SOLID-LIQUID PHASE TRANSFER CATALYTIC SYN THESIS Ⅸ: THE SYNTHESIS OF α-AMINO ACIDS VIA ALICYLATION OF ALDIMINE UNDER MICROWAVE IRRADIATION,

The rapid alkylation of methyl N-benzylidene glycinate with halides under microwave irradiation using solid-liquid phase transfer condition without solvent has been achieved wilhin only one minute. After hydrolysis of alkylated products the corresponding α-amino acids were obtained in overall yield 43.6～62.5%.

Indium-Mediated Addition of α-Bromoketone to Aldimines

The addition reaction of ω-bromoacetophenone to aldimines by indium metal in THF-H_2O gave β-aminoketones

Synthesis and evaluation of diphenol aldimines as inhibitors of <i>Escherichia coli</i>ATPase and cell growth

A series of structurally related diphenol aldimines (DPAs) were synthesized. These aldimines involve different substitution patterns of their phenolic groups, for the purpose of optimizing their ability to inhibit ATP synthase. The inhibitory effects of these DPA compounds were evaluated using purified F1 and membrane-bound F1F0 E. coli ATP synthase. Structure-activity relationship studies of these di-phenol compounds showed that maximum inhibition was achieved when both phenolic groups are either in the meta-positions (DPA-7, IC50 = 2.0 μM), or in the ortho-positions (DPA-9, IC50 = 5.0 μM). The lowest ATP synthase inhibition was found to be when the phenolic groups are both in the para-positions (DPA-2, IC50 = 100.0 μM). Results also show that the inhibitory effects of these compounds on ATPase are completely reversible. Identical inhibition patterns of both the purified F1 and the membrane bound F1F0 enzyme were observed. Study of E. coli cell growth showed that these diphenol aldimines effectively inhibit both ATP synthesis and cell growth.

Tin Mediated Allylation of Aldimines with Allyl Bromide

Aldimines are allylated with allyl bromide and tin powder in tetrahydrofuran to give homoallylamines in the presence of chlorotrimethylsilane.

Zinc-Mediated Addition of Bromoacetonitrile to Aldimines

In the presence of chlorotrimethylsilane, zinc-mediated addition of bromoacetonitrile to aldimines gives beta-aminonitriles in THF with good yields.

Tf_2O-TMDS combination for the direct reductive transformation of secondary amides to aldimines,aldehydes, and/or amines

The direct partial reduction of highly stable secondary amides to more reactive aldimines and aldehydes is a challenging yet highly demanding transformation. In this context, only three methods have been reported. We report herein an improved version of the Charette's method. Our protocol consists of activation of secondary amides with triflic anhydride/2-fluoropyridine,and partial reduction of the resulting intermediates with 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane(TMDS), which delivered aldimines or aldehydes upon acidic hydrolysis. Aromatic amides were reduced to the corresponding aldimines in 85%–100% NMR yields,and yields(NMR) from aliphatic amides were 72%–86%. Acidic hydrolysis of the aldimine intermediates afforded, in one-pot,the corresponding aldehydes in 80%–96% yields. A simple protocol was established to isolate labile aldimines in pure form in92%–96% yields. The improved method gave generally higher yields as compared to the known ones, and features the use of cheaper and more atom-economical TMDS as a chemoselective reducing agent. In addition, a convenient extraction protocol has been established to allow the isolation of amines, which constitutes a mild method for the N-deacylation of amides, another highly desirable transformation. The extended method retains the advantages of the original method of Charette in terms of mild conditions, good functional group tolerance, and excellent chemoselectivity.

Silver-catalyzed decarboxylative C-H functionalization of cyclic aldimines with aliphatic carboxylic acids

Silver-catalyzed decarboxylative C–H alkylation of cyclic aldimines with abundant aliphatic carboxylic acids has been realized under mild reaction conditions generating the corresponding products in moderate to good yields(32%–91%).In addition,a gram-scale reaction,late-stage modification of drug,synthetic transformation of the product,and further application of the catalytic strategy were also performed.Preliminary studies indicate that the reaction undergoes a radical process.

Hydrophosphonylation of Aldimines under Catalysts-Free Conditions

Trimethylsilyl phosphite reacted with aldimines efficiently under catalysts-free conditions, giving a-aminophosphonates in good to excellent yields. Furthermore, the reaction can be scaled-up easily and the high yield can be maintained.

In(OTf)_3 catalyzed allylation reaction of imines with tetraallyltin

In the presence of catalytic amount of In（OTf）3 （10 mol%）, a series of aldimines reacted with tetraallyltin in a 2：1 molar ratio to afford the corresponding homoallylic amines in good yields. The good atom efficiency was achieved under mild reaction conditions and a new protocol （allyl）4Sn/In（OTf）3 for simple imines was developed.

Microwave Assisted and Al2O3/K2CO3 Catalyzed Synthesis of Azetidin-2-One Derivatives Containing Aryl Sulfonate Moiety with Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Microbial Activity

We report the novel synthesis of azetidin-2-one derivatives containing aryl sulfonate moiety from the reaction of 2-hydroxy benzaldehyde with p-toluene sulfonyl chloride afforded firstly 2-formylphenyl 4-methylbenzene sulfonate (2). The compound (2) on reaction with p-aminobenzoic acid or 2-aminopyridine gave the corresponding aldimines (3). Furthermore, the aldimines are on reaction with chloroacetyl chloride gives corresponding azetidin-2-ones in good to moderate yield. Among the eight synthesized azetidin-2-ones, five selected compounds have been screened for the an-ti-inflammatory activity, few of them showed good anti-inflammatory activity compared with standard drugs. Anti- microbial activity of all synthesized compounds has been tested and most of the compounds showed good anti-bacterial and anti-fungal activities.

Isolation and mechanism analysis of a catalytic efciency improved L‑aspartateβ‑decarboxylase toward 3‑methylaspartic acid

L-Aspartateβ-decarboxylase from Acinetobacter radioresistens(ArASD)has been modifed to convert 3-methylaspartic acid into 2-aminobutyric acid,which activated a novel process for biosynthesis of 2-aminobutyric acid.However,the process is limited by the low activity of the ArASD.Here,the activity of ArASD was signifcantly improved by modifcation based on sequence alignment and structural analysis.The 38th residue of ArASD is speculated to be the key residue for regulating the conformation of the internal aldimine,and site-directed mutagenesis on R38 residue was carried out.A variant,K18A/R38K/V287I,with 2.2 times higher specifc activity was isolated.Molecular dynamics simulation indicated that the torsion angle of the imine bond of the variant decreased,which was benefcial to the protonation of the internal aldimine and the increase in the initial energy of the enzyme.Therefore,the energy barrier of the transition state was reduced,resulting in improved catalytic activity toward 3-methylaspartic acid.These results provide a reference and a new point of view for enzyme modifcation by increasing the energy of the initial state.