Diastereo- and Enantioselective Tandem Michael Addition and Lactonization Between Silyl Enolates and α,β-Unsaturated Ketones Catalyzed by a Chiral Quaternary Ammonium Phenoxide.

ChemInform ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 37 (35) ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Tozawa ◽  
Yoshinobu Yamane ◽  
Teruaki Mukaiyama
Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 1905
Author(s):  
Junyi Chen ◽  
Xutao Ma ◽  
Kevin J. Edgar

Polysaccharide conjugates are important renewable materials. If properly designed, they may for example be able to carry drugs, be proactive (e.g., with amino acid substituents) and can carry a charge. These aspects can be particularly useful for biomedical applications. Herein, we report a simple approach to preparing polysaccharide conjugates. Thiol-Michael additions can be mild, modular, and efficient, making them useful tools for post-modification and the tailoring of polysaccharide architecture. In this study, hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) and dextran (Dex) were modified by methacrylation. The resulting polysaccharide, bearing α,β-unsaturated esters with tunable DS (methacrylate), was reacted with various thiols, including 2-thioethylamine, cysteine, and thiol functional quaternary ammonium salt through thiol-Michael addition, affording functionalized conjugates. This click-like synthetic approach provided several advantages including a fast reaction rate, high conversion, and the use of water as a solvent. Among these polysaccharide conjugates, the ones bearing quaternary ammonium salts exhibited competitive antimicrobial performance, as supported by a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) study and tracked by SEM characterization. Overall, this methodology provides a versatile route to polysaccharide conjugates with diverse functionalities, enabling applications such as antimicrobial activity, gene or drug delivery, and biomimicry.


RSC Advances ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (29) ◽  
pp. 11498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shijun Ma ◽  
Lulu Wu ◽  
Ming Liu ◽  
Xiufang Xu ◽  
Yaodong Huang ◽  
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ChemInform ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (47) ◽  
pp. no-no
Author(s):  
S. FUKUZUMI ◽  
T. OKAMOTO ◽  
K. YASUI ◽  
T. SUENOBU ◽  
S. ITOH ◽  
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