372-09-8Relevant articles and documents
Electrocarboxylation of chloroacetonitrile mediated by electrogenerated cobalt(I) phenanthroline
Fabre,Reynes
, p. 1360 - 1362 (2010)
The electrocarboxylation of chloroacetonitrile mediated by [Co(II)(phen)3]2+ has been investigated. Cyclic voltammetry studies of [Co(II)(phen)3]2+ have shown that [Co(I)(phen)3]+, an 18 electron complex, activates chloroacetonitrile by an oxidative addition through the loss of a phenanthroline ligand to give [RCo(III)(phen)2Cl]+. The unstable one-electron-reduced complex underwent Co-C bond cleavage. In carbon dioxide saturated solution, CO2 insertion proceeds after reduction of the alkylcobalt complex. A catalytic current is observed which corresponds to the electrocarboxylation of chloroacetonitrile into cyanoacetic acid. Electrolyses confirmed the process and gave faradic yield of 62% in cyanoacetic acid at potentials that are about 0.3 V less cathodic than the one required for Ni(salen).
5-Oxyacetic Acid Modification Destabilizes Double Helical Stem Structures and Favors Anionic Watson–Crick like cmo5U-G Base Pairs
Strebitzer, Elisabeth,Rangadurai, Atul,Plangger, Raphael,Kremser, Johannes,Juen, Michael Andreas,Tollinger, Martin,Al-Hashimi, Hashim M.,Kreutz, Christoph
, p. 18903 - 18906 (2018)
Watson–Crick like G-U mismatches with tautomeric Genol or Uenol bases can evade fidelity checkpoints and thereby contribute to translational errors. The 5-oxyacetic acid uridine (cmo5U) modification is a base modification at the wobble position on tRNAs and is presumed to expand the decoding capability of tRNA at this position by forming Watson–Crick like cmo5Uenol-G mismatches. A detailed investigation on the influence of the cmo5U modification on structural and dynamic features of RNA was carried out by using solution NMR spectroscopy and UV melting curve analysis. The introduction of a stable isotope labeled variant of the cmo5U modifier allowed the application of relaxation dispersion NMR to probe the potentially formed Watson–Crick like cmo5Uenol-G base pair. Surprisingly, we find that at neutral pH, the modification promotes transient formation of anionic Watson–Crick like cmo5U?-G, and not enolic base pairs. Our results suggest that recoding is mediated by an anionic Watson–Crick like species, as well as bring an interesting aspect of naturally occurring RNA modifications into focus—the fine tuning of nucleobase properties leading to modulation of the RNA structural landscape by adoption of alternative base pairing patterns.
Surface active ionic liquid assisted metal-free electrocatalytic-carboxylation in aqueous phase: A sustainable approach for CO2utilization paired with electro-detoxification of halocarbons
Bhat, Khursheed Ahmad,Bhat, Mohsin Ahmad,Bhat, Sajad Ahmad,Ingole, Pravin P.,Manzoor Bhat, Zahid,Pandit, Sarwar Ahmad,Rather, Mudasir Ahmad,Rehman, Shakeel U.,Sofi, Feroz Ahmad,Thotiyl, Musthafa Ottakam
, p. 9992 - 10005 (2021/12/24)
Electrocarboxylation of halocarbons is a promising green synthetic strategy for capture, fixation and utilization of CO2 for the synthesis of high-added-value industrial compounds. However, the unparalleled kinetic/thermodynamic stability and solubility concerns of CO2 and halocarbons warrant the use of appropriate (often precious metal based) electrocatalytic electrodes and environmentally non-green solvent systems to drive this otherwise kinetically slow electrochemical process. Herein we demonstrate that owing to their unique solubility and excellent electrocatalytic properties, the aqueous micellar solutions of imidazolium-based surface active ionic liquids (SAILs) can be used for the efficient and selective electrocatalytic-carboxylation of halocarbons to produce carboxylic acids. Specifically, we present results from our detailed electrochemical investigations regarding the electroreductive cleavage of the C-X bond and electrocarboxylation of 9-bromoanthracene (9-BAN) and chloroacetonitrile (CAN) in buffered (pH 7, phosphate buffer) micellar solutions of 1-dodecyl-3-methyl-imidazolium chloride ([DDMIM][Cl]). We demonstrate that the unique ability of [DDMIM][Cl] micelles to stabilize the electrogenerated reactive intermediates facilitates a novel reaction pathway that ensures selective and efficient electrocatalytic-reductive carboxylation of 9-BAN and CAN. The presented results clearly establish that besides allowing for the electrocarboxylation of halocarbons in aqueous green electrolytes, the use of SAILs ensures electrochemical fixation of CO2 at practically low cost current and potential conditions imposed over metal free, economically viable and electrochemically robust carbon electrodes. The use of SAILs is reported to improve the faradaic efficiency (~95%) and reduce the chances of undesired side product reactions which continue to be a major concern in the state of art electro-carboxylation processes. The presented approach we opine offers a promising avenue toward design of eco-green pathways in the direction of CO2 fixation and electro-organic synthesis of a diverse range of value-added products from water insoluble halocarbons (toxic pollutants) in aqueous media.
Synthesis of α-aminonitriles using aliphatic nitriles, α-amino acids, and hexacyanoferrate as universally applicable non-toxic cyanide sources
Nauth, Alexander M.,Konrad, Tim,Papadopulu, Zaneta,Vierengel, Nina,Lipp, Benjamin,Opatz, Till
supporting information, p. 4217 - 4223 (2018/09/29)
In cyanation reactions, the cyanide source is often directly added to the reaction mixture, which restricts the choice of conditions. The spatial separation of cyanide release and consumption offers higher flexibility instead. Such a setting was used for the cyanation of iminium ions with a variety of different easy-to-handle HCN sources such as hexacyanoferrate, acetonitrile or α-amino acids. The latter substrates were first converted to their corresponding nitriles through oxidative decarboxylation. While glycine directly furnishes HCN in the oxidation step, the aliphatic nitriles derived from α-substituted amino acids can be further converted into the corresponding cyanohydrins in an oxidative C-H functionalization. Mn(OAc)2 was found to catalyze the efficient release of HCN from these cyanohydrins or from acetone cyanohydrin under acidic conditions and, in combination with the two previous transformations, permits the use of protein biomass as a non-toxic source of HCN.