Stereoconvergent and stepwise 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of nitrile oxides and nitrile imines

The first example of stereoconvergent 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of nitrile oxides and nitrile imines with E/Z isomeric mixture of electron-deficient olefins is reported, delivering isoxazolines and pyrazolines bearing two vicinal stereogenic tertiary and trifluoromethylated quaternary carbon centers with perfect regioand diastereoselectivities. The possibility of concerted cycloaddition/epimerization sequence under basic condition to form the thermodynamically stable diastereomers is excluded th...     

Isopenicillin N synthase mediates thiolate oxidation to sulfenate in a depsipeptide substrate analogue: implications for oxygen binding and a link to nitrile hydratase?

Isopenicillin N synthase (IPNS) is a nonheme iron oxidase that catalyzes the central step in the biosynthesis of beta-lactam antibiotics: oxidative cyclization of the linear tripeptide delta-L-alpha-aminoadipoyl-L-cysteinyl-D-valine (ACV) to isopenicillin N (IPN). The ACV analogue delta-L-alpha-aminoadipoyl-L-cysteine (1-(S)-carboxy-2-thiomethyl)ethyl ester (ACOmC) has been synthesized as a mechanistic probe of IPNS catalysis and crystallized with the enzyme. The crystal structure of the anaerobic IPNS/Fe(II)/ACOmC complex was determined to 1.80 A resolution, revealing a highly congested active site region. By exposing these anaerobically grown crystals to high-pressure oxygen gas, an unexpected sulfenate product has been observed, complexed to iron within the IPNS active site. A mechanism is proposed for formation of the sulfenate-iron complex, and it appears that ACOmC follows a different reaction pathway at the earliest stages of its reaction with IPNS. Thus it seems that oxygen (the cosubstrate) binds in a different site to that observed in previous studies with IPNS, displacing a water ligand from iron in the process. The iron-mediated conversion of metal-bound thiolate to sulfenate has not previously been observed in crystallographic studies with IPNS. This mode of reactivity is of particular interest when considered in the context of another family of nonheme iron enzymes, the nitrile hydratases, in which post-translational oxidation of two cysteine thiolates to sulfenic and sulfinic acids is essential for enzyme activity.     

Cycloaddition of benzoheteroazepine II Reactions and conformations of cycloadducts on1,5-benzothiazepines and 1,5-benzodiazepines with nitrile imine and nitrile oxides

Benzodiazepine and benzothiazepine derivatives have been well known as therapeutically important compounds. Four new tricyclic heterocyclic compounds, 3a,4,5,11-tetrahydro-3H-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-d] [1, 5]benzothiazepines (3), 3a,4,5,11-tetrahydro-3H,6H-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-d][1,5]benzodiazepine (4), 3a, 4,5,11-tetrahydro-1,2,4-oxadiazolo[4,5-d] [1,5]benzothiazepines (5, 6) and 3a,4,5,11-tetrahydro-6H-1, 2,4-oxadiazolo[4, 5-d] [ 1, 5 ] benzodiazepines (7,8), have been synthesized by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of 2, 3-dihydro-1, 5-benzothiazepines and 2, 3-dihydro-1H-1, 5-benzodiazepine with benzonitrile N-phenylimine and benzonitrile oxides, respectively. The conformations of some cycloadducts and cycloaddition mechanism are described.     

Ring construction via pseudo-intramolecular hydrazonation using bifunctional δ-keto nitrile

An α-nitro-δ-keto nitrile efficiently reacted with hydrazines at room temperature, even in the absence of a catalyst, to afford the corresponding hydrazones; the reactions proceeded through a pseudo-intramolecular process. The hydrazone derived from hydrazine monohydrate underwent water-assisted cyclization, which yielded the corresponding diazepine. The hydrazones derived from 4-nitrophenylhydrazine and 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine were converted into pyridazines upon being heated in DMSO.     

Production of α-terpineol fromEscherichia coli cells expressing thermostable limonene hydratase

The genes encoding a thermostable limonene hydratase have been located on a cloned fragment inEscherichia coli conferring growth on limonene and production of the monoterpenes perillyl alcohol and α-terpineol. Whole cell bioconversion studies at elevated temperature employing both an aqueous phase and neat limonene phase demonstrated significant production of α-terpineol with additional production of carvone.     

Oxidation of α-oxo-oximes to nitrile oxides with hypervalent iodine reagents

Upon reaction with PhI(OAc)(2), α-oxo-aldoximes are oxidized to α-oxo-nitrile oxides, while α-oxo-ketoximes are converted into nitrile oxides via the oxidative cleavage of the carbonyl-imino σ bond. The nitrile oxides thus formed were trapped with norbornene or styrene in good yield. α,α'-Dioxo-ketoximes react less efficiently.     

First [Fe-NO](6) complex with an N(2)S(3)Fe-NO core as a model of NO-inactivated iron-containing nitrile hydratase. Are thiolates and thioethers equivalent donors in low-spin iron complexes?

The spectroscopic and structural properties of [(bmmp-TASN)FeNO]BPh(4) (1) (bmmp-TASN = 4,7-bis(2'-methyl-2'-mercaptopropyl)-1-thia-4,7-diazacyclononane) have been determined and are compared with the nitric oxide inactivated form of iron-containing nitrile hydratase, NHase(dark). [(bmmp-TASN)FeNO]BPh(4) is prepared from the addition of NO to (bmmp-TASN)FeCl followed by addition of sodium tetraphenylborate. [(bmmp-TASN)FeNO]BPh(4) crystallizes from acetonitrile-methanol solutions upon ether vapor diffusion as dark blue plates in the monoclinic space group P2(1)/c with a = 11.9521(14) A, b = 11.3238(13) A, c = 26.624(3) A, beta = 98.280(2), and Z = 4. The nu(NO) stretching frequency of 1856 cm(-)(1) and the M?ssbauer parameters, delta = 0.06 mm/s and DeltaE(q) = 1.75 mm/s, compare favorably with those of NHase(dark). The similarities of the iron-sulfur bond distances to the thiolate, 2.284(2) A and 2.291(2) A, versus thioether, 2.285(2) A, are attributed to the low-spin configuration of the iron. The relationship between this structural observation and the spectroscopic properties of the complex are discussed.     

5,6-Bis(2-pyridyl)-2,3-pyrazine­dicarbo­nitrile

The crystal structure of the title compound, C₁₆H₈N₆, contains two independent mol­ecules with no significant difference in their structures. The pyrazine ring makes dihedral angles of 36.7 (2) and 36.5 (3)° with the two pyridine rings in one mol­ecule, and 43.1 (2) and 38.4 (1)° in the other. The dihedral angles between the two pyridine rings are 58.2 (2) and 56.0 (2)°, respectively. The favoured orientation of the pyridine rings is such that their N atoms face each other.     

Enantioselective trapping of an α-chiral carbanion of acyclic nitrile by a carbon electrophile

An α-chiral nitrile carbanion generated by deprotonation of enantioenriched O-carbamoyl cyanohydrin was trapped in situ with ethyl cyanoformate to give the corresponding ester derivative in 92% yield and 90?:?10 er, providing the first example of trapping of an α-chiral acyclic nitrile carbanion that has been considered to be very configurationally labile.     

Asymmetric 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of nitrile oxides to chiral acryloyl esters bearing glucofuranose as auxiliary

Asymmetric 1,3-dipolar cydoaddition of nitrite oxides to an acryloyl ester (1) derived from 1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene glucose (6) was studied. Solvent and temperature effect was discussed. The single diastereoisomer was isolated with high diastereoselective excess.     

Synthesis and characterization of new soluble poly（aryl ether nitrile）s containing phthalazinone moiety

A series of novel poly（aryl ether nitrile）s containing phthalazinone moiety were synthesized by the nucleophilic displacement reaction of bisphenol-like monomers （I） with 2,6-difluorobenzonitrile. The inherent viscosities ranged from 0.46 to 1.07 dL g^-1. The glass transition temperatures were in the range of 277-295℃, and the temperatures for 10% weight loss in nitrogen atmosphere were found between 495 and 527 ℃. The structures of these resultant polymers were confirmed by FT-IR and 1^H NMR. Moreover, the properties of poly（aryl ether nitrile）s including solubility and crystallinity were also studied.     

Double [3 + 2] cycloaddition of nitrile oxides with allenoates: Synthesis of spirobidihydroisoxazoles

The double [3+2] cycloaddition of allenoates with nitrile oxides was presented. The reaction worked well under mild reaction conditions to give the spirobidihydroisoxazole in moderate to excellent yields with excellent diastereoselectivities.     

From one to two quaternary centers: Ester or nitrile α-alkylation applied to bioactive alkaloids

The synthesis of all-carbon quaternary centers remains a challenge. Here we describe studies on the formation of two adjacent all-carbon quaternary centers in the context of the planned synthesis of the bioactive natural products perophoramidine and the communesins. In one approach the key step involves ester-alkylation using either allyl bromide or formaldehyde as the electrophile. An unexpected rapid auto-oxidation reaction during the synthesis of the alkylation substrates limited the scalability of this approach. In a second route, alkylation of a nitrile-containing precursor was planned. The use of the TosMIC reagent on a complex substrate gave the nitrile for alkylation. The assignment of the relative stereochemistry of the products was done through the extensive use of small molecule X-ray crystallography.     

A d-ribose-derived α-amino nitrile as a versatile intermediate for the collective synthesis of piperidine-type iminosugar C-glycosides

Iminosugar C-glycosides are valuable entities in medicinal chemistry. Herein we disclose a collective synthesis approach to such compounds, in a route that features a remarkably stable, fully characterised, ribose-derived iminium salt as a key intermediate. Addition of organometallic reagents to this key intermediate delivers a variety of iminosugar C-glycoside products in high yields and with excellent stereocontrol.     

From isonitrile to nitrile via ketenimine intermediate: Palladium-catalyzed 1,1-carbocyanation of allyl carbonate by α-isocyanoacetate

A palladium-catalyzed 1,1-carbocyanation of allyl carbonate by α-quaternary α-isocyanoacetate was developed. Formation of ketenimine followed by homolysis of the CN bond and recombination of the resulting caged radical pair was proposed to account for the formation of the unusual coupling product, the β-cyano-γ,δ-unsaturated ester.     

Synthesis and characterization of poly（phthalazinone ether nitrile） （PPEN）-polydimethylsiloxane （PDMS） block copolymers

Block copolymers with different backbone compositions have been prepared by the condensation of dimethylamino terminated poly（dimethylsiloxane） （PDMS） and hydroquinone terminated poly（phthalazinone ether nitrile） （PPEN） in the presence of chlorobenzcne/N-methyl pyrrolidone （NMP） as solvents. The products were characterized by FTIR, ^1H NMR and gel permeation chromatography. Differential scanning calorimetry analysis indicated that the block copolymers showed separated microphase.     

[3 + 2] Cycloaddition of nitrile oxides to dichloropropenes and 1,3-dichlorobut-2-ene: A regioselectivity issue

The reaction of nitrile oxides with 2,3-dichloroprop-1-ene, 1,3-dichloroprop-1-ene, and 1,3-dichlorobut-2-ene leads to 5-(chloromethyl)isoxazoles, 4-(chloromethyl)isoxazoles, or to mixtures of both regioisomers. The direction of cycloaddition and reactivity of substrate is determined by the steric hindrance at the terminal carbon atom of the alkene double bond. It has been found that the isomeric products of cycloaddition of nitrile oxides to 1,3-dichloropropene have significantly different dehydrochlorination capabilities. The experimental data on the regioselectivity of cycloaddition and the relative reactivity of substrates are in agreement with the results of quantum chemical calculations.     

Fractional free volumes in structural defects of butadiene–nitrile elastomers of various polarities and rotational mobilities of nitroxyl radicals

The correlation between the magnitudes of the fast components of rotational mobility of the nitroxyl radicals (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-yl)oxyl and (4-benzoyloxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-yl)oxyl measured via EPR spectroscopy, the fractional free volumes in the structural defects of butadiene–nitrile rubbers and the related vulcanized rubbers, in which the nitroxyl radicals are sorbed, and a variation in this correlation with an increase in temperature are established.