Characteristics of mixed bilayers of surfactants formed on alumina

The interaction between hydrocarbon and fluorocarbon surfactants on-alumina has been studied through the dispersion behavior of-alumina. When a low concentration of anionic hydrocarbon or fluorocarbon surfactant as a first additive is added to positively charged alumina, the alumina flocculates. The flocculated alumina redisperses upon addition of different surfactant from the first one by the manner that the hydrophobic parts of hydrocarbon and fluorocarbon surfactants are in contact with hydrophobic parts of the first surfactants and the hydrophilic polar groups direct out to liquid phase, resulting in the formation of mixed bilayers on the alumina. From the measurements of mean particle size, zeta potential of the alumina, and adsorbed amount of surfactants, the mixed bilayers consisting of anionic fluorocarbon-noniomc hydrocarbon surfactants and of anionic fluorocarbon-noioic hydrocarbon ones are found to be formed more preferentially than anionic hydrocarbon-anioic fluorocarbon surfactants. The property of the mixed bilayer on the alumina is also discussed using the fluorescence spectra of pyrene.     

Highly potent and orally active non-peptide arginine vasopressin antagonists for both V1A and V2 receptors: synthesis and pharmacological properties of 4'-[(4,4-difluoro-5-methylidene-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-1-benzoazepin-1-y l)carbonyl]-2-phenylbenzanilide derivatives

A series of compounds structurally related to 4'-[(4,4-difluoro-5-methylidene-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-1-benzoaz epin-1-yl) carbonyl]-2-phenylbenzanilide were synthesized and evaluated for arginine vasopressin (AVP) antagonistic activity. Compounds with a (Z)-olefin geometry at the 5-position of benzoazepine possessed potent affinity for both the V1A and V2 receptors. Further study has shown that one of these derivatives, (Z)-4'-(?4,4-difluoro-5-[(4-dimethylaminopiperidino)carbonylmet hylene]-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-1-benzoazepin-1-yI?carbonyl)2- phenylbenzanilide monohydrochloride (29, YM-35471), exhibits exceptionally potent affinity for both of V1A and V2 receptors, even when administered orally. The synthesis and pharmacological properties of this compound are detailed in this paper.     

Synthesis in the diazasteroid group. V. Synthesis of the 9,14-diazasteroid system

By the condensation reaction of 2-chloroquinoline (X) and ethyl 2-pyrrolidineacetate (II), 2-[1′-(2′-carboethoxymethyl)pyrrolidyl]quinoline (XI) was prepared. Compound XI was converted to the quarternary base (XIII) having a 9,14-diazasteroid skeleton by the reduction of the ester to the corresponding alcohol followed by the quaternarization via tosylation. Compound XIII was reduced with sodium borohydride to 9,14-diazagona-1,3,5(10)-triene (III), which is suggested to have the trans-anti-trans conformation.     

An efficient and practical procedure for Strecker reaction: a highly diastereoselective synthesis of a key intermediate for (+)-biotin

Treatment of α-amino aldehyde 2, which was prepared through Moffatt oxidation of the corresponding β-amino alcohol 5, with aqueous sodium bisulfite allowed clean conversion to a water-soluble bisulfite adduct 6 [>99% conversion, 89% yield (two steps)]. The aqueous solution of 6 was treated with benzylamine followed by easy-handling NaCN to effect the Strecker reaction to afford α-amino nitrile 3 with high diastereoselectivity and in high yield (syn/anti = 11:1, 95% assay yield). Both the compounds syn-3 and anti-3 were converted to a key intermediate 4 for (+)-biotin through S,N-carbonyl migration in high yields.     

Cerebroside Langmuir monolayers originated from the echinoderms: II. Binary systems of cerebrosides and steroids

Two-component Langmuir monolayers formed on a subphase of 0.5M sodium chloride solution were investigated for two different cerebrosides (LMC-1 and LMC-2) with steroids of cholesterol (Ch) and cholesteryl sodium sulfate (Ch-S); i.e. LMC-1/Ch, LMC-1/Ch-S, LMC-2/Ch, and LMC-2/Ch-S were examined in terms of surface pressure (pi), the surface potential (DeltaV) and the dipole moment (mu( perpendicular)) as a function of surface area (A) by employing the Langmuir method, the ionizing electrode method, and the fluorescence microscopy. Surface potentials (DeltaV) of steroids were analyzed using the three-layer model proposed by Demchak and Fort. The miscibility of cerebrosides and steroids in the insoluble monolayers was examined by plotting the variation of the molecular area and the surface potential as a function of the steroid molar fraction (X(steroid)) based upon the additivity rule. From the A-X(steroid) and DeltaV(m)-X(steroid) plots, partial molecular surface area (PMA) and apparent partial molecular surface potential (APSP) were determined at the different surface pressures. The PMA and APSP with the mole fraction were discussed for the miscible system. Judging from the two-dimensional phase diagrams, they can be classified into two types. The first is a completely immiscible type; the combination of cerebrosides with cholesterol. The second is a negative azeotropic type, where cerebrosides and cholesteryl sodium sulfate are completely miscible both in the expanded state and in the condensed state. In addition, a regular surface mixture (the Joos equation for the analysis of the collapse pressure of two-component monolayers) allowed calculation of the interaction parameter (xi) and the interaction energy (-Delta epsilon) between the cerebrosides and Ch-S. The miscibility of cerebroside and steroid components in the monolayer state was also supported by fluorescence microscopy.     

Design, synthesis, and 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of (5R)- [and (5S)]-5,6-dihydro-5-phenyl-2H-1,4-oxazin-2-one N-oxides as chiral (E)-geometry-fixed alpha-alkoxycarbonylnitrones

Optically pure (5R)- [and (5S)]-5,6-dihydro-5-phenyl-2H-1, 4-oxazin-2-one N-oxides [(5R)- and (5S)-2] were designed as chiral (E)-geometry-fixed alpha-alkoxycarbonylnitrones 1. The nitrones (5R)- and (5S)-2 were synthesized by three-step oxidation of (R)- and (S)-phenylglycinols [(R)- and (S)-3], condensation of the resulting (R)- and (S)-2-hydroxylamino-2-phenylethanols [(R)- and (S)-5] with glyoxylic acid, and cyclization of the intermediary nitrones (R)- and (S)-6b. The nitrone (5R)-2reacted with olefins 7-14 under mild conditions to afford the corresponding cycloadducts 15-22 as the main products via the least sterically demanding exo modes. Cycloadduct 30 obtained from (5S)-2 and cyclopentadiene was effectively elaborated to (1S,4S, 5R)-4-benzyloxycarbonylamino-2-oxabicyclo[3.3.0]oct-7-en-3-one (28), the key synthetic intermediate of carbocyclic polyoxin C.     

Photon-, electron-, and proton-induced isomerization behavior of ferrocenylazobenzenes

3-, 4-, and 2-ferrocenylazobenzenes, 1, 2, and 3, respectively, and several derivatives of 1 were synthesized, and their photoisomerization behaviors were examined. The molecular structures of 1 and its derivatives, 2-chloro-5-ferrocenylazobenzene (5) and 3-ferrocenyl-4'-hydroxylazobenzene (11), were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. 3-Ferrocenyl compound 1 undergoes reversible trans-to-cis isomerization with a single green light source and the Fe(III)/Fe(II) redox change. 4- and 2-Ferrocenyl compounds, 2 and 3, also respond to green light in addition to UV light, exciting the pi-pi* transition, but the cis molar ratio in the photostationary state (PSS) is lower than that of 1. The response to green light in 2 and 3 is caused by the MLCT (from Fe d orbital to azo pi* orbital) band excitation, while the character of the MLCT band, as estimated by time-dependent density functional theory calculations, differs between 1 and 2. The oxidized form of 2 undergoes facile cis-to-trans thermal isomerization. Both 1 and 2 undergo facile protonation and show proton-catalyzed cis-to-trans isomerization. Among the derivatives of 1, 2-chloro-5-ferrocenylazobenzene (5) exhibits the highest cis molar ratio (47%) in the PSS of green light irradiation.     

Allosteric Binding of an Ag+ Ion to Cerium(IV) Bis-porphyrinates Enhances the Rotational Activity of Porphyrin Ligands

A series of cerium(IV) bisporphyrinate double-deckers [Ce(bbpp)2] (BBPP = 5,15-bis(4-butoxyphenyl) porphyrin dianion), [Ce(tmpp)2] (TMPP = 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-methoxyphenyl)-porphyrin dianion), [Ce(tfpp)2] (TFPP = 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-fluorophenyl)porphyrin dianion), [Ce(tmcpp)2] (TMCPP = 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-methoxycarbonylphenyl)porphyrin dianion), and [Ce(tmpp)(tmcpp)] was prepared. They bind three Ag+ ions to their concave porphyrin pi subunits (pi-clefts) according to a positive homotropic allosteric mechanism with Hill coefficients (nH) of 1.7-2.7. The rotation rates of the porphyrin ligands in [Ce(bbpp)2] were evaluated to be 200 s-1 at 20 degrees C (delta G++293 = 14.1 kcal mol-1) and 220 s-1 at -40 degrees C (delta G++233 = 11.0 kcal mol-1) without and with Ag+ ions, respectively. These results consistently support our unexpected finding that Ag+ binding can accelerate rotation of the porphyrin ligand. On the basis of UV-visible, 1H NMR, and resonance Raman spectral measurements, the rate enhancement of the rotational speed of the porphyrin ligands is attributed to conformational changes of the porphyrin in cerium(IV) bis-porphyrinate induced by binding of Ag+ guest ions in the clefts. This novel concept of positive homotropic allosterism is applicable to the molecular design of various supramolecular and switch-functionalized systems.     

Unusual enzymatic hydrolysis of NAD by solubilized form of NAD(+) glycohydrolase

Using solubilized form (sNADase) of membrane-bound porcine brain NAD(+) glycohydrolase (pNADase), the NADase-catalyzed hydrolysis and transglycosidation reactions of NAD (1) were examined. Unexpectedly, products in the reactions were found to be nicotinamide (5'-O-diphosphono)-beta-D-ribofuranoside (4) and adenosine (5). Adenosine 5'-diphosphate (ADP)-ribose (2) and nicotinamide (3) as well as a transglycosylated product, which are formed in a usual NAD/pNADase reaction system, were scarcely produced in the NAD/sNADase system. Setting aside the mechanical aspects of this unusual cleaving, it is quite interesting that the sNADase-catalyzed hydrolytic reaction of NAD resulted in the selective cleavage of the P-O bond of the adenosine side without the appreciable hydrolysis of the labile quaternary nicotinamide-ribose pyridinium linkage.