Application of NMR Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry to the Structural Elucidation of Modified Flavan‐3‐ols and Their Coupling Reaction Products*

NMR and MS techniques were used for the unambiguous structural elucidation of synthesized modified monomeric and dimeric flavan‐3‐ols presenting different substituents on the A‐ring C8 position. The full characterization of the synthesized compounds was achieved by concerted use of NMR and ESI‐MS techniques. Assignments of proton and carbon atoms was achieved through analysis of the 1D ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra combined with homo‐ and heteronuclear 2D NMR experiments. In each case, HMBC correlation between proton H2 and carbon C8a was observed allowing assignment of this carbon, which represents the key for attribution of the A‐ring carbon atoms. The synthesis and structural characterization of activated monomeric and dimeric flavanols were also achieved and used as precursors for preparation of natural and modified dimeric procyanidin derivatives. The preparation of various dimeric species involving modified flavanols was explored through different coupling reactions. The structures of the compounds formed were characterized on the basis of their MS and NMR spectral analysis. Dimeric species were characterized through proton–proton and proton–carbon correlations, which distinguished between the different flavanol moieties and established their sequences.     

Ultrasound-assisted synthesis of 2,5-dimethyl-N-substituted pyrroles catalyzed by uranyl nitrate hexahydrate

An efficient synthesis of different novel 2,5-dimethyl-N-substituted pyrrole derivatives by the Paal-Knorr condensation has been accomplished using uranyl nitrate hexahydrate as catalyst under soft conditions and ultrasonic irradiation. The synthesized compounds were confirmed through spectral characterization using IR, (1)H NMR, (13)C NMR and mass spectra.     

A regioselective multicomponent protocol for the synthesis of novel bioactive 4-hydroxyquinolin-2(1H)-one grafted monospiropyrrolidine and thiapyrrolizidine hybrids

An expedient route toward the synthesis of 4-hydroxyquinolone grafted spiropyrrolidines or pyrrolizidines has been accomplished through 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of various azomethine ylides derived from isatin or acenaphthalene and sarcosine with 4-hydroxyquinolone derivatives as dipolarophile. The regio and stereo chemical outcome of the cycloaddition reaction is ascertained by X-ray crystallographic studies and spectroscopic techniques of the cycloadducts. Furthermore, cytotoxicity evaluation of selected compounds showed significant inhibition of cell proliferation against cervical as well as colon cancer cell lines.     

Synthesis and Spectroscopic Studies of Phenanthroimidazole-Imine Derivatives and Evaluation of Their Antioxidant Activity

The phenanthroimidazole derivatives are used in the drug industry in large scale. In this study four new phenanthroimidazole-imine derivatives were synthesized and their spectroscopic studies as well as their antioxidant behaviors were examined. Structural analyses were made by FT-IR, ¹H-NMR, ¹³C-NMR, LC-MS spectroscopy techniques. UV–vis absorption and emission spectroscopy techniques have been used to determine the photophysical characteristics of four newly synthesized phenanthroimidazoles. The maximum absorption and emission wavelengths, molar extinction coefficients (ε), singlet energy levels (Es), Stokes’ shift values (Δλ) of phenanthroimidazole-imine derivatives are given. Additionally, the antioxidant behavior of all compounds were investigated which the ascorbic acid used as standard molecule in present study.     

Tentative characterization of phenolic compounds in three species of the genus Embelia by liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry analysis

Abstract

This article illustrates the chemical characterization of phenolic compounds, of the selected species of the genus Embelia viz., Embelia ribes, Embelia tsjeriam-cottam, and Embelia basaal using liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry analysis with electrospray ionization (ESI) in negative mode. The analysis of samples allowed first-time identification of different phenolic compounds, which consists of various types of flavonoids, flavonoid glycosides, organic acids, and their derivatives, benzenoids, coumarins, and stilbens in this genus. Seventy-three different phenolic compounds were identified based on the fragment ions, and over thirty unknown compounds with unique fragmentation patterns were further noted. The results of the study offer that the selected species of the genus Embelia, which is being used in centuries-old traditional medical systems, is a promising source of medicinally valuable compounds like luteolin, sinesetin, rutin, naringenin, astragalin, narcissin, vanillic acid, resveratrol, and so on.     

Multi-spectroscopic and molecular docking studies on the interaction of new phthalimides with calf-thymus DNA: In vitro free radical scavenging activities

ABSTRACT

In this study, we report the synthesis and biological evaluation of novel phthalimide based Schiff base derivatives as promising antioxidant and DNA-binding agents. The structural investigation of the synthesized compounds was determined by spectral and elemental analysis. In vitro DNA-binding studies of title compounds were carried out by UV–Vis, fluorescence, circular dichroism spectroscopic techniques, cyclic voltammetry, thermal denaturation studies, and hydrodynamic measurements to investigate their potential as DNA-binding agents. The DNA binding constant (K_b) of target compounds was obtained from absorption studies between 1.2 × 10⁵ M^?1 and 1.27 × 10⁵ M^?1, respectively, suggesting that the test compounds have shown good affinity toward calf-thymus DNA. The experimental results of DNA-binding studies reveal a non-intercalative mode of binding between DNA and the synthesized compounds, most probably groove binding. In addition, molecular docking techniques were performed to rationalize the observed binding affinities with the target DNA. Furthermore, antioxidant and free radical scavenging activities of the synthesized compounds were carried out to find out their pharmacological potential. The results indicate that the title compounds displayed good antioxidant activity against DPPH (IC₅₀: 0.727 and 0.656 mg/mL) and H₂O₂ radicals (IC₅₀: 1.072 and 0.911 mg/mL) comparable to standard ascorbic acid.     

固体酸催化剂及分子筛晶化过程的核磁共振研究

介绍了一些常规固体核磁共振的技术的发展状况, 并综述了固体核磁共振在多孔材料中的应用情况, 其中包括沸石分子筛酸性和结构表征以及目前在分子筛合成机理研究中的应用进展. 本文的主要内容是利用固体核磁共振结合其它表征技术研究了一类介孔固体酸催化材料的酸性以及两种微孔磷铝分子筛的合成晶化过程.  利用有机聚合物为模板剂合成出两种介孔复合氧化物MoO_x/ZrO₂与WOx/ZrO₂固体酸材料. 并对其进行了物理化学性质的表征. 研究发现它们在较高的焙烧温度下仍保持有较高的比表面积及规整的孔径. 利用固体核磁共振技术及DFT计算的方法发现在介孔WO_x/ZrO₂及MoO_x/ZrO₂表面存在两种类型的Br[AKo¨D]nsted酸位, 其酸强度强于传统的HZSM-5分子筛, 与典型的固体强酸硫酸锆相当, 但弱于100％的硫酸. 借助于理论计算清楚地揭示了酸性位的具体结构和酸强度信息, 且计算结果与实验结果符合得非常好. 除了弱酸性的Zr-OH基团外, 在介孔氧化锆表面存在大量的Lewis酸位（配位不饱和的Zr⁴⁺）. 在引入Mo或W物种后, Mo-OH或W-OH与不饱和的Zr⁴⁺配位产生作为Br[AKo¨D]nsted酸位的桥式Mo-OH-Zr(或W-OH-Zr)羟基, 并且导致氧化锆表面Lewis酸位的大量减少. 利用理论计算证实了单聚或多聚体形式的桥式Mo-OH-Zr(或W-OH-Zr)羟基是强Br[AKo¨D]nsted酸性位产生的根源, 同时提出了酸性位形成的机理. 利用水热晶化法合成了AlPO₄-5和MgAPO-36两种具有重要工业潜在应用价值的分子筛材料并用固体核磁共振技术结合X射线衍射、傅里叶红外、高分辨电子显微镜等技术研究了它们的详细晶化过程. 研究发现在HF存在条件下加热120 min后具有AFI类型的骨架晶化开始. 此时³¹P NMR谱中在δ -22与 δ -29处出现两个来源于骨架P-O-Al单元的信号, ¹⁹F NMR谱中在 δ -120处出现来源于骨架F-Al_pen-O-P单元的信号, 证实了晶体骨架开始形成. 另外, 凝胶中五配位Al（F-Al_pen-O-P）的出现是分子筛晶化开始的另一个标志. 利用²⁷Al→³¹P HETCOR、 ³¹P{²⁷Al} TRAPDOR及¹H→³¹P CP/MAS等双共振实验详细研究了初始凝胶相及晶化开始时凝胶相的结构, 在120 min加热凝胶中区分出具有不同化学环境的配位P原子, 提出了详细的晶化过程机理.  对于另一种具有高活性的镁取代的MgAPO-36分子筛催化材料, XRD发现在第二阶段423 K时, 加热1.5 h后骨架晶化开始. ³¹P NMR证实此时凝胶相中形成了P-O-Al及Mg-O-P骨架单元, 此后（2 h）凝胶相中出现半晶相的棒状颗粒. 并最终晶化为不规则球状的MgAPO 36晶体（18 h后）. 利用²⁷Al→³¹P HETCOR及¹H→³¹P CP/MAS分析了中间凝胶相的微观结构并利用³¹P{²⁷Al} TRAPDOR NMR技术研究骨架晶化开始时凝胶相中P(nAl) (n=1~4)的配位结构, 得出了5种具有不同配位状态的微观化学环境, 提出了详细的晶化过程机理.     

Synthesis and Studies of Fluorescein Based Derivatives for their Optical Properties,Urease Inhibition and Molecular Docking

Herein, we design and synthesized new fluorescein based derivatives by insitu formation of fluorescein ester and further treated with corresponding hydrazide and amine to yield respective compounds i.e. FB1, FB2, FB3 and FB4. The spectral purity and characterization was done by using IR, NMR and Mass spectroscopies. The synthesized derivatives were examined for their photophysical properties by using variety of organic solvents and results were discussed in details. The structural diversity of synthesized compounds motivate us to evaluate these compounds for urease inhibition. The compound FB3 (IC₅₀?=?0.0456 μM) shows 100 fold more active against Jack bean urease than standard drug thiourea (IC₅₀?=?4.7455 μM). Other synthesized compounds showed potent activity. Free radical percentage scavenging assay further supported the capacity of compounds to urease inhibition. While, molecular docking simulations helps to examine the molecular interactions of active compounds FB1, FB2, FB3 and FB4 within the binding site of urease enzyme.     

Development of miracle medicines from sialic acids

Sialic acids are electronegatively charged C9-sugars and are considered to play important roles in higher animals and some microorganisms. Denoting their significance, understanding and exploiting the complexity of the sialic acids has been referred to as the "the third language of life". In essence, "sialic acid derivatives possess a harmonious shape and good balance between two opposing hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts, meaning that they should display various kinds of potentially unique and possibly conflicting physiological activities (glycolipoids)". Consequently, there are good omens that unprecedented 'miracle' medicines could be developed from sialic acid derivatives. In this review, the first problem, the preparation of sialic acids, is covered, the synthesis of sialic acid derivatives and confirmation of their structures obviously being of critical significance. In addition we needed to confirm their precise stereochemistry and a hydrolysis method has been developed for confirmation of the anomeric position. Several of the compounds have already demonstrated interesting bioactivity.     

A green synthetic approach toward the synthesis of structurally diverse spirooxindole derivative libraries under catalyst-free conditions

A catalyst-free green methodology for the synthesis of pharmacologically important spirooxindole derivatives has been developed by a three-component domino reaction between isatin, various amino compounds, and 1,3-dicarbonyl or 3-phenylisoxazolone compounds in ethyl l-lactate medium at room temperature. This new efficient synthetic method facilitated the formation of a wide range of biologically significant spirooxindole derivatives (including 17 new spirooxindoles) under very mild conditions. The cytotoxic activity of one of the isoxazole-fused spirooxindoles was evaluated in MDA-MB 468 breast cancer cell line. It was found that cell survivability decreases with increasing concentration of the selected compound in MDA-MB 468 breast cancer cells.     

A novel one-pot pseudo-five-component condensation reaction towards bifunctional diazepine-tetrazole containing compounds: synthesis of 1H-tetrazolyl-1H-1,4-diazepine-2,3-dicarbonitriles and 1H-tetrazolyl-benzo[b][1,4]diazepines

A novel and efficient method has been developed for the one-pot synthesis of bifunctional diazepine-tetrazole containing compounds. 1H-Tetrazolyl-1H-1,4-diazepine-2, 3-dicarbonitrile and 1H-tetrazolyl-benzo[b][1,4]diazepine derivatives were synthesized in good yields using 2,3-diaminomaleonitrile or an aromatic diamine, ketones, trimethylsilyl azide, and an isocyanide in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid as a catalyst in methanol at room temperature.     

A novel and efficient one-pot four-component tandem approach for the synthesis of pyran derivatives

A series of new pyran derivatives are efficiently synthesized in a one-pot four-component tandem reaction via Suzuki coupling followed by a three-component reaction from readily available 4-bromobenzaldehyde, activated methylene compounds, and carbonyl compounds. Single crystal X-ray structure of the synthesized product is presented. The versatility and efficiency of the proposed methodology has been demonstrated in the synthesis of novel heterocyclic molecules.     

Synthesis of Novel Spiro-Oxazino-Quinoline Derivatives and Study of Their Photophysical Properties

A convenient route was successfully developed for the synthesis of novel heterocycles such as spiro-oxazino-quinoline derivatives from 2-aminoquinoline-3-carbonitrile (4) in good yield. The Spiro-quinoline derivatives (6, 8 and 10) were synthesized and further studied for their photophysical properties. Semiempirical molecular orbital calculation (PM3/PM6 for structure) proves to be a suitable tool for the prediction of absorption and fluorescence properties of these compounds.     

Biomimetic Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticle Using Leaf Extract of Mangifera Indica and Their Antibacterial Efficacy

The aim of this study to focused on bioinspired synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as a viable alternative to eradicate the existing physicochemical processes. In this context, the bioinspired AgNPs were synthesized using leaf extract of M. indica. Optimization of the experimental conditions for the rapid and high yield of AgNPs in minimum investment of time and expense have been carried out along with their antibacterial efficacy evaluated. For this reason, the variation of parameters like the concentration of the silver precursors, reducing agent, time, pH, and temperature of synthesis were realized. Synthesized AgNPs were characterized by UV-Visible spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques. UV-Visible spectra gave surface plasmon resonance (SPR) at 440 nm for AgNPs. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques were further confirmed the synthesis and crystalline nature of AgNPs respectively. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observed spherical shapes of synthesized AgNPs within range 5～20 nm. The results of the current study indicate that optimization process play a pivotal role in the AgNPs synthesis and biogenic synthesized AgNPs might be used against bacterial pathogens.     

Sonochemical synthesis of carbon dots,mechanism, effect of parameters,and catalytic,energy, biomedical and tissue engineering applications

Carbon-based nanomaterials are gaining more and more interest because of their wide range of applications. Carbon dots (CDs) have shown exclusive interest due to unique and novel physicochemical, optical, electrical, and biological properties. Since their discovery, CDs became a promising material for wide range of research applications from energy to biomedical and tissue engineering applications. At same time several new methods have been developed for the synthesis of CDs. Compared to many of these methods, the sonochemical preparation is a green method with advantages such as facile, mild experimental conditions, green energy sources, and feasibility to formulate CDs and doped CDs with controlled physicochemical properties and lower toxicity. In the last five years, the sonochemically synthesized CDs were extensively studied in a wide range of applications. In this review, we discussed the sonochemical assisted synthesis of CDs, doped CDs and their nanocomposites. In addition to the synthetic route, we will discuss the effect of various experimental parameters on the physicochemical properties of CDs; and their applications in different research areas such as bioimaging, drug delivery, catalysis, antibacterial, polymerization, neural tissue engineering, dye absorption, ointments, electronic devices, lithium ion batteries, and supercapacitors. This review concludes with further research directions to be explored for the applications of sonochemical synthesized CDs.     

A general three-step one-pot synthesis of novel (<Emphasis Type="Italic">E</Emphasis>)-6-chloro-2-(aryl/hetarylvinyl)quinoline-3-carboxylic acids

In this work, a facile and general three-step one-pot synthesis of structurally new (E)-6-chloro-2-(aryl/hetarylvinyl)quinoline-3-carboxylic acid derivatives has been achieved from easily available ethyl 6-chloro-2-(chloromethyl) quinoline-3-carboxylate and aromatic or heteroaromatic aldehydes. This strategy features simple one-pot operation, tolerance of a wide range of substituents, and good yields. Moreover, these newly synthesized compounds belong to a new class of quinoline derivatives and could be good candidates for the development of more complex quinoline compounds for use in medicinal chemistry.     

In Silico Studies and Design of Scrupulous Novel Sensor for Nitro Aromatics Compounds and Metal Ions Detection

Journal of Fluorescence - A Novel calix[4]pyrrole system bearing carboxylic acid functionality [ABuCP] has been synthesized and its interaction towards various nitroaromatics compounds [NACs] were...     

Phosphorus-based combinatorial libraries: Use of amino acid derivatives as synthons

Summary Phosphorus has been used as a scaffold to prepare combinatorial libraries of phosphoramidates in which one of the diversity elements resulted from derivatives of amino acids. A small library was prepared for analytical and characterization purposes, followed by a larger library of approximately 8800 compounds. Libraries were assembled on solid supports using the conventional pool-and-divide method, followed by cleavage from the supports at the end of the synthesis. Mass spectrometry was used to confirm that library synthesis had been successful. Individual compounds were also prepared to study the stability of compounds of this type.     

Comparative Studies of Diphenyl-Diketo-Pyrrolopyrrole Derivatives for Electroluminescence Applications

Four different derivatives of diphenyl-diketo-pyrrolopyrrole (DPP) with alkyl side groups were synthesized to increase their solubility. Quantum chemical calculations revealed that the substitution influenced molecular geometry and subsequently modified absorption and photoluminescence spectra. The theoretical results were confirmed by experimental characterization. With increasing phenyl torsion the vibrational structure was less pronounced and larger Stokes shift was observed. Simultaneously, the molar absorption coefficient decreased as the deformation increased. On the other hand, the measured fluorescence quantum yields were modified only slightly. This indicates the possibility to prepare soluble derivatives without loss of quantum yields and to use these materials for construction of efficient and stable electroluminescent devices. Furthermore, the electroluminescence of the thin layer devices based on the soluble low molecular DPPs were characterized and discussed.