2-(Glucosylthio)ethyl Groups as Potential Biolabile Phosphate- Protecting Groups of Mononucleotides

The in vitro anti-HIV effects and the stability studies of mononucleoside phosphotriester derivatives 1 – 3 of 3′-azido-3′-deoxythymidine (AZT) containing 2-(glucosylthio)ethyl moieties as potential biolabile phosphate-protecting groups are reported. The results of the anti-HIV evaluation demonstrate that the described compounds act via the release of the free nucleoside analogue and cannot be considered as mononucleotide prodrugs (pronucleotides). These data can be related to the lack of substrate affinity of these derivatives towards target-enzymes as corroborated by decomposition studies in various media and experiments with a purified β-D glucosidase.     

Synthesis,Characterization, and Thermal Behavior of Carboranyl–Styrene Decorated Octasilsesquioxanes: Influence of the Carborane Clusters on Photoluminescence

Novel polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) or octasilsesquioxanes with carboranyl–styrene fragments attached to each corner are described. These compounds have been synthesized by olefin‐metathesis reactions between octavinylsilsesquioxane and carboranyl–styrene compounds that possess different substituents (Ph, Me, or H). In all cases, these reactions, which were catalyzed by the Grubbs catalyst, are highly regioselective and yield exclusively the E isomers. The existence of the carborane cage in the POSS structure induces a remarkable thermal stability in these compounds. After combustion at 1000 °C, these carboranyl–POSS compounds exhibit a mass loss lower than 10 %. The UV/Vis absorption data of these carboranyl–POSS compounds shows a slight bathochromic shift with respect to the carboranyl–styrene monomers, with an absorption maximum around 262 nm. Nevertheless, important differences in the emission spectra of the carboranyl–POSS compounds with regard to their carboranyl–styrene precursors are observed; the phenyl‐o‐carborane‐containing POSS compound exhibits the highest fluorescence intensity (Φ_F=44 %), whereas for the POSS compound bearing the methyl substituent, and for the unsubstituted o‐carborane clusters, the fluorescence intensity is much lower (Φ_F=9 and 2 %, respectively). This is precisely the reverse of what occurs with the monomers, in which the unsubstituted o‐carboranyl–styrene compound exhibits the highest Φ_F, and a quenching of the fluorescence is observed in the phenyl‐o‐carboranyl–styrene compound. In addition, a large red shift of around 100 nm is observed for the POSS compounds with respect to their precursors. These experimental results can only be accounted for by the spatial ordering induced by the POSS core that eases interactions, which otherwise would not occur. These results have been confirmed by time‐dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) calculations that exclude a photoinduced electron transfer (PET) process in the POSS compounds.     

Dérivés diglycosyliques. Communication préliminaire

Diglycosyl Derivatives. Preliminary communication Novel types of diglycosyl compounds, some of them bearing a resemblance to natural di- or tri-saccharides are described: a diglycosyldiyne ( 1 ), a diglycosylthiophene ( 2 ), a diglycosylaziridine ( 3 ), a diglycosyldioxolane ( 4 ), as well as six C,N-diglycosylnitrones, 9b–9f and 14 . These C,N-diglycosylnitrones, on treatment with an acetylenic Grignard reagent, led to the expected acetylenic diglycosyl-hydroxylamine 11 , whereas diglycosylisoxazolines (f. ex. 10 ) were obtained when these nitrones underwent 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition to acetylenic compounds.     

Synthetische Juvenilhormone 2. Mitteilung. p-Substituierte 2-Methyl-3-phenyl-propen(1)-carbonsäurederivate

In the second communication the synthesis of para-substituted 2-methyl-3-phenylpropen(1)-carboxylic acid derivatives is described: Phenylacetone compounds are formed by decarboxylation of a glycidicester; these react according to the Wadsworth-Emmons (Wittig-Horner)-reaction with the corresponding phosphonates to the title compounds. NMR. data show the formation of the steric isomers of 3-Phenyl-2-methyl-propen-1- and 3-Phenyl-2-methylpropen-2-carboxylic acid derivatives.     

Advancements in the Synthesis and Applications of Cationic N‐Heterocycles through Transition Metal‐Catalyzed C−H Activation

Cationic N‐heterocycles are an important class of organic compounds largely present in natural and bioactive molecules. They are widely used as fluorescent dyes for biological studies, as well as in spectroscopic and microscopic methods. These compounds are key intermediates in many natural and pharmaceutical syntheses. They are also a potential candidate for organic light‐emitting diodes (OLEDs). Because of these useful applications, the development of new methods for the synthesis of cationic N‐heterocycles has received a lot of attention. In particular, many C?H activation methodologies that realize high step‐ and atom‐economies toward these compounds have been developed. In this review, recent advancements in the synthesis and applications of cationic N‐heterocycles through C?H activation reactions are summarized. The new C?H activation reactions described in this review are preferred over their classical analogs.     

Hydrazine-based polyimides and model compounds

The reaction of hydrazine hydrate with aromatic anhydrides may give either N-amino imides or cyclohydrazides. The conditions that favor the formation of N-aminoimides, in which the imide contains respectively a 5- and 6-membered ring, are discussed. These compounds may be reacted with aromatic anhydrides to give N-N-linked imides. The properties of a number of model compounds and polymers are described, and it is shown that those compounds which have alternating 5- and 6-membered imide rings give the maximum oxidative stability in air at 400°C.     

A Facile,One-Pot Synthesis of Azoic Compounds and Anthraquinone Derivatives Containing Dialkyl Phosphoryl Moieties in Multicomponent Reactions

Protonation of the reactive 1:1 intermediates produced in the reactions between triphenylphosphine and dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates by 1-amino-anthraquinone or 1,5-diphenylcarbazone as a core dye leads to vinyl phosphonium salts, which undergo Michael addition with conjugate base of NH compounds to produce stable phosphorus ylides as novel dyes in fairly good yields. These ylides can exist in two geometrical isomers (Z) and (E) for 3, because the negative charge of the ylide moiety of these compounds are strongly conjugated with the adjacent carbonyl group. Rotation around the carbon–carbon double bond is slow in the (Z) and (E) geometrical isomers on the NMR time scale at ambient temperature. These compounds are assigned by their IR, ¹H, ¹³C NMR spectral data as well as their mass spectroscopic data.     

The Crystal Structure of YPdSi,the Isotypic Compounds LnPdSi (Ln = Gd–Lu), and their Structural Relation to some other Equiatomic Compounds of the Rare Earth and Transition Metals with Main Group Elements

The nine title compounds were prepared from the elements by arc-melting and subsequent heat treatment in resistance and high-frequency furnaces. The crystal structure of these isotypic compounds was determined for YPdSi from single-crystal X-ray diffractometer data: Pmmn, a = 430.8(1) pm, b = 1391.2(1) pm, c = 743.1(1) pm, Z = 8, R = 0.024 for 417 structure factors and 40 variable parameters. The crystal structures of the isotypic compounds GdPdSi and ErPdSi were also refined from single-crystal data. The structure is of a new type. It consists of condensed, six-membered rings of alternating palladium and silicon atoms with Pd–Si bond distances varying between 249.6 and 258.8 pm. These two-dimensionally infinite nets are connected to each other via weak Pd–Si and Si–Si bonds with bond distances of 276.3 and 259.5 pm. The rare earth atoms are situated above and below the six-membered palladium-silicon rings in a manner as it is known for the aluminum atoms in the AlB₂ type structure. The crystal-chemical similarities and topologies of several structures derived from the aristotype AlB₂ (including those of BaPtSb, EuAuGe, KHg₂, ZrBeSi, and TiNiSi) are described, emphasizing their group-subgroup relationships. The previously reported compound ”︁Er₂Pd₂Si”︁”︁ has the same structure as has been found here for ErPdSi.     

Synthesis and rearrangements of 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazocin-6(1H)ones

The preparation of 3-benzenesulfonyl- and 3-benzoyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazoein-6(1H)-ones by intramolecular acylation is described. Acid catalyzed rearrangements of these 3-benzazocin-6-ones occurs by 3,4-bond cleavage, which is followed by intramolecular or intermolecular alkylation, to produce indanones (i.e. XIV) or a 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline (II), respectively. In addition to spectral support for these structures, an independent synthesis of II is described from a known 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline. Two rearrangements of 3-benzazocin-6-ones under alkaline conditions are also described, and the products are again evidence for 3,4-bond cleavage to vinylphenones. These beuzazocine rearrangements have been observed only with the 6-keto compounds.     

Analysis of diterpenoid compounds from the latex of two Euphorbiaceae by liquid chromatography‒electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry

The latex of Euphorbia papillosa A.St.-Hil. and Sapium glandulosum (L.) Morong was phytochemically investigated by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. The results reveal the presence of tigliane-type diterpenoid compounds, particularly 12-deoxyphorbol esters, in both species. In addition, ingenane-type diterpene esters were found in the latex of E. papillosa. The latex of S. glandulosum showed only tigliane-type diterpenes, confirming the literature data on this genus. According to mass data, we are proposing the presence of 10 compounds derived from 12-deoxyphorbol monoesters and diesters, from one 12-deoxyphorbaldehyde, from two ingenol derivatives and from one nitrogen-containing phorbol ester in the latex of the analysed species. Considering that 12-deoxy tigliane diterpenes are described as antitumour and antiviral agents, these results indicate a pharmacological potential for these two Euphorbiaceae species.     

Neuartige Isomeriefälle bei 1:2-CrIII- und CoIII-Komplexen von o,o'-Dihydroxyazoverbindungen: Pyramidal gebundener Stickstoff mit hoher Inversionsbarriere?

From the dimensions described in previously known X-ray structure analyses and from NMR.-spectroscopical datas of a 1:2 Co^III complex it is concluded that metal chelates of two and tri-dentated azo compounds are present in the diketo or quinone mono hydrazone form, provided that such a form is possible. As the metal atoms replaces the hydrazone proton the coordinating nitrogen atom can be predetermined. For the first time in the case of 1:2 Cr complexes from o,o'-dihydroxy azo compounds small amounts of byproducts have been observed which have the empirical composition of the main complexes. As the coordinated nitrogen atom is sp³-hybridized, its three bonds should be arranged in a pyramidal form. Therefore the ligands should be slightly bent. In the 1:2 Cr complexes where two of these ligands are coordinated to the metal atom perpendicularly to each other (Drew-Pfitzner-arrangement) 3 conformers (+ 3 mirror images) are possible. These conformers are ascribed to one group of the observed isomeric complexes. For another group it is supposed that at least one ligand is coordinated in the plane azo form. The postulated thrice bonded nitrogen atom possesses the requirements for a high inversion barrier: it is a member of two ortho condensed rings; moreover, it is bound to a Lewis acid. No such system seems to have been described, but in some published X-ray structure analyses, there is evidence to be found of its existence.     

Electron densities and chemical bonding in TiC,TiN, and TiO derived from energy band calculations

The chemical bonding in the interesting class of refractory transition metal compounds is illustrated for TiC, TiN, and TiO. Self-consistent augmented plane wave (APW ) calculations are already available for these compounds. Using the respective potentials we have repeated the band calculations on a finer k grid with the linearized APW method to obtain accurate densities of states (DOS ). These DOS can be divided into local partial contributions to characterize the bonding. Further information can be obtained from a decomposition of the metal d DOS into t_2g and e_g symmetry components. These partial local DOS are compared with the LCAO counterpart and give a first picture of the chemical bonding in these compounds. The electron densities corresponding to the occupied valence states are obtained from the LAPW calculations. They provide further insight into characteristic trends in the series from TiC to TiO: around the nonmetal site the density shows increasing localization; around the metal site the deviation from spherical symmetry changes from e_g to t_2g. These effects can be traced back to the three types of valence bands. Electron density plots of characteristic band states (all energies of a selected k point in the Brillouin zone) will be shown. These plots can describe the different types of bonding occurring in these systems.     

Proton magnetic resonance studies of compounds with bridgehead nitrogen atoms—XX: The NMR spectra and stereochemistry of some hexahydropyrido[2, 1-c] [1, 4] oxazin-3(4H)-ones and related compounds

A series of substituted hexahydropyrido [2,1-c] [1,4] oxazin-3(4H)-ones has been synthesised, and the configurations of these bicyclic lactones assigned utilising chemical and spectral data. All the compounds adopt trans-fused conformations and the conformation of the lactone ring is discussed with reference to the magnitude of the geminal coupling constant of the N? CH₂? C(O)? O protons, and the vicinal couplings between the angular proton and the methylene protons adjacent to the ring oxygen atom. The lactone ring conformation is shown to differ slightly from the half chair conformation described for some monocyclic δ -lactones. The synthesis and NMR spectra of some related compounds possessing the bridgehead N? CH₂? C(O)? O system are discussed and these compounds are also shown to adopt a trans-fused ring conformation.     

Synthesis of 10-deazapteroic and 11-deazahomopteroic acids

The syntheses of 10-deazapteroic and 11-deazahomopteroic acids are described. These compounds along with their simple 6-phenylalkylpteridinol relatives were found to be inactive as antimalarial agents against the Plasmodium berghei or Plasmodium gallinaceum strains. 10-Deazapteroie acid was a potent growth inhibitor of Streptococcus faecium both in the pteridine and tetrahydropteridine forms.     

Software improvements for gas chromatography-mass spectrometry-calculator system used in the analysis of trace organic compounds from environmenta samples

Computer programs are described which have significantly increased the capabilities of a low-cost gas chromatogaphy-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)-calculator system. These programs allow storage on floppy disk of ion abundance and retention time data for the total ion current and as many as six mass chromatograms in addition to mass spectra taken at the top of eluting GC peaks. Manufacturer-supplied software was only capable of storing the mass spectra. Ion abundance data may be displayed by means of a flexible, interactive program which uses an x–y plotter. Both qualitative and quantitative analyses may be performed for selected compounds in a single GC-MS run. Examples of the use of this software in the analysis of benzene extracts of incinerator fly-ash samples are presented.     

Fused v-triazolo-heterocycles. Part 2. Synthesis of 4H-v-triazolo[1,5-d] [1,3,4]oxadiazin-4-ones from the 1-aroylamino-v-triazole-5-carboxylic acids

The synthesis of some 4H-v-triazolo[1,5-d] [1,3,4]oxadiazin-4-ones is described. They are prepared by the reaction of the corresponding 1-aroylamino-v-triazole-5-carboxylic acids with thionyl chloride in the presence of pyridine. The spectroscopic data of these new compounds are also reported.     

Analysis of the 1H and 13C NMR spectra of bicyclo[6.2.1]undecane ring systems

A detailed NMR analysis with full assignment of the ¹H and ¹³C spectral data for two polycyclic compounds is described. These compounds are derivatives of the product obtained from the pericyclic reaction between cyclopentadiene and tropone. Peculiar intriguing conformational features of these molecules are discussed. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Solvent-free synthesis of heterocyclic compounds using microwaves

Microwave-enhanced solvent-free synthetic approach is described that features simplicity, manipulative ease of the operation and conservation of solvents as the main advantages. This eco-friendly approach, which has found application in facile organic functional group transformations, is applied to rapid assembly of heterocyclic compounds. A variety of solid state reactions are described that occur rapidly at ambient pressure under solventless conditions and provide ready access to intermediates such as enamines and α-tosyloxyketones which can be transformed in situ to biologically significant heterocyclic compounds such as isoflav-3-enes, flavones, quinolones, 2-aroylbenzo[b]furans and thiazoles in one-pot operation. Multicomponent reactions under these solvent-free conditions can be adapted for high speed parallel synthesis and are exemplified by assembly of dihydropyrimidine-2(1H)-ones (Biginelli reaction) and imidazo[1,2-a]annulated pyridines, pyrazines and pyrimidines (Ugi reaction) which may have potential in building a library of such compounds.     

Cytotoxic Components from the Leaves of Schefflera Taiwaniana

The isolation and identification of eighteen components from the leaves of Schefflera taiwaniana are presented. Their structures were determined on the basis of spectral data as well as direct comparison with authentic samples. These compounds include two polyacetylenes, one carotenoid‐like, three sesquiterpenes, one diterpene, four triterpenes, two tocopherols, and five alkyl 4‐hydroxycinnamate mixtures. Among these, 4‐hydroxy‐trans‐cinnamic acid docosyl ester and 4‐hydroxy‐cis‐cinnamic acid tetracosyl ester are new compounds. Some of these components exhibit cytotoxic activity.     

Synthesis and photocyclization of some 4-(5)arylethenylimidazoles

The synthesis of eleven 4-(5)arylethenylimidazoles and their separation into cis and trans isomers is described. Ir, uv, nmr, and mass spectrometric data of the compounds are given. The photocyclization of the unsubstituted and p-substituted compounds is reported.