Enantioselective One-Pot Synthesis of Cyclopropane-Fused Tetrahydroquinolines via a Ru-Catalyzed Intramolecular Cyclopropanation.

A highly enantioselective one-pot synthesis of cyclopropane-fused tetrahydroquinolines bearing carbonyl functionalities, which are difficult to synthesize using conventional methods, is reported. Employing readily accessible alkene-tethered anthranilaldehydes, hydrazone formation and subsequent Ru-catalyzed intramolecular cyclopropanation furnish the desired products in ≤87% yield and ≤95% ee under mild conditions. Various anthranilaldehydes, functionalized alkenes, and -aryl sulfonyl groups are tolerated, and a series of synthetic transformations were conducted to demonstrate the practical utility.

Intestinal Failure-Associated Liver Disease and Eicosapentaenoic Acid/Arachidonic Acid Ratio.

Intestinal failure-associated liver disease (IFALD) is a fatal complication of short bowel syndrome managed with parenteral nutrition. A clinical cohort study reported the usefulness of parenteral administration of fish-derived omega-3 fatty acids in improving IFALD; however, no biomarker has been developed as yet. The authors report the case of a preterm infant with IFALD complicated by extensive short bowel syndrome.

Cross-Cultural Interprofessional Faculty Development in Japan: Results of an Integrated Workshop for Clinical Teachers.

Background: Faculty development programs, studied both home and abroad, have been shown to be helpful for enhancing the scholarly and academic work of nonacademic clinicians. Interprofessional education and faculty development efforts have been less well studied. This project investigated the effect of a well-studied faculty development program applied in an interprofessional fashion across health profession educators in medicine and nursing.

Nickel-Catalyzed Directed C6-Selective C-H Alkylation of 2-Pyridones with Dienes and Activated Alkenes.

A pyridine-directed, C6-selective nickel-catalyzed ring-contracting C-H alkylation of 2-pyridones with 1,5-cyclooctadiene (cod) has been developed. The reaction proceeds smoothly under external-ligand-free conditions and is accelerated uniquely by a KPO base. Preliminary mechanistic investigations with deuterium-labeled substrates and related reactions with some alkenes are also disclosed.

Rhodium-Catalyzed C6-Selective C-H Borylation of 2-Pyridones.

A pyridine-directed, rhodium-catalyzed C6-selective C-H borylation of 2-pyridones with bis(pinacolato)diboron (pinB-Bpin) has been developed. The reaction proceeds smoothly under relatively mild conditions, and the corresponding C6-borylated 2-pyridones are obtained with perfect site selectivity. Subsequent palladium-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling is followed by the removal of the pyridine directing group to form the C6-arylated NH-pyridone in an acceptable overall yield.