Folding Construction of a Pentacyclic Quadruply fused Polymer Topology with Tailored kyklo‐Telechelic Precursors

A pentacyclic quadruply fused polymer topology has been constructed for the first time through alkyne–azide addition (click) and olefin metathesis (clip) reactions in conjunction with an electrostatic self‐assembly and covalent fixation (ESA‐CF) process. Thus, a spiro‐type, tandem tetracyclic poly(tetrahydrofuran), poly(THF), precursor having two allyloxy groups at the opposite positions of the four ring units was prepared by the click‐linking of one unit of an eight‐shaped precursor having alkyne groups at the opposite positions with two units of a single‐cyclic counterpart having an azide and an alkene group at the opposite positions. Both are obtainable through ESA‐CF. The subsequent metathesis clip‐folding of the tetracyclic precursor could afford a pentacyclic quadruply fused polymer product, of “shippo” form, in 19 % yield.     

Construction of polymeric delta-graph: a doubly fused tricyclic topology

A doubly fused tricyclic polymer architecture, corresponding to a delta-graph, has been constructed effectively through metathesis polymer cyclization (MPC) of an 8-shaped dicyclic polymer precursor having two allyl groups placed at opposite positions of the two rings of the 8-shaped structure. The 8-shaped polymer precursor has been obtained through the covalent conversion of an electrostatic self-assembly (composed of two units of the linear poly(tetrahydrofuran)s, poly(THF)s, having pyrrolidinium salt end groups and having a pendant allyl group at the middle of the chain, carrying a tetrafunctional carboxylate counteranion) by the heating treatment under appropriate dilution to cause the ring-opening reaction of pyrrolidinium salt groups by carboxylate anions.     

Cu(II), Ni(II), and Co(II) Complexes of Tetradentate Azomethine Ligands: Chemical and Electrochemical Syntheses,Crystal Structures,and Magnetic Properties

Russian Journal of Coordination Chemistry - Complexes CuL1 ? MeOH (Ia), NiL1 ? MeOH (Ib), CоL1 ? MeOH (Ic), CuL2 (IIa), NiL2 (IIb), and CоL2 (IIc) of the tetradentate...     

Topological polymer chemistry by programmed self-assembly and effective linking chemistry

Ongoing challenges in topological polymer chemistry are reviewed. In particular, we focus on recent developments in an “electrostatic self-assembly and covalent fixation (ESA–CF)” process in conjunction with effective linking/cleaving chemistry including a metathesis process and an alkyne–azide click reaction. A variety of novel cyclic polymers having specific functional groups and unprecedented multicyclic macromolecular topologies have been realized by combining intriguing synthetic protocols.     

PHOTOCHEMICAL EXCHANGE REACTIONS OF THYMINE, URACIL AND THEIR NUCLEOSIDES WITH SELECTED AMINO ACIDS

The photoinduced exchange reactions of thymine with lysine at basic pH, using 254 nm light, have been studied. Three products have been isolated, namely, 6-amino-2-(1-thyminyl)hexanoic acid ( Ia ), 2-amino-6-(1-thyminyl)hexanoic acid ( IIa ) and 1-amino-5-(1-thyminyl)pentane ( IIIa ). Compound IIIa was shown to be a secondary product, produced by photochemical decarboxylation of Ia . Photochemical reaction of thymine with glycine and alanine at basic pH led, respectively, to formation of 2-(1-thyminyl)acetic acid ( Ic ) and 2-(1-thyminyl)propionic acid ( Id ). Compounds Ic and Id underwent photolysis to produce the decarboxylated secondary products 1-methylthymine and 1-ethylthymine, respectively. Thymidine reacts photochemically with glycine and alanine to produce the same products.
Irradiation of DNA in the presence of lysine at basic pH led to the formation of the same products formed in the thymine-lysine system, namely Ia , IIa and IIIa .
Uracil was found to undergo analogous photochemical exchange reactions with lysine to form 6-amino-2-(1-uracilyl) hexanoic acid ( Ib ), and 2-amino-6-(1-uracilyl)hexanoic acid ( IIb ). Compound Ib was found to undergo photodecarboxylation to form 1-amino-5-(1-uracilyl)pentane ( IIIb ), analogous to the secondary photoreaction of Ia . Photoreaction of uracil with 1,5-diaminopentane (cadaverine) likewise led to formation of IIIb .     

Photoexchange products of cytosine and 5-methylcytosine with N alpha-acetyl-L-lysine and L-lysine

The photoinduced exchange reactions of cytosine (Ia) and 5-methylcytosine (IIa) with N alpha-acetyl-L-lysine, a derivative of the common amino acid L-lysine, were studied. These reactions of Ia and IIa at pH 7.5 produce, respectively, 2-N-acetylamino-6-(1-cytosinyl)hexanoic acid (Ib) and 2-N-acetylamino-6-(1-(5-methylcytosinyl]hexanoic acid (IIb) as major final products. In addition, small amounts of the corresponding deamination products were formed in the 5-methylcytosine-N alpha-acetyl-L-lysine and cytosine-N alpha-acetyl-L-lysine systems, namely 2-N-acetylamino-6-(1-thyminyl)-hexanoic acid and 2-N-acetylamino-6-(1-uracilyl)hexanoic acid. The compounds Ib and IIb were deacetylated by acid hydrolysis to yield the corresponding lysine products: 2-amino-6-(1-cytosinyl)hexanoic acid (Ic) and 2-amino-6-(1-(5-methylcytosinyl]hexanoic acid (IIc). The compound Ic was identified as a product in the photoreaction of cytosine with L-lysine at near neutral pH, while IIc is found as a product in the corresponding reaction of 5-methylcytosine. The occurrence of the above photoexchange reactions at pH values near those found in physiological systems could have biological implications; in particular, our observations suggest that cytosine and 5-methylcytosine residues, contained in DNA, might react with the epsilon-amino groups of lysine residues in proteins upon UV irradiation of nucleosomes and other DNA-protein complexes under physiological conditions.     

Ring opening photoreactions of cytosine and uracil with ethylamine

The photochemical reactions of cytosine (Cyt) and uracil (Ura) with ethylamine, an analog of the side chain of the amino acid lysine, have been studied. After irradiation of Cyt in aqueous ethylamine at lambda = 254 nm, N-(N'-ethylcarbamoyl)-3-aminoacrylamidine (Ia) and N-(N'-ethylcarbamoyl)-3-ethylaminoacrylamidine (Ib) were isolated as products, while irradiation of Ura gave N-(N'-ethylcarbamoyl)-3-aminoacrylamide (IIa) and N-(N'-ethylcarbamoyl)-3-ethylaminoacrylamide (IIb) as products. Studies in which Ia and IIa were incubated with ethylamine at various pH values indicate that Ib and IIb are secondary products produced via thermal reactions of Ia and IIa with ethylamine. Heating of Ia and Ib leads to ring closure with the resultant formation of 1-ethylcytosine; small amounts of 1-ethyluracil are also produced. Heating of IIa and IIb produces 1-ethyluracil as the sole product. Spectroscopic properties were determined for each of these opened ring products, as well as for N-(N'-ethylcarbamoyl)-3-amino-2-methylacrylamidine (III) and N-(N'-ethylcarbamoyl)-3-amino-2-methylacrylamide (IV). Quantum yield measurements showed that Ia was formed with a phi of 1.6 x 10(-4) at pH 9.8, while phi for formation of IIa was 7.2 x 10(-4) at pH 11.5. A profile of the relative quantum yield for formation of Ia, determined as a function of pH, showed that the maximum quantum yield occurs at around pH 9.5; the analogous profile for IIa shows a maximum quantum yield at pH 11.3 and above. Acetone sensitization does not produce Ia in the Cyt-ethylamine system, which indicates that the known triplet state of Cyt is not involved in reactions leading to this opened ring product.     

Polymer end group modifications and polymer conjugations via “click” chemistry employing microreactor technology

This study presents the development of microreactor protocols for the successful continuous flow end group modification of atom transfer radical polymerization precursor polymers into azide end‐capped materials and the subsequent copper‐catalyzed azide alkyne click reactions with alkyne polymers, in flow. By using a microreactor, the reaction speed of the azidation of poly(butyl acrylate), poly(methyl acrylate), and polystyrene can be accelerated from hours to seconds and full end group conversion is obtained. Subsequently, copper‐catalyzed click reactions are executed in a flow reactor at 80 °C. Good coupling efficiencies are observed and various block copolymer combinations are prepared. Furthermore, the flow reaction can be carried out in only 40 min, while a batch procedure takes several hours to reach completion. The results indicate that the use of a continuous flow reactor for end group modifications as well as click reactions has clear benefits towards the development and improvement of well‐defined polymer materials. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2014 , 52, 1263–1274     

Ionic crystals [M3O(OOCC6H5)6(H2O)3]4[α-SiW12O40] (M = Cr, Fe) as heterogeneous catalysts for pinacol rearrangement

Complexation of trinuclear oxo-centered carboxylates with a silicododecatungstate resulted in the formation of ionic crystals of [M(3)O(OOCC(6)H(5))(6)(H(2)O)(3)](4)[α-SiW(12)O(40)]·nH(2)O·mCH(3)COCH(3) [M = Cr (Ia), Fe (IIa)]. Treatments of Ia and IIa at 373 K in vacuo formed guest-free phases Ib and IIb, respectively. Compounds Ib and IIb heterogeneously catalyzed the pinacol rearrangement to pinacolone with high conversion at 373 K, and the catalysis is suggested to proceed size selectively in the solid bulk.     

Fused ring aziridines as a facile entry into triazole fused tricyclic and bicyclic heterocycles

The intramolecular dipolar cycloaddition of an azide with an alkyne has provided a useful entry into triazole fused tricyclic heterocycles containing both the triazole ring and the oxazolidin-2-one ring system. The requisite azido-alkynes have been prepared via a two-step sequence from fused ring aziridines. A series of 6-12 membered rings containing both the oxazolidinone and triazole rings have been prepared. These ring systems have been designed as conformationally restrained analogs of RNA-binding oxazolidinones.     

Polymerizations of substituted cyclopropanes. II. Anionic polymerization of 1,1-disubstituted 2-vinylcyclopropanes

Among the four 1,1-disubstituted 2-vinylcyclopropanes, diethyl 2-vinylcyclopropane-1,1-dicarboxylate (Ia), 2-vinylcyclopropane-1,1-dicarbonitrile (Ib), ethyl 1-cyano-2-vinylcyclopropanecarboxylate (Ic), and 1,1-diphenyl-2-vinylcyclopropane (Id), Ib and Ic polymerized well with sodium cyanide in N,N-dimethylformamide. Ib was most reactive and a polymer (IIb) from Ib exhibited an inherent viscosity of 1.05 dl/g (concentration of 1.0 g in 100 ml of 95% H₂SO₄). All experimental results indicated that the polymerization proceeded by ring opening and that the structure of the polymers had pendant vinyl groups. The polymer IIc from Ic was soluble in common solvents like acetone, but IIb was soluble only in 95% H₂SO₄. Reactions of those compounds with benzenethiolate ion in ethanol yielded addition products that supported the ring-opening polymerization of those monomers. In the postulated mechanism of polymerization cyanide ion attacks the carbon of a cyclopropane ring with electron-releasing vinyl group and the resulting anion is thereby stabilized by two electron-withdrawing substituents. The propagation takes place by the reaction of the anion with another monomer molecule.     

Water‐soluble conjugated polymers: Synthesis and optical properties

Two sets of water‐soluble poly(phenylene vinylene)s were synthesized and their optical properties were studied. The aqueous solubility of all these polymers is rendered by pendant sulfonate groups. One set of polymers (polymer I series) contains, in addition to the sulfonate pendants, dimethoxy substituents, while the other (polymer II series) contains oligo(ethylene oxide) side chains. Within each set, polymers containing lithium (Ia and IIa), sodium (Ib and IIb), and potassium (Ic and IIc) counter ions were prepared. The two sets of polymers showed different properties from physical appearance (fiber vs film) to thermal properties and to optical properties. It was found that set I polymers, with shorter side chains, exhibit stronger aggregation in aqueous solutions than set II polymers, which led to their lower fluorescence quantum yields and lower polymer‐to‐MV²⁺ quenching efficiencies. Within each set, the effect of counter ions on optical properties was noted. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 5123–5135, 2007     

Sequential double polymer click reactions for the preparation of regular graft copolymers

In this study, graft copolymers with regular graft points containing polystyrene (PS) backbone and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), poly(tert‐butyl acrylate) (PtBA), or poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG) side chains were simply achieved by a sequential double polymer click reactions. The linear α‐alkyne‐ω‐azide PS with an anthracene pendant unit per chain was produced via atom transfer radical polymerization of styrene initiated by anthracen‐9‐ylmethyl 2‐((2‐bromo‐2‐methylpropanoyloxy)methyl)‐2‐methyl‐3‐oxo‐3‐(prop‐2‐ynyloxy) propyl succinate. Subsequently, the azide–alkyne click coupling of this PS to create the linear multiblock PS chain with pendant anthracene sites per PS block, followed by Diels–Alder click reaction with maleimide end‐functionalized PMMA, PtBA, or PEG yielded final PS‐g‐PMMA, PS‐g‐PtBA or PS‐g‐PEG copolymers with regular grafts, respectively. Well‐defined polymers were characterized by ¹H NMR, gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and triple detection GPC. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011     

Combining “click” chemistry and step‐growth polymerization for the generation of highly functionalized polyesters

Aliphatic polyesters bearing pendant alkyne groups were successfully prepared by step‐growth polymerization of different building blocks such as adipic acid and succinic acid in combination with an acetylene‐based diol, 2‐methyl‐2‐propargyl‐1,3‐propanediol, besides 1,4‐butanediol and ethylene glycol. It was demonstrated that the alkyne groups survive the high reaction temperatures (200 °C) in the presence of a radical inhibitor. The alkyne loading has been tuned by the ratio of the different monomers used, up to 25 mol % of alkyne groups. Subsequently, the alkyne groups have been reacted with azides by the copper‐catalyzed Huisgen 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition reaction, a popular type of “click” chemistry. “Click” reactions have been performed quantitatively in the presence of benzyl azide and azide‐terminated poly(ethylene glycol), yielding brush copolymers in the latter case. Kinetic investigations about this click reaction have been performed by means of on‐line Fourier transform mid‐infrared spectroscopy, which was reported for the first time in the field of the click chemistry research. A whole range of functionalized polyesters, based on poly(ethylene succinate) and poly(butylene adipate), is available, the properties of which can be tailored by choosing the appropriate azide compound. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 6552–6564, 2008     

Star polymers by photoinduced copper‐catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition click chemistry

Well‐defined star polymers consisting of tri‐, tetra‐, or octa‐arms have been prepared via coupling‐onto strategy using photoinduced copper(I)‐catalyzed 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition click reaction. An azide end‐functionalized polystyrene and poly(methyl methacrylate), and an alkyne end‐functionalized poly(ε‐caprolactone) as the integrating arms of the star polymers are prepared by the combination of controlled polymerization and nucleophilic substitution reactions; whereas, multifunctional cores containing either azide or alkyne functionalities were synthesized in quantitatively via etherification and ring‐opening reactions. By using photoinduced copper‐catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) click reaction, reactive linear polymers are simply attached onto multifunctional cores to form corresponding star polymers via coupling‐onto methodology. The chromatographic, spectroscopic, and thermal analyses have clearly demonstrated that successful star formations can be obtained via photoinduced CuAAC click reaction. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2015 , 53, 1687–1695     

Synthesis, structure and optical properties of rare-earth benzene carboxylates

Two series of rare-earth isophthalates of the general formula, [M(2)(H(2)O)][{C(6)H(4)(COO)(2)}(2){C(6)H(4)(COOH)(COO)}(2)].H(2)O, M=La (I), Pr (Ia), and Nd (Ib) and [M(2)(H(2)O)(2)][{C(6)H(4)(COO)(2)}(3)].H(2)O, M=Y (II), Gd (IIa), and Dy (IIb) have been prepared by the reaction of the corresponding trivalent lanthanide salts and isophthalic acid under mild hydrothermal conditions. The La (I), Pr (Ia) and Nd (Ib) have MO(9) polyhedra connected to the isophthalate anions forming a two-dimensional structure, whereas Y (II), Gd (IIa) and Dy (IIb) have MO(7) and MO(8) polyhedral units connected to the isophthalate anions forming a different, but related two-dimensional structure. Both the structures are stabilized by hydrogen bonding and pi...pi/CH...pi interactions. Partial substitution of Eu and Tb (2 and 4%) at the La (I) and Y (II) sites give rise to characteristic red/pink or green luminescence, indicating a ligand-sensitized metal-centered emission. The Nd (Ib) compound shows interesting UV and blue emission through an up-conversion process.     

Two novel polymorphic forms of iron‐chelating agent deferiprone

Thalassemia is a genetic blood disorder requiring life‐long blood transfusions. This process often results in iron overload and can be treated by an iron‐chelating agent, like deferiprone (3‐hydroxy‐1,2‐dimethylpyridin‐4‐one), C₇H₉NO₂, in an oral formulation. The first crystal structure of deferiprone, (Ia), was reported in 1988 [Nelson et al. (1988). Can. J. Chem. 66 , 123–131]. In the present study, two novel polymorphic forms, (Ib) and (Ic), of deferiprone were identified concomitantly with polymorph (Ia) during the crystallization experiments. Polymorph (Ia) was redetermined at low temperature for comparison of the structural features and lattice energy values with polymorphs (Ib) and (Ic). Polymorph (Ia) crystallized in the orthorhombic space group Pbca, whereas both polymorphs (Ib) and (Ic) crystallized in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c. The asymmetric units of (Ia) and (Ib) contain one deferiprone molecule, while polymorph (Ic) has three crystallographically independent molecules (A, B and C). All three polymorphs have similar hydrogen‐bonding features, such as an R₂²(10) dimer formed by O—H…O hydrogen bonds, an R₄³(20) tetramer formed by C—H…O hydrogen bonds and π–π interactions, but the polymorphs differ in their molecular arrangements in the solid state and are classified as packing polymorphs. O—H…O and C—H…O hydrogen bonds lead to the formation of two‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded parallel sheets which are interlinked by π–π stacking interactions. In the three‐dimensional crystal packing, the deferiprone molecules were aggregated as corrugated sheets in polymorphs (Ia) and (Ic), whereas in polymorph (Ib), they were aggregated as a square‐grid network. The characteristic crystalline peaks of polymorphs (Ia), (Ib) and (Ic) were established through powder X‐ray diffraction analysis. The Rietveld analysis was also performed to estimate the contribution of the polymorphs to the bulk material.     

Solvent replacement to thermo‐responsive nanoparticles from long‐subchain hyperbranched PSt grafted with PNIPAM for encapsulation

Long‐subchain hyperbranched polystyrene (lsc‐hp PSt) with uniform subchain length was obtained through copper‐catalyzed azide‐alkyne cycloaddition click chemistry from seesaw macromonomer of PSt having one alkynyl group anchored at the chain centre and two azido group attached to both chain ends [alkynyl‐(PSt‐N₃)₂]. After precipitation fraction, different portions of lsc‐hp PSt having narrow overall molecular weight distribution were obtained for further grafting with alkynyl‐capped poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) (alkynyl‐PNIPAM), which was obtained via single‐electron transfer living radical polymerization of NIPAM with propargyl 2‐bromoisobutyrate as the initiator and grafted onto the peripheral azido groups of lsc‐hp PSt via click chemistry. Thus, amphiphilic lsc‐hp PSt grafted with PNIPAM chains (lsc‐hp PSt‐g‐PNIPAM) was obtained and would have star‐like conformation in tetrahydrofuran (THF). By replacing THF with water, lsc‐hp PSt‐g‐PNIPAM was dissolved at molecular level in aqueous solution due to the hydrophilicity of PNIPAM and exhibited thermal induced shrinkage of PNIPAM arms. The water‐insoluble lsc‐hp PSt would collapse densely and could be served as a reservoir to absorb hydrophobic chemicals in aqueous solution. The influence of overall molecular weight of lsc‐hp PSt on the absorption of pyrene was studied. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2013     

PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS OF CYTOSINE AND 5-METHYLCYTOSINE WITH METHYLAMINE AND n-BUTYLAMINE

Abstract The photoinduced exchange reactions of cytosine ( la ) and 5-methylcytosine (IIa) with two primary amines have been studied. The reactions of Ia and IIa with methylamine lead, respectively, to 1-methylcytosine ( Ib ) and 1,5-dimethylcytosine (IIb) as final products; the reactions of the same two starting materials with n -butylamine gives the corresponding n -butyl compounds. The reactions of IIa with the two amines also gave small amounts of 1-methylthymine and 1- n -butylthymine. An opened ring intermediate, N-(N'-methylcarbamoyl)-3-arnino-2-methylacrylamidine ( IVa ), was isolated from the IIa -methylamine system irradiated at pH 7 and shown to be a precursor of both IIb and 1-methylthymine. The pH profiles for rate of production of IIb , 1-methylthymine and IVa in the reaction of IIa with methylamine were determined and found to be similar in shape. All three profiles show a maximum in reactivity at about pH 8.7 with some reactivity being detectable at pH values as low as 5.     

V‐shaped graft copolymers via triple click reactions: Diels–alder,copper‐catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition,and nitroxide radical coupling

We report here a simple and universal synthetic pathway covering triple click reactions, Diels–Alder, copper‐catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC), and nitroxide radical coupling (NRC), to prepare well‐defined graft copolymers with V‐shaped side chains. The Diels–Alder click reaction between the furan protected‐maleimide‐terminated poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and a trifunctional core ( 1 ) carrying an anthracene, alkyne, and bromide was carried out to yield the corresponding α‐alkyne‐ and α‐bromide‐terminated PEG (PEG‐alkyne/Br) in toluene at 110 °C. Subsequently, the polystyrene or polyoxanorbornene with pendant azide functionality as a main backbone is reacted with the PEG‐alkyne/Br and 2,2,6,6‐tetramethyl‐1‐piperidinyloxy (TEMPO)‐terminated poly(ε‐caprolactone) using the CuAAC and NRC reactions in a one‐pot fashion in N,N′‐dimethylformamide at room temperature to result in the target V‐shaped graft copolymers. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2013 , 51, 4667–4674