Identification de la damascénone et de la β-damascone dans le tabac Burley

The successful identification of damascenone (I)

1 DORICENONE (trade mark of Firmenich & Cie, Geneva).

and β-damascone (III)

2 DORINONE (trade mark of Firmenich & Cia, Geneva)

in Burley tobacco oil was achieved through the use of an efficient vapour phase chromatography/mass spectrometry combination. Thus, the occurrence of β-damascone in nature and the presence of damascenone in an essential oil not related to rose oil were demonstrated.     

Etude de la réactivité de la fonction carbonyle avec le cétène en présence d'un alcoxyde de titane. 2e communication. A propos de l'interprétation de quelques spectres RMN de β-hydroxyesters formés

The NMR. spectra of a serie of β-hydroxyesters have been studied. It has been found that the methylene protons are magnetically nonequivalent only when the substituents on the center of asymmetry of I or II are very different. The magnetically non-equivalence of the isopropylmethylprotons arise when the β-hydroxyesters contain an aromatic or aromatic conjugated group directly bonded to the asymmetric carbon. The interpretation of this finding is proposed.     

Sur la synthèse de chloro-3 indolinones a partir de β-nitrostyrènes diversement substitués

When treated with acetyl chloride and ferric chloride in methylene chloride, at 0°, monosubstituted β-nitrostyrene derivatives such as 2,3 or 4-methyl, -chloro or -fluoro and 3-nitro-β-nitrostyrenes cyclize into the new corresponding 3-chloro-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one. Reaction with other metal chlorides such as aluminum chloride and titanium tetrachloride does not lead to these heterocyclic derivatives but only produces N-acetyl-N-hydroxy-α-chlorobenzeneacetamides and/or N-(acetyloxy)-α-chlorobenzeneethanimidoyl chlorides.     

Effets des substituants sur la conformation du cycle γ-lactonique : I. Dérivés de la γ-butyrolactone

The structural study of some γ-butyrolactones substituted (i) in position 2 (position ): C₄H₄O₂Br₂ (II) and C₄H₅O₂R [R = Oφ (III); R = OCOφ (IV); R = OH (V); R = Br (VI); R = Cl (VII)] or (ii) in position 3 or 4 (β or β′): C₄H₅O₂Cl (VIII and IX) has been carried out by using different techniques of physical chemistry. Crystallographic data analysis demonstrates that in the solid state, 2,2-dibromo-γ-butyrolactone, unlike the 2,2-diphenyl-γ-butyrolactone, adopts an “envelope” structure which is comparable to those of compounds (III) and (IV). Spectroscopic data relative to the methylene bending mode δ(CH₂) are interpreted for the dissolved state in terms of rigid (III, IV, V, IX) or exchanging (VI, VII, VIII) “envelope” forms. For and β halogenated derivatives (VI, VII, VIII), quantitative analysis of infrared spectra shows a pseudo-axial predominance in apolar solvents, as found by application of the PCILO method. Interpretation of NMR spectra recorded at 250 MHz (III, IV, V, VI) confirms the data obtained by vibrational spectroscopy.     

Sur la Stoechiométrie de la Variété Allotropique γ de Bi2O3

On the Stoichiometry of the Allotropic Variation γ-Bi₂O₃ The study of the solid solutions Bi₁₂[BBi□_1/5]O₂₀ (B^+V = As, V) with 0 ? x ? 0,80 leads for x = 0,77 to a phase whose cubic centered symmetry and parameter (10.255 Å) correspond to those previously announced for γ-Bi₂O₃. The présence of impurities seems required to obtain such a phase whose theoretical stoichiometry should be Bi₁₂[Bi□_1/5]O₂₀ i. e. Bi₂O_3,125.     

Etudes configurationnelles et conformationnelles de quelques chlorures de désoxy-6 β-L-héxopyrannosyle chlorosulfonyles et de leurs glycosides de méthyle

A total analysis of the NMR spectra of 6-deoxy-L -hexopyranoses in the α-configuration and of the corresponding β-anomers was carried out. The parameters obtained are characteristic of a 1C (L ) chair conformation, having the anomeric substituent in an axial orientation for the methyl α-fuco-, α-rhamno- and α-chinovopyranosides and for the α-fuco- and α-rhamnopyranosyl chlorides. The structure is also of a 1C (L ) chair type for the methyl β-fuco- and β-chinovopyranosides; the geometry is the same for the β-fuco- and β-rhamnopyranosyl chlorides despite the anomeric effect of a chlorine atom. However, the NMR parameters of the β-chinovopyranosyl chloride are not explicable on the basis of a chair conformation with an equatorial chlorine or a boat structure.     

Les β-cétonitriles groupes protecteurs de la fonction amine. Préparation d'amino-alcools

β-Ketonitrile-Derived Protecting Groups of the Amino Function. Synthesis of Amino Alcohols The amino group of natural L -amino acid esters is protected by condensation with 2-oxocyclopentanenitrile ( 1 ) or 2-formyl-2-phenylacetonitrile ( 10 ). Only the ester group of the formed cyanoenamino esters 2 and 11 reacts with nucleophilic reagents such as organometallics (RMgX, RLi), borohydrides, or metal amides, whereas the cyanoenamino group is unchanged (Schemes 1 and 2). Cyanoenamino alcohols obtained by reduction of cyanoenamino esters 2 are hydrolyzed under acidic conditions to amino alcohols with retention of the configuration of the starting amino acid. This sequence of reactions allows to prepare derivatives of L -tyrosinol from (?)-L -tyrosine (see, e.g., Scheme 4). Cyanoenamino esters 11 are readily methylated at the N-atom to give N-methylated cyanoenamino esters (Scheme 3). This property is exploited on the way of a multistep procedure to obtain N-methylated amino alcohols homologous to natural (?)-(1R,2S)-ephedrine.     

Preparation of 5-sulfonylpyrimidines from β-keto, β-cyano-, and β-ethoxycarbonyl-β-sulfonylenamines

β-Keto-β-sulfonylenamines 2a,b reacted with benzamidine or guanidines to give 2,4-disubstituted 5-methanesulfonylpyrimidines 3a-d , whose methanesulfonyl groups were substituted by n-butyllithium or alkylmagnesium bromides to yield 2,4-disubstitued 5-alkylpyrimidines 6a-d. 2-Substituted 4-amino-5-sulfonylpyrimidines 7a,b, 8 and 2-substituted 5-benzenesulfonylpyrimidin-4-ones 9a,b were similarly obtained from β-cyano-β-sulfonylenamines 2c,d and β-ethoxycarbonyl-β-sulfonylenamine ( 2e ), respectively.     

Addition de dérivés maloniques sur des β-énaminones cycliques

The addition of activated acctonitriles 6 on cyclic and benzylic β-enaminoketones 5 under basic conditions (sodium ethoxide or trition B) have been investigated. This reaction leads exclusively to the formation of α-pyrones 8 and never to the pyridine ring. The strucutre of the newly synthesized α-pyrone derivatives 8 are supported by nmr and ir spectral data.     

Etude de la réactivité de la fonction carbonyle avec le cétène en présence d'un alcoxyde de titane. 1ère communication. Nouvelle méthode de synthèse de β-hydroxyesters

A new synthesis of β-hydroxyesters involving a reaction between a carbonyl compound, ketene and an alkyl-orthotitanate is described. The following carbonyl compounds have been studied: aldehydes, ketones, α-diketones, α- or γ-ketoesters. A reaction mechanism is proposed.     

Contact between the β1 and β2 Segments of α‐Synuclein that Inhibits Amyloid Formation

Conversion of the intrinsically disordered protein α‐synuclein (α‐syn) into amyloid aggregates is a key process in Parkinson’s disease. The sequence region 35–59 contains β‐strand segments β1 and β2 of α‐syn amyloid fibril models and most disease‐related mutations. β1 and β2 frequently engage in transient interactions in monomeric α‐syn. The consequences of β1–β2 contacts are evaluated by disulfide engineering, biophysical techniques, and cell viability assays. The double‐cysteine mutant α‐synCC, with a disulfide linking β1 and β2, is aggregation‐incompetent and inhibits aggregation and toxicity of wild‐type α‐syn. We show that α‐syn delays the aggregation of amyloid‐β peptide and islet amyloid polypeptide involved in Alzheimer’s disease and type 2 diabetes, an effect enhanced in the α‐synCC mutant. Tertiary interactions in the β1–β2 region of α‐syn interfere with the nucleation of amyloid formation, suggesting promotion of such interactions as a potential therapeutic approach.     

Synthesis and polymerization of racemic and optically active β-substituted β-propiolactones. III. β-monosubstituted monomers and polymers

Optically active β-(1,1-dichloroethyl)-β-propiolactone (CH₃CCl₂-PL), β-(1,1-dichloropropyl)-β-propiolactone (C₂H₅CCl₂-PL), and β-(1,1-dichlorobutyl)-β-propiolactone (C₃H₇CCl₂-PL) were synthesized with enantiomeric excesses of 100, 100, and 84%, respectively. Polymerization was conducted in bulk and toluene solution, under vacuum, using mainly ZnEt₂/H₂O as initiator. Osmometry analyses indicate molecular weights in the range 10,000–25,000. The polymers thus prepared are semi-crystalline and show large optical rotation values.¹³ C-NMR was used to show that they have a high degree of isotacticity, indicating that little or no racemization occurs in the course of polymerization. Glass transition, melting and decomposition temperatures are given as a function of the size of the substituent, and their variations are discussed.     

Polymerization of optically active β-substituted β-propiolactones. IV. β-1,1-dichloroalkyl β-propiolactones polymerized with aluminum triisopropoxide

The polymerization of three optically active β-1,1-dichloroalkyl β-propiolactones has been investigated in toluene, at 55°C, using aluminum triisopropoxide (Al(OiPr)₃) as initiator in a range of monomer/initiator molar ratios smaller than 150. β-1,1-dichloroethyl β-propiolactone polymerizes according to a living mechanism. However, the ability to polymerize decreases with an increase in the length of the alkyl substituent. For instance, β-1,1-dichloro-n-propyl β-propiolactone is obtained only in low yields, whereas β-1,1-dichloro-n-butyl β-propiolactone does not polymerize at all. Actually, each of the lactones investigated reacts with Al(OiPr)₃ in an initiation step that obeys a coordination-insertion mechanism. However, the size of the chloroalkyl substituent has a critical effect on the propagation: when the alkyl group contains more than two methylene units, the insertion of a second monomer becomes exceedingly slow.     

Structures cristallines et moléculaires des muscs macrocycliques. I. La cis-civettone et les variétés polymorphes α et β de sa 2,4-dinitrophénylhydrazone

Crystal and Molecular Structure of Macrocyclic Musks. I. cis-Civetone and polymorphous α- and β-forms of his 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone cis-Civetone (C₁₇H₃₀O) forms tetragonal plastic crystals, space groupe 14¹; a = 9.95(4), c = 32.79(1) Å; Z = 8. The plastic phase exists in a wide temperature range and 731 reflexions could be collected at 153 K. The highly disordered structure model was obtained by the use of direct methods. The molecules appear as ring-shaped diffuse electron-density distributions located in special position. Two polymorphous crystalline forms were isolated for the 2,4-dinitrophenyl-hydrazone of cis-civetone (DNPHCC). Both forms are triclinic, space group P1 . Z = 2 (α-Form: a = 6.279(5), b = 12.605(8), c = 15.253(10) Å, α = 105.49(7). β = 100.31 (6), γ = 91.23(7)°; β-Form: a = 7.950(2). b = 8.405 (2). c = 18.233(4) Å, α = 100.28(2), β = 92.29(3), γ = 94.18(2)°). The structures were solved by direct methods and refined to R = 0.11. Each polymorph is associated with a different quinquangular conformation of the macrocycle. In the crystals the intermolecular interactions between macrocycles and aromatic substituents are minimized, the DNPH group being oriented in a face-to-face arrangement across a centre of symmetry. Empirical force field calculations show that the overall intluence of the DNPH moiety on the attached cycle does not significantly modify its conformation with regard to that of the ketone itself.     

Synthese von (R)-β, β-Carotin-2-ol und (2R, 2′R)-β, β-Carotin-2,2′-diol

Synthesis of (R)-β, β-Caroten-2-ol and (2R, 2′R)-β, β-Carotene-2,2′-diol Starting from geraniol, the two carotenoids (R)-β, β-caroten-2-ol ( 1 ) and (2R, 2′R)-β, β-carotene-2,2′-diol ( 3 ) were synthesized. The optically active cyclic building block was obtained by an acid-catalysed cyclisation of the epoxide (R)- 4 . The enantiomeric excess of the product was > 95 %.     

Une nouvelle synthese de β-enaminoindanones

β-Enaminoindanones can abe conveniently prepared in a single stage by treatment of ethyl o-chloromethylbenzoate with various cyclic or acyaclic β-enaminoesters in the presence of sodium hydride in toluene.     

Structures de deux β-énaminoesters cycliques: l'α-(tétrahydropyrrolidinylidéne-2) acétate d'éthyle et l'α-(hexahydroazepinylidéne-2) acétate d'éthyle

The structure of ethyl α-(tetrahydro-2-pyrrolidinylidene) and α-(hexahydro-2-azepinylidene) acetates has been determined from the X-ray crystallographic analysis. The results show that, in a solid state, these compounds exist as β-enaminoesters which have a Z configuration. They also show the presence of intra and intermolecular hydrogen bonding.     

Condensation of α- and β-acetylnaphthalene with dimethy1 β,β-dimethyl glutarate

α- and β-Acetylnaphthalenes condensed with dimethyl β,β-dimethyl glutarate in the presence of sodium hydride to give the corresponding half-esters, the E-isomers 2a and 2b being predominant. The structure and configuration of the half-esters were characterized by chemical and spectroscopic means.     

Photochemical reactivity of α,β-unsaturated δ-lactams: Synthesis of seco-steroids. Photochemical reactions. XIII [1]

The UV. irradiation of 17 β-hydroxy-2-aza-4-androsten-3-one (1) , N-methyl-17 β-hydroxy-2-aza-4-androsten-3-one (3) , 17 β-hydroxy-4-aza-5 β-androst-1-en-3-one (2) and N-methyl-17 β-hydroxy-4-aza-5 β-androst-1-en-3-one (4) , gives rise to 1,10-seco (from 1 and 3 ) and 5, 10-seco (from 2 and 4 ) steroids.     

Tautoméric entre structures α-aleoxy énaminocétone et β-céto iminoéther présentée par les pipéridéines résultant de la semihydrogénation d'alcoxy-2 acyl-3 pyridines

The palladium or platinium-catalyzed partial hydrogenation of some 2-alkoxy-3-acylpyridines has been performed in order to study the tautomerism of the resulting tetrahydropyridines. Reduction of the pyridine ring to tetrahydropyridine occurs selectively for the bicyclic compounds 2 and 3, while predominant reduction of the keto group takes place in the case of the derivative 1 carrying the acyl group in an open chain; this different behaviour towards partial hydrogenation is tentatively explained as a consequence of “I-strain” effect. Whereas the bicyclotetrahydropyridine 6 and 7 present exclusively an α-alkoxy enaminoketone structure, the open chain substituted tetrahydro-pyridine 5 exists only as a β-keto iminoether as shown by ir and proton nmr studies. Total displacement of tautomerism towards one of these two structures is interpreted as the result of the unfavourable interaction of nitrogen and oxygen lone pairs which would occur in a bicyclic iminoether, as compared to the stabilizing interaction of an oxygen lone pair and the N-H bond of the enaminoketone structure, which can be realized without increase of steric crowding in the bicyclic case.