Comparative metabolite profiling of Solanum tuberosum against six wild Solanum species with Colorado potato beetle resistance.

The Colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) (CPB) is a coleopteran herbivore that feeds on the foliage on Solanum species, in particular, potato. Six resistant wild Solanum species were identified, and two of these species had low levels of glycoalkaloids. Comparative analysis of the untargeted metabolite profiles of the foliage using UPLC-qTOF-MS was done to find metabolites shared between the wild species but not with Solanum tuberosum (L.

Palladium-catalyzed multicomponent synthesis of 2-imidazolines from imines and acid chlorides.

We describe the palladium-catalyzed multicomponent synthesis of 2-imidazolines. This reaction proceeds via the coupling of imines, acid chlorides and carbon monoxide to form imidazolinium carboxylates, followed by a decarboxylation. Decarboxylation in CHCl(3) is found to result in a mixture of imidazolinium and imidazolium salts.

A palladium-catalyzed multicomponent synthesis of imidazolinium salts and imidazolines from imines, acid chlorides, and carbon monoxide.

A palladium-catalyzed multicomponent synthesis of imidazolinium carboxylates and imidazolines is described. The palladium catalyst [Pd(CH(R(1))N(R(2))COR(3))Cl](2), or [Pd(allyl)Cl](2), with P(t-Bu)(2)(2-biphenyl) can mediate the simultaneous coupling of two imines, acid chloride, and carbon monoxide into substituted imidazolinium carboxylates within hours under mild conditions (45 °C, 4 atm of CO). The reaction proceeds in good yield with aryl-, heteroaryl-, and alkyl-substituted acid chlorides, as well as variously functionalized imines.