Reversed Phase Liquid Chromatography of Phenacyl Esters of Some Natural Penicillins

Abstract

The present work demonstrates a method by which natural, non-UV absorbing penicillins can be derivatized to form phenacyl esters. The reaction is rapid and essentially completed in twenty minutes. A straight line correlation was found between the peak height of a phenacyl ester derivative and the amount of the penicillin, a fact which attests to the applicability of the method for quantisation. The phenacyl esters of the penicillins studied here were separated on a reversed phase column.     

One-Pot Synthesis of Phenacyl Esters from Acetophenone, [Bmim]Br3, and Potassium Salts of Carboxylic Acids Under Solvent-Free Conditions

One-pot synthesis of phenacyl esters from acetophenone, [Bmim]Br₃, and potassium salts of carboxylic acids under solvent-free conditions gave the corresponding phenacyl esters with excellent yields.     

Organic Reactions in Water: Synthesis of Phenacyl Esters from Phenacyl Bromide and Potassium Salts of Aromatic Acids in the Presence of β‐Cyclodextrin

Abstract

A convenient and facile synthesis of phenacyl esters is reported by the reaction of phenacyl bromide with potassium salts of aromatic acids in the presence of β‐cyclodextrin in water under neutral conditions.     

Characterization of Jamaican agro-industrial wastes. Part II, fatty acid profiling using HPLC: precolumn derivatization with phenacyl bromide

This paper describes the determination of fatty acid composition of coffee, citrus and rum distillery wastes using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC). Lipid extracts of the waste samples are derivatized with phenacyl bromide and their phenacyl esters are separated on a C8 reversed-phase column by using continuous gradient elution with water and acetonitrile. The presence of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids in quantifiable amounts in the examined wastes, as well as the high percentage recoveries, are clear indications that these wastes have potential value as inexpensive sources of lipids. The HPLC procedures described here could be adopted for further analysis of materials of this nature.     

A novel and efficient method for cleavage of phenacylesters by magnesium reduction with acetic acid

[reaction: see text] In the present study, we use magnesium turnings as a new deprotection reagent for the phenacyl group during orthogonal organic synthesis in the presence of other esters and sensitive protecting groups. By applying the new magnesium turnings/acetic acid deprotection method, phenacyl group can be more easily combined with other protecting groups that are not compatible with the zinc/acetic acid method.     

Chemoselective Alkylation of 3- and 4-(5-Amino-4-hetaryl-2,3-dihydro-3-oxopyrrol-1-yl)benzoic Acids

Alkylation of 3- and 4-(5-amino-4-hetaryl-2,3-dihydro-3-oxopyrrol-1-yl)benzoic acids with phenacyl bromides or chloroacetanilides in DMF in the presence of triethylamine occurs at the carboxy group with high selectivity and yields the corresponding phenacyl and arylcarbamoylmethyl esters. The initial pyrrolylbenzoic acids were synthesized by reaction of 3- and 4-aminobenzoic acids with 4-chloro-2-hetaryl-3-oxo-butyronitriles.     

Enzymatic removal of carboxyl protecting groups. III. Fast removal of allyl and chloroethyl esters by Bacillus subtilis esterase (BS2)

An esterase from Bacillus subtilis (BS2) allows the fast and selective removal of allyl, 2-chloroethyl, and 2,2,2-chloroethyl esters under mild conditions in high yields. In addition, BS2 easily hydrolyzes phenacyl esters, while the hydrolysis of sterically hindered diphenylmethyl esters is slow, requiring longer reaction time and higher enzyme/substrate ratio.     

Tris(3,6-Dioxaheptyl)amine as a Phase-Transfer Catalyst in Phenacyl Ester Synthesis

Tris(3,6-dioxaheptyl)amine (TDA-1) may be substituted for toxic crown ethers in the phase-transfer catalyzed synthesis of phenacyl esters from weakly nucleophilic potassium carboxylates and α, p-dibromoacetophenone in acetonitrile.     

Ring expansion reactions of 4-amino-1,1-dioxo-[1,2,3,5]-thiatriazoles

An unusual ring-expansion reaction of 4-amino-1,1-dioxo-[1,2,3,5]-thiatriazoles has been identified that produces the relatively rare 5-amino-1,1-dioxo-[1,2,4,6]-thiatriazines and. Initial alkylation of the thiatriazole with alpha-halo-esters at N-3 produces alpha-substituted esters which, under basic reaction conditions, undergo opening of the thiatriazole ring and re-closure to a thiatriazine ring. Similar alkylations of with diethyl chloromalonate and ethyl dichloroacetate lead to the loss of SO2 and the production of triazine and triazole, apparently by an initial alkylation at N-5. The reaction of with phenacyl bromides or a phenacyl dibromide forms fully unsaturated 5-amino-1,1-dioxo-[1,2,4,6]-thiatriazines.     

Positional isomers of thienopyrimidinones

Condensation of o-cyanomethylbenzoic acids with esters of 2-aminothiophene-3-carboxylic and 3-amino-thiophene-2-carboxylic acids to give isomeric 2-(4-oxo-3,4-dihydrothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-2-ylmethyl)-benzoic acids and their ethyl and phenacyl esters. Methylation of esters occurs at N-3. The spectroscopic characteristics of the positional isomers are compared at the level of carboxylic acids, their esters, and methylated products. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, 932–941, June, 2008.     

Stereochemical control in microbial reduction. Part 31: Reduction of alkyl 2-oxo-4-arylbutyrates by baker's yeast under selected reaction conditions

Treatment of baker's yeast with phenacyl chloride in an aqueous–organic solvent has been proven to be an effective method of inhibiting the enzymes that afford (S)-enantiomers of α-hydroxy esters in the reduction of α-keto esters. The procedure is effective for the whole-cell system to produce the (R)-product with high chemical yield and high enantiomeric excess.     

Electron-impact spectra of 2-acyloxyacetophenones

The mass spectra of a number of 2-acyloxyacetophenones (phenacyl esters) are reported. The major fragments in the spectra are due to α-fission to oxonium ions. A correlation between the intensities of the oxonium ions and Hammett substituent constants is noted. Rearrangements are examined by means of deuterium labelling and low electron voltage studies.     

Amino acid, fatty acid, and carbohydrate content of Artocarpus altilis (breadfruit)

A study is conducted to determine the amino acid, fatty acid, and carbohydrate content of breadfruit using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and gas chromatography (GC). An HPLC method is used for the determination of amino acids and fatty acids in breadfruit. Representative amino acid samples are derivatized with phenylisothiocianate and the resulting phenylthiocarbamyl derivatives are separated on a reversed-phase column by gradient elution with a 0.05M ammonium acetate buffer and 0.01M ammonium acetate in acetonitrile-methanol-water (44:10:46, v/v). Representative fatty acid samples are derivatized with phenacyl bromide and the resulting fatty acid phenacyl esters are separated on a reversed-phase column by gradient elution with acetonitrile and water. Amino acid and fatty acid derivatives are detected by ultraviolet detection at 254 nm. The analysis of the carbohydrates in breadfruit employs a GC method. Carbohydrates are derivatized using trimethylchlorosilane and hexamethyldisilazane to form trimethylsilyl ethers. Compounds in the samples are separated by the temperature programming of a GC using nitrogen as the carrier gas. Percent recoveries of amino acids, fatty acids, and carbohydrates are 72.5%, 68.2%, and 81.4%, respectively. The starch content of the breadfruit is 15.52 g/100 g fresh weight.     

3-aryl(alkyl)quinazoline-2,4(1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>,3<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-diones and their alkyl derivatives

Two-stage reaction of methyl anthranilate with aryl(alkyl) isocyanates in keeping with the quantumchemical calculations and XRD analysis resulted in 3-aryl(alkyl)quinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-diones that by treatment with alkyl halides, phenacyl bromides, esters and amides of chloroacetic acid were converted into the corresponding 1-alkyl derivatives.     

Simultaneous determination of ursodeoxycholic acid and its glycine-conjugate in serum as phenacyl esters using multidimensional liquid chromatography

Summary A narrowbore high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method using column switching is described for the simultaneous determination of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) and glyco-UDCA (GUDCA) from serum samples as their phenacyl esters. Serum samples were subjected to a preliminary clean-up using octadecylsilane reversed-phase extraction and derivatized with phenacylbromide. The purification, fractionation and concentration of UDCA and GUDCA from the esterified serum sample were performed on-line by appropriate switching of columns. Limit of detection (LOD) of UDCA and GUDCA were 5 ng and the absolute mean recoveries averaged 84.4±8.2% and 85.2±8.4%, respectively. This method was successfully applied to the pharmacokinetic study of UDCA in rats and human.     

Polyketoetheresters from 4,4′-Dichloroacetyldiphenyl Ether and their Characterization

Benzyl chloride and phenacyl chloride are reported to condense with sodium acetate or sodium benzoate, affording the corresponding esters [1–4]. This suggested that a dichloride monomer can poly condense with a sodium dioate, affording a polyester. Akhmedzade and Yasnopolskii reported one such polyester synthesis based on polycondensation of p-xylylene dihalide with sodium terephthalate [5]. As phenacyl chloride is more reactive than benzyl chloride is more reactive than benzyl chloride [4], 4,4′-dichloroacetyldiphenyl ether (DADE) should prove even more reactive than a dichloride of the Ar(CH₂Cl)₂ type. The work presented here comprises a study of the polycondensation of DADE with sodium adipate (ADP), sebacate (SEB), or terephthalate (TER).     

Efficient solid-phase synthesis of 2-substituted-3-hydroxy-4(1H)-quinolinone-7-carboxamides with two diversity positions

A highly efficient solid-phase synthesis of 2-substituted-3-hydroxy-4(1H)-quinolinone-7-carboxamides was developed using anthranilates and bromoketones as the key synthons. Primary amines immobilized to an acid-cleavable BAL linker were acylated with 1-methyl-2-aminoterephtalate. After cleavage of the methyl ester, bromoketones were used to form resin-bound phenacyl esters. Acid-mediated cleavage and subsequent cyclization in solution afforded 3-hydroxy-4(1H)-quinolinones in high purity and yield. Highly efficient solid-phase synthesis (purity>90%, yield>80%, synthetic time=2 days using commercially available synthons) is amenable to high-throughput/combinatorial synthesis to match the high-throughput screening capability.     

Separation and quantitation of plasma free fatty acids as phenacyl esters by HPLC

We have developed a rapid method for the separation of plasma free fatty acids as their phenacyl esters by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using a reversed-phase (C18) column. The derivatives of series of both saturated and unsaturated fatty acids (C12:0-C22:6) are simultaneously separated within 45 min and detected with ultraviolet at 241 nm. The limit of detection of fatty acids was approximately 0.5 nmol in 20 microL injected volume of extracts, and the coefficient of variation of the present method did not exceed 3.0%. Comparison of the results of the present HPLC method with those of gas chromatography, gave very good correlations for all fatty acids in human plasma.     

Liquid Chromatographic Determination of Valproic Acid in Human Serum

Abstract

The concentration of the antiepilepsy drug valproic acid (2-propylpentanoic acid) was determined in both a processed freeze dried human serum material and patient serum samples obtained from a clinical laboratory. The freeze dried material is being issued by the National Bureau of Standards as Standard Reference Material 1599. The analytical procedure developed involves organic extraction of valproic acid and an internal standard (cyclohexane-carboxylic acid) from the serum matrix; derivatization of the carboxylic acids to phenacyl esters; measurement of the analyte and internal standard species by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography. The results obtained on both types of samples compare favorably with results obtained using more conventional gas chromatographic approaches.     

Reactions of ortho oxy-substituted benzyl and phenacyl bromides in dimethyl sulphoxide

o-Acetoxy- and o-benzoyloxy-benzyl bromides and tosylates oxidatively rearrange in moist dimethyl sulphoxide to o-hydroxybenzyl esters; o-acetoxy- and o-benzoyloxy- phenacyl bromides rearrange to mixtures of 2-hydroxycoumaran-3-ones and o-hydroxyphenacyl esters; o-hydroxyphenacyl bromides also yield 2-hydroxycoumaran-3-ones, together with o-hydroxyphenacyl alcohols. 2-Acetoxybenzaldehyde is reductively rearranged by sodium borohydride to o-hydroxybenzyl acetate.