Abstract:
In one aspect, there is provided a method of coupling a first aromatic compound having a fluorosulfonate substituent to a second aromatic compound having a boron-containing substituent. In another aspect, there is provided a method of coupling a first aromatic compound having a hydroxyl substituent to a second aromatic compound having a boron-containing substituent in a one-pot reaction.
Abstract:
The invention relates to novel bilaterally-substituted tricyclic compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing them, for use as medicaments. Due to their ability to interact with an internal RNA loop and to mimic a protein α-helix these compounds are effective in the treatment and/or prevention of HIV-1 (Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1) infection and other diseases such as those caused by other RNA viruses and by gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, or infectious or chronic diseases responsive to inhibition of DNA transcription, or infectious or chronic diseases where these compounds can be used to modulate the function of RNA internal loops, or infectious or chronic diseases where these compounds can be used as agonists or inhibitors of α-helical proteins in interaction with other biomolecules.
Abstract:
A process is described for converting at least one isomer of a dialkyl- substituted biphenyl compound, such as at least one 2,X' dialkylbiphenyl isomer (where X' is 2', 3' and/or 4'), into at least one different isomer, 3,3', 3,4' and/or 4,4' dialkylbiphenyl isomer. The process comprises contacting a feed comprising the dialkyl-substituted biphenyl compound isomer with an acid catalyst under isomerization conditions.
Abstract:
This invention relates to process for producing biphenyl esters, the process comprising: (a) contacting a feed comprising toluene, xylene or mixtures thereof with hydrogen in the presence of a hydroalkylation catalyst to produce a hydroalkylation reaction product comprising (methylcyclohexyl)toluene, wherein the hydroalkylation catalyst comprises: 1) binder present at 40 wt % or less (based upon weight of final catalyst composition), 2) a hydrogenation component present at 0.2 wt % or less (based upon weight of final catalyst composition), and 3) an acidic component comprising a molecular sieve having a twelve membered (or larger) ring pore opening, channel or pocket and a largest pore dimension of 6.0 angstroms or more present at 60 wt % or more, (based upon weight of final catalyst composition); (b) dehydrogenating the hydroalkylation reaction product using a dehydrogenation catalyst to produce a dehydrogenation reaction product comprising a mixture of methyl-substituted biphenyl compounds; (c) contacting at the dehydrogenation reaction product with an oxidizing gas to convert the methyl-substituted biphenyl compounds to biphenyl carboxylic acids; and (d) reacting the biphenyl carboxylic acids with one or more C1 to C14 alcohols to produce biphenyl esters.
Abstract:
In a process for producing a methyl-substituted biphenyl compound, at least one methyl-substituted cyclohexylbenzene compound of the formula: wherein each of m and n is independently an integer from 1 to 3, is contacted with a dehydrogenation catalyst under conditions effective to produce a dehydrogenation reaction product comprising at least one methyl-substituted biphenyl compound. The dehydrogenation catalyst comprises an element or compound thereof from Group 10 of the Periodic Table of Elements deposited on a refractory support, such as alumina.
Abstract:
In a process for producing methyl-substituted biphenyl compounds, a feed comprising at least one aromatic hydrocarbon selected from the group consisting of toluene, xylene and mixtures thereof is contacted with hydrogen in the presence of a hydroalkylation catalyst under conditions effective to produce a hydroalkylation reaction product comprising (methylcyclohexyl)toluenes and/or (dimethylcyclohexyl)xylenes together with dialkylated C 21 + compounds. At least part of the dialkylated C 21 + compounds is then removed from the hydroalkylation reaction product to produce a dehydrogenation feed; and at least part of the dehydrogenation feed is dehydrogenated in the presence of a dehydrogenation catalyst under conditions effective to produce a dehydrogenation reaction product comprising a mixture of methyl-substituted biphenyl compounds.
Abstract:
1. A method of producing a heterogeneous catalyst suitable for catalyzing Heck, Suzuki-Miyaura and Buchwald-Hartwig reactions, comprising the steps of: a) providing a porous carrier, said porous carrier consisting of a core and a plurality of ion exchange groups covalently bonded to the surface of said core, where at least 90 % of the ions bound to said carrier are formate ions; b) providing a palladium (II) salt; c) suspending said carrier in an organic solvent thereby obtaining a suspension; d) adding said palladium salt to said suspension and allowing the resulting mixture to react at a temperature within the range of 30 - 70 °C until said carrier has turned black; e) washing said carrier in water; and f) drying said carrier under vacuum;
characterised in that the resulting carrier subsequently is resuspended in dimethyl formamide and heated under inert atmosphere to at least 90 °C for 2 hours followed by washing with a polar solvent and drying. The invention also relates to a catalyst produced by the method and to processes where the catalyst is used for catalysing Heck, Suzuki-Miyaura, and Buchwald-Hartwig reactions.