Determination of the anomeric configuration of 2′-deoxy-D-ribonucleosides by 1H NMR and by crystallographic studies of a novel 2′-deoxy C-nucleoside

2′-Deoxy-D-ribonucleoside analogs of biologically active 2-β-D-ribofuranosylthiazole-4-carboxamide were synthesized and the structure of the β anomer was determined by X-ray crystallography and ′¹H nmr. 2′-Methylene protons of α- and β-deoxyribonucleosides were observed to exhibit characteristic patterns in the ¹H nmr which was used to distinguish between the two anomers. The method could be used to determine the anomeric configuration of both N- and C-2′-deoxyribonucleosides.     

Quinone chemistry. Synthesis and tautomerism of 4,7-indazolequinones

The reaction of 1 with hydrazines provided hydrazinium-4,7-dioxo-4,7-dihydroindazol-3-olates 2a-e and 4,7-indazolequinones 3f,g depending upon the nature of the substituent present in the reactants. Compounds 3a-g were obtained by treatment of 2a-e with sodium hydroxide. Fixed tautomers 4a-b and 5c-f were synthesized by methylation of the corresponding 3a-f or 2a-2e with diazomethane. Migration of a methyl group of 5c-f from the oxygen at C₃ to N₁ on heating afforded 6c-f . The tautomerism of 2a-e and 3a-g has been studied by comparing ir, uv, ¹H nmr and ¹³C nmr spectra with those of the fixed tautomers.     

Nitrogen bridgehead compounds. Part 69. Studies on quinolizine derivatives. Part 3. Infrared and 1H NMR spectroscopic studies of quinolizine derivatives and their monocyclic tautomers

Infrared and ¹H nmr spectra of 4-oxo, 1 , and 4-imino, 2 , quinolizine derivatives or their monocyclic tautomers 3, 4 have been comparatively studied. The number of ethoxycarbonyl groups, the signals of the hetero proton, the C(9)-H, and the C(6)-CH₃ group in the ¹H nmr spectrum, moreover the N-H stretching vibration bands proved to be diagnostically important for monocyclic or bicyclic as well as for 4-oxo or 4-imino structures. A weak intramolecular hydrogen bridge in compounds 2b and 2f , a strong chelate type hydrogen bridge in 4E and 4F=G could have been demonstrated as well.     

Investigation of the torsional angle at the glycosidic bond in 5′-amino-5′-deoxythymidine derivatives by carbon-13 n.m.r. spectroscopy

The conformational preference of the thymine base ring with respect to the sugar ring in β,β,β,-trichloroethyl 5′amino-5′-deoxythymidine-5′-phosphate has been studied by ¹³C n.m.r. spectroscopy. The magnitude of the three bond vicinal coupling constant, J(C-2, H-1′), for β,β,β-trichloroethyl 5′-amino-5′-deoxythymidine-5′-phosphate and the similarity between the chemical shifts for the furanose carbons C-1′, C-2′, and C-3′ in β,β,β-trichloroethyl 5-′-amino-5′-deoxythymidine-5′-phosphate and in β,β,β-trichloroethyl thymidine 5′-phosphate indicate that the amino analogue exists in aqueous solution predominantly in the anti conformation, as is the case with natural nucleotides.     

1H Nmr stuctural analysis of N3′-dialkylaminoethyl derivatives from azabicyclospirohydantoins

Based on the data from ¹H nmr spectra, the structure and spatial conformation of the N₃′-β-dimethyl and diethylaminoethyl derivatives from 3-alkyl-3-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-8-spiro-5′-hydantoins and 3-alkyl-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane-9-spiro-5′-hydantoins are established. The monosubstitution on the imide nitrogen atom has also been confirmed.     

Heterocyclic compounds from 3,3-dimercapto-1 -aryl-2-propen-1-ones. Note 2. Condensation with o-aminothophenol and o-aminophenol

The condensation of 3,3-dimercapto-1-phenyl-2-propen-1-one with o-aminothiophenol and o-aminophenol in hot xylene gave 2-phenacylbenzothiazole ( 3 ) and 2-phenacylbenzoxazole ( 5 ). When the reaction with o-aminophenol was carried out in hot benzene, 2-beuzoylthioacctamidophenol ( 4 ) was obtained, which, heated in hot xylene gave 5. Ethyl benzoylacetale by reaction with o-aminothiophenol gave 3 , whereas by reaction with o-aminophenol gave no heterocyclic compound. However, we were able to isolate 2-benzoylacetamidophenol ( 6 ), ethyl β-phenyl-β-(o-hydroxy)phenyliminopropionate ( 7 ), and 2-[β-(o-hydroxy)anilino] cinnamoylamidophenol ( 8 ). Ir and nmr spectra of synthesized compounds point out the existence of tautomers.     

Nitrogen bridgehead compounds,part 68. Studies on quinolizine derivatives. Part 2. Synthesis of 1,3-disubstituted-4H-quinolizine derivatives

Quinolizine compounds 1 and 2 or their monocyclic tautomers 3 and 4 have been synthesized using 2-pyri-dineacetic acid derivatives 6a, b, A, B and ethoxymethylenemalonic acid derivatives 7a, b, c in base catalyzed or thermic reaction. In the 6-unsubstituted series, both the 4-oxo and 4-imino derivatives could have been obtained, in the 6-substituted series, however the 4-oxo ones only, whereas instead of the 4-imino derivatives, their monocyclic tautomers 3, 4 have been isolated. In the 6-unsubstituted series, the primarily formed 4-imino compounds have been rearranged into 4-oxo ones under stronger conditions. The structure of the isolated compounds have been proved by ultraviolet, infrared and ¹H nmr spectra, that of 3B=C by X-ray analysis as well.     

Anthraquinones tautomerism: VII. Hydroxy-substituted anthraquinones

Tautomerism of β-mono-, β,β′-dihydroxyanthraquinones, and their anions was studied for the first time by quantum-chemical and correlation methods. 2-Hydroxyanthraquinone exists exclusively in 9,10-quinoid form, and its ionization involves a tautomeric transformation into 10-oxido-2,9-anthraquinone. β,β′-Dihydroxyanthraquinones can exist as the corresponding 9,10-, 2,9-, 2,6-, and 2,3-quinoid tautomers, and the most characteristic forms of their anions are 2,9-quinoid structures. The considerable difference in the known spectra of the same compound is due to the shifts of the tautomeric equilibria.     

Carotenoids of Rhizobia. IV. Isolation and structure elucidation of the carotenoids of a mutant of Rhizobium lupini

The structures of the main carotenoid pigments from the mutant 1-207 of Rhizobium lupini were elucidated by spectroscopic techniques (UV./VIS., CD., 270 MHz ¹H-NMR., and MS.). Ten carotenoids were identified, namely β,β-carotene ( 1 ), β,β-caroten-4-one (echinenone, 2 ), β,β-carotene-4,4′-dione (canthaxanthin, 3 ), (3S)-3-hydroxy-β,β-caroten-4-one ((3S)-3-hydroxyechinenone, 4 ), (2R, 3R)-β,β-carotene-2,3-diol ( 5 ), (3S)-3-hydroxy-β,β-carotene-4,4′-dione ((3S)-adonirubin, 6 ), (2R, 3S)-2,3-dihydroxy-β,β-caroten-4-one ( 7 ), (2R, 3S)-2,3-dihydroxy-β,β-caroten-4,4′-dione ( 8 ), (2R, 3S, 2′R, 3′R)-2,3,2′,3′-tetrahydroxy-β,β-caroten-4-one ( 9 ) and the corresponding (2R, 3S, 2′R, 3′S)-4,4′-dione ( 10 ). Structures 5, 7, 8 and 10 have not been reported before. From the observed carotenoid pattern it is concluded that in this mutant the oxidation to 4-oxo compounds is favoured compared to the hydroxylation at C(3) and C(2).     

Complete assignment of the 1H and 13C NMR spectra of 4-methoxy-3′-methylsulfinyl-3,4′-diquinolinyl sulfides

The ¹H and ¹³C nmr spectra of 4-methoxy-3′-methylsulfinyl-3,4′-diquinolinyl sulfides 2, 3 and 4 were totally assigned using a combination of nmr techniques. As compared to the spectral data of sulfoxide 2 typical values of nitro group substituents effects in nitroquinolines 3 and 4 were observed. The H-2′ protons in sulfoxides 2, 3 and 4 are strongly influenced by ortho methylsulfinyl group and deshielded by about 0.7 ppm. PM3 method calculations support the structural conclusion that sulfinyl group oxygen points in direction of the positions 2′.     

Base-catalyzed hydrolysis of 6-aminopenicillanic acid. The kinetic and thermodynamic products

In the presence of sodium hydroxide or a β-lactamase, 6-APA has been shown to hydrolyze rapidly at room temperature to penicic acid 3 , the kinetic product of the reaction. In a subsequent equilibration 3 isomerizes at C-5, by way of intermediate imine 4 , affording 5-epi-penicic acid 6 as the major hydrolysis product (～ 95% at equilibrium). The pH and temperature parameters of equilibration are discussed and HPLC, optical rotation, proton nmr and ¹³C nmr data are presented.     

Nitrogen Bridgehead Compounds. Part 81. Synthesis of 9-(benzylidenehydrazono)-6-methyl-4-oxo-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro- and 9-(benzylidenehydrazine)-6-methyl-4-oxo-6,7-dihydro-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]-pyrimidine-3-carboxylates

Reaction of ethyl 9-hydrazono-6-methyl-4-oxo-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine-3-carboxylate and benzaldehyde and its derivatives give a tautomeric mixture of 9-arylidenehydrazono-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro- and 9-arylidenehydrazine-6,7-dihydropyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine derivatives. In the same case the enhydrazine and hydrazone tautomers were separated. The structure of the products were characterised by uv, ir, ¹H and ¹³C nmr. The equilibrium of the tautomers was affected by the substituent of the phenyl ring. A fair linear correlation exists between the logarithms of the equilibrium constants and Hammett σ_m and σ^? constants of the substituents present on the phenyl ring.     

Tetronic acids and derivatives. Part XI . Structure of coupling products of tetronic acids with benzenediazonium sulfate

¹³C Nmr, ¹H nmr and ir parameters of coupling products of tetronic acids (4-hydroxy-5H-furan-2-ones) with benzene diazonium sulfate are only consistent with a phenylhydrazone formulation with an almost equal ratio of the syn and anti configurations. These results contrast with those of coupling products of acyclic 3-ketoesters, existing mainly as anti tautomers, and more sharply with the 3-parabromophenylhydrazone of L-dehydro ascorbic acid, which is exclusively syn.     

Facile synthesis of novel 3-quinoxalinyl-1,5-benzodiazepines via ring transformation. Stable tautomers in the 1,5-benzodiazepin-2-one ring system

Novel 3-quinoxalinyl-1,5-benzodiazepines 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 were synthesized via the ring transformation of 3-(N,N-dimethylcarbamoyl)furo[2,3-b]quinoxaline hydrochloride ( 1 ). The 3-quinoxalinyl- 1 ,5-benzodiazepine hydrochlorides 4 and 6 are the tautomers of the N^1′-H (or N⁵-H) form and the C³-H form, respectively, which are stable in solid and solution. However, 4 (NH form) was found to be converted into 6 (C³-H form) by refluxing in acetic acid. The individual spectral evidences and different reactivity of these tautomers are described.     

The synthesis of some purine nucleosides from 4,6-di-O-acetyl-3-deoxy-3-(ethoxycarbonylamino)-D-glucal

The acid catalyzed reaction of 4,6-di-O-acetyl-3-deoxy-3-(ethoxycarbonylamino)-D-glucal and 6-chloropurine in nitrometliane solution gave 6-ehloro-9-(4′,6′-di-O-acetyl-2′,3′-dideoxy-3′-ethoxy-carbonylamino-α- and β-D-arafemohexopyranosyl)purine. These were converted to the corresponding deblocked 6-dimetliylaminopurine nucleosides by treatment with ethanolic dimethylamine; acetylation of these gave the respective 4′,6′-di-O-acetyl derivatives. The anomeric assignments for the nucleosides were based on their nmr spectral data.     

A highly selective hydrogen-deuterium exchange in indolium heptamethine cyanines

Chemical shift assignments in ¹H nmr spectra of four tricarbocyanines have been made. Studies by ¹H nmr have shown a rapid acid-catalyzed proton exchange at positions 1′,7′ and a much slower exchange at positions 3′,5′ of the heptamethine chain. Base catalysis results in a slow exchange at positions 1′,7′ only.     

Carotenoids of Rhizobia. I. New Carotenoids from Rhizobium lupini

The main pigments of Rhizobium lupini were 2,3,2′,3′-di-trans-tetrahydroxy-β,β-caroten-4-one and 2,3,2′,3′-di-trans-tetrahydroxy-β,β-carotene. As minor components 7,8,7′,8′-tetrahydro-ψ, ψ-carotene (ζ-carotene), β, β-carotene (β-carotene), and tentatively, a 2,3,2′(or 3′)-trihydroxy-β, β-caroten-4-one and a 2,3,2′(or 3′)-trihydroxy-β, β-carotene were identified.     

A facile synthesis and antimicrobial activity of 2,10‐dichloro‐6‐(aryloxy/thiophenoxy)‐4,8‐dinitrodibenzol[d,g][1,3,6,2]‐dioxathiaphosphocin‐ 6‐oxides

Novel 6‐substituted 2,10‐dichloro‐4,8‐dinitrodibenzo[d,g][1,3,6,2]dioxathiaphosphocin‐6‐oxides 4 were synthesized by reacting 5,5′‐dichloro‐3,3′‐dinitro‐2,2′‐dihydroxydiphenyl sulfide ( 2 ) with different aryl phosphorodichloridates, trichloromethylphosphonic dichloride and O‐2‐chloroethyl phosphoryldichloride (3) in the presence of triethylamine at 55–60°. Some of these compounds are prepared by reacting the monochloride, 2,6,10‐trichloro‐4,8‐dinitrodibenzo[d,g][1,3,6,2]dioxathiaphosphoein‐6‐oxide ( 5 ) in situ with substituted phenols and thiols. 5 is prepared by condensing 2 with phosphorus oxychloride. The ¹H nmr chemical shifts of the dibenzodioxathiaphosphocin moiety indicates the presence of more than one conformer in solution. However the presence of more than one conformer in each example cannot be entirely eliminated. Interestingly 4d on oxidation to 12‐sulphone by H₂O₂ in acetic acid medium yielded only 12‐sulphoxide 6a . The ir, ¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P nmr and mass spectral data are discussed. Some of these compounds were screened for antifungal activity against Curvularia lunata and Aspergillus niger and antibacterial activity on Bacillus subtilis and Klebsiella pneumoniae. A few of them possess significant activity.     

Bidirectional Hiyama–Denmark Cross-Coupling Reactions of Bissilyldeca-1,3,5,7,9-pentaenes for the Synthesis of Symmetrical and Non-Symmetrical Carotenoids

The construction of the carotenoid skeleton by Pd-catalyzed Csp²−Csp² cross-coupling reactions of symmetrical and non-symmetrical 1,10-bissilyldeca-1,3,5,7,9-pentaenes and the corresponding complementary alkenyl iodides has been developed. Reaction conditions for these bidirectional and orthogonal Hiyama–Denmark cross-coupling reactions of bisfunctionalized pentaenes are mild and the carotenoid products preserve the stereochemical information of the corresponding oligoene partners. The carotenoids synthesized in this manner include β,β-carotene and (3R,3′R)-zeaxanthin (symmetrical) as well as 9-cis-β,β-carotene, 7,8-dihydro-β,β-carotene and β-cryptoxanthin (non-symmetrical).     

Hydrazine-hydrazone tautomerism in phenylhydrazinopyrimidones

4-Phenylhydrazino-2-pyrimidone and its 1-methyl analog have been shown by ¹H nmr to exist in intercon-verting hydrazine and hydrazone tautomers in deuteriodimethylsulfoxide solution. Solvent effects indicate that increasing solvent polarity favors the hydrazine forms. In contrast, the 3-methyl analog occurs exclusively as the hydrazone. The hydrazone forms of the parent and 1-methyl derivatives appear to adopt the syn rotamers as a result of intramolecular hydrogen bonding. Variable temperature studies showed relatively high free energy barriers to tautomerization in these compounds, resulting both from solvation and intramolecular hydrogen bonding. The ¹H nmr spectra of 1-methyl-4-hydrazino-2-pyrimidone suggest that it exists predominately as the hydrazone in deuteriodimethylsulfoxiderdeuteriochloroform solution, although the barrier to tautomerization is similar to those for the phenylhydrazino compounds.