Pyridoxal reactions with amines and aliphatic diamines

Interaction of pyridoxal (3-hydroxy-5-hydroxymethyl-2-methylisonicotinaldehyde) with amines, mono- and disubstituted diamines led to the formation of compounds having in their structure imine, imidazolidine, and pyrimidine moieties. Structure of the obtained compounds was proved by IR data, ¹H NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and X-ray diffraction analysis.     

ESI-mass spectrometry analysis of unsubstituted and disubstituted beta-cyclodextrins: fragmentation mode and identification of the AB,AC, AD regioisomers

The study of unsubstituted and disubstituted beta-cyclodextrins (beta-CDs) by ESI-mass spectrometry is reported, applying a cone-induced fragmentation in the presence of a twofold excess of sodium chloride, in order to gain information about the fragmentation of the different regioisomers. On the basis of the fragmentation pattern observed for the unsusbstituted beta-CD, a statistical model shows that the fragments generated by every regioisomer of a disubstituted CD (AB, AC, and AD) are expected to differ in their relative intensity and, therefore, they can be used for correctly identifying the three different regioisomers. The model was tested on the three regioisomeric (AB, AC, and AD) diamino-beta-CDs and ditosyl-beta-CD and on the AC and AD regioisomers of dimesitylenesulphonyl-beta-CD, allowing in every case through statistical analysis of the fragmentation pattern the correct assignment of every regioisomer on the basis of an ESI mass spectrum (single quadrupole analyzer, high cone voltage) of the pure compounds. The absolute intensities of the fragmentation peaks were voltage-dependent but their ratios was voltage-independent, indicating that no mass bias in peak ratios is introduced by the analyzer. Given the fast time of analysis and its general applicability, independently from the substituents, we propose our method as an easy way to identify the regioisomers of disubstituted beta-CDs.     

Mass spectrometry study of the pyrolysis of perfluoroolefin oxides

The pyrolysis of perfluoroolefin oxides has been studied by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry at 400–700°C, in a current of He (110 dilution, contact time 1 sec). For oxides containing a terminal CF₂ group, the sole degradation route is through the elimination of difluorocarbene. Pyrolysis of symmetrical disubstituted oxides results in the elimination of a perfluoroalkylfluorocarbene, which subsequently isomerizes to the corresponding perfluoroolefin. In the pyrolysis of unsymmetric disubstituted oxides the elimination of perfluoroalkylfluorocarbenes occurs by both of the possible routes. Trisubstituted oxides eliminate bis-perfluoroalkylcarbenes. The decomposition of tetrasubstituted oxides proceeds along several directions concurrently.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1497–1502, July, 1991.     

Facile Synthesis and Bioactivity of Novel N,N′‐disubstituted‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydroquinoxalines

A series of novel N ,N'‐disubstituted‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydroquinoxalines were designed and synthesized by cyclization and acylation. The structures of all the novel compounds were confirmed by IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and high‐resolution mass spectrometry. The configuration of 4d was determined by X‐ray diffraction. The preliminary biological tests showed that all the products could protect maize against the injury caused by acetochlor to some extent.     

Old Selenium Heterocycles Revisited: Synthesis,Spectroscopic, and Structural Characterization of N‐Acyl‐1,3‐selenazol‐2(3H)‐imines and 5‐Acyl‐1,3‐selenazol‐2‐amines from Acylselenourea Derivatives

A series of five‐membered selenium heterocycles was prepared from the reaction of various selenoureas and phenacyl bromides. In the case of 1‐acyl‐3‐arylselenoureas N‐acyl‐1,3‐selenazol‐2(3H)‐imines are formed, whereas the analogous reaction with 3,3‐disubstituted 1‐acylselenoureas affords 5‐acyl‐1,3‐selenazol‐2‐amines. The compounds were characterized by NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. In addition, the proposed structures were unambiguously confirmed by X‐ray diffraction studies.     

气相色谱QSRR研究在质谱谱库检索定性中的应用

对质谱谱图相似的多取代烷基苯各位置异构体,根据一种从苯、单取代烷基苯及双取代烷基苯保留指数预测相关多取代烷基苯保留指数的方法,测定了基础化合物在OV－1毛细管柱上的保留指数,预测了相关多取代烷基苯在OV－1上的保留指数。利用该保留数据,结合质谱,给予了正确定性,从而解决了质谱谱库检索定性时对于各位置异构体难于定性的困难。     

煤焦油萘择形异丙基化产物组成的气相色谱/质谱分析

 采用毛细管气相色谱 /质谱 (CGC/MS)联用技术 ,经计算机质谱库检索并结合人工谱图解析 ,研究了在不同沸石分子筛催化剂上煤焦油萘择形异丙基化产物的组成。研究结果表明 ,煤焦油萘异丙基化产物主要由一取代萘、二取代萘以及少量三取代萘组成 ;除 HZSM-5活性较低以外 ,其它催化剂均有较高的反应活性 ,其中 HY和 Hβ反应活性最高 ,萘转化率分别达 75 .1 5 %和 5 5 .96% ,但β位产物的选择性较差 ;ZM类催化剂既有一定的活性 ,又有较高的β选择性 ,是萘择形异丙基化反应理想的备选催化剂。     

Enzymatic desaturation of fatty acids: delta11 desaturase activity on cyclopropane acid probes

The formation of methylenecyclopropanes by enzymatic desaturation of 11-cyclopropylundecanoic acid (1) and its disubstituted derivatives cis- and trans-3-5 has been investigated using the Delta(11) desaturase of Spodoptera littoralis as model enzyme. Gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry analyses of methanolyzed lipidic extracts from tissues incubated with each probe revealed that all the cyclopropyl fatty acids were transformed into the corresponding 11-cyclopropylidene acids, except for compound trans-5 (5b), which was not desaturated at C11. The formation of methylenecyclopropane 9 as the only reaction product from 1 indicates that a potential radical intermediate is too short-lived to allow rearrangement reactions. Information on the Delta(11) desaturase substrate binding domain is provided considering the cyclopropyl probes 3-5 as conformationally restricted analogues of the straight-chain substrates.     

Mass spectrometric studies of cis‐ and trans‐1a,3‐disubstituted‐1,1‐dichloro‐4‐formyl‐1a, 2,3,4‐tetrahydro‐lH‐azirino[1,2‐a]1,5]benzodiazepines

The mass spectrometric behaviour of four cis‐ and trans‐1a,3‐disubstituted‐1,1‐dichloro‐4‐formyl‐1a,2,3,4‐tetrahydro‐1H‐azirino [1, 2‐a][1,5]benzodiazepines has been studied with the aid of mass‐analysed ion kinetic energy spectrometry and exact mass measurements under electron impact ionization. All compounds show a tendency to eliminate a chlorine atom from the aziridine ring, and then eliminate a neutral propene or styrene from the diazepine ring to yield azirino [1,2‐b][1,3] benzimidazole ions. These azirino [1,2‐a][1,5]‐benzodiazepimes can also eliminate HCl, or Cl plus HCl simultaneously to undergo a ring enlargement rearrangement to yield 1,6‐benzodiazocine ions, which further lose small molecular fragments, propyne or phenylacetylene, with rearrangement to give quinoxaline ions.     

Reduction processes in the fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry of sulfonyl esters of diazonaphthalenones

Orthoquinone diazides, which are widely used in microlithography, have attracted considerable attention, especially in terms of their application in the production of high-contrast resists. Previous electron impact mass spectrometric results have confirmed that the primary fragmentation process of these compounds is the elimination of N₂ to form an indenoketene ion. This is analogous to the photodecomposition pathway which makes them effective in the lithographic process. Those results also revealed the occurrence of an alternative process, which involves a two-hydrogen reduction of the intermediate species formed prior to conversion to the ketene. The present study investigates the behaviour of the orthoquinone diazides when there is an abundance of protons available to form the reduction product. Several different types of diazonaphthalenone sulfonyl esters, ranging in complexity from the monosubstituted phenol esters to disubstituted dihydroxybenzophenones, were examined using fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry. Although reduction was the primary process in the hydrogen-rich matrices, the extent of reduction was characteristic of the particular isomer as well as the matrix used.     

Asymmetrical phenyldiacetylenes liquid crystalline compounds with high birefringence and characteristics of selective reflection

A series of asymmetrically disubstituted liquid crystalline compounds with high birefringence based on phenyldiacetylenes was synthesised by coupling of intermediate molecules with a phenylacetylene fragment. The structures of the intermediates and resulting compounds were confirmed by Fourier transform infrared, ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance and Matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry. Their liquid crystalline behaviour, including transition temperatures and phase sequences, was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry and polarising optical microscopy. As an important parameter, the birefringence was also measured, using polarising light interferometry. The results indicated that the compounds exhibited different liquid crystalline phases in the high temperature region, with high birefringence values. In addition, the selective reflection characteristics associated with birefringence under conditions which maintained the matrix nematic liquid crystal and the concentration of chiral dopant were studied.     

A new preparative method for the synthesis of oxonium derivatives of the decahydro-<Emphasis Type="Italic">closo</Emphasis>-decaborate anion

A new method for the synthesis of oxonium derivatives of the closo-decaborate anion in high yields was described. Reactions of the anion B₁₀H₁₀ ²⁻ with cyclic ethers (tetrahydrofuran (THF) and tetrahydropyran) in the presence of dry HCl are stepwise processes. Depending on the reaction temperature and time, either mono- or disubstituted products were obtained. Their structures were determined using ¹¹B, ¹³C, and ¹H NMR and IR spectroscopy, ESI mass spectrometry, and elemental analysis for boron.     

Novel Disubstituted Phenylene‐Linked Bis‐imidazole Derivatives: Facile Synthesis and Optical Properties

Six novel disubstituted phenylene‐linked bis‐imidazole derivatives, 3a – 3f , were prepared by a one‐pot, microwave‐assisted method under solvent‐free conditions, in yields ranging from 61.6 to 85.6%. The new compounds were characterized by ¹H‐ and ¹³C‐NMR, UV/VIS, and fluorescence spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry, as well as by elemental analyses. The influence of substituents and solvents on the optical properties of 3a – 3f was investigated. It was found that there is little influence on absorption and excitation spectra in contrast to emission spectra. Compounds 3a – 3f exhibit strong fluorescence in solution, their fluorescence quantum yields ranging from 0.27 to 0.96.     

Gas chromatographic mass spectrometric detection of dihydroxy fatty acids preserved in the 'bound' phase of organic residues of archaeological pottery vessels

A methodology is presented for the determination of dihydroxy fatty acids preserved in the 'bound' phase of organic residues preserved in archaeological potsherds. The method comprises saponification, esterification, silica gel column chromatographic fractionation, and analysis by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. The electron ionisation mass spectra of the trimethylsilyl ether methyl ester derivatives are characterised by fragment ions arising from cleavage of the bond between the two vicinal trimethylsiloxy groups. Other significant fragment ions are [M-15](+.), [M-31](+.), m/z 147 and ions characteristic of vicinal disubstituted (trimethylsiloxy) TMSO- groups (Δ(7,8), Δ(9,10), Δ(11,12) and Δ(13,14): m/z 304, 332, 360 and 388, respectively). The dihydroxy fatty acids identified in archaeological extracts exhibited carbon numbers ranging from C(16) to C(22) and concentrations varying from 0.05 to 14.05 μg g(-1) . The wide range of dihydroxy fatty acids observed indicates that this approach may be applied confidently in screening archaeological potsherds for the degradation products of monounsaturated fatty acids derived from commodities processed in archaeological pottery vessels.     

Reactions of the <Emphasis Type="Italic">closo</Emphasis>-dodecaborate anion B<Subscript>12</Subscript>H<Stack><Subscript>12</Subscript><Superscript>2−</Superscript></Stack> with hydrogen halides in dichloroethane

The reaction of the closo-dodecaborate anion with hydrogen halides in dichloroethane is studied. Regardless of the hydrogen halide used (HCl, HBr, HI), the chlorination process with the formation of monoand disubstituted products is the main in all cases. The substitution has a weakly pronounced stepwise character. The synthesized compounds are identified by IR spectroscopy, ¹¹B NMR, and ESI mass spectrometry. The structure of a single crystal of the complex Ni(Bipy)₃(B₁₂H_10.668Cl_1.332) · 3CH₂CN · 0.464H₂O is determined by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Mass spectrometric behavior of trimethylsilyl derivatives of isomeric diamino-, dihydroxy- and aminohydroxynaphthalenes

The mass spectrometric behavior of the di-TMSi derivatives of diamino-,dihydroxy-and aminohydroxynaphthalenes is described. The presence or lack of doubly-charged ions in the mass spectra is correlated with substituent position. Comparison is made with the spectra of the disubstituted benzenes. Other fragmentations are discussed with supporting data from TMSi-d₉ derivatized compounds.     

Insertion reactions of trans-Mo(dmpe)2(H)(NO) with imines

The insertion chemistry of the hydride complex trans-Mo(dmpe)(2)(H)(NO) (1) (dmpe = bis(dimethylphosphino)ethane) with imines has been investigated. It was found that disubstituted aromatic imines RCH[double bond]NR' (R, R' = Ar) insert into the Mo-H bond of 1, while a series of various mono- and other disubstituted imines do not react. The insertion products trans-Mo(dmpe)(2)(NO)[NR'(CH(2)R)] (R = R' = Ph (2); R = Cp(2)Fe, R' = Ph (3); R = Ph, R' = Cp(2)Fe (4); R = 1-naphthyl, R' = Ph (5)) have been isolated and fully characterized by elemental analysis, IR and NMR spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry. The imine PhCH[double bond]NC(10)H(7) (C(10)H(7) = 1-naphthyl) reacted with 1 establishing an equilibrium to produce the nonisolable complex trans-Mo(dmpe)(2)(NO)[NC(10)H(7)(CH(2)Ph)] (6). The equilibrium constant for this reaction has been derived from VT-NMR measurements, and the Delta H and Delta S values of this reaction were calculated to be -48.8 +/- 0.4 kJ.mol(-1) and -33 +/- 1 J.K(-1).mol(-1) reflecting a mild exothermic process and its associative nature. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses were carried out on 2-5.     

Die Massenspektren substituierter Succinimide

The mass spectra of succinimide, four monosubstituted and ten disubstituted saturated succinimides and six unsaturated ( = ethylidene substituted) succinimides are recorded and interpreted. Fragmentation schemes are derived which permit the identification of unknown substituted succinimides obtained by degradation of natural pyrrole pigments.     

Composition of thiacalix[4]arene complexes with monovalent metal ions in the gas phase: MALDI mass spectrometry

MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry was used to study the reaction of p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene (1) and a number of its derivatives disubstituted at the lower rim (2—9) with monovalent metal salts (Li, Na, K, Cs, Cu, Ag) in the gas phase. It was shown that the thiacalixarenes under study bind the metal ions through the substitution of hydrogen atoms of the hydroxy groups. The reactions of silver and copper salts with the thiacalix[4]arenes were found to form the cluster ions, which represent the macrocycle dimers with several metal ions, while the formation of such clusters is impossible in the case of alkali metal salts. The peak intensities of the cluster ions increase in the weakly basic medium, reaching in some cases 100%.     

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization in-source decay combined with tandem time-of-flight mass spectrometry of permethylated oligosaccharides: targeted characterization of specific parts of the glycan structure

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization tandem time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF/TOF-MS) has been introduced in recent years as a valuable tool for the structural characterization of permethylated oligosaccharides. In this report, we describe the combination of MALDI in-source decay (ISD) with the subsequent TOF/TOF-MS analyses of specific fragments, allowing the detailed characterization of the selected part of the oligosaccharide molecule. Part of the second-generation fragment ions were different from those observed in conventional MALDI-TOF/TOF-MS experiments. Other fragments, which had already been observed in conventional MALDI-TOF/TOF-MS and again showed up in second-generation fragment analysis, could be assigned to specific parts of the molecule. Our approach disclosed different structural features of the oligosaccharides: due to permethylation, the glycosidic linkage fragments allowed the distinction between terminal, monosubstituted and disubstituted monosaccharides and indicated the oligosaccharide sequence. Moreover, substitution positions were deduced based on characteristic cross-ring fragmentation by high-energy collision-induced fragmentation. In conclusion, combination of MALDI-ISD with TOF/TOF-MS allows the detailed characterization of specific moieties of permethylated oligosaccharides and is, therefore, a powerful technique for structural glycomics.