Electron transfer from the S1 and S2 states of pentacoordinated tetrapyrrole macrocycles to pyromellitic diimide as an axial ligand

Electron transfer (ET) reactions from the S(1) and S(2) states of some porphyrins and phthalocyanines to the axial ligand have been investigated by means of femtosecond laser flash photolysis. As the axial ligand, which acts as an acceptor, we synthesized an asymmetric pyromellitic diimide (PI) compound that has an alkyl chain and a pyridine ring on N and N' atoms, respectively. The pyridine ring of PI can coordinate to Zn of tetrapyrrole macrocycles. The coordination was confirmed by UV-vis and (1)H NMR spectra. ET from the S(1) state of Zn tetraphenylporphyrin (ZnTPP), Zn octaethylporphyrin (ZnOEP), Zn phthalocyanine (ZnPc), and Zn naphthalocyanine (ZnNc) to PI was confirmed with transient absorption spectroscopy by observing PI*-. ET from the S1 state occurred at the rate constant of (8.6 ps)(-1) - (78 ps)(-1), and the yield was almost unity. Furthermore, ET from the S(2) state of ZnTPP and ZnPc to PI was confirmed. ET from the S(2) state of ZnPc was observed for the first time. The ET rate from the S(2) state was faster than that from the S(1) state. In the case of ZnOEP-PI and ZnNc-PI complexes, ET from the S(2) state was not observed.     

Intramolecular triplet energy transfer via higher triplet excited state during stepwise two-color two-laser irradiation

We studied the energy transfer processes in the molecular array consisting of pyrene (Py), biphenyl (Ph2), and bisphthalimidethiophene (ImT), (Py-Ph2)2-ImT, during two-color two-laser flash photolysis (2-LFP). The first laser irradiation predominantly generates ImT in the lowest triplet excited state (ImT(T1)) because of the efficient singlet energy transfer from Py in the lowest singlet excited state to ImT and, then, intersystem crossing of ImT. ImT(T1) was excited to the higher triplet excited state (Tn) with the second laser irradiation. Then, the triplet energy was rapidly transferred to Py via a two-step triplet energy transfer (TET) process through Ph2. The efficient generation of Py(T1) was suggested from the nanosecond-picosecond 2-LFP. The back-TET from Py(T1) to ImT was observed for several tens of microseconds after the second laser irradiation. The estimated intramolecular TET rate from Py(T1) to ImT was as slow as 3.1 x 104 s-1. Hence, long-lived Py(T1) was selectively and efficiently produced during the 2-LFP.     

Synthesis of the O-linked hexasaccharide containing β-D-Galf-(1→2)-β-D-Galf in Trypanosoma cruzi mucins

The hexasaccharide β-D-Galp-(1→2)-[β-D-Galp-(1→3)]-β-D-Galp-(1→6)-[β-D-Galf(1→2)-β-D-Galf(1→4)]-D-GlcNAc (1) is the largest carbohydrate structure released as alditol by reductive β-elimination from mucins of some strains of T. cruzi. The terminal β-D-Galp units are sites of sialylation by trans-sialidase which transfers sialic acid from the host to the parasite. Hexasaccharide 1 was synthesized by a [3 + 3]-convergent strategy based on a nitrile assisted glycosylation, using the trichloroacetimidate method. The β-D-Galf-(1→2)-β-D-Galf-D-GlcNAc synthon was sequentially constructed from the reducing end to the non-reducing end employing benzyl α-D-galactofuranoside as starting material for the internal Galf unit. The choice of this novel precursor, obtained in one-reaction step from galactose, allowed the introduction of an orthogonal and participating levulinoyl group at O-2. Thus, the diastereoselective construction of the Galf-β(1→4)-GlcNAc linkage by the trichloroacetimidate method of glycosylation was achieved. The (1)H NMR spectrum of alditol 2 was identical to the product released by β-elimination from the parasite mucin.     

5-羟基-3,4-二氢异喹啉-1-酮的合成

以异喹啉为起始原料,经成盐、磺化得异喹啉-5-磺酸(3),3与熔融的氢氧化钠和氢氧化钾反应得1,5-二羟基异喹啉(4),以5%Pd-C为催化剂还原4得5-羟基-3,4-二氢异喹啉-1-酮(1),总收率47.6%。1的结构经1H NMR和MS确证。     

Ion-pairing molecular recognition in water: aggregation at low concentrations that is entropy-driven

Investigations into the thermodynamic parameters that characterize the binding of citrate to tris-guanidinium host 1 in water are reported. The parameters K(a), DeltaH degrees, DeltaS degrees, and DeltaG degrees for the binding event were quantified using isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) techniques. The 1:1 binding stoichiometry was verified by a Job plot derived from NMR data, and the microcalorimetry data was collected for solutions of 1 and citrate ranging from 1 to 100 mM using phosphate buffer concentrations of 5 and 103 mM. At low buffer concentrations (low ionic strength) complexes with greater than 1:1 stoichiometries were observed by ITC, and K(1) was determined to range from 2.0 x 10(3) to 3.0 x 10(3) M(-1). At higher buffer concentrations (high ionic strength) the higher-order complexes were not detected, and K(1) was determined to be 409 M(-1). The 1:1 association of host 1 and citrate is characterized by a large favorable entropy component and negative enthalpy. However, the complexes with higher-order stoichiometry arise from desolvation processes that result from the association of polyions in aqueous media and is entirely entropy driven. This leads to an unusual observation: the dilution of one component of the host/guest complex leads to the formation of the higher-order complexes. The reason for this observation is discussed.     

Liquid chromatographic determination of less polar ginsenosides in processed ginseng

A novel method for the determination of iodide by size exclusion chromatography was established. The method was simple and highly sensitive with good precision. Iodide was converted to iodine, then sequestered with starch, and separated from the matrix using a Shim-pack DIOL-150 (250 x 7.9 mm) size exclusion column with methanol-0.01 mol l(-1) aqueous phosphoric acid (10:90, v/v) as mobile phase at 1.2 ml min(-1) and UV detection at 224 nm. The calibration graph was linear from 1.0 ng ml(-1) to 100.0 ng ml(-1) for iodide with a correlation coefficient of 0.9992 (n=6). The detection limit was 0.2 ng ml(-1). The method was successfully applied to the determination of iodide in seawater and urine. The recovery was from 92% to 103% and the relative standard deviation was in the range of 1.5% to 3.7%.     

First Total Synthesis of A New 5-Deoxyflavone

A novel 5-deoxyflavone compound, 7, 8-dimethoxy-3′, 4′-methylene-dioxyflavone (1), was in 2002 isolated from the root bark of Albizia Odoratissima. [1] The compound 1 was preparaed from pyrogallic acid (2) and piperonal(5) in four steps (Scheme 1). [2] The spectroscopic data (1H NMR, 13C NMR, MS and IR) of 1 were in good agreement with those of natural product. [ 1]     

Total synthesis and proof of relative stereochemistry of (-)-aureonitol

Two trisubstituted epimeric tetrahydrofurans, 1 and 2, have been synthesized in order to confirm the relative stereochemistry in the natural product aureonitol. The key step in the synthesis of 1 and 2 involved a stereoselective intramolecular allylation of an allylsilane with an aldehyde, which introduced the stereotriad in the five-membered ring. The major tetrahydrofuran diastereoisomer 18 from this cyclization reaction was subsequently elaborated to tetrahydrofuran 1. Its 3-epimer (2) was then prepared from 1 via an oxidation-reduction sequence. Compound 1 exhibits identical (1)H NMR data to those reported for aureonitol, which was isolated from Helichrysum aureonitons by Bohlmann in 1979, whereas the (1)H NMR data for 2 are markedly different. The (1)H NMR data (in CDCl3, CD3OD, and C6D6) and (13)C NMR data (in CDCl3) for 1 are also identical with those reported for a natural product isolated from various Chaetomium sp. by Abraham, Seto, and Teuscher. These findings support Abraham's conclusion that the structure of aureonitol should be revised from 2 to 1. The enantioselective synthesis of 1 has also confirmed that (-)-aureonitol isolated by Abraham contains the (2S,3R,4S) absolute configuration of stereocenters on the tetrahydrofuran ring.     

两种氮杂环丁烷类药物中间体的合成

1-二苯甲基-3-羟基氮杂环丁烷(1)经过对甲苯磺酰氯取代、叠氮化及还原反应合成了药物中间体--1-二苯甲基-3-氨基氮杂环丁烷(4);1经过氧化、氰基化与还原反应合成了1-二苯甲基-3-羟基-3-氨甲基氮杂环丁烷(8).4和8的结构经1H NMR表征.     

Analysis of semicarbazide in baby food by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS-MS)--in-house method validation

A method for detection of semicarbazide (SEM) in baby food was validated. SEM was extracted with hydrochloric acid and derivatised with 2-nitrobenzaldehyde, using [15N2,13C] semicarbazide as internal standard. The extract was neutralised, purified on a solid phase extraction cartridge and SEM was determined by reversed phase LC-MS-MS. Linearity was demonstrated in the ranges from 0.1 ng ml(-1) to 1 ng ml(-1) and from 2 ng ml(-1) to 80 ng ml(-1). Matrix effects were non significant for meat-based and significant for apple and rice-based baby foods, in both ranges. Mean recoveries ranged from 87.8% to 107.2% with relative standard deviation from 0.2% to 9.1%, considering both ranges. Limits of detection and quantification were 0.1 microg kg(-1) and 0.25 microg kg(-1), respectively. The results of the validation process demonstrated the method suitability for use in food control.     

Comparison of different fibers for the solid-phase microextraction of phthalate esters from water

Solid-phase microextraction (SPME) coupled to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) has been applied to determine six phthalate esters and one adipate ester in water. The SPME parameters were optimized for several commercially available fibers. A 65-microm polydimethylsiloxane-divinylbenzene (PDMS-DVB) was the fiber selected and was applied to analysis of water from the Ebro river and the industrial port of Tarragona. The studied compounds were found at concentrations ranging from 0.4 microg l(-1) for di-n-butyl phthalate ester (DnBP) to 3.2 microg l(-1) for bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate ester (DEHP). The linear range for real samples was from 0.1 to 10 microg l(-1) for most phthalates, and the limits of detection of the method were between 3 and 30 ng l(-1). Repeatability and reproducibility between days (n = 5) for 1 microg l(-1) samples were below 13 and 18%, respectively.     

黄体酮的合成工艺改进

以植物甾醇为原料,分离得豆甾醇(1); 1经沃氏氧化和臭氧化制得中间体孕甾-4-烯-3-酮-22-醛(3); 3经加成缩合并在CuCl催化下经空气氧化合成了黄体酮,总产率69.1%,其结构经¹H NMR和ESI-MS确证。     

Unusual emissions from low-concentrated porphyrin solutions

This contribution presents fluorescence measurements from highly diluted tetratolylporphyrin (TTP) solutions where acetone has been chosen as solvent. The concentrations of the solutions ranged from 10(-8) to 10(-14) M. Apart the normal S1-S0 fluorescence a new broad emission was recorded below 10(-8) M. This new emission blue-shifted to the S1-S0 fluorescence covered the spectral range between 19000 and 14000 cm(-1). Within the dilution series, both the S1-S0 porphyrin fluorescence and the new emission exhibited a remarkably non-linear concentration-dependence. In the case in which the aggregate emission was strong, little S1-S0 emission could be detected and vice versa. The intensity maximum of the broad emission was detected from a 10(-13) M solution. The supplementary fluorescence was attributed to the presence of assembled molecules. This assumption was established by comparing the measurements with those obtained from 1:1 acetone water solvent mixtures in which the formation of aggregates had been formerly proven. The emission originating from the formation of aggregates was interpreted by a qualitative model considering the energy levels of J-aggregated porphyrins.     

New Synthesis of (±)Shikalkin

The naturally occurring enantiomers mixture of shikonin (R-1) and alkannin (S-1) has been named shikalkin by H.Brockmann1. Shikonin was first isolated as its acetate from the roots of Lithospermum erythrorhizon (LE) which has been used for dyeing in China, Japan, and Korea from ancient times2. Alkannin was found in Alkanna tincloria(AT) and many other type of Boraginaceous roots1. Shikalkin 1 and their ester derivatives showed antitumor3, antiinflammatory4, antibacerical5, immunostimu…     

Use of ion-exchange chromatography coupled with TLC-laser scanning densitometry for the quantitation of fumonisin B(1)

A simple TLC-Laser scanning densitometric (TLC-LSD) method was developed for the quantitation of fumonisin B(1) (FB(1)) isolated from solid media cultures (corn) and liquid media cultures of toxigenic Fusarium moniliforme strains (F. moniliforme MRC 826, F. moniliforme 4223 and F. moniliforme 2927)). FB(1) was isolated from the cultures by solvent extraction (methanol:water, 3:1) and purified in a single step by ion-exchange chromatography using Dowex-1. FB(1) in the purified extracts was detected by TLC analysis using p-anisaldehyde as a post-chromatographic derivatizing agent. The major toxin identified was FB(1) (R(f) 0.51) along with traces of FB(2) (R(f) 0.57) and FB(3) (R(f) 0.60) based on their comparison with the reference standard fumonisins. The sensitivity of the TLC-LSD method for the quantitation of FB(1) was found to be 500 ng g(-1). The linear regression analysis performed for the quantitation of FB(1) by the TLC-LSD method showed a correlation coefficient (r) value of 0.9. Spiking studies revealed the recovery of standard FB(1) (5 and 10 mug g(-1)) loaded on to Dowex-1 in the range of 87-96%. The purity of FB(1) purified from the cultures was determined by the two-dimensional TLC analysis. Two-dimensional TLC-analysis of the purified FB(1) revealed the purity to be greater than 85%. The method developed may find wide application in the environmental monitoring of the FB(1) contaminations in the various agricultural commodities and screening fumonisin producing toxigenic strains of F. moniliforme.     

Sinularia属珊瑚中嘧啶类化合物的分离与鉴定

分离和鉴定了采自中国南海硇州岛软珊瑚Sinularia Bassica样本中新的嘧啶类化合物。样本用工业酒精提取,提取物溶液经乙酸乙酯萃取后,萃取物经硅胶柱层析,以极性不断增大的溶剂体系(石油醚-乙酸乙酯、氯仿-甲醇)梯度洗脱,再经过HPLC分离,得到2,4(1H,3H)-嘧啶二酮、5-甲基-2,4(1H,3H)-嘧啶二酮、1,3-二甲基-2,4(1H,3H)-嘧啶二酮和5-甲氧基-1,3-二甲基-2,4(1H,3H)-嘧啶二酮4种新的嘧啶类化合物,其结构通过红外光谱、1HNMR和13C NMR等光谱数据分析确定。     

Preparative isolation and purification of five compounds from the Chinese medicinal herb Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb. et Zucc by high-speed counter-current chromatography

High-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC) was applied to the separation and purification of five compounds from the Chinese medicinal herb Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb. et Zucc. The crude extracts from P. cuspidatum Sieb. et Zucc were treated with light petroleum-ethyl acetate-methanol-water (2:5:4:6, v/v). Sample 1 was obtained from the lower phase and sample 2 from the upper phase. The sample 1 was separated with light petroleum-ethyl acetate-water (1:5:5, v/v) and yielded 19.3mg of piceid, 17.6 mg of anthraglycoside B from 200mg of sample 1. The sample 2 was separated with light petroleum-ethyl acetate-methanol-water (3:5:4:6, v/v) and light petroleum-ethyl acetate-methanol-water (3:5:7:3, v/v) in a gradient elution and yielded 18.5mg of resveratrol, 35.3mg of emodin and 8.2mg of physcion from 220 mg of sample 2. The purity of each compound is over 95% as determined by HPLC. The chemical structures of these components were identified by (1)H NMR and (13)C NMR.     

Relative Configuration of JBIR-129, a Cytotoxic 34-Membered Glycosidic Polyol Macrolide from Streptomyces sp. RK74

JBIR-129 was isolated as the potent cytotoxic compound, which consists of the 34-membered polyol macrolide skeleton with five sugar moieties. The relative configuration of the aglycone moiety (C7-C27 and C33-C39) was established by the J-based configuration analysis using vicinal (1)H-(1)H (from (1)H NMR and PS-DQF-COSY spectra) and long-range (1)H-(13)C coupling constants (from sge-HETLOC and several J-resolved HMBC spectra) with steric information obtained from ROESY.     

一种新型手性功能单体的合成

以手性芳胺为母体,丙烯酰氯为酰化试剂,合成了新型手性功能单体(1)。用1合成了一系列手性分子印迹聚合物。1的结构经1H NMR,IR,MS及元素分析确证。     

Isolation of bioactive components from Flaveria bidentis (L.) Kuntze using high-speed counter-current chromatography and time-controlled collection method

Semipreparative high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC) by time-controlled collection method was successfully applied for isolation and purification of α-terthienyl, 5-(3-buten-1-ynyl)-2,2'-bithienyl, and 5-(3-penten-1-ynyl)-2,2'-bithienyl from Flaveria bidentis (L.) Kuntze for the first time. The two-phase solvent system composed of n-hexane and acetonitrile at the volume ratio of 1:1 (v/v) was used for the semipreparative HSCCC. The 5.2 mg α-terthienyl, 2.2 mg 5-(3-buten-1-ynyl)-2,2'-bithienyl, and 4.3 mg 5-(3-penten-1-ynyl)-2,2'-bithienyl with the purity of 99.9, 90.2, and 92.1% were produced from 265.6 mg crude extract, respectively, and 5-(3-penten-1-ynyl)-2,2'-bithienyl was first isolated from Flaveria bidentis (L.) Kuntze. The structures of the separated compounds were identified by electrospray-ionization mass spectrometry and proton and carbon nuclear magnetic resonance ((1)H- and (13)C-NMR).