A long-wavelength biolabeling reagent based on the oxonol fluorophore

A red fluorescent dye of the oxonol class, bis-[1-(carboxymethyl)barbituric acid-(5)]-pentamethinoxonol, has been synthesized and, in the form of the succinimidyl active ester, has been applied to antibody labeling for application to flow cytometry and to imaging of tissue sections. The new dye, named CMOX (for carboxymethyloxonol), shows maximum excitation at 583 nm and emission at 611 nm, with a quantum yield of 0.2 in aqueous buffer and methanol. Antibodies labeled with the new dye show favorable brightness, photostability, and low levels of nonspecific binding.     

Compounds in the pyrrolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine series. derivatives with 6-aryl substituents

Methods are described for the synthesis of 6,7-dihydro-5H-pyrrolo[3,4-d]pyrimidines having an aryl substituent in the 6-position. 4-Hydroxy-, 4-amino, 2-amino-4-hydroxy and 2,4-diamino derivatives were obtained. The synthetic route involved the preparation of 1-aryl-4-cyano- or 4-carboalkoxy-3-pyrrolidinones and 1-aryl-4-cyano- or 4-carboalkoxy-3-amino-3-pyrrolines as key intermediates.     

Preparation of monoacylpyrazines

Homolytic acylation of pyrazine and alkylpyrazines by aldehydes, as a source of an acyl radical, gives mainly monoacylation products. The reactions proceed in reasonable yields and provide a new route to pyrazine ketones.