ZrCl(4) was found to be an ideal catalyst to promote aza-Henry reactions between trifluoromethyl aldimines and some nitro alkanes giving new fluorinated β-nitro amines. The reaction is strongly influenced by the CF(3) group, the yield by the alkyl chain of the nitro compound, while the stereochemical outcome seems to be unaffected, the anti isomer being always the major product.

The crystal structure of the title compound, C(10)H(13)NO(4), features inter-molecular O-H⋯O(nitro) hydrogen bonding, which links mol-ecules into supra-molecular chains running parallel to the bc diagonal. There is also π-π stacking between 4-nitro-phenyl groups, the inter-planar distance between the nitro-benzene rings being 3.472 (2) Å.

Background We have discovered earlier 8-nitroguanosine 3’,5’-cyclic monophosphate (8-nitro-cGMP) formed as a second messenger for nitric oxide (NO) and reactive oxygen species (ROS), mediating a unique electrophilic cellular signaling. 8-Nitro-cGMP is formed via NO and causes protein S-guanylation. The regulation mechanism for intracellular 8-nitro-cGMP formation and its metabolic fate still re...

A catalytic asymmetric nitro-Mannich (aza-Henry) reaction with rare earth metal/alkali metal heterobimetallic catalysts is described. A Yb/K heterobimetallic catalyst assembled by an amide-based ligand promoted the asymmetric nitro-Mannich reaction to afford enantioenriched anti-b-nitroamines in up to 86% ee. Facile reduction of the nitro functionality allowed for efficient access to optically ...

Hydroxytriazenes behave like bidentate ligands which have alpha hydroxyl group relative to azo group. The synthesis includes reduction of an alkyl or aryl nitro compound in neutral medium to get hydroxylamine and diazotization of an aromatic amine to get diazonium chloride. When these two that is hydroxylamine and respective diazonium salt are coupled we get hydroxytriazene as a product. A gene...