A Thermodynamic, 13C NMR,and 17O NMR Study of Isomeric 4,7-Dihydro-1,3-dioxepins and 4,5-Dihydro-1,3-dioxepins

The relative thermodynamic stabilities of 4,7-dihydro-1,3-dioxepin (4,6-dioxacycloheptene, 1a) and 4,5-dihydro-1,3-dioxepin (3,5-dioxacycloheptene, 1b), and of a number of their 2-substituted derivatives, have been determined by base-catalyzed chemical equilibration in DMSO solution. Without exception, the 4,5-dihydro isomer is the dominating species at thermodynamic equilibrium. The relative stability of the b form is promoted by the presence of a single alkyl group on C-2, whereas two alkyl groups on C-2 have an opposite effect. In general, the thermodynamic parameters H _m and _Sm , of isomerization vary unexpectedly with the pattern of substitution at C-2. These trends appear to be derived from significant substituent-induced conformational changes in the b isomer, as suggested by ¹³C and ¹⁷O NMR chemical shift data.     

1H NMR study of inclusion of substituted bicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes in α- and β-cyclodextrins

The interaction of 2,6-disubstituted bicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes with - and -cyclodextrins has been investigated by¹H NMR spectroscopy and the formation of (11) host—guest complexes has been established.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2523–2525, December, 1995.     

Triterpene glycosides from Pulsatilla chinensis

Four triterpene glycosides were isolated from the roots of Pulsatilla chinensis (Bunge) Regel (Ranunculaceae). Two new glycosides, chinensiosides A (1a) and B (2), were identified as 3-O-[-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranosyl]-28-O-[-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)--D-glucopyranosyl-(16)--D-glucopyranosyl]-3,23-dihydroxylup-20(29)-en-28-oic acid and 3-O-{-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)-[-D-glucopyranosyl-(14)]--L-arabinopyranosyl}-28-O-[-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)--D-glucopyranosyl-(16)--D-glucopyranosyl]-3,23-dihydroxylup-20(29)-en-28-oic acid. The other two glycosides were identified as previously known hederasaponin C (3) from Hedera helix and glycoside III (4) from Pulsatilla cernua.     

Binding forces in complexation ofp-alkylphenols withβ-cyclodextrin and methylatedβ-cyclodextrins

Fluorescence spectroscopy has been used to determine the binding constants (K) for inclusion complexes of six kinds ofp-Akyphenols with-cyclodextrin (-CDx), heptakis(2,6-di-O-methyl)--CDx (DMe--CDxg), and heptakis(2,3,6-tri-O-methyl)--CDx (TMe--CDx). The stability of the inclusion complex of each cyclodextrin increases with increasing alkyl chain length of thep-alkylphenol. TheK values decrease in the order of DMe--CDx,-CDx, and TMe--CDx for each guest. In complexation of 3-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-1-propanol (3) with-CDx as well as with DMe--CDx, negative enthalpy (H) and positive entropy changes (S) have been obtained, suggesting both van der Waals and hydrophobic interactions as binding forces. The inclusion of 3 by TMe--CDx, however, is an enthalpically favorable but entropically unfavorable process. The van der Waals interactions may be the main binding forces for complexing3 with TMe--CDx.     

Chemical algebra. II: Discriminating pairing products

The algebra of stereogenic pairing equlibria is presented in a very general context. Starting from the notions of fuzzy subgroup and conjugacy link, chemical pairing constants between molecular speciesu andv having a skeletal symmetry groupG are formulated as pairing products on aG-Hilbert space. Discriminating pairing productsK are defined by the conditions: K 1 and K = 1 the representative vectors of the paired species areG-equivalent. WhenG has only two elements, the pairing product is always discriminating. For several skeletal symmetries, if the vectors are enantiomorphic (v = u, ² =e, G), thenK is greater than 1 and reaches 1 only ifu is achiral: chirality indexes and general permutational indexes are then defined fromK(u u). The general model is illustrated by some examples.     

Triterpene Glycosides of Astragalus and Their Genins. LXX. Orbicoside, the First Lanostane Glycoside from Astragalus Plants

Orbicoside, a new lanostane glycoside and the first from plants of the Astragalus genus, was isolated from the aerial organs of Astragalus orbiculatus Ledeb. (Leguminosae). It has the structure 23,24-lanost-9(11)-en- 3,7,16,19,23,24,25-heptaol 3-O--D-xylopyranoside. The structure of orbicoside was established using PMR and ¹³C NMR, which were interpreted using DEPT and 2D NMR spectroscopies ¹H-¹H COSY, HSQC, and HMBC.     

Synthesis of furan analogs of 1, 3, 5-triphenylpyrazoline derivatives

Furan analogs of chalcones are condensed with phenylhydrazine to give a number of ²-pyrazolines hitherto not described in the literature. It is shown that in , -unsaturated ketones, a nitro-group in the nucleus and remote from the carbonyl group makes cyclization to the corresponding ²-pyrazolines more difficult than does one adjacent to the carbonyl.     

Enhanced reactivity of secondary hydroxyl groups in the O-alkylation of carbohydrate-related primary-secondaryvic-glycols. Regioselective 2-O-benzylation of 1,3:2,4-di-O-ethylidene-D-glucitol

Partial O-alkylation of 1,3:2,4-di-O-ethylidene-D-glucitol (1a), 1,2-O-isopropylidene-3-O-methyl--D-glucofuranose (1b), andR-(+)-1-O-benzylglycerol (1c) with benzyl chloride in a KOH/DMSO system results in products of monoalkylation at the secondary (4a–c) and at the primary hydroxyl (2a–c) in ratios of over 955 (a), 21 (b), and 11 (c), whereas (±)propane-1,2-diol (1d) gives only the product of 1-O-benzylation (2d). A qualitatively similar result is observed upon O-alkylation of diols (1a–e) with 2-methoxyethanol tosylate.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 776–781, April, 1993.     

Automatic assembly of skeleton structures. 3. Stereoselective synthesis,stereochemistry, and cyclization ofd,l-α,α'-dioxy-α,α'-di-tert-butylglutaric acid

Stereoselective synthesis of d,l-,-dioxy-,-di-tert-butylglutaric acid hydroxyiminolactonitrile (3) was conducted by the reaction of dipivaloylmethane with HCN in ether. The corresponding hydroxylacetonitrile (4) and amide (5), acid (6), and its ester (7), from which dilactone (8) was synthesized with preparative yields, were obtained from3. Benzyl amide (9) was obtained by the reaction of8 with BnNH₂. The iminolactone structure3 of dipivaloylmethane bis-cyanohyrin, thecis-pseudo-a orientation of the functional substituents in3–7 and9, and the structure of the dilactone8 were confirmed by the¹H,¹³C NMR,IR and mass spectra.For previous communication, see [2].N. N. Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117977 Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1591–1601, July, 1992.     

peri-Naphthylenediamines. 33. Further studies of the reactions of 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene with trifluoroacetic anhydride

The reaction of 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene (1) (proton sponge) with a large excess of trifluoroacetic anhydride in the absence of a solvent afforded a complex mixture of products among which were trans- (2) and cis-diols (3) of the naphtho[1,8-c,d]pyran series, the double proton sponge (4), its di- (5) and tetrafluoroacetyl (6) derivatives, and compound 7. These results differ substantially from those obtained previously in the reactions performed in various solvents. Some conversions of compounds 4 and 7 were investigated. The ¹⁹F NMR spectra of the compounds synthesized are discussed.     

Infrared study of the interaction between adsorbed molecules in the Co/ZnO system

The dependence of spectra on the surface coverage and data on isotope substituted CO molecules permit to reveal the resonance interaction of vibrating dipoles and the effect of induced heterogeneity, i.e. weakening of the electron-accepting properties of Zn²⁺ ions in the occupation of adjacent sites by adsorbed molecules.

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Steroid compounds from the starfish Lysastrosoma anthosticta collected in the Sea of Japan

Six polyhydroxylated steroids and their derivatives were isolated from the starfish Lysastrosoma anthosticta collected in the Posyet Bay, Sea of Japan. These include a new glycoside of the steroid polyol, lysastroside A (1), which was identified as (25S)-26-O--d-xylopyranosyl-5-cholestane-3,6,8,15,16,26-hexaol, and the previously known pycnopodioside C monoglycoside (2), marthasterone sulfate (3), (25S)-5-cholestane-3,6,8,15,16,26-hexaol (4), (25S)-5-cholestane-3,6,7,8,15,16,26-heptaol (5), and (25S)-5-cholestane-3,6,7,8,15,16,26-heptaol (6). The compounds were tested for the haemolytic activity and the action on the embryogenesis of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius.     

Steroidal polyols from Far-Eastern starfishes Henricia sanguinolenta and H. leviuscula leviuscula

Two new compounds were isolated from two Far-Eastern starfish species, Henricia sanguinolenta and H. leviuscula leviuscula, collected in the Sea of Okhotsk, viz., the glycoside sanguinoside C, (20R,22E,24R,25S)-3-O-(2,3,4-tri-O-methyl--xylopyranosyl)-24-methyl-5-cholest-22-ene-3,4,6,8,15,26-hexol, and a steroidal ketone, (20R,24S)-3,6,24-trihydroxy-5-cholestan-15-one. They exhibit moderate cytostatic activity with respect to the eggs of sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius.     

Synthesis of some 5′-O-amino acid derivatives of uridine as potential inhibitors ofUDP-glucuronosyltransferase

Summary In an attempt to develop potential inhibitors ofUDP-glucuronosyltransferase, some 5-O-amino acid derivatives of uridine were synthesized. N-protectedL-amino acids were coupled at the 5-O-position of 2,3-O-isopropylideneuridine by esterification employing the method of symmetrical anhydrides in presence of 4-dimethylaminopyridine, 5-O-(N-benzyloxycarbonyl-O-tert.butyl-L-threonl)-23-O-isopropylideneuridine (1), 5-O-(N-tert.butyloxycarbonyl-O-benzyl-L-seryl)-2,3-O-isopropylideneuridine and (2), 5-O-(N-tert.butyloxycarbonyl-L-valyl)-2,3-O-isopropylideneuridine (3), and 5-O-(N-tert.butyloxycarbonyl-L-valyl)-2,3-O-isopropylideneuridine (4) were obtained in good yield after column chromatography on silica gel. The treatment of2 withTFA/CH₂Cl₂ (6:1) at room temperature for 30 min led to a selective removal of theBoc group without deblocking of the 2,3-O-isopropylidene group of uridine. Treatment of2 withTFA/H₂O (5:1) at room temperature for 1 h, however, released bothBoc and 2,3-isopropylidene groups. TheZ group of1 was deprotected by catalytic hydrogenolysis over 10% Pd/C/ammonium formate.

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Synthese von 5-O-Aminosäurederivaten des Uridins als potentielle Inhibitoren derUDP-Glukuronosyl-Transferase

Zusammenfassung In einem Versuch, potentielle Inhibitoren derUDP-Glukuronosyl-Transferase zu entwickeln, wurden einige 5-O-Aminosäurederivate des Uridins synthetisiert. N-GeschützteL-Aminosäuren wurden durch Veresterung mit der 5-O-Position des 2,3-isopropylidenuridins gekuppelt (Methode der symmetrischen Anhydride in der Gegenwart von 5-Dimethylaminopyridin). Solcherweise wurden 5-O-(N-Benzyloxycarbonyl-O-tert.butyl-L-threonly)-2,3-O-isopropylidenuridin (1), 5-O-(N-tert.Butyloxycarbonyl-O-benzyl-L-seryl)-2,3-O-isopropylidenuridin (2), 5-O-(N-tert.Butyloxycarbonyl-L-leucyl)-2,3-O-isopropylidenuridin (3) und 5-O-(N-tert.Butyloxycarbonyl-L-valyl)-2,3-O-isopropylidenuridine (4) nach Säulenchromatographie (Kieselgel) in guter Ausbeute hergestellt. Die Behandlung von2 mitTFA/CH₂Cl₂ (6:1) bei Zimmertemperatur (30 min) führte zu einer selektiven Abspaltung derBoc-Gruppe ohne Deblockierung der 2,3-O-Isopropylidengruppe des Uridins. Eine Behandlung von2 mitTFA/H₂O (5:1) bei Zimmertemperatur für 1 Stunde führte hingegen zur Abspaltung sowohl derBoc als auch der 2,3-O-Isopropylidengruppe. DieZ-Gruppe von1 wurde durch katalytische Hydrogenolyse auf 10% Pd/C/Ammoniumformiat abgespalten.

     

Optisch aktive,aromatische Spirane, 11. Mitt.: Synthese optisch aktiver mono- bis heptasubstituierter 5-Methyl- und 5-Ethyl-2,2′-spirobiindane und analoger Naphthalinderivate bekannter Chiralität und enantiomerer Reinheit

Starting from optically active 5,5-dimethyl, diethyl, and 5-ethyl-5-methyl-2,2-spirobiindane as well as from 5-ethyl-spirobiindane-5-carboxylic ester of known enantiomeric purity and configuration 75 mono to polysubstituted 2,2-spirobiindanes have been prepared. Amongst these are several compounds with rings anellated in the 6,7 (and 6, 7) positions, especially a spirohydrocarbon4 x with orthogonal naphthalene units the circular dichroism of which is reported and discussed.Several mono and disubstituted 5-methyl and ethylindanes (1,2) have been prepared as models for synthetic transformations in the spirobiindane series.From the molar rotations of symmetrically diacylated 5,5-dimethyl and diethyl spirobiindanes (4a, 7b, 7c) empirical ligand parameters for acetyl and methoxycarbonyl were determined which gave much better results in the calculation of the rotations of appropriate spirobiindanes (with the shortened polynomal Ansatz) than the -values deduced previously from 5,5-disubstituted spirobiindanes. The significance of these results is briefly discussed.

10. Mitt.:Neudeck, H., Schlögl, K., Angew. Chem.92, 318 (1980), Intern. Ed. Engl.19, 308 (1980).     

Methanol-based synthesis of hydrocarbons on bifunctional Y-type zeolites

The directions of methanol conversion on Pt, Pd, Zn, Ni metals and Y zeolites and on bifunctional metal-Y-zeolite catalysts have been studied. The increase of the hydrogenation activity of bifunctional catalysts enhances the rate of methanol conversion and decreases the selectivity of hydrocarbon formation.

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- Y, - Y.

     

Transformed steroids

A preparative method for 9a-hydroxylation of ⁵-3-hydroxysteroids using the fungi ofCircinella sp. 10Kh-1220 not capable of modifying theA ring has been developed. It is established that the yields of the main and the side products greatly depend on the transformation conditions, mycelium age, and the structure of the steroid substrate. Under the optimal transformation conditions novel 9-hydroxysubstituted derivatives of androstenolone, pregnenolone, 16-dehydro-16,17-epoxy-, and-16-methoxypregnenolone have been obtained in 36–80 % yields.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 737–743, April, 1994.     

Ethylene adsorption on a clear iridium surface

Adsorption of ethylene on an iridium surface proceeds with a high sticking coefficient. The species adsorbed at T=300 K have the structure of ethylidyne (C–CH₃). At T500 K the hydrocarbon molecules are decomposed on the surface forming a carbon layer.

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. , T=300 K (C–CH₃). 500 K, , .

     

State of cobalt and molybdenum in cobalt-molybdenum-containing zeolites

NaY and CaHY zeolites containing 7 wt.% Mo and 0.7 wt.% Co have been studied by means of IR and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS). It is shown that ammonium heptamolybdate (AHM) interacts with the zeolite forming a silicon molybdenum heteropoly complex (SiMo HPC). In contrast to NaY, along with SiMo HPC, MoO₃ is formed on CaHY after calcining.

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NaY CaY , 7 .% Mo 0,7 .% Co, . , , (SiMo HPC). NaY, CaHY SiMo HPC MoO₃.

     

1-Aryl-6-azauracile, 5. Mitt.: Die Synthese von 1-(β-Pyridyl)-6-azauracil-5-carbonsäure und einiger ihrer Derivate

Zusammenfassung Analog wie in vorherigen Mitteilungen^1–4 wurden -Pyridyl-hydrazono-cyanacetylcarbamidsäureäthylester (1), 1-(-Pyridyl)-5-cyan-6-azauracil (2), 1-(-Pyridyl)-6-azauracil-5-carbonsäure (3), deren Thioamid (4), und Amidoxim (5), welches in 1-(-Pyridyl)-5-[5-methyl-1,2,4-oxdiazolyl(3)]-6-azauracil (6) überge-führt wurde, hergestellt.

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-Pyridylhydrazono-cyanacetylcarbamic acid ethyl ester (1), l-(-pyridyl)-5-cyano-6-azauracil (2), 1-(-pyridyl)-6-azauracil-5-carboxylic acid (3), its thioamide (4) and amidoxime (5) were prepared as described in preceding communications. (5) was converted into l-(-pyridyl)-5-[5-methyl-1,2,4-oxdiazolyl(3)]-6-azauracil (6).