Application de la RMN du 13C a la determination de la configuration de centres quaternaires en serie alicyclique et hydrate de carbone a chaine ramifiee

Configurational assignments to quaternary centres of 2-(l,3-dithianyl) branched-chain carbohydrates, important intermediates for the synthesis of carbohydrate-containing antibiotics, have been made through natural abundance ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. Configurations of quaternary carbons in 21, 24 and 26 were assigned by comparison with ¹³C spectra of structurally-related alicyclic derivatives 1–16.     

Activation of surface hydroxyl groups by modification of H-terminated Si(111) surfaces

Chemical functionalization of semiconductor surfaces, particularly silicon oxide, has enabled many technologically important applications (e.g., sensing, photovoltaics, and catalysis). For such processes, hydroxyl groups terminating the oxide surface constitute the primary reaction sites. However, their reactivity is often poor, hindering technologically important processes, such as surface phosphonation requiring a lengthy postprocessing annealing step at 140 °C with poor control of the bonding geometry. Using a novel oxide-free surface featuring a well-defined nanopatterned OH coverage, we demonstrate that hydroxyl groups on oxide-free silicon are more reactive than on silicon oxide. On this model surface, we show that a perfectly ordered layer of monodentate phosphonic acid molecules is chemically grafted at room temperature, and explain why it remains completely stable in aqueous environments, in contrast to phosphonates grafted on silicon oxides. This fundamental understanding of chemical activity and surface stability suggests new directions to functionalize silicon for sensors, photovoltaic devices, and nanoelectronics.     

Sobolev- und Sobolev-Hardy-Räume aufS 1: Dualitätstheorie und Funktionalkalküle

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Copper-catalyzed coupling of aryl iodides with aliphatic alcohols

[reaction: see text] A simple and mild method for the coupling of aryl iodides and aliphatic alcohols that does not require the use of alkoxide bases is described. The reactions can be performed in neat alcohol. For more precious alcohols, the etherification was carried out in toluene as solvent using 2 equiv of alcohol. Additionally, the cross-coupling of an optically active benzylic alcohol with an unactivated aryl halide was demonstrated to proceed with complete retention of configuration.