Efficient and Short Route for the Regioselective Synthesis of Highly Substituted,Angularly Fused Furano-, Pyrano-, and Pyrrolocoumarin/Quinolone Derivatives by Metal-Mediated Cyclization

A one-step efficacious method for the construction of a variety of substituted furano-, pyrano-, and pyrrolocoumarins and pyrroloquinolones in good to excellent yields has been developed.     

Studies on Amine Oxide Rearrangement: Synthesis of Pyrrolo[3,2‐c][1]benzothiopyran‐4‐one

A methodology, based on tandem [2,3] and [3,3] sigmatropic rearrangement, has been described for the synthesis of hitherto unreported, potentially bioactive pyrrolo[3,2‐c][1]benzothiopyran‐4‐ones (6a–g) derivatives.     

Two‐Step Synthetic Route to 10‐Substituted Isoalloxazines

10‐Substituted isoalloxazines were synthesized in two steps starting from 1,2‐phenylenediamine. Monoalkylation of the diamine resulted in 2‐amino‐N‐alkylanilines, which were subsequently condensed with alloxan in boric acid and acetic acid to give 10‐substituted isoalloxazines.     

Short New Route to the Chiral Spiro‐Tetrahydrofuran Subunit Common to Some Terpenoids

Synthetic strategy based on a stereoselective iodoetherification reaction of a carvone‐derived hydroxyalkene unit has been developed for the asymmetric synthesis of the key spiro‐tetrahydrofuran subunit common to some naturally occurring terpenoids.     

A practical procedure of low valent tin mediated Barbier allylation of aldehydes in wet solvent

Use of aluminium as the reducing metal in spontaneous bimetal redox reaction has been elegantly exploited for allylation/crotylation of aldehydes in wet solvent. Here, low valent tin was prepared in situ by reduction of SnCl₂·2H₂O with aluminium in THF/water. The resulting low valent tin acted as an efficient mediator for allylation and crotylation of aldehydes (3a–q) producing the corresponding homoallylic alcohols. The efficacy of this procedure was due to its operational simplicity, practical viability, inexpensiveness, good yields of the products and short reaction time.     

Beryllium Atom Mediated Dinitrogen Activation via Coupling with Carbon Monoxide

The reactions of laser‐ablated beryllium atoms with dinitrogen and carbon monoxide mixtures form the end‐on bonded NNBeCO and side‐on bonded (η²‐N₂)BeCO isomers in solid argon, which are predicted by quantum chemical calculations to be almost isoenergetic. The end‐on bonded complex has a triplet ground state while the side‐on bonded isomer has a singlet electronic ground state. The complexes rearrange to the energetically lowest lying NBeNCO isomer upon visible light excitation, which is characterized to be an isocyanate complex of a nitrene derivative with a triplet electronic ground state. A bonding analysis using a charge‐ and energy decomposition procedure reveals that the electronic reference state of Be in the NNBeCO isomers has an 2s⁰2p² excited configuration and that the metal‐ligand bonds can be described in terms of N₂→Be←CO σ donation and concomitant N₂←Be→CO π backdonation. The results demonstrate that the activation of N₂ with the N?N bond being completely cleaved can be achieved via coupling with carbon monoxide mediated by a main group atom.     

Comment on “Realization of Lewis Basic Sodium Anion in the NaBH3− Cluster”

We challenge the interpretation of the chemical bond in NaBH₃^? proposed by Liu et al. We argue that NaBH₃^? has an electron‐sharing Na?BH₃^? covalent bond rather than a dative bond Na^?→BH₃.     

Bi3+-Er3+ and Bi3+-Yb3+ Codoped Cs2AgInCl6 Double Perovskite Near-Infrared Emitters

Bi³⁺ and lanthanide ions have been codoped in metal oxides as optical sensitizers and emitters. But such codoping is not known in typical semiconductors such as Si, GaAs, and CdSe. Metal halide perovskite with coordination number 6 provides an opportunity to codope Bi³⁺ and lanthanide ions. Codoping of Bi³⁺ and Ln³⁺ (Ln=Er and Yb) in Cs₂AgInCl₆ double perovskite is presented. Bi³⁺-Er³⁺ codoped Cs₂AgInCl₆ shows Er³⁺ f-electron emission at 1540 nm (suitable for low-loss optical communication). Bi³⁺ codoping decreases the excitation (absorption) energy, such that the samples can be excited with ca. 370 nm light. At that excitation, Bi³⁺-Er³⁺ codoped Cs₂AgInCl₆ shows ca. 45 times higher emission intensity compared to the Er³⁺ doped Cs₂AgInCl₆. Similar results are also observed in Bi³⁺-Yb³⁺ codoped sample emitting at 994 nm. A combination of temperature-dependent (5.7 K to 423 K) photoluminescence and calculations is used to understand the optical sensitization and emission processes.     

d–d Dative Bonding Between Iron and the Alkaline-Earth Metals Calcium,Strontium, and Barium

Double deprotonation of the diamine 1,1′-(tBuCH₂NH)-ferrocene ( 1 -H₂) by alkaline-earth (Ae) or Eu^II metal reagents gave the complexes 1 -Ae (Ae=Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba) and 1 -Eu. 1 -Mg crystallized as a monomer while the heavier complexes crystallized as dimers. The Fe⋅⋅⋅Mg distance in 1 -Mg is too long for a bonding interaction, but short Fe⋅⋅⋅Ae distances in 1 -Ca, 1 -Sr, and 1 -Ba clearly support intramolecular Fe⋅⋅⋅Ae bonding. Further evidence for interactions is provided by a tilting of the Cp rings and the related ¹H NMR chemical-shift difference between the Cp α and β protons. While electrochemical studies are complicated by complex decomposition, UV/Vis spectral features of the complexes support Fe→Ae dative bonding. A comprehensive bonding analysis of all 1 -Ae complexes shows that the heavier species 1 -Ca, 1 -Sr, and 1 -Ba possess genuine Fe→Ae bonds which involve vacant d-orbitals of the alkaline-earth atoms and partially filled d-orbitals on Fe. In 1 -Mg, a weak Fe→Mg donation into vacant p-orbitals of the Mg atom is observed.     

Sol-gel synthesis of cubic titanium dioxide nanoparticle using poly(ethylene glycol) as a capping agent: voltammetric simultaneous determination of uric acid and guanine

Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized by a sol-gel method from hexafluorotitanic acid using poly(ethylene glycol) as a capping agent. The crystal structure and morphology of the NPs were characterized by X-ray diffraction, FESEM, and TEM. The NPs were used to modify a graphite paste electrode for simultaneous determination of uric acid (UA) and guanine (GU). The effect of calcination temperature on crystal structure and electrocatalytic activity was investigated. The electrochemical responses to UA and GU at bare GP, TiO₂–350/GP, and TiO₂–600/GP electrodes were compared. The DPV oxidation peaks of UA and GU were found to be strongest at around 304 and 673 mV, respectively, against Ag/AgCl reference electrode, and this are well separated for effective simultaneous determination. UA and GU can be simultaneously determined by this method. Response is linear within the range 0.1–500 μM and 0.1–40 μM for UA and GU, respectively. The detection limits are 70 nM for UA and 50 nM for GU (at an S/N? ratio of?3). The TiO₂–600/GP electrode showed excellent analytical performance when analyzing spiked urine and serum samples.

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Graphical abstract A graphical representation of cubic TiO₂ nanoparticle formation during hydrolysis through sol-gel process.