Synthesis,regioisomerism and characterization of unsymmetrical alkenyl-terminated isoxazole liquid crystals

Two series of unsymmetrical diphenyl-1,3-diketones, each species bearing one terminal alkene, have been synthesized. These diketones have been converted into their respective unsymmetrical diphenylisoxazoles [3(5)-(4-ω-alkenyloxyphenyl)-5(3)-(4-alkoxyphenyl)isoxazoles] which have been isolated as equal mixtures of two regioisomers, due to 3,5- and 5,3-substitution of the isoxazole ring. The mesogenic properties of the isoxazole liquid crystals have been studied by polarizing optical microscopy and DSC. The effect of increasing alkoxy chain length (C6-C10) on the properties of the two series of isoxazoles has been examined. The isoxazoles show enantiotropic smectic C, smectic A and nematic mesophases. A detailed ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopic study has examined both the 1,3-diketones and isoxazoles. Proximity of the terminal alkene to the diphenyl core can greatly affect the complexity of the ¹³C NMR spectra.     

Design,Ultrasonic-assisted Synthesis and Evaluation In vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Bis-isoxazole Derivatives Bearing Chloro-pyridinyl Group

An ultrasonic-assisted synthesis of bis-isoxazole derivatives was developed. Eight 3-(6-chloropyridin-3-yl)-5-{[(3-aryli-soxazol-5-yl)methoxy]methyl}isoxazoles were synthesized by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction between substituted isoxazolyl alkyne compounds and 6-chloro-N-hydroxynicotinimidoyl chloride. The structures of the synthesized compounds were confirmed by HRMS, FTIR, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. Wherein, the antifungal and antibacterial activities of target compounds were tested. The synthesized compounds 6a and 6h exhibited better antifungal activity in comparison with the standard drug itraconazole. The minimum inhibitory concentrations(MICs) of both compound 6a and compound 6h were both 4 μg/mL against Candida albicans ATCC 10231.     

Mesogenic behaviour in some pyrazole and isoxazole derivatives

Several aromatic β-diketones with a different number of alkyloxy groups in the aromatic rings and their derived pyrazoles, isoxazoles and thallium (I) complexes have been synthesized. The potential mesomorphic properties of these compounds have been investigated by optical microscopy, DSC and X-ray diffraction. The pyrazoles and isoxazoles with one chain in each aromatic ring are mesogenic, showing smectic A and smectic C mesophases, whereas the pyrazoles and isoxazoles with two chains per ring and the β-diketones and thallium complexes are not. The mesogenic potentiality is shown to be related to the molecular linearity and to the number of alkyloxy groups. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time liquid crystal properties have been described for pyrazole and isoxazole derivatives.     

Orientational ordering of a nematic liquid crystal and its mixture with its chain-perfluorinated analogue

The orientation of different segments of 4'-cyanophenyl 4-heptylbenzoate (7CPB) has been investigated using ¹³C NMR. The method of proton-encoded local field (PELF) spectroscopy in combination with off-magic-angle spinning (OMAS) of the sample was used. High resolution 2D spectra were obtained, from which the order parameters were calculated. Linear relations between the obtained order parameters and anisotropic chemical shifts determined by 1D ¹³C NMR were established and semi-empirical parameters were achieved. A 1:2 mixture of 7CPB and its chain-perfluorinated analogue (7PFCPB) showed interesting phase behaviour with the change of temperature. It was studied by the use of ¹³C NMR and polarizing optical microscopy. The order parameters of 7CPB in the smectic A phase of the mixture were calculated using the semi-empirical parameters obtained from the 2D NMR method.     

Conformational analysis of 1,3-benzenediol dibenzoate as a model of banana-shaped molecules forming chiral smectic phases

Banana-shaped molecules, e.g. 1,3-phenylene bis[4-(4-n-alkoxyphenyliminomethyl)benzoates] and 1,3-phenylene bis[4-(4-n-alkylphenyliminomethyl)benzoates], form ferroelectric and chiral smectic phases without a chiral carbon. ¹³C NMR measurement suggested that 1,3-benzenediol dibenzoate (BD) moiety assumes asymmetrically twisted conformation which may be ascribed to the chirality of the phases. In this study, conformational analysis was carried out for BD by using the density functional theory (DFT) calculation. The results indicated that the asymmetrical twist conformation of the BD moiety is most stable.     

Orientational ordering of ferroelectric thiobenzoate liquid crystals

The orientational ordering of a series of ferroelectric thiobenzoate liquid crystals was studied by natural abundance ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The technique used was a combination of variable angle spinning (VAS) and separated local field spectroscopy (SLF). With rapid sample spinning about an axis forming an angle of c. 45° with respect to the magnetic field, the smectic director aligns parallel to the spinning axis, leading to narrow peaks in the ¹³C NMR spectrum. The two-dimensional NMR spectroscopic method SLF allows the observation of decoupled ¹³C signals in the ω2 dimension and first-order Csbnd;H splitting patterns in the ω1 dimension, from which the dipolar C-H coupling constants for individual bonds can be obtained. The order parameters for different molecular segments of eight different compounds, all containing two phenyl rings linked by a thioester group, were obtained this way. A considerable influence of length, branching and chirality of the aliphatic chain on the order parameters was observed.     

Smectogenic properties of N,N'-bis[(2-hydroxy-4-alkoxyphenyl)methylene]benzene-1,4-diamine liquid crystals with double lateral H-bonds

A series of eight liquid crystalline compounds, N,N'-bis[(2-hydroxy-4-alkoxyphenyl)methylene]benzene-1,4-diamines, has been synthesized and characterized. These homologous compounds differ in the length of terminal alkyl group C _n H_2n+1 wherein n is an even number ranging from 4 to 18. The spectroscopic techniques, FTIR, ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR, were employed to characterize the molecular structure. The transition temperatures of all the title compounds and their mesophases were studied by differential scanning calorimetry and polarizing microscopy. All the compounds were smectogenic, exhibiting both tilted and non-tilted molecular orientation in their smectic phases. Further investigation to ascertain the anisotropic nature of subphases within the smectogenic region was carried out using X-ray diffraction.     

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Amino Alcohol Containing 1,3,4-Oxadiazole

A series of amino alcohol derivatives containing 1,3,4-oxadiazole moieties was synthesized with 7-bromo-2-tetralone as starting materials, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-oxazolidine as intermediates and Strecker reaction and cyclization with POCl₃ as key steps. The structures of the key intermediate and target compounds were confirmed by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR and HRMS. Some compounds have resulted in the generation of highly potent sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor type 1(S1P₁) agonists.     

Microwave-assisted Synthesis of New 1,2,3-Triazoles Bearing an Isoxazole Ring by the Azide-alkyne Cycloaddition Click Chemistry

A comparison synthesis of 1,2,3-triazoles bearing isoxazole ether was developed between conventional and microwave-assisted heating. Single/double 1,2,3-triazoles bearing isoxazole ether were synthesized by click reaction starting from substituted isoxazolyl alkyne compounds and substituted benzyl azide compounds or neopentylglycol diazide in the presence of copper(I) that in-situ generated. Herein, the effect of different catalysts on the yield was researched by conventional method, and the optimal catalyst was selected. The structures of all the synthesized compounds were confirmed by MS, FTIR, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopies. Moreover, the crystal structure of 5-{[(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methoxy]methyl}-3-(4-fluorophenyl)isoxazole(2h) was determined.     

Critical assessment of two classical synthetic methods for preparation of thiophene-substituted isoxazoles

Formation of thiophene-substituted isoxazoles by reaction of chalcone dibromides and 1,3-diketones with hydroxylamine hydrochloride has been examined under different conditions. Use of KOH as base in the reaction of dibromide chalcone analogs with hydroxylamine hydrochloride yields mixtures of isomeric isoxazoles in modest yields. Replacement of KOH with pyridine affords negligible amounts of isoxazoles only, the intermediate 2-bromoprop-2-en-1-one being isolated from the reaction as the major product. Substitution of the β-bromine atom from a chalcone dibromides with a methoxy group by solvolysis occurred when no base was used. Mixtures of isomeric isoxazoles in which the isoxazole that had a 2-thienyl group at position 5 were always major components, were obtained in good yields from reaction of thiophene-containing 1,3-diketones with hydroxylamine hydrochloride, irrespective of reaction pH. At low pH, regioselectivity was poorer than that observed for reaction of chalcone dibromides with hydroxylamine hydrochloride, but yields were substantially better. At high pH, yields were comparable with those at low pH and regioselectivity for 3-aryl-5-(2-thiophenyl)isoxazole was slightly enhanced, but the dioxime corresponding to the initial 1,3-diketone was also produced in low yields as a mixture of stereoisomers.     

离子液体1-乙基-3-丁基磺酸咪唑对甲苯磺酸盐催化合成氧杂蒽

以1-乙基咪唑为原料,合成了布朗斯特酸性离子液体--1-乙基-3-丁基磺酸咪唑对甲苯磺酸盐(IL1),并将其用于催化芳香醛与5,5-二甲基-1,3-环己二酮或1,3-环己二酮在无溶剂条件下合成了系列氧杂蒽类化合物,其结构经¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR和ESI-MS表征。研究结果表明：当IL1用量为5 mol%,于80 ℃反应40 min,收率78%~95%; IL1循环使用3次,收率86%~89%,催化活性无明显变化。     

Mesogenic behaviour in some pyrazole and isoxazole derivatives

Abstract

Several aromatic β-diketones with a different number of alkyloxy groups in the aromatic rings and their derived pyrazoles, isoxazoles and thallium (I) complexes have been synthesized. The potential mesomorphic properties of these compounds have been investigated by optical microscopy, DSC and X-ray diffraction. The pyrazoles and isoxazoles with one chain in each aromatic ring are mesogenic, showing smectic A and smectic C mesophases, whereas the pyrazoles and isoxazoles with two chains per ring and the β-diketones and thallium complexes are not. The mesogenic potentiality is shown to be related to the molecular linearity and to the number of alkyloxy groups. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time liquid crystal properties have been described for pyrazole and isoxazole derivatives.     

Cyclodimerization of the 1-methyl-1,3-diferrocenylallyl cation into 1,3,5-triferrocenyl-4-(1-ferrocenylethenyl)cyclohexene

An unusual cyclodimerization reaction of the 1-methyl-1,3-diferrocenylallyl cation into 1,3,5-triferrocenyl-4-(1-ferrocenylethenyl)cyclohexene has been studied. Two isomeric compounds were isolated and their structures were established as 1,r3,c5-triferrocenyl-4-t-(1-ferrocenylethenyl)cyclohexene and 1,r3, t5-triferrocenyl-4-c-(1-ferrocenylethenyl)cyclohexene on the basis of ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR spectral data.     

Mesomorphic behavior of new benzothiazole liquid crystals having Schiff base linker and terminal methyl group

正A homologous series of heterocycles,6-methyl-2-(4-alkoxybenzylidenamino)benzothiazoles,were synthesized and characterized using FT-IR,~1H and ~(13)C NMR and mass spectrometric analysis.Enantiotropic nematic phase was observed for shorter members.Smectic A phase only emerged from octyloxy derivative onwards.The terminal methyl group at the benzothiazole fragment and the Schiff base linkage influenced the mesomorphic behavior of the present series.     

Spectroscopic characterization and single molecule structures of N,N-bis-(3-phthalimidopropyl)-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-propylammonium salts and their hydrates

N,N-Bis-(3-phthalimidopropyl)-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-propylammonium salts and their hydrates have been characterized by FTIR, Raman and NMR spectroscopy. Also B3LYP and PM5 calculations have been carried out. The optimized bond lengths, bond angles and torsion angles calculated by B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) approach have been compared with the spectroscopic data. The screening constants for ¹³C and ¹H atoms have been calculated by the GIAO/B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) approach and analyzed. Linear correlations between the experimental ¹H and ¹³C chemical shifts and the computed screening constants confirm the optimized geometry.     

几种咔唑衍生物(有机光导材料)的13C核磁共振谱的研究

我们测定了3-溴咔唑,3,6二溴咔唑,9-(2',3'-环氧丙基)咔唑,9-(2',3'-环氧丙基)-3-溴咔唑和9-(2',3'-环氧丙基)-3,6-二溴咔唑(后分别简称化合物1,2,3,4,5)的宽带去偶谱、偏共振谱和非去偶谱。通过对它们的¹³C核磁共振谱的数据分析比较,就以下几方面进行了归纳总结:①信号的归属方法;②环氧丙基的¹³C化学位移范围;③偶合常数的范围,这些归纳总结有助于确定此类化合物的价键特征和结构。     

Synthese und Charakterisierung von 1,3-dithia-2-boryl-[3]ferrocenophanen

The 1,3-dithia-2-boryl[3]ferrocenophanes (I-VIII) are obtained from the reaction of ferrocene-1,1′-dithiol (A) with dihalogenorganylboranes by elimination of the hydrogenhalides. I-VIII can be also prepared by starting from Fe(C₅H₄SLi)₂ · 2THF (B) inplace of A, but in lower yields. The air-sensitive [3] ferrocenophanes have been characterized analytically and spectroscopically (MS; NMR: ¹H, ¹¹B, ¹³C).     

Novel bent-shaped liquid crystalline compounds II. Synthesis and properties of the 1,3-bis4-[4-(4-alkyloxybenzoyloxy)benzylidene]aminophenoxypropan-2-ols

A series of new symmetric dimer compounds was synthesized, constaining 2-hydroxy-1,3-dioxypropylene as the central linkage and terminal alkyl chains with different lengths. The chemical structures of the liquid crystal dimers (2ES-n) were examined by FTIR and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. Their mesomorphism, thermodynamic properties and optical textures were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, polarizing optical microscope and X-ray diffraction. For homologues with terminal propyloxy and butyloxy chains, no liquid crystalline phase was observed. Homologues with pentyloxy and hexyloxy terminal chains showed nematic phases, while those with heptyloxy, octyloxy, nonyloxy and decyloxy terminal chains displayed nematic phases and smectic phases. The results confirmed that the liquid crystalline phase changes from nematic to smectic as the terminal chain length increases.     

Synthesis and characterization of functionalized 1,3-bis(2- alkyltetrazol-5-yl)triazenes

A series of 1,3-bis(2-alkyltetrazol-5-yl)triazenes have been synthesized in high yields by treatment of sodium nitrite and hydrochloric acid with substituted-5-aminotetrazoles. All compounds were fully characterized using IR spectroscopy,~1H NMR and~(13) C NMR spectroscopy and high resolution mass spectrometer(HRMS). Most of these triazenes exhibit good detonation performance comparable with TNT and low melting points ranging from 81°C to 106°C, which are suitable for melt-cast explosives.Among these compounds, 1,3-bis(2-azidoethyltetrazol-5-yl)triazene(2g) displays a low melting point(106°C), moderate onset decomposition temperature(183°C) and good detonation performance(D:7087 m/s; P: 17.6 GPa).     

Synthesis of new N-substituted imidazolyl and 1H-1,2,4-triazolyl derivatives of (η-arene)(η-cyclopentadienyl)iron(II) salts

A series of new imidazolyl and 1H-1,2,4-triazolyl derivatives of (η⁶-arene)(η⁵cyclopentadienyl)iron(II) salts have been prepared by reaction of the corresponding chloroarene complexes with the sodium salts of the heterocycles. Good yields of N-substituted products were obtained in all cases under very mild conditions. In contrast to substitution by primary and secondary amines, both chlorines were displaced from [(η⁵-1,2-dichlorobenzene)(η⁵-Cp)Fe][PF₆], indicating electron withdrawal by the imidazolyl and triazolyl groups. Detailed ¹H and ¹³C NMR analysis confirmed this point. NOE difference spectra were used for ¹³C assignments, and evidence for conformational isomers in the 1,2-disubstituted complexes is presented.