Nitration of Halterman porphyrin: a new route for fine tuning chiral iron and manganese porphyrins with application in epoxidation and hydroxylation reactions using hydrogen peroxide as oxidant

A methodology is reported for the regioselective nitration of the phenyl groups of Halterman porphyrin, using NaNO₂. These nitro-porphyrins can be reduced to aminoporphyrins and then N-dimethylated to give new optically active porphyrins. Applications to the asymmetric epoxidation of styrene derivatives by H₂O₂ to give optically active epoxides (ee up to 60%) and hydroxylation of alkanes to give optically active secondary alcohols (ee up to 69%) were carried out in organic solvents (dichloromethane/methanol) using chiral iron and manganese porphyrins as catalysts.     

天然酒石酸在合成手性含膦配体中的应用

本文综述了以天然酒石酸为光活性原料的手性含膦配体合成, 对三十三种手性含膦配体进行归类,同时也简要地介绍了部分配体的Rh(I)配合物催化剂对(Z)-α-乙酰氨基肉桂的催化氢反应结果。     

Liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry enantioseparation of pomalidomide on cyclodextrin‐bonded chiral stationary phases and the elucidation of the chiral recognition mechanisms by NMR spectroscopy and molecular modeling

A sensitive and validated liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry method was developed for the enantioseparation of the racemic mixture of pomalidomide, a novel, second‐generation immunomodulatory drug, using β‐cyclodextrin‐bonded stationary phases. Four cyclodextrin columns (β‐, hydroxypropyl‐β‐, carboxymethyl‐β‐, and sulfobutyl‐β‐cyclodextrin) were screened and the effects of eluent composition, flow rate, temperature, and organic modifier on enantioseparation were studied. Optimized parameters, offering baseline separation (resolution = 2.70 ± 0.02) were the following: β‐cyclodextrin stationary phase, thermostatted at 15°C, and mobile phase consisting of methanol/0.1% acetic acid 10:90 v/v, delivered with 0.8 mL/min flow rate. For the optimized parameter at multiple reaction monitoring mode 274.1–201.0 transition with 20 eV collision energy and 100 V fragmentor voltage the limit of detection and limit of quantitation were 0.75 and 2.00 ng/mL, respectively. Since enantiopure standards were not available, elution order was determined upon comparison of the circular dichroism signals of the separated pomalidomide enantiomers with that of enantiopure thalidomide. The mechanisms underlying the chiral discrimination between the enantiomers were also investigated. Pomalidomide‐β‐cyclodextrin inclusion complex was characterized using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and molecular modeling. The thermodynamic aspects of chiral separation were also studied.     

手性Boc保护氨基酸修饰卟啉的合成及谱学研究

合成了α,α,α,β-四-[邻(叔丁氧羰丙氨酸)氨基苯基]卟啉H₂T(o-BocAla)APP(1)及其锌()配合物ZnT(o-BocAla)APP(Zn^-1),α,α,α,β-四-[邻(叔丁氧羰苏氨酸)氨基苯基]卟啉H₂T(o-BocThr)APP(2)及其锌(Ⅱ)配合物ZnT(o-BocThr)APP(Zn-2),α,α,α,β-四-[邻(叔丁氧羰酪氨酸)氨基苯基]卟啉H₂T(o-BocTyr)APP(3)及其锌()配合物ZnT(o-BocTyr)APP(Zn-3)等6种叔丁氧羰保护氨基酸修饰的卟啉.用元素分析、核磁共振、红外光谱、紫外-可见光谱以及圆二色谱等手段对其组成的结构进行了表征,并对其谱学性质进行了研究.     

SYNPHOS®, a new chiral diphosphine ligand: synthesis, molecular modeling and application in asymmetric hydrogenation

A new optically active diphosphine ligand, [(5,6),(5′,6′)-bis(ethylenedioxy)biphenyl-2,2′-diyl]bis(diphenylphosphine) (SYNPHOS®) has been synthesized and used in ruthenium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation. This new ligand has been compared to other diphosphines (BINAP and MeO-BIPHEP), regarding their dihedral angles and the enantioselectivity in the ruthenium mediated hydrogenation reaction.     

Probing the stereo‐electronic properties of cationic rhodium complexes bearing chiral diphosphine ligands by 103Rh NMR

¹⁰³Rh NMR represents a powerful tool to assess the global electronic and steric contribution of diphosphine ligands on [Rh(COD)(diphosphine)]⁺ complexes. In the case of DIOP, BINAP and MeDUPHOS, this approach proved to be more informative than classical CO‐stretching frequency measurements. After validation, this method has been extended to a set of seven diphosphines. ¹⁰³Rh NMR measurements on [Rh(COD)(diphosphine)]PF₆ lead to the following order of donor properties: dppe > MeBPE > MeDUPHOS > dppb > DIOP > BINAP > Tol‐BINAP. This trend has been validated by DFT in the case of DIOP, BINAP and MeDUPHOS. In conjunction, ³¹P NMR chemical shift has been shown to reflect the ring constraints of the Rh‐diphosphine scaffold. This contribution is a step towards a mechanistic investigation of the catalytic hydrogenation of unsaturated substrates by ¹⁰³Rh NMR and DFT. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Enantioselective CD analysis of amino acids based on chiral amplification with a stereodynamic probe

The condensation between stereolabile 1,8-bis(3′-formyl-4′-hydroxyphenyl)naphthalene, 1, and two amino acid molecules results in the formation of chiral diimines exhibiting strong CD signals. This reaction has been used to develop a chiroptical sensing method for the determination of the absolute configuration and enantiomeric composition of unprotected amino acids. This sensing approach is based on distinctive chiral amplification due to central-to-axial chirality induction within the diimine scaffold formed and does not require the use of an enantiopure ligand or metal complex.     

Synthesis of chiral water-soluble metalloporphyrins (Fe, Ru,): new catalysts for asymmetric carbene transfer in water

The reaction of optically active Halterman porphyrin with sulfuric acid (95%) provided the expected water-soluble para-tetrasulfonated porphyrin in 82% yield. The metalloporphyrin complexes were prepared by metal insertion (iron) or direct sulfonation of the chiral ruthenium porphyrin. The asymmetric addition of diazoacetate to styrene to give optically active trans cyclopropyl ester (ee up to 86%) was carried out in water by using chiral iron or ruthenium porphyrins with a possible reuse due to the high solubility and stability in aqueous solution.     

Homohelicity-enriched zinc bilinone dimers with chiral aliphatic spacers. Synthesis and application to chiral induction of a nematic liquid crystal

The zinc bilinone (ZnBL) dimers 4 and 5 bearing chiral aliphatic spacers ((2S,4S)-2,4-pentanedioxy and (3S,5S)-2,6-dimethyl-3,5-heptanedioxy for 4 and 5, respectively) were newly prepared, and their conformational distribution was investigated. The ¹H NMR and circular dichroism spectra revealed that the present dimers predominantly adopted the homohelicity conformation (MM and PP for 4 and 5, respectively), although the reference monomers with the corresponding subunit structures exhibited poor helicity enrichment. The helical twisting powers of these ZnBL dimers for a nematic liquid crystal (N-(4-methoxybenzylidene)-4-butylaniline, MBBA) were also investigated. With the dimers doped into MBBA, highly efficient chiral nematic induction was achieved. Especially, the dimer 5 exhibited the β_M value of +1800 μm⁻¹.     

Hydrogenation of heteroaromatic nitrogen compounds catalyzed by rhodium and iridium systems containing diphosphine ligands

The systems prepared in situ by addition of two equivalents of diphosphine [1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (dppe), 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane (dppp) and 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane (dppb)] to M₂Cl₂(COE)₄ (M = Rh, Ir; COE = cyclooctene) showed to be efficient and regioselective precatalysts for the hydrogenation of quinoline, isoquinoline, 5,6- and 7,8-benzoquinoline and acridine, under mild reaction conditions (130°C and 4 atm H₂). The Rh systems showed to be more active than the corresponding Ir ones, except for the case of acridine, where an inversed tendency was observed (Ir > Rh).     

手性糖基锌卟啉对手性氨基酸甲酯的分子识别

合成了手性四糖基取代锌卟啉(Zn-A)的三种阻转异构体αβαβ-Zn-A、ααββ-Zn-A和αααβ-Zn-A以及一种单糖基取代锌卟啉(Zn-B), 并通过可见光谱滴定法和圆二色(CD)光谱滴定法研究了它们对手性氨基酸甲酯(L/D-LeuOMe, L/D-ThrOMe, L/D-ValOMe和L/D-PheOMe)客体的分子识别行为. 研究发现, 三种锌卟啉对L型氨基酸甲酯的缔合常数均要高于D型, 其中ααββ-Zn-A的对映体选择性(K_L/K_D)最高可达4.75, 可用于L型氨基酸甲酯的选择性识别. 不同的Zn-A 阻转异构体对手性氨基酸甲酯的缔合常数给出相同的顺序:K^θ(LeuOMe) > K^θ(ValOMe) > K^θ(ThrOMe) > K^θ(PheOMe);主体Zn-B对手性氨基酸分子的缔合常数顺序为K^θ(PheOMe) > K^θ(LeuOMe) > K^θ(ValOMe) > K^θ(ThrOMe). 同时, 以咪唑为探针分子研究了非手性分子对Zn-A构象的影响, 发现非手性分子咪唑与手性主体结合后, 也可对主体的构象产生影响. Zn-A的三种阻转异构体与氨基酸甲酯和咪唑类客体的缔合常数关系均为K^θ(ααββ-Zn-A) > K^θ(αβαβ-Zn-A) > K^θ(αααβ-Zn-A).     

螺[4,4]-1,6-壬二烯骨架手性双膦配体的合成

从方便易得的原料出发,以钯催化的烯基三氟甲磺酸酯与二苯基膦氧化物的偶联反应为关键步骤,合成了螺[4,4]-1,6-壬二烯骨架的手性双膦配体1.其中,关键中间体5的拆分是通过半制备手性液相色谱实现的,并通过该化合物的X射线单晶衍射分析确定了其中螺碳原子的绝对构型.配体(S)-1的Rh(I)络合物在α-乙酰氨基肉桂酸的氢化中表现出中等的对映选择性(53%ee).配体(S)-1的Cu(I)络合物能以较好的反应活性实现苯乙酮的不对称氢化,产物的对映体过量可以达到67%.     

Circular dichroism sensor based on cadmium sulfide quantum dots for chiral identification and detection of penicillamine

A new chemical sensor based on the measuring of circular dichroism signal (CD) was fabricated from cysteamine capped cadmium sulfide quantum dots (Cys-CdS QDs). The chiral-thiol molecules, d-penicillamine (DPA) and l-penicillamine (LPA), were used to evaluate potentials of this sensor. Basically, DPA and LPA provide very low CD signals. However, the CD signals of DPA and LPA can be enhanced in the presence of Cys-CdS QDs. The CD spectra of DPA and LPA exhibited a mirror image profile. Parameters affecting the determination of DPA and LPA were thoroughly investigated in details. Under the optimized condition, the CD signals of DPA and LPA displayed a linear relationship with the concentrations of both enantiomers, ranging from 1 to 35 μM. Detection limits of this sensor were 0.49 and 0.74 μM for DPA and LPA, respectively. To demonstrate a potential application of this sensor, the proposed sensor was used to determine DPA and LPA in real urine samples. It was confirmed that the proposed detection technique was reliable and could be utilized in a broad range of applications.     

Redox-Switched Exciton-Coupled Circular Dichroism: A Novel Strategy for Binary Molecular Switching

Intense chiroptical properties and efficient reversibility of the chemical redox cycle support the adaptability of the Cu^I/Cu^II complex system 1 / 2 for the development of a binary molecular device. Reduction proceeds with ascorbic acid, and oxidation with ammonium persulfate.     

Use of chiral capillary electrophoresis and circular dichroism for the determination of absolute values of Δε for diimine transition metal complexes

Circular dichroism (CD) alone cannot be used to derive absolute values of Δε for optically active transition metal (TM) complexes in the frequent instances in which pure, resolved standards are unavailable. In the past, this has led to discrepancies in the literature regarding the most appropriate value for use in assessing optical purity. We have recently shown that capillary electrophoresis (CE), employing a chiral selecting agent in the buffer, is a highly effective means to fully resolve the Λ and Δ enantiomers of [M(diimine)₃]ⁿ⁺ complexes. In this extension to that work, CE peak areas for optically active (but not optically pure) TM complexes are used in combination with CD spectra that are independently obtained for the same samples to extrapolate absolute circular dichroism values, Δε, for the pure Δ and Λ isomers. Examples are provided for a variety of tris- and bis-diimine systems, including different coordinated metal (e.g., Cr, Ni, Ru, Co) and ligand (e.g., bipyridine, phenanthroline, oxalato, cyano, etc.) combinations rendering outer sphere complex charges of 0, +1, +2 and +3. Based on the absolute values for Δε presented in this report, accurate measurement of optical purity for a number of [M(diimine)₃]ⁿ⁺ and cis-[M(diimine)₂X₂]ⁿ⁺ systems is now possible via routine CD analysis.     

A new class of chiral pyrrolidine ligands for homogeneous catalytic enantioselective cyclopropanation of styrene

A new class of chiral pyrrolidine ligands have been successfully synthesized and their chiral induction abilities have been examined in the homogeneous catalytic enantioselective cyclo-propanation of styrene. 15-30% enantiomeric excess ( ee) has been achieved.     

Mono‐ and dinuclear oxime palladacycles bearing diphosphine ligands: An unusual coordination mode for dppe

Three new oxime‐based palladacycles, namely [Pd{C,N‐C₆H₄{C(Me)?NOH}‐2}(dppm)]ClO₄ ( 1 ), [Pd₂{C,N‐C₆H₄{C(Me)?NOH}‐2}₂(dppe)₂(μ‐dppe)](ClO₄)₂ ( 2 ) and [Pd{C,N‐C₆H₄{C(Me)?NOH}‐2}(dppmS₂)]ClO₄ ( 3 ), were synthesized by the reaction of dinuclear oxime complex [Pd{C,N‐C₆H₄{C(Me)?NOH}‐2}(μ‐Cl)]₂ with different diphosphine ligands (dppm, dppe and dppmS₂). The synthesized complexes were characterized using Fourier transform infrared, ³¹P NMR, ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR spectroscopic methods and elemental analyses, and their molecular structures were elucidated using X‐ray crystallography. The structure of 2 is worthy of note as it is the first oxime palladacycle where there are both bridging (P–) and chelating (P^P) dppe ligands, giving rise to a dinuclear complex. The palladium atom is in a five‐coordinate, square pyramidal P₃NC environment, while in 3 the palladium atom is in a distorted square planar environment, coordinated by the oxime ligand and a chelating (S^S) dppmS₂ ligand. These complexes were employed as efficient catalysts for the Suzuki–Miyaura cross‐coupling reaction of several aryl bromides with phenylboronic acid. The in vitro cytotoxicity of the compounds was also evaluated against human tumour cell lines (HT29, A549 and HeLa) using the MTT assay method. The results indicate that the dinuclear complex 2 has greater catalytic and anticancer activity in comparison with the mononuclear complexes 1 and 3 .     

The absolute configuration of peroxisomicines A1 and A2

Peroxisomicine A1 is a potentially antineoplastic compound isolated from the seeds of Karwinskia parvifolia. It is considered as a useful chemotype for the preparation of topoisomerase II targeted anticancer cells. Stereochemically, it is characterized by the presence of two stereocenters and a rotationally hindered and thus likewise stereogenic biaryl axis. In this contribution, the absolute configuration of peroxisomicine A1 and its epimer, peroxisomicine A2, was established by means of a five-step degradative procedure giving the respective R- and S-configured methyl 2-(2′-methyl-5′-oxotetrahydrofuryl)acetates. The configuration of the degradation product was obtained by means of optical rotation, ¹H NMR analysis using a chiral displacement reagent, and by experimental and quantum chemical circular dichroism (CD) investigations. Based on the results obtained here and considering our previous work on the relative configuration at centers versus axis of these compounds, peroxisomicine A1 resulted to be the P,3S,3′S-isomer and peroxisomicine A2 the P,3R,3′S-isomer.     

Reactivity of cyclometallated platinum complexes with chiral ligands

The reaction of [Pt₂Me₄(μ-SMe₂)₂] with 3-substituted iminic thiophenes and 2-phenylpyridine gives platinum (II) [C,N] cyclometallated complexes which contain a labile ligand (SMe₂ or CH₃CN). Several platinum (II) complexes have been synthesized by substitution reactions with phosphine or sulfoxide ligands to introduce, in most cases, a second chiral center. The new complexes’ reactions with methyl iodide were subsequently studied and showed results that are dependent on the steric and electronic effects of both the cyclometallated ligand and the ancillary phosphine or sulfoxide ligand. The structure of [PtMe((R)-C₁₀H₇CHMeNCHC₄H₂S)(CH₃CN)], a synthetic precursor, is also reported.     

Photocatalytic self-assembled solid porphyrin microcrystals from water-soluble porphyrins: Synthesis,characterization and application

In this article, we report on the formation of a photocatalytic porphyrin crystalline structure using two oppositely charged commercially available low cost porphyrins, [meso-tetra(N-methy-4-pyridyl)porphyrin tetratosylate (TMPyP) and zinc-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin (Zn-TPPS)], by self-assembly at room temperature without acidification. Using optical microscopy, the crystals were determined to have a length of 30–55 μm and width of 2–50 μm, depending on the molar ratio of the porphyrins in the starting solution. The porphyrin crystals were characterized by means of powder X-ray diffraction and UV–Vis, fluorescence, and optical microscopic techniques. The UV–Vis absorbance spectrum of the crystalline structure is different than those of the monomer solutions, involving a broadened Soret band that is split into two blue-shifted and red-shifted peaks and broadened red-shifted Q-bands. The crystals exhibit a different emission spectrum from those of the porphyrin solutions in that they are red-shifted, split, and show a dramatic decrease in intensities. A hypothetical model for the crystal structure of the porphyrin crystals is developed. Illumination of the crystals in a 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene solution with a tungsten lamp results in TNT reduction to 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene and 4-amino-2,6-dinitrotoluene.