Synthesis and bioactivity of novel (3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yloxy)phenyl containing acrylate and acrylonitrile derivatives

Fifteen novel (3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yloxy)phenyl containing Baylis-Hillman adduct derivatives were designed and synthesized. Evaluation of their biological activities showed that methyl 2-((3-(3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yloxy)phenoxy)(phenyl)methyl)acrylate (2g) exhibited efficient broad-spectrum fungicidal activity, with 100% control of wheat powdery mildew and cucumber downy mildew and 98% control of cucumber anthracnose at 400 g ai/ha. Some of the other title compounds 2, 3 and two Baylis-Hillman bromide intermediates (11a, 11b) had moderate to good fungicidal activity.     

Six insecticidal isoryanodane diterpenoids from the bark and twigs of Itoa orientalis

Four rare isoryanodane diterpenoids namely itols A-D (1-4) and two isoryanodane glucosides (5 and 6) were isolated from the bark and twigs of Itoa orientalis. Their structures were determined by NMR and MS techniques and the structure of 1 was confirmed by a single-crystal X-ray diffraction. These six diterpenoids obviously showed insecticidal activity against Spodoptera exigua, with LC₅₀ 28.62 ppm for 1 and 52.76 ppm for 2, respectively. In anti-inflammatory assay, compounds 1 and 4-6 showed anti-COX-2 activity, with inhibitory rates of 54.7-78.3% at 10 μM.     

Non-degenerate 1,2-silyl shift in silyl substituted alkyltrimethylcyclopentadienes

The five new silanes C₅Me₃RSiMe_nCl_3 − n (n = 3, R = i-Pr (5); n = 2, R = i-Pr (6); n = 2, R = s-Bu (7); n = 2, R = cyclohexyl (8); and n = 3, R = t-Bu (9)) were synthesized by reaction of 1-alkyl-2,3,4-trimethylcyclopentadienyl lithium salts with appropriate chlorosilane and characterized by NMR, MS, and IR spectra. At elevated temperatures (250-360 K), all the silanes undergo a non-degenerate sigmatropic silyl rearrangement, which generates non-equivalent structures a and b. The presence of minor structure c was observed in compounds 5 and 7 only. The Diels-Alder cycloaddition of 5 with strong dienophiles tetracyanoethylene (TCNE), and dimethylacetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) provides compounds 10 and 11, which confirmed isomers a and b, respectively. The free energy of activation of b → a isomerization for compounds 5-8 evaluated from variable temperature NMR spectra show only marginal influence of group R on the 1,2-silyl shift rate. Moreover, in compounds 5 and 7, the process b → a was found significantly faster than b → c process in the above-mentioned temperature range.     

Syntheses,characterizations and crystal structures of monomeric or macrocyclic compounds of di- or triorganotin (IV) moieties with 4,4′-thiodibenzenethiol

Six organotin compounds with 4,4′-thiodibenzenethiol (LH₂) of the type R_nSnL_4−nSnR_n (n = 3: R = Me 1, Ph 2, PhCH₂3, n = 2: R = Me 4, Ph 5, PhCH₂6) have been synthesized. All compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, IR and NMR (¹H, ¹³C, and ¹¹⁹Sn) spectra. The structures of compounds 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 were also determined by X-ray diffraction analysis, which revealed that compounds 1 and 2 were monomeric structures, compounds 4, 5 and 6 were centrosymmetric dinuclear macrocyclic structures, and all the tin(IV) atoms are four-coordinated. Furthermore, supramolecular structures were also found in compounds 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, which exhibit one-dimensional chains, two-dimensional networks or three-dimensional structures through intermolecular C–H?S weak hydrogen bonds (WHBs), non-bonded Sn?S interactions or C–H?π interactions.     

Syntheses, structures, and dynamic properties of M(CO)2(η-C3H5)(L-L)(NCBH3) (M = Mo, W; L-L = dppe, bipy, en)

Compounds M(CO)₂(η³-C₃H₅)(L-L)(NCBH₃) (L-L = dppe, M = Mo(1), W(2); L-L = bipy, M = Mo(3), W(4); L-L = en, M = Mo(5), W(6)) were prepared and characterized. The single crystal X-ray analyses of 2-6 revealed that the cyanotrihydroborate anion bonds to the metal through a nitrogen atom, the open face of the allyl group being pointed toward the two carbonyls (endo-isomer). In compounds 2, 5, and 6, the two donor atoms of the bidentate ligand occupy equatorial and axial positions, respectively. In the solid state structures of compounds 3 and 4 both nitrogen atoms of the bipy ligand occupy equatorial positions. The NMR spectroscopy reveals a fluxional behavior of compounds 1, 2, 5, and 6 in solution. Although the fluxional behavior of compounds 5 and 6 ceased at about −40 °C, that of compound 1 could not be stopped even at −90 °C. Their low temperature conformations are consistent with their solid state structures. Both the endo- and exo-isomers coexist in solution for compounds 3 and 4.     

Karatungiols A and B, two novel antimicrobial polyol compounds, from the symbiotic marine dinoflagellate Amphidinium sp.

Karatungiols A (1) and B (2), two novel antimicrobial polyol compounds, were isolated from the cultivated symbiotic marine dinoflagellate Amphidinium sp. Their structures were elucidated based on spectroscopic analysis and degradation reactions. Karatungiols A (1) and B (2) consisted of a C69-linear chain with a ketone moiety, 24 or 25 hydroxyl groups, and two tetrahydropyran rings. Karatungiol A (1) exhibited antifungal activity against Aspergillus niger at 12 μg/disc and antiprotozoan activity against Trichomonas foetus at 1 μg/ml.     

Novaxenicins A-D and xeniolides I-K, seven new diterpenes from the soft coral Xenia novaebrittanniae

Seven new diterpenes, novaxenicins A-D (1-4) and xeniolides I-K (5-7), have been isolated from the Kenyan soft coral Xenia novaebrittanniae. The structures and relative stereochemistry of the compounds were elucidated by interpretation of MS, COSY, HSQC, HMBC, and NOESY experiments. The structure of novaxenicin A (1) was secured by X-ray diffraction analysis. Compound 5 possesses anti-bacterial activity at a concentration of 1.25 μg/ml and compound 2 induces apoptosis in transformed mammalian cells at a concentration of 1.25 μg/ml.     

Lissoclibadins 1-3, three new polysulfur alkaloids, from the ascidian Lissoclinum cf. badium

Three new polysulfur alkaloids, lissoclibadins 1 (1)-3 (3), were isolated from the ascidian Lissoclinum sp. (cf. L. badium Monniot, F. and Monniot, C., 1996). The structures of 1-3 were assigned on the basis of their spectral data, and the computational modeling study was utilized for 1. Compound 1 had a trimeric structure of three identical aromatic anime moieties connected through two sulfide and a disulfide bonds. Compounds 2 and 3 were dimeric structures of the same unit as that of 1 connected through a sulfide and disulfide bonds (2) and two sulfide bonds (3). Compounds 1 and 2 inhibited the growth of the marine bacterium Ruegeria atlantica (15.2 mm at 20 μg/disk and 12.2 mm at 5 μg/disk, respectively) and 2 showed antifungal activity to Mucor hiemalis (13.8 mm at 50 μg/disk). Compounds 1-3 were cytotoxic against HL-60 (IC₅₀=0.37, 0.21, and 5.5 μM, respectively).     

Synthesis, structures and ε-caprolactone polymerization activity of aluminum N,N′-dimethyloxalamidates

Alkyl aluminum N,N′-dimethyloxalamidates R₄Al₂(dmoa) (1, R = Me; 2, R = Et; 3, R = ⁱBu; 4, R = ^tBu) (dmoa-H₂ = N,N′-dimethyloxalamide) have been prepared and characterized. Molecular structures of the compounds 1 and 4 have been determined by X-ray crystallography. The centrosymmetric molecules of the compounds consist of one N,N′-dimethyloxalamidate unit bonded to two four-coordinated aluminum atoms. Each of the aluminum atoms is bonded to two alkyl groups, and oxygen and nitrogen atoms originating from two different amidate groups. A skeleton framework of the molecules of 1 and 4 consists of two fused AlNOC₂ heterocyclic rings, which are flat and positioned in one plane. It was shown that compounds 1-3 were initiators in a process of ring opening polymerization (ROP) of ε-caprolactone. The compound 4 exhibited low activity in ROP.     

Syntheses, structures, and dynamic properties of M(CO)2(η-C3H5)(en)(X) (M = Mo, W; X = Br, N3, CN) and [(en)(η-C3H5)(CO)2M(μ-CN)M(CO)2(η-C3H5)(en)]Br (M = Mo, W)

Mononuclear compounds M(CO)₂(η³-C₃H₅)(en)(X) (X = Br, M = Mo(1), W(2); X = N₃, M = Mo(3), W(4); X = CN, M = Mo(5), W(6)) and cyanide-bridged bimetallic compounds [(en)(η³-C₃H₅)(CO)₂M(μ-CN)M(CO)₂(η³-C₃H₅)(en)]Br (M = Mo (7), W(8)) were prepared and characterized. These compounds are fluxional and display broad unresolved proton NMR signals at room temperature. Compounds 1-6 were characterized by NMR spectroscopy at −60 °C, which revealed isomers in solution. The major isomers of 1-4 adopt an asymmetric endo-conformation, while those of 5 and 6 were both found to possess a symmetric endo-conformation. The single crystal X-ray structures of 1-6 are consistent with the structures of the major isomer in solution at low temperature. In contrast to mononuclear terminal cyanide compounds 5 and 6, cyanide-bridged compounds 7 and 8 were found to adopt the asymmetric endo-conformation in the solid state.     

Bis(2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl)tin(IV) compounds: Synthesis, single-crystal X-ray characterization and reactivity toward ionizing species and polar monomers

The synthesis of new organotin compounds of general formula Tip₂SnRR′ (Tip = 2,4,6-triisopropylbenzene; R = R′ = CH₃ (1); R = R′ = CHCH₂ (2); R = CH₂Ph, R′ = Br (3); R = R′ = CH₂CHCH₂ (4)) is described herein. The compounds have been characterized by ¹H, ¹³C, ¹¹⁹Sn NMR, mass spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Characterization by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis has been obtained for compounds 2, 3 and 4. The reactivity with ionizing agents has been studied by NMR spectroscopy. Compounds 2 and 4 underwent alkyl abstraction by [(CH₃CH₂)₃Si]⁺[B(C₆F₅)₄]⁻ affording stable cationic species (2a, 4a). For the cationic specie 4a a π-interaction of the benzyl group to the metal centre was recognized by solution NMR studies. A cationic species (3a) was generated from compound 3 using AgSbF₆ as ionizing agent. The cationic species (2a, 3a) exhibited moderate activity as initiator in the cationic polymerization of 1,4-butadiene and good activity in the ring opening polymerization (ROP) of propylene oxide and ε-caprolactone.     

Syntheses and characterizations of nine coordination polymers of transition metals with carboxylate anions and bis(imidazole) ligands

Nine new compounds, namely [CuL1(biim-6)] · H₂O (1), [ZnL1(biim-6)] · H₂O (2), [MnL1(biim-6)] · H₂O (3), [MnL1(biim-4)] (4), [Co₂(L2)₂(biim-5)₃ · 6H₂O] · 8H₂O (5), [ZnL3(biim-6)] (6), [ZnL3(biim-5)] (7), [CdL3(biim-5) · 1.5H₂O] · 0.5H₂O (8) and [CdL4(biim-6) · 2H₂O] (9) [where L1 = oxalate anion, L2 = fumarate anion, L3 = phthalate anion, L4 = p-phthalate anion, biim-4 = 1,1′-(1,4-butanediyl)bis(imidazole), biim-5 = 1,1′-(1,5-pentanedidyl)bis(imidazole) and biim-6 = 1,1′-(1,6-hexanedidyl)bis(imidazole)] were successfully synthesized. Compounds 1–3 are isostructural, and display 2D polymeric structures. Compound 4 shows a threefold interpenetrating diamondoid framework. In compound 5, the anions act as counterions, and the metal cations are bridged by bis(imidazole) ligands to form 1D polymeric chains. Compounds 6–9 show 2D polymeric structures. The magnetic properties for 1, 3 and 4 and luminescent properties for 2 and 6–9 are discussed. Thermogravimetric analyses (TGA) for these compounds are also discussed.     

Quantum chemical study of ethylene addition to group-7 oxo complexes MO2(CH3)(CH2) (M = Mn, Tc, Re)

Quantum chemical calculations using DFT at the B3LYP level have been carried out for the reaction of ethylene with the group-7 compounds ReO₂(CH₃)(CH₂) (Re1), TcO₂(CH₃)(CH₂) (Tc1) and MnO₂(CH₃)(CH₂) (Mn1). The calculations suggest rather complex scenarios with numerous pathways, where the initial compounds Re1-Mn1 may either engage in cycloaddition reactions or numerous addition reactions with concomitant hydrogen migration. There are also energetically low-lying rearrangements of the starting compounds to isomers which may react with ethylene yielding further products. The [2 + 2]_Re,C cycloaddition reaction of the starting molecule Re1 is kinetically and thermodynamically favored over the [3 + 2]_C,O and [3 + 2]_O,O cycloadditions. However, the reaction which leads to the most stable product takes place with initial rearrangement to the dioxohydridometallacyclopropane isomer Re1a that adds ethylene with concomitant hydrogen migration yielding Re1a-1. The latter reaction has a slightly higher barrier than the [2 + 2]_Re,C cycloaddition reaction. The direct [3 + 2]_C,O cycloaddition becomes more favorable than the [2 + 2]_M,C reaction for the starting compounds Tc1 and Mn1 of the lighter metals technetium and manganese but the calculations predict that other reactions are kinetically and thermodynamically more favorable than the cycloadditions. The reactions with the lowest activation barriers lead after rearrangement to the ethyl substituted dioxometallacyclopropanes Tc1a-1 and Mn1a-1. The manganese compound exhibits an even more complex reaction scenario than the technetium compounds. The thermodynamically most stable final product of ethylene addition to Mn1 is the ethoxy substituted metallacyclopropane Mn1a-2 which has, however, a high activation barrier.     

Reactions of trimethylsiloxychlorosilanes with lithium metal - On the mechanism of the formation of trimethylsiloxysilyllithium compounds LiSiRR’(OSiMe3)

The reaction pathway for the formation of the trimethylsiloxysilyllithium compounds (Me₃SiO)RR′SiLi (2a: R = Et, 2b: R = ⁱPr, 2c: R = 2,4,6-Me₃C₆H₂ (Mes); 2a-c: R′ = Ph; 2d: R = R′ = Mes) starting from the conversion of the corresponding trimethylsiloxychlorosilanes (Me₃SiO)RR′SiCl (1a-d) in the presence of excess lithium in a mixture of THF/diethyl ether/n-pentane at −110 °C was investigated.The trimethylsiloxychlorosilanes (Me₃SiO)RPhSiCl (1a: R = Et, 1b: R = ⁱPr, 1c: R = Mes) react with lithium to give initially the trimethylsiloxysilyllithium compounds (Me₃SiO)RPhSiLi (2a-c). These siloxysilyllithiums 2 couple partially with more trimethylsiloxychlorosilanes 1 to produce the siloxydisilanes (Me₃SiO)RPhSi-SiPhR(OSiMe₃) (Ia-c), and they undergo bimolecular self-condensation affording the trimethylsiloxydisilanyllithium compounds (Me₃SiO)RPhSi-RPhSiLi (3a-c). The siloxydisilanes I are cleaved by excess of lithium to give the trimethylsiloxysilyllithiums (Me₃SiO)RPhSiLi (2). In the case of the two trimethylsiloxydisilanyllithiums (Me₃SiO)RPhSi-RPhSiLi (3a: R = Et, 3b: R = ⁱPr) a reaction with more trimethylsiloxychlorosilanes (Me₃SiO)RPhSiCl (1a, 1b) takes place under formation of siloxytrisilanes (Me₃SiO)RPhSi-RPhSi-SiPhR(OSiMe₃) (IIa: R = Et, IIb: R = ⁱPr) which are cleaved by lithium to yield the trimethylsiloxysilyllithiums (Me₃SiO)RPhSiLi (2a, 2b) and the trimethylsiloxydisilanyllithiums (Me₃SiO)RPhSi-RPhSiLi (3a, 3b). The dimesityl-trimethylsiloxy-silyllithium (Me₃SiO)Mes₂SiLi (2d) was obtained directly by reaction of the trimethylsiloxychlorosilane (Me₃SiO)Mes₂SiCl (1d) and lithium without formation of the siloxydisilane intermediate. Both silyllithium compounds 2 and 3 were trapped with HMe₂SiCl giving the products (Me₃SiO)RR′Si-SiMe₂H and (Me₃SiO)RPhSi-RPhSi-SiMe₂H.     

Various silyl-substituted cyclopentadienyl titanium complexes [CpSi(CH3)2X]TiCl3 as catalysts for syndiotactic polystyrene

Three silyl-substituted titanium trichloride complexes [CpSi(CH₃)₂X]TiCl₃ [X=Cl(1), Me(2), PhOMe(3)] were tested as catalyst precursors for the syndiospecific polymerization of styrene. The catalytic activity increased in the order 1 > 2 > 3. The highest activity was 2.42 × 10⁷ g s-PS/mol Ti mol S h using complex 1/MAO catalytic system at molar ratio of Al/Ti=2000. The effects of variation on polymerization temperature and Al/Ti ratio on the polymerization of styrene were also studied.     

Antitumor activity of vanadocene Y and its selenocyanate derivative in xenografted caki-1 tumors in mice

The para-methoxybenzyl-substituted vanadocene dichloride (Vanadocene Y) (1) and its diselenocyanate (Selenocyanato-Vanadocene Y) (2) were tested in vitro in an anti-angiogenesis assay against human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) delivering IC50 values of 0.92 ± 0.03 μM (1) and 37 ± 11 μM (2). In a cytotoxicity assay against the human renal cancer cells, CAKI-1, the compounds demonstrated IC50 values of 0.55 ± 0.09 μM (1) and 0.25 ± 0.03 μM (2). Then both compounds were given at their maximum tolerable dose, MTD, of 20 mg/kg/d (1) or 40 mg/kg/d (2) on four consecutive days or at 50% of the MTD on five consecutive days per week for three weeks to overall four cohorts of eight CAKI-1 tumor-bearing female NMRI:nu/nu mice each, while a further cohort was treated with solvent only. Both MTD-treated mouse cohorts showed a statistically significant tumor growth reduction with respect to the solvent-treated control group with an optimal T/C value of 47% on day 39 of the experiment. Immunohistological analysis revealed that the expression of the proliferation marker Ki-67 was reduced due to long-term treatment with 2.     

Cation-anion interactions involving hydrogen bonds: Syntheses and crystal structures study of hexafluorotitanate(IV) salts with pyridine and methyl substituted pyridines

Fluorotitanates (LH)₂[TiF₆]·nH₂O (1: R = pyridine, n = 1, 2: R = 2-picoline, n = 2, 3: R = 2,6-lutidine, n = 0, 4: R = 2,4,6-collidine, n = 0) and (LH)[TiF₅(H₂O)] (3a: L = 2,6-lutidine) have been synthesized by the reaction of pyridine or corresponding methyl substituted pyridines and titanium dioxide dissolved in hydrofluoric acid. The crystal structures of ionic compounds 1, 2, 3, 3a and 4 have been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The hydrogen bonding led to the formation of discrete (LH)₂[TiF₆] units (4), chains (1-3), and layers (3a). The additional π-π interactions present in 1, 2, and 4 results in chain structures of 1 and 4 and in a layer structure of 2. The [TiF₆]²⁻ and [TiF₅(H₂O)]⁻ anions were observed by ¹⁹F NMR spectroscopy in aqueous solutions of 1, 2, 3, 3a and 4.     

Substituted lithiumtrimethylsiloxysilanides LiSiRR′(OSiMe3) - Investigations of their synthesis, stability and reactivity

The reactions of the trimethylsiloxychlorosilanes (Me₃SiO)RR′SiCl (1a-h: R′ = Ph, 1a: R = H, 1b: R = Me, 1c: R = Et, 1d: R = ⁱPr, 1e: R = ^tBu, 1f: R = Ph, 1g: R = 2,4,6-Me₃C₆H₂ (Mes), 1h: R = 2,4,6-(Me₂CH)₃C₆H₂ (Tip); 1i: R = R′ = Mes) with lithium metal in tetrahydrofuran (THF) at −78 °C and in a mixture of THF/diethyl ether/n-pentane in a volume ratio 4:1:1 at −110 °C lead to mixtures of numerous compounds. Dependent on the substituents silyllithium derivatives (Me₃SiO)RR′SiLi (2b-i), Me₃SiO(RR′Si)₂Li (3a-g), Me₃SiRR′SiLi (4a-h), (LiO)RR′SiLi (12e, 12g-i), trisiloxanes (Me₃SiO)₂SiRR′ (5a-i) and trimethylsiloxydisilanes (6f^∗, 6h^∗, 6i^∗) are formed. All silyllithium compounds were trapped with Me₃SiCl or HMe₂SiCl resulting in the following products: (Me₃SiO)RR′SiSiMe₂R″ (6b-i: R″ = Me, 7c-i: R″ = H), Me₃SiO(RR′Si)₂SiMe₂R″ (8a-g: R″ = Me, 9a-g: R″ = H), Me₃SiRR′SiSiMe₂R″ (10a-h: R″ = Me, 11a-h: R″ = H) and (HMe₂SiO)RR′SiSiMe₂H (13e, 13g-i). The stability of trimethylsiloxysilyllithiums 2 depends on the substituents and on the temperature. (Me₃SiO)Mes₂SiLi (2i) is the most stable compound due to the high steric shielding of the silicon centre. The trimethylsiloxysilyllithiums 2a-g undergo partially self-condensation to afford the corresponding trimethylsiloxydisilanyllithiums Me₃SiO(RR′Si)₂Li (3a-g). (Me₃)Si-O bond cleavage was observed for 2e and 2g-i. The relatively stable trimethylsiloxysilyllithiums 2f, 2g and 2i react with n-butyllithium under nucleophilic butylation to give the n-butyl-substituted silyllithiums ⁿBuRR′SiLi (15g, 15f, 15i), which were trapped with Me₃SiCl. By reaction of 2g and 2i with 2,3-dimethylbuta-1,3-diene the corresponding 1,1-diarylsilacyclopentenes 17g and 17i are obtained.X-ray studies of 17g revealed a folded silacyclopentene ring with the silicon atom located 0.5 Å above the mean plane formed by the four carbon ring atoms.     

The first total synthesis of SB87-Cl and pestalone, novel bioactive benzophenone natural products

SB87-Cl 1, an inhibitor of testosterone-5α-reductase, and pestalone 2 exhibiting effective antimicrobial activity against MRSA (MIC = 37 ng/mL) and VRE (MIC = 78 ng/mL), were novel bioactive benzophenone natural products. Total synthesis of 1 and 2 has been successfully accomplished. The common synthetic precursor 18 of 1 and 2, was successfully obtained by the coupling of 8 with 12.     

The role of phosphine in cobalt-catalyzed carbonylative polymerization of N-alkylaziridine

A series of CH₃COCo(CO)₃L complexes (1, L = PCy₃; 2, L = PMe₂Ph; 3, L = PPh₃; 4, L = P(para-F-Ph)₃; 5, L = P(meta-F-Ph)₃; and 6, L = P(ortho-tolyl)₃) were studied as precatalyst for the title polymerization. The Co-P bond length primarily responds to the cone angle of the phosphine ligand (6 > 1 > 2 ≈ 3 ≈ 4 ≈ 5), while the back-donation to the axial acetyl ligand and the equatorial CO ligand depends on the electron-donating ability of the phosphine and increases in the order 1 > 6 > 2 > 3 > 4 > 5. The equilibrium constant for CH₃COCo(CO)₃L + CO ↔ CH₃COCo(CO)₄ + L depends on the electron-donating ability of the phosphine ligand except for 6 and follows the order 6 ? 5 > 4 > 3 > 2 > 1. The catalytic activity follows the order 6 > 5 > 4 > 3 > 1 > 2. The activity difference cannot be explained solely by the above equilibrium and is consistent with the competition for the acyl site by the phosphine as nucleophile against aziridine. The production of the β-lactam byproduct is attributed to catalyst decomposition, which is accelerated to the basicity/nucleophilicity of the phosphine ligand.