Synthesis of long-chain 2-alkadiynylpyridines

Four pathways of synthesis of 1-(2-pyridyl)heptacosa-12,14-diyne, using 10-bromodecan-1-ol and acetylene or tetradec-1-yne and 2-methylbut-3-yn-2-ol along with -picoline as initial compounds, were studied and compared. It was shown that direct introduction of a completely formed unsaturated hydrocarbon chain into an -picoline molecule by alkylation of its lithium derivative is the most appropriate method for preparation of long-chain 2-alkadiynylpyridines.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 706–709, March, 1996.     

Chemo-, regio- and stereospecific addition of amino acids to acylacetylenes: a facile synthesis of new N-acylvinyl derivatives of amino acids

The one-pot reaction of natural amino acids (glycine, β-alanine, γ-aminobutyric and ?-aminocapronic acids, d,l-valine, d,l-leucine, anthranilic acid) with bielectrophilic acylacetylenes proceeds chemo-, regio- and stereospecifically in the presence of NaOH (45-50 °C, 4 h, EtOH-H₂O) to give (after treatment of the reaction mixture with aqueous HCl) Z-isomers of N-acylvinyl derivatives of amino acids in 87-94% yield.     

Synthesis of pseudocyanines containing unsaturated groups at the nitrogen atom

A new method for synthesis of 1-[(2-acryloyloxyethyl)- and 1-[(2-propenyl)-2-(2-(1H)-quinolidene)-methyl]-1-ethylquinolinium iodides was proposed. The structures of the dyes obtained were studied by¹H NMR spectroscopy.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1122–1124, June, 1995.This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project No. 93-02-3467) and the International Science Foundation (Grant RCO 000).     

Photochemical properties and structures ofN-amino andN-azomethine derivatives of 2,4,6-triphenylpyridinium perchlorates

The molecular structures of the initial compounds and the products of photocyclization involving amino and azomethine groups in perchlorates ofN-amino (1) andN-azomethine (2) derivatives of 2,4,6-triphenylpyridinium cations were studied. Cations1 and2 have an essentially non-coplanar arrangement of the -Ph rings, and the product of photocyclization of2, cation3, is characterized by a flattened structure. It was found that the orientation of the lone electron pair of the N atom with respect to one of the planes of the -Ph rings in molecule1 is more favorable for monocyclization involving the amino group. The structure of molecule2 allows two routes of the photoreaction,viz., O N proton transfer and monocyclization with an -Ph ring. However, the structural features of molecule2 are more favorable for photocyclization.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 296–301, February, 1995.     

Spectrophotometeric determination of someN-substituted phenothiazine derivatives usingN-bromophthalimide

A simple, rapid and sensitive spectrophotometric method is described for the quantitative determination ofN-substituted phenothiazines. The method depends on the formation of a stable phenothiazine free radical cation by the use ofN-bromophthalimide as oxidising agent in a strong acid medium (methanol/ sulphuric acid 1 1 v/v). The produced red or violet color possesses absorption maximum range from 500 to 530 nm. A linear relationship exists between the absorbance at (_max) and concentration in the range 5 to 40 g ml^–1 with apparent molar absorptivities range from 6 × 10³ to 12 × 10³1 mol^–1 cm^–1. The color is developed instantaneously for all the studied phenothiazines except for thioproperazine mesylate, trifluoperazine dihydrochloride and prochlorperazine mesylate that require 25, 15 and 25 min, respectively, for complete reaction. The developed colors are stable over 24 h. The average % recovery is 99.85±0.61 to 100.28±0.95. The method was applied successfully to the microdetermination of chlorpromazine HCl, promethazine HCl, pericyazine, thioproperazine mesylate, perphenazine, prochlorperazine mesylate, trimeprazine tartrate and trifluoperazine 2HCl either in pure form or incorporated in their pharmaceutical preparations. The results of analysis are in good agreement with those of the official B.P. 1988 and USP XXII.     

Facile and rapid regeneration of free amino acids from N-benzyloxycarbonyl-5-oxazolidinones and from N-benzyloxycarbonylamino derivatives by treatment with BCl3 in dichloromethane

Reaction of benzyloxycarbonyl-5-oxazolidinones and of N-benzyloxycarbonylamino acids with BCl₃ in dichloromethane at room temperature affords the corresponding free amino acids.     

Geminal systems. 50. Synthesis and alcoholysis of N-acyloxy-N-alkoxy derivatives of ureas,carbamates, and benzamides

Procedures were developed for the synthesis of N-acyloxy-N-alkoxy derivatives of ureas, carbamates, and benzamides by the reactions of the corresponding N-alkoxy-N-chloro derivatives with sodium carboxylates in MeCN. N-Chloro-N-ethoxy-p-toluenesulfonamide was inert in this reaction. Alcoholysis of N-acyloxy-N-alkoxy derivatives of ureas, carbamates, and tert-alkylamines afforded the corresponding N,N-dialkoxy derivatives, whereas alcoholysis of N-acetoxy-N-ethoxybenzamide gave rise to alkyl benzoates.     

Synthesis of N-trinitroethyl derivatives of linear and heterocyclic nitrogen-containing compounds

Earlier unknown N-trinitroethyl derivatives of acetylhydrazine, 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole, and 2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine, which are potential components for gas-generating formulations, were synthesized. Dedicated to Academician N. K. Kochetkov on the occasion of his 90th birthday. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1306–1309, May, 2005.     

A new method for the synthesis of aziridine derivatives

The photoinduced reaction ofN-trialkylstannyl-N-triorganylsilyl-substituted allylamines with perfluorocarbonyl iodides results in the formation of 1-triorganylsilyl-2-(,a-dihydroperfluoroalkyl)aziridines.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya. No. 3, pp 759–760, March, 1996.     

Synthesis of N-haloacyl and N-hetarylthioacyl derivatives of 2-amino-5-aryl-6H-1,3,4-thiadiazine

Conditions for N-acylation of 2-amino-5-aryl-6H-1,3,4-thiadiazines with trifluoroacetic anhydride and halogen-substituted carboxylic acid halides with retention of the initial heterocyclic system were found. 5-Aryl-2-haloacylamino-6H-1,3,4-thiadiazines were obtained in preparative yields. Their reactions with hetarenethiols afforded N-hetarylthioacyl derivatives. Dedicated to Academician V. A. Tartakovsky on the occasion of his 75th birthday. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1570–1575, August, 2007.     

Electron-excited dioxygen generated by the tri-tert-butoxyaluminum—tert-butyl hydroperoxide system as an efficient oxidant of aniline and some N-substituted anilines

The tri-tert-butoxyaluminum—tert-butyl hydroperoxide system generates molecular oxygen in the electron-excited singlet state (¹O₂), which oxidizes diphenylamine, N-ethylaniline, aniline, and 2,6-diisopropylaniline to form nitroxyl radicals. The latters were identified by ESR at 240—293 K. Oxidation proceeds via the intermediate formation of nitrogen-containing N-peroxide compounds.     

Coupled diffusion of weakly ionized polyelectrolytes. Polyacrylic acids in water

Ternary diffusion coefficients have been measured conductimetrically for polyacrylic acid (90,000 g-mol^–1) + polyacrylic acid (5,000 g-mol^–1) + water at 25°C. Binary diffusion coefficients for each fraction of polyacrylic acid have also been measured. The conductimetric results support previously reported Gouy optical data that indicated strong coupling between the diffusing polyacrylic acids. Although the carboxylic groups are only weakly ionized (pK_a 4.3), each polyacrylate anion carries a substantial electric charge due to the large number of carboxylic groups per polyion. An approximate analysis suggests that the electric field generated by diffusion of the polyacrylate ions with hydrogen counterions is responsible for the strongly coupled diffusion. The theory provides an explanation for the previously reported experimental results that indicate heavier fractions of polyacrylic acid can diffuse more rapidly than lighter fractions. To help interpret the polyacrylic acid data, ternary diffusion coefficients have also been measured for n-butyric acid + acetic acid + water. The diffusion of the monocarboxylic acids is weakly coupled.     

Electrochemical oxidative methoxylation of 4H-imidazole 1,3-dioxides to give α-methoxy substituted nitroxyl radicals

Electrochemical methoxylation of substituted 4H-imidazole 1,3-dioxides has been carried out for the first time. Nitroxyl radicals of the 2- and 3-imidazoline series with methoxy groups at the -carbon atom of the radical site were synthesized. The yields and ratios of the electrochemical methoxylation products are close to those observed in the chemical methoxylation carried out with PbO₂ and MnO₂ as oxidants.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp.469–471, March, 1994.     

N- and O-Alkylation of 3-indolylcyclopropylacetic acid derivatives

2,2-Dimethyl-3-(2-methyl-3-indolyl)cyclopropylacetic acid, its amide and esters, and the corresponding alcohol, viz., the product of ester reduction by LiAlH₄, were synthesized. The chemoselectivity of N- and O-alkylation of these compounds was studied. Selective monoalkylation at the nitrogen atom of the heterocycle, O-alkylation to the side chain, or dialkylation at both nucleophilic sites can be carried out under conditions of phase-transfer catalysis. The N-acylation at the indole fragment of nitrile of this acid occurs only under the Vilsmeier—Haak formylation conditions.     

Study of alkaloids of the Siberian and Altai flora. 10. Synthesis of N(20)-deethyllappaconitine derivatives

Efficient procedures were developed for N-deethylation of lappaconitine to give N(20)-deethyllappaconitine. Alkyl derivatives of N(20)-deethyllappaconitine, including labeled lappaconitine, and N(20)-acetoxy-N(20)-deethyllappaconitine were prepared for the first time. The assignments of the signals for the carbon atoms in the ¹³C NMR spectra of lappaconitine and related lappaconine were refined using ¹³C—¹³C 2D INADEQUATE and 2D ¹³C—¹H correlation experiments.     

The reactions of aroylpyruvic acids and their derivatives witho-aminophenyldiphenylmethanol

Aroylpyruvic acids and their methyl esters react witho-aminophenyldiphenylmethanol to form 4-aryl-2-[2-(1-hydroxydiphenylmethyl)phenylamino]-4-oxobut-2-enoic acids and their esters. The α-enamino acids obtained undergo intramolecular heterocyclization in the presence of Ac₂O to affort substituted 4,5-dihydrobenzo[e][1,4]oxazepin-3(1H)-ones. The reaction of 5-arylfuran-2,3-diones witho-aminophenyldiphenylmethanol leads to products of decyclization, 2-(1-hydroxydiphenylmethyl)phenylamides of 4-aryl-2-hydroxy-4-oxobut-2-enoic acid, which upon heating in AcOH or Ac₂O yield 3-aroylacetyl-1,1-diphenyl-1H-benzo[d][1,3]oxazines. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2317–2319, November, 1998.     

Enantioselective complexation of carbamoylated quinine and quinidine with <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-blocked amino acids: vibrational and electronic circular dichroism study

Infrared absorption (IR) and vibrational and electronic circular dichroism (VCD and ECD, respectively) spectra of tert-butylcarbamoylquinine (t-BuCQN) and pseudoenantiomeric tert-butylcarbamoylquinidine (t-BuCQD), denoted as selectors (SO), complexed with chiral (S) and (R)-3,5-dinitrobenzoylleucine (DNB-Leu) and achiral 3,5-dinitrobenzoylglycine (DNB-Gly), denoted as selectands (SA), in methanol and acetonitrile, with the spectra of pure SA and SO are reported. H–D exchange of exchangeable hydrogen atoms of SA and SO in deuterated methanol which occurs in IR and VCD experiments is exploited to identify Amide II and Amide III vibrational modes. The formation of preferentially bound complexes composed of sterically compatible combinations of DNB-Leu and SO are manifested by increased intensity of VCD bands assigned to vibrations of amide, carbamate, quinoline, and dissociated carboxylate group and also by increased ECD signals. The VCD technique revealed similarities between the strongly bound diastereomeric complex of chiral DNB-Leu and SO and the complex of achiral DNB-Gly and SO, highlighting the leading role of SO in the formation of SA–SO complex. Figure Vibrational circular dichroism study: Interaction markers typical of the binding between the quinine selector and the derivatized amino acid selectand     

Catalytic silylotropy inN-trimethylsilylpyrazole derivatives

Silylotropy in 4-substitutedN-trimethylsilypyrazoles is studied by dynamic¹H,¹³C, and²⁹Si NMR spectroscopy. The catalytic 1,2-migration of a trimethylsilyl group in 4-halo-N-trimethylsilylpyrazoles was detected. Silylotropy inN-trimethylsilylpyrazoles in the presence of halogens of trimethylhalosilanes is believed to proceed through formation ofN,N-bis(trimethylsilyl)pyrazolium salts, the barrier of silylotropy in pyrazoles being markedly reduced.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 3011–3013, December, 1996.     

Synthesis and properties ofN-[1-hydroxyimino-2-methyl-1-(2-pyridyl)prop-2-yl]hydroxylamine and heterocyclic derivatives based on it

N-[1-Hydroxyimino-2-methyl-1-(2-pyridyl)prop-2-yl]hydroxylamine, a new representative of the series of α-hydroxylamino oximes, was synthesized. Based on this compounds, 3-imidazoline 3-oxide and 2-imidazoline 3-oxide derivatives, were obtained, and some of their chemical properties were investigated. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 131–136, January, 1997.     

A mild high yielding synthesis of oxazole-4-carboxylate derivatives

Several 2,5-disubstituted oxazole-4-carboxylates were prepared in high yields from the methyl esters of N-acyl-β-halodehydroaminobutyric acid derivatives by treatment with a 2% solution of DBU in acetonitrile. The scope of this reaction was investigated and it was found that dehydrodipeptides having a β-bromodehydroaminobutyric acid residue gave the corresponding oxazoles in good yields. The photophysical properties of some of the oxazoles prepared were studied in four solvents of different polarity. All compounds have reasonable high fluorescence quantum yields and a moderate solvent sensitivity, which makes them good candidates to be used as fluorescent probes. One of the fluorescent oxazoles prepared was inserted after cleavage of the methyl ester into two model peptides using a conventional solution phase strategy. The photophysical properties of the labelled peptides were studied in ethanol and water and compared with those of the oxazole. The results obtained showed that the oxazole maintains a good fluorescence level and the same solvent sensitivity when linked to a peptide chain.