Calculation of the proton affinities of polychlorobenzenes and the activation energies of 1,2-hydrogen shifts in arenonium ions

The proton affinities of benzene, chlorobenzene and polychlorobenzenes with the common formula C₆Cl _n H_6–n (n=0–6) have been calculated by the AM1 method. The proton affinity averaged over the protonated isomers increases monotonically asn growing from 0 to 5, and then decreases when passing from pentato hexachlorobenzene. The energies of proton addition to the different positions in the polychlorobenzene molecules have been estimated. It has been found that unsubstituted carbon atoms are preferred for proton attack. The positions with the highest proton affinity are the carbon atoms with the largest negative charges. The activation energies of 1,2-hydrogen shifts in arenonium ions of the polychlorobenzenes have been calculated.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1213–1217, July, 1993.     

Electronic structure of polychlorophenols and their carbocations

Polychlorophenols (PCP) with different numbers of chlorine atoms and their protonated forms have been calculated by the AM1 method with full optimization of geometry. The proton affinity of PCP with various types of coordination of the proton to the molecule has been estimated. The calculations show that the proton affinity averaged over isomers decreases monotonically as the number of chlorine atoms increases. Based on the calculations of the carbocations, the ⁺ constant of the OH-substituent at theipso-position is equal to 0.69. There is fair agreement between the relative energies of the isomers of the carbocations determined from the constants of the substituents and calculated by the AM1 method. These energies can be recommended for qualitative estimation of the proton affinity in definite positions of aromatic molecules with Cl- and OH-substituents.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1198–1201, July, 1994.     

σ-Complexes in the Pyrimidine Series. 14. Dihydropyrimidine Analogs of Acyclonucleosides. Synthesis of 2,3-Dihydroxypropyl Derivatives of 4-Aryl-6-methyl-5-nitro-1,4(3,4)-dihydropyrimidin-2-ones

Methods have been developed for the synthesis of 5-nitro-1,4- and 5-nitro-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2-one analogs of acyclonucleosides containing a 2,3-dihydroxypropyl fragment in positions 1 and 3 respectively of the dihydropyrimidine ring.     

Calculation of the vibration-rotational transition moments: Matrix method

One version of the matrix method, combination of the analytic representation of wavefunctions and the HEG scheme (J. Chem. Phys.43, 1515 (1965)) was used to calculate the vibration-rotational wavefunctions and infra-red transition moments of OHA ²⁺ state. Besides introducing this method as an alternative to the numerical integration method, it is shown in this report that the calculated transition moments are virtually independent of the nonlinear parameters of the basis functions. This makes optimization of the parameters unnecessary and facilitates its application. The method is also shown to be very reliable.     

A new theoretical approach to the empirical resonance energies of the aromatic hydrocarbons

In the framework of the Hückel MO approximation, the differences in total binding energy between a given molecule and the corresponding distorted Kekulé-type structure are calculated for a variety of benzenoid hydrocarbons. The total binding energy is assumed to be given by the sum of the -electron and -electron binding energies. It is shown that there is a good linear relationship between the calculated differences in total binding energy and the -electron delocalization energies (DE) as obtained by using the simple Hückel MO method. This provides a physical basis for the use of the -electron DE as a theoretical index to the empirical resonance energy (RE). Further, by examining the changes in -electron binding energy between a given molecule and the corresponding distorted Kekulé-type structure, it is concluded that in benzenoid hydrocarbons the main contributor to the RE is not the -electron DE but the compressional energy of bonds.     

Synthesis and investigation of antiviral activity of 3′-O-(aminoalkyl)-thymidines and their quaternary ammonium salts

Summary Alkylation of 5-O-tritylthymidine with dialkylaminoalkyl chlorides in the presence of sodium hydride yields 3-O-dialkylaminoalkyl-5-O-tritylthymidine derivatives2 which were treated with an excess of iodomethane to afford the corresponding quaternary ammonium derivatives3. Deprotected nucleosides4 and6 were obtained by refluxing3 and2, respectively, in 80% acetic acid. When the compounds2–4 and6 were investigated for activity against HSV and HIV, the trityl derivatives2a and2c were found active against HSV.

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Synthese und Untersuchung der antiviralen Aktivität von 3-O-(Aminoalkyl)-thymidinen und ihrer quartären Ammoniumsalze

Zusammenfassung Alkylierung von 5-O-Tritylthymidin mit Dialkylaminoalkylchloriden in Gegenwart von Natriumhydrid ergab 3-O-Dialkylaminoalkyl-5-O-tritylthymidinderivate2, die mit einem Überschuß an Iodmethan zu den entsprechenden quartären Ammoniumderivaten3 umgesetzt wurden. Die entschützten Nucleoside4 und6 wurden durch Kochen von3 bzw.2 in 80% iger Essigsäure unter Rückfluß erhalten. Bei der Untersuchung von2–4 und6 im Hinblick auf ihre Wirksamkeit gegen HSV und HIV wurde bei den Tritylderivaten2a und2c Aktivität gegen HSV festgestellt.

     

Charge control in the formation of complexes of phenol with unsaturated compounds containing organometallic substituents from group IV

The resonance donor effect of the , conjugation of R₃M and R₃MCH₂ (M = Si, Ge, Sn; R is an alklyl group) substituents with the triple bond in compounds R₃MC=CX and R₃MCH₂CCX (X = H, R) changes on passing from isolated molecules to their H-complexes. A partial ⁺ charge on the triple bond enhances , conjugation; a partial ^– charge on the triple bond has practically no effect on the resonance properties of R₃M substituents, whereas the , conjugation of R₃MCH₂ substituents diminishes owing to the effect of negative direct resonance interaction. The effect of , conjugation on the effective negative charges of the carbon atoms in the -CC- fragments was estimated quantitatively.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1041–1046, June, 1994.This work was supported by the Russian Fundation for Basic Research (Grant 93-03-18372).     

Synthesis of Ethyl cis- and trans-4-Chloro-5-oxo-1,2-diphenylpyrrolidine-2-carboxylate

Ethyl cis- and trans-4-chloro-5-oxo-1,2-diphenylpyrrolidine-2-carboxylate have been synthesized by the cyclization of ethyl N-(,-dichloropropionyl)-N-phenyl--aminophenylacetate.     

Photochromic dihetarylethenes. 7. Synthesis of bis(thienylazoles), photochromic analogs of diarylethenes

Procedures for the synthesis of 4,5-bis[2,5-dimethyl(3-thienyl)]-1,3-azoles based on 1,2-bis[2,5-dimethyl(3-thienyl)]-2-hydroxyethan-1-one, 2-chloro-1,2-bis[2,5-dimethyl(3-thienyl)]ethan-1-one, and 1,2-bis[2,5-dimethyl(3-thienyl)]ethane-1,2-dione were developed. Dithienylethenic compounds in which the thienyl rings are linked through the azole rings exhibit photochromic properties.     

The study of the structure of solutions of the H-complexes of diesters of tetracarboxylic acids with diamines by light scattering

The parameters of the hypermolecular orientation order in H-complexes of the dimethyl ester of 3,3,4,4-benzophenonetetracarboxylic acid with 1,6-hexamethylenediamine (BPE · HMDA) and 4,4-diaminodiphenylmethane (BPE · DADPM) in methanol and aqueous methanol have been investigated using the angular dependences of the isotropic and anisotropic components of scattered light. The radii of the inertias of the fluctuation domains and the factors of the orientation order of their scattering elements were determined. A model for the structure of the solutions of the complexes considered is presented. The experimental values of optical anisotropy have been compared with those calculated by the valence-optical scheme. The inversion of the calculated and experimental values of optical anisotropy is explained by the nature of the bonds fixing the ester and diamines in both complexes.For part 2, seeRuss. Chem. Bull, 1994,43, 1153.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1596–1599, September, 1994.     

Enhanced dissolution and oral bioavailability of α-tocopheryl esters by dimethyl-β-cyclodextrin complexation

Inclusion complexation of heptakis (2,6-di-O-methyl)--cyclodextrin (DM--CyD) with -tocopheryl acetate and -tocopheryl nicotinate in aqueous solution was studied by the solubility method. The aqueous solubilities of the esters were about 10⁵ times increased by DM--CyD complexation. The phase-solubility diagram of the tocopheryl ester-DM--CyD systems showed a typicalA _p type, and the stability constants (K) of high-order complexes were estimated by analyzing the upward curvature of the diagrams. The solid complex of -tocopheryl nicotinate with DM--CyD in a molar ratio of 12 was prepared by the kneading method. The dissolution rate of the solid complex was much greater than that of the drug itself, and the rapidly dissolving form of -tocopheryl nicotinate, as an example, showed a markedly increased bioavailability (about 70-fold) after oral administration to fasted dogs.     

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.     

Anilinochinone und Chinonanile aus 4,4′-Bi-(1,2-naphthochinon)

4,4-Bi-(1,2-naphthoquinone) (1) reacts with several aromatic amines to yield the anilino-quinones2 a-k. Compound2 a is characterized by the binaphthoquinone dioxime6 and the semicarbazide8. The reductive benzoylation of2 a gives the benzoylester5. The aminoquinones2 a-g can be oxidized yielding the quinone-aniles3 a-g. IR and MS spectra of2 and3 are discussed.

     

Molecular structure of 2-(p-tolyl)ammo-5, 6-benzo-2H-chromene

An X-ray structural investigation (1274 reflections,R=0.057) has established that 2-(ptolyl)amino-5, 6-benzo-2H-chromene exists in the crystalline state as a cyclic 2H-chromene tautomer. This molecule is nonplanar due to the tetrahedral coordination of the C(1) atom and the relative rotation of phenyl and benzochromene rings.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 515–517, March, 1993.     

The products of the photolysis of 2-(4-alkyI(or phenyl)piperazino)-3-amino-1,4-naphthoquinones,their structures and subsequent thermal transformations

Photolysis of 2-(4-alkyI(phenyl)piperazino)-3-amino-1,4-naphthoquinones affords 2-alkyl (phenyl)-1,2,3,4,12,12a-hexahydronaphtho[2,34,5]imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine-6,11-diols which recyclize at elevated temperatures to yield 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-13-alkyl(phenyl)-3,1-(iminoethano) benzo[g]quinoxaline-5,10-diols. The latter are oxidated with atmospheric oxygen to the corresponding diones. On the basis of deuterium exchange data a mechanism for the recyclization is proposed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 944–949, May, 1993.     

Phase and structural transitions in vicinal water on protein surfaces by means of the DSC

This paper presents investigations of phase and structural transitions occurring in water adsorbed on the surface of bovine serum albumin (BSA) and on the so-called intelligentrs or smart silica gel surface covered with a chemically bonded BSA phase. Cyclic changes of heat flow (HF) were observed in the samples studied during cooling and heating of the measuring cell of the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) apparatus. These cyclic changes reflect structural transitions occurring in the water adsorbed on the surface at subambient and elevated temperatures. This is connected with cyclic changes (decay and reproduction) of ice-like structures existing in the adsorbed water layers. On the basis of quantitative investigations it appears that, depending on the direction of the cooling or heating process of the samples studied, the number of ice-like water structures in the surface film increases or decreases. It has been stated that the observed fluctuations occur spontaneously and suddenly in the whole volume of adsorbed water in different and not regular temperature ranges, especially at the paradoxical effect temperatures.Support from the Research Council (Dr. R. K. Gilpin and Dr. M. Jaroniec) of Kent State University (Ohio, USA) is acknowledged. The author thanks Dr. V. Tittlebach for providing the samples of pure BSA and silica gel with chemically, bonded BSA phase.     

Screened potential in π-electron systems and its application to the estimation of excitation energies

A diagrammatic technique was developed for the estimation of the screened potential of -electron systems. The screened potential was expanded in terms of the polarization propagators which were constructed from either the singlet, , or triplet vertex part, . These vertex parts correspond to the singlet or triplet excitations, respectively, in the Random Phase Approximation (RPA) containing exchange diagrams. The excitation energies were calculated by using the screened potential in the framework of RPA with exchange. The excitation energies of several conjugated molecules with or without a hetero atom are in agreement with the experimental data.     

Regioselectivity in the reactions of the acetonate ion with electron-deficient arenes

The reactions of the acetonate ion with 1,3-dinitro-5-X-, 1,3-X₂-5-nitro- (X = NO₂, CN, COOCH₃, CONH₂, COO^–, and H), and 1,3,5-tricyanobenzenes were studied by ¹H NMR and electronic absorption spectroscopy and by quantum-chemical methods. The kinetic factor is decisive for the initial attack of the carbanion on the C(2) atom of unsymmetrical arenes. However, -adducts in which a nucleophile is added to the C(4) atom are more stable thermodynamically. In the case of 1,3-X₂-5-nitrobenzenes (X = CN, COOCH₃, or CONH₂), the -adducts with the acetonate group in para-position to the X group unexpectedly proved to be very stable. The structures of the -adducts based on trinitro- and 1,3-dinitro-5-cyanobenzenes were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. Quantum-chemical calculations (the AM1 and PM3 semiempirical methods and the density functional method) were used to interpret the reaction regioselectivity and the molecular and electronic structures of the -adducts.     

Metal complexes of allyl derivatives of C60 fullerene: molecular and electronic structure prediction from density functional calculations

The problem of existence of ³—-complexes of C₆₀ fullerene with transition metal atoms is discussed. The complexes C₆₀R₃Co(CO)₃ (R = H, F, Cl, Br), C₆₀H₃NiCp, and C₆₀H₃Fe(CO)Cp, where C₆₀R₃ is an allyl derivative of C₆₀ fullerene, were shown to be sufficiently stable. In these complexes the metal atoms are ³—-bound to the fullerene cage. In contrast to this, the metal atoms in the C₆₀H₃Li and C₆₀H₃FeCp complexes are ⁵—-coordinated to the carbon cage. Density functional calculations were carried out with the Perdew—Burke—Ernzerhof exchange-correlation potential (PBE). It was concluded that the type of bonding in the complexes of allyl derivatives of C₆₀ fullerene depends on the nature of the species attached. Among the systems studied, the maximum energy of the ³—-bond was obtained for the C₆₀H₃NiCp complex. The results obtained can be useful in the design of synthesis of new fullerene derivatives with the ³—-coordination of the transition metal atoms to the carbon cage.