Synthesis and characterization of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-tolyglycosylamines

N-Tolylglycosylamines were synthesized from o-, m-, and p-toluidines and aldoses (D-glucose, D-galactose, D-mannose, L-rhamnose, D-xylose, and L-arabinose). The anomeric and isomeric compositions of the synthesized products were established using ¹³C NMR methods. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 333–335, July–August, 2008.     

Reaction of cytisine with formalin

The reaction of cytisine with formalin in various solvents was studied. Methylene-bis-cytisine was produced in addition to the expected N-methylolcytisine in all solvents except acetone, in which N-(3-oxobutyl)cytisine was produced. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 579–580, November–December, 2006.     

Synthesis and biological activity of N-benzyl derivatives of cytisine

The reductive alkylation of cytisine by various aromatic aldehydes was studied. Preliminary pharmacological investigations of the synthesized compounds were performed. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 373–378, July–August, 2006.     

Synthesis and biological activity of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-(2-hydroxyethyl)cytisine derivatives

Derivatives of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)cytisine, N-(2-hydroxypropyl)-, N-(2-hydroxy-2-(1-adamantyl)ethyl)-, and N-(2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl)cytisine, were synthesized by reduction of N-(2-oxopropyl)-, N-(2-oxo-2-(1-adamantyl)ethyl)-and N-(2-oxo-2-phenylethyl)cytisine with metal hydrides. The antiarrhythmic and analgesic activities of the prepared compounds were investigated. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 157–162, March–April, 2007.     

Synthesis of cytisine derivatives of coumarins

New substituted 4-chloromethylcoumarins that were used as alkylating agents to modify cytisine were synthesized by Pechmann condensation. A series of 4-(12-cytisylmethyl)coumarins containing pharmacophores of the natural heterocycles coumarin and cytisine in a single molecule was prepared. The alkylation gave the best results if diisopropylethylamine was used as the base. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 485–488, September–October, 2007.     

Synthesis of N-aminoglycosides on the basis of the d-pseudoephedrine alkaloid

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Synthesis and structure of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-(2-(1-adamantyl)-2-hydroxyethyl)cytisine diastereomers

Diastereomers of N-(2-(1-adamantyl)-2-hydroxyethyl)cytisine were synthesized by reduction of N-(2-(1-adamantyl)-2-oxoethyl)cytisine with NaBH₄. Their structures were established using x-ray structure analysis. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 244–247, May–June, 2007.     

Modified coumarins. 22. Synthesis of N-coumarinyloxyacetyl derivatives of cytisine

N-Acetyl derivatives of cytisine modified by coumarins were synthesized. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 110–113, March–April, 2006.     

Thiazole and benzothiazole derivatives of cytisine

Several new derivatives were prepared by reacting N-1(5-R-thiazol-2-yl)-2-chloroacetamides and N-1(6-R-benzothiazol-2-yl)chloroacetamides with cytisine. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 379–380, July–August, 2006.     

Approaches to intramolecular sialylation. 2. Synthesis of per-O-acetylated thioglycosides of N-acetylneuraminic acid containing an unprotected carboxy group

Various approaches to the synthesis of per-O-acetylated thioglycosides of N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) containing an unprotected carboxy group starting from the corresponding methyl esters were comparatively studied. One-step demethylation of methyl thioglycoside (LiI, Py, reflux) proceeded inefficiently in contrast to the analogous smooth reaction of phenyl thioglycoside. An indirect route to derivatives with a free carboxy group involving saponification followed by acetylation of hydroxy groups proved to be more efficient for methyl -thioglycoside of Neu5Ac.     

Parallel solid-phase synthesis of novel 3,7-diazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane derivatives starting from natural alkaloid cytisine

A parallel solid-phase synthesis of combinatorial library of 436 amides of 4-(3,7-diorganyl-3,7-diazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-2-yl)butanoic acid has been accomplished starting from natural alcaloid (−)-cytisine. A five-step liquid-phase synthesis resulted in the conversion of cytisine to 7-benzyl-3-[(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl]-substituted acids, which were further diversified with the use of solid-phase technology on the acid-susceptible amine resins. The combinatorial library obtained is intended for a discovery of new physiologically active compounds. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1964–1970, September, 2008.     

1,2,4-Thiadiazole derivatives of cytisine

Several new derivatives were prepared by reaction of 3-alkylthio-5-chloroacetamido-1,2,4-thiadiazoles with cytisine.Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 479–480, November–December, 2004.This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected cover date.     

An Efficient Method for the Synthesis of N-Acylsulfonamides: One-pot Sulfonylation and Acylation of Primary Arylamines under Solvent-Free Conditions

Summary. The preparation of N-acylsulfonamides is described using primary amines, arylsulfonyl chlorides and acyl chlorides. Reaction of primary aryl amines with arylsulfonyl chlorides in the presence of NaHCO₃ produced N-arylsulfonamides, which reacted in situ with benzoyl chloride furnishing the corresponding N-benzoyl-N-arylsulfonamides in 72–96% yields. Accordingly, 4-nitrobenzoyl chloride and 3,5-dinitrobenzoyl chloride were used as acylating agents. All the reactions were carried out under solvent-free conditions at room temperature and the products were isolated after simple work-up in high yields and purity.     

Synthesis and Surface Properties of N-Alkyl-N-methylgluconamides and N-Alkyl-N-methyllactobionamides

Three series of nonionic N-alkylaldonamides, N-alkyl-N-methylgluconamides (Cn-MGA, Cn: n-C(10)H(21), n-C(12)H(25), n-C(14)H(29), n-C(16)H(33), and n-C(18)H(37)), N-alkyl-N-methyllactobionamides (Cn-MLA, alkyl as above-mentioned), and N-oleyl-N-methylglucon/lactobionamide, were synthesized in the reaction of an appropriate N-alkyl-N-methylamine with delta-D-glucolactone and lactobionic acid, respectively. Krafft temperatures of aqueous solutions and surface properties of these surfactants at 20 degrees C, i.e., surface excess concentration, Gamma(cmc), surface area demand per molecule, A(min), efficiency in surface tension reduction, pC(20), effectiveness in surface tension reduction, Pi(cmc), critical micelle concentration, CMC, and CMC/C(20) parameter as well as standard free energies of adsorption, DeltaG degrees (ads), and of micellization, DeltaG degrees (mic), were determined. It was shown that introduction of the methyl group to the amide nitrogen increased the solubility of the surfactants, which was confirmed by their Krafft temperatures. Lactobionamides are more water soluble than gluconamides. On the other hand, the Cn-MGA surfactants are more surface active than the respective Cn-MLA ones. This observation is based on the determined adsorption and micellization parameters. The presence of one double bond in a hydrocarbon chain as in oleyl-amides increases their hydrophilic character compared with that of saturated C18 derivatives. No distinct differences were observed between the A(min) values obtained for both series studied, although they differ markedly in the size of the hydrophilic groups. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.     

Stereocontrolled synthesis of the alkaloid (−)-actinidine

The alkaloid (−)-actinidine of the iridane series was synthesized using intramolecular [3+2] dipolar cycloaddition of silyl nitronates, generated from (3R/S, 6S)-2,6-dimethyl-3-nitro-8-phenylthioocta-1,77E- and-1,7Z-dienes. The key nitro compounds were obtained from (−)-(S)-citronellol. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp 2357–2362, November, 1998.     

Synthesis of potassium salts ofO-substitutedN-nitrohydroxylamines

Potassium salts of O-substitutedN-nitrohydroxylamines were synthesized by nitration of O-substituted.N-acetylhydroxylamines followed by treatment of the reaction products with potassium methoxide.Translated fromIzyestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 178–179, January, 1994.     

Approaches to intramolecular sialylation. 3. Synthesis of 2,4-dimethoxybenzyl ester of per-O-acetylated N-acetylneuraminic acid thioglycoside and its attempted oxidation with DDQ in the presence of nucleophiles

2,4-Dimethoxybenzyl ester of per-O-acetylated N-acetylneuraminic acid thioglycoside was synthesized and attempts at the oxidative (DDQ-induced) addition of O-nucleophiles (water and galactose derivatives with unprotected hydroxy group at C(6)) to the benzylic carbon atom of this ester were made.     

Modified coumarins. 20. Furocoumarin derivatives of cytisine

Cytisine derivatives modified by furocoumarins were synthesized using activated esters. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 230–232, May–June, 2006.     

Synthesis of pseudocyanines containing unsaturated groups at the nitrogen atom

A new method for synthesis of 1-[(2-acryloyloxyethyl)- and 1-[(2-propenyl)-2-(2-(1H)-quinolidene)-methyl]-1-ethylquinolinium iodides was proposed. The structures of the dyes obtained were studied by¹H NMR spectroscopy.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1122–1124, June, 1995.This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project No. 93-02-3467) and the International Science Foundation (Grant RCO 000).     

Synthesis of alkoxystannanes by reactions of O-(organylstannyl) carbamates with alcohols

Reactions of O-(organylstannyl) carbamates with alcohols afford alkoxystannanes and proceed most completely on heating in an excess of alcohol. The reactions provide a new approach to the synthesis of difficultly accessible alkoxystannanes.