Synthesis of new unsymmetrical optically active (s)-(+)-naproxen dendrimers

Preparation of new unsymmetrical optically active (s)-(+)-naproxen dendrimers containing 2-hydroxymethyl-1,4-butanediol and 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,4-butanediol cores is described. These polyarylester dendrimers are unsymmetrical with respect to chain lengths and aid in studying controlled drug delivery based on differential enzymatic cleavage. Synthesis of a new acid dendritic wedge containing (s)-(+)-naproxen is also reported.     

2,3-二羟甲基-2,3-二硝基-1,4-丁二醇四硝酸酯的合成、晶体结构及性能研究

以硝基甲烷为起始原料,经缩合、环化、氧化耦合、脱缩酮及硝化等5步反应合成了2,3-二羟甲基-2,3-二硝基-1,4-丁二醇四硝酸酯(BHDBT),总收率为36.1％,并采用核磁共振谱、红外光谱以及元素分析等进行了结构表征.用浓盐酸代替氯化氢气体,改进了关键中间体2,3-二羟甲基-2,3-二硝基-1,4-丁二醇(BHDB)的合成方法,并确定最佳反应条件为:刀(浓盐酸):n(BDND)=1.1∶1,反应温度55℃,时间4h,收率为94.8％.首次发现了BHDB和BHDBT的亚甲基质子具有磁不等价性,并从理论上分析其产生的原因.培养了BHDBT单晶,四元衍射晶体结构解析表明:BHDBT属于单斜晶系,空间群P2(1)/n,晶胞参数:a=0.81944(11) nm,b=2.3365(3) nm,c=0.85838(11) nm,a=90°,β=113.501(2)°,y=90°,V=1.5072(3) nm3,Z=4,Dc=1.852 g·cm-3,μ=0.189 mm-1,F(000)=856.BHDBT熔点为86.37℃,分解峰温度为185.79℃(DSC),摩擦感度为100％ (3.92 MPa,90°),特性落高H50为10.0 cm(5 kg).     

Migrating simulation of novel high-energy SMX-based propellants based on molecular dynamics

Structural Chemistry - Three 2,3-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2,3-dinitro-1,4-butanediol tetranitrate (SMX)–based propellants were firstly reported, then the specific impulses of SMX-based propellants...     

Phosphorylation of 1,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)benzene with trivalent phosphorus derivatives

Phosphorylation of 1,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)benzene with complete phosphorous acid amides and phenyl phosphorodichloridite is studied. Some phosphorus-containing linear systems, the phosphamacrocycle precursors, are synthesized. The possibility of synthesis of phosphamacrocyclic systems based on 1,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)benzene is considered; it was shown that this compound does not tend to form macrocycles.     

AB3 building blocks for the synthesis of polyester dendrimers

Syntheses of several examples of a new type of trivalent building blocks for the preparation of aliphatic polyester dendrimers are presented. Starting from the well-known mono-O-benzylidenepentaerythritol, AB₃ type acid dendrons can be obtained in high yield in only two steps. Other triprotected bis-2,2-(hydroxymethyl)-3-hydroxypropanoic acid derivatives with varying protecting groups were also synthesized readily. This type of dendron was used in combination with 2,2′-bis(hydroxymethyl) propanoic acid (bis-HMPA) divalent dendrons to produce low generation mixed polyester dendrimers with increased number of branching points.     

In Situ FT-IR Studies of the Zirconium (IV) Acetylacetonate Catalyzed Urethane Reaction of Butanediols

A comparative kinetic study of the urethane reactions of phenyl isocyanate and 1,2-, 1,3-, and 1,4-butanediol was carried out in dichloromethane solution with zirconium (IV) acetylacetonate as catalyst. In situ FT-IR was used to follow the kinetics of the reactions at a constant temperature of 15°–30°C. The rate constants for the reaction of the primary hydroxyl group and the secondary hydroxyl group were calculated as k _prim and k _sec, respectively. Analysis of the second-order rate constants of these systems indicated that k _prim follows 1,2-butanediol >1,3-butanediol >1,4-butanediol. The ratio of k _prim/k _sec in 1,2-butanediol was the highest and the order followed was the same as with the reaction rate. Activation energies and Eyring parameters were also determined for the urethane reaction of butanediols.     

2,4-Bis(hydroxymethyl)aniline as a building block for oligomers with self-eliminating and multiple release properties

Linear self-eliminating (LSE) systems are oligomers of branched self-eliminating linkers that disassemble upon a single triggering event under complete degradation of the linear backbone, accompanied by the release of side-chain bound effector molecules. Enabling a controlled and almost simultaneous release of different effectors (drugs) in defined ratios, LSE systems may gain importance for the development of novel combination therapeutics. On the basis of the well-known self-eliminating p-aminobenzyloxycarbonyl (PABC) linker, 2,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)aniline was considered a suitable branched linker for building LSE systems that degrade by 1,6- and 1,4-benzyl elimination reactions. A first LSE model system based on this linker was prepared in a simple procedure and was shown to release its effector payload efficiently after activation. In addition, elimination model compounds were synthesized to study the release behavior of LSE systems based on 2,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)aniline. It was found that chain degrading 1,6-benzyl elimination occurs much faster than the effector releasing 1,4-elimination.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Polyurethanes Based on Oligo(ϵ-caprolactone) Prepared by Free-Metal Method

The oligoester diols were synthesized via ring-opening polymerization of ?-caprolactone in the presence of creatinine and diethylene glycol or 1,4-butanediol as initiator systems. Thus, obtained oligomers were successfully used in the synthesis of segmented polyurethanes. The oligoester diols (poly(?-caprolactone) and dihydroxy(polyethylene adipate)) were reacted with 4,4′-methylenebis(phenyl isocyanate) in the presence of 1,4-butanediol as the chain extender to obtain polyurethanes. The physical and mechanical properties of polyurethanes were determined. The structures of the oligoesters and polyurethanes were elucidated by means of NMR, IR and MALDI-TOF MS studies.     

Development of a solid-phase extraction method for simultaneous extraction of adipic acid, succinic acid and 1,4-butanediol formed during hydrolysis of poly(butylene adipate) and poly(butylene succinate)

A solid-phase extraction (SPE) method was developed for the simultaneous extraction of dicarboxylic acids and diols formed during hydrolysis of poly(butylene succinate), PBS, and poly(butylene adipate), PBA. Four commercial non-polar SPE columns, three silica based: C8, C18, C18 (EC), and one resin based: ENV+, were tested for the extraction of succinic acid, adipic acid and 1,4-butanediol, the expected final hydrolysis products of PBS and PBA. ENV+ resin was chosen as a solid-phase, because it displayed the best extraction efficiency for 1,4-butanediol and succinic acid. Linear range for the extracted analytes was 1-500 ng/microl for adipic acid and 2-500 ng/microl for 1,4-butanediol and succinic acid. Detection and quantification limits for the analytes were between 1-2 and 2-7 ng/microl, respectively, and relative standard deviations were between 3 and 7%. Good repeatability and low detection limits made the developed SPE method and subsequent gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis a sensitive tool for identification and quantification of hydrolysis products at early stages of degradation.     

Synthesis of steroidal dendrimers modified by ‘click’ chemistry with PAMAM dendrons as unimolecular micelles

Novel Fréchet–PAMAM hybrid dendrimers linked by triazole units as unimolecular micelles with a hydrophobic core surrounded by a hydrophilic shell were prepared. The dendritic cores with 3 and 6 alkyne terminal groups were synthesized from 1,3,5-tribromomethyl-benzene (tBrMeB), in one case by direct coupling with 17α-ethynylestradiol (EE); in the second one the tBrMeB was reacted with bis(hydroxymethyl) phenol followed by chlorination of the hydroxyl groups and subsequent coupling to EE. With this strategy, the core can be grown by further substitutions of bis(hydroxymethyl) phenol over the halogenated terminals as Fréchet dendrimer. The hydrophilic shells used were PAMAM type dendrons of 0.5 and 1.5 generations with azide as focal point and tert-butyl ester as end groups. The unimolecular micelles were obtained by cycloaddition between an azide in the selected dendron and the alkyne terminal in the hydrophobic core to obtain a 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole. Once the coupling was achieved, the tert-butyl ester groups were hydrolyzed in trifluoroacetic acid and the corresponding dendrimers with carboxylic acid as end groups were completely soluble in phosphate buffer solutions of pH 7.0, 7.4, and 8.0. All hybrid dendrimers were characterized by High Resolution Mass Spectrometry, ¹H and ¹³C NMR, and FTIR.     

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of 2,3-Bis（hydroxymethyl）-2,3-dinitro-1,4-butanediol

2,3-Bis(hydroxymethyl)-2,3-dinitro-1,4-butanediol(C6H12N2O8) was synthesized by condensation,cyclization,oxidative dimerization and deketalization of nitromethane with a total yield of 42.4%.The structure of the title compound was characterized by 1H NMR,13C NMR,FT-IR,elementary analysis,and X-ray single-crystal diffraction analysis,which reveals that the title compound crystallizes in triclinic,space group P with a = 0.6324(2),b = 0.6454(3),c = 0.7062(3) nm,α= 111.550(4),β= 95.505(4),γ= 113.395(4)°,V = 0.23595(16) nm3,Z = 1,Mr = 240.18,Dc = 1.690 g·cm-3,μ = 0.159 mm-1,F(000) = 126,R = 0.0304 and wR = 0.0907.     

Effect of methyl groups on the thermal properties of polyesters from methyl substituted 1,4-butanediols and 4,4′-biphenyldicarboxylic acid

Results are reported on the effect of lateral methyl groups on the thermal properties of a series of polyesters prepared from diethyl 4,4′-biphenyldicarboxylate and various methyl substituted 1,4-butanediols. The diols were 1,4-butanediol; 2-methyl-1,4-butanediol; 2,2-dimethyl-1,4-butanediol; 2,3-dimethyl-1,4-butanediol; 2,2,3-trimethyl-1,4-butanediol; and 2,2,3,3-tetramethyl-1,4-butanediol. Apart from the tetramethyl derivatve, the transition temperatures of the methyl substituted polyesters were lower with respect of the unsubstituted polyester. On the basis of polarized photomicrographs, a smectic A mesophase was found for the unsubstituted polyester, whereas a nematic mesophase was observed for the 2-methyl substituted polyster. The 2,2-dimethyl, 2,3-dimethyl, and the 2,2,3-trimethyl substituted polyesters showed no liquid crystalline behavior. The 2,2,3,3-tetramethyl derivative displayed a birefringent melt phase although the DSC measurements were not unambiguous. A copolyester based on diethyl 4,4′-biphenyldicarboxylate, 1,4-butanediol, and 2,2,3,3-tetramethyl-1,4-butanediol showed a broad nematic mesophase. Further evidence for the nematic mesophase of this copolyester and the 2-methyl substituted polyester was provided by dynamic rheological experiments. Based on thermogravimetric analysis, it was concluded that the thermal stability was affected only when four methyl side groups were present in the spacer. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Thermal and X‐ray powder diffraction studies of aliphatic polyester dendrimers

The syntheses and thermal and X‐ray powder diffraction analyses of three sets of aliphatic polyester dendrimers based on 2,2‐bis(hydroxymethyl)propionic acid as a repeating unit and 2,2‐dimethyl‐1,3‐propanediol, 1,5‐pentanediol, and 1,1,1‐tris(hydroxymethyl)ethane as core molecules are reported. These dendritic polyesters were prepared in high yields with the divergent method. The thermal properties of these biodendrimers were evaluated with thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry. The thermal decomposition of the compounds occurred around 250 °C for the hydroxyl‐ended dendrimers and around 150 °C for the acetonide‐protected dendrimers. In addition, the crystallinity of the lower generation dendrimers was evaluated with X‐ray powder diffraction. The highest crystallinity and the highest melting points were observed for the first‐generation dendritic compounds. The higher generation dendrimers showed weaker melting transitions during the first heating scan. Only the glass‐transition temperatures were observed in subsequent heating scans. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 5574–5586, 2004     

TMA characterization of urethane elastomers,with the structure varying from chain to network

TMA has been used to investigate the thermomechanical behaviour of six series of elastomers in connection with their chemical constitution and physical structure. The elastomers, were synthesized from an NCO-terminal pre-polymer, based on oligo (ethylene adipate), 1,4-butanediol and 2,4-toluylene diisocyanate, by curing with systems of two agents: a bifunctional one (1,4-butanediol, bistethylene glycol)terephthalate, or monoethanolamine), and a trifunctional one (1,1,1-trimethylolpropane or diethanolamine). The TMA results are presented as due to the superposition of the chemical cross-linking and the physical network, formed through microphase segregation. The TMA suggests that diethanolamine unexpectedly acts as a chain extender, rather than a cross-linking agent.     

Investigation of the structure of aqueous solutions of 1,2-and 1,4-butanediol by positron annihilation and ultrasonic methods

The structure of aqueous solutions of 1,2-butanediol and 1,4-butanediol was investigated using adiabatic compressibility measurements and positron annihilation methods. In the case of 1,2-butanediol the experimental results are very similar to those obtained earlier for systems where hydrophobic hydration dominates. In both cases there are evidences for increased rigidity of the water network, which arises from the formation of hydrogen bonds between diols and water. The usefulness of both the methods applied in investigating the structure of liquid solutions was proved.     

Heterochain polyesters Communication 15. Mixed 1,4-butanediol polyesters of two dicarboxylic acids

Summary Ten binary systems of mixed polyesters formed by 1,4-butanediol with two dicarboxylic acids were prepared and investigated.     

High-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (tromethamine) in human plasma.

Determination of tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (tromethamine) in human plasma involved derivatization of the amino and hydroxyl groups with a ultraviolet-absorbing chromophore followed by extraction into an organic phase. Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with gradient elution was used for the separation of the analyte from the internal standard (2,3-butanediol). The assay was linear in the range 1.0-1000.0 micrograms/ml of plasma and the coefficient of variation varied between 9.6 and 16.3% whereas the accuracy varied between 90 and 108%. The limit of detection for the assay was 0.282 micrograms/ml. Stability of tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane in human plasma frozen at -20 degrees C was studied over a period of three month and the data indicated no significant change.     

Effect of structure on the thermal degradation and flame retardancy of hexolic anhydride based polyesters

Based on the anhydrides like hexolic (5,6,7,8,10,10-hexachloro -3a,4,4a,5,8,8a,9,9a-octahydro-5,8-methanonaphtho-[2,3-c]-furan-1,3-dione), maleic and phthalic and diols like 1,4-butanediol, cis-2-butene-1,4-diol and 2,3-dichloro-2-butene-1,4-diol, a family of polyesters has been synthesized using azeotropic condensation technique. The structural characterizations of the polyesters have been carried out using infra-red, 1^H - and ¹³C- nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic methods. The thermal properties of the polyesters have been studied using thermogravimetric technique. The off-line pyrolysis of these materials was done. The qualitative and semi-quantitative analyses of the volatiles as well as the heavy mass fractions of the degradation products were carried out using a gas chromatograph coupled to a mass selective detector (GC-MSD). Thermogravimetric data indicate that the thermal stability and the char residue of the polyester resins decrease in the order 1,4-butanediol based>cis-2-butene-1,4-diol based>2,3-dichloro-2-butene-1,4-diol based polyesters. The GC-MSD data indicate that the amount of flame cooling agents (hexa-, isomeric penta-, tetra- and isomeric tri-chlorocyclopentadienes) produced during the pyrolysis of the polyesters increases in the order 2,3-dichloro-2-butene-1,4-diol based<cis-2-butene-1,4-diol based<1,4-butanediol based polyesters. The trends observed in these two parameters which are contributing factors to the flame retardancy of the polyester materials were suitably explained on the basis of the effect of the structural changes in the diol part of the polyesters on the primary degradation mechanism, the β-chain scission process.     

Viologen-based benzylic dendrimers: selective synthesis of 3,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)benzylbromide and conformational analysis of the corresponding viologen dendrimer subunit

Convergent and divergent strategies for the synthesis of viologen dendrimers with 1,3,5-tri-methylene-branching units are discussed. The title compound is easily transformed into 1-[3,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)benzyl]-4-(pyridin-4-yl)pyridinium hexafluorophosphate, which is used in sequential growth and activation steps as a CB₂ compound in the cascade-type dendrimer synthesis (B = -OH, activation = -OH → Br). Analysis of the dendrimer structure reveals that three torsional angles, that is, τ₁ between the two pyridinium units, τ₂ between the methylene and pyridinium and τ₃ between the methylene and phenyl, determine the conformational space of the dendrimers. We report here the crystal structure of 1-[3,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)benzyl]-4-(pyridin-4-yl)pyridinium as PF₆⁻ salt which represents the smallest subunit of the dendrimer that shows the same three torsional angles. The crystal structure together with the results from PM3 calculations opens an avenue to judge the structure of benzylic viologen-based dendrimers.     

Preparation and Properties of HBS Lignin from Masson Pine

In order to establish a new method for making cellulose and lignin from Masson pine, a high boiling solvent (HBS) pulping process with an aqueous solvent of 1,4-butanediol was investigated. Masson pine chips were pulped with a 70%--90% aqueous solution of 1,4-butanediol containing a small amount of a catalyst at 200--220℃ for 60--180 min. HBS Masson pine cellulose is suitable for making paper. Water-insoluble HBS lignin was separated from the liquor reaction mixture by water precipitation. The recovered high boiling solvent (RHBS) is able to be recycled as a pulping solvent, indicating that the HBS method is a pulping process of Masson pine which is energy saving, resources saving and pollution free. HBS lignin has a better chemical reactivity and a lower ash content than lignin sulfonate.