A highly selective Ir-catalyzed borylation of 2-substituted indoles: a new access to 2,7- and 2,4,7-substituted indoles

The selective CH-functionalization of 2-substituted indoles is presented. Using bis(pinacolato)diboron (2) in the presence of iridium complexes, a novel catalytic mono-borylation is observed preferentially at the 7-position of the indole. This allows for an efficient synthesis of various 2,7-di- and 2,4,7-trisubstituted indoles, which are otherwise difficult to access. The scope and limitation of the method is demonstrated.     

Canarene: a triterpenoid with a unique carbon skeleton from Canarium schweinfurthii

Canarene (1), a triterpene with an unprecedented carbon backbone, was isolated from Canarium schweinfurthii . It is the first member of a new class of triterpenoids, for which the name "canarane' is proposed. 1 showed weak α-glucosidase inhibitory activity, and its structure was unambiguously deduced by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.     

Synthesis and Thermoreversible Gelation Properties of Main‐Chain Poly(pyridine‐2,6‐dicarboxamide‐triazole)s

A series of main‐chain poly(amide‐triazole)s were prepared by copper(I)‐catalyzed alkyne–azide AABB‐type copolymerizatons between five structurally similar diacetylenes 1 – 5 with the same diazide 6 . The acetylene units in monomers 1 – 5 possessed different degrees of conformational flexibility due to the different number of intramolecular hydrogen bonds built inside the monomer architecture. Our study showed that the conformational freedom of the monomer had a profound effect on the polymerization efficiency and the thermoreversible gelation properties of the resulting copolymers. Among all five diacetylene monomers, only the one, that is, 1 ‐Py(NH)₂ which possesses the pyridine‐2,6‐dicarboxamide unit with two built‐in intramolecular H bonds could produce the corresponding poly(amide‐triazole) Poly‐(PyNH)₂ with a significantly higher degree of polymerization (DP) than other monomers with a lesser number of intramolecular H bonds. In addition, it was found that only this polymer exhibited excellent thermoreversible gelation ability in aromatic solvents. A self‐assembling model of the organogelating polymer Poly‐(PyNH)₂ was proposed based on FTIR spectroscopy, XRD, and SEM analyses, in which H bonding, π–π aromatic stacking, hydrophobic interactions, and the structural rigidity of the polymer backbone were identified as the main driving forces for the polymer self‐assembly process.     

Derivatization-independent cholesterol analysis in crude lipid extracts by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry: applications to a rabbit model for atherosclerosis

Direct measurement of various sterols in crude lipid extracts in a single experiment from limited biological samples is challenging. Current mass spectrometry (MS) based approaches usually require chemical derivatization before subjecting to MS analysis. Here, we present a derivatization-independent method for analyzing various sterols, including cholesterol and its congeners, using liquid chromatography and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry. Based on the specific tandem mass spectrometry pattern of cholesterol, multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) transitions were used to quantify free cholesterol and its fatty acyl esters. Several cholesterol oxidation products could also be measured using the upfront liquid chromatography separation and specific MRM transitions. The method was validated alongside established enzymatic assays in measuring total cholesterol. As a proof of concept, we analyzed plasma sterols in rabbits administrated with a high cholesterol diet (HCD) which is a classical atherosclerotic model. Free cholesterol, cholesterol esters, 7-hydroxycholesterol, and 7-ketocholesterol were elevated in plasma of rabbits on HCD. This method could also serve as an excellent tool for quantitative analysis of other sterols such as ergosterol and sitosterol in other organisms beside mammalian. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, our results indicated dramatic increases of the ratio of ergosterol esters to free ergosterol in both yeh2Δ and tgl1Δ cells, which are consistent with the function of the respective enzymes.     

簇合物[WS4Ag3(PPh3)3{S2P(OCH2Ph)3}]的合成、晶体结构及非线性光学性质

本文用(NH₄)₂WS₄，Ag[S₂P(OCH₂Ph)₂]和PPh₃为原料合成了簇合物[WS₄Ag₃(PPh₃)₃{S₂P(OCH₂Ph)₃}]，并得到了晶体。晶体属正交晶系，空间群为P2₁2₁2₁，晶胞参数a=1.32370(4)nm，b=1.34427(4)nm，c=3.83246(11)nm。X-射线单晶结构测定结果表明它具有巢状分子结构，配体(PhCH₂O)₂PS₂^-(简称dtp)的两个S原子中的一个硫原子仅与一个金属原子配位，另一个硫原子则同时与两个金属原子配位。簇合物的非线性光学性质用脉宽8ns激光在532nm波长进行了研究。该化合物表现为一定的光学吸收和强的自聚焦效应，其三阶非线性吸收系数α₂=1.50×10^-10m·W^-1，折射系数n₂=2.45×10^-11esu。     

一个生物相关单一手性二维金属有机鲱骨形分子网格:双-3-氨基-(S)-酪氨酸钴(Ⅱ)

The first example of homochiral two-dimensional neutral cobalt(Ⅱ)-3-amino-(S)-tyrosine (ATYR) coordination polymer, bis(3-amino-(S)-tyrosinato)cobalt(Ⅱ) 1 was synthesized under the hydrothermal reaction of Co(ClO₄)₂·6H₂O with ATYR in which 1 displays modest second harmonic generation response.     

Crystal Structure of Dimeric Cu(II) Complex {μ,μ'‐acetato O,O bis [N‐salicylidene‐2‐amino‐pyridine‐methanolato N,N,O]} : perchlorate

The crystal structure of the title complex has been solved using X‐ray diffraction data.The compound crystallizes from aqueous ethanol solvent in the triclinic system, space group P‐1, with unit cell parameters: a = 8.9532(1), b = 12.7423(3), c = 14.9012(3) Å, α = 73.767(1), β = 75.322(1), γ = 77.496(1)°, Z = 2, V = 1559.4(5) ų. The trial structure was determined by automated Patterson methods and subsequent difference Fourier techniques using DIRDIF98 and refined to a final R‐factor of 0.064. The copper ion Cu1 adopts a (4+1) square‐pyramidal geometry defined by the tridentate N‐salicylidimine dianions and the neutral monodentate pyridine ligand in the basal plane. The apical position is occupied by a solvent methanol molecule at a distance of 2.341(4) Å. The copper Cu2 adopts a square‐planar geometry.     

Crystal Structure Analysis of a New Coumarin Derivative

The title compound (6,6‐dimethyl‐cis‐6H,6aH,7H,12bH,13H‐bis[1]benzopyrano[4,3‐b:4',3'‐d]pyran‐13‐one) crystallizes in monoclinic space group P2₁ /c with Z = 4. The unit cell dimensions are a = 8.6231(2) Å, b =10.0260(2) Å, c = 19.8376(2) Å, and β = 102.1(1)°, V = 1674.51(5) ų , D_cal = 1.326 Mg/m³. The coumarin moiety is in the planar conformation, the dioxadecalin moiety is cis fused and within the dioxadecalin moiety both the rings are in half cahir/sofa conformations. The structure has many C‐H … O type interactions.