Thiol–ene coupling reaction of fatty acid monomers

The reactivities and reaction rates of the thiol–ene coupling reaction of 2‐ethyl‐(hydroxymethyl)‐1,3‐propanediol trimercapto acetate and 2‐ethyl‐(hydroxymethyl)‐1,3‐propanediol trimercapto propionate with two common unsaturated fatty acid methyl esters (methyl oleate and methyl linoleate) were evaluated. The reactions were monitored with real‐time IR and ¹H NMR, which both showed that the mercapto acetate was more reactive than the mercapto propionate. Both thiols were more prone to add to the monounsaturated methyl oleate than to methyl linoleate, which contained two unconjugated double bonds. According to bond energy calculations, the thiol hydrogen of mercapto acetate was somewhat more difficult to abstract than the hydrogen of mercapto propionate. Consequently, the formed S? C bond in the acetate case was stronger than in the propionate case, and so the equilibrium was more shifted toward the addition products. The real‐time IR measurements also showed that the cis unsaturation in methyl oleate isomerized much more quickly than that in methyl linoleate, and this also had an impact on the overall addition rate of the thiols because a trans unsaturation was more reactive than a cis unsaturation. The higher isomerization rates in the oleate systems, compared with those of the linoleate systems, was suggested to be due to a more restricted rotation along the C? C bond of the reacted unsaturation in linoleate. This study showed the importance of trans unsaturations in obtaining reasonable reaction rates in thiol–ene reactions with fatty acid derivatives. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 6346–6352, 2004     

Molecular-level chiral discrimination and induction

The review describes the mechanism of chiral discrimination of racemic amines upon crystallization and the induction of chirality in organic reactions by using them as chiral auxiliaries. In order to form conglomerates, which can be resolved into the two enantiomers upon alternative seeding, both formation and packing of 2₁-columns are essentially very important. On the other hand, in order to achieve high efficiency in resolution through diastereomeric salt formation, which is the most practical method, one of a pair of diastereomeric salts derived from a racemic amine and an enantiomerically pure resolving agent should at least have two 2₁-columns and planar boundary surfaces in its crystal structure. On the basis of this knowledge, we developed several artificial chiral auxiliaries such as erythro-2-amino-1,2-diphenylethanol,cis-2-amino-1-acenaphthenol, andcis-2-amino-3,3-dimethyl-1-indanol. These were found to be very efficient chiral auxiliaries in asymmetric inductions: alkylation of chiral imines, catalytic borane-reduction, and alkylation of chiral N-acylated oxazolidinone.     

Rhenium carbonyl complexes with monodentate-coordinated diphosphines: activation of terminal phosphino groups towards amine-oxide oxidation

Terminal phosphino groups of [Re₂(CO)₉(η¹-P-P)] (P-P = diphosphines) are activated towards oxidation by Me₃NO. The respective reactions of Me₃NO with [Re₂(CO)₉{η¹-P(o-anisyl)₂(CH₂)₃PPh₂}], [Re₂(CO)₉{η¹-PPh₂(CH₂)₃P(o-anisyl)₂}] and [Re₂(CO)₉(η¹-trans-PPh₂CHCHPPh₂)] were studied to investigate the mechanism of this oxidation. The results are consistent with an intramolecular pathway involving a cyclic intermediate, without exchange of the coordinated and terminal phosphino groups. A mechanism which involves an interaction of the terminal phosphino group with a carbonyl ligand is proposed. In sharp contrast to eq-[Re₂(CO)₉(η¹-P-P)] (P-P = Ph₂P(CH₂)_nPPh₂, n = 1-6), eq-[Re₂(CO)₉(η¹-trans-PPh₂CHCHPPh₂)] appears to be indefinitely stable towards equatorial → axial isomerization at room temperature, thus, allowing its crystal structure to be determined.     

Crystallization of chiral compounds 3. 3-phenoxypropane-1,2-diol and 3-(2-halophenoxy)propane-1,2-diols

Specific features of melting of crystalline samples of 3-(2-R-phenoxy)propane-1,2-diols with different enantiomeric compositions were studied by differential scanning calorimetry. The melting points and enthalpies of melting for the racemate and individual stereoisomers were determined. Binary phase diagrams were constructed. The entropy of mixing of individual enantiomers in the liquid phase and the free energy of formation of the racemic compound were calculated. The thermochemical data indicate that the racemates are formed upon the crystallization of phenoxy-and 2-fluorophenoxy-containing compounds, while crystallization of the chloro-, bromo-, and iodo-substituted analogs would form racemic conglomerates. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 225—232, February, 2006.     

Efficiency of random search procedures along the silicon cluster series: Si(n) (n=5-10, 15, and 20)

The efficiency of the simplest isomeric search procedure consisting in random generation of sets of atomic coordinates followed by density functional theory geometry optimization is tested on the silicon cluster series (Si(5-10, 15, 20)). Criteria such as yield, isomer distributions and recurrences are used to clearly establish the performance of the approach with respect to increasing cluster size. The elimination of unphysical candidate structures and the use of distinct box shapes and theoretical levels are also investigated. For the smaller Si(n) (n=5-10) clusters, the generation of random coordinates within a spherical box is found to offer a reasonable alternative to more complex algorithms by allowing straightforward identification of every known low-lying local minima. The simple stochastic search of larger clusters (i.e. Si(15) and Si(20)) is however complicated by the exponentially increasing number of both low- and high-lying minima leading to rather arbitrary and non-comprehensive results.     

[Co(3,3-tri)(men)Cl][ZnCl_4]和[Co(3,3-tri)(cmen)Cl][ZnCl_4]两体系配合物的合成及两经式异构体的晶体结构

分别合成了 [Co(3, 3-tri)(men)Cl][ZnCl4]、[Co(3, 3-tri)(cmen)Cl][ZnCl4] (3, 3-tri = N-(3-胺基丙基)-1, 3-丙二胺,men = N-甲基乙二胺,cmen = 1, 2-二胺基-丙烷) 2体系的部分配合物异构体,用单晶 X-射线衍射分析方法解析了2异构体的晶体结构。其中 [Co(3, 3-tri)(men)Cl][ZnCl4] 体系的一异构体Ⅰ的化学简式为 CoCl(C9H27N5)ZnCl4,晶体属正交晶系,空间群 Pca21,a = 16.788(2),b = 7.964(1),c = 14.416(2) 牛琕 =1927.3(4) ?,Dc = 1.747 g/cm3,Z = 4,F(000) = 1032,Mr = 506.91,R = 0.0352,wR =0.0935;[Co(3, 3-tri)(cmen)Cl]2+ 体系的一异构体Ⅱ的化学简式为 CoCl(C9H27N5)ZnCl4稨2O, 晶体属三斜晶系,空间群 P ,a = 9.511(3), b = 9.972(3),c = 11.694(3) 牛琣 = 68.367(5),b = 85.196(6),?= 86.580(5),V = 1026.9(5)?3,Dc = 1.698 g/cm3,Z = 2,F(000) = 536,Mr = 524.92,R = 0.0494,wR = 0.1180。两异构体中 Co3+ 为六配位,晶胞中对映体比例均为1:1。在配合物异构体Ⅰ和Ⅱ中,三元胺以经式排布,三元胺配体(3, 3-tri)仲胺上的氢相对于Cl分别处于顺位(syn-)和反位(anti-);二元胺配体氮(或邻位碳)取代的胺基氮原子(N*)与三元胺配体中的仲氮原子分别处于对位(trans(N*))和邻位(cis(N*))。     

Application of negative ion MS/MS to the identification of N-glycans released from carcinoembryonic antigen cell adhesion molecule 1 (CEACAM1)

Structures of N-glycans released from rat CEACAM1 expressed in human embryonic kidney cells were determined by MALDI and negative ion nanospray MS/MS techniques. The major carbohydrates were bi-, tri- and tetra-antennary complex glycans with and without sialic acid, fucose and bisecting GlcNAc residues. High-mannose glycans, predominantly Man(5)GlcNAc(2), were also found. The negative ion fragmentation technique easily identified the branching pattern of the triantennary glycans (mainly branched on the 6-antenna) and the presence of 'bisecting' GlcNAc residues (attached to the 4-position of the core mannose), features that are difficult to determine by traditional techniques. Sialic acids were in both alpha2-3 and alpha2-6 linkage as determined by MALDI-TOF MS following linkage-specific derivatization.     

Photoisomerisation in single molecules of nitroprusside embedded in mesopores of xerogels

Photoswitchable hybrid materials are successfully prepared by embedding guanidinium nitroprussides (GuNP, (CN₃H₆)₂[Fe(CN)₅NO]) into mesopores of transparent xerogel monoliths. The such prepared hybrid materials exhibit a higher photostability than the corresponding GuNP solutions, whereby the chemical stability of the [Fe(CN)₅NO]²⁻-anion in titania gel is nearly infinite. By irradiation with light in the blue-green spectral range one nitrosyl isomer is formed by a 180° rotation of the NO ligand changing the Fe–NO into a Fe–ON coordination (SI), which is detected by the shift of the ν(NO) stretching vibration from 1945 cm⁻¹ (Fe–NO) to 1820  cm⁻¹ (Fe–ON). Consequently there is enough space around the NO-ligand for such movement in xerogel mesopores. The embedding in silica xerogels increases the achievable population of the isomeric nitrosyl configuration to about 15% with respect to a single crystalline powder where only 9% are reached.     

Theoretical prediction regarding structural and thermodynamical characteristics of stable CH3PO2 isomers and unimolecular decomposition mechanisms of species CH3P(O)2, CH3O?PO,and CH2P(O)OH

The detailed isomerization and dissociation reaction potential energy profile of the CH₃PO₂ system was established at the UCCSD(T)/6‐311++G(3df,2p)//UB3LYP/6‐311++G(d,p) level of theory. Seventy minimum isomers were located and connected by 93 optimized interconversion transition states. Furthermore, 32 isomers with high kinetic stability were predicted to be possible candidates for further experimental detection. The bonding nature of the suggested stable isomers was analyzed while their molecular properties including heats of formation, adiabatic ionization potentials, and adiabatic electronic affinities were calculated at the G2, G2(MP2), G3, and CBS‐Q levels. Based on the isomerization and dissociation potential energy surface, possible unimolecular decomposition mechanisms and pathways of the low‐lying molecules CH₃P(?O)₂, CH₃O? P?O, and CH₂?P(?O)OH were discussed. Furthermore, the transition state theory rate constants of the primary unimolecular dissociation channels were also calculated. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem, 2009     

Salen-type nickel(II), palladium(II) and copper(II) complexes having chiral and racemic camphoric diamine components

Chiral and racemic Salen-type Schiff-base ligands (H₂L¹, H₂L² and H₂L³), condensed between D-(+)- and D,L-camphoric diamine (also known as (1R,3S)-1,2,2-trimethylcyclopentane-1,3-diamine) and 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde or 3,5-dibromo-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde with a 1:2 molar ratio, have been synthesized and characterized. A series of new nickel(II), palladium(II) and copper(II) complexes of these chiral and racemic ligands exhibiting different coordination number (4, 5 and 6) have been characterized with the formulae [NiL¹]·CH₃OH (3), [NiL¹]·H₂O (4), [NiL²] (5), [PdL²] (6), [Cu₂(L²)₂(H₂O)] (7) and [NiL³(DMF)(H₂O)] (8). Different solvent molecules in 3 and 4 (methanol and water molecules) as well as different apical ligands in 7 and 8 (water and DMF molecules) are involved in different O–H···O hydrogen bonding interactions to further stabilize the structures. UV–Vis (UV–Vis), circular dichroism (CD) spectra and thermogravimetric (TG) analyses for the metal complexes have also been carried out.