Search results for "deoxygenation"

Quaternary relaxations in sol-gel encapsulated hemoglobin studied via NIR and UV spectroscopy.

2007

In this work, we study the kinetics of the R --T transition in hemoglobin using a combination of near-infrared and near-ultraviolet spectroscopy. We use a sol-gel encapsulation protocol to decelerate the conformational transitions and to avoid spectral perturbations arising from ligand migration and recombination. We monitor two spectroscopic markers: band III in the near-IR, which is a fine probe of the heme pocket conformation, and the tryptophan band in the near-UV, which probes the formation of the Trpbeta37-Aspalpha94 hydrogen bond, characteristic of the T structure, at the critical alpha1beta2 subunit interface. The time evolution of these two bands is monitored after deoxygenation of…

Synthesis of all 7αH-guaia-4,11-dien-3-one diastereomers from (+)-dihydrocarvone

2005

Abstract All four 7α H -guaia-4,11-dien-3-one diastereomers have been synthesized from the common intermediate 1α H ,10α-acetoxy-7α H -guaia-4,11-dien-3-one obtained from (+)-dihydrocarvone. The spectral features of the four diasteromers have been correlated and the structure and absolute configuration of 1β H ,10β H ,7α H -guaia-4,11-dien-3-one isolated from Pleocarphus revolutus has been confirmed.

Substrate-dependent fluorinations of highly functionalized cycloalkanes

2016

Abstract Substrate-dependent fluorinations of several highly functionalized cycloalkanes with multiple stereocentres were investigated. The synthetic transformations were based on selective functionalization of the ring C C bonds of the readily available bicyclic β-lactams by epoxidation and regioselective nucleophilic oxirane opening with azide or cyanide, followed by hydroxy–fluorine exchange with Deoxofluor. Depending on the substituents and their relative steric arrangement, the attempted fluorinations produced different types of substituted cycloalkanes. These selective, substrate-directed synthetic procedures and their presumed pathways towards interesting highly functionalized fluori…

ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of (+)-Pechueloic Acid and (+)-Aciphyllene. Revision of the Structure of (+)-Aciphyllene.

2008

Abstract 1α H ,7α H ,10α H -Guaia-4,11-dien-3-one and its 1β H ,10β H diastereomer, easily obtained from (+)-dihydrocarvone, are good starting materials for the synthesis of natural guaiane derivatives. Allylic oxidation of the 1α H ,10α H isomer gave as main product its 13-hydroxy derivative and a small amount of (+)-7β-hydroxy-1α H ,10α H -guaia-4,11-dien-3-one, whereas the 1β H ,10β H diastereomer afforded selectively the (−)-7α-hydroxy-1β H ,10β H enantiomer in excellent yield. From the 13-hydroxy derivative (+)-pechueloic acid and (+)-methyl pechueloate were synthesized. Deoxygenation at C 3 of the 1β H ,10β H guaiadienone afforded a guaiadiene with the reported structure for aciphylle…

THERMO-CATALYTIC PROCESSES FOR BIOFUEL PRODUCTION

2017

Synthesis of Spirovetivane Sesquiterpenes from Santonin. Synthesis of (+)-Anhydro-β-rotunol and All Diastereomers of 6,11-Spirovetivadiene

2004

The synthesis of the spirovetivane sesquiterpenes (+)-anhydro-beta-rotunol and all the diastereomers of 6,11-spirovetivadiene in enantiomerically pure form has been achieved starting from santonin. The key step is the silicon-guided acid-promoted rearrangement of a 1-trimethylsilyl-4,5-epoxyeudesmane prepared from santonin in several steps involving lactone reductive opening, conjugate addition of TMSLi-CuCN, deoxygenation of a carbonyl group, and epoxidation. Rearrangement of the epoxide gave a spiro[4,5]decanediol which was used as a synthetic intermediate. From this compound, (+)-anhydro-beta-rotunol was prepared after elimination of the primary hydroxyl group in the side chain, followed…

Synthesis of Spirovetivane Sesquiterpenes from Santonin. Synthesis of (+)-Anhydro-?-rotunol and All Diastereomers of 6,11-Spirovetivadiene.

2005

The synthesis of the spirovetivane sesquiterpenes (+)-anhydro-beta-rotunol and all the diastereomers of 6,11-spirovetivadiene in enantiomerically pure form has been achieved starting from santonin. The key step is the silicon-guided acid-promoted rearrangement of a 1-trimethylsilyl-4,5-epoxyeudesmane prepared from santonin in several steps involving lactone reductive opening, conjugate addition of TMSLi-CuCN, deoxygenation of a carbonyl group, and epoxidation. Rearrangement of the epoxide gave a spiro[4,5]decanediol which was used as a synthetic intermediate. From this compound, (+)-anhydro-beta-rotunol was prepared after elimination of the primary hydroxyl group in the side chain, followed…

Synthesis of (+)-pechueloic acid and (+)-aciphyllene. Revision of the structure of (+)-aciphyllene

2007

Abstract 1α H ,7α H ,10α H -Guaia-4,11-dien-3-one and its 1β H ,10β H diastereomer, easily obtained from (+)-dihydrocarvone, are good starting materials for the synthesis of natural guaiane derivatives. Allylic oxidation of the 1α H ,10α H isomer gave as main product its 13-hydroxy derivative and a small amount of (+)-7β-hydroxy-1α H ,10α H -guaia-4,11-dien-3-one, whereas the 1β H ,10β H diastereomer afforded selectively the (−)-7α-hydroxy-1β H ,10β H enantiomer in excellent yield. From the 13-hydroxy derivative (+)-pechueloic acid and (+)-methyl pechueloate were synthesized. Deoxygenation at C 3 of the 1β H ,10β H guaiadienone afforded a guaiadiene with the reported structure for aciphylle…

Electrochemical Deoxygenation of Aromatic Amides and Sulfoxides

2014

The electrochemical deoxygenation of a broad range of aromatic amides was achieved under mild conditions on lead cathodes. Under the optimized reaction conditions, acetal, thienyl, and ether moieties are tolerated. Furthermore, the reduction protocol can be applied to aromatic and aliphatic sulfoxides to obtain the corresponding sulfides. For both aromatic amides and sulfoxides, the deoxygenation reaction ensues without the use of expensive catalysts or hazardous reducing agents. Owing to the high selectivity of the process, simple extraction is sufficient to isolate the product from the substrate. The straightforward purification protocol, the coformation of water, and the use of electric …

ReO as a Brønsted acidic modifier in glycerol hydrodeoxygenation : Computational insight into the balance between acid and metal catalysis

2023

A computational study for the competitive conversion of glycerol to 1,2-propanediol and 1,3-propanediol is presented, considering a two-step sequence of dehydration followed by hydrogenation. The elementary steps for dehydration, i.e., breaking of C–H followed by C–OH or vice versa, were studied computationally both on the Rh metal surface and the acid-modified ReOH–Rh surface in order to understand the role of the acid promoter. While the acid modifier can catalyze the C–OH cleavage, the activation energy for the C–H cleavage was found to be considerably smaller on both pure and acid-doped Rh(111) surfaces, and breaking the secondary C–H bond is kinetically favored over breaking the termin…