- Superagonist, Full Agonist, Partial Agonist, and Antagonist Actions of Arylguanidines at 5-Hydroxytryptamine-3 (5-HT3) Subunit A Receptors
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Introduction of minor variations to the substitution pattern of arylguanidine 5-hydroxytryptamine-3 (5-HT3) receptor ligands resulted in a broad spectrum of functionally-active ligands from antagonist to superagonist. For example, (i) introduction of an additional Cl-substituent(s) to our lead full agonist N-(3-chlorophenyl)guanidine (mCPG, 2; efficacy % = 106) yielded superagonists 7-9 (efficacy % = 186, 139, and 129, respectively), (ii) a positional isomer of 2, p-Cl analog 11, displayed partial agonist actions (efficacy % = 12), and (iii) replacing the halogen atom at the meta or para position with an electron donating OCH3 group or a stronger electron withdrawing (i.e., CF3) group resulted in antagonists 13-16. We posit based on combined mutagenesis, crystallographic, and computational analyses that for the 5-HT3 receptor, the arylguanidines that are better able to simultaneously engage the primary and complementary subunits, thus keeping them in close proximity, have greater agonist character while those that are deficient in this ability are antagonists.
- Alix, Katie,Khatri, Shailesh,Mosier, Philip D.,Casterlow, Samantha,Yan, Dong,Nyce, Heather L.,White, Michael M.,Schulte, Marvin K.,Dukat, Ma?gorzata
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- Joint X-ray crystallographic and molecular dynamics study of cellobiohydrolase i from Trichoderma harzianum: Deciphering the structural features of cellobiohydrolase catalytic activity
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Aiming to contribute toward the characterization of new, biotechnologically relevant cellulolytic enzymes, we report here the first crystal structure of the catalytic core domain of Cel7A (cellobiohydrolase I) from the filamentous fungus Trichoderma harzianum IOC 3844. Our structural studies and molecular dynamics simulations show that the flexibility of Tyr260, in comparison with Tyr247 from the homologous Trichoderma reesei Cel7A, is enhanced as a result of the short side-chains of adjacent Val216 and Ala384 residues and creates an additional gap at the side face of the catalytic tunnel. T. harzianum cellobiohydrolase I also has a shortened loop at the entrance of the cellulose-binding tunnel, which has been described to interact with the substrate in T. reesei Cel7A. These structural features might explain why T. harzianum Cel7A displays higher kcat and Km values, and lower product inhibition on both glucoside and lactoside substrates, compared with T. reesei Cel7A. 2012 The Authors Journal compilation
- Textor, Larissa C.,Colussi, Francieli,Silveira, Rodrigo L.,Serpa, Viviane,De Mello, Bruno L.,Muniz, Joao Renato C.,Squina, Fabio M.,Pereira Jr., Nei,Skaf, Munir S.,Polikarpov, Igor
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- Activator free, expeditious and eco-friendly chlorination of activated arenes by N-chloro-N-(phenylsulfonyl)benzene sulfonamide (NCBSI)
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N-Chloro-N-(phenylsulfonyl)benzene sulfonamide (NCBSI) has been explored for the first time as a chlorinating reagent for direct chlorination of various activated arenes and heterocycles without any activator. A comparative in-silico study was performed to determine the electrophilic character for NCBSI and commercially available N-chloro reagents to reveal the reactivity on a theoretical viewpoint. The reagent was prepared by an improved method avoiding the use of hazardous t-butyl hypochlorite. This reagent was proved to be very reactive compared to other N-chloro reagents. The precursor of the reagent N-(phenylsulfonyl)benzene sulfonamide was recovered from aqueous spent, which can be recycled to synthesize NCBSI. The eco-friendly protocol was equally applicable for the synthesis of industrially important chloroxylenol as an antibacterial agent.
- Misal, Balu,Palav, Amey,Ganwir, Prerna,Chaturbhuj, Ganesh
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- Kinetics and mechanism of trichloroisocyanuric acid/NaNO2-triggered nitration of aromatic compounds under acid-free and Vilsmeier-Haack conditions
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Kinetics and mechanism of nitration of aromatic compounds using trichloroisocyanuric acid (TCCA)/NaNO2, TCCA-N,N-dimethyl formamide (TCCA-DMF)/NaNO2, and TCCA-N,N-dimethyl acetamide (TCCA-DMA)/NaNO2 under acid-free and Vilsmeier-Haack conditions. Reactions followed second-order kinetics with a first-order dependence on [Phenol] and [Nitrating agent] ([TCCA], [(TCCA-DMF)], or [(TCCA-DMA)] >> [NaNO2]). Reaction rates accelerated with the introduction of electron-donating groups and retarded with electron-withdrawing groups, but did not fit well into the Hammett's theory of linear free energy relationship or its modified forms like Brown-Okamoto or Yukawa-Tsuno equations. Rate data were analyzed by Charton's multiple linear regression analysis. Isokinetic temperature (β) values, obtained from Exner's theory for different protocols, are 403.7?K (TCCA-NaNO2), 365.8?K (TCCA-DMF)/NaNO2, and 358?K (TCCA-DMA)/NaNO2. These values are far above the experimental temperature range (303-323?K), indicating that the enthalpy factors are probably more important in controlling the reaction.
- Bhooshan,Rajanna,Govardhan,Venkanna,Satish Kumar
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- Visible-light photocatalytic activation of N-chlorosuccinimide by organic dyes for the chlorination of arenes and heteroarenes
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A variety of arenes and heteroarenes are chlorinated in moderate to excellent yields using N-chlorosuccinimide (NCS) under visible-light activated conditions. A screening of known organic dye photocatalysts resulted in the identification of methylene green as the most efficient catalyst to use with NCS. According to mechanistic studies described within, the reaction is speculated to proceed via a single electron oxidation of NCS utilizing methylene green under visible-light photoredox pathway. The photo-oxidation of NCS amplifies the electrophilicity of the chlorine atom of the NCS, thus leading to enhanced reactivity as a chlorinating reagent with aromatic substrates.
- Rogers, David A.,Gallegos, Jillian M.,Hopkins, Megan D.,Lignieres, Austin A.,Pitzel, Amy K.,Lamar, Angus A.
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- In situ Generation of Hypervalent Iodine Reagents for the Electrophilic Chlorination of Arenes
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Efficient metal-free methods for the electrophilic chlorination of arenes using PIFA and simple chlorine sources are reported. The in situ formation of PhI(Cl)OCOCF3 from PIFA and KCl is proposed, which resulted in a chlorinating species for moderately activated arenes. Moreover, the in situ formation of PhICl2 from PIFA and TMSCl resulted in an excellent approach for the chlorination of a great variety of arenes (20 examples) in high yields, even when working on a multigram scale.
- Granados, Albert,Jia, Zhiyu,del Olmo, Marc,Vallribera, Adelina
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- Method for hydrolyzing nitroaniline substances into phenol
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The invention discloses a method for hydrolyzing nitroaniline substances into phenol. The method comprises the following steps: mixing the nitroaniline substances, a catalyst and inorganic base whichare used as raw materials with water used as a solvent, adding the mixture to a reactor, sealing the reactor, and heating the reactor to 100-190 DEG C for a reaction for 2-8 h; cooling an obtained reaction solution to room temperature, then, adjusting pH to 1-2, and washing and drying obtained precipitates to obtain the product, namely, nitrophenol substances. The nitrophenol substances are synthesized with the method, the utilization rate of the raw materials is high, expensive catalysts are not used, emission of three wastes is reduced, the production cost is reduced, and the product has high purity, high yield and good industrial application values.
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- Sodium perborate/NaNO2/KHSO4-triggered synthesis and kinetics of nitration of aromatic compounds
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Sodium perborate (SPB) was used as efficient green catalyst for NaNO2/KHSO4-mediated nitration of aromatic compounds in aqueous acetonitrile medium. Synthesis of nitroaromatic compounds was achieved under both conventional and solvent-free microwave conditions. Reaction times were comparatively shorter in the microwave-assisted than conventional reaction. The reaction kinetics for nitration of phenols in aqueous bisulfate and acetonitrile medium indicated first-order dependence on [Phenol], [NaNO2], and [SPB]. Reaction rates accelerated with introduction of electron-donating groups but retarded with electron-withdrawing groups. Kinetic results did not fit well quantitatively with Hammett’s equation. Observed deviations from linearity were addressed in terms of exalted Hammett’s constants (σˉ or σeff), para resonance interaction energy (ΔΔGp) parameter, and Yukawa–Tsuno parameter (r). This term provides a measure of the extent of resonance stabilization for a reactive structure that builds up charge (positive) in its transition state. The observed negative entropy of activation (?ΔS#) suggests greater solvation and/or cyclic transition state before yielding products.
- Rajanna,Muppidi, Suresh,Pasnoori, Srinivas,Saiprakash
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- Rate enhancements due to ultrasound in isoquinolinium dichromate and isoquinolinium chlorochromate catalyzed chlorination of aromatic compounds in presence of KHSO4/KCl
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Chlorination of aromatic compounds underwent magnificent rate accelerations in isoquinolinium dichromate and isoquinolinium chlorochromate catalyzed chlorination of aromatic hydrocarbons in the presence of KCl and KHSO4. Reaction times reduced highly significantly from 4-5 h in conventional protocol to 30-40 min under sonication, followed by high yields of monochloro derivatives as products with high regioselectivity.
- Rajanna,Rao, A. Sambashiva,Chakravarthi,Reddy, K. Rajendar
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- UGT74AN1, a Permissive Glycosyltransferase from Asclepias curassavica for the Regiospecific Steroid 3-O-Glycosylation
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A permissive steroid glycosyltransferase (UGT74AN1) from Asclepias curassavica exhibited robust capabilities for the regiospecific C3 glycosylation of cardiotonic steroids and C21 steroid precursors, and unprecedented promiscuity toward 53 structurally diverse natural and unnatural compounds to form O-, N-, and S-glycosides, along with the catalytic reversibility for a one-pot transglycosylation reaction. These findings highlight UGT74AN1 as the first regiospecific catalyst for cardiotonic steroid C3 glycosylation and exhibit significant potential for glycosylation of diverse bioactive molecules in drug discovery.
- Wen, Chao,Huang, Wei,Zhu, Xue-Lin,Li, Xiao-San,Zhang, Fan,Jiang, Ren-Wang
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- Potassium Periodate/NaNO2/KHSO4-Mediated Nitration of Aromatic Compounds and Kinetic Study of Nitration of Phenols in Aqueous Acetonitrile
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Synthesis and kinetics of potassium periodate(KIO4)/NaNO2/KHSO4)-initiated nitration of aromatic compounds have been studied in aqueous acetonitrile medium. Synthesis of nitroaromatic compounds is achieved under conventional and solvent-free microwave conditions. Reaction times in microwave-assisted reaction are comparatively less than in conventional reaction. The reaction kinetics for the nitration of phenols in aqueous bisulfate and acetonitrile medium indicated first-order dependence on [phenol], [NaNO2], and [KIO4]. An increase in [KHSO4] accelerated the rate of nitration under otherwise similar conditions. The rate of nitration increased in the solvent of high dielectric media (solvents with high dielectric constant (D)). Observed results were in accordance with Amis and Kirkwood plots [log k′ vs. (1/D) and [(D ? 1)/(2D + 1)]. These observations probably indicate the participation of anionic species and molecular or (dipolar) species in the rate-determining step. In addition, the plots of (log k′) versus volume% of organic solvent were also linear, which probably indicate the importance of both electrostatic and nonelectrostatic forces, solvent–solute interactions during nitration of phenols. Reaction rates accelerated with the introduction of electron-donating groups and retarded with electron-withdrawing groups, but results could not be quantitatively correlated with Hammett's equation and depicted deviations from linearity. These deviations could probably be attributed to cumulative effects arising inductive, resonance, and steric effects. Leffler's plot (ΔH# vs. ΔS#) was found linear indicating the compensation (cumulative) effect of both enthalpy and entropy parameters in controlling the mechanism of nitration.
- Sriram, Y. Hemanth,Fatima, Touheeth,Rajanna,Kumar, M. Satish,Raju, R. Madhusudan
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- Prussian Blue/NaNO2 as an Efficient Reagent for the Nitration of Phenols in Aqueous Bisulfate and Acetonitrile Medium: Synthetic and Kinetic Study
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The reaction kinetics of Prussian blue (PB)/NaNO2 initiated for the nitration of phenols by in aqueous bisulfate and acetonitrile medium indicated first-order dependence on [phenol], [NaNO2], and [PB]. An increase in [KHSO4] accelerated the rate of nitration under otherwise similar conditions. The rate of nitration was faster in the solvent of higher dielectric constant (D). Observed results were in accordance with Amis and Kirkwood plots [log k′ vs. (1/D) and [(D ? 1)/(2D + 1)]. These findings together with the linearity of plots, log k′ versus (vol% of acetonitrile (ACN)) and mole fraction of (nx) ACN, probably indicate the importance of both eloctrostatic and nonelctrostatic forces, solvent–solute interactions during nitration of phenols. Reaction rates accelerated with the introduction of electron-donating groups and retarded with electron-withdrawing groups, which are interpreted by Hammett's theory of linear free energy relationship. Hammett's reaction constant (ρ) is a fairly large negative (ρ 0) value, indicating attack of an electrophile on the aromatic ring. Furthermore, an increase in temperature decreased the reaction constant (ρ) values. This trend was useful in obtaining isokinetic temperature (β) from Exner's plot of ρ versus 1/T. Observed β value (337.8 K) is above the experimental temperature range (303–323 K), indicating that the enthalpy factors are probably more important in controlling the reaction.
- Srinivas, Pasnoori,Suresh, Muppidi,Rajanna,Krishnaiah
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- Iron(III)-Catalyzed Chlorination of Activated Arenes
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A general and regioselective method for the chlorination of activated arenes has been developed. The transformation uses iron(III) triflimide as a powerful Lewis acid for the activation of N-chlorosuccinimide and the subsequent chlorination of a wide range of anisole, aniline, acetanilide, and phenol derivatives. The reaction was utilized for the late-stage mono- and dichlorination of a range of target compounds such as the natural product nitrofungin, the antibacterial agent chloroxylenol, and the herbicide chloroxynil. The facile nature of this transformation was demonstrated with the development of one-pot, tandem, iron-catalyzed dihalogenation processes allowing highly regioselective formation of different carbon-halogen bonds. The synthetic utility of the resulting dihalogenated aryl compounds as building blocks was established with the synthesis of natural products and pharmaceutically relevant targets.
- Mostafa, Mohamed A. B.,Bowley, Rosalind M.,Racys, Daugirdas T.,Henry, Martyn C.,Sutherland, Andrew
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- Tertiary Butyl Nitrite Triggered Nitration of Phenols: Solvent- and Structure-Dependent Kinetic Study
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Nitration of phenols with tertiary butyl nitrite (TBN) obeyed second-order kinetics with a first-order dependence on [TBN] and [phenol] under acid-free conditions. Reaction rates were significantly altered by a change in the dielectric constant and other physical properties of solvent. The rate of nitration increased with an increase in temperature (303-323 K) in different solvent media (acetonitrile, dichloroethane, CCl4, dimethyl formamide (DMF), and toluene). The rates of nitration (log k) could not fit into either Amis or Kirkwood plots [log k' vs. (1/D) or [(D - 1)/(2D + 1)], but the trends were better explained by the basic form of multivariate linear solvent energy relationships (MLSER) suggested by the Koppel and Palm approach on the one hand and the Kamlet and Taft approach on the other hand. These observations probably substantiate that cumulative contributions of basic solvent parameters (equilibrium as well as frictional solvent effects) and solvent-solute interactions for solvation of transition state during nitration of phenols. Reaction rates accelerated with the introduction of electron-donating groups and retarded with electron-withdrawing groups. Accordingly, the reactivity of structurally different phenols was found to follow the following sequence: p-OH > p-MeO > p-Me > H > m-Me > p-Cl > p-Br > m-Cl > p-NO2 > m-OH. The results are interpreted by Hammett's theory of linear free energy relationship. The reaction constant (Hammett's ρ) is a measure of the sensitivity of the reaction toward the electronic effects of the substituent. The rho (ρ) values obtained from the present experiments are fairly large negative values (ρ CH3) versus σ? or, Es or combined Taft's relationship. However, Charton's MLRA of the log k with polar, resonance, steric, hydrophobicity, and molar refractivity showing a very good linear relationship was obtained. It is of interest to note that when log kexp values are correlated with log kcal a perfect linearity is obtained with a correlation coefficient of unity, indicating the consonance between experimental and calculated rate constants in the present work.
- Kumar, M. Satish,Rajanna,Venkateswarlu,Rao, K. Lakshman
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- IPSO-hydroxylation of boronic acid via ozonolysis: A metal-, ligand-, and base-free method
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Here, we have developed a simple, efficient, and metal-, ligand-, and base-free method for the synthesis of functionalized aryl and alicyclic alcohols via ozonolysis of corresponding boronic acids in aqueous ethanol. The procedure is compatible with a variety of functional groups and can be utilized as an alternative method for the synthesis of hydroxy arenes and alicyclic alcohols.
- Bommegowda, Yadaganahalli K.,Mallesha, Ningegowda,Vinayaka, Ajjampura C.,Sadashiva, Maralinganadoddi P.
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- Regioselective nitration of phenols and phenyl ethers using aluminium nitrate on silica as a nitrating system
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Silica supported aluminum nitrate (Al(NO3)3·9H2O) was found to be an excellent reagent for the nitration of phenols and phenyl ethers. This procedure works efficiently on most of the examples at room temperature yielding nitro derivatives in fair to good yields with high regioselectivity. The present methodology evidenced a considerable enhancement in the reaction rate along with high o-selectivity, excellent yields, ease of handling and the simplicity in work up.
- Patil, Mahadeo R.,Mohite, Pravinkumar H.,Shisodia, Suresh,Keri, Rangappa S.
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- Effect of chloride ion concentration on rapid kinetics of chlorination of regioisomers of nitrophenol by molecular chlorine in aqueous medium using rotating platinum electrode
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The rapid kinetics of chlorination of regioisomers of the nitrophenol by molecular chlorine in the presence of chloride ion in aqueous solution has been studied using rotating platinum electrode (RPE). The chloride ion has a catalytic effect on the chlorination reaction. The mechanism suggested explaining the catalytic effect of chloride ion postulates a longer mean life for Cl-Cl dipole induced by the aromatic substrate by electron rearrangement with the chloride ion, which facilitate the electrophilic attack of Cl-Cl on the aromatic substrate in rate determining step. Hence the specific reaction rate varies linearly with the concentration of chloride ion.
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- Reactions of aryl 5-substituted-2-thiophenecarboxylates promoted by 4-Z-C6H4O-/4-Z-C6H4OH in 20 mol % DMSO(aq). Effect of nucleophile on acyl-transfer reaction
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Nucleophilic substitution reactions of 5-XC4H2(S)C(O)OC6H3-2-Y-4-NO2 (1) promoted by 4-Z-C6H4O-/4-Z-C6H4OH in 20 mol % dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)(aq) have been studied kinetically. The reactions exhibited second-order kinetics with βacyl = -2.52 to -2.83, ρ(x) = 2.81-3.16, βnuc = 0.88-0.04 and βlg = -0.94, respectively. The results have been interpreted with an addition-elimination mechanism in which the nucleophilic attack occurs in the rate-determining step. Comparison with existing data reveals that the ratedetermining step changes from the second to the first step by the change in the nucleophile from R2NH/R2NH2+ to 4-Z-C6H4O-/4-Z-C6H4OH.
- Pyun, Sang Yong,Paik, Kyu Cheol,Han, Man So,Cho, Bong Rae
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- A practical approach for regioselective mono-nitration of phenols under mild conditions
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Cu(NO3)2.3H2O was demonstrated to be an efficient, regioselective and inexpensive nitrating reagent for the synthesis of mono-nitro substituted phenolic compounds. 12 examples of different phenols were examined. Good yields (67-90%) have been achieved. ARKAT-USA, Inc.
- Chen, Ling-Yan,Liu, Tao,Zhou, Xiaokun,Sun, Zhihua
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- Vanadium pentoxide as a catalyst for regioselective nitration of organic compounds under conventional and nonconventional conditions
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Vanadium pentoxide is used as an efficient catalyst for regioselective nitration of aromatic compounds under conventional and nonconventional conditions such as ultrasonically assisted (USAR) and microwave-assisted reactions (MWAR). The reactions underwent smoothly and afforded good yields of products with high regioselectivity. Observed longer reaction times (about 8 h) in V2O5 catalyzed reactions reduced to (0.5/30 min) under sonication and (90 s) in the case of MWAR. When ortho position is blocked, para derivatives are obtained as end products while ortho nitro products are obtained when para position is blocked.
- Venkatesham,Reddy, K. Rajendar,Rajanna,Veerasomaiah
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- Kinetic study on aminolysis of y-substituted-phenyl x-substituted- benzoates: Effects of substituents x and y on reactivity and reaction mechanism
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A kinetic study on aminolysis of 2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl X-substituted-benzoates (2a-k) in 80 mol % H2O/20 mol % DMSO at 25.0 oC is reported. The Bronsted-type plot for the reactions of 2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl benzoate (2g) with a series of cyclic secondary amines curves downward (e.g., β1 = 0.25, β2 = 0.85 and pKa o = 10.3), which is typical of reactions reported to proceed through a stepwise mechanism with a change in ratedetermining step (RDS). The Hammett plot for the reactions of 2a-k with piperidine consists of two intersecting straight lines, while the corresponding Yukawa-Tsuno plot exhibits an excellent linear correlation with ρX = 1.15 and r = 0.59. Thus, it has been concluded that the nonlinear Hammett plot is not due to a change in RDS but is caused by stabilization of substrates through resonance interactions between the electron-donating substituent and the C=O bond. Substrates possessing a substituent at the 2-position of the leaving aryloxide deviate negatively from the curved Bronsted-type plot for the reactions of Y-substituted-phenyl benzoates (3ai), implying that the steric hindrance exerted by the substituent at the 2-position is an important factor which governs the reactivity of Y-substituted-phenyl benzoates.
- Jeon, Seong Hoon,Kim, Hyun Soo,Han, Young Joon,Kim, Min-Young,Um, Ik-Hwan
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- Elimination reactions of aryl furylacetates promoted by r 2NH-r2NH2 + in 70 mol% MeCN(aq). effects of β-aryl on the ketene-forming transition-state
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Ketene-forming elimination from 2-X-4-nitrophenyl furylacetates (1a-d) promoted by r2NH-r2NH2 + in 70 mol % MeCN(aq) has been studied kinetically. When X = Cl and NO2, the reactions exhibited second-order kinetics as well as Broensted β = 0.37-0.54 and |βlg| = 0.31-0.45. The Broensted β decreased with a poorer leaving group and |βlg| increased with a weaker base. The results are consistent with an E2 mechanism. When the leaving group was changed to a poorer one [X= H (1a) and OCH3 (1b)], the reaction mechanism changed to the competing E2 and E1cb mechanisms. A further change to the E1cb mechanism was realized for the reaction of 1a with i-Pr2NH/i-Pr2NH2 + in 70 mol % MeCN-30 mol % D2O. By comparing the kinetic results in this study with the existing data for ArCH2C(O)OC6H3-2-X-4-NO 2, the effect of the β-aryl group on the ketene-forming elimination was assessed.
- Pyun, Sang Yong,Kim, Ju Chang,Cho, Bong Rae
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- A chromogenic assay for limit dextrinase and pullulanase activity
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A new chromogenic substrate to assay the starch debranching enzymes limit dextrinase and pullulanase is described. The 2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl glycoside of a commercially available branched heptasaccharide (Glc-maltotriosyl- maltotriose) was found to be a suitable specific substrate for starch debranching enzymes and allows convenient assays of enzymatic activities in a format suited for high-throughput analysis. The kinetic parameters of these enzymes toward the synthesized substrate are determined, and the selectivity of the substrate in a complex cereal-based extract is established.
- B?jstrup, Marie,Christensen, Caspar Elo,Windahl, Michael Skovbo,Henriksen, Anette,Hindsgaul, Ole
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- Kinetic study on nucleophilic displacement reactions of 2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl x-substituted-benzoates with primary amines: Reaction mechanism and origin of the a-effect
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Second-order rate constants for aminolysis of 2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl X-substituted-benzoates (1a-h) have been measured spectrophotometrically in 80 mol % H2O/20 mol % DMSO at 25.0 °C. The Bronsted-type plot for the reactions of 2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl benzoate (1d) with a series of primary amines curves downward, which has been taken as evidence for a stepwise mechanism with a change in rate-determining step (RDS). The Hammett plots for the reactions of 1a-h with hydrazine and glycylglycine are nonlinear while the Yukawa- Tsuno plots exhibit excellent linearity with ρX = 1.22-1.35 and r = 0.57-0.59, indicating that the nonlinear Hammett plots are not due to a change in RDS but are caused by stabilization of substrates possessing an electron-donating group (EDG) through resonance interactions between the EDG and C=O bond of the substrates. The α-effect exhibited by hydrazine increases as the substituent X changes from a strong EDG to a strong electron-withdrawing group (EWG). It has been concluded that destabilization of hydrazine through the electronic repulsion between the adjacent nonbonding electrons is not solely responsible for the substituent dependent α-effect but stabilization of the transition state is also a plausible origin of the α-effect.
- Um, Tae-Il,Kim, Min-Young,Kim, Tae-Eun,Um, Ik-Hwan
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- Ultrasonic and microwave-assisted synthesis of β-nitro styrenes and nitro phenols with tertiary butyl nitrite under acid-free conditions
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Tertiary butyl nitrite (TBN) is an acid-free and safe nitrating agent that provides preferentially β-nitrostyrenes with cinnamic acids and corresponding nitro derivatives with phenols in good yields under classical conditions. However, ultrasonic and microwave-assisted reactions reduced the reaction times substantially and enhanced the yields from good to excellent. Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Synthetic Communications to view the free supplemental file.
- Kumar, M. Satish,Rajanna,Reddy, K. Rajendar,Venkateswarlu,Venkanna
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- Oxalylchloride/DMF as an efficient reagent for nitration of aromatic compounds and nitro decarboxylation of cinnamic acids in presence of KNO 3 or NaNO2 under conventional and nonconventional conditions
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Nitration of aromatic compounds and cinnamic acids with oxalylchloride/DMF afforded the corresponding nitro derivatives in the presence of KNO3 or NaNO2 under conventional and nonconventional (ultrasonic and microwave) conditions. The present methodology offers several benefits such as excellent yields, simple work-up procedure, and short reaction times. The yields obtained under present methodology are comparable with those obtained from (POCl3/DMF/KNO3 or NaNO2) and (SOCl 2/DMF/KNO3 or NaNO2) systems followed by shorter reaction times. The reaction times of sonication and microwave conditions are very shorter than those of the conventional conditions.
- Kumar, M. Satish,Reddy, K. Rajendar,Rajanna,Venkanna,Krishnaiah
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- A new nanobiocatalytic system based on allosteric effect with dramatically enhanced enzymatic performance
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We report a rational design of CaHPO4-α-amylase hybrid nanobiocatalytic system based on allosteric effect and an explanation of the increase in catalytic activity when certain enzymes are immobilized in specific nanomaterials. Employing a calcification approach in aqueous solutions, we acquired such new nanobiocatalytic systems with three different morphologies, i.e., nanoflowers, nanoplates, and parallel hexahedrons. Through studying enzymatic performance of these systems and free α-amylase with/without Ca2+, we demonstrated how two factors, allosteric regulation and morphology of the as-synthesized nanostructures, predominantly influence enzymatic activity. Benefiting from both the allosteric modulation and its hierarchical structure, CaHPO4-α-amylase hybrid nanoflowers exhibited dramatically enhanced enzymatic activity. As a bonus, the new system we devised was found to enjoy higher stability and durability than free α-amylase plus Ca2+.
- Wang, Liang-Bing,Wang, You-Cheng,He, Rong,Zhuang, Awei,Wang, Xiaoping,Zeng, Jie,Hou
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- Temperature-dependent regioselectivity of nucleophilic aromatic photosubstitution. Evidence that activation energy controls reactivity
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Irradiation (λ > 330 nm) of 2-chloro-4-nitroanisole (1) at 25 C in aqueous NaOH forms three substitution photoproducts: 2-methoxy-5-nitrophenol (2), 2-chloro-4-nitrophenol (3), and 3-chloro-4-methoxyphenol (4), in chemical yields of 69.2%, 14.3%, and 16.5%. The activation energies for the elementary steps from the triplet state at 25 °C were determined to be 1.8, 2.4, and 2.7 kcal/mol, respectively. The chemical yields of each of the three products were determined for exhaustive irradiations at 0, 35, and 70 °C. The variation with temperature of the experimental yields is reproduced almost exactly by the yields calculated with the Arrhenius equation. This indicates that activation energy is the fundamental property related to regioselectivity in nucleophilic aromatic photosubstitution of the SN2 Ar* type. The many methods proposed for predicting regioselectivity in reactions of this type have had limited success and have not been related to activation energy.
- Wubbels, Gene G.,Tamura, Ryo,Gannon, Emmett J.
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p. 4834 - 4839
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- Eliminations from (E)-2,4-dinitrobenzaldehyde O-aryloximes promoted by R3N/R3NH+ in 70 mol% MeCN(aq). Effects of leaving group and base-solvent on the nitrile-forming transition-state
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Elimination reactions of (E)-2,4-(NO2)2C 6H2CH=NOC6H3-2-X-4-NO2 (1a-e) promoted by R3N/R3NH+ in 70 mol % MeCN(aq) have been studied kinetically. The reactions are second-order and exhibit Broensted β = 0.80- 0.84 and |βlg| = 0.39-0.42, respectively. For all leaving groups and bases employed in this study, the β and |βlg| values remained almost the same. The results can be described by a negligible pxy interaction coefficient, pxy = δβ/pKlg = δβlg/pK-azip 0, which describes the interaction between the base catalyst and the leaving group. The negligible pxy interaction coefficient is consistent with the (E1cb) irr mechanism. Change of the base-solvent system from R 3N/MeCN to R3N/R3NH+-70 mol % MeCN(aq) changed the reaction mechanism from E2 to (E1cb)irr. Noteworthy was the relative insensitivity of the transition state structure to the reaction mechanism change.
- Cho, Bong Rae,Pyun, Sang Yong
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supporting information
p. 1030 - 1034
(2013/07/28)
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- Chlorination of phenol and p-nitrophenol by N-chloronicotinamide in aqueous acetic acid medium-a kinetic and mechanistic study
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Kinetics of chlorination of phenol and p-nitrophenol by N-chloronicotinamide (NCN) in the presence of HClO4 in aqueous acetic acid medium have been reported. The observed rate of oxidation is first order with respect to [N-chloronicotinamide] and [H+]. The order with respect to [substrate] is fractional. The rate of the reaction decreases with increase in the dielectric constant of the medium. The major product of chlorination of phenol and p-nitrophenol are 4-chlorophenol and 2-chloro 4-nitrophenol, respectively. Arrhenius and activation parameters have been calculated. A suitable mechanism has been proposed and a rate law explaining the experimental results is derived.
- Priya,Mathiyalagan
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experimental part
p. 5218 - 5222
(2012/07/28)
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- Mechanistic and computational study of a palladacycle-catalyzed decomposition of a series of neutral phosphorothioate triesters in methanol
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The methanolytic cleavage of a series of O,O-dimethyl O-aryl phosphorothioates (1a-g) catalyzed by a C,N-palladacycle, (2-[N,N- dimethylamino(methyl)phenyl]-C1,N)(pyridine) palladium(II) triflate (3), at 25 °C and sspH 11.7 in methanol is reported, along with data for the methanolytic cleavage of 1a-g. The methoxide reaction gives a linear log k2-OMe vs sspKa (phenol leaving group) Bronsted plot having a gradient of βlg = -0.47 ± 0.03, suggesting about 34% cleavage of the P-OAr bond in the transition state. On the other hand, the 3-catalyzed cleavage of 1 gives a Bronsted plot with a downward break at sspKa (phenol) ~ 13, signifying a change in the rate-limiting step in the catalyzed reaction, with the two wings having βlg values of 0.0 ± 0.03 and -1.93 ± 0.06. The rate-limiting step for good substrates with low leaving group sspKa values is proposed to be substrate/pyridine exchange on the palladacycle, while for substrates with poor leaving groups, the rate-limiting step is a chemical one with extensive cleavage of the P-OAr bond. DFT calculations support this process and also identify two intermediates, namely, one where substrate/pyridine interchange has occurred to give the palladacycle coordinated to substrate through the S - P linkage and to methoxide (6) and another where intramolecular methoxide attack has occurred on the P - S unit to give a five-coordinate phosphorane (7) doubly coordinated to Pd via the S- and through a bridging methoxide linked to P and Pd. Attempts to identify the existence of the phosphorane by 31P NMR in a d4-methanol solution containing 10 mM each of 3, trimethyl phosphorothioate (a very slow cleaving substrate), and methoxide proved unsuccessful, instead showing that the phosphorothioate was slowly converted to trimethyl phosphate, with the palladacycle decomposing to Pd0 and free pyridine. These results provide the first reported example where a palladacycle-promoted solvolysis reaction exhibits a break in the Bronsted plot signifying at least one intermediate, while the DFT calculations provide further insight into a more complex mechanism involving two intermediates.
- Liu, C. Tony,Maxwell, Christopher I.,Edwards, David R.,Neverov, Alexei A.,Mosey, Nicholas J.,Brown, R. Stan
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experimental part
p. 16599 - 16609
(2011/02/23)
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- β-Glycosyl Azides as Substrates for α-Glycosynthases: Preparation of Efficient α-L-Fucosynthases
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Fucose-containing oligosaccharides play a central role in physio-pathological events, and fucosylated oligosaccharides have interesting potential applications in biomedicine. No methods for the large-scale production of oligosaccharides are currently avai
- Cobucci-Ponzano, Beatrice,Conte, Fiorella,Bedini, Emiliano,Corsaro, Maria Michela,Parrilli, Michelangelo,Sulzenbacher, Gerlind,Lipski, Alexandra,Dal Piaz, Fabrizio,Lepore, Laura,Rossi, Mose,Moracci, Marco
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experimental part
p. 1097 - 1108
(2010/05/17)
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- A simple DNase model system comprising a dinuclear Zn(II) complex in methanol accelerates the cleavage of a series of methyl aryl phosphate diesters by 1011-1013
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The di-Zn(II) complex of 1,3-bis[N1,N′1-(1,5,9- triazacyclododecyl)]propane with an associated methoxide (3:Zn(II) 2:-OCH3) was prepared and its catalysis of the methanolysis of a series of fourteen methyl aryl phosphate diesters (6) was studied at sspH 9.8 in methanol at 25.0 ± 0.1°C. Plots of kobs vs [3:Zn(II)2: -OCH3]free for all members of 6 show saturation behavior from which KM and kcatmax were determined. The second order rate constants for the catalyzed reactions (k catmax/KM) for each substrate are larger than the corresponding methoxide catalyzed reaction (k2-OMe) by 1.4 × 108 to 3 × 109-fold. The values of kcatmax for all members of 6 are between 4 × 10 11 and 3 × 1013 times larger than the solution reaction at sspH 9.8, with the largest accelerations being given for substrates where the departing aryloxy unit contains ortho-NO 2 or C(=O)OCH3 groups. Based on the linear Bronsted plots of kcatmax vs sspK aof the phenol, βIg values of -0.57 and -0.34 are determined respectively for the catalyzed methanolysis of regular substrates that do not contain the ortho-NO2 or C(=O)OCH3 groups, and those substrates that do. The data are consistent with a two step mechanism for the catalyzed reaction with rate limiting formation of a catalyst-coordinated phosphorane intermediate, followed by fast loss of the aryloxy leaving group. A detailed energetics calculation indicates that the catalyst binds the transition state comprising [CH3O -:6]?, giving a hypothetical [3:Zn(II) 2:CH3O-:6]? complex, by -21.4 to -24.5 kcal/mol, with the strongest binding being for those substrates having the ortho-NO2 or C(=O)OCH3 groups.
- Neverov, Alexei A.,Liu, C. Tony,Bunn, Shannon E.,Edwards, David,White, Christopher J.,Melnychuk, Stephanie A.,Brown, R. Stan
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p. 6639 - 6649
(2008/12/23)
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- The element effect and nucleophilicity in nucleophilic aromatic photosubstitution (SNAR*). Local atom effects as mechanistic probes of very fast reactions
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(Chemical Equation Presented) Photoreactions of 4-nitroanisole and the 2-halo-4-nitroanisoles (halogen = F, Cl, Br, and I) with the nucleophiles hydroxide ion and pyridine have been investigated quantitatively to extend the findings recently communicated for cyanide ion. The halonitroanisoles on excitation form triplet π,π* states, which undergo substitution of the halogen by nucleophiles. Chemical yields of photoproducts, Stern-Volmer kinetic plots, triplet lifetimes, and triplet yields are reported for the five compounds with the three nucleophiles. Following a standard kinetic treatment, 73 rate constants are determined for elementary reactions of the triplets including quenching and various nucleophilic addition processes. The photoadditions are roughly 14 orders of magnitude faster than thermal counterparts. Rate constants for attack at the fluorine-bearing carbon of triplet 2-fluoro-4-nitroanisole are 2.9 × 109, 1.3 × 109, and 6.3 × 108 M-1 s-1 for cyanide ion, hydroxide ion, and pyridine, respectively. The relative rates for attack at the halogen-bearing carbons for F/Cl/Br/I are 27:1.9:1.9:1 (cyanide ion), 29:2.6:2.4:1 (hydroxide ion), and 39:3.9: 3.5:1 (pyridine), respectively. The relative nucleophilicities vary somewhat with the attack site; they are about 5:2:1 for cyanide ion, hydroxide ion, and pyridine for attack at the halogen-bearing carbons. The trend of the element effect opposes that of aliphatic substitution and elimination but is similar in size and parallel to that of thermal nucleophilic aromatic substitution. Relative nucleophilicities in the photoreactions are also similar to those of comparable but vastly slower thermal reactions. The findings imply that the efficiency-determining step of the halogen photosubstitution is simple formation of a σ-complex through electron-paired bonding within the triplet manifold.
- Wubbels, Gene G.,Brown, Toby R.,Babcock, Travis A.,Johnson, Kandra M.
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p. 1925 - 1934
(2008/09/19)
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- Enzyme-like acceleration for the hydrolysis of a DNA model promoted by a dinuclear Zn(II) catalyst in dilute aqueous ethanol
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The rates and products of cleavage of methyl (2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl) phosphate (2) promoted by a dinuclear Zn(II) complex (3) of 1,3-bis-N,N′(1,5,9-triazacyclododecyl)propane along with 1 equiv of ethoxide were investigated in ethanol solution containing small amounts of water (8 mM ≤ [H2O] ≤ 2.1 M) at 25 °C and sspH 7.9. The kinetics of decomposition of 5 × 10-5 M 2 in the presence of varying [3] (0.03 mM ≤ [3] ≤ 0.12 mM) in ethanol containing 28 mM water show very strong saturation binding which is analyzed to give fitted values for the complex dissociation constant (Kd) and maximum catalytic rate constant (kcatmax) of 3.2 × 10-8 M and 1.47 × 10-3 s-1. Product analysis indicates that the reaction in ethanol containing 28 mM and 2.1 M water produces 46% and 93% of the hydrolysis product (methyl phosphoric acid), with the remainder being ethanolysis product (ethyl methyl phosphate). Analysis of the kinetics of the reaction at 28 mM water indicates that second order rate constant for the catalytic reaction, given as kcatmax/Kd, is 4.6 × 104 M-1 s-1, is a factor of 8.4 × 1010 larger than the second order rate constant (k2EtO) for the ethoxide promoted reaction of 2 in ethanol (5.5 ± 0.3) × 10-7 M-1 s-1. A more detailed analysis that considers the relative acidities of water and ethanol in ethanol solvent indicates that at sspH 7.9, the ethanolysis is accelerated by 2.3 × 1014 times relative to the computed ethoxide reaction at that sspH, while the hydrolysis isaccelerated by ≥1.6 × 1017 times relative to the background hydroxide reaction, suggesting that complex 3 promotes the hydrolysis at least 1000 times more effectively than ethanolysis. Copyright
- Liu, C. Tony,Neverov, Alexei A.,Brown, R. Stan
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 13870 - 13872
(2009/02/06)
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- Nitration of some aromatic compounds by sodium nitrate in the presence of benzyltriphenylphosphonium peroxodisulfate
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A simple, mild, and regioselective method for the nitration of some aromatic compounds using sodium nitrate in the presence of benzyltriphenylphosphonium peroxodisulfate in acetonitrile as solvent is reported. Mild reaction conditions and good to excellent yields of the products are the noteworthy advantages of the method. Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
- Tajik, Hassan,Zolfigol, Mohammad Ali,Albadi, Jalal,Eslami, Ramin
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p. 2771 - 2776
(2008/02/12)
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- Chromogenic substrates for feruloyl esterases
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Chromogenic mono- and diferuloyl-butanetriol analogs were prepared by chemical syntheses and their efficiency was evaluated as substrates for feruloyl esterases from Aspergillus niger.
- Marmuse, Laurence,Asther, Michele,Navarro, David,Lesage-Meessen, Laurence,Asther, Marcel,Fort, Sebastien,Driguez, Hugues
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p. 2316 - 2321
(2008/02/12)
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- Nitration of substituted phenols by different efficient heterogeneous systems
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Nitration of substituted phenols were carried out by the mixture of sodium nitrite and wet SiO2 (50% w/w) in the presence of four different efficient heterogeneous systems: 1) oxalic acid dihydrate (I), 2) sodium hydrogen sulphate (II), 3) aluminum hydrogen sulphate (III) and 4) silica sulphuric acid (IV) in CH2Cl2 at room temperature and high yields. Optimum conditions for theses systems and the regioselectivities of the reactions are reported.
- Habibi, Davood,Zolfigol, Mohammad Ali,Shiri, Morteza,Sedaghat, Abdolmajid
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- 4′-Alkoxyl substitution enhancing the anti-mitotic effect of 5-(3′,4′,5′-substituted)anilino-4-hydroxy-8-nitroquinazolines as a novel class of anti-microtubule agents
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Mitosis inhibitors are powerful anticancer drugs. Based on a novel anti-microtubule agent of 5-(4′-methoxy)anilino-4-hydroxy-8-nitroquinazoline, a series of 5-(3′,4′,5′-substituted)anilino-4-hydroxy-8- nitroquinazolines were designed and synthesized to investigate the effect of the substitution on the inhibitory activity against mitotic progression of tumor cells. The large alkoxyl substitution on the 4′-position of 5-anilino ring is beneficial for the potency. The 5-(3′,4′,5′-trimethoxy)anilino-8-nitroquinazoline (1h) displays an overwhelming activity in arresting the cells at the G2/M phase, providing a promising new template for further development of potent microtubule-targeted anti-mitotic drugs.
- Jin, Yi,Zhou, Zu-Yu,Tian, Wei,Yu, Qiang,Long, Ya-Qiu
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p. 5864 - 5869
(2007/10/03)
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- Group of anti-cancer compounds with specific structure and their production method
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Compounds containing a specific branched chain end terminal group, which is isopropyl, sec.-butyl, or tert.-butyl; a polar leading group; and long-chain aliphatic, non-cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, hydrocarbon group linking them; and having anti-cancer and immune boosting activity.
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- Catalysis and inhibition of ester hydrolysis in the presence of resorcinarene hosts functionalized with dimethylamino groups
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Complexation and catalysis of two calixresorcinarene (RES) derivatives with nucleophilic N,N-dimethylamino functions attached to their upper rims in the hydrolysis of carboxylate and sulfonate esters of 4-nitrophenol and 2,4-dinitrophenol have been investigated. Rate constants obey the complexation equation: kobs = kb × Ks + k c[Host]/Ks + [Host] Values of the dissociation constant (Ks) of the complexes are within the range exhibited by other systems such as cyclodextrins-ester complexes. The reactions of sulfonate esters only exhibit inhibition by the macrocyclic hosts. The reactions of the carboxylate esters exhibit catalysis and inhibition depending on the pH of the system. It is proposed that the dimethylamino function in RES3 and RES5 behaves as a nucleophile to form a reactive acylammonium species which subsequently decomposes and regenerates the catalytic amine. In the reaction of substituted phenyl acetates with RES3 the effective charge on the leaving oxygen in the complexed state (+0.88) is slightly more positive than that in the free ester (+0.70). The effective charge on the leaving oxygen in the transition structure is substantially more positive (+0.04 units) than in a model intramolecular reaction of tertiary dimethylamines with aryl esters (-0.53 units). The influence of the host on the reaction in the complex includes an electronic component which is ascribed to solvation of the transition structure of the rate-limiting step by water molecules located within the cavity of the host. It is suggested that this solvation is stronger than that occurring in the transition state for the model intramolecular reaction. Copyright
- Cevasco, Giorgio,Thea, Sergio,Vigo, Daniele,Williams, Andrew,Zaman, Flora
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p. 630 - 636
(2008/02/08)
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- Highly efficient catalytic nitration of phenolic compounds by nitric acid with a recoverable and reusable Zr or Hf oxychloride complex and KSF
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Phenolic compounds can be nitrated with 60% nitric acid (1.2 equiv.) in the presence of catalytic amounts of a Zr or Hf oxychloride complex and montmorillonite KSF to give the corresponding nitrated products in good yields in a heterogeneous catalytic system. The co-catalyst and montmorillon ite can be easily recovered and reused in the next batch of nitration. This is a practical process for the nitration of phenolic compounds in a clean way. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2005.
- Shi, Min,Cui, Shi-Cong,Yin, Wan-Po
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p. 2379 - 2384
(2007/10/03)
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- Nitration of phenolic compounds by metal-modified montmorillonite KSF
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The nitration of phenolic compounds with 60% nitric acid (1.2 equiv) has been carried out in the presence of metal-modified montmorillonite KSF, prepared from different metals (V, Mo, W; Sc, La, Yb, Eu, In, Bi, Ti, Zr, Hf) and KSF or nitric acid treated HKSF, as catalysts. These catalysts showed good stabilities and high catalytic activities in nitration process. In addition, these catalysts can be recovered easily and reused for many times in nitration. This process is an eco-safer and environment-benign way for clean synthesis of nitrated phenolic compounds.
- Yin, Wan-Po,Shi, Min
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p. 10861 - 10867
(2007/10/03)
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- Highly efficient nitration of phenolic compounds in solid phase or solution using Bi(NO3)3·5H2O as nitrating reagent
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Bi(NO3)3·5H2O was used as an efficient nitrating reagent in the nitration of phenolic compounds to give nitrated phenols in good to high yields. The nitration reaction proceeded smoothly by grinding 1 equiv of phenol, 2-methylphenol, 4-methylphenol, or 4-chlorophenol and Bi(NO3)3· 5H2O, and the nitration of other phenolic compounds could be performed in acetone at ambient temperature (22-30 °C).
- Sun, Hong-Bin,Hua, Ruimao,Yin, Yingwu
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p. 9071 - 9073
(2007/10/03)
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- Four orders of magnitude rate increase in artificial enzyme-catalyzed aryl glycoside hydrolysis
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(6A6DR)-6A,6D-Di-C-cyano- β-cyclodextrin (1) and 6A,6D-di-C-cyano-α- cyclodextrin (2) were synthesized and shown to catalyze hydrolysis of aryl glycosides into glucose and phenol with a reaction following Michaelis-Menten kinetics. At pH 8.0 and 59 °C hydrolysis of 4-nitrophenyl α-glucopyranoside was catalyzed by 1 with KM = 10.5 ± 1.5 mM, kcat = 1.42(±0.09) × 10-4 s -1 and kcatk/uncat = 7922, Catalysis was observed with a concentration of 1 as low as 10 μM. Hydrolysis of the other aryl glycosides containing stereochemical variation in the sugar-moiety and 4-nitro-, 2-nitro-, 2-aldehydo-, and 2,4-dinitro- were also catalyzed by 1 and 2 with kcat/kuncat ranging from 4 to 7100. Hydrolysis of a phenyl β-D-glucoside or the thioglycoside tolylthio β-D-glucoside was also catalyzed. From a series of prepared analogues of 1 it was found that the catalysis was associated with the hydroxyl groups α to the nitril groups. The monocyanohydrin 6-C-cyano-β-cyclodextrin (3) was also found to catalyze the hydrolysis of 4-nitrophenyl β-glucopyranoside with k Cat/kuncat = 1356. It was proposed that the cyclodextrin cyanohydrins 1-3 catalyze the hydrolysis by general acid catalysis on the bound substrate.
- Ortega-Caballero, Fernando,Bjerre, Jeannette,Laustsen, Line Skall,Bols, Mikael
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p. 7217 - 7226
(2007/10/03)
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- Synthesis and characterisation of novel chromogenic substrates for human pancreatic α-amylase
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Derivatives of maltose and maltotriose were chemically synthesised as substrates for human pancreatic α-amylases and subjected to kinetic analysis. Rates measured were shown to reflect both hydrolysis and transglycosylation reactions. 4-O-Methylated derivatives of these substrates underwent only hydrolysis, thereby simplifying kinetic analyses. These modified substrates may be used for the detection and kinetic analysis of α-amylases, and are useful in rapidly screening for novel α-amylase inhibitors and for subsequent kinetic characterisation.
- Damager, Iben,Numao, Shin,Chen, Hongming,Brayer, Gary D.,Withers, Stephen G.
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p. 1727 - 1737
(2007/10/03)
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- Regio-selective mono nitration of phenols with ferric nitrate in room temperature ionic liquid
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The mono nitration of phenols with ferric nitrate has been achieved in high regio-selectivities in 1-3 h at 30-60°C using the ionic liquid 1,3-di-n-butylimidazolium tetraflouroborate [bbim]BF4 as the solvent. In particular, excellent para selectives of the order of 76-86% for unsubstituted, ortho and meta-substituted phenols were observed.
- Rajagopal,Srinivasan
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p. 961 - 966
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- Biochemical and catalytic properties of an endoxylanase purified from the culture filtrate of Sporotrichum thermophile
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An endo-β-1,4-xylanase (1,4-β-D-xylan xylanoxydrolase, EC 3.2.1.8) present in culture filtrates of Sporotrichum thermophile ATCC 34628 was purified to homogeneity by Q-Sepharose and Sephacryl S-200 column chromatographies. The enzyme has a molecular mass of 25,000 Da, an isoelectric point of 6.7, and is optimally active at pH 5 and at 70°C. Thin-layer chromatography (TLC) analysis showed that endo-xylanase liberates mainly xylose (Xyl) and xylobiose (Xyl2) from beechwood 4-O-methyl-D-glucuronoxylan, O-acetyl-4-O-methylglucuronoxylan and rhodymenan (a β-(1→4)-β(1→3)-xylan). Also, the enzyme releases an acidic xylo-oligosaccharide from 4-O-methyl-D-glucuronoxylan, and an isomeric xylotetraose and an isomeric xylopentaose from rhodymenan. Analysis of reaction mixtures by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) revealed that the enzyme cleaves preferentially the internal glycosidic bonds of xylooligosaccharides, [1-3H]-xylooligosaccharides and xylan. The enzyme also hydrolyses the 4-methylumbelliferyl glycosides of β-xylobiose and β-xylotriose at the second glycosidic bond adjacent to the aglycon. The endoxylanase is not active on pNPX and pNPC. The enzyme mediates a decrease in the viscosity of xylan associated with a release of only small amounts of reducing sugar. The enzyme is irreversibly inhibited by series of ω-epoxyalkyl glycosides of D-xylopyranose. The results suggest that the endoxylanase from S. thermophile has catalytic properties similar to the enzymes belonging to family 11.
- Katapodis, Petros,Vrsanska, Maria,Kekos, Dimitris,Nerinckx, Wim,Biely, Peter,Claeyssens, Marc,Macris, Basil J.,Christakopoulos, Paul
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p. 1881 - 1890
(2007/10/03)
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- Ketene-forming eliminations from aryl bis(4′-chlorophenyl)acetates promoted by R2NH-R2NH2+ in aqueous MeCN. Change of mechanism
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Elimination reactions of (4′-ClC6H4) 2CHCO2C6H3-2-X-4-NO2 promoted by R2NH-R2NH2+ in 70 mol% MeCN (aq.) have been studied kinetically. The reactions are second-order and exhibit Broensted β= 0.44-0.86 and |βlg| = 0.41-0.71. The Broensted β decreased with a poorer leaving group and |β lg| increased with a weaker base. The results are consistent with an E2 mechanism. When X = H, the reaction proceeded by the concurrent E2 and E1cb mechanism.
- Pyun, Sang Yong,Lee, Dong Choon,Kim, Ju Chang,Cho, Bong Rae
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p. 2734 - 2738
(2007/10/03)
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- Palladium-catalyzed cleavage of O/N-propargyl protecting groups in aqueous media under a copper-free condition
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(Figure presented) A copper-free palladium-mediated cleavage of O/N-propargyl bonds in aqueous media has been investigated, affording a mild and convenient method for the deprotection of phenols and anilines. The methodology could be utilized for the selective removal of propargyl groups from aryl ethers and amines without affecting a variety of unprotected functional groups present in the substrates. The mechanism and scope of the reaction is discussed.
- Pal, Manojit,Parasuraman, Karuppasamy,Yeleswarapu, Koteswar Rao
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p. 349 - 352
(2007/10/03)
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