10435-55-9Relevant articles and documents
Regioselective ortho-carboxylation of phenols catalyzed by benzoic acid decarboxylases: A biocatalytic equivalent to the Kolbe-Schmitt reaction
Wuensch, Christiane,Gross, Johannes,Steinkellner, Georg,Lyskowski, Andrzej,Gruber, Karl,Glueck, Silvia M.,Faber, Kurt
, p. 9673 - 9679 (2014)
The enzyme catalyzed carboxylation of electron-rich phenol derivatives employing recombinant benzoic acid decarboxylases at the expense of bicarbonate as CO2 source is reported. In contrast to the classic Kolbe-Schmitt reaction, the biocatalytic equivalent proceeded in a highly regioselective fashion exclusively at the ortho-position of the phenolic directing group in up to 80% conversion. Several enzymes were identified, which displayed a remarkably broad substrate scope encompassing alkyl, alkoxy, halo and amino- functionalities. Based on the crystal structure and molecular docking simulations, a mechanistic proposal for 2,6-dihydroxybenzoic acid decarboxylase is presented.
Rational Design of Rod-Like Liquid Crystals Exhibiting Two Nematic Phases
Mandle, Richard J.,Cowling, Stephen J.,Goodby, John W.
supporting information, p. 14554 - 14562 (2017/10/23)
Recently, a polar, rod-like liquid-crystalline material was reported to exhibit two distinct nematic mesophases (termed N and NX) separated by a weakly first-order transition. Herein, we present our initial studies into the structure–property relationships that underpin the occurrence of the lower-temperature nematic phase, and report several new materials that exhibit this same transformation. We have prepared material with significantly enhanced temperature ranges, allowing us to perform a detailed study of both the upper- and lower-temperature nematic phases by using small-angle X-ray scattering. We observed a continuous change in d spacing rather than a sharp change at the phase transition, a result consistent with a transition between two nematic phases, structures of which are presumably degenerate.
