Cryolite precipitation by the Reaction of aluminium salt with sodium fluoride in aqueous solution

When aqueous solution of aluminium salt involving nitrate, chloride or sulfate was added into sodium fluoride solution, an immediate reaction occured to form cryolite-like precipitate. Examination into the resultant solution and analysis for the precipitate were carried out, leading to the fact that fluorine ion can substitute for bound water molecules around central Al⁺⁺⁺ ion, but hardly for bound hydroxide and sulfate ion which should go or be “frozen”, as it is, into cryolite-like precipitate. These ligand substitution reaction seems to contribute to identification of ion species of aluminium in aqueous solution.     

Simultaneous determination of the binding of amantadine and its analogues to synthetic melanin by liquid chromatography after precolumn derivatization with dansyl chloride

For the determination of amantadine (1-ADA), 2-adamantanamine (2-ADA), memantine (MEM), and rimantadine (RIM) in melanin binding studies, the simultaneous determination of 1-ADA or 2-ADA, MEM, and RIM is investigated by high-performance liquid chromatographic assay with dansyl chloride as a fluorescent derivative reagent. Dansyl derivatives with fluorescent intensity are detected at an excitation wavelength of 370 nm and an emission wavelength of 506 nm. Retention times of 1-ADA, 2-ADA, MEM, and RIM derivatives are 12.2, 12.2, 15.2, and 16.6 min, respectively. The peak of 1-ADA derivative coelutes with the 2-ADA derivative. The limits of detection for 1-ADA, 2-ADA, MEM, and RIM are 0.014, 0.007, 0.012, and 0.020microM, respectively (signal-to-noise ratio of 3:1). In the intra- and interday assay, the range of standard deviation to the average of 1-ADA, 2-ADA, MEM, and RIM is 4.6-12.7%. Their recovery is also good. The ranking order for synthetic melanin binding among these compounds is RIM > MEM > 2-ADA = 1-ADA. The method is simple, sensitive, and reproducible for simultaneously measuring 1-ADA or 2-ADA, MEM, and RIM. Also, it is useful to investigate their binding kinetics to melanin.     

Highly sensitive determination of haloperidol in human serum by capillary gas chromatography using a surface ionization detector

A method has been developed for highly sensitive determination of haloperidol in human serum involving a simple extraction procedure followed by gas chromatographic separation. Target components were separated from the extracting solvents with a Van den Berg type solventless sample injector before introduction Into a DB-1 capillary separation column. A surface ionization detector (SID), which has highly selective sensitivity for Substituted amines, was employed for quantitation using bromperidol as an internal standard. Chloroform proved to be the best extracting solvent, yielding a quantitative detection limit of 5 ng/ml (S/N = 2). Comparison of the response to target compounds obtained by the SID, FTD (flame thermionic detector), and FID (flame ionization detector) showed the SID to be superior.     

Fluorescence spectra and chemical species of fluorescein molecules adsorbed on a calcinated porous Vycor glass

Properties of fluorescence and the excitation spectra of fluorescein molecules adsorbed onto a calcinated (773 K) porous Vycor glass have been investigated as a function of the amount of adsorbed dye (the surface coverage, θ = 0.00051 and 0.0098). The fluorescence and fluorescence-excitation spectra of fluorescein adsorbed onto Vycor glass showed the spectrum only due to cation species at θ = 0.00051. On the other hand, the spectra observed at θ = 0.0098 suggested the presence of cation, anion, and dianion species on the surface of Vycor glass. These results indicated the existence of at least two different types of adsorption sites involving the Brønsted acid site on the surfaces of Vycor glass.     

Reaction of poly(vinyl alcohol) with formaldehyde and polymer stereoregularity. Model compounds

The reaction of stereoisomers of pentane-2, 4-diol and heptane-2, 4, 6-triol with formaldehyde was investigated as a model for the formalization reaction of poly(vinyl alcohol) in order to determine effect of the stereochemical configuration of the polyol molecules on the reaction. The isotactic (meso) diol portion reacted with formaldehyde to give cis-formal several times faster than did the syndiotactic (dl) diol portion to give trans-formal at 30–80°C. In the reaction of heterotactic (meso-dl) triol which provides both the isotactic and syndiotactic diol portions in a molecule, the proportion of trans-formal in the total formal decreased as the reaction proceeded. This shows that the formation of cis-formal is also favored thermodynamically to a greater extent, and hence the intramolecular migration of trans-formal to cis-formal did occur during the reaction. The rates of hydrolysis of formals of the diols were compared with those of the triols in order to see the effect of a hydroxyl group adjacent to the formal ring on the reaction. No appreciable rate difference was observed between the dimer and trimer models both in cis- and trans- formals. Therefore it was deduced from these results that the increase of the rate of hydrolysis of poly(vinyl formal) with the increase of hydroxyl groups along the polymer chain is a characteristic of macromolecules that is not observed in the low molecular weight models.     

Application of samarium diiodide (SmI2)-induced reduction of gamma-acetoxy-alpha,beta-enoates with alpha-specific kinetic electrophilic trapping for the synthesis of amino acid derivatives

Gamma-acetoxy-alpha,beta-enoates were easily reduced by samarium diiodide (SmI2) in THF to generate samarium dienolates which were kinetically trapped with ease at their alpha-positions by electrophiles (proton, aldehydes or ketones) to yield (E)-alkene dipeptide isosteres or gamma-amino acid derivatives in high chemical yields.     

Anionic oligomerization of methacrylonitrile

The anionic oligomerization of methacrylonitrile by alcoholic solutions of sodium alkoxide in dimethyl sulfoxide, methanol and ethanol was studied. The DP of the oligomers was directly proportional to the monomer concentration and inversely proportional to the alcohol concentration, in accordance with the equation DP = K[MAN]/[ROH], K being equal to K_p/K_tr. The value of K in DMSO (with sodium methoxidemethanol) was 2.9 ± 0.2, in methanol was 1.5 ± 0.1, and in ethanol (with sodium ethoxide as initiator) was 1.9 ± 0.1. The physical properties of the oligomers are given.     

SmI2-mediated reduction of gamma,gamma-difluoro-alpha,beta-enoates with application to the synthesis of functionalized (Z)-fluoroalkene-type dipeptide isosteres

A samarium diiodide (SmI(2))-mediated reduction of gamma,gamma-difluoro-alpha,beta-enoates (15, 29, and 34) was successfully applied to the synthesis of (Z)-fluoroalkene dipeptide isosteres (23, 30, and 35), which have served as potential dipeptide mimetics. Reduction of the gamma,gamma-difluoro-alpha,beta-enoates by SmI(2) proceeded via successive two-electron transfers to form dienolate species which upon kinetically controlled trapping with t-BuOH yielded Xaa-Gly-type fluoroalkene isosteres exemplified by 23, 30, and 35. Replacement of the t-BuOH kinetic trapping agent with aldehydes or ketones provided access to alpha-substituted fluoroalkene isosteres (43 and 45) through aldol reactions of Sm-dienolates with the carbonyl compounds. Of particular note, the use of the SmI(2)-HCHO reagent system with chiral enoate 34 provided D-Phe-psi[(Z)-CF[double bond]CH]-D/L-Ser isosteres (45), which could be converted to enantiomerically pure isosteres (49-52) that bore a variety of side chain functionalities at the alpha-position. This was achieved by a sequence of manipulations consisting of beta-lactone formation followed by chromatographic separation and ring-opening with soft nucleophiles. Included in the present work is the first utilization of a Rh-catalyzed Reformatsky reaction of chiral imines for the stereoselective preparation of alpha,alpha-difluoro-beta-amino acid derivatives (28 and 33). The appropriate choice of reagents (carbonyl compounds for kinetic trapping or ring-opening nucleophiles and imines for Reformatsky reactions) allows the presented methodology to yield various fluoroalkene isosteres possessing a wide range of side chain functionalities.     

Effects of Si−Al composition on the fluorescence spectra of 1-naphthol during the sol-gel-xerogel transitions

A systematic study has been carried out on the characteristic changes in the fluorescence spectra of 1-naphthol doped in the sol-gel-xerogel transition systems comprised of tetraethyl orthosilicate and diisobutoxyaluminium triethylsilicate catalyzed by a small amount of HCl, NH₄OH, as well as under uncatalyzed conditions. In the systems containing large amounts of silicon, the fluorescence of 1-naphthol shifts to the red (a predominant emission from the ¹L_a state) during the first stage of the reaction. This red shift indicates an increase in the polarity of the matrix surrounding 1-naphthol. In the second stage of the reaction, the spectrum shifts to the blue (a predominant emission from the ¹L_b state), reflecting an increase in the micro-viscosity around 1-naphthol. In the systems containing relatively large amounts of aluminum, however, the spectrum just after mixing shows a larger red shift than that originating from the ¹L₂ emission. This large red-shifted fluorescence reflects the formation of a complex between 1-naphthol and the −O−Al−O−Si−O-network. The spectrum then shifted to the blue. The spectral behaviours observed indicate that there is a large and dynamic molecular-level change in the physicochemical properties of the matrix surrounding the 1-naphthol molecules during the sol-gel-xerogel transitions of the systems while the gelation phenomenon reflects macroscopic inflexibility although it is completely different from the restriction of movement at the molecular level.     

The first example of the stereoselective synthesis of 7 beta-carbamoyl-4,5alpha-epoxymorphinan via a novel and reactive gamma-lactone

7beta-Carbamoyl-4,5alpha-epoxymorphinans 5 were stereoselectively synthesized from the 7alpha-carboxylate intermediate 3 in the presence of 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) and amines under reflux conditions in mesitylene via a novel and reactive gamma-lactone 7. These were the first examples of the stereoselective syntheses of 7beta-substituted 4,5alpha-epoxymorphinans. The mechanism of the reaction process was elucidated as follows: 1) epimerization of 7alpha-carboxylate 3, 2) intramolecular lactonization of 7beta-carboxylate 6, and 3) aminolysis of the resultant gamma-lactone 7. The aminolysis of the isolated reactive gamma-lactone 7 with allylamine and the alcoholysis with MeOH in the presence of NaBH(4) proceeded at room temperature. The gamma-lactone 7 can be a useful intermediate for the preparation of 7beta-substituted 4,5alpha-epoxymorphinans that would be potent selective delta opioid receptor ligands. The stereoselective syntheses of the 7alpha-carbamoyl-4,5alpha-epoxymorphinans 9 from 7alpha-carboxylate 3 via 7alpha-carboxylic acid were also successful.