Theoretical Study on the Reaction Mechanism of 2-Methoxybenzaldehyde,4-Bromo-indanone,Malononitrile and Ammonium Acetate One-pot to Form 6-(2-Methoxyphenyl)-2-amino-6-bromo-5H-indeno[1,2-b]pyridine-3-carbonitrile

The reaction mechanism of 2-methoxybenzaldehyde, 4-bromo-indanone, malononitrile and ammonium acetate one-pot to form 6-（2-methoxyphenyl）-2-amino-6-bromo-5 Hindeno[1,2-b]pyridine-3-carbonitrile was studied by density functional theory. The geometries of the reactants, transition states, intermediates and products were optimized at the PW91/DNP level. Vibration analysis was carried out to confirm the transition state structure. Reaction pathways were investigated in this study. The result indicates that the reaction Re→ TSB1→IMB1→ TSB2→ IMB2→TSB3→IMB3→TSB4→IMB4→TSB5→IMB5→TSB6→IMB6→TSB7→IMB7→ TSB8→IMB8→TSB9→IMB9→P2 is the main pathway, the activation energy of which is the lowest. The dominant product predicted theoretically is in agreement with the experiment results.

Coupling reaction mechanism of 2-(2-bromo-4-fluorophenyl)-1-cyclohexen-1-yl trifluoromethane-sulfonate

The detailed mechanism of CuI-catalyzed C-O intramolecular coupling reaction of 2-（2-bromo-4-fluoro-phenyl）-l- cyclohexen-1-yl trifluoromethane-sulfonate was studied with the density functional theory （DFT）. The geometries of the reactants, transition states, intermediates and products were optimized at the B3LYP/6-31 ＋G＊ level. Meanwhile, the single point energy of species involved in gas and solvent at B3LYP/6-31 I＋G＊ level was individually investigated. Polarizable continuum models （PCM） were applied to the dioxane and water solutions at the same level, respectively. Results show that the rate-limiting step, M3→TS3, does not change in different solutions. However, the activation energy in a dioxane solution is lower than that in water, which explains the previous experimental results. Compared with the non-catalyzed reaction process, the activation energy of the rate- limiting step is reduced by 56.53 kJ mo1-1 in gas and 44.84 kJ mol-l in solvent, demonstrating a high catalytic efficiency of CuI.

Synthesis, Structure and Geometrical Calculation of a Novel Co-crystal of {[4-Bromo-2-(benzimidazol-2-yl)phenolato][2-(1-butylbenzimidazol-2-yl)phenolato]zinc(Ⅱ)] and Bis[μ-2-(1-butylbenzimidazol-2-yl)phenolato]-1κN^3:2κO;1κO:2κN^3-bis{[2-(1-butylbe

The title compound has been synthesized and characterized crystallographicaUy. It is a co-crystal consisting of two different neutral zinc（H） complexes with Hbpbm （Hbpbm = 4- bromo-2-（benzimidazol-2-yl）phenol） and Hnpbm （Hnpbm = 2-（1-butylbenzimidazol-2-yl）phenol）. One is a monomeric mixed-ligand complex of [Zn（bpbm）（npbm）] 1 and the other a dimer of [Zn2（npbm）4] 2 with their ratio of 2：1. Thus the overall formula for the title compound is 21.2. Adjacent 1 and 2 are connected to each other by intermolecular hydrogen bonding interactions in the lattice. The crystal data： monoclinic, space group P21/c, a = 15.0141（12）, b = 20.9941（17）, c = 18.4686（15） A, β = 97.445（2）°, V = 5772.4（8） A^3, Mr= 2429.68, Z = 2, Dc = 1.398 g/cm^3,μ = 1.579 -1 mm , F（000） = 2504, R = 0.0637 and wR = 0.1771 for 6464 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. The geometrical structure for 1 has also been theoretically optimized and compared with the experimental one.

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Anticancer Property of (Z)-N-(4-Bromo-5-ethoxy-3,5-dimethyl-furan-2(5H)-ylidene)-4-methylbenzenesulfonamide

The novel title compound（Z）-N-（4-bromo-5-ethoxy-3,5-dimethylfuran-2（5H）-yli-dene）-4-methylbenzenesulfonamide 1（C15H18BrNO4S） has been unexpectedly synthesized by the aminohalogenation reaction of ethyl 2-methylpenta-2,3-dienoate with TsNBr2,and characterized by mp,IR,1H NMR,EIMS,ESIHRMS and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.It crystallizes in mono-clinic,space group P21/c with a = 11.714（5）,b = 14.106（5）,c = 10.402（4） ,β = 97.298（8）°,V = 1704.9（12） 3,Mr = 388.27,Z = 4,Dc = 1.513 g/cm3,μ（MoKα） = 2.549 mm-1,F（000） = 792,the final R = 0.033 and wR = 0.062 for 3098 observed reflections（Ⅰ 〉 2σ（Ⅰ））.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Biological Activities of 3-Bromo-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-cyanopyrrole-N,N-dimethyl-2-carboxamide

The title compound 3-bromo-5-（4-chlorophenyl）-4-cyanopyrrole-N,N-dimethyl-2-amide（3） was synthesized with 4-bromo-2-（4-chlorophenyl）-5-（trifluoromethyl）-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile（1） and N,N-dimethylformamide（2） by the α-C acylation reaction catalyzed by potassium t-butoxide, and characterized by IR, 1H-NMR and X-ray single-crystal diffraction. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P2（1/n）with a = 12.789（2）, b = 13.783（2）, c = 17.980（3） °, β = 109.230（3）°, V = 2992.5 A3, Mr = 352.62, Dc = 1.565 mg/m3, Z = 8, m = 2.924 mm-1, F（000） = 1408, the final R = 0.0424 and w R = 0.0973 for 3518 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. A total of 23559 reflections were collected, of which 6242 were independent（Rint = 0.0566）. The insecticidal, herbicidal and antibacterial activities of compound 3 were determined, and the experimental results showed that the mortality of 3 at the concentration of 100 ppm on the Fipronil against Linnaeus was 76.6%, the growth inhibition rate of 3 against Cynodon Dactylon under the condition of 100 ppm was 35.8% and the inhibitory activity of 3 at the concentration of 25 ppm against Fusarium graminearum reached 50.9%. Hence, the title compound has the value of further research and application prospect.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 4-Bromo-5-ethoxy-3-methyl-5- (naphthalen-1-yl)-1-tosyl-1H-pyrrol-2(5H)-one

The title compound 4-bromo-5-ethoxy-3-methyl-5-（naphthalen-l-yl）-l-tosyl-lH- pyrrol-2（5H）-one 1 （C24H22BrNO4S, Mr = 500.40） has been synthesized and its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P21/n with a = 8.8562（15）, b = 18.118（3）, c = 14.055（2）A, β = 99.855（3）^o, V= 2221.9（6）A3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.496 g/cm^3,μ= 1.975 mm^-1, 2 = 0.71073A, F（000） = 1024, R = 0.0607 and wR = 0.1371.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of N1-(2-(4-Bromo-2-nitrophenoxy)-2-dimethyl acyloxymethyl)-5-fluorouracil

The title compound N1-（2-（4-bromo-2-nitrophenoxy）-2-dimethyl acyloxymethyl）-5-fluorouracil（C15H13BrFN3O7, Mr = 446.19） was synthesized and structurally characterized by ^1H-NMR, -（13）C-NMR, ESI-MS and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in triclinic, space group P1, with a = 8.3325（6）, b = 10.1808（13）, c = 11.8194（16） A, α = 73.194（12）, β= 72.351（9）, γ = 89.509（8）o, V = 911.2（2） A^3, Z = 2, T = 300.79（10） K, μ（Cu Kα） = 3.578 mm^-1, Dc = 1.626 g/cm3, F（000） = 448.0, GOF = 1.060, 5723 reflections measured（8.232≤2θ≤139.592°）, 3339 unique（Rint = 0.0184, Rsigma = 0.0254） which were used in all calculations. The final R = 0.0517（I 〉 2s（I）） and wR = 0.1494（all data）. Hydrogen bonds and π-π interactions together stabilize the structure of the molecule. The preliminary biological test shows that the title compound has good antitumor activity against A549 in vitro and lower toxicity to normal cells.

4-溴-2-(溴甲基)苯甲醛的合成研究

4-溴-2-(溴甲基)苯甲醛是合成1,2-二氢酞嗪化合物的重要中间体。以4-溴-2-甲基苯腈为原料,通过溴代、还原得两步反应得到目标化合物4-溴-2-(溴甲基)苯甲醛。确定了溴代反应最佳条件:N-溴代丁二酰亚胺(24.0mmol)、过氧苯甲酰(4.0mmol),反应体系在CCl4中回流反应8h。还原反应最佳条件:二异丁基氢化铝(DIBAL-H)(12.0mmol),反应溶剂二氯甲烷,室温反应3h。两步反应总收率85.4%,产物及中间体结构通过1 H NMR、13 C NMR和电喷雾电离质谱(ESI-MS)进行了表征。

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and DNA-binding Properties of a New Copper(Ⅱ) Schiff Base Complex

A new asymmetric bidentate copper（Ⅱ） complex,CuL 2（HL=2-（（E）-（4-bromophenylimino）methyl）-6-bromo-4-chlorophenol）,has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.The complex crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2 1 /c with a=11.218（3）,b=9.355（3）,c=13.449（4）,β=108.722（4）°,V=1336.8（6）3,Z=2,Dc=2.008 g/cm 3,μ（MoKα）=7.024 mm-1,F（000）=806,S=0.999,the final R=0.0342 and wR=0.0641for2611observed reflections （I〉2σ（I））.The central copper（Ⅱ） is four-coordinate and bonds to two nitrogen and two oxygen atoms from two Schiff base ligands.The complex is linked into a two-dimensional supramolecular structure by weak intermolecular interactions.In addition,DNA-binding properties of the metal complex were investigated using spectrometric titrations and viscosity measurements.The results show that the complex binds with calf-thymus DNA（CT-DNA）,presumably via a partial intercalative mode.The intrinsic binding constant of the Cu（Ⅱ） complex with DNA is 7.335×10 3 M-1.

A Green and Novel Method for the Synthesis of 4,4-Difluoro-3- oxo-2-（triphenylphosphoranylidene） 5-Lactones by Reformatsky Reaction

In the presence of In/CuCl, ethyl 4-bromo-4,4-difluoro-3-oxo-2-（triphenylphosphoranylidene）butanoate reacted with various aldehydes in aqueous medium at room temperature to give the a,a-difluorinated β-hydroxy carbonyl compounds. Furthermore, treating Reformatsky addition compounds with 1 equiv, of sodium hydroxide in the mixture of tetrahydrofuran and water afforded gem-difluoromethylenated 2-triphenylphosphoranylidene δ-lactones in excellent yields.

Synthesis, Structure and Photophysical Properties of Silole-Oxadiazole Copolymers

A new conjugated copolymer （PTST-DyOXD） derived from 1,1-dimethyl-3,4-diphenyl-2,5-bis（5-bromo-2- thienyl）-silole （TST） and 2,5-bis（4-ethynylphenyl）-l,3,4-oxadiazole （DyOXD） was synthesized by Pd（0）-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling reaction. For comparison, another copolymer without acetenyl group （PTST-OXD） was also synthesized by Pd（0）-catalyzed Suzuki coupling reaction. Chemical structures and optoelectronic properties of the copolymers were characterized by IH NMR, 13C NMR, IR, UV-vis absorption, photoluminescence and cyclic voltammetry. The number-average molecular weight （Mn） is 4010 Da for PTST-DyOXD and 3890 Da for PTST-OXD, respectively. The thermogravimetric analysis （TGA） measurements show that they have good thermal stability with decomposition temperature at 312 and 318 ~C, respectively. The optical band gap is 2.21 eV for PTST-DyOXD and 2.10 eV for PTST-OXD based on the absorption onset. CV analysis revealed the LUMO level of PTST-DyOXD is -3.04 eV, lower than that of PTST-OXD （about -2.89 eV）, which is attributed to the introduction of acetylene group in PTST-DyOXD, increasing the system of the conjugate chain length.

New phenolic compounds from the leaves of Artocarpus heterophyllus

One new 2-arylbenzofuran derivative, artocarstilbene B（1）, one new benzaldehyde derivative,（E）-3,5-dihydroxy-4-（3-methylbut-1-enyl）benzaldehyde（2）, as well as 18 known compounds（3–20） were obtained from the leaves of Artocarpus heterophyllus. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic techniques including 2D NMR and HR-ESIMS. Many compounds exhibited moderate to weak inhibitory activity against the proliferation of the PC-3, NCI-H460, and A549 cancer cell lines.