Synthesis and binding studies of novel thiacalixpodands and bisthiacalixarenes having O,O″-dialkylated thiacalix[4]arene unit(s) of 1,3-alternate conformation

A series of thiacalixpodands and bisthiacalixarenes with imine units have been prepared by condensation of O,O″-bis(2-aminoethyl)-O′,O?-dipropyl-p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene of 1,3-alternate conformation with different aromatic (di)aldehydes. The molecules derived from pyridine-2-carbaldehyde and -2,6-dicarbaldehyde quantitatively extract silver ion from aqueous into organic phase with complete selectivity over other metal ions (Na⁺, K⁺ and Cs⁺) under neutral conditions. The former compound forms a 1:2 (L:M) complex with silver ion as proved by NMR spectroscopy, Job’s plot and X-ray crystallography.     

Two novel carbonic acid esters conjugated with oligophenyl glucosides from Rhamnus nakaharai

Two novel carbonic acid esters conjugated with oligomeric phenyl glycosides have been isolated and characterized from the wood of Rhamnus nakaharai. The structures are characterized as 5,7-dihydroxyphthalide 5-O-β-[6-O-{3″-methoxy-4″-O-β-[6?-O-(4?-O-carboxy-3?,5?-dimethoxy)phenyl]glucopyranosyl}phenyl]glucopyranoside (1) and 6-O-{3′-methoxy-4′-O-β-[6″-O-(3?-mercapto-5?-methoxy-4?-O-methylcarboxy)phenyl]glucopyranosyl}phenyl β-glucopyranose (2), namely, rhamnakoside A (1) and B (2), all by NMR and other spectral methods, respectively. They could be a novel case of phase II detoxification products and biogenetic diversity in plant kingdom.     

Synthesis of per-6-guanidinylated cyclodextrins

Reaction of per(6-amino-6-deoxy-2,3-di-O-methyl)-α-, β- and γ-cyclodextrins with N,N′-bis(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-N″-triflylguanidine and triethylamine in tetrahydrofuran gave per[6-N,N′-bis(tert-butoxycarbonyl)guanidino-6-deoxy-2,3-di-O-methyl]-α-, β- and γ-cyclodextrins, respectively. Subsequent cleavage of the protective groups with trifluoroacetic acid in dichloromethane afforded per(6-deoxy-6-guanidino-2,3-di-O-methyl)-α-, β- and γ-cyclodextrins in very good overall yields.     

3-Oxyanthranilic acid derivatives from Actinomadura sp. BCC27169

Eight new compounds including 9′-[2-amino-3-(4″-O-methyl-α-rhamnopyranosyloxy) phenyl]nonanoic acid (1), 9′-[2-amino-3-(4″-O-methyl-α-ribopyranosyloxy)phenyl] nonanoic acid (2), 11′-[2-amino-3-(4″-O-methyl-α-rhamnopyranosyloxy)phenyl]undecanoic acid (3), 11′-[2-amino-3-(4″-O-methyl-α-ribopyranosyloxy)phenyl]undecanoic acid (4), 8-(4′-O-methyl-α-rhamnopyranosyloxy)-3,4-dihydroquinolin-2(1H)-one (5), 8-(4′-O-methyl-α-ribopyranosyloxy)-3,4-dihydroquinolin-2(1H)-one (6), 8-(4′-O-methyl-α-rhamnopyranosyloxy)-2-methyquinoline (7), and 8-(4′-O-methyl-α-ribopyranosyloxy)-2-methylquinoline (8) were isolated from Actinomadura sp. BCC27169. The chemical structures of these compounds were determined based on NMR and high-resolution mass spectroscopy. The absolute configurations of these monosaccharides were revealed by the hydrolysis of compounds 7 and 8. Compounds 3 and 8 exhibited antitubercular activity at MIC 50 μg/mL. Only compound 3 showed cytotoxicity against KB cell at IC₅₀ 18.63 μg/mL, while other isolated compounds were inactive at tested maximum concentration (50 μg/mL).     

The Thorpe-Ziegler-type reaction of 3-cyanopyridine-2(1H)-thiones with Biginelli 6-bromomethyl-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones: cascade assembling of tetra- and pentacyclic heterocyclic scaffolds

3-Cyanopyridine-2(1H)-thiones have been shown to react with Biginelli-type ethyl 4-aryl-6-(bromomethyl)-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxylates upon heating in DMF giving rise to ethyl 4-aryl-6-{[(3-cyanopyridin-2-yl)thio]methyl}-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxylates. The latter upon treatment with an excess of NaH or t-BuOK in boiling DMF undergo a tandem Thorpe-Ziegler-type heterocyclization to give pyrido[3″,2″:4′,5′]thieno[2′,3′:5,6]pyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives in good yields. Selected compounds were tested for antibacterial and antifungal activity.     

Au(I)/Ag(I)-catalyzed annulation of sugar aldehyde tethered with 3-phenylprop-2-yn-1-yl ether with aryl amines for the pyrano[4,3-b]quinoline derivatives

Aryl amines undergo smooth annulation with O-phenylpropynyl sugar aldehyde in the presence of the Ph₃PAuCl (10 mol %)/AgSbF₆ (10 mol %) catalytic system to afford the corresponding tetrahydro-3aH-spiro[[1,3]dioxolo[4″,5″:4′,5′]furo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrano[4,3-b]quinoline-2,1′-cyclohexane] derivatives in good yields and selectivity.     

Efficient preparation of 9-Z-11-methylretinal and 11-Z-11-methylretinal

[2-(β-Ionylidene)propyl]triphenylphosphonium bromide is reacted with 3-methyl-4-oxobut-2-enenitrile in refluxing 1,2-epoxybutane to give a mixture of 11-Z- and all-E-11-methylretinal via DIBAL-H reduction. In an analogous fashion, β-ionyl triphenylphosphonium bromide is reacted with 3,5-dimethyl-6-oxohexa-2,4-dienenitrile in 1,2-epoxybutane followed by subsequent DIBAL-H reduction to afford a mixture of new products consisting of 9-Z-11-methylretinal, its all-E isomer and 1-(2′,6′,6′-trimethylcyclohex-2′-en-1′-yl)-6-(buten-2″-al-3″-yl)-3,5-dimethylcyclohexa-1,3-diene. These molecules were obtained in pure form by HPLC.     

Multi-component, 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions for the chemo-, regio- and stereoselective synthesis of novel hybrid spiroheterocycles in ionic liquid

A library of novel 1-methyl-4-arylpyrrolo-(spiro[2.2′]indan-1′,3′-dione)-spiro[3.3″]-1″-methyl/benzyl-5″-(arylmethylidene)piperidin-4″-ones and 1-methyl-4-arylpyrrolo-(spiro[2.11′]-11H-indeno[1,2-b]quinoxaline)-spiro[3.3″]-1″-methyl/benzyl-5″-(arylmethylidene)piperidin-4″-ones have been synthesized via 1,3-dipolar azomethine ylide cycloaddition in the ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide ([BMIm]Br), in excellent yields.     

Synthesis of pyrido and pyrazinodithienodipyrimidine-4,8(3H,9H)-dione derivatives by the aza-Wittig methodology

A one-pot synthesis of the hitherto unreported pyrido[5″,6″:4,5;3″2″:4′,5′]dithieno[3,2-d:3′,2′-d′]dipyrimidine-4,8(3H,9H)-dione 6a-o and pyrazino[5″,6″:4,5;3″2″:4′,5′]dithieno[3,2-d:3′,2′-d′]dipyrimidine-4,8(3H,9H)-dione 6p-y pentaheterocyclic systems, based on the tandem aza-Wittig heterocumulene-mediated annulation strategy is described.     

Cycloalkano[1″,2″:4,5;4″,3″:4′,5′]bis(pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyrimido[5,4-e]pyridazines): synthesis, structure and mechanism of their formation

Reactions of 3-alkylamino-6,8-dimethylpyrimido[4,5-c]pyridazine-5,7(6H,8H)-diones with cyclohexyl- and cycloheptylamines in the presence of AgPy₂MnO₄ produce novel cycloalkano[1″,2″:4,5;4″,3″:4′,5′]bis(pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyrimido[5,4-e]pyridazines). Detailed information concerning the scope and mechanism of these transformations is discussed.     

The synthesis and properties of ferroceno[1′,2′;1″,2″]bis(1,3-dithiol-2-thione and -2-one) derivatives

The t-butyl and bis(t-butyl) derivatives of hexathia[3.3]ferrocenophane were prepared from the corresponding trithia[3]ferrocenophanes. The former was a mixture of chair-chair and chair-boat isomers, and the latter existed only chair-boat isomer. The hexathia[3.3]ferrocenophanes were led to the tetrathiols with LiAlH₄, which allowed to react with 1,1′-thiocarbonyldiimidazol to give the corresponding ferroceno[1′,2′;1″,2″]bis(1,3-dithiol-2-thione) derivatives. Mono t-butyl and unsubstituted analogs were prepared in a similar manner. The X-ray structural determination showed that these derivatives adopted the conformation in which the 1,3-dithiol-2-thione rings were heaped on top of each other. In the crystal of ferroceno[1′,2′;1″,2″]bis(1,3-dithiol-2-thione), the molecules packed so as to put the axis of molecule in order and to overlap one another above and below. The desulfurizative coupling of the ferroceno[1′,2′;1″,2″]bis(1,3-dithiol-2-thione) derivatives was unsuccessful.     

An efficient synthesis of novel spiro[[8H]indeno[2,1-b]-thiophene-8,9′-fluorene] building block for blue light-emitting materials

We have developed efficient synthetic routes to obtain a novel building block spiro[[8H]indeno[2,1-b]thiophene-8,9′-fluorene] (SITF), a monothiophene-containing spirobifluorene analogue, and constructed blue light-emitting materials, including 2′,7′-bis([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)-spiro[indeno[2,1-b]thiophene-8,9′-fluorene] (BBP-SITF) and 2′,7′-bis(9,9′-spirobifluoren-2-yl)spiro[[8H]indeno[2,1-b]-thiophene-8,9′-fluorene] (BSBF-SITF). BSBF-SITF has shown to be a stable blue light-emitting material with high PL quantum efficiency (89%) and unique regioselective feature at the C2 of thiophene, which indicate that BSBF-SITF will be useful for constructing complicated optoelectronic systems.     

Reactions of 1,4-bis(tetrazole)benzenes: formation of long chain alkyl halides

The reactions of 1,4-bis[2-(tributylstannyl)tetrazol-5-yl]benzene with α,ω-dibromoalkanes were carried out in order to synthesise pendant alkyl halide derivatives of the parent bis-tetrazole. This led to the formation of several alkyl halide derivatives, substituted variously at N1 or N2 on the tetrazole ring. The crystal structures of 1,4-bis[(2-(4-bromobutyl)tetrazol-5-yl)]benzene (2-N,2-N′), 1,4-bis[(2-(4-bromobutyl)tetrazol-5-yl)]benzene (1-N,2-N′) and 1,4-bis[(2-(8-bromooctyl)tetrazol-5-yl)]benzene (2-N,2-N′) are reported. Further discussion involves the structure of 1,4-bis[2-(6-bromohexyl)-2H-tetrazol-5-yl]benzene (2-N,2-N′) previously reported.     

Synthesis of terpyridine-substituted calix[n]arenes

Calix[n]arenes (n = 4,5) comprising 4-(2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridyl)-phenyl substituents at the upper rim were synthesized for the first time, employing Suzuki-type coupling reactions. All calix[n]arene derivatives were prepared as cone conformers. The single crystal X-ray structure of cone-5,11,17,23-tetra{4-(2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridyl)-phenyl}-25,26,27,28-tetrabutoxycalix[4]arene 4 is analyzed in terms of structural rigidity and potential use of these ligands as novel synthons of cage-type metallosupramolecular assemblies.     

Characterisation and properties of new ionic liquids with the difluoromono[1,2-oxalato(2-)-O,O′]borate anion

Three ionic liquids with borate anions of low symmetry, tetraethylammonium difluoromono[1,2-oxalato(2-)-O,O′]borate, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium difluoromono[1,2-oxalato(2-)-O,O′]borate, and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium difluoromono[1,2-oxalato(2-)-O,O′]borate were synthesised and characterised by physicochemical and electrochemical measurements including thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), cyclic voltammetry (CV), viscosity and conductivity measurements.     

Development of a novel nucleoside analogue with S-type sugar conformation: 2′-deoxy-trans-3′,4′-bridged nucleic acids

Two novel trans-3′,4′-bridged nucleic acid (trans-3′,4′-BNA) monomers, one with a 3,5,8-trioxabicyclo[5.3.0]decane structure and the other with a 4,7-dioxabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane structure, were successfully synthesized from thymidine. The locked trans-fused ring structures of the nucleoside analogues were confirmed by X-ray crystallography, which also indicated that their furanose rings had a typical S-type conformation involving C_2′-endo or C_3′-exo sugar puckering, respectively, and the same ring conformation as that observed in the B-type helical structure of the DNA duplex.     

Synthesis of isoxazolopyrroloisoquinolines by intramolecular cyclizations of 5-(2-arylethyl)-6-hydroxytetrahydro-4H-pyrrolo[3,4-d]isoxazol-4-ones

5,8a,11a,11b-Tetrahydroisoxazolo[5′,4′:3,4]pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinolin-8(6H)-ones were prepared by intramolecular cyclization of 5-(2-arylethyl)-6-hydroxytetrahydro-4H-pyrrolo[3,4-d]isoxazol-4-ones in the presence of boron trifluoride diethyl etherate.     

Optically active pentacyclic binuclear diorganotin compounds

Three optically active binuclear diorganotin compounds (2-4) were prepared from an optically active oxalamide: (1S,2R)-(−)-[N-(2-hydroxy-1-methyl-2-phenyl-ethyl)-N′-(2-hydroxy-phenyl)-oxalamide (1). The new compounds [1-(2′,2′-diorganyl-1′-oxa-3′-aza-2′-stanna-indan-3′-yl)-2-(2″,2″-diorganyl-4″-methyl-5″-phenyl[1,3,2]-oxazastannolidin-3″-yl)-ethane-1,2-dione {organyl = methyl (2), n-butyl (3) or phenyl (4)} were characterized by IR, elemental analysis and mass spectrometry. Compounds 3 and 4 were submitted to a detailed NMR study in order to assign their resonances (¹H and ¹³C) and specially the two different ¹¹⁹Sn signals for each compound. The X-ray diffraction analysis of compound 4 showed a planar pentacyclic framework with two penta-coordinated tin atoms with a distorted tbp geometry and 12 intramolecular hydrogen bonds.     

An approach to the synthesis of chemically modified bisazocalix[4]arenes and their extraction properties

Bisazocalix[4]arenes [N,N′-bis(5-azo-25,26,27-tribenzoyloxy-28-hydroxycalix[4]arene)benzene (1), N,N′-bis(5-azo-25,26,27-tribenzoyloxy-28-hydroxycalix[4]arene)biphenyl (2) and N,N′-bis(5-azo-25,26,27-tribenzoyloxy-28-hydroxycalix[4]arene)-2,2′-dinitro biphenyl (3)] have been synthesized from 25,26,27-tribenzoyloxy-28-hydroxycalix[4]arene by diazocoupling with the corresponding aromatic diamines (p-phenylenediamine, 4,4′-diamino biphenyl and 4,4′-diamino-2,2′-dinitrobiphenyl). Extraction studies of bisazocalix[4]arenes 1, 2, and 3 show no difference in their extraction behavior and selectivity, whereas azocalix[4]arenes are a poor extractant for heavy metal cations. The absorption spectra of the prepared bisazocalix[4]arenes are discussed, both the effect of varying pH and solvent upon the absorption ability of bisazocalix[4]arenes.     

Synthesis of an inherently chiral O,O′-bridged thiacalix[4]crowncarboxylic acid and its application to a chiral solvating agent

Treatment of readily available O,O′-1,1,3,3-tetraisopropyldisiloxane-1,3-diyl-bridged p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene (1) with tri(ethylene glycol) di-p-tosylate and subsequent desilylation gave O,O′-bridged thiacalix[4]crown 3 in an excellent yield. Mono-O-alkylation of 3 with ethyl bromoacetate, followed by optical resolution by chiral HPLC, and subsequent hydrolysis of the ester moiety gave inherently chiral O,O′-bridged thiacalix[4]crowncarboxylic acid (+)-6, which clearly discriminated enantiomeric primary amines, as well as amino esters, by ¹H NMR spectroscopy.