Gold-catalyzed 1,2-difunctionalizations of aminoalkynes using only N- and O-containing oxidants

We report two viable routes for the 1,2-difunctionalization of aminoalkynes using only oxidants. In the presence of a gold catalyst, nitrones enable the oxoamination of aminoalkynes 1 to form 2-aminoamides 2. With a suitable gold catalyst, nitrosobenzenes implement an alkyne/nitroso metathesis of the same substrates to give 2-oxoiminylamides 3. These two novel oxidations also provide 1,2-aminoalcohols with opposite regioselectivity via NaBH(4) reduction in situ.     

CO2 fixation by [WIVO(S2C2(CN)2)2]2?: functional model for the tungsten-formate dehydrogenase of Clostridium thermoaceticum

(NEt₄)₂[W^IVO(S₂C₂(CN)₂)₂] (1), isolated by reaction of Na₂ WO₄, Na₂S₂C₂(CN)₂ (Na₂mnt) in acidified (pH5.5) aqueous medium in the presence of excess of sodium dithionite and NEt₄Br, reduces CO₂/HCO ₃ ⁻ (pH 7.5) to yield HCOO⁻ and (NEt₄)₂[W^VIO₂(S₂C₂(CN)₂)₂] (2) mimicking tungsten-formate dehydrogenase (W-FDH) activity. (1) reacts with Na₂MoO₄ in acidic medium to produce [Mo^IvO(S₂C₂(CN)₂)₂]²⁻ implicating the displacement of tungsten by molybdenum from the cofactor complex in W-FDH.     

Low-frequency cooperative dynamics in L-, D-, and DL-alanine crystals: a 13C and 15N cross-polarization magic-angle-spinning NMR study

Knowledge of the dynamical changes in molecular configurations in various amino acid structures over a wide range of time scales is important since such changes may influence the structural transformations and the diverse biological functionalities of proteins. Using the temperature dependence of the rotating-frame NMR spin-lattice relaxation times T(1rho) of protons as a probe, we have investigated the low-frequency (approximately 60-100 kHz) dynamics in the crystal structures of L-, D-, and DL- alanine (C(12)H(28)O(8)N(4)) polymorphs. The proton relaxation times T(1rho) were obtained from (13)C <-- (1)H and (15)N <-- (1)H cross-polarization magic-angle-spinning NMR experiments over a temperature range of 192-342 K. The data reveal that the time scales of these low-frequency dynamical processes are distinctly different from the localized, high-frequency rotational motion of methyl and amine groups. The strongly asymmetric T(1rho) versus temperature curves and the subtle dynamical differences between the DL-alanine and the L- and d-enantiomorphs indicate that these low-frequency processes are cooperative in nature and are sensitive to molecular packing.     

Oscillator strengths and polarizabilities of the hot-dense plasma-embedded helium atom

The effect of weakly coupled hot plasma environment on the oscillator strengths of the ultraviolet and visible series and the polarizabilities of helium has been investigated using variational highly correlated wave functions within the non-relativistic framework. The Debye shielding approach that admits a variety of plasma conditions is used to simulate the plasma effects. For each shielding parameter, dipole oscillator strengths are calculated for the 1 ¹S-n¹P (n=2, 3), 2 ¹S-2 ¹P, 2 ³S-n³P (n=2, 3) and 2 ^1,3P-n^1,3D (n=3, 4) transitions. The dipole and quadrupole polarizabilities for the ground He (1s²¹S) state are also reported for each screening parameter. Results obtained are useful in plasma diagnostic purposes besides several other applications.     

Water extract of red mud: an efficient and renewable medium for environmentally benign synthesis of 2-amino-4H-chromenes

Molecular Diversity - In this study, an efficient and convenient domino Michael addition/intramolecular cyclization protocol is presented for the synthesis of biologically relevant...     

Two enantiomers of [Cu(3)(mnt)(3)](3-) as ligands to Cu(i) or Ag(i) in building [Cu(6)M(2)(mnt)(6)](4-) complexes (M = Cu or Ag) with the reversal of the reaction by X(-) (X = Cl, Br)

Two enantiomers of [Bu(4)N](3)[Cu(3)(mnt)(3)] () formed by Na(2)(mnt) (mnt = maleonitriledithiolate, [S(2)C(2)(CN)(2)](2-)) and CuCl in a 1 : 1 molar ratio react further with MCl (M = Cu or Ag) involving both the enantiomers of to produce the larger complex, [Bu(4)N](4)[Cu(6)M(2)(mnt)(6)] (M = Cu (2), Ag (3)) from which the capped Cu(+) or Ag(+) ion can readily be removed by Bu(4)NX (X = Cl, Br), reverting or back to . Such reversal does not work with non-coordinating anions like BF(4)(-), ClO(4)(-) and PF(6)(-).     

Boron-Thioketonates: A New Class of S,O-Chelated Boranes as Acceptors in Optoelectronic Devices

Development of new n-type semiconductors with tunable band gap and dielectric constant has significant implication in dissociating bound charge carrier relevant for demonstrating high performance optoelectronic devices. Boron-β-thioketonates (MTDKB), analogues to boron-β-diketonates containing a sulfur atom in the framework of β-diketones were synthesized. Bulk transport measurement exhibited an outstanding bulk electron mobility of ≈0.003 cm² V⁻¹ s⁻¹, which is among the best values reported till date in these class of semiconducting materials and correspondingly a single junction photo responsivity of upto 6 mA W⁻¹ was obtained. This new family of O,S-chelated boron compounds exhibited luminescence in the far red/near-infrared region. The remarkable red shift of 89 nm (fluorescence) observed for 4 a in comparison with analogues boron-β-diketonate signifies the importance of sulfur in these molecules. MTDKBs with amine functionality have also been investigated as an ON/OFF fluorescent sensor.     

Mono-oxo bis(dithiolene) Mo(IV)/W(IV) complexes as building blocks for sulfide bridged Bi- and Tri-nuclear complexes

A new electron precise, six-electron, sulfide-bicapped trinuclear cluster complex [Et4N]4[Mo(IV)3(mu3-S)2(mnt)6] (1) has been synthesized, where each Mo(IV) atom is seven coordinated. Identical reaction conditions yielded a dimeric complex, [PNP]2[W(V)2(mu2-S)2(mnt)4] (2) from the starting W(IV) analogue due to oxidation by sulfur formed by the auto-oxidation of H2S. Two stepwise reversible reductions and no oxidation of 2 as observed by cyclic voltammetry are correlated with the nonbonding nature of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital and deeply buried highest occupied molecular orbital by theoretical calculations at the density-functional theory level.