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Upstream product

• 1663-39-4 tert-Butyl acrylate 
• 615-41-8 2-iodochlorobenzene 
• 1048364-45-9 tert-butyl 2-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenylsulfonyl]acetate 
• 89-98-5 2-chloro-benzaldehyde 
• 59159-39-6 (tert-butoxycarbonylmethyl)triphenylphosphonium bromide 
• 5292-43-3 bromoacetic acid tert-butyl ester 

Downstream Products

• 704-96-1 trans-2-chlorocinnamic acid 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Synthesis and ring openings of cinnamate-derived N-unfunctionalised aziridines

Tert-Butyl cinnamates are aziridinated with high trans-selectivity by an N-N ylide generated in situ from N-methylmorpholine and O-diphenylphosphinyl hydroxylamine. The resulting N-unfunctionalised aziridines are shown to be versatile synthetic building b

3,5-Bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl sulfones for the highly stereoselective Julia-Kocienski synthesis of α,β-unsaturated esters and weinreb amides

The 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl (BTFP) sulfones tert-butyl α-(BTFPsulfonyl)acetate (4) and Weinreb α-(BTFPsulfonyl)-acetamide (5) have successfully been employed in the Julia-Kocienski olefination of aldehydes with K2CO3 as the base at 120°C in DMF under solid/liquid phase-transfer catalysis conditions to afford α,β- unsaturated esters and Weinreb amides, respectively. The corresponding products were obtained in good yields and with high E stereoselectivities (E/Z up to >99:1), especially in the case of the amides. A detailed computational study of the Julia-Kocienski olefination with BTFP sulfone 4 was carried out and confirmed the existence of an equilibrium in the initial addition of the sulfone enolate to the aldehyde and, in contrast to other proposed mechanisms, a non-concerted final elimination of SO2 and 3,5-bis-(trifluoromethyl) phenoxide. A plausible explanation for the high E diastereoselectivity observed in the reaction has been suggested based on kinetic considerations at spirocyclic TS2 and thermodynamic factors during the elimination after TS2. ESI-MS studies carried out during the olefination reaction of benzaldehyde with BTFP sulfone 4 were used to characterize the sulfone enolate and the intermediate assumed for the reaction mechanism. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2008.

Cinnamoyl inhibitors of tissue transglutaminase

(Figure Presented) Transglutaminases (TGases) catalyze the intermolecular cross-linking of certain proteins and tissue TGases (TG2) are involved in diverse biological processes. Unregulated, high TGase activities have been implicated in several physiological disorders, but few reversible inhibitors of TG2 have been reported. Herein, we report the synthesis of a series of novel trans-cinammoyl derivatives, discovered to be potent inhibitors of guinea pig liver transglutaminase. The most effective inhibitors evaluated can be sorted into two subclasses: substituted cinnamoyl benzotriazolyl amides and the 3-(substituted cinnamoyl)pyridines, referred to more commonly as azachalcones. Kinetic evaluation of both of these subclasses revealed that they display reversible inhibition and are competitive with acyl donor TGase substrates at IC50 values as low as 18 μM. An analysis of structure - activity relationships within these series of inhibitors permitted the identification of potentially important binding interactions. Further testing of some of the most potent inhibitors demonstrated their selectivity for TG2 and their potential for further development.

Synthesis and characterization of pentaerythritol-derived oligoglycol and their application to catalytic Wittig-type reactions

Several pentaerythritol-derived oligoglycols 1 with free hydroxyl groups are readily prepared by a convergent approach. Quantitative 13C NMR proves to be an efficient tool for the characterization of oligoglycols. The corresponding telluride of oligoglycol 17 is synthesized and used as a good catalyst for Wittig-type reactions in preparing both disubstituted and trisubstituted olefins in good to high yields.