Studies on asymmetric synthesis of bicyclomycin precursors. A chemoenzymatic route to chiral 2,5-diketopiperazines and 2-oxa-bicyclo[4.2.2]decane-8,10-diones

A novel asymmetric route to bicyclomycin analogues, 2-oxa-bicyclo[4.2.2]decane-8,10-diones, is described. The key chiral synthons 3-(ω-hydroxyalkyl)-2,5-diketopiperazines 3a-c were obtained via enzymatic kinetic resolution of their respective acetates 2a-c using hydrolases (up to >98% ee, E > 200). The chiral 2,5-diketopiperazines were then transformed into their bicyclic derivatives in a stereospecific manner. Circular dichroism and NMR studies were performed to determine the absolute and relative configuration of the obtained products. The biocatalytic approach gave high stereoselectivities in comparison to the chiral pool synthesis from glutamic acid (58% ee) and thus demonstrated the ability of hydrolases to discriminate a remote stereocenter.     

Reactions of carbamoylated amino enones with 3-substituted chromones for the preparation of 2-pyridones and chromeno[4,3-b]pyridine-2,5-diones

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Synthesis and ring-opening polymerization of glycidyl ethylene phosphate with a formation of linear and branched polyphosphates

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Dearomatization of oxa- or selenadiazolopyridines with neutral nucleophiles as an efficient approach to pharmacologically relevant nitrogen compounds

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Chiral 1,4-Morpholine-2,5-diones. Synthesis and Evaluation as Glucosidase Inhibitors

Summary. A series of chiral 1,4-morpholine-2,5-dione derivatives were synthesized. These substrates behave as non competitive inhibitors against -glucosidase showing a moderate inhibition (Ki< 0.8mM) and were found inactive towards -glucosidase.     

New approach to chemical modification of PIM-1 for gas separation membranes

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Efficient synthetic approach to copolymers of glycolic and lactic acids for biomedical applications

An efficient approach to copolymers of glycolic and lactic acids applied in biomedical materials was developed using ring-opening polymerization catalysts based on alkoxy complexes of ‘biometals’ (Mg, Al, and Zn) and 3-methyl- 1,4-dioxane-2,5-dione and glycolide as comonomers.     

Base-free aerobic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid over Pt/C catalysts synthesized by pulse alternating current technique

The Pt/C catalysts with various Pt content (5-30 wt%) synthesized via electrochemical pulse alternating current technique have been evaluated for the base-free aerobic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid. The higher Pt content in the catalyst (30 wt%) provides the product yield up to 65% upon performing the process in concentrated (～0.1 M) aqueous solutions of the substrate.     

I2-promoted tandem cyclization to synthesize polysubstituted pyrano[3,2-c]chromene-2,5-diones

An efficient and convenient method for the synthesis of various substituted pyrano[3,2-c]chromene-2,5-diones was developed via the I₂-promoted tandem cyclization of commercially available aryl methyl ketones and 4-hydroxycoumarins. Preliminary mechanism studies indicated that the reaction involved a consecutive iodination/Kornblum oxidation/annulation process. HI produced in the I₂-DMSO system acted as an important promoter, accelerating the annulation protocol.     

Highly stereoselective approach to alk-2-yne-1,4-diols by oxazaborolidine-mediated reduction of alk-2-yne-1,4-diones

We performed the borane-mediated reduction of a series of symmetrical alk-2-yne-1,4-diones (5) in the presence of the oxazaborolidine (R)-6 to afford (R,R)-alk-2-yne-1,4-diols ((R,R)-1) in good yields and high stereoselectivities (up to 99.9% ee). In some cases, the stereochemical purity of 1 was improved by a two-step process: (i) temporary transformation of 1 into its vic-dibromo derivatives 9, which allowed us to remove the minor meso isomer by chromatography, and (ii) regeneration of the enantioenriched diols 1 with SmI2. Reduction of the hexacarbonyldicobalt complexes 8 derived from 5 was also successful.     

Reaction of nonstabilized azomethine ylides with Mannich bases: an approach to 3-acylpyrrolidines

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Catalytic approach to the estimation of the influence of carbon nanomaterial structures on surface functional groups

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Recyclization of glaucine as a new route to litebamine derivatives

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Metal-organic frameworks as materials for applications in sensors

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Theoretical study of the structure and specific capacity of an organic cathode based on poly(2,5-diaza-1,4-benzoquinone) in a lithiated state

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A Simple Approach to the Synthesis of 1,4-Bis(arylsulfonyl)tetrahydropyrazine-2,5-diones

Summary.  The addition of triphenylphosphine to dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate in the presence of arylsulfonylglycyl chlorides leads to 1,4-bis-arylsulfonyl-tetrahydropyrazine-2,5-diones and dimethyl (E)-2-chloro-2-butenedioate. Corresponding author. E-mail: isayavar@yahoo.com Received June 3, 2002; accepted June 10, 2002     

Sulfated cyclodextrins as water-soluble chiral NMR solvating agents for cationic compounds

The utility of a series of sulfated cyclodextrins as water-soluble chiral NMR solvating agents for cationic substrates is described. Sulfated α-, β- and γ-cyclodextrin with degrees of substitution of 12, 13 and 14, respectively, a sulfated β-cyclodextrin with a degree of substitution of 9 and a sulfobutyl ether β-cyclodextrin with a degree of substitution of 6.3 are examined. Results with 33 water-soluble cationic organic salts are reported. Chiral differentiation with the sulfated cyclodextrins is compared to prior results obtained with anionic carboxymethylated and phosphated cyclodextrins. The highly sulfated cyclodextrins are often more effective at causing enantiomeric differentiation in ¹H NMR spectra than the sulfobutyl ether, carboxymethylated and phosphated cyclodextrins, and are recommended as the first choice of a chiral solvating agent for the analysis of chiral cationic organic salts in aqueous solution.     

Organophosphonate-functionalized nanosized magnetic iron oxides as sorbents for heavy metal cations

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Pyridinium bromide as a new mediator for electrochemical transformations involving CH-acids

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Chiral coordination polymer as a luminescence sensor for small organic molecules

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