Living cationic polymerization of amide‐functional vinyl ethers: Specific properties of SnCl4‐based initiating system

Living cationic copolymerization of amide‐functional vinyl ethers with isobutyl vinyl ether (IBVE) was achieved using SnCl₄ in the presence of ethyl acetate at 0 °C: the number–average molecular weight of the obtained polymers increased in direct proportion to the monomer conversion with relatively low polydispersity, and the amide‐functional monomer units were introduced almost quantitatively. To optimize the reaction conditions, cationic polymerization of IBVE in the presence of amide compounds, as a model reaction, was also examined using various Lewis acids in dichloromethane. The combination of SnCl₄ and ethyl acetate induced living cationic polymerization of IBVE at 0 °C when an amide compound, whose nitrogen is adjacent to a phenyl group, was used. The versatile performance of SnCl₄ especially for achieving living cationic polymerization of various polar functional monomers was demonstrated in this study as well as in our previous studies. Thus, the specific properties of the SnCl₄ initiating system are discussed by comparing with the Et_xAlCl_3?x systems from viewpoints of hard and soft acids and bases principle and computational chemistry. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 6129–6141, 2008     

Synthesis of poly(ester‐amide) dendrimers based on 2,2‐Bis(hydroxymethyl) propanoic acid and glycine

Water‐soluble, biodegradable, and biocompatible poly(ester‐amide) dendrimers with hydroxyl functional groups are synthesized from previously prepared AB₂ adduct of 2,2‐bis(hydroxymethyl) propanoic acid (bis‐MPA) and glycine as a repeating unit. Two esterification procedures using different coupling reagent/catalyst systems (DCC/DPTS or EDC/DMAP) are studied with respect to efficiency, ease of products purification, and quality of the final products. Both procedures have their own benefits and drawbacks, depending on dendrimer generation. The synthesized poly(ester‐amide) dendrimers as well as commercially available bis‐MPA dendrimers, poly(ester‐amide) hyperbranched polymer, and poly(vinyl alcohol) are used for preparation of solid dispersions of sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug glimepiride to improve its poor water‐solubility. In vitro dissolution studies show in comparison with pure glimepiride in crystalline or amorphous form, to the same extent improved glimepiride solubility for solid dispersions based on dendritic polymers, but not for poly(vinyl alcohol). The amount of glimepiride complexed with both dendrimer types increases with dendrimer generation. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2014 , 52, 3292–3301     

Influence of substituent groups at the 3‐position on the mass spectral fragmentation pathways of cephalosporins

The structural fragment ions of nine cephalosporins were studied by electrospray ionization quadrapole trap mass spectrometry (Q‐Trap MSⁿ) in positive mode. The influence of substituent groups in the 3‐position on fragmentation pathway B, an α‐cleavage between the C7? C8 single bond, coupled with a [2,4]‐trans‐Diels‐Alder cleavage simultaneously within the six‐membered heterocyclic ring, was also investigated. It was found that when the substituent groups were methyl, chloride, vinyl, or propenyl, fragmentations belonging to pathway B were detected; however, when the substituents were heteroatoms such as O, N, or S, pathway B fragmentation was not detected. This suggested that the [M–R₃]⁺ ion, which was produced by the bond cleavage within the substituent group at the 3‐position, had a key influence on fragmentation pathway B. This could be attributed to the strong electronegativity of the heteroatoms (O, N, S) that favors the production of the [M–R₃]⁺ ion. Moreover, having the positive charge of the [M–R₃]⁺ ion localized on the nitrogen atom in the 1‐position changed the electron density distribution of the heterocyclic structure, which prohibits a [2,4]‐reverse‐Diels‐Alder fragmentation and as a result fragmentation pathway B could not occur. The influence of the substituent group in the 3‐position was determined by the intensity ratio (e/d) of ions produced by fragmentation pathway A, a [2,2]‐trans‐Diels‐Alder cleavage within the quaternary lactam ring, including the breaking of the amide bond and the C6? C7 single bond (ion d), and fragmentation pathway B (ion e). The results indicate that the electronegativity of the substituent group was a key influencing factor of pathway B fragmentation intensity, because the intensity ratio (e/d) is higher for a chlorine atom, a vinyl, or a propenyl group than that of a methyl group. This study provided some theoretical basis for the identification of cephalosporin antibiotics and structural analysis of related substances in drugs. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Formal [4+2]‐Annulation of Vinyl Azides with N‐Unsaturated Aldimines

Highly functionalized quinolines and pyridines could be synthesized by BF₃?OEt₂‐mediated reactions of vinyl azides with N‐aryl and N‐alkenyl aldimines, respectively. The reaction mechanism could be characterized as formal [4+2]‐annulation, including unprecedented enamine‐type nucleophilic attack of vinyl azides to aldimines and subsequent nucleophilic cyclization onto the resulting iminodiazonium ion moieties.     

Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (+)‐Bermudenynol,a C15 Laurencia Metabolite with a Vinyl Chloride Containing Oxocene Skeleton,through Intramolecular Amide Enolate Alkylation

A substrate‐controlled asymmetric total synthesis of (+)‐bermudenynol, a compact and synthetically challenging C₁₅ Laurencia metabolite that contains several halogen atoms, is reported. The oxocene core, which contains a vinyl chloride, was constructed by an efficient and highly stereoselective intramolecular amide enolate alkylation (IAEA). This result showcases the broad utility of the IAEA methodology as a useful alternative for cases in which the ring‐closing metathesis is inefficient.     

Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (+)‐Bermudenynol,a C15 Laurencia Metabolite with a Vinyl Chloride Containing Oxocene Skeleton,through Intramolecular Amide Enolate Alkylation

A substrate‐controlled asymmetric total synthesis of (+)‐bermudenynol, a compact and synthetically challenging C₁₅ Laurencia metabolite that contains several halogen atoms, is reported. The oxocene core, which contains a vinyl chloride, was constructed by an efficient and highly stereoselective intramolecular amide enolate alkylation (IAEA). This result showcases the broad utility of the IAEA methodology as a useful alternative for cases in which the ring‐closing metathesis is inefficient.     

Dissecting Hofmeister Effects: Direct Anion–Amide Interactions Are Weaker than Cation–Amide Binding

Whereas there is increasing evidence for ion‐induced protein destabilization through direct ion–protein interactions, the strength of the binding of anions to proteins relative to cation–protein binding has remained elusive. In this work, the rotational mobility of a model amide in aqueous solution was used as a reporter for the interactions of different anions with the amide group. Protein‐stabilizing salts such as KCl and KNO₃ do not affect the rotational mobility of the amide. Conversely, protein denaturants such as KSCN and KI markedly reduce the orientational freedom of the amide group. Thus these results provide evidence for a direct denaturation mechanism through ion–protein interactions. Comparing the present findings with results for cations shows that in contrast to common belief, anion–amide binding is weaker than cation–amide binding.     

Makrocyclische Ionophore beruhend auf oligomeren Terephthaldiamiden mit von Gastmolekülen abhängiger Selektivität

Macrocyclic Oligolactams Based on Terephthalic Acid as Ionophores with Selectivity Depending on Included Guest Molecules Macrocyclic 20- to 60-membered oligolactam hosts exhibit ion selectivities in poly(vinyl chloride) membranes which depend on the ring size and on the substituents of the amide N-atoms. The selectivity may be changed by loading the macrocyclic host with CHCl₃ as guest molecule.     

The structure of a valinomycin–hexaaquamagnesium trifluoromethanesulfonate compound

Valinomycin is a naturally occurring cyclic dodecadepsipeptide with the formula cyclo‐[d ‐HiVA→l ‐Val →l ‐LA→l ‐Val]₃ (d ‐HiVA is d ‐α‐hydroxyisovaleic acid, Val is valine and LA is lactic acid), which binds a K⁺ ion with high selectively. In the past, several cation‐binding modes have been revealed by X‐ray crystallography. In the K⁺, Rb⁺ and Cs⁺ complexes, the ester O atoms coordinate the cation with a trigonal antiprismatic geometry, while the six amide groups form intramolecular hydrogen bonds and the network that is formed has a bracelet‐like conformation (Type 1 binding). Type 2 binding is seen with the Na⁺ cation, in which the valinomycin molecule retains the bracelet conformation but the cations are coordinated by only three ester carbonyl groups and are not centrally located. In addition, a picrate counter‐ion and a water molecule is found at the center of the valinomycin bracelet. Type 3 binding is observed with divalent Ba²⁺, in which two cations are incorporated, bridged by two anions, and coordinated by amide carbonyl groups, and there are no intramolecular amide hydrogen bonds. In this paper, we present a new Type 4 cation‐binding mode, observed in valinomycin hexaaquamagnesium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonate) trihydrate, C₅₄H₉₀N₆O₁₈·[Mg(H₂O)₆](CF₃SO₃)₂·3H₂O, in which the valinomycin molecule incorporates a whole hexaaquamagnesium ion, [Mg(H₂O)₆]²⁺, via hydrogen bonding between the amide carbonyl groups and the hydrate water H atoms. In this complex, valinomycin retains the threefold symmetry observed in Type 1 binding, but the amide hydrogen‐bond network is lost; the hexaaquamagnesium cation is hydrogen bonded by six amide carbonyl groups. ¹H NMR titration data is consistent with the 1:1 binding stoichiometry in acetonitrile solution. This new cation‐binding mode of binding a whole hexaaquamagnesium ion by a cyclic polypeptide is likely to have important implications for the study of metal binding with biological models under physiological conditions.     

Me3Si−SiMe2[oCON(iPr)2−C6H4]: An Unsymmetrical Disilane Reagent for Regio‐ and Stereoselective Bis‐Silylation of Alkynes

The air‐stable unsymmetrical disilane Me₃Si?SiMe₂[oCON(iPr)₂C₆H₄] has been developed for bis‐silylation of alkynes. This reagent tolerates a range of functional groups, providing Z‐vinyl disilanes in high yields. It is proposed that the phenyl‐ring‐tethered amide group directs oxidative addition of Pd⁰ into the Si?Si bond, which might facilitate formation of a six‐membered Pd cycle, generating products with good to excellent regioselectivity.     

TFAA chemical derivatization and XPS. Analysis of OH and NHx polymers

The determination of functional groups on complex polymer surfaces by X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) can be improved considerably by derivatization reactions. Simple polymers containing hydroxyl groups or amino groups were investigated as reference materials for the derivatization with trifluoroacetic anhydride (TFAA). ‐1 Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA), poly(vinyl butyral) (PVB), poly(allylamine) (PAAm), and poly(diallyl amine) (PDAAm) were derivatized using TFAA and analyzed with XPS. Polyethylene (PE) was used as an independent external reference for the binding energy (BE). Applying this procedure, the BE scales of all measurements were referenced to the carbon atoms of PE. It was found that the BE of the CF₃ component in the C1s region is different when bonded as an acetate or as an amide. The CF₃ BE is also influenced by the density of these groups in the polymer molecule. In TFAA‐PVA, where every second main chain carbon atom carries a trifluoroacetate (TFAc) group, the BE is 294.3 eV while in TFAA‐PVB with only isolated groups, the BE is 293.6 eV. The BE of the CF₃ component in the trifluoroacetamides (TFAAms) prepared from PAAm and PDAAm was found to be 292.5 and 292.3 eV, respectively. Compared with the analog fluorine free compounds, the BE is shifted toward higher values also for the ester carbon atom, the amide carbon atom, and the carbon atom to which the ester or amide is bonded. The data suggest that the gas phase reaction of TFAA with a polymer surface is diffusion limited. The actual ester or amide formation is a fast reaction and runs as a wave into the surface. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Salt forms of the pharmaceutical amide dihydrocarbamazepine

Carbamazepine (CBZ) is well known as a model active pharmaceutical ingredient used in the study of polymorphism and the generation and comparison of cocrystal forms. The pharmaceutical amide dihydrocarbamazepine (DCBZ) is a less well known material and is largely of interest here as a structural congener of CBZ. Reaction of DCBZ with strong acids results in protonation of the amide functionality at the O atom and gives the salt forms dihydrocarbamazepine hydrochloride {systematic name: [(10,11‐dihydro‐5H‐dibenzo[b,f]azepin‐5‐yl)(hydroxy)methylidene]azanium chloride, C₁₅H₁₅N₂O⁺·Cl⁻}, dihydrocarbamazepine hydrochloride monohydrate {systematic name: [(10,11‐dihydro‐5H‐dibenzo[b,f]azepin‐5‐yl)(hydroxy)methylidene]azanium chloride monohydrate, C₁₅H₁₅N₂O⁺·Cl⁻·H₂O} and dihydrocarbamazepine hydrobromide monohydrate {systematic name: [(10,11‐dihydro‐5H‐dibenzo[b,f]azepin‐5‐yl)(hydroxy)methylidene]azanium bromide monohydrate, C₁₅H₁₅N₂O⁺·Br⁻·H₂O}. The anhydrous hydrochloride has a structure with two crystallographically independent ion pairs (Z′ = 2), wherein both cations adopt syn conformations, whilst the two hydrated species are mutually isostructural and have cations with anti conformations. Compared to neutral dihydrocarbamazepine structures, protonation of the amide group is shown to cause changes to both the molecular (C=O bond lengthening and C—N bond shortening) and the supramolecular structures. The amide‐to‐amide and dimeric hydrogen‐bonding motifs seen for neutral polymorphs and cocrystalline species are replaced here by one‐dimensional polymeric constructs with no direct amide‐to‐amide bonds. The structures are also compared with, and shown to be closely related to, those of the salt forms of the structurally similar pharmaceutical carbamazepine.     

Interactions between metal chlorides and poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) in concentrated solutionsand solid‐state films

The rheological behavior of poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP)/N,N‐dimethylformamide (DMF) solutions containing metal chlorides (LiCl, CaCl₂, and CoCl₂) were investigated, and the results showed that the nature of the metal ions and their concentration had an obvious effect on the steady‐state rheological behavior of PVP–DMF solutions with different molecular weights. The apparent viscosity of the PVP–DMF solutions increased with an increasing metal‐ion concentration, and the viscosity increment was dependent on the metal‐ion variety_. For a CaCl₂‐containing PVP–DMF solution, for example, the critical shear rate at the onset of shear thinning became smaller with increasing CaCl₂ concentration. It was believed that multiple interactions among metal ions, carbonyl groups of PVP, and amide groups in DMF determined the solution properties of these complex fluids; therefore, ¹³C NMR spectroscopy was used to detect the interactions in systems of PVP–CaCl₂–DMF and PVP–LiCl–DMF solutions. NMR data showed that there were obvious interactions between the metal ions and the carbonyl groups of the PVP segments in the DMF solutions. Furthermore, IR spectra of the PVP/metal chloride composites demonstrated that the interaction between the metal ions and carbonyl groups in the PVP unit occurred and that the PVP chain underwent conformational variations with the metal‐ion concentration. DSC results indicated that the glass transition temperatures of the PVP/metal chloride composites increased with the addition of metal ions. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 45: 1589–1598, 2007     

Cationic polymerization of isobutyl vinyl ether initiated with transition‐metal ate complexes

The cationic polymerization of isobutyl vinyl ether was examined with transition‐metal ate complexes with trityl cation as initiators. The initiators were generated by the reaction of triphenylmethyl chloride [trityl chloride (TrCl)] with ate complexes of Nb, Mo, and W with lithium cation, which were obtained in situ by the reaction of the transition‐metal halides with anionic reagents (organolithium or lithium amide). When the polymerization was initiated with a mixture of TrCl and Li⁺[NbH₅(NnBuPh)]^?, the resulting poly(isobutyl vinyl ether)s had narrow molecular weight distributions (weight‐average molecular weight/number‐average molecular weight = 1.13–1.20). Although the polymerization was supposed to be initiated by the electrophilic attack of the trityl cation, matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry analysis of the resulting poly(isobutyl vinyl ether)s revealed the presence of H at the α‐chain end. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 2636–2641, 2006     

Fragmentation pathways of deprotonated amide‐sulfonamide CXCR4 inhibitors investigated by ESI‐IT‐MSn,ESI‐Q‐TOF‐MS/MS and DFT calculations

Amide‐sulfonamides provide a potent anti‐inflammatory scaffold targeting the CXCR4 receptor. A series of novel amide‐sulfonamide derivatives were investigated for their gas‐phase fragmentation behaviors using electrospray ionization ion trap mass spectrometry and quadrupole time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry in negative ion mode. Upon collision‐induced dissociation (CID), deprotonated amide‐sulfonamides mainly underwent either an elimination of the amine to form the sulfonyl anion and amide anion or a benzoylamide derivative to provide sulfonamide anion bearing respective substituent groups. Based on the characteristic fragment ions and the deuterium–hydrogen exchange experiments, three possible fragmentation mechanisms corresponding to ion‐neutral complexes including [sulfonyl anion/amine] complex ( INC‐1 ), [sulfonamide anion/benzoylamide derivative] complex ( INC‐2 ) and [amide anion/sulfonamide] complex ( INC‐3 ), respectively, were proposed. These three ion‐neutral complexes might be produced by the cleavages of S–N and C–N bond from the amide‐sulfonamides, which generated the sulfonyl anion (Route 1), sulfonamide anion (Route 2) and the amide anion (Route 3). DFT calculations suggested that Route 1, which generated the sulfonyl anion (ion c ) is more favorable. In addition, the elimination of SO₂ through a three‐membered‐ring transition state followed by the formation of C–N was observed for all the amide‐sulfonamides.     

{N‐[2‐(η5‐Cyclopentadienyl)ethyl]‐4‐toluenesulfonamido‐N,O}(tetrahydrofuran‐O)bis(trifluoromethanesulfonato‐O)titanium(II)

The title compound, [Ti(CF₃O₃S)₂(C₁₄H₁₅NO₂S)(C₄H₈O)], contains a unique ligand system in which the Ti ion is bound to the N and O atoms of a 2‐p‐toluene­sulfon­amide ligand, which is linked by an ethyl group to a coordinated cyclo­penta­diene moiety. The distorted octahedral geometry about the Ti ion is completed by two tri­fluoro­methane­sulfonate ligands and a tetra­hydro­furan mol­ecule. Comparison with related compounds shows that both the Ti—N and Ti—O bonds of the sulfon­amide, although longer than normal values, indicate significant bonding interactions.     

Alkali Metal Complexes of the Dipeptides PheAla and AlaPhe: IRMPD Spectroscopy

Complexes of PheAla and AlaPhe with alkali metal ions Na⁺ and K⁺ are generated by electrospray ionization, isolated in the Fourier‐transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT–ICR) ion trapping mass spectrometer, and investigated by infrared multiple‐photon dissociation (IRMPD) using light from the FELIX free electron laser over the mid‐infrared range from 500 to 1900 cm^?1. Insight into structural features of the complexes is gained by comparing the obtained spectra with predicted spectra and relative free energies obtained from DFT calculations for candidate conformers. Combining spectroscopic and energetic results establishes that the metal ion is always chelated by the amide carbonyl oxygen, whilst the C‐terminal hydroxyl does not complex the metal ion and is in the endo conformation. It is also likely that the aromatic ring of Phe always chelates the metal ion in a cation‐π binding configuration. Along with the amide CO and ring chelation sites, a third Lewis‐basic group almost certainly chelates the metal ion, giving a threefold chelation geometry. This third site may be either the C‐terminal carbonyl oxygen, or the N‐terminal amino nitrogen. From the spectroscopic and computational evidence, a slight preference is given to the carbonyl group, in an RO_aO_t chelation pattern, but coordination by the amino group is almost equally likely (particularly for K⁺PheAla) in an RO_aN_t chelation pattern, and either of these conformations, or a mixture of them, would be consistent with the present evidence. (R represents the π ring site, O_a the amide oxygen, O_t the terminal carbonyl oxygen, and N_t the terminal nitrogen.) The spectroscopic findings are in better agreement with the MPW1PW91 DFT functional calculations of the thermochemistry compared with the B3LYP functional, which seems to underestimate the importance of the cation–π interaction.     

以N为中心的阴离子离子液体的合成、表征及应用

首次通过不同阴离子的钾盐和不同的季铵化的咪唑,吡咯溴盐/氯盐进行离子交换,合成了一系列含氰基官能团的阴离子功能化离子液体。通过红外、核磁共振、质谱对离子液体的结构进行表征;通过TGA对离子液体的热稳定性进行测定,结果发现功能化离子液体具有良好的热稳定性,其分解温度在224-289℃范围内。将功能化离子液体[EMIm][N(CN)COC2H5]作为配体应用于无膦配体的Suzuki偶联反应,发现在反应中加入功能化离子液体[EMIm][N(CN)COC2H5]可以使反应收率提高10-20%。     

Thermally induced fixed diradical generation on solid supports for surface‐initiated polymerization

A method is presented for generation of all surface‐bound radicals on solid polymer surfaces. Thus, secondary amide group of newly synthesized crosslinking comonomer, methacryloyloxyethyl methacrylamide was determined as versatile precursor for generation fixed diradicals on solid microspheres, obtained by copolymerization with methyl methacrylate (MMA) in aqueous suspension. Nitrosoation of the secondary amide groups on the microbeads and followed thermolysis above 90 °C was demonstrated to give surface‐bound radicals, capable of initiating polymerization of vinyl monomers, such as; styrene, MMA, N‐vinyl formamide, and N‐vinyl, 2‐pyrrolidone, as evidenced by H NMR, Fourier transform infrared, thermogravimetric analysis, and differential scanning calorimeter techniques. Appreciable grafting yields (55.1%–286.1%) and low free‐homopolymer formation (7.2%–19.7%) were noted within 6 h of the grafting at 100 °C in each case. This strategy involving the use of amide functional crosslinker seemed to be generally applicable to generate surface‐bound radicals for surface‐initiated polymerization from various solid substrates. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2012     

Unexpected Direct Synthesis of N‐Vinyl Amides through Vinyl Azide–Enolate [3+2] Cycloaddition

The unexpected synthesis of industrially important N ‐vinyl amides directly from aldehydes and α,β‐unsaturated N ‐vinyl amides from esters is reported. This reaction probably proceeds through an initial [3+2] azide–enolate cycloaddition involving a vinyl azide generated in situ. A survey of the reaction scope and preliminary mechanistic findings supported by quantum computational analysis are reported, with implications for the future development of atom‐efficient amide synthesis. Intriguingly, this study suggests that (cautious) reevaluation of azidoethene as a synthetic reagent may be warranted.