De la chimie des ptérines. 15e communication. Hydroxylation non-enzymatique de la phénylalanine en tyrosine à l'aide de ptérines tétrahydrogénées

The non-enzymatic hydroxylation of phenylalanine to tyrosine has been effected by atmospheric oxygen in aqueous solution in the presence of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterines, Fe^II or Fe^III, and EDTA, in a phosphate buffer at pH 6,9. A possible reaction mechanism is discussed.     

De la chimie des ptérines. 19e communication [1]. Essai d'interprétation des propriétés chimiques des ptérines au moyen de calcul d'orbitales moléculaires

HMO and semi-empirical SCF calculations on pterine systems of biochemical interest have been performed. The most basic center of each molecule has been determined by correlating the perturbation effect on the transition energy and the spectroscopic data. Additional calculations attempt to show why the redox-system which interfers in hydroxylation reactions consists of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterine and a quinoidic form. Finally the formation of radicals in the oxidation step of hydrogenated pterines is discussed.     

Analyse Conformationnelle de Pseudoprotoberbérines Naturelles. II. Etude Structurale par RMN de 13C des Tétrahydropseudoprotoberbérines provenant de I'Isopyrum thalictroïdes

The four pseudoprotoberberins extracted from Isopyrum thalictroides L. were reduced with sodium borohydride to the corresponding tetrahydropseudoprotoberberins. Comparison between the ¹³C NMR spectra of these and of synthetic protoberberins allowed us to assign a trans-1 configuration to the four reduced alkaloids and also to provide for this particular configuration an unequivocal criterion for the differentiation (based on the chemical shift of C-8) between tetrahydroprotoberberins (9, 10 substituted) and tetrahydropseudoprotoberberins (10, 11 substituted).     

Effets de Solvant Aromatique en Résonance Magnétique Protonique des Stéroïdes Hydroxylés

Hydroxylation of saturated steroids such as androstane and pregnane results in appreciable aromatic solvent shifts for the 18- and 19-methyl protons. Solvent shifts associated with hydroxyl and/or carbonyl groups are in general approximately additive.     

Etude des fragmentations en spectrographie de masse de dithiannes-1,3 substitués en 2 par des groupements insaturés

The mass spectra of the title compounds always show an intense molecular ion. Some fissions involve loss of the ethylenic group, while others are related to cleavage of the dithiane ring, eventually followed by recyclizations involving the ethylenic chain stabilized by the resonance possibilities. If a phenyl group is present in the ethylenic chain, the spectra are modified by the formation of the very stable benzothiopyrylium ion.     

Etude des fragmentations en spectrographie de masse de dithiolannes-1,3 substitués en 2 par des groupements insaturés

The mass spectra of the title compounds always show an intense molecular ion. Some fissions involve loss of the ethylenic group, while others are related to cleavage of the dithiolane ring, eventually followed by recyclizations involving the ethylenic chain, due to which resonance structures can be written. If a phenyl group is present in the ethylenic chain, the spectra are modified due to the formation of the very stable benzothiopyrylium ion.     

Etude théorique des déplacements chimiques du phosphore en RMN

Phosphorus chemical shifts have been evaluated by means of the perturbation theory using CNDO/S wave functions in phosphine, phosphite, phosphonate and phosphate derivatives. The necessity of introducing 3d orbitals of phosphorus and of using Z_eff3d as an adjustable parameter for each family of compounds is shown. Calculated values agree with experimental ones.     

L'indice de rétention des alcanes isomères en chromatographie en phase gazeuse

A method, using the radiolysis of an alkane, for the obtention of a great number of branched hydrocarbons is given. The retention index at 100° as well as its variation with temperature is determined on Apiezon L for 200 alcanes containing between seven and twenty four carbons. It is shown that for branched hydrocarbons the decrease of the retention index is mainly due to the length of the substituent group but also to its position on the chain. Some rules between retention index and molecular structure are deduced that allow the determination of the index of higher branched hydrocarbons. It is also shown that the variation of the retention index with temperature is only a function of the length of the substituent group.     

Etude par analyse thermique différentielle des transformations ordre-désordre dans des alliages or-cuivre riches en or

By differential thermal analysis of some Au-Cu alloys the order-disorder transformation AuCu I? AuCu II of the compound AuCu is shown to be a first order transformation accompanied by a variation of enthalpy. This method has also allowed to detect a certain order in alloys with more than 75 at-% Au.     

Etude RMN 13C d'un Dérivé Uniformément Enrichi en 13C. Signe des Valeurs des Constantes de Couplage Observées

The ¹³C NMR parameters of 3-O-acetyl-1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidène-α-D-[U-¹³C] glucofuranose, used as a sample for analysis in double labelling biosynthetic experiments, have been measured. Homonuclear double resonance experiments ¹³C? {¹³C} at 62.8 MHz have permitted the determination of all the ¹³C? ¹³C coupling constants. By theoretical computation of spectra, in connection with the second order effects existing at 25.2 MHz and 15.08 MHz, the sign of the coupling constants has been determined. The theoretical computation of spectra took into account all the isotopomers and was calculated with the help of a program (adapted from the LAOCOON program) allowing for the weighted addition of the spectra.     

Recherches en série diazépine-1,4 et triazépine-1,2,4. XI—etude en spectrométrie de masse des fragmentations de triazépines-1,2,4

The mass spectra of eleven 1,2,4-triazepines with oxo, thioxo, methoxy and methylmercapto groups in the 3 and 5 positions are reported and analysed. Each of the five structures of the triazepine ring present is characterized by a particular group of fragmentations.     

Stabilité en solution aqueuse de complexes de métaux lourds avec des ligands diaza-polyoxamacrocycliques

Stability in aqueous solution of some complexes of heavy metals with diaza-polyoxamacrocyclic ligands Stability of metal complexes (Mⁿ⁺ = Cu²⁺, Ni²⁺, Co²⁺, Zn²⁺, Pb²⁺, Ag⁺ and Cd²⁺) with five diaza-polyoxamacrocycles (L = [2.1.1], [2.2.1], [2.2.2], [2.1] and [2.2] ) have been determined at 25°, in 0.1 M Et₄N⁺ClO aqueous solutions, by means of potentiometric titrations. All cations form MLⁿ⁺ complexes; Cu²⁺ also forms the MHL⁽ⁿ⁺¹⁾⁺ protonated species with both [2.2.1] and [2.1.1] ligands. The stability of these complexes has been discussed in terms of structure and by considering the ionic radii of the cations together with the radii of the macrocyclic cavities. Different behaviour is observed between some of these complexes and the well known alkali and alkaline-earth cryptates, partly due to the more covalent nature of bonds formed by the investigated cations and the donor sites of the ligands. The effect of the substitution of two oxygen by two sulfur atoms in the pentadentate ligand [2.1] on the stability of the complexes is reported.     

Phosphates D'énols: XI—Étude en Spectrométrie de Masse des Dérivés Diméthyliques

The mass spectrometric study of a series of enolic phosphates of type A leades to fragmentation patterns influenced by the nature of the substituents (R, R′ and R″). It is generally observed that a simple or double hydrogen rearrangement occurs with the loss of the enolic groups. When R and R′ are alkyl groups, the migrating groups are the hydrogen atoms on the alkyl group at position 1. When there is no alkyl group at position 1, the hydrogen atoms of the alkyl group at position 2 induce the rearrangement process. Finally, if R, R′ and R″ are hydrogen atoms, the loss of the enolic chain occurs without any rearrangement.     

Etudes RMN en série hétérocyclique—XIII:Spectres des azoles dans l'acide sulfurique

NMR spectra of benzimidazole, indazole, 1-phenylimidazole, 1-phenylpyrazole and some of their methyl derivatives have been studied in sulphuric acid solution in order to determine the coupling constants with the protons bonded to nitrogen atoms.     

Identification et Etude en Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire du Carbone-13 des Produits de la Réaction de Quaternisation en Série Thiazolo[3,2-d]tétrazolique

We have demonstrated that the compounds obtained by quaternization of thiazolo[3,2-d]tetrazole, and two of its derivatives, 3-phenyl-thiazolo[3,2-d]tetrazole and tetrazolo[5,1-b]benzothiazole, are tetrazolium salts. The quaternization effects are discussed as a function of the ¹³C NMR results.     

Alcaloïdes Steroïdiques—CII: La Fragmentation des Diamines Stéroïdiques et de Leurs Dérivés en Spectrométrie de Masse

The mass spectral study of steroidal molecules bearing two nitrogen containing functions in remote positions, shows a new type of fragmentation initiated by an interaction of these two functions. The phenomenon is described in the case of diamines and derivatives (imines, amides).