The novel one step syntheses of benzobis- and benzotris[1,2,5]thiadiazole

The reaction of tetrasulfur tetranitride with alkoxybenzenes such as anisole ( 1a ), o- ( 1b ), m-( 1c ), p-dimethoxybenzenes ( 1d ), and benzyl ether ( 1e ) was investigated. Benzo[1,2-c:3,4-c′ :5,6-c ]-tris[1,2,5]thiadiazole ( 2 ) and benzo[1,2, c:3,4-c′ ]bis[1,2,5]thiadiazoles ( 3a and 3b ) were isolated. J. Chem. Soc., 14, 963 (1977)     

Preparation of 1,2,5-thiadiazole-3-carboxaldehydes

1,2,5-Thiadiazole-3-carboxaldehydes 1a-c were prepared by the acid-catalyzed decomposition of 3-azido-methyl-1,2,5-thiadiazoles 2a-c in 68-83% yields, respectively. Pyrolysis of 2a and 2b afforded the imidazoles 4a and 4b in low yields. NBS -bromination of 1a and 1b gave the corresponding carboxylic acids 10a and 10b via acid bromides 9. Azides 2a and 2b gave the s-triazines 8a and 8b on treatment with NBS.     

Reduction of 4,7-diphenyl-1,2,5-thia(oxa)diazolo[3,4-c]pyridines affording 2,5-diphenyl-3,4-diaminopyridines and ring closure of the diamines to fluorescent azaheterocycles

Reduction of 4,7-diphenyl-1,2,5-thia- ( 1a-i ) and 1,2,5-oxadiazolo[3,4-c]pyridines ( 3a and c-e ) gave 3,4-diamino-2,5-diphenylpyridines ( 2a-g ), which were converted into the fluorescent triazolo[4,5-c]-( 5 ), 1,2,5-selenadiazolo[3,4-c]- ( 6 ), imidazolo[4,5-c]pyridines ( 8 ), and pyrido[5,6-c]pyridines ( 11 ). In the reduction of 3a, c and e , 4,5-dihydro[1,2,5]oxadiazolo[3,4-c]pyridines ( 4a-c ) were obtained.     

Design of a robust Ru(salen) complex: aziridination with improved turnover number using N-arylsulfonyl azides as precursors

A new robust fluorinated (OC)Ru(salen) complex was designed on the basis of an X-ray structure of its parent complex to show improved turnover numbers (up to 878) and enantioselectivities (up to 99%) in aziridination reactions using p-toluenesulfonyl (Ts) or p-nitrobenzenesulfonyl (Ns) azide as the nitrene precursor; the latter is synthetically advantageous since the Ns group is N-protecting and can be removed under mild conditions.     

Existence and uniqueness of steady-state solutions for an electrochemistry model

We present a simple proof for the existence and uniqueness of steady-state solutions to an electrochemistry model with multiple species.

     

Potassium-selective membrane electrodes based on macrocyclic metacyclophanes analogous to calixarenes.

The tetrabutyl ester derived from 9,16,25,32-tetrahydroxy[3.1.3.1]metacyclophane was an excellent ionophore for constructing a K+-selective membrane electrode. This ionophore exhibited a much higher selectivity toward K+ than the structurally similar potassium ionophore IV commercially available from Fluka. In particular, the interference from organic ammonium ions decreased remarkably. Potassium ionophore IV possessed oxygen atoms in the ring structure, while the present ionophore changed the oxygen atoms to carbon atoms. Thus, the removal of oxygen atoms in ring constituents of the metacyclophane acted to reduce the interaction with the NH3+ group of organic ammonium ions. The size of the cavity of the present ionophore was between those of calix[4]arene and calix[6]arene derivatives, which act as Na+ and Cs+ ionophores, respectively, demonstrating that the ability to recognize alkali metal cations was strongly cavity size-dependent. The present K+-selective electrode had less interference from Rb+ and Cs+ than an electrode constructed using valinomycin, but suffered greater interference from Na+.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">S,S,S</Emphasis>-Tris(2-ethylhexyl) phosphorotrithioate as an effective solvent mediator for a mexiletine-sensitive membrane electrode

S,S,S-Tris(2-ethylhexyl) phosphorotrithioate proved to be an effective solvent mediator for constructing a mexiletine-sensitive membrane electrode in combination with an ion-exchanger, sodium tetrakis[3,5-bis(2-methoxyhexafluoro-2-propyl)phenyl]borate. Among a series of phosphorus compounds containing phosphoryl (P=O) groups, this solvent mediator showed the highest sensitivity to mexiletine in phosphate-buffered physiological saline containing 0.15 mol L⁻¹ NaCl and 0.01 mol L⁻¹ NaH₂PO₄/Na₂HPO₄ (pH 7.4), giving a detection limit of 2 × 10⁻⁶ mol L⁻¹ with a slope of 58.8 mV decade⁻¹. This is the best reported detection limit of any mexiletine-sensitive electrode developed to date. Owing to its high selectivity toward inorganic cations, the electrode was used to determine the level of mexiletine in saliva, the monitoring of which is quite effective for controlling the dose of this drug noninvasively. The mexiletine concentrations determined with the mexiletine-sensitive electrode compared favorably with those determined by high-performance liquid chromatography.     

Hydrodynamic trapping of Tetrahymena thermophila for the long-term monitoring of cell behaviors

Microfluidic trapping technology has been widely applied for single-cell observation in order to reveal characteristic cell behaviors. However, this strategy has yet to be tested for monitoring highly motile cells, which are often biologically important. In this paper, we seek the conditions that enable effective and long-term trapping of a prominent model ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila within a hydrodynamic microfluidic device. Although motility and flexibility of T. thermophila make it difficult to avoid escaping from the trap, we show that tuning some key parameters in the hydrodynamic circuit was effective to achieve approximately 40 h cell retention, which is long enough to monitor cell behaviors over several generations. Here, we demonstrate the real-time observation of cell division and phagocytic digestion, revealing interesting phenomena such as a wide distribution in doubling time in a poor synthetic medium and heterogeneous time courses in digestion processes. Our results present a strategy for trapping highly motile ciliate cells in order to study the dynamic behaviors of single cells.