Enantioselective Reductive Oligomerization of Carbon Dioxide into l-Erythrulose via a Chemoenzymatic Catalysis.

A cell-free enantioselective transformation of the carbon atom of CO has never been reported. In the urgent context of transforming CO into products of high value, the enantiocontrolled synthesis of chiral compounds from CO would be highly desirable. Using an original hybrid chemoenzymatic catalytic process, we report herein the reductive oligomerization of CO into C (dihydroxyacetone, DHA) and C (l-erythrulose) carbohydrates, with perfect enantioselectivity of the latter chiral product.

Enzymatic synthesis of phlorizin fructosides.

Phlorizin is a low soluble dihydrochalcone with relevant pharmacological properties. In this study, enzymatic fructosylation was approached to enhance the water solubility of phlorizin, and consequently its bioavailability. Three enzymes were assayed for phlorizin fructosylation in aqueous reactions using sucrose as fructosyl donor.

Crystal structure of 1,3-bis-(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl-meth-yl)benzene.

The mol-ecular structure of the title compound, C20H16N6, contains two benzotriazole units bonded to a benzene nucleus in a meta configuration, forming dihedral angles of 88.74 (11) and 85.83 (10)° with the central aromatic ring and 57.

Recognition of Mg²⁺ by a new fluorescent "turn-on" chemosensor based on pyridyl-hydrazono-coumarin.

A new fluoroionophore PyHC bearing 2-pyridylhydrazone and 7-hydroxycoumarin moieties for selective detection of Mg(2+) was synthesized and characterized. This chemosensor exhibited "turn-on" fluorescence behavior and was sensitive to Mg(2+) concentrations as low as 105 nmol L(-1) in ethanol-water solution. Detailed spectroscopic studies revealed the binding mode of a 1:1 complex between PyHC and Mg(2+) that leads to a fluorescence enhancement.

l-Tyrosine isopropyl ester.

The title compound, C(12)H(17)NO(3), adopts a folded conformation with a C-C(NH(2))-C(=O)-O torsion angle of -95.9 (2)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by an O-H⋯N hydrogen bond, forming helical chains along the b-axis direction.

Synthesis and structure of [Na4(DMSO)15][(I3)3(I)]. Self-assembly of hexacoordinated sodium.

A new complex with the molecular formula [Na(4)(DMSO)(15)][(I(3))(3)(I)] represents the first example of Na(+) coordinated solely by DMSO. The triiodide (I(3)(-)) and iodide (I(-)) anions form an infinite linear chain running throughout the crystal.