Design and concise synthesis of gem-difluoromethylenated analogue of 7-epi-castanospermine

A novel gem-difluoromethylenated castanospermine analogue B was designed and synthesized, starting from 3-bromo-3,3-difluoropropene and L-（-）-malic acid. The key steps involve substitution cyclization reaction and RCM reaction to construct the aza fused bicyclic framework.     

可持续固相合成高分散PdAg合金纳米颗粒用于电催化氢氧化和氢析出反应

固相研磨作为一种新型可持续的合成方法,近年来引起了人们广泛关注,为负载型金属合金纳米催化剂的制备提供了新思路.尽管有关合金催化剂研究取得了系列进展,但现有制备方法大多存在操作步骤复杂、形貌难以控制等问题,严重制约了合金催化剂的规模化应用.本文发展了一种可持续化策略,即于室温下在玛瑙研钵中直接研磨合成了一系列高分散在碳载体上的小尺寸PdAg合金纳米颗粒(PdAg/C).此法无需任何溶剂和有机试剂,保证了整个过程简单便捷、绿色环保,同时确保了PdAg合金纳米颗粒表面清洁无污染,利于样品的催化应用.利用TEM,XRD和XPS表征技术对系列PdAg/C样品的组成及形貌进行了深入探究.TEM结果表明,所得催化剂中金属颗粒尺寸较小(4.9±1.03 nm),且高度分散在碳载体表面.XRD结果表明,Pd9Ag1/C,Pd5Ag5/C和Pd1Ag9/C催化剂特征衍射峰位于对应的Pd/C和Ag/C衍射峰之间,且会随着Ag含量的不断增加逐渐向低角度偏移.XPS结果表明,三个催化剂中均存在Pd,Ag两种元素,且随着Ag含量的增加,它们的Pd 3d结合能逐渐正移;而随着Pd含量的不断增加,三样品的Ag 3d结合能逐渐负向偏移.由此可见,采用可持续固相合成法成功制得了碳负载的PdAg合金纳米颗粒.一系列对比实验表明,PdAg合金纳米颗粒的尺寸和分散度显著依赖于NaOH,而与碳载体的形貌、比表面积和类型无明显关系.将系列PdAg/C样品用于碱性电催化氢氧化(HOR)和析氢反应(HER)时,均展现出高的催化性能.其中,Pd9Ag1/C催化性能最佳,在HOR中,质量交换电流密度和面积交换电流密度分别为26.5 A gPd^–1和0.033 mA cmPd^–2;在HER中,电流密度为10 mA cm^–2时所需过电位仅为68 mV;此外,Pd9Ag1/C催化剂经过1000圈CV循环测试后,催化活性未显著衰减,对两个目标反应均展现出优异的电化学稳定性.PdAg/C高催化活性主要归因于两个方面:(1)PdAg合金纳米颗粒表面洁净、尺寸小且分散均匀,能提供大量可利用的活性位点;(2)Pd与Ag之间强的协同与合金效应使得催化剂具有最佳的本征活性.     

A new finding in selective Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of α-fluorinated ketones; a new and practical route for the synthesis of α-fluorinated esters

α-Fluorinated esters were effectively prepared by the Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of α-fluorinated ketones with m-chloroperbenzoic acid (m-CPBA) under mild conditions. The yield of the esters was influenced by the choice of solvent, base, and substituent on the aryl group of the ketones. 4-Methoxyphenyl substituted fluoroketones were oxidized almost quantitatively with m-CPBA within 10 min to 12 h at room temperature using 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP) as a cosolvent with CH₂Cl₂ (1:1, v/v) and aqueous buffer (KH₂PO₄-NaOH, pH 7.6) as an additive base. The oxidation reaction rates of α-fluorinated ketones were higher than those of the corresponding non-fluorinated ketones. The fluorine atom at α-position of fluoromethyl aryl ketones enhanced the reactivity in the Baeyer-Villiger oxidation.     

Syntheses, molecular and supramolecular structures, electrochemistry and magnetic properties of two macrocyclic dinickel(II) complexes

The work in this paper reports syntheses, molecular and supramolecular structures, electrochemistry and magnetic properties of two diphenoxo-bridged dinickel(II) compounds [Ni^II₂L(N₃)₂(H₂O)₂]·CH₃CN (1) and [Ni^II₂L(N₃)₂(H₂O)] (2), where H₂L is the tetraimino diphenolate macrocyclic ligand, obtained on [2 + 2] condensation of 4-methyl-2,6-diformylphenol and 2,2′-dimethyl-1,3-diaminopropane. Brown colored compound 1 and green colored compound 2 are produced from the same reaction mixture as a function of temperature; 1 is formed from the reaction mixture in acetonitrile at low temperature (ca. 5 °C), while 2 is formed on heating the reaction mixture in acetonitrile. Crystals of compounds 1 and 2 are monoclinic (space group P2₁/c) and orthorhombic (space group P2₁2₁2₁), respectively. Analyses of the crystal packing of the crystalline phases reveal that two-dimensional topologies are resulted in both 1 and 2 due to hydrogen bonding interactions. Variable-temperature (2-300 K) magnetic susceptibility measurements of the two compounds reveal that the metal centers in both the complexes are coupled by moderate antiferromagnetic interactions with J values (H = -2JS₁·S₂) −18.8 and −34.2 cm⁻¹ for 1 and 2, respectively. Electrochemical analyses of 2 reveal that this compound exhibits two-step reduction couples at E_½ = −977 and −1155 mV.     

The first examples of supramolecular discotic C3h tris(N-salicylideneamine)s featuring inter- and intra-molecular H-bonding: synthesis and characterization

Supramolecular liquid crystalline tris(N-salicylideneamine)s (TSANs) featuring both inter- and intra-molecular hydrogen bonding have been synthesized and characterized for the first time. These TSANs formed by condensing 3 equiv of 3,4,5-trialkoxybenzoylhydrazine with 1,3,5-triformylphloroglucinol exist as the single C_3h-symmetric keto-enamine product solely, unlike the previously reported TSANs. Their self-assembly into supramolecular fluid hexagonal columnar phase over a wide thermal range is evidenced with the aid of optical microscopic, calorimetric, and powder X-ray diffraction techniques.     

Self-assembly of supramolecular oligo-phenylene-ethynylene wires consisting of double Hamilton receptor modified OPE rods and a tetraphenylporphyrin cyanurate

The syntheses and characterizations of new oligo-phenylene-ethynylene (OPE) bridged bis-Hamilton receptors 8-9 and their linear H-bonding behaviour with a new cyanuric acid modified tetraphenylporphyrin (TPP) 13 are reported. The resulting rigid complexes consisting of an oligo-phenylene-acetylene wire and two terminating TPPs were characterized by ¹H NMR, UV/vis and fluorescence spectroscopies. The 1:2 compositions of the supramolecular complexes, the association constants K_n and the cooperativity of binding expressed by Scatchard plots and Hill coefficients η_H were determined by ¹H NMR titration experiments. The strength of the association constants K_n in CDCl₃ at rt was found to be in a range of 10⁵ and 10⁶ mol⁻¹ dm³ for the first complexation and 10¹⁰-10¹² mol⁻¹ dm³ for the second complexation, which is rather strong.     

Heterogeneous oxidation of cyclohexanone catalyzed by TS-1:Combined experimental and DFT studies

The reaction mechanism of the oxidation of cyclohexanone catalyzed by titanium silicate zeolite TS-1 using aqueous H2O2 as the oxidant was investigated by combining density function theory (DFT) calculations with experimental studies. DFT calculations showed that H2O2 was adsorbed and activated at the tetrahedral Ti sites. By taking into account the adsorption energy, molecular size, steric hindrance and structural information, a reaction mechanism of Baeyer-Villiger oxidation catalyzed by TS-1 that involves the activation of H2O2 was proposed. Experimental studies showed that the major products of cyclohexanone oxidation by H2O2 catalyzed by a hollow TS-1 zeolite wereε-carprolactone, 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid, and adipic acid. These products were analyzed by GC-MS and were in good agreement with the proposed mechanism. Our studies showed that the reaction mechanism on TS-1 zeolite was different from that on Sn-beta zeolite.     

Conversion of substituted 5‐aryloxypyrazolecarbaldehydes into reduced 3,4′‐bipyrazoles: synthesis and characterization,and the structures of four precursors and two products,and their supramolecular assembly in zero,one and two dimensions

The reaction of 5‐chloro‐3‐methyl‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐pyrazole‐4‐carbaldehyde with phenols under basic conditions yields the corresponding 5‐aryloxy derivatives; the subsequent reaction of these carbaldehydes with substituted acetophenones yields the corresponding chalcones, which in turn undergo cyclocondensation reactions with hydrazine in the presence of acetic acid to form N‐acetylated reduced bipyrazoles. Structures are reported for three 5‐aryloxycarbaldehydes and the 5‐piperidino analogue, and for two reduced bipyrazole products. 5‐(2‐Chlorophenoxy)‐3‐methyl‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐pyrazole‐4‐carbaldehyde, C₁₇H₁₃ClN₂O₂, (II), which crystallizes with Z′ = 2 in the space group P, exhibits orientational disorder of the carbaldehyde group in each of the two independent molecules. Each of 3‐methyl‐5‐(4‐nitrophenoxy)‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐pyrazole‐4‐carbaldehyde, C₁₇H₁₃N₃O₄, (IV), 3‐methyl‐5‐(naphthalen‐2‐yloxy)‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐pyrazole‐4‐carbaldehyde, C₂₁H₁₆N₂O₂, (V), and 3‐methyl‐1‐phenyl‐5‐(piperidin‐1‐yl)‐1H‐pyrazole‐4‐carbaldehyde, C₁₆H₁₉N₃O, (VI), (3RS)‐2‐acetyl‐5‐(4‐azidophenyl)‐5′‐(2‐chlorophenoxy)‐3′‐methyl‐1′‐phenyl‐3,4‐dihydro‐1′H,2H‐[3,4′‐bipyrazole] C₂₇H₂₂ClN₇O₂, (IX) and (3RS)‐2‐acetyl‐5‐(4‐azidophenyl)‐3′‐methyl‐5′‐(naphthalen‐2‐yloxy)‐1′‐phenyl‐3,4‐dihydro‐1′H,2H‐[3,4′‐bipyrazole] C₃₁H₂₅N₇O₂, (X), has Z′ = 1, and each is fully ordered. The new compounds have all been fully characterized by analysis, namely IR spectroscopy, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry. In each of (II), (V) and (IX), the molecules are linked into ribbons, generated respectively by combinations of C—H…N, C—H…π and C—Cl…π interactions in (II), C—H…O and C—H…π hydrogen bonds in (V), and C—H…N and C—H…O hydrogen bonds in (IX). The molecules of compounds (IV) and (IX) are both linked into sheets, by multiple C—H…O and C—H…π hydrogen bonds in (IV), and by two C—H…π hydrogen bonds in (IX). A single C—H…N hydrogen bond links the molecules of (X) into centrosymmetric dimers. Comparisons are made with the structures of some related compounds.     

Synthesis and structures of two molybdenum(VI) complexes derived from similar benzohydrazone ligands with catalytic properties

Two new structurally similar molybdenum(VI) complexes, [MoO₂L¹(CH₃OH)] (1) and [MoO₂L²(CH₃OH)] (2), where L¹ is the dianionic form of N′-(2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzylidene)-2-methylbenzohydrazide and L² is the dianionic form of N′-(2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzylidene)-2-methylbenzohydrazide, were prepared and structurally characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectra, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c, with unit cell dimensions a?=?7.941(1), b?=?14.337(2), c?=?15.141(2)?Å, β?=?92.782(2)°, V?=?1721.8(4)?ų, Z?=?4, R₁?=?0.0286, wR₂?=?0.0650, GOOF?=?1.028. 2 crystallizes in the triclinic space group P-1, with unit cell dimensions a?=?8.003(1), b?=?10.608(1), c?=?10.880(1)?Å, α?=?95.745(2)°, β?=?97.627(2)°, γ?=?105.762(2)°, V?=?872.0(2)?ų, Z?=?2, R₁?=?0.0226, wR₂?=?0.0595, GOOF?=?1.116. X-ray analysis indicates that Mo in the complexes are coordinated by the phenolate oxygen, imino nitrogen, and enolate oxygen of the benzohydrazone, methanol, and two oxo groups, generating octahedral coordination. The oxidation of olefins with the complexes as catalysts was evaluated, indicating that the complexes showed excellent catalytic efficiency in oxidation of most aliphatic and aromatic substrates under mild conditions using tert-butyl hydrogen peroxide as oxidant.     

Complexation of two macrocycles for amide,saccharide, and halide derivatives: the capacity of 1,2,3-triazole as hydrogen and halogen bonding acceptors

Two 1,2,3-triazole- and amide-incorporated macrocycles have been prepared by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of the corresponding dialkyne and diazide precursors. Intramolecular C–H?O hydrogen bonding is introduced to lock the C⁵–H atoms of the 1,2,3-triazole rings. The binding of the two macrocycles to amide, monosaccharide, and halide derivatives in chloroform or dichloromethane has been investigated. It is revealed that the amide units dominate their binding toward the amide and monosaccharide guests through forming intermolecular hydrogen bonding and 1,2,3-triazole is as weak as an intermolecular hydrogen bonding acceptor, but it forms intermolecular halogen bonding when cooperative effect exists.     

New strategy for the construction of epoxy-bridged tetrahydropyran frameworks from trioxane precursors: application to a concise synthesis of a Riesling acetal

A simple one-pot method to prepare dioxabicyclo[2.2.1] heptane derivatives, from readily available 1,2,4-trioxane frameworks, under catalytic hydrogenation conditions over a platinum surface is reported. The overall transformation involves the hydrogenation of the double bond and a ring contraction rearrangement that presumably proceeds via a hydrogenolytic cleavage of the O-O bond and subsequent intramolecular ketalization. The strategy was successfully applied to the synthesis of a Riesling acetal.     

Phenol-containing bis(oxazolines): synthesis and fluorescence sensing of amines

The fluorescence sensing of primary amines as their neutral forms has been studied with bis(oxazolinyl)phenols (Me-BOP, Ph-BOP), which are efficiently synthesized starting from mesitylene in six steps and in overall 12-22% yields. The BOP sensors showed fluorescence enhancement toward butylamine and several arylethylamines, whereas they showed fluorescence quenching toward secondary and branched amines. The opposite fluorescence behavior is explained by an increased conformational restriction at the excited state, at which a proton transfer complex between the host and guest forms that is stabilized in a tripodal hydrogen bonding mode. This is the first example in which fluorescence enhancement is observed in amine sensing with phenolic fluorophores. Enantiomeric α-chiral organoamines were also sensed with different fluorescent intensity changes by Ph-BOP, complementing the previous tris(oxazolines) that sense enantiomeric α-chiral organoammonium ions.     

High-speed microwave assisted synthesis of SEA0400—a selective inhibitor of the Na/Ca exchanger

An efficient and rapid five-step synthesis of SEA0400, a selective Na⁺/Ca²⁺ exchanger (NCX) inhibitor, using controlled microwave heating is reported. In addition, a novel three-step route omitting the key Baeyer-Villiger oxidation/hydrolysis sequence has been developed.     

A facile and efficient synthesis of β-amino alcohols using 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol as a metal-free and reusable medium

Trifluoroethanol was used as a reusable catalyst and medium for the ring opening of epoxides using aliphatic and aromatic amines as nucleophile under mild conditions to give the corresponding β-amino alcohols in high yields and regioselectivity.     

Crystal engineering with aroyl hydrazones of diacetyl monooxime – Molecular and supramolecular structures of two Ni(II) and two Zn(II) complexes

Four new Schiff bases of aroyl hydrazides with diacetyl monooxime have been prepared, and Ni(II) and Zn(II) complexes of these ligands have been synthesized. Two Ni(II) and two Zn(II) complexes have been characterized by X-ray crystallography. The aroyl hydrazone ligands were designed in such a way that there is a systematic variation in the H-bond forming abilities of their aroyl moiety, e.g. both H-bond acceptor and donor (salicyloyl), only H-bond donor (anthraniloyl), only H-bond acceptor (isonicotinoyl). It is shown in this work that such a variation in the H-bond donor acceptor properties of the ligands leads to considerable diversity in their supramolecular architecture.     

Studies directed towards the total synthesis of botcinic acid, the revised structure of botcinolide: synthesis of the highly substituted tetrahydropyran moiety

Synthesis of the highly substituted polyoxygenated tetrahydropyran ring of botcinic acid, the revised structure of botcinolide is achieved using, as key steps, a highly stereoselective aldol reaction of the titanium enolate from a lactate-derived chiral ketone and a stereoselective dihydroxylation.     

Silver(I) 3-D-supramolecular coordination frameworks constructed by the combination of coordination bonds and supramolecular interactions

Room temperature reactions of the ternary adducts of AgNO₃, bipodal ligand [4,4′-bipyridine (4,4′-bpy) or trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene (tbpe) or 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane (bpe)] and organic ligand [4-aminobenzoic acid (4-aba) or 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (4-hba) or terephthalate ion (tph)] afford new 3-D supramolecular coordination polymers (SCPs), namely, {[Ag(4,4′-bpy) · H₂O](4-ab) · 2H₂O} (1), {[Ag(tbpe)]0.5(4-hb) · 3H₂O} (2), [Ag₂(L)₂ · (tph)] (L = 4,4′-bpy, tbpe) (3,4) and {[Ag₂(bpe)₂ · (tph)] · 2H₂O} (5). The bipodal ligand coordinates to silver forming a 1-D cationic chain (A), while the organic ligand and solvent form a 1-D anionic chain (B) via hydrogen bonds. The chains construct layers which are connected via hydrogen bonds and π–π stacking forming a 3-D network structure. The presence of the carboxylate, amino and hydroxyl groups in the organic ligands significantly extend the dimensionality via hydrogen bonds. All the SCPs 1–5 exhibit strong luminescence.     

A concise and versatile route to tetrahydro‐1‐benzazepines carrying [a]‐fused heterocyclic units: synthetic sequence and spectroscopic characterization,and the molecular and supramolecular structures of one intermediate and two products

A concise, efficient and versatile route from simple starting materials to tricyclic tetrahydro‐1‐benzazepines carrying [a]‐fused heterocyclic units is reported. Thus, the easily accessible methyl 2‐[(2‐allyl‐4‐chlorophenyl)amino]acetate, (I), was converted, via (2RS,4SR)‐7‐chloro‐2,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1,4‐epoxy‐1‐benzo[b]azepine‐2‐carboxylate, (II), to the key intermediate methyl (2RS,4SR)‐7‐chloro‐4‐hydroxy‐2,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1H‐benzo[b]azepine‐2‐carboxylate, (III). Chloroacetylation of (III) provided the two regioisomers methyl (2RS,4SR)‐7‐chloro‐1‐(2‐chloroacetyl)‐4‐hydroxy‐2,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1H‐benzo[b]azepine‐2‐carboxylate, (IVa), and methyl (2RS,4SR)‐7‐chloro‐4‐(2‐chloroacetoxy)‐2,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1H‐benzo[b]azepine‐2‐carboxylate, C₁₄H₁₅Cl₂NO₄, (IVb), as the major and minor products, respectively, and further reaction of (IVa) with aminoethanol gave the tricyclic target compound (4aRS,6SR)‐9‐chloro‐6‐hydroxy‐3‐(2‐hydroxyethyl)‐2,3,4a,5,6,7‐hexahydrobenzo[f]pyrazino[1,2‐a]azepine‐1,4‐dione, C₁₅H₁₇ClN₂O₄, (V). Reaction of ester (III) with hydrazine hydrate gave the corresponding carbohydrazide (VI), which, with trimethoxymethane, gave a second tricyclic target product, (4aRS,6SR)‐9‐chloro‐6‐hydroxy‐4a,5,6,7‐tetrahydrobenzo[f][1,2,4]triazino[4,5‐a]azepin‐4(3H)‐one, C₁₂H₁₂ClN₃O₂, (VII). Full spectroscopic characterization (IR, ¹H and ¹³C NMR, and mass spectrometry) is reported for each of compounds (I)–(III), (IVa), (IVb) and (V)–(VII), along with the molecular and supramolecular structures of (IVb), (V) and (VII). In each of (IVb), (V) and (VII), the azepine ring adopts a chair conformation and the six‐membered heterocyclic rings in (V) and (VII) adopt approximate boat forms. The molecules in (IVb), (V) and (VII) are linked, in each case, into complex hydrogen‐bonded sheets, but these sheets all contain a different range of hydrogen‐bond types: N—H…O, C—H…O, C—H…N and C—H…π(arene) in (IVb), multiple C—H…O hydrogen bonds in (V), and N—H…N, O—H…O, C—H…N, C—H…O and C—H…π(arene) in (VII).     

Lewis acid catalyst free synthesis of benzimidazoles and formamidines in 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol

A simple, inexpensive, environmentally friendly and efficient route for the synthesis of benzimidazole and formamidine derivatives by the reaction of O-phenylenediamines or amines with orthoesters using hexafluoroisopropanol as a solvent/catalyst is described.