A one-step aqueous synthetic route to extremely small CdSe nanoparticles

By employing Na2Se as a selenium source, we demonstrate that extremely small ( approximately 1 nm) mercapto acid-stabilized CdSe nanoparticles can be conveniently prepared in water. The as-prepared nanoparticles start to show dominant near band-gap photoluminescence in the blue spectral range and show high photoluminescence in the green spectral range.     

A synthetic route to thionolactones

The treatment of O-alkyllactonium tetrafluoroborate salts with anh. NaSH in CH₃CN at 0°C led to five-, six-, and seven-membered thionolactones (44– 90% yield).     

A new synthetic route to polycarbonate

A detailed study has been carried out on the new synthetic reaction of poly(p-xylylene carbonate) from potassium carbonate and p-xylylene dibromide by using a variety of crown ethers as a catalyst, which was recently found by the present authors. Crown ethers having 18-member ring showed the best catalytic property of the various crown ethers, and the reaction was conducted in various solvents at 50–160°C by using 18-crown-6-ether. Both the polymer yield and the molecular weight of the polymer increased in proportion to the amount of potassium carbonate, and they increased rapidly and reached constant values with increasing the concentration of 18-crown-6-ether. They also depended significantly upon the reaction temperature as well as the solvent used. A maximum yield with the highest molecular weight was obtained from the reaction at 100–120°C in diglyme solvent. The spectroscopic analysis of the polymer indicated that all the end groups of the resulting polymer had the structure of benzyl bromide. From these results, a plausible mechanism was proposed for the reaction. Similar reactions were also conducted by using several aliphatic dibromides, Br? (CH₂)_x? Br, in place of p-xylylene dibromide. The products were strongly dependent of the value of x: polycarbonate was obtained from dibromides with ≧4, and cyclic carbonates from dibromides with ≦3.     

A new synthetic route to aminothiazolinones

Novel 2-(5-R-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)aminothiazolin-4-ones 6a—h and 2-imino-3-(5-R-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)thiazolidin-4-ones 7a—h were prepared by treating N-(5-R-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)thioureas 4a—h with chloroacetic acid on various solid supports under microwave irradiation. Tautomeric mixtures of compounds 6a—h and 7a—h were obtained in all cases. In alkaline and neutral media, compounds 6a—h were the major products, while in acid media, 7a—h were the major products.     

A new synthetic route to trimethylgallium

A new synthetic route to trimethylgallium was developed. It is based on preparation of gallium methyl derivatives by the Green reaction, followed by their alkylation with methyl Grignard reagent. The suggested procedure is well reproducible, with the yield of pure trimethylgallium exceeding 90%.     

A new synthetic route to aminophosphines

The reactions of R₂PPR₂ (R = Me, Et, Ph) and (MeP)₅ with Me_3−nAs(NMe₂)_n (n = 1, 2, 3) and of Me₂PPMe₂ with Me₂AsNR′₂ (R′ = Et, Prⁿ, and Prⁱ) were investigated as a function of time at room temperature using ¹H and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy. For the diphosphine/Me₂AsNR′₂ reactions, the NMR spectral data suggest a reaction pathway involving the initial formation of R₂PAsMe₂ and the respective acyclic dialkylaminophosphine, R₂PNR′₂. The P---As intermediate then symmetrizes to R₂PPR₂ and Me₂AsAsMe₂, the parent aminoarsine is completely consumed, and additional R₂PNR′ is formed. The relative rate of aminophosphine production is dependent upon the nature of the substituent on the phosphorus and nitrogen atoms. For systems involving MeAs(NMe₂)₂ and As(NMe₂)₃ as reactants, the intermediates could not be characterized, but the products were the expected aminophosphine and (MeAs)₅ or elemental arsenic, respectively. (MeP)₅ reacts to give MeP(NMe₂)₂ and the expected As---As bonded species. A comparison of the reactivity of these systems with analogous diarsine/aminoarsine systems is discussed. The results of the NMR study were utilized in designing a convenient, high yield, synthetic route to acyclic aminophosphines.     

A facile synthetic route to new pyrazoloisoindolones

A facile method for the synthesis of new pyrazoloisoindolones via a Suzuki cross-coupling reaction using a pyrazolylboronic ester is described.     

A new synthetic route to polyfluorobenzyl alcohol

The synthesis of polyfluorinated benzyl alcohol from pentafluorobenzoic acid has been developed. An economical and effective direct reduction method of polyfluorobenzoic acid by zinc borohydride is described.     

A new stereoselective synthetic route to perhydrohistrionicotoxin

A stereoselective synthesis of $\text{rel}$-(6S,7S,8S) -7-butyl-8-hydroxy-1-azaspiro[5.5]undecan-2-one, a key intermediate for the synthesis of perhydrohistrionicotoxin, was described.     

A synthetic route to enediyne-bridged amino acids

A general strategy for the preparation of enediyne-bridged amino acids has been disclosed. A cross-coupling reaction between amino- and carboxyl-modified amino acids under Sonogashira reaction conditions gave a protected enediyne-peptide conjugate. The model obtained can be used as a template in studies of Bergman cycloaromatization or peptide conformational preferences induced by the presence of the enediyne moiety.     

A simple synthetic route to substituted cyclopentenolones

Preparation of novel cyclopent-3-ene-1,2-dione dimers from γ-substituted crotonate esters and dimethyl oxalate by vinylogous double Claisen condensations has given access to a series of polyfunctional cyclopentane derivatives potentially useful in synthesis.     

Synthesis of size-controlled and shaped copper nanoparticles

The synthesis of stable, monodisperse, shaped copper nanoparticles has been difficult, partially because of copper's propensity for oxidation. This article reports the findings of an investigation of a synthetic route for the synthesis of size-controllable and potentially shape-controllable molecularly capped copper nanoparticles. The approach involved the manipulation of reaction temperature for the synthesis of copper nanoparticles in organic solvents in the presence of amine and acid capping agents. By manipulating the reaction temperature, this route has been demonstrated for the production of copper nanoparticles ranging from 5 to 25 nm. The size dependence of the melting temperature of copper nanoparticles, especially for surface melting, is believed to play an important role in interparticle coalescence, leading to size growth as the reaction temperature is increased. Control of the reaction temperature and capping molecules has also been demonstrated to produce copper nanoparticles with different shapes such as rods and cubes. The previously proposed combination of the selective formation of a seed precursor and a selective growth direction due to the preferential adsorption of capping agents on certain nanocrystal facets is believed to be responsible for shape formation by kinetically controlling the growth rates of crystal facets. The nanoparticles are characterized using TEM, XRD, and UV-visible techniques. A mechanistic consideration of the size control and shape formation is also discussed.     

A new synthetic route to fluorine-containing thiochromones

The Michael-addition of polyfluoroalkenoates with thiophenols in acetonitrile in the presence of Na-HCO₃ yielded the corresponding addition products, which were further treated with polyphosphoric acid (PPA) to give a series of new fluorine-containing thiochromones in good yields.