Highly efficient synthesis of 1-methoxy-2-propanol using ionic liquid catalysts in a micro-tubular circulating reactor

The catalysis of ionic liquids (ILs) in the traditional stirred reactor suffers from insufficient mass and heat transfer, which always needs a long reaction time and results in a low reaction rate. In this work, highly efficient synthesis of 1-methoxy-2-propanol via the alcoholysis reaction of propylene oxide (PO) with methanol was proposed and achieved by the combination of micro-tubular circulating reactor with the IL [N4444] [Buty] catalyst. Compared with the stirred reactor, the rate of alcoholysis reaction in a micro-tubular circulating reactor was found to be significantly improved. The reaction time was remarkably shortened to 20 min from 180 min as well as the yield of 1-methoxy-2-propanol reached 92%. Moreover, the kinetic study further demonstrated that the main reaction rate to 1-methoxy-2-propanol (K1) was about 20 times larger than the side reaction rate to byproduct 2-methoxy-1-propanol (K2) in the temperature range of 363–383 K. Such combination of micro-tubular circulating reactor with IL catalysts is believed to be a class of effective process intensification technique for highly efficient synthesis of 1-methoxy-2-propanol.

Kinetics and Mechanism of Oxidation of 1-Methoxy-2-propanol and 1-Ethoxy-2-propanol by Ditelluratocuprate（lll） in Alkaline Medium

The kinetics of oxidation of 1-methoxy-2-propanol and l-ethoxy-2-propanol by ditelluratocuprate（III） （DTC） in alkaline liquids has been studied spectrophotometrically in the temperature range of 293.2-313.2 K. The reaction rate showed first order dependence in DTC and fractional order with respect to l-methoxy-2-propanol or 1-ethoxy-2-propanol. It was found that the pseudo-first order rate constant kobs increased with an increase in concentration of OH- and a decrease in concentration of TeO4^2- . There is a negative salt effect. A plausible mechanism involving a pre-equilibrium of a adduct formation between the complex and 1-methoxy-2-propanol or 1-ethoxy-2-propanol was proposed. The rate equations derived from mechanism can explain all experimental observations. The activation parameters along with the rate constants of the rate-determining step were calculated.

Regeneration of 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol used for carbon dioxide absorption

To improve the efficiency of the carbon dioxide cycling process and to reduce the regeneration energy consumption, a sterically hindered amine of 2-amino-2-methyl-1- propranol （AMP） was investigated to determine its regeneration behavior as a CO2 absorbent. The CO2 absorption and amine regeneration characteristics were experimentally examined under various operating conditions. The regeneration efficiency increased from 86.2% to 98.3% during the temperature range of 358 to 403 K. The most suitable regeneration temperature for AMP was 383 K, in this experiment condition, and the regeneration efficiency of absorption/regeneration runs descended from 98.3% to 94.0%. A number of heat-stable salts （HSS） could cause a reduction in CO2 absorption capacity and regeneration efficiency. The results indicated that aqueous AMP was easier to regenerate with less loss of absorption capacity than other amines, such as, monoethanolamine （MEA）, diethanolamine （DEA）, diethylenetriamine （DETA）, and N-methyldiethanolamine （MDEA）.

Investigation of liquid–liquid equilibrium of the ternary system(water +1,6-diaminohexane + 2-methyl-1-propanol or 3-methyl-1-butanol) at different temperatures

In this study, the LLE data of ternary system(water + 1,6-diaminohexane + 2-methyl-1-propanol) and(water +1,6-diaminohexane + 3-methyl-1-butanol) were measured at 293.15, 303.15 and 313.15 K under atmospheric pressure. Reliability of the experimental tie-line data was checked by empirical Hand, Othmer-Tobias and Bachman equations. Distribution coefficient(D) and selectivity(S) were calculated in order to investigate capability of the studied organic solvents for 1,6-diaminohexane extraction. The high values of separation factors demonstrated that 2-methyl-1-propanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol were applicable for this purpose. The experimental data were correlated by nonrandom two-liquid(NRTL) and universal quasi-chemical(UNIQUAC) models.The percent-root-mean-square deviation(RMSD) values for NRTL and UNIQUAC models were less than 0.15,which indicated that the experimental data have been sufficiently correlated.

A Computational Study on the Mechanism for the K_2CO_3-catalyzed Reaction of Carbon Dioxide and 1-Chlo-2-propanol

The microcosmic reaction mechanism of K2CO3-catalyzed 1-chlo-2-propanol and carbon dioxide has been investigated by density functional theory（DFT） at the GGA/PW91/DNP level.We optimize the geometric configurations of reactants,intermediates,transition states,and products.The energy analysis calculation approves the authenticity of intermediates and transition states.According to our calculations,four feasible reaction pathways are found.The main pathway of the reaction is ReA → IMA1 → TSA1 → IMA2 → IMA5 → TSA5 → P.Besides,we also in-vestigate the reaction mechanism of 1-chlo-2-propanol and carbon dioxide without K2CO3-catalyzation by the same theory and level.The computational results indicate that the activation barrier with K2CO3-catalyzed is smaller than the activation barrier without K2CO3-catalyzed.That is to say,K2CO3 can promote the reaction to give the product in a high yield,which is in agreement with the experimental results.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Antitumor Activity of (E)-1-(7-Methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5- yl)-3-(2-methoxyphenyl)-2-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)propenol

The title compound, （E）-1-（7-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl）- 3-（2-methoxyphenyl）-2-（1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl）propenol （3a）, was synthesized by the Aldol con- densation reaction of 1-（7-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl）-2-（1,2,4-triazol- 1-yl）ethanone with 2-methoxybenzaldehyde and then reduced with NaBH4, and its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction： monoclinic system, space group P21 with a = 6.2002（3）, b = 12.8452（7）, c = 13.2257（7） ？, Z = 2, V = 1031.23（9） ？3, Mr = 407.46, Dc = 1.312 Mg/m3, S = 1.054, μ = 0.091 mm-1, F（000） = 432, the final R = 0.0353 and wR = 0.0769 for 3161 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. X-ray analysis displays that the title compound adopts an E configuration for the C（7）=C（8） double bond and S configuration for the chirality center with the specific rotation of –63.75°. Furthermore, the stability of the crystal was maintained through the intermolecular hydrogen bond O（1）–H？？？N（3）. The antitumor assay exhibits that the title compound 3a （E configuration） has a good antitumor activity against the Hela cell line with the IC50 value of 36.9 μM, which is better than that of 3b （Z configuration）.

Removal characteristics of CO_2 using aqueous MEA/AMP solutions in the absorption and regeneration process

The carbon dioxide （CO2） removal efficiency, reaction rate, and CO2 loading into aqueous blended monoethanolamine （MEA） ＋ 2-amino-2-methyl-l-propanol （AMP） solutions to enhance absorption characteristics of MEA and AMP were carried out by the absorption/regeneration process. As a result, compared to aqueous MEA and AMP solutions, aqueous blended MEA ＋ AMP solutions have a higher CO2 loading than MEA and a higher reaction rate than AMP. The CO2 loading of rich amine of aqueous 18 wt.% MEA ＋ 12 wt.% AMP solution was 0.62 mol CO2/mol amine, which is 51.2% more than 30 wt.% MEA （0.41 mol CO2/mol amine）. Consequently, blending MEA and AMP could be an effective way to design considering economical efficiency and used to operate absorber for a long time.

A new naphthoquinoneimine derivative from the marine algal-derived endophytic fungus Aspergillus niger EN-13

Cultivation of an endophytic fungus Aspergillus niger EN-13 that was isolated from the inner tissue of the marine brown alga Colpomenia sinuosa resulted in the characterization of a new naphthoquinoneimine derivative, namely, 5,7-dihydroxy-2-[1-（4- methoxy-6-oxo-6H-pyran-2-yl）-2-phenylethylamino]-[ 1,4]naphthoquinone. The structure of the new compound was established on the basis of various NMR spectroscopic analyses including 2D NMR techniques, El-MS, and HR-ESI-MS. This compound displayed moderate antifungal activity.

Nucleophilic reactions of 1-methyl-2-methoxy-2-phenyl-3-oxo-2,3-dihydroindole

The title compound (1) was prepared via methylene blue (MB)-sensitized photooxygenation of 1-methyl-2-phenylindole (2d) in methanol. Acid-catalyzed nucleophilic substitution of 1 with nucleophiles gave 1,2,2-trisubstituted 3-oxo-2,3-dihydroindoles (3-6). lithium aluminum hydride, followed by acidic workup yielded 4d and 2d, whereas the same reduction reaction of 1, followed by neutral workup gave 1-methyl-2-phenyl-3-hydroxy-2,3-dihydroindole (15), together with 3. The reaction pathways of nucleophilic substitution and reduction of 1 were discussed.

新显色剂PMNHA的合成、分析鉴定及其在分光光度测定钒中的应用

用１－甲基－２－萘甲酰基替换Ｎ－苯甲酰苯基羟胺（ＢＰＨＡ）的苯甲酰基，合成了一种新显色剂Ｎ－苯基－１－甲氧基－２－萘甲酰氧肟酸（Ｎ－ｐｈｅｎｙｌ－１－ｍｅｔｈｏｘｙ－２－ｎａｐｈｔｈｏｙｌｈｙｄｒｏｘａｍｉｃａｃｉｄ，缩写为ＰＭＮＨＡ）。根据元素分析、差热分析、质谱分析、核磁共振、红外光谱分析，确定ＰＭＮＨＡ的组成和结构为：ＯＣＨ３ＣＯＮＯＨＣ６Ｈ５。该试剂的三氯甲烷溶液能很快从２．２５—４．５０ｍｏｌ／ＬＨＣｌ中萃取钒（Ⅴ）的紫色配合物，其配合物最大吸收在５４０ｎｍ，很多外来离子，特别是大量的钛不干扰钒的测定，钒含量在０—２８μｇ·ｇ－１范围遵守比耳定律。

冰糖草化学成分的分离与鉴定

目的研究冰糖草(Scoparia dulcis L.)全草乙醇提取物的正丁醇萃取部位的化学成分。方法运用硅胶、Sephadex LH-20和半制备HPLC等各种方法进行分离纯化,根据理化性质和波谱数据等鉴定化合物结构。结果分离得到16个化合物,分别鉴定为(2S)-7-methoxy-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one 2-O-β-glucopyranoside(1)、(2R)-7-methoxy-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one 2-O-β-glucopyranoside(2)、对羟基苯甲酸甲酯(3)、对羟基苯甲醛(4)、2-唑啉酮(5)、对羟基苯乙酮(6)、薏苡素(7)、苯甲酸(8)、对羟基肉桂酸甲酯(9)、黑麦草内酯(10)、异黑麦草内酯(11)、橙酰胺乙酸酯(12)、apigenin 7-O-rutinoside(13)、hispidulin-7-O-rutinoside(14)、isoschaftoside(15)和schaftoside(16)。结论化合物1为新化合物,化合物13~16为首次从冰糖草中分离得到。

Absorption characteristics of new solvent based on a blend of AMP and 1,8-diamino-p-menthane for CO_2 absorption

Aqueous 1,8-diamino-p-menthane （KIER-C3） and commercially available amine solutions were tested for CO2 absorption. A 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol （AMP） solution with an addition of KIER-C3 showed 9.3% and 31.6% higher absorption rate for CO2 than the AMP solution with an addition of monoethanolamine （MEA） and ammonia （NH3）, respectively. The reaction rate constant for CO2 absorption by the AMP/KIER-C3 solution was determined by the following equation： k2,AMP/C3 = 7.702×106 exp （-2248.03/T）. A CO2 loading ratio of the AMP/KIER-C3 solution was also 2 and 3.4-times higher than that of the AMP/NH3 solution and the AMP/MEA solution, respectively. Based on the experimental results, KIER-C3 may be used as an excellent additive to increase CO2 absorption capability of AMP.

Nitroxide-Mediated Photo-Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization of Methacrylic Acid

The photo-controlled/living radical polymerization of methacrylic acid (MAA) was performed at room temperature by irradiation with a high-pressure mercury lamp using azo initiators and 4-methoxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl as the mediator in the presence of (4-tert-butylphenyl)diphenylsulfonium triflate (tBuS) as the accelerator. Whereas the bulk polymerization yielded polymers with a bimodal molecular weight distribution in both the absence and presence of tBuS, the solution polymerization in methanol produced unimodal polymers with the molecular weight distribution of 2.0 - 2.3 in the presence of tBuS. The molecular weight distribution of the resulting poly (MAA) decreased with an in- crease in tBuS. The dilution of the monomer concentration also reduced the molecular weight distribution. The use of the initiator with a low 10-h half-life temperature also effectively controlled the molecular weight. The livingness of the polymerization was confirmed by obtaining linear increases in the first-order conversion versus time, the molecular weight versus the conversion, and the molecular weight versus the reciprocal of the initiator concentration.

Synthesis of Agomelatine by One-pot Catalytic Hydrogenation and Acetylation with NiO

Nano-NiO and bulk NiO were prepared from Ni(AC)_2·4 H_2O by coordination precipitation using aqueous ammonia and by a solid state reaction, respectively. The nickel oxide particles were characterized by X-ray Diffraction(XRD) and scanning electron microscopy(SEM). The results indicate that nano-sized NiO has a crystal phase with a standard face-centered cubic lattice structure, with a mean particle diameter of about 10 nm. The evaluation of the activity of nickel oxide nanoparticles in the catalytic hydrogenation of 7-methoxy-1-naphthylacetonitrile was carried out. The results demonstrate the efficient synthesis of the title compound by a one-pot catalytic hydrogenation and acetylation with NiO. The NiO nanoparticles displayed superior catalytic activity in the synthesis of agomelatine in the one-pot reaction.The total yield of agomelatine is over 81.8% with a purity of 99.2%, as determined by HPLC. The structure of agomelatine was confirmed by IR, MS, and 1 H NMR analysis.

Elucidation of Acceleration Mechanisms by a Photosensitive Onium Salt for Nitroxide-Mediated Photocontrolled/Living Radical Polymerization

The acceleration mechanisms by a photosensitive onium salt for the nitroxide-mediated photocontrolled/living radical polymerization (photo-NMP) were determined. The photo-NMP of methyl methacrylate was performed by irradiation at room temperature using 4-methoxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (MTEMPO) as the mediator and (2RS, 2’RS)-azobis(4-methoxy-2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) as the initiator. The polymerization was accelerated in the presence of (4-tertbutylphenyl)diphenylsulfonium triflate (tBuS) to produce a polymer with a molecular weight distribution as narrow as the polymerization in its absence. (±)-Camphor-10-sulfonic acid or 2-fluoro-1-methylpyridinium p-toluenesulfonate had no effect on the polymerization speed, suggesting that tBuS did not serve as the photo-acid generator for the photo-NMP. It was found that the acceleration of the polymerization was based on the electron transfer from MTEMPO into tBuS in the excited state to temporarily generate a free radical propagating chain end and an oxoaminium salt (OAS), the one-electron oxidant of MTEMPO. This electron transfer mechanism was verified on the basis of the fact that the photo-NMP in the presence of tBuS was still accelerated by triphenylamine, the electron transfer inhibitor, to partly produce a polymer with an uncontrolled molecular weight. The formation of an uncontrolled molecular weight polymer indicated the generation of a free radical propagating chain end due to the deactivation of the OAS by the triphenylamine. It was deduced that tBuS served as the electron acceptor from MTEMPO in the excited state to temporarily produce a free radical propagating chain end along with OAS, resulting in the acceleration of the polymerization.

阳桃根中苯醌类化合物的分离鉴定与含量测定

目的：研究阳桃根（ACLR）中苯醌类化学成分的类型及含量测定方法。方法：利用色谱分离法、核磁共振技术对阳桃根药材60％乙醇提取物中的环己烷萃取部位进行分离、鉴定，并应用HPLC法对药材中的苯醌类化学成分进行含量测定。结果：分离得到2个苯醌类化合物：2-methoxy-6-nonyl-cyclohexa．2，5-diene-1，4-dione（MNDD）；2-dodecyl-6-methoxy-cyclohexa-2，5-diene-1，4-dione（DMDD）；MNDD，DMDD分别在0．177～2．657斗g和0．094～1．416μg进样量与峰面积有良好的线性关系；平均加样回收率为98．96％（RSD1．59％），99．55％（RSD0．98％）。结论：首次从植物中分离得到2个苯醌类化合物；HPLC测定方法简便、快速、稳定、准确可靠、重复性好，可用于阳桃根药材中MNDD，DMDD的质量控制。

东北红豆杉化学成分的分离与鉴定

利用硅胶柱色谱、制备高效液相色谱等分离方法,从东北红豆杉提取物中分离得到3个化合物。根据理化性质和波谱数据对化合物进行结构鉴定,分别鉴定为(E)-1-methoxy-2-O-(p-coumaroyl)-myo-inositol(1)、2-deacetoxy-7β,9α,10β-trideacetyltaxinine J(2)和(3aS,4aR,6S,8S,8aS,9R,10R,10aS)-benz[f]azulene-6,8,9,10(3H)-terol,3a,4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a,9,10-decahydro-10a-(1-hydroxyl-1-methylethyl)-1,8a-dimethyl-5-methylene(3)。其中化合物1为一新化合物,化合物2、3为两个新天然产物。

New Isoflavonoid Glycosides from the Rhizomes of Iris leptophylla Lingelsh.

Two new isoflavonoid glucosides, 5-hydroxy-6,7-methylenedioxy-isoflavone-4＇-O-D-glucopyranosyl （2→〉l）-L-rhamnoside （irilone-bioside） （compound 1） and 5,4＇-methoxy-6,7-methylenedioxyisoflavone-3＇-O-β-D-glucoside （irisleptophyllidin） （compound 2）, together with five known compounds, nigricanin- 4＇-O-β-D-glucoside （compound 3）, irifloside （compound 4）, irigenin （compound 5）, 5, 3＇, 4＇-trimethoxy-6,7-methylenedioxyisoflavone （compound 6）, and nigricanin （compound 7） were isolated from the alcoholic extract of rhizomes of Iris leptophylla Lingelsh. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods.