Recent progress in the development of derivatization reagents having a benzofurazan structure

Chemical derivatization is often used to enhance the detectability of the target compounds and to improve the separation efficiency in high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). In this review, we describe the recent progress in the development of derivatization reagents having a benzofurazan structure, namely, the fluorogenic reagents, water-soluble reagents, reagents for the analysis of peptides and proteins, and reagents for mass spectrometric detection. The application of these reagents to bio-samples is also briefly described.     

新型有机镁试剂的研究进展

介绍了双格氏试剂、镁杂碳环化合物和含有多官能团的格氏试剂的制备、反应化学及在有机合成中的应用等。     

离子交换树脂用作聚合物试剂方面的新进展

本文综述由离子交换树脂为原料制备的聚合物离子型试剂.绝大多数的聚合物离子型试剂是用强碱性阴离子交换树脂制备的,它包括氧化剂、还原剂、20余种亲核试剂以及卤化剂等.约有40多种聚合物试剂可全由强碱性阴离子交换树脂制备.由强酸性阳离子交换树脂所制成的试剂只有数种.弱酸性阳离子交换树脂所制成的试剂,只是刚刚开始.弱碱性阴离子交换树脂可制成的试剂几乎没有.     

Palladium-catalyzed coupling of thiol esters with aryl and primary and secondary alkyl organoindium reagents

Thiol esters and organoindium reagents undergo palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling under mild conditions to give ketones in moderate to excellent yields. Aryl and primary/secondary alkyl organoindium reagents can be used as coupling partners. This method has two advantages over the cross-coupling of thiol esters with boron and tin reagents: (1) no added copper reagent is required to mediate the reaction and (2) for the case of alkyl transfer, no added base is required to activate organoindium reagents for cross-coupling as is required for the coupling of alkyl boron reagents with thiol esters.     

Application of pyridylazo and thiazolylazo reagents in flow injection preconcentration systems for determination of metals

Pyridylazo and thiazolylazo reagents are synthetic dyes widely used in analytical chemistry. These reagents are also very attractive for use in preconcentration systems. This paper covers the application of pyridylazo and thiazolylazo reagents in flow injection systems for the determination of metals. The article discusses flow injection preconcentration systems with solid-phase extraction, precipitation and cloud point extraction. The use of pyridylazo and thiazolylazo reagents in flow injection detection systems is also presented. The relative advantages and drawbacks of these systems are discussed. The application of pyridylazo and thiazolylazo reagents in new systems is presented in the concluding part of this review article.     

Direct Addition of Grignard Reagents to Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids Enabled by Bulky turbo-Organomagnesium Anilides

The synthesis of ketones through addition of organometallic reagents to aliphatic carboxylic acids is a straightforward strategy that is limited to organolithium reagents. More desirable Grignard reagents can be activated and controlled with a bulky aniline-derived turbo-Hauser base. This operationally simple procedure allows the straightforward preparation of a variety of aliphatic and perfluoroalkyl ketones alike from functionalized alkyl, aryl and heteroaryl Grignard reagents.     

光学分析试剂

光学分析试剂是建立有关光学分析方法的物质基础,在许多领域中具有极强的应用背景。本文介绍若干种光学分析试剂尤其是高分子显色剂的研究进展。     

Unexpected reactivity of Imidazo[2,1-b]thiazolines with organometallic reagents

[reaction: see text] The reaction of imidazo[2,1-b]thiazolines with various organometallic reagents is described. Nucleophilic attack of organolithium reagents on sulfur occurs with extrusion of ethylene to produce 2-thioalkyl- or 2-thioarylimidazoles. The outcome with Grignard reagents, however, is less predictable, with some reagents adding at sulfur and others reacting at C-2 or not at all.     

气相色谱中的衍生试剂及新进展

硅烷化试剂,烷基化试剂,酰基化试剂,缩合反应试剂等是气相色谱中常用的几种主要衍生试剂,本文对这几类常用的衍生试剂及新进展作了较为全面的阐述。     

Structure and Reactivity of N-Heterocyclic Alkynyl Hypervalent Iodine Reagents

Ethynylbenziodoxol(on)e (EBX) cyclic hypervalent iodine reagents have become popular reagents for the alkynylation of radicals and nucleophiles, but only offer limited possibilities for further structure and reactivity fine-tuning. Herein, the synthesis of new N-heterocyclic hypervalent iodine reagents with increased structural flexibility based on amide, amidine and sulfoximine scaffolds is reported. Solid-state structures of the reagents are reported and the analysis of the I−C_alkyne bond lengths allowed assessing the trans-effect of the different substituents. Molecular electrostatic potential (MEP) maps of the reagents, derived from DFT computations, revealed less pronounced σ-hole regions for sulfonamide-based compounds. Most reagents reacted well in the alkynylation of β-ketoesters. The alkynylation of thiols afforded more variable yields, with compounds with a stronger σ-hole reacting better. In metal-mediated transformations, the N-heterocyclic hypervalent iodine reagents gave inferior results when compared to the O-based EBX reagents.     

On the reactivity of imidazole carbamates and ureas and their use as esterification and amidation reagents

The optimization, substrate scope, and mechanism of esterification and amidation of carboxylic acids mediated by imidazole-based reagents are discussed. The innate reactivity of carbonylimidazole reagents with a range of nucleophiles is also explored. New reagents developed for the synthesis of α,β-unsaturated esters are described, as are reagents for the preparation of tertiary amides directly from carboxylic acids.     

Analytical applications of co-ordination compounds

The uses of metal complex compounds in the various fields of analytical chemistry are reviewed with particular reference to newer reagents and fresh applications of established reagents. The topics covered include precipitants, volumetric reagents, indicators and solvent extraction reagents. A new method for the gravimetric determination of gold with trans-dichlorobis(ethylenediamine) cobalt(III) chloride is included.     

Chiral Ligands in Hypervalent Iodine Compounds: Synthesis and Structures of Binaphthyl-Based λ3-Iodanes

Several novel binaphthyl-based chiral hypervalent iodine(III) reagents have been prepared and structurally analysed. Various asymmetric oxidative reactions were applied to evaluate the reactivities and stereoselectivities of those reagents. Moderate to excellent yields were observed; however, very low stereoselectivities were obtained. NMR experiments indicated that these reagents are very easily hydrolysed in either chloroform or DMSO solvents leading to the limited stereoselectivities. It is concluded that the use of chiral ligands is an unsuccessful way to prepare efficient stereoselective iodine(III) reagents.     

Molecular Lamps and Molecular Golf Balls

The concave shielding of the active site of enzymes has been transferred to standard reagents of organic chemistry and concave reagents have been synthesized which possess a lamp-like geometry (concave 1,10-phenanthrolines 1–2, concave pyridines 3). The special concave geometry of these reagents is responsible for their selectivity in metal ion catalyzed (Pd-catalyzed allylations, Cu(I)-catalyzed cyclopropanations) and base catalyzed (acylation of alcohols by ketenes) reactions. For an easier recovery, these reagents have been attached to Merrifield polymers and to dendrimers. Higher generations of dendrimers loaded with concave reagents will possess a golf ball geometry.     

Synthetic application of water-soluble hypervalent iodine reagents in aqueous media

Along with the vigorous development of hypervalent iodine chemistry, water-soluble hypervalent iodine reagents have received considerable attentions in recent years. In order to obtain water-soluble hypervalent iodine reagents, two strategies have been employed including introduction of hydrophilic functional groups onto the phenyl ring and formation of complex of iodosylbenzene with crown ether. And, it is observed that four kinds of hypervalent iodine reagents exhibit more or less solubility in water including hypervalent iodine reagents containing hydrophilic ligands, diaryliodonium salts, oligomeric iodosylbenzene sulfate, and iodylbenzene and its derivatives. In this review, we summarize these water-soluble hypervalent iodine reagents and their broad synthetic applications in aqueous media.     

Bench‐Stable Stock Solutions of Silicon Grignard Reagents: Application to Iron‐ and Cobalt‐Catalyzed Radical C(sp3)–Si Cross‐Coupling Reactions

A robust method for the preparation of silicon‐based magnesium reagents is reported. The MgBr₂ used in the lithium‐to‐magnesium transmetalation step is generated in situ from 1,2‐dibromoethane and elemental magnesium in hot THF. No precipitation of MgBr₂ occurs in the heat, and transmetalation at elevated temperature leads to homogeneous stock solutions of the silicon Grignard reagents that are stable and storable in the fridge. This method avoids the preparation of silicon pronucleophiles such as Si?Si and Si?B reagents. The new Grignard reagents were applied to unprecedented iron‐ and cobalt‐catalyzed cross‐coupling reactions of unactivated alkyl bromides. The functional‐group tolerance of these magnesium reagents is excellent.     

NMR Methods for Optical Purity Determination of Pharmaceuticals

Abstract

Although enantiomers normally have identical spectra, several methods for measurement of optical purity using NMR are possible: forming diastereomeric derivatives using chiral solvents and complexation with chiral reagents especially lanthanide shift reagents. The major limitation of these techniques as quantitative methods is the small chemical shift differences observed. However, with the availability of a wide range of lanthanide shift reagents, this problem is overcome. Several examples are cited for optical purity determinations of several pharmaceuticals using lanthanide shift reagents.     

Stabilization of ATP reagents containing firefly <Emphasis Type="Italic">L. mingrelica</Emphasis> luciferase by polyols

ATP reagents containing 2–20% of ethylene glycol, glycerol, or PEG-8000 have been prepared. Polyols inhibit the activity of the ATP reagents by 20–40%, and addition of 0.75 mM Triton X-100 prevents this inhibition. The optimal polyol concentration is 10%. The kinetics of thermoinactivation of the ATP reagents in solution at 37, 20, and 4°C has been studied. At all temperatures, the stability of ATP reagents increases two-to fivefold in the presence of polyols. A solution of ATP reagents kept at 4°C for 180 h retains 100% activity. The activity half-life is 15 days.     

X-Ray and NMR Structural Data of Ethynylbenziodoxolones (EBXs) Reagents and Their Analogues

First synthesized in 1991, EthynylBenziodoXolones (EBXs) – cyclic hypervalent iodine reagents derived from 2-iodobenzoic acid – are now among the most versatile electrophilic alkynylation reagents. Due to their cyclic structure, these reagents exhibit enhanced stability compared to previously used alkynyl iodonium salts. Over the last decade, both the iodoheterocycle and the arene ring have been extensively modified to fine-tune the reactivity of the reagents, resulting in new analogues such as Ethynylbenziodoxoles (EBxs) or N-heterocyclic reagents. In this article, we have for the first time compiled the structural data available for EBXs and their analogues, focusing especially on X-Ray and NMR data. For selected compounds, molecular electrostatic potentials (MEP) have also been calculated. When considering the tight relationship between structure and reactivity in hypervalent iodine reagents, the collected data is expected to be highly useful for further developments in the field.     

Ethynylbenziodazolones (EBZ) as Electrophilic Alkynylation Reagents for the Highly Enantioselective Copper-Catalyzed Oxyalkynylation of Diazo Compounds

Ethynylbenziodoxol(on)e (EBX) cyclic hypervalent iodine reagents are now established reagents for the alkynylation of radicals and nucleophiles, yet they present limited possibilities for further structure and reactivity modification. Herein, the first synthesis is reported for the corresponding ethynylbenziodazolone (EBZ) reagents, in which the oxygen atom in the iodoheterocycle is replaced by a nitrogen atom. The substituent on the nitrogen enables further fine-tuning of the reagent structure and reactivity. EBZ reagents are obtained easily from the corresponding benzamides by using a one-step procedure, and display reactivity comparable to that of EBX reagents. In particular, they are applied in an asymmetric copper-catalyzed oxyalkynylation of diazo compounds, which proceeds in high yield and enantioselectivity for a broad range of substituents on the diazo compounds and the alkyne.