氢氧化锂存在下(焦)脱镁叶绿酸-a甲酯的空气重排反应

在氢氧化锂存在下, 脱镁叶绿酸-a甲酯(1a)发生空气氧化和重排反应, 经盐酸酸化和重氮甲烷甲基化, 得到由紫红素-7三甲酯(2)、紫红素-18甲酯(3)、卟吩-p₆三甲酯(4)、地质卟啉衍生物(5)和3-环氧乙基-3-去乙烯基紫红素-18甲酯(6)所组成的混合物. 用相同的方法处理焦脱镁叶绿酸-a甲酯(1b), 则分离出13²-氧代焦脱镁叶绿酸-a甲酯(7)、15-甲酰基紫红素-5二甲酯(8)、紫红素-18甲酯(3)和3-环氧乙基-3-去乙烯基紫红素-18甲酯(6). 所得新叶绿素衍生物5, 6和8的化学结构均经UV, IR, ¹H NMR及元素分析得以证实, 并对相应的反应提出可能的反应机理.     

具有叶绿素基本碳架的苯并咪唑并红紫素-18衍生物的合成

脱镁叶绿酸-a甲酯与邻苯二胺发生缩合和重排反应,分别给出(2,3-n)-苯并咪唑并红紫素-18甲酯、(2,3-o)-苯并咪唑并红紫素-18甲酯、(2,3-n)-喹喔啉并焦脱镁叶绿酸甲酯和二氢卟吩-p6三甲酯.针对苯并咪唑并红紫素-18的20-meso-位和12-位甲基进行氟代、氯代、溴代、碘代和空气氧化反应,完成了一系列具有叶绿素基本碳架的苯并咪唑并二氢卟吩类衍生物的合成.所得新的叶绿素衍生物的化学结构均经UV,IR,1H NMR,质谱及元素分析予以证实.     

红紫素-18的卤化反应及其二氢卟吩类衍生物的合成

从红紫素-18甲酯开始,通过对其3-位乙烯基和20-meso-位的亲电加成和亲电取代反应,区域选择性地给出相应的氯代或者溴代产物.红紫素-18甲酯与重氮甲烷的1,3偶极环加成反应生成C(3)-吡唑啉基取代的红紫素-18,继续与N-溴代丁二酰亚胺(NBS)和N-氯代丁二酰亚胺(NCS)进行亲电取代反应,生成相应的卤代吡唑啉基取代二氢卟吩.3-吡唑啉基红紫素-18热裂解后的卤代反应则给出3-环丙基-20-卤代二氢卟吩.选择脱镁叶绿酸-a甲酯为另一起始反应物,通过C(3)-乙烯基和E-环结构的一系列化学转换和20-meso-位的溴代反应,区域选择性地得到20-溴代红紫素-18衍生物.新报道的标题化合物均经UV,IR,1H NMR及元素分析证明其结构.     

The synthesis of chlorophyll-a skeleton homologs bearing linear six-carbon chain from methyl pheophorbide-a

The synthesis of chlorins bearing 6C-straight chain was accomplished from methyl pheophorbide-a. A series of chemical modifications were employed for the construction of active functional groups, such as bromine atom or aldehyde group, on the periphery of chlorins. These functionalized chlorins further reacted with the reagent containing straight carbon-chain by common chemical reactions to produce target compounds. The structures of all new chlorins were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV-Vis and ¹H NMR spectra.     

Complex formation of Zn-, Ni-, and Pd-derivatives of purpurin-18 with serum albumin

We analyzed the spectral characteristics of the complexes of Zn²⁺, Ni²⁺, and Pd²⁺ derivatives of purpurin-18 with human serum albumin (HSA) in aqueous buffer at pH 7.0. Pd²⁺ in the coordination sphere of purpurin-18 decreased the affinity to HSA compared to the respective complexes of zinc and nickel derivatives. Since the formation of complexes with HSA is an important parameter of photodynamic activity of tetrapyrrolic compounds, the differential affinity of metal derivatives of purpurin-18 to this protein should be considered for the optimization of photosensitizers.     

多酯基取代的叶绿素类二氢卟吩衍生物的合成

以脱镁叶绿酸-a甲酯为起始原料,通过碱性条件下的水解开环、空气氧化和重排反应,分别合成了红紫素-7三甲酯和二氢卟吩-p6三甲酯.然后对其C(3)-乙烯基、20-meso-位、12-位甲基以及尾端酯基进行化学修饰,通过亲电加成、亲电取代、1,3-偶极环加成和氧化重排等反应,完成10种具未见报道的的叶绿素类二氢卟吩衍生物,其化学结构均经UV,IR,1H NMR光谱及元素分析予以表征.     

Synthesis of chiral linear and macrocyclic candidates: VI. Synthesis and antibacterial activity of some macrocyclic tripeptides and linear dipeptide Schiff bases

A series of macrocyclic tripeptides and linear dipeptide Schiff base derivatives has been synthesized using pyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid and L-phenyalanine methyl ester as starting materials. Treatment of pyridine-3,5-dicarbonyl dichloride with L-phenylalanine methyl ester gave N,N′-(pyridine-3,5-diyldicarbonyl)bis(L-phenyalanine methyl ester) which was hydrolyzed with 1N sodium hydroxide to the corresponding bis-acid, and the latter was cyclized with diamino acids to afford macrocyclic tripeptide derivatives. The reaction of the bis ester with hydrazine hydrate gave bis-hydrazide, which was condensed with aldehydes to obtain the corresponding Schiff base derivatives. The structures of the newly synthesized compounds were confirmed by IR, ¹H and ¹³C NMR, and MS spectral data and elemental analyses. The antimicrobial activities of some of the newly synthesized compounds were comparable with that of Streptomycin used as control.     

Pyridine containing chiral macrocycles: synthesis and their enantiomeric recognition for amino acid derivatives

Four novel C₂-symmetric enantiomerically pure, chiral pyridine-18-crown-6 type macrocycles containing lipophilic chains at the stereogenic centers were prepared. The enantioselectivity of the new ligands toward the enantiomers of d-,l-amino acid methyl ester derivatives were also determined by ¹H NMR titration method. These novel macrocycles have been showed to be strong complexing agents for d- and l-amino acid methyl ester hydrochloride salts (with K_ass up to 13590 M⁻¹ and ?G⁰ up to 23.3 kJ mol⁻¹ and selectivity ratio: 80:20) by ¹H NMR titration methods. These macrocyclic hosts exhibited enantioselective binding towards the d-enantiomer of valine methyl ester hydrochloride with K_d/K_l up to 5.08 in CDCl₃ with 0.25% CD₃OD.     

红紫素-18酰亚胺衍生物的合成

以脱镁叶绿酸甲酯为原料, 通过对其3-位乙烯基的氧化, 得到3-(2,2-二甲氧基乙基)-3-去乙烯基脱镁叶绿酸甲酯, 经过甲酸处理得到3-(2-氧代乙基)-3-去乙烯基脱镁叶绿酸甲酯, 选择适当的条件, 通过Grignard 反应合成了对应的3-(2-羟基烷基)-3-去乙烯基脱镁叶绿酸甲酯. 实验结果表明: 3-(2-氧代乙基)-3-去乙烯基脱美叶绿酸甲酯和Grignard试剂的反应, 只要反应条件控制得当, 13²-位的甲氧甲酰基不会脱去. 结合E环的改造, 将其转变成酸酐环进而转变成N-取代的酰亚胺环. 目标化合物的合成也可以将3-(2,2-二甲氧基乙基)-去乙烯基脱镁叶绿酸甲酯转变成N-取代的酰亚胺后, 再和Grignard试剂反应, 完成目标化合物的合成. 合成的一系列化合物具有长波长的紫外吸收. 化合物的结构变化对紫外吸收的影响作了相应的讨论. 合成的新化合物均由核磁共振、红外光谱、元素分析予以证实.     

Chiral ionic liquids based on abietane

A number of chiral ionic liquids were synthesized by reaction of 12-chloromethylabieta-8,11,13-trien-18-oic acid methyl ester with N-alkylimidazoles.     

Unusual Formation of 1,2,4-Oxadiazine Core in Reaction of Amidoximes with Maleic or Fumaric Esters

We have developed a simple and convenient method for the synthesis of 3-aryl- and 3-hetaryl-1,2,4-oxadiazin-5-ones bearing an easily functionalizable (methoxycarbonyl)methyl group at position 6 via the reaction of aryl or hetaryl amidoximes with maleates or fumarates. The conditions for this reaction were optimized. Different products can be synthesized selectively in good yields depending on the base used and the ratio of reactants: substituted (1,2,4-oxadiazin-6-yl)acetic acids, corresponding methyl esters, or hybrid 3-(aryl)-6-((3-(aryl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)methyl)-4H-1,2,4-oxadiazin-5(6H)-ones. The reaction is tolerant to substituents’ electronic and steric effects in amidoximes. As a result, a series of 2-(5-oxo-3-(p-tolyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,2,4-oxadiazin-6-yl)acetic acids, their methyl esters, and 1,2,4-oxadiazoles based on them were prepared and characterized by HRMS, ¹H, and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The structures of three of them were elucidated with X-ray diffraction.     

Diels-alder reaction of 1-methylcycloprop-2-ene-1-carbonitrile with methyl 2-oxo-2H-pyran-5-carboxylate

The Diels-Alder reaction of 1-methylcycloprop-2-ene-1-carbonitrile and coumalic acid methyl ester (methyl 2-oxo-2H-pyran-5-carboxylate) gave a 2:1 adduct with endo-syn configuration of both cyclopropane fragments, which was established by X-ray analysis. According to the ¹H NMR data, the reaction involves intermediate formation of decarboxylated 1:1 adduct having a cycloheptatriene structure; its isomerization into the corresponding caradiene, followed by addition of the second dienophile molecule, was confirmed by quantum-chemical calculations.     

Synthesis of 1-fluoroindan-1-carboxylic acid (FICA) and its properties as a chiral derivatizing agent

1-Fluoroindan-1-carboxylic acid (FICA) (1) was designed and synthesized as its methyl ester (FICA Me ester) (4) in order to develop an efficient chiral derivatizing agent (CDA) which excels α-methoxy-α-(trifluoromethyl)phenylacetic acid (MTPA) in capability. FICA Me ester (4) was prepared by fluorination of methyl 1-hydroxyindan-1-carboxylate (3) with (diethylamino)sulfur trifluoride (DAST) and derived to the esters of racemic secondary alcohols by ester exchange reaction. The resulting Δδ_F value was large in the case of 2-butyl ester of FICA (5a), whereas not detectable in the case of the corresponding MTPA ester (6a). The magnitude of the Δδ_H values was similar to that of MTPA esters. The diastereomers of (R)-(−)-8-phenylmenthyl ester of FICA (5i) was separated and their ¹H NMR analyses revealed that the concept of the modified Mosher's method was successfully applied to 5i.     

MECHANISM OF PHOTOOXYGENATION OF THE CD (II) COMPLEX OF PYROPHEOPHORBIDE A METHYL ESTER

Photooxygenation of (pyropheophorbidato a methyl ester)cadmium (II) was studied using ^18,18O₂ labeling of the molecular oxygen required for cleavage of the macrocycle. After reductive demetallation of the primary oxidation product (4,5-dioxo-4,5-secopyropheophorbidato a methyl ester)cadmium (II), the isotope content of formylbilinone 4a was analyzed by repeated-scan fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry. Comparison of the spectroscopic data of the labeled pigment 4a with the statistical probabilities of¹⁸ O isotope incorporation calculated for four possible reaction mechanisms clearly proves that photooxidative ring cleavage occurred by the one-molecule mechanism, i.e. the terminal oxygen atoms of 4a were derived from one oxygen molecule. Furthermore, a study of the exchange of the¹⁸ O-labeled atoms revealed that no exchange occurs within the pH 4.5–9.5 range. In stronger alkaline or acidic solutions, only the oxygen atom of the formyl group is exchanged. Hydrolysis of the methyl ester group of 4a was achieved, without loss of the¹⁸ O label on the formyl group, at pH 7.2 in the presence of pig liver esterase.     

The first example of linear peptides containing a N-trifluoroethylated backbone amide linkage and the surprising solution dynamics observed by F NMR

The α-amino group of (l)phenylalanine methyl ester was trifluoroethylated using (2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)phenyliodonium N,N-bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide. A dipeptide Gly(l)Phe containing a trifluoroethylated peptide bond was synthesized by removing the α-amino proton of N^α-trifluoroethyl (l)phenylalanine methyl ester followed by coupling with N^α-phthaloyl glycine acid fluoride. The dipeptide was further coupled with (l)leucine methyl ester under conventional carboxyl activation conditions to provide two diastereomers of the tripeptide Gly(d,l)Phe(l)Leu. The solution dynamic behavior of the tripeptide was investigated as a function of solvents, by NOESY and variable temperature (VT) ¹⁹F NMR experiments.     

FICA,a new chiral derivatizing agent for determining the absolute configuration of secondary alcohols by 19F and 1H NMR spectroscopies

Optically active 1-fluoroindan-1-carboxylic acid (FICA) was designed and prepared as its methyl ester for determining the absolute configuration of chiral molecules by both ¹H and ¹⁹F NMR spectroscopies. Enantiomerically pure isomers of FICA methyl esters (FICA Me esters) were obtained by chromatographic separation using HPLC with a Daicel Chiralcel OJ-H column. The absolute configuration of the (+)-FICA Me ester was deduced to be (S) by X-ray crystallographic analysis of the (+)-FICA amide of (R)-α-phenethylamine. Both enantiomers were derived to the diastereomeric esters of chiral secondary alcohols by an ester exchange reaction. In the ¹H NMR spectra, the signs of Δδ_H (δ_R ? δ_S) were consistent on each side of the FICA molecular plane. Therefore, the concept of the modified Mosher’s method could be successfully applied to the FICA-based procedure. Moreover, the consistency in the signs of Δδ_F (δ_R ? δ_S) values suggests that the FICA method would be reliable in assigning the absolute configurations of secondary alcohols based on ¹⁹F NMR spectroscopy.     

Synthesis and NMR characteristics of N‐acetyl‐4‐nitro,N‐acetyl‐5‐nitro,N‐acetyl‐6‐nitro and N‐acetyl‐7‐nitrotryptophan methyl esters

N‐acetyl‐4‐nitrotryptophan methyl ester (2), N‐acetyl‐5‐nitrotryptophan methyl ester (3), N‐acetyl‐6‐nitrotryptophan methyl ester (4) and N‐acetyl‐7‐nitrotryptophan methyl ester (5) were synthesized through a modified malonic ester reaction of the appropriate nitrogramine analogs followed by methylation with BF₃‐methanol. Assignments of the ¹H and ¹³C NMR chemical shifts were made using a combination of ¹H–¹H COSY, ¹H–¹³C HETCOR and ¹H–¹³C selective INEPT experiments. Copyright © 2008 Crown in the right of Canada. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd     

Syn or anti Selective Michael addition of allyl phenyl sulphone and phenyl prenyl sulphone to enoates derived from D-mannitol

Prenyl and allyl sulphones (3a,b) were deprotonated with BuLi in THF and the resulting carbanions were allowed to react with enoates prepared from D-(+)-mannitol. A major diastereomer (control at the two newly created stereogenic centers) was obtained from enoates E-1b-c (Ethyl and t-Butyl ester, respectively) in d.e. up to 90 %. Syn-stereoselectivities were observed when the reactions were stopped at r.t. while at −78° C anti-stereoselectivities predominated. Enoate E-1a (methyl ester) led to anti-addition regardless the temperature at which the reaction was quenched. However, a syn-stereoselectivity was found when the reaction was run in the presence of HMPA. The stereochemical assignments for both newly generated stereogenic centers were based on the transformation of the adducts into the corresponding β,γ-disubstituted γ-lactones, followed by measurements of ¹H,¹H coupling constants and nOe experiments.     

Chiral calix[4]arenes bearing α-hydroxy amide units as membrane carriers for amino acid methyl esters

Novel chiral calix[4]arene derivatives functionalized at the lower rim have been prepared from the reaction of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene diamine or acylhydrazine derivative with mandelic acid or hydroxyisovaleric acid. The structures of these receptors were characterized by FTIR, ¹H, ¹³C and 2D COSY NMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The transport of amino acid derivatives (phenylalanine, phenylglycine and tryptophan methyl ester hydrochlorides) was studied through bulk liquid membrane in the presence of chiral calix[4]arene derivatives. The receptors have been found to act as carriers for transport of aromatic amino acid methylesters from the aqueous source phase to the aqueous receiving phase. The transport rate and L/D selectivity of amino acid esters studied depend strongly upon the structure of the chiral receptors and guests. The best enantioselectivity was obtained in the case of phenylglycine methyl ester for all chiral carriers.     

Reaction products of methyl tricyclo[4.1.0.02,7]heptane-1-carboxylate and tricyclo[4.1.0.02,7]hept-1-yl phenyl sulfone with dinitrogen tetraoxide

The reaction of methyl tricyclo[4.1.0.0^2,7]hepatne-1-carboxylate with dinitrogen tetraoxide in diethyl ether at ?10 to 0°C, followed by treatment of the reaction mixture with methanol, gave approximately equal amounts of methyl exo,syn-6,7-dinitro-and exo-6-hydroxy-syn-7-nitrobicyclo[3.1.1]heptane-endo-6-carboxylates. Tricyclo[4.1.0.0^2,7]hept-1-yl phenyl sulfone reacted with dinitrogen tetraoxide under analogous conditions to produce a mixture of diastereoisomeric exo,syn-and endo,syn-6,7-dinitro-6-phenylsulfonylbicyclo-[3.1.1]heptanes and 6,6-dimethoxy-endo-7-nitrobicyclo[3.1.1]heptane at a ratio of 4.5:2:1. Probable factors responsible for the different stereoselectivities in the addition of N₂O₄ at the central C¹-C⁷ bond of the initial tricycloheptane compounds were discussed. The structural parameters of the dinitro ester and related dinitro sulfone were compared on the basis of the X-ray diffraction data.