Reactions of hydro(pero)xy derivatives of polyunsaturated fatty acids/esters with nitrite ions under acidic conditions. Unusual nitrosative breakdown of methyl 13-hydro(pero)xyoctadeca-9,11-dienoate to a novel 4-nitro-2-oximinoalk-3-enal product

13(S)-hydroperoxy- and 13(S)-hydroxyoctadeca-9,11-dienoic acids (1a/b), 15(S)-hydroperoxy- and 15(S)-hydroxyeicosa-5,8,11,13-tetraenoic acids (2a/b), and their methyl esters reacted smoothly with NO2- in phosphate buffer at pH 3-5.5 and at 37 degrees C to afford mixtures of products. 1b methyl ester gave mainly the 9-nitro derivative 3b methyl ester (11% yield) and a peculiar breakdown product identified as the novel 4-nitro-2-oximinoalk-3-enal derivative 4 methyl ester (15% yield). By GC-MS hexanal was also detected among the products. Structures 3b and 4 methyl esters were secured by 15N NMR analysis of the products prepared from 1b methyl ester upon reaction with Na15NO2. 4 methyl ester (14% yield) was also obtained from 1a methyl ester along with the nitrated hydroperoxy derivative 3a methyl ester (10% yield). Under the same conditions, 2a/b methyl esters gave mainly the corresponding nitrated derivatives 5a/b, with no detectable breakdown products, whereas the model compound (E,E)-2,4-hexadienol (6) afforded two main nitrated derivatives identified as 7 and 8. A reaction pathway for 1a/b methyl esters was proposed involving conversion of nitronitrosooxyhydro(pero)xy intermediates which would partition between two competing routes, viz., loss of HNO2, to give 3a/b methyl esters, and a remarkably facile fission leading to 4 methyl ester and hexanal.     

P(CH(3)NCH(2)CH(2))(3)N as a dehydrobromination reagent: synthesis of vitamin A derivatives revisited.

Although P(CH(3)NCH(2)CH(2))(3)N (1) was found to be less effective than 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene (DBN) or 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) in the removal of hydrogen bromide from vitamin A intermediates 13-cis-10-bromo-9,10-dihydroretinyl acetates (6) and 14-bromo-9,14-dihydroretinyl acetate (11) when the reaction was carried out in refluxing benzene, in acetonitrile at room temperature it was superior to DBN and DBU. A (31)P NMR study of this reaction suggests that the carbanion generated from acetonitrile-d(3) in the presence of 1 is the basic species that initiates the elimination step. Diastereoselectivity of the nucleophilic addition of (Z)-HC triple bond C(CH(3))=CHCH(2)OH to the carbonyl group of (E)-2-methyl-4-(2',6',6'-trimethyl-1'-cyclohexen-1'-yl)-3-butenal (2) was only moderate (20%), and (9R,10S)-13-cis-11,12-didehydro-9,10-dihydro-10-hydroxyretinol (3b) predominated. The LiAlH(4) reduction of the C triple bond C bond in the diastereoisomeric diols 3 afforded 13-cis-9,10-dihydro-10-hydroxyretinols 4a and 4b as major products together with 11-cis-13-cis-isomers and the deoxygenated compound (3EZ,5EZ,8E)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-1,3,5,8-nonatetraene (9). Reaction of 15-acetates of the pure diastereoisomeric allylic alcohols 4a and 4b with PBr(3) occurred with significant but not identical retention of configuration, and with concomitant formation of the rearranged bromide 11.     

The impact of the pi-electron conjugation on (15)N, (13)C and (1)H NMR chemical shifts in push-pull benzothiazolium salts. Experimental and theoretical study

The (15)N as well as (13)C and (1)H chemical shifts of eight push-pull benzothiazolium iodides with various pi-conjugated chains between dimethylamino group and benzothiazolium moiety have been determined by NMR spectroscopy at the natural-abundance level of all nuclei in DMSO-d(6) solution. In general, the quaternary benzothiazolium nitrogen is more shielded [delta((15)N-3) vary between - 241.3 and - 201.9 ppm] with respect to parent 3-methylbenzothiazolium iodide [delta((15)N-3) = - 183.8 ppm], depending on the length and constitution of the pi-conjugated bridge. A larger variation in (15)N chemical shifts is observed on dimethylamino nitrogen, which covers the range of - 323.3 to - 257.2 ppm. The effect of pi-conjugation degree has a less pronounced influence on (13)C and (1)H chemical shifts. Experimental data are interpreted by means of density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Reasonable agreement between theoretical and experimental (15)N NMR chemical shifts was found, particularly when performing calculations with hybrid exchange-correlation functionals. A better accord with experiment is achieved by utilizing a polarizable continuum model (PCM) along with an explicit treatment of hydrogen-bonding between the solute and the water present in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO). Finally, (13)C and (1)H NMR spectra were computed and analysed in order to compare them with available experimental data.     

Reaktionen von 3-(Dimethylamino)-2H-azirinen mit 1,3-Benzoxazol-2(3H)-thion

Reaction of 3-(Dimethylamino)-2H-azirines with 1,3-Benzoxazole-2(3H)-thione The reaction of 3-(dimethylamino)-2H-azirines 2 with 1,3-benzoxazole-2(3H)-thione ( 5 ), which can be considered as NH-acidic heterocycle (pK_aca. 7.3), in MeCN at room temperature, leads to 3-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-thiohydantoins 6 and thiourea derivatives of type 7 (Scheme 2). A reaction mechanism for the formation of the products via the crucial zwitterionic intermediate A ′ is suggested. This intermediate was trapped by methylation with Mel and hydrolysis to give 9 (Scheme 4). Under normal reaction conditions, A ′ undergoes a ring opening to B which is hydrolyzed during workup to yield 6 or rearranges to give the thiourea 7. A reasonable intermediate of the latter transformation is the isothiocyanate E (Scheme 3) which also could be trapped by morpholine. In i-PrOH at 55–65° 2a and 5 react to yield a mixture of 6a , 2-(isopropylthio)-1,3-benzoxazole ( 12 ), and the thioamide 13 (Scheme 5). A mechanism for the surprising alkylation of 5 via the intermediate 2-amino-2-alkoxyaziridine F is proposed. Again via an aziridine, e.g. H ( Scheme 6 ), the formation of 13 can be explained.     

水溶性苝醌衍生物(13-SO~2Na-DDHA)与胶体半导体(CdS)澡光 诱导电子传递过? 痰亩ρа芯?

根据非均相体系电子传递动力μ＜0(μ=E~s*/s+-E~CB)的原理,构建出相匹配的水溶性苝醌衍生物光敏剂(13-SO~2Na-DDHA)与胶体半导体(CdS)的复合体体系,? 獯忝鸱椒ǎ獬鏊侵浜捅砉劢岷铣Ｊ?K~app)为1480(mol/L)^-1。继而? τ孟孕?spincounteraction)的ESR技术,首次定量地研究了它们之间的光诱? 嫉绱莨痰亩ρВ范耸?3-SO~3Na-DDNA光敏化作用的CdS胶体半导体表? 婀饣乖ρХ匠毯退俾食Ｊ峁⑾郑诒咎逑抵蠺EMPO接受光电子的反应? 妒?,而不同于均相体系中的反应级数别虽在相同可见光照射条件下(13-SO~2Na-DDHA)复合体的光还原速率比单独CdS高约82倍,表明该水溶性光敏剂对CdS胶体半导体具有显著的敏化效果,在太阳能应用中可被用作CdS胶体半导体有效的敏化剂。     

Total synthesis of (-)-(alpha)-kainic acid via a diastereoselective methylenecyclopropane ring expansion

[reaction: see text] A concise and enantioselective synthesis of (-)-(alpha)-kainic acid in 13 steps with an overall yield of 15% is reported. The pyrrolidine kainoid precursor with the required C2/C3 trans stereochemistry was prepared with excellent diastereoselectivity (>20:1) via a MgI(2)-mediated ring expansion of a tertiary methylenecyclopropyl amide. A selective hydroboration was then employed to set the remaining stereochemistry at the C4 position en route to (-)-(alpha)-kainic acid.     

Ag(2)(C(33)H(26)N(2)O(2))(H(2)O)(2)(SO(3)CF(3))(2)].0.5C(6)H(6): a luminescent supramolecular silver(I) complex based on metal-carbon and metal-heteroatom interactions

A novel fulvene-type bidentate ligand 1 has been synthesized by an aroylation reaction of cyclohexyl-substituted cyclopentadienyl anions. Compound 1 crystallizes in the triclinic space group P(-)1, with a = 7.0419(5) A, b = 11.9360(8) A, c = 15.6470(11) A, alpha = 85.1440(10) degrees, beta = 78.1140(10) degrees, gamma = 74.5360(10) degrees, V = 1239.76(15) A(3), and Z = 2. The coordination chemistry of 1 was investigated, and a novel Ag-containing coordination polymer (2), linked by both Ag-heteroatom and Ag-carbon interactions, has been synthesized. The coordination polymer has been fully characterized by infrared spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Compound 2 crystallizes in the triclinic space group P(-)1, with a = 7.1654(5) A, b = 15.7277(11) A, c = 18.8157(13) A, alpha = 73.5150(10) degrees, beta = 89.0410(10) degrees, gamma = 89.0970(10) degrees, V = 1355.19(14) A(3), and Z = 2. The solid-state structure of 2 features a one-dimensional double-chain motif. These double chains are in turn cross-linked to each other via strong interchain O-H...O hydrogen bonds, forming a novel two-dimensional network with remarkably large cavities (effective cross section of ca. 21 x 15 A) that are occupied by benzene guest molecules. Both compounds 1 and 2 are luminescent in the solid state, and a large blue-shift in the emission between the free ligand 1 and the ligand incorporated into complex 2 is observed.     

A heterobimetallic complex with an unsupported uranium(III)-aluminum(I) bond: (CpSiMe3)3U-AlCp* (Cp* = C5Me5)

A heterobimetallic complex with the first unsupported bond between an actinide and a group 13 element, (CpSiMe3)3U-AlCp* (Cp* = C5Me5) (1), was synthesized by reaction of (CpSiMe3)3U and 1/4(Cp*Al)4 in toluene. Density functional theory calculations indicate that the U-Al bond exhibits some covalent character resulting from a Cp*Al-->U charge-transfer.     

Silver-promoted Friedel-Crafts reaction: concise total synthesis of (-)-ardeemin, (-)-acetylardeemin and (-)-formylardeemin

Total syntheses of multidrug resistant inhibitors (-)-acetylardeemin 2a, (-)-ardeemin 2b, and (-)-formylardeemin 3 have been achieved within 10 steps starting from bromopyrroloinoline 13. The key step involves direct alkylation of 13 with prenyl tributylstannane 11 to yield 12 via a silver-promoted asymmetric Friedel-Crafts reaction. Highly efficient installation of the isoprenyl group allowed excellent overall yield. Moreover, the substrate scope of the asymmetric Friedel-Crafts reaction of 13 was expanded to include a variety of arenes 14 to afford natural product-like library analogues 15.     

Selective formation of the [PhP(H)-PPh]- anion in the reaction of PhPHLi with MeAlCl(2); synthesis and structure of the unusual tetramer [(PhP(H)-PPh)Li.thf]4

The reaction of PhPHLi with MeAlCl(2)(3:1 equivalents) gives the tetramer [(PhP(H)-PPh)Li.thf]4, and provides the first direct evidence of a link between the reactivity patterns observed for Group 14 and 15 phosphanenides and those of Group 13.     

Generation of 6-(Trifluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-2(3H)-pyridone and the Application to Synthesis of Some Fused Nitrogen Heterocycles Carrying a Trifluoromethyl Group on the Bridgehead Position via Radical Cyclization of Dihydropyridones

Staudinger/aza-Wittig reaction of 6,6,6-trifluoro-5-oxohexanoyl azide with PPh(3) or PBu(3) was examined. A reactive intermediate acyl imine 1 was trapped by methanol. Without nucleophile, isomerized enamide form 3 was obtained. N-Iodobenzoylation and N-haloalkylation of 3 and following radical cyclization via the 5-exo or 6-exo mode gave benzoindolizidinone, indolizidinone, and quinolizidinone derivatives 10-14, which have a trifluoromethyl group at the bridgehead position adjacent to nitrogen. Although LiAlH(4) reduction of 10 and 11 gave a mixture of saturated benzoindolizidine 15 and amino alcohol 16, reduction with BH(3)/THF selectively gave the desired 15 and indolizidine 17 from 13.     

Total Synthesis of (+)-(8S,13R)-Cyclocelabenzine

An asymmetric synthesis of the spermidine alkaloid (+)-cyclocelabenzine ( 1a ) and its (?)-(13S)-epimer 1b is described using optically active (+)-(3S)-3-amino-3-phenylpropionic acid as the chiral building block. The isoquinolin-1-one fragment 15 was synthesized by a modified Bischler-Napieralski reaction. The relative configuration of the (?)-isomer was determined by an X-ray crystal-structure analysis, which enabled us to determine the absolute configuration of natural (+)- 1a as (8S,13R).     

Spectroscopic properties of Er(3+)/Yb(3+) co-doped Bi(2)O(3)-B(2)O(3)-GeO(2) glasses

Er(3+)/Yb(3+) co-doped 60Bi(2)O(3)-(40 - x)B(2)O(3)-xGeO(2) (BBG; x=0, 5, 10, 15 mol%) glasses that are suitable for fiber lasers, amplifiers have been fabricated and characterized. The absorption spectra, emission spectra, and lifetime of the (4)I(13/2) level and quantum efficiency of Er(3+):(4)I(13/2) --> (4)I(15/2) transition were measured and calculated. With the substitution of GeO(2) for B(2)O(3), both Delta lambda(eff) and sigma(e) decrease from 75 to 71 nm and 9.88 to 8.12 x 10(-21) cm(2), respectively. The measured lifetime of the (4)I(13/2) level and quantum efficiency of Er(3+):(4)I(13/2) --> (4)I(15/2) transition increase from 1.18 to 1.5 ms and 36.2% to 43.2%, respectively. The emission spectra of Er(3+):(4)I(13/2) --> (4)I(15/2) transition was also analyzed using a peak-fit routine, and an equivalent four-level system was proposed to estimate the stark splitting for the (4)I(15/2) and (4)I(13/2) levels of Er(3+) in the BBG glasses. The results indicate that the (4)I(13/2) --> (4)I(15/2) emission of Er(3+) can be exhibit a considerable broadening due to a significant enhance the peak A, and D emission.     

Crystal Structure of Phenol,2-[4（S）-4-Dihydro-4-benzyl-2-ozazolinyl]

The compound phenol,2-[4(S)-4,5-dihydro-4-phenyl-2-ozazolinyl(1,C15H13NO2) was synthesized with a simple,one step method free of water and air.It was obtained in a moderate yield from the reaction of 2-hydroxybenzonitrile with optically active amino alcohol in chloroben-zene under dry,anaerobic conditions.It belongs to the orthorhombic system,space group P212121 with a = 5.786(5),b = 10.730(5),c = 19.722(5),C15H13NO2,Mr = 239.26,V = 1224.4(12)3,Z = 4 and Dc = 1.298 mg/m3.The final R = 0.0324 for 1627 observed reflections with Ⅰ 2σ(Ⅰ) and Rw = 0.0826 for all data.The structure of compound 1 was determined by X-ray diffraction,NMR and HRMS.     

The preparation and reactions of group IIB metal chloride stabilized complexes of (chlorofluoromethylene)tris(dimethylamino)phosphorane

A facile dechlorination reaction occurs between [((CH₃)₂N)₃⁺PCFCl₂]Cl^? and Group IIB metals to form addition complexes of the type [((CH₃)₂N)₃P⁺ CFCl-(MCl)]Cl^? where M = Zn, Cd, or Hg. These complexes exhibit surprising stability in ethereal solvents, and serve as effective 1-chloro-1-fluorovinyl transfer agents via the Wittig reaction by dissociation into [(CH₃)₂N]₃PCFCl and the metal chloride. ¹⁹F and ³¹P NMR, as well as derivative formation, substantiate that these complexes are indeed quaternary phosphonium compounds which contain covalent carbonmetal bonds.     

Uptake of NH(3) and NH(3) + HOBr reaction on ice surfaces at 190 K

The uptake of NH3 and the heterogeneous reaction of NH3 + HOBr --> products on ice surfaces at 190 K have been investigated in a flow reactor coupled with a differentially pumped quadrupole mass spectrometer. The uptake coefficient gammat for NH3 was determined to be (3.8 +/- 1.4) x 10(-4) on ice films at 189.8 K, for a partial pressure of NH3 in the range of 7.0 x 10(-7) to 3.8 x 10(-6) torr. The amount of NH3 uptake on the ice film was determined to be >2.9 x 10(15) molecules/cm(2), based on the total ice surface area at 189.2 K. The heterogeneous reaction of NH3 + HOBr on ice surfaces has been studied at 190 K. The reaction probability gammat was determined to be (5.3 +/- 2.2) x 10(-4) and was found to vary insignificantly as HOBr surface coverage changes from 2.1 x 10(13) to 2.1 x 10(14) molecules/cm(2). A reaction pathway is proposed on the basis of experimental observations.     

Syntheses,Structures and Band Gaps of KLnSiS4 （Ln = Sm,Yb）

Two new quaternary sulfides, KSmSiS4 （1） and KYbSiS4 （2）, have been synthesized by high-temperature solid-state reaction. Single,crystal X-ray diffraction analyses indicate that both compounds crystallize in the space group P21/m, and the crystal data are as follows： a = 6.426（11）, b = 6.582（11）, c = 8.602（15）A, β= 107.90（13）°, Z = 2, V= 346.2（10） A^3, Dc = 3.317 g/cm^3, F（000） = 318,μ（MoKα） = 10.334 mm^-1, the final R = 0.0559 and wR = 0.1370 for 1; and α= 6.3244（10）, b = 6.5552（10）, c = 8.5701（15）A, β= 108.001（13）°, Z = 2, V = 337.91（9） A^3, De= 3.621 g/cm^3, F（000） = 334, μ（MoKα） = 15.737 mm^-1, the final R = 0.0422 and wR = 0.0960 for 2. The KLnSiS4 （Ln = Sm, Yb） structure consists of corrugated ∞^2 [LnSiS4]^- layers which are formed by edge-sharing LnS8 bicapped trigonal prisms and SiS4 tetrahedra. The K^＋ cations are located in the cavities defined by S2 anions between the ∞^2[LnSiS4]^- layers. Band-gap analyses show that compounds 1 and 2 are semiconductors with optical band-gaps of 2.40 and 2.34 eV, respectively.     

The economical synthesis of [2'-(13)C, 1,3-(15)N2]uridine; preliminary conformational studies by solid state NMR

The synthesis of [2'-(13)C, 1,3-(15)N2]uridine 11 was achieved as follows. An epimeric mixture of D-[1-(13)C]ribose 3 and D-[1-(13)C]arabinose 4 was obtained in excellent yield by condensation of K13CN with D-erythrose 2 using a modification of the Kiliani-Fischer synthesis. Efficient separation of the two aldose epimers was pivotally achieved by a novel ion-exchange (Sm3+) chromatography method. D-[2-(13)C]Ribose 5 was obtained from D-[1-(13)C]arabinose 4 using a Ni(II) diamine complex (nickel chloride plus TEMED). Combination of these procedures in a general cycling manner can lead to the very efficient preparation of specifically labelled 13C-monosaccharides of particular chirality. 15N-labelling was introduced in the preparation of [2'-(13)C, 1,3-(15)N2]uridine 11 via [15N2]urea. Cross polarisation magic angle spinning (CP-MAS) solid-state NMR experiments using rotational echo double resonance (REDOR) were carried out on crystals of the labelled uridine to show that the inter-atomic distance between C-2' and N-1 is closely similar to that calculated from X-ray crystallographic data. The REDOR method will be used now to determine the conformation of bound substrates in the bacterial nucleoside transporters NupC and NupG.     

Determination of the rate constants for the NCO(X2Pi) + Cl(2P) and Cl(2P) + ClNCO(X1A') reactions at 293 and 345 K

The rate constant for the reaction of the isocyanato radical, NCO(X2Pi) with chlorine atoms, Cl(2P), has been measured at 293 +/- 2 and 345 +/- 3 K to be (6.9 +/- 3.8) x 10(-11) and (4.0 +/- 2.2) x 10(-11) cm3 molecules(-1) s,(-1) respectively, where the uncertainties include both random and systematic errors. The measurements were carried out at pressures of 1.3-6.2 Torr with either Ar or CF4 as the bath gas and were independent of both pressure and nature of the third body. Equal concentrations of NCO and Cl atoms were created by 248 nm photolysis of ClNCO. The reaction was monitored by following the temporal dependence of NCO(X2Pi) using time-resolved infrared absorption spectroscopy on rotational transitions of the NCO(10(1)1) <-- (00(1)0) combination band. The reaction rate constant was determined by using a simple chemical model and minimizing the sum of the residuals between the experimental and computer generated temporal NCO concentration profiles. The reaction Cl + ClNCO --> Cl2 + NCO was found to contribute to the observed NCO. The rate constant for this reaction was found to be (2.4 +/- 1.6) x 10(-13) and (1.9 +/- 1.2) x 10(-13) cm3 molecules(-1) s,(-1) at 293 and 345 K, respectively, where the uncertainties include both random and systematic error.     

Total synthesis and structural elucidation of (-)-maurenone

[reaction: see text] The total synthesis of (2S,3S)-2,3-dihydro-6-[(1'S, 2'R)-2-hydroxy-1-methylbutyl]-3,5-dimethyl-2-[(1'S)-1-methylpropyl]-4H-pyran-4-one (3), the (-)enantiomer of the marine polypropionate, maurenone, was achieved in nine linear steps (13% overall yield) from (R)-2-benzylpentan-3-one ((R)-14) and (R)-2-benzoyloxypentan-3-one ((R)-15). Key fragments were synthesized using highly diastereoselective syn and anti boron aldol reactions and were coupled using a lithium-mediated aldol reaction. Trifluoroacetic acid-promoted cyclization/dehydration was then used to install the gamma-dihydropyrone ring. Eight isomers of one enantiomeric series were synthesized by coupling two ketones with each of four aldehydes. Comparison of the 13C NMR data for the eight isomers with that reported for maurenone established the relative stereochemistry of the natural product.