Theoretical Study on Thermodynamic Properties and Hydrophilicity of Polychorinated Phenothiazines （PCPTZs）

The thermodynamic properties of 135 polychlorinated phenothiazines (PCPTZs) in the standard state are calculated using a combination of quantum mechanical computations performed with the Gaussian 03 program at the B3LYP/6-311G** level, and their octanol-water partition coefficients (logKow) are calculated based on group contributions. The chlorine substitution pattern strongly influenced the thermodynamic properties and hydrophilicity of the compounds. The thermodynamic properties of congeners also depend on the chlorine substitution pattern. The effect of chlorine substitution pattern is quantitatively studied by considering the number and position of Cl atom substitution (NPCS). The results show that the NPCS model may be used to predict the thermodynamic properties and hydrophilicity for all 135 PCPTZ congeners.     

Improving protein structural class prediction using novel combined sequence information and predicted secondary structural features

Protein structural class prediction solely from protein sequences is a challenging problem in bioinformatics. Numerous efficient methods have been proposed for protein structural class prediction, but challenges remain. Using novel combined sequence information coupled with predicted secondary structural features (PSSF), we proposed a novel scheme to improve prediction of protein structural classes. Given an amino acid sequence, we first transformed it into a reduced amino acid sequence and calculated its word frequencies and word position features to combine novel sequence information. Then we added the PSSF to the combine sequence information to predict protein structural classes. The proposed method was tested on four benchmark datasets in low homology and achieved the overall prediction accuracies of 83.1%, 87.0%, 94.5%, and 85.2%, respectively. The comparison with existing methods demonstrates that the overall improvements range from 2.3% to 27.5%, which indicates that the proposed method is more efficient, especially for low-homology amino acid sequences.     

~3Δ、~3Π、~3Σ~＋Ni—CO分子簇的从头算研究

用从头算研究了ｄ空穴位置不同对Ｎｉ—ＣＯ成键机制的影响。结果表明，Ｎｉ—ＣＯ键中σ／π接受作用的相对强弱，取决于Ｎｉ—ＣＯ簇所处的能态。σ空间电子云较π空间电子云弥散，因而Ｎｉ—ＣＯ簇的稳定性与σ空间电子云的排斥密切相关。随着Ｎｉ４ｐσ轨道上电子占据数的增加，Ｎｉ—ＣＯ稳定性减弱。比较了分子簇Ｎｉ—ＣＯ与ＮｉＣＯ分子及ＣＯ／Ｎｉ化学吸附体系之间的性质。     

On the formation of Pd(II) complexes of Trost modular ligand involving N-H activation or P,O coordination in Pd-catalyzed allylic alkylations

Specific chiral ligands have been designed by Trost et al. to perform enantioselective Pd-catalyzed allylic alkylations. It is shown that the Pd(0) complex formed by addition of the Trost ligand (4) to Pd⁰(dba)₂ is not stable in most solvents (acetone, DMF, CH₂Cl₂). Indeed, Pd⁰(dba)(4) leads to the formation of a stable Pd^II complex 5 (X-ray structure), likely by activation of the two N-H bonds of the ligand by the Pd⁰ centre. The formation of the Pd^II complex competes with the reaction of Pd⁰(4) with (E)-PhCHCH-CH(OAc)-Ph, excluding any investigation of the kinetics of the latter reaction. The ionization steps from intermediate (η²-PhCHCH-CH(OAc)-Ph)Pd⁰(4) were found to be very slow. The cationic P,P complex [(η³-Ph-CH-CH-CH-Ph)Pd(4)]⁺, expected to be generated by addition of 2 equiv. of 4 to the precursor [(η³-Ph-CH-CH-CH-Ph)Pd(μ-Cl)]₂, in the presence of a chloride scavenger, leads to a complex mixture whereas addition of 1 equiv. of 4 affords a stable bis-cationic Pd^II complex {[(η³-Ph-CH-CH-CH-Ph)Pd]₂(4)]}²⁺, (X-ray structure) via a P,O complexation of each allyl-Pd moieties. This dissymmetric P,O coordination will favour the enantioselectivity of Pd-catalyzed allylic alkylation of (E)-PhCHCH-CH(OAc)-Ph by the control of the regioselectivity of the nucleophilic attack onto the allylic ligand which is responsible of the enantioselectivity of the overall catalytic reaction.     

Palladium(II)-allyl complexes containing chiral N-donor ferrocenyl ligands

A study of the reactivity of enantiopure ferrocenylimine (S_C)-[FcCHN-CH(Me)(Ph)] {Fc =  (η⁵-C₅H₅)Fe{(η⁵-C₅H₄)-} (1a) with palladium(II)-allyl complexes [Pd(η³-1R¹,3R²-C₃H₃)(μ-Cl)]₂ {R¹ = H and R² = H (2), Ph (3) or R¹ = R² = Ph (4)} is reported. Treatment of 1a with 2 or 3 {in a molar ratio Pd(II):1a = 1} in CH₂Cl₂ at 298 K produced [Pd(η³-3R²-C₃H₄){FcCHN-CH(Me)(Ph)}Cl] {R² = H (5a) or Ph (6a)}. When the reaction was carried out under identical experimental conditions using complex 4 as starting material no evidence for the formation of [Pd(η³-1,3-Ph₂-C₃H₃){FcCHN-CH(Me)(Ph)}Cl] (7a) was found. Additional studies on the reactivity of (S_C)-[FcCHN-CH(R³)(CH₂OH)] {R³ = Me (1b) or CHMe₂ (1c)} with complex 4 showed the importance of the bulk of the substituents on the palladium(II) allyl-complex (2-4) or on the ferrocenylimines (1) in this type of reaction. The crystal structure of 5a showed that: (a) the ferrocenylimine adopts an anti-(E) conformation and behaves as an N-donor ligand, (b) the chloride is in acis-arrangement to the nitrogen and (c) the allyl group binds to the palladium(II) in a η³-fashion. Solution NMR studies of 5a and 6a and [Pd(η³-1,3-Ph₂-C₃H₃){FcCHN-CH(Me)(CH₂OH)}Cl] (7b) revealed the coexistence of several isomers in solution. The stoichiometric reaction between 6a and sodium diethyl 2-methylmalonate reveals that the formation of the achiral linear trans-(E) isomer of Ph-CHCH-CH₂Nu (8) was preferred over the branched derivative (9). A comparative study of the potential utility of ligand 1a, complex 5a and the amine (S_C)-H₂N-CH(Me)(Ph) (11) as catalysts in the allylic alkylation of (E)-3-phenyl-2-propenyl (cinnamyl) acetate with the nucleophile diethyl 2-methylmalonate (Nu⁻) is reported.     

A new dirhodium tetraacetate carbenoid: Synthesis, crystal structure and catalytic application

A new dirhodium tetraacetate II involving 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-imidazol-2-ylidene I was synthesized and characterized by general spectroscopic tools in the solution state as well as single X-ray crystallographic analysis in the solid state. The catalytic activity of dirhodium tetraacetate carbenoid II was tested for the allylic oxidation, and the improved reactivity to the allylic oxidation was observed compared to that of Rh₂(OAc)₄. The different electrochemical properties of dirhodium tetraacetate carbenoid II and Rh₂(OAc)₄ were compared via cyclic voltammetry.     

Microwave-assisted arylation of rac-(E)-3-acetoxy-1,3-diphenylprop-1-ene with arylboronic acids

The palladium-catalyzed arylation of rac-(E)-3-acetoxy-1,3-diphenylprop-1-ene with arylboronic acids was studied under controlled microwave irradiation conditions. A variety of different catalysts, bases, and solvents were explored in order to achieve optimum yields in the shortest possible reaction times. The best isolated yields were obtained using Pd₂(dba)₃·CHCl₃/PPh₃ as the catalytic system, potassium phosphate monohydrate as the base, and toluene/H₂O as a solvent system. Microwave irradiation using 5 mol % of the palladium catalyst for 90 s (max. temp 170 °C) generally afforded the cross-coupling products in good to excellent yields.     

Palladium-catalyzed cycloheptatriene formation by [3+2+2] cocyclization of 2-substituted allylic alcohols and alkynes

Cycloheptatrienes were obtained by the reaction of 2-substituted allylic alcohols with alkynes in the presence of catalytic amounts of palladium complexes and p-toluenesulfonic acid.     

E/Z Isomerization of 3,3-disubstituted allylic thioethers

Allylic thioethers of the general structure 1 underwent E/Z isomerization during both basic and acidic hydrolysis of the ester moiety at the remote end of the molecule. The isomerization was dependent on the substitution of the allylic moiety. The presence of a 5-membered heterocycle on the double bond supported the isomerization. However, analogous oxy-ethers were stable.     

剖宫产术后母乳喂养体位

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