A photophysical and photochemical study of 6-methoxy-2-naphthylacetic acid, the major metabolite of the phototoxic nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug nabumetone

Nabumetone is a phototoxic nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug used for the treatment of osteoarthritis. However, nabumetone is considered a prodrug with its metabolite 6-methoxy-2-naphthylacetic acid the active form. Photophysical and photochemical studies on this metabolite have been undertaken. It undergoes photodecarboxylation in aerated aqueous and organic solvents. In addition to the accepted photodegradation pathway for related molecules, a new mechanism that implies generation of the naphthalene radical cation from the excited singlet and addition of O2 prior to the decarboxylation process has been demonstrated. Evidence for the involvement of the excited singlet state in this mechanism have been obtained by steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence experiments. The fluorescence quenching by O2 and the shorter singlet lifetime in aerated solvents support this assignment. Laser flash photolysis also supports this mechanism by showing the noninvolvement of the triplet in the formation of the naphthalene radical cation. Finally, the well-known electron acceptor CCl4 acts as an efficient singlet quencher, enhancing the route leading to the radical cation, preventing intersystem crossing to the triplet and thus resulting in a dramatic increase in the yield of 6-methoxy-2-naphthaldehyde, the major oxidative decarboxylation product; this constitutes unambiguous proof in favor of the new mechanistic proposals.     

A synthesis of a doubly-bridged [24] annulene

Reductive coupling of 1, 6-bis(2-formylvinyl)cyclohepta-1, 3, 5-triene with a low-valent titanium reagent afforded a paratropic bismethano [24] annulene.     

A convergent solution-phase synthesis of the macrocycle Ac-Phe-[Orn-Pro-D-Cha-Trp-Arg], a potent new antiinflammatory drug

Relatively few cyclic peptides have reached the pharmaceutical marketplace during the past decade, most produced through fermentation rather than made synthetically. Generally, this class of compounds is synthesized for research purposes on milligram scales by solid-phase methods, but if the potential of macrocyclic peptidomimetics is to be realized, low-cost larger scale solution-phase syntheses need to be devised and optimized to provide sufficient quantities for preclinical, clinical, and commercial uses. Here, we describe a cheap, medium-scale, solution-phase synthesis of the first reported highly potent, selective, and orally active antagonist of the human C5a receptor. This compound, Ac-Phe[Orn-Pro-d-Cha-Trp-Arg], known as 3D53, is a macrocyclic peptidomimetic of the human plasma protein C5a and displays excellent antiinflammatory activity in numerous animal models of human disease. In a convergent approach, two tripeptide fragments Ac-Phe-Orn(Boc)-Pro-OH and H-d-Cha-Trp(For)-Arg-OEt were first prepared by high-yielding solution-phase couplings using a mixed anhydride method before coupling them to give a linear hexapeptide which, after deprotection, was obtained in 38% overall yield from the commercially available amino acids. Cyclization in solution using BOP reagent gave the antagonist in 33% yield (13% overall) after HPLC purification. Significant features of the synthesis were that the Arg side chain was left unprotected throughout, the component Boc-d-Cha-OH was obtained very efficiently via hydrogenation of d-Phe with PtO(2) in TFA/water, the tripeptides were coupled at the Pro-Cha junction to minimize racemization via the oxazolone pathway, and the entire synthesis was carried out without purification of any intermediates. The target cyclic product was purified (>97%) by reversed-phase HPLC. This convergent synthesis with minimal use of protecting groups allowed batches of 50-100 g to be prepared efficiently in high yield using standard laboratory equipment. This type of procedure should be useful for making even larger quantities of this and other macrocyclic peptidomimetic drugs.     

含有葫芦[6]脲的新型准轮烷的合成

通过葫芦[6]脲(CB[6])与两个质子化的1,4-丁二胺在水溶液中于室温下进行超分子自组装, 得到一种新型的准轮烷. 通过¹H NMR, 质谱和¹H ROESY NMR对其结构进行了表征, 证实CB[6]位于质子化1,4-丁二胺的脂肪链上, 通过非共价键与1,4-丁二胺结合, 并且主体(CB[6])与客体的结合的物质的量之比为2∶1.     

A new oxime ligand in manganese chemistry: a [Mn8] and a [Mn6] cage from the use of 2-dihydroxy-2-phenylacetamidine

The use of phamidoxH(2) (phamidoxH(2) = 2-dihydroxy-2-phenylacetamidine) in manganese cluster chemistry led to the synthesis and characterization of a hexametallic and an octametallic Mn(III) cluster, both of which display a S = 3 ground state.     

Complexes of a [2]rotaxane ligand with terminal terpyridine groups

Permanently interlocked [2]rotaxane ligands can be created by capping a pyridine terminated [2]pseudorotaxane with terpyridine containing stoppers. The robust nature of the resulting [2]rotaxane ligand allows coordination to inert metals such as Ru(II) not possible under standard self-assembly conditions.     

A Tetrahomodioxacalix[6]arene as a Ditopic Ligand for Uranyl Ions with Carbonate or Carbamate Bridges

The first crystal structures of a p-tert-butyltetrahomodioxacalix[6]arene comprising two tri-phenolic subunits separated by two ether bridges and two of its complexes with uranyl ions are reported. The doubly deprotonated macrocycle assumes a much elongated, cone-like conformation including two organic species. Two binuclear uranyl complexes are described. In both, each cation is bound to the three phenoxide oxygen atoms of a tri-phenolic subunit and to a central, bridging, carbonate or carbamate ion. The formation of the latter ions from the amines used as bases is discussed.     

Ln[CrMo6O24H6]杂多配合物的合成与表征

合成了具有Anderson结构的Ln[CrMo6O24H6]（Ln^3 =La,Ce,Pr,Nd,Sm,Gd,Dy,Yb）的8种杂多配合物，此类配合物属Anderson结构B型，通过ICP和TG及元素组成分析，确定了配合物的组成，利用IR，UV，^95Mo-NMR,ESR,XRD等方法进行了表征，借助TG－DTA、不同温度下的IR和XRD以及水溶性实验研究了配合物热解性质，结果表明，配合物分解温度为350℃-400℃。     

Anderson结构铁钼杂多酸稀土盐的合成与结构表征

制备了具有Anderson结构的铁钼杂多酸稀土盐，经元素组成分析、TG和ICP确定其通式为Ln[FeMo6O24H6](Ln^3 =La，Ce，Pr，Nd，Sm，Gd，Dy，Yb)．采用IR，UV,^95Mo-NMR，XRD等方法进行了结构表征，发现在IR光谱图上呈现出羟基和H2O的两个振动谱带，并进行了归属，表明此类杂多酸稀土盐属Anderson结构B型．借鉴TG-DTA、不同温度下的IR和XRD及水溶性实验对Ln[FeMo6O24H6]和(NH4)3[FeMo6O24H6]的热解性质研究表明，此类杂多酸稀土盐的分解温度为350～400℃．比母体酸盐的热稳定性提高了10℃．     

A practical route for synthesizing a PET ligand containing [F]fluorobenzene using reaction of diphenyliodonium salt with [F]F

The aim of this study was to develop a practical route for preparing a fluorine-18 ([¹⁸F]) labelled ligand ([¹⁸F]1) containing [¹⁸F]fluorobenzene ring by employing the reaction of diphenyliodonium salt with [¹⁸F]F⁻. Diphenyliodonium tosylate (2) was synthesized from tributylphenylstannyl compound (6) with [hydroxy(tosyloxy)iodo]benzene (7). Using this method, [¹⁸F]DAA1106 ([¹⁸F]3a), a positron emission tomography ligand for imaging peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor, was prepared.     

Photoluminescent columnar zinc(II) bimetallomesogen of tridentate [ONO]-donor Schiff base ligand

A new zinc(II) bimetallomesogenic complex, [Zn₂L₂], of tridentate [ONO]-donor Schiff base ligand (L = N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-hexadecyloxysalicylaldimines) was synthesised and their mesomorphic and photoluminescence properties were investigated. The compounds were characterised by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), ¹H and ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, elemental analyses and fast atom bombardment (FAB) mass spectrometry. The mesomorphic behaviour of the complex was investigated by polarised optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction (XRD) study. A rectangular or oblique columnar mesophase is conjectured on the basis of powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) study. The complex is found to be blue light emitter in solution, in solid and in condensed states with broad emission maxima at ～427–464 nm. The density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed a distorted square planar structure around each zinc(II) centre in the dinuclear framework. Time-dependent DFT spectral correlative study was undertaken to account for the electronic transition.     

ChemInform Abstract: Structural and Vibrational Study of [Mo7O24]6‐ and [W7O24]6‐.

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Metallic macrocycle with a 1,3-alternate calix[4]arene salicylideneamine ligand

The calix[4]arene-based podand which incorporates two salicylideneamine units in 1,3-alternate positions of the lower rim has been prepared and subjected to complexation studies with transition metal ions. The nickel and copper complexes form a 2 : 2 stoichiometric metallic macrocyclic framework.     

Spectrophotometric study of the supramolecular complexes of [60]- and [70]Fullerenes with biscalix[6]arene and crown[4]calix[6]arene

[60]- and [70]Fullerenes have been shown to form 1:1 supramolecular complexes with bis[2-(5,11,17,23,29,35-hexa-tert-butyl-37,38,39,40,41-pentahydroxycalix[6]arenyl-oxy ethyl ether) (1) and 5,11,17,23,29,35-hexa-tert-butyl-37,38,40,41-tetra hydroxyl-39,42-(crown-4)calix[6]arene (2) in CHCl3 medium by electronic absorption spectroscopy. Formation constants (K) of the complexes of [60]- and [70]fullerenes with 1 and 2 have been determined at room temperature from which free energy of formation values of the complexes have been estimated. The very high formation constant value of [60]fullerene/1 complex (5900 dm3 mol-1) in indicative of formation of inclusion complex. Moreover, PM3 calculations reveal that intermolecular interaction between [60]fullerene and 1 proceeds through quite deep energy molecular orbital.     

Metallic macrocycle with a 1,3-alternate calix[4]arene phosphorus ligand

The preparation of an 1,3-alternate calix[4]arene phosphorus ligand, 25,27-bis(2-(diphenylphosphino)ethoxy)-26,28-bis(1-propyloxy)calix[4]arene (3), is presented. Ligand 3 is obtained in three steps in 64% overall yield. Reaction of 3 with [Rh(cot)2]BF4 produced the encapsulated rhodium complex [Rh[(P,P)-diphen-calix[4]arene]]BF4 (4). As revealed by a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study, the rhodium center has a bent coordination environment with a P-Rh-P angle of 135.66(3) degrees. Palladation of 3 employing [Pd(MeCN)4](BF4)2 yielded the chelate palladium complex 7 in which the palladium center has a slightly bent configuration. Treatment of the ligand with Pd(cod)Cl2 and [Pd(eta3-C4H7)(THF)2]BF4 leads to the isolation of the monometallic complex. Full characterization includes X-ray structural studies of compounds 3, 4, and 6.     

On the proton-acceptor properties of [TeMo6O24]6− in Na4(NH4)2[TeMo6O24] · 16H2O

Colourless triclinic single crystals of Na₄(NH₄)₂[TeMo₆O₂₄] · 16H₂O were grown in aqueous solution (space group P1 , a = 1 075.3(1), b = 1 074.2(1), c = 1 089.8(1) pm, = 96.259(9), β = 118.556(7), γ = 113.355(8)°, Z = 1, 295 K, 311 parameters, 3 689 reflections, R_g = 0.0197). There are two crystallographically independent Na⁺ cations. Na(1) is coordinated octahedrally by four water molecules and two oxygen atoms of the centrosymmetric [TeMo₆O₂₄]^6? anion. Na(2) is bound to five water molecules in a considerably distorted trigonally bipyramidal fashion. These bipyramids are linked with NH₄⁺ by hydrogen bonds to yield centrosymmetric cluster cations consisting of two NH₄⁺ and two Na(H₂O)₅⁺ each. Hydrogen bonds envolving all except one (O(10)) of the oxygen atoms of the [TeMo₆O₂₄]^6? anion as almost equivalent proton acceptors regardless of their bonding mode to Te and Mo, respectively, establish further connections to NH₄⁺ and the water of crystallization.     

A new approach to the [6]paracyclophane system: synthesis of 2,3-dicarbethoxy[6]paracyclophane

The reaction of the dibromide $\text{1}$ with McMurry's reagent gives 2,3-dicarbethoxy[6]paracyclophane ($\text{2}$) in about 40% yield.     

L-Cysteine as a chiral linker in lanthanide-cucurbit[6]uril one-dimensional assemblies

The reaction of neodymium, europium, or terbium nitrate with cucurbit[6]uril (CB6) in the presence of the α-amino acid L-cysteine (L-cys) gives the complexes [Nd(L-cys)(CB6)(NO(3))(H(2)O)(4)]·2NO(3)·10H(2)O (1) and {[Ln(L-cys)(CB6)(H(2)O)(5)][Ln(L-cys)(CB6)(NO(3))(H(2)O)(4)]}·5NO(3)·22H(2)O with Ln = Eu (2) or Tb (3). 2 and 3 only differ from 1 by the presence of two independent metal ions in slightly different environments. In all cases, each metal atom is bound to the bidentate CB6 and the monodentate L-cys molecules, with the latter being in its zwitterionic form. The ammonium group of L-cys is directed away from CB6 and is involved in ion-dipole and hydrogen bonding interactions with the uncomplexed portal of the neighboring molecule, which gives rise to the formation of chiral one-dimensional assemblies of columnar shape.