Microwave-assisted solid-phase synthesis of 2,5-diketopiperazines: solvent and resin dependence

Solid-phase synthesis of diketopiperazines (DKPs) was preformed using various combinations of resins (polystyrene, TentaGel, ArgoGel, and PEGA) and solvents (toluene, tert-butyl alcohol, water, and toluene/2-butanol (1:4, v/v). The DKPs were synthesized from solid-phase bound dipeptides via intramolecular aminolysis. Both thermal and microwave-assisted solid-phase synthesis of DKPs gave high yields of products independently of resin and organic solvent used; however, only the PEGA resin resulted in high yields of DKPs in water independent of heating method. The short reaction times, high yields, and the possibility to run reactions in water when an appropriate resin is used makes the microwave-assisted solid-phase synthesis the method of choice. The method should be suitable for solid-phase synthesis of diketopiperazine-based libraries.     

Ester aminolysis by morpholine in AOT-based water-in-oil microemulsions

A kinetic study of the aminolysis of p-nitrophenyl acetate (NPA) by morpholine (MOR) in AOT/isooctane/water (w/o) microemulsions was conducted. Based on the solubilities of NPA and MOR in water and isooctane, both compounds partition between the continuous medium, interface and water microdroplets of the microemulsion. Because the rate of the aminolysis reaction decreases with decreasing polarity of the solvent, the reaction must take place to a negligible extent in the continuous medium relative to the interface and the aqueous microdroplets. We used the pseudo-phase model to determine the rate constants at the interface, k(2)(i), and in the water microdroplets, k(2)(w). Both k(2)(i) and k(2)(w) were found to be independent of W in the aminolysis of NPA by MOR. This is a result of the expected increase in k(2)(w) on decreasing W being offset by the decrease in k(2)(i) with increase in the water content of the system. Based on the results, the reaction takes place to an extent of only 16% in the water microdroplets at W=40, the proportion decreasing with decreasing water content.     

Kinetics and mechanisms of hydrolysis and aminolysis of thioxocephalosporins

The effect of replacing the beta-lactam carbonyl oxygen in cephalosporins by sulfur on their reactivity has been investigated. The second-order rate constant for alkaline hydrolysis of the sulfur analogue is 2-fold less than that for the natural cephalosporin. The thioxo derivative of cephalexin, with an amino group in the C7 side chain, undergoes beta-lactam ring opening with intramolecular aminolysis by a reaction similar to that for cephalexin itself. However, the rate of intramolecular aminolysis for the S-analogue is 3 orders of magnitude greater than that for cephalexin. Furthermore, unlike cephalexin, intramolecular aminolysis in the S-analogue occurs up to pH 14 with no competitive hydrolysis. The rate of intermolecular aminolysis of natural cephalosporins is dominated by a second-order dependence on amine concentration, whereas that for thioxocephalosporins shows only a first-order term in amine. The Bronsted beta(nuc) for the aminolysis of thioxo-cephalosporin is +0.39, indicative of rate-limiting formation of the tetrahedral intermediate with an early transition state with relatively little C-N bond formation.     

疏水/亲水性大孔聚二乙烯基苯/聚丙烯酰乙二胺互贯网络的合成及对水溶液中双酚A的吸附研究

采用分步悬浮聚合法制备了由大孔聚二乙烯基苯和聚丙烯酸甲酯组成的聚合物互贯网络(Interpenetrating polymer networks IPN),经过乙二胺氨解,得到由疏水性的大孔聚二乙烯基苯和亲水性的聚丙烯酰乙二胺组成的聚合物互贯网络(polydivinylbenzene/polyacrylethylenediamine IPN即PDVB/PAEM IPN),测定了合成的IPN的物理和化学结构,研究了PDVB/PAEM IPN对pH 6.5的水溶液中双酚A (Bisphenol A即BPA)的吸附性能.结果表明,合成的PDVB/PAEM IPN是含有氨基和酰胺基的多孔性IPN;树脂对水溶液申双酚A的等量吸附焓在20kJ/mol～50kJ/mol之间;动态吸附及脱附实验表明,湿态PDVB/PAEM IPN树脂对水溶液中双酚A的饱和吸附量达到约30mg/mL.树脂可以通过乙醇再生.     

N-甲基b-磺内酰胺氨解反应机理的理论研究

The aminolysis and the effect of water on the aminolysis processes of n-methyl β-sultam have been studied using density functional theory （DFF） method at the B3LYP/6-31G＊ level. The stationary structures and energies have been investigated for both reactions to find two different reaction channels. Specific and general solvent effects have been evaluated and the most favored pathway was found. The presence of solvent disfavors the reaction, whereas the participation of water in the aminolysis reaction plays a positive role and reduces the activation energy greatly. All transition states in the assisted aminolysis are 35-70 kJ/mol lower than those for the non-assisted reaction.     

Synthesis of poly(hydroxyurethane) from 5-membered cyclic carbonate under mild conditions in the presence of bicyclic guanidine and their reaction process

A series of amines are applied as catalysts in the aminolysis reactions of five-membered cyclic carbonate (5CC). Kinetic results display that TBD, which has a guanidine structure, exhibits the best catalytic efficacy and the reaction rate constant is about 100 times higher than the blank system without catalyst. The reaction medium, NMP is found to be as both solvent and promoter in the aminolysis of 5CC. Finally, with TBD and NMP as catalyst and solvent, respectively, the polymerization of bis-functional 5CC (B5CC) and 1, 6-diaminohexane can proceed almost 100% at room temperature in less than 4 h to obtain poly(hydroxyurethane)s (PHUs) with moderate molecular weight.     

Computational study of the aminolysis of anhydrides: effect of the catalysis to the reaction of succinic anhydride with methylamine in gas phase and nonpolar solution

Different possible pathways of the aminolysis reaction of succinic anhydride were investigated by applying high level electronic structure theory, examining the general base catalysis by amine and the general acid catalysis by acetic acid, and studying the effect of solvent. The density functional theory at the B3LYP/6-31G(d) and B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) levels was employed to investigate the reaction pathways for the aminolysis reaction between succinic anhydride and methylamine. The single point ab initio calculations were based on the second-order M?ller-Plesset perturbation theory (MP2) with 6-31G(d) and 6-311++G(d,p) basis sets and CCSD(T)/6-31G(d) level calculations for geometries optimized at the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) level of theory. A detailed analysis of the atomic movements during the process of concerted aminolysis was further obtained by intrinsic reaction coordinate calculations. Solvent effects were assessed by the polarized continuum model method. The results show that the concerted mechanism of noncatalyzed aminolysis has distinctly lower activation energy compared with the addition/elimination stepwise mechanism. In the case of the process catalyzed by a second methylamine molecule, asynchronous proton transfer takes place, while the transition vectors of the acid-catalyzed transition states correspond to the simultaneous motion of protons. The most favorable pathway of the reaction was found through the bifunctional acid catalyzed stepwise mechanism that involves formation of eight-membered rings in the transition state structures. The difference between the activation barriers for the two mechanisms averages 2 kcal/mol at various levels of theory.     

Computational study of the aminolysis of esters. The reaction of methylformate with ammonia

The aminolysis of esters is a basic organic reaction considered as a model for the interaction of carbonyl group with nucleophiles. In the present computational study the different possible mechanistic pathways of the reaction are reinvestigated by applying higher level electronic structure theory, examining the general base catalysis by the nucleophile, and a more comprehensive study the solvent effect. Both the ab initio QCISD/6-31(d,p) method and density functional theory at the B3LYP/6-31G(d) level were employed to calculate the reaction pathways for the simplest model aminolysis reaction between methylformate and ammonia. Solvent effects were assessed by the PCM method. The results show that in the case of noncatalyzed aminolysis the addition/elimination stepwise mechanism involving two transition states and the concerted mechanism have very similar activation energies. However, in the case of catalyzed aminolysis by a second ammonia molecule the stepwise mechanism has a distinctly lower activation energy. All transition states in the catalyzed aminolysis are 10-17 kcal/mol lower than those for the uncatalyzed process.     

Study on Post-Polymerization Modification of Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymers Involving Pendant Thiolactone Units

Two different oxanorbornene monomers were prepared and copolymerized with butyl-functionalized oxanorbornene monomer through the ring-opening metathesis polymerization. The resulting polymers were then subjected to the aminolysis reactions with propylamine (PA) in the presence of methyl acrylate (MA) to capture, in situ, the latent thiol. It was found that the polymer, in which the thiolactone unit is close to the polymer backbone, did not undergo an efficient aminolysis reaction even an excess amount of PA was utilized, while the other polymer, in which the thiolactone unit away from the polymer backbone, did efficiently undergo aminolysis reaction even PA was used in low amounts. Besides, a variety of primary amine compounds along with MA were reacted with the polymer, in which the thiolactone group away from the polymer backbone, to test their reactivity toward the aminolysis reactions. All modified polymers were characterized by using conventional instruments such as gel permeation chromatography, nuclear magnetic resonance, and differential scanning calorimetry. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2018 © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2018 , 56, 2145–2153     

The syn-oriented 2-OH provides a favorable proton transfer geometry in 1,2-diol monoester aminolysis: implications for the ribosome mechanism

A computational study of 1-formyl 1,2-ethanediol aminolysis predicts a stepwise mechanism involving syn-2-OH-assisted proton transfer. The syn-oriented 2-OH takes over the catalytic role of the external water or amine molecule previously observed in 2-deoxy ester aminolysis. It provides more favorable, that is, more linear, proton transfer geometry for the rate-limiting transition state resulting in an almost billion-fold rate acceleration of the overall reaction. These findings provide structural basis for explanation of the efficiency of the proton shuttling mechanism and imply double proton transfer catalysis by peptidyl tRNA A76 2'-OH as a possible catalytic strategy used by ribosome.     

An activated sulfonylating agent that undergoes general base-catalyzed hydrolysis by amines in preference to aminolysis

Activated sulfonyl derivatives, similar to acyl ones, usually undergo aminolysis with amines in water as nucleophilic attack by the amine is preferred to hydrolysis. However, despite being active sulfonyl derivatives, four-membered heterocyclic sulfonamides, beta-sultams, do not undergo aminolysis in aqueous solution but preferentially react to give hydrolysis products only. The rate of the reaction of beta-sultams in buffered solutions of simple primary amines shows a first-order dependence on amine concentrations attributed to general base-catalyzed hydrolysis by the amine. Even N-benzyl-4,4-dimethyl-3-oxo-beta-sultam, which is both a beta-sultam and a beta-lactam, undergoes hydrolysis at the sulfonyl center rather than aminolysis at either the sulfonyl or acyl center. The solvent kinetic isotope effects (SKIE, k(H(2)O)/k(D(2)O)) for the amine-catalyzed hydrolyses are 1.4 and 1.9 for the hydrolysis of N-benzoyl-beta-sultam and N-benzyl-4,4-dimethyl-3-oxo-beta-sultam, respectively, compatible with a general base-catalyzed mechanism. The amine-catalyzed hydrolysis gives a Bronsted beta value of +0.9 for both N-benzoyl beta-sultam and N-benzyl-4,4-dimethyl-3-oxo-beta-sultam, indicating that the general base amine is almost fully protonated in the transition state. A general base-catalyzed mechanism for hydrolysis rather than nucleophilic attack was also deduced for the reaction of N-benzyl-4,4-dimethyl-3-oxo-beta-sultam with carboxylate anions based on a SKIE of 1.7-1.9 and rate constants which fit the Bronsted plot for amines. In contrast to acyl transfer reactions, those for sulfonyl transfer appear to show an inverse reactivity-selectivity relationshipthe most active compounds being the most selective. The lack of reactivity of beta-sultams toward amine nucleophiles appears to be related to the mechanism of ring opening of beta-sultams with a decreased reactivity toward amines relative to hydroxide ion, probably related to the expulsion of the relatively poor leaving group amide anion.     

Diastereofacial solid phase synthesis and self-promoted cleavage of a [2.2.1] bicyclic diversity scaffold

[reaction: see text]. We have previously described a diastereofacially selective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of isomünchnones with vinyl ethers. While adapting this methodology for solid phase synthesis, we discovered a chemoselective and self-promoted linker aminolysis that provides liberated product in high purity, at a significantly enhanced rate. Herein we describe the implementation of a chiral auxiliary as a solid-phase linker, the detailed investigation of its unique aminolysis, and the utility of this cleavage within a chemical diversity format.     

Synthesis of 1,4-dihydro-benzo[d][1,3]oxazin-2-ones from phthalides via an aminolysis-Hofmann rearrangement protocol

A simple two-step procedure for the conversion of readily available phthalides to the corresponding benzoxazinones was developed. Initial ring-opening aminolysis to form a primary 2-hydroxymethylbenzamide, followed by reaction with bis(trifluoroacetoxy)iodobenzene (BTI) conveniently, provided a variety of 4-substituted benzoxazinones.     

Enantioselective acylation of rac-2-phenylcycloalkanamines catalyzed by lipases

The kinetic resolution of some 2-phenylcycloalkanamines was performed by means of aminolysis reactions catalyzed by lipases, with Kazlauskas’ rule being obeyed in all cases. The size of the ring and the stereochemistry of the stereogenic centers of the amines had a strong influence on both the enantiomeric ratio and the reaction rate of these aminolysis processes. Lipase B from Candida antarctica (CAL-B) showed excellent enantioselectivities toward trans-2-phenylcyclohexanamine in a variety of reaction conditions (E >150), whereas lipase A from C. antarctica (CAL-A) was the best catalyst for the acylation of cis-2-phenylcyclohexanamine (E = 34) and trans-2-phenylcyclopropanamine (E = 9).     

三(3-乙炔基苯胺)-苯基硅烷改性含硅芳炔树脂的性能

以苯基三氯硅烷、3-氨基苯乙炔为原料,通过胺解反应合成了三(3-乙炔基苯胺)苯基硅烷(SZTA),并通过傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)和核磁共振氢谱(1 H-NMR)表征了其结构。随后通过熔融共混的方法制备了不同配比的改性含硅芳炔树脂(PSA/SZTA),借助黏度计、流变仪、差示扫描量热仪(DSC)、电子万能试验机、热重分析仪(TG)等考察了改性树脂的工艺性能、固化特性、弯曲性能、热稳定性能和热解动力学等。结果显示,引入SZTA后,改性PSA树脂的黏度降低62%;改性PSA树脂固化物的弯曲强度最高达到34.6MPa,比未改性的PSA树脂提高了约54%;且改性树脂固化物在N_2中的5%热失重温度(T_(d5))均高于500℃,保持了良好的耐热性能;PSA/SZTA-20固化物的热解表观活化能(Ea)的平均值为249kJ/mol。     

Asymmetric synthesis of amino acids via the catalytic reduction of substituted acylaminoacrylic acid azlactones

The kinetics of aminolysis and racemization of 2-methyl-4-benzyloxazolin-5-one upon reaction with S-phenylalanine methyl ester have been studied in dimethoxyethane solvent. The rates of aminolysis and racemization are comparable. Addition of an achiral component, namely Et₃N, to the reaction mixture, however, dramatically increases the rate of racemization. The presence of Et₃N also increases the ratio of rate constants for the formation of RS- and SS-diastereomers, which determines the reaction stereoselectivity.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 823–828, April, 1990.     

Kinetics and Mechanism of Aminolysis of Phenyl Acetates in Aqueous Solutions of Poly(ethylenimine)

Second-order rate constants (k(n)) for the aminolysis of some phenyl acetates with poly(ethylenimine) (PEI) were obtained in a pH range 4.36-11.20 at 25 degrees C in 1 M KCl. Linear Bronsted-type plots (log k(n) vs pK(N) of PEI) were found for less reactive esters 2-nitrophenyl acetate, 4-acetoxy-3-chlorobenzoic acid, and 4-acetoxybenzenesulfonate with slopes of 0.92, 0.99, and 0.82, respectively. Curved plots were obtained for 3-acetoxy-2,6-dinitrobenzoic acid and 4-acetoxy-3-nitrobenzenesulfonate, which are consistent with a stepwise reaction. The most likely mechanism involves the existence of a tetrahedral intermediate (T(+/-)) and a change in the rate-determining step from its breakdown to its formation when the basicity of the polyamine increases. A semiempirical equation was used to calculate the values of limiting slopes of the plots (0.9 and 0.1 for both esters) and pK(N) at the center of the curvature of the plots (pK(N degrees ) = 7.94 and 9.02, respectively). The values of pK(N degrees ) are lower than those estimated for the aminolysis of the same esters with simple monomeric amines (pK(n degrees ) > 11) because of a better leaving ability of the aryl oxide ion from the tetrahedral intermediate when amino groups of PEI instead of simple amines are involved. Estimation of the pK's of the reactive intermediates and of the microscopic rate constants for the proton transfer from T(+/-) to PEI or from PEIH(+) to T(+/-) indicates that either base or acid catalysis is unimportant in the aminolysis of these esters by PEI.     

Photocleavable molecule for laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry

A new photocleavable molecule for laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry (LDI-MS) was designed and synthesized. The molecule exhibited high sensitivity for negative mode MS detection with good chemical stability. The molecule was successfully applied to molecular tag for (LDI-MS). Kinetic measurement of the amidation reaction and monitoring of aminolysis of acetylated sugars were demonstrated with the molecular tag.     

The aminolysis of N-aroyl beta-lactams occurs by a concerted mechanism

N-aroyl beta-lactams are imides with exo- and endocyclic acyl centres which react with amines in aqueous solution to give the ring opened beta-lactam aminolysis product. Unlike the strongly base catalysed aminolysis of beta-lactam antiobiotics, such as penicillins and cephaloridines, the rate law for the aminolysis of N-aroyl beta-lactams is dominated by a term with a first-order dependence on amine concentration in its free base form, indicative of an uncatalysed aminolysis reaction. The second-order rate constants for this uncatalysed aminolysis of N-p-methoxybenzoyl beta-lactam with a series of substituted amines generates a Br?nsted betanuc value of +0.90. This is indicative of a large development of positive effective charge on the amine nucleophile in the transition state. Similarly, the rate constants for the reaction of 2-cyanoethylamine with substituted N-aroyl beta-lactams gives a Br?nsted betalg value of -1.03 for different amide leaving groups and is indicative of considerable change in effective charge on the leaving group in the transition state. These observations are compatible with either a late transition state for the formation of the tetrahedral intermediate of a stepwise mechanism or a concerted mechanism with simultaneous bond formation and fission in which the amide leaving group is expelled as an anion. Amide anion expulsion is also indicated by an insignificant solvent kinetic isotope effect, kH2ORNH2/kD2ORNH2, of 1.01 for the aminolysis of N-benzoyl beta-lactam with 2-methoxyethylamine. The Br?nsted betalg value decreases from -1.03 to -0.71 as the amine nucleophile is changed from 2-cyanoethylamine to propylamine. The Br?nsted betanuc value is more invariant although it changes from +0.90 to +0.85 on changing the amide leaving group from p-methoxy to p-chloro substituted. The sensitivity of the Br?nsted betanuc and betalg values to the nucleofugality of the amide leaving group and the nucleophilicity of the amine nucleophiles, respectively, indicate coupled bond formation and bond fission processes.