Alkylierung ambidenter Heterocyclen-Anionen, 2.Mitt.: Zur Alkylierung von 4-Hydroxy-carbostyrilen

Zusammenfassung Der Lösungsmitteleinfluß bei der Alkylierung von 4-Hydroxy-carbostyrilen (1–3) mit Äthyl- bzw. Methyljodid und Allylbromid wird untersucht. Während inDMF und Äthanol fast ausschließlich O-Alkylierung zu den 4-Alkoxy-carbostyrilen (4–7) eintritt, beobachtet man in wäßr. Alkalien auch die Bildung von C,C-dialkylierten Verbindungen (8–10). 3-Äthyl-4-hydroxy-carbostyril (2) reagiert leichter mit C₂H₅J zum 3,3-Diäthyl-2,4-dioxo-tetrahydrochinolin (8) als das unsubstit. 4-Hydroxy-carbostyril (1). Einige in der Literatur als 3,3-disubstit. 2,4-Dioxo-tetrahydrochinoline formulierte Verbindungen werden als Carbostyril-4-äther erkannt.

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The influence of the solvent in the alkylation reaction of 4-hydroxyquinol-2-ones (1–3) with various alkyl halogenides has been studied.DMF and ethanol favor high yields of O-alkylated products (4–7), in aqueous alkali, however, carbon alkylation successfully competes with O-alkylation, affording a substantial amount of 3.3-disubstituted 2.4-dioxo-tetrahydro-quinolines (8–10). The reexamination of a patent showed that some compounds previously described as 2.4-dioxo-tetrahydro-quinolines actually are carbostyril-4-ethers.

     

Biosynthesis of flavocoenzymes

The biosynthesis of one riboflavin molecule requires one molecule of GTP and two molecules of ribulose 5-phosphate. The imidazole ring of GTP is hydrolytically opened, yielding a 2,5-diaminopyrimidine that is converted to 5-amino-6-ribitylamino-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione by a sequence of deamination, side chain reduction, and dephosphorylation. Condensation of 5-amino-6-ribitylamino-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione with 3,4-dihydroxy-2-butanone 4-phosphate obtained from ribulose 5-phosphate affords 6,7-dimethyl-8-ribityllumazine. Dismutation of the lumazine derivative yields riboflavin and 5-amino-6-ribitylamino-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione, which is recycled in the biosynthetic pathway. The enzymes of the riboflavin pathway are potential targets for antibacterial agents.     

Impact of Transition Metal Substituents on Polysilane Properties: Iron versus Ruthenium

Summary. The previously unknown ruthenio disilanes Rp–Si₂Me₄–C₆H₄X (Rp = η⁵-C₅H₅Ru(CO)₂; X = H, Br, –CHO, CH=C(CN)₂) were synthesized from ClSi₂Me₄C₆H₄X (X = H, Br) and Rp⁻ using conventional chemical methods. Trends in the UV/Vis absorption spectra indicate strong electronic coupling within the Rp–Si–Si–C_aryl fragment and, therefore, closely resemble the ones observed for the corresponding iron complexes. The four compounds however, were shown to be less sensitive towards UV irradiation. The crystal structure of Rp–Si₂Me₄–C₆H₄CH=C(CN)₂ was determined by X-ray diffraction and exhibits an all-trans-array of the Ru–Si–Si–C_aryl moiety, what is a basic requirement for optimal through-bond interaction.     

Total synthesis of the marine alkaloid halitulin

The structure of the strongly cytotoxic marine alkaloid halitulin (1) has been confirmed by total synthesis and its absolute configuration determined as (15S). The synthesis follows a strategy previously reported by one of us and uses an efficient preparation of the quinoline-7,8-diol unit by modified Baeyer-Villiger and Skraup reactions. The O-benzyl protecting groups were removed in the last step of the synthesis by transfer hydrogenolysis without concomitant reduction of the quinoline ring. The method can be applied for the synthesis of halitulin analogues.     

Synthesen mit Nitrilen, 26. Mitt.: Die Amin-HCN-Austauschreaktion am 2-Dicyanmethylen-1,3-indandion

Zusammenfassung Die Umsetzung von 2-Dicyanmethylen-1,3-indandion mit Diäthylamin führt unter Abspaltung von HCN zum 2-(Diäthylamin-cyanmethylen)-1,3-indandion. Durch NMR-Spektroskopie bei tiefen Temperaturen kann ein instabiles Zwischenprodukt mit Ladungstrennung nachgewiesen werden.

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Syntheses starting with nitriles, XXVI: Substitution of cyano groups in 2-dicyanomethylene-1,3-indandione by amino groups

The reaction of 2-dicyanomethylen-1,3-indandione with diethylamine leads to 2-(diethylamino-cyanomethylen)-1,3-indandione, while HCN is eliminated. By NMR-spectroscopy at low temperature it can be shown that an instable intermediate with charge separation is formed.

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Auf Wunsch der Autoren erscheint die Abhandlung erst im vorliegenden Heft (Red.).     

Synthesen von heterocyclen, 143. Mitt.: Eine Synthese von Oxazolo[3,2-a]chinolinen

Zusammenfassung Substituierte 3,4-Dihydrocarbostyrile reagieren mit Oxalylchlorid zu den entsprechenden Oxazolo[3,2-a]chinolinen, während mit monosubstit. Malonylchloriden N-Acylierung stattfindet.

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Syntheses of heterocycles CXLIII: A synthesis of oxazolo-[3.2-a]quinolines

Substituted 3.4-dihydro-carbostyriles react with oxalyl chloride to give the corresponding oxazolo[3.2-a]quinolines1–3, while monosubstituted malonyl chlorides yield N-acylated carbostyrils.

     

HPLC separation and quantification of anionic surfactants using an automated on-line ion pair extraction system

Summary Aliphatic anionic surfactants, like alkylsulfonates, alkyl sulfates, -sulfo alkanoic acids and their esters, were separated with respect to their alkyl chain length by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using reversed phase (RP) columns. For sensitive and specific detection of these classes of compounds the HPLC separation was combined with a post-column ion-pair extraction system. The limit of detection is in the range of 3–30 ng. Previously reported detection systems of this kind were modified by changing the inner set-up of the phase separator and the extraction capillary and integrating a purge function, which led to a higher system stability and made automatization possible. In order to optimize the experimental set-up, the influence of the reagent concentration as well as different sizes and materials of the extraction capillary were evaluated. The calibration curve of surfactant concentrations versus fluorescence emission is discussed for sodium decylsulfonate. Since both the electrolyte concentration and the percentage of organic solvents in the mobile phase may adversely affect the detection system, different eluent compositions were tested.This article is part of the planned dissertation of Markus Schoester at the Mathematical Natural Science Faculty of the University of Düsseldorf     

Quantum-Chemical Calculations of the Reaction of Haloalkynes with Grignard Compounds

Two pathways of the reactions of methylmagnesium bromide with 1-chloro- and 1-bromo-3-methoxymethyl-1-propynes were simulated by the MNDO quantum-chemical method. The calculations predict initial coordination of magnesium to the C atom of the triple bond, which determines predominant nucleophilic substitution of the halogen atom according to the addition-elimination pattern.     

Top-down identification of endogenous peptides up to 9 kDa in cerebrospinal fluid and brain tissue by nanoelectrospray quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry

Recent work on protein and peptide biomarker patterns revealed the difficulties in identifying their molecular components, which is indispensable for validation of the biological context. Cerebrospinal fluid and brain tissue are used as sources to discover new biomarkers, e.g. for neurodegenerative diseases. Many of these biomarker candidates are peptides with a molecular mass of <10 kDa. Their identification is favourably achieved with a 'top-down' approach, because this requires less purification and an enzymatic cleavage will often not yield enough specific fragments for successful database searches. Here, we describe an approach using quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOFMS) as a highly efficient mass spectrometric purification and identification tool after off-line decomplexation of biological samples by liquid chromatography. After initial peptidomic screening with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) TOFMS, the elution behaviour in chromatography and the exact molecular mass were used to locate the same signals in nanoelectrospray measurements. Most of the peaks detected in MALDI-TOFMS could be retrieved in nanoelectrospray quadrupole TOFMS. Suitable collision energies for informative fragment spectra were investigated for different parent ions, charge states and molecular masses. After collision-induced dissociation, the resulting fragmentation data of multiply charged ions can become much more complicated than those derived from tryptic peptide digests. However, the mass accuracy and resolution of quadrupole TOF instruments results in high-quality data suitable for determining peptide sequences. The protein precursor, proteolytic processing and post-translational modifications were identified by automated database searches. This is demonstrated by the exemplary identifications of thymosin beta-4 (5.0 kDa) and NPY (4.3 kDa) from rat hypothalamic tissue and ubiquitin (8.6 kDa) from human cerebrospinal fluid. The high data quality should also allow for de novo identification. This methodology is generally applicable for peptides up to a molecular mass of about 10 kDa from body fluids, tissues or other biological sources.