Miniemulsion copolymerization of styrene–methyl methacrylate

Miniemulsion copolymerization of 50 : 50 weight fraction of styrene–methyl methacrylate monomer, using hexadecane as the cosurfactant, was carried out in both unseeded and seeded polymerizations. Effects of the hexadecane concentration and the ultrasonification time on the conversion–time curves and particle size of the final latex were investigated for unseeded polymerization. The kinetic and particle size distribution results showed that an increase in hexadecane concentration and ultrasonification time cause faster polymerization rate and smaller particle size. The mechanism of mass transport from miniemulsion droplets to polymer particles was also investigated for seeded polymerization. For this purpose a monomer miniemulsion was mixed with a fraction of a previously prepared miniemulsion latex particles prior to initiation of polymerization, using residual oil-soluble initiator in the seed latex. The concentration of hexadecane and a water-insoluble inhibitor (2,5 di-tert-butyl hydroquinone) in the miniemulsions were the main variables. Seeded polymerizations were also carried out in the presence of miniemulsion droplets containing a water-insoluble inhibitor and water-soluble initiator. The inhibitor concentration and the agitation speed during the course of polymerization were the experimental variables. The kinetic and particle size results from these seeded experiments suggested that collision between miniemulsion droplets and polymer particles may play a major role in the transport of highly water-insoluble compounds.     

Fused quinoline heterocycles VI: Synthesis of 5H‐1‐thia‐3,5,6‐triazaaceanthrylenes and 5H‐1‐thia‐3,4,5,6‐tetraazaaceanthrylenes

Ethyl 3‐amino‐4‐chlorothieno[3,2‐c]quinoline‐2‐carboxylate ( 4 ) is a versatile synthon, prepared by reacting an equimolar amount of 2,4‐dichloroquinoline‐3‐carbonitrile ( 1 ) with ethyl mercaptoacetate ( 2 ). Ethyl 5‐alkyl‐5H‐1‐thia‐3,5,6‐triazaaceanfhrylene‐2‐carboxylates 9a‐c , novel perianellated tetracyclic heteroaro‐matics, were prepared by refluxing 4 with excess of primary amines 7a‐c to yield the corresponding amino‐thieno[3,2‐c]quinolines 8a‐c . Subsequent reaction with an excess of triethyl orthoformate (TEO) furnished 9a‐c . Reaction of 4 with TEO in Ac₂O at reflux, gave the simple acetylated compounds, thieno[3,2‐c]‐quinolines 12 and 13 . Refluxing 4 with benzylamine ( 7d ) gave 10 , and subsequent treatment with TEO gave the tetracyclic compound 11 . Refluxing 13 with an excess of alkylamines 7a‐d gave the fhieno[3,2‐c]quino‐lines 15 . Refluxing the aminothienoquinolines 8b with an excess of triethyl orthoacetate gave thieno[3,2‐c]quinoline 17 , while heating with Ac₂O gave 18 and 19 , with small amounts of 16 . Reaction of 8a,b with ethyl chloroformate and phenylisothiocyanate generated the new 1‐thia‐3,5,6‐triazaaceanthrylenes 20a,b and 21a,b , respectively. Diazotization of 8a‐c afforded the novel tetracyclic ethyl 5‐alkyl‐5H‐1‐fhia‐3,4,5,6‐tetraazaaceanthrylene‐2‐carboxylates 22a‐c in good yields.     

Synthesis of Some New Heterobicyclic Nitrogen Systems Bearing 7H‐1,2,4‐Triazolo[1,5‐d]tetrazol‐6‐yl Moiety for Biological Interest

Reaction of 6‐mercapto‐7H‐1,2,4‐triazolo[1,5‐d]tetrazole ( 1 ) wtih 1,2‐phenylenediamine afforded N‐{7H‐1,2,4‐triazolo[1,5‐d]tetrazol‐6‐yl}‐1,2‐phenylenediamine which was cyclized to benzimidazolyl‐1,2,4‐triazolo[1,5‐d]tetrazoles using various one‐carbon cyclizing agents. Also, the treatment of 1 with maleic anhydride or phthalic anhydride gave the corresponding thio derivatives followed by hydrazinolysis to afford the thio heterobicyclic systems. Former structures of the products have been established upon elemental and spectral analyses.     

LC-ESI-MS/MS profiling of alkaloids and antiproliferative activity of Pachypoduim lamerei drake leaves

Abstract

In the present study, evaluation of the antiproliferative activity of Pachypodium lamerei Drake leaves (family Apocyaceae) against human breast cancer cell lines MDA-MB-231 was done for the total methanolic extract, crude alkaloidal mixture and ursolic acid using the MTT colorimetric assay. The methanolic extract showed the strongest antiproliferative activity followed by ursolic acid and crude alkaloidal fraction with an IC₅₀ equal to 6.2, 14.55 and 56.3?µg/ml respectively compared to oleocanthal. It is the first record for the LC/ESI-MS/MS alkaloidal profiling of the leaves of P. lamerei. Seven alkaloids were tentatively identified according to their fragmentation patterns. Four alkaloids were related to the parent indole class and two alkaloids belong to the quinoline class in addition to one steroidal alkaloid with a pregnan nucleus. Phytochemical investigation of the methanolic extract led to the isolation of three triterpenoidal compounds including ursolic acid, 11,12-didehydroursolic acid lactone and ursolic acid lactone.     

Studies with enaminones: The reaction of enaminones with aminoheterocycles. A route to azolopyrimidines,azolopyridines and quinolines

The enaminones 1b,d,f react with 4‐phenyl‐3‐methyl‐5‐pyrazoleamine 3a to yield the pyrazole derivatives 4a‐c that cyclised readily on reflux in pyridine solution in presence of hydrochloric acid to yield the pyrazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidines 5a‐c. Similarly 3(5)‐amino‐1H‐triazole (3b) reacted with 1b,d,f to yield the triazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidines 5d‐f. In contrast attempted condensation of the 5‐tetrazoloamine (3c) with 1a,d,e resulted in its trimerisation and only triaroylbenzene 8a,d,e was isolated. The reaction of 1a,b,d with anthranilonitrile 9a and the reaction of 1a‐c with the 2‐aminocyclohexene thiophene‐3‐nitrile 10a afforded the cis enaminones 11a‐c and 12a‐c. Similarly, reaction of 1a‐c with the methylanthranilate 9b and reaction of 1b,e with ethyl 2‐aminocyclohexene thiophene‐3‐carboxylate 10b afforded the cis enaminones 11d‐f and 12d,e respectively. Attempted cyclization of 11a‐c into quinoline failed. Successful cyclization of 11d into the quinolinone 13 could be affected, on heating for five minutes in a domestic microwave oven at full power. The reaction of 1a‐c,f with piperidine afforded the trans enaminones 14a‐d. Similarly, trans 14e was formed from the reaction of 1b with morpholine. The coupling reaction of 1b with excess of benzene diazonium chloride afforded the formazane 16. The enaminone 2 reacted with heterocyclic amines to yield the pyridones 17,18.     

Synthesis of substituted 4H-thieno[2,3-b][1]benzothiopyran-4-ones as possible schistosomicidal agents

Summary A new series of thiophenic isosters of thioxanthones, namely: 2-substituted-4H-thieno[2,3-b][1]benzothiopyran-4-ones and 5-substituted-2-nitro-8-methyl-4H-thieno[2,3-b][1]benzothiopyran-4-ones were synthesized as potential schistosomicidal agents. The synthesized compounds were characterized by their¹H-NMR data.

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Synthese von substituierten 4H-Thieno[2,3-b][1]benzothiopyran-4-onen als mögliche schistosomicide Wirkstoffe

Zusammenfassung Es wurde eine neue Serie von thiophenischen Isosteren des Thioxanthons, nämlich 2-substituierte 4H-Thieno[2,3-b][1]benzothiopyran-4-one und 5-substituierte 2-Nitro-8-methyl-4H-thieno[2,3-b][1]benzothiopyran-4-one als potentielle schistosomicide Wirkstoffe synthetisiert. Die synthetisierten Verbindungen wurden mittels ihrer¹H-NMR Daten charakterisiert.

     

New nickel(II), copper(II), platinum(II) and palladium(II) complexes of a multidentate sulfur–nitrogen chelating agent

A new, potentially polydentate sulfur–nitrogen chelating agent, 2,6–bis(N-methyl-S-methyldithiocarbazato)pyridine (L) has been synthesized and characterized. With nickel(II) salts, the ligand yields complexes of empirical formula NiLX2·nH2O (X=Cl−, NCS− or NO3−; n=0 or 1) in which it behaves as a quadridentate NSSN chelating agent, coordinating to the nickel(II) ion via the two amino nitrogen atoms and the two sulfur atoms. Magnetic and spectral evidence support a distorted octahedral structure for these complexes. The ligand reacts with copper(II), platinum(II) and palladium(II) salts to yield homo-binuclear complexes of general formula [M2LX4]·nSol (M=CuII, PtII or PdII; X=Cl− or Br−; n=0.5, 1 or 2; Sol=H2O, MeOH or MeCOMe), in which each of the metal ions is in a square-planar environment. These complexes have been characterized by a variety of physicochemical techniques. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Electrochemical disk generation and ring identification of carbanions from organomercurials in acetonitrile

A rotating disk-ring electrode was used for study of a series of organomercury compounds R₂Hg, where R = CN, CF(NO₂)₂, C₆F₅, PhCC, p-NO₂C₆H₄OCC, PhSCH₂CC, PhCOCH₂, CH₂CN, CCl₂CCl, 2-phenyl-o-carboranyl. Reduction of these compounds at a Pt-disk in acetonitrile is a two-electron process and results in generation of the carbanion R^?. The carbanions generated at the disk interact with the solvent during their convective diffusion to the ring electrode where there may be oxidized. The main reaction in solution, shown using chromatography-mass spectrometry techniques, is acid-base interaction of carbanions with the solvent acetonitrile, which acts as a Brönsted acid. Reaching the ring, the carbanions may be oxidized at anodic potentials of the ring; oxidation potentials depend significantly on carbanion structure (e.g.+0.28 V (vs. SCE), for PhCC^? and +2.20 V for CN^?. It is shown that PK_a value of the carbanions do not correlate with the oxidation potentials, however, a linear correlation is observed between pK_a values and a special parameter called the efficiency coefficient.     

Synthesis and characterization of active ester-functionalized polypyrrole-silica nanoparticles: application to the covalent attachment of proteins

Novel ester-functionalized polypyrrole-silica nanocomposite particles were prepared by oxidative copolymerization of pyrrole and N-succinimidyl ester pyrrole (50/50% initial concentrations), using FeCl3 in the presence of ultrafine silica nanoparticles (20 nm diameter). The N-succinimidyl ester pyrrole monomer was prepared in aqueous solution using 1-(2-carboxyethylpyrrole) and N-hydroxysuccinimide in the presence of 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide. The resulting nanocomposites (N-succinimidyl ester polypyrrole-silica) are raspberry-shaped agglomerates of silica sol particles "glued" together by the insoluble poly(pyrrole-co-N-succinimidyl pyrrole). The N-succinimidyl ester polypyrrole-silica particles were characterized in terms of their size, density, copolymer content, and polydispersity. Scanning electron microscopy and disk centrifuge sedimentometry confirmed that the nanocomposite particles had narrow size distributions. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis indicated a silica-rich surface and a high surface concentration of N-succinimidyl ester groups. These nanoparticles exhibited good long-term dispersion stability. The chemical stability of the ester functions in aqueous media after several weeks of storage was monitored by FTIR spectroscopy. The functionalized nanocomposites were tested as bioadsorbents of human serum albumin (HSA). The very high amount of immobilized HSA determined by UV-visible spectroscopy is believed to be due to covalent binding. Incubation of the HSA-grafted nanocomposite with anti-HSA resulted in immediate flocculation, an indication that they are alternative candidates for visual diagnostic assays.     

1D and 2D Systems Derived from Polynuclear [ ML(N 3) 2] n ( M?=?Zn(II) or Cd(II) and L is 2-Picoline- N-oxide or 4-Methylpyrimidine)

Four new polynuclear complexes: [Zn(2picNO)(N₃)₂]_n, [Zn(4Mepym)(N₃)₂]_n, [Cd(2picNO)(N₃)₂]_n, and [Cd(4Mepym)(N₃)₂]_n (2picNO=2-picoline-N-oxide and 4Mepym=4-methylpyrimidine) have been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The structures of the zinc(II) complexes feature five-coordinate zinc atoms, (-1,1) azido bridges, monodentate organic ligands, and 1D chains. The cadmium(II) azide complexes contain distorted octahedral metal atoms linked by alternate di-(-1,1) and di-(-1,3) azido bridges in cis arrangement and these chains are connected by 2picNO bridges giving a honeycomb 2D framework or by 4Mepym bridges forming extended 2D network structure.