A mulfistep conversion system composed of phenol hydroxylase （PHrND） and 2,3-dihydroxy-biphenyl 1,2-dioxygenase （BphCLA_4） was used to synthesize methylcatechols and semialdehydes from o- and m-cresol for the firs...A mulfistep conversion system composed of phenol hydroxylase （PHrND） and 2,3-dihydroxy-biphenyl 1,2-dioxygenase （BphCLA_4） was used to synthesize methylcatechols and semialdehydes from o- and m-cresol for the first time. Docking studies displayed by PyMOL predicted that cresols and methylcatechols could be theoretically transformed by this multistep conversion system~ High performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry （HPLC-MS） analysis also indicated that the products formed from multistep conversion were the corresponding 3-methylcatechol, 4-methylcatechol, 2- hydroxy-3-methyl-6-oxohexa-2,4-dienoic acid （2- hydroxy-3-methyl-ODA） and 2-hydroxy-5-methyl-6-oxo- hexa-2,4-dienoic acid （2-hydroxy-5-methyl-ODA）. The optimal cell concentrations of the recombinant E. coli strain BL21 （DE3） expressing phenol hydroxylase （PHrND） and 2,3-dihydroxy-biphenyl 1,2-dioxygenase （BphCLA_4） and pH for the multistep conversion of o- and m-cresol were 4.0 （g-L-1 cell dry weight） and pH 8.0, respectively. For the first step conversion, the formation rate of 3- methylcatechol （0.29μmol·L-1·min-1·mg-1cell dry weight） from o-cresol was similarly with that ofmethylca- techols （0.28 μmol·L-1·min-1·mg-1 cell dry weight） from m-cresol by strain PHrND. For the second step conversion, strain BphCLA_4 showed higher formation rate （0.83 μmol·L-1·min-1·mg-1 cell dry weight） for 2-hydroxy-3-methyl- ODA and 2-hydroxy-5-methyl-ODA from m-cresol, which was 1.1-fold higher than that for 2-hydroxy-3-methyl- ODA （0.77 μmol·L-1·min-1·mg-1. mglcell dry weight） from ocresol. The present study suggested the potential application of the multistep conversion system for the production of chemical synthons and high-value products.展开更多
A facile and efficient synthesis of 14-fluorophenyl-14H-dibenzo[a,j]xanthenes has been developed by one-pot condensation of fluorinated benzaldehydes with β-naphthol in the presence of p-TSA·H2O under microwave ...A facile and efficient synthesis of 14-fluorophenyl-14H-dibenzo[a,j]xanthenes has been developed by one-pot condensation of fluorinated benzaldehydes with β-naphthol in the presence of p-TSA·H2O under microwave irradiation and solvent-free conditions. These products are conveniently oxidized to 14-fluorophenyl-14-hydroxydibenzo[a,j]xanthenes by PbO2 in acetic acid in good yields.展开更多
Polyimides have been widely used in aerospace and mi- croelectronics due to their excellent mechanical properties and thermo oxidative stability^[1]. However, most of aromatic polyi- mides are severe difficult to proc...Polyimides have been widely used in aerospace and mi- croelectronics due to their excellent mechanical properties and thermo oxidative stability^[1]. However, most of aromatic polyi- mides are severe difficult to process because of their bad solu- bility in common solvents and intractable in their fully imidized forms, which restrict their applications and developments^[2,3]. Therefore, many investigations were focused on improving the dissolvability of polyimides and it was found that the excellent solubilizing units could be obtained from substituted biphenyls^[4-7]. Biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydrides（BPDAs） are the most important monomers for the synthesis of these compounds. Among them, the synthesis of 2,3,3＇,4＇-/3,3＇,4,4＇- biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride has been widely investi- gated, but only a few literatures reported the synthesis of 2,2＇,3,3＇-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride（i-BPDA）^[8-10].展开更多
基金The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant Nos. 51078054, 51108120, and 51178139） and the National Creative Research Group from the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 51121062）.
文摘A mulfistep conversion system composed of phenol hydroxylase （PHrND） and 2,3-dihydroxy-biphenyl 1,2-dioxygenase （BphCLA_4） was used to synthesize methylcatechols and semialdehydes from o- and m-cresol for the first time. Docking studies displayed by PyMOL predicted that cresols and methylcatechols could be theoretically transformed by this multistep conversion system~ High performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry （HPLC-MS） analysis also indicated that the products formed from multistep conversion were the corresponding 3-methylcatechol, 4-methylcatechol, 2- hydroxy-3-methyl-6-oxohexa-2,4-dienoic acid （2- hydroxy-3-methyl-ODA） and 2-hydroxy-5-methyl-6-oxo- hexa-2,4-dienoic acid （2-hydroxy-5-methyl-ODA）. The optimal cell concentrations of the recombinant E. coli strain BL21 （DE3） expressing phenol hydroxylase （PHrND） and 2,3-dihydroxy-biphenyl 1,2-dioxygenase （BphCLA_4） and pH for the multistep conversion of o- and m-cresol were 4.0 （g-L-1 cell dry weight） and pH 8.0, respectively. For the first step conversion, the formation rate of 3- methylcatechol （0.29μmol·L-1·min-1·mg-1cell dry weight） from o-cresol was similarly with that ofmethylca- techols （0.28 μmol·L-1·min-1·mg-1 cell dry weight） from m-cresol by strain PHrND. For the second step conversion, strain BphCLA_4 showed higher formation rate （0.83 μmol·L-1·min-1·mg-1 cell dry weight） for 2-hydroxy-3-methyl- ODA and 2-hydroxy-5-methyl-ODA from m-cresol, which was 1.1-fold higher than that for 2-hydroxy-3-methyl- ODA （0.77 μmol·L-1·min-1·mg-1. mglcell dry weight） from ocresol. The present study suggested the potential application of the multistep conversion system for the production of chemical synthons and high-value products.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Nos. 20972092 and 21032006）.
文摘A facile and efficient synthesis of 14-fluorophenyl-14H-dibenzo[a,j]xanthenes has been developed by one-pot condensation of fluorinated benzaldehydes with β-naphthol in the presence of p-TSA·H2O under microwave irradiation and solvent-free conditions. These products are conveniently oxidized to 14-fluorophenyl-14-hydroxydibenzo[a,j]xanthenes by PbO2 in acetic acid in good yields.
基金Supported by the Project of Sichuan University of Science and Technology,China(No.11-26)the Ministry of Education Project Combining the Industry and Teaching with Research of Guangdong Province,China(No.2011B090400062)
文摘Polyimides have been widely used in aerospace and mi- croelectronics due to their excellent mechanical properties and thermo oxidative stability^[1]. However, most of aromatic polyi- mides are severe difficult to process because of their bad solu- bility in common solvents and intractable in their fully imidized forms, which restrict their applications and developments^[2,3]. Therefore, many investigations were focused on improving the dissolvability of polyimides and it was found that the excellent solubilizing units could be obtained from substituted biphenyls^[4-7]. Biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydrides（BPDAs） are the most important monomers for the synthesis of these compounds. Among them, the synthesis of 2,3,3＇,4＇-/3,3＇,4,4＇- biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride has been widely investi- gated, but only a few literatures reported the synthesis of 2,2＇,3,3＇-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride（i-BPDA）^[8-10].
