Synthesis of derivatives of imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine:Novel sulfur contained side chains for macrolide antibiotics

Two series of novel derivatives of imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine were synthesized.These compounds could be used as side chains of semisynthesised ketolide antibiotics.The side chains have free amine group which can attached to ketolide core.Macrolides with this kind of side chains will show obvious activities against erythromycin-resistant strains.The structure of the side chains was confirmed by ~1H,~(13)C NMR,MS,HMBC spectra.     

Effects of Side Chains with Similar Lengths and Different Structures of Polyimides on Liquid Crystal Alignment Behavior

Polyimides（PI） with different side chains in structure were synthesized by copolycondensation of pyromelliticmdianhydride（PMDA） with 3,5-diamino-（4＇-methane acid hexyl ester） phenyl-benzamide（C6-PDA）,（4-butoxybiphenol）-3＇, 5＇-diaminobenzoate（C4-BBDA） and 3, 5-diamino-benzoic acid decyl ester（C10-DA） named PI-PDA, PI-C4, PI-DA, respectively. The lengths of side chains of PI-PDA and PI-DA are as similar as that of PI-C4. Through the pretilt angle tests it is demonstrated that neither the structure of side chains nor the rubbing process could make an obvious difference on vertical alignment property when the lengths of the side chains are similar, standing at around 1.6 nm. The measurement of surface energy of PI surfaces further proved this result. The result of the X-ray photo-electron spectroscope measurement indicated that the side chains of PIs stretched out from the polymer bulk phase and accumulated on the surface.     

Synthesis of Bisphenols Carrying Long Hydrocarbon Side Chains

Bisphenols containing long aliphatic hydrocarbon side chains were synthesized by the condensation of phenol with aldehyde or ketone in the presence of heteropolyacid. Their structures were characterized by IR, ^1H NMR, ^13C NMR and element analysis. The experiment results show that when heteropolyacid was used as a catalyst, these bisphenols were obtained in high selectivity and high yields.     

ORDERED STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION AND RELAXATION BEHAVIORS OF A SERIES MICROPHASE SEPARATED "HAIRY-ROD" POLYIMIDES WITH MULTIPLE ALKYL SIDE CHAINS

A series of "hairy-rod" polyimides, BBPA(n), with multiple alkyl side chains was prepared from 3,3′,4,4′biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride (BPDA) and 4,4′-biphenyldiamine substituted in the 2,2′-positions with benzoate, which was substituted in the 3,4,5-positions with ether side chains of varying lengths. The number of the methylene units, n, in these alkyl side chains were in even numbers ranging from 8 to 18. Combining techniques of one-dimensional (1D) and 2D wide angle x-ray diffraction, 1D small angle X-ray scattering, differential scanning calorimetry experiments, it was found that this series of "hairy-rod" polyimides possess a micro-phase separation between the backbones and side chains. This led to the formation of ordered structures in two different lengthscales, of which both are hexagonal packing: one is attributed to the alkyl side chains on the sub-nanometer scale, and another is for the whole polymer chains on the nanometer scale. The development of the hexagonal structure on the sub-nanometer scale was critically dependent upon the lengths of the alkyl side chains. Three relaxation processes were captured by dynamic mechanical analysis, i.e., segmental motion of the backbones, α, the melting of the side chain crystals, β1, which exits only for the materials with longer side chains (n = 18,16); and the subglass relaxation of side chains,β2. The peak relaxation temperature of the α process decreased with increasing the length of side chains, while the one of theβ2 process increased. The activation energy of the αrelaxation was relatively independent on the length of side chain, whereas, β2 process showed the increasing of activation energy with increasing the length of side chains.     

ORDERED STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION AND RELAXATION BEHAVIORS OF A SERIES MICROPHASE SEPARATED “HAIRY-ROD” POLYIMIDES WITH MULTIPLE ALKYL SIDE CHAINS

A series of “hairy-rod” polyimides, BBPA(n), with multiple alkyl side chains was prepared from 3,3′,4,4′-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride (BPDA) and 4,4′-biphenyldiamine substituted in the 2,2′-positions with benzoate, which was substituted in the 3,4,5-positions with ether side chains of varying lengths. The number of the methylene units, n, in these alkyl side chains were in even numbers ranging from 8 to 18. Combining techniques of one-dimensional (1D) and 2D wide angle x-ray diffraction, 1D small angle X-ray scattering, differential scanning calorimetry experiments, it was found that this series of “hairy-rod” polyimides possess a micro-phase separation between the backbones and side chains. This led to the formation of ordered structures in two different length scales, of which both are hexagonal packing: one is attributed to the alkyl side chains on the sub-nanometer scale, and another is for the whole polymer chains on the nanometer scale. The development of the hexagonal structure on the sub-nanometer scale was critically dependent upon the lengths of the alkylside chains. Three relaxation processes were captured by dynamic mechanical analysis, i.e., segmental motion of the backbones, α the melting of the side chain crystals, β1, which exits only for the materials with longer side chains(n=18,16); and the subglass relaxation of side chains, β2- The peak relaxation temperature of the α process decreased with increasing the length of side chains, while the one of the β2 process increased. The activation energy of the α relaxation was relatively independent on the length of side chain, whereas, β2 process showed the increasing of activation energy with increasing the length of side chains.     

First Synthesis of 2a-Thiol Ether Analog of Docetaxel

The chemistry of anticancer drug paclitaxel (=Taxol, 1a) has been extensively explored in recent years. A variety of its analogs with modified taxane frame work or substitutions to its core structure, as well as C-13 substituted isoserine side chains have been synthesized and biologically evaluated1. The marketing of docetaxel (=Taxotere, 1b) is one of the fruitful results from these research efforts. The beginning of clinical trial for analog 2 developed by Indena is the new example. Ba…     

Reliable folding of hybrid tetrapeptides into short β-hairpins

Five hybrid tetrapeptides, each consisting a central dipeptide segment of α-amino acid residues flanked by two aromatic γ-amino acid residues, are found to fold into well-defined β-hairpin conformations as shown by NMR, computational study, and X-ray structures. The turn loop of this β-hairpin motif accommodates different two-residue α-amino acid sequences from the highly flexible Gly-Gly, to the more restricted D-Pro-Gly. The presence of α-amino acid side chains enhances the stabilities of the ...     

Synthesis and Nonlinear Optical Property of a Polyphosphazene with High Glass Transition Temperature

A new polyphosphazene containing binaphtholyl and indole azo chromophores as side chains with high glass transition temperature(Tg) was synthesized by a post-functional method.The polymer was well characterized.Its Tg was tested to be 168 ℃,and the poled film of P2 reveals a resonant d33 value of 20 pm/V by second harmonic generation(SHG) measurements.     

Dynamic Properties of Polyampholyte Hydrogel Elucidated by Proton NMR Spin-spin Relaxation Time

1H spin-spin relaxation time（T2） measurement of polyampholyte hydrogel poly（methylacrylic acidacryloyloxyethyl trimethylammonium chloride）[P（MA-DAC）] in different pH, ionic strength and temperature was carried out to reveal the molecular mobility. Spontaneous volume transition of the polyampholyte hydrogel was also investigated by spin-spin relaxation time measurement. Meanwhile T2 and the proton component fraction were acquired to study the swelling behaviour of the hydrogel. Moreover the changes of T2 characterized the molecular mo- bility of polyampholyte hydrogel in various swelling states. And the results suggest that the mobility of the main chains and a few free side chains（the long T2） of P（MA-DAC） was dominated by the mesh size in the hydrogel net- work, depending on the swelling ratio（Q） and the mobility of the side chains（the short T2） was influenced by electrostatic interaction between different charges in polymer side chains. Finally the T2 measurements of P（MA-DAC） hydrogel in the spontaneous swelling-deswelling process demonstrated the electrostatic interaction of the charged side chains caused deswelling behavior. At the same time, the mobility state transition temperature of the charged side chains was also studied by the lH spin-spin relaxation time measurements, and the transition activation energy of the side chains is 2.72 kJ.     

Synthesis and characteristic of double hydrophilic block copolymer with amine pendant chains

Novel double hydrophilic block copolymers with amine pendant chains were synthesized by polymerization of 4-vinyl benzylamine hydrochloric salt using 4,4′-azo-bis[4-cyanopentanoate poly（ethylene glycol） ester] as macroazoinitiator. The structures of the copolymers were characterized by ^1H NMR, FTIR spectra and acid-base titration, GPC-MALS techniques.     

Oligo(aromatic ether sulfone)-F as a Nonlinear Polarized Polymeric Material: an Experiment and DFT Study

Polymeric membranes with diverse structures have attracted much attention as new materials for nonlinear optical devices. In this report, a novel oligomer of poly(aromatic ether sulfone)(OAES) has been synthesized and characterized. The electronic structure as well as linear and nonlinear optical properties has been studied by density function theory. The effect for general nonlinear optical polarizability of various condition has been further researched such as absence of side chains and introduction of phenyl substituent on side chains. The static and frequency-dependent hyperpolarizabilities of OAES and its derivatives have been calculated. This work interprets an efficient adjustment for the frequency response and the intensity of nonlinear optical polarizability can be achieved by regulating the structure of system, which provides a new potential for the application of oligomeric materials on nonlinear optical field.     

Synthesis of novel macrocyclic host tetraazaparacyclo-phane derivatives

Seven macrocyclic host tetraazaparacyclophanes with different hydrophobic cavity sizes were synthesized from dibromoalkanes and 4,4'-methylendianilin. Three of the tetraazacy-clophanes were modified on the four nitrogen atoms by using ferrocenoyi chloride, so a new kind of enzyme model was obtained by introducing the side arms of ferrocenoyi group. And four of the tetraazacyclophanes with straight chains were also synthesized through the reaction of 1,8,22,29-tetraaza[8.1.8.1] paracyclophane with bromoalkane and alkanecarbonyl bromide. Ten of them have not ever been reported in literature. The structures were confirmed by 1H NMR,13C NMR,IR, MS and elemental analysis.     

Mercaptolysis of the E／F Rings of Steroidal Sapogenins： A Concise Synthesis of Δ^20（22）－Furostene－26－thioethers

Lewis acid catalyzed mercaptolysls of steroidal sapogenins was reinvestigated. Besides obtaining the reported 26-thioacetals 5 under milder conditions, a new type of compounds Δ^20(22)-furostene-26-thioethers 6 were also synthesized through the mercaptolysis of steroidal sapogenlns, which can be used to the synthesis of the steroidal molecule with side chains.     

Graft polymerization of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate via ATRP with poly(acrylonitrile-co-p-chloromethyl styrene) as a macroinitiator

Amphiphilic graft copolymers are excellent additives for the development of antifouling membranes by nonsolvent induced phase separation. We report a convenient approach to the synthesis of novel graft copolymers with hydrophobic polyacrylonitrile (PAN) backbones and hydrophilic poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA) side chains. Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate was carried out with poly(acrylonitrile-co-p-chloromethyl styrene) (PAN-co-PCMS) as a macroinitiator in the presence of CuCl/2,2’-bipyridine at 50 °C in dimethyl sulfoxide. Kinetics of the graft polymerization was also evaluated. The synthesis of poly(acrylonitrile-co-p-chloromethyl styrene-g-2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PAN-co-(PCMS-g-PHEMA)) can be relatively controlled when CMS (the ATRP sites) unit in the macroinitiator is around 5 mol%. Both the macroinitiators and graft copolymers were characterized by FTIR, NMR and GPC. The surface morphology and wettability of the copolymer films were studied by AFM and water contact angle measurement, respectively. We demonstrate that phase segregation between the PAN-co-PCMS backbones and the PHEMA side chains takes place and the surface hydrophilicity of the graft copolymers increases with the length of the PHEMA side chains. Because these amphiphilic graft copolymers can be synthesized in mass, they will be useful as latent additives for the fabrication of advanced PAN separation membranes.     

Synthesis, Purification and Characterization of Amphiphilic and Microphase Separated Graft Copolymer Polystyrene-g-Poly(ethylene oxide)

The present paper covers the poly (ethylene oxide) macromer with vinyl benzyl terminal group (PEO-VB) prepared by deactivation of the alkoxide function of mono-functional "living" PEO chains with vinyl benzyl chloride (VBC). The obtained macromers were subjected to careful purification and detailed characterization. A new kind of amphiphilic polystyrene-g-poly(ethylene oxide) (PS-g-PEO) with both mi-crophase separated and PEO side chains was synthesized from radical copolymerization of PEO-VB macromer with styrene monomer. An improved purification method, referred as "selective dissolvation", was established for the isolation of graft copolymers from the grafting products, and the purity and yield of the purified copolymers were satisfactory. The well-defined structure of the purified copolymers was confirmed by IR, 1H NMR and GPC. The bulk composition of the graft copolymers was determined by a well-established first derivative UV spectrometry. Various experimental parameters controlling the copolymeri     

Study on the alkylation reaction of guanine and N-acetylguanine and the synthesis of 1''''-C alkylated carba-DHPG analogues

The alkylation reaction of guanine and N-acetylguanine with model compounds such as isopropyl bromide or 4-heptyl tosylate were studied. The reaction conditions such as temperature, solvent, base, and catalyst were examined for their effects on the reaction rate, and the yield and regioselectivity of the coupling reaction. The highest yield was obtained by using DMSO as the solvent. The reaction proceeded in a homogenous manner to give higher yield of 9-N and 7-N substituted product in a mole ratio of 1:1. The ratio could be raised to 2:1 if dibenzo-18-crown-6 was used as a catalyst. Using the above procedure, three carba-DHPG analogues bearing different 1'-C alkyl side chains were synthesized.     

CATALYSIS OF POLYSTYRENE N-HYDROXYL SULFONAMIDE FOR ESTERIFICATION OF BUTANOL WITH ACETIC ANHYDRIDE

1. INTRODUCTION The development of efficient polymer-supported catalysts has attracted much attention [1]. For obtaining polymeric catalysts, catalytically active groups were introduced onto polymers mostly by copolymerization of the appropriate monomers bearing the desired catalyticfunctionalities (e.g. imidazole, OH, and COOH) or by modification of preformed polymers.Another possibility involves the attachment of side chains, containing the desired arrangement of functional groups, o…     

Hyperbranched modification of unsaturated side chains of polyethylene introduced by γ-ray irradiation under a 1,3-butadiene atmosphere

 Amino and other functional groups were introduced to a polyethylene substrate starting from the unsaturated pendant and bridge groups (collectively called side chains) of polyethylene, which had been prepared by γ-ray irradiation under an atmosphere of 1,3-butadiene of the polyethylene substrate (the drawn film of ultra-high- molecular-weight polyethylene, Mˉv: 5 × 10⁶). 2-Aminoethylamino groups were introduced to the side chains through treatment either with bromine or with peracetic acid vapor followed by immersion in ethylenediamine. Introduction of amino groups were confirmed by Fourier transform IR spectrometry, ninhydrin test, and acid–base titration. Starting from 2-aminoethylaminated polyethylene, modification cycles to grow a dendrimer on the film were applied; these consisted of 2-methoxycarbonylethylation and 2-aminoethylamidation. This technique resulted in hyperbranched modification of the polymer. The product is a kind of dendrimer grown on the surface of polyethylene film with amplified amino ends and has anion-exchange capacity and absorbs acid dye. Its application in practical uses is discussed. Received: 31 March 2000 Accepted: 2 January 2001     

STUDY ON THE CATIONIC POLYMERIZATION OF 1, 3-PENTADIENE INITIATED BY AlCl_3/ALKYL HALIDE SYSTEMS

The cationic polymerizations of 1, 3-pentadiene were initiated by AlCl_3 in n-hexaneat 30℃ in the presence of alkyl halides, i.e., tert-butyl chloride, tert-butyl bromide andisobutyl chloride. The effects of these halides on the polymer yield, molecular weight,crosslinking reaction, cyclization and polymer microstructure, have been investigated. Twomain side reactions, crosslinking and cyclization, were suppressed and reduced by theaddition of the halides. The proportion of 1, 4 units of polymer chains was increasedby the presence of the halides, which reduced the polymer yield and the molecular weightof polymers.     

Photoresponding ionic complex containing azobenzene chromophore for use in birefringent flm简

A novel photoresponding ionic complex （PANDAZO） was prepared by the ionic self-assembly （1SA） of sodium polyacrylate （PANa） and azobenzene chromophores （NDAZO）. The ionic complex forms an interdigitated lamellar structure with full overlap of the side chains. The optical anisotropy was investigated by using a polarization pulse laser （355 nm）. Furthermore, a high photoinduced birefringence （An = 0.365） was measured by using a continuous 488 nm laser as the pump light.