Chiral analysis of helquats by capillary electrophoresis: resolution of helical N-heteroaromatic dications using randomly sulfated cyclodextrins

Enantiomers of helical N-heteroaromatic dications, helquats, were separated by CE. An acidic 22/35 mM sodium/phosphate background electrolyte, pH 2.4, with addition of randomly sulfated α-, β- and γ- cyclodextrins allowed enantioresolution of a series of helquats, which comprised 5, 6 and 7 fused rings participating in the helical backbone. In general, at least one of the chiral selectors was found to provide baseline separation for 22 out of 24 helquats and partial separation for the remaining two. Individually, the sulfated γ-cyclodextrin turned out to separate 79% of the helquats, followed by the β- and α-congeners with 54 and 42% of the resolved compounds, respectively. Migration order of enantiomers was inspected for selected helquats and a relation of molecular size of the analytes to a cavity of the cyclodextrin selectors is discussed.     

A Convenient Procedure for the Synthesis of 6-O-Mono-Phosphate β-Cyclodextrins

Abstract

The synthesis of β-cyclodextrin derivatives bearing one phosphate group on the primary rim is reported. These compounds were prepared in good to excellent yields, by reacting β-cyclodextrin with dialkyl chlorophosphates in the presence of 4-dimethyl amino pyridine (DMAP) catalyst and dimethylformamide (DMF) as solvent. The methodology described is highly selective and the purification of the title compounds is simple, because difficulties due to phosphate regioisomers mixture are avoided.     

Cyclodextrin chemistry. Selective modification of all primary hydroxyl groups of α- and β-cyclodextrins

Two efficient methods are described for the selective modification of all six primary hydroxyl groups of α-cyclodextrin (α-CD, 1 1 ). One, using an indirect strategy, involves protection of all 18 hydroxyl functions as benzoate esters, followed by selective deprotection of the six primary alcohol groups. The other, using a direct strategy, involves selective activation of the primary hydroxyl groups via a bulky triphenylphosphonium salt, which is then substituted by azide anion as the reaction proceeds. A number of modified α-cyclodextrin derivatives have been prepared and fully characterized, among which are: the useful intermediate α-cyclodextrin-dodeca (2, 3) benzoate ( 3 ); hexakis (6-amino-6-deoxy)-α-cyclodextrin hexahydrochloride ( 7 ); hexakis (6-amino-6-deoxy)-dodeca (2, 3)-O-methyl-α-cyclodextrin hexahydrochloride ( 9 ), hexa (6)-O-methyl-α-cyclodextrin ( 13 ). The direct substitution is shown to be even more efficient for β-cyclodextrin ( 16 ), giving the heptakis (6-azido-6-deoxy)-β-CD-tetradeca (2, 3)acetate ( 17 ), while the indirect strategy fails. The compounds are characterized by extensive use of ¹³C- and ¹H-NMR. spectroscopy. The steric and statistical problems of selective polysubstitution reactions for the cyclodextrins are discussed, and possible reasons for the observed differences in reactivity between α- and β-cyclodextrins are examined. The dodecabenzoate 3 presents a very marked solvent effect on physical properties (IR. and NMR. spectra, optical rotation); the effects observed may be ascribed to an unusually strong intramolecular network of hydrogen bonds which severely distorts the α-cyclodextrin ring and lowers the symmetry from six-fold to three-fold.     

Investigation of the complexation of essential oil components with cyclodextrins

The formation of inclusion complexes of six essential oil (EO) components (β-caryophyllene, cis-ocimene, trans-ocimene, sabinene hydrate (thujanol), γ-terpinene and α-terpineol) with six cyclodextrins (CDs) (α-CD, β-CD, γ-CD, HP-β-CD, RAMEB and CRYSMEB) was investigated by using static headspace-gas chromatography and UV–visible spectroscopy. Retention studies showed that CDs could efficiently reduce the volatility of EO components except for β-caryophyllene with α-CD. In this case, no inclusion complex was detected while for other compounds the formation of 1:1 inclusion complexes was observed. Results revealed that the inclusion stability mainly depends on geometric complementarity between encapsulated molecule and CD's cavity. Molecular modelling was used to investigate the complementarities between host and guest. Thus, CDs could efficiently be regarded as promising encapsulants for EO components leading to improve their application in cosmetic, pharmaceutical and agriculture fields.     

Chiral discrimination of ethyl and phenyl N-benzyloxycarbonylaminophosphonates by cyclodextrins

Enantiodifferentiation of N-protected ethyl and phenyl α-aminophosphonates with application of commercially available cyclodextrins as chiral solvating agent was studied by means of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Four cyclodextrins (α-CD, β-CD, γ-CD and HP-γ-CD) were chosen due to the differences in the size of their inner cavities and substitution of the rim, which in turn might change the affinity of the compounds analyzed to these chiral selectors. The influence of solution pD and host concentration on the enantiodiscrimination efficiency was also studied. As a result, a methodology for the simple and rapid assessment of the enantiomeric composition of various N-benzyloxycarbonyl-α-aminophosphonates has been elaborated upon. 2D Rotating frame nuclear Overhauser and exchange spectrometry experiments and continuous variation methods were applied for establishing the molecular recognition mechanism and structure of the guest–host assemblies.     

Per(6-guanidino-6-deoxy)cyclodextrins: synthesis, characterisation and binding behaviour toward selected small molecules and DNA

Per(6-guanidino-6-deoxy)-cyclodextrins , and are novel derivatives, resulting from homogeneous introduction of the guanidino group at the primary side of alpha-, beta- and gamma-cyclodextrins. The products were obtained from the corresponding amino derivatives, as direct guanidinylation of the known bromo-cyclodextrins provided mixtures. The new compounds were fully characterized by NMR spectroscopy and other analytical methods, and their interaction with guest molecules was studied. Strong complexation with 4-nitrophenyl phosphate () disodium salt was observed (K(binding) approximately 5 x 10(4) M(-1)), whereas the non-phosphorylated substrate nitrobenzene () formed a very weak complex. 2D ROESY spectra revealed cavity inclusion in both cases, however the orientation of was opposite to that of , such that the phosphate group is oriented toward the primary side facing the guanidine groups. The strong affinity of towards the phosphorylated guest suggested that interaction with DNA was possible. The new compounds were found to completely inhibit the migration of ultra pure calf thymus DNA during agarose gel electrophoresis, whereas no effects were observed with guanidine alone or with the plain cyclodextrins. Further, the condensation of DNA into nanoparticles in the presence of was demonstrated by atomic force microscopy, confirming strong electrostatic interaction between the biopolymer and the multicationic products . The strong guanidine-phosphate interactions between and DNA were therefore attributed to the clustering of the guanidine groups in the primary area of the cyclodextrin. Cavity effects could not be assessed.     

Enantioselective capillary gas chromatography on the basis of host-guest interactions with modified cyclodextrins

The use of per-O-alkylated as well as partially alkylated/acylated derivatives of α-, β-, and γ-cyclodextrins as chiral stationary phases has opened many new applications to enantioselective gas chromatography. Chiral recognition is now independent of hydrogen bonding interactions and enantiomer separations are achieved for a large variety of compounds which could not be separated before, including lactones, spiroacetals, alkyl halides, olefins, and even compounds with axial asymmetry.     

Separations of antifungal compounds in capillary electrophoresis with two anionic cyclodextrins

CD‐CZE methods were developed for complete stereoisomeric separations of a series of six γ‐lactam analogues, of which some were neutral, or cationic depending on the background electrolyte nature. The tested cyclodextrin was the versatile sulfobutylether‐ β‐CD, used either in a phosphate buffer using capillaries dynamically coated with polyethylene oxide or in a borate buffer using uncoated capillaries. Long‐end and short‐end modes and concentration variations of chiral selectors allowed finding conditions of complete separation of four out of the six derivatives (i.e., 1 , 2 , 3, and 4 ) in short run times, confirming their broad range of applications. To separate the two last compounds, the highly sulfated‐ γ‐CD was examined as chiral selector in acidic phosphate conditions. The enantiomers of the γ‐lactam analogues 5 and 6 were baseline resolved with 5.5 and 4%, respectively as concentration in the buffer.     

Characterization of highly sulfated cyclodextrins

A class of highly sulfated cyclodextrins (HS-CDs) was developed for enantiomeric separation of chiral compounds by capillary electrophoresis (CE). The HS-CDs were produced by a facile single-step direct sulfation of cyclodextrin using sulfur trioxide-trimethylamine complex in dimethylformamide. Characterization of the HS-CDs by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and by CE using a well-established indirect detection method indicated the species have very narrow heterogeneity in terms of degree of sulfation. Elemental analysis of the HS-alpha-, beta- and gamma-CDs showed that the average sulfate contents were 11, 12, and 13 per CD molecule, respectively. The 13C NMR of HS-CDs is consistent with the structural assignment of nearly complete sulfation at C-6 primary hydroxyl groups and partial sulfation at the C-2 secondary hydroxyls (>70%), while the C-3 hydroxyls remain unsubstituted. Enantiomeric separation by CE using the HS-CDs as chiral selectors showed that HS-alpha-, beta- and gamma-CDs complement each other by exhibiting different chiral selectivities, resulting in resolution of many chiral neutral, acidic and basic compounds of greatly varying structural features. The part of HS-CD that interacts with the guest molecule during complexation and, therefore, the receiving end of the cyclodextrin hydrophobic bucket was surrounded with largely regiospecifically substituted C-2 sulfates and intact C-3 hydroxyls, both at the equatorial positions. Such global regiospecific structural arrangement in HS-CDs provides differential diasteroisomeric complexation is proposed to be the principal contributing factor in the resolving racemates.     

Inhibition of phosphatase activity by positively-charged cyclodextrins

[formula: see text] Aminocyclodextrins are known to bind phosphate esters such as phosphotyrosine and p-nitrophenyl phosphate. This paper describes the inhibition of phosphate ester hydrolysis, as catalyzed by lambda-protein phosphatase and acid phosphatase, that is caused by such binding interactions. ROESY studies provide structural information about the cyclodextrin-aryl phosphate complexes. In addition, these experiments are used to generate approximations of the rates of dissociation of the noncovalent complexes.     

The determination of phosphorus with organic base molybdates

A selection of organic nitrogen bases was examined for the precipitation of phosphomolybdate. α-Picoline (2-methylpyridine) proved superior to the wellestablished quinoline ; it is slightly more sensitive for phosphate, much less sensitive to arsenate and silicate, and less affected by citric acid so that phosphate can readily be determined in presence of these ions. The reagent solution is stable for at least a month. The α-picoline phosphomolybdate could -not be used gravimetrically but the conventional titrimetric finish was satisfactory. The method was applied to the microanalysis of organic compounds.     

Threading of cyclodextrins onto a polyester of octanedicarboxylic acid and polyethylene glycol

A water-soluble polyester was synthesized from dimethyl octane-1,8-dicarboxylate and polyethylene glycol (M̄_n = 900). This polymer forms water-soluble inclusion compounds with α-, β- and hydroxypropyl-α-cyclodextrin as proven by surface tension measurements, ¹H NMR spectroscopy and titration microcalorimetry. Mainly the octamethylene segments were covered by the cyclodextrins. This inclusion can be used to increase the solubility and the critical micelle concentration of the polyester in water.     

Selective Reduction of Aryl Substituted Chalcones with Zn/Ammonium/Ethanol/Water

The selective reduction of carbon-carbon double bonds of α, β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds has attracted great interest in organic synthesis. Of many reductive systems described in the literature, transitional metal such as Pd, Rh, Pt, Ni, Cu, Ir and their complexes are usually utilized as catalysts, hydrides of Sn, Se, Te, B and sodium dithionite have been developed to catalyze selective reduction of α, β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds.     

Taming Living Carbocations in Catalytic Direct Conjugate Addition of Simple Alkenes to α,β‐Enones

A Lewis acid in the presence of an anionic phosphate ligand enables the addition of alkenes to α,β‐enones. The ligand facilitates selective β‐proton elimination by suppressing competing pathways, thus leading to vinylation adducts in high yields (up to 99 %) for a broad range of substrates.     

Robustness testing of chiral separations by capillary electrophoresis using highly-sulfated cyclodextrins

The robustness of a generic method for chiral separation in capillary electrophoresis using highly-sulfated cyclodextrins in a low pH phosphate buffer and the "short-end injection technique" was studied. In this study, we focused on the robustness of the separations and not of the quantitative analysis of the enantiomers. The robustness was evaluated for the enantiomeric separation of a basic (propranolol), a neutral (praziquantel) and an acidic (warfarin) compound. The influence of eight factors which were believed to affect significantly the separations was studied using a 11-factor, 12-experiment Plackett-design. Statistical interpretation of the factor effects on different analytical responses (selectivity and resolution) was performed. The separations of the three compounds could be considered as rather robust as the factor effects were generally not significant (alpha = 0.05) and small.     

Surface interaction and self-assembly of cyclodextrins with organic dyes

The interaction of seven novel substituted merocyanine dyes, i.e. 1-methyl-4-[2-(3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)ethenyl)]pyridinium iodide, 1-methyl-4-[2-(3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)ethenyl)]pyridinium iodide, 1-methyl-4-[2-(4-dimethylaminophenyl)ethenyl)]pyridinium iodide, their quinoide forms as well as 1-methyl-4-[2-(3-methoxy-4-oxocyclohexadienilydene)ethylidene]-1,4-dihydropyridine, 1-methyl-4-[2-(3,5-dimethoxy-4-oxocyclohexadienilydene)ethylidene]-1,4-dihydropyridine, with α-CD, γ-CD as well as functionalized γ-cyclodextrin phosphate sodium salt is studied by the methods such as UV–Vis and fluorescence spectroscopy, linear-polarized infrared (IR-LD) spectroscopy of oriented colloids in nematic host, ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR spectroscopy, HPLC ESI tandem mass spectrometry, scanning electron and tunneling microscopy, powder X-ray diffraction as well as thermal methods. A formation of the 1D and 2D “supramolecular polymers” with nanosizes is found. The dyes are adsorbed on the CDs surface and form a hexagonal microcrystalline sub-structures. Remarkable fluorescence properties depending of the type of the substituent in the dyes, in solid-state are observed.     

Conformations and complexation abilities of chemically modified cyclodextrins in aqueous solution

Circular dichroism spectral and fluorescence decay methods have been employed to determine the conformations of mono[6-(p-tolylseleno)-6-deoxy]-β-CD(1), mono(6-anilino-6-deoxy) −β -CD (2) and mono[6-(L-tryptophan)-6-deoxy]−β -CD (3) in phosphate buffer solution (pH 7.2, 0.1 mol dm⁻³) at 298.15 K. The results indicate that compounds 2 and 3 formed self-inclusion complexes in aqueous buffer solution, while the substituent of compound 1 was not included into cyclodextrin cavity at all. Furthermore, the complex stability constant (logK _s) and Gibbs free en-ergy change (−ΔAG °) of these three cylcodextrin derivatives with several cycloalkanols have been determined by circular dichroism spectral titration in phosphate buffer solution at 298.15 K. It is found that the location of the substituent affects the stability of host-guest complex in aqueous solution.     

Self-assembled supramolecular gels of reverse poloxamers and cyclodextrins

A series of supramolecular aggregates were prepared using a poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide) (PPO-PEO-PPO) block copolymer and β- or α-cyclodextrins (CD). The combination of β-CD and the copolymer yields inclusion complexes (IC) with polypseudorotaxane structures. These are formed by complexation of the PPO blocks with β-CD molecules producing a powder precipitate with a certain crystallinity degree that can be evaluated by X-ray diffraction (XRD). In contrast, when combining α-CD with the block copolymer, the observed effect is an increase in the viscosity of the mixtures yielding fluid gels. Two cooperative effects come into play: the complexation of PEO blocks with α-CD and the hydrophobic interactions between PPO blocks in aqueous media. These two combined interactions lead to the formation of a macromolecular network. The resulting fluid gels were characterized using different techniques such as differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), viscometry, and XRD measurements.     

Can cyclodextrins really improve the selectivity of extraction of BTEX compounds?

Solubility of BTEX compounds was determined in aqueous solutions of natural CDs (α-, β-, γCD) as well as of some industrial βCD derivatives (RAMEB, HPBCD, AcβCD) measured by UV photometry. From the phase solubility diagrams the complex association constants were determined. The βCD derivatives increased the solubility of individual monoaromatic compounds, depending on the structure of the guest molecule. We have found that RAMEB (randomly methylated βCD) and AcβCD (partially acetylated βCD) are the most effective solubilizers while the effect of natural CDs is not significant because the complexes precipitate from the solutions. Extraction experiments were performed to see how the complexation of components influences the extraction using a mixture modeling the composition of these pollutants in soil. We have found that although the soluble CD derivatives are not as selective as expected based on complex association constants, they increased the efficacy of extraction by 4–6 times. The reason of the low selectivity is that the concentration ratio of certain BTEX compounds in CD solutions is smaller than in water. CD derivatives seem to have an equalizing effect: the solubility of the least soluble p-xylene is improved in the highest extent, but that of benzene the least. This result, however, is an advantage in the application of these CD derivatives in soil remediation (the availability of each BTEX compounds will be enhanced).     

Intercalation ofn-alkylamines into α-titanium phosphate from aqueous solutions

Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry - The intercalation reactions betweenn-alkylamines and α-titanium phosphate in aqueous media have been investigated. The compounds with...