Formation of allyl radicals in the adsorption of propylene on zinc oxide

It has been found by the ESR technique that the adsorption of propylene on zinc oxide leads to the formation of a -allyl radical. It is suggested that the radical species of the surface allyl compound on this catalyst is responsible for its high selectivity in the dehydroaromatization of propylene to benzene.

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Enhancement of Oral Bioavailability of Rofecoxib Using β-Cyclodextrin

The purpose of the present work was to investigate the effect ofcomplexation of rofecoxib with -cyclodextrin on its dissolutioncharacteristics and bioavailability. Inclusion complexes of rofecoxibwith -cyclodextrin were made by freeze-drying technique. Phasesolubility studies were conducted as suggested by Higuchi and Connors.The samples were characterized by performing dissolution studies, X-rayDiffraction studies and Differential Scanning Calorimetry. The complexeswere compressed into tablets and compared in-vitro with various marketedformulations. A single dose study on healthy human volunteers was performedin comparison with a marketed formulation of rofecoxib (without-cyclodextrin) to investigate the relative bioavailability.Phase solubility studies confirmed the formation of a 1 : 1complex in solution of rofecoxib with -cyclodextrin. Tablets ofsolid inclusion complexes of rofecoxib with -cyclodextrin preparedby freeze drying technique showed enhanced dissolution rate in distilledwater in comparison with all the marketed formulations analyzed. This isattributed to the increased solubility and wettability along with decreasedcrystallinity caused by complex formation, which is confirmed, by XRD and DSCstudies. The bioequivalence studies performed showed statistically significantenhancement in bioavailability as compared to the marketed formulation.Apparently, tablets containing complexes of rofecoxib with -cyclodextrinshows faster onset of action due to improved solubility, enhanced dissolutionand faster absorption of the molecule. The results of this investigation withrofecoxib in -cyclodextrin lend ample credence to its better oralbioavailability on complexation.     

Formation of Supramolecular Polymers Constructed by Cyclodextrins with Cinnamamide

-Cyclodextrin having cinnamamide at 6- or 3-positions (6-CiNH--CD, 3-CiNH--CD) and -cyclodextrin with cinnamamide on 6-position (6-CiNH--CD) have been prepared. Supramolecular structures were formed in the solid state or aqueous solutions and characterized by measurements of NMR and vapor pressure osmometry (VPO). The results indicate that 6-CiNH--CD formed insoluble supramolecular polymers in the solid state, while 6-CiNH--CD and 3-CiNH--CD formed supramolecular complexes in aqueous solutions. 6-CiNH--CD was found to form a dimer in an aqueous solution. 3-CiNH--CD formed intermolecular complexes to give supramolecular polymers. The differences of the position of guest part on cyclodextrins caused to give a variety of supramolecular structures in aqueous solutions.     

Polyhydroxysteroids from the Far-Eastern starfishCtenodiscus crispatus

Four new polyhydroxysteroids, 5-cholesta-3,5,6,15,16,25,26-heptaol, 24-ethyl-5-cholesta-3,5,6,15,28,29-heptaol-29-sulfate, (22E)-24-methyl-5-cholest-22-ene-3,5,6,15,25,26-hexaol-26-sulfate, 24-propyl-5-cholesta-3,5,6,8,15,28,29-heptaol, and the known 5-cholesta-3,5,6,15,16,26-hexaol, have been isolated from the starfishCtenodiscus crispatus.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1821–1825, October, 1994.     

The effect of mechanical grinding on the formation and crystallinity changes of the inclusion complex of acetaminophen andβ-cyclodextrin

The effect of mechanical grinding on the physicochemical properties of acetaminophen in the presence of three additives,- or-cyclodextrin and microcrystalline cellulose, was studied by using TLC, powder X-ray diffraction analysis, infrared spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. The results indicate that the crystallinity of physical mixtures of acetaminophen and the described additives decreased with increased grinding time and formed an amorphous state when mixtures containing- or-cyclodextrin were ground with acetaminophen. We also found that the acetaminophen molecules could be included step-by-step into the cavity of-cyclodextrin molecules and formed an amorphous inclusion complex.-Cyclodextrin and microcrystalline cellulose did not form an inclusion complex with acetaminophen, but acted only to decrease the crystallinity of the ground mixtures. The mechanical grinding efficiency for acetaminophen was improved in the order of-cyclodextrin -cyclodextrin > microcrystalline cellulose.This paper is part XI of Drug Interaction in Pharmaceutical Formulations.     

Steroid glycosides XXI. The structure of polygonatoside E′ and protopolygonatoside E′ from the leaves ofPolygonatum latifolium

Summary The chemical structures of two new steroid glycosides from the leaves ofPolygonatum latifolium have been shown. Polygonatoside E is 3-[0--D-glucopyranosyl-(1 3)-0--D-glucopyranosyl-(1 4)-0--d-galactopyranosyl-(1 3)--D-glucopyranosyloxy]-(25R)-spirost-5-ene, and protopolygonatoside E is 26--D-galactopyranosyl-(1 3)--D-glucopyranosyloxy]-(25R)-furost-5-en-22-ol.Institute of Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Moldavian SSR, Kishenev. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 350–354, May–June, 1978.     

Monomolecular films of pluronic-cyclodextrin inclusion complexes at the water-gas interface

This paper reports the synthesis and characteristics of inclusion type complexes between amphiphilic block copolymer of ethylene and propylene oxides (pluronic) and -, -, and heptakis-(2,6-di-O-methyl)--cyclodextrins. The process was investigated in monolayers at the water-gas interface according to Langmuir-Blodgett technique. Pluronic forms a monolayer, stable at the surface pressure 5 mN/m, which reacts with heptakis-(2,6-di-O-methyl)--cyclodextrin and does not react with - and -cyclodextrins. The absence of the reaction in the case of -cyclodextrin is explained by the fact that the polymer guest does not fit into a small cavity of the macrocyclic host, but for -cyclodextrin it may be explained by its low surface activity and, hence, its low local concentration in the vicinity of the pluronic monolayer. After introducing heptakis-(2,6-di-O-methyl)--cyclodextrin into the aqueous subphase under the pluronic monolayer an instant increase in the area is observed. An increase in the amount of heptakis-(2,6-di-O-methyl)--cyclodextrin in the aqueous phase causes first steep linear increase in the monolayer area, then its leveling off at the polymer-heptakis-(2,6-di-O-methyl)--cyclodextrin ratio equal to about 1:15. This value correlates well with a stoichiometric composition of the similar complex in solution.     

Cardiac glycosides of Cheiranthus allioni. XI

Summary Another three cardiac glycosides have been isolated from the seeds ofCheiranthus allioni hort. One of them has been identified as digifucocellobioside (digitoxigenin 3 -O-[O--D-glycopyranosyl(1 4)-O--D-glucopyranosyl(1 4)-O--D-fucopyranoside]). The two other glycosides, called digitoxigenin gulomethyloside and glucodigigulomethyloside are, respectively, digitoxigenin 3 -O--D-gulomethyloside and digitoxigenin 3 -O-(4-O--D-glucosyl--D-gulomethyloside).For Communication X, see [1].Khar'kov Scientific-Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry. All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Medicinal Plants. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 754–758, November–December, 1975.     

Complex formation of unsaturated cyclodextrin solutions with various polymers

By using methyl orange as a competitive complexant, it was shown that solutions of poly(ethylene glycol), poly(propylene glycol) and poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) equivalent to a concentration of 1.67 mM monomer are able to form soluble inclusion complexes with 0.20 mM solutions of -, - and -cyclodextrins. The complex formation is independent of polymer chain length. Poly(ethylene glycol) solutions complexed, on average with 40%, 45% and 75% of -, -, and -cyclodextrin, respectively. A poly(propylene glycol) solution complexed 55% -cyclodextrin, 80% -cyclodextrin and 90% -cyclodextrin. Poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) solutions complexed on average with 90% of -, -, and -cyclodextrin.     

Some Pharmaceutical Properties of a New Branched Cyclodextrin, 6-O-α-(4-O- α-D-Glucuronyl)-D-glucosylβ-cyclodextrin

Some physicochemical and biological properties of a new branched cyclodextrin, 6-O--(4-O--d-glucuronyl)-d-glucosyl--cyclodextrin GUG--CyD) were investigated. Further, theinteraction of GUG--CyD with several drugs was studied by the solubility and spectroscopic methods, and compared with those of parent -CyD and 6-O--maltosyl--CyD(₂--CyD).The hemolytic activity of GUG--CyD on rabbit erythrocytes was lower than those of -CyD and ₂--CyD. GUG--CyD and ₂--CyD showed negligible cytotoxicity on Caco-2 cells up to at least 0.1 M. The inclusion ability of GUG--CyD to neutral and acidic drugs was comparable to or slightly smaller than those of -CyD and ₂--CyD, probably because of a steric hindrance of the branched sugar. On the other hand, GUG--CyD showed greater affinity for the basic drugs, compared with -CyD and ₂--CyD, owing to the electrostatic interaction of its carboxylate anion with positive charge of basic drugs. Thus GUG--CyD may be useful as a safe solubilizing agent particularly for basic drugs.     

Inclusion complexing by water-soluble β-cyclodextrin polymers

Cross-linked -cyclodextrin with a molecular weight of less than 10000 has good solubility in water, and it is a better inclusion complexing agent than the parent -cyclodextrin. By including lipophilic guest molecules into the apolar cyclodextrin cavity, their apparent lipophilicity is reduced because the outer surface of the molecular wrapping (the crosslinked -CD) is highly hydrophilic. The relative stability of the inclusion complexes can be rapidly determined by reversed-phase thin-layer chromatography. The reversed-phase TLC behaviour of 25 triphenylmethane derivatives and analogues were studied in the presence of -cyclodextrin polymers containing neutral and carboxyl groups. Increasing the molecular weight results in an increased complex-forming capacity. The carboxyl group modifies the accessibility of the CD cavity which in turn results in increased or decreased complex stability, depending on the guest molecule. The presence of organic solvents diminishes the stability of the CD complexes.     

Influence of cyclodextrins on nitrosation of drugs

The World Health Organization issued a nitrosation procedure (NAP Test) which allows to carry out nitrosation under standard conditions. It has proved that the in vitro reaction rates of the fast nitrosatable drugs piperazine, cimetidine and ethambutol are not influenced by -, - and -cyclodextrin. On the contrary, -, -cyclodextrin and heptakis-2,6-di-O-methyl--cyclodextrin enhance the nitrosation of the slower nitrosatable 1-ephedrine and fencamfamine significantly. This possible reaction must be considered if nitrosatable drugs are formulated with cyclodextrins to be administered to human beings.     

Oxidative elongation of lower paraffins

It is shown that the oxidative condensation of ethane on CoMo/-Al₂O₃ catalysts is in principle possible. The conceivable paths of this reaction are analyzed.

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Oxidation of propylene to acrylic acid on a Fe?Mo?Bi oxide system

Data obtained in a flow reactor show that iron(III) molybdate doped by bismuth can oxidize propylene to acrylic acid directly in one step. Part of the catalyst works in a partially reduced form and in the preparation of the catalyst the surface acidity must be controlled.

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Cyclohexanol conversion of Pt-and Co-promoted molybdena-alumina; Effect of S-uptake

The uptake of sulfur reduces the overall activity of PtMo/Al₂O₃ and enhances that of CoMo/Al₂O₃ in conversion of cyclohexanol. Significant changes in selectivity indicate the existence of different active sites of the initial catalyst for hydro-dehydrogenation and dehydration. The differences in catalytic activity expressed in terms of overall TOF decrease with increasing sulfur treatment like for Ru and Ir promoted catalysts.

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Studies in the field of derivatives of unsaturated phosphonic acids 21. Esters and amides of β-ethylhexoxyvinylphosphonic acid

Summary -(-Ethylhexoxy)-vinylphosphonic dichloride, diethyl, dipropyl, dibutyl, di-isobutyl, di-isoamyl, dihexyl, di-2-ethylhexyl, di-(methoxyethyl) and di(ethoxyethyl) esters of -(-ethylhexoxy)-vinylphosphonic acid, tetramethyldiamide, tetraethyldiamide and dipiperidide -(-ethylhexoxy)-vinylphosphonic acid were prepared and characterized.     

Catalytic reaction of methane with carbon dioxide

High activities and selectivities of Ni on SiO₂ catalysts producing CO in the reaction of CH₄ with CO₂, have been obtained at relatively low temperatures. These aspects are considerably different from the activities or selectivities of other catalysts, and have been explained by assuming that the Ni on SiO₂ catalyst markedly suppresses carbon deposition.

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Kinetics of CO2 formation in thermal destruction of brown coals

The previously suggested approach to the problem of kinetic system identification /1/ was used for the system of independent first order reactions. The analysis of the curves of CO₂ formation in thermal destruction of brown coal indicates that both structure and model parameters of real processs can be identified in terms of the continuity concepts.

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IR investigation of phenol methylation on MgO

The adsorption of phenol, anisole, o-cresol and methanol on MgO was studied by infrared spectroscopy. The surface species of phenol, anisole and o-cresol were of the phenolate type and for methanol of the methoxide type.

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Beckmann rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime p-toluenesulfonate on acidic catalysts

The Beckmann rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime p-toluenesulfonate has been studied using several catalysts. The reaction is catalyzed by weakly acidic sites and seems to occur by way of O-(p-toluenesulfonyl)--caprolactim.

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