Amphiphilic block copolymer self‐assemblies of poly(NVP)‐b‐poly(MDO‐co‐vinyl esters): Tunable dimensions and functionalities

Functional, degradable polymers were synthesized via the copolymerization of vinyl acetate (VAc) and 2‐methylene‐1,3‐dioxepane (MDO) using a macro‐xanthate CTA, poly(N‐vinylpyrrolidone), resulting in the formation of amphiphilic block copolymers of poly(NVP)‐b‐poly(MDO‐co‐VAc). The behavior of the block copolymers in water was investigated and resulted in the formation of self‐assembled nanoparticles containing a hydrophobic core and a hydrophilic corona. The size of the resultant nanoparticles was able to be tuned with variation of the hydrophilic and hydrophobic segments of the core and corona by changing the incorporation of the macro‐CTA as well as the monomer composition in the copolymers, as observed by Dynamic Light Scattering, Static Light Scattering, and Transmission Electron Microscopy analyses. The concept was further applied to a VAc derivative monomer, vinyl bromobutanoate, to incorporate further functionalities such as fluorescent dithiomaleimide groups throughout the polymer backbone using azidation and “click” chemistry as postpolymerization tools to create fluorescently labeled nanoparticles. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2015 , 53, 2699–2710     

Phenylsulfonic Acid Functionalized Mesoporous Silica Catalyzed Transetherification of Alcohols with Dimethoxymethane

Phenylsulfonic acid functionalized mesoporous silica was synthesized by condensation of tetraethylorthosilicate with phenyltrimethoxysilane, and then sulfonation using 30% fuming sulfuric acid. The material was characterized using FT‐IR, DSC, XPS, TEM and N2 adsorption/desorption measurements. DSC revealed that sulfonic acid group of the catalyst was decomposed at 354.8°C, indicating that the catalyst exhibited high thermal stability. XPS showed that there existed three kinds of different silicon species on surface of the catalyst. The catalytic performance of the catalyst was evaluated using transetherification of alcohols with dimethoxymethane. It was found that among primary alcohols, the selectivities of the two long‐chain alcohols for n‐dedocanol and n‐tetradecyl alcohol were higher than 97.0% at the conversions of 43.6% and 65.3%, respectively, while the selectivities of the short‐chain alcohols except for n‐hexanol were less than 90.0% at the conversions of over 80.0%. Due to steric barrier, the secondary alcohols such as iso‐butanol and cyclohexanol afforded conversions of 79.4% and 60.5%, and the selectivities of the two alcohols were more than 90.0%. The sequence in conversion of the substituted phenols is as follows: p‐nitrophenol>p‐fluorophenol≥p‐bromophenol>p‐cresol>m‐cresol.     

固体超强酸催化剂SO_4~(2-)/TiO_2-WO_3的制备及其催化性能研究

制备了固体超强酸催化剂SO2 -4/TiO2 WO3 ,并以丁酸丁酯的合成作为探针反应 ,系统考察了WO3 的含量、硫酸浸渍浓度、焙烧温度等制备条件对SO2 -4/TiO2 WO3 催化活性的影响 .实验表明 :制备催化剂的适宜条件为m(H2 WO4) =12 5 % ,硫酸浸渍浓度为 1 0mol·L-1,焙烧温度为 5 80℃ ,活化时间 3h .利用优化条件下制备的催化剂SO2 -4/TiO2 WO3 催化合成缩醛 (酮 ) ,在醛 /酮与二元醇 (乙二醇 ,1,2 丙二醇 )的投料摩尔比为 1∶1 5 ,催化剂的用量占反应物总投料质量的 0 5 % ,反应时间为 1h条件下 ,2 甲基 2 乙氧羰甲基 1,3 二氧环戊烷的收率为 78 7% ,2 ,4 二甲基 2 乙氧羰甲基 1,3 二氧环戊烷的收率为 83 0 % ,环己酮 -乙二醇缩酮的收率为 85 9% ,环己酮 1,2 丙二醇缩酮的收率为 84 6% ,丁酮 -乙二醇缩酮的收率为70 7% ,丁酮 1,2 丙二醇缩酮的收率为 88 3 % ,2 丙基 1,3 二氧环戊烷的收率为 80 6% ,4 甲基 2 丙基 1,3 二氧环戊烷的收率为 79 6% ,2 异丙基 1,3 二氧环戊烷的收率为 64 2 % ,4 甲基 2 异丙基 1,3 二氧环戊烷的收率为 83 3 % ,2 苯基 1,3 二氧环戊烷的收率为 75 3 % ,4 甲基 2 苯基 1,3 二氧环戊烷的收率为 95 1% .     

Comparison of reactivities of 1- and 4-oxotetrahydrocarbazoles in reactions with nucleophilic and electrophilic reagents

The half-wave potentials of polarographic reduction of the carbonyl group in unsubstituted and N-methyl- and N-phenylsulfonyl-substituted 1- and 4-oxotetrahydrocarbazoles and their reactivities in reactions with nucleophilic (NaBH₄, malonodinitrile, and cyanoacetamide) and electrophilic (DMF dimethyl acetal) reagents were compared. 4-Oxotetrahydrocarbazoles are much less reactive than 1-oxotetrahydrocarbazoles. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1832–1836, August, 2005.     

SYNTHESIS OF BLOCK COPOLYMER FROM 5,6 -BENZO-2-METHYLENE-1,3-DIOXEPANE AND METHYL ACRYLATE VIA ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION

Poly(methyl acrylate)-b-poly(5,6-benzo-2-methylene-1, 3-dioxepane) (PMA-b-PBMDO) was synthesized by two-step atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). Firstly, ATRP of methyl acrylate (MA) was realized using ethyl α-bromobutyrate (EBrB) as initiator in the presence of CuBr/2,2'-bipyridine. After isolation, poly(methyl acrylate) withterminal bromine (PMA-Br) was synthesized. Secondly, the resulting PMA-Br was used as a macromolecular initiator in theATRP of BMDO. The Structure of block copolymer was characterized by ~1H-NMR spectroscopy. Molecular weight andmolecular weight distribution were determined on a gel permeation chromatograph (GPC).     

Stereoselective routes to substituted β-amino carbonyl compounds via heterodiene [4π+2π] cycloadditions of auxiliary-based C2 symmetric ketene acetals

Heterodiene [4π+2π] cycloadditions of (S,S)-4,5-diaryl-2-methylene-1,3-dioxolanes 1 to a series of β-amido-α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds are diastereoselective (d.r.≥4:1). The products can be purified by trituration or crystallisation and hydrolysed with acid to generate the corresponding β-amido carbonyl compounds, the overall sequence effecting an auxiliary-based enantioselective conjugate addition of an acetate enolate, leading to β-aminoacid derivatives.     

环状缩醛对某些含官能团烯烃的自由基加成反应

率的加成产物。这些产物通常是不易制备的,因而该反应在这一类酯的合成中将是有效的方法。结果和讨论我们应用的1和含官能团的烯烃2反应,结果列于表1。显然,在体系中存在着多个反应的竞争。要使得上述加成成为主要反应,首先要减少2的自聚和调聚反应,其次要使如下的链反应能够实现(见 p.176)。     

New synthesis of benzo[b][1,6]naphthyridines and pyrido[4,3-b]benz[f]azepines from lactim ethers of 3,4-dihydrocarbostyril and 1H-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenz[b]azepin-2-one

Condensation of lactim ethers of 3,4-dihydrocarbostyril and 1H-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenz[b]azepin-2-one with malonodinitrile, cyanoacetamide, and ethyl cyanoacetate gave the corresponding 2-methylidene derivatives. Their reactions with dimethylformamide diethyl acetal followed by cyclization into benzo[b][1,6]naphthyridines and pyrido[4,3-b]benz[f ]azepines were studied. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 995–1002, May, 2007.     

A practical fluorous benzylidene acetal protecting group for a quick synthesis of disaccharides

A new fluorous benzylidene acetal protecting group was regioselectively introduced into carbohydrates, deprotected under acidic conditions, and reused. Oligosaccharides were synthesized via regioselective conversion of the fluorous acetal group to the benzyl group by traditional reaction conditions. The fluorous compounds were easily separated from non-fluorous by-products by fluorous solid phase extraction.     

Remarkable stereocontrol in the synthesis of 1,2,3,5-tetrasubstituted tetrahydropyrans via an asymmetric heterocycloaddition of a ketone-derived enol ether

The synthesis of chiral 1,2,3,5-substituted tetrahydropyrans has been realized via an asymmetric hetero Diels-Alder (HDA) reaction. The key step that involved a trisubstituted chiral enol ether derived from (R)-mandelic acid as the dienophile promoted the creation of three stereogenic centers with a remarkable and unprecedented endo and facial stereocontrol. The hydrogenation of the heteroadduct 2 was optimized by using Pd on charcoal and diisopropylethylamine, leading to a unique isomer. The chiral inductor was cleanly and stereoselectively removed via an acetal reduction, which demonstrated the potential of this methodology for the efficient construction of key intermediate of biologically active molecules.