Reductive radical-initiated 1,2-C migration assisted by an azidyl group

We report here a novel reductive radical-polar crossover reaction that is a reductive radical-initiated 1,2-C migration of 2-azido allyl alcohols enabled by an azidyl group. The reaction tolerates diverse migrating groups, such as alkyl, alkenyl, and aryl groups, allowing access to n+1 ring expansion of small to large rings. The possibility of directly using propargyl alcohols in one-pot is also described. Mechanistic studies indicated that an azidyl group is a good leaving group and provides a driving force for the 1,2-C migration.

We report here a novel reductive radical-polar crossover reaction that is a reductive radical-initiated 1,2-C migration of 2-azido allyl alcohols enabled by an azidyl group.

Since the groups of Ryu and Sonoda described the reductive radical-polar crossover (RRPCO) concept in the 1990s,¹ it has attracted considerable attention in modern organic synthesis.² By using this concept, a variety of complex molecules could be assembled in a fast step-economic fashion which is not possible using either radical or polar chemistry alone. However, only two RRPCO reaction modes are known to date: nucleophilic addition and nucleophilic substitution (Fig. 1A). The first RRPCO reaction is the nucleophilic addition of organometallic species, which is generated in situ from the reduction of a strong reducing metal with a carbon-centered radical intermediate and cations (E⁺ = H⁺, I⁺, Br⁺, path 1).³ However, the necessity for a large amount of harmful and strong reducing metals has greatly limited the scope and functional group tolerance of the reaction. Recently, photoredox catalysis has not only successfully overcome the shortcomings of using toxic strong reducing metals in the RRPCO reaction,⁴ but also enabled the development of several new RRPCO reaction types, including the nucleophilic addition with carbonyl compounds or carbon dioxide (path 2),⁵ the cyclization of alkyl halides/tosylates (path 3),⁶ and β-fluorine elimination (path 4).⁷ Although the RRPCO reaction has been greatly advanced by photoredox catalysis, it is still in its infancy, and the development of a novel RRPCO reaction is of great importance.Open in a separate windowFig. 1(A) Reductive radical-polar crossover reactions; (B) this work: reductive radical-initiated 1,2-C migration assisted by an azidyl group.Herein, we wish to report a new type of reductive radical-polar crossover cascade reaction that is the reductive radical-initiated 1,2-C migration under metal-free conditions (Fig. 1B). The development of this approach is not only to further expand the application of the RRPCO reaction, but also to solve the problems associated with the oxidative radical-initiated 1,2-C migration, such as the necessity for an oxidant and/or transition metal for the oxidative termination of the radicals, and also required sufficient ring strain to avoid the generation of epoxy byproducts.⁸ To realize this reaction, a driving force is needed to drive the 1,2-C migration after reductive termination, to avoid the otherwise inevitable protonation of the generated anion.⁹ Inspired by the leaving group-induced semipinacol rearrangement,¹⁰ we envisaged that 2-azidoallyl alcohols¹¹ might be the ideal substrates for the reductive radical-initiated 1,2-C migration because these compounds contain both an allylic alcohol motif, which is vital for the radical-initiated 1,2-C migration, and an azidyl group, a good leaving group,¹² which may facilitate the 1,2-C migration after the reductive termination of the radicals.With the optimal conditions established (ESI, Table S1^†), we then explored the scope of this radical-initiated 1,2-migration. As shown in Table 1, a series of naphthenic allylic alcohols could undergo n+1 ring expansion with minimal impact on the product yield (Table 1, 3aa–aq). Notably, only the alkyl groups were migrated when using benzonaphthenic allylic alcohols in the reaction. These results might be attributed to the aryl group possessing greater steric resistance. The structure of 3an was further verified by single-crystal diffraction. Interestingly, the vinyl azide derived from a pharmaceutical ethisterone was also a viable substrate, affording the migration product 3aq in 57% yield, which highlighted the applicability of this strategy in the late-stage modification of pharmaceuticals. Moreover, the acyclic allylic alcohol with an alkyl chain also successfully delivered the migration product 3ar in 64% yield.Substrate scope of 2-azidoallyl alcohols^ab

Canonical Connections and Algebraic Ricci Solitons of Three-dimensional Lorentzian Lie Groups

In this paper, the author computes canonical connections and KobayashiNomizu connections and their curvature on three-dimensional Lorentzian Lie groups with some product structure. He defines algebraic Ricci solitons associated to canonical connections and Kobayashi-Nomizu connections. He classifies algebraic Ricci solitons associated to canonical connections and Kobayashi-Nomizu connections on three-dimensional Lorentzian Lie groups with some product structure.     

Theoretical approach and the practice to the evaluation of structural parameters characterizing concentration polarization alongside ion-exchange membranes by means of dielectric measurement

As the application of a dielectric theory proposed previously (J Membrane Sci 64:153–161 (1991)), theoretical formulation and the practical procedure of dielectric analysis are developed to calculate the structural parameters such as the conductivity gradient and the thickness of the concentration polarization layer, the capacitances and the conductances of the two adjoining aqueous phases from the observed dielectric parameters. The procedure of calculation consequent upon the theoretical formulation was applied to double relaxation data observed for cation-exchange membrane systems under application of d.c. bias voltage. As a consequence, the structural parameters of concentration polarization were readily obtained with accuracy.     

多金属氧酸盐纳米材料的研究进展

多金属氧酸盐纳米材料是一类新型功能材料,由于其具有多酸的强氧化性和强酸性等优异性能,又具有纳米材料的功能特点,在催化合成和药物抗菌等方面具有重要意义。本文综述了近年来多酸纳米材料的合成与应用方面的进展,并对其化学合成的未来及应用进行了展望。     

正交试验法研制多烷基二氢化茚

双环苯型麝香化合物对香料工业具有重要意义。如粉檀麝香是合成麝香料。而1,1,2,3,3,5-六甲基-2.3-二氢化茚(HMI)则是制备粉檀麝香的母体化合物, 其经酰化后即可得到粉檀麝香。本文以对甲基异丙苯和2-甲基-丁烯-[2]为原料, 合成了HMI。     

混合型杂多化合物Mx[GaW9M3O40]·nH2O的合成和性质

本文报道了M_x[GaW₉M₃^′O₄₀]nH₂O(M′=Mo,V,Ti,Fe(Ⅲ),Co(Ⅱ),Ni(Ⅱ),Mn(Ⅱ);M=k,Na,Gua,Me₄N,Et₄N,Bu₄N)的合成。通过元素分析,阴离子电荷的确定,极谱、IR及UV光谱、可见光谱、ESR、磁化率测定对其进行了表征。并研究了它们在水溶液中对酸碱的稳定性     

CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF THE COMPLEX OF METHOXYCARBONYLETHYLTIN TRICHLORIDE WITH SALICYLIDENE－M－TOLUIDINE

ＣＲＹＳＴＡＬＡＮＤＭＯＬＥＣＵＬＡＲＳＴＲＵＣＴＵＲＥＯＦＴＨＥＣＯＭＰＬＥＸＯＦＭＥＴＨＯＸＹＣＡＲＢＯＮＹＬＥＴＨＹＬＴＩＮＴＲＩＣＨＬＯＲＩＤＥＷＩＴＨＳＡＬＩＣＹＬＩＤＥＮＥ－Ｍ－ＴＯＬＵＩＤＩＮＥＦａｎｇＸｉｎＦＵ；ＸｉｕＪｕａｎＬＩ；Ｈ...     

氢气辅助的水中埋弧法制备小直径碳纳米管

用改进的石墨电弧放电方法制备了小直径、高质量的碳纳米管,以水为打弧介质,氢气为保护气体.该方法具有装置简单,电流小,无催化剂,制备出的多壁碳纳米管直径小于10 nm等优点.     

Preparation of Co3O4 Nanofibers via an Electrospinning Technique

Thin PVA/cobalt acetate composite fibers were prepared by using sol-gel processing and electrospinning technique.After calcination of the above precursor fibers,Co3O4 nanofibers with a diameter of 50-150 nm could be successfully obtained.The fibers were characterized by SEM,FT-IR,WAXD,respectively.     

APPLICATION OF THE MOMENT METHODS TO ANALYSIS OF X-RAY DIFFRACTION LINE PROFILE FOR PA1010-BMI SYSTEM

Pure X-ray diffraction profiles have been analysed for polyamide 1010 and PA1010--BMI system by means of multipeak fitting resolution of X-ray diffraction.The methods ofvariance and fourth moment have been applied to determine the particle size and strainvalues for theparacrystalline materials.The results indicated that both variance and fourthmoment of X-ray diffraction line profile yielded approximately the same values of theparticle size and the strain.The particle sizes of(100)reflection have been found todecrease with increasing BMI content,whereas the strain values increased.