Mechanisms of the oxidations of NAD(P)H model Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridines by nitric oxide and its donor N-methyl-N-nitrosotoluene-p-sulfonamide

4-Substituted derivatives of Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridine were treated by nitric oxide (NO) or its donor N-methyl-N-nitrosotoluene-p-sulfonamide (MNTS) to give the corresponding pyridine derivatives. When the 4-substituted group was methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, and aryl groups, it was preserved, but when the group was isopropyl or benzyl one, it was lost. 2,3-Dichloro-5, 6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ) was used in place of NO and MNTS to react with the 4-substituted Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridines, no the corresponding 4-dealkyl Hantzsch pyridines were obtained from all the reactions. 1-Benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide (BNAH), a close analogue of Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridine (HEH), was used instead of HEH to react with either of NO and MNTS, no reactions were observed for 3 days. Replacement of HEH by N-d-HEH and HEH-4,4-d(2) to react with NO, MNTS and DDQ gave the observed kinetic isotope effects of 3.1 and 1.4 for NO, 1.1 and 1.3 for MNTS, and 1.1 and 2.1 for DDQ, respectively. When p-dinitrobenzene, an electron-transfer inhibitor, was added into the title reaction systems, no remarkable inhibitory effect was observed. These results indicated that the oxidation of HEH by NO was initiated by hydrogen transfer from the N(1)-position to give the corresponding aminyl radical, which then underwent homolytic cleavage to become the final aromatized product (A). But the reaction of HEH with MNTS was initiated by nitrosation to give the corresponding N-nitroso compound, which was subsequently subjected to two steps of homolytic cleavage to afford the aromatized Hantzsch pyridine A.     

NAD(P)H辅酶模型在Mg2+离子催化条件下还原N-芳基芴亚胺反应的研究

对Hantzsch酯在Mg²⁺存在和不存在的情况下还原N-芳基芴亚胺的反应进行了研究, 并与BNAH的类似还原做了系统的比较.研究结果表明:Mg²⁺在该还原反应中起亲电催化剂的作用;还原能力较BNAH弱的Hantzsch酯在反应中所呈现的强的反应性是由于其3, 5-位两个极性谈基氧通过静电作用降低过渡态的能量的缘故;本文反应届H-一步转移机理.     

烟酰胺辅酶模型对N－芳基芴亚胺的酸催化还原反应的研究

报道了５种Ｎ－芳基芴亚胺在酸性条件下被烟酰胺辅酶模型（Ｈａｎｔｚｓｃｈ酯，ＢＮＡＨ）还原的反应。结果表明：亚胺的结构、酸的强度以及溶剂的不同均会影响亚胺的还原效率，本文结合反应的结构效应、溶剂效应和同位素效应，对其可能的酸催化氢负离子转移机理进行了讨论。     

2-硝基-2-亚硝基丙烷氧化1,4-二氢Hantzsch酯衍生物的反应机理

4位取代的Hantzsch酯(HEH)衍生物在2-硝基-2-亚硝基丙烷的氧化下生成相应的吡啶类化合物. 将N-氘代1,4-二氢Hantzsch酯(N-d-HEH)和4,4'-双氘代1,4-二氢Hantzsch酯(4,4'-2d-HEH)分别代替HEH与2-硝基-2-亚硝基丙烷反应, 得到的同位素效应常数分别为1.03(k_N-H/k_N-D)和1.78(k_C4-H/k_C4-D), 表明1,4-二氢Hantzsch酯中4位上氢原子所涉及的C4-H键的断裂发生在反应的决速步骤中或在决速步骤之前, 而1位上氢原子所涉及键的断裂则不在决速步骤中. 由4位取代的HEH酯衍生物的氧化电位与2-硝基-2-亚硝基丙烷的还原电位可在热力学上判断该反应不是由电子转移引发的. 向反应体系中加入单电子转移抑制剂对二硝基苯, 反应未受到明显抑制, 进一步证明了上述推断. 据此推测, 反应可能是通过NO⁺直接对HEH酯上氮原子的亲电历程引发的.     

Pd/C催化下汉斯酯1,4-二氢吡啶还原芳香叠氮化合物、芳香硝基 化合物以及碳碳双键的反应研究

汉斯酯1,4-二氢吡啶(HEH)在Pd/C催化下可以将取代的芳香叠氮化合物还原为相应的取代苯胺, 反应具有很好的选择性. 该方法也可以用于芳香硝基化合物的还原. 对于Pd/C催化下汉斯酯1,4-二氢吡啶还原碳碳双键的可行性, 论文中也进行了初步的探讨.     

Determination of the C4-H bond dissociation energies of NADH models and their radical cations in acetonitrile

Heterolytic and homolytic bond dissociation energies of the C4-H bonds in ten NADH models (seven 1,4-dihydronicotinamide derivatives, two Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives, and 9,10-dihydroacridine) and their radical cations in acetonitrile were evaluated by titration calorimetry and electrochemistry, according to the four thermodynamic cycles constructed from the reactions of the NADH models with N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine radical cation perchlorate in acetonitrile (note: C9-H bond rather than C4-H bond for 9,10-dihydroacridine; however, unless specified, the C9-H bond will be described as a C4-H bond for convenience). The results show that the energetic scales of the heterolytic and homolytic bond dissociation energies of the C4-H bonds cover ranges of 64.2-81.1 and 67.9-73.7 kcal mol(-1) for the neutral NADH models, respectively, and the energetic scales of the heterolytic and homolytic bond dissociation energies of the (C4-H)(.+) bonds cover ranges of 4.1-9.7 and 31.4-43.5 kcal mol(-1) for the radical cations of the NADH models, respectively. Detailed comparison of the two sets of C4-H bond dissociation energies in 1-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide (BNAH), Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridine (HEH), and 9,10-dihydroacridine (AcrH(2)) (as the three most typical NADH models) shows that for BNAH and AcrH(2), the heterolytic C4-H bond dissociation energies are smaller (by 3.62 kcal mol(-1)) and larger (by 7.4 kcal mol(-1)), respectively, than the corresponding homolytic C4-H bond dissociation energy. However, for HEH, the heterolytic C4-H bond dissociation energy (69.3 kcal mol(-1)) is very close to the corresponding homolytic C4-H bond dissociation energy (69.4 kcal mol(-1)). These results suggests that the hydride is released more easily than the corresponding hydrogen atom from BNAH and vice versa for AcrH(2), and that there are two almost equal possibilities for the hydride and the hydrogen atom transfers from HEH. Examination of the two sets of the (C4-H)(.+) bond dissociation energies shows that the homolytic (C4-H)(.+) bond dissociation energies are much larger than the corresponding heterolytic (C4-H)(.+) bond dissociation energies for the ten NADH models by 23.3-34.4 kcal mol(-1); this suggests that if the hydride transfer from the NADH models is initiated by a one-electron transfer, the proton transfer should be more likely to take place than the corresponding hydrogen atom transfer in the second step. In addition, some elusive structural information about the reaction intermediates of the NADH models was obtained by using Hammett-type linear free-energy analysis.     

A novel coenzyme NADH model 1-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide-mediated reaction: a single intermediate serves two mechanisms

Thermal reaction of ethyl (2Z)-4-bromo-2-cyano-3-(2-naphthyl)but-2-enoate (BCNB) with coenzyme NADH model 1-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide (BNAH) gives the debrominated cyclized product (E)-1-cyano-2-methyl-2-(2-naphthyl)cyclopropane-1-carboxylate (1), debrominated olefinic products ethyl (2E)-2-cyano-3-(2-naphthyl)but-2-enoate (2) and ethyl (2Z)-2-cyano-3-(2-naphthyl)but-2-enoate (3). The formation of 1 proceeds via partial concerted hydride transfer and debromocyclopropanation, whereas the formation of 2 or 3 proceeds via an electron transfer-debromination-hydrogen abstraction mechanism. Nonetheless, they all derived from the same electron-transfer intermediate complex.     

On the question of one-electron transfer in the mechanism of reduction by nadh-models

The fluorescence of 1-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide (BNAH) is quenched by a variety of electron acceptors. The dependence of the rate constant of the quenching process on the electrochemical reduction potentials of the quenchers corresponds with that expected for quenching by an electron transfer mechanism in which BNAH acts as an electron donor with a one electron oxidation potential of 0.76 ± 0.02 V (in acetonitrile relative to the saturated calomel electrode).From this oxidation potential, and the reduction potentials of a number of substrates reported to be reduced by BNAH, the rates of thermal one-electron transfer from BNAH to these substrates were estimated via the Rehm-Weller relation for outersphere one-electron transfer. These calculated rates are many orders of magnitude lower than experimental rates reported for the overall reduction processes. This seems to exclude outersphere one-electron transfer as an intermediate step in such reductions.     

Reaction of 1, 1-Di-p-methoxyphenyl-2, 2-dinitroethylene and 1, 1-Di-O-methoxyphenyl-2, 2-dinitroethylene with 1-Benzyl-1, 4-dihydronicotinamide： Evidence for Concerted Electron-hydrogen Atom Transfer Mechanism

1,1-Di-p-methoxyphenyl-2, 2-dinitroethylene reacts with 1-benzyl-1, 4-dihydronicotinamide (BNAH) in deaerated acetonitrile to give 1,1-di-p-methoxyphenyl-2, 2-dinitroethane,while 1,1-di-O-methoxyphenyl-2, 2-dinitroethylene fails to react with BNAH under the same conditions, which provides evidence for a concerted electron-hydrogen atom transfer mechanism.     

PAA-supported Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridine ester: an efficient catalyst for the hydrogenation of α,β-epoxy ketones

A new type of water-soluble polymer-supported NADH co-enzyme model-PAA (polyacrylic acid)-supported Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridine ester (PAA–HEH) was designed and synthesized. Catalytic amount of the supported reagent was used in the hydrogenation of α,β-epoxy ketones to the corresponding β-hydroxy ketones and showed great catalytic efficiency in the reduction reaction. This PAA–HEH was an optimal potential for recycling use.     

A study on the mechanism of reaction between BNAH and chloranil:Evidence for electron transfer

The reaction between chloranil and N-benzyldihydronicotinamide(BNAH)in boratebuffer/DMF was investigated.The reaction mixture gave a strong esr signal,which is consistentwith that of chloranil anion radical,and tetrachlorohydrophenol(QH_2)and N-benzylnicotinamide(BNA~+)were obtained as the sole products.When the reaction was run in benzene solution,a greencoloured charge-transfer complex between the reactants could be isolated,which decomposed in polarsolvents to give BNA-+ and QH_2.Based on kinetic studies by esr spectroscopy by the stopped-flowtechnique,a two-step electron-transfer mechanism for the reactionis proposed in contrast to thehydride-transfer mechanism reported in the literature.     

Electron-transfer chain-substitution in hydrodemercuration of alkylmercury(II) compounds with n-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide

Reduction of alkylmercury(II) acetates with N-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide (BNAH) proceeds through electron-transfer chain-substitution mechanism. The rate constant of hydrogen transfer from BNAH to alkyl radical was estimated as in the order of 10⁵ 1/mol·sec.     

Mechanisms of electron-transfer oxidation of NADH analogues and chemiluminescence. Detection of the keto and enol radical cations

The radical cation of an NADH analogue (BNAH: 1-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide) has been successfully detected as the transient absorption and ESR spectra in the thermal electron transfer from BNAH to Fe(bpy)(3)(3+) (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine) and Ru(bpy)(3)(3+). The ESR spectra of the radical cations of BNAH and the dideuterated compound (BNAH-4,4'-d(2)) indicate that the observed radical cation is the keto form rather than the enol form in the tautomerization. The deprotonation rate and the kinetic isotope effects of the keto form of BNAH(*)(+) were determined from the kinetic analysis of the electron-transfer reactions. In the case of electron transfer from BNAH to Ru(bpy)(3)(3+), the chemiluminescence due to Ru(bpy)(3)(2+) was observed in the second electron-transfer step from BNA(*), produced by the deprotonation of the keto form of BNAH(*)(+), to Ru(bpy)(3)(3+). The observation of chemiluminescence due to Ru(bpy)(3)(2+) provides compelling evidence that the Marcus inverted region is observed even for such an intermolecular electron-transfer reaction. When BNAH is replaced by 4-tert-butylated BNAH (4-t-BuBNAH), no chemiluminescence due to Ru(bpy)(3)(2+) has been observed in the electron transfer from 4-t-BuBNAH to Ru(bpy)(3)(3+). This is ascribed to the facile C-C bond cleavage in 4-t-BuBNAH(*)(+). In the laser flash photolysis of a deaerated MeCN solution of BNAH and CHBr(3), the transient absorption spectrum of the enol form of BNAH(*)(+) was detected instead of the keto form of BNAH(*)(+), and the enol form was tautomerized to the keto form. The rate of intramolecular proton transfer in the enol form to produce the keto form of BNAH(*)(+) was determined from the decay of the absorption band due to the enol form and the rise in the absorption band due to the keto form. The kinetic isotope effects were observed for the intramolecular proton-transfer process in the keto form to produce the enol form.     

Electron transfer dissociation of doubly sodiated glycerophosphocholine lipids

The ability to generate gaseous doubly charged cations of glycerophosphocholine (GPC) lipids via electrospray ionization has made possible the evaluation of electron-transfer dissociation (ETD) for their structural characterization. Doubly sodiated GPC cations have been reacted with azobenzene radical anions in a linear ion trap mass spectrometer. The ion/ion reactions proceed through sodium transfer, electron-transfer, and complex formation. Electron-transfer reactions are shown to give rise to cleavage at each ester linkage with the subsequent loss of a neutral quaternary nitrogen moiety. Electron-transfer without dissociation produces [M + 2Na](+.) radical cations, which undergo collision-induced dissociation (CID) to give products that arise from bond cleavage of each fatty acid chain. The CID of the complex ions yields products similar to those produced directly from the electron-transfer reactions of doubly sodiated GPC, although with different relative abundances. These findings indicate that the analysis of GPC lipids by ETD in conjunction with CID can provide some structural information, such as the number of carbons, degree of unsaturation for each fatty acid substituent, and the positions of the fatty acid substituents; some information about the location of the double bonds may be present in low intensity CID product ions.     

Direct detection of radical cations of NADH analogues

The radical cation of an NADH analogue (BNAH: 1-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide) has been successfully detected as the transient absorption and ESR spectra in the thermal electron transfer from BNAH to Fe(bpy)33+ (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine). The ESR spectra of the radical cations of BNAH and the dideuterated compound (BNAH-4,4'-d2) indicate that the observed radical cation is the keto form rather than the enol form in the tautomerization. The deprotonation rate and the kinetic isotope effects of the keto form of BNAH*+ were determined from the kinetic analysis of the electron-transfer reactions.     

A concise and divergent approach to radicamine B and hyacinthacine A3 based on a step-economic transformation

Based on our recently developed step-economic methodology of reductive alkylation of lactams/amides, we have developed a two-step synthesis of azasugar radicamine B (2a) and a four-step synthesis of azasugar hyacinthacine A₃ (5) from the common chiral building block 12. Hantzsch ester (HEH) was used as a milder hydride donor in the one-pot stereoselective reductive alkylation of lactam 12. The Wacker oxidation of fully substituted pyrrolidine derivative 2,5-trans-17 led to the synthesis of hyacinthacine A₃ (5). Compound 2,5-trans-17 could also serve as a plausible key intermediate for the synthesis of broussonetine sub-class of azasugars.     

Electron transfer and structural change: distinguishing concerted and two-step processes

In electron-transfer reactions accompanied by structural changes, the structural change can be concerted with electron transfer or can occur in a separate reaction either preceding or following the electron-transfer step. In this paper we discuss ways of distinguishing concerted reactions from the latter two-step type. Included are recent examples in which no intermediates have been detected in the reactions, thus precluding the direct assignment to the two-step category. In these cases, other means are used to build support for the two-step mechanism with respect to the concerted process. These include an example of structural change preceding electron transfer, a demonstration that the current models of concerted reactions cannot fit the voltammetric data, and a case in which an independent measure of the inner reorganization energy was used to show that the reaction could not be a concerted electron transfer and structural change.     

Mechanism for the reduction of the mixed-valent MnIIIMnIV[2-OHsalpn]2+ complex by tertiary amines

The mixed-valent dimanganese(III/IV) complex MnIIIMnIV(2-OHsalpn)2+, 1, is cleanly reduced in acetonitrile by aliphatic tertiary amines to give the dimanganese(III) product MnIII2(2-OHsalpn)2, 2. Thorough characterization of the organic reaction products shows that tributylamine is converted to dibutylformamide and propionaldehyde. Kinetic studies and radical trapping experiments suggest that this occurs via initial single-electron transfer from the amine to 1 coupled with C-H alpha proton transfer from the oxidized amine. EPR spectroscopy and base inhibition studies indicate that coordination of the amine to 1 is a critical step prior to the electron transfer step. Rate data and its dependence on the amine indicate that the ability of the amine to reduce 1 is correlated to its basicity rather than to its reduction potential. Weakly basic amines were unable to reduce 1 irrespective of their reduction potential. This was inferred to indicate that proton transfer from the amine radical cation is also important in the reduction of 1 by tertiary amines. Comparison of the activation energy with reaction thermodynamics indicates that proton transfer and electron transfer must be concerted to explain the rapidity of the reaction. The fate of the amine radical is dependent on the presence of oxygen, and labeling studies show that oxygen in the organic products arises from dioxygen, although incorporation from trace water was also observed. These data indicate that inhibition of the hydrolytic quenching of the amine radical in an aprotic solvent results in a different fate for the amine radical when compared to amine oxidation reactions in aqueous solution. The proposed mechanism gives new insight into the ability of amines with high reduction potential to reduce metal ions of lower potential. In particular, these data are consistent with the ability of small amines and certain amine-containing buffers to inhibit manganese-dependent oxygen evolution in photosynthesis, which arises in some cases as a result of manganese reduction and its concomitant loss from the PS II reaction center.     

Mechanistic interpretation of photochemical thallimetric oxidations catalysed by chloride and bromide ions

The thallimetric oxidation of carboxylic acids appears to proceed through free radical and intermediate activated complex mechanisms. The thermal and photochemical uncatalysed oxidation reactions appear to proceed through the formation of an intermediate metal-substrate complex that eventually decomposes to give the products. However, photochemical oxidation in the presence of chloride and bromide ions appears to proceed through a two-electron step via a halo bridge mechanism. In the presence of bromide at 2–3 times the concentration of thallium(III), the photochemical reduction mainly proceeds through a free radical mechanism involving a one-electron step via the formation of thallium(II) species. The nature and concentration of halide ions appear to be critical in deciding the path of the reaction.     

Mechanism of oxidation of 1-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide by the biologically active p-benzoquinone derivative, avarone, in a cationic micellar medium: An electrochemical approach

The electrochemical reduction of avarone (Q), an antitumor sesquiterpenoid quinone, was investigated at various pH in aqueous ethanol containing a cationic surfactant, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) by cyclic and rotating disc electrode voltammetry, using a glassy carbon electrode. Comparison of the electrochemical reduction of Q in presence of CTAB with the same process in a homogeneous water + ethanol solution shows an anodic shift of the reduction potential in the presence of CTAB; at pH > 9.5 and in presence of CTAB, two well-defined reduction peaks are observed, thus confirming one-electron reduction of Q, whereby the intermediate radical-anion is stabilized by the cationic micellar medium. The electrochemical oxidation of BNAH was investigated by cyclic voltammetry, and the anodic shift of the peak potential in presence of CTAB was observed. From the electrochemical behaviour of Q and BNAH, and the kinetics of the oxidation of BNAH with Q, it is suggested that the reaction takes place in two successive one-electron transfer steps. The application of the Marcus theory gives additional proof that, in this case, the first electron transfer is the rate determining step.