Preparation,characterization, and properties of fluorinated polyurethanes

Novel fluorinated polyurethanes (FPUs) were prepared by living radical polymerization of polyurethanes and hexafluorobutyl acrylate. The structures of the FPUs were characterized by FTIR, ¹H NMR, GPC, DSC, and XPS. The fluorinated polyurethane polymerization was investigated and showed monomer conversion, and molecular weight increased with increasing reaction time. In this way, the fluorine content in polyurethane could be easily adjusted by controlling the content of the fluorinated acrylate monomer. The mechanical evaluation shows that FPUs exhibit good mechanical properties. Morphology of FPU films was observed by scanning electron spectroscopy. The effects of the fluorine content on the surface properties and oxidative stability of FPUs were investigated. FPUs films were devoid of significant surface degradation after immersion in 20% H₂O₂ and 0.1 M CoCl₂ at 37 °C for 5 weeks. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 3248–3256, 2009     

Palladium-catalyzed cyclopropanation of electron-deficient olefins with aryldiazocarbonyl compounds

A concise and efficient protocol for the preparation of cyclopropanes from various aryldiazocarbonyl compounds and electron-deficient olefins catalyzed by Pd(OAc)₂ is reported.     

Fluorescence resonance energy transfer: FRET studies of ligand binding to cell surface receptors

We describe a simple optical system employing fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) to identify potential binding domains on the macrophage scavenger receptor for the ligand maleylated bovine serum albumin (mal-BSA). Using a plasma membrane vesicle system, we placed donor probes on the ligand and acceptor probes in the membrane to determine the distance of bound ligand from the cell surface. Two donors and three acceptors were employed. Transfer between ligand covalently modified with multiple dansyl molecules and hexadecanoylaminoeosin in the membrane yielded a distance of 46.5 ± 7.5 å; transfer from the same type of donors to octadecylrhodamine B in the membrane gave a distance of 58.5 ± 3.0 å. No transfer was observed between ligand mono-labeled with fluorescein and l,l′-dioctadecyl-3,3,3′,3′-tetramethylindocarbocyanineperchlorate in the membrane. This suggests that the orientation of mal-BSA bound to the receptor places the fluorescein probe too far from the lipid surface to experience energy transfer. The distance information identifies a potential location for the binding site, which can be compared to structural information about the receptor and used to extract a binding sequence.     

Polarity of the Medium and Quenching of Fluorescence of Caratenoids and Phthalimides

The relation for the dependence of the rate of radiationless energy conversion of the S ₁ state k _q on the polarity of the medium, obtained previously by the author, has been used to interpret the known literature data on the lifetime of the S ₁ state of solutions of some caratenoids and phthalimides. It has been shown that in alcohols and water (normal and deuterated ones) the fluorescence quenching of 4-amino-, 4-methylamino-, and 4-dimethylamino-N-methylphthalimides (4AMP, 4MAMP, and 4DMAMP) as well as of peridinine in alcohols is due to H-bond formation. It has been established that a twofold increase in the number of amine atoms of hydrogen on passing from 4MAMP to 4AMP, as well as deuteration of solvents in the case of 4DMAMP, is followed by a decrease in k _q by a factor of 1.6 and 1.75, respectively. The mechanism of quenching in complexes formed with solvent molecules by means of the H-bond is discussed. It has been concluded that the quenching of fluorescence of phthalimides in such complexes is mainly due to the intersystem crossing initiated by the oscillations of the protons or deuterons of the H-bonds.     

12H-13-氧(硫)-苯并环庚并[1,2-b]

2-苯氧(硫)甲基-3-喹啉酸(1a-e)可以在Eaton's reagent (P2O5-MeSO3H) 的作用下进行分子内的闭环反应得到12H-13-氧(硫)-苯并环庚并[1,2-b]喹啉-5-酮类衍生物(2a-e).该环化工艺比传统的环化工艺所要求的反应条件更加温和,具有反应温度低和产品易分离等特点.     

Preparation of novel axially chiral NHC–Pd(II) complexes and their application in oxidative kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols

Novel axially chiral N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC) Pd(II) complexes were prepared from optically active 1,1′‐binaphthalenyl‐2,2′‐diamine (BINAM) and H₈‐BINAM and their crystal structures were unambiguously determined by X‐ray diffraction. These chiral N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC) Pd(II) complexes were applied in the oxidative kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols using molecular oxygen as a terminal oxidant or under aerobic conditions, affording the corresponding sec‐alcohols in good yields with moderate to good enantioselectivities. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.