Photo-stability of the new antiplatelet agent, KBT-3022 (ethyl 2-[4,5-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)thiazole-2-yl]pyrrol-1-ylacetate) in aqueous solutions containing acetonitrile.

The photo-stability of ethyl 2-[4,5-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)thiazole-2-yl]pyrrol-1-ylacetate, KBT-3022 in aqueous solutions containing acetonitrile was investigated under the light of a high pressure mercury lamp. Its main photo-degradation product was assumed to be ethyl 5-hydroxy-5-[4,5-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)thiazole-2-yl]-2-oxo-3-pyrrolin+ ++-1-ylacetate. KBT-3022 was also found to undergo ester hydrolysis by heat in both acidic and basic aqueous solutions, but its hydrolysis was confirmed to be negligible in the range of pH 3-9 at room temperature (25 degrees C). Further, its photo-stability with exposure to the high pressure mercury lamp was comparable to that with exposure to a fluorescent lamp. Therefore, it is considered feasible to simulate the photo-stability of KBT-3022 in aqueous solutions containing acetonitrile by exposure to all other light sources including diffuse daylight, if the cumulative number of photons of the light can be determined by actinometry.     

新型亲水性共轭聚合物的制备及光催化制氢性能

制备了聚({4,8-双[(2,5,8,11,14,17,20-七氧二十二烷-22-基)氧基]苯并[1,2-b∶4,5-b']二噻吩}-交替-[2,5-二(噻唑-2-基)吡嗪])(P7O-2N-2N)和聚({4,8-双[(2,5,8,11,14,17,20-七氧二十二烷-22-基)氧基]苯并[1,2-b∶4,5-b']二噻吩}-交替-[3,6-双(5-溴-2-噻吩基)-1,2,4,5-四嗪])(P7O-4N)2个亲水性共轭聚合物, 通过调节主链含氮杂环上氮原子的位置, 系统研究了主链结构对材料吸收光谱、 能级、 氢结合自由能及光催化性能的影响. 研究发现, 与P7O-2N-2N相比, P7O-4N表现出更强的链间聚集、 更低的氢结合自由能及更好的光催化制氢性能.     

Peroxide chemistry of triaryl-substituted imidazoles. Fenflumizole, a non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory agent.

Fenflumizole, [2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)4,5-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)imidazole] is a nonsteroidal, anti-inflammatory analgesic. It reacts quantitatively with 1O2 forming 2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-4-hydroperoxy-4,5-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)imidazole in a reversible reaction. In ethanol solution at ambient temperatures, the peroxide regenerates parent fenflumizole and 1O2 together with minor quantities of other products. The structures of those products point to the intermediacy of a 1,3-endoperoxide and a dioxetane. These observations may be relevant to the biological activity of fenflumizole.     

2D and 3D Cu(hfac)2 complexes with nitronyl nitroxide biradicals

Reactions between Cu(hfac)2 and nitronyl nitroxide biradicals 1,4-bis[4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-3-oxide-1-oxyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)pyrazol-1-yl]butane (L4) and 1,8-bis[4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-3-oxide-1-oxyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)pyrazol-1-yl]octane (L8) gave respectively a framework compound [Cu(hfac)2]2L4 and a layered polymer compound [Cu(hfac)2]2L8. The framework of [Cu(hfac)2]2L4 consists of 66-membered condensed metallocycles. Inside the framework, the structure has macrohelixes (pitch approximately 25 A) extending along the [001] crystallographic direction. All the helixes have the same direction of winding; the crystals, therefore, are optically active, the structure corresponding either to P-isomer (P4(1)2(1)2) or to M-isomer (P4(3)2(1)2). The long distances between the Cu atoms and the O atoms of the coordinated >N-O groups (Cu-O 2.351-2.467 A) are responsible for ferromagnetic exchange interactions in Cu2+-O-N< and >N-O-Cu2+-O-N< exchange clusters.     

Reaction of azulene with 1,2-bis[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]-1,2-ethanediol in a mixed solvent of methanol and acetonitrile in the presence of hydrochloric acid: a facile one-pot synthesis and properties of new triarylethylenes possessing an azulen-1-yl group

Reaction of azulene (1) with 1,2-bis[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]-1,2-ethanediol (2) in a mixed solvent of methanol and acetonitrile in the presence of 36% hydrochloric acid at 60 °C for 3 h gives 2-(azulen-1-yl)-1,1-bis[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]ethylene (3) (8% yield), 1-(azulen-1-yl)-(E)-1,2-bis[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]ethylene (4) (28% yield), and 1,3-bis{2,2-bis[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]ethenyl}azulene (5) (9% yield). Besides the above products, this reaction affords 1,1-di(azulen-1-yl)-2,2-bis[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]ethane (6) (15% yield), a meso form (1R,2S)-1,2-di(azulen-1-yl)-1,2-bis[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]ethane (7) (6% yield), and the two enantiomeric forms (1R,2R)- and (1S,2S)-1,2-di(azulen-1-yl)-1,2-bis[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]ethanes (8) (6% yield). Furthermore, addition reaction of 3 with 1 under the same reaction conditions as the above provides 6, in 46% yield, which upon oxidation with DDQ (=2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone) in dichloromethane at 25 °C for 24 h yields 1,1-di(azulen-1-yl)-2,2-bis[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]ethylene (9) in 48% yield. Interestingly, reaction of 1,1-bis[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]-2-(3-guaiazulenyl)ethylene (11) with 1 in a mixed solvent of methanol and acetonitrile in the presence of 36% hydrochloric acid at 60 °C for 3 h gives guaiazulene (10) and 3, owing to the replacement of a guaiazulen-3-yl group by an azulen-1-yl group, in 91 and 46% yields together with 5 (19% yield) and 6 (13% yield). Similarly, reactions of 2-(3-guaiazulenyl)-1,1-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)ethylene (12) and 1,1-bis{4-[2-(dimethylamino)ethoxy]phenyl}-2-(3-guaiazulenyl)ethylene (13) with 1 under the same reaction conditions as the above provide 10, 2-(azulen-1-yl)-1,1-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)ethylene (16), and 1,3-bis[2,2-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)ethenyl]azulene (17) (93, 34, and 19% yields) from 12 and 10 and 2-(azulen-1-yl)-1,1-bis{4-[2-(dimethylamino)ethoxy]phenyl}ethylene (18) (97 and 58% yields) from 13.     

Tactfully revealing the working mechanisms on a tetraarylimidazole derivative: AIE characteristic,ESIPT process and ICT effect integrating in one molecule

Recently, a novel tetraarylimidazole derivative 2-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)-4-(4,5-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-phenol (be called MHBT herein) was architectured by our research group showing the fascinating synergy of aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characteristic, excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) mechanism and intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) effect. Nevertheless, a detailed and reasonable interpretation of its mechanisms both in theory is urgently needed. Consequently, to unveil the working mechanism meticulously, herein, we tactfully applied density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) methods to illuminate the underlying mechanisms in different solvent conditions. After optimizing the structures, the geometric parameters of hydrogen bonds (HBs), the infrared (IR) vibrational spectrum, the reduced density gradient (RDG) isosurfaces were calculated in detail, vividly explaining how the enhancement of HBs behaved as the driving force to proceed ESIPT process. Simultaneously, the frontier molecular orbitals (FMOs) combined with the potential energy curves (PECs) were conducted to interpretate the role and character of ICT and ESIPT in molecule MHBT. Further, the PECs of MHBT for dihedral angles in different organic solvents were calculated to compare the dominant torsion degree, rationalizing the AIE phenomenon from the view of the restriction of intramolecular rotation process. This work may well underpin the understanding of the interaction between different mechanisms in fluorescent dyes and thereby provide meaningful guideline for the design and construction of ideal molecules     

Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Some New 5-Arylazothiazole,Pyrazolo[1,5-a] Pyrimidine, [1,2,4]Triazolo[4,3-a]Pyrimidine,and Pyrimido[1,2-a]Benzimidazole Derivatives Containing the Thiazole Moiety

1-(2-(4,5-Dihydro-3-(4-methyl-2-phenylthiazol-5-yl)-5-phenylpyrazol-1-yl)-4-substituted thiazol-5-yl)-2-phenyldiazene were synthesized from hydrazonoyl halides and 3-(4-methyl-2-phenyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)-5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-1-carbothioamide in ethanolic triethylamine. Also, pyrazolo[5,1-a]pyrimidines, 2,3,6-trisubstituted pyridines, and pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyridazines were obtained from sodium salt of 3-hydroxy-1-(4-methyl-2-phenylthiazol-5-yl)prop-2-en-1-one and different heterocyclic amines. All structures of the newly synthesized compounds were elucidated by elemental analysis, spectral data, and alternative synthetic route whenever possible. The newly synthesized compounds were tested towards different microorganisms.

Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements to view the free supplemental file.     

A binuclear ruthenium polypyridyl complex: synthesis,characterization, pH luminescence sensor and electrochemical properties

Transition Metal Chemistry - The binuclear ruthenium complex [Ru2(bpy)4L](PF6)4 [Ru1(PF6)4, where L?=?9,10-bis(3-(1H-imidazo[4,5-f] [1,10] phenanthrolin-2-yl)phenyl)anthracene and...     

Manganese(III)-mediated intermolecular cyclization reactions of alkenes and active methylene compounds

The reactions of 1,1-diphenylethene, 1,1-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethene, 1,1-bis(4-methylphenyl)ethene, and 1,1-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)ethene with 3,5-diacetyl-2,6-heptanedione in the presence of manganese(III) acetate in acetic acid at 80° yielded 4,6-diacetyl-8,8-diaryl-1,3-dimethyl-2,9-dioxabicyclo[4.3.0]non-3-enes (41-48%), 5-acetyl-2,2-diaryl-6-methyl-2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]furans (20–21%), 3-acetyl-5,5-diaryl-2-methyl-4,5-dihydrofurans (5–10%), and benzophenones (3–7%). Similarly, the reactions of 1,1-diarylethenes with dimethyl 2,4-diacetyl-1,5-pentanedioate or diethyl 2,4-diacetyl-1,5-pentanedioate gave the corresponding 4,6-bis(alkoxycarbonyl)-8,8-diaryl-1,3-dimethyl-2,9-dioxabicyclo[4.3.0]non-3-enes in moderate yields.     

Synthesis of 4,5-diaminopyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoline derivatives by annulation of N,N-dialkyl[2-(pyrrol-1-yl)benzylidene]ammonium salts in the presence of an isocyanide

A facile synthetic method for 4,5-diaminopyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoline derivatives has been developed. Treatment of 2-(pyrrol-1-yl)benzaldehydes with secondary amine hydrochloride/NaI/TMSCl/Et₃N in the presence of an isocyano compound leads to the formation of 4-alkyl(or aryl)amino-5-dialkylaminopyrrolo[1,2-a]quinolines.     

Oxidation reactions of some natural volatile aromatic compounds: anethole and eugenol

trans-Anethole [1-methoxy-4-(trans-prop-1-en-1-yl)benzene] was isolated from anise seed oil (Pimpinella anisum). Its photochemical oxidation with hydrogen peroxide gave the corresponding epoxy derivative together with 4-methoxybenzaldehyde. The thermal oxidation of trans-anethole with 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid at room temperature resulted in the formation of dimeric epoxide, 2,5-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-3,6-dimethyl-1,4-dioxane, as the only product. Photochemical oxygenation of trans-anethole in the presence of tetraphenylporphyrin, Rose Bengal, or chlorophyll as sensitizer led to a mixture of 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-yl hydroperoxide and 4-methoxybenzaldehyde. Eugenol was isolated from clove oil [Eugenia caryophyllus (Spreng.)]. It was converted into 2-methoxy-4-(prop-2-en-1-yl)phenyl hydroperoxide by oxidation with hydrogen peroxide under irradiation. Thermal oxidation of eugenol with 3-chloroperoxypenzoic acid at room temperature produced 2-methoxy-4-(oxiran-2-ylmethyl)phenol, while sensitized photochemical oxygenation (in the presence of Rose Bengal or chlorophyll) gave 4-hydroperoxy-2-methoxy-4-(prop-2-en-1-yl)cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-one. Published in Russian in Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, 2008, Vol. 44, No. 6, pp. 834–841. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Synthesis and cytotoxic activity of some novel N-pyridinyl-2-(6-phenylimidazo[2,1-b]thiazol-3-yl)acetamide derivatives

A series of novel compounds bearing imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole scaffolds were designed and synthesized based on the optimization of the virtual screening hit compound N-(6-morpholinopyridin-3-yl)-2-(6-phenylimidazo[2,1-b]thiazol-3-yl)acetamide (5a), and tested for their cytotoxicity against human cancer cell lines, including HepG2 and MDA-MB-231. The results indicated that the compound 2-(6-(4-chlorophenyl)imidazo[2,1-b]thiazol-3-yl)-N-(6-(4-(4-methoxybenzyl)piperazin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)acetamide (5l), with slightly higher inhibition on VEGFR2 than 5a (5.72% and 3.76% inhibitory rate at 20 μM, respectively), was a potential inhibitor against MDA-MB-231 (IC(50) = 1.4 μM) compared with sorafenib (IC(50) = 5.2 μM), and showed more selectivity against MDA-MB-231 than HepG2 cell line (IC(50) = 22.6 μM).     

Synthesis of some new types of 3-coumarinyl-substituted pyrazolopyrimidines and imidazothiazoles

The treatment of 3-[3-(dimethylamino)-1-oxo-2-propenyl]chromen-2-ones with 3-amino-4-cyanopyrazole gives 7-(2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-carbonitriles. The reaction of 3-(2-bromoacetyl)coumarins with 2-amino-4-(methoxycarbonylmethyl)thiazole and 2-amino-4-methylthiazole gives methyl 2-(6-(2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)imidazo[2,1-b]thiazol-3-yl)acetate and 3-(2-methylimidazo[2,1-b]thiazol-6-yl)-2H-chromen-2-ones, respectively. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 465–471, March, 2008.     

Two-step α-ureidoalkylation of ureas with 4,5-dihydroxyimidazolidin-2-ones

Two-step α-ureidoalkylation of ureas with various 4,5-dihydroxyimidazolidin-2-ones gave novel 1,3-dialkyl-4,5-bis(3-alkylureido)-, 1,3-dialkyl-4,5-bis[3-(2-pyrimidyl)ureido]-, or 1,3-dialkyl-4,5-bis(3,3-dialkylureido)imidazolidin-2-ones and ensembles of three imidazolidine rings. The structure of 4,5-bis(2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)imidazolidin-2-one was confirmed by X-ray diffraction data. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 140–145, January, 2007.     

Aromaticity-controlled thermal stability of photochromic systems based on a six-membered ring as ethene bridges: photochemical and kinetic studies

Three photochromic compounds-2-butyl-5,6-bis[5-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-methylthiophen-3-yl]-1?H-benzo[de]isoquinoline-1,3(2?H)-dione (BTE-NA), 4,5-bis[5-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-methylthiophen-3-yl]benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole (BTA), and BTTA, which contain naphthalimide, benzothiadiazole, and benzobisthiadiazole as six-membered ethene bridges with different aromaticities-were systematically studied in solution, sol-gel, and single-crystal states. They exhibit typical photochromic performance with considerably high cyclization quantum yields. BTE-NA, BTA, and BTTA form a typical donor-π-acceptor (D-π-A) system with significant intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) between HOMO and LUMO upon excitation, thus realizing the fluorescence modulation by both photochromism and solvatochromism. The three ethene bridges with different degrees of aromaticity can provide a systematic comparison of the thermal stability evolution for their corresponding closed forms (c-BTE-NA, c-BTA, and c-BTTA). c-BTE-NA shows first-order decay in various solvents from cyclohexane to acetonitrile. c-BTA only shows first-order decay in polar solvents such as chloroform, whereas it is stable in nonpolar solvents like toluene. In contrast, the less aromatic property of BTTA gives rise to its unprecedented thermal stability in various solvents even at elevated temperatures in toluene (328?K). Moreover, the small energy barrier between the parallel and antiparallel conformers allows the full conversion from BTTA to c-BTTA. In well-ordered crystal states, all three compounds adopt a parallel conformation. Interestingly, BTTA forms a twin crystal of asymmetric nature with interactions between the electron-rich oxygen atom of the methoxy group and the carbon atom of the electron-deficient benzobisthiadiazole moiety. This work contributes to the understanding of aromaticity-controlled thermal stability of photochromic systems based on a six-membered ring as an ethene bridge, and a broadening of the novel building blocks for photochromic bisthienylethene systems.     

Process development and large-scale synthesis of NK1 antagonist

A scaleable synthetic route is described to obtain 2-(4-acetylpiperadin-1-yl)-6-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenylmethyl]-4-(2-methylphenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-pyrimido[4,5-b][1,5]oxazocin-5-one (1, KRP-103) as a neurokinin (NK)(1) antagonist. The key step in the synthesis is the intramolecular cyclization of N-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenylmethyl]-N-(3-hydroxypropyl)-4-chloro-6-(2-methylphenyl)-2-methylthiopyrimidine-5-carboxamide (15) which was obtained by amide formation between 4-(2-methylphenyl)-2-methylthio-6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid (8) and 3-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenylmethylamino]-1-propanol (3). Treatment of 15 with 1,8-diazabicyclo[5,4,0]undec-7-ene provided 6-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenylmethyl]-4-(2-methylphenyl)-2-methylthio-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-pyrimido[4,5-b][1,5]oxazocin-5-one (6). This intermediate (6) is transformed into the candidate compound (1) by two steps; oxidation, and substitution reaction of the resultant sulfone (7) with 1-acetylpiperazine. This synthetic method is free of chromatographic purification and is amenable to large scale synthesis.     

Thiadiazoloquinoxaline and benzodithiophene bearing polymers for electrochromic and organic photovoltaic applications

Abstract

Two novel thiadiazoloquinoxaline and benzodithiophene (BDT) bearing copolymers were designed and synthesized. Different BDT units (alkoxy and thiophene substituted) were used as donor materials and the effect of alkoxy and thiophene substitution on the electrochemical, spectroelectrochemical and photovoltaic properties were investigated. Both polymers exhibited low oxidation potentials at around 0.90 V and low optical band gaps at around 1.00?eV due to the insertion of electron poor thiadiazoloquinoxaline unit into the polymer backbone. Both P1 (poly-6,7-bis(3,4-bis(decyloxy)phenyl)-4-(4,8-bis(nonan-3-yloxy)benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']dithiophen-2-yl)-[1, 2, 5]thiadiazolo[3,4-g]quinoxaline) and P2 (poly- 4-(4,8-bis(5-(nonan-3-yl)thiophen-2-yl)benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']dithiophen-2-yl)-6,7-bis(3,4-bis(decyloxy)phenyl)-[1, 2, 5]thiadiazolo[3,4-g]quinoxaline) exhibited multichromic behavior with different tones of greenish yellow and gray in the neutral and fully oxidized states, respectively. In addition, both polymers revealed very high optical contrasts (～87%) in the NIR region which make these promising polymers good candidates for NIR applications. Finally, in order to explore the organic photovoltaic performances, P1 and P2 were mixed with PC₇₁BM in the active layer of organic solar cells (OSCs) by conventional device structure. As a result P1 and P2 based devices revealed power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of 0.33% and 0.60% respectively. However, the additive treatment enhanced PCE from 0.49 to 0.73% for P2 based devices.     

2-[4-(2,6-二氟苯基)噻唑-2-基]-3-羟基丙烯腈衍生物的合成及生物活性

为了寻找生物活性良好的噻唑基丙烯腈类化合物, 利用2-[4-(2,6-二氟苯基)噻唑-2-基]乙腈(3)分别与取代氯甲酸酯4和取代苯基异氰酸酯6在碱存在下反应, 合成了8个2-[4-(2,6-二氟苯基)噻唑-2-基]-3-羟基-3-烃氧基丙烯腈化合物5和7个2-[4-(2,6-二氟苯基)噻唑-2-基]-3-羟基-3-取代苯胺基丙烯腈化合物7, 均为首次报道的丙烯腈类化合物. 化合物结构经1H NMR, IR, MS和元素分析表征. 初步生物活性测定结果表明, 在试验浓度下, 目标化合物均具有一定的杀虫和抑菌活性, 其中化合物5f和5h在100 mg/L浓度下对炭疽病菌的抑制率达95%; 化合物5g和7d在250 mg/L浓度下对棉红蜘蛛的致死率达85%.     

New tetrathiafulvalenes containing a 2,5-bis(thiophen-2-yl)pyrrole fragment: Synthesis, optical properties, and electrochemical behavior

The reaction of 1-(3-bromopropyl)-2,5-bis(thiophen-2-yl)-1H-pyrrole with cesium 5-methylsulfanyl-2-thioxo-1,3-dithiole-4-thiolate generated in situ gave previously unknown 4-{3-[2,5-bis(thiophen-2-yl)-1H-pyrrol-1-yl]propylsulfanyl}-5-methylsulfanyl-1,3-dithiole-2-thione, and cross-coupling of the latter with 4,5-disubstituted 1,3-dithiole-2-thiones in the presence of triethyl phosphite afforded new substituted tetrathiafulvalenes containing a 2,5-bis(thiophen-2-yl)pyrrole fragment. Optical properties and electrochemical behavior of the synthesized compounds were studied, and their ability to undergo electropolymerization was confirmed.     

Synthesis of 3-[5-(biphenyl-4-yl)pyrrol-2-yl]-1-phenylprop-2-yn-1-ones by palladium-free cross-coupling between pyrroles and haloalkynes on aluminum oxide

Cross-coupling of 2-(biphenyl-4-yl)pyrroles derived from 1-(biphenyl-4-yl)ethanone oximes and acetylene with 3-bromo-1-phenylprop-2-yn-1-one on aluminum oxide gave 3-[5-(biphe-nyl-4-yl)pyrrol-2-yl]-1-phenylprop-2-yn-1-ones in 35–46% yields.