Isolation of pure (2S,1'S,2'S)-2-(2'-carboxycyclopropyl)glycine from Blighia sapida (Akee)

The isolation of (2S,1'S,2'S)-2-(2'-carboxycyclopropyl)glycine (CCG I, 2) from Blighia sapida (Akee) was achieved through column chromatography on deactivated silica gel followed by ion-exchange chromatography. A HPLC method has also been devised in order to assess the purity of the isolated product.     

Structure of (5'S)-8,5'-cyclo-2'-deoxyguanosine in DNA

Diastereomeric 8,5'-cyclopurine 2'-deoxynucleosides, containing a covalent bond between the deoxyribose and the purine base, represent an important class of DNA damage induced by ionizing radiation. The 8,5'-cyclo-2'-deoxyguanosine lesion (cdG) has been recently reported to be a strong block of replication and highly mutagenic in Escherichia coli. The 8,5'-cyclopurine-2'-deoxyriboses are suspected to play a role in the etiology of neurodegeneration in xeroderma pigmentosum patients. These lesions cannot be repaired by base excision repair, but they are substrates for nucleotide excision repair. The structure of an oligodeoxynucleotide duplex containing a site-specific S-cdG lesion placed opposite dC in the complementary strand was obtained by molecular dynamics calculations restrained by distance and dihedral angle restraints obtained from NMR spectroscopy. The S-cdG deoxyribose exhibited the O4'-exo (west) pseudorotation. Significant perturbations were observed for the β, γ, and χ torsion angles of the S-cdG nucleoside. Watson-Crick base pairing was conserved at the S-cdG·dC pair. However, the O4'-exo pseudorotation of the S-cdG deoxyribose perturbed the helical twist and base pair stacking at the lesion site and the 5'-neighbor dC·dG base pair. Thermodynamic destabilization of the duplex measured by UV melting experiments correlated with base stacking and structural perturbations involving the modified S-cdG·dC and 3'- neighbor dT·dA base pairs. These perturbations may be responsible for both the genotoxicity of this lesion and its ability to be recognized by nucleotide excision repair.     

Total synthesis of (+)-(2'S,3'R)-zoapatanol exploiting the B-alkyl Suzuki reaction and the nucleophilic potential of the sulfinyl group

A stereoselective synthesis of the diterpenoid oxepane (+)-zoapatanol is described. The key steps include a B-alkyl Suzuki cross-coupling reaction for the stereoselective synthesis of trisubstituted alkenes, creation of the two stereogenic centers on the oxepane ring by heterofunctionalization of an alkene through substrate control exploiting the nucleophilic potential of an intramolecular sulfinyl group, and transformation of a β-hydroxy sulfoxide into a terminal alkene.     

A kinetic study of the reaction of fluorine atoms with CH3F,CH3Cl,CH3Br,CF2H2, CO,CF3H,CF3CHCl2, CF3CH2F,CHF2CHF2, CF2ClCH3, CHF2CH3, and CF3CF2H at 295 ± 2 K

A variety of relative and absolute techniques have been used to measure the reactivity of fluorine atoms with a series of halogenated organic compounds and CO. The following rate constants were derived, in units of cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1: CH₃F, (3.7 ± 0.8) × 10^?11, CH₃Cl, (3.3 ± 0.7) × 10^?11; CH₃Br, (3.0 ± 0.7) × 10^?11; CF₂H₂, (4.3 ± 0.9) × 10^?12; CO, (5.5 ± 1.0) × 10^?13 (in 700 torr total pressure of N₂ diluent); CF₃H, (1.4 ± 0.4) × 10^?13; CF₃CCl₂H (HCFC-123), (1.2 ± 0.4) × 10^?12; CF₃CFH₂ (HFC-134a), (1.3 ± 0.3) × 10^?12, CHF₂CHF₂ (HFC-134), (1.0 ± 0.3) × 10^?12; CF₂ClCH₃ (HCFC-42b), (3.9 ± 0.9) × 10^?12, CF₂HCH₃ (HFC-152a), (1.7 ± 0.4) × 10^?11; and CF₃CF₂H (HFC-125), (3.5 ± 0.8) × 10^?13. Quoted errors are statistical uncertainties (2σ). For rate constants derived using relative rate techniques, an additional uncertainty has been added to account for potential systematic errors in the reference rate constants used. Experiments were performed at 295 ± 2 K. Results are discussed with respect to the previous literature data and to the interpretation of laboratory studies of the atmospheric chemistry of HCFCs and HFCs. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Investigation of 2, 1, 3-thia- and 2, 1, 3 selenadiazoles

The nitration of naphtho[1,2-d][2,1,3]thiadiazole under the conditions that are normally used for aromatic compounds gives a mixture of 6- and 9-nitronaphthothiadiazoles, which can be reduced to 6- and 9-amino derivatives, respectively. 6-Hydroxynaphthothiadiazole is obtained from 6-aminonaphthothiadiazole by the Sandmeyer reaction, while 8-hydroxynaphthothiadiazole is converted to the 8-amino derivative under the conditions of the Bucherer reaction. 4-Carboxy-5-(o-carboxyphenyl)-2,1,3-thiadiazole was obtained by the oxidation of naphtho[1,2-d][2,1,3]-thiadiazole with a potassium dichromate-dilute sulfuric acid mixture.See [1] for communication LXVI.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1496–1502, November, 1972.     

Die Kristallstruktur von Cs2PrO3, sowie über Cs2CeO3, Cs2TbO3, Rb2CeO3 und Rb2TbO3

Crystal Structure of Cs₂PrO₃ and also about Cs₂CeO₃, Cs₂TbO₃, Rb₂CeO₃, and Rb₂TbO₃ New prepared Cs₂PrO₃ (dark brown) is orthorhombic due to single crystal data, K₂PbO₃ type of structure (Cmc2₁) with a = 11.4₇, b = 7.72₂, c = 6.42₇ Å and Z = (4). Cs₂CeO₃ (colourless, a = 11.49₅, b = 7.75₃, c = 6.43₇ Å), Cs₂TbO₃ (red-brown, a = 11.3₇, b = 7.72₆, c = 6.14₂ Å), and the low-temperature form of (LT-) Rb₂TbO₃ (red-brown, a = 10.9₁, b = 7.39₀, c = 6.09₉ Å) are isotypic. Hitherto unknown HT-Rb₂CeO₃ (high-temperature form, colourless, a = 3.83₇, c = 18.4₇ Å, Z = 2, hexagonal) and “HT-Rb₂TbO₃” (red-brown, a = 3.77₃, c = 18.0₀ Å) correspond according to powder-data to the α-NaFeO₂ type of structure. Cs₂PrO₃ has been measured magnetically (100–300 K). The Madelung Part of Lattice Energy (MAPLE) is calculated and discussed.