NMR spectral assignment of 2α- and 3β-methylhopanes and evidence for boat conformation in D ring of 17α(H),21α(H)-hopanes

The full (1)H and (13)C NMR chemical shift assignment of 2α-methyl-17α(H),21β(H)-hopane is presented. This compound is formed in mature sediments from biogenic sources of 2β-methyl-17β(H),21β(H)-hopanoids, which include several cyanobacteria. In addition, full (1)H and (13)C NMR chemical shift data of all four 17,21 isomers of 3β-methylhopane have been assigned. The thermodynamically most stable 3β-configuration corresponds to that found in bacterial sources. The data presented here suggest minor corrections to the (13)C chemical assignments reported earlier for 17α(H)-hopanes. Moreover, spectral evidence indicates an unexpected ring-D boat conformation of 17α(H),21α(H)-hopanes, which may serve to explain the steric strain reported for this isomer.     

Facile synthesis of Fe/Bi2SiO5 nanocomposite with enhanced photocatalytic activity for degradation of 17β-Estradiol(E2)

In the present work, element modification semiconductor photocatalyst Fe-Bi₂SiO₅ was successfully synthesized by combining the hydrothermal method and impregnation technique. The obtained photocatalysts were systematically characterized through XRD, SEM, XPS, BET and UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The synthesized heterojunction Fe/Bi₂SiO₅ photocatalyst exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity for 17β-Estradiol(E2). While using 20 W mercury lamp as UV light source, the degradation efficiency of E2 by 5% Fe/Bi₂SiO₅ (the molar ratio of Fe/Bi was 5:100) at 60 min irradiation was 99.5%. The rate constant of E2 degradation on 5% Fe/Bi₂SiO₅ were about 3.42 times of the P25 and 2.63 times of the pure Bi₂SiO₅. The impact of catalyst loading and pH as well as the photocatalytic mechanism was investigated. The possible photocatalytic mechanism has been discussed on the basis of the theoretical calculation and the experimental results. The results of this study indicated that Fe/Bi₂SiO₅ was a stable and efficient photocatalyst, with promising practical applications.     

Synthesis of nitrogen-containing derivatives of 17(20)-pregnenoic, 17β-hydroxypregnanoic,and 17α-hydroxypregnanoic acids as new potential antiandrogens

A general scheme for the synthesis of oxazoline and benzoxazole derivatives of [17(20)E]-21-norpregnene differing in the structure of the steroid moiety as well as amides of 17β-hydroxy-3-oxopregn-4-en-21-oic and 17α-hydroxy-3-oxopregn-4-en-21-oic acids was developed. The scheme involved synthesis of the steroid building blocks (appropriately protected derivatives of pregn-17(20)-en-21-oic, 17β-hydroxypregnan-21-oic, and 17α-hydroxypregnan-21-oic acids) and subsequent transformation of these building blocks into the target compounds. Following the developed scheme, synthesis of new nitrogen-containing steroid derivatives exhibiting antiandrogenic activity was enabled.     

The High-Resolution 1H NMR Spectra and Conformations of N-Acetyl-α-D-Galactopyranosylamine Peracetate and 1,1-Bis(Acetamido)-1-Deoxy-D-Glucitol Peracetate in Aqueous Medium

Abstract

In contrast with the spectra previously measured with lower resolution equipment, the 500-MHz ¹H NMR spectra of 1,1-bis(acetamido)-1-deoxy-d-glucitol peracetate and N-acetyl-α-d-galactopyranosylamine peracetate in aqueous solution were amenable to full resolution. The former compound shows a “sickle” conformation produced by rotation of the C2-C3 bond out of the planar, zigzag arrangement, while the latter has a ⁴C₁ conformation.     

Investigation of Bis(α-Phenylethylamido)Methylphosphonates by NMR Spectroscopy

Abstract

The influence of the relative location of chiral carbon and phosphorus atoms and the position of the aryl-group on diastereomeric anisochronity in non-racemic mixtures of enantiomers has been examined. The optical isomers of methanephosphonic acid bis(α-phenylethylamide) (I), which contain pro-chiral phosphorus atom, were synthesized by the reaction of methanephosphonic acid dichloride(II) with (+)- or (-) -α-phenylethylamine (III). The extent of chemical shift nonequivalence in ³¹P and ¹H NMR spectra of non-racemic mixtures of RR- and SS-I was negligible. It can be explained by the absence of aryl-amino group, favouring intermolecular association, effect of SCADA¹, and the long distance between the chiral center and pro-chiral phosphorus. Phosphonylation of non-racemic mixtures of (+)- and (-)-III by II proceeds stereospecifically giving mixture of RR-, SS-I, and two meso-compounds analyzed by ³¹P ¹H NMR.     

Microextraction of 17-β-Estradiol from Medicinal Preparations for the Subsequent Determination by HPLC-UV

Journal of Analytical Chemistry - A method is proposed for the chromatographic determination of 17-β-estradiol in medicinal preparations with the microextraction of the analyte from a sample...     

Synthesis of α-fluoro-α,β-unsaturated esters monitored by 1D and 2D benchtop NMR spectroscopy

For optimization and control of pharmaceutically and industrially important reactions, chemical information is required in real time. Instrument size, handling, and operation costs are important criteria to be considered when choosing a suitable analytical method apart from sensitivity and resolution. This present study explores the use of a robust and compact nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer to monitor the stereo-selective formation of α-fluoro-α,β-unsaturated esters from α-fluoro-β-keto esters via deprotonation and deacylation in real time. These compounds are precursors of various pharmaceutically active substances. The real-time study revealed the deprotonation and deacylation steps of the reaction. The reaction was studied at temperatures ranging from 293 to 333 K by interleaved one-dimensional ¹H and ¹⁹F and two-dimensional ¹H–¹H COSY experiments. The kinetic rate constants were evaluated using a pseudo first-order kinetic model. The activation energies for the deprotonation and deacylation steps were determined to 28 ± 2 and 63.5 ± 8 kJ/mol, respectively. This showed that the deprotonation step is fast compared with the deacylation step and that the deacylation step determines the rate of the overall reaction. The reaction was repeated three times at 293 K to monitor the repeatability and stability of the system. The compact NMR spectrometer provided detailed information on the mechanism and kinetics of the reaction, which is essential for optimizing the synthetic routes for stepwise syntheses of pharmaceutically active substances.     

2-Deoxy-2-C-(2,3-dideoxy-α-d-erythro-hexopyranosyl)-β-d-glucopyranoses: Reinvestigation of Synthesis,Use in Glycosylation,and Conformational Analyses by NMR

Abstract

Conformational investigations using 1D TOCSY and ROESY ¹H NMR experiments on 1,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-2-C-(4,6-di-O-acetyl-2,3-dideoxy-α-D-erythro-hexopyranosyl)-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranose (8) and related disaccharides showed that for steric reasons the C-linked hexopyranosyl ring occurs in the usually unfavoured ¹C₄ conformation and reconfirmed the structure of 1,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-2-C-(4,6-di-O-acetyl-2,3-dideoxy-α-D-erythro-hex-2-enopyranosyl)-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranose (5). Glycosylation of 2,3,6-tri-O-benzyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl 2,3-di-O-benzyl-4,6-(R)-O-benzylidene-α-D-glucopyranoside (13) with acetate 8 using trimethylsilyl triflate as a catalyst afforded the α-D-linked tetrasaccharide 14. A remarkable side product in this reaction was the unsaturated tetrasaccharide 2,3,6-tri-O-benzyl-4-O-[4,6-di-O-acetyl-2,3-dideoxy-2-C-(4,6-di-O-acetyl-2,3-dideoxy-β-D-erythro-hexopyranosyl)-α-D-erythro-hex-2-enopyranosyl]-α-D-glucopyranosyl 2,3-di-O-benzyl-4,6-(R)-O-benzylidene-α-D-glucopyranoside (16) where in the C-linked hexopyranosyl ring an isomerization to the β-anomer had taken place to allow for the favoured ⁴C₁ conformation. The tetrasaccharide 14 was deacetylated and hydrogenolyzed to form the fully deprotected tetrasaccharide 18. The ¹ C ₄ conformation of the C-glycosidic pyranose of this tetrasaccharide was maintained as shown by an in depth NMR analysis of its peracetate 19.     

Thermodynamic properties and molecular dynamics of (NH4)2Zn(SO4)2·6H2O studied by single-crystal NMR and MAS NMR

The thermodynamic properties and molecular dynamics of (NH₄)₂Zn(SO₄)₂·6H₂O were investigated using thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, and nuclear magnetic resonance observations. The first mass loss occurs near 350 K (= T _d) and is interpreted as the onset of partial thermal decomposition. The temperature dependences of the spin–lattice relaxation time in laboratory frame T ₁ and in rotating frame T _1ρ for H nuclei were studied near T _d and T _C1. The increase in T ₁ near T _d seems to be related to the ammonium protons, and the abrupt decrease in T _1ρ near T _d can be explained due to the loss of H₂O.     

Determination of Estrone and 17β-Estradiol in Water Samples Using Dispersive Liquid–Liquid Microextraction Followed by LC

A new method, termed dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction (DLLME), was developed for the extraction and pre-concentration of estrone (E1) and 17β-estradiol (E2) in water samples. The samples were extracted by 0.50 mL methanol (disperser solvent) containing 25.0 μL tetrachloroethane (extraction solvent). Important factors such as the volume and type of extraction and disperser solvent, extraction time and salt effect were studied. Under optimum conditions, the enrichment factors and the limits of detection were 347 and 0.2 ng mL^?1 for E1, and 203 and 0.1 ng mL^?1 for E2, respectively. The linear range was 0.5–5,000 ng mL^?1. Compared to other methods, DLLME–LC–VWD has advantages for E1 and E2 analysis in water: high enrichment factor, low cost, simplicity, quick and easy operation.     

13C NMR spectra of 17-substituted epimeric 17α and 17β-ethynylandrostenes and their hexacarbonyldicobalt complexes

¹³C NMR spectra of epimeric 17-R-substituted 17-ethynylandrostenes (R = H, OH, OAc, OMe, NCS) and 17-R-substituted 17-ethynylandrostenes (R = H, OH, OAc, OMe), and their hexacarbonyldicobalt complexes, as well as of ¹⁶-17-ethynylandrostenes and their hexacarbonyldicobalt complexes have been studied. Stereochemical dependence of C(12), C(14), C(18), C(20) and C(21) chemical shifts on the configuration of the substituents at C(17) has been demonstrated. The effect of Co-complexation on the spectral characteristics of Co-coordinated 17-ethynylandrostenes in both Stereochemical series has been investigated.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 212–216, January, 1993.     

The structural characterization of some palladium (Ⅱ) complexes of 1,10-phenanthroline and amino acids by NMR spectroscopy

The complexes [Pd(phen)(aa)]Cl.3H2O, where phen is 1,10-phenanthroline and aa is the anion of glycine (gly), .DL-alanine (ala), DL-serine (ser) or DL-asparagine (asn), were synthesized and characterized by spectroscopies. The NMR signals were assigned completely on the basis of the double irradiation, 1H-1H COSY and 1H-13C COSY techniques. In the 1H NMR spectra of phen in the complexes, the signals of 2-H and 9-H show upfield shifts 0.8-1 ppm, while the signals of 4-H and 3-H show downfield shifts or almost no shift, as compared to the free phen ligand, and the signal of 4-H appears in the lowest field. The signals of ring B which is trans to the carboxyl group show significant upfield shifts as compared to those of ring A. The probable structures were described on the basis of a metal-non-bonded hydrogen interaction, trons effect and ligand-ligand interaction. There may exist three conformation isomers in the [Pd(phen)(asn)]Cl.3H2O complex at room temperature. The preferred conformation isomer is about     

Conformations of the 10-membered ring and relative stabilities of conformers of (E,E)-Δ1(10),4-germacranolides

The relative stabilities of the four possible conformers in the various types of linkage of the 10-membered and lactone rings (E,E)-¹⁽¹⁰⁾,⁴-germacrano-lides have been established from the results of a calculation by the method of molecular mechanics. The possibility of the realization of these conformers in linear and nonlinear (E,E)-germacranolides has been evaluated.A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organometallic Compounds, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow. Trnslated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 335–339, May–June, 1991.     

(E)- and (Z)-β-borylallylsilanes by alkyne silaboration followed by regio- and stereoselective double-bond migration

Double take: β-Borylallylsilanes have been synthesized by the regioselective silaboration of terminal alkynes followed by palladium-catalyzed double-bond migration of the resulting β-borylalkenylsilanes. The stereoselectivity of the double-bond migration can be controlled by additives, thus leading to the stereocomplementary synthesis of (E)- and (Z)-β-borylallylsilanes.     

Synthesis of pyrazolines by the reactions ofα,β-enones with diazomethane and hydrazines (review)

The first representatives of pyrazolines were synthesized in the last century. These nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds became important in the development of different bioactive substances. For this reason, various procedures have been worked out for their synthesis. In the present article we summarize those synthetic methods providing 1- or 2-pyrazolines by the reactions of ,-unsaturated ketones with diazomethane or hydrazine derivatives.Department of Organic Chemistry, Kossuth Lajos University, Egyetem ter I, H 4010 Debrecen, Hungary. Published in Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 747–759, June, 1997.     

The features of absorption of aqueous–organic mixtures by polyurethane–poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) matrix by the data of NMR spectroscopy

The features of hydration of the interpenetrating polymer network consisting of 83% polyurethane and 17% poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) as well as the initial polymers are studied by the method of lowtemperature NMR spectroscopy. It is shown that the two-component polymer matrix is capable of absorption of significant amounts of water in the form of clusters, with the size strongly depending on the presence of organic compounds, such as chloroform and trifluoroacetic acid. Thus, the changes in the medium composition allow one to control the state of water absorbed by the polymer in a wide range. The found effect may be used to create materials with the controlled delivery of biologically active substances whose retention by the matrix is determined to a great extent by the energy of binding of water by the polymer.     

Characterization of 17α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity (17α-HSD) and its involvement in the biosynthesis of epitestosterone

Background  

Epi-testosterone (epiT) is the 17α-epimer of testosterone. It has been found at similar level as testosterone in human biological fluids. This steroid has thus been used as a natural internal standard for assessing testosterone abuse in sports. EpiT has been also shown to accumulate in mammary cyst fluid and in human prostate. It was found to possess antiandrogenic activity as well as neuroprotective effects. So far, the exact pathway leading to the formation of epiT has not been elucidated.     

An NMR study of inclusion complexes formed by α-cyclodextrin and (R)- or (S)-α-lipoic acid

A ¹H NMR study that explored the ability of α-cyclodextrin (α-CD) to preferentially bind (R)-α-lipoic acid is presented. The interaction between α-CD and (R)-α-lipoic acid was found to be stronger than that between α-CD and (S)-α-lipoic acid. Structures for the (R)-α-lipoic acid/α-CD and (S)-α-lipoic acid/α-CD inclusion complexes were constructed using restraints derived from ROESY spectra and MM2 molecular mechanics calculations. The models built for both complexes have the 1,2-dithiolane ring and the carboxyl moiety of α-lipoic acid oriented toward the secondary and primary hydroxy sides of α-CD, respectively.