Investigation into the GC separation of enantiomers on a trifluoroacetylated cyclodextrin. I. Effect of analyte structure on stereoselectivity for alcohols

More than 30 enantiomeric alcohols have been analyzed, without prior derivatization, by gas chromatography using a fused silica capillary column coated with octakis(3-O-trifluoro-acetyl-2,6-di-O-n-pentyl)-γ-cyclodextrin. Most were analyzed over a range of isothermal temperatures from 35 to 70°C. Enantiomeric separations were observed for most of the analytes, even at temperatures as low as 35°C. The stereoselectivity of the stationary phase was found to depend on the length of the longest carbon chain attached to the stereogenic centre in 2- and 3-hydroxy alkanes, the relative positions of the methyl and hydroxyl substituents in methylsubstituted alcohols, and the effects of multiple bonds in the analyte molecule. Thermodynamic data calculated from the results suggest that the enantiomers of all the analytes are resolved by a similar process. Retention and thermodynamic data are presented and possible mechanisms discussed.     

2,3-Di-O-pentyl-6-O-tert-butyldimethylsilyl-β-cyclodextrin as a Chiral Stationary Phase in Capillary Gas Chromatography

2,3-Di-O-pentyl-6-O-tert-butyldimethylsilyl-β-cyclodextrin has been evaluated as an enantioselective stationary phase for capillary gas chromatography. Experimental results show a good enantioselectivity towards compounds with different functional groups (haloalkanes, alcohols, esters, terpenoids, amino acid derivatives, and heterocycles). Column stability improves mixing the chiral phase with polysiloxane SE-54 (1 : 1).     

Cyclodextrins as chiral stationary phases in capillary gas chromatography. Part V: Octakis(3-O-butyryl-2,6-di-O-pentyl)-γ-cyclodextrin

γ-Cyclodextrin with 3-O-butyryl and 2,6-di-O-pentyl residues is a very versatile chiral stationary phase for enantiomer separation. Most of the common and many uncommon amino acids can be separated as well as α- and β-hydroxy acids, chiral alcohols, diols, triols, ketones, bicyclic, and tricyclic acetals, amines, alkyl halides, lactones, and functionalized cyclopropane derivatives.     

New,selectively substituted cyclodextrins as stationary phases for the analysis of chiral constituents of essential oils

New β- and γ-cyclodextrin derivatives, selectively substituted with n-pentyl and methyl groups, e.g. heptakis(2,6-di-O-methyl-3-O-pentyl)-β-cyclodextrin, octakis(2-O-methyl-3,6-di-O-pentyl)-γ-cyclodextrin, and octakis(2,6-di-O-methyl-3-O-pentyl)-γ-cyclodextrin, have been prepared from specifically protected intermediates. The new cyclodextrin derivatives exhibit unique enantioselectivity towards important chiral constituents of essential oils. The enantiomers of lavandulol, α-bisabolol, nerolidol, and other terpenoid alcohols could be resolved and their presence in different essential oils could be proved. Methyl jasmonate and epi-methyl jasmonate could, in addition, be detected in jasmine concrete by two-dimensional gas chromatography. The enantiomers of the macrocyclic ketone muscone have been separated for the first time.     

Cyclodextrin carbamates as novel chiral stationary phases for capillary gas chromatography

The following carbamate derivatives of cyclodextrins (CDs) were prepared as novel chiral stationary phases for capillary gas chromatography: hexakis(2,6-di-O-pentyl)-α-cyclodextrin hexa(3-n-propyl, 3-isopropyl, and 3-phenylcarbamate), heptakis-(2,6-di-O-pentyl)-β-cyclodextrin hepta(3-n-propyl, 3-isopropyl, and 3-phenylcarbamate), and octakis(2,6-di-O-pentyl)-γ-cyclodextrin octa(3-n-propyl, 3-isopropyl, and 3-isopropyl, and 3-phenylcarbamate). Metal capillary columns coated with these stationary phases resolved many kinds of racemic mixture. In general, they were especially effective towards polar compounds such as free alcohols, amines, and epoxides. The types of sample which were effectively resolved depended on the cavity size of the CD: α-CD derivatives were specifically effective toward compounds having linear alkyl chains, and β-CD derivatives toward compounds with phenyl groups. The results indicate that chiral separation with the cyclodextrin carbamates depends on the formation of inclusion complexes and also on the hydrogen-bonding interactions between the samples and the CD carbamates.     

Synthesis of pyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles from ethyl 2-ethoxymethylidene-3-oxo-3-(polyfluoroalkyl)propionates

Cyclization of ethyl 2-ethoxymethylidene-3-oxo-3-polyfluoroalkylpropionates with benzimidazol-2-amine in boiling 1,4-dioxane followed two concurrent pathways with participation of fluoroacyl and ethoxycarbonyl fragments and formation of, respectively, ethyl 4-hydroxy-4-polyfluoroalkyl-1,4-dihydropyrimido-[1,2-a]benzimidazole-3-carboxylates and 3-polyfluoroacylpyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazol-4-ols. Dihydropyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazole derivatives undergo dehydration to give ethyl 4-(polyfluoroalkyl)pyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazole-3-carboxylates, whereas the hydroxy group in 3-polyfluoroacylpyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazol-4-ols is capable of being replaced by the amino group of the second benzimidazole molecule with formation of 4-(1H-benzimidazol-2-ylamino)-3-polyfluoroacylpyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles.     

Ring closure and rearrangement reactions of 4-azido-2-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylates and 4-azidocoumarin-3-carboxylates

4-Azido-2-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylates and 4-azidocoumarin-3-carboxylates 6 , which were obtained from the corresponding 4-hydroxy derivatives 1 via 4-tosylates 2 or 4-chloro compounds 4 , cyclized upon thermolysis to 3-alkoxyisoxazolo[4,3-c]quinolin-4(5H)-ones or the corresponding coumarins 8 , whereas at slightly higher temperatures a 3-O, 4-O-rearrangement took place to give the 4-alkoxy-isoxazolo[4,3-c]-quinolin-3-ones and the corresponding coumarins 9. The necessary reaction conditions could be obtained easily with the help of differential scanning calorimetry.     

Enantiomeric separation of amino alcohols by gas chromatography on a chiral stationary phase; influence of the perfluoroacylating reagent on the separation

Racemic amino alcohols have been separated as perfluoroacylated derivatives by gas chromatography using either improved Chirasil-Val or heptakis(2,6-di-O-methyl-3-O-pentyl)-β-cyclodextrin as stationary phase. Using Chirasil-Val all the amino alcohols investigated were separated to baseline (α values between 1.03 and 1.08) whereas only a few amino alcohols were resolved on the modified cyclodextrin column. The enantioselectivity obtained on the latter phase was, however, significantly higher. The separations were performed as trifluoroacetyl, pentafluoropropionyl, and heptafluorobutyryl derivatives and the chiral discrimination observed for the different derivatives was significantly different for both stationary phases. In oder to obtain a better understanding of the separation mechanism, the Gibbs-Helmholtz parameters Δ_(R,S)ΔH° and Δ_(R,S)ΔS° were determined. The most extraordinary result was obtained for the trifluoroacetyl derivative of allo-threoninol. In addition to the order of elution of the enantiomers being the opposite of that for the other compounds, the separation seems to be entropy controlled (the sign Δ_(R,S)ΔH° is positive), i.e. the separation improved at higher temperatures.     

Synthesis of glucose phosphate derivatives by the phosphite triester method

Synthesis of sugar phosphate derivatives by means of phosphite triester method is described. Seven glucose phosphotriester derivatives have been prepared, i.e. dimethyl, methyl n-propyl, and methyl isopropyl (1, 2:5, 6-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D-glucofuranose-3-) phosphate (5, 7 and 8); methyl bis-(1, 2:5, 6-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D-glucofuranose-3-) phosphate (6); methyl bis-(1, 2, 3, 4-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranose-6-) phosphate (9); methyl bis-(1, 2-O-isopropylidene-3,5-O-benzylidene-α-D-glucofuranose-6-) phosphate (10); and methyl (1, 2, 5, 6-di-O-iso-propylidene-α-D-glucofuranose-3-) (1, 2, 3, 4-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranose-6-) [phosphate (11). The results of the displacement of second chlorine atom of the reagent by different alcohols showed that methanol, n-propanol, isopropanol and as well as the glucose derivatives reacted normally to give the expected phosphite esters which yield the expected phosphate products after oxidation, but not the t-butanol. Removal of methyl group from a phosphotriester linkage can be easily achieved by the action of t-butyl amine and thus, t-butyl ammonium bis-(1, 2:5, 6-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D-glucofuranose-3-) phosphate t-butyl amine salt (12) has been obtained from its parent phosphotriester in nearly quantitative yield. The mass spectra data of di-O-isopropylideneglucose phosphate reveals that the cleavage of these compounds follows a general pattern and can be used for their characterization.     

Regioselectively Modified Cellulose and Chitosan Derivatives for Mono- and Multilayer Surface Coatings of Hemocompatible Biomaterials

In this study different synthetic strategies were developed and applied to introduce solely or in combination heparin/heparansulfate-like functional groups such as N-sulfo, O-sulfo, N-acetyl, and N-carboxymethyl groups into chitosan and cellulose with highest possible regioselectivity and completeness and defined distribution along the polymer chain. Completely substituted 6-amino-6-deoxycellulose and related derivatives were prepared from tosylcellulose (DS 2.02; C₆ 1.0) by nucleophilic substitution with azido groups only in the 6-position at 50 °C with subsequent reduction to amino groups and completely removing tosyl groups in the 2,3-position. 2,6-Di-O-sulfocellulose was prepared using the reactivity difference between C-2, C-6 and C-3 of cellulose. The reactivity difference between amino groups and hydroxyl groups was used to prepare various N-substituted derivatives. Partially 2,6-di-O-sulfated cellulose was obtained from trimethylsilylcellulose by the insertion of sulfurtrioxide into the Si–O ether linkage. Partially 3-O-sulfocellulose was synthesized by protecting C-2 and C-6 with trifluoroacetyl groups. A copper–chitosan complex was used to synthesize 6-O-sulfochitosan with a DS of 1.0 at C-6 and various partially 6-O-desulfonated products are possible. Using the phthalimido group to increase the solubility of chitosan in DMF, the regioselectivity of 3-O-sulfo groups was improved by regioselective 6-O-desulfonation of nearly complete 3,6-O-disulfochitosan. The platelet adhesion properties of immobilized regioselectively modified water-soluble derivatives on membranes have been tested in vitro. Some regioselectively modified chitosan and cellulose derivatives are potential candidates for the surface coatings of biomaterials if the regioselective reactions are somewhat further optimized.     

Participation by C-3 Substituents in Disaccharide Formation

Abstract

Four reactions were conducted in order to study the ability of a C-3 acyloxy group to control the stereoselectivity of glycosidation reactions in which the glycosyl donors were unsubstituted at c-2. These donors differed in the structure of the acyloxy group attached to C-3 (benzoyloxy or p-methoxybenzoyloxy) and in the identity of the leaving group (chloro or thiomethoxy) attached to the anomeric carbon. The stereoselectivity in all reactions was low; for example, treatment of 3,4-di-O-benzoyl-2,6-dideoxy-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl chloride (6) with methyl 4-O-benzoyl-2,6-dideoxy-α-D-lyxo-hexopyranoside (7) yielded a 2.2/1 (α/β) ratio of methyl 4-O-benzoyl-3-O-(3,4-di-O-benzoyl-2,6-dideoxy- α-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl-2,6-dideoxy-α-D-ribo-hexopyranoside (8) and methyl 4-O-benzoyl-3-O-(3,4-di-O-benzoyl-2,6-dideoxy-α-D-lyxo-hexopyranoside-2,6-dideoxy-α-D-lyxo-hexopyranoside (9). Formation of 1,5-anhydro-3,4-di-O-benzoyl-2,6-dideoxy-D-ribo-her-1-enitol (10) was a significant additional reaction. In reactions involving the thioglycosides only trace amounts of glycals were formed and approximately equal amounts of α and β anomers were produced. The significance of these reactions to participation by C-3 acyloxy groups is discussed.     

Nucleosides. Part LIX. The 2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethylsulfonyl (Npes) Group: A New Type of Protection in Nucleoside Chemistry

The 2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethylsulfonyl (npes) group is developed as a new sugar OH-blocking group in the ribonucleoside series. Its cleavage can be performed in a β-eliminating process under aprotic conditions using 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) as the most effective base. Since sulfonates do not show acyl migration, partial protection of 1,2-cis-diol moieties is possible leading to new types of oligonucleotide building blocks. A series of Markiewicz-protected ribonucleosides 1–10 is converted into their 2′-O-[2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethylsulfonyl] derivatives 29–38 in which the 5′-O? Si bond can be cleaved by acid hydrolysis forming 39–45 . Subsequent monomethoxytritylation leads to 46–50 , and desilylation affords the 5′-O-(monomethoxytrityl)-2′-O-[2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethylsulfonyl]ribonucleosides 51–55 . Acid treatment to remove trityl groups do also not harm the npes group (→ 56–58 ). Unambiguous syntheses of fully blocked 2′-O-[2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethylsulfonyl]ribonucleosides 96–102 are achieved from the corresponding 3′-O-(tert-butyl)dimethylsilyl derivatives. Furthermore, various base-protected 5′-O-(monomethoxytrityl)- and 5′-O-(dimethoxytrityl)ribonucleosides, i.e. 59–77 , are treated directly with 2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethylsulfonyl chloride forming in all cases a mixture of the 2′,3′-di-O- and the two possible 2′- and 3′-O-monosulfonates 107–148 which can be separated into the pure components by chromatographic methods. The npes group is more labile towards DBU cleavage than the corresponding base-protecting 2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethyl (npe) and 2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethoxycarbonyl (npeoc) groups allowing selective deblocking which is of great synthetic potential.     

Self-Assembling Properties of 6-O- and 6′-O-Alkylsucrose Mixtures Having Different Chain Lengths Under Aqueous Conditions

The self-assembling properties of the 6-O- and 6′-O-alkylsucrose mixtures with different chain lengths including octyl, decyl, dodecyl, and tetradecyl under aqueous conditions were studied and compared with those of the 6-O- and 6′-O-hexadecylsucrose mixture previously reported. The title compounds were synthesized from sucrose in five steps. The results of scanning and transmission electron microscopes, powder X-ray diffraction, and dynamic light scattering measurements indicated that the self-assembling properties of octyl, decyl, and dodecyl derivatives were completely different from those of the 6-O- and 6′-O-hexadecylsucrose mixture. The three derivatives reported here primarily formed lamellar planes, which further induced the formation of vesicle-type particles under aqueous conditions, whereas the previous derivatives primarily formed spherical micelles in water, which further assembled according to face-centered cubic organization by a drying process from the aqueous dispersion. It was also found that the 6-O- and 6′-O-tetradecylsucrose mixture showed concentration-induced micelle-lamellar transition behavior in an aqueous dispersion. Furthermore, the mixing of a regioisomer, 6′-O-hexadecylsucrose, with 6-O-hexadecylsucrose induced different self-assembling properties from that of 6-O-hexadecylsucrose alone, but this effect did not appear in the self-assembling of the 6-O- and 6′-O-octylsucrose mixture.     

Stereochemical differentiation and simultaneous analysis of 3-, 4-, and 5-hydroxyalkanoic acids from biopolyesters by multidimensional gas chromatography

The direct enantioselective analysis of 3-, 4-, and 5-hydroxy fatty acids from biological material has been achieved by enantioselective multidimensional gas chromatography (enantio-MDGC) with heptakis(2,3-di-O-methyl-6-O-tert-butyldimethylsilyl)- or (2,3-di-O-acetyl-6-O-tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-β-cyclodextrin as chiral stationary phase. All the bacteria investigated produced polyesters of enatiomerically pure (R) configured compounds.     

Molecular Recognition of Aliphatic Alcohols and Carboxylic Acid by Chromophoric Cyclodextrins

Abstract

Molecular recognition behavior of eight cyclodextrin derivatives, i.e. mono(6-pyridinio-6-deoxy)-α-cyclodextrin (1α), mono(6-pyridinio-6-deoxy)-β-cyclodetrin (1β), mono(6-pyridinio-6-deoxy)-γ-cyclodextrin (1γ), mono[6-(p-picolinio)-6-deoxy]-β-cyclodextrin (2β), mono(6-anilino-6-deoxy)-β-cyclodextrin (3β), mono[6-(m-toluidino)-6-deoxy]-β-cyclodextrin (4β), mono[6-O-(8-quinolyl)]-β-cyclodextrin (5β), and novel mono[6-(2-naphthylamino)-6-deoxy]-β-cyclodextrin (6β), with a series of aliphatic alcohols and carboxylic acid has been investigated spectroscopically. Using the appended aromatic group as a spectral probe, spectroflurometric or spectropolarimetric titrations have been performed at 25°C in aqueous phosphate buffer solution (pH 7.20, 0.1 M) to determine the complex stability constants (K_s ) and Gibbs free energy changes (-δG°) for the stoichiometric 1:1 inclusion complexation of cyclodextrin derivatives with the guests. The results obtained demonstrate that the modified cyclodextrins are highly sensitive to the size/shape and hydrophobicity of guest molecules, and particularly 5β gives an excellent molecular selectivity up to 215 for 1-adamantanol/cyclohexanol. The binding ability and selectivity of the modified cyclodextrins (1α, 1β, and 1β-6β) are discussed from the view points of size/shape-fit concept, induced-fit interaction, and the multiple recognition mechanisms.     

5′-O-TBDMS-3′-O--(1H-Imidazole-1-Thiocarbonyl)thymidine: A Novel Intermediate for the Synthesis of 2,3′-Anhydrothymidine

Thermal or base-promoted conversion of 5′-O-TBDMS-3′-O-(1H-imidazole-1-thiocarbonyl)thymidine (1) afforded 5′-O-TBDMS-2,3′-anhydro-thymidine (2), a pivotal intermediate for the transformation of the 3′-hydroxy group of 2′-deoxyribonucleosides, in high yield.     

N-Hydroxymethyl derivatives of α-amino aldehydes used for the stereoselective syntheses of β-amino-α-hydroxy acids

The N-hydroxymethyl derivatives of α-amino aldehydes 1 were utilized for the effective synthesis of several β-amino-α-hydroxy acid derivatives in a one-pot process starting from the corresponding α-amino aldehydes. Properly protected methyl esters 3 were prepared in 65–79% yields from α-amino aldehyde derivatives 1 with more than 20:1 stereoselectivity. The application of suitably protected β-amino-α-hydroxy esters was shown by an efficient synthesis of the bioactive peptide, bestatin, and its more potent analogue, AHPBA-Val, in high yields from ent-3a.     

Synthesis of l -cystine modified cyclodextrin monomers and dimers with primary-side versus secondary-side and their molecular binding behaviours

A series of β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) derivatives modified by l -cystine, including 3,3′- l -cystine-bridged bis(β-CD) (2), 3- l -cystine-β-CD (3), 6,6′- l -cystine-bridged bis(β-CD) (4) and 6- l -cystine-β-CD (5), were synthesised in moderate yields by the reaction of l -cystine with mono-[2-O-(p-tolysulfonyl)]-β-CD (2-O-Ts-β-CD) or mono-[6-O-(p-tolysulfonyl)]-β-CD (6-O-Ts-β-CD). Their binding manners and inclusion abilities towards some dye guests (ANS, TNS, AR, NR, EY and FL) were, respectively investigated by the methods of 2D NMR spectrometry and fluorescence spectrometry in aqueous solution (pH 7.2). The results obtained show that the stoichiometric 1:1 complexes formed by l -cystine modified β-CD monomers and dimers 2–5 with dye guests give higher complex stability constants (K _S) than those of native β-CD. In addition, the difference of inclusion complexation between primary-side and secondary-side modified/bridged β-CDs was compared in detail and discussed from the viewpoint of inclusion orientation, size/shape fit, cooperative binding and hindrance of substituent.     

Synthesis and Configuration of Some Hydroxymilbemycin Derivatives Including 22,23-Dihydroavermectin B1b Aglycone

The synthesis of several configurationally defined hydroxymilbemycin derivatives is described. One of these allylic alcohols is the known 5-O-[(tert-butyl)dimethylsilyl]-13α-hydroxymilbemycin D (= 5-O-[(tert-butyl)-dimethylsilyl]-22,23-dihydroavermectin B _1b, aglycone; 15D ), the synthesis of which represents LI conversion of the milbemycin to the avermectin series of natural products. The configurations at C(13), C(14), and C(15) of the new milbemycin derivatives were determined by NMR experiments and force-field calculations.     

Enantiomer separation by capillary SFC and GC on immobilized octakis(2,6-di-O-methyl-3-O-pentyl)-γ-cyclodextrin

Heptakis(2,6-di-O-methyl-3-O-pentyl) (2-O-methyl-6-O-oct-1-enyl-3-O-pentyl)-γ-cyclodextrin was immobilized to narrow-bore fused silica capillaries after selective modification. One tert-butyldimethylsilyl group was introduced into octakis-(2-O-methyl-3-O-pentyl)-γ-cyclodextrin in order to get a pure monofunctionalized cyclodextrin derivative. During synthesis the tert-butyldimethylsilyl group was replaced by an anchoring group to bind the cyclodextrin to a polysiloxane. After thermal immobilization of the modified polysiloxane this new chiral stationary phase was applied in GC and SFC. High efficiency separations were obtained in GC. In SFC very polar compounds could be chromatographed at low temperatures resulting in higher separation factors as compared to GC.