Detection and characterization of olmutinib reactive metabolites by LC–MS/MS: Elucidation of bioactivation pathways

Olmutinib (Olita?) is an orally bioavailable third generation epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Olmutinib was approved in South Korea in May 2016 for the treatment of patients suffering from locally advanced or metastatic epidermal growth factor receptor T790M mutation‐positive non‐small cell lung cancer. Reactive olmutinib intermediates may be responsible for the severe side effects associated with the treatment. However, literature review revealed no previous reports on the structural identification of reactive olmutinib metabolites. In this work, the formation of reactive olmutinib metabolites in rat liver microsomes was investigated. Methoxylamine, glutathione, and potassium cyanide were used as capturing agents for aldehyde, iminoquinones, and iminium intermediates, respectively. The stable complexes formed were identified using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. The major phase I metabolic pathway observed in vitro was hydroxylation of the piperazine ring. Seven potential reactive intermediates were characterized, including three iminium ions, three iminoquinones, and one aldehyde. Based on the findings, various bioactivation pathways were postulated. Hence, identifying the reactive intermediates of olmutinib that may be the cause of severe side effects can provide new insights, leading to improved treatments for patients.     

有机化学反应中间体的质谱分析

有机化学反应中活性中间体的性质各异,对反应中间体的表征和研究对于阐明和确证反应机理、优化反应条件、筛选催化剂和发现新类型反应至关重要.近年来,质谱技术和在线微量采样技术的发展,极大程度地拓展了质谱学在该领域的应用.本文总结了近年来本领域发展的新策略、技术和方法,以及有机质谱技术在反应中间体研究中的应用.     

Trapping Reactive Intermediates by Mechanochemistry: Elusive Aryl N‐Thiocarbamoylbenzotriazoles as Bench‐Stable Reagents

Monitoring of mechanochemical thiocarbamoylation by in situ Raman spectroscopy revealed the formation of aryl N‐thiocarbamoylbenzotriazoles, reactive intermediates deemed unisolable in solution. The first‐time isolation and structural characterization of these elusive molecules demonstrates the ability of mechanochemistry to access otherwise unobtainable intermediates and offers a new range of masked isothiocyanate reagents.     

Single-Electron Transfer Reactions Enabled by N-Heterocyclic Carbene Organocatalysis

Over the past decades, N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) organocatalysis has undergone a flourish of development on the basis of closed-shell reaction paths. By contrast, the emerging area of single-electron transfer (SET) reactions enabled by NHC catalysis still remain underdeveloped, but offer plenty of opportunities to develop new catalytic modes and useful synthetic methods. A number of interesting transformations were triggered by the SET process from the electron-rich Breslow intermediates to various single-electron acceptors. In additions, recent studies revealed that the Breslow radical cations could also be generated by single-electron reduction of the electron-deficient acyl azolium intermediates. These discoveries open a new avenue for NHC organocatalysis to harness radical reactions. The present review will focus on the exciting advancements in the dynamic area of radical NHC organocatalysis.     

P-Chiral Thioxaphosphoranesulphenyl Chlorides RR1 P(S)SC1. A New Tool in Stereochemistry of Organophosphorus-Sulphur Compounds

Abstract

Phosphoranesulphenyl halides of the general formula RR'P(Y)SX and their selenium analogues RR'P(Y)SeX (X=Cl,Br; Y=O,S) have been shown to be useful intermediates for access to many new classes of compounds con-taining phosphorus, sulphur, or selenium centers.'     

New method for determination of heats of thermal gas-phase reactions yielding intermediates

A new procedure for the determination of the heats of thermal gas-phase reversible reactions leading to intermediates in the framework of the adiabatic compression method is proposed. A model problem is solved, and the error of the method is evaluated (-1 %). The validity of the method was confirmed using the reversible formation of the I,2-biradical from tetrafluoroethylene as an example. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 64–67, January, 1996.     

甲烷单加氧酶的催化反应机理研究*

本文就甲烷单加氧酶近年来在催化反应机理方面的最新研究成果进行了详细阐述。甲烷C—H 键的活化机理主要包括自由基回弹机理和协调的氧插入机理。运用自由基探针底物和量化计算等方法对烷烃羟基化反应机理的直接研究表明, 目前没有一个统一的机理来解释甲烷单加氧酶的反应过程。反应机理的类型可能取决于MMO 的来源或者其他因素。对甲烷单加氧酶的几种中间化合物的各种光谱学研究有力地推动了机理研究的发展。     

Exploring Molecular Complexity by N-Heterocyclic Carbene Organocatalysis: New Activation and Reaction Diversity

The development of catalytic synthetic approaches towards molecular complexity from simple materials continues to be an ultimate goal in synthetic chemistry. Over the past decades, N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) organocatalysis has been extensively investigated to provide opportunities for a vast number of novel chemical transformations. Various activation modes and reactive intermediates enabled by NHC small-molecule catalysts, such as Breslow intermediates, (homo)enolates, acyl azoliums and their derived unsaturated azoliums exhibit great potential in the construction of complicated skeletons. This personal account will summarize our group's recent work in the exploration of new activation modes of NHC catalysis towards molecular complexity with a focus on the development and applications of NHC to achieve diversity and enantioselectivity in the preparation of functional molecules.     

Some new aspects of benzyne and radical mediated cyclisations

KNH₂/NH₃ cyclisations of some alkoxy substituted arylhalides proceed in poor yields. This shortcoming may be overcome by the use of LDA/THF to effect the ring closure which may occur through benzyne or radical intermediates. Besides ortho halogenated dihydroanils and amides, the cyclisation of the benzylamine Schiff bases also provides a convenient route to isoquinoline alkaloids.     

The role of 2,3-dimethylene-1, 4-cyclohexadiyl diradical as a reactive intermediate in some rearrangement reactions

Quantum chemical CI calculations with the semiempirical MO method SINDO1 are performed to study the rearrangement reactions of 1,2,6,7-octatetraen, 2,3-dimethylenebicyclo(2.2.0)hexane, 3,4-dimethylene-1,5-hexadiene and bicyclo(4.2.0)octa-1,5-diene. It is shown that the most favorable pathway of each of these six rearrangements involves the 2,3-dimethylene-1,4-cyclohexadiyl diradical as an interceptable intermediate. Two further intermediates, 1,2-divinyl-1-cyclobutene and 1,2-divinylylcyclobutane appear, but the latter with little importance. Energies and geometries of the four reactants resp. products, the three intermediates and twelve transitions states are presented. The mechanism of the rearrangements is discussed.     

Evidence of Two Key Intermediates Contributing to the Selectivity of P450‐Biomimetic Oxidation of Sulfides to Sulfoxides and Sulfones

A mild process for the selective oxidation of sulfides is in great demand. Therefore, probing the mechanism underlying the biological oxidation of sulfides under ambient conditions may provide valuable insights for the development of such a reaction. Based on porphyrin models of P450 enzymes, evidence of two key intermediates, Int0 and Int1 , in this reaction is provided. Spectroscopic studies indicated the formation of a hydroperoxide‐iron(III) species ( Int0 ) upon addition of H₂O₂. This intermediate proved to be highly selective for sulfoxide production. By contrast, a defined porphyrin oxoiron(IV) cation radical ( Int1 ) directly reacted with sulfoxides, leading selectively to the corresponding sulfones. Interestingly, the available sulfoxides reversibly act as a new axial ligand for Int0 forming a more active species Int0 _SO. The amount of Int0 increased in the presence of alkyl, aryl, or aromatic sulfides, while Int1 formed in the absence of these sulfides. Thus, sulfoxides and sulfones would selectively form under conditions that favor the corresponding intermediates, which elucidate the biological oxidation pathway.     

A modified Prins reaction for the facile synthesis of structurally diverse substituted 5-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3,3-dihydrofurane-2(3H)-ones

Furanones are important synthetic intermediates commonly found in natural products, receptor ligands, and drug molecules. Unacceptable yields of substituted furanones obtained using a previously reported Prins reaction led to the development of a modified approach. Readily prepared substituted allylic esters were reacted under Prins reaction conditions catalyzed by a protic acid to provide structurally diverse substituted furanones in modest to good yields. The reaction goes through a protected caprolactone intermediate that was isolated and characterized for selected compounds. The approach supplies an efficient, versatile, and higher yield method for the synthesis of these important heterocyclic intermediates.     

Conformational Flexibility Tunes the Propensity of Transthyretin to Form Fibrils Through Non‐Native Intermediate States

The formation of partially unfolded intermediates through conformational excursions out of the native state is the starting point of many diseases involving protein aggregation. Therapeutic strategies often aim to stabilize the native structure and prevent the formation of intermediates that are also cytotoxic in vivo. However, their transient nature and low population makes it difficult to characterize these intermediates. We have probed the backbone dynamics of transthyretin (TTR) over an extended timescale by using NMR spectroscopy and MD simulations. The location and extent of these motions indicates that the backbone flexibility of TTR is a cause of dissociation and destabilization, both of which are responsible for fibril formation. Importantly, approximately 10 % of wild‐type TTR exists in an intermediate state, which increased to up to 28 % for pathogenic TTR mutants, for which the formation of the intermediate state is shown to be energetically more favorable compared to the wild type. This result suggests an important role for the intermediates in TTR amyloidosis.     

光反应中间体及高级激发态的光化学——分步双激光技术的应用研究*

光反应中间体及高级激发态的光化学是80年代中期发展起来的一个新领域,最重要的研究方法是用分步双激光光解技术。本文将侧重于介绍有关的新概念、新理论、新反应和新技术, 其中包括光反应中间体的荧光光谱和吸收光谱, 光反应中间体的单分子和分子间反应以及高级激发三重态的光物理和光化学等。最后还将介绍分步双激光技术在高技术新材料中的应用, 如在光信息存储材料中的应用等。     

Coupling a Wireless Bipolar Ultramicroelectrode with Nano‐electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry: Insights into the Ultrafast Initial Step of Electrochemical Reactions

We report a new mass spectrometric method for detecting electrogenerated intermediates. This approach is based on simultaneous activation of electrospray ionization and redox reaction on a wireless bipolar ultramicroelectrode, which is fabricated in the tip of a quartz nanopipette. The hollow structure of the ultramicroelectrode permits rapid transferring the transient species from electrode–electrolyte interfaces into the gas phase for mass spectrometric identification on the time scale of microseconds. The long‐sought fleeting intermediates including TPrA^.+, whose lifetime in solution is only 200 μs, and catecholamine o‐semiquinone radicals, the second‐order rate constant of which is typically 10⁹ m ^?1 s^?1, were successfully identified, helping clarify the previously hidden reaction pathways. Accordingly, our method may have wide applicability in exploring the dynamics of many electrochemical reactions, especially their ultrafast initial steps.     

Coupling a Wireless Bipolar Ultramicroelectrode with Nano-electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry: Insights into the Ultrafast Initial Step of Electrochemical Reactions

We report a new mass spectrometric method for detecting electrogenerated intermediates. This approach is based on simultaneous activation of electrospray ionization and redox reaction on a wireless bipolar ultramicroelectrode, which is fabricated in the tip of a quartz nanopipette. The hollow structure of the ultramicroelectrode permits rapid transferring the transient species from electrode–electrolyte interfaces into the gas phase for mass spectrometric identification on the time scale of microseconds. The long-sought fleeting intermediates including TPrA^.+, whose lifetime in solution is only 200 μs, and catecholamine o-semiquinone radicals, the second-order rate constant of which is typically 10⁹ m ⁻¹ s⁻¹, were successfully identified, helping clarify the previously hidden reaction pathways. Accordingly, our method may have wide applicability in exploring the dynamics of many electrochemical reactions, especially their ultrafast initial steps.     

Ultrafast Photogeneration of a Tetrazolinyl Radical

Radicals in solution are crucial for many chemical processes. In this work, we unveil the photoreaction sequence leading to radical formation from tetrazolium salts, which are extensively used in enzyme assays and also exhibit a rich photochemistry. Upon UV irradiation, the tetrazolium ion turns into the tetrazolinyl radical via two intermediates on a nanosecond timescale. The solvent's polarity governs the rate of formation, but the reaction pathway towards the tetrazolinyl radical is identical for aqueous and alcoholic solutions, although the final photoproduct distribution differs. These observations provide new insight into the versatile reactivity of tetrazolium salts and ultrafast radical formation in the liquid phase.     

Nematicidal Activity of Grammicin Biosynthesis Pathway Intermediates in Xylaria grammica KCTC 13121BP against Meloidogyne incognita

Grammicin, a polyketide metabolite produced by the endolichenic fungus Xylaria grammica KCTC 13121BP, shows strong nematicidal activity against Meloidogyne incognita. This study was performed to elucidate the grammicin biosynthesis pathway of X. grammica KCTC 13121BP and to examine the nematicidal activity of the biosynthesis intermediates and derivatives against M. incognita. Two grammicin biosynthesis intermediates were isolated from a T-DNA insertion transformant (strain TR-74) of X. grammica KCTC 13121BP and identified as 2-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione (compound 1) and 2,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (compound 2), which were also reported to be intermediates in the biosynthesis pathway of patulin, an isomer of grammicin. This indicates that the grammicin biosynthesis pathway overlaps almost with that of patulin, except for the last few steps. Among 13 grammicin biosynthesis intermediates and their derivatives (except grammicin), toluquinol caused the highest M. incognita J2 mortality, with an LC_{50/72 h} value of 11.13 µg/mL, which is similar to grammicin with an LC_{50/72 h} value of 15.95 µg/mL. In tomato pot experiments, the wettable powder type formulations (WP) of toluquinol (17.78 µg/mL) and grammicin (17.78 µg/mL) also effectively reduced gall formation on the roots of tomato plants with control values of 72.22% and 77.76%, respectively, which are much higher than abamectin (16.67%), but lower than fosthiazate (100%). The results suggest that toluquinol can be used directly as a biochemical nematicide or as a lead molecule for the development of new synthetic nematicides for the control of root-knot nematode diseases.     

有机电极材料过渡态的研究进展

有机电极材料具有理论比容量大、结构可设计性强、加工使用过程环境友好等优点被广泛应用于二次电池的研究中.有机电极材料在氧化还原过程会产生具有不成对电子的自由基中间体,自由基中间体的稳定程度影响电极材料的电化学性能.通过改变材料的结构可以调控自由基中间体的稳定性,从而优化有机电极材料的电化学性能.本文对有机电极材料在电化学...     

高效液相色谱-二极管阵列检测器同时测定化妆品中的九种染料及中间体

建立了用高效液相色谱-二极管阵列检测器(HPLC-PDA)同时检测9种染料及中间体的系统方法。首先采用超声提取的方法处理样品,对提取溶剂和提取时间进行了选择,确定用甲醇-0.01 mol/L 乙酸铵(体积比为2∶1)作提取溶剂,超声提取20 min。然后,采用C18柱,以甲醇-0.01 mol/L乙酸铵(pH 6.2)为流动相梯度洗脱,用PDA检测。以保留时间定性,并以紫外吸收光谱图辅助定性,以外标法定量。定量检测波长为230 nm,15 min内可对9种目标物同时进行测定,且各化合物都达到基线分离(分离度大于1.5)。经测定,该方法的平均回收率(n=8)为81.0%～105.6%,相对标准偏差（RSD）为0.8%～4.9%,检出限(以信噪比为3计)为0.1～2 μg。该方法简单、快速,能有效提取和分离测定化妆品中9种染料及中间体。将该方法用于实际化妆品样品的检测,结果令人满意。