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Continuous Flow Synthesis of Azoxybenzenes by Reductive Dimerization of Nitrosobenzenes with Gel-Bound Catalysts
Schmiegel, Carsten J.,Berg, Patrik,Obst, Franziska,Schoch, Roland,Appelhans, Dietmar,Kuckling, Dirk
, p. 1628 - 1636 (2021/03/15)
In the search for a new synthetic pathway for azoxybenzenes with different substitution patterns, an approach using a microfluidic reactor with gel-bound proline organocatalysts under continuous flow is presented. Herein the formation of differently substituted azoxybezenes by reductive dimerization of nitrosobenzenes within minutes at mild conditions in good to almost quantitative yields is described. The conversion within the microfluidic reactor is analyzed and used for optimizing and validating different parameters. The effects of the different functionalities on conversion, yield, and reaction times are analyzed in detail by NMR. The applicability of this reductive dimerization is demonstrated for a wide range of differently substituted nitrosobenzenes. The effects of these different functionalities on the structure of the obtained azoxyarenes are analyzed in detail by NMR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Based on these results, the turnover number and the turnover frequency were determined.
Rhodium(III)-catalyzed regioselective C–H nitrosation/annulation of unsymmetrical azobenzenes to synthesize benzotriazole N-oxides via a RhIII/RhIII redox-neutral pathway
Zhang, Yuanfei,Chen, Zhe-Ning,Su, Weiping
supporting information, (2021/05/19)
A Rh(III)-catalyzed regioselective C–H nitrosation/annulation reaction of unsymmetrical azobenzenes with [NO][BF4] has been developed to achieve high-yielding syntheses of benzotriazole N-oxides with excellent functional group tolerance. Computational studies have revealed that this oxidative C–H functionalization reaction involves an interesting redox-neutral Rh(III)/Rh(III) pathway without the change of Rh oxidation state.
Reversible Photoswitchable Inhibitors Generate Ultrasensitivity in Out-of-Equilibrium Enzymatic Reactions
Teders, Michael,Pogodaev, Aleksandr A.,Bojanov, Glenn,Huck, Wilhelm T. S.
supporting information, p. 5709 - 5716 (2021/05/07)
Ultrasensitivity is a ubiquitous emergent property of biochemical reaction networks. The design and construction of synthetic reaction networks exhibiting ultrasensitivity has been challenging, but would greatly expand the potential properties of life-like materials. Herein, we exploit a general and modular strategy to reversibly regulate the activity of enzymes using light and show how ultrasensitivity arises in simple out-of-equilibrium enzymatic systems upon incorporation of reversible photoswitchable inhibitors (PIs). Utilizing a chromophore/warhead strategy, PIs of the protease α-chymotrypsin were synthesized, which led to the discovery of inhibitors with large differences in inhibition constants (Ki) for the different photoisomers. A microfluidic flow setup was used to study enzymatic reactions under out-of-equilibrium conditions by continuous addition and removal of reagents. Upon irradiation of the continuously stirred tank reactor with different light pulse sequences, i.e., varying the pulse duration or frequency of UV and blue light irradiation, reversible switching between photoisomers resulted in ultrasensitive responses in enzymatic activity as well as frequency filtering of input signals. This general and modular strategy enables reversible and tunable control over the kinetic rates of individual enzyme-catalyzed reactions and makes a programmable linkage of enzymes to a wide range of network topologies feasible.