Merocyanine-type dyes from barbituric acid derivatives.

The preparation and the solvatochromic behavior of two dyes, obtained by condensation of N,N'-dimethylbarbituric acid with dimethylaminobenzaldehyde and with 4,4'-bis(N,N-dimethylamino)benzophenone (Michler's ketone) are described. The latter dye is rather sensitive to the polarity of the medium, and in particular, to the hydrogen-bond-donor ability of protic solvents. The solvatochromism of both compounds is discussed in terms of the pi* and E(T)(30) solvent polarity scales and their differences in behavior interpreted with the aid of semiempirical calculations.     

Mass spectral characteristics of okadaic acid and simple derivatives.

Electron ionization (EI), chemical ionization (CI) and fast-atom bombardment (FAB) mass spectra of the marine toxin okadaic acid and its synthetic methyl, pentafluorobenzyl, and trimethylsilyl ester and ether derivatives were generated. Several ionization conditions and ion-processing methods were used to obtain positive- and negative-ion conventional spectra and tandem (MS/MS) spectra. The EI and the positive-ion CI spectra provided fragment ions characteristic of the structure, and the negative-ion CI and FAB spectra provided molecular ions. The addition of alkali salts to the FAB matrix resulted in reduced fragmentation and the formation of intense alkali-metal-cationized molecules. Pentafluorobenzyl ester derivatives provided intense carboxylate ions under electron-capture ionization. Analytically useful MS/MS spectra were obtained by low-energy collision-induced decomposition of the carboxylate anion produced from the tetrasilylated pentafluorobenzylokadaate.     

15N-NMR. Spectra of pterins and folic acid derivatives

¹⁵N-Chemical shifts of a series of 5, 6, 7, 8-tetrahydropterins, 7, 8-dihydropterins and pterins have been measured in acidic solution by means of a probe for 20 mm sample tubes. Included are the relevant data of folic acid (11) , 5, 6, 7, 8-tetrahydrofolic acid (5) and N (5, 10)-metheno-5, 6, 7, 8-tetrahydrofolic acid (6) . The different oxidation states are clearly relected in the chemical shifts of N (5) and N (8). Assignment of the nitrogen resonances was achieved by protonation effects (discrimination between N (1) and N (3)) and with the aid of alkyl substitution at C (6) and C(7), to distinguish between N (5) and N (8).     

Open-flask alkaline hydrolysis of amino acid phenylthiohydantoin derivatives.

It is suggested that the open-flask system for the acid hydrolysis of proteins described earlier can also be used to advantage for the alkaline hydrolysis of amino acid phenylthiohydantoin derivatives obtained in protein sequential analysis according to Edman. Results obtained under nitrogen and argon atmospheres are reported for the hydrolysis of 0.5 mumole of each phenylthiohydantoin derivative, which is the amount of protein that is usually employed in an automatic sequenator.     

Transmembrane ion channels constructed of cholic acid derivatives.

A new class of supramolecular transmembrane ion channels was prepared by linking two amphiphilic cholic acid methyl ethers through biscarbamate bonds to afford bis(7,12-dimethyl-24-carboxy-3-cholanyl)-N,N'-xylylene dicarbamate 2 and bis[7,12-dimethyl-24-(N,N,N-trimethylethanaminium-2-carboxylate)-3-cholanyl]-N,N'-xylylene dicarbamate dichloride 3. When incorporated into a planar bilayer membrane, both compounds showed stable (lasting 10 ms to 10 s) single ion channel currents. Only limited numbers of relatively small conductances were characterized for these channels (5-20 pS for 2 and 5-10 pS for 3, 10 and 17 pS for 2, and 9 pS for 3 in particular). Both channels were cation selective, and permeability ratios of potassium cation to chloride anion were 17 and 7.9 for 2 and 3, respectively, reflecting the difference in ionic species of the headgroup. Both channels 2 and 3 showed significant potassium selectivity over sodium by a factor of 3.1 and 3.2, respectively. No Li(+) currents were observed for 2, showing sharp discrimination between Na(+) or K(+).     

1,6- and 1,7-naphthyridines. I. Rearrangement of quinolinimidoacetic acid derivatives

The reaction of N-substituted quinolinimides 1a-d with sodium alkoxides afforded a mixture of 1,6-naphthyridines 2 and 1,7-naphthyridines 3 which were isolated by chromatographic methods. Structure assignment for each pair of isomers was made by comparison of their ¹H nmr spectra with those of picolinamide and nicotinamide. When esters 1a -c were treated with alkoxides from primary alcohols, other than that of the ester, total transesterification took place. Experimental results suggest that transesterification occurs in open intermediary species.     

Planarity of heteroaryldithiocarbazic acid derivatives showing tuberculostatic activity. IV. Diesters of benzoylcarbonohydrazonodithioic acid

Dimethyl (3,4‐dichlorobenzoyl)carbonohydrazonodithioate, C₁₀H₁₀Cl₂N₂OS₂, (D1), dibenzyl (3,4‐dichlorobenzoyl)carbonohydrazonodithioate, C₂₂H₁₈Cl₂N₂OS₂, (D2), dimethyl (3,4‐dichlorobenzoyl)‐1‐methylcarbonohydrazonodithioate, C₁₁H₁₂Cl₂N₂OS₂, (D3), 3,4‐dichloro‐N′‐(1,3‐dithiolan‐2‐ylidene)‐N‐methylbenzohydrazide, C₁₁H₁₀Cl₂N₂OS₂, (D4), were synthesized as potential tuberculostatics. Compound (D1) (with two molecules in the asymmetric unit) was the only one showing tuberculostatic activity of the same range as the common drugs isoniazid and pyrazinamide. The molecular structures of the studied compounds depend on the substitution at the N atom adjacent to the carbonyl group. In the case of the unsubstituted derivatives (D1) and (D2), their central frames are generally planar with a twist of the 3,4‐dichlorophenyl ring by 30–40°. Until now, coplanarity of the aromatic ring with the (methylene)carbonohydrazone fragment has been considered a prerequisite for tuberculostatic activity. The N‐methylated derivatives (D3) and (D4) show an additional twist along the N—C(=O) bond by 20–30° due to the spatial repulsion introduced by the methyl substituent.