scholarly journals Rational synthesis of an atomically precise carboncone under mild conditions

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. eaaw0982 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng-Zhong Zhu ◽  
Zuo-Chang Chen ◽  
Yang-Rong Yao ◽  
Cun-Hao Cui ◽  
Shu-Hui Li ◽  
...  

Carboncones, a special family of all-carbon allotropes, are predicted to have unique properties that distinguish them from fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, and graphenes. Owing to the absence of methods to synthesize atomically well-defined carboncones, however, experimental insight into the nature of pure carboncones has been inaccessible. Herein, we describe a facile synthesis of an atomically well-defined carboncone[1,2] (C70H20) and its soluble penta-mesityl derivative. Identified by x-ray crystallography, the carbon skeleton is a carboncone with the largest possible apex angle. Much of the structural strain is overcome in the final step of converting the bowl-shaped precursor into the rigid carboncone under mild reaction conditions. This work provides a research opportunity for investigations of atomically precise single-layered carboncones having even higher cone walls and/or smaller apex angles.

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (01n04) ◽  
pp. 337-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derrick R. Anderson ◽  
Pavlo V. Solntsev ◽  
Hannah M. Rhoda ◽  
Victor N. Nemykin

A presence of bulky 2,6-di-iso-propylphenoxy groups in bis-tert-butylisocyano adduct of 2(3),9(10),16(17),23(24)-tetrachloro-3(2),10(9),17(16),24(23)-tetra(2,6-di-iso-propylphenoxy)-phthalocyaninato iron(II) complex allows separation of two individual positional isomers and a mixture of the remaining two isomers using conventional chromatography. X-ray structures of “[Formula: see text]” and “[Formula: see text]” isomers were confimed by X-ray crystallography. Density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT (TDDFT) calculations of each individual positional isomer allowed insight into their electronic structures and vertical excitation energies, which were correlated with the experimental UV-vis and MCD spectra.


eLife ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ho-Ryun Chung ◽  
Chao Xu ◽  
Alisa Fuchs ◽  
Andreas Mund ◽  
Martin Lange ◽  
...  

PHF13 is a chromatin affiliated protein with a functional role in differentiation, cell division, DNA damage response and higher chromatin order. To gain insight into PHF13's ability to modulate these processes, we elucidate the mechanisms targeting PHF13 to chromatin, its genome wide localization and its molecular chromatin context. Size exclusion chromatography, mass spectrometry, X-ray crystallography and ChIP sequencing demonstrate that PHF13 binds chromatin in a multivalent fashion via direct interactions with H3K4me2/3 and DNA, and indirectly via interactions with PRC2 and RNA PolII. Furthermore, PHF13 depletion disrupted the interactions between PRC2, RNA PolII S5P, H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 and resulted in the up and down regulation of genes functionally enriched in transcriptional regulation, DNA binding, cell cycle, differentiation and chromatin organization. Together our findings argue that PHF13 is an H3K4me2/3 molecular reader and transcriptional co-regulator, affording it the ability to impact different chromatin processes.


1991 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 1115
Author(s):  
DJ Brecknell ◽  
RM Carman ◽  
WT Robinson ◽  
RC Schumann

An unusually facile acid- catalysed condensation has been observed between acetone and the unsaturated diol (3), producing a mixture of isomeric bicyclic tetrahydropyrans (6) and (8), with the formation of a new fully substituted carbon-carbon single bond. The structures were determined by n.m.r. and that of the major product (6) was confirmed by X-ray crystallography.


2020 ◽  
pp. 174751982095959
Author(s):  
Naili Luo ◽  
Shan Wang ◽  
Zhenjie Su ◽  
Cunde Wang

An efficient synthetic approach for the preparation of densely substituted furans starting from ( E)-ethyl 3-aryl-2-cyanoacrylates and ethyl glycinate hydrochloride mediated by 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene in the presence of water is investigated. The reactions are carried out under mild conditions in N,N-dimethylformamide at 95 °C. The products are cleanly obtained in 50%–57% yields, resulting in an appealing alternative for accessing polysubstituted furan-2,4-dicarboxylates. The structure of a typical product, diethyl 5-amino-3-( p-tolyl)furan-2,4-dicarboxylate, is confirmed by X-ray crystallography.


2009 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bárbara Sánchez ◽  
José Luis Bravo ◽  
María Josí Arívalo ◽  
Ignacio López ◽  
Mark E. Light ◽  
...  

The present paper summarizes a straightforward synthesis of 4,5-dihydro-1,3,4-thiadiazoles by the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of thioisomünchnones. These reactions have been carried out in dichloromethane and are essentially complete within 60 min at room temperature. Under such mild conditions the asymmetric version has been explored as well. Unequivocal structure elucidation has been accomplished by means of one- and two-dimensional NMR techniques as well as X-ray structure analysis.


Molecules ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manas Sutradhar ◽  
Tannistha Barman ◽  
Armando Pombeiro ◽  
Luísa Martins

One-dimensional (1D) polynuclear Cu(II) complex (1) derived from (5-bromo-2-hydroxybenzylidene)-2-hydroxybenzohydrazide (H2L) is synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, ESI-MS, and single crystal X-ray crystallography. Its catalytic performance towards the solvent-free microwave-assisted peroxidative oxidation of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons under mild conditions is compared with that of dinuclear Cu(II) complexes (2 and 3) of the same ligand, previously reported as antiproliferative agents. Polymer 1 exhibits the highest activity, either for the oxidation of cyclohexane (leading to overall yields, based on the alkane, of up to 39% of cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone) or towards the oxidation of toluene (selectively affording benzaldehyde up to a 44% yield), after 2 or 2.5 h of irradiation at 80 or 50 °C, respectively.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (40) ◽  
pp. eabb8219
Author(s):  
N. Zeytuni ◽  
S. W. Dickey ◽  
J. Hu ◽  
H. T. Chou ◽  
L. J. Worrall ◽  
...  

Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen that has acquired alarming broad-spectrum antibiotic resistance. One group of secreted toxins with key roles during infection is the phenol-soluble modulins (PSMs). PSMs are amphipathic, membrane-destructive cytolytic peptides that are exported to the host-cell environment by a designated adenosine 5′-triphosphate (ATP)–binding cassette (ABC) transporter, the PSM transporter (PmtABCD). Here, we demonstrate that the minimal Pmt unit necessary for PSM export is PmtCD and provide its first atomic characterization by single-particle cryo-EM and x-ray crystallography. We have captured the transporter in the ATP-bound state at near atomic resolution, revealing a type II ABC exporter fold, with an additional cytosolic domain. Comparison to a lower-resolution nucleotide-free map displaying an “open” conformation and putative hydrophobic inner chamber of a size able to accommodate the binding of two PSM peptides provides mechanistic insight and sets the foundation for therapeutic design.


1984 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 668-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernst Otto Fischer ◽  
Rudolf Reitmeier ◽  
Klaus Ackermann

The hexacarbonyl compounds of chromium, molybdenum and tungsten react with the highly nucleophilic agent Li NiPr2 and in a subsequent alkylation with (Et3O)BF4 to give the carbene complexes (CO)5M[C(N′Pr2)OEt] (1, 3, 4). In case of W(CO)6 and Mo(CO)6 the novel biscarbene complexes cis(CO)4M[C(NiPr2)OEt]2 (2, 5) are additionally obtained. Reaction conditions, properties and spectroscopic data of the new compounds are reported. The molecular structure of cis(CO)4W[C(NiPr2)OEt]2 (4) was determined by X-ray crystallography


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