Highly efficient and green esterification of carboxylic acids in deep eutectic solvents without any other additives

A protocol that carboxylic acids esterifies with the quaternary ammonium salt of deep eutectic solvent (DES) is presented, which opens a new access to ester using DES as alkylating agent, solvent, and catalyst. The reaction runs smoothly in DES without any other additives. Substituted cinnamic acids, aromatic acids, and aliphatic acids can be esterified in moderate to good yields. The advantages of this reaction include excellent functional group compatibility and simple reaction procedure.     

Microwave-Assisted Catalyst-Free and Solvent-Free Method for the Synthesis of Quinoxalines

A green and efficient procedure for the synthesis of quinoxalines is reported starting from benzil and 1,2-diaminobenzene. The reactions were carried out under catalyst-free, solvent-free, and microwave-irradiation conditions, affording the corresponding quinoxalines. This method had many dramatic advantages, such as the short reaction time (2–6 min), high yields (71–98%), and environmental friendliness, as well as convenient operation.     

Catalyst-Free,One-Pot,Expeditious Synthesis of Aminoalkylnaphthols at Room Temperature

Aminoalkylnaphthols possess several biological and catalytic activities. A methodology has been developed for the multicomponent one-pot synthesis of aminoalkylnaphthols in dichloromethane under catalyst-free conditions at room temperature. The present approach possesses several advantages such as excellent yields, quick reaction time, mild reaction conditions, and very easy purification processes. Thirteen new compounds in addition to six known compounds have been synthesized by this methodology.     

Microwave-Promoted Syntheses of Pyridine Carboxamides and tert-Carboximides from Novel 6-Acetylpyridine-2-carboxylic Acid

A novel 6-acetylpyridine-2-carboxylic acid (4) was obtained occasionally during the synthesis of asymmetric ethyl 6-acetylpyridine-2-carboxylate (3) from 2,6-dipiclinic acid (1). Compounds 3 and 4 could transform mutually under some specific conditions. Two reactions of distinctive types occurred when they reacted with the aromatic amines as precursors, due to different functional groups on the 2-position of pyridine in the molecules of 3 and 4: one was Schiff base condensation and the other was an amidation reaction. From the latter reaction, two series of new compounds, pyridine carboxamides (5a–d) and pyridine tert-carboximides (6a–h), resulted. The relevant reaction mechanism is discussed in detail.     

Highly Efficient Method for the Synthesis of 1,4-Phenylenedithioureas Under Solvent- and Catalyst-Free Conditions Promoted by Microwave Irridiation

A highly efficient method for the synthesis of 1,4-phenylenedithioureas promoted by microwave irridiation is reported. It is based on the nucleophilic addition reaction of 1,4-phenylenediisothiocyanate to aromatic amines under solvent- and catalyst-free conditions. The reaction has the advantages of short reaction time, good yields, and environmental acceptability.     

芳基咪唑并[4,5-f][1,10]菲咯啉的无溶剂绿色合成研究

以菲咯啉二酮、苯甲醛及其衍生物和醋酸铵为原料,采用无溶剂绿色研磨工艺,合成了芳基咪唑并菲咯啉化合物.通过对不同反应条件的筛选,得到一条高效、简便、绿色的合成芳基咪唑并菲咯啉化合物路线,不同的芳醛与菲咯啉二酮都可以较高的收率得到相应的芳基咪唑并[4,5-f][1,10]菲咯啉.     

新型甘草次酸酰胺杂环衍生物的合成及其抗结核活性

以18β-甘草次酸为原料,经过多步酰胺化反应合成了14个含不同杂环的新型甘草次酸多酰胺衍生物(11a～11n),收率78.6%～92.3%,其结构经1H NMR,13C NMR和IR表征。其中11i和11n的初步抑菌活性测试结果表明,杂环酰胺基团对甘草次酸衍生物的抗结核活性具有明显的增效作用。     

基于C-H键活化的铜催化二苄胺氧化酰胺化反应

基于铜催化的C-H键活化构建了一类高效的二苄胺氧化酰基化生成N-苄基苯甲酰胺的反应. 该反应使用CuBr作为催化剂, 二乙酸碘苯作为氧化剂, 在温和条件下生成两种酰胺, 总产率最高可达92.0%. CuBr催化剂价廉易得, 催化活性高. 同时这也是首次使用二乙酸碘苯作为氧化剂, 通过二苄胺的直接氧化酰基化反应合成N-苄基苯甲酰胺.     

Reduction‐Triggered Transformation of Disulfide‐Containing Micelles at Chemically Tunable Rates

A dilemma exists between the circulation stability and cargo release/mass diffusion at desired sites when designing delivery nanocarriers and in vivo nanoreactors. Reported herein are disulfide‐crosslinked (DCL) micelles exhibiting reduction‐triggered switching of crosslinking modules and synchronized hydrophobic‐to‐hydrophilic transition. Tumor cell targeted DCL micelles undergo cytoplasmic milieu triggered disulfide cleavage and self‐immolative decaging reactions at chemically adjustable rates, generating primary amine moieties. Extensive amidation reactions with neighboring ester moieties then occur because of the high local concentration and suppression of the apparent amine pK_a value within the hydrophobic cores, thus leading to the transformation of crosslinking modules and formation of tracelessly crosslinked (TCL) micelles, with hydrophilic cores, inside live cells. We further integrate this design principle with theranostic nanocarriers for selective intracellular drug transport guided by enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging performance.     

Preparation and characterization of benzoyl‐hydrazide‐derivatized poly(lactic acid) and γ‐cyclodextrin inclusion complex and its effect on the performance of poly(lactic acid)

A nucleating agent, benzyl‐hydrazide‐derivatized poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and γ‐cyclodextrin inclusion complex (PLA‐IC‐BH), was synthesized through a series of reactions. Poly(lactic acid) and γ‐cyclodextrin inclusion complex (PLA‐IC) was first obtained by ultrasonic co‐precipitation, which was then subjected to carboxylation, acylation, and amidation using benzoyl hydrazine and thionyl chloride. The composition and structure of PLA‐IC‐BH was confirmed by ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X‐ray diffraction. PLA/PLA‐IC‐BH composites were prepared by melt blending and a hot‐press forming process. Mechanical properties, thermal stabilities, and crystallization behaviors of PLA/PLA‐IC‐BH samples were investigated by thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), polarized optical microscopy (POM), rheological analysis, and so on. Mechanical testing and thermogravimetric analysis showed that the tensile strengths, impact properties, and thermal stabilities of PLA/PLA‐IC‐BH composites were improved significantly compared to pure PLA and PLA/PLA‐IC. DSC results showed that crystallinity of PLA was increased from 5.17% to 38.93% after introduction of PLA‐IC‐BH. POM results showed that PLA‐IC‐BH acted as a nucleating agent for PLA and enhanced its crystallization rate. Rotational rheological behaviors of PLA/PLA‐IC‐BH demonstrated that incorporation of PLA‐IC‐BH increased the rigidity of the network structure of the PLA matrix. Compared to those of PLA, the maximum torque and apparent viscosity of PLA/PLA‐IC‐BH composites were increased by 55.56% and 25.59%, respectively. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.