STM imaging of a heptanuclear ruthenium(II) dendrimer, mono-add layer on graphite

Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and molecular mechanics calculations were used to investigate the long-range packing and the structure of an heptanuclear ruthenium (II) dendritic species, as a PF6- salt. STM imaging was carried out on a mono-add layer of the ruthenium dendrimer formed by physisorption from a 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene solution at the liquid-graphite interface. The packing of the molecules on the surface was visualised by the formation of ordered patterns and a distance of 27 +/- 2 A was measured between two adjacent lamellae. The comparison of this dimension with the molecular-modelling data indicates that the lamellae were formed by rows of dendrimer molecules in which the counterions (PF6-) were strongly associated with the Ru atoms. The images acquired with higher spatial resolution revealed the presence of repeating units within the lamellae. The comparison of the STM images with the modelling results allowed the attribution of the repeating units observed in the imaged pattern to the STM signature of single dendrimer molecules.     

叶绿素a的光声光谱及弛豫过程

采用光声强度谱和位相谱研究了叶绿素ａ分子的内部能级和弛豫过程，结果表明，叶绿素ａ分子在两个主要吸收带４３０ｎｍ和６６０ｎｍ处受激后返回基态的途径不同，其中６６０ｎｍ处的弛豫过程与三重态有关。据此导出了两种弛豫过程的定态速率方程，并利用光声光谱和吸收谱的相对峰值比，得出叶绿素ａ分子的荧光量子效率Ｑ＝０．２４。     

An improved procedure for the Beckmann rearrangement of cyclobutanones

γ-Lactams are important building blocks for the synthesis of biologically active molecules and can easily be accessed via Beckmann rearrangement of cyclobutanones. However, Beckmann fragmentation is often a competing reaction for these strained ketones. We found that performing the Beckmann rearrangement with Tamura’s reagent in the presence of aqueous HCl suppresses the undesired fragmentation reaction. This improved procedure was applied to a broad scope of substrates affording monocyclic, bicyclic, tricyclic or spirocyclic lactams.Our experimental results and DFT calculations suggest that the mechanism of the rearrangement probably involves a tetrahedral intermediate and doesn’t proceed via oxime fragmentation as in a classical Beckmann rearrangement.     

Access to 3-aminobenzothiophenes and 3-aminothiophenes fused to 5-membered heteroaromatic rings through 6π-electrocyclization reaction of keteniminium salts

We described a general approach to 3-aminobenzothiophenes and 3-aminothiophenes fused to 5-membered heteroaromatic rings as thiophenes, furans and pyrroles through a 6π-elctrocyclization reaction of keteniminium salts. We investigated various substituents not only on the aromatic rings, but also at C-2 and on the nitrogen atom of the keteniminium salt. In particular, we have determined the electronic requirements of the nitrogen substitution to secure the efficient formation of the corresponding keteniminium salt. A clear relation between the pK_a of the amine leading to the formation of the keteniminium salt and the yield obtained for benzothiophene is established and should find broad application to other reactions involving these intermediates. Additional insight on the ease of this 6π-electrocyclization reaction was gained through competition reactions and DFT calculations.     

多胺钴氧合配合物的室温固相合成、表征及性质

用室温固相法分别合成了以二乙三胺、三乙四胺为配体、以钴为中心离子的配合物.室温下，每摩尔配合物消耗2 mol O2，其中1 mol O2用来和钴离子配位形成超氧配合物，另外消耗的1 mol O2则是由于配体被活化氧氧化所致.采用混合溶剂法分离出两种固态氧合配合物[Co(NH2CH2CH2N=CHCH2NH2)2O2](Ac)2•2H2O和[Co(NH2CH2CH2N=CHCH2NHCH2CH2NH2)2O2](Ac)2•2H2O.通过元素分析、红外光谱、电导、XRD、NMR、热分析等测试手段研究了该配合物的性质，确定了该配合物的组成，初步探讨了相关机理.     

Efficient synthesis of bicyclo[3.2.1]octane-2,4-diones and their incorporation into potent HPPD inhibitors

Herein we report a very efficient access to a variety of bicyclic 1,3-diones as key intermediates to be incorporated into very potent HPPD inhibitors. In particular, we have developed a one-pot process for the synthesis of the bicyclo[3.2.1]octane-2,4-dione, the parent dione of Bicyclopyrone.     

Synthesis of an oxyamino-containing phenanthroline derivative for the efficient preparation of phenanthroline oligonucleotide oxime conjugates

A phenanthroline derivative bearing an oxyamino linker was efficiently prepared from commercial 5-nitro-1,10-phenanthroline. The subsequent reaction with an oligonucleotide containing an aldehyde either at the 5′ end or the 3′ end afforded, in good yield, the phenanthroline-oligonucleotide conjugates through oxime bond formation.     

Trinuclear ruthenium dendrons based on bridging PHEHAT and TPAC ligands

Novel polynuclear compounds, the trinuclear precursor complex cis-{[(phen)(2)Ru(PHEHAT)](2)Ru(CH(3)CN)(2)}(6+) 4 and the trinuclear TPAC (tetrapyrido[3,2-a:2',3'-c:3',2'-h:2',3'-j]acridine) complex {[(phen)(2)Ru(PHEHAT)](2)Ru(TPAC)}(6+) 5 have been prepared. Their electrochemistry and photophysics indicate that the (3)MLCT (metal to ligand charge transfer) emissions involve the external {Ru(PHEHAT)} moieties for both complexes and there is no spectro-electrochemical correlation. The trinuclear dendron with the TPAC ligand represents a key compound for future constructions of much larger species thanks to the TPAC that could bridge another polynuclear precursor. For decreasing the length of preparation of these compounds, microwave assisted syntheses have been tested and used not only for the targeted complexes but also for the precursors ((phen)(2)RuCl(2), {(phen)(2)Ru(phendione)}(2+), {(phen)(2)Ru(PHEHAT)}(2+) (PHEHAT = 1,10-phenanthrolino[5,6-b]1,4,5,8,9,12-hexaazatriphenylene), (DMSO)(4)RuCl(2)), and for the bridging TPAC ligand itself. The microwave method allows a drastic decrease of the preparation times, especially in the case of the TPAC, from 8 days to 60 min.     

Strigolactones: Plant Hormones with Promising Features

Almost 80 years after the discovery of the first plant hormone, auxin, a few years ago a new class of plant hormones, the strigolactones, was discovered. These molecules have unprecedented biological activity in a number of highly important biological processes in plants but also outside the plant in the rhizosphere, the layer of soil surrounding the roots of plants and teeming with life. The exploitation of this amazing biological activity is not without challenges: the synthesis of strigolactones is complicated and designing the desired activity a difficult task. This minireview describes the current state of knowledge about the strigolactones and how synthetic analogs can be developed that can potentially contribute to the development of a sustainable agriculture.