- Synthesis of β-Methyl Alcohols: Influence of Alkyl Chain Length on Diastereoselectivity and New Attractants of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
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The diastereoselectivity of adducts in the addition reaction via the Felkin-Anh model is affected significantly by the steric effect of bulky groups. However, the influence of steric alkyl chain length has not been studied for the diastereoselectivity. In this work, we present a new strategy for the racemic synthesis of β-methyl alcohols to obtain various diastereomer ratios using the Felkin-Anh model. The addition of alkyl Grignard reagents to α-methyl aldehydes afforded diastereomer ratios of threo/erythro ≈ 2:1, while the reduction in structurally related ketones using LiAlH4 afforded ratios of threo/erythro ≈ 1:1. The experimental data showed no effect of alkyl chain length on either side on the stereoselectivity of adducts. All synthesized analogues were evaluated for attractiveness to Rhynchophorus ferrugineus weevils in the field. Five novel derivatives, including two alcohols and three ketones, were found to attract weevils in the field trials. Among them, 3-methyldecan-4-one (5b) and 4-methyldecan-5-ol (11a) were found to be the most attractive to the insects.
- Le, Van-Dung,Dang, Chi-Hien,Nguyen, Cong-Hao,Nguyen, Hong-Ung,Nguyen, Thanh-Danh
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p. 5882 - 5886
(2021/06/21)
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- Iridium Clusters Encapsulated in Carbon Nanospheres as Nanocatalysts for Methylation of (Bio)Alcohols
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C?H methylation is an attractive chemical transformation for C?C bonds construction in organic chemistry, yet efficient methylation of readily available (bio)alcohols in water using methanol as sustainable C1 feedstock is limited. Herein, iridium nanocatalysts encapsulated in yolk–shell-structured mesoporous carbon nanospheres (Ir@YSMCNs) were synthesized for this transformation. Monodispersed Ir clusters (ca. 1.0 nm) were encapsulated in situ and spatially isolated within YSMCNs by a silica-assisted sol–gel emulsion strategy. A selection of (bio)alcohols (19 examples) was selectively methylated in aqueous phase with good-to-high yields over the developed Ir@YSMCNs. The improved catalytic efficiencies in terms of activity and selectivity together with the good stability and recyclability were contributable to the ultrasmall Ir clusters with oxidation chemical state as a consequence of the confinement effect of YSMCNs with interconnected nanostructures.
- Liu, Qiang,Xu, Guoqiang,Wang, Zhendong,Liu, Xiaoran,Wang, Xicheng,Dong, Linlin,Mu, Xindong,Liu, Huizhou
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p. 4748 - 4755
(2017/12/15)
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- Quantitative GC analysis of secondary alcohol pheromones: Determination of release rate of red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, pheromone from lures
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Aliphatic secondary alcohols are components of several aggregation pheromones of important beetle and weevil pests. Some of these pheromones are used frequently for the monitoring and mass trapping of the relevant insects. We encountered severe difficulties in direct GC quantitative analysis of these compounds. Therefore, we developed a simple GC analysis of secondary alcohols converting them to trifluoroacetyl derivatives and using secondary alcohol acetates as internal standards. This method was applied for the quantitative analysis of several secondary alcohols, including the aggregation pheromone components of the almond bark beetle and the red palm weevil. The release rate of the latter pheromone from commercial lures was also determined.
- Zada,Soroker,Harel,Nakache,Dunkelblum
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p. 2299 - 2306
(2007/10/03)
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- Alkane oxygenation catalysed by gold complexes
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Gold(III) and gold(I) complexes, NaAuCl4 and ClAuPPh3, efficiently catalyse the oxidation of alkanes by H2O2 in acetonitrile solution at 75°C. Turnover numbers (TONs) attain 520 after 144 h. Alkyl hydroperoxides are the main products, whereas ketones (aldehydes) and alcohols are formed in smaller concentrations. It is suggested on the basis of the bond selectivity study that at least one of the pathways in Au-catalysed alkane hydroperoxidation does not involve the participation of free hydroxyl radicals. Possibly, the oxidation begins from the alkane hydrogen atom abstraction by a gold oxo species. The oxidation of cyclooctane by air at room temperature catalysed by NaAuCl4 in the presence of Zn/CH3COOH as a reducing agent and methylviologen as an electron-transfer agent gave cyclooctanol (TON=10).
- Shul'Pin, Georgiy B.,Shilov, Alexander E.,Süss-Fink, Georg
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p. 7253 - 7256
(2007/10/03)
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- Mammalian exocrine secretions XI. Constituents of the preorbital secretion of klipspringer, Oreotragus oreotragus
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The ketones 3-pentanone, 4-methyl-2-pentanone, 5-methyl-3-hexanone, 4-methyl-3-hexanone, and the esters ethyl propaneate, 2-methylpropyl acetate, ethyl 3-methylbutanoate, and 2-methylpropyl propanoate were identified as the only volatile organic constituents of the preorbital secretion of the klipspringer. Oreotragus oreotragus. These compounds are considerably more volatile than those found in the preorbital secretions of other antelopes belonging to the tribe Antelopini. More than 50% of the preorbital secretion consists of proteinaceous material, which probably acts as a controlled-release substance in retarding the evaporation of the volatile constituents of the secretion from territorial marks.
- Burger
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p. 2383 - 2400
(2007/10/03)
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- Gas-phase Unimolecular Chemistry of Ethyl Butyl Ketone Cations
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Mass spectra of the four isomeric ethyl butyl ketones, C2H5CO-n-C4H9 (1), C2H5CO-iso-C4H9 (2), C2H5CO-sec-C4H9 (3) and C2H5CO-t-C4H9 (4), are reported.The structure of the fragment ions produced from precursors of both high and low internal energy were identified by collision experiments in a six-sector mass-spectrometer.Metastable molecular ions 1(+.) and 2(+.) behave identically in expelling CH3(.), C3H6 and C2H5(.) to produce the same fragment ions: (+), (+.) and a mixture of (+) and (+), respectively.The key isomerization step between 1(+.) and 2(+.) is a 1,2-enol-olefin shift.Metastable molecular ions 3(+.) and 4(+.) give essentially ethene and ethyl losses, respectively; the fragment ions are (+.) and (+).Keto-enol isomerization also occurs to a significant extent for ions 1(+.) and 2(+.) and 3(+.).In contrast, 1,2- or 1,3-ethylhydroxycarbene migrations are only marginal processes.
- Bouchoux, Guy,Flammang, Robert,Jaudon, Pascale,Lefevre, Odile
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p. 1189 - 1196
(2007/10/02)
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- -WITTIG SIGMATROPIC REARRANGEMENT OF CROTYL PROPARGYL ETHER SYSTEM; AN EMERGING TOOL FOR CONTROL OF ACYCLIC STEREOCHEMISTRY
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The -Wittig rearrangement of properly designated (E)- and (Z)-crotyl propargyl ether system has been shown to exhibit a remarkably high degree of threo- and erythro-selection, respectively, and the stereochemical outcomes are discussed on mechanistic grounds.Some useful transformations of the rearrangement product are also described within the context of the formal total synthesis of (+/-)-oudemansin.Further, the high level of diastereoselection is maintained in the reaction of the α-methylcrotyl counterparts, together with the exclusive formation of the (E)-olefinic bond.
- Mikami, Koichi,Azuma, Ken-Ichi,Nakai, Takeshi
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p. 2303 - 2308
(2007/10/02)
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- COMPLETELY STEREOSPECIFIC 1,2-MIGRATION OF ALKYL GROUPS IN Et2AlCl PROMOTED PINACOL-TYPE REARRANGEMENT
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Completely stereospecific 1,2-migration of alkyl groups was achieved in Et2AlCl-promoted pinacol-type rearrangement of chiral β-mesyloxy alcohols to give optically pure α-alkyl ketones including both enantiomers of 4-methyl-3-hexanone, an alarm pheromone of ant.
- Tsuchihashi, Gen-ichi,Tomooka, Katsuhiko,Suzuki, Keisuke
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p. 4253 - 4256
(2007/10/02)
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- Stereochemistry of Aliphatic Carbocations, 12. Alkyl Shifts between Secondary Carbon Atoms
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Several optically active, β-branched alkylamines have been synthesized from amino acids.The corresponding amines were obtained from isobutyraldehyde and 2-methylbutanal (37), respectively.The stereochemistry at the terminus of 1,2-methyl shifts has been elucidated in the nitrous acid deaminations of 4 and 21.Predominant, although incomplete inversion at the migration terminus is consistent with conformational control rather than neighboring group participation.The deamination of 31 involves a degenerate 1,2-ethyl shift and a nondegenerate 1,2-methyl shift, the reverse holds for 44.Complete inversion at the origin of the methyl migrations and the absence of subsequent retrogressive H shifts strongly support the intermediacy of methyl-bridged carbocations.Partial racemization at the origin of the ethyl migrations has been traced to proton shifts within ethyl-bridged intermediates.Rearranged open cations contribute significantly to the overall reaction if micelles are produced by self-aggregation of the alkylammonium ions.
- Kirmse, Wolfgang,Prolingheuer, Ernst-Christoph
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p. 104 - 128
(2007/10/02)
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- Stereochemistry of Aliphatic Carbocations, 13. Protonated Cyclopropanes as Intermediates in 1,2-Alkyl Shifts
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The nitrous acid deamination of 2-ethyl-1-methylbutylamine (10), 1,2-diethylbutylamine (35), and 2-ethyl-1-methylpentylamine (43) has been studied with respect to 1,2-alkyl shifts.Optically active and deuterated amines were employed whenever possible.The structure, configuration, and deuterium distribution of various products (e. g. 16 from 10, 40 and 48 from 35, 56 from 43) are most reasonably explained in terms of alkyl-bridged intermediates (corner-protonated cyclopropanes) which isomerize via proton shifts from corner to corner.The alternative interconversion of open ions via 1,3-H shifts is incompatible with our experimental results.
- Kirmse, Wolfgang,Loosen, Karin,Prolingheuer, Ernst-Christoph
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p. 129 - 141
(2007/10/02)
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