Synthesis and absolute configuration of clemastine and its isomers (author's transl)]

Synthesis and Absolute Configuration of Clemastine and its Isomers. Condensation of 4-chloro-α-methylbenzhydrylalkohol ( 1 ) with 2-(2-chloroethyl)-1-methylpyrrolidine ( 2 ) gave an isomeric mixture of 2-[2-(p-chloro-α-methyl-=-phenylbenzyloxy)ethyl]-1-methylpyrrolidine ( 3 ) and 4-(p-chloro-=-phenylbenzyloxy)-1-methyl-hexahydroazepin ( 4 ). The separation of the four possible optically active isomers of 3 is described and their absolute configuration established by degradation to (R)- and (S)-1-methyl-2-pyrrolidineethanol ( 6 ), respectively, and by an X-ray cristallographic analysis of the quarternary methiodide of the isomer 3-A . Clemastine (3-A) is (+)-(2R)-2-[2-((αR)-(p-chloro-α-methyl-α-phenylbenzyloxy)ethyl)]-1-methylpyrrolidine.     

Rhodium and palladium β-diketonate determination with on-line supercritical fluid extraction-high performance liquid chromatography via solid phase extraction

 An on-line system of supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) via solid phase extraction (SPE) is described for the determination of palladium and rhodium 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedione-(thd) as well as rhodium-acetylacetonate-(acac) and benzylacetonate-(bzac) chelates. The chelates were extracted with supercritical CO₂ from sand and humic acid, concentrated on SPE cartridges and analysed with HPLC. Two cartridge materials were tested and compared to off-line trapping. The percentage of the breakthrough and cartridge retained material were measured in liquid dichloromethane. The SFE conditions could be optimized to separate metal chelates during the extraction. The supercritical fluid (SF) behaviour of different ligands on rhodium were investigated. Received: 19 July 1996/Revised: 11 December 1996/Accepted: 14 December 1996     

Metallierungsreaktionen an cyclometallierten komplexen des typs Mo-C6H4CH2PR2)2(M = Pd,Pt)

The complexes of type $\text{M}\text{o}\text{-C}{}_6\text{H}{}_4\text{CH}{}_2\text{P}$R₂)₂ (M = Pd, Pt) are readily deprotonated by n-Buli under various conditions yielding μ-C-bis-dilithiated species. The resulting carbanions are attacked by the electrophiles Mel, Me₃SiCl and Ph₂PCl to form the corresponding disubstituted derivatives. The reaction with AuCl . PPh₃ yields heterobimetallic complexes with two different MC σ-bonds. The compounds obtained are analytically and spectroscopically characterized.     

Upper- and lower-bound Hylleraas–CI calculations for the nonrelativistic Po states of the 4He isotope

Extensive Hylleraas–CI calculations for the lowest P^o states of ⁴He were performed. The dependence of the variational energy values E_κ on the mass parameter κ given by κ=m/m is discussed. Furthermore, lower bounds to E_κ were calculated using variance minimization. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Quant Chem 66 : 25–30, 1998     

The Structure of the Alkaloid Peduncularine. Communication no. 172 on organic natural products

The revised structure 1 is put forward for peduncularine, the main alkaloid of Aristotelia peduncularis (Labill.) HOOK. F. (Elaeocarpaceae), on the basis of its spectroscopic properties and those of its degradation products, the Hofmann base 3 and the hydrogenation product 4 . Structure 1 represents the relative configuration of the alkaloid. Peduncularine belongs to the class of indole alkaloids with a monoterpene unit as the aliphatic portion. To our knowledge it constitutes the first example in which an isopropyl group has become detached from the terpene unit and occurs as a substituent on nitrogen.     

«Push-Pull»-Acetylene als Hilfsmittel zur Synthese von Amiden

Amide Synthesis by Means of ‘Push-Pull’-Acetylenes ‘Push-Pull’-acetylenes react easily with carbon acids, Addition of amines to the crude reaction mixture gives amides in an excellent yield by a simple one-pot procedure. Because of the high selectivity of the acetylenes 1 towards carboxylic functions and of the high selectivity of the enol esters 4 towards amine functions, ‘push-pull’-acetylenes could be excellent reagents for peptide synthesis.     

Interferons

Interferons are proteins which bring about a nonspecific and nonimmunological defence reaction against virus infections in vertebrates. Interferon formation is induced in vivo and in vitro by viruses and other agents, e.g. endotoxins, nucleic acids, synthetic anionic copolymers, and phytohemagglutinins. All attempts to produce pure interferons have so far been unsuccessful. Interferons can only exert an antiviral action when the cellular RNA and protein synthesis is intact.     

Stereoselective Ring Opening of Electronically Excited Cyclohexa-2, 4-dienones: Cause and effect

The two conformers of a cyclohexa-2, 4-dienone with different substituents at C(6) on irradiation are believed to undergo ring opening stereospecifically affording a mixture of two configurationally isomeric diene-ketenes (and descendents thereof)- Exceptions are generally found for those dienones with one C and one O substituent or even with two C substituents, if one of them carries a polar group at a site able to interact through space with the ring C?O group. In these cases, only one of the two anticipated diene-ketenes (and descendents thereof) is produced. A thorough investigation of the photochemistry of a series of structurally different cyclohexa-2, 4-dienones on analytical as well as on preparative scale extends our mechanistic knowledge of the various routes from diene-ketenes into a variety of compound classes. Novel compound classes accessible to diene-ketenes are seven-membered carbocycles (by intramolecular aldolization of the zwitterion of appropriately substituted, transiently formed diene-(N, O)-ketene acetals) and β-lactams (by Staudinger reaction).