2'-C-branched ribonucleosides. 2. Synthesis of 2'-C-beta-trifluoromethyl pyrimidine ribonucleosides

[structure: see text]. The first synthesis of 2'-C-beta-trifluoromethyl pyrimidine ribonucleosides is described. 1,2,3,5-Tetra-O-benzoyl-2-C-beta-trifluoromethyl-alpha-D-ribofuranose (3) is prepared from 1,3,5-tri-O-benzoyl-alpha-D-ribofuranose (1) in three steps and converted to 3,5-di-O-benzoyl-2-C-beta-trifluoromethyl-alpha-D-1-ribofuranosyl bromide (5). The 1-bromo derivative (5) is found to be a powerful reaction intermediate for the synthesis of ribonucleosides. The reaction of silylated pyrimidines with (5) in the presence of HgO/HgBr2 affords exclusively the beta-anomers (6-8). Deprotection of (6-8) with ammonia in methanol yields the 2'-C-beta-trifluoromethyl nucleosides (9-11).     

Synthesis of 2'-O-[2-(N-methylcarbamoyl)ethyl]ribonucleosides using oxa-Michael reaction and chemical and biological properties of oligonucleotide derivatives incorporating these modified ribonucleosides

To develop oligonucleotides containing new 2'-O-modified ribonucleosides as nucleic acid drugs, we synthesized three types of ribonucleoside derivatives modified at the 2'-hydroxyl group with 2-(methoxycarbonyl)ethyl (MOCE), 2-(N-methylcarbamoyl)ethyl (MCE), and 2-(N,N-dimethylcarbamoyl)ethyl (DMCE) groups, as key intermediates, via the oxa-Michael reaction of the appropriately protected ribonucleoside (U, C, A, and G) derivatives. Among them, the 2'-O-MCE ribonucleosides were found to be the most stable under basic conditions. To study the effects of the 2'-O-modification on the nuclease resistance of oligonucleotides incorporating the 2'-O-modified ribonucleosides and their hybridization affinities for the complementary RNA and DNA strands, 2'-O-MCE-ribonucleoside phosphoramidite derivatives were successfully synthesized and subjected to the synthesis of 2'-O-MCE-oligonucleotides and 2'-O-methyl-oligonucleotides incorporating 2'-O-MCE-ribonucleosides. The 2'-O-MCE-oligonucleotides and chimeric oligomers with 2'-O-MCE and 2'-O-methyl groups thus obtained demonstrated complementary RNA strands and much higher nuclease resistances than the corresponding 2'-O-methylated species. Finally, we incorporated the 2'-O-MCE-ribonucleosides into antisense 2'-O-methyl-oligoribonucleotides to examine their exon-skipping activities in splicing reactions related to pre-mRNA of mouse dystrophin. The exon-skipping assay of these 2'-O-methyl-oligonucleotide incorporating 2'-O-MCE-uridines showed better efficacies than the corresponding 2'-O-methylated oligoribonucleotide phosphorothioate derivatives.     

Electrical properties and defect chemistry of TiO2 single crystal. II. Thermoelectric power

The present work reports the thermoelectric power of high-purity single-crystal TiO(2) in the temperature range 1073-1323 K and in gas phases of controlled oxygen activities, p(O(2)), in the range 10(-13) to 7.5 x 10(4) Pa. The thermoelectric power versus log p(O(2)) dependence for strongly reduced TiO(2) at p(O(2)) < 10(-5) Pa may be approximated by a slope of 1/6, which is consistent with the defect disorder governed by electronic charge compensation of oxygen vacancies. The thermoelectric power data confirm that oxygen vacancies are the predominant ionic defects. These data indicate that TiO(2) at high p(O(2)) exhibits p-type properties. It is shown that the p(O(2)) related to the n-p transition increases with increase of temperature.     

Laser induced fluorescence studies of iodine oxide chemistry. Part II. The reactions of IO with CH3O2, CF3O2 and O3

The technique of pulsed laser photolysis was coupled to laser induced fluorescence detection of iodine oxide (IO) to measure rate coefficients, k for the reactions IO + CH(3)O(2)--> products (R1, 30-318 Torr N(2)), IO + CF(3)O(2)--> products (R2, 70-80 Torr N(2)), and IO + O(3)--> OIO + O(2) (R3a). Values of k(1) = (2 +/- 1) x 10(-12) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1), k(2) = (3.6 +/- 0.8) x 10(-11) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1), and k(3a) <5 x 10(-16) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1) were obtained at T = 298 K. In the course of this work, the product yield of IO from the reaction of CH(3)O(2) with I was determined to be close to zero, whereas CH(3)OOI was formed efficiently at 70 Torr N(2). Similarly, no evidence was found for IO formation in the CF(3)O(2) + I reaction. An estimate of the rate coefficients k(CH(3)O(2) + I) = 2 x 10(-11) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1) and k(CH(3)OOI + I) = 1.5 x 10(-10) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1) was also obtained. The results on k(1)-k(3) are compared to the limited number of previous investigations and the implications for the chemistry of the marine boundary layer are briefly discussed.     

Synthesis and properties of a novel bridged nucleic acid with a P3'' --> N5'' phosphoramidate linkage, 5''-amino-2'',4''-BNA

5'-Amino-2',4'-BNA, a novel analogue of BNA series compounds, was successfully synthesized, and its incorporated oligonucleotides showed potent duplex- and triplex-forming ability and resistance against snake venom phosphodiesterase.     

2',3'-双脱氢-2',3'-双脱氧胸苷(d4T)5'-硫代磷酰氨基酸酯的合成和谱学分析

HIV逆转录酶是治疗艾滋病的有效靶点，核苷-磷酰氨基酸酯是HIV逆转录酶的 有效抑制剂，但是这类化合物容易在体内被核酸酶水解。本研究设计合成了对核酸 酶具有抵抗作用的2',3'-双脱氢-2',3'-双脱氧胸苷5'-硫代磷酰氨基酸酯化合物， 这类化合物可以有效地透过细胞膜经过细胞激酶的作用，进入HIV逆转录酶的作用 位点，病毒实验表明该类化合物对MT-4细胞具有较好的抗HIV病毒活性。报道了2', 3'-双脱氢-2',3'-双脱氧胸苷5'-硫代磷酰氨基酸酯化合物的合成，及利用NMR， IR和ESI-MS谱进行的结构表征和构象分析。     

3-Neopentylallyllithium II. Reactions in hydrocarbon media

Product distributions are reported for several reactions in hydrocarbon solvent of 3-neopentylallyllithium, the 1,4-addition product of tert-butyllithium and 1,3-butadiene. Protolysis with several agents yields predominately the “normal” products [(Ia) and (Ib)] with less than 6% of the terminal olefin observed. The ratio of the cis/trans isomers [(Ia) and (Ib)] parallels the ratio of the lithiated forms before protolysis. Reaction with chlorotrimethylsilane also shows no “rearranged” product. Carboxylation and ketone addition reactions, however, proceed with marked rearrangement unless the ketone is very hindered. Di-tert-butyl ketone and benzophenone give no rearranged product. Addition of a second mole of butadiene also results in predominant (60%) rearrangement of the neopentylallyl group. Bromination with molecular bromine and 1,2-dibromoethane yields a mixture of dibromo-derivatives in the former case and C₁₆-diolefin coupling products in the later case. Tentative mechanisms for protolysis and addition reactions are discussed.     

Synthesis and properties of N-aminoazolinethiones and N-aminoazinethiones 2. Reactions

Literature data on the reactivity of -mercapto derivatives of N-aminoazoles and N-aminoazines are reviewed.For Part 1 see [1].Rostov State University, Rostov-on-Don 344090. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1155–1181, September, 1997.     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Spectrometry Study of Chiral N-Ethyl-N''''-(2'''',3'''',4'''',6''''-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glycosyl)-thiocarbamide

1INTRODUCTIONManynomadicsugarsperformimportantbio-logicalfunctions[1].Theycancontrolvariousgeneexpressionstoadjusttheupgrowth,developmentandreactionoforgans[2].Glycosylisothiocyanateshavebeenwidelyusedasvaluableintermediatesinthesynthesisofglycosylderivatives[3].Theiso-thiocyanatesandglycosylisothiocyanateshavebeenthefocusofsyntheticattentionduringrecentyearsbecauseoftheirpotentialpharmacologicalproperties[4].Theyhavealsoattractedconsiderableinterestduetotheanti-HIVactivityshownby1-deoxy…     

Reactions of N-aminophthalimide with electrophiles. II. Preparation and properties of araldehyde hydrazones

N-Aminophthalimide (I) reacted with a variety of aromatic aldehydes to give the related arylideneaminophthalimides (III-X), although typical ketones such as acetone and benzophenone did not under the specific conditions employed. Catalytic reduction of benzylideneaminophthalimide (III) led to N-benzylaminophthalimide (XI), a stable acid-free precursor of benzylhydrazine.