Die Bildungsenthalpie der Tellurtetrahalogenide

The Enthalpy of Formation for TeX₄ The enthalpies of formation were derived for the tetrahalogenides TeCl₄, TeBr₄, and TeJ₄ from the enthalpy of solution in KOH. The determination based on the enthalpy of formation for TeO₂ and the KX and their enthalpy of solution in KOH. Results see ?Inhaltsübersicht”?.     

The N-acyloxyiminium ion aza-Prins route to octahydroindoles: total synthesis and structural confirmation of the antithrombotic marine natural product oscillarin

The first enantiocontrolled total synthesis of the marine natural product oscillarin is described. The proposed structure and absolute configuration of oscillarin is thus confirmed, and a previously assigned structure of a subunit was shown to be incorrect. The X-ray structure of an oscillarin-thrombin complex was resolved at 2.0 A resolution, which validated its potent inhibitory activity against the enzyme with an IC(50) = 28 nM. Methodology was developed for the synthesis of enantiopure octahydroindole-2-carboxylic acids with usable functionality at C-6. The method consists of the halocarbocyclization of N-acyloxyiminium ions containing an olefinic tether in the presence of tin tetrachloride or tin tetrabromide. This N-acyloxyiminium ion aza-Prins carbocyclization proved to be general for the construction of octahydroindole and perhydroquinoline 2-carboxylic acids. Mechanistic rationales are based on an antiperiplanar attack of the terminal alkene on the iminium ion, leading to an incipient secondary carbocation which is trapped by halide via an equatorial attack. X-ray crystal structures of products corroborate the expected stereochemistry.     

Evidence for slow motion in proteins by multiple refocusing of heteronuclear nitrogen/proton multiple quantum coherences in NMR

A novel NMR method characterizes slow motions in proteins by multiple refocusing of double- and zero-quantum coherences of amide protons and nitrogen-15 nuclei. If both nuclei experience changes in their isotropic chemical shifts because of internal motions on slow time scales (mus - ms), this leads to a difference in the relaxation rates of double- and zero-quantum coherences. This is due to CSM/CSM (chemical shift modulation) cross-correlation effects that are related to the well-known chemical exchange contribution Rex to the decay rate R2 = 1/T2 of nitrogen-15 nuclei. The CSM/CSM contributions can be distinguished from other mechanisms through their dependence on the repetition rate of a Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill (CPMG) multiple refocusing sequence. In ubiquitin, motional processes can be identified that could hitherto not be observed by conventional CPMG nitrogen-15 NMR.     

Elastic effects behind cooperative bonding in beta-sheets

We present extensive density functional theory calculations of the bonding between strands in beta-sheets. We identify a significant cooperative effect whereby the interaction increases in strength with the number of strands. We show that the effect is related to a coupling between interstrand bonding and intrastrand elastic properties. It is found that a direct consequence of this coupling is that the pitch of beta-sheets should contract with increasing number of strands, and we show that the effect can be observed directly in experimental data from the Protein Data Bank.     

The MPEG effect: improving asymmetric processes by simple additives

Small amounts of simple methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)s (MPEGs) have a beneficial effect on catalyzed asymmetric aryl and alkyl transfer reactions onto aldehydes. The enantiomeric excesses of the products are improved, and this "MPEG effect" allows a reduction of the catalyst loading by a factor of 10.     

Olefins as steering ligands for homogeneously catalyzed hydrogenations

Iridium(I) complexes containing a (5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-yl)-phosphane (tropp(R); R = phosphorus-bound substituent = Ph, Cyc) as a rigid, concave-shaped, mixed phosphane olefin ligand were prepared and tested as catalyst precursors in the hydrogenation of imines. With the complex [Ir(tropp(Cyc))(cod)]OTf, turnover frequencies (TOFs) of >6000 h(-1) were reached in the hydrogenation of N-phenyl-benzylidenamine, PhN==CHPh. Lower activities (TOF>80 h(-1)) are observed with N-phenyl-(1-phenylethylidene)amine, PhN==CMePh. Chiral tropp-type ligands were prepared in few simple steps. Monosubstitution of the olefinic unit in the dibenzo[a,d]cycloheptenyl moiety with (R)- or (S)-mentholate gave mixtures of diastereomers that could be separated and isolated in enantiomerically pure form. Iridium(I) complexes with these ligands are rare examples of side-on bonded enolether complexes. In catalytic imine hydrogenations, complete conversion (>98 %) was reached in all cases (conditions: p[H(2)] = 50 bar, T = 50 degrees C, t = 2 h, substrate/catalyst 100:1). The best enantiomeric excess (ee = 86 % S isomer) was reached with PhN==CMePh as substrate and the R,R form of the (10-menthyloxy-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-yl)diphenylphosphane ligand. The iridium(I) complex containing the same phosphane gave a 60 % ee (S isomer) with the enamide N-(1-phenylvinyl)acetamide as substrate (conditions: p[H(2)] = 4 bar, T = 50 degrees C, t = 18 h, substrate/catalyst = 50:1). These reactions constitute the first examples in which chiral olefins have been used as steering ligands in catalytic enantioselective hydrogenations.