Stereoselective total synthesis of Ieodomycin A and B

The stereoselective total synthesis of Ieodomycin A and B, bioactive secondary metabolites from marine sources with potent anti-microbial activity was achieved starting from commercially available geranial. The key steps involved in the synthetic sequence of Ieodomycin A and B are the Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation, the formation of a β-ketoester, and the 1,3-anti reduction. The synthesis of C-3 epimer of Ieodomycin A and B was also accomplished in good yields.     

NaOAc-Mediated Selective Deprotection of Aromatic Acetates and Its Application in the Synthesis of Natural Products

We have developed an efficient method to deacetylate the aromatic acetates using NaOAc in excellent yields and demonstrated the application of the procedure in the synthesis of natural products.     

Synthesis,Characterization, and Catalytic Activity of Metallo Octamethylcalix (4) Pyridino Complexes Encapsulated in MCM-41

The synthesis and encapsulation of M⁺ⁿ-octamethylcalix(4)pyridino complexes using acetone and pyridine in H-MCM-41 have been achieved and presented. These hybrid catalysts are characterized by x-ray diffraction, infrared, thermal analysis, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area, and scanning electron microscopy and tested for catalytic activity. They are active in the liquid-phase oxidation of p-xylene using H₂O₂ as oxidant and acetic acid as solvent in the temperature range of 30–100 °C. The variation of central transition-metal cation and the heterocyclic ring in the metallomacrocycle influence the catalytic activity.

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Synthesis of biaryls via AlCl3 catalyzed domino reaction involving cyclization, dehydration, and oxidation

A new chemical access has been developed to synthesize biaryls from substituted acetophenones, phenylacetones, dihydrochalcone, and 2-acetylnaphthalene in reasonably good yields at room temperature via a domino reaction sequence of AlCl(3) catalyzed cyclization, dehydration, and then oxidation.     

BF3·OEt2 mediated regioselective deacetylation of polyacetoxyacetophenones and its application in the synthesis of natural products

We have developed an efficient method to regioselectively deacetylate polyacetoxyacetophenones using BF₃·OEt₂ in excellent yields and demonstrated the application of the procedure in the synthesis of natural products.     

C-H activation reactions of ruthenium N-heterocyclic carbene complexes: application in a catalytic tandem reaction involving C-C bond formation from alcohols

A series of ruthenium hydride N-alkyl heterocyclic carbene complexes has been investigated as catalysts for a tandem oxidation/Wittig/reduction reaction to give C-C bonds from alcohols. The C-H-activated carbene complex Ru(IiPr(2)Me(2))'(PPh(3))(2)(CO)H (9) proves to be the most active precursor catalyzing the reaction of PhCH(2)OH and Ph(3)P=CHCN in 3 h at 70 degrees C. These results provide (a) a rare case in which N-alkyl carbenes afford higher catalytic activity than their N-aryl counterparts and (b) a novel example of the importance of NHC C-H activation in a catalytic cycle.     

BisN(chlorophenyl)dithiocarbamato complexes of cobalt(II), nickel(II), palladium(II) and platinum(II)

Summary Cobalt(II), nickel(II), palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes witho-(OCD),m-(MCD) andp-chlorophenyldithiocarbamate (PCD) ligands have been synthesised and characterised by chemical analyses, molecular weight determinations, conductance measurements, electronic and i.r. spectral studies. The thermal behaviour of the complexes has been studied by t.g. and d.t.a. techniques in a static air atmosphere and heats of reaction of different decomposition steps have been calculated from the d.t.a. curves. The thermal decomposition products of the complexes were identified by elemental analyses and i.r. spectra.     

New chemical access for pyran core embedded derivatives from bisalkenylated 1,3-diketones and 1,3-diketoesters via tandem C-dealkenylation and cyclization

New chemical access has been developed for the synthesis of pyran core embedded derivatives from 1,3-diketones and 1,3-diketoesters, in which the active methylene group of 1,3-diketone or 1,3-diketoester was alkenylated with three equivalents of alkenyl bromides in presence NaH to give bisalkenyl 1,3-diketones or 1,3-diketoesters and the resultant bisalkenyl 1,3-diketones or 1,3-diketoesters were reacted with AlCl₃ at room temperature to furnish pyran core embedded derivatives in good to excellent yields.     

Antimicrobial and Antimalarial Activity of Novel Synthetic Mononuclear Ruthenium(II) Compounds

The present work was aimed that the two Ruthenium compounds namely, [Ru(A)₂(B)]Cl₂, where A = 1,10‐phenanthroline; B = 2‐NO₂‐phenyl thiosemicarbazone (Compound R₁)/2‐OH‐phenyl thiosemicarbazone (Compound R₂) have been tested for antibacterial activity at the concentrations of 1 mg/mL against various Gram‐Positive organisms (Lactobacillus, Staphylococcus pyrogenes, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus & Bacillus megatarium) and Gram‐Negative organisms (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Proteus vulgaris, Enterobacter aerogenes, Salmonella paratyphi, Klebsiella pneumonia & Proteus mirabilis). The compounds were also tested for antifungal activity against Aspergillus clavatus, Aspergillus niger, Colletotrichum & Penicillium notatum by using agar diffusion assay and antimalarial activity against Plasmodium falciparum (Strain 3D7) using MTT assay. The results concluded that the compound R₁ exhibited significant antibacterial activity than R₂ against Gram‐Negative bacteria with zones of inhibition ranging from 15‐20 mm. and mild antibacterial activity against Gram‐Positive bacteria in comparison to tetracycline, streptomycin and rifampicin. These complexes were found to have moderate antifungal activity with no activity was however observed against Aspergillus niger. The compound, R₁ exhibited antimalarial activity at 10 μg/mL, whereas R₂ did not show antimalarial activity upto 50 μg/mL. Sensitivity to the compounds was greatest in the gram‐negative bacteria, followed by the gram‐positive bacteria and fungi.     

C?C Cross‐Coupling Reactions of O6‐Alkyl‐2‐Haloinosine Derivatives and a One‐Pot Cross‐Coupling/O6‐Deprotection Procedure

Reaction conditions for the C? C cross‐coupling of O⁶‐alkyl‐2‐bromo‐ and 2‐chloroinosine derivatives with aryl‐, hetaryl‐, and alkylboronic acids were studied. Optimization experiments with silyl‐protected 2‐bromo‐O⁶‐methylinosine led to the identification of [PdCl₂(dcpf)]/K₃PO₄ in 1,4‐dioxane as the best conditions for these reactions (dcpf=1,1′‐bis(dicyclohexylphosphino)ferrocene). Attempted O⁶‐demethylation, as well as the replacement of the C‐6 methoxy group by amines, was unsuccessful, which led to the consideration of Pd‐cleavable groups such that C? C cross‐coupling and O⁶‐deprotection could be accomplished in a single step. Thus, inosine 2‐chloro‐O⁶‐allylinosine was chosen as the substrate and, after re‐evaluation of the cross‐coupling conditions with 2‐chloro‐O⁶‐methylinosine as a model substrate, one‐step C? C cross‐coupling/deprotection reactions were performed with the O⁶‐allyl analogue. These reactions are the first such examples of a one‐pot procedure for the modification and deprotection of purine nucleosides under C? C cross‐coupling conditions.