A Theoretical Research on the Intermediate in the Reaction of N-Phosphorylamino-acid to form Peptide or Ribotide

In order to explain the high activity of N-phosphoryl-α-amino acids, ab initio and MNDO calculations are performed to study the reaction pathway of the intermediate formation from N-dimethylphosphoryl-α-alanine (DMP-α-Ala) and the structures and energies involved in the reaction.

CeCl_3·7H_2O as an efficient catalyst for one-pot synthesis of β-amino ketones by three-component Mannich reaction

Cerium trichloride heptahydrate(CeCl_3·7H_2O) was found to be an efficient and recyclable catalyst for the three-component direct Mannich reaction of anilines and benzaldehydes with acetophenone.This protocol has advantages of high yield,no environmental pollution,mild condition,and simple work-up procedure.

Chirality pairing recognition,a unique reaction forming spiral alkaloids from amino acids stereoselectively in one-pot

A novel chirality pairing recognition was found between D-and L-amino acid derivatives.Novel spiral alkaloids formed in the recognition reaction.Possible mechanism was proposed for the stereoselective and chemoselective reactions.

No-solvent Condensation Reaction of Amino Acids and their Derivatives with Pyrandione

Synthesis of a novel series of N-pyrandione substituted amino acids and their esters 3 via a condensation reaction between pyrandione and amino acid or their derivatives in excess ethyl orthoformate without solvent is described. The stereochemistry of 3 has been discussed.

Synthesis, Crystal Structures and Catalysis of Dinuclear Cd(Ⅱ) Complexes Bridged by Unusual (N,O,O′)-Coordinated α-Amino Acids

Four dinuclear amino acid cadmium（II） complexes [Cd2（tren）2（dl-alaninato）]（ClO4）3·H2O（I）, [Cd2（tren）2· （l-alaninato）]（ClO4）3·H2O（II）, [Cd2（tren）2（dl-phenylalaninato）]（ClO4）3（III） and [Cd2（tren）2（l-phenylalaninato）]· （ClO4）3（IV）, constructed from mixed ligands of tris（2-aminoethyl）amine（tren） and racemic or natural amino ac ids（amino acids=dl or l-alanine, and dl or l-phenylalanine）, have been synthesized and characterized by X-ray crys tallography. The structural analysis of complexes I and III reveals that the cadmium centers are coordinated by one tren ligand and one amino acid molecule with the unusual （N,O,O′）-bridged mode, resulting in asymmetric chromo phores of CdN4O and CdN5O in complex I, CdN4O2 and CdN5O in complex III, respectively. The utility of the four complexes as efficient water-compatible Lewis acid catalysts for the direct aldol reaction in water was examined. The reaction proceeded smoothly to afford the corresponding β-hydroxy ketones in up to 99% yield. Moreover, the dias tereoselectivity of the reaction favors the formation of the syn-isomers.

The design and synthesis of a novel organophosphorus compound containing the structure of both β-amino acid and β-aminophosphonate

A novel organophosphorus compound containing the structure of bothβ-amino acid andβ-aminophosphonate is designed and synthesized.Arbuzov reaction with P（OEt）_3,the N-Boc protected iodide 3 cannot provide the desired product but 2-oxazolidinone 4 because of the neighboring-group participation of the Boc moiety.To avoid the intramolecular participation of the carbamates,the Ts protecting group is employed and the Ts-protected iodide 5 affords the target product successfully.

Highly efficient synthesis of β-amino esters via Mannich-type reaction under solvent-free conditions using ZnCl_2 catalyst

β-Amino esters were synthesized via ZnCl2-catalyzed Mannich-type reaction of imines and malonate esters under solvent-free conditions in 6 min. The β-amino ester was converted into the corresponding aspartic acid derivatives.

Stereoselectivities in α- and β-Amino Acids Catalyzed Mannich Reactions Involving Cyclohexanone

The effects of two different amino acid catalysts on the stereoselectivities in the direct Mannich reactions of cyclohexanone,p-anisidine and p-nitrobenzaldehyde were studied with the aid of density functional theory.Transition states of the stereo-determining C ＂C bond-forming step with the addition of enamine intermediate to the imine for the L-proline（·-amino acid） and （R）-3-pyrrolidinecarboxylic acid（·-amino acid）-catalyzed processes were reported.B3LYP/6-31G calculations provide a good explanation for the opposite syn vs.anti diastereoselectivities of these two different kinds of catalysts（syn-selectivity for the ·-amino acid catalysts,anti-selectivity for the ·-amino acid catalysts）.Calculated and observed diastereomeric ratio and enantiomeric excess values are in reasonable agreement.

A Case of Abnormal Bishler-Napieralski Cyclization Reaction,Leading to Form Benzyl Oxazole Derivatives

A benzyl oxazole compound 3 was obtained with an excellent yield of 90% when N-acetyl-(2'-methoxy-4',5'-methylenedioxy)-phenylalanine methyl ester 1 was refluxed in POCl1/benzene. However, the anticipated product 3,4-dihydrosioquinoline-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester 2 could not be found. The mechanism was discussed in this article.

Analysis of Hydrolysis Reaction of N-Phosphoryl Phenylalanine by HPLC-ESI-MS/MS

Hydrolysis procedure of N-phosphoryl phenylalanine (DIPP-Phe) was studied by HPLC-ESI-MS/MS. The results showed that (HO)(i-PrO)P(O)Phe was the main intermediate and the hydrolysis of DIPP-Phe also occurred through a penta-coordinate transition state.

An Efficient Synthesis of 2,3-Diaminoacid Derivatives Using Phosphine Catalyst

Ethyl 2,3-diphthalimidoylpropanoate was effectively synthesized from ethyl propynoate with two equivalents of phthalimide catalyzed by triphenylphosphine in good yield. The choice of reaction media was important for selective synthesis of the desired 2,3-diaminocarboxylic acid derivatives. The reaction is considered to occur through a zwitterionic intermediate derived from the reaction of the α,β-unsaturated ester with triphenylphosphine.

Amino Acids Production from Fish Proteins Hydrolysis in Subcritical Water

The hydrolysis technology and reaction kinetics for amino acids production from fish proteins in subcritical water reactor without catalysts were investigated in a reactor with volume of 400 ml under the conditions of reaction temperature from 180-320℃, pressure from 5-26 MPa, and time from 5-60 rain. The quality and quantity of amino acids in hydrolysate were determined by bioLiquid chromatography, and 17 kinds of amino acids were obtained. For the important 8 amino acids, the experiments were conducted to examine the effects of reaction temperature, pressure and time on amino acids yield. The optimum conditions for high yield are obtained from the experimental results. It is found that the nitrogen and carbon dioxide atmosphere should be used for leucine, isoleucine and histidine production while the air atmosphere might be used for other amino acids. The reaction time of 30 rain and the experimental temperature of 220℃, 240℃ and 260℃ were adopted for reaction kinetic research. The total yield of amino acids versus reaction time have been examined experimentally. According to these experimental data and under the condition of water excess, the macroscopic reaction kinetic equation of fish proteins hydrolysis was obtained with the hydrolysis reaction order of 1.615 and the rate constants being 0.0017, 0.0045 and 0.0097 at 220℃, 240℃ and 260℃ respectively. The activation energy is 145.1 kJ·mol^- 1.

Relative Stability of the Key Enamine,Oxazolidinone,and Imine Intermediates in Some Proline-catalyzed Asymmetric Reactions

Many proline-catalyzed asymmetric addition reactions with ketones as substrates were assumed to involve a key intermediate, an enamine, produced by the condensation of proline and ketone. In this paper, the key intermediate enamines derived from L-proline and cyclohexanone （or acetone） as well as the corresponding oxazolidinone and imine tautomers have been investigated by means of density functional calculations at the B3LYP/6-311＋G^＊＊ level. The predicted order of stability for these tautomers is oxazolidinones 〉 enamines 〉 imines in gas phase and oxazolidinones 〉 imines 〉 enamines in aprotic THF solvent. This prediction explains why enamine intermediate can not be observed experimentally. The predicted energy/enthalpy difference between the formal oxazolidinone structure and the zwitterionic imine structures is very small in THF solvent, suggesting the oxazolidinone-to-imine tautomerization can be readily induced in solvent. ^13C NMR chemical shifts of the oxazolidinone and imine structures have been computed and used to explain the experimental NMR spectra observed in oxazolidinone-to-imine tautomerization induced by protic solvent.

Nitrogen Forms in Synthetic Humic Acids Using Nitrogen-15 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Technique

^15N-labelled phenolic polymers were synthesized by reactions of p-benzoquinone and 1,4-diphenol with ^15N-labelled glycine and were studied by using ^15N CP-MAS NMR technique in combination with chemical approaches.Results showed that the proportion of polymer nitrogen as N-phenyl amino acid N was not as great as expected,only accounting for 5%-15%;and most of N in polymers occurred in the forms of amide,pyrrole-and indole-like nitrogen,aliphatic amines and isonitrile.It seems that great differences existed between synthetic humic acids and soil humic acids in the type and distribution of nitrogen forms.

Poly (N-Isopropyl Acrylamide-<i>Co</i>-Vanillin Acrylate) Dual Responsive Functional Copolymers for Grafting Biomolecules by Schiff’s Base Click Reaction

This article reports on the synthesis of acrylate monomer from renewable material. Vanillin was selected to be the start material to produce new monomer called vanillin acrylate and abbreviated by (VA). It has been successfully investigated by 1H, 13C NMR, IR and UV and all results were in logic state. The next step was to synthetize three different thermo-responsive functional copolymers by incorporation of three different molar ratios of vanillin acrylate (10, 20, 30 mol%) with N-Isopropylacrylamide via free radical polymerization by AIBN as initiator in solution. All copolymers were deduced by 1NMR and IR and all showed the presence of aldehyde group. The copolymer was used for grafting of tryptophan and β-alanine through the chemical link between amino group and the active aldehyde group by click reactions to form Schiff’s base imine compounds. Moreover, polymers were also elucidated by 1HNMR, IR and UV, Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC) was used for the molecular weight determination, differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) for glass temperature of solid polymers, XRD for crystallinity. UV-vis Spectroscopy was used for the determination of phase separation or the lower critical solution temperature (Tc) of polymers solution not only in deionized water but in pH5 and pH11. The mount of conversation and linked amino acid was determined by UV-vis Spectroscopy.

Synthesis of Diverse Oxetane Amino Acids via Visible-Light-Induced Photocatalytic Decarboxylative Giese-Type Reaction

The divergent synthesis of versatile 3,3′-disubstituted oxetane amino acids by utilizing visible-light-induced photocatalytic decarboxylative Giese-type reaction has been demonstrated.3-Methyleneoxetane-derived substrates are readily available in a single-step and highly reactive as radical acceptors,allowing the production of versatile oxetaneγ-andα-amino acids in high yields.A distinct ring strain release-driven radical addition mechanism was preliminarily revealed.The preparative power was further highlighted by the application in the synthesis of oxetane-containing dipeptides and azetidine amino acids,as well as the transformation of the product into novel oxetane-containing spiro-heterocycle pharmacophore.

Hydrolysis Reaction of N-Phosphoryl-α-, β- and γ-amino Acids Studied by HPLC

The hydrolysis reactions of N-（O,O＇diisopropyl）phosphoryl-L-α-alanine （DIPP-L-α-Ala）, N-（O,O＇diisopropyl）- phosphoryl-D-α-alanine （DIPP-D-α-Ala）, N-（O,O＇-diisopropyl）phosphoryl-β-alanine （DIPP-β-Ala） and N-（O,O＇-diisopropyl）phosphoryl-γ-amino butyric acid （DIPP-γ-Aba）, were studied by HPLC and their hydrolysis reaction kinetic equations were obtained. Under acid conditions, the reaction rate of DIPP-L-α-Ala was close to that of DIPP-D-α-Ala and the same rule was true between DIPP-β-Ala and DIPP-γ-Aba. Meantime, the reaction rate of DIPP-L/D-α-Ala was as 10 times as that of DIPP-β-Ala or DIPP-γ-Aba. Under basic conditions, the hydrolysis reactions of DIPP-β-Ala and DIPP-γ-Aba almost did not take place and the reaction rate of DIPP-L/D-α-Ala was about 1/10 of that under acid conditions. Moreover, theoretical calculation further illuminated the differences of the hydrolysis rate from the view of energy. The results would provide some helpful clues to why nature chose a-amino acids but not other kinds of analogs as protein backbones.

谷氨酸和葡萄糖的Maillard反应

研究了由谷氨酸和葡萄糖反应合成烟草增香剂的反应条件对反应产物加香效果的影响。结果表明 :摩尔比为 1∶2的葡萄糖与谷氨酸在 10 0℃、反应 2h的反应产物具有较好的增香效果。GC/MS测定证明 ,在反应体系中添加少量乙醛 ,可促进多种挥发性致香成分的生成 。

Synthesis of α-fluoro-β-amino acids via the Reformatsky reaction of chiral N-tert-butylsulfinylimines with ethyl bromofluoroacetate

Treatment of chiral N-tert-butyl sulfinylimines with ethyl bromofluoroacetate in the presence of activated Zn dust in THF afforded the α-fluoro- β-amino acid derivatives in good yields（70-86%） and moderate diastereoselectivity（66：34-92：8）.

反应条件对葡萄糖/谷氨酸Maillard模型体系挥发性产物的影响

为研究反应条件对葡萄糖/谷氨酸(Glc/Glu)Maillard反应体系中挥发性产物形成的影响,考察了不同反应条件下该体系的pH和紫外-可见(UV-visible,UV-vis)吸收的变化,并采用GC/MS法分析了不同反应物配比、反应时间和反应溶剂条件下Glc/Glu体系Maillard反应产物中的挥发性成分。结果表明:1随体系中谷氨酸质量分数的增加、反应溶剂中丙二醇比例的增大和反应时间的延长,UV-vis吸收A_(294 nm)和A_(420 nm)值呈增大趋势,A_(294 nm)/A_(420 nm)值呈逐渐下降趋势。2随着反应时间延长,生成的挥发性成分总量增加,其中吡啶类、吡嗪类、吡咯类、呋喃和呋喃酮类、有机酸类和碳环类化合物的生成量逐渐增加,而吡喃酮、酯类和脂肪族化合物的生成量随反应时间的延长呈先增加后降低的趋势;随体系中谷氨酸质量分数的增加,生成的挥发性成分的总量及吡啶类、吡咯类、呋喃和呋喃酮类、酯类、碳环类和吡喃酮类的生成量增加;除酯类和脂肪族化合物外,其他成分的生成量均随溶剂中丙二醇比例的增大而增加。