Studies on Phosphonium Ylides,XXIV: Reactions of Phosphorus Ylides with 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro1-Naphthylidene-Malononitrile

1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthylidene-malononitrile (1) reacts with carbethoxymethylene and carbmethoxymethylene- triphenylphosphoranes (2a, 2b) to give the new phospho-ranylidenecyclopentaylidene products (4a, 4b, and 5), respectively. The treatment of (1) with phosphorus ylide 2c afforded the new phosphonium ylide 6. Moreover, the application of reagent (2d) on (1) renders compound 7. On the other hand, when N-phenyliminotriphenylphosphorane (3) reacts with (1), the corresponding adduct (8) was obtained together with triphenylphosphine. Mechanisms accounting for the formation of new products are discussed, and probable structures of products are presented based on analytical and spectroscopic data.     

Light-harvesting organogel based on tris(phenylisoxazolyl)benzene

A novel light-harvesting organogel based on tris(phenylisoxazolyl)benzene, 1, was developed. A pyrene derivative, 2, possessing four phenylisoxazole substituents, was synthesised as an energy acceptor. The electronically excited-state energy of 1 was transferred to a small portion of 2 in the gel state, whereas the photo-induced energy transfer was not observed in solution. The coassembled structures of 1 and 2, formed in the decalin gel, exhibited light-harvesting behaviour. The study on the fluorescence quantum yield revealed that one molecule of 2 accepts the excited-state energy from approximately eight molecules of 1. Time-resolved fluorescence decay experiments revealed that the fluorescence resonance energy transfer is dominant in the energy transfer process in the gel state.     

Drag on an ellipsoid particle in free-molecular plasma flow

Based on the analysis of molecular gas dynamics, the drag and moment acting on an ellipsoid particle of revolutionX ²/a ²+Y ²/a ²+Z ²/c ²=1, as an example of nonspherical particles, are studied under the condition of free-molecular plasma flow with thin plasma sheaths. A nonzero moment which causes nonspherical particle self-oscillation and self-rotation around its own axis in the plasma flow—similar to the pitching moment in aerodynamics—is discovered for the first time. When the ratio of axis lengthc/a is unity, the moment is zero and the drag formula are reduced to the well-known results of spherical particles. The effects of the particle-plasma relative velocity, the plasma temperature, and the particle materials on the drag and moment are also investigated.     

Novel thermoresponsive water-soluble oligomers based on amphiphilic calixresorcinarenes

Novel water-soluble thermoresponsive oligomers TO1 and TO2 were obtained by reaction of amidoamine tetramethylcalixresorcinarenes (C1) and tetrapentylcalixresorcinarenes (C5) with ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether. The compounds were characterised by ¹H and FT-PGSE NMR, FTIR, static light scattering and elemental analysis. The thermoresponsive properties of oligomers were investigated by spectrophotometry, DLS, FT-PGSE NMR and TEM. The cloud points of oligomers (43 °C for TO1 (5 mg/ml) and 41 °C for TO2 (1.2 mg/ml), respectively) were determined. The influence of salts effect on TO2 cloud points was investigated. The binding of anti-inflammatory drug naproxen (Nap) at 20 °C by TO1 and TO2 and its partial release at cloud points of oligomers in aqueous solution are observed using fluorescence and FT-PGSE NMR methods. New example of creating of thermoresponsive macrocyclic systems on the basis of amidoamine calixresorcinarenes with possibility of substrate binding and release under the influence of termo-stimuli in an aqueous solution was shown.     

Studies on Phosphonium Ylides-XXIII: The Behavior of Active and Stabilized Phosphonium Ylides Towards Thiohydantoins

Thiohydantoin 1 reacts with 2-oxovinylidenetriphenylphosphorane (2) to give 1-methyl-2-thioxo-6-(triphenyl-λ⁵-phosphoranylidene)-hexahydro-furo[2,3-d]imidazol-5-one (5). On the other hand, when 1 reacts with phosphorus ylides 3a–d, the respective olefinic adducts 6a, 6b, 8, and the dimeric product 7 were obtained together with triphenyl-phosphine oxide. Moreover, the application of reagent 4 on 1 renders the new product 4-methyl-2,3-diphenyl-2,3,4,6-tetrahydro-1-oxa-1,3,4,6-tetra-azapentalene-5-thione. Mechanisms accounting for the formation of the products are presented based on analytical and spectroscopic data.     

A systematic study on the influences of linkage length on phase behaviours and charge carrier mobilities of discotic dimers

Two series of discotic dimers T3Dn and T5Dn based on hexapropoxytriphenylene (HAT3) and hexapentyloxytriphenylene(HAT5), respectively, with polymethylene linkage O(CH₂)_nO (n = 3–12) have been synthesised. Their mesomorphism was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, polarising optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The results showed that side chains induced a phase transition from col_hp phase to col_h phase, namely dimers T3Dn (n = 6–12) based on HAT3 exhibiting a single col_hp phase, dimers T4Dn (n = 6, 7, 11, 12) based on HAT4 showing a highly ordered col_hp phase in low-temperature region and a col_h phase in high-temperature region, dimers T4Dn (n = 8–10) based on HAT4 displaying a single col_hp phase and dimers T5Dn (n = 6–11) based on HAT5 indicating a single col_h phase. Dimers T4Dn showed a phase competition between col_h phase and col_hp phase induced by linkages. Surprisingly, a unique phenomenon was found by us, that is, those compounds in which linkage lengths were twice those of side chains showed the largest enthalpies, the smallest intracolumnar spacings and the highest charge-carrier mobilities among their homologues, respectively, which implied that they formed the most highly ordered phase among their homologues.     

New chiral liquid crystal cyclic monomers based on diosgenin: synthesis and mesomorphism

A series of new chiral liquid crystal (LC) intermediate compounds (LC-C₁~LC-C₄) containing diosgenyl groups and the corresponding cyclic LC aliphatic carbonate monomers (LC-M₁~LC-M₄) were synthesised to investigate the relationship between their structures and phase behaviour. The chemical structures of the compounds obtained in this study were characterised using FT-IR, ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR measurement. The phase behaviour and mesophase structure were investigated with polarising optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction measurement. As a result, LC-C₁ and LC-C₂ showed focal conic texture of the choleteric phase, while LC-C₃ and LC-C₄ with longer spacer length showed fan-shaped texture of a smectic A phase. The monomers (LC-M₁~LC-M₄) all exhibited focal conic texture of the choleteric phase on heating and cooling cycles. Furthermore, the effect of the spacer length on phase behaviour of the LC compounds was discussed.     

Novel supramolecular columnar liquid crystals based on thiosemicarbazides

Novel liquid crystal materials based on 3,4-di-n-alkoxybenzoylthiosemicarbazides (3a–h, n = 5–10, 12, 14) were synthesised. The mesomorphic properties of these compounds were characterised and studied by differential scanning calorimetry, polarising optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction. Compound 3a did not show mesomorphic properties; 3b shows a monotropic hexagonal columnar (Col_h) phase. Compounds 3c–h display an enantiotropic Col_h phase. The mesomorphic properties were found to be dependent on the length of alkoxy side chains. In N,N-dimethylformamide solution, all the compounds displayed a room temperature emission with λ_max at 361–332 nm. A thermogravimetric analysis also was performed.     

X-ray structures of cobalt(III) complexes with bio-relevant pyrazolyl thiosemicarbazone: Indication of structural changes on the increasing bulkiness of the alkyl substituents on thiosemicarbazone moiety

X-ray crystallographic studies of cobalt(III) complexes of 5-methyl-3-formylpyrazole-N(4)-diethylthiosemicarbazone (HMP_zNEt₂), [Co(MP _z NEt ₂ ) ₂ ]Br·2H ₂ O, 5-methyl-3-formylpyrazole-N(4)-dipropylthiosemicarbazone (HMP_zNPr ₂ ), [Co(MP _z NPr ₂ ) ₂ ]Br·2H ₂ O and 5-methyl-3formylpyrazole-N(4)-dibutylthiosemicarbazone (HMP_zNBu ₂ ), [Co(MP _z NBu ₂ ) ₂ ]Br·H ₂ O, have been reported. In all the three complex species, X-ray crystallography has authenticated a CoN₄S₂ octahedral coordination with the pair of orthogonally coordinated NNS tridentate ligands in the monodeprotonated form of the ligand. The two azomethine nitrogen atoms are trans to each other, while the pyrazolyl ring nitrogens and the thiolato sulfurs are in cis positions. A gradual decrease in the dihedral angle between the coordinating ligands has been observed with increase in the bulkiness of the aliphatic side chains of the substituent on the thiosemicarbazone moieties. In all the three complexes, intraligand C–H···S contacts appear to arrest the free rotation of the side chains about the C(6)–N(5) single bond. ^†Deceased     

Reactive groups on polymer-covered electrodes

Polythiophene films containing ester groups on the surface of electrodes are interesting potential carrier materials for reagents. Methyl thiophene-3-acetate (3) can be copolymerized with 3-methylthiophene (1) and 3-butylthiophene (2) by means of cyclic voltammetry (CV) at potentials of 0–2.2 V. Higher potentials (0–2.4 V) lead to overoxidation of the copolymers. The ester groups were confirmed by FTIR spectra. Electrochemical investigations of 2,2′-bithiophene (6) and 3 at equimolar ratios showed no successful copolymerization at potentials of 0–1.3 V. If the copolymerization experiments of 6 with 1 or 3 were carried out at molar ratios of 1:50 at 1.3 V, 6 with its low oxidation potential was polymerized without copolymerization of the other monomers. However, if the oxidation potential was increased stepwise from 1.3 V, the oxidation of 1 or 3 occurred, forming copolymers containing both monomer components. HPLC investigations of solutions containing mixtures of 6 and 3 and also 6 and 1 in acetonitrile/TEABF₄ showed, after exhaustive oxidation at a potential of 1.3 V, the complete absence of 6; 1 and the ester 3 were not oxidized and copolymerized at these potentials. From the results of the copolymerization experiments, as well as the HPLC investigations, it can be concluded that the dominant mechanism of the electrochemical polymerization is radical cation dimerization. Received: 21 August 1998 / Accepted: 11 January 2000     

Reactions of diterpenoids on solid supports II. Behavior of di- and tricyclic diterpenoids on alumina containing oxidants

The behavior of epimanool (1), epimanool oil, larixol (2), cis-abienol (3) and methyl dehydroabietate (4) on alumina impregnated with oxidants (H₂CrO₄ and KMnO₄) has been studied. This has led to the methyl ketone (5) and norambrenolide (8) - precursors of the perfume substances 14,15,17-trinorlabdane-8,13-dione (6), 8-hydroxy-14,15-bisnorlabd-II-en-13-one (7), and methyl 7-oxodehydroabietate (14). -Levantenolide (11) has been synthesized in one stage from cis-abienol (3)for the first time.Novosibirsk Insitute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 229–234, March-April, 1995. Original article submitted July 25, 1994.     

Chemical and biological studies on Cichorium intybus L.

Cichorium intybus L. (Asteraceae family) is a world-wide grown plant known as chicory. In traditional medicine, this plant is used as diuretic, anti-inflammatory, digestive, cardiotonic and liver tonic. Chromatographic purification of the supercritical fluid extract of aerial parts of C. intybus on silica gel column led to isolation of three compounds: new compound, 28β-hydroxytaraxasterol (I), and two known compounds usnic acid (II) and β-sitosterol (III). Purification of the ethanolic extract of aerial parts of this plant on silica gel column chromatography yielded four compounds: 1,3-dioleylglycerate (IV), sitoindoside II (V), 11β-13-dihydrolactucin (VI) and β-sitosterol-3-O-glucoside (VII). The structures of the isolated compounds were determined by their 1D, 2D NMR and MS spectral data. All the fractions and isolated compounds were tested for cannabinoid and opioid receptor binding, as well as antibacterial, antifungal and antimalarial activities. Compound I showed moderate activity (60.5% displacement) towards CB1 receptor.     

吸电子基团对席夫碱及其钯配合物在抑菌及催化活性方面的影响

报道了2,6-二异丙基苯胺缩苯甲醛或2,4-二氯苯甲醛席夫碱(L1和L2)及其钯配合物(1和2)的合成,并通过元素分析、红外光谱、X-射线单晶衍射等方法对席夫碱配体及配合物进行了表征。通过与已报道的席夫碱L1及其钯配合物1结构相比较,发现引入吸电子取代基合成的一个新的席夫碱及其钯配合物(L2和2)对抑菌及催化活性有较大影响。抑菌活性试验表明,配体及配合物均具有良好的抑菌活性,配合物相对于配体具有更好的抑菌效果,配体苯环上的吸电子取代基能有效提高抑菌活性。研究了两组配合物(1和2)对溴代苯和丙烯酸Heck交叉偶联生成苯丙烯酸的催化性能,考察了不同反应因素(缚酸剂种类、反应温度及溶剂)对该反应的影响,确定了反应的最佳条件;催化实验结果显示吸电子基团的引入增加了钯配合物的空间位阻效应进而降低其催化活性。     

Three Cd(II) coordination polymers based on a pyridyldicarboxylate: effect of coordinated water

Abstract

By systematic change of the solvothermal synthesis, three new coordination polymers, [Cd(L)?(H₂O)]?2H₂O (1), [Cd(L)?(H₂O)]?H₂O (2), and [Cd(L)] (3), have been synthesized based on a tritopic ligand 4-(pyridin-3-yl)isophthalic acid (H₂L). Compounds 1 and 2 show very similar two-dimensional (2D) bilayers further linked by interlayer hydrogen bonds into three-dimensional (3D) supramolecular structures, while 3 displays a 3D structure constructed form one-dimensional (1D) Cd-carboxyl chains. Notably, 1 and 2 have a pair of unusual isomers with the opposite orientation of coordinated H₂O on the metal centers, leading to different hydrogen bonding interactions. Thermal stabilities and solid-state photoluminescences for 1–3 were also investigated.     

Unsymmetry effect of hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronenes on columnar mesophase behaviour

To address the effects of molecular symmetry on the phase of columnar liquid crystals, a series of unsymmetry (C₁) and symmetry (D_3h) hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene derivatives was prepared. Compounds 3 and 4, as well as a mixture of compounds 3+4, all had a significantly lower melting temperature and clearing temperature than high-symmetry compounds (D_6h), and all results show a strong dependence on molecular symmetry.     

Prodrugs of aza nucleosides based on proton transfer reaction

DFT calculation results for intramolecular proton transfer reactions in Kirby’s enzyme models 1–7 reveal that the reaction rate is quite responsive to geometric disposition, especially to distance between the two reactive centers, r _GM, and the angle of attack, α (the hydrogen bonding angle). Hence, the study on the systems reported herein could provide a good basis for designing aza nucleoside prodrug systems that are less hydrophilic than their parental drugs and can be used, in different dosage forms, to release the parent drug in a controlled manner. For example, based on the calculated log EM, the cleavage process for prodrug 1ProD is predicted to be about 10¹⁰ times faster than that for prodrug 7ProD and about 10⁴ times faster than prodrug 3ProD: rate _1ProD  > rate _3ProD  > rate _7ProD . Hence, the rate by which the prodrug releases the aza nucleoside drug can be determined according to the structural features of the linker (Kirby’s enzyme model).     

Inhibition effect of phenyl compounds from the Oryza sativa roots on melanin production in murine B16-F10 melanoma cells

Five phenyl compounds, vanillin (1), methyl trans-ferulate (2), trans-p-coumaric acid methyl ester (3), N-benzoyltryptamine (4), and N-(trans-cinnamoyl)tryptamine (5), were isolated from the roots of Oryza sativa L. and identified on the basis of spectroscopic data. Compounds 3 and 5 showed strong inhibition effect on melanin production in murine B16-F10 melanoma cells and tyrosinase activity. Also, the quantitative analysis of the compounds was carried out using LC/MS/MS experiment. Compounds 3 and 5 could be used as skin-whitening agents.     

Studies on 5-aminopyrazole derivatives synthesis of some new fused pyrazole derivatives

5-Amino-4-cyano-3-phenylpyrazole (1) reacts with acrylonitrile or ethyl acrylate to yield 4-cyano-3-phenyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-5-oxopyrazolo-[1,5-a]-pyrimidine (2). With urea, thiourea and ethyl acetoacetate1 gives the pyrazolopyrimidine derivatives6a,6b, and7 respectively. On the other hand, compound1 reacted with benzoylisothiocyanate to give the corresponding thiourea derivative4. Diazotized1 was coupled with malononitrile and ethyl cyanoacetate to yield the pyrazolopyrimidine derivatives10 and11, respectively, whereas on coupling with -chloro acetoacetic ester and with acetylacetone the hydrazones12 and13 were obtained.

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Untersuchungen an 5-Aminopyrazolderivaten. Synthese von verschiedenen neuen kondensierten Pyrazolderivaten

Zusammenfassung Die Reaktion von 5-Amino-4-cyano-3-phenylpyrazol (1) mit Acrylnitril oder Ethylacrylate ergibt 4-Cyano-3-phenyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-5-oxopyrazolo-[1,5-a]-pyrimidin (2). Die Reaktion von1 mit Harnstoff, Thioharnstoff und7. Ethyl acetoacetat ergibt die Pyrazolopyrimidinderivate6a,6b und7. Andererseits entsteht das Thioharnstoffderivat4 durch die Reaktion von1 mit Benzoylisothiocyanat. Diazotiertes1 koppelt mit Malononitril und Ethylcyanoacetat zu den Pyrazolopyrimidinen10 und11, die Kopplung mit -chloroacetoacetic ester und Acetylaceton ergibt jedoch die Hydrazone12 und13.

     

Synthetic Studies on Sialoglycoconjugates 54: Synthesis of I-Active Ganglioside Analog

Abstract

A stereocontrolled synthesis of I-active ganglioside analog is described. Glycosylation of 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl O-(2-O-benzyl-4,6-O-benzylidene-β-d-galactopyranosyl)-(1 → 4)-2,3,6-tri-O-benzyl-β-d-glucopyranoside (5) with methyl 4-O-acetyl-1,6-di-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-2-phthalimido-1-thio-β-d-glucopyranoside (10) by use of N-iodosuccinimide (NIS)-trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (TfOH) gave the desired trisaccharide 11, which was transformed into trisaccharide acceptor 14 via removal of the phthaloyl group followed by N-acetylation, and debenzylidenation. Glycosylation of 14 with methyl 3-O-benzyl-4,6-O-benzylidene-2-deoxy-2-phthalimido-1-thio-β-d-glucopyranoside (8) gave the biantennary compound 15, which was transformed into the acceptor 16. Dimethyl(methylthio)sulfonium triflate (DMTST)-promoted coupling of 16 with methyl O-(methyl 5-acetamido-4,7,8,9-tetra-O-acetyl-3,5-dideoxy-d-glycero-α-d-galacto-2-nonulopyranosylonate)-(2→3)-2,4,6-tri-O-benzoyl-1-thio-β-d-galactopyranoside (17) afforded the desired hexasaccharide 19. Coupling of the hexasaccharide acceptor 20, prepared from 19 by reductive ring-opening of benzylidene acetal, with 17 gave octasaccharide derivative 21. Compound 21 was transformed, via removal of the benzyl group followed by O-acetylation, selective removal of the 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl group and subsequent imidate formation, into the final glycosyl donor 24. Condensation of 24 with (2S, 3R, 4E)-2-azido-3-O-benzoyl-4-octadecene-1,3-diol (18) gave the β-glycoside 25, which on channeling through selective reduction of azido group, coupling of the amino group with octadecanoic acid, O-deacylation and saponification of the methyl ester group, gave the title compound 28.     

Solvent Influence on the Transformation of Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonds in 2-Hydroxy-5-Methyl-3-Nitroacetophenone

DFT (B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p)) calculations performed on 2-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-nitroacetophenone (I) indicate that the isomer with the intramolecular hydrogen bond (IMHB) to the nitro group (Ia) is more stable by 7.3 kJ-mol⁻¹ than that with the H-bond to the acetyl group (Ib). The calculated polarities of both isomers are quite different with the dipole moment of Ib being five times higher. Dipole moment and infrared studies of the Ia ⇌ Ib conformational equilibrium in different solvents show that the IMHB transformation is controlled by the solvent polarity. In polar dichloromethane and acetonitrile the Ia ⇌ Ib equilibrium is strongly shifted towards the polar Ib isomer. The simple continuum dielectric model for a heterogeneous medium and polarizable solute allows a quantitative explanation of the influence of the solvent on the Ia ⇌ Ib equilibrium.