A concise synthesis of (−)-lentiginosine via an anti,syn-oxazine

A concise and stereocontrolled total synthesis of (−)-lentiginosine, a potent glycosidase inhibitor, has been achieved. Starting from anti,syn-oxazine as a chiral building block, the key features in these strategies are the Wittig reaction and cyclization.     

Preparations of ginsenoside Rg1 immunogen and125I-labeled antiğen

This work began with the side chain of ginsenoside Rg₁ which was acetylized with Ac₂O-Pyr and oxidized by OsO₄ and NaIO₄ to give ginsenoside Rg₁ aldehyde(2), which was further converted into an unsaturated ester(3) by Wittig-Horner reaction. The unsaturated ester(3) was treated with N₂H₄ and HNO₂ to yield Rg₁ azide(4) which was directly conjugated with BSA to give immunogen: ginsenoside Rg₁-BSA conjugate(5). This azide(4) was conjugated with tyramine to give ginsenoside Rg₁-tyramine conjugate which was labelled with free Na¹²⁵I by CH-T to yield¹²⁵I-labeled antigen: gensenoside Rg₁-¹²⁵I-tyramine(6). The labelling rate was 40%–50% and specific activity was 3.0–4.0 MBq/g.     

Preparation of Europium Induced Conformation—specific anti—calmodulin Monoclonal Antibody

Monoclonal antibody technique was employed to detect the conformational difference of CaM induced by metal ions. A trivalent europium ion induced conformation-specific anti-calmodulin monoclonal antibody was successfully prepared with europium-saturated calmodulin as antigen.     

Albumin-directed stereoselective reduction of 1,3-diketones and β-hydroxyketones to anti diols

The reduction of 1,3-diketones and β-hydroxyketones with NaBH(4) in aqueous acetonitrile is highly stereoselective in the presence of stoichiometric amounts of bovine or human albumin, giving anti 1,3-diols with d.e. up to 96%. The same reaction, without albumin, gives syn and anti 1,3-diols in approximately 1:1 ratio. The presence of an aromatic carbonyl group is essential for diastereoselectivity in the NaBH(4)/albumin reduction of both 1,3-diketones and β-hydroxyketones. Thus, 3-hydroxy-1-(p-tolyl)-1-butanone is stereoselectively reduced in the presence of albumin, while reduction of its isomer 4-(p-tolyl)-4-hydroxy-2-butanone is not stereoselective. The albumin-controlled reduction is not stereospecific as both enantiomers of 1-aryl-3-hydroxy-1-butanones are reduced to diols with identical stereoselectivities. Circular dichroism of the bound substrates confirms that aromatic ketones are recognized by the protein's IIA binding site. Binding studies also suggest that 1,3-diketones are recognized in their enol form. From the effect of pH on binding of a diketone it is concluded that, in the complex with the substrate, ionizable residues His242 and Lys199 are in the neutral and protonated forms, respectively. A homology model of BSA was obtained and docking of model substrates confirms the preference of the protein for aromatic ketones. Modelling of the complexes with the substrates also allows us to propose a mechanism for the reduction of 1,3-diketones in which the chemoselective reduction of the first (aliphatic) carbonyl is followed by the diastereoselective reduction of the second (aromatic) carbonyl. The role of albumin is thus a combination of chemo- and stereocontrol.     

Highly enantioselective synthesis of anti aryl β-hydroxy α-amino esters via DKR transfer hydrogenation

An efficient preparation of highly enantiomerically enriched aryl β-hydroxy α-amino esters via dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR), asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of α-amino β-keto esters is described. The anti β-hydroxyl α-amino esters were obtained both in high yields and high diasteroselectivity. The observed high anti selectivity is inconsistent with the previous results in literature. The absolute stereochemistry of the aryl β-hydroxy α-amino esters was unambiguously confirmed via chemical derivatization as well as Vibrational Circular Dichroism (VCD) techniques.     

GC–MS analysis and anti–microbial activity of Prunella vulgaris L. extracts

In this study, the chemical composition of the methanol, hexane and ethyl acetate extracts of Prunella vulgaris L. were investigated by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) method. 2-hydroxy-5-methylbenzaldehyde (15.70%), linolenic acid (45.50%) and icosane (16.24%) were found to be the most abundant in methanol, hexane and ethyl acetate extracts, respectively. Following the determination of chemical components of the Prunella vulgaris L. extracts, their anti–microbial activities against certain human pathogenic bacteria were tested and minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) were determined. While some extracts of Prunella vulgaris L. show anti–microbial activity well above the standards (penicillin and tetracycline), it was determined that in general all the extracts showed good anti–microbial activity against these pathogenic bacteria.     

Improved enantioselective synthesis of anti α-methyl-β-hydroxyesters through TiCl4-PPh3 mediated aldol condensation

The complex between TiCl₄ and PPh effectively catalyses the aldol addition of silyl ketene acetals to aldehydes dramatically improving the anti-syn ratios.     

Structural Diversity in Cyclometalated Diiridium(III) Complexes with Bridging syn and anti μ2-Oxamidato and μ2-Dithioxamidato Ligands

Six new diiridium complexes containing 2-methyl-6-phenylpyridyl as the cyclometalating ligand with a μ₂-oxamidato or a μ₂-dithioxamidato ligand as the bridge have been synthesized in 60–73 % yields. These complexes were revealed by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy to contain inseparable mixtures of diastereomers (rac, ΔΔ/ΛΛ and meso, ΔΛ) with bridges in anti and syn configurations. The remarkable variety of isomers present was confirmed by X-ray crystallography on single crystals grown from mixtures of each complex. In one complex with a N,N’-bis(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-μ₂-oxamidato bridge, two single crystals of anti and syn isomers were structurally determined. Two single crystals of the μ₂-dithioxamidato bridge complex were found to contain rac and meso forms of the syn isomer. Hybrid DFT computations on the four isomers of each diiridium complex revealed negligible energetic preferences for one isomer despite the methyl groups in the 2-methyl-6-phenylpyridyl cyclometalating ligands being close to the neighboring methyl groups and the bridge, thus supporting the experimental findings of isomer mixtures. Two distinct broad emissions with maxima at 522–529 nm and at 689–701 nm observed in these complexes in dichloromethane are attributed to mixed metal-ligand to ligand charge transfer (MLLCT) excited states involving the pyridyl and bridge moieties respectively with the aid of electronic structure computations.     

Kinetics of decomposition of the liquid phase of the ternary system LiOH-H2O2-H2O in the presence of the solid phase of Li2O2 · H2O

The kinetics of decomposition of hydrogen peroxide in the liquid phase of the ternary system LiOH-H₂O₂-H₂O was studied in the presence the solid phase of Li₂O₂·H₂O and without it. The main kinetic parameters of the processes studied were determined.     

Spectroscopic Study of the Interaction of Bu_2SnCl_2 with EHPG

A number of Sn (Ⅳ)complexes have been synthesized since 1980 and tested its anticancer activity1. The simplest complex Bu2SnCl2 has activity to P388 tumor cells. Several metal complexes such as Ru-ind (trans-indazolium (bisindazole) tetrachloro- ruthenate (Ⅲ)) had used transferrin as a drug delivery system, the complexes still exhibit high antitumor activity and lower toxicity2. We use EHPG as a model ligand3 to study the interaction between Bu2SnCl2 and EHPG. EHPGAt first, we stud…     

Solvent-Free Acetylation of Thiols Under Catalysis of MgBr2·OEt2

Solvent-free protection of aromatic and aliphatic thiols with acetic anhydride was performed at room temperature under trace quantities of magnesium bromide ethyl etherate, affording rapid formation of various thiol esters in excellent yields.     

The [2?+?2?+?2] mechanisms of trimerization of three ethynes and monosilaethylenes

The mechanisms of [2?+?2?+?2] reactions of three ethynes and monosilaethylenes to form benzene and 1,3,5-trisilacyclohexane were studied by ab initio MO methods. The reaction mechanisms were analyzed by configuration interaction/localized molecular orbital/CASSCF calculations. Although the [2?+?2?+?2] reaction of ethyne is typically ??homologous?? concerted, that of monosilaethylene is polarized (ionic-cyclic) one-step reaction. In addition, the aromaticity along the intrinsic reaction coordinate pathway was studied using the index of deviation from aromaticity. Although the transition state of trimerization of ethyne does not have an aromatic nature for the ??- and ??-bonds formation system, the crossing point of the ??-bond formation and ??-bond breaking shows an aromatic nature.     

Non-isothermal Kinetics of the Dehydration Process of Na_2MoO_4·2H_2O

Introduction In the field of thermal analysis kinetics, there have been many kinetic models and methods of processing the corresponding data, which can depict the most probable kinetic mechanism of solid state reactions, such as the method combining differential and integral methods,1-6 the method combining isothermal and non-isothermal processes7,8 and method of TA curve shape,9,10 and so on. Recently, based on the predeces-sor抯 work, a more complete kinetic method of process-ing thermal ana…     

Magnetic properties of TlFe2−xSe2

Mössbauer studies on a mosaic of single crystals of the layered compound TlFe_2−xSe₂ have been carried out at various temperatures between 100 and 460 K. A magnetic transition occurs at ∼450 K. The magnetic ordering within the FeSe layers is antiferromagnetic with the spins oriented along the tetragonal axis. X-Ray diffraction data indicated ordering of the iron vacancies at the chosen composition (x ∼ 0.3) yielding a supercell with a volume five times that of the ThCr₂Si₂ type subcell, the cell parameters being a = 8.6909(5) Å and c = 14.005(1) Å.     

Degradation of Microcystin-RR by Combination of UV/H2O2 Technique

The experiments were performed to investigate the degradation of microcystins in order to assess the effectiveness and feasibility of UV/H2O2 system for the disinfection of water polluted by microcystins. The influence factors such as H2O2, pH and UV light intensities were investigated respectively. Degradation of microcystin-RR （MC-RR） could be fitted by either the pseudo-first-order or second-order rate equations. This homogenous system could significantly enhance the degradation rate due to the synergetic effect between UV and H2O2. The degradation mainly followed the mechanism of direct photolysis and .OH oxidation reactions. Experimental results showed that 94.83% of MC-RR was removed under optimal experimental conditions and the UV/H2O2 system provided an alternative to promote the removal of microcystins in drinking water supplies.     

Synthesis and Structure of the Complexes of 2-Alkoxycarbonylalkyltin Trichlorides with 2-Salicylideneaminophenol

SinceHutton]developedanovelr0utet0preparationofthe2-alkoxycarbonylalkyltintrichIorides,R'OCOCHRCH,SnCI,(l),lhavereceivedconsiderableattenti0nbecauseofthevarietyofcoordinationgeometriesaboutthetinatom.2-'Previ0usly,wehadre-portedtheadducts0flwithneutraIdonorssuchasDMSO,HMPA,bpyandphen.'-'Inthispaper,wereportthesynthesis0fthecomplexes0flwithnegativebivaIentligandderivedfr0m2-salicylideneamin0phenop(H2L),R'OCOCHRCH,SnClL(R=H,Me,R'=Me,Et,n-Pr,Allyl,n-Bu),andthecrystaIstructureof…     

Synthesis and characterization of diblock copolymer of butadiene and 2-ethyl-2-oxazoline

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2D NMR Investigation of Dynamic Equilibrium of Tautomers of Gossypol

Gossypol was obtained as an yellow platelike crystal with m.p. 210-214o . In CDCl3 there were three tautomers of gossypol: I aldehyde, II lactol,III ketal , in equilibrium .Their total H 1 NMR spectra were assigned by means of 1D and 2D NMR techniques including 1H-1H cosy , DEPT , HMQC (1H Detected Heteronuclear Multiple Quantum Coherence) and HMBC (1H Detected Heteronuclear Multiple Bond Connectivity) experiments . This paper first reported that we took use of the 2D NMR t…     

Theoretical Study of the Dehydration Process of MgCl_2·4H_2O to MgCl_2·2H_2O

Density functional theory was employed to study the dehydration mechanism of MgCI_2·4H_2O. Analysis of potential energy surface(PES) of possible pathways indicated that the most possible way was one of the water molecules halfly dissociated with an elongated bond distance with Mg~(2+),where electrostatic interaction played a leading role; another water molecule dissociated sequentially. It was in agreement with the result from differencial thermal analysis. The dehydration process of MgCI_2·4H_2O was clarified theoretically,promoting the theoretical study of dehydration of MgCI_2·2H_2O.