Ionic liquids as novel solvents and catalysts for the direct polycondensation of N,N′‐(4,4′‐oxydiphthaloyl)‐bis‐L‐phenylalanine diacid with various aromatic diamines

Ionic liquids (ILs) are often considered green solvents capable of replacing traditional organic solvents and have been extensively studied in materials chemistry and catalysis. In this study, the direct polycondensation of N,N′‐(4,4′‐oxydiphthaloyl)‐bis‐L ‐phenylalanine diacid with various aromatic diamines was performed in IL media. The influence of various reaction parameters, including the nature of the IL cations and anions, the monomer structures, the reaction temperature, and the reaction time, on the yields and inherent viscosities of the resulting optically active poly(amide imide)s (PAIs) were investigated. Direct polycondensation successfully preceded in ILs and triphenyl phosphite (a condensing agent) without any additional extra components, such as LiCl and pyridine, which are used in similar reactions in ordinary molecular solvents. Therefore, ILs can act as both solvents and catalysts. Various high‐molecular‐weight, optically active PAIs were obtained in high yields with inherent viscosities ranging from 0.54 to 0.88 dL/g. This method was also compared with three other classical methods for the polycondensation of the aforementioned monomers. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43: 6545–6553, 2005     

亚磷酸三苯酯臭氧化合物分解产生单重态氧的研究

现在世界上功率最大的短波长化学激光、氧碘化学激光是以亚稳态的O2 (a1△)作为储能分子,通过近共振碰撞传能给碘原子,使碘原子激发而发射激光,因此,O2 (a1△)的发生是其主要关键技术.目前使用的方法是H2 O2 的碱溶(BHP)与Cl2 气反应[1] .它具有化学效率高的优点,但此方法产生的O2 (a1△)中含有水份,而水对碘原子具有强的猝灭作用;另外,BHP不能长期保存;氯气还有毒性.196 1年Thompson发现,在- 78℃时亚磷酸三苯酯(TPP)与O3加成为亚磷酸三苯酯臭氧化合物(TPPO3) [2 ] ,并在高于- 35℃分解产生O2 (a1△) .　(C6 H5O) 3P +O3-78℃(…     

N-Heterocyclic Carbenes Catalyzed Phospho-Aldol Reaction of Aldehydes

An efficient phospho-aldol reaction of aldehydes catalyzed by N-heterocyclic carbenes （NHCs） has been developed. With 10 mol% stable NHC 1,3-bis（2,6-diisopropylphenyl）imidazol-2-ylidene, various aldehydes reacted with dialkylphosphites smoothly to provide a-hydroxy phosphonates in 59%--99% yield. In this process, NHC was assumed to function as a carbon-centered bronsted base.     

Al(OTf)3 as an Efficient Catalyst for One-Pot Synthesis of Primary Diethyl 1-Aminophosphonates Under Solvent-Free Conditions

A simple and general method has been developed for the one-pot, three-component synthesis of a variety of primary 1-aminophosphonates catalyzed by Al(OTf)₃ under solvent-free conditions in good to high yields.     

Tartaric Acid–Catalyzed Synthesis of α-Aminophosphonates Under Solvent-Free Conditions

A facile procedure is developed for the synthesis of α-aminophosphonates, using tartaric acid as a stable, environmentally benign, low cost, and easily available organocatalyst. In the presence of tartaric acid (10 mol%), triethyl phosphite reacts with imines (generated in situ from an aldehyde and an amine) to yield the corresponding α-aminophosphonates. The organocatalyst tartaric acid is more stable during reaction. The catalyst provides easier workup, affords better yields, and takes less reaction time in comparison to generally used Lewis acid catalysts.

One-pot-synthesis of novel cinchonine-based phosphites

Cinchonine was employed as backbone for the synthesis of novel phosphite compounds with diol substituents.These monophosphinites were provided in one pot with the yields ranged from 63%to 75%.Their structures were confirmed by NMR spectroscopy and HRMS.     

Carboranylphosphites as new ligands for Rh-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation

First representatives of chiral carborane-based phosphite ligands were synthesized. The enantiomeric excess in the Rh-catalyzed hydrogenation of dimethyl itaconate with the use of these ligands reaches 67% in CH₂Cl₂ and 62% in supercritical CO₂, the ee and conversion being strongly dependent on the hydrogen pressure. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 337–340, February, 2008.     

2,4-Dinitrophenol as an activating reagent in a facile preparation of cyclic phosphate triesters

2,4-Dinitrophenol was employed with benzyloxy-bis-(diisopropylamino)phosphine to synthesise the cyclic phosphate derivatives of a series of alkane diols (HO-(CH₂)_n-OH, n=2-6) in good isolated yields. Tetrazole and DNP were compared by ³¹P NMR spectroscopy for their ability to catalyse the cyclisation at the P(III) stage. Investigation of the phosphate triester stability under various oxidation and chromatographic conditions resulted in the optimisation of the isolation procedures of the chemically unstable cyclic compounds. Conditions for debenzylation were developed to yield the corresponding cyclic phosphodiesters quantitatively. The methodology was further applied to the preparation and isolation of the cyclic phosphate derivative of a carbohydrate.