Molecular Receptors. Functionalized and chiral macrocyclic polyethers derived from tartaric acid

A number of functionalized and chiral macrocyclic polyethers have been synthesized by condensation of the dithallium alcoholate of (R,R)-(+)-tartaric acid derivatives with α, ω-dihalides. In this way for instance, the tetracarboxylic [18]-O₆ macrocycle 3c and its derivatives become readily available. They form complexes with various cationic substrates. NMR. and crystal-structure data provide information about the orientation of the side chains X in 3 with respect to the macrocycle. It is concluded that in the secondary amides like 3b and in their complexes the four X-groups are preferentially in an axial orientation on the average. This property is of much significance for the design of molecular receptors and catalysts based on this macrocyclic structure. The preparation of a number of other macrocycles is also described.     

Synthesis of 2′-O,3′-O bicyclic adenosine analogues using ring closing metathesis

The synthesis of 2′-O,3′-O bicyclic adenosine derivatives is presented as the first examples of a new family of 13-membered ring bicyclic nucleoside analogues. Cyclisation was achieved through ring closing metathesis (RCM) on a diene intermediate using Grubbs’ catalyst. The Z and E isomers were purified and characterised.     

Synthesis of a [2]catenane around a Ru(diimine)3(2+) scaffold by ring-closing metathesis of olefins

[reaction: see text] The synthesis of a ruthenium[2]catenane is described. One ring includes two 1,10-phenanthroline moieties, the other a bipyridinic unit. The interlocking ring system was formed by using a double ring closing metathesis reaction. Under irradiation, a rapid and selective decoordination of the bipyridinic fragment was observed, leading to a new catenane in which the metal is only coordinated to the bis-phenanthroline moiety.     

Photodegradation of poly(amidoamine) dendrimers peripherally modified with 1,8-naphthalimide units

This paper presents the photophysical and photochemical characteristics of four new poly(amidoamine) dendrimers of zero and second generation whose periphery has been modified with 1,8-naphthalimide units. Nitro- and allylamino groups have been used as substitutents at the C-4 position of the 1,8-naphthalimide fluorophores. The discussion is focused on the photodegradation of the dendrimers in N,N-dimethylformamide and dioxan solutions. Investigations have shown that the photodegradation of the dendrimers with 4-nitro substituted 1,8-naphthalimide proceed with yellow colour development in the solvent while no colour changes followed the same process in dendrimers with allylamino group substituent. The results also show that the photostability of the dendrimers depends on their generation.     

Synthese et etude de 5H-pyrido[4,3-b]-benzo[f]indoloquinones-6,11 apparentees aux ellipticines et aux anthracyclines

1-Chloro-5-methyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]benzo[f]indole-6,11-quinones, variously substituted on ring D, have been synthesised from 4-chloro-3-formyl-1-methylpyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridine and lithiated N,N-diethylbenzamides. These, with amines, formed the corresponding 1-alkylamino derivatives. In some cases the substitution was accompanied by the formation of polysubstituted by-products. It was found that the méthoxy groups of 7- and 10-methoxy-5-methyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]benz[f]indole-6,11-quinones are themselves substituted by amines; this accounts for the complexity of the reaction products formed on substitution of some chloro-intermediates mono- or poly-methoxylated on ring D.     

Conductometric tyrosinase biosensor for the detection of diuron, atrazine and its main metabolites

The determination of diuron, atrazine, desisopropylatrazine (DIA) and desethylatrazine (DEA) were investigated using conductometric tyrosinase biosensor. Tyrosinase was immobilised on the biosensor sensitive part by allowing it to mix with bovine serum albumin (BSA) and then cross-linking in saturated glutaraldehyde (GA) vapour for 30 min. The determination of pollutants in a solution was performed by comparison of the output signal (i.e percentage of the enzymatic activity) of the biosensor before and after contact with pollutants. The measurement of the enzymatic activity was performed using 4-chlorophenol, phenol and catechol substrates and response times ranging from 1 to 5 min were observed. A 4-chlorophenol substrate was used to detect pesticides. A 30 min contact time of the biosensor in the pollutant solution was used. Under the experimental conditions employed, detection limits for diuron and atrazine were about 1 ppb and dynamic range of 2.3-2330 and 2.15-2150 ppb were obtained for diuron and atrazine, respectively. A relative standard deviation (n=3) of the output signal was estimated to be 5% and a slight drift of 1.5 μS h⁻¹ was observed. The 90% of the enzyme activity was still maintained after 23 days of storage in a buffer solution at 4 °C.     

Sur la synthèse de chloro-3 indolinones a partir de β-nitrostyrènes diversement substitués

When treated with acetyl chloride and ferric chloride in methylene chloride, at 0°, monosubstituted β-nitrostyrene derivatives such as 2,3 or 4-methyl, -chloro or -fluoro and 3-nitro-β-nitrostyrenes cyclize into the new corresponding 3-chloro-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one. Reaction with other metal chlorides such as aluminum chloride and titanium tetrachloride does not lead to these heterocyclic derivatives but only produces N-acetyl-N-hydroxy-α-chlorobenzeneacetamides and/or N-(acetyloxy)-α-chlorobenzeneethanimidoyl chlorides.     

Synthesis of orthogonally protected cyclic homooligomers from sugar amino acids

Two new families of orthogonally protected cyclic homooligomers with two to four sugar units were synthesized from pyranoid sugar amino acids. Cyclic oligomers composed of amide-linked sugar amino acids (1-3) were prepared by cyclization of linear oligomers of the novel orthogonally protected pyranoid sugar amino acid 12 using a solution-phase coupling method. These orthogonally protected cyclic molecules can be selectively or fully deprotected, affording the macrocycles ready to further functionalization. The straightforward reduction of the amide bonds in the cyclic oligomers 1-3 gave the corresponding amine-linked macrocycles 4-6. This kind of amine-linked carbohydrate-based cyclic oligomer has never been reported before. These flexible molecular receptors could be studied as molecular hosts for molecular, cationic, and anionic recognition. Conformational analysis by molecular modeling (AM1) showed that all of the deprotected cyclic trimers and tetramers preferred a (4)C(1) chair conformation with oxygen atoms of the sugar ring located on the interior of the cavity and the secondary hydroxyl groups outward. In the amide-linked macrocycles, all of the amide bonds are in s-trans conformation. The estimated size of the internal cavity is about 4.5 A for the cyclic trimer and 6.9 A for the cyclic tetramer. The amine-linked macrocycles displayed similar conformational behavior with a slight decrease in internal cavity.     

Physics of ultra-thin phthalocyanine films on semiconductors

This paper focuses on the structural arrangements, as seen in scanning tunneling microscopy, chemical and electric properties, as studied especially by high resolution synchrotron radiation photoelectron spectroscopy and energy loss spectroscopy of sub-monolayer up to few monolayer thin films of phthalocyanines adsorbed on narrow band gap III–V semiconductors where they form ordered superstructures, as well as on silicon surfaces. Special emphasis will be put on non-planar metal phthalocyanines where the central atom is either lead or tin. These molecules have been studied in detail from the experimental point of view as well as theoretically by ab initio quantum calculations. Comparison with metal free and metal substituted planar phthalocyanines (H₂Pc, CuPc, CoPc, …) adsorbed on semiconductors or noble metal surfaces is included. Perspectives and novel potential applications are finally outlined.     

Benzoimidazole-pyrrolidine (BIP), a highly reactive chiral organocatalyst for aldol process

A new chiral benzoimidazole-pyrrolidine ligand (BIP) was shown to catalyze an aldol process in the presence of an equimolar amount of a Brönsted acid, leading to the aldol adduct in high yield and enantioselectivity. Remarkably, the aldol reaction was still effectively catalyzed when starting from equimolar amounts of aldehyde and ketone in THF.