Synthesis of 4,5-Seco-Derivatives of Allobetulin

4,5-Seco-19,28-epoxy-18-olean-3,5-dione wasprepared by ozonation of 19,28-epoxy-18-olean-3(5)-ene. The structures of the synthesized compounds were confirmed using spectral data.     

Interactions of Nabumetone with Cyclodextrins in Solution and in the Solid State

The interactions of nabumetone (NAB) with -cyclodextrin (-CD) and-cyclodextrin (-CD) were studied in aqueous solution by meansof phase-solubility analysis. Solid dispersions of NAB with -cyclodextrin(-CD), -cyclodextrin (-CD), methyl- (M-CD),hydroxypropyl-cyclodextrin (HP-CD) were prepared by coevaporationand kneading and also by coprecipitation in the case of -CD. X-ray diffractometry, thermal analysis and infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) were used to study the possibility of complexation of the drug with the different cyclodextrins. Solid dispersions of nabumetone with -CD showed a remarkable improvement in the dissolution rate of nabumetone.     

<Superscript>1</Superscript>H and <Superscript>13</Superscript>C NMR spectra of some drimanic sesquiterpenoids

One- and two-dimensional homo- and heteronuclear correlation proton, carbon, proton—proton, and proton—carbon NMR spectra of fifteen drimanic sesquiterpenoids: 11,12-dibromodrima-5,8-dien-7-one, drim-8-en-7-one, 11-hydroxydrim-8-en-7-one, 11,12-dihydroxydrim-8-en-7-one, 11-hydroxy-11,12-epoxydrim-8-en-7-one, 11-hydroxy-11,12-epoxydrim-8-en-7-one, 8,9-epoxydriman-7-one, 8,9-epoxydriman-7-ol, 11,12-diacetoxydrim-8-en-7-ol, drimane-7,8,11-triol, 7,8-isopropylidenedioxydriman-11-al, 9, 11-dihydroxydrim-7-en-6-one, drimane-7,8,9-triol, drimane-7,8,11-triol, and drim-8-ene-7,11,12-triol were studied. The proton and carbon chemical shifts were assigned.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2589–2594, December, 2004.     

Triterpene glycosides ofCauliphyllum robustum. The structures of caulosides B and C

Summary Two triterpene glycosides — caulosides b and c — have been isolated from a methanolic extract of the leaves ofCaulophyllum robustum maxim. Cauloside b has been identified as hederagenin 3--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranoside, while cauloside c has the structure of hederagenin 3-0--L-arabinopyranosyl(13)--L-pyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranoside.Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Scientific Center of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 174–176, March–April, 1979.     

M?ssbauer spectroscopic studies of passivated layers of iron-containing catalysts for ammonia synthesis

Combined conversion electron (CEMS) and transmission -ray (MS) Mössbauer spectroscopy was used to study the structure of passivated layers of promoted and unpromoted iron-containing catalysts. In both catalysts the oxide-coated films were found to consist of small paramagnetic (at 300 K) clusters of ferric oxide.

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Complexation of Na-, Ca-, and Cu-montmorillonites with some parent and methylated cyclodextrins

The uptake of -, -, -, hexakis-2,6-di-O-methyl--(DM--), heptakis-2,6-di-O-methyl--(DM--) and heptakis-2,3,6-tri-O-methyl-- (TM--) cyclodextrins (CD's) by Na-, Ca-, and Cu-montmorillonites has been studied at 25°C. Each of -, DM--, DM--, and TM--CD's forms a complex with all of these montmorillonites in which the guest molecules are arranged as a monolayer with their open faces parallel to the silicate sheet of montmorillonite. On the other hand, -CD is intercalated only by the Na form and -CD cannot be taken up by any of the clays used. The interlayer spacing of the -CD complex varies from 18.0 to 21.5 Å with replacement of the interlayer cation, but those of the methylated -and -CD complexes remain unchanged, beingca. 21 and 18 Å, respectively. The different behaviour of the parent and methylated CD's is explained in terms of the structural and physicochemical characteristics of the individual CD's and interlayer cations.     

Triterpene glycosides ofHedera canariensis. I. Structures of glycosides L-A,L-B1, L-B2, L-C,L-D,L-E1 1, L-G1, L-G2, L-G3, L-G4, L-H1, L-H2, AND L-I1 from the leaves ofHedera canariensis

From the leaves of Algerian ivyHedera canariensis Willd. (fam. Aralaceae) we have isolated 13 triterpene glycosides: the 3-O--L-arabinopyranosides of oleanolic acid (A), of echinocystic acid (B₁), and of hederagenin (B₂); the 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(2)--L-arabinopyranoside]s of oleanolic acid (C), of echinocystic acid (D), and of hederagenin (E₁); the 3-O--L-rhamnopyranoside] 28-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)--gentiobioside of hederagenin (G₁); the 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranoside] 28-O--gentiobioside of hederagenin (G3); the 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranoside] 28-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)--gentiobioside]s of oleanolic acid (G₂), of echinocystic acid (H₁), and of hederagenin (H₂); the 3-O-[O--L-rhanmopyranosyl-(12)--D-glucopyranoside] 28-O-(O--L-rhamno-pyranosyl-(14)--gentiobioside] of hederagenin (H₂); and the 3-O-(O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)-O-gentiobiosyl)-O-(14)--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)-a-L-arabinopyranoside] of hederagenin (G₄). The structures of the substances isolated have been established on the basis of chemical transformations and¹³C NMR spectroscopy.Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 377–383, May–June, 1996. Original article submitted December 3, 1995.     

Circular Dichroism Spectra of 5- and 7-Bromo-6-ketosteroids

Circulardichroismspectra of 5- and 7-bromo-6-ketosteroidsof the cholestane and stigmastane serieswere studied. A negative Cotton effect corresponding to the n-* -transition of the ketone was observed in the CD spectra of 5-bromo-6-ketosteroids at 300 nm. The analogous Cotton effect was positive in CD spectra of 7-bromo-6-ketosteroids.     

A novel synthesis of N-acetyl-α-d-fucosamine 1-phosphate and uridine 5"-diphospho-N-acetyl-α-d-fucosamine

In connection with studies on the biosynthesis of capsular polysaccharides from Staphylococcus aureus, a new synthesis of uridine 5"-(2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy--d-galactopyranosyl diphosphate) (uridine 5"-diphospho-N-acetyl--d-fucosamine) using 2-azido-3,4-di-O-acetyl-2,6-dideoxy--d-galactopyranosyl nitrate as the key intermediate was carried out. The reaction of this product with cesium dibenzyl phosphate smoothly affords the corresponding -glycosyl dibenzyl phosphate, which undergoes anomerization on treatment with BF₃·Et₂O and 2-bromopyridine to give -glycosyl dibenzyl phosphate in high yield. This product was then transformed into 2-amino-3,4-di-O-acetyl-2,6-dideoxy--d-galactopyranosyl phosphate, subsequently converted into 2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy--d-galactopyranosyl phosphate and the target nucleoside diphosphate sugar.     

Flow-pulsation method to study the activity of catalyst in high-pressure processes

Generation of gradientless conditions by the pulsation method with variable reciprocating gas flow method through the isothermal catalyst bed is suggested as one of the trends in the further development of external circulation flow systems. The conditions ensuring continuous stirring have been established. Flowcirculation and pulsation methods have been tested under similar conditions.

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