Synthesis and biological activity of yuccagenin bisrhamnoside

The two hydroxyls of yuccagenin can be glycosylated by Koenigs-Knorr condensation with acetobromorhammose in dichloroethane in the presence of mercuric cyanide. The bisrhamnoside of yuccagenin markedly lowers the cholesterol and triglyceride content in blood serum of healthy animals and animals with experimental hyperlipidemia.Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 242–243, May–June, 2000.     

Studies of the energy spectrum of α, ω- substituted polymethine chains. II. Polymethine chains with odd number of methine groups

The analysis of the experimental data for the energy of the longest wavelength optical transitions _n,opt of substituted polymethines X (CH)_2n+1 X shows that in the asymptotic case (n) _,opt does not tend to zero, as it follows from the empirically established correlations, but has a finite, non-zero value. It is shown that the energy gap of odd polymethines is the same as that of the even polymethines - the polyenes (E 2 eV). The substituents (X N, O, B) are responsible for the appearance of levels in the gap. These, depending on the substituent character, are vacant (X B) or occupied (X N, O). The transition from or to such a level determines the longest wavelength optical transition energy of polymethines.     

Synthesis and thermal decomposition of 3-aroyl-4-aryl-2-pyrazolines

Summary 3-Aroyl-4-aryl-2-pyrazolines (21–40) have been synthesized by the reaction of ,-unsaturated ketones (1–20) with diazomethane. These 2-pyrazolines gave -methyl-,-unsaturated ketones (41–46) on thermal denitrogenation.Dedicated to Prof. Dr.F. Sauter on the occasion of his 65^th birthday     

Thermolytic transformations of polyfluoroorganic compounds

Copyrolysis of 4-chlorotetrafluorobenzotrichloride with chlorodifluoromethane (as the source of difluorocarbene) gave 4-chlorodifluoromethyl--chlorohexafluorostyrene, 1,4-dichlorotetrafluorobenzene, and 4-(chlorodifluoromethyl)chlorotetrafluorobenzene along with 4-chloro--chlorohexafluorostyrene. Possible routes for the formation of these products have been offered.For Part 30, see Ref. 1.Translated fromIzevstiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2199–2202, December, 1994.     

Charge-transfer complexes betweenp-toluidine and iodine in solution: A kinetic study

The kinetics of charge-transfer interaction betweenp-toluidine and iodine in methylene chloride was investigated in depth. Thethermal process of formation of theinner complex was found to proceed to an equilibrium. Thephotochemical process follows a different reaction coordinate, going through the formation of an exciplex between the excitedouter complex and the amine ground state. In both cases the same ionic complex (Am ₂I⁺I ₃ ^– , whereAm stands forp-toluidine) was detected as the final product.

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Kinetische Untersuchung der Charge-Transfer-Komplexe zwischenp-Toluidin und Jod

Zusammenfassung Die Kinetik der Charge-Transfer-Wechselwirkung zwischenp-Toluidin und Jod in Methylenchlorid wurde ausführlich untersucht. Derthermische Prozeß, der zur Bildung desinner-Komplexes führt, geht bis zu einem Gleichgewicht. Derphotochemische Prozeß folgt einer unterschiedlichen Reaktionskoordinate und verläuft über die Bildung eines Exziplexes zwischen dem angeregtenouter-Komplex und dem Amin im Grundzustand. In beiden Fällen wurde derselbe ionische Komplex (Am ₂I⁺I ₃ ^– , wobeiAm fürp-Toluidin steht) als Endprodukt festgestellt.

     

A new detection method for purines in thin-layer chromatography

Summary The separation of some purines by thin-layer chromatography, utilizing precoated plates with Silicagel R as stationary phase and the following mobile phases: i-butanol: methylethylketone: ammonium hydroxide 25%: water (40252015) and n-propanol: ammonium hydroxide 25%: water (80155) is reported.Visualisation of the spots has been achieved by spraying with aqueous 1% uranyl acetate and irradiating with UV both at 254 and 366 nm. The visual detection of a spot was 0.01 g.     

Convergent synthesis of 2′,3′-dideoxy-3′-mercapto nucleosides — Potential anti-HIV agents

Summary Methyl 3-benzoylthio-5-O-tert-butyldiphenylsilyl-2,3-dideoxy--D-erythro-pentofuranoside (4) and its corresponding anomer5 were synthesized in four steps from 2-deoxy-D-ribose and used as substrates for the synthesis of nucleosides by condensation with silylated thymidine and N⁶-isobutyryladenine. The nucleosides were deprotected by treatment with Bu₄NF inTHF followed by reaction with MeONa in MeOH to give 3-deoxy-3-mercaptothymidine (8), 2,3-dideoxy-3-mercaptoadenosine (15) and its corresponding anomer16. In the latter reactions it was important to use degassed solvents to minimize formation of the corresponding disulfides of purine nucleosides. Using Bu₄NF, without subsequent reaction with MeONa in the deprotection reaction, resulted in intermolecular transesterification reactions.On leave from Chemistry Department, Faculties of Science and Education, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt     

Donor-acceptor interaction of p,p′-dimethoxystilbene with α,β-dinitrostilbene

A study was carried out on the interactions of the Z and E forms of the indicated stilbenes in all four possible combinations. Charge transfer complexes are formed and only Z-p,p-dimethoxystilbene converts to its E form.A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organometallic Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117813 Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 210–211, January, 1992.     

Configuration interaction methods for improving unrestricted Hartree-Fock spin densities

Limited Configuration Interaction wave functions based on Unrestricted Hartree-Fock natural orbitals are found to be easy to compute and to give much more satisfactory spin densities than are provided by techniques currently in use.     

Elucidation of a common structure of selective fibrinogen receptor antagonists

In this paper, we investigate the common structural and electrostatic parameters of a series of specific inhibitors of the IIb3 integrin. Molecular dynamics simulations with an explicit aqueous environment led to an original theoretical pattern. Our results may suggest that the studied non-peptide IIb3 antagonists developed upon the Arg-Gly-Asp ubiquitous recognition sequence, in fact, should mimic the C-terminus part of the fibrinogen chain. This assumption could, therefore, explain their specificity with respect to other Arg-Gly-Asp-dependent integrins.     

Asymmetric reduction of acetophenone and propiophenone by NaAl(IPTOLate)H2 combined with enantiomeric enrichment of the reaction product as an inclusion complex with IPTOL

An improved procedure was developed for asymmetric reduction of acetophenone and propiophenone by the chiral reagent NaAl(IPTOLate)H₂. This procedure is based on isolation of the chiral alcohol that formed as a crystalline host—guest complex with the IPTOL ligand. The enantiomeric enrichment of the product was as high as 97% ee. The ability of IPTOL and its analogs to form host—guest complexes with a number of ether-type solvents, 1-phenylethanol, and 1-phenylpropan-1-ol as well as thermal stabilities of IPTOL-containing complexes with these alcohols were studied.     

Asymmetric synthesis of heteroorganic analogs of natural products. 6. (S)-α-amino-ω-phosphonocarboxylic acids

Alkylation, by -haloalkylphosphonates, of the Ni(II) complex of the Schiff base formed from glycine and (S)-2-N-(N¹-benzylprolyl)-o-aminobenzophenone has been used for the asymmetric synthesis of (S)-2-amino-4-phosphonobutyric and (S)-2-amino-5-phosphonovaleric acids.Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Oil Chemistry, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, 250800 Kiev. A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organometallic Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117813 Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 397–402, February, 1992.     

Selective reduction of the acyl group in cyclic α-acyl-β-dicarbonyl compounds with sodium cyanoborohydride. Efficient synthesis of cyclic α-alkyl-β-dicarbonyl compounds

Efficient synthesis of cyclic -alkyl--dicarbonyl compounds of the cyclopentane, cyclohexane, tetronic acid, and -pyrone series from the corresponding cyclic -acyl--dicarbonyl compounds under the action of NaBH₃(CN) in a THF--HCl system is described.     

Complexation of Oleuropein and trans-Cinnamic Acid with Cyclodextrins

The complexation of oleuropein and trans-cinnamic acid with -, -, and -cyclodextrin has been studied in aqueous model systems by light scaterring. The influence of various parameters (pH, concentration, reaction time, nature of cyclodextrin) has been thoroughly examined. The formation of binary (1:1) inclusion complexes and the higher inclusion ability of -CD for both compounds has been indicated. Trans-cinnamic acid was extracted from olive olive oil following its complexation with -CD at satisfactory recovery levels.     

Certain Transformations of Anabasine and Nicotine

Electrocatalytic reduction of the alkaloids anabasine and nicotine was investigated. 1-,-Dipiperidyl and hexahydronicotine were prepared. The reactions of anabasine and the hydrogenated alkaloids with dicarboxylic acid anhydrides were studied.     

On the fate of biliverdin-IIIα-dimethyl ester formed by scrambling during syntheses of biliverdin-IXα-dimethyl ester from bilirubin

Summary In preparations of biliverdin-IX-dimethyl ester (2 b) from bilirubin-IX (1) the ratio of the XIII- and III-isomers3 b and4 b, formed via intermolecular scrambling, should be unity. However, irrespective of the synthetic variant considered, the amount of4 b obtained usually is exceptionally low. This is partly ascribed to a consecutive reaction of4 b in acidic methanol affording the chiral diastereomeric bridged biliverdins5 (a undb) and6 (a andb), respectively.

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Zum Verbleib des durch Scrambling gebildeten Biliverdin-III-dimethylethers bei Synthesen des IX-Isomeren aus Bilirubin

Zusammenfassung Bei der Darstellung von Biliverdin-IX-dimethylester (2 b) aus Bilirubin-IX (1) sollte das Verhältnis der durch intermolekulares Scrambling gebildeten XIII- und III-Isomeren3 b bzw.4 b eins betragen. Tatsächlich aber ist die Ausbeute an4 b, unabhängig von der verwendeten synthetischen Variante, immer sehr klein. Dieser Umstand läßt sich zumindest teilweise auf eine spezifische Reaktion von4 b in saurem Methanol zurückführen, in deren Verlauf die chiralen diastereoisomeren überbrückten Biliverdine5 (a undb) sowie6 (a undb) gebildet werden.

     

Novel techniques for plasma diagnostics: Electron paramagnetic resonance and laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy

Diagnostic techniques for low-pressure, cold plasmas have mostly been limited to emission and mass spectrometry. Herein, the techniques of gas-phase electron paramagnetic resonance and laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy are briefly reviewed. Particular attention is paid to their attributes which make them good candidates for plasma diagnostic tools. It is found that gas-phase electron paramagnetic resonance can be used to determine and monitor the absolute concentration of a number of important plasma species, e.g., free radicals and atoms. Laser-induced fluorescence can also monitor, with even more sensitivity, but perhaps not so well absolutely, the concentrations of many plasma species, e.g., free radicals, metastable excited states, and molecular ions.     

Ring opening of fluoroalkyl-containing α,β-epoxyketones by aromatic amines

Aromatic amines cause ,-epoxyketones containing a -fluoroalkyl group to undergo ring opening at the -position to give -amino--hydroxyketones.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 882–883, May, 1994.     

Effects of α-tocopherol and its acetate on the hydrolytic activity of phospholipase D in egg yolk phosphatidylcholine bilayers

Effects of -tocopherol (Toc) and -tocopherol acetate (TocA) on the hydrolysis activity of phospholipase D (fromStreptomyces chromofuscus) were studied in small unilamellar vesicles (SUV) of egg yolk phosphatidylcholine (PC). Choline produced in the reaction was monitored by use of a choline oxidase — oxygen electrode. Addition of 18 mol% Toc into SUV (2 mM PC) brought about a twofold rate of choline production. On the other hand, the effect of 18 mol% TocA in SUV was very small. The apparent maximum velocity,V _max(app), increased by addition of Toc in SUV. The apparent Michaelis constant,K _m(app), was unchanged by addition of Toc and TocA in SUV. The Toc and TocA molecules did not have significant effects when PC was solubilized in the micelles of heptaethylene glycol dodecyl ether. The effects of Toc and TocA are, therefore, not due to specific ones on the enzyme itself, but rather upon the bilayer-organization of the substrate. Measurements of spreading pressure showed complete miscibility of PC and Toc, and limited mutual solubility of PC and TocA, suggesting stronger attractive interactions between Toc and PC than those between TocA and PC in the bilayers.     

A non-empirical molecular orbital study on the relative stabilities of adenine and guanine tautomers

The relative stabilities of a series of adenine and guanine tautomers have been calculated using anab initio Hartree-Fock-Roothaan SCF MO method. The calculated relative stabilities agree in general with the results of earlier semiempirical studies. According to the present study, tautomeric forms with regular Kekulé structure for the six-membered purine ring are the most stable. The amine-imine tautomerization of purine bases is not likely to be responsible for spontaneous mutations in DNA.