Synthesis and chiral-optical properties of some benzolactams

Five- and seven-membered benzolactarns — (–)-S-2, 3-dimethyl-2, 3-dihydroisoindolone and (+)-S-5-methyl-2, 3, 4, 5-tetrahydrobenz[c]azepin-1-one — were synthesized. A study of their chiral-optical properties and comparison with the previously studied six-membered lactam (–)-S-4-methyl-3, 4-dihydroisoquinol-1-one showed that their circular dichroism spectra are similar: The spectra contain dichroic absorption bands due to ^* transitions in the aromatic chromophore (270 and 220 nm) and a band of charge transfer in the benzamide chromophore at 240–250 nm. The magnitude of the Cotton effect due to the charge-transfer band increases as the lactam ring becomes larger (five-membered < six-membered < sevenmembered benzolactam). The change in the magnitude of the Cotton effect is explained by the development of a strictly dissymetric chromophore.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 656–662, May, 1978.     

The application of linear discriminant analysis in the diagnosis of thyroid diseases

The effectiveness of five in-vitro laboratory tests for differentiation between three thyroid functional states (EU, HYPO and HYPER thyroidism) has been determined by using statistical linear discriminant analysis. The optimal linear combination of laboratory tests obtained by means of linear discriminant analysis results in a better use of the information present in each test, so that the possible redundancy of tests can be assessed. In this context, some feature selection criteria were evaluated. It is shown that in this application only two laboratory tests are necessary to obtain a sufficiently high diagnostic effectiveness when linear discriminant analysis is applied.     

First-principles calculations of K-edge X-ray absorption near edge spectra of some transition metal dimers

Theoretical X-ray absorption near-edge spectra have been evaluated for different bond lengths of Mn₂, Co₂ and Ni₂ using a modified Xα scattered-wave procedure.     

Homolytic alkylation of quinaldine and quinoxaline with 18-crown-6

Homolytic alkylation of protonated quinoxaline with 18-crown-6, initiated by the system pivalic acid-iron(II) sulfate at 20–25C, gives (quinoxalin-2-yl)-18-crown-6 in 85% yield. Under analogous conditions, the reaction with quinoline affords two isomers: (quinolin-4-yl)-18-crown-6 and (quinolin-2-yl)-18-crown-6, in yields of 20 and 30% respectively.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 75–76, January, 1988.     

Jahn-Teller effect in the cyclopentadienyl radical: an example of three mode coupling

The cyclopentadienyl radical C₅H₅· vibronic wavefunctions and energy levels are calculated and used to discuss the vibrational structure of the allowed ²A″₂ ←²E″₁ electronic transition in C₅H₅ and allowed A←E transitions in similar systems in which Jahn-Teller coupling occurs through two or three vibrational modes. As has been pointed out by Alpert and Silbey, the vibrational pattern predicted for single mode coupling is markedly distorted. With larger coupling parameters than those used by Alpert and Silbey, in an E ← A transition (e.g., the benzene Rydberg states) progressions in the individual coupling vibrations cannot be distinguished. In an A ← E transition (e.g., C₅H₅·), the higher progression members lose intensity and combination levels in the coupling vibrations appear. In both cases, a complex pattern of 1-1 hot band splittings results. Comparison is made with the experimental C₅H₅· spectrum, and assignments are suggested for three of the observed A″₂ state frequencies.     

Simultaneous solid-phase extraction and chromatographic analysis of morphine and hydromorphone in plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection.

High-performance liquid chromatography has become an important analytical tool for the quantitation of opioid drugs. Using solid-phase extraction and coulometric electrochemical detection, we have developed a chromatographic method for the simultaneous measurement of morphine and hydromorphone which is both sensitive and specific. Using 1 ml of plasma, intra-assay and inter-assay data show that the detection limit for accurate quantitation of these compounds is about 1.2 ng/ml (coefficient of variation 11.6%) for morphine and 2.5 ng/ml (coefficient of variation 10.5%) for hydromorphone. The method is simple and readily adaptable to most pharmacokinetic studies and toxic screens involving these drugs.     

High-Performance Liquid Chromatographic Analysis of Amino Acids in Edible Seaweeds after Derivatization with Phenyl Isothiocyanate

Summary A reversed-phase high-performance liquid-chromatographic method has been used for analysis of the amino acids in edible seaweed. Sample proteins were hydrolysed with hydrochloric acid and the amino acids produced were derivatized with phenyl isothiocyanate. The resulting phenylthiocarbamyl amino acids were chromatographed on an ODS2 column with UV detection at 254 nm. The mobile phase was a mixture of 0.14 M ammonium acetate buffer, pH 6.4, containing 0.05% triethylamine (A) and 60:40 (v/v) acetonitrile–water (B), at a flow rate of 1.1 mL min^–1; the elution gradient (min:A%) was: 0:90, 8:90, 10:70, 12:70, 18:52, 20:0, 25:0, 28:90, 35:90. Method precision for the different amino acids was between 1.33 and 3.88% (relative standard deviation); detection limits were between 6.9 and 14.3 ng mL^–1. The amino acid content of the algae analysed ranged from 22.4 ± 1.9 to 138.0 ± 5.6 mg g^–1 d.w. The amino acids present at highest concentrations were glutamic acid, alanine, and phenylalanine.     

LC Enantioseparation of β-Lactam and β-Amino Acid Stereoisomers and a Comparison of Macrocyclic Glycopeptide- and β-Cyclodextrin-Based Columns

Direct reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic methods were developed for the separation of the enantiomers of tricyclic β-lactams, cis-3,4-benzo-6-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptan-7-one, cis-4,5-benzo-7-azabicyclo[4.2.0]-octan-8-one, cis-5,6-benzo-8-azabicyclo[5.2.0]nonan-9-one and new bicyclic β-amino acids, the six- and seven-membered homologues of cis-1-amino-4,5-benzocyclopentane-2-carboxylic acid (benzocispentacin), cis-1-amino-5,6-benzocyclohexane-2-carboxylic acid and cis-1-amino-6,7-benzocycloheptane-2-carboxylic acid. The direct separations of the analytes were performed on chiral stationary phase (CSP) columns containing the macrocyclic glycopeptide antibiotic teicoplanin (Chirobiotic T), teicoplanin aglycone (Chirobiotic TAG), vancomycin (Chirobiotic V), vancomycin aglycone (Chirobiotic VAG), ristocetin A (Chirobiotic R) or a new dimethylphenyl carbamate-derivatized β-cyclodextrin-based Cyclobond DMP. The results achieved with the different methods were compared in systematic chromatographic examinations. The effects of an organic modifier and of the mobile phase composition on the separation and the separation efficiency of different columns were investigated. The difference in enantioselective free energy between the aglycone CSP and the teicoplanin CSP for these β-lactams and β-amino acids ranged between 0.3 and −1.1 kJmol⁻¹. Better enantioseparations were attained in most cases on the aglycone CSP.

     

Synthesis of Heterocycles from Arylation Products of Unsaturated Compounds: XIII. 5-R<Superscript>1</Superscript>-Benzyl-2-(R<Superscript>2</Superscript>-2-pyridylimino)thiazolidin-4-ones

Meerwein reactions of arenediazonium bromides with methyl and ethyl acrylates gave 3-aryl-2-bromopropionic acid esters which were subjected to cyclocondensation with N-(2-pyridyl)- and N-(6-methyl-2-pyridyl) thioureas to obtain 5-R¹-benzyl-2-(R²-2-pyridylimino)thiazolidin-4-ones. The latter were shown to exist in solution as E isomers of the imino form.__________Translated from Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, Vol. 41, No. 7, 2005, pp. 1071–1075.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Matiichuk, Obushak, Tsyalkovskii.     

Photophysics and redox behavior of chiral transition metal polymers

The absorption and emission spectra, excited-state lifetimes, quantum yields, and electrochemical measurements have been obtained for a new series of chiral complexes based on three different chiral 2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine ligands, (-)-ctpy, (-)-[ctpy-x-ctpy], and (-)-[ctpy-b-ctpy], with one, two, or multiple Ru metal centers. The room-temperature absorption and emission maxima of [[((-)-ctpy)Ru]-(-)-[ctpy-b-ctpy]-[Ru((-)-ctpy)]](PF(6))(4) and ((-)-[ctpy-b-ctpy])-[[Ru((-)-[ctpy-b-ctpy])](PF(6))(2)](n) were shifted to lower energies and also exhibited significantly longer luminescence lifetimes when compared to [Ru((-)-ctpy)(2)](PF(6))(2), [[((-)-ctpy)Ru]-(-)-[ctpy-x-ctpy]-[Ru((-)-ctpy)]](PF(6))(4), and ((-)-[ctpy-x-ctpy])-[[Ru((-)-[ctpy-x-ctpy])](PF(6))(2)](n). In terms of their electrochemical behavior, all of the complexes studied exhibited one Ru-centered and two ligand-centered redox waves and the [[((-)-ctpy)Ru]-(-)-[ctpy-x-ctpy]-[Ru((-)-ctpy)]](PF(6))(4), ((-)-[ctpy-x-ctpy])-[[Ru((-)-[ctpy-x-ctpy])](PF(6))(2)](n), and ((-)-[ctpy-b-ctpy])-[[Ru((-)-[ctpy-b-ctpy])](PF(6))(2)](n)() complexes were found to electrodeposit upon ligand-based reduction. The difference between the formal potentials of the Ru-centered and the first ligand-centered (least negative) waves corresponded linearly with the changes in the observed emission energies. The shifts in energy are discussed using a particle-in-a-box model, and the luminescence lifetimes are discussed in terms of the structure of the excited-state manifold.