Hexaarylcyclotriplumbane: a molecule with a homonuclear ring system of lead

The reaction of lead(II) bromide with RMgBr, R = 2,4,6-Et3C6H2, furnishes black crystals of hexakis(2,4,6-triethylphenyl)cyclotriplumbane (1) as the first molecule with a homonuclear lead ring. 1 adopts a skewed structure with highly stretched Pb-Pb bond lengths of 3.185 A (average), which indicate that the three-membered ring is formed by weak interactions of 3 singlet plumbylene molecules.     

A highly efficient catalytic system for cross-coupling of aryl chlorides and bromides with malononitrile anion by palladium carbene complexes

Six imidazolium chlorides (1-6) as precursors of 1,3-diaryl substituted N-heterocyclic carbene ligands were synthesized and evaluated in palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of aryl chlorides and bromides with malononitrile in the presence of NaH. Among them, 1,3-bis(2,4,6-triethylphenyl)imidazolium chloride (5) and 1,3-bis(2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl)imidazolium chloride (6) are novel. The catalytic system combining Pd(0) with imidazolium salts 4, 5 and 6 with bulky aryl groups in pyridine is found to be superior over others and afforded alpha-arylmalononitriles in high yields when employing a wide variety of substrates.     

Catalytic asymmetric desymmetrization of meso-diamide derivatives through enantioselective N-allylation with a chiral pi-allyl Pd catalyst: improvement and reversal of the enantioselectivity

In the presence of the Trost ligands-Pd catalysts, N-monoallylation of bis(2,4,6-triisopropylbenzne)sulfonylamides derived from meso-1,2-diamines proceeds with good to excellent enantioselectivity (85-96% ee) to give asymmetric desymmetrization products. Under the same conditions, in the reaction with meso-bistolunesulfonylamide derivatives, reversal of the enantioselectivity is observed.     

Direct asymmetric aldol reactions catalyzed by l-proline-2,4,6-trinitroanilide

Direct aldol reactions of several aromatic aldehydes with ketones using l-proline-2,4,6-trinitroanilide catalyst 2d were conducted. Under optimized conditions, high enantioselectivity (99% ee), regioselectivity (up to 95:5), and diastereoselectivity (up to 98:2) were achieved.     

Catalytic enantioselective Diels-Alder reactions using titanium complexes of cis-N-sulfonyl-2-amino-1-indanols

A titanium complex derived from (1R, 2S)-N-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzenesulfonyl)-2-amino-1-indanol catalyzes the Diels-Alder reaction of 2-bromoacrolein and cyclopentadiene with 96.5:3.5 enantioselectivity. A new and efficient synthesis of 2-amino-1-indanol (6) contributes to the potential of this methodology.     

Novel use of aryloxyaluminum dichloride in the chiral diamine mediated asymmetric addition reaction of grignard reagents to benzaldehyde

Utilizing 2,4,6-trimethylphenoxyaluminum dichloride (3) as a coordinating agent to benzaldehyde, asymmetric addition reaction of Grignard reagent-chiral diamine (1 or 2) complexes has been shown to afford the corresponding carbinols in good enantioselectivity.     

l-Proline amide-catalyzed direct asymmetric aldol reaction of aldehydes with chloroacetone

l-Proline amides were evaluated for catalyzing the direct aldol reaction of 4-nitrobenzaldehyde with chloroacetone. The presence of 30 mol% (S)-pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid (2,4,6-trimethyl-phenyl)-amide catalyzed the direct aldol reactions of a range of aldehydes with chloroacetone to give anti-α-chloro-β-hydroxyketones with high regio-, diastereo- and enantioselectivity.     

Highly Diastereo‐ and Enantioselective Palladium‐Catalyzed [3+2] Cycloaddition of Vinyl Aziridines and α,β‐Unsaturated Ketones

A palladium‐catalyzed asymmetric [3+2] cycloaddition reaction of vinylaziridines with α,β‐unsaturated ketones, wherein the alkenes have a single activator, is realized in high diastereo‐ and enantioselectivity, thus affording 3,4‐disubstituted pyrrolidines in high yields with excellent ee values. The introduction of a methyl group at C1 of the vinyl group the vinylaziridines greatly improves the stereochemistry of the reaction. A plausible transition state is proposed.     

化学修饰的吸附树脂对2,4,6-三氯苯酚的吸附研究

合成了用邻羧基苯甲酰基或苯甲酰基修饰的新型聚苯乙烯-二乙烯苯吸附树脂ZH-01, ZH-02和ZH-03, 利用瓶点法研究了它们和Amberlite XAD-4对288～318 K下水溶液中2,4,6-三氯苯酚的静态吸附和静态脱附特征以证实吸附质与吸附剂之间存在化学吸附, 并利用半经验分子轨道法(AM1)计算的几种吸附剂和2,4,6-三氯苯酚的前线轨道近似能级进行了解释. 结果表明: 经邻羧基苯甲酰基或苯甲酰基化学修饰后的树脂ZH-01, ZH-02和ZH-03对水溶液中2,4,6-三氯苯酚的吸附过程在合适温度时会使酚羟基和吸附剂表面的羰基发生作用, 对吸附剂进行适当的化学修饰后, 对2,4,6-三氯苯酚的穿透吸附容量均为Amberlite XAD-4树脂的150%, 饱和吸附容量是Amberlite XAD-4树脂的114％～128％.     

Subtilisin-catalyzed resolution of N-acyl arylsulfinamides

We report the first biocatalytic route to sulfinamides (R-S(O)-NH2), whose sulfur stereocenter makes them important chiral auxiliaries for the asymmetric synthesis of amines. Subtilisin E did not catalyze hydrolysis of N-acetyl or N-butanoyl arylsulfinamides, but did catalyze a highly enantioselective (E > 150 favoring the (R)-enantiomer) hydrolysis of N-chloroacetyl and N-dihydrocinnamoyl arylsulfinamides. Gram-scale resolutions using subtilisin E overexpressed in Bacillus subtilis yielded, after recrystallization, three synthetically useful auxiliaries: (R)-p-toluenesulfinamide (42% yield, 95% ee), (R)-p-chlorobenzenesulfinamide (30% yield, 97% ee), and (R)-2,4,6-trimethylbenzenesulfinamide (30% yield, 99% ee). Molecular modeling suggests that the N-chloroacetyl and N-dihydrocinnamoyl groups mimic a phenylalanine moiety and thus bind the sulfinamide to the active site. Molecular modeling further suggests that enantioselectivity stems from a favorable hydrophobic interaction between the aryl group of the fast-reacting (R)-arylsulfinamide and the S1' leaving group pocket in subtilisin E.     

Novel C2-symmetric planar chiral diphosphine ligands and their application in pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitutions

Novel C(2)-symmetric diphosphine ligands possessing only the planar chirality of ruthenocene, 1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)-2,2'-disubstituted-ruthenocenes (4), were prepared. With this kind of ligands, excellent enantioselectivity and especially highly catalytic activity in palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitutions of rac-1,3-diphenyl-2-propenyl acetate (9) were observed, compared to their ferrocene analogues 1. Good enantioselectivity and highly catalytic activity were also obtained with 4 in palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitutions of cyclohexen-1-yl acetate (12). Further study on the effect of R in ester group on enantioselectivity of 4 showed an opposite trend compared with their ferrocene analogues 1 in asymmetric allylic substitutions. For ruthenocene ligands 4, the one with the smaller R in the ester group gave higher enantioselectivity for the palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitutions of 9, while a converse trend had been observed with 1. However, for the palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitutions of 12, ligand 4 with a larger R in the ester group resulted in somewhat higher enantioselectivity but still an opposite trend with ligand 1. The X-ray diffraction study of crystal structures of 4 and 1 with Pd(II) was carried out and showed that the enantioselectivity was correlated to the twist angle existing in the palladium complex.     

Steric influence of N-phosphorus-arylimines on the rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric arylation

Examination of the rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric arylation of benzaldehyde-imines bearing ethoxy, isopropoxy, phenyl, cyclohexyl, 3,5-xylyl, and 2,4,6-mesityl N-phosphorus activating/protecting groups revealed that bulky N-phosphorus groups retarded the arylation and at the same time prevented the competitive hydrolysis of an imine. Although the level of enantioselectivity was dependent favorably on the bulkiness ranging from 88% ee to 53% ee, the reactivity was drastically decreased along with bulkiness ranging from 95% to 3%.     

Structure of dihydrochalcones and related derivatives and their scavenging and antioxidant activity against oxygen and nitrogen radical species

Quantum mechanical calculations at B3LYP/6-31G** level of theory were employed to obtain energy (E), ionization potential (IP), bond dissociation enthalpy (O-H BDE) and stabilization energies (DE(iso)) in order to infer the scavenging activity of dihydrochalcones (DHC) and structurally related compounds. Spin density calculations were also performed for the proposed antioxidant activity mechanism of 2,4,6-trihydroxyacetophenone (2,4,6-THA). The unpaired electron formed by the hydrogen abstraction from the phenolic hydroxyl group of 2,4,6-THA is localized on the phenolic oxygen at 2, 6, and 4 positions, the C? and C? carbon atoms at ortho positions, and the C? carbon atom at para position. The lowest phenolic oxygen contribution corresponded to the highest scavenging activity value. It was found that antioxidant activity depends on the presence of a hydroxyl at the C2 and C4 positions and that there is a correlation between IP and O-H BDE and peroxynitrite scavenging activity and lipid peroxidation. These results identified the pharmacophore group for DHC.     

Synthesis of new borazines containing crosslinkable groups

Three new functional group containing borazine derivatives, 2,4,6-tri（allylamino）borazine, 2,4,6-tri（3-ethynylanilino）borazine, and 2,4,6-tri（4-propargyl oxyanilino）borazine were synthesized by aminolysis reaction of 2,4,6-trichloroborazine ClaB3N3H3（TCB）. The new compounds were characterized by infrared （IR） spectra, nuclear magnetic resonance （NMR）, and mass spectrometry （MS）.     

Design of chiral bis-phosphoric acid catalyst derived from (R)-3,3'-di(2-hydroxy-3-arylphenyl)binaphthol: catalytic enantioselective Diels-Alder reaction of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes with amidodienes

Chiral bis-phosphoric acid 1 was designed to identify a new class of structural features in chiral Br?nsted acid catalysts. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed the single atropisomer 1, bearing S axial chirality at 3,3'-biaryl substituents on (R)-binaphthyl and intramolecular hydrogen bonding between the two phosphoric acid moieties. The newly designed bis-phosphoric acid 1 was evaluated in the Diels-Alder reaction of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes 4 with 1-N-acylamino-1,3-butadienes 3. After systematic variation of the catalyst substituents, as well as the N-acyl substituents of 1,3-butadiene, the use of an N-Cbz amidodiene 3a in the presence of bis-phosphoric acid 1e with a 2,4,6-tri-isopropylphenyl group was found to be optimal to yield the 1S,6R enantiomeric product 5aa in a Diels-Alder reaction of acrolein (4a). Application of this method to substituted substrates was found to be an efficient approach to the enantioselective synthesis of 3- and 3,6-substituted cyclic formylcarbamates 5. The specific character as well as the utility of 1e was further established by comparing its enantioselectivity, absolute stereochemistry, and catalytic efficiency with those of mono-phosphoric acid 2.     

Cationic Surfactants as Regulators in Paper Separation of 2‐Nitrophenol and 2,4,6‐Trinitrophenol in Water

The chemical pollutants 2‐nitrophenol (2‐NP) and 2,4,6‐trinitrophenol (2,4,6‐TNP) were studied for their separation from water by the paper capillary permeation adsorption technique by the use of the four cationic surfactants dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride (DTAC), tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide (TTAB), cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) as regulators. The effect of pH and the concentration of surfactant on the separatability have been investigated. A nearly 100% separatability was obtained for each pollutant at its optimum pH and surfactant concentration. It was shown that the separation was accomplished via surface adsorption onto the fibers of paper. The change in separatability at basic pH 11 with surfactant variety was analyzed. The result shows that the surfactant with a longer chain alkyl group is more effective for the separation of 2‐NP and the surfactants with 16 carbons in the long chain alkyl group are most effective. The surfactants with 12 carbons or more in the long alkyl group but containing no aromatic group such as pyridyl group are equally effective for accomplishing an efficient separation of 2,4,6‐TNP. Selective separation of 2‐NP from an admixture of 2‐NP plus 2,4,6‐TNP was attempted. The optimum surfactant for each pollutant was tested with seawater for removing the pollutant. The goal of this study is to search for an optimum cationic surfactant and optimum separation conditions for nitrophenols.     

Asymmetric alkylation of N-toluenesulfonylimines with dialkylzinc reagents catalyzed by copper-chiral amidophosphine

The synthetic procedure of a chiral amidophosphine ligand 5 bearing two bulky substituents, 2,4,6-trimethylphenylmethyl or 2,4,6-triisopropylphenylmethyl groups, on the pyrrolidine ring was improved by employing the borane-THF reduction of the lactam-alcohol intermediate 8. The resulting amino alcohol was selectively acylated to give an amide-alcohol 11, which was then converted to the chloride 12 in 55-73% yields by the treatment with methanesulfonyl chloride in collidine. The reaction of the chloride 12 with NaPPh(2) in dioxane-THF gave an amidophosphine 5 in an acceptably high 82-83% yields. Addition of a hexane solution of dialkylzinc reagent to a mixture of catalytic amount of an amidophosphine 5, copper species, and N-toluenesulfonylimine 1a of benzaldehyde in toluene provided a solution which gave the alkylated amide 3 in high yield and enantioselectivity up to 96%. A survey of copper sources and solvents concluded that copper(II) ditriflate and copper(I) triflate-benzene complex as good copper sources and toluene as a choice of solvent. N-Toluenesulfonylimines 1a-e of arylaldehydes, furfural, and alkanals were successfully ethylated with diethylzinc to give the corresponding N-toluenesulfonylamides 3aE-eE in satisfactorily good 69-97% yields and high 86-96% enantioselectivities.     

Asymmetric aldol reactions between cyclic ketones and benzaldehyde catalyzed by chiral Zn2+ complexes of aminoacyl 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane: effects of solvent and additives on the stereoselectivities of the aldol products

The direct aldol reaction between cyclic ketones and 4-nitrobenzaldehyde catalyzed by chiral Zn²⁺ complexes of aminoacyl 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane is reported. The anti-aldol products were mainly formed in cyclohexanone/N-methylpyrrolidone(NMP)/MeOH with good diastereo- and enantioselectivity, while syn-aldol adducts were obtained as major products with good enantioselectivity in cyclohexanone/H₂O and cyclohexanone/NMP/H₂O. The fact that the UV/vis spectra of 2,6-diphenyl-4-(2,4,6-triphenyl-1-pyridinio)phenolate (Reichardt’s dye) were nearly identical in these solvent systems suggests that the switch in the relative configuration of the aldol products is induced by a large excess of H₂O rather than the polarity of the solvent system. Furthermore, the addition of a small amount of TFA improved the enantioselectivity of the syn-aldol adducts produced in cyclohexanone/H₂O with up to 92% ee (anti/syn ratio = 30:70).     

大位阻烯烃不对称环氧化合成手性环氧化合物

采用大位阻的有机锂试剂或格氏试剂与卤代烯烃偶联合成了7种大位阻取代烯烃. 以Oxone(KHSO₅)作为氧化剂, 分别在D-果糖衍生酮和(2S,5R)-2-异丙基-5-甲基环己酮为催化剂的催化下, 将合成的7种大位阻取代烯烃转变成了7个大位阻的手性环氧化合物. 其中以D-果糖衍生酮的对映选择性最好, 当双键碳上含有3个取代基时, 对映选择性最高, e.e.值为96.8%~99.5%. (2S, 5R)-2-异丙基-5-甲基环己酮的对映选择性较差, 无论是一取代的烯烃还是三取代的烯烃, 其e.e.值均介于25.6%~34.1%之间.     

Highly enantioselective (OC)Ru(salen)-catalyzed sulfimidation using N-alkoxycarbonyl azide as nitrene precursor

Enantioselective imidation of alkyl aryl sulfides with N-alkoxycarbonyl azide as a nitrene precursor was effected by using (OC)Ru(salen) complex 1 as catalyst. The steric and electronic nature of the N-alkoxycarbonyl group was found to strongly affect the enantioselectivity and the reaction rate, and high enantioselectivity (up to 99% ee) and good chemical yields were achieved by using 2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl azide as the nitrene precursor at room temperature.