Pressure control of enantiodifferentiating polar addition of 1,1-diphenylpropene sensitized by chiral naphthalenecarboxylates

Effects of pressure on the enantiodifferentiating methanol addition to 1,1-diphenylpropene (1) sensitized by chiral naphthalenedicarboxylates (3 and 4) were investigated over 0.1-400 MPa. The logarithm of enantiomeric excess (ee) of photoadduct, i.e. 1,1-diphenyl-2-methoxypropane (2), was a linear function of both pressure (P) and temperature (T); further, the product chirality was switched by P in some cases. From the slope of P- ln(k(R)/k(S)) plot, the differential activation volume (Delta DeltaV(double dagger)) was determined for the first time for bimolecular asymmetric photoreactions. The Delta DeltaV(double dagger) values obtained are mostly larger than those obtained for relevant unimolecular photoreactions, and are a critical function of the nature of the chiral auxiliary and solvent, indicating conformation changes of the intervening diastereomeric exciplex or transition state in different solvents. Indeed, fluorescence spectral examinations of the sensitizer and exciplex under high pressure revealed the existence of exciplexes of variable energy and structure, which may rationalize the different Delta DeltaV(double dagger) and product ee obtained. A three-dimensional diagram, correlating the ee with P and T, was constructed from the pressure dependence data at different T, from which we may propose an idea of the multidimensional control of asymmetric reaction by the combined use of the entropy-related environmental factors.     

Supramolecular photochirogenesis. 2. Enantiodifferentiating photoisomerization of cyclooctene included and sensitized by 6-O-modified cyclodextrins

Supramolecular enantiodifferentiating photoisomerization of (Z)-cyclooctene (1Z) to the chiral (E)-isomer (1E) via inclusion and sensitization by modified alpha-, beta-, and/or gamma-cyclodextrin derivatives, possessing benzoate (2a, 3a, 4a), isomeric phthalates (3b-d), and tethered benzamide (3e) chromophores, has been investigated in aqueous methanol solutions at varying temperatures. The photostationary-state 1E/1Z ratios obtained upon sensitization with 2-4 in 1:1 water-methanol reached 0.4-0.8, which are higher than the value of ca. 0.25 reported for sensitizations by conventional alkyl benzoates in hydrocarbon solvents, although the ratio was reduced to 0.2-0.4 in water or methanol. The sensitizations of 1Z by alpha- and gamma-cyclodextrin benzoates (2a, 4a) with size-mismatched cavities gave 1E of poor enantiomeric excesses (ee's) smaller than 3 and 5%, respectively. In contrast, beta-cyclodextrin derivatives (3a-e) afforded much higher ee's of up to 24%, depending on the solvent composition. Thus, the modification of cyclodextrin with a sensitizing group successfully enhanced the product through the excited-state supramolecular interaction within the cavity. Interestingly, the product ee's obtained with benzoate 3a and methyl phthalate 3b are not a simple function of either temperature or solvent, but are nicely correlated with the host occupancy or the percentage of occupied host. This means that the entropy factor plays an insignificant role in this supramolecular photochirogenesis system, which is in sharp contrast to the decisive role of entropy in the conventional (nonsupramolecular) counterpart performed in homogeneous solutions, where an inversion of product chirality by temperature variation is reported to occur.     

Mechanistic study on the enantiodifferentiating anti-Markovnikov photoaddition of alcohols to 1,1-diphenyl-1-alkenes in near-critical and supercritical carbon dioxide

Enantiodifferentiating anti-Markovnikov photoaddition of alcohol (methanol, ethanol, 2-propanol, and tert-butanol) to aromatic alkene (1,1-diphenylpropene and 1,1-diphenyl-1-butene), sensitized by optically active alkyl and saccharide naphthalene(di)carboxylates, was investigated in supercritical carbon dioxide at varying pressures to elucidate the effects of clustering on photosensitization and enantiodifferentiation behavior, in particular on the product's enantiomeric excess (ee). For all the alkene/alcohol/chiral sensitizer combinations examined, a sudden change in the product's ee was consistently observed near the critical density, which is attributable to the critical pressure dependence of clustering around the intervening exciplex intermediate.     

Enantioselective synthesis of alpha-substituted ketones by asymmetric addition of chiral zinc enamides to 1-alkenes

A zinc enamide of a chiral imine derived from a ketone and (S)-valinol or (S)-t-leucinol undergoes addition to 1-alkene to generate a gamma-zincioimine intermediate, which reacts with a carbon electrophile to give upon hydrolysis an optically active alpha-substituted ketone in good yield. The stereoselectivity of the addition reaction may reach 99% for the reaction of a cyclohexanone imine with ethylene.     

Studies on the oxidative addition reaction of 1,1-dibromo-1-alkenes, alpha-dehalopalladation, and the intramolecular bis(carbopalladation) reaction of alkenes. An efficient entry to fused bicycles

Twenty-three examples of 1,1-dihalo-1-alkenes were synthesized by the conventional alkylation methods. The oxidative addition reactions of 1,1-dibromo-2,2-diphenylethene or 1, 1-dibromo-2-phenylpropene with a stoichiometric amount of Pd(PPh(3))(4) afforded 1,2-diphenylacetylene and 1-phenylpropyne, respectively, indicating that alpha-dehalopalladation reaction occurred to afford vinylic carbene intermediates. However, alpha-dehalopalladation reaction was not observed in all 1, 1-dihalo-1-alkenes containing an extra C=C bond suitable for cyclic carbopalladation under the current reaction conditions probably due to the fast cyclic carbopalladation reaction of 40A-type of palladium intermediates; A series of bicycles, i.e., fused 5,6-, 6, 6-, 6,7-, and 7,7-bicyclic compounds, were prepared efficiently via this bicyclic carbopalladation protocol. Under condition A, within 0. 5 h, 10 afforded the monocyclic product 37 in 79%. With prolonged reaction time, 37 was converted to bicycle 36. Even with isolated 37, the corresponding reaction under condition A afforded 36 in 92% NMR yield, indicating a stepwise oxidative addition-cyclic carbopalladation-beta-elimination mechanism for this bicyclization reaction.     

A new synthesis of 1,1-diphenyl-3-arylisoquinolin-4-ones by the novel cyclization of 2-azabuta-1,3-dienes.

The facile synthesis of novel 1,1-diphenyl 3-arylisoquinolin-4-ones by the cyclization of protonated 2-azabuta-1,3-dienes is reported.     

Metathesis of silicon-containing olefins: IX. Synthesis of 1-(trimethylsilyl)-1-alkenes by olefin metathesis

1-(Trimethylsilyl)-1-alkenes of general formula CH₃(CH₂)_nCH?CHSi(CH₃)₃, where n = 3–15, have been prepared by a novel method, viz. by an effective cross-metathesis of vinyltrimethylsilane with 1-alkenes catalyzed by RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃. Excess of 1-alkene in the reaction mixture gave 1-(trimethylsilyl)-1-alkenes in good yields of up to 60% (in terms of vinylsilane). The products were identified by NMR spectroscopic (¹H, ¹³C NMR) and GC MS methods.     

Self-assembly of discotic liquid crystalline molecule-modified gold nanoparticles: control of 1D and hexagonal ordering induced by solvent polarity

Gold nanoparticles fully coated with discotic liquid crystalline molecules of hexaalkoxy-substituted triphenylene (Au-TP) have been synthesised, the self-assembled structure of which could be controlled (hexagonal or 1D nanochain) just by altering the ratio of methanol to toluene in the solvent.     

Metalation of 2-Methyl-N-phenylbenzamide withn-butyllithium. Formation ofN,3-diphenyl-1-isoquinolinamine by subsequent reaction with benzonitrile

2-Methyl-N-phenylbenzamide was metalated with two equivalents ofn-butyllithium. Benzonitrile was allowed to react with the organometalic intermediate thus formed to yieldN,3-diphenyl-1-isoquinolinamine.

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Metallierung von 2-Methyl-N-phenyl-benzamid mitn-Butyllithium und Bildung vonN,3-Diphenyl-1-isochinolinamin durch anschließende Reaktion mit Benzonitril

Zusammenfassung Reaktion von Benzonitril mit der Di-Lithiumverbindung aus 2-Methyl-N-phenylbenzamid und 2 moln-Butyllithium liefertN,3-Diphenyl-1-isochinolinamin.

     

Unexpected formation of 1-diethylaminobutadiene in photosensitized oxidation of triethylamine induced by 2,3-dihydro-oxoisoaporphine dyes. A 1H NMR and isotopic exchange study

[reaction: see text] Photoreduction of oxoisoaporphine dyes occurs via a stepwise mechanism of electron-proton-electron transfer that leads to the N-hydrogen oxoisoaporphine anion. When triethylamine, TEA, was used as the electron donor in anaerobic conditions, 1-diethylaminobutadiene, DEAB, was one of the oxidation products of TEA, among diethylamine and acetaldehyde. DEAB was identified by (1)H NMR and GC-MS experiments by comparison with the authentic 1-diethylaminobutadiene. This is the first report of a butadienyl derivative formed in the dye-sensitized photooxidation of TEA. In addition, isotopic exchange experiments with TEA-d(15) and D(2)O show that the hydrogens at carbon-2 and carbon-4 of the butadienyl moiety are exchangeable. The observed isotopic exchange pattern could be explained by the head-to-tail coupling of an N,N-diethylvinylamine intermediate that exchanges hydrogens at the C-beta via the enammonium ion.     

Microenvironmental control of photochemical reactions: II. Fluorescence quenching of naphthalene and 1,3-di-(α-naphthyl)propane by RNA and bases in aqueous methanol

The fluorescence quenching of naphthalene ( 2 ) and 1,3-di(α-naphythyl)propane ( 1 ) by RNA and bases in methanol-water (v:v = 1:1) binary solvents in the presence or absence of cyclodextrin (CD) has been investigated. The results show that both the monomer and excimer fluorescence of 1 can be quenched by these quenchers. The quenching and rates depend on the quencher and temperature. It is shown that there is a critical temperature (Tc) for each quencher. Below Tc, the excimer fluorescence spectra show vibrational structures and the Stern-Volmer plots are straight lines (for uracil and cytosine); while above the Tc, the vibrational structures disappear and the Stern-Volmer plots deviate from linearity and curve upward. The former is a static process; while the latter is a mixture of both static and dynamic processes. The addition of α-CD has no effect on the fine structure; whereas β-CD prevents the appearance of this structure efficiently. The quenching rates both for the monomer and excimer of 1 by bases except cytosine in the presence of β-CD at ambient temperature are not changed; the quenching of fluorescence of 1 by RNA in the presence of β-CD, however, is hindered. Time-resolved fluorescence study shows that the excimer fine structures appear from the zero time. The intensity of fine structures depend on the fraction of water (π) in binary solvents, and it is independent of the pH value of the solvents. It is suggested that bases and RNA induced aggregates (perhaps microcrystal) are formed, in which the motion of molecules 1 is limited.     

Allylstannation: VII. Preparation of carboxylic acid 1-alkene-4-yl and 1-alkyne-4-yl esters by transalkoxylation of 4-n-dibutylchlorostannoxy-1-alkenes and 4-n-dibutylchlorostannoxy-1-alkynes with acyl chlorides

Carboxylic acid 1-alkene-4-yl and 1-alkyne-4-yl, esters (RCH(CH₂CHCH₂)OCOR′ ad RCH(CH₂CCH)OCOR′, R = R′ or R ≠ R′ = alkyl or alkenyl group) can be readily prepared in high yields by transalkoxylation reactions between 4-n-dibutylchlorostannoxy-1-alkenes or 4-n-dibutylchlorostannoxy-1-alkynes with acyl chlorides. This represents a general route for preparation of esters containing allyl or propargyl groups.     

Hyperproduction of l-glutamate oxidase in submerged fermentation of Streptomyces sp. N1 with culture pH control and calcium addition

Production of l-glutamate oxidase (GluOx) by Streptomyces sp. N1 was investigated by controlling culture pH at 6.2, 6.7, 7.0, and 7.3 in a 5-l stirred fermentor. The corresponding GluOx activities obtained were 2.8, 4.2, 6.0, and 5.3 U/mL, respectively. Microbial growth was inhibited by increasing the medium pH from 6.2 to 7.0. The inhibitory effect was also observed in plate colony growth under incubation with a different initial pH value. The effect of calcium on GluOx production was also studied in the pH-controlled bioreactor. When the culture pH was controlled at 6.2 or 7.0, GluOx production could not be improved or was only improved slightly by initial addition of calcium to the medium. However, when the culture pH was kept at 6.7, initial Ca²⁺ addition (60 mM) conspicuously enhanced GluOx production up to 9.3 U/mL, which was about twofold of that without Ca²⁺ addition. The enzyme production level was the highest ever reported in the literature. During fermentation the inhibition of cell growth by Ca²⁺ addition was observed. For the morphological changes, the cells mostly existed as pellets in the medium without Ca²⁺ addition, whereas few pellets were found and almost all the cells were dispersed mycelia in the broth with Ca²⁺ addition.     

Effect of the addition of a nonaqueous polar solvent (glycerol) on enzymatic catalysis in reverse micelles. Hydrolysis of 2-naphthyl acetate by alpha-chymotrypsin

The kinetics of hydrolysis of 2-naphthyl acetate (2-NA) catalyzed by alpha-chymotrypsin (alpha-CT), in reverse micellar solutions formed by glycerol (GY)-water (38% v/v) mixture/sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (AOT)/n-heptane has been determined by spectroscopic measurements. To compare the efficiency of this reaction with that observed in micelles with water in the core, as well as in the corresponding homogeneous media, the reaction was also studied in water/AOT/n-heptane reverse micellar solutions and in both homogeneous media (water and GY-water, 38% v/v mixture). In every media, alpha-CT was characterized by the absorption and emission spectra, the fluorescence lifetimes, and the fluorescence anisotropy of its tryptophan residues. The effect of AOT concentration on the kinetic parameters obtained in the micellar systems was determined, at a constant molar ratio of the inner polar solvent and surfactant. Moreover, the data obtained allowed the evaluation of the 2-NA partition constant between the organic and the micellar pseudophase. It is shown that the addition of GY to the micelle interior results in an increase in the catalytic properties of alpha-CT. The fluorescence anisotropy studies in the different media show that the addition of GY increases the viscosity as compared with the aqueous systems. It seems that the GY addition to the reverse micellar aggregates results in a decrease of the conformational mobility of alpha-CT, which leads to an increase of the enzyme stability and activity.     

Alkynylhalocarbenes. 2. Generation of (alkyn-1-yl)-chlorocarbenes by basic solvolysis of 1,1-dichloro-2-alkynes and their reaction with olefins: Synthesis of 1-chloro-1-alkynylcyclopropanes

1,1-Dichloro-2-alkynes R¹CCCHCl₂ (4a–g; R¹=Me, n-Pr, c-Pr, t-Bu, Ad, Nor, Ph) were synthesized with yields of 50–75% by chlorination with PCl₅ of formylacetylenes (3a–g), prepared by oxidation of propargyl alcohols (1a–d) with CrO₃·Py·HCl complex or acidolysis of propargyl acetals (2a–c) in the presence of catalytic quantities of pyridine; the corresponding alkynylchlorocarbenes, R¹CCCCl (5a–g) were generated from them with powdered KOH in a two-phase system or t-BuOK. The latter were trapped by olefins with formation of 1-chloro-1-alkynylcyclopropanes (6a–t) with yields of up to 90%.See [1] for Communication 1.N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117913 Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1128–1135, May, 1992.