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N-Methylation of p-Anisidine on the Catalysts Based on Cu-Containing Layered Double Hydroxides
Bukhtiyarova,Nuzhdin,Kardash, T. Yu.,Bukhtiyarov,Gerasimov, E. Yu.,Romanenko
, p. 343 - 354 (2019)
Abstract: Cu-containing layered double hydroxides with different Cu : Al ratios are synthesized by co-precipitation using a mixture of hydroxide and sodium carbonate as a precipitation agent. The influence of the precipitation agent concentration on the formation of the hydrotalcite phase was studied by thermal analysis and X-ray diffraction. The surface of the obtained samples after calcination at 450°C and their subsequent reduction at 300°C in hydrogen, was characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The synthesized catalysts were tested in the reaction of N-methylation of p-anisidine with methanol in an autoclave reactor to produce N-methyl-p-anisidine. The influence of the Cu : Al ratio in them on the catalytic activity and selectivity was studied.
AQ-4, a deuterium-containing molecule, acts as a microtubule-targeting agent for cancer treatment
Chen, Hua-Lin,Gong, Sha,Hu, Ya-Guang,Huang, Hui,Lin, Bi-Yun,Liu, Wen-Lin,Lu, Yuan-Zhi,Meng, Yu-Hua,Yan, Jun
, (2020)
The important physiological function of microtubules makes them an indispensable and clinically effective target of anti-tumor agents. Herein, we sought to design, synthesize, and evaluate a novel 4-anilinoquinazoline derivative and identify its anti-tumor activity in vitro and in vivo. The novel compound, N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-N-methyl-2-(methyl-d3)quinazolin-4-amine (AQ-4), was identified as a representative scaffold and potent microtubule-targeting agent. As a promising antimitotic agent, AQ-4 displayed remarkable anti-tumor activity with an average IC50 value of 19 nM across a panel of 14 human cancer cell lines. AQ-4 also exhibited nearly identical potent activities against drug-resistant cells, with no evidence of toxicity towards normal cells. A further target verification study revealed that AQ-4 targets the tubulin-microtubule system by significantly inhibiting tubulin polymerization and disrupting the intracellular microtubule spindle dynamics. According to the results of mechanism study, AQ-4 induced cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase, promoting evident apoptosis and a collapses of mitochondrial membrane potential. The superior anti-tumor effect of AQ-4 in vivo suggests that it should be further investigated to validate its use for cancer therapy.
Photoinduced Hydroarylation and Cyclization of Alkenes with Luminescent Platinum(II) Complexes
Cheng, Hanchao,Lam, Tsz-Lung,Liu, Yungen,Tang, Zhou,Che, Chi-Ming
supporting information, p. 1383 - 1389 (2020/11/30)
Photoinduced hydroarylation of alkenes is an appealing synthetic strategy for arene functionalization. Herein, we demonstrated that aryl radicals generated from electron-deficient aryl chlorides/bromides could be trapped by an array of terminal/internal aryl alkenes in the presence of [Pt(O^N^C^N)] under visible-light (410 nm) irradiation, affording anti-Markovnikov hydroarylated compounds in up to 95 % yield. Besides, a protocol for [Pt(O^N^C^N)]-catalyzed intramolecular photocyclization of acrylanilides to give structurally diverse 3,4-dihydroquinolinones has been developed.
Additive-freeN-methylation of amines with methanol over supported iridium catalyst
Liu, Xiang,Loh, Teck-Peng,Qiang, Wenwen,Wang, Jing,Ye, Sen,Zhu, Longfei
, p. 3364 - 3375 (2021/06/06)
An efficient and versatile zinc oxide-supported iridium (Ir/ZnO) catalyst was developed to catalyze the additive-freeN-methylation of amines with methanol. Mechanistic studies suggested that the high catalytic reactivity is rooted in the small sizes (1.4 nm) of Ir nanoparticles and the high ratio (93%) of oxidized iridium species (IrOx, Ir3+and Ir4+) on the catalyst. Moreover, the delicate cooperation between the IrOxand ZnO support also promoted its high reactivity. The selectivity of this catalyticN-methylation was controllable between dimethylation and monomethylation by carefully tuning the catalyst loading and reaction solvent. Specifically, neat methanol with high catalyst loading (2 mol% Ir) favored the formation ofN,N-dimethylated amine, while the mesitylene/methanol mixture with low catalyst loading (0.5 mol% Ir) was prone to producing mono-N-methylated amines. An environmentally benign continuous flow system with a recycled mode was also developed for the efficient production ofN-methylated amines. With optimal flow rates and amine concentrations, a variety ofN-methylamines were produced with good to excellent yields in this Ir/ZnO-based flow system, providing a starting point for the clean and efficient production ofN-methylamines with this cost-effective chemical process.