Enzyme-catalyzed transesterification of vinyl esters on cellulose solids

Enzyme-catalyzed transesterification of several cellulose solids in organic media have been investigated. Several protease enzymes were made soluble in organic media through ion-paired enzyme–surfactant complexes. Subtilisin Carsberg was found to be catalytically active in the transesterification of cellulose with vinyl propionate and vinyl acrylate in anhydrous pyridine. The ester carbonyl groups in acylated cellulose derivatives were confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The surfaces of these cellulose derivatives became hydrophobic as demonstrated by increased water-contact angles. The enzyme-catalyzed transesterification was confirmed to regioselectively target the primary hydroxyl group of cellulose by reactions on specifically substituted cellulose. The cellulose esters from enzyme-catalyzed transesterification could be hydrolyzed partially by the same enzyme in aqueous media, and were thus biodegradable. Surface grafting of cellulose acrylate was demonstrated using azobisisobutyronitrile-initiated polymerization of acrylonitrile in dimethylformamide. Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-g-cellulose shows a different thermal behavior from cellulose, homopolymer PAN, and PAN/cellulose blends. The grafted PAN on PAN-g-cellulose at a 16% grafting add-on is incapable of cyclization. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 39: 1931–1939, 2001     

Electrochemical co-oxidation of C-H acids and methanol as a new route to functionalized cyclopropanes

Electrolysis of dimethyl malonate or methyl cyanoacetate in methanol in the presence of LiCl in an undivided cell leads to formation of 1,1,2,2-cyclopropanetetracarboxylic derivatives.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1835–1836, October, 1994.This work was supported by the International Science Foundation (Grant No MHY 000).     

On-resin peptide ligation via C-terminus benzyl ester

Here, we reported a new approach of on-resin peptide ligation using C-terminal benzyl ester as the stabilized precursor of thioester, which enables both N-terminal elongation and C-terminal peptide ligation on a Rink Amide resin.     

(5-氨基-[1,3,4]噻二唑-2-基)-丙酸乙酯的合成工艺改进

以丁二酸酐为起始原料,经醇解和酰化反应制得丁二酸单乙酯酰氯(3);3经甲烷磺酸催化与氨基硫脲环合合成了重要药物中间体——(5-氨基-[1,3,4]噻二唑-2-基)-丙酸乙酯,其结构经~1H NMR,IR和MS确证。运用正交试验对环合反应条件进行优化。最优反应条件为:3 132 mmol,n(氨基硫脲)∶n(3)∶n(甲烷磺酸)=1∶3∶3,于110℃反应3 h,总收率51.3%。     

基于聚丙交酯的光固化型可生物降解聚氨酯丙烯酸酯的合成和表征

基于聚醚酯的聚氨酯丙烯酸酯具有应用于组织工程支架材料及相关生物医用材料的潜力,研究其可生物降解性及影响因素非常重要.聚醚酯是由PEG(Mw=400)引发L-丙交酯开环聚合而得到的PLLA-PEGPLLA(PLEL)嵌段共聚物.它与二异氰酸酯(异佛尔酮二异氰酸酯和六亚甲基二异氰酸酯)反应,并用甲基丙烯酸羟乙酯封端,得到聚氨酯丙烯酸酯低聚物,然后通过紫外固化得到聚氨酯丙烯酸酯材料(PUA).用NMR和GPC对PLEL二醇和预聚物进行了组成和分子量表征,用DSC和DMA对PUA进行了结构和物理性能表征以及用接触角、吸水率和质量分析方法对材料的亲水性和降解性能进行了表征.结果发现,随着PLLA疏水链段变长,PLEL软段分子量增大,材料的亲水性降低,交联度和降解速率变小.相同的软段,基于硬段HDIHEMA的PUA材料比IPDI-HEMA的PUA有较低的T_g,较高的亲水性和降解速率.因为IPDI有环状结构,降低了PUA与水的相互作用.在3种不同降解条件下,氧化降解速率最高,酶解的速率高于水解.PUA材料的氧化降解速率取决于软段中PEG的含量,PLEL1000-HDI中PEG含量最高,其氧化降解最快,13周内失重率达到82.6%.     

Preparation of high thermal conductive aluminum nitride/cyanate ester nanocomposite using a new macromolecular coupling agent

Novel glycidyl methacrylate–butyl acrylate–maleic anhydride (GBM) terpolymers with different molecular weights were synthesized by radical polymerization and characterized using fourier transform infrared, nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H‐NMR and ¹³ C‐NMR), and gel permeation chromatography. Each GBM terpolymer was used to modify aluminum nitride (AlN), and the modified AlN, coded as AlN(GBM), was added to 2,2′‐bis(4‐cyanatophenyl)isopropylidene (CE) resin for preparing composites. Composites based on original AlN or γ‐(2,3‐epoxypropoxy)propyltrimethoxysilane‐modified AlN (AlN(K)) were also prepared for comparison. Although GBM and γ‐(2,3‐epoxypropoxy)propyltrimethoxysilane have similar reactive groups, the results indicate that GBM shows more attractive integrated advantages, reflected by the fact that CE/AlN(GBM) composites have better thermal stability, higher thermal conductivity, and higher glass transition temperature than those of CE/AlN(K). These properties result from better dispersion of fillers, improved interfacial adhesion between fillers and CE resin, and increased cross‐linking density. This study demonstrates that the nature of the coupling agents is an important factor to develop high performance composites for cutting‐edge industries. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Reinvestigation of palladium-catalyzed allylation of the monoacetate of 4-cyclopentene-1,3-diol and synthesis of the coronafacic acid ethyl ester

A larger quantity of a β-keto ester that is 1.5–1.7 equiv more than the base (t-BuOK, NaH) was found to be essential in securing sufficient yields of the products in the palladium-catalyzed allylic substitution of the monoacetate of 4-cyclopentene-1,3-diol with β-keto esters. This requirement also works well for substitutions with the TBS ether of the monoacetate and the monoacetate of 2-cyclohexene-1,4-diol. As an application, the coronafacic acid ethyl ester was synthesized as an optically active form.     

Synthesis of the ethyl ester of the mononitrile of malonic acid by the catalytic carbonylation of benzenesulfonyloxyacetonitrile

A new method has been developed for the synthesis of the ethyl ester of the mononitrile of malonic acid by the carbonylation of benzenesulfonyloxyacetonitrile in absolute ethanol in the presence of cobalt carbonyl. The yield of the desired product was 30% with 60–90% conversion of the starting compound. The effects of temperature, pressure, and reaction time were studied.N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117913 Moscow. S. M. Kirov Urals Polytechnical Institute, Ekaterinburg. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 215–216, January, 1992.     

Retention,enantioselectivity and enantiomeric elution order of propranolol and its ester derivatives on an alpha1-acid glycoprotein-bonded column

Summary The retention, enantionselectivity and enantiomeric elution order of racemic propranolol (PP) and its ester derivatives (O-acetyl,-propionyl,-butyrul and-valeryl PP) on an ₁-acid glycoprotein (AGP)-bonded column have been investigated by changing eluent composition (eluent pH, buffer concentration, type and content of organic modifier). The retention of these cationic solutes, PP and its ester derivatives, was influenced by eluent pH, ionic strength and organic modifier content. The enantioselectivity was dependent on eluent pH and type of organic modifier. Reversal of the enantiomeric elution order of ester derivatives of PP (O-propionyl-butyryl) and-valeryl PP) occurred around eluent pH 6–7. These results suggst that chiral recognition or binding properties may be altered by the change in eluent composition, espeically eluent pH and type of organic modifier.