Co-catalyzed reductive cyclization of azido and cyano substituted α,β-unsaturated esters with NaBH4: enantioselective synthesis of (R)-baclofen and (R)-rolipram

Sodium borohydride in combination with a catalytic amount of CoCl₂ has been found to be an excellent catalytic system in reductive cyclizations of suitably substituted azido and cyano groups of α,β-unsaturated esters to afford γ and δ-lactams in high yields. The process has been demonstrated for the enantioselective synthesis of (R)-baclofen, (R)-rolipram, and (R)-4-fluorophenylpiperidinone, a key intermediate for (−)-paroxetine.     

Functional models of [Fe—S] nitrosyl proteins

The review surveys methods for the synthesis, as well as structures and properties of sulfur-containing iron nitrosyl complexes serving as models of active sites of [Fe—S] nitrosyl proteins, which are potential donors of nitrogen monoxide.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2326–2345, November, 2004.     

Scope, limitations and mechanistic aspects in the selective homogeneous palladium-catalyzed reduction of alkenes under transfer hydrogen conditions

A new and efficient mild Pd/P(t-Bu)₃ catalyst for selective reduction of various alkenes under transfer hydrogen conditions has been developed leading to the corresponding saturated derivatives in chemical yields varying from 65 to 98%. Mechanistic rationale of this reaction has been also demonstrated.     

Cu/SO42-/La2O3-ZrO2-Al2O3催化剂的制备及其对C3H6选择还原NO的催化性能

以Al₂O₃为基质，添加ZrO₂和La₂O₃，制成La₂O₃-ZrO₂-Al₂O₃复合载体，然后采用SO₄^2-进行改性，再负载上Cu²⁺，制备了铜基SO₄^2-改性的复合载体催化剂(Cu/SO₄^2-/La₂O₃-ZrO₂-Al₂O₃)。考察了它在富氧条件下对丙烯选择还原NO的催化性能，并借助XRD、SEM、TG、Py-IR、NH₃-TPD、FTIR和TPR等方法研究了Cu/SO₄^2-/La₂O₃-ZrO₂-Al₂O₃的结构和性能的关系。结果表明，ZrO₂的加入主要有利于提高催化剂的低温活性；La₂O₃的加入则主要有利于提高催化剂的热稳定性和还原性能；SO₄^2-能够与Zr形成螯合双配位结构，大幅度促使催化剂表面酸量增加并且酸性增强；因此，有效地提高了Cu/SO₄^2-/La₂O₃-ZrO₂-Al₂O₃在富氧条件下对丙烯选择还原NO的催化活性和水热稳定性。在无水条件下，Cu/SO₄^2-/La₂O₃-ZrO₂-Al₂O₃能使NO的最大转化率高达84.3%，即使在275 ℃ 10%水蒸气存在的情况下，仍能使NO的转化率高达81.2%。     

二碘化钐还原硫代碳酸酯

在ＳｍＩ＿２－ＨＭＰＡ－ＴＨＦ－ｔ－ＢｕＯＨ体系中，硫代碳酸酯的酰硫键发生还原断裂反应，得到相应的二硫醚产物。     

负载Pt,Pd催化剂上NO—TPD和NO催化还原性能

负载Ｐｔ、Ｐｄ催化剂上ＮＯ－ＴＰＤ和ＮＯ催化还原性能１）钟依均（浙江师范大学化学系金华３２１００４）罗孟飞周碧袁贤鑫（杭州大学催化研究所杭州３１００２８）关键词负载Ｐｔ、Ｐｄ催化剂ＮＯ－ＴＰＤＣＯ－ＮＯ反应分类号Ｏ６４３．３２氮氧化物（ＮＯｘ）污染是...     

Steroids,LIII: New routes to aminosteroids

Summary Steroid ketoximes were reduced with sodium tetrahydroborate in the presence of nickel chloride or molybdenum trioxide. These processes yielded 17- and 20-aminosteroids (1c–5c) in higher yields than common reduction methods.

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Steroide, 53. Mitt.: Neue Wege zu Aminosteroiden

Zusammenfassung Oxime von Ketosteroiden wurden mit NaBH₄ in Gegenwart von NiCl₂ und MoO₃ reduziert. Dieses Verfahren lieferte 17- und 20-Aminosteroide(1c–5c) in größeren Ausbeuten als übliche Methoden.

     

Origin of the Landau-Lifshitz hydrodynamic fluctuations in nonequilibrium systems and a new method for reducing the Boltzmann equation

The Landau-Lifshitz fluctuating fluxes in fluctuating hydrodynamics are derived from the deterministic Boltzmann equation with the aid of a reduction method developed by Fujisaka and Mori. Thus it is shown that the hydrodynamic fluctuations innonequilibrium systems are generated by the reduction of variables from the-space distribution function to its five momentum moments, i.e., the hydrodynamic variables. This differs from the Bixon-Zwanzig and Fox-Uhlenbeck theories, in which the Landau-Lifshitz fluctuating fluxes are derived from the molecular fluctuating force in thestochastic Boltzmann-Langevin equation, which is, however, negligible in nonequilibrium systems. Thus the present method improves the Chapman-Enskog reduction method so as to include the hydrodynamic fluctuations generated by the reduction of variables.Supported in part by the Scientific Research Fund of the Ministry of Education.     

A ruthenium-catalyzed one-pot method for α-alkylation of ketones with aldehydes

Ketones react with an array of aldehydes in dioxane at 80 °C in the presence of a catalytic amount of RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃ along with KOH to give the corresponding α-alkylated ketones in moderate to good yields. A reaction pathway involving base-catalyzed cross-aldol reaction between ketones and aldehydes to form α,β-unsaturated ketones and regioselective reduction of carbon-carbon double bond of α,β-unsaturated ketones is proposed for this catalytic process.     

Catalytic Active Site for NO Decomposition Elucidated by Surface Science and Real Catalyst

Comprehensive studies combining surface science and real catalyst were performed to get further insight into catalytic active site and reaction mechanism for NO decomposition over supported palladium and cobalt oxide-based catalysts. On palladium single-crystal model catalysts, adsorption, dissociation and desorption behavior of NO was found to be closely related to the surface structures, the stepped surface palladium being active for dissociation of NO. In accordance with this result, the activity of powder Pd/Al₂O₃ catalysts for NO decomposition was directly related to the number of step sites exposed on the surface, suggesting that the step sites act as the catalytic active site for NO decomposition on Pd/Al₂O₃. NO decomposition over cobalt oxide was found to be significantly promoted by addition of alkali metals. Surface science study and catalyst characterization led to the same conclusion that the interface between the alkali metal and Co₃O₄ serves as the catalytic active site. From the results of in situ Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and isotopic transient kinetic analysis, a reaction mechanism was proposed in which the reaction is initiated by NO adsorption onto alkali metals to form NO₂⁻ species and then NO₂⁻ species react with the adsorbed NO species to form N₂ over the interface between the alkali metal and Co₃O₄.