Polysubstituted piperidines via iodolactonization: application to the asymmetric synthesis of (+)-pseudodistomin D

Conjugate addition of lithium (S)-N-allyl-N-(α-methyl-p-methoxybenzyl)amide to methyl (E,E)-hepta-2,5-dienoate furnished the corresponding β-amino ester. N-Protecting group manipulation, ring-closing metathesis, and ester hydrolysis gave enantiopure [N(1')-tert-butoxycarbonyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridin-2'-yl]ethanoic acid. Subsequent iodolactonization gave a bicyclic iodolactone scaffold. This key intermediate was elaborated to (+)-pseudodistomin D [in >99% ee and 7% yield over 16 steps from methyl (E,E)-hepta-2,5-dienoate].     

Ni(OCH3)2/SiO2催化剂的制备及其合成碳酸二甲酯的反应性能

采用表面改性和离子交换相结合的方法，制备了负载型单核金属甲氧基配合物Ni(OCH3)2/SiO2催化剂。利用IR、TPD、TPSR和微反技术，考察了催化剂的表面结构以及CO2、CH3OH在催化剂表面上的化学吸附和反应性能。结果表明，负载型单核金属甲氧基配合物Ni(OCH3)2/SiO2中，Ni^2 与载体SiO2表面的O^2-以双齿形式配位；在催化剂表面存在CO2的桥式吸附态和甲氧碳酸酯基物种两种吸附态，CH3OH则只有一种分子吸附态。在373-473K条件下，CO2和CH3OH在催化剂上的反应物主要是DMC、H2O以及少量的CO、CH4和CH2O，催化剂的活性由表面甲氧碳酸酯基物种与分子吸附态甲醇的反应决定的。讨论了催化剂上CO2和CH3OH的活化过程及吸附态的形成机理。     

Relationship between Carbon Nanotube Structure and Electrochemical Behavior: Heterogeneous Electron Transfer at Electrochemically Activated Carbon Nanotubes

The electrochemical activation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) (at potentials of 1.5–2.0 V vs Ag/AgCl for 60–360 s) results in significantly increased rate constants ( ) for heterogeneous electron‐transfer with [Fe(CN)₆]^3?/4? (from 8.34×10^?5 cm s^?1 for as‐received MWCNTs to 3.67×10^?3 cm s^?1 for MWCNTs that were electrochemically activated at 2.0 V for 180 s). The increase in the value of arises from the introduction of wall defects exposing edge planes of the MWCNTs, as observed by high‐resolution TEM. The density of the edge plane defects increases from almost zero (for as‐received MWCNTs) to 3.7 % (for MWCNTs electrochemically activated at 2.0 V for 180 s). High‐resolution X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HR‐XPS), Raman spectroscopy, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy were used to gain a better understanding of the phenomena. HR‐XPS revealed that the increase in electrochemical activation potential increases the number of oxygen‐containing groups on the surface of carbon nanotubes.     

Synthesis, structure, and catalytic activity of titanium(IV) and zirconium(IV) amides with chiral biphenyldiamine-based ligands

A new series of titanium(IV) and zirconium(IV) amides have been prepared from the reaction between M(NMe₂)₄ (M = Ti, Zr) and C₂-symmetric ligands, (R)-2,2′-bis(pyridin-2-ylmethylamino)-6,6′-dimethyl-1,1′-biphenyl (2H₂), (R)-2,2′-bis(pyrrol-2-ylmethyleneamino)-6,6′-dimethyl-1,1′-biphenyl (3H₂), (R)-2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphinoylamino)-6,6′-dimethyl-1,1′-biphenyl (4H₂), (R)-2,2′-bis(methanesulphonylamino)-6,6′-dimethyl-1,1′-biphenyl (5H₂), (R)-2,2′-bis(p-toluenesulphonylamino)-6,6′-dimethyl-1,1′-biphenyl (6H₂), and C₁-symmetric ligands, (R)-2-(diphenylthiophosphoramino)-2′-(dimethylamino)-6,6′-dimethyl-1,1′-biphenyl (7H) and (R)-2-(pyridin-2-ylamino)-2′-(dimethylamino)-6,6′-dimethyl-1,1′-biphenyl (8H), which are derived from (R)-2,2′-diamino-6,6′-dimethyl-1,1′-biphenyl. Treatment of M(NMe₂)₄ with 1 equiv. of N₄-ligand, 2H₂ or 3H₂ gives, after recrystallization from an n-hexane solution, the chiral zirconium amides (2)Zr(NMe₂)₂ (9), (3)Zr(NMe₂)₂ (11), and titanium amide (3)Ti(NMe₂)₂ (10), respectively, in good yields. Reaction of Zr(NMe₂)₄ with 1 equiv of diphenylphosphoramide 4H₂ affords the chiral zirconium amide (4)Zr(NMe₂)₂ (12) in 85% yield. Under similar reaction conditions, treatment of Ti(NMe₂)₄ with 1 equiv. of sulphonylamide ligand, 5H₂ or 6H₂ gives, after recrystallization from a toluene solution, the chiral titanium amides (5)Ti(NMe₂)₂·0.5C₇H₈ (13·0.5C₇H₈) and (6)Ti(NMe₂)₂ (15), respectively, in good yields, while reaction of Zr(NMe₂)₄ with 1 equiv. of 5H₂ or 6H₂ gives the bis-ligated complexes, (5)₂Zr (14) and (6)₂Zr (16). Treatment of M(NMe₂)₄ with 2 equiv. of diphenylthiophosphoramide ligand 7H or N₃-ligand 8H gives, after recrystallization from a benzene solution, the bis-ligated chiral zirconium amides (7)₂Zr(NMe₂)₂ (17) and (8)₂Zr(NMe₂)₂ (19), and bis-ligated chiral titanium amide (8)₂Ti(NMe₂)₂ (18), respectively, in good yields. All new compounds have been characterized by various spectroscopic techniques, and elemental analyses. The solid-state structures of complexes 10, 12, 13, and 17-19 have further been confirmed by X-ray diffraction analyses. The zirconium amides are active catalysts for the asymmetric hydroamination/cyclization of aminoalkenes, affording cyclic amines in good to excellent yields with moderate ee values, while the titanium amides are not.     

Asymmetric total synthesis of (-)-Linderol A

The first asymmetric total synthesis of (-)-Linderol A, a potent inhibitor of melanin biosynthesis of cultured B-16 melanoma cells, has been achieved via two key reactions: a diastereoselective [2+2] photocycloaddition of a coumarin-3-carboxylate bearing a chiral auxiliary with 3-methyl-1-butene and a subsequent stereoconvergent transformation of the photoadducts with use of dimethylsulfoxonium methylide to afford a tetrahydrodibenzofuran derivative.     

Niobium oxide-supported platinum ultra-low amount electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction

We demonstrate a new approach to synthesizing high-activity electrocatalysts for the O(2) reduction reaction with ultra low Pt content. The synthesis involves placing a small amount of Pt, the equivalent of a monolayer, on carbon-supported niobium oxide nanoparticles (NbO(2) or Nb(2)O(5)). Rotating disk electrode measurements show that the Pt/NbO(2)/C electrocatalyst has three times higher Pt mass activity for the O(2) reduction reaction than a commercial Pt/C electrocatalyst. The observed high activity of the Pt deposit is attributed to the reduced OH adsorption caused by lateral repulsion between PtOH and oxide surface species. The new electrocatalyst also exhibits improved stability against Pt dissolution under a potential cycling regime (30,000 cycles from 0.6 V to 1.1 V). These findings demonstrate that niobium-oxide (NbO(2)) nanoparticles can be adequate supports for Pt and facilitate further reducing the noble metal content in electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction.     

Dehydration of acetic acid by pervaporation using SPEK-C/PVA blend membranes

Sulfonated cardo polyetherketone (SPEK-C) and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) blend membranes were prepared by solution casting method and used in pervaporation (PV) dehydration of acetic acid. The membranes were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and contact angle meter. The results show that thermal crosslinking occurred to the membrane under high temperature annealing. The effective d-spacing (inter-segmental spacing) decreased with PVA content decreasing. The hydrophilicity of the blend membrane increased with SPEK-C content increasing. Swelling and sorption experiments show that the swelling degree of the blend membrane increased, however both the sorption and diffusion selectivities decreased with increasing PVA content. The diffusion selectivity is higher than the sorption selectivity. This suggests that PV dehydration of acetic acid is dominated by the diffusion process. The pervaporation separation index (PSI) of the membrane increases with increasing PVA content and arrives at a maximum when the SPEK-C/PVA ratio is 3/2, then decreases with further addition of PVA. The membrane has an encouraging separation performance with a flux of 492 g m⁻² h⁻¹ and separation factor of 59.3 at 50 °C at the feed water content 10 wt%.     

一种制备高纯度单分散金纳米棒的新方法

报道了一种温和的、低成本、有效制备高纯度单分散金纳米棒的新方法.采用种子生长法,在两种表面活性剂体系下液相合成金纳米棒,向粗产品中加入氯化钠溶液,通过提高反应液的离子强度,利用制备的金纳米棒与球形颗粒不同的静电作用将金纳米棒分离纯化.运用透射电子显微镜(TEM)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)对金纳米棒的表面形貌进行表征.结果表明,在较短时间内可获得纯度达97％以上的金纳米棒,并初步探讨了提纯机理.     

Photorefractive effect of ferroelectric liquid crystals

This paper reviews our recent work on the photorefractive effect of ferroelectric liquid crystals (FLCs). The photorefractive effect is defined as the optical modulation of the refractive index of a medium as a result of a variety of processes. The interference of two laser beams in a photorefractive material establishes a refractive index grating. This phenomenon enables the creation of different types of photonic applications. FLCs exhibit fast electric field response, and the orientation of the molecular axis of FLCs changes its direction according to the change in direction of the spontaneous polarization (Ps). When two laser beams interfere in a photoconductive FLC, an orientational grating is formed. The mechanism of the formation of the grating is based on the response of the Ps to the photoinduced internal electric field. The time of formation of the refractive index grating is significantly shorter in FLC materials.     

一个取代的三环1,5-苯并二氮杂的晶体结构和构象分析.Ⅱ

用单晶X射线衍射方法测定了6-苯甲酰基-5-(邻氯苯基)-2,3,3a,4,5,6-六氢-3a-苯基-(1,2,3-三乙酸乙酯基)-1H-吡咯啉[1,2-a][1,5-]苯并二氮杂的晶体结构.单斜晶系,空间群P2_1/c,a=1.3235(5)nm,b=1.7142(6)nm,c=1.6204(6)nm,β=100.49(3)°,Z=4,最终偏离因子R=0.062,R_w=0.075.晶体结构测定结果表明分子中二氮杂七元环采取船式构象,动力学模拟退火计算结果的最低能量构象为椅式,两者的能量差不大,表明这种船式椅式的变化是非常容易发生的.