Synthesis, properties, and redox behavior of di(1-azulenyl)(2- and 3-thienyl)methyl cations and dications composed of two di(1-azulenyl)methylium units connected with 2,5-thiophenediyl and 2,5-thienothiophenediyl spacers

The titled stable monocations, di(1-azulenyl)(2- and 3-thienyl)methyl cations 7a,b and 8a,b and dications composed of two di(1-azulenyl)methylium units connected with 2,5-thiophenediyl and 2,5-thieno[3,2-b]thiophenediyl spacers 9a,b and 10a,b were prepared by hydride abstraction of the corresponding methane derivatives. These mono- and dications 7a,b, 8a,b, 9a,b, and 10a,b showed high stability with large pK(R)+ values. The values of monocations 7a,b and 8a,b were 11.2-11.8 +/- 0.1 and 11.4-12.4 +/- 0.1, respectively. Two cation units in dications 9a,b and 10a,b were neutralized via one step at the pH of 11.1-11.7 +/- 0.1, which corresponds to the average of the pK(R)+ values of the dications and half-neutralized monocations. Electrochemical behavior of 7a,b, 8a,b, 9a,b, and 10a,b was examined by cyclic voltammetry (CV). Formation of the thienoquinoid products 18a,b and 19a,b from 9a,b and 10a,b was characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy under electrochemical reduction conditions. Chemical reduction of 9a,b and 10a,b with Zn powder in acetonitrile afforded 18a,b and 19a,b as deep-colored crystals, which exhibited rather high electron-donating ability.     

四氟乙烯齐聚体的反应 四氟乙烯四、五聚体和芳香胺的反应

前已报道四氟乙烯四聚体(全氟-3,4-甲基己烯-3)(1)、五聚体(全氟-3,4-二甲基-4-乙基己烯-2)(2)和脂肪烷氧以及脂肪胺的亲核反应.本文报道化合物1,2和芳香胺如苯胺、β-萘胺的反应.由于烯烃1、2双键处于分子中间,因而当亲核试剂进攻时,双键容易发生重排,生成的末端基烯烃更具反应性,故导致一取代、二取代、三取代以及环化降解等复杂产物.     

The Synthesis of New Spiro β-Lactam and Thiazolidinone Compounds Incorporating Quinones and Their Biological Activity

A series of some fused and spiro heterocyclic compounds such as pyrazolines, isoxazolines, pyrimidines, β-lactams, and thiazolidinone derivatives incorporating compounds 3, 6a–d, 7a–d, 9a–c, 10a–c, 11a–c, 12a–c, and 13a–c have been synthesized by a cycloaddition and cyclocondensation reaction of monochloroacetyl chloride, mercaptoacetic acid, hydrazines, hydroxylamine, urea, and thiourea with the prepared 5a–d and 8a–c.     

Refolding foldamers: triazene-arylene oligomers that change shape with chemical stimuli

We describe the preparation of five triazene-arylene oligomers (3, 4, 7, 8, and 11) and investigations of their folding properties in aqueous solution. These oligomers contain four 2-fold rotors and populate a conformational ensemble comprising at least 10 states. Extensive 1D and 2D NMR studies as well as X-ray crystallography establish that the presence of three members of the cucurbit[n]uril family (CB[n]), CB[10], CB[7], and CB[8], results in the selective population of the (a,a,a,a)-, (a,s,s,a)-, and (a,a,a,s)-conformers. As a result of the high affinity and highly selective binding properties of the CB[n] family, it is possible to fold a single foldamer strand (3) into the CB[8].(a,a,a,s)-3 conformer by the addition of CB[8], then unfold and refold it into the CB[7].(a,s,s,a)-3.CB[7] conformer by addition of CB[7] and 3,5-dimethylaminoadamantane (17), then unfold and refold it again into the CB[10].(a,a,a,a)-3 conformer by addition of CB[10].CB[5] and aminoadamantane (18). The transformation of CB[8].(a,a,a,s)-3 into CB[7].(a,s,s,a)-3.CB[7] proceeds through the intermediacy of CB [8].(a,a,s,a)-3.CB[7], which enhances the rate of dissociation of strand 3 from CB[8].     

Photochromic reactions of diarylethenes in single crystals with intermolecular O--H...N hydrogen-bonding networks

The crystal structures and photochromic performance of a single crystal of a diarylethene derivative possessing carboxyl groups, 1,2-bis(5-carboxyl-2-methyl-3-thienyl)perfluorocyclopentene (1 a), and cocrystals of 1 a with 4,4'-, 2,4'-, and 2,2'-bipyridines were examined. In crystal 1 a, a discrete cyclic structure was observed, in which four 1 a molecules are linked through hydrogen bonds between the carboxyl groups. In the homocrystal, photoreactive and photoinactive conformers of 1 a exist in the ratio of 1:1. In the cocrystals of 1 a with bipyridines, O--HN-type hydrogen bonds between 1 a and pyridyl groups were formed, and all 1 a molecules are fixed in a photoreactive conformation. Both the homocrystal 1 a and the cocrystals showed photochromic performances, and color variation from bluish-violet to cyan was observed, depending on the conformation of the packed diarylethene molecules.     

Synthesis of Some Novel Heterocyclic Xylidinyl Amines and Carboxamides

The xylidines 1a , 1b undergo condensation with ethyl cyanoacetate 2 and ethyl benzoyl acetate 15 to afford the cyano acetanilides 3a , 3b and the β‐diketones 16a , 16b , respectively. Compounds 3a , 3b react with hydrazine and phenyl hydrazine to afford the azine‐bis derivatives 5a , 5b and 7a , 7b , whereas 16a , 16b react with the same reagents to afford the pyrazolyl amine derivatives 17a , 17b and 18a , 18b , respectively. Compounds 3a , 3b react also with dimethylformamide dimethylacetal to afford the enaminonitriles 8a , 8b , whereas 16a , 16b react with the same reagent to afford only the enaminone 19b . The enaminonitriles 8a , 8b react with hydrazine and phenyl hydrazine to afford also the azine‐bis derivatives 11a , 11b and 14a , 14b , respectively.     

One-pot synthesis of metalated pyridines from two acetylenes, a nitrile, and a titanium(II) alkoxide

Four-component coupling process involving two acetylenes, a nitrile, and a divalent titanium alkoxide reagent, Ti(O-i-Pr)(4)/2i-PrMgCl, directly yielded titanated pyridines in a highly selective manner. The reaction can be classified into four categories: (i) a combination of an internal acetylene, a terminal acetylene, sulfonylnitrile, and the titanium reagent to yield alpha-titanated pyridines, (ii) a combination of an internal acetylene, a (sulfonylamino)acetylene, a nitrile, and the titanium reagent to yield alternative alpha-titanated pyridines, (iii) a combination of an internal acetylene, a (sulfonylamino)acetylene, a nitrile, and the titanium reagent to yield titanated aminopyridines, and (iv) a combination of an acetylenic amide, a terminal acetylene, a nitrile, and the titanium reagent to yield pyridineamides with their side chain titanated. Some of these reactions enabled virtually completely regioselective coupling of two different, unsymmetrical acetylenes and a nitrile to form a single pyridine. Synthetic applications of these reactions have been illustrated in the preparation of optically active pyridines and medicinally useful compounds.     

Photochromism of mixed crystals containing bisthienyl-, bisthiazolyl-, and bisoxazolylethene derivatives

Single crystals composed of two or three different kinds of diarylethenes, having similar geometrical structures but different colors in the closed-ring isomers, 1,2-bis(2-methyl-5-phenyl-3-thienyl)perfluorocyclopentene (1a), 1,2-bis(5-methyl-2-phenyl- 4-thiazolyl)perfluorocyclopentene (2a), and 1,2-bis(5-methyl-2-phenyl-4-oxazolyl)perfluorocyclopentene (3a) have been prepared in an attempt to form single crystals which exhibit different colors, depending on illumination wavelengths. When 1a and 2a are mixed in ethanol and the content of 2a in the feed is higher than that of 1a, only a needle-shaped crystal is obtained. The crystal shape is similar to that of 2a. On the other hand, high content of 1a in the feed leads to formation of a block-shaped crystal, of which the shape is similar to that of 1a. At a feed ratio of 1:1 for 1a and 2a, two types of crystals such as needle- and block-shapes are obtained from the same batch. Mixed crystals composed of three kinds of derivatives 1a/2a/3a have also been prepared. A crystal composed of the three derivatives in the molar ratio of 32 (1a):53 (2a):15 (3a) was obtained. X-ray analysis proved that 1a and 3a are packed in the crystal lattice of 2a. The mixed crystal 1a/2a/3a changed color from colorless to yellow, red, and blue upon irradiation with light of appropriate wavelengths.     

Fatty acids. II. The synthesis and gas-liquid chromatographic behaviour of five trimethylene-interrupted C18-diunsaturated fatty acids.

Five trimethylene-interrupted methyl octadecadiynoates, C18 delta-2a,-7a; delta-3a,-8a; delta-4a,-9a; delta-5a,-10a and delta-6a,-11a, and the corresponding cis,cis-octadecadienoates were synthesized, and their gas-liquid chromatographic properties were studied on Apiezon L, diethylene glycol succinate polyester and Silac 10C stationary phases. The equivalent chain lengths of these esters have been determined, and the separation of mixtures and the prediction of gas chromatographic behaviour of these isomers are discussed.     

The Utility of Carbon Disulphide and Lawesson's Reagent for Synthesis of Different Fused Heterocycles for Antimicrobial Evaluation

Hexahydroquinolines 1a , 1b reacted with carbon disulphide in different conditions to yield the corresponding adducts 2a , 2b and 3a , 3b . Carrying out the same reactions in acetone as solvent produced the modified new products 4a , 4b . The interaction of pyrazolopyridine derivatives 5a , 5b , 5c , 5d with carbon disulphide under the same previous conditions furnished the isolated products 6a , 6b , 6c , 6d , 7a , 7b , 7c , 7d , and 8a , 8b , 8c , 8d . Studying the behavior of 1a , 1b or 5a , 5b , 5c , 5d toward Lawesson's reagent (LR) formed the final adducts 11a , 11b or 12a , 12b , 12c , 12d . The structure of synthesized compounds was confirmed with the spectroscopic and microanalytical data. The biological activities of 2a , 4a , 4b , 7a , 7c , 8d , 11a , 11b , 12b , and 12c were tested for antimicrobial evaluation.     

O‐Glycosylation/Alkylation and Antimicrobial Activity of 4,6‐Diaryl‐2‐Oxonicotinonitrile Derivatives

A series of glycosylation and alkylation reactions of 6‐phenanthernyl‐2‐pyridone derivatives 1a , 1b containing electron withdrawing and electron donating substituents at 4‐position is reported. Regioselective 2‐O‐ alkylated/glycosylated products were obtained exclusively, irrespective of the electronic nature of alkylating or the glycosyling agent. Glycosylation of 1a , 1b with glucosyl/galactosyl and lactosyl bromides afforded 2a , 2b ; 4a , 4b ; and 6a , respectively. Alkylation of 1a , 1b with epichlorohydrin, propargyl, allyl bromides, and 3‐chloropropanol resulted in compounds 8 , 9 , 10 and 13 , respectively. Deprotection of O‐glycosylated products under conventional conditions provided the free glycosides 3a , 3b ; 5a , 5b ; 7a , 12 ; and 13 , respectively. The minimal inhibitory concentration for some of the newly synthesized compounds showed high significant activity against Gram (+ve) and Gram (−ve) and antifungal activities. Among the screened compounds, the 4‐trifluromethyl phenyl derivatives 2a , 3a , 4a , 8a , and 11a exhibited strong antimicrobial activity.     

Spin crossover in a series of iron(II) complexes of 2-(2-Alkyl-2H-tetrazol-5-yl)-1,10-phenanthroline: effects of alkyl side chain, solvent, and anion

2-(2H-Tetrazol-5-yl)-1,10-phenanthroline (HL0), its alkyl-substituted derivatives (Ln, where n = 1-8, 10, 12, 14, and 16, denoting the carbon atom number of the alkyl chain) at the 2H position of the tetrazole ring, and their iron(II) complexes (a for [Fe(L0)2], na for [Fe(Ln)2](ClO4)2, and nb for [Fe(Ln)2](BF4)2) were synthesized and characterized. The crystal structures of a, a.CH3OH, 1a.CH3OH, 1b.CH3OH.CH3CN, 2a.H2O, 2b.H2O, 4b.CH3OH, 5a.H2O, 5b.H2O, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, and 16a are described, along with thermal analyses. a undergoes an abrupt spin crossover (SCO) at 255 K with a hysteresis loop of 6 K. a.CH3OH, 2a.H2O, and 2b.H2O exhibit irreversible SCO behaviors due to the loss of solvent molecules upon heating. 3a, 3b, 4a, and 5a.H2O show simple spin transitions above 350 K. The desolvated samples of 4b.CH3OH and 5b.H2O undergo two-step spin transitions. 16a exhibits a two-step SCO behavior between 100 and 300 K, corresponding to sequential phase transitions from the low-spin (LS) phase to the intermediate phase and then to the high-spin phase, respectively, proved by crystal structure analysis and 57Fe M?ssbauer spectroscopy. 1a.CH3OH, 10a, 10b, 12a, 12b, 14a, 14b, and 16b show gradual and incomplete SCO behaviors after cooling down from 400 K. 1b.CH3OH.CH3CN, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, and 8b remain in the LS state even at 400 K. This proves that the alkyl side chains, together with the solvent molecules and anions, play a crucial role in the complicated SCO behaviors in this system.     

Giant macrocycles composed of thiophene, acetylene, and ethylene building blocks

Fully conjugated giant macrocyclic oligothiophenes with 60pi, 90pi,120pi, 150pi, and 180pi frames (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) have been designed, and their butyl-substituted derivatives (1a, 2a, 3a, 4a, and 5a) have been synthesized using modified Sonogashira and McMurry coupling reactions as key steps. The 60-180pi systems 1-5 are circular with 1.8-6 nm inner cavities and 3.3-7.5 nm outside molecular diameters. Compound 1a containing ten 3,4-dibutyl-2,5-thienylene, eight ethynylene, and two vinylene units has been converted into macrocyclic oligo(3,4-dibutyl-2,5-thienylene-ethynylene) 6a using bromination/dehydrobromination procedure. Giant macrocycles 1a-6a exhibit a red shift of their absorption spectra and a fairly strong fluorescence with a large Stokes shift as compared to a linear conjugated counterpart having five thiophene rings. Compounds 1a-6a exhibit multistep reversible redox behaviors with fairly low first oxidation potentials, reflecting their cyclic conjugation. Furthermore, chemical oxidation of 1a-6a with FeCl3 shows drastic changes of spectroscopic properties due to intramolecular and intermolecular pi-pi interactions. Doping of 1a-3a with iodine forms semiconductor due to its pi-donor properties and pi-pi stacking ability. X-ray analysis of 1a confirmed a round, planar structure with nanoscale inner cavity, and revealed host ability for alkanes and unique packing structure. Interestingly, 2a and 3a self-aggregate in the solid state to form "molecular wires," which are about 200 nm thick and more than 1 mm long. The internal structures of fibrous aggregates have been investigated by optical microscope, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and X-ray diffraction analyses.     

Photochemische Umwandlungen, 45. Mitteilung [1] die 3σ → 3π-route zu oxepin-derivaten

Exemplifying with the 4.5-dicarbomethoxy oxepin 6a the authors describe an oxepin synthesis from furanes and acetylenic dienophiles via Diels-Alder reaction ( 4a ), photochemical oxanorbornadiene-oxaquadricyclane transformation ( 4a → 5a ), and thermal 3σ → 3π opening of the highly strained oxaquadricyclane 5a . With dimethylacetylenedicarboxylate, methylpropiolate, maleic anhydride, and di-methoxycarbonyl-oxanorbornadiene ( 4a ) 5a yields the 1:1 adducts 19a, 19b, 22, 23 and 26 (unstable) by strictly stereospecific addition to the α-positions of the oxygen bridge. With the same dienophiles the oxepin 6a reacts only through its valence-tautomeric benzene-oxide form 7a giving stereospecifically 27, 29, 30 and 31 . No definite conclusions are drawn with regard to the mechanistic implications of the photostep 4a → 5a , the thermal 3σ → 3π-transformation 5a → 6a/7a , and the bishomofurane cycloaddition reactions. Scope and limitations of this oxepin synthesis are briefly discussed.     

Tautomeric equilibrium between penta- and hexacoordinate silicon chelates. A chloride bridge between two pentacoordinate silicons.

The reaction of O-trimethylsilyl-1,1-dimethyl-2-trifluoroacetylhydrazine (1a) with chloromethyl(methyl)dichlorosilane affords an unexpected equilibrium mixture, 10a right arrow over left arrow 11a, between a neutral hexacoordinate silicon chelate with a covalent chloro ligand (10a) and an ionic pentacoordinate silicon complex (11a). The equilibrium reaction consists formally of a migration of the covalent chloro ligand from silicon to an adjacent ammonium nitrogen, as a chloride anion, and thus constitutes a novel type of tautomeric reaction. Crystallographic and NMR data provide evidence for the reaction. Temperature, solvent, substituent, and counterion effects on the tautomeric equilibrium are discussed: when the temperature of the mixture is raised, the equilibrium ratio 10a/11a increases. Formation of the mixture in toluene, a nonionizing solvent, shifts the equilibrium completely toward the neutral 10a. When the initial hydrazide has a phenyl (11c) or a hydrogen (11b) group as substituent, rather than CF3, the equilibrium is shifted to the ionic side. Replacement of the chloride counterion by triflate, using trimethylsilyl triflate, shifts the 10a/11a mixture to the ionic side. Low-temperature NMR monitoring of the stepwise formation of 10/11 was carried out and provided insight into the reaction mechanism. In an attempt to grow crystals of 11c, the pentacoordinate tautomer analogue, an unprecedented chloride-bridged disiloxane complex, with two pentacoordinate silicons sharing a common axial chloro ligand, crystallized and was characterized and described.     

A novel method that improves sensitivity of protein detection in PAGE and Western blot

We have developed a simple and inexpensive method that improves sensitivity of protein and antigen detection in standard PAGE procedures. Our technique uses a sample microloader device with a funnel‐like structure, filled with a 4% stacking gel. When attach to the top of a polyacrylamide slab gel, the proteins in a sample are concentrated by electrophoresis into a small volume as they emerge from the device's narrow outlet. Our microloader has several advantages over previous devices, including simple assembly, high versatility, and absence of cross‐contamination between lanes. Addition of this device to a slab gel results in a fivefold increase in the sensitivity of antigen detection in a Western blot. As a result, less protein is required for loading and signal detection. Our protocol is a straightforward modification of a standard experimental technique, and is especially useful when only limited sample quantities are available.     

Gibbs free energy of liquid drops on conical fibers

Small drops can move spontaneously on conical fibers. As a drop moves along the cone, it must change shape to maintain a constant volume, and thus, it must change its surface energy. Simultaneously, the exposed surface area of the underlying cone must also change. The associated surface energies should balance each other, and the drop should stop moving when it reaches a location where the free energy is a minimum. In this paper, a minimum Gibbs free energy analysis has been performed to predict where a drop will stop on a conical fiber. To obtain the Gibbs free energies of a drop at different locations of a conical fiber, the theoretical expressions for the shape of a droplet on a conical fiber are derived by extending Carroll's equations for a drop on a cylindrical fiber. The predicted Gibbs free energy exhibits a minimum along the length of the cone. For a constant cone angle, as the contact angle between the liquid and the cone increases, the drop will move toward the apex of the cone. Likewise, for a constant contact angle, as the cone angle increases, the drop moves toward the apex. Experiments in which water and dodecane were placed on glass cones verify these dependencies. Thus, the final location of a drop on a conical fiber can be predicted on the basis of the geometry and surface energy of the cone, the surface tension and volume of the liquid, and the original location where the drop was deposited.     

Persulfated molecular umbrellas as anti-HIV and anti-HSV agents

A series of persulfated molecular umbrellas have been synthesized from putrescine, spermidine, spermine, lysine, and cholic acid (1a, 2a, 3a, 4a, and 5a) and their anti-HIV and anti-HSV activities determined. Despite it size, the most active of these conjugates (5a) was able to cross phospholipid bilayers made from 1-palmitoyl-2-oleyol-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC) and 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylglycerol (POPG). The unique combination of anti-viral activity, an ability to cross hydrophobic barriers, a lack of cytotoxicity, and a simple three-step synthesis from biogenic starting material suggests that 5a and related conjugates may be exploitable as a novel class of anti-viral agents for systemic and topical applications.     

Application of Phase Transfer Catalysis in Heterocyclic Synthesis: Synthesis of Some New Polyfunctional Thiophenes,Thiopyrans, Pyridines and Oxazines

The reaction of compound 1 with CS 2 and different active halo compounds gave the corresponding thiophene derivatives 2a,b-4a,b , whereas treatment of compound 1 with CS 2 and active methylene compounds afforded the corresponding thiopyran derivatives 5a,b , 6a,b , 7 , and 8 . Also, 1,3-thioxane derivatives 9 and 10 were obtained by reacting compound 1 with CS 2 and different cycloalkanones. Thiophene and pyrrolidene derivatives 11 , 12a,b , and 13a,b were obtained by reacting compound 1 with phenyl isothiocyanate and different halo compounds. The active methylene compounds and/or cycloalkanones were treated with compound 1 in the presence of phenyl isothiocyanate to give pyridines, thiopyran and oxazine derivatives 14a,b-16a,b , 17a-19a , and 19b , respectively.     

Highly efficient synthesis of linear pyrrole oligomers by twofold Heck reactions

The twofold Heck reaction of the vinylpyrroles 3a and 3b with the iodobenzenes 4a-c led to the linear pyrrole oligomers 5, 6, and 7. The synthesis of both symmetrical and unsymmetrical oligomers, such as 10a and 10b, was also accomplished by a Heck reaction of 8 and 9 and by a Heck reaction of 3a and 11 followed by a Wittig reaction and a second Heck reaction with 8. The pentacyclic oligomers 14 and 19 were prepared by a twofold Heck reaction of 13 with 4 and by a twofold Heck reaction of 15 with 16 followed by a Wittig reaction and a twofold Heck reaction with 8.