Dibenzyl Structuresin a Macromolecular Chain. III. Dibenzyldiisocyanates Reactivity

The reactivity of the 2,2′-, 2,4′-, 4,4′-dibenzyldiisocyanate (2,2′-, 2,4′-, 4,4′-DBDI) with n-butanol in benzene has been studied. The concentrations of all species were monitored by using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The reactivity of 4,4′-DBDI is similar to that of 4,4′-diphenylmethanediisocyanate (4,4′-MDI). Very strong intramolecular catalytic effects were noticed in the case of 2,2′-DBDI, probably due to the variable molecular geometry. These effects are responsible for the whole reaction pattern. The 2,4′-DBDI NCO ortho and para groups reactivities are different and comparable to that of 2,4-toluylenediisocyanate (2,4-TDI).     

Total Synthesis of Indole and Dihydroindole Alkaloids. XVIII. Isomers and analogues of vinblastine

The synthesis and conformational analysis of (3′R)-3-hydroxyleurosidine ( 5 ), (3′S)-3-hydroxyleurosidine ( 10 ), (3′S)-3-acetoxy-4′-deoxyleurosidine ( 15 ), (3′R)-3-acetoxy-4′-deoxyleurosidine ( 23 ), (3′R)-3-acetoxy-4′-deoxyvinblastine ( 16 ), (3′S)-3-acetoxy-4′-deoxyleurosidine ( 28 ) is discussed.     

Four New Lignan Glycosides from Osmanthus fragrans Lour. var. aurantiacus Makino

Four new tetrahydrofuranoid lignan glycosides, (7S,8R,7′R,8′S)‐4,9,4′,7′‐tetrahydroxy‐3,3′‐dimethoxy‐7,9′‐epoxylignan 9‐O‐β‐D ‐glucopyranoside ( 2 ), (7R,8S,7′S,8′R)‐4,9,4′,7′‐tetrahydroxy‐3,3′‐dimethoxy‐7,9′‐epoxylignan 9‐O‐β‐D ‐glucopyranoside ( 3 ), (7R,8S,7′R,8′S)‐4,9,4′,9′‐tetrahydroxy‐3,3′‐dimethoxy‐7,7′‐epoxylignan 9‐O‐β‐D ‐glucopyranoside ( 4 ), and rel‐(7R,8S,7′S,8′R)‐4,9,4′,9′‐tetrahydroxy‐3,3′‐dimethoxy‐7,7′‐epoxylignan 9‐O‐β‐D ‐glucopyranoside ( 5 ), and ten known lignan glycosides, 1 and 6 – 14 , were isolated from the leaves of Osmanthus fragrans Lour. var. aurantiacus Makino . Their structures were established on the basis of spectral and chemical studies.     

Thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer. III. Synthesis and properties of poly(amide-azomethine-ester)

A series of novel dialdehydes as new monomers, 4,4′-diformyl-α,ω-diphencarbonylalkane, 4,4′-diformyl-3,3′-methoxy-α,ω-diphencarbonylalkane, and 4,4′-diformyl-3,3′-ethoxy-α,ω-diphencarbonylalkane, was prepared from aliphatic diacid chloride with p-hydroxybenzaldehyde, vanillin, and 3-ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, respectively. A series of poly(amide-azomethine-ester)s was prepared by condensation of 4,4′-diaminoanilide with 4,4′-diformyl-α,ω-α,ω-diphencarbonylalkane, 4,4′-diformyl-3,3′-methoxy-α,ω-diphencarbonylalkane, and 4,4′-diformyl-3,3′-ethoxy-α,ω-diphencarbonylalkane, respectively. Their thermotropic liquid crystalline properties were examined by DSC microscope observations. In most cases, the mesophase extends up to ca. 288–380°C, where thermal decomposition prevents further observation.     

Total synthesis of indole and dihydroindole alkaloids. VIII. Studies on the synthesis of bisindole alkaloids in the vinblastine-vincristine series. The chloroindolenine approach.

Studies on the syntheses of 18′-epi-4′-deoxo-4′-epivinblastine (IX, R = CO₂CH₃; R₁ = H), 18′-decarbomethoxy-18′-epi-4′-deoxo-4′-epivinblastine (IX, R = R₁ = H) and related analogues are described. The synthetic method employs a coupling reaction involving chloroindolenine derivatives of the cleavamine series (for example, III) with vindoline (V) under acidic conditions. The complete structures, including absolute configuration, of the resulting dimers are established by a combination of chemical and spectroscopic techniques, including X-ray analysis.     

Nucleotides. Part. XXXII. Synthesis of 2′–5′ Connected oligonucleotides. Prodrugs for antiviral and antitumoral nucleosides

The cytotoxically and antivirally active compounds bvU_d ( 1 ), flU_d ( 4 ), acyclovir ( 7 ), and A_a ( 12 ) have chemically been combined with the appropriately protected (2′–5′)diadenylate 20 by the phosphotriester approach to give the 2′–5′ oligonucleotide trimers 21 – 24 . The deprotection of the various blocking groups by chemical means afforded the 2′–5′ trimers 25 – 28 , which can be regarded as new type of a potential prodrug form delivering nucleotides to the targets inside cells. In an analogous series of reactions, 9-(3′-azido-3′-deoxy-β-D-xylofuranosyl)adenine was coupled with 7 to the 2′–5′ trimer 31 . The antiviral screening of the oligonucleotides 25–27 and 31 showed biological activities closely related to the parent nucleosides, possibly indicating their release by enzymatic cleavage of the oligomers.     

Schmelzreaktionen mit Aluminiumchlorid. I. Mitteilung. Über Kondensationsreaktionen von 1-Aminoanthrachinon und 1 -Amino-anthrachinon-2-sulfonsäure in der Pyridin-Aluminiumchlorid-Schmelze

The condensation of 1-aminoanthraquinone to 1,1′-diamino-2,2′-dianthraquinonyl in a melt of anhydrous aluminium chloride and moist pyridine has been reinvestigated. By a similar procedure under anhydrous conditions the sodium salt of 1-aminoanthraquinone-2-sulfonic acid yielded the sodium salt of 4,4′-diamino-1,1′-dianthraquinonyl-3,3′-disulfonic acid.     

Investigation of the torsional angle at the glycosidic bond in 5′-amino-5′-deoxythymidine derivatives by carbon-13 n.m.r. spectroscopy

The conformational preference of the thymine base ring with respect to the sugar ring in β,β,β,-trichloroethyl 5′amino-5′-deoxythymidine-5′-phosphate has been studied by ¹³C n.m.r. spectroscopy. The magnitude of the three bond vicinal coupling constant, J(C-2, H-1′), for β,β,β-trichloroethyl 5′-amino-5′-deoxythymidine-5′-phosphate and the similarity between the chemical shifts for the furanose carbons C-1′, C-2′, and C-3′ in β,β,β-trichloroethyl 5-′-amino-5′-deoxythymidine-5′-phosphate and in β,β,β-trichloroethyl thymidine 5′-phosphate indicate that the amino analogue exists in aqueous solution predominantly in the anti conformation, as is the case with natural nucleotides.     

Enolethers. XXI. Synthesis of 5,5′-disubstituted 4,4′-bipyrimidines

1,6-Dialkoxy-3,4-diones 3 are easily accessible by acylation of enol ethers 1 with oxalyl chloride and subsequent elimination of hydrogen chloride using triethylamine. The open-chain 2,5-dimethyl derivative 3b is converted with amidines 4a-c and S-methylisothiourea (4d) , respectively, to give 2,2′-disubstituted 5,5′-dimethyl-4,4′-bipyrimidines 5a-d . The dihydrofuran and dihydropyran derivatives 3c and 3d , however, react with benzamidine (4c) in dimethylformamide only in the presence of calcium hydride as condensation agent yielding 5,5′-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)- and 5,5′-bis(3-hydroxypropyl)-2,2′-diphenyl-4,4′-bipyrimidine 6a and b.     

Siliciumorganische verbindungen : LXXI. Sila-paracyclophane

The reaction of 4,4′-dihydroxy diphenylsulfide (Ia) and 4,4′-dihydroxydiphenylsulfone (Ib) with hexamethyldisilazane leads to 4,4′-bis)trimethylsiloxy) diphenylsulfide and 4,4′-bis(trimethylsiloxy)diphenylsulfone. Ia and Ib treated with hexamethylcyclotrisilazane form sila-paracyclophanes.     

Addition polyimides. III. Thermal behavior of bismaleimides

This article describes the synthesis of N,N′-bis(3,3′-maleimidophenyl) sulfone (S) and its Michael addition products with (4,4′-diaminodiphenyl) methane (S-M), 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl ether (S-E), (3,3′-diaminodiphenyl) sulfone (S-DDS_m), (4,4′-diaminodiphenyl) sulfone (S-DDS_p), (3,3′,3″-tris aminophenyl) phosphine oxide (S-TAP), and 9,9-bis(p-aminophenyl) fluorene (S-B). Curing behavior of these bisimides was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry. Activation energy of curing reaction was determined by using isothermal and multiple heating rate method. Thermal stability of bisimides was evaluated by thermogravimetric analysis. Better char yields were obtained in S-TAP resins.     

Aromatic fluoro derivatives. LXX. Interaction of pentafluorobenzoyl peroxide with decafluorodiphenyl

The interaction of pentafluorobenzoyl peroxide with decafluorodiphenyl (at 80°C and 200°C) results in the preferential formation of perfluorotetrakisphenyl-tetrahydrodiphenyls (a mixture of isomers). Defluorination of perfluoro-3,3′,5,5′-tetrakisphenyl-1,1′,2,2′-tetrahydrodiphenyl-1,1′ gives rise to perfluoro-3,3′,5,5′-tetrakisphenyldiphenyl-1,1′. The results obtained confirm the proposition about the 1,2-shift of the fluorine atom in the initial σ-complex formed by the addition of the pentafluorophenyl radical to decafluorodiphenyl.     

Über Pterinchemie. 85. Mitteilung. Polyacetylierte 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-D- und -L-neopterine. Ein besonderer Fall von N(5)-Alkylierung des 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydroneopterin-Gerüstes

Polyacetylated 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-D - and L -neopterins. A Special Case of N(5)-Alkylation of 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydroneopterins Improved conditions are reported for the preparation of the earlier described (6R)- and (6S)-1′-O,2′-O,3′-O,2-N,5-pentaacetyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-L -neopterins, one of which could be obtained as pure crystals. Its structure, determined by X-ray-diffraction analysis, corresponds to the (6R)-enantiomer. The method has also been used to make the corresponding D -diastereoisomers. Further acetylation of (6RS)-1′-O,2′-O,3′-O,2-N-tetraacetyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-D -neopterin under drastic conditions yields a mixture of several polyacetylated D -neopterin derivatives and a polyacetylated ethyl-tetrahydro-D -neopterin which was isolated in crystalline form and established by X-ray-diffraction analysis to be (6R)-1′-O,2′-O,3′-O,4-O,2-N,2-N,8-heptaacetyl-5-ethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-D -neopterin.     

Electrochemical oxidation of substituted pyrroles. III. Anodic oxidation of 2,5-diphenyl-3-acetylpyrrole

The electrochemical oxidation of 2,5-diphenyl-3-acetylpyrrole (I) is described. The cyclic derivative 1,6a-dihydro-2,5,6a-triphenyl-3,4-diacetylbenzo[g]pyrrolo[3,2-e]indole (II) was obtained in very good yield. However, when water was present in the reaction medium, a different derivative, 4-acetyl-2-hydroxy-2,5-diphenyl-3-(4′-acetyl-2′,5′-diphenyl-3′-yl)-2H-pyrrole (III) , was obtained as the main product. 2,2′,5,5′-Tetraphenyl-4,4′-diacetyl-3,3′-dipyrryl (IV) , a potentially useful intermediate for the synthesis of condensed pyrroles, was synthesized by zinc reduction of III.     

Synthese eines steroidischen 17 β-Pyrrolinons. Partialsynthetische Versuche in der Reihe der Herzgifte. 10.Mitteilung

Synthesis of a steroidal 17 β-pyrrolinone We describe the synthesis of 4′-(3 β-hydroxy-androst-5-ene-17 β-yl)-3′-pyrrolin-2′-one (6) starting from 3β-acetoxy-21-hydroxy-pregn-5-ene-20-one (1).     

Polymers with quinoxaline units. III. Polymers with quinoxaline and thiazine recurring units

Six ladder or partly ladder polymers have been prepared by the condensation reactions of combinations of two diaminodithiophenols, 4,6-diamino-1,3-dithiophenol and 3,3′-dimercaptobenzidine, with three tetrachloroquinoxaline derivatives, 2,3,7,8-tetrachloro-1,4,6,9-tetraazaanthracene, 2,2′,3,3′-tetrachloro-6,6′-bisquinoxaline, and 2,2′,3,3′-tetrachloro-6,6′-diquinoxalyl ether, with the use of dimethylacetamide, hexamethylphos phoramide, and polyphosphoric acid as reaction media. The polymers thus obtained are highly colored, powedery materials which are slightly soluble in methanesulfonic acid and concentrated sulfuric acid. These polymers (η_inh > 1) show good thermal stability.     

Polyfluorocycloalkenes. Part XVIII. Aryl adducts of decafluorocyclohexene

Decafluorocyclohexene reacted slowly with aniline to give 1-phenylamino- 3-phenyliminoheptafluorocyclohex-2-ene, which was hydrolysed by hydrochloric acid to 3-phenylaminoheptafluorocyclohex-2-enone. Decafluorocyclohexene reacted stepwise with phenyl lithium, giving 1-phenylnonafluorocyclohexene and thence 1,2-diphenyloctafluorocyclohexene: the former product was attacked slowly by pentafluorophenyl lithium at ?40°C affording 1-pentafluorophenyl- 1-phenyloctafluorocyclohexene. Phenyl lithium reacted sluggishly with bis(pentafluorophenyl)octafluorocyclohexene to give 1-pentafluorophenyl-2-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluoro-1′-biphenylyl)octafluorocyclohexene and 1,2-bis(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluoro-1′-biphenylyl)octafluorocyclohexene. 1,2-Diphenyloctafluorocyclohexene and 1,2-bis(pentafluorophenyl) octafluorocyclohexene were fluorinated by cobalt(III) fluoride to give the olefin, 1,2-bis(undecafluorocyclohexyl)octafluorocyclohexene.     

Nucleotides. Part XXVIII. Chemical syntheses of the 2′-5′-cordycepin-trimer core

The chemical synthesis of 3′-deoxyadenyly-(2′-5′)-3′-deoxyadenylyl-(2′-5′)-3′-deoxyadenosine ( 30 ; trimeric cordycepin) is described by three different routes using various protecting groups and applying the phosphotriester approach. The intermediates have been isolated and characterized by elemental analyses and spectroscopic means. High yields of 30 have been obtained on deprotection making this biologically very active compound available in preparative scale.     

Studies on the thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer. I. Synthesis and properties of polyamide-azomethine-ether

A series of polyamide-azomethine-ethers was prepared by condensation of 4,4′-diaminoanilide with 4,4′-diformyl-α,ω-diphenoxyalkane, 4,4′-diformyl-3,3′-methoxy-α,ω-diphenoxyalkane, and 4,4′-diformyl-3,3′-ethoxy-α,ω-diphenoxyalkane, respectively. The inherent viscosities of polymers were obviously increased when the polymers were treated by heat under nitrogen at 220°C. The thermotropic liquid crystalline properties were examined by DSC, microscope observations, and TGA. All of the polymers, except polymer A-1, exhibit thermotropic liquid crystalline properties. They also exhibit threaded and/or Schlieren textures examined by the polarizing microscope which indicate a nematic phase. In most cases, the mesophase exists up to ca. 400-460°C shown by TGA study. The mesophase cannot exist above 400-460°C because of the thermal decomposition.