A theoretical study on the low-lying excited states of 2,2':5',2'-terthiophene and 2,2':5',2':5',2'-quaterthiophene.

The nature and properties of the low-lying singlet and triplet valence excited states of 2,2':5',2'-terthiophene (terthiophene) and 2,2':5',2':5',2'-quaterthiophene (tetrathiophene) are discussed on the basis of high-level ab initio computations. The spectroscopic features determined experimentally for short alpha-oligothiophenes are rationalised on theoretical grounds. Special attention is devoted to the nonradiative decay process through intersystem crossing (ISC) from the singlet to the triplet manifold, which is known to be relatively less efficient in tetrathiophene. Along the geometry relaxation of the S1 state of terthiophene, the S1 and T2 states become degenerate, which leads to a favourable situation for the occurrence of ISC. The parallel process is expected to be less favoured in tetrathiophene because of the less efficient spin-orbit coupling and the increase of the S1-T2 energy gap.     

New approach to the synthesis of 2,2':5',2'-terthiophene-5,5'-and 2,2':5',2':5',2''-quaterthiophene-5,5''-dicarboxylic acids

Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds - The reaction of bromosuccinimide with esters of 3-substituted 2,2'-bithiophene-5-carboxylic acids was used to obtain their 5'-bromo derivatives, which...     

Synthesis of Conformationally Locked 2＇-Deoxy-2＇-nucleobase-5＇- Isonucleosides: 2＇-Deoxy-2＇-nucleobase-5＇ deoxy-1＇, 4＇ :3＇, 6＇-dianhydro-D-mannitol

Novel bicyclic isonucleosides, 2＇ -deoxy- 2＇ -nucleobase- 5＇ -deoxy- 1＇ , 4＇ : 3＇ , 6＇ -dianhydro D-mannitol 10a-10c, were synthesized from D-glucose. The computer-assisted molecular simu lation indicated that the sugar conformations of compounds 10a-10c were restricted to N-con formation.     

Conformational polymorphism and thermochemical analysis of 5,5' '-bis[(2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-1-aza-2,5-disila-1-cyclopentyl)ethyl]-2,2':5',2' ':5' ',2' '-quaterthiophene

The titled compound exists as two polymorphic solid phases (denoted form-I and form-II). Form-I obtained by as-synthesized material is a more stable phase. Form-II is a less stable phase. Spontaneous solid-solid transformation from form-II to form-I is observed in the temperature range between room temperature and the melting point of form-I (Tm = 156.5 degrees C), and its activation energy is estimated to be 96 kJ mol-1 by Arrhenius plot. The solid-solute-solid transformation (recrystallization from solution) from form-II to form-I is also observed. In contrast, form-II is obtained only by a solid-melt-solid transformation from form-I. Therefore, the system of two polymorphs is monotropic. The solid-state NMR measurement shows that form-I has the molecular conformation of complete S-syn-anti-syn in the oligothiophene backbone, whereas form-II has that of S-all-anti. With the solution NMR data, the polymorphism could not be observed. Therefore, the polymorphs originate from the different molecular packing involving the conformational change of the molecule. This unique property is attributed to the extra bulky terminal groups of the compounds. However, despite the extra bulky terminal groups, the mentioned polymorphism is not observed in the titled compound analogue which has S-all-anti conformation (like form-II).     

Total synthesis of 2',3',4',5',5' '-(2)h(5)-ribonucleosides: the key building blocks for NMR structure elucidation of large RNA

The diastereospecific chemical syntheses of uridine-2',3',4',5',5' '-(2)H(5) (21a), adenosine-2',3',4',5',5' '-(2)H(5) (21b), cytidine-2',3',4',5',5' '-(2)H(5)(2)H(5) (21c), and guanosine-2',3',4',5',5' '-(2)H(5) (21d) (>97 atom % (2)H at C2', C3', C4', and C5'/C5' ') have been achieved for their use in the solution NMR structure determination of oligo-RNA by the Uppsala "NMR-window" concept (refs 4a-c, 5a, 6), in which a small (1)H segment is NMR-visible, while the rest is made NMR-invisible by incorporation of the deuterated blocks 21a-d. The deuterated ribonucleosides 21a-d have been prepared by the condensation of appropriately protected aglycone with 1-O-acetyl-2,3,5-tri-O-(4-toluoyl)-alpha/beta-D-ribofuranose-2,3,4,5,5'-(2)H(5) (19), which has been obtained via diastereospecific deuterium incorporation at the C2 center of appropriate D-ribose-(2)H(4) derivatives either through an oxidation-reduction-inversion sequence or a one-step deuterium-proton exchange in high overall yield (44% and 24%, respectively).     

Synthesis of Conformationally Locked Isonucleosides: 2'-Deoxy-2'-nucleobase-5'- deoxy-1', 4' : 3' , 6'-dianhydro-D-mannitol

IntroductionA novel class of nucleoside analogues, termed conformationa1ly locked nucleosides, hasattracted much attention owing to their conformationally restricted structures and their potentbiological activities. Griseolutic acids(I ), a family of naturally occurring bicyclic nucleosides,were isolated from StrePtomyces grisroaurantiacus and showed the inhibitory activities againstc--AMP phosphodiesterase and were able to induce the differentiation of murine neuroblas-tomaLl3. A large num…