Synthesis and Structural Characterization of 2,3-Bis(hydroxymethyl)-2,3-dinitro-1,4-butanediol

2,3-Bis（hydroxymethyl）-2,3-dinitro-1,4-butanediol（C6H12N2O8） was synthesized by condensation,cyclization,oxidative dimerization and deketalization of nitromethane with a total yield of 42.4%.The structure of the title compound was characterized by 1H NMR,13C NMR,FT-IR,elementary analysis,and X-ray single-crystal diffraction analysis,which reveals that the title compound crystallizes in triclinic,space group P with a = 0.6324（2）,b = 0.6454（3）,c = 0.7062（3） nm,α= 111.550（4）,β= 95.505（4）,γ= 113.395（4）°,V = 0.23595（16） nm3,Z = 1,Mr = 240.18,Dc = 1.690 g·cm-3,μ = 0.159 mm-1,F（000） = 126,R = 0.0304 and wR = 0.0907.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 3,9-Bis(pyridin-2-yl)-2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro[5.5]undecane

The title compound 3,9-bis（pyridin-2-yl）-2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro[5.5]undecane 4（C17H18N2O4） has been synthesized by the reaction of 2,2-bis（hydroxymethyl）propane-1,3-diol with pyridine-2-carbaldehyde in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid,and characterized by IR,1H-NMR and X-ray single-crystal diffraction.The crystal belongs to monoclinic system,space group C2/c with a = 25.133（2）,b = 5.7219（5）,c = 21.942（2）（A°） ,β = 99.145（2）°,V = 3115.3（5）（A°）^3,Z = 8,Dc = 1.340 g/cm^3,Mr = 314.33,F（000） = 1328,μ = 0.097 mm-1,MoKa radiation（λ = 0.71073）,R = 0.0352 and wR = 0.1022 for 2486 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）.X-ray analysis reveals that the two 1,3-dioxane rings passing through the central spiro-C atom both adopt chair conformation.Intermolecular C-H…π,C-H…O and C-H…N weak interactions link the molecules to form a three-dimensional samdwich,which are effective in the stabilization of the crystal structure.

Solid Phase Synthesis of 1,4-Disubstituted 1,2,3-Triazole from Polystyrene-supported Selenium Resin

We report here a solid-phase synthesis of 1, 4-disubstituted 1, 2, 3-triazole using polystyrene-supported selenium resin. The resin used here not only works as a simple linker, but also assists the crucial α-alkylation reaction and selenoxide syn-elimimation, which ensures the purity of the products.

Studies on Synthesis and Biological Activities of Novel Triazole Compounds Containing 1,3-Dioxolane

Nine title compounds were synthesized. Their strucures were identified by means of IR, EA, 1H NMR and MS. The results from the primary biological test show that all the compounds have some activitiies of fungicide and plant growth regulator. When R group is 2,4 Cl 2C 6H 3, compound 2 or compound 4 shows better biological activities.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of N-[(3aR,4R,4aR,5aS,6S,6aS)-1,3-Dioxooctahydro-4,6-ethenocyclopropa[f]isoindol-2(1H)-yl]-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenylmethanimine

The crystal structure of the title compound（C19H15F3N2O2,Mr = 360.33） was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.The crystal belongs to triclinic,space group P1,with a = 6.5604（7）,b = 13.9614（16）,c = 18.1790（18） ,α = 102.749（7）,β = 97.542（6）,γ = 94.355（4）°,V = 1600.5（3） 3,Z = 4,Dc = 1.495 g/cm3,λ（MoKα） = 0.71070,F（000） = 744,μ（MoKα） = 0.122 mm-1,R = 0.0434 and wR = 0.1051.A total of 7590 unique reflections were collected,of which 5429 with ｜F｜2 ≥ 2σ｜F｜2 were observed.The two cyclohexene rings in the molecule adopt boat-boat conformations with the deviations of ring atoms C（9） and C10 from the C（5）/C（6）/C（7）/C（8） plane（Ⅰ） by 1.1204（0.0023） and 1.1132（0.0023） ,respectively,whereas from the C（2）/C（3）/C（5）/C（8） plane（Ⅱ） by 1.1627（0.0022） and 1.1818（0.0021） ,respectively.In the cyclopropane and lactam rings,atoms C（11） and N（1） point towards the double bond of C（9）-C（10） and the dihedral angle between the ring plane（Ⅲ） containing C（1）,C（2）,C（3） and C（4） and plane（IV） consisting of C（6）,C（7） and C（11） is 55.76（0.07）°.The dihedral angles between planes Ⅳ and Ⅰ and Ⅱ and Ⅲare 63.58（0.07）° and 58.10（0.06）°,respectively.The dihedral angle between the benzene ring C（13）～ C（18） and plane Ⅳ is 42.41（0.06）°.

Efficient one-pot synthesis of 1,3-diaryl-3H-benzo[f]chromenes using ferric hydrogensulfate

An efficient and easy method for one-pot three-component synthesis of l,3-disubstituted-3H-benzo[f]chromenes by the condensation of naphtol,aromatic aldehyde derivatives and phenylacetylene in the presence of ferric hydrogensulfate[Fe（HSO4）3], has been described.The catalyst displayed high activity which afforded the corresponding 1,3-disubstituted-3H-benzo[f]chromenes in satisfying yields.Alkyl-substituted phenols were examined and the corresponding benzopyran derivatives were synthesized in moderate yields.Heterogeneous nature of the using catalyst made it reusable for further chemical reactions.

Efficient Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Antibacterial Activity of Two Novel 1,3-Oxazin Derivatives

Two new 1,3-oxazin derivatives, C22H24N2O5 （3I） and C19H16N2O5（3II）, have been synthesized via an unusual cascade reaction. The attractive aspect of this cascade reaction is that the novel construction of 1,3-oxazine and the direct C-N bond formation from C-C bond can be easily achieved via pyridine-mediated acylation in a one-pot operation. Both compounds have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, NMR spectra and X-ray single-crystal diffraction. Compound 3I crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P21/n with α = 16.282（4）, b = 7.4117（18）, c = 17.256（5） A, β = 103.193（9）°, V = 2027.4（9） A3, Mr = 396.43, Z = 4, Dc= 1.299 g/cm3, F（000） = 840, MoKa radiation （λ = 0.71073 A）, the final R = 0.0771 and wR = 0.1582 for 3662 were observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. Compound 3II crystallizes in triclinic, space group Pī with α = 7.1265（9）, b = 10.1071（13）, c = 23.529（3） A, α = 97.463（9）, β = 96.981（9）, γ = 94.345（9）°, V = 1600.5（4） A3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.409 g/cm3, F（000） = 736, CuKa radiation （λ = 1.54186 A）, the final R = 0.0515 and wR = 0.1241 for 4920 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. The preliminary antibacterial activities of 2 and 3 against E. coli and S. aureuswere investigated. The results showed that the inhibiting effect of 3 was higher than that of 2.

Synthesis and antiangiogenic activities of 5-amino-1,3-dihydro-1,3-dioxo-2H-isoindole-2-propanoic acid derivatives

Based on the structure-activity relationships and antiangiogenic mechanism of RGD-containing peptides, a series of 5-amino- 1,3-dihydro-1,3-dioxo-2H-isoindole derivatives were synthesized. The structures were characterized by ^1H NMR, MS and elementary analysis. There ability to inhibit angiogenesis were evaluated by chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane assay at 10^-5 mol/L. Compounds 7a and 7b displayed obvious antiangiogenic activity.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 4-tert-Butyl-6-(4-chlorophenyl)-3,6-dihydro-2H-1,3-thiazin-2-iminium Chloride

The title compound, 4-tert-butyl-6-（4-chlorophenyl）-3,6-dihydro-2H-1,3-thiazin- 2-iminium chloride （C14H18C12N2S）, has been synthesized by the reaction of 1-（4-chlorophenyl）- 4,4-dimethylpent-1-en-3-one with thiourea, and its crystal structure was determined by single- crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P211c with a = 16.3064（11）, b = 9.4471（6）, c = 11.2626 （8）A, β = 108.400（1）°, Z = 4, V = 1646.28（19） A^3, Mr = 317.26, Dc = 1.280 g/cm^3, S = 1.078,μ = 0.510 mm^-1, F（000） = 664, the final R = 0.0514 and wR = 0.1412 for 3210 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. The thiazine ring system displays a twisted boat conformation, and three N-H,..Cl hydrogen bonds exist in the crystal. The combination of two N-H...Cl hydrogen bonds generate an R2^1 （6） ring.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Neuroprotective Activity of(E)-1-(4-(4-Chlorobenzyl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)prop-2-en-1-one

The crystal structure of the new cinnamide derivative（E）-1-（4-（4-chlorobenzyl）piperazin-1-yl）-3-（benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl）prop-2-en-1-one（C（21）H（21）ClN2O3, Mr = 384.85） was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction method. Compound 5 crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 11.762（2）, b = 15.279（3）, c = 11.865（2） , β = 116.57（3）°, V = 1907.1（7） 3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.340 g/cm3, F（000） = 808, μ = 0.224 mm-1, Mo Kα radiation（λ = 0.71073 ）, the final R = 0.0565 and w R = 0.1479 for 2318 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. Intramolecular C（9）–H（9A）···O（1） interactions as well as intermolecular C（16）–H（16A）···O（1） hydrogen bonds help to stabilize the crystal structure. The bioassay results indicated that the title compound displayed promising neuroprotection in vitro and in vivo, and suppressed apoptosis of glutamate-induced PC12 cells.

Improved Studies on the Synthesis,Characterization and Crystal Structure of 2,2-Dimethyl-5-nitro-5-nitroso-1,3-dioxane

The synthetic process for 2,2-dimethyl-5-nitro-5-nitroso-1,3-dioxane（DMNNDO） was improved by using tri（hydroxymethyl）nitromethane and acetone as starting materials through a ＂one-pot＂ method combined with alkaline hydrolysis and nitrosation reactions. The yield of DMNNDO was increased from 37% to 45%. The structure of DMNNDO was characterized by IR,^1H NMR,^13 C NMR,and elemental analysis. Also the thermal decomposition of DMNNDO was studied by using DSC and TG-DTG to find that there are primarily two exothermic decomposition processes between 90 and 300 oC. The crystal structure of DMNNDO was studied by X-ray single-crystal diffraction for the first time. The molecular structure exists as a dimeric form due to the presence of nitroso group. The crystal belongs to monoclinic system,space group C2/c with a = 14.515（3）,b = 9.955（2）,c = 11.897（2） °,β = 98.500（3）°,V = 1.6998（2） nm^3,Z = 8,D_c = 1.486 g×cm^-3,μ = 0.128 mm^-1,F（000） = 800,S = 1.055,R = 0.0358 and wR = 0.0917. In particular,DMNNDO could be easily hydrolyzed in hydrous systems and the hydrolysis mechanism in CDCl_3 was revealed by means of NMR monitoring.

Synthesis of Silsesquioxane Cages from Phenyl-cis-tetrol, 1,3-Divinyltetraethoxydisiloxane and Cyclopentyl Resins

The synthesis of T_8, T_ 10 and T_ 12 silsesquioxane cages from a range of starting materials: phenyl-cis-tetrol, 1,3-divinyltetraethoxydisiloxane and cyclopentyl T resins by using tetra n-butylammonium fluoride(TBAF) as the catalyst is described in this paper. The reaction yields obtained viathe current route are better compared to those viathe literature routes. Some of the cage compounds have been characterized by X-ray crystallography.

Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of (E, E)-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-decadiene-1,10-diol

A total synthesis of (E,E)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-decadiene-1,10-diol, using 1,3-transformation of 2, 3-epoxy alcohol and Claisen rearrangement of allyl vinyl ether as key steps, is described.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of N,N′-Bis-[3-chloro-5-S-(l-menthyloxy)-2(5H)-4-furanon-yl]-propane-1,3-diamine

The title compound, N,N＇-bis-[3-chloro-5-S-（l-menthyloxy）-2（5H）-4-furanon-yl]- propane-l,3-diamine （C31H48Cl2N2O6, Mr = 615.61）, has been synthesized and characterized by IR, 1H NMR, MS, elemental analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group C2 with a = 16.1091（4）, b = 11.1880（3）, c = 19.2854（5） A, β = 106.297（2）°, V = 3336.12（15） A3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.226 mg/m3,μ = 0.237 mm^-1, F（000） = 1320, the final R = 0.0531 and wR = 0.0700 for 2760 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. X-ray analysis reveals that the title compound possesses four rings： two chiral five-membered furanone rings and two six-membered cyclohexane rings with chair conformation, containing eight chiral centers： C2（S）, C3（R）, C5（R）, C10（S）, C18（S）, C21（R）, C22（S） and C25（R）. The structure is stabilized by N-H…O hydrogen bonding interaction.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Penta-coordinated Cu(Ⅱ) Complex:Cu(C_(17)H_(13)F_3O_3)_2·C_5H_5N

A new copper（II） complex 3, Cu（C17H13F3O3）2·C5H5N, has been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group C2/c with a = 17.8511（7）, b = 17.4136（7）, c = 13.9425（7） A, β = 124.4830（10）°, V = 3572.5（3） A^3, Z = 4, C39H29CuF6NO6, Mr = 785.17,/7（000） = 1604, T = 292（2） K, Dc = 1.460 g/cm^3 and p = 0.691 mm^-1. The structure was refined to R = 0.0477 and wR = 0.1110 for 2935 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. For the title compound, X-ray analysis reveals that the copper（II） is penta-coordinated by four oxygen atoms from the corresponding 1-（4-（benzyloxy）phenyl）-4,4,4-trifluorobutane-1,3-dione ligands and one nitrogen atom of pyridine, forming a distorted square pyramidal geometry. It is found that the trifluoromethyl group, F（1）/F（1＇）, F（2）/F（2＇） and F（3）/F（3＇））, is disordered over two orientations in an approximate 3：1 ratio.

Synthesis of 1,7-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-hydroxy-1,3-heptadien-5-one

A facile synthesis of the analog of curcumin. 1,7-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-hydroxy-1.3-heptadien-5-one 1 was achieved. The key step was completed through the regioselective condensation of ketone 5 and acyl chloride 7.

Studies on the Total Synthesis of Sarcophytol-A——Synthesis of 2-Isopropyl-2-(3-Methyl-1-Benzoxyl-5-Phenylsulfonyl-3E-Pentenyl )-1,3-Dithiocyclohexane

The key intermediate, 2-isopropyl-2-(3-methyl-1-benzoxyl-5-phenylsulfonyl-3E-pentenyl)-1, 3-dithiocycllohexane(Ⅲ), for the total synthesis of Sarcophytol-A (1)was prepared through 7 steps from acetone. The key steps are nucleophilic addition of 2-1ithio-2-isopropyl-1,3-dithiocyclohexane to aldehyde 5 and double bond migration reaction of allylic alcohol 9 and 10.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Tert-butyl 4-[(E)-4-(1,3-Dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)-1-butenyl] Benzoate

The title compound tert-butyl 4-[（E）-4-（1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl）- 1-butenyl] benzoate has been synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystallography. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group C2/c with a = 14.875（3）, b = 8.9796（13）, c = 34.736（6） A°, β = 95.981（4）°, V= 4614.4（14）A°^3, Z= 8, Dc = 1.213 g/cm^3, F（000） = 1792,μ（MoKα） = 0.084 mm^-1, R = 0.0602 and wR = 0.1445 for 4613 unique reflections with 2272 observed ones （I〉 2σ（I））. The results of crystal structure determination show that the title compound has a layer structure, and the two benzene rings in molecule are parallel to each other.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of N-(Biphenyl-2-thiocarbamoyl)-4-(1,3-dichlorophenyl) Carboxamide

The synthesis of the title molecule was achieved by the reaction of 2,4-dichloro- benzoyl chloride with potassium thiocyanate in 1：1 molar ratio in dry acetonitrile to afford the corresponding isothiocyante in situ followed by the treatment with 2-aminobiphenyl. The structure of the target compound was established by elemental analysis, FTIR, 1H, 13C NMR and mass spectroscopy and unequivocally confirmed by the crystallographic data. The title compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/n with a = 13.356（2）, b = 7.0761（11）, c = 20.539（3） A, β = 105.723（4）°, V= 1868.5（5） A3 and Z = 4.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 4,4'-(4-(1-Naphthyl)-4-phenyl-1,3-butadienylidene)-bis[N,N-diethylbenzenamine]

The title compound （C40H42N2） has been synthesized by the reaction of l-（l- naphthyl）-l-phenyl-3-chloropropylene and bis（4-（diethylamino） phenyl）methanone, and characterized by IR, ^1H NMR, MS and X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 17.047（3）, b = 10.807（2）, c = 18.494（4） A, β = 105.727（4）°, V= 3279.4（11） A^3, Mr = 550.76, Z = 4, Dc = 1.115 g/cm^3,μ（MoKa） = 0.085 mm^-1, F（000） = 1184, the final R = 0.0625 and wR = 0.1384 for 2276 observed reflections （1 〉 2σ（I））. X-ray analysis reveals that the butadiene fragment adopts a planar cisiod conformation and makes a dihedral angel of 69.4（2）° with the naphthalene ring.