Total synthesis of (+)-astrophylline

The first total synthesis of (+)-astrophylline (2) has been achieved, starting from readily available enantiomerically pure (+)-(1R,4S)-4-hydroxycyclopent-2-enyl acetate (11). A novel ruthenium-catalyzed ring-closing ring-opening ring-closing metathesis of carbocyclic olefins of general type 5 was the key step, providing the stereochemically well-defined bis-piperidyl skeleton of the target molecule. A [2,3]-Wittig-Still rearrangement of 9 was also employed as the critical transformation in the stereocontrolled generation of the 1,2-trans configuration of the cyclopentene intermediate 6c. Our early synthetic efforts toward 1,2-trans cyclopentene derivatives of type 6, as well as the synthetic pathway to an optimized 13-step total synthesis of 2 (12% overall yield), are reported.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of an Imino Nitroxide Complex [Cd（IM2py）2Cl2]

1 INTRODUCTION Nitroxide radicals including nitronyl nitroxide (NITR) and imino nitroxide (IMR) have been widely used as units in the synthesis of molecule-based magnetic materials, especially as ligands in their complexes with paramagnetic metals[1～11]…     

大位阻烯烃不对称环氧化合成手性环氧化合物

采用大位阻的有机锂试剂或格氏试剂与卤代烯烃偶联合成了7种大位阻取代烯烃. 以Oxone(KHSO₅)作为氧化剂, 分别在D-果糖衍生酮和(2S,5R)-2-异丙基-5-甲基环己酮为催化剂的催化下, 将合成的7种大位阻取代烯烃转变成了7个大位阻的手性环氧化合物. 其中以D-果糖衍生酮的对映选择性最好, 当双键碳上含有3个取代基时, 对映选择性最高, e.e.值为96.8%~99.5%. (2S, 5R)-2-异丙基-5-甲基环己酮的对映选择性较差, 无论是一取代的烯烃还是三取代的烯烃, 其e.e.值均介于25.6%~34.1%之间.     

Concise syntheses of coronarin A, coronarin E, austrochaparol and pacovatinin A

Total syntheses of (+)-coronarin A (1), (+)-coronarin E (2), (+)-austrochaparol (3) and (+)-pacovatinin A (4) were achieved from the synthetic (+)-albicanyl acetate (6). Dess-Martin oxidation of (+)-albicanol (5) derived from the chemoenzymatic product (6) gave an aldehyde (7), which was subjected to Julia one-pot olefination using beta-furylmethyl-heteroaromatic sulfones (8 or 9 ) gave (+)-trans coronarin E (2) and (+)-cis coronarin E (12) with high cis-selectivity. The synthesis of (+)-coronarin A (1) from (+)-trans coronarin E (2) was achiev-ed, while (+)-cis coronarin E (12) was converted to the natural products (+)-(5S,9S,10S)-15,16-epoxy-8(17),13(16),14-labdatriene (13) and (+)-austrochaparol (3). By the asymmetric synthesis of (+)-3, the absolute structure of (+)-3 was determined to be 5S, 7R, 9R, 10S configurations. Homologation of (+)-albicanol (5) followed by allylic oxidation gave (7 alpha)-hydroxy nitrile (17), which was finally converted to the natural (+)-pacovatinin A (4) in 8 steps from (+)-albicanol (5).     

Total asymmetric syntheses of β-hydroxy-δ-lactones via Umpolung with sulfur dioxide

Cyclic stereotriads and stereotetrads of the β-hydroxy-δ-lactone type, e.g. prelactones B and E, common in polyketides and polypropionates, are prepared via SO(2)-induced oxyallylations of enoxysilanes with (1E,3Z)-1-(1-phenylethoxy)penta-1,3-dien-3-yl carboxylates. Using (Z)- or (E)-enoxysilanes both 4,5-cis- or 4,5-trans-δ-lactones are obtained. Depending on the reduction method applied to the obtained aldol intermediates 5,6-trans or 5,6-cis-derivatives are formed. The δ-lactones can be prepared in both their enantiomeric forms depending on the (1R)- or (1S)-configuration of the starting 1-(1-phenylethoxy)penta-1,3-dienes.     

Systematic modulation of a bichromic cyclometalated ruthenium(II) scaffold bearing a redox-active triphenylamine constituent

The syntheses and physicochemical properties of nine bis-tridentate ruthenium(II) complexes containing one cyclometalating ligand furnished with terminal triphenylamine (TPA) substituents are reported. The structure of each complex conforms to a molecular scaffold formulated as [Ru(II)(TPA-2,5-thiophene-pbpy)(Me(3)tctpy)] (pbpy = 6-phenyl-2,2'-bipyridine; Me(3)tctpy = trimethyl-4,4',4'-tricarboxylate-2,2':6',2'-terpyridine), where various electron-donating groups (EDGs) and electron-withdrawing groups (EWGs) are installed about the TPA unit and the anionic ring of the pbpy ligand. It is found that the redox chemistry of the Ru center and the TPA unit can be independently modulated by (i) placing EWGs (e.g., -CF(3)) or EDGs (e.g., -OMe) on the anionic ring of the pbpy ligand (substituted sites denoted as R(2) or R(3)) and/or (ii) installing electron-donating substituents (e.g., -H, -Me, -OMe) para to the amine of the TPA group (i.e., R(1)). The first oxidation potential is localized to the TPA unit when, for example, EDGs are placed at R(1) with EWGs at R(2) (e.g., the TPA(?+)/TPA(0) and Ru(III)/Ru(II) redox couples appear at +0.98 and +1.27 V vs NHE, respectively, when R(1) = -OMe and R(2) = -CF(3)). This situation is reversed when R(3) = EDG and R(1) = -H: TPA-based and metal-centered oxidation waves occur at +1.20 and +1.11 V vs NHE, respectively. The UV-vis spectrum for each complex is broad (e.g., absorption bands are extended from the UV region to beyond 800 nm in all cases) and intense (e.g., ε ～ 10(4) M(-1)·cm(-1)) because of the overlapping intraligand charge-transfer and metal-to-ligand charge-transfer transitions. The information derived from this study offers guiding principles for modulating the physicochemical properties of bichromic cyclometalated ruthenium(II) complexes.     

Ylidic radical-molecule reactions

The known reactions between a neutral radical and a neutral closed-shell sigma-type molecule are generally associated with the atom/group-abstraction (e.g., CN, OH reactions) or the carbenoid insertion processes (e.g., CH reactions). In this article, we describe a new type of neutral radical-molecule reaction that feature the nucleophilic addition and elimination mechanism based on the systematic Gaussian-3//MP2(full)/6-31G(d) investigations on the PH(3)CH+HX model reactions (X = CH(3), NH(2), OH, F, CH(2)F, CHF(2), CF(3), NHCH(3)/CH(2)NH(2), OCH(3)/CH(2)OH). The novel properties are found to benefit both from the radical and ylidic characters of PH(3)CH, and the type of reagent HX determines the nucleophilic addition reactivity. The present work is the first study on the chemical reactivity of the ylidic radicals.     

19-electron intermediates and cage-effects in the photochemical disproportionation of [CpW(CO)3]2 with Lewis bases

The role of 19-electron intermediates in the photochemical disproportionation of [CpW(CO)3]2 (Cp = C5H5) with Lewis bases (PR3; R = OMe, Bu, Ph) is investigated on the ultrafast time scale using femtosecond VIS-pump, IR-probe spectroscopy. Formation of a 19-electron (19e) species CpW(CO)3PR3*by coordination of PR3 with photogenerated 17-electron (17e) radicals CpW(CO)3* is directly observed, and equilibrium is established between the 17e radicals and the 19e intermediates favoring 19e intermediates in the order: Bu > OMe > Ph. Steric effects dominate the 17e/19e equilibrium when the cone-angle of the Lewis base exceeds a certain limiting value (between 132 degrees and 145 degrees ), but below this value electronic properties of the Lewis base control the 17e/19e dynamics. Disproportionation occurs in less than 200 picoseconds by electron transfer between a solvent caged 17e radical and 19e, highly reducing species. The rate and extent of ultrafast disproportionation depends on both the identity and concentration of the Lewis base. In low concentrations of PR3 (typically 1-2 M or less) or with Lewis bases whose equilibrium heavily favors 17e radicals (e.g., PPh3), disproportionation is rate-limited by breakdown of the solvent cage. Density functional theory calculations on vibrational frequencies and charge distributions of the various complexes support the experimental results.     

Three new diarylheptanoids and their antioxidant property

Three new diarylheptanoids,i.e.,sodium(5S,2E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-hydroxy-2-hepten-5-sulfonate(1), sodium(5R,2E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-hydroxy-2-hepten-5-sulfonate (2) and 3,5-diacetoxy-1-(3-methoxy-4,5-dihydroxy- phenyl)-7-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)heptane (3) were isolated from the rhizomes of Zingiber officinale.The structures of the new compounds were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic methods.The antioxidant activities of 3 were assayed by in vitro models involving DPPH free radicals and superoxide anion radicals.     

Ferromagnetic ordering in bisthiaselenazolyl radicals: variations on a tetragonal theme

A series of five isostructural bisthiaselenazolyl radicals 2 have been prepared and characterized by X-ray crystallography. The crystal structures, all belonging to the tetragonal space group P42(1)m, consist of slipped pi-stack arrays of undimerized radicals packed about 4 centers running along the z-direction, an arrangement which gives rise to a complex lattice-wide network of close intermolecular Se---Se' contacts. Variations in R1 (Et, Pr, CH2CF3) with R2 = Cl lead to significant changes in the degree of slippage of the pi-stacks and hence the proximity of the Se---Se' interactions. By contrast, variations in R2 (Cl, Br, Me) with R1 = Et induce very little change in either the degree of slippage or the intermolecular contacts. Variable-temperature conductivity (sigma) measurements show relatively constant values for the conductivity sigma(300 K) (10(-5)-10(-4) S cm(-1)) and thermal activation energy E(act) (0.27-0.31 eV). Variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements indicate that radicals 2b and 2c (R1 = Pr, CH2CF3; R2 = Cl) behave as weakly antiferromagnetically coupled Curie-Weiss paramagnets, but in 2a, 2d and 2e (R1 = Et; R2 = Cl, Me, Br) ferromagnetic ordering is observed, with T(c) values of 12.8 (R2 = Cl), 13.6 (R2 = Me), and 14.1 K (R2 = Br). The origin of the dramatically different magnetic behavior across the series has been explored in terms of a direct through-space mechanism by means of DFT calculations on individual pairwise exchange energies. These indicate that antiferromagnetic exchange between radicals along the pi-stacks increases with pi-stack slippage.     

H2NO·自由基和顺-2-丁烯反应机理的理论研究

采用UB3LYP/6-311++G(d,p)//UB3LYP/6-31G(d)方法对H2NO·自由基和顺-2-丁烯反应的势能面进行了研究, 发现了三类共5条可能的反应通道: L4-Ⅰ和L4-Ⅱ(夺氢-加成), L4-Ⅲ和L4-Ⅳ(加成-加成-消除), L4-Ⅴ(加成-加成-消除-催化转换). 动力学分析表明, 该反应为加成-加成-消除过程.     

Highly efficient ruthenium catalysts for the formation of tetrasubstituted olefins via ring-closing metathesis

[reaction: see text] A series of ruthenium-based metathesis catalysts with N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands have been prepared in which the N-aryl groups have been changed from mesityl to mono-ortho-substituted phenyl (e.g., tolyl). These new catalysts offer an exceptional increase in activity for the formation of tetrasubstituted olefins via ring-closing metathesis (RCM), while maintaining high levels of activity in ring-closing metathesis (RCM) reactions that generate di- and trisubstituted olefins.     

Isostructural bisdithiazolyl and bisthiaselenazolyl radicals: trends in bandwidth and conductivity

Reaction of N-alkylated pyridine-bridged bisdithiazolylium cations [1]+ (R1 =Me, Et; R2 =Ph) with selenium dioxide in acetic acid provides a one-step high-yield synthetic route to bisthiaselenazolylium cations [2]+ (R1 = Me, Et; R2 = Ph). The corresponding radicals 1 and 2 can be prepared by chemical or electrochemical reduction of the cations. Structural analysis of the radicals has been achieved by a combination of single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction methods. While the two sulfur radicals 1 adopt different space groups (P3(1)21 for R1 = Me and P(-)1 for R1 = Et), the two selenium radicals 2 (space groups P3(1)21 for R1 = Me and P3(2)21 for R1 =Et) are isostructural with each other and also with 1 (R1 = Me, R2 = Ph). Variable-temperature magnetic measurements on all four compounds confirm that they are undimerized S = 1/2 systems, with varying degrees of weak intermolecular antiferromagnetic coupling. Variable-temperature electrical conductivity measurements on the two selenium radicals provide conductivities sigma(300 K) = 7.4 x 10-6 (R1 = Et) and 3.3 x 10-5 S cm-1 (R1 = Me), with activation energies, E(act), of 0.32 (R1 = Et) and 0.29 eV (R1 = Me). The differences in conductivity within the isostructural series is interpreted in terms of their relative solid-state bandwidths, as estimated from Extended Hückel band-structure calculations.     

β-三芳基锗和β-三(α-噻吩基)锗取代丙酸的合成

本文用β-三氯锗基取代丙酸为中间体合成了六个β-三芳基锗取代丙酸化合物,八个β-三(α-噻吩基)锗取代丙酸化合物, 所有化合物均经元素分析、IR、^1HNMR 证实了它们的组成和结构。另外还合成了十个未见文献报道的β-(N-芳基酰胺基)丙基锗倍半氧化物, 用元素分析和IR证实了它们的组成和结构。     

Presence of lithium ions in MgO lattice: surface characterization by infrared spectroscopy and reactivity towards oxidative conversion of propane

The surface morphology of Li-promoted MgO catalysts prepared using the sol-gel method (sg) and wet impregnation procedure (imp), respectively, has been studied by low-temperature infrared spectroscopy of adsorbed CO molecules. The results show that step sites, as unselective catalytic centers, are the major features existing on the surface of pure MgO, and those are active toward the oxidative conversion of propane. However, the concentration of these sites is drastically reduced by the incorporation of lithium ions in the MgO lattice. In fact, the incorporated Li (+) ions tend to move into the surface region and occupy sites associated with lower coordination number (e.g., step sites). Li/MgO-sg catalysts are characterized by a higher concentration of incorporation of lithium compared to Li/MgO-imp. In the case of oxidative dehydrogenation/cracking of propane, Li/MgO-sg catalysts show higher activity and selectivity to olefins compared to materials prepared using wet impregnation. Catalytic performance differs strongly regarding (i) the amount of olefins formed, and (ii) the ratio of C(3)H(6)/C(2)H(4). It is shown that high density of active sites is essential for further oxidative dehydrogenation of propyl radicals to propylene and suppression of cracking reactions pathway.     

Synthesis and structure of gold complexes [Ph3PR]+[Au(CN)2I2-trans]−, R = Et,CH2Ph,Ph

Russian Chemical Bulletin - Gold complexes [Ph3PR]+[Au(CN)2I2-trans]?, where R = Et (1), CH2Ph (2), Ph (3), were synthesized by the reaction of potassium dicyanodiiodoaurate with...     

Catalytic Effect of Cobalt and Iron Complexes Incorporating Bis(2-aldiminoethyl)amine Ligands on Ethylene Oligomerization

IntroductionThe finding of a new promising family ofFe( ) - and Co( ) - based bis( imino) pyridyl cata-lysts for ethylene polymerization and oligomeriza-tion,discovered by Brookhart,Gibson andcoworkers[1— 3 ] ,has intrigued us into researchingthe preparation,the structure and the chemistry ofiron and cobalt complexes incorporating N,N ,N -tridentate ligands.The spectacular enhancement ofthe reactivity of iron and cobalt complexes towardsZiegler- Natta olefin polymerization has been re-po…     

Evidence for HOOO radicals in the formation of alkyl hydrotrioxides (ROOOH) and hydrogen trioxide (HOOOH) in the ozonation of C-H bonds in hydrocarbons.

Low-temperature ozonation of cumene (1a) in acetone, methyl acetate, and tert-butyl methyl ether at -70 degrees C produced the corresponding hydrotrioxide, C(6)H(5)C(CH(3))(2)OOOH (2a), along with hydrogen trioxide, HOOOH. Ozonation of triphenylmethane (1b), however, produced only triphenylmethyl hydrotrioxide, (C(6)H(5))(3)COOOH (2b). These observations, together with the previously reported experimental evidence, seem to support the "radical" mechanism for the first step of the ozonation of the C-H bonds in hydrocarbons, i.e., the formation of the caged radical pair (R(**)OOOH), which allows both (a) collapse of the radical pair to ROOOH and (b) the abstraction of the hydrogen atom from alkyl radical R(*) by HOOO(*) to form HOOOH. The B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) (ZPE) calculations revealed that HOOO radicals are considerably stabilized by forming intermolecularly hydrogen-bonded complexes with acetone (BE = 8.55 kcal/mol) and dimethyl ether (7.04 kcal/mol). This type of interaction appears to be crucial for the relatively fast reactions (and the formation of the polyoxides in relatively high yields) in these solvents, as compared to the ozonations run in nonbasic solvents. However, HOOO radicals appear to be not stable enough to abstract hydrogen atoms outside the solvent cage, as indicated by the absence of HOOOH among the products in the ozonolysis of triphenylmethane. The decomposition of alkyl hydrotrioxides 2a and 2b involves a homolytic cleavage of the RO-OOH bond with subsequent "in cage" reactions of the corresponding radicals, while the decomposition of HOOOH is most likely predominantly a "pericyclic" process involving one or more molecules of water acting as a bifunctional catalyst to produce water and singlet oxygen (Delta(1)O(2)).     

Copper(II) complexes incorporating poly/perfluorinated alkoxyaluminate-type weakly coordinating anions: syntheses, characterization and catalytic application in stereoselective olefin aziridination

The synthesis and characterization of a series of cationic copper(II) complexes of the type [Cu(NCR)(6)][Al(OC(CF(3))(2)R')(4)](2) (R = CH(3), Ph; R' = CF(3), Ph, PhCH(3)), incorporating poly/perfluoronated alkoxyaluminates as weakly coordinating anions (WCAs) is presented. Aziridination of various olefins, such as the unreactive olefins e.g. ethylhex-2-enoate and 1-decene, with N-tosyliminophenyliodinane catalyzed by [Cu(NCR)(6)][Al(OC(CF(3))(2)R')(4)](2) affords very good yields (up to 96%) and high TOFs (up to 5000 h(-1)) under mild conditions. Using disubstituted olefins as substrates, high stereoselectivities are obtained at room temperature. The to date highest cis?:?trans ratio (98?:?2) of the obtained aziridines is achieved for cis-stilbene in good yield (85%) as well as promising TOF (> 2000 h(-1)). The investigation of the solvent effect on yield and selectivity reveals that for certain oleophilic substrates (1-decene), less polar solvents, such as dichloromethane are a better choice than acetonitrile, which is commonly considered as the best solvent for olefin aziridination. Accordingly, a mechanism involving a paramagnetic copper nitrene intermediate with both concerted and stepwise pathways is proposed.