Isoflavones of the roots of Lupinus luteus

Conclusions For the first time in the isoflavone series, a compound which has the structure of 5,7-dihydroxy-3,4-methylenedioxyisoflavone (3,4-methylenedioxyorobol) and two of its glucosides — 3,4-methylenedioxyorobol 7-O--D-glucoside and 3,4-methylenedioxyorobol 7-O--D-glucosylglucoside — and also a genistein C-monoglucoside, have been described. The isoflavones were isolated from the roots ofLupinus luteus L. by preparative chromatography on paper and on columns of polyamide. In addition, the previously known genistein, genistein 7-O--D-glucoside (genistin), and genistein 7-O--D-glucosylglucoside have been obtained.V. F. Kuprevich Institute of Experimental Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Belorussian SSR. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 162–166, March–April, 1974.     

Synthetic studies in the field of chlorobium chlorophyll

By the condensation of -halogenomethyl derivatives of pyrroles with -unsubstituted pyrroles the synthesis of the following unsymmetrical dipyrrolylmethanes has been effected: 5-benzyloxycarbonyl-5-ethoxycarbonyl-3, 3-di(-methoxycarbonylethyl)-4,4-dimethyl-2,2-dipyrrolylmethane (IIIa), 5-benzyloxycarbonyl-5-ethoxycarbonyl-3-(-methoxycarbonylethyl)-4, 4-diniethyl-3-n-propyl-2,2-dipyrrolylmethane(IIIb), 3-acetyl-5-benzyloxycarbonyl-4-ethyl-5-methoxycarbonyl-3, 4-dimethyl-2,2-dipyrrolylmethane (IIIc), and 3-bromo-5-benzyloxycarbonyl-4-ethyl-5-methoxycarbonyl-3, 4-dimethyl-2,2-dipyrrolylmethane (IIId). Hydrogenation of the unsymmetrical dipyrrolylmethanes IIIa, b, c, and d has given the corresponding monocarboxylic acids IVa, b, c, and d. The formylation of the dipyrrolylmethanemonocarboxylic acid IVa has given 5-ethoxycarbonyl-5-formyl-3,3-di(-methoxycarbonylethyl)-4, 4-dimethyl-2,2-dipyrrolylmethane (V).For communication II, see [1].Deceased.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, Vol. 6, No. 8, pp. 1045–1047, August, 1970.     

Bisindoles. 10. Synthesis of 1,2-(5,5′-diindolyl)ethane

A 2,2-diethoxycarbonyl derivative of a new bisindole system, viz., 1,2-(5,5-diindolyl)ethane, was obtained by cyclization of ethyl pyruvate sym-4,4-diphenyleneethanedihydrazone. 5-(-Phenylethyl)-2-ethoxycarbonylindole was also isolated in very low yield from the reaction products. Saponification of the 2,2-diethoxycarbonyl derivative gave the corresponding dicarboxylic acid, the thermal decarboxylation of which leads to the formation of 1,2-(5,5-diindolyl) ethane. The syn,syn and anti,anti forms of ethyl pyruvate sym-4,4-diphenyleneethane-dihydrazone were also obtained and characterized.See [1, 2] for Communications 8 and 9.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 348–351, March, 1982.     

Synthesis of 2,3,7,8-tetramethyldibenzofuran

3,4,3,4-Tetramethyldiphenyl ether readily forms 2,2-dihalo derivatives on bromination and iodination. Heating 2,2-diiodo-4,5,4,5-tetramethyldiphenyl ether with copper powder or oxidation, of 2,2-dilithio-4,5,4,5-tetramethyldiphenyl ether gives 2,3,7,8-tetramethyldibenzofuran, the structure of which was proved by alternative synthesis from 2,2-dinitroand 2,2-diamino-4,5,4,5-tetramethyldiphenyls.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1597–1599, December, 1972.     

Reaction of π-deficient aromatic heterocycles with ammonium polyhalides III. Halogenation of phenothiazin-5-oxide with benzyltriethylammonium polyhalides

Summary Halogenation of phenothiazin-5-oxide with benzyltriethylammonium polyhalides (BTEA) under mild conditions afforded chloro- and bromophenothiazines as well as a few unexpected products e.g. 1,3,7,9-tetrachloro-phenothiazin-5-oxide, 7,3-dibromo-3, 10-diphenothiazinyl tribromide, and 7,3-dichloro-3,10-diphenothiazinyl tetrachloroiodate. A new charge-transfer complex of phenothiazine-5-oxide with bromine is reported.

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Reaktion elektronenarmer aromatischer Heterocyclen mit Ammoniumpolyhalogenverbindungen, 3. Mitt. Halogenierung von Phenothiazin-5-oxid mit Benzyltriethylammoniumpolyhalogeniden

Zusammenfassung Halogenierung von Phenothiazin-5-oxid mit Benzyltriethylammoniumhalogeniden (BTEA) unter milden Bedingungen ergab neben Chlor- und Bromphenothiazinen einige unerwartete Reaktionsprodukte wir z.B. 1,3,7,9-Tetrachlorphenothiazin-5-oxid, 7,3-Dibrom-3,10-diphenothiazinylbromid und 7,3-Dichlor-3,10-diphenothiazinyltetrachloriodat. Außerdem wird über einencharge-transfer-Komplex von Phenothiazin-5-oxid mit Brom berichtet.

     

1,4-bis(4′-hydroxy-1′,2′,5′-trimethyl-4-piperidyl)-1,3-butadiyne and its derivatives

1.4-Bis(4-hydroxy-1,2,5-trimethyl-4-piperidyl)-1.3-butadiyne has been synthesized from the individual isomers of 4-ethynyl-1,2,5-trimethyl-4-piperidol. Hydrogenation, bromination, and cleavage have given, respectively, 1,4-bis(4-hydroxy-1,2,5-trimethyl-4-piperidyl)butane, 1,4-bis(4-nydroxy-1,2,5-trimethyl-4-piperidyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrabromo-1, 3-butadiene, and 4-(1,3-butadiynyl)-1,2,5-trimethyl-4-piperidol.     

Preparation and stereochemical characterization of some N-acyl-[1]benzopyrano[3,4-c]pyrazole derivatives from rotenoids

Summary Several new N-acyl derivatives of 1-(4-hydroxy-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl)-7,8-di methoxy-1,9 b,2,3,3 a,4-hexahydro-[1]benzopyrano[3,4-c]pyrazole-1-ene have been prepared by appropriate chemical transformation of isohydrazones of rotenone and amorphigenin. A study of their¹H- and¹³C-NMR spectra confirmed the presence of the twocis 3a, 9b, 2 and 3a, 9b, 2 diastereomers in the parent isohydrazones and revealed the strong predominance of the conformers withendo orientation of the 3-NAc group. The conformations due to rotation about the 1,5-bond between rings C and D in the 4-OH and 4-O-substituted compounds were also determined by taking into account the anisotropic effect of aromatic rings A and D, and the hydrogen bond between 4-OH and the 2-N atom, as well as by inspecting the Dreiding models.

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Darstellung und stereochemische Charakterisierung einiger N-Acyl-[1]benzopyrano[3,4-c]pyrazol-Derivate von Rotenoiden

Zusammenfassung Mittels geeigneter chemischer Transformationen von Isohydrazonen von Rotenon und Amorphigenin wurden einige neue N-Acyl-Derivate von 1-(4-Hydroxy-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl)-7,8-dimethoxy-1,9 b,2,3,3 a,4-hexahydro-[1]benzopyrano[3,4-c]pyrazol-1-en hergestellt. Eine Untersuchung ihrer¹H und¹³C-NMR-Spektren zeigt die Gegenwart von zweicis 3a, 9b, 2- und 3a, 9b, 2-Diastereomeren in den Ausgangs-Isohydrazonen und eine starke Bevorzugung der Konformeren mitendo-Orientierung der 3-NAc-Gruppe. Die Konformationen bezüglich der Rotation um die 1,5-Bindung zwischen Ring C und D werden für die 4-OH und 4-O-substituierten Verbindungen unter Berücksichtigung von Anisotropie-Effekten der aromatischen A- und D-Ringe, der Wasserstoffbrücken zwischen 4-OH und dem 2-N Atom und auch der Betrachtung der entspechenden Dreiding-Modelle diskutiert.

     

Structure of some components of the roots of Prangos ferulacea

Summary From a methanolic extract of the roots ofPrangos ferulacea (L) Lindl., growing in the Nakhichevan ASSR, in addition to the compounds found previously, another six substances (I–VI) have been isolated, of which (I) and (VI) have been identified as, respectively, meransin hydrate monoacetate, found for the first time in nature, and umbelliferone: and in the study of a crystalline mixture obtained from the resin of the roots of the plant under investigation collected in Armenia, two coumarins — (VII) and (VIII) — have been isolated.On the basis of a study of IR, NMR, and mass spectra and chemical properties, the structures of the six new cumarin derivatives (II–V, VII, and VIII) have been established. Compound (II) has the structure of 8-(3-methylbutenyloxy)furo-2,3:7,6-coumarin and has been called feruliden; (III) is 7-hydroxy-8-(3-hydroxy-2-senecioyloxyisopentyl) coumarin and has been called ferudiol; (IV) is 7-hydroxy-8-(3-methoxy-2-senecioyloxyisopentyl) coumarin; (V) is 5-[1-(2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylbutyroyloxy)-1-methylethyl]-4,5-dihydrofuro-2,3:7,6-coumarin and has been called lindiol; (VII) is 8-(2-hydroxy-3-methylbut-3-enyloxy)-7-methoxycoumarin and has been called ferudenol; (VIII) is 7-methoxy-8-(3-methyl-2-oxobut-3-enyl)coumarin and has been called prangone.Leningrad Sanitary-Hygenic Medical Institute. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 568–574, September–October, 1974.     

Polynuclear heterocyclic compounds based on the adduct of o-cinnamoylbenzoic acid and cyclohexanone

The product of addition of cyclohexanone to o-cinnamoylbenzoic acid, which has the 4-phenyl-8a-hydroxyperhydrochroman-2-spiro-3-phthalide structure, reacts with nitrogen-containing nucleophiles to give hydrogenated derivatives of oxa-(aza, thia)indolizinespirophthalide and pyrido[1,21,2]imidazo[2,3-a]-isoin-dole, as well as 4-R-1-phthalazones. An isoindolo[1,2-a]quinoline derivative and a compound with a 7,8-diaza-D-homosteroid skeleton were obtained from the latter.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1280–1285, September, 1986.     

Coumarins of Seseli tenuisectum

Summary The herbSeseli tenuisectum has been found to contain — in addition to anomalin — another three coumarins (C-2, C-3, and C-4) which are derivatives of khellactone.On the basis of NMR, mass, and IR spectroscopy, the products of stepwise alkaline methanolysis and hydrolysis, and conversion into pteryxin, it has been established that two of them are isomeric monoesters of khellactone and angelic acid with the structures 3-angeloyloxy-4-hydroxy- and 4-angeloyloxy-3-hydroxy-3,4-dihydroxyseselin, respectively. They have been obtained in the individual state for the first time by thin-layer chromatography, which has enabled their IR spectra to be recorded.The lactone C-4 is a diester of khellactone with the structure 4-angeloyloxy-3-isovaleryloxy-3,4-dihydroseselin.We are the first to have found these substances in plants of the flora of the USSR.Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 38–43, January–February, 1972.     

Synthesis of tetracarbocyanines by the scission of the pyrylium ring of benzopyrylocyanines

It has been shown that the reaction of monomethinecyanines containing 4-benzopyrylium residues with quaternary salts of derivatives of 2-[(1, 5, 5-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-3-ylidene)-methyl]benzothiazole leads to the scission of the pyrylium ring and the addition of the quaternary salt to the position of scission. The reaction gives tetracarbocyanines containing an o-hydroxyphenyl or an o-acetoxyphenyl substituent in the polymethine chain in addition to a hydrocarbon ring.     

Transformed steroids. 160. Reaction of 20,20-dimethoxy-16α,17α-epoxypregn-5-ene-3β, 21-diol-20-one with pyridine thiocyanate and carbethoxyhydrazine

Conclusion The reaction of 20,20-dimethoxy-16,17-epoxypregn-5-ene-3,21-diol-20-one with pyridine thiocyanate in the presence of carbethoxyhydrazine proceeds by two competing paths: cisopening of the oxide ring by a -SCN ion at the C¹⁷ atom, and substitution of one of the methoxyl groups by -NCS ion. As a result 2,20-dicarbethoxyhydrazones of pregn-5-ene-3,21-diol-20-one-[17,16-d]-1,3-oxathiolan-2-one and 20-methoxy-16,17-epoxypregn-5-ene-3-ol-[20,21-d]-1,3-oxazolidine-2-thione are formed.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 911–914, April, 1987.     

Effect of water vapor upon thermal dehydration of Mg(H2PO4)2·2H2O

The dehydration of Mg(H₂PO₄)₂·2H₂O was investigated by means of thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, IR absorption and chromatographic methods. The dehydration process and the structures of the products were found to depend considerably on the water vapor partial pressure in the gas phase. Therefore, in thermal analysis, the sample holder type had an analogous influence on the results. The dehydration end-product at 550 °C when the labyrinth crucible was used was well-crystallized Mg(PO₃)₂, whereas with the multiplate sample holder it was completely amorphous condensed magnesium phosphate.

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Zusammenfassung Mittels Thermoanalyse, Röntgendiffraktion, IR-Absorptionsspektroskopie und chromatografischen Methoden wurde die Dehydratation von Mg(H₂PO₄)₂·2H₂O untersucht. Es wurde festgestellt, daß der Dehydratationsvorgang und die Struktur der Produkte beträchtlich vom partiellen Dampfdruck von Wasser in der Gasphase abhängen. Der Probenhaltertyp in der Thermoanalyse besitzt deshalb einen analogen Einfluß auf die Ergebnisse. Wird ein Labyrinthtiegel verwendet, ist das Dehydratationsendprodukt bei 550 °C kristallines Mg(PO₃)₂, bei der Verwendung eines Mehrplattenprobenhalters hingegen erhält man amorph kondensiertes Magnesiumphosphat.

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Mg(H₂PO₄)₂·2H₂O , , - . , , , () . , 550 °C Mg(PO₃)₂, .

     

Optisch aktive,aromatische Spirane, 8. Mitt.: Darstellung optisch aktiver, 5, 5′, 6′-trisubstituierter 2,2′-Spirobiindane bekannter Chiralität und enantiomerer Reinheit

Starting from (+) (2R) methyl 5-ethyl-2,2-spirobiindane-5-carboxylate of known enantiomeric purity 79 optically active, configurationally correlated 5,5,6-trisubstituted 2,2-spirobiindanes (2–7) were prepared for the purpose of testing a shortened polynomal Ansatz for chirality functions. Their optical rotations and¹H-nmr spectra are reported.In this context several 6-substituted 5-ethylindanes (1) were prepared as model compounds for synthetic transformations.

     

1,2-bis(2',6'-dimethyl-i',3'-dioxa-6'-aza-2'-silacyclooctyl-2')ethane and the corresponding ethylene and acetylene derivatives

Conclusions The reaction of 1,2-bis(methyldimethoxysilyl)ethane and the corresponding ethylene and acetylene derivatives with bis(2-hydroxyethyl)methylamine gives 1,2-bis(2,6-dimethyl-1,3-dioxa-6-aza-2-silacyclooctyl-2)ethane and the corresponding ethylene and acetylene derivatives. Analogously, 1,2-bis(vinyldimethoxysilyl)acetylene gave 1,2-bis(2-vinyl-6-methyl-1,3-dioxa-6-aza-2-silacyclooctyl-2)acetylene.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1420–1421, June, 1988.     

Optisch aktive aromatische Spirane, 18. Mitt.: Darstellung von optisch aktiven 4,4′-disubstituierten 2,2′-Spirobi-s-hydrindacenen

Summary All optically active title compounds were obtained from the 4,4-diacetyl-spiro compound2; (+)- and (–)-2 were accessible by chromatography on triacetyl cellulose in ethanol. The enantiomeric purities were established from chromatographic data. The chirality (–)-(2R) was deduced for all new compounds on the basis of the CD spectra of (–)-2 and (–)-2,2-spirobi-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobenzo[f]indane). From the molar rotations of these 4,4-disubstituted 2,2-spirobiindanes (empirical) ligand parameters were determined (using the so-called shortened approach). Generally, the values of in these compounds are higher than those of the analogous tetrahydrobenzoindane derivatives.

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The maximum kinetic mechanism and rate constants in the H2?O2 system

The maximum (in a combinatorial sense) kinetic mechanism of hydrogen oxidation is defined and the rate constants of all elementary steps are given. The possible error limit is given for each elementary step.

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1-Aryl-6-azauracile, 4. Mitt.: Die Synthese des 1-Phenyl-5-[5′-methyl-1′,2′,4′-oxdiazolyl-(3′)]-6-azauracils und einiger seiner Derivate

Zusammenfassung Arylhydrazon-cyanacetylcarbamidsäureäthylester (I) wurde durch Einwirkung einer Na₂CO₃-Lösung auf 1-Aryl-5-cyan-6-azauracile (II)^1,2 cyclisiert. Nitrile (II) wurden durch Addition von Hydroxylamin in entsprechende Amidoxime (III) übergeführt, welche durch Kochen mit Acetanhydrid die zugehörigen 1-Aryl-5-[5-methyl-1,2,4-oxdiazolyl(3)]-6-azauracile (IV) lieferten.

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Aryl hydrazone-cyanoacetylcarbamic acid ethyl esters (I) have been cyclized in Na₂CO₃ soln. yielding 1-aryl-5-cyano-6-azauraciles (II)^1,2. Addition of NH₂OH to the nitriles (II) gave the corresponding amidoximes (III), which by refluxing with Ac₂O were converted to the corresponding 1-aryl-5-[5-methyl-1, 2, 4-oxdiazolyl(3)]-6-azauraciles (IV).

     

Synthesis and protonation of 2,3′-biquinolyl dianions

It has been shown that the reaction of 2, 3-biquinolyls with an excess of lithium in tetrahydrofuran leads to the formation of dianions, treatment of which with water or D₂O gives 1, 4-dihydro-2, 3-biquinolyls or their 4-D derivatives in good yield. Oxidation of the latter leads to 4-D-2,3-biquinolyl. The reduction of 2, 3-biquinolyl has been studied.Stavropol State University, Stavropol 355009. Rostov State University, Rostov-on-Don 344090. Russian University of Chemical Technology, Moscow 125190. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1391–1394, October, 1996. Original article submitted September 10, 1996.