Resolution of Thiele’s acid

2017 ◽  
Vol 95 (3) ◽  
pp. 234-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Chen ◽  
XuXin Sun ◽  
Allen G. Oliver ◽  
Jeremy E. Wulff
Keyword(s):  
Salt Formation ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Crystallography ◽  
First Time ◽  
Molecular Clefts ◽  
Absolute Stereochemistry

Thiele’s acid has been resolved for the first time by diastereomeric salt formation with brucine. Determination of absolute stereochemistry was accomplished by X-ray crystallography of the corresponding diester. We anticipate that access to optically resolved Thiele’s acid will stimulate its use in a diverse range of applications requiring chiral molecular clefts.

scholarly journals Unraveling the long-pursued Au144 structure by x-ray crystallography

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. eaat7259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Yan ◽  
Nan Xia ◽  
Lingwen Liao ◽  
Min Zhu ◽  
Fengming Jin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metal Nanoparticles ◽  
Weak Interactions ◽  
Gold Nanoclusters ◽  
Atomic Level ◽  
High Quality ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Crystallography ◽  
Quantum Size ◽  
First Time

The transition from nanocluster to nanocrystal is a central issue in nanoscience. The atomic structure determination of metal nanoparticles in the transition size range is challenging and particularly important in understanding the quantum size effect at the atomic level. On the basis of the rationale that the intra- and interparticle weak interactions play critical roles in growing high-quality single crystals of metal nanoparticles, we have reproducibly obtained ideal crystals of Au144(SR)60 and successfully solved its structure by x-ray crystallography (XRC); this structure was theoretically predicted a decade ago and has long been pursued experimentally but without success until now. Here, XRC reveals an interesting Au12 hollow icosahedron in thiolated gold nanoclusters for the first time. The Au–Au bond length, close to that of bulk gold, shows better thermal extensibility than the other Au–Au bond lengths in Au144(SR)60, providing an atomic-level perspective because metal generally shows better thermal extensibility than nonmetal materials. Thus, our work not only reveals the mysterious, long experimentally pursued structure of a transition-sized nanoparticle but also has important implications for the growth of high-quality, single-crystal nanoparticles, as well as for the understanding of the thermal extensibility of metals from the perspective of chemical bonding.

Studies of Australian Soft Corals .XXXVII. The Structure Determination of 2 Cembranolide Diterpenes From Soft Corals of the Genus Efflatounaria (Coelenterata, Octocorallia, Alcyonacea)

1986 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 123 ◽  
Author(s):  
BF Bowden ◽  
JC Coll ◽  
LM Engelhardt ◽  
GV Meehan ◽  
GG Pegg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structure Determination ◽  
Soft Coral ◽  
Soft Corals ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Crystallography ◽  
Coral Genus ◽  
Relative Stereochemistry ◽  
Chemical Correlation ◽  
Absolute Stereochemistry

Two isomeric 7,8-epoxycembra-3,11,15-trien-16,2-olides have been isolated from different species of the soft coral genus Efflatounaria. The structure of each was deduced spectroscopically , and the relative stereochemistry of one was determined by X-ray crystallography. The absolute stereochemistry of each cembranolide was obtained by chemical correlation with known compounds.

Tropical Marine Algae. II. The Structure Determination of New Halogenated Monoterpenes From Plocamium hamatum (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales, Plocamiaceae)

1988 ◽  
Vol 41 (11) ◽  
pp. 1743 ◽  
Author(s):  
JC Coll ◽  
BW Skelton ◽  
AH White ◽  
AD Wright
Keyword(s):  
Marine Algae ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Crystallography ◽  
Halogenated Monoterpenes ◽  
Relative Stereochemistry ◽  
Structure Determinations ◽  
Absolute Stereochemistry ◽  
Related Metabolite

The structure determinations of new halogenated monoterpenes, isolated from collections of Plocamium hamatum J. Agardh , are reported. One collection of P. hamatum afforded (1R*,2R*,4S*,5R*,1′E)-1,2,4- trichloro-5-(2′-chloroethenyl)-1,5-dimethylcyclohexane (1) whose relative stereochemistry was determined by X-ray crystallography. Extensive use of two-dimensional carbon-hydrogen correlation experiments enabled unambiguous assignments of proton and carbon resonances to be made for this new compound. Complete carbon assignments for the related metabolite mertensene (2) are reported. A second collection of P. hamatum afforded three new halogenated monoterpenes. The relative and absolute stereochemistry of (2S,3E,5S,6S,7S)-1,5,7-tribromo-2,6,8-trichloro-2,6-dimethyloct-3-ene (3) was determined by n.m.r . and X-ray crystallography, while for (3R*,4S*,5E)-4,8-dibromo-3,7-dichloro-3,7-dimethylocta-1,5-diene (4) and (2R*,4S*,5R*,1*E)-4-bromo-2-chloro-5-(2′-chloroethenyl)-5-methyl-1-methylenecyclohexane (5), the structures and relative configurations were determined by n.m.r . spectroscopy.

Bis(1-phenyl-1-propyne) complexes of tungsten(II): crystal structures of [WI2(CO)(NCR)(η2-MeC2Ph)2] (R = Me, Et, or Ph)

2001 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-271
Author(s):  
Paul K Baker ◽  
Michael GB Drew ◽  
Deborah S Evans
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Crystal Structures ◽  
Octahedral Geometry ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Crystallography ◽  
Alkyne Complexes ◽  
First Time

Reaction of [WI2(CO)3(NCMe)2] with two equivalents of 1-phenyl-1-propyne (MeC2Ph) in CH2Cl2, and in the absence of light, gave the bis(1-phenyl-1-propyne) complex [WI2(CO)(NCMe)(η2-MeC2Ph)2] (1) in 77% yield. Treatment of equimolar quantities of 1 and NCR (R = Et, i-Pr, t-Bu, Ph) in CH2Cl2 afforded the nitrile-exchanged products, [WI2(CO)(NCR)(η2-MeC2Ph)2] (2-5) (R = Et (2), i-Pr (3), t-Bu (4), Ph (5)). Complexes 1, 2, and 5 were structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography. All three structures have the same pseudo-octahedral geometry, with the equatorial sites being occupied by cis and parallel alkyne groups, which are trans to the cis-iodo groups. The trans carbon monoxide and acetonitrile ligands occupy the axial sites. In structures 1 and 2, the methyl and phenyl substituents of the 1-phenyl-1-propyne ligands are cis to each other, whereas for the bulkier NCPh complex (5), the methyl and phenyl groups are trans to one another. This is the first time that this arrangement has been observed in the solid state in bis(alkyne) complexes of this type.Key words: bis(1-phenyl-1-propyne), carbonyl, nitrile, diiodo, tungsten(II), crystal structures.

Synthesis of enantiopure 2-aryl-2-methoxypropionic acids and determination of their absolute configurations by X-ray crystallography

Chirality ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 251-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Sekiguchi ◽  
Junpei Naito ◽  
Hiromi Taji ◽  
Yusuke Kasai ◽  
Akinori Sugio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Crystallography

ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of cis-1-((2-Hydroxymethyl)cyclopentyl)uracil and Determination of Its Conformation by X-Ray Crystallography and AM1 Theoretical Calculations.

ChemInform ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 27 (43) ◽  
pp. no-no
Author(s):  
L. SANTANA ◽  
M. TEIJEIRA ◽  
E. URIARTE ◽  
C. TERAN ◽  
U. CASELLATO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Calculations ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Crystallography

scholarly journals Characterization of reactive organometallic species via MicroED

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Jones ◽  
Matthew Asay ◽  
Lee Joon Kim ◽  
Jack Kleinsasser ◽  
Ambarneil Saha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Metal Complexes ◽  
Transition Metal Complexes ◽  
Cryogenic Cooling ◽  
Structural Determination ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Crystallography ◽  
Diamagnetic Transition

Here we apply microcrystal electron diffraction (MicroED) to the structural determination of transition metal complexes. We find that the simultaneous use of 300 keV electrons, very low electron doses, and an ultra-sensitive camera allows for the collection of data without cryogenic cooling of the stage. This technique reveals the first crystal structures of the classic zirconocene hydride, colloquially known as “Schwartz’s reagent”, a novel Pd(II) complex not amenable to solution-state NMR or X-ray crystallography, and five other paramagnetic or diamagnetic transition metal complexes.

scholarly journals NMR and X-ray studies of apetalic acid isolated from Calophyllum brasiliense and of its chiral amides

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Rose Van Calsteren ◽  
Ricardo Reyes-Chilpa ◽  
Chistopher K Jankowski ◽  
Fleur Gagnon ◽  
Simón Hernández-Ortega ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antimycobacterial Activity ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Carboxyl Group ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Rain Forests ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Crystallography ◽  
Calophyllum Brasiliense ◽  
Derivatives Of

The tropical tree Calophyllum brasiliense (Clusiaceae) grows in the rain forests from Brazil to Mexico. Its leaves, as well as those of other Calophyllum species, are rich sources of chromanone acids, such as apetalic acid, isoapetalic acid, and their derivatives. Apetalic acid has shown significant antimycobacterial activity. The biological activity of apetalic acid has been related to the configuration of three asymmetric centers and the stereochemistry of the molecule; however, the C-19 configuration in the acidic side chain has not been fully resolved. For this reason, the unequivocal determination of the absolute configuration by means of X-ray crystallography in a sample of unique homogeneous apetalic acid stereoisomer was the most important point to start this study. We prepared some chiral amides using the carboxyl group. We determined the C-19 stereochemistry of apetalic acid, and its specific chiral derivatives, using NMR, X-ray diffraction methods, and molecular mechanics. Finally, we observed that steric hindrance in the side chain of apetalic acid leads to restriction of rotation around the pivotal link C-10 and C-19 establishing chiral centers at C2(R), C3(S), and C19(R). We were able to separate derivatives of these two high-rotatory-barrier conformers of apetalic acid by forming diastereoisomeric amides with phenylglycine methyl ester having a chiral center at C-2’. Our results allowed the conclusion of the existence of atropisomerism in the apetalic acid molecule.

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