Chiral C2 -symmetric bis-thioureas as enzyme mimics in enantioselective Michael addition.

We report herein the synthesis and application of enantiopure C2 -symmetric primary amine-1,3-bis-thiourea organocatalysts in enantioselective conjugate 1,4-Michael addition of carbonyl containing nucleophiles, to nitroalkenes and N-phenylmaleimide, leading to final products in good enantioselectivities (up to 99%) and yields (up to 99%). We propose supramolecular noncovalent interactions within the organocatalyst's cleft between the substrate and the catalyst, via hydrogen bonding. Supramolecular interaction thus lowers the transition state energy mimicking an enzyme. Mechanism underlying our experimental results is supported by theorical calculations.

C2 -symmetric sulfonamides as homogeneous and heterogeneous organocatalysts that mimic enzymes in enantioselective Michael additions.

Herein, we report the synthesis of C2 -symmetric sulfonamides as homogeneous and heterogeneous organocatalysts and their application in the enantioselective conjugate 1,4-Michael addition of carbonylic nucleophiles to ß-nitrostyrene. Organocatalysts hydrogen bond to ß-nitrostyrene and enamine in the transition state, mimicking an enzyme leading to final products in high yields (up to 98%) and good enantioselectivities (up to 96%). In addition, these results were supported by density functional calculations.

(2-tert-Butyl-5-hy-droxy-methyl-1,3-dioxan-5-yl)methanol.

In the title compound, C(10)H(20)O(4), the dioxane ring adopts a chair conformation. The tert-butyl group occupies an equatorial position, and is staggered with respect to the O atoms of the dioxane ring. In the crystal, mol-ecules are connected by O-H⋯O hydrogen-bonds into zigzag chains of R(4) (4)(8) and R(2) (2)(12) ring motifs that run parallel to the a axis.

Benzene-1,3,5-triyl tris-(methane-sulfonate).

In the mol-ecule of the title compound, C(9)H(12)O(9)S(3), the two methanesulfonate groups re located one above and one below the ring plane. The C-O-S angle range is 119.3 (2)-121.1 (2)°. This conformation is different from that of the benzene analog 1,2,5-tris-(p-toluene-sulfonate), which is a three-legged 'table' with all fragments of the p-toluene-sulfonate on top of the benzene ring. In the crystal, the supra-molecular aggregation is completed by the presence of C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.

Three new diarylbutane lignans from the resin of Bursera fagaroides.

Three new diarylbutane lignans, named 9-acetyl-9'-pentadecanoil-dihydroclusin (1), 2,3-demethoxy-secoisolintetralin monoacetate (4) and dihydroclusin monoacetate (5), have been isolated from the resin of Bursera fagaroides, together with two known ones, 2,3-demethoxy-secoisolintetralin diacetate (2) and dihydroclusin diacetate (3). The complete structure assignments were obtained by means of (1)H and (13)C NMR spectra.