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Iron Catalysis in Organic Synthesis

The review covers the knowledge on photoremovable protecting
groups and includes all relevant chromophores studied in the
time period of 2000–2012; the most relevant earlier works are
also discussed.

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Photoremovable Protecting Groups in Chemistry and Biology: Reaction Mechanisms and Efficacy

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of hybrid materials with unique optical and electronic properties arising from rational self-assembly of the organic linkers and metal ions/clusters, yielding myriads of possible structural motifs. The combination of order and chemical tunability, coupled with good environmental stability of MOFs, are prompting many research groups to explore the possibility of incorporating these materials as active components in devices such as solar cells, photodetectors, radiation detectors, and chemical sensors. Although this field is only in its incipiency, many new fundamental insights relevant to integrating MOFs with such devices have already been gained. In this review, we focus our attention on the basic requirements and structural elements needed to fabricate MOF-based devices and summarize the current state of MOF research in the area of electronic, opto-electronic and sensor devices. We summarize various approaches to designing active MOFs, creation of hybrid material systems combining MOFs with other materials, and assembly and integration of MOFs with device hardware. Critical directions of future research are identified, with emphasis on achieving the desired MOF functionality in a device and establishing the structure–property relationships to identify and rationalize the factors that impact device performance.

MOF-based electronic and opto-electronic devices.

Tetrabutylammonium Iodide Catalyzed Synthesis of Allylic Ester with tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide as an Oxidant

The structure of ent-copalyl diphosphate synthase reveals three α-helical domains (α, β and γ), as also observed in the related diterpene cyclase taxadiene synthase. However, active sites are located at the interface of the βγ domains in ent-copalyl diphosphate synthase but exclusively in the α domain of taxadiene synthase. Modular domain architecture in plant diterpene cyclases enables the evolution of alternative active sites and chemical strategies for catalyzing isoprenoid cyclization reactions.

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Structure and mechanism of the diterpene cyclase ent -copalyl diphosphate synthase

A metal-free oxidative coupling of methyl ketones and primary or secondary amines to α-ketoamides has been developed. Four intermediates, α-iodoketone, α-aminoketone, iminium intermediate, and α-hydroxy amine have been identified through a series of control experiments. The atom-economic methodology can be scaled-up, tolerates a variety of functional groups, and is operationally simple.

Huayou Hu

Papers

Tetrabutylammonium Iodide Catalyzed Synthesis of Allylic Ester with tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide as an Oxidant

Structure and mechanism of the diterpene cyclase ent -copalyl diphosphate synthase

Coupling of Methyl Ketones and Primary or Secondary Amines Leading to α-Ketoamides

Novel photolabile protecting group for carbonyl compounds.

Synthesis of polycyclic indolizine derivatives via one-pot tandem reactions of N-ylides with dichloro substituted α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds