Hydroxymethylation of methyl-substituted pyrrole,thiophene, and furan in the presence of H+ cation exchangers

In the reaction of formalin with the 2,5-dimethyl derivatives of pyrrole, thiophene, and furan in the presence of the sulfo cation exchanger Amberlyst 15 electrophilic substitution takes place at various positions of the rings with the formation of 2,5-dimethyl-1-hydroxymethylpyrrole, 1,3-dioxacycloheptano[5,6-c]-2,5-dimethylthiophene (an intermediate in the formation of which is 2,5-dimethyl-3,4-dihydroxymethylthiophene), and 2,5-hexanedione respectively. Bis(5-methyl-2-thienyl)methane was obtained from 2-methylthiophene.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1640–1643, December, 1991.     

Condensation products of 1-aryl-4-hydrazinocarbonyl-2-pyrrolidinones with diketones

The reactions of 1-aryl-4-hydrazinocarbonyl-2-pyrrolidinones with 2,4-pentanedione and 2,5-hexanedione have been studied. It was found that heating the hydrazinocarbonyl compounds with 2,4-pentanedione gave 3,5-dimethylpyrazole compounds and with 2,5-hexanedione gave 1-substituted 2,5-dimethylpyrroles. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 229–232, February, 2008.     

Catalytic oxidation of furan and hydrofuran compounds. 5. Hydroxy- and ethoxydihydrofurans and ethoxyfuran-new products from the reaction of furan with hydrogen peroxide

It was established for the first time by chromato-mass spectrometry that 2-X-5-Y-2,5-dihydrofurans (X, Y=OH, OEt) and 2-ethoxyfuran are formed during the oxidation of furan by hydrogen peroxide in a mixture of water and ethanol in the presence of VOSO₄. Stable tautomeric forms of 2-hydroxy- and 2,5-dihydroxyfurans-2(5H)-furanone and 5-ethoxy-2(5H)-furanone respectively-were isolated from the reaction mixture. A probable scheme for the main reaction paths is proposed.For Communication 4, see [1].Kubansk State Technological University, Krasnodar, Russia. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1047–1054, August, 1998.     

Mass spectrometric and gas and high-performance liquid chromatographic behaviour of an impurity in 2,5-hexanedione

The analysis of 2,5-hexanedione, a metabolic compound of several industrial solvents, is normally carried out using gas chromatographic (GC) or GC-mass spectrometric (MS) techniques. This work, with the aim of verifying the possibility of determining the diketone by means of a high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method with UV detection, illustrates the importance of the choice of a 2,5-hexanedione standard for the determination of the diketone response factor. In some commercial diketone samples the presence of an impurity, which may interfere with the analysis of the target analyte, was ascertained. This impurity showed GC and HPLC behaviour similar to that of 2,5-hexanedione, but gave a very different UV response. This impurity was identified as 3-methylcyclopent-2-enone by means of MS, GC-MS, HPLC-photodiode-array detection, IR and UV spectrometry. The structure was confirmed by comparing the chromatographic, mass and ultraviolet data of the unknown compound with those of a synthesized reference sample. The well known difficulty in determining 2,5-hexanedione by HPLC with UV detection was reconfirmed owing to its low molar absorptivity.     

Aromatic amino-claisen rearrangement in the synthesis of ellipticine

A convenient route is described for the preparation of 1,4-dimethylcarbazole — the key compound in the synthesis of the antitumoral alkaloid ellipticine. The interaction of 2,5-xylidine with 3-chlorocyclohexene led to N-(cyclohex-2-enyl)-2,5-xylidine (I), the two-hour heating of which at 140–150°C gave the product of an amino-Claisen rearrangement, 6-(cyclohex-2-enyl)-2,5-xylidine (II) with a yield of 82%. The intramolecular cyclization of compound (II) in polyphosphoric acid (130–140°C, 5 h) led to 5,6,7,8,12,13-hexahydro-1,4-dimethylcarbazole (III) in a yield of 75%. The dehydrogenation of substance (III) by boiling in trimethylbenzene in the presence of Pd/C gave 1,4-dimethylcarbazole (IV) with a yield of 87%. The conditions for performing the reactions and the physicochemical constants of the compounds obtained are given.Institute of Chemistry, Bashkir Scientific Center, Urals Branch, USSR Academy of Sciences, Ufa. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Vol. 6, pp. 816–818, November–December, 1989.     

The Effect of Composition of Water–Ethanol Solutions on the Kinetics of Coagulation of Fused Quartz Suspensions

The effect of composition of water–ethanol solutions containing 0–96 vol % alcohol on the coagulation kinetics of dilute fused quartz suspensions is studied using flow ultramicroscopy technique. It is established that, in both water and ethanol containing 4 vol % water, freshly prepared quartz suspensions are stable with respect to aggregation; at ethanol concentrations from 10 to 90 vol %, an ultrafast coagulation takes place, with characteristic time (coagulation period) being essentially smaller compared to a value corresponding to the Smoluchowski theory of fast coagulation kinetics. It was shown that the aging of the aforementioned suspensions for more than 24 h results in slow coagulation at high and low alcohol content, but its ultrafast character is retained in the ethanol concentrations range of 40–48 vol %. The probable reasons for the ultrafast coagulation in the disperse systems specified are discussed.     

Nitration of some 2, 5-disubstituted 4-phenylpyridin es

2,5-Dimethyl-4-phenylpyridine is nitrated in the para position of the phenyl ring. Further nitration of the resulting nitro compound gives a mixture of isomeric dinitro derivatives. In the case of 4-phenylisocinchomeronic acid the nitro group enters the meta position of the phenyl ring.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii. No. 3, pp. 365–368, March, 1976.     

Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography of protamines

The protamines from the gonads of the sturgeonAcipenser stellatus have been separated by high-performance liquid chromatography. The proteins were eluted with mixtures of water and ethanol having a gradient of ethanol concentrations in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). The influence of the concentration of TFA and the temperature of the column on separation was studied. The quantitative (95–98%) isolation of the protamines from the column was achieved at a temperature of 30°C and a 0.15% concentration of TFA.Moscow Technological Institute of the Meat and Dairy Industry. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 744–748, November–December, 1986.     

Effect of a nonmetabolizable analog of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate on glycolysis and ethanol production in strains ofSaccharomyces cerevisiae andEscherichia coli

Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate (F-1,6-P2) is an allosteric activator of two key enzymes of glycolysis: phosphofructokinase and pyruvate kinase. Regulation of glycolysis in a wild-typeSaccharomyces cerevisiae and a recombinantEscherichia coli by a dead-end structural analog of F-1,6-P2 was studied. 2,5-Anhydromannitol (2,5-AM), a structural analog of β-d-fructose, was used. On being taken up by the cells, 2,5-AM was converted into its monophosphate and diphosphate by the enzymes of the glycolytic pathway. The final product, 2,5-anhydromannitol-1,6-bisphosphate, could not be metabolized further and, therefore, accumulated inside the cells. Glucose and fructose were used as substrates. It was found that 2,5-AM at concentrations of 1 mM or less did not have any effect on either substrate consumption or ethanol production. At concentrations of 2,5-AM of 2.5 mM or greater, significant inhibition of both glucose and fructose was observed, with fructose inhibition much more severe. We discuss the possible mechanisms of glycolysis inhibition by 2,5-AM at high concentrations and the regulation of glycolysis by this compound.     

2,5-Dimethyl-4-(p-aminobenzyl)pyridine in the synthesis of substituted quinolines,pyridoindazoles, and isoquinolinoquinolines

2,5-Dimethyl-4-pyridyl(6-quinolyl)methane was obtained from 2,5-dimethyl-4-(p-aminobenzyl)pyridine via the Skraup reaction. The product was nitrated to 2,5-dimethyl-4-pyridyl (5-nitro-6-quinolyl)methane, which was reduced to 2,5-dimethyl-4-pyridyl (5-amino-6-quinolyl)methane. It was established that the diazo compound formed from this amino derivative is converted to 1H,3-(2,5-dimethyl-4-pyridyl)-pyrido [2,3-g]indazole as a result of intramolecular cyclization. 9-Methyliso-quinolino [7,6-f]quinoline was obtained by catalytic dehydrocyclization of 2,5-dimethyl-4-pyridyl (6-quinolyl)methane. 2,5-Dimethyl-4-pyridyl(5-nitro-6-quinolyl)methane has chemochromic properties.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 677–680, May, 1980.     

Investigation of furan compounds L. Synthesis of N-alkyl- and N-aryl-substituted diureides of tetrahydrofuran-2,5- and tetrahydrothiophene-2,5-dicarboxylic acids

The corresponding diureides of tetrahydrofuran-2,5- and tetrahydrothiophene-2,5-dicarboxylic acids and the dithioureide of tetrahydrothiophene-2,5-dicarboxylic acid were obtained by the acylation of thiourea, urea, and its N-methyl-, N-tert-butyl- and N-phenyl derivatives with the acid dichlorides of tetrahydrofuran-2,5- and tetrahydrothiophene-2,5-dicarboxylic acids.See [1] for communication XLIX.DeceasedTranslated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1587–1589, December, 1971.     

Photolysis of ortho-Azidobenzoic Acid in Aqueous Solutions and Water–Organic Solvent Mixtures

The photolysis of o-azidobenzoic acid and its potassium salt in water, ethanol, tetrahydrofuran (THF), and ethanol–water and THF–water mixtures was studied by IR and UV spectroscopy and thin-layer chromatography. It was found that the photolysis of o-azidobenzoic acid and potassium o-azidobenzoate in aqueous solutions mainly resulted in 2,1-benzisoxazolone, the intramolecular cyclization product. The process of azepine formation in ethanol or an ethanol–water mixture depends on the nucleophilic nature of ethanol; in this case, water is practically of no importance. The presence of THF in an aqueous solution shifted the singlet nitrene–dehydroazepine equilibrium toward dehydroazepine, which reacts with water to give azepines.     

Some properties of 2-alkoxy-1-alken-3-ols

Conclusions The reaction of 2-alkoxyacroleins with Grignard reagent gave some new 2-alkoxy-1-alken-3-ols, which in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid are cyclodimerized to 2,3,5,6-tetraalkyl-2,5-dialkoxy-1,4-dioxanes, which tend to cleave ethanol to give 2,3,5,6-tetraalkyl-5-alkoxy-1,4-dioxenes.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2534–2538, November, 1980.The authors express their gratitude to V. I. Lavrent'ev and V. Yu. Vitkovskii for taking the mass spectra.     

Evaluation of free hydroxyl radical scavenging activities of some Chinese herbs by capillary zone electrophoresis with amperometric detection

Due to the severe damage caused by free hydroxyl radicals (OH·) to cells and tissues, there is much interest in finding and studying effective and non-toxic OH· scavengers, including traditional Chinese herbs. In this paper, the simple and highly-sensitive technique of capillary zone electrophoresis with amperometric detection (CZE-AD) was used to study the OH· scavenging activities of aqueous extracts from some traditional Chinese herbs. Salicylic acid (SAL) was used as an OH· trap, and the content of OH· could be determined by assaying their products, 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (2,3-DHBA) and 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (2,5-DHBA). The optimum conditions for CZE-AD for the determination of 2,3-DHBA and 2,5-DHBA were explored. The linearity ranges of 2,3-DHBA and 2,5-DHBA were 1.0 ×10^–7~1.0 ×10^–4 mol L^–1, and their detection limits were as low as 2×10^–8 mol L^–1, which were much better than the CE-UV method often used. The traditional Chinese herbs studied included Radix angelicae sinensis, Rhizoma coptidis, Ligustrum lucidum, Ligusticum wallichii, Radices glycyrrhizae and Semen plantaginis. The experiments showed that the aqueous extracts from all of the above traditional Chinese herds had free OH· scavenging activities, although to different degrees.     

α-phenylisocinchomeronic and 4-azafluorenone 3-carboxylic acids

3,6-Dimethyl-6-phenylpyridine, obtained on phenylation of 2,5-lutidine, has been used in the synthesis of -phenylisocinchomeronic acid, derivatives of it, and also for the preparation of 4-azafluorenone 3-carboxylic acid. It was established that 4-hydroxy-3,6-dimethyl-2-phenylpyridine was formed on phenylation of 2,5-lutidine.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 645–648, May, 1986.     

Solvent dependent dimercaptothiadiazole monolayers on gold electrode for the simultaneous determination of uric acid and ascorbic acid

Dimercaptothiadiazole compound, 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole (DMcT) forms ‘thin’ monolayers on Au electrode when it was adsorbed from methanol, ethanol or DMSO solutions while it forms ‘thick’ layers on Au electrode from an aqueous solution under identical experimental conditions. Thick DMcT layers formed from aqueous solution effectively blocks the redox reaction of couple in contrast to thin DMcT monolayers. The monolayer thickness did not vary when structurally related DMcT compounds, 5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-thiol or 5-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-thiol was adsorbed from aqueous and non-aqueous solutions. This indicates that the presence of two thiol groups in DMcT plays a crucial role in the formation of thick and thin DMcT layers on Au electrode when it was adsorbed from aqueous and non-aqueous solutions. Methanol, ethanol, or DMSO solution of DMcT is considered as strong acid because these solvents are able to deprotonate DMcT into DMcT⁻ and thus thin monolayers formed on Au electrode. The deprotonating ability of these solvents was further verified from the observed absorption spectrum characteristic of DMcT⁻ species. On the other hand, an aqueous solution of DMcT is less acidic due to weak deprotonation of DMcT by water and thus DMcT forms thick layer on Au electrode. Interestingly, thin DMcT monolayers formed from non-aqueous solvents separates the voltammetric signals of uric acid and ascorbic acid while thick DMcT layers formed from aqueous solution fails to separate them.     

Amino esters of heterocyclic dicarboxylic acids

The corresponding amino esters and their complexes with 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane were obtained by the condensation of the acid dichlorides of furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid and tetrahydrothiophene-2,5-dicarboxylic acid with 8-hydroxy- and 5,7-dibromo-8-hydroxyquinolines. Almost all of the compounds obtained have antimicrobial activity.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 538–540, April, 1972.     

Synthesis of the ethyl ester of the mononitrile of malonic acid by the catalytic carbonylation of benzenesulfonyloxyacetonitrile

A new method has been developed for the synthesis of the ethyl ester of the mononitrile of malonic acid by the carbonylation of benzenesulfonyloxyacetonitrile in absolute ethanol in the presence of cobalt carbonyl. The yield of the desired product was 30% with 60–90% conversion of the starting compound. The effects of temperature, pressure, and reaction time were studied.N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117913 Moscow. S. M. Kirov Urals Polytechnical Institute, Ekaterinburg. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 215–216, January, 1992.     

Oxidation of Polyisoprene Popcorn Polymer. III. Further Studies on Water and Carbon Dioxide Production

The volatile products resulting from polyisoprene popcorn polymer oxidation were analyzed quantitatively for carbon dioxide and water, and semiquantitatively for formaldehyde. The production of these three products was a linear function of the amount of oxygen consumed in the reaction. For every mole of oxygen reacted, 0.098 mole of water, 0.038 mole of carbon dioxide, and > 0.016 mole of formaldehyde were formed. Twenty-four products were detected after extensive oxidation; the major ones being water, carbon dioxide, formaldehyde, formic acid, 2,5-hexanedione, and acetic acid. No levulin-aldehyde was identified in the products. A tentative oxidation mechanism is discussed.