Factors Influencing the Regioselectivity of the Oxidation of Asymmetric Secondary Amines with Singlet Oxygen

Aerobic amine oxidation is an attractive and elegant process for the α functionalization of amines. However, there are still several mechanistic uncertainties, particularly the factors governing the regioselectivity of the oxidation of asymmetric secondary amines and the oxidation rates of mixed primary amines. Herein, it is reported that singlet‐oxygen‐mediated oxidation of 1° and 2° amines is sensitive to the strength of the α‐C?H bond and steric factors. Estimation of the relative bond dissociation energy by natural bond order analysis or by means of one‐bond C?H coupling constants allowed the regioselectivity of secondary amine oxidations to be explained and predicted. In addition, the findings were utilized to synthesize highly regioselective substrates and perform selective amine cross‐couplings to produce imines.     

Oxidation of Styrene with Molecular Oxygen in Supercritical CO2

The oxidation of styrene with molecular oxygen catalyzed by PdCl2 CuCl2 has been investigated in supercritical CO2 with a batch reactor. The oxidative system of styrene contains four components at the beginning and seven components during the reaction. The critical temperature, critical pressure, and critical density at different conversions are determined by using a high-pressure view cell. The effect of phase behavior on the conversion and selectivity were studied. Experimental results showed that the critical parameters of the reaction mixture at fixed initial molar ratio changed with the conversion of reactant. The conversion of styrene reached maximum near the critical density of the reaction mixture. Product selectivity also varied with density of reaction mixture and could be tuned to some degree.     

Singlet Oxygen Photo‐Oxygenation in Water/Pluronic F‐127 Hydrogels: Increased Reaction Efficiency Coupled with a Switch in Regioselectivity

Pluronic F‐127 hydrogels are highly efficient microenvironments for photochemical reactions, as demonstrated for singlet oxygen reactions of monoalkenes. Nonpolar substrates are localized in the nanosized polymer compartment, which can be visualized by neutron scattering. The efficiency of ¹O₂ reactions is strongly increased for tiglate derivatives and the regioselectivity of the ene reaction of trisubstituted alkenes is completely switched in comparison with solution phase and inverted in comparison with intrazeolite photo‐oxygenations.     

一种绿色溶剂——超临界二氧化碳(SCCO_2)

本文介绍了绿色化学发展方向之一 ,绿色溶剂的选择、使用 ,并重点介绍超临界二氧化碳的发现、发展、机理和应用。     

Aerobic Oxidation of Methyl Vinyl Ketone in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

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Visible‐Light‐Mediated 1,2‐Acyl Migration: The Reaction of Secondary Enamino Ketones with Singlet Oxygen

Secondary enaminones were oxidized by photochemically generated singlet oxygen, followed by nucleophilic addition of alcohol and an unexpected 1,2‐acyl migration to afford quaternary amino acid derivatives. An ene‐type reaction pathway is proposed. It is distinctively different from the typical [2+2] addition of singlet oxygen to a C?C bond pathway.     

Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidation of Dihydromyrcene to Citronellal in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

Citronellal was the major product of catalytic oxidation of dihydromyrcene with oxygen using the catalyst comprised of (MeCN)2PdC1NO2 and CuC12 in a tertiary alcohol in supercritical carbon dioxide. It was found that the chemoselectivity of the reaction and the yield of citronellal were greatly affected by the pressure of carbon dioxide, the reaction temperature and the molar ratio of Pd/Cu.     

Singlet Oxygen‐Induced Furan Oxidation for Site‐Specific and Chemoselective Peptide Ligation

A novel chemoselective ligation methodology has been developed for the facile construction of peptide‐based fluorescent probes. Furan‐containing peptides were activated by singlet oxygen and covalently engaged by nitrogen nucleophiles to yield stable conjugates. Singlet oxygen was compatible with sensitive amino acid residues within the peptides and a range of fluorophores, bearing different functionalities, were successfully incorporated, illustrating the broad scope of the developed strategy.     

Singlet Oxygen and the Origin of Oxygen Functionalities on the Surface of Carbon Electrodes

The generation of oxygen‐containing functionalities on pristine carbon surfaces is investigated and shown to be light sensitive, specifically to infra‐red radiation. A mechanistic route involving singlet oxygen, ¹O₂, is proposed and evidenced.     

Involvement of Singlet Oxygen in the Solid‐State Photochemistry of P3HT

We studied the role that singlet oxygen plays in the solid‐state photochemistry of poly(3‐hexylthiophene) (P3HT). The photosensitized formation of singlet oxygen by solid‐state P3HT and its subsequent reactivity on the polymer were investigated. Using a fluorescent probe, it was found that singlet oxygen (¹O₂) could be produced by irradiation of P3HT by photosensitization, with no oxidation of the polymer. In addition, ¹O₂ was directly formed on P3HT via a chemical reaction, again with no oxidation of the polymer. These results give strong evidence that ¹O₂ is not the principal photo‐oxidative degradation intermediate of P3HT, which conflicts with previous reports.

     

DNA-Triggered Enhancement of Singlet Oxygen Production by Pyridinium Alkynylanthracenes

There is an ongoing interest in ¹O₂ sensitizers, whose activity is selectively controlled by their interaction with DNA. To this end, we synthesized three isomeric pyridinium alkynylanthracenes 2 o – p and a water-soluble trapping reagent for ¹O₂. In water and in the absence of DNA, these dyes show a poor efficiency to sensitize the photooxygenation of the trapping reagent as they decompose due to electron transfer processes. In contrast, in the presence of DNA ¹O₂ is generated from the excited DNA-bound ligand. The interactions of 2 o – p with DNA were investigated by thermal DNA melting studies, UV/vis and fluorescence spectroscopy, and linear and circular dichroism spectroscopy. Our studies revealed an intercalative binding with an orientation of the long pyridyl-alkynyl axis parallel to the main axis of the DNA base pairs. In the presence of poly(dA : dT), all three isomers show an enhanced formation of singlet oxygen, as indicated by the reaction of the latter with the trapping reagent. With green light irradiation of isomer 2 o in poly(dA : dT), the conversion rate of the trapping reagent is enhanced by a factor >10. The formation of ¹O₂ was confirmed by control experiments under anaerobic conditions, in deuterated solvents, or by addition of ¹O₂ quenchers. When bound to poly(dG : dC), the opposite effect was observed only for isomers 2 o and 2 m , namely the trapping reagent reacted significantly slower. Overall, we showed that pyridinium alkynylanthracenes are very useful intercalators, that exhibit an enhanced photochemical ¹O₂ generation in the DNA-bound state.     

Auger Ionization Beats Photo‐Oxidation of Semiconductor Quantum Dots: Extended Stability of Single‐Molecule Photoluminescence

Despite the bright and tuneable photoluminescence (PL) of semiconductor quantum dots (QDs), the PL instability induced by Auger recombination and oxidation poses a major challenge in single‐molecule applications of QDs. The incomplete information about Auger recombination and oxidation is an obstacle in the resolution of this challenge. Here, we report for the first time that Auger‐ionized QDs beat self‐sensitized oxidation and the non‐digitized PL intensity loss. Although high‐intensity photoactivation insistently induces PL blinking, the transient escape of QDs into the ultrafast Auger recombination cycle prevents generation of singlet oxygen (¹O₂) and preserves the PL intensity. By the detection of the NIR phosphorescence of ¹O₂ and evaluation of the photostability of single QDs in aerobic, anaerobic, and ¹O₂ scavenger‐enriched environments, we disclose relations of Auger ionization and ¹O₂‐mediated oxidation to the PL stability of single QDs, which will be useful during the formulation of QD‐based single‐molecule imaging tools and single‐photon devices.     

One‐Pot Transformation of Simple Furans into 4‐Hydroxy‐2‐cyclopentenones in Water

A highly efficient one‐pot transformation of readily accessible furans into 4‐hydroxy‐2‐cyclopentenones in H₂O, using singlet oxygen as oxidant, has been developed.     

Efficient Oxidation and Destabilization of Zn(Cys)4 Zinc Fingers by Singlet Oxygen

Singlet oxygen (¹O₂) plays an important role in oxidative stress in all types of organisms, most of them being able to mount a defense against this oxidant. Recently, zinc finger proteins have been proposed to be involved in its cellular detection but the molecular basis of this process still remains unknown. We have studied the reactivity of a Zn(Cys)₄ zinc finger with ¹O₂ by combinations of spectroscopic and analytical techniques, focusing on the products formed and the kinetics of the reaction. We report that the cysteines of this zinc finger are oxidized to sulfinates by ¹O₂. The reaction of the ZnS₄ core with ¹O₂ is very fast and efficient with almost no physical quenching of ¹O₂. A drastic (ca. five orders of magnitude) decrease of the Zn²⁺ binding constant was observed upon oxidation. This suggests that the Zn(Cys)₄ zinc finger proteins would release their Zn²⁺ ion and unfold upon reaction with ¹O₂ under cellular conditions and that zinc finger sites are likely targets for ¹O₂.     

Electrochemical Oxidation of Lithium Carbonate Generates Singlet Oxygen

Solid alkali metal carbonates are universal passivation layer components of intercalation battery materials and common side products in metal‐O₂ batteries, and are believed to form and decompose reversibly in metal‐O₂/CO₂ cells. In these cathodes, Li₂CO₃ decomposes to CO₂ when exposed to potentials above 3.8 V vs. Li/Li⁺. However, O₂ evolution, as would be expected according to the decomposition reaction 2 Li₂CO₃→4 Li⁺+4 e^?+2 CO₂+O₂, is not detected. O atoms are thus unaccounted for, which was previously ascribed to unidentified parasitic reactions. Here, we show that highly reactive singlet oxygen (¹O₂) forms upon oxidizing Li₂CO₃ in an aprotic electrolyte and therefore does not evolve as O₂. These results have substantial implications for the long‐term cyclability of batteries: they underpin the importance of avoiding ¹O₂ in metal‐O₂ batteries, question the possibility of a reversible metal‐O₂/CO₂ battery based on a carbonate discharge product, and help explain the interfacial reactivity of transition‐metal cathodes with residual Li₂CO₃.