Magnesium ion catalyzed P-N bond hydrolysis in imidazolide-activated nucleotides. Relevance to template-directed synthesis of polynucleotides

Magnesium, an ion necessary in enzymatic as well as in nonenzymatic template-directed polynucleotide-synthesizing reactions, has been found to catalyze the hydroxide ion attack on the P-N bond of selected 5'-monophosphate imidazolide derivatives of nucleotides, such as guanosine 5'-monophosphate 2-methylimidazolide (2-MeImpG), guanosine 5'-monophosphate imidazolide (ImpG), and adenosine 5-monophosphate 2-methylimidazolide (2-MeImpA). Calcium ion behaves similarly, but quantitatively the effects are smaller. Pseudo-first-order rate constants of 2-MeImpG and ImpG hydrolysis as a function of Mg2+ concentration have been obtained in the range 6 < or = pH < or = 10 at 37 degrees C. Mg2+ catalysis is particularly effective around pH 10 where a 0.02 M concentration leads to 15-fold acceleration and a 0.2 M concentration to a 115-fold acceleration of the rate. At other pH values Mg2+ catalysis is less dramatic, mainly because the noncatalyzed reaction is faster. Mg2+ catalysis is attributed to the reaction of the zwitterionic form of the substrate (SH+/-, imidazolide moiety protonated) with OH- rather than reaction of the anionic form (S-, imidazolide moiety deprotonated) with water. This conclusion is based on a study of the N-methylated substrates N-MeImpG and 1,2-diMeImpg, respectively, which were generated in situ by the equilibrium reaction of ImpG with N-methylimidazole and 2-MeImpG with 1,2-dimethylimidazole, respectively. In contrast, the absence of Mg2+ the reaction of S- with water competes with the reaction of SH+/- with OH-. The present study bears on the mechanism of the Mg2(+)-catalyzed template-directed synthesis of oligo-and polynucleotides derived from 2-MeImpG and on the competition between oligonucleotide synthesis and hydrolysis of 2-MeImpG.     

Structural characterization of an enantiomerically pure amino acid imidazolide and direct formation of the beta-lactam nucleus from an alpha-amino acid

Decomposition of a diazo beta-ketoamide derived from N-trityl serine imidazolide and N-protected acetanilides provides, instead of the expected 3-acyloxindole product, an enantiomerically pure (EP) beta-lactam. The amino acid stereocenter is incorporated, the second chiral center is induced, and trityl protection of the beta-lactam ring is realized for the first time. The desired 3-acyloxindole is obtained from oxindole and Tr-Ser(OBn)-imidazole, the X-ray of which provides the first structural determination of an EP amino acid imidazolide.     

Nanoparticles on the basis of highly functionalized dextrans

New nanoparticles based on well-defined dextran esters were prepared by a dialysis process. Dextran was converted into a propionate with a degree of substitution of 1.70 and, subsequently, acylated under homogeneous reaction conditions with a pyroglutamic acid imidazolide, which is prepared in situ by conversion of pyroglutamic acid with N,N-carbonyldiimidazole. The synthesis path allows perfect control of the amphiphilicity and solubility. The highly functionalized polysaccharide derivative avoids the collapse of the nanostructure due to the prevention of hydrogen bond formation. The major fraction of the dextran propionate pyroglutamate nanoparticles investigated by SEM and AFM exhibits narrow size distribution with 370 nm as mean diameter and uniform spherical shape. The SEM image verifies that polymeric nanoparticles in the suspensions did not undergo any morphological changes within 3 weeks.     

Synthesis and characterization of a carbamate-linked oligonucleoside

Reaction of 5′-O-dimethoxytritylthymidine with 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole gave the 3′-O-carbonylimidazolide, which was condensed in high yield with 5′-amino-5′-deoxythymidine to produce a dinucleoside containing a 3′-O-5′-N-carbamoyl linkage. Four repetitions of carbonyl imidazolide formation and condensation produced a carbamate-linked hexamer. Hydrolytic and thermal denaturation studies did not indicate the presence of intramolecular base stacking.     

A New Synthesis of Calcium N-(5-Hydroxynicotinoyl)-L-glutamate and Its X-ray Diffraction Structure

Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry - A new synthesis of N-(5-hydroxynicotinoyl)-L-glutamic acid via a 5-hydroxynicotinic acid imidazolide intermediate has been developed. Its calcium salt...     

Notiz zur Synthese des Nonactins

With (?)-nonactic acid and the 8-epitosylate of benzyl (+)-nonactate usingWalden inversion (?)-nonactyl-(+)-nonactic acid is constructed. The latter forms by way of its imidazolide or its α-mercaptopyridyl ester the macrotetrolide nonactine in poor yield.     

1,4-dioxins from methyl phenylchloropyruvate. Competition of the Darzens, Favorskii, and Gabriel reactions

The reaction of methyl phenylchloropyruvate with potassium phthalimide and sodium imidazolide leads to isomeric 2,5-dimethoxycarbonyl-3,6-diphenyl- and 2,6-dimethoxycarbonyl-3,5-diphenyl-1,4-dioxins.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1042–1056, August, 2000.     

Reaction of thioketones with propiolic acids

The reaction of adamantane-2-thione with propiolic acid afforded a novel type of cycloadduct, spiro[adamantane-2,2'-6'H-[1,3]-oxathiin]-6'-one (3a), in quantitative yield. The reaction of thiobenzophenone with propiolic acid gave 2,2-diphenyl-6'H-[1,3]-oxathiin]-6'-one and 4-phenyl-3-thia-3,4-dihydronaphthoic acid in 34% and 35% yields, respectively. The reaction might proceed through a concerted process, as confirmed by kinetics. The reaction of adamantane-2-thione with 2-butynoic acid or phenylpropiolic acid gave the corresponding adducts regioselectively. Interestingly, only one isomer was obtained by the reaction of thiofenchone with propiolic acid, suggesting that the reaction proceeded diastereospecifically. Oxidation of adducts by dimethyldioxirane or m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid gave the corresponding sulfoxides and sulfones. The sulfoxides were thermally decomposed to give disulfide or another type of 1,3-oxathiin-6-one.     

Nonenzymatic template-directed synthesis on hairpin oligonucleotides. 2. Templates containing cytidine and guanosine residues

We have prepared hairpin oligonucleotides in which a 5'-terminal single-stranded segment contains cytidylate (C) and guanylate (G) residues. When these hairpin substrates are incubated with a mixture of cytidine 5'-phosphoro(2-methly)imidazolide (2-MeImpC) and guanosine 5'-phosphoro(2-methyl)imidazolide (2-MeImpG), the 5'-terminal segment acts as a template to facilitate sequence-specific addition of G and C residues to the 3'-terminus of the hairpin. If an isolated G residue is present at the 3'-end of the template strand, it is copied regiospecifically in the presence of 2-MeImpC and 2-MeImpG to give a product containing an isolated C residue linked to its G neighbors by 3'-5'-internucleotide bonds. However, if only 2-MeImpC is present in the reaction mixture, very little reaction occurs. Thus, the presence of 2-MeImpG catalyzes the incorporation of C. If the template strand contains a short sequence of G residues, it is copied in the presence of a mixture of 2-MeImpC and 2-MeImpG. If only 2-MeImpC is present in the reaction mixture, efficient synthesis occurs to give a final product containing one fewer C residue than the number of G residues in the template.     

A novel synthesis of coumarins employing triphenyl(α-carboxymethylene)phosphorane imidazolide as a C-2 synthon

A novel one-pot synthesis of coumarins via intramolecular Wittig cyclization from the reaction of phenolic compounds containing ortho-carbonyl group and triphenyl(α-carboxymethylene)phosphorane imidazolide is described.     

Preparation of N'-[2-(5,6-dimethylbenzothiazolyl)]-N-furfuryloxamide with plant growth regulatory activity

The reaction of the N-furfuryloxamic acid sodium salt (12) with 1,1'-oxalyldiimidazole (ODI) yielded the imidazolide (13) as an intermediate, and this directly reacted with 2-aminothiazole derivatives (14) or 2-aminobenzothiazole derivatives (15) under essentially neutral conditions to afford the N'-12-(substituted thiazolyl)]- or N'-[2-(substituted benzothiazolyl)]-N'-furfuryloxamides (6 or 7). The prepared compounds (6 and 7) were examined for plant growth regulatory activity in a seed germination assay. The examination resulted in the discovery of some new revelations that N'-[2-(5,6-dimethylbenzothiazlyl)]-N-furfuryloxamide (7c) at the concentration of 1.0 x 10(-3) M completely inhibited the radicle growth of both rape and leek seedlings.     

The Reaction of Indole with Propiolic Acid

The reaction of indole with propiolic acid ia 1 : 1 mole ratio gave an adduct (I) of 2 : 1 addition with decarboxylation. The reaction of indole with propiolic acid methyl ester gave a 2 : 1 adduct (II). Hydrolysis of adduct II yield the corresponding carboxylic acid (IV). Decarboxylation of IV also gave I. The mechanism of title reaction were fully studied.     

Solvent-free aza-Markovnikov and aza-Michael additions promoted by a catalytic amount of imidazolide basic ionic liquids

A family of imidazolide ionic liquids were synthesized and characterized. These ionic liquids combined the virtues of strong basicity and relatively good thermal stability. Catalytic properties of these imidazolide ionic liquids were investigated and satisfactory yield was achieved when 2.0 mol % of [Bmim]Im was used as catalyst for aza-Markovnikov addition under solvent-free condition at room temperature in one hour. Experimental results show that a hydrogen bond is not formed between [Bmim]Im/imidazole and vinyl ester, and its existence is not necessary for the [Bmim]Im catalyzed aza-Markovnikov addition either. A possible mechanism for [Bmim]Im-catalyzed aza-Markovnikov addition was proposed. The use of imidazolide ionic liquids in aza-Michael addition was investigated as well.     

咪唑代聚环氧氯丙烷-铜络合物的合成及其对2,6-二甲基苯酚氧化偶合的催化作用

本文以二甲基亚砜为溶剂,通过大分子反应,由环氧氯丙烷(PE)和咪唑锂合成了咪唑代聚环氧氯丙烷(PEIm)。此聚合物的铜络合物[PEIm-Cu(Ⅱ)]主要是4个咪唑基团与1个Cu(Ⅱ)配位的形式。在取代度α为30—55％范围内,PEIm—Cu(Ⅱ)为不溶的固体,对2,6-二甲基苯酚氧化偶合反应具有明显的催化活性,反应中显示“协同效应”、“底物抑制”等酶催化的一些特点。     

1-Iminoalkylimidazoles via cuprous imidazolide

1-Iminoalkylimidazoles are obtained from the novel reaction of cuprous imidazolide with alkyl halides and nitriles. The condensation produces a new class of imidazole derivatives and the ease of the reactions suggests a reasonable scope. The compound N-(1-N-t-butylimino)ethylimidazole exhibits nematicidal activity against larvae of Meloidogyne javanica at 1 ppm.     

A simple and rapid synthesis of nucleotide analogues containing a phosphorothioate moiety at the terminal position of the phosphate chain

A straightforward method for the synthesis of nucleotide analogues bearing a phosphorothioate moiety at the terminal position of the polyphosphate chain is described. Several nucleoside 5′-(2-thiodiphosphates) and 5′-(3-thiotriphosphates) were synthesized by treatment of the appropriate nucleotide imidazolide derivative with a ca. 4-fold excess of thiophosphate triethylammonium salt in DMF in the presence of zinc chloride. The HPLC reaction yields varied from 80% to 100%, in the majority of cases exceeding 90%. Separation was accomplished by Sephadex ion-exchange chromatography or reverse-phase HPLC with preparative yields of about 70%.     

咪唑根碱性离子液体在水介质Knoevenagel反应中的催化作用

报道了咪唑根1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑([Bmim]Im)碱性离子液体的合成与表征,该离子液体具有强碱性和较好的热稳定性.碱性离子液体[Bmim]Im用于催化水介质中Knoevenagel反应,发挥了碱催化剂与相转移催化剂双重作用.此外,离子液体[Bmim]Im及其水溶液还具有良好的循环使用性能.水介质、低催化剂用量、室温...     

Studies on the syntheses of heterocyclic compounds. Part CCLXXIII. Synthesis of C-nordihydrocorynantheol and its related compounds

Mannich reaction of tryptamine with 3,3,4-triethoxycarbonylhexaldehyde (IV) gave the cyclized product (VIII), whose hydrolysis, followed by decarboxylation, afforded the acid (IX). After esterification of IX, reduction of ester (X) with lithium aluminum hydride gave the C-nordihydrocorynantheol (II). The syntheses of IV and XV were also described. Furthermore, the Mannich reaction of L-N-benzyl-1-methyltryptophan methyl ester (XV) with IV was also examined. This reaction gave the ester (XVII), which was hydrolyzed and decarboxylated to give the acid (XVIII). Esterification of XVIII, followed by catalytic hydrogenation, gave the lactam (III).     

Synthesis and biological activity of new 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives

The aminothiadiazole (II) on treatment with aromatic aldehydes yielded Schiff bases, which cyclized to thiazolidinone derivatives by reaction with thioglycolic acid. Reaction of II with phenyl isocyanate and phenyl isothiocyanate afforded the carbamide and carbothiamide derivatives, respectively, which on reaction with malonic acid in acetyl chloride gave barbituric and thiobarbituric acid derivatives. However, reaction of carbon disulfide and methyl iodide with II gave dithiocarbamidate derivative which on treatment with ethylenediamine or o-phenylenediamine gave the condensed N-imidazolylthiadiazolylamine derivatives.     

Regioselective hydrosilylations of propiolate esters with tris(trimethylsilyl)silane

Lewis acid and substituent dependency on the regioselectivity of hydrosilylation of propiolate esters 1a-c with tris(trimethylsilyl)silane (2a) was found. The reaction of methyl and ethyl propiolate esters and 2a without Lewis acid and in the presence of EtAlCl2 and Et2AlCl gave beta-silicon-substituted Z-alkenes 3 selectively. On the other hand, reaction in the presence of AlCl3 in dichloromethane gave alpha-silicon-substituted alkenes 4. In the case of trifluoroethyl propiolate ester 1c, reaction with aluminum chloride-based Lewis acids gave alpha-silicon-substituted alkenes 4 exclusively. Two competitive mechanisms, free-radical and ionic, are proposed as the source of the complementary regioselectivity displayed in these reactions. A transition state of the radical-forming step was obtained computationally. The reaction of various reactive acetylene substrates and 2a without Lewis acid and without solvent at room temperature gave beta-silicon-substituted Z-alkenes 3 selectively.