Thermal analysis of anhydrous and hydrated Cholesterol

Cholesterol constitutes the major component of most gallstones. It was identified and determined, in gallstones, issued from eleven patients, by thermal analysis: differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), with the use of the melting temperature and enthalpy, thermogravimetry (TG), with the mass loss of water. Anhydrous cholesterol (ChA) was characterized by two endothermic peaks (polymorphic, melting) and cholesterol monohydrate (ChH) by two endothermic peaks (dehydration, melting), too. Cha needle and Chh plate crystals were observed under polarizing light microscopy. The numerous stones obtained from nine patients were cholesterol stones: the ChA was higher 45 and lower 96%. ChH was present in stones of three patients. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Synthesis of models of metabolites: Oxidation of variously substituted chromenes including acronycine,by a porphyrin catalytic system

The influence of chemical neighbouring on oxidation of substituted 2,2‐dimethylchromenes derivatives 5‐8 by a biomimetic catalytic system was first studied. It was then applied to acronycine an anti‐cancer drug in order to obtain in one single step oxidized products resulting from the reactivity of the 1,2‐double bond in the pyranic D‐ring. These 2,2‐dimethylchromenes constitute the structural moiety responsible for the activity of acronycine. This oxidation showed the sensitivity of the ethylenic bond, leading to the formation of the corresponding epoxides, diols and/or ketoalcohol. In the case of 5‐dimethylamino‐2,2‐dimethylchromene 8 , the double bond was not sensitive to oxidation, but the N‐methyl groups reacted to lead to the formamide derivative 16 and an imino‐alcohol 17 . This methodology applied to acronycine molecule 1 , allowed to obtain in one step, two oxidized compounds, a trans‐diol 3 and a ketoalcohol 4 under preparative conditions.     

Comparison ofn-decane hydroconversion with Pt/SAPO-5 and Pt/SAPO-11 catalysts

The product distributions from bifunctional conversion ofn-decane over Pt/SAPO-5 and Pt/SAPO-11 catalysts are compared in detail. Selectivities in decane reaction vary largely with the catalyst employed: Pt/SAPO-11 produces high yields of feed isomers, whereas Pt/SAPO-5 gives high yields of cracked products and only under mild reaction conditions are isodecanes the main products obtained. These selectivities seem to be determined by the structure of the catalyst.     

Hydrogenation asymetrique de precurseurs d'aminoacides a l'aide de mono- et diphosphines derivees de sucres

Mono- and di-phosphines derived from sugars are synthesized and used as ligands in asymmetric catalysis. In the presence of a base (triethylamine, KOH…) the cationic complex [Rh(COD)dioxop]⁺ClO₄^?, catalyzes reduction of α-amino acid precursors with high optical yields (78–86%). The influence of the base is discussed.     

Ecdysteroid glycosides: identification, chromatographic properties, and biological significance

Ecdysteroid glycosides are found in both animals and plants. The chromatographic behavior of these molecules is characteristic, as they appear much more polar than their corresponding free aglycones when analyzed by normal-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), whereas the presence of glycosidic moieties has a very limited (if any) impact on polarity when using reversed-phase HPLC. Biological activity is greatly reduced because the presence of this bulky substituent probably impairs the interaction with ecdysteroid receptor(s). 2-Deoxy-20-hydroxyecdysone 22-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, which has been isolated from the dried aerial parts of Silene nutans (Caryophyllaceae), is used as a model compound to describe the rationale of ecdysteroid glycoside purification and identification.     

Thermal analysis and microscopical characterization of cholesterol in gallstones

Summary Cholesterol constitutes the major component of most gallstones. It was identified and determined in gallstones by thermal analysis technique (DSC and TG-DTA), mainly by the use of the melting temperature (T_onset=145°C and T_max=149°C) and by DTG peak decomposition (T_max=364°C). Cholesterol anhydrous (ChA), which showed endothermic polymorphic peak, T_max=40°C, without mass loss, was differentiated from cholesterol monohydrate (ChH), which showed a broad endothermic peak, T_max=59°C, attributed to loss of water of crystallization (theoretical 4.45%). Morphological studies of gallstones were performed by optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The stones consisted of a pigmented core with a variably-sized irregular central cavity, surrounded by a radially arranged deposits of plate-like ChH. The outer part of the stones showed ChA crystal arborescences. X-ray microanalysis gave a typical spectrum rich in C and O, and in some instances the presence of P, which was attributed to the presence of phospholipids. CaCO₃ was easily characterized by TG with the use of DTG decomposition peak at 674°C.     

Syntheses of d-Glucosaminyl Bolaamphiphiles1

Abstract

Twelve N-acetyl or NH2-free D-glucosaminyl bolaamphiphiles have been synthesized by the intermediate of N-allyloxycarbonyl-d-glucosaminyl precursors. Thus, glycosylation of α,ω-diols with 1,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-2-allyloxycarbonylamino-2-deoxy-β-d-glucopyranose (1) gave the bis(glycosides) 2a-h in good yields and without column chromatography. Alkaline treatment of these derivatives followed by acetylation gave the peracetylated N-acetyl compounds 3a-h which were further deprotected by the Zemplén deacetylation procedure to the N-acetyl-d-glucosaminyl bolaamphiphiles 4a-h. The bis(glycosides) 2c,d,g were also transformed into the O-acetylated amino-free derivatives 5c,d,g by chemospecific deprotection of the N-allyloxycarbonyl groups with palladium (0). Further deprotection of the ester functions led to the completely deprotected bolaamphiphiles 7c,d,g with high yields. Fully deprotected compounds 7a,d,g,h were also obtained from 2a,d,g,h by alkaline treatment and purification by column chromatography. Surface tension measurements were realized for aqueous solutions containing the soluble bolaamphiphiles.     

Preparation of 20-hydroxyecdysone-22-benzoate

20-Hydroxyecdysone-22-benzoate was for the first time synthesized from 20-hydroxyecdysone.Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 401–403, September–October, 2004.     

Physical and electrochemical properties of LiFe<Subscript>0.5</Subscript>Mn<Subscript>1.5</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript> spinel synthesized by different methods

The study deals with the synthesis and comparison of physicochemical properties of LiFe_0.5Mn_1.5O₄ based cathode materials synthesized by the standard ceramic and the auto-ignition method.     

Two minor phytoecdysteroids of the plant Silene viridiflora

Chemical investigations of Silene viridiflora (L.) yielded a new ecdysteroid, 20-hydroxyecdysone 20,22-monoacetonide-25-acetate (1), and a known ecdysteroid, 2-deoxypolypodine B-3-beta-D-glucoside (2). The elucidation of the chemical structures was established by 1D and 2D NMR experiments.