Diastereoselective allylation of planar chiral substituted ferrocenecarboxaldehyde: an efficient entry to chiral ferrocenyl ligands

2,2′-Disubstituted ferrocenecarboxaldehydes are subjected to zinc-mediated allylation to form homoallylic ferrocenyl alcohols. The effects of ortho-substituted functional groups on facial selectivities of planar chiral aldehydes were studied and it was found that the corresponding homoallylic alcohols were obtained as single diastereomers in excellent yields.     

Total synthesis of 3,3′:4′,3″-ter-1,2,5-thiadiazole using a synthetic utility of S4N4·SbCl5 complex

3,3′:4′,3″-Ter-1,2,5-thiadiazole, an useful oligoheterocyclic compound, has been accomplished in seven steps from 1-(5-methyl-3-isoxazolyl)ethanone or diethyl acetylenedicarboxylate using a synthetic utility of tetrasulfur tetranitride antimony pentachloride (S₄N₄·SbCl₅) complex to make a 1,2,5-thiadiazole ring.     

Reactions of hexamethylditin and trimethyltin sulfide withN-thio-derivatives of phthalimide

The initial formation of organotin derivatives with Sn-S-N bonds in heterolytic reactions of hexamethylditin or trimethyltin sulfide withN-(chlorothio)phthalimide is suggested. Subsequent interaction of these compounds with sulfenyl chloride affordsN, N-thioorN, N-dithiobisphthalimide. Homolytic reaction of hexamethylditin withN, N-dithiobisphthalimide also occursvia an organotin intermediate, which, in the absence of a nucleophilic reagent, eliminates sulfur and converts intoN-trimethylstannylphthalimide.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2111–2114, December, 1993.     

A vibrational spectroscopic study of the adsorption of 4,4′-bipyridyl by sepiolite and smectite group clay minerals from Anatolia (Turkey)

The adsorption of 4,4-bipyridyl by natural sepiolite and smectite group clay minerals (bentonite, hectorite and saponite) from Anatolia (Turkey) has been studied using vibrational spectroscopy. Investigation of Fourier-transform infrared and Fourier-transform Raman spectra of adsorbed 4,4-bipyridyl indicate the presence of chemisorbed species. However, any evidence for the generation of anionic species on the surface of the phyllosilicates has not been detected. It is proposed that the adsorbed bipyridyl molecules on sepiolite are centrosymmetric and H-bonded to the surface hydroxyls through both the nitrogen lone pairs as bidentate ligands. The adsorbed bipyridyl molecules on the smectite group clays are coordinated to exchangeable cations both directly and also indirectly through water as monodentate ligands. XRD patterns of the clays studied are also recorded.     

Reaction of 4,4′-dimethyldiphenyl ether with phosphorus trichloride in the presence of anhydrous aluminum chloride

The reaction of 4,4-dimethyldiphenyl ether with phosphorus trichloride in the presence of anhydrous aluminum chloride was studied. This reaction affords 2,8-dimethyl-10H-10⁵-phenoxaphosphine 10-oxide as virtually the only product. In air, the latter in an alkaline solution is quantitatively transformed into 10-hydroxy-2,8-dimethyl-10H-10⁵-phenoxaphosphine 10-oxide.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2762–2765, December, 2004.     

Molecular Rectangle Formed by Head-to-tail Self-Assembly of 1-(Dipyrrin-2-yl)-1-(dipyrrin-3-yl)methane

Summary. 1-(Dipyrrin-2-yl)-1-(dipyrrin-3-yl)methane, the N-confused analog of biladiene-ac, is prepared by condensation of 2,3-dipyrromethane with two molecules of 2-formylpyrrole in dichloromethane in the presence of hydrogen bromide. Self-assembly of the ligand with Zn(II) in dichloromethane and methanol offers a dinuclear dimeric complex with a ligand:metal ratio of 2:2. X-Ray crystal structure analysis reveals two ligands bound through a head-to-tail pattern to two zinc centers to form a severely distorted helical conformation, which has the shape of a rectangle.     

Nucleoside 5′-C-phosphonates: reactivity of the α-hydroxyphosphonate moiety

We found that various dialkyl phosphites, dialkyl trimethylsilyl phosphites, and tris-trimethylsilyl phosphite reacted smoothly with nucleoside 5′-aldehydes to afford epimeric nucleoside 5′-C-phosphonates in high yields. A number of these compounds in both the 2′-deoxyribo and ribo series were prepared. In the case of 2′-deoxythymidine-5′-aldehyde, a thorough study was made on the influence of the 3′-hydroxyl protecting group, type of phosphite, base, and solvent, on the yield and epimeric ratio of the resulting 5′-hydroxyphosphonates. Partial stereoselectivity in favour of either R or S epimers was observed. An attempt to transform the α-hydroxyl of the phosphonate moiety into a halo or azido moiety was not successful. Only intramolecular substitution reaction of the mesyloxy group for an alkoxy residue of the 2-hydroxyethyl ester took place in a low yield.     

QSAR Studies on the COX-2 Inhibition by 3,4-Diarylcycloxazolones Based on MEDV Descriptor

Selective inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) might avoid the side effects of current available nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs while retaining their therapeutic efficacy. A novel variable selection and modeling method based on prediction is developed to construct the quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR) between the molecular electronegativity distance vector (MEDV) based on 13 atomic types and the biological activities of a set of selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitory molecules, 3,4-diarylcycloxazolones (DAA) plus indomethacin,naproxen, and celecoxib. Using multiple linear regression, a 5-variable linear model is developed with the calibrated correlation coefficient of 0.9271 and root mean square error of 0.17 in modeling stage and the validated correlation coefficient of 0.9030 and root mean square error of 0.20 in leave-one-out validation step, respectively. To further test the predictive ability of the model, 20 DAA compounds are picked up to construct a training set which is used to build a QSAR model and then the model is employed to predict the biological activities of the balance compounds. The predicted correlation coefficient and root mean square error are 0.9332 and 0.19, respectively.     

Synthesis and properties of functional derivatives ofN′-phosphoryl- andN′-phosphonoyldiazeneN-oxides; molecular structure ofN-(2,2-dimethyl-5-nitro-1,3-dioxan-5-yl)-N′-[methoxy(phenyl)phosphoryl]diazeneN-oxide

Methods for the synthesis of polyfunctionalN-phosphoryl- andN-phosphonoyldiazeneN-oxides containing hydroxyl, acetoxyl, and nitrate groups, and dibromoallyl and dibromopropyl fragments have been developed. The molecular structure ofN-(2,2-dimethyl-5-nitro-1,3-dioxan-5-yl)-N-[methoxy(phenyl)phosphoryl)diazeneN-oxide was established by X-ray structural analysis.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1284–1289, July, 1994.