Syntheses of α, ω-Bifunctional Polystyrenes

Operators on C(ω α ) which do not preserve C(ω α

Bifunctional transition metal-based molecular catalysts for asymmetric syntheses.

The discovery and development of conceptually new chiral bifunctional transition metal-based catalysts for asymmetric reactions is described. The chiral bifunctional Ru catalyst was originally developed for asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones and imines and is now successfully applicable to enantioselective C-C bond formation reaction with a wide scope and high practicability. The depr...

Spectral and intramolecular charge transfer properties in terminal donor/acceptor-substituted all-trans-α,ω-diphenylpolyenes and α,ω-diphenylpolyynes.

The absorption spectra and intramolecular charge transfer (CT) properties of terminal donor/acceptor-substituted all-trans-α,ω-diphenylpolyenes (DPE) and α,ω-diphenylpolyynes (DPY) molecules with different conjugated bridge length and substitution modes were investigated by using quantum chemical calculations. We calculated the ground state structures and energy of two series of terminal donor/...

Syntheses of α-Pyrones Using Gold-Catalyzed Coupling Reactions

Sequential alkyne activation of terminal alkynes and propiolic acids by gold(I) catalysts yields compounds having α-pyrone skeletons. Novel cascade reactions involving propiolic acids are reported that give rise to α-pyrones with different substitution patterns.

Concise syntheses of selective inhibitors against α-1,3-galactosyltransferase.

Several iminosugar-based uridine diphosphate galactose (UDP-Gal) mimetics 1-4 including d- and l-epimers were designed and synthesized by concise routes, and these synthetic compounds were evaluated for the inhibition of α-1,3- and β-1,4-galactosyltransferases in vitro. The experimental data demonstrated that l-epimer 2 displayed the strongest inhibitory activity with moderate selectivity again...