New Quinic Acid Derivatives from Hepatoprotective Inula crithmoides Root Extract

Fractionation directed by hepatoprotective activity of Inula crithmoides L. root resulted in the isolation of two new quinic acid derivatives, 3,5‐di‐O‐caffeoylquinic acid 1‐methyl ether ( I ; caffeoyl=(E)‐3‐(3,4‐dihydroxyphenyl)prop‐2‐enoyl; quinic acid=1,3,4,5‐tetrahydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acid) and 4,5‐di‐O‐caffeoylquinic acid 1‐methyl ether ( II ), in addition to the well‐known hepatoprotective compound, 1,5‐di‐O‐caffeoylquinic acid ( III ). The hepatoprotective effect was indicated by the significant decrease in the level of four measured serum biochemical parameters (SGOT, SGPT, ALP, and bilirubin) in experimental rats. The structures of the isolated compounds were determined by analyses of 1D‐ and 2D‐NMR spectroscopic data.     

Ferric complexes of 3-hydroxy-4-pyridinones characterized by density functional theory and Raman and UV-vis spectroscopies

Deferiprone and other 3-hydroxy-4-pyridinones are used in metal chelation therapy of iron overload. To investigate the structure and stability of these compounds in the natural aqueous environment, ferric complexes of deferiprone and amino acid maltol conjugates were synthesized and studied by computational and optical spectroscopic methods. The complexation caused characteristic intensity changes, a 300× overall enhancement of the Raman spectrum, and minor changes in UV-vis absorption. The spectra were interpreted on the basis of density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The CAM-B3LYP and ωB97XD functionals with CPCM solvent model were found to be the most suitable for simulations of the UV-vis spectra, whereas B3LYP, B3LYPD, B3PW91, M05-2X, M06, LC-BLYP, ωB97XD, and CAM-B3LYP functionals were all useful for simulation of the Raman scattering. Characteristic Raman band frequencies for 3-hydroxy-4-pyridinones were assigned to molecular vibrations. The computed conformer energies consistently suggest the presence of another isomer of the deferiprone-ferric complex in solution, in addition to that found previously by X-ray crystallography. However, the UV-vis and Raman spectra of the two species are similar and could not be resolved. In comparison to UV-vis, the Raman spectra and their combination with calculations appear more promising for future studies of iron sequestrating drugs and artificial metalloproteins as they are more sensitive to structural details.     

Optical and selected thermal properties of samarium-doped fluorochlorozirconate (FCZ) glass-ceramics: Formation and growth of BaCl2 nanocrystals in FCZ glass-ceramics

Photoluminescence (PL) and conventional and modulated temperature differential scanning calorimetry (DSC and MDSC) experiments have been carried out on a typical fluorochlorozirconate glass and glass-ceramics doped with Sm³⁺ and Sm²⁺ introduced by the addition of SmF₃ and a reducing agent, NaBH₄, into the initial mixture of constituents. The nominal FCZ composition was 53% ZrF₄, 20% NaF, 3% AlF₃, 3% LaF₃, 1% SmF₃, 1% BaF₂, 19% BaCl₂ (molar percentages). Prior to DSC and PL measurements, some of the glasses have been heat treated (annealed at an elevated temperature) under different conditions, which has resulted in glass-ceramics containing BaCl₂ nanocrystals with a hexagonal and/or orthorhombic crystal structure, depending on the heat treatment conditions. Hexagonal nanocrystals may be obtained by a simple one step annealing process while the formation of orthorhombic crystallites requires sequential multistep annealing treatments. Long duration, low temperature annealing, required for the formation of orthorhombic BaCl₂ nanocrystals, leads to the appearance of an endothermic enthalpy peak at around 250 °C on the conventional DSC thermogram. Temperature modulated DSC experiments identify a clear glass transformation in this regions; and the endothermic peak has been attributed to the structural relaxation enthalpy in the host glass which is usually obscured by the thermal effects associated with the formation of BaCl₂ nanocrystals. The observed thermodynamic effects correlate with the suppression of the broad PL band around 900 nm, which is most likely due to Sm²⁺ ions near or in the “shell-region” of the glass surrounding the nanocrystals.     

Synthesis and desilylation of some bis(trimethylsilyl)alkenes and polymers bearing bis(silyl)alkenyl groups

The synthesis of various vinylbis(silanes) from some aryl and heteroaryl aldehydes and (Me₃Si)₃CLi in Et₂O is described. Friedel-Crafts reaction of 1,1-bis(trimethylsilyl)-2-(2-naphthyl)ethene with various acyl chlorides (RCOCl, R = Me, Et, i-Pr, i-Bu, n-pent) gave the corresponding α-silyl-α,β-unsaturated enones with high E steroselectivity. Moreover, poly(styrene)-co-[2,2-bis(trimethylsilyl)ethenyl(styrene)] obtained via the reaction of polymers bearing pendant enone functions and (Me₃Si)₃CLi, reacts with the same acyl chlorides in the presence of catalytic amount of AlCl₃ to give the new macromolecules bearing α-silyl-α,β-unsaturated enones and α,β-unsaturated enones.     

Some highly sterically hindered organo-silanols and -siloxanes

Reaction of the iodides TsiSiMe₂I and TsiSiPh₂I, (Tsi  (Me₃Si)₃C) with AgClO₄ in t-BuOH provides a route to the silanols TsiSiMe₂OH and (Me₃Si)₂-C(SiPh₂Me)(SiMe₂OH), respectively. TsiSiMe₂OH gives the disiloxane TsiSiMe₂OSiMe₃ when treated with either (a) Me₃SiOClO₃ (prepared in situ from AgClO₄ and Me₃SiCl) in benzene, (b) Me₃SiI (in the presence of a little (Me₃Si)₂-NH), (c) O,N-bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide, or (d) MeLi followed by Me₃SiCl. It does not react with Me₃SiCl, but with Me₂SiCl₂ gives TsiSiMe₂OSiMe₂Cl, and with CH₃COCl gives TsiSiMe₂OCOCH₃. The disiloxane is stable to methanolic acid or base, but reacts with KOH in H₂O/Me₂SO and with CF₃COOH to give TsiSiMe₂OH. The disiloxane (Me₃Si)₂C(SiPh₂Me)(SiMe₂OSiMe₃) is formed by treatment of (Me₃Si)₂C(SiPh₂Me)(SiMe₂OH) with Me₃SiI/(Me₃Si)₂NH. Treatment of TsiSiPhMeI with AgClO₄ in t-BuOH gives the silanols TsiSiPhMeOH and (Me₃Si)₂C(SiPhMe₂)(SiMe₂OH) (which with Me₃SiI/(Me₃Si)₂NH give the corresponding disiloxanes) along with some of the t-butoxide (Me₃Si)₂C(SiPhMe₂)(SiMe₂OBu^t).     

Detection of Explosive Vapors: The Roles of Exciton and Molecular Diffusion in Real‐Time Sensing

Time‐resolved quartz crystal microbalance with in situ fluorescence measurements are used to monitor the sorption of the nitroaromatic (explosive) vapor, 2,4‐dinitrotoluene (DNT) into a porous pentiptycene‐containing poly(phenyleneethynylene) sensing film. Correlation of the nitroaromatic mass uptake with fluorescence quenching shows that the analyte diffusion follows the Case‐II transport model, a film‐swelling‐limited process, in which a sharp diffusional front propagates at a constant velocity through the film. At a low vapor pressure of DNT of ≈16 ppb, the analyte concentration in the front is sufficiently high to give an average fluorophore–analyte separation of ≈1.5 nm. Hence, a long exciton diffusion length is not required for real‐time sensing in the solid state. Rather the diffusion behavior of the analyte and the strength of the binding interaction between the analyte and the polymer play first‐order roles in the fluorescence quenching process.     

Chemical Modified Carbon Paste Electrode for Potentiometric Determination of Mo(VI) and its Application in Food Analysis and Agriculture Fertilizers

Since to the best of our knowledge, there is no potentiometric sensors based on carbon paste electrodes were proposed for the potentiometric determination of molybdenum(VI) ion. In this study, 2,2′-(propane-1,3-diylbis(oxy))dibenzoic acid (PBODBA) was synthesized and used as modifier in the fabrication of carbon paste electrode (CPE) for the quantification of molybdenum(VI). The developed electrodes I and II showed hexavalent Nernstian response of 9.80±0.05 and 9.90±0.08 mV decade⁻¹ over the concentration ranges of 1.0×10⁻⁷–1.0×10⁻³ and 1.0×10⁻⁸–1.0×10⁻³ mol L⁻¹, respectively. The electrodes showed good selectivity for Mo(VI). The modified electrodes were applied for the determination of Mo(VI) concentration in masscuaje agricultural fertilizer and spiked juice extractions containing several metals.     

Tris(trimethylsilyl)methane and tris(dimethylphenylsilyl)methane: Preparation and comparison of some alkene and cyclopropane derivatives

It is known that metalation of (RMe₂Si)₃CH (R: a = Me, b = Ph) with MeLi in THF yields (RMe₂Si)₃CLi, which when reacted with allyl bromide, (RMe₂Si)₃C-CH₂-CH=CH₂ (1a, 1b) are produced. In this study, although (PhMe₂Si)₃CLi does not react with benzyl bromide, under the same conditions (Me₃Si)₃CLi does, giving the expected product. We found that the bromination of 1b was unsuccessful and the reaction of 1a occurs in low yield due to severe steric hindrance. This idea is supported by our results, which show that, when treated with dichlorocarbene and dibromocarbene, 1a and 1b yield the related dihalocyclopropanes. Furthermore, reduction of the obtained products gives the dehalogenated compounds.     

New straightforward route for the synthesis of some 1‐oxa‐2‐silacyclopentane derivatives

Tris(dimethylsilyl)methyl lithium, (HSiMe₂)₃CLi, reacts with allyl, phenyl, benzyl, n‐propyl and n‐butyl glycidyl ethers in THF at ‐5 °C to give 1‐oxa‐2‐silacyclopentane derivatives. It seems that ring closure is facilitated by conversion of the Si? H bond into an Si? O bond. Glycidyl methacrylate (GM) random copolymers with 4‐methyl‐ and 4‐methoxy styrene, synthesized by solution free radical polymerization at 70 (±1) °C with α,α‐azobis(isobutyronitrile) (AIBN) as initiator, contained pendant epoxide functions. Treatment of these with (HSiMe₂)₃CLi did not lead to intramolecular nucleophilic attack as found for simple epoxides.     

Study of the reaction of 1,1-bis(trimethylsilyl)-2-phenylethylene with some acyl chlorides in the presence of AlCl3

1,1-Bis(trimethylsilyl)-2-phenylethylene (1), which has been synthesized from the Peterson reaction between (Me₃Si)₃CLi and benzaldehyde, reacts with various acyl chlorides (RCOCl, R = Me, Et, iso-Pr, n-Bu, iso-Bu, iso-C₅H₁₁, PhCH₂, PhCH₂CH₂) in the presence of AlCl₃ to give -silyl-,β-unsaturated enones 3a–3h with high E stereoselectivity along with trans-,β-unsaturated ketones 4a–4h. The enones 3 can be partially converted into the ketones 4 with an excess of AlCl₃. Reaction of 1 with RCOCl, (R = Ph, CH₃CH=CH) afforded only the ketones 4. Yields were dependent on time and the amounts of AlCl₃ used.