Functional polymers. II. Preparation and polymerization of methyl 5-vinylsalicylate,methyl 5-vinylacetylsalicylate, 5-vinylsalicylic acid,and 5-vinylacetylsalicylic acid

Four new derivatives of 5-vinylsalicylic acid were prepared and their homopolymerization and copolymerization with acrylic acid and methacrylic acid investigated. Methyl 5-vinylsalicylate was prepared in a six-step synthesis from methyl salicylate in an overall yield of 35%. Acetylation in the last step yielded methyl 5-vinylacetylsalicylate. Hydrolysis of methyl 5-vinylsalicylate gave 5-vinylsalicylic acid which was acetylated to 5-vinylacetylsalicylic acid (5-vinyl aspirin). The 5-vinyl-substituted salicylic acid derivatives could be readily homopolymerized and copolymerized with acrylic acid and methacrylic acid to give various compositions of copolymers. It is worth noting that even the monomers with free phenol groups could be readily polymerized with azobisisobutyronitrile as radical initiator to high molecular weight polymers without interference of the phenolic OH group.     

Oxetane from A-nor-steroides: 2-alpha, 5-oxido-A-nor-5-alpha-cholestane, 2-beta, 5-oxido-A-nor-5-beta-cholestane and 2-alpha-ethyl-2-beta,2'-oxido-A-nor-5-alpha-cholestane

Treatment of 2β-tosyloxy-A-nor-5α-cholestane-5-ol ( 2 ) with t-butoxide in t-butanol gave 2α, 5-epoxy-A-nor-5α-cholestane ( 3 ) in quantitative yield. When A-nor-5β-cholestane-2α, 5-diol ( 4 ) was treated with tosyl chloride in pyridine 2β-chloro-A-nor-5β-cholestane-5-ol ( 7 ) and 2α-tosyloxy-A-nor-5β-cholestane-5-ol ( 8 ) were obtained. Whereas the chloride 7 was resistant to t-butoxide the tosylate 8 was transformed into an 1 : 1 mixture of 2α, 5-epoxy-5β-cholestane ( 10 ) and 2ξ-t-butoxy-A-nor-5β-cholestane-5-ol ( 11 ). In 2α-tosyloxy-A-nor-5α-cholestane-5-ol ( 12 ) substitution occurred as the only reaction. Both oxetanes 3 and 10 isomerize after heating above 50° and in polar or protic solvents to form A-nor-Δ³⁽⁵⁾-cholestene-2α-ol ( 6 ) and -2β-ol ( 14 ) respectively. Also, 2, 5-diols are encountered. 2α-Ethyl-2β, 2′-epoxy-A-nor-5α-cholestane ( 23 ) was synthesized starting from A-nor-5α-cholestane-2-one ( 17 ). The intermediates were the ester 16 , the diol 18 , the hydroxy-tosylate 19 and the chlorhydrin 20 . The spirocyclic oxetane 23 was reduced by LiAlH₄ in dioxane (not in ether). By chromatography on silica gel 23 was isomerized to the homoallylic alcohol 21 and transformed into 2-methylene-A-nor-5α-cholestane ( 24 ) by fragmentation. The IR. and NMR. spectra of the new oxetanes were compared with those of a series of known oxetanes.     

Thermochemical study of 5-methyluracil, 6-methyluracil, and 5-nitrouracil

The standard (p° = 0.1 MPa) molar enthalpies of formation, in the crystalline phase, at T = 298.15 K, for 5-methyluracil, 6-methyluracil, and 5-nitrouracil were derived from the values of the standard massic energies of combustion measured by static bomb combustion calorimetry. The results obtained together with literature values of the enthalpies of sublimation yielded the standard molar enthalpies of formation, in gaseous phase, at T = 298.15 K. These values are discussed in the terms of structural enthalpic increments.     

Thermochemical study of 5-methyluracil, 6-methyluracil,and 5-nitrouracil

The standard (p° = 0.1 MPa) molar enthalpies of formation, in the crystalline phase, at T = 298.15 K, for 5-methyluracil, 6-methyluracil, and 5-nitrouracil were derived from the values of the standard massic energies of combustion measured by static bomb combustion calorimetry. The results obtained together with literature values of the enthalpies of sublimation yielded the standard molar enthalpies of formation, in gaseous phase, at T = 298.15 K. These values are discussed in the terms of structural enthalpic increments.     

Synthesis of 5-Methoxymethyl, 5-(2-Methoxyethyl), and 5-Allyl Thebaine,Codeinone, and Morphinone Derivatives

Simple routes to 5-methoxymethylthebaine, 5-(2-methoxyethyl)thebaine, 5-allylthebaine, and similarly substituted codeinones and morphinones are described.     

5-Methylthio-, 5-Methylsulfinyl- und 5-Methylsulfonyluracil

Zusammenfassung 5-Methylthiouracil wird auf verschiedenen Wegen durch Ringschlußreaktionen von Formylmethylthioessigester bzw. Derivaten mit S-Methylisothioharnstoff oder Thioharnstoff und Hydrolyse des primär gebildeten 2,5-Di-(methylthio)-4-oxypyrimidins bzw. 5-Methylthio-thiouracils dargestellt.Oxydation mit Peressigsäure führt zu 5-Methylsulfinyl- und 5-Methylsulfonyluracil. 5-Methylsulfonyluracil kann auch durch Oxydation von 2,5-Di-(methylthio)-4-oxypyrimidin und 5-Methylthio-thiouracil gewonnen werden.Herrn Prof. Dr.F. Wessely in freundschaftlicher Verehrung zu seinem 70. Geburtstag gewidmet.     

Isomerization of 5, 5-dimethylpyrazolines. preparation and properties of 5, 5-dimethyl-Δ1-pyrazoline and 3, 4-dimethyl-Δ2-pyrazoline

Slow distillation of 5, 5, -dimethyl-²-pyrazoline isomerizes it to 5, 5-dimethyl-¹-pyrazoline, and heating the latter with hydrazine hydrochloride reconverts it to the ² isomer. This is the first experimental evidence that the ² double bond in a pyrazoline can move to the ¹ position, i. e., in a direction the reverse of that previously known. The 5, 5-dimethyl-¹ -pyrazoline described is the simplest ¹ pyrazoline hitherto isolated.The authors heartily thank A. A. Petrov for making it possible to chart the PMR spectra, and V. B. Lebedev and V. S. Stopskom for obtaining and treating the spectrograms.     

Synthesis of 2, 2, 5, 5-tetramethyltetrahydrothiophene

Under the conditions of the Grignard reaction, 2, 5-dimethyl-2, 5-hexanediol has been obtained from diethyl succinate. Under the action of sulfuric acid, the latter has been cyclized to 2, 2, 5, 5-tetramethyl-tetrahydrofuran which, in its turn, by treatment with phosphorus pentasulfide, has given 2, 2, 5, 5-tetramethyltetrahydrothiophene. Its reaction with methyl iodide has given 2, 2, 5, 5-tetramethyltetrahydrothiophene methiodide.     

5-Hydroxymethyl-, 5-Formyl- and 5-Carboxydeoxycytidines as Oxidative Lesions and Epigenetic Marks

The four non-canonical nucleotides in the human genome 5-methyl-, 5-hydroxymethyl-, 5-formyl- and 5-carboxydeoxycytidine (mdC, hmdC, fdC and cadC) form a second layer of epigenetic information that contributes to the regulation of gene expression. Formation of the oxidized nucleotides hmdC, fdC and cadC requires oxidation of mdC by ten-eleven translocation (Tet) enzymes that require oxygen, Fe(II) and α-ketoglutarate as cosubstrates. Although these oxidized forms of mdC are widespread in mammalian genomes, experimental evidence for their presence in fungi and plants is ambiguous. This vagueness is caused by the fact that these oxidized mdC derivatives are also formed as oxidative lesions, resulting in unclear basal levels that are likely to have no epigenetic function. Here, we report the xdC levels in the fungus Amanita muscaria in comparison to murine embryonic stem cells (mESCs), HEK cells and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), to obtain information about the basal levels of hmdC, fdC and cadC as DNA lesions in the genome.     

Si5H3,Si5H6,Si5Li3及Si5Na3原子簇结构的理论研究

利用Gaussian-94计算程序中的B3LYP方法，在6—311 G(2d)6d基组下，对Si5，Si5H3，Si5H6，Si5Li3和Si5Na33原子簇的几何结构进行优化和频率计算．结果表明，Si5原子簇中最稳定的具有D3h对称性的结构中，位于同一平面上的3个Si原子确实具有剩余的成键能力，可以与3个H，Li，Na原子和6个H原子形成稳定的化合物．研究还发现，虽然H，Li和Na都属同一主族，但它们与Si5原子簇中Si原子的键连方式却不同，而且它们的加入，对Si5原子簇的“三角双锥”结构也有不同的影响．     

Stabilization of Unusual Oxidation and Coordination States by the Ligands OSF5, OSeF5, and OTeF5

Compounds with the ligands OSF₅, OSeF₅, and OTeF₅ are now known for most of the chemical elements. The ability of these ligands to stabilize the highest valency levels of the central atoms to which they are bound is unsurpassed by any other polyatomic ligand. Examples are Xe(OTeF₅)₆, Te(OTeF₅)₆, W(OTeF₅)₆, and U(OTeF₅)₆ or I(OTeF₅)₅ and Br(OSeF₅)₃. Because of the ligands' size and internal bonding they hardly ever form bridges, and in this respect they differ from fluorine, although they do share the latter's high electronegativity.     

Improved synthesis and mutagenicity of oligonucleotides containing 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, 5-formylcytosine and 5-carboxylcytosine

5-Formylcytosine (fC or (5-CHO)dC) and 5-carboxylcytosine (caC or (5-COOH)dC) have recently been identified as constituents of mammalian DNA. The nucleosides are formed from 5-methylcytosine (mC or (5-Me)dC) via 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (hmC or (5-HOMe)dC) and are possible intermediates of an active DNA demethylation process. Here we show efficient syntheses of phosphoramidites which enable the synthesis of DNA strands containing these cytosine modifications based on Pd(0)-catalyzed functionalization of 5-iododeoxycytidine. The first crystal structure of fC reveals the existence of an intramolecular H-bond between the exocyclic amine and the formyl group, which controls the conformation of the formyl substituent. Using a newly designed in vitro mutagenicity assay we show that fC and caC are only marginally mutagenic, which is a prerequisite for the bases to function as epigenetic control units.     

Conversions of 5-hydroxy-5, 6-dihydro-4H-1, 2, 5-oxadiazines

Oxidation of 5-hydroxy-5, 6-dihydro-4H-1, 2, 5-oxadiazines leads to the formation of 6H-1,2, 5-oxadiazine-5-oxides. Acid treatment of 5, 6-dihydro-4H-1, 2, 5-oxadiazines and 6H-1, 2, 5-oxadiazine-5-oxides results in heterocyclic-ring contraction with the formation of imidazole 3-oxides and 1-hydroxyimidazole 3-oxides. The structures of the products are established by their spectral properties and confirmed by independent synthesis.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1264–1266, September, 1970.