The chiral bidentate-N,N ligands, (S(a))-1, (S(a))-2, (S,S)-3 and (S,S)-4, were synthesized. They were shown to contain rigid 2-pyridinyl or 8-quinolinyl building blocks and the C(2)-symmetric chiral frameworks trans-2,5-dimethylpyrrolidinyl or (S)-(+)-2,2'-(2-azapropane-1,3-diyl)-1,1'-binaphthalene. In the (S(a))-2, and (S,S)-4 ligands pair, the 8-quinolinyl skeleton is directly bonded to the ...

We have realized a Pd-catalyzed ring-opening of diazabicyclic olefins with 4-halo-1,3-dicarbonyl compounds. This reaction resulted in the formation 3(2H)-furanone-appended hydrazino cyclopentenes. The proceeds via π-allylpalladium intermediate which is attacked by active methylene species, and an intramolecular nucleophilic substitution moiety furnishes 3(2H)-furanone-substituted cyclopentene. ...

Five different silica gels containing two chiral ferrocenyl ligands were prepared by various synthetic routes and tested in an enantioselective Pd(0)-catalyzed allylic substitution and Rh-catalyzed hydrogenation. All the prepared anchored ligands were characterized by porosimetry data, DRIFTS spectra, thermal data and AAS. The aim of the work was to compare the influence of the carrier, surface...

Abstract 3-Aryloxindole derivatives were synthesized through a Friedel–Crafts-type cyclization. The reaction was catalyzed by trimethylsilyl tricyanopalladate complex generated in situ from cyanide and Pd(OAc)2. Wide varieties of diethyl phosphates derived N-arylmandelamides converted almost quantitatively into oxindoles. When N,N-dibenzylamide used instead an anilide substrate, benzo-fused δ-l...

The first example of associative displacement of dioxygen from a peroxopalladium(II) complex is reported. Electron-deficient alkenes, p-X-trans-beta-nitrostyrene (X = OCH3, CH3, H, F, Br, CF3, NO2), react quantitatively with (bc)Pd(eta2-O2) (bc = bathocuproine) in dichloromethane at room temperature to form the corresponding palladium(0)-alkene complexes. Mechanistic studies indicate that ligan...

The stereocontrolled synthesis of (E)-configured styrenes via Pd(0)-catalyzed cross-couping of (E)-alkenylgermanes with aryl bromides is described. The germanes employed have bis(naphthalen-2-ylmethyl) substitution to allow photooxidative activation toward coupling and a C8F17-fluorous tag to facilitate purification by fluorous solid-phase extraction (F-SPE). The selectivities obtained suggest ...

Although Parkinson's disease (PD) was first described almost 200 years ago, it remains an incurable disease with a cause that is not fully understood. Nowadays it is known that disturbances in the structure of pathological proteins in PD can be caused by more than environmental and genetic factors. Despite numerous debates and controversies in the literature about the role of mutations in the S...

We have characterized the structural properties of submonolayer amounts of Zn on Pd(111) using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and spot-profile analysis low energy electron diffraction (SPA-LEED). Following room temperature deposition of ≈0.06 monolayers (ML) Zn onto Pd(111), we observe the substitution of Zn for Pd in the surface layer. At ≈0.20 ML of deposited Zn, STM reveals a locally or...

Conception of new pyrimidylmethylamine (pyrma) ligands and their corresponding Pd(II) complexes has been described. Both symmetrical and non-symmetrical ligands were prepared and subjected to complexation. Two different coordination modes, Pd(N,N)- or Pd(C,N,N)-pyrma, have been evidenced depending on the substitution of the pyrimidine ring and the nature or the shape of the additional pendant a...

AIMS The human LRRK2 gene has been identified as the most common causative gene of autosomal-dominantly inherited and idiopathic Parkinson disease (PD). The G2019S substitution is the most common mutation in LRRK2. The R1441C mutation also occurs in cases of familial PD, but is not as prevalent. Some cases of LRRK2-based PD exhibit Tau pathology, which suggests that alterations on LRRK2 activit...