新型苯并二氮卓类化合物的合成

分别以2-氯-3-硝基吡啶和4,6-二氯-5-硝基嘧啶为起始原料,经取代、还原、Bischler-Napieralski关环和氧化反应合成了新型含酮羰基的吡啶并苯并二氮卓类化合物(6a~6c)和嘧啶并苯并二氮卓类化合物(6d),其结构经1H NMR,13C NMR和ESI-MS表征。并重点考察了氧化反应条件,实验结果表明,合成6a~6c时,用乙腈作溶剂,硅藻土作载体,氧化效果较好;合成6d时,以THF为溶剂、活性炭为载体,效果较好。     

β-芳基烯酰胺化合物的新合成方法

本文报道了一条简便合成烯酰胺类化合物的方法.在酸酐或酰氯的存在下,通过钛锌试剂还原硝基芳基乙烯类化合物一步生成芳基烯酰胺类化合物,并利用此法实现了天然产物Alatamide的合成.     

2-[4-取代苯基-2-氧-3-酰氨基-1-吖丁啶基]-2-苯基乙酸类化合物的合成

用叠氮钠和D-苯基甘氨酸为原料合成了2-[4-取代苯基-2-氧-3-酰氨基-1-吖啶基]-2-苯基乙酸类化合物. 在叠氮乙酰氯和亚胺化合物在三乙胺存在下在-78℃时进行环缩合反应, 可导致立体专一性合成顺-甲基-2-(4-取代苯基-2-酮-3-叠氮-1-吖啶基)-2-苯基乙酸, 催化氢化或硫化氢可减少叠氮基和得到氨基β-内酰胺后者被酰化生成α-酰氨基-β-内酰胺, 在温和碱性条件下选择性地氢化酯基既不会影响β-内酰胺环, 又不全影响酰胺侧链. 合成了二十个标题化合物, 其中九个被表明对β-内酰胺酶有抑制活性.     

维生素B12环B酰亚胺前体及琥珀胺类药物不对称合成的研究

从γ-丁内酯合成了维生素B₁₂环B酰亚胺前体及琥珀酰胺类药物的3个衍生物,进行了其中不对称季碳的构筑,改进了TiCl₃还原硝基乙烯类化合物的反应,同时发现了一个简便合成乙琥酰胺环的新方法.     

Na2S还原法合成氨基二苯醚类化合物

用Na2S还原硝基二苯醚类化合物，成功地合成了一系列氨基二苯醚类化合物，产率在70％以上，产物结构经IR，1H NMR和MS表征。     

偶氮基作为可离去导向基团辅助的C—H键定向硝化反应:区域专一性地合成邻苯二胺类化合物

由苯胺类化合物经传统硝化反应难以区域专一性地制备邻苯二胺类化合物.介绍一种由苯胺类化合物区域专一性地合成邻苯二胺类化合物的方法.即首先由苯胺类化合物制得偶氮类化合物,再经钯催化的偶氮基导向的邻位C—H键定向硝化反应合成邻硝基偶氮类化合物,最后经Zn/HCOOH体系还原制得邻苯二胺类化合物.在该过程中,钯催化的偶氮基导向的邻位C—H键硝化反应是获得高区域选择性的关键.     

分子内叠氮酰氯的Schmidt反应合成(R)-苯并吲哚里西定

5-溴戊酰氯与手性助剂(S)-4-苄基-2-噁唑烷酮经酰胺化反应制得手性酰胺(3);3与叠氮钠反应得烷基化前体(4);以苄溴为烷基化试剂,碱辅助在酰胺羰基邻位引入苄基高立体选择性地制得手性酰胺[(R)-5],dr>99/1。用H2O2脱除(R)-5中的助剂结构单元得多米诺反应的前体手性叠氮羧酸[(R)-6];用草酰氯预处理(R)-6,原位制得叠氮酰氯,随即以四氯化锡来实现分子内Schmidt反应,苯环原位捕获重排中间体合成内酰胺[(R)-7],92%ee;用红铝还原(R)-7合成了(R)-苯并吲哚里西啶,收率85%,总收率40.6%,其结构经1H NMR,13C NMR和IR确证。     

新型联苯四氮唑沙坦类化合物的合成

以3-甲基-4-硝基苯甲酸为原料,经酯化、还原、硝化等10步反应合成了4个新型的联苯四氮唑沙坦类化合物,其结构经1H NMR,13C NMR和MS表征。     

邻甲酰胺基苯甲酰胺类化合物的合成

以邻硝基苯甲酸或对氯邻硝基苯甲酸为原料,经酰氯化、胺化、还原、胺解4步反应,合成了6个新的邻甲酰胺基苯甲酰胺类化合物,总收率66%～73%,其结构经1 H NMR, MS和元素分析表征.     

低压液相催化合成N1,N3-二(取代氨基苯基)间苯二甲酰胺

以间苯二甲酸、硝基苯胺为原料,经酰氯化、缩合及催化加氢还原合成了3种苯二甲酰胺类化合物,作为替代联苯胺的染料中间体.通过反应条件的优化,确定了适宜的加氢还原方法,得到了高收率的还原产物.所合成化合物的结构通过核磁共振、红外光谱及质谱等进行了表征.     

新型二胺扩链剂对合成聚脲机械性能的影响

以咔唑为原料合成了新型扩链剂N-乙基-3,6-二氨基咔唑;将其与端氨基聚醚和甲苯-2,4-二异氰酸酯(TDI)经溶液聚合合成了新型聚脲;采用红外光谱表征了新型扩链剂和聚脲的结构.结果表明,以N-乙基-3,6-二氨基咔唑作为扩链剂合成聚脲时,随异氰酸酯质量分数的增加,凝胶时间逐渐变短;所制备的聚脲的拉伸强度达25MPa,断裂伸长率降低为105%.     

磺化SIS及其离聚物的稀溶液性质

嵌段共聚物;比浓粘度;特性粘液;磺化SIS及其离聚物的稀溶液性质     

Natural catalytic immunity is not restricted to autoantigenic substrates: identification of a human immunodeficiency virus gp 120-cleaving antibody light chain

The autoimmune repertoire is well known from previous studies to be capable of producing catalytic antibodies directed to self-antigens. In the present study, we explored the ability of 26 monoclonal light chains (L chains) from multiple myeloma patients to cleave radiolabeled gp120, a foreign protein. One L chain with this activity was identified. 125I-gp120 and unlabeled gp120 were cleaved at several sites by the L chain, as shown by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, autoradiography, and immunoblotting, respectively. The apparent dissociation constant of the L chain was 130-145 nM, indicating high-affinity gp120 recognition. 125I-albumin was not cleaved by the L chain, and various proteins and peptides did not inhibit gp120 cleavage by the L chain, suggesting that the activity is not a nonspecific phenomenon. The substrate recognition determinants may be conserved in different HIV-1 strains, because gp120 isolated from strains SF2, MN, and IIIB was found to be cleaved by the L chain. Micromolar concentrations of a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues 23-30 of gp120 inhibited the cleavage of 125I-gp120, suggesting that these residues are components of the epitope recognized by the L chain. The toxic effect of gp120 in neuronal cultures was reduced by about 100-fold by pretreatment of the protein with the L chain. These observations open the possibility of utilizing gp120-cleaving antibodies in the treatment of AIDS.     

Chromatographic retention behaviour of n-alkylbenzenes and pentylbenzene structural isomers on porous graphitic carbon and octadecyl-bonded silica studied using molecular modelling and QSRR

The retention behaviour of a series of 15 n-alkylbenzenes and pentylbenzene structural isomers and benzene were investigated using porous graphitic carbon (PGC) and octadecyl-bonded silica (ODS) stationary phases. Shorter chain n-alkylbenzenes and benzene (n = 0–6), and all the pentylbenzene isomers were more strongly retained on ODS, although the selectivity was greater with PGC. For the pentylbenzene analytes the degree of branching in the alkyl chain at the position adjacent to the aromatic ring affects retention on PGC, with higher retention in less branched molecules. Molecular modelling studies have provided new insights into the geometry of aromatic π–π stacking interactions in retention on PGC. For alkylbenzenes with high branching at the position adjacent to the ring, the preferred geometry of association with the surface is with the branched chain directed away from the surface, a geometry not seen in the other alkylbenzenes. The most energetically favoured orientation for interaction between analytes and the PGC surface was found to be cofacial for toluene and ethylbenzene, whereas for other analytes this interaction was in a face-edge orientation. The alternative geometry of association observed with both toluene and ethylbenzene may explain the enhanced retention of these two analytes on PGC compared with their longer chain analogues. Quantitative structure–retention relationships revealed the importance of compactness in analyte structure during retention on PGC, with decreased compactness (associated with longer chain length and reduced chain branching) improving retention.     

Modeling termination kinetics in free‐radical polymerization using a reduced number of parameters

An approach for modeling chain‐length dependent termination rate coefficients is presented. The method is based on the assumption that free‐radical chain length may be considered as a continuous variable. As compared to discrete numerical methods, in continuous modeling the number of independent dimensionless parameters can be significantly reduced. As a consequence, for a wide variety of monomers the conversion dependence of k_t can be predicted without extensive numerical calculations. The method may also be used to determine polymerization conditions under which simpler models of k_t (which neglect effects arising from the dependence of k_t on chain length) may be applied. Calculations for methyl methacrylate, styrene, and butyl acrylate bulk polymerizations up to high degrees of monomer conversion show that the impact of chain length on termination varies with conversion and strongly depends on the type of monomer.     

Directed metalation route to ferroelectric liquid crystals with a chiral fluorenol core: the effect of restricted rotation on polar order

A new series of smectic C* (SmC*) mesogens containing a chiral (R)-2-octyloxy side chain and either a fluorenone (2a-e) or chiral fluorenol (3a-e) core were synthesized using a combined directed ortho metalation-directed remote metalation strategy. The SmC phase formed by the fluorenol mesogens is more stable and has a wider temperature range than that formed by the fluorenone mesogens, which may be ascribed to intermolecular hydrogen bonding according to variable-temperature FT-IR measurements. The C11 fluorenol mesogens (R,R)-3d and (S,R)-3d were obtained in diastereomerically pure form and gave reduced polarization (Po) values of +106 and +183 nC/cm2, respectively, at 10 K below the SmA*-SmC* phase transition temperature. The difference in Po values suggests that the chiral fluorenol core contributes to the spontaneous polarization of the SmC* phase. This is ascribed to the bent shape of the fluorenol core, which should restrict its rotation with respect to the side chains in the SmC* phase and favor one orientation of its transverse dipole moment along the polar axis, and to steric coupling of the core to the chiral 2-octyloxy side chain.     

Natural catalytic immunity is not restricted to autoantigenic substrates

The autoimmune repertoire is well known from previous studies to be capable of producing catalytic antibodies directed to self-antigens. In the present study, we explored the ability of 26 monoclonal light chains (Lchains) from multiple myeloma patients to cleave radiolabeled gp 120, a foreign protein. One L chain with this activity was identified. ¹²⁵I-gp120 and unlabeled gp 120 were cleaved at several sites by the L chain, as shown by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, autoradiography, and immunoblotting, respectively. The apparent dissociation constant of the L chain was 130–145 nM, indicating high-affinity gp 120 recognition. ¹²⁵I-albumin was not cleaved by the L chain, and various proteins and peptides did not inhibit gp 120 cleavage by the L chain, suggesting that the activity is not a nonspecific phenomenon. The substrate recognition determinants may be conserved in different HIV-1 strains, because gp 120 isolated from strains SF2, MN, and IIIB was found to be cleaved by the L chain. Micromolar concentrations of a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues 23–30 of gp 120 inhibited the cleavage of ¹²⁵I-gp 120, suggesting that these residues are components of the epitope recognized by the L chain. The toxic effect of gp120 in neuronal cultures was reduced by about 100-fold by pretreatment of the protein with the L chain. These observations open the possibility of utilizing gp120-cleaving antibodies in the treatment of AIDS.     

Hydrophobically end-capped poly (ethylene oxide) urethanes. Part 3: Effect of sodium dodecyl sulphate on their association in aqueous solution

The interactions between sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) and three autoassociative polymers (hydrophobically end-capped poly(ethylene oxide) urethanes) are studied by conductimetry, fluorescence, and viscometry. By the first two techniques the interactions are found to increase with the hydrophobicity of the polymer and to be stronger than those observed for a polyethylene oxide (PEO) of the same order of molecular weight. The results seem to be consistent with a model where SDS micelles are formed around hydrophobic chain ends in a first stage, and along the main chain in a second stage. For the more hydrophobic sample already self-aggregated in water and of relatively large reduced viscosity, the addition of SDS induces a loss in viscosity contrary to the less hydrophobic ones and PEO. Such effect may be attributed to the destruction of the chain end association by the formation of SDS micelles around one end in the first stage of the interaction.     

Importance of chirality and reduced flexibility of protein side chains: a study with square and tetrahedral lattice models

Side chains of amino acid residues are the determining factor that distinguishes proteins from other unstable chain polymers. In simple models they are often represented implicitly (e.g., by spin states) or simplified as one atom. Here we study side chain effects using two-dimensional square lattice and three-dimensional tetrahedral lattice models, with explicitly constructed side chains formed by two atoms of different chirality and flexibility. We distinguish effects due to chirality and effects due to side chain flexibilities, since residues in proteins are L residues, and their side chains adopt different rotameric states. For short chains, we enumerate exhaustively all possible conformations. For long chains, we sample effectively rare events such as compact conformations and obtain complete pictures of ensemble properties of conformations of these models at all compactness region. This is made possible by using sequential Monte Carlo techniques based on chain growth method. Our results show that both chirality and reduced side chain flexibility lower the folding entropy significantly for globally compact conformations, suggesting that they are important properties of residues to ensure fast folding and stable native structure. This corresponds well with our finding that natural amino acid residues have reduced effective flexibility, as evidenced by statistical analysis of rotamer libraries and side chain rotatable bonds. We further develop a method calculating the exact side chain entropy for a given backbone structure. We show that simple rotamer counting underestimates side chain entropy significantly for both extended and near maximally compact conformations. We find that side chain entropy does not always correlate well with main chain packing. With explicit side chains, extended backbones do not have the largest side chain entropy. Among compact backbones with maximum side chain entropy, helical structures emerge as the dominating configurations. Our results suggest that side chain entropy may be an important factor contributing to the formation of alpha helices for compact conformations.     

Cylindrical Approximation of Constrained Chain Model for Rubber Elasticity. I. Constant Volume Deformations

This paper reports a new model for rubber elasticity based on the geometric constraints imposed on a network chain and the chain segments by the crosslinks at each end. Through consideration of these constraints, the number of conformations available to a network chain can be calculated directly assuming the chain is on a lattice. By simplifying the model and by assuming affine deformation, the rigorous equations for the conformational entropy are reduced to an analytic expression for the strain-energy function. From this function, equations describing extension, compression and pure shear are derived. The model is tested against literature data for natural rubber and polybutadiene and is found to reproduce quantitatively all the salient features of the experimental stress-strain curves In the three modes of deformation. It is shown that the decrease in the Gaussian modulus with extension, often characterized by the C₂ term in the Mooney-Rivlin theory, arises naturally from the conformational entropy of a network chain, and special effects such as structure, topology, etc., need not be invoked to explain this phenomenon. The theory also predicts the near-constant modulus of extended highly swollen gels, an effect often considered as verification of Gaussian theory.