- Biomass waste-derived recyclable heterogeneous catalyst for aqueous aldol reaction and depolymerization of PET waste
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In this work, we discuss the valorization of biomass waste-derived orange peel ash (OPA) by exploring its applicability as a heterogeneous catalyst in aqueous aldol reactions and demonstrating its versatility by promoting the methanolysis of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) waste. The catalyst was characterized using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis, X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) to decode its chemical composition. The aldol reactions were carried out at ambient temperature in the presence of water as a solvent. PET depolymerization was performed in an autoclave for 1 h using only 6% w/w OPA. The catalyst was recovered and reused in both the reactions for up to four successive cycles with minimal loss in the catalytic activity. The use of OPA as a cost-free, eco-friendly and effective recyclable catalyst enables a greener route for C-C bond formation and PET waste recycling.
- Khiangte, Vanlalngaihawma,Laldinpuii, Z. T.,Lalhmangaihzuala, Samson,Lalmuanpuia, Chhakchhuak,Pachuau, Zodinpuia,Vanlaldinpuia, Khiangte
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p. 19542 - 19552
(2021/11/09)
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- Chiral imidazolium prolinate salts as efficient synzymatic organocatalysts for the asymmetric aldol reaction
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Chiral imidazolium L-prolinate salts, providing a complex network of supramolecular interaction in a chiral environment, have been studied as synzymatic catalytic systems. They are demonstrated to be green and efficient chiral organocatalysts for direct asymmetric aldol reactions at room temperature. The corresponding aldol products were obtained with moderate to good enantioselectivities. The influence of the presence of chirality in both the imidazolium cation and the prolinate anion on the transfer of chirality from the organocatalyst to the aldol product has been studied. Moreover, interesting match/mismatch situations have been observed regarding configuration of chirality of the two components through the analysis of results for organocatalysts derived from both enantiomers of prolinate (R/S) and the trans/cis isomers for the chiral fragment of the cation. This is associated with differences in the corresponding reaction rates but also to the different tendencies for the formation of aggregates, as evidenced by nonlinear effects studies (NLE). Excellent activities, selectivities, and enantioselectivities could be achieved by an appropriate selection of the structural elements at the cation and anion.
- Altava, Belén,Burguete, Maria Isabel,García-Verdugo, Eduardo,Luis, Santiago V.,Porcar, Raúl
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- Organocatalytic diastereo- And enantioselective oxa-hetero-Diels-Alder reactions of enones with aryl trifluoromethyl ketones for the synthesis of trifluoromethyl-substituted tetrahydropyrans
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Tetrahydropyran derivatives are found in bioactives, and introduction of the trifluoromethyl group into molecules often improves biofunctions. Here we report diastereo- and enantioselective oxa-hetero-Diels-Alder reactions catalyzed by amine-based catalyst systems that afford trifluoromethyl-substituted tetrahydropyranones. Catalyst systems and conditions suitable for the reactions to provide the desired diastereomer products with high enantioselectivities were identified, and various trifluoromethyl-substituted tetrahydropyranones were synthesized with high diastereo- and enantioselectivities. Mechanistic investigation suggested that the reactions involve a [4 + 2] cycloaddition pathway, in which the enamine of the enone acts as the diene and the ketone carbonyl group of the aryl trifluoromethyl ketone acts as the dienophile. In this study, tetrahydropyran derivatives with the desired stereochemistry that are difficult to synthesize by previously reported methods were concisely obtained, and the range of tetrahydropyran derivatives that can be synthesized was expanded. This journal is
- Pasha, Maira,Tanaka, Fujie
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p. 9242 - 9250
(2021/11/16)
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- Access to Spirocyclic Benzothiophenones with Multiple Stereocenters via an Organocatalytic Cascade Reaction
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The present report describes an organocatalytic cascade reaction between 2-alkylidene benzo[b]thiophenone derivatives and enones in the presence of the Cinchona alkaloid amine. Spirobenzothiophenonic cyclohexane derivatives containing three stereocenters were prepared via one-step synthesis in yields ranging from 88 to 96% and in enantioselectivities (enantiomeric excess (ee)) ranging from 85 to 97%, with diastereoselectivities of approximately 14/2/1. Therefore, this method provides an efficient route for the synthesis of a new class of optically active 2-spirobenzothiophenones.
- Formánek, Bed?ich,Tauchman, Ji?í,Císa?ová, Ivana,Vesely, Jan
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p. 8510 - 8521
(2020/07/16)
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- A reliable method to create adjacent acid-base pair sites on silica through hydrolysis of pre-anchored amide
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A method to create adjacent acid-base pair sites, which are carboxyl and amino groups, respectively, on silica through hydrolysis of pre-anchored amide is proposed. This method can produce an adjacent acid-base pair site. The catalyst showed excellent catalytic performance for aldol condensation of 4-nitrobenzaldehyde with acetone, overwhelming the catalyst having only amino group and an acid-base catalyst prepared in a conventional manner.
- Kim, Wontae,Casalme, Loida O.,Umezawa, Taiki,Matsuda, Fuyuhiko,Otomo, Ryoichi,Kamiya, Yuichi
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p. 71 - 74
(2020/01/03)
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- Boosting multiple photo-assisted and temperature controlled reactions with a single redox-switchable catalyst: Solvents as internal substrates and reducing agent
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An alternative and economically viable process for the synthesis of β-aryl enals, enones and the aryl amines has been developed by partial oxidation of ethanol, isopropanol and N, N-dimethyl formamide (DMF). The formation of β-aryl enals, enones and the aryl amines was catalyzed by a mixed metal oxides layer of cobalt and chromium supported on halloysite nanotubes, designated as CoCr2O4-HNT. The C[sbnd]C and C[sbnd]N bond formation reactions were found to be influenced by temperature and the nature of base. The condensation of aldehyde with in situ generated acetaldehyde by ethanol oxidation forming β-aryl enals occurred selectively at 120 °C. The partial oxidation of isopropanol to acetone and its condensation with aldehydes forming β-aryl enones occurred at room temperature. Increase in temperature caused the liberation of hydrogen gas from isopropanol and allowed the reversible reduction of aldehydes to alcohols. Increase in temperature in isopropanol and increase in base concentration in ethanol causes the selective reduction of aldehydes to alcohols. Besides being active for the Claisen-Schmidt type of reactions and the aryl halides amination process, the synthesized catalyst was also found to be highly active for the photocatalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohols in absence of any external oxidizing agent. The positive holes (h+) generated at the Co(II) site as evident from EPR analysis was considered to be responsible for high photocatalytic activity of the material reducing the recombination rate of holes and electrons (e?). Density Functional Theory calculations were performed to understand the mechanism of ethanol oxidation to acetaldehyde.
- Bania, Kusum K.,Baruah, Manash J.,Bhattacharyya, Pradip K.,Das, Biraj,Karunakar, Galla V.,Roy, Subhasish,Saikia, Lakshi,Saikia, Pinku,Sharma, Mukesh
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p. 104 - 121
(2020/06/01)
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- RhIII-Catalyzed Synthesis of Highly Substituted 2-Pyridones using Fluorinated Diazomalonate
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A RhIII-catalyzed strategy was developed for the rapid construction of highly substituted 2-pyridone scaffolds using α,β-unsaturated oximes and fluorinated diazomalonate. The reaction proceeds through direct, site-selective alkylation based on migratory insertion and subsequent cyclocondensation. A wide substrate scope with different functional groups was explored. The requirement of fluorinated diazomalonate was explored for this transformation. The developed methodology was further extended with the synthesis of the bioactive compound.
- Das, Debapratim,Sahoo, Gopal,Biswas, Aniruddha,Samanta, Rajarshi
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p. 360 - 364
(2020/01/25)
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- Enhancing the selectivity of prolinamide organocatalysts using the mechanical bond in [2]rotaxanes
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The synthesis of a pair of switchable interlocked prolinamides and their use as organocatalysts in three different enamine-activated processes are reported. A diacylaminopyridine moiety was incorporated into the thread for directing [2]rotaxane formation further allowing the association of complementary small molecules. The rotaxane-based systems were tested as organocatalysts in asymmetric enamine-mediated processes, revealing a significantly improved catalytic ability if compared with the non-interlocked thread. The presence of an electron-withdrawing nitro group at the macrocycle helps to achieve high conversions and enantioselectivities. These systems are able to interact with N-hexylthymine as a cofactor to form supramolecular catalysts displaying a divergent catalytic behaviour. The presence or absence of the cofactor controls the chemoselectivity in competitive reactions.
- Calles, Mariá,Puigcerver, Julio,Alonso, Diego A.,Alajarin, Mateo,Martinez-Cuezva, Alberto,Berna, Jose
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p. 3629 - 3635
(2020/04/20)
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- Enantioselective Reduction of α,β-Unsaturated Ketones and Aryl Ketones by Perakine Reductase
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This report describes the enantioselective reduction of structurally diverse α,β-unsaturated ketones and aryl ketones by perakine reductase (PR) from Rauvolfia. This enzymatic reduction produces α-chiral allylic and aryl alcohols with excellent enantioselectivity and most of the products in satisfactory yields. Furthermore, the work demonstrates 1 mmol scale reactions for product delivery without any detrimental effect on yield and enantioselectivity. The catalytic mechanism, determined by 3D-structure-based modeling of PR and ligand complexes, is also described.
- Cai, Sheng,Shao, Nana,Chen, Yuanyuan,Li, Anbang,Pan, Jie,Zhu, Huajian,Zou, Hongbin,Zeng, Su,Sun, Lianli,Zhao, Jinhao
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p. 4411 - 4414
(2019/05/22)
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- Comparison of deep eutectic solvents and solvent-free reaction conditions for aldol production
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In this work, we investigated the catalytic aldolase activity of the porcine pancreas lipase (PPL) for 4-nitrobenzaldehyde (4-NBA) and acetone in different deep eutectic solvent (DES) compared with bovine serum albumin (BSA)-catalyzed aldol reaction. The PPL catalyzed the aldol addition specifically towards the desired aldol product, especially in hydrophobic DES. In contrast to this result, BSA-catalyzed aldol additions did not exhibit specificity for neither aldol nor olefin formation. For the PPL-catalyzed reactions, the product composition could be directly correlated with the choice of DES, differing in their hydrophobicity. The initial reaction velocity of the aldol addition was higher in the hydrophilic DES ChCl:Gly. However, this DES was limited by the solubility for the 4-NBA substrate. The 4-NBA containing DES exhibited the highest solubility for 4-NBA. However, the fastest reaction with a final yield of 1296.5 mM, which corresponds to 71% yield and 82% conversion after 32 h, was achieved in the co-solvent acetone, making this reaction solvent-less and improving the productivity up to 40.5 mM h?1 compared to reactions performed in DES.
- Milker,P?tzold,Bloh,Holtmann
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- Encapsulating mesoporous metal nanoparticles: Towards a highly active and stable nanoreactor for oxidative coupling reactions in water
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We design and prepare a highly active and stable nanoreactor via encapsulating various mesoporous metal nanoparticles with an amphiphilic hollow shell, which presents excellent performance in oxidative coupling reactions in water for efficient production of α,β-unsaturated ketones.
- Zou, Houbing,Dai, Jinyu,Wang, Runwei
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p. 5898 - 5901
(2019/05/27)
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- Silica gel-mediated self-aldol reactions of highly volatile aldehydes under organic solvent-free conditions without reflux condenser
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Silica gel-mediated self-aldol reactions were catalyzed by piperidine to give the corresponding α,β-conjugated aldehydes in good yields. The aldol reactions of 4-nitro-, 4-trifluoromethyl-, and 4-chlorobenzaldehydes with acetone afforded the corresponding aldol products. Highly volatile aldehydes and acetone could be employed even without a reflux condenser for these reactions. Silica gel could be recycled five times without any significant decrease of the yields of the products.
- Tanemura, Kiyoshi
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p. 1924 - 1928
(2019/06/24)
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- Studies on catalytic activity of MIL-53(Al) and structure analogue DUT-5(Al) using bdc- and bpdc-ligands functionalized with L-proline in a solid-solution mixed-linker approach
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Proline-functionalized MOFs MIL-53(Al) (based on the benzene-1,4-dicarboxylate, bdc linker) and DUT-5(Al) (based on the biphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylate, bpdc linker) were synthesized using a mixed-linker approach. The proline-functionalized bdc and bpdc ligand was mixed with both the non-functionalized ligand as well as the amino functionalized one. The influence of the length of the linker on the catalytic activity showed a counterintuitive confinement effect and advantageous increase of ee with longer linker and higher porosity, that is a change of ee values from no selectivity in the MIL-53(Al) MOFs up to 16% ee for 27-L-Pro/H2N-DUT-5(Al) and 19% ee for 26-L-Pro/H-DUT-5(Al). The conversion of 4-nitrobenzaldehyde remains over 85% after three catalytic runs for L-proline functionalized MIL-53(Al) MOFs. For the DUT-5(Al) MOFs with L-proline groups this value even increases up to 97%.
- Nie?ing, Sandra,Janiak, Christoph
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- Optimized Cellulose Nanocrystal Organocatalysts Outperform Silica-Supported Analogues: Cooperativity, Selectivity, and Bifunctionality in Acid-Base Aldol Condensation Reactions
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Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are demonstrated as effective, ordered supports for cooperative acid-base heterogeneous organocatalysis, offering an alternative to typical silica supports. CNC catalyst surface chemistry is optimized through quantitative control of the loadings of carboxylic acids, primary amines, and sulfate half-esters, as characterized by elemental analysis, conductometric titration, and FT-IR spectroscopy. Catalysts are evaluated in the liquid phase aldol condensation of 4-nitrobenzaldehyde or furfural with acetone. Carboxylic acids are effective cooperative acid partners in CNC organocatalysts, and site-specific activity is strongly correlated with the COOH:NH2 ratio. Partial sulfate half-ester removal, high acid/base ratios, and use of unprotected diamines in the catalyst synthesis lead to optimized CNC catalyst function (site-time yield = 1.0 × 10-4 s-1). High selectivities to dehydrated aldol products (>80%) are achieved due to the acid content of the CNC catalysts. CNC catalysts outperform analogous SBA-15-supported aminosilica catalysts in regard to both activity and selectivity. Crystalline surface structures and ordered chemical functionalization in CNCs appear advantageous for precise design and control of bifunctional acid-base cooperative catalysts.
- Ellebracht, Nathan C.,Jones, Christopher W.
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p. 3266 - 3277
(2019/03/26)
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- Interfacial Control of Catalytic Activity in the Aldol Condensation: Combining the Effects of Hydrophobic Environments and Water
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Aminopropyl-functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles (AP-MSN) catalyze aldol condensations. The activity of AP-MSN decreases with increasing solvent polarity due to the stabilization of ion pairs formed between acidic silanol groups and the amines, which ultimately decreases the number of catalytically active amine sites. However, the reaction in water is faster than expected on the basis of polarity, because water limits the formation of Schiff bases that are also responsible for blocking active sites. In this work, we combined the action of water with a low-local-polarity environment around the catalytic sites of AP-MSN to maximize active site availability and catalyst performance. We specifically demonstrate how the local polarity of AP-MSN can be controlled by modifying its surface with varying concentrations of hexyl groups and how the dielectric constant of the silica-water interface can be determined using the solvatochromic probe Prodan. The catalytic activities of hexyl-modified AP-MSN in water were inversely proportional to their interfacial dielectric constants and were significantly higher (roughly by a factor of 4) than those of AP-MSN in anhydrous solvents of comparable polarities. Producing low-local-polarity environments in aqueous AP-MSN also enhanced the sensitivity of the aldol reaction to the electronic effects of substituents in the substrate. The enhancement of catalytic activity by low interfacial polarity was also observed in other amine-catalyzed C-C bond forming reactions such as the Henry and vinylogous aldol reactions. Overall, our results demonstrate that the catalytic activity of AP-MSN can be controlled by the synergistic action of water and a low interfacial dielectric constant.
- Singappuli-Arachchige, Dilini,Kobayashi, Takeshi,Wang, Zhuoran,Burkhow, Sadie J.,Smith, Emily A.,Pruski, Marek,Slowing, Igor I.
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p. 5574 - 5582
(2019/06/18)
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- Synthesis of Enones and Enals via Dehydrogenation of Saturated Ketones and Aldehydes
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A general, efficient and economic palladium-catalyzed dehydrogenation to form enones or enals has been developed. The approach possesses extremely broad substrate scope including various linear or cyclic saturated ketones and aldehydes. The protocol is ligand-free, and molecular oxygen is used as the sole clean oxidant in the reaction. Due to mild reaction conditions, good functional group compatibility, and versatile utilities of enones and enals, the method can be applied in the late-stage synthesis of natural products, pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals. (Figure presented.).
- Pan, Gao-Fei,Zhu, Xue-Qing,Guo, Rui-Li,Gao, Ya-Ru,Wang, Yong-Qiang
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p. 4774 - 4783
(2018/11/10)
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- Design, synthesis and structure-activity relationship of diaryl-ureas with novel isoxazol[3,4-b]pyridine-3-amino-structure as multi-target inhibitors against receptor tyrosine kinase
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Inspired by that the multi-target inhibitors against receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) have significantly improved the effect of clinical treatment for cancer, and based on the chemical structure of Linifanib (ABT-869, Abbott), two series of diaryl-ureas with novel isoxazol[3,4-b]pyridine-3-amino-structure were designed and synthesized as multi-target inhibitors against RTKs. The preliminary biological evaluation showed that several compounds exhibited comparable potency with Linifanib. Compound S21 was identified as the most potent inhibitor against Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT-3), kinase insert domain containing receptor (KDR) and platelet-derived growth factor receptor β (PDGFR-β) with its IC50 values were 4 nM, 3 nM and 8 nM respectively, it also showed potent inhibitory activities against several cancer cells.
- Shi, Zhi-Hao,Liu, Feng-Tao,Tian, Hao-Zhong,Zhang, Yan-Min,Li, Nian-Guang,Lu, Tao
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p. 4735 - 4744
(2018/08/21)
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- New selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors from cyclocoumarol: Synthesis, characterization, biological evaluation and molecular modeling
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In this work, a serie of cyclocoumarol derivatives was designed, synthesized, characterized and studied for their potentialities as selective inhibitors of COX-2. All target compounds have been screened for their anti-inflammatory activity by the assay of PGE2 production. Among them, compound 5d exhibited the most potent inhibitory activity with a PGE2 inhibition compared to NS-398 (79% and 88% respectively) and showed non-inhibitory activity towards the COX-1 enzyme. Docking studies revealed the capacity of this compound to occupy the selective COX-2 cavity establishing additional hydrogen bonds between the oxygen of the methoxy group and the His90 and Arg513 of the binding site of the enzyme.
- Rayar, Anita Marie,Lagarde, Nathalie,Martin, Frederique,Blanchard, Florent,Liagre, Bertrand,Ferroud, Clotilde,Zagury, Jean-Fran?ois,Montes, Matthieu,Sylla-Iyarreta Veitía, Maité
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p. 577 - 587
(2018/02/10)
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- A Mild Procedure for Enone Preparation Catalysed by Bovine Serum Albumin in a Green and Easily Available Medium
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Abstract: A simple and mild procedure to obtain α,β-unsaturated ketones from acetone and a set of benzaldehydes is described. The approach applies bovine serum albumin (BSA) catalysis and water or ethanol, this mild reaction medium contrasting with the strong reaction conditions of the classic aldol condensation. Except for the assayed nitrobenzaldehydes, high enone yields (88–97%) were attained. In addition to its mildness, further advantages of this procedure are the use of a green catalyst exhibiting an efficient reuse and the use of eco-friendly and cheap solvents. In order to gain a deeper understanding of the involved catalytic mechanism, computational experiments on BSA structural analysis and molecular docking were carried out.
- Ardanaz, Sebastián M.,Velez Rueda, Ana J.,Parisi, Gustavo,Iribarren, Adolfo M.,Iglesias, Luis E.
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p. 1750 - 1757
(2018/04/24)
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- Natural product-based pesticide discovery: Design, synthesis and bioactivity studies of N-amino-maleimide derivatives
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Natural products are an important source of pesticide discovery. A series of N-amino-maleimide derivatives containing hydrazone group were designed and synthesized based on the structure of linderone and methyllinderone which were isolated from Lindera erythrocarpa Makino. According to the bioassay results, compounds 2 and 3 showed 60% inhibition against mosquito (Culex pipiens pallens) at 0.25 μg·mL?1. Furthermore, the results of antifungal tests indicated that most compounds exhibited much better antifungal activities against fourteen phytopathogenic fungi than linderone and methyllinderone and some compounds exhibited better antifungal activities than commercial fungicides (carbendazim and chlorothalonil) at 50 μg·mL?1. In particular, compound 12 exhibited broad-spectrum fungicidal activity (>50% inhibitory activities against 11 phytopathogenic fungi) and compounds 12 and 14 displayed 60.6% and 47.9% inhibitory activity against Rhizoctonia cerealis at 12.5 μg·mL?1 respectively. Furthermore, compound 17 was synthesized, which lacks N-substituent at maleimide and its poor antifungal activity against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Rhizoctonia cerealis at 50 μg·mL?1 showed that the backbone structure of N-amino-maleimide derivatives containing hydrazone group was important to the antifungal activity.
- Song, Xiangmin,Liu, Chunjuan,Chen, Peiqi,Zhang, Hao,Sun, Ranfeng
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- Mild Chemoenzymatic Oxidation of Allylic sec-Alcohols. Application to Biocatalytic Stereoselective Redox Isomerizations
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The design of catalytic oxidative methodologies in aqueous medium under mild reaction conditions and using molecular oxygen as final electron acceptor represents a suitable alternative to the traditional oxidative transformations. These methods are especially relevant if other functionalities that can be oxidized are present within the same molecule, as in the case of allylic alcohols. Herein we apply a simple chemoenzymatic system composed of the laccase from Trametes versicolor and 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyloxy radical (TEMPO) to oxidize a series of racemic allylic sec-alcohols into the corresponding α,β-unsaturated ketones. Afterward, these compounds react with different commercially available ene-reductases to afford the corresponding saturated ketones. Remarkably, in the case of trisubstituted alkenes, the bioreduction reaction occurred with high stereoselectivity. Overall, a bienzymatic one-pot two-step sequential strategy has been described with respect to the synthesis of saturated ketones starting from racemic allylic alcohols, thus resembling the metal-catalyzed redox isomerizations of these derivatives that have been previously reported in the literature.
- Martínez-Montero, Lía,Gotor, Vicente,Gotor-Fernández, Vicente,Lavandera, Iván
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p. 2413 - 2419
(2018/03/13)
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- L-proline modulated zirconium metal organic frameworks: Simple chiral catalysts for the aldol addition reaction
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Three L-proline modulated zirconium based MOFs denoted as UiO-66, Zr-NDC (NDC = 2,6-Naphthalenedicarboxylate) and UiO-67 were synthesized, characterized and explored as heterogeneous catalyst in diastereoselective aldol addition reactions between 4-nitrobenzaldehyde and linear/cyclic ketones. Upon L-proline modulation, chirality was introduced into these Zr-MOFs which were consequently explored as chiral catalysts for asymmetric reactions. A systematic study was conducted to look into the effect of the synthesis temperature on the modulation in each Zr-MOF. The modulated UiO-66 material synthesized at 120 °C exhibited full conversion and a good diastereoselectivity whereas the homogeneous L-proline catalyst showed only 61% conversion and a reversed diastereoselectivity. The catalyst exhibited no leaching of the catalytically active species and was reused for at least three additional cycles. The observed high catalytic activity is a result of the electron withdrawing nature of the Zr-node coordinated to L-proline.
- Feng, Xiao,Jena, Himanshu Sekhar,Leus, Karen,Wang, Guangbo,Ouwehand, Judith,Van Der Voort, Pascal
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- Boehmite - An efficient and recyclable acid-base bifunctional catalyst for aldol condensation reaction
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In this work boehmite was used as an acid-base bifunctional catalyst for aldol condensation reactions of aromatic aldehydes and ketones. The catalyst was prepared by simple sol-gel method using Al(NO3)3 · 9H2O and NH4OH as precursors. The catalyst has been characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), UV-visible spectroscopy (DRS), BET surface area analyses. Boehmite is successfully applied as catalyst for the condensation reaction between 4-nitrobenzaldehyde and acetone as a model substrate giving α,β-unsaturated ketones without any side product. The scope of the reaction is extended for various substituted aldehydes. A probable mechanism has been suggested to explain the cooperative behavior of the acidic and basic sites. The catalyst is environmentally friendly and easily recovered from the reaction mixture. Also the catalyst is reusable up to 3 catalytic cycles.
- Reshma, P.C. Rajan,Vikneshvaran, Sekar,Velmathi, Sivan
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p. 4270 - 4275
(2018/01/11)
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- Cascade Reaction by Chemo- and Biocatalytic Approaches to Obtain Chiral Hydroxy Ketones and anti 1,3-Diols
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A chemo- and biocatalytic cascade approach was applied for the stereoselective synthesis of hydroxy ketones and the corresponding 1,3-diols. A new class of tridentate N,N,O ligands was used with copper(II) complexes for the asymmetric β-borylation of α,β-unsaturated compounds. The complex containing ligand L5 emerged as the best performer, and it gave the organoborane derivatives with good ee values. The corresponding keto–alcohol compounds were then bioreduced by yeasts. The biotransformation set up with Rhodotorula rubra allowed (R)-keto–alcohols and (S,S)-diols to be obtained with up to 99 % ee and up to 99 % de in favor of the anti enantiomers.
- Gandolfi, Raffaella,Facchetti, Giorgio,Christodoulou, Michael S.,Fusè, Marco,Meneghetti, Fiorella,Rimoldi, Isabella
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p. 393 - 400
(2018/06/04)
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- Catalytic Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of Indolizines to α,β-Unsaturated Ketones
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A catalytic enantioselective conjugate addition of indolizines to enones is described. The chiral phosphoric acid (S)-TRIP activates α,β-unsaturated ketones, thereby promoting an enantioface-differentiating attack by indolizines. Using this reaction, several alkylated indolizines were synthesized in good yields and with enantiomeric ratios of up to 98:2.
- Correia, José Tiago Menezes,List, Benjamin,Coelho, Fernando
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p. 7967 - 7970
(2017/06/27)
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- Stability, Kinetic, and Mechanistic Investigation of 1,8-Self-Immolative Cinnamyl Ether Spacers for Controlled Release of Phenols and Generation of Resonance and Inductively Stabilized Methides
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Three cinnamyl ether spacers (non-methyl, α-methyl, and γ-methyl) for caging of phenols have been synthesized and are physiologically stable. When triggered, the γ-methyl spacer releases phenols (pKa 7.8 and 9.8) with a t1/2 a 7.8) with a t1/2 = 27 and 54 min. For the γ-methyl spacer, the results suggest the presence of a resonance and inductively stabilized aza-cinnamyl methide.
- Matikonda, Siddharth S.,Fairhall, Jessica M.,Tyndall, Joel D. A.,Hook, Sarah,Gamble, Allan B.
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p. 528 - 531
(2017/02/10)
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- Dioxolone structure containing 4 - N substituted quinazoline derivatives and its preparation and use (by machine translation)
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The invention discloses a dioxolone structure containing 4 -NSubstituted quinazoline derivatives, its structure such as shown in I. This invention has introduced to substituted benzoic acid, methanol, nitric acid, formamide, trichloro oxygen phosphorus chlorine, nitrobenzene formaldehyde, acetone, stannous chloride, substituted aromatic aldehyde as raw material, by the multi-step reaction to synthesize the target compound. The compounds can be used as anti-tumor, anti-bacterial plant and anti-plant-virus of the drug. (1 E, 4 E) - 1 - substituted phenyl - 5 - (4 - (substituted quinazoline - 4 - amino) phenyl) - 1, 4 - pentadiene - 3 - one. (by machine translation)
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- Method for preparing alpha and beta-unsaturated ketone
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The invention provides a method for preparing alpha and beta-unsaturated ketone. The method includes that L-proline is used as a catalyst, secondary amine is used as a cocatalyst, and the alpha and beta-unsaturated ketone can be directly synthesized in alcohol or ketone solution by means of aldol condensation under neutral conditions at one step. Compared with the traditional method, the method has the advantages that raw materials are easily available, the method is low in cost and is environmental friendly, reaction conditions are mild, solvents are clean and environmental friendly, equipment can be protected against corrosion under the neutral conditions, the catalyst is high in acid resistance, and the method is applicable to industrial production.
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- Traceless OH-Directed Wacker Oxidation-Elimination, an Alternative to Wittig Olefination/Aldol Condensation: One-Pot Synthesis of α,β-Unsaturated and Nonconjugated Ketones from Homoallyl Alcohols
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A new method for one-pot synthesis of β-substituted and β,β-disubstituted α,β-unsaturated methyl ketones from homoallyl alcohols by sequential PdCl2/CrO3-promoted Wacker process followed by an acid-mediated dehydration reaction has been developed. Remarkably, internal homoallyl alcohols delivered regioselectively nonconjugated unsaturated carbonyl compounds under the same protocol. A new starting material-based synthesis of α,β-unsaturated and nonconjugated methyl ketones is demonstrated.
- Bethi, Venkati,Fernandes, Rodney A.
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p. 8577 - 8584
(2016/09/28)
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- Copper-catalyzed retro-aldol reaction of β-hydroxy ketones or nitriles with aldehydes: Chemo- and stereoselective access to (E)-enones and (E)-acrylonitriles
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A copper-catalyzed transfer aldol type reaction of β-hydroxy ketones or nitriles with aldehydes is reported, which enables chemo- and stereoselective access to (E)-α,β-unsaturated ketones and (E)-acrylonitriles. A key step of the in situ copper(i)-promoted retro-aldol reaction of β-hydroxy ketones or nitriles is proposed to generate a reactive Cu(i) enolate or cyanomethyl intermediate, which undergoes ensuing aldol condensation with aldehydes to deliver the products. This reaction uses 1.2 mol% Cu(IPr)Cl (IPr denotes 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene) as the catalyst in the presence of 6.0 mol% NaOtBu cocatalyst at room temperature or 70 °C. A range of aryl and heteroaryl aldehydes as well as acrylaldehydes are compatible with many useful functional groups being tolerated. Under the mild and weakly basic conditions, competitive Cannizzaro-type reaction of benzaldehydes and side reactions of base-sensitive functional groups can be effectively suppressed, which show synthetic advantages of this reaction compared to classic aldol reactions. The synthetic potential of this reaction is further demonstrated by the one-step synthesis of biologically active quinolines and 1,8-naphthyridine in excellent yields (up to 91%). Finally, a full catalytic cycle for this reaction has been constructed using DFT computational studies in the context of a retro-aldol/aldol two-stage mechanism. A rather flat reaction energy profile is found indicating that both stages are kinetically facile, which is consistent with the mild reaction conditions.
- Zhang, Song-Lin,Deng, Zhu-Qin
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p. 7282 - 7294
(2016/08/05)
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- Novel Benzo[a]quinolizidine Analogs Induce Cancer Cell Death through Paraptosis and Apoptosis
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Paraptosis is nonapoptotic cell death characterized by massive endoplasmic reticulum (ER)- or mitochondria-derived vacuoles. Induction of paraptosis offers significant advantages for the treatment of chemotherapy-resistant tumors compared with anticancer drugs that rely on apoptosis. Because some natural alkaloids induce paraptotic cell death, a novel series of benzo[a]quinolizidine derivatives were synthesized, and their antiproliferative activity and ability to induce cytoplasmic vacuolation were analyzed. Structural optimization led to the identification of the potent compound 22b, which inhibited cancer cell proliferation in vitro and in vivo and profoundly facilitated paraptosis-like cell death and induced caspase-dependent apoptosis. Further investigation revealed that 22b-mediated vacuolation originated from persistent ER stress and upregulation of LC3B. Paraptosis induced by benzo[a]quinolizidine derivatives thus represents an alternative strategy for cancer chemotherapy.
- Zheng, Hongbo,Dong, Yiwen,Li, Lin,Sun, Bin,Liu, Lei,Yuan, Huiqing,Lou, Hongxiang
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p. 5063 - 5076
(2016/06/13)
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- Application of Deep Eutectic Solvents in Promiscuous Lipase-Catalysed Aldol Reactions
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The application of deep eutectic solvents has been demonstrated for the first time in promiscuous lipase-catalysed aldol reactions. The model reaction between 4-nitrobenzaldehyde and acetone was examined in depth, with excellent compatibility being found between porcine pancreas lipase and choline chloride/glycerol mixtures for the formation of the aldol product in high yields. The system was compatible with a series of aromatic aldehydes and ketones including acetone, cyclopentanone and cyclohexanone. In some cases, the corresponding α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds were found as minor products. Control experiments demonstrate that the enzymatic preparation was also responsible for a collateral dehydration reaction once the aldol product is formed. Deep eutectic solvents are used for the first time in promiscuous lipase-catalysed aldol reactions. The reaction between substituted benzaldehydes and aliphatic ketones has excellent compatibility with porcine pancreas lipase (PPL) and choline chloride/glycerol mixtures and gives the aldol product in high yields. PPL was also responsible for a collateral dehydration reaction.
- González-Martínez, Daniel,Gotor, Vicente,Gotor-Fernández, Vicente
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p. 1513 - 1519
(2016/04/05)
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- N-Pyrrolidine-based α/β-peptides incorporating ABOC, a constrained bicyclic β-amino acid, for asymmetric aldol reaction catalysis
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A series of N-pyrrolidine-based α,β-peptide catalysts incorporating a constrained 2-aminobicyclo[2.2.2]octane carboxylic acid (ABOC) residue were synthesized and evaluated in the asymmetric aldol reaction from acetone and some p-substituted benzaldehydes. Their catalytic properties were shown to be highly dependent on the amino acid sequences and on the absolute configuration of the ABOC residue that played a determinant role. Among the peptides tested, the heterochiral tripeptide H-Pro-(R)-ABOC-Asp-OCH3 13, that adopts a turn conformation in the solid state, proved to be the most efficient catalyst affording β-hydroxy ketones in high yields and good enantioselectivities (up to 87%).
- Milbeo, Pierre,Maurent, Kelly,Moulat, Laure,Lebrun, Aurélien,Didierjean, Claude,Aubert, Emmanuel,Martinez, Jean,Calmès, Monique
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p. 1706 - 1715
(2016/03/08)
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- Kinetic and Mechanistic Examination of Acid-Base Bifunctional Aminosilica Catalysts in Aldol and Nitroaldol Condensations
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The kinetic and mechanistic understanding of cooperatively catalyzed aldol and nitroaldol condensations is probed using a series of mesoporous silicas functionalized with aminosilanes to provide bifunctional acid-base character. Mechanistically, a Hammett analysis is performed to determine the effects of electron-donating and electron-withdrawing groups of para-substituted benzaldehyde derivatives on the catalytic activity of each condensation reaction. This information is also used to discuss the validity of previously proposed catalytic mechanisms and to propose a revised mechanism with plausible reaction intermediates. For both reactions, electron-withdrawing groups increase the observed rates of reaction, though resonance effects play an important, yet subtle, role in the nitroaldol condensation, in which a p-methoxy electron-donating group is also able to stabilize the proposed carbocation intermediate. Additionally, activation energies and pre-exponential factors are calculated via the Arrhenius analysis of two catalysts with similar amine loadings: one catalyst had silanols available for cooperative interactions (acid-base catalysis), while the other was treated with a silanol-capping reagent to prevent such cooperativity (base-only catalysis). The values obtained for activation energies and pre-exponential factors in each reaction are discussed in the context of the proposed mechanisms and the importance of cooperative interactions in each reaction. The catalytic activity decreases for all reactions when the silanols are capped with trimethylsilyl groups, and higher temperatures are required to make accurate rate measurements, emphasizing the vital role the weakly acidic silanols play in the catalytic cycles. The results indicate that loss of acid sites is more detrimental to the catalytic activity of the aldol condensation than the nitroaldol condensation, as evidenced by the significant decrease in the pre-exponential factor for the aldol condensation when silanols are unavailable for cooperative interactions. Cooperative catalysis is evidenced by significant changes in the pre-exponential factor, rather than the activation energy for the aldol condensation.
- Collier, Virginia E.,Ellebracht, Nathan C.,Lindy, George I.,Moschetta, Eric G.,Jones, Christopher W.
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p. 460 - 468
(2016/01/12)
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- Discovery of New Monocarbonyl Ligustrazine-Curcumin Hybrids for Intervention of Drug-Sensitive and Drug-Resistant Lung Cancer
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The elevation of oxidative stress preferentially in cancer cells by inhibiting thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) and/or enhancing reactive oxygen species (ROS) production has emerged as an effective strategy for selectively targeting cancer cells. In this study, we designed and synthesized 21 ligustrazine-curcumin hybrids (10a-u). Biological evaluation indicated that the most active compound 10d significantly inhibited the proliferation of drug-sensitive (A549, SPC-A-1, LTEP-G-2) and drug-resistant (A549/DDP) lung cancer cells but had little effect on nontumor lung epithelial-like cells (HBE). Furthermore, 10d suppressed the TrxR/Trx system and promoted intracellular ROS accumulation and cancer cell apoptosis. Additionally, 10d inhibited the NF-κB, AKT, and ERK signaling, P-gp-mediated efflux of rhodamine 123, P-gp ATPase activity, and P-gp expression in A549/DDP cells. Finally, 10d repressed the growth of implanted human drug-resistant lung cancer in mice. Together, 10d acts a novel TrxR inhibitor and may be a promising candidate for intervention of lung cancer.
- Ai, Yong,Zhu, Bin,Ren, Caiping,Kang, Fenghua,Li, Jinlong,Huang, Zhangjian,Lai, Yisheng,Peng, Sixun,Ding, Ke,Tian, Jide,Zhang, Yihua
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p. 1747 - 1760
(2016/03/25)
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- Enzyme-catalyzed domino reaction: Efficient construction of spirocyclic oxindole skeleton using porcine pepsin
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Pepsin from porcine gastric mucosa was used as a sustainable and environmentally friendly biocatalyst in the domino Knoevenagel/Michael/Michael reaction for the synthesis of spirooxindole derivatives in methanol. A wide range of isatins and α,β-unsaturated ketones reacting with malononitrile provided the corresponding products in yields of up to 99% with diastereoselectivities of up to >99:1 dr. This pepsin-catalyzed domino reaction provided a novel case of enzyme catalytic promiscuity.
- He, Yan-Hong,He, Tao,Guo, Jun-Tao,Li, Rui,Xiang, Yang,Yang, Da-Cheng,Guan, Zhi
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p. 2239 - 2248
(2016/04/26)
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- Facile Synthesis of Cooperative Acid-Base Catalysts by Clicking Cysteine and Cysteamine on an Ethylene-Bridged Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica
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A periodic mesoporous organosilica (PMO) that contains ethylene bridges was functionalized to obtain a series of cooperative acid-base catalysts. A straightforward, single-step procedure was devised to immobilize cysteine and cysteamine on the support material by means of a photoinitiated thiol-ene click reaction. Likewise, PMO materials capped with hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) were used to support both compounds. This resulted in different materials in which the amine site was promoted by carboxylic acid groups, surface silanol groups, or both. The catalysts were tested in the aldol reaction of 4-nitrobenzaldehyde and acetone. It was found that silanol groups have a stronger promoting effect on the amine than the carboxylic acid group. The highest turnover frequency (TOF) was obtained for an amine-functionalized material that contained only silanol promoting sites. The loading of the active sites also had a significant effect on the activity of the catalysts, which was rationalized on the basis of a computational study.
- Ouwehand, Judith,Lauwaert, Jeroen,Esquivel, Dolores,Hendrickx, Kevin,Van Speybroeck, Veronique,Thybaut, Joris W.,Van Der Voort, Pascal
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p. 2144 - 2151
(2016/05/19)
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- Synthesis of new 4-phenylpyrimidine-2(1H)-thiones and their potency to inhibit COX-1 and COX-2
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Several new 4-phenylpyrimidine-2(1H)-thiones have been prepared and investigated for their potencies to inhibit COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes, and COX-2 expression in THP-1 cells. Structure-activity-relationships and physicochemical parameters are discussed. Pharmacophore screening and docking studies were carried out for the most active compound.
- Seebacher, Werner,Faist, Johanna,Presser, Armin,Weis, Robert,Saf, Robert,Kaserer, Teresa,Temml, Veronika,Schuster, Daniela,Ortmann, Sabine,Otto, Nadine,Bauer, Rudolf
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p. 552 - 559
(2015/07/27)
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- Palladium nanoparticles supported on copper oxide as an efficient and recyclable catalyst for carbon(sp2)-carbon(sp2) cross-coupling reaction
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A convenient, mild and cost-effective synthesis of Pd/CuO nanoparticles by arc discharge of Cu in deionized (DI) water and electroless deposition of palladium was reported. The obtained nanoparticles were thoroughly characterized by using techniques like TEM, XRD, FE-SEM and EDS. The synthesized nanoparticles demonstrated excellent catalytic activity in Heck coupling reaction under aerobic conditions. The effects of catalyst composition, solvent and bases, aryl halides or olefins species on corresponding products were systematically investigated. High product yields, elimination of ligand and homogeneous catalysts, broad substrate scope and easy work up are important features of this method. In addition, the catalyst could be reused for five more consecutive recycles.
- Nasrollahzadeh, Mahmoud,Sajadi, S. Mohammad,Rostami-Vartooni, Akbar,Azarian, Abbas
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p. 150 - 154
(2015/04/14)
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- Reaction-dependent heteroatom modification of acid-base catalytic cooperativity in aminosilica materials
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The effects of heteroatom substitution on the cooperative catalytic activity of a series of bifunctional acid-base aminosilica catalysts are probed in aldol and nitroaldol condensations. Three M3+ (B, Al, and Ga) and three M4+ (Ti, Zr, and Ce) heteroatoms are incorporated into different samples of SBA-15 silica and then grafted with aminosilanes to produce bifunctional acid-base catalysts. The catalytic activity of each material is measured in the aldol condensation of 4-nitrobenzaldehyde with acetone at 50 °C and the nitroaldol condensation of 4-nitrobenzaldehyde with nitromethane at 40 °C and compared to the catalytic activity of a heteroatom-free aminosilica catalyst. The heteroatom substitutions produce catalysts with larger amounts of strong Lewis acid sites compared to the heteroatom-free aminosilica catalyst. We rationalize these results in the context of the physical (e.g. surface area, pore diameter, particle size) and chemical properties (e.g. total number and strength of acid sites) of each material and the proposed catalytic mechanisms of the two reactions. The increase in the number of strong Lewis acid sites of each heteroatom material decreased its activity in the aldol condensation, though four heteroatom substitutions (B, Al, Ga, and Ti) increased the catalytic activity of the aminosilica catalyst in the nitroaldol condensation. The results suggest that inclusion of a small amount of Lewis acid sites in aminosilica materials can increase the cooperative catalytic activity of the materials in the nitroaldol condensation. The results also suggest that inclusion of Lewis acid sites in aminosilica materials decreases the cooperative catalytic activity of the materials in the aldol condensation.
- Moschetta, Eric G.,Brunelli, Nicholas A.,Jones, Christopher W.
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p. 429 - 439
(2015/10/05)
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- Synthesis of Polysubstituted Pyridines via a One-Pot Metal-Free Strategy
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An efficient strategy for the one-pot synthesis of polysubstituted pyridines via a cascade reaction from aldehydes, phosphorus ylides, and propargyl azide is reported. The reaction sequence involves a Wittig reaction, a Staudinger reaction, an aza-Wittig reaction, a 6π-3-azatriene electrocyclization, and a 1,3-H shift. This protocol provides quick access to the polysubstituted pyridines from readily available substrates in good to excellent yields.
- Wei, Hongbo,Li, Yun,Xiao, Ke,Cheng, Bin,Wang, Huifei,Hu, Lin,Zhai, Hongbin
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p. 5974 - 5977
(2016/01/09)
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- Effects of amine structure and base strength on acid-base cooperative aldol condensation
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Aminated silica materials are known to efficiently catalyse aldol condensations, especially when silanol groups are neighbouring the amine function. The effect of the amine structure and base strength has been analysed experimentally and by kinetic modelling using commercially available precursors to graft primary, secondary and tertiary amines on the silica surface. While primary amines are arranged in a clustered manner on the catalyst surface, secondary amines are arranged randomly which results in a higher percentage of promoted amines in the low silanol-to-amine ratio range. An enamine compound formed by the reaction between the amine active site and acetone has been identified as the key intermediate to explain the experimental observations. In the case of a primary amine this enamine intermediate can form an inhibiting imine with which it is in equilibrium. As a secondary amine has only one hydrogen atom bonded to the nitrogen atom, the inhibiting imine cannot be formed, resulting in a comparatively higher concentration of reactive enamines on the catalyst surface. In case of a tertiary amine the formation of the reactive intermediate is impossible due to the absence of any hydrogen atom bonded to the nitrogen atom. The activation entropies of all reaction steps occurring on the amine sites, as obtained by regression, could be correlated to the deprotonation entropies of the amine sites. As the deprotonation enthalpy does not account for steric effects, no such correlation could be found between the activation energies of these reaction steps and the deprotonation enthalpies of the amine sites.
- Lauwaert, Jeroen,De Canck, Els,Esquivel, Dolores,Van Der Voort, Pascal,Thybaut, Joris W.,Marin, Guy B.
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- A multicomponent pathway-inspired regioselective synthesis of 2,3,4-trisubstituted 1H-pyrroles via [3+2] cycloaddition reaction
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A copper catalyzed regioselective synthesis of 2,3,4-trisubstituted 1H-pyrroles using a novel three-component coupled domino reaction of aldehydes, ketones and alkyl isocyanoacetates is reported. This transformation proceeds through the formation of a chalcone followed by a [3+2] cycloaddition reaction to obtain α-cuprioisocyanide, a cyclic organocopper intermediate, which on copper-hydrogen exchange followed by oxidation exclusively offers 2,3,4-trisubstituted 1H-pyrrole.
- Kalmode, Hanuman P.,Vadagaonkar, Kamlesh S.,Murugan, Kaliyappan,Chaskar, Atul C.
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p. 4631 - 4639
(2015/06/16)
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- Acid-Base Pairs in Lewis Acidic Zeolites Promote Direct Aldol Reactions by Soft Enolization
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Hf-, Sn-, and Zr-Beta zeolites catalyze the cross-aldol condensation of aromatic aldehydes with acetone under mild reaction conditions with near quantitative yields. NMR studies with isotopically labeled molecules confirm that acid-base pairs in the Si-O-M framework ensemble promote soft enolization through α-proton abstraction. The Lewis acidic zeolites maintain activity in the presence of water and, unlike traditional base catalysts, in acidic solutions.
- Lewis, Jennifer D.,Van De Vyver, Stijn,Romn-Leshkov, Yuriy
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p. 9835 - 9838
(2015/08/19)
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- PPh3·HBr-DMSO mediated expedient synthesis of γ-substituted β,γ-unsaturated α-ketomethylthioesters and α-bromo enals: Application to the synthesis of 2-methylsulfanyl-3(2 H)-furanones
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An efficient chemoselective general procedure for the synthesis of γ-substituted β,γ-unsaturated α-ketomethylthioesters from α,β-unsaturated ketones has been achieved through an unprecedented PPh3·HBr-DMSO mediated oxidative bromination and Kornblum oxidation sequence. The newly developed reagent system serves admirably for the synthesis of α-bromoenals from enals. Furthermore, AuCl 3-catalyzed efficient access to 3(2H)-furanones from the above intermediates under extremely mild conditions are described. Copyright
- Mal, Kanchan,Sharma, Abhinandan,Maulik, Prakas R.,Das, Indrajit
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p. 662 - 667
(2014/01/23)
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- Enantiopure azetidine-2-carboxamides as organocatalysts for direct asymmetric aldol reactions in aqueous and organic media
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A family of enantiopure azetidine-2-caboxamides was asymmetrically synthesized, and was examined as organocatalyst in direct aldol reactions. A well chosen chiral azetidine-2-caboxamide was found to smoothly catalyze the direct aldol reaction of various benzaldehydes with acetone in brine, and β-hydroxy ketones were produced with enantiomeric excess up to 96%. The reaction of benzaldehydes with cyclic ketones also led to the formation of anti-products in diastereomeric ratio up to 99:1 and enantiomeric excess up to 99%.
- Song, Xixi,Liu, Ai-Xiang,Liu, Shan-Shan,Gao, Wen-Chao,Wang, Min-Can,Chang, Junbiao
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p. 1464 - 1470
(2014/02/14)
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- D-Aminoacylase-initiated cascade Aldol condensation/Robinson annulation for synthesis of substituted cyclohex-2-enones from simple aldehydes and acetone
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As an important building block, developing efficient and green synthesis strategy of cyclohex-2-enones is of great importance. In this present work, a general approach to the mild synthesis of substituted cyclohex-2-enones derivatives starting fro m simple aldehydes and acetone have been achieved via D-aminoacylase-initiated Aldol condensation/Robinson annulation cascade reaction using imidazole as an additive in organic media. The influences of reaction conditions including solvents, enzyme concentration, additives type, molar ratio of enzyme to additive, and substrate scopes were systematically investigated. Furthermore, some experiments were designed to explore the catalytic roles of D-aminoacylase and imidazole in the multistep cascade process, and one possible mechanism was proposed.
- Xiang, Ziwei,Liang, Yiru,Chen, Xiang,Wu, Qi,Lin, Xianfu
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p. 1929 - 1937
(2014/08/05)
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- An erbium-based bifuctional heterogeneous catalyst: A cooperative route towards C-C bond formation
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Heterogeneous bifuctional catalysts are multifunctional synthetic catalysts enabling efficient organic transformations by exploiting two opposite functionalities without mutual destruction. In this paper we report the first Er(III)-based metallorganic heterogeneous catalyst, synthesized by post-calcination MW- Assisted grafting and modification of the natural aminoacid L-cysteine. The natural acid-base distance between sites was maintained to assure the cooperation. The applicability of this new bifunctional heterogeneous catalyst to C-C bond formation and the supposed mechanisms of action are discussed as well.
- Oliverio, Manuela,Costanzo, Paola,Macario, Anastasia,De Luca, Giuseppina,Nardi, Monica,Procopio, Antonio
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p. 10218 - 10229
(2014/08/05)
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- Reduced graphene oxide supported piperazine in aminocatalysis
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Reduced graphene oxide (rGO) has been used as a support for piperazine to provide a heterogeneous bifunctional organocatalyst (rGO-NH) that is able to efficiently promote vintage organic transformations such as Knoevenagel, Michael and aldol reactions. The obtained results suggest a significant role of the support in the course of these reactions. This journal is the Partner Organisations 2014.
- Rodrigo, Eduardo,García Alcubilla, Beatriz,Sainz, Raquel,Fierro, J. L. García,Ferritto, Rafael,Cid, M. Belén
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p. 6270 - 6273
(2014/06/09)
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- Alkaline earth metal-based metal-organic framework: Hydrothermal synthesis, X-ray structure and heterogeneously catalyzed Claisen-Schmidt reaction
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Two alkaline earth metal-based carboxylate systems, [Mg(HL)(H 2O)2]n (1) and [Ca(H2L) 2]n (2) (H3L = chelidamic acid) have been hydrothermally synthesized, and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, IR, elemental analysis, and thermo-gravimetric analysis. Compound 1 has a 2D structure incorporating two water molecules. The dehydrated species, 1a, generated from 1 by removal of the coordinated water, has been characterized by thermo-gravimetric analysis, IR, elemental analysis and variable temperature powder X-ray diffraction. Both 1 and its dehydrated species 1a catalyze the Claisen-Schmidt reaction under heterogeneous conditions, but 1a is a more effective catalyst under environmentally friendly conditions. The catalyst can readily be recovered and reused in successive cycles without detectable loss of activity. Compound 2 has a 3D structure and is thermally stable up to 540 °C, but is inactive catalytically. This journal is the Partner Organisations 2014.
- Saha, Debraj,Maity, Tanmoy,Koner, Subratanath
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p. 13006 - 13017
(2014/08/18)
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