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Sterically controlled, palladium-catalyzed intermolecular amination of arenes

We report the Pd-catalyzed amination of arenes to form N-aryl phthalimides with regioselectivity controlled predominantly by steric effects. Mono-, di-, and trisubstituted arenes lacking a directing group undergo amination reactions with moderate to high yields and high regioselectivities from sequential addition of PhI(OAc)2 as an oxidant in the presence of Pd(OAc) 2 as catalyst. This sterically derived selectivity contrasts that for analogous arene acetoxylation.

Chemical reactivity and antimicrobial activity of N-substituted maleimides

Several N-substituted maleimides containing substituents of varying bulkiness and polarity were synthesised and tested for antimicrobial and cytostatic activity. Neutral maleimides displayed relatively strong antifungal effect minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs in the 0.54 g ml-1 range); their antibacterial activity was structure dependent and all were highly cytostatic, with IC50 values below 0.1 g ml-1. Low antimicrobial but high cytostatic activity was noted for basic maleimides containing tertiary aminoalkyl substituents. Chemical reactivity and lipophilicity influenced antibacterial activity of neutral maleimides but had little if any effect on their antifungal and cytostatic action. N-substituted maleimides affected biosynthesis of chitin and β(1,3)glucan, components of the fungal cell wall. The membrane enzyme, β(1,3)glucan synthase has been proposed as a putative primary target of N-ethylmaleimide and some of its analogues in Candida albicans cells.

AROMATIC MALEIMIDES AND THEIR USE AS PHOTOINITIATORS

Aromatic maleimides and methods using the same are disclosed. Polymerization of compositions which include the compounds of the invention may be activated by irradiating the composition with radiation.

Evaluation of N-aromatic maleimides as free radical photoinitiators: A photophysical and photopolymerization characterization

Photopolymerizable compositions were prepared using acrylate monomers in combination with various N-aromatic maleimides. N-aromatic maleimides were segregated into two groups: those that could adopt a planar conformation and those that could not adopt a planar conformation. The maleimides were characterized using single-crystal X-ray diffraction spectroscopy, laser flash photolysis spectroscopy, UV-vis absorption spectroscopy, and photodifferential scanning calorimetry. Planar N-aromatic maleimides were found to have a low relative excited-state triplet yield, showing significant shift of the primary maleimide UV absorption band with changes in solvent polarity, and did not initiate free radial polymerization upon direct UV excitation. Twisted N-aromatic maleimides have a higher relative triplet yield, show negligible shift of the primary maleimide UV absorption band, with solvent polarity, and initiate free radical polymerization upon direct excitation. Addition of benzophenone was found to dramatically increase the initiation efficiency of both planar and twisted N-aromatic maleimides to levels approaching that of conventional cleavage photoinitiators.

N-arylmaleimide derivatives

Nine phenyl substituted N-phenylmaleimide monomers for photopolymerization studies have been characterized by x-ray crystallography. Structures for N-(2′-t-butylphenyl)maleimide (1), P21/n, a = 10.197(3) A, b = 11.904(4) A, c = 10.496(5) A, β =