Search results for "Cis–trans isomerism"
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Ligand substitution reactions of the [ReX6]2− (X=Cl, Br) anions. Synthesis and crystal structure of novel oxalato complexes of rhenium(IV)
2006
Abstract The reaction of K2[ReX6] (X = Cl, Br) with oxalic acid and triethylamine in dimethylformamide solution yields the substituted complexes [ReX4(ox)]2− and cis-[ReX2(ox)2]2−, which can be obtained separately depending on the amount of added amine. The crystal structures of (PPh4)2[ReBr4(ox)], cis-(PPh4)2[ReBr2(ox)2] and cis-(AsPh4)2[ReCl2(ox)2] have been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The anionic complexes are octahedral with only slight distortions. The direct isolation of the pure complexes as well as the formation of only the cis isomers – without the presence of trans isomers and/or [Re(ox)3]2− – is probably due to the kinetic inertness of Re(IV)–X bonds, which in…
The effect of long-chain bases on polysialic acid-mediated membrane interactions
2011
AbstractNegatively-charged polysialic acid (polySia) chains are usually membrane-bound and are often expressed on the surface of neuroinvasive bacterial cells, neural cells, and tumor cells. PolySia can mediate both repulsive and attractive cis interactions between membrane components, and trans interactions between membranes. Positively-charged long-chain bases are widely present in cells, are often localized in membranes and can function as bioactive lipids. Here we use Langmuir monolayer technique, fluorescence spectroscopy and electron microscopy of lipid vesicles to study the role of a simple long-chain base, octadecylamine (ODA), in both cis and trans interactions mediated by polySia …
Understanding the stereoselectivity in Brønsted acid catalysed Povarov reactions generating cis/trans CF3-substituted tetrahydroquinolines: a DFT stu…
2016
The Bronsted acid (BA) catalysed Povarov reactions of (E)-1-phenyl-N-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl) methanimine with 1-vinylpyrrolidin-2-one (VPO) and with allyltrimethylsilane (ATMS), affording CF3-substituted cis/trans tetrahydroquinoline (THQ) derivatives, have theoretically been studied using the M06-2X functional together with the standard 6-31G(d) basis set. These BA catalysed Povarov reactions are multistep processes initialised by the nucleophilic attack of the non-substituted carbon atom of the nucleophilic ethylene on the imine carbon atom of the super-electrophilic protonated imine, yielding the corresponding cationic intermediate along the endo/exo stereoisomeric approach mode. Upo…
Radioactively labelled epoxides. Part IV. Tritium labelled α- and β-methyl styrene oxides
1983
Tritium labelled α-methyl styrene oxide (2-methyl-2-phenyloxirane) and cis- and trans-β-methyl styrene oxides (Z- and E-2-methyl-3-phenyl oxirane) have been prepared using tritiated water as the inexpensive source of tritium. The two geometrical isomers of β-methyl styrene oxide were synthesized by a sequence of reactions which led to stereochemically pure products, and obviated any need to separate the isomers.
A theoretical study of the low-lying states of the anionic and protonated ionic forms of urocanic acid
2000
A multistate second-order perturbation theory (MS−CASPT2) study of the lowest lying states in the electronic spectra of urocanic acid in vacuo is presented. The anionic trans and cis isomers, as well as the biologically important trans protonated ionic structure, are considered. The vertical and 0−0 excitation spectra were computed for each system at the MS−CASPT2/ANO-L level, describing the lowest lying ππ* and nπ* singlet and triplet states. In all three systems, a weakly absorbing ππ* singlet state was observed at ∼4.0 eV in the vertical excitation spectrum, suggesting both a novel assignment and an alternative explanation for the previously described wavelength dependent photochemistry …
cis-[(η5-C5H5)Fe(η1-CO)(μ-CO)]2, the poor relative between cis and trans tautomers. A theoretical study of the gas-phase Fe L3-edge and C and O K-edg…
2021
The relative stability of trans-[(η5-C5H5)Fe(η1-CO)(μ-CO)]2 (trans-I) and cis-I tautomers in a vacuum and in solvents with different dielectric constants (e) has been investigated by exploiting density functional theory (DFT). Theoretical results indicate that, in agreement with experimental evidence, trans-I is more stable than cis-I in a vacuum (∼1.5 kcal mol−1; e = 1), while the opposite is true in media with e > 7. Differently from solution, DFT outcomes pertaining to the vapor-phase cis-I ⇆ trans-I equilibrium at T = 368 K, the temperature at which the Fe L2,3-edges and the C and O K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) data of I have been recorded, ultimately indicate the trans-I …
Cyclic fatty acid monomers : synthesis and characterization of methyl w-(2-alkylcyclopentyl) alkenoates and alkanoates
1988
Abstract Some 1,2-disubstituted cyclopentanes were synthesized. These were methyl 9-(2-butyl-cyclopentyl)-8-nonenoate, methyl 7-(2-hexyl-cyclopentyl)-6-heptenoate and methyl 5-(2-octyl-cyclopentyl)-4-pentenoate and their corresponding alkanoates. The synthesis involved a Michael addition of alkylmagnesium bromide to an unsaturated cyclic ester. The resulting cis and trans ethyl 2-alkylcyclopentane carboxylate were further converted to the alcohols then to the aldehydes. The aldehydes were condensed with the ylide derived from the (ω-carboxyalkyl)-triphenylphosphonium bromide and methylsulfinylmethide in DMSO to give unsaturated C18 cyclic fatty acid monomers. These cyclic fatty acids were f…
Determination of unsaturation grade and trans isomers generated during thermal oxidation of edible oils and fats by FTIR
1999
Abstract The oxidative deterioration of culinary oils and fats during episodes of heating associated with normal usage (80°C–300°C, 20–40 min) was monitored by FTIR spectroscopy. The thermal oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids during heating was studied by the determination of unsaturation percentage and trans isomers at various temperatures and heating times. Oils frequently used in food frying such as olive oil, sunflower oil, corn oil and seeds oil (sunflower, safflower and canola seed), and lard were studied. The Absorbance Correction Method is proposed to correct the spectral interference and allows the analytic use of signal which would not be initially valid for quantitative ana…
N-Methyldehydroamino acids promote a configuration cis of N-methylamide bond
2008
Abstract Dehydroamino acids with a methylated N-terminal tertiary amide bond occur in natural small cyclic peptide toxins. To investigate their conformational preferences a systematic theoretical analysis was performed on N ′-methylamides of N -acetyl- N -methyldehydroamino acids (Ac-Δ(Me)Xaa-NHMe, where Xaa = ( Z )-Abu, ( E )-Abu, Val, ( Z )-Phe, and ( E )-Phe) considering the configuration trans and cis of the tertiary amide bond. The ϕ , ψ potential energy surfaces were calculated at the B3LYP/6-31+G ∗∗ //HF/3-21G level with inclusion of the solvent (water) effect (SCRF method). The conformers localised were fully optimised at the B3LYP/6-31+G ∗∗ in vacuo. The accessible areas of the pot…
Diastereoselective synthesis of fluorinated, seven-membered beta-amino acid derivatives via ring-closing metathesis.
2003
[reaction: see text] Cis and trans seven-membered gamma,gamma-difluorinated beta-amino acid derivatives (III) have been prepared with a sequence that starts with imidoyl halides (I), which are condensed with suitable ester enolates to give intermediates (II). These, in turn, can be cyclized by means of a ring-closing olefin metathesis reaction and the product stereoselectively reduced to yield compounds (III) in good overall yields.