One- electron transfer properties and herbicidal activity of diquaternary salts of 2,4-di-(4-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazines

Diquaternary salts of 2,4-di-(4-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazines have been prepared. The salts can be regarded as reversible one electron transfer systems with redox potentials (E₀) of about ?0·44 V in the pH range 7·0–8·5. 2,4-Bis-(4-methyl-4-pyridinio)-1,3,5-triazinediium dihalides are effective post-emergent herbicides at application rates of 4–6 kg/hectare.     

Competing interactions in the tetranuclear spin cluster [Ni[(OH)(2)Cr(bispictn)](3)]I(5).5H(2)O. An inelastic neutron scattering and magnetic study

The properties of the spin state manifold of the tetranuclear cluster Ni[(OH)(2)Cr(bispictn)](3)]I(5).5H(2)O (bispictn = N,N'-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)-1,3-propanediamine) are investigated by combining magnetic susceptibility and magnetization measurements with an inelastic neutron scattering (INS) study on an undeuterated sample of Ni[(OH)(2)Cr(bispictn)](3)]I(5).5H(2)O. The temperature dependence of the magnetic susceptibility indicates an S = (1)/(2) ground state, which requires antiferromagnetic interactions both between Cr(3+) and Ni(2+) ions and among the Cr(3+) ions. INS reveals potential single-ion anisotropies to be negligibly small and enables an accurate determination of the exchange parameters. The best fit to the experimental energy level diagram is obtained by an isotropic spin Hamiltonian H = J(CrNi)(S(1)().S(4)() + S(2)().S(4)() + S(3)().S(4)()) + J(CrCr)(S(1)().S(2)() + S(1)().S(3)() + S(2)().S(3)()) with J(CrNi) = 1.47 cm(-)(1) and J(CrCr) = 1.25 cm(-)(1). With this model, the experimental intensities of the observed INS transitions as well as the temperature dependence of the magnetic data are reproduced. The resulting overall antiferromagnetic exchange is rationalized in terms of orbital exchange pathways and compared to the situation in oxalato-bridged clusters.     

Reaktionen des Cumalinsäure-methylesters und Cumalinaldehyds mit ambidenten Nucleophilen

Reactions of Methyl Coumalate and Coumalaldehyde with Ambident Nucleophiles Methyl coumalate and coumalaldehyde show great diversity in their reactions with ambident nucleophiles both depending upon the 2H-pyran-2-one derivative and the nature of the ambident nucleophile used. The products are either pyridine or pyrimidine derivatives.     

Citrus-Carotinoide. 1. Mitteilung. Synthese von Apocarotinoiden mit einer anders gelagerten Methylgruppe; Strukturaufklärung von Citrus-Carotinoiden

Synthesis of Apocarotenoides with a Shifted Methyl Group; Structure Elucidation of Citrus-Carotenoides With regard to the investigation of the biosynthesis of the C₃₀-carotenoids in citrus fruits apocarotenoids with a methyl group shifted by one position (diapocarotenoids) were synthesized. Characteristical differences, especially in the 270-MHz-¹H-NMR. spectra between the apo- and the diapocarotenoids are reported. The comparison of the natural pigments with the synthetic compounds proves that the natural products belong to the apocarotenoids as has been postulated earlier.     

Carotinoid-Glycosylester 4. Mitteilung. Synthese von 8′-Apo-β-carotin-8′-säure-(β-D-glucosyl)ester und Vitamin-A-säure-(β-D-glucosyl)ester

Carotenoid Glycosyl Esters Synthesis of β-D -Glucosyl 8′-Apo-β-carotene-8′-oate and β-D -Glucosyl Vitamin-A-oate (β-D -Glucosyl Retionate) β-D -glucosyl 8′-apo-β-carotene-8′-oate (III) and β-D -glucosyl vitamin-A-oate (VI) were regio- and stereoselectively synthesized in high yields from the N-acylimidazoles I and IV, respectively, or from the N-acyltriazoles II and V, respectively, and unprotected β-D -glucose, according to the method described for the synthesis of di(β-D -glucosyl) 8,8′-diapo-carotene-8,8′-dioate [1]. It seems that this method can generally be applied for the synthesis of β-D -glucosyl esters of polyene carboxylic acids.     

C45- und C50-Carotinoide. 3. Mitteilung. Synthese von (S)-Trisanhydrobacterioruberin

C₄₅-and C₅₀-Carotenoids: Synthesis of (S)-Trisanhydrobacterioruberin The Synthesis of (S)-trisanhydrobacterioruberin ((S)- 1 ) is reported.     

Synthese und Strukturaufklärung von Merucathinon und Synthese von Cathinon. Inhaltsstoffe von Catha edulis FORSK

Synthesis and Structure Elucidation of Merucathinone and Synthesis of Cathinone. Constituents of Catha edulis FORSK . Starting from L-alanine, two constituents of Catha edulis FORSK ., (S)-4-amino-1-phenylpent-1-en-3-on ((S)- 3 ; merucathinone) and (S)-2-amino-1-phenylpropan-1-on ((S)- 1 ; cathinone) were synthesized.     

Compound set enrichment: a novel approach to analysis of primary HTS data

The main goal of high-throughput screening (HTS) is to identify active chemical series rather than just individual active compounds. In light of this goal, a new method (called compound set enrichment) to identify active chemical series from primary screening data is proposed. The method employs the scaffold tree compound classification in conjunction with the Kolmogorov-Smirnov statistic to assess the overall activity of a compound scaffold. The application of this method to seven PubChem data sets (containing between 9389 and 263679 molecules) is presented, and the ability of this method to identify compound classes with only weakly active compounds (potentially latent hits) is demonstrated. The analysis presented here shows how methods based on an activity cutoff can distort activity information, leading to the incorrect activity assignment of compound series. These results suggest that this method might have utility in the rational selection of active classes of compounds (and not just individual active compounds) for followup and validation.     

Säurekatalysierte Umsetzungen von 2- Vinylanilin-Derivaten mit 1-Benzyl- und 1-Methylpiperidin-4-on: Eine Elegante Synthese Neuer Polycyclischer Indol-Derivate

Acid-Catalyzed Reactions of 2-Vinylaniline Derivatives with 1-Benzyl- and 1-Methylpiperidin-4-one: An Elegant Synthesis of New Polycyclic Indole Derivatives The reaction of 2-vinylaniline derivatives with 1-benzylpiperidin-4-one or 1-methylpiperidin-4-one in toluene at temperatures between 115 and 120° with toluene-4-sulfonic acid as catalyst leads in good yields to a new class of polycyclic indole derivatives (Scheme 1, Table 1). The structure of the new diastereoisomerically pure racemic compounds 1–5 is determined by NMR-spectroscopic methods. A reaction mechanism proceeding via cyclization of enamine 9 , leading to a racemic, tricyclic reactive intermediate 10 , and subsequent intramolecular 1,5-dipolar cyclization as key steps in proposed for the formation of octahydropyrido[4′,3′:4]cyclobut[1,2-b]indoles 1–5 . The scope and limitations of the new method are discussed (see Table 2).     

Synthesis of (all-E,2R,2′R)-oscillol

Optically active (all-E,2R,2′R)-oscillol (= (all-E,2R,2′R)-3,4,3′,4′-tetradehydro-1,2,1′,2′-tetrahydro-ψ,ψ-carotene-1,2,1′,2′-tetrol; 1 ) was synthesized according to the C₁₀ + C₂₀ + C₁₀ = C₄₀ strategy, applying the Wittig reaction to couple the synthons 4 and 6 . The chiral centre was introduced by a Sharpless dihydroxylation of 3-methylbut-2-enyl 4-nitrobenzoate ( 8 ).