts appear to be amongst the fastest of their type hitherto reported, with both catalysts giving comparable optical yields of asymmetric silyl ethers. This is the first successful use of a tertiary arsine-containing complex for catalytic asymmetric hydrosilylation. The optical yields varied between 18 – 41% for C₆H₅COCH₃ and CH₃COC(CH₃)₃, depending upon conditions and catalyst, but with o-MeOC₆H₄COCH₃ as substrate, the optical yield dropped to 1 – 2% for both catalysts.