22014-92-2Relevant articles and documents
Fluorescent Membrane Tension Probes for Early Endosomes
Piazzolla, Francesca,Mercier, Vincent,Assies, Lea,Sakai, Naomi,Roux, Aurelien,Matile, Stefan
, p. 12258 - 12263 (2021)
Fluorescent flipper probes have been introduced recently to image membrane tension in live cells, and strategies to target these probes to specific membranes are emerging. In this context, early endosome (EE) targeting without the use of protein engineering is especially appealing because it translates into a fascinating transport problem. Weakly basic probes, commonly used to track the inside of acidic late endosomes and lysosomes, are poorly retained in EE because they are sufficiently neutralized in weakly acidic EE, thus able to diffuse out. Here, we disclose a rational strategy to target EE using a substituted benzylamine with a higher pKa value as a head group of the flipper probe. The resulting EE flippers are validated for preserved mechanosensitivity, ready for use in biology, particularly to elucidate the mechanics of endocytosis.
BF3·Et2O as a metal-free catalyst for direct reductive amination of aldehydes with amines using formic acid as a reductant
Fan, Qing-Hua,Liu, Xintong,Luo, Zhenli,Pan, Yixiao,Xu, Lijin,Yang, Ji,Yao, Zhen,Zhang, Xin
, p. 5205 - 5211 (2021/07/29)
A versatile metal- and base-free direct reductive amination of aldehydes with amines using formic acid as a reductant under the catalysis of inexpensive BF3·Et2O has been developed. A wide range of primary and secondary amines and diversely substituted aldehydes are compatible with this transformation, allowing facile access to various secondary and tertiary amines in high yields with wide functional group tolerance. Moreover, the method is convenient for the late-stage functionalization of bioactive compounds and preparation of commercialized drug molecules and biologically relevant N-heterocycles. The procedure has the advantages of simple operation and workup and easy scale-up, and does not require dry conditions, an inert atmosphere or a water scavenger. Mechanistic studies reveal the involvement of imine activation by BF3and hydride transfer from formic acid.
Iridium-Catalyzed Alkylation of Amine and Nitrobenzene with Alcohol to Tertiary Amine under Base- and Solvent-Free Conditions
Li, Chao,Wan, Ke-Feng,Guo, Fu-Ya,Wu, Qian-Hui,Yuan, Mao-Lin,Li, Rui-Xiang,Fu, Hai-Yan,Zheng, Xue-Li,Chen, Hua
, p. 2158 - 2168 (2019/05/16)
Herein, an efficient and green method for the selective synthesis of tertiary amines has been developed that involves iridium-catalyzed alkylation of various primary amines with aromatic or aliphatic alcohols. Notably, the catalytic protocol enables this transformation in the absence of additional base and solvent. Furthermore, the alkylation of nitrobenzene with primary alcohol to tertiary amine has also been achieved by the same catalytic system. Deuterium-labeling experiments and a series of control experiments were conducted, and the results suggested that an intermolecular borrowing hydrogen pathway might exist in the alkylation process.
