Chiral and Achiral Crystal Structures

An extensive study and analysis of the concepts, classification, presentation, and nomenclature of chirality and lack of chirality in crystal structures and their constituents is presented. Oriented crystal structures are classified. The chirality rules for existence of molecular crystal structures are examined and the relation to segmentation and latent symmetry highlighted. The nomenclature of chirality and related terms, and the relationship of chirality to optical activity is covered. The uses and limitations of the Euclidean normalizer are treated. An improved glossary of terms is included.     

Selective Encapsulation and Chiral Induction of C60 and C70 Fullerenes by Axially Chiral Porous Aromatic Cages

Chiral induction has been an important topic in chemistry, not only for its relevance in understanding the mysterious phenomenon of spontaneous symmetry breaking in nature but also due to its critical implications in medicine and the chiral industry. The induced chirality of fullerenes by host–guest interactions has been rarely reported, mainly attributed to their chiral resistance from high symmetry and challenges in their accessibility. Herein, we report two new pairs of chiral porous aromatic cages (PAC), R- PAC-2 , S- PAC-2 (with Br substituents) and R- PAC-3 , S- PAC-3 (with CH₃ substituents) enantiomers. PAC-2 , rather than PAC-3 , achieves fullerene encapsulation and selective binding of C₇₀ over C₆₀ in fullerene carbon soot. More significantly, the occurrence of chiral induction between R- PAC-2 , S- PAC-2 and fullerenes is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and the intense CD signal within the absorption region of fullerenes. DFT calculations reveal the contribution of electrostatic effects originating from face-to-face arene-fullerene interactions dominate C₇₀ selectivity and elucidate the substituent effect on fullerene encapsulation. The disturbance from the differential interactions between fullerene and surrounding chiral cages on the intrinsic highly symmetric electronic structure of fullerene could be the primary reason accounting for the induced chirality of fullerene.     

手性溶剂诱导非手性物质手性的研究进展

手性溶剂诱导非手性物质产生手性是目前合成手性物质的主流方法之一。与传统的手性物质合成方法相比,手性溶剂诱导法不仅避免了使用昂贵的手性试剂,还能扩大合成手性物质的结构范围,具有潜在的应用前景。目前,手性溶剂诱导方法适用范围已经涵盖了有机小分子、低聚物和聚合物体系。本文主要对手性溶剂诱导方法发展的历史背景,手性溶剂诱导小分子及低聚物的手性,手性溶剂诱导非手性聚合物产生超分子手性,主要包括π-共轭聚合物和σ-共轭聚合物这几个方面展开了综述。     

Expression of Chirality by Achiral Coadsorbed Molecules in Chiral Monolayers Observed by STM

The supramolecular packing mode of physisorbed monolayers built up by chiral isophthalic acid derivatives and coadsorbed achiral solvent molecules was imaged at the liquid/graphite interface with scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). The picture on the right shows the submolecularly resolved STM image of an enantiomorphous domain composed of the R enantiomer of the isophthalic acid derivative studied and 1-heptanol molecules; the latter express the chirality of the monolayer. Upon adsorption a racemic mixture is separated into enantiomorphous domains.     

Turning on Asymmetric Catalysis of Achiral Metal-Organic Frameworks by Imparting Chiral Microenvironment

The development of heterogeneous asymmetric catalysts has attracted increasing interest in synthetic chemistry but mostly relies on the immobilization of homogeneous chiral catalysts. Herein, a series of chiral metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have been fabricated by anchoring similar chiral hydroxylated molecules (catalytically inactive) with different lengths onto Zr-oxo clusters in achiral PCN-222(Cu). The resulting chiral MOFs exhibit regulated enantioselectivity up to 83 % ee in the asymmetric ring-opening of cyclohexene oxide. The chiral molecules furnished onto the catalytic Lewis sites in the MOF create multilevel microenvironment, including the hydrogen interaction between the substrate and the chiral −OH group, the steric hindrance endowed by the benzene ring on the chiral molecules, and the proximity between the catalytic sites and chiral molecules confined in the MOF pores, which play crucial roles and synergistically promote chiral catalysis. This work nicely achieves heterogeneous enantioselective catalysis by chiral microenvironment modulation around Lewis acid sites.     

一种新型手性席夫碱的合成及其在不对称环丙烷化反应中的催化性能

在不对称催化的发展过程中,设计与合成新的手性配体一直是人们所关注的热点,并已取得很大的进展[1].     

Theoretical Characterization of Chiral Carbon Nanotube Encapsulating Ellipsoidal C70

The molecular orientation of ellipsoidal C70 in carbon nanotubes is carefully studied by first principles calculations. Using （14, 7） single-wall carbon nanotube （SWCNT） as a prototype material, we explored that the weak chemical interaction between SWCNT and C70 was the crucial factor to determine the molecular orientation. However, the small energy difference makes the distinguishment of two possible molecular orientations difficult. By simulating scanning tunneling microscope images and optical properties, we found that local electronic states sensitively depended on the molecular orientation of ellipsoidal C70, which provided a practical way of using scanning tunneling microscope to recognize the molecular orientation of ellipsoidal C70.     

手性金属配合物催化的不对称环丙烷化反应的新进展

总结了近年来关于环丙烷化反应中各种手性金属催化剂的研究进展, 包括席夫碱、噁唑啉、卟啉、联吡啶及四吡啶、羧酸酯等类型的手性化合物作为配体的金属催化剂.     

手性导电高分子纳米结构的无手性构筑及手性分离应用

正手性是指两个物体互成镜像、但不能重叠的特征,是自然界中普遍存在的现象:常见的蜗牛壳是大多是右手螺旋,而牵牛花的藤大都以右手螺旋方向缠绕;在微观分子层面,比如组成生命体的一些基本物质,除甘氨酸以外的氨基酸分子都是L-型的,糖分子都是D-型的。手性分子能组成宏观手性物体,但组成宏观手性物体并不一定需要微观手性物质~(1–3)。即非手性的微观物质(如非手性分子)也可能组装(超分子组装)成宏观手性物体(超分子结构)。     

Synthesis of C60/[10]CPP-Catenanes by Regioselective,Nanocapsule-Templated Bingel Bis-Addition

The addition of two unsymmetric malonate esters to the Buckminster fullerene C₆₀ can lead to 22 spectroscopically distinguishable isomeric products and therefore represents a formidable synthesis challenge. In this work, we achieve 87 % selectivity for the formation of a single (in,out-trans-3) isomer by combining three approaches: (i) we use a starting material, in which the two malonates are covalently connected (tether approach); (ii) we form the strong supramolecular complex of C₆₀ with the shape-persistent [10]CPP macrocycle (template approach) and (iii) we embed this complex further within a self-assembled nanocapsule (shadow mask approach). Variation of the spacer chain shed light on the limitations of the approach and the ring dynamics in the unusual [2]catenanes were studied in silico with atomistic resolution. This work significantly widens the scope of mechanically interlocked architectures comprising cycloparaphenylenes (CPP).     

Asymmetric Cyclopropanation Catalyzed by a Copper—（Schiff—base）Complex with Double Chiral Centers

The catalytic asymmetric cyclopropanation ofolefins with diazoacetate esters has been one of themost important methodologies for the formation ofchiral cyclopropane compounds[1,2 ] .The design andthe synthesis of an efficientcatalystare a challeng-ing task for organic chemists.The catalysts con-taining various metals and optically active ligandshave been employed for the reaction[3 ,4] . The cop-per- ( Schiff- base) complex was reported by Nazokiet al.[5] ,which exploited the area of catalyti…     

Asymmetric Michael Reaction of Malononitrile Catalyzed by Chiral Ru(Ⅱ) Complex and Achiral Base

Michael addition reactions represent one of the most important carbon-carbon bond forming reactions in modern synthetic organic chemistry. [1 ～3] We achieved catalytic enantioselective Michael addition reactions of malononitrile with chiral vicinal diamine-Ru(Ⅱ) complex in the presence of achiral base. High yields and moderate ee were observed.     

Catalytic, Asymmetric Cyclopropanation of Diphenylethene Mediated by Chiral Copper-(Schiff Base) Complexes

Asymmetric cyclopropanation of diphenylethene with diazoacetates was catalyzed by new copper-(Schiff base) complexes. The effects of the substituents in substituted salicylaldehyde on the ee's were studied, and a 94.5% ee was achieved. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.