Oxidation of 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine by hypochlorite ion

The kinetics of the oxidative conversion of 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine upon treatment with hypochlorite ions (OCl⁻) in aqueous medium at 283–298 K and pH 8.2 was studied. The reaction order with respect to each component was determined and proved to be 1. It was established that the temperature dependence of the reaction rate follows the Arrhenius equation. The activation parameters of the reaction were measured: E _a = 33.58 kJ/mol, ΔH ^≠ = 31.12 kJ/mol, ΔS ^≠ = −170.02 J/(K mol), ΔG ^≠ = 81.45 kJ/mol. The stoichiometry of the reaction was studied, and the chemistry of the oxidative conversion of caffeine treated with OCl⁻ is discussed.     

1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition of phthalazinium ylides to 5-arylidene-2-spirocyclohexane-1,3-dioxane-4,6-diones

Tetrahydrospiropyrrolo[2,1-a]phthalazines were synthesized by the reaction of 5-arylidene-2-spirocyclohexane-1,3-dioxane-4,6-diones with phthalazinium ylides. One of the reaction products, viz., 3-ethoxycarbonyl-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2′,2′-pentamethylene-1,2,3,10b-tetrahydrospiro[pyrrolo[2,1-a]phthalazine-1,5′-[1,3]dioxane]-4′,6′-dione, was studied by X-ray diffraction. The spectroscopic characteristics of the reaction products are discussed. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2362–2365, October, 2005.     

Domino Reactions with Fluorinated Five-membered Heterocycles – Syntheses of Trifluoromethyl Substituted Butenolides and γ-Ketoacids

Summary. A new approach to trifluoromethyl substituted butenolides and their thioanalogues is described starting from 2-fluoro-3-trifluoromethylfurans and -thiophenes, respectively. The reaction sequence includes three steps – nucleophilic displacement reaction, Claisen, and finally Cope rearrangement – which can be run as domino reaction. A modification of the domino reaction (transesterification instead of Cope rearrangement) provides a concise access to α-trifluoromethyl-γ-ketoacids.     

Domino Reactions with Fluorinated Five-membered Heterocycles – Syntheses of Trifluoromethyl Substituted Butenolides and γ-Ketoacids

A new approach to trifluoromethyl substituted butenolides and their thioanalogues is described starting from 2-fluoro-3-trifluoromethylfurans and -thiophenes, respectively. The reaction sequence includes three steps – nucleophilic displacement reaction, Claisen, and finally Cope rearrangement – which can be run as domino reaction. A modification of the domino reaction (transesterification instead of Cope rearrangement) provides a concise access to α-trifluoromethyl-γ-ketoacids.     

On the Conformation of Bilirubin Ditaurate

 The first optically active taurine conjugate of a bilirubin was prepared by reaction of taurine sodium salt with the mixed anhydride formed from reaction of (βS,β′S)-dimethylmesobilirubin-XIIIα with isobutyl chloroformate. Analysis of the circular dichroism spectra of the conjugate in water and chloroform indicate a conformational preference for the (M)-helical ridge-tile conformation, thus providing the first spectroscopic evidence on the conformation of ditaurobilirubins.     

Change of the Apparent Reaction Order with Temperature as a Consequence of the Reaction Mechanism Complexity

The theoretical isotherms (α=α(t), where α is the conversion degree and t is the time) and the theoretical thermogravimetric curves(α=α(T), where T is the temperature) were simulated for a system in which two consecutive reactions occur. A critical analysis of the use of an overall single rate reaction equation instead of the use of the true rate equations is presented. Both for isothermal and non-isothermal data and α≤0.50, the apparent reaction order depends on temperature. It is pointed out that the apparent reaction order for a given temperature can be evaluated if the parameters of the compensation effect are known. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

The reaction of salts ofN-(β-hydroxyalkyl)-N′-hydroxydiazeneN-oxides with dihalomethanes

Methylene-bis[N′-oxydiazene-N-(β-hydroxyalkyl)N-oxides] were synthesized by the reaction of salts ofN-(β-hydroxyalkyl)-N′-hydroxydiazeneN-oxides with diahalomethanes. The effect of the nature of the starting reagents and the reaction condtions on the yields of the target compounds was studied. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2266–2269, November, 1998.     

Electrochemical investigations of the reaction mechanism and kinetics between NADH and riboflavin immobilised on amorphous zirconium phosphate

Electrochemical investigations of the reaction mechanism and kinetics between riboflavin immobilised on zirconium phosphate (ZPRib) in carbon paste and NADH showed results yielding reliable information about aspects on the mechanism of the electron transfer reaction between the flavin and NADH. The formal potential (E°′) of the adsorbed riboflavin was −220 mV versus SCE at pH 7.0. A shift about 250 mV towards a more positive potential compared with its value in solution was assigned to the interaction between the basic nitrogen of riboflavin and the acid groups of ZP. The invariance of the E°′ with the pH of the contacting solution and the effect of different buffer constituents were attributed to the protection effect of ZP over the riboflavin. The electrocatalytic oxidation of NADH at the electrode was investigated using cyclic voltammetry and rotating disk electrode methodology using a potential of −50 mV versus SCE. The heterogeneous electron transfer rate constant, k _obs, was 816 M⁻¹ s⁻¹ and the Michaelis-Menten constant, K _M, was 1.8 mM (confirming a charge transfer complex intermediate in the reaction) for an electrode with a riboflavin coverage of 6.8 × 10⁻¹⁰ mol cm⁻². This drastic increase in the reaction rate between NADH and the immobilised riboflavin was assigned to the shift of the E°′. A surprising effect with addition of calcium or magnesium ion to the solution was also observed. The E°′ was shifted to −150 mV versus SCE and the reaction rate for NADH oxidation increased drastically. Received: 22 February 1999 / Accepted: 10 March 1999     

Formation of Orthoesters of Oleanolic Acid During Königs-Knorr Glycosidations

Summary.  The formation of orthoesters during K?nigs-Knorr reactions is described. Diphenylmethyl oleanolate reacts with 1 → 4 linked disaccharide donors to orthoesters instead of the expected glycosides. The reaction with acetobromoglucose gave a mixture of orthoester and glycoside. The influence of the structure of the glycosyl donors and of the reaction conditions on the formation of orthoesters is discussed. Received February 12, 2001. Accepted February 22, 2001     

The use of cesium dibenzyl and diphenyl phosphates for stereoselective synthesis of glycosyl phosphate derivatives

Peracetates of β-glycosyl dibenzyl phosphates are formed efficiently in the reaction of cesium dibenzyl phosphate with peracetyl-α-glycosyl nitrates derived froml-fucopyranose,d-galactopyranose, and 2-azido-2-deoxy-d-galactopyranose or with tri-O-acetyl-α-l-fucopyranosyl bromide. On the contrary, the reaction of the above-mentioned glycosyl nitrates with cesium diphenyl phosphate leads to thermodynamically more stable α-glycosyl diphenyl phosphatevia intermediate formation of the corresponding β-anomers. Published inIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 1924–1928, November, 2000.     

Cross-linking epoxide resins with hydrolysates of chrome-tanned leather waste

Differential scanning calorimetry was employed to investigate the reaction of diglycidyl ethers of bisphenol A (DGEBA) of mean molecular mass 348–480 Da, with collagen hydrolysate of chrome-tanned leather waste in a solvent-free environment. The reaction leads to biodegradable polymers that might facilitate recycling of plastic parts in products of the automotive and/or aeronautics industry provided with protective films on this basis. The reaction proceeds in a temperature interval of 205–220°C, at temperatures approx. 30–40°C below temperature of thermal degradation of collagen hydrolysate. The found value of reaction enthalpy, 519.19 J g⁻¹ (= 101.24 kJ mol⁻¹ of epoxide groups) corresponds with currently found enthalpy values of the reaction of oxirane ring with amino groups. Reaction heat depends on the composition of reaction mixture (or on mass fraction of diglycidyl ethers in the reaction mixture); proving the dependence of kinetic parameters of the reaction (Arrhenius pre-exponential factor A (min⁻¹) and activation energy E _a (kJ mol⁻¹)) did not succeed. Obtained values of kinetic parameters are on a level corresponding to the assumption that reaction kinetics is determined by diffusion.     

On the Conformation of Bilirubin Ditaurate

Summary.  The first optically active taurine conjugate of a bilirubin was prepared by reaction of taurine sodium salt with the mixed anhydride formed from reaction of (βS,β′S)-dimethylmesobilirubin-XIIIα with isobutyl chloroformate. Analysis of the circular dichroism spectra of the conjugate in water and chloroform indicate a conformational preference for the (M)-helical ridge-tile conformation, thus providing the first spectroscopic evidence on the conformation of ditaurobilirubins. Corresponding author. E-mail: lightner@scs.unr.edu Received July 5, 2002; accepted July 15, 2002     

Dissolution of pure and substituted goethites controlled by the surface reaction under conditions of abrasive stripping voltammetry

Pure goethites and Al-, Cr-, and Mn-goethites, as synthetic and natural products, were used to establish the conditions for electrochemical reductive dissolution following surface reaction kinetics. In diluted perchloric acid and at reaction rate coefficients of the order of 10⁻⁴s⁻¹, the γ parameters in the kinetic equation J/N ₀ = k(N/N ₀)^γ (where J is the reaction rate and N and N ₀ are actual and total molar amounts of a solid reactant) were in the range expected for the shape-preserving dissolution of the particles with a certain size and reactivity distribution function. The same range of γ was found using the dissolution of goethites by a chemical reaction via oxalate-ferrous ion surface complexation. The importance of the charge transfer coefficient to describe the iron oxide reactivitie s was highlighted as it is sensitive to the synthetic route and also to the substitution of iron. Received: 20 December 1996 / Accepted: 24 February 1997     

Thermal decomposition behaviors of β-cyclodextrin,its inclusion complexes of alkyl amines,and complexed β-cyclodextrin at different heating rates

The present work revealed there was a conceptual difference in the thermal decomposition behaviors between the complexed β-cyclodextrin (CD) in an inclusion system and the β-CD complex of guest. The thermal decomposition behaviors of the solid inclusion complexes of β-CD with ethylenediamine (Eda), diethylenetriamine (Dta) and triethylamine (Tea) were investigated using nonisothermal thermogravimetry (TG) analysis based on weight loss as a function of temperature. In view of TG profiles, a consecutive mechanism describing the formation and thermal decomposition of the three solid supermolecules of β-CD was presented. Heating rate has very different effects on the thermal decomposition behaviors of these complexes. The faster the heating rate is, the higher the melting-decomposition point of the complexed β-CD in an inclusion system is, and on the whole the bigger the rate constant (k) of the thermal decomposition reaction of the complexed β-CD is. The thermal decomposition process of the complexed β-CD for each inclusion system is determined to be simple first-order reaction using Ozawa method. The apparent activation energies (E _a) and frequency factors (A) of the thermal decomposition reactions of the complexed β-CD molecules have been also calculated. It is found that when the decomposition reaction of the complexed β-CD encountered a large value of E _a, such as that in Dta–β-CD system, an apparent compensation effect of A on E _a can provide enough energy to conquer the reaction barrier in prompting the k value of thermal decomposition reaction of the complexed β-CD according to Arrhenius equation.     

Research on multiphase synthesis of 1,5-di(o-anisidino) anthraquinone

According to the Ullman reaction mechanism, the synthesis of 1,5-di(o-anisidino)anthraquinone was achieved by the multiphase reaction of 1,5-dichloroanthraquinone in xylene and o-anisidine in the presence of copper metal powder and potassium acetate. The effects of various factors on the reaction, such as the dosages of xylene and catalyst, molar ratios of raw materials, and reaction times were investigated. When the molar ratio of 1,5-dichloroanthraquinone to o-anisidine and potassium acetate is 1:10:2.5 and the catalyst dosage based on 1,5-dichloroanthraquinone is 5.3%, the conversion of 1,5-dichloroanthraquinone is 97.8% and the yield of 1,5-di(o-anisidino)anthraquinone is 80.6% after reflux for 10 h. Under these conditions, the recovery of the solvent is 86.0%. The target compound was identified by MS, ¹H NMR, IR and DSC. __________ Translated from Journal of Dalian University of Technology, 2007, 47(2): 170–174 [译自: 大连理工大学学报]     

Reaction of 1,2-dialkyldiaziridines with ketenes as a new approach to cyclic and linear systems containing the N— C—N fragment

The reaction of 1,2-dialkyldiaziridines with ketenes proceeds through the N—N bond cleavage to form three types of structures containing the N—C—N fragment, viz., 1,3-dialkylimidazolidin-4-ones, 3,5-diacyl-3,5-diazahept-1-enes, and β-lactams. The reaction pathway depends on the reaction conditions and the structures of the starting compounds. Dedicated to Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences E. P. Serebryakov on the occasion of his 70th birthday. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 997–1006, April, 2005.     

Amidoalkylation of hydrophosphoryl compounds

A new mild procedure of the amidoalkylation of hydrophosphoryl compounds in a mixture of acetic anhydride and acetyl chloride was developed as a convenient method of constructing the α-aminophosphoryl fragment of the pseudo-α,α′-dipeptide molecule. The reaction intermediates N,N′-benzylidene- and N,N′-alkylidenebiscarbamates were detected, isolated, and identified. The report presents the results of studying the direct interaction of hydrophosphoryl compounds previously synthesized with biscarbamates in acetic anhydride and other solvents, the influence of the structure of phosphorus component and biscarbamate, and the effect of acid catalysis on the course of this two-component reaction. A new version of the mechanism of the three-component reaction of amidoalkylation of hydrophosphoryl compounds is suggested: it is regarded as a multistage process involving the stage of biscarbamate formation followed by the stage of Arbuzov-type reaction with the intermediate formation of acyliminium cation and P-OAc derivative with trivalent phosphorus.     

Direct Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Hydroxyapatite by Hydrothermal Hydrolysis of Alkylphosphates

Summary.  The influence of reaction conditions (temperature, type of catalyst, time) on the base-catalyzed reaction of mono-, di-, and trialkylphosphates (alkyl = methyl, ethyl, i-propyl, n-butyl) with Ca²⁺ ions and on the structure and composition of the reaction products was studied. The composition of the calcium phosphates depends mainly on the reaction temperature. At temperatures below 100°C, a nanocrystalline solid product transforming into dicalcium phosphate by heating (calcination) was found. Pure nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite was prepared by hydrothermal synthesis at 160°C from mono- and dialkylphosphates. The size of hydroxyapatite crystallites was about 1 nm, the particle size about 150 nm. Agglomerated particles of hydroxyapatite larger than 2 μm were prepared at 200°C. Hydrothermal reaction of trialkylphosphates with Ca²⁺ ions at 200°C produced CaHPO₄. The experimental results were used to propose a reaction mechanism for base-catalyzed hydrothermal reactions of alkylphosphates with Ca²⁺ ions. Received October 4, 2001. Accepted (revised) November 19, 2001     

Reaction of N-Acyl-α-triphenylphosphonio-α-amino Acid Esters with Organic Bases: Mechanism of the Base-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Substitution of the Triphenylphosphonium Group

Summary.  Reactions of N-acyl-α-triphenylphosphonio-α-amino acid methyl esters with organic bases (triethylamine or DBU) were investigated as the crucial step of the base-catalyzed displacement of the triphenylphosphonium group by nucleophiles. It was proved that N-acyl-α-triphenylphosphonioglycinates are transformed to an equilibrium mixture of the corresponding N-acyliminoacetates and N-acyl-α-triphenylphosphoranylidene glycinates by bases. In the case of N-acyl-α-triphenylphosphonio-α-amino acid esters with quaternary α-carbon, the α-substituted homologues of the N-acyliminoacetates were detected to be the only primary reaction product which, however, can undergo further tautomerization to the corresponding α,β-dehydro-α-amino acid derivatives. In both these cases the reaction of N-acyl-α-triphenylphosphonio-α-amino acid esters with nucleophiles proceeds via the addition of a nucleophile to the activated C=N double bond of the N-acylimino intermediate. Corresponding author. E-mail: romanm@zeus.polsl.gliwice.pl Received October 31, 2001. Accepted (revised) December 17, 2001