Formal gas-phase polar [4 + 1+] cycloaddition of ionized methylene to alpha-dicarbonyl compounds: synthesis of 2-unsubstituted 1,3-dioxoles

Ion/molecule reactions of +CH2OCH2. with alpha-dicarbonyl compounds were performed via pentaquadrupole mass spectrometry. Besides the previously known [3+ + 2] 1,3-cycloaddition reaction that forms cyclic 1,3-dioxonium ions, an unprecedented reaction proceeding formally by [4 + 1+] cycloaddition of ionized methylene (CH2+.) to the alpha-dicarbonyl compounds occurs competitively, leading to the gas-phase synthesis of several ionized 2-unsubstituted 1,3-dioxoles. This novel cycloaddition reaction may therefore be added to the set of methods available for the synthesis of 1,3-dioxoles.     

Reactions of a modified lysine with aldehydic and diketonic dicarbonyl compounds: an electrospray mass spectrometry structure/activity study

The phenomenon known as non-enzymatic glycation is described as the reaction of reducing sugars with basic amino groups of proteins and nucleic acids, as well as with simple amines, without enzyme mediation. Non-enzymatic model glycation reactions that make use of low-molecular-weight compounds make an important contribution in the elucidation of glicated processes in vitro and in vivo. Four alpha-dicarbonyl compounds, aldehydic (glyoxal, methylglyoxal and phenylglyoxal) and ketonic (diacetyl), were reacted with the modified amino acid N(alpha)-acetyl-L-lysine (AcLys) in an attempt to establish structure/activity relationships for the reactivity of alpha-dicarbonyls with the amine compound. Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) combined with tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) and collision-induced dissociation (CID) was used to identify and characterize reagents, intermediates and reaction products. The formation of dicarbonyl-derived lysine dimers was observed exclusively. Especially, attention is drawn to alkyl- (asymmetrical dicarbonyl systems) and carboxyl- (glyoxal system) substituted imidazolium ions, at ring position 2.The main differences observed in the reactions studied were related to the reactivity with the diimine intermediate. This intermediate can react either with a non-hydrated dicarbonyl molecule at the aldehydic carbonyl, or with a mono-hydrated one at the ketonic carbonyl, particularly for asymmetrical dicarbonyls. For 2-carboxyl-substituted imidazolium ion (glyoxal reaction), besides the usual keto-enol rearrangement from the diol group, an alternative reaction pathway (proton abstraction) appears to contribute also for the imidazolium ring-closure process. Moreover, the formation of imidazolium ring structures can depend on several factors, namely, the presence (or absence) of electron donor substituents at the formed diol, the degree of stability of the new electrophile generated and/or the equilibrium concentration of the non- and mono-hydrated dicarbonyl forms in solution, the last being particularly important for asymmetrical dicarbonyls.The results reported reveal the complexity of reactivity as well as the diversity of imidazolium molecular structures.     

A review on solid phase microextraction-high performance liquid chromatography as a novel tool for the analysis of toxic metal ions

This paper reviews the practical applications of solid phase microextraction-High performance liquid chromatography in the analysis of toxic metal species as these are important contaminants and are carcinogenic. Their determination in formulations, in feed and food, and in complex environmental matrices (e.g., waste water and industrial effluents) often requires analytical methods capable of high efficiency, unique selectivity, and high sensitivity. Solid phase microextraction (SPME) requires low solvent consumption and is quick in use. SPME is used for extraction and online desorption of analytes with the mobile phase of HPLC and subsequent detection by UV, ICP-MS or ESI-MS as detectors. Different SPME-HPLC methods are summarized in this article to demonstrate the usefulness of this technique for metallic species of As, Cr, Pb, Hg and Se.     

Static secondary ion mass spectrometry (S-SIMS) for the characterization of surface components in mineral particulates

The feasibility of static secondary ion mass spectrometry (S-SIMS) for the detection of molecule specific information from complex materials, such as natural clay and soil samples, has been investigated. Ion trap (IT), as well as triple quadrupole (TQ) instruments, have been used for mass analysis. Secondary ion images have been acquired using time-of-flight (TOF) S-SIMS. The generation of molecular adduct ions from thin and thick layers on the mineral substrates has been investigated using KBr as a simple model system. Results show that molecular adducts of KBr can be indeed detected from the spiked materials. However, the concentrations of the spiking solutions have to be significantly larger than expected from the surface area measured by gas adsorption techniques. In addition imaging analysis has evidenced that the detection of adduct ions in the mass spectra directly relates to the presence of local micro-crystallites.     

Synthesis, properties and molecular structure of a novel dicyanoheptafulvene derivative, 4′-dicyanomethylidenedispiro[cyclohexane-1, 1′-(1′,4′,7′-trihydrocyclopenta[f]azulene)-7′,1″-cyclohexane]

A novel dicyanoheptafulvene 9 annulated by two spiro[4,5]deca-1,3-dienes was synthesized by the reaction of dispirocyclopentaazulenium cation 8 with bromomalononitrile. Although 9 was found to have a nonplanar heptafulvene structure by its X-ray crystallographic analysis, it is still capable of π-conjugation and thus shows appreciable contribution of the dipolar resonance form 9B based on its spectroscopic data. The degree of the contribution was further evaluated for various dicyanoheptafulvenes in terms of the partial sum of atomic charges of the dicyanomethylene group in the calculated structures besides the interplanar angles of the heptafulvene part and the length of the exocyclic double bond in the crystal structures.     

Reaction of (1,3-dioxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-ylidene)propanedinitrile with N-arylisoindolines

In a multistep reaction, 3,3′-(2-aryl-2H-isoindol-1,3-ylene)-di-(1,4-naphthoquinone-2-carbonitriles) 13a-f have been formed in 25-61% yield from a series of N-arylisoindolines 8a-f with (1,3-dioxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-ylidene)propanedinitrile (1) in aerated pyridine. The structure of one of these products (13f) has been unambiguously confirmed by a single crystal X-ray structure analysis. Under otherwise the same conditions, 2-(3-methoxyphenyl)-isoindoline (8g) and 1 gave 38% of [4-(2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-2-yl)-2-methoxyphenyl]-1,3-dioxoindan-2-ylidene)acetonitrile (15). Rationales for these conversions involving the known rearrangement of the radical anion of 1 into the radical anion of 1,4-naphthoquinone-2,3-dicarbonitrile (3) are presented.     

Experimental test of special relativity by laser spectroscopy

The Doppler-free laser-spectroscopic frequency measurement of Doppler-shifted optical lines in forward and backward direction of a fast ion beam permits a sensitive test of the relativistic Doppler-formula and, hence, the relativistic time dilation factor . An experiment on metastable ⁷Li⁺, stored at a velocity of v = 0.064c in the Heidelberg heavy-ion storage ring TSR, has confirmed time dilation with unprecedented accuracy. Latest tests at two different ion-velocities (v = 0.03c and v = 0.064c) will enhance these measurements. An improved version of this experiment will be carried out at the experimental storage ring (ESR) at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI) in Darmstadt. The ESR permits ⁷Li⁺ to be stored at v = 0.33c which promises an improvement of the sensitivity to deviations from γ _SR by an order of magnitude. A first test at the ESR has shown the feasibility for this kind of experiment.     

新药炎琥宁的碳氢NMR信号全归属

炎琥宁为中药提取物穿心莲内酯经结构改造后获得的一个抗菌、抗病毒新药,本文应用1D NMR和脉冲梯度场2D NMR实验技术（gCOSY,gHSQC,gHSQC-TOCOSY,gHMBC）对其结构进行了研究,并首次对其¹H NMR、¹³C NMR谱信号进行了全归属.     

席夫碱修饰的MCM-41介孔分子筛与碳酸钾共同催化查尔酮的环氧化反应

将介孔分子筛MCM-41依次与3-氯丙基三乙氧基硅烷、二氨基硫脲和水杨醛反应,得到席夫碱修饰的介孔分子筛MCM-41催化剂,以过氧化氢为氧源,研究了其与K2CO3共同催化α,β-不饱和酮的环氧化反应。 化合物的结构经1H NMR和IR分析确认。 考察了金属盐、溶剂、催化剂用量、反应时间等因素对环氧化反应的影响。 结果表明,室温下α,β-不饱和酮的环氧化反应在短时间内均以较高的产率(最高达93%)得到了相应的产物。 同时,对催化剂的重复利用进行了研究,发现重复使用4次,仍能以较高产率得到环氧化产物。     

基于荧光共轭聚合物的金属离子传感研究

设计合成了一系列结构相似的共轭主链含5%苯并噻二唑结构单元及侧链带胺类金属离子螯合基团的阴离子型水溶性共轭聚合物PFA, PFBTA和PFBTNA, 并对它们在不同极性溶剂中的光物理性质进行了研究. 利用分子主链含适量苯并噻二唑共聚单元的聚芴衍生物聚集态不同荧光光谱及颜色发生显著变化这一特性, 研究了这一系列水溶性聚芴衍生物在水/甲醇(9/1)溶液中对金属离子的荧光响应过程. 结果表明, 金属离子不仅能通过能量及电荷转移猝灭聚合物荧光, 还可以通过静电相互作用力使聚合物聚集态发生改变, 进而影响聚合物的光学性质. 同时分子链上引入金属离子螯合基团能够显著提高体系的检测灵敏度, 聚合物PFBTA和PFBTNA可以特异性识别Cu²⁺离子, 并且可做为其它金属离子的广谱型比色法检测材料.