ω,ω′-Urea- and -dithioacetal-derivatives of hypericin

An ω,ω′-disubstituted hypericin derivative bearing two dicyclohexylurea moieties separated by propionyl chains from the chromophore and an ω,ω′-dithioacetal of hypericin were prepared. Both showed excellent production of oxidizing species comparable to hypericin when irradiated with appropriate light as shown by the photodestruction of bilirubin IXα.     

ω,ω′-Appended nucleo-base derivatives of hypericin

ω,ω′-Disubstituted hypericin derivatives with the nucleo-bases thymine, cytosine, and adenine in these positions were prepared starting from tri-O-methyl-ω-bromoemodin. The most promising derivative proved to be that with a thymine moiety. It displayed the best solubility of the three products together with a potency to produce singlet oxygen and/or reactive oxygen species comparable to the parent compound hypericin. In addition, although no specific interaction with DNA or poly(2′-deoxyadenylic acid) could be detected, it proved to be significantly better accumulating in the nucleus of prostatic cancer LNCaP cells than hypericin making it a promising candidate for a second-generation photodynamic hypericin agent.     

ω,ω′-Appended nucleo-base derivatives of hypericin

ω,ω′-Disubstituted hypericin derivatives with the nucleo-bases thymine, cytosine, and adenine in these positions were prepared starting from tri-O-methyl-ω-bromoemodin. The most promising derivative proved to be that with a thymine moiety. It displayed the best solubility of the three products together with a potency to produce singlet oxygen and/or reactive oxygen species comparable to the parent compound hypericin. In addition, although no specific interaction with DNA or poly(2′-deoxyadenylic acid) could be detected, it proved to be significantly better accumulating in the nucleus of prostatic cancer LNCaP cells than hypericin making it a promising candidate for a second-generation photodynamic hypericin agent.     

ω,ω′-Urea- and -dithioacetal-derivatives of hypericin

An ω,ω′-disubstituted hypericin derivative bearing two dicyclohexylurea moieties separated by propionyl chains from the chromophore and an ω,ω′-dithioacetal of hypericin were prepared. Both showed excellent production of oxidizing species comparable to hypericin when irradiated with appropriate light as shown by the photodestruction of bilirubin IXα.     

Some peculiarities of hydrosilylation of α,ω-divinyloligosilanes

The stability of Si-Si bonds in linear and cyclic permethyloligosilanes and in ,-divinyloligosilanes under conditions of hydrosilylation in the presence of the Speier's catalyst was studied. Polycarbosilanes containing silylene fragments in their backbone chains were prepared by the reaction of 1,4-bis(dimethylsilyl)benzene with ,-divinyloligosilanes. It was found that the structure of these polymers is disturbed due to the side reaction involving the cleavage of the Si-Si bond in vinyloligosilanes under the action of H₂PtCl₆.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2547–2549, October, 1996.     

ω,ω′-imino dicarboxylic acids and some of their derivatives

Summary Starting from the corresponding-chloro carboxylic acids we prepared, -imino dicarboxylic acids and their N- and O- derivatives; the products had the following structures:     

Synthesis and characterization of α,ω-dichloro-polymethylphenylsilane

The synthesis of a functional polysilane, α,ω-dichloro-polymethylphenylsilane (α,ω-dichloro-PMPS), based on the Wurtz-type reductive coupling, has been considered. A study of some reaction parameters shows that both yield and molecular weight distribution of α,ω-dichloro-PMPS can be greatly influenced by the work-up conditions, reaction time, monomer concentration and temperature during the initiation of the polymerization. By varying the synthesis conditions, different ratios of high and low molecular weight fractions were obtained. Samples of different molecular weight were isolated by fractional precipitation of the crude polymers. The chlorine-end functionalization was confirmed by ²⁹Si NMR spectroscopy and the concentration of end-groups was quantitatively determined by elemental analysis of chlorine.     

Analysis of {α,ω-Dichloroalkane or α,ω-Dibromoalkane] + Benzene and α,ω-Dichloroalkane + Tetrachloromethane} Mixtures in Terms of Group Contributions

Abstract

Molar excess enthalpies, H ^E _m, at 298.15K and atmospheric pressure have been determined for three binary liquid mixtures [x{1,3-dichloropropane or 1,4-dichlorobutane and 1,6-dichlorohexane} + (1 - x) tetrachloromethane]. These experimental results along with the data available in the literature on molar excess Gibbs energies, G ^E _m, activity coefficients at infinite dilution, In γ^∞ _i , and molar excess enthalpies, H ^E _m, for α,ω-dihaloalkanes + benzene or + tetrachloromethane mixtures are examined on the basis of the DISQUAC group contribution model.     

Elimination Reaction of α,ω-Diols by Magnesium

Inrecentyears,someapplicationsofmagnesiuminorganicsynthesisandorganosiliconreactionshavebeenreported""'.Here,wewishtoreportanothernewreaction,theelindnationreactionofsomediolsbymagnesium.Inthepresenceofiodine,l,3-propanediol,l,4-butanediolorl,5-pentanediolreactswithmagnesiumtoproducemagnesiumalkoxides.Whenthemixtureofformedmagnesiumalkoxideinalcoholwasrefluxed,thermaldecompositionoccurswiththeformationofcyclicethersand,respectively,allylalcohol,buten-l-olandpenten-l-ol.Thetotalreactioncorrespo…     

Synthesis of N-substituted tetrapropargylamines by catalytic aminomethylation of α,ω-diacetylenes

Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds - A catalytic method was developed for the synthesis of N-substituted tetrapropargylamines by reactions of α,ω-diacetylenes with 1,5,3-dioxazepanes,...     

α,ω-Bis-N-aziridinoalkanes

By reactions of ,-diamines with 1,2-dihaloethanes there were synthesized ,-bis-N-aziridinoalkanes (la-g) and bis-N-aziridinoethyl ether (II). From 1,3-diaminopropane and dichloroethane bis-aziridine (III) was isolated in addition to (Ia). NMR spectra of the products were studied.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 882–885, April, 1991.     

Synthesis,Transport, and Ionophoric Properties of α,ω-Biphosphorylated Azapodands: X. Membrane Transport of Organic Acids by Phosphorylated α,ω-Diazapodands

The membrane transport properties of novel phosphorylated azapodands with respect to mono- and polyfunctional carboxylic acids were studied. The structures of the transported Н-complexes are discussed, the complexing centers in the carriers are considered, and the correlations between the structure and transmembrane transport efficiency of the acid substrates are demonstrated.     

Breaking of Symmetry of Solitons in the Ion-Radicals of α,ω-Disubstituted Polyenes

Quantum-chemical calculations in the AM1 approximation were made for the optimized geometry and also the electron and spin density distributions in the ion-radicals of ,-substituted polyenes [R—(CH=CH) _n —R]^±·. It was found that a soliton (of hole or electron type) with half-integral spin forms waves for the and components of the electron density, in contrast to the wave for the charges in the ions of polymethine dyes with a closed electron shell, containing a zero-spin soliton. The introduction of terminal groups of medium electron-donating power [—NH₂,—C(CN)₂] leads to the breaking of symmetry of the soliton at n2, whereas in unsubstituted polyenes the symmetrical geometry and symmetrical distribution of the electron and spin density are retained irrespective of the length of the conjugation chain.