An investigation of condensed heteroaromatic systems including a thiophene ring

The influence of the temperature, of the natures of the initiator and of the initial compound, and of the concentrations of the reactants on the process and nature of the transformations of 2- and 3-alkyl-, 2- and 3-formyl-, and 2- and 3-hydroxymethylbenzo[b]thiophenes under conditions of liquid-phase oxidation with oxygen in the presence of cobalt acetate in acetic acid has been studied. According to their relative ease of oxidation, the homologs and derivatives of benzo[b]thiophene, thiophene, and benzene can be arranged in the following sequence: 3-methylbenzo[b]thiophene > 2-methylbenzo[b]thiophene > 2-methylthiophene > toluene > 3-methylbenzo[b]thiophene dioxide > 2-methylbenzo[b]thiophene dioxide; benzaldehyde > benzo[b]thiophene-3-carbaldehyde > thiophene-2-carbaldehyde > benzo[b]-thiophene-2-carbaldehyde; 3-hydroxymethylbenzo[b]thiophene > 2-hydroxymethylbenzo[b]-thiophene > benzyl alcohol > 2-hydroxymethylthiophene. The liquid-phase oxidation of alkyl-substituted benzo[b]thiophenes can be used to obtain aldehydes, ketones, and acids of the benzo[b]thiophene series.For Communication XXIV, see [1].Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1026–1033, August, 1973.     

The synthesis of novel polycyclic heterocyclic ring systems via photocyclization. 3 . 12-Methylbenzo[h][1]benzothieno[2,3-c][1,6]naphthyridine

The synthesis of the 12-methyl derivative of a novel heterocyclic ring system, namely benzo[h][1]benzothieno[2,3-c][1,6]naphthyridine ( 8 ) was prepared by photocyclization of 3-chloro-N-(2′-methyl-4′-quinolyl)benzo-[6]thiophene-2-carboxamide ( 5 ) to 12-methylbenzo[h][1]benzothieno[2,3-c][1,6]naphthyridin-6(5H)-one ( 6 ). Chlorination of 6 afforded 6-chloro-12-methylbenzo[h][1]benzothieno[2,3-c][1,6]naphthyridine ( 7 ) which upon dechlorination provided the novel title compound 8 .     

Second-derivative constant-wavelength synchronous scan spectrofluorimetry for determination of benzo[b]fluoranthene, benzo[a]pyrene and indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene in drinking water

The use of derivative constant-wavelength synchronous scan fluorimetry is reported for the determination of three polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon pollutants in drinking water (linearity range 0.4-4 mug 1(-1)). The limits of detection (LD) and quantification (LQ) (mug 1(-1)) are 0.01 and 0.07 for benzo[b]fluoranthene, 0.03 and 0.12 for benzo[a]pyrene and 0.19 and 0.57 for indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene in the presence of three other pollutants, benzo[k]fluoranthene, benzo[ghi]perylene and fluoranthene. The precision (RSD /= 85%) were satisfactory.     

Chemistry of benzo[b]selenophene

The bromination of benzo[b]selenophene with an equimolecular amount of bromine and its acetylation with acetic anhydride in the presence of boron trichloride etherate proceed to form a mixture of isomeric 2- and 3-substituted derivatives; 2,3-dibromobenzo[b]selenophene is formed on bromination with two equivalents of bromine. Benzo[b]selenophene-2-carboxylic acid, its acid chloride and methyl ester, as well as 2-acetylbenzo[b]selenophene, were synthesized from the lithium derivative of benzo[b]selenophene.See [1] for communication III.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 15–19, January, 1972.     

Admicelle-enhanced synchronous fluorescence spectrometry for the selective determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water

A simple and rapid method for the highly sensitive determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in water was developed. Benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[k]fluoranthene, perylene, and pyrene in water were concentrated into sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-alumina admicelles. The collection was performed by adding SDS and alumina particles into the sample solution at pH 2. After gentle mixing, the resulting suspension was passed through a membrane filter to collect the SDS admicelles containing highly concentrated PAHs. The filter was placed on a slide glass and then covered admicellar layer with a fused silica glass plate before setting in a fluorescence spectrometer. Benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[k]fluoranthene, perylene, and pyrene were selectively determined by the synchronous fluorescence scan (SFS) analysis with keeping wavelength intervals between excitation and emission to 98, 35, 29, and 45 nm, respectively. Because of the minimum spectral overlapping, 1-40 ng l⁻¹ of benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[k]fluoranthene, and perylene as well as 10-150 ng l⁻¹ of pyrene were selectively determined with eliminating the interferences of other 12 PAHs. The detection limits were 0.3 ng l⁻¹ for benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[k]fluoranthene, and perylene, and 1 ng l⁻¹ for pyrene. They were 2-3 orders of magnitude lower than the detection limits in normal aqueous micellar solutions. The application to water analysis was studied.     

Gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric analysis of diols and tetrols from reactions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon epoxides with hemoglobin

We have evaluated both electron ionization (EI) and negative-ion chemical ionization (NICI) methods for the analysis of trimethylsilyl derivatives of a series of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) alcohols including styrene diol, benzo[e]pyrene diol and tetrols, cyclopenta[c,d]pyrene diols, benzo[a]pyrene-4,5-diols, chrysene tetrols, benz[a]anthracene tetrols I and II, and syn- and anti-benzo[a]pyrene tetrols. NICI is the more sensitive method for all compounds except styrene diol. Detection limits are compound-dependent and range from 1 fmol for cyclopenta[c,d]pyrene diol to 1 pmol for benzo[e]pyrene diol. The EI detection limit for styrene diol is 60 fmol. PAH alcohols related to the compounds listed above were observed following hydrolysis of hemoglobin which had been reacted with PAH epoxides in vitro. Benzo[a]pyrene tetrols and a chrysene tetrol were observed following hydrolysis of hemoglobin isolated from human smokers' blood. Hydrolysis of styrene oxide treated hemoglobin in 18O-labeled water revealed at least two mechanisms of ester hydrolysis, including the BAL 1 pathway.     

Resolution of 13 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by constant-wavelength synchronous spectrofluorometry.

A method capable of determining 13 PAHs (acenaphthene, anthracene, benzo[a]anthracene, benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[b]fluoranthene, benzo[k]fluoranthene, chrysene, dibenzo[ah]anthracene, fluoranthene, fluorene, indene[1,2,3-cd]pyrene, phenanthrene and pyrene) in a mixture of 16 EPA PAHs by second derivative synchronous spectrofluorometry in the constant wavelength mode was developed. It has not been possible to determine the following PAHs in the mixture: acenaphthylene, benzo[ghi]perylene and naphthalene. The approach studied allows the sensitive, rapid and inexpensive identification and quantitation of 13 PAHs in a solution of hexane. The detection limits are <1 microg L(-1) (except for chrysene and phenanthrene).     

Syntheses, geometry optimization, and electronic structure of N-and C-substituted benzonaphthyridines

Synthesis of N-and C-substituted derivatives of benzo[h][1,6]naphthyridine, bearing 2-hydroxyethyl group has been made by quaternization reaction and by condensation of corresponding methylbenzonaphthyridines with formaldehyde. For six derivatives of isomeric benzo[c][1,5]-, benzo[h][1,6]-, and benzo[f][1,7]naphthyridines the ¹³C NMR spectra are discussed. For ten compounds the geometry was optimized with the AM1 and, in one case also with the ab initio 6–31G method; their effective charge values have also been calculated.     

EXCITED STATES AND REACTIVITY OF CARCINOGENIC BENZPYRENE; A COMPARISON WITH SKIN-SENSITIZING COUMARINS*

Abstract— Significant spectroscopic difference was found between the ³(π, π*) state of coumarins and the ³L_a state of benzpyrene. No analogy of the partially localized triplet state associated with the coumarin chromophore was revealed in the case of the potent carcinogen, benzo[a]pyrene. Instead, the ³L_a state of benzo[a]pyrene is characterized by more derealization than that of the non–carcinogenic benzo[e]pyrene. Therefore, the predominant photoreaction between benzo[a]pyrene and DNA bases does not seem to involve cycloaddition in contrast to the coumarin-pyrimidine system. Reactivity indices have been calculated, and results are consistent with recent experimental findings. In addition, spectroscopic properties of benzo[a]pyrene and benzo[e]pyrene have been comparatively described in terms of relatively high-resolution spectra, polarization measurements, and molecular orbital calculations.     

Diazabicycloalkanes with nitrogen atoms in the nodal positions. 3. The benzo[b]-1,4-diazabicyclo [2.2.2]-octene system

Benzo[b]-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octene and 4′-methylbenzo[1′,2′-b]-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octene were synthesized by the reaction of N-acetyl-6-H- and 6-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxalines with ethylene oxide and subsequent cyclization of the N-(β-hydroxyethyl)-N'-acetyl derivatives in refluxing HBr. The errors of the published data on the benzo[b]-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octene system are demonstrated. See [1] for communication 2. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 827–830.     

The synthesis of the monomethyl isomers of benzo[b]naphth[2,1-d]thiophene

All isomers of the monomethylbenzo[b]naphth[2,1-d]thiophenes were synthesized using photocyclization of 3-styrylbenzo[b]thiophenes. The 1-, 3-, 4-, and 5-methylbenzo[b]naphtho[2,1-d]thiophenes were synthesized by irradiation of the corresponding methylated 3-styrylbenzo[b]thiophenes which were prepared by the Wadsworth-Emmons reaction of diethyl benzo[b]thenylphosphonate with o-, m-, p-tolualdehyde and acetophenone. The 7-, 8-, 9- and 10-methylbenzo[b]naphtho[2,1-d]thiophenes were synthesized by decarboxylation of 7-, 8-, 9- and 10-methylbenzo[b]naphtho[2,1-d]thiophene-6-carboxylic acid with copper in quinoline. These carboxylic acids were prepared by photocyclization of the corresponding 2-(benzo[b]thiophen-3-yl)-3-phenylpropenoic acids which were prepared by the condensation of the methylated benzo[b]thiophene-3-ylacetic acids with benzaldehyde in the presence of triethylamine in acetic anhydride.     

Direct determination of selected polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in a coal liquefaction product by synchronous luminescence techniques

Synchronous fluorescence and the room-temperature phosphorescence methods were used to determine selected polynuclar aromatic hydrocarbons in a coal liquid (solvent-refined coal) product without a preseparation step. The procedure identified and quantified ten polynuclear aromatic compounds including anthracene, 2,3-benzofluorene, benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[e]pyrene, carbazole, dibenzothiophene, fluoranthene, fluorene, perylene and pyrene. Standard deviations for repeated determinations ranged from 10–30% for concentrations in the range of 0.1–6 mg g^-1. The data obtained by these methods agree with results by other methods within the estimated experimental uncertainty.     

Ozonation of pyrene and benzo[a]pyrene in silica and soil –14C-mass balances and chemical analysis of oxidation products as a first step to ecotoxicological evaluation

Ozonation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soil is a process that can be used for in-situ soil remediation or in combination with bioremediation techniques. First steps to a comprehensive ecotoxicological evaluation of this method is done by ozonation of radioactively labeled (¹⁴C) pyrene and benzo[a]pyrene in a silty soil (LUFA 2.2) under mass-balancing conditions and GC-MS analysis of aromatic ozonation products. ¹⁴C-Mass-balances for pyrene and benzo[a]pyrene (b[a]p) in soil showed that, apart from ¹⁴CO₂ formation, considerable percentages of both PAHs are oxidized to water soluble substances (20–30%) or to non-extractable or bound residues (10% for pyrene, 30% for b[a]p). TLC and GC-MS analysis of ozonation products extractable from artificially contaminated silica and soil by organic solvents revealed a large number of aromatic substances. PAH-quinones and ten ring fission products with formyl- and carboxy-groups of both pyrene and b[a]p could be identified.     

Synthesis of perimidine and fused perimidine derivatives from reaction of 1,8-naphthalenediamine with an iminoisocoumarin

The isocoumarin derivative 1H-1-acetylimino-3-methylbenzo[c]pyran-4-carbonitrile reacts with 1,8-naphthalenediamine under basic conditions to give, primarily, 12-acetylisoquino[2,1-a]perimidin-13-amine. This undergoes a variety of reactions to give other isoquino[2,1-a]perimidine derivatives, ring opening to 2-(1H-perimidin-2-yl)phenylacetic acid derivatives and, in polyphosphoric acid, a new hexacyclic system, 6-methyl-7,13,13d-triazadibenzo[def,qr]chrysene.     

Ozonation of pyrene and benzo[a]pyrene in silica and soil –14C-mass balances and chemical analysis of oxidation products as a first step to ecotoxicological evaluation

Ozonation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soil is a process that can be used for in-situ soil remediation or in combination with bioremediation techniques. First steps to a comprehensive ecotoxicological evaluation of this method is done by ozonation of radioactively labeled (¹⁴C) pyrene and benzo[a]pyrene in a silty soil (LUFA 2.2) under mass-balancing conditions and GC-MS analysis of aromatic ozonation products. ¹⁴C-Mass-balances for pyrene and benzo[a]pyrene (b[a]p) in soil showed that, apart from ¹⁴CO₂ formation, considerable percentages of both PAHs are oxidized to water soluble substances (20–30%) or to non-extractable or bound residues (10% for pyrene, 30% for b[a]p). TLC and GC-MS analysis of ozonation products extractable from artificially contaminated silica and soil by organic solvents revealed a large number of aromatic substances. PAH-quinones and ten ring fission products with formyl- and carboxy-groups of both pyrene and b[a]p could be identified. Received: 11 March 1997 / Accepted: 25 April 1997     

Synthesis of Some New Benzo[b][1,4]diazepine Based Heterocycles

Preparation of 4‐chloro‐3H‐benzo[b][1,4]diazepine‐2‐carbaldehyde 5 , which is used as a key intermediate in the synthesis of chalcones derivatives, via its condensation with some aromatic acetophenone derivatives under ethanol piperidine condition was described. Also illustrated was the reaction of such chalcones with available nucleophilics and reagents of active methylene group to afford new series of fused and isolated pyrazoles, isoxazolines pyrimidines, pyridines, triazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidines, benzo[1,4]oxa(thia)zepines, and pyrido[1,2‐a]benzimidazoles incorporating 4‐chloro‐3H‐benzo[b][1,4]diazepine moiety, which have a potential pharmaceutical interest. Furthermore, condensation reaction of 4‐chloro‐3H‐benzo[b][1,4]diazepine‐2‐carbaldehyde with aromatic amine derivatives to afford the Schiff's bases was described. The C═N double bond of the latter compounds has been reacted with chloroketene to give β‐lactams and with sulfanylacetic acid to give the 2‐(4‐oxo‐1,3‐thiazolidinyl)‐substituted derivative. The structures of the newly prepared compounds were established by elemental analysis, IR, MS, and ¹H NMR spectral analysis.     

Structure and vibrational spectra of mononitrated benzo[a]pyrenes

The molecules benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) and 1-, 3-, and 6-nitrobenzo[a]pyrene (1-NBaP, 3-NBaP, 6-NBaP) are currently of significant interest due to their presence in respirable combustion exhaust particulates and their mutagenic and carcinogenic properties. Structure-function correlations as well as spectroscopic signatures for trace analysis are necessary for these benzo[a]pyrene derivatives. In this paper, detailed infrared and Raman spectroscopic data of BaP and its three mononitrated isomers are provided for the first time. By utilizing density functional theory (DFT, B3LYP method with 6-311+G basis set), the molecular geometries and the vibrational spectra are calculated. Good agreement is noted between the calculated and experimental geometry for BaP, and predictions of the vibrational data for all compounds are within approximately 5 cm-1 of the experimental data. Normal mode assignments are proposed with particular emphasis on the nitro group vibrations. The geometrical distortions of the BaP structure upon nitro group substitution and correlations between structural parameters and vibrational data as well as structure-function relationships related to the mutagenicity of this important class of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are discussed.     

Synthesis and Reactions of 1-(3-Chloropropyl)-6,7-dimethoxy-3-methylbenzo[c]pyrylium Perchlorate

Acid-catalyzed acylation of 3,4-dimethoxyphenylacetone with -chlorobutyryl chloride gave 1-(3-chloropropyl)-6,7-dimethoxy-3-methylbenzo[c]pyrylium perchlorate. Recyclization of the product with nitrogen nucleophiles (ammonia, primary amines, hydrazine derivatives, hydroxylamine) led through the corresponding isoquinolinium salts to benzo[f]indolizinium, pyridazino[2,1-b]isoquinolinium, and 1,2-oxazino[2,1-b]isoquinolinium salts.     

Spiral, herringbone, and triple-decker silver(I) complexes of benzopyrene derivatives assembled through eta(2)-coordination

Three novel silver(I) complexes with benzopyrene derivatives were synthesized and characterized in this paper. Treatment of AgClO(4)*H(2)O with 7-methylbenzo[a]pyrene (L(1)) afforded [Ag(2)(L(1))(toluene)(0.5)(ClO(4))(2)](n)() (1) which exhibits a 2-D sheet structure with double-stranded helical motifs. Reaction of AgCF(3)SO(3) with dibenzo[b,def ]chrysene (L(2)) gave rise to an unprecedented cocrystallization structure, ([Ag(2)(L(2))(CF(3)SO(3))(2)][Ag(2)(toluene)(2)(CF(3)SO(3))(2)])(n)() (2), formed by a 2-D neutral lamellar polymer and a 1-D neutral rodlike one. The ligand benzo[e]pyrene (L(3)) coordinated to silver(I) ions generating a closed triple-decker tetranuclear complex [Ag(4)(L(3))(4)(p-xylene)(ClO(4))(4)] (3) which can be regarded as a stacking polymer owing to existing intermolecular pi-pi stack interactions. The structural diversity of the silver(I) coordination polymers with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons is not only related to the stacking patterns of free polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the crystalline state, but also the geometric shapes of the molecules for these free ligands. In addition, the coordination of solvents to metal ions plays a crucial role in the formation of the unprecedented coordination polymeric architectures. The ESR spectroscopic results, conductivity, and synthesis properties are also discussed.