Facile synthesis of coumarin bioisosteres—1,2-benzoxathiine 2,2-dioxides

A simple and reproducible procedure for the synthesis of bioisosteres of coumarin—1,2-benzoxathiine 2,2-dioxide is presented. The developed method is based on the intramolecular aldol cyclization of derivatives of mesylsalicyl aldehydes in the presence of strong organic bases, where best results were obtained with 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU). It has been shown that depending on the nature of the substituent in the aromatic ring, intermediate aldol adducts (3,4-dihydro-1,2-benzoxathiin-4-ol 2,2-dioxides) in different ratios with title compound are formed. Dehydration of the intermediate aldols with POCl₃ led to full conversion into 1,2-benzoxathiine 2,2-dioxide derivatives. The scaffold of 1,2-benzoxathiine 2,2-dioxide is unequivocally proven by a single-crystal X-ray structure.     

Determination of vanadium in petroleum crudes and fuel oils by gas chromatography

A method is described for determining levels of vanadium as low as 0.1 μg g^-1 in petroleum oils by gas chromatography with flame-ionization detection. The method involves decomposition of the oils, derivatization and solvent extraction of vanadium as the chelate, [2,2,2',2'-tetramethyl-5,5'-(ethane-1,2-diyldiimino)bis(hex-4-en-3-onato)-(2-)] oxovanadium(IV), followed by gas chromatography on a non-polar (SE-30) column. The procedure is applied to a variety of samples, including standard reference and fuel oils used in an interlaboratory study. The results are compared with those of emission spectrography and two standard methods. The new procedure can be extended to the selective, simultaneous detection of copper, nickel and vanadium in such samples.     

6- And 7-Substituted 4H-Pyrido[1,2-a] pyrimidin-4-ones. Synthesis via the Acid-catalyzed Isomerization of 2-(Acetoacetamido)pyridines

A novel procedure has been developed for converting a variety of substituted 2-(aceto-acetamido)pyridines into substituted 4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones. The reaction involves an acid-catalyzed isomerization of the 2-(acetoacetamido)pyridine derivatives into the corresponding enamines, under conditions that permit the latter to undergo cyclization to the 4-one, in situ. The method has been employed to prepare a number of hitherto unknown 2,6- and 2,7-di- and 2,7,9-trisubstituted 4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones.     

Synthesis and Structure of Biologically Active 1,2-Bis(2-oxocycloalkyl)ethane-1,2-diones and 3,4-Dioxo-4-(2-oxocycloalkyl)butanoic Acid Esters

Russian Journal of General Chemistry - A two-step procedure has been proposed for the synthesis of 1,2-bis(2-oxocycloalkyl)ethane-1,2-diones and 3,4-dioxo-4-(2-oxocycloalkyl)butanoic acid esters by...     

Determination of 1,2-benzisoxazole-3-acetamidoxime hydrochloride (PE-257) in plasma using electron-capture gas chromatography

A gas chromatographic method has been developed that permits the accurate and specific determination of a new psychotropic agent, PF-257, in plasma. PF-257 is extracted with ethyl acetate from alkaline plasma and, after a clean-up procedure, derivatized with heptafluorobutyric anhydride to form 3-[(5-n-heptafluoropropyl-1,2, 4-oxadiazol-3-yl)methyl]-1,2-benzisoxazole (HOMB). The HOMB is assayed on a gas chromatograph equipped with an electron-capture detector. Accurate determinations of PF-257 are possible in the concentration range from 1-40 ng/ml with a relative standard deviation of 6.8%. The minimum detectable concentration in plasma is 0.1 ng/ml. Plasma levels of PF-257 in rats receiving intravenous or oral dosing (10 mg/kg) were determined.     

Dosage par spectrophotométrie d'absorption atomique sans flamme de traces de sélénium après extraction à l'aide de 4-chloro-1,2-diaminobenz̀ application aux milieux biologiques

The determination of traces of selenium after extraction with 4-chloro-1,2-diaminobenzene by graphite-furnace atomic absorption spectrometry, Application, to biological samples.A new method for the determination of very small amounts of selenium by flameless atomic absorption spectrometry is proposed. The procedure was checked with aqueous solutions of selenium and applied to mineralized biological fluids (red cells and plasma). Selenium(IV) is quantitatively extracted with toluene after reaction with 4-chloro-l,2-diaminobenzene. The sample detection limit for selenium is 10 ng ml^-1. Precision and reproducibility are excellent.     

聚(4-乙烯基吡啶)硫酸氢盐: 一个新的高效催化剂用于无溶剂条件下合成13-芳香基-茚并 [1,2-b] 石脑油 [1,2-e] 吡喃-12(13H)-酮（英文）简

An facile and efficient protocol for the synthesis of 13-aryl-indeno[1,2-b]naphtha[1,2-e]pyran- 12(13H)- ones has been developed that proceeds via the one-pot three-component sequential reaction of an aromatic aldehyde with β-naphthol and 2H-indene-1,3-dione under solvent-free conditions in the presence of a poly(4-vinylpyridinium)hydrogen sulfate (P(4-VPH)HSO₄) catalyst. The catalyst can be reused several times, making this procedure facile, practical, and sustainable. The simple experimental procedure, solvent-free reaction conditions, use of an inexpensive catalyst, short react time, and excellent yields are some of the major advantages of this methodology.     

Synthesis of [4,5-Bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-dithiolan-2-yl]nucleosides as Potential Inhibitors of HIV(1)

The synthesis of [4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-dithiolan-2-yl]nucleosides is described. (2S,3S)-1,2:3,4-Diepoxybutane (13) was reacted with potassium thiocyanate to give (2R,3R)-1,2:3,4-diepithiobutane (14). Thiiranering opening with acetate followed by deacetylation gave (2R,3R)-2,3-dithiothreitol (19) which was silylated and treated with trimethyl orthoformate to give the 2-methoxy-1,3-dithiolane 20. Condensation of 20 with silylated thymine, uracil, N(4)-benzoylcytosine and 6-chloropurine using a modified Vorbrüggen procedure, followed by deprotection, gave the nucleoside analogues. Compounds 26, 28, and 30 were found to be inactive when tested for anti-HIV activity in vitro.     

Spectrophotometric determination of palladium using 4-methyl-l ,2-cyclohexanedionedioxime

A procedure for the determination of palladium with 4-methyl-1,2-cyclohexanedionedioxime by an extraction -spectrophotometric method has been developed. Interference by coppcr(II), cobalt(Il), iron(II), or iron(III) can be eliminated by suitable masking agents. Ruthenium(III) must be absent or separated prior to the determination of palladium. The molar absorptivity of the bis(4-methyl-1,2-cyclohexanedionedioximato-N,N') palladium(II) complex has been calculated and found to be 1.51?10⁴ 1/moles-cm in chloroform at 280 mμ.     

The synthesis of some ethyl 3-(1,2-dialkylhydrazino)propanoates and their cyclization to 1,2-dialkyl-3-yrazolidinones

The preparation of several ethyl 3-(1,2-dialkylhydrazino)propanoates (III) by the reaction of 1,2-dialkylhydrazines with acrylates is described. Compound III is accompanied by small amounts of the bis addition products (V) in the reactions of ethyl acrylate with a few of the hydrazines. Cyclization of III to 1,2-dialkyl-3-pyrazolidinones (IV) was achieved with sodium methoxide. 1,2-Dialkyl-5-methyl-3-pyrazolidinones were obtained directly from 1,2-dialkylhydrazines and ethyl crotonate. A procedure for the preparation of 1,2-di-(2-ethoxycarbonylethyl)hydrazines is also given.     

Photochromic Dihetarylethenes: XX. Synthesis and Photochromic Properties of Dithienylethenes with a Fixed Conformation

>A procedure was developed for the synthesis of bis(2,5-dimethyl-3-thienyl)ethenes with partially fixed molecular conformation, and their photochromic properties in solution were studied. The structure of photochromic 1-(2,5-dimethyl-3-thienyl)-7,9-dimethyl-5,6-dihydrothieno[3',4' : 3,4]pyrido[1,2-c][1,3]oxazol-3-one, as well as of 1-(2,5-dimethyl-3-thienyl)-7,9-dimethylthieno[3',4' : 3,4]pyrido[1,2-c][1,3]oxazol-3-one possessing no photochromic properties, was determined by X-ray analysis.     

Highly E-selective and effective synthesis of antiarthritic drug candidate S-2474 using quinone methide derivatives.

We have developed an efficient and E-selective synthesis of an antiarthritic drug candidate (E)-(5)-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)-2-ethyl-1,2-isothiazolidine-1,1-dioxide (S-2474; 1), in which alpha-methoxy-p-quinone methide is used as a key intermediate. alpha-Methoxy-p-quinone methide was revealed to be an equivalent to a p-hydroxy protected benzaldehyde. It reacts smoothly with alpha-sulfonyl carbanion to give 1,6-addition intermediates, which can be further processed to provide S-2474 directly in the presence of a base. This procedure gives S-2474 as an almost single isomer on the benzylidene double bond in excellent yield and thus is a very practical method adaptable to large-scale synthesis. The detailed mechanistic aspects are studied and discussed.     

1-Chloro-2-azapropenylium and 1-chloro-2,4-diazabutenylium salts. Intermediates for the synthesis of pyrido[1,2-a]-1,3,5-triazinium salts

1-Chloro-1,3-bis(dimethylamino)-3-phenyl-2-azaprop-2-en-1-ylium perchlorate obtained from the reaction of phosphorus oxychloride-N,N-dimethylbenzamide complex and dimethylcyanamide reacts with 2-amino-4-methylpyridine to yield 8-methyl-4-dimethylamino-2-phenylpyrido[1,2-a]-1,3,5-triazinium perchlorate ( 8 ). The structure is established by X-ray crystallography. Various suitably substituted pyridines react similarly to afford the corresponding pyrido[1,2-a]-1,3,5-triazinium salts. The intermediates obtained from several secondary amides give identical products when treated with the same pyridines. The limitations of this procedure are investigated.     

A study on the electronic spectra of vinylpyridines and 1,2-(dipyridyl)ethylenes. Molecular orbital calculations

The electronic absorption spectra of 2-, 3-, and 4-vinylpyridines and 1,2-(2,3-dipyridyl), 1,2-(2,4-dipyridyl), 1,2-(3,4-dipyridyl), and 1,2-(4,4-dipyridyl) ethylenes have been investigated in polar and nonpolar solvents. A correlation has been made between the geometry of the molecule and the observed spectrum. Molecular orbital calculations have been carried out using the INDO/S? CI procedure and a limited geometry optimization. The solvent effect at the MO level has been calculated. MO calculations predicted the existence of nπ* transitions that were not observed experimentally. The wave functions of the different CI states were calculated. The experimental transition energy as well as oscillator strength corresponded satisfactorily with the calculated ones. The observed transitions were assigned according to the results of MO calculations.     

General synthetic entry to linearly-fused dihydrobenzocyclobutene-1,2-diones and benzocyclobutene-1,2-diones via annulation of 1,2-bis(methylene)carbocycles with 3-chloro-3-cyclobutene-1,2-dione

The tandem Diels-Alder/dehydrochlorination reaction of semisquaric chloride (1) with the 1,2-bis(methylene)cycloalkanes 2a-c and 1,2-bis(methylene)-4-cyclohexene (9) affords the linearly-fused cycloalkanodihydrobenzocyclobutene-1,2-diones 3a-c and 3,4,7,8-tetrahydrocyclobuta[b]-naphthalene-1,2-dione (10), respectively. On treatment with MnO2, 3a-c are dehydrogenated to the respective carbocycle-fused benzocyclobutene-1,2-diones 4a-c in good yields. 3a and 3b react with bromine to give the addition products 5a,b, which, on treatment with silver trifluoroacetate, afford the benzocyclobutene-1,2-diones 4a,b. For preparative purposes, the sequence 3-->5-->4 can be performed advantageously as a "one-pot procedure". Double-condensation reactions of 4a,b with alpha,alpha'-biscyano-o-xylene and o-phenylenediamine afford the pentacyclic biphenylenes 7a,b and the cyclobutahetarenes 8a,b, respectively. These cyclobutenediones suggest themselves as building blocks for the construction of extended linearly-fused polycyclic compounds with novel ring sequences. o-Quinodimethanes 12a-g generated in situ by the thermal decomposition of the respective 1,4-dihydro-2,3-benzoxathiin-3-oxides (sultines) 11a-g react with semisquaric chloride (1) to afford the 3,8-dihydronaphtho[b]cyclobutene-1,2-diones 13a-g. These, on dehydrogenation with bromine and/or MnO2, furnish the naphtho[b]cyclobutene-1,2-diones 14a-g in fair to good yields. As described for 4a,b the naphtho[b]cyclobutene-1,2-diones 14a-c are condensed with alpha,alpha'-biscyano-o-xylene and o-phenylenediamine to furnish the pentacyclic biphenylenes 15a-c and the pentacyclic cyclobutahetarenes 16a-c.     

Use of Alkaline Degradation for the Analysis of Dihydrotriazines via High Pressure Liquid Chromatography

Abstract

An HPLC method is described for the determination of 4,6-diamino-1,2-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-1-(3′,4′-dichlorobenzyloxy)-1,3,5-triazine hydrochloride (WR 38839). The procedure required the isomerization of the drug sample by alkaline treatment with sodium hydroxide, as the parent compound was retained by the column. The reaction product of the drug was analyzed by HPLC using a strong cation exchange resin as the stationary phase and glycine buffer, pH 10.4 as the mobile phase. The product was isolated and identified by TLC, UV, IR, mass spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The postulated mechanism indicates that this would be a general analytical method for dihydrotriazine compounds. This technique, developed for the assay of the dihydrotriazine in an aqueous system, was successfully applied to rat urine samples spiked with the drug.     

Chiral Cyclopentane-Based Mimics of D-myo-Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate from D-Glucose

Two routes from D-glucose to chiral, ring-contracted analogs of the second messenger D-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate are described. Methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside was converted by an improved procedure into methyl 4,6-O-(p-methoxybenzylidene)-alpha-D-glucopyranoside (6) and thence into methyl 2-O-benzyl-3,4-bis-O-(p-methoxybenzyl)-alpha-D-gluco-hexodialdopyranoside (1,5) (14) in four steps. In the first ring-contraction method 14 was converted into methyl 2-O-benzyl-6,7-dideoxy-3,4-bis-O-(p-methoxybenzyl)-alpha-D-gluco-hept-6-enopyranoside (1,5) (15), which on sequential treatment with Cp(2)Zr(n-Bu)(2) followed by BF(3).Et(2)O afforded a mixture of (1R,2S,3S,4R,5S)-3-(benzyloxy)-4-hydroxy-1,2-bis[(p-methoxybenzyl)oxy]-5-vinylcyclopentane (16) and its 4S,5R diastereoisomer 17. Removal of the p-methoxybenzyl groups of 16 and subsequent phosphorylation and deprotection afforded the first target compound, (1R,2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-hydroxy-1,2,4-tris(phosphonooxy)-5-vinylcyclopentane (3). In the second route, intermediate 14 was subjected to SmI(2)-mediated ring contraction to give (1R,2S,3S,4R,5S)-3-(benzyloxy)-4-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-1,2-bis[(p-methoxybenzyl)oxy]cyclopentane (20). Benzylation of 20 provided (1R,2S,3S,4R,5S)-3-(benzyloxy)-6-[(benzyloxy)methyl]-4-hydroxy-1,2-bis[(p-methoxybenzyl)oxy]cyclopentane (22) and (1R,2S,3S,4R,5S)-3,4-bis(benzyloxy)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-1,2-bis[(p-methoxybenzyl)oxy]cyclopentane (21), which were elaborated to the target trisphosphates (1R,2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-1,2,4-tris(phosphonooxy)cyclopentane (4) and (1R,2S,3R,4R,5S)-1,2-dihydroxy-3,4-bis(phosphonooxy)-5-[(phosphonooxy)methyl]cyclopentane (5), respectively. Both 3 and 4 mobilized intracellular Ca(2+), but 4 was only a few fold less potent than D-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate, demonstrating that effective mimics can be designed that do not bear a six-membered ring.     

A novel three-component method for the synthesis of spiro[chromeno [4′,3′:4,5] pyrimido[1,2-b] indazole-7,3′-indoline]-2′,6(9H)-dione

A green, efficient, and rapid procedure for the synthesis of novel spiro[chromeno[4′,3′:4,5] pyrimido[1,2-b]indazole-7,3′-indoline]-2′,6(9 H)-dione derivatives has been developed by one-pot condensation of 4-hydroxy-2H-chromen-2-one, isatin, and 1H-indazole-3-amine, in the presence of acetic acid in EtOH. This method has the advantages of operational simplicity, and high yield of products via a simple experimental and work-up procedure as compared to the conventional methods. The reaction mechanism and substrate scope of this novel reaction is briefly discussed.     

Insights into the making of a stable silylene

Reduction of Cl2Si[(NR)2C6H4-1,2] (R = CH2Bu(t)) with potassium is known to lead to the stable silylene Si[(NR)2C6H4-1,2] (1). However, silylene is now shown to react further with an alkali metal (Na or K) to yield the (1)(2)2-, c-(1)(3)-*, c-(1)(3)2- or c-(1)(4)2- derivatives. Reduction of Cl2Si[(NR)2C6H4-1,2] (R = CH2CH3 or CH2CHMe2) with potassium does not lead to an isolable silylene, but such a silylene is proposed to be an intermediate and, as for 1, reacts further to afford the potassium salts of c-[Si{(NR)2C6H4-1,2}]4-* and c-[Si{(NR)2C6H4-1,2}](4)2-. The pathways leading to the anionic cyclotri- and cyclotetrasilanes are discussed and supported experimentally; including by X-ray structures of relevant intermediates.     

A new cyclobutane lignan from Cinnamomum balansae

A new cyclobutane lignan, named cinbalansan (6), was isolated from the leaves of Cinnamomum balansae, along with five known compounds, 1,2-dimethoxy-4-(1-E-propenyl)benzene (1), 1,2-dimethoxy-4-(1-Z-propenyl)benzene (2), 1,2-dimethoxy-4-(2-propenyl)benzene (3), 3,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde (4), and E-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-propenal (5). The structure of cinbalansan was shown to be 1beta,2beta,3alpha,4alpha-1,2-dimethyl-3,4-bis(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)cyclobutane by a combination of 1H-, 13C-NMR, and NOE- experiments and by direct analysis of the 1H-NMR spectrum by the method of X-application.