An array of branched poly(ɛ-caprolactone)s was successfully synthesized using an one-pot inimer promoted ring-opening multibranching copolymerization (ROCP) reaction. The biorenewable, commercially available yet unexploited comonomer and initiator 2-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone was chosen as the inimer to extend the use of 5-membered lactones to branched structures and simultaneously avoiding the ty...

Bis(imino)diphenylamido rare-earth metal dialkyl complexes [o-(2,6-(i)Pr(2)-C(6)H(3)-N=C-C(6)H(4))(2)-N]Ln(CH(2)SiMe(3))(2) (1: Ln = Sc; 2: Ln = Lu; 3: Ln = Y) have been synthesized in good yields and structurally characterized by elemental analysis, NMR spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. They serve as highly efficient single-component catalysts both for the living ring...

gamma-Butyrolactone bacterial hormones regulate antibiotic production and morphological differentiation in Streptomyces species. One gamma-butyrolactone, SCB1, has been previously characterized in Streptomyces coelicolor. Here we report the characterization of two additional gamma-butyrolactones, named SCB2 (2-[1'-hydroxyoctyl]-3-hydroxymethylbutanolide) and SCB3 (2-[1'-hydroxy-6'-methyloctyl]-...

The direct conversion of biomass-derived 1,3-dihydroxyacetone (DHA) and formaldehyde to α-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone (HBL) was achieved through the use of tin(iv) chloride and a small amount of water and the yield reached up to 70%. The reaction mechanism was also investigated by incorporating d2-formaldehyde into the reaction mixtures.

The growing awareness of environmental concerns and the fossil resources depletion have raised need to develop sustainable degradable polymers such as aliphatic polyesters. γ-Lactone-based polyesters are great interest today due their ability depolymerize. introduction functional groups appeared also useful tune properties This can be addressed by use monomers sugar-based α-hydroxy-γ-butyrolact...

An efficient total synthesis of the sesquiterpenoid (−)-dehydrocostus lactone is reported. Our earlier approach by a domino enediyne metathesis was extended dienyne strategy to give access suitably functionalized hydroazulene cores. Highly stereoselective asymmetric anti aldol reactions provided enantiopure substrates for this key step our synthesis. Multiple hydroboration/oxidation resulting h...

A silica-supported copper (Cu/SiO2) catalyst containing highly dispersed Cu nanoparticles was prepared via a crown-ether-assisted impregnation method. 12-crown-4-ether-assisted Cu/SiO2 outperformed several catalysts with various organic additives in the dehydrogenation of 2,3- and 1,4-butanediol. It found that catalytic activity, i.e., formation rate acetoin from 2,3-butanediol γ-butyrolactone ...

We investigate mixed solvents of N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) and γ-butyrolactone (GBL) to produce the smooth surface of a perovskite film and uniform crystal domains. This ideal morphology from mixed solvents enhances the power conversion efficiency to over 6% by improving the exciton dissociation efficiency and reducing the recombination loss at both interfaces of PEDOT:PSS/perovskite and pero...

We report an unusual face selective reduction of the exocyclic double bond in the α-methylene-γ-butyrolactone motif of spiro-oxindole systems. The spiro-oxindoles were assembled by an indium metal mediated Barbier-type reaction followed by an acid catalyzed lactonization.