Unexpected Formation of A 4,6-O-Propylidene Derivative from Galactose and Allyl Alcohol in the Presence of AmberlystR15

Abstract

Allyl ethers are convenient and widely used protecting groups in synthetic carbohydrate chemistry.² One of the attractive reactions of the allyl ether group is its ready isomerization into a prop-1-enyl ether function under basic or metal-mediated conditions.^2-4 In our research projects to extend galactosyltransferase reactions to the enzymic syntheses of βGal 1,1-linked sugars,⁵ 1-O-allyl galactopyranoside was needed as a key synthetic intermediate. Anhydrous cation exchange resin (Amberlyst^R15:Rohm & Haas Co.) was chosen as the acidic catalyst owing to its ease of handling and removal. In this paper we report an unexpected result of this reaction which gave allyl 4,6-O-propylidene galactopyranoside from galactose and Amberlyst in refluxing allyl alcohol.

On treatment of galactose (200 mg) and Amberlyst (100 mg) in allyl alcohol (5 mL) at 100–110 °C, TLC analysis (silica gel, acetonitrile:water, 10:1) indicated that the allyl glycosylation was completed within 15 min, affording allyl D-galactopyranoside.     

Highly enhanced enantioselectivity in the memory of chirality via acyliminium ions

[reaction: see text] Electrochemical oxidation of N-acylated serine derivative 1b in methanol gave optically active methoxylated compound 2b with an enantiomeric excess of up to 80%. The bulky o-phenyl benzoyl N-protecting group was found to be the main contributing factor for the enhanced enantioselectivity. The mechanistic aspect of this methoxylation reaction was investigated and found to proceed via a retention mechanism.     

Metabolites of Icariin in Urine Following Oral Administration

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α,α′‐Diarylacenaphtho[1,2‐c]phosphole P‐Oxides: Divergent Synthesis and Application to Cathode Buffer Layers in Organic Photovoltaics

A divergent method for the synthesis of α,α′‐diarylacenaphtho[1,2‐c]phosphole P‐oxides has been established; α,α′‐dibromoacenaphtho[c]phosphole P‐oxide, which was prepared through a Ti^II‐mediated cyclization of 1,8‐bis(trimethylsilylethynyl)naphthalene, underwent a Stille coupling with three different kinds of aryltributylstannanes to afford the α,α′‐diarylacenaphtho[c]phosphole P‐oxides in moderate to good yields. X‐ray crystallographic analyses and UV/Vis absorption/fluorescence measurements have revealed that the degree of π‐conjugation, the packing motif, the electron‐accepting ability, and the thermal stability of the acenaphtho[c]phosphole π‐systems are finely tunable with the α‐aryl substituents. All the P?O and P?S derivatives exhibited high stability in their electrochemically reduced state. To use this class of arene‐fused phosphole π‐systems as n‐type semiconducting materials, we evaluated device performances of the bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaics (OPV) that consist of poly(3‐hexylthiophene), an indene‐C₇₀ bisadduct, and a cathode buffer layer. The insertion of the diarylacenaphtho[c]phosphole P‐oxides as the buffer layer was found to improve the power conversion efficiency of the polymer‐based OPV devices.     

Photoreactions of 2,3-diazatetracyclo[5.3.1.04,11.06,8]undeca-2,9 dienes ; the retro-1,3-dipolar cycloadditions and the nitrogen extrusion reactions

The photochemical reactions of tetracyclic azo compounds ($\text{1a–b}$) giving $\text{5a–b}$ and $\text{8a–b}$via diazoethane derivatives ($\text{6a–b}$) were investigated in addition to the nitrogen extrusion reactions leading to tetracyclo[4.3.0.0^2,9.05,7nonenes ($\text{4a–b}$).     

Biomimetic entry to acyclic terpene synthesis a novel rearrangement of allyl ether catalyzed by organoaluminium reagents

The intramolecular prenyltransfer reaction is accomplished by the rearrangement of allyl ethers with (2,6-di-$\text{tert}$-butyl-4-methylphenoxy)methylaluminum trifluoromethanesulfonate. The present method provides a simple and highly efficient synthesis of lavandulol.     

Pd/Hβ双功能催化剂上苯加氢烷基化合成环己基苯

采用浸渍法制备了Pd/Hβ双功能催化剂,并用其催化苯加氢烷基化反应合成环己基苯,考察了反应温度、反应时间、氢气压力、载体的酸性和催化剂的金属担载量对反应的影响.结果表明,在2.5MPaH2、200℃和3h的条件下,苯的转化率为24.3%,环己基苯的选择性为88.0%.金属活性位与酸性位之间的平衡是苯加氢烷基化反应的关键.同时,探讨了苯的加氢烷基化反应机理.     

Preparation and applications of novel fluoroalkyl end-capped oligomers/calcium carbonate nanocomposites

Calcium chloride reacted with sodium carbonate in the presence of a variety of self-assembled molecular aggregates formed by fluoroalkyl end-capped acrylic acid, 2-methacryloyloxyethane sulfonic acid, dimethylacrylamide, and acryloylmorpholine oligomers in aqueous solutions to afford the corresponding fluorinated oligomers/calcium carbonate composites in excellent to moderate isolated yields. These fluorinated calcium carbonate composites thus obtained were shown to have a good dispersibility not only in water but also in traditional organic media including fluorinated solvents. Dynamic light scattering measurements (DLS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showed that these fluorinated composites are nanometer-size-controlled particles and well dispersed in these media. Cross-linked fluoroalkyl end-capped acrylic acid co-oligomer containing poly(oxyethylene) units was also applied to the preparation of new cross-linked fluorinated calcium carbonate nanocomposites under similar conditions. The obtained cross-linked fluorinated calcium carbonate nanocomposites were found to have an extremely higher dispersibility in aqueous and organic media including fluorinated solvents, compared to that of the corresponding fluoroalkyl end-capped oligomer nanocomposites. In particular, it was verified that these fluorinated calcium carbonate nanocomposites are applicable to the dispersion above poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) film surface. Interestingly, field-emission SEM (FE-SEM) images of the cross-section of the modified PMMA films showed that calcium carbonate particles dispersed into these PMMA films could be arranged regularly above the modified film surface. More interestingly, cross-linked fluorinated oligomeric aggregates were able to provide suitable host moieties for the crystallization of calcium carbonate.     

Direct measurement of isotopomer of intracellular metabolites using capillary electrophoresis time-of-flight mass spectrometry for efficient metabolic flux analysis

We have developed a metabolic flux analysis method that is based on (13)C-labeling patterns of the intracellular metabolites directly measured by capillary electrophoresis time-of-flight mass spectrometry (CE-TOFMS). The flux distribution of the central carbon metabolism in Escherichia coli was determined by this new approach and the results were compared with findings obtained by conventional GC-MS analysis based on isotopomer of the proteinogenic amino acids. There were some differences in estimation results between new approach using CE-TOFMS and conventional approach using GC-MS. These were thought to be attributable to variations in measured mass distributions between amino acids and the corresponding precursors and to differences in the sensitivity of the exchange coefficients to mass distributions. However, our CE-TOFMS method facilitates high-throughput flux analysis without requiring complicated sample preparation such as hydrolysis of proteins and derivatization of amino acids.