1565-76-0Relevant articles and documents
Photoinduced electron-transfer substitution reactions via unusual charge-transfer intermediates
Miller, John B.,Salvador, James R.
, p. 435 - 442 (2002)
The photoinduced substitution reactions of halogenated alkanes (1-haloadamantanes, 1-haloronorbornanes, menthyl chloride) with a homologous series of amines or alcohols (methylamine, 2-methyl-2-aminopropane, methanol, or 2-methyl-2-propanol) to form the corresponding alkane-substituted amines or ethers and HCl were investigated. The geometry of the bridgehead carbons made SN2 reactions impossible. Nonpolar reaction conditions were employed which made classical and nonclassical carbocation SN1 reaction pathways unlikely. The reaction rates were measured. Trapping experiments indicated that free radical reactions were uninvolved in the substitution product formation. A novel, photoinduced electron-transfer reaction mechanism involving a charge-transfer intermediate is proposed to explain the observed production of secondary amines and ethers. The excitation wavelength dependence (action spectrum) was measured and found to be comparable to the ultraviolet absorption spectra of the charge-transfer complexes. The stereochemical implications of the reaction mechanism were investigated. The formation of the methyl ether of (1R,2S,5R)-menthol was the only organic reaction product observed in the photoreaction between (1R,2S,5R)-menthyl chloride and methanol.
Rapid probing of the reactivity of P450 monooxygenases from the CYP116B subfamily using a substrate-based method
Li, Ren-Jie,Xu, Jian-He,Yin, Yue-Cai,Wirth, Nicolas,Ren, Jiang-Meng,Zeng, Bu-Bing,Yu, Hui-Lei
supporting information, p. 8928 - 8934 (2016/10/13)
Developing a detailed understanding of the reactivity of self-sufficient Type IV P450 monooxygenases, four types of O-methylated substrates were designed as probes, including monoterpenes, cycloalkanes, aromatic compounds and steroids, and the efficiency of their oxyfunction was determined using a colorimetric assay which was based on the reaction between the enzymatic demethylation product, formaldehyde, and Purpald dye. The activity-based fingerprints of new P450RpMO, P450ArMO and P450CtMO (CYP116B members) indicated that CYP116B P450s preferentially oxidize substrates with aromatic components. Moreover, the hydroxylated products were detected based on the preference results. This rapid and efficient strategy, when coupled with GCMS, enables the exploration of the reactivity of other CYP116B members.
Improved procedure for the synthesis of methyl ethers from alcohols
Rao, H. Surya Prakash,Senthilkumar,Reddy, D. Srinivasa,Mehta, Goverdhan
, p. 260 - 263 (2007/10/03)
Alcohols can be conveniently converted to the corresponding methyl ethers with methyl iodide in the presence of KOH under solvent-free conditions.
