Temperature-controlled changeable oxygenation selectivity by singlet oxygen with a polymeric photosensitizer

A polymeric photosensitizer, poly(NIPAM-co-RB), consisting of N-isopropylacrylamide and rose bengal units, demonstrates a temperature-controlled changeable oxygenation selectivity by singlet oxygen in water.     

2-苯基吲哚单重态氧反应机理

本文比较了在甲醇介质下, 2-苯基吲哚(1)单重态氧反应中的捕捉反应以及2-苯基-3H-吲哚-3-酮(4)的亲核加成反应特征。结果显示, 在1的单重态氧反应中, 捕捉反应主要发生于两性离子(2)阶段, 而4并非导致捕捉产物的重要中间体。根据上述事实, 结合有关反应溶剂极性效应的研究结果, 对反应机理进行了探讨。     

1-甲基-2-苯基吲哚的琥红敏化单重态氧反应

1-甲基-2-苯基吲哚(1)在甲醇中的琥红(RB)敏化单重态氧反应生成1-甲基-2-甲基氧-2-苯基-1, 2-二氢-3H-吲哚-3-酮(4)和1-甲基-2-羟基-2-苯基-1, 2-二氢-3H-吲哚-3-酮(6), 后者在强碱性介质下发生苯乙醇酸型重排生成1-甲基-3-羟基-3-苯基氧化吲哚(14)。研究了6的溶剂分解反应以及外加碱对光氧化反应的影响。探讨了光氧化产物的形成途径。结果表明: 4系两性离子中间体2的溶剂捕获、脱水产物, 而6则系二氧杂环丁烷中间体7的裂解、抽氢产物。     

On the α-lithiation-rearrangement of N-toluensulfonyl aziridines: mechanistic and synthetic aspects

A detailed study of the rearrangement of five cycloalkene N-toluenesulfonyl (tosyl) aziridines using sec-butyllithium (with and without added ligands such as (−)-sparteine and TMEDA) has been carried out. Allylic sulfonamides were the main products from the cyclopentene and cyclohexene aziridines whereas bicyclic sulfonamides were obtained from the cycloheptene and cyclooctene aziridines. In most cases, p-toluenesulfonamide (TsNH₂) was produced as a by-product and a mechanistic explanation for its formation is forwarded. These reactions are believed to involve α-lithiation to a lithiated aziridine which can then partition through two pathways: (i) rearrangement to allylic or bicyclic sulfonamides via C-H insertion reactions or (ii) reductive alkylation to alkenes via attack by sec-butyllithium and subsequent elimination of TsNH₂. In the (−)-sparteine reactions, the products were generated with 38-66% ee and the sense of asymmetric induction involved lithiation of the S-aziridine stereocentre. This is opposite to that observed with epoxides.     

Alkyne migration in alkylidene carbenoid species: a new method of polyyne synthesis

The synthesis of conjugated polyyne structures via a modification of the Fritsch-Buttenberg-Wiechell (FBW) rearrangement is reported. Our adaptation provides for the 1,2-migration of an alkyne in a carbene/carbenoid intermediate that is conveniently effected via lithium-halogen exchange with the appropriate dibromo-olefinic precursor. This rearrangement is quite rapidly accomplished under mild conditions (hexane solution, -78 degrees C), and the seemingly high migratory aptitude of the alkynyl moiety provides for efficient rearrangement. This, in turn, allows for multiple rearrangements in a single molecule, greatly facilitating the construction of highly unsaturated substrates. This procedure is exploited for the rapid synthesis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical 1,3,5-hexatriynes, extended polyynes, and aryl polyyne building blocks. Most significantly, many of these structures have been or would be difficult to access via more traditional transition metal catalyzed homo- or cross-coupling techniques.     

Reaction of singlet oxygen with sulfide: A similarity of singlet oxygenation and coupling reaction of cation radical and superoxide ion

Photosensitized oxygenation of 5H,7H-dibenzo[b,g][1,5]dithiocin afforded the sulfoxides. The reaction of its cation radical derived from oxidation by nitrosyl tetrafluoroborate with superoxide ion gave the same products.     

Reactions of a Four-Membered Borete with Carbon,Silicon, and Gallium Donor Ligands: Fused and Spiro-Type Boracycles

Donor-acceptor cyclopropanes or cyclobutanes are dipolar reagents, which are widely used in the synthesis of complex organic (hetero)cycles in ring expansion reactions. Applying this concept to boron containing heterocycles, the four-membered borete cyclo-iPr₂N-BC₁₀H₆ reacted with the carbon donor ligands 2,6-xylylisonitrile and the carbene IMes :C(NMesCH)₂ with ring expansion and ring fusion, respectively. In particular, the tetracyclic structure formed with IMes displays zwitterionic character and absorption in the visible region. In contrast to the carbene IMes, the heavier carbenoids :Si(NDippCH)₂ and :Ga(AmIm) with a two-coordinate donor atom afford spiro-type bicyclic compounds, which display four-coordinate geometry at silicon or gallium. (TD-)DFT calculations provide deeper insight into the mechanism of formation and the absorption properties of these new compounds.     

Chemistry of singlet oxygen with arylphosphines

The chemistry of singlet oxygen with a variety of arylphosphines has been studied. Rates of singlet oxygen removal by para-substituted arylphosphines show good correlation with the Hammett σ parameter (ρ=−1.53 in CDCl₃), and with the Tolman electronic parameter. The only products for the reactions of these phosphines with singlet oxygen are the corresponding phosphine oxides. Conversely, for ortho-substituted phosphines with electron-donating substituents, there are two products, namely a phosphinate formed by intramolecular insertion and phosphine oxide. Kinetic analyses demonstrate that both products are formed from the same intermediate, and this allows determination of the rate ratios for the competing pathways. Increasing the steric bulk of the phosphine leads to an increase in the amount of insertion product. VT NMR experiments show that peroxidic intermediates can only be detected for very hindered and very electron-rich arylphosphines.     

Reactions of singlet oxygen with biomolecules

Rate constants of singlet oxygen quenching by glycyrrhetic acid, glycyrrhizic acid, isoliquiritigenin, licurazide,d-glucose, andl-arabinose were determined. An increase in the quenching rate constants by more than an order of magnitude is observed on going from aglycone to the corresponding glycoside.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 57–59, January, 1996.     

Intermediates in the reaction of singlet oxygen with trisubstituted oxazoles

Trisubstituted oxazoles I react at ?15° with singlet oxygen to give dioxazoles III and iminoanhydrides V which rearrange at room temperature to triamides VI. The intermediate ratio (III/V) is sensitive to the reaction temperature. It is likely that at room temperature triamides VI are essentially formed via imino-anhydrides V.     

Formation of 1,2-dioxolane in the singlet oxygenation of cyclopropane

Reaction of 1,1,2,2-tetraanisylcyclopropane (1a) with both thermally and photochemically generated singlet oxygen afforded the corresponding 1,2-dioxolane 2a quantitatively. Singlet oxygenation of two stereoisomeric 1,2-dianisyl-1,2-ditolylcyclopropanes (1b and 1c) gave a mixture of 1,2-dioxolanes 2b and 2c via a non-stereospecific addition in both cases.     

Synthesis of 2-aryl-3H-indol-3-ones via trapping reaction in singlet oxygenation of 2-arylindoles

2-Aryl-3H-indol-3-ones (3a-o) have been synthesized via methanol trapping reaction in singlet oxygenation of 2-arylindoles (1a-o), followed by thermal decomposition of the resultant 2-aryl-2-methoxy-3-oxo-2,3-dihydroindoles (2a-o) in good yields.     

Kinetics of the oxygenation of unsaturated organics with singlet oxygen generated from H2O2 by a heterogeneous molybdenum catalyst

A heterogeneous catalyst containing MoO42- exchanged on layered double hydroxides (Mo-LDHs) is used to produce 1O2 from H2O2, and with this dark 1O2, unsaturated hydrocarbons are oxidized in allylic peroxides. The oxidation kinetics are studied in detail and are compared with the kinetics of oxidation by 1O2, formed from H2O2 by a homogeneous catalyst. A model is proposed for the heterogeneously catalyzed 1O2 generation and peroxide formation. The model divides the reaction suspension in two compartments: (1) the intralamellar and intragranular zones of the LDH catalyst; (2) the bulk solution. The 2-compartment model correctly predicts the oxidant efficiency and peroxide yield for a series of olefin peroxidation reactions. 1O2 is generated at a high rate by the heterogeneous catalyst, but somewhat more 1O2 is lost by quenching with the heterogeneous catalyst than using the homogeneous catalyst. Quenching occurs mainly as a result of collision with the LDH hydroxyl surface, as is evidenced by using LDH supports containing strong 1O2 deactivators such as Ni2+. A total of 15 organic substrates were peroxidized on a preparative scale using the best Mo-LDH catalyst under optimal conditions.     

Computational SN2‐Type Mechanism for the Difluoromethylation of Lithium Enolate with Fluoroform through Bimetallic C−F Bond Dual Activation

The reaction mechanism for difluoromethylation of lithium enolates with fluoroform was analyzed computationally (DFT calculations with the artificial force induced reaction (AFIR) method and solvation model based on density (SMD) solvation model (THF)), showing an S_N2‐type carbon–carbon bond formation; the “bimetallic” lithium enolate and lithium trifluoromethyl carbenoid exert the C?F bond “dual” activation, in contrast to the monometallic butterfly‐shaped carbenoid in the Simmons–Smith reaction. Lithium enolates, generated by the reaction of 2 equiv. of lithium hexamethyldisilazide (rather than 1 or 3 equiv.) with the cheap difluoromethylating species fluoroform, are the most useful alkali metal intermediates for the synthesis of pharmaceutically important α‐difluoromethylated carbonyl products.     

Trapping rhodium vinylcarbenoids with aminochalcones for the synthesis of medium-sized azacycles

A rhodium carbenoid initiated cascade has been developed for the stereoselective synthesis of medium-sized azacycles. The cascade approach utilizes readily accessible N-benzyl protected aminochalcones and vinyldiazo compounds to access 9-membered azacycles through a carbene- nitrogen insertion/aldol/oxy-Cope sequence. The cascade reaction has proven general with a range of N-benzyl protected aminochalcones and vinyldiazos to provide diverse medium-sized azacycles.     

New reaction of ethenetetracarbonitrile with N-arylisoindolines

N-Arylisoindolines 1a-i react with ethenetetracarbonitrile 2 in aerated benzene by formation of [3-(2-aryl-3-dicyanomethylene-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-1-ylidene)-2-aryl-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-1-ylidene]propanedinitriles 8a-i (20-36%), N-aryl-3-dicyanomethylene-isoindol-2-ones 9a-i (15-21%) and N-arylphthalimides 10a-i (4-9%) as well as 1,1,2,2-tetracyanoethane 11 (35-55%). The structure of 8d has been unambiguously confirmed by a single crystal X-ray structure analysis. A rationale for the formation of products 8-11 is presented.