Facile preparation of difluoromethyl- and monofluoromethyl-containing amides via Ritter reaction

Both secondary and tertiary difluoromethylated carbinols were found to readily react with acetonitrile under the catalysis of concentrated sulfuric acid to give the corresponding difluoromethylated acetamides in good yields, which is remarkably more efficient than the previously reported Ritter reactions with corresponding trifluoromethylated carbinols. Similarly, monofluoromethylated and (benzenesulfonyl)difluoromethylated carbinols have shown good reactivity in the Ritter reactions. Since the acetamides can be mildly deacetylated to give amines, the present methodology provides a convenient way for the synthesis of both difluoromethyl- and monofluoromethyl-containing amines starting from simple carbonyl compounds.     

One‐step Preparation of Carbon‐based Solid Acid Catalyst from Water Hyacinth Leaves for Esterification of Oleic Acid and Dehydration of Xylose

Carbon‐based solid acid catalysts were successfully obtained via one‐step hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) of water hyacinth (WH) in the presence of p ‐toluenesulfonic acid (PTSA). Increasing the HTC temperature from 180 to 240 °C resulted in carbonaceous materials with increased sulfur content and less adsorbed water. The material obtained at 220 °C (WH‐PTSA‐220) contains the highest amount of acid sites and promotes the highest initial rate of two transformations, that is, methanolysis of oleic acid and dehydration of xylose to furfural. While all PSTA‐treated WH catalysts gave comparable fatty acid conversions (≈97 %) and furfural yields (≈60 %) after prolonged reaction times, the WH‐PTSA‐240 system bearing a relatively low acid density maintains the most favorable reusability profile. Higher HTC temperatures (220–240 °C) improved the catalyst reusability profiles due to graphitization and hydrophobicity of the carbon surface. The catalyst systems derived herein from biomass may have potential applications in biorefining platforms, utilizing the conversion of waste biomass to chemicals.     

Modulation of DNAzyme Activity via Butanol Dehydration

Understanding the activity of biomolecules in cosolvent systems is important for catalysis, separation and developing biosensors. The majority of previously studied solvents are either phase separated with water or miscible with water. Butanol was recently used to extract water for the conjugation of DNA to gold nanoparticles. In this work, the effect of butanol on the activity of a few RNA-cleaving DNAzymes was studied. A 130-fold improvement in sensitivity for the Na⁺-specific EtNa DNAzyme was observed, and butanol also improved the activity of another Na⁺-specific DNAzyme, NaA43T by a few folds. However, when divalent metal ions were used for both EtNa and 17E DNAzymes, the activity was inhibited. A main driven force for enhanced DNAzyme activity is the concentration effect due to butanol dehydration. This study provides insights into the interplay between DNA, metal ions and organic solvents, and such an understanding might be useful for developing sensitive biosensors.     

Sodium Bisulfite: An Efficient Catalyst for Ether Formation via Dehydration of Aromatic/Aliphatic Alcohol

Straightforward etherification of benzyl alcohols ( 1 ) via intermolecular dehydration can be efficiently catalyzed by sodium bisulfite under solvent‐free conditions. In the presence of 0.3 mol% or 0.6 mol% amount of sodium bisulfite, symmetric and unsymmetric ethers are prepared from the corresponding alcohols in high yields (up to 95%). Etherification of benzhydryl alcohols is also discussed.     

基于双“click”反应的树枝状化合物的一锅法合成

将叠氮和炔基之间Cu(I)催化的“click”反应以及蒽和马来酰亚胺之间的Diels-Alder反应相结合, 采用“一锅法”技术合成出结构完美且外围含有亲水性寡聚乙二醇(OEG)链段的树枝状化合物4, 产率为75%. 利用核磁共振氢谱、碳谱、紫外、荧光光谱以及MALDI-TOF质谱等对产物进行了表征与分析, 并利用凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)对其纯度进行了测试.     

Catalytic Cleavage of Amide C−N Bond: Scandium,Manganese, and Zinc Catalysts for Esterification of Amides

Amide C?N bonds are thermodynamically stable and their fission, such as by hydrolysis and alcoholysis, is considered a long‐challenging organic reaction. In general, stoichiometric chemical transformations of amides into the corresponding esters and acids require harsh conditions, such as strong acids/bases at a high reaction temperature. Accordingly, the development of catalytic reactions that cleave not only primary and secondary amides, but also tertiary amides in mild conditions, is in high demand. Herein, we surveyed typical stoichiometric transformations of amides, and highlight our recent achievements in the catalytic esterification of amides using scandium, manganese, and zinc catalysts, together with some recent catalyst systems using late‐transition metal reported by other groups.     

Amide Ionic Liquids（AILs）/L-Proline Synergistic Catalyzed Asymmetric Mannich Reactions

IntroductionThe Mannich reaction is one of the most importantreactions for the formation of C—C bonds in the organicsynthetic chemistry, and this reaction has been widelyused for the synthesis of secondary and tertiary aminederivatives that is considered…     

酸性聚乙烯基吡咯烷酮—杂多酸杂化催化剂的合成及其催化酯化反应性能

合成并表征了聚乙烯基吡咯烷酮修饰的杂多酸杂化催化剂PVP-PW,比较了它与其它催化剂上乙酸和正丁醇的酯化反应性能.结果表明,PVP-PW是催化酯化反应的高效多相催化剂,所得酯收率和选择性分别高达98.4%和100%;反应结束后,催化剂通过简单过滤即可分离回收,重复使用6次后,其催化活性没有明显下降.通过改变反应底物羧酸和醇,发现催化剂PVP-PW在众多酯化反应中均具有较高的催化活性.     

Synthesis of 6-Membered-Ring Fused Thiazine-Dicarboxylates and Thiazole-Pyrimidines via One-Pot Three-Component Reactions

A facile and efficient one-pot three-component reaction method for the synthesis of thiazine-dicarboxylates is reported. Reaction of an isocyanide and dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylate with 2-amino-4H-1,3-thiazin-4-one derivatives containing both an acidic proton and an internal nucleophile gave the products in good yields of 76–85%. The reactivity of dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates was further tested in the synthesis of thiazole-pyrimidines where a two-component reaction of 2-aminothiazole with dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates was successfully converted to a more efficient three-component reaction of a thiourea, α-haloketone and dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD/DEtAD) to give thiazole-pyrimidines in good yields of 70–91%.     

Gas Chromatographic Determination of Poly(3‐hydroxybutyrate) with Alkaline Hydrolysis and Acid Esterification

Abstract

A new pretreatment method for the gas chromatographic determination of poly(3‐hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) was developed based on a combination of alkaline hydrolysis and acid esterification. The determination principle is as follows: PHB is hydrolyzed to its monomer 3‐hydroxybutyrate by alkaline solution, followed by the esterification with methanol to generate the methyl ester of 3‐hydroxybutyrate catalyzed by acid, which is detected by a gas chromatography. From the comparison of effects of alkali and acid on PHB hydrolysis and 3‐hydroxybutyrate esterification, alkali resulted in a better performance for the hydrolysis, while acid was better for the esterification. The pretreatment conditions for PHB were optimized and the determination performance was characterized.     

Enzyme Engineering for High-Yielding Amide Formation: Lipase-Catalyzed Synthesis of N-Acyl Glycines in Aqueous Media

Amide syntheses remain a key challenging green chemistry reaction. For instance, green synthesis of N-acyl glycines as biosurfactants and therapeutics is highly desirable to replace chemical pathways using toxic phosgene. Herein, we report a novel concept for enzymatic amidation in an aqueous system via glycerol activation of fatty acids and theirsubsequent aminolysis with glycine to synthesize N-acyl glycines. We then engineer an enzyme (proRML) by reshaping its catalytic pocket to enhance its aminolysis activity and catalytic efficiency by 103-fold and 465-fold, respectively. The evolved proRML (D156S/L258K/L267N/S83D/L58K/R86K/W88V) catalyzed the amidation of a fatty acid with glycine to give N-lauroylglycine with high yield (80 %). It accepts a broad range of medium- to long-chain fatty acids (C₈–C₁₈), giving high yields of N-decanoyl-, N-myristoyl-, and N-oleoylglycine. The developed amidation concept may be general, and the engineered enzyme is useful for the green synthesis of N-acyl glycines.     

One-Pot Synthesis of Salicylanilides by Direct Amide Bond Formation from Salicyclic Acid Under Microwave Irradiation

A highly efficient protocol for the preparation of aromatic amides is described by the direct reactions between salicyclic acid and aromatic amines in the presence of phosphorous trichloride under microwave irradiation. The method has several advantages over the conventional methods, including operational simplicity, good yield, and reduced reaction time.

Electro-Oxidative Selective Esterification of Methylarenes and Benzaldehydes

A mild and green electro-oxidative protocol to construct aromatic esters from methylarenes and alcohols is herein reported. Importantly, the reaction is free of metals, chemical oxidants, bases, acids, and operates at room temperature. Moreover, the design of the electrolyte was found critical for the oxidation state and structure of the coupling products, a rarely documented effect. This electro-oxidative coupling process also displays exceptional tolerance of many fragile easily oxidized functional groups such as hydroxy, aldehyde, olefin, alkyne, as well as neighboring benzylic positions. The enantiomeric enrichment of some chiral alcohols is moreover preserved during this electro-oxidative coupling reaction, making it overall a promising synthetic tool.     

Synthesis and Anti-tumor Activity of Novel Amide Derivatives of Ursolic Acid

Ursolic acid was modified at C3 and C28 position to obtain fourteen derivatives including twelve novel compounds, and their chemical structures were characterized by IR, ^1H NMR and MS. Cell growth inhibitory effects of the derivatives against Hela cell were evaluated by MTT assay. All these derivatives were found to have stronger cell growth inhibitory than their parent compound, ursolic acid. The derivatives with a substituted acetyl group at C3 hydroxyl group show better activities than those with an unsubstituted hydroxyl group.     

Kinetics and Mechanism of Dehydration of Heteropolyacids

The kinetics and mechanism of the dehydration and decomposition of heteropolyacids of molybdenum, tungsten and vanadium (H3+xYx+M12O40·mH2O; Y=Si, P; M=Mo, W) were studied. The data obtained on the dehydration kinetic parameters correlate with the expected structures, of these crystal hydrates, the IR data and X-ray phase analysis. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

直接酯化法合成聚2,5-呋喃二甲酸乙二酯

以2,5-呋喃二甲酸(FDCA)和乙二醇(EG)为原料,草酸亚锡为催化剂,采用直接酯化法制备了聚2,5-呋喃二甲酸乙二酯(PEF)。考察了酯化反应、酯化产物、缩聚反应及缩聚产物的影响因素,结果表明,草酸亚锡在该体系中既可催化酯化反应又可催化缩聚反应,当n(FDCA)∶n(EG)=1∶1.6、草酸亚锡摩尔分数为0.1%、酯化温度为210℃、缩聚温度为240℃、缩聚反应时间为480 min、磷酸三甲酯摩尔分数为0.03%时,酯化程度最高(酯化产物的酸值在94%以上),缩聚产物相对分子量最高(比浓粘度达到1.29 dL/g),端羧基含量最低(34.3 mol/t);采用FTIR和1H NMR对目标产物的结构进行了表征。     

Study of the Dehydration/Rehydration of Ammonium Tris-Oxalato Aluminate(III) (NH4)3Al(C2O4)3⋅3H2O at Controlled Atmosphere

The study of the dehydration/rehydration of ammonium tris-oxalato aluminate(III) (NH₄)₃Al(C₂O₄)₃⋅3H₂O in flowing dinitrogen saturated with water vapor at room temperature, using thermogravimetric analysis and X-ray diffraction techniques, allowed the determination of the temperature stability domains of (NH₄)₃Al(C₂O₄)₃⋅3H₂O, (NH₄)₃Al(C₂O₄)₃⋅2H₂O and the anhydrous salt. The X-ray powder diffraction profiles are reported for each of the three phases. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

酰胺类KARI酶抑制剂的设计、合成和生物活性

以分子对接法进行MDL/ACD三维数据库搜寻所得到的大量结构信息为指导, 从中选取部分酰胺类小分子进行化学合成和结构表征. 生物活性测试结果表明, 设计合成的8个酰胺类化合物在200 μg/mL浓度下对水稻KARI酶具有不同程度的抑制活性, 化合物1和6的抑制率可达到57.4%和48.1%. 部分化合物在100 μg/mL浓度下对双子叶植物油菜的胚根和单子叶植物稗草的茎叶的抑制活性较为显著, 化合物1和6对油菜胚根生长抑制率分别为52.0%和72.6%, 其与KARI酶体外(in vitro)抑制活性具有一定的相关性. 这些酰胺类化合物可作为KARI酶抑制剂为后续分子设计提供借鉴.