Simple diffuse reflectance UV-vis spectroscopic determination of organic pigments (fringelites) in fossils

To screen for organic pigments, like fringelites or porphyrins, in sediments and fossil specimen, a simple diffuse reflectance UV-vis spectroscopic determination was developed. In contrast to common inorganic pigments, like Fe₂O₃, these pigments exhibit well-structured characteristic absorption peaks which allow their recognition. This method was then used to identify fringelite H in a non-crinoidSolenopora species from the Jurassic. Reflectance FTIR spectroscopy proved not to be useful for this purpose.     

2-(10-Diazo-10H-anthracen-9-ylidene)-malonodinitrile: A convenient precursor of 9,10-disubstituted anthracenes

Summary The acid promoted decomposition of 2-(10-diazo-10H-anthracen-9-ylidene)-malonodinitrile in the presence of water, methanol, ethanol, acetic and propionic acid, ethyl thioglycolate,p-thiocresole, and acetyl acetone yielding 9,10-disubstituted 9,10-dihydroanthracenes was investigated. Treatment of the reaction products with tri-ethyl amine followed by hydrochloric acid caused their tautomerization to the corresponding 9,10-disubstituted anthracenes. A mechanism for this reaction is proposed. The first example of an intermolecular C-C-bond formation during the protic acid promoted decomposition of a diazo compound in the presence of CH-acids was found. An improved procedure for the preparation of the starting diazo compound, which may serve as a convenient precursor of 9,10-disubstituted anthracenes, is described.Cordially dedicated to Prof. Dr.K. Winsauer on the occasion of his 70^th birthday     

Stereochemie von Metallocenen, 8. Mitt.: Die Absolute Konfiguration von Optisch Aktiven Benzol-chromtricarbonyl-derivaten; Asymmetrische Synthese und Kinetische Racematspaltung von Chiralen Metallocenen

Zusammenfassung Es wird über die Synthese und Racematspaltung von drei Benzol-chromtricarbonyl-derivaten sowie der -Methyl-ferrocen-carbonsäure berichtet. Die Absolutkonfiguration von (+)-(1-Tetralon)-Cr(CO)₃ konnte als (1S) ermittelt werden. Bei den beiden isomeren Säuren (+)- bzw. (–)-(o- bzw. m-Tolylsäure)-Cr(CO)₃ gelang erstmalig die konfigurative Korrelation eines -mit einem -disubstituierten Metallocen. Die Absolutkonfiguration des auch durch asymmetrische Synthese zugänglichen (+)-(o-Tolylsäure)-Cr(CO)₃ ließ sich auf Grund der Ergebnisse der kinetischen Racematspaltung der Anhydride der beiden racem. -Methyl-metallocen-carbonsäuren mit (–)-Menthol und (–)--Phenäthylamin als (1 S) bestimmen, da die Konfiguration der Methyl-ferrocencarbonsäure (nach chemischer Korrelation) bekannt war.

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The synthesis and optical resolution of three benzene chromium tricarbonyl derivatives and of -methyl ferrocene carboxylic acid are reported. The absolute configuration of (+)-1-tetralone)-Cr(CO)₃ was established as (1S). In the case of the isomeric acids (+)-(o-toluic acid)- and (–)-(m-toluic acid)-Cr(CO)₃ resp. a configurational correlation of - and -disubstituted metallocenes was possible for the first time. The absolute configuration of (+)-(o-toluic acid)-Cr(CO)₃ (which is also accessible by asymmetric synthesis) could be established as (1S) by kinetic resolutions of the anhydrides of the two racemic -methyl metallocene carboxylic acids with (–)-menthol and (–)--phenethylamine, since (after chemical correlation) the configuration of methyl ferrocene carboxylic acid was known.

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7. Mitt.:H. Falk undK. Schlögl, Tetrahedron [London], im Druck.     

Beiträge zur Chemie der Pyrrolpigmente, 38. Mitt.: Zur Assoziation von Gallenpigmenten

The long standing problem of solvent dependent absorption spectra of certain bile pigments such as bilirubindimethylester has been solved by measurement of molecular masses by means of vapour pressure osmometry. Using this method and the investigation of the concentration and temperature dependence of the absorption spectra on several model compounds an association equilibrium for pigments of the rubinoid structural type could be confirmed. Moreover the optical properties of the coexisting species and the corresponding equilibrium constants could be deduced by spectroscopic techniques. Verdinoid pigments lacking free carboxylic functions on the other hand tend to be monomeric in solution. A heteroassociated species involving equimolar amounts of a verdinoid and a rubinoid pigment could be verified existing on adsorbents like silicagel.

37. Mitt.:Falk, H., Thirring, K., Tetrahedron, im Druck.     

Chemistry of polyfunctional molecules-123. Reactions of BiBr3, SbI3 and AsI3 with LiN(PPh2)2; X-ray structure of a cyclophosphazene salt containing arsenic(I)

BiBr₃ or SbI₃ react at 20°C with LiN(PPh₂)₂ (1) to give elementary Bi or Sb and the P---P coupled phosphazene ligand Ph₂P---N=PPh₂---PPh₂=N---PPh₂ (2). The reaction of AsI₃ with 1 at room temperature formed yellow needles of the eight-membered heterocycle (3), whereas AsI₃ interacted at 80°C with 1 in the molar ratio of 1:3 to give elementary arsenic and 2. Treatment of AsI₃ and 1 at 20°C in a 1:2 stoichiometry yielded the seven-membered, cyclic arsenium(I) salt

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I·4THF (5·4THF), which was characterized by elemental analysis, conductivity, mass, IR and NMR spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray structural analysis.     

Efficient synthesis of [3H]-sanglifehrin A via selective oxidation/reduction of alcohols at C31 and C35

[Reaction: see text]. Sanglifehrin A is a novel complex natural product showing strong immunosuppressive activity and remarkably high affinity for cyclophilin A. To assess its pharmacokinetic properties in vivo, an efficient synthetic route was developed to introduce a tritium label in position C35 of sangliferin A via an oxidation/reduction strategy. The synthetic approach is particularly attractive, because the C35-oxo intermediate 7 is available in good yield on large scale and the reducing agent, lithium tri-sec-butylborotritide, is readily available. An attempt to apply a similar strategy to the alcohol in position C31 led primarily to C31-epi-hydroxy sanglifehrin A under a variety of conditions.