Ring-closing double reductive amination route to aza-heteroannulated sugars

1,4-Dicarbonyl derivatives of glycosides are produced by ozonolysis or Wacker oxidation. A stable ozonide is isolated and a carbonyl group reduced whilst maintaining the ozonide functionality. The 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds are converted to various N-substituted pyrrolidines by diastereoselective double reductive amination The resulting aza-heteroannulated sugars no significant inhibition of any glycosidase, with the exception of compound 12g, which is a weak inhibitor of β-galactosidase.     

Montmorillonite clay-catalyzed hetero-Diels-Alder reaction of 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene with benzaldehydes

Montmorillonite K10 clay was found to catalyze the hetero-Diels-Alder reaction of 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene with o-anisaldehyde and other benzaldehyde derivatives; a transition state involving chelation of the clay’s metal ions with the dienophile’s heteroatoms is proposed.     

Electrocyclic reactions : Stereochemistry of the triene electrocyclization

Four trienes of known stereochemistry have been prepared and their thermal cyclization studied to ascertain the general stereochemistry of thermal triene electrocyclic reactions. A mixture containing (Z)-1,2-dicyclohexenylethylene was obtained by semihydrogenation. Spectra evidence for thermal cyclization of the triene was obtained, but inability to isolate pure materials canceled plans for stereochemical study.A stereoselective synthesis for (E,Z,E)-2,4,6-octatriene was devised and a pure sample was cyclized thermally to give a 5,6-dimethylcyclohexadiene. Oxidative cleavage of this diene gave meso-2,3-dimethylsuccinic acid. Pure samples of (Z,Z,E)- and (Z,Z,Z)-2,4,6-octatrienes were prepared and found to interconvert thermally at 110°. Cyclization of the equilibrium mixture occurred at 178° to give a 5,6-dimethylcyclohexadiene which gave rac-2,3-dimethylsuccinic acid upon oxidative cleavage. Evidence is presented to suggest that the (E,Z,Z) isomer is the actual reactant undergoing cyclization. Both cyclohexadienes were shown to undergo a 1,5-hydrogen shift to form 1,6-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexadiene.Rates of the electrocyclic reactions were measured in pentane solution, and thermodynamic activation parameters were ascertained. The results are: (E,Z,E) k(132°) = 4·45 × 10^?5 sec^?1, ΔH

= 28·6 kcal/mole and ΔS

= ?7 eu; (E,Z,Z)+(Z,Z,Z) k(178°)= 1·53 × 10^?5 sec^?1 or (E,Z,Z) k(178°) = 2·13 × 10^?5 sec^?1, ΔH

= 32 kcal/mole, ΔS

= ?9 eu; cis-5,6-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexadiene (1,5-H shift), k(178°) = 1·77 × 10^?5 sec^?1, ΔH

= 33 kcal/mole, ΔS

= ?7 eu; trans-5,6-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexadiene (1,5-H shift), k(178°) = 7·7 × 10^?6 sec^?1, ΔH

= 36 kcal/mole, ΔS

= ?3 eu.     

Extranukleare Desoxyribonukleinsäure in aerob und anaerob gezüchteter normaler Bäckerhefe sowie in der atmungsdefizienten „petite”-Mutante

Zusammenfassung Pankreas-DNAase^** greift bei niedriger Temperatur die in Hefemitochondrien vorhandeneDNA nicht merkbar an, während verunreinigende nicht-mitochondrialeDNA zu säurelöslichen Bruchstücken abgebaut wird. Eine darauf beruhende Methode eignet sich zur selektiven Bestimmung mitochondrialerDNA in Mitochondrienfraktionen, die durch differentielles Zentrifugieren von Hefehomogenaten gewonnen worden und noch mit Zellkernmaterial verunreinigt sind.In den nicht atmungsfähigen Mitochondrien der petite-Mutante der Bäckerhefe istDNA in einer gegenüber dem Wildtyp nicht wesentlich verringerten Menge vorhanden; die extrachromosomale Mutation zum petite-Typ ist demnach nicht mit einem völligen Verlust mitochondrialerDNA zu erklären. Auch die in Homogenaten anaerob gezüchteter Zellen des Wild-typs aufgefundenen mitochondrien-ähnlichen Partikeln enthalten eine geringe MengeDNA.

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PancreaticDNAase at low temperature fails to attack intramitochondrialDNA, whereas contaminating non-mitochondrialDNA is readily degraded to acid-soluble fragments. This makes possible a selective determination of mitochondrialDNA in crude particle fractions which have been obtained from yeast cell homogenates by differential centrifugation and are still contaminated by nuclear material.The non-respiring mitochondria of the petite mutant of baker's yeast have been found to contain amounts ofDNA similar to those present in wild type yeast mitochondria. This finding indicates that the extrachromosomal mutation which gives rise to respiration-deficient petite cells is not due to a complete loss of mitochondrialDNA. The mitochondria-like particles occurring in homogenates of wild type yeast grown under anaerobic conditions have also been found to contain small amounts ofDNA.

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Verwendete Abkürzungen DNA Desoxyribonukleinsäure - DNAase Desoxyribonuklease - EDTA Äthylendiamintetraessigsäure - RNA Ribonukleinsäure Mit 3 Abbildungen     

Narrow plasmonic/photonic extinction and scattering line shapes for one and two dimensional silver nanoparticle arrays

The interaction of light with silver nanoparticle arrays can in some cases produce mixed plasmonic/photonic bands that have extremely narrow (<1 meV) line shapes in extinction and scattering. In this paper we extend computational electrodynamics results of a recent communication [S. Zou, N. Janel, and G. C. Schatz, J. Chem. Phys. 120, 10871 (2004)] where this effect was first described to study how these narrow bands are influenced by a number of structural factors, and to determine how useful these arrays might be for sensing applications. Included are studies of the effect of disorder in the array structure on plasmon intensity and width, of the effect of orientation of the array relative to the polarization and propagation direction of the incident light, and of the effect of particle shape (comparing results for silver spheres and cylindrical disks). Our results show that the narrow lines are remarkably robust to array disorder, but vacancy defects can easily destroy the effect. The narrowest lines are associated with one dimensional arrays in which both polarization and wave vectors are perpendicular to the array axis. For two dimensional arrays, the narrowest lines are associated with the wave vector perpendicular to the plane of the array and polarization in the plane. Arrays composed of oblate cylinders generate more intense and more redshifted plasmon/photonic peaks than do prolate or spherical particles under comparable conditions. Finally, for sensing applications in which analyte binding is determined by the plasmon wavelength shift associated with change in the surface refractive index, we show that the arrays have greater sensitivity than isolated nanoparticles.     

Copper-bispidine coordination chemistry: syntheses,structures, solution properties,and oxygenation reactivity

Copper(I) and copper(II) complexes of two mononucleating and four dinucleating tetradentate ligands with a bispidine backbone (2,4-substituted (2-pyridyl or 4-methyl-2-pyridyl) 3,7-diazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonanone) have been prepared and analyzed structurally, spectroscopically, and electrochemically. The structures of the copper chromophores are square pyramidal, except for two copper(I) compounds which are four-coordinate with one noncoordinated pyridine. The other copper(I) structures have the two pyridine donors, the co-ligand (NCCH(3)), and one of the tertiary amines (N3) in-plane with the copper center and the other amine (N7) coordinated axially (Cu-N3 > Cu-N7, approximately 2.25 A vs 2.20 A). The copper(II) compounds with pyridine donors have a similar structure, but the axial amine has a weaker bond to the copper(II) center (Cu-N3 < Cu-N7, approximately 2.03 A vs 2.30 A). The structures with methylated pyridine donors are also square pyramidal with the co-ligands (Cl(-) or NCCH(3)) in-plane. With NCCH(3) the same structural type as for the other copper(II) complexes is observed, and with the bulkier Cl(-) the co-ligand is trans to N7, leading to a square pyramidal structure with the pyridine donors rotated out of the basal plane and only a small difference between axial and in-plane amines (2.15, 2.12 A). These structural differences, enforced by the rigid bispidine backbone, lead to large variations in spectroscopic and electrochemical properties and reactivities. Oxygenation of the copper(I) complexes with pyridine-substituted bispidine ligands leads to relatively stable mu-peroxo-dicopper(II) complexes; with a preorganization of the dicopper chromophores, by linking the two donor sets, these peroxo compounds are stable at room temperature for up to 1 h. The stabilization of the peroxo complexes is to a large extent attributed to the square pyramidal coordination geometry with the substrate bound in the basal plane, a structural motif enforced by the rigid bispidine backbone. The stabilities and structural properties are also seen to correlate with the spectroscopic (UV-vis and Raman) and electrochemical properties.     

Characterization of an opioid peptide-containing protein and of bovine α-lactalbumin by electrospray ionization and liquid secondary ion mass spectrometry

Mass spectrometry methods have been used to characterize two proteins: an opioid peptide-containing protein extracted from bovine pituitary, and bovine α-lactalbumin (BAL). A protein that contains β-endorphin was found in bovine pituitary, and that protein was characterized with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESIMS), gel permeation chromatography, reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC), radioimmunoassay, trypsinolysis, and liquid secondary ion mass spectrometry (LSIMS). BAL is a protein that was used as a model to develop analytical methods to study opioid peptide-containing proteins. Commercial BAL was purified by RP-HPLC, and its molecular weight (M.W.) was determined by ESIMS. The shift in mass observed following dithiothreitol (DTT) reduction estimated the number of disulfide bonds. For all of the data obtained for BAL with or without RP-HPLC separation, ESIMS determined the M.W. of the peptides produced by trypsin treatment of BAL, and LSIMS selected a precursor ion, the protonated molecule ion [M + H]⁺, of a tryptic peptide, which was analyzed by tandem mass spectrometry. Following DTT reduction, ESIMS and LSIMS detected each peptide that contained disulfide bonds in that mixture of tryptic peptides.     

Differences in the spatial and quantitative reproducibility between two second-dimensional gel electrophoresis systems

Two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE), together with 2-D gel electrophoresis (GE) analysis software, is a common technique to analyze a complex proteome. In order to accurately locate the differentially expressed proteins in human pituitary macroadenoma tissues in our long-term research program to clarify the molecular mechanisms of macroadenoma formation, a reproducible separation system is needed. An immobilized pH-gradient dry gel-strip (IPG strip) has been extensively used for first-dimensional isoelectric focusing (IEF), and has achieved a high degree of reproducibility in the IEF direction. For the second dimension (SDS-PAGE), different types of gel systems are available, including horizontal vs. vertical gel systems, and gradient vs. constant-percentage gels. A typical horizontal system is the Multiphor II system that analyzes one gel at a time, using a precast gradient gel (180 x 245 x 0.5 mm), and a typical vertical system is the Dodeca system, which analyzes up to 12 gels at a time, using usually a single-concentration gel (190 x 205 x 1 mm). The present study evaluated the spatial and quantitative reproducibility of the two systems for the separation of the complex human pituitary proteome. PDQuest software was used to analyze the digitized gel-image data, and SPSS statistical software was used to analyze the data. The results demonstrated a high percentage (>99%) of protein-spot matches within each electrophoretic system. The Dodeca gel system demonstrated better between-gel reproducibility for spot position, higher resolution in the Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-PAGE direction, lower gel background, better spot quality, and higher reproducibility of the spot volume.     

Copper promoted CN and CO bond cross-coupling with phenyl and pyridylboronates

Acyclic and cyclic esters, as well as anhydride (boroxine) of phenylboronic acids are efficient phenylating agents in copper promoted CN and CO bond cross-coupling reactions. The first successful CN cross-coupling of a heterocyclic boronate with heteroarenes, such as indazole, has been demonstrated.     

Molecular tectonics. Porous hydrogen-bonded networks built from derivatives of pentaerythrityl tetraphenyl ether

The symmetric four-armed geometry of pentaerythrityl tetraphenyl ether (5) makes it a valuable starting point for building complex molecular and supramolecular structures. In particular, it provides a core to which multiple sites of attractive intermolecular interaction can be attached, thereby creating compounds predisposed to form complex networks by association. To facilitate exploitation of the pentaerythrityl tetraphenyl ether core in such ways, we have prepared more than 20 new derivatives by efficient methods. Of special interest are compounds 3 and 4, which incorporate four diaminotriazine groups attached to the meta and para positions of the pentaerythrityl tetraphenyl ether core. Crystallization of compounds 3 and 4 from DMSO/dioxane is directed by hydrogen bonding of the diaminotriazine groups according to well-established motifs, thereby producing three-dimensional networks. In forming these networks, each molecule of compound 3 forms a total of 12 hydrogen bonds with six others, whereas each molecule of compound 4 forms a total of 16 hydrogen bonds with four others. Both networks are highly porous and define significant interconnected channels for the inclusion of guests. In crystals of compounds 3 and 4, the fraction of the volume accessible to guests is 66% and 57%, respectively. In both cases, the pentaerythrityl tetraphenyl ether cores adopt conformations that deviate substantially from tetrahedral geometry. It is noteworthy that the inherent flexibility of the core does not favor the formation of close-packed guest-free structures.