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• 127839-45-6 methyl-pentyl-malonic acid 
• 592-76-7 1-Heptene 
• 201230-82-2 carbon monoxide 
• 22503-60-2 Methyl 2-methyl-3-(2-furyl)propenoate 
• 1974-04-5 2-bromoheptane 
• 124-38-9 carbon dioxide 
• 111497-09-7 C₅H₁₁CHCH₃MgBr 
• 1823-54-7 α-methyl-β-propiolactone 
• 693-03-8 n-butyl magnesium bromide 
• 70180-12-0 butylcopper tributylphosphine 
• 628-71-7 1-Heptyne 
• 144-62-7 oxalic acid 
• 77144-42-4 2-Methyl-heptanoic acid trimethylhydrazide 
• 109-72-8 n-butyllithium 

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• 37492-26-5 2-methyl-heptanoic acid ethyl ester 
• 13751-83-2 2-methylheptanoyl chloride 
• 60435-70-3 2-methyl-1-heptanol 
• 1228456-32-3 2-methylheptanoic acid p-nitrophenyl ester 
• 1974-04-5 2-bromoheptane 
• 59669-16-8 [1-13C]octanoic acid 
• 16630-91-4 2-methylheptanal 
• 119992-80-2 2-methyl-1-(toluene-4-sulfonyloxy)-heptane 
• 72279-59-5 2-(R,S)-methyl-1-bromoheptane 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

A Facile Method for Synthesis of Three Carbon-Homologated Carboxylic Acid by Regioselective Ring-opening of β-Propiolactones with Organocopper Reagents

Organocopper reagents, such as diorganocuprates, organocopper-tributylphosphine, and Grignard reagents in the presence of a copper (I) salt, reacted with β-propiolactones by regioselective β-carbon-oxygen fission to give 3-substituted propionic acids.Among these three kinds of organocopper reagents, diorganocuprate, especially halomagnesium cuprate gave the highest yields of the acids, which was remarkably observed in the ring-opening of sterically hindered β-propiolactones such as β-methyl- and α,β-dimethyl-β-propiolactones and also in the reactions using the organocopper reagents with vinyl and allyl substituents.The ring-opening of β-propiolactone was confirmed to proceed by SN2 pathway with predominant inversion of configuration of the β-carbon by using the reaction of cis-α,β-dimethyl-β-propiolactone with di-tert-butylcuprate to afford syn-2,3,4,4-tetramethylpentanoic acid.

Mild C-H functionalization of alkanes catalyzed by bioinspired copper(ii) cores

Three new copper(ii) coordination compounds formulated as [Cu(H1.5bdea)2](hba)·2H2O (1), [Cu2(μ-Hbdea)2(aca)2]·4H2O (2), and [Cu2(μ-Hbdea)2(μ-bdca)]n (3) were generated by aqueous medium self-assembly synthesis from Cu(NO3)2, N-butyldiethanolamine (H2bdea) as a main N,O-chelating building block and different carboxylic acids [4-hydroxybenzoic (Hhba), 9-anthracenecarboxylic (Haca), or 4,4′-biphenyldicarboxylic (H2bdca) acid] as supporting carboxylate ligands. The structures of products range from discrete mono- (1) or dicopper(ii) (2) cores to a 1D coordination polymer (3), and widen a family of copper(ii) coordination compounds derived from H2bdea. The obtained compounds were applied as bioinspired homogeneous catalysts for the mild C-H functionalization of saturated hydrocarbons (cyclic and linear C5-C8 alkanes). Two model catalytic reactions were explored, namely the oxidation of hydrocarbons with H2O2 to a mixture of alcohols and ketones, and the carboxylation of alkanes with CO/S2O82- to carboxylic acids. Both processes proceed under mild conditions with a high efficiency and the effects of different parameters (e.g., reaction time and presence of acid promoter, amount of catalyst and solvent composition, substrate scope and selectivity features) were studied and discussed in detail. In particular, an interesting promoting effect of water was unveiled in the oxidation of cyclohexane that is especially remarkable in the reaction catalyzed by 3, thus allowing a potential use of diluted, in situ generated solutions of hydrogen peroxide. Moreover, the obtained values of product yields (up to 41% based on alkane substrate) are very high when dealing with the C-H functionalization of saturated hydrocarbons and the mild conditions of these catalytic reactions (50-60 °C, H2O/CH3CN medium). This study thus contributes to an important field of alkane functionalization and provides a notable example of new Cu-based catalytic systems that can be easily generated by self-assembly from simple and low-cost chemicals.

Synthesis of Carboxylic Acids by Palladium-Catalyzed Hydroxycarbonylation

The synthesis of carboxylic acids is of fundamental importance in the chemical industry and the corresponding products find numerous applications for polymers, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and other manufactured chemicals. Although hydroxycarbonylations of olefins have been known for more than 60 years, currently known catalyst systems for this transformation do not fulfill industrial requirements, for example, stability. Presented herein for the first time is an aqueous-phase protocol that allows conversion of various olefins, including sterically hindered and demanding tetra-, tri-, and 1,1-disubstituted systems, as well as terminal alkenes, into the corresponding carboxylic acids in excellent yields. The outstanding stability of the catalyst system (26 recycling runs in 32 days without measurable loss of activity), is showcased in the preparation of an industrially relevant fatty acid. Key-to-success is the use of a built-in-base ligand under acidic aqueous conditions. This catalytic system is expected to provide a basis for new cost-competitive processes for the industrial production of carboxylic acids.

Site-Selective, Remote sp3 C?H Carboxylation Enabled by the Merger of Photoredox and Nickel Catalysis

A photoinduced carboxylation of alkyl halides with CO2 at remote sp3 C?H sites enabled by the merger of photoredox and Ni catalysis is described. This protocol features a predictable reactivity and site selectivity that can be modulated by the ligand backbone. Preliminary studies reinforce a rationale based on a dynamic displacement of the catalyst throughout the alkyl side chain.

Regioselectivity inversion tuned by iron(iii) salts in palladium-catalyzed carbonylations

Impactful regioselectivity control is crucial for cost-effective chemical synthesis. By using cheap and abundant iron(iii) salts, the hydroxycarbonylations of both aromatic and aliphatic alkenes were significantly enhanced in both reactivity and selectivity (iso/n or n/iso up to >99:1). Moreover, Pd-catalyzed carbonylation selectivity can be switched from branched to linear by using different Fe(iii) salts. In addition, similar results were obtained for the carbonylation of secondary alcohols.

CATALYTIC CARBOXYLATION OF ACTIVATED ALKANES AND/OR OLEFINS

The present invention relates to a method of reacting starting materials with an activating group, namely alkanes carrying a leaving group and/or olefins, with carbon dioxide under transition metal catalysis to give carboxyl group-containing products. It is a special feature of the method of the present invention that the carboxylation predominantly takes place at a preferred position of the molecule irrespective of the position of the activating group. The carboxylation position is either an aliphatic terminus of the molecule or it is a carbon atom adjacent to a carbon carrying an electron withdrawing group. The course of the reaction can be controlled by appropriately choosing the reaction conditions to yield the desired regioisomer.

Three-component 1D and 2D metal phosphonates: structural variability, topological analysis and catalytic hydrocarboxylation of alkanes

Herein, we report the use of diphosphonate building blocks and chelating auxiliary N,N-ligands to generate novel polymeric architectures. Specifically, we report new 1D and 2D coordination polymers incorporating three components: transition metal ions (Co2+, Cu2+, Mn2+ or Zn2+), diphosphonate ligands (methane-diphosphonate, MDPA, or 1,2-ethanediphosphonate, EDPA) and N,N-heterocyclic chelators (1,10-phenanthroline, phen, or 2,2′-bipyridine, bpy). Six compounds were isolated under mild synthesis (ambient temperature) conditions: [Cu2(phen)2(EDPA)2(H2O)4]∞ (1), [Co(phen)(EDPA)(H2O)2]∞ (1a), {[Cu(phen)(MDPA)]·H2O]}∞ (2), [Mn(bpy)(EDPA)(H2O)2]∞ (3), [Zn(bpy)(EDPA)]∞ (4), and, lastly, a discrete Ni2+ molecular derivative [Ni(phen)(H2O)4](EDPA) (5). Synthetic details, crystal structures, and intermolecular interactions (π-π stacking and hydrogen bonding) in 1-5 are discussed. Topological analyses and classification of the underlying metal-organic networks in 1-4 were performed, revealing the uninodal 1D chains with the 2C1 topology in 1-3 and the binodal 2D layers with the 3,4L13 topology in 4. In 1-3 and 5, multiple hydrogen bonds lead to the extension of the structures to give 3D H-bonded nets with the seh-4,6-C2/c topology in 1 and 3, 2D H-bonded layers with the 3,5L52 topology in 2, and a 3D H-bonded net with the 6,6T1 topology in 5. The catalytic activity of compounds 1 and 1a was evaluated in a single-step hydrocarboxylation of cyclic and linear C5-C8 alkanes to furnish the carboxylic acids with one more carbon atom. These reactions proceed in the presence of CO, K2S2O8, and H2O at 60 °C in MeCN/H2O medium. Compound 1 showed higher activity than 1a and was studied in detail. Substrate scope was investigated, revealing that cyclohexane and n-pentane are the most reactive among the cyclic and linear C5-C8 alkanes, and resulting in the total yields of carboxylic acids (based on substrate) of up to 43 and 36%, respectively. In the case of cycloalkane substrates, only one cycloalkanecarboxylic acid is produced, whereas a series of isomeric monocarboxylic acids is generated when using linear alkanes; an increased regioselectivity at the C(2) position of the hydrocarbon chain was also observed.

Structurally well-characterized new multinuclear Cu(II) and Zn(II) clusters: X-ray crystallography, theoretical studies, and applications in catalysis

Two new trinuclear Cu(ii) and dinuclear Zn(ii) clusters are crystallized out by reacting the metal salts with the triethanolamine (H3tea) ligand in the presence of benzoic acid (Hba). The complexes are characterized by elemental, thermal, magnetic, spectral (FTIR, UV-Visible, EPR, and photoluminescence) and single crystal X-ray studies. Single crystal X-ray crystallography reveals the composition of the complexes to be [Cu3(H2tea)2(ba)2(NO3)2] (1) and [Zn2(H2tea)(ba)3]H2O (2). FTIR ascertains the binding modes of H2tea-, ba- and NO3-. Triethanolamine binds in both the complexes in the monoanionic (H2tea-) mode. ba- is present as an anchoring auxiliary to generate di- and trinuclear clusters. The Cu(ii) ion is present as a distorted octahedral center in the Cu3 cluster (1), while the two Zn(ii) ions in 2 have been reported for the first time to possess distorted octahedral as well as tetrahedral geometry in the same molecule. The intriguing features of the non-covalent supramolecular interactions have been investigated and supported theoretically by using Hirshfeld surface analysis and ab initio methods. The solid state photoluminescence (PL) spectra of 1 and 2 disclose the luminescence property of the complexes. Due to the closed or nearly closed shell configuration (d9 or d10), the present complexes are screened for catalytic properties in the hydrocarboxylation of alkanes and cycloalkanes. The catalytic activity data are indicative of the potential catalytic properties of 1 and 2.

Removing the Active-Site Flap in LipaseA from Candida antarctica Produces a Functional Enzyme without Interfacial Activation

A mobile region is proposed to be a flap that covers the active site of Candida antarctica lipaseA. Removal of the mobile region retains the functional properties of the enzyme. Interestingly interfacial activation, required for the wild-type enzyme, was not observed for the truncated variant, although stability, activity, and stereoselectivity were very similar for the wild-type and variant enzymes. The variant followed classical Michaelis-Menten kinetics, unlike the wild type. Both gave the same relative specificity in the transacylation of a primary and a secondary alcohol in organic solvent. Furthermore, both showed the same enantioselectivity in transacylation of alcohols and the hydrolysis of alcohol esters, as well as in the hydrolysis of esters chiral at the acid part.

How to force a classical chelating ligand to a metal non-chelating bridge: The observation of a rare coordination mode of diethanolamine in the 1D complex {[Cu2(Piv)4(H3tBuDea)](Piv)}n

The novel chain coordination polymer {[Cu2(Piv) 4(H3tBuDea)](Piv)}n (1) has been prepared through the self-assembly reaction of copper(ii) nitrate with pivalic acid (HPiv) and N-tert-butyldiethanolamine (H2tBuDea) in acetonitrile solution. Crystallographic analysis revealed the extremely rare non-chelating bridging coordination mode of diethanolamine ligand in 1, observed for the first time in transition metal complexes, as well as in complexes of diethanolamine having a non-coordinating aliphatic group at the N atom. Possible reasons for such a coordination and analysis of the main coordination modes of diethanolamine-based ligands are discussed. Variableerature (1.8-300 K) magnetic susceptibility measurements showed that 1 represents a rare example of dicopper(ii) tetracarboxylate that is a diamagnetic solid at room temperature. This behaviour is compared with literature examples and discussed on the basis of DFT calculations. Furthermore, 1 acts as an efficient catalyst for the mild hydrocarboxylation of linear and cyclic C5-C8 alkanes into the corresponding carboxylic acids.