Efficient syntheses of rugulosin analogues

Oxidation of 3b or 14c,d with Pb(OAc)4 in AcOH for 20 min at 25 degrees C and 1 h at 75 degrees C gave flavoskyrin-type dimers 6b and 15c,d in 53-86% yield. Heating a solution of 6b or 15c,d in pyridine under air for 1 h at 75-80 degrees C and then for 1-2 h at 110 degrees C afforded rugulosin-type dimers 10b and 17c,d in 61-88% yield. This two-step sequence provides a practical route to this unusual natural product skeleton.     

Acetalization of poly(vinyl alcohol) by a fatty aldehyde in water medium: Model study,kinetics, and structure analysis

Acid catalyzed poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) acetalization was investigated in aqueous medium at 80 °C for a PVA concentration of 8 wt %. The reactant, 10‐undecenal, was composed of a long alkyl chain with a vinyl end group, and the functionalization reaction was studied in heterogeneous media for low reactant concentrations (from 0.33 to 2.0 mol % compared with PVA hydroxyl groups concentration). First, the reaction was scrutinized with pentane‐2,4‐diol, as a model compound of PVA. Besides the expected reaction, the oxidation of the aldehyde into 10‐undecenoic acid in the presence of water was evidenced. This carboxylic acid appeared unreactive toward esterification of pentane‐2,4‐diol and PVA in water. Characterization of acetal stereochemical structure formed on the PVA backbone was performed by NMR spectroscopy in accordance to the model approach. A protocol based on ¹H NMR analysis was developed to quantify grafted aldehyde, residual aldehyde, and created carboxylic acid through direct sampling of the reaction medium. Conversions and reaction rate constants were calculated for pH ranging from 1 to 3. Finally, the acetalization yield was found to be enhanced at low pH and, in such conditions, the oxidation reaction contribution was limited. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2018 , 56, 661–671     

An unprecedented trans-oriented product from the cleavage of a dipeptide

An unusual trans cleavage reaction was observed when trans-[Co(3,2,3-tet)Cl2]Cl (3,2,3-tet = N,N'-bis(3-aminopropyl)ethylenediamine), was allowed to react with beta-alanyl-L-histidine (a bioactive dipeptide) in an aqueous medium at pH approximately 7.5 and 45 degrees C for 6 h.     

Oxidative coupling of benzenes with alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes by the Pd(OAc)2/molybdovanadophosphoric acid/O2 system

[reaction: see text] The oxidative coupling reaction of benzene with an alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehyde was examined by the combined catalytic system of Pd(OAc)2 with molybdovanadophosphoric acid (HPMoV) under atmospheric dioxygen. Thus, the reaction of benzene with acrolein under dioxygen (1 atm) by the use of catalytic amounts of Pd(OAc)2 and H4PMo11VO40 x 26H2O in the presence of dibenzoylmethane as a ligand in propionic acid at 90 degrees C for 1.5 h afforded cinnamaldehyde in 59% yield and beta-phenylcinnamaldehyde in 5% yield. This catalytic system was extended to the direct oxidative coupling through the C-H bond activation of various arenes with acrolein and methacrolein.     

Asymmetric skeletal rearrangement of symmetrically alpha,alpha-disubstituted alpha-amino aldehydes: a new entry to optically active alpha-hydroxy ketones

A unique asymmetric skeletal rearrangement of symmetrically alpha,alpha-disubstituted alpha-amino aldehydes has been accomplished for the first time using a chiral organoaluminum Lewis acid 1. For instance, treatment of (S)-2,2'-bis(trifluoromethanesulfonylamino)-1,1'-binaphthyl with Me3Al (1.0 equiv) in toluene at room temperature for 15 min and at 110 degrees C for an additional 15 min produced (S)-1, and a subsequent reaction with alpha -amino aldehyde 2a (R = CH2Ph) at -78 degrees C for 4 h and at -40 degrees C for 12 h resulted in the smooth rearrangement to the zwitterionic iminium intermediate A, which furnished the alpha-hydroxy ketone 3a (R = CH2Ph) in 93% isolated yield with 95% ee (S) after acidic hydrolysis. This result, together with other representative examples, clearly demonstrates the effectiveness of the present method for the hitherto difficult asymmetric synthesis of acyloins. Furthermore, we found that the treatment of the in situ generated A with DIBAH afforded the corresponding anti amino alcohol exclusively without loss of enantiomeric excess. Our approach casts light on the previously unexplored yet potential utility of alpha-amino aldehydes as synthetic building blocks and also provides a new entry to optically active alpha-hydroxy ketones and 1,2-amino alcohols.     

Synthesis of biaryls and polyaryls by ligand-free Suzuki reaction in aqueous phase

A highly efficient palladium acetate-catalyzed ligand-free Suzuki reaction in aqueous phase was developed in short reaction times (0.5-1 h) at 35 degrees C in air. The key for such a successful catalytic system was the use of a suitable amount of cosolvents in the aqueous phase. The method could be extended to the consecutive multi-Suzuki coupling, and polyaryls were prepared in a single one-pot step in high selectivity and excellent yield under mild reaction conditions (60 degrees C).     

Synthesis and aqueous chemistry of alpha-acetoxy-N-nitrosomorpholine: reactive intermediates and products

[reaction: see text] Alpha-acetoxy-N-nitrosomorpholine (7) has been synthesized starting by the anodic oxidation of N-acetylmorpholine in methanol. The 55% yield of N-nitrosomorpholinic acid, after cyanide-for-methoxy group exchange and hydrolysis, is an improvement of approximately 10-fold over our original 10-step method, and this is readily converted to 7. A study of the kinetics of decomposition of 7 in aqueous media at 25 degrees C and 1 M ionic strength was conducted over the pH range from 1 to 12. The reaction exhibited good first-order kinetics at all values of pH, and a plot of the log of k0, the buffer-independent rate constant for decomposition, against pH indicated that a pH-independent reaction dominates in the neutral pH region whereas acid- and base-catalyzed reactions dominate in the low and high pH regions, respectively. Reaction at neutral pH in the presence of increasing concentrations of acetate ion results in a decrease in the value of k(obsd), to an apparent limiting value consistent with a common-ion inhibition by the capture, and competing base-catalyzed hydration of, an N-nitrosiminium ion intermediate. The 100-fold smaller reactivity of 7 at neutral pH compared with its carbon analogue, alpha-acetoxy-N-nitrosopiperidine, is also consistent with the electronic effects expected for such a reaction. The dinitrophenylhydrazones derived from pH-independent and acid-catalyzed reactions are identical in kind and quantity, within experimental error, to those observed in the decay of alpha-hydroxy-N-nitrosomorpholine. Decay of 7 in the presence of benzimidazole buffer results in the formation of 2-(2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-1-yl)ethoxy)acetaldehyde (12) and 2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-1-yl)ethanol (13). Independent synthesis and study of 12 indicates that it is stable at 80 degrees C in 0.1 M DCl, but it slowly decomposes to 13 in neutral and basic media in a reaction that is stimulated by primary and secondary amines, but not by tertiary amines and carbonate buffer. The benzimidazole trapping studies and those of the stability of 12 indicate the possibility that metabolic activation of N-nitrosomorpholine by hydroxylation alpha to the nitroso nitrogen can result in the deposition of a metastable ethoxyacetaldehyde adduct on the heteroatoms of DNA.     

NaOH-catalyzed thiolysis of alpha,beta-epoxyketones in water. A key step in the synthesis of target molecules starting from alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones

NaOH (0.02-0.3 molar equiv) is an efficient catalyst for the thiolysis reactions of alpha,beta-epoxy ketones with alkyl and aryl thiols in water. Thiolysis of 3,4-epoxyheptan-2-one (1) with thiols 2a-d has been accomplished in mild conditions (30 degrees C and pH 6 or 9) with complete C-alpha-regioselectivity and anti-stereoselectivity, and the corresponding anti-beta-carbonyl-beta-hydroxysulfides 3a-d have been prepared in excellent yields (95-98%). Compounds 3a-d, depending on their nature and pH conditions, have undergone dehydration, C-3 epimerization reaction, and retroaldol condensation. Dehydration of anti-3a-d has been chemoselectively carried out by in situ acidic treatment at 70 degrees C, giving stereoselectively the related (Z)-vinyl sulfides 4 in 89-94% overall yields. Under NaOH-catalyzed thiolysis conditions, cyclic alpha,beta-epoxyketones 6-9 have shown C-alpha attack only and spontaneously dehydrated to furnish the corresponding vinyl sulfides in high yields (90-96%). The reactions of calchone oxide (10) with thiols 2b-d have exclusively resulted in the formation of beta-carbonylsulfides 10b-d (82-93% yield), coming from the nucleophilic attack at the alpha-position and retroaldol condensation. To highlight the synthetic utility of this procedure, one-pot multisteps preparation of vinyl sulfides 7b and 7c, vinyl sulfoxides 12 and 13, and 1,5,6,7-tetrahydro-4H-1,2,3-benzotriazol-4-one (14) starting from 2-cyclohexen-1-one (11) have also been reported.     

Development of effective cross-linking method for bioactive substance--enzyme immobilization using glutaraldehyde oligomers

When a 10% aqueous solution of glutaraldehyde (GA) was alkalized to pH 8.5 in borate buffer solution and heated at 60 degrees C, the ultraviolet spectrum of GA solution showed two distinct absorption maxima. The one at 280 nm with a weak absorbance ascribable to the C = O bond in the aldehyde group shifted to near 300 nm after 50 min with a slight increase in its intensity. Another maximum at 235 nm with a strong absorbance was ascribable to the C = C bond of the alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehyde group which was formed by aldol condensation reaction of GA monomer, and its absorbance increased markedly with increasing reaction time. The high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis with detection at 235 nm indicated that several GA oligomers were formed by the alkali treatment and their concentrations increased. The cross-linking ability of these oligomers was examined by immobilizing enzymes (alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), glutamate dehydrogenase (GLDH] to an aminated polymer gel matrix by reaction with the treated GA solution. The enzyme activities increased with increasing concentration of GA oligomers. Then, the GA oligomers were isolated and used as the cross-linking agent. The activities of ADH and GLDH were 4-fold and 13-fold higher, respectively, than those obtained by using untreated GA solution, while the total amounts of immobilized enzymes were almost unchanged. These results suggest that GA oligomers may act as cross-linkers in a manner different from the generally accepted Schiff base formation reaction; a possible mechanism may involve addition reaction of an amino group to the double bond in the aldol condensate of GA.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Radical azidonation of aldehydes

Aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes can be converted to acyl azides by treatment with iodine azide at 0-25 degrees C. If the reaction is performed at reflux Curtius rearrangement occurs and carbamoyl azides are obtained in 70-97% yield from the aldehyde. The reaction was shown to have a radical mechanism.     

Biosynthesis of riboflavin. The reaction catalyzed by 6,7-dimethyl-8-ribityllumazine synthase can proceed without enzymatic catalysis under physiological conditions

6,7-Dimethyl-8-ribityllumazine is the biosynthetic precursor of the vitamin, riboflavin. The biosynthetic formation of the lumazine by condensation of 5-amino-6-ribitylamino-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione and 3,4-dihydroxy-2-butanone 4-phosphate is catalyzed by the enzyme, lumazine synthase. We show that the condensation reaction can proceed without enzyme catalysis in dilute aqueous solution at room temperature and neutral pH. The reaction rate is proportional to e (pH). The activation energy of the uncatalyzed reaction is E(a) = 46.3 kJ mol(-)(1). The regioselectivity of the uncatalyzed reaction increases with pH and temperature (70% at 65 degrees C and pH 7.75). The data suggest partitioning of the uncatalyzed reaction via two different reaction pathways. The value of k(cat)/k(uncat) may be indicative for an entropy driven process for the enzyme-catalyzed reaction.     

A novel thermoregulated phosphine ligand used for the Rh-catalyzed hydroformylation of mixed C11~12 olefins in aqueous/organic biphasic system

<正>A novel thermoregulated phosphine ligand Ph_2P(CH_2CH_2O)_nCH_3(n=22) was synthesized and used for the Rh-catalyzed hydroformylation of mixed C_(11-12) olefins in aqueous/organic biphasic system.Under the optimized conditions,pressure =5 MPa (H_2:CO=1:1),phosphine/Rh =13(molar ratio),reaction time =6 h and temperature =130℃,the conversion of C_(11-12) olefins and the yield of aldehyde are 99%and 94%,respectively.The catalyst retained in aqueous phase can be easily separated from the product-containing organic phase by simple phase separation and the catalytic activity remains almost constant after four consecutive cycles.     

4种氮杂双环化合物的合成方法改进

以邻苯二胺及2,3-二氨基吡啶为原料,与羰基化合物反应制备苯并吡嗪、吡啶并吡嗪、苯并咪唑和吡啶并咪唑4种氮杂双环化合物,探讨了溶剂、温度、时间和pH值等实验条件对反应的影响。 在合成吡啶并吡嗪时,采用正丙醇为溶剂,用甲醇钠调节pH=9,回流反应1 h,将收率从35.7%提高至89.4%;在合成苯并吡嗪时,用水作溶剂,用亚硫酸钠调节pH=9,60 ℃反应40 min,产物纯化采用低温静置代替减压蒸馏,收率可提高至98.3%;尝试不同方法合成苯并咪唑和吡啶并咪唑,确定最优合成条件分别为：邻苯二胺在88%的甲酸溶液中回流2 h,苯并咪唑收率为92%;2,3-二氨基吡啶在原甲酸三已酯中回流3 h,加浓盐酸继续回流1 h,吡啶并咪唑收率为84.2%。     

Hydrothermal C-C bond formation and disproportionation of acetaldehyde with formic acid

Reaction pathways and kinetics of C2 (carbon-two) aldehyde, acetaldehyde (CH3CHO), and formic acid HCOOH or HOCHO, are studied in neutral and acidic subcritical water at 200-250 degrees C. Acetaldehyde is found to exhibit (i) the acid-catalyzed C-C bond formation between acetaldehyde and formic acid, which generates lactic acid (CH3CH(OH)COOH), (ii) the cross-disproportionation, where formic acid reduces acetaldehyde into ethanol, and (iii) the aldol condensation. The lactic acid formation is a green C-C bond formation, proceeding without any organic solvents or metal catalysts. The new C-C bond formation takes place between formic acid and aldehydes irrespective of the presence of alpha-hydrogens. The hydrothermal cross-disproportionation produces ethanol without base catalysts and proceeds even in acidic condition, in sharp contrast to the classical base-catalyzed Cannizzaro reaction. The rate constants of the reactions (i)-(iii) and the equilibrium constant of the lactic acid formation are determined in the temperature range of 200-250 degrees C and at HCl concentrations of 0.2-0.6 M (mol/dm(3)). The reaction pathways are controlled so that the lactic acid or ethanol yield may be maximized by tuning the reactant concentrations and the temperature. A high lactic acid yield of 68% is achieved when acetaldehyde and formic acid are mixed in hot water, respectively, at 0.01 and 2.0 M in the presence of 0.6 M HCl at 225 degrees C. The ethanol yield attained 75% by the disproportionation of acetaldehyde (0.3 M) and formic acid (2.0 M) at 225 degrees C in the absence of added HCl.     

Pretreatment of corn stover by soaking in aqueous ammonia at moderate temperatures

Soaking in aqueous ammonia at moderate temperatures was investigated as a method of pretreatment for enzymatic hydrolysis as well as simultaneous saccharification and cofermentation (SSCF) of corn stover. The method involves batch treatment of the feedstock with aqueous ammonia (15-30 wt%) at 40-90 degrees C for 6-24 h. The optimum treatment conditions were found to be 15 wt% of NH(3), 60 degrees C, 1:6 of solid-to-liquid ratio, and 12 h of treatment time. The treated corn stover retained 100% glucan and 85% of xylan, but removed 62% of lignin. The enzymatic digestibility of the glucan content increased from 17 to 85% with 15 FPU/g-glucan enzyme loading, whereas the digestibility of the xylan content increased to 78%. The treated corn stover was also subjected to SSCF test using Spezyme-CP and recombinant Escherichia coli (KO11). The SSCF of the soaking in aqueous ammonia treated corn stover resulted in an ethanol concentration of 19.2 g/L from 3% (w/v) glucan loading, which corresponds to 77% of the maximum theoretical yield based on glucan and xylan.     

水溶性钯配合物催化柠檬醛的选择加氢反应研究 Ⅰ.反应条件的影响

研究了在水／有机物两相体系中水溶性钯－膦配合物催化柠檬醛的加氢反应．考察了反应温度、氢气压力、底物和催化剂浓度、反应时间、水相ｐＨ值等对该反应的影响，并与几种柠檬醛衍生物的加氢结果进行了比较．发现仅用蒸馏水作水相，则主要产物是二氢香茅醛（＞９３％）；而水相中加入Ｎａ２ＣＯ３后，则主要产物为香茅醛（９７％），且加氢速度比同样条件下使用Ｐｄ／Ｃ催化剂快得多．     

Aminopentadiene imines from zincke salts of 3-alkylpyridines. Application to a synthesis of pyridinium salts from amino acids

The reaction of Zincke salts with primary amines to give pyridinium salts generally requires rather elevated temperature to go to completion (50-100 degrees C). It is shown that the addition of 1 equiv of a secondary amine allows formation, at ambient temperature, of intermediate aminopentadiene imine salts which can be isolated and were found to cyclize in acidic medium to give pyridinium salts at temperatures which do not exceed 50 degrees C. If this process has a tendency to give lower yields of pyridinium salt than the standard Zincke procedure, it can be advantageous in some cases, as illustrated by the synthesis of pyridinium salts from amino acids, a challenging reaction which does not work starting from Zincke salt in the absence of diethylamine. More generally, the reaction can be extended to primary amines featuring polar functions, as exemplified by a pyridinium salt synthesis (75 degrees C) in 55% yield from l-carnosine.     

Purines. L. Synthesis and antileukemic activity of the antibiotic guanine 7-oxide and its 9-substituted derivatives.

A full account is given of the first chemical synthesis of the antitumor antibiotic guanine 7-oxide (5) and its 9-substituted derivatives (24a--k and 26). Coupling of appropriate primary amines (17a--e, g--k) with phenacyl bromide (16) produced, after treatment with HCl, the corresponding N-substituted phenacylamine hydrochlorides (18a--e, g--k). A similar phenacylation of 4-amino-l-butanol (21) failed to give the desired compound 18f, so that 21 was heated with 2-bromomethyl-2-phenyl-1,3-dioxolane (20) at 150-155 degrees C for 3h to furnish, after treatment with HCl, the amino ketal hydrochloride 22 in 40% yield. Deketalization of 22 with hot 2 N aqueous HCl afforded 18f in 96% yield. Condensations of the free bases, generated in situ from the hydrochlorides 18a--l and 1N aqueous NaOH, with the chloropyrimidinone 6 were effected in aqueous EtOH at the boiling point for 20 min or at 25-30 degrees C for 3-24h, giving the 6-phenacylamino-4-pyrimidinones 19a-l in 54-90% yields. On treatment with 2N aqueous NaOH at room temperature for 10-60 min, the nitropyrimidinones 19a--k cyclized to provide the 9-substituted guanine 7-oxides 24a--k in 61-98% yields. A similar alkali-treatment of 191 failed to yield guanine 7-oxide (5). However, removal of the 9-(arylmethyl) group from 24i--k was effected with conc. H2SO4 at room temperature for 1-3h in the presence of toluene, producing the target N-oxide 5 in 56-89% yields.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Highly enantioselective michael addition of silyl nitronates to alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes catalyzed by designer chiral ammonium bifluorides: efficient access to optically active gamma-nitro aldehydes and their enol silyl ethers

Highly enantioselective Michael addition of silyl nitronates to alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes has been accomplished by the utilization of designer N-spiro C2-symmetric chiral quaternary ammonium bifluoride 1 as an efficient catalyst, providing direct access to both optically active gamma-nitro aldehydes, a very useful precursor to various complex organic molecules including aminocarbonyls, and their enol silyl ethers, a Mukaiyama donor of potential synthetic utility for further selective transformations. For instance, the reaction of trimethylsilyl nitronate 2 (R1 = Me) with trans-cinnamaldehyde (R2 = Ph, R3 = H) in toluene in the presence of (R,R)-1 (2 mol %) proceeded smoothly at -78 degrees C to give the desired enol silyl ether 3 (R1 = Me, R2 = Ph, R3 = H) in 90% isolated yield (anti/syn = 83:17) with 97% ee (anti isomer), and simple treatment of 3 thus obtained with 1 N HCl in THF at 0 degrees C afforded the corresponding gamma-nitro aldehyde 4 quantitatively without loss of diastereo- and enantioselectivity.     

A novel method for the preparation of alpha,alpha'-difluoroesters and acids using BrF3

Alkyl-, haloalkyl-, and ketoalkyl-2-ethoxycarbonyl-1,3-dithianes were easily made from the appropriate primary or secondary alkyl bromides, 1,3-dithiane, and ethyl chloroformate. They were reacted with BrF(3) to form the corresponding alpha,alpha-difluoro esters in 65-75% yield. Reaction conditions are very mild (1-2 min, 0 degrees C). The two sulfur atoms of the dithiane are essential for the reaction.