A new hydroquinone diglucoside from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Lysimachia fordiana</Emphasis>

A new hydroquinone diglucoside along with five known compounds was isolated from the whole plant of Lysimachia fordiana Oliv. The structure of the new compound was determined to be 2-heptyl-6-methoxy-1,4-hydroquinone-1,4-di-O--D-glucopyranoside (6). The five known compounds were identified as pentacosane (1), stigmasterol (2), 2-heptyl-6-methoxy-1,4-benzoquinone (3), palmitic acid (4), and rutin (5), respectively. This is the first report of the isolation of Lysimachia fordiana Oliv. in the family Primulaceae.Published in Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 377–379, September–October, 2004.     

Zur Kenntnis der Reaktionsfähigkeit des unsubstituierten Thiomorpholins und alkylsubstituierter Thiomorpholine. 3. Mitt

A new synthesis of thiomorpholine by ring closure of -chloro--aminodiethylene-sulfide with potassium hydroxide is reported. Numerous reactions of thiomorpholine (1) and, especially, 2-methyl-3-ethyl-thiomorpholine (2) are described such as acylation, diacylation (3–43), reactions with sulfonic acid chlorides (44–52), isocyanates (53–61, 70–75), diisocyanates (62–66, 76–78) and isothiocyanates (67–69, 79–82), alkylation reactions (83–111) and the synthesis of thiomorpholino-dithiocarbamates (112–121).

Teil der Dissertation,E. Wilms, Techn. Hochschule Aachen, 1971.     

(Alk-1-ynyl)organylthiocarbenes: generation and reactions with olefins

1-Substituted 1-chloro-3-organylthiopropa-1,2-dienes 1a–f belonging to previously unknown type of allenic compounds were synthesized by chlorination of 1-organylthioalk-1-ynes 3a–f with N-chlorosuccinimide. The reactions of compounds 1a–f with Bu^tOK in hexane at –20 °C are accompanied by -elimination of HCl to give new alk-1-ynyl(organylthio)carbenes 2a–f, which add to olefins to form the corresponding 1-(alk-1-ynyl)-1-organylthiocyclopropanes 5 in yields of up to 60%. The electrophilic properties of carbenes 2 were confirmed experimentally.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2440–2447, November, 2004.     

Über 4,4,6-trisubstituierte 3,4-Dihydro-2(1H)-pyrimidinimine,Hexahydro-2(1H)-chinazolinimine bzw.-one bzw.-thione und Spiro[cycloalkan-1,4′(1′H)-cycloalkeno-pyrimidin]-2′ (3′H)-imine

The 2-alken-1-ones2 b, 2 c and3–8, which have very different structures, were reacted with guanidine to give cyclic compounds:2 b and2 c resp. are transformed by guanidine to the trisubstituted 3,4-dihydro-2(1H)-pyrimidinimines1 b and1 c resp., action of guanidine on the cyclo-hexylidenaceton (3) yields 4-methyl-1,3-diaza-4-spiro[5,5]-undecen-2-imine (11); isopropylidencyclohexanone4 and the isomeric (methylcyclohexenyl)ethanone5 condense with guanidine resp. urea resp. NH₄CNS to give 4,4-dimethyl-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-2(1H)-quinazolinimine (15), resp.-one (16), resp.-thione (17) and 4,8a-dimethyl-3,4,6,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2(1H)-quinazolinthione (19). With the cycloalkyliden-alkanones6–8 guanidine reacts to yield the spiro[cycloalkan-1,4(1H)-cycloalkenopyrimidin]-2(3H)-imines24–26. The structure of the compounds cited is derived from their NMR-and (partially) mass spectra; from most of the bases picrates were also synthesized.

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Herrn Prof. Dr.H. Grubitsch zum 70. Geburtstag gewidmet.     

Enhanced reactivity of secondary hydroxyl groups in the O-alkylation of carbohydrate-related primary-secondaryvic-glycols. Regioselective 2-O-benzylation of 1,3:2,4-di-O-ethylidene-D-glucitol

Partial O-alkylation of 1,3:2,4-di-O-ethylidene-D-glucitol (1a), 1,2-O-isopropylidene-3-O-methyl--D-glucofuranose (1b), andR-(+)-1-O-benzylglycerol (1c) with benzyl chloride in a KOH/DMSO system results in products of monoalkylation at the secondary (4a–c) and at the primary hydroxyl (2a–c) in ratios of over 955 (a), 21 (b), and 11 (c), whereas (±)propane-1,2-diol (1d) gives only the product of 1-O-benzylation (2d). A qualitatively similar result is observed upon O-alkylation of diols (1a–e) with 2-methoxyethanol tosylate.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 776–781, April, 1993.     

Synthesis and anticonvulsant activity of some new arylidenehydrazides and 4-thiazolidinones

Summary A number of N,N-bis(arylidene)mono(1-methylpropyl)malonic acid dihydrazides (3a–c), 1,1-bis[[(2-aryl-4-thiazolidinone-3-yl)amino]carbonyl]-2-methylbutanes (4a–e), and 1,1-bis[[(3-alkyl/aryl-4-thiazolidinone-2-yl)hydrazono]carbonyl]-2-methylbutanes (6a–i) have been synthesized, characterized and evaluated for anticonvulsant activity. All tested compounds showed significant activity (10 to 60% protection) against pentylenetetrazole induced seizures.

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Synthese einiger neuer Arylidenhydrazide und 4-Thiazolidinone sowie Untersuchung ihrer krampflösenden Eigenschaften

Zusammenfassung Eine Reihe von N,N-Bis(aryliden)mono(1-methylpropyl)malonsäure dihydraziden, (3a–c), 1,1-Bis[[2-Aryl-4-thiazolidinon-3-yl)amino]carbonyl]-2-methylbutanen (4a–e) und 1,1-Bis[[3-alkyl/aryl-4-thiazolidinon-2-yl)hydrazono]carbonyl]-2-methylbutanen (6a–i) wurden hergestellt, charakterisiert und auf ihre antikonvulsive Wirkung geprüft. Alle getesteten Substanzen zeigen relevante Aktivitäten gegen durch Pentilentetrazol induzierte Krämpfe (10–60% Schutz).

     

Structure, Magnetism and Spin Coupling Mechanism of Cyano-Bridged LnIII–FeIII Binuclear Metal Complexes

A series of binuclear metal complexes [Ln(L)₄(H₂O)₃Fe(CN)₆]·nH₂O (Ce(1), Pr(2), Nd(3), Sm(4), Eu(5), Gd(6), Tb(7), Dy(8), Er(9), L=2-pyrrolidinone) were prepared and the X-ray crystal structures of complexes 4, 6, and 8 were determined. All the compounds consist of an Ln–CN–Fe unit, in which an octahedral coordinated Fe^III is bridged to an Ln^III ion located in square antiprism environment by a cyano group. The magnetic properties of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 show an overall antiferromagnetic behavior. The fitting to the experimental magnetic susceptibilities of complex 6 gave g=1.99, J=0.735 cm^–1, zJ=–0.080 cm^–1 on the basis of a binuclear spin system (S _Gd=7/2, S _Fe=1/2), revealing a ferromagnetic intra-molecular Gd–Fe interaction and an antiferromagnetic inter-molecular interaction. Results on the quantum chemical density functional theory (DFT) calculation for 6 showed that the calculated magnetic coupling constant is 8.1 cm^–1, supporting the occurrence of weak ferromagnetic intra-molecular interaction in 6. The spin density maps for 6 in the high spin ground state and broken symmetry state were obtained, and the spin–spin coupling mechanism is discussed.     

Electrochemical reduction of phenylethynyl halides and related compounds

Reduction of phenylethynyl halides PhCCHal (Hal = I (1), Br (2), Cl (3)), diiodoacetylene (4), (phenylethynyl)triphenylphosphonium bromide (5), and related compounds in THF was studied by means of cyclic voltammetry using a glassy-carbon electrode. Compounds1–5 are reduced with cleavage of the C-Hal bond, and the reduction potentials increase in the order3 <2 <1 <4 <5.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2055–2057, October, 1995.     

Peri Interactions in Naphthalene Diketones: A Preference for (Z,Z) Conformations

The crystal structures of 1,8-dibenzoylnaphthalene (9), 1,4,5,8-tetrabenzoylnaphthalene (10), and 1,8-diacetylnaphthalene (11) have been determined by X-ray diffraction. Diketone 9 crystallizes in triclinic space group P ^—1 with a = 7.924(2), b = 14.068(3), c = 7.876(1) Å, = 99.47(2), = 90.58(1), = 91.43(2)°. Tetraketone 10 crystallizes in monoclinic space group P2₁/c a = 7.374(4), b = 11.960(5), c = 15.524(5) Å, = 93.15(5)°. Diketone 11 crystallizes in orthorhombic space group Pbca a = 6.986(3), b = 15.946(4), c = 8.257(1) Å. Each of these naphthalene ketones adopt a (Z,Z) conformation, with torsion angles O—C—C¹—C^8a/O—C—C⁸—C^8a of 49.8°/44.5° (9), 52.1°/46.6° (10), and 44.8°/42.4° (11). The structures 9–11 are overcrowded with the distances between two neighboring carbonyl carbon atoms being significantly shorter than the sum of the van der Waals radii of two carbon atoms (342 pm): 293.4 pm (9), 281.6 pm (10), and 293.0 pm (11).     

Salen Supported Molecular Borosilicates

Various Salen ligands (Salen( ^t Bu)H₂=N, N-ethylenebis(3,5-di-tertbutyl(2-hydroxy)benzylidenimine) were used to prepare borosilyl and -O bridged borosilyl compounds having the formula, L{B(OSiMe₃)₂}₂ (L=Salen( ^t Bu) (1), Salpen( ^t Bu) (2), Salben( ^t Bu) (3), Salhen( ^t Bu) (4) and L(BOSiMe₃)₂(-O) (L=Salen( ^t Bu) (5) and Salben( ^t Bu) (6)). In the case of 5 and 6 the formation of the B–O–B linkage takes precedence over the formation of a B–O–Si linkage. All of the compounds were characterized by Mp, elemental analysis, ¹H and ¹¹B NMR, IR, MS and in the case of 1, 2, and6 by X-ray crystallography.     

Chemical Constituents from the Hulls of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Oryza sativa</Emphasis> with Cytotoxic Activity

Five new compounds, orizaterpenol (1), orizaterpenoid (2), orizaterpenyl benzoate (3), orizanor-diterpenyl benzoate (4), and orizaditerpenyl benzoate (5), along with nine known compounds, were isolated and identified from the rice hulls of Oryza sativa. Their structures were elucidated with the help of different spectroscopic techniques. Orizaterpenol (1) and the known momilactone A (6) and B (7) were found to have cytotoxic effects against P388 murine leukaemia cells, while the other new and known compounds exhibited weak cytotoxicity.__________Published in Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 146–151, March–April, 2005.     

Thermochemical study of some cubane derivatives

The thermochemical study of cubane-1,4-dicarboxylic acid (1), diethyl cubane-1,4-dicarboxylate (2), diisopropyl cubane-1,4-dicarboxylate (3), and bis(2-fluoro-2,2-dinitro)ethyl cubane-1,4-dicarboxylate (4) was performed. The standard enthalpies of combustion (_c H°) and formation (_f H°) of these compounds were estimated using the method of combustion in a calorimetric bomb in an oxygen atmosphere. Using the additive group method, calculated values for _f H° of these substances which agreed satisfactorily with the experimental ones were obtained. The strain energies (E _s) of the cubic structure of derivatives1–4 were calculated. It was concluded thatE _s did not change on substitution of hydrogen atoms in cubane for various functional groups and was equal toE _s of the structure of cubane itself. The reliability of the single published value of _f H° in the cubane crystal state, 541.8 kJ mol^–1 (129.5 kcal mol^–1), was confirmed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2471–2473, October, 1996.     

Spin exchange between transition metal complexes and nitroxyl radicals in nonaqueous media

New complexes of diaza- and tetraaza-containing crown ethers, viz., 1,10-diaza-18-crown-6 (1), 1,4,8,12-tetraazacyclopentadecane (2), 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane (3), and 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane 1,4,8,11-tetrachloride tetraacetic acid tetrahydrate (4), with the divalent copper and nickel ions and the Cl^–, Br^–, ClO₄ ^–, NO₃ ^–, and AcO^– counterions were synthesized. The exchange interactions of these compounds and paramagnetic copper and nickel salts with the TEMPO radical in MeOH—CHCl₃ binary mixtures of different compositions were studied. The plots of the linewidths of the hyperfine coupling components of TEMPO vs. concentration of the ions and temperature show that the frequency of diffusion collisions is the rate-limiting step for spin exchange (strong exchange regime). A strong dependence of the exchange rate constant (k _ex) on the crown ether and counterion structure was found. The isotropic hyperfine coupling constants (a _Cu) and g factors (g _i ) were measured for the Cu^II complexes with the crown ethers. In the case of the crown ether complexes 1—3 with CuCl₂, the a _Cu constant decreases linearly with an increase in g _i = g _i – 2.0023 in the series 3 < 2 < 1, whereas k _ex increases linearly in the same series with a decrease in the contact HFC on the Cu^II nucleus (K) and a decrease in covalence of bonding. For the complexes of 2 with Cu^II and different axial ligands (counterions), k _ex increases in the series Cl^– < ClO₄ ^– AcO^– Br^–; < NO₃ ^–. In the case of the complexes of 2 with NiCl₂, k _ex increases in the series 1 < 4 < 3 2. For the Cu^II and Ni^II salts with the Cl^–, ClO₄ ^–, and NO₃ ^– anions, the k _ex values are almost independent of the anion nature. The correlation of the k _ex values with the electron-spin parameters of the complexes is discussed.     

Electron transfer photofragmentations of 3-phenylpropiophenones

Summary Photolysis of 3-phenylpropiophenones1 a–d in the presence of 2,4,6-triphenylpyrylium tetrafluoroborate (TPT) yields the corresponding ,-unsaturated ketones2 a–c and1 d (from1 c), together with acetophenone (3), benzophenone (4), benzoic acid (5) and benzaldehyde (6), presumably by fragmentations of the radical cation1 ^{+ ·}, generated via a single electron transfer process from1 to the excitedTPT.

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Photofragmentierung von 3-Phenylpropiophenonen via Elektronenübertragung

Zusammenfassung Photolyse der 3-Phenylpropiophenone1 a–d in Gegenwart von 2,4,6-Triphenyl-pyrylium-tetrafluoroborat (TPT) ergeben die entsprechenden ,-ungesättigten Ketone2 a–c und1 d (aus1 c), neben Acetophenon (3), Benzophenon (4), Benzoesäure (5) und Benzaldehyd (6), vermutlich durch Fragmentierung des Radikal-Kations1 ^{+ ·}, das mittels Übertragung eines Elektrons von1 zuTPT im angeregten Zustand erzeugt wird.

     

Preparative Separation and Analysis of Complex Mixtures of Leucomycins and Desmycarosyl Leucomycins Using HPLC and Mass Spectrometry

Composition and hydrolysis products of a biotechnical available complex of macrolides were analyzed by HPLC and ESI-CID-MSⁿ. Major components are leucomycin-type antibiotics (leucomycins A₁ (5), A₇ (3), A₉ (2), 9-desoxy-9-oxo-turimycin H₃ (4) and niddamycin B (6). Hydrolysis of the complex mixture yielded 9-, 13-isoforocidins (7, 8, 9, 11) and 9-oxo-forocidin (10). A preparative separation procedure was elaborated furnishing compounds 3 - 11 for semisynthetic experiments.Prof. Dr. Udo Gräfe deceased on 14.2.2003. For obituarity see: Schlegel B (2003) J Peptide Sci 9: 661–661.     

1-Aryl-6-azauracile, 8. Mitt.: Herstellung von p-Carboxy-, p-Acetyl- und p-Sulfamoylphenylderivaten

Zusammenfassung In Fortsetzung unserer Synthesen wurden aus p-Amino-benzoesäure, ihrem Äthylester, p-aminoacetophenon und Sulfanilamid die entsprechenden Arylhydrazono-cyanacetylcarbamid-säureäthylester (1 a–1 d), 1-Aryl-6-azauracil-5-carbonsäure-nitrile (2 a–2 d), 1-Aryl-6-azauracil-5-carbonsäure (3 a–3 d) und die Thioamide (4 a–4 d) dieser Säuren hergestellt. Durch Decarboxylierung der Säure3 a wurde 1-(p-Carboxyphenyl)-6-azauracil (5 a) gewonnen.

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From p-aminobenzoic acid, its ethyl ester, p-aminoaceto-phenone and sulfanilamide the corresponding ethyl arylhydrazonocyanoacetylcarbamidates (1a–1 d), 1-aryl-6-azauracil-5-carboxylic acid nitriles (2 a–2 d), carboxylic acids (3 a–3 d) and thioamides (4 a–4 d) have been prepared. Decarboxylation of3 a yielded 1-(p-carboxyphenyl)-6-azauracil (5 a).

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7. Mitt.:J. Slouka undP. Pe, Mh. Chem.98, 1201 (1967).     

Einwirkung von Schwefel und Ethylenimin auf höhermolekulare symmetrische Ketone, 4. Mitt

The higher molecular ketones, undecanone-6 (1), tridecanone-7 (2), pentadecanone-8 (3), heptadecanone-9 (4) react with ethylenimine and sulfur to give 2,3-disubstituted 5,6-dihydro-1,4-thiazines (9–12) and 2,2-dialkylated thiazolidines (17–20). The reduction of9–12 with formic acid yields the corresponding thiomorpholines13–16 (70–90% yield).9–12 is also obtained by the reaction of -chloro ketones (5–8) and the sodium salt of cysteamine 30–75% yield); cysteamine reacts with1–4 to give the thiazolidines17–20 (37–53% yield).

Teil der DissertationJ. Stalschus, Techn. Hochschule Aachen, 1974.     

Stereoselective formation of ansa-metallocenes in reactions of radical-anionic salts of acenaphthylene with lanthanide and calcium halides

ansa-Metallocenes (⁵:⁵-C₂₄H₁₆)M(THF)₂ (M = Sm (1), Yb (2), Ca (3)) and (⁵:⁵-C₂₄H₁₆)MI(THF) (M = Dy (8), Er (9), Tm (10), Lu (11)) were prepared in 50—90% yields by the in situ reactions of two equivalents of potassium acenaphthylenide K⁺C₁₂H₈ ^– with MI₂ or MI₃, respectively. Complexes 2 and 3 were also obtained by direct reduction of acenaphthylene with ytterbium and calcium naphthalenides, respectively. An ESR signal of the acenaphthylene radical anion, which was observed upon dissolution of compound 2 in THF, indicates that the [C₂₄H₁₆]^2– ansa-ligand dissociated into two [C₁₂H₈]^·– radical anions. Hydrolysis of complex 2 in benzene afforded 1,1",3,3"-tetrahydro-3,3"-biacenaphthylene (4) and 3,3",4,4"-tetrahydro-3,3"-biacenaphthylene (5). The reaction of complex 2 with ZrCl₄ and the reaction of compound 3 with Me₃SiCl proceeded with the cleavage of the C—C bond between two acenaphthylene fragments of the [C₂₄H₁₆]^2– ansa-ligand to produce (²-C₁₂H₈)ZrCl₂(THF)₃ (6) and bis(trimethylsilyl)acenaphthene (Me₃Si)₂C₁₂H₈ (7), respectively. Compounds 1—3, 6, 7, and 11 were characterized by ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The temperature dependence of the ¹H NMR spectrum of compound 11 in tetrahydrofuran is indicative of the dynamic exchange of the solvent molecules in the coordination sphere of the Lu atom. After cooling of the solution to 210 K, the dynamic process was terminated as evidenced by the nonequivalence of the ¹H signals of two acenaphthylene fragments. According to the X-ray diffraction data for complex 11, dimerization of two acenaphthylene radical anions at the Lu atom gave rise to the rac-ansa-metallocene structure. In compound 11, the Lu atom is ⁵-coordinated by two five-membered rings of the acenaphthylene ligands and also by the I atom and the THF molecule. The coordination environment about the Lu atom is a distorted tetrahedron. The average distance between the lutetium atom and the carbon atoms of the five-membered rings is 2.623 .     

Struktur und Farbigkeit von P,P′-Tetra-t-butyl-und P,P′-Tetraphenyl-oxalsäurediphosphid und Derivaten

The unexpected violet colour of P,P-tetraphenyl-oxalic acid diphosphide (3) stimulated the synthesis of the following derivatives: P,P-tetra-t-butyl-oxalic acid diphosphide (2), N,P-tetraphenyl-oxalic acid amide phosphide (4) and P, -triphenyl-glyoxylic acid phosphide (5). The compounds could be prepared by the reaction of the corresponding acyl chlorides with diorganyl-(trimethylsilyl) phosphine; (organyl=t-butyl and phenyl). The electronic transitions of green-blue2 and red5 in the 450–700 nm region are discussed, also theirv C=O in the ir spectrum. These results are interpreted in connection with the molecule structures of2 and3 which have been determined by X-ray crystal structure analysis. In2 the framework P–C(O)–C(O)–P is only slightly distorted from a coplanartrans-position, in3 somewhat more. The bonds at P have the expected pyramidal arrangement. The direction of the lone pairs at the P-atoms, derived from this bond arrangement, is discussed with respect to the electronic transitions in acyl phosphides.

     

Thermochemical characterization of phenolic resins

Phenol-formaldehyde resins (I andII), synthesised at a monomer feed ratio of F/P = 1.0 and 1.5, were cured at 130C for 48 h without any catalyst (Ia, IIa), with 0.1% ferric acetyl acetonate (Ib, IIb) and with 0.1 %p-toluenesulphonic acid (Ic, IIc). Thermogravimetric studies indicate that the decomposition of the cured products takes place in two distinct stages: The first stage (T=340–480C; =0.045–0.16; E ₁ = 140±10-239±24 and 60±3–65±2 kJ mol^–1 for seriesI andII respectively) was attributed to the predominant cleavage of formal linkages. The main stage decomposition (T=460–640C; =0.114–0.393; E ₂=115±8–169±8 and 91±6–103±7 kJ mol^–1 for seriesI andII respectively) was attributed to reactions leading to graphitisation. E ₂ values were correlated to the extent of cure as measured by IR spectroscopy and pyrolysis-GC. The effect of catalysts on the extent of cure and on the activation energy was evaluated.The authors are grateful to Dr. S. Ganapathy, NCL, Pune for providing solid state NMR, Dr. K. Krishnan and Dr. A. G. Rajendran, VSSC, Trivandrum for thermoanalytical measurements.