Stereodivergent Desymmetrization of Simple Dicarboxylates via Branch-Selective Pd/Cu Catalyzed Allylic Substitution

Asymmetric desymmetrization has been demonstrated to be a powerful strategy for building stereocenters in asymmetric synthesis. Herein, a Pd/Cu catalyzed asymmetric desymmetrization reaction with a simple geminal dicarboxylate is reported. A wide scope of imino esters bearing an aryl or heteroaromatic group were compatible with this bimetallic catalytic system. The reactions proceeded smoothly, giving the desired products in good yields with high to excellent regio-, diastereo-, and enantioselectivity (up to 20 : 1 branched:linear, >20 : 1 dr, >99 % ee). Notably, the reaction favored branched selectivity, which is unusual for the Pd-catalyzed allylic alkylation reaction. In addition, the standard product could be easily transformed to other valuable molecules such as chiral allylic alcohols, carbamates, and organic boron compounds. Furthermore, DFT calculations were conducted to explain the origin of the branched selectivity.     

偕双硅2,3-环氧醇区域及立体选择性环氧开环/卤代反应研究

C³-位偕双硅取代的2,3-环氧醇分别与对甲苯磺酰氯、溴素和单质碘发生C³-位区域及立体选择性环氧开环/卤代反应合成了15个新的C³-位卤代偕双硅基1,2-二醇类产物,收率64%~87%,其结构经¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR和HR-MS（ESI）表征。产物的立体结构经3-［二甲基（苯基）甲硅烷基］-3-碘-3-（三甲基甲硅烷基）丁烷-1,2-二醇(8d)的X-射线单晶衍射确证。     

Urea dimethacrylates functionalized with bisphosphonate/bisphosphonic acid for improved dental materials

Incorporation of bisphosphonate/bisphosphonic acid groups in dental monomer structures should increase interaction of these monomers with dental tissue as these groups have strong affinity for hydroxyapatite. Therefore, new urea dimethacrylates functionalized with bisphosphonate (1a, 1b) and bisphosphonic acid (2a, 2b) groups are synthesized and evaluated for dental applications. Monomers 1a and 1b are synthesized from 2‐isocyanatoethyl methacrylate (IEM) and two bisphosphonated amines (BPA1 and BPA2), prepared as reported elsewhere. Selective dealkylation of the bisphosphonate ester groups of 1a and 1b using trimethylsilyl bromide (TMSBr) gives monomers (2a and 2b) with bisphosphonic acid functionality. X‐ray diffractometer (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analyses of monomer‐treated HAP particles show that 2a induces formation of stable monomer‐calcium salts, similar to 10‐methacryloyloxydecyl dihydrogen phosphate (MDP), with higher chemical interaction than 2b. The photopolymerization studies indicate good copolymerizability with commercial dental monomers. In vitro studies on NIH 3T3 mouse embryonic fibroblast cells have clearly shown that the tested monomers (1b and 2b) are not toxic according to the MTT standards. All these properties make these monomers suitable as biocompatible cross‐linkers/adhesives for dental applications. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017 , 55, 3195–3204     

Configurational assignment in alkyl‐branched sugars via the geminal C,H coupling constants

The measurement of the magnitude and sign of ²J(C,H) couplings offers a reliable way to determine the absolute configuration at a carbon center in a fixed cyclic system. A decrease of the dihedral angle ? in the O—C_A—C_B—H fragment always leads to a change of the ²J(C_A,H_B) coupling to more negative values, independent of the type and position of substituents at the two carbon centers. The orientations of the two substituents at C‐3 of the epimeric pair 1 and 2 were determined unambiguously through the measurement of the geminal coupling constants between C‐3 and the hydrogen atoms at C‐2 and C‐4. In particular, ²J(C‐3,H‐2ax) with ?1.5 Hz, ? = 174° in 1 and ?6.6 Hz, ? = 47° in 2 , and ²J(C‐3,H‐4) with +1.5 Hz, ? = 175° in 1 and ?4.7 Hz, ? = 49° in 2 showed the greatest differences between the two epimers. Both couplings therefore allow the determination of the absolute configuration at C‐3. It should be noted, however, that the size of the coupling constants can be different for dihedral angles of nearly identical size, when there are different numbers of electronegative substituents on the two coupling pathways, i.e. no O‐substituent at C‐2, but one axial O‐substituent at C‐4. It becomes clear that it is not sufficient to measure the magnitude of ²J coupling constants only, but that the sign of the geminal coupling is needed to identify the absolute configuration at a chiral center. The coupling of C‐3 with H‐2eq is not useful for the determination of the configuration at C‐3, as the similarity of the dihedral angles ? (O—C‐3—C‐2—H‐2eq) (57° in 1 and 70° in 2 ) leads to identical coupling constants (?6.1 Hz) for both epimers. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Sequential Synthesis of 3 d–3 d, 3 d–4 d,and 3 d–5 d Hybrid Polyoxometalates and Application to the Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction Reactions

The Co₇(AlePy)₂ polyoxometalate, which encloses a {(PW₉)₂Co^II₇} core covalently bound to two free aminopyridine groups through bisphosphonate ligands ( AlePy ), has been isolated. It can be used as a precursor, allowing the synthesis of heterometallic hybrid compounds, as illustrated by the characterization of cobalt/zinc ( Co₇(AlePyZn)₂ ), cobalt/palladium ( Co₇(AlePyPd)₂ ), and cobalt/platinum ( Co₇(AlePyPt)₂ ) species. A composite based on the water‐insoluble precious metal‐free Co₇(AlePyZn)₂ compound and the low‐cost carbon material Vulcan XC‐72 has been selected as a cathode material ( Co₇Zn/C ) for oxygen reduction reaction studies. The electrocatalytic performances of the Co₇Zn/C hybrids were assessed at neutral and basic pH, showing that Co₇Zn/C exhibits high selectivity for the four‐electron reduction of O₂. Moreover, its durability is superior to that of a commercial Pt/C catalyst with 20 % loading. Also, comparative studies performed in the presence of methanol have indicated that Co₇Zn/C has a much better tolerance to the crossover effect than Pt/C . Altogether, these results indicate for the first time that, even in neutral media, polyoxometalate/carbon composites can represent low‐cost oxygen reduction catalysts that can function stably, for a long time, and with high performance.     

Completeness of Gaussian orbital and geminal basis sets for linear molecules in L2 and in the first and second Sobolev spaces

Completeness theorems for Gaussian orbital and geminal basis sets of axial symmetry are proved in the space L² of square integrable functions and in the first and second Sobolev spaces H¹ and H². © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Quant Chem 68: 357–384, 1998     

A minimal distortion localization of occupied orbitals in supermolecule calculations of intermolecular interactions

A minimal distortion localization procedure is devised for defining subsystems in super-molecule calculations on weakly bonded complexes. When a set of orbitals for the isolated subsystem have been chosen, the localized supersystem orbitals are obtained by minimizing the sum of the least-square deviations from the isolated subsystem orbitals. Test calculations are presented for the beryllium complexes Be₂, Be₃ and Be₄, and the neon dimer. Received: 15 December 1996 / Accepted: 15 March 1997     

DFT studies of the conformational/structural dependencies of geminal 1H,1H scalar coupling 2J(H,H') in substituted methanes

A study is presented of the structural dependencies for scalar, interproton J-coupling across two bonds in a series of substituted methanes. The coupled perturbed, density functional theory method with a B3PW91 functional and aug-cc-pVTZ-J basis sets is used to examine coupling between geminal protons (2)J(H,H') in methane and a series of substituted compounds CH(3)X (X = CH3, CH(2)CH(3), CH=CH2, CH=O, and NH2) as functions of the dihedral angle phi measured about the C1-X2 bonds. All four contributions are obtained but all conformational effects are dominated by the Fermi contact term. Simple linear combination of atomic orbitals (LCAO)-molecular orbital (MO) sum-over-states methods are used to examine the relationships of the coupling constants with dihedral angles as well as internal H-C-H and H-C1-X2 angles. This study explores some novel aspects of geminal H-H coupling including an analysis of the asymmetry in the conformational dependencies arising from non-next-nearest neighbor interactions. For each of the substituted methanes, explicit trigonometric/exponential expressions are given and these accurately reproduce the (2)J(H,H') structural dependencies with standard deviations usually less than 0.03 Hz. The molecular structures for representative bicyclic molecules were fully optimized, and DFT results for (2)J(H,H') reproduce all the trends in the experimental data. A discussion is given on the applicability of the equations for H--H coupling in the substituted methanes to coupling in the bicyclic molecules.