Water Soluble Antioxidant Dextran–Quercetin Conjugate with Potential Anticancer Properties

Quercetin, a naturally occurring potent antioxidant, is limited in therapeutic use, owing to its poor water solubility and stability. Herein, a method of conjugating quercetin to an aldehyde functionalized dextran via an HCl catalyzed condensation reaction to yield a water soluble quercetin functionalized polymer is reported. The prepared conjugate is characterized by ¹H and ¹H‐¹³C heteronuclear single quantum correlation (HSQC) NMR, which demonstrate that conjugation occurs via both the A‐ and B‐rings of quercetin. The degree of quercetin functionalization can be tuned by varying the reaction temperature and/or the concentration of the HCl catalyst. However, as temperatures and HCl concentrations are increased above 40 °C and 2 m , respectively, the increase in functionalization is accompanied by an increase in the oxidation of the conjugated quercetin and a decrease in polymer yield. The prepared conjugate is shown to have improved stability compared with native quercetin while maintaining substantial free‐radical scavenging activity. Anticancer activity is evaluated in vitro in a neuroblastoma cell line. The dextran–aldehyde–quercetin conjugate prepared at 40 °C and 2 m HCl is shown to be cytotoxic to neuroblastoma cells (SH‐SY5Y–IC₅₀ = 123 µg mL⁻¹ and BE(2)‐C–IC₅₀ = 380 µg mL⁻¹) but shows no activity against nonmalignant MRC‐5 cells at concentrations up to 400 µg mL⁻¹.     

Synthesis of iminooxime derivatives and investigation of their complexes

Three novel ligands, a-pycolyliminoisonitrosoacetophenone (L¹H · HCl), α-pycolylimino-p-methylisonitrosoacetophenone (L²H · HCl), and a-pycolylimino-p-chloroisonitrosoacetophenone L³H, were synthesized. Their metal complexes with Co(II), Cu(II), and Ni(II) were prepared. The mononuclear complexes of these ligands with Co²⁺, Cu²⁺, and Ni²⁺ ions were obtained in ethanol. The structures of the ligands and their complexes were characterized by 1H NMR, IR spectroscopy, elemental analyses, and magnetic susceptibility. The text was submitted by the authrs in English.     

Host–guest complexes of various cucurbit[n]urils with the hydrochloride salt of 2,4-diaminoazobenzene

The interaction products of normal cucurbit[n]urils (n = 7, 8; Q[7] Q[8]) and a sym- tetramethyl-substituted cucurbit[6]uril derivative (TMeQ[6]) with the hydrochloride salts of 2,4-diaminoazobenzene (g·HCl) were investigated in aqueous solution using ¹H NMR spectroscopy, electronic absorption spectroscopy, as well as single crystal X-ray diffraction. The ¹H NMR spectra analysis established a basic interaction model in which inclusion complexes with a host:guest ratio of 1:1 form for the TMeQ[6] and Q[7] cases, while they form with a host:guest ratio of 1:2 for the Q[8] case. Commonly, the hosts selectively bound to the phenyl moieties of the guests. Absorption spectrophotometric analysis in aqueous solution defined the stability of the host–guest inclusion complexes at pH 3.2. Quantitatively, at this pH, complexes with a host:guest ratio of 1:1—those with smaller hosts TMeQ[6] and Q[7]—formed with logK values between 6 and 7. That with host Q[8] and a host:guest ratio of 1:2 formed with a logK value of 10.8. Single crystal X-ray structures of the inclusion complexes TMeQ[6]–g·HCl and Q[8]–g·HCl showed the phenyl moiety of the guest inserted into the host cavity. This result supports the solution-based ¹H NMR spectroscopic study.     

Binuclear dichlorido(η6‐p‐cymene)ruthenium(II) complexes with bis(nicotinate)‐ and bis(isonicotinate)‐polyethylene glycol ester ligands

Neutral binuclear ruthenium complexes 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 of the general formula [{RuCl₂(η⁶‐p‐cym)}₂ μ‐(N^∩N)] (N^∩N = bis(nicotinate)‐ and bis(isonicotinate)‐polyethylene glycol esters: (3‐py)COO(CH₂CH₂O)_nCO(3‐py) and (4‐py)COO(CH₂CH₂O)_nCO(4‐py), n =1–4), as well as mononuclear [RuCl₂(η⁶‐p‐cym)((3‐py)COO(CH₂CH₂OCH₃)‐κN)], complex 9 , were synthesized and characterized using elemental analysis and electrospray ionization high‐resolution mass spectrometry, infrared, ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR spectroscopies. Stability of the binuclear complexes in the presence of dimethylsulfoxide was studied. Furthermore, formation of a cationic complex containing bridging pyridine‐based bidentate ligand was monitored using ¹H NMR spectroscopy. Ligand precursors, polyethylene glycol esters of nicotinic ( L1 · 2HCl– L4 · 2HCl and L9 · HCl) and isonicotinic acid dihydrochlorides ( L5 · 2HCl– L8 · 2HCl), binuclear ruthenium(II) complexes 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 and mononuclear complex 9 were tested for in vitro cytotoxicity against 518A2 (melanoma), 8505C (anaplastic thyroid cancer), A253 (head and neck tumour), MCF‐7 (breast tumour) and SW480 (colon carcinoma) cell lines. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Hydrophobic interactions in the formation of a complex between a polycationic water-soluble oxacalix[4]arene and a neutral aromatic guest

Abstract

Polycationic oxacalix[4]arene 1·4HCl was found to be able to recognise, in water, the neutral π-rich aromatic guest 2,7-dihydroxynaphthalene, despite earlier studies indicating that the binding cleft of the oxacalixarene is π rich in nature. ¹H NMR titrations at different pH values demonstrate that the tricationic receptor 1·3H⁺ displays the highest affinity towards DHN. According to a combination of NMR data and semiempirical (PM6) calculations, hydrophobic interactions play a prominent role in the formation of the complex.     

Quantitative determination of mebeverine HCl by NMR chemical shift migration

Quantitative ¹H NMR spectroscopic methods are not frequently reported, but current NMR instrumentation allows ready access to such data. Mebeverine HCl is an attractive molecule for NMR spectroscopy teaching purposes as it possesses a variety of simple but significant functional groups; we fully assign its ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra. Using mebeverine HCl, we show that concentration changes, in water as a solvent, can lead to significant changes in the ¹H chemical shifts of non-exchangeable aromatic protons and to a lesser extent to aromatic methoxy protons. An important observation is that different protons migrate to different extents as the concentration of the solute is varied, and thus the ¹H NMR spectra are concentration-dependent across a useful range. This chemical shift variation of selected protons was therefore analyzed and applied in the quantitative determination of mebeverine HCl in a medicine (Colofac IBS) formulated as a tablet. Self-association phenomena in water could account for these observed chemical shift migration effects as shown by determining the hydrodynamic radius from the modified form of the Stokes-Einstein equation, and thence the apparent hydrodynamic volume, V_H, for mebeverine HCl in D₂O solution which is 10-fold greater than that seen in either CDCl₃ or CD₃OD.     

Synthesis and characterization of novel platinum group metal complexes of bis[2-(diphenylphosphino)ethyl]amine

A mixed donor tridentate ligand bis[2-(diphenylphosphino)ethyl]amine (DPEA) was synthesized in its hydrochloride form by a modified procedure and characterized by ¹H, ¹³C and ³¹P NMR spectral data. Reaction of RhCl(CO)(PPh₃)₂ with DPEA · HCl and NaBPh₄ in methanol gave the cationic Rh(I) complex [Rh(DPEA)PPh₃IBPh₄ but the reaction of IrCl(CO)(PPh₃)₂ with DPEA · HCl in boiling benzene gave a unique complex, [Ir(H)(Cl)(CO)(DPEA)]Cl, in which five different donor atoms are coordinated to the single Ir(III) ion. A neutral, RH(III) complex of the composition [RhCl₃(DPEA)] was prepared by the reaction of RhCl₃ · xH₂O with DPEA · HCl in methanol. Reaction of PdCl₂(COD) with DPEA · HCl in benzene or methanol gave the cationic complex [PdCl(DPEA)]Cl the above reaction conducted in benzene-acetone-methanol mixture gave the 1:2 complex [Pd(DPEA)₂]Cl₂. A novel trinuclear Pt(II) complex of the composition [Pt₃Cl₃(DPEA)₃]Cl₃ was prepared by the reaction of K₂PtCl₄ and DPEA · HCl in water-acetone mixture. Reaction of K₂PtCl₄, DPEA · HCl and NH₄PF₆ in water ethanol mixture gave the binuclear, cationic complex, [Pt₂(DPEA)₃](PF₆)₄. All the complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, conductivity, ¹H and ³¹P NMR spectral data.     

Host–guest complexes of some cucurbit[n]urils with the hydrochloride salts of some imidazole derivatives

Interaction between the normal cucurbit[n]urils (n = 6,7,8; Q[6], Q[7], Q[8]) and a sym-tetramethyl-substituted cucurbit[6]uril derivative (TMeQ[6]) with the hydrochloride salts of some imidazole derivatives N-(4-hydroxylphenyl)imidazole (g1), N-(4-aminophenyl)imidazole (g2), 2-phenylimidazole (g3) in aqueous solution was investigated by using ¹H NMR spectroscopy, electronic absorption spectroscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy, as well as by using a single crystal X-ray diffraction determination. The ¹H NMR spectra analysis established a basic interaction model in which inclusion complexes with a host:guest ratio of 1:1 forms for the Q[6]s and Q[7] cases, while with a host:guest ratio of 1:2 form for the Q[8] cases. It was common that the hosts selectively bound the phenyl moiety of the guests. Absorption spectrophotometric and fluorescence spectroscopic analysis in aqueous solution defined the stability of the host–guest inclusion complexes at pH 5.8 with a host:guest ratio of 1:1 form quantitatively as logK values between 4 and 5 for the smaller hosts Q[6 or 7]s, while with a host:guest ratio of 1:2 form quantitatively as logK values between 11 and 12 for the host Q[8]. Two single crystal X-ray structures of the inclusion complexes TMeQ[6]-g2 · HCl and TMeQ[6]-g3 · HCl showed the phenyl moiety of these two guests inserted into the host cavity, which supported particularly the ¹H NMR spectroscopic study in solution.     

Facile CuCl2·2H2O catalyzed one-pot conversion of dimedone into highly functionalized indazole based N-arylhydrazinecarbothioamides

A convenient and facile CuCl₂·2H₂O catalyzed one-pot synthetic strategy was designed for the conversion of readily available dimedone into highly functionalized N-arylhydrazinecarbothioamide based indazole derivatives. The product yields were found to be moderate to good without purification requirements. Structural features of the synthetic compounds were confirmed by various spectroscopic techniques such as ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, EI-MS, FAB-MS, HREI-MS, and HRFAB-MS. The reaction intermediates were also quenched and characterized. Plausible reaction mechanisms were also discussed.     

Platinum(IV) complexes with N-alkylphenothiazines: synthesis,characterization, and antibacterial activity

Two new platinum(IV) complexes (1, trifluoperazinehydrochloride-aquapentachloridoplatinate(IV) and 2, chlorpromazine-chlorpromazinehydrochloridepentachloridoplatinate(IV)) were synthesized in the reaction of K₂[PtCl₆] with trifluoperazine dihydrochloride (TF·2HCl) or chlorpromazine hydrochloride (CP·HCl). The complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, molar conductivity measurement, and spectral (IR, ¹H, ¹³C, 2D ¹H–¹³C heteronuclear correlation spectra, ¹⁹⁵Pt NMR, and MS) methods. Outer-coordination sphere was proposed for 1; while in 2, the ligand was coordinated to the metal. The complexes exhibit antibacterial effect on strains of Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus pumilus, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococci as Gram-positive bacteria and an Escherichia coli as Gram-negative bacteria, as well as the reference strains.     

Germanium(IV) bischelates with 2-hydroxynaphthaldehyde pyridinoylhydrazones: The crystal and molecular structure of the complex with isonicotinoylhydrazone (H<Subscript>2</Subscript>Inf), [Ge(Inf · HCl)<Subscript>2</Subscript>] · 5H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O

The reactions of GeCl₄ with 2-hydroxynaphthaldehyde pyridinoylhydrazones (H₂L) in methanol give complexes [Ge(L · HCl)₂] · nH₂O. The data of mass spectrometry, thermogravimetry, and IR and ¹H NMR spectroscopy indicate that the ligand molecules are protonated at the pyridine nitrogen atom with hydrogen chloride and coordinated to germanium in the tridentate mode through the azomethine nitrogen atom and the oxyazine and oxy group oxygen atoms. The structure of the complex with isonicotinoylhydrazone (H₂Inf), [Ge(Inf · HCl)₂] · 5H₂O has been determined by X-ray diffraction     

5,11,17,23-Tetrakis[(p-carboxyphenyl)azo]-25,26,27,28-tetra-hydroxy Calix[4]arene: Crystal Structure and pH Sensing Properties

Treatment of 5,11,17,23‐tetrakis[(p‐carboxyphenyl)azo]‐25,26,27,28‐tetrahydroxy calix[4]arene ( 2 ) with HCl in DMF or NaOH in MeOH produced 5,11,17,23‐tetrakis[(p‐carboxyphenyl)azo]‐25,26,27,28‐tetrahydroxycalix[4]‐arene·4DMF (2·4DMF) and 5,11,17,23‐tetrakis[(p‐carboxyphenylsodium)azo]‐25,26,27,28‐tetrahydroxycalix[4]‐ arene ( 3 ), respectively, which were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV‐vis, ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR. An X‐ray analysis of 2·4DMF revealed that its calix[4]arene core adopts a flattened cone conformation in which opposed phenyl groups take parallel or sharply inclined positions. The intra‐ and intermolecular hydrogen‐bonding interactions and the π···π interactions form a 2D hydrogen‐bonded wavelike network. Compound 2 had a unique reversible color change in a wide pH range from 1 to 13.5 and showed interesting pH sensing properties.     

Complexation of selenium to (R)‐Rh2(MTPA)4: thermodynamics and stoichiometry

Variable‐temperature ¹H and ⁷⁷Se NMR data for 3‐phenylselenenyl‐1‐phenyl‐1‐propene (1) in the presence of Rh₂(MTPA)₄ (Rh*) prove that the equilibria are strongly shifted towards the adduct Rh*···1; free selenide molecules cannot be detected as long as uncomplexed rhodium atoms are available. In the case of excess Rh*, both 1 : 2 and 1 : 1 adducts (Rh* vs 1) are formed, and the latter is slightly favoured. With excess selenide, the system strongly favours the complexation of two selenide molecules (1 : 2 adduct), i.e. one at each rhodium atom. In this situation, intermolecular selenide exchange can be monitored by variable‐temperature ¹H NMR spectroscopy and the energy barrier is estimated to be 54–55 kJ mol^?1. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Novel and Efficient Synthesis of 4-Indazolyl-1,3,4-trisubstituted Pyrazole Derivatives

In the present study, 1-(4,5-dihydro-3,6-dimethyl-4-(1,3-diphenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3aH-indazol-5-yl)methanone derivatives (9–12) and isoxazoleyl (13–16) have been synthesized by the condensation of 1,3-diphenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde (1–4) with acetyl acetone via Knoevenagel/Michael/aldol reactions in a sequential manner to yield intermediate cyclohexanone (5–8). The intermediates (5–8) treated with NH₂NH₂ · H₂O/NH₂OH · HCl afforded 4-indazolyl-1,3,4-trisubstituted pyrazole and isoxazoleyl derivatives. All of these compounds are reported for the first time, and the structures of these compounds were confirmed by means of infrared, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and mass spectroscopy.     

Layered structures constructed by second-sphere coordination via N–H ··· Cl and C–H ··· Cl hydrogen bonding: synthesis and crystal structures of tribenzylamine and [MCl6] (M = Sn,Re, and Te)

A series of second-sphere coordination complexes of tribenzylamine (L ¹ ) and [MCl₆] (M = Sn, Re, Te) have been synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic techniques (IR, NMR) and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The main driving force for the encapsulation of [MCl₆] and recognition with L ¹ is the second-sphere coordination of metal halides by the amide protons of the ligand via hydrogen bonding (N–H ··· Cl–M and C–H ··· Cl–M); new layered structures are described. Thermal stability and irreversible behavior of second-sphere coordination complexes [L ² ] · 0.5[TeCl₆]^2? · HCl · (H₃O)⁺ · 0.5H₂O (L ² = N,N,N′,N′-tetrabenzyl-ethylenediamine) in contact with water vapor are also described.     

Highly routinely reproducible alignment of H NMR spectral peaks of metabolites in huge sets of urines

A method to obtain high reproducibility of ¹H NMR chemical shift of peaks of biofluid metabolites, by simple acidification with HCl is evaluated. Biofluid ¹H NMR analysis is indeed spoiled by a strong chemical shift dependence of metabolite peaks on parameters such as ionic strength, concentration of some earth alkali cations and, mostly, on pH of samples. The resulting chemical shift variations, as large as 0.1 ppm, generate misalignments of homogeneous peaks, artifacts and misinterpretations.Reproducible alignment is essential in ¹H NMR based metabonomics, where peak misalignments prevent even very wide bins (i.e., 0.04 ppm, as elsewhere proposed) from being used to integrate spectral data for multivariate statistical analysis. Here is demonstrated that routine acidification with HCl to 1.2 ≤ pH ≤ 2.0 ensures highly reproducible peak alignment of urine ¹H NMR spectra. In this respect, simple inspection of citrate peaks in the urine can be used to measure pH, as it will be extensively discussed, in that at such low pH they show no dependency on other urine components as reported at higher pH. Under these conditions, in as many as 493 urine samples, in which concentrations of Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, K⁺, Na⁺, Cl⁻, phosphate, and creatinine and ionic strength measured by means of well standardized conventional procedures, showed very wide ranges, peaks align within a SD always lower than 0.002 ppm, thus allowing the use of integration bins at least five times narrower than 0.04 ppm.     

Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding in Benzoxazines: When Structural Design Becomes Functional

The future evolution of benzoxazines and polybenzoxazines as advanced molecular, structural, functional, engineering, and newly commercial materials depends to a great extent on a deeper and more fundamental understanding at the molecular level. In this contribution, the field of benzoxazines is briefly introduced along with a more detailed review of ortho‐amide‐functional benzoxazines, which are the main subjects of this article. Provided in this article are the detailed and solid scientific evidences of intramolecular five‐membered‐ring hydrogen bonding, which is supposed to be responsible for the unique and characteristic features exhibited by this ever‐growing family of ortho‐functionalized benzoxazines. One‐dimensional (1D) ¹H NMR spectroscopy was used to study various concentrations of benzoxazines in various solvents with different hydrogen‐bonding capability and at various temperatures to investigate in detail the nature of hydrogen bonding in both ortho‐amide‐functionalized benzoxazine and its para counterpart. These materials were further investigated by two‐dimensional (2D) ¹H–¹H nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy (NOESY) to verify and support the conclusions derived during the 1D ¹H NMR experiments. Only highly purified single‐crystal benzoxazine samples have been used for this study to avoid additional interactions caused by any impurities.     

Complete assignments of the 1H and 13C NMR spectra of five rearranged abietane diterpenoids

An NMR study of five highly functionalized and rearranged abietane diterpenoids is described. In addition to 1D NMR methods, including 1D NOESY spectra, 2D shift‐correlated experiments [¹H, ¹³C‐gHSQC‐¹J (C,H) and ¹H, ¹³C‐gHMBC‐ⁿJ (C,H) (n = 2 and 3)] were used for the complete and unambiguous ¹H and ¹³C chemical shift assignments of these substances. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

New phosphoric triamides: Chlorine substituents effects and polymorphism

New phosphoric triamides 1–10 were synthesized by the reaction of N‐2,4‐dichlorobenzoyl phosphoramidic dichloride with various cyclic aliphatic amines, and the products were characterized by ¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P NMR, and IR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Surprisingly, the ¹H NMR spectra of compounds 1–7 demonstrate long‐range ⁴J(H,H) coupling constant from 1.5 to 1.9 Hz. Comparison of the NMR and IR spectra of N‐benzoyl, N‐4‐chlorobenzoyl, and N‐2,4‐dichlorobenzoyl phosphoric triamide analogues indicates that N‐2,4‐dichlorobenzoyl derivatives have the most upfield δ(³¹P) and the highest ν(CO) values. The crystal structures of 3 , 4 , 6 , 6a , and 10 have been determined by X‐ray crystallography. Interestingly, the structures of 6 and 6a are polymorphic. All structures form dimers through strong, intermolecular  PO···H N hydrogen bonds. The dimers connect to each other via weak C H···Cl and C H···OH bonds to produce two‐dimensional polymeric chains for 4 and three‐dimensional networks for others. Among new synthesized N‐2,4‐dichlorobenzoyl phosphoric triamides, one indicated polymorphism. All structures were characterized by ¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P NMR, and infrared spectroscopy and elemental analysis. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 21:168–180, 2010; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/hc.20592     

Facile iterative synthesis, spectral characterization, electron microscopic study and thermogravimetric analysis of phosphorus dendron with bisphenol A at the focal point

A facile iterative synthesis of a phosphorus dendron with bisphenol A at the focal point by following the divergent procedure is described. The phosphorus dendron peripherally functionalized with phenolic OH group has been accomplished in a very versatile simple fashion, using the Schiff condensation and nucleophilic substitution reactions using P(S)Cl₃, P(O)Cl₃, 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 3-aminopheno. The structures of intermediate dendrons were confirmed by IR, NMR (¹H, ¹³C and ³¹P), LC-Mass and C, H, N analysis. The structure of the final dendron (5) was confirmed by IR, NMR (¹H, ¹³C and ³¹P), MALDI-TOF-MS, and C, H, N analysis. The thermal stability of the resulting functionalized dendron has been checked by TGA/DTA analysis. The surface topography observed by scanning electronic microscopic study (SEM) gives the reminiscent of the dendritic structure.