One-Pot Three-Component Synthesis of N-Arylmethyl-4-(7-cyclohepta-1,3,5-trienyl)anilines

We report a one-pot three-component synthesis of N-arylmethyl-4-(7-cyclohepta-1,3,5-trienyl)anilines by using various aromatic imines, tropylium tetrafluoroborate, and sodium tetrahydroborate in the presence of imidazole as activator.

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Anti-tumor Activity of 2-(2-Chloro-4-nitrophenyl)-4-(4-chlorophenyl)-3a,4-diethoxy-2,3,3a,4-tetrahydrochromeno[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaphosphole

The title compound 2-（2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl）-4-（4-chlorophenyl）-3a,4- diethoxy- 2,3,3a, 4-tetrahydrochromeno[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaphosphole 2 （C29H30Cl2N3O7P, Mr = 633.44） was synthesized and its structure was characterized by IR, MS, ^1H NMR, ^13C NMR, ^31p NMR, elemental analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in triclinic, space group P1^-, a = 9.1549（3）, b = 10.7168（4）, c = 17.6272（6）A, α = 102.9363（12）, β = 90.2713（9）, γ = 117.4265（10）°, V= 1484.41（9）A^3, Z= 2,μ（MoKa） = 0.323, F（000） = 658, Z= 2, De= 1.417 g/cm^3, the final R = 0.0687 and wR = 0.2066 for 4943 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. X-ray analysis reveals that the diazaphospholine ring is almost planar and the two ethoxy groups bonded on the 3a- and 4-positions are in trans configurations. Its antiproliferative activity was also tested in vitro against four human tumor cell lines.

(Z)-N-(3-(2-Chloro-4-nitrophenyl)-4-methylthiazol-2(3H)-ylidene) Pivalamide: Synthesis and Crystal Structure

Synthesis of the title compound was carried out by base-catalyzed cyclization of 1-pivaloyl-3-(2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl) thiourea with α-bromoacetone produced in situ. The structure was confirmed by the spectroscopic and elemental analysis and single crystal X-ray diffraction data. It crystallizes in the triclinic space group P-1 with unit cell dime sions a = 8.7137(10), b = 10.2010(14), c = 10.6593(13), α = 62.671(9), β = 82.701(10), γ = 79.762(10), V = 827.21(8) ?3, Z = 2.

Crystal Structure and Biological Activities of (R)-N′-[2-(4-Methoxy-6-chloro)-pyrimidinyl]-N-[3-methyl-2-(4-chlorophenyl)butyryl]-urea

The title compound （R）-N′-[2-（4-methoxy-6-chloro）-pyrimidyl]-N-[3-methyl-2-（4- chlorophenyl）butyryl]-urea has been synthesized, and its crystal structure and biological behaviors were studied. Crystallographic data： C17H18C12N4O3, Mr = 397.25, monoclinic, space group P21/c, a = 12.331（2）, b = 14.025（3）, c = 23.085（5） A, β = 99.607（4）°, Z = 8, V = 3936.2（13） A3, Dc = 1.341 g/cm^3, F（000） = 1648, R = 0.0718, wR = 0.1585 and/t（MoKα） = 0.353 mm^-1. The preliminary biological tests showed that the title compound has definite insecticidal and fungicidal activities.

A highly enantioselective synthesis of 5- (ι-menthyloxy) -4-substituted-3-chloro-2(5H) -furanones

In this paper, stereocontrolled tandem Michael addition-elimination reaction of the novel chiral source, S-(ι-menthyloxy)-3,4-dichloro-2(5H)-furanone, with various thiols and amines has been investigated. A series of new enantiomerically pure compounds, 5-(ι-menthyloxy)-4-substituted-3-cnloro-2(5H)-furanones, were obtained in good yields with d. e.(?)98% under mild conditions.

Purification and characterization of a novel carbonyl reductase with high stereo-selectivity

A novel NADPH-dependent carbonyl reductase was separated from Candida parapsilosis CCTCC 203011.The enzyme gave a single band on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis(SDS-PAGE),which was purified through ammonium sulfate,Diethylamino Ethanol(DEAE)sepharose Fast flow(FF),phenyl-sepharose FF and blue sepharose FF chromato graphy from cell-free extract.The molecular mass of the enzyme was about 30 kDa.The optimum pH and temperature for reduction were 4.5℃ and 35℃,respectively.The Cu2+had strong restrictive effect on enzyme activity.In addition,the carbonyl reductase was an enzyme with high substrate specificity and stereo-selectivity,and showed high asymmetric reduction activity towards a-hydroxyacetophenone and ethyl 4-chloro acetoacetate.For the asymmetric reduction of a-hydroxyacetophenone and ethyl 4-chloro acetoacetate,(S)-1-phenyl-1,2-ethanediol and(R)-ethyl 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutanoate were produced by the purified enzyme,with the 100% and 94.3%e.e.value,respec-tively.Therefore,the enzyme could be one of the effective biocatalysts for asymmetric synthesis of chiral alcohols.The amino acid sequences of one peptide from the purified enzyme were analyzed by LC-MASS-MASS,and the car-bonyl reductase showed some identity to the hypothetical protein CaO19.10414 reported.