Nouvelle voie de synthèse des dérivés de l'ellipticine et analogues alcaloïdes à activité antitumorale

A new snythesis of 6H-pyrido[4,3-b]carbazoles is described starting from substituted cyclohexanones involving the combination of Borsche's carbazole preparation and Cranwell and Saxton's ellipticine synthesis where the starting materials are easily available. The dehydrogenation step is accomplished at an early stage. In some cases (11-desmethyl ellipticines derivatives), 7H-pyrido[3,4-c]carbazoles were also obtained.     

Recherche d'analogues de nucléosides à activité antivirale

Search for Antiviral Nucleosides Analogues In contrast to the reported impossibility of obtaining the expected products when 1-(2,3-O-isopropylidene-1,5-dialdoribofurannos-1-yl)uracile ( 2 ) was treated with stabilized ylides, we prepared in good to excellent yields the modified nucleosides 4–9 by reaction of 2 respectively with acetylmethylidene-, benzoylmethylidene-, ethoxymethylidene-, methoxymethylidene-, succinimidylidene- or N-phenylsuccinimidylidene-triphenylphosphorane. Compounds 4–10 were tested against the herpes virus type 1 (HF) and influenza virus A₂/Scotland. The modified nucleoside 9 showed a limited but significative activity against the herpes virus.     

Etude de la configuration d'oximes a activité cardiotrope

The configuration of the two isomers of 2-thienyl, and 2-furyl, 2,3-dichloro-4-methoxyphenyl ketone oxime is assigned by two methods, (a) A study of the chemical shifts induced in the nmr spectra by a lanthanide shift reagent, and (b) by chemical correlation. The results are used to determine the configuration of the isomers of the corresponding diethylaminoethyl ethers.     

Addition de la proline à quelques alcènes et alcynes électrophiles

Addition of proline in acetic anhydride to propiolic and pbenylpropiolic ester gave rise to two isomeric pyrroles 5 and 6 . Addition under the same conditions, to electrophilic alkenes pY-PhCH = C(X) (CN) led to a pyrroline-2 8 which eliminated HCN and produced pyrrole 9 . Addition of proline to fumarodinitrile is unusual, the reaction led to a new α-amino acid 10 and compound 11 . The structure of this product 11 was confirmed by X-ray measurements.     

Hétérocycles à fonction quinone. 7. Benzo[f]quinazolinediones-7,10 à action antitumorale potentielle

Few benzo[f]quinazoline-7,10-diones 4a-c are prepared by oxidation, with potassium nitrosodisulfonate, of the corresponding benzo[f]quinazolinamines, made by reduction of the nitro analogues which were obtained from 8-methoxybenzo[f]quinazolin-1(2H)-one. The compound 4a shows an interesting cytotoxicity.     

Exposition à la lumière de plaques cristallines de bromure d'argent,au cours de leur développement électrolytique

Thin polycristalline sheets of pure or doped silver bromide have been developed indirectly at the contact of a platinum wire connecting the crystal with a photographic developer. During the development, the crystals have been exposed several times to an intense flash of white or monochromatic light.     

Détermination de la Conformation et de la Configuration de Sulfoxydes à Sept Chainons,Intermédiaires de Synthèse d'un Analogue de la Biotine

The conformation of the two isomeric 8,10-diaza-8,10-dibenzyl-4-thiabicyclo[5.3.0]decan-9-one 4-oxides has been studied by NMR. The vicinal coupling constants show that these two sulfoxides exist in a highly preferred chair conformation where the S→O bond is axial.     

Substitution électrophile aromatique dans l'anhydride sulfureux liquide. Influence de la concentration en bromure et rôle du solvant sur la réactivité des anisoles au cours de la réaction de bromation

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution in Liquid Sulfur Dioxide. Kinetic Dependance of Rate on the Bromide Concentration and Influence of the Solvent during the Course of the Reaction On the reported data for bromination of anisole and eleven of its derivatives in liquid SO₂, it was shown that, with a large excess of bromide, the rate of reaction, obeys a first-order law. Rate constants thus obtained do not discriminate between the two different forms of bromide, e.g. Br₂ and Br^?₃ present as the A⁺Br^?₃ form, and corrections were made by use of the apparent equilibrium constant K′ for tribromide formation. The variations of rate constants with initial concentration of bromide has been studied and the effect results in a retardation of the bromination rate. Moreover, the ratio [Br₂] [A⁺Br^?]_T, which is constant during an experiment, varies with initial bromide concentrations, this variation affecting the total rate. To account for the bromide effect on the reactivity, variations of k^o,p_g {1 + K′[A⁺Br^?]_T}VS[A⁺Br^?]_T were studied over a 0.01 to 1M range of bromide concentration. The mechanism proposed shows that liquid SO₂ helps the reactive intermediate to be deprotonated and because of solvation of reactive species this step would probably be rate determining. Bromination by molecular bromine is more sensitive to substituent effects in liquid SO₂ than in water. This result is ascribed to the +M effect of the methoxy group which increase the conjugation of ortho-substituted derivatives (p⁺_p = ?7.83; p⁺_o= ?10.47).     

Contribution à l'étude du comportement de la catéchine en milieu alcalin

Contribution to the study of the behaviour of catechin in alkaline medium When catechin ( 1 ) is warmed with aqueous alkali it first undergoes rapid epimerisation. After some time a novel bridged carbocyclic enol, catechinic acid ( 3 ) separates out and may be isolated in excellent yield. Eventually catechinic acid isomerises to 2-(3′,4′-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,9-epoxy-6-oxo-bicyclo[3,3,1]-non-7-en-8,9-diol ( 4 ) via an open chain anion ( 5 ) which is also involved in the epimerisation of catechin. Assignments of structure are given and the equilibria observed are discussed.     

Application de la réaction de Wittig à la synthèse de dérivés de bromoénosuloses et d'esters bromoénuroniques. Note de laboratoire

Use of the Wittig reaction for the synthesis of derivatives of bromoenosuloses and bromoenuronic esters Treatment of 3-O-benzyl (or 3-O-methyl)-1, 2-O-isopropylidene-α-D -xylo-pentodialdo-1, 4-furanoses ( 2 or 1 ) with acetylbromomethylidenetriphenylphosphorane ( 3 ), benzoylbromomethylidenetriphenylphosphorane ( 4 ) or bromoethoxycarbonylmethylidenetriphenylphosphorane ( 5 ) gave in good to excellent yields the expected enose ( 6--11 ). In all cases but one ( 8 where some 10% of the E-isomer was formed) the reaction led to the exclusive formation of the Z-isomer whose configuration was established by NMR.     

Réactivité des cinnamoyl-3 pyrones-2 vis à vis des amines primaires

The reaction of primary amines (methylamine, isopropylamine, benzylamine) in neutral medium, on 3-cinnamoyl-2-pyrones gave 7-amino-3,5-dioxo-l,6-octadienes 2 . The formation of these compounds is presumed to occur via nucleophilic attack of amines with a ring opening reaction followed by decarboxylation. Their structures were determined unambiguously by ¹H, ¹³C nmr spectroscopy, elemental analysis and mass spectrometry.     

Action d'organolithiens sur la méthyl-2 quinoxaline. Etude de la réactivité des adduits

The action of organolithium reagents such as phenyllithium or n-bulyllithium on 2-methylquinoxaline gave lithiation of the methyl group which upon reaction with electtropholesphiles produce side chain alkenyl derivatives. On the other hand organolithium reagents react with the quinoxaline azomethine bond to give I-lithio-2-alkyl)or ary-1)-3 methylquinoxalines which can be further loithiated on the methyl group to give 2-alkyl(or aryl)-3-alkenylquinoxaline derivatives. The adducts can be condensed with clectrophiles such as benzonitrile or methlyl benzoate but only methyl benzoate leads to N condensed derivatives. Furthermore substituted 1,2,3,4-terahydroqinoxalines are available via the above lithio intermediates.     

Application de la Résonance Magnétique de l'Azote 15 à l'Etude de la Délocalisation Electronique dans les Anilines,Aminopyridines et Enamines

¹⁵N spectroscopy at natural abundance has been applied to the study of electronic delocalization in the N? C bond of a series of substituted anilines. The relationships which offer a good way for evaluating the extent of electronic delocalization from ¹⁵N chemical shift data in anilines have been extended to aminopyridines, aminopyrimidines and nucleosides. The results obtained for C? N bonds in the case of anilines and aliphatic enamines are consistent with those concerning amides and analogous compounds. The validity of ΔG^≠-δ¹⁵N relationships for predicting π delocalization is discussed in terms of the relative contribution of δ- or π-density and non-bonded atom interactions to the total barrier height.     

Obtention de phosphore élémentaire et de phosphures de nickel par électrolyse de solutions de pentoxyde de phosphore dans des bains à base de cryolithe

By electrolysis of cryolitic solutions of P₂O₅, elementary pure phosphorus is obtained on carbon cathode and Ni phosphides on Ni cathode. The most probable mechanism of phosphorus formation in these conditions seems to be the final dissociation of P₂O₅ in P⁵⁺ and O^2? and the primary electrodic discharge of these ions.     

Réaction d'imidoylation: Réactivité de composés à méthylène actif avec les O-ethylcarbamates cycliques

Condensation of malononitrile, ethyl cyanacetate and isopropylidene malonate with various O-ethyl cyclic carbamates leads to α-(tetrahydrox- azole-1.3-ylidene-2) and α-(tetrahydroxazine-l,3-ylidene-2)malono- nitriles, ethyl cyanacetates and isopropylidene malonates.