Oxygen transfer reactivity mediated by nickel perfluoroalkyl complexes using molecular oxygen as a terminal oxidant

Nickel perfluoroethyl and perfluoropropyl complexes supported by naphthyridine-type ligands show drastically different aerobic reactivity from their trifluoromethyl analogs resulting in facile oxygen transfer to perfluoroalkyl groups or oxygenation of external organic substrates (phosphines, sulfides, alkenes and alcohols) using O2 or air as a terminal oxidant. Such mild aerobic oxygenation occurs through the formation of spectroscopically detected transient high-valent NiIII and structurally characterized mixed-valent NiII–NiIV intermediates and radical intermediates, resembling O2 activation reported for some Pd dialkyl complexes. This reactivity is in contrast with the aerobic oxidation of naphthyridine-based Ni(CF3)2 complexes resulting in the formation of a stable NiIII product, which is attributed to the effect of greater steric congestion imposed by longer perfluoroalkyl chains.journal articl

Surfactant controlled zwitterionic cellulose nanofibril dispersions

Zwitterionic cellulose nanofibrils (ZCNF) with isoelectric point of 3.4 were obtained by grafting glycidyltrimethylammonium chloride onto TEMPO/NaBr/NaOCl-oxidised cellulose nanofibrils. ZCNF aqueous dispersions were characterized via transmission electron microscopy, rheology and small angle neutron scattering, revealing a fibril-bundle structure with pronounced aggregation at pH 7. Surfactants were successfully employed to tune the stability of the ZCNF dispersions. Upon addition of the anionic surfactant, sodium dodecyl sulfate, the ZCNF dispersion shows individualized fibrils due to electrostatic stabilization. On the contrary, upon addition of the cationic species dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide, the dispersion undergoes charge neutralization, leading to more pronounced flocculation

Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Background: Understanding the health consequences associated with exposure to risk factors is necessary to inform public health policy and practice. To systematically quantify the contributions of risk factor exposures to specific health outcomes, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 aims to provide comprehensive estimates of exposure levels, relative health risks, and attributable burden of disease for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, from 1990 to 2021. Methods: The GBD 2021 risk factor analysis used data from 54 561 total distinct sources to produce epidemiological estimates for 88 risk factors and their associated health outcomes for a total of 631 risk–outcome pairs. Pairs were included on the basis of data-driven determination of a risk–outcome association. Age-sex-location-year-specific estimates were generated at global, regional, and national levels. Our approach followed the comparative risk assessment framework predicated on a causal web of hierarchically organised, potentially combinative, modifiable risks. Relative risks (RRs) of a given outcome occurring as a function of risk factor exposure were estimated separately for each risk–outcome pair, and summary exposure values (SEVs), representing risk-weighted exposure prevalence, and theoretical minimum risk exposure levels (TMRELs) were estimated for each risk factor. These estimates were used to calculate the population attributable fraction (PAF; ie, the proportional change in health risk that would occur if exposure to a risk factor were reduced to the TMREL). The product of PAFs and disease burden associated with a given outcome, measured in disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), yielded measures of attributable burden (ie, the proportion of total disease burden attributable to a particular risk factor or combination of risk factors). Adjustments for mediation were applied to account for relationships involving risk factors that act indirectly on outcomes via intermediate risks. Attributable burden estimates were stratified by Socio-demographic Index (SDI) quintile and presented as counts, age-standardised rates, and rankings. To complement estimates of RR and attributable burden, newly developed burden of proof risk function (BPRF) methods were applied to yield supplementary, conservative interpretations of risk–outcome associations based on the consistency of underlying evidence, accounting for unexplained heterogeneity between input data from different studies. Estimates reported represent the mean value across 500 draws from the estimate's distribution, with 95% uncertainty intervals (UIs) calculated as the 2·5th and 97·5th percentile values across the draws. Findings: Among the specific risk factors analysed for this study, particulate matter air pollution was the leading contributor to the global disease burden in 2021, contributing 8·0% (95% UI 6·7–9·4) of total DALYs, followed by high systolic blood pressure (SBP; 7·8% [6·4–9·2]), smoking (5·7% [4·7–6·8]), low birthweight and short gestation (5·6% [4·8–6·3]), and high fasting plasma glucose (FPG; 5·4% [4·8–6·0]). For younger demographics (ie, those aged 0–4 years and 5–14 years), risks such as low birthweight and short gestation and unsafe water, sanitation, and handwashing (WaSH) were among the leading risk factors, while for older age groups, metabolic risks such as high SBP, high body-mass index (BMI), high FPG, and high LDL cholesterol had a greater impact. From 2000 to 2021, there was an observable shift in global health challenges, marked by a decline in the number of all-age DALYs broadly attributable to behavioural risks (decrease of 20·7% [13·9–27·7]) and environmental and occupational risks (decrease of 22·0% [15·5–28·8]), coupled with a 49·4% (42·3–56·9) increase in DALYs attributable to metabolic risks, all reflecting ageing populations and changing lifestyles on a global scale. Age-standardised global DALY rates attributable to high BMI and high FPG rose considerably (15·7% [9·9–21·7] for high BMI and 7·9% [3·3–12·9] for high FPG) over this period, with exposure to these risks increasing annually at rates of 1·8% (1·6–1·9) for high BMI and 1·3% (1·1–1·5) for high FPG. By contrast, the global risk-attributable burden and exposure to many other risk factors declined, notably for risks such as child growth failure and unsafe water source, with age-standardised attributable DALYs decreasing by 71·5% (64·4–78·8) for child growth failure and 66·3% (60·2–72·0) for unsafe water source. We separated risk factors into three groups according to trajectory over time: those with a decreasing attributable burden, due largely to declining risk exposure (eg, diet high in trans-fat and household air pollution) but also to proportionally smaller child and youth populations (eg, child and maternal malnutrition); those for which the burden increased moderately in spite of declining risk exposure, due largely to population ageing (eg, smoking); and those for which the burden increased considerably due to both increasing risk exposure and population ageing (eg, ambient particulate matter air pollution, high BMI, high FPG, and high SBP). Interpretation: Substantial progress has been made in reducing the global disease burden attributable to a range of risk factors, particularly those related to maternal and child health, WaSH, and household air pollution. Maintaining efforts to minimise the impact of these risk factors, especially in low SDI locations, is necessary to sustain progress. Successes in moderating the smoking-related burden by reducing risk exposure highlight the need to advance policies that reduce exposure to other leading risk factors such as ambient particulate matter air pollution and high SBP. Troubling increases in high FPG, high BMI, and other risk factors related to obesity and metabolic syndrome indicate an urgent need to identify and implement interventions

Novel method of hydroamination of alkynes

Au cours de cette thèse, nous avons développé la réaction d'hydroamination d'arylacétylènes en présence de quelques amines secondaires aliphatiques. Dans un premier temps, nous avons pu montrer que cette réaction peut être catalysée par différents sels de cuivres. L'utilisation catalytique de CuCN a permis la formation régio- et stéréosélective d'énamines issues d'addition d'orientation de type anti-Markovnikov d'isomèrie (E). Les conditions développées n'ont pas permis la purification des énamines observées. Pour cette raison une réduction en présence de l'agent réducteur NaBH3CN a été effectuée afin de pouvoir isoler les amines correspondantes. L'utilisation catalytique de CuCl a permis à son tour, dans certaines conditions, la synthèse régio-et stéréosélective de 1,3-diènes (1E,3E)-1,4-disubstitués. La nature des électroniques des substituants des noyaux aromatiques des alcynes employés a joué un rôle majeur en ce qui concerne la chimiosélectivité de la réaction. Dans un second temps, nous nous sommes concentrés sur l'amélioration des conditions développées et la recherche d'autres moyens plus efficaces, moins coûteux et plus verts, nous avons été en mesure de montrer que la réaction étudiée peut également s'effectuer uniquement en présence d'éthylène glycol employé en tant que solvant et promoteur de la réaction. Cette méthode permet l'accès direct aux énamines issues de l'addition d'orientation de type anti-Markovnikov d'isomérie (E) avec d'excellents rendements isolés sans qu'il soit nécessaire de purifier les énamines obtenues.In this thesis, we developed the hydroamiantion arylacétylènes reaction in the presence of some aliphatic secondary amines. At first, we could show that this reaction can be catalyzed by various copper salts. The catalytic use of CuCN allowed the regional training and sétéréosélective enamines derived from anti-Markovnikov addition type orientation isomerism (E). Developed conditions have not allowed the purification of the observed enamines. For this reason a reduction in the presence of the reducing agent NaBH3CN was performed in order to isolate the corresponding amines. The catalytic use of CuCl enabled in turn, under certain conditions, the regio-and stereoselective synthesis of 1,3-dienes (1E, 3E) -1,4-disubstituted oxanilides. The electronic nature of substituents of the aromatic rings alkynes employed played a major role as regards the chemoselectivity of the reaction.Secondly, we concentrate developed to improve conditions and find other more efficient ways, cheaper and greener, we were able to show that the test reaction can also be carried out only in the presence ethylene glycol used as solvent and the reaction promoter. This method allows direct access to enamines from the addition anti-Markovnikov orientation type of isomerism (E) with excellent isolated yields without the need to purify the resulting enamines

Redox-responsive probes for selective chelation of bivalent cations

N,N-disubstituted bis(furanyl-2-methyl)aminoanilines are new electrochemically-active probes for cations relying on the phenylenediamine moiety as an electroactive transducer and the difuranylamino group as an ionophore site. The electrochemical investigations, by means of cyclic and Osteryoung square wave voltammetries (CV and SWV, respectively), showed that these compounds are able to bind Mg2+, Ca2+, Ni2+ and Zn2+ cations with strong affinities. The addition of catalytic amounts of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (TfOH) was found necessary to achieve rapid cation complexation. The electroactive redox features of the probes were drastically modified when the ionophore site was bonded to the cations. The anodic potential shifts of the oxidation peaks were between 905 and 1030 mV depending on the cations

Hydrogen-Bond-Promoted Metal-Free Hydroamination of Alkynes

International audienceAn original metal-free regio- and stereoselective intermolecular hydroamination of alkynes is described. Various (E)-enamines were obtained from arylacetylenes and aliphatic secondary amines in the presence of ethylene glycol as a solvent. The latter is assumed to play a major role in the mechanism through hydrogen bonding and proton exchange

Hydroamination of terminal alkynes with secondary amines catalyzed by copper: regioselective access to amines

International audienceA simple and convenient copper-catalyzed hydroamination of arylacetylenes with secondary amines has been performed giving a simple access to aliphatic amines after reduction of the hydroaminated products (E-enamines). Here we described a mild catalytic system utilizing CuCN precatalyst without any additive ligands in a solvent-free system

Copper-Catalyzed Hydroamination of Terminal Allenes

The ligand-free copper-catalyzed hydroamination of allenes has been accomplished in the presence of cyclic secondary amines or anilines derivatives. This novel methodology undergoes the selective generation of (<i>E</i>)-allylamines under smooth conditions with total regio- and stereoselectivity