Total Synthesis of Aquayamycin

An efficient and practical total synthesis of aquayamycin has been accomplished. The highly oxidized and stereochemically complex tetracyclic ring system was constructed using three key reactions: 1) highly diastereoselective 1,2‐addition of C‐glycosyl naphthyllithium to a cyclic ketone, 2) indium‐mediated site‐selective allylation‐rearrangement sequence of naphthoquinone, and 3) diastereoselective intramolecular pinacol coupling. This synthetic strategy offers a novel and efficient pathway to prepare aquayamycin‐type angucycline antibiotics.     

Azaindole derivatives

The reaction of 6-chloro-7-azaindolines with naphthyllithium and subsequent treatment with benzophenone give (7-aza-6-indolinyl)diphenylcarbinol and 6-unsubstituted 7-azaindolines, the ratios of the amounts of which are determined by the character of the substituent attached to the nitrogen atom in the 1 position of the azaindoline molecules. In the presence of acidic catalysts (1-butyl-4-methyl-7-aza-6-indolinyl)diphenylcarbinol undergoes dehydration to 1-butyl-4-methyl-6-diphenylmethyl-7-azaindole. Ideas regarding the mechanism of this reaction are expressed.See [1] for communication L.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1527–1530, November, 1977.The authors thank Yu. N. Sheinker, K. F. Turchin, L. F. Linberg, E. M. Peresleni, and T. Ya. Filipenko for conducting the spectral investigations.     

Anorganische Bi(cyclopentasilanyle): Synthese und spektroskopische Charakterisierung

Inorganic Bi(cyclopentasilanyls): Synthesis and Spectroscopic Characterization Nonachloro- or nonabromocyclopentasilane, which are accessible from nonaphenylcyclopentasilane with HX/AlX₃ (X = Cl, Br), easily can be converted to the bicyclic oligosilanes bi(nonachlorocyclopentasilanyl) ( 7 ) and bi(nonabromocyclopentasilanyl) ( 8 ) upon treatment with (t-bu)₂Hg. The phenylderivative bi(nonaphenylcyclopentasilanyl) ( 6 ) can be synthesized from bromononaphenylcyclopentasilane with naphthyllithium. The reaction of 6 with HX/AlX₃ again affords 7 or 8 . When 7 or 8 are reacted with LiAlH₄, about 15% of cyclopentasilane are obtained along with the expected product bi(cyclopentasilanyl), what demonstrates the remarkable sensitivity of the central Si? Si-bond in 7 and 8 towards nucleophilic attack. A smaller binding energy of the central Si? Si-bond in 7 and 9 , however, cannot be deduced from mass spectroscopic studies.     

Heterocyclic analogs of pleiadiene str]XXVI. Reaction of 1-methylperimidine and 1-methyl-2-chloroperimidine with alkali metals and their naphthalenides

1-Methylperimidine reacts with alkali metals or their naphthalenides to give, depending on the nature of the metal and the experimental conditions, an anion radical or a dianion. The latter are converted to a mixture of 1-methyl- and 1-methy1-2,3-dihydroperimidines. In the case of naphthyllithium, 1-methyl-2--naphthylperimidine was also isolated in 30% yield. 1-Methyl-2-chloroperimidine reacts with the same reagents to give primarily 1-methylperimidine. 1-Methyl-2,3-dihydroperimidine and 1,1-dimethyl-2,2-diperimidinyl are also formed in small amounts.See [1] for communication XXV.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 825–830, June, 1977.     

Intramolecularly donor-stabilized silenes: Part 5. Generation and conversion of 1-[2,6-bis(alkoxymethyl)phenyl]- and 1-(8-alkoxynaphthyl)-1,2,2-tris(trimethylsilyl)silenes

1-(8-Methoxy-1-naphthyl)-1,2,2-tris(trimethylsilyl)silene (10) and the 1-[2,6-bis(alkoxymethyl)phenyl]-1,2,2-tris(trimethylsilyl)silenes (12a-d) were generated by the reaction of (dichloromethyl)tris(trimethylsilyl)silane (1) with two molar equivalents of 8-methoxy-1-naphthyllithium or 2,6-bis(alkoxymethyl)phenyllithium (8a-d), respectively, but proved to be unstable. 10 was trapped with excess of the applied naphthyllithium reagent to give 1,1-bis(8-methoxy-1-naphthyl)-1-[bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl]-2,2,2-trimethyldisilane (11); and 12a-d underwent spontaneous conversions and formed two types of substituted 2-oxa-1-silaindane derivatives (13a,b and 14b-d). Whereas silenes with an intramolecular amine coordination are thermally stable compounds which can be isolated, the intramolecular coordination of an ether group to the electrophilic silene silicon atom does not provide a comparable stabilization to the SiC system and the respective derivatives generated were converted into resultant products.     

Reactions of substituted pyridines and their N-oxides with ethanolic sodium hydroxide and various alkoxides

2-Benzoylpyridine 1-oxide with ethanoiic sodium hydroxide yielded acyl nucleophilic displacement products and a redox product, 2-(α-hydroxybenzyl)pyridine. 3-Benzoylpyridine 1-oxide under the same conditions yielded only a reduction product, 3-(α-hydroxybenzyl)-pyridine 1-oxide, whereas 4-benzoylpyridine 1-oxide yielded only a redox product, 4-(α-hydroxy-benzyl)pyridine. The redox reaction which is promoted by base occurs with an α-hydroxybenzylpyridine 1-oxide which results from a carbonyl reduction of the starting material. The benzoyl-pyridine 1-oxides reacted qualitatively the same with sodium ethoxide or isopropoxide as they did with ethanoiic sodium hydroxide, but they reacted differently with potassium t-butoxide or aluminum isopropoxide. The cyano- and benzenesulfonyl-pyridine 1-oxides reacted with ethanolic sodium hydroxide to yield pyridinecarboxylic acids and 1-hydroxypyridones, respectively.     

Sodium Butyrate Attenuates AGEs-Induced Oxidative Stress and Inflammation by Inhibiting Autophagy and Affecting Cellular Metabolism in THP-1 Cells

In recent years, sodium butyrate has gained increased attention for its numerous beneficial properties. However, whether sodium butyrate could alleviate inflammatory damage by macrophage activation and its underlying mechanism remains unclear. The present study used an advanced glycosylation products- (AGEs-) induced inflammatory damage model to study whether sodium butyrate could alleviate oxidative stress, inflammation, and metabolic dysfunction of human monocyte-macrophage originated THP-1 cells in a PI3K-dependent autophagy pathway. The results indicated that sodium butyrate alleviated the AGEs-induced oxidative stress, decreased the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS), increased malondialdehyde (MDA) and mRNA expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines of interleukin (IL)-1β and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and increased the content of superoxide dismutase (SOD). Sodium butyrate reduced the protein expression of the NLR family, pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) and Caspase-1, and decreased the nucleus expression of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB). Sodium butyrate decreased the expression of light-chain-associated protein B (LC3B) and Beclin-1, and inhibited autophagy. Moreover, sodium butyrate inhibited the activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway in AGEs-induced THP-1 cells. In addition, the metabolomics analysis showed that sodium butyrate could affect the production of phosphatidylcholine, L-glutamic acid, UDP-N-acetylmuraminate, biotinyl-5’-AMP, and other metabolites. In summary, these results revealed that sodium butyrate inhibited autophagy and NLRP3 inflammasome activation by blocking the PI3K/Akt/NF-κB pathway, thereby alleviating oxidative stress, inflammation, and metabolic disorder induced by AGEs.     

双甲基化大豆苷元磺酸盐的合成、晶体结构及活性研究

以大豆苷元为原料合成了强水溶性异黄酮类化合物7,4′-二甲氧基异黄酮-3′-磺酸钠(1)和7,4′-二甲氧基异黄酮-3′-磺酸铜(2).X射线单晶衍射分析表明,化合物1的分子组成为[Na(H₂O)₂](C₁₇H₁₃O₄SO₃),Na的配位数为6,且相邻钠离子以7,4′-二甲氧基异黄酮-3′-磺酸根氧原子桥连,与两个磺酸根的3个氧原子和1个S原子组成六元环,六元环通过Na-O配位键彼此稠合,在晶体结构中形成延伸的锯齿状聚合八面体配位钠离子链;这些钠离子链之间又通过配位水与配位水、磺酸根之间的氢键作用自组装成二维结构的超分子离子聚合物.化合物2的分子组成为[Cu(H₂O)₆](C₁₇H₁₃O₄SO₃)₂·8H₂O,Cu(Ⅱ)位于对称中心上.[Cu(H₂O)₆]²⁺,C₁₇H₁₃O₄SO^-₃和H₂O之间存在多种氢键;并且异黄酮环反平行排列存在π…π的堆积作用.氢键和π…π的堆积作用使化合物2自组装成三维结构的超分子.抗缺氧缺血活性试验结果表明,它们的抗缺氧缺血活性比大豆苷元的高.     

Synthesis of new carbamate derivatives of indole and their modification

Oximation of indoles having a methoxycarbonylamino group on C⁵ and an acyl group on C³ with hydroxylamine hydrochloride in the presence of pyridine gave the corresponding oximes. The reduction of the 3-C=O group with sodium tetrahydridoborate in the presence of sodium hydroxide was accompanied by removal of the methoxycarbonyl group at the pyrrole nitrogen atom with formation of racemic alcohols. 1,4-Addition of 1-(pyridin-3-yl)butane-1,3-dione to dimethyl 1,4-benzoquinone diimine N,N′-dicarboxylate in dioxane in the presence of sodium methoxide, followed by heating in boiling 22% hydrochloric acid, afforded methyl 2-methyl-5-(methoxycarbonylamino)-3-(pyridin-3-ylcarbonyl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate. 3-(Dimethylamino)-1-(4-methyl-1,2,5-oxadiazol-3-yl)prop-2-en-1-one reacted with N,N′-bis(methoxycarbonyl)- and N,N′-bis(phenylsulfonyl)-1,4-benzoquinone diimines in methylene chloride and acetic acid, respectively, in the presence of BF₃ · Et₂O to produce indoles having a 1,2,5-oxadiazolylcarbonyl group on C₃.     

Efficient synthesis and characterization of novel bis-heterocyclic derivatives and benzo-fused macrocycles containing oxazolone or imidazolone subunits

Bis(3-(arylthiomethyl)benzaldehydes), linked to aliphatic spacers via ethers, were prepared and used as key synthons for the bis(2-phenyloxazol-5(4H)-ones) via their reaction with benzoylglycine in acetic anhydride in the presence of fused sodium acetate at 100°C for 6 hours. Bis(oxazol-5(4H)-ones) were reacted with the appropriate aromatic or heterocyclic amines in glacial acetic acid in the presence of fused sodium acetate at 100°C for 24 hours to afford a novel series of bis(2-phenylimidazol-4-ones) and their related hybrids with benzo[d]thiazole and pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione. Moreover, bis(oxazol-5(4H)-ones) reacted with (4-aminobenzoyl)glycine to afford bis[(4-(5-oxo-1H-imidazol-1-yl)benzoyl)glycine] derivatives followed by their reaction with anisaldehyde in acetic anhydride containing fused sodium acetate at 100°C for 12 hours to afford bis(5-oxo-1H-imidazol-1-yloxazol-5(4H)-one) hybrids. Furthermore, bis(3-(arylthiomethyl)benzaldehydes) were reacted with 2,2′-(terephthaloylbis(azanediyl))diacetic acid in acetic anhydride containing fused sodium acetate at 100°C for 12 hours to give benzo-fused macrocycles containing oxazolone subunits which reacted with appropriate aromatic amines in DMF and glacial acetic acid containing fused sodium acetate at 100°C for 24 hours to give benzo-fused macrocycles containing imidazolone subunits.     

Rapid isolation of carcinogen-bound DNA and RNA by hydroxyapatite chromatography.

Carcinogen-bound DNA and RNA are conveniently isolated by solvent extraction and hydroxyapatite (HAP) chromatography. Tissue is suspended in 8 M urea-0.24 M sodium phosphate-1% sodium dodecyl sulfate-10 mM EDTA, pH 6.8 (MUP-SDS-EDTA) and extracted with chloroform-isoamyl alcohol-phenol (24:1:25; CIP) to remove protein. RNA and DNA are separated by passing the aqueous solution through an HAP column; RNA is eluted with MUP, DNA with 0.48 M sodium phosphate, pH 6.8. Examples presented are: (1) calf thymus DNA that has been reacted with N-acetoxy-2-acetylaminofluorene (N-OAc-AAF), (2) isolated intact rat hepatocytes incubated with N-hydroxy-AAF and (3) livers from Sprague-Dawley rats treated with N-hydroxy-AAF.     

Degradative ring opening of pyrido and pyrazino 3-benzenesulfonyloxyuracils and their conversion to condensed pyrazolones and triazolones

Ring opening, followed by an immediate Lossen rearrangement, of 3-benzenesulfonyloxypyrido[3,2-d, 3,4-d and 4,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)diones with sodium methoxide in methanol furnished good yields of the methyl esters of 3-[2-(methoxycarbonyl)hydrazino]-2-, 3-[2-(methoxycarbonylhydrazino]-4- and 4-[2-(methoxycarbonyl)hydrazino]-3-pyridinecarboxylic acids, respectively. These hydrazino esters were cyclized to the corresponding pyridopyrazolones. However, the reaction of 3-benzenesulfonyloxypyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)dione with sodium methoxide produced 8-methoxycarbonyl-s-triazolo[4,5-a]pyridin-3(2H)one. In similar fashion, sodium methoxide converted 3-benzenesulfonyloxylumazine to 8-methoxycarbonyl-s-triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-3(2H)one.     

Zum Mechanismus der Thermischen Dehydratisierung von Natriumdihydrogenphosphat

Mechanism of Thermal Dehydration of Sodium Dihydrogenphosphate The thermal dehydration of sodium dihydrogenphosphate (P₁) to sodium cyclotriphosphate (CP₃) and sodium polyphosphate, the so-called Maddrell's salt (MS), is controlled by nucleation and crystallization of CP₃ and MS, respectively. The wellknown influence of various formation conditions on the CP₃:MS product ratio is caused by amorphous and crystalline intermediate phases and their ability to form CP₃ or MS nuclei. On seeding P₁ with CP₃ or MS the dehydration proceeds structure-controlled via dihydrogendiphosphate to pure CP₃ or pure MS. The particularities of thermal dehydration of crystalline sodium dihydrogendiphosphate, and also the dehydration and reorganization of sodium phosphate glasses (Na:P = 1:1) with different mean chain lengths, under formation of CP₃ or MS are described.     

抗氧剂亚硫酸钠、亚硫酸氢钠及焦亚硫酸钠氧化反应速率常数的测定

为评价抗氧剂的抗氧化能力, 测定了抗氧剂亚硫酸钠、亚硫酸氢钠及焦亚硫酸钠在水溶液中与氧反应的速率常数. 在溶液中连续通入足量的氧气, 维持溶解氧浓度恒定. 用碘量法测定亚硫酸钠、亚硫酸氢钠及焦亚硫酸钠在水溶液中不同时刻的浓度, 用氧电极测定溶液中溶解氧的浓度, 作出亚硫酸钠、亚硫酸氢钠及焦亚硫酸钠的降解曲线, 计算亚硫酸钠、亚硫酸氢钠及焦亚硫酸钠氧化反应速率常数. 结果表明, 亚硫酸钠、亚硫酸氢钠及焦亚硫酸钠在水溶液中与氧的反应均为零级反应. 由于在溶液中这三种抗氧剂存在解离平衡, 当溶液的pH值相同时这三种抗氧剂实质上是一样的, 其平均表观反应速率常数在25 ℃温度和pH 6.8, 4.0及9.2条件下分别为(1.34±0.03)×10^－3, (1.20±0.02)×10^－3和(6.58±0.02)×10^－3 mol•L^－1•h^－1.     

1,2,4-Triazines. 8. Reduction of 4-methyl-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)-ones with sodium borohydride. Regioselective preparation of dihydro-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)-ones

Reduction of 3-methylthio-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)-one ( 1a ) with sodium borohydride afforded 3-methylthio-1,6-dihydrotriazin-5(4H)-one ( 2b ) selectively. 3-Methylthio-6-t-butyl-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)-one ( 1d ) reacted with sodium borohydride to give mainly 6-t-butyl-2,3-dihydro-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)-one ( 3d ). The reaction of various 4-methyl-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)-ones with sodium borohydride and the influence of bulkiness and electronic effect of the substituents at the 3- and 6-positions upon the product ratio, are also discussed.     

Synthesis of novel cyclodextrin derivatives by aromatic spacer insertion and their inclusion ability

Novel cyclic host molecules were synthesized by the insertion of three types of aromatic spacers into the skeleton of permethylated α-cyclodextrin. These host molecules formed a 1:1 complex with sodium 3- and 4-nitrobenzenesulfonates (3- and 4-NBS), and sodium 2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfonate (DNBS) in D₂O/CD₃OD (4:1) solution. The type of spacer inserted remarkably affected the inclusion ability of the hosts toward DNBS. The p-xylylene-inserted CDs showed greater inclusion ability toward DNBS than permethylated α- and β-CDs.     

Hydrogen bonding and sodium coordination in the crystal structure of tetrasodium (3-((2,4-dinitrophenyl)amino)-1-hydroxypropane-1,1-diyl)-bis-phosphonate pentahydrate – a N-substituted Pamidronate

The reaction of 1-fluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene with (3-amino-1-hydroxypropane-1,1-diyl)bis(phosphonic acid) (pamidronic acid) 1a in combination with NAOH leads to disodium (3-((2,4-dinitrophenyl)amino)-1-hydroxy-propane-1,1-diyl)bis(phosphonate) heptahydrate 2 and further to tetrasodium (3-((2,4-dinitrophenyl)amino)-1-hydroxy-propane-1,1-diyl)bis(phosphonate) pentahydrate 3. The crystal structure of 3 is composed of the organic anion, which is coordinated to the sodium counter cations and furthermore is involved in hydrogen bonds. The 2,4-dinitrophenyl moiety gives rise to π–π connected hydrophobic layers. The hydrophilic moiety of the anions, sodium cations and water molecules form a hydrophilic layer. The individual conformation of this N-substituted pamidronate anion is a compromise between its geometric limitations and the intermolecular interactions with sodium and the water molecules.     

Nitrogen Doped Carbon Coated Bi Microspheres as High-performance Anode for Half and Full Sodium Ion Batteries

As two-dimensional (2D) materials, bismuth (Bi) has large interlayer spacing along c-axis (0.395 nm) which provides rich active sites for sodium ions, thus guaranteeing high sodium ion storage activity. However, its poor electrical conductivity, combined with its degraded cycling performance, restricts its practical application. Herein, Bi microsphere coated with nitrogen-doped carbon (Bi@NC) was synthesized. Owing to the unique Bi crystals and nitrogen-doped carbon layer, the obtained Bi@NC anode exhibited satisfactory cycling stability and superior rate capability. Moreover, after assembling Bi@NC anode with Na₃V₂(PO₄)₃@C cathode to full battery, excellent sodium storage performance was obtained (57 mA h g⁻¹ after 2000 cycles at 1.0 A g⁻¹).     

Spectrofluorimetric determination of levofloxacin in tablets, human urine and serum

A spectrofluorimetric method to determine levofloxacin is proposed and applied to determine the substance in tablets and spiked human urine and serum. The fluorimetric method allow the determination of 20–3000 ng ml⁻¹ of levofloxacin in aqueous solution containing acetic acid–sodium acetate buffer (pH 4) with λ_exc=292 and λ_em=494 nm, respectively. Micelle enhanced fluorescence improves the sensibility and allows levofloxacin direct measurement in spiked Human serum (5 μg ml⁻¹) and urine (420 μg ml⁻¹), in 8 mM sodium dodecyl sulphate solutions at pH 5.     

Hydroxide-promoted redox reactions in water of α-Phenyl-4-nitro-benzenemethanol, α-(p-Nitrophenyl)-4-pyridinemethanol,and α-(p-Nitrophenyl)-4-Pyridinemethanol N-Oxide steric inhibition of resonance

α-Phenyl-4-nitrobenzenemethanol ( 3 ) reacted with 1 M sodium hydroxide to yield 4, 4′-dibenzoyl-azoybenzene ( 5 ) (51%), 4-hydroxy-4′-benzoylazobenzene ( 6 ) and benzoic acid (12% each), and smaller amounts of 4-aminobenzophenone and 4-nitrobenzophenone. Both α-phenyl-2-nitrobenzenemethanol ( 9 ) and 3, 5-dimethyl-4-nitrobenzenemethanol ( 10a ) did not react with 1 M sodium hydroxide, presumably due to steric hindrance. α-(p-Nitrophenyl)-4-pyridinemethanol ( 14 ) and its N-oxide 11 with 1 M sodium hydroxide yielded 4,4′-diaroylazoxybenzenes 15a and 12a , respectively, 4,4′-diaroylazobenzenes 15b and 12b , respectively, as well as 4-hydroxy-4′-aroylazobenzenes 16 and 13 , respectively. The relative reaction rates were 11 > 14 > 3 . Studies with 11 showed that the nitro group is involved in the redox reaction in preference to the N-oxide group.