Asymmetric total syntheses of heliannuol E and epi-heliannuol E

Asymmetric total syntheses of heliannuol E and epi-heliannuol E were achieved in 10 and 13 steps, respectively, from the commercially available starting materials. The syntheses feature an intramolecular attacking on the sulfate to form the dihydropyran ring of heliannuol E and an acyl transfer-secondary carbocation capture sequence to construct the dihydropyran ring of epi-heliannuol E.     

E/Z-焦脱镁叶绿酸-a 甲酯131-酮肟的合成及其烷(酰)基化反应

以焦脱镁叶绿酸-a 甲酯(MPP-a)为起始原料,通过E环羰基与盐酸羟胺反应,生成Z/E顺反结构的焦脱镁叶绿酸-a 甲酯酮肟异构体,分离后与酰卤和卤代烷反应,分别生成Z或者E型O-烷酰基酮肟和O-烷基酮肟.所合成新的二氢卟吩衍生物均经UV, IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR及元素分析证实其结构.     

Regioselective removal of the anomeric O-benzyl from differentially protected carbohydrates

A mild, regioselective deprotection of the anomeric O-benzyl from multi-functionally protected carbohydrates via catalytic transfer hydrogenation is described. The protocol is tolerant of O-benzyl and O-benzylidene protections at non-anomeric positions, groups which are normally labile under typical hydrogenolysis conditions.     

Mass Transfer Studies in the Hydrogenation of Methyl Oleate Over a Ni/SiO2 Catalyst in the Liquid Phase

A detailed mass transfer analysis was developed both theoretically and experimentally for the heterogeneously catalyzed hydrogenation of methyl oleate using a Ni/silica catalyst in a slurry reactor. The results indicate that, at the conditions studied, working with stirring rate between 1400 and 2000 rpm, catalyst particle size below 50 µm, and catalyst weight below 1.11 g assured the kinetic regime for the reaction.     

甲基葡萄糖苷硬脂酸酯及其聚氧丙烯醚的合成

以α-甲基葡萄糖苷和硬脂酸甲酯为原料,在碱性催化剂K2CO3和相转移催化剂四丁基氯化铵(TBAC)共同作用下,无溶剂法合成了甲基葡萄糖苷硬脂酸酯(SS),再与环氧丙烷反应,合成了甲基葡萄糖苷硬脂酸酯聚氧丙烯醚(SSP),并对产品进行了IR表征.探讨了相转移催化酯交换反应机理.研究了原料配比、催化剂种类及用量、反应温度、反应时间等因素对SS收率的影响,得到了合成SS的适宜工艺条件:n(甲基葡萄糖苷)∶ n(硬脂酸甲酯)=0.71∶ 1,w(K2CO3)∶ w(硬脂酸酸甲酯)=0.04∶ 1,w(TBAC)∶ w(硬脂酸甲酯)=0.05∶ 1,反应温度145℃,时间4.5h,压力6kPa.上述条件下,SS收率可达92%,产品质量较好.     

CO_2加氢制二甲醚La_(1-y)Zr_yCu_(0.7)Zn_(0.3)O_x/HZSM-5催化剂的性能研究

先采用溶胶凝胶法制备了La_(1-y)Zr_yCu_(0.7)Zn_(0.3)O_x(y代表Zr/La+Zr的摩尔比,分别为0,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4,0.5),接着采用研磨法将其与HZSM-5分子筛均匀混合形成La_(1-y)Zr_yCu_(0.7)Zn_(0.3)O_x/HZSM-5催化剂,考察了不同Zr含量催化剂在CO2加氢合成二甲醚反应中的催化性能.并以XRD、N2等温吸附脱附、H2-TPR、NH3-TPD对催化剂结构进行表征,研究了Zr含量对催化剂结构及表面酸性的影响.结果表明,催化剂性能与Zr含量有密切联系,适量的Zr可以促进催化剂中活性组分的分散,降低活性组分的晶粒尺寸,加强了活性组分与其它组分之间的相互作用,提供合适的表面酸性,从而能促进CO2的转化,提高二甲醚的选择性,降低副产物CO的选择性.此外还考察了反应温度、空速对催化剂反应性能的影响及催化剂的稳定性.     

Synthesis of Diazacrown Ethers with Chromophores and Their Photoinduced Charge‐Separation with Methyl Viologen

Two 4,13‐diaza‐18‐crown‐6 ethers with either two pyrenyl or two carbazolyl groups were synthesized. The two crown ethers can form complexes with methyl viologen in methanol solution. Photoirradiation of the complexes resulted in the electron transfer from the excited states of the chromophores to methyl viologen as demonstrated by the quenching of the chromophore fluorescence and the detection of the absorption spectrum of the generated viologen radical cation. The back electron transfer in these systems was inhibited by the electrostatic repulsion between the positively charged viologen radical cation and the generated chromophore radical cation. Long‐lived charge separation states (up to tens of min) were observed.     

SiO_2助剂对CuO-ZnO/HZSM-5催化CO_2加氢制DME性能的影响

采用均匀沉淀法制备了不同SiO_2含量的CuO-ZnO作为CO_2加氢合成甲醇的活性组分,接着采用研磨法将其与HZSM-5分子筛均匀混合形成双功能催化剂,考察了不同SiO_2含量催化剂在CO_2加氢合成二甲醚反应中的催化性能.通过XRD、N_2等温吸附脱附、H_2-TPR、NH_3-TPD、N_2O滴定对催化剂结构进行表征,研究了SiO_2含量对催化剂结构及表面酸性的影响.结构表征表明助剂SiO_2的加入增加了催化剂的比表面积,提高了催化剂的还原性,使催化剂的表面酸性较为合适,同时在一定程度上能够抑制催化剂活性组分的聚集,从而有效促进了催化剂的催化活性.     

Quantification and pharmacokinetics of Taiwanin E methyl ether in rats by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry

This study firstly describes the development of an accurate and sensitive high‐performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC‐MS/MS) assay for the quantification of Taiwanin E methyl ether (TEME) in rat plasma. The assay involved a simple liquid–liquid extraction step with ethyl acetate and a gradient elution using a mobile phase consisting of water containing 0.1% formic acid and acetonitrile containing 0.1% formic acid. Chromatographic separation was successfully achieved on an Agilent Zorbax‐C₁₈ column (2.1 × 50 mm, 3.5 µm) with a flow rate of 0.40 mL/min. The multiple reaction monitoring was based on the transitions of m/z = 379.1 → 320.1 for TEME and 386.1 → 122.0 for buspirone (internal standard). The assay was validated to demonstrate the specificity, linearity, recovery, accuracy, precision and stability. The lower limit of quantification was 0.50 ng/mL in 50 μL of rat plasma. The developed and validated method was successfully applied to the quantification and pharmacokinetic study of TEME in rats after intravenous and oral administration of 1.45 mg/kg TEME. The oral absolute bioavailability of TEME was estimated to be 5.85 ± 1.41% with an elimination half‐life value of 2.61 ± 0.55 h, suggesting its poor absorption and/or strong metabolism in vivo. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

[CuO-ZnO-Al2O3]/[HZSM-5]核壳双功能催化剂的制备、结构及其CO2+H2直接合成二甲醚反应性能

利用水热合成法制备了一系列不同晶化时间的核壳结构双功能催化剂[CuO-ZnO-Al₂O₃]/[HZSM-5],通过X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)和能量分散谱(EDS)对催化剂结构进行了表征,并考察了核壳催化剂CO₂加氢直接合成二甲醚的反应性能。结果表明,通过水热合成法可在甲醇合成催化剂CuO-ZnO-Al₂O₃表面包覆一层完整的HZSM-5分子筛膜,形成核壳结构,并且调节晶化时间可以控制分子筛晶粒尺寸及膜厚。与物理混合法制备的传统双功能催化剂相比,核壳结构催化剂合成二甲醚的选择性显著提高,其中晶化时间为3d的催化剂反应性能最为理想,CO₂转化率为38.9%,二甲醚选择性达到77.0%。     

尿素燃烧法制备CuO-ZnO/HZSM-5及其催化CO_2加氢合成二甲醚的性能

以尿素为燃烧剂,先采用燃烧法制备CuO-ZnO催化剂,接着采用研磨法将其与HZSM-5分子筛均匀混合形成CuO-ZnO/HZSM-5双功能催化剂.采用固定床反应器,在反应温度260℃、压力3.0 MPa、空速1 500 h-1条件下,考察了不同Cu/Zn(摩尔比)催化剂在CO_2加氢合成二甲醚反应中的催化性能.通过XRD、N_2等温吸附脱附、H2-TPR、NH3-TPD对催化剂进行表征,研究了不同Cu/Zn对催化剂结构及表面酸性的影响.结果表明:当Cu∶Z n=6∶4时,催化剂对CO_2催化加氢直接合成二甲醚反应的催化活性和选择性最佳,CO_2的转化率、DME的选择性分别为11.95%和28.74%,且在催化剂上具有更多的低温还原Cu和较强的酸中心,从而提高了CO_2加氢活性和二甲醚的选择性.     

Synthesis of Methyl Glycolate by Hydrogenation of Dimethyl Oxalate over Cu-Ag/SiO2 Catalyst

Methyl glycolate is a good solvent and can be used as feedstock for the synthesis of some important organic chemicals. Catalytic hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate (DMO) over copper-silver catalyst supported on silica was studied. The Cu-Ag/SiO2 catalyst supported on silica sol was prepared by homogeneous deposition-precipitation of the mixture of aqueous cuprammonia complex and silica sol. The proper active temperature of Cu-Ag/SiO2 catalyst for hydrogenation of DMO was 523—623 K. The most preferable reaction conditions for methyl glycolate (MG) were optimized: temperature at 468—478 K, 40—60 mesh catalyst diameter, H2/DMO ratio 40, and 1.0 h-1 of LHSV.     

Synthesis of Δ-15-deoxy-PG-J1 methyl ester and epi-Δ-15-deoxy-PG-J1

The synthesis of racemic Δ^12,14-15-deoxy-PG-J₁ is readily achieved in six steps employing as the key transformation a one-pot conjugate addition-Peterson olefination sequence using exo-2-trimethylsilyl-3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-4,7-methanoinden-1-one. Additionally a Noyori-type three-component coupling approach is employed for the synthesis of enantioenriched epi-Δ¹²-15-deoxy-PG-J₁ from 4(S)-tert-butyldimethylsilyloxycyclopent-2-enone.     

Synthesis of poly(methyl methacrylate)‐b‐polystyrene containing a crown ether unit at the junction point via combination of atom transfer radical polymerization and nitroxide mediated radical polymerization routes

Poly(methyl methacrylate)‐b‐polystyrene (PMMA‐b‐PS) containing a benzo‐15‐crown‐5 unit at the junction point was prepared by combining atom transfer radical polymerization and nitroxide‐mediated radical polymerization. For this purpose, 6,7,9,10,12,13,15,16‐octahydro‐5,8,11,14,17‐pentaoxa‐benzocyclopentadecene‐2‐carboxylic acid 3‐(2‐bromo‐2‐methyl‐propionyloxy)‐2‐methyl‐2‐[2‐phenyl‐2‐(2,2,6,6‐tetramethyl‐piperidin‐1‐yloxy)‐ethoxycarbonyl]‐propyl ester ( 3 ) was synthesized and used as an initiator in atom transfer radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate in the presence of CuCl and pentamethyldiethylenetriamine at 60°C. A linear behavior was observed in both plots of ln([M]₀/[M]) versus time and M_n,_GPC versus conversion indicating that the polymerization proceeded in a controlled/living manner. Thus obtained PMMA precursor was used as a macroinitiator in nitroxide‐mediated radical polymerization of styrene (St) at 125°C to give well‐defined PMMA‐b‐PS with crown ether per chain. Kinetic data were also obtained for copolymerization. Moreover, potassium picrate (K⁺ picrate) complexation of 3 and PMMA‐b‐PS copolymer was studied. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 3242–3249, 2006     

温控Noyori配体的合成及在苯乙酮不对称氢转移反应中的应用

设计并合成了一种新型的聚乙二醇单甲醚(MPEG)修饰的温控Noyori配体.将其与[RuCl2.(p-cymene)]2络合形成的催化剂用于水/环己烷两相体系中苯乙酮不对称氢转移反应.以甲酸钠为氢源,考察了反应温度、时间、甲酸钠用量、底物与催化剂摩尔比以及溶剂用量等因素对催化反应的影响.结果表明,反应体系中含催化剂的水相具有浊点,并且催化剂显示出良好的不对称催化性能,在甲酸钠/苯乙酮/催化剂的摩尔比为300:100:1、环己烷/水体积比1:1及30℃的反应条件下反应6h,苯乙酮的转化率为99.7%,产物α-苯乙醇的对映选择性(e.e.)为93.9%.催化剂相易与产物相分离并与直接循环使用,循环使用的催化剂活性明显下降,但产物对映选择性仍保持不变.     

固态研磨-燃烧法制CuO-ZnO-ZrO2/HZSM-5二甲醚合成催化剂

以柠檬酸为燃烧剂,采用固态研磨-燃烧法和机械混合法制备了CuO-ZnO-ZrO2/HZSM-5CO2加氢一步合成二甲醚双功能催化剂.采用固定床反应器,在反应温度270℃、压力为3.0 MPa、空速4 200 h-1条件下,考察了催化剂对CO2加氢一步合成二甲醚的反应性能,并采用XRD、BET、H2-TPR、NH3-TPD及XPS对催化剂的结构进行了表征.评价结果表明:随柠檬酸量的增加,二甲醚选择性和收率呈峰形变化趋势;当柠檬酸的量等于化学计量比的100%时,制备的催化剂具有较好的催化性能:CO2单程转化率为24.8%、二甲醚(DME)的选择性和收率分别为35.3%和8.7%.表征结果表明:柠檬酸的量影响催化剂的比表面积、还原性能以及CuO和ZnO的晶粒尺寸等,进而影响催化剂反应性能.     

Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Synthesis of Tertiary-Amyl Methyl Ether Catalyzed by Ion-Exchange Resin

Synthesis of tertiary-amyl methyl ether (TAME) was carried out in the temperature range 40–70 ° Cusing a sulfonic acid resin as the catalyst. Thermodynamic data were calculated from the equilibrium concentration of the components in a stirred batch reactor by the Unifac method. The enthalpy change of TAME formation was calculated to be (?20.4 ± 0.8) kJ/mol and the equilibrium constant is expressed as Ka = 3.94 × 10^?4 exp (20400/RT). For the kinetic tests, a homogeneous solution system was selected to interpret experimental results. The activation energy of the forward reaction was calculated to be (94.0 ± 1.5) kJ/mol and the rate constant is expressed as k₂ = 5.31 × 10¹¹ exp (?94000/RT). The validity of this kinetic model was verified by fitting experimental data.     

Total Synthesis of Amphidinolide E and Amphidinolide E Stereoisomers

Four amphidinolide E stereoisomers, amphidinolide E (1), 2-epi-amphidinolide E (2), 19-epi-amphidinolide E (3), and 2-epi-19-epi-amphidinolide E (4), have been synthesized via the judicious union of aldehyde 5, allylsilanes 7 or 8, acids 9 or 10, and vinylstannane 6. The C19 stereocenters of the C19 epimeric allylsilanes 7 and 8 were introduced via crotylboration reactions early in the synthesis. [3+2] Annulation reactions of aldehyde 5 with allylsilanes 7 and 8 were employed to set the core tetrahydrofuran units of 1-4. Finally, the C2 stereocenter was installed by esterification using acid 9, without incident, or with acid 10, in which case an unexpected and completely stereoselective inversion of C2 occurs.     

Effects of ZrO2 on the Performance of CuO-ZnO-Al2O3/HZSM-5 Catalyst for Dimethyl Ether Synthesis from CO2 Hydrogenation

A series of composite catalysts were prepared by the wet mixing method,and the mass ratio of CuO-ZnO-Al_2O_3-ZrO_2 component to HZSM-5 zeolite(molar ratio of SiO_2 to Al_2O_3 being 25)was 2:1. The CuO-ZnO-Al_2O_3-ZrO_2(CuO/ZnO/Al_2O_3=3/6/1 by weight)component was prepared by a modified‘two-step’co-precipitation inethod.The effects of ZrO_2 on the performance of CuO-ZnO-Al_2O_3/HZSM-5 catalyst for dimethyl ether synthesis from CO_2 hydrogenation were investigated.It was found that ZrO_2 improved the properties of CuO-ZnO-Al_2O_3/HZSM-5 as a structural promoter.     

Synthesis of 2-arylacrylic esters from aryl methyl ketones via Wittig reaction/singlet oxygen ene reaction

An efficient synthetic method has been developed for the synthesis of 2-arylacrylic esters from the corresponding aryl methyl ketones via Wittig reaction and singlet oxygen ene reaction. Wittig reaction to aryl methyl ketones with (methoxymethyl)triphenylphosphonium chloride in basic condition afforded the methyl enol ethers, and then 2-arylacrylic esters were obtained by singlet oxygen ene reaction, followed by tosylation and elimination in one-pot to the methyl enol ethers in good yields.