Analysis of oxosteroids by nano-electrospray mass spectrometry of their oximes

A method for the analysis of neutral oxosteroids by electrospray mass spectrometry is described. The oxosteroids are converted into their oximes by treatment with hydroxyammonium chloride in aqueous methanol. Intense peaks corresponding to protonated oxime molecules are observed in nano-electrospray mass spectra. The detection limits for the oximes of progesterone, pregnenolone and dehydroepiandrosterone were 2.5, 5 and 25 pg/microL, respectively, approximately 20 times lower than for the underivatised steroids. The signal intensities were proportional to the concentration of the steroids in the range of 500 to 2.5 pg/microL. Fragmentation by collision-induced dissociation (CID) was studied using oximes of 28 model steroids carrying an oxo group at C-3, C-17 or C-20. Some of the steroid oximes were labelled with deuterium or (15)N. Fragment ions were observed which yielded useful structural information. Upon CID, protonated oximes of 3-oxo-Delta(4)-steroids produced abundant ions by cleavage through the B-ring and by loss of the side chain, while protonated oximes of saturated 3-oxosteroids did not give abundant ions by cleavage through the B-ring. Protonated oximes of 20-oxosteroids unsubstituted at C-21, C-17 or C-16 produced a characteristic ion at m/z 86 containing the side chain, C-16 and C-17. Protonated oximes of steroids containing only a 17-oxo group gave fewer ions of diagnostic value. Coupled with the selective isolation of steroid oximes from a biological matrix this method of derivatisation and CID may be used for the analysis of neutral oxosteroids in biological samples.     

取代查耳酮肟电化学氧化机理的研究

研究了７种取代查耳酮肟的电化学行为。用氢氧化钠底液热解石墨工作电极，取代查耳酮肟的电极过程为１ｅ氧化不可逆吸附电极过程。它们的氧化电位随取代基吸电子能力的增强而增高，并与它们相应的Ｈａｍｍｅｔｔ常数呈线性关系。取代查耳酮肟的电化学氧化机理为先失去一个电子生成ｉｍｉｎｏｘｙ自由基，然后由基对分子内烯键进行环化加成，脱氢后形成３，５－二聚代异恶唑。用控电位电解和紫外吸收光谱检测了部份电化学氧化产物，证     

Divergent Synthesis of Oxa-Cyclic Nitrones through Gold(I)-Catalyzed 1,3-Azaprotio Transfer of Propargylic α-Ketocarboxylate Oximes: Experimental and DFT Studies

1,3-Azaprotio transfer of propargylic α-ketocarboxylate oximes, a new type of alkynyl oximes featuring an ester tether, has been explored by taking advantage of gold catalysis. The incorporation of an oxygen atom to the chain of alkynyl oximes led to the formation of two different oxa-cyclic nitrones. It was found that internal alkynyl oximes with an E-configuration deliver five-membered nitrones, whereas terminal alkynyl oximes with an E-configuration afford six-membered nitrones. DFT calculations on four possible pathways supported a stepwise formation of C−N and C−H bonds, in which a 1,3-acyloxy-migration competes with the 1,3-azaprotio-transfer, especially in the case of internal alkynyl oximes. The relative nucleophilic properties of oxygen in the carbonyl group and the nitrogen in the oxime, the electronic effects of alkynes, and the influence of the ring system have been investigated computationally.     

Synthesis of Less Stable Ketoximes—Regiospecific Substitution of Ketoximes

Dilithium derivatives of ketoximes react with alkyl halides to give α-substituted oximes. The dilithium derivatives are proposed to involve chelate formation. And the product oximes are the less stable (Z-) oximes.     

Gold-catalysed rearrangement of O-vinyl oximes for the synthesis of highly substituted pyrroles

O-Vinyl oximes were synthesised from the reaction of oximes with activated alkynes and subsequently rearranged using gold catalysis to afford highly substituted pyrroles in an efficient and regiocontrolled process. Additionally, pyrroles were formed directly from oximes and activated alkynes in a multifaceted catalysis process.     

Studies in pyran,its analogs,and related compounds

The lithium aluminum hydride reduction of the ethers and tosylates of chroman-4-one oxime and related compounds has been studied. It has been found that the ethers of the oximes, like the oximes, do not undergo a normal, but rather an anomalous, reduction. The tosylates of the oximes exhibit a higher tendency to undergo anomalous reduction than the corresponding oximes. During the synthesis of the ethers of the oximes it was established that the use of dimethylformamide as the medium for alkylation of the oxime salts helps to suppress the side reaction forming nitrones.For part XXXVII, see [23].     

Influence of Mercury(II) and UV Light on the Reaction of Pentacyanoferrate (II) Ions with Oximes

Abstract

Mercury(II) ions catalyze the reaction of sodium aquopentacyanoferrate(II) with bidentate oximes and inhibit it with monodentate oximes. UV light increases the reaction rate of complex formation with all the examined oximes except pyridine-4-aldoxime.     

Highly efficient aerobic oxidation of oximes to carbonyl compounds catalyzed by metalloporphyrins in the presence of benzaldehyde

Highly efficient oxidation of oximes to carbonyl compounds by molecular oxygen with benzaldehyde as an oxygen acceptor in the presence of metalloporphyrins has been reported. The simple structural manganese porphyrin showed an excellent activity for the oxidative deoximation reactions of various oximes. Moreover, different factors influencing oximes oxidation, that is, catalyst, solvent, and temperature, have been investigated. A possible mechanism for the deoximation reaction has been proposed.     

取代苯甲醛肟和取代苯乙酮肟电化学氧化机理的研究

研究了１０种取代苯甲醛肟和５种取代苯乙酮肟的电化学氧化机理。这二类肟的氧化电位随取代基吸电子能力的增大而增高，并与它们相应的Ｈａｍｍｅｔｔ常数有线性关系。它们在电化学氧化过程中均有ｉｍｉｎｏｘｙ自由基生成，但最后产物各不相同。用控制电位电解和紫外吸收光谱检法验证了部分电化学氧化产物。因此，电化学氧化法可作为由肟类产生ｉｍｉｎｏｘｙ自由基的一种方法。     

Abnormal Beckmann rearrangement of steroidal α-chlorocyclobutanone oximes: the fragmentation-substitution reaction

α,α-Dichlorocyclobutanones of various substitution patterns, readily available by the thermal cycloaddition of dichloroketene to steroid olefins, were selectively dehalogenated and further transformed to α-chlorocyclobutanone oximes. In contrast to the Beckmann rearrangement of the α-unsubstituted oximes, α-chlorocyclobutanone oximes, on treatment with thionyl chloride in benzene, gave normal and abnormal reaction products. In all reactions studied, the Beckmann fragmentation-substitution was the major process. The rearrangement of α-chlorocyclobutanone oximes is the key step of the novel method for geminal functionalization of carbonyl carbon atom in ketones and regioselective vicinal functionalization of unsymmetrical olefins. The regiochemistry observed in the rearrangements is supported by semiempirical calculations (AM1).     

Aza-Reformatsky-type reaction of alpha-iodomethyl ketone O-alkyl oximes promoted by titanium tetraiodide

Titanium tetraiodide promotes an aza-Reformatsky-type reaction of alpha-iodomethyl ketone O-alkyl oximes with carbonyl compounds to give beta-hydroxy ketone O-alkyl oximes in good to high yields.     

Acid hydrolysis of amides obtained by Beckmann rearrangement of methyl ketones oximes of unsaturated γ-lactone,aromatic, and alicyclic series

Beckmann rearrangement was performed of oximes of substituted 3-acetyl-4-methyl-5,5-dimethyl(pentamethylene)-2-oxo-2,5-dihydrofuranes in the presence of boron trifluoride etherate. Aiming at establishing the spatial arrangement of the oximes the hydrolysis was carried out of acid amides obtained by Beckmann rearrangement of oximes of methyl ketones belonging to unsaturated γ-lactone series and also to aromatic and alicyclic series. The hydrolysis with 20% sulfuric acid led to the formation of the corresponding acid and amine, and the hydrolysis with acetic and hydrochloric acids resulted in retrobeckmann rearrangement giving the initial oximes.     

Preparative synthesis of veratraldehyde and citral oxime esters

Procedures were developed for preparing veratraldehyde, oximes of veratraldehyde and citral, and esters of these oximes, which are readily accessible fragrance compounds that can be synthesized from commercially available raw materials.     

Oximes of azolecarbaldehydes and Δ2-azolinecarbaldehydes and their derivatives

The configurational (kinetic) stability of the anionic and zwitterionic forms of 1-methylpyrazolecarbaldehyde oximes and 1-methylimidazolecarbaldehyde oximes and their quaternary ammonium derivatives in aqueous solutions has been established. In an acid medium, isomerization takes place and an E-Z equilibrium of the cations of the oximes is established. The changes in the relative thermodynamic stabilities of the stereoisomers of the heteroaromatic carbaldehyde oximes as functions of the size and nature of the ring, the position of the oxime group, and the steric loading are due to spatial factors and electrostatic interactions. To substantiate the preferred conformations of the Z aldehyde oximes the differences in the values of the chemical shifts of the protons of the ring and the rates of their deuterium exchange have been used.For Communication II, see [1],Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1176–1180, September, 1973.     

Prediction of H-Bonding Motifs for Pyrazoles and Oximes Using the Cambridge Structural Database

H-bonding motifs for pyrazoles and oximes have been examined in the Cambridge Structural Database. The accessible surface of the N atoms has been found to be useful as a discriminator to divide structures into dimer and catemer motifs for both pyrazoles and oximes. Low accessibility favors dimers and tetramers and high values favor catemers and trimers. Total molecular volume shows some correlation for oximes, while high values favor dimers. Empirical rules were successfully applied to predict the motifs of eight new structures in the subsequent release of the CSD.     

O-acyl derivatives of cyclopentanone and cycloheptanone oximes

By acylation of cyclopentanone and cycloheptanone oximes with carboxylic acids anhydrides or chlorides new esters were obtained of cyclopentanone and cycloheptanone oximes and their spectral characteristics were investigated.     

Divergent synthesis of fully substituted isoxazoles and spiro-fused pyrazolin-5-ones from cyclopropyl oximes

Efficient and divergent synthesis of fully substituted isoxazoles and spiro-fused pyrazolin-5-ones is developed from cyclopropyl oximes based on selection of reaction conditions. Under Appel conditions (PPh₃/CBr₄), substituted isoxazoles were synthesized from cyclopropyl oximes via a ring-opening and intramolecular cyclization process, whereas by treatment of cyclopropyl oximes with p-toluenesulfonyl chloride in the presence of potassium hydroxide, spiro-fused pyrazolin-5-ones were obtained via tandem ketoxime tosylation and intramolecular cyclization.     

The oxime rearrangement cyclization. Alkenyl,styryl and vinyl chloride terminators in the synthesis of Δ1-pyrrolines

Functionalized γ,δ-unsaturated oximes, constructed by regiospecific alkylation of appropriate oximes, may be rearranged and cyclized to Δ¹-pyrrolines in good yield.     

Synthesis of <Emphasis Type="Italic">O</Emphasis>-[2-hydroxy-3-(vinyloxy)propyl]oximes and <Emphasis Type="Italic">O</Emphasis>-[(2-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methyl]oximes

By oximes reaction with glycidyl vinyl ether O-[2-hydroxy-3-(vinyloxy)propyl]oximes of ketones and acetaldehyde were synthesized in 54–72% yield, and by acid catalysis the compounds were converted into O-[(2-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methyl]oximes in 61–88% yield.     

Selective synthesis of allylated oxime ethers and nitrones based on palladium-catalyzed allylic substitution of oximes

[reaction: see text] The viability of oximes as nucleophiles in transition-metal-catalyzed allylic substitution was examined. The oxygen atom of oxime acted as a reactive nucleophile in the reaction of a pi-allyl palladium complex. In the presence of Pd(PPh3)4, the allylic substitution of oximes with allylic carbonate afforded the linear O-allylated oxime ethers selectively without a base. In contrast, the palladium-catalyzed reaction with allylic acetate proceeded smoothly in the presence of K2CO3 or Et2Zn as a base. Selective formation of nitrones was achieved by using palladium(II) catalyst. In the presence of Pd(cod)Cl2, the allylic substitution of oximes with allylic acetate afforded the N-allylated nitrones under solvent-free conditions, as a result of the reaction with the nitrogen atom of oximes.