Studies on Organophosphorus Compounds: The Synthesis of [1,3,2]-Diazaphospholes and [1,3,2]-Oxaazaphospholes

A number of spiro[cyclopentane (cyclohexane, and cycloheptane)-1,4′-perhydro-[1,3,2]diazaphosphole] derivatives (3a–c, 5a–c, 11a–c, and 12a–c) and spiro-[cyclopentane (cyclohexane, and cycloheptane)-1,4′-perhydro[1,3,2]oxaazaphos-phole] derivatives (7a–c) were prepared via an interaction of 2,4-bis-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-1,3,2,4-dithiaphosphetane-2,4-disulphide (1) with substances containing two functional groups.     

Synthesis, Characterization, Spectroscopic Properties of 2-（4-Dimethylaminophenyl）-5-fluoro-6-（morpholin-4-yl）-1H-benzimidazole and its Interaction with Calf Thymus DNA

Benzimidazole compounds have attracted a renewed interest recently owing to theirpotential applications in high-performance composite materials, electronic chemicals,photosensitive materials, and their special potentials in biological and/or medicinalapplication1,2. Typically, aromatic compounds with near planar structures and contain-ing hydrogen-donor groups or groups, which are capable of being protonated, havespecial interactions with DNA via intercalation, hydrogen-bonding, and so on3.Me…     

One-pot,three-component,catalyst-free synthesis of novel derivatives of pyrido-[2,3-d]pyrimidines under ultrasonic irradiations

Novel derivatives of pyrido-[2,3-d] pyrimidines were synthesized via an efficient and catalyst- free, one-pot, three-component reaction of 3-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-3-oxopropanenitrile, 6-amino-(ethylthio)pyrimidine-4(3H)-one, and arylaldehydes under ultrasonic irradiations. This practical method furnished the desired pyridopyrimidines in high yields (79–89%) and short reaction times (25–40 min).     

Synthesis of novel N2-adamantyl derivatives of 2-amino-6-methyl-4(3H)-pyrimidinone as potential activators of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) release

A method has been developed for the synthesis of N²-adamantyl-2-amino-6-methyl-4(3H)-pyrimidinones based on the reaction of (adamant-1-yl)alkylamine with 2-(ethylsulfanyl)-6-methyl-4(3H)-pyrimidinone which can lead to the corresponding derivatives in which the exocyclic nitrogen atom and the adamantyl radical are separated by a hydrocarbon fragment. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1541–1544, October, 2006.     

Synthesis,Structure and Photoluminescence of Cocrystal of Bis[2-(benz(oxa/imida)zol-2-yl)phenolato-к~2N,O]zinc(Ⅱ) Being Site Occupancy Disorder with a Heteroatom Ratio of NH to O(0.408/0.592)

1 INTRODUCTION Neutral zinc(II) complexes, being monomeric structure with tetrahedral geometries, have shown excellent photoluminescent properties[1, 2], and some of them also have excellent electroluminescent properties[3 ～ 5]. Therefore, neutral organic Zn(II) complexes have been used as both photoluminescent materials and electroluminescent emitters in organic diodes. For example, bis(2-(benzimidazol-2-yl)phe- nolate)zinc shows excellent performance in photolu- minescence[6], and bis…     

Trimethylsilylation of Alcohols and Phenols,and Direct Acetylation of Silyl Ethers Catalyzed by Fe(ClO4)3.6H2O

In this article, a mild and efficient protocol for the trimethylsilylation of various aliphatic and benzylic alcohols and phenols with trimethylsilyl chloride using a catalytic amount of ferric perchlorate at room temperature and relatively short reaction times in good to excellent yields is reported. Direct acetylation of trimethylsilyl ethers catalyzed with Fe(ClO ₄ ) ₃ .6H ₂ O(0.02 mmol)/Fe(ClO ₄ ) ₃ SiO ₂ (0.2 g) using acetic anhydride at ambient temperature is also reported.     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Fluorescent Properties of 1-（4-（Dimethylamino）benzylidene）- 4-（naphthalen- 1-yl） Thiosemicarbazide

1 INTRODUCTION Recently, for the fluorescent properties, Schiff base has been more and more important and widely studied in density optical memories, nonlinear op- tics (NLO), organic light-emitting diodes (OLED), polymer LED and electrogenerated chemilumines- cence (ECL)[1~5]. Thiosemicarbazones are a kind of Schiff bases with thiourea and good ligands easily chelating with transition metal ions. Although they have been studied extensively for a long time due to their chemical and b…     

Effects of γ-irradiation and cooking on vitamins B6 and B12 in grass prawns (Penaeus monodon)

The effects of irradiation doses, irradiation temperature and a combined treatment of irradiation and cooking on the vitamin B₆ and B₁₂ contents of grass prawns have been studied. Grass prawns were irradiated at refrigerated (4°C) or frozen (-20°C) temperatures with different doses. A domestic cooking procedure was followed after irradiation. The changes in vitamins B₆ and B₁₂ of both raw and cooked grass prawns were evaluated. Results showed no significant changes of vitamin B₆ and B₁₂ in grass prawns with a radiation dose up to 7 kGy at either 4°C or -20°C. Irradiation at 4°C caused more destruction of vitamin B₁₂ but not vitamin B₆ than did irradiation at -20°C in grass prawns. There was significant destruction of both vitamins B₆ and B₁₂ in unirradiated samples during cooking. The introduction of the irradiation process before cooking had no effect on either vitamin. These results indicate that the loss of vitamins B₆ and B₁₂ in the combined treatments was caused mainly by thermal destruction.     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Antitumor Activity of （E）-4-tert-Butyl-N-（2,4-dichlorobenzylidene）-5-（1,2,4-triazol-1-yl）-thiazol-2-amine

The title compound (E)-4-tert-butyl-N-(2,4-dichlorobenzylidene)-5-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-thiazol-2-amine was synthesized by the reaction of 4-tert-butyl-5-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-thiazol-2-amine with 2,4-dichlorobenzaldehyde, and its crystal structure was determined by singlecrystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to the triclinic system, space group P1 with a = 7.9748(4), b = 10.1803(5), c = 11.4603(6), α = 102.882(1), β = 100.253(1), γ = 104.457(1)°, V = 850.95(7)3, Z = 2, F(000) = 392, C16H15Cl2N5S, Mr = 380.29, Dc = 1.484 g/cm3, S = 1.095, μ = 0.512 mm-1, the final R = 0.0301 and wR = 0.0965 for 3334 observed reflections (I 2σ(I)). The preliminary antitumor activity shows that for the title compound the IC50 of Hela is 0.175 μmol/mL and that of Bel7402 is 0.156 μmol/mL.     

Copper(II) coordination polymers constructed from aromatic polycarboxylate and flexible triazole ligands with different spacer lengths: syntheses,structures, and properties

{[Cu₂(btm)₂(Hbtc)(H₂btc)₂(H₂O)]·9.5H₂O}_n (1), [Cu(bte)(H₂btc)₂]_n (2) {[Cu(btp)(H₂btc)₂]·0.25H₂O}_n (3) (btm?=?bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)methane, bte?=?bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)ethane, btp?=?bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)propane, H₃btc?=?benzene-1, 3, 5-tricarboxylic acid) have been synthesized and structurally characterized. 1 features a 1-D double chain, which is interconnected by classical hydrogen-bonding (O–H?O) and π–π interactions to lead to a 3-D supramolecular architecture. 2 and 3 are both 1-D single chains, which are interconnected by π–π interactions to 2-D layer architectures. Elemental analysis, XRD, IR, TG and EPR spectra have been carried out and discussed.     

Unsymmetric bimetal(II) complexes: Synthesis, structures and catalytic behaviors toward ethylene

A series of unsymmetric bimetal(II) (Fe, Co and Ni) complexes ligated by 2-methyl-2,4-bis(6-iminopyridin-2-yl)-1H-1,5-benzodiazepines were synthesized and characterized by IR spectra and elemental analysis, while a representative nickel(II) complex (5a) was determined by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. These iron(II) complexes were found to exhibit good activities for ethylene oligomerization and polymerization in the presence of MMAO and afforded α-olefins in high selectivity, and the composition of oligomers followed the Schluz-Flory distribution. The nickel(II) complexes mainly dimerize ethylene with considerable activity. The influences of coordinative ligands and reaction parameters were fully investigated on the catalytic activity and properties of these complexes.     

Enhanced application of square wave voltammetry with glassy carbon electrode coupled to multivariate calibration tools for the determination of B(6) and B(12) vitamins in pharmaceutical preparations

Vitamins B₆ (VB₆) and B₁₂ (VB₁₂) were simultaneously determined in pharmaceutical preparations by using square wave voltametry (SWV) together with artificial neural networks (ANNs). Supporting electrolyte solution, pH and voltametric technique were optimised. The calibration set was built with several artificial samples containing both active ingredients and excipients. Deviations from linearity were observed for both analytes. It is probably due to interactions among the electro active components and competition by the electrode surface, fact that supports the use of ANNs. Recoveries when analysing a nine sample validation set, of 100.2 and 96.4 were calculated for VB₆ and VB₁₂, respectively. Commercial samples were analysed with reasonably good results considering the complexity of the mixture studied.     

Electronic structures of the boron cage molecules B4H4, B4Cl4 and B4F4

Ab initio calculations have been performed on B₄H₄, B₄Cl₄ and B₄F₄ in order to aid our understanding of the bonding in these compounds, which is presumably based on a tetrahedral boron cage. This cage has only 8 electrons and so is less than that expected on the basis of the usual framework electron counting rules. Basis sets with polarisation functions were used at the SCF, CI and CPF levels of theory to confirm that the T _d structures are indeed more stable than the D _4h ones. Davidson-Roby population analyses were able to show that many factors, including 3-centre 2-electron bonding and backbonding from the ligand to the boron cage, are of importance in determining the relative stability of the three compounds, of which B₄Cl₄ is the only one that has yet been observed experimentally.     

Synthesis and biological evaluation of <Superscript>99m</Superscript>Tc-HEDTA/HYNIC-MPP4 complex for 5-HT<Subscript>1A</Subscript> receptor imaging

5-HT_1A receptor is associated with a variety of pathophysiology of neuropsychiatric disorders. Accordingly, we have synthesized a new 5-HT_1A receptor ligand (HYNIC-MPP4) and labeled it with ^99mTc using N-(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediaminetriacetic acid (HEDTA) as coligand. ^99mTc-HEDTA/HYNIC-MPP4 was prepared under pH 6 at room temperature. Biodistribution of 99mTc-HEDTA/HYNIC-MPP4 in normal mice showed that this complex had moderate brain uptake (0.60% ID·g⁻¹ at 2 min p.i.) and good retention. The hippocampus had the highest radioactivity uptake at 2 min p.i. (1.84% ID⋆g⁻¹). The ratio of Hipp/CB was 3.1 at 2 min p.i. and increased to 4.4 at 60 min p.i. After blocking with 8-hydroxy-2-(dipropylamino) tetralin, the uptake of hippocampus was decreased significantly from 1.84% ID·g⁻¹ to 0.53% ID·g⁻¹ at 2 min p.i., while the cerebellum had no significant decrease. This ^99mTc complex could be a potent agent for 5-HT_1A receptor imaging. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 20401004) and the Analysis and Test fund of Beijing Normal University     

Spectral,luminescent, and photophysical properties of dipyrrolylbenzenes

Dipyrroles with a phenylene bridge, 1,4-bis(pyrrol-2-yl)benzene, 4-(1-vinylpyrrol-2-yl)-1-(pyrrol-2-yl)benzene, and 1,4-bis(1-vinylpyrrol-2-yl)benzene, show intense room-temperature fluorescence in solutions. Analysis of electronic absorption spectra, fluorescence spectra, and results of B3LYP, TD B3LYP, and CIS quantum chemical calculations showed that the introduction of a bulky substituent in position 1 of the pyrrole ring makes the ground-state structures of dipyrrolylbenzenes less planar. Excited-state geometries of all molecules relax to more planar conformations. An increase in the probability of nonradiative transitions has little effect on the quantum yields of fluorescence (Φ_f) of dipyrrolylbenzenes. Even for 1,4-bis(1-vinylpyrrol-2-yl)benzene, where the pyrrole rings deviate from the benzene ring plane by 44°, the fluorescence efficiency remains high enough (Φ_f = 0.7). Substitution at nitrogen atoms has little effect on positions of fluorescence band maxima. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1433–1438, July, 2008.     

A new ytterbium(III) PVC membrane electrode based on 6-methy-4-{[1-(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methylidene]amino}-3-thioxo-3,4dihydro-1,2,4-triazin-5(2H)-one

This study presents the development of an original electrode, employing 6-methy-4-{[1-(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methylidene]amino}-3-thioxo-3,4dihydro-1,2,4-triazin-5(2H)-one (PMTO) as a suitable ionophore. Interestingly, the electrode performance provided a very good response for Yb³⁺ in a wide concentration range (from 1.0 × 10⁻⁶ to 1.0 × 10⁻¹ mol L⁻¹) with a detection limit of 4.6 × 10⁻⁷ mol L⁻¹ and a slope of 19.5 ± 0.3 mV per decade of Yb³⁺ concentration. Furthermore, it possessed a fast response time of about 10 s and it functioned in the pH range of 3.3-8.0 with a usage of at least 2 months without observing any deviations. Noticeably, the proposed electrode revealed an excellent selectivity for Yb³⁺ over a broad variety of alkali, alkaline earth, transition and heavy metal ions. The practical applicability of the electrode was demonstrated by its utilization as an indicator electrode in the potentiometric titration of Yb³⁺ ions with EDTA and in the determination of F⁻ in mouth wash samples. Additionally, it was also applied for the determination of Yb³⁺ ions in binary mixtures.     

Syntheses,structures, and luminescence of two Zn(II) coordination polymers based on 5-(4-imidazol-1-yl-phenyl)-2H-tetrazole and carboxylates

Reactions of Zn(II) salts, 5-(4-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)phenyl)-1H-tetrazolate (HIPT) and 2-mercaptobenzoic acid or 2-propyl-1H-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid (H₃PrIDC), result in two mixed-ligand coordination polymers (CPs), [Zn₂(IPT)(DSDB)(OH)]_n (H₂DSDB = 2,2′-disulfanediyldibenzoic acid, 1) and [Zn₂(IPT)(PrIDC)(H₂O)]_n (H₃PrIDC = 2-propyl-1H-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid, 2). Compound 1 possesses a 2-D structure built by 1-D [Zn(IPT)]_n chains and DSDB^2? connectors, in which the DSDB^2? is generated via in situ reaction from 2-mercaptobenzoic acid. It displays a new intricate 4-nodal {3·4·6·7·8·9}{3·6·7·8·9·10}{3·8·9}{4·6·8} topology. Compound 2 displays a 3-D framework with new 3-connected topology with Schläfli symbol of (4·8·10) (8·12²), in which the 1-D Zn-carboxylate chains were bridged by 3-connected IPT^? ligands. The thermal stabilities and luminescence properties of 1 and 2 have also been studied. The compounds exhibit intense solid-state fluorescent emissions at room temperature.     

Spectrophotometric,potentiometric, and conductometric studies of binary complex formation between copper(II) and three forms of vitamin B6 in aqueous solutions

This article reports the detailed study concerning the mode of binding of three forms of vitamin B₆, pyridoxamine (pm), pyridoxine (pn), and pyridoxal (pl), with Cu(II) in aqueous solutions using three independent methods: potentiometry, conductometry, and UV–vis spectroscopy. The stability constants of complexes formed between copper(II) and vitamin B₆ were investigated by potentiometric titration in 0.1 M KNO₃ ionic medium at 25 °C. While drawing the relations between molar conductance and the ratio of metal to ligand concentrations, different types of lines were obtained indicating the formation of 1 : 1 and 1 : 2 stoichiometric compounds. The stability constants have been determined using EQUID and CVEQUID computer programs and the obtained results were in agreement. The relatively high values of stability constants of Cu(II)-vitamin B₆ complexes obtained from three independent methods in comparison to those with other competing cations suggest that the complexes studied are relatively stable in aqueous solutions.     

5(4)-Chloro-1-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)pyrazoles from 2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazones of Chlorovinyl Ketones and β,β-Dichloroacrolein

A method has been developed for obtaining 3-alkyl(phenyl)-4(5)-chloro-1-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)pyrazoles from appropriate dinitrophenylhydrazones of 1-chloro-, 1,2-, and 2,2-dichlorovinyl ketones by heating the latter in polyphosphoric acid. The structure of the pyrazoles was studied by IR and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 1012–1019, July, 2005.     

Microwave Irradiation: Alternative Heating Process for the Synthesis of Biologically Applicable Chromones,Quinolones, and Their Precursors

Microwave irradiation has become a popular heating technique in organic synthesis, mainly due to its short reaction times, solventless reactions, and, sometimes, higher yields. Additionally, microwave irradiation lowers energy consumption and, consequently, is ideal for optimization processes. Moreover, there is evidence that microwave irradiation can improve the regioselectivity and stereoselectivity aspects of vital importance in synthesizing bioactive compounds. These crucial features of microwave irradiation contribute to its inclusion in green chemistry procedures. Since 2003, the use of microwave-assisted organic synthesis has become common in our laboratory, making our group one of the first Portuguese research groups to implement this heating source in organic synthesis. Our achievements in the transformation of heterocyclic compounds, such as (E/Z)-3-styryl-4H-chromen-4-ones, (E)-3-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-4-styryl-1H-pyrazole, (E)-2-(4-arylbut-1-en-3-yn-1-yl)-4H-chromen-4-ones, or (E)-2-[2-(5-aryl-2-methyl-2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)vinyl]-4H-chromen-4-ones, will be discussed in this review, highlighting the benefits of microwave irradiation use in organic synthesis.