- Palladium-Catalyzed Carboxylate-Assisted Ethoxycarboxylation of Aromatic Acids to Synthesize Monoethyl Phthalate Derivatives with Ethyl Bromodifluoroacetate
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A novel and efficient approach for direct carbonation of aromatic acids with ethyl bromodifluoroacetate as the carbonyl source is reported. A broad range of substrates bearing various functional groups were tolerated, leading to monoalkyl phthalate derivatives in moderate to good yields.
- Tao, Na,Wang, Jie,Yuan, Chunchen,Zeng, Runsheng,Zhao, Ying-Sheng
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p. 8607 - 8610
(2019/11/03)
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- Practical selective monohydrolysis of bulky symmetric diesters
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The highly efficient selective monohydrolysis reaction we previously reported has been applied to monohydrolysis of several bulkyl symmetric diesters, including diethyl esters, dipropyl esters, and dibutyl esters. A greater proportion of a polar aprotic co-solvent, DMSO, and aqueous KOH appear to help improve the reactivity of bulky diesters compared to the corresponding dimethyl esters. The procedure is mild and practical, yielding the corresponding half-esters in high yields under simple conditions.
- Shi, Jianjun,Niwayama, Satomi
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p. 799 - 802
(2018/02/10)
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- Practical selective monohydrolysis of bulky symmetric diesters: Comparing with sonochemistry
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The conditions of the practical selective monohydrolysis of symmetric diesters we previously reported have been modified and applied to selective monohydrolysis of bulky symmetric diesters. While ultrasound is generally considered effective for two-phase reactions, its effect actually turned out to be rather marginal. Instead, use of a larger proportion of a polar aprotic co-solvent, DMSO, and aqueous KOH helped enhance the reaction rates and improve the yields of the half-esters. The reactions are simple, mild and practical without special devices.
- Shi, Jianjun,Zhao, Tian,Niwayama, Satomi
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p. 6815 - 6820
(2018/10/20)
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- Properties of a newly identified esterase from bacillus sp. K91 and its novel function in diisobutyl phthalate degradation
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The widely used plasticizer phthalate esters (PAEs) have become a public concern because of their effects on environmental contamination and toxicity on mammals. However, the biodegradation of PAEs, especially diisobutyl phthalate (DiBP), remains poorly understood. In particular, genes involved in the hydrolysis of these compounds were not conclusively identified. In this study, the CarEW gene, which encodes an enzyme that is capable of hydrolyzing ρ-nitrophenyl esters of fatty acids, was cloned from a thermophilic bacterium Bacillus sp. K91 and heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 using the pEASY-E2 expression system. The enzyme showed a monomeric structure with a molecular mass of approximately 53.76 kDa and pI of 4.88. The enzyme exhibited maximal activity at pH 7.5 and 45°C, with ρ-NP butyrate as the best substrate. The enzyme was fairly stable within the pH range from 7.0 to 8.5. High-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) were employed to detect the catabolic pathway of DiBP. Two intermediate products were identified, and a potential biodegradation pathway was proposed. Altogether, our findings present a novel DiBP degradation enzyme and indicate that the purified enzyme may be a promising candidate for DiBP detoxification and for environmental protection.
- Ding, Junmei,Wang, Chaofan,Xie, Zhenrong,Li, Junjun,Yang, Yunjuan,Mu, Yuelin,Tang, Xianghua,Xu, Bo,Zhou, Junpei,Huang, Zunxi
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- Ecotoxicity and biodegradation of phthalate monoesters
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Little is known about the fate and the effects of phthalic acid monoesters. Various of these monoesters ranging from n-butyl to isononyl monoester have been evaluated in respect to their biodegradation behaviour and their acute aquatic toxicity. All esters are readily biodegradable, achieving degradation rates of 90% and more. The acute toxicity values strongly depend on the carbon chain length of the alcohol moiety. The short chain specimen have LC/EC 50 around and above 100 mg/l, with values levelling off to around 30 mg/l for the isononyl monoester.
- Scholz, Norbert
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p. 921 - 926
(2007/10/03)
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- Monitoring of phthalic acid monoesters in river water by solid-phase extraction and GC-MS determination
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An analytical method for monitoring 10 phthalic acid monoesters in river water was investigated by solid-phase extraction, methylation with diazomethane, and GC-MS. Two cartridge-type solid phases packed with octadesyl-coated silica (C18) and styrenedivinyl polymer (PS-2) and one disk-type solid phase made from octadesyl-coated styrene-divinylbenzene polymer (SDB-XD) were investigated in solid-phase extraction. PS-2 gave the highest recoveries of the three solid phases, and recoveries of more than 80% of the monoesters in filtered water samples were obtained at pH 2 to 3 with PS-2 at the spiked level of 0.1 μg L-1, except for monomethyl-phthalate (MMP), in which more than 72% of the monoesters were recovered. For the monoesters in the suspended solids (SS), an acidic methanol extract of SS was added to purified water acidified to pH 2, and the monoesters were extracted with PS-2. The recoveries of the monoesters in SS were more than 80%, but the recoveries of MMP were more than 57%. The method detection limit (MDL) of each phthalic acid monoester in 500 mL of water sample and in 2 mg of dry weight of SS ranged from 0.010 to 0.030 μg L-1 and from 1 to 11 μg g-1 respectively. Monitoring of phthalic acid monoesters in the Tama River in Tokyo was conducted every month from March 1999 to February 2000 using the present method. MMP, mono-n-butyl-phthalate (MBP), and mono-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate (MEHP) were detected at concentrations of 0.030-0.0340, 0.010-0.480, and 0.010-1.30 μg L-1. respectively, in the filtered water samples but were not detected in SS. Dimethyl-phthalate (DMP), di-n-butyl-phthalate (DBP), and di-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate (DEHP) were detected in the river water at concentrations of 0.010-0.092, 0.008-0.540, and 0.013-3.60 μg L-1, respectively. Diethyl-, di-iso-butyl-, and benzylbutyl-phthalates were also detected at concentrations of nanograms per liter, whereas the corresponding monoesters did not appear. The concentrations of MBP and MEHP in the river water were slightly lower than those of the corresponding diesters at the majority of sampling sites and sampling times.
- Suzuki,Yaguchi,Suzuki,Suga
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p. 3757 - 3763
(2007/10/03)
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- Involvement of a novel mouse hepatic microsomal esterase, ES46.5K, in the hydrolysis of phthalate esters
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ES46.5K, a novel esterase from mouse hepatic microsomes (Watanabe K., et al., Biochem. Mol. Biol. Int., 31, 25-30 (1993)), catalyzed hydrolysis of phthalate esters. ES46.5K and mouse hepatic microsomes hydrolyzed diethyl-, dibutyl-, diisobutyl-, dioctyl- and diethylhexyl phthalates, whereas dicyclohexyl- and dipbenyl phthalates having ring structure were not hydrolyzed by the enzymes. V(max) (μmol/min/mg protein)/K(m) (μM) ratios of ES46.5K for diethyl-, dibutyl-, diisobutyl-, dioctyl- and diethylhexyl phthalates were 291, 2786, 565, 51 and 57, respectively, while those of microsomes were 0.58, 0.83, 1.71, 0.05 and 1.10, respectively. The hydrolytic activity of ES46.5K was inhibited by diisopropylfluorophosphate and bis-p- nitrophenylphosphate. These results suggest that ES46.5K has high catalytic activity for phthalate esters and some role in the metabolism of phthalate esters in mice.
- Kayano, Yuichiro,Watanabe, Kazuhito,Matsunaga, Tamihide,Yamamoto, Ikuo,Yoshimura, Hidetoshi
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p. 749 - 751
(2007/10/03)
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