An efficient synthesis of 2-substituted 6-methylpurine bases and nucleosides by Fe- or Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of 2,6-dichloropurines

Fe-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of 9-substituted or protected 2,6-dichloropurines with 1 equiv of methylmagnesium chloride gave regioselectively 2-chloro-6-methylpurines in good yields. The same reactions with 3 equiv of methylmagnesium chloride or Pd-catalyzed reactions with trimethylaluminum afforded 2,6-dimethylpurines. The 2-chloro-6-methylpurines underwent another coupling with phenylboronic acid to give 6-methyl-2-phenylpurines. All reactions were perfomed for Bn- and THP-protected purine bases as well as for acyl-protected ribosides and 2-deoxyribosides. After deprotection, free purine bases and nucleosides were obtained.     

d^0过渡金属化合物对氧气反应性：合成和反应机理研究

众所周知,过渡金属如卟啉中的铁与氧气的结合和反应对许多生物功能和催化氧化至关重要．在这些反应中,过渡金属一般含d价电子,并且金属被氧化往往是其中一个重要的反应步骤．近年来,氧气与d^0过渡金属化合物如Hf（NR2）4（R=烷基）的反应被广泛用来制备金属氧化物薄膜以作为新型微电子器件中的栅（门）绝缘材料．这篇专题文章讨论我们近期对这些反应以及TiO2薄膜形成的研究．在许多氧气与d^0过渡金属化合物的反应中,总是金属被氧化．然而,在d^0过渡金属化合物如Hf（NMe2）4和Ta（NMe2）4（SiR3）与氧气的反应中通常是配体被氧化．如-NMe2和--SIR3配体分别形成了-0NMe2和--OSiR3配体．反应机理和理论方面的研究显示了微电子金属氧化物薄膜形成的途径．     

Three characteristic reactions of organocobalt compounds in organic synthesis

Organocobalt compounds in organic synthesis have three characteristic reactions. The first occurs because cobalt has a high affinity to carbon–carbon π‐bonds or carbon–nitrogen π‐bonds. The second occurs because cobalt has a high affinity to carbonyl groups. The third is due to cobalt easily tending to form square‐planar bipyramidal six‐coordination structures with four nitrogen atoms or two nitrogen atoms and two oxygen atoms at the square‐planar position, and to bond with one or two carbon atoms at the axial position. The first characteristic reactions are the representative reactions of organocobalt compounds with a mutually bridged bond between the two π‐bonds of acetylene and the cobalt–cobalt bond of hexacarbonyldicobalt. These are reactions with a Co₂(CO)₆ protecting group to reactive acetylene bond, the Nicholas reactions, the Pauson–Khand reactions ([2 + 2 + 1] cyclizations), [2 + 2 + 2] cyclizations, etc. These reactions are applied for the syntheses of many kinds of pharmaceutically useful compounds. The second reactions are carbonylations that have been used or developed as industrial processes such as hydroformylation for the manufacture of isononylaldehyde, and carbonylation for the production of phenylacetic acid from benzyl chloride. The third reactions are those reactions with the B₁₂‐type catalysts, and they have recently been used in organic syntheses and are utilized as catalysts for stereoselective syntheses. These reactions have been used as new applications for organic syntheses. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Theoretical study of reaction of trifluoromethyl radical with hydroxyl and hydrogen radicals

Ab initio molecular orbital theory and density functional theory calculations have been carried out on the reactions of the trifluoromethyl radical with the hydroxyl and the hydrogen radicals. These reactions are key reactions that underlie a new fire extinguishing mechanism of non-bromine-containing halon replacements. The activation energies calculated by the MP2 and QCISD methods are in good agreement with the experimental values. The B3LYP, as well as MP2 and QCISD, give good results for the calculations of the heats of reactions. The GAUSSIAN-1 and GAUSSIAN-2 theory calculations present the most acxcurate results on both the activation energies and the heats of reactions. The effects of the scaling factors on the activation energies and the heats of reactions are also evaluated. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Comput Chem 19: 277–289, 1998     

Titanocene(III) chloride mediated radical-induced addition to Baylis-Hillman adducts: synthesis of (E)- and (Z)-trisubstituted alkenes and alpha-methylene/arylidene delta-lactones

Baylis-Hillman adduct underwent smooth radical-induced condensation with activated bromo compounds and epoxides using titanocene(III) chloride (Cp2TiCl) as the radical generator. The reactions of activated bromo compounds with 3-acetoxy-2-methylene alkanoates provided (E)-alkenes exclusively, whereas similar reactions with 3-acetoxy-2-methylenealkanenitriles led to (Z)-alkenes as the major product. The reactions of epoxides with Baylis-Hillman adduct furnished alpha-methylene/arylidene-delta-lactones in good yield via addition followed by in situ lactonization.     

Equilibrium constants in reactions of 2-aminoethanol and ammonia with isophthalaldehyde and terephthalaldehyde

Equilibria established in reactions between isophthalaldehyde (IPA) and terephthalaldehyde (TPA) on one side and 2-aminoethanol and NH3 on the other side were followed in solutions, where these amines acted both as reagents and as buffers. The equilibrium between TPA and 2-aminoethanol was followed spectrophotometrically; all others, of reactions of TPA with NH3 and of IPA with both NH3 and H2N-CH2CH2-OH, were followed by using polarography. Separate limiting reduction currents of the dialdehyde and its imine enable simultaneous determination of the starting material and the product. The equilibria are shifted more in favor of the imine in reactions of TPA than those of IPA. Equilibrium constants for reactions of both TPA and IPA with 2-aminoethanol are 3 orders of magnitude higher than those observed for the reactions of dialdehydes with NH3, even when the pKa values of these two reagents differ only slightly.     

二氧化碳作为羧化试剂用于羧酸及其衍生物的合成(英文)

二氧化碳是储量丰富、廉价易得且可再生的C1资源,将其催化转化成高附加值精细化学品的研究已经引起了人们的广泛关注.目前,虽然二氧化碳用作初始原料的反应已经工业化的很少,但过去几十年中仍有二十多个具有实际应用前景的二氧化碳参与的新反应被发现,其中以二氧化碳作为羧化试剂合成各种羧酸及其衍生物的反应为突出代表.本文综述了过渡金属催化合成羧酸及其衍生物的二氧化碳与多种碳亲核试剂、碳氢键以及碳碳多重键化合物的反应,并总结了无过渡金属参与或有机小分子催化条件下将二氧化碳转化成羧酸及其衍生物的反应.     

Three characteristic reactions of alkynes with metal compounds in organic synthesis

Alkynes have two sets of mutually orthogonal π‐bonds that are different from the π‐bonds of alkenes. These π‐bonds are able to bond with transition metal compounds. Alkynes easily bond with the various kinds of compounds having a π‐bond such as carbon monoxide, alkenes, other alkynes and nitriles in the presence of the transition metal compounds. The most representative reaction of alkynes is called the Pauson–Khand reaction. The Pauson–Khand reactions include the cyclization of alkynes with alkenes and carbon monoxide in the presence of cobalt carbonyls. Similar Pauson–Khand reactions also proceed in the presence of other transition metal compounds. These reactions are the first type of characteristic reaction of alkynes. Other various kinds of cyclizations with alkynes also proceed in the presence of the transition metal compounds. These reactions are the second type of characteristic reaction of alkynes. These include cyclooligomerizations and cycloadditions. The cyclooligomerizations include mainly cyclotrimerizations and cyclotetramerizations, and the cycloadditions are [2 + 2], [2 + 2 + 1], [2 + 2 + 2], [3 + 2], [4 + 2], etc., type cycloadditions. Alkynes are fairly reactive because of the high s character of their σ‐bonds. Therefore, simple coupling reactions with alkynes also proceed besides the cyclizations. The coupling reactions are the third type of characteristic reactions of alkynes in the presence of, mainly, the transition metal compounds. These reactions include carbonylations, dioxycarbonylations, Sonogashira reactions, coupling reactions with aldehydes, ketones, alkynes, alkenes and allyl compounds. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Aerobic Oxidations Catalyzed by Colloidal Nanogold

Recently, dispersions of gold nanoclusters in liquid media (colloidal nanogold) have been extensively used as quasi‐homogeneous catalysts for various aerobic oxidation reactions. This review describes recent progress in such reactions, with a focus on our comprehensive studies on gold clusters (<2 nm) stabilized by poly(N‐vinyl‐2‐pyrrolidone) and their participation in oxidation reactions of alcohols, α‐hydroxylation reactions of benzylic ketones, and homocoupling reactions of organoboronates, as well as formal Lewis acidic reactions, such as intramolecular hydroalkoxylation and hydroamination reactions of nonactivated alkenes. Mechanistic studies have shown that a partial electron transfer from the gold clusters to O₂ generates superoxide‐ or peroxide‐like species and Lewis acidic centers, both of which play essential roles in the catalytic reactions.     

Synthesis of novel dendritic 2,2'-bipyridine ligands and their application to Lewis acid-catalyzed diels-alder and three-component condensation reactions

A series of dendritic ligands with a 2,2'-bipyridine core was synthesized through the coupling of 4,4'-dihydroxy-2,2'-bipyridine with poly(aryl ether) dendrons. The corresponding dendritic Cu(OTf)2 catalysts were used for Diels-Alder and three-component condensation reactions. The dendritic Cu(OTf)2-catalyzed Diels-Alder reaction proceeded smoothly, and these dendritic catalysts could be recycled without deactivation by reprecipitation. Three-component condensation reactions such as Mannich-type reactions also proceeded not only in dichloromethane but also in water. Furthermore, a positive dendritic effect on chemical yields was observed in both Diels-Alder reactions and aqueous-media three-component condensation reactions.     

Scope and limitations of cyclopropanations with sulfur ylides

The rates of the reactions of the stabilized and semistabilized sulfur ylides 1a-g with benzhydrylium ions (2a-e) and Michael acceptors (2f-v) have been determined by UV-vis spectroscopy in DMSO at 20 °C. The second-order rate constants (log k(2)) of these reactions correlate linearly with the electrophilicity parameters E of the electrophiles 2 as required by the correlation log k(2) = s(N + E), which allowed us to calculate the nucleophile-specific parameters N and s for the sulfur ylides 1a-g. The rate constants for the cyclopropanation reactions of sulfur ylides with Michael acceptors lie on the same correlation line as the rate constants for the reactions of sulfur ylides with carbocations. This observation is in line with a stepwise mechanism for the cyclopropanation reactions in which the first step, nucleophilic attack of the sulfur ylides at the Michael acceptors, is rate determining. As the few known pK(aH) values for sulfur ylides correlate poorly with their nucleophilic reactivities, the data reported in this work provide the first quantitative approach to sulfur ylide reactivity.     

2-硅萘与甲醛及二苯甲酮环加成反应的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)方法在B3LYP/6-311G**水平研究了2-硅萘与甲醛和二苯甲酮的[2+2]和[4+2]杂环加成反应的微观机理、势能剖面,考察取代基和苯溶剂对反应势能剖面的影响.计算结果表明,所研究反应均以协同但非同步的方式进行.羰基C原子上的苯取代基不利于反应的进行,而2-硅萘分子中Si原子上的C(CH3)3,CCl3及NH2取代基均有利于反应的进行.苯溶剂对所研究反应的势能剖面影响不大.[2+2]反应比相应的[4+2]反应容易进行,此结果与实验一致.     

Cycloaddition Reactions and Dendritic Polymer Architectures – A Perfect Match

Summery: The potential of cycloaddition (CA) reactions for the synthesis of dendritic polymers is pointed out. The [4 + 2] Diels Alder cycloaddition as well as 1,3-dipolar CA reactions including “click chemistry” are addressed, and the advantages of these reactions like high selectivity, thus high tolerance towards additional functionalities, high yields and synthesis under mild reaction conditions are highlighted. New perfectly branched dendrimers as well as hyperbranched polymers have been prepared and modified using the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of azines with alkynes. The 1,3-dipolar CA reaction of bisazine with maleimides results in hyperbranched and thus, irregular and broadly distributed polymers though with a degree of branching of 100% due to special intermediate formation. The [4 + 2] Diels Alder cycloaddition was successfully applied for the synthesis of highly branched polyphenylene structures using the AB₂ + AB and the A₂ + B₃ approach. CA reactions are also very suitable for highly efficient polymer analogous reactions and thus, they can also be used to prepare complex polymer architectures like dendronized polymers.     

1-Methylcycloprop-2-ene-1-carbonitrile in tandem alder-ene and diels-alder reactions

The reactions of 1-methylcycloprop-2-ene-1-carbonitrile with cyclohexa-1,4-diene and alloocimene gave the corresponding 2:1 addition products as a result of consecutive (conjugate) Alder-ene and Diels-Alder reactions. 1-Methylcycloprop-2-ene-1-carbonitrile acts initially as enophile, and in the second step, as dieno- phile. The structure of the adducts was determined by X-ray analysis.     

Aminolysis of Y-substituted phenyl diphenylphosphinates and benzoates: effect of modification of electrophilic center from C=O to P=O

The effect of modification of the electrophilic center from C=O to P=O on reactivity and reaction mechanism has been investigated for aminolysis of Y-substituted phenyl diphenylphosphinates (1a-j) and benzoates (2a-i). The phosphinates 1a-j are less reactive than the benzoates 2a-i. The reactions of 2,4-dinitrophenyl diphenylphosphinate (1a) with alicyclic secondary amines resulted in a linear Br?nsted-type plot with a beta(nuc) value of 0.38, while the corresponding reactions of 2,4-dinitrophenyl benzoate (2a) yielded a curved Br?nsted-type plot. Similarly, a linear Br?nsted-type plot with a beta(lg) value of -0.66 was obtained for the reactions of 1a-j with piperidine, while the corresponding reactions of 2a-i gave a curved Br?nsted-type plot. The linear Br?nsted-type plots for the reactions of 1a-j have been taken as evidence for a concerted mechanism, while the curved Br?nsted-type plots for the reactions of 2a-i have been suggested to indicate a change in the rate-determining step of a stepwise mechanism. The Hammett plot for the reactions of 1b-j exhibited a poor correlation with sigma(-) constants (R(2) = 0.962) but slightly better correlation with sigma(o) (R(2) = 0.986). However, the Yukawa-Tsuno plot for the same reactions resulted in an excellent correlation (R(2) = 0.9993) with an r value of 0.30. The aminolysis of 1a-j has been suggested to proceed through a concerted mechanism with an early transition state on the basis of the small beta(nuc) and small r values.     

等电子-等自旋与非等旋反应的G2(MP2)和G2研究

我们在前文［1－2］中分别用MP2－4／6－31G**／／MP2／6－31G**及MP4／6－311G（2df，Zpd）／／MP2／6－31G**研究了一些双原子氢化物、卤化物、硫化物和氧化物的化学反应的烂变·这些化学反应按如下类型分为四组，即（1）反应物与生成物之间为等电子一等自旋关系，（2）价层等电一等旅，（3）等施和（4）非等旅·结果表明，MP4／6－3fiG（2才，ZPd）对于（1），（2）和（3）类反应，基本上与实验误差小于士15kJ·mo－‘而对非等旋反应仍有较大误差；MPZ－4／6－31G””只对（1）类反应较好．由于PoPle等人近几年来创立的Gaussi…     

Time-resolved molecular beam mass spectrometry of the initial stage of particle formation in an Ar/He/C2H2 plasma

The temporal evolution of the neutral plasma chemistry products in a capacitively coupled plasma from argon/helium/acetylene is followed via molecular beam mass spectrometry with a time resolution of 100 ms. Several chemistry pathways are resolved. (i) The formation of C2nH2 (n = 2-5) molecules proceeds via the following sequence: the production of highly reactive C2H radicals in electron impact dissociation of C2H2 is followed by C2H induced chain polymerization of C2nH2 (n = 1-4). (ii) CnH4 (n = 4, 5, 6) compounds are detected already at an early stage of the discharge excluding polymerization reactions with C2H radical being responsible for their formation. Instead, vinylidene reactions with acetylene or mutual neutralization reactions of ionic species are proposed as sources of their formation. (iii) Surface reactions are identified as the source of C8H6. The measured hydrocarbon molecules represents possible precursors for negative ion formation via dissociative electron attachment reactions and can hence play a crucial role in particle nucleation. On the basis of the comparison of our data with available experimental and modeling results for acetylene plasmas in the literature, we propose C2nH2 (n > 1) molecules as important precursors for negative ion formation.     

Cu(I)-amido complexes in the Ullmann reaction: reactions of Cu(I)-amido complexes with iodoarenes with and without autocatalysis by CuI

A series of Cu(I)-amido complexes both lacking ancillary ligands and containing 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) as ancillary ligand have been prepared. These complexes react with iodoarenes to form arylamine products, and this reactivity is consistent with the intermediacy of such complexes in catalytic Ullmann amination reactions. The stoichiometric reactions of the Cu(I)-amido complexes with iodoarenes are autocatalytic, with the free CuI generated during the reaction serving as the catalyst. Such autocatalytic behavior was not observed for reactions of iodoarenes with copper(I) amidates, imidates, or phenoxides. The selectivity of these complexes for two sterically distinct aryl halides under various conditions imply that the autocatalytic reaction proceeds by forming highly reactive [CuNPh(2)](n) lacking phen. Reactions with radical probes imply that the reactions of phen-ligated Cu(I)-amido complexes with iodoarenes occur without the intermediacy of aryl radicals. Density functional theory calculations on the oxidative addition of iodoarenes to Cu(I) species are consistent with faster reactions of iodoarenes with CuNPh(2) species lacking phen in DMSO than reactions of iodoarenes with LCuNPh(2) in which L = phen. The free-energy barrier computed for the reaction of PhI with (DMSO)CuNPh(2) was 21.8 kcal/mol, while that for the reaction of PhI with (phen)CuNPh(2) was 33.4 kcal/mol.     

硅苯和锗苯与2,3-二甲基丁二烯杂Diels-Alder反应的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)方法在B3LYP/6-311G(d,p)水平上研究了硅苯和锗苯与2,3-二甲基丁二烯的两类杂Diels-Alder反应的微观机理、势能剖面、取代基效应和溶剂效应.计算结果表明,所研究反应均以协同非同步的方式进行,且C—Si或C—Ge键总是先于C—C键形成.在硅苯或锗苯分子作为杂亲二烯体的[2+4]反应中,endo进攻方式的非同步性比exo进攻稍大一些,而后者比前者一般要稍稍有利一些.在硅苯或锗苯分子作为杂二烯烃的[4+2]反应中,反应非同步性的大小与产物中不对称的亲二烯体上的取代基与硅或锗原子之间的相对位置有关,且在动力学上总是非同步性较大的反应更容易进行一些.硅或锗原子上的CCl3或NH2取代基在热力学和动力学上一般有利于反应的进行,而C(CH3)3取代基的影响则相反.[2+4]反应在热力学和动力学上均远比相应的[4+2]反应容易进行,这与实验完全一致.苯和甲醇溶剂对所研究反应的势能剖面影响较小.     

A theoretical study of the reactions of carbonyl oxide with water in atmosphere: the role of water dimer

Carbonyl oxide is a well-known intermediate formed in gas-phase reactions of ozone with alkenes. Secondary reactions of carbonyl oxide are suggested to lead to the formation of HO, H₂O₂ and organic peroxides in the atmosphere. We performed a theoretical study of reactions of carbonyl oxide with water and a water dimer. Using CCSD(T)/6-311+G(2d,2p)//B3LYP/6-311+G(2d,2p) calculations we found that the most energetically favourable channel is the formation of hydroxymethyl hydroperoxide (HMHP) as the result of reactions of carbonyl oxide with the water dimer. The potential importance of water dimer reactions in the chemistry of the troposphere is discussed herein.