The preparation and resolution of 2-(2-pyridyl)- and 2-(2-pyrazinyl)-Quinazolinap and their application in palladium-catalysed allylic substitution

The preparation and resolution of two new axially chiral quinazoline-containing phosphinamine ligands, 2-(2-pyridyl)-Quinazolinap and 2-(2-pyrazinyl)-Quinazolinap, is described. The ligands were synthesised in good yield over eight steps and included two Pd-catalysed reactions, a Suzuki coupling to form the biaryl linkage and the introduction of the diphenylphosphino group, as the key transformations. The racemic ligands were resolved via the fractional crystallisation of diastereomeric palladacycles derived from (+)-di-μ-chlorobis{(R)-dimethyl[1-(1-naphthyl)ethyl]aminato-C₂,N}dipalladium (II) X-ray crystal structures of the (S,R)-2-pyridyl- and (S,R)-2-pyrazinyl-palladacycles are included. Displacement of the resolving agent by reaction with 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane gave enantiopure 2-(2-pyridyl)-Quinazolinap and 2-(2-pyrazinyl)-Quinazolinap, new atropisomeric phosphinamine ligands for asymmetric catalysis. These ligands were applied in the palladium-catalysed allylic substitution of 1,3-diphenylprop-2-enyl acetate resulting in moderate conversions and enantioselectivities of up to 81%.     

High-performance liquid chromatographic analysis of basic drugs on silica columns using non-aqueous ionic eluents. I. Factors influencing retention, peak shape and detector response

The use of silica columns together with non-aqueous ionic eluents provides a stable yet flexible system for the high-performance liquid chromatographic analysis of basic drugs. At constant ionic strength, eluent pH influences retention via ionisation of surface silanols and protonation of basic analytes, pKa values indicating the pH of maximum retention. At constant pH, retention is proportional to the reciprocal of the eluent ionic strength for fully protonated analytes and quaternary ammonium compounds. The addition of water up to 10% (v/v) has little effect on retention if the protonation of the analytes is unaffected. Thus, it is likely that retention is mediated primarily via cation exchange with surface silanols. However, additional factors must play a part with compounds such as morphine which give tailing peaks at acidic or neutral eluent pHs.     

Mass spectra of n-butylboronate ester derivatives of the major metabolite of prostaglandin F

The EI mass spectra of six n-butylboronate ester derivatives of the major metabolite of prostaglandins F_1α and F_2α (PGF-M) are presented and discussed. Proposed ion assignments and fragmentation pathways are based on substituent shifts, on data from a deuterium-labeled methoxime derivative and on the analysis of collision-induced dissociation spectra of selected ions. Fragment ions suitable for identification and quantification of PGF-M in a biological matrix and diagnostically valuable ions for structure recognition are proposed.     

Preparation and characterization of nanoparticles formed by chitosan-caseinate interactions

Intermacromolecular complexation between chitosan and sodium caseinate in aqueous solutions was studied as a function of pH (3–6.5), using absorbance measurements (at 600 nm), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The chitosan–caseinate complexes formed were stable and soluble in the pH range 4.8–6.0. In this pH range, the biopolymers had opposite charges. At higher concentrations of chitosan (0.15 wt%), the soluble complexes associated to form larger particles. DLS data showed that, between pH 4.8 and 6.0, the particles formed by the complexation of chitosan and caseinate had sizes between 250 and 350 nm and these nanoparticles were visualized using negative staining TEM. Above pH 6.0, the nanoparticles associated to form larger particles, causing phase separation. Addition of NaCl increased the particle size. The pH dependence of the zeta potential of the mixture solutions was appreciably different from that of the pure protein and pure chitosan solutions.     

Asymmetric synthesis of an N-acylpyrrolidine for inhibition of HCV polymerase

A practical asymmetric synthesis of a highly substituted N-acylpyrrolidine on multi-kilogram scale is described. The key step in the construction of the three stereocenters is a [3+2] cycloaddition of methyl acrylate and an imino ester prepared from l-leucine t-butyl ester hydrochloride and 2-thiazolecarboxaldehyde. The cycloaddition features novel asymmetric catalysis via a complex of silver acetate and a cinchona alkaloid, particularly hydroquinine, with complete diastereomeric control and up to 87% enantiomeric control. The alkaloid serves as a ligand as well as a base for the formation of the azomethine ylide or 1,3-dipole. Experiments have shown that the hydroxyl group of hydroquinine is a critical element for the enantioselectivities observed. The cycloaddition methodology is also applicable to methylvinyl ketone, providing access to either alpha- or beta-epimers of 4-acetylpyrrolidine depending on the reaction conditions utilized. The synthesis also highlights an efficient N-acylation, selective O- versus N-methylation, and a unique ester reduction with NaBH4-MeOH catalyzed by NaB(OAc)3H that not only achieves excellent chemoselectivity but also avoids formation of the undesired but thermodynamically favored epimer. The highly functionalized target is synthesized in seven linear steps from l-leucine t-butyl ester hydrochloride with all three isolated intermediates being highly crystalline.     

Not Your Usual Bioisostere: Solid State Study of 3D Interactions in Cubanes

Previous studies by Desiraju and co-workers have implicated the acidic hydrogen atoms of cubane as a support network for hydrogen bonding groups. Herein we report a detailed structural analysis of all currently available 1,4-disubstituted cubane structures with an emphasis on how the cubane scaffold interacts in its solid-state environment. In this regard, the interactions between the cubane hydrogen atoms and acids, ester, halogens, ethynyl, nitrogenous groups, and other cubane scaffolds were cataloged. The goal of this study was to investigate the potential of cubane as a substitute for phenyl. This could be achieved by analyzing all contacts that are directed by the cubane hydrogen atoms in the X-ray crystal structures. As a result, we have established several new cubane interaction profiles, such as the catemer formation seen in esters, the preferences of halogen–hydrogen contacts over direct halogen bonding, and the stabilizing effects caused by the cubane hydrogen atoms interacting with ethynyl groups. These interaction profiles can then be used as a guide for designing cubane bioisosteres of known materials and drugs containing phenyl moieties.     

铁基大块非晶合金的摩擦磨损性能研究

采用电弧熔炼、铜模吸铸法制备Fe基大块非晶合金,利用球-盘式摩擦磨损试验机进行干摩擦磨损试验,研究了铸态Fe基大块非晶合金的摩擦磨损行为及热处理对其耐磨性的影响,利用扫描电子显微镜观察合金磨损表面形貌,分析了Fe基大块非晶合金以及相同成分晶态合金的磨损机理.结果表明:在本试验条件下,铸态Fe基大块非晶合金的耐磨性高于相同成分的晶态合金,热处理可以有效提高铸态Fe基大块非晶合金的耐磨性,在保持完全非晶状态的前提下,退火态非晶合金的磨损率较铸态非晶合金减小约40%;材料的结构和性能对合金的摩擦系数影响不大,当进入稳定阶段后Fe基大块非晶合金的摩擦系数稳定在0.58左右;不同处理状态的Fe基大块非晶合金和相同成分晶态合金的磨损机制不同,非晶合金的磨损机制以疲劳磨损为主兼有磨粒磨损,相同成分晶态合金的磨损机制为粘着磨损和磨粒磨损共同作用的结果.