Vapor-Liquid Equilibrators To Aid In Making Measurements To Determine Solvent Adducts On Metal Chelates

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Two vapor-liquid equilibrators to saturate water with organic solvent without forming two liquid phases were developed, thus permitting a more accurate determination of organic adducts to metal chelates. An equation was developed to show that vapor pressure measurements could be used as an alternative method for determining the number of organic adducts on a metal chelate in the aqueous phase.     

A Possible Explanation as to Why Ions in Aqueous Solutions Do Not Extract

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Evidence is obtained to show that the ion-dipole bond between an ion and the water molecule adducts surrounding it is stronger than the bond between the ion and the organic phase molecules. The water adducts cannot be displaced and the system remains hydrophilic and resists extraction.     

Aza-Michael reaction as an efficient method for the synthesis of first representatives of β-azahetaryl-β-diphenylphosphorylalkanones

Aza-Michael reaction of (E)-4-(diphenylphosphoryl)but-3-en-2-one (1) with a number of mono-and bicyclic nitrogen heterocycles proceeds regioselectively in the absence of catalysts with the formation of corresponding β-azahetaryl β-diphenylphosphoryl ketones; in the case of imidazole, the presence of chiral organic catalysts allows one to increase the yields of the adducts and to obtain them in enantiomerically enriched form.

     

Syntheses of Phencyclone Analogues. Applications for NMR Studies of Hindered Rotations and Magnetic Anisotropy in Crowded Diels–Alder Adducts

Undergraduate organic chemistry special laboratory projects based upon the synthesis of phencyclone, 1 (a potent Diels-Alder diene), and the preparation of a series of highly hindered Diels-Alder adducts of the phencyclone, were described earlier. Details of the synthesis of an analogue of 1 are presented here as an extension of these projects. The analogue, 3,6-dibromophencyclone, 2, and adducts from a wide range of dienophiles, can be prepared by undergraduate organic chemistry students. These adducts (from 1 or 2) are eminently suitable for student characterization by NMR to examine aspects of hindered rotation, magnetic anisotropy, and dynamic NMR spectroscopy, using modern one- and two-dimensional multinuclear methods with a medium-field instrument (7 T), to observe ¹H, ¹³C, and ¹⁹F. Use of 2 effectively doubles the range of potential target compounds for students. The Diels-Alder adducts (and their precursors) have been studied by molecular modeling methods. This present paper describes the reaction of 2 with 4, the dienophile N-(4-dimethylamino-3,5-dinitrophenyl)maleimide (Tuppys maleimide), to form the adduct 5. Compound 5 has been well-characterized by 1D and 2D ¹H and ¹³C NMR, and is illustrative of the wide range of adducts that can be made from 2 by students. The structure of 5, as determined by geometry optimization at the semiempirical (AM-1) level, is included here.     

An Improved Instrument for Measuring the Ultrasonic Absorption of Metal Chelate Adducts

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The purpose of this instrument is to provide a means to measure the rates of exchange, ΔG, ΔS, and ΔH of water and organic solvent adducts on metal chelates.

The instrument employs a pulsed ultrasonic technique which perturbs the equilibrium of a metal chelate and then measures the rate at which it returns to equilibrium.

This instrument is 10 times more sensitive than a previous instrument and was tested by examining the vanadium(V) benzo-hydroxamic acid chelate in n-butanol.     

Alkali Metal Adducts of Aromatic Nitro Compounds—Reactions and Use in Polymerization of Vinyl Monomers

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The reaction of alkali metals with nitrobenzene and p-nitro-toluene in THF at various molar ratios was found to lead to the formation of radical ions, dianions, and alkali metal adducts of reduction derivatives of the nitro compounds such as azo- and azoxybenzene. The anionic polymerization of styrene, methyl methacrylate, methacrylonitrile, and acrylo-nitrile by these anions was investigated. All the initiators did not polymerize styrene while the least reactive radical-anion was found to polymerize acrylonitrile completely, methacrylonitrile to a small extent, but not methyl methacrylate.

The order of reactivity of those adducts toward organic halides was similar to that found in polymerization. Metalla-tion of polynitrostyrene by lithium biphenyl solution led only to partial conversion of the nitro groups to radical-anions which were not reactive.     

Separation and characterization of oxaliplatin dinucleotides from DNA using HPLC-ESI ion trap mass spectrometry

Oxaliplatin is a third-generation platinum complex, and has a broad spectrum of antitumor activity. Such platinum complexes with the DACH carrier ligand have recently received increasing attention since they show efficacy against cisplatin-resistant cell lines. As the foremost indication of antitumor activity of platinum drugs is the formation of adducts with genomic DNA, calf thymus DNA-oxaliplatin adducts were the major target in this study. Calf thymus DNA was incubated with oxaliplatin, resulting in the formation of a large number of platinum-DNA adducts. Treated DNA was digested into the dinucleotides with a combination of enzymes, namely, benzonase, alkaline phosphatase, and nuclease S1. Using a high-performance liquid chromatography, we carried out the separation of individual platinum-DNA adducts which were concurrently identified using electrospray ionization ion trap mass spectrometry (MS). Both 1,2-intrastrand and 1,2-interstrand cross-linked adducts were found; however, those of the intrastrand nature have a considerably higher abundance than those of the interstrand cross-links. Among them, d(GpG)-oxaliplatin was the most abundant bifuctional adduct. To a lesser extent, a few monofunctional adducts were detected as well. MS ⁿ experiments served to ascertain the detailed structures of oxaliplatin adducts of dinucleoside monophosphates and of dinucleotides. Figure Three-dimensional view of the d(GpG)-Pt(DACH) adduct of m/z 902 (a) and of the d(ApG)-Pt(DACH) adduct of m/z 886 (b). DACH 1,2-diaminocyclohexane, green phosphorus, red oxygen, light blue carbon, dark blue nitrogen, gray platinum Abbreviations  They are shown in Fig. 1     

OLEFIN SYNTHESIS VIA THE LITHIUM DERIVATIVES OF THE N,N,N,N′-TETRAMETHYLDIAMIDES OF ARYLMETHANEPHOSPHONIC ACIDS. 2. SYNTHESIS OF SOME (Z)-ORTHO-AND PARA-SUBSTITUTED STILBENES

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The reaction of the lithium derivatives of N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyldiamides of arylmethanephosphonic acids (1-Li) with ortho- and para-substituted benzaldehydes 2 is studied. Reaction conditions are found for erythro-stereoselective addition of 1 to 2 with high diastereomeric purity (95–99%) of the erythro adducts 3, 4 (yields 35–72%). By thermolysis of the adducts in neutral medium the corresponding (Z)-ortho and para-substituted stilbenes 5, 6 are obtained. Some factors causing the predominant formation of the erythro adducts 3, 4, as well as the influence of the ortho-substituents on the equilibrium threo-3, 4 ? erythro-3, 4 are discussed.     

Stereospecificity of Diels–Alder Reactions Validated Using Ab Initio Calculations: Synthesis of Novel Coumarin and Phenanthridine Derivatives

A new series of coumarin derivatives (2–5) was synthesized by reaction of phenylsulfonylacetonitrile (1) with 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde and/or salicyaldehyde. Compounds 3 and 5 were converted to the corresponding phenanthridine analogs 6 and 7, respectively. Compound 9a was treated with different dienophiles to furnish the endo adducts of compounds (11a–d) rather than the exo adducts. Ab initio calculations at the Hartree-Fock (HF) level using the basis set 6-31 G (d,p) was used to study and validate the stereospecificity of compounds 11a–d and showed clearly that the endo adducts were thermodynamically favorable. PM3 parameters also showed that the endo adducts are thermodynamically and kinetically favorable. Tetrahydrobenzochromenone (11) was synthesized and allowed to react with different aromatic diazonium salts to give the corresponding 4-arylazo derivatives (13), which were converted to the corresponding diazaindenophenanthrene derivatives (14) by reaction with o-diamines.     

Spectrophotometric studies on the formation of adducts involved in synergistic extraction of uranium(IV) by mixtures of HTTA and neutral donors

Formation of adducts between U(TTA)₄ and several neutral donors was studied by spectrophotometry and it was shown that each of the neutral donors forms only 1∶1 adduct with U(TTA)₄. The adduct formation constants with some neutral donors were determined for benzene and chloroform media. As these adducts are involved in the synergistic extraction of U(IV) from aqueous media by mixtures of HTTA and neutral donors dissolved in organic solvents, the extraction equilibrium constants were estimated, The adduct formation was found to result in an increase of the co-ordination number of U(IV) from 8 in U(TTA)₄ to 9 in the adducts it forms with the neutral donors. Similar absorption spectral studies with U(DBM)₄ revealed that it forms much weaker adducts than the corresponding ones with U(TTA)₄.     

Effect of the substituent position at the heterocycle on proton transfer from alcohols to the excited molecules of 1,2-dihydroquinolines

A novel compound 1,2,2,3-tetramethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline (1223TMDQ) was synthesized, and the products of its steady-state photolysis in water, MeOH, EtOH, trifluoroethanol (TFE), PrⁿOH, and BuiOH were analyzed by ¹H NMR and mass-spectrometry. The corresponding adducts with water and alcohols were identified. The presence of the adducts for alcohols with a number of carbon atoms n > 1 distinguishes 1223TMDQ from 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinolines with methyl-, alkoxy-, and hydroxy-substituents at positions 1, 6, and 8, for which the formation of adducts was observed only in the presence of water and MeOH. The results were interpreted in terms of the effect of steric hindrance caused by substituents in the heterocycle and increasing size of the alkyl group of alcohol on proton transfer from a solvent to the molecule of 1,2-dihydroquinoline, which occurs in the complex between the solvent and the dihydroquinoline molecule in the excited singlet state. It was shown that the main steric hindrance for the photoinduced proton transfer in 2,2,4-substituted 1,2-dihydroquinolines is the substituent at position C(4) of the heterocycle.     

HPLC Separation of Diastereomeric Adducts of Glutatmione with Some K-Region Arene Oxides

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The diastereomeric glutathione (GSH) adducts of the K-region arene oxides phenanthrene 9,10-oxide, pyrene 4,5-oxide, (±)-benz[a]anthracene 5,6-oxide, and (±)-benzo[a]pyrene 4,5-oxide were separated by reversed phase liquid chromatography. Chromatographic conditions involved an organic base, Tris-base or diethylenetriamine (DETA), neutralized to pH 3 with phosphoric acid, and an alcohol, methanol or 1-propanol, as modifier. For (±)-benzo[a]pyrene 4,5-oxide, the use of DETA and 1-propanol provided a complete stereochemical profile of the thioether conjugates derived from this arene oxide. For the GSH adducts of (±)-benz[a]anthracene 5,6-oxide complete separation was achieved under two sets of chroraatographic conditions; methanol and 1-propanol enhanced the selectivity of the system for different sets of diastereomers. For both arene oxides, the GSH adducts with S-configuration eluted earlier than the R-diastereomers.     

New 1,2,4-triazine-containing podands: synthesis and properties

A method of one-step C-C coupling of 1,5-bis(2,6-dimethylphenoxy)-3-oxapentane (1a) and 1,8-bis(2,6-dimethylphenoxy)-3,6-dioxaoctane (1b) with 3-methylthio- (2) and 3-amino-1,2,4-triazine (3) and 3-aryl-1,2,4-triazin-5-one (6-8) has been described. The reaction of compounds 1a,b with compounds 2 and 3 in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid results in the addition of the dimethylphenoxy group to the unsubstituted C(5) carbon atom of the triazine ring. The reactions of triazinones 6-8 with compounds 1a,b in a mixture of trifluoroacetic acid and organic anhydrides are accompanied by the acylation of the nitrogen atom adjacent to the reaction center and affords bis[(3-R-1-acyl-5-oxo-1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-1,2,4-triazin-6-yl)-2,6-dimethylphenoxy]-3-oxapentane or -3,6-dioxaoctane. The obtained adducts can smoothly be oxidized under mild conditions to form more stable products of nucleophilic hydrogen substitution in the triazine ring. The extraction and transport of Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ cations through an organic membrane by the compounds synthesized are discussed.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2210–2215, October, 2004.     

RING-TRANSFORMATION FROM ISOTHIAZOLE TO 1,2,4-THIADIAZOLE - POSSIBLE INTERMEDIACY OF π-SULFURANE

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5-Amino-3-methyl- and 5-amino-3-phenylisothiazoles (3a and 3b) afforded 1 : 1 adducts with aromatic nitriles and imidates. On the basis of their spectral data and the structure of hydrolysis products, the adducts were identified as 3-substituted 5-(2-aminovinyl)-1,2,4-thiadiazole derivatives (2a-g), where ring transformation took place from isothiazole to 1,2,4-thiadiazole.     

Reaction of Trialkylphosphine Carbon Disulfide Adducts with Cyclopentadienones

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It has been known more than for 100 year that triethylphosphine forms the 1:1 adducts with carbon disulfide and isothiocyanates. However, little is know on the reaction of the adducts and the formation of reactive alkylidenephosphoranes was recently reported by the reaction of adducts with electron-poor double bonds.     

Synthesis of Novel Oxime Functionalized Aldol Products via Michael Addition of Oximes Onto Baylis–Hillman Adducts

Triphenylphosphine‐catalyzed Michael addition of oximes 2 onto Baylis–Hillman (B‐H) adducts 1 led to an easy access to a novel class of oxime functionalized aldol products 3. This demonstrates the first use of an oxygen‐centered nucleophile in Michael addition to B‐H adducts, without touching any other functional group. Deprotection of oxime in 3 was further demonstrated using molecular hydrogen (1 atm) and 10% Pd/C (cat.) to furnish functionalized 1,3‐diols 4 as potentially useful synthons with optional backbone choice (R³ and EWG).     

Pre-Column Fluorescent Derivatization for High Pressure Liquid Chromatography with o-Phthalaldehyde: Separation of Urinary Catecholamines

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High-pressure liquid chromatography was used to separate the flourescent adducts formed from the reaction of o-phthalaldehyde with primary biogenic amines. Using precolumn derivatization and isocratic elution techniques fluorescent o-phthalaldehyde adducts can be detected and quantified with fluorometry in the low picogram range. The relative retention values of the o-phthalaldehyde adducts strongly depend on the pH of the eluent and percent organic solvent in the mobile phase. The method was applied to the analysis of free norepinephrine in pooled urine samples and in small-volume (2-h) urine collections obtained from thermally stressed subjects. Samples were treated with alumina, and the catecholamines, including internal standard 3,4-dihydroxy-benzylamine, eluted from it were reacted with o-phthalaldehyde prior to injection onto a reverse-phase column (octadecyl-silica stationary phase) with methanol/0.08 mol/liter acetic acid (50/50 by vol) as the mobile phase. Assay of pooled urine specimens (n = 10) for norepinephrine gave within-run and day-to-day coefficients of variation of 4.3 and 5.6% respectively. The use of o-phthalaldehyde as a pre-column derivatization agent for fluorometric determination of primary amines is rapid, sensitive and specific and applicable to many important biogenic amines.     

Silver(I) 3-D-supramolecular coordination frameworks constructed by the combination of coordination bonds and supramolecular interactions

Room temperature reactions of the ternary adducts of AgNO₃, bipodal ligand [4,4′-bipyridine (4,4′-bpy) or trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene (tbpe) or 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane (bpe)] and organic ligand [4-aminobenzoic acid (4-aba) or 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (4-hba) or terephthalate ion (tph)] afford new 3-D supramolecular coordination polymers (SCPs), namely, {[Ag(4,4′-bpy) · H₂O](4-ab) · 2H₂O} (1), {[Ag(tbpe)]0.5(4-hb) · 3H₂O} (2), [Ag₂(L)₂ · (tph)] (L = 4,4′-bpy, tbpe) (3,4) and {[Ag₂(bpe)₂ · (tph)] · 2H₂O} (5). The bipodal ligand coordinates to silver forming a 1-D cationic chain (A), while the organic ligand and solvent form a 1-D anionic chain (B) via hydrogen bonds. The chains construct layers which are connected via hydrogen bonds and π–π stacking forming a 3-D network structure. The presence of the carboxylate, amino and hydroxyl groups in the organic ligands significantly extend the dimensionality via hydrogen bonds. All the SCPs 1–5 exhibit strong luminescence.     

Structure of Dibenzocrown Ethers and their H-Bonded Adducts.1. [1.5]Dibenzo-18-Crown-6 and Biphenyl-20-Crown-6: Complexes with Amidosulfuric Acid

The interaction of the amidosulfuric acid NH ₃ SO ₃ with 15 distal and proximal dibenzocrown ethers, including diphenyloxide, diphenylsulfide and biphenyl ones leads to the stable (1:1) complexes only in the case of [2.4]- and [1.5]dibenzo-18-crown-6 and biphenyl-20-crown-6. According to the data of the X-ray analysis, in the two last adducts the amidosulfuric acid coordinates to hexadentate crown ethers in a zwitterion form through a near-ideal ‘tripod’ arrangement to alternate crown oxygen atoms. The conformations of crown molecules are different in complexes and in initial macrocyclic ligands.This revised version was published online in July 2005 with a corrected issue number.     

Detection of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-DNA Adducts in Placental DNA Samples by Room-Temperature Solid-Matrix Phosphorescence

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This is the first attempt for the direct detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-DNA adducts in human placental DNA samples by solid-matrix phosphorescence (SMP). Six samples were investigated, and SMP emission spectra and the corresponding second derivative SMP spectra were obtained for all the samples. Numerous excitation and emission wavelengths were studied for detecting PAH-DNA adducts. Second derivative SMP spectra indicated the presence of PAH-DNA adducts, whereas the longer SMP emission region proved fruitful for detecting adducts in the placental DNA samples. The SMP results for the samples strongly implied that a variety of PAH-DNA adducts could be present.