Synthesis and spectral properties of porphyrinquinone derivatives based on deuteroporphyrin IX

A series of diquinone derivatives of deuteroporphyrin IX, having different bond lengths between the chromophores, have been prepared. Deuteroporphyrin IX was condensed with modified hydroxyl-containing quinones by the mixed anhydride method. PMR spectroscopy was used to show that the magnetic anisotropy of the porphyrin ring has a strong effect on the chemical shift of the protons of the quinone ring and its neighboring substituents.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 608–616, May, 1988.     

Synthesis of carboranyl derivatives of deuteroporphyrin IX

Carboranylporphyrins, which can be used in boron neutron-choture therapy of cancer, were prepared from natural deuteroporphyrin IX, 3-amino-o-carborate, and 9-hydroxymethyl-m-carborane. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2337–2339 December, 1999.     

Co(Ⅱ)-3,8-双乙基次卟啉二甲酯的合成及催化空气氧化环己烷应用

以氯化血红素为原料, 经过脱铁、酯化、催化加氢和络合金属得到仿生催化剂Co(Ⅱ)-3,8-二乙基次卟啉二甲酯. 在无其它外加溶剂及共还原剂的条件下, 将其应用到催化空气氧化环己烷反应, 将实验结果同Co(Ⅱ)原卟啉二甲酯催化氧化空气氧化环己烷的结果进行对照, 并对催化氧化的机理进行了初步研究. 实验结果表明, Co(Ⅱ)-3,8-双乙基次卟啉二甲酯克服了Co(Ⅱ)原卟啉二甲酯3,8-位乙烯基取代基不稳定的缺点, 能够很好催化空气氧化环己烷, 环己醇和环己酮的总收率达16.9%.     

PHOTOOXIDATION AND SINGLET OXYGEN SENSITIZATION BY PROTOPORPHYRIN IX AND ITS PHOTOOXIDATION PRODUCTS

Protoporphyrin IX and its various ester derivatives have been previously shown to undergo self-sensitized photooxygenation to yield hydroxyaldehydes (photoprotoporphyrin) and mono- and diformyl deuteroporphyrin derivatives. In the present study the photoreactions of these products in the presence of oxygen have been investigated. All of the photooxidation products are themselves good sensitizers of singlet oxygen. In addition spin trapping experiments indicate these products can produce superoxide in low-to-moderate efficiency by an excited state electron transfer process. The photo-products themselves are somewhat more stable to photooxidation than protoporphyrin IX itself. The two monoformyl-monovinyl deuteroporphyrins have been found to undergo further photooxidation at the vinyl groups to yield primarily monoformyl hydroxyaldehydes in a reaction mainly involving singlet oxygen analogous to the initial reaction of protoporphyrin IX.     

Separation of haem compounds by reversed-phase ion-pair high-performance liquid chromatography and its application in the assay of ferrochelatase activity

The separation of haems and porphyrins was achieved in a reversed-phase ion-pair high-performance liquid chromatography system using tetrabutylammonium hydrogen sulphate as the pairing ion. The concentration of methanol and pH in the mobile phase were determinative parameters for the elution pattern of the compounds. Two isocratic systems--one for the assay of protohaem IX and one for deuterohaem IX--were developed. The chromatographic systems were applied to the assay of ferrochelatase activity in mitochondria using either protoporphyrin or deuteroporphyrin as the substrate. The ferrochelatase activity was also measured in reticulocytes, which contain high levels of endogenous haem.     

Aggregation of deuteroporphyrin IX diesters in aqueous-organic binary solution

The aggregation properties of a series of deuteroporphyrin IX diesters in the THF-Buffer (0.1 mol L-1 Tris-HCl) aquiorgano solvent have been studied by means of UV-Vis and fluorescence spectrometers.Experimental data show that the dimerization of porphyrins is mainly determined by π-πinteraction in pure organic solution while further aggregation of porphyrins with long hydrocarbon chains is more likely driven by hydrophobic-lipophilic interaction in aqueous-organic binary solution.The appearance of the aggregates induces a red shift in absorption spectra and fluorescence quenching in fluorescence spectra.The chain-length effect and chain-foldability effect have also been observed.     

Design,Synthesis, Biological Evaluation,and Computational Studies of Novel Tri-Aryl Imidazole-Benzene Sulfonamide Hybrids as Promising Selective Carbonic Anhydrase IX and XII Inhibitors

A novel series of tri-aryl imidazole derivatives 5a–n carrying benzene sulfonamide moiety has been designed for their selective inhibitory against hCA IX and XII activity. Six compounds were found to be potent and selective CA IX inhibitors with the order of 5g > 5b > 5d > 5e > 5g > 5n (Ki = 0.3–1.3 μM, and selectivity ratio for hCA IX over hCA XII = 5–12) relative to acetazolamide (Ki = 0.03 μM, and selectivity ratio for hCA IX over hCA XII = 0.20). The previous sixth inhibitors have been further investigated for their anti-proliferative activity against four different cancer cell lines using MTT assay. Compounds 5g and 5b demonstrated higher antiproliferative activity than other tested compounds (with GI₅₀ = 2.3 and 2.8 M, respectively) in comparison to doxorubicin (GI₅₀ = 1.1 M). Docking studies of these two compounds adopted orientation and binding interactions with a higher liability to enter the active side pocket CA-IX selectively similar to that of ligand 9FK. Molecular modelling simulation showed good agreement with the acquired biological evaluation.     

On the Novel Free Porphyrins Corallistin B,C, D,and E: Isolation from the demosponge Corallistes sp. of the Coral Sea and Reactivity of Their Nickel 55 (II) Complexes toward Formylating Reagents

Reported here are the novel free porphyrins corallistin B, C, D, and E, isolated as methyl esters 2a , 3a , 4a , and 5a , respectively, from the sponge Corallistes sp. (Lithistida) collected at the basis of the south New Caledonian coral reef. A protocol is also established for formylation of their Ni^II complexes, which show a different reactivity pattern toward DMF/POCl3 from metal complexes of deuteroporphyrins. Together with corallistin A, Previously isolated as the methyl ester 1a , and the known deuteroporphyrin IX (isolated as 6a ) also present in the sponge, the new corallistins, which may be thought to derive from protoporphyrin via heme, account for an amazing 60% of the EtOh extract from the sponge.     

Mass-spectrometric study of the structure of the alkaloids of lolium

Conclusions 1. The results of a study of the fragmentation of substances (I)-(IX) under the conditions of mass spectroscopy have confirmed the positions of the side-chain nitrogen atom and the ethereal oxygen.2. When the functional groups in position C₁ in the molecules of substances (I)-(IX) change, the main fragments remain the same for all the compounds studied and specific fragments appear for each compound.3. A possible scheme of fragmentation is given for substances (I)-(IX).Khimiya Prirodynkh Soedinenii, Vol. 4, No. 5, pp. 298–304, 1968     

Influence of substituents in pyrrole rings on electronic structure and molecular electrostatic potentials of porphyrins

The distributions of the molecular electrostatic potential in the central cavities of the free bases protoporphyrin IX, mesoporphyrin IX, etioporphyrin III and of their mono- and dianions have been calculated. An analysis has been made of the influence of substituents in the pyrrole rings of the investigated porphyrins on the potential distribution in their central cavities and the possible mechanism for addition of protons to the appropriate dianions.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 335–339, May–June, 1988.     

Chemical investigation of the polysaccharides of the leaves ofPlantago major L.

Summary 1. Pectic acid contains galacturonic acid (78–83%) and, chemically linked with it, the monosaccharides D-galactose, L-arabinose, L-rhamnose, and substance (VIII) and (IX).2. By fractionating the polysaccharide complex of the leavesof Plantago major L. on a DEAE-cellulose column it has been shown that it consists of pectic acid (80–82%), and free galactoraban (5–6%) and galactan (4–5%).Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Vol. 1, No. 6, pp. 369–372, 1965.We have used Kertesz's nomenclature of pectic compounds [4].     

Synthesis of a donor-acceptor photosynthetic system containing covalently bound amine,porphyrin, and quinone

The synthesis of a diquinone derivative of the amino-containing analog of hematoporphyrin IX, obtained by the sequential modification of the tetramethyl hematoporphyrin IX, was accomplished.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 196–199, February, 1991.     

Pheromones of insects and their analogs

Dodec-8Z-en-1-ol (VIII) and tetradec-8Z-en-1-ol (IX) and the corresponding acetates (X and IX) — components of the sex pheromones of many species of Lepidoptera — have been synthesized from cyclooctene (I) in three stages. The ozonolysis of (I) (–70°C, CH₂Cl₂-MeOH, NaHCO₃; –20°C, Ac₂O/Et₃N) led to methyl 8-oxooctanoate (II). The DNPH of (II), (III), mp 59–61°C. The coupling of (II) with n-C₃H₁₇ CH=PPh₃ (IV) or with n-C₅H₁₁ CH=PPh₃ (V) (–70°C, 2 h; 25°C, 15 h, Ar) gave the methyl esters of dodec-8Z-enoic (VI) and tetradec-8Z-enoic (VII) acids, respectively. The reduction of (VI) and (VII) [(i-Bu)₂AlH, 0°C, 2 h; 25°C, 15 h] gave the corresponding alcohols (VIII) and (IX) by the acetylation (Ac₂O-Py, 25°C, 24 h) of which, (X) and (XI), were obtained. The yields (%): (II) 80, (VI) 45, (VII) 60, (VIII) 95, (IX) 90, (X) 75, (XI) 74. The IR and PMR spectra of compounds (II) and (VI–XI) are given.Institute of Chemistry, Bashkir Scientific Center, Urals Branch, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Ufa. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 276–279, March–April, 1989.     

Continued Structural Exploration of Sulfocoumarin as Selective Inhibitor of Tumor-Associated Human Carbonic Anhydrases IX and XII

A series of new 3- and 7-substituted sulfocoumarins was obtained by several cyclization reactions and subsequent derivatization for screening as prodrug inhibitors of the human (h) cancer-associated carbonic anhydrases (CAs) IX and XII. All products were ineffective inhibitors against the off-target hCA I and II, whilst hCAs IX and XII were inhibited with inhibition constants (K_Is) spanning from low nanomolar to the high micromolar range, according to the sulfocoumarin derivatization pattern. In particular, sulfocoumarin 15 turned out to be the most potent and selective inhibitor herein reported (hCA I and II: K_I > 100 µM; hCA IX: K_I = 22.9 nM; hCA XII: K_I = 19.2 nM). Considering that hCA IX and XII validated anti-tumor targets, such prodrug, isoform-selective inhibitors as the sulfocoumarins reported here may be useful for identifying suitable drug candidates for clinical trials.     

Solvent-Tuned Self-Assembled Nanostructures of Chiral l/d-Phenylalanine Derivatives of Protoporphyrin IX

Protoporphyrin IX is a naturally occurring amphiphilic porphyrin with a rigid hydrophobic nonpolar core and two polar propionic acid substitutions on the porphyrin ring. This molecule can be modified on the hydrophilic group, which can lead to strengthened π–π-stacking and spontaneous self-assembly into novel nanostructures. Herein, we use l- phenylalanine and d-phenylalanine to modify protoporphyrin IX, and use the two derivatives for solvophobic-controlled self-assembly. Both derivatives possess two important features: 1) the aromatic core of the porphyrin for dispersive interactions and 2) a chiral amino acid to maximize the influence of chirality on selfassembly. These derivatives lead to the formation of a variety of nanostructure morphologies, such as spheres, nanofibers, lamellar structures, and thread-like and spherical shells. Solution-based self-assembly was determined by UV/Vis, fluorescence, and circular dichroism spectroscopy, and the formed nanostructures were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Such engineered porphyrin derivatives could have potential applications in energy transport and storage, supramolecular chemistry, materials science, and medicine.     

Surface Studies on Glass Powders Used in Commercial Glass-Ionomer Dental Cements

The surface properties of three commercial ionomer glass powders, i.e., Fuji IX, Kavitan Plus and Chemadent G-J-W were studied. Samples were analyzed by X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), and the density was determined by gas pycnometry. Morphology was studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and laser diffraction (LD) technique, whereas low-temperature nitrogen sorption measurements determined textural parameters like specific surface area and pore volume. Thermal transformations in the materials studied were evaluated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), which was carried out in an inert atmosphere between 30 °C and 900 °C. XRF showed that Fuji IX and Kavitan Plus powders were strontium-based, whereas Chemadent G-J-W powder was calcium-based. Powders all had a wide range of particle sizes under SEM and LD measurements. Specific surface areas and pore volumes were in the range 1.42–2.73 m²/g and 0.0029 to 0.0083 cm³/g, respectively, whereas densities were in the range 2.6428–2.8362 g/cm³. Thermogravimetric analysis showed that the glass powders lost mass in a series of steps, with Fuji IX powder showing the highest number, some of which are attributed to the dehydration and decomposition of the polyacrylic acid present in this powder. Mass losses were more straightforward for the other two glasses. All three powders showed distinct losses at around 780 °C and 835 °C, suggesting that similar dehydration steps occur in all these glasses. Other steps, which differed between glass powders, are attributed to variations in states of water-binding on their surfaces.     

Metalation of vinyltrimethylsilanes

Metalation of vinyltrimethylsilane and both trans-(VIII) and cis-(IX) 1-(trimethylsilyl)-3,3-dimethyl-1-butene with organolithium/TMEDA complexes was explored. Vinyltrimethylsilane underwent exclusive addition of tert-butyllithium to the double bond. Metalation of (VIII) occurred only at the trimethylsilyl function, while (IX) afforded both α-silylvinyl and trimethylsilyl position metalation.     

Photophysics and Intracellular Distribution of a Boronated Porphyrin Phototherapeutic Agent

Abstract— The absorption and emission spectra, fluorescence quantum yields and lifetimes and triplet state properties of a boronated porphyrin, the tetrakiscarborane carboxylate ester of 2,4-(α,β-dihydroxyethyl) deuteroporphyrin IX (BOPP), have been determined. This compound is an alternative photodynamic therapy (PDT) agent that exhibits highly selective tumor localization, with the potential to be used in conjunction with boron neutron capture therapy. The photophysical characteristics of BOPP are similar to other porphyrins and it exhibits marked aggregation and acid-base speciation under typical physiological conditions. In particular, protonation of the porphyrin imino (-N=) nitrogens occurs in the pH 5–7 region and influences the photophysical properties. Time-resolved confocal fluorescence imaging of the intracellular distribution of BOPP in C6 glioma cells indicates distinct subcellular localization and heterogeneity of emission. The results are interpreted and discussed in terms of the possible mechanisms for cellular uptake and localization.     

Competitive nucleophilic substitution reactions of methylsulfonyl and nitro derivatives of polychloropyridines

2,6-Di(methylsulfonyl)-3,4,5-trichloropyridine (II) and 4-nitro-2,6-di(methyl-sulfonyl)-3, 5-dichloropyridine (IX) were synthesized, and their reactions with nucleophilic reagents were studied. It was found that the methylsulfonyl groups are replaced on reaction with alkali and sodium alkoxides; on reaction with amines, the chlorine atoms are replaced in the case of II and the nitro group is replaced in the case of IX. The nitro and methylsulfonyl groups are simultaneously replaced in the reaction of excess sodium methoxide with IX.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 802–806, June, 1975.     

Synthesis and reactions of S,S-dialkyl trimethylsilyl dithiophosphites

S,S-Dialkyl-O-trimethylsilyl dithiophosphites (III)–(VI) have been obtained by reacting dialkyl dithiochlorophosphites with bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide. Compounds (III)–(VI) react with aldehydes in the presence of catalytic amounts of tertiary amines to give S,S-dialkyl-1-trimethylsilyloxyalkyldithiophosphonates (VII)–(IX) and (XII). Hydrolysis of (III) and (V) affords dialkyl dithiophosphites (XVI) and (XVII), which readily add to azomethines and chloral.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 2103–2111, September, 1991.