Abstract: A palladium (0) nanocluster supported on hydrotalcite has been prepared and tested for the Suzuki coupling reaction. The prepared catalyst showed very efficient catalytic activity for cross coupling of iodo- and bromoarenes under very mild reaction conditions, affording >90% yield. Under the optimized reaction conditions, chloroarenenes also showed very good reactivity. Transmission electron microscopic imaging data showed the formation of very small Pd (0)-nanoclusters (d = 2.2 ± 0.5 nm) well dispersed on the support, which enhanced the activity and stability of the catalyst for the Suzuki cross-coupling reaction. This catalytic system offers an easy method of preparation with good activity and reusability up to five cycles.

Abstract: Birch's reductive alkylation of biphenyl-4-carbonitrile (1) provides alkylated 1,4-dihydroderivatives of various structural types: 4-alkyl-4-phenylcyclohexa-2,5-dienone, 1,4-dialkyl-4-phenylcyclohexa-2,5-dienecarbonitrile (with the same or different alkyl fragments), and 4-(1-alkylcyclohexa-2,5-dienyl)benzonitrile. Each of these products become dominant depending on the nature of long-living anionic form generated from 1, namely, the stable product of two-electrons reduction – dianion (12−); 1-alkyl-4-cyano-1-phenylcyclohexa-2,5-dien-4-yl anion (1-Alk1–), originated due to the alkylation of dianion 12− at the position 1 of biphenyl moiety; or 1-(4-cyanophenyl)cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-yl anion (1-H4’–), being the product of dianion 12− protonation at position 4′ by protonating reagent (MeOH or NH4Cl). The orientation of alkyl fragment incorporation into biphenyl-4-carbonitrile scaffold is in agreement with calculated electronic structure of the anionic species under investigation. The dominating type of their reactivity towards alkyl halides proved to be nucleophilic (SN2 mechanism).

Abstract: Chiral self-assemblies constantly attract great interest because of their potential to provide insight into biological systems and materials science. Herein we report on the efficient preparation of alanine-based chiral metallacycles, rhomboids 1D and 1L and hexagons 2D and 2L using a Pt(II)Pyridyl directional bonding approach. The metallacycles are subsequently assembled into nanospheres at low concentration, that generate chiral metallogels at high concentration driven by hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic and π−π interactions. The gels consists of microscopic chiral nanofibers with well-defined helicity, as comfirmed by circular dichroism (CD), scanning (SEM) and transmission electron (TEM) microscopies. Given these results, we expect this technique will not only unlock interesting new approaches to understand homochirality in nature but also allow the design of versatile soft materials containing chiral supramolecular cores.

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