Design,preparation and applications of gel nanocomposites from bile acids – A brief review

Synthesis of advanced hybrid materials formed by the unification of nanoparticles with gels is gaining importance due to their unusual properties coupled with the ease of fabrication. The gel medium provides a template for generating complex inorganic nanostructures with controlled size and desirable mechanical properties. In this paper, we review the synthesis of various inorganic nanoparticles in gel matrices formed by the self-assembly of bile acid-derived gelators and the role of the gel medium to improve the properties of the nanocomposites.     

Chain-breaking antioxidant activity of phosphite esters

The inhibition of the autoxidation of hydrocarbons and polypropylene by aliphatic, aromatic, sterically hindered and cyclic phosphites has been studied by means of volumetric and ³¹P-NMR techniques. The antioxidant activity of phosphites depends on the rate of their reactions with peroxyl radicals and on the way they react with alkoxyl radicals. Only those phosphites which react by substitution to give free aryloxyl radicals are effective as chain-breaking antioxidants.The reaction modes of various phosphites with various peroxyl and alkoxyl radicals have been studied in some model reactions and the relationship between structure, reaction mechanism and antioxidant activity has been elucidated.     

Organic Phosphites as Polymer Stabilizers

The antioxidative action of phosphonites and phosphites depends on their structure, the nature of the polymer to be stabilized and the aging conditions. Phosphorus compounds can act in different ways: as hydroperoxide decomposers (secondary antioxidants), as free-radical scavengers (primary antioxidants), as well as metal-complex forming agents. The stabilizing action of phosphites and phosphonites is due to three basic mechanisms: oxidation by hydroperoxides, substitution by alkoxyl radicals and hydrolysis to acidic phosphorus compounds and phenols. Modification of phosphites with additional functional groups such as hindered amine moieties leads to new stabilizing properties. An intramolecular synergistic effect is observed.     

Cloud Points of Water—soluble Polyether Phosphites and Their Application in the Biphasic Hydroformylation of Higher Olefins

Wate-soluble polyether phosphites alkyl polyethylene glycol ophenylene phosphite(APGPPS)were alcoholysis of phosphorus chloride with plyoxyethylene alkyl ether.With appropriate HLB(hydrophile-lypophile balance),the phosphites possess clear cloud points below 100℃，Addition of some inorganic salts decreases cloud points of the phosphites.When the phosphiites have long polyether chain binding to short-chain alkyl group,their cloud points could be extrapolated from figure of dependece of cloud points on addition of inorganic salts.Utilizing octylpolyglycol-phenylene-phosphite(OPGPP)(APGPP,R:Octyl)/Rh complex formed in situ as catalyst,over 90% conversion of 1-decene was obtained ,avoiding the limitation of water insolubility of substrates.Preliminary results indicated that micellar catalysis and thermoregulated phase-transfer catalysis(TRPTC)coexist in the reaction system.Below cloud point,micellar catalysis induced by plyether phosphites may be existed.When temperature is increased to above cloud point of the phosphies,this reaction works mainly in TRPTC.The catalysts could be easily spearated by simple decantation,but followed by considerable loss in activity after three successive reaction runs.Preliminary results indicated hydrolysis of OPGPP happened during the reaction.which may explain for the bad loss in activity.The catalyst was reused up to seven times with-out clear decrease in activity when OPGPP/Rh ratio was increased to 50.     

Synthesis of Mixed Alkylphosphites and Alkylphosphates

Some mixed phosphites having two different alkyl chain were obtained as forerunners for mixed phosphates Mixed dialkyl phosphates were obtained in good yields (40-80%) by phase transfer catalysis in liquid-liquid sistem, starting from different dialkyl phosphites and aliphatic alcohols. The reaction conditions were optimized in order to obtain good yields in phosphites and phosphates respectively. Compounds were analyzed by IR, P 31 -NMR.     

A Comparative Synthetic Strategy Perspective on α-Amino Acid- and Non-Amino Acid-Derived Synthons towards Total Syntheses of Selected Natural Macrolides

Macrocyclic alkaloids (macrolides) and cyclopeptides have an immense range of applications in drug discovery research because of their natural abundance and potential biological and physicochemical properties. Presently, more than 100 approved drugs or clinical drug candidates contain macrocyclic scaffolds as the biologically active component. This review provides an interesting perspective about the use of amino acid-derived chiral pools versus other methods derived from miscellaneous synthons towards the total synthesis of non-peptidic macrolides. The synthetic routes and the key strategies involved in the total syntheses of ten natural macrolides have been discussed. Both the amino acid-derived and non-amino acid-derived synthetic routes have been illustrated to present a comparative study between the two approaches.     

Concept of improved rigidity: how to make enantioselective hydrophosphonylation of cyclic imines catalyzed by chiral heterobimetallic lanthanoid complexes almost perfect

The catalytic and enantioselective hydrophosphonylation of cyclic imines using cyclic phosphites is described for the first time. In contrast to the application of acyclic phosphites, significant improvements are presented arising from the concept of improved rigidity by utilization of cyclic phosphites in the lanthanoid BINOL complex catalyzed hydrophosphonylation of 3-thiazolines. Cyclic phosphites are shown to provide certain improvements within the catalytic cycle. Influence of parameters such as concentration of the catalyst and the phosphite on the catalysis is examined as well as the effects of the substituents on the starting material. The pharmacologically interesting thiazolidinyl phosphonates are synthesized in excellent optical purities of up to 99% ee and high chemical yields of up to 99%. The required amount of catalyst is reduced to 2.5 mol %. The highest efficiency of the reaction involving cyclic phosphites is achieved using the catalytic system "2.5 mol % (S)-YbPB/2.5 equiv phosphite/50 degrees C/48 h/THF-toluene (1:7)". On the basis of the results a refinement of the proposed catalytic cycle has been provided. For comparison cyclic phosphites were used in hydrophosphonylation with a chiral titanium catalyst.     

Improved facile synthesis of α-amino phosphonates by the reaction of α-amido sulfones with dialkyl trimethyl silyl phosphites catalyzed by Fe(III) chloride

An improved efficient synthesis of α-amino phosphonates has been discovered by the reaction of N-benzyloxycarbonylamino sulfones with dialkyl trimethyl silyl phosphites in the presence of FeCl₃ as a catalyst. The products were formed in high yields (86–94%) within 2–4?h. The catalyst is inexpensive, easily available, and highly active. The unreacted dialkyl trimetyl silyl phosphites can easily be removed from the products due to their low boiling points. The sulfones can conveniently be prepared and are generally stable.     

Laser flash photolysis evidence for styryl radical cation cyclization in the SET-induced photorearrangement of a p-methoxy-substituted 2-phenylallyl phosphite

The SET-induced photorearrangement of dimethyl 2-(4-methoxyphenyl)allyl phosphite, 9 (UV light, uranium glass filter, 9,10-dicyanoanthracene (DCA), biphenyl), gives phosphonate 12 in 83% isolated yield. Laser flash irradiation at 355 nm of oxygen saturated solutions of phosphite 9 containing DCA and biphenyl generates the transient UV spectrum of the biphenyl radical cation that is quenched by electron transfer from phosphite 9 (k(q) = 8.9 x 10(9) M(-1) s(-1) at 20 degrees C) to form the 4-methoxystyryl cation 10. The UV spectrum of 10 decays by a measured first-order rate constant of 8.0 x 10(6) s(-1), presumably to generate the cyclic distonic radical cation 11. Intermediate 10 was further characterized by measurement of the second-order rate constants for its reaction with azide, chloride, and bromide ions and with the neutral nucleophile trimethyl phosphite. This study provides the first spectroscopic evidence regarding the proposed mechanism (Schemes 1 and 2) for the SET-induced photorearrangements of dimethyl 2-arylallyl phosphites to the corresponding 2-arylallylphosphonates. Moreover, absolute rate constants for the intramolecular trapping of alkene radical cations have seldom been measured. The removal of the electron from the styryl moiety of phosphite 9, rather than from phosphorus, and the detectability of 10 arise from the stabilizing effect of the 4-methoxy substituent. These results, however, do not allow conclusions to be made concerning the site of removal of an electron in the SET-induced photorearrangement of dimethyl 2-phenylallyl phosphite 1 to phosphonate 6.     

Reaction of dibromoalkanes with silyl phosphites. Synthesis and properties of mono-and diphosphonoalkanes

Reactions of dibromoethane and dibromopropane with silyl phosphites are studied. Mono-and diphosphonoalkanes of various structures were prepared, and their chemical properties were studied.     

Development of an ion-pair reversed-phase HPLC method with indirect UV detection for determination of phosphates and phosphites as impurities in sodium risedronate

A method based on RP-HPLC with indirect UV detection was developed for the determination of phosphates and phosphites as impurities in sodium risedronate. RP separation of the phosphates and phosphites was achieved by adding tetrabutylammonium hydroxide as an ion-pairing agent in the mobile phase. Potassium hydrogen phthalate was added to the mobile phase as an ionic chromophore in order to obtain high background absorption of the mobile phase. Separation was performed on a C18 column using a mixture of pH 8.2 buffer (containing 0.5 mM tetrabutylammonium hydroxide and 1 mM phthalate) and acetonitrile (95 + 5, v/v) as the mobile phase, with indirect UV detection at 248 nm. The validation of the method included determination of specificity/selectivity, linearity, LOD, LOQ, accuracy, precision, and robustness. The LOD was 0.86 microg/mL for phosphates and 0.76 microg/mL for phosphites. The LOQ was 2.60 microg/mL for phosphates and 2.29 microg/mL for phosphites. The developed method is suitable for quantitative determination of phosphates and phosphites as impurities in QC of sodium risedronate.     

含磷拟除虫菊酯的研究I:3-[1'-磷(膦)酸酯基-2'-氯代乙烯基]-2,-二甲基环丙烷羧酸酯的合成及其几何异构体的研究

本文合成了九个新型的含磷拟除虫菊酯类化合物和五个新的中间体, 研究了亚磷(膦)酸酯的取代基空间位阻对Perkow重排产物中几何异构体的影响, 结果表明:取代基位阻增大, 产物E/Z比值也增大。     

新型含吡啶基的不对称膦酸酯衍生物的合成与生物活性

通过2-氯-5-氯甲基吡啶与亚磷酸酯的Michaelis-Becker反应合成得到10个新型含吡啶基的不对称膦酸酯衍生物, 并对环状亚磷酸酯与2-氯-5-氯甲基吡啶反应的立体化学进行了研究, 结果表明: 不对称环状亚磷酸酯的电子效应和立体效应对反应的立体化学有着重要影响. 初步的生物活性结果表明, 该类化合物不具有杀虫活性, 但显现出较好的杀菌活性.     

亚磷酸酯对新型冷冻机油抗磨性能的影响

本文合成了一系列短链、长链和大分子的亚磷酸酯，用Timken试验机和扫描电镜研究了它们对新型冷冻机油抗磨性能的改进作用。     

Metal complexes with ligands–organic phosphites as polyolefin antioxidants. I. Kinetics and mechanism of polyolefin and model hydrocarbon stabilization by organic phosphites

The most effective mechanism of protective action of organic phosphites–linear termination of kinetic chains on the inhibitor—has been established and the relative contribution of the other phosphite reactions (with hydroperoxides, their chain “self-oxidation”) to the summary mechanism has been determined. The quantitative kinetic characteristics of efficiency and length of inhibitive action of different structure phosphites in the wide range of the phase state of the oxidized substrate (solid polymer, its melt, liquid phase) have been given. On this basis the regularities which allow the prediction of the structures of phosphites scavenging peroxy substrate radicals more effectively (effective inhibitors) have been formulated.     

Determination of biphenyl in the presence of polyphenyls : Water solubility method

Prior work had shown that the principal products of the pyrolysis of p-terphenyl are biphenyl and certain higher polyphenyls. Since the three terphenyls as well as particular higher polyphenyls are being investigated as heat transfer media for atomic energy reactors, the determination of biphenyl, as a major or minor product of their pyrolysis, becomes of prime importance in order to follow the trend of reaction products.Because of the greater solubility of biphenyl in water, as compared to other polyphenyls, biphenyl is completely extracted from such mixtures by water and can be determined spectrophotometrically in aqueous solution. Effects of temperature, rates of solution, and the presence of polyphenyls were studied. The solubility of biphenyl is about 0.9 mg/100 ml of water, but the suggested working limit in 0.4 mg biphenyl/100 ml of solvent.As little as 0.1% biphenyl in p-terphenyl may be detected and as high as 20% may be determined in higher polyphenyls.     

Interactions of stabilizers during oxidation processes

The antioxidative action of mixtures of phenols, phosphites, HALS, ^a) and some of their transformation products in various compositions has been studied in the thermo- and photo-oxidation of hydrocarbons and polypropylene under different conditions. In the AIBN-initiated oxidation of hydrocarbons at low temperatures (< 80°C), hindered phenols, hindered aryl phosphites and the nitroxyl derivatives of HALS act antioxidatively when used individually in appropriate concentrations. Secondary HALS do not show any induction period, but a certain retardation of the oxidation process after some reaction time. The inhibiting efficiency of nitroxyls observed cannot be explained completely by the currently accepted action mechanisms of HALS, but is also related to the reaction of the nitroxyls with alkylperoxyl radicals. In mixtures with hindered phenols, HALS have almost no influence on the rate of thermooxidation at low temperatures. Their nitroxyl derivatives, however, always exhibit synergism, most pronounced when both stabilizers are used in equimolar ratios. During the photooxidation phenols lower the efficiency of HALS. The influence of mixtures of stabilizers on the oxidative stability of polypropylene is rather different and depends on the oxidation conditions, the structure, the concentration and the ratio of the stabilizers. Synergistic as well as antagonistic effects are observed. Both aliphatic and aromatic phosphites studied act synergistically when used together and with phenols. This demonstrates that for acting as synergist for phenols, the hydrogen peroxide decomposing capability of the phosphites, but not their chain breaking activity is important. HALS-phosphites and phosphonites, containing amine and phosphorus units in one molecule, are highly effective inhibitors of photo- and thermooxidation and exhibit lower critical antioxidant concentrations and longer induction periods than phosphites alone. They even exceed the efficiency of phenols in many cases. Transformation products of phenolic antioxidants investigated act differently and in many cases contrarily under photo- and thermooxidative conditions. Therefore, they influence the efficiency of stabilizer mixtures also in a different way.     

Organophosphorus antioxidants—VIII. Kinetics and mechanism of the reaction of organic phosphites with peroxyl radicals

Trialkyl phosphites react with cyanoisopropylperoxyl radicals, generated by thermolysis of azobis(isobutyronitrile) in the presence of oxygen, to give the corresponding phosphates with rate constants of the order of 10³ M⁻¹ sec⁻¹ at 65°C. Phenyl phosphites are oxidized also. A small amount of cyanoisopropyl phosphite is formed by substitution of the phosphite by alkyloxyl radicals leading to phenoxyl radicals. Sterically hindered aryl phosphites react with cyanoisopropylperoxyl radicals to yield the corresponding phosphates and alkoxyl radicals which in a second step react with phosphite by substitution releasing a sterically hindered phenoxyl radical. Therefore, sterically hindered phosphites are capable of acting as chain-terminating primary antioxidants. Because the rate constants of reaction of these phosphites with peroxyl radicals are only in the range of 10² M⁻¹ sec⁻¹ and 100 times smaller than those of phenols, phosphites should be less active as primary antioxidants than phenols.     

Synthesis of N,N‐Bis(dialkoxyphosphinoylmethyl)‐ and N,N‐Bis(diphenylphosphinoylmethyl)‐β‐ and γ‐amino acid Derivatives by the Microwave‐Assisted Double Kabachnik–Fields Reaction

The title compounds were synthesized by the microwave‐assisted, mostly solvent‐free bis Kabachnik–Fields condensation of β‐alanine and γ‐aminobutyric acid or their esters with formaldehyde and >P(O)H species, such as dialkyl phosphites and diphenylphosphine oxide.     

The mass spectra of phosphorus esters. I. Bicyclic phosphites

The mass spectra of bicyclic phosphites of the type P(OCH₂)₃CR, where R = CH₃, C₂H₅, and C₃H₇ and NO₂, are reported, and their fragmentation patterns analyzed. Unlike trialkyl phosphites, these cyclic phosphites do not yield a large number of phosphorus-containing fragment ions resulting from hydrogen rearrangement.