含多羟基的手性Salen Mn(Ⅲ)配合物的合成与催化性质

合成并表征了2个含有多羟基官能团的新型手性Salen((R,R)-N,N′-[2,2′-双(次氨基次甲基)]双[4-(亚甲基-N,N′-二乙醇氨基)-6-(1,1-二叔丁基)苯酚]-1,2-环己二胺) (5)和(R,R)-N,N′-[2,2′-双 (次氨基次甲基)]双[4-(亚甲基-N,N′-二乙醇氨基)-6-(1,1-二叔丁基)苯酚]-1,2-二苯基乙二胺) (6))的Mn(Ⅲ)配合物7     

具有单晶到单晶转化的Cu(Ⅰ)配合物的发光性质

选用2-(N，N-双(二苯基膦基甲基))胺基吡啶(bdppmapy)为膦配体、二吡啶并[3，2-a∶2''，3''-c]吩嗪(dppz)为氮配体、[Cu (CH₃CN)₄]BF₄为铜盐，在常温下进行反应，制备了3种新型Cu(Ⅰ)配合物，分别为[Cu (dppz)(bdppmapy)]₂(BF₄)₂·H₂O (CuBF₄-1)、[Cu (dppz)(bdppmapy)]BF₄(CuBF₄-2)和[Cu (dppz)(bdppmapy)]BF₄(CuBF₄-3)。获得了CuBF₄-1和CuBF₄-3的单晶，发现了单晶到单晶转化过程的现象，并探究了溶剂分子的存在对配合物结构和光物理性能的影响。通过单晶X射线衍射确定配合物CuBF₄-1和CuBF₄-3的结构，使用粉末X射线衍射(PXRD)、红外光谱(IR)和核磁共振氢谱/磷谱(¹H/³¹P NMR)对合成的3个配合物进行结构表征。对配合物进行紫外可见吸收光谱(UV-Vis)、荧光光谱、荧光寿命及量子产率等光物理性质的表征和分析，比较了配合物发光性质的差异，探讨了溶剂分子对配合物结构和光物理性质的影响规律。太赫兹时域光谱对配合物的研究提供了帮助。     

多苯并咪唑锌配合物抑制蛋白酪氨酸磷酸酶(PTPs)的活性

本文报道了5种多苯并咪唑锌配合物,即[Zn(TDB)₂]Cl₂(1)、[Zn(NTB)Cl]Cl (2)、[Zn(EDTB)]Cl₂(3)、[Zn₂(EGTB)Cl₂]Cl₂(4)和[Zn₂(DTPB)Cl₃]Cl (5),其中TDB=1,2-二(2-苯并咪唑)-1,2-二羟基乙烷、NTB=N,N,N-三(2-甲基苯并咪唑)胺、EDTB=N,N,N'',N''-四(2-苯并咪唑亚甲基)-1,2-乙二胺、EGTB=N,N,N'',N''-四(2-苯并咪唑甲基)-1,4-二乙胺基乙二醚以及DTPB=N,N,N'',N",N"-五(2-苯并咪唑甲基)-二乙三胺,对5种蛋白酪氨酸磷酸酶(PTP1B、TCPTP、PTP-MEG2、SHP-1和SHP-2)的抑制作用,结果显示这些配合物强烈抑制PTP1B的活性,其IC₅₀值在0.15~0.28μmol·L^-1范围内,但对PTP-MEG2和SHP-1抑制较弱,几乎不抑制SHP-2,而配合物1、3、5对与PTP1B高度同源的TCPTP的抑制明显强于2和4,因而2和4对PTP1B表现较强的选择性,对PTP1B抑制活性是TCPTP的7~12倍、PTP-MEG2的10~15倍、SHP-1的20~40倍,大约是SHP-2的1000倍,表明配合物的结构影响其对PTP1B的选择性。酶促动力学实验显示2和4对高度同源的PTP1B和TCPTP抑制类型不同,对PTP1B的抑制为竞争型,而对TCPTP的抑制为非竞争型,推测其选择性可能与其抑制方式有关。荧光滴定表明2和4与PTP1B和TCPTP发生了1:1结合作用。结合常数分别为1.12×10⁶、5.47×10⁵、1.19×10⁶和4.95×10⁵ L·mol^-1,表明它们与PTP1B的结合能力强于TCPTP,与它们对这两种酶的抑制能力一致。     

两个锰的18-氮杂金属冠醚-6配合物的合成、晶体结构和磁性质研究

以负三价、五啮的N-乙酰水杨酰肼(ashz^3-)作为配体,合成了二个大环六核氮杂金属冠醚[Mn^Ⅲ₆(ashz)₆(MeOH)₆]·6MeOH (1)和[Mn^Ⅲ₆(ashz)₆(DMF)₆]·3DMF (2)。晶体学数据是:配合物1,三方晶系,空间群R3,a=b=24.806(2),c=11.260(1)?,Z=3,μ=1.007mm^-1,R=0.0572,wR=0.1142;配合物2,三方晶系,空间群R3,a=b=26.629(3),c=23.298(4)?,Z=6,μ=0.856mm^-1,R=0.0671,wR=0.1661。这两个配合物属18-氮杂金属冠醚-6结构类型,冠醚分子具有晶体学C_3i对称性。配体ashz^3-通过它的肼基的N-N桥连金属原子,从而形成有中央空穴的六核锰的大环配合物。变温磁化率(4～275K)研究表明,配合物1中金属离子间存在着反铁磁性耦合。     

O—P—O桥联锰-席夫碱配合物的合成、结构和磁性质

采用溶液法合成了2例由O—P—O单元桥联的锰-席夫碱(SB)新型三核配合物,即[Mn₃(salen)₃(L)]ClO₄·H₂O (1)和[Mn₃(salpn)₃(L)]ClO₄(2),其中salen^2-=N,N''-乙二胺缩双水杨醛,salpn^2-=N,N''-丙二胺缩双水杨醛,H₂L=(5-(乙氧基羰基)萘-1-基)膦酸。通过单晶X射线衍射、红外光谱、粉末X射线衍射对其进行了表征。配合物1和2是同构的,均是由膦酸酯配体中的O—P—O桥联3个[Mn (SB)]+构成一个三核结构单元[Mn3(SB)3(L)]⁺,一个无序的ClO₄^-作为平衡阴离子存在。这些[Mn₃(SB)₃(L)]⁺三聚体通过π-π相互作用和相邻的分子形成超分子一维波形链。配合物1和2的磁性研究表明,不对称结构中的3个Mn(Ⅲ)离子分别是2个高自旋和1个低自旋,而Mn(Ⅲ)离子之间主要存在反铁磁相互作用。     

蝎型铜配合物：Cu2[ μ-pz]2[HB(pz)3]2和Cu[B(pz)4]2的合成、结构及热分解动力学性质

本文设计合成了两种以聚吡唑硼酸盐、吡唑为配体的铜配合物Cu₂[ μ-pz]₂[HB(pz)₃]₂(1)和Cu[B(pz)₄]₂(2)(pz：吡唑(C₃H₄N₂))。运用元素分析、红外光谱对配合物进行了表征，并用X-ray衍射测定了它们的晶体结构。非等温热分解动力学研究表明：配合物1的热分解反应分两步，配合物2的热分解反应一步进行。通过计算，配合物1热分解的第一步反应的可能机理为成核与生长，n=1/4；第二步反应的可能机理为化学反应。其非等温动力学方程分别为：dα/dT=A/β e^-E/RT·1/4(1-α)[-ln(1-α)]^-3和dα/dT=A/β e^-E/RT·(1-α)²。分解反应的表观活化能分别是520.37 kJ·mol^-1和149.65 kJ·mol^-1；指前因子lnA分别是118.06 s^-1和28.10 s^-1。配合物2热分解的可能机理为化学反应。其非等温动力学方程为：dα/dT=A/β e^-E/RT·(1-α)²。分解反应的表观活化能是111.41 kJ·mol^-1；指前因子lnA是21.20 s^-1。     

酚氧桥联多核铜(Ⅱ)配合物的合成、结构和磁性

利用柔性酚胺类配体N,N'-二甲基-N,N'-(2-羟基-4,5-二甲基苄基)乙二胺(H₂L)与Cu(Ⅱ)反应,合成了2个新的酚氧桥联多核Cu(Ⅱ)配合物[Cu₃^II(L)₂(CH₃OH)₂](ClO₄)₂(1),[Cu₃^II(L)₂(Cu^ICl₂)₂](2)。配合物1~2中,3个Cu²⁺之间通过2个酚氧桥连接,形成线性三核结构。两边的铜离子分别被配体L^2-上的N₂O₂螯合配位,轴向与甲醇分子的氧(配合物1)或[CuCl₂]^-的氯(配合物2)配位,形成四方锥配位构型。中间铜离子与两侧L^2-上的4个酚氧原子以平面四边形配位。Cu^II-O-Cu^II键角为100.14°~101.79°。对配合物1~2进行变温磁化率测量表明,铜离子之间通过酚氧桥存在强的反铁磁耦合,磁耦合常数J分别为-277(9)cm^-1(配合物1)和-299(3)cm^-1(配合物2)(基于自旋哈密顿算符Ĥ=-2J(Ŝ₁·Ŝ₂+Ŝ₂·Ŝ₃)。J值与酚氧桥桥联键角有一定相关性,即Cu-O-Cu桥联键角越大,反铁磁耦合越强。     

一例由多齿席夫碱构筑的Tb2配合物的结构、荧光性质及生物活性

使用多齿希夫碱配体 H₄L(H₄L=N'',N″-((1E,1''E)-(1,10-菲咯啉-2,9-二酰基)双(亚甲基)双(2-羟基苯甲酰肼))与 Tb(acac)₃·2H₂O反应(acac^-=乙酰丙酮根),通过溶剂热法,设计并合成了一例结构新颖的双核铽配合物[Tb₂(L)(H₂L)]·2CH₃OH·CH₃CN (1),并研究了该配合物的结构、荧光性质及生物活性。单晶X射线衍射分析表明该配合物主要含有2个Tb^Ⅲ离子和2个失去不同质子的配体离子(L^4-和H₂L^2-)。中心Tb1和Tb2离子都是九配位的,其几何构型呈现扭曲的呼啦圈形。固体荧光实验测试结果表明：该配合物在室温下表现出Tb^Ⅲ离子的荧光特征发射峰。生物活性研究表明,与配体H₄L和稀土离子相比较,配合物具有更强的抗菌活性。采用紫外可见光谱法、循环伏安法、凝胶电泳法和荧光光谱法研究了该配合物与小牛胸腺DNA之间的相互作用,结果表明配合物主要以插入作用的方式与小牛胸腺DNA结合。     

N-(1-亚氨基乙基)乙脒铂配合物合成、结构和性质

四氯合铂酸钾分别与邻、间、对磺基苯甲酸在乙腈和水中利用水热合成获得了3个铂的N-(1-亚氨基乙基)乙脒配合物:[Pt(NIA)₂]·(2-sb)·2H₂O(1),[Pt(NIA)₂]·(3-sb)·3H₂O(2)和[Pt(NIA)₂]·(1,4-dsb)·2H₂O(3)(NIA=N-(1-亚氨基乙基)乙脒,2-sb^2-=2-磺基苯甲酸二价阴离子、3-sb^2-=3-磺基苯甲酸二价阴离子、1,4-dsb^2-=1,4-二磺基苯二价阴离子)。合成过程中发生了乙氰三聚以及4-sb^2-转变为1,4-dsb^2-的反应。对配合物进行了元素分析、红外、紫外、荧光、热重和粉末X射线衍射表征,并利用单晶X射线衍射测定了配合物的晶体结构。3个配合物为阳离子-阴离子物种,阳离子为[Pt(NIA)₂]²⁺,中心金属离子四配位平面构型;阴离子与阳离子、水形成氢键,组成一个三维网络结构,但3个配合物的氢键模式不同。配合物在热稳定性、荧光性质上有一定差异。     

三种马来二腈基二硫烯镍(Ⅲ)离子对配合物的制备和结构表征

合成了3种离子对配合物 [1-benzyl-3-bromopyridium]⁺[Ni(mnt)₂]^- (1)，[1-(4′-flurobenzyl)-3-bromopyridiunm]⁺[Ni(mnt)₂]^- (2)，[1-(4′-cholorobenzyl)-3-bromopyridium]⁺[Ni(mnt)₂]^- (3)，(mnt=马来二腈基二硫烯，maleonitrile dithiolate)获得了单晶并解析了它们的单晶结构。     

Observation and identification of the catalytically active species of bis(phenoxy-imine) group 4 transition metal complexes for olefin polymerization using 1H NMR spectroscopy

Solution structures of bis(phenoxy-imine) group 4 transition metal complexes (FI Catalysts) were investigated using ¹H NMR spectroscopy. At least two isomers exist in equilibrium for FI Catalysts precursors, bis[N-(3-tert-butylsalicylidene)anilinato]zirconium(IV) dichloride ( 1 ), and bis[N-(3,5-dicumylsalicylidene)anilinato]zirconium(IV) dichloride ( 2 ), while bis[N-(3-tert-butylsalicylidene)-2,3,4,5,6-pentafluoroanilinato]titanium(IV) dichloride ( 3 ) exhibits only one isomer under the conditions examined. Upon activation with MAO, all FI Catalysts ( 1-3 ) generate two species at ambient temperature judging from some key signals in the ¹H NMR. When temperature is raised (up to 75°C), one species ( 1a-3a ) converts irreversibly to the other species ( 1b-3b ). The resulting species, 1b-3b , are stereochemically rigid, in contrast to precursors 1 and 2 . Species 3b , derived from a living FI Catalyst, exhibited virtually no reactivity toward olefin insertion. The imine protons of species 1b-3b are temperature and solvent polarity sensitive. Two possibilities are proposed for the assignment of species 1b-3b, i) heterobinuclear complexes of group 4 metal and alkylaluminum with methyl and/or chlorine as bridging groups and ii) phenoxy-imine ligated aluminum complexes whose ligands are transferred from the group 4 metal. The latter is more probable from the separate synthesis of LAlMe₂ (L: phenoxy-imine ligand). When 3 was activated with MAO in the presence of olefins, a new imine signal was observed. This species ( 3c for ethylene and 3d for propylene) is thermally more robust than 3a toward transformation to 3b and assignable to the living propagating species.     

Effect of the nature of an organoaluminum activator on catalytic properties of phenoxyimine zirconium complexes in homo- and copolymerization reactions of ethylene

Catalytic properties of the phenoxyimine zirconium complexes, viz., bis[N-(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)anilinato]zirconium(IV) dichloride (1) and its fluorinated analog, bis[N-(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)-2,3,5,6-tetrafluoroanilinato]zirconium(IV) dichloride (2), were studied. Ethylene homopolymerization and copolymerization of ethylene with α-olefins were chosen as catalytic reactions, and various organoaluminum compounds served as activators: commercial polymethylalumoxane (MAO) containing ∼35 mol.% of trimethylaluminum (TMA), MAO purified from TMA (“dry” MAO), and “classical” organoaluminum compounds, namely, TMA and triisobutylaluminum (TIBA). Complex 1 is not activated by “dry” MAO but is efficiently transformed into the catalytically active state by commercial MAO, “conventional” TMA, and TIBA. These processes give low-molecular-weight polyethylenes (PE) characterized by high values of polydispersity indices and by polymodal curves of gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The order of decreasing the efficiency of activation for the cocatalysts is MAO > TIBA > TMA. Fluorinated complex 2 exhibits a high activity after its treatment with MAO and “dry” MAO, the activity is much lower upon mixing with TIBA, and complex 2 is inactive when using TMA. In the copolymerization of ethylene with hex-1-ene and dec-1-ene, complex 1 treated with MAO is highly active but gives a low level of insertion of the comonomer (1–2 mol.% in the copolymer). Complex 2 activated with “dry” MAO is more efficient in the copolymerization of ethylene with propylene or hex-1-ene but, like complex 1, it does not produce copolymers with a high content of the comonomer. The both catalysts provide the insertion of α-olefin as isolated units separated by extended sections of the chain consisting of ethylene units.     

Intermediates of Asymmetric Oxidation Processes Catalyzed by Vanadium(V) Complexes

The [VO(acac)₂]/Schiff base [R-2-(N-3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)amino-2-phenyl-1-ethanol, S-2-(N-3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)amino-3,3-dimethyl-1-butanol, S-2-(N-3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)amino-3-methyl-1-butanol, or R-2-(N-3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)amino-3-phenyl-1-propanol]/H₂O₂ catalytic systems for the asymmetric oxidation of sulfides and the [VO(acac)₂]/(3bR,4aR)-2-(3,4,4-trimethyl-3b,4,4a,5-tetrahydrocyclopropa[3,4]cyclopenta[1,2-c]pyrazol-1-yl)ethanol/tert-butyl hydroperoxide/TBHP and VO(OAlkyl)₃/[2,2]paracyclophane-4-carboxylic acid N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-N-hydroxamide/TBHP catalytic systems for the asymmetric epoxidation of allylic alcohols were studied using ¹³C, ⁵¹V, and ¹⁷O NMR spectroscopy. The key intermediates of these systems (peroxo and alkylperoxo complexes of vanadium(V)) were detected, their structures in solution were studied, and the reactivity was evaluated.     

Synthesis and structural characterization of a binuclear zirconium complex of tetraanionic p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene bridged by methanol

A zirconium complex with the p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene anion was synthesized and its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray analysis. The complex [Zr(μ₂-CH₃OH)(p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene)]₂·9H₂O (1) belongs to the orthorhombic system, space group Pnnm, with a?=?20.436(16), b?=?12.160(8), c?=?20.305(12)?Å, V?=?6774(7)?ų and Z?=?2. In Complex 1 zirconium coordinates to four phenolic anions of the deprotonated p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene and is bridged by two methanol molecules; the p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene adopts a cone conformation.     

Kinetics of ethylene polymerization in the presence of a homogeneous catalyst based on a bis(phenoxyimine) complex of zirconium(IV)

Changes in the molecular-weight characteristics of the product of ethylene polymerization in the course of reaction in the presence of a homogeneous catalytic system and in the number and reactivity of catalyst active sites were studied. The catalytic system consisted of bis[N-(3-tert-butylsalicylidene)anilinato]zirconium dichloride and methylalumoxane as an activator. This catalytic system exhibited the signs of unsteady-state conditions: the rate of polymerization dramatically decreased as the reaction time increased. At the onset of polymerization (to 5 min), the catalyst was single-site, and it produced low-molecular-weight polyethylene with M _w = (4–10) × 10³ g/mol. The fraction of active sites at the initial point in time was as high as 11% based on the initial amount of the zirconium complex. The reactivity of these centers was very high (the rate constant of polymer chain growth was 5.4 × 10⁴ l mol⁻¹ s⁻¹ at 35°C). As the polymerization time increased, the number of active sites decreased and the molecular-weight distribution of polyethylene broadened because of the decay of a portion of initial centers and the formation of new centers that produced high-molecular-weight polyethylene with M _w to 130 × 10⁴ g/mol. The propagation rate constant measured at a sufficiently long polymerization time (20 min) was lower than that at the initial point in time; this fact suggests the much lower reactivity of the new active sites.     

Ring-opening reactions of oxabicyclic alkene compounds: enantioselective hydride and ethyl additions catalyzed by group 4 metals

Titanium and zirconium catalysts selectively catalyze either the ethyl or hydride addition to [2.2.1] 4, 5-bis(methoxymethyl)-7-oxabicycloheptene (6); the ring-opened products formed depend on catalyst, temperature, alkylaluminum reagent, and the concentration of alkylaluminum. Bis(neoisomenthylindenyl)zirconium dichloride catalyzes the ethyl addition ring-opening of 6 to produce (1R,2S,3S,6R)-2, 3-bis(methoxymethyl)-6-ethylcyclohex-4-enol (7) in 96% ee. Zirconium catalysts catalyze the ring-opening of [3.2.1] 2, 4-dimethyl-3-(benzyloxy)-8-oxabicyclo-6-octene (7) when ethylmagnesium bromide is used as a reagent. Both hydride and ethyl addition products are obtained at all conditions studied. Bis(neoisomenthylindenyl)zirconium dichloride catalyzes the ethyl addition ring-opening of 7 to produce (1S,2R,3S,4S,7S)-2, 4-dimethyl-3-(benzyloxy)-7-ethyl-5-cyclohexen-1-ol (8) in 48% ee.     

Controlled and highly effective ring-opening polymerization of α-chloro-ε-caprolactone using Zn- and Al-based catalysts

The present study details the highly effective and controlled ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of α-chloro-ε-caprolactone ( 1 , αClεCL), a cyclic ester that has been little explored thus far in ROP catalysis, using Zn- and Al-based catalysts [Zn(C₆F₅)₂(toluene)] ( 4 ), [N,N′-bis(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)1,3-diaminopropanato]aluminium(III)benzyloxide ( 5 ) and [N,N′-bis(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)1,3-diamino-2,2′-dimethylpropanato]aluminium(III)benzyloxide] ( 6 ). Chain-length-controlled PαClεCL material is produced under solution ROP conditions, as deduced from GPC, NMR, MALDI-TOF, and kinetic data. In contrast, the ROP of 1 is ill-defined under bulk ROP conditions due to partial thermal degradation of the polymer chain (presumably through C–Cl cleavage), reflecting the limited stability of PαClεCL. The Al Catalysts 5 and 6 are highly active ROP catalysts of αClεCL at room temperature (TOF up to 2,400 hr⁻¹) to afford well-defined P(αClεCL). In the case of Catalyst 6 , carrying out the ROP of αClεCL under immortal conditions (with BnOH as chain transfer agent) is clearly beneficial to ROP activity and control, with no apparent side-reaction of chloro-functionalized PCL chains as the ROP proceeds. The controlled character of these ROPs was further exploited for the production of chain-length-controlled PLLA-b-PαClεCL diblocks through sequential ROP of l -lactide and αClεCL, affording copolymers with improved thermal and biodegradable properties.     

Syntheses of Stable α-Silyloxyepoxides and α-Chloroalkyl Silyl Ethers Derivatives of 3,10-Dioxa-5-azatricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]dec-4-enes

The Diels-Alder adduct (±)-5 of furan to 1-cyanovinyl acetate was converted to (1RS,2RS,6RS,7SR,8SR,10RS)-10-{[(tert-butyl)dimethylsilyl]-oxy}-4-ethoxy (1) and -4-phenyl-3,9,11-trioxa-5-azatetracyclo[5.3.1.0^2,6.0^8,10]-undec-4-ene (2). These compounds reacted with TiCl₄ to afford stable (1RS,2RS,6RS,7SR,8SR,9SR)-9-{[(tert-butyl)dimethylsilyl]oxy}-9-chloro-4-ethoxy-3,10-dioxa-5-azatricyclo[5.2.1.0^2,6]decan-8-ol (3) and (1RS,2RS,6RS,7SR,8SR,9SR)-9-{[(tert-butyl)dimethylsilyl]oxy}-9-chloro-4-phenyl-3,10-dioxa-5-azatricyclo[5.2.1.0^2,6]decan-8-ol (4), respectively.     

Palladium(II) complexes of (t-butyl salicylidene) diphenyl disulfide diamine: synthesis,structure, spectral characterization and catalytic properties

The hexadentate N₂S₂O₂ donor ligand N,N’-bis(3,5-tert-butylsalicylidene) diphenyl disulfide-2,2’-diamine was synthesised by the condensation of 2-aminophenyl disulfide and 3,5-di-tert-butyl-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde and its molecular structure was confirmed by X-ray studies. One of the tert-butyl groups in the Schiff base has rotational disorder around the C–C bond with ratio 0.56:0.44. The palladium complexes were prepared by the direct reaction of PdCl₂(CH₃CN)₂ and Schiff base ligands N,N’-bis (5-tert-butylsalicylidene) diphenyl disulfide-2,2’-diamine and N,N’-bis(3,5-tert-butylsalicylidene) diphenyl disulfide-2,2’-diamine, respectively. The structure of the metal complexes was characterized by physico-chemical and spectroscopic methods. Palladium is in square-planar geometry bonded to imine nitrogen and phenolic O in both the complexes. The catalytic efficiency of the palladium complexes was evaluated in the cross-coupling reactions; Heck-Mizoroki reaction of iodobenzene and methyl acrylate and the Suzuki-Miyaura reaction of phenylboronic acid and iodobenzene, which gave low to moderate yields. Higher conversions were obtained for 2a as catalyst due to the increase in the number of bulky tertiary butyl groups in the structure.

     

A novel multicomponent Zr-catalyzed synthesis of functionalized pyrano[3,2-b]pyrrole derivatives

A novel, efficient, and rapid procedure, one-pot condensation of 3-hydroxypyrrole, malononitrile, and aromatic aldehydes, with 10 mol % bis[N-(3,5-dicumylsalicylidene)anthracylaminato]zirconium(IV) dichloride as catalyst, in the presence of ultrasonic irradiation, has been developed for synthesis of 5-amino-7-aryl-6-cyano-4H-pyrano[3,2-b]pyrrole derivatives.