Convergent synthesis of (2R,3R,8R,9R)-N-Boc-ADDA

The convergent synthesis of N-Boc-(2R,3R,8R,9R,4E,6E)-3-amino-9-methoxy-2,6,8-trimethyl-10-phenyldecadenoic acid (enantio-N-Boc-ADDA) is reported. Our flexible approach takes advantage of highly efficient non-aldol aldol and cross-metathesis methodologies.     

Caloric properties of mixtures of refrigerants R22 / R114

The nonazeotropic refrigerant mixture chlorodifluoromethane (R22) and 1,2-dichlorotetrafluoroethane (R114) has been frequently suggested as a working fluid in cooling systems and heat pump applications. However, especially for mixtures exact and reliable measurements of the caloric properties are often missing, so that calculations with equations of state yield results of great uncertainty. In spite of the CFC-ozone problem of this mixture it can be considered as an exemplary mixture to set up accurate equations of state.

Therefore measurements with an isenthalpic throttle calorimeter were carried out for three different compositions of the mixture. The measured isenthalps could be reproduced within the experimental accuracy by polynomials. Together with the specific heat capacity of the pure components the measurements lead to several caloric properties in the liquid-, vapour- and critical region. The caloric properties can also be calculated by equations of state (EOS). It turned out that the results obtained from Bender's EOS with interaction parameters fitted to the experiments lead to a good agreement with the experimental data.     

Asymmetric synthesis of (S,R)- and (R,R)-methiin stereoisomers

Abstract

An asymmetric synthesis of (+)- and (–)-methiine (S-methyl-(R)-cysteine sulfoxide) diastereomers has been developed. These natural sulfur compounds were isolated from a variety of Brassica vegetables. As the starting compound, (R)-cysteine was used, which was methylated to form (R)-S-methylcysteine. Then the oxidation of S-methylcysteine with tert-butyl hydroperoxide catalyzed by the chiral tetra(isopropylate)titanium/(S)- or (R)-Binol complex led to the formation of (1?R,2S)-(+)- or (1?R,2R)-(–)-methiin stereomers.     

Vapour-liquid equilibrium measurements for binary mixtures of R32, R143a, R134a and R125 with a perfluoropolyether lubricant

In the present work, vapour-liquid equilibria of four binary systems refrigerant-lubricant oil have been investigated, CF₃CHF₂ (R125), CF₃CH₂F (R134a), CF₃CH₃ (R143a) and CH₂F₂ (R32) as refrigerants and a commercial perfluoropolyether (PFPE), Fluorolink D10H, as lubricant. Vapour-liquid equilibrium data, consisting of isothermal measurement of equilibrium pressure at a fixed composition, have been correlated with an extended Flory-Huggins equation and the corresponding parameters have been determined. Good agreement has been found between experimental data and the model predictions.     

Total Synthesis of (6R,10R,13R,14R,16R,17R,19S,20R,21R,24S, 25S,28S,30S,32R,33R,34R,36S,37S,39R)‐Azaspiracid‐3 Reveals Non‐Identity with the Natural Product

A convergent and stereoselective total synthesis of the previously assigned structure of azaspiracid‐3 has been achieved by a late‐stage Nozaki–Hiyama–Kishi coupling to form the C21?C22 bond with the C20 configuration unambiguously established from l ‐(+)‐tartaric acid. Postcoupling steps involved oxidation to an ynone, modified Stryker reduction of the alkyne, global deprotection, and oxidation of the resulting C1 primary alcohol to the carboxylic acid. The synthetic product matched naturally occurring azaspiracid‐3 by mass spectrometry, but differed both chromatographically and spectroscopically.     

Studies on the transformation of nitrosugars into iminosugars III: synthesis of (2R,3R,4R,5R,6R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)azepane-3,4,5,6-tetraol and (2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)azepane-3,4,5,6-tetraol

A divergent synthesis of the two novel polyhydroxylated azepanes (2R,3R,4R,5R,6R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)azepane-3,4,5,6-tetraol and (2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)azepane-3,4,5,6-tetraol from d-mannose is described. The method involves a Henry reaction between dimethyl-tert-butylsilyl 2,3-O-isopropylidene-α-d-lyxo-pentodialdo-1,4-furanoside and 2-nitroethanol followed by a reductive ring closure of the resulting epimeric nitro aldols. Glycosidase inhibition tests showed that (2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)azepane-3,4,5,6-tetraol exhibits a weak but selective inhibition against α-l-fucosides.     

Enantio- and diastereoselective synthesis of (R,R)-beta-methoxytyrosine

The nonproteinogenic amino acid (2R,3R)-beta-methoxytyrosine, a constituent of several cyclic depsipeptide natural products, was synthesized in protected form (8) from a readily available cinnamate ester in four steps and 62% overall yield with a greater than 28:1 er and 19:1 dr. This method provides a highly efficient, enantio- and diastereoselective synthesis of an important amino acid.     

Röntgenweit- und Röntgenkleinwinkeluntersuchungen an Zellulose

Zusammenfassung Für verschiedene Zelluloseproben wurden mittels Röntgenweitwinkelstreuung die mittleren lateralen Kristallitgrößen und ihre Gestaltellipse in der Ebene senkrecht zur Kettenrichtung bestimmt. Die Gaußanalyse der Weitwinkelreflexe zeigt teilweise eine Aufspaltung in Vielfache einer kleinsten Kristallitgröße. Dies wird auf teilweise Rekristallisation zurückgeführt. Die Gaußanalyse der kontinuierlichen Kleinwinkelstreuung liefert in allen Fällen gleichfalls Vielfache einer kleinsten Einheit. Zeigt der Weitwinkelreflex keine Aufspaltung, kann das Kleinwinkelergebnis nicht durch Rekristallisation, sondern durch einfache Clusterbildung erklärt werden.Weitwinkel- und Kleinwinkelergebnisse stimmen sehr gut miteinander überein.

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Summary The mean lateral crystallite sizes and the shape ellipse in the plane perpendicular to the chain direction have been estimated for different cellulose samples by wide angle X-ray diffraction. Gaussian analysis of the wide angle reflexions partly shows a splitting into multiples of a smallest crystallite size. This is explained by partly recrystallization. Gaussian analysis of the continuous small angle diffraction in all cases yields multiples of a smallest unit, too. If the wide angle reflexion does not show any splitting, the small angle result cannot be explained by recrystallization, but simply by clustering of the fibrils.There is an excellent agreement between the wide angle and the small angle results.

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Effect of additive polyfunctional substituents on the thermal decomposition rate of R1,R2,R3-nitromethanes

Kinetics of thermal decomposition of polyfunctionally substituted nitromethanes has been studied by manometric method as well as IR and chromato-mass spectrometry. Activation parameters of the ratelimiting stage of C-NO₂ homolysis have been determined. The rate constant and the activation energy are correlated with additive steric constants of the substituents; this enables prediction of reactivity (thermal stability) of the unstudied mononitrocompounds which decompose with the break of C-NO₂ bond.     

Synthesis of enantiomerically pure (3R,4R,5R)-4-hydroxy isoleucine lactone

A short four-step synthesis of (3R,4R,5R)-4-hydroxyisoleucine lactone with total control of stereochemistry is reported, the key intermediate being the didehydroamino acid derivative arising from an aldol dehydration reaction between a glycine anion equivalent and butan-2,3-dione.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 5（R）-（1R,2S,5R）-Menthoxy-4（R）- N-cyclohexylaminobutyrolactone

1INTRODUCTION Substitutedγ-butyrolactones are a group of impor-tant compounds containing unique carbon skeleton of butyrolactone which is widely present in many natural products and have received considerable interest because of their biological and medicinal properties[1～4].Therefore,much attention has been paid to the new asymmetric methods for synthesi-zing these interesting compounds[5～11].The prece-ding results led us to explore the possibility of using cyclohexylamine to convert5(…     

(1R,6R)-(+)-鱼腥藻毒素的合成

鱼腥藻毒素(Anatoxin-a)是自兰藻类水华鱼腥藻(Anabaena flos-aquae)中分离的一种氮杂双环胺类生物碱,其化学结构及绝对构型经X光晶体衍射法测定分析为:(1R,6R)(+)-2-乙酰基-9-氮双环[4.2.1]壬-2-烯,简称为AnTX-a。     

Stereochemical Definition of the Natural Product (6R,10R,13R, 14R,16R,17R,19S,20S,21R,24S,25S,28S,30S,32R,33R,34R,36S,37S,39R)‐Azaspiracid‐3 by Total Synthesis and Comparative Analyses

The previously accepted structure of the marine toxin azaspiracid‐3 is revised based upon an original convergent and stereoselective total synthesis of the natural product. The development of a structural revision hypothesis, its testing, and corroboration are reported. Synthetic (6R,10R,13R,14R,16R,17R,19S,20S,21R,24S,25S,28S,30S,32R, 33R,34R,36S,37S,39R)‐azaspiracid‐3 chromatographically and spectroscopically matched naturally occurring azaspiracid‐3, whereas the previously assigned 20R epimer did not.     

Synthesis of Unsymmetrically Substituted Phosphane Oxides (R1R2P(O)H) and Phosphinous Acids (R1R2POH)

This paper describes the synthesis of unsymmetrically substituted phosphinous acids and phosphane oxides featuring at least one electron‐withdrawing pentafluoroethyl group. The presence of a diethylamino function as a protecting group allows a selective reaction of RClPNEt₂ (R=CF₃, C₆F₅, C₆H₅) with LiC₂F₅. On treatment with para‐toluenesulfonic acid the isolated aminophosphanes R(C₂F₅)PNEt₂ are readily converted into the corresponding phosphinous acids or phosphane oxides, respectively. Investigation of the tautomeric equilibrium between oxide and acid tautomer revealed (CF₃)(C₂F₅)POH as a stable phosphinous acid, whereas the pentafluorophenyl and phenyl derivatives constitute a solvent dependent equilibrium between the acid and the oxide tautomer.