Molecular rearrangement of epoxide derived from sesquiterpenes by Lewis acid catalysis

The molecular rearrangement under mild conditions of two epoxides derived from the sesquiterpenic himachalenes has been studied using BF₃·Et₂O as the Lewis acid catalyst. Both reactions are efficient and selective affording in each case one new enantiomerically pure ketone isolated in good yield. Their structures have been fully characterized by spectroscopic methods. Mechanisms for the BF₃-catalyzed reactions are proposed.     

Regiospecific thermal C-acylation of imidazo [1,2-a] pyridines via an N-acylimidazolium intermediate

Direct acylation of imidazo [1,2-a] pyridines in a sealed tube at 130°C and without catalyst gave various 3-acyl derivatives in satisfactory yields.     

Longitudinal relaxation spectra of the transverse Ising model close to Tc

The correlative effects of the nature of the interaction and of the method of calculation on the shape of the longitudinal relaxation function (LRF) for the transverse Ising model are analysed. The LRF is calculated in two ways: (i) its continued fraction representation within the three pole approximation (TPA); and (ii) the resolution of kinetic equations derived for the correlation functions beyond the random phase approximation (RPA). The effects of the nature of the interaction on the LRF spectral characteristics are investigated using an interaction made of three variable contributions: uniaxial dipolar, isotropic infinite range and anisotropic nearest-neighbour interactions. Contrary to the TPA, the kinetic-equation-method (KEM) leads to LRF's exhibiting a three peak structure for every q-value except q = 0 (q = 0_⊥ if the interaction is of dipolar nature) whatever the interaction. The approximations underlying both methods are specified and discussed. Comments on recent neutron scattering experiments on Li Tb_pY_1-pF₄ by Youngblood et al. are made.     

Study of the synthesis of poly(isobutylene-b-amide-11) by polycondensation of α,ω-dianhydride oligoisobutylene with α,ω-diamino oligoamide-11. I. Study of amine–anhydride and amide–anhydride reactions on low molecular weight models and on oligomers and polymers

The side reactions connected with the polycondensation of α,ω-diamino oligoamides and α,ω-dianhydride oligoisobutylenes are studied on low and high molecular weight models. Models for amine and anhydride end groups are dodecylamine and (2-dodecene-1-yl) succinic anhydride, respectively; their reaction is studied in the bulk (170°C) and in solution (142, 152, and 162°C); the products are analyzed by ¹H-, ¹³C-, and ¹H-¹³C-NMR and GPC. Some of these products and the junctions between the blocks are prepared independently. Models of amide groups in the chain are N-dodecyldodecanamide and N-dodecyloctadecanamide; their reaction with anhydride model results in cleavages with formation of imide groups. The results obtained from low molecular weight models are confirmed by studies on oligomers. They show unambiguous by that crosslinking which accompanies the block polycondensation originates from the reaction of amino-end groups with the intermediary acid groups resulting from the amine-anhydride reaction.     

Optimization of the separation of Vinca alkaloids by nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis

A rapid method for the determination of Vinca alkaloids by nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis with diode array detection has been developed. A group of 11 alkaloids (catharanthine, vinorelbine, anhydrovinblastine, vinflunine, vindoline, 4-O-deacetylvinorelbine, 4-O-deacetylvinflunine, vindesine, vinblastine, 4'-deoxy-20',20'-difluorovinblastine, vincristine) could be readily separated within 10 min. The compounds were separated using a capillary of 38 cm effective length, a running buffer composed of 50 mM ammonium acetate and 0.6 M acetic acid in a methanol-acetonitrile (75:25, v/v) mixture. A constant voltage of 25 kV with a ramp time of 1 min and a 344.7 x 10(3) Pa pressure, applied simultaneously to inlet and outlet buffer vials, were used during sample analysis. Five of these alkaloids were selected for optimization of the separation and for validation studies with respect to specificity, linearity, range, limits of quantification and detection and then accuracy. The feasibility of the assay was demonstrated by analyzing a commercial sample of vinorelbine (Navelbine, ampoule at 10 mg/ml of vinorelbine base). The results were compared with a high-performance liquid chromatography method.     

Gas chromatographic separation and mass spectrometric identification of mixtures of oxyphytosterol and oxycholesterol derivatives application to a phytosterol-enriched food

Pure individual phytosterols were prepared using reversed-phase HPLC in order to obtain the oxidized compounds of sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol and brassicasterol. 7-Hydroxy-, 7-keto-, 5,6-epoxy-, 4beta-hydroxy-, 4-ene-6-hydroxy-, 6-keto- and 5alpha,6beta-dihydroxyphytosterols were obtained as well as analogous compounds of cholesterol. The gas chromatographic properties as well as the electronic impact mass spectra of these compounds (as trimethylsilyl ether derivatives) were studied. These data were used to identify oxyphytosterols in a spread enriched in phytosterols: the oxyphytosterols represented no more than 68 microg/g of spread (about 0.08% of phytosterols were oxidised).     

Theoretical study of pyridine and 4,4'-bipyridine adsorption on the lewis acid sites of alumina surfaces based on ab initio and density functional cluster calculations

The interactions of pyridine and 4,4'-bipyridine with the Lewis acid sites of alumina surfaces are investigated using ab initio and density functional calculations. Four cluster models of different sizes and shapes are chosen to represent the Lewis acid sites: three hydrogenated clusters Al(OH)(3), Al(4)O(9)H(6), and Al(10)O(21)H(12) and one non-hydrogenated cluster Al(4)O(6). The Hartree-Fock (HF) and B3LYP approaches with two basis sets 6-31G and 6-31+G are used to calculate the geometries, the electronic structures, the vibrational frequencies, and the adsorption energies of the complexes formed upon interaction of pyridine or 4,4'-bipyridine ligands on the cluster surfaces. Electronic structures are determined by the electrostatic potential (ESP) analysis of charges. Adsorption energies are calculated with corrections made for zero-point energies (ZPE) and basis set superposition error (BSSE). The ESP analysis of atomic charges reveals that the charge-transfer effects are more important in Lewis complexes formed with Al(4)O(6) cluster than in those formed with hydrogenated clusters Al(OH)(3), Al(4)O(9)H(6), and Al(10)O(21)H(12). The significantly larger charge transferred from pyridine or 4,4'-bipyridine ligand to Al(4)O(6) cluster should increase the adsorption energy of these complexes. Consequently, at all levels of calculation, the adsorption energies of pyridine and 4,4'-bipyridine complexed to Al(4)O(6) cluster ( approximately 46 kcal/mol), which compare very well to experiment, are strongly larger than those obtained for both pyridine and 4,4'-bipyridine ligands complexed to Al(OH)(3) (32 kcal/mol), Al(4)O(9)H(6) (24 kcal/mol) and Al(10)O(21)H(12) (25 kcal/mol) clusters. The corrected adsorption energy is found to be insensitive to basis set and electron correlation effects. It essentially depends on the ionic character of the cluster model rather than on its size. For 4,4'-bipyridine complexes, similar results to those obtained for pyridine are found, and the geometry and the amount of charge of the unbound pyridyl ring are unchanged upon complexation. The calculated vibrational frequencies and frequency shifts are little sensitive to the size and shape of the cluster model. The two ring stretching modes 8a and 19b of pyridine and 4,4'-bipyridine observed in the 1400-1600 cm(-1) region are the most affected modes upon adsorption, in good agreement with the available infrared and Raman data.     

An inclusion complex between acetonitrile andp-tert-butylcalix[6]arene

p-tert-Butylcalix[6]arene forms a complex with 1.5 acetonitrile molecules, that are included in the macrocycle cavity. This complex crystallizes in the monoclinic system: space groupP2₁/m,a=14.043(4),b=16.916(11),c=14.199(11) Å,=98.27(6)°,V=3338(4) ų,Z=2 (formula units). Refinement led to a final conventionalR value of 0.113 for 1654 reflections. Thepinched cone conformation of the calixarene is the same as that of the neutral and freeR-calix[6]arene already described. The two acetonitrile molecules interact with some phenyl ring -clouds, a methylene bridge and sometert-butyl groups of the calixarene. Supplementary Data relating to this article (atomic coordinates for hydrogen atoms, anisotropic displacement parameters, selected geometrical parameters and observed and calculated structure factors) are deposited with the British Library as Supplementary Publication No. SUP 82188 (16 pages).     

Substitution directe de l'azote N-9 de la théophylline

In alkaline medium, 8-(2-chloroethyl)aminotheophylline (1) cyclizes into two imidazopurines: the imidazo[1,2-e]purine (2A) (cyclization on 9-N) and the imidazo[2,1-f]purine (2B) (cyclization on 7-N). The structure of each compound was determined by an unambiguous synthesis and confirmed by spectrographic methods. Synthesis of one pyrrlo[2,1-f]purine, a novel heterocycle, is described.