31853-85-7Relevant articles and documents
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Hachihama,Shono
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Synthesis of styrenes through the biocatalytic decarboxylation of trans-cinnamic acids by plant cell cultures
Takemoto,Achiwa
, p. 639 - 641 (2001)
A novel method for producing styrenes from trans-cinnamic acids was developed. When trans-cinnamic acid was incubated with plant cell cultures at room temperature, styrene was obtained. 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxystyrene (2a), 3-nitrostyrene (2f) and furan (2g) were synthesized quantitatively.
The bio-based phthalocyanine resins with high Tg and high char yield derived from vanillin
Wang, Caiyun,Shi, Manling,Fang, Linxuan,Dai, Menglu,Huang, Gang,Sun, Jing,Fang, Qiang
, (2021)
The conversion of bio-based vanillin into the heat-resistant polymers is investigated. Firstly, converting the aldehyde group of vanillin into a vinyl group obtained 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (S1), which was then treated with nitro-phthalonitrile to give 4-(2-methoxy-4-vinylphenoxy)phthalonitrile (S2). Secondly, thermal polymerization between S1 and S2 in a different molar ratio gave a series of vanillin–based phthalocyanine (V-PN) resins that display high char yield and high Tg. The best result was obtained when the molar ratio between S1 and S2 was 1–50 and the obtained V-PN resin displayed a char yield of up to 76%, a Tg over 400 °C. These data are much better than those of the widely used petroleum-based phthalocyanine resins, suggesting that these bio-based functional monomers derived from vanillin are suitable as the precursors for the fabrication of the ablation-resistant materials in the application of the aerospace industry.
Host attractants for red weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus: Identification, electrophysiological activity, and laboratory bioassay
Gunawardena, Neelakanthi E.,Kern, Friedrich,Janssen, Edelgard,Meegoda, Chandana,Schaefer, Doris,Vostrowsky, Otto,Bestmann, Hans Juergen
, p. 425 - 437 (1998)
A steam distillate from the freshly cut young bark of coconut palm Cocos nucifera was analyzed by gas chromatography, combined gas chromatography-electroantennographic detection (GC-EAD) and GC-MS to detect host attractants for the curculionid weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, one of the major coconut pests in Sri Lanka. A twin FID peak consisting of a minor and a major component was shown to possess electrophysiological (EAG) activity. The minor peak was identified as γ-nonanoic lactone 2, while the major peak was identified as 4-hydroxy-3-methoxystyrene 2. In an EAG assay the synthetic racemic nonanoic lactone 1 did not elicit a considerable response in the antenna of R. ferrugineus, whereas the laboratory synthesized 2 showed activity. In a laboratory bioassay using a Y-type olfactometer, synthetic 1 and 2 elicited moderate attractant properties to R. ferrugineus, whereas a 1:1 mixture of the compounds showed increased attraction over that of the individual compounds.
Synthesis of Lipophilic Antioxidants by a Lipase-B-Catalyzed Addition of Peracids to the Double Bond of 4-Vinyl-2-methoxyphenol
Zago, Erika,Durand, Erwann,Barouh, Nathalie,Lecomte, Jér?me,Villeneuve, Pierre,Aouf, Chahinez
, p. 9069 - 9075 (2015)
4-Vinyl guaiacol (2) was lipophilized through the electrophilic addition of peracids to its vinylic double bond. Those peracids were formed in situ, by the Candida antarctica lipase-B-assisted perhydrolysis of carboxylic acids ranging from C2 to C18, in hydrogen peroxide solution. The addition of peracids with 4-8 carbons in their alkyl chains led to the formation of two regioisomers, with the prevalence of hydroxyesters bearing a primary free hydroxyl (4c-4e). This prevalence became more pronounced when peracids with longer alkyl chains (C10-C18) were used. In this case, only isomers 4f-4h were formed. The antioxidant activity of the resulting hydroxyesters was assessed by means of the conjugated autoxidizable triene (CAT) assay, and it was found out that the 4-vinyl guaiacol antioxidant activity was significantly increased by grafting alkyl chains with 2-8 carbons.
Cross-Coupling Reactions with 2-Amino-/Acetylamino-Substituted 3-Iodo-1,4-naphthoquinones: Convenient Synthesis of Novel Alkenyl- And Alkynylnaphthoquinones and Derivatives
Demidoff, Felipe C.,Rodrigues Filho, Eduardo José P.,De Souza, Andréa Luzia F.,Netto, Chaquip D.,De Carvalho, Leandro L.
supporting information, p. 4097 - 4109 (2021/08/31)
Functionalized 1,4-naphthoquinones have been employed as versatile synthons in organic synthesis, in addition to presenting a large array of biological activities. Herein, the applications of 2-amino-/ acetylamino-substituted 3-iodo-1,4-naphthoquinones in cross-coupling reactions are described to successfully afford sixteen novel 3-styryl-1,4-naphthoquinones (amino-stilbene-quinone hybrids) and four 3-alkynyl-1,4-naphthoquinone in overall good yields. Interestingly, the alkynylated derivatives could be obtained from ligand- and Pd-free Cu I -mediated cross-coupling reactions, after extensive investigations to exclude Pd as a co-catalyst. Lastly, the desilanized terminal alkyne was subjected to click chemistry reactions to give two novel triazole-1,4-naphthoquinone hybrids.
Discovery, Biocatalytic Exploration and Structural Analysis of a 4-Ethylphenol Oxidase from Gulosibacter chungangensis
Alvigini, Laura,Fraaije, Marco W.,Gran-Scheuch, Alejandro,Guo, Yiming,Mattevi, Andrea,Saifuddin, Mohammad,Trajkovic, Milos
, p. 3225 - 3233 (2021/10/04)
The vanillyl-alcohol oxidase (VAO) family is a rich source of biocatalysts for the oxidative bioconversion of phenolic compounds. Through genome mining and sequence comparisons, we found that several family members lack a generally conserved catalytic aspartate. This finding led us to study a VAO-homolog featuring a glutamate residue in place of the common aspartate. This 4-ethylphenol oxidase from Gulosibacter chungangensis (Gc4EO) shares 42 % sequence identity with VAO from Penicillium simplicissimum, contains the same 8α-N3-histidyl-bound FAD and uses oxygen as electron acceptor. However, Gc4EO features a distinct substrate scope and product specificity as it is primarily effective in the dehydrogenation of para-substituted phenols with little generation of hydroxylated products. The three-dimensional structure shows that the characteristic glutamate side chain creates a closely packed environment that may limit water accessibility and thereby protect from hydroxylation. With its high thermal stability, well defined structural properties and high expression yields, Gc4EO may become a catalyst of choice for the specific dehydrogenation of phenolic compounds bearing small substituents.
