XPS spectra of free nitroxyl radicals and their electronic structure

The N(1s) and O(1s) XPS spectra of stable nitroxyl radicals and molecules with a related heterocycle structure: 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole-3-oxide-1-oxyl, 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-(3-nitrophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole-3-oxide-1-oxyl, 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole-3-oxide-1-oxyl, 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-(2-hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1Himidazole-3-oxide-1-oxyl, and 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole-3-oxide were studied. The possibility to apply X-ray electron spectra for investigation of the charge electron and spin density distribution on free radical atoms and at their coordination by a metal is considered.     

Cathodic reduction of hydroxycarbonyl compound trichloroacetyl esters

New coumarins and new 2-(2′,2′-dichlorovinyl) phenols have been prepared by cathodic reduction under potentiostatic conditions of trichloroacetyl esters of o-hydroxyketones and o-hydroxyaldehydes in aprotic media. Electroreductions of trichloroacetyl esters of α-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, 3-hydroxy-2-methyl-4-pyrone, methyl salicylate and benzoin have also been investigated.     

Facile intramolecular Diels–Alder reaction of 4-(o-propargyloxy)styrylcoumarins leading to highly fluorescent coumarin-containing polycyclic compounds

The 4-(o-propargyloxy)styrylcoumarins are prepared by the condensation of O-propargylated salicylaldehyde with substituted coumarin-4-acetic acids. The intramolecular Diels–Alder reaction of 4-(o-propargyloxy)styrylcoumarins, without any catalyst gives fused-ring coumarins. The reaction in boiling nitrobenzene leads to aromatization of the initial Diels–Alder adduct and these aromatized products are highly fluorescent.     

A new and efficient method for conjugate addition of trialkylphosphites to 3-acylsubstituted coumarins

A new and efficient conjugate addition of trialkylphosphites to 3-ω-bromoacetylcoumarin 1 catalysed by p-toluenesulfonic acid (TsOH) has been studied. Under the same conditions, an enolphosphate gave the corresponding esters of 3-acetyl-4-phosphono-2-oxochromans in high yields. The use of TsOH in the reaction of 3-acetyl-, 3-benzoyl-, and 3-ethoxycarbonyl coumarins led mainly to 1,4-addition products—the corresponding 3-acyl-4-dialkylphosphono-2-oxochromans—in very good yields.     

Efficient route to benzo[4,5]imidazo[2,1-a]phthalazines

Benzo[4,5]imidazo[2,1-a]phthalazines have been obtained from various o-nitrophenylhydrazines through different 2-(2-nitrophenyl)-1,2-dihydro-1-phthalazinones as intermediates using an elaborated advanced procedure. An activated chlorine atom in 2-nitrophenyl moiety of the latter is able to undergo nucleophilic substitution for secondary alicyclic amines yielding novel substituted phthalazinones. Their one-pot reduction and cyclodehydration yield a series of novel substituted benzo[4,5]imidazo[2,1-a]phthalazines.     

3-(2-Quinolyl)- and 3-(5-carbethoxyfuryl-2)coumarins

3-(2-Quinolyl)- and 3-(5-carbethoxyfuryl-2)coumarins were prepared by reaction of substituted salicylaldehydes and hetarylacetonitriles. Alkylation and acylation of 3-hetaryl-7-hydroxycoumarins were studied. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 432–434, September–October, 2005.     

Syntheses and Configuration Inversion of Substituted Oxazolines

The present paper covers the simply and highly stereoselective syntheses of (α-S, 4S)-2-dichloromethyl-4, 5-dihydro-α-(4-nitrophenyl)-4-oxazolemethanol (4a), (α-S, 4S)-2-methyl-4, 5-dihydro-α-(4-nitrophenyl)-4-oxazolemethanol (4b), and (α-R, 4R)-2-dichloromethyl-4, 5-dihydro-α-[(4-methylsulfonyl)phenyl]-4-oxazolemethanol(4c) with good yields(80％—90％). A configuration inversion product, (1R, 2S)-2-dichloroacetamido-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1, 3-propanediol (8), was obtained during our attempting to convert compound 4a into (4S, 5R)-2-(dichloromethyl)-4, 5-dihydro-5-(4-nitrophenyl)-4-oxazolemethanol(7).     

3-(2-Pyridyl)coumarins

3-(2-Pyridyl)coumarins were prepared by reaction of substituted salicylaldehydes and 2-pyridylacetonitrile. Benzylation, acylation, and aminomethylation of 7-hydroxy-3-(2-pyridyl)coumarin was studied. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 428–431, September–October, 2005.     

Stereochemical studies—75 : Saturated heterocycles—62. connection between the diastereoselectivity and the dominant conformation in the formation of condensed- skeleton 1,3-oxazines,first X-ray diffraction evidence of N-outside conformation

The rapid, spontaneous epimerization occurring at the C(2) chirality centre of a new diastereomeric (r-4,c-2,c-5)-2-(p-nitrophenyl)-3-methyl-4,5-tetramethylenetetrahydro-1,3-oxazine led to the conclusion that the configuration at C(2) of the bicyclic 1,3-oxazines formed by the cyclization of alicyclic 1,3-aminoalcohols with aldehydes is determined by the dominant conformation of the product. The first X-ray diffraction evidence is given for the N-outside conformation of compounds of this type.     

Imidazole derivatives as the organic precursor of ZnO nano particle

N₁-Hydroxy-2,4,5-trisubstituted imidazoles were synthesized starting from 1,2-diketones. The crystal structure of 4,5-dimethyl-2-(3-nitrophenyl)-1H-imidazol-1-ol has been determined. An unusual intermolecular hydrogen bonding through the association of water molecule has been reported. These imidazole derivatives can be thought of as the organic precursor for the synthesis of zinc oxide nano particles.     

Synthesis and Antiproliferative Effect of Halogenated Coumarin Derivatives

A series of 6- and 6,8-halocoumarin derivatives have been investigated as potential antiproliferative compounds against a panel of tumor and normal cell lines. Cytotoxic effects were determined by the MTT method. To investigate the potential molecular mechanism involved in the cytotoxic effect, apoptosis assay, cell cycle analysis, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and reduced glutathione analysis were performed. Among the screened compounds, coumarins 6,8-dibromo-2-oxo-2H-chromene-3-carbonitrile 2h and 6,8-diiodo-2-oxo-2H-chromene-3-carbonitrile 2k exhibited the most antiproliferative effect in thyroid cancer-derived cells TPC-1. The apoptosis assay showed that both 2h and 2k induced apoptosis in TPC-1 thyroid cancer cells. According to these experiments, both coumarins induced a slight increase in TPC-1 cells in the G2/M phase and a decrease in the S phase. A significant increase in ROS levels was observed in TPC-1 treated with diiodocoumarin 2k, while the dibromocoumarin 2h induced a decrease in ROS in a dose and time-dependent manner.     

An unexpected aromatization during the N-alkylation reaction of 3,4-dihydro-1H-pyrazole derivatives: insight into the reaction mechanism

In this letter we describe the unexpected aromatization that takes place during the N-alkylation reaction performed on several 3-(2-nitrobenzoyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxylic acid methyl esters, giving rise to a mixture of 1-alkyl-3-(2-nitrobenzoyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxylic acid methyl esters and 1-alkyl-3-(2-nitrobenzoyl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxylic acid methyl esters.     

Remarkable Chichibabin-type cyclotrimerisation of 3-nitrotyrosine, tyrosine and phenylalanine to 3,5-diphenylpyridine derivatives induced by hypochlorous acid

Reaction of 3-nitrotyrosine with HOCl in aqueous phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) leads to a mixture of extractable products, including 3,5-di(4-hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl)pyridine (15% isolated yield) and 3,5-di(4-hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl)-2-(4-hydroxy-3-nitrophenylmethyl)pyridine (3%) arising by a Chichibabin-like pyridine synthesis via N-chloroimine intermediates. Under the same conditions, phenylalanine gives 3,5-diphenylpyridine in 9% isolated yield, while tyrosine leads to 3,5-di(4-hydroxyphenyl)pyridine (3%) and 3-(3-chloro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-5-(4-hydroxyphenyl)pyridine (3%).     

Synthesis,Bioactivity, Pharmacokinetic and Biomimetic Properties of Multi-Substituted Coumarin Derivatives

A series of novel multi-substituted coumarin derivatives were synthesized, spectroscopically characterized, and evaluated for their antioxidant activity, soybean lipoxygenase (LOX) inhibitory ability, their influence on cell viability in immortalized human keratinocytes (HaCaT), and cytotoxicity in adenocarcinomic human alveolar basal epithelial cells (A549) and human melanoma (A375) cells, in vitro. Coumarin analogues 4a–4f, bearing a hydroxyl group at position 5 of the coumarin scaffold and halogen substituents at the 3-phenyl ring, were the most promising ABTS^•+ scavengers. 6,8-Dibromo-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-chromen-2-one (4k) and 6-bromo-3-(4,5-diacetyloxyphenyl)-4-methyl-chromen-2-one (3m) exhibited significant lipid peroxidation inhibitory activity (IC₅₀ 36.9 and 37.1 μM). In the DCF-DA assay, the 4′-fluoro-substituted compound 3f (100%), and the 6-bromo substituted compounds 3i (80.9%) and 4i (100%) presented the highest activity. The 3′-fluoro-substituted coumarins 3e and 4e, along with 3-(4-acetyloxyphenyl)-6,8-dibromo-4-methyl-chromen-2-one (3k), were the most potent lipoxygenase (LOX) inhibitors (IC₅₀ 11.4, 4.1, and 8.7 μM, respectively) while displaying remarkable hydroxyl radical scavenging ability, 85.2%, 100%, and 92.9%, respectively. In silico docking studies of compounds 4e and 3k, revealed that they present allosteric interactions with the enzyme. The majority of the analogues (100 μΜ) did not affect the cell viability of HaCaT cells, though several compounds presented over 60% cytotoxicity in A549 or A375 cells. Finally, the human oral absorption (%HOA) and plasma protein binding (%PPB) properties of the synthesized coumarins were also estimated using biomimetic chromatography, and all compounds presented high %HOA (>99%) and %PPB (60–97%) values.     

Tri-component reaction of 2-alkyl-4,5-dichloropyridazin-3(2H)-ones: synthesis of 5-cyano-5-(pyrimidin-2-yl)-2,7-dialkyl-5H-dipyridazino-[4,5-b:4,5-e]-4H-thiopyran-1,6-dione and 2-(4-cyanophenoxy) pyrimidine

Reaction of 2-alkyl-4,5-dichloropyridazin-3(2H)-ones with p-cyanophenol and 2-mercaptopyrimidine in the presence of base gave 2,4,5-trisubstituted-pyridazin-3(2H)-ones 4-9, 2-(4-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidine (10) and 5-cyano-5-(pyrimidin-2-yl)-2,7-dialkyl-5H-dipyridazino[4,5-b:4,5-e]-4H-thiopyran-1,6-diones 11 as a novel heterocycle.     

Chemistry of 3-hetarylcoumarins. 2. 3-(2-thiazolyl)coumarins

3-(2-Thiazolyl)coumarins were obtained by the reaction of substituted salicylaldehydes with 2-thiazolylacetonitriles. Methylation, acylation, and aminomethylation were studied for the 7-hydroxy-substituted products.For Communication 1, see [1].Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1632–1644, November, 2004.     

A simple and efficient biphasic method for the preparation of 4-nitrophenyl N-methyl- and N-alkylcarbamates

Treatment of 4-nitrophenyl chloroformate with alkylammonium hydrochloride salts and solid anhydrous Na₂CO₃ in either CH₂Cl₂ or CH₃CN gave 4-nitrophenyl N-methylcarbamate and other N-alkylcarbamate analogues in excellent yields. Of particular interest is the observation that 4-nitrophenyl N-methylcarbamate, a safer alternative to the highly toxic methyl isocyanate, is obtained in quantitative yield (?95% pure as determined by ¹H NMR) after simple filtration and solvent evaporation.     

A new Kdo derivative for the synthesis of an inner-core disaccharide of lipopolysaccharides and lopooligosaccharides

Methyl (7,8-di-O-benzoyl-4,5-O-isopropylidene-3-deoxy-d-manno-2-oct-ulopyranoside)onate was found to be a useful new intermediate in the synthesis of an inner-core oligosaccharide of lipooligosaccharides and lipopolysaccharides produced by gram-negative bacteria. This intermediate could be converted to the corresponding glycosyl fluoride and 4,5-diol acceptor with ease. Syntheses of dimeric Kdo, O-(sodium 3-deoxy-α-d-manno-2-octuropyranosylonate)-(2-4)-sodium (allyl 3-deoxy-α-d-manno-2-octuropyranoside)onate, and O-(sodium 3-deoxy-α-d-manno-2-octuropyranosylonate)-(2-8)-sodium (allyl 3-deoxy-α-d-manno-2-octuropyranoside)onate were successfully demonstrated.     

Seven-membered metallocycle in the CuII complex with deprotonated 2-(2-hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole-1-oxyl 3-oxide

The reaction of CuCl₂ with deprotonated 2-(2-hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole-1-oxyl 3-oxide afforded a bis-chelate complex containing seven-membered metallocycles.     

A convenient synthesis for some new pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno-[3,2-d]pyrimidine derivatives with potential biological activity

Ready, convenient synthesis for 8-cyano-7-ethoxy-4-oxo-9-phenyl-2-substituted-1,2,3,-4-tetrahydropyrido-[3′,2′:,4,5]thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidines 5 , 8-cyano-7-ethoxy-4-oxo-9-phenyl-2-substituted-3,4-dihydropyrido[3′,2-: 4,5]thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidines 6 , 4-chloro-8-cyano-7-ethoxy-9-phenyl-2-substitutedpyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2-4 -pyrimidines 7 and 8-cyano-7-ethoxy-2-(2′-nitrophenyl)-9-phenyl-4-substitutedpyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2- d ]pyrimidines 8-18 from 2-chloro-3,5-dicyano-6-ethoxy-4-phenylpyridine 1 via 3,5-dicyano-6-ethoxy-2-mercapto-4-phenylpyridine 2 and aminocarboxamide 4 are reported. In addition, the reaction of hydrazino derivative 12 with reagents such as formic acid and triethyl orthoformate yielded the fused tetraheterocyclic 8-cyano-9- ethoxy-5-(2′-nitrophenyl)- 7-phenylpyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[2,3-e]-1, 2,4-triazolo[4,3-c]pyrimidine system 19 .