620-18-8Relevant academic research and scientific papers
In-situ facile synthesis novel N-doped thin graphene layer encapsulated Pd@N/C catalyst for semi-hydrogenation of alkynes
Liu, Jianguo,Lin, Shanshan,Sun, Jiangming,Ma, Longlong
, p. 553 - 560 (2021/12/03)
Transition metal-catalyzed semi-hydrogenation of alkynes has become one of the most popular methods for alkene synthesis. Specifically, the noble metal Pd, Rh, and Ru-based heterogeneous catalysts have been widely studied and utilized in both academia and industry. But the supported noble metal catalysts are generally suffering from leaching or aggregation during harsh reaction conditions, which resulting low catalytic reactivity and stability. Herein, we reported the facile synthesis of nitrogen doped graphene encapsulated Pd catalyst and its application in the chemo-selective semi-hydrogenation of alkynes. The graphene layer served as “bulletproof” over the active Pd Nano metal species, which was confirmed by X-ray and TEM analysis, enhanced the catalytic stability during the reaction conditions. The optimized prepared Pd@N/C catalyst showed excellent efficiency in semi-hydrogenation of phenylacetylene and other types of alkynes with un-functionalized or functionalized substituents, including the hydrogenation sensitive functional groups (NO2, ester, and halogen).
Seed-mediated Growth of Alloyed Ag-Pd Shells toward Alkyne Semi-hydrogenation Reactions under Mild Conditions?
Zheng, Yuqin,Tan, Taixing,Wang, Cheng
, p. 3071 - 3078 (2021/09/13)
Ag@Ag-Pdx core-shell nanocomposites with various Ag/Pd ratio were deposited on Ag nanoplates using a seed growth method. When physically loaded on C3N4, Ag@Ag-Pd0.077/C3N4 with optimized Ag/Pd ratio could accomplish high catalytic performance for the semi-hydrogenation of phenylacetylene as well as other aliphatic (both terminal and internal alkynes) alkynes and phenylcycloalkynes containing functional groups (such as ester, hydroxyl, ethyl groups) under room temperature and 1 atm H2. The alloying and ensemble effects are used to interpret such catalytic performance.
MODIFIED MONOMER, MODIFIED POLYMER COMPRISING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THEM
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Paragraph 0171-0174, (2021/05/18)
A modified monomer useful for the polymer modification of formula 1. The present invention relates to a method for preparing a modified monomer, a modified polymer comprising a modified monomer-derived functional group, a rubber composition comprising the modified polymer, and a molded article produced from the rubber composition.
Synthesis of novel EP4 antagonists and their use in cancer and inflammation
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Paragraph 0423; 0428-0432, (2021/09/08)
The present invention relates to a compound capable of effectively antagonizing EP4, which is a compound represented by formula I, or a tautomer, a stereoisomer, a hydrate, a solvate, a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt or a prodrug of the compound represented by formula I. R1 is selected from -CH3, -CHF2, and -CF3; R2 is selected from C2-C6 alkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, halogenated C2-C6 alkyl, and halogenated C3-C6 cycloalkyl; R3 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, C1-C2 alkyl, and fluorinated C1-C2 alkyl; R4 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, halogenated C1-C6 alkyl, and halogenated C1-C6 alkoxy.
Br?nsted Acid Catalyzed Peterson Olefinations
Britten, Thomas K.,McLaughlin, Mark G.
, p. 301 - 305 (2019/12/25)
A mild and facile Peterson olefination has been developed employing low catalyst loading of the Br?nsted acid HNTf2. The reactions are typically performed at room temperature, with the reaction tolerant to a range of useful functionalities. Furthermore, we have extended this methodology to the synthesis of enynes.
Bio-based vinylphenol family: Synthesis via decarboxylation of naturally occurring cinnamic acids and living radical polymerization for functionalized polystyrenes
Takeshima, Hisaaki,Satoh, Kotaro,Kamigaito, Masami
, (2019/08/20)
A series of bio-based vinylphenols or hydroxystyrenes is prepared by simple decarboxylation of various naturally occurring cinnamic acids such as o-, m-, and p-coumaric; caffeic; ferulic; and sinapinic acids, which possess hydroxy groups and other substituents at different positions on the aromatic ring. After protection of the phenolic moieties with trialkylsilyl groups, reversible addition–fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization is accomplished with cumyl dithiobenzoate to afford various bio-based hydroxyl-protected polystyrenes with controlled molecular weights and narrow molecular weight distributions. Subsequent deprotection of the silyl groups under mild conditions results in a series of well-defined functionalized polystyrenes possessing different numbers (mono-, di-, tri-) of hydroxy groups at different positions (o, m, p). The obtained functionalized polystyrenes show unique thermal properties depending on the substituents, and those with phenol and catechol groups serve as reducing agents for silver ions.
Synthesis of pharmaceutical drugs from cardanol derived from cashew nut shell liquid
Shi, Yiping,Kamer, Paul C. J.,Cole-Hamilton, David J.
supporting information, p. 1043 - 1053 (2019/03/12)
Cardanol from cashew nut shell liquid extracted from cashew nut shells was successfully converted into various useful pharmaceutical drugs, such as norfenefrine, rac-phenylephrine, etilefrine and fenoprofene. 3-Vinylphenol, the key intermediate for the synthesis of these drugs, was synthesised from cardanol by ethenolysis to 3-non-8-enylphenol followed by isomerising ethenolysis. The metathesis reaction worked very well using DCM, but the greener solvent, 2-methyl tetrahydrofuran, also gave very similar results. Hydroxyamination of 3-vinylphenol with an iron porphyrin catalyst afforded norfenefrine in over 70% yield. Methylation and ethylation of norfenefrine afforded rac-phenylephrine and etilefrine respectively. A sequence of C-O coupling, isomerising metathesis and selective methoxycarbonylation afforded fenoprofene in good yield. A comparison of the routes described in this paper with some standard literature syntheses of 3-vinylphenol and of the drug molecules shows significant environmental advantages in terms of precursors, yields, number of steps, conditions and the use of catalysts. The Atom Economy of our processes is generally similar or significantly superior to those of the literature processes mainly because the side products produced during synthesis of 3-vinylphenol (1-octeme, 1,4-cyclohexadiene and propene) are easily separable and of commercial value, especially as they are bio-derived. The E Factor for the production of 2-vinylphenol by our process is also very low compared with those of previously reported syntheses.
Phenolic Bis-styrylbenzo[ c]-1,2,5-thiadiazoles as Probes for Fluorescence Microscopy Mapping of Aβ Plaque Heterogeneity
Zhang, Jun,Konsmo, Audun,Sandberg, Alexander,Wu, Xiongyu,Nystr?m, Sofie,Obermüller, Ulrike,Wegenast-Braun, Bettina M.,Konradsson, Peter,Lindgren, Mikael,Hammarstr?m, Per
, p. 2038 - 2048 (2019/02/26)
A fluorescent bis-styryl-benzothiadiazole (BTD) with carboxylic acid functional groups (X-34/Congo red analogue) showed lower binding affinity toward Aβ1-42 and Aβ1-40 fibrils than its neutral analogue. Hence, variable patterns of neutral OH-substituted bis-styryl-BTDs were generated. All bis-styryl-BTDs showed higher binding affinity to Aβ1-42 fibrils than to Aβ1-40 fibrils. The para-OH on the phenyl rings was beneficial for binding affinity while a meta-OH decreased the affinity. Differential staining of transgenic mouse Aβ amyloid plaque cores compared to peripheral coronas using neutral compared to anionic bis-styryl ligands indicate differential recognition of amyloid polymorphs. Hyperspectral imaging of transgenic mouse Aβ plaque stained with uncharged para-hydroxyl substituted bis-styryl-BTD implicated differences in binding site polarity of polymorphic amyloid plaque. Most properties of the corresponding bis-styryl-BTD were retained with a rigid alkyne linker rendering a probe insensitive to cis-trans isomerization. These new BTD-based ligands are promising probes for spectral imaging of different Aβ fibril polymorphs.
Galloyl esters of trans-stilbenes are inhibitors of FASN with anticancer activity on non-small cell lung cancer cells
Tan, Yu-Jia,Ali,Tee, Sheng-Yang,Teo, Jun-Ting,Xi, Yu,Go, Mei-Lin,Lam
, (2019/08/20)
Fatty acid synthase (FASN) is a lipogenic enzyme that is selectively upregulated in malignant cells. There is growing consensus on the oncogenicity of FASN-driven lipogenesis and the potential of FASN as a druggable target in cancer. Here, we report the synthesis and FASN inhibitory activities of two novel galloyl esters of trans-stilbene EC1 and EC5. Inhibition of FASN was accompanied by a loss in AKT activation and profound apoptosis in several non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells at the growth inhibitory concentrations of EC1 and EC5. Both FASN and phospho-AKT levels were concurrently downregulated. However, addition of a lipid concentrate to the treated cells reinstated cell viability and reversed the loss of FASN and AKT protein levels, thus recapitulating the causal relationship between FASN inhibition and the loss in cell viability.
Terminal Alkenes from Acrylic Acid Derivatives via Non-Oxidative Enzymatic Decarboxylation by Ferulic Acid Decarboxylases
Aleku, Godwin A.,Prause, Christoph,Bradshaw-Allen, Ruth T.,Plasch, Katharina,Glueck, Silvia M.,Bailey, Samuel S.,Payne, Karl A. P.,Parker, David A.,Faber, Kurt,Leys, David
, p. 3736 - 3745 (2018/08/03)
Fungal ferulic acid decarboxylases (FDCs) belong to the UbiD-family of enzymes and catalyse the reversible (de)carboxylation of cinnamic acid derivatives through the use of a prenylated flavin cofactor. The latter is synthesised by the flavin prenyltransferase UbiX. Herein, we demonstrate the applicability of FDC/UbiX expressing cells for both isolated enzyme and whole-cell biocatalysis. FDCs exhibit high activity with total turnover numbers (TTN) of up to 55000 and turnover frequency (TOF) of up to 370 min?1. Co-solvent compatibility studies revealed FDC's tolerance to some organic solvents up 20 % v/v. Using the in-vitro (de)carboxylase activity of holo-FDC as well as whole-cell biocatalysts, we performed a substrate profiling study of three FDCs, providing insights into structural determinants of activity. FDCs display broad substrate tolerance towards a wide range of acrylic acid derivatives bearing (hetero)cyclic or olefinic substituents at C3 affording conversions of up to >99 %. The synthetic utility of FDCs was demonstrated by a preparative-scale decarboxylation.
