Changes in the reactivity of the fluorescent reagents carbazole-9-carbonyl chloride and 9-carbazolylacetic acid in the presence of cyclodextrins

Carbazole-9-carbonyl chloride (C9CC) and 9-carbazolylacetic acid (9CAA) were selected as model fluorescent reagents. The effect of different chemically modified cyclodextrins (CDs) added to the aqueous solutions of these reagents was studied in water and in buffered aqueous solutions at pH 4.5 and 8.8. The CDs employed were 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-βCD), 2,3-di-O-methyl-β-cyclodextrin (DM-βCD) and 2,3,6-tri-O-methyl-β-cyclodextrin (TM-βCD). The inclusion of these reagents inside the cavities of the CDs was verified and this process can affect the derivatization reaction because CDs can modify the reactivity of the guest molecules. The basic conditions necessary for the derivatization reaction between C9CC and amines lead to the formation of carbazole anion through hydrolysis followed by decarboxylation. In the presence of CDs, the hydrolysis-decarboxylation of carbazole-9-carbonyl chloride is faster than in buffered aqueous homogeneous solutions. The behaviour observed for these reagents in aqueous solutions of CDs was compared to the one observed in basic ethanolic solutions. These changes are particularly noticeable in the case of 2,3-di-O-methyl-β-CD and 2-hydroxypropyl-β-CD. The characteristics of the fluorescent reagents are compared to carbazole and 9-methylcarbazole as model compounds. This paper was presented at XIIIth International Cyclodextrin Symposium. Torino, Italy, May 14–17, 2006.     

Stereoselective syntheses of 20-epi cholanic acid derivatives from 16-dehydropregnenolone acetate

A stereoselective total synthesis of naturally occurring 20-epi cholanic acid derivatives has been realized, starting from readily available 16-dehydropregnenolone acetate. The key step of these syntheses involves an ionic hydrogenation of a C-20,22-ketene dithioacetal and deoxygenation of steroidal C-20 tert-alcohols, to set up the unnatural C(20R) configuration with 100% stereoselectivity. The unnatural C-22 aldehydes with C(20R) stereocenters thus obtained were elaborated to 20-epi cholanic acid derivatives. Two derivatives of 20-epi cholanic acid were synthesized and their structures have been confirmed by single crystal X-ray analysis. Catalytic hydrogenation of 16-dehydropregnenolone acetate and 16-dehydropregnenolone in ethanol affords C-5,C-16 tetrahydro products. Crystal structure analysis of one of these products revealed C-5α and C-17α configurations of the hydrogen atoms.     

末端碳链长度对偶氮苯自组装膜结构的影响

The end-group dominated molecular orientation in the azobenzene self-assembled monolayers (SAMs), CnAzoC2SH (n=1-4), on gold was evaluated for the first time by grazing incidence reflection absorption FTIR spectroscopy (RA-FTIR). All these azobenzene SAMs have highly-organized and closely-parked structures, with the molecule tilting away gradually from surface normal direction with the increase of end group alkyl length.     

Modelling the thermal behaviour of carboxylic acid derivatives with cylcodextrins in the solid-state

The application of classical QSAR and molecular modelling to the inclusion complexation of natural and modified cyclodextrins (CDs) with carboxylic acid derivatives as guest molecules was examined. Information was available on the thermal behaviour, in the solid-state of benzoic acid (BA), salicylic acid (SA), and various substituted aminosalicylic acids (3-aminosalicylic acid, 3-ASA, 4-aminosalicylic acid, 4-ASA and 5-aminosalicylic acid, 5-ASA), as well as on the thermal behaviour of 1:1 molar ratio physical and kneaded mixtures of these acids with each of three different cyclodextrins, β-, (BCD) 2-hydroxypropyl-β-, (HPBCD) and γ-cyclodextrin (GCD). The thermal behaviour of the binary (1:1 stoichiometry) mixtures was modelled using stepwise multiple regression (SMR). Two models for the prediction of the percentage mass loss and enthalpy of dehydration of the physical mixtures were established with correlation coefficients (r) of 0.79 and 0.92, respectively. Decreased correlation in the thermal behaviour of kneaded mixtures indicated significant interaction and possible formation of inclusion complexes. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Chiral separation of enantiomers of amino acid derivatives by high-performance liquid chromatography on a norvancomycin-bonded chiral stationary phase

A novel norvancomycin-bonded chiral stationary phase (NVC-CSP) was synthesized by using the chiral selector of norvancomycin. The chiral separation of enantiomers of several dansyl-amino acids by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) in the reversed-phase mode is described. The effects of some parameters, such as organic modifier concentration, column temperature, pH and flow rate of the mobile phase, on the retention and enantioselectivity were investigated. The study showed that ionic, as well as hydrophobic interactions were engaged between the analyte and macrocycle in this chromatographic system. Increasing pH of buffers usually improved the chiral resolution for dansyl--amino-n-butyric acid (Dns-But), dansyl-methionine (Dns-Met) and dansyl-threonine (Dns-Thr), but not for dansyl-glutamic acid (Dns-Glu) which contains two carboxylic groups in its molecular structure. The natural logarithms of selectivity factors (ln ) of all the investigated compounds depended linearly on the reciprocal of temperature (1/T), most processes of enantioseparation were controlled enthalpically. Interestingly, the process of enantioseparaton for dansyl-threonine was enthalpy-controlled at pH of 3.5, while at pH of 7.0, it was entropy-controlled according to thermodynamic parameters Δ_R,SΔH° and Δ_R,SΔS° afforded by Van’t Hoff plots. In order to get baseline separation for all the solutes researched, norvancomycin was also used as a chiral mobile phase additive. In combination with the NVC-CSP, remarkable increases in enanselectivity were observed for all the compounds, as the result of a “synergistic” effect.     

Preparation of affinity carriers for the study of binding properties of aspartic proteinases

We have chosen aromatic amino acids and their derivatives as ligands for the affinity chromatography of aspartic proteinases (pepsins and pepsinogens). The following ligands were used: L‐tyrosine, L‐phenylalanine, tyramine, and N‐acetyl‐L‐phenylalanine, and their iodinated derivatives (mono‐ and di‐substituted) with free or blocked amino group. Two types of reactions were used for coupling ligands to Sepharose activated with divinyl sulfone (DVS): via amino group or via carboxyl group. Ligands with free amino group were directly coupled to the activated matrix (L‐tyrosine, 3‐iodo‐L‐tyrosine, 3,5‐diiodo‐L‐tyrosine, L‐phenylalanine, 4‐iodo‐L‐phenylalanine, tyramine); ligands with blocked amino group (N‐acetyl‐L‐phenylalanine, BOC‐L‐tyrosine, BOC‐3,5‐diiodo‐L‐tyrosine; BOC: tert‐butoxy carbonyl) were coupled to Sepharose containing linked ethylenediamine using the carbodiimide reaction. Alternatively, ethylenediamine was bound to free carboxyl croup using the same reaction and these ligand derivatives reacted with divinyl sulfone activated Sepharose. The prepared affinity carriers were used to study the binding properties of porcine pepsin and pepsinogen.     

Methods for the Synthesis of Isogramines and Their Chemical Properties. (Review)

Published data on methods for the synthesis of indole derivatives (isogramines) containing a dimethylamino group at positions 1, 2 and also at various positions of the benzene ring in the indole bicycle and their chemical properties are reviewed.__________Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 483–504, April, 2005.     

Fluorescence derivatisation of amino acids in short and long-wavelengths

3-(Naphthalen-1-ylamino)propanoic acid was coupled to the amino group of the main and lateral chains of various amino acids in order to evaluate its applicability as a fluorescent derivatising reagent. The resulting amino acid derivatives are strongly fluorescent with a maximum emission of about 415 nm. Condensation of these derivatives with 5-ethylamino-4-methyl-2-nitrosophenol hydrochloride resulted in the corresponding blue benzo[a]phenoxazinium conjugates, also revealing strong fluorescence in ethanol and water at physiological pH and good quantum yields, but with emission wavelengths between 644 and 657 nm, which was preferable in biological assays.     

1,4-二硝基-2,3-二硝胺基哌嗪的合成

本文以乙二胺, 乙二醛和脲为原料, 通过Mannich反应, 合成出2,5,7,9-四氮杂双环[4.3.0]壬-8-酮盐酸盐(1); 化合物1 亚硝化给出2,5-二亚硝基-2,5,7,9-四氮杂双环[4.3.0]壬-8-酮(2); 硝化化合物2制得2,5,7,9-四硝基-2,5,7,9-四氮杂双环[4.3.0]壬-8-酮(3); 化合物3水解制得1,4-二硝基-2,3-二硝胺基哌嗪(4).     

Multi-purpose functionality for the structural elaboration of the piperazine-2,5-dione motif

Mild methods for controlled C- and N-alkylation of 3-benzyloxycarbonylpiperazine-2,5-diones are reported. The benzyloxylcarbonyl substituent can also serve as latent functionality for N-acyliminium ion formation and subsequent trapping enables installation of new carbon and/or heteroatom substituents.