ω,ω′-Appended nucleo-base derivatives of hypericin

ω,ω′-Disubstituted hypericin derivatives with the nucleo-bases thymine, cytosine, and adenine in these positions were prepared starting from tri-O-methyl-ω-bromoemodin. The most promising derivative proved to be that with a thymine moiety. It displayed the best solubility of the three products together with a potency to produce singlet oxygen and/or reactive oxygen species comparable to the parent compound hypericin. In addition, although no specific interaction with DNA or poly(2′-deoxyadenylic acid) could be detected, it proved to be significantly better accumulating in the nucleus of prostatic cancer LNCaP cells than hypericin making it a promising candidate for a second-generation photodynamic hypericin agent.     

ω,ω′-Appended nucleo-base derivatives of hypericin

ω,ω′-Disubstituted hypericin derivatives with the nucleo-bases thymine, cytosine, and adenine in these positions were prepared starting from tri-O-methyl-ω-bromoemodin. The most promising derivative proved to be that with a thymine moiety. It displayed the best solubility of the three products together with a potency to produce singlet oxygen and/or reactive oxygen species comparable to the parent compound hypericin. In addition, although no specific interaction with DNA or poly(2′-deoxyadenylic acid) could be detected, it proved to be significantly better accumulating in the nucleus of prostatic cancer LNCaP cells than hypericin making it a promising candidate for a second-generation photodynamic hypericin agent.     

Collisionally activated dissociation of protonated 2′-deoxycytidine, 2′-deoxyuridine, and their oxidatively damaged derivatives

We examined the collisionally activated dissociation (CAD) pathways of protonated 2'-deoxycytidine (dC), 5-formyl-2'-deoxycytidine (5-FmdC), 5-hydroxy-2'-deoxycytidine (5-OHdC), 5-hydroxymethyl-2'-deoxycytidine (5-HmdC), and their corresponding stable isotope-labeled compounds to gain insights into the effects of modifications on the fragmentation pathways of the pyrimidine bases. Multi-stage MS (MSn) results showed that protonated cytosine, its 5-hydroxyl- and 5-hydroxymethyl-substituted derivatives, but not its 5-formyl-substituted analog, could undergo Dimroth-like rearrangement in the gas-phase. The elimination of HNCO was one of the major fragmentation pathways observed for the protonated ions of all dC derivatives except for 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, which underwent this loss only after a H2O molecule had been eliminated. In addition, the protonated cytosine and 5-hydroxycytosine can undergo a facile elimination of NH3 molecule. This loss, however, was not observed for protonated 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, 5-formylcytosine, and their uracil analogs. Taken together, our study demonstrated that modifications could alter markedly the CAD patterns of the protonated pyrimidine bases. The results from this study provided a basis for the identifications of other modified pyrimidine bases/nucleosides by tandem mass spectrometry.     

Synthesis of hydrogenated indazole derivatives starting with α,β-unsaturated ketones and hydrazine derivatives

The reaction of hydrazine derivatives with α,β-unsaturated ketones, such as cyclohexenyl(phenyl)methanone and (E)-2-benzylidenecyclohexanone, were investigated.The reaction between methylhydrazine and e.g., cyclohexenyl(phenyl)methanone was particularly interesting as 3a,4,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-1-methyl-3-phenyl-1H-indazole was obtained as the major product together with 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-2-methyl-3-phenyl-2H-indazole as a minor product.     

Synthesis of bis-β,β′-spiro-pyrrolidinyl-oxindoles,containing a rhodanine fragment

The synthesis of isatilidene derivatives of N-alkylrhodanines has been carried out with dipolarophiles and unstable azomethine ylides, generated in situ from sarcosine and paraformaldehyde. A series of chiral pyrrolidinyl-oxindoles spirofused in the β,β′-positions has been synthesized in the result of cycloaddition in high yield and diastereoselectivity.     

Synthesis ofN-chioroacetyl-β-glycopyranosylamines,derivatives of monosaccharides and lactose

N-Chloroacetyl--glycopyranosylimines were synthesized from various monosaccharide (hexoses, pentoses, deoxysugars, uronic acids, and sugar phosphates) and a disaccharide (lactose) byN-acylation of the corresponding -glycosylamines with chloroacetic anhydride in DMF In some cases, treatment of rnonosacc harides with NH₃ in the presence of (NH₄)₂CO₃ in MeOH or aqueous MeOH was more efficient than the methods previously described, as it gave -glycosylarnines in higher yields.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1848–1851, July, 1996.     

Synthesis of P,N-2,2′-biphenyl derivatives with central chirality

Enantiopure 2-(dicyclohexylphosphino)-1,1′-biphenyl derivatives substituted in the 2′-position by a chiral amino group were prepared. For the compound bearing an acyclic chiral chain, the key step was a Suzuki coupling between bromobenzeneboronic acid and N-Boc-iodoaniline whereas an aromatic nucleophilic substitution allowed the introduction of a chiral pyrrolidine in the 2′-position of the biphenyl backbone. The efficiency of the P,N-biphenyl pyrrolidine derivatives as ligands in Pd-catalyzed arylaminations compares well with that of DavePhos ligand.     

ω,ω′-imino dicarboxylic acids and some of their derivatives

Summary Starting from the corresponding-chloro carboxylic acids we prepared, -imino dicarboxylic acids and their N- and O- derivatives; the products had the following structures:     

Synthesis and characterization of water-swellableα,β-polyasparthydrazide derivatives

The synthesis of a new crosslinked polymer by reaction of , -polyasparthydrazide and glutaraldehyde is reported. Different crosslinking degrees were obtained by varying the ratio between the aldehyde and the starting polymer. The crosslinked polymer was characterized by water swelling tests and thermal analysis. In particular, the crosslinking density and its effects on the glass transition temperature of the material were studied. Finally, the microstructure of the obtained polymer was observed using scanning electron microscopy.     

Synthesis and characterization of water-swellableα,β-polyasparthydrazide derivatives

, -polyasparthydrazide (PAHy) was crosslinked by glutaraldehyde to form water-swellable materials possessing a three-dimensional molecular network. Different crosslinking degrees were prepared varying glutaraldehyde/PAHy ratio and samples containing 5-fluorouracil were obtained by incorporating the drug into the polymer networks during the crosslinking reaction. All samples were characterized by swelling tests, thermal, x-ray and SEM analysis. Their microstructure was observed through scanning electron microscopy. Furthermore, for samples containing the anticancer drug,in vitro release studies were performed in pH 7.4 buffer solution.     

Synthesis of N-glycyl-β-glycopyranosylamines, human milk fucooligosaccharide derivatives

The action of ammonium carbamate in aqueous methanol in the presence of NH₃ on three-, penta-, hexa-, octa-, and nonasaccharides of human milk and on decasaccharide (N-glycan from human immunoglobulin (IgG)) containing one or two a-l-fucose residues led to the corresponding β-glycopyranosylamines. After their N-acylation upon treatment with N-hydroxysuccinimide ester of N-Boc-glycine or N-Boc-glycine anhydride (Boc is the tert-butyloxycarbonyl) with subsequent removal of the Boc group, N-glycyl-β-glycopyranosylamines were obtained in up to 75% yield.     

Synthesis of 4′H-spiro[adamantane-2,3′-isoquinoline] derivatives

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Tetrafunctionalized derivatives of 2,2′,7,7′-tetrahydroxydinaphthylmethane

Tetrafunctionalization of 2,2′,7,7′-tetrahydroxydinaphthylmethane is carried out. On the basis of this compound tetraaminated and tetraphosphorylated derivatives were obtained. The latter were converted into the corresponding thio derivatives and metallo complexes.     

Two new α,β-unsaturated butyrolactone derivatives from Pleione bulbocodioides

Two newα,β-unsaturated butyrolactone derivatives,4-(4″-hydroxybenzyl)-3-(3′-hydroxy-phenethyl)furan-2(5H)-one(1)and 3-(3′-hydroxyphenethyl)furan-2(5H)-one(2),together with one known phenolic compound(3),were isolated from the tubers of Pleione bulbocodioides(Franch.)Rolfe.Their structures were elucidated by analysis of spectroscopic data.     

Mesogenicity of 4-alkanoyl-4′-alkyloxybiphenyl derivatives

Abstract

Phase transitions of 4-alkanoyl-4′-alkyloxybiphenyl were studied by differential scanning calorimetry and optical microscopy. 4-Acetyl-4′-alkyloxybiphenyl homologues (number of carbon atoms, of n, 4′-alkyloxy group is 4–10) showed S_E phases with good thermal stability, while 4-propionyl-4′-alkyloxybiphenyl homologues (n = 4–10) and 4-pentanoyl-4′-decyloxybiphenyl showed S_A phases with good thermal stability. Moreover changes in the thermal stability by substitution of bulky Br, Cl or CH₃ substituents into the alkanoyl groups were studied for the previously mentioned three homologues. The substitution at the α-position of the alkanoyl group was found to strikingly lower the thermal stability.     

Three 1,6-anhydro-β-d-glycopyranose derivatives

Two of the title compounds, 1,6-an­hydro-2,3-O-(S)-benzyl­idene-β-d -manno­pyran­ose, C₁₃H₁₄O₅, (I), and 1,6-an­hydro-4-O-benzyl-β-d -manno­pyran­ose, C₁₃H₁₆O₅, (II), are derived from β-d -manno­pyran­ose, while the third, 1,6-an­hydro-3,4-O-(S)-benzyl­idene-β-d -galacto­pyran­ose, C₁₃H₁₄O₅, (III), is derived from β-d -galacto­pyran­ose. In the crystal packing, each hydroxyl group is involved in O—H⃛O hydrogen bonds, where the acceptor group is the other hydroxyl group in (II), or the endocyclic O atoms of the dioxolane [in (I)], an­hydro [in (II)] or pyran­ose [in (III)] rings. Differences in the crystal packing arise from the contrasting O—H⃛O hydrogen-bonding environments.     

β-Nitro derivatives of iron corrolates

Two different methods for the regioselective nitration of different meso-triarylcorroles leading to the corresponding β-substituted nitrocorrole iron complexes have been developed. A two-step procedure affords three Fe(III) nitrosyl products-the unsubstituted corrole, the 3-nitrocorrole, and the 3,17-dinitrocorrole. In contrast, a one-pot synthetic approach drives the reaction almost exclusively to formation of the iron nitrosyl 3,17-dinitrocorrole. Electron-releasing substituents on the meso-aryl groups of the triarylcorroles induce higher yields and longer reaction times than what is observed for the synthesis of similar triarylcorroles with electron-withdrawing functionalities, and these results can be confidently attributed to the facile formation and stabilization of an intermediate iron corrole π-cation radical. Electron-withdrawing substituents on the meso-aryl groups of triarylcorrole also seem to labilize the axial nitrosyl group which, in the case of the pentafluorophenylcorrole derivative, results in the direct formation of a disubstituted iron μ-oxo dimer complex. The influence of meso-aryl substituents on the progress and products of the nitration reaction was investigated. In addition, to elucidate the most important factors which influence the redox reactivity of these different iron nitrosyl complexes, selected compounds were examined by cyclic voltammetry and thin-layer UV-visible or FTIR spectroelectrochemistry in CH(2)Cl(2).     

Synthesis and study of N,N′-disubstituted derivatives of pyromellitic diimide

Russian Chemical Bulletin - New N, N′-bis(4,6-dimethylpyrimidin-2-yl)- and N, N′-bis(2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenyl)-substituted pyromellitic diimides were synthesized. Their properties were...