Application of high-performance liquid chromatography of some antibiotics in clinical microbiology

During recent years high-performance liquid chromatography has become an excellent tool for the determination of antibiotics in biological fluids. Compared with biological assays, the major benefits of this method are specificity and rapidity. In particular, the determination of biologically inactive metabolites emphasizes that this technique plays an outstanding role for the analysis of antibiotics. This paper describes how the method can be used in the analysis of several antibiotics and demonstrates the efficacy of this method for clinical microbiology. Methods for the determination in biological fluids of acylaminopenicillins (azlocillin, mezlocillin, piperacillin and aspoxicillin), quinolones (ciprofloxacine, norfloxacine and ofloxacine), a penem (imipenem) and a cephalosporin (cefixime) are summarized. Furthermore, their application to in vitro studies and their trial in clinical studies are described.     

Reaction of 2,3,3-trimethyl-3H-indole hydrochloride with methacrylic and crotonic amides

Reaction of 2,3,3-trimethyl-and 2,3,3,5-tetramethyl-3H-indole hydrochlorides with methacrylic and crotonic amides gives 3- and 4-methyl-1,2,3,4,10,10a-hexahydropyrimido[1,2-a]indol-2-ones. With perchloric acid these are converted to 1-carbamoylpropyl-3H-indolium perchlorates. The syntheses of 10a-(4-dimethylaminostyryl)- and 10a-[(4-dimethylaminophenyl)butadienyl]-3,10,10-trimethylpyrimido[1,2-a]indol-2-ones have been studied.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 625–627, May, 1990.     

Simple thiazocine-2-acetic acid derivatives via ring-closing metathesis

A new protocol for synthesis of 2-heterocylylacetic acid derivatives involving conjugate addition of allyl mercaptan to an acrylate containing a tethered olefinic site followed by RCM (ring-closing metathesis) is described. In this series, sulfanyl derivatives were unreactive, while sulfoxide and sulfone analogues provided the corresponding thiazocines in fair to excellent yields. Use of the sulfoxide oxidation state as a protecting group for sulfides inert to RCM is demonstrated also. Thus, oxidation of sulfide 9 [N-allyl-N-[2-(allylthio)-4-(1H-indol-1-yl)-4-oxobutyl]-4-methylbenzenesulfonamide] followed by cyclization yielded the corresponding thiazocine sulfoxide 12. Deprotection (deoxygenation) of 12 was accomplished using Lawesson's reagent, producing 1-[[4-[4-(methylphenyl)sulfonyl]-3,4,5,8-tetrahydro-2H-1,4-thiazocin-2-yl]acetyl]-1H-indole (21) in 67% unoptimized yield.     

Novel annulene dications from methylated [2.2]metacyclophane monoenes and [e]-ring benzannelated dimethyldihydropyrene

Tetramethyl- and hexamethyl-substituted [2.2]metacyclophane monoenes (10 and 11) are transformed into their corresponding trans-dimethyldihydroethanophenanthrenium dications (14(2+) and 15(2+)) in FSO(3)H x SbF(5) (4:1) and FSO(3)H x SbF(5) (1:1) with SO(2)ClF or SO(2) as the solvent; these 10 pi-dications are equivalent to the C-4/C-5 diprotonated dications of the 2,7-dimethyl derivative of trans-DMDHP, 3a. The trans-12c,12d-dimethyl-12c,12d-dihydrobenzo[e]pyrene (6) reacts with FSO(3)H/SO(2)ClF under surprisingly mild conditions to give initially a persistent diprotonated dication (6H(2)(2+)) and, subsequently, the oxidation dication (6(2+)); the 6(2+):6H(2)(2+) ratio reaches 4:1 after 1 week at low temperature. Protonation of the anti-metacyclophane (13) was also examined. Charge delocalization mode and tropicity in the resulting dications are gauged via detailed NMR studies at 500 MHz.     

Use of the quartz crystal microbalance for kinetic studies of thermal decomposition of solids

A quartz crystal microbalance has been proposed for studies on the temperature dependence of the linear rate of a reaction interface advance in topochemical reactions of the thermal decomposition of solids. A quartz crystal microbalance has been used in investigations of the CuSO₄ · 5H₂O dehydration. The data agree fairly well with those available in the literature. Advantages and disadvantages of the method proposed are discussed.     

A transannular reaction during the base catalysed rearrangement of bicyclo(4.3.0)-2β-hydroxy-2α-vinyl-1β-Methyl-8-oxo-Δ6,7-nonene

Synthesis and rearrangement of bicyclo(4.3.0) - 2β - hydroxy - 2α - vinyl - 1β - methyl - 8 - oxo - Δ⁶ - nonene was observed to yield a transannular reaction product tricycio - (6.3.0.0^1,8) - 2 - methyl - 8α - hydroxy - 4 - oxo - Δ² - undecene 16. Spectral evidence supports the assigned structure.     

Raney nickel reductions—VIII A synthesis of 1:2-benzanthracene and its 3′-methyl and 4-methyl derivatives

1:2-Benzanthracene and the 3′-methyl derivative have been prepared by Raney nickel reduction of the sulphuric esters of the leuco derivatives of 1:2-benzanthraquinone and 4′-chloro-3′-methyl-1:2-benzanthraquinone, followed by dehydrogenation. 3-Hydroxy-1:2-benzanthraquinone was methylated in the 4-position by formaldehyde, sodium hydrosulphite and sodium hydroxide solution (the Marschalk reaction). Simultaneous reduction of the nuclear hydroxyl and quinone groups was effected by Raney nickel reduction of the trisulphuric ester of 3:9:10-trihydroxy-4-methyl-1:2-benzanthracene, and the resultant hexahydro-4-methyl-1:2-benzanthracene was dehydrogenated to 4-methyl-1:2-benzanthracene. The preparation of 3:4:9:10-dibenzopyrene from Mayvat brilliant red AF by Raney nickel reduction of the sulphuric ester of the leuco derivative and subsequent dehydrogenation is described.     

A convenient preparation of 3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propynylamines and their Lewis acid catalyzed reaction with carbonyl compounds leading to (z)-alpha-(trifluoromethyl)-alpha,beta-unsaturated amides

N,N-Dialkyl(3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propynyl)amines were readily prepared by a three-step procedure starting from commercially available 2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropanol. These fluorinated alkynylamines reacted smoothly with a variety of aldehydes or ketones in the presence of a catalytic amount of Lewis acid and molecular sieves 4A at ambient temperature to produce the corresponding alpha-(trifluoromethyl)-alpha,beta-unsaturated amides in good to excellent yields with high Z-stereoselectivity.