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1,2-Diphenylcycloalkenes: Electronic and Geometric Structures in the Gas Phase, Solution, and Solid State
Hohlneicher, Georg,Mueller, Martin,Demmer, Monika,Lex, Johann,Penn, John H.,et al.
, p. 4483 - 4494 (1988)
The geometric and electronic structures of several 1,2-diphenylcycloalkenes have been investigated by ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy(UPS), optical spectroscopy, X-ray crystal analysis, and theoretical calculations.The 1,2-diphenylcycloalkenes can be viewed as model cis-stilbenes in which cis-trans isomerization is not possible or at least is strongly hindered.In contrast to the unsubstituted cycloalkenes and the monophenylcycloalkenes, the first ionization potential of the diphenylcycloalkenes increases with increasing ring size.Optical spectra show an increasing blue shift of the first absorption band and an increasing Stokes shift with increasing ring size.These results have been compared to model calculations and to X-ray crystal structural data which allow us to establish connections between the changes in geometry and changes in the electronic structure of these systems.These results can only by explained by an increasing loss of planarity (decreasing conjugation) as the ring size increases in the 1,2-diphenylcycloalkene series.
Olefin Metathesis, p-Cresol, and the Second Generation Grubbs Catalyst: Fitting the Pieces
Swart, Marthinus R.,Twigge, Linette,Erasmus, Elizabeth,Marais, Charlene,Bezuidenhoudt, Barend C. B.
supporting information, p. 1752 - 1762 (2021/05/06)
p-Cresol as additive to the Grubbs second generation catalyst (GII) allows the cross-metathesis of acrylates with prop-1-en-1-ylbenzenes under conditions that only give the prop-1-en-1-ylbenzene self-metathesis product in the absence of cresol. NMR and IR spectroscopy, MALDI-TOF MS and XPS supported the formation of a ruthenium benzylidene with hydrogen bonds between p-cresol and the chloride ligands of GII. XPS furthermore confirmed p-cresol to increase the binding energies of the GII Ru 3d5/2, 3d3/2, 3p3/2 and 3p1/2 photoelectron lines, whereas 1H NMR spectroscopy indicated the carbene carbon and hydrogen to be shielded. It is thus postulated that p-cresol allows for more facile interaction between electron-deficient compounds and the ruthenium benzylidene by decreasing the electron density on the metal center and increasing the electron density on the carbene.
Azobenzene Photoswitching with Near-Infrared Light Mediated by Molecular Oxygen
Kuntze, Kim,Isokuortti, Jussi,Siiskonen, Antti,Durandin, Nikita,Laaksonen, Timo,Priimagi, Arri
, p. 12568 - 12573 (2021/11/20)
Efficient photoisomerization between the cis and the trans states of azobenzenes using low-energy light is desirable for a range of applications in, e.g., photobiology yet challenging to accomplish directly with modified azobenzenes. Herein, we utilize molecular iodine as a photocatalyst to induce indirect cis-to-trans isomerization of 4,4′-dimethoxyazobenzene with 770 nm near-infrared light, showing robustness during more than 1000 cycles in ambient conditions. Intriguingly, the catalysis is mediated by molecular oxygen, and we demonstrate that other singlet-oxygen-generating photosensitizers besides iodine, i.e., palladium phthalocyanine, catalyze the isomerization as well. Thus, we envision that the approach can be further improved by employing other catalysts with suitable photoelectrochemical properties. Further studies are needed to explore the applicability of the approach with other azobenzene derivatives.
Valorisation of urban waste to access low-cost heterogeneous palladium catalysts for cross-coupling reactions in biomass-derived γ-valerolactone
Valentini, Federica,Ferlin, Francesco,Lilli, Simone,Marrocchi, Assunta,Ping, Liu,Gu, Yanlong,Vaccaro, Luigi
supporting information, p. 5887 - 5895 (2021/08/23)
Herein we report a simple protocol for the valorisation of a common urban biowaste. The lignocellulosic biomass obtained after the pre-treatment of pine needle urban waste is efficiently transformed into a low-cost support (PiNe) for the immobilization of Pd nanoparticles. The final Pd/PiNe heterogeneous catalyst features a small particle size (4.5 nm) and a metal loading (9.9 wt%) comparable with most commercially available and generally used counterparts. In this contribution, we tested the catalytic efficiency of the Pd/PiNe system in two representative cross-couplings, Heck and Hiyama reactions, and compared the results obtained with commercial Pd/C catalyst. The good reactivity in the biomass-derived solvent (GVL) confirms that the Pd/PiNe heterogeneous catalyst is a valid system that can be integrated into a waste valorization chain within a circular economy approach. In addition, the efficiency of the catalyst has also been extended to perform the challenging consecutive Hiyama-Heck reaction to afford differently substituted (E)-1,2-diarylethenes.
A photocatalyst-free visible-light-mediated solvent-switchable route to stilbenes/vinyl sulfones from β-nitrostyrenes and arylazo sulfones
Chawla, Ruchi,Dutta, P. K.,Jaiswal, Shefali,Yadav, Lal Dhar S.
supporting information, p. 6487 - 6492 (2021/08/03)
Photocatalyst-free visible-light-mediated reactions, based on the presence of a visible-light-absorbing functional group in the starting material itself in order to exclude the often costly, hazardous, degradable and difficult to remove or recover photoredox catalysts, have been gaining momentum recently. We have employed this approach to develop a denitrative photocatalyst-free visible-light-mediated protocol for the arylation/sulfonylation of β-nitrostyrenes employing arylazo sulfones (bench-stable photolabile compounds) in a switchable solvent-controlled manner. Arylazo sulfones served as the aryl and sulfonyl radical precursors under blue LED irradiation for the synthesis oftrans-stilbenes and (E)-vinyl sulfones in CH3CN and dioxane/H2O 2?:?1, respectively. The absence of any metal, photocatalyst and additive; excellent selectivity (E-stereochemistry) and solvent-switchability; and the use of visible light and ambient temperature are the prime assets of the developed method. Moreover, we report the first photocatalyst-free visible light-driven route to synthesize stilbenes and vinyl sulfones from readily available β-nitrostyrenes.
Tandem Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Coupling-Decyanation under Nickel Catalysis
Babu, Reshma,Balaraman, Ekambaram,Midya, Siba P.,Subaramanian, Murugan,Yadav, Vinita
, p. 7552 - 7562 (2021/06/28)
The development of new catalytic processes based on abundantly available starting materials by cheap metals is always a fascinating task and marks an important transition in the chemical industry. Herein, a nickel-catalyzed acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols with nitriles followed by decyanation of nitriles to access diversely substituted olefins is reported. This unprecedented C=C bond-forming methodology takes place in a tandem manner with the formation of formamide as a sole byproduct. The significant advantages of this strategy are the low-cost nickel catalyst, good functional group compatibility (ether, thioether, halo, cyano, ester, amino, N/O/S heterocycles; 43 examples), synthetic convenience, and high reaction selectivity and efficiency.
Palladium Complexes with Phenoxy- And Amidate-Functionalized N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands Based on 3-Phenylimidazo[1,5- a]pyridine: Synthesis and Catalytic Application in Mizoroki-Heck Coupling Reactions with Ortho-Substituted Aryl Chlorides
Hung, Cheng-Hau,Zheng, Wei-Yuan,Lee, Hon Man
, p. 702 - 713 (2021/04/02)
Mononuclear and tetranuclear palladium complexes with functionalized "abnormal"N-heterocyclic carbene (aNHC) ligands based on 3-phenylimidazo[1,5-a]pyridine were synthesized. All of the new complexes were structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. The new complexes were applied in the Mizoroki-Heck coupling reaction of aryl chlorides with alkenes in neat n-tetrabutylammonium bromide (TBAB). The mononuclear palladium complex with a tridentate phenoxy- and amidate-functionalized aNHC ligand displayed activity superior to that of the palladium complex with a bidentate amidate-functionalized aNHC ligand. The new tetranuclear complex with the tridentate ligand displayed the best activities, capable of the activation of deactivated aryl chlorides as substrates with a low Pd atom loading. Even challenging sterically demanding ortho-substituted aryl chlorides were successfully utilized as substrates. The studies revealed that the robustness of the catalyst precursor is crucial in delivering high catalytic activities. Also, the promising use of tetranuclear palladium complexes with functionalized aNHC ligands as the catalyst precursors in the Mizoroki-Heck coupling reaction in neat TBAB was demonstrated.
In vitro study and structure-activity relationship analysis of stilbenoid derivatives as powerful vasorelaxants: Discovery of new lead compound
Chan, Sock Ying,Loh, Yean Chun,Oo, Chuan Wei,Yam, Mun Fei
, (2020/10/12)
The development of vasorelaxant as the antihypertensive drug is important as it produces a rapid and direct relaxation effect on the blood vessel muscles. Resveratrol (RV), as the most widely studied stilbenoid and the lead compound, inducing the excellent vasorelaxation effect through the multiple signalling pathways. In this study, the in vitro vascular response of the synthesized trans-stilbenoid derivatives, SB 1-8e were primarily evaluated by employing the phenylephrine (PE)-precontracted endothelium-intact isolated aortic rings. Herein we report trans-3,4,4′-trihydroxystilbene (SB 8b) exhibited surprisingly more than 2-fold improvement to the maximal relaxation (Rmax) of RV. This article also highlights the characterization of the aromatic protons in terms of their unique splitting patterns in 1H NMR.
The stilbene and dibenzo[b,f]oxepine derivatives as anticancer compounds
Borys, Filip,Garbicz, Damian,Grzesiuk, El?bieta,Krawczyk, Hanna,Marcinkowski, Micha?,Pil?ys, Tomasz,Potera?a, Marcin,Tobiasz, Piotr
, (2019/12/26)
In the present study, the synthesis and cytotoxic effect of six stilbenes and three oxepine derivatives against two cancerous – HeLa and U87, and two normal – EUFA30 and HEK293 cell lines has been reported. The results of cytotoxic assay and flow cytometry analysis revealed that compounds 9-nitrobenzo[b]naphtho[1,2-f]oxepine (4), (E)-3,3′,4,4′,5,5′-hexamethoxystilbene (6) and 4-hydroxy-2′,4′-dinitrostilbene (8) were the most active and their interaction with tubulin (crystal structure from PDB) has been analyzed by computer molecular modeling. Molecular docking of these compounds on colchicine binding site of the tubulin indicates the interaction of (4), (6) and (8) with tubulin. The compound (4) could interact stronger with tubulin, relative to colchicine, however, with no selectivity of action against cancer and normal cells. Conversely, compounds (6) and (8) interact more weakly with tubulin, relative to colchicine but they act more selectively towards cancerous versus normal cell lines. Obtained results proved that the compounds that are the most active against cancerous cells operate through tubulin binding.
E, Z -Selectivity in the reductive cross-coupling of two benzaldehydes to stilbenes under substrate control
Arkhypchuk, Anna I.,D'Imperio, Nicolas,Ott, Sascha
supporting information, p. 6171 - 6179 (2020/10/21)
Unsymmetrical E- and Z-stilbenes can be synthesized from two differently substituted benzaldehydes in a MesP(TMS)Li-promoted reductive coupling sequence. Depending on the order of addition of the two coupling partners, the same olefin can be produced in either E- or Z-enriched form under identical reaction conditions. A systematic study of the correlation between the stereochemical outcome of the reaction and the substitution pattern at the two aldehydes is presented. The results can be used as guidelines to predict the product stereochemistry. This journal is
