Bisphosphonate prodrugs: synthesis of new aromatic and aliphatic 1-hydroxy-1,1-bisphosphonate partial esters

Methods for the preparation of various 1-hydroxy-1,1-bisphosphonate partial esters were developed. They were obtained from (alkyl or phenyl) bis(trimethylsilyl) phosphite and aromatic or aliphatic acid chlorides, followed by methanolysis.     

A study of the acylation of 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-pyrone and 4 hy(lroxy-6-phenyl-2-pyrone

The acylation of 4-hydroxy-6-melhyl-2-pyrone (1) and 4-hydroxy-6-phenyl-2-pyrone (XXII) with aliphatic acid anhydrides, or with aliphatic acid chlorides in trifluoroacetic acid, has been found to product; first the corresponding ester, which then rearranges, partially or wholly, depending on the conditions and on the nature of the acyl moiety, to form the corresponding 3-acylpyrone. With aromatic acid chlorides in pyridine or in trichloroacetic acid only the corresponding ester was obtained. These esters, however, could be rearranged to the corresponding 3-acylpyrones with aluminum chloride. Acetoaeetylation of 1 and 4-hydroxycoumarin (XXIX) with diketene gave, in both cases, the C-acetoacetylated product.     

A combinatorially convenient version of synthesis of 5-substituted oxazole-4-carboxylic acid ethyl esters

Reaction of ethyl isocyanoacetic acid with sodium hydride in anhydrous benzene, followed by treatment with carboxylic acid chlorides or N-(acyloxy)pyrrolidine-2,5-diones, gives 5-substituted oxazole-4-carboxylic acid esters. The procedure is applicable to derivatives of various carboxylic acids, including saturated aliphatic, α,β-unsaturated, alicyclic, aromatic, heterocyclic, and N-Boc-protected amino acids.     

Esters Derived from Vanillin and Vanillal and Aromatic and Functionalized Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids

Reactions of vanillin and vanillal with aromatic and functionally substituted aliphatic carboxylic acid chlorides in the presence of pyridine afforded the corresponding previously unknown esters.__________Translated from Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, Vol. 41, No. 7, 2005, pp. 1015–1019.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Dikusar, Kozlov.     

Thermally stable polymers based on 1,3,4-oxadiazole rings

<正>In the present work,new thermally stable polymers containing 1,3,4-oxadiazole units have been synthesized through Huisgen reaction of the aromatic bis-tetrazole compounds with the aromatic/aliphatic bis-acid chlorides in pyridine as solvent.The obtained polymers are insoluble or slightly soluble in polar aprotic solvents such as DMSO and DMF. Thermal analyses of the polymers using DSC and TGA techniques showed that the polymers had improved thermal stabilities.The model reaction was also investigated and the resulting bis-l,3,4-oxadiazole compounds were characterized by conventional spectroscopic methods.     

Preparation and characterization of cellulose β-ketoesters prepared by homogeneous reaction with alkylketene dimers: comparison with cellulose/fatty acid esters

Cellulose was dissolved in lithium chloride/1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone (LiCl/DMI), and reacted with alkylketene dimers (AKDs) under non-aqueous and homogeneous conditions to prepare cellulose/AKD β-ketoesters with high degrees of substitution (DS). Six AKDs synthesized from octanoic, decanoic, dodecanoic, tetradecanoic, hexadecanoic and octadecanoic acids via their fatty acid chlorides were used in this study. The cellulose/AKD β-ketoesters obtained were gummy solid at room temperature, and had DS values ranging from 1.9 to 2.9. Cellulose/fatty acid esters with DS 2.5–2.9 were also prepared as references. ¹³C-NMR spectra of the cellulose/AKD β-ketoesters showed that cellulose carbons and substituent carbons close to cellulose chains were restricted in motion and behaved like solid in solutions. In contrast, the cellulose/fatty acid esters did not demonstrate such anomalous ¹³C-NMR spectra. The unique ¹³C-NMR patterns are characteristic for the cellulose/AKD β-ketoesters, which have long and branched alkyl substituents in each anhydroglucose unit. Size-exclusion chromatography furnished with multi-angle laser light scattering (SEC-MALLS) revealed, on the other hand, that all cellulose/AKD β-ketoesters and cellulose/fatty acid esters prepared had flexible or random-coil conformations in tetrahydrofuran (THF). There were no clear differences in conformation or stiffness of cellulose chains between cellulose/AKD β-ketoesters and cellulose/fatty acid esters.     

Blends of poly(∈-caprolactone) with cellulose alkyl esters: effect of the alkyl side-chain length and degree of substitu tion on miscibility

Cellulose alkyl esters, CELL- OCOCnH2n+1(n = 1 6), were synthesized by a homogeneous reaction of cotton cellulose with different acyl chlorides in N,N-dimethylacetamide--lithium chloride solution. The miscibility of the esterified celluloses with poly(-caprolactone) (PCL) was investigated, mainly through thermal analysis by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). A polymer pair, cellulose butyrate (CB)/PCL, showed the highest miscibility of all the binary blends examined here; this is usual when relatively high-substituted esters (DS 2.0) are used as the respective component. The butyl ester derivatives with DS 1.5 showed poor miscibility with PCL     

Synthesis of cellulose benzoates under homogeneous conditions in an ionic liquid

The ionic liquid 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (AmimCl) as a reaction medium was studied for the synthesis of cellulose benzoates by homogeneous acylation of dissolved cellulose with benzoyl chlorides in the absence of any catalysts. Cellulose benzoates with a degree of substitution (DS) in the range from about 1 to 3.0 were accessible under mild conditions. The DS of cellulose derivatives increased with the increase of the molar ratio of benzoyl chloride/anhydroglucose unit (AGU) in cellulose, reaction time, and reaction temperature. Benzoylation of cellulose with some 4-substituted benzoyl chlorides including 4-toluoyl chloride, 4-chlorobenzoyl chloride and 4-nitrobenzoyl chloride was also readily carried out under mild conditions. Furthermore, regioselectively substituted mixed cellulose esters were synthesized in this work. All products were characterized by means of FT-IR, ¹H-NMR, and ¹³C-NMR spectroscopy. In addition, at the end of benzoylation of cellulose, the ionic liquid AmimCl was easily recycled. When the recycled AmimCl was used as the reaction media, the cellulose benzoate with a similar DS was obtained under comparable reaction conditions.     

3-acyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridine-2,4-diones: Synthesis and chemical properties

N-Substituted 6-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridine-2,4-diones reacted with aliphatic carboxylic acid chlorides in the presence of pyridine or triethylamine to give the corresponding 4-O-acyl derivatives which underwent O,C-migration of the acyl group by the action of 2 equiv of triethylamine and a catalytic amount of 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanenitrile. Reactions of 3-acyl-6-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridine-2,4-diones thus formed with aliphatic and aromatic amines gave the corresponding enamino derivatives at the side acyl group. Enamino derivatives at the C⁴ =O group were obtained by transformation of 3-acyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridine-2,4-diones into 3-acyl-4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,2-dihydropyridin-2-ones via alkylation with dimethyl sulfate and subsequent treatment with amines.     

2-Chloroethylthiol esters of dic arboxylic acids

Mono- and bis(2-chloroethyl)thiol esters of aliphatic, aromatic, and heterocyclic dicarboxylic acids have been obtained by the reaction of the dicarboxylic acid chlorides with ethylene sulfide or 2-chloroethanethiol. The compounds were characterized by their electronic spectra.     

Ionic liquid extraction method for upgrading eucalyptus kraft pulp to high purity dissolving pulp

High purity cellulose from wood is an important raw material for many applications such as cellulosic fibers, films or the manufacture of various cellulose acetate products. Hitherto, multi-step refining processes are needed for an efficient hemicellulose removal, most of them suffering from severe cellulose losses. Recently, a novel method for producing high purity cellulose from bleached paper grade birch kraft pulp was presented. In this so called IONCELL process, hemicelluloses are extracted by an ionic liquid–water mixture and both fractions can be recovered without yield losses or polymer degradation. Herein, it is demonstrated that bleached Eucalyptus urograndis kraft pulp can be refined to high purity acetate grade pulp via the IONCELL process. The hemicellulose content could be reduced from initial 16.6 to 2.4 wt% while persevering the cellulose I crystal form by using an optimized 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium dimethylphosphate-water mixture as the extraction medium. The degree of polymerization was then reduced by a sulfuric acid treatment for subsequent acetylation of the pulp, resulting in a final hemicellulose content of 2.2 wt%. When pre-treating the pulp enzymatically with endoxylanase, the final hemicellulose content could be reduced even to 1.7 wt%. For comparison, the eucalyptus kraft pulp was also subjected to cold caustic extraction and the same subsequent acid treatment which led to 3.9 wt% of residual hemicelluloses. The performance in acetylation of all produced pulps was tested and compared to commercial acetate grade pulp. The endoxylanase-IONCELL-treated pulp showed superior properties. Thus, an ecologically and economically efficient alternative for the production of highest value cellulose pulp is presented.     

Multi-technique surface characterization of bio-based films from sisal cellulose and its esters: a FE-SEM, μ-XPS and ToF-SIMS approach

Bio-based films were prepared from LiCl/DMAc solutions containing sisal cellulose esters (acetates, butyrates and hexanoates) with different degrees of substitution (DS 0.7–1.8) and solutions prepared with the cellulose esters and 20 wt% sisal cellulose. A novel approach for characterizing the surface morphology utilized field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) and contact angle analysis. XPS and ToF-SIMS were a powerful combination while investigating both the ester group distribution on the surface and effects of cellulose content on the film. The surface coverage by ester aliphatic chains was estimated using XPS measurements. Fibrous structures were observed in the FE-SEM images of the cellulose and bio-based films, most likely because the sisal cellulose chains aggregated during dissolution in LiCl/DMAc. Therefore, the cellulose aggregates remained after the formation of the films and removal of the solvent. The XPS results indicated that the cellulose loading on the longer chain cellulose esters films (DS 1.8) increased the surface coverage by ester aliphatic chains (8.2 % for butyrate and 45 % for hexanoate). However, for the shortest ester chains, the surface coverage decreased (acetate, 42 %). The ToF-SIMS analyses of cellulose acetate and cellulose hexanoate films (DS 1.8) revealed that the cellulose ester groups were evenly distributed across the surface of the films.     

Organosilicon synthesis of isocyanates: III. Synthesis of aliphatic, carbocyclic, aromatic, and alkylaromatic isocyanatocatboxylic acid esters

A series of aminoacid esters was prepared by treating the aminoacid suspensions in ethanol with thionyl chloride. Best conversion of aminoacid esters to corresponding isocyanates was achieved in the case of aromatic and carbocyclic aminoesters by phosgeneation of their N-silyl derivatives, and in the case of aliphatic and alkylaromatic aminoesters by phosgeneation of O-silyl or N,O-bissilylurethanes on their basis. In the last case additional step of esterification of the by-products isocyanatoalkylcarboxylic acid chlorides is required after phosgeneation. Unusual generation of cynnamates and intramolecular N→O-migration of trimethylsilyl group in the solutions of silylated alkylaromatic β-aminoacid esters were found.     

Synthesis of 1,3,5-tricarbonyl derivatives by condensation of 1,3-bis(silyl enol ethers) with acid chlorides

A variety of 1,3,5-tricarbonyl derivatives were prepared by reaction of 1,3-bis(silyl enol ethers) with acid chlorides under mild conditions. This includes reactions of both aromatic and aliphatic acid chlorides and bis(acid chlorides). The yields vary depending on the type of acid chloride employed.     

Regular Copolyamides. IX. Some Aliphatic Aromatic Copolyoxamides

Abstract

Aromatic/aliphatic regular copolyoxamides were prepared from aromatic diamine-oxamides and aliphatic diacid chlorides of various lengths of methylene groups by solution polymerization. The aromatic diamine oxamides, N,N′-bis(4-aminophenyl)oxamide and N,N′-bis(3-aminophenyl)oxamide were prepared and both were reacted with adipoyl chloride, suberoyl chloride, and sebacoyl chloride to form six new regular copolyoxamides. The polymers formed were soluble in sulfuric acid and also in some polar amide solvents. All copolyoxamides were high melting, with the meta-phenylene copolyoxamides melting from 346 to 373°C with decreasing length of the aliphatic diacid chloride, and the para-phenylene copolyoxamides decomposing prior to melting at near 400°C. The new polymers were characterized by UV spectrophotometry, differential scanning calorimetry, and thermal gravitational analysis.     

Novel cellulose derivatives. IV. Preparation and thermal analysis of waxy esters of cellulose

Cellulose esters with linear aliphatic acyl substituents ranging in size from C₁₂ (lauric acid) to C₂₀ (eicosanoic acid) were prepared in homogeneous solution (DMAc/LiCl) using a novel synthetic method based on the use of a mixed p-toluenesulfonic/carboxylic acid anhydride. The resulting waxy cellulose esters had a high degree of substitution (DS), between 2.8 and 2.9, and showed little degradation. Thermal analysis of these cellulose derivatives by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) revealed a series of transitions that represented motion by both ester substituents and cellulosic main chain. Broad crystallization and melting transitions attributed to side-chain crystallinity were observed in the range between −19 and +55°C; these side-chain T_m and T_c transition temperatures increased by 10°C per carbon atom of the ester substituent. The T_g of these derivatives increased linearly with increasing substituent size from 94°C for C₁₂ (cellulose laurate) to 134°C for C₂₀ (cellulose eicosanoate). Evidence of “main-chain” crystallization was not observed for these samples, except in the case of peracetylated C₁₂ and C₁₄ esters, which had T_m values of 96°C and 107°C, respectively. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Regular Copolyamides. III. Preparation and Characterization of Regular Aliphatic/Aromatic Copolyoxamides

Regular aliphatic/aromatic copolyoxamides were prepared from diamine-oxamides and aromatic diacid chlorides by interfacial and solution polymerization. Solution polymerization in chloroform or dimethylacetamide is preferred for the preparation of large quantities of polymers but interfacial polymerization is most conveniently carried out for the preparation of polymers with high molecular weight. Aromatic diacid chlorides used included the diacid chlorides of terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid, two isomeric naphthalene dicarboxylic acids, two cyclo-hexanedicarboxylic acid isomers, as well as 1,1-cyclobutane-dicarboxylic acid. Copolymers of diamine-oxamides with mixtures of acid chlorides of isophthalic and pyridine dicarboxylic acid and isophthalic acid/tetrachloroterephthalic acid have also been prepared. Most polymers are film-forming and are soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid, trifluoroacetic acid, and dimethylacetamide (containing several per cent LiCl). A number of these polymers gave dense or asymmetric membranes, particularly the polymers from ethylene diamine as the aliphatic diamine, particularly poly(iminoethyleneimino-oxalyliminoethyleneiminoisophthaloyl) (p-222I). Diamine oxamides with more than two amide groups in the molecules have been prepared, and in one case polymers with aromatic diacid chlorides have been prepared by interfacial polymerization. All regular aliphatic/aromatic copolyoxamides are high-melting and generally decompose above 350°C without melting. They can, however, be fabricated from solution into brittle fibers or into desalination membranes.     

Thermally stable polymers containing 1,3,4-oxadiazole units obtained from Huisgen reaction

Thermally stable polymers containing 1,3,4-oxadiazole units have been synthesized through Huisgen reaction of the aromatic/aliphatic bis-tetrazole compounds with the aromatic/aliphatic bis-acid chlorides in pyridine as solvent.The obtained polymers are insoluble or slightly soluble even in polar aprotic solvents such as DMSO and DMF.Relatively high inherent viscosity values（0.61-1.33 dL/g,in 0.125%H₂SO₄ at 25℃） were observed for these compounds.Thermal analyses of the polymers using DSC and TGA techniques showed that the polymers have improved thermal stabilities.The glass transition temperature has not been observed in the fully aromatic polymers,but the polymers obtained from 5-[6-（1H-tetrazol -5-yl）hexyl]-lH-tetrazole（Ⅳ） showed very clear T_g.A model reaction was also investigated and the resulting bis-1,3,4-oxadiazole compound was characterized by conventional spectroscopy methods.     

Studies on Ester Exchange Reaction

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Compression molded wood pulp biocomposites: a study of hemicellulose influence on cellulose supramolecular structure and material properties

In this study, the importance of hemicellulose content and structure in chemical pulps on the property relationships in compression molded wood pulp biocomposites is examined. Three different softwood pulps are compared; an acid sulfite dissolving grade pulp with high cellulose purity, an acid sulfite paper grade pulp and a paper grade kraft pulp, the latter two both containing higher amounts of hemicelluloses. Biocomposites based the acid sulfite pulps exhibit twice as high Young’s modulus as the composite based on paper grade kraft pulp, 11–12 and 6 GPa, respectively, and the explanation is most likely the difference in beating response of the pulps. Also the water retention value (WRV) is similarly low for the two molded sulfite pulps (0.5 g/g) as compared to the molded kraft pulp (0.9 g/g). The carbohydrate composition is determined by neutral sugar analysis and average molar masses by SEC. The cellulose supramolecular structure (cellulose fibril aggregation) is studied by solid state CP/MAS ¹³C-NMR and two forms of hemicellulose are assigned. During compression molding, cellulose fibril aggregation occurs to higher extent in the acid sulfite pulps as compared to the kraft pulp. In conclusion, the most important observation from this study is that the difference in hemicellulose content and structure seems to affect the aggregation behaviour and WRV of the investigated biocomposites.