2,2′-Diphenyl-Δ3,3′-bi-3H-indole-1,1′-dioxide: Competitive demethylation and redox reactions

Competitive demethylation and redox reactions induced by 2,2-diphenyl-^3,3-bi-3H-indole-1,1-dioxide,1 (dinitrone) on several nitrogen bearing compounds (pyridines, amides, indoles, hydrazones and amines) are reported.Es wird über kompetitive Demethylierungen und Redoxreaktionen an stickstoffhaltigen Verbindungen (Pyridine, Amide, Indole, Hydrazone und Amine) berichtet, die durch das Dinitron 2,2-Diphenyl-3,3-bi-3H-indol-1,1-dioxid induziert werden.

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2,2-Diphenyl-3,3t-bi-3H-indol-1,1t-dioxid: Kompetitive Demethylierung und Redoxreaktionen

     

2,2′-Diphenyl-Δ3,3′-bi-3H-indole-1,1′-dioxide: Molecular interactions and crystal structure

The Dinitrone 2,2-diphenyl-^3,3-bi-3H-indole-1,1-dioxide acts as a demethylating and dehydrogenating agent. The mechanism of interaction of the dinitrone with donors and acceptors does not involve intermediate charge-transfer complexes probably due to a self association between dinitrone molecules (as supported by X-ray determinations). The crystal structure of the dinitrone was obtained by direct methods;a=9.967 (2),b=19.817 (3),c=10.875 (2) Å, =111.2 (2)°, space group P2₁/n. The finalR andR _w were 0.089 and 0.063 for all measured reflexes.

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2,2-Diphenyl-^3,3-bi-3H-indol-1,1-dioxid: Molekulare Wechselwirkungen und Kristallstruktur

Zusammenfassung Das Dinitron 2,2-Diphenyl-^3,3-bi-3H-indol-1,1-dioxid wirkt als Demethylierungs- und Oxydationsmittel. Die Wechselwirkung des Dinitrons mit Elektronen-Acceptoren und Elektronen-Donatoren geht wegen der Selbstassoziation zwischen den Dinitron-Molekülen ohne die dazwischenliegende Bildung eines Charge-Transfer-Komplexes vor sich; das wird auch von Röntgenstrukturuntersuchungen gestützt. Die Kristallstruktur wurde mit direkten Methoden ermittelt:a=9.967 (2),b=19.817 (3),c=10.875 (2) Å; =111.2 (2)°. P2₁/n. Die endgültigen WerteR undR _w waren 0.089 und 0.063 für alle gemessenen Reflexe.

     

Die Acetalgruppe, 1. Mitt. Acetale von Halogenmethyl-arylcarbinolen

Several halomethyl-arylcarbinols were prepared, and the influence of substituents on enantiomer selectivity in the acetalisation reaction with [2S-(2,3a,4,7,7a)]-octahydro-7,8,8-trimethyl-4,7-methanobenzofuran-2-ol was examined.

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Triterpene glycosides ofFatsia japonica. I. Isolation and structure of glycosides fromFatsia japonica seeds

The known triterpene glycosides hederagenin 3-O--L-arabinopyranoside, hederagenin 3-O-\-D-glucopyranoside, oleanolic acid 3-O--sophoroside, hederagenin 3-O--sophoroside, and their 28-O--gentiobiosyl esters, respectively, in addition to the new triterpene glycoside 3-O--sophorosyl-28-O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)-O--gentiobiosyl hederagenin are isolated fromFatsia japonica (Araliaceae) seeds. The structures of these glycosides are established using chemical and spectral methods.Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 131–133, March–April, 2000.     

Triterpene Glycosides of Astragalus and Their Genins. LXI. Occurrence of Cycloartane 6-O-Monodesmosides

Cyclosiversigenin 6-O--L-rhamnopyranoside and 6-O--D-glucopyranoside were isolated fromAstragalus coluteocarpusBoiss. (Leguminosae) andAstragalus dissectusB. Fedtsch. et N. Ivanova, respectively. Cyclosiversigenin 5-O--L-rhamnopyranoside was shown to be an artifact forAstragalus coluteocarpus.Thus, the cyclosiversigenin 6-O--D-glucopyranoside that was isolated from certainAstragalusspecies is hypothesized also to be an artifact. Glycosylation of the 6 -hydroxyl group of cycloartanes by D-glucose and D-xylose, in contrast with other substituents, does not change the low-field position of the PMR signal of the 4-CH ₃ group (1.65 2.01 ppm) that is caused by the influence of deuteropyridine directly on the 6 -hydroxyl. Obviously one of the hydroxyls of the -D-glucopyranoside or -D-xylopyranoside residues has the same effect in this instance.     

Ein einfacher Zugang zu (R)-γ-Amino-β-hydroxybuttersäure (GABOB) aus natürlichem (2S, 4R)-4-Hydroxyprolin

The oxidative decarboxylation sequence (1a 2a 3a 4a 5a) affording -aminobutanoic acid (5a) is adapted to the synthesis of its hydroxy derivative5b. A facile high yield conversion of (2S, 4R)-4-hydroxyproline-methylester-hydrochloride (7) to (R)-GABOB (5b) on a preparative scale is reported with the hydroxypyrrolidone8 as the intermediate.

     

Reaction of 2-methyl-4,5-dihydrofuran with hydrogen chloride

Reaction of 2-methyl-4,5-dihydrofuran with HCl at 0°C yields 5-chloro-2-pentanone (13%) and 1-(2-methyltetrahydrofuryl-2)-5-chloro-2-pentanone (27%) and at 200° 5-chloro-2-pentanone exclusively.N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117913 Moscow. I. M. Gubkin State Petroleum and Gas Academy, 117917 Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 2188–2191, September, 1992.     

Synthesis and X-Ray Crystal Structure Study of ]2-Methyl-4-(2-methylbenzoyl)-phenoxy] Acetic Acid Hydrazide

Benzophenone analog 3 has been synthesized and characterized by the X-ray diffraction (XRD) method. The compound crystallizes in a monoclinic space group P2₁/c with cell parameters a = 7.701(8) Å, b = 7.151(5) Å, c= 28.323(3) Å, = 104.639(4)°, Z = 4. The structure exhibits intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonding of the type N–HO, C–HO, and N–HN. The molecules are interlinked through hydrogen bonds forming an infinite chain. This polymeric-like structure may play an important role in biological activity.     

Improvement of Solubility and Dissolution of 19-Norprogesterone via Inclusion Complexation

In an effort to modify the solubility and dissolution rate of the contraceptive steroid, 19-norprogesterone in order to improve its bioavailability, the cyclodextrin complexation approach was chosen. In solution, the complex formation with -cyclodextrin (-CD), hydroxyethyl -cyclodextrin (HE--CD) and hydroxypropyl -cyclodextrin (HP--CD) was confirmed by using solubility, UV, IR and ¹H-NMR spectrophotometric techniques. The phase solubility diagrams were categorized as A_L-type. The complexing affinity of the CDs investigated were ranked as follows: -CD > HP--CD > HE--CD. The complexation thermodynamic parameters were obtained from the temperature dependence of the dissociation constants. In the solid state, differential scanning calorimetery (DSC) and optical microscopy methods were utilized to characterize the complexes. Dissolution studies showed that such molecularly encapsulated forms offered a marked improvement in the dissolution rate compared to the parent drug.     

An EELS and EXELFS study of amorphous hydrogenated silicon carbide

A series of thin films of amorphous hydrogenated silicon carbide (a-SiCH) produced by RF plasma decomposition of propane and silane has been studied by electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) and extended energy-loss fine structure (EXELFS) studies. The composition of the films has been determined by EELS and the nearest neighbour spacings have been determined by EXELFS. These results, along with the energy of the plasmon loss peaks, have been compared with the deposition conditions for each film. The results show that for a large gas ratio (C₃H₈/(C₃H₈+SiH₄)) the films have a high proportion of carbon and are similar to a-CH in structure, whereas those films prepared with Y = 0.4 or 0.5 have nearest neighbour spacings consistent with those for tetrahedrally bonded carbon. The films prepared with lowest Y have nearest neighbour spacings similar to those for amorphous silicon carbide. The results for a-SiCH have been compared with the results of EELS and EXELFS of CVD diamond films, amorphous carbon and amorphous silicon.     

Ring opening of fluoroalkyl-containing α,β-epoxyketones by aromatic amines

Aromatic amines cause ,-epoxyketones containing a -fluoroalkyl group to undergo ring opening at the -position to give -amino--hydroxyketones.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 882–883, May, 1994.     

The effect of mechanical grinding on the formation and crystallinity changes of the inclusion complex of acetaminophen andβ-cyclodextrin

The effect of mechanical grinding on the physicochemical properties of acetaminophen in the presence of three additives,- or-cyclodextrin and microcrystalline cellulose, was studied by using TLC, powder X-ray diffraction analysis, infrared spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. The results indicate that the crystallinity of physical mixtures of acetaminophen and the described additives decreased with increased grinding time and formed an amorphous state when mixtures containing- or-cyclodextrin were ground with acetaminophen. We also found that the acetaminophen molecules could be included step-by-step into the cavity of-cyclodextrin molecules and formed an amorphous inclusion complex.-Cyclodextrin and microcrystalline cellulose did not form an inclusion complex with acetaminophen, but acted only to decrease the crystallinity of the ground mixtures. The mechanical grinding efficiency for acetaminophen was improved in the order of-cyclodextrin -cyclodextrin > microcrystalline cellulose.This paper is part XI of Drug Interaction in Pharmaceutical Formulations.     

Zur Kenntnis der gemeinsamen Einwirkung von elementarem Selen und gasförmigem Ammoniak bzw. Ethylenimin auf Ketone

Elemental sulfur reacts with ketones and gaseous ammonia at room temperature yielding thiazoline-3 in excellent yields. Under the same conditions elemental selenium does not react at all. Attempts using the known techniques which have been applied in improving the reactivity of slowly reacting ketones in thiazoline-3-synthesis have been unsuccessful (Exp. No. 1–17). The reaction of -halogenketones with sodiumhydrogenselenide to synthesize -hydroselenoketones gives only the original ketones and selenium in almost quantitative yields (No. 18–23). The same is observed with -haloketones and sodium ore magnesium-diselenides (No. 24–45). The explanation of these unexpected results is the strong reducing power of the hydrogenselenide (No. 46–52). Even -bromoketones with activated bromine (i.g. by phenyl groups) were reduced by sodiumhydrogensulfide giving red undefinite oils. However, -chloroketones give -mercaptoketones in excellent yields (No. 53–61). Hydrogenselenide reduces -mercaptoketones to sulfur and ketones in the presence of triethylamine (No. 62–67). Also the transformation of -selenocyanketones to ,-diketodisenides by alkali or the oxidative hydrolysis of selenium-BUNTE salts does not work and gives elementary selenium only. Studies about the concomitant reaction of elementary selenium and ethylenimine on ketones were continued (No. 68–82).

     

Synthesis of 2β, 3β, 14α-trihydroxy-Δ4,7-6-ketosteroids and their derivatives

A scheme using -sitosterol as an example for synthesizing 2, 3, 14-trihydroxy-^4,7-6-ketosteroids and their derivatives from 3-hydroxy-⁵-steroids was developed.Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 220141, Belarus, Minsk, ul, akad. Kuprevicha, 5/2. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 244–248, May–June, 2000.     

Charge control of phenol complexation with unsaturated compounds containing organosilicon substituents. Thiophene derivatives

The frequency shifts of the O-H stretching modes and the resonance components _R of these shifts in the IR spectra of H-complexes of phenol with thiophene derivatives having organic and organosilicon substituents have been analyzed. Relationship of and _R parameters to values calculated by nonempirical methods that characterize the electronic effect of organic substituents on the effective charges of the thiophene ring atoms has been established. It has been shown that in the complexation of phenol (hard acid) with thiophene derivatives charge control prevails over frontier orbital control. The changes in the effective charges of the thiophene ring atoms due to the effect of organosilicon substituents have been calculated.For the previous publication of this series see Ref. 1.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2163–2168, December, 1994.This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Project No. 93-03-18725.     

Stereochemistry of planarchiral compounds,part XIII: Crystal structure of Meso-10,10′-dibromo-2,2′-bi-(1,6-methano-[10]-annulenyl)

Summary Crystallization of the mesoform of the title compound1 from benzene-pentane in the presence of 5% of (+)(R) _p (S) _a (R) _p -1 afforded crystals, the structure of which was determined in the achiral spacegroup P2₁/a-C _2h ⁵ . The configuration (R) _p (S) _p was confirmed, the torsional angle around the 2,2-bond is 68.6° and 72.1° (C3-C2-C2-C3 and C1-C2-C2-C1, resp.). The twist of the best planes through the perimeter carbonatoms 3, 4, 5 and 7, 8, 9 (3, 4, etc., resp.) is 26.0° and 19.8°. The colours of the crystals of the stereoisomers of1 depend on the torsional angles and thereby on the conjugation of the -systems. Meso, monoclinic (70.3°): light yellow; racemate, opt. inactive (56.2°): yellow; enantiomer of the racemate (34.4°): orange (average -values).

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Stereochemie planarchiraler Verbindungen, 13. Mitt.: Die Kristallstruktur von Meso-10,10-dibrom-2,2-bi-(1,6-methano-[10]-annulenyl)

Zusammenfassung Kristallisation der Meso-Form der Titelverbindung1 aus Benzol-Pentan in Gegenwart von 5% (+)(R) _p (S) _a (R) _p -1 lieferte Kristalle, deren Struktur in der achiralen Raumgruppe P2₁/a-C _2h ⁵ bestimmt werden konnte: Die Konfiguration (R) _p (S) _p wurde bestätigt, der Torsionswinkel um die 2,2-Bindung beträgt 68.6 bzw. 72.1° (C3-C2-C2-C3 bzw. C1-C2-C2-C1). Die Verkippung der besten Ebenen, definiert durch die Perimeter-C-Atome 3, 4, 5 und 7, 8, 9 (bzw. 3, 4, etc.) beträgt 26.0 bzw. 19.8°. Die Farben der Kristalle der Stereoisomere von1 hängen von den Torsionswinkeln und damit von der Konjugation der -Systeme ab: Meso, monoklin (70.3°): hellgelb; Racemat, opt. inaktiv (56.2°): gelb: Enantiomer des Racemates (34.4°): orange (gemittelte Werte).

     

Synthesis and thermal decomposition of 3-aroyl-4-aryl-2-pyrazolines

Summary 3-Aroyl-4-aryl-2-pyrazolines (21–40) have been synthesized by the reaction of ,-unsaturated ketones (1–20) with diazomethane. These 2-pyrazolines gave -methyl-,-unsaturated ketones (41–46) on thermal denitrogenation.Dedicated to Prof. Dr.F. Sauter on the occasion of his 65^th birthday     

Molecular structure of 1′,3′,3′-trimethyl-6-trifluoromethylsulfonyl-spiro-(indoline-2,2′-benzo[b]pyran)

Photochromic 1, 3, 3 -trimethyl-6-trifluoromethylsulfonyl-spiro(indoline-2,2-ben-zo[b]pyran) (1) was studied by X-ray diffraction analysis. In compound1, the C_spiro-O bond (1.49(1) Å (average)), broken on photoexcitation, is the longest of all the indoline spiropyrans studied.Translated fromIzyestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 1969–1971, November, 1994.     

Circular Dichroism Spectra of 5- and 7-Bromo-6-ketosteroids

Circulardichroismspectra of 5- and 7-bromo-6-ketosteroidsof the cholestane and stigmastane serieswere studied. A negative Cotton effect corresponding to the n-* -transition of the ketone was observed in the CD spectra of 5-bromo-6-ketosteroids at 300 nm. The analogous Cotton effect was positive in CD spectra of 7-bromo-6-ketosteroids.     

Studies of the energy spectrum of α, ω- substituted polymethine chains. II. Polymethine chains with odd number of methine groups

The analysis of the experimental data for the energy of the longest wavelength optical transitions _n,opt of substituted polymethines X (CH)_2n+1 X shows that in the asymptotic case (n) _,opt does not tend to zero, as it follows from the empirically established correlations, but has a finite, non-zero value. It is shown that the energy gap of odd polymethines is the same as that of the even polymethines - the polyenes (E 2 eV). The substituents (X N, O, B) are responsible for the appearance of levels in the gap. These, depending on the substituent character, are vacant (X B) or occupied (X N, O). The transition from or to such a level determines the longest wavelength optical transition energy of polymethines.