γ- and UV-radiation-induced degradation of sphingomyelin,lysosphingomyelin, and related compounds

The experimental data on the formation of final products in the radiolysis of 2-aminoglycerol and lysosphingomyelin (sphingosine phosphocholine) and in the photolysis of N-(2-hydroxypropyl)hexanamide and sphingomyelin suggest the occurrence of the radiation-induced degradation of the above substances with C-C bond cleavage. It was hypothesized that this process occurs by the formation and subsequent degradation of the N-centered radicals of the substrates.     

Direct Synthesis of Amphiphilic α-, β-, and γ-Cyclodextrins

ABSTRACT

The clean one step synthesis of the amphiphilic α-, β-, and γ-cyclodextrins starting from per-(6-bromo-6-deoxy)-α-, -β-, and -γ-cyclodextrins is described. The role of the lipophilic tail is played by various aryl groups (phenyl, p-bromophenyl, p-O-butoxyphenyl, p-pentylphenyl, and o-, m-, and p-nitrophenyl) linked by a thioether bridge to the position C-6 of each glucopyranose unit. The yields of the S-alkylation reactions were very high (85-95%).     

Reaction of aminals of conjugated unsaturated ω-dimethylaminoaldehydes with 1,2-, 1,3-, 1,4-, 1,5-, and 1,6-diketones

The condensation of aminals of -dimethylaminoacrolein and 5-dimethylaminopenta-2,4-dienal with cyclic and acyclic 1,2-, 1,3-, 1,4-, 1,5-, and 1,6-diketones was studied. A series of previously unknown bis(,-dimethylaminopolyenyl)diketones was synthesized; their structures were established by means of¹H and¹³C NMR spectroscopies. The electron absorption spectra were employed to study the mutual influence of -aminopolyene chromophores separated by two C=O groups.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1235–1241, July, 1993.     

Interactions of amphiphilic drugs withα-,β-, andγ-cyclodextrins

The association of several amphiphilic drugs with -, -, and -cyclodextrins has been measured by use of drug-sensitive electrodes. Drugs investigated are hydrochlorides of chlorpromazine, dibucaine, tetracaine, and procaine, and valethamate bromide. Each drug forms the drug:cyclodextrin=11 complex with - and -cyclodextrin, and both the 11 and 21 complex with -cyclodextrin, except valethamate which only forms the 11 complex. The strength of the 11 complex formations is in the order of CyD>-CyD>-CyD. The association constant of the 21 complex in drug--CyD is larger than that of 11 complex. The free energy change of the conplex formation has a positive correlation with that of the micelle formation of drugs. The deviation from this relation is explained in terms of fittability of the bulky hydrophobic group of drugs into the cyclodextrin's cavity. The free energy change for the complex formation between chlopromazine or valethamate and -CyD is governed by the enthalpy term and not by the entropy term which controls the surfactant--CyD interactions.     

Hydrocarbon (π- and σ-) complexes of nickel,palladium and platinum: Synthesis,reactivity and applications

With the exception of metallocenes, transition metal complexes with hydrocarbon ligands only are rare. However, complexes of this type containing Group 10 metals are known and have been shown to be quite stable. These complexes are versatile precursors for many organometallic compounds. In addition, such compounds can play an important role in many reactions including C–H or C–C activation reactions and have useful applications in the thermal and photochemical production of metal films by chemical vapour deposition (CVD). The present review summarizes the synthesis, properties and chemistry of hydrocarbon complexes of Group 10 metals of the type L_nM or L_nMR₁R₂ (where L_n = σ- or π-hydrocarbon ligands; M = Ni, Pd and Pt; R₁, R₂ = σ-hydrocarbon ligands) without the involvement of any hetero donor ligands such as N, P, O and S in the metal coordination spheres.     

A,D-Oligomethylenic capping of α- and β-cyclodextrins

α- and β-cyclodextrins have easily been converted into basket molecules, the handle being an oligomethylenic chain bridging A and D positions on the primary rim. The size of the handle influences the complexing properties of these cyclodextrins. To cite this article: T. Lecourt et al., C. R. Chimie 6 (2003) 000–000.     

Studies on α-, β-, and γ-cyclodextrin inclusion complexes of isoquinoline alkaloids berberine, palmatine and coralyne

The complexation of three isoquinoline alkaloids berberine, palmatine and coralyne with α-, β-, and γ-CDs were studied by absorption, fluorescence, circular dichroism, NMR spectroscopy and microcalorimetric assay techniques. Their binding constant (K _BH) values were determined by Benesi–Hildebrand equation. All the alkaloids formed 1:1 stoichiometry complexes with the cyclodextrins (CDs). The binding affinity is largest in β-CD followed by γ-, and α-CD for coralyne, followed by berberine and then palmatine. The thermodynamic parameters of the complexation were determined by calorimetry. The stoichiometry of complex formation and the variation of the apparent binding constant from spectroscopic studies were confirmed by calorimetry. The formation of the inclusion complexes was entropy driven in almost all the systems. Coralyne formed the strongest complex with all the CDs, followed by berberine and palmatine in that order. Coralyne-β-CD complex was studied through NMR, indicating more than one interaction mode.     

Investigation on the Interaction of Bendazac with β-, Hydroxypropyl-β-, and γ-, yclodextrins

The interactions of Bendazac, a topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, with-cyclodextrin, hydroxypropyl--cyclodextrin and -cyclodextrinwere investigated to evaluate possibilities to improve the drug's poor water solubilityand eventually to enhance the topical delivery of Bendazac. Phase solubility studiesdemonstrated the ability of the selected cyclodextrins to complex with Bendazac andincrease drug solubility. The amount of solubilized Bendazac increased linearly withthe addition of each cyclodextrin according toA_L type plots. ¹³C-NMR studiesshowed that the Bendazac A-ring was included in the cavity of the three cyclodextrins.The -cyclodextrin was also able to include the B-ring of Bendazac, forminga complex where one drug molecule fitted into two cyclodextrin molecules. Equimolarsolid systems of the drug with each cyclodextrin carrier were prepared using varioustechniques (physical mixing, spray-drying and freeze-drying). The results of differential scanning calorimetry and Fourier transform infrared analysis, performed on the solid systems, demonstrated that freeze-dried and spray-dried products had a high degree of amorphization and agreed with the hypothesis of the existence of drug–cyclodextrin interaction in the solid state. The cyclodextrins tested were able to improve the dissolution of Bendazac. The dissolution profile of the drug was also affected by the physico-chemical properties of each solid system, the freeze-dried products being the most rapidly dissolving forms.     

Spectroscopic characterization of the binding and isomerization cycle of Brooker’s merocyanine with α-, β-, and γ-cyclodextrins

Complexes of Brooker’s merocyanine dye with α-, β- and γ-cyclodextrin (CD) have been characterized to determine the relative strength and thermodynamics of binding, as well as the effect of binding on the protolytic-photochemical isomerization cycle of the dye. It was found that the dye binds most tightly to β-CD, with a binding equilibrium constant of 430 M^?1, in agreement with previous results (Hamasaki et al. J. Incl. Phenom. Mol. Rec. Chem. 13, 349–359 (1992)), while α-CD and γ-CD complexes have a binding constant of approximately 110 M^?1 and 70 M^?1, respectively, determined using absorbance and fluorescence spectroscopy. The isomerization cycle for the dye in α- and γ-CD complexes was found to be the same as for the free dye. Complexation with β-CD, however, resulted in depressed trans-to-cis photoisomerization in acidic conditions followed by spontaneous cis-to-trans isomerization (with the addition of base). Thermodynamic results also indicated differences between α-CD (ΔS° = ?48 J K^?1) and β-CD (ΔS° =  +12 J K^?1) complexes. There was no temperature dependence observed for the γ-CD complexes. These results can be justified in terms of the location of the dye molecule within the cyclodextrin cavity for each of the complexes.     

UV spectroscopic study of the interaction betweenα-,β-, andγ-cyclodextrins and pyridine derivatives

Complex formation between-,- and-cyclodextrins and some pyridine derivatives (hydroxy,O- andN-methyl) have been investigated by UV spectroscopy. Inclusion processes do not exert any noticeable influence on the UV absorption spectra of most of the guests which do not give rise to tautomeric equilibria or which show a strong prevalence for one of the tautomeric forms. In contrast, the equilibrium between the lactim and the lactim forms of 3-hydroxypyridine (which are present in comparable amounts in aqueous solution) was shown to be markedly affected by the inclusion process with a preferential complexation of the latter tautomer.     

Synthetic trehalose di- and mono-esters of α-, methoxy- and keto-mycolic acids

Synthetic mycolic acids matching the overall structure of the major mycolic acids of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are coupled to trehalose to generate the corresponding synthetic trehalose monomycolate (TMM) and trehalose dimycolate (TDM; cord factor), either with two identical or two different mycolic acids.     

Samarium diiodide induced cyclizations of γ-, δ- and ε-indolyl ketones: reductive coupling, intermolecular trapping, and subsequent transformations of indolines

This comprehensive study describes our results of samarium diiodide induced 5-exo-trig to 8-exo-trig cyclization/alkylation sequences of 3'-acceptor-substituted indolyl ketones. All cyclization precursors were easily prepared by simple N-alkylation or N-acylation of indole derivatives with the corresponding iodo alkanones, acid chlorides, or lactones. After treatment of indolyl ketones with two equivalents of SmI(2), the generated stabilized carbanionic intermediates were trapped with different electrophiles leading to a variety of highly substituted indoline derivatives in good to very good yields. In general, the cyclization products were obtained as single diastereomers bearing a newly generated quaternary center, a common structural motif in various indole alkaloids. The relative configurations of the products were established by NOE experiments and by single-crystal analysis and follow the rules already established. Furthermore, the obtained products were subjected to a series of chemical transformations, such as oxidation, reduction, and metathesis reactions resulting in a range of interesting synthetic building blocks valuable for further applications.     

A simple molecular-orbital study of theβ-,α-, and p-bands in triphenylenes

Clar has observed that the spectra of annellated derivatives of triphenylene such as II, III, IV below show remarkable resemblance to those of the phenes defined by the central ring of the triphenylene and its two longest acene limbs, II resembling tetraphene I, and III and IV pentaphene V. We show that this observation can be explained in terms of a simple modification of the Hückel molecular-orbital method.

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Zusammenfassung Eine Beobachtung von Clar hat gezeigt, daß die Spektren der Benzologen des Triphenylens, wie z. B. II, III, IV außerordentlich ähnlich sind denen der Phene, die ausgehend vom zentralen Ring und den beiden längsten Armen der obigen Systeme gebildet werden. Daher ähnelt das Spektrum von II stark dem des Tetraphens I und die von III und IV dem des Pentaphens V. Es wird gezeigt, daß dieser Beobachtung durch eine einfache Modifikation der Hückelschen MO-Theorie Rechnung getragen werden kann.

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Résumé Clar a observé que les spectres d'absorption des dérivés annelés du triphénylène tels que, II, III et IV montrent une ressemblance extraordinaire à ceux des phènes définis par l'anneau central du triphényléne et ses deux armes les plus longues. Ainsi le spectre de II ressemble à celui du tétraphène et ceux de III et de IV à celui du pentaphène V. Nous avons démontré qu'on peut expliquer cette observation par une modification simple de la méthode des orbitales moléculaires d'Hückel.

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We gratefully acknowledge many helpful discussions with Dr. E. Clar and Dr. J.-F. Guye-Vuilléme and the award of a D. S. I. R. Maintenance Grant to one of us (D. A. M.-B.). Chemistry Department, University of Glasgow.     

Binding behaviors of scutellarin with α-, β-, γ-cyclodextrins and their derivatives

A series of cyclodextrin/scutellarin inclusion complexes were prepared from α-cyclodextrin, β-cyclodextrin and 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin with scutellarin (SCU), and their inclusion complexation behaviors, such as stoichiometry, complex stability constants and inclusion mode, were investigated by means of UV/Vis spectroscopy, ¹H NMR and 2D NMR. The results showed that the SCU could be efficiently encapsulated in the cyclodextrin cavity in aqueous solution to produce complexes that were more soluble than free SCU. The enhanced binding ability of cyclodextrins towards SCU was discussed from the viewpoint of the size/shape-fit and multiple recognition mechanism between host and guest.     

Steric effects in the catalytic amination of γ-, δ-, and ε-glycols

The amination of butane-1,4-diol, isomeric dipropylene glycols, and cyclohexane-1,4-diyldimethanol in the presence of nickel/copper/chromium catalysts has been studied. The effect of the initial glycol structure on the reaction selectivity has been estimated.     

Metal-catalyzed cycloetherification reactions of β,γ- and γ,δ-allendiols: chemo-, regio-, and stereocontrol in the synthesis of oxacycles

Versatile routes that lead to a variety of functionalized enantiopure tetrahydrofurans, dihydropyrans, and tetrahydrooxepines are based on chemo-, regio-, and stereocontrolled metal-catalyzed oxycyclization reactions of β,γ- and γ,δ-allendiols, which were readily prepared from (R)-2,3-O-isopropylideneglyceraldehyde. The application of Pd(II), Pt(II), Au(III), or La(III) salts as the catalysts gives controlled access to differently sized oxacycles in enantiopure form. Usually, chemoselective cyclization reactions occurred exclusively by attack of the secondary hydroxy group (except for the oxybromination of phenyl β,γ-allenic diols 3b and 3d) to an allenic carbon atom. Regio- and stereocontrol issues are mainly influenced by the nature of the metal catalysts and substituents.     

Impact of α-, γ-, and δ-tocopherol on the radiation induced oxidation of rapeseed oil triacylglycerols

Gamma-irradiation (doses: 2, 4, 7, and 10 kGy) was used as oxidation tool to study the antioxidant effects of α-, γ-, and δ-tocopherol (enrichments 500–5000 ppm) in purified rapeseed oil triacylglycerols (RSOTG). Fatty acid composition, tocopherol degradation, primary (conjugated dienes (CD) and peroxide value (POV)) and secondary (p-anisidine value) oxidation products were chosen as test parameters. Fatty acid composition did not change. While secondary oxidation products could not be found in the irradiated samples, the POVs and CDs showed a significant, dose-dependent increase. α-Tocopherol did not inhibit the formation of peroxides, whereas γ- and δ-tocopherol reduced the POVs by more than 30%. No uniform effect of the different tocopherol concentrations at the particular doses could be established. The influence of the individual tocopherols on the CD formation was not pronounced. The degradation of the tocopherols decreased with increasing concentration. None of the tocopherols showed a prooxidant effect.