Electrochemical oxidation of tetramethyl esters of α,α,ω,ω-alcaneteracarboxylic acids

Cyclization of esters of butane-1,1,4,4- and pentane-1,1,5,5-tetracarboxylic acids during electrolysis in methanol in the presence of Nal produces, with a yield of 95%, the esters of cyclobutane-1,1,2,2- and cyclopentane-1,1,2,2-tetracarboxylic acids. Under similar conditions, esters of the highest ,,,-alkanetetracarboxylic acids undergo iodation and hydroxymethylation due to electrical oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde. During electrolysis in methanol in the presence of NaOAc, the esters of ,,,-alkanetetracarboxylic acids undergo effective hydroxymethylation, followed by cyclization into substituted five- and six-member lactones, or tetrahydrofurans when structurally possible.N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117913 Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2332–2339, October, 1992.     

Investigations in the field of complex lipids

Summary 1. The synthesis of L-(+)--oleoyl--linoleoyl--glycerylphosphorylethanolamine has been effected.2. During the investigations the following substances were isolated and characterized: L--oleoyl--glycerylphosphoryl-N-phthaloylethanolamine and L---linoleoyl--glycerylphosphoryl-N-phthanoylethanolamine.Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 80–83, 1966     

Steroid compounds of marine sponges. VII. Preparation of derivatives of sokotrasterol and halistanol sulfates and structure-activity interrelationships among these compounds

Five new sulfated derivatives of sokotrasterol and halistanol have been obtained: 24-nor-5-cholane-2,3,6,23-tetraol 2,3,6-tri(sodium sulfate); 24-nor-5-cholane-2,3,6,23-tetraol 2,3,6-tri(sodium sulfate) 23-palmitate; 24,25-dimethyl-5-cholestane-2,3,6-triol 3-(sodium sulfate); 24,25-dimethyl-5-cholestane-2,3,6-triol 6-(sodium sulfate); and 24,25-dimethyl-5-cholestane-2,3,6-triol 2,6-di(sodium sulfate). The inhibiting and membranolytic properties of the polysulfated steroids from sponges and their derivatives have been studied. It has been shown that physiological activity in this series of compounds depends on biphilicity.Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Scientific Center, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 441–445, July–August, 1986.     

Polyhydroxylated steroids from the starfishPatiria pectinifera

By chromatography on Polikhrom-1, silica gel, and Florisil, an ethanolic extract of the digestive organs of the starfishPatiria pectinifera has yielded the steroid polyols 5-cholestan-3,6,8,15,16,26-hexaol and 5-cholestan-3,4,6,7,8,15,16,26-octaol 6-(sodium sulfate). The structures of the compounds have been shown by spectral characteristics and chemical transformations.Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Scientific Center, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 738–741, November–December, 1984.     

Synthesis of sulfur-containing dehydrodesthiobiotin derivatives

Conclusions The reduction of the ethyl esters of- and'-oxodehydrodesthiobiotin with sodium borohydride, and subsequent treatment of the intermediate hydroxy esters with thioacetic acid, gave the ethyl esters of- and'- (aceitylmercapto)dehydrodesthiobiotin.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2626–2627, November, 1973.We express our gratitude to V. V. Filippov for running the biological tests on (V), (VI) and (XI).     

Investigation of nitrogen- and sulfurcontaining heterocycles

It is shown that 5-acetamido-6-carbethoxymethylmercaptopyrimidines (IV-VII) a r e formed by reaction of 5-amino-6-mercaptopyrimidines (I-IlI) with -chloro- and -chloro--methylacetoacetic esters in the presence of excess alkali, while 6-methyl-7-carbethoxy-pyrimidothiazines (XI-XIII) are formed in the absence of alkali; under similar conditions, hydroxyamino compounds VIII-X and 6-carbethoxymethylpyrimidothiazines XIV-XVI are obtained from I-III and -chloroacetoacetic ester. 6-Carbethoxy- and 7-carbethoxypyrimidothiazines XVII-XXI were synthesized from I-III and ethyl bromopyruvate, II, and chloroformylacetic ester, respectively.For Communication XV, see [1].Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1423–1427, October, 1970.     

Enthalpy of solution of carbohydrates using a modified differential scanning calorimeter

A differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) was modified for the determination of enthalpies of solution. The measurements were performed on aqueous solutions of the deoxy- and fluoro-deoxy derivatives of D-glucopyranose (Glu) where the OH group on the C1, C2, C3, and C6 is replaced by H (1HGlu, 2HGlu, 3HGlu, and 6HGlu) and by F (1FGlu, 2FGlu, 3FGlu, and 6FGlu), 4-deoxy 4-fluoro--D-glucopyranoside (4FGlu), 1-methoxy--D-glucopyranoside (MeOGlu), 1-phenoxy--D-glucopyranoside (PheOGlu), D-mannopyranose (Man), and 3-methoxy--D-glucopyranoside (3MeOGlu), at 15.1, 25.0, 35.0, and 45.1°C. The enthalpies of solution _sH⁰(T) ranged from 1.00±0.25 kJ-mol^–1 for 6HGlu at 15.1°C to 20.4±1.4 for PhOGlu at 45.1°C and were in good agreement with literature values for Man, Glu, MeOGlu, and 3MeOGlu at 25.0 and 35.0°C and for MeOMan and 2HGlu at 35.0°C. _sH⁰(T) for the derivatives were then extrapolated up to the melting temperature T_m and compared with their enthalpies of fusion, _fH also determined from DSC measurements. If the agreement between _sH⁰(T_m) and _fH was within the 95% confidence level, then it was concluded that intermolecular interactions between the carbohydrate molecules in the liquid phase were the same as between the carbohydrate and water molecules in the solution phase. This agreement was observed for aqueous solutions of Man, Glu, MeOGlu, 3HGlu, 3FGlu, and 6FGlu.     

The synthesis of vinyl naphthalenes with fluorinated side chains

Summary Methods for the synthesis of -fluoro--vinyl naphthalene and -difluoromethyl--vinylnaphthalene were developed.     

Synthesis of esters of α-chloroacetoxy-β,β,β,-trichloroethylphosphonic acids

Summary The synthesis of 11 previously unreported dialkyl esters of -mono-, -di-, and -trichloroacetoxy-,,-trichloroethylphosphonic acids has been effected.     

Synthesis and tautomerism of 1-substituted 3,3-dialkyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolines

A number of ethyl esters of 3,3-dialkyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-^1(2H), -- alkylacetic acids have been synthesized. The effect of replacement of -hydrogen by alkyl radicals on the azomethine-enamine tautomeric equilibrium was shown.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 794–797, June, 1985.     

Oxidative methods for synthesis ofα,α′-dioxygen-containing derivatives of dehydrodesthiobiotin

Conclusions The action of selenium dioxide in dioxane on the ethyl ester of-ketodebydrodesthiobiotin and of lead tetraacetate in glacial acetic acid on its N,N-diacetyl derivative give the corresponding ethyl esters of,-dioxodehydrodesthiobiotin and-oxo--acetoxy-N,N-diacetyldehydrodesthiobiotin.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 2025–2028, September, 1972.     

Investigations in the field of lipids

Summary 1. The synthesis of the following neutral plasmalogens has been effected: -O-(octadec-1-enyl)-, distearoylglycerol, -O-(octadec-1-enyl)-, -dipalmitoylglycerol, -O-(hexadec-1-enyl)-, -distearoylglycerol, and -O-(pentadec-1-enyl)-, -dipalmitoylglycerol.2. During the synthesis, the following compounds were isolated and characterized by their physicochemical constants: the -octadec-1-enyl ether of glycerol, -(2-hydroxyoctadecyl) , -isopropylideneglyceryl ether, the tosylate of -(2-hydroxyoctadecyl) , -isopropylideneglyceryl ether, and -O-(2-tosyloxyoctadecyl) glycerol.3. The IR spectra of the -octadec-1-enyl ether of glycerol and the neutral plasmalogens have been studied.Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Vol. 2, No. 6, pp. 367–371, 1966     

The influence of hydrophobic solvation on the alkaline hydrolysis of ethyl esters of polar substituted 2-methylpropionic acids in water

The rate constants of the alkaline hydrolysis of 2-methylpropionic acid ethyl ester, -hydroxy, -bromo, -cyano, and -nitro-2-methylpropionic acid ethyl ester have been measured in water between 5°C and 45°C with the help of an appropriate conductance bridge developed in our laboratory. The influence of the polar substituents on the rate constant, a powerful probe for discussing two-particle interactions in solutions, is characterized by an intramolecular structure parameter of the activated complex and a dielectric parameter of its surroundings. The dependence of the reaction rate on the structure parameter is compared to that of substituted acetic acid derivatives. The smaller dielectric parameter of 2-methylpropionic acid esters reveals the increasing hydrophobic solvation in comparison to acetic acid derivatives.The 7^th communication of investigations on substituent and solvent effects of solvolysis reactions.     

Über halogen- und stickstoffhaltige Derivate aliphatischer Carbonsäuren, 6. Mitt.: Über die Gewinnung von α-Oximino- und α-Nitrodicarbonsäureestern

Zusammenfassung Aus den entsprechenden -Bromestern werden durch Umsetzung mit Natriumnitrit die -Oximinodicarbonsäuredimethylester C₇ und C₉ und der , -Dioximinoazelainsäuredimethylester erhalten. -Methyladipinsäure wird zum Gemisch aus -Bromund -Bromester umgesetzt. Mit Natriumnitrit wird -Nitro-und -Oximino--methyladipinsäuredimethylester erhalten.

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The -oximino dicarboxylic dimethyl esters of C₇ and C₉ and the , -dioximino azelaic acid dimethyl ester are received from the corresponding -bromo esters by reaction with sodium nitrite. -Methyladipic acid is reacted with bromine to a mixture of the -bromo and -bromo ester. Reaction with sodium nitrite gives the -nitro ester and the -oximino ester of -methyl adipic acid.

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Regioselective synthesis of α- and α'-sulfur-containing ethyl esters of dehydrodesthiobiotin

Conclusions The ethyl esters of- and'-oxodehydrodesthiobiotin when reacted with thioacetic acid in the presence of BF₃ etherate respectively give the ethyl esters of-thiooxo- and, -diacetytmercaptodehydrodesthiobiotin.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 954–956, April, 1978.     

Nitroderivate vonβ,β,β-Trihalo-α,α-bis-(4-alkoxybzw. 4-oxy-phenyl)-äthanen

Zusammenfassung Auf Grund von Modellbetrachtungen wurde die Existenz der in der Literatur beschriebenenOctanitro-Derivate von ,,-Trihalo-,-bis-(4-alkoxy-phenyl)-äthanen in Zweifel gezogen. Entsprechende Untersuchungen ergaben, daß es sich bei ihnen umTetranitro-Verbindungen handelt und daß es nicht möglich ist, diese DDT-Analogen mehr als vierfach zu nitrieren. Die Konstitution der Tetranitro-Verbindungen wurde durch Abbau bewiesen: Beim ,,-Trichlor-,-bis-(3,5-dinitro-4-methoxy-phenyl)-äthan (II) durch Überführung in das entsprechende Keton (VII), beim ,,-Trichlor-,-bis-(3,5-dinitro-4-äthoxy-phenyl)-äthan (IV) durch Entalkylierung und Methylierung zu II. Der Beweis der 3,3, 5,5-Stellung der Nitrogruppen in II und IV ist auch für andere Tetranitro-Derivate von ,,-Trihalo-,-bis-(4-X-phenyl)-äthanen (X=Substituenten I. Ordnung) von Bedeutung.Mitt. II der Reihe: Stereochemische Untersuchungen in der Diphenylmethanreihe.     

Transformed steroids. 121. Synthesis of the δ-lactone of 3β-acetoxy-16α-hydroxy-6-oxo-24-nor-5α-chol-17(20)-en-23-oic acid

The synthesis of the ¹⁷⁽²⁰⁾-16 analog of natural chiogralactone is described. Attempts to introduce a 6-oxo group directly into the -lactone proved unsuccessful, since the first stage — saponification — took place with the formation of three products: the 3-hydroxy--lactone, the 3-hydroxy-²⁰⁽²²⁾-lactone, and the 15,17(20)-dienoic acid. The synthesis of the desired compound was effected from the ethyl ester of the 5,16-dienoic acid by the scheme 3-acetate3-tosylate6-hydroxy-3,5-cyclosteroid6-oxo-3,5-cyclosteroid6-oxo-5H--lactone. It has been shown that the cyclopropane ring in the 3,5-cyclosteroid -lactone is extremely stable under the conditions of acid treatments.N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 184–187, March–April, 1981.     

Synthesis of some esters of α-acetoxy-Β,Β,Β-trichloroethylphosphonic acid

Summary By the reaction of dialkyl esters of -hydroxy, ,-trichloroethylphosphonic acid and acetic anhydride in the presence of a few drops of sulfuric acid, the dialkyl esters of -acetoxy-,,-trichloroethylphosphonic acid were obtained in high yields.     

Transformed steroids. 160. Reaction of 20,20-dimethoxy-16α,17α-epoxypregn-5-ene-3β, 21-diol-20-one with pyridine thiocyanate and carbethoxyhydrazine

Conclusion The reaction of 20,20-dimethoxy-16,17-epoxypregn-5-ene-3,21-diol-20-one with pyridine thiocyanate in the presence of carbethoxyhydrazine proceeds by two competing paths: cisopening of the oxide ring by a -SCN ion at the C¹⁷ atom, and substitution of one of the methoxyl groups by -NCS ion. As a result 2,20-dicarbethoxyhydrazones of pregn-5-ene-3,21-diol-20-one-[17,16-d]-1,3-oxathiolan-2-one and 20-methoxy-16,17-epoxypregn-5-ene-3-ol-[20,21-d]-1,3-oxazolidine-2-thione are formed.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 911–914, April, 1987.