Search results for "Intramolecular force"

ChemInform Abstract: Diastereoselective Synthesis of Spongian Diterpenes. Total Synthesis of the Furanoditerpene (-)-Spongia-13(16),14-diene.

2010

Abstract An effective diastereoselective synthesis of the marine-sponge metabolite (−)-spongia-13(16),14-diene 1 is achieved starting from S-(+)-carvone via a homochiral phenanthrenone as the key intermediate for the construction of the furan ring system. S-(+)-Carvone was transformed into the phenanthrenone 2a in six steps (53% overall yield), using an intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction as the key step. Conversion of the enone function in 2a into an epoxyaldehyde function followed by cyclisation and aromatisation in acid conditions completed the construction of ring D.

Hydrogen-bonded dimers of tetra-urea calix[4]arenes stable in THF.

2007

[structure: see text]. Whereas tetra-urea derivatives of tetra-alkoxy calix[4]arenes 1 exist as single molecules in THF, dimeric hydrogen-bonded capsules are exclusively found for the corresponding calix[4]arene derivatives 3 and 2 with two or four free hydroxyl groups. Comparison with the rigidified tetra-urea 5 suggests that this increased stability of the dimers is due to the stabilization of their four-fold symmetry by intramolecular hydrogen bonds between the phenolic hydroxyl groups.

2015

Chemical ligation has been used to alter motions in specific regions of dihydrofolate reductase from E. coli and to investigate the effects of localized motional changes on enzyme catalysis. Two isotopic hybrids were prepared; one with the mobile N-terminal segment containing heavy isotopes (2H, 13C, 15N) and the remainder of the protein with natural isotopic abundance, and the other one with only the C-terminal segment isotopically labeled. Kinetic investigations indicated that isotopic substitution of the N-terminal segment affected only a physical step of catalysis, whereas the enzyme chemistry was affected by protein motions from the C-terminal segment. QM/MM studies support the idea th…

Definition of the chalcogen bond (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)

2019

Abstract This recommendation proposes a definition for the term “chalcogen bond”; it is recommended the term is used to designate the specific subset of inter- and intramolecular interactions formed by chalcogen atoms wherein the Group 16 element is the electrophilic site.

ChemInform Abstract: Polycondensed Nitrogen Heterocycles. Part 22. Pyrrolo(3,4-d)-1,2,3-triazines: A New Ring System as Potential Antineoplastic Agen…

1990

Diazotization of the 3-aminopyrrole-4-carboxamides 6a,b under different conditions directly led to the new ring system pyrrolo[3,4-d]-1,2,3-triazine in excellent yields through an intramolecular coupling reaction. In all the cases it was impossible to isolate the intermediate 3-diazopyrroles.

Theoretical study of the regio- and stereoselectivity of the intramolecular Povarov reactions yielding 5H-chromeno[2,3-c] acridine derivatives

2016

The intramolecular Povarov (IMP) reactions involved in the synthesis of 5H-chromeno[2,3-c] acridine derivatives [Tetrahedron Lett., 2010, 51, 3071–3074] have been studied using density functional theory (DFT) methods. The studied IMP reaction is a domino process that comprises two consecutive reactions: (i) a BF3 Lewis acid catalysed intramolecular aza-Diels–Alder (IMADA) reaction of an alkene tethered chromene imine (ATCI) giving a formal [4 + 2] cycloadduct, and (ii) a 1,3-hydrogen shift yielding the final chromeno product. The possible regio-(fused/bridged) and stereo-(cis/trans) isomeric channels associated with the IMADA reaction were thoroughly investigated and analysed. The activatio…

MoVReagents in Organic Synthesis

2016

The use of MoV reagents, and in particular MoCl5, in organic synthesis is surveyed. The oxidative treatment of aromatic substrates is the most common application. The unique properties of these reagents are due to their high oxidative power combined with exquisite Lewis acid properties. In several examples MoV reagents outperform other common oxidative coupling reagents. C–C bond formation through inter- and intramolecular oxidative coupling can lead to selective formation of five- to eight-membered ring systems. Mechanistic investigations of the courses of reactions involving MoV reagents and aromatic substrates indicate that radical cations are initially formed, entering the oxidative cou…

Competitive NH···Ru/Fe Hydrogen Bonding in Ferrocenyl Ruthenocenyl Tosyl Hydrazone

2016

A strong nonclassical NH···Fe intramolecular hydrogen bond (IHB) is present in the literature-known diferrocenyl tosyl hydrazone (1). Here, we confirm by NMR and IR spectroscopy as well as by XRD methods that an analogous NH···Ru IHB is present in the heavier homologue diruthenocenyl tosyl hydrazone (2). The NH···Ru IHB in 2 is stronger than the NH···Fe IHB in 1 by 6 kJ mol–1, as determined by IR spectroscopy. Further, we probed the E/Z isomer directing abilities of NH···M IHBs in the synthesis of the mixed metallocenyl compound ferrocenyl ruthenocenyl tosyl hydrazone (3). 3 is obtained as a mixture of the Z and E isomers (3a,b) with NH···Ru and NH···Fe IHBs, respectively. At 111 °C, 3a is …

Anion-Assisted Crystallization of a Novel Type of Rhenium(IV)-Based Salt

2016

A novel rhenium(IV)–manganese(II) double salt of formula (NBu4)10[{ReCl4(ox)}3Mn]2[ReCl6] (1) (NBu4+ = tetra-n-butylammonium cation and ox2– = oxalate dianion) has been prepared through the simultaneous use of two different anionic ReIV complexes, namely, [ReCl4(ox)]2– and [ReCl6]2–, in the presence of MnII ion, the [ReCl6]2– anion playing a key role in the crystallization process. 1 has been magnetically characterized and its crystal structure determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The study of the magnetic properties reveals the occurrence of intramolecular antiferromagnetic exchange between ReIV and MnII ions. Remarkably, 1 is the first reported example of ReIV salt based on two…

Unveiling the high reactivity of benzyne in the formal [3+2] cycloaddition reactions towards thioamides through the Molecular Electron Density Theory

2020

Abstract The domino reaction of benzyne with thioamide has been studied within the Molecular Electron Density Theory (MEDT) at the MPWB1K/6-311G(d) level. This domino reaction takes place through i) a formal [3 + 2] cycloaddition (32CA) reaction affording an ammonium ylide, and ii) an extrusion of ethylene from this species yielding a dihydrothiazole. Topological analysis of the electron density of benzyne shows its pseudodiradical structure, that is, without any energy cost, changes to a carbenoid one, allowing its participation as electrophile in polar reactions. As a consequence, the formal 32CA reaction does not have an activation enthalpy. Analysis of the changes of electron density al…