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Investigation of a stereoselective co-mediated rearrangement reaction.

A stereocontrolled approach to alpha-alkyl beta-alkynyl cyclohexanones is reported through a Lewis acid mediated rearrangement reaction of enol ethers bearing an Co-alkyne moiety. The reaction proceeds with high levels of stereoselectivity in the presence of Ti- and B-Lewis acids to provide a range of alpha,beta-disubstituted cyclohexanones in high yield although the products are prone to epimerization at the alpha-position in the presence of the B-promoter system. The potential for an enantioselective variant of this process is outlined, and a rationale for the observed stereochemical trends and detailed structural analyses of the ketone products are described.

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Synthesis of tetrasubstituted ozonides by the Griesbaum coozonolysis reaction: diastereoselectivity and functional group transformations by post-ozonolysis reactions.

The diastereoselectivity of the Griesbaum coozonolysis reaction with O-methyl 2-adamantanone oxime and 4-substituted cyclohexanones reveals that the major tetrasubstituted ozonide isomers possess cis configurations, suggesting a preferred axial attack of the carbonyl oxide on the cyclohexanone dipolarophiles. It is evident that these tetrasubstituted ozonides are quite stable to triphenylphosphine, borohydrides, hydrazine, alkyllithiums, Grignard reagents, mercaptides, and aqueous KOH as illustrated by the synthesis of amine, alcohol, acid, ester, ether, sulfide, sulfone, and heterocycle-functionalized ozonides by a wide range of post-ozonolysis transformations.

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Development of the scope of a co-mediated O-->C rearrangement reaction.

[reaction: see text] In this paper we describe an Al-promoted, Co-mediated O-->C rearrangement reaction of cyclic enol ethers. This process delivers functionalized cyclohexanones with good to excellent levels of diastereocontrol, whereby the product stereochemistry is dependent on the E/Z-stereochemistry of the starting enol ether. The rearrangement process also permits access to highly substituted alpha-spirocyclic cyclohexanones as well as cyclopentanones. The latter rearrangement appears to proceed via an unusual 5-(enolendo)-exo-trig cyclization process.

Aluminum↗

Distinguishing the early and late transition states and exploring the validity of sigma --> sigma*#, sigma# --> sigma*, and sigma --> pi*(C=O) concepts in diastereoselection from NBO analysis.

Natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis of several early TSs does not support the sigma --> sigma*# hypothesis. The sigma --> pi*(C=O) interaction controls the carbonyl pyramidalization that, in turn, controls the pi-selectivity of a nucleophilic addition. In contrast, late TSs are devoid of sigma --> pi*(C=O) interactions, and they benefit from sigma --> sigma*# interactions that control pi-selectivity. The evidence in favor of Anh-Felkin's sigma# --> sigma* hypothesis is weak. The electron-withdrawing sigma(C-F) in the 2-fluoropropanal-LiCN TS did not align anti to the incipient bond even though there was complete conformational freedom. The initial guess for the TS in which sigma(C-F) was held anti to sigma# optimized to what had lost the said geometrical relationship. Furthermore, in the TS for axial addition of LiCN to 2-ax-F-cyclohexanone, the net sigma --> sigma*# interaction was considerably larger than the net sigma# --> sigma* interaction. The relative TS energies require that the equatorial addition of LiCN to 2-ax-F-cyclohexanone be favored over the axial addition in good compliance with the available experimental results.

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Synthesis of 1,2,4-trioxepanes and 1,2,4-trioxocanes via photooxygenation of homoallylic alcohols.

Homoallylic alcohols 4a-d, easily accessible in two steps from cyclopropyl methyl ketone, underwent a highly regioselective reaction with singlet oxygen to yield gamma-hydroxyhydroperoxides 5a-d in 57-72% yield. Acid-catalyzed reaction of 5a-d with acetone, cyclopentanone, and cyclohexanone furnished 1,2,4-trioxepanes 8a-d, 9a-d, and 10a-d in good yields. Homoallylic alcohol 12 also underwent a highly regioselective photooxygenation to yield gamma-hydroxyhydroperoxide 13 in 67% yield, which on reaction with acetone, cyclopentanone, and cyclohexanone, furnished 1,2,4-trioxocanes 16-18 in 41-55% yield.

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Diastereoselective Vinyl Phosphate/beta-Keto Phosphonate Rearrangements.

Several nonracemic diols and amino alcohols have been tested for their utility as chiral auxiliaries in vinyl phosphate/beta-keto phosphonate rearrangements. When (2R,4R)- or (2S,4S)-pentane-2,4-diol were employed, the diastereomeric beta-keto phosphonates obtained from three prochiral cyclohexanones gave separate resonances in their respective (31)P NMR spectra, allowing estimation of diastereomeric excess (de) via straightforward integration. A crystalline enol form of the beta-keto phosphonate was obtained from one ketone (4-(1,1-(ethylenedioxy)ethyl)-4-methylcyclohexanone, 10), which allowed determination of its absolute stereochemistry by X-ray diffraction analysis. When LTMP was used to induce rearrangement of vinyl phosphates derived from ketone 10 and (2R,4R)- or (2S,4S)-pentane-2,4-diol, a de of 2.5:1 was obtained. In addition, de values of 2.0:1 and 1.4:1 were obtained with parallel rearrangements of 4-isopropyl- and 4-methylcyclohexanone, suggesting that this sequence may be more generally applicable to preparation of nonracemic materials from prochiral cyclohexanones.

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In-plume thermodynamics of the MALDI generation of fluorofullerene anions.

The mechanism of formation of fluorofullerene (FF) negative ions derived from the compounds C(60)F(18), C(60)F(36), and C(60)F(48) was studied by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) time-of-flight (ToF) mass spectrometry (MS). A combined experimental/theoretical approach provides compelling evidence of nondissociative, thermodynamically controlled electron transfer from matrix-derived negative ions to the FF analyte as the main secondary-ionization process. Consistent with this thermochemical model, analyte parent molecular ion yield and degree of fragmentation for a particular MALDI experiment was found to depend on the nature of the matrix material (the five matrices investigated were sulfur, trans-2-[3-{4-tert-butylphenyl}-2-methyl-2-propenylidene]malononitrile, 9-nitroanthracene, 2,6-bis((furan-2-yl)methylene)cyclohexanone, and 2,6-bis((thiophen-2-yl)methylene)cyclohexanone). For mixtures of C(60)F(n) compounds with different n values and therefore different electron affinitites, unwanted electron-transfer reactions, which can lead to the suppression of C(60)F(n)(-) ions with low n values, were successfully blocked for the first time by judicious choice of the matrix. Therefore, reliable qualitative MS analysis of FF mixtures with wide ranges of composition is now possible.

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Rational design of original materials for the electrocatalytic hydrogenation reactions: concept, preparation, characterization, and theoretical analysis.

Original and versatile new materials for the electrocatalytic hydrogenation of organic compounds were designed. The materials consist of reticulated glassy carbon cathode electrodes in which the modified silica particles (average diameter 40-63 microm) were dynamically circulated. The modification of the silica surface is 2-fold. First, the silica is surface-modified using organic functions such as -OSi(CH3)2(CH2)3OCH2CH-(OH)(CH)2OH (SiO2-Diol), -OSi(CH3)2(CH2)7CH3 (SiO2-C8), and -OSi(CH3)2C6H5 (SiO2-Phenyl). Second, these silica particles were further modified by vapor phase deposition of nickel nanoaggregates (used as sites for hydrogen atoms and electric contacts with the electrode material), which does not destroy or alter the organic functionalization as demonstrated by thermogravimetric analysis-mass spectrometry and Raman, diffuse reflectance IR Fourier transform, and Auger electron spectroscopies. The new concept stems from relative adsorption and desorption properties of the organic molecules and their corresponding reduced products into the organic functionalization of the surface-modified silica. In this work, the electrocatalytic hydrogenation cyclohexanone was used to test the concept. The performances (amount of cyclohexanol vs time of generated electrolysis at constant current) are measured and compared for the various bonded organic functions of the silica surface listed above, along with the unmodified silica particles (but still containing nickel nanoaggregates) and the presence or absence of methanol in solution. The measurements of the adsorption isotherms of cyclohexanone, and the calculations of the interaction energies (MM3 force field) between the chemisorbed organic functions and the substrates, corroborate perfectly the electrocatalysis results.

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Three new hyperforin analogues from Hypericum perforatum.

Three new analogues of hyperforin (1), pyrano[7,28-b]hyperforin (2), (2R,3R,4S,6R)-6-methoxycarbonyl-3-methyl-4,6-di(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-2-(2-methyl-1-oxopropyl)-3-(4-methyl-3-pentenyl)cyclohexanone (3), and (2R,3R,4S,6S)-3-methyl-4,6-di(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-2-(2-methyl-1-oxopropyl)-3-(4-methyl-3-pentenyl)cyclohexanone (4), were isolated from the aerial parts of Hypericum perforatum (St. John's wort). The structures of 2-4 were elucidated by spectroscopic methods.

Anti-Bacterial Agents↗

DBU catalyzed cyanoacylation of ketones with acyl cyanides.

The reaction of cyclohexanone with benzoyl cyanide catalyzed by amines provides the corresponding O-benzoyl cyanohydrin adducts in moderate to good yields under mild conditions. Among the catalysts, DBU was found to be the most effective promoter allowing the reaction to proceed smoothly at room temperature and to give the corresponding O-acyl cyanohydrin adducts in higher yields for a variety of substituted cyclohexanones, cyclopentanone, acetone or pentan-3-one and various acyl cyanides.

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Substrate activation and inhibition in coenzyme-substrate reactions cyclohexanol oxidation catalysed by liver alcohol dehydrogenase.

1. The activity of liver alcohol dehydrogenase with cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone as substrates was studied, and the initial-rate parameters were determined from measurements at low substrate concentrations. In contrast with aliphatic ketones, cyclohexanone is a fairly good substrate, although less active than aliphatic aldehydes. The Michaelis constant for cyclohexanol is of the same order as that for ethanol, and the maximum rate and Michaelis constant for NAD(+) obtained with cyclohexanol are very similar to those obtained with primary aliphatic alcohols. The data for this substrate at low concentrations are therefore consistent with a compulsory-order mechanism in which ternary complexes are not rate-limiting. 2. With large concentrations of NAD(+), substrate activation is observed with increasing concentrations of cyclohexanol, whereas with small NAD(+) concentrations substrate inhibition is observed. This complex behaviour is explained by a mechanism previously proposed for this enzyme, which also satisfactorily described the kinetics of oxidation of primary and secondary aliphatic alcohols and aldehydes, including the substrate inhibition exhibited by primary alcohols, and the reduction of aldehydes. The activation with large concentrations of both NAD(+) and cyclohexanol is attributed to the formation of an abortive complex, E.NADH.ROH, from which NADH dissociates more rapidly than from the normal product complex E.NADH. Substrate inhibition in the presence of small NAD(+) concentrations is attributed to the formation of an active complex E.ROH, with which NAD(+) reacts more slowly than with the free enzyme. 3. Some support for these mechanisms of substrate activation and inhibition is obtained by approximate theoretical calculations, and their applicability to other two-substrate reactions that exhibit complex initial-rate behaviour, as a more likely alternative to the postulate of a second binding site for the substrate, is suggested.

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Design of a "green" one-step catalytic production of epsilon-caprolactam (precursor of nylon-6).

The ever-increasing industrial demand for nylon-6 (polycaprolactam) necessitates the development of environmentally benign methods of producing its precursor, epsilon-caprolactam, from cyclohexanone. It is currently manufactured in two popular double-step processes, each of which uses highly aggressive reagents, and each generates substantial quantities of largely unwanted ammonium sulfate as by-product. Here we describe a viable laboratory-scale, single-step, solvent-free process of producing epsilon-caprolactam using a family of designed bifunctional, heterogeneous, nanoporous catalysts containing isolated acidic and redox sites, which smoothly convert cyclohexanone to epsilon-caprolactam with selectivities in the range 65-78% in air and ammonia at 80 degrees C. The catalysts are microporous (pore diameter 7.3 A) aluminophosphates in which small fractions of the Al(III)O4(5-) and P(V)O4(3-) tetrahedra constituting the 4-connected open framework are replaced by Co(III)PO4(5-) and Si(IV)O4(4-) tetrahedra, which become the loci of the redox and acidic centers, respectively. The catalysts may be further optimized, and already may be so designed as to generate selectivities of approximately 80% for the intermediate oxime, formed from NH2OH, which is produced in situ within the pore system. The advantages of such designed heterogeneous catalysts, and their application to a range of other chemical conversions, are also adumbrated.

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Effects of age and sex on ketamine anaesthesia in the rat.

Intraperitoneal injections of ketamine 75 mg kg-1 in rats of both sexes (age 1--16 weeks) revealed a significant relationship between increased age and decreased duration of sleeping time for both sexes during the first 3 weeks of age. This decrease in sleeping time seemed to be associated with the increased production of the cyclohexanone oxidation metabolite of ketamine. After 3 weeks of age there was a greater sleeping time in the female rat than the male and this seemed to be associated with a greater ability of the male to produce the cyclohexanone oxidation metabolite.

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Some errors from the crystallographic literature, some amplifications and a questionable result.

The space groups of [[Mo(2)(O(2)CCH(3))(4)('linker')](n)] are corrected from P1 to C2/m for 'linker' = pyrazine and 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (dabco) and from P1 to C2/c for 'linker' = 4,4'-bipyridine. Also, [[tris-(2-pyridylmethyl)amine]BrV(mu-O)VBr[tris-(2-pyridylmethyl)amine]]Br.H(2)O is corrected from P1 to C2/c. These Laue class changes allow more reliable crystallochemical comparisons to be made among families of related structures. Space groups are corrected for 4-methyl-2,6-bis(4-methylbenzylidene)cyclohexanone, 2,6-bis(4-dimethylaminobenzylidene)cyclohexanone, K[Cr(tetramethylenediamine-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetate)].H(2)O and [bis(11,-11-dimethyl-3,4:8,9-dibenzobicyclo[4.4.1]undeca-3,8-diene)-(tetracyanoethylene)]. The conflicting reports for Cu(H(2)O)-(phenanthroline)(2)(X)(2), where X = ClO(4), NO(3) and BF(4), are resolved. Three related examples of open framework host-guest structures with space groups 'Cc or C2/c' are discussed. Adding centers to 2,2'-bi-1H-imidazolium dipicrate and [tris(2,2'-bi-1H-imidazole)bis[2-(2-1H-imidazolyl)-1H-imidazolium]bis(iodide)] corrects discrepancies of up to 0.38 A between chemically similar hydrogen-bond distances. Wrongly identified atoms are corrected in theta-[bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene](2) (CsCd)(SCN)(4) and (purported) diaquadihydroxotetrakis(m-nitrobenzenesulfonate)discandium(III). The reported difference between the crystal structure of (CH(3)NH(3))(4)YbCl(7) and those of the other members of this family of (CH(3)NH(3))(4)MX(7) (M = In, Fe, V; X = Cl, Br) structures is pointed out in the context of possibly different N-H...Cl hydrogen bonding in the Yb structure.

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Activity and stability of horse-liver alcohol dehydrogenase in sodium dioctylsulfosuccinate/cyclohexane reverse micelles.

Horse liver alcohol dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.1) solubilized in sodium dioctylsulfosuccinate (AOT)/cyclohexane reverse micelles was used for the oxidation of ethanol and reduction of cyclohexanone in a coupled substrate/coenzyme recycling system. The activity of the enzyme was studied as a function of pH and water content. The enzyme was optimally active in microemulsions prepared with buffer of pH around 8. An increase in enzymatic activity was observed as a function of increasing water content. The Km values for the substrates were calculated based on the total reaction volume. The apparent Km for ethanol in reverse micelles was about eight times lower as compared to that in buffer solution, whereas the Km for cyclohexanone was almost unaltered. Storage and operational stability were investigated. It was found that the specific activity of the alcohol dehydrogenase operating in reverse micellar solution was good for at least two weeks. The steroid eticholan-3 beta-ol-17-one was also used as a substrate. In this case the reaction rate was approximately five times higher in a reverse micellar solution than in buffer.

Alcohol Dehydrogenase↗

Identification of a transcriptional activator (ChnR) and a 6-oxohexanoate dehydrogenase (ChnE) in the cyclohexanol catabolic pathway in Acinetobacter sp. Strain NCIMB 9871 and localization of the genes that encode them.

We identified chnR, a gene encoding an AraC-XylS type of transcriptional activator that regulates the expression of chnB, the structural gene for cyclohexanone monooxygenase (CHMO) in Acinetobacter sp. strain NCIMB 9871. The gene sequence of chnE, which encodes an NADP(+)-linked 6-oxohexanoate dehydrogenase, the enzyme catalyzing the fifth step of cyclohexanol degradation, was also determined. The gene arrangement is chnB-chnE-chnR. The predicted molecular masses of the three polypeptides were verified by radiolabeling by using the T7 expression system. Inducible expression of cloned chnB in Escherichia coli depended upon the presence of chnR. A transcriptional chnB::lacZ fusion experiment revealed that cyclohexanone induces chnB expression in E. coli, in which a 22-fold increase in activity was observed.

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Cloning and characterization of a gene cluster for cyclododecanone oxidation in Rhodococcus ruber SC1.

Biological oxidation of cyclic ketones normally results in formation of the corresponding dicarboxylic acids, which are further metabolized in the cell. Rhodococcus ruber strain SC1 was isolated from an industrial wastewater bioreactor that was able to utilize cyclododecanone as the sole carbon source. A reverse genetic approach was used to isolate a 10-kb gene cluster containing all genes required for oxidative conversion of cyclododecanone to 1,12-dodecanedioic acid (DDDA). The genes required for cyclododecanone oxidation were only marginally similar to the analogous genes for cyclohexanone oxidation. The biochemical function of the enzymes encoded on the 10-kb gene cluster, the flavin monooxygenase, the lactone hydrolase, the alcohol dehydrogenase, and the aldehyde dehydrogenase, was determined in Escherichia coli based on the ability to convert cyclododecanone. Recombinant E. coli strains grown in the presence of cyclododecanone accumulated lauryl lactone, 12-hydroxylauric acid, and/or DDDA depending on the genes cloned. The cyclododecanone monooxygenase is a type 1 Baeyer-Villiger flavin monooxygenase (FAD as cofactor) and exhibited substrate specificity towards long-chain cyclic ketones (C11 to C15), which is different from the specificity of cyclohexanone monooxygenase favoring short-chain cyclic compounds (C5 to C7).

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Temporal epileptic seizures and occupational exposure to solvents.

Long term exposure to organic solvents is usually not considered as a possible cause of chronic epileptic seizures. A case that shows a remarkable coincidence between exposure to organic solvents and occurrence of epileptic seizures is reported. The man was a 58 year old sign writer with lifelong exposure to a mixture of organic solvents (mainly cyclohexanone, white spirit, and isopropanol). Epileptic seizures of temporal type were occurring in relation to solvent exposure. The seizures disappeared shortly after stopping exposure but returned just after a short term re-exposure to cyclohexanone. The case history suggests that exposure to organic solvents may elicit or maintain epileptic seizures despite medical treatment.

Chronic Disease↗