A Practical Synthesis of 1,4,7,10-Tetraaza-Cyclododecane,A Pivotal Precursor for MRI Contrast Agents

A practical preparation of the versatile macrocycle 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane (cyclen) was developed starting from cheap and easily available starting materials as ethylenediamine and glyoxal.     

Coumarin Sulfonamides and Amides Derivatives: Design,Synthesis, and Antitumor Activity In Vitro

Coumarins possesses immeasurable antitumor potential with minimum side effects depending on the substitutions on the basic nucleus, which exhibits great prospects for antitumor drug development. In an attempt to develop novel antitumor candidates, a series of coumarin sulfonamides and amides derivatives were designed and synthetized. The majority of these derivatives showed good cytotoxic activity against MDA-MB-231 and KB cell lines, among which compound 9c was the most potent against MDA-MB-231 cells, with IC₅₀ value of 9.33 μM, comparable to 5-fluorouracil. Further investigation revealed that compound 9c had versatile properties against tumors, including inhibition of cell migration and invasion as well as inducing apoptosis. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) assay and western blotting analysis suggested that compound 9c promoted cancer cell apoptosis by increasing ROS levels and upregulating the expression of caspase-3 in MDA-MB-231 cells. These results indicated that compound 9c could be promising lead compound for further antitumor drug research.     

Asymmetric Cascade Reaction to Allylic Sulfonamides from Allylic Alcohols by Palladium(II)/Base‐Catalyzed Rearrangement of Allylic Carbamates

A regio‐ and enantioselective tandem reaction is reported capable of directly transforming readily accessible achiral allylic alcohols into chiral sulfonyl‐protected allylic amines. The reaction is catalyzed by the cooperative action of a chiral ferrocene palladacycle and a tertiary amine base and combines high step‐economy with operational simplicity (e.g. no need for inert‐gas atmosphere or catalyst activation). Mechanistic studies support a Pd^II‐catalyzed [3,3] rearrangement of allylic carbamates—generated in situ from the allylic alcohol and an isocyanate—as the key step, which is followed by a decarboxylation.     

Palladium‐Catalyzed Synthesis of Ammonium Sulfinates from Aryl Halides and a Sulfur Dioxide Surrogate: A Gas‐ and Reductant‐Free Process

Sulfonyl‐derived functional groups populate a broad range of useful molecules and materials, and despite a variety of preparative methods being available, processes which introduce the most basic sulfonyl building block, sulfur dioxide, using catalytic methods, are rare. Described herein is a simple reaction system consisting of the sulfur dioxide surrogate DABSO, triethylamine, and a palladium(0) catalyst for effective convertion of a broad range of aryl and heteroaryl halides into the corresponding ammonium sulfinates. Key features of this gas‐ and reductant‐free reaction include the low loadings of palladium (1 mol %) and ligand (1.5 mol %) which can be employed, and the use of isopropyl alcohol as both a solvent and formal reductant. The ammonium sulfinate products are converted in situ into a variety of sulfonyl‐containing functional groups, including sulfones, sulfonyl chlorides, and sulfonamides.     

Convenient synthesis of novel sulfonamide derivatives as promising anticancer agents

Novel sulfonamide derivatives have been synthesized from the readily accessible N-(4-acetylphenyl)benzenesulfonamide (1) . Condensation of 1 with phenylhydrazine in refluxing ethyl alcohol gave the corresponding phenylhydrazone 2 , which was then added to the Vilsmeier-Haack reagent (POCl₃/DMF) to give the 4-formylpyrazole derivative 3 . Fusion of 1 with thiourea in the presence of iodine at 130°C afforded the 2-aminothiazole derivative 4 . Refluxing 1 with an excess of N, N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal furnished the enaminone 5 . The chemical reactivity of enaminone 5 toward some nitrogen and carbon nucleophiles has been studied to obtain polyfunctionalized heteroaromatic systems bearing a sulfonamide moiety. Besides, the enaminone 5 undergoes the Gewald reaction and reacts with ethyl cyanoacetate and elemental sulfur in the presence of morpholine to yield the 2-aminothiophene derivative 18 . Moreover, the utility of 5 for the synthesis of 4-(phenylsulfonamido)benzoic acid (19) was investigated. The synthesized sulfonamides were evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxic activities against two human cell lines, MCF-7 (breast adenocarcinoma cells) and RPE-1 (normal retina pigmented epithelium cells). The results revealed that compounds 1-3 , 6-8 , 10 , 12b , 18 , 19 , and 21 have a potent cytotoxic effect on MCF-7 and less on RPE-1 cells compared to the positive control doxorubicin®.     

Synthesis,Structure and Cytotoxicity Testing of Novel 7-(4,5-Dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-2-aryl-6,7-dihydro-2H-imidazo[2,1-c][1,2,4]triazol-3(5H)-Imine Derivatives

The appropriate 1-arylhydrazinecarbonitriles 1a–c are subjected to the reaction with 2-chloro-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole (2), yielding 7-(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-2-aryl-6,7-dihydro-2H-imidazo[2,1-c][1,2,4]triazol-3(5H)-imines 3a–c, which are subsequently converted into the corresponding amides 4a–e, 8a–c, sulfonamides 5a–n, 9, ureas 6a–I, and thioureas 7a–d. The structures of the newly prepared derivatives 3a–c, 4a–e, 5a–n, 6a–i, 7a–d, 8a–c, and 9 are confirmed by IR, NMR spectroscopic data, as well as single-crystal X-ray analyses of 5e and 8c. The in vitro cytotoxic potency of these compounds is determined on a panel of human cancer cell lines, and the relationships between structure and antitumor activity are discussed. The most active 4-chloro-N-(2-(4-chlorophenyl)-7-(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-6,7-dihydro-2H-imidazo[2,1-c][1,2,4]triazol-3(5H)-ylidene)benzamide (4e) and N-(7-(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-2-(p-tolyl)-6,7-dihydro-2H-imidazo[2,1-c][1,2,4]triazol-3(5H)-ylidene)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-sulfonamide (5l) inhibits the growth of the cervical cancer SISO and bladder cancer RT-112 cell lines with IC₅₀ values in the range of 2.38–3.77 μM. Moreover, N-(7-(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-2-phenyl-6,7-dihydro-2H-imidazo[2,1-c][1,2,4]triazol-3(5H)-ylidene)-4-phenoxybenzenesulfonamide (5m) has the best selectivity towards the SISO cell line and induces apoptosis in this cell line.     

Simultaneous Determination of Sulfonamides Antibiotics in Environmental Water and Seafood Samples Using Ultrasonic-Assisted Dispersive Liquid-Liquid Microextraction Coupled with High Performance Liquid Chromatography

The residues and abuse of antibiotics have seriously endangered ecological balance and human health; meanwhile, antibiotics determination is very difficult because of their low levels and multiple categories in complicated matrices. Appropriate sample pretreatment is usually imperative to enrich (ultra)trace antibiotics and eliminate matrix interference prior to chromatographic analysis. Dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME) has become an ideal pretreatment technique owing to its simplicity, effectiveness, low-consumption, etc. In this work, an ultrasonic-assisted DLLME (UA-DLLME) was developed for the simultaneous extraction of seven sulfonamides (SAs) antibiotics in environmental water and seafood samples coupled with HPLC-DAD determination. Several parameters affecting UA-DLLME efficiency were systematically optimized, and consequently the SAs were separated and detected within 14.5 min. The obtained limits of detection (LODs) and limits of quantification (LOQs) ranged from 0.7–7.8 μg/L and 2.4–26.0 μg/L for three water samples (seawater, aquaculture wastewater and lake water) and two seafood samples (pomfrets and shrimps). High recoveries (80.0–116.0%) with low relative standard deviations (0.1–8.1%) were achieved for all the tested samples at three spiked levels. Notably, sulfadimethoxine was found at 24.49 μg/L in one seawater sample. The facile, robust and benign DLLME-HPLC method demonstrated promising perspectives for multiresidue analysis of antibiotics.     

液相色谱-电喷雾串联四极杆质谱法测定鸡肉中17种磺胺类药物的残留

建立了鸡肉中17种磺胺类药物残留量的液相色谱-电喷雾串联四极杆质谱测定方法。以稳定同位素13C6-磺胺二甲基嘧啶作为内标,采用多反应监测定量。样品经过匀浆、乙腈提取、正己烷脱脂、硅胶柱净化后进行液相色谱-质谱分析。采用Capcell Pak C8DD色谱柱,以均含0.2%甲酸的水和甲醇为流动相进行梯度洗脱。方法检出限为0.02~1 μg/kg,17种磺胺类药物的加标回收率为52.3%~124.9%（添加水平为1,5,10　μg/kg),相对标准偏差为1.0%~17.6%。     

固相萃取-梯度洗脱高效液相色谱法同时检测饲料中十三种磺胺类药物

建立了一种同时检测饲料中十三种磺胺类药物含量的方法,样品用磷酸盐缓冲液提取,HLB固相萃取小柱净化,梯度洗脱-HPLC分析,方法定量下限为0．5mg／kg,在0．5～10．0mg／kg添加水平上的回收率为63．6％～118．2％,相对标准偏差4．78％～17．24％,方法简便．适用于饲料中低含量磺胺类药物检测．     

超高效液相色谱法检测化妆品中的12种磺胺抗生素

建立了采用超高效液相色谱(UPLC)-二极管阵列检测器（PDA）测定化妆品中12种常见的磺胺抗生素(磺胺、磺胺间甲氧嘧啶、磺胺醋酰、磺胺甲基异唑、磺胺嘧啶、磺胺二甲异唑、磺胺噻唑、磺胺二甲氧嘧啶、磺胺甲基嘧啶、磺胺喹啉、磺胺二甲嘧啶、磺胺硝苯)的方法。采用Acquity UPLCTM BEHC C18 色谱柱(50 mm×2.1 mm, 1.7 μm),流动相为乙腈/0.1%的甲酸水溶液,梯度洗脱。样品经提取、反萃取后,用UPLC-PDA进行分析检测,结合保留时间和紫外光谱进行定性分析,定量检测波长268 nm。12种磺胺的检出限(S/N=3)均为1 μg/g,定量下限(S/N=10)为2～3 μg/g,在1～25 mg/L(磺胺硝苯为0.5～12.5 mg/L)范围内,峰面积和质量浓度的线性关系良好(r>0.9997)。添加水平为40, 8 μg(磺胺硝苯为20, 4 μg)时,12种磺胺的平均回收率分别为86.8%～98.1%和80.1%～96.9%,相对标准偏差小于10%(n=6)。结果表明该方法简单,分离效果好,速度快,能够满足检测化妆品中12种常见的磺胺抗生素的需要。