Synthesis of 5-fluoro-2,4,6-tris(perfluoroalkyl)pyrimidines

5-Fluoro-2,4,6-tris(perfluoroalkyl)pyrimidines were synthesized by reactions of polyfluorinated iminoenamines with perfluorocarboxylic acid anhydrides and perfluorobutanoyl chloride. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2195–2196, November, 1999.     

Total synthesis of (−)-funebrine via Au-catalyzed regio- and stereoselective γ-butyrolactonization of allenylsilane

The stereoselective total synthesis of (−)-funebrine from 2-butyn-1-ol was described. The crucial steps in the synthesis involved the stereoselective enolate Claisen rearrangement of the (S)-α-acyloxy-α-alkynylsilane 8, the Au-catalyzed regio- and stereoselective lactonization of the allenylsilane 7, and the Paal-Knorr pyrrole condensation using an unsymmetrical 1,4-diketone 4b.     

Condensation of nitriles of polyhalogenated carboxylic acids and benzonitrile with 2-hydroxy-4,6-dimethylacetophenone

Condensation of 2-hydroxy-4,6-dimethylacetophenone with trifluoro- and trichloroacetonitriles gives 2-amino-5,7-dimethyl-2-trifluoro(trichloro)methyl-4-chromanones. The condensation with 2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropionitrile, perfluorovaleronitrile, and benzonitrile stops at the stage of formation of the corresponding enamines. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 362–363, February, 1998.     

Studies towards the synthesis of ertugliflozin from l-Arabinose

A new method for the diastereoselective synthesis of enantiomerically pure ertugliflozin was developed. The crucial step involves an aldol condensation between 1-(4-chloro-3-(4-ethoxybenzyl)phenyl)ethanone and (4R,5R)-5-(((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)-2,2-dimethyl-5-((trityloxy)methyl)-1,3-dioxolane-4-carbaldehyde, which was prepared from known 2-C-trityloxymethyl-2,3-O-isopropylidene-l-erythrose (easily accessible in three steps from l-arabinose) by standard reduction/oxidation and protection/deprotection manipulations. Dihydroxylation of the aldol condensation product and further global deprotection led to the formation of the target molecule.     

Magnesium perchlorate as efficient Lewis acid for the Knoevenagel condensation between β-diketones and aldehydes

A new protocol for the Knoevenagel condensation between β-diketones and aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes promoted by Mg(ClO₄)₂ under mild conditions is reported.     

Phase of a Bose-Einstein Condensate in a Double-Well Potential Modulated Periodically in Time

By using of the invariant theory, we have studied phase of a Bose-Einstein condensate in a double-well potential modulated periodically in time when the on-site interaction energy of a single pair of bosons occupying the same well equals the collision energy between two condensates, the dynamical and geometric phases are presented respectively. The Aharonov-Anandan phase is also obtained in the case of the cyclical evolution. PACS:03.65.Vf; 03.75.Mn     

The Mitsunobu Reaction: Origin,Mechanism, Improvements,and Applications

The Mitsunobu reaction is a widely used and versatile method for the dehydrative oxidation–reduction condensation of an acid/pronucleophile usually with a primary or secondary alcohol that requires the combination of a reducing phosphine reagent together with an oxidizing azo reagent. The utility of this reaction stems from the fact that it is generally highly stereoselective and occurs with inversion of the stereochemical configuration of the alcohol starting material. Furthermore, as carboxylic acids, phenols, imides, sulfonamides, and other compounds can be used as the acid/pronucleophile, this reaction is useful for the preparation of a wide variety of functional groups. This Focus Review of the Mitsunobu reaction summarizes its origins, the current understanding of its mechanism, and recent improvements and applications.     

Adsorption of water molecules in slit pores

We report molecular dynamics (MD) simulations on the adsorption of water in attractive and repulsive slit pores, where the slit and a bulk region are in contact with each other. Water structure, surface force and adsorption behavior are investigated as a function of the overall density in the bulk region. The gas–liquid transition in both types of pores occurs at similar densities of the bulk region.     

Potential distribution around a charged spherical colloidal particle in a medium containing its counterions and a small amount of added salts

A theory is developed for the potential distribution around a charged spherical colloidal particle carrying ionized groups on the particle surface in a medium containing its counterions (i.e., counterions produced from dissociation of the particle surface groups) and a small amount of added salts on the basis of the theory of Imai and Oosawa. Numerical solutions to the Poisson–Boltzmann equation for the potential distribution are obtained for the case of dilute (but not infinitely dilute) particle suspensions of volume fraction 1 for a1 (where is the Debye–Hückel parameter and a is the particle radius). Here we have taken into account the effects of (i) counterions from the particle surface groups, and (ii) the finite particle volume fraction. These effects, which are usually neglected in the conventional Poisson–Boltzmann equation, are found to be important. It is found that, as in the case of completely salt-free media, there is a certain critical value of the particle charge (which is the same as that for the completely salt-free case). When the particle charge is lower than the critical value, the potential is given by a Coulomb potential. If the particle charge is higher than the critical value, then counterions are accumulated in the vicinity of the particle surface (counterion condensation) and the potential becomes less dependent on the particle charge. The above behaviors can be observed even for the case where the electrolyte concentration is higher than the concentration of counterions from the particle surface groups, if the conditions 1 and a1are both satisfied.     

Bargellini condensation of coumarins. Expeditious route to o-carboxyvinylphenoxyisobutyric acids and application to the synthesis of sesquiterpenes helianane, heliannuol A and heliannuol C

The direct Bargellini condensation of coumarins involving reaction with chloroform and acetone in the presence of aqueous sodium hydroxide furnished o-carboxyvinylphenoxyisobutyric acids in good yields. The utility of this new useful protocol was demonstrated by the transformation of the three diesters 9b, 9f and 9g to the sesquiterpenes helianane 4, heliannuol A 2 and heliannuol C 3, respectively.