Recent advancement in the synthesis of 1,2- and 2,1-benzothiazines

1,2- and 2,1-benzothiazines, for example, 1,2-benzothiazine-1,1-dioxides. 2,benzothiazine-2,2-dioxides, 1-alkyl/aryl-1,2-/2,1-benzothiazine-S-oxides, dibenzothiazine and polyheterocycle containing benzothiazine moiety are considered to be one of the privileged heterocyclic scaffolds with huge importances both in synthetic organic chemistry and medicinal chemistry especially in the drug industry. Numerous pioneering methodologies for asymmetric and non-asymmetric scaffold constructions have been developed. Comprehensive visions of different powerful methodologies for the synthesis of these scaffolds have been presented in this review.     

Cyclic Voltammetric Study of Some Anti‐Chagas‐Active 1,4‐Dioxidoquinoxalin‐2‐yl Ketone Derivatives

The electrochemical properties of 24 1,4‐dioxidoquinoxalin‐2‐yl ketone derivatives with varying degrees of anti‐Chagas activity were investigated in the aprotic solvent dimethylformamide (DMF) by cyclic voltammetry and first‐derivative cyclic voltammetry. For this group of compounds, the first reduction in DMF was either reversible or quasireversible and consistent with reduction of the N‐oxide functionality to form the radical anion. The second reduction process for these compounds was irreversible under the conditions used. The reduction potentials correlated well with molecular structure. Substitution in the 3‐, 6‐, and 7‐ positions of the quinoxaline ring by electron‐withdrawing substituents directly affected the ease of reduction and improved the biological activities of these compounds, whereas substitution by electron‐donating groups had the opposite effect. The electrochemical results, when combined with previous work on their mechanism of action against Chagas disease and their measured anti‐Chagas activities, indicated that the quinoxaline 1,4‐dioxide system serves as a promising starting point for chemical modifications aimed at improving the T. cruzi activity via a possible bioreduction mechanism.     

Novel Cerebrosides Isolated from the Fermentation Mycelia of Tuber indicum

The four new cerebrosides 1 – 4 possessing a unique C₁₈ 9‐methylsphinga‐4,8‐dienine‐related moiety and a cyclic octapeptide, 5 , possessing alternating proline and glycine moietes were isolated from the Tuber indicum fermentation mycelium. Their structures were established on the basis of a spectroscopic analysis including NMR and HR‐ESI‐MS, as well as an acidic methanolysis experiment. To the best of our knowledge, the cerebrosides identified in the present study are quite different from those isolated from Tuber indicum fruiting bodies. Additionally, it was the first time that a cyclic peptide was isolated from the Tuber genus.     

Tetralone Esters as Intermediates for the Synthesis of Podophyllotoxin Derivatives Via Cyclopropanation of Chalcones

Cyclopropyl ester (8a-f) were synthesized by the cyclopropanation of chalcones (7a-e) in dry benzene using powdered sodium in 80-85% yield. Preparation of tetralone ester (4a-e), an intermediate for the synthesis of podophyllotoxin derivatives by Lewis acid (SnCl₄) catalyzed cyclization of (8a-e) is also described here.     

三种食用色素的电化学行为的理论计算与验证

用量子理论计算柠檬黄、日落黄、胭脂红的相对焓（Hm）、相对熵（Sm）,计算柠檬黄、日落黄、胭脂红的还原电位分别为-0．969,-0．901,-0．854V（vs．Ag／AgCl／Cl）。探讨了琼脂对色素的电催化机理,采用循环伏安法在玻碳琼脂电极上研究了食用色素柠檬黄、日落黄、胭脂红的电化学行为,分别于-1．064,-0．910,-0．882V（vs．Ag／AgCl／Cl）产生还原峰,理论预测与试验结果基本一致。     

Solving viscoelastic problems with cyclic symmetry via a precise algorithm and EFGM

The paper combines a self-adaptive precise algorithm in the time domain with Meshless Element Free Galerkin Method (EFGM) for solving viscoelastic problems with rotationally periodic symmetry. By expanding variables at a discretized time interval, the variations of variables can be described more precisely, and iteration is not required for non-linear cases. A space-time domain coupled problem with initial and boundary values can be converted into a series of linear recursive boundary value problems, which are solved by a group theory based on EFGM. It has been proved that the coefficient matrix of the global EFG equation for a rotationally periodic system is block-circulant so long as a kind of symmetry-adapted reference coordinate system is adopted, and then a partitioning algorithm for facilitating parallel processing was proposed via a completely orthogonal group transformation. Therefore instead of solving the original system, only a series of independent small sub-problems need to be solved, leading to computational convenience and a higher computing efficiency. Numerical examples are given to illustrate the full advantages of the proposed algorithm. The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China ((10421002, 10472019 and 10172024); NKBRSF (2005CB321704) and the Fund of Disciplines Leaders of Young and Middle Age Faculty in Colleges of Liaoning Province. The English text was polished by Yunming Chen.     

Azo-Functionalized Zirconium-Based Metal−Organic Polyhedron as an Efficient Catalyst for CO2 Fixation with Epoxides

Chemical fixation of CO₂ as C1 source at ambient temperature and low pressure is an energy-saving way to make use of the green-house gas, but it still remains a challenge since efficient catalyst with high catalytic active sites is required. Here, a novel monoclinic azo-functionalized Zr-based metal−organic polyhedron (Zr-AZDA) has been prepared and applied in CO₂ fixation with epoxides. The inherent azo groups not only endow Zr-AZDA with good solubilization, but also act as basic sites to enrich CO₂ showing efficient synergistic catalysis as confirmed by TPD-CO₂ analysis. XPS results demonstrate that the Zr active sites in Zr-AZDA possess suitable Lewis acidity, which satisfies both substrates activation and products desorption. DFT calculation indicates the energy barrier of the rate-determining step in CO₂ cycloaddition could be reduced remarkably (by ca. 60.9 %) in the presence of Zr-AZDA, which may rationalize the mild and efficient reaction condition employed (80 °C and 1 atm of CO₂). The work provides an effective multi-functional cooperative method for improvement of CO₂ cycloaddition.     

与二茂铁酰基相连的螺噁嗪的合成、结构及性质

在二环已基碳二亚胺(DCC)存在下, 将9′-羟基螺噁嗪与二茂铁甲酸进行酯化缩合, 合成了一种与二茂铁酰基相连的螺噁嗪衍生物2, 用核磁共振氢谱、碳谱、红外光谱、高分辨质谱和X射线单晶衍射对其结构进行了表征. 化合物2在几种有机溶剂中都表现出了良好的光致变色性质; 通过实验证明了在无冰水浴冷却条件下, 用高压汞灯照射时化合物2在二氯甲烷中表现出的特殊变色性是酸致变色的结果; 同时还研究了化合物2在固体PMMA薄膜中的光致变色性质. 在高压汞灯照射下,化合物2在二氯甲烷溶液中显示了良好的荧光性. 循环伏安法测定结果表明化合物2具有良好的氧化还原可逆性.     

聚对氨基酚修饰电极的制备及其对尿酸的催化氧化作用

采用循环伏安法制备了聚对氨基酚薄膜修饰玻碳电极, 研究了尿酸在该修饰电极上的电化学行为, 建立了循环伏安法测定尿酸的新方法. 研究发现: 在pH 5.6的磷酸盐缓冲溶液中, 以0.1 mol/L KCl作支持电解质, 聚对氨基酚修饰电极对尿酸存在灵敏的氧化作用, 应用循环伏安法对尿酸进行定量分析, 线性范围为1.0×10-6～4.0×10-5 mol/L, 检出限为8×10-7 mol/L. 对2.0×10-5 mol/L尿酸平行测定5次, 相对标准偏差为4.0%.     

Reaction gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Part IX: Post-column hydrodesulfurization in capillary GC/MS as an aid in structure elucidation of cyclic sulfides within mixtures

This article describes a method that assists in structure determination of cyclic sulfides mixtures by GC/MS. The method involves the use of a gas-phase hydrodesulfurization microreactor (AP-56 catalyst, reaction temperture 300-315°C, hydrogen as a carrier and reagent gas) located between the capillary column (OV-17) and the mass spectrometer. The presence of a microreactor in such a position does not essentially affect the chromatographic separation achieved by using the capillary column. Combined analysis of the mass spectra registered for the original sulfides and the hydrodesulfurization products permits the structure determination of each effluent to be made more reliably. This is illustrated by the investigation of a reaction mixture containing the structural and geometric isomers of methyl-substituted thiabicyclononanes.