Conversion of N-Acyl-4-phenyl/benzyl-oxazolidine-2-thiones into Thiol Esters in the Presence of EtSH-K2CO3

N-Acyl-β-hydroxy-4-phenyl-oxazolidinethiones could be rapidly converted into their ethyl thiol esters in high yields by treatment with EtSH at 0 ℃ in CH3CN or 9 ： 1 （V ： V） THF-H2O in the presence of a catalytic amount of K2CO3.     

Complexes of tantalum with triaryloxides: Ligand and solvent effects on formation of hydride derivatives

A family of tantalum compounds supported by the triaryloxide [R-L]³⁻ ligands are reported [H₃(R-L) = 2,6-bis(4-methyl-6-R-salicyl)-4-tert-butylphenol, where R = Me or ^tBu]. The reaction of H₃[Me-L] with TaCl₅ in toluene gave [(Me-L)TaCl₂]₂ (1). The [^tBu-L] analogue [(^tBu-L)TaCl₂]₂ (2) was synthesized via treatment of TaCl₅ with Li₃[^tBu-L]. A THF solution of LiBHEt₃ was added to 1 in toluene to provide [(Me-L)TaCl(THF)]₂ (3), while treatment of 2 with 2 equiv of LiBHEt₃ or potassium in toluene followed by recrystallization from DME resulted in formation of [M(DME)₃][{(^tBu-L)TaCl}₂(μ-Cl)] [M = Li (4a), K (4b)]. When the amount of MBHEt₃ (M = Li, Na, K) was increased to 5 equiv, the analogous reactions in toluene afforded [{(bit-^tBu-L)Ta}₂(μ-H)₃M] [M = Li(THF)₂ (5a), Na(DME)₂ (5b), K(DME)₂ (5c)]. During the course of the reaction, the methylene CH activation of the ligand took place. Dissolution of 5a in DME produced [{(bit-^tBu-L)Ta}₂(μ-H)₃Li(DME)₂] (6), indicating that the coordinated THF molecules are labile. When the 2/LiBHEt₃ reaction was carried out in THF, the ring opening of THF occurred to yield [(^tBu-L)Ta(OBuⁿ)₂]₂ (7) along with a trace amount of [Li(THF)₄][{(^tBu-L)TaCl}₂(μ-OBuⁿ)] (8). Treatment of 2 with potassium hydride in DME yielded [{(^tBu-L)TaCl₂K(DME)₂}₂(μ-OCH₂CH₂O)] (9), in which the ethane-1,2-diolate ligand arose from partial C-O bond rupture of DME. The X-ray crystal structures of 2, 3, 4, 5a, 6, 7, and 9 are described.     

Simple enzyme reactors suitable for the byproduct-free preparation of the aglycones of naturally occurring glycosides under mild conditions

Naringinase from Penicillium species—containing α-l-rhamnosidase and β-d-glucosidase activity—immobilized on silicate carriers can be used as a mild and effective means to cleave naturally occurring glycosides into their aglycones and sugar components. The procedure was tested with flavonoid-, anthraquinone-, and steroidglycosides. Since the solubility of such compounds is limited in aqueous solutions, a simple batch procedure has been developed to convert solid substrates suspended in only small amounts of buffer to the desired products with high yields.     

A DFT Study on the Binuclear Copper(I)-Catalyzed Synthesis Mechanism of 1,2,3-Triazolo[1,5-c]Pyrimidine via Interrupted Click and Ketenimine Rearrangement

In this paper, the mechanism of the full catalytic cycle for binuclear Cu(I)-catalyzed sulfonyl azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction for the synthesis of triazolopyrimidines was rationalized by density functional theoretical (DFT) calculations. The computed reaction route consists of: (a) formation of dicopper intermediates, including C−H activation of terminal alkyne, 3+2 ring cycloaddition and ring-reducing reaction and transmetalation, (b) interrupted CuAAC reaction, including di-copper catalyzed ring-opening of 2H-azirines and C−C bond formation to generate the copper-triazoles and -ketenimines, (c) two-step C−N cross-coupling and following (d) multi-step hydrogen transfer by the hydrogen bonding chain of water to promote the C−N formation and another C−N cleavage through the removal of p-tolyl sulfonamides. Our DFT results indicate that the multi-step hydrogen transfer process is the rate-determining step along the potential energy surface profile. The explicit water model was used for systematic determination of barrier for C−C cross-coupling, C−N bond formation and cleavage, and p-tolylsulfonamide removal. A critical insight in the interrupted CuAAC reaction was proposed. Further prediction interprets H₂O hydrogen bond chain plays an important role in C−N bond formation and cleavage, and the removal of p-tolylsulfonamide. This may have fundamental guidance on the design of 1, 5-herterocyclic functionalized triazolopyrimidines via interrupted CuAAC rearrangement reaction, as well as hydrogen bond chain of water.     

Diradicals Photogeneration from Chloroaryl-Substituted Carboxylic Acids

With the aim of generating new, thermally inaccessible diradicals, potentially able to induce a double-strand DNA cleavage, the photochemistry of a set of chloroaryl-substituted carboxylic acids in polar media was investigated. The photoheterolytic cleavage of the Ar−Cl bond occurred in each case to form the corresponding triplet phenyl cations. Under basic conditions, the photorelease of the chloride anion was accompanied by an intramolecular electron-transfer from the carboxylate group to the aromatic radical cationic site to give a diradical species. This latter intermediate could then undergo CO₂ loss in a structure-dependent fashion, according to the stability of the resulting diradical, or abstract a hydrogen atom from the medium. In aqueous environment at physiological pH (pH=7.3), both a phenyl cation and a diradical chemistry was observed. The mechanistic scenario and the role of the various intermediates (aryl cations and diradicals) involved in the process was supported by computational analysis.     

木质素β-O-4单元的光化学和电化学降解:醚键断裂反应的一种应用*

醚键断裂反应既是有机化学的重要教学内容,又在现实世界中具有广泛应用。木质素是一类重要的生物质资源,其降解核心为碳-氧键断裂反应体系,具有重要的研究价值。对木质素β-O-4单元利用光化学和电化学降解的最新科研进展进行总结,可为醚键断裂反应的教学提供应用案例,拓展学生科学视野。     

In Vitro and In Silico Study of Analogs of Plant Product Plastoquinone to Be Effective in Colorectal Cancer Treatment

Plants have paved the way for the attainment of molecules with a wide-range of biological activities. However, plant products occasionally show low biological activities and/or poor pharmacokinetic properties. In that case, development of their derivatives as drugs from the plant world has been actively performed. As plant products, plastoquinones (PQs) have been of high importance in anticancer drug design and discovery; we have previously evaluated and reported the potential cytotoxic effects of a series of PQ analogs. Among these analogs, PQ2, PQ3 and PQ10 were selected for National Cancer Institute (NCI) for in vitro screening of anticancer activity against a wide range of cancer cell lines. The apparent superior anticancer potency of PQ2 on the HCT-116 colorectal cancer cell line than that of PQ3 and PQ10 compared to other tested cell lines has encouraged us to perform further mechanistic studies to enlighten the mode of anti-colorectal cancer action of PQ2. For this purpose, its apoptotic effects on the HCT-116 cell line, DNA binding capacity and several crucial pharmacokinetic properties were investigated. Initially, MTT assay was conducted for PQ2 at different concentrations against HCT-116 cells. Results indicated that PQ2 exhibited significant cytotoxicity in HCT-116 cells with an IC₅₀ value of 4.97 ± 1.93 μM compared to cisplatin (IC₅₀ = 26.65 ± 7.85 μM). Moreover, apoptotic effects of PQ2 on HCT-116 cells were investigated by the annexin V/ethidium homodimer III staining method and PQ2 significantly induced apoptosis in HCT-116 cells compared to cisplatin. Based on the potent DNA cleavage capacity of PQ2, molecular docking studies were conducted in the minor groove of the double helix of DNA and PQ2 presented a key hydrogen bonding through its methoxy moiety. Overall, both in vitro and in silico studies indicated that effective, orally bioavailable drug-like PQ2 attracted attention for colorectal cancer treatment. The most important point to emerge from this study is that appropriate derivatization of a plant product leads to unique biologically active compounds.     

氯化镍催化的醚的酰化开裂反应

在某些金属盐存在下,醚可与酰氯反应生成酯,早期文献中对于此类反应曾有过报道,其中所用的金属盐有三氯化铁或氯化锌,其相对用量较大,酯的得率较差。其后,Alper等提出用第五族金属羰基化合物和酰氯,如Mo(CO)_4-RCOCl为试剂,进行醚的开裂;近期则有Pri-Bar等用Pd(Ⅱ)-R_3SnX-     

全反式维甲酸合钇(Ⅲ)配合物对DNA的切割和键合作用(英)

以紫外光谱、荧光光谱、粘度法和凝胶电泳方法研究了全反式维甲酸合钇(Ⅲ)配合物与DNA的作用。结果表明，该配合物能在生理条件下比配体和金属离子更有效地切割质粒DNA，体系离子强度和pH值的变化对配合物的切割活性有较大影响，自由基捕捉剂的加入不影响配合物的切割活性。该配合物对DNA的切割可能通过水解机理进行。该配合物可使DNA的粘度增加，使EB-DNA体系的荧光强度和DNA溶液的紫外吸收强度降低。据此推断，该配合物主要以嵌入方式与DNA作用。     

杂交及切断过程的QCM实时检测研究(英文)

采用自组装技术,将 5′端标记有巯基的 20-merODN(oligo 1)以金 硫键形式牢固结合在 7. 995MHz的AT-切石英晶体的镀金表面,然后由石英晶体微天平实时检测了与碱基序列互补的 10 merODN (oligo 2)和 8 merODN(oligo 3)的杂交,同时还研究了稀土金属铈离子在温和条件下对DNA的水解切断作用.结果表明:应用QCM方法可能实时检测DNA的固定和杂交,Ce(IV)能随机切断单链DNA;但不能切断杂交形成的双链DNA,因此可利用杂交保护的方法对单链DNA实行定位切断.