THE EFFECT OF ACIDS ON THE INFRARED SPECTRA OF SCHIFF BASES—II. IMINES CONTAINING THE C=C-C=N AND C=C-C=C-C=N UNITS

Abstract— The Fourier-transform infrared spectra of chloroform-d solutions of conjugated imines CH₃CH=CHCH=NCH(CH₃)₂ and CH₃CH₂CH=CHCH=CHCH=NCH(CH₃)₂ and the related protonated species with HCl, HBr, HI, trichloro, dichloro, monobromo and monochloroacetic acids or propionic acid are presented. The effects of conjugation and protonation are examined. The results show that conjugation slightly increases the basicity of the Schiff bases. HCl, HBr and HI protonate the Schiff bases completely. The carboxylic acids protonate partially depending on their p K _a, values. When the Schiff base contains two (or more) C=C bonds conjugated with C=N, the main C=C stretching band undergoes a strong intensification showing that sizeable dipole moment variations occur along the conjugated chain.     

Quantitative analysis of mebeverine in dosage forms by HPLC

Summary A simple and rapid, high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) procedure for determination of mebeverine in dosage forms (tablet and liquid) is described. Reversed-Phase chromatography was carried out using a mobile phase containing 0.05 M ammonium acetate buffer and acetonitrile, [(45%, v/v) pH 5.2] with UV-detection (263 nm). Replicate regression analyses of three standard plots in the concentration range of 0.5–10 mcg mL⁻¹ obtained on three different days gave a correlation coefficient >0.9995 and the coefficient of variation of the slopes <2.2%. The assay was precise within day and between days as indicated by ANOVA test. The recoveries from 10 replicate tablets of two commercial mebeverine brands and liquid were in order 99.3, 100.5 and 100.1% of the label amount and their coefficient of variations were 1.41, 0.89 and 0.69%, respectively. The limit of quantitation of mebeverine was 5 ng mL⁻¹.     

1,3,4-THIADIAZOLES. REGIOSELECTIVE O-DEMETHYLATION ON DEHYDRATIVE CYCLIZATION OF 1-(3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYBENZOYL)4-SUBSTITUTED THIOSEMICARBAZIDES WITH SULPHURIC ACID

Cyclization of 1-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoyl)-4-substituted thiosemicarbazides 2a–g with sulphuric acid at ambient temperature afforded the selectively demethylated products 2-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-5-substituted amino-1,3,4-thiadiazoles 4a–g. Meanwhile, dehydrative cyclization of 1-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoyl)-4-(benzyl or t-butyl)thiosemi- carbazides 2h, i with sulphuric acid yielded 2-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimetho xyphenyl)-5-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole 5. On the other hand, dehydration of 2h, i by heating with phosphorus oxychloride yielded 2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-5-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole 6.     

Spectrofluorimetric determination of vigabatrin and gabapentin in dosage forms and spiked plasma samples through derivatization with 4-chloro-7-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole

A highly sensitive and specific method is proposed for the determination of vigabatrin (I) and gabapentin (II) in their dosage forms and spiked human plasma. The method is based on coupling the drugs with 4-chloro-7-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole in borate buffer at pH 7.1 and measuring the resulting fluorescence at 532 nm after excitation at 465 nm. The fluorescence intensity was a linear function of the concentration of the drugs over the ranges of 1.3-6.5 and 1.7-8.5 microg/mL for I and II, respectively. Minimum detectability values were 0.54 microg/mL (4.2 x 10(-6)M) and 0.97 microg/mL (5.7 x 10(-6)M) for I and II, respectively, under the described conditions. The proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of the 2 drugs in their dosage forms, and the percent recoveries +/- standard deviation (SD) were 104.53 +/- 1.2 and 100.00 +/- 1.32 of the label claim for I and II, respectively. The method was further applied to the determination of vigabatrin in spiked plasma samples. The percent recovery +/- SD was 101.58 +/- 2.68. Interference from endogenous alpha-amino acids was overcome through selective complexation with freshly prepared Cu(OH)2. The interference likely to be encountered from co-administered drugs, such as carbamazepine, cimetidine, clonazepam, clopazam, phenobarbital, valproic acid, and lamotrigine, was also studied. A reaction pathway is suggested.     

Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of some novel 5-alkyl-6-substituted uracils and related derivatives

6-chloro-5-ethyl-, n-propyl- and isopropyluracils 5a-c were efficiently prepared from the corresponding 5-alkybarbituric acids 3a-c via treatment with phosphorus oxychloride and N,N-dimethylaniline to yield the corresponding 5-alkyl-2,4,6-trichloro-pyrimidines 4a-c, which were selectively hydrolyzed by heating in 10% aqueous sodium hydroxide for 30 minutes. The reaction of compounds 5a-c with 1-substituted piperazines yielded the corresponding 5-alkyl-6-(4-substituted-1-piperazinyl)uracils 6a-j. The target 8-alkyltetrazolo[1,5-f]pyrimidine-5,7(3H,6H)-diones 7a-c were prepared via the reaction of 5a-c with sodium azide. Compounds 6a-j and 7a-c were tested for in vitro activities against a panel of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and the yeast-like pathogenic fungus Candida albicans. Compound 6h displayed potent broad-spectrum antibacterial activity, while compound 6b showed moderate activity against the Gram-positive bacteria. All the tested compounds were practically inactive against Candida albicans.