Irreversible enzyme inhibitors. XCIV. inhibition of dihydrofolic reductase with derivatives of 2,6-diaminopurines

In order to gain additional information on the hydrophobic bonding region of dihydrofolic reductase, some derivatives of 2, 6-diaminopurine with aryl or aralkyl groups at the N⁶, C⁸ and N⁹-positions were investigated as inhibitors. Since none of the six compounds gave an increment in binding over the parent 2, 6-diaminopurine, hydrophobic bonding to dihydrofolic reductase could not be detected with this ring system. Furthermore, 2, 6-diaminopurine bridged from its 8-position with methylene groups to the amino group of p-aminobenzoic acid also failed to show an increment in binding. The 8-substituted 2, 6-diaminopurines were synthesized by base-catalyzed cyclodehydration of the appropriate 5-acylamido-2, 4, 6-triaminopyrimidines; the latter compounds were readily prepared by selective acylation of tetraaminopyrimidine.     

Research on organophosphorus heterocyclic compounds: IV. Study of 2-thio-2-substituted anilino (or nitrogen-containing heterocyclic groups)-1,3,2-benzodioxaphospholes

Twenty-three organophosphorus compounds 1 of which twenty-one are new were prepared by reaction of 2a or 2b with substituted aniline or nitrogen containing heterocycles. Their ¹H NMR, IR, MS spectra and crystal structure were discussed. Through a primary test, it is shown that some of the compounds have insecticidal activity on oncomelania.     

Studies in negative ion mass spectrometry. VII—Negative ion mass spectra of copper (II) β-diketonate complexes

Electron capture processes in a series of copper (II) β-diketonate complexes of formula Cu[R¹COCHCOR²]₂ (where R¹ is an alkyl, perfluoroalkyl or aryl group and R² either an alkyl or aryl group) have been examined. Molecular anions, ligand ions and some novel rearrangement ions have been observed with these compounds. Relative intensities of fragment ions were dependent on the substituents R¹, R² as well as the electron energy and compound pressure in the ion source. By operating the mass spectrometer at compound pressures of c. 4×10^?6 Torr and higher, reproducible negative ion mass spectra (free from any significant ion-molecule contributions) have been obtained for all compounds of the series.     

Electron impact mass spectra of some tertiary aliphatic nitro compounds. Nitrocarbonyl compounds and some analogues

The mass spectra of some tertiary aliphatic nitroaldehydes, nitroketones, nitroesters, nitronitriles and related nitrocarbonyl compounds are discussed and compared with those of some analogous nitro compounds lacking the carbonyl function. The M⁺˙ ? NO₂˙ and in several cases M⁺˙ ? HNO₂ fragmentation seem to be the most characteristic features of all tertiary aliphatic nitro compounds. In the presence of the primary nitro group, the loss of NHO₂ is always observed.     

13C-NMR. Spectra of Natural and Semi-synthetic Cannabinoids

The ¹³C-NMR. spectra of one natural and ten semi-synthetic cannabinoids were analyzed in detail. Assignments of the signals are based on their chemical shifts, splitting patterns in ¹H-off-resonance decoupling experiments and comparison with ¹³C-NMR. data of related cannabinoids. With some compounds final assignments were made by selective ¹H-decoupling experiments and incremental calculations.     

Konformationsuntersuchungen mit Hilfe der 13C-NMR-Spektroskopie. III. 13C-NMR-spektroskopische Verschiebungen durch sterisch gehinderte Methylgruppen

The ¹³C NMR chemical shifts of some cyclohexane derivatives containing 1,3-diaxial methyl groups are assigned. The resonance signals of the methyl carbon atoms 1 and 3 in these compounds are shifted on average by 4.5 ppm to lower field (δ-effect). The ring carbon atoms 1 and 3 also show shifts to lower field, averaging 0.7 ppm (γ-effect). In open-chain hydrocarbons, analogous shift effects are observed when the investigated compounds have the geometry of the g^Pg^M conformer of n-pentane.     

Charge localization in molecule-ions upon electron-impact. Mass spectra of some substituted 1-carbamoyl- and 1-thiocarbamoyl-2-pyrazolines and related compounds

The mass spectra of some substituted 2-pyrazolines and a pyrazolidine are discussed. With the exception of III which favours McLafferty rearrangements prior to fragmentation, I, IV and V fragment to give isocyanate or isothiocyanate radicals and ions with structures corresponding to their heterocyclic molecular compounds. These results which can be explained in the light of the concept of charge localization at preferential sites, are in good agreement with the ionization potential studies on substituted ureas and thioureas.⁵ Other compounds show simple straight-forward fragmentations upon electron-impact.     

Sodium Hypochlorite Reactions. III. The Catalytic Nakagawa and Related Systems

Mainly through the extensive investigations of Nakagawa and coworkers, nickel peroxide has emerged as a powerful oxidant for organic compounds. For example, it has been used for the oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes or carboxylic acids,^2,3 allylic hydroxyl (selectively) to the carbonyl group,⁴ α-ketols to α-diketones,⁵ α-glycols, α-ketols, α-hydroxyl and α-keto acids to cleavage products,⁶ aldehydes to amides or nitriles in the presence of ammonia,⁷ phenols to quinones,^8,9 certain Schiff bases to benzoxazoles,¹⁰ amines to azo compounds or nitriles,^11,12 diarylamines to hydrazines,¹³ carbazoles to dimers and trimers,¹⁴ hydrazones to diazo compounds,^15,16 1-aminobenzotriazole to benzyne,¹⁷ N-substituted hydroxylamines to azoxy compounds,¹⁸ phenylacetonitrile to dimeric products,¹⁹ a thiouracil to a uracil derivative,²⁰ thiols to disulfides and sulfides to sulfones,²¹ N-substituted phenothiazines to sulfoxides and sulfones,²¹ haloforms to hexahaloethanes.²³     

13C n.m.r. spectra of some polychloroalkenes

¹³C n.m.r. spectra have been measured for thirty-two polychloroalkenes including (i) monosubstituted compounds CH₂?CHCCl_nH_2?nX, where ? X stands for ? H, ? Cl, alkyl, and trisubstituted alkenes CCl₂?CHAlk, none of which form geometric isomers; (ii) disubstituted compounds RCH?CHR′; (iii) and (iv) trisubstituted compounds of the types RCCl?CHR′ and CHCl?CClR, respectively. Compounds (ii) to (iv) represent either individual isomers or mixtures of the Z and E forms. In the case of compounds (ii) and (iii), the ordering of chemical shifts is δ_E > δ_Z for the sp²-carbon atoms and δ_E < δ_z for the adjacent tetrahedral ones. On the contrary, the signals of the sp²-carbon atoms of compounds (iv) obey the rule δ_E < δ_z. The effect of vinyl and allyl groups as substituents on the ¹³C chemical shifts of chlorine-containing groups is discussed. The dependence of the sp²-carbon spin–spin coupling constants J(¹³C? ¹H) on the number of chlorinated substituents in the molecule is also considered.     

Nitrogen bridgehead compounds. Part 35. Structures of α-formyl-2,3-polymethylene-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-4-ones

The structures of the title compounds bearing a five-, six- or seven-membered A ring have been investigated by uv and ¹H and ¹³C nmr spectroscopy. The imine-enol-enamine (I-II-III) tautomerism of these compounds depends greatly on the ring size. A significant solvent-dependence is observed only for the five-membered-ring compounds 1 and 2 , which in ethanolic solution exist predominantly in the imine form I, and in chloroform solution in the enol form II. The compounds with a six-membered A ring, 3 and 4 , are mainly in the enamine form III. On protonation, 3 and 4 change into the E and Z isomeric mixture of the enol tautomer II. The seven-membered-ring compound 5 is a mixture of the imine I and the enamine III tautomers.     

From mesogens to metallomesogens. Synthesis,characterisation, liquid crystal and luminescent properties

Continuation with our previous investigation which refers to the synthesis of a series of hydrophobic symmetrical azine compounds: 1,2-bis[4-(n-alkoxy)benzylidene]hydrazine (where, n-alkoxy: O(CH₂)_nH, n = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16 or 18), a series of hydrophobic asymmetrical azine compounds: [1-(4-propyloxy)-2-(4?-(n-alkoxy))benzylidene]hydrazine (where, n-alkoxy: O(CH₂)_nH, n = 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16 or 18) was synthesised following an efficient and practical method. These compounds were synthesised by the condensation reaction of hydrazine hydrate with 4-propyloxybenzaldehyde and appropriately 4-(n-alkoxy)benzaldehydes in acidic medium and ambient conditions (very simple way with no need of any sophisticated techniques). Moreover, two new series of silver(I) complexes based on symmetrical or asymmetrical azines have been synthesised (linear-binuclear type complexes with the general formula [Ag₂(L)(NO₃)₂] were obtained). The organic compounds and their silver(I) complexes were characterised using different techniques: microelemental analysis and spectral data (FTIR, UV–Vis, ¹HNMR, ¹³C{¹H}NMR, 2D ¹H-¹H-COSY, 2D ¹H-¹³C-HSQC and mass spectra) as well as molar conductivity measurements for silver(I) complexes. Liquid crystal behaviour of the prepared compounds were studied using polarised light optical microscopy and confirmed with differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray powder diffraction techniques. The studies revealed that all azine compounds and some of silver(I) complexes are liquid crystal materials. The luminescent properties of all the prepared compounds were also investigated which confirmed that all of these compounds are photo-luminescent in the crystalline solid state and in the mesophase.     

Studies on the Syntheses of Multilayered [2. 2] Paracyclophanes

It is well-known that a number of double-layered compounds such as [2. 2]paracyclophane show anomalous physical and chemical properties due to the transannular π-electronic interaction between the stacked aromatic rings.²) Moreover, the interaction significantly increases with an increase of the layers as observed in a series of multilayered [2. 2]paracyclophanes³) and thereby it is of great interest to search a possibility of an organic semiconductor or its suitable model in them or their derivatives. However, such a study has been severely limited by great difficulty on the syntheses of the layered cyclophanes. While a number of synthetic methods have been developed for cyclophanes,²) only 1,6-Hofmann elimination method has so far been adopted to the preparation of multilayered [2.2]paracyclophanes.³) In practice, however, the yield is very low and becomes markedly poor with the increasing layers. Now we have studied some practical improvements on the preparation of multilayered [2.2]paracyclophanes.     

Polygermoxanes suitable for biochemical purposes. Part I. Digermoxanes (low-viscosity oils)

In order to replace silicones in some of their biomedical applications, e.g. syringe lubrication, implants ets., a series of digermoxanes (R¹R²R³Ge)₂O (R = n–alkyl, aryl) were synthesized. These compounds are thermally stable oils; their viscosities, depending on the nature of substituents, lie in the range 1–72 cPo (mPa s) at 20°C.     

Synthesis and spectral studies of 2-mercaptobenzimidazole derivatives. I

The syntheses of some 2-mercaptobenzimidazole (I) derivatives have been described. While preparing such compounds it has been observed that I reacts predominantly as the thione under anhydrous reaction conditions, and as the thiol in the presence of an alkali. Strutures of all of the nine compounds have been established with the help of spectral methods including ¹³C nmr spectroscopy of the two compounds (II and III).     

Design,Synthesis, and Biological Screening of Novel Anthranilic Diamides

Three series of new anthranilic diamide derivatives containing sulfide, N‐cyanomethylsulfilimine, and N‐cyanomethylsulfoximine groups were designed and synthesized by combining the active substructures of anthranilic diamides and sulfoxaflor. The structures of all newly synthesized compounds were confirmed by IR and ¹H/¹³C‐NMR, and some of them were confirmed by elemental analysis or HRMS too. The synthesized compounds were screened for their insecticidal and fungicidal activities. Bioasssay results indicated that some of the synthesized compounds possessed certain degrees of insecticidal activity against Mythimna separata. However, some compounds exhibited good fungicidal activity against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.     

Nitrosation of peptide bonds. Cleavage of nitrosated peptides by pyrrolidine and α-amino esters

The reaction of several α-amino acids and peptides (containing Gly, L-Ala, L-Leu, L- or DL-Phe, and/or L- or D-Val) with air-diluted nitrogen oxides has been studied to roughly mimic the N-nitrosation of peptide bonds that the contaminated urban air might produce in pulmonary tissues. Most N-protected α-amino acids give practically quantitative yields of N-nitroso derivatives. N-Protected dipeptides afford either dinitrosated peptides, mixtures of di- and mononitrosated compounds, selectively mononitrosated products, or no reaction at all, depending mainly on steric effects. The same trends are observed for some higher peptides. The (po1y)nitrosated Peptides, which retain the chirality of the starting materials, have been characterized by ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy and are cleaved by pyrrolidine and amino esters under mild conditions to give (new) amides or peptides plus diazo derivatives.     

A Comparative 13C-NMR. Study on Various Reduced Flavins

Various two-electron reduced flavin derivatives have been investigated by natural abundance ¹³C-NMR. spectroscopy. Some selectively ¹³C-enriched compounds were synthesized to ensure the assignment of some of the quaternary C-atoms of the flavin molecule. Addition of two electrons to oxidized flavin leads to upfield shifts of all resonances except for those due to C(5a), C(9) and C(10′α). The largest upfield shift is observed for C(4a). Also some direct and two-bond coupling constants are reported. Theoretical calculations by INDO show that a rather good correlation exists between the calculated π-electron densities and the observed chemical shifts of the two-electron reduced molecule. For the oxidized molecule, the correlation is less satisfactory. Most substitution effects are additive, but some deviations in some compounds are observed indicating structural differences between the compounds in question. The chemical shifts are also discussed in terms of the chemical reactivity of the oxidized and reduced flavin molecule.     

Preparation of 2,5-disubstituted pyrimidines from vinamidinium salts and synthesis of novel disulfane derivatives

Novel pyrimidine derivatives were prepared from the reaction of 2-substituted 1,3-bis(dimethylamino)-trimethinium salts with thiourea or guanidine in the presence of ethyl-diisopropylamine in ethanol at reflux, and also some 5-substituted pyrimidine-2-thiols has been used for the synthesis of novel disulfane compounds. Infrared, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and mass spectral data confirm the molecular structures of the newly synthesized compounds. The ultraviolet spectral behavior of these compounds was examined in DMSO and the ƛ_max of these compounds was studied.     

Untersuchungen an Stickstoff-Chlor-Verbindungen. VIII. N-Perchlorylverbindungen mit aromatischem System im organischen Rest

Studies on Nitrogen Chlorine Compounds. VIII. N-Perchloryl Compounds Containing an Aromatic System in the Organic Rest To the class of N-perchloryl compounds could be added two new compounds which are the first to contain one or two aromatic systems respectively in the organic rest. One of these compounds contains an acidic hydrogen atom that could be replaced by metal cations. The compounds were characterized as far as possible by analysis, IR and ¹H-NMR spectroscopy.     

Sulphur-Nitrogen Chelating Agents. IV. Some Solid State Copper(II) Complexes of Thia-aminopyridines An I.R. and Reflectance Spectral Analysis

A series of solid state Cu^II complexes with thia-aminopyridines . S(CH₂)_mNH₂ have been prepared and characterized. The postulated structures of these CuLX₂ (X = OAc^?, NO₃^?, ClO₄^? or Cl^?) compounds were based on their I.R. and electronic spectra. It was found that the thiaaminopyridines may coordinate in quite different ways. In contrast with what was found for the aliphatic thiadiamines, no relation was stated between the structure of the CuLX₂ compounds and the nature of the X^? anion. Moreover the solid state compounds do not give a clear indication for the structure of the CuL²⁺ species in aqueous solution.