Force field for platinum binding to adenine

The antitumor drug cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II) (cisplatin) binds preferentially to GpG and ApG sequences of DNA, forming N7,N7 intrastrand chelates. Molecular modeling of the intrastrand adducts have been handicapped, so far, by the lack of force-field data describing the Pt–guanine and Pt–adenine binding. We used ab initio calculations with relativistic pseudopotentials to evaluate three important parameters for the platinum–adenine model complex [Pt(NH₃)₃(Ade)]²⁺: (1) the force constant for the Pt? N7 bond bending out of the adenine plane; (2) the energy profile for the torsion about Pt? N7; (3) a set of fractional atomic charges that reproduce the ab initio potential for a number of space points placed around the adduct. A population analysis and comparative study on the tetrammine complex [Pt(NH₃)₄]²⁺ have shown that for platinum adenine is a better σ-donor than NH₃, but its capacity as a π-acceptor is weak. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

High-spin to low-spin relaxation kinetics in the [Fe(TRIM)2]Cl2 complex

A quasi-quantitative photo-induced low-spin (LS)-->high-spin (HS) conversion of FeII ions has been observed in the [Fe(TRIM)2]Cl2 complex by irradiating the sample with blue light (488 nm) at 10 K. The time dependence of the HS-->LS relaxation has been studied between 10 K and 44 K by means of magnetic susceptibility measurements. These relaxation curves could be satisfactorily fitted by mono-exponential decays including tunnelling effect except for temperatures below 30 K. The introduction of a distribution of vibrational frequencies into this model improved significantly the fits in the low-temperature range and gave a good agreement with the experimental data in the whole temperature range suggesting a multi-rate relaxation process in this complex.     

Synthese et reactivite d'organomagnesiens perfluores. V.[1] Synthese et identification de nouveaux composes perfluoroalkyles du mercure a chaine longue.

The reaction of mercuric salts HgY₂ or organic mercuric compounds R_HHgX with long chain perfluorinated Grignard reagents R_FMgBr leads to a series of new perfluoroalkyl mercury derivatives with the general formula R_FHgZ (R_F=C₄F₉, C₆F₁₃, C₈F₁₇ ; Z=R_F,R_H,Y with Y = I,Br,Cl, NO₃,OCOCH₃,OCOCF₃).The synthesis of these organomercuric compounds is described, and their spectroscopic properties are reported.     

Gas-phase reactivity of the O=P(OCH3)2+ phosphonium ion with aliphatic esters in a quadrupole ion trap. Spontaneous elimination of ketenes

Ion-molecule reactions between the O=P(OCH(3))(2) (+) phosphonium ions and five aliphatic esters (methyl acetate, methyl propionate, methyl 2-methylpropionate, methyl butyrate and ethyl acetate) were performed in a quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometer. The O=P(OCH(3))(2) (+) phosphonium ions, formed by electron ionization from neutral trimethyl phosphite, were found to react with aliphatic esters to give an adduct ion [RR'CHCOOR", O=P(OCH(3))(2)](+), which loses spontaneously a molecule of ketene CH(2)=CO or substituted ketenes RR'C=CO. Isotope-labeled methyl acetate was used to elucidate fragmentation mechanisms. The potential energy surface obtained from B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) calculations for the reaction between O=P(OCH(3))(2) (+) and methyl acetate is described.     

Control synthesis of isocyanate and alkoxy-silane terminated macromers

The kinetics of the reactions in bulk of 4,4′-dicyclohexyl methane diisocyanate (H₁₂ MDI) and 5-isocyanato-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexylmethyl isocyanate or isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) with benzylic alcohol (BZA) and α-hydroxy-ω-methyl ether-terminated polyethylene oxide PEO (M?_w = 350) were studied by size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance (¹³C-NMR). The substitution effect is exhibited in the case of H₁₂ MDI reactivity. The kinetic constants were calculated by a numerical method. The second-order kinetic mechanism was shown to be valid. In the IPDI case, the cycloaliphatic isocyanate group is shown to be more reactive than the aliphatic group in our conditions, without catalysis, in agreement with previous results from the literature, in our obtained by ¹H-and ¹³C-NMR without any catalyst. The reactivity ratio is found to be on the order of 3. This difference in reactivity of the two isocyanate groups is used for the control synthesis of isocyanate and alkoxy-silane-terminated macromers.     

A general approach toward the synthesis of C-nucleoside pyrazolo[1,5-a]-1,3,5-triazines and their 3',5'-bisphosphate C-nucleotide analogues as the first reported in vivo stable P2Y(1)-receptor antagonists

In our effort to identify potent purinergic P2Y(1) receptor antagonists as potent platelet aggregation inhibitors with enhanced metabolic stability, we developed an efficient route for the large-scale preparation of 2'-deoxy-C-nucleosides of pyrazolo[1,5-a]-1,3,5-triazine. The key strategic elements of this novel synthetic approach involved the following: (i) the use of a novel activating group, the N-methyl-N-phenylamino group, which was easily generated in high yield by treatment of the pyrazolo[1,5-a]-1,3,5-triazin-4-one (5) with phosphorus oxychloride and dimethylaniline under high pressure, (ii) a regio- and stereospecific palladium-mediated coupling reaction of the readily available unprotected glycal 1,4-anhydro-2-deoxy-D-erythro-pent-1-enitol (4b) and the 8-iodo derivative (16), and (iii) the stereoselective reduction of the ketone group of the furanosyl ring followed by the subsequent displacement of the N-methyl-N-phenylamino group upon treatment with methylamine. The beta configuration at the anomeric C-1' position of the glycal moieties was perfectly retained throughout this conversion. This procedure afforded 8-(2'-deoxy-beta-D-ribofuranosyl)-2-methyl-4-(N-methylamino)pyrazolo[1,5-a]-1,3,5-triazine (21) and 8-(2'-deoxy-beta-D-xylofuranosyl)-2-methyl-4-(N-methylamino)pyrazolo[1,5-a]-1,3,5-triazine (24) with an overall yield of 50% and 39%, respectively. Finally, the conversion of nucleosides 21 and 24 to the pyrazolotriazine C-nucleotides 3',5'-bisphosphate 2 and 3',5'-cyclophosphate 26 is also described herein and represents the first reported nucleotide derivatives within the pyrazolo[1,5-a]-1,3,5-triazine series. Preliminary biological testing has shown that compound 2 strongly inhibits ADP-induced human platelet aggregation and shape change and possesses significant efficacies 30 min after injection in rat, highlighting a strong P2Y(1)-receptor antagonist activity in vitro combined with a prolonged duration of action in vivo.     

Preparation of symmetrical and unsymmetrical monomers towards bridge trifluoromethylated poly(p-phenylenevinylene)

The preparation and identification of a series of trifluoromethylated and bis(trifluoromethylated) precursors and monomers for bridge substituted trifluoromethylated poly(p-phenylenevinylene) (PPV) is reported. These monomers were prepared in several steps from terephthaldicarboxaldehyde and they contain symmetrical and unsymmetrical combinations of leaving groups and/or polarizers, including chlorides, sulfoxides, sulphones, tosylates and S-methyl (and also O-ethyl) xanthates. The electron withdrawing effect of the trifluoromethyl group dominated the regioselectivity of substitution, thus allowing the convenient and selective formation of unsymmetrically substituted products in high yield.     

Préparation de quelques 4-nitroisoxazoles à partir de pseudonitrosites de cétones éthyléniques du type chalcone

The Synthesis of some 4-Nitroisoxazoles from Pseudonitrosites of Chalcones The action of dinitrogen trioxide with α,β-unsaturated ketones of the chalcone type leads to pseudonitrosites (Table 1) which are cyclized to 4-nitro-3,5-diarylisoxazoles (Table 2).     

The Photochemistry of 2-Cyclopentenyl Methyl Ketones

2-Cyclopentenyl and 3-phenyl-2-cyclopentenyl methyl ketones (15–18, 30, 31) undergo a 1,3-acetyl shift on direct irradiation, and the oxa-di-π-methane rearrangement to photochemically non-interconverting endo and exo bicyclo-[2.1.0]pentyl methyl ketones on triplet sensitization. Exceptions include the 2-methyl-3-phenyl-2-cyclopentenyl methyl ketone 32 and the 1-phenyl-2-cyclo-pentenyl methyl ketone 44 which are unreactive on direct irradiation and on triplet sensitization, respectively, and the 2-phenyl-2-cyclopentenyl methyl ketones 42 and 43 which do not react under either condition. The reactive triplet of the 3-phenyl-2-cyclopentenyl methyl ketone 30 has been identified as the localized styrene π,π*-state of E_T=59 kcal/mol by comparison of its phosphorescence at 77K in rigid glasses with that of 1-phenyl-cyclopentene, and by the independence of the quantum yield on sensitizer energy in the range of 61–74 kcal/mol.     

Thiophosphorylated cavitand: structure and affinity towards soft metal ions

The iiii stereoisomer of the tetrathiophosphonate-calix[4]resorcinarene host 1 exhibited excellent extraction properties towards soft metal ions, with a better affinity for Ag⁺ (91%), than for Tl⁺ (38%) and Hg²⁺ (16%). The extraction of other picrate salts (Cu²⁺, Ni²⁺, Co²⁺, Zn²⁺, Cd²⁺, Pb²⁺) was not detected. The stoichiometry and the structure of the Hg²⁺, Tl⁺ and Ag⁺ complexes were studied by NMR in solution and gave respectively 1:1, 1:1 and 1:2 host-guest complexes. The formation of the self-assembled 1₂·(AgPic)₄ complex was independent on the anion and only observed with silver(I) ion.