Synthesis of novel fullerene amino acids and their multifullerene peptides

[60]-Fullerene functionalized amino acids with 4-6 methylene spacers from α-carbon to the nitrogen atom of fulleropyrolidine and corresponding multifullerene peptides have been synthesized.     

A stereocontrolled synthesis of C-4′ alkylated pyrimidine C-nucleosides

A general, stereocontrolled synthesis of pyrimidine $\text{C}$-nucleosides possessing an alkyl group at the C-1′ or C-4′ position is outlined.     

Template functions of particle monolayers on hydrophobic solid substrates

The template function of cationic particle monolayers bearing quaternary ammonium groups on their surfaces towards anionic colloids was investigated in this paper. Monodispersed cationic polymer particles having quaternary ammonium groups were self-organized on octadecylated glass plates through hydrophobic interaction. The morphology of the resulting particle monolayers was changed by tuning hydrophilic–hydrophobic balance of particles to fabricate aggregated type and dispersed type of particle monolayers. Gold and silver colloids were selectively deposited onto the particle monolayers through electrostatic interaction. The deposited gold and silver colloids on particle monolayers showed plasmon absorbance. Fluorescent silica colloids were also selectively deposited on particle monolayers to permit fluorescence labeling of the particle monolayers. Cationic particle monolayers fabricated on hydrophobic solid octadecylated were found to effectively work as templates for the deposition of above mentioned inorganic colloids.     

Synthesis and structure of 1-zirconacyclopent-3-yne complexes without substituents adjacent to the triple bond

Five-membered metallacyclic alkynes that have no substituents adjacent to the triple bond have been synthesized, isolated, and structurally characterized. Zirconocene dichlorides, Cp'2ZrCl2 (Cp' = C5H5, C5H4-t-Bu), reacted with 1,4-dichlorobut-2-yne in the presence of magnesium to give 1-zirconacyclopent-3-yne compounds (5 (a) Cp' = C5H5, (b) Cp' = C5H4-t-Bu) that have a -CH2CCCH2- moiety in good yields. They are stable enough to be isolated in a pure form, despite the absence of substituents. 5a reacted with an equimolar amount of Cp2Zr(but-1-ene)(PMe3) to produce a bimetallic complex in which the zirconacyclopentyne coordinates to the other zirconocene moiety as an alkyne.     

Comparison of separation behavior of benzodiazepines in packed capillary electrochromatography and open-tubular capillary electrochromatography

Packed column capillary electrochromatography (CEC), open-tubular CEC and microcolum liquid chromatography (LC) using a cholesteryl silica bonded phase have been studied to compare the retention behavior for benzodiazepines. It has been found that packed column CEC gives better resolution, faster analysis time than microcolumn LC for benzodiazepines maintaining similar selectivity except for some solutes which are charged species under the separation conditions. However, open-tubular CEC gave different selectivities to a larger extent for charged benzodiazepines from that which should be produced by the chromatographic properties of the cholesteryl silica phase. Charged species migration times are mainly influenced by electrophoretic mobility rather than the chromatographic interactions.     

Pyrimidines. 20. Novel reactions of 5-cyano-1,3-dimethyluracil. A simple synthesis of pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidines

A reaction of 5-cyano-1,3-dimethyluracil (1, R = CN) with acetone in base afforded 1,3,7-trimethylpyrido-[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)dione ( 9a ) in a moderate yield. From a reaction mixture of 1 (R = CN) with butanone, 1,3,6,7-tetramethyl- and 7-ethyl-1,3-dimethylpyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione ( 9b and 9c , respectively) were isolated in low yields. When ethyl cyanoacetate or malononitrile was used in place of the ketone in the above reaction, 7-amino-6-ethoxycarbonyl- and 7-amino-6-cyano-1,3-dimethylpyrido[2,3-d]-pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione ( 14a and 14b , respectively) were obtained in quantitative yields. A plausible mechanism for the formation of bicyclic compounds is discussed.     

Catalytic enantioselective Michael addition of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds to nitroalkenes catalyzed by well-defined chiral ru amido complexes

Well-defined chiral Ru amido complexes promoted asymmetric Michael addition of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds including malonates, beta-keto esters, and 1,3-diketones to nitroalkenes to give the corresponding adducts with excellent ees and in excellent yields.     

Redoxable nanosheet crystallites of MnO2 derived via delamination of a layered manganese oxide

This paper reports on the swelling and exfoliation behavior of a layered protonic manganese oxide, H(0.13)MnO(2).0.7H(2)O, in a solution of tetrabutylammonium (TBA) hydroxide and the formation and characterizations of unilamellar two-dimensional crystallites of MnO(2). At low doses of TBA ions, layered manganese oxide was observed to undergo normal intercalation, yielding a TBA intercalated phase with a gallery height of 1.25 nm. With a large excess of TBA ions, osmotic swelling occurred, giving rise to a very large intersheet separation of 3.5-7 nm. In an intermediate TBA concentration range, the sample exhibited a broad X-ray diffraction profile with superimposed diffraction features due to intercalation and osmotic swelling. The component responsible for the broad profile was isolated by centrifuging the mixture twice at different speeds, and the recovered colloid was identified as a pile of MnO(2) nanosheets, corresponding to the individual host layer of the precursor layered manganese oxide. Observations by transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy revealed high two-dimensional anisotropy with a lateral dimension of submicrometers and a thickness of approximately 0.8 nm. The nanosheet exhibited broad optical absorption with a peak at 374 nm (epsilon = 1.13 x 10(4) mol(-1) dm(3) cm(-1)). The restacking process of the colloidal MnO(2) nanosheets was followed by aging the colloid at a relative humidity of 95%. The broad diffraction pattern due to the exfoliated sheets weakened with time and eventually resolved into two sharp distinct profiles attributable to a TBA intercalation compound with an intersheet spacing of 1.72 nm and an osmotically swollen hydrate with >10 nm at a very early stage. As drying progressed, the former phase became more abundant without a change in interlayer distance, while the degree of swelling of the latter phase gradually decreased to 2.7 nm that remained unchanged on further aging. Subsequent drying at a lower humidity collapsed the 2.7 nm phase. The resulting single 1.72 nm phase was dehydrated by heating at 150 degrees C to produce a phase with a contracted interlayer spacing of 1.3 nm.