Catalytic asymmetric cycloaddition of CO2 to epoxides via chiral bifunctional ionic liquids
摘要:
A series of new chiral ionic liquid catalysts composed of the N,N'-bis(salicyclidene) cyclohexene diaminatocobalt and an imidazolium salt were designed, prepared and applied for the chiral cyclic carbonate synthesis from racemic epoxides and carbon dioxide. All reactions exhibit good enantioselectivity for the chiral cyclic carbonate without polycarbonate and other by-products. The order of The order of catalytic activity toward the axial anions is OAc- > CF3CO2- > CCl3CO2- > OTs- and the order of enantioselectivity is OTs- > OAc- > CCl3CO2- > CF3CO2-. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Toward new classes of potent antibiotics: Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of novel metallosaldach–imidazolium salts
摘要:
Imidazolium salts (Im(+)-(RR3)-R-2-Cl-) attached to the N,N'-bis(salicylidene)-(+/-)-trans-1,2-diamino-cyclohexane (saldach) backbone (4a-f) have been designed and successfully applied for the synthesis of the corresponding mononuclear complexes with Mn(III) and Fe(III) ions. The molecular structures of the saldach ligands H-2(R-1)(2)saldach(Im(+)-(RR3)-R-2-Cl-)(2) (R-1 = H, tert-Bu, R-2 = H, Et, n-Bu, R-3 = H, Me) and their [M(III)Cl{(R-1)(2)saldach(Im(+)-(RR3)-R-2-Cl-)(2)}] (M = Mn, Fe) complexes have been established. The free ligands exist as the phenol-OH and not as the zwitterionic (imine)N-H+center dot center dot center dot O-(phenol) tautomer. Antimicrobial activity of the target compounds revealed higher potent antibacterial activity against Salmonella aureus, B. subtilis while less effective against E. coli and C albicans and inactivity against A. flavus. Compound (4d) and its Fe(III) complex (6d) exhibit remarkable extra-potent bactericidal activity. (C) 2014 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.