Photocatalytic Synthesis of β-Keto Primary Chlorides by Selective Chlorocarbonylation of Olefins

Functionalized primary alkyl chlorides are precursors to a plethora of scaffolds but their access from chemical feedstocks remains challenging. Herein, we report a concise dual Ni/photoredox catalytic protocol for regioselective chlorocarbonylation of unactivated alkenes that enables rapid access to β-keto primary chlorides. The catalytic process features an extensive substrate scope, scalability and functional group tolerance. The Ni/photocatalytic Cl⋅ generation and subsequent cross-coupling is implicated for the process based on the control experiments and DFT study. The synthetic utility of the protocol has been further corroborated through functionalization of complex substrates and modifications of the product.     

Synthesis of the repeating trisaccharide unit of the cell wall lipopolysaccharide of Escherichia coli type 8

NIS/TfOH mediated glycosidation of methyl 3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-α-d-mannopyranoside with phenyl 2-O-acetyl-3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-1-thio-α-d-mannopyranoside furnished the corresponding disaccharide derivative in excellent yield and α-selectivity. Zémplen deacetylation of the same followed by reaction with BSP/Tf₂O-preactivated phenyl 4,6-O-benzylidene-2,3-di-O-benzyl-1-thio-α-d-mannopyranoside generated methyl 4,6-O-benzylidene-2,3-di-O-benzyl-β-d-mannopyranosyl-(1→2)-3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-α-d-mannopyranosyl-(1→2)-3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-α-d-mannopyranoside in very good yield and excellent β-selectivity. Pd/C catalyzed hydrogenation of the latter finally afforded the repeating trisaccharide of Escherichia coli 8 O-antigen as its methyl glycoside.     

Reactivity dynamics of a confined molecule in presence of an external magnetic field

Reactivity dynamics and stability of a confined hydrogen molecule in presence of an external magnetic field has been studied using quantum fluid density functional theory. Dynamic profiles of various reactivity parameters such as hardness, electrophilicity, magnetizability, phase volume, entropy, etc. have been studied within a confined environment. Responses in the reactivity parameters as well as the associated electronic structure principles validate the stability of the confined H₂ molecule in ground and excited states in presence of an external magnetic field. Confinement to the system has been imposed by the Dirichlet type boundary condition. Confinement and excitation act in opposite directions. Ground state type dynamics is obtained on simultaneous electronic excitation and confinement. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Palladium-catalyzed tandem oxidative cyclization of 1-bromohexa-1,5-dien-3-ols: easy access to cyclopentenones

The novel Pd-catalyzed tandem cyclization of 1-bromohexa-1,5-dien-3-ols, prepared from the corresponding β-bromo-vinylaldehydes to cyclopentenone derivatives has been developed.     

A tug-of-war between electronic excitation and confinement in a dynamical context

Quantum fluid density functional theory has been used to study the time evolution of various reactivity parameters such as hardness, electrophilicity, entropy, chemical potential, polarizability, electronegativity etc. in a confined environment during time dependent processes like atom-ion collision and atom-field interaction. Responses in the reactivity parameters of the helium atom, in the dynamical context, for ground state as well as in excited state, have been reported. The confinement is incorporated through a Dirichlet type boundary condition. With a decrease in the size of the cylindrical box, the system gets harder and less polarizable. Simultaneous excitation and confinement may bring back the ground state behavior.     

Regioselective double Boekelheide reaction: first synthesis of 3,6-dialkylpyrazine-2,5-dicarboxaldehydes from dl-alanine

Pyrazine-2,5-dicarboxaldehyde was synthesized on a multi-gram scale by MnO₂ oxidation of 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)pyrazine, which in turn was obtained from 2,5-dimethylpyrazine employing double Boekelheide reaction as a key step as reported previously. This reaction was subsequently utilized in a regioselective fashion as a key step to synthesize efficiently, for the first time, 3,6-di(long-chain)alkylpyrazine-2,5-dicarboxaldehydes starting from dl-alanine. These monomers are certain to have importance as electron deficient and chemically versatile components for new materials development.     

Boron trifluoride–etherate in fluorinated alcohols: A powerful promoter system for intramolecular alkyne–aldehyde metathesis of o-(3-arylpropargyloxy)benzaldehydes

Boron trifluoride–etherate (BF₃·OEt₂) in 2,2,2‐trifluoroethanol (TFE) was found to be a highly efficient promoter system for the intramolecular alkyne–aldehyde metathesis of o-(3-arylpropargyloxy)benzaldehydes. The reaction produces the corresponding 3-aroyl-2H-chromenes in excellent yields under metal-free conditions.     

Combining spiro-fused cyclohexadienone – tetrahydrofuran ring system with glycine: Asymmetric synthesis of a new class of α-amino acid derivatives

Herein, we present the asymmetric synthesis of spiro-fused cyclohexadienone – tetrahydrofuran-embedded glycine derivatives as a new class of nonproteinogenic α-amino acid derivatives. Starting from commercially available 2-allylphenols, key β-hydroxy-α-amino esters were synthesized via high-yielding multi-step reaction sequences involving Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation as the chirality induction step. PhI(OAc)₂-mediated oxidative dearomatization – spirocyclization of phenol-tethered β-hydroxy-α-amino esters efficiently produced the corresponding spiro-fused cyclohexadienone – tetrahydrofuran-embedded glycine derivatives, providing a general route to this hitherto-unreported class of compounds that are equipped with three privileged scaffolds (cyclohexadienone – tetrahydrofuran – α-amino ester).     

Role of Entropy-Corrected New Agegraphic Dark Energy in Hořava-Lifshitz Gravity

In this work, we have considered the entropy-corrected new agegraphic dark energy (ECNADE) model in Ho?ava-Lifshitz gravity in FRW universe. We have discussed the correspondence between ECNADE and other dark energy models such as DBI-essence, Yang-Mills dark energy, Chameleon field, Non-linear electrodynamics field and hessence dark energy in the context of Ho?ava-Lifshitz gravity and reconstructed the potentials and the dynamics of the scalar field theory which describe the ECNADE.