Generation and reactions of α-trifluoromethyl stabilized aziridinyl anion, a general synthetic precursor for stereospecific construction of α-amino-α-trifluoromethylated quaternary carbon

Optically pure α-trifluoromethylated aziridinyl anions react with various electrophiles to give the corresponding optically pure 2-trifluoromethyl-2-substituted aziridines, which are general synthetic precursors for optically pure α-amino-α-trifluoromethylated compounds, such as trifluoromethylated α/β-amino acids, in good yields.     

Monomer-Polymer Equilibria of Deuterated α-Methylstyrenes

The equilibria between α-trideuteromethyl-β,β-dideuterostyrene, α-methyl-2,3,4,5,6-pentadeuterostyrene, and perdeutero-α-methylstyrene and their respective polymeric anions in tetrahydrofuran have been investigated between 253 and 308°K. The heat and entropy changes were both increased by deuteration of the alkyl group. Qualitatively the effect observed appears best explained by the premise that a lowering of steric repulsions occurs with deuterium and hence the effective volume for deuterium is less than that for hydrogen.     

On the mechanism of the addition of dithianylidene anions to cyclic α,β-unsaturated ketones

The high diasteroselectivity in the 1,4-addition of dithianylidene anions to α,β-unsaturated ketones is demonstrated to proceed through an alkoxy-Cope rearrangement.     

Ionic Liquid–Catalyzed Internal Redox Esterification Reaction

The internal redox esterification of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes and alcohols was carried out using different ionic liquids (ILs) as catalysts and reaction solvents. The basic ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([bmim]OAc), exhibited the best activity for this reaction. The influences of the amount of ionic liquid catalyst and reaction time on yield of saturated ester have been investigated. The results showed that ionic liquid anions have a crucial effect on the redox esterification of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes and alcohols. The nucleophilic carbenes generated in situ from the ionic liquid cation were believed to be actual active species for this reactions.     

α-Alkyl(aryl)sulfenyl substituted β-ketophosphonates: synthesis, properties and reactivity

A new synthesis of the title compounds via acylation of α-lithio-α-phosphorylalkyl sulfides is described. Two additional approaches to these compounds, although less efficient, involve: (a) sulfenylation of O-silylated dialkyl β-ketophosphonates and (b) the Arbuzov reaction of triethyl phosphite with α-chloro-α-methylthiomethyl phenyl ketone. The keto-enol tautomerism of the title compounds and reactivity of the anions derived from them with electrophilic reagents were investigated. The P(O)-olefination products obtained from electron rich aromatic aldehydes were found to undergo the acid-catalyzed desulfenylation reaction affording α,β-unsaturated ketones.     

A. Critical Evaluation of the Knorr Synthesis of Tpifluoromethylpyrroles and the Reactivity of Diethyl 4-Trifluoromethyl-2-Methylpyrrole-3, 5-Dicarboxylate.

β-Trifluoromethyl pyrroles are readily obtained by the Knorr synthesis, but the procedure fails for the preparation of the the α-isomers. The β-trifluoromethyl group reacts with alkoxide anions and is reduced with lithium aluminium hydride.     

The reactions of organolithium compounds with α,α-dibromoaldimines and of lithium amide with α-brominated aldimines

β-Bromoenamines $\text{4}$ and α-bromoaldehydes $\text{6}$ are synthesised from the ambident anions $\text{3}$ generated from either α-bromoaldimines $\text{1}$ or α,α-dibromoaldimines $\text{2}$.     

Doubly activated coumarin as a colorimetric and fluorescent chemodosimeter for cyanide

A new α,β-unsaturated nitro group and coumarin conjugate-based fluorescent chemodosimeter 1 was developed for the selective detection of cyanide anions. The chemodosimeter has shown a selective and sensitive response to cyanide anions over other various anions through a nucleophilic aromatic substitution reaction of the cyanide to 1. When cyanide anions were added, the enhanced fluorescence intensity as well as the color changes of 1 was observed so that micromolar concentrations of cyanides were detectable by the naked eye.     

十一钨锰硅酸盐异构体的电化学性质及其催化性能

报道了十一钨锰硅酸盐异构体α-,β     

Diastereoselective aldol reaction of zincated 3-chloro-3-methyl-1-azaallylic anions as key step in the synthesis of 1,2,3,4-tetrasubstituted 3-chloroazetidines

Zincated 3-chloro-3-methyl-1-azaallylic anions undergo a stereoselective aldol addition across aromatic aldehydes and subsequent mesylation to produce syn α-chloro-β-mesyloxyketimines, which were isolated in 80-84% yield and high diastereomeric excess (dr > 97/3) after purification via flash chromatography. The syn α-chloro-β-mesyloxyketimines were further stereoselectively reduced to give stereochemically defined 3-aminopropyl mesylates, which were cyclized to 1,2,3,4-tetrasubstituted 3-chloroazetidines containing three contiguous stereogenic centers. DFT calculations on the key aldol addition revealed the presence of a highly ordered bimetallic six-membered twist-boat-like transition state structure with a tetra-coordinated metal cyclic structure. DFT calculations revealed that chelation of both zinc and lithium cations in the transition state structure leads to the experimentally observed high syn diastereoselectivity of aldol reactions.     

Thiazolium-catalyzed intermolecular Stetter reaction of linear and cyclic alkyl α-diketones

An efficient method for the N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-catalyzed conjugate addition of acetyl anions to various α,β-unsaturated acceptors (Stetter reaction) has been optimized by using 2,3-butandione (biacetyl) as an alternative surrogate of acetaldehyde. The disclosed procedure proved to be compatible with microwave dielectric heating for reaction time reduction and with the use of different linear α-diketones as acyl anion donors (e.g. 3,4-hexanedione for propionyl anion additions). Moreover, the unprecedented umpolung reactivity of cyclic α-diketones in the atom economic nucleophilic acylation of chalcones is herein presented. Mechanistic aspects of the thiazolium-based catalysis involving linear and cyclic α-diketone substrates are also discussed.     

Low-valent Titanium Induced Simultaneous Reduction of Nitro Group and S-S Bond in Nitrodisulfides: A Novel Method For the Synthesis of Benzothiazoline,Benzothiazoles and 2,3-Dihydro- 1,5-benzothiazepines

The simultaneous reduction of nitro group and S-S bond in nitrodisulfides by TiCl₄/Sm system leds to the active intermediates 2, which were “living” double-anions (nitride anions and sulfide anions) in situ. These new anion species reacted smoothly with aldehydes or ketones, acid chlorides or acid anhydrides and α,β-unsaturated ketones respectively to afford the desired benzothiazolines, benzothiazoles and 2,3-dihydro-1,5-benzothiazepines in good yields under mild and neutral conditions.     

Preparation of 5-chloropyrazoles via tandem Meyer–Schuster/von Auwers rearrangements

A new, practical preparation of β,β-dichloroenones in three to four steps allows for a straightforward synthesis of 5-chloropyrazoles. Addition of various propargyl anions to commercially available 4-methyl-4-(trichloromethyl)cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-one gives high yields of the corresponding propargyl alcohols. These are then transformed, in a single step, via two consecutive rearrangements, a Meyer–Schuster and a (sometimes spontaneous) von Auwers rearomatizing rearrangement, to deliver α,α-aryl-trichloromethylketones. After elimination of HCl, cyclization of the β,β-dichloroenones with various hydrazines delivers 5-chloropyrazoles. The four to five step sequence to 5-chloropyrazoles is very atom economical, expelling only water and two molecules of HCl from all the building blocks.     

2-Isopropylbenzimidazole and 2-methylbenzimidazole as bulky proton sources: Stereoselective protonation and application to the synthesis of γ- and δ-lactones

2-Isopropylbenzimidazole and 2-methylbenzimidazole have been found to be effective bulky proton sources for stereoselective protonation of chiral enolate anions. 2-Isopropylbenzimidazole worked in the stereoselective protonation of the Birch reduction of chiral α,β-unsaturated imides. On the other hand, 2-methylbenzimidazole was found to be the best protonation reagent in the isomerization reaction of α,β-unsaturated imide into β,γ-unsaturated imide. The Birch reduction using 2-isopropylbenzimidazole realized a concise and stereoselective synthesis of δ-lactone 14, a sex pheromone of Macrocentrus grandii, while the isomerization reaction using 2-methylbenzimidazole was employed in the highly stereoselective synthesis of the γ-lactone intermediate in the synthesis of depsipeptide antibiotics. These bulky proton sources would be powerful tools to achieve a concise synthesis of natural products.     

铌取代Dawson结构钨磷杂多配合物的合成及其结构表征

本文报道了八种新化合物α2-M7-mHm[P2W17NbO62].xH2O, α-1, 2,3-M9-mHm[P2W15Nb3O62].xH2O (M=K, TMA, TEA, TBA)的合成和表征。红外和紫外光谱表明两种阴离子具有Dawson结构, ^3^1P和^1^8^3W NMR测定结果表明铌原子确系"极位"一、三取代。α-1, 2,3-K7H2[P2W15Nb3O62].30H2O为六方晶系, 晶胞参数为: a=1.9836(4), b=1.9836(9), c=1.5498(6)nm, α=β=90°, γ=120°。此外, 还报道了极谱、XPS和XRD结果。     

Sheet-like assemblies of charged amphiphilic α/β-peptides at the air-water interface

There is growing interest in the design of molecules that undergo predictable self-assembly. Bioinspired oligomers with well-defined conformational propensities are attractive from this perspective, since they can be constructed from diverse building blocks, and self-assembly can be directed by the identities and sequence of the subunits. Here we describe the structure of monolayers formed at the air-water interface by amphiphilic α/β-peptides with 1:1 alternation of α- and β-amino acid residues along the backbone. Two of the α/β-peptides, one a dianion and the other a dication, were used to determine differences between self-assemblies of the net negatively and positively charged oligomers. Two additional α/β-peptides, both zwitterionic, were designed to favor assembly in a 1:1 molar ratio mixture with parallel orientation of neighboring strands. Monolayers formed by these α/β-peptides at the air-water interface were characterized by surface pressure-area isotherms, grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXD), atomic force microscopy and ATR-FTIR. GIXD data indicate that the α/β-peptide assemblies exhibited diffraction features similar to those of β-sheet-forming α-peptides. The diffraction data allowed the construction of a detailed model of an antiparallel α/β-peptide sheet with a unique pleated structure. One of the α/β-peptide assemblies displayed high stability, unparalleled among previously studied assemblies of α-peptides. ATR-FTIR data suggest that the 1:1 mixture of zwitterionic α/β-peptides assembled in a parallel arrangement resembling that of a typical parallel β-sheet secondary structure formed by α-peptides. This study establishes guidelines for design of amphiphilic α/β-peptides that assemble in a predictable manner at an air-water interface, with control of interstrand orientation through manipulation of Coulombic interactions along the backbone.     

Scope and Limitations in the Use of α-Silyl and α-Stannyl Sulfones as Latent α-Sulfonyl Anions

Three methods for the regeneration of α-sulfonyl anions from α-silyl sulfones and α-stannyl sulfones are investigated. These methods include: (1) treatment of α-silyl sulfones with electrophiles (aldehydes and acid halides) in the presence of fluoride ion; (2) reaction of α-silyl sulfones with n-butyllithium which produces an α-silyl anion via a migration of the -SiMe₃ group from the α-position to the ortho-position of the phenyl sulfones; and (3) direct transmetalation of α-stannyl sulfone by treatment with n-butyllithium. The addition of cerium [III] chloride is shown to substantially decrease enolization problems associated with addition of α-sulfonyl anions to carbonyl compounds bearing enolizable protons.     

Regioselectivity in dipolar cycloaddition reactions of N-phenylcinnamonitrilimine

The regioselectivity of the cycloadditions of α,β-unsaturated nitrilimine derived from N-phenylcinnamo-hydrazidoyl chloride 2 to C = Se, C = S and C = C double bonds of the resonance stabilized selenocyanate and thiocyanate anions, enol tautomer of dibenzoylmethane and benzalacetophenone was investigated. The results indicate that the reactions studied are dipole-LUMO-dipolarophile-HOMO controlled and that the larger orbital coefficient in the LUMO of N-phenylcinnamonitrilimine is on the carbon atom bearing the styryl group. The structures of the cycloadducts were assigned and confirmed on the basis of their elemental analyses and spectra.     

A Molecular Toolkit for the Functionalization of Titanium‐Based Biomaterials That Selectively Control Integrin‐Mediated Cell Adhesion

We present a click chemistry‐based molecular toolkit for the biofunctionalization of materials to selectively control integrin‐mediated cell adhesion. To this end, α5β1‐selective RGD peptidomimetics were covalently immobilized on Ti‐based materials, and the capacity to promote the selective binding of α5β1 was evaluated using a solid‐phase integrin binding assay. This functionalization strategy yielded surfaces with a nine‐fold increased affinity for α5β1, in comparison to control samples, and total selectivity against the binding of the closely related integrin αvβ3. Moreover, our methodology allowed the screening of several phosphonic acid containing anchoring units to find the best spacer–anchor moiety required for establishing an efficient binding to titanium and to promote selective integrin binding. The integrin subtype specificity of these biofunctionalized surfaces was further examined in vitro by inducing selective adhesion of genetically modified fibroblasts, which express exclusively the α5β1 integrin. The versatility of our molecular toolkit was proven by shifting the cellular specificity of the materials from α5β1‐ to αvβ3‐expressing fibroblasts by using an αvβ3‐selective peptidomimetic as coating molecule. The results shown here represent the first functionalization of Ti‐based materials with α5β1‐ or αvβ3‐selective peptidomimetics that allow an unprecedented control to discriminate between α5β1‐ and αvβ3‐mediated adhesions. The role of these two integrins in different biological events is still a matter of debate and is frequently discussed in literature. Thus, such bioactive titanium surfaces will be of great relevance for the study of integrin‐mediated cell adhesion and the development of new biomaterials targeting specific cell types.     

Stereocontrolled synthesis of α-furyl amines and α-furyl carbinols

A novel stereocontrolled synthesis of optically active α-furyl amines and α-furyl carbinols from α,β-aziridine and α,β-epoxy aldehydes using a one-pot aldol reaction-intramolecular enolcyclization is described.