Synthesis and biological activity of new 2-[(3-aminopropyl)dimethyl-silyl]-5-trialkylgermylfurans

New highly cytotoxic 3-aminopropyl derivatives of 2-dimethylsilyl-5-trialkylgermylfuran (IC₅₀ 1−3 μg⋅ml⁻¹) have been prepared by hydrosilylation of heterocyclic N-allylamines with the corresponding hydrosilane in the presence of Speier’s catalyst. The influence of the amine structure and alkyl substituent at the germanium atom on the cytotoxicity has been investigated.     

Synthesis of novel [1-aziridinyl-(hydroxyimino)methyl]arenes and their cytotoxic activity

The synthesis has been developed for novel potential anticancer agents whose structures contain an aziridine amidoxime group. The cytotoxic activity of all of the target compounds on different cell lines are given together with the in vitro IC₅₀ and LD₅₀ values found. The most promising anticancer agents were found to be the methyl 4-[1-aziridinyl(hydroxyimino)methyl]benzoate, 1-aziridinyl(2-naphthyl)-methanone oxime, and 1-aziridinyl(2-quinolyl)methanone oxime. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 203–213, February, 2009.     

Selective Production of Phenol on Bifunctional,Hierarchical ZSM-5 Zeolites

Mono- and bimetallic Ni-, Ru- and Pt-modified hierarchical ZSM-5 materials were prepared by impregnation technique and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), N₂ physisorption, temperature-programmed reduction (TPR–TGA), ATR–FTIR and solid state NMR spectroscopy. Formation of finely dispersed nickel, ruthenium and platinum species was observed on the bimetallic catalysts. It was found that the peculiarity of the used zeolite structure and the modification procedure determine the type of formed metal oxides and their dispersion and reducibility. The samples’ acidity was studied via FTIR spectroscopy of adsorbed pyridine. The changes in the zeolite structure were studied via solid-state NMR spectroscopy. The catalysts were investigated in a gas-phase hydrodeoxygenation, transalkylation and dealkylation reaction of model lignin derivative molecules for phenol production.     

Synthesis and structural modification of <Emphasis Type="Italic">tert</Emphasis>-butyl ester of 7α-chloro-2-(N,N-dimethylaminomethylene)-3-methyl-1,1-dioxoceph-3-em-4-carboxylic acid

The reaction of tert-butyl 7α-chloro-and 7-β-chloro-7α-isopropoxy-3-methyl-1,1-dioxoceph-3-em-4-carboxylates with the Vilsmeier reagent was carried out with introduction of N,N-dimethylaminomethylene group at position 2 in the E-and Z-isomeric forms. Prolonged treatment of tert-butyl 7α-chloro-3-methyl-2-(N,N-dimethylaminomethylene)-1,1-dioxoceph-3-em-4-carboxylate with hydroxylamine hydrochloride in acetonitrile at 40–50°C gave tert-butyl 10(S)-chloro-6-methyl-5-oxa-1,1,9-trioxo-1-thia-4,8-diazatricyclo[7,2,0,0^2,6]undecane-7(R)-carboxylate which isomerized into 1-tertbutoxycarbonylmethyl-3α-chloro-4-(5-methylisoxazole-4-sulfonyl)azetidin-2-one. In the case of tertbutyl 7β-chloro-7α-isopropoxy-3-methyl-2-(N,N-dimethylaminomethylen)-1,1-dioxoceph-3-em-4-carboxylate the analogous reaction gave tert-butyl 10β-chloro-(2S,6S,7S,10R,11R)-10α-isopropoxy-6-methyl-5-oxa-1,1,9-trioxo-1-thia-4,8-diazatricyclo[7,2,0,0^2,6]undecane-7(R)-carboxylate, the struc-ture of which was determined by 2D-NOESY two-dimensional spectroscopy. The compounds synthesized showed weak or no cytotoxic activity with respect to monolayers of cancer cells in vitro.     

Cytotoxicity of metal 8-quinolinethiolates

High cytotoxicity has been established for the 8-quinolinethiolates of copper, cadmium, indium, antimony, bismuth, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, and platinum on HT-1080 (human fibrosarcoma), MG-22A (mouse hepatoma), and B-16 (mouse melanoma) tumor cells. The greatest activity against HT-1080 was possessed by the iridium complex, and against MG-22A by the osmium complex. All the investigated metal 8-quinolinethiolates were highly toxic in relation to NIH 3T3 normal mouse embryo fibroblasts. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 870–873, June, 2006.     

Chiral Aminoalcohols and Squaric Acid Amides as Ligands for Asymmetric Borane Reduction of Ketones: Insight to In Situ Formed Catalytic System by DOSY and Multinuclear NMR Experiments

A series of squaric acid amides (synthesized in 66–99% isolated yields) and a set of chiral aminoalcohols were comparatively studied as ligands in a model reaction of reduction of α-chloroacetophenone with BH₃•SMe₂. In all cases, the aminoalcohols demonstrated better efficiency (up to 94% ee), while only poor asymmetric induction was achieved with the corresponding squaramides. A mechanistic insight on the in situ formation and stability at room temperature of intermediates generated from ligands and borane as possible precursors of the oxazaborolidine-based catalytic system has been obtained by ¹H DOSY and multinuclear 1D and 2D (¹H, ^10/11B, ¹³C, ¹⁵N) NMR spectroscopy of equimolar mixtures of borane and selected ligands. These results contribute to better understanding the complexity of the processes occurring in the reaction mixture prior to the possible oxazaborolidine formation, which play a crucial role on the degree of enantioselectivity achieved in the borane reduction of α-chloroacetophenone.     

Numerical Simulation of Evolution of Helical-Vortex Instability in a Fluid Layer Heated from Below

Large-scale helical-vortex instability is simulated numerically for laminar convection regimes. The simulation is based on the nonlinear Boussinesq equations supplemented by an external force of special form, whose structure is identical to the tensor structure of the generative term in the equation for the hydrodynamic alpha-effect. Introducing the external force makes it possible to model the average effect produced by small-scale helical turbulence: generation of a positive feedback between the toroidal and poloidal components of the velocity vector field. The structure and energetics of helical-vortex flows developing in a convectively unstable medium are analyzed. The parameters of helical and non-helical convection regimes are compared. Certain novel effects related to spiral feedback are discussed: generation of a toroidal velocity field in structures with the poloidal circulation typical of ordinary convection; enlargement of the horizontal scale of supercritical motions as a result of the merging of vortex cells, accompanied by a significant increase in the circulation strength in the larger helical vortices formed; qualitative changes in the energetics.     

On the absolute stability of nonlinear automatic systems with double modulation

The frequency conditions for absolute stability of a number of nonlinear automatic systems with double modulation (with double pulse modulation, and with pulse and continuous modulation) are established. These conditions are expressed directly in terms of the frequency responses of the linear part.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 376–388, March, 1972.