Biosynthesis of chaetochromin A, a bis(naphtho-gamma-pyrone), in Chaetomium spp

The biosynthesis of chaetochromin A, a metabolite of Chaetomium gracile, has been studied using [13CH3]methionine, sodium [1-13C]acetate, sodium [1,2-13C2]acetate, sodium [1-13C,2,2,2-2H3]acetate, and sodium [1-13C,1,1-18O2]acetate as precursors. The folding pattern of the polyketide chain in chaetochromin A, biosynthesized from sodium [1,2-13C2]acetate as the precursor, was determined to be the same as that of rubrofusarin by carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance (13C-NMR) analysis. By using [13CH3]methionine as a precursor, the source of 2-CH3 was determined. When sodium [1-13C,2,2,2-2H3]acetate was fed, a beta-isotope-shifted peak was observed only for carbon 2. In the 13C-NMR spectra of chaetochromin A and of its hexamethyl ether derived from sodium [1-13C,1,1-18O2]acetate, isotope-shifted peaks were observed for carbons 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10a, but not for carbon 2. These results showed that oxygen 1 originated from the same unit of acetate as carbon 10a.     

Cation-dependent binding of zinc diethoxycarbonylcalix[4]arenebis(porphyrinate) triethylenediamine

Zinc calix[4]arene-bis(porphyrinate) with two ethoxycarbonyl substituents at the lower rim of the calix[4]arene moiety was synthesized. Its complexation properties toward the sodium cation and triethylenediamine were studied. The influence of the binding of the sodium cation by the calix[4]arene moiety on the complexation properties of the interporphyrin cavity toward triethylenediamine was revealed.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Complex of Sodium Perrhenate with Tetraethyl p-tert-Butylcalix[4]arene Tetraacetate

Recently,theconformationofthecalixarenehasbeenshowntobeimportantincontrollingtheseIectivityofthereceptor.Forexample,sodiumioncouldbeboundverystronglybyesterderivativesofcalix[4]areneintheconeconformationl.Wehavefoundthatinthepresenceofcertainamountofsodiumion,microamountofReO4-canbequantitativelyextractedintol,2-dichloroethanebytheligandtetraethylp-tert-butylcalix[4]arenetetraacetate(L).ItshowsthatthepresenceofNa inaqueoussolutioncanpromotetheformationofhydrophobiccomplex[NaL] .ReO'-whichc…     

Synthesis of 2-mercaptothieno[3,2-d]- and 2-mercaptobenzo[4, 5]thieno[2,3-d]thiazoles

2-Mercaptothieno[3,2-d]- and 2-mercaptobenzo[4, 5]thieno[2,3-d]thiazoles were synthesized by reduction of bis(3,3′-nitro-2,2′-thienyl) and bis(2,2′-nitrobenzo[b]thien-3,3′-yl) disulfides, respectively, with sodium hydrosulfite or sodium sulfide in the presence of carbon disulfide.     

Synthesis of calix[4]arene alkylamine derivatives as new phase-transfer catalysts for esterification reaction

This study reports the synthesis of calix[4]arene-based phase-transfer catalysts derived from the reaction of 5,17-di-tert-butyl-25,27,26,28-tetrahydroxycalix[4]arene with N-ethylpiperazine, diallylamine or 4-benzylpiperidine. The catalytic efficiency of the calix[4]arenes alkylamine derivatives was evaluated by carrying out the ester-forming reaction of alkali metal carboxylates (sodium butyrate or sodium caprylate) with p-nitrobenzyl bromide. It has been observed that the ester-forming reaction of alkali metal carboxylates with p-nitrobenzyl bromide, using the N-ethylpiperazine amine derivative of calix[4]arene as a phase-transfer catalyst in dichloromethane at 25 °C, provided the best yields.     

Studies on the Synthesis and Property of A New Podand-armed Calix[4]arene Derivative

Pendant groups such as esters, amides, carboxylic acids, etc. have been grafted at thelower rim of call-c[41arene to produce a variety of novel ionophores'. The call-c[4]areneswith different functional groups have showed coordination diversity for alkali metalcanons2. In this paper we described the synthesis of a new calixarene derivative withpodand-armed functional group and the property as ionophore and extractant for cesiumIOn.25, 26, 27, 28-Tetrakis[2-(o-methoxyphenoxy) 3 wassynthesized f…     

2-Azacycl[3.2.2] azine. Polyhalogenation and nucleophilic displacement reactions

1,4-Dibromo-2-azacycl[3.2.2] azine (2) when treated with methanolic sodium methoxide affords the I-methoxy-4-bromo derivative (3). Perchloro-2-azacycl[3.2.2]azine (7) was prepared and treated with methanolic sodium methoxide to yield the 5-methoxy (8) and 5,7-dimethoxy (9) derivatives as major products, depending upon reaction conditions. Catalytic removal of the chlorine substituents of compounds 8 and 9 afforded the 5-methoxy (10) and 5,7-dimethoxy (11) derivatives. Treatment of compound 2 with butyllithium affords the I-butyl derivative (5) of 2-azacycl[3.2.2]azine, while treatment with zinc in acetic acid yields 4-bromo-2-azacycl[3.2.2]azine (6). 4-Formyl-2-azacycl[3.2.2]azine (12) when treated with phosphorus pentachloride affords the 1,3-dichloro-4-formyl derivative 13. Possible rationals for the nucleophilic displacement are given.     

Selectfluor as a nucleofuge in the reactions of azabicyclo[n.2.1]alkane beta-halocarbamic acid esters (n = 2,3)

The ability of Selectfluor to act as a nucleofuge for hydrolysis of beta-anti-halides was investigated with N-alkoxycarbonyl derivatives of 6-anti-Y-7-anti-X-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes and 4-anti-Y-8-anti-X-6-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octanes. The azabicycles contained X = I or Br groups in the methano bridge and Y = F, Br, Cl, or OH substituents in the larger bridge. The relative reactivities of the halides were a function of the azabicycle, the halide, and its bridge and the addition of Selectfluor or HgF(2) as a nucleofuge. All halide displacements occurred with retention of stereochemistry. Selectfluor with sodium bromide or sodium chloride, but not sodium iodide, competitively oxidized some haloalcohols to haloketones. A significant 15.6 Hz F...HO NMR coupling was observed with 4-anti-fluoro-8-anti-hydroxy-6-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane.     

Scandium(III) coordination polymers containing capsules based on two p-sulfonatocalix[4]arenes

Reactions of sodium p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene and scandium(III) tristriflate in the presence, and absence, of [18]crown-6 give the crystalline complexes [Sc2(mu-OH)2(H2O)10][Na4(H2O)8-[calix[4]arene(SO3)4]2).13 H2O and [[Sc2(mu-OH)2(H2O)8][Sc(H2O)4]2[calix[4]-arene(SO3)4-H+]2([18]crown-6).16H2O. Both complexes involve novel coordination polymers with calixarene units linked through sodium or scandium centers and also feature capsule assemblies through to the head-to-head association of calixarenes. A linear array of capsules associated with an infinite chain of aquo-bridged sodium ions, and an aquated hydroxy-bridged scandium(III) dimer, [Sc2(mu-OH)2(H2O)10]4+, are found in the absence of the crown ether. In the presence of [18]crown-6 both hydrated scandium monomers and dimers bridge between calixarenes in a two-dimensional coordination network. The crown ethers reside in cavities created by two calixarenes from adjacent polymeric sheets via a variety of supramolecular interactions(hydrogen-bonding, shape complementarity), and effectively add a third dimension to the network. The extended structure of both of these polymers is highly porous, and resembles a bilayer.     

Preparation of Calix[4]arene Alkylamine Derivatives by Mannich Reaction and use as Phase-Transfer Catalysts for Esterification Reaction

In this study, 5,11,17,23-tetrakis[(N-ethylpiperazine)methyl]-25,26,27,28-tetrahydroxycalix[4]arene (3) and 5,11,17,23-tetrakis[(4-carboethoxy-N-piperidino) methyl]-25,26,27,28-tetrahydroxycalix[4]arene (4) were synthesized in one step according to the Mannich reaction by the treatment of calix[4]arene with a secondary amine (N-ethylpiperazine, ethyl-4-piperidincarboxylate) and formaldehyde. The calix[4]arene derivatives (3, 4) were characterized by a combination of FTIR, ¹H NMR and elemental analyses. The synthesized compounds were used in an esterification reaction as the phase transfer catalyst. The catalytic efficiency of the calix[4]arenes 3 and 4 was evaluated by carrying out the ester-forming reaction of alkali metal carboxylates (sodium butyrate or sodium caprylate) with p-nitrobenzyl bromide. It was observed that the ester-forming reaction of alkali metal carboxylates with p-nitrobenzyl bromide, using calix[4]arene-based catalyst 3 as a phase-transfer catalyst in dichloromethan, provided the best yields.     

Water-soluble pillar[4]arene[1]quinone: Synthesis,host-guest property and application in the fluorescence turn-on sensing of ethylenediamine in aqueous solution,organic solvent and air

Water-soluble pillar[5]arenes are a class of typical macrocycles and have aroused tremendous attention for its easy to modify, abundant host-guest properties and extensive applications. However, up to now, all the reported water-soluble pillar[5]arenes acted as the host molecules, whereas they failed to be postsynthetically modified, which seriously impeded the development of the pillar[5]arene-based supramolecular chemistry. In this work, a new water-soluble pillar[5]arene, pillar[4]arene[1]quinone, was designed and synthsized with eight quaternary ammonium groups as well as a quinone units. Such a new water-soluble pillar[4]arene[1]quinone was capable of forming 1:1 stable complex with sodium 1-octanesulfonate in aqueous solution. Since the 1,4-quinone unit of WP[4]Q[1] could react with ethylenediamine (EDA) to form a conjugated quinoxaline structure, so pillar[4]arene[1]quinone could apply to the facile fluorescence turn-on sensing of EDA in aqueous solution, organic solvent and air.     

Reactions of 5-nitrospiro[benzimidazole-2,1′-cyclohexane] 1,3-dioxide with nucleophiles

Reactions of 5-nitrospiro[benzimidazole-2,1′-cyclohexane] 1,3-dioxide with aliphatic amines and sodium hydroxide resulted in removal of one N-oxide oxygen atom and formation of 4-alkylamino- or 4-hydroxy-substituted 5-nitrospiro[benzimidazole-2,1′-cyclohexane] 1-oxides, respectively. The title compound reacted with ammonia and methylamine in the presence of MnO₂ with conservation of both N-oxide moieties, and the products were 4-amino- and 4-methylamino-5-nitrospiro[benzimidazole-2,1′-cyclohexane] 1,3-dioxides. The reactions with aromatic amines were accompanied by removal of both N-oxide oxygen atoms with formation of N-aryl-5-nitrospiro[benzimidazole-2,1′-cyclohexane]-4-amines. In the reactions of 5-nitrospiro-[benzimidazole-2,1′-cyclohexane] 1,3-dioxide with sodium azide and aromatic amine hydrochlorides nucleophilic replacement of the 5-nitro group by azido or arylamino occurred, in the first case both N-oxide fragments being conserved. The reactions with aromatic amine hydrochlorides afforded N-aryl-5-nitrospiro[benzimidazole-2,1′-cyclohexan]-4-amine 1-oxides. Treatment of 5-nitrospiro[benzimidazole-2,1′-cyclohexane] 1,3-dioxide with sodium cyanide led to the formation of 5-oxo-3,5-dihydrospiro[benzimidazole-2,1′-cyclohexane]-4-carbonitrile 1-oxide.     

Dianionic platinadiphospholene complexes

1,2,3,4-tetraphenyl-1,2-dihydrodiphosphetene 1 reacts with lithium or sodium naphthalenide to afford the corresponding dianionic salts 2 and 3. An X-ray crystal structure analysis shows that dianion 3 of general formula [(1)2-2Na3(DME)2, Na(DME)3] is a polymeric structure consisting of [(1)2-2Na3(DME)2] units which are connected together through one sodium atom. Reaction of the dianionic lithium salt 2 with [Pt(COD)Cl2] affords the 4[Li(2.2.1)]2 complex, after the addition of 2 equiv of (2.2.1) cryptate. The overall geometry around platinum in 4[Li(2.2.1)]2 can be described as distorted square planar, and only the diastereomer (1-R, 2-S, 3-R, 4-S) is formed. X-ray data indicate that no delocalization takes place within each platinadiphospholene unit and that complex 4[Li(2.2.1)]2 must be regarded as the coordination of two molecules of dianion 2 onto a Pt2+ center. Reaction of the dianionic sodium salt 3 with 1 equiv of [Pt(COD)Cl2] produces the 4[Na(DME,Et2O)]2 complex which adopts a pseudotetrahedral geometry around platinum ( between interplane angles = 35), the two cationic units [Na(DME, Et2O)] being located along a C2 axis. Four weak interactions exist between the sodium cations and the phosphorus atoms. Only the (1-S, 2-S, 3-S, 4-S) diastereomer is formed. Bond distances in the diphospholene units of 4[Na(DME,Et2O)]2 are close to that of dianion 3 indicating that, like in 4[Li(2.2.1)]2, the complex can be described as a platinum (+2) dianionic species.     

Synthesis of [b]-Fused Benzo[d]furano Heterocycles

In the reactions of 3,4,6,7-tetrachloro-2,5-dihydroxy-2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]furan with 4-methyl and 4-phenyl thiosemicarbazides, dithizone and sodium N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate the [b]fused benzo[d]furano heterocycles have been synthesized.     

Studies in the benzazole and naphthazole series. VIII. Reaction of 2-hydrazinonaphth[1, 2-d]imidazole and its 1- and 3-methyl derivatives with carbon disulfide

When heated with carbon disulfide in pyridine 2-hydrazinonaphth[1, 2-d]imidazole yields S-triazolo[4, 3-b]-naphth[1, 2-d]imidazole-3-thione. Kinetic and not steric factors determine the formation of this compound. Its trans-angular structure is demonstrated by the agreement between its UV spectrum and that of 11-methyl-S-triazolo[4, 3-b]naphth[1, 2-d]imidazole-3-thione, prepared from 1-methyl-2-hydrazinonaphth[1, 2-d]imidazole and carbon disulfide, as well as by the identity of their methylation products. Methyl iodide methylation, in the presence of sodium methoxide, of S-triazolo[4, 3-b]naphth[1, 2-d]imidazole-3-thione, like that of S-triazolo[4, 3-a]benzimidazole-3-thione, takes place stepwise. First the methyl group adds to the nitrogen atom of the imidazole ring, and only then to the thiol group of the triazole ring.For Part VII see [3].     

硫(硒)杂多杯[4]芳烃合成及其络合性能研究

合成了下缘硫、硒杂杯[4]芳烃, 然后与杯芳烃片段2,6-二(溴甲基)-4-甲氧基-甲苯在NaH存在条件下缩合得到硫、硒杂多杯[4]芳烃5a和5b. 离子萃取实验表明硫、硒杂多杯[4]芳烃显著增加了对Ag＋和Hg2＋重金属离子的萃取效果.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of uranium(IV) complexes with calix[n]arenes (n = 4, 6 and 8): mononuclear, polynuclear and 1D polymeric species

Reactions of UCl4 with calix[n]arenes (n = 4, 6) in THF gave the mononuclear [UCl2(calix[4]arene - 2H)(THF)2].2THF (.2THF) and the bis-dinuclear [U2Cl2(calix[6]arene - 6H)(THF)3]2.6THF (.6THF) complexes, respectively, while the mono-, di- and trinuclear compounds [Hpy]2[UCl3(calix[4]arene - 3H)].py (.py), [Hpy](4)[U2Cl6(calix[6]arene - 6H)].3py (.3py), [Hpy]3[U2Cl5(calix[6]arene - 6H)(py)].py (.py) and [Hpy]6[U3Cl11(calix[8]arene - 7H)].3py (.3py) were obtained by treatment of UCl4 with calix[n]arenes (n = 4, 6, 8) in pyridine. The sodium salt of calix[8]arene reacted with UCl4 to give the pentanuclear complex [U{U2Cl3(calix[8]arene - 7H)(py)5}2].8py (.8py). Reaction of U(acac)4 (acac = MeCOCHCOMe) with calix[4]arene in pyridine afforded the mononuclear complex [U(acac)2(calix[4]arene - 2H)].4py (.4py) and its treatment with the sodium salt of calix[8]arene led to the formation of the 1D polymer [U2(acac)6(calix[8]arene - 6H)(py)4Na4]n. The sandwich complex [Hpy]2[U(calix[4]arene - 3H)2][OTf].4py (.4py) was obtained by treatment of U(OTf)4 (OTf = OSO2CF3) with calix[4]arene in pyridine. All the complexes have been characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

One‐Step Synthesis of Singly Bridged Biscalix[4]arenes with Oligooxyethyleneethyl Spacers

Here we describe the one‐step synthesis of a series of singly bridged biscalix[4]arene derivatives connected by ethylene or oligooxyethyleneethyl chain through the reaction of calix[4]arene with corresponding ethylene or oligoethylene glycol ditosylates in the presence of sodium hydride in toluene. A 1,2‐bis(ethylene) doubly bridged bis‐p‐tert‐butylcalix[4]arene was also obtained as a by‐product.     

Alkali-metalated forms of thiacalix[4]arenes

The alkali metal salts [TCALi4] (1), [TCANa4] (2), and [TCALK4] (3) of fully deprotonated p-tert-butyltetrathiacalix[4]arene (H(4)TCA) are readily available from the reactions of thiacalix[4]arene and n-BuLi, NaH, or KH as deprotonating reagents. Crystals of the sodium salts 2 and the potassium salt 3 suitable for X-ray diffraction were obtained in the form of the pyridine solvates [(TCA)2Na8.8py] (2.8py) and [(TCA)2K(8).8py] (3.8py). These molecules are dimers in the solid state but are structurally not related. In addition, the reaction of H(4)TCA and lithium hydroxide afforded the structurally characterized complex [(TCA)Li5(OH).4THF] (4). The molecular structure of 4 as well as the structures of 2.8py and 3.8py reveal a close relationship to the corresponding alkali metal salts of the calix[4]arenes.     

Reissert compound studies. XLI. Synthesis and reactions of the pyrrolo[1,2-α]quinoxaline reissert compound and its analogs

Reaction of pyrrolo[1,2-α]quinoxaline, either by the phase-transfer catalyst method or by the trimethylsilyl cyanide method, yielded the Reissert compound, 5-benzoyl-4-cyano-4,5-dihydropyrrolo[1,2-α]quinoxaline. This Reissert compound rearranged to 4-benzoylpyrrolo[1,2-α]quinoxaline upon sodium hydride treatment. It also underwent methylation with methyl iodide and sodium hydride. A few Reissert analogs of the pyrroloquinoxaline were also prepared and their reactions studied.