Quaternary salts of alkaloids

New biologically active quaternary salts of the alkaloids ajmaline, quinine, hyoscyamine, codeine, and strychnine were synthesized. So-called separable conformers were observed among the ajmaline derivatives. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 381–383, July–August, 2006.     

Conformational analysis of the antimalarial agent quinine

Quinine, an active antimalarial compound, is one of the most abundant constituents extracted from the bark ofCinchona trees. The activity differences among structurally related molecules appear to depend on the absolute stereochemistry of some functional groups, a result that has stimulated a detailed conformational analysis of these molecules of biological interest. In the present study the potential energy surface (PES) for the antimalarial agent quinine (C₂₀H₂₄O₂N₂) has been comprehensively investigated using the molecular mechanics (MM) and quantum mechanical semiem-pirical AM1 and PM3 methods. Six distinct minimum-energy structures are located on the multidimensional PES and also characterized as true minima through harmonic frequency analysis. The relative stabilities and thermodynamic properties are reported. The coexistence of different conformers is discussed for the first time in the literature based on the calculated transition-state (TS) structures connecting the six minima located on the PES for the quinine molecule. The theoretical results reported in the present study are in agreement with the experimental proposal, based on NMR data, that there are two possible forms for the quinine molecule in solution.     

Direct High‐Performance Liquid Chromatographic Enantioseparation of β‐Methyl‐Substituted Unusual Amino Acids on a Quinine‐Derived Chiral Anion‐Exchange Stationary Phase

A quinine‐derived chiral anion‐exchange stationary phase was used for the direct high‐performance liquid chromatographic separation of the enantiomers of the N‐protected unusual β‐substituted α‐amino acids, β‐methylphenylalanine, β‐methyltyrosine, β‐methyltryptophan, and β‐methyl‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydroisoquinoline‐3‐carboxylic acid. The readily prepared 2,4‐dinitrophenyl and tert‐butyloxycarbonyl derivatives were well separated, and in most cases the separation of all four stereoisomers of these β‐methyl‐α‐amino acids could be obtained in one chromatographic run. The elution sequences of the enantiomers of the different derivatives were determined and revealed a dependence on the type of the N‐protecting group. In this context, the effects of different protecting groups (acetyl, tert‐butyloxycarbonyl, benzoyl, 3,5‐dinitrobenzoyl, benzyloxycarbonyl, 3,5‐dinitrobenzyloxycarbonyl, 2,4‐dinitrophenyl, and 9‐fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl) on the chromatographic behavior were investigated.     

TRANSFER MECHANISM OF QUININE DRUG ACROSS THE OIL/WATER (O/W) INTERFACE

The transfer phenomena of quinine drug at the aqueous 1,2- dichloroethane (DCE)interface have been studied by the current- scanning polarography. The relationships be-tween the wave height and pH of aqueous phase, concentration of quinine as well as therate of water drop are discussed. The effect of supporting electrolyte, buffer solution andthe nature of organic solvent on the polarographic wave is studied. The transfer char-acteristics of quinine in aqueous phase and in organic phase are compared, The mono- pro-tonated and diprotonated quinines can both transfer at the interface so as to produce twopolarographic waves. The transfer process of quinine at the interface is simultaneouslycontrolled by diffusion and reestablishment of the disturbed protonated equilibrium ofquinine. A further investigation is made by chronopotentiometry. On the basis of thetheoretical analysis, the formulae of the limiting current are derived and discussed. Thetheoretical results are in agreement with the experimental ones.     

新型双功能手性硫脲小分子催化剂的合成及其在Michael加成反应中的应用

奎宁和手性氨基醇通过硫脲片段组合,合成了4个新型的具有多氢键供体的双功能手性硫脲类小分子催化剂(5a～5d),其结构经1H NMR,13C NMR,IR和HR-MS表征。以查尔酮为底物,硝基甲烷为亲核试剂,考察了5a～5d在Michael加成反应中的催化活性和对映选择性。结果表明,以Na2CO3为碱,三氯甲烷为溶剂,5c为催化剂,于室温反应24 h,加成产物4-硝基-1,3-二苯基丁烷-1-酮的收率69%,对映选择性86%。     

奎宁-冠醚组合型手性固定相直接拆分氨基酸的机理

合成了一种新型奎宁-冠醚组合型手性固定相(QN-CR CSP)并用于氨基酸手性对映体的直接拆分,该固定相对12种氨基酸对映体有良好的手性拆分能力。基于氨基酸手性识别中离子交换和络合的协同作用,建立了一种新型的等温吸附模型。通过迎头特殊点洗脱法(FACP)测定色氨酸(Trp)在不同金属离子添加剂条件下的等温吸附线,验证了模型的合理性。流动相中的Li⁺、Na⁺、K⁺等金属离子与氨基酸竞争固定相中的冠醚络合位点,随着金属离子与冠醚的络合作用力和络合吸附平衡常数增大,固定相对Trp的手性拆分能力下降。该模型的建立对理解氨基酸在此类固定相中的手性保留行为以及固定相结构的进一步优化具有重要意义。     

Keggin结构过渡金属杂多阴离子中配位水与奎宁的取代反应

The substitution reaction of quinine by the 18 types of heteropoly complexes, for these formed compounds are Keggin structure and the molecular formulas are [XM₁₁O₃₉M′(OH)₂]^6-(X=Si,Ge,P;M=Mo or W;M′=Co,Ni,Cu), was studied by the means of phase transfer. The results of characterization that were accomplished by UV and ESR indicated that the quinine does form the chemical bond with the hetropoly ligands. Spectral experiment demonstrated that the structure held the same when the heteropoly complex contained Cu²⁺ was reacted with qui-nine, while the heteropoly complex contained Ni²⁺ resulted in the changing of the structure. Such a result of op-tical rotatory opticity testified that quinine reacting with heteropoly acid contained transitional metals could form a kind of new complexes which were optical rotation.