Preparation of trifluoromethylated pyrazoles and 1,4-thiazine 1,1-dioxides from trifluoromethylated sulfone derivatives

Trifluoromethylated sulfones, 3-amino-2-arylsulfonyl-4,4,4-trifluoro-3-hydroxybutanenitrile ( 3 ) and 3-(aroylmethyl)sulfonyl-1,1,1-trifluoropropane-2,2,-diols 12 , were prepared and cyclized to 4-arylsulfonyl-5-trifluoromethyl-3-hydrazinopyrazoles 9 and 5-arylsulfonyl-3-trifluoromethyl-3-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-4H-1,4-thiazine 1,1-dioxides 13 , respectively.     

The electrochemical fluorination of N-(ω-chloroalkyl)pipecolines and N-(ω-chloroalkyl)hexamethyleneimines

Electrochemical fluorinations of six kinds of N-(ω-chloroalkyl)pipecolines [N-(2-chloroethyl)-2-, N-(3-chloropropyl)-2-, N-(2-chloroethyl)-3-, N-(3-chloropropyl)-3-, N-(2-chloroethyl)4- and N-(3-chloropropyl)-4-pipecolines] and two kinds of N-(ω- chloroalkyl)-substituted hexamethyleneimines [N-(2-chloroethyl)- and N-(3-chloropropyl)hexamethyleneimines] were conducted. From these starting materials, corresponding chlorine-retained fully fluorinated amines together with ring isomerized products were formed in yields of 7.6～14.8% from the former and 5.4～5.5% from the latter, respectively. New chloropolyfluoroamines obtained in the present investigation have been isolated and characterized by spectroscopic (infrared, ¹⁹F nmr and mass) and elemental analysis.     

Diastereoselective total synthesis of both enantiomers of epolactaene

A stereocontrolled total synthesis of both the (+)- and (-)-epolactaene ((+)- and (-)-1) enantiomers from tetrahydropyran-2-ol is described. The following reactions in this synthesis are particularly noteworthy: (1) the stereoselective construction of the conjugated (E,E,E)-triene by a combination of kinetic deprotonation and thermodynamic equilibration, (2) the E-selective Knoevenagel condensation of beta-ketonitrile 33 with a chiral 2-alkoxyaldehyde, (3) a diastereoselective epoxidation achieved using a bulky nucleophile (TrOOLi) and an appropriate protecting group, (4) the mild hydrolysis of an alpha-epoxy nitrile by silica gel on TLC facilitated by hydroxyl-mediated, intramolecular assistance.     

Sequence-regulated oligomers and polymers by living cationic polymerization. III. Synthesis and reactions of sequence-regulated oligomers with a polymerizable group

New sequence-regulated macromonomers ( 3 ) with a vinyl ether terminal were prepared by the HI/ZnI₂-mediated living cationic polymerization of vinyl ethers: CH₃? CH(OR¹)? CH₂CH(OR²)? C(COOEt)₂CH₂CH₂OCH?CH₂ ( 3a : R¹ = nBu, R² = CH₂CH₂OCOPh; 3b : R¹ = iOct, R² = CH₂CH₂Cl). The synthesis consisted of three consecutive steps: (i) quantitative addition of hydrogen iodide to the first vinyl ether into an adduct [CH₃? CH(OR¹)? l]; (ii) propagation of a second vinyl ether from the adduct in the presence of zinc iodide; and (iii) quenching the resulting AB-type heterodimeric living intermediate with a carbanion [^θC(COOEt)₂CH₂CH₂OCH?CH₂] carrying a vinyl ether group. The HI/ZnI₂-initiated living cationic polymerization of 3a and 3b yielded narrowly distributed polymers $\left( {\overline {DP}} _{_n } \sim 10 \right)$ consisting of a poly(vinyl ether) backbone and sequence-regulated oligomer branches. The terminal vinyl ether function of 3 was also utilized to prepare pentamers and hexamers with controlled sequence of functional vinyl ethers by selective dimerization and chain extension reactions with HI/ZnI₂. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Stereoselective synthesis of dinucleoside phosphate aryl esters by using new condensing reagents,arenesulfonyl 5-(pyridin-2-yl)-tetrazole1

Deoxyadenylyl-(3'-5')-phosphoro-o-chlorophenyl deoxyadenosine having the Sp configuration was synthesised stereoselectively by condensing N,5'-bis-dimethoxytrityldeoxyadenosine 3'-(o-chlorophenyl) phosphate with N,3'-bis-dimethoxytrityldeoxyadenosine using 1-2,4,6-triisopropylbenzene-5-(pyridin-2-yl) tetrazole as the activating reagent followed by dedimethoxytritylation. The absolute configuration of this diastereomer was determined spectroscopically by comparison of two corresponding diastereomers which were prepared by using a conventional condensing reagent and isolated by chromatography on silica gel. Their nuclear Overhauser effect in proton magnetic resonances and the circular dichroism of these two diastereoisomers could only be explained if the product obtained by the stereoselective synthesis had Sp configuration. Our results also suggest that phosphotriesters of this type exist in solution as an equilibrium of folded and extended forms.     

Hypertension does not stimulate the development of hypercholesterolemia or fatty liver induced by a high cholesterol/cholate diet in rats

A high cholesterol/cholate diet induced hypercholesterolemia and fatty liver in both spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and normotensive control rats (WKY). However, in contrast to previous concepts, the levels of cholesterol ester, triacylglycerol and phosphatidylcholine in plasma as well as triacylglycerol in liver were higher in WKY than in SHR fed a normal diet. The high cholesterol/cholate diet elevated the levels of plasma cholesterol, plasma cholesterol ester and hepatic triacylglycerol, and the extent of elevation was significantly higher in WKY than in SHR. Increases both in monoene/saturated ratios, an indication of elevated delta 9-desaturase activity, and in linoleate/arachidonate ratios, a possible indication of impaired desaturation-elongation activity, were observed in hepatic and plasma lipids of both strains fed the high cholesterol/cholate diet. The increases in monoene/saturated ratios were similar in both strains, but the increases in the linoleate/arachidonate ratios were higher for the plasma cholesterol esters of WKY than of SHR. The n-6/n-3 ratios of plasma and hepatic lipids were higher in WKY than in SHR throughout the experiments. These diet-induced changes observed in hepatic and plasma lipids were not reflected in the aortic lipids. Thus, hypertension per se does not promote the development of hyperlipemia and fatty liver induced by a high cholesterol/cholate diet. Our results also suggest that the metabolism of polyenoic fatty acids is different between SHR and WKY.     

Equatorial preference in the C[bond]H activation of cycloalkanes: GaCl3-catalyzed aromatic alkylation reaction

GaCl(3) catalyzes the aromatic alkylation of naphthalene or phenanthrene using cycloalkanes. The C[bond]C formation predominantly takes place at the least hindered positions of the substrates, and equatorial isomers regarding the cycloalkane moiety are generally obtained. The reaction of bicyclo[4.4.0]decane and naphthalene occurs at the 2-position of naphthalene and at the 2- or 3-carbons of the cycloalkane, and the products possess a trans configuration at the junctures and an equatorial configuration at the naphthyl groups. Notably, cis-bicyclo[4.4.0]decane turns out to be much more reactive than the trans isomer, and a turnover number "TON" up to 20 based on GaCl(3) is attained. 1,2-Dimethylcyclohexane reacts similarly, and the cis isomer is more reactive than the trans isomer. Monoalkylcycloalkanes react at the secondary carbons provided that the alkyl group is smaller than tert-butyl. Adamantanes react at the tertiary 1-position. The alkylation reaction is considered to involve the C[bond]H activation of cycloalkanes with GaCl(3) at the tertiary center followed by the migration of carbocations and electrophilic aromatic substitution yielding thermodynamically stable products. The stereochemistry of the reaction reveals that GaCl(3) activates the equatorial tertiary C[bond]H rather than the axial tertiary C[bond]H.     

Variation of free volume size and content of shape memory polymer — Polyurethane — Upon temperature studied by positron annihilation lifetime techniques and infrared spectroscopy

Positron annihilation lifetime measurement and Fourier transform infrared spectrometry were applied to the study of temperature dependencies of free volume parameters and hydrogen bonds in segmented polyurethane, specially fabricated as a shape memory polymer. The variation of free volumes in amorphous region were correlated to that of hydrogen bonding and the shape memory mechanism of polyurethane is elucidated from a microscopic point of view. The relationship between free volume contents and the formation of hydrogen bonds significantly suggests that the shape memory occurs due to the configurational recovery of the microscopic regulation around urethane bundles of hard segment and consequent restoration of soft-segment in polyurethane.     

The determination of temperatures in a graphite tube atomizer with a conventional atomic absorption-flame emission spectrometer

Temperatures up to 3200°C in graphite tube atomizers can be measured by a two-wavelength intensity ratio method. The melting point of gold serves as a standard to calibrate the spectral response and the transmittance of the optics. The errors in the temperatures measured are 20–100° C. A conventional two-channel atomic absorption-flame emission spectrometer was used, but any single-channel instrument is also suitable for measurements. The method can be used for any type of heated graphite or metal flameless atomizer.     

Polymerization of cyclic ethers in the presence of maleic anhydride. Part I. Polymerization of trioxane and 3,3-bis(chloromethyl)oxetane by γ-rays,ultraviolet light,and benzoyl peroxide

Cyclic ethers such as trioxane and 3,3-bis(chloromethyl)oxetane have been polymerized easily in the presence of maleic anhydride by the irradiation of γ-rays and ultraviolet light. The polymer formed is a homopolymer of cyclic ether. The rate of polymerization is accelerated by suitable amounts of oxygen which is required to form some active species at the initiation step. The polymerization is inhibited by the addition of a small amount of radical scavenger, thus suggesting a radical initiating mechanism. In addition, the polymerization is easily initiated by benzoyl peroxide even in vacuo at or above 50°C. Diaroyl and diacyl peroxides are also effective, and polymerization also proceeds in the presence of chloromaleic anhydride, exactly in the same manner as in maleic anhydride. On the other hand, it is well known that polymerization of these cyclic monomers rarely occurs with radical catalysts and easily with cationic catalysts in the absence of maleic anhydride. From these results, it may be concluded that the polymerization is brought about by means of a radical–cationic species.